Haller's Concordance for THE HOLY BIBLE: Douay-Rheims: Haller's Concordance: TO

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And the earth brought forth the green herb, and such as yieldeth seed according to its kind, and the tree that beareth fruit, having seed each one according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. Gen. 1:12
And God said: Let there be lights made in the firmament of heaven, to divide the day and the night, and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years: Gen. 1:14
To shine in the firmament of heaven, and to give light upon the earth, and it was so done. Gen. 1:15
And God made two great lights: a greater light to rule the day; and a lesser light to rule the night: and the stars. Gen. 1:16
And he set them in the firmament of heaven to shine upon the earth. Gen. 1:17
And to rule the day and the night, and to divide the light and the darkness. And God saw that it was good. Gen. 1:18
And God created the great whales, and every living and moving creature, which the waters brought forth, according to their kinds, and every winged fowl according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. Gen. 1:21
And God said: Let the earth bring forth the living creature in its kind, cattle and creeping things, and beasts of the earth, according to their kinds. And it was so done. Gen. 1:24
And God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds, and cattle, and every thing that creepeth on the earth after its kind. And God saw that it was good. Gen. 1:25
And he said: Let us make man to our image and likeness: and let him have dominion over the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the air, and the beasts, and the whole earth, and every creeping creature that moveth upon the earth. Gen. 1:26
And God created man to his own image: to the image of God he created him: male and female he created them. Gen. 1:27
And God said: Behold I have given you every herb bearing seed upon the earth, and all trees that have in themselves seed of their own kind, to be your meat: Gen. 1:29
And to all beasts of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to all that move upon the earth, and wherein there is life, that they may have to feed upon. And it was so done. Gen. 1:30
And every plant of the field before it sprung up in the earth, and every herb of the ground before it grew: for the Lord God had not rained upon the earth; and there was not a man to till the earth. Gen. 2:5
And the Lord God brought forth of the ground all manner of trees, fair to behold, and pleasant to eat of: the tree of life also in the midst of paradise: and the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Gen. 2:9
And a river went out of the place of pleasure to water paradise, which from thence is divided into four heads. Gen. 2:10
And the Lord God took man, and put him into the paradise of pleasure, to dress it, and to keep it. Gen. 2:15
And the Lord God said: It is not good for man to be alone: let us make him a help like unto himself. Gen. 2:18
And the Lord God having formed out of the ground all the beasts of the earth, and all the fowls of the air, brought them to Adam to see what he would call them: for whatsoever Adam called any living creature the same is its name. Gen. 2:19
And the Lord God built the rib which he took from Adam into a woman: and brought her to Adam. Gen. 2:22
Wherefore a man shall leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they shall be two in one flesh. Gen. 2:24
And they were both naked: to wit, Adam and his wife: and were not ashamed. Gen. 2:25
¤ Now the serpent was more subtle than any of the beasts of the earth which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman: Why hath God commanded you, that you should not eat of every tree of paradise? Gen. 3:1
And the serpent said to the woman: No, you shall not die the death. Gen. 3:4
And the woman saw that the tree was good to eat, and fair to the eyes, and delightful to behold: and she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave to her husband, who did eat. Gen. 3:6
And the eyes of them both were opened: and when they perceived themselves to be naked, they sewed together fig leaves, and made themselves aprons. Gen. 3:7
And the Lord God called Adam, and said to him: Where art thou? Gen. 3:9
And he said to him: And who hath told thee that thou wast naked, but that thou hast eaten of the tree whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldst not eat? Gen. 3:11
And Adam said: The woman, whom thou gavest me to be my companion, gave me of the tree, and I did eat. Gen. 3:12
And the Lord God said to the woman: Why hast thou done this? And she answered: The serpent deceived me, and I did eat. Gen. 3:13
And the Lord God said to the serpent: Because thou hast done this thing, thou art cursed among all cattle, and beasts of the earth: upon thy breast shalt thou go, and earth shalt thou eat all the days of thy life. Gen. 3:14
To the woman also he said: I will multiply thy sorrows, and thy conceptions: in sorrow shalt thou bring forth children, and thou shalt be under thy husband's power, and he shall have dominion over thee. Gen. 3:16
And to Adam he said: Because thou hast hearkened to the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee, that thou shouldst not eat, cursed is the earth in thy work: with labour and toil shalt thou eat thereof all the days of thy life. Gen. 3:17
Thorns and thistles shall it bring forth to thee, and thou shalt eat the herbs of the earth. Gen. 3:18
In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread till thou return to the earth out of which thou wast taken: for dust thou art, and into dust thou shalt return. Gen. 3:19
And the Lord God sent him out of the paradise of pleasure, to till the earth from which he was taken. Gen. 3:23
And he cast out Adam: and placed before the paradise of pleasure Cherubims, and a flaming sword, turning every way, to keep the way of the tree of life. Gen. 3:24
And it came to pass after many days, that Cain offered, of the fruits of the earth, gifts to the Lord. Gen. 4:3
Abel also offered of the firstlings of his flock, and of their fat: and the Lord had respect to Abel, and to his offerings. Gen. 4:4
But to Cain and his offerings he had no respect: and Cain was exceedingly angry, and his countenance fell. Gen. 4:5
And the Lord said to him: Why art thou angry? and why is thy countenance fallen? Gen. 4:6
And Cain said to Abel his brother: Let us go forth abroad. And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel, and slew him. Gen. 4:8
And the Lord said to Cain: Where is thy brother Abel? And he answered: I know not: am I my brother's keeper? Gen. 4:9
And he said to him: What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth to me from the earth. Gen. 4:10
When thou shalt till it, it shall not yield to thee its fruit: a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be upon the earth. Gen. 4:12
And Cain said to the Lord: My iniquity is greater than that I may deserve pardon. Gen. 4:13
And the Lord said to him: No, it shall not so be: but whosoever shall kill Cain, shall be punished sevenfold. And the Lord set a mark upon Cain, that whosoever found him should not kill him. Gen. 4:15
And Lamech said to his wives Ada and Sella: Hear my voice, ye wives of Lamech, hearken to my speech: for I have slain a man to the wounding of myself, and a stripling to my own bruising. Gen. 4:23
But to Seth also was born a son, whom he called Enos: this man began to call upon the name of the Lord. Gen. 4:26
¤ This is the book of the generation of Adam. In the day that God created man, he made him to the likeness of God. Gen. 5:1
And Adam lived a hundred and thirty years, and begot a son to his own image and likeness, and called his name Seth. Gen. 5:3
And all the time that Adam lived, came to nine hundred and thirty years, and he died. Gen. 5:5
And all the days of Lamech came to seven hundred and seventy-seven years, and he died. Gen. 5:31
¤ And after that men began to be multiplied upon the earth, and daughters were born to them, Gen. 6:1
Now giants were upon the earth in those days. For after the sons of God went in to the daughters of men, and they brought forth children, these are the mighty men of old, men of renown. Gen. 6:4
He said: I will destroy man, whom I have created, from the face of the earth, from man even to beasts, from the creeping thing even to the fowls of the air, for it repenteth me that I have made them. Gen. 6:7
He said to Noe: The end of all flesh is come before me, the earth is filled with iniquity through them, and I will destroy them with the earth. Gen. 6:13
Behold, I will bring the waters of a great flood upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life under heaven. All things that are in the earth shall be consumed. Gen. 6:17
Of fowls according to their kind, and of beasts in their kind, and of every thing that creepeth on the earth according to its kind: two of every sort shall go in with thee, that they may live. Gen. 6:20
¤ And the Lord said to him: Go in, thou and all thy house, into the ark: for thee I have seen just before me in this generation. Gen. 7:1
Two and two went in to Noe into the ark, male and female, as the Lord had commanded Noe. Gen. 7:9
They and every beast according to its kind, and all the cattle in their kind, and every thing that moveth upon the earth, according to its kind, and every fowl according to its kind, all birds, and all that fly, Gen. 7:14
Went in to Noe into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein was the breath of life. Gen. 7:15
And he destroyed all the substance that was upon the earth, from man even to beast, and the creeping things and fowls of the air: and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noe only remained, and they that were with him in the ark. Gen. 7:23
And the waters returned from off the earth going and coming: and they began to be abated after a hundred and fifty days. Gen. 8:3
He sent forth also a dove after him, to see if the waters had now ceased upon the face of the earth. Gen. 8:8
But she not finding where her foot might rest, returned to him into the ark: for the waters were upon the whole earth: and he put forth his hand, and caught her, and brought her into the ark. Gen. 8:9
And she came to him in the evening carrying a bough of an olive tree, with green leaves, in her mouth. Noe therefore understood that the waters were ceased upon the earth. Gen. 8:11
And God spoke to Noe, saying: Gen. 8:15
And all living things, and cattle, and creeping things that creep upon the earth, according to their kinds went out of the ark. Gen. 8:19
And the Lord smelled a sweet savour, and said: I will no more curse the earth for the sake of man: for the imagination and thought of man's heart are prone to evil from his youth: therefore I will no more destroy every living soul as I have done. Gen. 8:21
¤ And God blessed Noe and his sons. And he said to them: Increase, and multiply, and fill the earth. Gen. 9:1
And every thing that moveth, and liveth shall be meat for you: even as the green herbs have I delivered them all to you: Gen. 9:3
Whosoever shall shed man's blood, his blood shall be shed: for man was made to the image of God. Gen. 9:6
Thus also said God to Noe, and to his sons with him: Gen. 9:8
I will establish my covenant with you, and all flesh shall be no more destroyed with the waters of a flood, neither shall there be from henceforth a flood to waste the earth. Gen. 9:11
And God said: This is the sign of the covenant which I give between me and you, and to every living soul that is with you, for perpetual generations. Gen. 9:12
And I will remember my covenant with you, and with every living soul that beareth flesh: and there shall no more be waters of a flood to destroy all flesh. Gen. 9:15
And God said to Noe: This shall be the sign of the covenant, which I have established, between me and all flesh upon the earth. Gen. 9:17
And Noe a husbandman began to till the ground, and planted a vineyard. Gen. 9:20
Which when Cham the father of Chanaan had seen, to wit, that his father's nakedness was uncovered, he told it to his two brethren without. Gen. 9:22
And Noe awaking from the wine, when he had learned what his younger son had done to him, Gen. 9:24
By these were divided the islands of the Gentiles in their lands, every one according to his tongue and their families in their nations. Gen. 10:5
Now Chus begot Nemrod: he began to be mighty on the earth. Gen. 10:8
And the limits of Chanaan were from Sidon as one comes to Gerara even to Gaza, until thou enter Sodom and Gomorrha, and Adama, and Seboim even to Lesa. Gen. 10:19
And to Heber were born two sons: the name of the one was Phaleg, because in his days was the earth divided: and his brother's name Jectan. Gen. 10:25
These are the children of Sem according to their kindreds and tongues, and countries in their nations. Gen. 10:31
These are the families of Noe, according to their people and nations. By these were the nations divided on the earth after the flood. Gen. 10:32
And each one said to his neighbour: Come let us make brick, and bake them with fire. And they had brick instead of stones, and slime instead of mortar: Gen. 11:3
And they said: Come, let us make a city and a tower, the top whereof may reach to heaven; and let us make our name famous before we be scattered abroad into all lands. Gen. 11:4
And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of Adam were building. Gen. 11:5
And he said: Behold, it is one people, and all have one tongue: and they have begun to do this, neither will they leave off from their designs, till they accomplish them in deed. Gen. 11:6
And so the Lord scattered them from that place into all lands, and they ceased to build the city. Gen. 11:8
And Thare took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Aran, his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, the wife of Abram his son, and brought them out of Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Chanaan: and they came as far as Haran, and dwelt there. Gen. 11:31
¤ And the Lord said to Abram: Go forth out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and out of thy father's house, and come into the land which I shall shew thee. Gen. 12:1
And he took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all the substance which they had gathered, and the souls which they had gotten in Haran: and they went out to go into the land of Chanaan. And when they were come into it, Gen. 12:5
And the Lord appeared to Abram, and said to him: To thy seed will I give this land. And he built there an altar to the Lord, who had appeared to him. Gen. 12:7
And passing on from thence to a mountain, that was on the east side of Bethel, he there pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: he built there also an altar to the Lord, and called upon his name. Gen. 12:8
And Abram went forward, going and proceeding on to the south. Gen. 12:9
And there came a famine in the country: and Abram went down into Egypt, to sojourn there: for the famine was very grievous in the land. Gen. 12:10
And when he was near to enter into Egypt, he said to Sarai his wife: I know that thou art a beautiful woman: Gen. 12:11
And Pharao called Abram, and said to him: What is this that thou hast done to me? Why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife? Gen. 12:18
For what cause didst thou say, she was thy sister, that I might take her to my wife? Now therefore there is thy wife, take her, and go thy way. Gen. 12:19
And he returned by the way, that he came, from the south to Bethel, to the place where before he had pitched his tent between Bethel and Hai, Gen. 13:3
Neither was the land able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, and they could not dwell together. Gen. 13:6
Abram therefore said to Lot: Let there be no quarrel, I beseech thee, between me and thee, and between my herdsmen and thy herdsmen: for we are brethren. Gen. 13:8
Behold the whole land is before thee: depart from me, I pray thee: if thou wilt go to the left hand, I will take the right: if thou choose the right hand, I will pass to the left. Gen. 13:9
And Lot lifting up his eyes, saw all the country about the Jordan, which was watered throughout, before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrha, as the paradise of the Lord, and like Egypt as one comes to Segor. Gen. 13:10
And Lot chose to himself the country about the Jordan, and he departed from the east: and they were separated one brother from the other. Gen. 13:11
And the Lord said to Abram, after Lot was separated from him: Lift up thy eyes, and look from the place wherein thou now art, to the north and to the south, to the east and to the west. Gen. 13:14
All the land which thou seest, I will give to thee, and to thy seed for ever. Gen. 13:15
And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: if any man be able to number the dust of the earth, he shall be able to number thy seed also. Gen. 13:16
Arise and walk through the land in the length, and in the breadth thereof: for I will give it to thee. Gen. 13:17
So Abram removing his tent, came, and dwelt by the vale of Mambre, which is in Hebron: and he built there an altar to the Lord. Gen. 13:18
¤ And it came to pass at that time, that Amraphel, king of Sennaar, and Arioch, king of Pontus, and Chodorlahomor, king of the Elamites, and Thadal, king of nations, Gen. 14:1
And the Chorreans in the mountains of Seir, even to the plains of Pharan, which is in the wilderness. Gen. 14:6
And they returned, and came to the fountain of Misphat, the same is Cades: and they smote all the country of the Amalecites, and the Amorrhean that dwelt in Asasonthamar. Gen. 14:7
To wit, against Chodorlahomor king of the Elamites, and Thadal king of nations, and Amraphel king of Sennaar, and Arioch king of Pontus: four kings against five. Gen. 14:9
Now the woodland vale had many pits of slime. And the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrha turned their backs, and were overthrown there: and they that remained, fled to the mountain. Gen. 14:10
Which when Abram had heard, to wit, that his brother Lot was taken, he numbered of the servants born in his house, three hundred and eighteen, well appointed: and pursued them to Dan. Gen. 14:14
And the king of Sodom went out to meet him, after he returned from the slaughter of Chodorlahomor, and of the kings that were with him in the vale of Save, which is the king's vale. Gen. 14:17
And the king of Sodom said to Abram: Give me the persons, and the rest take to thyself. Gen. 14:21
And he answered him: I lift up my hand to the Lord God the most high, the possessor of heaven and earth, Gen. 14:22
¤ Now when these things were done, the word of the Lord came to Abram by a vision, saying: Fear not, Abram, I am thy protector, and thy reward exceeding great. Gen. 15:1
And Abram added: But to me thou hast not given seed: and lo my servant born in my house, shall be my heir. Gen. 15:3
And immediately the word of the Lord came to him, saying : He shall not be thy heir: but he that shall come out of thy bowels, him shalt thou have for thy heir. Gen. 15:4
And he brought him forth abroad, and said to him: Look up to heaven and number the stars if thou canst. And he said to him: So shall thy seed be. Gen. 15:5
Abram believed God, and it was reputed to him unto justice. Gen. 15:6
And he said to him: I am the Lord who brought thee out from Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land, and that thou mightest possess it. Gen. 15:7
And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace, and be buried in a good old age. Gen. 15:15
That day God made a covenant with Abram, saying: To thy seed will I give this land, from the river of Egypt even to the great river Euphrates. Gen. 15:18
She said to her husband: Behold, the Lord hath restrained me from bearing: go in unto my handmaid, it may be I may have children of her at least. And when he agreed to her request, Gen. 16:2
She took Agar the Egyptian her handmaid, ten years after they first dwelt in the land of Chanaan, and gave her to her husband to wife. Gen. 16:3
And he went in to her. But she perceiving that she was with child, despised her mistress. Gen. 16:4
And Sarai said to Abram: Thou dost unjustly with me: I gave my handmaid into thy bosom, and she perceiving herself to be with child, despiseth me. The Lord judge between me and thee. Gen. 16:5
And Abram made answer, and said to her: Behold thy handmaid is in thy own hand, use her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai afflicted her, she ran away. Gen. 16:6
And the angel of the Lord having found her, by a fountain of water in the wilderness, which is in the way to Sur in the desert, Gen. 16:7
He said to her: Agar, handmaid of Sarai, whence comest thou? and whither goest thou? And she answered: I flee from the face of Sarai, my mistress. Gen. 16:8
And the angel of the Lord said to her: Return to thy mistress, and humble thyself under her hand. Gen. 16:9
And Agar brought forth a son to Abram: who called his name Ismael. Gen. 16:15
¤ And after he began to be ninety and nine years old, the Lord appeared to him: and said unto him: I am the Almighty God: walk before me, and be perfect. Gen. 17:1
And God said to him: I am, and my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations. Gen. 17:4
And I will establish my covenant between me and thee, and between thy seed after thee in their generations, by a perpetual covenant: to be a God to thee, and to thy seed after thee. Gen. 17:7
And I will give to thee, and to thy seed, the land of thy sojournment, all the land of Chanaan, for a perpetual possession, and I will be their God. Gen. 17:8
Again God said to Abraham: And thou therefore shalt keep my covenant, and thy seed after thee in their generations. Gen. 17:9
God said also to Abraham: Sarai thy wife thou shalt not call Sarai, but Sara. Gen. 17:15
Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, saying in his heart: Shall a son, thinkest thou, be born to him that is a hundred years old? and shall Sara that is ninety years old bring forth? Gen. 17:17
And he said to God: O that Ismael may live before thee. Gen. 17:18
And God said to Abraham: Sara thy wife shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name Isaac, and I will establish my covenant with him for a perpetual covenant, and with his seed after him. Gen. 17:19
But my covenant I will establish with Isaac, whom Sara shall bring forth to thee at this time in the next year. Gen. 17:21
¤ And the Lord appeared to him in the vale of Mambre as he was sitting at the door of his tent, in the very heat of the day. Gen. 18:1
And when he had lifted up his eyes, there appeared to him three men standing near to him: and as soon as he saw them, he ran to meet them from the door of his tent, and adored down to the ground. Gen. 18:2
And I will set a morsel of bread, and strengthen ye your heart, afterwards you shall pass on: for therefore are you come aside to your servant. And they said: Do as thou hast spoken. Gen. 18:5
Abraham made haste into the tent to Sara, and said to her: Make haste, temper together three measures of flour, and make cakes upon the hearth. Gen. 18:6
And he himself ran to the herd, and took from thence a calf, very tender and very good, and gave it to a young man, who made haste and boiled it. Gen. 18:7
And when they had eaten, they said to him: Where is Sara thy wife? He answered: Lo she is in the tent. Gen. 18:9
And he said to him: I will return and come to thee at this time, life accompanying, and Sara, thy wife, shall have a son. Which when Sara heard, she laughed behind the door of the tent. Gen. 18:10
Now they were both old, and far advanced in years, and it had ceased to be with Sara after the manner of women. Gen. 18:11
And she laughed secretly, saying: After I am grown old, and my lord is an old man, shall I give myself to pleasure? Gen. 18:12
And the Lord said to Abraham: Why did Sara laugh, saying: Shall I, who am an old woman, bear a child indeed? Gen. 18:13
Is there any thing hard to God? According to appointment I will return to thee at this same time, life accompanying, and Sara shall have a son. Gen. 18:14
And the Lord said: Can I hide from Abraham what I am about to do: Gen. 18:17
For I know that he will command his children, and his household after him, to keep the way of the Lord, and do judgment and justice: that for Abraham's sake, the Lord may bring to effect all the things he hath spoken unto him. Gen. 18:19
I will go down and see whether they have done according to the cry that is come to me; or whether it be not so, that I may know. Gen. 18:21
And they turned themselves from thence, and went their way to Sodom: but Abraham as yet stood before the Lord. Gen. 18:22
Far be it from thee to do this thing, and to slay the just with the wicked, and for the just to be in like case as the wicked; this is not beseeming thee: thou who judgest all the earth, wilt not make this judgment. Gen. 18:25
And the Lord said to him: If I find in Sodom fifty just within the city, I will spare the whole place for their sake. Gen. 18:26
And Abraham answered, and said: Seeing I have once begun, I will speak to my Lord, whereas I am dust and ashes. Gen. 18:27
And again he said to him: But if forty be found there, what wilt thou do? He said: I will not destroy it for the sake of forty. Gen. 18:29
Seeing, saith he, I have once begun, I will speak to my Lord: What if twenty be found there? He said: I will not destroy it for the sake of twenty. Gen. 18:31
And the Lord departed, after he had left speaking to Abraham: and Abraham returned to his place. Gen. 18:33
¤ And the two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gate of the city. And seeing them, he rose up and went to meet them: and worshipped prostrate to the ground. Gen. 19:1
And said: I beseech you, my lords, turn in to the house of your servant, and lodge there: wash your feet, and in the morning you shall go on your way. And they said: No, but we will abide in the street. Gen. 19:2
He pressed them very much to turn in unto him: and when they were come into his house, he made them a feast, and baked unleavened bread, and they ate: Gen. 19:3
But before they went to bed, the men of the city beset the house, both young and old, all the people together. Gen. 19:4
And they called Lot, and said to him: Where are the men that came in to thee at night? bring them out hither, that we may know them: Gen. 19:5
Lot went out to them, and shut the door after him, and said: Gen. 19:6
I have two daughters who, as yet, have not known man; I will bring them out to you, and abuse you them as it shall please you, so that you do no evil to these men, because they are come in under the shadow of my roof. Gen. 19:8
But they said: Get thee back thither. And again: Thou camest in, said they, as a stranger, was it to be a judge? therefore we will afflict thee more than them. And they pressed very violently upon Lot: and they were even at the point of breaking open the doors. Gen. 19:9
And them, that were without, they struck with blindness from the least to the greatest, so that they could not find the door. Gen. 19:11
And they said to Lot: Hast thou here any of thine? son in law, or sons, or daughters, all that are thine bring them out of this city: Gen. 19:12
For we will destroy this place, because their cry is grown loud before the Lord, who hath sent us to destroy them. Gen. 19:13
So Lot went out, and spoke to his sons in law that were to have his daughters, and said: Arise: get you out of this place, because the Lord will destroy this city. And he seemed to them to speak as it were in jest. Gen. 19:14
And they brought him forth, and set him without the city: and there they spoke to him, saying: Save thy life: look not back, neither stay thou in all the country about: but save thy self in the mountain, lest thou be also consumed. Gen. 19:17
And Lot said to them: I beseech thee, my Lord, Gen. 19:18
Because thy servant hath found grace before thee, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewn to me, in saving my life, and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil seize me, and I die. Gen. 19:19
There is this city here at hand, to which I may flee, it is a little one, and I shall be saved in it: is it not a little one, and my soul shall live? Gen. 19:20
And he said to him: Behold also in this, I have heard thy prayers, not to destroy the city for which thou hast spoken. Gen. 19:21
And Lot went up out of Segor, and abode in the mountain, and his two daughters with him (for he was afraid to stay in Segor) and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters with him. Gen. 19:30
And the elder said to the younger: Our father is old, and there is no man left on the earth, to come in unto us after the manner of the whole earth. Gen. 19:31
And the next day the elder said to the younger: Behold I lay last night with my father, let us make him drink wine also to night, and thou shalt lie with him, that we may save seed of our father. Gen. 19:34
¤ Abraham removed from thence to the south country, and dwelt between Cades and Sur, and sojourned in Gerara. Gen. 20:1
And God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and he said to him: Lo thou shalt die for the woman that thou hast taken: for she hath a husband. Gen. 20:3
Did not he say to me: She is my sister: and she say, He is my brother? in the simplicity of my heart, and cleanness of my hands have I done this. Gen. 20:5
And God said to him: And I know that thou didst it with a sincere heart: and therefore I withheld thee from sinning against me, and I suffered thee not to touch her. Gen. 20:6
And Abimelech called also for Abraham, and said to him: What hast thou done to us? what have we offended thee in, that thou hast brought upon me and upon my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done to us what thou oughtest not to do. Gen. 20:9
Howbeit, otherwise also she is truly my sister, the daughter of my father, and not the daughter of my mother, and I took her to wife. Gen. 20:12
And after God brought me out of my father's house, I said to her: Thou shalt do me this kindness: In every place, to which we shall come, thou shalt say that I am thy brother. Gen. 20:13
And Abimelech took sheep and oxen, and servants and handmaids, and gave to Abraham: and restored to him Sara his wife, Gen. 20:14
And to Sara he said: Behold I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver, this shall serve thee for a covering of thy eyes to all that are with thee, and whithersoever thou shalt go: and remember thou wast taken. Gen. 20:16
And again she said: Who would believe that Abraham should hear that Sara gave suck to a son, whom she bore to him in his old age? Gen. 21:7
And when Sara had seen the son of Agar, the Egyptian, playing with Isaac, her son, she said to Abraham: Gen. 21:9
And God said to him: Let it not seem grievous to thee for the boy, and for thy bondwoman: in all that Sara hath said to thee, hearken to her voice: for in Isaac shall thy seed be called. Gen. 21:12
And God heard the voice of the boy: and an angel of God called to Agar from heaven, saying: What art thou doing, Agar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the boy, from the place wherein he is. Gen. 21:17
And God opened her eyes: and she saw a well of water, and went and filled the bottle, and gave the boy to drink. Gen. 21:19
At the same time Abimelech, and Phicol the general of his army, said to Abraham: God is with thee in all that thou dost. Gen. 21:22
Swear therefore by God, that thou wilt not hurt me, nor my posterity, nor my stock: but according to the kindness that I have done to thee, thou shalt do to me, and to the land wherein thou hast lived a stranger. Gen. 21:23
And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them to Abimelech: and both of them made a league. Gen. 21:27
And Abimelech said to him: What mean these seven ewelambs which thou hast set apart? Gen. 21:29
And Abimelech and Phicol, the general of his army, arose and returned to the land of the Palestines. But Abraham planted a grove in Bersabee, and there called upon the name of the Lord God eternal. Gen. 21:33
¤ After these things, God tempted Abraham, and said to him: Abraham, Abraham. And he answered: Here I am. Gen. 22:1
He said to him: Take thy only begotten son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and go into the land of vision; and there thou shalt offer him for an holocaust upon one of the mountains which I will shew thee. Gen. 22:2
So Abraham rising up in the night, saddled his ass, and took with him two young men, and Isaac his son: and when he had cut wood for the holocaust, he went his way to the place which God had commanded him. Gen. 22:3
And he said to his young men: Stay you here with the ass; I and the boy will go with speed as far as yonder, and after we have worshipped, will return to you. Gen. 22:5
Isaac said to his father: My father. And he answered: What wilt thou, son? Behold, saith he, fire and wood: where is the victim for the holocaust? Gen. 22:7
And they came to the place which God had shewn him, where he built an altar, and laid the wood in order upon it; and when he had bound Isaac his son, he laid him on the altar upon the pile of wood. Gen. 22:9
And he put forth his hand, and took the sword, to sacrifice his son. Gen. 22:10
And behold, an angel of the Lord from heaven called to him, saying: Abraham, Abraham. And he answered: Here I am. Gen. 22:11
And he said to him: Lay not thy hand upon the boy, neither do thou any thing to him: now I know that thou fearest God, and hast not spared thy only begotten son for my sake. Gen. 22:12
And he called the name of that place, The Lord seeth. Whereupon, even to this day, it is said: In the mountain the Lord will see. Gen. 22:14
And the angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time from heaven, saying: Gen. 22:15
Abraham returned to his young men, and they went to Bersabee together, and he dwelt there. Gen. 22:19
After these things, it was told Abraham, that Melcha also had borne children to Nachor his brother. Gen. 22:20
And Bathuel, of whom was born Rebecca: these eight did Melcha bear to Nachor, Abraham's brother. Gen. 22:23
And she died in the city of Arbee which is Hebron, in the land of Chanaan: and Abraham came to mourn and weep for her. Gen. 23:2
And after he rose up from the funeral obsequies, he spoke to the children of Heth, saying: Gen. 23:3
My lord, hear us, thou art a prince of God among us: bury thy dead in our principal sepulchres: and no man shall have power to hinder thee from burying thy dead in his sepulchre. Gen. 23:6
Abraham rose up, and bowed down to the people of the land, to wit, the children of Heth: Gen. 23:7
And said to them: If it please your soul that I should bury my dead, hear me, and intercede for me to Ephron the son of Seor. Gen. 23:8
Now Ephron dwelt in the midst of the children of Heth. And Ephron made answer to Abraham in the hearing of all that went in at the gate of the city, saying: Gen. 23:10
Let it not be so, my lord, but do thou rather hearken to what I say: The field I deliver to thee, and the cave that is therein; in the presence of the children of my people, bury thy dead. Gen. 23:11
And he spoke to Ephron, in the presence of the people: I beseech thee to hear me: I will give money for the field; take it, and so will I bury my dead in it. Gen. 23:13
Was made sure to Abraham for a possession, in the sight of the children of Heth, and of all that went in at the gate of his city. Gen. 23:18
And the field was made sure to Abraham, and the cave that was in it, for a possession to bury in, by the children of Heth. Gen. 23:20
And he said to the elder servant of his house, who was ruler over all he had: Put thy hand under my thigh, Gen. 24:2
But that thou go to my own country and kindred, and take a wife from thence for my son Isaac. Gen. 24:4
The servant answered: If the woman will not come with me into this land, must I bring thy son back again to the place from whence thou camest out? Gen. 24:5
The Lord God of heaven, who took me out of my father's house, and out of my native country, who spoke to me, and swore to me, saying: To thy seed will I give this land: he will send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take from thence a wife for my son. Gen. 24:7
The servant, therefore, put his hand under the thigh of Abraham, his lord, and swore to him upon his word. Gen. 24:9
And he took ten camels of his master's herd, and departed, carrying something of all his goods with him, and he set forth and went on to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nachor. Gen. 24:10
And when he had made the camels lie down without the town, near a well of water, in the evening, at the time when women are wont to come out to draw water, he said: Gen. 24:11
O Lord, the God of my master, Abraham, meet me today, I beseech thee, and shew kindness to my master, Abraham. Gen. 24:12
Behold, I stand nigh the spring of water, and the daughters of the inhabitants of this city will come out to draw water: Gen. 24:13
Now, therefore, the maid to whom I shall say: Let down thy pitcher that I may drink: and she shall answer, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let it be the same whom thou hast provided for thy servant Isaac: and by this, I shall understand that thou hast shewn kindness to my master. Gen. 24:14
He had not yet ended these words within himself, and behold Rebecca came out, the daughter of Bathuel, son of Melcha, wife to Nachor the brother of Abraham, having a pitcher on her shoulder: Gen. 24:15
An exceedingly comely maid, and a most beautiful virgin, and not known to man: and she went down to the spring, and filled her pitcher, and was coming back. Gen. 24:16
And the servant ran to meet her, and said: Give me a little water to drink of thy pitcher. Gen. 24:17
And pouring out the pitcher into the troughs, she ran back to the well to draw water; and having drawn, she gave to all the camels. Gen. 24:20
But he musing, beheld her with silence, desirous to know whether the Lord had made his journey prosperous or not. Gen. 24:21
And he said to her: Whose daughter art thou? tell me: is there any place in thy father's house to lodge? Gen. 24:23
And she answered: I am the daughter of Bathuel, the son of Melcha, whom she bore to Nachor. Gen. 24:24
And she said, moreover, to him: We have good store of both straw and hay, and a large place to lodge in. Gen. 24:25
And Rebecca had a brother, named Laban, who went out in haste to the man, to the well. Gen. 24:29
And when he had seen the earrings and bracelets in his sister's hands, and had heard all that she related, saying, Thus and thus the man spoke to me: he came to the man who stood by the camels, and near to the spring of water, Gen. 24:30
And said to him: Come in, thou blessed of the Lord; why standest thou without? I have prepared the house, and a place for the camels. Gen. 24:31
And he brought him into his lodging; and he unharnessed the camels, and gave straw and hay, and water to wash his feet, and the feet of the men that were come with him. Gen. 24:32
But thou shalt go to my father's house, and shalt take a wife of my own kindred for my son: Gen. 24:38
But thou shalt be clear from my curse, when thou shalt come to my kindred, if they will not give thee one. Gen. 24:41
And I came today to the well of water, and said: O Lord God of my master, Abraham, if thou hast prospered my way, wherein I now walk, Gen. 24:42
Behold, I stand by the well of water, and the virgin, that shall come out to draw water, who shall hear me say: Give me a little water to drink of thy pitcher: Gen. 24:43
And shall say to me: Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels: let the same be the woman, whom the Lord hath prepared for my master's son. Gen. 24:44
And whilst I pondered these things secretly with myself, Rebecca appeared, coming with a pitcher, which she carried on her shoulder: and she went down to the well and drew water. And I said to her: Give me a little to drink. Gen. 24:45
And she speedily let down the pitcher from her shoulder, and said to me: Both drink thou, and to thy camels I will give drink. I drank, and she watered the camels. Gen. 24:46
And I asked her, and said: Whose daughter art thou? And she answered: I am the daughter of Bathuel, the son of Nachor, whom Melcha bore to him. So I put earrings on her to adorn her face, and I put bracelets on her hands. Gen. 24:47
And falling down, I adored the Lord, blessing the Lord God of my master, Abraham, who hath brought me the straight way to take the daughter of my master's brother for his son. Gen. 24:48
Wherefore, if you do according to mercy and truth with my master, tell me: but if it please you otherwise, tell me that also, that I may go to the right hand, or to the left. Gen. 24:49
And Laban and Bathuel answered: The word hath proceeded from the Lord: we cannot speak any other thing to thee but his pleasure. Gen. 24:50
Which when Abraham's servant heard, falling down to the ground, he adored the Lord. Gen. 24:52
And bringing forth vessels of silver and gold, and garments, he gave them to Rebecca, for a present. He offered gifts also to her brothers, and to her mother. Gen. 24:53
And a banquet was made, and they ate and drank together, and lodged there. And in the morning, the servant arose, and said: Let me depart, that I may go to my master. Gen. 24:54
Stay me not, said he, because the Lord hath prospered my way: send me away, that I may go to my master. Gen. 24:56
Wishing prosperity to their sister, and saying: Thou art our sister, mayst thou increase to thousands of thousands; and may thy seed possess the gates of their enemies. Gen. 24:60
So Rebecca and her maids, being set upon camels, followed the man: who with speed returned to his master. Gen. 24:61
At the same time, Isaac was walking along the way to the well which is called Of the living and the seeing: for he dwelt in the south country: Gen. 24:62
And he was gone forth to meditate in the field, the day being now well spent: and when he had lifted up his eyes, he saw camels coming afar off. Gen. 24:63
And said to the servant: Who is that man who cometh towards us along the field? And he said to her: That man is my master. But she quickly took her cloak, and covered herself. Gen. 24:65
Who brought her into the tent of Sara his mother, and took her to wife: and he loved her so much, that it moderated the sorrow which was occasioned by his mother's death. Gen. 24:67
And Abraham gave all his possessions to Isaac: Gen. 25:5
And to the children of the concubines he gave gifts, and separated them from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, to the east country. Gen. 25:6
And decaying he died in a good old age, and having lived a long time, and being full of days: and was gathered to his people. Gen. 25:8
And these are the names of his children according to their calling and generations. The firstborn of Ismael was Nabajoth, then Cedar, and Adbeel, and Mabsam, Gen. 25:13
And he dwelt from Hevila as far as Sur, which looketh towards Egypt, to them that go towards the Assyrians. He died in the presence of all his brethren. Gen. 25:18
Who when he was forty years old, took to wife Rebecca the daughter of Bathuel the Syrian of Mesopotamia, sister to Laban. Gen. 25:20
And Isaac besought the Lord for his wife, because she was barren: and he heard him, and made Rebecca to conceive. Gen. 25:21
But the children struggled in her womb, and she said: If it were to be so with me, what need was there to conceive? And she went to consult the Lord. Gen. 25:22
And when her time was come to be delivered, behold twins were found in her womb. Gen. 25:24
And Jacob boiled pottage: to whom Esau, coming faint out of the field, Gen. 25:29
And Jacob said to him: Sell me thy first birthright. Gen. 25:31
Jacob said: Swear therefore to me. Esau swore to him, and sold his first birthright. Gen. 25:33
¤ And when a famine came in the land, after that barrenness which had happened in the days of Abraham, Isaac went to Abimelech, king of the Palestines, to Gerara. Gen. 26:1
And the Lord appeared to him, and said: Go not down into Egypt, but stay in the land that I shall tell thee. Gen. 26:2
And sojourn in it, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee: for to thee and to thy seed I will give all these countries, to fulfil the oath which I swore to Abraham thy father. Gen. 26:3
And I will multiply thy seed like the stars of heaven: and I will give to thy posterity all these countries: and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed. Gen. 26:4
And when he was asked by the men of that place, concerning his wife, he answered: She is my sister: for he was afraid to confess that she was his wife, thinking lest perhaps they would kill him because of her beauty. Gen. 26:7
And calling for him, he said: It is evident she is thy wife: why didst thou feign her to be thy sister? He answered: I feared lest I should die for her sake. Gen. 26:9
He that shall touch this man's wife, shall surely be put to death. Gen. 26:11
Insomuch that Abimelech himself said to Isaac: Depart from us, for thou art become much mightier than we. Gen. 26:16
So he departed, and came to the torrent of Gerara, to dwell there: Gen. 26:17
Going forward from thence, he digged another well, for which they contended not; therefore he called the name thereof, Latitude, saying: Now hath the Lord given us room, and made us to increase upon the earth. Gen. 26:22
And he went up from that place to Bersabee, Gen. 26:23
Where the Lord appeared to him that same night, saying: I am the God of Abraham thy father, do not fear, for I am with thee: I will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake. Gen. 26:24
And he built there an altar: and called upon the name of the Lord, and pitched his tent; and commanded his servants to dig a well. Gen. 26:25
To which place when Abimelech, and Ochozath his friend, and Phicol chief captain of his soldiers, came from Gerara, Gen. 26:26
Isaac said to them: Why are ye come to me, a man whom you hate, and have thrust out from you? Gen. 26:27
That thou do us no harm, as we on our part have touched nothing of thine, nor have done any thing to hurt thee; but with peace have sent thee away, increased with the blessing of the Lord. Gen. 26:29
Arising in the morning, they swore one to another: and Isaac sent them away peaceably to their own home. Gen. 26:31
Whereupon he called it Abundance: and the name of the city was called Bersabee, even to this day. Gen. 26:33
¤ Now Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, and he could not see: and he called Esau, his elder son, and said to him: My son? And he answered: Here I am. Gen. 27:1
And his father said to him, Thou seest that I am old, and know not the day of my death. Gen. 27:2
And when Rebecca had heard this, and he was gone into the field to fulfil his father's commandment, Gen. 27:5
She said to her son Jacob: I heard thy father talking with Esau, thy brother, and saying to him: Gen. 27:6
And go thy way to the flock, bring me two kids of the best, that I may make of them meat for thy father, such as he gladly eateth. Gen. 27:9
And his mother said to him: Upon me be this curse, my son: only hear thou my voice, and go, fetch me the things which I have said. Gen. 27:13
He went, and brought, and gave them to his mother. She dressed meats, such as she knew his father liked. Gen. 27:14
And Isaac said to his son: How couldst thou find it so quickly, my son? He answered: It was the will of God, that what I sought came quickly in my way: Gen. 27:20
He came near to his father, and when he had felt him, Isaac said: The voice indeed is the voice of Jacob; but the hands, are the hands of Esau. Gen. 27:22
And he knew him not, because his hairy hands made him like to the elder. Then blessing him, Gen. 27:23
He said to him: Come near me, and give me a kiss, my son. Gen. 27:26
And brought in to his father meats, made of what he had taken in hunting, saying: Arise, my father, and eat of thy son's venison; that thy soul may bless me. Gen. 27:31
And Isaac said to him: Why! who art thou? He answered: I am thy firstborn son, Esau. Gen. 27:32
But he said again: Rightly is his name called Jacob; for he hath supplanted me lo this second time: My birthright he took away before, and now this second time he hath stolen away my blessing. And again he said to his father: Hast thou not reserved me also a blessing? Gen. 27:36
And Esau said to him: Hast thou only one blessing, father? I beseech thee bless me also. And when he wept with a loud cry, Gen. 27:38
Isaac being moved, said to him: In the fat of the earth, and in the dew of heaven from above, Gen. 27:39
These things were told to Rebecca: and she sent and called Jacob, her son, and said to him: Behold Esau, thy brother, threateneth to kill thee. Gen. 27:42
Now therefore, my son, hear my voice, arise and flee to Laban, my brother, to Haran: Gen. 27:43
And his indignation cease, and he forget the things thou hast done to him: afterwards I will send, and bring thee from thence hither. Why shall I be deprived of both my sons in one day? Gen. 27:45
And Rebecca said to Isaac: I am weary of my life, because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the stock of this land, I choose not to live. Gen. 27:46
But go, and take a journey to Mesopotamia of Syria, to the house of Bathuel, thy mother's father, and take thee a wife thence of the daughters of Laban, thy uncle. Gen. 28:2
And God almighty bless thee, and make thee to increase and multiply thee: that thou mayst be a multitude of people. Gen. 28:3
And give the blessings of Abraham to thee, and to thy seed after thee: that thou mayst possess the land of thy sojournment, which he promised to thy grandfather. Gen. 28:4
And when Isaac had sent him away, he took his journey and went to Mesopotamia of Syria, to Laban, the son of Bathuel, the Syrian, brother to Rebecca, his mother. Gen. 28:5
And Esau seeing that his father had blessed Jacob, and had sent him into Mesopotamia of Syria, to marry a wife thence; and that after the blessing he had charged him, saying: Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Chanaan: Gen. 28:6
He went to Ismael, and took to wife, besides them he had before, Maheleth, the daughter of Ismael, Abraham's son, the sister of Nabajoth. Gen. 28:9
But Jacob being departed from Bersabee, went on to Haran. Gen. 28:10
And when he was come to a certain place, and would rest in it after sunset, he took of the stones that lay there, and putting under his head, slept in the same place. Gen. 28:11
And the Lord leaning upon the ladder saying to him: I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: The land, wherein thou sleepest, I will give to thee and to thy seed. Gen. 28:13
And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth: thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and IN THEE and thy seed, all the tribes of the earth SHALL BE BLESSED. Gen. 28:14
And he made a vow, saying: If God shall be with me, and shall keep me in the way, by which I walk, and shall give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on, Gen. 28:20
And I shall return prosperously to my father's house: the Lord shall be my God: Gen. 28:21
And this stone, which I have set up for a title, shall be called the house of God: and of all things that thou shalt give to me, I will offer tithes to thee. Gen. 28:22
And the custom was, when all the sheep were gathered together, to roll away the stone, and after the sheep were watered, to put it on the mouth of the well again. Gen. 29:3
And he said to the shepherds: Brethren, whence are you? They answered: Of Haran. Gen. 29:4
And Jacob said: There is yet much day remaining, neither is it time to bring the flocks into the folds again: first give the sheep drink, and so lead them back to feed. Gen. 29:7
And when Jacob saw her, and knew her to be his cousin german, and that they were the sheep of Laban, his uncle: he removed the stone wherewith the well was closed. Gen. 29:10
Who, when he heard that Jacob his sister's son was come, ran forth to meet him: and embracing him, and heartily kissing him, brought him into his house. And when he had heard the causes of his journey, Gen. 29:13
He said to him: Because thou art my brother, shalt thou serve me without wages? Tell me what wages thou wilt have. Gen. 29:15
Laban answered: It is better that I give her to thee than to another man; stay with me. Gen. 29:19
And he said to Laban: Give me my wife; for now the time is fulfilled, that I may go in unto her. Gen. 29:21
And he, having invited a great number of his friends to the feast, made the marriage. Gen. 29:22
And at night he brought in Lia, his daughter, to him, Gen. 29:23
Giving his daughter a handmaid, named Zelpha. Now when Jacob had gone in to her according to custom, when morning was come he saw it was Lia. Gen. 29:24
And he said to his father-in-law: What is it that thou didst mean to do? did not I serve thee for Rachel? why hast thou deceived me? Gen. 29:25
Laban answered: It is not the custom in this place, to give the younger in marriage first. Gen. 29:26
He yielded to his pleasure: and after the week was past, he married Rachel: Gen. 29:28
To whom her father gave Bala, for her servant. Gen. 29:29
And again she conceived and bore a son, and said: Because the Lord heard that I was despised, he hath given this also to me: and she called his name Simeon. Gen. 29:33
And she conceived the third time, and bore another son, and said: Now also my husband will be joined to me, because I have borne him three sons: and therefore she called his name Levi. Gen. 29:34
¤ And Rachel seeing herself without children, envied her sister, and said to her husband: Give me children, otherwise I shall die. Gen. 30:1
Lia perceiving that she had left off bearing, gave Zelpha, her handmaid, to her husband. Gen. 30:9
And Ruben going out in the time of the wheat harvest into the field, found mandrakes: which he brought to his mother Lia. And Rachel said: Give me part of thy son's mandrakes. Gen. 30:14
And when Jacob returned at even from the field, Lia went out to meet him, and said: Thou shalt come in unto me, because I have hired thee for my son's mandrakes. And he slept with her that night. Gen. 30:16
And said: God hath given me a reward, because I gave my handmaid to my husband. And she called his name Issachar. Gen. 30:18
And when Joseph was born, Jacob said to his father-in-law: Send me away, that I may return into my country, and to my land. Gen. 30:25
Laban said to him: Let me find favour in thy sight: I have learned, by experience, that God hath blessed me for thy sake. Gen. 30:27
Thou hadst but little before I came to thee, and now thou art become rich: and the Lord hath blessed thee at my coming. It is reasonable, therefore, that I should now provide also for my own house. Gen. 30:30
And he put them in the troughs, where the water was poured out; that when the flocks should come to drink, they might have the rods before their eyes, and in the sight of them might conceive. Gen. 30:38
And it came to pass, that in the very heat of coition, the sheep beheld the rods, and brought forth spotted, and of divers colours, and speckled. Gen. 30:39
So when the ewes went first to ram, Jacob put the rods in the troughs of water before the eyes of the rams, and of the ewes, that they might conceive while they were looking upon them. Gen. 30:41
Especially the Lord saying to him: Return into the land of thy fathers and to thy kindred, and I will be with thee. Gen. 31:3
And said to them: I see your father's countenance is not towards me as yesterday and the other day: but the God of my father hath been with me. Gen. 31:5
And you know that I have served your father to the uttermost of my power. Gen. 31:6
Yea your father hath also overreached me, and hath changed my wages ten times: and yet God hath not suffered him to hurt me. Gen. 31:7
And God hath taken your father's substance, and given it to me. Gen. 31:9
And the angel of God said to me in my sleep: Jacob. And I answered: Here I am. Gen. 31:11
And he said: Lift up thy eyes, and see that all the males leaping upon the females, are of divers colours, spotted and speckled. For I have seen all that Laban hath done to thee. Gen. 31:12
I am the God of Bethel, where thou didst anoint the stone, and make a vow to me. Now therefore arise, and go out of this land, and return into thy native country. Gen. 31:13
But God hath taken our father's riches, and delivered them to us, and to our children: wherefore, do all that God hath commanded thee. Gen. 31:16
And he took all his substance, and flocks, and whatsoever he had gotten in Mesopotamia, and went forward to Isaac, his father, to the land of Chanaan. Gen. 31:18
At that time Laban was gone to shear his sheep, and Rachel stole away her father's idols. Gen. 31:19
And Jacob would not confess to his father-in-law that he was flying away. Gen. 31:20
And when he was gone, together with all that belonged to him, and having passed the river, was going on towards mount Galaad, Gen. 31:21
And he saw in a dream God, saying to him: Take heed thou speak not any thing harshly against Jacob. Gen. 31:24
And he said to Jacob: Why hast thou done thus, to carry away, without my knowledge, my daughters as captives taken with the sword? Gen. 31:26
Thou hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and daughters; thou hast done foolishly; and now indeed, Gen. 31:28
It is in my power to return thee evil; but the God of your father said to me yesterday: Take heed thou speak not any thing harshly against Jacob. Gen. 31:29
Suppose thou didst desire to go to thy friends, and hadst a longing after thy father's house: why hast thou stolen away my gods? Gen. 31:30
Jacob answered: That I departed unknown to thee, it was for fear lest thou wouldst take away thy daughters by force. Gen. 31:31
She said: Let not my lord be angry that I cannot rise up before thee, because it has now happened to me according to the custom of women. So his careful search was in vain. Gen. 31:35
Laban answered him: The daughters are mine, and the children, and thy flocks, and all things that thou seest are mine: what can I do to my children, and grandchildren? Gen. 31:43
And he said to his brethren: Bring hither stones. And they, gathering stones together, made a heap, and they ate upon it. Gen. 31:46
And Laban called it, The witness heap; and Jacob, The hillock of testimony: each of them according to the propriety of his language. Gen. 31:47
And he said again to Jacob: Behold this heap, and the stone which I have set up between me and thee, Gen. 31:51
Shall be a witness: this heap, I say, and the stone, be they for a testimony, if either I shall pass beyond it going towards thee, or thou shalt pass beyond it thinking harm to me. Gen. 31:52
And after he had offered sacrifices in the mountain, he called his brethren to eat bread. And when they had eaten, they lodged there: Gen. 31:54
But Laban arose in the night, and kissed his sons and daughters, and blessed them: and returned to his place. Gen. 31:55
And he sent messengers before him to Esau, his brother, to the land of Seir, to the country of Edom: Gen. 32:3
And he commanded them, saying: Thus shall ye speak to my lord Esau: Thus saith thy brother Jacob: I have sojourned with Laban, and have been with him until this day: Gen. 32:4
I have oxen, and asses, and sheep, and menservants, and womenservants: and now I send a message to my lord, that I may find favour in thy sight. Gen. 32:5
And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying: We came to Esau, thy brother, and behold he cometh with speed to meet thee with four hundred men. Gen. 32:6
Saying: If Esau come to one company, and destroy it, the other company that is left, shall escape. Gen. 32:8
And Jacob said: O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac: O Lord who saidst to me, Return to thy land, and to the place of thy birth, and I will do well for thee. Gen. 32:9
I am not worthy of the least of all thy mercies, and of thy truth which thou hast fulfilled to thy servant. With my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I return with two companies. Gen. 32:10
And he sent them by the hands of his servants, every drove by itself, and he said to his servants: Go before me, and let there be a space between drove and drove. Gen. 32:16
Thou shalt answer: Thy servant Jacob's: he hath sent them as a present to my lord Esau; and he cometh after us. Gen. 32:18
In like manner he commanded the second, and the third, and all that followed the droves, saying: Speak ye the same words to Esau, when ye find him. Gen. 32:19
And ye shall add: Thy servant Jacob himself also followeth after us; for he said: I will appease him with the presents that go before, and afterwards I will see him, perhaps he will be gracious to me. Gen. 32:20
And when all things were brought over that belonged to him, Gen. 32:23
And he said to him: Let me go, for it is break of day. He answered: I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. Gen. 32:26
And Jacob called the name of the place Phanuel, saying: I have seen God face to face, and my soul has been saved. Gen. 32:30
And he went forward and bowed down with his face to the ground seven times, until his brother came near. Gen. 33:3
Then Esau ran to meet his brother, and embraced him: and clasping him fast about the neck, and kissing him, wept. Gen. 33:4
And lifting up his eyes, he saw the women and their children, and said: What mean these? And do they belong to thee? He answered: They are the children which God hath given to me, thy servant. Gen. 33:5
And Jacob said: Do not so I beseech thee, but if I have found favour in thy eyes, receive a little present at my hands: for I have seen thy face, as if I should have seen the countenance of God: be gracious to me, Gen. 33:10
And Jacob said: My lord, thou knowest that I have with me tender children, and sheep, and kine with young: which if I should cause to be overdriven, in one day all the flocks will die. Gen. 33:13
May it please my lord to go before his servant: and I will follow softly after him, as I shall see my children to be able, until I come to my lord in Seir. Gen. 33:14
Esau answered: I beseech thee, that some of the people, at least, who are with me, may stay to accompany thee in the way. And he said: There is no necessity: I want nothing else but only to find favour, my lord, in thy sight. Gen. 33:15
So Esau returned that day, the way that he came, to Seir. Gen. 33:16
And Jacob came to Socoth: where having built a house, and pitched tents, he called the name of the place Socoth, that is, Tents. Gen. 33:17
And he passed over to Salem, a city of the Sichemites, which is in the land of Chanaan, after he returned from Mesopotamia of Syria: and he dwelt by the town. Gen. 33:18
¤ And Dina the daughter of Lia went out to see the women of that country. Gen. 34:1
And going to Hemor his father, he said: Get me this damsel to wife. Gen. 34:4
And when Hemor the father of Sichem was come out to speak to Jacob, Gen. 34:6
And Hemor spoke to them: The soul of my son Sichem has a longing for your daughter: give her him to wife: Gen. 34:8
Sichem also said to her father and to her brethren: Let me find favour in your sight, and whatsoever you shall appoint I will give: Gen. 34:11
Raise the dowry, and ask gifts, and I will gladly give what you shall demand: only give me this damsel to wife. Gen. 34:12
We cannot do what you demand, nor give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; which with us is unlawful and abominable. Gen. 34:14
And going into the gate of the city, they spoke to the people: Gen. 34:20
These men are peaceable, and are willing to dwell with us: let them trade in the land, and till it, which being large and wide wanteth men to till it: we shall take their daughters for wives, and we will give them ours. Gen. 34:21
And when they had boldly perpetrated these things, Jacob said to Simeon and Levi: You have troubled me, and made me hateful to the Chanaanites and Pherezites, the inhabitants of this land. We are few: they will gather themselves together and kill me; and both I, and my house shall be destroyed. Gen. 34:30
¤ In the mean time God said to Jacob: Arise and go up to Bethel, and dwell there, and make there an altar to God, who appeared to thee when thou didst flee from Esau, thy brother. Gen. 35:1
Arise, and let us go up to Bethel, that we may make there an altar to God; who heard me in the day of my affliction, and accompanied me in my journey. Gen. 35:3
And Jacob came to Luza, which is in the land of Chanaan, surnamed Bethel: he and all the people that were with him. Gen. 35:6
And he built there an altar, and called the name of that place, The house of God: for there God appeared to him when he fled from his brother. Gen. 35:7
And God appeared again to Jacob, after he returned from Mesopotamia of Syria, and he blessed him, Gen. 35:9
And said to him: I am God almighty, increase thou and be multiplied. Nations and peoples of nations shall be from thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins. Gen. 35:11
And the land which I gave to Abraham and Isaac, I will give to thee, and to thy seed after thee. Gen. 35:12
But he set up a monument of stone, in the place where God had spoken to him: pouring drink-offerings upon it, and pouring oil thereon: Gen. 35:14
And going forth from thence, he came in the spring time to the land which leadeth to Ephrata: wherein when Rachel was in travail, Gen. 35:16
By reason of her hard labour, she began to be in danger, and the midwife said to her: Fear not, for thou shalt have this son also. Gen. 35:17
So Rachel died, and was buried in the highway that leadeth to Ephrata, that is Bethlehem. Gen. 35:19
And Jacob erected a pillar over her sepulchre: this is the pillar of Rachel's monument, to this day. Gen. 35:20
The sons of Zelpha, Lia's handmaid: Gad and Aser: these are the sons of Jacob, that were born to him in Mesopotamia of Syria. Gen. 35:26
And he came to Isaac his father in Mambre, the city of Arbee, this is Hebron: wherein Abraham and Isaac sojourned. Gen. 35:27
And being spent with age he died, and was gathered to his people, being old and full of days: and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him. Gen. 35:29
Oolibama bore Jehus, and Ihelon, and Core. These are the sons of Esau, that were born to him in the land of Chanaan. Gen. 36:5
And Esau took his wives, and his sons and daughters, and every soul of his house, and his substance, and cattle, and all that he was able to acquire in the land of Chanaan: and went into another country, and departed from his brother Jacob. Gen. 36:6
For they were exceeding rich, and could not dwell together: neither was the land in which they sojourned able to bear them, for the multitude of their flocks. Gen. 36:7
And these were the sons of Oolibama, the daughter of Ana, the daughter of Sebeon, the wife of Esau, whom she bore to him, Jehus, and Ihelon, and Core. Gen. 36:14
And when he also was dead, Balanan, the son of Achobor, succeeded to the kingdom. Gen. 36:38
And these are his generations: Joseph, when he was sixteen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren, being but a boy: and he was with the sons of Bala and of Zelpha his father's wives: and he accused his brethren to his father of a most wicked crime. Gen. 37:2
And his brethren seeing that he was loved by his father, more than all his sons, hated him, and could not speak peaceably to him. Gen. 37:4
Now it fell out also that he told his brethren a dream, that he had dreamed: which occasioned them to hate him the more. Gen. 37:5
And he said to them: Hear my dream which I dreamed. Gen. 37:6
His brethren answered: Shalt thou be our king? or shall we be subject to thy dominion? Therefore this matter of his dreams and words ministered nourishment to their envy and hatred. Gen. 37:8
And when he had told this to his father, and brethren, his father rebuked him and said: What meaneth this dream that thou hast dreamed? shall I and thy mother, and thy brethren worship thee upon the earth? Gen. 37:10
Israel said to him: Thy brethren feed the sheep in Sichem: come, I will send thee to them. And when he answered: Gen. 37:13
I am ready: he said to him: Go, and see if all things be well with thy brethren, and the cattle: and bring me word again what is doing. So being sent from the vale of Hebron, he came to Sichem: Gen. 37:14
And the man said to him: They are departed from this place: for I heard them say: Let us go to Dothain. And Joseph went forward after his brethren, and found them in Dothain. Gen. 37:17
And when they saw him afar off, before he came nigh them, they thought to kill him: Gen. 37:18
And said one to another: Behold the dreamer cometh. Gen. 37:19
And Ruben hearing this, endeavoured to deliver him out of their hands, and said: Gen. 37:21
Do not take away his life, nor shed his blood: but cast him into this pit, that is in the wilderness, and keep your hands harmless: now he said this, being desirous to deliver him out of their hands and to restore him to his father. Gen. 37:22
And as soon as he came to his brethren, they forthwith stript him of his outside coat, that was of divers colours: Gen. 37:23
And sitting down to eat bread, they saw some Ismaelites on their way coming from Galaad, with their camels, carrying spices, and balm, and myrrh to Egypt. Gen. 37:25
And Juda said to his brethren: What will it profit us to kill our brother, and conceal his blood? Gen. 37:26
It is better that he be sold to the Ismaelites, and that our hands be not defiled: for he is our brother and our flesh. His brethren agreed to his words. Gen. 37:27
And when the Madianite merchants passed by, they drew him out of the pit, and sold him to the Ismaelites, for twenty pieces of silver: and they led him into Egypt. Gen. 37:28
And Ruben returning to the pit, found not the boy: Gen. 37:29
And rending his garments he went to his brethren, and said: The boy doth not appear, and whither shall I go? Gen. 37:30
Sending some to carry it to their father, and to say: This we have found: see whether it be thy son's coat, or not. Gen. 37:32
And all his children being gathered together to comfort their father in his sorrow, he would not receive comfort, but said: I will go down to my son into hell, mourning. And whilst he continued weeping, Gen. 37:35
The Madianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Putiphar, an eunuch of Pharao, captain of the soldiers. Gen. 37:36
¤ At that time Juda went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Odollamite, named Hiras. Gen. 38:1
And he saw there the daughter of a man of Chanaan, called Sue: and taking her to wife, he went in unto her. Gen. 38:2
She bore also a third: whom she called Sela. After whose birth, she ceased to bear any more. Gen. 38:5
Juda, therefore, said to Onan his son: Go in to thy brother's wife and marry her, that thou mayst raise seed to thy brother. Gen. 38:8
He knowing that the children should not be his, when he went in to his brother's wife, spilled his seed upon the ground, lest children should be born in his brother's name. Gen. 38:9
Wherefore Juda said to Thamar his daughter-in-law: Remain a widow in thy father's house, till Sela my son grow up: for he was afraid lest he also might die, as his brethren did. She went her way, and dwelt in her father's house. Gen. 38:11
And after many days were past: the daughter of Sue the wife of Juda died: and when he had taken comfort after his mourning, he went up to Thamnas, to the shearers of his sheep, he and Hiras the Odollamite, the shepherd of his flock. Gen. 38:12
And it was told Thamar that her father-in-law was come up to Thamnas to shear his sheep. Gen. 38:13
And she put off the garments of her widowhood, and took a veil: and changing her dress, sat in the cross way, that leadeth to Thamnas: because Sela was grown up, and she had not been married to him. Gen. 38:14
And going to her, he said: Suffer me to lie with thee: for he knew her not to be his daughter-in-law. And she answered: What wilt thou give me to enjoy my company? Gen. 38:16
And Juda sent a kid by his shepherd, the Odollamite, that he might receive the pledge again, which he had given to the woman: but he, not finding her, Gen. 38:20
He returned to Juda, and said to him: I have not found her; moreover, the men of that place said to me, that there never sat a harlot there. Gen. 38:22
Juda said: Let her take it to herself, surely she cannot charge us with a lie, I sent the kid which I promised: and thou didst not find her. Gen. 38:23
And behold, after three months, they told Juda, saying: Thamar, thy daughter-in-law, hath played the harlot, and she appeareth to have a big belly. And Juda said: Bring her out that she may be burnt. Gen. 38:24
But when she was led to execution, she sent to her father in law, saying: By the man, to whom these things belong, I am with child. See whose ring, and bracelet, and staff this is. Gen. 38:25
But he acknowledging the gifts, said: She is juster than I: because I did not give her to Sela, my son. However he knew her no more. Gen. 38:26
And when she was ready to be brought to bed, there appeared twins in her womb: and in the very delivery of the infants, one put forth a hand, whereon the midwife tied a scarlet thread, saying: Gen. 38:27
Who knew very well that the Lord was with him, and made all that he did to prosper in his hand. Gen. 39:3
And Joseph found favour in the sight of his master, and ministered to him: and being set over all by him, he governed the house committed to him, and all things that were delivered to him: Gen. 39:4
Neither knew he any other thing, but the bread which he ate. And Joseph was of a beautiful countenance, and comely to behold. Gen. 39:6
But he in no wise consenting to that wicked act said to her: Behold, my master hath delivered all things to me, and knoweth not what he hath in his own house: Gen. 39:8
Neither is there any thing which is not in my power, or that he hath not delivered to me, but thee, who art his wife; how then can I do this wicked thing, and sin against my God? Gen. 39:9
She called to her the men of her house, and said to them: See, he hath brought in a Hebrew, to abuse us: he came in to me, to lie with me; and when I cried out, Gen. 39:14
For a proof therefore of her fidelity, she kept the garment, and shewed it to her husband when he returned home: Gen. 39:16
And said: The Hebrew servant, whom thou hast brought, came to me to abuse me. Gen. 39:17
His master hearing these things, and giving too much credit to his wife's words, was very angry, Gen. 39:19
Neither did he himself know any thing, having committed all things to him: for the Lord was with him, and made all that he did to prosper. Gen. 39:23
¤ After this, it came to pass, that two eunuchs, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, offended their lord. Gen. 40:1
He sent them to the prison of the commander of the soldiers, in which Joseph also was prisoner. Gen. 40:3
But the keeper of the prison delivered them to Joseph, and he served them. Some little time passed, and they were kept in custody. Gen. 40:4
And they both dreamed a dream the same night, according to the interpretation agreeing to themselves: Gen. 40:5
They answered: We have dreamed a dream, and there is nobody to interpret it to us. And Joseph said to them: Doth not interpretation belong to God? Tell me what you have dreamed: Gen. 40:8
And the cup of Pharao was in my hand: and I took the grapes, and pressed them into the cup which I held, and I gave the cup to Pharao. Gen. 40:11
After which Pharao will remember thy service, and will restore thee to thy former place: and thou shalt present him the cup according to thy office, as before thou was wont to do. Gen. 40:13
Only remember me when it shall be well with thee, and do me this kindness: to put Pharao in mind to take me out of this prison: Gen. 40:14
And he restored the one to his place, to present him the cup: Gen. 40:21
And when morning was come, being struck with fear, he sent to all the interpreters of Egypt, and to all the wise men: and they being called for, he told them his dream, and there was not any one that could interpret it. Gen. 41:8
The king being angry with his servants, commanded me and the chief baker to be cast into the prison of the captain of the soldiers. Gen. 41:10
Where in one night both of us dreamed a dream foreboding things to come. Gen. 41:11
There was there a young man a Hebrew, servant to the same captain of the soldiers: to whom we told our dreams, Gen. 41:12
And we heard what afterwards the event of the thing proved to be so. For I was restored to my office: and he was hanged upon a gibbet. Gen. 41:13
Forthwith at the king's command Joseph was brought out of the prison, and they shaved him: and changing his apparel brought him in to him. Gen. 41:14
And he said to him: I have dreamed dreams, and there is no one that can expound them: Now I have heard that thou art very wise at interpreting them: Gen. 41:15
And they devoured the beauty of the former: I told this dream to the conjecturers, and there is no man that can expound it. Gen. 41:24
Joseph answered: The king's dream is one: God hath shewn to Pharao what he is about to do. Gen. 41:25
And the seven lean and thin kine that came up after them, and the seven thin ears that were blasted with the burning wind, are seven years of famine to come: Gen. 41:27
And for that thou didst see the second time a dream pertaining to the same thing: it is a token of the certainty, and that the word of God cometh to pass, and is fulfilled speedily. Gen. 41:32
And let it be in readiness, against the famine of seven years to come, which shall oppress Egypt, and the land shall not be consumed with scarcity. Gen. 41:36
And he said to them: Can we find such another man, that is full of the spirit of God? Gen. 41:38
He said therefore to Joseph: Seeing God hath shewn thee all that thou hast said, can I find one wiser and one like unto thee? Gen. 41:39
And again Pharao said to Joseph: Behold, I have appointed thee over the whole land of Egypt. Gen. 41:41
And the king said to Joseph: I am Pharao: without thy commandment no man shall move hand or foot in all the land of Egypt. Gen. 41:44
And he turned his name, and called him in the Egyptian tongue the saviour of the world. And he gave him to wife Aseneth, the daughter of Putiphare, priest of Heliopolis. Then Joseph went out to the land of Egypt. Gen. 41:45
And there was so great abundance of wheat, that it was equal to the sand of the sea, and the plenty exceeded measure. Gen. 41:49
And he called the name of the firstborn Manasses, saying: God hath made me to forget all my labours, and my father's house. Gen. 41:51
And he named the second Ephraim, saying: God hath made me to grow in the land of my poverty. Gen. 41:52
The seven years of scarcity, which Joseph had foretold, began to come: and the famine prevailed in the whole world, but there was bread in all the land of Egypt. Gen. 41:54
And when there also they began to be famished, the people cried to Pharao, for food. And he said to them: Go to Joseph: and do all that he shall say to you. Gen. 41:55
And the famine increased daily in all the land: and Joseph opened all the barns, and sold to the Egyptians: for the famine had oppressed them also. Gen. 41:56
And all provinces came into Egypt, to buy food, and to seek some relief of their want. Gen. 41:57
¤ And Jacob hearing that food was sold in Egypt, said to his sons: Why are ye careless? Gen. 42:1
So the ten brethren of Joseph went down, to buy corn in Egypt: Gen. 42:3
Whilst Benjamin was kept at home by Jacob, who said to his brethren: Lest perhaps he take any harm in the journey. Gen. 42:4
And they entered into the land of Egypt with others that went to buy. For the famine was in the land of Chanaan. Gen. 42:5
And Joseph was governor in the land of Egypt, and corn was sold by his direction to the people. And when his brethren had bowed down to him, Gen. 42:6
And he knew them, he spoke as it were to strangers, somewhat roughly, asking them: Whence came you? They answered: From the land of Chanaan, to buy necessaries of life. Gen. 42:7
And remembering the dreams, which formerly he had dreamed, he said to them: You are spies. You are come to view the weaker parts of the land. Gen. 42:9
But they said: It is not so, my lord; but thy servants are come to buy food. Gen. 42:10
And he answered them: It is otherwise: you are come to consider the unfenced parts of this land. Gen. 42:12
Send one of you to fetch him: and you shall be in prison, till what you have said be proved, whether it be true or false: or else by the health of Pharao you are spies. Gen. 42:16
And bring your youngest brother to me, that I may find your words to be true, and you may not die. They did as he had said. Gen. 42:20
And they talked one to another: We deserve to suffer these things, because we have sinned against our brother, seeing the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear: therefore is this affliction come upon us. Gen. 42:21
And Ruben, one of them, said: Did not I say to you: Do not sin against the boy; and you would not hear me? Behold his blood is required. Gen. 42:22
And they knew not that Joseph understood, because he spoke to them by an interpreter. Gen. 42:23
And he turned himself away a little while, and wept: and returning, he spoke to them. Gen. 42:24
And taking Simeon, and binding him in their presence, he commanded his servants to fill their sacks with wheat, and to put every man's money again in their sacks, and to give them besides provisions for the way: and they did so. Gen. 42:25
And one of them opening his sack, to give his beast provender in the inn, saw the money in the sack's mouth, Gen. 42:27
And said to his brethren: My money is given me again; behold it is in the sack. And they were astonished, and troubled, and said to one another: What is this that God hath done unto us? Gen. 42:28
And they came to Jacob their father in the land of Chanaan, and they told him all things that had befallen them, saying: Gen. 42:29
The lord of the land spoke roughly to us, and took us to be spies of the country. Gen. 42:30
And he said to us: Hereby shall I know that you are peaceable men: Leave one of your brethren with me, and take ye necessary provision for your houses, and go your ways, Gen. 42:33
And bring your youngest brother to me, that I may know you are not spies: and you may receive this man again, that is kept in prison: and afterwards may have leave to buy what you will. Gen. 42:34
Their father Jacob said: You have made me to be without children: Joseph is not living, Simeon is kept in bonds, and Benjamin you will take away: all these evils are fallen upon me. Gen. 42:36
And Ruben answered him: Kill my two sons, if I bring him not again to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will restore him to thee. Gen. 42:37
But he said: My son shall not go down with you: his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if any mischief befall him in the land to which you go, you will bring down my grey hairs with sorrow to hell. Gen. 42:38
And when they had eaten up all the corn, which they had brought out of Egypt, Jacob said to his sons: Go again, and buy us a little food. Gen. 43:2
Israel said to them: You have done this for my misery, in that you told him you had also another brother. Gen. 43:6
But they answered: The man asked us in order concerning our kindred: if our father lived: if we had a brother: and we answered him regularly, according to what he demanded: could we know that he would say: Bring hither your brother with you? Gen. 43:7
And Juda said to his father: Send the boy with me, that we may set forward, and may live: lest both we and our children perish. Gen. 43:8
I take the boy upon me, require him at my hand: unless I bring him again, and restore him to thee, I will be guilty of sin against thee for ever. Gen. 43:9
Then Israel said to them: If it must needs be so, do what you will: take of the best fruits of the land in your vessels, and carry down presents to the man, a little balm, and honey, and storax, myrrh, turpentine, and almonds. Gen. 43:11
And take also your brother, and go to the man. Gen. 43:13
And may my almighty God make him favourable to you: and send back with you your brother, whom he keepeth, and this Benjamin: and as for me I shall be desolate without children. Gen. 43:14
And they being much afraid, said there one to another: Because of the money, which we carried back the first time in our sacks, we are brought in: that he may bring upon us a false accusation, and by violence make slaves of us and our asses. Gen. 43:18
Wherefore, going up to the steward of the house, at the door, Gen. 43:19
They said: Sir, we desire thee to hear us. We came down once before to buy food: Gen. 43:20
And when we had bought, and were come to the inn, we opened our sacks, and found our money in the mouths of the sacks: which we have now brought again in the same weight. Gen. 43:21
And we have brought other money besides, to buy what we want: we cannot tell who put it in our bags. Gen. 43:22
But he answered: Peace be with you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks. For the money, which you gave me, I have for good. And he brought Simeon out to them. Gen. 43:23
And having brought them into the house, he fetched water, and they washed their feet, and he gave provender to their asses. Gen. 43:24
Then Joseph came in to his house, and they offered him the presents, holding them in their hands; and they bowed down with their face to the ground. Gen. 43:26
And they answered: Thy servant our father, is in health; he is yet living. And bowing themselves, they made obeisance to him. Gen. 43:28
And Joseph lifting up his eyes, saw Benjamin, his brother by the same mother, and said: Is this your young brother, of whom you told me? And he said: God be gracious to thee, my son. Gen. 43:29
And when it was set on, for Joseph apart, and for his brethren apart, for the Egyptians also that ate with him apart, (for it is unlawful for the Egyptians to eat with the Hebrews, and they think such a feast profane): Gen. 43:32
They sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his age. And they wondered very much; Gen. 43:33
Taking the messes which they received of him: and the greater mess came to Benjamin, so that it exceeded by five parts. And they drank, and were merry with him. Gen. 43:34
And when they were now departed out of the city, and had gone forward a little way: Joseph sending for the steward of his house, said: Arise, and pursue after the men: and when thou hast overtaken them, say to them: Why have you returned evil for good? Gen. 44:4
The cup which you have stolen, is that in which my lord drinketh, and in which he is wont to divine: you have done a very evil thing. Gen. 44:5
He did as he had commanded him. And having overtaken them, he spoke to them the same words. Gen. 44:6
The money, that we found in the top of our sacks, we brought back to thee from the land of Chanaan: how then should it be that we should steal out of thy lord's house, gold or silver? Gen. 44:8
And he said to them: Let it be according to your sentence: with whomsoever it shall be found, let him be my servant, and you shall be blameless. Gen. 44:10
Then they speedily took down their sacks to the ground, and every man opened his sack. Gen. 44:11
And Juda at the head of his brethren went in to Joseph (for he was not yet gone out of the place) and they all together fell down before him on the ground. Gen. 44:14
And he said to them: Why would you do so? know you not that there is no one like me in the science of divining. Gen. 44:15
And Juda said to him: What shall we answer my lord? or what shall we say, or be able justly to allege? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we are all bondmen to my lord, both we, and he with whom the cup was found. Gen. 44:16
Joseph answered: God forbid that I should do so: he that stole the cup, he shall be my bondman: and go you away free to your father. Gen. 44:17
And thou saidst to thy servants: Bring him hither to me, and I will set my eyes on him. Gen. 44:21
We suggested to my lord: The boy cannot leave his father: for if he leave him, he will die. Gen. 44:22
And thou saidst to thy servants: Except your youngest brother come with you, you shall see my face no more. Gen. 44:23
Therefore when we were gone up to thy servant our father, we told him all that my lord had said. Gen. 44:24
And we said to him: We cannot go: if our youngest brother go down with us, we will set out together: otherwise, without him we dare not see the man's face. Gen. 44:26
Therefore, if I shall go to thy servant, our father, and the boy be wanting, (whereas his life dependeth upon the life of him,) Gen. 44:30
For I cannot return to my father without the boy, lest I be a witness of the calamity that will oppress my father. Gen. 44:34
And he said to his brethren: I am Joseph: Is my father yet living? His brethren could not answer him, being struck with exceeding great fear. Gen. 45:3
And he said mildly to them: Come nearer to me. And when they were come near him, he said: I am Joseph, your brother, whom you sold into Egypt. Gen. 45:4
Be not afraid, and let it not seem to you a hard case that you sold me into these countries: for God sent me before you into Egypt for your preservation. Gen. 45:5
For it is two years since the famine began to be upon the land, and five years more remain, wherein there can be neither ploughing nor reaping. Gen. 45:6
And God sent me before, that you may be preserved upon the earth, and may have food to live. Gen. 45:7
Not by your counsel was I sent hither, but by the will of God: who hath made me as it were a father to Pharao, and lord of his whole house, and governor in all the land of Egypt. Gen. 45:8
Make haste, and go ye up to my father, and say to him: Thus saith thy son Joseph: God hath made me lord of the whole land of Egypt; come down to me, linger not. Gen. 45:9
Behold, your eyes, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, see that it is my mouth that speaketh to you. Gen. 45:12
You shall tell my father of all my glory, and all things that you have seen in Egypt: make haste and bring him to me. Gen. 45:13
And Joseph kissed all his brethren, and wept upon every one of them: after which they were emboldened to speak to him. Gen. 45:15
And he spoke to Joseph that he should give orders to his brethren, saying: Load your beasts, and go into the land of Chanaan, Gen. 45:17
And bring away from thence your father and kindred, and come to me; and I will give you all the good things of Egypt, that you may eat the marrow of the land. Gen. 45:18
Give orders also that they take wagons out of the land of Egypt, for the carriage of their children and their wives; and say: Take up your father, and make haste to come with all speed: Gen. 45:19
And the sons of Israel did as they were bid. And Joseph gave them wagons according to Pharao's commandment: and provisions for the way. Gen. 45:21
He ordered also to be brought out for every one of them two robes: but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver, with five robes of the best: Gen. 45:22
Sending to his father as much money and raiment; adding besides, ten he-asses, to carry off all the riches of Egypt, and as many she-asses, carrying wheat and bread for the journey. Gen. 45:23
So he sent away his brethren, and at their departing said to them: Be not angry in the way. Gen. 45:24
And they went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Chanaan, to their father Jacob. Gen. 45:25
¤ And Israel taking his journey, with all that he had, came to the well of the oath, and killing victims there to the God of his father Isaac, Gen. 46:1
He heard him, by a vision in the night, calling him, and saying to him: Jacob, Jacob. And he answered him: Lo, here I am. Gen. 46:2
God said to him: I am the most mighty God of thy father; fear not, go down into Egypt, for I will make a great nation of thee there. Gen. 46:3
And Jacob rose up from the well of the oath: and his sons took him up, with their children and wives in the wagons, which Pharao had sent to carry the old man, Gen. 46:5
The sons of Juda: Her and Onan, and Sela, and Phares and Zara. And Her and Onan died in the land of Chanaan. And sons were born to Phares: Hesron and Hamul. Gen. 46:12
These are the sons of Zelpha, whom Laban gave to Lia, his daughter. And these she bore to Jacob, sixteen souls. Gen. 46:18
And sons were born to Joseph, in the land of Egypt, whom Aseneth, the daughter of Putiphare, priest of Heliopolis, bore him: Manasses and Ephraim. Gen. 46:20
These are the sons of Rachel, whom she bore to Jacob: all the souls, fourteen. Gen. 46:22
These are the sons of Bala, whom Laban gave to Rachel, his daughter: and these she bore to Jacob: all the souls, seven. Gen. 46:25
And the sons of Joseph, that were born to him in the land of Egypt, two souls. All the souls of the house of Jacob, that entered into Egypt, were seventy. Gen. 46:27
And he sent Juda before him to Joseph, to tell him; and that he should meet him in Gessen. Gen. 46:28
And when he was come thither, Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet his father in the same place: and seeing him, he fell upon his neck, and embracing him, wept. Gen. 46:29
And the father said to Joseph: Now shall I die with joy, because I have seen thy face, and leave thee alive. Gen. 46:30
And Joseph said to his brethren, and to all his father's house: I will go up, and will tell Pharao, and will say to him: My brethren, and my father's house, that were in the land of Chanaan, are come to me: Gen. 46:31
And the men are shepherds, and their occupation is to feed cattle; their flocks, and herds, and all they have, they have brought with them. Gen. 46:32
We are come to sojourn in thy land, because there is no grass for the flocks of thy servants, the famine being very grievous in the land of Chanaan: and we pray thee to give orders that we thy servants may be in the land of Gessen. Gen. 47:4
The king therefore said to Joseph: Thy father and thy brethren are come to thee. Gen. 47:5
After this Joseph brought in his father to the king, and presented him before him: and he blessed him. Gen. 47:7
He answered: The days of my pilgrimage are a hundred and thirty years, few, and evil, and they are not come up to the days of the pilgrimage of my fathers. Gen. 47:9
But Joseph gave a possession to his father and his brethren in Egypt, in the best place of the land, in Ramesses, as Pharao had commanded. Gen. 47:11
And he nourished them, and all his father's house, allowing food to every one. Gen. 47:12
Out of which he gathered up all the money for the corn which they bought, and brought it in to the king's treasure. Gen. 47:14
And when the buyers wanted money, all Egypt came to Joseph, saying: Give us bread: why should we die in thy presence, having now no money? Gen. 47:15
And they came the second year, and said to him: We will not hide from our lord, how that our money is spent, and our cattle also are gone: neither art thou ignorant that we have nothing now left but our bodies and our lands. Gen. 47:18
Why therefore shall we die before thy eyes? we will be thine, both we and our lands: buy us to be the king's servants, and give us seed, lest for want of tillers the land be turned into a wilderness. Gen. 47:19
And all its people from one end of the borders of Egypt, even to the other end thereof, Gen. 47:21
Except the land of the priests, which had been given them by the king: to whom also a certain allowance of food was given out of the public stores, and therefore they were not forced to sell their possessions. Gen. 47:22
Then Joseph said to the people: Behold, as you see, both you and your lands belong to Pharao; take seed and sow the fields, Gen. 47:23
That you may have corn. The fifth part you shall give to the king; the other four you shall have for seed, and for food for your families and children. Gen. 47:24
From that time unto this day, in the whole land of Egypt, the fifth part is paid to the king, and it is become as a law, except the land of the priests, which was free from this covenant. Gen. 47:26
And he lived in it seventeen years: and all the days of his life came to a hundred and forty-seven years. Gen. 47:28
And when he saw that the day of his death drew nigh, he called his son Joseph, and said to him: If I have found favour in thy sight, put thy hand under my thigh; and thou shalt shew me this kindness and truth, not to bury me in Egypt. Gen. 47:29
And he said: Swear then to me. And as he was swearing, Israel adored God, turning to the bed's head. Gen. 47:31
¤ After these things, it was told Joseph that his father was sick; and he set out to go to him, taking his two sons Manasses and Ephraim. Gen. 48:1
And it was told the old man: Behold thy son Joseph cometh to thee. And being strengthened, he sat on his bed. Gen. 48:2
And when Joseph was come in to him, he said: God almighty appeared to me at Luza, which is in the land of Chanaan, and he blessed me, Gen. 48:3
And said: I will cause thee to increase and multiply, and I will make of thee a multitude of people: and I will give this land to thee, and to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession. Gen. 48:4
So thy two sons, who were born to thee in the land of Egypt before I came hither to thee, shall be mine: Ephraim and Manasses shall be reputed to me as Ruben and Simeon. Gen. 48:5
For, when I came out of Mesopotamia, Rachel died from me in the land of Chanaan in the very journey, and it was spring time: and I was going to Ephrata, and I buried her near the way of Ephrata, which by another name is called Bethlehem. Gen. 48:7
Then seeing his sons, he said to him: Who are these? Gen. 48:8
He answered: They are my sons, whom God hath given me in this place. And he said: Bring them to me, that I may bless them. Gen. 48:9
For Israel's eyes were dim by reason of his great age, and he could not see clearly. And when they were brought to him, he kissed and embraced them, Gen. 48:10
And said to his son: I am not deprived of seeing thee; moreover God hath shewn me thy seed. Gen. 48:11
And when Joseph had taken them from his father's lap, he bowed down with his face to the ground. Gen. 48:12
And he set Ephraim on his right hand, that is, towards the left hand of Israel; but Manasses on his left hand, to wit, towards his father's right hand, and brought them near to him. Gen. 48:13
And Joseph seeing that his father had put his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, was much displeased: and taking his father's hand, he tried to lift it from Ephraim's head, and to remove it to the head of Manasses. Gen. 48:17
And he said to his father: It should not be so, my father; for this is the firstborn, put thy right hand upon his head. Gen. 48:18
And he blessed them at that time, saying: In thee shall Israel be blessed, and it shall be said: God do to thee as to Ephraim, and as to Manasses. And he set Ephraim before Manasses. Gen. 48:20
And he said to Joseph, his son: Behold I die, and God will be with you, and will bring you back into the land of your fathers. Gen. 48:21
¤ And Jacob called his sons, and said to them: Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you the things that shall befall you in the last days. Gen. 49:1
Gather yourselves together, and hear, O ye sons of Jacob, hearken to Israel, your father: Gen. 49:2
Thou art poured out as water, grow thou not; because thou wentest up to thy father's bed, and didst defile his couch. Gen. 49:4
Juda, thee shall thy brethren praise: thy hand shall be on the necks of thy enemies; the sons of thy father shall bow down to thee. Gen. 49:8
Juda is a lion's whelp: to the prey, my son, thou art gone up: resting thou hast couched as a lion, and as a lioness, who shall rouse him? Gen. 49:9
The sceptre shall not be taken away from Juda, nor a ruler from his thigh, till he come that is to be sent, and he shall be the expectation of nations. Gen. 49:10
Tying his foal to the vineyard, and his ass, O my son, to the vine. He shall wash his robe in wine, and his garment in the blood of the grape. Gen. 49:11
He saw rest that it was good: and the land that it was excellent: and he bowed his shoulder to carry, and became a servant under tribute. Gen. 49:15
Aser, his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield dainties to kings. Gen. 49:20
Joseph is a growing son, a growing son and comely to behold: the daughters run to and fro upon the wall; Gen. 49:22
All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: these things their father spoke to them, and he blessed every one with their proper blessings. Gen. 49:28
And he charged them, saying: I am now going to be gathered to my people: bury me with my fathers in the double cave, which is in the field of Ephron the Hethite, Gen. 49:29
Over against Mambre, in the land of Chanaan, which Abraham bought together with the field, of Ephron the Hethite, for a possession to bury in. Gen. 49:30
And when he had ended the commandments, wherewith he instructed his sons, he drew up his feet upon the bed, and died: and he was gathered to his people. Gen. 49:33
And he commanded his servants, the physicians, to embalm his father. Gen. 50:2
And the time of the mourning being expired, Joseph spoke to the family of Pharao: If I have found favour in your sight, speak in the ears of Pharao: Gen. 50:4
For my father made me swear to him, saying: Behold I die; thou shalt bury me in my sepulchre which I have digged for myself in the land of Chanaan. So I will go up and bury my father, and return. Gen. 50:5
And Pharao said to him: Go up and bury thy father according as he made thee swear. Gen. 50:6
And they came to the threshing floor of Atad, which is situated beyond the Jordan: where celebrating the exequies with a great and vehement lamentation, they spent full seven days. Gen. 50:10
And when the inhabitants of Chanaan saw this, they said: This is a great mourning to the Egyptians. And therefore the name of that place was called, The mourning of Egypt. Gen. 50:11
Now he being dead, his brethren were afraid, and talked one with another: Lest perhaps he should remember the wrong he suffered, and requite us all the evil that we did to him. Gen. 50:15
And they sent a message to him, saying: Thy father commanded us before he died, Gen. 50:16
That we should say thus much to thee from him: I beseech thee to forget the wickedness of thy brethren, and the sin and malice they practised against thee: we also pray thee, to forgive the servants of the God of thy father this wickedness. And when Joseph heard this, he wept. Gen. 50:17
And his brethren came to him; and worshipping prostrate on the ground, they said: We are thy servants. Gen. 50:18
And he saw the children of Ephraim to the third generation. The children also of Machir, the son of Manasses, were born on Joseph's knees. Gen. 50:23
After which he told his brethren: God will visit you after my death, and will make you go up out of this land, to the land which he swore to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Gen. 50:24
And he made them swear to him, saying: God will visit you, carry my bones with you out of this place: Gen. 50:25
And he said to his people: Behold the people of the children of Israel are numerous and stronger than we. Ex. 1:9
Therefore he set over them masters of the works, to afflict them with burdens: and they built for Pharao cities of tabernacles, Phithom, and Ramesses. Ex. 1:11
And the king of Egypt spoke to the midwives of the Hebrews: of whom one was called Sephora, the other Phua, Ex. 1:15
Commanding them: When you shall do the office of midwives to the Hebrew women, and the time of delivery is come: if it be a man child, kill it: if a woman, keep it alive. Ex. 1:16
And the king called for them and said: What is it that you meant to do, that you would save the men children? Ex. 1:18
They answered: The Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women: for they themselves are skilful in the office of a midwife; and they are delivered before we come to them. Ex. 1:19
And behold the daughter of Pharao came down to wash herself in the river: and her maids walked by the river's brink. And when she saw the basket in the sedges she sent one of her maids for it: and when it was brought, Ex. 2:5
And the child's sister said to her: Shall I go, and call to thee a Hebrew woman, to nurse the babe? Ex. 2:7
And Pharao's daughter said to her: Take this child, and nurse him for me: I will give thee thy wages. The woman took and nursed the child: and when he was grown up, she delivered him to Pharao's daughter. Ex. 2:9
In those days, after Moses was grown up, he went out to his brethren: and saw their affliction, and an Egyptian striking one of the Hebrews, his brethren. Ex. 2:11
And going out the next day, he saw two Hebrews quarrelling: and he said to him that did the wrong: Why strikest thou thy neighbour? Ex. 2:13
But he answered: Who hath appointed thee prince and judge over us? wilt thou kill me, as thou didst yesterday kill the Egyptian? Moses feared, and said: How is this come to be known? Ex. 2:14
And Pharao heard of this word, and sought to kill Moses: but he fled from his sight, and abode in the land of Madian, and he sat down by a well. Ex. 2:15
And the priest of Madian had seven daughters, who came to draw water: and when the troughs were filled, desired to water their father's flocks. Ex. 2:16
And when they returned to Raguel their father, he said to them: Why are ye come sooner than usual? Ex. 2:18
They answered: A man of Egypt delivered us from the hands of the shepherds: and he drew water also with us, and gave the sheep to drink. Ex. 2:19
And Moses swore that he would dwell with him. And he took Sephora his daughter to wife: Ex. 2:21
¤ Now Moses fed the sheep of Jethro, his father in law, the priest of Madian: and he drove the flock to the inner parts of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, Horeb. Ex. 3:1
And the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he saw that the bush was on fire, and was not burnt. Ex. 3:2
And when the Lord saw that he went forward to see, he called to him out of the midst of the bush, and said: Moses, Moses. And he answered: Here I am. Ex. 3:4
And the Lord said to him: I have seen the affliction of my people in Egypt, and I have heard their cry because of the rigour of them that are over the works; Ex. 3:7
And knowing their sorrow, I am come down to deliver them out of the hands of the Egyptians, and to bring them out of that land into a good and spacious land, into a land that floweth with milk and honey, to the places of the Chanaanite, and Hethite, and Amorrhite, and Pherezite, and Hevite, and Jebusite. Ex. 3:8
But come, and I will send thee to Pharao, that thou mayst bring forth my people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt. Ex. 3:10
And Moses said to God: Who am I that I should go to Pharao, and should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt? Ex. 3:11
And he said to him: I will be with thee; and this thou shalt have for a sign that I have sent thee: When thou shalt have brought my people out of Egypt, thou shalt offer sacrifice to God upon this mountain. Ex. 3:12
Moses said to God: Lo, I shall go to the children of Israel, and say to them: The God of your fathers hath sent me to you. If they shall say to me: What is his name? What shall I say to them? Ex. 3:13
God said to Moses: I AM WHO AM. He said: Thus shalt thou say to the children of Israel: HE WHO IS, hath sent me to you. Ex. 3:14
And God said again to Moses: Thus shalt thou say to the children of Israel: The Lord God of your fathers the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob hath sent me to you; this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations. Ex. 3:15
Go and gather together the ancients of Israel, and thou shalt say to them: The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared to me, saying: Visiting I have visited you; and I have seen all that hath befallen you in Egypt. Ex. 3:16
And I have said the word to bring you forth out of the affliction of Egypt, into the land of the Chanaanite, and Hethite, and Amorrhite, and Pherezite, and Hevite, and Jebusite, to a land that floweth with milk and honey. Ex. 3:17
And they shall hear thy voice; and thou shalt go in, thou and the ancients of Israel, to the king of Egypt, and thou shalt say to him: The Lord God of the Hebrews hath called us; we will go three days' journey into the wilderness, to sacrifice unto the Lord our God. Ex. 3:18
And I will give favour to this people, in the sight of the Egyptians: and when you go forth, you shall not depart empty: Ex. 3:21
¤ Moses answered, and said: They will not believe me, nor hear my voice, but they will say: The Lord hath not appeared to thee. Ex. 4:1
Then he said to him: What is that thou holdest in thy hand? He answered: A rod. Ex. 4:2
That they may believe, saith he, that the Lord God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared to thee. Ex. 4:5
Moses said: I beseech thee, Lord, I am not eloquent from yesterday and the day before; and since thou hast spoken to thy servant, I have more impediment and slowness of tongue. Ex. 4:10
The Lord said to him: Who made man's mouth? or who made the dumb and the deaf, the seeing and the blind? did not I? Ex. 4:11
The Lord being angry at Moses, said: Aaron the Levite is thy brother, I know that he is eloquent: behold he cometh forth to meet thee, and seeing thee, shall be glad at heart. Ex. 4:14
Speak to him, and put my words in his mouth: and I will be in thy mouth, and in his mouth, and will shew you what you must do. Ex. 4:15
He shall speak in thy stead to the people, and shall be thy mouth: but thou shalt be to him in those things that pertain to God. Ex. 4:16
Moses went his way, and returned to Jethro his father in law, and said to him; I will go and return to my brethren into Egypt, that I may see if they be yet alive. And Jethro said to him: Go in peace. Ex. 4:18
And the Lord said to Moses, in Madian: Go, and return into Egypt; for they are all dead that sought thy life. Ex. 4:19
And the Lord said to him as he was returning into Egypt: See that thou do all the wonders before Pharao, which I have put in thy hand: I shall harden his heart, and he will not let the people go. Ex. 4:21
And thou shalt say to him: Thus saith the Lord: Israel is my son, my firstborn. Ex. 4:22
I have said to thee: Let my son go, that he may serve me, and thou wouldst not let him go: behold I will kill thy son, thy firstborn. Ex. 4:23
Immediately Sephora took a very sharp stone, and circumcised the foreskin of her son, and touched his feet, and said: A bloody spouse art thou to me. Ex. 4:25
And he let him go after she had said: A bloody spouse art thou to me, because of the circumcision. Ex. 4:26
And the Lord said to Aaron: Go into the desert to meet Moses. And he went forth to meet him in the mountain of God, and kissed him. Ex. 4:27
And Aaron spoke all the words which the Lord had said to Moses: and he wrought the signs before the people. Ex. 4:30
¤ After these things, Moses and Aaron went in, and said to Pharao: Thus saith the Lord God of Israel: Let my people go, that they may sacrifice to me in the desert. Ex. 5:1
And they said: The God of the Hebrews hath called us, to go three days' journey into the wilderness, and to sacrifice to the Lord our God; lest a pestilence or the sword fall upon us. Ex. 5:3
The king of Egypt said to them: Why do you Moses and Aaron draw off the people from their works? Get you gone to your burdens. Ex. 5:4
You shall give straw no more to the people to make brick, as before; but let them go and gather straw. Ex. 5:7
And you shall lay upon them the task of bricks, which they did before; neither shall you diminish any thing thereof, for they are idle, and therefore they cry, saying: Let us go and sacrifice to our God. Ex. 5:8
And the overseers of the works, and the taskmasters, went out and said to the people: Thus saith Pharao: I allow you no straw; Ex. 5:10
And the people was scattered through all the land of Egypt to gather straw. Ex. 5:12
And the overseers of the works pressed them, saying: Fulfil your work every day, as before ye were wont to do, when straw was given you. Ex. 5:13
And they that were over the works of the children of Israel, were scourged by Pharao's taskmasters, saying: Why have you not made up the task of bricks, both yesterday and to day, as before? Ex. 5:14
And the officers of the children of Israel came, and cried out to Pharao, saying: Why dealest thou so with thy servants? Ex. 5:15
And he said: You are idle, and therefore you say: Let us go and sacrifice to the Lord. Ex. 5:17
And the officers of the children of Israel saw that they were in evil case, because it was said to them: There shall not a whit be diminished of the bricks for every day. Ex. 5:19
And they said to them: The Lord see and judge, because you have, made our savour to stink before Pharao and his servants, and you have given him a sword, to kill us. Ex. 5:21
And Moses returned to the Lord, and said: Lord, why hast thou afflicted this people? wherefore hast thou sent me? Ex. 5:22
For since the time that I went in to Pharao to speak in thy name, he hath afflicted thy people: and thou hast not delivered them. Ex. 5:23
¤ And the Lord said to Moses: Now thou shalt see what I will do to Pharao: for by a mighty hand shall he let them go, and with a strong hand shall he cast them out of his land. Ex. 6:1
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: I am the Lord Ex. 6:2
That appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, by the name of God Almighty: and my name ADONAI I did not shew them. Ex. 6:3
And I made a covenant with them, to give them the land of Chanaan, the land of their pilgrimage wherein they were strangers. Ex. 6:4
Therefore say to the children of Israel: I am the Lord who will bring you out from the work-prison of the Egyptians, and will deliver you from bondage: and redeem you with a high arm, and great judgments. Ex. 6:6
And I will take you to myself for my people, I will be your God: and you shall know that I am the Lord your God, who brought you out from the work-prison of the Egyptians: Ex. 6:7
And brought you into the land, concerning which I lifted up my hand to give it to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: and I will give it you to possess: I am the Lord. Ex. 6:8
And Moses told all this to the children of Israel: but they did not hearken to him, for anguish of spirit, and most painful work. Ex. 6:9
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Ex. 6:10
Go in, and speak to Pharao king of Egypt, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land. Ex. 6:11
Moses answered before the Lord: Behold the children of Israel do not hearken to me: and how will Pharao hear me, especially as I am of uncircumcised lips? Ex. 6:12
And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, and he gave them a charge unto the children of Israel, and unto Pharao the king of Egypt, that they should bring forth the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt. Ex. 6:13
And Amram took to wife Jochabed his aunt by the father's side: and she bore him Aaron and Moses. And the years of Amram's life, were a hundred and thirty-seven. Ex. 6:20
And Aaron took to wife Elizabeth the daughter of Aminadab, sister of Nahason, who bore him Nadab, and Abiu, and Eleazar, and Ithamar. Ex. 6:23
These are Aaron and Moses, whom the Lord commanded to bring forth the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their companies. Ex. 6:26
These are they that speak to Pharao, king of Egypt, in order to bring out the children of Israel from Egypt: these are that Moses and Aaron, Ex. 6:27
In the day when the Lord spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt. Ex. 6:28
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: I am the Lord; speak thou to Pharao, king of Egypt, all that I say to thee. Ex. 6:29
¤ And the Lord said to Moses: Behold, I have appointed thee the god of Pharao; and Aaron, thy brother, shall be thy prophet. Ex. 7:1
Thou shalt speak to him all that I command thee; and he shall speak to Pharao, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land. Ex. 7:2
And Moses was eighty years old, and Aaron eighty-three, when they spoke to Pharao. Ex. 7:7
And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron: Ex. 7:8
When Pharao shall say to you, Shew signs; thou shalt say to Aaron: Take thy rod, and cast it down before Pharao, and it shall be turned into a serpent. Ex. 7:9
And Pharao's heart was hardened, and he did not hearken to them, as the Lord had commanded. Ex. 7:13
And the Lord said to Moses: Pharao's heart is hardened, he will not let the people go. Ex. 7:14
Go to him in the morning, behold he will go out to the waters: and thou shalt stand to meet him on the bank of the river: and thou shalt take in thy hand the rod that was turned into a serpent. Ex. 7:15
And thou shalt say to him: The Lord God of the Hebrews sent me to thee, saying: Let my people go to sacrifice to me in the desert: and hitherto thou wouldst not hear. Ex. 7:16
The Lord also said to Moses: Say to Aaron, Take thy rod; and stretch forth thy hand upon the waters of Egypt, and upon their rivers, and streams and pools, and all the ponds of waters, that they may be turned into blood: and let blood be in all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood and of stone. Ex. 7:19
And he turned himself away, and went into his house, neither did he set his heart to it this time also. Ex. 7:23
And all the Egyptians dug round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river. Ex. 7:24
¤ And the Lord said to Moses: Go in to Pharao, and thou shalt say to him: Thus saith the Lord: Let my people go to sacrifice to me. Ex. 8:1
And the river shall bring forth an abundance of frogs; which shall come up and enter into thy house, and thy bedchamber, and upon thy bed, and into the houses of thy servants, and to thy people, and into thy ovens, and into the remains of thy meats: Ex. 8:3
And the frogs shall come in to thee, and to thy people, and to all thy servants. Ex. 8:4
And the Lord said to Moses: Say to Aaron: Stretch forth thy hand upon the streams, and upon the rivers and the pools, and bring forth frogs upon the land of Egypt. Ex. 8:5
But Pharao called Moses and Aaron, and said to them: Pray ye to the Lord to take away the frogs from me and from my people; and I will let the people go to sacrifice to the Lord. Ex. 8:8
And Moses said to Pharao: Set me a time when I shall pray for thee, and for thy servants, and for thy people, that the frogs may be driven away from thee and from thy house, and from thy servants, and from thy people; and may remain only in the river. Ex. 8:9
And he answered: To morrow. But he said: I will do according to thy word; that thou mayst know that there is none like to the Lord our God. Ex. 8:10
And Moses and Aaron went forth from Pharao: and Moses cried to the Lord for the promise, which he had made to Pharao concerning the frogs. Ex. 8:12
And the Lord did according to the word of Moses: and the frogs died out of the houses, and out of the villages, and out of the fields: Ex. 8:13
And the Lord said to Moses: Say to Aaron: Stretch forth thy rod, and strike the dust of the earth; and may there be sciniphs in all the land of Egypt. Ex. 8:16
And the magicians with their enchantments practised in like manner, to bring forth sciniphs, and they could not: and there were sciniphs as well on men as on beasts. Ex. 8:18
And the magicians said to Pharao: This is the finger of God. And Pharao's heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them, as the Lord had commanded. Ex. 8:19
The Lord also said to Moses: Arise early, and stand before Pharao; for he will go forth to the waters: and thou shalt say to him: Thus saith the Lord: Let my people go to sacrifice to me. Ex. 8:20
And I will put a division between my people and thy people: to morrow shall this sign be. Ex. 8:23
And Pharao called Moses and Aaron, and said to them: Go and sacrifice to your God in this land. Ex. 8:25
And Moses said: It cannot be so: for we shall sacrifice the abominations of the Egyptians to the Lord our God: now if we kill those things which the Egyptians worship, in their presence, they will stone us. Ex. 8:26
We will go three days' journey into the wilderness; and we will sacrifice to the Lord our God, as he hath commanded us. Ex. 8:27
And Pharao said: I will let you go to sacrifice to the Lord your God in the wilderness, but go no farther: pray for me. Ex. 8:28
And Moses said: I will go out from thee, and will pray to the Lord: and the flies shall depart from Pharao, and from his servants, and from his people to morrow: but do not deceive any more, in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the Lord. Ex. 8:29
So Moses went out from Pharao, and prayed to the Lord. Ex. 8:30
And he did according to his word: and he took away the flies from Pharao, and from his servants, and from his people: there was not left so much as one. Ex. 8:31
¤ And the Lord said to Moses: Go in to Pharao, and speak to him: Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews: Let my people go to sacrifice to me. Ex. 9:1
And the Lord will make a wonderful difference between the possessions of Israel and the possessions of the Egyptians, that nothing at all shall die of those things that belong to the children of Israel. Ex. 9:4
And the Lord appointed a time, saying: To morrow will the Lord do this thing in the land. Ex. 9:5
And Pharao sent to see; and there was not any thing dead of that which Israel possessed. And Pharao's heart was hardened, and he did not let the people go. Ex. 9:7
And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron: Take to you handfuls of ashes out of the chimney, and let Moses sprinkle it in the air in the presence of Pharao. Ex. 9:8
And the Lord hardened Pharao's heart, and he hearkened not unto them, as the Lord had spoken to Moses. Ex. 9:12
And the Lord said to Moses: Arise in the morning, and stand before Pharao, and thou shalt say to him: Thus saith the Lord, the God of the Hebrews: Let my people go to sacrifice to me. Ex. 9:13
For now I will stretch out my hand to strike thee, and thy people, with pestilence, and thou shalt perish from the earth. Ex. 9:15
Behold I will cause it to rain to morrow at this same hour, an exceeding great hail; such as hath not been in Egypt from the day that it was founded, until this present time. Ex. 9:18
And the Lord said to Moses: Stretch forth thy hand towards heaven, that there may be hail in the whole land of Egypt upon men, and upon beasts, and upon every herb of the field in the land of Egypt. Ex. 9:22
And Pharao sent and called Moses and Aaron, saying to them: I have sinned this time also, the Lord is just: I and my people, are wicked. Ex. 9:27
Pray ye to the Lord that the thunderings of God and the hail may cease: that I may let you go, and that ye may stay here no longer. Ex. 9:28
Moses said: As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will stretch forth my hands to the Lord, and the thunders shall cease, and the hail shall be no more: that thou mayst know that the earth is the Lord's: Ex. 9:29
And when Moses was gone from Pharao out of the city, he stretched forth his hands to the Lord: and the thunders and the hail ceased, neither did there drop any more rain upon the earth. Ex. 9:33
¤ And the Lord said to Moses: Go in to Pharao; for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants: that I may work these my signs in him, Ex. 10:1
Therefore Moses and Aaron went in to Pharao, and said to him: Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews: How long refusest thou to submit to me? let my people go, to sacrifice to me. Ex. 10:3
To cover the face of the earth, that nothing thereof may appear, but that which the hail hath left may be eaten: for they shall feed upon all the trees that spring in the fields. Ex. 10:5
And Pharao's servants said to him: How long shall we endure this scandal? Let the men go to sacrifice to the Lord their God. Dost thou not see that Egypt is undone? Ex. 10:7
And they called back Moses, and Aaron, to Pharao; and he said to them: Go, sacrifice to the Lord your God: who are they that shall go? Ex. 10:8
It shall not be so, but go ye men only, and sacrifice to the Lord: for this yourselves also desired. And immediately they were cast out from Pharao's presence. Ex. 10:11
And the Lord said to Moses: Stretch forth thy hand upon the land of Egypt unto the locust, that it may come upon it, and devour every herb that is left after the hail. Ex. 10:12
Wherefore Pharao in haste called Moses and Aaron, and said to them: I have sinned against the Lord your God, and against you. Ex. 10:16
But now forgive me my sin this time also, and pray to the Lord your God, that he take away from me this death. Ex. 10:17
And Moses going forth from the presence of Pharao, prayed to the Lord: Ex. 10:18
And he made a very strong wind to blow from the west, and it took the locusts and cast them into the Red Sea: there remained not so much as one in all the coasts of Egypt. Ex. 10:19
And the Lord said to Moses: Stretch out thy hand towards heaven: and may there be darkness upon the land of Egypt so thick that it may be felt. Ex. 10:21
And Pharao called Moses and Aaron, and said to them: Go, sacrifice to the Lord: let your sheep only, and herds remain, let your children go with you. Ex. 10:24
Moses said: Thou shalt give us also sacrifices and burnt-offerings, to the Lord our God. Ex. 10:25
All the flocks shall go with us; there shall not a hoof remain of them: for they are necessary for the service of the Lord our God: especially as we know not what must be offered, till we come to the very place. Ex. 10:26
And Pharao said to Moses: Get thee from me, and beware thou see not my face any more: in what day soever thou shalt come in my sight, thou shalt die. Ex. 10:28
¤ And the Lord said to Moses: Yet one plague more will I bring upon Pharao and Egypt, and after that he shall let you go, and thrust you out. Ex. 11:1
And the Lord will give favour to his people in the sight of the Egyptians. And Moses was a very great man in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharao's servants, and of all the people. Ex. 11:3
And every firstborn in the land of the Egyptians shall die, from the firstborn of Pharao who sitteth on his throne, even to the firstborn of the handmaid that is at the mill, and all the firstborn of beasts. Ex. 11:5
But with all the children of Israel there shall not a dog make the least noise, from man even to beast; that you may know how wonderful a difference the Lord maketh between the Egyptians and Israel. Ex. 11:7
And all these thy servants shall come down to me, and shall worship me, saying: Go forth thou, and all the people that is under thee: after that we will go out. Ex. 11:8
And he went out from Pharao exceeding angry. But the Lord said to Moses: Pharao will not hear you, that many signs may be done in the land of Egypt. Ex. 11:9
¤ And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt: Ex. 12:1
This month shall be to you the beginning of months; it shall be the first in the months of the year. Ex. 12:2
Speak ye to the whole assembly of the children of Israel, and say to them: On the tenth day of this month let every man take a lamb by their families and houses. Ex. 12:3
But if the number be less than may suffice to eat the lamb, he shall take unto him his neighbour that joineth to his house, according to the number of souls which may be enough to eat the lamb. Ex. 12:4
And it shall be a lamb without blemish, a male, of one year; according to which rite also you shall take a kid. Ex. 12:5
And the blood shall be unto you for a sign in the houses where you shall be; and I shall see the blood, and shall pass over you; and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I shall strike the land of Egypt. Ex. 12:13
And this day shall be for a memorial to you; and you shall keep it a feast to the Lord in your generations, with an everlasting observance. Ex. 12:14
The first day shall be holy and solemn, and the seventh day shall be kept with the like solemnity: you shall do no work in them, except those things that belong to eating. Ex. 12:16
And Moses called all the ancients of the children of Israel, and said to them: Go take a lamb by your families, and sacrifice the Phase. Ex. 12:21
For the Lord will pass through striking the Egyptians: and when he shall see the blood on the transom, and on both the posts, he will pass over the door of the house, and not suffer the destroyer to come into your houses and to hurt you. Ex. 12:23
And when your children shall say to you: What is the meaning of this service? Ex. 12:26
You shall say to them: It is the victim of the passage of the Lord, when he passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, striking the Egyptians, and saving our houses. And the people bowing themselves, adored. Ex. 12:27
And it came to pass at midnight, the Lord slew every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharao, who sat on his throne, unto the firstborn of the captive woman that was in the prison, and all the firstborn of cattle. Ex. 12:29
And Pharao calling Moses and Aaron, in the night, said: Arise and go forth from among my people, you and the children of Israel: go, sacrifice to the Lord as you say. Ex. 12:31
And the Egyptians pressed the people to go forth out of the land speedily, saying: We shall all die. Ex. 12:33
And the Lord gave favour to the people in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they lent unto them: and they stripped the Egyptians. Ex. 12:36
And the children of Israel set forward from Ramesse to Socoth, being about six hundred thousand men on foot, beside children. Ex. 12:37
And they baked the meal, which a little before they had brought out of Egypt in dough: and they made hearth cakes unleavened: for it could not be leavened, the Egyptians pressing them to depart, and not suffering them to make any stay; neither did they think of preparing any meat. Ex. 12:39
And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron: This is the service of the Phase; no foreigner shall eat of it. Ex. 12:43
And if any stranger be willing to dwell among you, and to keep the Phase of the Lord, all his males shall first be circumcised, and then shall he celebrate it according to the manner: and he shall be as he that is born in the land: but if any man be uncircumcised, he shall not eat thereof. Ex. 12:48
The same law shall be to him that is born in the land, and to the proselyte that sojourneth with you. Ex. 12:49
¤ And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Ex. 13:1
And Moses said to the people: Remember this day in which you came forth out of Egypt, and out of the house of bondage, for with a strong hand hath the Lord brought you forth out of this place: that you eat no leavened bread. Ex. 13:3
And when the Lord shall have brought thee into the land of the Chanaanite, and the Hethite, and the Amorrhite, and the Hevite, and the Jebusite, which he swore to thy fathers that he would give thee, a land that floweth with milk and honey, thou shalt celebrate this manner of sacred rites in this month. Ex. 13:5
And thou shalt tell thy son in that day, saying: This is what the Lord did to me when I came forth out of Egypt. Ex. 13:8
Thou shalt keep this observance at the set time from days to days. Ex. 13:10
And when the Lord shall have brought thee into the land of the Chanaanite, as he swore to thee and thy fathers, and shall give it thee: Ex. 13:11
Thou shalt set apart all that openeth the womb for the Lord, and all that is first brought forth of thy cattle: whatsoever thou shalt have of the male sex, thou shalt consecrate to the Lord. Ex. 13:12
And when thy son shall ask thee to morrow, saying: What is this? thou shalt answer him: With a strong hand did the Lord bring us forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Ex. 13:14
For when Pharao was hardened, and would not let us go, the Lord slew every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of man to the firstborn of beasts: therefore I sacrifice to the Lord all that openeth the womb of the male sex, and all the firstborn of my sons I redeem. Ex. 13:15
And the Lord went before them to shew the way, by day in a pillar of a cloud, and by night in a pillar of fire; that he might be the guide of their journey at both times. Ex. 13:21
¤ And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Ex. 14:1
Speak to the children of Israel: Let them turn and encamp over against Phihahiroth, which is between Magdal and the sea over against Beelsephon: you shall encamp before it upon the sea. Ex. 14:2
And it was told the king of the Egyptians that the people was fled: and the heart of Pharao and of his servants was changed with regard to the people, and they said: What meant we to do, that we let Israel go from serving us? Ex. 14:5
And when Pharao drew near, the children of Israel lifting up their eyes, saw the Egyptians behind them: and they feared exceedingly, and cried to the Lord. Ex. 14:10
And they said to Moses: Perhaps there were no graves in Egypt, therefore thou hast brought us to die in the wilderness: why wouldst thou do this, to lead us out of Egypt? Ex. 14:11
Is not this the word that we spoke to thee in Egypt, saying: Depart from us, that we may serve the Egyptians? for it was much better to serve them, than to die in the wilderness. Ex. 14:12
And Moses said to the people: Fear not: stand, and see the great wonders of the Lord, which he will do this day; for the Egyptians, whom you see now, you shall see no more for ever. Ex. 14:13
And the Lord said to Moses: Why criest thou to me? Speak to the children of Israel to go forward. Ex. 14:15
And I will harden the heart of the Egyptians to pursue you: and I will be glorified in Pharao, and in all his host, and in his chariots and in his horsemen. Ex. 14:17
And the Lord said to Moses: Stretch forth thy hand over the sea, that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots and horsemen. Ex. 14:26
And when Moses had stretched forth his hand towards the sea, it returned at the first break of day to the former place: and as the Egyptians were fleeing away, the waters came upon them, and the Lord shut them up in the middle of the waves. Ex. 14:27
But the children of Israel marched through the midst of the sea upon dry land, and the waters were to them as a wall on the right hand and on the left: Ex. 14:29
¤ Then Moses and the children of Israel sung this canticle to the Lord, and said: Let us sing to the Lord: for he is gloriously magnified, the horse and the rider he hath thrown into the sea. Ex. 15:1
The Lord is my strength and my praise, and he is become salvation to me: he is my God, and I will glorify him: the God of my father, and I will exalt him. Ex. 15:2
The depths have covered them, they are sunk to the bottom like a stone. Ex. 15:5
Who is like to thee, among the strong, O Lord? who is like to thee, glorious in holiness, terrible and praise-worthy, doing wonders? Ex. 15:11
In thy mercy thou hast been a leader to the people which thou hast redeemed: and in thy strength thou hast carried them to thy holy habitation. Ex. 15:13
And she began the song to them, saying: Let us sing to the Lord, for he is gloriously magnified, the horse and his rider he hath thrown into the sea. Ex. 15:21
And they came into Mara, and they could not drink the waters of Mara because they were bitter: whereupon he gave a name also agreeable to the place, calling it Mara, that is, bitterness. Ex. 15:23
But he cried to the Lord, and he shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, they were turned into sweetness. There he appointed him ordinances, and judgments, and there he proved him, Ex. 15:25
And the children of Israel said to them: Would to God we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat over the fleshpots, and ate bread to the full: Why have you brought us into this desert, that you might destroy all the multitude with famine? Ex. 16:3
And the Lord said to Moses: Behold I will rain bread from heaven for you; let the people go forth, and gather what is sufficient for every day: that I may prove them whether they will walk in my law, or not. Ex. 16:4
But the sixth day let them provide for to bring in: and let it be double to that they were wont to gather every day. Ex. 16:5
And Moses and Aaron said to the children of Israel In the evening you shall know that the Lord hath brought you forth out of the land of Egypt: Ex. 16:6
And Moses said: In the evening the Lord will give you flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full: for he hath heard your murmurings, with which you have murmured against him, for what are we? your murmuring is not against us, but against the Lord. Ex. 16:8
Moses also said to Aaron: Say to the whole congregation of the children of Israel: Come before the Lord; for he hath heard your murmuring. Ex. 16:9
And when Aaron spoke to all the assembly of the children of Israel, they looked towards the wilderness; and behold the glory of the Lord appeared in a cloud. Ex. 16:10
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Ex. 16:11
I have heard the murmuring of the children of Israel, say to them: In the evening you shall eat flesh, and in the morning you shall have your fill of bread; and you shall know that I am the Lord your God. Ex. 16:12
So it came to pass in the evening, that quails coming up, covered the camp: and in the morning a dew lay round about the camp. Ex. 16:13
And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another: Manhu! which signifieth: What is this! for they knew not what it was. And Moses said to them: This is the bread which the Lord hath given you to eat. Ex. 16:15
This is the word that the Lord hath commanded: Let every one gather of it as much as is enough to eat; a gomor for every man, according to the number of your souls that dwell in a tent, so shall you take of it. Ex. 16:16
And they measured by the measure of a gomor: neither had he more that had gathered more; nor did he find less that had provided less: but every one had gathered, according to what they were able to eat. Ex. 16:18
And Moses said to them: Let no man leave thereof till the morning. Ex. 16:19
And they hearkened not to him, but some of them left until the morning, and it began to be full of worms, and it putrified, and Moses was angry with them. Ex. 16:20
Now every one of them gathered in the morning, as much as might suffice to eat: and after the sun grew hot, it melted. Ex. 16:21
And he said to them: This is what the Lord hath spoken: To morrow is the rest of the sabbath sanctified to the Lord. Whatsoever work is to be done, do it; and the meats that are to be dressed, dress them; and whatsoever shall remain, lay it up until the morning. Ex. 16:23
And Moses said: Eat it to day, because it is the sabbath of the Lord: to day it shall not be found in the field. Ex. 16:25
And the seventh day came; and some of the people going forth to gather, found none. Ex. 16:27
And the Lord said to Moses: How long will you refuse to keep my commandments, and my law? Ex. 16:28
And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white, and the taste thereof like to flour with honey. Ex. 16:31
And Moses said: This is the word which the Lord hath commanded: Fill a gomor of it, and let it be kept unto generations to come hereafter; that they may know the bread, wherewith I fed you in the wilderness when you were brought forth out of the land of Egypt. Ex. 16:32
And Moses said to Aaron: Take a vessel, and put manna into it, as much as a gomor can hold; and lay it up before the Lord, to keep unto your generations, Ex. 16:33
As the Lord commanded Moses. And Aaron put it in the tabernacle to be kept. Ex. 16:34
And the children of Israel ate manna forty years, till they came to a habitable land: with this meat were they fed, until they reached the borders of the land of Chanaan. Ex. 16:35
¤ Then all the multitude of the children of Israel setting forward from the desert of Sin, by their mansions, according to the word of the Lord, encamped in Raphidim, where there was no water for the people to drink. Ex. 17:1
So the people were thirsty there for want of water, and murmured against Moses, saying: Why didst thou make us go forth out of Egypt, to kill us and our children, and our beasts with thirst? Ex. 17:3
And Moses cried to the Lord, saying: What shall I do to this people? Yet a little more and they will stone me. Ex. 17:4
And the Lord said to Moses: Go before the people, and take with thee of the ancients of Israel: and take in thy hand the rod wherewith thou didst strike the river, and go. Ex. 17:5
And Moses said to Josue: Choose out men; and go out and fight against Amalec: tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill, having the rod of God in my hand. Ex. 17:9
And Moses' hands were heavy: so they took a stone, and put under him, and he sat on it: and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands on both sides. And it came to pass, that his hands were not weary until sunset. Ex. 17:12
And Josue put Amalec and his people to flight, by the edge of the sword. Ex. 17:13
And the Lord said to Moses: Write this for a memorial in a book, and deliver it to the ears of Josue; for I will destroy the memory of Amalec from under heaven. Ex. 17:14
Because the hand of the throne of the Lord, and the war of the Lord shall be against Amalec, from generation to generation. Ex. 17:16
¤ And when Jethro the priest of Madian, the kinsman of Moses, had heard all the things that God had done to Moses, and to Israel his people, and that the Lord had brought forth Israel out of Egypt: Ex. 18:1
And Jethro, the kinsman of Moses, came with his sons, and his wife to Moses into the desert, where he was camped by the mountain of God. Ex. 18:5
And he sent word to Moses, saying: I Jethro, thy kinsman, come to thee, and thy wife, and thy two sons with her. Ex. 18:6
And he went out to meet his kinsman, and worshipped and kissed him: and they saluted one another with words of peace. And when he was come into the tent, Ex. 18:7
Moses told his kinsman all that the Lord had done to Pharao, and the Egyptians in favour of Israel: and all the labour which had befallen them in the journey, and that the Lord had delivered them. Ex. 18:8
And Jethro rejoiced for all the good things that the Lord had done to Israel, because he had delivered them out of the hands of the Egyptians. Ex. 18:9
So Jethro, the kinsman of Moses, offered holocausts and sacrifices to God: and Aaron and all the ancients of Israel came, to eat bread with him before God. Ex. 18:12
And the next day Moses sat to judge the people, who stood by Moses from morning until night. Ex. 18:13
And Moses answered him: The people come to me to seek the judgment of God? Ex. 18:15
And when any controversy falleth out among them, they come to me to judge between them, and to shew the precepts of God, and his laws. Ex. 18:16
But hear my words and counsels, and God shall be with thee. Be thou to the people in those things that pertain to God, to bring their words to him: Ex. 18:19
And to shew the people the ceremonies, and the manner of worshipping; and the way wherein they ought to walk, and the work that they ought to do. Ex. 18:20
Who may judge the people at all times: and when any great matter soever shall fall out, let them refer it to thee, and let them judge the lesser matters only: that so it may be lighter for thee, the burden being shared out unto others. Ex. 18:22
If thou dost this, thou shalt fulfil the commandment of God, and shalt be able to bear his precepts: and all this people shall return to their places with peace. Ex. 18:23
And they judged the people at all times: and whatsoever was of greater difficulty they referred to him, and they judged the easier cases only. Ex. 18:26
For departing out of Raphidim, and coming to the desert of Sinai, they camped in the same place, and there Israel pitched their tents over against the mountain. Ex. 19:2
And Moses went up to God; and the Lord called unto him from the mountain, and said: Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel: Ex. 19:3
You have seen what I have done to the Egyptians, how I have carried you upon the wings of eagles, and have taken you to myself. Ex. 19:4
And you shall be to me a priestly kingdom, and a holy nation. These are the words thou shalt speak to the children of Israel. Ex. 19:6
And all the people answered together: All that the Lord hath spoken, we will do. And when Moses had related the people's words to the Lord, Ex. 19:8
The Lord said to him: Lo, now will I come to thee in the darkness of a cloud, that the people may hear me speaking to thee, and may believe thee for ever. And Moses told the words of the people to the Lord. Ex. 19:9
And he said to him: Go to the people, and sanctify them to day, and to morrow, and let them wash their garments. Ex. 19:10
And thou shalt appoint certain limits to the people round about, and thou shalt say to them: Take heed ye go not up into the mount, and that ye touch not the borders thereof: every one that toucheth the mount, dying he shall die. Ex. 19:12
No hands shall touch him, but he shall be stoned to death, or he shall be shot through with arrows: whether it be beast, or man, he shall not live. When the trumpet shall begin to sound, then let them go up into the mount. Ex. 19:13
And Moses came down from the mount to the people, and sanctified them. And when they had washed their garments, Ex. 19:14
He said to them: Be ready against the third day, and come not near your wives. Ex. 19:15
And now the third day was come, and the morning appeared: and behold thunders began to be heard, and lightning to flash, and a very thick cloud to cover the mount, and the noise of the trumpet sounded exceeding loud; and the people that was in the camp, feared. Ex. 19:16
And when Moses had brought them forth to meet God, from the place of the camp, they stood at the bottom of the mount. Ex. 19:17
And the sound of the trumpet grew by degrees louder and louder, and was drawn out to a greater length: Moses spoke, and God answered him. Ex. 19:19
He said unto him: Go down, and charge the people; lest they should have a mind to pass the limits to see the Lord, and a very great multitude of them should perish. Ex. 19:21
The priests also that come to the Lord, let them be sanctified, lest he strike them. Ex. 19:22
And Moses said to the Lord: The people cannot come up to Mount Sinai: for thou didst charge, and command, saying: Set limits about the mount, and sanctify it. Ex. 19:23
And the Lord said to him: Go, get thee down; and thou shalt come up, thou and Aaron with thee: but let not the priests and the people pass the limits, nor come up to the Lord, lest he kill them. Ex. 19:24
And Moses went down to the people and told them all. Ex. 19:25
Thou shalt not make to thyself a graven thing, nor the likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or in the earth beneath, nor of those things that are in the waters under the earth. Ex. 20:4
And shewing mercy unto thousands to them that love me, and keep my commandments. Ex. 20:6
Saying to Moses: Speak thou to us, and we will hear: let not the Lord speak to us, lest we die. Ex. 20:19
And Moses said to the people: Fear not; for God is come to prove you, and that the dread of him might be in you, and you should not sin. Ex. 20:20
And the people stood afar off. But Moses went to the dark cloud wherein God was. Ex. 20:21
And the Lord said to Moses: Thus shalt thou say to the children of Israel: You have seen that I have spoken to you from heaven. Ex. 20:22
You shall not make gods of silver, nor shall you make to yourselves gods of gold. Ex. 20:23
You shall make an altar of earth unto me, and you shall offer upon it your holocausts and peace offerings, your sheep and oxen, in every place where the memory of my name shall be: I will come to thee, and will bless thee. Ex. 20:24
His master shall bring him to the gods, and he shall be set to the door and the posts, and he shall bore his ear through with an awl: and he shall be his servant for ever. Ex. 21:6
If any man sell his daughter to be a servant, she shall not go out as bondwomen are wont to go out. Ex. 21:7
If she displease the eyes of her master to whom she was delivered, he shall let her go: but he shall have no power to sell her to a foreign nation, if he despise her. Ex. 21:8
But if he have betrothed her to his son, he shall deal with her after the manner of daughters. Ex. 21:9
He that striketh a man with a will to kill him, shall be put to death. Ex. 21:12
But he that did not lie in wait for him, but God delivered him into his hands: I will appoint thee a place to which he must flee. Ex. 21:13
He that striketh his father or mother, shall be put to death. Ex. 21:15
He that shall steal a man, and sell him, being convicted of the guilt, shall be put to death. Ex. 21:16
But if the party remain alive a day or two, he shall not be subject to the punishment, because it is his money. Ex. 21:21
But if the ox was wont to push with his horn yesterday, and the day before, and they warned his master, and he did not shut him up, and he shall kill a man or a woman: then the ox shall be stoned, and his owner also shall be put to death. Ex. 21:29
If he assault a bondman or bondwoman, he shall give thirty sicles of silver to their master, and the ox shall be stoned. Ex. 21:32
But if he knew that his ox was wont to push yesterday, and the day before, and his master did not keep him in; he shall pay ox for ox, and shall take the whole carcass. Ex. 21:36
If a thief be found breaking open a house or undermining it, and be wounded so as to die: he that slew him shall not be guilty of blood. Ex. 22:2
But if he did this when the sun is risen, he hath committed murder, and he shall die. If he have not wherewith to make restitution for the theft, he shall be sold. Ex. 22:3
If any man hurt a field or a vineyard, and put in his beast to feed upon that which is other men's: he shall restore the best of whatsoever he hath in his own field, or in his vineyard, according to the estimation of the damage. Ex. 22:5
If a man deliver money, or any vessel unto his friend to keep, and they be stolen away from him that received them: if the thief be found, he shall restore double: Ex. 22:7
If the thief be not known, the master of the house shall be brought to the gods, and shall swear that he did not lay his hand upon his neighbour's goods, Ex. 22:8
To do any fraud, either in ox, or in ass, or sheep, or raiment, or any thing that may bring damage: the cause of both parties shall come to the gods: and if they give judgment, he shall restore double to his neighbour. Ex. 22:9
If a man deliver ass, ox, sheep, or any beast, to his neighbour's custody, and it die, or be hurt, or be taken by enemies, and no man saw it: Ex. 22:10
There shall be an oath between them, that he did not put forth his hand to his neighbour's goods: and the owner shall accept of the oath, and he shall not be compelled to make restitution. Ex. 22:11
But if it were taken away by stealth, he shall make the loss good to the owner. Ex. 22:12
If it were eaten by a beast, let him bring to him that which was slain, and he shall not make restitution. Ex. 22:13
If a man borrow of his neighbour any of these things, and it be hurt or die, the owner not being present, he shall be obliged to make restitution. Ex. 22:14
If a man seduce a virgin not yet espoused, and lie with her: he shall endow her, and have her to wife. Ex. 22:16
If the maid's father will not give her to him, he shall give money according to the dowry, which virgins are wont to receive. Ex. 22:17
Wizards thou shalt not suffer to live. Ex. 22:18
Whosoever copulateth with a beast; shall be put to death. Ex. 22:19
He that sacrificeth to gods, shall be put to death, save only to the Lord. Ex. 22:20
If you hurt them, they will cry out to me, and I will hear their cry: Ex. 22:23
If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor, that dwelleth with thee, thou shalt not be hard upon them as an extortioner, nor oppress them with usuries. Ex. 22:25
For that same is the only thing, wherewith he is covered, the clothing of his body, neither hath he any other to sleep in: if he cry to me, I will hear him, because I am compassionate. Ex. 22:27
Thou shalt not delay to pay thy tithes and thy firstfruits: thou shalt give the firstborn of thy sons to me. Ex. 22:29
Thou shalt do the same with the firstborn of thy oxen also and sheep: seven days let it be with its dam: the eighth day thou shalt give it to me. Ex. 22:30
You shall be holy men to me: the flesh that beasts have tasted of before, you shall not eat, but shall cast it to the dogs. Ex. 22:31
¤ Thou shalt not receive the voice of a lie: neither shalt thou join thy hand to bear false witness for a wicked person. Ex. 23:1
Thou shalt not follow the multitude to do evil: neither shalt thou yield in judgment, to the opinion of the most part, to stray from the truth. Ex. 23:2
If thou meet thy enemy's ox or ass going astray, bring it back to him. Ex. 23:4
Thou shalt fly lying. The innocent and just person thou shalt not put to death: because I abhor the wicked. Ex. 23:7
But the seventh year thou shalt let it alone, and suffer it to rest, that the poor of thy people may eat, and whatsoever shall be left, let the beasts of the field eat it: so shalt thou do with thy vineyard and thy oliveyard. Ex. 23:11
Keep all things that I have said to you. And by the name of strange gods you shall not swear, neither shall it be heard out of your mouth. Ex. 23:13
Three times every year you shall celebrate feasts to me. Ex. 23:14
Thou shalt carry the first-fruits of the corn of thy ground to the house of the Lord thy God. Thou shalt not boil a kid in the milk of his dam. Ex. 23:19
Take notice of him, and hear his voice, and do not think him one to be contemned: for he will not forgive when thou hast sinned, and my name is in him. Ex. 23:21
But if thou wilt hear his voice, and do all that I speak, I will be an enemy to thy enemies, and will afflict them that afflict thee. Ex. 23:22
I will send my fear before thee, and will destroy all the people to whom thou shalt come: and will turn the backs of all thy enemies before thee: Ex. 23:27
And I will set thy bounds from the Red Sea to the sea of the Palestines, and from the desert to the river: I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hands, and will drive them out from before you. Ex. 23:31
Let them not dwell in thy land, lest perhaps they make thee sin against me, if thou serve their gods; which, undoubtedly, will be a scandal to thee. Ex. 23:33
¤ And he said to Moses: Come up to the Lord, thou, and Aaron, Nadab and Abiu, and seventy of the ancients of Israel, and you shall adore afar off. Ex. 24:1
And Moses alone shall come up to the Lord, but they shall not come nigh; neither shall the people come up with him. Ex. 24:2
And Moses wrote all the words of the Lord: and rising in the morning, he built an altar at the foot of the mount, and twelve titles according to the twelve tribes of Israel. Ex. 24:4
And he sent young men of the children of Israel, and they offered holocausts, and sacrificed pacific victims of calves to the Lord. Ex. 24:5
And the Lord said to Moses: Come up to me into the mount, and be there; and I will give thee tables of stone, and the law, and the commandments which I have written; that thou mayst teach them. Ex. 24:12
Said to the ancients: Wait ye here till we return to you. You have Aaron and Hur with you: if any question shall arise, you shall refer it to them. Ex. 24:14
¤ And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Ex. 25:1
Speak to the children of Israel, that they bring firstfruits to me: of every man that offereth of his own accord, you shall take them. Ex. 25:2
Oil to make lights: spices for ointment, and for sweetsmelling incense: Ex. 25:6
Onyx stones, and precious stones to adorn the ephod and the rational. Ex. 25:7
According to all the likeness of the tabernacle which I will shew thee, and of all the vessels for the service thereof: and thus you shall make it: Ex. 25:9
Let them cover both sides of the propitiatory, spreading their wings, and covering the oracle, and let them look one towards the other, their faces being turned towards the propitiatory wherewith the ark is to be covered. Ex. 25:20
Thence will I give orders, and will speak to thee over the propitiatory, and from the midst of the two cherubims, which shall be upon the ark of the testimony, all things which I will command the children of Israel by thee. Ex. 25:22
And thou shalt overlay it with the purest gold: and thou shalt make to it a golden ledge round about. Ex. 25:24
And to the ledge itself a polished crown, four inches high; and over the same another little golden crown. Ex. 25:25
The bars also themselves thou shalt make of setim wood, and shalt overlay them with gold, to bear up the table. Ex. 25:28
Thou shalt prepare also dishes, and bowls, censers, and cups, wherein the libations are to be offered, of the purest gold. Ex. 25:29
Three cups as it were nuts to every branch, and a bowl withal, and a lily: and three cups likewise of the fashion of nuts in the other branch, and a bowl withal, and a lily. Such shall be the work of the six branches, that are to come out from the shaft: Ex. 25:33
Thou shalt make also seven lamps, and shalt set them upon the candlestick, to give light over against. Ex. 25:37
Look, and make it according to the pattern that was shewn thee in the mount. Ex. 25:40
Five curtains shall be joined one to another, and the other five shall be coupled together in like manner. Ex. 26:3
Thou shalt make loops of violet in the sides and tops of the curtains, that they may be joined one to another. Ex. 26:4
Every curtain shall have fifty loops on both sides, so set on, that one loop may be against another loop, and one may be fitted to the other. Ex. 26:5
Thou shalt make also fifty rings of gold, wherewith the veils of the curtains are to be joined, that it may be made one tabernacle. Ex. 26:6
Thou shalt make also eleven curtains of goats' hair, to cover the top of the tabernacle. Ex. 26:7
Five of which thou shalt couple by themselves, and the six others thou shalt couple one to another, so as to double the sixth curtain in the front of the roof. Ex. 26:9
And that which shall remain of the curtains, that are prepared for the roof, to wit, one curtain that is over and above, with the half thereof thou shalt cover the back parts of the tabernacle. Ex. 26:12
Thou shalt make also another cover to the roof of rams' skins dyed red: and over that again another cover of violet coloured skins. Ex. 26:14
In the sides of the boards shall be made two mortises, whereby one board may be joined to another board: and after this manner shall all the boards be prepared. Ex. 26:17
In the second side also of the tabernacle that looketh to the north, there shall be twenty boards, Ex. 26:20
And they shall be joined together from beneath unto the top, and one joint shall hold them all. The like joining shall be observed for the two boards also that are to be put in the corners. Ex. 26:24
Thou shalt make also five bars of setim wood, to hold together the boards on one side of the tabernacle. Ex. 26:26
And they shall be put along by the midst of the boards, from one end to the other. Ex. 26:28
The boards also themselves thou shalt overlay with gold, and shalt cast rings of gold to be set upon them, for places for the bars to hold together the boardwork: which bars thou shalt cover with plates of gold. Ex. 26:29
And thou shalt rear up the tabernacle according to the pattern that was shewn thee in the mount. Ex. 26:30
And thou shalt make for the uses thereof pans to receive the ashes, and tongs and fleshhooks, and firepans: all its vessels thou shalt make of brass. Ex. 27:3
Which thou shalt put under the hearth of the altar: and the grate shall be even to the midst of the altar. Ex. 27:5
And thou shalt draw them through rings, and they shall be on both sides of the altar to carry it. Ex. 27:7
But in the breadth of the court, that looketh to the west, there shall be hangings of fifty cubits, and ten pillars, and as many sockets. Ex. 27:12
In that breadth also of the court, which looketh to the east, there shall be fifty cubits. Ex. 27:13
¤ Take unto thee also Aaron thy brother with his sons, from among the children of Israel, that they may minister to me in the priest's office: Aaron, Nadab, and Abiu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. Ex. 28:1
And thou shalt speak to all the wise of heart, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron's vestments, in which he being consecrated, may minister to me. Ex. 28:3
Six names on one stone, and the other six on the other, according to the order of their birth. Ex. 28:10
And two little chains of the purest gold, linked one to another, which thou shalt put into the hooks. Ex. 28:14
And thou shalt make the rational of judgment with embroidered work of divers colours, according to the workmanship of the ephod, of gold, violet, and purple, and scarlet twice dyed, and fine twisted linen. Ex. 28:15
And they shall have the names of the children of Israel: with twelve names shall they be engraved, each stone with the name of one according to the twelve tribes. Ex. 28:21
And thou shalt make on the rational chains, linked one to another, of the purest gold: Ex. 28:22
And the golden chains thou shalt join to the rings, that are in the ends thereof. Ex. 28:24
Moreover also other two rings of gold, which are to be set on each side of the ephod beneath, that looketh towards the nether joining, that the rational may be fitted with the ephod, Ex. 28:27
In the midst whereof above shall be a hole for the head, and a border round about it woven, as is wont to be made in the outmost parts of garments, that it may not easily be broken. Ex. 28:32
Thou shalt make also a plate of the purest gold: wherein thou shalt grave with engraver's work, Holy to the Lord. Ex. 28:36
Thou shalt make also linen breeches, to cover the flesh of their nakedness, from the reins to the thighs: Ex. 28:42
And Aaron and his sons shall use them when they shall go into the tabernacle of the testimony, or when they approach to the altar to minister in the sanctuary, lest being guilty of iniquity they die. It shall be a law for ever to Aaron, and to his seed after him. Ex. 28:43
¤ And thou shalt also do this, that they may be consecrated to me in priesthood. Take a calf from the herd, and two rams without blemish, Ex. 29:1
And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the tabernacle of the testimony. And when thou hast washed the father and his sons with water, Ex. 29:4
To wit, Aaron and his children, and thou shalt put mitres upon them; and they shall be priests to me by a perpetual ordinance. After thou shalt have consecrated their hands, Ex. 29:9
And thou shalt offer the whole ram for a burnt offering upon the altar: it is an oblation to the Lord, a most sweet savour of the victim of the Lord. Ex. 29:18
Thou shalt take also the breast of the ram, wherewith Aaron was consecrated, and elevating it thou shalt sanctify it before the Lord, and it shall fall to thy share. Ex. 29:26
Wherewith Aaron was consecrated and his sons, and they shall fall to Aaron's share, and his sons', by a perpetual right from the children of Israel: because they are the choicest and the beginnings of their peace victims which they offer to the Lord. Ex. 29:28
He of his sons that shall be appointed high priest in his stead, and that shall enter into the tabernacle of the testimony to minister in the sanctuary, shall wear it seven days. Ex. 29:30
And thou shalt offer a calf for sin every day for expiation. And thou shalt cleanse the altar when thou hast offered the victim of expiation, and shalt anoint it to sanctify it. Ex. 29:36
And the other lamb thou shalt offer in the evening, according to the rite of the morning oblation, and according to what we have said, for a savour of sweetness: Ex. 29:41
It is a sacrifice to the Lord, by perpetual oblation unto your generations, at the door of the tabernacle of the testimony before the Lord, where I will appoint to speak unto thee. Ex. 29:42
I will sanctify also the tabernacle of the testimony with the altar, and Aaron with his sons, to do the office of priesthood unto me. Ex. 29:44
¤ Thou shalt make also an altar to burn incense, of setim wood. Ex. 30:1
And thou shalt overlay it with the purest gold, as well the grate thereof, as the walls round about, and the horns. And thou shalt make to it a crown of gold round about, Ex. 30:3
And thou shalt set the altar over against the veil, that hangeth before the ark of the testimony before the propitiatory wherewith the testimony is covered, where I will speak to thee. Ex. 30:6
And Aaron shall pray upon the horns thereof once a year, with the blood of that which was offered for sin; and shall make atonement upon it in your generations. It shall be most holy to the Lord. Ex. 30:10
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Ex. 30:11
When thou shalt take the sum of the children of Israel, according to their number, every one of them shall give a price for their souls to the Lord, and there shall be no scourge among them, when they shall be reckoned. Ex. 30:12
And this shall every one give that passeth at the naming, half a sicle according to the standard of the temple. A sicle hath twenty obols. Half a sicle shall be offered to the Lord. Ex. 30:13
The rich man shall not add to half a sicle, and the poor man shall diminish nothing. Ex. 30:15
And the money received, which was contributed by the children of Israel, thou shalt deliver unto the uses of the tabernacle of the testimony, that it may be a memorial of them before the Lord, and he may be merciful to their souls. Ex. 30:16
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Ex. 30:17
Thou shalt make also a brazen laver with its foot to wash in: and thou shalt set it between the tabernacle of the testimony and the altar. And water being put into it: Ex. 30:18
When they are going into the tabernacle of the testimony, and when they are to come to the altar, to offer on it incense to the Lord, Ex. 30:20
Lest perhaps they die. It shall be an everlasting law to him, and to his seed by successions. Ex. 30:21
And the Lord spoke to Moses, Ex. 30:22
And of holocaust, and all the furniture that belongeth to the service of them. Ex. 30:28
And thou shalt say to the children of Israel: This oil of unction shall be holy unto me throughout your generations. Ex. 30:31
What man soever shall compound such, and shall give thereof to a stranger, he shall be cut off from his people. Ex. 30:33
And the Lord said to Moses: Take unto thee spices, stacte, and onycha, galbanum of sweet savour, and the clearest frankincense, all shall be of equal weight. Ex. 30:34
And when thou hast beaten all into very small powder, thou shalt set of it before the tabernacle of the testimony, in the place where I will appear to thee. Most holy shall this incense be unto you. Ex. 30:36
You shall not make such a composition for your own uses, because it is holy to the Lord. Ex. 30:37
What man soever shall make the like, to enjoy the smell thereof, he shall perish out of his people. Ex. 30:38
¤ And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Ex. 31:1
To devise whatsoever may be artificially made of gold, and silver, and brass, Ex. 31:4
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Ex. 31:12
Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them: See that you keep my sabbath; because it is a sign between me and you in your generations that you may know that I am the Lord, who sanctify you. Ex. 31:13
keep you my sabbath: for it is holy unto you: he that shall profane it, shall be put to death: he that shall do any work in it, his soul shall perish out of the midst of his people. Ex. 31:14
Six days shall you do work: in the seventh day is the sabbath, the rest holy to the Lord. Every one that shall do any work on this day, shall die. Ex. 31:15
And the Lord, when he had ended these words in Mount Sinai, gave to Moses two stone tables of testimony, written with the finger of God. Ex. 31:18
¤ And the people seeing that Moses delayed to come down from the mount, gathering together against Aaron, said: Arise, make us gods, that may go before us: For as to this Moses, the man that brought us out of the land of Egypt, we know not what has befallen him. Ex. 32:1
And Aaron said to them: Take the golden earrings from the ears of your wives, and your sons and daughters, and bring them to me. Ex. 32:2
And the people did what he had commanded, bringing the earrings to Aaron. Ex. 32:3
And when Aaron saw this, he built an altar before it, and made proclamation by a crier's voice, saying To morrow is the solemnity of the Lord. Ex. 32:5
And rising in the morning, they offered holocausts, and peace victims, and the people sat down to eat and drink, and they rose up to play. Ex. 32:6
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Go, get thee down: thy people, which thou hast brought out of the land of Egypt, hath sinned. Ex. 32:7
They have quickly strayed from the way which thou didst shew them: and they have made to themselves a molten calf, and have adored it, and sacrificing victims to it, have said: These are thy gods, O Israel, that have brought thee out of the land of Egypt. Ex. 32:8
And again the Lord said to Moses: I see that this people is stiffnecked: Ex. 32:9
Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou sworest by thy own self, saying: I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven: and this whole land that I have spoken of, I will give to your seed, and you shall possess it for ever: Ex. 32:13
And Josue hearing the noise of the people shouting, said to Moses: The noise of battle is heard in the camp. Ex. 32:17
But he answered: It is not the cry of men encouraging to fight, nor the shout of men compelling to flee: but I hear the voice of singers. Ex. 32:18
And when he came nigh to the camp, he saw the calf, and the dances: and being very angry, he threw the tables out of his hand, and broke them at the foot of the mount: Ex. 32:19
And laying hold of the calf which they had made, he burnt it, and beat it to powder, which he strewed into water, and gave thereof to the children of Israel to drink. Ex. 32:20
And he said to Aaron: What has this people done to thee, that thou shouldst bring upon them a most heinous sin? Ex. 32:21
And he answered him: Let not my lord be offended; for thou knowest this people, that they are prone to evil. Ex. 32:22
They said to me: make us gods, that may go before us; for as to this Moses, who brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, we know not what is befallen him. Ex. 32:23
And I said to them: Which of you hath any gold? and they took and brought it to me; and I cast it into the fire, and this calf came out. Ex. 32:24
And he said to them: Thus saith the Lord God of Israel: Put every man his sword upon his thigh: go, and return from gate to gate through the midst of the camp, and let every man kill his brother, and friend, and neighbour. Ex. 32:27
And the sons of Levi did according to the words of Moses, and there were slain that day about three and twenty thousand men. Ex. 32:28
And Moses said: You have consecrated your hands this day to the Lord, every man in his son and in his brother, that a blessing may be given to you. Ex. 32:29
And when the next day was come, Moses spoke to the people: You have sinned a very great sin: I will go up to the Lord, if by any means I may be able to entreat him for your crime. Ex. 32:30
And returning to the Lord, he said: I beseech thee: this people hath sinned a heinous sin, and they have made to themselves gods of gold: either forgive them this trespass, Ex. 32:31
¤ And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Go, get thee up from this place, thou and thy people which thou hast brought out of the land of Egypt, into the land concerning which I swore to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, saying: To thy seed I will give it: Ex. 33:1
And the people hearing these very bad tidings, mourned: and no man put on his ornaments according to custom. Ex. 33:4
And the Lord said to Moses: Say to the children of Israel: Thou art a stiffnecked people, once I shall come up in the midst of thee, and shall destroy thee. Now presently lay aside thy ornaments, that I may know what to do to thee. Ex. 33:5
Moses also taking the tabernacle, pitched it without the camp afar off, and called the name thereof, The tabernacle of the covenant. And all the people, that had any question, went forth to the tabernacle of the covenant, without the camp. Ex. 33:7
And when Moses went forth to the tabernacle, all the people rose up, and every one stood in the door of his pavilion, and they beheld the back of Moses, till he went into the tabernacle. Ex. 33:8
And the Lord spoke to Moses face to face, as a man is wont to speak to his friend. And when he returned into the camp, his servant Josue, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not from the tabernacle. Ex. 33:11
And Moses said to the Lord: Thou commandest me to lead forth this people; and thou dost not let me know whom thou wilt send with me, especially whereas thou hast said: I know thee by name, and thou hast found favour in my sight. Ex. 33:12
For how shall we be able to know, I and thy people, that we have found grace in thy sight, unless thou walk with us, that we may be glorified by all people that dwell upon the earth? Ex. 33:16
And the Lord said to Moses: This word also, which thou hast spoken, will I do; for thou hast found grace before me, and thee I have known by name. Ex. 33:17
He answered: I will shew thee all good, and I will proclaim in the name of the Lord before thee: and I will have mercy on whom I will, and I will be merciful to whom it shall please me. Ex. 33:19
Who keepest mercy unto thousands: who takest away iniquity, and wickedness, and sin, and no man of himself is innocent before thee. Who renderest the iniquity of the fathers to the children, and to the grandchildren unto the third and fourth generation. Ex. 34:7
Make no covenant with the men of those countries; lest, when they have committed fornication with their gods, and have adored their idols, some one call thee to eat of the things sacrificed. Ex. 34:15
Neither shalt thou take of their daughters a wife for thy son, lest after they themselves have committed fornication, they make thy sons also to commit fornication with their gods. Ex. 34:16
Thou shalt not make to thyself any molten gods. Ex. 34:17
Six days shalt thou work, the seventh day thou shalt cease to plough and to reap. Ex. 34:21
And the Lord said to Moses: Write thee these words, by which I have made a covenant both with thee and with Israel. Ex. 34:27
And Aaron and the children of Israel seeing the face of Moses horned, were afraid to come near. Ex. 34:30
And being called by him, they returned, both Aaron and the rulers of the congregation. And after that he spoke to them, Ex. 34:31
And all the children of Israel came to him: and he gave them in commandment all that he had heard of the Lord in Mount Sinai. Ex. 34:32
But when he went in to the Lord, and spoke with him, he took it away until he came forth, and then he spoke to the children of Israel all things that had been commanded him. Ex. 34:34
And they saw that the face of Moses when he came out was horned, but he covered his face again, if at any time he spoke to them. Ex. 34:35
¤ And all the multitude of the children of Israel being gathered together, he said to them: These are the things which the Lord hath commanded to be done: Ex. 35:1
Six days you shall do work; the seventh day shall be holy unto you, the sabbath and the rest of the Lord: he that shall do any work on it, shall be put to death. Ex. 35:2
And Moses said to all the assembly of the children of Israel: This is the word the Lord hath commanded, saying: Ex. 35:4
Set aside with you firstfruits to the Lord. Let every one that is willing and hath a ready heart, offer them to the Lord: gold, and silver, and brass, Ex. 35:5
And oil to maintain lights, and to make ointment, and most sweet incense, Ex. 35:8
To wit, the tabernacle, and the roof thereof, and the cover, the rings, and the board-work with the bars, the pillars and the sockets: Ex. 35:11
The candlestick to bear up the lights, the vessels thereof and the lamps, and the oil for the nourishing of fires: Ex. 35:14
The vestments that are to be used in the ministry of the sanctuary, the vesture of Aaron the high priest, and of his sons, to do the office of priesthood to me. Ex. 35:19
Offered firstfruits to the Lord with a most ready and devout mind, to make the work of the tabernacle of the testimony. Whatever was necessary to the service and to the holy vestments, Ex. 35:21
Both men and women gave bracelets and earrings, rings and tablets: every vessel of gold was set aside to be offered to the Lord. Ex. 35:22
Metal of silver and brass, they offered it to the Lord, and setim wood for divers uses. Ex. 35:24
And spices and oil for the lights, and for the preparing of ointment, and to make the incense of most sweet savour. Ex. 35:28
All, both men and women, with devout mind offered gifts, that the works might be done which the Lord had commanded by the hand of Moses. All the children of Israel dedicated voluntary offerings to the Lord. Ex. 35:29
And Moses said to the children of Israel: Behold, the Lord hath called by name Beseleel, the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Juda, Ex. 35:30
To devise and to work in gold and silver and brass, Ex. 35:32
Both of them hath he instructed with wisdom, to do carpenters' work, and tapestry, and embroidery in blue and purple, and scarlet twice dyed, and fine linen, and to weave all things, and to invent all new things. Ex. 35:35
¤ Beseleel therefore, and Ooliab, and every wise man, to whom the Lord gave wisdom and understanding, to know how to work artificially, made the things that are necessary for the uses of the sanctuary, and which the Lord commanded. Ex. 36:1
And when Moses had called them, and every skilful man, to whom the Lord had given wisdom, and such as of their own accord had offered themselves to the making of the work, Ex. 36:2
Whereupon the workmen being constrained to come, Ex. 36:4
Said to Moses: The people offereth more than is necessary. Ex. 36:5
Moses therefore commanded proclamation to be made by the crier's voice: Let neither man nor woman offer any more for the work of the sanctuary. And so they ceased from offering gifts, Ex. 36:6
And all the men that were wise of heart, to accomplish the work of the tabernacle, made ten curtains of twisted fine linen, and violet, and purple, and scarlet twice dyed, with varied work, and the art of embroidering: Ex. 36:8
And he joined five curtains, one to another, and the other five he coupled one to another. Ex. 36:10
He made also eleven curtains of goats' hair, to cover the roof of the tabernacle: Ex. 36:14
And he made fifty loops in the edge of one curtain, and fifty in the edge of another curtain, that they might be joined one to another. Ex. 36:17
There were two mortises throughout every board, that one might be joined to the other. And in this manner he made for all the boards of the tabernacle. Ex. 36:22
But against the west, to wit, at that side of the tabernacle, which looketh to the sea, he made six boards, Ex. 36:27
So there were in all eight boards, and they had sixteen sockets of silver, to wit, two sockets under every board. Ex. 36:30
He made also bars of setim wood, five to hold together the boards of one side of the tabernacle, Ex. 36:31
And five others to join together the boards of the other side; and besides these, five other bars at the west side of the tabernacle towards the sea. Ex. 36:32
He made also another bar, that might come by the midst of the boards from corner to corner. Ex. 36:33
And he made to it a crown of gold round about, Ex. 37:2
And he put them into the rings that were at the sides of the ark to carry it. Ex. 37:5
And he overlaid it with the finest gold, and he made to it a golden ledge round about, Ex. 37:11
And to the ledge itself he made a polished crown of gold, of four fingers breadth, and upon the same another golden crown. Ex. 37:12
And the vessels for the divers uses of the table, dishes, bowls, and cups, and censers of pure gold, wherein the libations are to be offered. Ex. 37:16
He made also the seven lamps with their snuffers, and the vessels where the snuffings were to be put out, of the purest gold. Ex. 37:23
And he made to it a crown of gold round about, and two golden rings under the crown at each side, that the bars might be put into them, and the altar be carried. Ex. 37:27
He compounded also the oil for the ointment of sanctification, and incense of the purest spices, according to the work of a perfumer. Ex. 37:29
Casting four rings at the four ends of the net at the top, to put in bars to carry it: Ex. 38:5
But on that side that looketh to the west, there were hangings of fifty cubits, ten pillars of brass with their sockets, and the heads of the pillars, and all the graving of the work, of silver. Ex. 38:12
And he made in the entry thereof an embroidered hanging of violet, purple, scarlet, and fine twisted linen, that was twenty cubits long, and five cubits high, according to the measure of all the hangings of the court. Ex. 38:18
These are the instruments of the tabernacle of the testimony, which were counted according to the commandment of Moses, in the ceremonies of the Levites, by the hand of Ithamar, son of Aaron the priest: Ex. 38:21
All the gold that was spent in the work of the sanctuary, and that was offered in gifts, was nine and twenty talents, and seven hundred and thirty sicles according to the standard of the sanctuary. Ex. 38:24
And it was offered by them that went to be numbered, from twenty years old and upwards, of six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty men able to bear arms. Ex. 38:25
Of which were cast the sockets in the entry of the tabernacle of the testimony, and the altar of brass with the grate thereof, and all the vessels that belong to the use thereof. Ex. 38:30
¤ And he made, of violet and purple, scarlet and fine linen, the vestments for Aaron to wear when he ministered in the holy places, as the Lord commanded Moses. Ex. 39:1
And two borders coupled one to the other in the top on either side, Ex. 39:4
He made also a rational with embroidered work, according to the work of the ephod, of gold, violet, purple, and scarlet twice dyed, and fine twisted linen: Ex. 39:8
They made also in the rational little chains, linked one to another, of the purest gold, Ex. 39:15
Being fastened to the girdle, and strongly coupled with rings, which a violet fillet joined, lest they should flag loose, and be moved one from the other, as the Lord commanded Moses. Ex. 39:19
To wit, a bell of gold, and a pomegranate, wherewith the high priest went adorned, when he discharged his ministry, as the Lord had commanded Moses. Ex. 39:24
And they fastened it to the mitre with a violet fillet, as the Lord had commanded Moses. Ex. 39:30
The hanging in the entry of the court, and the little cords, and the pins thereof. Nothing was wanting of the vessels, that were commanded to be made for the ministry of the tabernacle, and for the roof of the covenant. Ex. 39:40
The vestments also, which the priests, to wit, Aaron and his sons, use in the sanctuary, Ex. 39:41
¤ And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Ex. 40:1
And thou shalt bring in the table, and set upon it the things that are commanded according to the rite. The candlestick shall stand with its lamps, Ex. 40:4
And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the tabernacle of the testimony, and having washed them with water, Ex. 40:12
Thou shalt put on them the holy vestments, that they may minister to me, and that the unction of them may prosper to an everlasting priesthood. Ex. 40:13
And when he had brought the ark into the tabernacle, he drew the veil before it to fulfil the commandment of the Lord. Ex. 40:21
Placing the lamps in order, according to the precept of the Lord. Ex. 40:25
When they went into the tabernacle of the covenant, and went to the altar, as the Lord had commanded Moses. Ex. 40:32
‡ ¤ And the Lord called Moses, and spoke to him from the tabernacle of the testimony, saying: Lev. 1:1
Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them: The man among you that shall offer to the Lord a sacrifice of the cattle, that is, offering victims of oxen and sheep: Lev. 1:2
If his offering be a holocaust, and of the herd, he shall offer a male without blemish, at the door of the testimony, to make the Lord favourable to him. Lev. 1:3
And he shall put his hand upon the head of the victim: and it shall be acceptable, and help to its expiation. Lev. 1:4
And they shall lay the parts that are cut out in order thereupon: to wit, the head, and all things that cleave to the liver; Lev. 1:8
The entrails and feet being washed with water. And the priest shall burn them upon the altar for a holocaust, and a sweet savour to the Lord. Lev. 1:9
And he shall immolate it at the side of the altar that looketh to the north, before the Lord: but the sons of Aaron shall pour the blood thereof upon the altar round about. Lev. 1:11
And they shall divide the joints, the head, and all that cleave to the liver: and shall lay them upon the wood, under which the fire is to be put. Lev. 1:12
But the entrails and the feet they shall wash with water. And the priest shall offer it all and burn it all upon the altar for a holocaust, and most sweet savour to the Lord. Lev. 1:13
But if the oblation of a holocaust to the Lord be of birds, of turtles, or of young pigeons: Lev. 1:14
But the crop of the throat, and the feathers he shall cast beside the altar at the east side, in the place where the ashes are wont to be poured out. Lev. 1:16
And he shall break the pinions thereof, and shall not cut, nor divide it with a knife: and shall burn it upon the altar, putting fire under the wood. It is a holocaust and oblation of most sweet savour to the Lord. Lev. 1:17
¤ When any one shall offer an oblation of sacrifice to the Lord, his offering shall be of fine flour: and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense, Lev. 2:1
And shall bring it to the sons of Aaron the priests. And one of them shall take a handful of the flour and oil, and all the frankincense; and shall put it a memorial upon the altar for a most sweet savour to the Lord. Lev. 2:2
But when thou offerest a sacrifice baked in the oven of flour, to wit, loaves without leaven, tempered with oil, and unleavened wafers, anointed with oil: Lev. 2:4
And when thou offerest it to the Lord, thou shalt deliver it to the hands of the priest. Lev. 2:8
And when he hath offered it, he shall take a memorial out of the sacrifice, and burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour to the Lord. Lev. 2:9
Every oblation that is offered to the Lord shall be made without leaven: neither shall any leaven or honey be burnt in the sacrifice to the Lord. Lev. 2:11
But if thou offer a gift of the firstfruits of thy corn to the Lord, of the ears yet green, thou shalt dry it at the fire, and break it small like meal; and so shalt thou offer thy firstfruits to the Lord: Lev. 2:14
And they shall offer of the sacrifice of peace offerings, for an oblation to the Lord: the fat that covereth the entrails, and all the fat that is within, Lev. 3:3
And they shall burn them upon the altar, for a holocaust, putting fire under the wood: for an oblation of most sweet savour to the Lord. Lev. 3:5
And they shall offer of the victim of peace offerings, a sacrifice to the Lord: the fat and the whole rump, Lev. 3:9
If his offering be a goat, and he offer it to the Lord: Lev. 3:12
¤ And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Lev. 4:1
Say to the children of Israel: The soul that sinneth through ignorance, and doth any thing concerning any of the commandments of the Lord, which he commanded not to be done: Lev. 4:2
If the priest that is anointed shall sin, making the people to offend, he shall offer to the Lord for his sin a calf without blemish. Lev. 4:3
And he shall bring it to the door of the testimony before the Lord: and shall put his hand upon the head thereof, and shall sacrifice it to the Lord. Lev. 4:4
And he shall put some of the same blood upon the horns of the altar of the sweet incense most acceptable to the Lord, which is in the tabernacle of the testimony. And he shall pour all the rest of the blood at the foot of the altar of holocaust in the entry of the tabernacle. Lev. 4:7
And the rest of the body, he shall carry forth without the camp into a clean place where the ashes are wont to be poured out: and he shall burn them upon a pile of wood. They shall be burnt in the place where the ashes are poured out. Lev. 4:12
And afterwards shall understand their sin: they shall offer for their sin a calf, and shall bring it to the door of the tabernacle. Lev. 4:14
And afterwards shall come to know his sin: he shall offer a buck goat without blemish, a sacrifice to the Lord. Lev. 4:23
And he shall put his hand upon the head thereof: and when he hath immolated it in the place where the holocaust is wont to be slain before the Lord, because it is for sin, Lev. 4:24
But the fat he shall burn upon it, as is wont to be done with the victims of peace offerings. And the priest shall pray for him, and for his sin: and it shall be forgiven him. Lev. 4:26
And shall come to know his sin: he shall offer a she goat without blemish. Lev. 4:28
But taking off all the fat, as is wont to be taken away of the victims of peace offerings, he shall burn it upon the altar, for a sweet savour to the Lord: and he shall pray for him, and it shall be forgiven him. Lev. 4:31
But if he offer of the flock a victim for his sin, to wit, an ewe without blemish: Lev. 4:32
He shall put his hand upon the head thereof, and shall immolate it in the place where the victims of holocausts are wont to be slain. Lev. 4:33
All the fat also he shall take off, as the fat of the ram that is offered for peace offerings is wont to be taken away: and shall burn it upon the altar, for a burnt sacrifice of the Lord. And he shall pray for him and his sin, and it shall be forgiven him. Lev. 4:35
¤ If any one sin, and hear the voice of one swearing, and is a witness either because he himself hath seen, or is privy to it: if he do not utter it, he shall bear his iniquity. Lev. 5:1
And if he touch any thing of the uncleanness of man, according to any uncleanness wherewith he is wont to be defiled: and having forgotten it, come afterwards to know it, he shall be guilty of an offence. Lev. 5:3
But if he be not able to offer a beast, let him offer two turtles, or two young pigeons to the Lord, one for sin, and the other for a holocaust, Lev. 5:7
And he shall give them to the priest: who shall offer the first for sin, and twist back the head of it to the little pinions, so that it stick to the neck, and be not altogether broken off. Lev. 5:8
And the other he shall burn for a holocaust, as is wont to be done. And the priest shall pray for him, and for his sin, and it shall be forgiven him. Lev. 5:10
And if his hand be not able to offer two turtles, or two young pigeons, he shall offer for his sin the tenth part of an ephi of flour. He shall not put oil upon it, nor put any frankincense thereon, because it is for sin. Lev. 5:11
And he shall deliver it to the priest, who shall take a handful thereof, and shall burn it upon the altar for a memorial of him that offered it: Lev. 5:12
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Lev. 5:14
If any one shall sin through mistake, transgressing the ceremonies in those things that are sacrificed to the Lord, he shall offer for his offence a ram without blemish out of the flocks, that may be bought for two sicles, according to the weight of the sanctuary. Lev. 5:15
And he shall make good the damage itself which he hath done, and shall add the fifth part besides, delivering it to the priest, who shall pray for him, offering the ram: and it shall be forgiven him. Lev. 5:16
He shall offer of the flocks a ram without blemish to the priest, according to the measure and estimation of the sin. And the priest shall pray for him, because he did it ignorantly: And it shall be forgiven him, Lev. 5:18
¤ The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Lev. 6:1
Whosoever shall sin, and despising the Lord, shall deny to his neighbour the thing delivered to his keeping, which was committed to his trust; or shall by force extort any thing, or commit oppression; Lev. 6:2
Or shall find a thing lost, and denying it, shall also swear falsely, or shall do any other of the many things, wherein men are wont to sin: Lev. 6:3
All that he would have gotten by fraud, in the principal, and the fifth part besides, to the owner, whom he wronged. Lev. 6:5
Moreover for his sin he shall offer a ram without blemish out of the flock: and shall give it to the priest, according to the estimation and measure of the offence. Lev. 6:6
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Lev. 6:8
Shall put off his former vestments, and being clothed with others, shall carry them forth without the camp, and shall cause them to be consumed to dust in a very clean place. Lev. 6:11
The priest shall take a handful of the flour that is tempered with oil, and all the frankincense that is put upon the flour: and he shall burn it on the altar for a memorial of most sweet odour to the Lord. Lev. 6:15
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Lev. 6:19
This is the oblation of Aaron, and of his sons, which they must offer to the Lord, in the day of their anointing. They shall offer the tenth part of an ephi of flour for a perpetual sacrifice, half of it in the morning, and half of it in the evening. Lev. 6:20
And the priest that rightfully succeedeth his father, shall offer it hot, for a most sweet odour to the Lord: and it shall be wholly burnt on the altar. Lev. 6:22
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Lev. 6:24
Say to Aaron and his sons: This is the law of the victim for sin. In the place where the holocaust is offered, it shall be immolated before the Lord. It is holy of holies. Lev. 6:25
For the victim that is slain for sin, the blood of which is carried into the tabernacle of the testimony to make atonement in the sanctuary, shall not be eaten, but shall be burnt with fire. Lev. 6:30
As the sacrifice for sin is offered, so is also that for a trespass: the same shall be the law of both these sacrifices. It shall belong to the priest that offereth it. Lev. 7:7
This is the law of the sacrifice of peace offerings that is offered to the Lord. Lev. 7:11
Of which one shall be offered to the Lord for firstfruits, and shall be the priest's that shall pour out the blood of the victim. Lev. 7:14
If any man by vow, or of his own accord offer a sacrifice, it shall in like manner be eaten the same day. And if any of it remain until the morrow, it is lawful to eat it. Lev. 7:16
If any one that is defiled shall eat of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which is offered to the Lord, he shall be cut off from his people. Lev. 7:20
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Lev. 7:22
Say to the children of Israel: The fat of a sheep, and of an ox, and of a goat you shall not eat. Lev. 7:23
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Lev. 7:28
Speak to the children of Israel, saying: He that offereth a victim of peace offerings to the Lord, let him offer therewith a sacrifice also, that is, the libations thereof. Lev. 7:29
He shall hold in his hands the fat of the victim, and the breast. And when he hath offered and consecrated both to the Lord, he shall deliver them to the priest, Lev. 7:30
The right shoulder also of the victim, of peace offerings shall fall to the priest for firstfruits. Lev. 7:32
For the breast that is elevated and the shoulder that is separated I have taken of the children of Israel, from off their victims of peace offerings: and have given them to Aaron the priest, and to his sons, by a law for ever, from all the people of Israel. Lev. 7:34
And the things that the Lord commanded to be given them by the children of Israel, by a perpetual observance in their generations. Lev. 7:36
Which the Lord appointed to Moses in mount Sinai, when he commanded the children of Israel, that they should offer their oblations to the Lord in the desert of Sinai. Lev. 7:38
¤ And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Lev. 8:1
And thou shalt gather together all the congregation to the door of the tabernacle. Lev. 8:3
He said: This is the word that the Lord hath commanded to be done. Lev. 8:5
And binding it with the girdle, he fitted it to the rational, on which was Doctrine and Truth. Lev. 8:8
Having first washed the entrails, and the feet, and the whole ram together he burnt upon the altar: because it was a holocaust of most sweet odour to the Lord, as he had commanded him. Lev. 8:21
Delivering all to Aaron, and to his sons. Who having lifted them up before the Lord, Lev. 8:27
He took them again from their hands, and burnt them upon the altar of holocaust: because it was the oblation of consecration, for a sweet odour of sacrifice to the Lord. Lev. 8:28
¤ And when the eighth day was come, Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the ancients of Israel, and said to Aaron: Lev. 9:1
And to the children of Israel thou shalt say: Take ye a he goat for sin, and a calf, and a lamb, both of a year old, and without blemish for a holocaust. Lev. 9:3
Also a bullock and a ram for peace offerings. And immolate them before the Lord, offering for the sacrifice of every one of them flour tempered with oil: for to day the Lord will appear to you. Lev. 9:4
Moses said: This is the word, which the Lord hath commanded. Do it, and his glory will appear to you. Lev. 9:6
And he said to Aaron: Approach to the altar, and offer sacrifice for thy sin. Offer the holocaust, and pray for thyself and for the people: and when thou hast slain the people's victim, pray for them, as the Lord hath commanded. Lev. 9:7
And forthwith Aaron, approaching to the altar, immolated the calf for his sin. Lev. 9:8
And the victim being cut into pieces, they brought to him the head and all the members: all which he burnt with fire upon the altar. Lev. 9:13
And stretching forth his hands to the people, he blessed them. And so the victims for sin, and the holocausts, and the peace offerings being finished, he came down. Lev. 9:22
And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of the testimony, and afterwards came forth and blessed the people. And the glory of the Lord appeared to all the multitude. Lev. 9:23
And Moses said to Aaron: This is what the Lord hath spoken. I will be sanctified in them that approach to me: and I will be glorified in the sight of all the people. And when Aaron heard this, he held his peace. Lev. 10:3
And Moses called Misael and Elisaphan, the sons of Oziel, the uncle of Aaron, and said to them: Go and take away your brethren from before the sanctuary, and carry them without the camp. Lev. 10:4
And Moses said to Aaron, and to Eleazar and Ithamar, his sons: Uncover not your heads, and rend not your garments, lest perhaps you die, and indignation come upon all the congregation. Let your brethren, and all the house of Israel, bewail the burning which the Lord has kindled. Lev. 10:6
But you shall not go out of the door of the tabernacle: otherwise you shall perish, for the oil of the holy unction is on you. And they did all things according to the precept of Moses. Lev. 10:7
The Lord also said to Aaron: Lev. 10:8
And that you may have knowledge to discern between holy and unholy, between unclean and clean: Lev. 10:10
And may teach the children of Israel all my ordinances which the Lord hath spoken to them by the hand of Moses. Lev. 10:11
And Moses spoke to Aaron, and to Eleazar and Ithamar, his sons that were left: Take the sacrifice that is remaining of the oblation of the Lord, and eat it without leaven beside the altar, because it is holy of holies. Lev. 10:12
And you shall eat it in a holy place: which is given to thee and thy sons of the oblations of the Lord, as it hath been commanded me. Lev. 10:13
Because they have elevated before the Lord the shoulder and the breast, and the fat that is burnt on the altar: and they belong to thee and to thy sons by a perpetual law, as the Lord hath commanded. Lev. 10:15
Why did you not eat in the holy place the sacrifice for sin, which is most holy, and given to you, that you may bear the iniquity of the people, and may pray for them in the sight of the Lord. Lev. 10:17
Especially, whereas none of the blood thereof hath been carried within the holy places: and you ought to have eaten it in the sanctuary, as was commanded me? Lev. 10:18
Aaron answered: This day hath been offered the victim for sin, and the holocaust before the Lord: and to me what thou seest has happened. How could I eat it, or please the Lord in the ceremonies, having a sorrowful heart? Lev. 10:19
¤ And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying: Lev. 11:1
Say to the children of Israel: These are the animals which you are to eat of all the living things of the earth. Lev. 11:2
The flesh of these you shall not eat, nor shall you touch their carcasses, because they are unclean to you. Lev. 11:8
These are the things that breed in the waters, and which it is lawful to eat. All that hath fins, and scales, as well in the sea, as in the rivers, and the pools, you shall eat. Lev. 11:9
But whatsoever hath not fins and scales, of those things that move and live in the waters, shall be an abomination to you, Lev. 11:10
Of birds these are they which you must not eat, and which are to be avoided by you: The eagle, and the griffon, and the osprey. Lev. 11:13
And the kite, and the vulture, according to their kind. Lev. 11:14
And all that is of the raven kind, according to their likeness. Lev. 11:15
The ostrich, and the owl, and the larus, and the hawk according to its kind. Lev. 11:16
The heron, and the charadroin according to its kind, the houp also, and the bat. Lev. 11:19
Of things that fly, whatsoever goeth upon four feet, shall be abominable to you. Lev. 11:20
That you shall eat: as the bruchus in its kind, the attacus, and ophimachus, and the locust, every, one according to their kind. Lev. 11:22
But of flying things whatsoever hath four feet only, shall be an abomination to you. Lev. 11:23
And he that shall carry such carcasses, shall wash his clothes, and shall be unclean until evening: because all these things are unclean to you. Lev. 11:28
These also shall be reckoned among unclean things, of all that move upon the earth. The weasel, and the mouse, and the crocodile, every one according to their kind: Lev. 11:29
But an earthen vessel, into which any of these shall fall, shall be defiled: and therefore is to be broken. Lev. 11:33
If any beast die, of which it is lawful for you to eat, he that toucheth the carcass thereof, shall be unclean until the evening. Lev. 11:39
That you may know the differences of the clean, and unclean, and know what you ought to eat, and what to refuse. Lev. 11:47
¤ And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Lev. 12:1
Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them: If a woman having received seed shall bear a man child, she shall be unclean seven days, according to the days of separation of her flowers. Lev. 12:2
But if she shall bear a maid child, she shall be unclean two weeks, according to the custom of her monthly courses. And she shall remain in the blood of her purification sixty-six days. Lev. 12:5
And when the days of her purification are expired, for a son, or for a daughter, she shall bring to the door of the tabernacle of the testimony, a lamb of a year old for a holocaust, and a young pigeon or a turtle for sin: and shall deliver them to the priest. Lev. 12:6
And if her hand find not sufficiency, and she is not able to offer a lamb, she shall take two turtles, or two young pigeons, one for a holocaust, and another for sin: and the priest shall pray for her, and so she shall be cleansed. Lev. 12:8
¤ And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying: Lev. 13:1
The man in whose skin or flesh shall arise a different colour or a blister, or as it were something shining, that is the stroke of the leprosy, shall be brought to Aaron the priest, or any one of his sons. Lev. 13:2
But, if the leprosy grow again, after he was seen by the priest and restored to cleanness, he shall be brought to him: Lev. 13:7
If the stroke of the leprosy be in a man, he shall be brought to the priest: Lev. 13:9
But if the leprosy spring out running about in the skin, and cover all the skin from the head to the feet, whatsoever falleth under the sight of the eyes: Lev. 13:12
The priest shall view him, and shall judge him to be clean. Lev. 13:17
And in the place of the ulcer, there appeareth a white scar, or somewhat red, the man shall be brought to the priest. Lev. 13:19
And if it spread, he shall judge him to have the leprosy: Lev. 13:22
If on the seventh day the evil seem to have stayed in its place, and not lower than the other flesh, he shall cleanse him: and his clothes being washed he shall be clean. Lev. 13:34
If it be infected with a white or red spot, it shall be accounted the leprosy, and shall be shewn to the priest. Lev. 13:49
This is the law touching the leprosy of any woollen or linen garment, either in the warp or woof, or any thing of skins: how it ought to be cleaned, or pronounced unclean. Lev. 13:59
¤ And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Lev. 14:1
This is the rite of a leper, when he is to be cleansed. He shall be brought to the priest: Lev. 14:2
Shall command him that is to be purified, to offer for himself two living sparrows, which it is lawful to eat, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop. Lev. 14:4
And he shall command one of the sparrows to be immolated in an earthen vessel over living waters. Lev. 14:5
Wherewith he shall sprinkle him that is to be cleansed seven times, that he may be rightly purified. And he shall let go the living sparrow, that it may fly into the field. Lev. 14:7
He shall immolate the lamb, where the victim for sin is wont to be immolated, and the holocaust, that is, in the holy place. For as that which is for sin, so also the victim for a trespass offering pertaineth to the priest: it is holy of holies. Lev. 14:13
And he shall offer them on the eighth day of his purification to the priest, at the door of the tabernacle of the testimony before the Lord. Lev. 14:23
This is the sacrifice of a leper, that is not able to have all things that appertain to his cleansing. Lev. 14:32
And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying: Lev. 14:33
He whose house it is, shall go and tell the priest, saying: It seemeth to me, that there is the plague of leprosy in my house, Lev. 14:35
And he shall command, that they carry forth all things out of the house, before he go into it, and see whether it have the leprosy, lest all things become unclean that are in the house. And afterwards he shall go in to view the leprosy of the house. Lev. 14:36
And when he hath let go the sparrow to fly freely away into the field, he shall pray for the house: and it shall be rightly cleansed. Lev. 14:53
¤ And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying: Lev. 15:1
Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: The man that hath an issue of seed, shall be unclean. Lev. 15:2
And then shall he be judged subject to this evil, when a filthy humour, at every moment, cleaveth to his flesh, and gathereth there. Lev. 15:3
And on the eighth day he shall take two turtles, or two young pigeons, and he shall come before the Lord, to the door of the tabernacle of the testimony, and shall give them to the priest. Lev. 15:14
The woman that hath an issue of blood many days out of her ordinary time, or that ceaseth not to flow after the monthly courses, as long as she is subject to this disease, shall be unclean, in the same manner as if she were in her flowers. Lev. 15:25
If the blood stop and cease to run, she shall count seven days of her purification: Lev. 15:28
And on the eighth day she shall offer for herself to the priest, two turtles, or two young pigeons, at the door of the tabernacle of the testimony: Lev. 15:29
You shall teach therefore the children of Israel to take heed of uncleanness, that they may not die in their filth, when they shall have defiled my tabernacle that is among them. Lev. 15:31
¤ And the Lord spoke to Moses, after the death of the two sons of Aaron when they were slain upon their offering strange fire: Lev. 16:1
And he commanded him, saying: Speak to Aaron thy brother, that he enter not at all into the sanctuary, which is within the veil before the propitiatory, with which the ark is covered, lest he die, (for I will appear in a cloud over the oracle), Lev. 16:2
He shall make the two buck goats to stand before the Lord in the door of the tabernacle of the testimony. Lev. 16:7
And casting lots upon them both, one to be offered to the Lord, and the other to be the emissary goat: Lev. 16:8
That whose lot fell to be offered to the Lord, he shall offer for sin. Lev. 16:9
But that whose lot was to be the emissary goat, he shall present alive before the Lord, that he may pour prayers upon him, and let him go into the wilderness. Lev. 16:10
He shall take also of the blood of the calf, and sprinkle with his finger seven times towards the propitiatory to the east. Lev. 16:14
And when he hath killed the buck goat for the sin of the people, he shall carry in the blood thereof within the veil, as he was commanded to do with the blood of the calf, that he may sprinkle it over against the oracle: Lev. 16:15
And may expiate the sanctuary from the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and from their transgressions, and all their sins. According to this rite shall he do to the tabernacle of the testimony, which is fixed among them in the midst of the filth of their habitation. Lev. 16:16
Let no man be in the tabernacle when the high priest goeth into the sanctuary, to pray for himself and his house, and for the whole congregation of Israel, until he come out. Lev. 16:17
And when he is come out to the altar that is before the Lord, let him pray for himself: and taking the blood of the calf, and of the buck goat, let him pour it upon the horns thereof round about. Lev. 16:18
But the calf and the buck goat, that were sacrificed for sin, and whose blood was carried into the sanctuary, to accomplish the atonement, they shall carry forth without the camp, and shall burn with fire: their skins and their flesh, and their dung. Lev. 16:27
And this shall be to you an everlasting ordinance. The seventh month, the tenth day of the month, you shall afflict your souls, and shall do no work, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger that sojourneth among you. Lev. 16:29
And the priest that is anointed, and whose hands are consecrated to do the office of the priesthood in his father's stead, shall make atonement. And he shall be vested with the linen robe and the holy vestments. Lev. 16:32
¤ And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Lev. 17:1
Speak to Aaron and his sons, and to all the children of Israel, saying to them: This is the word, which the Lord hath commanded, saying: Lev. 17:2
And offer it not at the door of the tabernacle an oblation to the Lord, shall be guilty of blood. As if he had shed blood, so shall he perish from the midst of his people. Lev. 17:4
Therefore the children of Israel shall bring to the priest their victims, which they kill in the field, that they may be sanctified to the Lord before the door of the tabernacle of the testimony: and they may sacrifice them for peace offerings to the Lord. Lev. 17:5
And the priest shall pour the blood upon the altar of the Lord, at the door of the tabernacle of the testimony: and shall burn the fat for a sweet odour to the Lord. Lev. 17:6
And they shall no more sacrifice their victims to devils, with whom they have committed fornication. It shall be an ordinance for ever to them and to their posterity. Lev. 17:7
And thou shalt say to them: The man of the house of Israel, and of the strangers who sojourn among you, that offereth a holocaust or a victim, Lev. 17:8
And bringeth it not to the door of the tabernacle of the testimony, that it may be offered to the Lord, shall perish from among his people. Lev. 17:9
Because the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you, that you may make atonement with it upon the altar for your souls, and the blood may be for an expiation of the soul. Lev. 17:11
Therefore I have said to the children of Israel: No soul of you, nor of the strangers that sojourn among you, shall eat blood. Lev. 17:12
Any man whosoever of the children of Israel, and of the strangers that sojourn among you, if by hunting or fowling, he take a wild beast or a bird, which is lawful to eat, let him pour out its blood, and cover it with earth. Lev. 17:13
For the life of all flesh is in the blood. Therefore I said to the children of Israel: you shall not eat the blood of any flesh at all, because the life of the flesh is in the blood, and whosoever eateth it, shall be cut off. Lev. 17:14
¤ And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Lev. 18:1
Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them: I am the Lord your God. Lev. 18:2
You shall not do according to the custom of the land of Egypt, in which you dwelt: neither shall you act according to the manner of the country of Chanaan, into which I will bring you. Nor shall you walk in their ordinances. Lev. 18:3
No man shall approach to her that is near of kin to him, to uncover her nakedness. I am the Lord. Lev. 18:6
Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, whom she bore to thy father: and who is thy sister. Lev. 18:11
Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's brother: neither shalt thou approach to his wife, who is joined to thee by affinity. Lev. 18:14
Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy wife and her daughter. Thou shalt not take her son's daughter or her daughter's daughter, to discover her shame: because they are her flesh, and such copulation is incest. Lev. 18:17
Thou shalt not take thy wife's sister for a harlot, to rival her: neither shalt thou discover her nakedness, while she is yet living. Lev. 18:18
Thou shalt not approach to a woman having her flowers: neither shalt thou uncover her nakedness. Lev. 18:19
Thou shalt not give any of thy seed to be consecrated to the idol Moloch, nor defile the name of thy God. I am the Lord. Lev. 18:21
Thou shalt not copulate with any beast: neither shalt thou be defiled with it. A woman shall not lie down to a beast, nor copulate with it: because it is a heinous crime. Lev. 18:23
¤ The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Lev. 19:1
Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel. And thou shalt say to them: Be ye holy, because I the Lord your God am holy. Lev. 19:2
Turn ye not to idols: nor make to yourselves molten gods. I am the Lord your God. Lev. 19:4
If ye offer in sacrifice a peace offering to the Lord, that he may be favourable: Lev. 19:5
When thou reapest the corn of thy land, thou shalt not cut down all that is on the face of the earth to the very ground: nor shalt thou gather the ears that remain. Lev. 19:9
Neither shalt thou gather the bunches and grapes that fall down in thy vineyard: but shalt leave them to the poor and the strangers to take. I am the Lord your God. Lev. 19:10
Thou shalt not do that which is unjust, nor judge unjustly. Respect not the person of the poor: nor honour the countenance of the mighty. But judge thy neighbour according to justice. Lev. 19:15
Keep ye my laws. Thou shalt not make thy cattle to gender with beasts of any other kind. Thou shalt not sow thy field with different seeds. Thou shalt not wear a garment that is woven of two sorts. Lev. 19:19
If a man carnally lie with a woman that is a bondservant and marriageable, and yet not redeemed with a price, nor made free: they both shall be scourged: and they shall not be put to death, because she was not a free woman. Lev. 19:20
And for his trespass he shall offer a ram to the Lord, at the door of the tabernacle of the testimony. Lev. 19:21
When you shall be come into the land, and shall have planted in it fruit trees, you shall take away the firstfruits of them. The fruit that comes forth shall be unclean to you: neither shall you eat of them. Lev. 19:23
But in the fourth year, all their fruit shall be sanctified, to the praise of the Lord. Lev. 19:24
Go not aside after wizards: neither ask any thing of soothsayers, to be defiled by them. I am the Lord your God. Lev. 19:31
¤ And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Lev. 20:1
Thus shalt thou say to the children of Israel: If any man of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that dwell in Israel, give of his seed to the idol Moloch, dying let him die. The people of the land shall stone him. Lev. 20:2
And I will set my face against him: and I will cut him off from the midst of his people, because he hath given of his seed to Moloch, and hath defiled my sanctuary, and profaned my holy name. Lev. 20:3
And if the people of the land neglecting, and as it were little regarding my commandment, let alone the man that hath given of his seed to Moloch, and will not kill him: Lev. 20:4
I will set my face against that man, and his kindred, and will cut off both him and all that consented with him, to commit fornication with Moloch, out of the midst of their people. Lev. 20:5
If any man commit adultery with the wife of another, and defile his neighbour's wife: let them be put to death, both the adulterer and the adulteress. Lev. 20:10
If a man lie with his stepmother, and discover the nakedness of his father, let them both be put to death: their blood be upon them. Lev. 20:11
If any one lie with a man as with a woman, both have committed an abomination: let them be put to death. Their blood be upon them. Lev. 20:13
Keep my laws and my judgments, and do them: lest the land into which you are to enter to dwell therein, vomit you also out. Lev. 20:22
But to you I say: Possess their land which I will give you for an inheritance, a land flowing with milk and honey. I am the Lord your God, who have separated you from other people. Lev. 20:24
Therefore do you also separate the clean beast from the unclean, and the clean fowl from the unclean. Defile not your souls with beasts, or birds, or any things that move on the earth, and which I have shewn you to be unclean: Lev. 20:25
¤ The Lord said also to Moses: Speak to the priests the sons of Aaron, and thou shalt say to them: Let not a priest incur an uncleanness at the death of his citizens. Lev. 21:1
But only for his kin, such as are near in blood: that is to say, for his father and for his mother, and for his son, and for his daughter, for his brother also: Lev. 21:2
They shall be holy to their God, and shall not profane his name. For they offer the burnt offering of the Lord, and the bread of their God: and therefore they shall be holy. Lev. 21:6
They shall not take to wife a harlot or a vile prostitute, nor one that has been put away from her husband: because they are consecrated to their God, Lev. 21:7
The high priest, that is to say, the priest who is the greatest among his brethren, upon whose head the oil of unction hath been poured; and whose hands have been consecrated for the priesthood; and who hath been vested with the holy vestments. He shall not uncover his head: he shall not rend his garments. Lev. 21:10
Nor shall he go in at all to any dead person: not even for his father, or his mother, shall he be defiled. Lev. 21:11
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Lev. 21:16
Say to Aaron: Whosoever of thy seed throughout their families, hath a blemish, he shall not offer bread to his God. Lev. 21:17
Neither shall he approach to minister to him: If he be blind; if he be lame; if he have a little, or a great, or a crooked nose; Lev. 21:18
Whosoever of the seed of Aaron the priest hath a blemish: he shall not approach to offer sacrifices to the Lord, nor bread to his God. Lev. 21:21
Yet so that he enter not within the veil, nor approach to the altar: because he hath a blemish, and he must not defile my sanctuary. I am the Lord who sanctify them. Lev. 21:23
Moses, therefore spoke to Aaron, and to his sons and to all Israel, all the things that had been commanded him. Lev. 21:24
¤ And the Lord spoke to Moses saying: Lev. 22:1
Speak to Aaron and to his sons, that they beware of those things that are consecrated of the children of Israel: and defile not the name of the things sanctified to me, which they offer. I am the Lord. Lev. 22:2
Say to them and to their posterity: Every man of your race, that approacheth to those things that are consecrated, and which the children of Israel have offered to the Lord, in whom there is uncleanness, shall perish before the Lord. I am the Lord. Lev. 22:3
The man of the seed of Aaron, that is a leper, or that suffereth a running of the seed, shall not eat of those things that are sanctified to me, until he be healed. He that toucheth any thing unclean by occasion of the dead: and he whose seed goeth from him as in generation: Lev. 22:4
If the daughter of a priest be married to any of the people, she shall not eat of those things that are sanctified nor of the firstfruits. Lev. 22:12
But if she be a widow, or divorced, and having no children return to her father's house, she shall eat of her father's meats, as she was wont to do when she was a maid. No stranger hath leave to eat of them. Lev. 22:13
He that eateth of the sanctified things through ignorance, shall add the fifth part with that which he ate, and shall give it to the priest into the sanctuary. Lev. 22:14
And they shall not profane the sanctified things of the children of Israel, which they offer to the Lord: Lev. 22:15
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Lev. 22:17
Speak to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them: The man of the house of Israel, and of the strangers who dwell with you, that offereth his oblation, either paying his vows, or offering of his own accord, whatsoever it be which he presenteth for a holocaust of the Lord, Lev. 22:18
To be offered by you: it shall be a male without blemish of the beeves, or of the sheep, or of the goats. Lev. 22:19
The man that offereth a victim of peace offerings to the Lord, either paying his vows, or offering of his own accord, whether of beeves or of sheep, shall offer it without blemish, that it may be acceptable. There shall be no blemish in it. Lev. 22:21
If it be blind, or broken, or have a scar or blisters, or a scab, or a dry scurf: you shall not offer them to the Lord, nor burn any thing of them upon the Lord's altar. Lev. 22:22
you shall not offer to the Lord any beast that hath the testicles bruised, or crushed, or cut and taken away: neither shall you do any such things in your land. Lev. 22:24
you shall not offer bread to your God, from the hand of a stranger, nor any other thing that he would give: because they are all corrupted, and defiled. You shall not receive them. Lev. 22:25
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Lev. 22:26
When a bullock, or a sheep, or a goat, is brought forth, they shall be seven days under the udder of their dam: but the eighth day, and thenceforth, they may be offered to the Lord. Lev. 22:27
If you immolate a victim for thanksgiving to the Lord, that he may be favourable, Lev. 22:29
¤ And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Lev. 23:1
Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them: These are the feasts of the Lord, which you shall call holy. Lev. 23:2
But you shall offer sacrifice in fire to the Lord seven days. And the seventh day shall be more solemn, and more holy: and you shall do no servile work therein. Lev. 23:8
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Lev. 23:9
Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them: When you shall have entered into the land which I will give you, and shall reap your corn, you shall bring sheaves of ears, the firstfruits of your harvest to the priest. Lev. 23:10
You shall not eat either bread, or parched corn, or frumenty of the harvest, until the day that you shall offer thereof to your God. It is a precept for ever throughout your generations, and all your dwellings. Lev. 23:14
Even unto the morrow after the seventh week be expired, that is to say, fifty days: and so you shall offer a new sacrifice to the Lord. Lev. 23:16
And you shall offer with the loaves seven lambs without blemish of the first year, and one calf from the herd, and they shall be for a holocaust with their two rams: and they shall be for a holocaust with their libations for a most sweet odour to the Lord. Lev. 23:18
And when the priest hath lifted them up with the loaves of the firstfruits before the Lord, they shall fall to his use. Lev. 23:20
And when you reap the corn of your land, you shall not cut it to the very ground: neither shall you gather the ears that remain. But you shall leave them for the poor and for the strangers. I am the Lord your God. Lev. 23:22
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Lev. 23:23
Say to the children of Israel: The seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall keep a sabbath, a memorial, with the sound of trumpets, and it shall be called holy. Lev. 23:24
You shall do no servile work therein, and you shall offer a holocaust to the Lord. Lev. 23:25
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Lev. 23:26
Upon the tenth day of this seventh month shall be the day of atonement. It shall be most solemn, and shall be called holy: and you shall afflict your souls on that day, and shall offer a holocaust to the Lord. Lev. 23:27
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Lev. 23:33
Say to the children of Israel: From the fifteenth day of this same seventh month, shall be kept the feast of tabernacles, seven days to the Lord. Lev. 23:34
The first day shall be called most solemn and most holy: you shall do no servile work therein. And seven days you shall offer holocausts to the Lord. Lev. 23:35
The eighth day also shall be most solemn and most holy: and you shall offer holocausts to the Lord. For it is the day of assembly and congregation. You shall do no servile work therein. Lev. 23:36
These are the feasts of the Lord which you shall call most solemn and most holy, and shall offer on them oblations to the Lord: holocausts and libations according to the rite of every day. Lev. 23:37
Besides the sabbaths of the Lord, and your gifts, and those things that you offer by vow, or which you shall give to the Lord voluntarily. Lev. 23:38
And you shall take to you on the first day the fruits of the fairest tree, and branches of palm trees, and boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook: And you shall rejoice before the Lord your God. Lev. 23:40
That your posterity may know, that I made the children of Israel to dwell in tabernacles, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt. I am the Lord your God. Lev. 23:43
And Moses spoke concerning the feasts of the Lord to the children of Israel. Lev. 23:44
¤ And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Lev. 24:1
Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee the finest and clearest oil of olives, to furnish the lamps continually, Lev. 24:2
And when he had blasphemed the name, and had cursed it, he was brought to Moses. (Now his mother was called Salumith, the daughter of Dabri, of the tribe of Dan.) Lev. 24:11
And the Lord spoke to Moses, Lev. 24:13
And thou shalt speak to the children of Israel: The man that curseth his God, shall bear his sin: Lev. 24:15
He that killeth a beast, shall make it good that is to say, shall give beast for beast. Lev. 24:18
He that giveth a blemish to any of his neighbours: as he hath done, so shall it be done to him: Lev. 24:19
Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, shall he restore. What blemish he gave, the like shall he be compelled to suffer. Lev. 24:20
And Moses spoke to the children of Israel. And they brought forth him that had blasphemed, without the camp: and they stoned him. And the children of Israel did as the Lord had commanded Moses. Lev. 24:23
¤ And the Lord spoke to Moses in mount Sinai, saying: Lev. 25:1
Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them: When you shall have entered into the land which I will give you, observe the rest of the sabbath to the Lord. Lev. 25:2
But in the seventh year there shall be a sabbath to the land, of the resting of the Lord. Thou shalt not sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard. Lev. 25:4
What the ground shall bring forth of itself, thou shalt not reap: neither shalt thou gather the grapes or the firstfruits as a vintage. For it is a year of rest to the land. Lev. 25:5
But they shall be unto you for meat, to thee and to thy manservant, to thy maidservant and thy hireling, and to the strangers that sojourn with thee. Lev. 25:6
All things that grow shall be meat to thy beasts and to thy cattle. Lev. 25:7
Thou shalt also number to thee seven weeks of years: that is to say, seven times seven, which together make forty-nine years. Lev. 25:8
And thou shalt sanctify the fiftieth year, and shalt proclaim remission to all the inhabitants of thy land: for it is the year of jubilee. Every man shall return to his possession, and every one shall go back to his former family: Lev. 25:10
In the year of the jubilee all shall return to their possessions. Lev. 25:13
When thou shalt sell any thing to thy neighbour, or shalt buy of him: grieve not thy brother. But thou shalt buy of him according to the number of years from the jubilee. Lev. 25:14
And he shall sell to thee according to the computation of the fruits. Lev. 25:15
The more years remain after the jubilee, the more shall the price increase: and the less time is counted, so much the less shall the purchase cost. For he shall sell to thee the time of the fruits. Lev. 25:16
But if he have no kinsman, and he himself can find the price to redeem it: Lev. 25:26
The value of the fruits shall be counted from that time when he sold it. And the overplus he shall restore to the buyer, and so shall receive his possession again. Lev. 25:27
But if his hands find not the means to repay the price, the buyer shall have what he bought, until the year of the jubilee. For in that year all that is sold shall return to the owner, and to the ancient possessor. Lev. 25:28
He that selleth a house within the walls of a city, shall have the liberty to redeem it, until one year be expired. Lev. 25:29
But if the house be in a village, that hath no walls, it shall be sold according to the same law as the fields. If it be not redeemed before, in the jubilee it shall return to the owner. Lev. 25:31
If they be not redeemed, in the jubilee they shall all return to the owners: because the houses of the cities of the Levites are for their possessions among the children of Israel. Lev. 25:33
If thy brother constrained by poverty, sell himself to thee: thou shalt not oppress him with the service of bondservants. Lev. 25:39
And afterwards he shall go out with his children: and shall return to his kindred and to the possession of his fathers. Lev. 25:41
And by right of inheritance shall leave them to your posterity, and shall possess them for ever. But oppress not your brethren the children of Israel by might. Lev. 25:46
If the hand of a stranger or a sojourner grow strong among you, and thy brother being impoverished sell himself to him, or to any of his race: Lev. 25:47
Counting only the years from the time of his selling unto the year of the jubilee: and counting the money that he was sold for, according to the number of the years and the reckoning of a hired servant. Lev. 25:50
If there be many years that remain until the jubilee, according to them shall he also repay the price. Lev. 25:51
If few, he shall make the reckoning with him according to the number of the years: and shall repay to the buyer of what remaineth of the years. Lev. 25:52
¤ I am the Lord your God. You shall not make to yourselves any idol or graven thing: neither shall you erect pillars, nor set up a remarkable stone in your land, to adore it. For I am the Lord your God. Lev. 26:1
The threshing of your harvest shall reach unto the vintage, and the vintage shall reach unto the sowing time: and you shall eat your bread to the full, and dwell in your land without fear. Lev. 26:5
I will give peace in your coasts: you shall sleep, and there shall be none to make you afraid. I will take away evil beasts: and the sword shall not pass through your quarters. Lev. 26:6
If you despise my laws, and contemn my judgments so as not to do those things which are appointed by me, and to make void my covenant: Lev. 26:15
I also will do these things to you. I will quickly visit you with poverty, and burning heat, which shall waste your eyes, and consume your lives. You shall sow your seed in vain, which shall be devoured by your enemies. Lev. 26:16
I will set my face against you, and you shall fall down before your enemies: and shall be made subject to them that hate you. You shall flee when no man pursueth you. Lev. 26:17
And I will break the pride of your stubbornness: and I will make to you the heaven above as iron, and the earth as brass. Lev. 26:19
If you walk contrary to me, and will not hearken to me, I will bring seven times more plagues upon you for your sins. Lev. 26:21
And I will send in upon you the beasts of the field, to destroy you and your cattle, and make you few in number: and that your highways may be desolate. Lev. 26:22
And if even so you will not amend, but will walk contrary to me: Lev. 26:23
I also will walk contrary to you, and will strike you seven times for your sins. Lev. 26:24
But if you will not for all this hearken to me, but will walk against me Lev. 26:27
Insomuch that I will bring your cities to be a wilderness: and I will make your sanctuaries desolate: and will receive no more your sweet odours. Lev. 26:31
And as to them that shall remain of you I will send fear in their hearts in the countries of their enemies. The sound of a flying leaf shall terrify them: and they shall flee as it were from the sword. They shall fall, when no man pursueth them. Lev. 26:36
And they shall every one fall upon their brethren as fleeing from wars: none of you shall dare to resist your enemies. Lev. 26:37
And I will remember my former covenant, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, in the sight of the Gentiles, to be their God. I am the Lord. Lev. 26:45
¤ And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Lev. 27:1
Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them: The man that shall have made a vow, and promised his soul to God, shall give the price according to estimation. Lev. 27:2
If he be poor, and not able to pay the estimation, he shall stand before the priest: and as much as he shall value him at, and see him able to pay, so much shall he give. Lev. 27:8
But a beast that may be sacrificed to the Lord, if any one shall vow, shall be holy, Lev. 27:9
And cannot be changed: that is to say, neither a better for a worse, nor a worse for a better. And if he shall change it: both that which was changed, and that for which it was changed, shall be consecrated to the Lord. Lev. 27:10
An unclean beast, which cannot be sacrificed to the Lord, if any man shall vow, shall be brought before the priest: Lev. 27:11
If a man shall vow his house, and sanctify it to the Lord, the priest shall consider it, whether it be good or bad: and it shall be sold according to the price, which he shall appoint. Lev. 27:14
And if he vow the field of his possession, and consecrate it to the Lord, the price shall be rated according to the measure of the seed. If the ground be sown with thirty bushels of barley, let it be sold for fifty sicles of silver. Lev. 27:16
But if some time after, the priest shall reckon the money according to the number of years that remain until the jubilee, and the price shall be abated. Lev. 27:18
And if he will not redeem it, but it be sold to any other man, he that vowed it, may not redeem it any more. Lev. 27:20
For when the day of jubilee cometh, it shall be sanctified to the Lord, and as a possession consecrated, pertaineth to the right of the priests. Lev. 27:21
If a field that was bought, and not of a man's ancestors' possession, be sanctified to the Lord: Lev. 27:22
The priest shall reckon the price according to the number of years, unto the jubilee. And he that had vowed, shall give that to the Lord. Lev. 27:23
But in the jubilee, it shall return to the former owner, who had sold it, and had it in the lot of his possession. Lev. 27:24
All estimation shall be made according to the sicle of the sanctuary. A sicle hath twenty obols. Lev. 27:25
The firstborn, which belong to the Lord, no man may sanctify and vow: whether it be bullock, or sheep, they are the Lord's. Lev. 27:26
And if it be an unclean beast, he that offereth it shall redeem it, according to thy estimation, and shall add the fifth part of the price. If he will not redeem it, it shall be sold to another for how much soever it was estimated by thee. Lev. 27:27
Any thing that is devoted to the Lord, whether it be man, or beast, or field, shall not be sold: neither may it be redeemed. Whatsoever is once consecrated shall be holy of holies to the Lord. Lev. 27:28
All tithes of the land, whether of corn, or of the fruits of trees, are the Lord's, and are sanctified to him. Lev. 27:30
Of all the tithes of oxen, and sheep, and goats, that pass under the shepherd's rod, every tenth that cometh shall be sanctified to the Lord. Lev. 27:32
It shall not be chosen neither good nor bad, neither shall it be changed for another. If any man change it: both that which was changed, and that for which it was changed, shall be sanctified to the Lord, and shall not be redeemed. Lev. 27:33
‡ ¤ And the Lord spoke to Moses in the desert of Sinai in the tabernacle of the covenant, the first day of the second month, the second year of their going out of Egypt, saying: Num. 1:1
Of Ruben the eldest son of Israel, by their generations and families and houses and names of every head, all that were of the male sex, from twenty years old and upward, that were able to go forth to war, Num. 1:20
Of the sons of Simeon by their generations and families, and houses of their kindreds, were reckoned up by the names and heads of every one, all that were of the male sex, from twenty years old and upward, that were able to go forth to war, Num. 1:22
Of the sons of Gad, by their generations and families and houses of their kindreds were reckoned up by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war, Num. 1:24
Of the sons of Juda, by their generations and families and houses of their kindreds, by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war, Num. 1:26
Of the sons of Issachar, by their generations and families and houses of their kindreds, by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that could go forth to war, Num. 1:28
Of the sons of Zabulon, by the generations and families and houses of their kindreds, were reckoned up by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war, Num. 1:30
Of the sons of Joseph, namely, of the sons of Ephraim, by the generations and families and houses of their kindreds, were reckoned up by the names of every one, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war, Num. 1:32
Moreover of the sons of Manasses, by the generations and families and houses of their kindreds, were reckoned up by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that could go forth to war, Num. 1:34
Of the sons of Benjamin, by their generations and families and houses of their kindreds, were reckoned up by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war, Num. 1:36
Of the sons of Dan, by their generations and families and houses of their kindreds, were reckoned up by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war, Num. 1:38
Of the sons of Aser, by their generations and families and houses of their kindreds, were reckoned up by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war, Num. 1:40
Of the sons of Nephtali, by their generations and families and houses of their kindreds, were reckoned up by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war, Num. 1:42
And the whole number of the children of Israel by their houses and families, from twenty years old and upward, that were able to go to war, Num. 1:45
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Num. 1:48
But appoint them over the tabernacle of the testimony, and all the vessels thereof, and whatsoever pertaineth to the ceremonies. They shall carry the tabernacle and all the furniture thereof: and they shall minister, and shall encamp round about the tabernacle. Num. 1:50
When you are to go forward, the Levites shall take down the tabernacle: when you are to camp, they shall set it up. What stranger soever cometh to it, shall be slain. Num. 1:51
And the children of Israel did according to all things which the Lord had commanded Moses. Num. 1:54
¤ And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying: Num. 2:1
And the tabernacle of the testimony shall be carried by the officers of the Levites and their troops. As it shall be set up, so shall it be taken down. Every one shall march according to their places, and ranks. Num. 2:17
This is the number of the children of Israel, of their army divided according to the houses of their kindreds and their troops, six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty. Num. 2:32
And the children of Israel did according to all things that the Lord had commanded. They camped by their troops, and marched by the families and houses of their fathers. Num. 2:34
¤ These are the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that the Lord spoke to Moses in mount Sinai. Num. 3:1
These the names of the sons of Aaron the priests that were anointed, and whose hands were filled and consecrated, to do the functions of priesthood. Num. 3:3
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Num. 3:5
Bring the tribe of Levi, and make them stand in the sight of Aaron the priest to minister to him, and let them watch, Num. 3:6
And observe whatsoever appertaineth to the service of the multitude before the tabernacle of the testimony, Num. 3:7
To Aaron and to his sons, to whom they are delivered by the children of Israel. But thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons over the service of priesthood. The stranger that approacheth to minister, shall be put to death. Num. 3:10
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Num. 3:11
For every firstborn is mine: since I struck the firstborn in the land of Egypt: I have sanctified to myself whatsoever is firstborn in Israel both of man and beast, they are mine: I am the Lord. Num. 3:13
And the Lord spoke to Moses in the desert of Sinai, saying: Num. 3:14
The tabernacle itself and the cover thereof, the hanging that is drawn before the doors of the tabernacle of the covenant, and the curtains of the court: the hanging also that is hanged in the entry of the court of the tabernacle, and whatsoever belongeth to the rite of the altar, the cords of the tabernacle, and all the furniture thereof. Num. 3:26
Under their custody shall be the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars, and the pillars and their sockets, and all things that pertain to this kind of service: Num. 3:36
Before the tabernacle of the covenant, that is to say on the east side shall Moses and Aaron camp, with their sons, having the custody of the sanctuary, in the midst of the children of Israel. What stranger soever cometh unto it, shall be put to death. Num. 3:38
All the Levites, that Moses and Aaron numbered according to the precept of the Lord, by their families, of the male kind from one month and upward, were twenty-two thousand. Num. 3:39
And the Lord said to Moses: Number the firstborn of the male sex of the children of Israel, from one month and upward, and thou shalt take the sum of them. Num. 3:40
And thou shalt take the Levites to me for all the firstborn of the children of Israel, I am the Lord: and their cattle for all the firstborn of the cattle of the children of Israel: Num. 3:41
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Num. 3:44
Thou shalt take five sicles for every head, according to the weight of the sanctuary. A sicle hath twenty obols. Num. 3:47
And thou shalt give the money to Aaron and his sons, the price of them that are above. Num. 3:48
For the firstborn of the children of Israel, one thousand three hundred and sixty-five sicles, according to the weight of the sanctuary, Num. 3:50
And gave it to Aaron and his sons according to the word that the Lord had commanded him. Num. 3:51
¤ And the Lord spoke to Moses, and Aaron, saying: Num. 4:1
From thirty years old and upward, to fifty years old, of all that go in to stand and to minister in the tabernacle of the covenant. Num. 4:3
When the camp is; to set forward, Aaron and his sons shall go into the tabernacle of the covenant, and the holy of holies, and shall take down the veil that hangeth before the door, and shall wrap up the ark of the testimony in it, Num. 4:5
They shall wrap up also the table of proposition in a cloth of violet, and shall put with it the censers and little mortars, the cups and bowls to pour out the libations: the loaves shall be always on it: Num. 4:7
And shall put it with all the vessels that they use in the ministry thereof, that is to say, firepans, fleshhooks and forks, pothooks and shovels. They shall cover all the vessels of the altar together with a covering of violet skins, and shall put in the bars. Num. 4:14
And when Aaron and his sons have wrapped up the sanctuary and the vessels thereof at the removing of the camp, then shall the sons of Caath enter in to carry the things wrapped up: and they shall not touch the vessels of the sanctuary, lest they die. These are the burdens of the sons of Caath: in the tabernacle of the covenant: Num. 4:15
And over them shall be Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, to whose charge pertaineth the oil to dress the lamps, and the sweet incense, and the sacrifice, that is always offered, and the oil of unction, and whatsoever pertaineth to the service of the tabernacle, and of all the vessels that are in the sanctuary. Num. 4:16
And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying: Num. 4:17
But do this to them, that they may live, and not die, by touching the holies of holies. Aaron and his sons shall go in, and they shall appoint every man his work, and shall divide the burdens that every man is to carry. Num. 4:19
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Num. 4:21
To carry the curtains of the tabernacle and the roof of the covenant, the other covering, and the violet covering over all, and the hanging that hangeth in the entry of the tabernacle of the covenant, Num. 4:25
The curtains of the court, and the veil in the entry that is before the tabernacle. All things that pertain to the altar, the cords and the vessels of the ministry, Num. 4:26
The sons of Gerson shall carry, by the commandment of Aaron and his sons: and each man shall know to what burden he must be assigned. Num. 4:27
From thirty years old and upward, unto fifty years old, all that go in to the office of their ministry, and to the service of the covenant of the testimony. Num. 4:30
From thirty years old and upward, unto fifty years old, all that go in to the ministry of the tabernacle of the covenant: Num. 4:35
This is the number of the people of Caath that go in to the tabernacle of the covenant: these did Moses and Aaron number according to the word of the Lord by the hand of Moses. Num. 4:37
From thirty years old and upward, unto fifty years old, all that go in to minister in the tabernacle of the covenant: Num. 4:39
This is the people of the Gersonites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the word of the Lord. Num. 4:41
From thirty years old and upward, unto fifty years old, all that go in to fulfil the rites of the tabernacle of the covenant: Num. 4:43
This is the number of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron reckoned up according to the commandment of the Lord by the hand of Moses. Num. 4:45
From thirty years old and upward, until fifty years old, that go into the ministry of the tabernacle, and to carry the burdens, Num. 4:47
Moses reckoned them up according to the word of the Lord, every one according to their office and burdens, as the Lord had commanded him. Num. 4:49
¤ And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Num. 5:1
And the children of Israel did so, and they cast them forth without the camp, as the Lord had spoken to Moses. Num. 5:4
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Num. 5:5
Say to the children of Israel: When a man or woman shall have committed any of all the sins that men are wont to commit, and by negligence shall have transgressed the commandment of the Lord, and offended, Num. 5:6
They shall confess their sin, and restore the principal itself, and the fifth part over and above, to him against whom they have sinned. Num. 5:7
But if there be no one to receive it, they shall give it to the Lord, and it shall be the priest's, besides the ram that is offered for expiation, to be an atoning sacrifice. Num. 5:8
All the firstfruits also, which the children of Israel offer, belong to the priest: Num. 5:9
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Num. 5:11
Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them: The man whose wife shall have gone astray, and contemning her husband, Num. 5:12
He shall bring her to the priest, and shall offer an oblation for her, the tenth part of a measure of barley meal: he shall not pour oil thereon, nor put frankincense upon it: because it is a sacrifice of jealousy, and an oblation searching out adultery. Num. 5:15
These curses shall light upon thee: The Lord make thee a curse, and an example for all among his people: may he make thy thigh to rot, and may thy belly swell and burst asunder. Num. 5:21
And he shall give them her to drink. And when she hath drunk them up, Num. 5:24
To take a handful of the sacrifice of that which is offered, and burn it upon the altar: and so give the most bitter waters to the woman to drink. Num. 5:26
And when she hath drunk them, if she be defiled, and having despised her husband be guilty of adultery, the malediction shall go through her, and her belly swelling, her thigh shall rot: and the woman shall be a curse, and an example to all the people. Num. 5:27
And the husband stirred up by the spirit of jealousy bring her before the Lord, and the priest do to her according to all things that are here written: Num. 5:30
¤ And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Num. 6:1
Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them: When a man, or woman, shall make a vow to be sanctified, and will consecrate themselves to the Lord: Num. 6:2
All the days that they are consecrated to the Lord by vow: they shall eat nothing that cometh of the vineyard, from the raisin even to the kernel. Num. 6:4
All the time of his separation no razor shall pass over his head, until the day be fulfilled of his consecration to the Lord. He shall be holy, and shall let the hair of his head grow. Num. 6:5
All the time of his consecration he shall not go in to any dead, Num. 6:6
All the days of his separation he shall be holy to the Lord. Num. 6:8
And on the eighth day he shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons to the priest in the entry of the covenant of the testimony. Num. 6:10
And shall consecrate to the Lord the days of his separation, offering a lamb of one year for sin: yet so that the former days be made void, because his sanctification was profaned. Num. 6:12
This is the law of consecration. When the days which he had determined by vow shall be expired, he shall bring him to the door of the tabernacle of the covenant, Num. 6:13
And shall offer his oblation to the Lord: one he lamb of a year old without blemish for a holocaust, and one ewe lamb of a year old without blemish for a sin offering, and one ram without blemish for a victim of peace offering, Num. 6:14
But the ram he shall immolate for a sacrifice of peace offering to the Lord, offering at the same time the basket of unleavened bread, and the libations that are due by custom. Num. 6:17
And receiving them again from him, he shall elevate them in the sight of the Lord: and they being sanctified shall belong to the priest, as the breast, which was commanded to be separated, and the shoulder. After this the Nazarite may drink wine. Num. 6:20
This is the law of the Nazarite, when he hath vowed his oblation to the Lord in the time of his consecration, besides those things which his hand shall find, according to that which he had vowed in his mind, so shall he do for the fulfilling of his sanctification. Num. 6:21
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Num. 6:22
Say to Aaron and his sons: Thus shall you bless the children of Israel, and you shall say to them: Num. 6:23
The Lord shew his face to thee, and have mercy on thee. Num. 6:25
The Lord turn his countenance to thee, and give thee peace. Num. 6:26
¤ And it came to pass in the day that Moses had finished the tabernacle, and set it up, and had anointed and sanctified it with all its vessels, the altar likewise and all the vessels thereof, Num. 7:1
And the Lord said to Moses: Num. 7:4
Receive them from them to serve in the ministry of the tabernacle, and thou shalt deliver them to the Levites according to the order of their ministry. Num. 7:5
Moses therefore receiving the wagons and the oxen, delivered them to the Levites. Num. 7:6
Two wagons and four oxen he gave to the sons of Gerson, according to their necessity. Num. 7:7
The other four wagons, and eight oxen he gave to the sons of Merari, according to their offices and service, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. Num. 7:8
But to the sons of Caath he gave no wagons or oxen: because they serve in the sanctuary and carry their burdens upon their own shoulders. Num. 7:9
And the Lord said to Moses: Let each of the princes one day after another offer their gifts for the dedication of the altar. Num. 7:11
And his offering was a silver dish weighing one hundred and thirty sicles, a silver bowl of seventy sicles according to the weight of the sanctuary, both full of flour tempered with oil for a sacrifice: Num. 7:13
A silver dish weighing one hundred and thirty sicles, a silver bowl of seventy sicles, according to the weight of the sanctuary, both full of flour tempered with oil for a sacrifice: Num. 7:19
Offered a silver dish weighing one hundred and thirty sicles, a silver bowl of seventy sicles according to the weight of the sanctuary, both full of flour tempered with oil for a sacrifice: Num. 7:31
Offered a silver dish weighing a hundred and thirty sicles, a silver bowl of seventy sicles according to the weight of the sanctuary, both full of flour tempered with oil for a sacrifice: Num. 7:49
Offered a silver dish, weighing a hundred and thirty sicles, a silver bowl of seventy sicles, according to the weight of the sanctuary, both full of flour tempered with oil for a sacrifice: Num. 7:55
Offered a silver dish weighing a hundred and thirty sicles, a silver bowl of seventy sicles, according to the weight of the sanctuary, both full of flour tempered with oil for a sacrifice: Num. 7:67
Offered a silver dish weighing a hundred and thirty sicles, a silver bowl of seventy sicles, according to the weight of the sanctuary, both full of flour tempered with oil for a sacrifice: Num. 7:73
Offered a silver dish weighing a hundred and thirty sicles, a silver bowl of seventy sicles, according to the weight of the sanctuary, both full of flour tempered with oil for a sacrifice: Num. 7:79
And when Moses entered into the tabernacle of the covenant, to consult the oracle, he heard the voice of one speaking to him from the propitiatory, that was over the ark between the two cherubims, and from this place he spoke to him. Num. 7:89
¤ And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Num. 8:1
Speak to Aaron, and thou shalt say to him: When thou shalt place the seven lamps, let the candlestick be set up on the south side. Give orders therefore that the lamps look over against the north, towards the table of the loaves of proposition, over against that part shall they give light, towards which the candlestick looketh. Num. 8:2
Now this was the work of the candlestick, it was of beaten gold, both the shaft in the middle, and all that came out of both sides of the branches: according to the pattern which the Lord had shewn to Moses, so he made the candlestick. Num. 8:4
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Num. 8:5
According to this rite: Let them be sprinkled with the water of purification, and let them shave all the hairs of their flesh. And when they shall have washed their garments, and are cleansed, Num. 8:7
The Levites also shall put their hands upon the heads of the oxen, of which thou shalt sacrifice one for sin, and the other for a holocaust to the Lord, to pray for them. Num. 8:12
And thou shalt set the Levites in the sight of Aaron and of his sons, and shalt consecrate them being offered to the Lord, Num. 8:13
And shalt separate them from the midst of the children of Israel, to be mine. Num. 8:14
And afterwards they shall enter into the tabernacle of the covenant, to serve me. And thus shalt thou purify and consecrate them for an oblation of the Lord: for as a gift they were given me by the children of Israel. Num. 8:15
For all the firstborn of the children of Israel, both of men and of beasts, are mine. From the day that I slew every firstborn in the land of Egypt, have I sanctified them to myself: Num. 8:17
And have delivered them for a gift to Aaron and his sons out of the midst of the people, to serve me for Israel in the tabernacle of the covenant, and to pray for them, lest there should be a plague among the people, if they should presume to approach unto my sanctuary. Num. 8:19
That being purified they might go into the tabernacle of the covenant to do their services before Aaron and his sons. As the Lord had commanded Moses touching the Levites, so was it done. Num. 8:22
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Num. 8:23
This is the law of the Levites: From twenty-five years old and upwards, they shall go in to minister in the tabernacle of the covenant. Num. 8:24
And when they shall have accomplished the fiftieth year of their age, they shall cease to serve: Num. 8:25
And they shall be the ministers of their brethren in the tabernacle of the covenant, to keep the things that are committed to their care, but not to do the works. Thus shalt thou order the Levites touching their charge. Num. 8:26
¤ The Lord spoke to Moses in the desert of Sinai, the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, in the first month, saying: Num. 9:1
The fourteenth day of this month in the evening, according to all the ceremonies and justifications thereof. Num. 9:3
And they made it in its proper time: the fourteenth day of the month at evening, in mount Sinai. The children of Israel did according to all things that the Lord had commanded Moses. Num. 9:5
But behold some who were unclean by occasion of the soul of a man, who could not make the phase on that day, coming to Moses and Aaron, Num. 9:6
Said to them: We are unclean by occasion of the soul of a man. Why are we kept back that we may not offer in its season the offering to the Lord among the children of Israel? Num. 9:7
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Num. 9:9
Say to the children of Israel: The man that shall be unclean by occasion of one that is dead, or shall be in a journey afar off in your nation, let him make the phase to the Lord. Num. 9:10
But if any man is clean, and was not on a journey, and did not make the phase, that soul shall be cut off from among his people, because he offered not sacrifice to the Lord in due season: he shall bear his sin. Num. 9:13
The sojourner also and the stranger if they be among you, shall make the phase to the Lord according to the ceremonies and justifications thereof. The same ordinance shall be with you both for the stranger, and for him that was born in the land. Num. 9:14
By the word of the Lord they pitched their tents, and by his word they marched: and kept the watches of the Lord according to his commandment by the hand of Moses. Num. 9:23
¤ And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Num. 10:1
Make thee two trumpets of beaten silver, wherewith thou mayest call together the multitude when the camp is to be removed. Num. 10:2
And when thou shalt sound the trumpets, all the multitude shall gather unto thee to the door of the tabernacle of the covenant. Num. 10:3
If thou sound but once, the princes and the heads of the multitude of Israel shall come to thee. Num. 10:4
But when the people is to be gathered together, the sound of the trumpets shall be plain, and they shall not make a broken sound. Num. 10:7
If you go forth to war out of your land against the enemies that fight against you, you shall sound aloud with the trumpets, and there shall be a remembrance of you before the Lord your God, that you may be delivered out of the hands of your enemies. Num. 10:9
If at any time you shall have a banquet, and on your festival days, and on the first days of your months, you shall sound the trumpets over the holocausts, and the sacrifices of peace offerings, that they may be to you for a remembrance of your God. I am the Lord your God. Num. 10:10
And the first went forward according to the commandment of the Lord by the hand of Moses. Num. 10:13
Then the Caathites also marched carrying the sanctuary. So long was the tabernacle carried, till they came to the place of setting it up. Num. 10:21
And Moses said to Hobab the son of Raguel the Madianite, his kinsman: We are going towards the place which the Lord will give us: come with us, that we may do thee good: for the Lord hath promised good things to Israel. Num. 10:29
But he answered him: I will not go with thee, but I will return to my country, wherein I was born. Num. 10:30
And if thou comest with us, we will give thee what is the best of the riches which the Lord shall deliver to us. Num. 10:32
And when it was set down, he said: Return, O Lord, to the multitude of the host of Israel. Num. 10:36
And when the people cried to Moses, Moses prayed to the Lord, and the fire was swallowed up. Num. 11:2
For a mixt multitude of people, that came up with them, burned with desire, sitting and weeping, the children of Israel also being joined with them, and said: Who shall give us flesh to eat? Num. 11:4
Now Moses heard the people weeping by their families, every one at the door of his tent. And the wrath of the Lord was exceedingly enkindled: to Moses also the thing seemed insupportable. Num. 11:10
And he said to the Lord: Why hast thou afflicted thy servant? Wherefore do I not find favour before thee? And why hast thou laid the weight of all this people upon me? Num. 11:11
Have I conceived all this multitude, or begotten them, that thou shouldst say to me: Carry them in thy bosom as the nurse is wont to carry the little infant, and bear them into the land, for which thou hast sworn to their fathers? Num. 11:12
Whence should I have flesh to give to so great a multitude? They weep against me, saying: Give us flesh that we may eat. Num. 11:13
I am not able alone to bear all this people, because it is too heavy for me. Num. 11:14
But if it seem unto thee otherwise, I beseech thee to kill me, and let me find grace in thy eyes, that I be not afflicted with so great evils. Num. 11:15
And the Lord said to Moses: Gather unto me seventy men of the ancients of Israel, whom thou knowest to be ancients and masters of the people: and thou shalt bring them to the door of the tabernacle of the covenant, and shalt make them stand there with thee, Num. 11:16
That I may come down and speak with thee: and I will take of thy spirit, and will give to them, that they may bear with thee the burden of the people, and thou mayest not be burthened alone. Num. 11:17
And thou shalt say to the people: Be ye sanctified: to morrow you shall eat flesh: for I have heard you say: Who will give us flesh to eat? It was well with us in Egypt. That the Lord may give you flesh, and you may eat: Num. 11:18
But even for a month of days, till it come out at your nostrils, and become loathsome to you, because you have cast off the Lord, who is in the midst of you, and have wept before him, saying: Why came we out of Egypt? Num. 11:20
And Moses said: There are six hundred thousand footmen of this people, and sayest thou: I will give them flesh to eat a whole month? Num. 11:21
Shall then a multitude of sheep and oxen be killed, that it may suffice for their food? or shall the fishes of the sea be gathered together to fill them? Num. 11:22
And the Lord answered him: Is the hand of the Lord unable? Thou shalt presently see whether my word shall come to pass or no. Num. 11:23
Moses therefore came, and told the people the words of the Lord, and assembled seventy men of the ancients of Israel, and made them to stand about the tabernacle. Num. 11:24
And the Lord came down in a cloud, and spoke to him, taking away of the spirit that was in Moses, and giving to the seventy men. And when the spirit had rested on them they prophesied, nor did they cease afterwards. Num. 11:25
Now there remained in the camp two of the men, of whom one was called Eldad, and the other Medad, upon whom the spirit rested; for they also had been enrolled, but were not gone forth to the tabernacle. Num. 11:26
And they said: Hath the Lord spoken by Moses only? Hath he not also spoken to us in like manner? And when the Lord heard this, Num. 12:2
Immediately he spoke to him, and to Aaron and Mary: Come out you three only to the tabernacle of the covenant. And when they were come out, Num. 12:4
The Lord came down in a pillar of the cloud, and stood in the entry of the tabernacle calling to Aaron and Mary. And when they were come, Num. 12:5
He said to them: Hear my words: if there be among you a prophet of the Lord, I will appear to him in a vision, or I will speak to him in a dream. Num. 12:6
For I speak to him mouth to mouth: and plainly, and not by riddles and figures doth he see the Lord. Why then were you not afraid to speak ill of my servant Moses? Num. 12:8
He said to Moses: I beseech thee, my lord, lay not upon us this sin, which we have foolishly committed: Num. 12:11
And Moses cried to the Lord, saying O God, I beseech thee heal her. Num. 12:13
And the Lord answered him: If her father had spitten upon her face, ought she not to have been ashamed for seven days at least? Let her be separated seven days without the camp, and afterwards she shall be called again. Num. 12:14
¤ And there the Lord spoke to Moses, saying. Num. 13:1
Send men to view the land of Chanaan, which I will give to the children of Israel, one of every tribe, of the rulers. Num. 13:2
These are the names of the men, whom Moses sent to view the land: and he called Osee the son of Nun, Josue. Num. 13:16
And Moses sent them to view the land of Chanaan, and said to them: Go you up by the south side. And when you shall come to the mountains, Num. 13:17
The ground, fat or barren, woody or without trees. Be of good courage, and bring us of the fruits of the land. Now it was the time when the firstripe grapes are fit to be eaten. Num. 13:20
And they went up at the south side, and came to Hebron, where were Achiman and Sisai and Tholmai the sons of Enac. For Hebron was built seven years before Tanis the city of Egypt. Num. 13:22
Which was called Nehelescol, that is to say, the torrent of the cluster of grapes, because from thence the children of Israel had carried a cluster of grapes. Num. 13:24
And they that went to spy out the land returned after forty days, having gone round all the country, Num. 13:25
And came to Moses and Aaron and to all the assembly of the children of Israel to the desert of Pharan, which is in Cades. And speaking to them and to all the multitude, they shewed them the fruits of the land: Num. 13:26
And they related and said: We came into the land to which thou sentest us, which in very deed floweth with milk and honey as may be known by these fruits: Num. 13:27
In the mean time Caleb, to still the murmuring of the people that rose against Moses, said: Let us go up and possess the land, for we shall be able to conquer it. Num. 13:30
But the others, that had been with him, said: No, we are not able to go up to this people, because they are stronger than we. Num. 13:31
Would God that we had died in Egypt: and would God we may die in this vast wilderness, and that the Lord may not bring us into this land, lest we fall by the sword, and our wives and children be led away captives. Is it not better to return into Egypt? Num. 14:3
And they said one to another: Let us appoint a captain, and let us return into Egypt. Num. 14:4
And said to all the multitude of the children of Israel: The land which we have gone round is very good: Num. 14:7
Be not rebellious against the Lord: and fear ye not the people of this land, for we are able to eat them up as bread. All aid is gone from them: the Lord is with us, fear ye not. Num. 14:9
And when all the multitude cried out, and would have stoned them, the glory of the Lord appeared over the tabernacle of the covenant to all the children of Israel. Num. 14:10
And the Lord said to Moses: How long will this people detract me? how long will they not believe me for all the signs that I have wrought before them? Num. 14:11
And Moses said to the Lord: That the Egyptians, from the midst of whom thou hast brought forth this people, Num. 14:13
And the inhabitants of this land, (who have heard that thou, O Lord, art among this people, and art seen face to face, and thy cloud protecteth them, and thou goest before them in a pillar of a cloud by day, and in a pillar of fire by night,) Num. 14:14
Forgive, I beseech thee, the sins of this people, according to the greatness of thy mercy, as thou hast been merciful to them from their going out of Egypt unto this place. Num. 14:19
And the Lord said: I have forgiven according to thy word. Num. 14:20
Shall not see the land for which I swore to their fathers, neither shall any one of them that hath detracted me behold it. Num. 14:23
For the Amalecite and the Chanaanite dwell in the valleys. To morrow remove the camp, and return into the wilderness by the way of the Red Sea. Num. 14:25
And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying: Num. 14:26
Say therefore to them: As I live, saith the Lord: According as you have spoken in my hearing, so will I do to you. Num. 14:28
Shall not enter into the land, over which I lifted up my hand to make you dwell therein, except Caleb the son of Jephone, and Josue the son of Nun. Num. 14:30
But your children, of whom you said, that they should be a prey to the enemies, will I bring in: that they may see the land which you have despised. Num. 14:31
According to the number of the forty days, wherein you viewed the land: a year shall be counted for a day. And forty years you shall receive your iniquities, and shall know my revenge: Num. 14:34
For as I have spoken, so will I do to all this wicked multitude, that hath risen up together against me: in this wilderness shall it faint away and die. Num. 14:35
Therefore all the men, whom Moses had sent to view the land, and who at their return had made the whole multitude to murmur against him, speaking ill of the land that it was naught, Num. 14:36
But Josue the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephone lived, of all them that had gone to view the land. Num. 14:38
And Moses spoke all these words to all the children of Israel, and the people mourned exceedingly. Num. 14:39
And behold rising up very early in the morning, they went up to the top of the mountain, and said: We are ready to go up to the place, of which the Lord hath spoken: for we have sinned. Num. 14:40
And Moses said to them: Why transgress you the word of the Lord, which shall not succeed prosperously with you? Num. 14:41
The Amalecite and the Chanaanite are before you, and by their sword you shall fall, because you would not consent to the Lord, neither will the Lord be with you. Num. 14:43
But they being blinded went up to the top of the mountain. But the ark of the testament of the Lord and Moses departed not from the camp. Num. 14:44
¤ And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Num. 15:1
Speak to the children of Israel and thou shalt say to them: When you shall be come into the land of your habitation, which I will give you, Num. 15:2
And shall make an offering to the Lord, for a holocaust, or a victim, paying your vows, or voluntarily offering gifts, or in your solemnities burning a sweet savour unto the Lord, of oxen or of sheep: Num. 15:3
And he shall give the same measure of wine to pour out in libations for the holocaust or for the victim. For every lamb, Num. 15:5
And he shall offer the third part of the same measure of wine for the libation, for a sweet savour to the Lord. Num. 15:7
But when thou offerest a holocaust or sacrifice of oxen, to fulfil thy vow or for victims of peace offerings, Num. 15:8
And wine for libations of the same measure, for an offering of most sweet savour to the Lord. Num. 15:10
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Num. 15:16
Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them: Num. 15:17
And shall eat of the bread of that country, you shall separate firstfruits to the Lord, Num. 15:19
So also shall you give firstfruits of your dough to the Lord. Num. 15:21
And if through ignorance you omit any of these things, which the Lord hath spoken to Moses, Num. 15:22
And by him hath commanded you from the day that he began to command and thenceforward, Num. 15:23
And the multitude have forgotten to do it: they shall offer a calf out of the herd, a holocaust for a most sweet savour to the Lord, and the sacrifice and libations thereof, as the ceremonies require, and a buck goat for sin: Num. 15:24
And the priest shall pray for all the multitude of the children of Israel: and it shall be forgiven them, because they sinned ignorantly, offering notwithstanding a burnt offering to the Lord for themselves and for their sin and their Ignorance: Num. 15:25
And it came to pass, when the children of Israel were in the wilderness, and had found a man gathering sticks on the sabbath day, Num. 15:32
That they brought him to Moses and Aaron and the whole multitude. Num. 15:33
And the Lord said to Moses: Let that man die, let all the multitude stone him without the camp. Num. 15:35
The Lord also said to Moses: Num. 15:37
Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt tell them to make to themselves fringes in the corners of their garments, putting in them ribands of blue: Num. 15:38
But rather being mindful of the precepts of the Lord, may do them and be holy to their God. Num. 15:40
And speaking to Core and all the multitude, he said: In the morning the Lord will make known who belong to him, and the holy he will join to himself: and whom he shall choose, they shall approach to him. Num. 16:5
And putting fire in them to morrow, put incense upon it before the Lord: and whomsoever he shall choose, the same shall be holy: you take too much upon you, ye sons of Levi. Num. 16:7
And he said again to Core: Hear ye sons of Levi. Num. 16:8
Is it a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath spared you from all the people, and joined you to himself, that you should serve him in the service of the tabernacle, and should stand before the congregation of the people, and should minister to him? Num. 16:9
Did he therefore make thee and all thy brethren the sons of Levi to approach unto him, that you should challenge to yourselves the priesthood also, Num. 16:10
Then Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiron the sons of Eliab. But they answered: We will not come. Num. 16:12
Is it a small matter to thee, that thou hast brought us out of a land that flowed with milk and honey, to kill us in the desert, except thou rule also like a lord over us? Num. 16:13
Moses therefore being very angry, said to the Lord: Respect not their sacrifices: thou knowest that I have not taken of them so much as a young ass at any time, nor have injured any of them. Num. 16:15
And he said to Core: Do thou and thy congregation stand apart before the Lord to morrow, and Aaron apart. Num. 16:16
Take every one of you censers, and put incense upon them, offering to the Lord two hundred and fifty censers: let Aaron also hold his censer. Num. 16:17
And had drawn up all the multitude against them to the door of the tabernacle, the glory of the Lord appeared to them all. Num. 16:19
And the Lord speaking to Moses and Aaron, said: Num. 16:20
And the Lord said to Moses: Num. 16:23
Command the whole people to separate themselves from the tents of Core and Dathan and Abiron. Num. 16:24
And Moses arose, and went to Dathan and Abiron: and the ancients of Israel following him, Num. 16:25
He said to the multitude: Depart from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest you be involved in their sins. Num. 16:26
And Moses said: By this you shall know that the Lord hath sent me to do all things that you see, and that I have not forged them of my own head: Num. 16:28
If these men die the common death of men, and if they be visited with a plague, wherewith others also are wont to be visited, the Lord did not send me. Num. 16:29
But if the Lord do a new thing, and the earth opening her mouth swallow them down, and all things that belong to them, and they go down alive into hell, you shall know that they have blasphemed the Lord. Num. 16:30
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Num. 16:36
Command Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest to take up the censers that lie in the burning, and to scatter the fire of one side and the other: because they are sanctified Num. 16:37
In the deaths of the sinners: and let him beat them into plates, and fasten them to the altar, because incense hath been offered in them to the Lord, and they are sanctified, that the children of Israel may see them for a sign and a memorial. Num. 16:38
Then Eleazar the priest took the brazen censers, wherein they had offered, whom the burning fire had devoured, and beat them into plates, fastening them to the altar: Num. 16:39
That the children of Israel might have for the time to come wherewith they should be admonished, that no stranger or any one that is not of the seed of Aaron should come near to offer incense to the Lord, lest he should suffer as Core suffered, and all his congregation, according as the Lord spoke to Moses. Num. 16:40
Moses and Aaron fled to the tabernacle of the covenant. And when they were gone into it, the cloud covered it, and the glory of the Lord appeared. Num. 16:43
And the Lord said to Moses: Num. 16:44
Moses said to Aaron: Take the censer, and putting fire in it from the altar, put incense upon it, and go quickly to the people to pray for them: for already wrath is gone out from the Lord, and the plague rageth. Num. 16:46
When Aaron had done this, and had run to the midst of the multitude which the burning fire was now destroying, he offered the incense: Num. 16:47
And Aaron returned to Moses to the door of the tabernacle of the covenant after the destruction was over. Num. 16:50
¤ And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Num. 17:1
Speak to the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod by their kindreds, of all the princes of the tribes, twelve rods, and write the name of every man upon his rod. Num. 17:2
And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the covenant before the testimony, where I will speak to thee. Num. 17:4
Whomsoever of these I shall choose, his rod shall blossom: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, wherewith they murmur against you. Num. 17:5
And Moses spoke to the children of Israel: and all the princes gave him rods one for every tribe: and there were twelve rods besides the rod of Aaron. Num. 17:6
Moses therefore brought out all the rods from before the Lord to all the children of Israel: and they saw, and every one received their rods. Num. 17:9
And the Lord said to Moses: Carry back the rod of Aaron into the tabernacle of the testimony, that it may be kept there for a token of the rebellious children of Israel, and that their complaints may cease from me lest they die. Num. 17:10
And the children of Israel said to Moses: Behold we are consumed, we all perish. Num. 17:12
Whosoever approacheth to the tabernacle of the Lord, he dieth. Are we all to a man to be utterly destroyed? Num. 17:13
¤ And the Lord said to Aaron: Thou, and thy sons, and thy father's house with thee shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary: and thou and thy sons with thee shall bear the sins of your priesthood. Num. 18:1
And take with thee thy brethren also of the tribe of Levi, and the sceptre of thy father, and let them be ready in hand, and minister to thee: but thou and thy sons shall minister in the tabernacle of the testimony. Num. 18:2
And the Levites shall watch to do thy commands, and about all the works of the tabernacle: only they shall not come nigh the vessels of the sanctuary nor the altar, lest both they die, and you also perish with them. Num. 18:3
I have given you your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel, and have delivered them for a gift to the Lord, to serve in the ministries of the tabernacle. Num. 18:6
But thou and thy sons look ye to the priesthood: and all things that pertain to the service of the altar, and that are within the veil, shall be executed by the priests. If any stranger shall approach, he shall be slain. Num. 18:7
And the Lord said to Aaron: Behold I have given thee the charge of my firstfruits. All things that are sanctified by the children of Israel, I have delivered to thee and to thy sons for the priestly office, by everlasting ordinances. Num. 18:8
These therefore shalt thou take of the things that are sanctified, and are offered to the Lord. Every offering, and sacrifice, and whatsoever is rendered to me for sin and for trespass, and becometh holy of holies, shall be for thee and thy sons. Num. 18:9
Thou shalt eat it in the sanctuary: the males only shall eat thereof, because it is a consecrated thing to thee. Num. 18:10
But the firstfruits, which the children of Israel shall vow and offer, I have given to thee, and to thy sons, and to thy daughters, by a perpetual law. He that is clean in thy house, shall eat them. Num. 18:11
All the best of the oil, and of the wine, and of the corn, whatsoever firstfruits they offer to the Lord, I have given them to thee. Num. 18:12
All the firstripe of the fruits, that the ground bringeth forth, and which are brought to the Lord, shall be for thy use: he that is clean in thy house, shall eat them. Num. 18:13
Whatsoever is firstborn of all flesh, which they offer to the Lord, whether it be of men, or of beasts, shall belong to thee: only for the firstborn of man thou shalt take a price, and every beast that is unclean thou shalt cause to be redeemed, Num. 18:15
But the firstling of a cow, and of a sheep and of a goat thou shalt not cause to be redeemed, because they are sanctified to the Lord. Their blood only thou shalt pour upon the altar, and their fat thou shalt burn for a most sweet odour to the Lord. Num. 18:17
But the flesh shall fall to thy use, as the consecrated breast, and the right shoulder shall be thine. Num. 18:18
All the firstfruits of the sanctuary which the children of Israel offer to the Lord, I have given to thee and to thy sons and daughters, by a perpetual ordinance. It is a covenant of salt for ever before the Lord, to thee and to thy sons. Num. 18:19
And the Lord said to Aaron: You shall possess nothing in their land, neither shall you have a portion among them: I am thy portion and inheritance in the midst of the children of Israel. Num. 18:20
And I have given to the sons of Levi all the tithes of Israel for a possession, for the ministry wherewith they serve me in the tabernacle of the covenant: Num. 18:21
That the children of Israel may not approach any more to the tabernacle, nor commit deadly sin, Num. 18:22
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Num. 18:25
Command the Levites, and declare unto them: When you shall receive of the children of Israel the tithes, which I have given you, offer the firstfruits of them to the Lord, that is to say, the tenth part of the tenth: Num. 18:26
That it may be reckoned to you as an oblation of firstfruits, as well of the barnfloors as of the winepresses: Num. 18:27
And of all the things of which you receive tithes, offer the firstfruits to the Lord, and give them to Aaron the priest. Num. 18:28
And thou shalt say to them: If you offer all the goodly and the better things of the tithes, it shall be reckoned to you as if you had given the firstfruits of the barnfloor and the winepress: Num. 18:30
And you shall not sin in this point, by reserving the choicest and fat things to yourselves, lest you profane the oblations of the children of Israel, and die. Num. 18:32
¤ And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying: Num. 19:1
And you shall deliver her to Eleazar the priest, who shall bring her forth without the camp, and shall immolate her in the sight of all: Num. 19:3
And shall burn her in the sight of all delivering up to the fire her skin, and her flesh, and her blood, and her dung. Num. 19:5
Why have you made us come up out of Egypt, and have brought us into this wretched place which cannot be sowed, nor bringeth forth figs, nor vines, nor pomegranates, neither is there any water to drink? Num. 20:5
And Moses and Aaron leaving the multitude, went into the tabernacle of the covenant, and fell flat upon the ground, and cried to the Lord, and said. O Lord God, hear the cry of this people, and open to them thy treasure, a fountain of living water, that being satisfied, they may cease to murmur. And the glory of the Lord appeared over them. Num. 20:6
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Num. 20:7
Take the rod, and assemble the people together, thou and Aaron thy brother, and speak to the rock before them, and it shall yield waters. And when thou hast brought forth water out of the rock, all the multitude and their cattle shall drink. Num. 20:8
And having gathered together the multitude before the rock, he said to them: Hear, ye rebellious and incredulous: Can we bring you forth water out of this rock? Num. 20:10
And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron: Because you have not believed me, to sanctify me before the children of Israel, you shall not bring these people into the land, which I will give them. Num. 20:12
In the mean time Moses sent messengers from Cades to the king of Edom, to say: Thus saith thy brother Israel: Thou knowest all the labour that hath come upon us: Num. 20:14
And how we cried to the Lord, and he heard us, and sent an angel, who hath brought us out of Egypt. Lo, we are now in the city of Cades, which is in the uttermost of thy borders, Num. 20:16
And we beseech thee that we may have leave to pass through thy country. We will not go through the fields, nor through the vineyards, we will not drink the waters of thy wells, but we will go by the common highway, neither turning aside to the right hand, nor to the left, till we are past thy borders. Num. 20:17
But he answered: Thou shalt not pass. And immediately he came forth to meet them with an infinite multitude, and a strong hand, Num. 20:20
Neither would he condescend to their desire to grant them passage through his borders. Wherefore Israel turned another way from him. Num. 20:21
And when they had removed the camp from Cades, they came to mount Hor, which is in the borders of the land of Edom: Num. 20:22
Where the Lord spoke to Moses: Num. 20:23
Let Aaron, saith he, go to his people: for he shall not go into the land which I have given the children of Israel, because he was incredulous to my words, at the waters of contradiction. Num. 20:24
And when thou hast stripped the father of his vesture, thou shalt vest therewith Eleazar his son: Aaron shall be gathered to his people, and die there. Num. 20:26
¤ And when king Arad the Chanaanite, who dwelt towards the south, had heard this, to wit, that Israel was come by the way of the spies, he fought against them, and overcoming them carried off their spoils. Num. 21:1
But Israel binding himself by vow to the Lord, said: If thou wilt deliver this people into my hand, I will utterly destroy their cities. Num. 21:2
And the Lord heard the prayers of Israel, and delivered up the Chanaanite, and they cut them off and destroyed their cities: and they called the name of that place Horma, that is to say, Anathema. Num. 21:3
And they marched from mount Hor, by the way that leadeth to the Red Sea, to compass the land of Edom. And the people began to be weary of their journey and labour: Num. 21:4
And speaking against God and Moses, they said: Why didst thou bring us out of Egypt, to die in the wilderness? There is no bread, nor have we any waters: our soul now loatheth this very light food. Num. 21:5
Upon which they came to Moses, and said; We have sinned, because we have spoken against the Lord and thee: pray that he may take away these serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people. Num. 21:7
And the Lord said to him: Make a brazen serpent, and set it up for a sign: whosoever being struck shall look on it, shall live. Num. 21:8
And removing from thence, they came to the torrent Zared: Num. 21:12
When they went from that place, the well appeared whereof the Lord said to Moses: Gather the people together, and I will give them water. Num. 21:16
The well, which the princes dug, and the chiefs of the people prepared by the direction of the lawgiver, and with their staves. And they marched from the wilderness to Mathana. Num. 21:18
From Bamoth, is a valley in the country of Moab, to the top of Phasga, which looked towards the desert. Num. 21:20
And Israel sent messengers to Sehon king of the Amorrhites, saying: Num. 21:21
I beseech thee that I may have leave to pass through thy land: we will not go aside into the fields or the vineyards, we will not drink waters of the wells, we will go the king's highway, till we be past thy borders. Num. 21:22
And he would not grant that Israel should pass by his borders: but rather gathering an army, went forth to meet them in the desert, and came to Jasa and fought against them. Num. 21:23
And he was slain by them with the edge of the sword, and they possessed his land from the Arnon unto the Jeboc, and to the confines of the children of Ammon: for the borders of the Ammonites, were kept with a strong garrison. Num. 21:24
So Israel took all his cities, and dwelt in the cities of the Amorrhite, to wit, in Hesebon, and in the villages thereof. Num. 21:25
Woe to thee Moab: thou art undone, O people of Chamos. He hath given his sons to flight, and his daughters into captivity to Sehon the king of the Amorrhites. Num. 21:29
Their yoke is perished from Hesebon unto Dibon, they came weary to Nophe, and unto Medaba. Num. 21:30
And Moses sent some to take a view of Jazer: and they took the villages of it, and conquered the inhabitants. Num. 21:32
And they turned themselves, and went up by the way of Basan, and Og the king of Basan came against them with all his people, to fight in Edrai. Num. 21:33
And the Lord said to Moses: Fear him not, for I have delivered him and all his people, and his country into thy hand: and thou shalt do to him as thou didst to Sehon the king of the Amorrhites, the inhabitant of Hesebon. Num. 21:34
And Balac the son of Sephor, seeing all that Israel had done to the Amorrhite, Num. 22:2
And that the Moabites were in great fear of him, and were not able to sustain his assault, Num. 22:3
He said to the elders of Madian: So will this people destroy all that dwell in our borders, as the ox is wont to eat the grass to the very roots. Now he was at that time king in Moab. Num. 22:4
He sent therefore messengers to Balaam the son of Beor, a soothsayer, who dwelt by the river of the land of the children of Ammon, to call him, and to say: Behold a people is come out of Egypt, that hath covered the face of the earth, sitting over against me. Num. 22:5
And the ancients of Moab, and the elders of Madian, went with the price of divination in their hands. And when they were come to Balaam, and had told him all the words of Balac: Num. 22:7
He answered: Tarry here this night and I will answer whatsoever the Lord shall say to me. And while they stayed with Balaam, God came and said to him: Num. 22:8
He answered: Balac the son of Sephor king of the Moabites hath sent to me, Num. 22:10
And God said to Balaam: Thou shalt not go with them, nor shalt thou curse the people: because it is blessed. Num. 22:12
And he rose in the morning and said to the princes: Go into your country, because the Lord hath forbid me to come with you. Num. 22:13
The princes returning, said to Balac: Balaam would not come with us. Num. 22:14
Who, when they were come to Balaam, said: Thus saith Balac the son of Sephor, Delay not to come to me: Num. 22:16
For I am ready to honour thee, and will give thee whatsoever thou wilt: come and curse this people. Num. 22:17
Balaam answered: If Balac would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot alter the word of the Lord my God, to speak either more or less. Num. 22:18
I pray you to stay here this night also, that I may know what the Lord will answer me once more. Num. 22:19
God therefore came to Balaam in the night, and said to him: If these men be come to call thee, arise and go with them: yet so, that thou do what I shall command thee. Num. 22:20
The ass seeing the angel standing in the way, with a drawn sword, turned herself out of the way, and went into the field. And when Balaam beat her, and had a mind to bring her again to the way, Num. 22:23
And the ass seeing him, thrust herself close to the wall, and bruised the foot of the rider. But he beat her again: Num. 22:25
And nevertheless the angel going on to a narrow place, where there was no way to turn aside either to the right hand or to the left, stood to meet him. Num. 22:26
And the Lord opened the mouth of the ass, and she said: What have I done to thee? Why strikest thou me, lo, now this third time? Num. 22:28
The ass said: Am not I thy beast, on which thou hast been always accustomed to ride until this present day? tell me if I ever did the like thing to thee. But he said: Never. Num. 22:30
And the angel said to him: Why beatest thou thy ass these three times? I am come to withstand thee, because thy way is perverse, and contrary to me: Num. 22:32
And unless the ass had turned out of the way, giving place to me who stood against thee, I had slain thee, and she should have lived. Num. 22:33
And when Balac heard it he came forth to meet him in a town of the Moabites, that is situate in the uttermost borders of Arnon. Num. 22:36
And he said to Balaam: I sent messengers to call thee, why didst thou not come immediately to me? was it because I am not able to reward thy coming? Num. 22:37
He answered him: Lo, here I am: shall I have power to speak any other thing but that which God shall put in my mouth? Num. 22:38
And when Balac had killed oxen and sheep, he sent presents to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him. Num. 22:40
And when morning was come, he brought him to the high places of Baal, and he beheld the uttermost part of the people. Num. 22:41
¤ And Balaam said to Balac: Build me here seven altars, and prepare as many calves, and the same number of rams. Num. 23:1
And when he had done according to the word of Balaam, they laid together a calf and a ram upon every altar. Num. 23:2
And Balaam said to Balac: Stand a while by thy burnt offering, until I go, to see if perhaps the Lord will meet me, and whatsoever he shall command, I will speak to thee. Num. 23:3
And when he was gone with speed, God met him. And Balaam speaking to him, said: I have erected seven altars, and have laid on everyone a calf and a ram. Num. 23:4
And the Lord put the word in his mouth, and said: Return to Balac, and thus shalt thou speak. Num. 23:5
Who can count the dust of Jacob, and know the number of the stock of Israel? Let my soul die the death of the just, and my last end be like to them. Num. 23:10
And Balac said to Balaam: What is this that thou dost? I sent for thee to curse my enemies: and thou contrariwise blessest them. Num. 23:11
Balac therefore said: Come with me to another place from whence thou mayest see part of Israel, and canst not see them all: curse them from thence. Num. 23:13
And when he had brought him to a high place, upon the top of mount Phasga, Balaam built seven altars, and laying on every one a calf and a ram, Num. 23:14
He said to Balac: Stand here by thy burnt offering while I go to meet him. Num. 23:15
And when the Lord had met him, and had put the word in his mouth, he said: Return to Balac, and thus shalt thou say to him. Num. 23:16
Returning he found him standing by his burnt sacrifice, and the princes of the Moabites with him. And Balac said to him: What hath the Lord spoken? Num. 23:17
I was brought to bless, the blessing I am not able to hinder. Num. 23:20
There is no idol in Jacob, neither is there an image god to be seen in Israel. The Lord his God is with him, and the sound of the victory of the king in him. Num. 23:21
God hath brought him out of Egypt, whose strength is like to the rhinoceros. Num. 23:22
There is no soothsaying in Jacob, nor divination in Israel. In their times it shall be told to Jacob and to Israel what God hath wrought. Num. 23:23
And Balac said to Balaam: Neither curse, nor bless him. Num. 23:25
And Balac said to him: Come and I will bring thee to another place; if peradventure it please God that thou mayest curse them from thence. Num. 23:27
Balaam said to him: Build me here seven altars, and prepare as many calves, and the same number of rams. Num. 23:29
¤ And when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord that he should bless Israel, he went not as he had gone before, to seek divination: but setting his face towards the desert, Num. 24:1
God hath brought him out of Egypt, whose strength is like to the rhinoceros. They shall devour the nations that are his enemies, and break their bones, and pierce them with arrows. Num. 24:8
Lying down he hath slept as a lion, and as a lioness, whom none shall dare to rouse. He that blesseth thee, shall also himself be blessed: he that curseth thee shall be reckoned accursed. Num. 24:9
And Balac being angry against Balaam, clapped his hands together and said: I called thee to curse my enemies, and thou on the contrary hast blessed them three times. Num. 24:10
Return to thy place. I had determined indeed greatly to honour thee, but the Lord hath deprived thee of the honour designed for thee. Num. 24:11
Balaam made answer to Balac: Did I not say to thy messengers, whom thou sentest to me: Num. 24:12
If Balac would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the Lord my God, to utter any thing of my own head either good or evil: but whatsoever the Lord shall say, that I will speak? Num. 24:13
But yet going to my people, I will give thee counsel, what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days. Num. 24:14
And he shall possess Idumea: the inheritance of Seir shall come to their enemies, but Israel shall do manfully. Num. 24:18
And thou be chosen of the stock of Cin, how long shalt thou be able to continue? For Assur shall take thee captive. Num. 24:22
And Balaam rose, and returned to his place: Balac also returned the way that he came. Num. 24:25
Who called them to their sacrifices. And they ate of them, and adored their gods. Num. 25:2
And Israel was initiated to Beelphegor: upon which the Lord being angry, Num. 25:3
Said to Moses: Take all the princes of the people, and hang them up on gibbets against the sun: that my fury may be turned away from Israel. Num. 25:4
And Moses said to the judges of Israel: Let every man kill his neighbours, that have been initiated to Beelphegor. Num. 25:5
And behold one of the children of Israel went in before his brethren to a harlot of Madian, in the sight of Moses and of all the children of Israel, who were weeping before the door of the tabernacle. Num. 25:6
Went in after the Israelite into the brothel house, and thrust both of them through together, to wit, the man and the woman in the genital parts. And the scourge ceased from the children of Israel. Num. 25:8
And the Lord said to Moses: Num. 25:10
Therefore say to him: behold I give him the peace of my covenant, Num. 25:12
And the covenant of the priesthood for ever shall be both to him and his seed, because he hath been zealous for his God, and hath made atonement for the wickedness of the children of Israel. Num. 25:13
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Num. 25:16
¤ After the blood of the guilty was shed, the Lord said to Moses and to Eleazar the son of Aaron, the priest: Num. 26:1
Number the whole sum of the children of Israel from twenty years old and upward, by their houses and kindreds, all that are able to go forth to war. Num. 26:2
Moses therefore and Eleazar the priest, being in the plains of Moab upon the Jordan over against Jericho, spoke to them that were Num. 26:3
These are the families of the stock of Ruben: whose number was found to be forty-three thousand seven hundred and thirty. Num. 26:7
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Num. 26:52
To these shall the land be divided for their possessions according to the number of names. Num. 26:53
To the greater number thou shalt give a greater portion, and to the fewer a less: to every one, as they have now been reckoned up, shall a possession be delivered: Num. 26:54
Yet so that by lot the land be divided to the tribe and families. Num. 26:55
Who had to wife Jochabed the daughter of Levi, who was born to him in Egypt. She bore to her husband Amram sons, Aaron and Moses, and Mary their sister. Num. 26:59
And all that were numbered, were twenty-three thousand males from one month old and upward: for they were not reckoned up among the children of Israel, neither was a possession given to them with the rest. Num. 26:62
And Moses referred their cause to the judgment of the Lord. Num. 27:4
And the Lord said to him: Num. 27:5
And to the children of Israel thou shalt speak these things: Num. 27:7
When a man dieth without a son, his inheritance shall pass to his daughter. Num. 27:8
And if he have no brethren, you shall give the inheritance to his father's brethren. Num. 27:10
But if he have no uncles by the father, the inheritance shall be given to them that are the next akin. And this shall be to the children of Israel sacred by a perpetual law, as the Lord hath commanded Moses. Num. 27:11
The Lord also said to Moses: Go up into this mountain Abarim, and view from thence the land which I will give to the children of Israel. Num. 27:12
And when thou shalt have seen it, thou also shalt go to thy people, as thy brother Aaron is gone: Num. 27:13
And the Lord said to him: take Josue the son of Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit, and put thy hand upon him. Num. 27:18
If any thing be to be done, Eleazar the priest shall consult the Lord for him. He and all the children of Israel with him, and the rest of the multitude shall go out and go in at his word. Num. 27:21
¤ The Lord also said to Moses: Num. 28:1
Command the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them: Offer ye my oblation and my bread, and burnt sacrifice of most sweet odour, in their due seasons. Num. 28:2
It is the continual holocaust which you offered in mount Sinai for a most sweet odour of a sacrifice by fire to the Lord. Num. 28:6
And you shall offer the other lamb in like manner in the evening according to all the rites of the morning sacrifice, and of the libations thereof, an oblation of most sweet odour to the Lord. Num. 28:8
And on the first day of the month you shall offer a holocaust to the Lord, two calves of the herd, one ram, and seven lambs of a year old, without blemish, Num. 28:11
And the tenth of a tenth of flour tempered with oil in sacrifice for every lamb. It is a holocaust of most sweet odour and an offering by fire to the Lord. Num. 28:13
And these shall be the libations of wine that are to be poured out for every victim: Half a hin for every calf, a third for a ram, and a fourth for a lamb. This shall be the holocaust for every month, as they succeed one another in the course of the year. Num. 28:14
A buck goat also shall be offered to the Lord for a sin offering over and above the perpetual holocaust with its libations. Num. 28:15
And you shall offer a burnt sacrifice a holocaust to the Lord, two calves of the herd, one ram, seven lambs of a year old, without blemish: Num. 28:19
And for the sacrifice of every one three tenths of flour which shall be tempered with oil to every calf, and two tenths to every ram, Num. 28:20
And the tenth of a tenth, to every lamb, that is to say, to all the seven lambs: Num. 28:21
And one buck goat for sin, to make atonement for you, Num. 28:22
So shall you do every day of the seven days for the food of the fire, and for a most sweet odour to the Lord, which shall rise from the holocaust, and from the libations of each. Num. 28:24
The day also of firstfruits, when after the weeks are accomplished, you shall offer new fruits to the Lord, shall be venerable and holy: you shall do no servile work therein. Num. 28:26
And you shall offer a holocaust for a most sweet odour to the Lord, two calves of the herd, one ram, and seven lambs of a year old, without blemish: Num. 28:27
And in the sacrifices of them three tenths of flour tempered with oil to every calf, two to every ram, Num. 28:28
The tenth of a tenth to every lamb, which in all are seven lambs: a buck goat also, Num. 28:29
And you shall offer a holocaust for a most sweet odour to the Lord, one calf of the herd, one ram and seven lambs of a year old, without blemish. Num. 29:2
And for their sacrifices, three tenths of flour tempered with oil to every calf, two tenths to a ram, Num. 29:3
One tenth to a lamb, which in all are seven lambs: Num. 29:4
Besides the holocaust of the first day of the month with the sacrifices thereof, and the perpetual holocaust with the accustomed libations. With the same ceremonies you shall offer a burnt sacrifice for a most sweet odour to the Lord. Num. 29:6
And you shall offer a holocaust to the Lord for a most sweet odour, one calf of the herd, one ram, and seven lambs of a year old, without blemish: Num. 29:8
And for their sacrifices, three tenths of flour tempered with oil to every calf, two tenths to a ram, Num. 29:9
The tenth of a tenth to every lamb, which are in all seven lambs: Num. 29:10
And a buck goat for sin, besides the things that are wont to be offered for sin, for expiation, and for the perpetual holocaust with their sacrifice and libations. Num. 29:11
And on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, which shall be unto you holy and venerable, you shall do no servile work, but shall celebrate a solemnity to the Lord seven days. Num. 29:12
And you shall offer a holocaust for a most sweet odour to the Lord, thirteen calves of the herd, two rams, and fourteen lambs of a year old, without blemish: Num. 29:13
And for their libations three tenths of flour tempered with oil to every calf, being in all thirteen calves: and two tenths to each ram, being two rams, Num. 29:14
And the tenth of a tenth to every lamb, being in all fourteen lambs: Num. 29:15
And the sacrifices and the libations of every one for the calves and for the rams and for the lambs you shall offer according to the rite: Num. 29:21
And the sacrifices and the libations of every one for the calves and for the rams and for the lambs you shall celebrate according to the rite: Num. 29:27
And the sacrifices and the libations of every one for the calves and for the rams and for the lambs you shall celebrate according to the rite: Num. 29:30
And the sacrifices and the libations of every one for the calves and for the rams and for the lambs you shall celebrate according to the rite: Num. 29:33
But you shall offer a holocaust for a most sweet odour to the Lord, one calf, one ram, and seven lambs of a year old, without blemish: Num. 29:36
And the sacrifices and the libations of every one for the calves and for the rams and for the lambs you shall celebrate according to the rite: Num. 29:37
These things shall you offer to the Lord in your solemnities: besides your vows and voluntary oblations for holocaust, for sacrifice, for libation, and for victims of peace offerings. Num. 29:39
¤ And he said to the princes of the tribes of the children of Israel: This is the word that the Lord hath commanded: Num. 30:1
If any man make a vow to the Lord, or bind himself by an oath: he shall not make his word void but shall fulfil all that he promised. Num. 30:2
But if her father, immediately as soon as he heard it, gainsaid it, both her vows and her oaths shall be void, neither shall she be bound to what she promised, because her father hath gainsaid it. Num. 30:5
The day that her husband shall hear it, and not gainsay it, she shall be bound to the vow, and shall give whatsoever she promised. Num. 30:7
But if forthwith he gainsay it, she shall not be bound by the promise: because her husband gainsaid it, and the Lord will be merciful to her. Num. 30:12
If she vow and bind herself by oath, to afflict her soul by fasting, or abstinence from other things, it shall depend on the will of her husband, whether she shall do it, or not do it. Num. 30:13
These are the laws which the Lord appointed to Moses between the husband and the wife, between the father and the daughter that is as yet but a girl in age, or that abideth in her father's house. Num. 30:16
¤ And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Num. 31:1
Revenge first the children of Israel on the Madianites, and so thou shalt be gathered to thy people. Num. 31:2
And Moses forthwith said: Arm of you men to fight, who may take the revenge of the Lord on the Madianites. Num. 31:3
Let a thousand men be chosen out of every tribe of Israel to be sent to the war. Num. 31:4
And they gave a thousand of every tribe, that is to say, twelve thousand men well appointed for battle. Num. 31:5
And Moses sent them with Phinees the son of Eleazar the priest, and he delivered to him the holy vessels, and the trumpets to sound. Num. 31:6
And they brought them to Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and to all the multitude of the children of Israel. But the rest of the things for use they carried to the camp on the plains of Moab, beside the Jordan over against Jericho. Num. 31:12
And Moses and Eleazar the priest and all the princes of the synagogue went forth to meet them without the camp. Num. 31:13
Therefore kill all that are of the male sex, even of the children: and put to death the women, that have carnally known men. Num. 31:17
Eleazar also the priest spoke to the men of the army, that had fought, in this manner: This is the ordinance of the law, which the Lord hath commanded Moses: Num. 31:21
And the Lord said to Moses: Num. 31:25
And thou shalt divide the spoil equally, between them that fought and went out to the war, and between the rest of the multitude. Num. 31:27
And thou shalt separate a portion to the Lord from them that fought and were in the battle, one soul of five hundred as well of persons as of oxen and asses and sheep. Num. 31:28
And thou shalt give it to Eleazar the priest, because they are the firstfruits of the Lord. Num. 31:29
Out of the moiety also of the children of Israel thou shalt take the fiftieth head of persons, and of oxen, and asses, and sheep, and of all beasts, and thou shalt give them to the Levites that watch in the charge of the tabernacle of the Lord. Num. 31:30
And one half was given to them that had been in the battle, to wit, three hundred thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep: Num. 31:36
Out of the sixteen thousand persons, there fell to the portion of the Lord, thirty-two souls. Num. 31:40
And Moses delivered the number of the firstfruits of the Lord to Eleazar the priest, as had been commanded him, Num. 31:41
But out of the half that fell to the rest of the multitude, that is to say, out of the three hundred thirty-seven thousand five hundred sheep, Num. 31:43
Moses took the fiftieth head, and gave it to the Levites that watched in the tabernacle of the Lord, as the Lord had commanded. Num. 31:47
And when the commanders of the army, and the tribunes and centurions were come to Moses, they said: Num. 31:48
Therefore we offer as gifts to the Lord what gold every one of us could find in the booty, in garters and tablets, rings and bracelets, and chains, that thou mayst pray to the Lord for us. Num. 31:50
They came to Moses and Eleazar the priest, and the princes of the multitude, and said: Num. 32:2
And we pray thee, if we have found favour in thy sight, that thou give it to us thy servants in possession, and make us not pass over the Jordan. Num. 32:5
And Moses answered them: What, shall your brethren go to fight, and will you sit here? Num. 32:6
Why do ye overturn the minds of the children of Israel, that they may not dare to pass into the place which the Lord hath given them? Num. 32:7
Was it not thus your fathers did, when I sent from Cadesbarne to view the land? Num. 32:8
If these men, that came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land, which I promised with an oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: because they would not follow me, Num. 32:11
And behold, said he, you are risen up instead of your fathers, the increase and offspring of sinful men, to augment the fury of the Lord against Israel. Num. 32:14
And Moses said to them: If you do what you promise, go on well appointed for war before the Lord: Num. 32:20
And the children of Gad and Ruben said to Moses: We are thy servants, we will do what my lord commandeth. Num. 32:25
And we thy servants all well appointed will march on to the war, as thou, my lord, speakest. Num. 32:27
Moses therefore commanded Eleazar the priest, and Josue the son of Nun, and the princes of the families of all the tribes of Israel, and said to them: Num. 32:28
If the children of Gad, and the children of Ruben pass with you over the Jordan, all armed for war before the Lord, and the land be made subject to you: give them Galaad in possession. Num. 32:29
But if they will not pass armed with you into the land of Chanaan, let them receive places to dwell in among you. Num. 32:30
And the children of Gad, and the children of Ruben answered: As the Lord hath spoken to his servants, so will we do: Num. 32:31
Moses therefore gave to the children of Gad and of Ruben, and to the half tribe of Manasses the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sehon king of the Amorrhites, and the kingdom of Og king of Basan, and their land and the cities thereof round about. Num. 32:33
And Nabo, and Baalmeon (their names being changed) and Sabama: giving names to the cities which they had built. Num. 32:38
And Moses gave the land of Galaad to Machir the son of Manasses, and he dwelt in it. Num. 32:40
And Jair the son of Manasses went, and took the villages thereof, and he called them Havoth Jair, that is to say, the villages of Jair. Num. 32:41
Which Moses wrote down according to the places of their encamping, which they changed by the commandment of the Lord. Num. 33:2
And they removed from thence, and came to Daphca. Num. 33:12
And departing from Alus, they pitched their tents in Raphidim, where the people wanted water to drink. Num. 33:14
But departing also from the desert of Sinai, they came to the graves of lust. Num. 33:16
And from Haseroth they came to Rethma. Num. 33:18
And they departed from thence and came to Lebna. Num. 33:20
And departing from Ressa, they came to Ceelatha. Num. 33:22
Departing from the mountain Sepher, they came to Arada, Num. 33:24
And departing from Maceloth, they came to Thahath. Num. 33:26
And departing from Hesmona, they came to Moseroth. Num. 33:30
And departing from Benejaacan, they came to mount Gadgad. Num. 33:32
And from Jetebatha they came to Hebrona. Num. 33:34
And king Arad the Chanaanite, who dwelt towards the south, heard that the children of Israel were come to the land of Chanaan. Num. 33:40
From whence they removed and came to Phunon. Num. 33:42
And from Oboth they came to Ijeabarim, which is in the borders of the Moabites. Num. 33:44
And departing from Helmondeblathaim, they came to the mountains of Abarim over against Nabo. Num. 33:47
And departing from the mountains of Abarim, they passed to the plains of Moab, by the Jordan, over against Jericho. Num. 33:48
And there they camped from Bethsimoth even to Ablesatim in the plains of the Moabites, Num. 33:49
Where the Lord said to Moses: Num. 33:50
Command the children of Israel, and say to them: When you shall have passed over the Jordan, entering into the land of Chanaan, Num. 33:51
And you shall divide it among you by lot. To the more you shall give a larger part, and to the fewer a lesser. To every one as the lot shall fall, so shall the inheritance be given. The possession shall be divided by the tribes and the families. Num. 33:54
And whatsoever I had thought to do to them, I will do to you. Num. 33:56
¤ And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Num. 34:1
Command the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them: When you are entered into the land of Chanaan, and it shall be fallen into your possession by lot, it shall be bounded by these limits: Num. 34:2
Which limits shall go round on the south side by the ascent of the Scorpion and so into Senna, and reach toward the south as far as Cadesbarne, from whence the frontiers shall go out to the town called Adar, and shall reach as far as Asemona. Num. 34:4
And the limits shall fetch a compass from Asemona to the torrent of Egypt, and shall end in the shore of the great sea. Num. 34:5
But toward the north side the borders shall begin from the great sea, reaching to the most high mountain, Num. 34:7
From which they shall come to Emath, as far as the borders of Sedada: Num. 34:8
And from Sephama the bounds shall go down to Rebla over against the fountain of Daphnis: from thence they shall come eastward to the sea of Cenereth, Num. 34:11
And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying: This shall be the land which you shall possess by lot, and which the Lord hath commanded to be given to the nine tribes, and to the half tribe. Num. 34:13
For the tribe of the children of Ruben by their families, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to the number of their kindreds, and half of the tribe of Manasses, Num. 34:14
And the Lord said to Moses: Num. 34:16
These are they Whom the Lord hath commanded to divide the land of Chanaan to the children of Israel. Num. 34:29
¤ And the Lord spoke these things also to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, over against Jericho: Num. 35:1
Command the children of Israel that they give to the Levites out of their possessions, Num. 35:2
Cities to dwell in, and their suburbs round about: that they may abide in the towns, and the suburbs may be for their cattle and beasts: Num. 35:3
Toward the east shall be two thousand cubits: and toward the south in like manner shall be two thousand cubits: toward the sea also, which looketh to the west, shall be the same extent: and the north side shall be bounded with the like limits. And the cities shall be in the midst, and the suburbs without. Num. 35:5
And among the cities, which you shall give to the Levites, six shall be separated for refuge to fugitives, that he who hath shed blood may flee to them: and besides these there shall be other forty-two cities, Num. 35:6
And of these cities which shall be given out of the possessions of the children of Israel, from them that have more, more shall be taken: and from them that have less, fewer. Each shall give towns to the Levites according to the extent of their inheritance. Num. 35:8
The Lord said to Moses: Num. 35:9
Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them: When you shall have passed over the Jordan into the land of Chanaan, Num. 35:10
And when the fugitive shall be in them, the kinsman of him that is slain may not have power to kill him, until he stand before the multitude, and his cause be judged. Num. 35:12
As well for the children of Israel as for strangers and sojourners, that he may flee to them, who hath shed blood against his will. Num. 35:15
The innocent shall be delivered from the hand of the revenger, and shall be brought back by sentence into the city, to which he had fled, and he shall abide there until the death of the high priest, that is anointed with the holy oil. Num. 35:25
For the fugitive ought to have stayed in the city until the death of the high priest: and after he is dead, then shall the manslayer return to his own country. Num. 35:28
¤ And the princes of the families of Galaad, the son of Machir, the son of Manasses, of the stock of the children of Joseph, came and spoke to Moses before the princes of Israel, and said: Num. 36:1
The Lord hath commanded thee, my lord, that thou shouldst divide the land by lot to the children of Israel, and that thou shouldst give to the daughters of Salphaad our brother the possession due to their father: Num. 36:2
Now if men of another tribe take them to wives, their possession will follow them, and being transferred to another tribe, will be a diminishing of our inheritance. Num. 36:3
And so it shall come to pass, that when the jubilee, that is, the fiftieth year of remission, is come, the distribution made by the lots shall be confounded, and the possession of the one shall pass to the others. Num. 36:4
And this is the law promulgated by the Lord touching the daughters of Salphaad: Let them marry to whom they will, only so that it be to men of their own tribe. Num. 36:6
Lest the possession of the children of Israel be mingled from tribe to tribe. For all men shall marry wives of their own tribe and kindred: Num. 36:7
And Maala, and Thersa, and Hegla, and Melcha, and Noa were married to the sons of their uncle by their father Num. 36:11
Of the family of Manasses, who was the son of Joseph: and the possession that had been allotted to them, remained in the tribe and family of their father. Num. 36:12
These are the commandments and judgments, which the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses to the children of Israel, in the plains of Moab upon the Jordan over against Jericho. Num. 36:13
‡ ¤ These are the words, which Moses spoke to all Israel beyond the Jordan, in the plain wilderness, over against the Red Sea, between Pharan and Thophel and Laban and Haseroth, where there is very much gold. Dt. 1:1
Eleven days' journey from Horeb by the way of mount Seir to Cadesbarne. Dt. 1:2
In the fortieth year, the eleventh month, the first day of the month, Moses spoke to the children of Israel all that the Lord had commanded him to say to them: Dt. 1:3
Beyond the Jordan in the land of Moab. And Moses began to expound the law, and to say: Dt. 1:5
The Lord our God spoke to us in Horeb, saying: You have stayed long enough in this mountain: Dt. 1:6
Turn you, and come to the mountain of the Amorrhites, and to the other places that are next to it, the plains and the hills and the vales towards the south, and by the sea shore, the land of the Chanaanites, and of Libanus, as far as the great river Euphrates. Dt. 1:7
Behold, said he, I have delivered it to you: go in and possess it, concerning which the Lord swore to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, that he would give it to them, and to their seed after them. Dt. 1:8
And I said to you at that time: Dt. 1:9
I alone am not able to bear you: for the Lord your God hath multiplied you, and you are this day as the stars of heaven, for multitude. Dt. 1:10
(The Lord God of your fathers add to this number many thousands, and bless you as he hath spoken.) Dt. 1:11
I alone am not able to bear your business, and the charge of you and your differences. Dt. 1:12
Then you answered me: The thing is good which thou meanest to do. Dt. 1:14
There shall be no difference of persons, you shall hear the little as well as the great: neither shall you respect any man's person, because it is the judgment of God. And if any thing seem hard to you, refer it to me, and I will hear it. Dt. 1:17
And I commanded you all things that you were to do. Dt. 1:18
I said to you: You are come to the mountain of the Amorrhite, which the Lord our God will give to us. Dt. 1:20
See the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee: go up and possess it, as the Lord our God hath spoken to thy fathers: fear not, nor be any way discouraged. Dt. 1:21
And you came all to me, and said: Let us send men who may view the land, and bring us word what way we shall go up, and to what cities we shall go. Dt. 1:22
Who, when they had set forward and had gone up to the mountains, came as far as the valley of the cluster: and having viewed the land, Dt. 1:24
Taking of the fruits thereof, to shew its fertility, they brought them to us, and said: The land is good, which the Lord our God will give us. Dt. 1:25
And you would not go up, but being incredulous to the word of the Lord our God, Dt. 1:26
Whither shall we go up? the messengers have terrified our hearts, saying: The multitude is very great, and taller than we: the cities are great, and walled up to the sky, we have seen the sons of the Enacims there. Dt. 1:28
And I said to you: Fear not, neither be ye afraid of them: Dt. 1:29
And in the wilderness (as thou hast seen) the Lord thy God hath carried thee, as a man is wont to carry his little son, all the way that you have come, until you came to this place. Dt. 1:31
Not one of the men of this wicked generation shall see the good land, which I promised with an oath to your fathers: Dt. 1:35
Except Caleb the son of Jephone: for he shall see it, and to him I will give the land that he hath trodden upon, and to his children, because he hath followed the Lord. Dt. 1:36
Neither is his indignation against the people to be wondered at, since the Lord was angry with me also on your account, and said: Neither shalt thou go in thither. Dt. 1:37
But Josue the son of Nun, thy minister, he shall go in for thee: exhort and encourage him, and he shall divide the land by lot to Israel. Dt. 1:38
Your children, of whom you said that they should be led away captives, and your sons who know not this day the difference of good and evil, they shall go in: and to them I will give the land, and they shall possess it. Dt. 1:39
The Lord said to me: Say to them: Go not up, and fight not, for I am not with you: lest you fall before your enemies. Dt. 1:42
And when you returned and wept before the Lord, he heard you not, neither would he yield to your voice. Dt. 1:45
¤ And departing from thence we came into the wilderness that leadeth to the Red Sea, as the Lord had spoken to me: and we compassed mount Seir a long time. Dt. 2:1
And the Lord said to me: Dt. 2:2
Take ye then good heed that you stir not against them. For I will not give you of their land so much as the step of one foot can tread upon, because I have given mount Seir to Esau, for a possession. Dt. 2:5
And when we had passed by our brethren the children of Esau, that dwelt in Seir, by the way of the plain from Elath and from Asiongaber, we came to the way that leadeth to the desert of Moab. Dt. 2:8
And the Lord said to me: Fight not against the Moabites, neither go to battle against them: for I will not give thee any of their land, because I have given Ar to the children of Lot in possession. Dt. 2:9
Then rising up to pass the torrent Zared, we came to it. Dt. 2:13
The Lord spoke to me, saying: Dt. 2:17
And when thou comest nigh the frontiers of the children of Ammon, take heed thou fight not against them, nor once move to battle: for I will not give thee of the land of the children of Ammon, because I have given it to the children of Lot for a possession. Dt. 2:19
A people great and many, and of tall stature, like the Enacims whom the Lord destroyed before their face: and he made them to dwell in their stead, Dt. 2:21
As he had done in favour of the children of Esau, that dwell in Seir, destroying the Horrhites, and delivering their land to them, which they possess to this day. Dt. 2:22
Arise ye, and pass the torrent Arnon: Behold I have delivered into thy hand Sehon king of Hesebon the Amorrhite, and begin thou to possess his land and make war against him. Dt. 2:24
This day will I begin to send the dread and fear of thee upon the nations that dwell under the whole heaven: that when they hear thy name they may fear and tremble, and be in pain like women in travail. Dt. 2:25
So I sent messengers from the wilderness of Cademoth to Sehon the king of Hesebon with peaceable words, saying: Dt. 2:26
We will pass through thy land, we will go along by the highway: we will not turn aside neither to the right hand nor to the left. Dt. 2:27
As the children of Esau have done, that dwell in Seir, and the Moabites, that abide in Ar: until we come to the Jordan, and pass to the land which the Lord our God will give us. Dt. 2:29
And the Lord said to me: Behold I have begun to deliver unto thee Sehon and his land, begin to possess it. Dt. 2:31
And Sehon came out to meet us with all his people to fight at Jasa. Dt. 2:32
And the Lord our God delivered him to us: and we slew him with his sons and all his people. Dt. 2:33
Except the cattle which came to the share of them that took them: and the spoils of the cities, which we took: Dt. 2:35
Except the land of the children of Ammon, to which we approached not: and all that border upon the torrent Jeboc, and the cities in the mountains, and all the places which the Lord our God forbade us. Dt. 2:37
¤ Then we turned and went by the way of Basan: and Og the king of Basan came out to meet us with his people to fight in Edrai. Dt. 3:1
And the Lord said to me: Fear him not: because he is delivered into thy hand, with all his people and his land: and thou shalt do to him as thou hast done to Sehon king of the Amorrhites, that dwelt in Hesebon. Dt. 3:2
And we utterly destroyed them, as we had done to Sehon the king of Hesebon, destroying every city, men and women and children: Dt. 3:6
And we possessed the land at that time from Aroer, which is upon the bank of the torrent Arnon, unto the half of mount Galaad: and I gave the cities thereof to Ruben and Gad. Dt. 3:12
And I delivered the other part of Galaad, and all Basan the kingdom of Og to the half tribe of Manasses, all the country of Argob: and all Basan is called the Land of giants. Dt. 3:13
Jair the son of Manasses possessed all the country of Argob unto the borders of Gessuri, and Machati. And he called Basan by his own name, Havoth Jair, that is to say, the towns of Jair, until this present day. Dt. 3:14
To Machir also I gave Galaad. Dt. 3:15
And to the tribes of Ruben and Gad I gave of the land of Galaad as far as the torrent Arnon, half the torrent, and the confines even unto the torrent Jeboc, which is the border of the children of Ammon: Dt. 3:16
And the plain of the wilderness, and the Jordan, and the borders of Cenereth unto the sea of the desert, which is the most salt sea, to the foot of mount Phasga eastward. Dt. 3:17
Leaving your wives and children and cattle. For I know you have much cattle, and they must remain in the cities, which I have delivered to you. Dt. 3:19
Until the Lord give rest to your brethren, as he hath given to you: and they also possess the land, which he will give them beyond the Jordan: then shall every man return to his possession, which I have given you. Dt. 3:20
I commanded Josue also at that time, saying: Thy eyes have seen what the Lord your God hath done to these two kings: so will he do to all the kingdoms to which thou shalt pass. Dt. 3:21
Lord God, thou hast begun to shew unto thy servant thy greatness, and most mighty hand, for there is no other God either in heaven or earth, that is able to do thy works, or to be compared to thy strength. Dt. 3:24
And the Lord was angry with me on your account and heard me not, but said to me: It is enough: speak no more to me of this matter. Dt. 3:26
Go up to the top of Phasga, and cast thy eyes round about to the west, and to the north, and to the south, and to the east, and behold it, for thou shalt not pass this Jordan. Dt. 3:27
You shall not add to the word that I speak to you, neither shall you take away from it: keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you. Dt. 4:2
But you that adhere to the Lord your God, are all alive until this present day. Dt. 4:4
Neither is there any other nation so great, that hath gods so nigh them, as our God is present to all our petitions. Dt. 4:7
Keep thyself therefore, and thy soul carefully. Forget not the words that thy eyes have seen, and let them not go out of thy heart all the days of thy life. Thou shalt teach them to thy sons and to thy grandsons, Dt. 4:9
From the day in which thou didst stand before the Lord thy God in Horeb, when the Lord spoke to me, saying: Call together the people unto me, that they may hear my words, and may learn to fear me all the time that they live on the earth, and may teach their children. Dt. 4:10
And you came to the foot of the mount, which burned even unto heaven: and there was darkness, and a cloud and obscurity in it. Dt. 4:11
And the Lord spoke to you from the midst of the fire. You heard the voice of his words, but you saw not any form at all. Dt. 4:12
And he shewed you his covenant, which he commanded you to do, and the ten words that he wrote in two tables of stone. Dt. 4:13
Keep therefore your souls carefully. You saw not any similitude in the day that the Lord God spoke to you in Horeb from the midst of the fire: Dt. 4:15
Lest perhaps lifting up thy eyes to heaven, thou see the sun and the moon, and all the stars of heaven, and being deceived by error thou adore and serve them, which the Lord thy God created for the service of all the nations, that are under heaven. Dt. 4:19
But the Lord hath taken you and brought you out of the iron furnace of Egypt, to make you his people of inheritance, as it is this present day. Dt. 4:20
Beware lest thou ever forget the covenant of the Lord thy God, which he hath made with thee: and make to thyself a graven likeness of those things which the Lord hath forbid to be made: Dt. 4:23
If you shall beget sons and grandsons, and abide in the land, and being deceived, make to yourselves any similitude, committing evil before the Lord your God, to provoke him to wrath: Dt. 4:25
I call this day heaven and earth to witness, that you shall quickly perish out of the land, which, when you have passed over the Jordan, you shall possess. You shall not dwell therein long, but the Lord will destroy you, Dt. 4:26
And scatter you among all nations, and you shall remain a few among the nations, to which the Lord shall lead you. Dt. 4:27
After all the things aforesaid shall find thee, in the latter time thou shalt return to the Lord thy God, and shalt hear his voice. Dt. 4:30
Because the Lord thy God is a merciful God: he will not leave thee, nor altogether destroy thee, nor forget the covenant, by which he swore to thy fathers. Dt. 4:31
Ask of the days of old, that have been before thy time from the day that God created man upon the earth, from one end of heaven to the other end thereof, if ever there was done the like thing, or it hath been known at any time, Dt. 4:32
If God ever did so as to go, and take to himself a nation out of the midst of nations by temptations, signs, and wonders, by fight, and a strong hand, and stretched out arm, and horrible visions according to all the things that the Lord your God did for you in Egypt, before thy eyes. Dt. 4:34
From heaven he made thee to hear his voice, that he might teach thee. And upon earth he shewed thee his exceeding great fire, and thou didst hear his words out of the midst of the fire, Dt. 4:36
To destroy at thy coming very great nations, and stronger than thou art, and to bring thee in, and give thee their land for a possession, as thou seest at this present day. Dt. 4:38
That any one might flee to them who should kill his neighbour unwillingly, and was not his enemy a day or two before, and that he might escape to some one of these cities: Dt. 4:42
And these are the testimonies and ceremonies and judgments, which he spoke to the children of Israel, when they came out of Egypt, Dt. 4:45
¤ And Moses called all Israel, and said to them: Hear, O Israel, the ceremonies and judgments, which I speak in your ears this day: learn them, and fulfil them in work. Dt. 5:1
He spoke to us face to face in the mount out of the midst of fire. Dt. 5:4
I was the mediator and stood between the Lord and you at that time, to shew you his words, for you feared the fire, and went not up into the mountain, and he said: Dt. 5:5
Thou shalt not make to thy self a graven thing, nor the likeness of any things, that are in heaven above, or that are in the earth beneath, or that abide in the waters under the earth. Dt. 5:8
Thou shalt not adore them, and thou shalt not serve them. For I am the Lord thy God, a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon their children unto the third and fourth generation, to them that hate me, Dt. 5:9
And shewing mercy unto many thousands, to them that love me, and keep my commandments. Dt. 5:10
Observe the day of the sabbath, to sanctify it, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee. Dt. 5:12
These words the Lord spoke to all the multitude of you in the mountain, out of the midst of the fire and the cloud, and the darkness, with a loud voice, adding nothing more: and he wrote them in two tables of stone, which he delivered unto me. Dt. 5:22
But you, after you heard the voice out of the midst of the darkness, and saw the mountain burn, came to me, all the princes of the tribes and the elders, and you said: Dt. 5:23
What is all flesh, that it should hear the voice of the living God, who speaketh out of the midst of the fire, as we have heard, and be able to live? Dt. 5:26
Approach thou rather: and hear all things that the Lord our God shall say to thee, and thou shalt speak to us, and we will hear and will do them. Dt. 5:27
And when the Lord had heard this, he said to me: I have heard the voice of the words of this people, which they spoke to thee: they have spoken all things well. Dt. 5:28
Who shall give them to have such a mind, to fear me, and to keep all my commandments at all times, that it may be well with them and with their children for ever? Dt. 5:29
Go and say to them: Return into your tents. Dt. 5:30
But stand thou here with me, and I will speak to thee all my commandments, and ceremonies and judgments: which thou shalt teach them, that they may do them in the land, which I will give them for a possession. Dt. 5:31
Keep therefore and do the things which the Lord God hath commanded you: you shall not go aside neither to the right hand, nor to the left. Dt. 5:32
¤ These are the precepts, and ceremonies, and judgments, which the Lord your God commanded that I should teach you, and that you should do them in the land into which you pass over to possess it: Dt. 6:1
Hear, O Israel, and observe to do the things which the Lord hath commanded thee, that it may be well with thee, and thou mayst be greatly multiplied, as the Lord the God of thy fathers hath promised thee a land flowing with milk and honey. Dt. 6:3
And thou shalt tell them to thy children, and thou shalt meditate upon them sitting in thy house, and walking on thy journey, sleeping and rising. Dt. 6:7
And when the Lord thy God shall have brought thee into the land, for which he swore to thy fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: and shall have given thee great and goodly cities, which thou didst not build, Dt. 6:10
And do that which is pleasing and good in the sight of the Lord, that it may be well with thee: and going in thou mayst possess the goodly land, concerning which the Lord swore to thy fathers, Dt. 6:18
And when thy son shall ask thee to morrow, saying: What mean these testimonies, and ceremonies and judgments, which the Lord our God hath commanded us? Dt. 6:20
Thou shalt say to him: We were bondmen of Pharao in Egypt, and the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a strong hand. Dt. 6:21
And he brought us out from thence, that he might bring us in and give us the land, concerning which he swore to our fathers. Dt. 6:23
And he will be merciful to us, if we keep and do all his precepts before the Lord our God, as he hath commanded us. Dt. 6:25
¤ When the Lord thy God shall have brought thee into the land, which thou art going in to possess, and shall have destroyed many nations before thee, the Hethite, and the Gergezite, and the Amorrhite, and the Chanaanite, and the Pherezite, and the Hevite, and the Jebusite, seven nations much more numerous than thou art, and stronger than thou: Dt. 7:1
And the Lord thy God shall have delivered them to thee, thou shalt utterly destroy them. Thou shalt make no league with them, nor shew mercy to them: Dt. 7:2
Neither shalt thou make marriages with them. Thou shalt not give thy daughter to his son, nor take his daughter for thy son: Dt. 7:3
Because thou art a holy people to the Lord thy God. The Lord thy God hath chosen thee, to be his peculiar people of all peoples that are upon the earth. Dt. 7:6
But because the Lord hath loved you, and hath kept his oath, which he swore to your fathers: and hath brought you out with a strong hand, and redeemed you from the house of bondage, out of the hand of Pharao the king of Egypt. Dt. 7:8
And thou shalt know that the Lord thy God, he is a strong and faithful God, keeping his covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments, unto a thousand generations: Dt. 7:9
And repaying forthwith them that hate him, so as to destroy them, without further delay immediately rendering to them what they deserve. Dt. 7:10
Keep therefore the precepts and ceremonies and judgments, which I command thee this day to do. Dt. 7:11
If after thou hast heard these judgments, thou keep and do them, the Lord thy God will also keep his covenant to thee, and the mercy which he swore to thy fathers: Dt. 7:12
And he will love thee and multiply thee, and will bless the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy land, thy corn, and thy vintage, thy oil, and thy herds, and the flocks of thy sheep upon the land, for which he swore to thy fathers that he would give it thee. Dt. 7:13
Thou shalt consume all the people, which the Lord thy God will deliver to thee. Thy eye shall not spare them, neither shalt thou serve their gods, lest they be thy ruin. Dt. 7:16
If thou say in thy heart: These nations are more than I, how shall I be able to destroy them? Dt. 7:17
Fear not, but remember what the Lord thy God did to Pharao and to all the Egyptians, Dt. 7:18
The exceeding great plagues, which thy eyes saw, and the signs and wonders, and the strong hand, and the stretched out arm, with which the Lord thy God brought thee out: so will he do to all the people, whom thou fearest. Dt. 7:19
He will consume these nations in thy sight by little and little and by degrees. Thou wilt not be able to destroy them altogether: lest perhaps the beasts of the earth should increase upon thee. Dt. 7:22
And he shall deliver their kings into thy hands, and thou shalt destroy their names from under Heaven: no man shall be able to resist thee, until thou destroy them. Dt. 7:24
Their graven things thou shalt burn with fire: thou shalt not covet the silver and gold of which they are made, neither shalt thou take to thee any thing thereof, lest thou offend, because it is an abomination to the Lord thy God. Dt. 7:25
¤ All the commandments, that I command thee this day, take great care to observe: that you may live, and be multiplied, and going in may possess the land, for which the Lord swore to your fathers. Dt. 8:1
And thou shalt remember all the way through which the Lord thy God hath brought thee for forty years through the desert, to afflict thee and to prove thee, and that the things that were known in thy heart might be made known, whether thou wouldst keep his commandments or no. Dt. 8:2
He afflicted thee with want, and gave thee manna for thy food, which neither thou nor thy fathers knew: to shew that not in bread alone doth man live, but in every word that proceedeth from the mouth of God. Dt. 8:3
But remember the Lord thy God, that he hath given thee strength, that he might fulfil his covenant, concerning which he swore to thy fathers, as this present day sheweth. Dt. 8:18
As the nations, which the Lord destroyed at thy entrance, so shall you also perish, if you be disobedient to the voice of the Lord your God. Dt. 8:20
¤ Hear, O Israel: Thou shalt go over the Jordan this day; to possess nations very great, and stronger than thyself, cities great, and walled up to the sky, Dt. 9:1
A people great and tall, the sons of the Enacims, whom thou hast seen, and heard of, against whom no man is able to stand. Dt. 9:2
Thou shalt know therefore this day that the Lord thy God himself will pass over before thee, a devouring and consuming fire, to destroy and extirpate and bring them to nothing before thy face quickly, as he hath spoken to thee. Dt. 9:3
Say not in thy heart, when the Lord thy God shall have destroyed them in thy sight: For my justice hath the Lord brought me in to possess this land, whereas these nations are destroyed for their wickedness. Dt. 9:4
For it is not for thy justices, and the uprightness of thy heart that thou shalt go in to possess their lands: but because they have done wickedly, they are destroyed at thy coming in: and that the Lord might accomplish his word, which he promised by oath to thy fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Dt. 9:5
Remember, and forget not how thou provokedst the Lord thy God to wrath in the wilderness. From the day that thou camest out of Egypt unto this place, thou hast always strove against the Lord. Dt. 9:7
When I went up into the mount to receive the tables of stone, the tables of the covenant which the Lord made with you: and I continued in the mount forty days and nights, neither eating bread, nor drinking water. Dt. 9:9
And the Lord gave me two tables of stone written with the finger of God, and containing all the words that he spoke to you in the mount from the midst of the fire, when the people were assembled together. Dt. 9:10
And said to me: Arise, and go down from hence quickly: for thy people, which thou hast brought out of Egypt, have quickly forsaken the way that thou hast shewn them, and have made to themselves a molten idol. Dt. 9:12
And again the Lord said to me: I see that this people is stiffnecked: Dt. 9:13
And saw that you had sinned against the Lord your God, and had made to yourselves a molten calf, and had quickly forsaken his way, which he had shewn you: Dt. 9:16
And I fell down before the Lord as before, forty days and nights neither eating bread, nor drinking water, for all your sins, which you had committed against the Lord, and had provoked him to wrath: Dt. 9:18
And when he sent you from Cadesbarne, saying: Go up, and possess the land that I have given you, and you slighted the commandment of the Lord your God, and did not believe him, neither would you hearken to his voice: Dt. 9:23
But were always rebellious from the day that I began to know you. Dt. 9:24
¤ At that time the Lord said to me: Hew thee two tables of stone like the former, and come up to me into the mount: and thou shalt make an ark of wood, Dt. 10:1
And he wrote in the tables, according as he had written before, the ten words, which the Lord spoke to you in the mount from the midst of the fire, when the people were assembled: and he gave them to me. Dt. 10:4
From thence they came to Gadgad, from which place they departed, and camped in Jetebatha, in a land of waters and torrents. Dt. 10:7
At that time he separated the tribe of Levi, to carry the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and to stand before him in the ministry, and to bless in his name until this present day. Dt. 10:8
And he said to me: Go, and walk before the people, that they may enter, and possess the land, which I swore to their fathers that I would give them. Dt. 10:11
And yet the Lord hath been closely joined to thy fathers, and loved them and chose their seed after them, that is to say, you, out of all nations, as this day it is proved. Dt. 10:15
He doth judgment to the fatherless and the widow, loveth the stranger, and giveth him food and raiment. Dt. 10:18
Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, and serve him only: to him thou shalt adhere, and shalt swear by his name. Dt. 10:20
The signs and works which he did in the midst of Egypt to king Pharao, and to all his land, Dt. 11:3
And to all the host of the Egyptians, and to their horses and chariots: how the waters of the Red Sea covered them, when they pursued you, and how the Lord destroyed them until this present day: Dt. 11:4
And what he hath done to you in the wilderness, till you came to this place: Dt. 11:5
And to Dathan and Abiron the sons of Eliab, who was the son of Ruben: whom the earth, opening her mouth swallowed up with their households and tents, and all their substance, which they had in the midst of Israel. Dt. 11:6
That you may keep all his commandments, which I command you this day, and may go in, and possess the land, to which you are entering, Dt. 11:8
And may live in it a long time: which the Lord promised by oath to your fathers, and to their seed, a land which floweth with milk and honey. Dt. 11:9
For the land, which thou goest to possess, is not like the land of Egypt, from whence thou camest out, where, when the seed is sown, waters are brought in to water it after the manner of gardens. Dt. 11:10
He will give to your land the early rain and the latter rain, that you may gather in your corn, and your wine, and your oil, Dt. 11:14
And your hay out of the fields to feed your cattle, and that you may eat and be filled. Dt. 11:15
That thy days may be multiplied, and the days of thy children in the land which the Lord swore to thy fathers, that he would give them as long as the heaven hangeth over the earth. Dt. 11:21
For if you keep the commandments which I command you, and do them, to love the Lord your God, and walk in all his ways, cleaving unto him, Dt. 11:22
None shall stand against you: the Lord your God shall lay the dread and fear of you upon all the land that you shall tread upon, as he hath spoken to you. Dt. 11:25
And when the Lord thy God shall have brought thee into the land, whither thou goest to dwell, thou shalt put the blessing upon mount Garizim, the curse upon mount Hebal: Dt. 11:29
Which are beyond the Jordan, behind the way that goeth to the setting of the sun, in the land of the Chanaanite who dwelleth in the plain country over against Galgala, which is near the valley that reacheth and entereth far. Dt. 11:30
For you shall pass over the Jordan, to possess the land, which the Lord your God will give you, that you may have it and possess it. Dt. 11:31
¤ These are the precepts and judgments, that you must do in the land, which the Lord the God of thy fathers will give thee, to possess it all the days that thou shalt walk upon the earth. Dt. 12:1
You shall not do so to the Lord your God: Dt. 12:4
But you shall come to the place, which the Lord your God shall choose out of all your tribes, to put his name there, and to dwell in it: Dt. 12:5
You shall not do there the things we do here this day, every man that which seemeth good to himself. Dt. 12:8
For until this present time you are not come to rest, and to the possession, which the Lord your God will give you. Dt. 12:9
In the place, which the Lord your God shall choose, that his name may be therein. Thither shall you bring all the things that I command you, holocausts, and victims, and tithes, and the firstfruits of your hands: and whatsoever is the choicest in the gifts which you shall vow to the Lord. Dt. 12:11
But if thou desirest to eat, and the eating of flesh delight thee, kill, and eat according to the blessing of the Lord thy God, which he hath given thee, in thy cities: whether it be unclean, that is to say, having blemish or defect: or clean, that is to say, sound and without blemish, such as may be offered, as the roe, and the hart, shalt thou eat it: Dt. 12:15
When the Lord thy God shall have enlarged thy borders, as he hath spoken to thee, and thou wilt eat the flesh that thy soul desireth: Dt. 12:20
But the things which thou hast sanctified and vowed to the Lord, thou shalt take, and shalt come to the place which the Lord shall choose: Dt. 12:26
When the Lord thy God shall have destroyed before thy face the nations, which thou shalt go in to possess, and when thou shalt possess them, and dwell in their land: Dt. 12:29
Thou shalt not do in like manner to the Lord thy God. For they have done to their gods all the abominations which the Lord abhorreth, offering their sons and daughters, and burning them with fire. Dt. 12:31
What I command thee, that only do thou to the Lord: neither add any thing, nor diminish. Dt. 12:32
And that come to pass which he spoke, and he say to thee: Let us go and follow strange gods, which thou knowest not, and let us serve them: Dt. 13:2
Follow the Lord your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and hear his voice: him you shall serve, and to him you shall cleave. Dt. 13:4
And that prophet or forger of dreams shall be slain: because he spoke to draw you away from the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you from the house of bondage: to make thee go out of the way, which the Lord thy God commanded thee: and thou shalt take away the evil out of the midst of thee. Dt. 13:5
Of all the nations round about, that are near or afar off, from one end of the earth to the other, Dt. 13:7
Consent not to him, hear him not, neither let thy eye spare him to pity and conceal him, Dt. 13:8
But thou shalt presently put him to death. Let thy hand be first upon him, and afterwards the hands of all the people. Dt. 13:9
With stones shall he be stoned to death: because he would have withdrawn thee from the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage: Dt. 13:10
If in one of thy cities, which the Lord thy God shall give thee to dwell in, thou hear some say: Dt. 13:12
Inquire carefully and diligently, the truth of the thing by looking well into it, and if thou find that which is said to be certain, and that this abomination hath been really committed, Dt. 13:14
And all the household goods that are there, thou shalt gather together in the midst of the streets thereof, and shall burn them with the city itself, so as to consume all for the Lord thy God, and that it be a heap for ever: it shall be built no more. Dt. 13:16
And there shall nothing of that anathema stick to thy hand: that the Lord may turn from the wrath of his fury, and may have mercy on thee, and multiply thee as he swore to thy fathers, Dt. 13:17
Because thou art a holy people to the Lord thy God: and he chose thee to be his peculiar people of all nations that are upon the earth. Dt. 14:2
But of them that chew the cud, but divide not the hoof, you shall not eat, such as the camel, the hare, and the cherogril: because they chew the cud, but divide not the hoof, they shall be unclean to you. Dt. 14:7
The unclean eat not: to wit, the eagle, and the grype, and the osprey, Dt. 14:12
The ringtail, and the vulture, and the kite according to their kind: Dt. 14:13
And the ostrich, and the owl, and the larus, and the hawk according to its kind: Dt. 14:15
But whatsoever is dead of itself, eat not thereof. Give it to the stranger, that is within thy gates, to eat, or sell it to him: because thou art the holy people of the Lord thy God. Thou shalt not boil a kid in the milk of his dam. Dt. 14:21
And thou shalt eat before the Lord thy God in the place which he shall choose, that his name may be called upon therein, the tithe of thy corn, and thy wine, and thy oil, and the firstborn of thy herds and thy sheep: that thou mayst learn to fear the Lord thy God at all times. Dt. 14:23
Thou shalt sell them all, and turn them into money, and shalt carry it in thy hand, and shalt go to the place which the Lord shall choose: Dt. 14:25
The third year thou shalt separate another tithe of all things that grow to thee at that time, and shalt lay it up within thy gates. Dt. 14:28
Which shall be celebrated in this order. He to whom any thing is owing from his friend or neighbour or brother, cannot demand it again, because it is the year of remission of the Lord. Dt. 15:2
Of the foreigner or stranger thou mayst exact it: of thy countryman and neighbour thou shalt not have power to demand it again. Dt. 15:3
Thou shalt lend to many nations, and thou shalt borrow of no man. Thou shalt have dominion over very many nations, and no one shall have dominion over thee. Dt. 15:6
If one of thy brethren that dwelleth within thy gates of thy city in the land which the Lord thy God will give thee, come to poverty: thou shalt not harden thy heart, nor close thy hand, Dt. 15:7
But shalt open it to the poor man, thou shalt lend him, that which thou perceivest he hath need of. Dt. 15:8
Beware lest perhaps a wicked thought steal in upon thee, and thou say in thy heart: The seventh year of remission draweth nigh; and thou turn away thy eyes from thy poor brother, denying to lend him that which he asketh: lest he cry against thee to the Lord, and it become a sin unto thee. Dt. 15:9
But thou shalt give to him: neither shalt thou do any thing craftily in relieving his necessities: that the Lord thy God may bless thee at all times, and in all things to which thou shalt put thy hand. Dt. 15:10
There will not be wanting poor in the land of thy habitation: therefore I command thee to open thy hand to thy needy and poor brother, that liveth in the land. Dt. 15:11
When thy brother a Hebrew man, or Hebrew woman is sold to thee, and hath served thee six years, in the seventh year thou shalt let him go free: Dt. 15:12
Thou shalt take an awl, and bore through his ear in the door of thy house, and he shall serve thee for ever: thou shalt do in like manner to thy womanservant also. Dt. 15:17
Turn not away thy eyes from them when thou makest them free: because he hath served thee six years according to the wages of a hireling: that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all the works that thou dost. Dt. 15:18
Of the firstlings, that come of thy herds and thy sheep, thou shalt sanctify to the Lord thy God whatsoever is of the male sex. Thou shalt not work with the firstling of a bullock, and thou shalt not shear the firstlings of thy sheep. Dt. 15:19
But if it have a blemish, or be lame, or blind, or in any part disfigured or feeble, it shall not be sacrificed to the Lord thy God. Dt. 15:21
Only thou shalt take heed not to eat their blood, but pour it out on the earth as water. Dt. 15:23
¤ Observe the month of new corn, which is the first of the spring, that thou mayst celebrate the phase to the Lord thy God: because in this month the Lord thy God brought thee out of Egypt by night. Dt. 16:1
And thou shalt sacrifice the phase to the Lord thy God, of sheep, and of oxen, in the place which the Lord thy God shall choose, that his name may dwell there. Dt. 16:2
Thou shalt number unto thee seven weeks from that day, wherein thou didst put the sickle to the corn. Dt. 16:9
And thou shalt celebrate the festival of weeks to the Lord thy God, a voluntary oblation of thy hand, which thou shalt offer according to the blessing of the Lord thy God. Dt. 16:10
Seven days shalt thou celebrate feasts to the Lord thy God in the place which the Lord shall choose: and the Lord thy God will bless thee in all thy fruits, and in every work of thy hands, and thou shalt be in joy. Dt. 16:15
But every one shall offer according to what he hath, according to the blessing of the Lord his God, which he shall give him. Dt. 16:17
And not go aside to either part. Thou shalt not accept person nor gifts: for gifts blind the eyes of the wise, and change the words of the just. Dt. 16:19
Neither shalt thou make nor set up to thyself a statue: which things the Lord thy God hateth. Dt. 16:22
¤ Thou shalt not sacrifice to the Lord thy God a sheep, or an ox, wherein there is blemish, or any fault: for that is an abomination to the Lord thy God. Dt. 17:1
So as to go and serve strange gods, and adore them, the sun and the moon, and all the host of heaven, which I have not commanded: Dt. 17:3
And this is told thee, and hearing it thou hast inquired diligently, and found it to be true, and that the abomination is committed in Israel: Dt. 17:4
Thou shalt bring forth the man or the woman, who have committed that most wicked thing, to the gates of thy city, and they shall be stoned. Dt. 17:5
By the mouth of two or three witnesses shall he die that is to be slain. Let no man be put to death, when only one beareth witness against him. Dt. 17:6
The hands of the witnesses shall be first upon him to kill him, and afterwards the hands of the rest of the people: that thou mayst take away the evil out of the midst of thee. Dt. 17:7
If thou perceive that there be among you a hard and doubtful matter in judgment between blood and blood, cause and cause, leprosy and leprosy: and thou see that the words of the judges within thy gates do vary: arise, and go up to the place, which the Lord thy God shall choose. Dt. 17:8
And thou shalt come to the priests of the Levitical race, and to the judge, that shall be at that time: and thou shalt ask of them, and they shall shew thee the truth of the judgment. Dt. 17:9
According to his law; and thou shalt follow their sentence: neither shalt thou decline to the right hand nor to the left hand. Dt. 17:11
But he that will be proud, and refuse to obey the commandment of the priest, who ministereth at that time to the Lord thy God, and the decree of the judge, that man shall die, and thou shalt take away the evil from Israel: Dt. 17:12
And when he is made king, he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor lead back the people into Egypt, being lifted up with the number of his horsemen, especially since the Lord hath commanded you to return no more the same way. Dt. 17:16
But after he is raised to the throne of his kingdom, he shall copy out to himself the Deuteronomy of this law in a volume, taking the copy of the priests of the Levitical tribe, Dt. 17:18
And he shall have it with him, and shall read it all the days of his life, that he may learn to fear the Lord his God, and keep his words and ceremonies, that are commanded in the law; Dt. 17:19
And that his heart be not lifted up with pride over his brethren, nor decline to the right or to the left, that he and his sons may reign a long time over Israel. Dt. 17:20
And they shall receive nothing else of the possession of their brethren: for the Lord himself is their inheritance, as he hath said to them. Dt. 18:2
This shall be the priest's due from the people, and from them that offer victims: whether they sacrifice an ox, or a sheep, they shall give to the priest the shoulder and the breast: Dt. 18:3
For the Lord thy God hath chosen him of all thy tribes, to stand and to minister to the name of the Lord, him and his sons for ever. Dt. 18:5
If a Levite go out of any one of the cities throughout all Israel, in which he dwelleth, and have a longing mind to come to the place which the Lord shall choose, Dt. 18:6
He shall receive the same portion of food that the rest do: besides that which is due to him in his own city, by succession from his fathers. Dt. 18:8
When thou art come into the land which the Lord thy God shall give thee, beware lest thou have a mind to imitate the abominations of those nations. Dt. 18:9
Neither let there be found among you any one that shall expiate his son or daughter, making them to pass through the fire: or that consulteth soothsayers, or observeth dreams and omens, neither let there be any wizard, Dt. 18:10
These nations, whose land thou shalt possess, hearken to soothsayers and diviners: but thou art otherwise instructed by the Lord thy God. Dt. 18:14
The Lord thy God will raise up to thee a PROPHET of thy nation and of thy brethren like unto me: him thou shalt hear: Dt. 18:15
And the Lord said to me: They have spoken all things well. Dt. 18:17
I will raise them up a prophet out of the midst of their brethren like to thee: and I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I shall command him. Dt. 18:18
But the prophet, who being corrupted with pride, shall speak in my name things that I did not command him to say, or in the name of strange gods, shall be slain. Dt. 18:20
Thou shalt have this sign: Whatsoever that same prophet foretelleth in the name of the Lord, and it cometh not to pass: that thing the Lord hath not spoken, but the prophet hath forged it by the pride of his mind: and therefore thou shalt not fear him. Dt. 18:22
¤ When the Lord thy God hath destroyed the nations, whose land he will deliver to thee, and thou shalt possess it, and shalt dwell in the cities and houses thereof: Dt. 19:1
Thou shalt separate to thee three cities in the midst of the land, which the Lord will give thee in possession, Dt. 19:2
Paving diligently the way: and thou shalt divide the whole province of thy land equally into three parts: that he who is forced to flee for manslaughter, may have near at hand whither to escape. Dt. 19:3
This shall be the law of the slayer that fleeth, whose life is to be saved: He that killeth his neighbor ignorantly, and who is proved to have had no hatred against him yesterday and the day before: Dt. 19:4
But to have gone with him to the wood to hew wood, and in cutting down the tree the axe slipped out of his hand, and the iron slipping from the handle struck his friend, and killed him: he shall flee to one of the cities aforesaid, and live: Dt. 19:5
Lest perhaps the next kinsman of him whose blood was shed, pushed on by his grief should pursue, and apprehend him, if the way be too long, and take away the life of him who is not guilty of death, because he is proved to have had no hatred before against him that was slain. Dt. 19:6
And when the Lord thy God shall have enlarged thy borders, as he swore to thy fathers, and shall give thee all the land that he promised them, Dt. 19:8
(Yet so, if thou keep his commandments, and do the things which I command thee this day, that thou love the Lord thy God, and walk in his ways at all times) thou shalt add to thee other three cities, and shalt double the number of the three cities aforesaid: Dt. 19:9
That innocent blood may not be shed in the midst of the land which the Lord thy God will give thee to possess, lest thou be guilty of blood. Dt. 19:10
But if any man hating his neighbour, lie in wait for his life, and rise and strike him, and he die, and he flee to one of the cities aforesaid, Dt. 19:11
Thou shalt not take nor remove thy neighbour's landmark, which thy predecessors have set in thy possession, which the Lord thy God will give thee in the land that thou shalt receive to possess. Dt. 19:14
They shall render to him as he meant to do to his brother, and thou shalt take away the evil out of the midst of thee: Dt. 19:19
That others hearing may fear, and may not dare to do such things. Dt. 19:20
¤ If thou go out to war against thy enemies, and see horsemen and chariots, and the numbers of the enemy's army greater than thine, thou shalt not fear them: because the Lord thy God is with thee, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt. Dt. 20:1
And when the battle is now at hand, the priest shall stand before the army, and shall speak to the people in this manner: Dt. 20:2
Because the Lord your God is in the midst of you, and will fight for you against your enemies, to deliver you from danger. Dt. 20:4
And the captains shall proclaim through every band in the hearing of the army: What man is there, that hath built a new house, and hath not dedicated it? let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man dedicate it. Dt. 20:5
What man is there, that hath planted a vineyard, and hath not as yet made it to be common, whereof all men may eat? let him go, and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man execute his office. Dt. 20:6
What man is there, that hath espoused a wife, and not taken her? let him go, and return to his house, lest he die in the war, and another man take her. Dt. 20:7
After these things are declared they shall add the rest, and shall speak to the people: What man is there that is fearful, and faint hearted? let him go, and return to his house, lest he make the hearts of his brethren to fear, as he himself is possessed with fear. Dt. 20:8
And when the captains of the army shall hold their peace, and have made an end of speaking, every man shall prepare their bands to fight. Dt. 20:9
If at any time thou come to fight against a city, thou shalt first offer it peace. Dt. 20:10
If they receive it, and open the gates to thee, all the people that are therein, shall be saved, and shall serve thee paying tribute. Dt. 20:11
Excepting women and children, cattle and other things, that are in the city. And thou shalt divide all the prey to the army, and thou shalt eat the spoils of thy enemies, which the Lord thy God shall give thee. Dt. 20:14
So shalt thou do to all cities that are at a great distance from thee, and are not of these cities which thou shalt receive in possession. Dt. 20:15
But of those cities that shall be given thee, thou shalt suffer none at all to live: Dt. 20:16
But shalt kill them with the edge of the sword, to wit, the Hethite, and the Amorrhite, and the Chanaanite, the Pherezite, and the Hevite, and the Jebusite, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee: Dt. 20:17
Lest they teach you to do all the abominations which they have done to their gods: and you should sin against the Lord your God. Dt. 20:18
When thou hast besieged a city a long time, and hath compassed it with bulwarks, to take it, thou shalt not cut down the trees that may be eaten of, neither shalt thou spoil the country round about with axes: for it is a tree, and not a man, neither can it increase the number of them that fight against thee. Dt. 20:19
And the ancients of that city which they shall perceive to be nearer than the rest, shall take a heifer of the herd, that hath not drawn in the yoke, nor ploughed the ground, Dt. 21:3
And the priests the sons of Levi shall come, whom the Lord thy God hath chosen to minister to him, and to bless in his name, and that by their word every matter should be decided, and whatsoever is clean or unclean should be judged. Dt. 21:5
And the ancients of that city shall come to the person slain, and shall wash their hands over the heifer that was killed in the valley, Dt. 21:6
Be merciful to thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, O Lord, and lay not innocent blood to their charge, in the midst of thy people Israel. And the guilt of blood shall be taken from them: Dt. 21:8
If thou go out to fight against thy enemies, and the Lord thy God deliver them into thy hand, and thou lead them away captives, Dt. 21:10
And seest in the number of the captives a beautiful woman, and lovest her, and wilt have her to wife, Dt. 21:11
And he meaneth to divide his substance among his sons: he may not make the son of the beloved the firstborn, and prefer him before the son of the hated. Dt. 21:16
But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated for the firstborn, and shall give him a double portion of all he hath: for this is the first of his children, and to him are due the first birthrights. Dt. 21:17
They shall take him and bring him to the ancients of his city, and to the gate of judgment, Dt. 21:19
And shall say to them: This our son is rebellious and stubborn, he slighteth hearing our admonitions, he giveth himself to revelling, and to debauchery and banquetings: Dt. 21:20
When a man hath committed a crime for which he is to be punished with death, and being condemned to die is hanged on a gibbet: Dt. 21:22
¤ Thou shalt not pass by if thou seest thy brother's ox, or his sheep go astray: but thou shalt bring them back to thy brother. Dt. 22:1
And if thy brother be not nigh, or thou know him not: thou shalt bring them to thy house, and they shall be with thee until thy brother seek them, and receive them. Dt. 22:2
Thou shalt do in like manner with his ass, and with his raiment, and with every thing that is thy brother's, which is lost: if thou find it, neglect it not as pertaining to another. Dt. 22:3
If thou see thy brother's ass or his ox to be fallen down in the way, thou shalt not slight it, but shalt lift it up with him. Dt. 22:4
When thou buildest a new house, thou shalt make a battlement to the roof round about: lest blood be shed in thy house, and thou be guilty, if any one slip, and fall down headlong. Dt. 22:8
And seek occasions to put her away, laying to her charge a very ill name, and say: I took this woman to wife, and going in to her, I found her not a virgin: Dt. 22:14
Her father and mother shall take her, and shall bring with them the tokens of her virginity to the ancients of the city that are in the gate: Dt. 22:15
And the father shall say: I gave my daughter unto this man to wife: and because he hateth her, Dt. 22:16
He layeth to her charge a very ill name, so as to say: I found not thy daughter a virgin: and behold these are the tokens of my daughter's virginity. And they shall spread the cloth before the ancients of the city: Dt. 22:17
Condemning him besides in a hundred sicles of silver, which he shall give to the damsel's father, because he hath defamed by a very ill name a virgin of Israel: and he shall have her to wife, and may not put her away all the days of his life. Dt. 22:19
They shall cast her out of the doors of her father's house, and the men of the city shall stone her to death, and she shall die: because she hath done a wicked thing in Israel, to play the whore in her father's house: and thou shalt take away the evil out of the midst of thee. Dt. 22:21
If a man lie with another man's wife, they shall both die, that is to say, the adulterer and the adulteress: and thou shalt take away the evil out of Israel. Dt. 22:22
Thou shalt bring them both out to the gate of that city, and they shall be stoned: the damsel, because she cried not out, being in the city: the man, because he hath humbled his neighbour's wife. And thou shalt take away the evil from the midst of thee. Dt. 22:24
She was alone in the field: she cried, and there was no man to help her. Dt. 22:27
If a man find a damsel that is a virgin, who is not espoused, and taking her, lie with her, and the matter come to judgment: Dt. 22:28
He that lay with her shall give to the father of the maid fifty sicles of silver, and shall have her to wife, because he hath humbled her: he may not put her away all the days of his life. Dt. 22:29
A mamzer, that is to say, one born of a prostitute, shall not enter into the church of the Lord, until the tenth generation. Dt. 23:2
Because they would not meet you with bread and water in the way, when you came out of Egypt: and because they hired against thee Balaam, the son of Beor, from Mesopotamia in Syria, to curse thee. Dt. 23:4
When thou goest out to war against thy enemies, thou shalt keep thyself from every evil thing. Dt. 23:9
Thou shalt have a place without the camp, to which thou mayst go for the necessities of nature, Dt. 23:12
That which thou art eased of: (for the Lord thy God walketh in the midst of thy camp, to deliver thee, and to give up thy enemies to thee:) and let thy camp be holy, and let no uncleanness appear therein, lest he go away from thee. Dt. 23:14
Thou shalt not deliver to his master the servant that is fled to thee. Dt. 23:15
Thou shalt not offer the hire of a strumpet, nor the price of a dog, in the house of the Lord thy God, whatsoever it be that thou hast vowed: because both these are an abomination to the Lord thy God. Dt. 23:18
Thou shalt not lend to thy brother money to usury, nor corn, nor any other thing: Dt. 23:19
But to the stranger. To thy brother thou shalt lend that which he wanteth, without usury: that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all thy works in the land, which thou shalt go in to possess. Dt. 23:20
When thou hast made a vow to the Lord thy God, thou shalt not delay to pay it: because the Lord thy God will require it. And if thou delay, it shall be imputed to thee for a sin. Dt. 23:21
But that which is once gone out of thy lips, thou shalt observe, and shalt do as thou hast promised to the Lord thy God, and hast spoken with thy own will and with thy own mouth. Dt. 23:23
The former husband cannot take her again to wife: because she is defiled, and is become abominable before the Lord: lest thou cause thy land to sin, which the Lord thy God shall give thee to possess. Dt. 24:4
When a man hath lately taken a wife, he shall not go out to war, neither shall any public business be enjoined him, but he shall be free at home without fault, that for one year he may rejoice with his wife. Dt. 24:5
Thou shalt not take the nether, nor the upper millstone to pledge: for he hath pledged his life to thee. Dt. 24:6
If any man be found soliciting his brother of the children of Israel, and selling him shall take a price, he shall be put to death, and thou shalt take away the evil from the midst of thee. Dt. 24:7
Observe diligently that thou incur not the stroke of the leprosy, but thou shalt do whatsoever the priests of the Levitical race shall teach thee, according to what I have commanded them, and fulfil thou it carefully. Dt. 24:8
Remember what the Lord your God did to Mary, in the way when you came out of Egypt. Dt. 24:9
When thou shalt demand of thy neighbour any thing that he oweth thee, thou shalt not go into his house to take away a pledge: Dt. 24:10
But thou shalt stand without, and he shall bring out to thee what he hath. Dt. 24:11
But thou shalt restore it to him presently before the going down of the sun: that he may sleep in his own raiment and bless thee, and thou mayst have justice before the Lord thy God. Dt. 24:13
But thou shalt pay him the price of his labour the same day, before the going down of the sun, because he is poor, and with it maintaineth his life: lest he cry against thee to the Lord, and it be reputed to thee for a sin. Dt. 24:15
The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor the children for the fathers, but every one shall die for his own sin, Dt. 24:16
Remember that thou wast a slave in Egypt, and the Lord thy God delivered thee from thence. Therefore I command thee to do this thing. Dt. 24:18
When thou hast reaped the corn in thy field, and hast forgot and left a sheaf, thou shalt not return to take it away: but thou shalt suffer the stranger, and the fatherless and the widow to take it away: that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all the works of thy hands. Dt. 24:19
If thou have gathered the fruit of thy olive trees, thou shalt not return to gather whatsoever remaineth on the trees: but shalt leave it for the stranger, for the fatherless, and the widow. Dt. 24:20
Remember that thou also wast a bondman in Egypt, and therefore I command thee to do this thing. Dt. 24:22
¤ If there be a controversy between men, and they call upon the judges: they shall give the prize of justice to him whom they perceive to be just: and him whom they find to be wicked, they shall condemn of wickedness. Dt. 25:1
And if they see that the offender be worthy of stripes: they shall lay him down, and shall cause him to be beaten before them. According to the measure of the sin shall the measure also of the stripes be: Dt. 25:2
When brethren dwell together, and one of them dieth without children, the wife of the deceased shall not marry to another: but his brother shall take her, and raise up seed for his brother: Dt. 25:5
But if he will not take his brother's wife, who by law belongeth to him, the woman shall go to the gate of the city, and call upon the ancients, and say: My husband's brother refuseth to raise up his brother's name in Israel: and will not take me to wife. Dt. 25:7
And they shall cause him to be sent for forthwith, and shall ask him. If he answer: I will not take her to wife: Dt. 25:8
The woman shall come to him before the ancients, and shall take off his shoe from his foot, and spit in his face, and say: So shall it be done to the man that will not build up his brother's house: Dt. 25:9
If two men have words together, and one begin to fight against the other, and the other's wife willing to deliver her husband out of the hand of the stronger, shall put forth her hand, and take him by the secrets, Dt. 25:11
Remember what Amalec did to thee in the way when thou camest out of Egypt: Dt. 25:17
¤ And when thou art come into the land which the Lord thy God will give thee to possess, and hast conquered it, and dwellest in it: Dt. 26:1
Thou shalt take the first of all thy fruits, and put them in a basket, and shalt go to the place which the Lord thy God shall choose, that his name may be invocated there: Dt. 26:2
And thou shalt go to the priest that shall be in those days, and say to him: I profess this day before the Lord thy God, that I am come into the land, for which he swore to our fathers, that he would give it us. Dt. 26:3
And we cried to the Lord God of our fathers: who heard us, and looked down upon our affliction, and labour, and distress: Dt. 26:7
When thou hast made an end of tithing all thy fruits, in the third year of tithes thou shalt give it to the Levite, and to the stranger, and to the fatherless, and to the widow, that they may eat within thy gates, and be filled: Dt. 26:12
And thou shalt speak thus in the sight of the Lord thy God: I have taken that which was sanctified out of my house, and I have given it to the Levite, and to the stranger, and to the fatherless, and to the widow, as thou hast commanded me: I have not transgressed thy commandments nor forgotten thy precepts. Dt. 26:13
Look from thy sanctuary, and thy high habitation of heaven, and bless thy people Israel, and the land which thou hast given us, as thou didst swear to our fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey. Dt. 26:15
This day the Lord thy God hath commanded thee to do these commandments and judgments: and to keep and fulfil them with all thy heart, and with all thy soul. Dt. 26:16
Thou hast chosen the Lord this day to be thy God, and to walk in his ways and keep his ceremonies, and precepts, and judgments, and obey his command. Dt. 26:17
And the Lord hath chosen thee this day, to be his peculiar people, as he hath spoken to thee, and to keep all his commandments: Dt. 26:18
And to make thee higher than all nations which he hath created, to his own praise, and name, and glory: that thou mayst be a holy people of the Lord thy God, as he hath spoken. Dt. 26:19
That thou mayst write on them all the words of this law, when thou art passed over the Jordan: that thou mayst enter into the land which the Lord thy God will give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, as he swore to thy fathers. Dt. 27:3
And thou shalt build there an altar to the Lord thy God, of stones which iron hath not touched, Dt. 27:5
And of stones not fashioned nor polished: and thou shalt offer upon it holocausts to the Lord thy God: Dt. 27:6
And Moses and the priests of the race of Levi said to all Israel: Attend, and hear, O Israel: This day thou art made the people of the Lord thy God: Dt. 27:9
These shall stand upon mount Garizim to bless the people, when you are passed the Jordan: Simeon, Levi, Juda, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin. Dt. 27:12
And over against them shall stand on mount Hebal to curse: Ruben, Gad, and Aser, and Zabulon, Dan, and Nephtali. Dt. 27:13
And the Levites shall pronounce, and say to all the men of Israel with a loud voice: Dt. 27:14
Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of his way: and all the people shall say: Amen. Dt. 27:18
Cursed be he that taketh gifts, to slay an innocent person: and all the people shall say: Amen. Dt. 27:25
¤ Now if thou wilt hear the voice of the Lord thy God, to do and keep all his commandments, which I command thee this day, the Lord thy God will make thee higher than all the nations that are on the earth. Dt. 28:1
The Lord shall cause thy enemies, that rise up against thee, to fall down before thy face: one way shall they come out against thee, and seven ways shall they flee before thee. Dt. 28:7
The Lord will raise thee up to be a holy people to himself, as he swore to thee: if thou keep the commandments of the Lord thy God, and walk in his ways. Dt. 28:9
The Lord will make thee abound with all goods, with the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy cattle, with the fruit of thy land, which the Lord swore to thy fathers that he would give thee. Dt. 28:11
The Lord will open his excellent treasure, the heaven, that it may give rain in due season: and he will bless all the works of thy hands. And thou shalt lend to many nations, and shalt not borrow of any one. Dt. 28:12
And turn not away from them neither to the right hand, nor to the left, nor follow strange gods, nor worship them. Dt. 28:14
But if thou wilt not hear the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep and to do all his commandments and ceremonies, which I command thee this day, all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee. Dt. 28:15
May the Lord set the pestilence upon thee, until he consume thee out of the land, which thou shalt go in to possess. Dt. 28:21
The Lord make thee to fall down before thy enemies, one way mayst thou go out against them, and flee seven ways, and be scattered throughout all the kingdoms of the earth. Dt. 28:25
And be thy carcass meat for all the fowls of the air, and the beasts of the earth, and be there none to drive them away. Dt. 28:26
And mayst thou grope at midday as the blind is wont to grope in the dark, and not make straight thy ways. And mayst thou at all times suffer wrong, and be oppressed with violence, and mayst thou have no one to deliver thee. Dt. 28:29
May thy ox be slain before thee, and thou not eat thereof. May thy ass be taken away in thy sight, and not restored to thee. May thy sheep be given to thy enemies, and may there be none to help thee. Dt. 28:31
May thy sons and thy daughters be given to another people, thy eyes looking on, and languishing at the sight of them all the day, and may there be no strength in thy hand. Dt. 28:32
May the Lord strike thee with a very sore ulcer in the knees and in the legs, and be thou incurable from the sole of the foot to the top of the head. Dt. 28:35
And thou shalt be lost, as a proverb and a byword to all people, among whom the Lord shall bring thee in. Dt. 28:37
He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him. He shall be as the head, and thou shalt be the tail. Dt. 28:44
A most insolent nation, that will shew no regard to the ancients, nor have pity on the infant, Dt. 28:50
And he shall bring back on thee all the afflictions of Egypt, which thou wast afraid of, and they shall stick fast to thee. Dt. 28:60
And as the Lord rejoiced upon you before doing good to you, and multiplying you: so he shall rejoice destroying and bringing you to nought, so that you shall be taken away from the land which thou shalt go in to possess. Dt. 28:63
The Lord shall scatter thee among all people, from the farthest parts of the earth to the ends thereof: and there thou shalt serve strange gods, which both thou art ignorant of and thy fathers, wood and stone. Dt. 28:64
The Lord shall bring thee again with ships into Egypt, by the way whereof he said to thee that thou shouldst see it no more. There shalt thou be set to sale to thy enemies for bondmen and bondwomen, and no man shall buy you. Dt. 28:68
¤ These are the words of the covenant which the Lord commanded Moses to make with the children of Israel in the land of Moab: beside that covenant which he made with them in Horeb. Dt. 29:1
And Moses called all Israel, and said to them: You have seen all the things that the Lord did before you in the land of Egypt to Pharao, and to all his servants, and to his whole land. Dt. 29:2
And the Lord hath not given you a heart to understand, and eyes to see, and ears that may hear, unto this present day. Dt. 29:4
And you came to this place: and Sehon king of Hesebon, and Og king of Basan, came out against us to fight. And we slew them. Dt. 29:7
And took their land, and delivered it for a possession to Ruben and Gad, and the half tribe of Manasses. Dt. 29:8
That he may raise thee up a people to himself, and he may be thy God as he hath spoken to thee, and as he swore to thy fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Dt. 29:13
You have seen their abominations and filth, that is to say, their idols, wood and stone, silver and gold, which they worshipped. Dt. 29:17
Lest perhaps there should be among you a man or a woman, a family or a tribe, whose heart is turned away this day from the Lord our God, to go and serve the gods of those nations: and there should be among you a root bringing forth gall and bitterness. Dt. 29:18
And utterly destroy him out of all the tribes of Israel, according to the curses that are contained in the book of this law and covenant: Dt. 29:21
And all the nations shall say: Why hath the Lord done thus to this land? what meaneth this exceeding great heat of his wrath? Dt. 29:24
Therefore the wrath of the Lord was kindled against this land, to bring upon it all the curses that are written in this volume: Dt. 29:27
Secret things to the Lord our God: things that are manifest, to us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law. Dt. 29:29
And shalt return to him, and obey his commandments, as I command thee this day, thou and thy children, with all thy heart, and with all thy soul: Dt. 30:2
And will take thee to himself, and bring thee into the land which thy fathers possessed, and thou shalt possess it: and blessing thee, he will make thee more numerous than were thy fathers. Dt. 30:5
And the Lord thy God will make thee abound in all the works of thy hands, in the fruit of thy womb, and in the fruit of thy cattle, in the fruitfulness of thy land, and in the plenty of all things. For the Lord will return to rejoice over thee in all good things, as he rejoiced in thy fathers: Dt. 30:9
Yet so if thou hear the voice of the Lord thy God, and keep his precepts and ceremonies, which are written in this law: and return to the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul. Dt. 30:10
Nor is it in heaven, that thou shouldst say: Which of us can go up to heaven to bring it unto us, and we may hear and fulfil it in work? Dt. 30:12
That thou mayst love the Lord thy God, and walk in his ways, and keep his commandments and ceremonies and judgments, and thou mayst live, and he may multiply thee, and bless thee in the land, which thou shalt go in to possess. Dt. 30:16
I foretell thee this day that thou shalt perish, and shalt remain but a short time in the land, to which thou shalt pass over the Jordan, and shalt go in to possess it. Dt. 30:18
I call heaven and earth to witness this day, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing. Choose therefore life, that both thou and thy seed may live: Dt. 30:19
And that thou mayst love the Lord thy God, and obey his voice, and adhere to him (for he is thy life, and the length of thy days,) that thou mayst dwell in the land, for which the Lord swore to thy fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob that he would give it them. Dt. 30:20
¤ And Moses went, and spoke all these words to all Israel, Dt. 31:1
And he said to them: I am this day a hundred and twenty years old, I can no longer go out and come in, especially as the Lord also hath said to me: Thou shalt not pass over this Jordan. Dt. 31:2
And the Lord shall do to them as he did to Sehon and Og the kings of the Amorrhites, and to their land, and shall destroy them. Dt. 31:4
Therefore when the Lord shall have delivered these also to you, you shall do in like manner to them as I have commanded you. Dt. 31:5
And Moses called Josue, and said to him before all Israel: Take courage, and be valiant: for thou shalt bring this people into the land which the Lord swore he would give to their fathers, and thou shalt divide it by lot. Dt. 31:7
And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it to the priests the sons of Levi, who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and to all the ancients of Israel. Dt. 31:9
When all Israel come together, to appear in the sight of the Lord thy God in the place which the Lord shall choose, thou shalt read the words of this law before all Israel, in their hearing. Dt. 31:11
That their children also, who now are ignorant, may hear, and fear the Lord their God, all the days that they live in the land whither you are going over the Jordan to possess it. Dt. 31:13
And the Lord said to Moses: Behold the days of thy death are nigh: call Josue, and stand ye in the tabernacle of the testimony, that I may give him a charge. So Moses and Josue went and stood in the tabernacle of the testimony: Dt. 31:14
And the Lord said to Moses: Behold thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, and this people rising up will go a fornicating after strange gods in the land, to which it goeth in to dwell: there will they forsake me, and will make void the covenant, which I have made with them, Dt. 31:16
For I will bring them into the land, for which I swore to their fathers, that floweth with milk and honey. And when they have eaten, and are full and fat, they will turn away after strange gods, and will serve them: and will despise me, and make void my covenant. Dt. 31:20
And after many evils and afflictions shall have come upon them, this canticle shall answer them for a testimony, which no oblivion shall take away out of the mouth of their seed. For I know their thoughts, and what they are about to do this day, before that I bring them into the land which I have promised them. Dt. 31:21
Moses therefore wrote the canticle, and taught it to the children of Israel. Dt. 31:22
Gather unto me all the ancients of your tribes, and your doctors, and I will speak these words in their hearing, and will call heaven and earth to witness against them. Dt. 31:28
For I know that, after my death, you will do wickedly, and will quickly turn aside from the way that I have commanded you: and evils shall come upon you in the latter times, when you shall do evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him by the works of your hands. Dt. 31:29
Moses therefore spoke, in the hearing of the whole assembly of Israel, the words of this canticle, and finished it even to the end. Dt. 31:30
¤ Hear, O ye heavens, the things I speak, let the earth give ear to the words of my mouth. Dt. 32:1
Because I will invoke the name of the Lord: give ye magnificence to our God. Dt. 32:3
Is this the return thou makest to the Lord, O foolish and senseless people? Is not he thy father, that hath possessed thee, and made thee, and created thee? Dt. 32:6
Remember the days of old, think upon every generation: ask thy father, and he will declare to thee: thy elders and they will tell thee. Dt. 32:7
When the Most High divided the nations: when he separated the sons of Adam, he appointed the bounds of people according to the number of the children of Israel. Dt. 32:8
As the eagle enticing her young to fly, and hovering over them, he spread his wings, and hath taken him and carried him on his shoulders. Dt. 32:11
They provoked him by strange gods, and stirred him up to anger, with their abominations. Dt. 32:16
They sacrificed to devils and not to God: to gods whom they knew not: that were newly come up, whom their fathers worshipped not. Dt. 32:17
The Lord saw, and was moved to wrath: because his own sons and daughters provoked him. Dt. 32:19
A fire is kindled in my wrath, and shall burn even to the lowest hell: and shall devour the earth with her increase, and shall burn the foundations of the mountains. Dt. 32:22
I said: Where are they? I will make the memory of them to cease from among men. Dt. 32:26
Revenge is mine, and I will repay them in due time, that their foot may slide: the day of destruction is at hand, and the time makes haste to come. Dt. 32:35
See ye that I alone am, and there is no other God besides me: I will kill and I will make to live: I will strike, and I will heal, and there is none that can deliver out of my hand. Dt. 32:39
I will lift up my hand to heaven, and I will say: I live for ever. Dt. 32:40
If I shall whet my sword as the lightning, and my hand take hold on judgment: I will render vengeance to my enemies, and repay them that hate me. Dt. 32:41
Praise his people, ye nations, for he will revenge the blood of his servants: and will render vengeance to their enemies, and he will be merciful to the land of his people. Dt. 32:43
And he ended all these words, speaking to all Israel. Dt. 32:45
And he said to them: Set your hearts on all the words, which I testify to you this day: which you shall command your children to observe and to do, and to fulfil all that is written in this law: Dt. 32:46
For they are not commanded you in vain, but that every one should live in them, and that doing them you may continue a long time in the land whither you are going over the Jordan to possess it. Dt. 32:47
And the Lord spoke to Moses the same day, saying: Dt. 32:48
Go up into this mountain Abarim, (that is to say, of passages,) unto mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab over against Jericho: and see the land of Chanaan, which I will deliver to the children of Israel to possess, and die thou in the mountain. Dt. 32:49
When thou art gone up into it thou shalt be gathered to thy people, as Aaron thy brother died in mount Hor, and was gathered to his people: Dt. 32:50
Thou shalt see the land before thee, which I will give to the children of Israel, but thou shalt not enter into it. Dt. 32:52
And he said: The Lord came from Sinai, and from Seir he rose up to us: he hath appeared from mount Pharan, and with him thousands of saints. In his right hand a fiery law. Dt. 33:2
He hath loved the people, all the saints are in his hand: and they that approach to his feet, shall receive of his doctrine. Dt. 33:3
To Levi also he said: Thy perfection, and thy doctrine be to thy holy man, whom thou hast proved in the temptation, and judged at the waters of contradiction: Dt. 33:8
Who hath said to his father, and to his mother: I do not know you; and to his brethren: I know you not: and their own children they have not known. These have kept thy word, and observed thy covenant, Dt. 33:9
And to Benjamin he said: The best beloved of the Lord shall dwell confidently in him: as in a bride chamber shall he abide all the day long, and between his shoulders shall be rest. Dt. 33:12
To Joseph also he said: Of the blessing of the Lord be his land, of the fruits of heaven, and of the dew, and of the deep that lieth beneath. Dt. 33:13
His beauty as of the firstling of a bullock, his horns as the horns of a rhinoceros: with them shall he push the nations even to the ends of the earth. These are the multitudes of Ephraim and these the thousands of Manasses. Dt. 33:17
And to Zabulon he said: Rejoice, O Zabulon, in thy going out; and Issachar in thy tabernacles. Dt. 33:18
They shall call the people to the mountain: there shall they sacrifice the victims of justice. Who shall suck as milk the abundance of the sea, and the hidden treasures of the sands. Dt. 33:19
And to Gad he said: Blessed be Gad in his breadth: he hath rested as a lion, and hath seized upon the arm and the top of the head. Dt. 33:20
To Dan also he said: Dan is a young lion, he shall flow plentifully from Basan. Dt. 33:22
And To Nephtali he said: Nephtali shall enjoy abundance, and shall be full of the blessings of the Lord: he shall possess the sea and the south. Dt. 33:23
To Aser also he said: Let Aser be blessed with children, let him be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil. Dt. 33:24
His dwelling is above, and underneath are the everlasting arms: he shall cast out the enemy from before thee, and shall say: Be thou brought to nought. Dt. 33:27
Blessed art thou, Israel: who is like to thee, O people, that art saved by the Lord? the shield of thy help, and the sword of thy glory: thy enemies shall deny thee, and thou shalt tread upon their necks. Dt. 33:29
¤ Then Moses went up from the plains of Moab upon mount Nebo, to the top of Phasga over against Jericho: and the Lord shewed him all the land of Galaad as far as Dan. Dt. 34:1
And the Lord said to him: This is the land, for which I swore to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, saying: I will give it to thy seed. Thou hast seen it with thy eyes, and shalt not pass over to it. Dt. 34:4
And there arose no more a prophet in Israel like unto Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face, Dt. 34:10
In all the signs and wonders, which he sent by him, to do in the land of Egypt to Pharao, and to all his servants, and to his whole land, Dt. 34:11
‡ ¤ Now it came to pass after the death of Moses, the servant of the Lord, that the Lord spoke to Josue, the son of Nun, the minister of Moses, and said to him: Josu. 1:1
Moses my servant is dead: arise, and pass over this Jordan, thou and thy people with thee, into the land which I will give to the children of Israel. Josu. 1:2
I will deliver to you every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, as I have said to Moses. Josu. 1:3
No man shall be able to resist you all the days of thy life: as I have been with Moses, so will I be with thee: I will not leave thee, nor forsake thee. Josu. 1:5
Take courage, and be strong: for thou shalt divide by lot to this people the land for which I swore to their fathers, that I would deliver it to them. Josu. 1:6
Take courage therefore, and be very valiant: that thou mayst observe and do all the law, which Moses my servant hath commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayst understand all things which thou dost. Josu. 1:7
Behold I command thee, take courage, and be strong. Fear not, and be not dismayed: because the Lord thy God is with thee in all things whatsoever thou shalt go to. Josu. 1:9
Prepare you victuals: for after the third day you shall pass over the Jordan, and shall go in to possess the land, which the Lord your God will give you. Josu. 1:11
And he said to the Rubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasses: Josu. 1:12
Until the Lord give rest to your brethren, as he hath given you, and they also possess the land which the Lord your God will give them: and so you shall return into the land of your possession, and you shall dwell in it, which Moses the servant of the Lord gave you beyond the Jordan, toward the rising of the sun. Josu. 1:15
And they made answer to Josue, and said: All that thou hast commanded us, we will do: and whither soever thou shalt send us, we will go. Josu. 1:16
¤ And Josue, the son of Nun, sent from Setim two men, to spy secretly: and said to them: Go, and view the land, and the city of Jericho. They went, and entered into the house of a woman that was a harlot, named Rahab, and lodged with her. Josu. 2:1
And it was told the king of Jericho, and was said: Behold there are men come in hither, by night, of the children of Israel, to spy the land. Josu. 2:2
And the king of Jericho sent to Rahab, saying: Bring forth the men that came to thee, and are entered into thy house: for they are spies, and are come to view all the land. Josu. 2:3
And the woman taking the men, hid them, and said: I confess they came to me, but I knew not whence they were: Josu. 2:4
But she made the men go up to the top of her house, and covered them with the stalks of flax, which was there. Josu. 2:6
Now they that were sent, pursued after them, by the way that leadeth to the fords of the Jordan: and as soon as they were gone out, the gate was presently shut. Josu. 2:7
The men that were hid were not yet asleep, when behold the woman went up to them, and said: Josu. 2:8
I know that the Lord hath given this land to you: for the dread of you is fallen upon us, and all the inhabitants of the land have lost all strength. Josu. 2:9
We have heard that the Lord dried up the water of the Red Sea, at your going in, when you came out of Egypt: and what things you did to the two kings of the Amorrhites, that were beyond the Jordan, Sehon and Og whom you slew. Josu. 2:10
Now, therefore, swear ye to me by the Lord, that as I have shewed mercy to you, so you also will shew mercy to my father's house: and give me a true token. Josu. 2:12
Then she let them down with a cord out of a window: for her house joined close to the wall. Josu. 2:15
And she said to them: Get ye up to the mountains, lest perhaps they meet you as they return: and there lie ye hid three days, till they come back, and so you shall go on your way. Josu. 2:16
And they said to her: We shall be blameless of this oath, which thou hast made us swear, Josu. 2:17
But they went and came to the mountains, and stayed there three days, till they that pursued them were returned. For having sought them through all the way, they found them not. Josu. 2:22
And when they were gone back into the city, the spies returned, and came down from the mountain: and passing over the Jordan, they came to Josue, the son of Nun, and told him all that befel them, Josu. 2:23
¤ And Josue rose before daylight, and removed the camp: and they departed from Setim, and came to the Jordan: he, and all the children of Israel, and they abode there for three days. Josu. 3:1
And began to proclaim: When you shall see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, and the priests of the race of Levi carrying it, rise you up also, and follow them as they go before: Josu. 3:3
And Josue said to the people: Be ye sanctified: for tomorrow the Lord will do wonders among you. Josu. 3:5
And he said to the priests: Take up the ark of the covenant, and go before the people. And they obeyed his commands, and took it up, and walked before them. Josu. 3:6
And the Lord said to Josue: This day will I begin to exalt thee before Israel: that they may know that as I was with Moses, so I am with thee also. Josu. 3:7
And do thou command the priests, that carry the ark of the covenant, and say to them: When you shall have entered into part of the water of the Jordan, stand in it. Josu. 3:8
And Josue said to the children of Israel: Come hither, and hear the word of the Lord your God. Josu. 3:9
So the people went out of their tents, to pass over the Jordan: and the priests that carried the ark of the covenant, went on before them. Josu. 3:14
The waters that came down from above stood in one place, and swelling up like a mountain, were seen afar off, from the city that is called Adom, to the place of Sarthan: but those that were beneath, ran down into the sea of the wilderness, (which now is called the Dead Sea) until they wholly failed. Josu. 3:16
¤ And when they were passed over, the Lord said to Josue: Josu. 4:1
And command them to take out of the midst of the Jordan, where the feet of the priests stood, twelve very hard stones, which you shall set in the place of the camp, where you shall pitch your tents this night. Josu. 4:3
And he said to them: Go before the ark of the Lord your God to the midst of the Jordan, and carry from thence every man a stone on your shoulders, according to the number of the children of Israel, Josu. 4:5
The children of Israel therefore did as Josue commanded them, carrying out of the channel of the Jordan twelve stones, as the Lord had commanded him according to the number of the children of Israel unto the place wherein they camped, and there they set them. Josu. 4:8
Now the priests that carried the ark, stood in the midst of the Jordan, till all things were accomplished, which the Lord had commanded Josue to speak to the people, and Moses had said to him. And the people made haste, and passed over. Josu. 4:10
And he said to him: Josu. 4:15
Command the priests, that carry the ark of the covenant, to come up out of the Jordan. Josu. 4:16
And when they that carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, were come up, and began to tread on the dry ground, the waters returned into their channel, and ran as they were wont before. Josu. 4:18
And said to the children of Israel: When your children shall ask their fathers tomorrow, and shall say to them: What mean these stones? Josu. 4:21
At that time the Lord said to Josue: Make thee knives of stone, and circumcise the second time the children of Israel. Josu. 5:2
During the forty years of the journey in the wide wilderness, were uncircumcised: till all they were consumed that had not heard the voice of the Lord, and to whom he had sworn before, that he would not shew them the land flowing with milk and honey. Josu. 5:6
And the Lord said to Josue: This day have I taken away from you the reproach of Egypt. And the name of that place was called Galgal, until this present day. Josu. 5:9
And when Josue was in the field of the city of Jericho, he lifted up his eyes, and saw a man standing over against him, holding a drawn sword, and he went to him, and said: Art thou one of ours, or of our adversaries? Josu. 5:13
And he answered: No: but I am prince of the host of the Lord, and now I am come. Josue fell on his face to the ground. And worshipping, said: What saith my lord to his servant? Josu. 5:14
And the Lord said to Josue: Behold I have given into thy hands Jericho, and the king thereof, and all the valiant men. Josu. 6:2
And when the voice of the trumpet shall give a longer and broken tune, and shall sound in your ears, all the people shall shout together with a very great shout, and the walls of the city shall fall to the ground, and they shall enter in every one at the place against which they shall stand. Josu. 6:5
Then Josue, the son of Nun, called the priests, and said to them: Take the ark of the covenant: and let seven other priests take the seven trumpets of the jubilee, and march before the ark of the Lord. Josu. 6:6
And he said to the people: Go, and compass the city, armed, marching before the ark of the Lord. Josu. 6:7
But Josue had commanded the people, saying: You shall not shout, nor shall your voice be heard, nor any word go out of your mouth: until the day come wherein I shall say to you: Cry, and shout. Josu. 6:10
And when in the seventh going about the priests sounded with the trumpets, Josue said to all Israel: Shout: for the Lord hath delivered the city to you: Josu. 6:16
And let this city be an anathema, and all things that are in it, to the Lord. Let only Rahab, the harlot, live, with all that are with her in the house: for she hid the messengers whom we sent. Josu. 6:17
But whatsoever gold or silver there shall be, or vessels of brass and iron, let it be consecrated to the Lord, laid up in his treasures. Josu. 6:19
But Josue said to the two men that had been sent for spies: Go into the harlot's house, and bring her out, and all things that are hers, as you assured her by oath. Josu. 6:22
And the young men went in, and brought out Rahab, and her parents, her brethren also, and all her goods, and her kindred, and made them to stay without the camp. Josu. 6:23
But Josue saved Rahab the harlot, and her father's house, and all she had, and they dwelt in the midst of Israel until this present day: because she hid the messengers whom he had sent to spy out Jericho. At that time, Josue made an imprecation, saying: Josu. 6:25
¤ But the children of Israel transgressed the commandment, and took to their own use of that which was accursed. For Achan, the son of Charmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zare, of the tribe of Juda, took something of the anathema: and the Lord was angry against the children of Israel. Josu. 7:1
And when Josue sent men from Jericho against Hai, which is beside Bethaven, on the east side of the town of Bethel, he said to them: Go up, and view the country: and they fulfilled his command, and viewed Hai. Josu. 7:2
And returning, they said to him: Let not all the people go up, but let two or three thousand men go, and destroy the city: why should all the people be troubled in vain, against enemies that are very few? Josu. 7:3
And Josue said: Alas, O Lord God, why wouldst thou bring this people over the river Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorrhite, and to destroy us? would God we had stayed beyond the Jordan, as we began. Josu. 7:7
My Lord God, what shall I say, seeing Israel turning their backs to their enemies? Josu. 7:8
The Chanaanites, and all the inhabitants of the land, will hear of it, and being gathered together will surround us, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do to thy great name? Josu. 7:9
And the Lord said to Josue: Arise, why liest thou flat on the ground? Josu. 7:10
Arise, sanctify the people, and say to them: Be ye sanctified against tomorrow: for thus saith the Lord God of Israel: The curse is in the midst of thee, O Israel: thou canst not stand before thy enemies, till he be destroyed out of thee, that is defiled with this wickedness. Josu. 7:13
Josue, therefore, when he rose in the morning, made Israel to come by their tribes, and the tribe of Juda was found. Josu. 7:16
Which being brought by in families, it was found to be the family of Zare. Bringing that also by the houses, he found it to be Zabdi: Josu. 7:17
And Josue said to Achan: My son, give glory to the Lord God of Israel, and confess, and tell me what thou hast done, hide it not. Josu. 7:19
And Achan answered Josue, and said to him: Indeed I have sinned against the Lord, the God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done. Josu. 7:20
Josue therefore sent ministers: who running to his tent, found all hid in the same place, together with the silver. Josu. 7:22
And taking them away out of the tent, they brought them to Josue, and to all the children of Israel, and threw them down before the Lord. Josu. 7:23
Then Josue, and all Israel with him, took Achan, the son of Zare, and the silver, and the garment, and the golden rule, his sons also, and his daughters, his oxen, and asses, and sheep, the tent also, and all the goods: and brought them to the valley of Achor: Josu. 7:24
¤ And the Lord said to Josue: Fear not, nor be thou dismayed: take with thee all the multitude of fighting men, arise, and go up to the town of Hai: Behold I have delivered into thy hand the king thereof, and the people, and the city, and the land. Josu. 8:1
And thou shalt do to the city of Hai, and to the king thereof, as thou hast done to Jericho, and to the king thereof: but the spoils, and all the cattle, you shall take for a prey to yourselves: lay an ambush for the city behind it. Josu. 8:2
And Josue arose, and all the army of the fighting men with him, to go up against Hai: and he sent thirty thousand chosen valiant men in the night, Josu. 8:3
And he sent them away, and they went on to the place of the ambush, and abode between Bethel and Hai, on the west side of the city of Hai. But Josue stayed that night in the midst of the people, Josu. 8:9
And he had chosen five thousand men, and set them to lie in ambush between Bethel and Hai, on the west side of the same city: Josu. 8:12
But all the rest of the army went in battle array on the north side, so that the last of that multitude reached to the west side of the city. So Josue went that night, and stood in the midst of the valley. Josu. 8:13
The Lord said to Josue: Lift up the shield that is in thy hand, towards the city of Hai, for I will deliver it to thee. Josu. 8:18
And when he had lifted up his shield towards the city, the ambush, that lay hid, rose up immediately: and going to the city, took it, and set it on fire. Josu. 8:19
And the men of the city, that pursued after Josue, looking back, and seeing the smoke of the city rise up to heaven, had no more power to flee this way or that way: especially as they that had counterfeited flight, and were going toward the wilderness, turned back most valiantly against them that pursued. Josu. 8:20
And they also that had taken and set the city on fire, issuing out of the city to meet their own men, began to cut off the enemies who were surrounded by them. So that the enemies being cut off on both sides, not one of so great a multitude was saved. Josu. 8:22
And they took the king of the city of Hai alive and brought him to Josue. Josu. 8:23
So all being slain that had pursued after Israel, in his flight to the wilderness, and falling by the sword in the same place, the children of Israel returned and laid waste the city. Josu. 8:24
Then Josue built an altar to the Lord, the God of Israel, in Mount Hebal, Josu. 8:30
As Moses, the servant of the Lord, had commanded the children of Israel, and it is written in the book of the law of Moses: an altar of unhewn stones, which iron had not touched: and he offered upon it holocausts to the Lord, and immolated victims of peace offerings. Josu. 8:31
Gathered themselves together, to fight against Josue and Israel with one mind, and one resolution. Josu. 9:2
But they that dwelt in Gabaon, hearing all that Josue had done to Jericho and Hai: Josu. 9:3
And they went to Josue, who then abode in the camp at Galgal, and said to him, and to all Israel with him: We are come from a far country, desiring to make peace with you. And the children of Israel answered them, and said: Josu. 9:6
Perhaps you dwell in the land which falls to our lot; if so, we can make no league with you. Josu. 9:7
But they said to Josue: We are thy servants. Josue said to them: Who are you? and whence came you? Josu. 9:8
And to the two kings of the Amorrhites, that were beyond the Jordan, Sehon, king of Hesebon, and Og, king of Basan, that was in Astaroth: Josu. 9:10
And our ancients, and all the inhabitants of our country, said to us: Take with you victuals for a long way, and go meet them, and say: We are your servants, make ye a league with us. Josu. 9:11
Behold, these loaves we took hot, when we set out from our houses to come to you, now they are become dry, and broken in pieces by being exceeding old. Josu. 9:12
And Josue made peace with them, and entering into a league, promised that they should not be slain: the princes also of the multitude swore to them. Josu. 9:15
And they answered them: We have sworn to them in the name of the Lord, the God of Israel, and therefore we may not touch them. Josu. 9:19
But this we will do to them: Let their lives be saved, lest the wrath of the Lord be stirred up against us, if we should be forsworn: Josu. 9:20
But so let them live, as to serve the whole multitude in hewing wood, and bringing in water. As they were speaking these things, Josu. 9:21
Josue called the Gabaonites, and said to them: Why would you impose upon us, saying: We dwell very far off from you, whereas you are in the midst of us? Josu. 9:22
They answered: It was told us, thy servants, that the Lord thy God had promised his servant Moses, to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants thereof. Therefore we feared exceedingly and provided for our lives, compelled by the dread we had of you, and we took this counsel. Josu. 9:24
¤ When Adonisedec, king of Jerusalem, had heard these things, to wit, that Josue had taken Hai, and had destroyed it, (for as he had done to Jericho and the king thereof, so did he to Hai and its king) and that the Gabaonites were gone over to Israel, and were their confederates, Josu. 10:1
Therefore Adonisedec, king of Jerusalem, sent to Oham, king of Hebron, and to Pharam, king of Jerimoth, and to Japhia, king of Lachis, and to Dabir, king of Eglon, saying: Josu. 10:3
Come up to me, and bring help, that we may take Gabaon, because it hath gone over to Josue, and to the children of Israel. Josu. 10:4
So the five kings of the Amorrhites being assembled together, went up: the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jerimoth, the king of Lachis, the king of Eglon, they and their armies, and camped about Gabaon, laying siege to it. Josu. 10:5
But the inhabitants of the city of Gabaon, which was besieged, sent to Josue, who then abode in the camp at Galgal, and said to him: Withdraw not thy hands from helping thy servants: come up quickly, and save us, and bring us succour: for all the kings of the Amorrhites, who dwell in the mountains, are gathered together against us. Josu. 10:6
And the Lord said to Josue: Fear them not: for I have delivered them into thy hands: none of them shall be able to stand against thee. Josu. 10:8
And the Lord troubled them, at the sight of Israel: and he slew them with a great slaughter, in Gabaon, and pursued them by the way of the ascent to Bethoron, and cut them off all the way to Azeca and Maceda. Josu. 10:10
Then Josue spoke to the Lord, in the day that he delivered the Amorrhite in the sight of the children of Israel, and he said before them: Move not, O sun, toward Gabaon, nor thou, O moon, toward the valley of Ajalon. Josu. 10:12
And the sun and the moon stood still, till the people revenged themselves of their enemies. Is not this written in the book of the just? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down the space of one day. Josu. 10:13
And he commanded them that were with him, saying: Roll great stones to the mouth of the cave, and set careful men to keep them shut up: Josu. 10:18
And stay you not, but pursue after the enemies, and kill all the hindermost of them as they flee, and do not suffer them whom the Lord God hath delivered into your hands, to shelter themselves in their cities. Josu. 10:19
So the enemies being slain with a great slaughter, and almost utterly consumed, they that were able to escape from Israel, entered into fenced cities. Josu. 10:20
And all the army returned to Josue, in Maceda, where the camp then was, in good health, and without the loss of any one: and no man durst move his tongue against the children of Israel. Josu. 10:21
And Josue gave orders, saying: Open the mouth of the cave, and bring forth to me the five kings that lie hid therein. Josu. 10:22
And the ministers did as they were commanded: and they brought out to him the five kings out of the cave: the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jerimoth, the king of Lachis, the king of Eglon. Josu. 10:23
And when they were brought out to him, he called all the men of Israel, and said to the chiefs of the army that were with him: Go, and set your feet on the necks of these kings. And when they had gone, and put their feet upon the necks of them lying under them, Josu. 10:24
He said again to them: Fear not, neither be ye dismayed, take courage, and be strong: for so will the Lord do to all your enemies, against whom you fight. Josu. 10:25
And when the sun was down, he commanded the soldiers to take them down from the gibbets. And after they were taken down, they cast them into the cave, where they had lain hid, and put great stones at the mouth thereof, which remain until this day. Josu. 10:27
The same day Josue took Maceda, and destroyed it with the edge of the sword, and killed the king and all the inhabitants thereof: he left not in it the least remains. And he did to the king of Maceda, as he had done to the king of Jericho. Josu. 10:28
And he passed from Maceda with all Israel to Lebna, and fought against it: Josu. 10:29
And the Lord delivered it with the king thereof into the hands of Israel: and they destroyed the city with the edge of the sword, and all the inhabitants thereof. They left not in it any remains. And they did to the king of Lebna, as they had done to the king of Jericho. Josu. 10:30
And the Lord delivered Lachis into the hands of Israel, and he took it the following day, and put it to the sword, and every soul that was in it, as he had done to Lebna. Josu. 10:32
At that time Horam, king of Gazer, came up to succour Lachis: and Josue slew him with all his people so as to leave none alive. Josu. 10:33
And he passed from Lachis to Eglon, and surrounded it, Josu. 10:34
And took it the same day: and put to the sword all the souls that were in it, according to all that he had done to Lachis. Josu. 10:35
He went up also with all Israel from Eglon to Hebron, and fought against it: Josu. 10:36
Took it, and destroyed it with the edge of the sword: the king also thereof, and all the towns of that country, and all the souls that dwelt in it: he left not therein any remains: as he had done to Eglon, so did he also to Hebron, putting to the sword all that he found in it. Josu. 10:37
Returning from thence to Dabir, Josu. 10:38
He took it, and destroyed it: the king also thereof, and all the towns round about, he destroyed with the edge of the sword: he left not in it any remains: as he had done to Hebron and Lebna, and to their kings, so did he to Dabir, and to the king thereof. Josu. 10:39
From Cadesbarne even to Gaza. All the land of Gosen even to Gabaon, Josu. 10:41
And he returned with all Israel to the place of the camp in Galgal. Josu. 10:43
¤ And when Jabin king of Asor had heard these things, he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Semeron, and to the king of Achsaph: Josu. 11:1
And to the kings of the north, that dwelt in the mountains and in the plains over against the south side of Ceneroth, and in the levels and the countries of Dor by the sea side: Josu. 11:2
To the Chanaanites also on the east and on the west, and the Amorrhite, and the Hethite, and the Pherezite, and the Jebusite in the mountains: to the Hevite also who dwelt at the foot of Hermon in the land of Maspha. Josu. 11:3
And all these kings assembled together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel. Josu. 11:5
And the Lord said to Josue: Fear them not: for to morrow at this same hour I will deliver all these to be slain in the sight of Israel: thou shalt hamstring their horses, and thou shalt burn their chariots with fire. Josu. 11:6
And Josue came, and all the army with him, against them to the waters of Merom on a sudden, and fell upon them. Josu. 11:7
And the Lord delivered them into the hands of Israel. And they defeated them, and chased them as far as the great Sidon and the waters of Maserophot, and the field of Masphe, which is on the east thereof. He slew them all, so as to leave no remains of them: Josu. 11:8
And he took and put to the sword and destroyed all the cities round about, and their kings, as Moses the servant of God had commanded him. Josu. 11:12
And part of the mountain that goeth up to Seir as far as Baalgad, by the plain of Libanus under mount Hermon: all their kings he took, smote and slew. Josu. 11:17
There was not a city that delivered itself to the children of Israel, except the Hevite, who dwelt in Gabaon: for he took all by fight. Josu. 11:19
So Josue took all the land, as the Lord spoke to Moses, and delivered it in possession to the children of Israel, according to their divisions and tribes. And the land rested from wars. Josu. 11:23
And from the wilderness, to the sea of Ceneroth towards the east, and to the sea of the wilderness, which is the most salt sea, on the east side by the way that leadeth to Bethsimoth: and on the south side that lieth under Asedoth, Phasga. Josu. 12:3
Moses the servant of the Lord, and the children of Israel slew them, and Moses delivered their land in possession to the Rubenites, and Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasses. Josu. 12:6
These are the kings of the land, whom Josue and the children of Israel slew beyond the Jordan on the west side from Baalgad in the field of Libanus, unto the mount, part of which goeth up into Seir: and Josue delivered it in possession to the tribes of Israel, to every one their divisions, Josu. 12:7
¤ Josue was old, and far advanced in years, and the Lord said to him: Thou art grown old, and advanced in age, and there is a very large country left, which is not yet divided by lot: Josu. 13:1
To wit, all Galilee, Philistia, and all Gessuri. Josu. 13:2
And his confines. The country also of Libanus towards the east from Baalgad under mount Hermon to the entering into Emath. Josu. 13:5
Of all that dwell in the mountains from Libanus, to the waters of Maserephoth, and all the Sidonians. I am he that will cut them off from before the face of the children of Israel. So let their land come in as a part of the inheritance of Israel, as I have commanded thee. Josu. 13:6
And now divide the land in possession to the nine tribes, and to the half tribe of Manasses, Josu. 13:7
With whom Ruben and Gad have possessed the land, which Moses the servant of the Lord delivered to them beyond the river Jordan, on the east side. Josu. 13:8
But to the tribe of Levi he gave no possession: but the sacrifices and victims of the Lord God of Israel, are his inheritance, as he spoke to him. Josu. 13:14
And Moses gave a possession to the children of Ruben according to their kindreds. Josu. 13:15
And their border was from Aroer, which is on the bank of the torrent Arnon, and in the midst of the valley of the same torrent: all the plain, that leadeth to Medaba, Josu. 13:16
And Moses gave to the tribe of Gad and to his children by their kindreds a possession, of which this is the division. Josu. 13:24
He gave also to the half tribe of Manasses and his children possession according to their kindreds, Josu. 13:29
And half Galaad, and Astaroth, and Edrai, cities of the kingdom of Og in Basan: to the children of Machir, the son of Manasses, to one half of the children of Machir according to their kindreds. Josu. 13:31
But to the tribe of Levi he gave no possession: because the Lord the God of Israel himself is their possession, as he spoke to them. Josu. 13:33
¤ This is what the children of Israel possessed in the land of Chanaan, which Eleazar the priest, and Josue the son of Nun, and the princes of the families by the tribes of Israel gave to them. Josu. 14:1
Dividing all by lot, as the Lord had commanded by the hand of Moses, to the nine tribes, and the half tribe. Josu. 14:2
For to two tribes and a half Moses had given possession beyond the Jordan: besides the Levites, who received no land among their brethren: Josu. 14:3
But in their place succeeded the children of Joseph divided into two tribes, of Manasses and Ephraim: neither did the Levites receive other portion of land, but cities to dwell in, and their suburbs to feed their beasts and flocks. Josu. 14:4
Then the children of Juda came to Josue in Galgal, and Caleb the son of Jephone the Cenezite spoke to him: Thou knowest what the Lord spoke to Moses the man of God concerning me and thee in Cadesbarne. Josu. 14:6
I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the Lord sent me from Cadesbarne, to view the land, and I brought him word again as to me seemed true, Josu. 14:7
The Lord therefore hath granted me life, as he promised until this present day, It is forty and five years since the Lord spoke this word to Moses, when Israel journeyed through the wilderness: this day I am eighty-five years old, Josu. 14:10
As strong as I was at that time when I was sent to view the land: the strength of that time continueth in me until this day, as well to fight as to march. Josu. 14:11
Give me therefore this mountain, which the Lord promised, in thy hearing also, wherein are the Enacims, and cities great and strong: if so be the Lord will be with me, and I shall be able to destroy them, as he promised me. Josu. 14:12
And from that time Hebron belonged to Caleb the son of Jephone the Cenezite, until this present day: because he followed the Lord the God of Israel. Josu. 14:14
¤ Now the lot of the children of Juda by their kindreds was this: From the frontier of Edom, to the desert of Sin southward, and to the uttermost part of the south coast. Josu. 15:1
Its beginning was from the top of the most salt sea, and from the bay thereof, that looketh to the south. Josu. 15:2
And it goeth out towards the ascent of the Scorpion, and passeth on to Sina: and ascendeth into Cadesbarne, and reacheth into Esron, going up to Addar, and compassing Carcaa. Josu. 15:3
But on the east side the beginning shall be the most salt sea even to the end of the Jordan: and towards the north from the bay of the sea unto the same river Jordan. Josu. 15:5
And the border goeth up into Beth-Hagla, and passeth by the north into Beth-Araba: going up to the stone of Boen the son of Ruben. Josu. 15:6
And reaching as far as the borders of Debara from the valley of Achor, and so northward looking towards Galgal, which is opposite to the ascent of Adommin, on the south side of the torrent, and the border passeth the waters that are called the fountain of the sun: and the goings out thereof shall be at the fountain Rogel. Josu. 15:7
And it goeth up by the valley of the son of Ennom on the side of the Jebusite towards the south, the same is Jerusalem: and thence ascending to the top of the mountain, which is over against Geennom to the west in the end of the valley of Raphaim, northward. Josu. 15:8
And it passeth on from the top of the mountain to the fountain of the water of Nephtoa: and reacheth to the towns of mount Ephron: and it bendeth towards Baala, which is Cariathiarim, that is to say, the city of the woods. Josu. 15:9
And it compasseth from Baala westward unto mount Seir: and passeth by the side of mount Jarim to the north into Cheslon: and goeth down into Bethsames, and passeth into Thamna. Josu. 15:10
And reacheth northward to a part of Accaron at the side: and bendeth to Sechrona, and passeth mount Baala: and cometh into Jebneel, and is bounded westward with the great sea. Josu. 15:11
But to Caleb the son of Jephone he gave a portion in the midst of the children of Juda, as the Lord had commanded him: Cariath-Arbe the father of Enac, which is Hebron. Josu. 15:13
And going up from thence he came to the inhabitants of Dabir, which before was called Cariath-Sepher, that is to say, the city of letters. Josu. 15:15
And Caleb said: He that shall smite Cariath-Sepher, and take it, I will give him Axa my daughter to wife. Josu. 15:16
And Othoniel the son of Cenez, the younger brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Axa his daughter to wife. Josu. 15:17
And as they were going together, she was moved by her husband to ask a field of her father, and she sighed as she sat on her ass. And Caleb said to her: What aileth thee? Josu. 15:18
And the cities from the uttermost parts of the children of Juda by the borders of Edom to the south, were Cabseel and Eder and Jagur, Josu. 15:21
From Accaron even to the sea: all places that lie towards Azotus and the villages thereof. Josu. 15:46
Azotus with its towns and villages. Gaza with its towns and villages, even to the torrent of Egypt, and the great sea that is the border thereof. Josu. 15:47
¤ And the lot of the sons of Joseph fell from the Jordan over against Jericho and the waters thereof, on the east: the wilderness which goeth up from Jericho to the mountain of Bethel: Josu. 16:1
And goeth out from Bethel to Luza: and passeth the border of Archi, to Ataroth, Josu. 16:2
And goeth down westward, by the border of Jephleti, unto the borders of Beth-horon the nether, and to Gazer: and the countries of it are ended by the great sea: Josu. 16:3
And the border of the children of Ephraim was according to their kindreds: and their possession towards the east was Ataroth-addar unto Beth-horon the upper. Josu. 16:5
And the confines go out unto the sea: but Machmethath looketh to the north, and it goeth round the borders eastward into Thanath-selo: and passeth along on the east side to Janoe. Josu. 16:6
And it goeth down from Janoe into Ataroth and Naaratha: and it cometh to Jericho, and goeth out to the Jordan. Josu. 16:7
¤ And this lot fell to the tribe of Manasses for he is the firstborn of Joseph to Machir the firstborn of Manasses the father of Galaad, who was a warlike man, and had for possession Galaad and Basan. Josu. 17:1
And to the rest of the children of Manasses according to their families: to the children of Abiezer, and to the children of Helec, and to the children of Esriel, and to the children of Sechem, and to the children of Hepher, and to the children of Semida: these are the male children of Manasses the son of Joseph, by their kindreds. Josu. 17:2
And they came in the presence of Eleazar the priest and of Josue the son of Nun, and of the princes, saying: The Lord commanded by the hand of Moses, that a possession should be given us in the midst of our brethren. And he gave them according to the commandment of the Lord a possession amongst the brethren of their father. Josu. 17:4
And there fell ten portions to Manasses, beside the land of Galaad and Basan beyond the Jordan. Josu. 17:5
For the daughters of Manasses possessed inheritance in the midst of his sons. And the land of Galaad fell to the lot of the rest of the children of Manasses. Josu. 17:6
For the lot of Manasses took in the land of Taphua, which is on the borders of Manasses, and belongs to the children of Ephraim. Josu. 17:8
And the border goeth down to the valley of the reeds, to the south of the torrent of the cities of Ephraim, which are in the midst of the cities of Manasses: the border of Manasses is on the north side of the torrent, and the outgoings of it are at the sea: Josu. 17:9
Neither could the children of Manasses overthrow these cities, but the Chanaanite began to dwell in his land. Josu. 17:12
And the children of Joseph spoke to Josue, and said: Why hast thou given me but one lot and one portion to possess, whereas I am of so great a multitude, and the Lord hath blessed me? Josu. 17:14
And Josue said to them: If thou be a great people, go up into the woodland, and cut down room for thyself in the land of the Pherezite and the Raphaims: because the possession of mount Ephraim is too narrow for thee. Josu. 17:15
And the children of Joseph answered him: We cannot go up to the mountains, for the Chanaanites that dwell in the low lands, wherein are situate Bethsan with its towns, and Jezrael in the midst of the valley, have chariots of iron. Josu. 17:16
And Josue said to the house of Joseph, to Ephraim and Manasses: Thou art a great people, and of great strength, thou shalt not have one lot only: Josu. 17:17
But thou shalt pass to the mountain, and shalt cut down the wood, and make thyself room to dwell in: and mayst proceed farther, when thou hast destroyed the Chanaanites, who as thou sayest have iron chariots, and are very strong. Josu. 17:18
And Josue said to them: How long are you indolent and slack, and go not in to possess the land which the Lord the God of your fathers hath given you? Josu. 18:3
Choose of every tribe three men, that I may send them, and they may go and compass the land, and mark it out according to the number of each multitude: and bring back to me what they have marked out. Josu. 18:4
Divide to yourselves the land into seven parts: let Juda be in his bounds on the south side, and the house of Joseph on the north. Josu. 18:5
The land in the midst between these mark ye out into seven parts; and you shall come hither to me, that I may cast lots for you before the Lord your God. Josu. 18:6
And when the men were risen up, to go to mark out the land, Josue commanded them saying: Go round the land and mark it out, and return to me: that I may cast lots for you before the Lord in Silo. Josu. 18:8
So they went and surveying it divided it into seven parts, writing them down in a book. And they returned to Josue, to the camp in Silo. Josu. 18:9
And he cast lots before the Lord in Silo, and divided the land to the children of Israel into seven parts. Josu. 18:10
And first came up the lot of the children of Benjamin by their families, to possess the land between the children of Juda, and the children of Joseph. Josu. 18:11
And their border northward was from the Jordan: going along by the side of Jericho on the north side, and thence going up westward to the mountains, and reaching to the wilderness of Bethaven, Josu. 18:12
And passing along southward by Luza, the same is Bethel, and it goeth down into Ataroth-addar to the mountain, that is on the south of the nether Beth-horon. Josu. 18:13
And it bendeth thence going round towards the sea, south of the mountain that looketh towards Beth-horon to the southwest: and the outgoings thereof are into Cariathbaal, which is called also Cariathiarim, a city of the children of Juda This is their coast towards the sea, westward. Josu. 18:14
But on the south side the border goeth out from part of Cariathiarim towards the sea, and cometh to the fountain of the waters of Nephtoa. Josu. 18:15
And it goeth down to that part of the mountain that looketh on the valley of the children of Ennom: and is over against the north quarter in the furthermost part of the valley of Raphaim, and it goeth down into Geennom (that is the valley of Ennom) by the side of the Jebusite to the south: and cometh to the fountain of Rogel, Josu. 18:16
Passing thence to the north, and going out to Ensemes, that is to say, the fountain of the sun: Josu. 18:17
And It passeth along to the hills that are over against the ascent of Adommim: and it goeth down to Abenboen, that is, the stone of Boen the son of Ruben: and it passeth on the north side to the champaign countries; and goeth down Into the plain, Josu. 18:18
And all the villages round about these cities to Baalath Beer Ramath to the south quarter. This is the inheritance of the children of Simeon according to their kindreds, Josu. 19:8
And the third lot fell to the children of Zabulon by their kindreds: and the border of their possession was unto Sarid. Josu. 19:10
And It went up from the sea and from Merala, and came to Debbaseth: as far as the torrent, which is over against Jeconam. Josu. 19:11
And it returneth from Sarid eastward to the borders of Ceseleththabor: and it goeth out to Dabereth and ascendeth towards Japhie. Josu. 19:12
And it passeth along from thence to the east side of Gethhepher and Thacasin: and goeth out to Remmon, Amthar and Noa. Josu. 19:13
And it turneth about to the north of Hanathon: and the outgoings thereof are the valley of Jephtahel, Josu. 19:14
The fourth lot came out to Issachar by their kindreds. Josu. 19:17
And the border thereof cometh to Thabor and Sehesima and Bethsames: and the outgoings thereof shall be at the Jordan: sixteen cities, and their villages. Josu. 19:22
And the fifth lot fell to the tribe of the children of Aser by their kindreds: Josu. 19:24
And Elmelech and Amaad and Messal: and it reacheth to Carmel by the sea and Sihor and Labanath, Josu. 19:26
And it returneth towards the east to Bethdagon: and passeth along to Zabulon and to the valley of Jephthael towards the north to Bethemec and Nehiel. And it goeth out to the left side of Cabul, Josu. 19:27
And to Abaran and Rohob and Hamon and Cana, as far as the great Sidon. Josu. 19:28
And it returneth to Horma to the strong city of Tyre, and to Hosa: and the outgoings thereof shall be at the sea from the portion of Achziba: Josu. 19:29
The sixth lot came out to the sons of Nephtali by their families: Josu. 19:32
And the border began from Heleph and Elon to Saananim, and Adami, which is Neceb, and Jebnael even to Lecum: and their outgoings unto the Jordan: Josu. 19:33
And the border returneth westward to Azanotthabor, and goeth out from thence to Hucuca, and passeth along to Zabulon southward, and to Aser westward, and to Juda upon the Jordan towards the rising of the sun. Josu. 19:34
The seventh lot came out to the tribe of the children of Dan by their families Josu. 19:40
And is terminated there. And the children of Dan went up and fought against Lesem, and took it: and they put it to the sword, and possessed it, and dwelt in it, calling the name of it Lesem Dan, by the name of Dan their father. Josu. 19:47
And when he had made an end of dividing the land by lot to each one by their tribes, the children of Israel gave a possession to Josue the son of Nun in the midst of them, Josu. 19:49
According to the commandment of the Lord, the city which he asked for, Thamnath Saraa, in mount Ephraim: and he built up the city, and dwelt in it. Josu. 19:50
¤ And the Lord spoke to Josue, saying: Speak to the children of Israel and say to them: Josu. 20:1
Appoint cities of refuge, of which I spoke to you by the hand of Moses: Josu. 20:2
That whosoever shall kill a person unawares may flee to them, and may escape the wrath of the kinsman, who is the avenger of blood. Josu. 20:3
And when he shall flee to one of these cities: he shall stand before the gate of the city, and shall speak to the ancients of that city, such things as prove him innocent: and so shall they receive him, and give him a place to dwell in. Josu. 20:4
And when the avenger of blood shall pursue him, they shall not deliver him into his hands, because he slew his neighbour unawares, and is not proved to have been his enemy two or three days before, Josu. 20:5
And he shall dwell in that city, till he stand before judgment to give an account of his fact, and till the death of the high priest, who shall be at that time: then shall the manslayer return, and go into his own city and house from whence he fled. Josu. 20:6
And beyond the Jordan to the east of Jericho, they appointed Bosor, which is upon the plain of the wilderness of the tribe of Ruben, and Ramoth in Galaad of the tribe of Gad, and Gaulon in Basan of the tribe of Manasses. Josu. 20:8
These cities were appointed for all the children of Israel, and for the strangers, that dwelt among them, that whosoever had killed a person unawares might flee to them, and not die by the hand of the kinsman, coveting to revenge the blood that was shed, until he should stand before the people to lay open his cause. Josu. 20:9
¤ Then the princes of the families of Levi came to Eleazar the priest, and to Josue the son of Nun, and to the princes of the kindreds of all the tribes of the children of Israel Josu. 21:1
And they spoke to them in Silo in the land of Chanaan, and said: The Lord commanded by the hand of Moses, that cities should be given us to dwell in, and their suburbs to feed our cattle. Josu. 21:2
And the children of Israel gave out of their possessions according to the commandment of the Lord, cities and their suburbs. Josu. 21:3
And to the rest of the children of Caath, that is, to the Levites, who remained, out of the tribes of Ephraim, and of Dan, and the half tribe of Manasses, ten cities. Josu. 21:5
And the lot came out to the children of Gerson, that they should take of the tribes of Issachar and of Aser and of Nephtali, and of the half tribe of Manasses in Basan, thirteen cities. Josu. 21:6
And to the sons of Merari by their kindreds, of the tribes of Ruben and of Gad and of Zabulon, twelve cities. Josu. 21:7
And the children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities and their suburbs, as the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses, giving to every one by lot. Josu. 21:8
To the sons of Aaron, of the families of Caath of the race of Levi (for the first lot came out for them) Josu. 21:10
But the fields and the villages thereof he had given to Caleb the son of Jephone for his possession. Josu. 21:12
He gave therefore to the children of Aaron the priest, Hebron a city of refuge, and the suburbs thereof, and Lebna with the suburbs thereof, Josu. 21:13
And to the rest of the families of the children of Caath of the race of Levi was given this possession. Josu. 21:20
All the cities were ten, with their suburbs, which were given to the children of Caath, of the inferior degree. Josu. 21:26
To the children of Gerson also of the race of Levi out of the half tribe of Manasses, Gaulon in Basan, one of the cities of refuge, and Bosra, with their suburbs, two cities. Josu. 21:27
And to the children of Merari, Levites of the inferior degree, by their families were given of the tribe of Zabulon, Jecnam and Cartha, Josu. 21:34
And the Lord God gave to Israel all the land that he had sworn to give to their fathers: and they possessed it, and dwelt in it. Josu. 21:43
Not so much as one word, which he had promised to perform unto them, was made void, but all came to pass. Josu. 21:45
And said to them: You have done all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you: you have also obeyed me in all things, Josu. 22:2
Therefore as the Lord your God hath given your brethren rest and peace, as he promised: return, and go to your dwellings, and to the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of the Lord gave you beyond the Jordan: Josu. 22:4
Yet so that you observe attentively, and in work fulfil the commandment and the law which Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you: that you love the Lord your God, and walk in all his ways, and keep all his commandments, and cleave to him, and serve him with all your heart, and with all your soul. Josu. 22:5
And Josue blessed them, and sent them away, and they returned to their dwellings. Josu. 22:6
Now to half the tribe of Manasses, Moses had given a possession in Basan: and therefore to the half that remained, Josue gave a lot among the rest of their brethren beyond the Jordan to the west. And when he sent them away to their dwellings and had blessed them, Josu. 22:7
He said to them: With much substance and riches, you return to your settlements, with silver and gold, brass and iron, and variety of raiment: divide the prey of your enemies with your brethren. Josu. 22:8
So the children of Ruben, and the children of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasses returned, and parted from the children of Israel in Silo, which is in Chanaan, to go into Galaad the land of their possession, which they had obtained according to the commandment of the Lord by the hand of Moses. Josu. 22:9
And when they were come to the banks of the Jordan, in the land of Chanaan, they built an altar immensely great near the Jordan. Josu. 22:10
They all assembled in Silo, to go up and fight against them. Josu. 22:12
And in the mean time they sent to them into the land of Galaad, Phinees the son of Eleazar the priest, Josu. 22:13
Who came to the children of Ruben, and of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasses, into the land of Galaad, and said to them: Josu. 22:15
Is it a small thing to you that you sinned with Beelphegor, and the stain of that crime remaineth in us to this day? and many of the people perished. Josu. 22:17
And you have forsaken the Lord to day, and to morrow his wrath will rage against all Israel. Josu. 22:18
But if you think the land of your possession to be unclean, pass over to the land wherein is the tabernacle of the Lord, and dwell among us: only depart not from the Lord, and from our society, by building an altar beside the altar of the Lord our God. Josu. 22:19
Did not Achan the son of Zare transgress the commandment of the Lord, and his wrath lay upon all the people of Israel? And he was but one man, and would to God he alone had perished in his wickedness. Josu. 22:20
And not rather with this thought and design, that we should say: To morrow your children will say to our children: What have you to do with the Lord the God of Israel? Josu. 22:24
And said: Let us build us an altar, not for holocausts, nor to offer victims, Josu. 22:26
But for a testimony between us and you, and our posterity and yours, that we may serve the Lord, and that we may have a right to offer both holocausts, and victims and sacrifices of peace offerings: and that your children to morrow may not say to our children: You have no part in the Lord. Josu. 22:27
God keep us from any such wickedness that we should revolt from the Lord, and leave off following his steps, by building an altar to offer holocausts, and sacrifices, and victims, beside the altar of the Lord our God, which is erected before his tabernacle. Josu. 22:29
And Phinees the priest the son of Eleazar said to them: Now we know that the Lord is with us, because you are not guilty of this revolt, and you have delivered the children of Israel from the hand of the Lord. Josu. 22:31
And he returned with the princes from the children of Ruben and Gad, out of the land of Galaad, into the land of Chanaan, to the children of Israel, and brought them word again. Josu. 22:32
¤ And when a long time was passed, after that the Lord had given peace to Israel, all the nations round about being subdued, and Josue being now old, and far advanced in years: Josu. 23:1
Josue called for all Israel, and for the elders, and for the princes, and for the judges, and for the masters, and said to them: I am old, and far advanced in years, Josu. 23:2
And you see all that the Lord your God hath done to all the nations round about, how he himself hath fought for you: Josu. 23:3
And now since he hath divided to you by lot all the land, from the east of the Jordan unto the great sea, and many nations yet remain: Josu. 23:4
Only take courage, and be careful to observe all things that are written in the book of the law of Moses: and turn not aside from them neither to the right hand nor to the left: Josu. 23:6
And then the Lord God will take away before your eyes nations that are great and very strong, and no man shall be able to resist you. Josu. 23:9
Behold this day I am going into the way of all the earth, and you shall know with all your mind that of all the words which the Lord promised to perform for you, not one hath failed, Josu. 23:14
When you shall have transgressed the covenant of the Lord your God, which he hath made with you, and shall have served strange gods, and adored them: then shall the indignation of the Lord rise up quickly and speedily against you, and you shall be taken away from this excellent land, which he hath delivered to you. Josu. 23:16
And he spoke thus to the people: Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel: Your fathers dwelt of old on the other side of the river, Thare the father of Abraham, and Nachor: and they served strange gods. Josu. 24:2
And gave him Isaac: and to him again I gave Jacob and Esau. And I gave to Esau mount Seir for his possession: but Jacob and his children went down into Egypt. Josu. 24:4
And I brought you and your fathers out of Egypt, and you came to the sea: and the Egyptians pursued your fathers with chariots and horsemen, as far as the Red Sea. Josu. 24:6
And the children of Israel cried to the Lord: and he put darkness between you and the Egyptians, and brought the sea upon them, and covered them. Your eyes saw all that I did in Egypt, and you dwelt in the wilderness a long time. Josu. 24:7
And Balac son of Sephor king of Moab arose and fought against Israel. And he sent and called for Balaam son of Beor, to curse you: Josu. 24:9
And you passed over the Jordan, and you came to Jericho. And the men of that city fought against you, the Amorrhite, and the Pherezite, and the Chanaanite, and the Hethite, and the Gergesite, and the Hevite, and the Jebusite: and I delivered them into your hands. Josu. 24:11
And I gave you a land, in which you had not laboured, and cities to dwell in which you built not, vineyards and oliveyards, which you planted not. Josu. 24:13
But if it seem evil to you to serve the Lord, you have your choice: choose this day that which pleaseth you, whom you would rather serve, whether the gods which your fathers served in Mesopotamia, or the gods of the Amorrhites, in whose land you dwell: but as for me and my house we will serve the Lord, Josu. 24:15
And Josue said to the people: You will not be able to serve the Lord: for he is a holy God, and mighty and jealous, and will not forgive your wickedness and sins. Josu. 24:19
And the people said to Josue: No, it shall not be so as thou sayest, but we will serve the Lord. Josu. 24:21
And Josue said to the people, You are witnesses, that you yourselves have chosen you the Lord to serve him. And they answered: We are witnesses. Josu. 24:22
Now therefore, said he, put away strange gods from among you, and incline your hearts to the Lord the God of Israel. Josu. 24:23
And the people said to Josue: We will serve the Lord our God, and we will be obedient to his commandments. Josu. 24:24
And he said to all the people: Behold this stone shall be a testimony unto you, that it hath heard all the words of the Lord, which he hath spoken to you: lest perhaps hereafter you will deny it, and lie to the Lord your God. Josu. 24:27
And he sent the people away every one to their own possession, Josu. 24:28
Eleazar also the son of Aaron died: and they buried him in Gabaath that belongeth to Phinees his son, which was given him in mount Ephraim. Josu. 24:33
And Juda said to Simeon, his brother: Come up with me into my lot, and fight against the Chanaanite, that I also may go along with thee into thy lot. And Simeon went with him. Judg. 1:3
And Adonibezec said: Seventy kings, having their fingers and toes cut off, gathered up the leavings of the meat under my table: as I have done, so hath God requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there. Judg. 1:7
And the children of Juda besieging Jerusalem, took it, and put it to the sword, and set the whole city on fire. Judg. 1:8
And departing from thence, he went to the inhabitants of Dabir, the ancient name of which was Cariath-Sepher, that is, the city of letters. Judg. 1:11
And Caleb said: He that shall take Cariath-Sepher, and lay it waste, to him will I give my daughter Axa to wife. Judg. 1:12
And Othoniel, the son of Cenez, the younger brother of Caleb, having taken it, he gave him Axa his daughter to wife. Judg. 1:13
And as she was going on her way, her husband admonished her to ask a field of her father. And as she sighed sitting on her ass, Caleb said to her: What aileth thee? Judg. 1:14
And the Lord was with Juda, and he possessed the hill country: but was not able to destroy the inhabitants of the valley, because they had many chariots armed with scythes. Judg. 1:19
And they gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had said, who destroyed out of it the three sons of Enac. Judg. 1:20
They saw a man coming out of the city, and they said to him: Shew us the entrance into the city, and we will shew thee mercy. Judg. 1:24
Manasses also did not destroy Bethsan, and Thanac, with their villages; nor the inhabitants of Dor, and Jeblaam, and Mageddo, with their villages. And the Chanaanite began to dwell with them. Judg. 1:27
Nephthali also destroyed not the inhabitants of Bethsames, and of Bethanath: and he dwelt in the midst of the Chanaanites, the inhabitants of the land, and the Bethsamites and Bethanites were tributaries to him. Judg. 1:33
And the Amorrhite straitened the children of Dan in the mountain, and gave them not a place to go down to the plain: Judg. 1:34
And he dwelt in the mountain Hares, that is, of potsherds, in Aialon and Salebim. And the hand of the house of Joseph was heavy upon him, and he became tributary to him. Judg. 1:35
¤ And an angel of the Lord went up from Galgal to the place of weepers, and said: I made you go out of Egypt, and have brought you into the land for which I swore to your fathers: and I promised that I would not make void my covenant with you for ever: Judg. 2:1
And when the angel of the Lord spoke these words to all the children of Israel: they lifted up their voice, and wept. Judg. 2:4
And the name of that place was called, The place of weepers, or of tears: and there they offered sacrifices to the Lord. Judg. 2:5
And Josue sent away the people, and the children of Israel went every one to his own possession to hold it: Judg. 2:6
And all that generation was gathered to their fathers: and there arose others that knew not the Lord and the works which he had done for Israel. Judg. 2:10
And they left the Lord, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt: and they followed strange gods, and the gods of the people that dwelt round about them, and they adored them: and they provoked the Lord to anger, Judg. 2:12
And the Lord being angry against Israel, delivered them into the hands of plunderers: who took them and sold them to their enemies, that dwelt round about: neither could they stand against their enemies: Judg. 2:14
But whithersoever they meant to go, the hand of the Lord was upon them, as he had said, and as he had sworn to them: and they were greatly distressed. Judg. 2:15
And the Lord raised up judges, to deliver them from the hands of those that oppressed them: but they would not hearken to them, Judg. 2:16
And when the Lord raised them up judges, in their days, he was moved to mercy, and heard the groanings of the afflicted, and delivered them from the slaughter of the oppressors. Judg. 2:18
But after the judge was dead, they returned, and did much worse things than their fathers had done, following strange gods, serving them, and adoring them. They left not their own inventions, and the stubborn way, by which they were accustomed to walk. Judg. 2:19
And the wrath of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he said: Behold this nation hath made void my covenant, which I had made with their fathers, and hath despised to hearken to my voice: Judg. 2:20
That afterwards their children might learn to fight with their enemies, and to be trained up to war: Judg. 3:2
The five princes of the Philistines, and all the Chanaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hevites that dwelt in Mount Libanus, from Mount Baal Hermon to the entering into Emath. Judg. 3:3
And they took their daughters to wives, and they gave their own daughters to their sons, and they served their gods. Judg. 3:6
And they cried to the Lord, who raised them up a saviour, and delivered them; to wit, Othoniel, the son of Cenez, the younger brother of Caleb: Judg. 3:9
And the spirit of the Lord was in him, and he judged Israel. And he went out to fight, and the Lord delivered into his hands Chusan Rasathaim, king of Syria, and he overthrew him: Judg. 3:10
And he joined to him the children of Ammon, and Amalec: and he went and overthrew Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees. Judg. 3:13
And afterwards they cried to the Lord, who raised them up a saviour, called Aod, the son of Cera, the son of Jemini, who used the left hand as well as the right. And the children of Israel sent presents to Eglon, king of Moab, by him. Judg. 3:15
And he presented the gifts to Eglon, king of Moab Now Eglon was exceeding fat. Judg. 3:17
Then returning from Galgal, where the idols were, he said to the king: I have a secret message to thee, O king. And he commanded silence: and all being gone out that were about him, Judg. 3:19
Aod went in to him: now he was sitting in a summer parlour alone, and he said: I have a word from God to thee. And he forthwith rose up from his throne. Judg. 3:20
But Aod, while they were in confusion, escaped, and passed by the place of the idols from whence he had returned. And he came to Seirath: Judg. 3:26
And he said to them: Follow me: for the Lord hath delivered our enemies, the Moabites, into our hands. And they went down after him, and seized upon the fords of the Jordan, which are in the way to Moab: and they suffered no man to pass over: Judg. 3:28
And the children of Israel cried to the Lord: for he had nine hundred chariots set with scythes and for twenty years had grievously oppressed them. Judg. 4:3
And she sat under a palm tree, which was called by her name, between Rama and Bethel, in Mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for all judgment. Judg. 4:5
And she sent and called Barac, the Son of Abinoem, out of Cedes, in Nephthali: and she said to him: The Lord God of Israel hath commanded thee: Go, and lead an army to Mount Thabor, and thou shalt take with thee ten thousand fighting men of the children of Nephthali, and of the children of Zabulon: Judg. 4:6
And Barac said to her: If thou wilt come with me, I will go: if thou wilt not come with me, I will not go. Judg. 4:8
She said to him: I will go, indeed, with thee, but at this time the victory shall not be attributed to thee, because Sisara shall be delivered into the hand of a woman. Debbora therefore arose, and went with Barac to Cedes. Judg. 4:9
And it was told Sisara, that Barac, the son of Abinoem, was gone up to Mount Thabor: Judg. 4:12
And he gathered together his nine hundred chariots armed with scythes, and all his army, from Haroseth of the Gentiles, to the torrent Cison. Judg. 4:13
And Debbora said to Barac: Arise, for this is the day wherein the Lord hath delivered Sisara into thy hands: behold, he is thy leader. And Barac went down from Mount Thabor, and ten thousand fighting men with him. Judg. 4:14
But Sisara fleeing, came to the tent of Jahel, the wife of Haber, the Cinite, for there was peace between Jabin, the king of Asor, and the house of Haber, the Cinite. Judg. 4:17
And Jahel went forth to meet Sisara, and said to him: Come in to me, my lord; come in, fear not. He went into her tent, and being covered by her with a cloak, Judg. 4:18
Said to her: Give me, I beseech thee, a little water, for I am very thirsty. She opened a bottle of milk, and gave him to drink, and covered him. Judg. 4:19
And Sisara said to her: Stand before the door of the tent, and when any shall come and inquire of thee, saying: Is there any man here? thou shalt say: There is none. Judg. 4:20
So Jahel, Haber's wife, took a nail of the tent, and taking also a hammer: and going in softly, and with silence, she put the nail upon the temples of his head, and striking it with the hammer, drove it through his brain fast into the ground: and so passing from deep sleep to death, he fainted away and died. Judg. 4:21
And behold, Barac came pursuing after Sisara: and Jahel went out to meet him, and said to him: Come, and I will shew thee the man whom thou seekest. And when he came into her tent, he saw Sisara lying dead, and the nail fastened in his temples. Judg. 4:22
O you of Israel, that have willingly offered your lives to danger, bless the Lord. Judg. 5:2
Hear, O ye kings, give ear, O ye princes: It is I, it is I, that will sing to the Lord, I will sing to the Lord, the God of Israel. Judg. 5:3
My heart loveth the princes of Israel: O you, that of your own good will offered yourselves to danger, bless the Lord. Judg. 5:9
Where the chariots were dashed together, and the army of the enemies was choked, there let the justices of the Lord be rehearsed, and his clemency towards the brave men of Israel: then the people of the Lord went down to the gates, and obtained the sovereignty. Judg. 5:11
Out of Ephraim he destroyed them into Amalec, and after him out of Benjamin into thy people, O Amalec: Out of Machir there came down princes, and out of Zabulon they that led the army to fight. Judg. 5:14
The captains of Issachar were with Debbora, and followed the steps of Barac, who exposed himself to danger, as one going headlong, and into a pit. Ruben being divided against himself, there was found a strife of courageous men. Judg. 5:15
Galaad rested beyond the Jordan, and Dan applied himself to ships: Aser dwelt on the sea shore, and abode in the havens. Judg. 5:17
But Zabulon and Nephthali offered their lives to death in the region of Merome. Judg. 5:18
Curse ye the land of Meroz, said the angel of the Lord: curse the inhabitants thereof, because they came not to the help of the Lord, to help his most valiant men. Judg. 5:23
She put her left hand to the nail, and her right hand to the workman's hammer, and she struck Sisara, seeking in his head a place for the wound, and strongly piercing through his temples. Judg. 5:26
One that was wiser than the rest of his wives, returned this answer to her mother in law: Judg. 5:29
Perhaps he is now dividing the spoils, and the fairest of the women is chosen out for him: garments of divers colours are given to Sisara for his prey, and furniture of different kinds is heaped together to adorn the necks. Judg. 5:30
And they were grievously oppressed by them. And they made themselves dens and caves in the mountains, and strong holds to resist. Judg. 6:2
And pitching their tents among them, wasted all things as they were in the blade, even to the entrance of Gaza: and they left nothing at all in Israel for sustenance of life, nor sheep, nor oxen, nor asses. Judg. 6:4
And he cried to the Lord, desiring help against the Madianites. Judg. 6:7
And he sent unto them a prophet, and he spoke: Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel: I made you to come up out of Egypt, and brought you out of the house of bondage, Judg. 6:8
And an angel of the Lord came, and sat under an oak that was in Ephra, and belonged to Joas, the father of the family of Ezri. And when Gedeon, his son, was threshing and cleansing wheat by the winepress, to flee from Madian, Judg. 6:11
The angel of the Lord appeared to him, and said: The Lord is with thee, O most valiant of men. Judg. 6:12
And Gedeon said to him: I beseech thee, my lord, if the Lord be with us, why have these evils fallen upon us? Where are his miracles, which our fathers have told us of, saying: The Lord brought us out of Egypt but now the Lord hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hand of Madian. Judg. 6:13
And the Lord said to him: I will be with thee: and thou shalt cut off Madian as one man. Judg. 6:16
And he said: If I have found grace before thee, give me a sign that it is thou that speakest to me: Judg. 6:17
And depart not hence, till I return to thee, and bring a sacrifice, and offer it to thee. And he answered: I will wait thy coming. Judg. 6:18
So Gedeon went in, and boiled a kid, and made unleavened loaves of a measure of flour: and putting the flesh in a basket, and the broth of the flesh into a pot, he carried all under the oak, and presented to him. Judg. 6:19
And the angel of the Lord said to him: Take the flesh and the unleavened loaves, and lay them upon that rock, and pour out the broth thereon. And when he had done so, Judg. 6:20
And Gedeon seeing that it was the angel of the Lord, said: Alas, my Lord God: for I have seen the angel of the Lord face to face. Judg. 6:22
And the Lord said to him: Peace be with thee: fear not, thou shalt not die. Judg. 6:23
And Gedeon built there an altar to the Lord, and called it the Lord's peace, until this present day. And when he was yet in Ephra, which is of the family of Ezri, Judg. 6:24
That night the Lord said to him: Take a bullock of thy father's, and another bullock of seven years, and thou shalt destroy the altar of Baal, which is thy father's: and cut down the grove that is about the altar: Judg. 6:25
And thou shalt build an altar to the Lord thy God, in the top of this rock, whereupon thou didst lay the sacrifice before: and thou shalt take the second bullock, and shalt offer a holocaust upon a pile of the wood, which thou shalt cut down out of the grove. Judg. 6:26
And they said one to another: Who hath done this? And when they inquired for the author of the fact, it was said: Gedeon, the son of Joas, did all this. Judg. 6:29
And they said to Joas: Bring out thy son hither, that he may die: because he hath destroyed the altar of Baal, and hath cut down his grove. Judg. 6:30
He answered them: Are you the avengers of Baal, that you fight for him? he that is his adversary, let him die before to morrow light appear: if he be a god, let him revenge himself on him that hath cast down his altar. Judg. 6:31
But the spirit of the Lord came upon Gedeon, and he sounded the trumpet, and called together the house of Abiezer, to follow him. Judg. 6:34
And he sent messengers into all Manasses, and they also followed him : and other messengers into Aser and Zabulon, and Nephthali, and they came to meet him. Judg. 6:35
And Gedeon said to God: If thou wilt save Israel by my hand, as thou hast said, Judg. 6:36
And he said again to God: Let not thy wrath be kindled against me, if I try once more, seeking a sign in the fleece. I pray that the fleece only may be dry, and all the ground wet with dew. Judg. 6:39
¤ Then Jerobaal, who is the same as Gedeon, rising up early, and all the people with him, came to the fountain that is called Harad. Now the camp of Madian was in the valley, on the north side of the high hill. Judg. 7:1
And the Lord said to Gedeon: The people that are with thee are many, and Madian shall not be delivered into their hands: lest Israel should glory against me, and say: I was delivered by my own strength. Judg. 7:2
Speak to the people, and proclaim in the hearing of all: Whosoever is fearful and timorous, let him return. So two and twenty thousand men went away from Mount Galaad and returned home, and only ten thousand remained. Judg. 7:3
And the Lord said to Gedeon: The people are still too many, bring them to the waters, and there I will try them: and of whom I shall say to thee, This shall go with thee, let him go: whom I shall forbid to go, let him return. Judg. 7:4
And when the people were come down to the waters, the Lord said to Gedeon: They that shall lap the water with their tongues, as dogs are wont to lap, thou shalt set apart by themselves: but they that shall drink bowing down their knees, shall be on the other side. Judg. 7:5
And the number of them that had lapped water; casting it with the hand to their mouth, was three hundred men: and all the rest of the multitude had drunk kneeling. Judg. 7:6
And the Lord said to Gedeon: By the three hundred men, that lapped water, I will save you, and deliver Madian into thy hand: but let all the rest of the people return to their place. Judg. 7:7
So taking victuals and trumpets according to their number, he ordered all the rest of the multitude to depart to their tents: and he with the three hundred gave himself to the battle. Now the camp of Madia was beneath him in the valley. Judg. 7:8
The same night the Lord said to him: Arise, and go down into the camp: because I have delivered them into thy hand. Judg. 7:9
But if thou be afraid to go alone, let Phara, thy servant, go down with thee. Judg. 7:10
And when thou shalt hear what they are saying, then shall thy hands be strengthened, and thou shalt go down more secure to the enemies' camp. And he went down with Phara his servant, into part of the camp, where was the watch of men in arms. Judg. 7:11
And when Gedeon was come, one told his neighbour a dream: and in this manner related what he had seen: I dreamt a dream, and it seemed to me as if a hearth cake of barley bread rolled and came down into the camp of Madian: and when it was come to a tent, it struck it, and beat it down flat to the ground. Judg. 7:13
He to whom he spoke, answered: This is nothing else but the sword of Gedeon, the son of Joas, a man of Israel. For the Lord hath delivered Madian, and all their camp into his hand. Judg. 7:14
And when Gedeon had heard the dream, and the interpretation thereof, he adored: and returned to the camp of Israel, and said: Arise, for the Lord hath delivered the camp of Madian into our hands. Judg. 7:15
And he said to them: What you shall see me do, do you the same: I will go into one part of the camp, and do you as I shall do. Judg. 7:17
When the trumpet shall sound in my hand, do you also blow the trumpets on every side of the camp, and shout together to the Lord and to Gedeon. Judg. 7:18
And Gedeon, and the three hundred men that were with him, went into part of the camp, at the beginning of the midnight watch, and the watchmen being alarmed, they began to sound their trumpets, and to clap the pitchers one against another. Judg. 7:19
And Gedeon sent messengers into all Mount Ephraim, saying: Come down to meet Madian, and take the waters before them to Bethbera and the Jordan. And all Ephraim shouted, and took the waters before them and the Jordan as far as Bethbera. Judg. 7:24
And having taken two men of Madian, Oreb and Zeb: Oreb they slew in the rock of Oreb, and Zeb in the winepress of Zeb. And they pursued Madian, carrying the heads of Oreb and Zeb to Gedeon, beyond the waters of the Jordan. Judg. 7:25
¤ And the men of Ephraim said to him: What is this that thou meanest to do, that thou wouldst not call us, when thou wentest to fight against Madian? And they chid him sharply, and almost offered violence. Judg. 8:1
And he answered them: What could I have done like to that which you have done? Is not one bunch of grapes of Ephraim better than the vintages of Abiezer? Judg. 8:2
The Lord hath delivered into your hands the princes of Madian, Oreb and Zeb: what could I have done like to what you have done? And when he had said this, their spirit was appeased, with which they swelled against him. Judg. 8:3
And when Gedeon was come to the Jordan, he passed over it with the three hundred men that were with him: who were so weary that they could not pursue after them that fled. Judg. 8:4
And he said to the men of Soccoth: Give, I beseech you, bread to the people that is with me, for they are faint: that we may pursue Zebee, and Salmana, the kings of Madian. Judg. 8:5
The princes of Soccoth answered: Peradventure the palms of the hands of Zebee and Salmana are in thy hand, and therefore thou demandest that we should give bread to thy army. Judg. 8:6
And he said to them: When the Lord therefore shall have delivered Zebee and Salmana into my hands, I will thresh your flesh with the thorns and briers of the desert. Judg. 8:7
And going up from thence, he came to Phanuel: and he spoke the like things to the men of that place. And they also answered him, as the men of Soccoth had answered. Judg. 8:8
He said, therefore, to them also: When I shall return a conqueror in peace, I will destroy this tower. Judg. 8:9
And he came to Soccoth, and said to them: Behold Zebee, and Salmana, concerning whom you upbraided me, saying: Peradventure the hands of Zebee and Salmana are in thy hands, and therefore thou demandest that we should give bread to the men that are weary and faint. Judg. 8:15
And he said to Zebee and Salmana: What manner of men were they, whom you slew in Thabor? They answered: They were like thee, and one of them as the son of a king. Judg. 8:18
And he said to Jether, his eldest son: Arise, and slay them. But he drew not his sword: for he was afraid, being but yet a boy. Judg. 8:20
And Zebee and Salmana said: Do thou rise and run upon us: because the strength of a man is according to his age: Gedeon rose up, and slew Zebee and Salmana: and he took the ornaments and bosses, with which the necks of the camels of kings are wont to be adorned. Judg. 8:21
And all the men of Israel said to Gedeon: Rule thou over us, and thy son, and thy son's son: because thou hast delivered us from the hand of Madian. Judg. 8:22
And he said to them: I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you, but the Lord shall rule over you. Judg. 8:23
And he said to them: I desire one request of you: Give me the earlets of your spoils. For the Ismaelites were accustomed to wear golden earlets. Judg. 8:24
And the weight of the earlets that he requested, was a thousand seven hundred sicles of gold, besides the ornaments, and jewels, and purple raiment, which the kings of Madian were wont to use, and besides the golden chains that were about the camels' necks. Judg. 8:26
And Gedeon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city Ephra. And all Israel committed fornication with it, and it became a ruin to Gedeon, and to all his house. Judg. 8:27
Neither did they shew mercy to the house of Jerobaal Gedeon, according to all the good things he had done to Israel. Judg. 8:35
¤ And Abimelech, the son of Jerobaal, went to Sichem, to his mother's brethren, and spoke to them, and to all the kindred of his mother's father, saying: Judg. 9:1
Speak to all the men of Sichem: whether is better for you that seventy men, all the sons of Jerobaal, should rule over you, or that one man should rule over you? And withal, consider that I am your bone, and your flesh. Judg. 9:2
And his mother's brethren spoke of him to all the men of Sichem, all these words, and they inclined their hearts after Abimelech, saying: He is our brother: Judg. 9:3
And they gave him seventy weight of silver out of the temple of Baalberith: wherewith he hired to himself men that were needy, and vagabonds, and they followed him. Judg. 9:4
And he came to his father's house in Ephra, and slew his brethren, the sons of Jerobaal, seventy men, upon one stone: and there remained only Joatham, the youngest son of Jerobaal, who was hidden. Judg. 9:5
This being told to Joatham, he went, and stood on the top of Mount Garizim: and lifting up his voice, he cried, and said: Hear me, ye men of Sichem, so may God hear you. Judg. 9:7
The trees went to anoint a king over them: and they said to the olive tree: Reign thou over us. Judg. 9:8
And it answered: Can I leave my fatness, which both gods and men make use of, to come to be promoted among the trees? Judg. 9:9
And the trees said to the fig tree: Come thou and reign over us. Judg. 9:10
And it answered them: Can I leave my sweetness, and my delicious fruits, and go to be promoted among the other trees? Judg. 9:11
And the trees said to the vine: Come thou and reign over us. Judg. 9:12
And all the trees said to the bramble: Come thou and reign over us. Judg. 9:14
And it answered them: If, indeed, you mean to make me king, come ye, and rest under my shadow: but if you mean it not, let fire come out from the bramble, and devour the cedars of Libanus. Judg. 9:15
And exposed his life to dangers, to deliver you from the hand of Madian, Judg. 9:17
And the Lord sent a very evil spirit between Abimelech and the inhabitants of Sichem; who began to detest him, Judg. 9:23
And to lay the crime of the murder of the seventy sons of Jerobaal, and the shedding of their blood, upon Abimelech, their brother, and upon the rest of the princes of the Sichemites, who aided him. Judg. 9:24
And Gaal, the son of Obed, came with his brethren, and went over to Sichem. And the inhabitants of Sichem, taking courage at his coming, Judg. 9:26
Would to God that some man would put this people under my hand, that I might remove Abimelech out of the way. And it was said to Abimelech: Gather together the multitude of an army, and come. Judg. 9:29
And sent messengers privately to Abimelech, saying: Behold, Gaal, the son of Obed, is come into Sichem with his brethren, and endeavoureth to set the city against thee. Judg. 9:31
And betimes in the morning, at sun rising, set upon the city, and when he shall come out against thee, with his people, do to him what thou shalt be able. Judg. 9:33
And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul: Behold, a multitude cometh down from the mountains. And he answered him: Thou seest the shadows of the mountains as if they were the heads of men, and this is thy mistake. Judg. 9:36
And Zebul said to him: Where is now thy mouth, wherewith thou saidst: Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? Is not this the people which thou didst despise? Go out, and fight against him. Judg. 9:38
Who chased and put him to flight, and drove him to the city: and many were slain of his people, even to the gate of the city: Judg. 9:40
And Abimelech sat down in Ruma: but Zebul drove Gaal, and his companions, out of the city, and would not suffer them to abide in it. Judg. 9:41
So the day following the people went out into the field. And it was told to Abimelech, Judg. 9:42
Went up into mount Selmon, he and all his people with him: and taking an axe, he cut down the bough of a tree, and laying it on his shoulder, and carrying it, he said to his companions: What you see me do, do ye out of hand. Judg. 9:48
So they cut down boughs from the trees, every man as fast as he could, and followed their leader. And surrounding the fort, they set it on fire: and so it came to pass, that with the smoke and with the fire a thousand persons were killed, men and women together, of the inhabitants of the tower of Sichem. Judg. 9:49
Then Abimelech, departing from thence, came to the town of Thebes, which he surrounded and besieged with his army. Judg. 9:50
And there was in the midst of the city a high tower, to which both the men and the women were fled together, and all the princes of the city, and having shut and strongly barred the gate, they stood upon the battlements of the tower to defend themselves. Judg. 9:51
And Abimelech, coming near the tower, fought stoutly: and, approaching to the gate, endeavoured to set fire to it: Judg. 9:52
And he called hastily to his armourbearer, and said to him: Draw thy sword, and kill me: lest it should be said that I was slain by a woman. He did as he was commanded, and slew him. Judg. 9:54
And when he was dead all the men of Israel that were with him, returned to their homes. Judg. 9:55
To him succeeded Jair, the Galaadite, who judged Israel for two and twenty years, Judg. 10:3
But the children of Israel, adding new sins to their old ones, did evil in the sight of the Lord, and served idols, Baalim and Astaroth, and the gods of Syria, and of Sidon, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines: and they left the Lord, and did not serve him. Judg. 10:6
And they cried to the Lord, and said, We have sinned against thee, because we have forsaken the Lord our God, and have served Baalim. Judg. 10:10
And the Lord said to them: Did not the Egyptians, and the Amorrhites, and the children of Ammon, and the Philistines, Judg. 10:11
The Sidonians also, and Amalec, and Chanaan, oppress you, and you cried to me, and I delivered you out of their hand? Judg. 10:12
And the children of Israel said to the Lord: We have sinned, do thou unto us whatsoever pleaseth thee: only deliver us this time. Judg. 10:15
And the princes of Galaad said one to another: Whosoever of us shall first begin to fight against the children of Ammon, he shall be the leader of the people of Galaad. Judg. 10:18
Then he fled and avoided them, and dwelt in the land of Tob: and there were gathered to him needy men and robbers, and they followed him as their prince. Judg. 11:3
And as they pressed hard upon them, the ancients of Galaad went to fetch Jephte out of the land of Tob to help them: Judg. 11:5
And they said to him: Come thou, and be our prince, and fight against the children of Ammon. Judg. 11:6
And he answered them: Are not you the men that hated me, and cast me out of my father's house, and now you are come to me, constrained by necessity? Judg. 11:7
And the princes of Galaad said to Jephte: For this cause we are now come to thee, that thou mayst go with us, and fight against the children of Ammon, and be head over all the inhabitants of Galaad. Judg. 11:8
Jephte also said to them: If you be come to me sincerely, that I should fight for you against the children of Ammon, and the Lord shall deliver them into my hand, shall I be your prince? Judg. 11:9
And he sent messengers to the king of the children of Ammon, to say in his name: What hast thou to do with me, that thou art come against me, to waste my land? Judg. 11:12
And he answered them: Because Israel took away my land, when he came up out of Egypt, from the confines of the Arnon unto the Jaboc and the Jordan: now, therefore, restore the same peaceably to me. Judg. 11:13
And Jephte again sent word by them, and commanded them to say to the king of Ammon: Judg. 11:14
But when they came up out of Egypt, he walked through the desert to the Red Sea, and came into Cades. Judg. 11:16
And he sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying: Suffer me to pass through thy land. But he would not condescend to his request. He sent also to the king of Moab, who, likewise, refused to give him passage. He abode, therefore, in Cades, Judg. 11:17
So Israel sent messengers to Sehon, king of the Amorrhites, who dwelt in Hesebon, and they said to him: Suffer me to pass through thy land to the river. Judg. 11:19
But he, also despising the words of Israel, suffered him not to pass through his borders: but gathering an infinite multitude, went out against him to Jasa, and made strong opposition. Judg. 11:20
And all the coasts thereof from the Arnon to the Jaboc, and from the wilderness to the Jordan. Judg. 11:22
Are not those things which thy god Chamos possesseth, due to thee by right? But what the Lord our God hath obtained by conquest, shall be our possession: Judg. 11:24
And the king of the children of Ammon would not hearken to the words of Jephte, which he sent him by the messengers. Judg. 11:28
Therefore the spirit of the Lord came upon Jephte, and going round Galaad, and Manasses, and Maspha of Galaad, and passing over from thence to the children of Ammon, Judg. 11:29
He made a vow to the Lord, saying: If thou wilt deliver the children of Ammon into my hands, Judg. 11:30
Whosoever shall first come forth out of the doors of my house, and shall meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, the same will I offer a holocaust to the Lord. Judg. 11:31
And Jephte passed over to the children of Ammon to fight against them: and the Lord delivered them into his hands. Judg. 11:32
And he smote them from Aroer till you come to Mennith, twenty cities, and as far as Abel, which is set with vineyards, with a very great slaughter: and the children of Ammon were humbled by the children of Israel. Judg. 11:33
And when Jephte returned into Maspha, to his house, his only daughter met him with timbrels and with dances: for he had no other children. Judg. 11:34
And when he saw her, he rent his garments, and said: Alas! my daughter, thou hast deceived me, and thou thyself art deceived: for I have opened my mouth to the Lord, and I can do no other thing. Judg. 11:35
And she answered him: My father, if thou hast opened thy mouth to the Lord, do unto me whatsoever thou hast promised, since the victory hath been granted to thee, and revenge of thy enemies. Judg. 11:36
And she said to her father: Grant me only this, which I desire: Let me go, that I may go about the mountains for two months, and may bewail my virginity with my companions. Judg. 11:37
And the two months being expired, she returned to her father, and he did to her as he had vowed, and she knew no man. From thence came a fashion in Israel, and a custom has been kept: Judg. 11:39
That, from year to year, the daughters of Israel assemble together, and lament the daughter of Jephte the Galaadite, for four days. Judg. 11:40
¤ But behold there arose a sedition in Ephraim. And passing towards the north, they said to Jephte: When thou wentest to fight against the children of Ammon, why wouldst thou not call us, that we might go with thee? Therefore we will burn thy house. Judg. 12:1
And he answered them: I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon: and I called you to assist me, and you would not do it. Judg. 12:2
And when I saw this, I put my life in my own hands, and passed over against the children of Ammon and the Lord delivered them into my hands. What have I deserved, that you should rise up to fight against me? Judg. 12:3
Then calling to him all the men of Galaad, he fought against Ephraim: and the men of Galaad defeated Ephraim, because he had said: Galaad is a fugitive of Ephraim, and dwelleth in the midst of Ephraim and Manasses. Judg. 12:4
And the Galaadites secured the fords of the Jordan, by which Ephraim was to return. And when any one of the number of Ephraim came thither in the flight, and said: I beseech you let me pass: the Galaadites said to him: Art thou not an Ephraimite? If he said: I am not: Judg. 12:5
They asked him: Say then, Scibboleth, which is interpreted, An ear of corn. But he answered, Sibboleth, not being able to express an ear of corn by the same letter. Then presently they took him and killed him in the very passage of the Jordan. And there fell at that time of Ephraim, two and forty thousand. Judg. 12:6
He had thirty sons, and as many daughters, whom he sent abroad, and gave to husbands, and took wives for his sons, of the same number, bringing them into his house. And he judged Israel seven years: Judg. 12:9
To him succeeded Ahialon, a Zabulonite: and he judged Israel ten years: Judg. 12:11
And an angel of the Lord appeared to her, and said: Thou art barren and without children: but thou shalt conceive and bear a son. Judg. 13:3
Because thou shalt conceive, and bear a son, and no razor shall touch his head: for he shall be a Nazarite of God, from his infancy, and from his mother's womb, and he shall begin to deliver Israel from the hands of the Philistines. Judg. 13:5
And when she was come to her husband, she said to him: A man of God came to me, having the countenance of an angel, very awful. And when I asked him whence he came, and by what name he was called, he would not tell me: Judg. 13:6
Then Manue prayed to the Lord, and said: I beseech thee, O Lord, that the man of God, whom thou didst send, may come again, and teach us what we ought to do concerning the child, that shall be born. Judg. 13:8
And the Lord heard the prayer of Manue, and the angel of the Lord appeared again to his wife, as she was sitting in the field. But Manue her husband was not with her. And when she saw the angel, Judg. 13:9
She made haste, and ran to her husband: and told him, saying: Behold the man hath appeared to me, whom I saw before. Judg. 13:10
He rose up, and followed his wife: and coming to the man, said to him: Art thou he that spoke to the woman? And he answered: I am. Judg. 13:11
And Manue said to him: When thy word shall come to pass, what wilt thou that the child should do? or from what shall he keep himself? Judg. 13:12
And the angel of the Lord said to Manue: From all the things I have spoken of to thy wife, let her refrain herself: Judg. 13:13
And Manue said to the angel of the Lord: I beseech thee to consent to my request, and let us dress a kid for thee. Judg. 13:15
And the angel answered him: If thou press me I will not eat of thy bread: but if thou wilt offer a holocaust, offer it to the Lord. And Manue knew not it was the angel of the Lord. Judg. 13:16
And he said to him: What is thy name, that, if thy word shall come to pass, we may honour thee? Judg. 13:17
Then Manue took a kid of the flocks, and the libations, and put them upon a rock, offering to the Lord, who doth wonderful things: and he and his wife looked on. Judg. 13:19
And the angel of the Lord appeared to them no more. And forthwith Manue understood that it was an angel of the Lord, Judg. 13:21
And he said to his wife: We shall certainly die, because we have seen God. Judg. 13:22
And his wife answered him: If the Lord had a mind to kill us, he would not have received a holocaust and libations at our hands; neither would he have shewed us all these things, nor have told us the things that are to come. Judg. 13:23
And the Spirit of the Lord began to be with him in the camp of Dan, between Saraa and Esthaol. Judg. 13:25
¤ Then Samson went down to Thamnatha, and seeing there a woman of the daughters of the Philistines, Judg. 14:1
He came up, and told his father and his mother, saying: I saw a woman in Thamnatha of the daughters of the Philistines: I beseech you, take her for me to wife. Judg. 14:2
And his father and mother said to him: Is there no woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou wilt take a wife of the Philistines, who are uncircumcised? And Samson said to his father: Take this woman for me; for she hath pleased my eyes. Judg. 14:3
Then Samson went down with his father and mother to Thamnatha. And when they were come to the vineyards of the town, behold a young lion met him, raging and roaring. Judg. 14:5
And the Spirit of the Lord came upon Samson, and he tore the lion as he would have torn a kid in pieces, having nothing at all in his hand: and he would not tell this to his father and mother. Judg. 14:6
And he went down, and spoke to the woman that had pleased his eyes. Judg. 14:7
And after some days, returning to take her, he went aside to see the carcass of the lion, and behold there was a swarm of bees in the mouth of the lion, and a honey-comb. Judg. 14:8
And when he had taken it in his hands, he went on eating: and coming to his father and mother, he gave them of it, and they ate: but he would not tell them that he had taken the honey from the body of the lion. Judg. 14:9
So his father went down to the woman, and made a feast for his son Samson: for so the young men used to do. Judg. 14:10
And when the citizens of that place saw him, they brought him thirty companions to be with him. Judg. 14:11
And Samson said to them: I will propose to you a riddle, which if you declare unto me within the seven days of the feast, I will give you thirty shirts, and as many coats: Judg. 14:12
But if you shall not be able to declare it, you shall give me thirty shirts and the same number of coats. They answered him: Put forth the riddle, that we may hear it. Judg. 14:13
And he said to them: Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not in three days expound the riddle. Judg. 14:14
And when the seventh day came, they said to the wife of Samson: Sooth thy husband, and persuade him to tell thee what the riddle meaneth. But if thou wilt not do it, we will burn thee, and thy father's house. Have you called us to the wedding on purpose to strip us? Judg. 14:15
So she wept before Samson and complained, saying: Thou hatest me, and dost not love me: therefore thou wilt not expound to me the riddle, which thou hast proposed to the sons of my people. But he answered: I would not tell it to my father and mother: and how can I tell it to thee? Judg. 14:16
So she wept before him the seven days of the feast: and, at length, on the seventh day, as she was troublesome to him, he expounded it. And she immediately told her countrymen. Judg. 14:17
And they, on the seventh day before the sun went down, said to him: What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? And he said to them: If you had not ploughed with my heifer, you had not found out my riddle. Judg. 14:18
And the Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he went down to Ascalon, and slew there thirty men whose garments he took away, and gave to them that had declared the riddle. And being exceeding angry, he went up to his father's house: Judg. 14:19
¤ And a while after, when the days of the wheat harvest were at hand, Samson came, meaning to visit his wife, and he brought her a kid of the flock. And when he would have gone into her chamber, as usual, her father would not suffer him, saying: Judg. 15:1
I thought thou hadst hated her, and therefore I gave her to thy friend: but she hath a sister, who is younger and fairer than she, take her to wife instead of her. Judg. 15:2
And he went and caught three hundred foxes, and coupled them tail to tail, and fastened torches between the tails: Judg. 15:4
Then the Philistines said: Who hath done this thing? And it was answered: Samson, the son in law of the Thamnathite, because he took away his wife, and gave her to another, hath done these things. And the Philistines went up and burnt both the woman and her father. Judg. 15:6
But Samson said to them: Although you have done this, yet will I be revenged of you, and then I will be quiet. Judg. 15:7
And the men of the tribe of Juda said to them: Why are you come up against us? They answered: We are come to bind Samson, and to pay him for what he hath done against us. Judg. 15:10
Wherefore three thousand men of Juda went down to the cave of the rock Etam, and said to Samson: Knowest thou not that the Philistines rule over us? Why wouldst thou do thus? And he said to them: As they did to me, so have I done to them. Judg. 15:11
And they said to him: We are come to bind thee, and to deliver thee into the hands of the Philistines. And Samson said to them: Swear to me, and promise me that you will not kill me. Judg. 15:12
Now when he was come to the place of the Jawbone, and the Philistines shouting went to meet him, the Spirit of the Lord came strongly upon him: and as flax is wont to be consumed at the approach of fire, so the bands with which he was bound were broken and loosed. Judg. 15:14
And being very thirsty, he cried to the Lord, and said: Thou hast given this very great deliverance and victory into the hand of thy servant: and behold I die for thirst, and shall fall into the hands of the uncircumcised. Judg. 15:18
But Samson slept till midnight, and then rising, he took both the doors of the gate, with the posts thereof and the bolt, and laying them on his shoulders, carried them up to the top of the hill, which looketh towards Hebron. Judg. 16:3
And the princes of the Philistines came to her, and said: Deceive him, and learn of him wherein his great strength lieth, and how we may be able to overcome him, to bind and afflict him: which if thou shalt do, we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver. Judg. 16:5
And Dalila said to Samson: Tell me, I beseech thee, wherein thy greatest strength lieth, and what it is, wherewith if thou wert bound, thou couldst not break loose. Judg. 16:6
Men lying privately in wait with her, and in the chamber, expecting the event of the thing, and she cried out to him: The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And he broke the bands, as a man would break a thread of tow twined with spittle, when it smelleth the fire: so it was not known wherein his strength lay. Judg. 16:9
And Dalila said to him: Behold thou hast mocked me, and hast told me a false thing: but now at least tell me wherewith thou mayest be bound. Judg. 16:10
And Dalila said to him again: How long dost thou deceive me, and tell me lies? Shew me wherewith thou mayest be bound. And Samson answered her: If thou plattest the seven locks of my head with a lace, and tying them round about a nail, fastenest it in the ground, I shall be weak. Judg. 16:13
And when Dalila had done this, she said to him: The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And awaking out of his sleep, he drew out the nail with the hairs and the lace. Judg. 16:14
And Dalila said to him: How dost thou say thou lovest me, when thy mind is not with me? Thou hast told me lies these three times, and wouldst not tell me wherein thy great strength lieth. Judg. 16:15
And when she pressed him much, and continually hung upon him for many days, giving him no time to rest, his soul fainted away, and was wearied even unto death. Judg. 16:16
Then opening the truth of the thing, he said to her: The razor hath never come upon my head, for I am a Nazarite, that is to say, consecrated to God from my mother's womb: If my head be shaven, my strength shall depart from me, and I shall become weak, and shall be like other men. Judg. 16:17
Then seeing that he had discovered to her all his mind, she sent to the princes of the Philistines, saying: Come up this once more, for now he hath opened his heart to me. And they went up, taking with them the money which they had promised. Judg. 16:18
But she made him sleep upon her knees, and lay his head in her bosom. And she called a barber and shaved his seven locks, and began to drive him away, and thrust him from her: for immediately his strength departed from him. Judg. 16:19
Then the Philistines seized upon him, and forthwith pulled out his eyes, and led him bound in chains to Gaza, and shutting him up in prison made him grind. Judg. 16:21
And now his hair began to grow again, Judg. 16:22
And the princes of the Philistines assembled together, to offer great sacrifices to Dagon their god, and to make merry, saying: Our god hath delivered our enemy Samson into our hands. Judg. 16:23
And he said to the lad that guided his steps: Suffer me to touch the pillars which support the whole house, and let me lean upon them, and rest a little. Judg. 16:26
But he called upon the Lord, saying: O Lord God remember me, and restore to me now my former strength, O my God, that I may revenge myself on my enemies, and for the loss of my two eyes I may take one revenge. Judg. 16:28
Who said to his mother: The eleven hundred pieces of silver, which thou hadst put aside for thyself, and concerning which thou didst swear in my hearing, behold I have, and they are with me. And she said to him. Blessed be my son by the Lord. Judg. 17:2
So he restored them to his mother, who said to him: I have consecrated and vowed this silver to the Lord, that my son may receive it at my hand, and make a graven and a molten god; so now I deliver it to thee. Judg. 17:3
And he restored them to his mother: and she took two hundred pieces of silver and gave them to the silversmith, to make of them a graven and a molten God, which was in the house of Michas. Judg. 17:4
And he separated also therein a little temple for the god, and made an ephod, and theraphim, that is to say, a priestly garment, and idols: and he filled the hand of one of his sons, and he became his priest. Judg. 17:5
In those days there was no king in Israel, but every one did that which seemed right to himself. Judg. 17:6
Now he went out from the city of Bethlehem, and desired to sojourn wheresoever he should find it convenient for him. And when he was come to mount Ephraim, as he was on his journey, and had turned aside a little into the house of Michas, Judg. 17:8
He was asked by him whence he came. And he answered: I am a Levite of Bethlehem Juda, and I am going to dwell where I can, and where I shall find a place to my advantage. Judg. 17:9
¤ In those days there was no king in Israel, and the tribe of Dan sought them an inheritance to dwell in: for unto that day they had not received their lot among the other tribes. Judg. 18:1
So the children of Dan sent five most valiant men, of their stock and family, from Saraa and Esthaol, to spy out the land, and to view it diligently: and they said to them: Go, and view the land. They went on their way, and when they came to mount Ephraim, they went into the house of Michas, and rested there: Judg. 18:2
And knowing the voice of the young man the Levite, and lodging with him, they said to him: Who brought thee hither? what dost thou here? why wouldst thou come hither? Judg. 18:3
He answered them: Michas hath done such and such things for me, and hath hired me to be his priest. Judg. 18:4
Then they desired him to consult the Lord, that they might know whether their journey should be prosperous, and the thing should have effect. Judg. 18:5
So the five men going on came to Lais: and they saw how the people dwelt therein without any fear, according to the custom of the Sidonians, secure and easy, having no man at all to oppose them, being very rich, and living separated, at a distance from Sidon and from all men. Judg. 18:7
And they returned to their brethren in Saraa and Esthaol, who asked them what they had done: to whom they answered: Judg. 18:8
Arise, and let us go up to them: for we have seen the land which is exceeding rich and fruitful: neglect not, lose no time: let us go and possess it, there will be no difficulty. Judg. 18:9
We shall come to a people that is secure, into a spacious country, and the Lord will deliver the place to us, in which there is no want of any thing that groweth on the earth. Judg. 18:10
There went therefore of the kindred of Dan, to wit, from Saraa and Esthaol, six hundred men, furnished with arms for war. Judg. 18:11
From thence they passed into mount Ephraim. And when they were come to the house of Michas, Judg. 18:13
The five men, that before had been sent to view the land of Lais, said to the rest of their brethren: You know that in these houses there is an ephod and theraphim, and a graven and a molten god: see what you are pleased to do. Judg. 18:14
But they that were gone into the house of the young man, went about to take away the graven god, and the ephod, and the theraphim, and the molten god, and the priest stood before the door, the six hundred valiant men waiting not far off. Judg. 18:17
So they that were gone in took away the graven thing, the ephod, and the idols, and the molten god, And the priest said to them: What are you doing? Judg. 18:18
And they said to him: Hold thy peace, and put thy finger on thy mouth, and come with us, that we may have thee for a father, and a priest. Whether is better for thee, to be a priest in the house of one man, or in a tribe and family in Israel? Judg. 18:19
When he heard this, he agreed to their words, and took the ephod, and the idols, and the graven god, and departed with them. Judg. 18:20
And began to shout out after them. They looked back, and said to Michas: What aileth thee? Why dost thou cry? Judg. 18:23
And the children of Dan said to him: See thou say no more to us, lest men enraged come upon thee, and thou perish with all thy house. Judg. 18:25
And so they went on the journey they had begun. But Michas seeing that they were stronger than he, returned to his house. Judg. 18:26
And the six hundred men took the priest, and the things we spoke of before, and came to Lais, to a people that was quiet and secure, and smote them with the edge of the sword: and the city they burnt with fire, Judg. 18:27
And they set up to themselves the graven idol, and Jonathan the son of Gersam, the son of Moses, he and his sons were priests in the tribe of Dan, until the day of their captivity. Judg. 18:30
And she left him, and returned to her father's house in Bethlehem, and abode with him four months. Judg. 19:2
And her husband followed her, willing to be reconciled with her, and to speak kindly to her, and to bring her back with him, having with him a servant and two asses: and she received him, and brought him into her father's house. And when his father in law had heard this, and had seen him, he met him with joy, Judg. 19:3
But on the fourth day, arising early in the morning, he desired to depart. But his father in law kept him, and said to him: Taste first a little bread, and strengthen thy stomach, and so thou shalt depart. Judg. 19:5
And they sat down together, and ate and drank. And the father of the young woman said to his son in law: I beseech thee to stay here to day, and let us make merry together. Judg. 19:6
But he rising up, began to be for departing. And nevertheless his father in law earnestly pressed him, and made him stay with him. Judg. 19:7
But when morning was come, the Levite prepared to go on his journey. And his father in law said to him again: I beseech thee to take a little meat, and strengthening thyself, till the day be farther advanced, afterwards thou mayest depart. And they ate together. Judg. 19:8
And the young man arose to set forward with his wife and servant. And his father in law spoke to him again: Consider that the day is declining, and draweth toward evening: tarry with me to day also, and spend the day in mirth, and to morrow thou shalt depart, that thou mayest go into thy house. Judg. 19:9
His son in law would not consent to his words: but forthwith went forward, and came over against Jebus, which by another name is called Jerusalem, leading with him two asses laden, and his concubine. Judg. 19:10
And now they were come near Jebus, and the day was far spent: and the servant said to his master: Come, I beseech thee, let us turn into the city of the Jebusites, and lodge there. Judg. 19:11
His master answered him: I will not go into the town of another nation, who are not of the children of Israel, but I will pass over to Gabaa: Judg. 19:12
And they turned into it to lodge there. And when they were come in, they sat in the street of the city, for no man would receive them to lodge. Judg. 19:15
And the old man lifting up his eyes, saw the man sitting with his bundles in the street of the city, and said to him: Whence comest thou? and whither goest thou? Judg. 19:17
He answered him: We came out from Bethlehem Juda, and we are going to our home, which is on the side of mount Ephraim, from whence we went to Bethlehem: and now we go to the house of God, and none will receive us under his roof: Judg. 19:18
And he brought him into his house, and gave provender to his asses: and after they had washed their feet, he entertained them with a feast. Judg. 19:21
While they were making merry, and refreshing their bodies with meat and drink, after the labour of the journey, the men of that city, sons of Belial (that is, without yoke), came and beset the old man's house, and began to knock at the door, calling to the master of the house, and saying: Bring forth the man that came into thy house, that we may abuse him: Judg. 19:22
And the old man went out to them, and said: Do not so, my brethren, do not so wickedly: because this man is come into my lodging, and cease I pray you from this folly. Judg. 19:23
I have a maiden daughter, and this man hath a concubine, I will bring them out to you, and you may humble them, and satisfy your lust: only, I beseech you, commit not this crime against nature on the man. Judg. 19:24
They would not be satisfied with his words; which the man seeing, brought out his concubine to them, and abandoned her to their wickedness: and when they had abused her all the night, they let her go in the morning. Judg. 19:25
But the woman, at the dawning of the day, came to the door of the house, where her lord lodged, and there fell down. Judg. 19:26
He thinking she was taking her rest, said to her: Arise, and let us be going. But as she made no answer, perceiving she was dead, he took her up, and laid her upon his ass, and returned to his house. Judg. 19:28
And when every one had seen this, they all cried out: There was never such a thing done in Israel, from the day that our fathers came up out of Egypt, until this day: give sentence, and decree in common what ought to be done. Judg. 19:30
¤ Then all the children of Israel went out, and gathered together as one man, from Dan to Bersabee, with the land of Galaad, to the Lord in Maspha: Judg. 20:1
(Nor were the children of Benjamin ignorant that the children of Israel were come up to Maspha.) And the Levite, the husband of the woman that was killed being asked, how so great a wickedness had been committed, Judg. 20:3
And behold the men of that city, in the night beset the house wherein I was, intending to kill me, and abused my wife with an incredible fury of lust, so that at last she died. Judg. 20:5
You are all here, O children of Israel, determine what you ought to do. Judg. 20:7
And all the people standing, answered as by the voice of one man: We will not return to our tents, neither shall any one of us go into his own house: Judg. 20:8
We will take ten men of a hundred out of all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred out of a thousand, and a thousand out of ten thousand, to bring victuals for the army, that we may fight against Gabaa of Benjamin, and render to it for its wickedness, what it deserveth. Judg. 20:10
And they sent messengers to all the tribe of Benjamin, to say to them: Why hath so great an abomination been found among you? Judg. 20:12
Deliver up the men of Gabaa, that have committed this heinous crime, that they may die, and the evil may be taken away out of Israel. But they would not hearken to the proposition of their brethren the children of Israel: Judg. 20:13
But out of all the cities which were of their lot, they gathered themselves together into Gabaa, to aid them, and to fight against the whole people of Israel. Judg. 20:14
Of the men of Israel also, beside the children of Benjamin, were found four hundred thousand that drew swords and were prepared to fight. Judg. 20:17
And they arose and came to the house of God, that is, to Silo: and they consulted God, and said: Who shall be in our army the first to go to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the Lord answered them: Let Juda be your leader. Judg. 20:18
And going out from thence to fight against Benjamin, began to assault the city. Judg. 20:20
Yet so that they first went up and wept before the Lord until night: and consulted him and said: Shall I go out any more to fight against the children of Benjamin my brethren or not? And he answered them: Go up against them, and join battle. Judg. 20:23
And when the children of Israel went out the next day to fight against the children of Benjamin, Judg. 20:24
The children of Benjamin sallied forth out of the gates of Gabaa: and meeting them, made so great a slaughter of them, as to kill eighteen thousand men that drew the sword. Judg. 20:25
Wherefore all the children of Israel came to the house of God, and sat and wept before the Lord: and they fasted that day till the evening, and offered to him holocausts, and victims of peace offerings, Judg. 20:26
And Phinees, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, was over the house. So they consulted the Lord, and said: Shall we go out any more to fight against the children of Benjamin, our brethren, or shall we cease? And the Lord said to them: Go up, for to morrow I will deliver them into your hands. Judg. 20:28
And the children of Benjamin boldly issued out of the city, and seeing their enemies flee, pursued them a long way, so as to wound and kill some of them, as they had done the first and second day, whilst they fled by two highways, whereof one goeth up to Bethel and the other to Gabaa, and they slew about thirty men: Judg. 20:31
For they thought to cut them off as they did before. But they artfully feigning a flight, designed to draw them away from the city, and by their seeming to flee, to bring them to the highways aforesaid. Judg. 20:32
Then all the children of Israel rising up out of the places where they were, set their army in battle array, in the place which is called Baalthamar. The ambushes also, which were about the city, began by little and little to come forth, Judg. 20:33
And to march from the west side of the city. And other ten thousand men chosen out of all Israel, attacked the inhabitants of the city. And the battle grew hot against the children of Benjamin: and they understood not that present death threatened them on every side. Judg. 20:34
But the children of Benjamin, when they saw themselves to be too weak, began to flee. Which the children of Israel seeing, gave them place to flee, that they might come to the ambushes that were prepared, which they had set near the city. Judg. 20:36
And they that were in ambush arose on a sudden out of their coverts, and whilst Benjamin turned their backs to the slayers, went into the city, and smote it with the edge of the sword. Judg. 20:37
Now the children of Israel had given a sign to them, whom they had laid in ambushes, that after they had taken the city, they should make a fire: that by the smoke rising on high, they might shew that the city was taken. Judg. 20:38
And began to go towards the way of the desert, the enemy pursuing them thither also. And they that fired the city came also out to meet them. Judg. 20:42
And so it came to pass, that all that were slain of Benjamin, in divers places, were five and twenty thousand fighting men, most valiant for war. Judg. 20:46
And there remained of all the number of Benjamin only six hundred men that were able to escape, and flee to the wilderness: and they abode in the rock Remmon four months. Judg. 20:47
But the children of Israel returning, put all the remains of the city to the sword, both men and beasts, and all the cities and villages of Benjamin were consumed with devouring flames. Judg. 20:48
¤ Now the children of Israel had also sworn in Maspha, saying: None of us shall give of his daughters to the children of Benjamin to wife. Judg. 21:1
And they all came to the house of God in Silo, and abiding before him till the evening, lifted up their voices, and began to lament and weep, saying: Judg. 21:2
O Lord God of Israel, why is so great an evil come to pass in thy people, that this day one tribe should be taken away from among us? Judg. 21:3
And the children of Israel being moved with repentance for their brother Benjamin, began to say: One tribe is taken away from Israel. Judg. 21:6
Whence shall they take wives? For we have all in general sworn, not to give our daughters to them. Judg. 21:7
Therefore they said: Who is there of all the tribes of Israel, that came not up to the Lord to Maspha? And, behold, the inhabitants of Jabes Galaad were found not to have been in that army. Judg. 21:8
So they sent ten thousand of the most valiant men, and commanded them, saying: Go and put the inhabitants of Jabes Galaad to the sword, with their wives and their children. Judg. 21:10
And there were found of Jabes Galaad four hundred virgins, that had not known the bed of a man, and they brought them to the camp in Silo, into the land of Chanaan. Judg. 21:12
And they sent messengers to the children of Benjamin, that were in the rock Remmon, and commanded them to receive them in peace. Judg. 21:13
For as to our own daughters we cannot give them, being bound with an oath and a curse, whereby we said: Cursed be he that shall give Benjamin any of his daughters to wife. Judg. 21:18
So they took counsel, and said: Behold, there is a yearly solemnity of the Lord in Silo, which is situate on the north of the city of Bethel, and on the east side of the way, that goeth from Bethel to Sichem, and on the south of the town of Lebona. Judg. 21:19
And when you shall see the daughters of Silo come out, as the custom is, to dance, come ye on a sudden out of the vineyards, and catch you every man his wife among them, and go into the land of Benjamin. Judg. 21:21
And when their fathers and their brethren shall come, and shall begin to complain against you, and to chide, we will say to them: Have pity on them: for they took them not away as by the right of war or conquest, but when they asked to have them, you gave them not, and the fault was committed on your part. Judg. 21:22
And the children of Benjamin did as they had been commanded: and, according to their number, they carried off for themselves every man his wife of them that were dancing: and they went into their possession, and built up their cities, and dwelt in them. Judg. 21:23
The children of Israel also returned by their tribes, and families, to their dwellings. Judg. 21:24
In those days there was no king in Israel: but every one did that which seemed right to himself. Judg. 21:25
‡ ¤ In the days of the judges, when the judges ruled, there came a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehem Juda, went to sojourn in the land of Moab with his wife and his two sons. Ruth 1:1
And they both died, to wit, Mahalon and Chelion: and the woman was left alone, having lost both her sons and her husband. Ruth 1:5
And she arose to go from the land of Moab to her own country, with both her daughters in law: for she had heard that the Lord had looked upon his people, and had given them food. Ruth 1:6
Wherefore she went forth out of the place of her sojournment, with both her daughters in law: and being now in the way to return into the land of Juda, Ruth 1:7
She said to them: Go ye home to your mothers, the Lord deal mercifully with you, as you have dealt with the dead and with me. Ruth 1:8
May he grant you to find rest in the houses of the husbands whom you shall take. And she kissed them. And they lifted up their voice, and began to weep, Ruth 1:9
And to say: We will go on with thee to thy people. Ruth 1:10
If you would wait till they were grown up, and come to man's estate, you would be old women before you marry. Do not so, my daughters, I beseech you: for I am grieved the more for your distress, and the hand of the Lord is gone out against me. Ruth 1:13
And they lifted up their voice, and began to weep again: Orpha kissed her mother in law, and returned: Ruth stuck close to her mother in law. Ruth 1:14
And Noemi said to her: Behold thy kinswoman is returned to her people, and to her gods, go thou with her. Ruth 1:15
She answered: Be not against me, to desire that I should leave thee and depart: for whithersoever thou shalt go, I will go: and where thou shalt dwell, I also will dwell. Thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God. Ruth 1:16
The land that shall receive thee dying, in the same will I die: and there will I be buried. The Lord do so and so to me, and add more also, if aught but death part me and thee. Ruth 1:17
Then Noemi seeing that Ruth was steadfastly determined to go with her, would not be against it, nor persuade her any more to return to her friends: Ruth 1:18
So they went together, and came to Bethlehem. And when they were come into the city, the report was quickly spread among all: and the women said: This is that Noemi. Ruth 1:19
But she said to them: Call me not Noemi (that is, beautiful,) but call me Mara (that is, bitter), for the Almighty hath quite filled me with bitterness. Ruth 1:20
And Ruth, the Moabitess, said to her mother in law: If thou wilt, I will go into the field, and glean the ears of corn that escape the hands of the reapers, wheresoever I shall find grace with a householder, that will be favourable to me. And she answered her: Go, my daughter. Ruth 2:2
And behold, he came out of Bethlehem, and said to the reapers: The Lord be with you. And they answered him: The Lord bless thee. Ruth 2:4
And Booz said to the young man that was set over the reapers: Whose maid is this ? Ruth 2:5
And she desired leave to glean the ears of corn that remain, following the steps of the reapers: and she hath been in the field from morning till now, and hath not gone home for one moment. Ruth 2:7
And Booz said to Ruth: Hear me, daughter, do not go to glean in any other field, and do not depart from this place: but keep with my maids, Ruth 2:8
And follow where they reap. For I have charged my young men, not to molest thee: and if thou art thirsty, go to the vessels, and drink of the waters whereof the servants drink. Ruth 2:9
She fell on her face, and worshipping upon the ground, said to him: Whence cometh this to me, that I should find grace before thy eyes, and that thou shouldst vouchsafe to take notice of me, a woman of another country? Ruth 2:10
And he answered her: All hath been told me, that thou hast done to thy mother in law after the death of thy husband: and how thou hast left thy parents, and the land wherein thou wast born, and art come to a people which thou knewest not heretofore. Ruth 2:11
The Lord render unto thee for thy work, and mayst thou receive a full reward of the Lord the God of Israel, to whom thou art come, and under whose wings thou art fled. Ruth 2:12
And she said: I have found grace in thy eyes, my lord, who hast comforted me, and hast spoken to the heart of thy handmaid, who am not like to one of thy maids. Ruth 2:13
And Booz said to her: At mealtime come thou hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. So she sat at the side of the reapers, and she heaped to herself frumenty, and ate and was filled, and took the leavings. Ruth 2:14
And she arose from thence, to glean the ears of corn as before. And Booz commanded his servants, saying: If she would even reap with you, hinder her not: Ruth 2:15
Which she took up, and returned into the city, and shewed it to her mother in law: moreover, she brought out, and gave her of the remains of her meat, wherewith she had been filled. Ruth 2:18
And her mother in law said to her: Where hast thou gleaned today, and where hast thou wrought? blessed be he that hath had pity on thee. And she told her with whom she had wrought: and she told the man's name, that he was called Booz. Ruth 2:19
And Noemi answered her: Blessed be he of the Lord: because the same kindness which he shewed to the living, he hath kept also to the dead. And again she said: The man is our kinsman. Ruth 2:20
And Ruth said: He also charged me, that I should keep close to his reapers, till all the corn should be reaped. Ruth 2:21
And her mother in law said to her: It is better for thee, my daughter, to go out to reap with his maids, lest in another man's field some one may resist thee. Ruth 2:22
So she kept close to the maids of Booz: and continued to glean with them, till all the barley and the wheat were laid up in the barns. Ruth 2:23
¤ After she was returned to her mother in law, Noemi said to her: My daughter, I will seek rest for thee, and will provide that it may be well with thee. Ruth 3:1
Wash thyself therefore and anoint thee, and put on thy best garments, and go down to the barnfloor: but let not the man see thee, till he shall have done eating and drinking. Ruth 3:3
And when he shall go to sleep, mark the place wherein he sleepeth: and thou shalt go in, and lift up the clothes wherewith he is covered towards his feet, and shalt lay thyself down there: and he will tell thee what thou must do. Ruth 3:4
And she went down to the barnfloor, and did all that her mother in law had bid her. Ruth 3:6
And when Booz had eaten, and drunk, and was merry, he went to sleep by the heap of sheaves, and she came softly, and uncovering his feet, laid herself down. Ruth 3:7
And he said to her: Who art thou ? And she answered: I am Ruth, thy handmaid: spread thy coverlet over thy servant, for thou art a near kinsman. Ruth 3:9
Fear not therefore, but whatsoever thou shalt say to me I will do to thee. For all the people that dwell within the gates of my city, know that thou art a virtuous woman. Ruth 3:11
Neither do I deny myself to be near of kin, but there is another nearer than I. Ruth 3:12
And came to her mother in law; who said to her: What hast thou done, daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her. Ruth 3:16
And she said: Behold he hath given me six measures of barley: for he said: I will not have thee return empty to thy mother in law. Ruth 3:17
¤ Then Booz went up to the gate, and sat there. And when he had seen the kinsman going by, of whom he had spoken before, he said to him, calling him by his name: Turn aside for a little while, and sit down here. He turned aside, and sat down. Ruth 4:1
And Booz, taking ten men of the ancients of the city, said to them: Sit ye down here. Ruth 4:2
They sat down, and he spoke to the kinsman: Noemi, who is returned from the country of Moab will sell a parcel of land that belonged to our brother Elimelech. Ruth 4:3
I would have thee to understand this, and would tell thee before all that sit here, and before the ancients of my people. If thou wilt take possession of it by the right of kindred: buy it, and possess it: but if it please thee not, tell me so, that I may know what I have to do. For there is no near kinsman besides thee, who art first, and me, who am second. But he answered: I will buy the field. Ruth 4:4
And Booz said to him: When thou shalt buy the field at the woman's hand, thou must take also Ruth, the Moabitess, who was the wife of the deceased: to raise up the name of thy kinsman in his inheritance. Ruth 4:5
Now this in former times was the manner in Israel between kinsmen, that if at any time one yielded his right to another: that the grant might be sure, the man put off his shoe and gave it to his neighbour; this was a testimony of cession of right in Israel. Ruth 4:7
So Booz said to his kinsman: Put off thy shoe. And immediately he took it off from his foot. Ruth 4:8
And he said to the ancients, and to all the people: You are witnesses this day, that I have bought all that was Elimelech's, and Chelion's, and Mahalon's, of the hand of Noemi: Ruth 4:9
And have taken to wife Ruth, the Moabitess, the wife of Mahalon, to raise up the name of the deceased in his inheritance lest his name be cut off, from among his family and his brethren and his people. You, I say, are witnesses of this thing. Ruth 4:10
Booz therefore took Ruth, and married her: and went in unto her, and the Lord gave her to conceive, and to bear a son. Ruth 4:13
And the women said to Noemi: Blessed be the Lord, who hath not suffered thy family to want a successor: that his name should be preserved in Israel. Ruth 4:14
And thou shouldst have one to comfort thy soul, and cherish thy old age. For he is born of thy daughter in law: who loveth thee: and is much better to thee, than if thou hadst seven sons. Ruth 4:15
And the women, her neighbours, congratulating with her, and saying, There is a son born to Noemi, called his name Obed: he is the father of Isai, the father of David. Ruth 4:17
And this man went up out of his city upon the appointed days, to adore and to offer sacrifice to the Lord of hosts in Silo. And the two sons of Heli, Ophni and Phinees, were there priests of the Lord. 1 Ki. 1:3
Now the day came, and Elcana offered sacrifice, and gave to Phenenna, his wife, and to all her sons and daughters, portions: 1 Ki. 1:4
But to Anna he gave one portion with sorrow, because he loved Anna. And the Lord had shut up her womb. 1 Ki. 1:5
And thus she did every year, when the time returned, that they went up to the temple of the Lord: and thus she provoked her: but Anna wept, and did not eat. 1 Ki. 1:7
Then Elcana, her husband, said to her: Anna, why weepest thou? and why dost thou not eat? and why dost thou afflict thy heart? Am not I better to thee than ten children? 1 Ki. 1:8
As Anna had her heart full of grief, she prayed to the Lord, shedding many tears, 1 Ki. 1:10
And she made a vow, saying: O Lord of hosts, if thou wilt look down on the affliction of thy servant, and wilt be mindful of me, and not forget thy handmaid, and wilt give to thy servant a manchild: I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and no razor shall come upon his head. 1 Ki. 1:11
And it came to pass, as she multiplied prayers before the Lord, that Heli observed her mouth. 1 Ki. 1:12
Now Anna spoke in her heart, and only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard at all. Heli therefore thought her to be drunk, 1 Ki. 1:13
And said to her: How long wilt thou be drunk? digest a little the wine, of which thou hast taken too much. 1 Ki. 1:14
Then Heli said to her: Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition, which thou hast asked of him. 1 Ki. 1:17
And she said: Would to God thy handmaid may find grace in thy eyes. So the woman went on her way, and ate, and her countenance was no more changed. 1 Ki. 1:18
And it came to pass when the time was come about, Anna conceived and bore a son, and called his name Samuel: because she had asked him of the Lord. 1 Ki. 1:20
And Elcana, her husband, went up, and all his house, to offer to the Lord the solemn sacrifice, and his vow. 1 Ki. 1:21
But Anna went not up: for she said to her husband: I will not go till the child be weaned, and till I may carry him, that he may appear before the Lord, and may abide always there. 1 Ki. 1:22
And Elcana, her husband, said to her: Do what seemeth good to thee, and stay till thou wean him: and I pray that the Lord may fulfil his word. So the woman stayed at home, and gave her son suck, till she weaned him. 1 Ki. 1:23
And after she had weaned him, she carried him with her, with three calves, and three bushels of flour, and a bottle of wine, and she brought him to the house of the Lord in Silo. Now the child was as yet very young: 1 Ki. 1:24
And they immolated a calf, and offered the child to Heli. 1 Ki. 1:25
And Anna said: I beseech thee, my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord: I am that woman, who stood before thee here praying to the Lord. 1 Ki. 1:26
Therefore I also have lent him to the Lord all the days of his life, he shall be lent to the Lord. And they adored the Lord there. And Anna prayed, and said: 1 Ki. 1:28
Do not multiply to speak lofty things, boasting: let old matters depart from your mouth: for the Lord is a God of all knowledge, and to him are thoughts prepared. 1 Ki. 2:3
The Lord killeth and maketh alive, he bringeth down to hell, and bringeth back again. 1 Ki. 2:6
The adversaries of the Lord shall fear him: and upon them shall he thunder in the heavens: The Lord shall judge the ends of the earth, and he shall give empire to his king, and shall exalt the horn of his Christ. 1 Ki. 2:10
And Elcana went to Ramatha, to his house: but the child ministered in the sight of the Lord before the face of Heli the priest. 1 Ki. 2:11
Nor the office of the priests to the people: but whosoever had offered a sacrifice, the servant of the priest came, while the flesh was in boiling, with a fleshhook of three teeth in his hand, 1 Ki. 2:13
And thrust it into the kettle, or into the caldron, or into the pot, or into the pan: and all that the fleshhook brought up, the priest took to himself. Thus did they to all Israel that came to Silo. 1 Ki. 2:14
Also before they burnt the fat, the servant of the priest came, and said to the man that sacrificed: Give me flesh to boil for the priest: for I will not take of thee sodden flesh, but raw. 1 Ki. 2:15
And he that sacrificed said to him: Let the fat first be burnt to day, according to the custom, and then take to thee as much as thy soul desireth. But he answered, and said to him: Not so: but thou shalt give it me now, or else I will take it by force. 1 Ki. 2:16
And his mother made him a little coat, which she brought to him on the appointed days, when she went up with her husband, to offer the solemn sacrifice. 1 Ki. 2:19
And Heli blessed Elcana and his wife: and he said to him: The Lord give thee seed of this woman, for the loan thou hast lent to the Lord. And they went to their own home. 1 Ki. 2:20
Now Heli was very old, and he heard all that his sons did to all Israel: and how they lay with the women that waited at the door of the tabernacle: 1 Ki. 2:22
And he said to them: Why do ye these kinds of things, which I hear, very wicked things, from all the people? 1 Ki. 2:23
Do not so, my sons: for it is no good report that I hear, that you make the people of the Lord to transgress. 1 Ki. 2:24
If one man shall sin against another, God may be appeased in his behalf: but if a man shall sin against the Lord, who shall pray for him? And they hearkened not to the voice of their father, because the Lord would slay them. 1 Ki. 2:25
And there came a man of God to Heli, and said to him: Thus saith the Lord: Did I not plainly appear to thy father's house, when they were in Egypt in the house of Pharao? 1 Ki. 2:27
And I chose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to go up to my altar, and burn incense to me, and to wear the ephod before me: and I gave to thy father's house of all the sacrifices of the children of Israel. 1 Ki. 2:28
Why have you kicked away my victims, and my gifts which I commanded to be offered in the temple: and thou hast rather honoured thy sons than me, to eat the firstfruits of every sacrifice of my people Israel? 1 Ki. 2:29
However, I will not altogether take away a man of thee from my altar: but that thy eyes may faint, and thy soul be spent: and a great part of thy house shall die, when they come to man's estate. 1 Ki. 2:33
And this shall be a sign to thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, Ophni and Phinees: in one day they shall both of them die. 1 Ki. 2:34
And I will raise me up a faithful priest, who shall do according to my heart, and my soul and I will build him a faithful house, and he shall walk all days before my anointed. 1 Ki. 2:35
And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall remain in thy house shall come that he may be prayed for, and shall offer a piece of silver, and a roll of bread, and shall say: Put me, I beseech thee, to somewhat of the priestly office, that I may eat a morsel of bread. 1 Ki. 2:36
¤ Now the child Samuel ministered to the Lord before Heli, and the word of the Lord was precious in those days, there was no manifest vision. 1 Ki. 3:1
And it came to pass one day when Heli lay in his place, and his eyes were grown dim, that he could not see: 1 Ki. 3:2
And he ran to Heli, and said: Here am I: for thou didst call me. He said: I did not call: go back and sleep. And he went and slept. 1 Ki. 3:5
And the Lord called Samuel again. And Samuel arose and went to Heli, and said: Here am I: for thou calledst me. He answered: I did not call thee, my son: return and sleep. 1 Ki. 3:6
Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, neither had the word of the Lord been revealed to him. 1 Ki. 3:7
And the Lord called Samuel again the third time. And he arose up and went to Heli, 1 Ki. 3:8
And said: Here am I: for thou didst call me. Then Heli understood that the Lord called the child, and he said to Samuel: Go, and sleep: and if he shall call thee any more, thou shalt say: Speak, Lord, for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went, and slept in his place. 1 Ki. 3:9
And the Lord said to Samuel: Behold I do a thing in Israel: and whosoever shall hear it, both his ears shall tingle. 1 Ki. 3:11
Therefore have I sworn to the house of Heli, that the iniquity of his house shall not be expiated with victims nor offerings for ever. 1 Ki. 3:14
And Samuel slept till morning, and opened the doors of the house of the Lord. And Samuel feared to tell the vision to Heli. 1 Ki. 3:15
And he asked him: What is the word that the Lord hath spoken to thee? I beseech thee hide it not from me. May God do so and so to thee, and add so and so, if thou hide from me one word of all that were said to thee. 1 Ki. 3:17
And Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him, and not one of his words fell to the ground. 1 Ki. 3:19
And all Israel, from Dan to Bersabee, knew that Samuel was a faithful prophet of the Lord. 1 Ki. 3:20
And the Lord again appeared in Silo, for the Lord revealed himself to Samuel in Silo, according to the word of the Lord. And the word of Samuel came to pass to all Israel. 1 Ki. 3:21
¤ And it came to pass in those days, that the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight: and Israel went out to war against the Philistines, and camped by the Stone of help. And the Philistines came to Aphec, 1 Ki. 4:1
And put their army in array against Israel. And when they had joined battle, Israel turned their backs to the Philistines: and there were slain in that fight, here and there in the fields, about four thousand men. 1 Ki. 4:2
And the people returned to the camp: and the ancients of Israel said: Why hath the Lord defeated us to day before the Philistines? Let us fetch unto us the ark of the covenant of the Lord from Silo, and let it come in the midst of us, that it may save us from the hand of our enemies. 1 Ki. 4:3
So the people sent to Silo, and they brought from thence the ark of the covenant of the Lord of hosts, sitting upon the cherubims: and the two sons of Heli, Ophni and Phinees, were with the ark of the covenant of God. 1 Ki. 4:4
Woe to us: for there was no such great joy yesterday, and the day before: Woe to us. Who shall deliver us from the hand of these high Gods? these are the Gods that struck Egypt with all the plagues in the desert. 1 Ki. 4:8
Take courage, and behave like men, ye Philistines: lest you come to be servants to the Hebrews, as they have served you: take courage and fight. 1 Ki. 4:9
So the Philistines fought, and Israel was overthrown, and every man fled to his own dwelling: and there was an exceeding great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen. 1 Ki. 4:10
And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Silo the same day, with his clothes rent, and his head strewed with dust. 1 Ki. 4:12
And he said to Heli: I am he that came from the battle, and have fled out of the field this day. And he said to him: What is there done, my son? 1 Ki. 4:16
And when she was upon the point of death, they that stood about her said to her: Fear not, for thou hast borne a son. She answered them not, nor gave heed to them. 1 Ki. 4:20
And sending, they gathered together all the lords of the Philistines to them, and said: What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel? And the Gethites answered: Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried about. And they carried the ark of the God of Israel about. 1 Ki. 5:8
Therefore they sent the ark of God into Accaron. And when the ark of God was come into Accaron, the Accaronites cried out, saying: They have brought the ark of the God of Israel to us, to kill us and our people. 1 Ki. 5:10
For there was the fear of death in every city, and the hand of God was exceeding heavy. The men also that did not die, were afflicted with the emerods: and the cry of every city went up to heaven. 1 Ki. 5:12
And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying: What shall we do with the ark of the Lord? tell us how we are to send it back to its place. And they said: 1 Ki. 6:2
They answered: What is it we ought to render unto him for sin? and they answered: 1 Ki. 6:4
According to the number of the provinces of the Philistines you shall make five golden emerods, and five golden mice: for the same plague hath been upon you all, and upon your lords. And you shall make the likeness of your emerods, and the likeness of the mice, that have destroyed the land, and you shall give glory to the God of Israel: to see if he will take off his hand from you, and from your gods, and from your land. 1 Ki. 6:5
Now, therefore, take and make a new cart: and two kine that have calved, on which there hath come no yoke, tie to the cart, and shut up their calves at home. 1 Ki. 6:7
They did therefore in this manner: and taking two kine, that had sucking calves, they yoked them to the cart, and shut up their calves at home. 1 Ki. 6:10
And the kine took the straight way, that leadeth to Bethsames, and they went along the way, lowing as they went: and turned not aside neither to the right hand nor to the left: and the lords of the Philistines followed them as far as the borders of Bethsames. 1 Ki. 6:12
Now the Bethsamites were reaping wheat in the valley: and lifting up their eyes, they saw the ark, and rejoiced to see it. 1 Ki. 6:13
And the cart came into the field of Josue, a Bethsamite, and stood there. And there was a great stone, and they cut in pieces the wood of the cart, and laid the kine upon it a holocaust to the Lord. 1 Ki. 6:14
And the Levites took down the ark of God, and the little box that was at the side of it, wherein were the vessels of gold, and they put them upon the great stone. The men also of Bethsames offered holocausts, and sacrificed victims that day to the Lord. 1 Ki. 6:15
And the five princes of the Philistines saw, and they returned to Accaron the same day. 1 Ki. 6:16
And these are the golden emerods, which the Philistines returned for sin to the Lord: For Azotus one, for Gaza one, for Ascalon one, for Geth one, for Accaron one: 1 Ki. 6:17
And the golden mice, according to the number of the cities of the Philistines, of the five provinces, from the fenced city to the village that was without wall, and to the great Abel (the stone) whereon they set down the ark of the Lord, which was till that day in the field of Josue the Bethsamite. 1 Ki. 6:18
And the men of Bethsames said: Who shall be able to stand before the Lord this holy God? and to whom shall he go up from us? 1 Ki. 6:20
And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Cariathiarim, saying: The Philistines have brought back the ark of the Lord, come ye down and fetch it up to you. 1 Ki. 6:21
¤ And the men of Cariathiarim came, and fetched up the ark of the Lord, and carried it into the house of Abinadab, in Gabaa: and they sanctified Eleazar, his son, to keep the ark of the Lord. 1 Ki. 7:1
And it came to pass, that from the day the ark of the Lord abode in Cariathiarim, days were multiplied (for it was now the twentieth year) and all the house of Israel rested, following the Lord. 1 Ki. 7:2
And Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying: If you turn to the Lord with all your heart, put away the strange gods from among you, Baalim and Astaroth: and prepare your hearts unto the Lord, and serve him only, and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines. 1 Ki. 7:3
And Samuel said: Gather all Israel to Masphath, that I may pray to the Lord for you. 1 Ki. 7:5
And they gathered together to Masphath, and they drew water, and poured it out before the Lord, and they fasted on that day, and they said there: We have sinned against the Lord. And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Masphath. 1 Ki. 7:6
And the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were gathered together to Masphath, and the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when the children of Israel heard this, they were afraid of the Philistines. 1 Ki. 7:7
And they said to Samuel: Cease not to cry to the Lord our God for us, that he may save us out of the hand of the Philistines. 1 Ki. 7:8
And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it whole for a holocaust to the Lord: and Samuel cried to the Lord for Israel, and the Lord heard him. 1 Ki. 7:9
And it came to pass, when Samuel was offering the holocaust, the Philistines began the battle against Israel: but the Lord thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and terrified them, and they were overthrown before the face of Israel. 1 Ki. 7:10
And the cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel, were restored to Israel, from Accaron to Geth, and their borders: and he delivered Israel from the hand of the Philistines, and there was peace between Israel and the Amorrhites. 1 Ki. 7:14
And he went every year about to Bethel and to Galgal and to Masphath, and he judged Israel in the foresaid places. 1 Ki. 7:16
And he returned to Ramatha: for there was his house, and there he judged Israel: he built also there an altar to the Lord. 1 Ki. 7:17
¤ And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he appointed his sons to be judges over Israel. 1 Ki. 8:1
Then all the ancients of Israel being assembled came to Samuel to Ramatha. 1 Ki. 8:4
And they said to him: Behold thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: make us a king, to judge us, as all nations have. 1 Ki. 8:5
And the word was displeasing in the eyes of Samuel, that they should say: Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed to the Lord. 1 Ki. 8:6
And the Lord said to Samuel: Hearken to the voice of the people in all that they say to thee. For they have not rejected thee, but me, that I should not reign over them. 1 Ki. 8:7
According to all their works, they have done from the day that I brought them out of Egypt until this day: as they have forsaken me, and served strange gods, so do they also unto thee. 1 Ki. 8:8
Now, therefore, hearken to their voice: but yet testify to them, and foretell them the right of the king, that shall reign over them. 1 Ki. 8:9
Then Samuel told all the words of the Lord to the people that had desired a king of him, 1 Ki. 8:10
And said: This will be the right of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and put them in his chariots, and will make them his horsemen, and his running footmen, to run before his chariots, 1 Ki. 8:11
And he will appoint of them to be his tribunes, and his centurions, and to plough his fields, and to reap his corn, and to make him arms and chariots. 1 Ki. 8:12
Your daughters also he will take to make him ointments, and to be his cooks, and bakers. 1 Ki. 8:13
And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your best oliveyards, and give them to his servants. 1 Ki. 8:14
Moreover he will take the tenth of your corn, and of the revenues of your vineyards, to give to his eunuchs and servants. 1 Ki. 8:15
Your servants also, and handmaids, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, he will take away, and put them to his work. 1 Ki. 8:16
And you shall cry out in that day from the face of the king, whom you have chosen to yourselves: and the Lord will not hear you in that day, because you desired unto yourselves a king. 1 Ki. 8:18
And the Lord said to Samuel: Hearken to their voice, and make them a king. And Samuel said to the men of Israel: Let every man go to his city. 1 Ki. 8:22
And the asses of Cis, Saul's father, were lost: and Cis said to his son Saul: Take one of the servants with thee, and arise, go, and seek the asses. And when they had passed through Mount Ephraim, 1 Ki. 9:3
And when they were come to the land of Suph, Saul said to the servant that was with him: Come, let us return, lest perhaps my father forget the asses, and be concerned for us. 1 Ki. 9:5
And he said to him: Behold there is a man of God in this city, a famous man: all that he saith, cometh certainly to pass. Now, therefore, let us go thither, perhaps he may tell us of our way, for which we are come. 1 Ki. 9:6
And Saul said to his servant: Behold we will go: but what shall we carry to the man of God? the bread is spent in our bags: and we have no present to make to the man of God, nor any thing at all. 1 Ki. 9:7
The servant answered Saul again, and said: Behold there is found in my hand the fourth part of a sicle of silver, let us give it to the man of God, that he may tell us our way. 1 Ki. 9:8
Now in time past in Israel, when a man went to consult God, he spoke thus: Come, let us go to the seer. For he that is now called a prophet, in time past was called a seer. 1 Ki. 9:9
And Saul said to his servant: Thy word is very good, come let us go. And they went into the city, where the man of God was. 1 Ki. 9:10
And when they went up the ascent to the city, they found maids coming out to draw water, and they said to them: Is the seer here? 1 Ki. 9:11
They answered and said to them: He is: behold he is before you, make haste now: for he came to day into the city, for there is a sacrifice of the people to day in the high place. 1 Ki. 9:12
As soon as you come into the city, you shall immediately find him, before he go up to the high place to eat: for the people will not eat till he come; because he blesseth the victim, and afterwards they eat that are invited. Now, therefore, go up, for to day you shall find him. 1 Ki. 9:13
And they went up into the city. And when they were walking in the midst of the city, behold Samuel was coming out over against them, to go up to the high place. 1 Ki. 9:14
Now the Lord had revealed to the ear of Samuel the day before Saul came, saying: 1 Ki. 9:15
To morrow about this same hour I will send thee a man of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be ruler over my people Israel: and he shall save my people out of the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked down upon my people, because their cry is come to me. 1 Ki. 9:16
And when Samuel saw Saul, the Lord said to him: Behold the man, of whom I spoke to thee, this man shall reign over my people. 1 Ki. 9:17
And Saul came to Samuel in the midst of the gate, and said: Tell me, I pray thee, where is the house of the seer? 1 Ki. 9:18
And Samuel answered Saul, saying: I am the seer; go up before me to the high place, that you may eat with me to day, and I will let thee go in the morning: and tell thee all that is in thy heart. 1 Ki. 9:19
And Saul answering, said: Am not I a son of Jemini of the least tribe of Israel, and my kindred the last among all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? Why then hast thou spoken this word to me? 1 Ki. 9:21
And Samuel said to the cook: Bring the portion which I gave thee, and commanded thee to set it apart by thee. 1 Ki. 9:23
And when they were risen in the morning, and it began now to be light, Samuel called Saul on the top of the house, saying: Arise, that I may let thee go. And Saul arose: and they went out both of them: to wit, he and Samuel. 1 Ki. 9:26
And as they were going down in the end of the city, Samuel said to Saul: Speak to the servant to go before us, and pass on: but stand thou still a while, that I may tell thee the word of the Lord. 1 Ki. 9:27
¤ And Samuel took a little vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said: Behold, the Lord hath anointed thee to be prince over his inheritance, and thou shalt deliver his people out of the hands of their enemies, that are round about them. And this shall be a sign unto thee, that God hath anointed thee to be prince. 1 Ki. 10:1
When thou shalt depart from me this day, thou shalt find two men by the sepulchre of Rachel in the borders of Benjamin to the south, and they shall say to thee: The asses are found which thou wentest to seek: and thy father, thinking no more of the asses, is concerned for you, and saith: What shall I do for my son? 1 Ki. 10:2
And when thou shalt depart from thence, and go farther on, and shalt come to the oak of Thabor, there shall meet thee three men going up to God to Bethel, one carrying three kids, and another three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine. 1 Ki. 10:3
After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where the garrison of the Philistines is: and when thou shalt be come there into the city, thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place, with a psaltery, and a timbrel, and a pipe, and a harp before them, and they shall be prophesying. 1 Ki. 10:5
When therefore these signs shall happen to thee, do whatsoever thy hand shall find, for the Lord is with thee. 1 Ki. 10:7
And thou shalt go down before me to Galgal, (for I will come down to thee), that thou mayst offer an oblation, and sacrifice victims of peace: seven days shalt thou wait, till I come to thee, and I will shew thee what thou art to do. 1 Ki. 10:8
So when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave unto him another heart, and all these things came to pass that day. 1 Ki. 10:9
And they came to the foresaid hill, and behold a company of prophets met him: and the Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he prophesied in the midst of them. 1 Ki. 10:10
And all that had known him yesterday and the day before, seeing that he was with the prophets, and prophesied, said to each other: What is this that hath happened to the son of Cis? is Saul also among the prophets? 1 Ki. 10:11
And when he had made an end of prophesying, he came to the high place. 1 Ki. 10:13
And Saul's uncle said to him, and to his servant: Whither went you? They answered: To seek the asses: and not finding them, we went to Samuel. 1 Ki. 10:14
And his uncle said to him: Tell me what Samuel said to thee. 1 Ki. 10:15
And Saul said to his uncle: He told us that the asses were found. But of the matter of the kingdom of which Samuel had spoken to him, he told him not. 1 Ki. 10:16
And Samuel called together the people to the Lord in Maspha: 1 Ki. 10:17
And he said to the children of Israel: Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel: I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians, and from the hand of all the kings who afflicted you. 1 Ki. 10:18
And Samuel brought to him all the tribes of Israel, and the lot fell on the tribe of Benjamin. 1 Ki. 10:20
And he brought the tribe of Benjamin and the kindreds thereof, and the lot fell upon the kindred of Metri, and it came to Saul, the son of Cis. They sought him therefore, and he was not found. 1 Ki. 10:21
And Samuel said to all the people: Surely you see him whom the Lord hath chosen, that there is none like him among all the people. And all the people cried and said: God save the king. 1 Ki. 10:24
And Samuel told the people the law of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before the Lord: and Samuel sent away all the people, every one to his own house. 1 Ki. 10:25
Saul also departed to his own house in Gabaa: and there went with him a part of the army, whose hearts God had touched. 1 Ki. 10:26
But the children of Belial said: Shall this fellow be able to save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents; but he dissembled as though he heard not. 1 Ki. 10:27
¤ And it came to pass about a month after this, that Naas, the Ammonite, came up, and began to fight against Jabes Galaad. And all the men of Jabes said to Naas: Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee. 1 Ki. 11:1
And the ancients of Jabes said to him: Allow us seven days, that we may send messengers to all the coasts of Israel: and if there be no one to defend us, we will come out to thee. 1 Ki. 11:3
The messengers therefore came to Gabaa of Saul: and they spoke these words in the hearing of the people: and all the people lifted up their voices, and wept. 1 Ki. 11:4
And taking both the oxen, he cut them in pieces, and sent them into all the coasts of Israel, by messengers, saying: Whosoever shall not come forth, and follow Saul and Samuel, so shall it be done to his oxen. And the fear of the Lord fell upon the people, and they went out as one man. 1 Ki. 11:7
And they said to the messengers that came: Thus shall you say to the men of Jabes Galaad: To morrow, when the sun shall be hot, you shall have relief. The messengers therefore came, and told the men of Jabes, and they were glad. 1 Ki. 11:9
And they said: In the morning we will come out to you: and you shall do what you please with us. 1 Ki. 11:10
And it came to pass, when the morrow was come, that Saul put the people in three companies: and he came into the midst of the camp in the morning watch, and he slew the Ammonites until the day grew hot, and the rest were scattered, so that two of them were not left together. 1 Ki. 11:11
And the people said to Samuel: Who is he that said: Shall Saul reign over us? Bring the men, and we will kill them. 1 Ki. 11:12
And Samuel said to the people: Come, and let us go to Galgal, and let us renew the kingdom there. 1 Ki. 11:14
And all the people went to Galgal, and there they made Saul king, before the Lord in Galgal, and they sacrificed there victims of peace before the Lord. And there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced exceedingly. 1 Ki. 11:15
¤ And Samuel said to all Israel: Behold I have hearkened to your voice in all that you said to me, and have made a king over you. 1 Ki. 12:1
Speak of me before the Lord, and before his anointed, whether I have taken any man's ox, or ass: if I have wronged any man, if I have oppressed any man, if I have taken a bribe at any man's hand: and I will despise it this day, and will restore it to you. 1 Ki. 12:3
And he said to them: The Lord is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that you have not found any thing in my hand. And they said: He is witness. 1 Ki. 12:5
And Samuel said to the people: It is the Lord who made Moses and Aaron, and brought our fathers out of the land of Egypt. 1 Ki. 12:6
Now, therefore, stand up, that I may plead in judgment against you before the Lord, concerning all the kindness of the Lord, which he hath shewn to you, and to your fathers: 1 Ki. 12:7
How Jacob went into Egypt, and your fathers cried to the Lord: and the Lord sent Moses and Aaron, and brought your fathers out of Egypt, and made them dwell in this place. 1 Ki. 12:8
But afterwards they cried to the Lord, and said: We have sinned, because we have forsaken the Lord, and have served Baalim and Astaroth: but now deliver us from the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee. 1 Ki. 12:10
But seeing that Naas, king of the children of Ammon, was come against you, you said to me: Nay, but a king shall reign over us: whereas the Lord your God was your king. 1 Ki. 12:12
If you will fear the Lord, and serve him, and hearken to his voice, and not provoke the mouth of the Lord: then shall both you, and the king who reigneth over you, be followers of the Lord your God. 1 Ki. 12:14
But if you will not hearken to the voice of the Lord, but will rebel against his words, the hand of the Lord shall be upon you, and upon your fathers. 1 Ki. 12:15
Is it not wheat harvest to day? I will call upon the Lord, and he shall send thunder and rain: and you shall know, and see that you yourselves have done a great evil in the sight of the Lord, in desiring a king over you. 1 Ki. 12:17
And all the people greatly feared the Lord and Samuel. And all the people said to Samuel: Pray for thy servants to the Lord thy God, that we may not die, for we have added to all our sins this evil, to ask for a king. 1 Ki. 12:19
And Samuel said to the people: Fear not, you have done all this evil: but yet depart not from following the Lord, but serve the Lord with all your heart. 1 Ki. 12:20
And the Lord will not forsake his people for his great name's sake: because the Lord hath sworn to make you his people. 1 Ki. 12:22
And far from me be this sin against the Lord, that I should cease to pray for you: and I will teach you the good and right way. 1 Ki. 12:23
¤ Saul was a child of one year when he began to reign, and he reigned two years over Israel. 1 Ki. 13:1
And Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel: and two thousand were with Saul in Machmas, and in mount Bethel: and a thousand with Jonathan in Gabaa of Benjamin: and the rest of the people he sent back every man to their dwellings. 1 Ki. 13:2
And all Israel heard this report: Saul hath smitten the garrison of the Philistines: and Israel took courage against the Philistines. And the people were called together after Saul to Galgal. 1 Ki. 13:4
The Philistines also were assembled to fight against Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and a multitude of people besides, like the sand on the seashore for number. And going up they camped in Machmas, at the east of Bethaven. 1 Ki. 13:5
And he waited seven days, according to the appointment of Samuel, and Samuel came not to Galgal, and the people slipt away from him. 1 Ki. 13:8
And when he had made an end of offering the holocaust, behold Samuel came: and Saul went forth to meet him and salute him. 1 Ki. 13:10
And Samuel said to him: What hast thou done? Saul answered: Because I saw that the people slipt from me, and thou wast not come according to the days appointed, and the Philistines were gathered together in Machmas, 1 Ki. 13:11
I said: Now will the Philistines come down upon me to Galgal, and I have not appeased the face of the Lord. Forced by necessity, I offered the holocaust. 1 Ki. 13:12
And Samuel said to Saul: Thou hast done foolishly, and hast not kept the commandments of the Lord thy God, which he commanded thee. And if thou hadst not done thus, the Lord would now have established thy kingdom over Israel for ever: 1 Ki. 13:13
But thy kingdom shall not continue. The Lord hath sought him a man according to his own heart: and him hath the Lord commanded to be prince over his people, because thou hast not observed that which the Lord commanded. 1 Ki. 13:14
And Samuel arose and went up from Galgal to Gabaa of Benjamin. And the rest of the people went up after Saul, to meet the people who fought against them, going from Galgal to Gabaa, in the hill of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people, that were found with him, about six hundred men. 1 Ki. 13:15
And there went out of the camp of the Philistines three companies to plunder. One company went towards the way of Ephra to the land of Sual; 1 Ki. 13:17
And another went by the way of Bethoron, and the third turned to the way of the border, above the valley of Seboim towards the desert. 1 Ki. 13:18
Now there was no smith to be found in all the land of Israel, for the Philistines had taken this precaution, lest the Hebrews should make them swords or spears. 1 Ki. 13:19
So all Israel went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his ploughshare, and his spade, and his axe, and his rake. 1 Ki. 13:20
So that their shares, and their spades, and their forks, and their axes, were blunt, even to the goad, which was to be mended. 1 Ki. 13:21
And the army of the Philistines went out in order to advance further in Machmas. 1 Ki. 13:23
¤ Now it came to pass one day that Jonathan, the son of Saul, said to the young man that bore his armour: Come, and let us go over to the garrison of the Philistines, which is on the other side of yonder place. But he told not this to his father. 1 Ki. 14:1
Now there were between the ascents, by which Jonathan sought to go over to the garrison of the Philistines, rocks standing up on both sides, and steep cliffs like teeth on the one side, and on the other, the name of the one was Boses, and the name of the other was Sene: 1 Ki. 14:4
One rock stood out toward the north, over against Machmas, and the other to the south, over against Gabaa. 1 Ki. 14:5
And Jonathan said to the young man that bore his armour: Come, let us go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised, it may be the Lord will do for us: because it is easy for the Lord to save either by many, or by few. 1 Ki. 14:6
And his armourbearer said to him: Do all that pleaseth thy mind: go whither thou wilt, and I will be with thee wheresoever thou hast a mind. 1 Ki. 14:7
And Jonathan said: Behold we will go over to these men. And when we shall be seen by them, 1 Ki. 14:8
If they shall speak thus to us: Stay till we come to you: let us stand still in our place, and not go up to them. 1 Ki. 14:9
But if they shall say: Come up to us: let us go up, because the Lord hath delivered them into our hands, this shall be a sign unto us. 1 Ki. 14:10
So both of them discovered themselves to the garrison of the Philistines: and the Philistines said: Behold the Hebrews come forth out of the holes wherein they were hid. 1 Ki. 14:11
And the men of the garrison spoke to Jonathan, and to his armourbearer, and said: Come up to us, and we will shew you a thing. And Jonathan said to his armourbearer: Let us go up, follow me: for the Lord hath delivered them into the hands of Israel. 1 Ki. 14:12
And the first slaughter which Jonathan and his armourbearer made, was of about twenty men, within half an acre of land, which a yoke of oxen is wont to plough in a day. 1 Ki. 14:14
And there was a miracle in the camp, in the fields: and all the people of their garrison, who had gone out to plunder, were amazed, and the earth trembled: and it happened as a miracle from God. 1 Ki. 14:15
And Saul said to the people that were with him: Look, and see who is gone from us. And when they had sought, it was found that Jonathan and his armourbearer were not there. 1 Ki. 14:17
And Saul said to Achias: Bring the ark of the Lord. (For the ark of God was there that day with the children of Israel.) 1 Ki. 14:18
And while Saul spoke to the priest, there arose a great uproar in the camp of the Philistines: and it increased by degrees, and was heard more clearly. And Saul said to the priest: Draw in thy hand. 1 Ki. 14:19
Then Saul, and all the people that were with him, shouted together, and they came to the place of the fight: and behold every man's sword was turned upon his neighbour, and there was a very great slaughter. 1 Ki. 14:20
Moreover, the Hebrews that had been with the Philistines yesterday and the day before, and went up with them into the camp, returned to be with the Israelites, who were with Saul and Jonathan. 1 Ki. 14:21
And when the people came into the forest, behold the honey dropped, but no man put his hand to his mouth. For the people feared the oath. 1 Ki. 14:26
But Jonathan had not heard when his father adjured the people: and he put forth the end of the rod, which he had in his hand, and dipt it in a honeycomb: and he carried his hand to his mouth, and his eyes were enlightened. 1 Ki. 14:27
So they smote that day the Philistines, from Machmas to Aialon. And the people were wearied exceedingly. 1 Ki. 14:31
And they told Saul that the people had sinned against the Lord, eating with the blood. And he said: You have transgressed: roll here to me now a great stone. 1 Ki. 14:33
And Saul said: Disperse yourselves among the people, and tell them to bring me every man his ox and his ram and slay them upon this stone, and eat, and you shall not sin against the Lord, in eating with the blood. So all the people brought every man his ox with him till the night: and slew them there. 1 Ki. 14:34
And Saul built an altar to the Lord: and he then first began to build an altar to the Lord. 1 Ki. 14:35
And Saul said: Bring hither all the corners of the people: and know, and see by whom this sin hath happened to day. 1 Ki. 14:38
And he said to all Israel: Be you on one side and I, with Jonathan, my son, will be on the other side. And the people answered Saul: Do what seemeth good in thy eyes. 1 Ki. 14:40
And Saul said to the Lord: O Lord God of Israel, give a sign, by which we may know, what the meaning is, that thou answerest not thy servant to day: If this iniquity be in me, or in my son Jonathan, give a proof: or if this iniquity be in thy people, give holiness. And Jonathan and Saul were taken, and the people escaped. 1 Ki. 14:41
And Saul said to Jonathan: Tell me what thou hast done. And Jonathan told him, and said: I did but taste a little honey with the end of the rod, which was in my hand, and behold I must die. 1 Ki. 14:43
And Saul said: May God do so and so to me, and add still more: for dying thou shalt die, O Jonathan. 1 Ki. 14:44
And the people said to Saul: Shall Jonathan then die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel? this must not be: As the Lord liveth, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground, for he hath wrought with God this day. So the people delivered Jonathan, that he should not die. 1 Ki. 14:45
And Saul went back, and did not pursue after the Philistines: and the Philistines went to their own places. 1 Ki. 14:46
And there was a great war against the Philistines all the days of Saul. For whomsoever Saul saw to be a valiant man, and fit for war, he took him to himself. 1 Ki. 14:52
¤ And Samuel said to Saul: The Lord sent me to anoint thee king over his people Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the Lord: 1 Ki. 15:1
Thus saith the Lord of hosts: I have reckoned up all that Amalec hath done to Israel: how he opposed them in the way when they came up out of Egypt. 1 Ki. 15:2
And when Saul was come to the city of Amalec, he laid ambushes in the torrent. 1 Ki. 15:5
And Saul said to the Cinite: Go, depart, and get ye down from Amalec: lest I destroy thee with him. For thou hast shewn kindness to all the children of Israel, when they came up out of Egypt. And the Cinite departed from the midst of Amalec. 1 Ki. 15:6
And Saul smote Amalec from Hevila, until thou comest to Sur, which is over against Egypt. 1 Ki. 15:7
And the word of the Lord came to Samuel, saying, 1 Ki. 15:10
And when Samuel rose early, to go to Saul in the morning, it was told Samuel that Saul was come to Carmel, and had erected for himself a triumphant arch, and returning had passed on, and gone down to Galgal. And Samuel came to Saul, and Saul was offering a holocaust to the Lord, out of the choicest of the spoils, which he had brought from Amalec. 1 Ki. 15:12
And when Samuel was come to Saul, Saul said to him: Blessed be thou of the Lord, I have fulfilled the word of the Lord. 1 Ki. 15:13
And Saul said: They have brought them from Amalec: for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the herds, that they might be sacrificed to the Lord thy God, but the rest we have slain. 1 Ki. 15:15
And Samuel said to Saul: Suffer me, and I will tell thee what the Lord hath said to me this night. And he said to him: Speak. 1 Ki. 15:16
And Samuel said: When thou wast a little one in thy own eyes, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel? And the Lord anointed thee to be king over Israel. 1 Ki. 15:17
Why then didst thou not hearken to the voice of the Lord: but hast turned to the prey, and hast done evil in the eyes of the Lord? 1 Ki. 15:19
And Saul said to Samuel: Yea, I have hearkened to the voice of the Lord, and have walked in the way by which the Lord sent me, and have brought Agag, the king of Amalec, and Amalec I have slain. 1 Ki. 15:20
But the people took of the spoils, sheep and oxen, as the firstfruits of those things that were slain, to offer sacrifice to the Lord their God in Galgal. 1 Ki. 15:21
And Samuel said: Doth the Lord desire holocausts and victims, and not rather that the voice of the Lord should be obeyed? For obedience is better than sacrifices: and to hearken rather than to offer the fat of rams. 1 Ki. 15:22
Because it is like the sin of witchcraft, to rebel: and like the crime of idolatry, to refuse to obey. Forasmuch, therefore, as thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, the Lord hath also rejected thee from being king. 1 Ki. 15:23
And Saul said to Samuel: I have sinned, because I have transgressed the commandment of the Lord, and thy words, fearing the people, and obeying their voice. 1 Ki. 15:24
And Samuel said to Saul: I will not return with thee, because thou hath rejected the word of the Lord, and the Lord hath rejected thee from being king over Israel. 1 Ki. 15:26
And Samuel turned about to go away: but he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent. 1 Ki. 15:27
And Samuel said to him: The Lord hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to thy neighbour who is better than thee. 1 Ki. 15:28
But the triumpher in Israel will not spare, and will not be moved to repentance: for he is not a man that he should repent. 1 Ki. 15:29
And Samuel said: Bring hither to me Agag, the king of Amalec. And Agag was presented to him very fat, and trembling. And Agag said: Doth bitter death separate in this manner? 1 Ki. 15:32
And Samuel departed to Ramatha: but Saul went up to his house in Gabaa. 1 Ki. 15:34
¤ And the Lord said to Samuel: How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, whom I have rejected from reigning over Israel? fill thy horn with oil, and come, that I may send thee to Isai, the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons. 1 Ki. 16:1
And Samuel said: How shall I go? for Saul will hear of it, and he will kill me. And the Lord said: Thou shalt take with thee a calf of the herd, and thou shalt say: I am come to sacrifice to the Lord. 1 Ki. 16:2
And thou shalt call Isai to the sacrifice, and I will shew thee what thou art to do, and thou shalt anoint him whom I shall shew to thee. 1 Ki. 16:3
Then Samuel did as the Lord had said to him. And he came to Bethlehem, and the ancients of the city wondered, and meeting him, they said: Is thy coming hither peaceable? 1 Ki. 16:4
And he said: It is peaceable: I am come to offer sacrifice to the Lord, be ye sanctified, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Isai and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice. 1 Ki. 16:5
And the Lord said to Samuel: Look not on his countenance, nor on the height of his stature: because I have rejected him, nor do I judge according to the look of man: for man seeth those things that appear, but the Lord beholdeth the heart. 1 Ki. 16:7
Isai therefore brought his seven sons before Samuel: and Samuel said to Isai: The Lord hath not chosen any one of these. 1 Ki. 16:10
And Samuel said to Isai: Are here all thy sons? He answered: There remaineth yet a young one, who keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said to Isai: Send, and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither. 1 Ki. 16:11
He sent therefore and brought him. Now he was ruddy and beautiful to behold, and of a comely face. And the Lord said: Arise, and anoint him, for this is he. 1 Ki. 16:12
Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward: and Samuel rose up, and went to Ramatha. 1 Ki. 16:13
And the servants of Saul said to him: Behold now an evil spirit from God troubleth thee. 1 Ki. 16:15
And Saul said to his servants: Provide me then some man that can play well, and bring him to me. 1 Ki. 16:17
Then Saul sent messengers to Isai, saying: Send me David, thy son, who is in the pastures. 1 Ki. 16:19
And Isai took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid of the flock, and sent them by the hand of David, his son, to Saul. 1 Ki. 16:20
And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him exceedingly, and made him his armourbearer. 1 Ki. 16:21
And Saul sent to Isai, saying: Let David stand before me: for he hath found favour in my sight. 1 Ki. 16:22
¤ Now the Philistines gathering together their troops to battle, assembled at Socho of Juda: and camped between Socho and Azeca, in the borders of Dommim. 1 Ki. 17:1
And Saul and the children of Israel being gathered together, came to the valley of Terebinth, and they set the army in array to fight against the Philistines. 1 Ki. 17:2
And standing, he cried out to the bands of Israel, and said to them: Why are you come out prepared to fight? am not I a Philistine, and you the servants of Saul? Choose out a man of you, and let him come down and fight hand to hand. 1 Ki. 17:8
If he be able to fight with me, and kill me, we will be servants to you: but if I prevail against him, and kill him, you shall be servants, and shall serve us. 1 Ki. 17:9
And the Philistine said: I have defied the bands of Israel this day: give me a man, and let him fight with me hand to hand. 1 Ki. 17:10
And his three eldest sons followed Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle, were Eliab, the firstborn, and the second, Abinadab, and the third Samma: 1 Ki. 17:13
David went, and returned from Saul, to feed his father's flock at Bethlehem. 1 Ki. 17:15
And Isai said to David, his son: Take for thy brethren an ephi of frumenty, and these ten loaves, and run to the camp to thy brethren, 1 Ki. 17:17
And carry these ten little cheeses to the tribune: and go see thy brethren, if they are well: and learn with whom they are placed. 1 Ki. 17:18
David, therefore, arose in the morning, and gave the charge of the flock to the keeper: and went away loaded, as Isai had commanded him. And he came to the place of Magala, and to the army, which was going out to fight, and shouted for the battle. 1 Ki. 17:20
And David leaving the vessels which he had brought, under the care of the keeper of the baggage, ran to the place of the battle, and asked if all things went well with his brethren. 1 Ki. 17:22
And as he talked with them, that baseborn man, whose name was Goliath, the Philistine, of Geth, shewed himself coming up from the camp of the Philistines: and he spoke according to the same words, and David heard them, 1 Ki. 17:23
And some one of Israel said: Have you seen this man that is come up, for he is come up to defy Israel. And the man that shall slay him, the king will enrich with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and will make his father's house free from tribute in Israel. 1 Ki. 17:25
And David spoke to the men that stood by him, saying: What shall be given to the man that shall kill this Philistine, and shall take away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God? 1 Ki. 17:26
And the people answered him the same words, saying: These things shall be given to the man that shall slay him. 1 Ki. 17:27
Now when Eliab his eldest brother heard this, when he was speaking with others, he was angry with David, and said: Why camest thou hither? and why didst thou leave those few sheep in the desert? I know thy pride, and the wickedness of thy heart: that thou art come down to see the battle. 1 Ki. 17:28
And David said: What have I done? is there not cause to speak? 1 Ki. 17:29
And he turned a little aside from him to another: and said the same word. And the people answered him as before. 1 Ki. 17:30
And when he was brought to Saul, he said to him. Let not any man's heart be dismayed in him: I thy servant will go, and will fight against the Philistine. 1 Ki. 17:32
And Saul said to David: Thou art not able to withstand this Philistine, nor to fight against him: for thou art but a boy, but he is a warrior from his youth. 1 Ki. 17:33
And David said to Saul: Thy servant kept his father's sheep, and there came a lion, or a bear, and took a ram out of the midst of the flock: 1 Ki. 17:34
For I thy servant have killed both a lion and a bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be also as one of them. I will go now, and take away the reproach of the people: for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, who hath dared to curse the army of the living God? 1 Ki. 17:36
And David said: The Lord who delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said to David: Go, and the Lord be with thee. 1 Ki. 17:37
And David having girded his sword upon his armour, began to try if he could walk in armour: for he was not accustomed to it. And David said to Saul: I cannot go thus, for I am not used to it. And he laid them off, 1 Ki. 17:39
And the Philistine said to David: Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with a staff? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. 1 Ki. 17:43
And he said to David: Come to me, and I will give thy flesh to the birds of the air, and to the beasts of the earth. 1 Ki. 17:44
And David said to the Philistine: Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, which thou hast defied 1 Ki. 17:45
This day, and the Lord will deliver thee into my hand, and I will slay thee, and take away thy head from thee: and I will give the carcasses of the army of the Philistines this day to the birds of the air, and to the beasts of the earth: that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. 1 Ki. 17:46
And when the Philistine arose, and was coming, and drew nigh to meet David, David made haste, and ran to the fight to meet the Philistine. 1 Ki. 17:48
And the men of Israel and Juda rising up shouted, and pursued after the Philistines till they came to the valley and to the gates of Accaron, and there fell many wounded of the Philistines in the way of Saraim, and as far as Geth, and as far as Accaron. 1 Ki. 17:52
And David taking the head of the Philistine, brought it to Jerusalem: but his armour he put in his tent. 1 Ki. 17:54
Now at the time that Saul saw David going out against the Philistines, he said to Abner, the captain of the army: Of what family is this young man descended, Abner? And Abner said: As thy soul liveth, O king, I know not. 1 Ki. 17:55
And Saul said to him: Young man, of what family art thou? And David said: I am the son of thy servant Isai the Bethlehemite. 1 Ki. 17:58
¤ And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. 1 Ki. 18:1
And Saul took him that day, and would not let him return to his father's house. 1 Ki. 18:2
And Jonathan stripped himself of the coat with which he was clothed, and gave it to David, and the rest of his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle. 1 Ki. 18:4
And David went out to whatsoever business Saul sent him, and he behaved himself prudently: and Saul set him over the soldiers, and he was acceptable in the eyes of all the people, and especially in the eyes of Saul's servants. 1 Ki. 18:5
Now when David returned, after he slew the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with timbrels of joy, and cornets. 1 Ki. 18:6
And Saul was exceeding angry, and this word was displeasing in his eyes, and he said: They have given David ten thousands, and to me they have given but a thousand, what can he have more but the kingdom? 1 Ki. 18:8
And threw it, thinking to nail David to the wall: and David stept aside out of his presence twice. 1 Ki. 18:11
And Saul saw that he was exceeding prudent, and began to beware of him. 1 Ki. 18:15
And Saul said to David: Behold my elder daughter Merob, her will I give thee to wife: only be a valiant man, and fight the battles of the Lord. Now Saul said within himself: Let not my hand be upon him, but let the hands of the Philistines be upon him. 1 Ki. 18:17
And David said to Saul: Who am I, or what is my life, or my father's family in Israel, that I should be son in law of the king? 1 Ki. 18:18
And it came to pass at the time when Merob, the daughter of Saul, should have been given to David, that she was given to Hadriel, the Molathite, to wife. 1 Ki. 18:19
And Saul said: I will give her to him, that she may be a stumblingblock to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be upon him. And Saul said to David: In two things thou shalt be my son in law this day. 1 Ki. 18:21
And Saul commanded his servants to speak to David privately, saying: Behold, thou pleasest the king, and all his servants love thee. Now, therefore be the king's son in law. 1 Ki. 18:22
And the servants of Saul spoke all these words in the ears of David. And David said: Doth it seem to you a small matter to be the king's son in law? But I am a poor man, and of small ability. 1 Ki. 18:23
And Saul said: Speak thus to David: The king desireth not any dowry, but only a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king's enemies. Now Saul thought to deliver David into the hands of the Philistines. 1 Ki. 18:25
And when his servants had told David the words that Saul had said, the word was pleasing in the eyes of David to be the king's son in law. 1 Ki. 18:26
And after a few days David rose up, and went with the men that were under him, and he slew of the Philistines two hundred men, and brought their foreskins and numbered them out to the king, that he might be his son in law. Saul therefore gave him Michol, his daughter, to wife. 1 Ki. 18:27
And Saul began to fear David more: and Saul became David's enemy continually. 1 Ki. 18:29
¤ And Saul spoke to Jonathan, his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David. But Jonathan, the son of Saul, loved David exceedingly. 1 Ki. 19:1
And Jonathan told David, saying: Saul, my father, seeketh to kill thee: wherefore look to thyself, I beseech thee, in the morning and thou shalt abide in a secret place, and shalt be hid. 1 Ki. 19:2
And I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where thou art: and I will speak of thee to my father, and whatsoever I shall see, I will tell thee. 1 Ki. 19:3
And Jonathan spoke good things of David to Saul, his father: and said to him: Sin not, O king, against thy servant, David, because he hath not sinned against thee, and his works are very good towards thee. 1 Ki. 19:4
Then Jonathan called David, and told him all these words: and Jonathan brought in David to Saul, and he was before him, as he had been yesterday and the day before. 1 Ki. 19:7
And Saul endeavoured to nail David to the wall with his spear. And David slipt away out of the presence of Saul: and the spear missed him, and was fastened in the wall, and David fled, and escaped that night. 1 Ki. 19:10
Saul therefore sent his guards to David's house to watch him, that he might be killed in the morning. And when Michol, David's wife, had told him this, saying: Unless thou save thyself this night, to morrow thou wilt die: 1 Ki. 19:11
And Saul sent officers to seize David; and it was answered that he was sick. 1 Ki. 19:14
And again Saul sent to see David, saying: Bring him to me in the bed, that he may be slain. 1 Ki. 19:15
And Saul said to Michol: Why hast thou deceived me so, and let my enemy go and flee away? And Michol answered Saul: Because he said to me: Let me go, or else I will kill thee. 1 Ki. 19:17
But David fled and escaped, and came to Samuel in Ramatha, and told him all that Saul had done to him: and he and Samuel went and dwelt in Najoth. 1 Ki. 19:18
So Saul sent officers to take David: and when they saw a company of prophets prophesying, and Samuel presiding over them, the Spirit of the Lord came also upon them, and they likewise began to prophesy. 1 Ki. 19:20
Went also himself to Ramatha, and came as far as the great cistern, which is in Socho, and he asked, and said: In what place are Samuel and David? And it was told him: Behold they are in Najoth, in Ramatha. 1 Ki. 19:22
And he went to Najoth, in Ramatha, and the Spirit of the Lord came upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied till he came to Najoth, in Ramatha. 1 Ki. 19:23
And he stripped himself also of his garments, and prophesied with the rest before Samuel, and lay down naked all that day and night. This gave occasion to a proverb: What! is Saul too among the prophets? 1 Ki. 19:24
¤ But David fled from Najoth, which is in Ramatha, and came and said to Jonathan: What have I done? what is my iniquity, and what is my sin against thy father, that he seeketh my life? 1 Ki. 20:1
And he said to him: (God forbid, thou shalt not die: for my father will do nothing, great or little, without first telling me: hath then my father hid this word only from me? no, this shall not be. 1 Ki. 20:2
And he swore again to David. And David said: Thy father certainly knoweth that I have found grace in thy sight, and he will say: Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved. But truly as the Lord liveth, and thy soul liveth, there is but one step (as I may say) between me and death. 1 Ki. 20:3
And Jonathan said to David: Whatsoever thy soul shall say to me, I will do for thee. 1 Ki. 20:4
And David said to Jonathan: Behold to morrow is the new moon, and I, according to custom, am wont to sit beside the king to eat: let me go then that I may be hid in the field till the evening of the third day. 1 Ki. 20:5
If thy father look and inquire for me, thou shalt answer him: David asked me that he might run to Bethlehem, his own city: because there are solemn sacrifices there for all of his tribe. 1 Ki. 20:6
If he shall say: It is well: thy servant shall have peace: but if he be angry, know that his malice is come to its height. 1 Ki. 20:7
Deal mercifully then with thy servant: for thou hast brought me, thy servant, into a covenant of the Lord with thee. But if there be any iniquity in me, do thou kill me, and bring me not in to thy father. 1 Ki. 20:8
And Jonathan said to David: Come, and let us go out into the field. And when they were both of them gone out into the field, 1 Ki. 20:11
Jonathan said to David: O Lord God of Israel, if I shall discover my father's mind, to morrow, or the day after, and there be any thing good for David, and I send not immediately to thee, and make it known to thee, 1 Ki. 20:12
May the Lord do so and so to Jonathan, and add still more. But if my father shall continue in malice against thee, I will discover it to thy ear, and will send thee away, that thou mayst go in peace, and the Lord be with thee, as he hath been with my father. 1 Ki. 20:13
And Jonathan swore again to David, because he loved him: for he loved him as his own soul. 1 Ki. 20:17
And Jonathan said to him: To morrow is the new moon, and thou wilt be missed: 1 Ki. 20:18
For thy seat will be empty till after to morrow. So thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou must be hid, on the day when it is lawful to work, and thou shalt remain beside the stone, which is called Ezel. 1 Ki. 20:19
And I will send a boy, saying to him: Go and fetch me the arrows. 1 Ki. 20:21
If I shall say to the boy: Behold the arrows are on this side of thee, take them up: come thou to me, because there is peace to thee, and there is no evil, as the Lord liveth. But if I shall speak thus to the boy: Behold the arrows are beyond thee: go in peace, for the Lord hath sent thee away. 1 Ki. 20:22
So David was hid in the field, and the new moon came, and the king sat down to eat bread. 1 Ki. 20:24
And when the king sat down upon his chair, (according to custom) which was beside the wall, Jonathan arose, and Abner sat by Saul's side, and David's place appeared empty. 1 Ki. 20:25
And Saul said nothing that day, for he thought it might have happened to him, that he was not clean, nor purified. 1 Ki. 20:26
And when the second day after the new moon was come, David's place appeared empty again. And Saul said to Jonathan, his son: Why cometh not the son of Isai to meat neither yesterday, nor to day? 1 Ki. 20:27
And Jonathan answered Saul: He asked leave of me earnestly to go to Bethlehem. 1 Ki. 20:28
And he said: Let me go, for there is a solemn sacrifice in the city, one of my brethren hath sent for me: and now if I have found favour in thy eyes, I will go quickly, and see my brethren. For this cause he came not to the king's table. 1 Ki. 20:29
Then Saul being angry against Jonathan, said to him: Thou son of a woman that is the ravisher of a man, do I not know that thou lovest the son of Isai to thy own confusion, and to the confusion of thy shameless mother? 1 Ki. 20:30
For as long as the son of Isai liveth upon earth, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. Therefore now presently send, and fetch him to me: for he is the son of death. 1 Ki. 20:31
And Saul caught up a spear to strike him. And Jonathan understood that it was determined by his father to kill David. 1 Ki. 20:33
So Jonathan rose from the table in great anger, and did not eat bread on the second day after the new moon. For he was grieved for David, because his father had put him to confusion. 1 Ki. 20:34
And when the morning came, Jonathan went into the field according to the appointment with David, and a little boy with him. 1 Ki. 20:35
And he said to his boy: Go, and fetch me the arrows which I shoot. And when the boy ran, he shot another arrow beyond the boy. 1 Ki. 20:36
The boy therefore came to the place of the arrow which Jonathan had shot: and Jonathan cried after the boy, and said: Behold the arrow is there further beyond thee. 1 Ki. 20:37
And Jonathan cried again after the boy, saying: Make haste speedily, stand not. And Jonathan's boy gathered up the arrows, and brought them to his master: 1 Ki. 20:38
Jonathan therefore gave his arms to the boy, and said to him: Go, and carry them into the city. 1 Ki. 20:40
And when the boy was gone, David rose out of his place, which was toward the south, and falling on his face to the ground, adored thrice: and kissing one another, they wept together; but David more. 1 Ki. 20:41
And Jonathan said to David: Go in peace: and let all stand that we have sworn both of us in the name of the Lord, saying: The Lord be between me and thee, and between my seed and thy seed for ever. And David arose, and departed: and Jonathan went into the city. 1 Ki. 20:42
¤ And David came to Nobe, to Achimelech, the priest and Achimelech was astonished at David's coming. And he said to him: Why art thou alone, and no man with thee? 1 Ki. 21:1
And David said to Achimelech, the priest: The king hath commanded me a business, and said: Let no man know the thing for which thou art sent by me, and what manner of commands I have given thee: and I have appointed my servants to such and such a place. 1 Ki. 21:2
And David answered the priest, and said to him: Truly, as to what concerneth women, we have refrained ourselves from yesterday and the day before, when we came out, and the vessels of the young men were holy. Now this way is defiled, but it shall also be sanctified this day in the vessels. 1 Ki. 21:5
And David said to Achimelech: Hast thou here at hand a spear, or a sword? for I brought not my own sword, nor my own weapons with me, for the king's business required haste. 1 Ki. 21:8
And David arose and fled that day from the face of Saul: and came to Achis, the king of Geth: 1 Ki. 21:10
And the servants of Achis, when they saw David, said to him: Is not this David, the king of the land? Did they not sing to him in their dances, saying: Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands? 1 Ki. 21:11
And Achis said to his servants: You saw the man was mad: why have you brought him to me? 1 Ki. 21:14
Have we need of mad men, that you have brought in this fellow, to play the madman in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house? 1 Ki. 21:15
¤ David therefore went from thence, and fled to the cave of Odollam. And when his brethren, and all his father's house, had heard of it, they went down to him thither. 1 Ki. 22:1
And David departed from thence into Maspha of Moab: and he said to the king of Moab: Let my father and my mother tarry with you, I beseech thee, till I know what God will do for me. 1 Ki. 22:3
And Gad the prophet said to David: Abide not in the hold, depart, and go into the land of Juda. And David departed, and came into the forest of Haret. 1 Ki. 22:5
He said to his servants that stood about him: Hear me now, ye sons of Jemini: will the son of Isai give every one of you fields, and vineyards, and make you all tribunes, and centurions: 1 Ki. 22:7
That all of you have conspired against me, and there is no one to inform me, especially when even my son hath entered into league with the son of Isai? There is not one of you that pitieth my case, nor that giveth me any information: because my son hath raised up my servant against me, plotting against me to this day. 1 Ki. 22:8
Then the king sent to call for Achimelech, the priest, the son of Achitob, and all his father's house, the priests that were in Nobe, and they came all of them to the king. 1 Ki. 22:11
And Saul said to Achimelech: Hear, thou son of Achitob. He answered: Here I am, my lord. 1 Ki. 22:12
And Saul said to him: Why have you conspired against me, thou, and the son of Isai, and thou hast given him bread and a sword, and hast consulted the Lord for him, that he should rise up against me, continuing a traitor to this day. 1 Ki. 22:13
Did I begin to day to consult the Lord for him? far be this from me: let not the king suspect such a thing against his servant, or any one in all my father's house: for thy servant knew nothing of this matter, either little or great. 1 Ki. 22:15
And the king said to the messengers that stood about him: Turn, and kill the priests of the Lord, for their hand is with David, because they knew that he was fled, and they told it not to me. And the king's servants would not put forth their hands against the priests of the Lord. 1 Ki. 22:17
And the king said to Doeg: Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg, the Edomite, turned, and fell upon the priests, and slew in that day eighty-five men that wore the linen ephod. 1 Ki. 22:18
But one of the sons of Achimelech, the son of Achitob, whose name was Abiathar, escaped, and fled to David, 1 Ki. 22:20
And David said to Abiathar: I knew that day when Doeg, the Edomite, was there, that without doubt he would tell Saul: I have been the occasion of the death of all the souls of thy father's house. 1 Ki. 22:22
Therefore David consulted the Lord, saying: Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the Lord said to David: Go, and thou shalt smite the Philistines, and shalt save Ceila. 1 Ki. 23:2
And the men that were with David, said to him: Behold we are in fear here in Judea, how much more if we go to Ceila against the bands of the Philistines? 1 Ki. 23:3
Therefore David consulted the Lord again. And he answered and said to him: Arise, and go to Ceila: for I will deliver the Philistines into thy hand. 1 Ki. 23:4
David, therefore, and his men, went to Ceila, and fought against the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and made a great slaughter of them: and David saved the inhabitants of Ceila. 1 Ki. 23:5
Now at that time, when Abiathar, the son of Achimelech, fled to David, to Ceila, he came down, having an ephod with him. 1 Ki. 23:6
And it was told Saul that David was come to Ceila: and Saul said: The Lord hath delivered him into my hands, and he is shut up, being come into a city that hath gates and bars. 1 Ki. 23:7
And Saul commanded all the people to go down to fight against Ceila, and to besiege David and his men. 1 Ki. 23:8
Now when David understood that Saul secretly prepared evil against him, he said to Abiathar, the priest: Bring hither the ephod. 1 Ki. 23:9
And David said: O Lord God of Israel, thy servant hath heard a report, that Saul designeth to come to Ceila, to destroy the city for my sake: 1 Ki. 23:10
Then David and his men, who were about six hundred, arose, and departing from Ceila, wandered up and down, uncertain where they should stay: and it was told Saul that David was fled from Ceila, and had escaped: wherefore he forbore to go out. 1 Ki. 23:13
And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life. And David was in the desert of Ziph, in a wood. 1 Ki. 23:15
And Jonathan, the son of Saul, arose, and went to David, into the wood, and strengthened his hands in God: and he said to him: 1 Ki. 23:16
Fear not: for the hand of my father, Saul, shall not find thee, and thou shalt reign over Israel, and I shall be next to thee; yea and my father knoweth this. 1 Ki. 23:17
And they two made a covenant before the Lord: and David abode in the wood: but Jonathan returned to his house. 1 Ki. 23:18
And the Ziphites went up to Saul, in Gabaa, saying: Lo, doth not David lie hid with us in the strong holds of the wood, in mount Hachila, which is on the right hand of the desert. 1 Ki. 23:19
Now therefore come down, as thy soul hath desired to come down: and it shall be our business to deliver him into the king's hands. 1 Ki. 23:20
Consider, and see all his lurking holes, wherein he is hid, and return to me with the certainty of the thing, that I may go with you. And if he should even go down into the earth to hide himself, I will search him out in all the thousands of Juda. 1 Ki. 23:23
And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: and David and his men were in the desert of Maon, in the plain at the right hand of Jesimon. 1 Ki. 23:24
Then Saul and his men went to seek him: and it was told David, and forthwith he went down to the rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon: and when Saul had heard of it, he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon. 1 Ki. 23:25
And Saul went on this side of the mountain: and David and his men were on the other side of the mountain: and David despaired of being able to escape from the face of Saul: and Saul and his men encompassed David and his men round about, to take them. 1 Ki. 23:26
And a messenger came to Saul, saying: Make haste to come, for the Philistines have poured in themselves upon the land. 1 Ki. 23:27
Wherefore Saul returned, leaving the pursuit of David, and went to meet the Philistines. For this cause they called that place the rock of division. 1 Ki. 23:28
Saul, therefore, took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went out to seek after David and his men, even upon the most craggy rocks, which are accessible only to wild goats. 1 Ki. 24:2
And he came to the sheepcotes which were in his way. And there was a cave, into which Saul went, to ease nature: now David and his men lay hid in the inner part of the cave. 1 Ki. 24:3
And the servants of David said to him: Behold the day, of which the Lord said to thee: I will deliver thy enemy unto thee, that thou mayst do to him as it shall seem good in thy eyes. Then David arose, and secretly cut off the hem of Saul's robe. 1 Ki. 24:4
And he said to his men: The Lord be merciful unto me, that I may do no such thing to my master, the Lord's anointed, as to lay my hand upon him, because he is the Lord's anointed. 1 Ki. 24:6
And David stopped his men with his words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul: but Saul, rising up out of the cave, went on his way. 1 Ki. 24:7
And David also rose up after him: and going out of the cave, cried after Saul, saying: My lord the king. And Saul looked behind him: and David bowing himself down to the ground, worshipped, 1 Ki. 24:8
And said to Saul: Why dost thou hear the words of men that say: David seeketh thy hurt? 1 Ki. 24:9
Behold this day thy eyes have seen, that the Lord hath delivered thee into my hand, in the cave, and I had a thought to kill thee, but my eye hath spared thee. For I said: I will not put out my hand against my lord, because he is the Lord's anointed. 1 Ki. 24:10
Moreover, see and know, O my father, the hem of thy robe in my hand, that when I cut off the hem of thy robe, I would not put out my hand against thee. Reflect, and see, that there is no evil in my hand, nor iniquity, neither have I sinned against thee: but thou liest in wait for my life, to take it away. 1 Ki. 24:11
And when David had made an end of speaking these words to Saul, Saul said: Is this thy voice, my son David? And Saul lifted up his voice, and wept: 1 Ki. 24:16
And he said to David: Thou art more just than I: for thou hast done good to me, and I have rewarded thee with evil. 1 Ki. 24:17
And thou hast shewed this day what good things thou hast done to me: how the Lord delivered me into thy hand, and thou hast not killed me. 1 Ki. 24:18
For who when he hath found his enemy, will let him go well away? But the Lord reward thee for this good turn, for what thou hast done to me this day. 1 Ki. 24:19
Swear to me by the Lord, that thou wilt not destroy my seed after me, nor take away my name from the house of my father. 1 Ki. 24:21
And David swore to Saul. So Saul went home: and David and his men went up into safer places. 1 Ki. 24:22
He sent ten young men, and said to them: Go up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and salute him in my name with peace. 1 Ki. 25:5
And you shall say: Peace be to my brethren, and to thee, and peace to thy house, and peace to all that thou hast. 1 Ki. 25:6
I have heard that thy shepherds that were with us in the desert were shearing: we never molested them, neither was there ought missing to them of the flock at any time, all the while they were with us in Carmel. 1 Ki. 25:7
Ask thy servants, and they will tell thee. Now therefore let thy servants find favour in thy eyes: for we are come in a good day, whatsoever thy hand shall find give to thy servants, and to thy son David. 1 Ki. 25:8
And when David's servants came, they spoke to Nabal all these words in David's name, and then held their peace. 1 Ki. 25:9
Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and the flesh of my cattle, which I have killed for my shearers, and give to men whom I know not whence they are? 1 Ki. 25:11
Then David said to his young men: Let every man gird on his sword. And they girded on every man his sword. And David also girded on his sword: and there followed David about four hundred men, and two hundred remained with the baggage. 1 Ki. 25:13
But one of the servants told, Abigail, the wife of Nabal, saying: Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness, to salute our master: and he rejected them. 1 Ki. 25:14
These men were very good to us, and gave us no trouble: Neither did we ever lose any thing all the time that we conversed with them in the desert. 1 Ki. 25:15
Wherefore consider, and think what thou hast to do: for evil is determined against thy husband, and against thy house, and he is a son of Belial, so that no man can speak to him. 1 Ki. 25:17
And she said to her servants: Go before me: behold, I will follow after you: but she told not her husband, Nabal. 1 Ki. 25:19
And when she had gotten upon an ass, and was coming down to the foot of the mountain, David and his men came down over against her, and she met them. 1 Ki. 25:20
And David said: Truly in vain have I kept all that belonged to this fellow in the wilderness, and nothing was lost of all that pertained unto him: and he hath returned me evil for good. 1 Ki. 25:21
May God do so and so, and add more to the foes of David, if I leave of all that belong to him till the morning, any that pisseth against the wall. 1 Ki. 25:22
Let not my lord the king, I pray thee, regard this naughty man, Nabal: for according to his name, he is a fool, and folly is with him: but I, thy handmaid, did not see thy servants, my lord, whom thou sentest. 1 Ki. 25:25
Now therefore, my lord, the Lord liveth, and thy soul liveth, who hath withholden thee from coming to blood, and hath saved thy hand to thee: and now let thy enemies be as Nabal, and all they that seek evil to my lord. 1 Ki. 25:26
Wherefore receive this blessing, which thy handmaid hath brought to thee, my lord: and give it to the young men that follow thee, my lord. 1 Ki. 25:27
And when the Lord shall have done to thee, my lord, all the good that he hath spoken concerning thee, and shall have made thee prince over Israel, 1 Ki. 25:30
This shall not be an occasion of grief to thee, and a scruple of heart to my lord, that thou hast shed innocent blood, or hast revenged thyself: and when the Lord shall have done well by my lord, thou shalt remember thy handmaid. 1 Ki. 25:31
And David said to Abigail: Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel, who sent thee this day to meet me, and blessed be thy speech: 1 Ki. 25:32
And blessed be thou, who hast kept me to day from coming to blood, and revenging me with my own hand. 1 Ki. 25:33
Otherwise, as the Lord liveth, the God of Israel, who hath withholden me from doing thee any evil, if thou hadst not quickly come to meet me, there had not been left to Nabal by the morning light, any that pisseth against the wall. 1 Ki. 25:34
And David received at her hand all that she had brought him, and said to her: Go in peace into thy house, behold I have heard thy voice, and have honoured thy face. 1 Ki. 25:35
And Abigail came to Nabal: and behold he had a feast in his house, like the feast of a king: and Nabal's heart was merry, for he was very drunk: and she told him nothing less or more until morning. 1 Ki. 25:36
And when David had heard that Nabal was dead, he said: Blessed be the Lord, who hath judged the cause of my reproach, at the hand of Nabal, and hath kept his servant from evil, and the Lord hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his head. Then David sent and treated with Abigail, that he might take her to himself for a wife. 1 Ki. 25:39
And David's servants came to Abigail, to Carmel, and spoke to her, saying: David hath sent us to thee, to take thee to himself for a wife. 1 Ki. 25:40
And she arose, and bowed herself down with her face to the earth, and said: Behold, let thy servant be a handmaid, to wash the feet of the servants of my lord. 1 Ki. 25:41
But Saul gave Michol, his daughter, David's wife, to Phalti, the son of Lais, who was of Gallim. 1 Ki. 25:44
¤ And the men of Ziph came to Saul in Gabaa, saying: Behold David is hid in the hill of Hachila, which is over against the wilderness. 1 Ki. 26:1
And Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph having with him three thousand chosen men of Israel, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph. 1 Ki. 26:2
And David arose secretly, and came to the place where Saul was: and when he had beheld the place, wherein Saul slept, and Abner, the son of Ner, the captain of his army, and Saul sleeping in a tent, and the rest of the multitude round about him, 1 Ki. 26:5
David spoke to Achimelech, the Hethite, and Abisai, the son of Sarvia, the brother of Joab, saying: Who will go down with me to Saul into the camp? And Abisai said: I will go with thee. 1 Ki. 26:6
So David and Abisai came to the people by night, and found Saul lying and sleeping in the tent, and his spear fixed in the ground at his head: and Abner and the people sleeping round about him. 1 Ki. 26:7
And Abisai said to David: God hath shut up thy enemy this day into thy hands: now then I will run him through with my spear, even to the earth at once, and there shall be no need of a second time. 1 Ki. 26:8
And David said to Abisai: Kill him not: for who shall put forth his hand against the Lord's anointed, and shall be guiltless? 1 Ki. 26:9
And David said: As the Lord liveth, unless the Lord shall strike him, or his day shall come to die, or he shall go down to battle, and perish: 1 Ki. 26:10
And when David was gone over to the other side, and stood on the top of the hill afar off, and a good space was between them, 1 Ki. 26:13
David cried to the people, and to Abner, the son of Ner, saying: Wilt thou not answer, Abner? And Abner answering, said: Who art thou, that criest, and disturbest the king? 1 Ki. 26:14
And David said to Abner: Art not thou a man? and who is like unto thee in Israel? why then hast thou not kept thy lord the king? for there came one of the people in to kill the king thy lord. 1 Ki. 26:15
And now let not my blood be shed upon the earth before the Lord: for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as the partridge is hunted in the mountains. 1 Ki. 26:20
And the Lord will reward every one according to his justice, and his faithfulness: for the Lord hath delivered thee this day into my hand, and I would not put forth my hand against the Lord's anointed. 1 Ki. 26:23
Then Saul said to David: Blessed art thou, my son David: and truly doing thou shalt do, and prevailing thou shalt prevail. And David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place. 1 Ki. 26:25
¤ And David said in his heart: I shall one day or other fall into the hands of Saul: is it not better for me to flee, and to be saved in the land of the Philistines, that Saul may despair of me, and cease to seek me in all the coasts of Israel? I will flee then out of his hands. 1 Ki. 27:1
And David arose, and went away, both he and the six hundred men that were with him, to Achis, the son of Maoch, king of Geth. 1 Ki. 27:2
And it was told Saul that David was fled to Geth, and he sought no more after him. 1 Ki. 27:4
And David said to Achis: If I have found favour in thy sight, let a place be given me in one of the cities of this country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee? 1 Ki. 27:5
Then Achis gave him Siceleg that day: for which reason Siceleg belongeth to the kings of Juda unto this day. 1 Ki. 27:6
And David and his men went up, and pillaged Gessuri, and Gerzi, and the Amalecites: for these were of old the inhabitants of the countries, as men go to Sur, even to the land of Egypt. 1 Ki. 27:8
And David wasted all the land, and left neither man nor woman alive: and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the asses, and the camels, and the apparel, and returned and came to Achis. 1 Ki. 27:9
And Achis said to him: Whom hast thou gone against to day? David answered: Against the south of Juda, and against the south of Jerameel, and against the south of Ceni. 1 Ki. 27:10
And David saved neither man nor woman, neither brought he any of them to Geth, saying: Lest they should speak against us. So did David, and such was his proceeding all the days that he dwelt in the country of the Philistines. 1 Ki. 27:11
And Achis believed David, saying: He hath done much harm to his people Israel: Therefore he shall be my servant for ever. 1 Ki. 27:12
¤ And it came to pass in those days, that the Philistines gathered together their armies, to be prepared for war against Israel: And Achis said to David: Know thou now assuredly, that thou shalt go out with me to the war, thou, and thy men. 1 Ki. 28:1
And David said to Achis: Now thou shalt know what thy servant will do. And Achis said to David: And I will appoint thee to guard my life for ever. 1 Ki. 28:2
And the Philistines were gathered together, and came and encamped in Sunam: and Saul also gathered together all Israel, and came to Gelboe. 1 Ki. 28:4
And Saul said to his servants: Seek me a woman that hath a divining spirit, and I will go to her, and enquire by her. And his servants said to him: There is a woman that hath a divining spirit at Endor. 1 Ki. 28:7
Then he disguised himself: and put on other clothes, and he went, and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night, and he said to her: Divine to me by thy divining spirit, and bring me up him whom I shall tell thee. 1 Ki. 28:8
And the woman said to him: Behold thou knowest all that Saul hath done, and how he hath rooted out the magicians and soothsayers from the land: why then dost thou lay a snare for my life, to cause me to be put to death? 1 Ki. 28:9
And Saul swore unto her by the Lord, saying: As the Lord liveth, there shall no evil happen to thee for this thing. 1 Ki. 28:10
And the woman said to him: Whom shall I bring up to thee? And he said, Bring me up Samuel. 1 Ki. 28:11
And when the woman saw Samuel, she cried out with a loud voice, and said to Saul: Why hast thou deceived me? for thou art Saul. 1 Ki. 28:12
And the king said to her: Fear not: what hast thou seen? and the woman said to Saul: I saw gods ascending out of the earth. 1 Ki. 28:13
And he said to her: What form is he of? And she said: An old man cometh up, and he is covered with a mantle. And Saul understood that it was Samuel, and he bowed himself with his face to the ground, and adored. 1 Ki. 28:14
And Samuel said to Saul: Why hast thou disturbed my rest, that I should be brought up? And Saul said: I am in great distress: for the Philistines fight against me, and God is departed from me, and would not hear me, neither by the hand of prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called thee, that thou mayst shew me what I shall do. 1 Ki. 28:15
And Samuel said: Why askest thou me, seeing the Lord has departed from thee, and is gone over to thy rival? 1 Ki. 28:16
For the Lord will do to thee as he spoke by me, and he will rend thy kingdom out of thy hand, and will give it to thy neighbour David: 1 Ki. 28:17
Because thou didst not obey the voice of the Lord, neither didst thou execute the wrath of his indignation upon Amalec. Therefore hath the Lord done to thee what thou sufferest this day. 1 Ki. 28:18
And the Lord also will deliver Israel with thee into the hands of the Philistines: and to morrow thou and thy sons shall be with me: and the Lord will also deliver the army of Israel into the hands of the Philistines. 1 Ki. 28:19
And the woman came to Saul, (for he was very much troubled) and said to him: Behold thy handmaid hath obeyed thy voice, and I have put my life in my hand: and I hearkened unto the words which thou spokest to me. 1 Ki. 28:21
Now therefore, I pray thee, hearken thou also to the voice of thy handmaid, and let me set before thee a morsel of bread, that thou mayst eat and recover strength, and be able to go on thy journey. 1 Ki. 28:22
But he refused, and said: I will not eat. But his servants and the woman forced him, and at length hearkening to their voice, he arose from the ground, and sat upon the bed. 1 Ki. 28:23
¤ Now all the troops of the Philistines were gathered together to Aphec: and Israel also encamped by the fountain, which is in Jezrahel. 1 Ki. 29:1
And the princes of the Philistines said to Achis: What mean these Hebrews? And Achis said to the princes of the Philistines: Do you not know David who was the servant of Saul, the king of Israel, and hath been with me many days, or years, and I have found no fault in him, since the day that he fled over to me until this day? 1 Ki. 29:3
But the princes of the Philistines were angry with him, and they said to him: Let this man return, and abide in his place, which thou hast appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest he be an adversary to us, when we shall begin to fight: for how can he otherwise appease his master, but with our heads? 1 Ki. 29:4
Is not this David, to whom they sung in their dances, saying: Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands? 1 Ki. 29:5
Then Achis called David, and said to him: As the Lord liveth, thou art upright and good in my sight: and so is thy going out, and thy coming in with me in the army: and I have not found any evil in thee, since the day that thou camest to me unto this day: but thou pleasest not the lords. 1 Ki. 29:6
And David said to Achis: But what have I done, or what hast thou found in me thy servant, from the day that I have been in thy sight until this day, that I may not go and fight against the enemies of my lord the king? 1 Ki. 29:8
And Achis answering, said to David: I know that thou art good in my sight, as an angel of God: But the princes of the Philistines have said: He shall not go up with us to the battle. 1 Ki. 29:9
Therefore arise in the morning, thou, and the servants of thy lord, who came with thee: and when you are up before day, and it shall begin to be light, go on your way. 1 Ki. 29:10
So David and his men arose in the night, that they might set forward in the morning, and returned to the land of the Philistines: and the Philistines went up to Jezrahel. 1 Ki. 29:11
¤ Now when David and his men were come to Siceleg on the third day, the Amalecites had made an invasion on the south side upon Siceleg, and had smitten Siceleg, and burnt it with fire, 1 Ki. 30:1
So when David and his men came to the city, and found it burnt with fire, and that their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives, 1 Ki. 30:3
And David was greatly afflicted: for the people had a mind to stone him, for the soul of every man was bitterly grieved for his sons and daughters: but David took courage in the Lord his God. 1 Ki. 30:6
And he said to Abiathar, the priest, the son of Achimelech: Bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought the ephod to David. 1 Ki. 30:7
And David consulted the Lord, saying: Shall I pursue after these robbers, and shall I overtake them, or not? And the Lord said to him: Pursue after them: for thou shalt surely overtake them and recover the prey. 1 Ki. 30:8
So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and they came to the torrent Besor: and some, being weary, stayed there. 1 Ki. 30:9
And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David: and they gave him bread to eat, and water to drink, 1 Ki. 30:11
And David said to him: To whom dost thou belong; or whence dost thou come? and whither art thou going? He said: I am a young man of Egypt, the servant of an Amalecite: and my master left me, because I began to be sick three days ago. 1 Ki. 30:13
And David said to him: Canst thou bring me to this company? and he said: Swear to me by God, that thou wilt not kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee to this company. And David swore to him. 1 Ki. 30:15
And David came to the two hundred men, who, being weary, had stayed, and were not able to follow David, and he had ordered them to abide at the torrent Besor: and they came out to meet David, and the people that were with him. And David coming to the people, saluted them peaceably. 1 Ki. 30:21
And no man shall hearken to you in this matter. But equal shall be the portion of him that went down to battle, and of him that abode at the baggage, and they shall divide alike. 1 Ki. 30:24
Then David came to Siceleg, and sent presents of the prey to the ancients of Juda, his neighbours, saying: Receive a blessing of the prey of the enemies of the Lord. 1 Ki. 30:26
To them that were in Bethel, and that were in Ramoth to the south, and to them that were in Jether. 1 Ki. 30:27
And to them that were in Aroer, and that were in Sephamoth, and that were in Esthamo, 1 Ki. 30:28
And that were in Hebron, and to the rest that were in those places, in which David had abode with his men. 1 Ki. 30:31
Then Saul said to his armourbearer: Draw thy sword, and kill me: lest these uncircumcised come, and slay me, and mock at me. And his armourbearer would not: for he was struck with exceeding great fear. Then Saul took his sword, and fell upon it. 1 Ki. 31:4
And when his armourbearer saw this, to wit, that Saul was dead, he also fell upon his sword and died with him. 1 Ki. 31:5
And on the morrow the Philistines came to strip the slain, and they found Saul and his three sons lying in mount Gelboe. 1 Ki. 31:8
And they cut off Saul's head, and stripped him of his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to publish it in the temples of their idols and among their people. 1 Ki. 31:9
Now when the inhabitants of Jabes Galaad had heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul, 1 Ki. 31:11
All the most valiant men arose, and walked all the night, and took the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, from the wall of Bethsan: and they came to Jabes Galaad, and burnt them there. 1 Ki. 31:12
‡ ¤ Now it came to pass, after Saul was dead, that David returned from the slaughter of the Amalecites, and abode two days in Siceleg. 2 Ki. 1:1
And on the third day, there appeared a man who came out of Saul's camp, with his garments rent, and dust strewed on his head: and when he came to David, he fell upon his face, and adored. 2 Ki. 1:2
And David said to him: From whence comest thou? And he said to him: I am fled out of the camp of Israel. 2 Ki. 1:3
And David said unto him: What is the matter that is come to pass? tell me: He said: The people are fled from the battle, and many of the people are fallen and dead: moreover Saul and Jonathan his son are slain. 2 Ki. 1:4
And David said to the young man that told him: How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son, are dead? 2 Ki. 1:5
And he said to me: Who art thou? And I said to him: I am an Amalecite. 2 Ki. 1:8
And he said to me: Stand over me, and kill me: for anguish is come upon me, and as yet my whole life is in me. 2 Ki. 1:9
So standing over him, I killed him: for I knew that he could not live after the fall: and I took the diadem that was on his head, and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them hither to thee, my lord. 2 Ki. 1:10
And David said to the young man that told him: Whence art thou? He answered: I am the son of a stranger of Amalec. 2 Ki. 1:13
David said to him: Why didst thou not fear to put out thy hand to kill the Lord's anointed? 2 Ki. 1:14
And David said to him: Thy blood be upon thy own head: for thy own mouth hath spoken against thee, saying: I have slain the Lord's anointed. 2 Ki. 1:16
I grieve for thee, my brother Jonathan: exceeding beautiful, and amiable to me above the love of women. As the mother loveth her only son, so did I love thee. 2 Ki. 1:26
¤ And after these things David consulted the Lord, saying: Shall I go up into one of the cities of Juda? And the Lord said to him: Go up. And David said: Whither shall I go up? And he answered him: Into Hebron. 2 Ki. 2:1
And the men of Juda came, and anointed David there, to be king over the house of Juda. And it was told David that the men of Jabes Galaad had buried Saul. 2 Ki. 2:4
David therefore sent messengers to the men of Jabes Galaad, and said to them: Blessed be you to the Lord, who have shewn this mercy to your master Saul, and have buried him. 2 Ki. 2:5
Let your hands be strengthened, and be ye men of valour: for although your master Saul be dead, yet the house of Juda hath anointed me to be their king. 2 Ki. 2:7
Isboseth the son of Saul was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years; and only the house of Juda followed David. 2 Ki. 2:10
And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Isboseth the son of Saul, went out from the camp to Gabaon. 2 Ki. 2:12
And Abner said to Joab: Let the young men rise, and play before us. And Joab answered: Let them rise. 2 Ki. 2:14
And there was a very fierce battle that day: and Abner was put to flight, with the men of Israel, by the servants of David. 2 Ki. 2:17
And Asael pursued after Abner, and turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner. 2 Ki. 2:19
And Abner said to him: Go to the right hand or to the left, and lay hold on one of the young men and take thee his spoils. But Asael would not leave off following him close. 2 Ki. 2:21
And again Abner said to Asael: Go off, and do not follow me, lest I be obliged to stab thee to the ground, and I shall not be able to hold up my face to Joab thy brother. 2 Ki. 2:22
But he refused to hearken to him, and would not turn aside: wherefore Abner struck him with his spear with a back stroke in the groin, and thrust him through, and he died upon the spot: and all that came to the place where Asael fell down and died stood still. 2 Ki. 2:23
And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together to Abner: and being joined in one body, they stood on the top of a hill. 2 Ki. 2:25
And Abner cried out to Joab, and said: Shall thy sword rage unto utter destruction? knowest thou not that it is dangerous to drive people to despair? how long dost thou defer to bid the people cease from pursuing after their brethren? 2 Ki. 2:26
And Abner and his men walked all that night through the plains: and they passed the Jordan, and having gone through all Beth-horon, came to the camp. 2 Ki. 2:29
And they took Asael, and buried him in the sepulchre of his father in Bethlehem and Joab, and the men that were with him, marched all the night, and they came to Hebron at break of day. 2 Ki. 2:32
And sons were born to David in Hebron: and his firstborn was Ammon of Achinoam the Jezrahelitess: 2 Ki. 3:2
And the sixth Jethraam of Egla the wife of David: these were born to David In Hebron. 2 Ki. 3:5
And Saul had a concubine named Respha, the daughter of Aia. And Isboseth said to Abner: 2 Ki. 3:7
Why didst thou go in to my father's concubine? And he was exceedingly angry for the words of Isboseth, and said: Am I a dog's head against Juda this day, who have shewn mercy to the house of Saul thy father, and to his brethren and friends, and have not delivered thee into the hands of David, and hast thou sought this day against me to charge me with a matter concerning a woman? 2 Ki. 3:8
So do God to Abner, and more also, unless as the Lord hath sworn to David, so I do to him, 2 Ki. 3:9
That the kingdom be translated from the house of Saul, and the throne of David be set up over Israel, and over Juda from Dan to Bersabee. 2 Ki. 3:10
Abner therefore sent messengers to David for himself, saying: Whose is the land? and that they should say: Make a league with me, and my hand shall be with thee: and I will bring all Israel to thee. 2 Ki. 3:12
And David sent messengers to Isboseth the son of Saul, saying: Restore my wife Michol, whom I espoused to me for a hundred foreskins of the Philistines. 2 Ki. 3:14
And her husband followed her, weeping as far as Bahurim: and Abner said to him: Go and return. And he returned. 2 Ki. 3:16
Abner also spoke to the ancients of Israel, saying: Both yesterday and the day before you sought for David that he might reign over you. 2 Ki. 3:17
Now then do it: because the Lord hath spoken to David, saying: By the hand of my servant David I will save my people Israel from the hands of the Philistines, and of all their enemies. 2 Ki. 3:18
And Abner spoke also to Benjamin. And he went to speak to David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel, and to all Benjamin. 2 Ki. 3:19
And he came to David in Hebron with twenty men: and David made a feast for Abner, and his men that came with him. 2 Ki. 3:20
And Abner said to David: I will rise, that I may gather all Israel unto thee my lord the king, and may enter into a league with thee, and that thou mayst reign over all as thy soul desireth. Now when David had brought Abner on his way, and he was gone in peace, 2 Ki. 3:21
And Joab and all the army that was with him, came afterwards: and it was told Joab, that Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he hath sent him away, and he is gone in peace. 2 Ki. 3:23
And Joab went in to the king, and said: What hast thou done? Behold Abner came to thee: Why didst thou send him away, and he is gone and departed? 2 Ki. 3:24
Knowest thou not Abner the son of Ner, that to this end he came to thee, that he might deceive thee, and to know thy going out, and thy coming in, and to know all thou dost? 2 Ki. 3:25
And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside to the middle of the gate, to speak to him treacherously: and he stabbed him there in the groin, and he died, in revenge of the blood of Asael his brother. 2 Ki. 3:27
And David said to Joab, and to all the people that were with him: Rend your garments, and gird yourselves with sackcloths, and mourn before the funeral of Abner. And king David himself followed the bier. 2 Ki. 3:31
And the king mourning and lamenting over Abner, said: Not as cowards are wont to die, hath Abner died. 2 Ki. 3:33
And when all the people came to take meat with David, while it was yet broad day, David swore, saying: So do God to me, and more also, if I taste bread or any thing else before sunset. 2 Ki. 3:35
The king also said to his servants: Do you not know that a prince and a great man is slain this day in Israel? 2 Ki. 3:38
But I as yet am tender, though anointed king. And these men the sons of Sarvia are too hard for me: the Lord reward him that doth evil according to his wickedness. 2 Ki. 3:39
And Jonathan the son of Saul had a son that was lame of his feet: for he was five years old when the tidings came of Saul and Jonathan from Jezrahel. And his nurse took him up and fled: and as she made haste to flee, he fell and became lame: and his name was Miphiboseth. 2 Ki. 4:4
And they brought the head of Isboseth to David to Hebron: and they said to the king: Behold the head of Isboseth the son of Saul thy enemy who sought thy life: and the Lord hath revenged my lord the king this day of Saul, and of his seed. 2 Ki. 4:8
But David answered Rechab, and Baana his brother, the sons of Remmon the Berothite, and said to them: As the Lord liveth, who hath delivered my soul out of all distress, 2 Ki. 4:9
¤ Then all the tribes of Israel came to David in Hebron, saying: Behold we are thy bone and thy flesh. 2 Ki. 5:1
Moreover yesterday also and the day before, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that did lead out and bring in Israel: and the Lord said to thee: Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be prince over Israel. 2 Ki. 5:2
The ancients also of Israel came to the king of Hebron, and king David made a league with them in Hebron before the Lord: and they anointed David to be king over Israel. 2 Ki. 5:3
David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years. 2 Ki. 5:4
And the king and all the men that were with him went to Jerusalem to the Jebusites the inhabitants of the land: and they said to David: Thou shalt not come in hither unless thou take away the blind and the lame that say: David shall not come in hither. 2 Ki. 5:6
For David had offered that day a reward to whosoever should strike the Jebusites and get up to the gutters of the tops of the houses, and take away the blind and the lame that hated the soul of David: therefore it is said in the proverb: The blind and the lame shall not come into the temple. 2 Ki. 5:8
And Hiram the king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons for walls: and they built a house for David. 2 Ki. 5:11
And David took more concubines and wives of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron: and there were born to David other sons also and daughters: 2 Ki. 5:13
And these are the names of them, that were born to him in Jerusalem, Samua, and Sobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, 2 Ki. 5:14
And the Philistines heard that they had anointed David to be king over Israel: and they all came to seek David: and when David heard of it, he went down to a strong hold. 2 Ki. 5:17
And David consulted the Lord, Saying: Shall I go up to the Philistines? and wilt thou deliver them into my hand? And the Lord said to David: Go up, for I will surely deliver the Philistines into thy hand. 2 Ki. 5:19
And David came to Baal Pharisim: and defeated them there, and he said, The Lord hath divided my enemies before me, as waters are divided. Therefore the name of the place was called Baal Pharisim. 2 Ki. 5:20
And when thou shalt hear the sound of one going in the tops of the pear trees, then shalt thou join battle: for then will the Lord go out before thy face to strike the army of the Philistines. 2 Ki. 5:24
And David did as the Lord had commanded him, and he smote the Philistines from Gabaa until thou come to Gezer. 2 Ki. 5:25
And David arose and went, with all the people that were with him of the men of Juda to fetch the ark of God, upon which the name of the Lord of Hosts is invoked, who sitteth over it upon the cherubims. 2 Ki. 6:2
And when they came to the floor of Nachon, Oza put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it: because the oxen kicked and made it lean aside. 2 Ki. 6:6
And David was grieved because the Lord had struck Oza, and the name of that place was called: The striking of Oza, to this day. 2 Ki. 6:8
And David was afraid of the Lord that day, saying: How shall the ark of the Lord come to me? 2 Ki. 6:9
And he would not have the ark of the Lord brought in to himself into the city of David: but he caused it to be carried into the house of Obededom the Gethite. 2 Ki. 6:10
And he distributed to all the multitude of Israel, both men and women, to every one, a cake of bread, and a piece of roasted beef, and fine flour fried with oil: and all the people departed every one to his house. 2 Ki. 6:19
And David returned to bless his own house: and Michol the daughter of Saul coming out to meet David, said: How glorious was the king of Israel to day, uncovering himself before the handmaids of his servants, and was naked, as if one of the buffoons should be naked. 2 Ki. 6:20
And David said to Michol: Before the Lord, who chose me rather than thy father, and than all his house, and commanded me to be ruler over the people of the Lord in Israel, 2 Ki. 6:21
Therefore Michol the daughter of Saul had no child to the day of her death. 2 Ki. 6:23
¤ And it came to pass when the king sat in his house, and the Lord had given him rest on every side from all his enemies, 2 Ki. 7:1
He said to Nathan the prophet: Dost thou see that I dwell in a house of cedar, and the ark of God is lodged within skins? 2 Ki. 7:2
And Nathan said to the king: Go, do all that is in thy heart: because the Lord is with thee. 2 Ki. 7:3
But it came to pass that night, that the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying: 2 Ki. 7:4
Go, and say to my servant David: Thus saith the Lord: Shalt thou build me a house to dwell in? 2 Ki. 7:5
Whereas I have not dwelt in a house from the day that I brought the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt even to this day: but have walked in a tabernacle, and in a tent. 2 Ki. 7:6
In all the places that I have gone through with all the children of Israel, did ever I speak a word to any one of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying: Why have you not built me a house of cedar? 2 Ki. 7:7
And now thus shalt thou speak to my servant David: Thus saith the Lord of hosts: I took thee out of the pastures from following the sheep to be ruler over my people Israel: 2 Ki. 7:8
From the day that I appointed judges over my people Israel: and I will give thee rest from all thy enemies. And the Lord foretelleth to thee, that the Lord will make thee a house. 2 Ki. 7:11
He shall build a house to my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever. 2 Ki. 7:13
I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son: and if he commit any iniquity, I will correct him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men. 2 Ki. 7:14
According to all these words and according to all this vision so did Nathan speak to David. 2 Ki. 7:17
But yet this hath seemed little in thy sight, O Lord God, unless thou didst also speak of the house of thy servant for a long time to come: for this is the law of Adam, O Lord God: 2 Ki. 7:19
For thy word's sake, and according to thy own heart thou hast done all these great things, so that thou wouldst make it known to thy servant. 2 Ki. 7:21
Therefore thou art magnified, O Lord God, because there is none like to thee, neither is there any God besides thee, in all the things that we have heard with our ears. 2 Ki. 7:22
And what nation is there upon earth, as thy people Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for them great and terrible things, upon the earth, before the face of thy people, whom thou redeemedst to thyself out of Egypt, from the nations and their gods. 2 Ki. 7:23
For thou hast confirmed to thyself thy people Israel to be an everlasting people: and thou, O Lord God, art become their God. 2 Ki. 7:24
Because thou, O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, hast revealed to the ear of thy servant, saying: I will build thee a house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer to thee. 2 Ki. 7:27
And now, O Lord God, thou art God, and thy words shall be true: for thou hast spoken to thy servant these good things. 2 Ki. 7:28
¤ And it came to pass after this that David defeated the Philistines, and brought them down, and David took the bridle of tribute out of the hand of the Philistines, 2 Ki. 8:1
And he defeated Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the earth: and he measured with two lines, one to put to death, and one to save alive: and Moab was made to serve David under tribute. 2 Ki. 8:2
David defeated also Adarezer the son of Rohob king of Soba, when he went to extend his dominion over the river Euphrates. 2 Ki. 8:3
And the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Adarezer the king of Soba: and David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men. 2 Ki. 8:5
And David took the arms of gold, which the servants of Adarezer wore and brought them to Jerusalem. 2 Ki. 8:7
And Thou sent Joram his son to king David, to salute him, and to congratulate with him, and to return him thanks: because he had fought against Adarezer, and had defeated him. For Thou was an enemy to Adarezer, and in his hand were vessels of gold, and vessels of silver, and vessels of brass: 2 Ki. 8:10
And king David dedicated them to the Lord, together with the silver and gold that he had dedicated of all the nations, which he had subdued: 2 Ki. 8:11
And he put guards in Edom, and placed there a garrison: and all Edom was made to serve David: and the Lord preserved David in all enterprises he went about. 2 Ki. 8:14
And David reigned over all Israel: and David did judgment and justice to all his people. 2 Ki. 8:15
¤ And David said: Is there any one, think you, left of the house of Saul, that I may shew kindness to him for Jonathan's sake? 2 Ki. 9:1
Now there was of the house of Saul, a servant named Siba: and when the king had called him to him, he said to him: Art thou Siba? And he answered: I am Siba thy servant. 2 Ki. 9:2
And the king said: Is there any one left of the house of Saul, that I may shew the mercy of God unto Him? And Siba said to the king: There is a son of Jonathan left, who is lame of his feet. 2 Ki. 9:3
Where is he? said he. And Siba said to the king: Behold he is in the house of Machir the son of Ammiel in Lodabar. 2 Ki. 9:4
And when Miphiboseth the son of Jonathan the son of Saul was come to David, he fell on his face and worshipped. And David said: Miphiboseth? And he answered: Behold thy servant. 2 Ki. 9:6
And David said to him: Fear not, for I will surely shew thee mercy for Jonathan thy father's sake, and I will restore the lands of Saul thy father, and thou shalt eat bread at my table always. 2 Ki. 9:7
He bowed down to him, and said: Who am I thy servant, that thou shouldst look upon such a dead dog as I am? 2 Ki. 9:8
Then the King called Siba the servant of Saul, and said to him: All that belonged to Saul, and all his house, I have given to thy master's son. 2 Ki. 9:9
And Siba said to the king: As thou my lord the king hast commanded thy servant, so will thy servant do: and Miphiboseth shall eat at my table, as one of the sons of the King. 2 Ki. 9:11
¤ And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanon his son reigned in his stead. 2 Ki. 10:1
And David said: I will shew kindness to Hanon the son of Daas, as his father shewed kindness to me. So David sent his servants to comfort him for the death of his father. But when the servants of David were come into the land of the children of Ammon, 2 Ki. 10:2
The princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanon their lord: Thinkest thou that for the honour of thy father, David hath sent comforters to thee, and hath not David rather sent his servants to thee to search, and spy into the city, and overthrow it? 2 Ki. 10:3
Wherefore Hanon took the servants of David, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut away half of their garments even to the buttocks, and sent them away. 2 Ki. 10:4
When this was told David, he sent to meet them: for the men were sadly put to confusion, and David commanded them, saying: Stay at Jericho, till your beards be grown, and then return. 2 Ki. 10:5
And the children of Ammon seeing that they had done an injury to David, sent and hired the Syrians of Rohob, and the Syrians of Soba, twenty thousand footmen, and of the king of Maacha a thousand men, and of Istob twelve thousand men. 2 Ki. 10:6
And the rest of the people he delivered to Abisai his brother, who set them in array against the children of Ammon. 2 Ki. 10:10
And Joab and the people that were with him, began to fight against the Syrians: and they immediately fled before him. 2 Ki. 10:13
And the children of Ammon seeing that the Syrians were fled, they fled also before Abisai, and entered into the city: and Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem. 2 Ki. 10:14
And when this was told David, he gathered all Israel together, and passed over the Jordan, and came to Helam: and the Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought against him. 2 Ki. 10:17
And all the kings that were auxiliaries of Adarezer, seeing themselves overcome by Israel, were afraid and fled away, eight and fifty thousand men before Israel. And they made peace with Israel: and served them, and all the Syrians were afraid to help the children of Ammon any more. 2 Ki. 10:19
¤ And it came to pass at the return of the year, at the time when kings go forth to war, that David sent Joab and his servants with him, and all Israel, and they spoiled the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabba: but David remained in Jerusalem. 2 Ki. 11:1
And David sent messengers, and took her, and she came in to him, and he slept with her: and presently she was purified from her uncleanness: 2 Ki. 11:4
And she returned to her house having conceived. And she sent and told David, and said: I have conceived. 2 Ki. 11:5
And David sent to Joab, saying: Send me Urias the Hethite. And Joab sent Urias to David. 2 Ki. 11:6
And Urias came to David. And David asked how Joab did, and the people, and how the war was carried on. 2 Ki. 11:7
And David said to Urias: Go into thy house, and wash thy feet. And Urias went out from the king's house, and there went out after him a mess of meat from the king. 2 Ki. 11:8
But Urias slept before the gate of the king's house, with the other servants of his lord, and went not down to his own house. 2 Ki. 11:9
And it was told David by some that said: Urias went not to his house. And David said to Urias: Didst thou not come from thy journey? why didst thou not go down to thy house? 2 Ki. 11:10
And Urias said to David: The ark of God and Israel and Juda dwell in tents, and my lord Joab and the servants of my lord abide upon the face of the earth: and shall I go into my house, to eat and to drink, and to sleep with my wife? By thy welfare and by the welfare of thy soul I will not do this thing. 2 Ki. 11:11
Then David said to Urias: Tarry here to day, and to morrow I will send thee away. Urias tarried in Jerusalem that day and the next. 2 Ki. 11:12
And David called him to eat and to drink before him, and he made him drunk: and he went out in the evening, and slept on his couch with the servants of his lord, and went not down into his house. 2 Ki. 11:13
And when the morning was come, David wrote a letter to Joab: and sent it by the hand of Urias, 2 Ki. 11:14
And he charged the messenger, saying: When thou hast told all the words of the battle to the king, 2 Ki. 11:19
If thou see him to be angry, and he shall say: Why did you approach so near to the wall to fight? knew you not that many darts are thrown from above off the wall? 2 Ki. 11:20
And the messenger said to David: The men prevailed against us, and they came out to us into the field: and we vigorously charged and pursued them even to the gate of the city. 2 Ki. 11:23
And David said to the messenger: Thus shalt thou say to Joab: Let not this thing discourage thee: for various is the event of war: and sometimes one, sometimes another is consumed by the sword: encourage thy warriors against the city, and exhort them that thou mayest overthrow it. 2 Ki. 11:25
And the mourning being over, David sent and brought her into his house, and she became his wife, and she bore him a son: and this thing which David had done, was displeasing to the Lord. 2 Ki. 11:27
¤ And the Lord sent Nathan to David: and when he was come to him, he said to him: There were two men in one city, the one rich, and the other poor. 2 Ki. 12:1
And when a certain stranger was come to the rich man, he spared to take of his own sheep and oxen, to make a feast for that stranger, who was come to him, but took the poor man's ewe, and dressed it for the man that was come to him. 2 Ki. 12:4
And David's anger being exceedingly kindled against that man, he said to Nathan: As the Lord liveth, the man that hath done this is a child of death. 2 Ki. 12:5
And Nathan said to David: Thou art the man. Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel: I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee from the hand of Saul, 2 Ki. 12:7
Why therefore hast thou despised the word of the Lord, to do evil in my sight? Thou hast killed Urias the Hethite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon. 2 Ki. 12:9
Therefore the sword shall never depart from thy house, because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Urias the Hethite to be thy wife. 2 Ki. 12:10
Thus saith the Lord: Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thy own house, and I will take thy wives before thy eyes and give them to thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun. 2 Ki. 12:11
And David said to Nathan: I have sinned against the Lord. And Nathan said to David: The Lord also hath taken away thy sin: thou shalt not die. 2 Ki. 12:13
Nevertheless, because thou hast given occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme, for this thing, the child that is born to thee, shall surely die. 2 Ki. 12:14
And Nathan returned to his house. The Lord also struck the child which the wife of Urias had borne to David, and his life was despaired of. 2 Ki. 12:15
And the ancients of his house came, to make him rise from the ground: but he would not, neither did he eat meat with them. 2 Ki. 12:17
And it came to pass on the seventh day that the child died: and the servants of David feared to tell him, that the child was dead. For they said: Behold when the child was yet alive, we spoke to him, and he would not hearken to our voice: how much more will he afflict himself if we tell him that the child is dead? 2 Ki. 12:18
But when David saw his servants whispering, he understood that the child was dead: and he said to his servants: Is the child dead? They answered him He is dead. 2 Ki. 12:19
And his servants said to him: What thing is this that thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child, while it was alive, but when the child was dead, thou didst rise up, and eat bread. 2 Ki. 12:21
And he said: While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept for him: for I said: Who knoweth whether the Lord may not give him to me, and the child may live? 2 Ki. 12:22
But now that he is dead, why should I fast? Shall I be able to bring him back any more? I shall go to him rather: but he shall not return to me. 2 Ki. 12:23
And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and called his name, Amiable to the Lord, because the Lord loved him. 2 Ki. 12:25
And Joab fought against Rabbath of the children of Ammon, and laid close siege to the royal city. 2 Ki. 12:26
And Joab sent messengers to David, saying: I have fought against Rabbath, and the city of waters is about to be taken. 2 Ki. 12:27
Now therefore gather thou the rest of the people together, and besiege the city and take it: lest when the city shall be wasted by me, the victory be ascribed to my name. 2 Ki. 12:28
And bringing forth the people thereof he sawed them, and drove over them chariots armed with iron: and divided them with knives, and made them pass through brickkilns: so did he to all the cities of the children of Ammon: and David returned, with all the army to Jerusalem. 2 Ki. 12:31
¤ And it came to pass after this that Ammon the son of David loved the sister of Absalom the son of David, who was very beautiful, and her name was Thamar. 2 Ki. 13:1
And he was exceedingly fond of her, so that he fell sick for the love of her: for as she was a virgin, he thought it hard to do any thing dishonestly with her. 2 Ki. 13:2
And he said to him: Why dost thou grow so lean from day to day, O son of the king? why dost thou not tell me the reason of it? And Ammon said to him: I am in love with Thamar the sister of my brother Absalom. 2 Ki. 13:4
And Jonadab said to him: Lie down upon thy bed, and feign thyself sick: and when thy father shall come to visit thee, say to him: Let my sister Thamar, I pray thee, come to me, to give me to eat, and to make me a mess, that I may eat it at her hand. 2 Ki. 13:5
So Ammon lay down, and made as if he were sick: and when the king came to visit him, Ammon said to the king: I pray thee let my sister Thamar come, and make in my sight two little messes, that I may eat at her hand. 2 Ki. 13:6
Then David sent home to Thamar, saying: Come to the house of thy brother Ammon, and make him a mess. 2 Ki. 13:7
And Thamar came to the house of Ammon her brother: but he was laid down: and she took meal and tempered it: and dissolving it in his sight she made little messes. 2 Ki. 13:8
Ammon said to Thamar: Bring the mess into the chamber, that I may eat at thy hand. And Thamar took the little messes which she had made, and brought them in to her brother Ammon in the chamber. 2 Ki. 13:10
For I shall not be able to bear my shame, and thou shalt be as one of the fools in Israel: but rather speak to the king, and he will not deny me to thee. 2 Ki. 13:13
But he would not hearken to her prayers, but being stronger overpowered her and lay with her. 2 Ki. 13:14
Then Ammon hated her with an exceeding great hatred: so that the hatred wherewith he hated her was greater than the love with which he had loved her before. And Ammon said to her: Arise, and get thee gone. 2 Ki. 13:15
She answered him: This evil which now thou dost against me, in driving me away, is greater than that which thou didst before. And he would not hearken to her: 2 Ki. 13:16
But calling the servants that ministered to him, he said: Thrust this woman out from me: and shut the door after her. 2 Ki. 13:17
And Absalom her brother said to her: Hath thy brother Ammon lain with thee? but now, sister, hold thy peace, he is thy brother: and afflict not thy heart for this thing. So Thamar remained pining away in the house of Absalom her brother. 2 Ki. 13:20
But Absalom spoke not to Ammon neither good nor evil: for Absalom hated Ammon because he had ravished his sister Thamar. 2 Ki. 13:22
And it came to pass after two years, that the sheep of Absalom were shorn in Baalhasor, which is near Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king's sons: 2 Ki. 13:23
And he came to the king, and said to him: Behold thy servant's sheep are shorn. Let the king, I pray, with his servants come to his servant. 2 Ki. 13:24
And the king said to Absalom: Nay, my son, do not ask that we should all come, and be chargeable to thee. And when he pressed him, and he would not go, he blessed him. 2 Ki. 13:25
And Absalom said: If thou wilt not come, at least let my brother Ammon, I beseech thee, come with us. And the king said to him: It is not necessary that he should go with thee. 2 Ki. 13:26
And Absalom had commanded his servants, saying: Take notice when Ammon shall be drunk with wine, and when I shall say to you: Strike him, and kill him, fear not: for it is I that command you: take courage, and be valiant men. 2 Ki. 13:28
And the servants of Absalom did to Ammon as Absalom had commanded them. And all the king's sons arose and got up every man upon his mule, and fled. 2 Ki. 13:29
And while they were yet in the way, a rumour came to David, saying: Absalom hath slain all the king's sons, and there is not one of them left. 2 Ki. 13:30
And Jonadab said to the king: Behold the king's sons are come: as thy servant said, so it is. 2 Ki. 13:35
But Absalom fled, and went to Tholomai the son of Ammiud the king of Gessur. And David mourned for his son every day. 2 Ki. 13:37
And king David ceased to pursue after Absalom, because he was comforted concerning the death of Ammon. 2 Ki. 13:39
¤ And Joab the son of Sarvia, understanding that the king's heart was turned to Absalom, 2 Ki. 14:1
Sent to Thecua, and fetched from thence a wise woman: and said to her: Feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on mourning apparel, and be not anointed with oil, that thou mayest be as a woman that had a long time been mourning for one dead. 2 Ki. 14:2
And thou shalt go in to the king, and shalt speak to him in this manner. And Joab put the words in her mouth. 2 Ki. 14:3
And when the woman of Thecua was come in to the king, she fell before him upon the ground, and worshipped, and said: Save me, O king. 2 Ki. 14:4
And the king said to her: What is the matter with thee? She answered: Alas, I am a widow woman: for my husband is dead. 2 Ki. 14:5
And thy handmaid had two sons: and they quarrelled with each other in the field, and there was none to part them: and the one struck the other, and slew him. 2 Ki. 14:6
And behold the whole kindred rising against thy handmaid, saith: Deliver him that hath slain his brother, that we may kill him for the life of his brother, whom he slew, and that we may destroy the heir: and they seek to quench my spark which is left, and will leave my husband no name, nor remainder upon the earth. 2 Ki. 14:7
And the king said to the woman: Go to thy house, and I will give charge concerning thee. 2 Ki. 14:8
And the woman of Thecua said to the king: Upon me, my lord be the iniquity, and upon the house of my father: but may the king and his throne be guiltless. 2 Ki. 14:9
And the king said: If any one shall say ought against thee, bring him to me, and he shall not touch thee any more. 2 Ki. 14:10
And she said: Let the king remember the Lord his God, that the next of kin be not multiplied to take revenge, and that they may not kill my son. And he said: As the Lord liveth, there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth. 2 Ki. 14:11
Then the woman said: Let thy hand maid speak one word to my lord the king. And he said: Speak. 2 Ki. 14:12
And the woman said: Why hast thou thought such a thing against the people of God, and why hath the king spoken this word, to sin, and not bring home again his own exile? 2 Ki. 14:13
We all die, and like waters that return no more, we fall down into the earth: neither will God have a soul to perish, but recalleth, meaning that he that is cast off should not altogether perish. 2 Ki. 14:14
Now therefore I am come, to speak this word to my lord the king before the people. And thy handmaid said: I will speak to the king, it maybe the king will perform the request of his handmaid. 2 Ki. 14:15
And the king hath hearkened to me to deliver his handmaid out of the hand of all that would destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God. 2 Ki. 14:16
And the king answering, said to the woman: Hide not from me the thing that I ask thee. And the woman said to him: Speak, my lord the king. 2 Ki. 14:18
That I should come about with this form of speech, thy servant Joab commanded this: but thou, my lord, O king, art wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to understand all things upon earth. 2 Ki. 14:20
And the king said to Joab: Behold I am appeased and have granted thy request: Go therefore and fetch back the boy Absalom. 2 Ki. 14:21
And Joab falling down to the ground upon his face, adored, and blessed the king: and Joab said: This day thy servant hath understood, that I have found grace in thy sight, my lord, O king: for thou hast fulfilled the request of thy servant. 2 Ki. 14:22
Then Joab arose and went to Gessur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem. 2 Ki. 14:23
But in all Israel there was not a man so comely, and so exceedingly beautiful as Absalom: from the sole of the foot to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him. 2 Ki. 14:25
And when he polled his hair (now he was polled once a year, because his hair was burdensome to him) he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred sicles, according to the common weight. 2 Ki. 14:26
And there were born to Absalom three sons: and one daughter, whose name was Thamar, and she was very beautiful. 2 Ki. 14:27
He sent therefore to Joab, to send him to the king: but he would not come to him. And when he had sent the second time, and he would not come to him, 2 Ki. 14:29
He said to his servants: You know the field of Joab near my field, that hath a crop of barley: go now and set it on fire. So the servants of Absalom set the corn on fire. And Joab's servants coming with their garments rent, said: The servants of Absalom have set part of the field on fire. 2 Ki. 14:30
Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom to his house, and said: Why have thy servants set my corn on fire? 2 Ki. 14:31
And Absalom answered Joab: I sent to thee beseeching thee to come to me, that I might send thee to the king, to say to him: Wherefore am I come from Gessur? it had been better for me to be there: I beseech thee therefore that I may see the face of the king: and if he be mindful of my iniquity, let him kill me. 2 Ki. 14:32
So Joab going in to the king, told him all: and Absalom was called for, and, he went in to the king: and prostrated himself on the ground before him: and the king kissed Absalom. 2 Ki. 14:33
¤ Now after these things Absalom made himself chariots, and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him. 2 Ki. 15:1
And Absalom rising up early stood by the entrance of the gate, and when any man had business to come to the king's judgment, Absalom called him to him, and said: Of what city art thou? He answered, and said: Thy servant is of such a tribe of Israel. 2 Ki. 15:2
And Absalom answered him: Thy words seem to me good and just. But there is no man appointed by the king to hear thee. And Absalom said: 2 Ki. 15:3
O that they would make me judge over the land, that all that have business might come to me, that I might do them justice. 2 Ki. 15:4
Moreover when any man came to him to salute him, he put forth his hand, and took him, and kissed him. 2 Ki. 15:5
And this he did to all Israel that came for judgment, to be heard by the king, and he enticed the hearts of the men of Israel. 2 Ki. 15:6
And after forty years, Absalom said to king David: Let me go, and pay my vows which I have vowed to the Lord in Hebron. 2 Ki. 15:7
For thy servant made a vow, when he was in Gessur of Syria, saying: If the Lord shall bring me again into Jerusalem, I will offer sacrifice to the Lord. 2 Ki. 15:8
And king David said to him: Go in peace. And he arose, and went to Hebron. 2 Ki. 15:9
And there came a messenger to David, saying: All Israel with their whole heart followeth Absalom. 2 Ki. 15:13
And David said to his servants, that were with him in Jerusalem: Arise and let us flee: for we shall not escape else from the face of Absalom: make haste to go out, lest he come and overtake us, and bring ruin upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword. 2 Ki. 15:14
And the king's servants said to him: Whatsoever our lord the king shall command, we thy servants will willingly execute. 2 Ki. 15:15
And the king went forth, and all his household on foot: and the king left ten women his concubines to keep the house: 2 Ki. 15:16
And the king said to Ethai the Gethite: Why comest thou with us: return and dwell with the king, for thou art a stranger, and art come out of thy own place. 2 Ki. 15:19
Yesterday thou camest, and to day shalt thou be forced to go forth with us? but I shall go whither I am going: return thou, and take back thy brethren with thee, and the Lord will shew thee mercy, and truth, because thou hast shewn grace and fidelity. 2 Ki. 15:20
And David said to Ethai: Come, and pass over. And Ethai the Gethite passed, and all the men that were with him, and the rest of the people. 2 Ki. 15:22
And they all wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over: the king also himself went over the brook Cedron, and all the people marched towards the way that looketh to the desert. 2 Ki. 15:23
And the king said to Sadoc: Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I shall find grace in the sight of the Lord, he will bring me again, and he will shew me it, and his tabernacle. 2 Ki. 15:25
But if he shall say to me: Thou pleasest me not: I am ready, let him do that which is good before him. 2 Ki. 15:26
And the king said to Sadoc the priest: O seer, return into the city in peace: and let Achimaas thy son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar, your two sons, be with you. 2 Ki. 15:27
Behold I will lie hid in the plains of the wilderness, till there come word from you to certify me. 2 Ki. 15:28
And when David was come to the top of the mountain, where he was about to adore the Lord, behold Chusai the Arachite, came to meet him with his garment rent and his head covered with earth. 2 Ki. 15:32
And David said to him: If thou come with me, thou wilt be a burden to me: 2 Ki. 15:33
But if thou return into the city, and wilt say to Absalom: I am thy servant, O king: as I have been thy father's servant, so I will be thy servant: thou shalt defeat the counsel of Achitophel. 2 Ki. 15:34
And thou hast with thee Sadoc, and Abiathar the priests: and what thing soever thou shalt hear out of the king's house, thou shalt tell it to Sadoc and Abiathar the priests. 2 Ki. 15:35
And there are with them their two sons Achimaas; the son of Sadoc, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar: and you shall send by them to me every thing that you shall hear. 2 Ki. 15:36
¤ And when David was a little past the top of the hill, behold Siba the servant of Miphiboseth came to meet him with two asses, laden with two hundred loaves of bread, and a hundred bunches of raisins, a hundred cakes of figs, and a vessel of wine. 2 Ki. 16:1
And the king said to Siba: What mean these things? And Siba answered: The asses are for the king's household to sit on: and the loaves and the figs for thy servants to eat, and the wine to drink if any man be faint in the desert. 2 Ki. 16:2
And the king said: Where is thy master's son? And Siba answered the king: He remained in Jerusalem, saying: To day, will the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father. 2 Ki. 16:3
And the king said to Siba: I give thee all that belonged to Miphiboseth. And Siba said: I beseech thee let me find grace before thee, my lord, O king. 2 Ki. 16:4
And Abisai the son of Sarvia said to the king: Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? I will go, and cut off his head. 2 Ki. 16:9
And the king said: What have I to do with you, ye sons of Sarvia? Let him alone and let him curse: for the Lord hath bid him curse David: and who is he that shall dare say, why hath he done so? 2 Ki. 16:10
And the king said to Abisai, and to all his servants: Behold my son, who came forth from my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more now a son of Jemini? let him alone that he may curse as the Lord hath bidden him. 2 Ki. 16:11
And when Chusai the Arachite, David's friend, was come to Absalom, he said to him: God save thee, O king, God save thee, O king. 2 Ki. 16:16
And Absalom said to him, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? Why wentest thou not with thy friend? 2 Ki. 16:17
And Absalom said to Achitophel: Consult what we are to do. 2 Ki. 16:20
And Achitophel said to Absalom: Go in to the concubines of thy father, whom he hath left to keep the house: that when all Israel shall hear that thou hast disgraced thy father, their hands may be strengthened with thee. 2 Ki. 16:21
So they spread a tent for Absalom on the top of the house, and he went in to his father's concubines before all Israel. 2 Ki. 16:22
¤ And Achitophel said to Absalom: I will choose me twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night. 2 Ki. 17:1
And coming upon him (for he is now weary, and weak handed) I will defeat him: and when all the people is put to flight that is with him, I will kill the king who will be left alone. 2 Ki. 17:2
And when Chusai was come to Absalom, Absalom said to him: Achitophel hath spoken after this manner: shall we do it or not? what counsel dost thou give? 2 Ki. 17:6
And Chusai said to Absalom: The counsel that Achitophel hath given this time is not good. 2 Ki. 17:7
And the most valiant man whose heart is as the heart of a lion, shall melt for fear: for all the people of Israel know thy father to be a valiant man, and that all who are with him are valiant. 2 Ki. 17:10
But this seemeth to me to be good counsel: Let all Israel be gathered to thee, from Dan to Bersabee, as the sand of the sea which cannot be numbered: and thou shalt be in the midst of them. 2 Ki. 17:11
And Chusai said to Sadoc and Abiathar the priests: Thus and thus did Achitophel counsel Absalom, and the ancients of Israel: and thus and thus did I counsel them. 2 Ki. 17:15
And Jonathan and Achimaas stayed by the fountain Rogel: and there went a maid and told them: and they went forward, to carry the message to king David, for they might not be seen, nor enter into the city. 2 Ki. 17:17
And a woman took, and spread a covering over the mouth of the well, as it were to dry sodden barley and so the thing was not known. 2 Ki. 17:19
And when Absalom's servants were come into the house, they said to the woman: Where is Achimaas and Jonathan? and the woman answered them: They passed on in haste, after they had tasted a little water. But they that sought them, when they found them not, returned into Jerusalem. 2 Ki. 17:20
But Achitophel seeing that his counsel was not followed, saddled his ass, and arose and went home to his house and to his city, and putting his house in order, hanged himself, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father. 2 Ki. 17:23
But David came to the camp, and Absalom passed over the Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him. 2 Ki. 17:24
Now Absalom appointed Amasa in Joab's stead over the army: and Amasa was the son of a man who was called Jethra, of Jezrael, who went in to Abigail the daughter of Naas, the sister of Sarvia who was the mother of Joab. 2 Ki. 17:25
And when David was come to the camp, Sobi the son of Naas of Rabbath of the children of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammihel of Lodabar and Berzellai the Galaadite of Rogelim, 2 Ki. 17:27
And honey, and butter, and sheep, and fat calves, and they gave to David and the people that were with him, to eat: for they suspected that the people were faint with hunger and thirst in the wilderness. 2 Ki. 17:29
And sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abisai the son of Sarvia Joab's brother, and a third part under the hand of Ethai, who was of Geth: and the king said to the people: I also will go forth with you. 2 Ki. 18:2
And the people answered: Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not much mind us: or if half of us should fall, they will not greatly care: for thou alone art accounted for ten thousand: it is better therefore that thou shouldst be in the city to succour us. 2 Ki. 18:3
And the king said to them: What seemeth good to you, that will I do. And the king stood by the gate: and all the people went forth by their troops, by hundreds and by thousands. 2 Ki. 18:4
And the king commanded Joab, and Abisai, and Ethai, saying: Save me the boy Absalom. And all the people heard the king giving charge to all the princes concerning Absalom. 2 Ki. 18:5
And Joab said to the man that told him: If thou sawest him, why didst thou not stab him to the ground, and I would have given thee ten sicles of silver, and a belt? 2 Ki. 18:11
And he said to Joab: If thou wouldst have paid down in my hands a thousand pieces of silver, I would not lay my hands upon the king's son for in our hearing the king charged thee, and Abisai, and Ethai, saying: Save me the boy Absalom. 2 Ki. 18:12
And Joab sounded the trumpet, and kept back the people from pursuing after Israel in their flight, being willing to spare the multitude. 2 Ki. 18:16
And they took Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the forest, and they laid an exceeding great heap of stones upon him: but all Israel fled to their own dwellings. 2 Ki. 18:17
Now Absalom had reared up for himself, in his lifetime, a pillar, which is in the king's valley: for he said: I have no son, and this shall be the monument of my name. And he called the pillar by his own name, and it is called the hand of Absalom, to this day. 2 Ki. 18:18
And Joab said to him: Thou shalt not be the messenger this day, but shalt bear tidings another day: this day I will not have thee bear tidings, because the king's son is dead. 2 Ki. 18:20
And Joab said to Chusai: Go, and tell the king what thou hast seen. Chusai bowed down to Joab, and ran. 2 Ki. 18:21
Then Achimaas the son of Sadoc said to Joab again: Why might not I also run after Chusai? And Joab said to him: Why wilt thou run, my son? thou wilt not be the bearer of good tidings. 2 Ki. 18:22
He answered: But what if I run? And he said to him: Run. Then Achimaas running by a nearer way passed Chusai. 2 Ki. 18:23
And the watchman said: The running of the foremost seemeth to me like the running of Achimaas the son of Sadoc. And the king said: He is a good man: and cometh with good news. 2 Ki. 18:27
And Achimaas crying out, said to the king: God save thee, O king. And falling down before the king with his face to the ground, he said: Blessed be the Lord thy God, who hath shut up the men that have lifted up their hands against the lord my king. 2 Ki. 18:28
And the king said to him: Pass, and stand here. 2 Ki. 18:30
And the king said to Chusai: Is the young man Absalom safe? And Chusai answering him, said: Let the enemies of my lord, the king, and all that rise against him unto evil, be as the young man is. 2 Ki. 18:32
The king therefore being much moved, went up to the high chamber over the gate, and wept. And as he went he spoke in this manner: My son Absalom, Absalom my son: would to God that I might die for thee, Absalom my son, my son Absalom. 2 Ki. 18:33
Then Joab going into the house to the king, said: Thou hast shamed this day the faces of all thy servants, that have saved thy life, and the lives of thy sons, and of thy daughters, and the lives of thy wives, and the lives of thy concubines. 2 Ki. 19:5
Now therefore arise, and go out, and speak to the satisfaction of thy servants: for I swear to thee by the Lord, that if thou wilt not go forth, there will not tarry with thee so much as one this night: and that will be worse to thee, than all the evils that have befallen thee from thy youth until now. 2 Ki. 19:7
Then the king arose and sat in the gate: and it was told to all the people that the king sat in the gate: and all the people came before the king, but Israel fled to their own dwellings. 2 Ki. 19:8
And king David sent to Sadoc, and Abiathar the priests, saying: Speak to the ancients of Juda, saying: Why are you the last to bring the king back to his house? (For the talk of all Israel was come to the king in his house.) 2 Ki. 19:11
You are my brethren, you are my bone, and my flesh, why are you the last to bring back the king? 2 Ki. 19:12
And say ye to Amasa: Art not thou my bone, and my flesh? So do God to me and add more, if thou be not the chief captain of the army before me always in the place of Joab. 2 Ki. 19:13
And he inclined the heart of all the men of Juda, as it were of one man: and they sent to the king, saying: Return thou, and all thy servants. 2 Ki. 19:14
And the king returned and came as far as the Jordan, and all Juda came as far as Galgal to meet the king, and to bring him over the Jordan. 2 Ki. 19:15
And Semei the son of Gera the son of Jemini of Bahurim, made haste and went down with the men of Juda to meet king David, 2 Ki. 19:16
They passed the fords before the king, that they might help over the king's household, and do according to his commandment. And Semei the son of Gera falling down before the king, when he was come over the Jordan, 2 Ki. 19:18
Said to him: Impute not to me, my lord, the iniquity, nor remember the injuries of thy servant on the day that thou, my lord, the king, wentest out of Jerusalem, nor lay it up in thy heart, O king. 2 Ki. 19:19
For I thy servant acknowledge my sin: and therefore I am come this day the first of all the house of Joseph, and am come down to meet my lord the king. 2 Ki. 19:20
But Abisai the son of Sarvia answering, said: Shall Semei for these words not be put to death, because he cursed the Lord's anointed? 2 Ki. 19:21
And David said: What have I to do with you, ye sons of Sarvia? why are you a satan this day to me? shall there any man be killed this day in Israel? do not I know that this day I am made king over Israel? 2 Ki. 19:22
And the king said to Semei: Thou shalt not die. And he swore unto him. 2 Ki. 19:23
And Miphiboseth the son of Saul came down to meet the king, and he had neither washed his feet, nor trimmed his beard: nor washed his garments from the day that the king went out, until the day of his return in peace. 2 Ki. 19:24
And when he met the king at Jerusalem, the king said to him: Why camest thou not with me, Miphiboseth? 2 Ki. 19:25
And he answering, said: My lord, O king, my servant despised me: for I thy servant spoke to him to saddle me an ass, that I might get on and go with the king: for I thy servant am lame. 2 Ki. 19:26
Moreover he hath also accused me thy servant to thee, my lord the king: but thou my lord the king art as an angel of God, do what pleaseth thee. 2 Ki. 19:27
For all of my father's house were no better than worthy of death before my lord the king; and thou hast set me thy servant among the guests of thy table: what just complaint therefore have I? or what right to cry any more to the king? 2 Ki. 19:28
Then the king said to him: Why speakest thou any more? what I have said is determined: thou and Siba divide the possessions. 2 Ki. 19:29
Berzellai also the Galaadite coming down from Rogelim, brought the king over the Jordan, being ready also to wait on him beyond the river. 2 Ki. 19:31
Now Berzellai the Galaadite was of a great age, that is to say, fourscore years old, and he provided the king with sustenance when he abode in the camp: for he was a man exceeding rich. 2 Ki. 19:32
And the king said to Berzellai: Come with me that thou mayest rest secure with me in Jerusalem. 2 Ki. 19:33
And Berzellai said to the king: How many are the days of the years of my life, that I should go up with the king to Jerusalem? 2 Ki. 19:34
I am this day fourscore years old, are my senses quick to discern sweet and bitter? or can meat or drink delight thy servant? or can I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women? why should thy servant be a burden to my lord, the king? 2 Ki. 19:35
But I beseech thee let thy servant return, and die in my own city, and be buried by the sepulchre of my father, and of my mother. But there is thy servant Chamaam, let him go with thee, my lord, the king, and do to him whatsoever seemeth good to thee. 2 Ki. 19:37
Then the king said to him: Let Chamaam go over with me, and I will do for him whatsoever shall please thee, and all that thou shalt ask of me, thou shalt obtain. 2 Ki. 19:38
And when all the people and the king had passed over the Jordan, the king kissed Berzellai, and blessed him: and he returned to his own place. 2 Ki. 19:39
So the king went on to Galgal, and Chamaam with him. Now all the people of Juda had brought the king over, and only half of the people of Israel were there. 2 Ki. 19:40
Therefore all the men of Israel running together to the king, said to him: Why have our brethren the men of Juda stolen thee away, and have brought the king and his household over the Jordan, and all the men of David with him? 2 Ki. 19:41
And all the men of Juda answered the men of Israel: Because the king is nearer to me: why art thou angry for this matter? have we eaten any thing of the king's, or have any gifts been given us? 2 Ki. 19:42
And the men of Israel answered the men of Juda, and said: I have ten parts in the king more than thou, and David belongeth to me more than to thee: why hast thou done me a wrong, and why was it not told me first, that I might bring back my king? And the men of Juda answered more harshly than the men of Israel. 2 Ki. 19:43
¤ And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Seba, the son of Bochri, a man of Jemini: and he sounded the trumpet, and said: We have no part in David, nor inheritance in the son of Isai: return to thy dwellings, O Israel. 2 Ki. 20:1
And all Israel departed from David, and followed Seba the son of Bochri: but the men of Juda stuck to their king from the Jordan unto Jerusalem. 2 Ki. 20:2
And when the king was come into his house at Jerusalem, he took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them inward, allowing them provisions: and he went not in unto them, but they were shut up unto the day of their death living in widowhood. 2 Ki. 20:3
And the king said to Amasa: Assemble to me all the men of Juda against the third day, and be thou here present. 2 Ki. 20:4
So Amasa went to assemble the men of Juda, but he tarried beyond the set time which the king had appointed him. 2 Ki. 20:5
And David said to Abisai: Now will Seba the son of Bochri do us more harm than did Absalom: take thou therefore the servants of thy lord, and pursue after him, lest he find fenced cities, and escape us. 2 Ki. 20:6
So Joab's men went out with him, and the Cerethi and the Phelethi: and all the valiant men went out of Jerusalem to pursue after Seba the son of Bochri. 2 Ki. 20:7
And when they were at the great stone which is in Gabaon, Amasa coming met them. And Joab had on a close coat of equal length with his habit, and over it was girded with a sword hanging down to his flank, in a scabbard, made in such manner as to come out with the least motion and strike. 2 Ki. 20:8
And Joab said to Amasa: God save thee, my brother. And he took Amasa by the chin with his right hand to kiss him. 2 Ki. 20:9
But Amasa did not take notice of the sword, which Joab had, and he struck him in the side, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and gave him not a second wound, and he died. And Joab, and Abisai his brother pursued after Seba the son of Bochri. 2 Ki. 20:10
And Amasa imbrued with blood, lay in the midst of the way. A certain man saw this that all the people stood still to look upon him, so he removed Amasa out of the highway into the field, and covered him with a garment, that they who passed might, not stop on his account. 2 Ki. 20:12
And when he was removed out of the way, all the people went on following Joab to pursue after Seba the son of Bochri. 2 Ki. 20:13
And they came, and besieged him in Abela, and in Bethmaacha, and they cast up works round the city, and the city was besieged: and all the people that were with Joab, laboured to throw down the walls. 2 Ki. 20:15
And a wise woman cried out from the city: Hear, hear, and say to Joab: Come near hither, and I will speak with thee. 2 Ki. 20:16
And when he was come near to her, she said to him: Art thou Joab? And he answered: I am. And she spoke thus to him: Hear the words of thy handmaid. He answered: I do hear. 2 Ki. 20:17
Am not I she that answer truth in Israel, and thou seekest to destroy the city, and to overthrow a mother in Israel? Why wilt thou throw down the inheritance of the Lord? 2 Ki. 20:19
The matter is not so, but a man of mount Ephraim, Seba the son of Bochri by name, hath lifted up his hand against king David: deliver him only, and we will depart from the city. And the woman said to Joab: Behold his head shall be thrown to thee from the wall. 2 Ki. 20:21
So she went to all the people, and spoke to them wisely: and they cut off the head of Seba the son of Bochri, and cast it out to Joab. And he sounded the trumpet, and they departed from the city, every one to their home: and Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king. 2 Ki. 20:22
Then the king, calling for the Gabaonites, said to them: (Now the Gabaonites were not of the children of Israel, but the remains of the Amorrhites: and the children of Israel had sworn to them, and Saul sought to slay them out of zeal, as it were for the children of Israel and Juda:) 2 Ki. 21:2
David therefore said to the Gabaonites: What shall I do for you? and what shall be the atonement for you, that you may bless the inheritance of the Lord? 2 Ki. 21:3
And the Gabaonites said to him: We have no contest about silver and gold, but against Saul and against his house: neither do we desire that any man be slain of Israel. And the king said to them: What will you then that I should do for you? 2 Ki. 21:4
And they said to the king: The man that crushed us and oppressed us unjustly, we must destroy in such manner that there be not so much as one left of his stock in all the coasts of Israel. 2 Ki. 21:5
Let seven men of his children be delivered unto us, that we may crucify them to the Lord in Gabaa of Saul, once the chosen of the Lord. And the king said: I will give them. 2 Ki. 21:6
So the king took the two sons of Respha the daughter of Aia, whom she bore to Saul, Armoni, and Miphiboseth: and the five sons of Michol the daughter of Saul, whom she bore to Hadriel the son of Berzellai, that was of Molathi: 2 Ki. 21:8
And gave them into the hands of the Gabaonites: and they crucified them on a hill before the Lord: and these seven died together in the first days of the harvest, when the barley began to be reaped. 2 Ki. 21:9
And Respha the daughter of Aia took haircloth, and spread it under her upon the rock from the beginning of the harvest, till water dropped upon them out of heaven: and suffered neither the birds to tear them by day, nor the beasts by night. 2 Ki. 21:10
And they buried them with the bones of Saul, and of Jonathan his son in the land of Benjamin, in the side, in the sepulchre of Cis his father: and they did all that the king had commanded, and God shewed mercy again to the land after these things. 2 Ki. 21:14
Jesbibenob, who was of the race of Arapha, the iron of whose spear weighed three hundred ounces, being girded with a new sword, attempted to kill David. 2 Ki. 21:16
And Abisai the son of Sarvia rescued him, and striking the Philistine killed him. Then David's men swore unto him saying: Thou shalt go no more out with us to battle, lest thou put out the lamp of Israel. 2 Ki. 21:17
¤ And David spoke to the Lord the words of this canticle, in the day that the Lord delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul, 2 Ki. 22:1
I will call on the Lord who is worthy to be praised: and I shall be saved from my enemies. 2 Ki. 22:4
In my distress I will call upon the Lord, and I will cry to my God: and he will hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry shall come to his ears. 2 Ki. 22:7
The Lord will reward me according to my justice: and according to the cleanness of my hands he will render to me. 2 Ki. 22:21
And the Lord will recompense me according to my justice: and according to the cleanness of my hands in the sight of his eyes. 2 Ki. 22:25
He teacheth my hands to war: and maketh my arms like a bow of brass. 2 Ki. 22:35
Thou hast girded me with strength to battle: thou hast made them that resisted me to bow under me. 2 Ki. 22:40
My enemies thou hast made to turn their back to me: them that hated me, and I shall destroy them. 2 Ki. 22:41
They shall cry, and there shall be none to save: to the Lord, and he shall not hear them. 2 Ki. 22:42
Thou wilt save me from the contradictions of my people: thou wilt keep me to be the head of the Gentiles: the people which I know not, shall serve me, 2 Ki. 22:44
Therefore will I give thanks to thee, O Lord, among the Gentiles, and will sing to thy name. 2 Ki. 22:50
Giving great salvation to his king, and shewing mercy to David his anointed, and to his seed for ever. 2 Ki. 22:51
¤ Now these are David's last words. David the son of Isai said: The man to whom it was appointed concerning the Christ of the God of Jacob, the excellent psalmist of Israel said: 2 Ki. 23:1
The God of Israel said to me, the strong one of Israel spoke, the ruler of men, the just ruler in the fear of God. 2 Ki. 23:3
And if a man will touch them, he must be armed with iron and with the staff of a lance: but they shall be set on fire and burnt to nothing. 2 Ki. 23:7
After him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three valiant men that were with David when they defied the Philistines, and they were there gathered together to battle. 2 Ki. 23:9
And when the men of Israel were gone away, he stood and smote the Philistines till his hand was weary, and grew stiff with the sword: and the Lord wrought a great victory that day: and the people that were fled away, returned to take spoils of them that were slain. 2 Ki. 23:10
Moreover also before this the three who were princes among the thirty, went down and came to David in the harvest time into the cave of Odollam: and the camp of the Philistines was in the valley of the giants. 2 Ki. 23:13
And the three valiant men broke through the camp of the Philistines, and drew water out of the cistern of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and brought it to David: but he would not drink, but offered it to the Lord, 2 Ki. 23:16
Saying: The Lord be merciful to me, that I may not do this: shall I drink the blood of these men that went, and the peril of their lives? therefore he would not drink. These things did these three mighty men. 2 Ki. 23:17
And the noblest of three, and was their chief, but to the three first he attained not. 2 Ki. 23:19
He also slew an Egyptian, a man worthy to be a sight, having a spear in his hand: but he went down to him with a rod, and forced the spear out of the hand of the Egyptian, and slew him with his own spear. 2 Ki. 23:21
And he was renowned among the three valiant men, who were the most honourable among the thirty: but he attained not to the first three: and David made him of his privy council. 2 Ki. 23:23
And the king said to Joab the general of his army: Go through all the tribes of Israel from Dan to Bersabee, and number ye the people that I may know the number of them. 2 Ki. 24:2
And Joab said to the king: The Lord thy God increase thy people, and make them as many more as they are now, and again multiply them a hundredfold in the sight of my lord the king: but what meaneth my lord the king by this kind of thing? 2 Ki. 24:3
But the king's words prevailed over the words of Joab, and of the captains of the army: and Joab, and the captains of the soldiers went out from the presence of the king, to number the people of Israel. 2 Ki. 24:4
And when they had passed the Jordan, they came to Aroer to the right side of the city, which is in the vale of Gad. 2 Ki. 24:5
And by Jazer they passed into Galaad, and to the lower land of Hodsi, and they came into the woodlands of Dan. And going about by Sidon, 2 Ki. 24:6
They passed near the walls of Tyre, and all the land of the Hevite, and the Chanaanite, and they came to the south of Juda into Bersabee: 2 Ki. 24:7
And having gone through the whole land, after nine months and twenty days, they came to Jerusalem. 2 Ki. 24:8
And Joab gave up the sum of the number of the people to the king, and there were found of Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword: and of Juda five hundred thousand fighting men. 2 Ki. 24:9
But David's heart struck him, after the people were numbered: and David said to the Lord: I have sinned very much in what I have done: but I pray thee, O Lord, to take away the iniquity of thy servant, because I have done exceeding foolishly. 2 Ki. 24:10
And David arose in the morning, and the word of the Lord came to Gad the prophet and the seer of David, saying: 2 Ki. 24:11
Go, and say to David: Thus saith the Lord: I give thee thy choice of three things, choose one of them which thou wilt, that I may do it to thee. 2 Ki. 24:12
And when Gad was come to David, he told him, saying: Either seven years of famine shall come to thee in thy land: or thou shalt flee three months before thy adversaries, and they shall pursue thee: or for three days there shall be a pestilence in thy land. Now therefore deliberate, and see what answer I shall return to him that sent me. 2 Ki. 24:13
And David said to Gad: I am in a great strait: but it is better that I should fall into the hands of the Lord (for his mercies are many) than into the hands of men. 2 Ki. 24:14
And the Lord sent a pestilence upon Israel, from the morning unto the time appointed, and there died of the people from Dan to Bersabee seventy thousand men. 2 Ki. 24:15
And when the angel of the Lord had stretched out his hand over Jerusalem to destroy it, the Lord had pity on the affliction, and said to the angel that slew the people: It is enough: now hold thy hand. And the angel of the Lord was by the thrashingfloor of Areuna the Jebusite. 2 Ki. 24:16
And David said to the Lord, when he saw the angel striking the people: It is I; I am he that have sinned, I have done wickedly: these that are the sheep, what have they done? let thy hand, I beseech thee, be turned against me, and against my father's house. 2 Ki. 24:17
And Gad came to David that day, and said: Go up, and build an altar to the Lord in the thrashingfloor of Areuna the Jebusite. 2 Ki. 24:18
And David went up according to the word of Gad which the Lord had commanded him. 2 Ki. 24:19
And going out he worshipped the king, bowing with his face to the earth, and said: Wherefore is my lord the king come to his servant? And David said to him: To buy the thrashingfloor of thee, and build an altar to the Lord, that the plague, which rageth among the people, may cease. 2 Ki. 24:21
And Areuna said to David: Let my lord the king take, and offer, as it seemeth good to him: thou hast here oxen for a holocaust, and the wain, and the yokes of the oxen for wood. 2 Ki. 24:22
All these things Areuna as a king gave to the king: and Areuna said to the king: The Lord thy God receive thy vow. 2 Ki. 24:23
And the king answered him, and said: Nay, but I will buy it of thee, at a price, and I will not offer to the Lord my God holocausts free cost. So David bought the floor, and the oxen, for fifty sicles of silver: 2 Ki. 24:24
And David built there an altar to the Lord, and offered holocausts and peace offerings: and the Lord became merciful to the land, and the plague was stayed from Israel. 2 Ki. 24:25
His servants therefore, said to him: Let us seek for our Lord the king, a young virgin, and let her stand before the king, and cherish him, and sleep in his bosom and warm our lord the king. 3 Ki. 1:2
So they sought a beautiful young woman, in all the coasts of Israel and they found Abisag, a Sunamitess, and brought her to the king. 3 Ki. 1:3
And Adonias, the son of Haggith, exalted himself, saying: I will be king. And he made himself chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him. 3 Ki. 1:5
And Nathan said to Bethsabee, the mother of Solomon: Hast thou not heard that Adonias, the son of Haggith, reigneth, and our lord David knoweth it not? 3 Ki. 1:11
Go, and get thee in to king David, and say to him: Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear to me, thy handmaid, saying: Solomon, thy son, shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne? why then doth Adonias reign? 3 Ki. 1:13
So Bethsabee went in to the king into the chamber. Now the king was very old, and Abisag, the Sunamitess, ministered to him. 3 Ki. 1:15
Bethsabee bowed herself, and worshipped the king. And the king said to her: What is thy will? 3 Ki. 1:16
She answered, and said: My lord, thou didst swear to thy handmaid, by the Lord thy God, saying: Solomon, thy son, shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne. 3 Ki. 1:17
Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king sleepeth with his fathers, that I, and my son, Solomon, shall be counted offenders. 3 Ki. 1:21
And they told the king, saying: Nathan, the prophet, is here. And when he was come in before the king, and had worshipped, bowing down to the ground, 3 Ki. 1:23
Because he is gone down to day, and hath killed oxen, and fatlings, and many rams, and invited all the king's sons, and the captains of the army, and Abiathar the priest: and they are eating and drinking before him, and saying: God save king Adonias: 3 Ki. 1:25
And king David answered, and said: Call to me Bethsabee. And when she was come in to the king, and stood before him, 3 Ki. 1:28
Even as I swore to thee, by the Lord, the God of Israel, saying: Solomon thy son, shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne in my stead, so will I do this day. 3 Ki. 1:30
And Bethsabee, bowing with her face to the earth, worshipped the king, saying: May my lord David live for ever. 3 Ki. 1:31
He said to them: Take with you the servants of your lord, and set my son Solomon upon my mule: and bring him to Gihon: 3 Ki. 1:33
And you shall come up after him, and he shall come, and shall sit upon my throne, and he shall reign in my stead: and I will appoint him to be ruler over Israel, and over Juda. 3 Ki. 1:35
So Sadoc, the priest, and Nathan, the prophet, went down, and Banaias, the son of Joiada, and the Cerethi, and Phelethi: and they set Solomon upon the mule of king David, and brought him to Gihon. 3 Ki. 1:38
While he yet spoke, Jonathan, the son of Abiathar, the priest, came: and Adonias said to him: Come in, because thou art a valiant man, and bringest good news. 3 Ki. 1:42
And he said: Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who hath given this day one to sit on my throne, my eyes seeing it. 3 Ki. 1:48
And they told Solomon, saying: Behold Adonias fearing king Solomon, hath taken hold of the horn of the altar, saying: Let king Solomon swear to me this day, that he will not kill his servant with the sword. 3 Ki. 1:51
And Solomon said: If he be a good man, there shall not so much as one hair of his head fall to the ground: but if evil be found in him, he shall die. 3 Ki. 1:52
Then king Solomon sent, and brought him out from the altar: and going in, he worshipped king Solomon: and Solomon said to him: Go to thy house. 3 Ki. 1:53
And keep the charge of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, and observe his ceremonies, and his precepts, and judgments, and testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses: that thou mayst understand all thou dost, and whithersoever thou shalt turn thyself: 3 Ki. 2:3
That the Lord may confirm his words, which he hath spoken of me, saying: If thy children shall take heed to their ways, and shall walk before me in truth, with all their heart, and with all their soul, there shall not be taken away from thee a man on the throne of Israel. 3 Ki. 2:4
Thou knowest also what Joab, the son of Sarvia, hath done to me, what he did to the two captains of the army of Israel, to Abner, the son of Ner, and to Amasa, the son of Jether: whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war on his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet. 3 Ki. 2:5
Do, therefore, according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoary head go down to hell in peace. 3 Ki. 2:6
But shew kindness to the sons of Berzellai, the Galaadite, and let them eat at thy table: for they met me when I fled from the face of Absalom, thy brother. 3 Ki. 2:7
Thou hast also with thee Semei, the son of Gera, the son of Jemini, of Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse, when I went to the camp: but because he came down to meet me when I passed over the Jordan, and I swore to him by the Lord, saying: I will not kill thee with the sword: 3 Ki. 2:8
Do not thou hold him guiltless. But thou art a wise man, and knowest what to do with him, and thou shalt bring down his grey hairs with blood to the grave. 3 Ki. 2:9
And Adonias, the son of Haggith, came to Bethsabee the mother of Solomon. And she said to him: Is thy coming peaceable? He answered: It is peaceable. 3 Ki. 2:13
And he added: I have a word to speak with thee. She said to him: Speak. And he said: 3 Ki. 2:14
Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and all Israel had preferred me to be their king: but the kingdom is transferred, and is become my brother's: for it was appointed him by the Lord. 3 Ki. 2:15
Now therefore, I ask one petition of thee; turn not away my face. And she said to him: Say on. 3 Ki. 2:16
And he said I pray thee speak to king Solomon (for he cannot deny thee any thing) to give me Abisag, the Sunamitess, to wife. 3 Ki. 2:17
And Bethsabee said: Well, I will speak for thee to the king. 3 Ki. 2:18
Then Bethsabee came to king Solomon, to speak to him for Adonias: and the king arose to meet her, and bowed to her, and sat down upon his throne: and a throne was set for the king's mother, and she sat on his right hand. 3 Ki. 2:19
And she said to him: I desire one small petition of thee; do not put me to confusion. And the king said to her: My mother ask, for I must not turn away thy face. 3 Ki. 2:20
And she said: Let Abisag, the Sunamitess, be given to Adonias, thy brother, to wife. 3 Ki. 2:21
And king Solomon answered, and said to his mother: Why dost thou ask Abisag, the Sunamitess, for Adonias? ask for him also the kingdom; for he is my elder brother, and hath Abiathar, the priest, and Joab, the son of Sarvia. 3 Ki. 2:22
Then king Solomon swore by the Lord, saying: So and so may God do to me, and add more, if Adonias hath not spoken this word against his own life. 3 Ki. 2:23
And now, as the Lord liveth, who hath established me, and placed me upon the throne of David, my father, and who hath made me a house, as he promised, Adonias shall be put to death this day. 3 Ki. 2:24
And the king said also to Abiathar, the priest: Go to Anathoth, to thy lands, for indeed thou art worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou didst carry the ark of the Lord God before David, my father, and hast endured trouble in all the troubles my father endured. 3 Ki. 2:26
And the news came to Joab, because Joab had turned after Adonias, and had not turned after Solomon: and Joab fled into the tabernacle of the Lord, and took hold on the horn of the altar. 3 Ki. 2:28
And Banaias came to the tabernacle of the Lord, and said to him: Thus saith the king: Come forth. And he said: I will not come forth, but here I will die. Banaias brought word back to the king, saying: Thus saith Joab, and thus he answered me. 3 Ki. 2:30
And the king said to him: Do as he hath said; and kill him, and bury him, and thou shalt remove the innocent blood which hath been shed by Joab, from me, and from the house of my father: 3 Ki. 2:31
And their blood shall return upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed for ever. But to David and his seed, and his house, and to his throne, be peace for ever from the Lord. 3 Ki. 2:33
The king also sent, and called for Semei, and said to him: Build thee a house in Jerusalem, and dwell there: and go not out from thence any where. 3 Ki. 2:36
For on what day soever thou shalt go out, and shalt pass over the brook Cedron, know that thou shalt be put to death: thy blood shall be upon thy own head. 3 Ki. 2:37
And Semei said to the king: The saying is good: as my lord the king hath said, so will thy servant do. And Semei dwelt in Jerusalem many days. 3 Ki. 2:38
And it came to pass after three years, that the servants of Semei ran away to Achis, the son of Maacha, the king of Geth: and it was told Semei that his servants were gone to Geth. 3 Ki. 2:39
And Semei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Achis, to Geth, to seek his servants, and he brought them out of Geth. 3 Ki. 2:40
And it was told Solomon, that Semei had gone from Jerusalem to Geth, and was come back. 3 Ki. 2:41
And sending he called for him, and said to him: Did I not protest to thee by the Lord, and tell thee before: On what day soever thou shalt go out and walk abroad any where, know that thou shalt die? And thou answeredst me: The word that I have heard is good. 3 Ki. 2:42
And the king said to Semei: Thou knowest all the evil, of which thy heart is conscious, which thou didst to David, my father: the Lord hath returned thy wickedness upon thy own head. 3 Ki. 2:44
But yet the people sacrificed in the high places: for there was no temple built to the name of the Lord until that day. 3 Ki. 3:2
He went therefore to Gabaon, to sacrifice there: for that was the great high place: a thousand victims for holocausts, did Solomon offer upon that altar, in Gabaon. 3 Ki. 3:4
And the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night, saying: Ask what thou wilt that I should give thee. 3 Ki. 3:5
And Solomon said: Thou hast shewed great mercy to thy servant David, my father, even as he walked before thee in truth, and justice, and an upright heart with thee: and thou hast kept thy great mercy for him, and hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day. 3 Ki. 3:6
And now, O Lord God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David, my father: and I am but a child, and know not how to go out and come in; 3 Ki. 3:7
Give therefore to thy servant an understanding heart, to judge thy people, and discern between good and evil. For who shall be able to judge this people, thy people, which is so numerous? 3 Ki. 3:9
And the word was pleasing to the Lord, that Solomon had asked such a thing. 3 Ki. 3:10
And the Lord said to Solomon: Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life nor riches, nor the lives of thy enemies, but hast asked for thyself wisdom to discern judgment; 3 Ki. 3:11
Behold I have done for thee according to thy words, and have given thee a wise and understanding heart, in so much that there hath been no one like thee before thee, nor shall arise after thee. 3 Ki. 3:12
Yea, and the things also which thou didst not ask, I have given thee; to wit, riches and glory: so that no one hath been like thee among the kings in all days heretofore. 3 Ki. 3:13
And Solomon awaked, and perceived that it was a dream: and when he was come to Jerusalem, he stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and offered holocausts, and sacrificed victims of peace offerings, and made a great feast for all his servants. 3 Ki. 3:15
Then there came two women that were harlots, to the king, and stood before him. 3 Ki. 3:16
And when I rose in the morning, to give my child suck, behold it was dead: but considering him more diligently, when it was clear day, I found that it was not mine which I bore. 3 Ki. 3:21
Divide, said he, the living child in two, and give half to the one and half to the other. 3 Ki. 3:25
But the woman, whose child was alive, said to the king; (for her bowels were moved upon her child) I beseech thee, my lord, give her the child alive, and do not kill it. But the other said: Let it be neither mine nor thine; but divide it. 3 Ki. 3:26
The king answered, and said: Give the living child to this woman, and let it not be killed; for she is the mother thereof. 3 Ki. 3:27
And all Israel heard the judgment which the king had judged, and they feared the king, seeing that the wisdom of God was in him to do judgment. 3 Ki. 3:28
Benabinadab, to whom belonged all Nephath-Dor: he had Tapheth, the daughter of Solomon, to wife. 3 Ki. 4:11
Achimaas, in Nephthali: he also had Basemath, the daughter of Solomon, to wife. 3 Ki. 4:15
And Solomon had under him all the kingdoms, from the river to the land of the Philistines, even to the border of Egypt: and they brought him presents, and served him all the days of his life. 3 Ki. 4:21
For he had all the country which was beyond the river, from Thaphsa to Gazan, and all the kings of those countries: and he had peace on every side round about. 3 Ki. 4:24
And Juda, and Israel, dwelt without any fear, every one under his vine, and under his fig tree, from Dan to Bersabee, all the days of Solomon. 3 Ki. 4:25
They brought barley also, and straw for the horses and beasts, to the place where the king was, according as it was appointed them. 3 Ki. 4:28
And God gave to Solomon wisdom, and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, as the sand that is on the sea shore. 3 Ki. 4:29
And they came from all nations to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and from all the kings of the earth, who heard of his wisdom. 3 Ki. 4:34
¤ And Hiram, king of Tyre, sent his servants to Solomon: for he heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram had always been David's friend. 3 Ki. 5:1
And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying: 3 Ki. 5:2
Thou knowest the will of David, my father, and that he could not build a house to the name of the Lord his God, because of the wars that were round about him, until the Lord put them under the soles of his feet. 3 Ki. 5:3
Wherefore I purpose to build a temple to the name of the Lord my God, as the Lord spoke to David my father, saying: Thy son, whom I will set upon the throne, in thy place, he shall build a house to my name. 3 Ki. 5:5
Give orders, therefore, that thy servants cut me down cedar trees, out of Libanus, and let my servants be with thy servants: and I will give thee the hire of thy servants whatsoever thou wilt ask: for thou knowest how there is not among my people a man that has skill to hew wood like to the Sidonians. 3 Ki. 5:6
Now when Hiram had heard the words of Solomon, he rejoiced exceedingly, and said: Blessed be the Lord God this day, who hath given to David a very wise son over this numerous people. 3 Ki. 5:7
And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying: I have heard all thou hast desired of me; and I will do all thy desire concerning cedar trees, and fir trees. 3 Ki. 5:8
My servants shall bring them down from Libanus to the sea: and I will put them together in floats, on the sea, and convey them to the place, which thou shalt signify to me, and will land them there, and thou shalt receive them: and thou shalt allow me necessaries to furnish food for my household. 3 Ki. 5:9
So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees, and fir trees, according to all his desire. 3 Ki. 5:10
And Solomon allowed Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat, for provision for his house, and twenty measures of the purest oil: thus gave Solomon to Hiram every year. 3 Ki. 5:11
And the Lord gave wisdom to Solomon, as he promised him: and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and they two made a league together. 3 Ki. 5:12
And he sent them to Libanus, ten thousand every month, by turns, so that two months they were at home: and Adoniram was over this levy. 3 Ki. 5:14
And Solomon had seventy thousand to carry burdens, and eighty thousand to hew stones in the mountain: 3 Ki. 5:15
And the masons of Solomon, and the masons of Hiram, hewed them: and the Giblians prepared timber and stones to build the house. 3 Ki. 5:18
¤ And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel came out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of the reign of Solomon over Israel, in the month Zio, (the same is the second month) he began to build a house to the Lord. 3 Ki. 6:1
And the house, which king Solomon built to the Lord, was threescore cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and thirty cubits in height. 3 Ki. 6:2
And there was a porch before the temple, of twenty cubits in length, according to the measure of the breadth of the temple: and it was ten cubits in breadth, before the face of the temple. 3 Ki. 6:3
The door, for the middle side, was on the right hand of the house: and by winding stairs they went up to the middle room, and from the middle to the third. 3 Ki. 6:8
And the word of the Lord came to Solomon, saying, 3 Ki. 6:11
As for this house, which thou art building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute my judgments, and keep all my commandments, walking in them, I will fulfil my word to thee, which I spoke to David thy father. 3 Ki. 6:12
And he built the walls of the house on the inside, with boards of cedar, from the floor of the house to the top of the walls, and to the roofs, he covered it with boards of cedar on the inside: and he covered the floor of the house with planks of fir. 3 Ki. 6:15
And he built up twenty cubits with boards of cedar at the hinder part of the temple, from the floor to the top: and made the inner house of the oracle to be the holy of holies. 3 Ki. 6:16
And he made the oracle in the midst of the house, in the inner part, to set there the ark of the covenant of the Lord. 3 Ki. 6:19
One wing of the cherub was five cubits, and the other wing of the cherub was five cubits: that is, in all ten cubits, from the extremity of one wing to the extremity of the other wing. 3 Ki. 6:24
That is to say, one cherub was ten cubits high, and in like manner the other cherub. 3 Ki. 6:26
¤ And Solomon built his own house in thirteen years, and brought it to perfection. 3 Ki. 7:1
He made also the porch of the throne wherein is the seat of judgment; and covered it with cedar wood from the floor to the top. 3 Ki. 7:7
And in the midst of the porch, was a small house, where he sat in judgment of the like work. He made also a house for the daughter of Pharao (whom Solomon had taken to wife) of the same work, as this porch; 3 Ki. 7:8
All of costly stones, which were sawed by a certain rule and measure, both within and without: from the foundation to the top of the walls, and without, unto the great court. 3 Ki. 7:9
The son of a widow woman, of the tribe of Nephthali, whose father was a Tyrian, an artificer in brass, and full of wisdom, and understanding, and skill to work all work in brass. And when he was come to king Solomon, he wrought all his work. 3 Ki. 7:14
He made also two chapiters of molten brass, to be set upon the tops of the pillars: the height of one chapiter was five cubits, and the height of the other chapiter was five cubits: 3 Ki. 7:16
And he made the pillars, and two rows round about each network to cover the chapiters, that were upon the top, with pomegranates: and in like manner did he to the other chapiter. 3 Ki. 7:18
And again there were other chapiters on the top of the pillars above, according to the measure of the pillar over against the network: and of pomegranates there were two hundred, in rows round about the other chapiter. 3 Ki. 7:20
He made also a molten sea, of ten cubits, from brim to brim, round all about; the height of it was five cubits, and a line of thirty cubits compassed it round about. 3 Ki. 7:23
And the four wheels, which were at the four corners of the base, were joined one to another under the base: the height of a wheel was a cubit and a half. 3 Ki. 7:32
And they were such wheels as are used to be made in a chariot: and their axletrees, and spokes, and strakes, and naves, were all cast. 3 Ki. 7:33
He engraved also in those plates, which were of brass, and in the corners, cherubims, and lions, and palm trees, in likeness of a man standing, so that they seemed not to be engraven, but added round about. 3 Ki. 7:36
The two pillars and the two cords of the chapiters, upon the chapiters of the pillars: and the two networks, to cover the two cords, that were upon the top of the pillars. 3 Ki. 7:41
And four hundred pomegranates for the two networks: two rows of pomegranates for each network, to cover the cords of the chapiters, which were upon the tops of the pillars. 3 Ki. 7:42
¤ Then all the ancients of Israel, with the princes of the tribes, and the heads of the families of the children of Israel, were assembled to king Solomon, in Jerusalem: that they might carry the ark of the covenant of the Lord, out of the city of David, that is, out of Sion. 3 Ki. 8:1
And all Israel assembled themselves to king Solomon, on the festival day, in the month of Ethanim, the same is the seventh month. 3 Ki. 8:2
And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the sanctuary, that a cloud filled the house of the Lord, 3 Ki. 8:10
And the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud: for the glory of the Lord had filled the house of the Lord. 3 Ki. 8:11
Building, I have built a house for thy dwelling, to be thy most firm throne for ever. 3 Ki. 8:13
And Solomon said: Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel, who spoke with his mouth to David, my father, and with his own hands hath accomplished it, saying: 3 Ki. 8:15
Since the day that I brought my people Israel, out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel, for a house to be built, that my name might be there: but I chose David to be over my people Israel. 3 Ki. 8:16
And David, my father, would have built a house to the name of the Lord, the God of Israel: 3 Ki. 8:17
And the Lord said to David, my father: Whereas, thou hast thought in thy heart to build a house to my name, thou hast done well in having this same thing in thy mind. 3 Ki. 8:18
Nevertheless, thou shalt not build me a house, but thy son, that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build a house to my name. 3 Ki. 8:19
The Lord hath performed his word which he spoke. And I stand in the room of David, my father, and sit upon the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised: and have built a house to the name of the Lord, the God of Israel. 3 Ki. 8:20
Now, therefore, O Lord God of Israel, keep with thy servant David, my father, what thou hast spoken to him, saying: There shall not be taken away of thee a man in my sight, to sit on the throne of Israel: yet so that thy children take heed to their way, that they walk before me as thou hast walked in my sight. 3 Ki. 8:25
And now, Lord God of Israel, let thy words be established, which thou hast spoken to thy servant David, my father. 3 Ki. 8:26
Is it then to be thought that God should indeed dwell upon earth? for if heaven, and the heavens of heavens, cannot contain thee, how much less this house which I have built? 3 Ki. 8:27
But have regard to the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplications, O Lord, my God: hear the hymn and the prayer, which thy servant prayeth before thee this day: 3 Ki. 8:28
That thy eyes may be open upon this house, night and day: upon the house of which thou hast said: My name shall be there: that thou mayst hearken to the prayer which thy servant prayeth, in this place to thee: 3 Ki. 8:29
That thou mayst hearken to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, whatsoever they shall pray for in this place, and hear them in the place of thy dwelling in heaven; and when thou hearest, shew them mercy. 3 Ki. 8:30
If any man trespass against his neighbour, and have an oath upon him, wherewith he is bound, and come, because of the oath, before thy altar, to thy house, 3 Ki. 8:31
Then hear thou in heaven: and do and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, and bringing his way upon his own head, and justifying the just, and rewarding him according to his justice. 3 Ki. 8:32
If thy people Israel shall fly before their enemies (because they will sin against thee) and doing penance, and confessing to thy name, shall come and pray, and make supplications to thee in this house: 3 Ki. 8:33
Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them back to the land which thou gavest to their fathers. 3 Ki. 8:34
If heaven shall be shut up, and there shall be no rain, because of their sins, and they, praying in this place, shall do penance to thy name, and shall be converted from their sins, by occasion of their afflictions: 3 Ki. 8:35
Then hear thou them in heaven, and forgive the sins of thy servants, and of thy people Israel: and shew them the good way wherein they should walk, and give rain upon thy land, which thou hast given to thy people in possession. 3 Ki. 8:36
Whatsoever curse or imprecation shall happen to any man of thy people Israel: when a man shall know the wound of his own heart, and shall spread forth his hands in this house; 3 Ki. 8:38
Then hear thou in heaven, in the place of thy dwelling, and forgive, and do so as to give to every one according to his ways, as thou shalt see his heart (for thou only knowest the heart of all the children of men) 3 Ki. 8:39
That they may fear thee all the days that they live upon the face of the land, which thou hast given to our fathers. 3 Ki. 8:40
Then hear thou in heaven, in the firmament of thy dwelling place, and do all those things, for which that stranger shall call upon thee: that all the people of the earth may learn to fear thy name, as do thy people Israel, and may prove that thy name is called upon on this house, which I have built. 3 Ki. 8:43
If thy people go out to war against their enemies, by what way soever thou shalt send them, they shall pray to thee towards the way of the city, which thou hast chosen, and towards the house, which I have built to thy name: 3 Ki. 8:44
But if they sin against thee, (for there is no man who sinneth not) and thou being angry, deliver them up to their enemies, so that they be led away captives into the land of their enemies, far or near; 3 Ki. 8:46
Then if they do penance in their heart, in the place of captivity, and being converted, make supplication to thee in their captivity, saying: We have sinned, we have done unjustly, we have committed wickedness: 3 Ki. 8:47
And return to thee with all their heart, and all their soul, in the land of their enemies, to which they have been led captives: and pray to thee towards the way of their land, which thou gavest to their fathers, and of the city which thou hast chosen, and of the temple which I have built to thy name: 3 Ki. 8:48
That thy eyes may be open to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, to hear them in all things for which they shall call upon thee. 3 Ki. 8:52
For thou hast separated them to thyself for an inheritance, from amongst all the people of the earth, as thou hast spoken by Moses, thy servant, when thou broughtest our fathers out of Egypt, O Lord God. 3 Ki. 8:53
And it came to pass, when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication to the Lord, that he rose from before the altar of the Lord: for he had fixed both knees on the ground, and had spread his hands towards heaven. 3 Ki. 8:54
Blessed be the Lord, who hath given rest to his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there hath not failed so much as one word of all the good things that he promised by his servant Moses. 3 Ki. 8:56
But may he incline our hearts to himself, that we may walk in all his ways, and keep his commandments, and his ceremonies, and all his judgments, which he commanded our fathers. 3 Ki. 8:58
And Solomon slew victims of peace offerings, which he sacrificed to the Lord, two and twenty thousand oxen, and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep so the king, and all the children of Israel, dedicated the temple of the Lord. 3 Ki. 8:63
In that day the king sanctified the middle of the court, that was before the house of the Lord for there he offered the holocaust, and sacrifice, and the fat of the peace offerings: because the brazen altar that was before the Lord, was too little to receive the holocaust, and sacrifice, and the fat of the peace offerings. 3 Ki. 8:64
And Solomon made at the same time a solemn feast, and all Israel with him, a great multitude, from the entrance of Emath to the river of Egypt, before the Lord our God, seven days and seven days, that is, fourteen days. 3 Ki. 8:65
And on the eighth day, he sent away the people: and they blessed the king, and went to their dwellings, rejoicing, and glad in heart, for all the good things that the Lord had done for David, his servant, and for Israel, his people. 3 Ki. 8:66
¤ And it came to pass when Solomon had finished the building of the house of the Lord, and the king's house, and all that he desired and was pleased to do, 3 Ki. 9:1
That the Lord appeared to him the second time, as he had appeared to him in Gabaon. 3 Ki. 9:2
And the Lord said to him: I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, which thou hast made before me: I have sanctified this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and my eyes, and my heart, shall be there always. 3 Ki. 9:3
I will take away Israel from the face of the land which I have given them; and the temple which I have sanctified to my name, I will cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb, and a byword among all people. 3 Ki. 9:7
And this house shall be made an example of: every one that shall pass by it, shall be astonished, and shall hiss, and say: Why hath the Lord done thus to this land, and to this house? 3 Ki. 9:8
(Hiram, the king of Tyre, furnishing Solomon with cedar trees, and fir trees, and gold, according to all he had need of) then Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee. 3 Ki. 9:11
And Hiram came out of Tyre, to see the towns which Solomon had given him, and they pleased him not; 3 Ki. 9:12
And Hiram sent to king Solomon a hundred and twenty talents of gold. 3 Ki. 9:14
This is the sum of the expenses, which king Solomon offered to build the house of the Lord, and his own house, and Mello, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Heser, and Mageddo, and Gazer. 3 Ki. 9:15
Pharao, the king of Egypt, came up and took Gazer, and burnt it with fire: and slew the Chanaanite that dwelt in the city, and gave it for a dowry to his daughter, Solomon's wife. 3 Ki. 9:16
And all the towns that belonged to himself, and were not walled, he fortified; the cities also of the chariots, and the cities of the horsemen, and whatsoever he had a mind to build in Jerusalem, and in Libanus, and in all the land of his dominion. 3 Ki. 9:19
Their children, that were left in the land; to wit, such as the children of Israel had not been able to destroy, Solomon made tributary unto this day. 3 Ki. 9:21
But of the children of Israel, Solomon made not any to be bondmen, but they were men of war, and his servants, and his princes, and captains, and overseers of the chariots and horses. 3 Ki. 9:22
And the daughter of Pharao came up out of the city of David to her house, which Solomon had built for her: then did he build Mello. 3 Ki. 9:24
Solomon also offered three times every year holocausts, and victims of peace offerings, upon the altar which he had built to the Lord, and he burnt incense before the Lord: and the temple was finished. 3 Ki. 9:25
And they came to Ophir; and they brought from thence to king Solomon four hundred and twenty talents of gold. 3 Ki. 9:28
¤ And the queen of Saba having heard of the fame of Solomon in the name of the Lord, came to try him with hard questions. 3 Ki. 10:1
And entering into Jerusalem with a great train, and riches, and camels that carried spices, and an immense quantity of gold, and precious stones, she came to king Solomon, and spoke to him all that she had in her heart. 3 Ki. 10:2
And Solomon informed her of all the things she proposed to him: there was not any word the king was ignorant of, and which he could not answer her. 3 Ki. 10:3
And she said to the king: The report is true, which I heard in my own country, 3 Ki. 10:6
Blessed be the Lord thy God, whom thou hast pleased, and who hath set thee upon the throne of Israel, because the Lord hath loved Israel for ever, and hath appointed thee king, to do judgment and justice. 3 Ki. 10:9
And she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices a very great store, and precious stones: there was brought no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Saba gave to king Solomon. 3 Ki. 10:10
And king Solomon gave the queen of Saba all that she desired, and asked of him: besides what he offered her of himself of his royal bounty. And she returned, and went to her own country, with her servants. 3 Ki. 10:13
And the weight of the gold that was brought to Solomon every year, was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold: 3 Ki. 10:14
For the king's navy, once in three years, went with the navy of Hiram by sea to Tharsis, and brought from thence gold, and silver, and elephants' teeth, and apes, and peacocks. 3 Ki. 10:22
And all the earth desired to see Solomon's face, to hear his wisdom, which God had given in his heart. 3 Ki. 10:24
And he made silver to be as plentiful in Jerusalem as stones: and cedars to be as common as sycamores which grow in the plains. 3 Ki. 10:27
Of the nations concerning which the Lord said to the children of Israel: You shall not go in unto them, neither shall any of them come into yours: for they will most certainly turn away your heart to follow their gods. And to these was Solomon joined with a most ardent love. 3 Ki. 11:2
And when he was now old, his heart was turned away by women to follow strange gods: and his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God, as was the heart of David, his father. 3 Ki. 11:4
And he did in this manner for all his wives that were strangers, who burnt incense, and offered sacrifice to their gods. 3 Ki. 11:8
And the Lord was angry with Solomon, because his mind was turned away from the Lord, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice; 3 Ki. 11:9
The Lord therefore said to Solomon: Because thou hast done this, and hast not kept my covenant, and my precepts, which I have commanded thee, I will divide and rend thy kingdom, and will give it to thy servant. 3 Ki. 11:11
Neither will I take away the whole kingdom; but I will give one tribe to thy son, for the sake of David, my servant, and Jerusalem, which I have chosen. 3 Ki. 11:13
And the Lord raised up an adversary to Solomon, Adad, the Edomite, of the king's seed, in Edom. 3 Ki. 11:14
For when David was in Edom, and Joab, the general of the army, was gone up to bury them that were slain, and had killed every male in Edom, 3 Ki. 11:15
Then Adad fled, he and certain Edomites of his father's servants, with him, to go into Egypt: and Adad was then a little boy. 3 Ki. 11:17
And they arose out of Madian, and came into Pharan, and they took men with them from Pharan, and went into Egypt, to Pharao, the king of Egypt: who gave him a house, and appointed him victuals, and assigned him land. 3 Ki. 11:18
And Adad found great favour before Pharao, insomuch that he gave him to wife the own sister of his wife, Taphnes, the queen. 3 Ki. 11:19
And when Adad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers, and that Joab, the general of the army, was dead, he said to Pharao: Let me depart, that I may go to my own country. 3 Ki. 11:21
And Pharao said to him: Why, what is wanting to thee with me, that thou seekest to go to thy own country? But he answered: Nothing; yet I beseech thee to let me go. 3 Ki. 11:22
And he gathered men against him, and he became a captain of robbers, when David slew them of Soba: and they went to Damascus, and dwelt there, and they made him king in Damascus. 3 Ki. 11:24
And he was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon: and this is the evil of Adad, and his hatred against Israel; and he reigned in Syria. 3 Ki. 11:25
So it came to pass at that time, that Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, and the prophet Ahias, the Silonite, clad with a new garment, found him in the way: and they two were alone in the field. 3 Ki. 11:29
And he said to Jeroboam: Take to thee ten pieces: for thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel: Behold, I will rend the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and will give thee ten tribes. 3 Ki. 11:31
But one tribe shall remain to him for the sake of my servant, David, and Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel: 3 Ki. 11:32
Because he hath forsaken me, and hath adored Astarthe, the goddess of the Sidonians, and Chamos, the god of Moab, and Moloch, the god of the children of Ammon: and hath not walked in my ways, to do justice before me, and to keep my precepts, and judgments, as did David, his father. 3 Ki. 11:33
And to his son I will give one tribe, that there may remain a lamp for my servant, David, before me always in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen, that my name might be there. 3 Ki. 11:36
If then thou wilt hearken to all that I shall command thee, and wilt walk in my ways, and do what is right before me, keeping my commandments and my precepts, as David, my servant, did: I will be with thee, and will build thee up a faithful house, as I built a house for David, and I will deliver Israel to thee: 3 Ki. 11:38
Solomon, therefore, sought to kill Jeroboam: but he arose, and fled into Egypt, to Sesac, the king of Egypt, and was in Egypt till the death of Solomon. 3 Ki. 11:40
¤ And Roboam went to Sichem: for thither were all Israel come together to make him king. 3 Ki. 12:1
And they sent and called him: and Jeroboam came, and all the multitude of Israel, and they spoke to Roboam, saying: 3 Ki. 12:3
And he said to them: Go till the third day, and come to me again. And when the people was gone, 3 Ki. 12:5
They said to him: If thou wilt yield to this people to day, and condescend to them, and grant their petition, and wilt speak gentle words to them, they will be thy servants always. 3 Ki. 12:7
And he said to them: What counsel do you give me, that I may answer this people, who have said to me: Make the yoke, which thy father put upon us, lighter? 3 Ki. 12:9
And the young men that had been brought up with him, said: Thus shalt thou speak to this people, who have spoken to thee, saying: Thy father made our yoke heavy, do thou ease us. Thou shalt say to them: My little finger is thicker than the back of my father. 3 Ki. 12:10
And now my father put a heavy yoke upon you, but I will add to your yoke: my father beat you with whips, but I will beat you with scorpions. 3 Ki. 12:11
So Jeroboam, and all the people, came to Roboam the third day, as the king had appointed, saying: Come to me again the third day. 3 Ki. 12:12
And he spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying: My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke: My father beat you with whips, but I will beat you with scorpions. 3 Ki. 12:14
And the king condescended not to the people: for the Lord was turned away from him, to make good his word, which he had spoken in the hand of Ahias, the Silonite, to Jeroboam, the son of Nabat. 3 Ki. 12:15
Then the people, seeing that the king would not hearken to them, answered him, saying: What portion have we in David? or what inheritance in the son of Isai? Go home to thy dwellings, O Israel: now, David, look to thy own house. So Israel departed to their dwellings. 3 Ki. 12:16
Then king Roboam sent Aduram, who was over the tribute: and all Israel stoned him, and he died. Wherefore king Roboam made haste to get him up into his chariot, and he fled to Jerusalem: 3 Ki. 12:18
And it came to pass when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was come again, that they gathered an assembly, and sent and called him, and made him king over all Israel, and there was none that followed the house of David but the tribe of Juda only. 3 Ki. 12:20
And Roboam came to Jerusalem, and gathered together all the house of Juda, and the tribe of Benjamin, a hundred fourscore thousand chosen men for war, to fight against the house of Israel, and to bring the kingdom again under Roboam, the son of Solomon. 3 Ki. 12:21
But the word of the Lord came to Semeias, the man of God, saying: 3 Ki. 12:22
Speak to Roboam, the son of Solomon, the king of Juda, and to all the house of Juda, and Benjamin, and the rest of the people, saying: 3 Ki. 12:23
Thus saith the Lord: You shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren, the children of Israel: let every man return to his house, for this thing is from me. They hearkened to the word of the Lord, and returned from their journey, as the Lord had commanded them. 3 Ki. 12:24
And Jeroboam said in his heart: Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David, 3 Ki. 12:26
If this people go up to offer sacrifices in the house of the Lord at Jerusalem: and the heart of this people will turn to their lord Roboam, the king of Juda, and they will kill me, and return to him. 3 Ki. 12:27
And finding out a device, he made two golden calves, and said to them: Go ye up no more to Jerusalem: Behold thy gods, O Israel, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt. 3 Ki. 12:28
And this thing became an occasion of sin: for the people went to adore the calf as far as Dan. 3 Ki. 12:30
And he appointed a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, after the manner of the feast that was celebrated in Juda. And going up to the altar, he did in like manner in Bethel, to sacrifice to the calves, which he had made: and he placed in Bethel priests of the high places, which he had made. 3 Ki. 12:32
And he went up to the altar, which he had built in Bethel, on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, which he had devised of his own heart: and he ordained a feast to the children of Israel, and went up on the altar to burn incense. 3 Ki. 12:33
¤ And behold there came a man of God out of Juda, by the word of the Lord, to Bethel, when Jeroboam was standing upon the altar, and burning incense. 3 Ki. 13:1
And he cried out against the altar in the word of the Lord, and said: O altar, altar, thus saith the Lord: Behold a child shall be born to the house of David, Josias by name, and he shall immolate upon thee the priests of the high places, who now burn incense upon thee, and he shall burn men's bones upon thee. 3 Ki. 13:2
And when the king had heard the word of the man of God, which he had cried out against the altar in Bethel, he stretched forth his hand from the altar, saying: Lay hold on him. And his hand which he stretched forth against him, withered: and he was not able to draw it back again to him. 3 Ki. 13:4
The altar also was rent, and the ashes were poured out from the altar, according to the sign which the man of God had given before in the word of the Lord. 3 Ki. 13:5
And the king said to the man of God: Entreat the face of the Lord thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored to me. And the man of God besought the face of the Lord, and the king's hand was restored to him, and it became as it was before. 3 Ki. 13:6
And the king said to the man of God: Come home with me to dine, and I will make thee presents. 3 Ki. 13:7
Now a certain old prophet dwelt in Bethel, and his sons came to him, and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Bethel: and they told their father the words which he had spoken to the king. 3 Ki. 13:11
And their father said to them: What way went he? His sons shewed him the way by which the man of God went, who came out of Juda. 3 Ki. 13:12
And he said to his sons: Saddle me the ass. And when they had saddled it, he got up, 3 Ki. 13:13
And went after the man of God, and found him sitting under a turpentine tree: and he said to him: Art thou the man of God that camest from Juda? He answered: I am. 3 Ki. 13:14
And he said to him: Come home with me to eat bread. 3 Ki. 13:15
Because the Lord spoke to me, in the word of the Lord, saying: Thou shalt not eat bread, and thou shalt not drink water there, nor return by the way thou wentest. 3 Ki. 13:17
He said to him: I also am a prophet like unto thee: and an angel spoke to me, in the word of the Lord, saying: Bring him back with thee into thy house, that he may eat bread, and drink water. He deceived him, 3 Ki. 13:18
And as they sat at table, the word of the Lord came to the prophet that brought him back: 3 Ki. 13:20
And he cried out to the man of God who came out of Juda, saying: Thus saith the Lord: Because thou hast not been obedient to the Lord, and hast not kept the commandment which the Lord thy God commanded thee, 3 Ki. 13:21
And when that prophet, who had brought him back out of the way, heard of it, he said: It is the man of God, that was disobedient to the mouth of the Lord, and the Lord hath delivered him to the lion, and he hath torn him, and killed him, according to the word of the Lord, which he spoke to him. 3 Ki. 13:26
And he said to his sons: Saddle me an ass. And when they had saddled it, 3 Ki. 13:27
And the prophet took up the body of the man of God, and laid it upon the ass, and going back brought it into the city of the old prophet, to mourn for him. 3 Ki. 13:29
And when they had mourned over him, he said to his sons: When I am dead, bury me in the sepulchre wherein the man of God is buried: lay my bones beside his bones. 3 Ki. 13:31
For assuredly the word shall come to pass which he hath foretold in the word of the Lord, against the altar that is in Bethel: and against all the temples of the high places, that are in the cities of Samaria. 3 Ki. 13:32
And Jeroboam said to his wife: Arise, and change thy dress, that thou be not known to be the wife of Jeroboam, and go to Silo, where Ahias, the prophet is, who told me that I should reign over this people. 3 Ki. 14:2
Take also with thee ten loaves, and cracknels, and a pot of honey, and go to him: for he will tell thee what shall become of this child. 3 Ki. 14:3
Jeroboam's wife did as he told her: and rising up, went to Silo, and came to the house of Ahias; but he could not see, for his eyes were dim by reason of his age. 3 Ki. 14:4
And the Lord said to Ahias: Behold the wife of Jeroboam cometh in, to consult thee concerning her son, that is sick: thus and thus shalt thou speak to her. So when she was coming in, and made as if she were another woman, 3 Ki. 14:5
Ahias heard the sound of her feet, coming in at the door, and said: Come in, thou wife of Jeroboam: why dost thou feign thyself to be another? But I am sent to thee with heavy tidings. 3 Ki. 14:6
And rent the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it to thee, and thou hast not been as my servant, David, who kept my commandments, and followed me with all his heart, doing that which was well pleasing in my sight: 3 Ki. 14:8
But hast done evil above all that were before thee, and hast made thee strange gods, and molten gods, to provoke me to anger, and hast cast me behind thy back: 3 Ki. 14:9
Arise thou, therefore, and go to thy house: and when thy feet shall be entering into the city, the child shall die, 3 Ki. 14:12
And the Lord God shall strike Israel as a reed is shaken in the water: and he shall root up Israel out of this good land, which he gave to their fathers, and shall scatter them beyond the river: because they have made to themselves groves, to provoke the Lord. 3 Ki. 14:15
And the Lord shall give up Israel for the sins of Jeroboam, who hath sinned, and made Israel to sin. 3 Ki. 14:16
And the wife of Jeroboam arose, and departed, and came to Thersa: and when she was coming in to the threshold of the house, the child died, 3 Ki. 14:17
And they buried him. And all Israel mourned for him, according to the word of the Lord, which he spoke by the hand of his servant Ahias, the prophet. 3 Ki. 14:18
And Roboam, the son of Solomon, reigned in Juda: Roboam was one and forty years old when he began to reign: and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the Lord chose out of all the tribes of Israel to put his name there. And his mother's name was Naama, an Ammonitess. 3 Ki. 14:21
There were also the effeminate in the land, and they did according to all the abominations of the people, whom the Lord had destroyed before the face of the children of Israel. 3 Ki. 14:24
And when the king went into the house of the Lord, they whose office it was to go before him, carried them: and afterwards they brought them back to the armoury of the shieldbearers. 3 Ki. 14:28
But for David's sake the Lord his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem: 3 Ki. 15:4
Moreover, he also removed his mother, Maacha, from being the princess in the sacrifices of Priapus, and in the grove which she had consecrated to him: and he destroyed her den, and broke in pieces the filthy idol, and burnt it by the torrent Cedron: 3 Ki. 15:13
Then Asa took all the silver and gold that remained in the treasures of the house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the king's house, and delivered it into the hands of his servants: and sent them to Benadad, son of Tabremon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, who dwelt in Damascus, saying: 3 Ki. 15:18
There is a league between me and thee, and between my father and thy father: therefore I have sent thee presents of silver and gold: and I desire thee to come, and break thy league with Baasa, king of Israel, that he may depart from me. 3 Ki. 15:19
Benadad, hearkening to king Asa, sent the captains of his army against the cities of Israel, and they smote Ahion, and Dan, and Abeldomum Maacha, and all Cenneroth; that is all the land of Nephthali. 3 Ki. 15:20
And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the ways of his father, and in his sins, wherewith he made Israel to sin. 3 Ki. 15:26
And when he was king, he cut off all the house of Jeroboam: he left not so much as one soul of his seed, till he had utterly destroyed him, according to the word of the Lord, which he had spoken in the hand of Ahias, the Silonite: 3 Ki. 15:29
Because of the sin of Jeroboam, which he had sinned, and wherewith he had made Israel to sin, and for the offence wherewith he provoked the Lord, the God of Israel. 3 Ki. 15:30
And he did evil before the Lord, and walked in the ways of Jeroboam, and in his sins, wherewith he made Israel to sin. 3 Ki. 15:34
¤ Then the word of the Lord came to Jehu, the son of Hanani, against Baasa, saying: 3 Ki. 16:1
For as much as I have exalted thee out of the dust and made thee prince over my people Israel, and thou hast walked in the way of Jeroboam, and hast made my people Israel to sin, to provoke me to anger with their sins: 3 Ki. 16:2
And when the word of the Lord came in the hand of Jehu, the son of Hanani, the prophet, against Baasa, and against his house, and against all the evil that he had done before the Lord, to provoke him to anger by the works of his hands, to become as the house of Jeroboam: for this cause he slew him; that is to say, Jehu, the son of Hanani, the prophet. 3 Ki. 16:7
And when he was king, and sat upon his throne, he slew all the house of Baasa, and he left not one thereof to piss against a wall and all his kinsfolks and friends. 3 Ki. 16:11
And Zambri destroyed all the house of Baasa, according to the word of the Lord, that he had spoken to Baasa, in the hand of Jehu, the prophet, 3 Ki. 16:12
For all the sins of Baasa, and the sins of Ela, his son, who sinned, and made Israel to sin, provoking the Lord, the God of Israel, with their vanities. 3 Ki. 16:13
And Zambri, seeing that the city was about to be taken, went into the palace, and burnt himself with the king's house: and he died 3 Ki. 16:18
In his sins, which he had sinned, doing evil before the Lord, and walking in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin, wherewith he made Israel to sin. 3 Ki. 16:19
Then were the people of Israel divided into two parts: one half of the people followed Thebni, the son of Gineth, to make him king: and one half followed Amri. 3 Ki. 16:21
And he walked in all the way of Jeroboam, the son of Nabat, and in his sins, wherewith he made Israel to sin: to provoke the Lord, the God of Israel, to anger with their vanities. 3 Ki. 16:26
Nor was it enough for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam, the son of Nabat: but he also took to wife Jezabel, daughter of Ethbaal, king of the Sidonians. And he went, and served Baal, and adored him. 3 Ki. 16:31
And he planted a grove: and Achab did more to provoke the Lord, the God of Israel, than all the kings of Israel that were before him. 3 Ki. 16:33
In his days Hiel, of Bethel, built Jericho: in Abiram, his firstborn, he laid its foundations: and in his youngest son, Segub, he set up the gates thereof: according to the word of the Lord, which he spoke in the hand of Josue, the son of Nun. 3 Ki. 16:34
¤ And Elias the Thesbite, of the inhabitants of Galaad, said to Achab: As the Lord liveth, the God of Israel, in whose sight I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to the words of my mouth. 3 Ki. 17:1
And the word of the Lord came to him, saying: 3 Ki. 17:2
And there thou shalt drink of the torrent: and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there. 3 Ki. 17:4
So he went, and did according to the word of the Lord: and going, he dwelt by the torrent Carith, which is over against the Jordan. 3 Ki. 17:5
Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying: 3 Ki. 17:8
Arise, and go to Sarephta of the Sidonians, and dwell there: for I have commanded a widow woman there to feed thee. 3 Ki. 17:9
He arose, and went to Sarephta. And when he was come to the gate of the city, he saw the widow woman gathering sticks, and he called her, and said to her: Give me a little water in a vessel, that I may drink. 3 Ki. 17:10
And when she was going to fetch it, he called after her, saying: Bring me also, I beseech thee, a morsel of bread in thy hand. 3 Ki. 17:11
And Elias said to her: Fear not; but go, and do as thou hast said but first make for me of the same meal a little hearth cake, and bring it to me, and after make for thyself and thy son. 3 Ki. 17:13
She went, and did according to the word of Elias: and he ate, and she, and her house: and from that day 3 Ki. 17:15
The pot of meal wasted not, and the cruise of oil was not diminished according to the word of the Lord, which he spoke in the hand of Elias. 3 Ki. 17:16
And it came to pass after this, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick, and the sickness was very grievous, so that there was no breath left in him. 3 Ki. 17:17
And she said to Elias: What have I to do with thee, thou man of God? art thou come to me, that my iniquities should be remembered, and that thou shouldst kill my son? 3 Ki. 17:18
And Elias said to her: Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him into the upper chamber where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed. 3 Ki. 17:19
And he cried to the Lord, and said: O Lord, my God, hast thou afflicted also the widow, with whom I am after a sort maintained, so as to kill her son? 3 Ki. 17:20
And he stretched, and measured himself upon the child three times, and cried to the Lord, and said: O Lord, my God, let the soul of this child, I beseech thee, return into his body. 3 Ki. 17:21
And Elias took the child, and brought him down from the upper chamber to the house below, and delivered him to his mother, and said to her: Behold thy son liveth. 3 Ki. 17:23
And the woman said to Elias: Now by this I know that thou art a man of God, and the word of the Lord in thy mouth is true. 3 Ki. 17:24
¤ After many days, the word of the Lord came to Elias, in the third year, saying: Go, and shew thyself to Achab, that I may give rain upon the face of the earth. 3 Ki. 18:1
And Elias went to shew himself to Achab, and there was a grievous famine in Samaria. 3 Ki. 18:2
And Achab said to Abdias: Go into the land unto all fountains of waters, and into all valleys, to see if we can find grass, and save the horses and mules, that the beasts may not utterly perish. 3 Ki. 18:5
As the Lord thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee: and when all answered: He is not here: he took an oath of every kingdom and nation, because thou wast not found. 3 Ki. 18:10
And now thou sayest to me: Go and tell thy master: Elias is here. 3 Ki. 18:11
Abdias therefore went to meet Achab, and told him: and Achab came to meet Elias. 3 Ki. 18:16
Achab sent to all the children of Israel, and gathered together the prophets unto mount Carmel. 3 Ki. 18:20
And Elias coming to all the people, said: How long do you halt between two sides? If the Lord be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people did not answer him a word. 3 Ki. 18:21
And Elias said again to the people: I only remain a prophet of the Lord: but the prophets of Baal are four hundred and fifty men. 3 Ki. 18:22
Then Elias said to the prophets of Baal: Choose you one bullock and dress it first, because you are many: and call on the names of your gods; but put no fire under. 3 Ki. 18:25
Elias said to all the people: Come ye unto me. And the people coming near unto him, he repaired the altar of the Lord, that was broken down: 3 Ki. 18:30
And he took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob to whom the word of the Lord came, saying: Israel shall be thy name. 3 Ki. 18:31
And he built with the stones an altar to the name of the Lord: and he made a trench for water, of the breadth of two furrows, round about the altar. 3 Ki. 18:32
And when it was now time to offer the holocaust, Elias, the prophet, came near and said: O Lord God of Abraham, and Isaac, and Israel, shew this day that thou art the God of Israel, and I thy servant, and that according to thy commandment I have done all these things. 3 Ki. 18:36
And Elias said to them: Take the prophets of Baal, and let not one of them escape. And when they had taken them, Elias brought them down to the torrent Cison, and killed them there. 3 Ki. 18:40
And Elias said to Achab: Go up, eat and drink: for there is a sound of abundance of rain. 3 Ki. 18:41
Achab went up to eat and drink: and Elias went up to the top of Carmel, and casting himself down upon the earth, put his face between his knees, 3 Ki. 18:42
And he said to his servant: Go up, and look towards the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said: There is nothing. And again he said to him: Return seven times. 3 Ki. 18:43
And at the seventh time: Behold a little cloud arose out of the sea like a man's foot. And he said: Go up, and say to Achab: Prepare thy chariot, and go down, lest the rain prevent thee. 3 Ki. 18:44
And while he turned himself this way and that way, behold the heavens grew dark, with clouds and wind, and there fell a great rain. And Achab getting up, went away to Jezrahel: 3 Ki. 18:45
And the hand of the Lord was upon Elias, and he girded up his loins, and ran before Achab, till he came to Jezrahel. 3 Ki. 18:46
And Jezabel sent a messenger to Elias, saying: Such and such things may the gods do to me, and add still more, if by this hour to morrow I make not thy life as the life of one of them. 3 Ki. 19:2
Then Elias was afraid, and rising up, he went whithersoever he had a mind: and he came to Bersabee of Juda, and left his servant there, 3 Ki. 19:3
And he cast himself down, and slept in the shadow of the juniper tree: and behold an angel of the Lord touched him, and said to him: Arise and eat. 3 Ki. 19:5
And the angel of the Lord came again the second time, and touched him, and said to him: Arise, eat: for thou hast yet a great way to go. 3 Ki. 19:7
And when he was come thither, he abode in a cave, and behold the word of the Lord came unto him, and he said to him: What dost thou here, Elias? 3 Ki. 19:9
And he answered: With zeal have I been zealous for the Lord God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant: they have thrown down thy altars, they have slain thy prophets with the sword, and I alone am left, and they seek my life to take it away. 3 Ki. 19:10
And he said to him: Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the Lord: and behold the Lord passeth, and a great and strong wind before the Lord, overthrowing the mountains, and breaking the rocks in pieces: but the Lord is not in the wind. And after the wind, an earthquake: but the Lord is not in the earthquake. 3 Ki. 19:11
With zeal have I been zealous for the Lord God of hosts: because the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant: they have destroyed thy altars, they have slain thy prophets with the sword; and I alone am left, and they seek my life to take it away. 3 Ki. 19:14
And the Lord said to him: Go, and return on thy way, through the desert, to Damascus: and when thou art come thither, thou shalt anoint Hazael to be king over Syria; 3 Ki. 19:15
And thou shalt anoint Jehu, the son of Namsi, to be king over Israel: and Eliseus, the son of Saphat, of Abelmeula, thou shalt anoint to be prophet in thy room. 3 Ki. 19:16
And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall escape the sword of Hazael, shall be slain by Jehu: and whosoever shall escape the sword of Jehu, shall be slain by Eliseus. 3 Ki. 19:17
And Elias departing from thence, found Eliseus, the son of Saphat, ploughing with twelve yoke of oxen: and he was one of them that were ploughing with, twelve yoke of oxen: and when Elias came up to him, he cast his mantle upon him. 3 Ki. 19:19
And he forthwith left the oxen, and ran after Elias, and said: Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said to him: Go, and return back: for that which was my part, I have done to thee. 3 Ki. 19:20
And returning back from him, he took a yoke of oxen, and killed them, and boiled the flesh with the plough of the oxen, and gave to the people, and they ate: and rising up, he went away, and followed Elias, and ministered to him. 3 Ki. 19:21
And sending messengers to Achab, king of Israel, into the city, 3 Ki. 20:2
And the king of Israel answered: According to thy word, my lord, O king, I am thine, and all that I have. 3 Ki. 20:4
And the messengers came again, and said: Thus saith Benadad, who sent us unto thee: Thy silver and thy gold, and thy wives and thy children, thou shalt deliver up to me. 3 Ki. 20:5
To morrow, therefore, at this same hour, I will send my servants to thee, and they shall search thy house, and the houses of thy servants: and all that pleaseth them, they shall put in their hands, and take away. 3 Ki. 20:6
And the king of Israel called all the ancients of the land, and said: Mark, and see that he layeth snares for us. For he sent to me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver and gold: and I said not nay. 3 Ki. 20:7
And all the ancients, and all the people said to him: Hearken not to him, nor consent to him. 3 Ki. 20:8
Wherefore he answered the messengers of Benadad: Tell my lord, the king: All that thou didst send for to me, thy servant at first, I will do: but this thing I cannot do. 3 Ki. 20:9
And the messengers returning brought him word. And he sent again, and said: Such and such things may the gods do to me, and more may they add, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me. 3 Ki. 20:10
And it came to pass, when Benadad heard this word, that he and the kings were drinking in pavilions, and he said to his servants: Beset the city. And they beset it. 3 Ki. 20:12
And behold a prophet coming to Achab, king of Israel, said to him: Thus saith the Lord: Hast thou seen all this exceeding great multitude? behold I will deliver them into thy hand this day: that thou mayst know that I am the Lord. 3 Ki. 20:13
And Achab said: By whom? And he said to him: Thus saith the Lord: By the servants of the princes of the provinces. And he said: Who shall begin to fight? And he said: Thou. 3 Ki. 20:14
And they went out at noon. But Benadad was drinking himself drunk in his pavilion, and the two and thirty kings with him, who were come to help him. 3 Ki. 20:16
And he said: Whether they come for peace, take them alive: or whether they come to fight, take them alive. 3 Ki. 20:18
(And a prophet coming to the king of Israel, said to him: Go, and strengthen thyself, and know, and see what thou dost: for the next year the king of Syria will come up against thee.) 3 Ki. 20:22
But the servants of the king of Syria said to him: Their gods are gods of the hills, therefore they have overcome us: but it is better that we should fight against them in the plains, and we shall overcome them. 3 Ki. 20:23
And make up the number of soldiers that have been slain of thine, and horses, according to the former horses, and chariots, according to the chariots which thou hadst before: and we will fight against them in the plains, and thou shalt see that we shall overcome them. He believed their counsel, and did so. 3 Ki. 20:25
Wherefore, at the return of the year, Benadad mustered the Syrians, and went up to Aphec, to fight against Israel. 3 Ki. 20:26
(And a man of God coming, said to the king of Israel: Thus saith the Lord: Because the Syrians have said: The Lord is God of the hills, but is not God of the valleys: I will deliver all this great multitude into thy hand, and you shall know that I am the Lord.) 3 Ki. 20:28
And they that remained fled to Aphec, into the city: and the wall fell upon seven and twenty thousand men, that were left. And Benadad fleeing, went into the city, into a chamber that was within a chamber. 3 Ki. 20:30
And his servants said to him: Behold, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful; so let us put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes on our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: perhaps he will save our lives. 3 Ki. 20:31
So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said to him: Thy servant, Benadad, saith: I beseech thee let me have my life. And he said: If he be yet alive, he is my brother. 3 Ki. 20:32
The men took this for a sign: and in haste caught the word out of his mouth, and said: Thy brother Benadad. And he said to them: Go, and bring him to me. Then Benadad came out to him, and he lifted him up into his chariot. 3 Ki. 20:33
And he said to him: The cities which my father took from thy father, I will restore: and do thou make thee streets in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria and having made a league, I will depart from thee. So he made a league with him, and let him go. 3 Ki. 20:34
Then a certain man of the sons of the prophets, said to his companion, in the word of the Lord: Strike me. But he would not strike. 3 Ki. 20:35
Then he said to him: Because thou wouldst not hearken to the word of the Lord, behold thou shalt depart from me, and a lion shall slay thee. And when he was gone a little from him, a lion found him, and slew him. 3 Ki. 20:36
Then he found another man, and said to him: Strike me. And he struck him and wounded him. 3 Ki. 20:37
And as the king passed by, he cried to the king, and said: Thy servant went out to fight hand to hand: and when a certain man was run away, one brought him to me, and said: Keep this man: and if he shall slip away, thy life shall be for his life, or thou shalt pay a talent of silver. 3 Ki. 20:39
And whilst I, in a hurry, turned this way and that, on a sudden he was not to be seen. And the king of Israel said to him: This is thy judgment, which thyself hast decreed. 3 Ki. 20:40
And he said to him: Thus saith the Lord. Because thou hast let go out of thy hand a man worthy of death, thy life shall be for his life, and thy people for his people. 3 Ki. 20:42
And the king of Israel returned to his house, slighting to hear, and raging came into Samaria. 3 Ki. 20:43
And Achab spoke to Naboth, saying: Give me thy vineyard, that I may make me a garden of herbs, because it is nigh, and adjoining to my house; and I will give thee for it a better vineyard: or if thou think it more convenient for thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money. 3 Ki. 21:2
Naboth answered him: The Lord be merciful to me, and not let me give thee the inheritance of my fathers. 3 Ki. 21:3
And Achab came into his house angry and fretting, because of the word that Naboth, the Jezrahelite, had spoken to him, saying: I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And casting himself upon his bed, he turned away his face to the wall, and would eat no bread. 3 Ki. 21:4
And Jezabel, his wife, went in to him, and said to him: What is the matter that thy soul is so grieved? and why eatest thou no bread? 3 Ki. 21:5
And he answered her: I spoke to Naboth, the Jezrahelite, and said to him: Give me thy vineyard, and take money for it: or if it please thee, I will give thee a better vineyard for it. And he said: I will not give thee my vineyard. 3 Ki. 21:6
Then Jezabel, his wife, said to him. Thou art of great authority indeed, and governest well the kingdom of Israel. Arise, and eat bread, and be of good cheer; I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth, the Jezrahelite. 3 Ki. 21:7
So she wrote letters in Achab's name, and sealed them with his ring, and sent them to the ancients, and the chief men that were in his city, and that dwelt with Naboth. 3 Ki. 21:8
And the men of his city, the ancients and nobles, that dwelt with him in the city, did as Jezabel had commanded them, and as it was written in the letters which she had sent to them; 3 Ki. 21:11
And bringing two men, sons of the devil, they made them sit against him: and they, like men of the devil, bore witness against him before the people: saying: Naboth hath blasphemed God and the king. Wherefore they brought him forth without the city, and stoned him to death. 3 Ki. 21:13
And they sent to Jezabel, saying: Naboth is stoned, and is dead. 3 Ki. 21:14
And it came to pass, when Jezabel heard that Naboth was stoned, and dead, that she said to Achab: Arise, and take possession of the vineyard of Naboth, the Jezrahelite, who would not agree with thee, and give it thee for money: for Naboth is not alive, but dead. 3 Ki. 21:15
And when Achab heard this, to wit, that Naboth was dead, he arose, and went down to the vineyard of Naboth, the Jezrahelite, to take possession of it. 3 Ki. 21:16
And the word of the Lord came to Elias, the Thesbite, saying: 3 Ki. 21:17
Arise, and go down to meet Achab, king of Israel, who is in Samaria: behold he is going down to the vineyard of Naboth, to take possession of it: 3 Ki. 21:18
And thou shalt speak to him, saying: Thus saith the Lord: Thou hast slain: moreover also thou hast taken possession. And after these words thou shalt add: Thus saith the Lord: In this place, wherein the dogs have licked the blood of Naboth, they shall lick thy blood also. 3 Ki. 21:19
And Achab said to Elias: Hast thou found me thy enemy? He said: I have found thee because thou art sold, to do evil in the sight of the Lord. 3 Ki. 21:20
And I will make thy house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nabat, and like the house of Baasa the son of Ahias: for what thou hast done to provoke me to anger, and for making Israel to sin. 3 Ki. 21:22
Now, there was not such another as Achab, who was sold to do evil in the sight of the Lord: for his wife, Jezabel, set him on, 3 Ki. 21:25
And the word of the Lord came to Elias, the Thesbite, saying: 3 Ki. 21:28
And in the third year, Josaphat, king of Juda, came down to the king of Israel. 3 Ki. 22:2
(And the king of Israel said to his servants: Know ye not that Ramoth Galaad is ours, and we neglect to take it out of the hand of the king of Syria?) 3 Ki. 22:3
And he said to Josaphat: Wilt thou come with me to battle to Ramoth Galaad? 3 Ki. 22:4
And Josaphat said to the king of Israel: As I am, so art thou: my people and thy people are one: and my horsemen are thy horsemen. And Josaphat said to the king of Israel: Inquire, I beseech thee, this day the word of the Lord. 3 Ki. 22:5
Then the king of Israel assembled the prophets, about four hundred men, and he said to them: Shall I go to Ramoth Galaad to fight, or shall I forbear? They answered: Go up, and the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king. 3 Ki. 22:6
And the king of Israel said to Josaphat. There is one man left, by whom we may inquire of the Lord; Micheas, the son of Jemla: but I hate him, for he doth not prophesy good to me, but evil. And Josaphat said: Speak not so, O king. 3 Ki. 22:8
Then the king of Israel called an eunuch, and said to him: Make haste, and bring hither Micheas, the son of Jemla. 3 Ki. 22:9
And all the prophets prophesied in like manner, saying: Go up to Ramoth Galaad, and prosper, for the Lord will deliver it into the king's hands. 3 Ki. 22:12
And the messenger that went to call Micheas, spoke to him, saying: Behold the words of the prophets with one mouth declare good things to the king: let thy word, therefore, be like to theirs, and speak that which is good. 3 Ki. 22:13
But Micheas said to him: As the Lord liveth, whatsoever the Lord shall say to me, that will I speak. 3 Ki. 22:14
So he came to the king, and the king said to him: Micheas, shall we go to Ramoth Galaad to battle, or shall we forbear? He answered him: Go up, and prosper, and the Lord shall deliver it into the king's hands. 3 Ki. 22:15
But the king said to him: I adjure thee again and again, that thou tell me nothing but that which is true, in the name of the Lord. 3 Ki. 22:16
And he said: I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, like sheep that have no shepherd; and the Lord said: These have no master: let every man of them return to his house in peace. 3 Ki. 22:17
(Then the king of Israel said to Josaphat: Did I not tell thee, that he prophesieth no good to me, but always evil?) 3 Ki. 22:18
And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and said: I will deceive him. And the Lord said to him: By what means? 3 Ki. 22:21
And Sedecias, the son of Chanaana, came, and struck Micheas on the cheek, and said: Hath then the spirit of the Lord left me, and spoken to thee? 3 Ki. 22:24
And Micheas said: Thou shalt see in the day when thou shalt go into a chamber within a chamber to hide thyself. 3 Ki. 22:25
So the king of Israel, and Josaphat, king of Juda, went up to Ramoth-Galaad. 3 Ki. 22:29
And the king of Israel said to Josaphat: Take thy armour, and go into the battle, and put on thy own garments. But the king of Israel changed his dress, and went into the battle. 3 Ki. 22:30
And a certain man bent his bow, shooting at a venture, and chanced to strike the king of Israel, between the lungs and the stomach. But he said to the driver of his chariot: Turn thy hand, and carry me out of the army, for I am grievously wounded. 3 Ki. 22:34
And the herald proclaimed through all the army, before the sun set, saying: Let every man return to his own city, and to his own country. 3 Ki. 22:36
And they washed his chariot in the pool of Samaria and the dogs licked up his blood, and they washed the reins according to the word of the Lord which he had spoken. 3 Ki. 22:38
But Josaphat, the son of Asa, began to reign over Juda, in the fourth year of Acbab, king of Israel. 3 Ki. 22:41
He was five and thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned five and twenty years in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Azuba, the daughter of Salai. 3 Ki. 22:42
But king Josaphat made navies on the sea, to sail into Ophir for gold: but they could not go, for the ships were broken in Asiongaber. 3 Ki. 22:48
Then Ochozias, the son of Achab, said to Josaphat: Let my servants go with thy servants in the ships. And Josaphat would not. 3 Ki. 22:49
And Ochozias, the son of Achab, began to reign over Israel, in Samaria, in the seventeenth year of Josaphat, king of Juda, and he reigned over Israel two years. 3 Ki. 22:51
And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the way of his father and his mother, and in the way of Jeroboam, the son of Nabat, who made Israel to sin. 3 Ki. 22:52
He served also Baal, and worshipped him, and provoked the Lord, the God of Israel, according to all that his father had done. 3 Ki. 22:53
And Ochozias fell through the lattices of his upper chamber, which he had in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, saying to them: Go, consult Beelzebub, the god of Accaron, whether I shall recover of this my illness. 4 Ki. 1:2
And an angel of the Lord spoke to Elias, the Thesbite, saying: Arise, and go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say to them: Is there not a God in Israel, that ye go to consult Beelzebub, the god of Accaron? 4 Ki. 1:3
And the messengers turned back to Ochozias. And he said to them: Why are you come back? 4 Ki. 1:5
But they answered him: A man met us, and said to us: Go, and return to the king, that sent you, and you shall say to him: Thus saith the Lord: Is it because there was no God in Israel, that thou sendest to Beelzebub, the god of Accaron? Therefore thou shalt not come down from the bed, on which thou art gone up, but thou shalt surely die. 4 Ki. 1:6
And he said to them: What manner of man was he who met you, and spoke these words? 4 Ki. 1:7
And he sent to him a captain of fifty, and the fifty men that were under him. And he went up to him, and as he was sitting on the top of a hill, he said to him: Man of God, the king hath commanded that thou come down. 4 Ki. 1:9
And Elias answering, said to the captain of fifty: If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and consume thee, and thy fifty. And there came down fire from heaven and consumed him, and the fifty that were with him. 4 Ki. 1:10
And again he sent to him another captain of fifty men, and his fifty with him. And he said to him: Man of God: Thus saith the king: Make haste and come down. 4 Ki. 1:11
Behold fire came down from heaven, and consumed the two first captains of fifty men, and the fifties that were with them: but now I beseech thee to spare my life. 4 Ki. 1:14
And the angel of the Lord spoke to Elias, saying: Go down with him, fear not. He arose therefore, and went down with him to the king, 4 Ki. 1:15
And said to him: Thus saith the Lord: Because thou hast sent messengers to consult Beelzebub, the god of Accaron, as though there were not a God in Israel, of whom thou mightest inquire the word; therefore, from the bed on which thou art gone up, thou shalt not come down, but thou shalt surely die. 4 Ki. 1:16
So he died, according to the word of the Lord, which Elias spoke; and Joram, his brother, reigned in his stead, in the second year of Joram, the son of Josaphat, king of Juda, because he had no son. 4 Ki. 1:17
¤ And it came to pass, when the Lord would take up Elias, into heaven, by a whirlwind, that Elias and Eliseus were going from Galgal. 4 Ki. 2:1
And Elias said to Eliseus: Stay thou here, because the Lord hath sent me as far as Bethel. And Eliseus said to him: As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And when they were come down to Bethel, 4 Ki. 2:2
The sons of the prophets, that were at Bethel, came forth to Eliseus, and said to him: Dost thou know that, this day, the Lord will take away thy master from thee? And he answered: I also know it: hold your peace. 4 Ki. 2:3
And Elias said to Eliseus: Stay here, because the Lord hath sent me to Jericho. And he said: As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And when they were come to Jericho, 4 Ki. 2:4
The sons of the prophets, that were at Jericho, came to Eliseus, and said to him: Dost thou know that, this day, the Lord will take away thy master from thee? And he said: I also know it: hold your peace. 4 Ki. 2:5
And Elias said to him: Stay here, because the Lord hath sent me as far as the Jordan. And he said: as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And they two went on together. 4 Ki. 2:6
And when they were gone over, Elias said to Eliseus: Ask what thou wilt have me to do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Eliseus said: I beseech thee, that in me may be thy double spirit. 4 Ki. 2:9
And the sons of the prophets, at Jericho, who were over against him, seeing it, said: The spirit of Elias hath rested upon Eliseus. And coming to meet him, they worshipped him, falling to the ground. 4 Ki. 2:15
And they said to him: Behold, there are with thy servants, fifty strong men, that can go, and seek thy master, lest, perhaps, the spirit of the Lord, hath taken him up and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said: Do not send. 4 Ki. 2:16
And they came back to him: for he abode at Jericho, and he said to them: Did I not say to you? Do not send. 4 Ki. 2:18
And the men of the city, said to Eliseus . Behold the situation of this city is very good, as thou, my lord, seest: but the waters are very bad, and the ground barren. 4 Ki. 2:19
He went out to the spring of the waters, and cast the salt into it, and said: Thus saith the Lord: I have healed these waters, and there shall be no more in them death or barrenness. 4 Ki. 2:21
And the waters were healed unto this day, according to the word of Eliseus, which he spoke. 4 Ki. 2:22
And he went up from thence to Bethel: and as he was going up by the way, little boys came out of the city and mocked him, saying: Go up, thou bald head, go up, thou bald head. 4 Ki. 2:23
And from thence he went to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned to Samaria. 4 Ki. 2:25
Nevertheless, he stuck to the sins of Jeroboam, the son of Nabat, who made Israel to sin, nor did he depart from them. 4 Ki. 3:3
Now Mesa, king of Moab, nourished many sheep, and he paid to the king of Israel a hundred thousand lambs, and a hundred thousand rams, with their fleeces. 4 Ki. 3:4
And he sent to Josaphat; king of Juda, saying: The king of Moab is revolted from me: come with me against him to battle. And he answered: I will come up: he that is mine, is thine: my people are thy people: and my horses, thy horses. 4 Ki. 3:7
And the king of Israel said: Alas, alas, alas, the Lord hath gathered us three kings together, to deliver us into the hands of Moab. 4 Ki. 3:10
And Josaphat said: The word of the Lord is with him. And the king of Israel, and Josaphat, king of Juda, and the king of Edom, went down to him. 4 Ki. 3:12
And Eliseus said to the king of Israel: What have I to do with thee? go to the prophets of thy father, and thy mother. And the king of Israel said to him: Why hath the Lord gathered together these three kings, to deliver them into the hands of Moab? 4 Ki. 3:13
And Eliseus said to him: As the Lord of hosts liveth, in whose sight I stand, if I did not reverence the face of Josaphat, king of Juda, I would not have hearkened to thee, nor looked on thee. 4 Ki. 3:14
And it came to pass, in the morning, when the sacrifices used to be offered, that behold, water came by the way of Edom, and the country was filled with water. 4 Ki. 3:20
And all the Moabites hearing that the kings were come up to fight against them, gathered together all that were girded with a belt upon them, and stood in the borders. 4 Ki. 3:21
And they said: It is the blood of the sword: the kings have fought among themselves, and they have killed one another: go now, Moab, to the spoils. 4 Ki. 3:23
And when the king of Moab saw this, to wit, that the enemies had prevailed, he took with him seven hundred men that drew the sword, to break in upon the king of Edom: but they could not. 4 Ki. 3:26
¤ Now a certain woman of the wives of the prophets, cried to Eliseus, saying: Thy servant, my husband, is dead, and thou knowest that thy servant was one that feared God, and behold the creditor is come to take away my two sons to serve him. 4 Ki. 4:1
And Eliseus said to her: What wilt thou have me do for thee? Tell me, what hast thou in thy house? And she answered: I, thy handmaid, have nothing in my house but a little oil, to anoint me. 4 Ki. 4:2
And he said to her: Go, borrow of all thy neighbours empty vessels, not a few. 4 Ki. 4:3
And when the vessels were full, she said to her son: Bring me yet a vessel. And he answered: I have no more. And the oil stood. 4 Ki. 4:6
And there was a day when Eliseus passed by Sunam: now there was a great woman there, who detained him to eat bread: and as he passed often that way, he turned into her house to eat bread. 4 Ki. 4:8
And she said to her husband: I perceive that this is a holy man of God, who often passeth by us. 4 Ki. 4:9
Let us, therefore, make him a little chamber, and put a little bed in it for him, and a table, and a stool, and a candlestick, that when he cometh to us he may abide there. 4 Ki. 4:10
And he said to Giezi, his servant: Call this Sunamitess. And when he had called her, and she stood before him, 4 Ki. 4:12
He said to his servant: Say to her: Behold, thou hast diligently served us in all things; what wilt thou have me to do for thee? Hast thou any business, and wilt thou, that I speak to the king, or to the general of the army? And she answered: I dwell in the midst of my own people. 4 Ki. 4:13
He said to her: At this time, and this same hour, if life be in company, thou shalt have a son in thy womb. But she answered: Do not, I beseech thee, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie to thy handmaid. 4 Ki. 4:16
And the child grew. And on a certain day, when he went out to his father to the reapers, 4 Ki. 4:18
He said to his father: My head acheth, my head acheth. But he said to his servant. Take him, and carry him to his mother. 4 Ki. 4:19
And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, she sat him on her knees, until noon, and then he died. 4 Ki. 4:20
She called her husband, and said: Send with me, I beseech thee, one of thy servants, and an ass, that I may run to the man of God, and come again. 4 Ki. 4:22
And he said to her: Why dost thou go to him? to day is neither new moon nor sabbath. She answered: I will go. 4 Ki. 4:23
So she went forward, and came to the man of God, to mount Carmel: and when the man of God saw her coming towards, he said to Giezi, his servant: Behold that Sunamitess. 4 Ki. 4:25
Go, therefore, to meet her, and say to her: Is all well with thee, and with thy husband, and with thy son? And she answered: Well. 4 Ki. 4:26
And when she came to the man of God, to the mount, she caught hold on his feet: and Giezi came to remove her. And the man of God said: Let her alone for her soul is in anguish, and the Lord hath hid it from me, and hath not told me. 4 Ki. 4:27
And she said to him: Did I ask a son of my lord? did I not say to thee: Do not deceive me? 4 Ki. 4:28
Then he said to Giezi: Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thy hand, and go. If any man meet thee, salute him not: and if any man salute thee, answer him not: and lay my staff upon the face of the child. 4 Ki. 4:29
But Giezi was gone before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the child, and there was no voice nor sense: and he returned to meet him, and told him, saying: The child is not risen. 4 Ki. 4:31
And going in, he shut the door upon him, and upon the child, and prayed to the Lord. 4 Ki. 4:33
Then he returned and walked in the house, once to and fro: and he went up, and lay upon him: and the child gaped seven times, and opened his eyes. 4 Ki. 4:35
And he called Giezi, and said to him: Call this Sunamitess. And she being called, went in to him: and he said: Take up thy son. 4 Ki. 4:36
And Eliseus returned to Galgal, and there was a famine in the land, and the sons of the prophets dwelt before him: And he said to one of his servants: Set on the great pot, and boil pottage for the sons of the prophets. 4 Ki. 4:38
And one went out into the field to gather wild herbs: and he found something like a wild vine, and gathered of it wild gourds of the field, and filled his mantle, and coming back, he shred them into the pot of pottage; for he knew not what it was. 4 Ki. 4:39
And they poured it out for their companions to eat: and when they had tasted of the pottage, they cried out, saying: Death is in the pot, O man of God. And they could not eat thereof. 4 Ki. 4:40
And a certain man came from Baalsalisa, bringing to the man of God, bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and new corn in his scrip. And he said: Give to the people, that they may eat. 4 Ki. 4:42
And his servant answered him: How much is this, that I should set it before a hundred men? He said again: Give to the people, that they may eat: for thus saith the Lord: They shall eat, and there shall be left. 4 Ki. 4:43
So he set it before them: and they ate, and there was left, according to the word of the Lord. 4 Ki. 4:44
¤ Naaman, general of the army, of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable: for by him the Lord gave deliverance to Syria: and he was a valiant man, and rich, but a leper. 4 Ki. 5:1
And she said to her mistress: I wish my master had been with the prophet that is in Samaria: he would certainly have healed him of the leprosy which he hath. 4 Ki. 5:3
Then Naaman went in to his lord, and told him, saying: Thus and thus said the girl from the land of Israel. 4 Ki. 5:4
And the king of Syria said to him: Go; and I will send a letter to the king of Israel. And he departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiment; 4 Ki. 5:5
And brought the letter to the king of Israel, in these words: When thou shalt receive this letter, know that I have sent to thee Naaman, my servant, that thou mayst heal him of his leprosy. 4 Ki. 5:6
And when the king of Israel had read the letter, he rent his garments, and said: Am I God, to be able to kill and give life, that this man hath sent to me to heal a man of his leprosy? mark, and see how he seeketh occasions against me. 4 Ki. 5:7
And when Eliseus, the man of God, had heard this, to wit, that the king of Israel had rent his garments, he sent to him, saying: Why hast thou rent thy garments? let him come to me, and let him know that there is a prophet in Israel. 4 Ki. 5:8
And Eliseus sent a messenger to him, saying: Go, and wash seven times in the Jordan, and thy flesh shall recover health, and thou shalt be clean. 4 Ki. 5:10
Naaman was angry, and went away, saying: I thought he would have come out to me, and standing, would have invoked the name of the Lord his God, and touched with his hand the place of the leprosy, and healed me. 4 Ki. 5:11
His servants came to him, and said to him: Father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, surely thou shouldst have done it: how much rather what he now hath said to thee: Wash, and thou shalt be clean? 4 Ki. 5:13
Then he went down, and washed in the Jordan seven times, according to the word of the man of God; and his flesh was restored, like the flesh of a little child: and he was made clean. 4 Ki. 5:14
And returning to the man of God, with all his train, he came, and stood before him, and said: In truth, I know there is no other God, in all the earth, but only in Israel: I beseech thee, therefore, take a blessing of thy servant. 4 Ki. 5:15
And Naaman said: As thou wilt: but I beseech thee, grant to me, thy servant, to take from hence two mules' burden of earth: for thy servant will not henceforth offer holocaust, or victim, to other gods, but to the Lord. 4 Ki. 5:17
But there is only this, for which thou shalt entreat the Lord for thy servant; when my master goeth into the temple of Remmon, to worship there, and he leaneth on my hand: if I bow down in the temple of Remmon, when he boweth down in the same place, that the Lord pardon me, thy servant, for this thing. 4 Ki. 5:18
And he said to him: Go in peace. So he departed from him, in the spring time of the earth. 4 Ki. 5:19
And Giezi followed after Naaman: and when he saw him running after him, he leapt down from his chariot to meet him, and said: Is all well? 4 Ki. 5:21
And he said: Well: my master hath sent me to thee, saying: Just now there are come to me from mount Ephraim, two young men of the sons of the prophets: give them a talent of silver, and two changes of garments. 4 Ki. 5:22
But he said: Was not my heart present, when the man turned back, from his chariot, to meet thee? So now thou hast received money, and received garments, to buy oliveyards and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and men-servants, and maid-servants. 4 Ki. 5:26
But the leprosy of Naaman, shall also stick to thee, and to thy seed for ever. And he went out from him a leper, as white as snow. 4 Ki. 5:27
¤ And the sons of the prophets said to Eliseus: Behold, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us. 4 Ki. 6:1
Let us go as far as the Jordan, and take out of the wood every man a piece of timber, that we may build us there a place to dwell in. And he said: Go. 4 Ki. 6:2
So he went with them. And when they were come to the Jordan, they cut down wood. 4 Ki. 6:4
And the man of God sent to the king of Israel, saying: Beware that thou pass not to such a place: for the Syrians are there in ambush. 4 Ki. 6:9
And the king of Israel, sent to the place which the man of God had told him, and prevented him, and looked well to himself there not once nor twice. 4 Ki. 6:10
And the heart of the king of Syria, was troubled for this thing. And calling together his servants, he said: Why do you not tell me who it is that betrays me to the king of Israel? 4 Ki. 6:11
And he said to them: Go, and see where he is: that I may send and take him. And they told him: saying: Behold he is in Dothan. 4 Ki. 6:13
And the enemies came down to him: but Eliseus prayed to the Lord, saying: Strike, I beseech thee, this people with blindness: and the Lord struck them with blindness, according to the word of Eliseus. 4 Ki. 6:18
And Eliseus said to them: This is not the way, neither is this the city: follow me, and I will shew you the man whom you seek. So he led them into Samaria. 4 Ki. 6:19
And when they were come into Samaria, Eliseus said: Lord, open the eyes of these men, that they may see. And the Lord opened their eyes, and they saw themselves to be in the midst of Samaria. 4 Ki. 6:20
And the king of Israel said to Eliseus, when he saw them: My father, shall I kill them? 4 Ki. 6:21
And he said: Thou shalt not kill them: for thou didst not take them with thy sword, or thy bow, that thou mayst kill them: but set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master. 4 Ki. 6:22
And a great provision of meats was set before them, and they ate and drank; and he let them go: and they went away to their master: and the robbers of Syria came no more into the land of Israel. 4 Ki. 6:23
And it came to pass, after these things, that Benadad, king of Syria, gathered together all his army, and went up and besieged Samaria. 4 Ki. 6:24
And as the king of Israel was passing by the wall, a certain woman cried out to him, saying: Save me, my lord, O king. 4 Ki. 6:26
And he said: If the Lord doth not save thee, how can I save thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress? And the king said to her: What aileth thee? And she answered: 4 Ki. 6:27
This woman said to me: Give thy son, that we may eat him today, and we will eat my son tomorrow. 4 Ki. 6:28
So we boiled my son, and ate him. And I said to her on the next day: Give thy son, that we may eat him. And she hath hid her son. 4 Ki. 6:29
When the king heard this, he rent his garments, and passed by upon the wall. And all the people saw the haircloth which he wore within next to his flesh. 4 Ki. 6:30
And the king said: May God do so and so to me, and may he add more, if the head of Eliseus, the son of Saphat, shall stand on him this day. 4 Ki. 6:31
But Eliseus sat in his house, and the ancients sat with him. So he sent a man before: and before that messenger came, he said to the ancients: Do you know that this son of a murderer hath sent to cut off my head? Look then when the messenger shall come, shut the door, and suffer him not to come in: for behold the sound of his master's feet is behind him. 4 Ki. 6:32
While he was yet speaking to them, the messenger appeared, who was coming to him. And he said: Behold, so great an evil is from the Lord: what shall I look for more from the Lord? 4 Ki. 6:33
Now there were four lepers, at the entering in of the gate: and they said one to another: What mean we to stay here till we die? 4 Ki. 7:3
If we will enter into the city, we shall die with the famine: and if we will remain here, we must also die: come therefore, and let us run over to the camp of the Syrians. If they spare us, we shall live: but if they kill us, we shall but die. 4 Ki. 7:4
So they arose in the evening, to go to the Syrian camp. And when they were come to the first part of the camp of the Syrians, they found no man there. 4 Ki. 7:5
For the Lord had made them hear, in the camp of Syria, the noise of chariots, and of horses, and of a very great army: and they said one to another: Behold, the king of Israel hath hired against us the kings of the Hethites, and of the Egyptians; and they are come upon us. 4 Ki. 7:6
Wherefore they arose, and fled away in the dark, and left their tents, and their horses and asses in the camp, and fled, desiring to save their lives. 4 Ki. 7:7
So when these lepers were come to the beginning of the camp, they went into one tent, and ate and drank: and they took from thence silver, and gold, and raiment, and went, and hid it: and they came again, and went into another tent, and carried from thence in like manner, and hid it. 4 Ki. 7:8
Then they said one to another: We do not well: for this is a day of good tidings. If we hold our peace, and do not tell it till the morning, we shall be charged with a crime: come, let us go, and tell it in the king's court. 4 Ki. 7:9
So they came to the gate of the city, and told them, saying: We went to the camp of the Syrians, and we found no man there, but horses, and asses tied, and the tents standing. 4 Ki. 7:10
And he arose in the night, and said to his servants: I tell you what the Syrians have done to us: They know that we suffer great famine, and therefore they are gone out of the camp, and lie hid in the fields, saying: When they come out of the city, we shall take them alive, and then we may get into the city. 4 Ki. 7:12
And the people going out, pillaged the camp of the Syrians: and a bushel of fine flour was sold for a stater, and two bushels of barley for a stater, according to the word of the Lord. 4 Ki. 7:16
And the king appointed that lord on whose hand he leaned, to stand at the gate: and the people trod upon him in the entrance of the gate; and he died, as the man of God had said, when the king came down to him. 4 Ki. 7:17
And it came to pass, according to the word of the man of God, which he spoke to the king, when he said: Two bushels of barley shall be for a stater, and a bushel of fine flour for a stater, at this very time tomorrow, in the gate of Samaria. 4 Ki. 7:18
When that lord answered the man of God, and said: Although the Lord should make flood-gates in heaven, could this come to pass which thou sayest? And he said to him: Thou shalt see it with thy eyes, and shalt not eat thereof. 4 Ki. 7:19
And so it fell out to him, as it was foretold, and the people trod upon him in the gate, and he died. 4 Ki. 7:20
¤ And Eliseus spoke to the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying: Arise, and go thou, and thy household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst find: for the Lord hath called a famine, and it shall come upon the land seven years. 4 Ki. 8:1
And she arose, and did according to the word of the man of God: and going with her household, she sojourned in the land of the Philistines many days. 4 Ki. 8:2
And when the seven years were ended, the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines, and she went forth to speak to the king for her house and for her lands. 4 Ki. 8:3
And when he was telling the king how he had raised one dead to life, the woman appeared, whose son he had restored to life, crying to the king for her house, and her lands. And Giezi said: My lord, O king, this is the woman, and this is her son, whom Eliseus raised to life. 4 Ki. 8:5
And the king asked the woman: and she told him. And the king appointed her an eunuch, saying: Restore her all that is hers, and all the revenues of the lands, from the day that she left the land to this present. 4 Ki. 8:6
Eliseus also came to Damascus, and Benadad, king of Syria was sick; and they told him, saying: The man of God is come hither. 4 Ki. 8:7
And the king said to Hazael: Take with thee presents, and go to meet the man of God, and consult the Lord by him, saying: Can I recover of this my illness? 4 Ki. 8:8
And Hazael went to meet him, taking with him presents, and all the good things of Damascus, the burdens of forty camels. And when he stood before him, he said: Thy son, Benadad, the king of Syria, hath sent me to thee, saying: Can I recover of this my illness? 4 Ki. 8:9
And Eliseus said to him: Go tell him: Thou shalt recover: but the Lord hath shewed me that he shall surely die. 4 Ki. 8:10
And he stood with him, and was troubled so far as to blush: and the man of God wept. 4 Ki. 8:11
And Hazael said to him: Why doth my lord weep? And he said: Because I know the evil that thou wilt do to the children of Israel. Their strong cities thou wilt burn with fire, and their young men thou wilt kill with the sword, and thou wilt dash their children, and rip up their pregnant women. 4 Ki. 8:12
And when he was departed from Eliseus he came to his master, who said to him: What said Eliseus to thee? And he answered: He told me: Thou shalt recover. 4 Ki. 8:14
He was two and thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. 4 Ki. 8:17
But the Lord would not destroy Juda, for David his servant's sake, as he had promised him, to give him a light, and to his children always. 4 Ki. 8:19
And Joram came to Seira, and all the chariots with him: and he arose in the night, and defeated the Edomites that had surrounded him, and the captains of the chariots, but the people fled into their tents. 4 Ki. 8:21
Ochozias was two and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Athalia the daughter of Amri king of Israel. 4 Ki. 8:26
He went also with Joram, son of Achab, to fight against Hazael, king of Syria, in Ramoth Galaad, and the Syrians wounded Joram: 4 Ki. 8:28
And he went back to be healed, in Jezrahel: because the Syrians had wounded him in Ramoth, when he fought against Hazael, king of Syria And Ochozias, the son of Joram, king of Juda, went down to visit Joram, the son of Achab, in Jezrahel, because he was sick there. 4 Ki. 8:29
¤ And Eliseus the prophet, called one of the sons of the prophets, and said to him: Gird up thy loins, and take this little bottle of oil in thy hand, and go to Ramoth Galaad. 4 Ki. 9:1
So the young man, the servant of the prophet, went away to Ramoth Galaad, 4 Ki. 9:4
And went in thither: and behold, the captains of the army were sitting, and he said: I have a word to thee, O prince. And Jehu said: Unto whom of us all? And he said: To thee, O prince. 4 Ki. 9:5
And the dogs shall eat Jezabel, in the field of Jezrahel, and there shall be no one to bury her. And he opened the door and fled. 4 Ki. 9:10
Then Jehu went forth to the servants of his Lord: and they said to him: Are all things well? why came this madman to thee? And he said to them: You know the man, and what he said. 4 Ki. 9:11
But they answered: It is false; but rather do thou tell us. And he said to them: Thus and thus did he speak to me: and he said: Thus saith the Lord: I have anointed thee king over Israel. 4 Ki. 9:12
And was returned to be healed in Jezrahel of his wounds; for the Syrians had wounded him, when he fought with Hazael, king of Syria. And Jehu said: If it please you, let no man go forth or flee out of the city, lest he go, and tell in Jezrahel. 4 Ki. 9:15
And he got up, and went into Jezrahel for Joram was sick there, and Ochozias king of Juda, was come down to visit Joram. 4 Ki. 9:16
The watchman therefore, that stood upon the tower of Jezrahel, saw the troop of Jehu coming, and said: I see a troop. And Joram said: Take a chariot, and send to meet them, and let him that goeth say: Is all well? 4 Ki. 9:17
So there went one in a chariot to meet him, and said: Thus saith the king: Are all things peaceable? And Jehu said: What hast thou to do with peace? go behind and follow me. And the watchman told, saying: The messenger came to them, but he returneth not. 4 Ki. 9:18
And he sent a second chariot of horses: and he came to them, and said: Thus saith the king: Is there peace? And Jehu said: What hast thou to do with peace? pass, and follow me. 4 Ki. 9:19
And the watchman told, saying: He came even to them, but returneth not: and the driving is like the driving of Jehu, the son of Namsi; for he drives furiously. 4 Ki. 9:20
And Joram said: Make ready the chariot. And they made ready his chariot: and Joram, king of Israel, and Ochozias, king of Juda, went out, each in his chariot, and they went out to meet Jehu, and met him in the field of Naboth, the Jezrahelite. 4 Ki. 9:21
And Joram turned his hand, and fleeing, said to Ochozias: There is treachery, Ochozias. 4 Ki. 9:23
And Jehu said to Badacer, his captain: Take him, and cast him into the field of Naboth, the Jezrahelite: for I remember, when I and thou, sitting in a chariot, followed Achab, this man's father, that the Lord laid this burden upon him, saying: 4 Ki. 9:25
If I do not requite thee in this field, saith the Lord, for the blood of Naboth, and for the blood of his children, which I saw yesterday, saith the Lord. So now take him, and cast him into the field, according to the word of the Lord. 4 Ki. 9:26
But Ochozias, king of Juda, seeing this, fled by the way of the garden house: and Jehu pursued him, and said: Strike him also in his chariot. And they struck him in the going up to Gaver, which is by Jeblaam: and he fled into Mageddo, and died there. 4 Ki. 9:27
And his servants laid him upon his chariot, and carried him to Jerusalem: and they buried him in his sepulchre with his fathers, in the city of David. 4 Ki. 9:28
And Jehu lifted up his face to the window, and said: Who is this? And two or three eunuchs bowed down to him. 4 Ki. 9:32
And he said to them: Throw her down headlong; And they threw her down, and the wall was sprinkled with her blood, and the hoofs of the horses trod upon her. 4 Ki. 9:33
And when he was come in to eat, and to drink, he said: Go, and see after that cursed woman, and bury her; because she is a king's daughter. 4 Ki. 9:34
And when they went to bury her, they found nothing but the skull, and the feet, and the extremities of her hands. 4 Ki. 9:35
¤ And Achab had seventy sons in Samaria: so Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, to the chief men of the city, and to the ancients, and to them that brought up Achab's children, saying: 4 Ki. 10:1
But they were exceedingly afraid, and said: Behold two kings could not stand before him, and how shall we be able to resist? 4 Ki. 10:4
Therefore they that were over the king's house, and the rulers of the city, and the ancients, and the bringers up of the children, sent to Jehu, saying: We are thy servants: whatsoever thou shalt command us we will do; we will not make us any king: do thou all that pleaseth thee. 4 Ki. 10:5
And he wrote letters the second time to them, saying: If you be mine, and will obey me, take the heads of the sons of your master, and come to me to Jezrahel by tomorrow at this time. Now the king's sons, being seventy men, were brought up with the chief men of the city. 4 Ki. 10:6
And when the letters came to them, they took the king's sons, and slew seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent them to him to Jezrahel. 4 Ki. 10:7
And when it was light, he went out, and standing, said to all the people: You are just: if I conspired against my master, and slew him; who hath slain all these? 4 Ki. 10:9
See therefore now that there hath not fallen to the ground any of the words of the Lord, which the Lord spoke concerning the house of Achab, and the Lord hath done that which he spoke in the hand of his servant Elias. 4 Ki. 10:10
And he arose, and went to Samaria: and when he was come to the shepherds' cabin in the way, 4 Ki. 10:12
He met with the brethren of Ochozias, king of Juda, and he said to them: Who are you? And they answered: We are the brethren of Ochozias, and are come down to salute the sons of the king, and the sons of the queen. 4 Ki. 10:13
And when he was departed thence, he found Jonadab, the son of Rechab, coming to meet him, and he blessed him. And he said to him: Is thy heart right as my heart is with thy heart? And Jonadab said: It is. If it be, said he, give me thy hand. He gave him his hand. And he lifted him up to him into the chariot, 4 Ki. 10:15
And he said to him: Come with me, and see my zeal for the Lord. So he made him ride in his chariot, 4 Ki. 10:16
And brought him into Samaria. And he slew all that were left of Achab, in Samaria, to a man, according to the word of the Lord which he spoke by Elias. 4 Ki. 10:17
And Jehu gathered together all the people, and said to them: Achab worshipped Baal a little, but I will worship him more. 4 Ki. 10:18
Now therefore call to me all the prophets of Baal, and all his servants, and all his priests: let none be wanting, for I have a great sacrifice to offer to Baal: whosoever shall be wanting, shall not live. Now Jehu did this craftily, that he might destroy the worshippers of Baal. 4 Ki. 10:19
And he sent into all the borders of Israel; and all the servants of Baal came: there was not one left that did not come. And they went into the temple of Baal: and the house of Baal was filled, from one end to the other. 4 Ki. 10:21
And he said to them that were over the wardrobe: Bring forth garments for all the servants of Baal. And they brought them forth garments. 4 Ki. 10:22
And Jehu, and Jonadab, the son of Rechab, went to the temple of Baal, and said to the worshippers of Baal: Search, and see that there be not any with you of the servants of the Lord, but that there be the servants of Baal only. 4 Ki. 10:23
And they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings: but Jehu had prepared him fourscore men without, and said to them: If any of the men escape, whom I have brought into your hands, he that letteth him go, shall answer life for life. 4 Ki. 10:24
And it came to pass, when the burnt offering was ended, that Jehu commanded his soldiers and captains, saying: Go in, and kill them: let none escape. And the soldiers and captains slew them with the edge of the sword, and cast them out: and they went into the city of the temple of Baal, 4 Ki. 10:25
But yet he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, the son of Nabat, who made Israel to sin, nor did he forsake the golden calves that were in Bethel, and Dan. 4 Ki. 10:29
And the Lord said to Jehu: because thou hast diligently executed that which was right and pleasing in my eyes, and hast done to the house of Achab according to all that was in my heart: thy children shall sit upon the throne of Israel to the fourth generation. 4 Ki. 10:30
But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of the Lord, the God of Israel, with all his heart: for he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, who had made Israel to sin. 4 Ki. 10:31
In those days the Lord began to be weary of Israel: and Hazael ravaged them in all the coasts of Israel, 4 Ki. 10:32
And in the seventh year Joiada sent, and taking the centurions and soldiers, brought them in to him into the temple of the Lord, and made a covenant with them: and taking an oath of them in the house of the Lord, shewed them the king's son: 4 Ki. 11:4
And the centurions did according to all things that Joiada the priest, had commanded them: and taking every one their men, that went in on the sabbath, with them that went out on the sabbath, came to Joiada, the priest. 4 Ki. 11:9
And Athalia heard the noise of the people running: and going in to the people into the temple of the Lord, 4 Ki. 11:13
But Joiada commanded the centurions that were over the army, and said to them: Have her forth without the precinct of the temple, and whosoever shall follow her, let him be slain with the sword. For the priest had said: Let her not be slain in the temple of the Lord. 4 Ki. 11:15
Now Joas was seven years old when he began to reign. 4 Ki. 11:21
¤ In the seventh year of Jehu, Joas began to reign: and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Sebia, of Bersabee. 4 Ki. 12:1
And Joas said to the priests: all the money of the sanctified things, which is brought into the temple of the Lord by those that pass, which is offered for the price of a soul, and which of their own accord, and of their own free heart, they bring into the temple of the Lord: 4 Ki. 12:4
Let the priests take it according to their order and repair the house, wheresoever they shall see any thing that wanteth repairing. 4 Ki. 12:5
And king Joas called Joiada, the high priest, and the priests, saying to them: Why do you not repair the temple? Take you, therefore, money no more according to your order, but restore it for the repairing of the temple. 4 Ki. 12:7
And the priests were forbidden to take any more money of the people, and to make the repairs of the house. 4 Ki. 12:8
And Joiada, the high priest, took a chest, and bored a hole in the top, and set it by the altar at the right hand of them that came into the house of the Lord; and the priests that kept the doors, put therein all the money that was brought to the temple of the Lord. 4 Ki. 12:9
And they gave it out by number and measure into the hands of them that were over the builders of the house of the Lord: and they laid it out to the carpenters, and the masons, that wrought in the house of the Lord, 4 Ki. 12:11
And made the repairs: and to them that cut stones, and to buy timber, and stones to be hewed, that the repairs of the house of the Lord might be completely finished, and wheresoever there was need of expenses to uphold the house. 4 Ki. 12:12
For it was given to them that did the work, that the temple of the Lord might be repaired. 4 Ki. 12:14
And they reckoned not with the men that received the money to distribute it to the workmen, but they bestowed it faithfully. 4 Ki. 12:15
Then Hazael, king of Syria, went up, and fought against Geth, and took it, and set his face to go up to Jerusalem. 4 Ki. 12:17
Wherefore Joas, king of Juda, took all the sanctified things, which Josaphat, and Joram, and Ochozias, his fathers, the kings of Juda, had dedicated to holy uses, and which he himself had offered: and all the silver that could be found in the treasures of the temple of the Lord, and in the king's palace: and sent it to Hazael, king of Syria, and he went off from Jerusalem. 4 Ki. 12:18
And he did evil before the Lord, and followed the sins of Jeroboam, the son of Nabat, who made Israel to sin; and he departed not from them. 4 Ki. 13:2
But yet they departed not from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, who made Israel to sin, but walked in them: and there still remained a grove also in Samaria. 4 Ki. 13:6
And he did that which is evil in the sight of the Lord: he departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam, the son of Nabat, who made Israel to sin; but he walked in them. 4 Ki. 13:11
Now Eliseus was sick of the illness whereof he died: and Joas, king of Israel, went down to him, and wept before him, and said: O my father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the guider thereof. 4 Ki. 13:14
And Eliseus said to him: Bring a bow and arrows. And when he had brought him a bow and arrows, 4 Ki. 13:15
He said to the king of Israel: Put thy hand upon the bow. And when he had put his hand, Eliseus put his hands over the king's hands, 4 Ki. 13:16
And said: Open the window to the east. And when he had opened it, Eliseus said: Shoot an arrow. And he shot. And Eliseus said: The arrow of the Lord's deliverance, and the arrow of the deliverance from Syria: and thou shalt strike the Syrians in Aphec, till thou consume them. 4 Ki. 13:17
And he said: Take the arrows. And when he had taken them, he said to him: Strike with an arrow upon the ground. And he struck three times, and stood still. 4 Ki. 13:18
And the man of God was angry with him, and said: If thou hadst smitten five or six or seven times, thou hadst smitten Syria even to utter destruction: but now three times shalt thou smite it. 4 Ki. 13:19
And some that were burying a man, saw the rovers, and cast the body into the sepulchre of Eliseus. And when it had touched the bones of Eliseus, the man came to life and stood upon his feet. 4 Ki. 13:21
And the Lord had mercy on them, and returned to them, because of his covenant, which he had made with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob: and he would not destroy them, nor utterly cast them away, unto this present time. 4 Ki. 13:23
Now Joas the son of Joachaz, took the cities out of the hand of Benadad, the son of Hazael, which he had taken out of the hand of Joachaz, his father, by war; three times did Joas beat him, and he restored the cities to Israel. 4 Ki. 13:25
He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign; and nine and twenty years he reigned in Jerusalem; the name of his mother was Joadan, of Jerusalem. 4 Ki. 14:2
And he did that which was right before the Lord, but yet not like David his father. He did according to all things that Joas his father, did: 4 Ki. 14:3
And when he had possession of the kingdom, he put his servants to death that had slain the king, his father. 4 Ki. 14:5
But the children of the murderers he did not put to death, according to that which is written in the book of the law of Moses, wherein the Lord commanded, saying: The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: but every man shall die for his own sin. 4 Ki. 14:6
Then Amasias sent messengers to Joas, son of Joachaz, son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying: Come, let us see one another. 4 Ki. 14:8
And Joas, king of Israel, sent again to Amasias, king of Juda, saying: A thistle of Libanus sent to a cedar tree, which is in Libanus, saying: Give thy daughter to my son to wife. And the beasts of the forest, that are in Libanus, passed, and trod down the thistle. 4 Ki. 14:9
And Juda was put to the worse before Israel, and they fled every man to their dwellings. 4 Ki. 14:12
But Joas, king of Israel, took Amasias, king of Juda, the son of Joas, the son of Ochozias, in Bethsames, and brought him into Jerusalem; and he broke down the wall of Jerusalem, from the gate of Ephraim to the gate of the corner, four hundred cubits. 4 Ki. 14:13
And he took all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of the Lord, and in the king's treasures, and hostages, and returned to Samaria. 4 Ki. 14:14
Now they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem: and he fled to Lachis. And they sent after him to Lachis, and killed him there. 4 Ki. 14:19
He built Elath, and restored it to Juda, after that the king slept with his fathers. 4 Ki. 14:22
And he did that which was evil before the Lord. He departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam, the son of Nabat, who made Israel to sin. 4 Ki. 14:24
He restored the borders of Israel from the entrance of Emath, unto the sea of the wilderness, according to the word of the Lord, the God of Israel, which he spoke by his servant, Jonas, the son of Amathi, the prophet, who was of Geth, which is in Opher. 4 Ki. 14:25
For the Lord saw the affliction of Israel, that it was exceedingly bitter, and that they were consumed even to them that were shut up in prison, and the lowest persons, and that there was no one to help Israel. 4 Ki. 14:26
But the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, and all that he did, and his valour, wherewith he fought, and how he restored Damascus and Emath to Juda, in Israel, are they not written in the book of the words of the days of the kings of Israel? 4 Ki. 14:28
He was sixteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned two and fifty years in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Jechelia, of Jerusalem. 4 Ki. 15:2
And he did that which was pleasing before the Lord, according to all that his father, Amasias, had done. 4 Ki. 15:3
And he did that which is evil before the Lord, as his fathers had done: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nabat, who made Israel to sin. 4 Ki. 15:9
This was the word of the Lord, which he spoke to Jehu, saying: Thy children, to the fourth generation, shall sit upon the throne of Israel. And so it came to pass. 4 Ki. 15:12
Sellum, the son of Jabes, began to reign in the nine and thirtieth year of Azarias, king of Juda: and reigned one month in Samaria. 4 Ki. 15:13
Then Manahem destroyed Thapsa and all that were in it, and the borders thereof from Thersa, because they would not open to him: and he slew all the women thereof that were with child, and ripped them up. 4 Ki. 15:16
And he did that which was evil before the Lord: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, the son of Nabat, who made Israel to sin, all his days. 4 Ki. 15:18
And Phul, king of the Assyrians, came into the land, and Manahem gave Phul a thousand talents of silver to aid him and to establish him in the kingdom. 4 Ki. 15:19
And Manahem laid a tax upon Israel, on all that were mighty and rich, to give the king of the Assyrians, each man fifty sicles of silver: so the king of the Assyrians turned back, and did not stay in the land. 4 Ki. 15:20
And he did that which was evil before the Lord: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, the son of Nabat, who made Israel to sin. 4 Ki. 15:24
And he did that which was evil before the Lord: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, the son of Nabat, who made Israel to sin. 4 Ki. 15:28
He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Jerusa, the daughter of Sadoc. 4 Ki. 15:33
And he did that which was right before the Lord: according to all that his father Ozias had done, so did he. 4 Ki. 15:34
In those days the Lord began to send into Juda, Rasin king of Syria, and Phacee the son of Romelia. 4 Ki. 15:37
Achaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: he did not that which was pleasing in the sight of the Lord, his God, as David, his father. 4 Ki. 16:2
But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel: moreover, he consecrated also his son, making him pass through the fire, according to the idols of the nations which the Lord destroyed before the children of Israel. 4 Ki. 16:3
Then Rasin, king of Syria, and Phacee, son of Romelia, king of Israel, came up to Jerusalem to fight: and they besieged Achaz, but were not able to overcome him. 4 Ki. 16:5
At that time Rasin, king of Syria, restored Aila to Syria, and drove the men of Juda out of Aila: and the Edomites came into Aila, and dwelt there unto this day. 4 Ki. 16:6
And Achaz sent messengers to Theglathphalasar, king of the Assyrians, saying: I am thy servant, and thy son: come up, and save me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, who are risen up together against me. 4 Ki. 16:7
And when he had gathered together the silver and gold that could be found in the house of the Lord, and in the king's treasures, he sent it for a present to the king of the Assyrians. 4 Ki. 16:8
And he agreed to his desire: for the king of the Assyrians went up against Damascus, and laid it waste: and he carried away the inhabitants thereof to Cyrene; but Rasin he slew. 4 Ki. 16:9
And king Achaz went to Damascus to meet Theglathphalasar, king of the Assyrians, and when he had seen the altar of Damascus, king Achaz sent to Urias, the priest, a pattern of it, and its likeness, according to all the work thereof. 4 Ki. 16:10
And Urias, the priest, built an altar according to all that king Achaz had commanded from Damascus so did Urias, the priest, until king Achaz came from Damascus. 4 Ki. 16:11
So Urias, the priest, did according to all that king Achaz had commanded him. 4 Ki. 16:16
And when the king of the Assyrians found that Osee, endeavouring to rebel, had sent messengers to Sua, the king of Egypt, that he might not pay tribute to the king of the Assyrians, as he had done every year, he besieged him, bound him, and cast him into prison. 4 Ki. 17:4
And he went through all the land: and going up to Samaria, he besieged it three years. 4 Ki. 17:5
And in the ninth year of Osee, the king of the Assyrians took Samaria, and carried Israel away to Assyria: and he placed them in Hala, and Habor, by the river of Gozan, in the cities of the Medes. 4 Ki. 17:6
And they walked according to the way of the nations which the Lord had destroyed in the sight of the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel: because they had done in like manner. 4 Ki. 17:8
And the children of Israel offended the Lord, their God, with things that were not right: and built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city. 4 Ki. 17:9
And the Lord testified to them in Israel, and in Juda, by the hand of all the prophets and seers, saying: Return from your wicked ways, and keep my precepts, and ceremonies, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers: and as I have sent to you in the hand of my servants the prophets. 4 Ki. 17:13
And they hearkened not, but hardened their necks like to the neck of their fathers, who would not obey the Lord, their God. 4 Ki. 17:14
And they forsook all the precepts of the Lord, their God: and made to themselves two molten calves, and groves, and adored all the host of heaven: and they served Baal, 4 Ki. 17:16
And consecrated their sons, and their daughters, through fire: and they gave themselves to divinations, and soothsayings: and they delivered themselves up to do evil before the Lord, to provoke him. 4 Ki. 17:17
Till the Lord removed Israel from his face, as he had spoken in the hand of all his servants, the prophets: and Israel was carried away out of their land to Assyria, unto this day. 4 Ki. 17:23
And when they began to dwell there, they feared not the Lord: and the Lord sent lions among them, which killed them. 4 Ki. 17:25
And it was told the king of the Assyrians, and it was said: The nations which thou hast removed, and made to dwell in the cities of Samaria, know not the ordinances of the God of the land: and the Lord hath sent lions among them: and behold they kill them, because they know not the manner of the God of the land. 4 Ki. 17:26
And the Hevites made Nebahaz, and Tharthac. And they that were of Sepharvaim burnt their children in fire, to Adramelech and Anamelech, the gods of Sepharvaim. 4 Ki. 17:31
And nevertheless they worshipped the Lord. And they made to themselves, of the lowest of the people, priests of the high places, and they placed them in the temples of the high places. 4 Ki. 17:32
And when they worshipped the Lord, they served also their own gods, according to the custom of the nations out of which they were brought to Samaria: 4 Ki. 17:33
With whom he made a covenant, and charged them, saying: You shall not fear strange gods, nor shall you adore them, nor worship them, nor sacrifice to them. 4 Ki. 17:35
But the Lord, your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, with great power, and a stretched out arm, him shall you fear, and him shall you adore, and to him shall you sacrifice. 4 Ki. 17:36
And the ceremonies, and judgments, and law, and the commandment, which he wrote for you, you shall observe to do them always: and you shall not fear strange gods. 4 Ki. 17:37
But they did not hearken, but did according to their old custom. 4 Ki. 17:40
He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign: and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Abi, the daughter of Zacharias. 4 Ki. 18:2
And he did that which was good before the Lord, according to all that David, his father, had done 4 Ki. 18:3
He destroyed the high places, and broke the statues in pieces, and cut down the groves, and broke the brazen serpent, which Moses had made: for till that time the children of Israel burnt incense to it: and he called its name Nohestan. 4 Ki. 18:4
And he stuck to the Lord, and departed not from his steps, but kept his commandments, which the Lord commanded Moses. 4 Ki. 18:6
Wherefore the Lord also was with him, and in all things, to which he went forth, he behaved himself wisely. And he rebelled against the king of the Assyrians, and served him not. 4 Ki. 18:7
He smote the Philistines as far as Gaza, and all their borders, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city. 4 Ki. 18:8
In the fourth year of king Ezechias, which was the seventh year of Osee, the son of Ela, king of Israel, Salmanasar, king of the Assyrians, came up to Samaria, and besieged it, 4 Ki. 18:9
Because they hearkened not to the voice of the Lord, their God, but transgressed his covenant: all that Moses, the servant of the Lord, commanded, they would not hear, nor do. 4 Ki. 18:12
Then Ezechias, king of Juda, sent messengers to the king of the Assyrians, to Lachis, saying: I have offended, depart from me: and all that thou shalt put upon me, I will bear. And the king of the Assyrians put a tax upon Ezechias, king of Juda, of three hundred talents of silver, and thirty talents of gold. 4 Ki. 18:14
At that time Ezechias broke the doors of the temple of the Lord, and the plates of gold which he had fastened on them, and gave them to the king of the Assyrians. 4 Ki. 18:16
And the king of the Assyrians sent Tharthan, and Rabsaris, and Rabsaces, from Lachis, to king Ezechias, with a strong army, to Jerusalem: and they went up and came to Jerusalem, and they stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the way of the fuller's field. 4 Ki. 18:17
And they called for the king: and there went out to them Eliacim, the son of Helcias, who was over the house, and Sobna, the scribe, and Joahe, the son of Asaph, the recorder. 4 Ki. 18:18
And Rabsaces said to them: Speak to Ezechias: Thus saith the great king, the king of the Assyrians: What is this confidence, wherein thou trustest? 4 Ki. 18:19
Perhaps thou hast taken counsel, to prepare thyself for battle. On whom dost thou trust, that thou darest to rebel? 4 Ki. 18:20
Dost thou trust in Egypt a staff of a broken reed, upon which if a man lean, it will break and go into his hand, and pierce it? so is Pharao, king of Egypt, to all that trust in him. 4 Ki. 18:21
But if you say to me: We trust in the Lord, our God: is it not he, whose high places and altars Ezechias hath taken away: and hath commanded Juda and Jerusalem: You shall worship before this altar in Jerusalem? 4 Ki. 18:22
Now therefore come over to my master, the king of the Assyrians, and I will give you two thousand horses, and see whether you be able to have riders for them. 4 Ki. 18:23
Is it without the will of the Lord that I am come up to this place to destroy it? The Lord said to me: Go up to this land, and destroy it. 4 Ki. 18:25
Then Eliacim, the son of Helcias, and Sobna, and Joahe, said to Rabsaces: We pray thee, speak to us, thy servants, in Syriac: for we understand that tongue: and speak not to us in the Jews' language, in the hearing of the people that are upon the wall. 4 Ki. 18:26
And Rabsaces answered them, saying: Hath my master sent me to thy master, and to thee, to speak these words, and not rather to the men that sit upon the wall, that they may eat their own dung, and drink their urine with you? 4 Ki. 18:27
Thus saith the king: Let not Ezechias deceive you: for he shall not be able to deliver you out of my hand. 4 Ki. 18:29
Do not hearken to Ezechias. For thus saith the king of the Assyrians: Do with me that which is for your advantage, and come out to me: and every man of you shall eat of his own vineyard, and of his own fig tree: and you shall drink water of your own cisterns, 4 Ki. 18:31
Till I come, and take you away, to a land, like to your own land, a fruitful land, and plentiful in wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olives, and oil, and honey, and you shall live, and not die. Hearken not to Ezechias, who deceiveth you, saying: The Lord will deliver us. 4 Ki. 18:32
And Eliacim, the son of Helcias, who was over the house, and Sobna, the scribe, and Joahe, the son of Asaph, the recorder, came to Ezechias, with their garments rent, and told him the words of Rabsaces. 4 Ki. 18:37
And he sent Eliacim, who was over the house, and Sobna, the scribe, and the ancients of the priests, covered with sackcloths, to Isaias, the prophet, the son of Amos. 4 Ki. 19:2
And they said to him: Thus saith Ezechias: This day is a day of tribulation, and of rebuke, and of blasphemy: the children are come to the birth, and the woman in travail hath not strength. 4 Ki. 19:3
It may be the Lord, thy God, will hear all the words of Rabsaces, whom the king of the Assyrians, his master, hath sent to reproach the living God, and to reprove with words, which the Lord, thy God, hath heard: and do thou offer prayer for the remnants that are found. 4 Ki. 19:4
So the servants of king Ezechias came to Isaias. 4 Ki. 19:5
And Isaias said to them: Thus shall you say to your master: Thus saith the Lord: Be not afraid for the words which thou hast heard, with which the servants of the king of the Assyrians have blasphemed me. 4 Ki. 19:6
And when he heard of Tharaca, king of Ethiopia: Behold, he is come out to fight with thee: and was going against him, he sent messengers to Ezechias, saying: 4 Ki. 19:9
Thus shall you say to Ezechias, king of Juda: Let not thy God deceive thee, in whom thou trustest: and do not say: Jerusalem shall not be delivered into the hands of the king of the Assyrians. 4 Ki. 19:10
Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of the Assyrians have done to all countries, how they have laid them waste: and canst thou alone be delivered? 4 Ki. 19:11
Have the gods of the nations delivered any of them, whom my fathers have destroyed, to wit, Gozan, and Haran, and Reseph, and the children of Eden, that were in Thelassar? 4 Ki. 19:12
And when Ezechias had received the letter of the hand of the messengers, and had read it, he went up to the house of the Lord, and spread it before the Lord, 4 Ki. 19:14
Incline thy ear, and hear: open, O Lord, thy eyes and see: and hear all the words of Sennacherib, who hath sent to upbraid unto us the living God. 4 Ki. 19:16
And Isaias, the son of Amos, sent to Ezechias, saying: Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel: I have heard the prayer thou hast made to me concerning Sennacherib, king of the Assyrians. 4 Ki. 19:20
This is the word that the Lord hath spoken of him: The virgin, the daughter of Sion, hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn: the daughter of Jerusalem hath wagged her head behind thy back. 4 Ki. 19:21
By the hand of thy servants thou hast reproached the Lord, and hast said: With the multitude of my chariots I have gone up to the height of the mountains, to the top of Libanus, and have cut down its tall cedars, and its choice fir trees. And I have entered into the furthest parts thereof, and the forest of its Carmel. 4 Ki. 19:23
Hast thou not heard what I have done from the beginning? from the days of old I have formed it, and now I have brought it to effect: that fenced cities of fighting men should be turned to heaps of ruins: 4 Ki. 19:25
And the inhabitants of them were weak of hand, they trembled and were confounded, they became like the grass of the field, and the green herb on the tops of houses, which withered before it came to maturity. 4 Ki. 19:26
Thou hast been mad against me, and thy pride hath come up to my ears: therefore I will put a ring in thy nose, and a bit between thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest. 4 Ki. 19:28
And to thee, O Ezechias, this shall be a sign: Eat this year what thou shalt find: and in the second year, such things as spring of themselves: but in the third year sow and reap: plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them. 4 Ki. 19:29
And it came to pass that night, that an angel of the Lord came, and slew in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and eighty-five thousand. And when he arose early in the morning, he saw all the bodies of the dead. 4 Ki. 19:35
¤ In those days Ezechias was sick unto death: and Isaias, the son of Amos, the prophet, came and said to him: Thus saith the Lord God: Give charge concerning thy house, for thou shalt die, and not live. 4 Ki. 20:1
And he turned his face to the wall, and prayed to the Lord, saying: 4 Ki. 20:2
And before Isaias was gone out of the middle of the court, the word of the Lord came to him, saying: 4 Ki. 20:4
Go back, and tell Ezechias, the captain of my people: Thus saith the Lord, the God of David, thy father: I have heard thy prayer, and I have seen thy tears: and behold I have healed thee: on the third day thou shalt go up to the temple of the Lord. 4 Ki. 20:5
And I will add to thy days fifteen years: and I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of the Assyrians, and I will protect this city for my own sake, and for David, my servant's sake. 4 Ki. 20:6
And Ezechias had said to Isaias: What shall be the sign that the Lord will heal me, and that I shall go up to the temple of the Lord the third day? 4 Ki. 20:8
And Isaias said to him: This shall be the sign from the Lord, that the Lord will do the word which he hath spoken: Wilt thou that the shadow go forward ten lines, or that it go back so many degrees? 4 Ki. 20:9
And Ezechias said: It is an easy matter for the shadow to go forward ten lines: and I do not desire that this be done, but let it return back ten degrees. 4 Ki. 20:10
At that time Berodach Baladan, the son of Baladan, king of the Babylonians, sent letters and presents to Ezechias: for he had heard that Ezechias had been sick. 4 Ki. 20:12
And Isaias, the prophet, came to king Ezechias, and said to him: What said these men? or from whence came they to thee? And Ezechias said to him: From a far country, they came to me out of Babylon. 4 Ki. 20:14
And Isaias said to Ezechias: Hear the word of the Lord. 4 Ki. 20:16
Ezechias said to Isaias: The word of the Lord, which thou hast spoken, is good: let peace and truth be in my days. 4 Ki. 20:19
¤ Manasses was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned five and fifty years in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Haphsiba. 4 Ki. 21:1
And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to the idols of the nations, which the Lord destroyed from before the face of the children of Israel. 4 Ki. 21:2
And he turned, and built up the high places, which Ezechias, his father, had destroyed: and he set up altars to Baal, and made groves, as Achab, the king of Israel, had done: and he adored all the host of heaven, and served them. 4 Ki. 21:3
And he made his son pass through fire: and he used divinations, and observed omens, and appointed pythons, and multiplied soothsayers, to do evil before the Lord, and to provoke him. 4 Ki. 21:6
He set also an idol of the grove, which he had made, in the temple of the Lord: concerning which the Lord said to David, and to Solomon his son: In this temple, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put my name for ever. 4 Ki. 21:7
And I will no more make the feet of Israel to be moved out of the land, which I gave to their fathers: only if they will observe to do all that I have commanded them, according to the law which my servant Moses commanded them. 4 Ki. 21:8
But they hearkened not: but were seduced by Manasses, to do evil more than the nations which the Lord destroyed before the children of Israel. 4 Ki. 21:9
Because Manasses, king of Juda, hath done these most wicked abominations, beyond all that the Amorrhites did before him, and hath made Juda also to sin with his filthy doings: 4 Ki. 21:11
And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the weight of the house of Achab: and I will efface Jerusalem, as writings tables are wont to be effaced, and I will erase and turn it, and draw the pencil often over the face thereof. 4 Ki. 21:13
And I will leave the remnants of my inheritance, and will deliver them into the hands of their enemies: and they shall become a prey, and a spoil to all their enemies. 4 Ki. 21:14
Because they have done evil before me, and have continued to provoke me, from the day that their fathers came out of Egypt, even unto this day. 4 Ki. 21:15
Moreover, Manasses shed also very much innocent blood, till he filled Jerusalem up to the mouth: besides his sins, wherewith he made Juda to sin, to do evil before the Lord. 4 Ki. 21:16
Two and twenty years old was Amon when he began to reign, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Messalemeth, the daughter of Harus, of Jeteba. 4 Ki. 21:19
¤ Josias was eight years old when he began to reign: he reigned one and thirty years in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Idida, the daughter of Hadaia, of Besecath. 4 Ki. 22:1
And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in all the ways of David, his father: he turned not aside to the right hand, or to the left. 4 Ki. 22:2
And in the eighteenth year of king Josias, the king sent Saphan, the son of Assia, the son of Messulam, the scribe of the temple of the Lord, saying to him: 4 Ki. 22:3
Go to Helcias, the high priest, that the money may be put together which is brought into the temple of the Lord, which the doorkeepers of the temple have gathered of the people. 4 Ki. 22:4
And let it be given to the workmen by the overseers of the house of the Lord: and let them distribute it to those that work in the temple of the Lord, to repair the temple: 4 Ki. 22:5
That is, to carpenters and masons, and to such as mend breaches: and that timber may be bought, and stones out of the quarries, to repair the temple of the Lord. 4 Ki. 22:6
And Helcias, the high priest, said to Saphan, the scribe: I have found the book of the law in the house of the Lord: and Helcias gave the book to Saphan, and he read it. 4 Ki. 22:8
And Saphan, the scribe, came to the king, and brought him word again concerning that which he had commanded, and said: Thy servants have gathered together the money that was found in the house of the Lord: and they have given it to be distributed to the workmen, by the overseers of the works of the temple of the Lord. 4 Ki. 22:9
And Saphan, the scribe, told the king, saying: Helcias, the priest, hath delivered to me a book. And when Saphan had read it before the king, 4 Ki. 22:10
Go and consult the Lord for me, and for the people, and for all Juda, concerning the words of this book which is found: for the great wrath of the Lord is kindled against us, because our fathers have not hearkened to the words of this book, to do all that is written for us. 4 Ki. 22:13
So Helcias, the priest, and Ahicam, and Achobor, and Saphan, and Asaia, went to Holda, the prophetess, the wife of Sellum, the son of Thecua, the son of Araas, keeper of the wardrobe, who dwelt in Jerusalem, in the Second: and they spoke to her. 4 Ki. 22:14
And she said to them: Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel: Tell the man that sent you to me: 4 Ki. 22:15
Because they have forsaken me, and have sacrificed to strange gods, provoking me by all the works of their hands: therefore my indignation shall be kindled against this place, and shall not be quenched. 4 Ki. 22:17
But to the king of Juda, who sent you to consult the Lord, thus shall you say: Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel: for as much as thou hast heard the words of the book, 4 Ki. 22:18
And thy heart hath been moved to fear, and thou hast humbled thyself before the Lord, hearing the words against this place, and the inhabitants thereof, to wit, that they should become a wonder and a curse: and thou hast rent thy garments, and wept before me; I also have heard thee; saith the Lord. 4 Ki. 22:19
Therefore I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy sepulchre in peace; that thy eyes may not see all the evils which I will bring upon this place. 4 Ki. 22:20
¤ And they brought the king word again what she had said. And he sent: and all the ancients of Juda and Jerusalem were assembled to him. 4 Ki. 23:1
And the king went up to the temple of the Lord, and all the men of Juda, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both little and great: and in the hearing of them all he read all the words of the book of the covenant, which was found in the house of the Lord. 4 Ki. 23:2
And the king stood upon the step: and made a covenant with the Lord, to walk after the Lord, and to keep his commandments, and his testimonies, and his ceremonies, with all their heart, and with all their soul, and to perform the words of this covenant, which were written in that book: and the people agreed to the covenant. 4 Ki. 23:3
And the king commanded Helcias, the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the doorkeepers, to cast out of the temple of the Lord all the vessels that had been made for Baal, and for the grove, and for all the host of heaven: and he burnt them without Jerusalem, in the valley of Cedron, and he carried the ashes of them to Bethel. 4 Ki. 23:4
And he destroyed the soothsayers, whom the kings of Juda had appointed to sacrifice in the high places in the cities of Juda, and round about Jerusalem: them also that burnt incense to Baal, and to the sun, and to the moon, and to the twelve signs, and to all the host of heaven. 4 Ki. 23:5
And he caused the grove to be carried out from the house of the Lord, without Jerusalem, to the valley of Cedron, and he burnt it there, and reduced it to dust, and cast the dust upon the graves of the common people. 4 Ki. 23:6
And he gathered together all the priests out of the cities of Juda: and he defiled the high places, where the priests offered sacrifice, from Gabaa to Bersabee: and he broke down the altars of the gates that were in the entering in of the gate of Josue, governor of the city, which was on the left hand of the gate of the city. 4 Ki. 23:8
However, the priests of the high places came not up to the altar of the Lord, in Jerusalem: but only eat of the unleavened bread among their brethren. 4 Ki. 23:9
And he defiled Topheth, which is in the valley of the son of Ennom: that no man should consecrate there his son, or his daughter, through fire, to Moloch. 4 Ki. 23:10
And he took away the horses which the kings of Juda had given to the sun, at the entering in of the temple of the Lord, near the chamber of Nathanmelech the eunuch, who was in Pharurim: and he burnt the chariots of the sun with fire. 4 Ki. 23:11
The high places also that were at Jerusalem, on the right side of the Mount of Offence, which Solomon, king of Israel, had built to Astaroth, the idol of the Sidonians, and to Chamos, the scandal of Moab, and to Melchom, the abomination of the children of Ammon, the king defiled. 4 Ki. 23:13
Moreover, the altar also that was at Bethel, and the high place, which Jeroboam, the son of Nabat, who made Israel to sin, had made: both the altar, and the high place, he broke down and burnt, and reduced to powder, and burnt the grove. 4 Ki. 23:15
And as Josias turned himself, he saw there the sepulchres that were in the mount: and he sent and took the bones out of the sepulchres, and burnt them upon the altar, and defiled it according to the word of the Lord, which the man of God spoke, who had foretold these things. 4 Ki. 23:16
Moreover all the temples of the high places which were in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to provoke the Lord, Josias took away: and he did to them according to all the acts that he had done in Bethel. 4 Ki. 23:19
And he slew all the priests of the high places, that were there, upon the altars; and he burnt men's bones upon them: and returned to Jerusalem. 4 Ki. 23:20
And he commanded all the people, saying: Keep the Phase to the Lord your God, according as it is written in the book of this covenant. 4 Ki. 23:21
As was this Phase, that was kept to the Lord in Jerusalem, in the eighteenth year of king Josias. 4 Ki. 23:23
There was no king before him like unto him, that returned to the Lord with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his strength, according to all the law of Moses: neither after him did there arise any like him. 4 Ki. 23:25
In his days Pharao Nechao, king of Egypt, went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josias went to meet him: and was slain at Mageddo, when he had seen him. 4 Ki. 23:29
And his servants carried him dead from Mageddo: and they brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own sepulchre. And the people of the land took Joachaz, the son of Josias: and they anointed him, and made him king in his father's stead. 4 Ki. 23:30
Joachaz was three and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Amital, the daughter of Jeremias, of Lobna. 4 Ki. 23:31
And he did evil before the Lord, according to all that his fathers had done. 4 Ki. 23:32
And Pharao Nechao made Eliacim, the son of Josias, king in the room of Josias his father: and turned his name to Joakim. And he took Joachaz away and carried him into Egypt, and he died there. 4 Ki. 23:34
And Joakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharao, after he had taxed the land for every man, to contribute according to the commandment of Pharao: and he exacted both the silver and the gold of the people of the land, of every man according to his ability: to give to Pharao Nechao. 4 Ki. 23:35
Joakim was five and twenty years old when he began to reign: and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Zebida, the daughter of Phadaia, of Ruma. 4 Ki. 23:36
And he did evil before the Lord according to all that his fathers had done. 4 Ki. 23:37
And the Lord sent against him the rovers of the Chaldees, and the rovers of Syria, and the rovers of Moab, and the rovers of the children of Ammon: and he sent them against Juda, to destroy it, according to the word of the Lord, which he had spoken by his servants, the prophets. 4 Ki. 24:2
And this came by the word of the Lord against Juda, to remove them from before him for all the sins of Manasses which he did; 4 Ki. 24:3
And the king of Egypt came not again any more out of his own country: for the king of Babylon had taken all that had belonged to the king of Egypt, from the river of Egypt, unto the river Euphrates. 4 Ki. 24:7
Joachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Nohesta, the daughter of Elnathan, of Jerusalem. 4 Ki. 24:8
And he did evil before the Lord, according to all that his father had done. 4 Ki. 24:9
And Nabuchodonosor, king of Babylon, came to the city, with his servants, to assault it. 4 Ki. 24:11
And Joachin, king of Juda, went out to the king of Babylon, he, and his mother, and his servants, and his nobles, and his eunuchs: and the king of Babylon received him in the eighth year of his reign. 4 Ki. 24:12
And he brought out from thence all the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king's house: and he cut in pieces all the vessels of gold which Solomon, king of Israel, had made in the temple of the Lord, according to the word of the Lord. 4 Ki. 24:13
And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the valiant men of the army, to the number of ten thousand, into captivity: and every artificer and smith: and none were left, but the poor sort of the people of the land. 4 Ki. 24:14
Sedecias was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Amital, the daughter of Jeremias, of Lobna. 4 Ki. 24:18
And he did evil before the Lord, according to all that Joakim had done. 4 Ki. 24:19
¤ And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, the tenth day of the month, that Nabuchodonosor, king of Babylon, came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem: and they surrounded it: and raised works round about it. 4 Ki. 25:1
And a breach was made into the city: and all the men of war fled in the night between the two walls by the king's garden (now the Chaldees besieged the city round about), and Sedecias fled by the way that leadeth to the plains of the wilderness. 4 Ki. 25:4
So they took the king, and brought him to the king of Babylon, to Reblatha, and he gave judgment upon him. 4 Ki. 25:6
And he slew the sons of Sedecias before his face, and he put out his eyes, and bound him with chains, and brought him to Babylon. 4 Ki. 25:7
And Nabuzardan, the commander of the army, carried away the rest of the people, that remained in the city, and the fugitives, that had gone over to the king of Babylon, and the remnant of the common people. 4 Ki. 25:11
And the pillars of brass that were in the temple of the Lord, and the bases, and the sea of brass, which was in the house of the Lord, the Chaldees broke in pieces, and carried all the brass of them to Babylon. 4 Ki. 25:13
These Nabuzardan, the general of the army, took away, and carried them to the king of Babylon, to Reblatha. 4 Ki. 25:20
But over the people that remained in the land of Juda, which Nabuchodonosor, king of Babylon, had left, he gave the government to Godolias, the son of Ahicam, the son of Saphan. 4 Ki. 25:22
And when all the captains of the soldiers had heard this, they and the men that were with them, to wit, that the king of Babylon had made Godolias governor they came to Godolias to Maspha, Ismael, the son of Nathanias, and Johanan, the son of Caree, and Saraia, the son of Thanehumeth, the Netophathite, and Jezonias, the son of Maachathi, they and their men. 4 Ki. 25:23
And Godolias swore to them and to their men, saying: Be not afraid to serve the Chaldees: stay in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you. 4 Ki. 25:24
But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ismael, the son of Nathanias, the son of Elisama, of the seed royal came, and ten men with him, and smote Godolias; so that he died: and also the Jews and the Chaldees that were with him in Maspha. 4 Ki. 25:25
And all the people, both little and great, and the captains of the soldiers, rising up, went to Egypt, fearing the Chaldees. 4 Ki. 25:26
And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Joachin, king of Juda, in the twelfth month, the seven and twentieth day of the month: Evilmerodach, king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, lifted up the head of Joachin, king of Juda, out of prison. 4 Ki. 25:27
And he spoke kindly to him: and he set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon. 4 Ki. 25:28
Now Chus begot Nemrod: he began to be mighty upon earth. 1 Par. 1:10
And to Heber were born two sons, the name of the one was Phaleg, because in his days the earth was divided; and the name of his brother was Jectan. 1 Par. 1:19
And after the death of Adad, there began to be dukes in Edom instead of kings: duke Thamna, duke Alva, duke Jetheth, 1 Par. 1:51
The sons of Juda: Her, Onan and Sela. These three were born to him of the Chanaanitess the daughter of Sue. And Her the firstborn of Juda, was wicked in the sight of the Lord, and he slew him. 1 Par. 2:3
And the sons of Hesron that were born to him: Jerameel, and Ram, and Calubi. 1 Par. 2:9
And when Azuba was dead, Caleb took to wife Ephrata: who bore him Hur. 1 Par. 2:19
And afterwards Hesron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Galaad, and took her to wife when he was threescore years old: and she bore him Segub. 1 Par. 2:21
And when Hesron was dead, Caleb went in to Ephrata. Hesron also had to wife Abia who bore him Ashur the father of Thecua. 1 Par. 2:24
And he gave him his daughter to wife: and she bore him Ethei. 1 Par. 2:35
¤ Now these were the sons of David that were born to him in Hebron: the firstborn Amnon of Achinoam the Jezrahelitess, the second Daniel of Abigail the Carmelitess. 1 Par. 3:1
So six sons were born to him in Hebron, where he reigned seven years and six months. And in Jerusalem he reigned three and thirty years. 1 Par. 3:4
And these sons were born to him in Jerusalem: Simmaa, and Sobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four of Bethsabee the daughter of Ammiel. 1 Par. 3:5
And his wife Judaia, bore Jared the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Socho, and Icuthiel the father of Zanoe. And these are the sons of Bethia the daughter of Pharao, whom Mered took to wife. 1 Par. 4:18
And he that made the sun to stand, and the men of Lying, and Secure, and Burning, who were princes in Moab, and who returned into Lahem. Now these are things of old. 1 Par. 4:22
The sons of Semei were sixteen, and six daughters: but his brethren had not many sons, and the whole kindred could not reach to the sum of the children of Juda. 1 Par. 4:27
And they went forth to enter into Gador as far as to the east side of the valley, to seek pastures for their flocks. 1 Par. 4:39
And they slew the remnant of the Amalecites, who had been able to escape, and they dwelt there in their stead unto this day. 1 Par. 4:43
¤ Now the sons of Ruben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was his firstborn: but forasmuch as he defiled his father's bed, his first birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel, and he was not accounted for the firstborn. 1 Par. 5:1
But of the race of Juda, who was the strongest among his brethren, came the princes: but the first birthright was accounted to Joseph.) 1 Par. 5:2
And in the days of Saul they fought against the Agarites, and slew them, and dwelt in their tents in their stead, in all the country, that looketh to the east of Galaad. 1 Par. 5:10
And their brethren according to the houses of their kindreds, were Michael and Mosollam, and Sebe, and Jorai, and Jacan, and Zie, and Heber, seven. 1 Par. 5:13
The Sons of Ruben, and of Gad, and of the half tribe of Manasses, fighting men, bearing shields, and swords, and bending the bow, and trained up to battles, four and forty thousand seven hundred and threescore that went out to war. 1 Par. 5:18
And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Phul king of the Assyrians, and the spirit of Thelgathphalnasar king of Assur: and he carried away Ruben, and Gad, and the half tribe of Manasses, and brought them to Lahela, and to Habor, and to Ara, and to the river of Gozan, unto this day. 1 Par. 5:26
The sons of Merari: Moholi and Musi. And these are the kindreds of Levi according to their families. 1 Par. 6:19
And they ministered before the tabernacle of the testimony, with singing, until Solomon built the house of the Lord in Jerusalem, and they stood according to their order in the ministry. 1 Par. 6:32
But Aaron and his sons offered burnt offerings upon the altar of holocausts, and upon the altar of incense, for every work of the holy of holies: and to pray for Israel according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded. 1 Par. 6:49
And these are their dwelling places by the towns and confines, to wit, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Caathites: for they fell to them by lot. 1 Par. 6:54
But the fields of the city, and the villages to Caleb son of Jephone. 1 Par. 6:56
And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities for refuge Hebron, and Lobna, and the suburbs thereof, 1 Par. 6:57
And to the sons of Caath that remained of their kindred they gave out of the half tribe of Manasses ten cities in possession. 1 Par. 6:61
And to the sons of Gerson by their families out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Aser, and out of the tribe of Nephtali, and out of the tribe of Manasses in Basan, thirteen cities. 1 Par. 6:62
And to the sons of Merari by their families out of the tribe of Ruben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zabulon, they gave by lot twelve cities. 1 Par. 6:63
And the children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities, and their suburbs. 1 Par. 6:64
And to them that were of the kindred of the sons of Caath, and the cities in their borders were of the tribe of Ephraim. 1 Par. 6:66
And out of the half tribe of Manasses, Aner and its suburbs, Baalam and its suburbs, to wit, to them that were left of the family of the sons of Caath. 1 Par. 6:70
And to the sons of Gersom, out of the kindred of the half tribe of Manasses, Gaulon, in Basan, and its suburbs, and Astharoth with its suburbs. 1 Par. 6:71
And to the sons of Merari that remained: out of the tribe of Zabulon, Remmono and its suburbs, and Thabor with its suburbs. 1 Par. 6:77
All these were sons of Jadihel, heads of their kindreds, most valiant men, seventeen thousand and two hundred fit to go out to war. 1 Par. 7:11
And his son Suthala, and his son Ezer, and Elad: and the men of Geth born in the land slew them, because they came down to invade their possessions. 1 Par. 7:21
And Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brethren came to comfort him. 1 Par. 7:22
And he went in to his wife: and she conceived and bore a son, and he called his name Beria, because he was born when it went evil with his house: 1 Par. 7:23
And the sons of Ulam were most valiant men, and archers of great strength: and they had many sons and grandsons, even to a hundred and fifty. All these were children of Benjamin. 1 Par. 8:40
¤ And all Israel was numbered: and the sum of them was written in the book of the kings of Israel, and Juda: and they were carried away to Babylon for their transgression. 1 Par. 9:1
All these that were chosen to be porters at the gates, were two hundred and twelve: and they were registered in their proper towns: whom David and Samuel the seer appointed in their trust. 1 Par. 9:22
As well them as their sons, to keep the gates of the house of the Lord, and the tabernacle by their turns. 1 Par. 9:23
In four quarters were the porters: that is to say, toward the east, and west, and north, and south. 1 Par. 9:24
And their brethren dwelt in villages, and came upon their sabbath days from time to time. 1 Par. 9:25
To these four Levites were committed the whole number of the porters, and they were over the chambers, and treasures, of the house of the Lord. 1 Par. 9:26
And some of the sons of Caath their brethren, were over the loaves of proposition, to prepare always new for every sabbath. 1 Par. 9:32
And Saul said to his armourbearer: Draw thy sword, and kill me: lest these uncircumcised come, and mock me. But his armourbearer would not, for he was struck with fear: so Saul took his sword, and fell upon it. 1 Par. 10:4
And when his armourbearer saw it, to wit, that Saul was dead, he also fell upon his sword and died. 1 Par. 10:5
And when they had stripped him, and cut off his head, and taken away his armour, they sent it into their land, to be carried about, and shewn in the temples of the idols and to the people. 1 Par. 10:9
And when the men of Jabes Galaad had heard this, to wit, all that the Philistines had done to Saul, 1 Par. 10:11
All the valiant men of them arose, and took the bodies of Saul and of his sons, and brought them to Jabes, and buried their bones under the oak that was in Jabes, and they fasted seven days. 1 Par. 10:12
And trusted not in the Lord: therefore he slew him, and transferred his kingdom to David the son of Isai. 1 Par. 10:14
¤ Then all Israel gathered themselves to David in Hebron, saying: We are thy bone, and thy flesh. 1 Par. 11:1
Yesterday also, and the day before when Saul was king, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: for the Lord thy God said to thee: Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be ruler over them. 1 Par. 11:2
So all the ancients of Israel came to the king to Hebron, and David made a covenant with them before the Lord: and they anointed him king over Israel according to the word of the Lord which he spoke in the hand of Samuel. 1 Par. 11:3
And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus, where the Jebusites were the inhabitants of the land. 1 Par. 11:4
And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David: Thou shalt not come in here. But David took the castle of Sion, which is the city of David. 1 Par. 11:5
These are the chief of the valiant men of David, who helped him to be made king over all Israel, according to the word of the Lord, which he spoke to Israel. 1 Par. 11:10
He was with David in Phesdomim, when the Philistines were gathered to that place to battle: and the field of that country was full of barley, and the people fled from before the Philistines. 1 Par. 11:13
But these men stood in the midst of the field, and defended it: and they slew the Philistines, and the Lord gave a great deliverance to his people. 1 Par. 11:14
And three of the thirty captains went down to the rock, wherein David was, to the cave of Odollam, when the Philistines encamped in the valley of Raphaim. 1 Par. 11:15
And these three broke through the midst of the camp of the Philistines, and drew water out of the cistern of Bethlehem, which was in the gate, and brought it to David to drink: and he would not drink of it, but rather offered it to the Lord, 1 Par. 11:18
And illustrious among the second three, and their captain: but yet he attained not to the first three. 1 Par. 11:21
And he slew an Egyptian, whose stature was of five cubits, and who had a spear like a weaver's beam: and he went down to him with a staff, and plucked away the spear, that he held in his hand, and slew him with his own spear. 1 Par. 11:23
And the first among the thirty, but yet to the three he attained not: and David made him of his council. 1 Par. 11:25
¤ Now these are they that came to David to Siceleg, while he yet fled from Saul the son of Cis, and they were most valiant and excellent warriors, 1 Par. 12:1
From Gaddi also there went over to David, when he lay hid in the wilderness most valiant men, and excellent warriors, holding shield and spear: whose faces were like the faces of a lion, and they were swift like the roebucks on the mountains. 1 Par. 12:8
These are they who passed over the Jordan in the first month, when it is used to flow over its banks: and they put to flight all that dwelt in the valleys both toward the east and toward the west. 1 Par. 12:15
And there came also of the men of Benjamin, and of Juda to the hold, in which David abode. 1 Par. 12:16
And David went out to meet them, and said: If you are come peaceably to me to help me, let my heart be joined to you: but if you plot against me for my enemies whereas I have no iniquity in my hands, let the God of our fathers see, and judge. 1 Par. 12:17
But the spirit came upon Amasai the chief among thirty, and he said: We are thine, O David, and for thee, O son of Isai: peace, peace be to thee, and peace to thy helpers. For thy God helpeth thee. So David received them, and made them captains of the band. 1 Par. 12:18
And there were some of Manasses that went over to David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to fight: but he did not fight with them: because the lords of the Philistines taking counsel sent him back, saying: With the danger of our heads he will return to his master Saul. 1 Par. 12:19
So when he went back to Siceleg, there fled to him of Manasses, Ednas and Jozabad, and Jedihel, and Michael, and Ednas, and Jozabad, and Eliu, and Salathi, captains of thousands in Manasses. 1 Par. 12:20
Moreover day by day there came some to David to help him till they became a great number, like the army of God. 1 Par. 12:22
And this is the number of the chiefs of the army who came to David, when he was in Hebron, to transfer to him the kingdom of Saul, according to the word of the Lord. 1 Par. 12:23
The sons of Juda bearing shield and spear, six thousand eight hundred well appointed to war. 1 Par. 12:24
And of the half tribe of Manasses, eighteen thousand, every one by their names, came to make David king. 1 Par. 12:31
Also of the sons of Issachar men of understanding, that knew all times to order what Israel should do, two hundred principal men: and all the rest of the tribe followed their counsel. 1 Par. 12:32
And of Zabulon such as went forth to battle, and stood in array well appointed with armour for war, there came fifty thousand to his aid, with no double heart. 1 Par. 12:33
And of Aser forty thousand going forth to fight, and challenging in battle. 1 Par. 12:36
All these men of war well appointed to fight, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel, were of one heart to make David king. 1 Par. 12:38
Moreover they that were near them even as far as Issachar, and Zabulon, and Nephtali, brought loaves on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, to eat: meal, figs, raisins, wine, oil, and oxen, and sheep in abundance, for there was joy in Israel. 1 Par. 12:40
And he said to all the assembly of Israel: If it please you; and if the words which I speak come from the Lord our God, let us send to the rest of our brethren into all the countries of Israel, and to the priests, and the Levites, that dwell in the suburbs of the cities, to gather themselves to us, 1 Par. 13:2
And let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we sought it not in the days of Saul. 1 Par. 13:3
So David assembled all Israel from Sihor of Egypt, even to the entering into Emath, to bring the ark of God from Cariathiarim. 1 Par. 13:5
And David went up with all the men of Israel to the hill of Cariathiarim which is in Juda, to bring thence the ark of the Lord God sitting upon the cherubims, where his name is called upon. 1 Par. 13:6
And when they came to the floor of Chidon, Oza put forth his hand, to hold up the ark: for the ox being wanton had made it lean a little on one side. 1 Par. 13:9
And David was troubled because the Lord had divided Oza: and he called that place the Breach of Oza to this day. 1 Par. 13:11
And he feared God at that time, saying: How can I bring in the ark of God to me? 1 Par. 13:12
And therefore he brought it not home to himself, that is, into the city of David, but carried it aside into the house of Obededom the Gethite. 1 Par. 13:13
¤ And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and masons, and carpenters, to build him a house. 1 Par. 14:1
Now these are the names of them that were born to him in Jerusalem: Samua, and Sobad, Nathan, and Solomon, 1 Par. 14:4
And the Philistines hearing that David was anointed king over all Israel, went all up to seek him: and David heard of it, and went out against them. 1 Par. 14:8
And David consulted the Lord, saying: Shall I go up against the Philistines, and wilt thou deliver them into my hand? And the Lord said to him: Go up, and I will deliver them into thy hand. 1 Par. 14:10
And when they were come to Baalpharasim, David defeated them there, and he said: God hath divided my enemies by my hand, as waters are divided: and therefore the name of that place was called Baalpharasim. 1 Par. 14:11
And David consulted God again, and God said to him: Go not up after them, turn away from them, and come upon them over against the pear trees. 1 Par. 14:14
And when thou shalt hear the sound of one going in the tops of the pear trees, then shalt thou go out to battle. For God is gone out before thee to strike the army of the Philistines. 1 Par. 14:15
And David did as God had commanded him, and defeated the army of the Philistines, slaying them from Gabaon to Gazera. 1 Par. 14:16
Then David said: No one ought to carry the ark of God, but the Levites, whom the Lord hath chosen to carry it, and to minister unto himself for ever. 1 Par. 15:2
And he said to them: You that are the heads of the Levitical families, be sanctified with your brethren, and bring the ark of the Lord the God of Israel to the place, which is prepared for it: 1 Par. 15:12
Lest as the Lord at first struck us, because you were not present, the same should now also come to pass, by our doing some thing against the law. 1 Par. 15:13
So the priests and the Levites were sanctified, to carry the ark of the Lord the God of Israel. 1 Par. 15:14
And the sons of Levi took the ark of God as Moses had commanded, according to the word of the Lord, upon their shoulders, with the staves. 1 Par. 15:15
And David spoke to the chiefs of the Levites, to appoint some of their brethren to be singers with musical instruments, to wit, on psalteries, and harps, and cymbals, that the joyful noise might resound on high. 1 Par. 15:16
And Chonenias chief of the Levites, presided over the prophecy, to give out the tunes: for he was very skilful. 1 Par. 15:22
So David and all the ancients of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the house of Obededom with joy. 1 Par. 15:25
And when the ark of the covenant of the Lord was come to the city of David, Michol the daughter of Saul looking out at a window, saw king David dancing and playing, and she despised him in her heart. 1 Par. 15:29
And he divided to all and every one, both men and women, a loaf of bread, and a piece of roasted beef, and flour fried with oil. 1 Par. 16:3
And he appointed Levites to minister before the ark of the Lord, and to remember his works, and to glorify, and praise the Lord God of Israel. 1 Par. 16:4
But Banaias, and Jaziel the priests, to sound the trumpet continually before the ark of the covenant of the Lord. 1 Par. 16:6
In that day David made Asaph the chief to give praise to the Lord with his brethren. 1 Par. 16:7
Sing to him, yea, sing praises to him: and relate all his wondrous works. 1 Par. 16:9
Remember for ever his covenant: the word, which he commanded to a thousand generations. 1 Par. 16:15
The covenant which he made with Abraham: and his oath to Isaac. 1 Par. 16:16
And he appointed the same to Jacob for a precept: and to Israel for an everlasting covenant: 1 Par. 16:17
Saying: To thee will I give the land of Chanaan: the lot of your inheritance. 1 Par. 16:18
And they passed from nation to nation: and from a kingdom to another people. 1 Par. 16:20
He suffered no man to do them wrong: and reproved kings for their sake. 1 Par. 16:21
Touch not my anointed: and do no evil to my prophets. 1 Par. 16:22
Sing ye to the Lord, all the earth: shew forth from day to day his salvation. 1 Par. 16:23
For the Lord is great and exceedingly to be praised: and he is to be feared above all gods. 1 Par. 16:25
Bring ye to the Lord, O ye families of the nations: bring ye to the Lord glory and empire. 1 Par. 16:28
Give to the Lord glory to his name, bring up sacrifice, and come ye in his sight: and adore the Lord in holy becomingness. 1 Par. 16:29
Then shall the trees of the wood give praise before the Lord: because he is come to judge the earth. 1 Par. 16:33
Give ye glory to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. 1 Par. 16:34
And say ye: Save us, O God our savior: and gather us together, and deliver us from the nations, that we may give glory to thy holy name, and may rejoice in singing thy praises. 1 Par. 16:35
Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel from eternity to eternity: and let all the people say Amen, and a hymn to God. 1 Par. 16:36
So he left there before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, Asaph and his brethren to minister in the presence of the ark continually day by day, and in their courses. 1 Par. 16:37
And Obededom, with his brethren sixty-eight: and Obededom the son of Idithun, and Hosa he appointed to be porters. 1 Par. 16:38
That they should offer holocausts to the Lord upon the altar of holocausts continually, morning and evening, according to all that is written in the law of the Lord, which he commanded Israel. 1 Par. 16:40
And after him Heman, and Idithun, and the rest that were chosen, every one by his name to give praise to the Lord: because his mercy endureth for ever. 1 Par. 16:41
And Heman and Idithun sounded the trumpet, and played on the cymbals, and all kinds of musical instruments to sing praises to God: and the sons of Idithun he made porters. 1 Par. 16:42
And all the people returned to their houses: and David to bless also his own house. 1 Par. 16:43
¤ Now when David was dwelling in his house, he said to Nathan the prophet: Behold I dwell in a house of cedar: and the ark of the covenant of the Lord is under skins. 1 Par. 17:1
And Nathan said to David: Do all that is in thy heart: for God is with thee. 1 Par. 17:2
Now that night the word of God came to Nathan, saying: 1 Par. 17:3
Go, and speak to David my servant: Thus saith the Lord: Thou shalt not build me a house to dwell in. 1 Par. 17:4
For I have not remained in a house from the time that I brought up Israel, to this day: but I have been always changing places in a tabernacle, and in a tent, 1 Par. 17:5
Abiding with all Israel. Did I ever speak to any one, of all the judges of Israel whom I charged to feed my people, saying: Why have you not built me a house of cedar? 1 Par. 17:6
Now therefore thus shalt thou say to my servant David: Thus saith the Lord of hosts: I took thee from the pastures, from following the flock, that thou shouldst be ruler of my people Israel. 1 Par. 17:7
And I have given a place to my people Israel: they shall be planted, and shall dwell therein, and shall be moved no more, neither shall the children of iniquity waste them, as at the beginning, 1 Par. 17:9
Since the days that I gave judges to my people Israel, and have humbled all thy enemies. And I declare to thee, that the Lord will build thee a house. 1 Par. 17:10
And when thou shalt have ended thy days to go to thy fathers, I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons: and I will establish his kingdom. 1 Par. 17:11
I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son: and I will not take my mercy away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee. 1 Par. 17:13
According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak to David. 1 Par. 17:15
And king David came and sat before the Lord, and said: Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house, that thou shouldst give such things to me? 1 Par. 17:16
But even this hath seemed little in thy sight, and therefore thou hast also spoken concerning the house of thy servant for the time to come: and hast made me remarkable above all men, O Lord God. 1 Par. 17:17
O Lord, for thy servant's sake, according to thy own heart, thou hast shewn all this magnificence, and wouldst have all the great things to be known. 1 Par. 17:19
For what other nation is there upon earth like thy people Israel, whom God went to deliver, and make a people for himself, and by his greatness and terrors cast out nations before their face whom he had delivered out of Egypt? 1 Par. 17:21
And thou hast made thy people Israel to be thy own people for ever, and thou, O Lord, art become their God. 1 Par. 17:22
Now therefore, O Lord, let the word which thou hast spoken to thy servant, and concerning his house, be established for ever, and do as thou hast said. 1 Par. 17:23
For thou, O Lord my God, hast revealed to the ear of thy servant, that thou wilt build him a house: and therefore thy servant hath found confidence to pray before thee. 1 Par. 17:25
And now O Lord, thou art God: and thou hast promised to thy servant such great benefits. 1 Par. 17:26
And thou hast begun to bless the house of thy servant, that it may be always before thee: for seeing thou blessest it, O Lord, it shall be blessed for ever. 1 Par. 17:27
¤ And it came to pass after this, that David defeated the Philistines, and humbled them, and took away Geth, and her daughters out of the hands of the Philistines, 1 Par. 18:1
At that time David defeated also Adarezer king of Soba of the land of Hemath, when he went to extend his dominions as far as the river Euphrates. 1 Par. 18:3
And the Syrians of Damascus came also to help Adarezer king of Soba: and David slew of them likewise two and twenty thousand men. 1 Par. 18:5
And he put a garrison in Damascus, that Syria also should serve him, and bring gifts. And the Lord assisted him in all things to which he went. 1 Par. 18:6
And David took the golden quivers which the servants of Adarezer had, and he brought them to Jerusalem. 1 Par. 18:7
He sent Adoram his son to king David to desire peace of him, and to congratulate him that he had defeated and overthrown Adarezer: for Thou was an enemy to Adarezer. 1 Par. 18:10
And all the vessels of gold, and silver and brass king David consecrated to the Lord, with the silver and gold which he had taken from all the nations, as well from Edom, and from Moab, and from the sons of Ammon, as from the Philistines, and from Amalec. 1 Par. 18:11
And he put a garrison in Edom, that Edom should serve David: and the Lord preserved David in all things to which he went. 1 Par. 18:13
¤ Now it came to pass that Naas the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead. 1 Par. 19:1
And David said: I will shew kindness to Hanon the son of Naas: for his father did a favour tome. And David sent messengers to comfort him upon the death of his father. But when they were come into the land of the children of Ammon, to comfort Hanon, 1 Par. 19:2
The princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanon: Thou thinkest perhaps that David to do honour to thy father hath sent comforters to thee: and thou dost not take notice, that his servants are come to thee to consider, and search, and spy out thy land. 1 Par. 19:3
Wherefore Hanon shaved the heads and beards of the servants of David, and cut away their garments from the buttocks to the feet, and sent them away. 1 Par. 19:4
And when they were gone, they sent word to David, who sent to meet them (for they had suffered a great affront) and ordered them to stay at Jericho till their beards grew and then to return. 1 Par. 19:5
And when the children of Ammon saw that they had done an injury to David, Hanon and the rest of the people sent a thousand talents of silver, to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia and out of Syria Maacha, and out of Soba. 1 Par. 19:6
And they hired two and thirty thousand chariots, and the king of Maacha, with his people. And they came and camped over against Medaba. And the children of Ammon gathered themselves together out of their cities, and came to battle. 1 Par. 19:7
And the children of Ammon came out and put their army in array before the gate of the city: and the kings, that were come to their aid, stood apart in the field. 1 Par. 19:9
So Joab and the people that were with him, went against the Syrians to the battle: and he put them to flight. 1 Par. 19:14
And the children of Ammon seeing that the Syrians were fled, they likewise fled from Abisai his brother, and went into the city: and Joab also returned to Jerusalem. 1 Par. 19:15
But the Syrians seeing that they had fallen before Israel, sent messengers, and brought to them the Syrians that were beyond the river: and Sophach, general of the army of Adarezer, was their leader. 1 Par. 19:16
And when the servants of Adarezer saw themselves overcome by Israel, they went over to David, and served him: and Syria would not help the children of Ammon any more. 1 Par. 19:19
¤ And it came to pass after the course of a year, at the time that kings go out to battle, Joab gathered together an army and the strength of the troops, and wasted the land of the children of Ammon: and went and besieged Rabba. But David stayed at Jerusalem, when Joab smote Rabba, and destroyed it. 1 Par. 20:1
And the people that were therein he brought out: and made harrows, and sleds, and chariots of iron to go over them, so that they were cut and bruised to pieces: in this manner David dealt with all the cities of the children of Ammon: and he returned with all his people to Jerusalem. 1 Par. 20:3
¤ And Satan rose up against Israel: and moved David to number Israel. 1 Par. 21:1
And David said to Joab, and to the rulers of the people: Go, and number Israel from Bersabee even to Dan, and bring me the number of them that I may know it. 1 Par. 21:2
And Joab answered: The Lord make his people a hundred times more than they are: but, my lord the king, are they not all thy servants: why doth my lord seek this thing, which may be imputed as a sin to Israel? 1 Par. 21:3
But the king's word rather prevailed: and Joab departed, and went through all Israel: and returned to Jerusalem. 1 Par. 21:4
And he gave David the number of them, whom he had surveyed: and all the number of Israel was found to be eleven hundred thousand men that drew the sword: and of Juda four hundred and seventy thousand fighting men. 1 Par. 21:5
And David said to God: I have sinned exceedingly in doing this: I beseech thee take away the iniquity of thy servant, for I have done foolishly. 1 Par. 21:8
And the Lord spoke to Gad the seer of David, saying: 1 Par. 21:9
Go, and speak to David, and tell him: Thus saith the Lord: I give thee the choice of three things: choose one which thou wilt, and I will do it to thee. 1 Par. 21:10
And when Gad was come to David, he said to him: Thus saith the Lord: choose which thou wilt: 1 Par. 21:11
Either three years' famine: or three months to flee from thy enemies, and not to be able to escape their sword: or three days to have the sword of the Lord, and pestilence in the land, and the angel of the Lord destroying in all the coasts of Israel: now therefore see what I shall answer him who sent me. 1 Par. 21:12
And David said to Gad: I am on every side in a great strait: but it is better for me to fall into the hands of the Lord, for his mercies are many, than into the hands of men. 1 Par. 21:13
And he sent an angel to Jerusalem, to strike it: and as he was striking it, the Lord beheld, and took pity for the greatness of the evil: and said to the angel that destroyed: It is enough, now stop thy hand. And the angel of the Lord stood by the thrashingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite. 1 Par. 21:15
And David said to God: Am not I he that commanded the people to be numbered? It is I that have sinned: it is I that have done the evil: but as for this flock, what hath it deserved? O Lord my God, let thy hand be turned, I beseech thee, upon me, and upon my father's house: and let not thy people be destroyed. 1 Par. 21:17
And the angel of the Lord commanded Gad to tell David, to go up, and build an altar to the Lord God in the thrashingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite. 1 Par. 21:18
And David went up, according to the word of Gad, which he spoke to him in the name of the Lord. 1 Par. 21:19
And as David was coming to Ornan, Ornan saw him, and went out of the thrashingfloor to meet him, and bowed down to him with his face to the ground. 1 Par. 21:21
And David said to him: Give me this place of thy thrashingfloor, that I may build therein an altar to the Lord: but thou shalt take of me as much money as it is worth, that the plague may cease from the people. 1 Par. 21:22
And Ornan said to David: Take it, and let my lord the king do all that pleaseth him: and moreover the oxen also I give for a holocaust, and the drays for wood, and the wheat for the sacrifice: I will give it all willingly. 1 Par. 21:23
And king David said to him: It shall not be so, but I will give thee money as much as it is worth: for I must not take it from thee, and so offer to the Lord holocausts free cost. 1 Par. 21:24
So David gave to Ornan for the place, six hundred sicles of gold of just weight. 1 Par. 21:25
And he built there an altar to the Lord: and he offered holocausts, and peace offerings, and he called upon the Lord, and he heard him by sending fire from heaven upon the altar of the holocaust. 1 Par. 21:26
And David could not go to the altar there to pray to God: for he was seized with an exceeding great fear, seeing the sword of the angel of the Lord. 1 Par. 21:30
And he commanded to gather together all the proselytes of the land of Israel, and out of them he appointed stonecutters to hew stones and polish them, to build the house of God. 1 Par. 22:2
And the cedar trees were without number, which the Sidonians, and Tyrians brought to David. 1 Par. 22:4
And David said: Solomon my son is very young and tender, and the house which I would have to be built to the Lord, must be such as to be renowned in all countries: therefore I will prepare him necessaries. And therefore before his death he prepared all the charges. 1 Par. 22:5
And he called for Solomon his son: and commanded him to build a house to the Lord the God of Israel. 1 Par. 22:6
And David said to Solomon: My son, it was my desire to have built a house to the name of the Lord my God. 1 Par. 22:7
But the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Thou hast shed much blood, and fought many battles, so thou canst not build a house to my name, after shedding so much blood before me: 1 Par. 22:8
The son, that shall be born to thee, shall be a most quiet man: for I will make him rest from all his enemies round about: and therefore he shall be called Peaceable: and I will give peace and quietness to Israel all his days. 1 Par. 22:9
He shall build a house to my name, and he shall be a son to me, and I will be a father to him: and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever. 1 Par. 22:10
Now then, my son, the Lord be with thee, and do thou prosper, and build the house to the Lord thy God, as he hath spoken of thee. 1 Par. 22:11
The Lord also give thee wisdom and understanding, that thou mayest be able to rule Israel, and to keep the law of the Lord thy God. 1 Par. 22:12
For then thou shalt be able to prosper, if thou keep the commandments, and judgments, which the Lord commanded Moses to teach Israel: take courage and act manfully, fear not, nor be dismayed. 1 Par. 22:13
David also charged all the princes of Israel, to help Solomon his son, 1 Par. 22:17
Give therefore your hearts and your souls, to seek the Lord your God and arise, and build a sanctuary to the Lord God, that the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and the vessels consecrated to the Lord, may be brought into the house, which is built to the name of the Lord. 1 Par. 22:19
Moreover four thousand were porters: and as many singers singing to the Lord with the instruments, which he had made to sing with. 1 Par. 23:5
And David distributed them into courses by the families of the sons of Levi, to wit, of Gerson, and of Caath, and of Merari. 1 Par. 23:6
The sons of Amram, Aaron, and Moses. And Aaron was separated to minister in the holy of holies, he and his sons for ever, and to burn incense before the Lord, according to his ceremonies, and to bless his name for ever. 1 Par. 23:13
For David said: The Lord the God of Israel hath given rest to his people, and a habitation in Jerusalem for ever. 1 Par. 23:25
And it shall not be the office of the Levites to carry any more the tabernacle, and all the vessels for the service thereof. 1 Par. 23:26
So according to the last precepts of David, the sons of Levi are to be numbered from twenty years old and upward. 1 Par. 23:27
And they are to be under the hand of the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the Lord, in the porches, and in the chambers, and in the place of purification, and in the sanctuary, and in all the works of the ministry of the temple of the Lord. 1 Par. 23:28
And the Levites are to stand in the morning to give thanks, and to sing praises to the Lord: and in like manner in the evening, 1 Par. 23:30
As well in the oblation of the holocausts of the Lord, as in the sabbaths and in the new moons, and the rest of the solemnities, according to the number and ceremonies prescribed for every thing, continually before the Lord. 1 Par. 23:31
And David distributed them, that is, Sadoc of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their courses and ministry. 1 Par. 24:3
Now the first lot came forth to Joiarib, the second to Jedei, 1 Par. 24:7
The third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim, 1 Par. 24:8
The fifth to Melchia, the sixth to Maiman, 1 Par. 24:9
The seventh to Accos, the eighth to Abia, 1 Par. 24:10
The ninth to Jesua, the tenth to Sechenia, 1 Par. 24:11
The eleventh to Eliasib, the twelfth to Jacim, 1 Par. 24:12
The thirteenth to Hoppha, the fourteenth to Isbaab, 1 Par. 24:13
The fifteenth to Belga, the sixteenth to Emmer, 1 Par. 24:14
The seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Aphses, 1 Par. 24:15
The nineteenth to Pheteia, the twentieth to Hezechiel, 1 Par. 24:16
The one and twentieth to Jachin, the two and twentieth to Gamul, 1 Par. 24:17
The three and twentieth to Dalaiau, the four and twentieth to Maaziau. 1 Par. 24:18
These are their courses according to their ministries, to come into the house of the Lord, and according to their manner under the hand of Aaron their father: as the Lord the God of Israel had commanded. 1 Par. 24:19
The sons of Musi: Moholi, Eder, and Jerimoth. These are the sons of Levi according to the houses of their families. 1 Par. 24:30
¤ Moreover David and the chief officers of the army separated for the ministry the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Idithun: to prophesy with harps, and with psalteries, and with cymbals according to their number serving in their appointed office. 1 Par. 25:1
And of Idithun: the sons of Idithun, Godolias, Sori, Jeseias, and Hasabias, and Mathathias, under the hand of their father Idithun, who prophesied with a harp to give thanks and to praise the Lord. 1 Par. 25:3
All these were the sons of Heman the seer of the king in the words of God, to lift up the horn: and God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. 1 Par. 25:5
All these under their father's hand were distributed to sing in the temple of the Lord, with cymbals, and psalteries and harps, for the service of the house of the Lord near the king: to wit, Asaph, and Idithun, and Heman. 1 Par. 25:6
And the first lot came forth to Joseph, who was of Asaph. The second to Godolias, to him and his sons, and his brethren twelve. 1 Par. 25:9
The third to Zachur, to his sons and his brethren twelve. 1 Par. 25:10
The fourth to Isari, to his sons and his brethren twelve. 1 Par. 25:11
The fifth to Nathania, to his sons and his brethren twelve. 1 Par. 25:12
The sixth to Bocciau, to his sons and his brethren twelve. 1 Par. 25:13
The seventh to Isreela, to his sons and his brethren twelve. 1 Par. 25:14
The eighth to Jesaia, to his sons and his brethren twelve. 1 Par. 25:15
The ninth to Mathanaias, to his sons and his brethren twelve. 1 Par. 25:16
The tenth to Semeias, to his sons and his brethren twelve. 1 Par. 25:17
The eleventh to Azareel, to his sons and his brethren twelve. 1 Par. 25:18
The twelfth to Hasabia, to his sons and his brethren twelve. 1 Par. 25:19
The thirteenth to Subael, to his sons and his brethren twelve. 1 Par. 25:20
The fourteenth to Mathathias, to his sons and his brethren twelve. 1 Par. 25:21
The fifteenth to Jerimoth, to his sons and his brethren twelve. 1 Par. 25:22
The sixteenth to Hananias, to his sons and his brethren twelve. 1 Par. 25:23
The seventeenth to Jesbacassa, to his sons and his brethren twelve. 1 Par. 25:24
The eighteenth to Hanani, to his sons and his brethren twelve. 1 Par. 25:25
The nineteenth to Mellothi, to his sons and his brethren twelve. 1 Par. 25:26
The twentieth to Eliatha, to his sons and his brethren twelve. 1 Par. 25:27
The one and twentieth to Othir, to his sons and his brethren twelve. 1 Par. 25:28
The two and twentieth to Geddelthi, to his sons and his brethren twelve. 1 Par. 25:29
The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, to his sons and his brethren twelve. 1 Par. 25:30
The four and twentieth to Romemthiezer, to his sons and his brethren twelve. 1 Par. 25:31
And to Semei his son were born sons, heads of their families: for they were men of great valour. 1 Par. 26:6
And the lot of the east fell to Selemias. But to his son Zacharias, a very wise and learned man, the north gate fell by lot. 1 Par. 26:14
And to Obededom and his sons that towards the south: in which part of the house was the council of the ancients. 1 Par. 26:15
To Sephim, and Hosa towards the west, by the gate which leadeth to the way of the ascent: ward against ward. 1 Par. 26:16
Out of the wars, and the spoils won in battles, which they had consecrated to the building and furniture of the temple of the Lord. 1 Par. 26:27
But Chonenias and his sons were over the Isaarites, for the business abroad over Israel to teach them and judge them. 1 Par. 26:29
And the chief of the Hebronites was Jeria according to their families and kindreds. In the fortieth year of the reign of David they were numbered, and there were found most valiant men in Jazer Galaad, 1 Par. 26:31
¤ Now the children of Israel according to their number, the heads of families, captains of thousands and of hundreds, and officers, that served the king according to their companies, who came in and went out every month in the year, under every chief were four and twenty thousand. 1 Par. 27:1
Joab the son of Sarvia began to number, but he finished not: because upon this there fell wrath upon Israel: and therefore the number of them that were numbered, was not registered in the chronicles of king David. 1 Par. 27:24
And the king rising up, and standing said: Hear me, my brethren and my people: I had a thought to have built a house, in which the ark of the Lord, and the footstool of our God might rest: and prepared all things for the building. 1 Par. 28:2
And God said to me: Thou shalt not build a house to my name: because thou art a man of war, and hast shed blood. 1 Par. 28:3
But the Lord God of Israel chose me of all the house of my father, to be king over Israel for ever: for of Juda he chose the princes: and of the house of Juda, my father's house: and among the sons of my father, it pleased him to choose me king over all Israel. 1 Par. 28:4
And among my sons (for the Lord hath given me many sons) he hath chosen Solomon my son, to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel. 1 Par. 28:5
And he said to me: Solomon thy son shall build my house, and my courts: for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be a father to him. 1 Par. 28:6
And I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he continue to keep my commandments, and my judgments, as at this day. 1 Par. 28:7
Now then before all the assembly of Israel, in the hearing of our God, keep ye, and seek all the commandments of the Lord our God: that you may possess the good land, and may leave it to your children after you for ever. 1 Par. 28:8
Now therefore seeing the Lord hath chosen thee to build the house of the sanctuary, take courage, and do it. 1 Par. 28:10
And David gave to Solomon his son a description of the porch, and of the temple, and of the treasures, and of the upper floor, and of the inner chambers, and of the house for the mercy seat, 1 Par. 28:11
Gold by weight for every vessel for the ministry. And silver by weight according to the diversity of the vessels and uses. 1 Par. 28:14
He gave also gold for the golden candlesticks, and their lamps, according to the dimensions of every candlestick, and the lamps thereof. In like manner also he gave silver by weight for the silver candlesticks, and for their lamps according to the diversity of the dimensions of them. 1 Par. 28:15
He gave also gold for the tables of proposition, according to the diversity of the tables: in like manner also silver for other tables of silver. 1 Par. 28:16
For fleshhooks also, and bowls, and censors of fine gold, and for little lions of gold, according to the measure he gave by weight, for every lion. In like manner also for lions of silver he set aside a different weight of silver. 1 Par. 28:17
And for the altar of incense, he gave the purest gold: and to make the likeness of the chariot of the cherubims spreading their wings, and covering the ark of the covenant of the Lord. 1 Par. 28:18
All these things, said he, came to me written by the hand of the Lord that I might understand all the works of the pattern. 1 Par. 28:19
And David said to Solomon his son: Act like a man, and take courage, and do: fear not, and be not dismayed: for the Lord my God will be with thee, and will not leave thee, nor forsake thee, till thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the Lord. 1 Par. 28:20
Behold the courses of the priests and the Levites, for every ministry of the house of the Lord, stand by thee, and are ready, and both the princes, and the people know how to execute all thy commandments. 1 Par. 28:21
¤ And king David said to all the assembly: Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is as yet young and tender: and the work is great, for a house is prepared not for man, but for God. 1 Par. 29:1
Three thousand talents of gold of the gold of Ophir: and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the temple. 1 Par. 29:4
And gold for wheresoever there is need of gold: and silver for wheresoever there is need of silver, for the works to be made by the hands of the artificers: now if any man is willing to offer, let him fill his hand to day, and offer what he pleaseth to the Lord. 1 Par. 29:5
And all they that had stones, gave them to the treasures of the house of the Lord, by the hand of Jahiel the Gersonite. 1 Par. 29:8
And the people rejoiced, when they promised their offerings willingly: because they offered them to the Lord with all their heart: and David the king rejoiced also with a great joy. 1 Par. 29:9
And he blessed the Lord before all the multitude, and he said: Blessed art thou, O Lord the God of Israel, our father from eternity to eternity. 1 Par. 29:10
Thine, O Lord, is magnificence, and power, and glory, and victory: and to thee is praise: for all that is in heaven, and in earth, is thine: thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art above all princes. 1 Par. 29:11
Now therefore our God we give thanks to thee, and we praise thy glorious name. 1 Par. 29:13
Who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to promise thee all these things? all things are thine: and we have given thee what we received of thy hand. 1 Par. 29:14
O Lord our God, all this store that we have prepared to build thee a house for thy holy name, is from thy hand, and all things are thine. 1 Par. 29:16
And give to Solomon my son a perfect heart, that he may keep thy commandments, thy testimonies, and thy ceremonies, and do all things: and build the house, for which I have provided the charges. 1 Par. 29:19
And they sacrificed victims to the Lord: and they offered holocausts the next day, a thousand bullocks, a thousand rams, a thousand lambs, with their libations, and with every thing prescribed most abundantly for all Israel. 1 Par. 29:21
And they ate, and drank before the Lord that day with great joy. And they anointed the second time Solomon the son of David. And they anointed him to the Lord to be prince, and Sadoc to be high priest. 1 Par. 29:22
And all the princes, and men of power, and all the sons of king David gave their hand, and were subject to Solomon the king. 1 Par. 29:24
‡ ¤ And Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and the Lord his God was with him, and magnified him to a high degree. 2 Par. 1:1
And Solomon gave orders to all Israel, to the captains of thousands, and of hundreds, and to the rulers, and to the judges of all Israel, and the heads of the families: 2 Par. 1:2
And he went with all the multitude to the high place of Gabaon, where was the tabernacle of the covenant of the Lord, which Moses the servant of God made, in the wilderness. 2 Par. 1:3
For David had brought the ark of God from Cariathiarim to the place, which he had prepared for it, and where he had pitched a tabernacle for it, that is, in Jerusalem. 2 Par. 1:4
And Solomon went up thither to the brazen altar, before the tabernacle of the covenant of the Lord, and offered up on it a thousand victims. 2 Par. 1:6
And behold that night God appeared to him, saying: Ask what thou wilt that I should give thee. 2 Par. 1:7
And Solomon said to God: Thou hast shewn great kindness to my father David: and hast made me king in his stead. 2 Par. 1:8
Now therefore, O Lord God, let thy word be fulfilled, which thou hast promised to David my father: for thou hast made me king over thy great people, which is as innumerable as the dust of the earth. 2 Par. 1:9
And God said to Solomon: Because this choice hath pleased thy heart, and thou hast not asked riches, and wealth, and glory, nor the lives of them that hate thee, nor many days of life: but hast asked wisdom and knowledge, to be able to judge my people, over which I have made thee king, 2 Par. 1:11
Wisdom and knowledge are granted to thee: and I will give thee riches, and wealth, and glory, so that none of the kings before thee, nor after thee, shall be like thee. 2 Par. 1:12
Then Solomon came from the high place of Gabaon to Jerusalem before the tabernacle of the covenant, and reigned over Israel. 2 Par. 1:13
And he gathered to himself chariots and horsemen, and he had a thousand four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen: and he placed them in the cities of the chariots, and with the king in Jerusalem. 2 Par. 1:14
And the king made silver and gold to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar trees as sycamores, which grow in the plains in great multitude. 2 Par. 1:15
¤ And Solomon determined to build a house to the name of the Lord, and a palace for himself. 2 Par. 2:1
And he numbered out seventy thousand men to bear burdens, and eighty thousand to hew stones in the mountains, and three thousand six hundred to oversee them. 2 Par. 2:2
He sent also to Hiram king of Tyre, saying: As thou didst with David my father, and didst send him cedars, to build him a house, in which he dwelt: 2 Par. 2:3
So do with me that I may build a house to the name of the Lord my God, to dedicate it to burn incense before him, and to perfume with aromatical spices, and for the continual setting forth of bread, and for the holocausts, morning and evening, and on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and the solemnities of the Lord our God for ever, which are commanded for Israel. 2 Par. 2:4
For the house which I desire to build, is great: for our God is great above all gods. 2 Par. 2:5
Who then can be able to build him a worthy house? if heaven, and the heavens of heavens cannot contain him: who am I that I should be able to build him a house? but to this end only, that incense may be burnt before him. 2 Par. 2:6
Send me therefore a skilful man, that knoweth how to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, and in iron, in purple, in scarlet and in blue, and that hath skill in engraving, with the artificers, which I have with me in Judea and Jerusalem, whom David my father provided. 2 Par. 2:7
To provide me timber in abundance. For the house which I desire to build, is to be exceeding great, and glorious. 2 Par. 2:9
And I will give thy servants the workmen that are to cut down the trees, for their food twenty thousand cores of wheat, and as many cores of barley, and twenty thousand measures of wine, and twenty thousand measures of oil. 2 Par. 2:10
And Hiram king of Tyre sent a letter to Solomon, saying: Because the Lord hath loved his people, therefore he hath made thee king over them. 2 Par. 2:11
And he added, saying: Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel, who made heaven and earth, who hath given to king David a wise and knowing son, endued with understanding and prudence, to build a house to the Lord, and a palace for himself. 2 Par. 2:12
The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, whose father was a Tyrian, who knoweth how to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, and in iron, and in marble, and in timber, in purple also, and violet, and silk and scarlet: and who knoweth to grave all sort of graving, and to devise ingeniously all that there may be need of in the work with thy artificers, and with the artificers of my lord David thy father. 2 Par. 2:14
The wheat therefore, and the barley and the oil, and the wine, which thou, my lord, hast promised, send to thy servants. 2 Par. 2:15
And we will cut down as many trees out of Libanus, as thou shalt want, and will convey them in floats by sea to Joppe: and it will be thy part to bring them thence to Jerusalem. 2 Par. 2:16
And he set seventy thousand of them to carry burdens on their shoulders, and eighty thousand to hew stones in the mountains: and three thousand and six hundred to be overseers of the work of the people. 2 Par. 2:18
¤ And Solomon began to build the house of the Lord in Jerusalem, in mount Moria, which had been shewn to David his father, in the place which David had prepared in the thrashingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite. 2 Par. 3:1
And he began to build in the second month, in the fourth year of his reign. 2 Par. 3:2
Now these are the foundations, which Solomon laid, to build the house of God, the length by the first measure sixty cubits, the breadth twenty cubits. 2 Par. 3:3
And the porch in the front, which was extended in length according to the measure of the breadth of the house, twenty cubits: and the height was a hundred and twenty cubits: and he overlaid it within with pure gold. 2 Par. 3:4
He made also the house of the holy of holies: the length of it according to the breadth of the temple, twenty cubits, and the breadth of it in like manner twenty cubits: and he overlaid it with plates of gold, amounting to about six hundred talents. 2 Par. 3:8
The wings of the cherubims were extended twenty cubits, so that one wing was five cubits long, and reached to the wall of the house: and the other was also five cubits long, and reached to the wing of the other cherub. 2 Par. 3:11
In like manner the wing of the other cherub, was five cubits long, and reached to the wall: and his other wing was five cubits long, and touched the wing of the other cherub. 2 Par. 3:12
Also a molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass: it was five cubits high, and a line of thirty cubits compassed it round about. 2 Par. 4:2
He made also ten lavers: and he set five on the right hand, and five on the left, to wash in them all such things as they were to offer for holocausts: but the sea was for the priests to wash in. 2 Par. 4:6
And he made ten golden candlesticks, according to the form which they were commanded to be made by: and he set them in the temple, five on the right hand, and five on the left. 2 Par. 4:7
That is to say, the two pillars, and the pommels, and the chapiters, and the network, to cover the chapiters over the pommels. 2 Par. 4:12
And four hundred pomegranates, and two wreaths of network, so that two rows of pomegranates were joined to each wreath, to cover the pommels, and the chapiters of the pillars. 2 Par. 4:13
The candlesticks also of most pure gold with their lamps to give light before the oracle, according to the manner. 2 Par. 4:20
And after this he gathered together the ancients of Israel and all the princes of the tribes, and the heads of the families, of the children of Israel to Jerusalem, to bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the city of David, which is Sion. 2 Par. 5:2
And all the men of Israel came to the king in the solemn day of the seventh month. 2 Par. 5:3
And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the Lord into its place, that is, to the oracle of the temple, into the holy of holies under the wings of the cherubims: 2 Par. 5:7
And there was nothing else in the ark but the two tables which Moses put there at Horeb when the Lord gave the law to the children of Israel, at their coming out of Egypt. 2 Par. 5:10
So when they all sounded together, both with trumpets, and voice, and cymbals, and organs, and with divers kind of musical instruments, and lifted up their voice on high: the sound was heard afar off, so that when they began to praise the Lord, and to say: Give glory to the Lord for he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever: the house of God was filled with a cloud. 2 Par. 5:13
But I have built a house to his name, that he might dwell there for ever. 2 Par. 6:2
Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel, who hath accomplished in deed that which he spoke to David my father, saying: 2 Par. 6:4
From the day that I brought my people out of the land of Egypt, I chose no city among all the tribes of Israel, for a house to be built in it to my name: neither chose I any other man, to be the ruler of my people Israel. 2 Par. 6:5
But I chose Jerusalem, that my name might be there: and I chose David to set him over my people Israel. 2 Par. 6:6
And whereas David my father had a mind to build a house to the name of the Lord the God of Israel, 2 Par. 6:7
The Lord said to him: Forasmuch as it was thy will to build a house to my name, thou hast done well indeed in having such a will: 2 Par. 6:8
But thou shalt not build the house, but thy son, who shall come out of thy loins, he shall build a house to my name. 2 Par. 6:9
The Lord therefore hath accomplished his word which he spoke: and I am risen up in the place of David my father, and sit upon the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised: and have built a house to the name of the Lord God of Israel. 2 Par. 6:10
Who hast performed to thy servant David my father all that thou hast promised him: and hast accomplished in fact, what thou hast spoken with thy mouth, as also the present time proveth. 2 Par. 6:15
Now then, O Lord God of Israel, fulfil to thy servant David my father, whatsoever thou hast promised him, saying: There shall not fail thee a man in my sight, to sit upon the throne of Israel: yet so that thy children take heed to their ways, and walk in my law, as thou hast walked before me. 2 Par. 6:16
And now, Lord God of Israel, let thy word be established which thou hast spoken to thy servant David. 2 Par. 6:17
But to this end only it is made, that thou mayest regard the prayer of thy servant and his supplication, O Lord my God: and mayest hear the prayers which thy servant poureth out before thee. 2 Par. 6:19
And that thou wouldst hear the prayer which thy servant prayeth in it: hearken then to the prayers of thy servant, and of thy people Israel. Whosoever shall pray in this place, hear thou from thy dwelling place, that is, from heaven, and shew mercy. 2 Par. 6:21
If any man sin against his neighbour, and come to swear against him, and bind himself with a curse before the altar in this house: 2 Par. 6:22
Then hear thou from heaven, and do justice to thy servants, so to requite the wicked by making his wickedness fall upon his own head, and to revenge the just, rewarding him according to his justice. 2 Par. 6:23
If thy people Israel be overcome by their enemies, (for they will sin against thee,) and being converted shall do penance, and call upon thy name, and pray to thee in this place, 2 Par. 6:24
Then hear thou from heaven, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel and bring them back into the land which thou gavest to them, and their fathers. 2 Par. 6:25
If the heavens be shut up, and there fall no rain by reason of the sin of the people, and they shall pray to thee in this place, and confess to thy name, and be converted from their sins, when thou dost afflict them, 2 Par. 6:26
Then hear thou from heaven, O Lord, and forgive the sins of thy servants and of thy people Israel and teach them the good way in which they may walk: and give rain to thy land which thou hast given to thy people to possess. 2 Par. 6:27
Hear thou from heaven, from thy high dwelling place, and forgive, and render to every one according to his ways, which thou knowest him to have in his heart: for thou only knowest the hearts of the children of men: 2 Par. 6:30
That they may fear thee, and walk in thy ways all the days that they live upon the face of the land, which thou hast given to our fathers. 2 Par. 6:31
If thy people go out to war against their enemies, by the way that thou shalt send them, and adore thee towards the way of this city, which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built to thy name: 2 Par. 6:34
And if they sin against thee (for there is no man that sinneth not) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them up to their enemies, and they lead them away captive to a land either afar off, or near at hand, 2 Par. 6:36
And if they be converted in their heart in the land to which they were led captive, and do penance, and pray to thee in the land of their captivity saying: We have sinned, we have done wickedly, we have dealt unjustly: 2 Par. 6:37
And return to thee with all their heart, and with all their soul, in the land of their captivity, to which they were led away, and adore thee towards the way of their own land which thou gavest their fathers, and of the city, which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built to thy name: 2 Par. 6:38
For thou art my God: let thy eyes, I beseech thee, be open, and let thy ears be attentive to the prayer, that is made in this place. 2 Par. 6:40
Moreover all the children of Israel saw the fire coming down, and the glory of the Lord upon the house: and falling down with their faces to the ground, upon the stone pavement, they adored and praised the Lord: because he is good, because his mercy endureth for ever. 2 Par. 7:3
And the priests stood in their offices: and the Levites with the instruments of music of the Lord, which king David made to praise the Lord: because his mercy endureth for ever, singing the hymns of David by their ministry: and the priests sounded with trumpets before them, and all Israel stood. 2 Par. 7:6
And Solomon kept the solemnity at that time seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great congregation, from the entrance of Emath to the torrent of Egypt. 2 Par. 7:8
So on the three and twentieth day of the seventh month he sent away the people to their dwellings, joyful and glad for the good that the Lord had done to David, and to Solomon, and to all Israel his people. 2 Par. 7:10
And Solomon finished the house of the Lord, and the king's house, and all that he had designed in his heart to do, in the house of the Lord, and in his own house, and he prospered. 2 Par. 7:11
And the Lord appeared to him by night, and said: I have heard thy prayer, and I have chosen this place to myself for a house of sacrifice. 2 Par. 7:12
If I shut up heaven, and there fall no rain, or if I give orders, and command the locust to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people: 2 Par. 7:13
And my people, upon whom my name is called, being converted, shall make supplication to me, and seek out my face, and do penance for their most wicked ways: then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sins and will heal their land. 2 Par. 7:14
My eyes also shall be open, and my ears attentive to the prayer of him that shall pray in this place. 2 Par. 7:15
And as for thee, if thou walk before me, as David thy father walked, and do according to all that I have commanded thee, and keep my justices and my judgments: 2 Par. 7:17
I will raise up the throne of thy kingdom, as I promised to David thy father, saying: There shall not fail thee a man of thy stock to be ruler in Israel. 2 Par. 7:18
I will pluck you up by the root out of my land which I have given you: and this house which I have sanctified to my name, I will cast away from before my face, and will make it a byword, and an example among all nations. 2 Par. 7:20
And this house shall be for a proverb to all that pass by, and they shall be astonished and say: Why hath the Lord done thus to this land, and to this house? 2 Par. 7:21
He built the cities which Hiram had given to Solomon, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there. 2 Par. 8:2
Of their children, and of the posterity, whom the children of Israel had not slain, Solomon made to be the tributaries, unto this day. 2 Par. 8:8
But of the children of Israel he set none to serve in the king's works: for they were men of war, and chief captains, and rulers of his chariots and horsemen. 2 Par. 8:9
And he removed the daughter of Pharao from the city of David, to the house which he had built for her. For the king said: My wife shall not dwell in the house of David king of Israel, for it is sanctified: because the ark of the Lord came into it. 2 Par. 8:11
Then Solomon offered holocausts to the Lord upon the altar of the Lord which he had built before the porch, 2 Par. 8:12
That every day an offering might be made on it according to the ordinance of Moses, in the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the festival days three times a year, that is to say, in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles. 2 Par. 8:13
And he appointed according to the order of David his father the offices of the priests in their ministries: and the Levites in their order to give praise, and minister before the priests according to the duty of every day: and the porters in their divisions by gate and gate: for so David the man of God had commanded. 2 Par. 8:14
And the priests and Levites departed not from the king's commandments, as to any thing that he had commanded, and as to the keeping of the treasures. 2 Par. 8:15
Then Solomon went to Asiongaber, and to Ailath, on the coast of the Red Sea, which is in the land of Edom. 2 Par. 8:17
And Hiram sent him ships by the hands of his servants, and skilful mariners, and they went with Solomon's servants to Ophir, and they took thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought it to king Solomon. 2 Par. 8:18
¤ And when the queen of Saba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to try him with hard questions at Jerusalem, with great riches, and camels, which carried spices, and abundance of gold, and precious stones. And when she was come to Solomon, she proposed to him all that was in her heart. 2 Par. 9:1
And Solomon explained to her all that she proposed: and there was not any thing that he did not make clear unto her. 2 Par. 9:2
And when she had seen these things, to wit, the wisdom of Solomon, and the house which he had built, 2 Par. 9:3
And she said to the king: The word is true which I heard in my country of thy virtues and wisdom. 2 Par. 9:5
Blessed be the Lord thy God, who hath been pleased to set thee on his throne, king of the Lord thy God. Because God loveth Israel, and will preserve them forever: therefore hath he made thee king over them, to do judgment and justice. 2 Par. 9:8
And she gave to the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and spices in great abundance, and most precious stones: there were no such spices as these which the queen of Saba gave to king Solomon. 2 Par. 9:9
And king Solomon gave to the queen of Saba all that she desired, and that she asked, and many more things than she brought to him: so she returned, and went to her own country with her servants. 2 Par. 9:12
And the weight of the gold, that was brought to Solomon every year, was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold: 2 Par. 9:13
Beside the sum which the deputies of divers nations, and the merchants were accustomed to bring, and all the kings of Arabia, and the lords of the lands, who brought gold and silver to Solomon. 2 Par. 9:14
And king Solomon made two hundred golden spears, of the sum of six hundred pieces of gold, which went to every spear: 2 Par. 9:15
And three hundred golden shields of three hundred pieces of gold, which went to the covering of every shield: and the king put them in the armoury, which was compassed with a wood. 2 Par. 9:16
And six steps to go up to the throne, and a footstool of gold, and two arms one on either side, and two lions standing by the arms: 2 Par. 9:18
For the king's ships went to Tharsis with the servants of Hiram, once in three years: and they brought thence gold and silver, and ivory, and apes, and peacocks. 2 Par. 9:21
And all the kings of the earth desired to see the face of Solomon, that they might hear the wisdom which God had given in his heart. 2 Par. 9:23
And he exercised authority over all the kings from the river Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, and to the borders of Egypt. 2 Par. 9:26
And horses were brought to him out of Egypt, and out of all countries. 2 Par. 9:28
¤ And Roboam went to Sichem: for thither all Israel were assembled, to make him king. 2 Par. 10:1
And they sent for him, and he came with all Israel, and they spoke to Roboam, saying: 2 Par. 10:3
And he said to them: Come to me again after three days. And when the people were gone, 2 Par. 10:5
He took counsel with the ancients, who had stood before his father Solomon, while he yet lived, saying: What counsel give you to me, that I may answer the people? 2 Par. 10:6
And they said to him: If thou please this people, and soothe them with kind words, they will be thy servants for ever. 2 Par. 10:7
But he forsook the counsel of the ancients, and began to treat with the young men, that had been brought up with him, and were in his train. 2 Par. 10:8
And he said to them: What seemeth good to you? or what shall I answer this people, who have said to me: Ease the yoke which thy father laid upon us? 2 Par. 10:9
But they answered as young men, and brought up with him in pleasures, and said: Thus shalt thou speak to the people, that said to thee: Thy father made our yoke heavy, do thou ease it: thus shalt thou answer them: My little finger is thicker than the loins of my father. 2 Par. 10:10
My father laid upon you a heavy yoke, and I will add more weight to it: my father beat you with scourges, but I will beat you with scorpions. 2 Par. 10:11
So Jeroboam, and all the people came to Roboam the third day, as he commanded them. 2 Par. 10:12
And he spoke according to the advice of the young men: My father laid upon you a heavy yoke, which I will make heavier: my father beat you with scourges, but I will beat you with scorpions. 2 Par. 10:14
And he condescended not to the people's requests: for it was the will of God, that his word might be fulfilled which he had spoken by the hand of Ahias the Silonite to Jeroboam the son of Nabat. 2 Par. 10:15
And all the people upon the king's speaking roughly, said thus unto him: We have no part in David, nor inheritance in the son of Isai. Return to thy dwellings, O Israel, and do thou, O David feed thy own house. And Israel went away to their dwellings. 2 Par. 10:16
And king Roboam sent Aduram, who was over the tributes, and the children of Israel stoned him, and he died: and king Roboam made haste to get up into his chariot, and fled into Jerusalem. 2 Par. 10:18
¤ And Roboam came to Jerusalem, and called together all the house of Juda and of Benjamin, a hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men and warriors, to fight against Israel, and to bring back his kingdom to him. 2 Par. 11:1
And the word of the Lord came to Semeias the man of God, saying: 2 Par. 11:2
Speak to Roboam the son of Solomon the king of Juda, and to all Israel, in Juda and Benjamin: 2 Par. 11:3
Thus saith the Lord: You shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: let every man return to his own house, for by my will this thing has been done. And when they heard the word of the Lord, they returned, and did not go against Jeroboam, 2 Par. 11:4
And the priests and Levites, that were in all Israel, came to him out of all their seats, 2 Par. 11:13
Leaving their suburbs, and their possessions, and passing over to Juda, and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off, from executing the priestly office to the Lord. 2 Par. 11:14
And he made to himself priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made. 2 Par. 11:15
Moreover out of all the tribes of Israel, whosoever gave their heart to seek the Lord the God of Israel, came into Jerusalem to sacrifice their victims before the Lord the God of their fathers. 2 Par. 11:16
And Roboam took to wife Mahalath, the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David: and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Isai. 2 Par. 11:18
But he put at the head of them Abia the son of Maacha to be the chief ruler over all his brethren: for he meant to make him king, 2 Par. 11:22
With twelve hundred chariots and threescore thousand horsemen: and the people were without number that came with him out of Egypt, to wit, Libyans, and Troglodites, and Ethiopians. 2 Par. 12:3
And he took the strongest cities in Juda, and came to Jerusalem. 2 Par. 12:4
And Semeias the prophet came to Roboam, and to the princes of Juda, that were gathered together in Jerusalem, fleeing from Sesac, and he said to them: Thus saith the Lord: You have left me, and I have left you in the hand of Sesac. 2 Par. 12:5
And when the Lord saw that they were humbled, the word of the Lord came to Semeias, saying: Because they are humbled, I will not destroy them, and I will give them a little help, and my wrath shall not fall upon Jerusalem by the hand of Sesac. 2 Par. 12:7
Instead of which the king made brazen ones, and delivered them to the captains of the shieldbearers, who guarded the entrance of the palace. 2 Par. 12:10
And when the king entered into the house of the Lord, the shieldbearers came and took them, and brought them back again to their armoury. 2 Par. 12:11
King Roboam therefore was strengthened in Jerusalem, and reigned: he was one and forty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the Lord chose out of all the tribes of Israel, to establish his name there: and the name of his mother was Naama an Ammonitess. 2 Par. 12:13
But he did evil, and did not prepare his heart to seek the Lord. 2 Par. 12:14
Do you not know that the Lord God of Israel gave to David the kingdom over Israel for ever, to him and to his sons by a covenant of salt? 2 Par. 13:5
And there were gathered to him vain men, and children of Belial: and they prevailed against Roboam the son of Solomon: for Roboam was unexperienced, and of a fearful heart, and could not resist them. 2 Par. 13:7
And now you say that you are able to withstand the kingdom of the Lord, which he possesseth by the sons of David, and you have a great multitude of people, and golden calves, which Jeroboam hath made you for gods. 2 Par. 13:8
But the Lord is our God, whom we forsake not, and the priests who minister to the Lord are the sons of Aaron, and the Levites are in their order. 2 Par. 13:10
And they offer holocausts to the Lord, every day, morning and evening, and incense made according to the ordinance of the law, and the loaves are set forth on a most clean table, and there is with us the golden candlestick, and the lamps thereof, to be lighted always in the evening: for we keep the precepts of the Lord our God, whom you have forsaken. 2 Par. 13:11
While he spoke these things, Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come about behind him. And while he stood facing the enemies, he encompassed Juda, who perceived it not, with his army. 2 Par. 13:13
And when Juda looked back, they saw the battle coming upon them both before and behind, and they cried to the Lord: and the priests began to sound with the trumpets. 2 Par. 13:14
And Jeroboam was not able to resist any more, in the days of Abia: and the Lord struck him, and he died. 2 Par. 13:20
And he commanded Juda to seek the Lord the God of their fathers, and to do the law, and all the commandments. 2 Par. 14:4
And he said to Juda: Let us build these cities, and compass them with walls, and fortify them with towers, and gates, and bars, while all is quiet from wars, because we have sought the Lord the God of our fathers, and he hath given us peace round about. So they built, and there was no hinderance in building. 2 Par. 14:7
And Asa went out to meet him, and set his army in array for battle in the vale of Sephata, which is near Maresa: 2 Par. 14:10
And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them to Gerara: and the Ethiopians fell even to utter destruction, for the Lord slew them, and his army fought against them, and they were destroyed. And they took abundance of spoils, 2 Par. 14:13
And they destroyed the sheepcotes, and took an infinite number of cattle, and of camels: and returned to Jerusalem. 2 Par. 14:15
And he went out to meet Asa, and said to him: Hear ye me, Asa, and all Juda and Benjamin: The Lord is with you, because you have been with him. If you seek him, you shall find: but if you forsake him, he will forsake you. 2 Par. 15:2
And when in their distress they shall return to the Lord the God of Israel, and shall seek him, they shall find him. 2 Par. 15:4
At that time there shall be no peace to him that goeth out and cometh in, but terrors on every side among all the inhabitants of the earth. 2 Par. 15:5
And he gathered together all Juda and Benjamin, and the strangers with them of Ephraim, and Manasses, and Simeon: for many were come over to him out of Israel, seeing that the Lord his God was with him. 2 Par. 15:9
And when they were come to Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa, 2 Par. 15:10
They sacrificed to the Lord in that day of the spoils, and of the prey, that they had brought, seven hundred oxen, and seven thousand rams. 2 Par. 15:11
And he went in to confirm as usual the covenant, that they should seek the Lord the God of their fathers with all their heart, and with all their soul. 2 Par. 15:12
And they swore to the Lord with a loud voice with joyful shouting, and with sound of trumpet, and sound of cornets, 2 Par. 15:14
Then Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of the house of the Lord, and of the king's treasures, and sent to Benadad king of Syria, who dwelt in Damascus, saying: 2 Par. 16:2
At that time Hanani the prophet came to Asa king of Juda, and said to him: Because thou hast had confidence in the king of Syria, and not in the Lord thy God, therefore hath the army of the king of Syria escaped out of thy hand. 2 Par. 16:7
For the eyes of the Lord behold all the earth, and give strength to those who with a perfect heart trust in him. Wherefore thou hast done foolishly, and for this cause from this time wars shall arise against thee. 2 Par. 16:9
And Asa was angry with the seer, and commanded him to be put in prison: for he was greatly enraged because of this thing: and he put to death many of the people at that time. 2 Par. 16:10
But in the God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not according to the sins of Israel. 2 Par. 17:4
And the Lord established the kingdom in his hand, and all Juda brought presents to Josaphat: and he acquired immense riches, and much glory. 2 Par. 17:5
And in the third year of his reign, he sent of his princes Benhail, and Abdias, and Zacharias, and Nathanael, and Micheas, to teach in the cities of Juda: 2 Par. 17:7
The Philistines also brought presents to Josaphat, and tribute in silver, and the Arabians brought him cattle, seven thousand seven hundred rams, and as many he goats. 2 Par. 17:11
And after him was Amasias the son of Zechri, consecrated to the Lord, and with him were two hundred thousand valiant men. 2 Par. 17:16
¤ Now Josaphat was rich and very glorious, and was joined by affinity to Achab. 2 Par. 18:1
And he went down to him after some years to Samaria: and Achab at his coming killed sheep and oxen in abundance for him and the people that came with him: and he persuaded him to go up to Ramoth Galaad. 2 Par. 18:2
And Achab king of Israel said to Josaphat king of Juda: Come with me to Ramoth Galaad. And he answered him: Thou art as I am, and my people as thy people, and we will be with thee in the war. 2 Par. 18:3
And Josaphat said to the king of Israel: Inquire, I beseech thee, at present the word of the Lord. 2 Par. 18:4
So the king of Israel gathered together of the prophets four hundred men, and he said to them: Shall we go to Ramoth Galaad to fight, or shall we forbear? But they said: Go up, and God will deliver it into the king's hand. 2 Par. 18:5
And the king of Israel said to Josaphat: There is one man, of whom we may ask the will of the Lord: but I hate him, for he never prophesieth good to me, but always evil: and it is Micheas the son of Jemla. And Josaphat said: Speak not thus, O king. 2 Par. 18:7
And the king of Israel called one of the eunuchs, and said to him: Call quickly Micheas the son of Jemla. 2 Par. 18:8
And all the prophets prophesied in like manner, and said: Go up to Ramoth Galaad, and thou shalt prosper, and the Lord will deliver them into the king's hand. 2 Par. 18:11
And the messenger that went to call Micheas, said to him: Behold the words of all the prophets with one mouth declare good to the king: I beseech thee therefore let not thy word disagree with them, and speak thou also good success. 2 Par. 18:12
And Micheas answered him: As the Lord liveth, whatsoever my God shall say to me, that will I speak. 2 Par. 18:13
So he came to the king: and the king said to him: Micheas, shall we go to Ramoth Galaad to fight, or forbear? And he answered him: Go up, for all shall succeed prosperously, and the enemies shall be delivered into your hands. 2 Par. 18:14
And the king said: I adjure thee again and again to say nothing but the truth to me, in the name of the Lord. 2 Par. 18:15
Then he said: I saw all Israel scattered in the mountains, like sheep without a shepherd: and the Lord said: These have no masters: let every man return to his own house in peace. 2 Par. 18:16
And the king of Israel said to Josaphat: Did I not tell thee that this man would not prophesy me any good, but evil? 2 Par. 18:17
There came forth a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and said: I will deceive him. And the Lord said to him: By what means wilt thou deceive him? 2 Par. 18:20
And Sedecias the son of Chanaana came, and struck Micheas on the cheek and said: Which way went the spirit of the Lord from me, to speak to thee? 2 Par. 18:23
And Micheas said: Thou thyself shalt see in that day, when thou shalt go in from chamber to chamber, to hide thyself. 2 Par. 18:24
And the king of Israel commanded, saying: Take Micheas, and carry him to Amon the governor of the city, and to Joas the son of Amelech, 2 Par. 18:25
So the king of Israel and Josaphat king of Juda went up to Ramoth Galaad. 2 Par. 18:28
And the king of Israel said to Josaphat: I will change my dress, and so I will go to the battle, but put thou on thy own garments. And the king of Israel having changed his dress, went to the battle. 2 Par. 18:29
So when the captains of the cavalry saw Josaphat, they said: This is the king of Israel. And they surrounded him to attack him: but he cried to the Lord, and he helped him, and turned them away from him. 2 Par. 18:31
And it happened that one of the people shot an arrow at a venture, and struck the king of Israel between the neck and the shoulders, and he said to his chariot man: Turn thy hand, and carry me out of the battle, for I am wounded. 2 Par. 18:33
¤ And Josaphat king of Juda returned to his house in peace to Jerusalem. 2 Par. 19:1
And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer met him, and said to him: Thou helpest the ungodly, and thou art joined in friendship with them that hate the Lord, and therefore thou didst deserve indeed the wrath of the Lord: 2 Par. 19:2
But good works are found in thee, because thou hast taken away the groves out of the land of Juda, and hast prepared thy heart to seek the Lord the God of thy fathers. 2 Par. 19:3
And Josaphat dwelt at Jerusalem: and he went out again to the people from Bersabee to mount Ephraim, and brought them back to the Lord the God of their fathers. 2 Par. 19:4
And charging the judges, he said: Take heed what you do: for you exercise not the judgment of man, but of the Lord: and whatsoever you judge, it shall redound to you. 2 Par. 19:6
In Jerusalem also Josaphat appointed Levites, and priests and chiefs of the families of Israel, to judge the judgment and the cause of the Lord for the inhabitants thereof. 2 Par. 19:8
Every cause that shall come to you of your brethren, that dwell in their cities, between kindred and kindred, wheresoever there is question concerning the law, the commandment, the ceremonies, the justifications: shew it them, that they may not sin against the Lord, and that wrath may not come upon you and your brethren: and so doing you shall not sin. 2 Par. 19:10
And Amarias the priest your high priest shall be chief in the things which regard God: and Zabadias the son of Ismahel, who is ruler in the house of Juda, shall be over those matters which belong to the king's office: and you have before you the Levites for masters, take courage and do diligently, and the Lord will be with you in good things. 2 Par. 19:11
¤ After this the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them of the Ammonites, were gathered together to fight against Josaphat. 2 Par. 20:1
And Josaphat being seized with fear betook himself wholly to pray to the Lord, and he proclaimed a fast for all Juda. 2 Par. 20:3
And Juda gathered themselves together to pray to the Lord: and all came out of their cities to make supplication to him. 2 Par. 20:4
Didst not thou our God kill all the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for ever? 2 Par. 20:7
And they dwelt in it, and built in it a sanctuary to thy name, saying: 2 Par. 20:8
If evils fall upon us, the sword of judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we will stand in thy presence before this house, in which thy name is called upon: and we will cry to thee in our afflictions, and thou wilt hear, and save us. 2 Par. 20:9
Now therefore behold the children of Ammon, and of Moab, and mount Seir, through whose lands thou didst not allow Israel to pass, when they came out of Egypt, but they turned aside from them, and slew them not, 2 Par. 20:10
Do the contrary, and endeavour to cast us out of the possession which thou hast delivered to us. 2 Par. 20:11
O our God, wilt thou not then judge them? as for us we have not strength enough, to be able to resist this multitude, which cometh violently upon us. But as we know not what to do, we can only turn our eyes to thee. 2 Par. 20:12
And he said: Attend ye, all Juda, and you that dwell in Jerusalem, and thou king Josaphat: Thus saith the Lord to you: Fear ye not, and be not dismayed at this multitude: for the battle is not yours, but God's. 2 Par. 20:15
To morrow you shall go down against them: for they will come up by the ascent named Sis, and you shall find them at the head of the torrent, which is over against the wilderness of Jeruel. 2 Par. 20:16
It shall not be you that shall fight, but only stand with confidence, and you shall see the help of the Lord over you, O Juda, and Jerusalem: fear ye not, nor be you dismayed: to morrow you shall go out against them, and the Lord will be with you. 2 Par. 20:17
And he gave counsel to the people, and appointed the singing men of the Lord, to praise him by their companies, and to go before the army, and with one voice to say: Give glory to the Lord, for his mercy endureth for ever. 2 Par. 20:21
And when they began to sing praises, the Lord turned their ambushments upon themselves, that is to say, of the children of Ammon, and of Moab, and of mount Seir, who were come out to fight against Juda, and they were slain. 2 Par. 20:22
For the children of Ammon, and of Moab, rose up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, to kill and destroy them: and when they had made an end of them, they turned also against one another, and destroyed one another. 2 Par. 20:23
And when Juda came to the watch tower, that looketh toward the desert, they saw afar off all the country, for a great space, full of dead bodies, and that no one was left that could escape death. 2 Par. 20:24
Then Josaphat came, and all the people with him to take away the spoils of the dead, and they found among the dead bodies, stuff of various kinds, and garments, and most precious vessels: and they took them for themselves, insomuch that they could not carry all, nor in three days take away the spoils, the booty was so great. 2 Par. 20:25
And Josaphat reigned over Juda, and he was five and thirty years old, when he began to reign: and he reigned five and twenty years in Jerusalem: and the name of his mother was Azuba the daughter of Selahi. 2 Par. 20:31
But yet he took not away the high places, and the people had not yet turned their heart to the Lord the God of their fathers. 2 Par. 20:33
And he was partner with him in making ships, to go to Tharsis: and they made the ships in Asiongaber. 2 Par. 20:36
And Eliezer the son of Dodau of Maresa prophesied to Josaphat, saying: Because thou hast made a league with Ochozias, the Lord hath destroyed thy works, and the ships are broken, and they could not go to Tharsis. 2 Par. 20:37
And their father gave them great gifts of silver, and of gold, and pensions, with strong cities in Juda: but the kingdom he gave to Joram, because he was the eldest. 2 Par. 21:3
Joram was two and thirty years old when he began to reign: and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. 2 Par. 21:5
But the Lord would not destroy the house of David: because of the covenant which he had made with him: and because he had promised to give a lamp to him, and to his sons for ever. 2 Par. 21:7
In those days Edom revolted, from being subject to Juda, and made themselves a king. 2 Par. 21:8
Moreover he built also high places in the cities of Juda, and he made the inhabitants of Jerusalem to commit fornication, and Juda to transgress. 2 Par. 21:11
But hast walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and hast made Juda and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to commit fornication, imitating the fornication of the house of Achab, moreover also thou hast killed thy brethren, the house of thy father, better men than thyself, 2 Par. 21:13
And as day came after day, and time rolled on, two whole years passed: then after being wasted with a long consumption, so as to void his very bowels, his disease ended with his life. And he died of a most wretched illness, and the people did not make a funeral for him according to the manner of burning, as they had done for his ancestors. 2 Par. 21:19
Ochozias was forty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother was Athalia the daughter of Amri. 2 Par. 22:2
He also walked in the ways of the house of Achab: for his mother pushed him on to do wickedly. 2 Par. 22:3
So he did evil in the sight of the Lord, as the house of Achab did: for they were his counsellors after the death of his father, to his destruction. 2 Par. 22:4
And he walked after their counsels. And he went with Joram the son of Achab king of Israel, to fight against Hazael king of Syria, at Ramoth Galaad: and the Syrians wounded Joram. 2 Par. 22:5
And he returned to be healed in Jezrahel: for he received many wounds in the foresaid battle. And Ochozias the son of Joram king of Juda, went down to visit Joram the son of Achab in Jezrahel where he lay sick. 2 Par. 22:6
For it was the will of God against Ochozias that he should come to Joram: and when he was come should go out also against Jehu the son of Namsi, whom the Lord had anointed to destroy the house of Achab. 2 Par. 22:7
And he sought for Ochozias himself, and took him lying hid in Samaria: and when he was brought to him, he killed him, and they buried him: because he was the son of Josaphat, who had sought the Lord with all his heart. And there was no more hope that any one should reign of the race of Ochozias. 2 Par. 22:9
¤ And in the seventh year Joiada being encouraged, took the captains of hundreds, to wit, Azarias the son of Jeroham, and Ismahel the son of Johanan, and Azarias the son of Obed, and Maasias the son of Adaias, and Elisaphat the son of Zechri: and made a covenant with them. 2 Par. 23:1
And they went about Juda, and gathered together the Levites out of all the cities of Juda, and the chiefs of the families of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem. 2 Par. 23:2
And all the multitude made a covenant with the king in the house of God: and Joiada said to them: Behold the king's son shall reign, as the Lord hath said of the sons of David. 2 Par. 23:3
A third part of you that come to the sabbath, of the priests, and of the Levites, and of the porters shall be at the gates: and a third part at the king's house: and a third at the gate that is called the Foundation: but let all the rest of the people be in the courts of the house of the Lord. 2 Par. 23:5
So the Levites, and all Juda did according to all that Joiada the high priest had commanded: and they took every one his men that were under him, and that came in by the course of the sabbath, with those who had fulfilled the sabbath, and were to go out. For Joiada the high priest permitted not the companies to depart, which were accustomed to succeed one another every week. 2 Par. 23:8
And Joiada the priest gave to the captains the spears, and the shields, and targets of king David, which he had dedicated in the house of the Lord. 2 Par. 23:9
And he set all the people with swords in their hands from the right side of the temple, to the left side of the temple, before the altar, and the temple, round about the king. 2 Par. 23:10
And they brought out the king's son, and put the crown upon him, and the testimony, and gave him the law to hold in his hand, and they made him king: and Joiada the high priest and his sons anointed him: and they prayed for him, and said: God save the king. 2 Par. 23:11
Now when Athalia heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came in to the people, into the temple of the Lord. 2 Par. 23:12
And Joiada the high priest going out to the captains, and the chiefs of the army, said to them: Take her forth without the precinct of the temple, and when she is without let her be killed with the sword. For the priest commanded that she should not be killed in the house of the Lord. 2 Par. 23:14
And Joiada appointed overseers in the house of the Lord, under the hands of the priests, and the Levites, whom David had distributed in the house of the Lord: to offer holocausts to the Lord, as it is written in the law of Moses, with joy and singing, according to the disposition of David. 2 Par. 23:18
¤ Joas was seven years old when he began to reign: and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Sebia of Bersabee. 2 Par. 24:1
After this Joas had a mind to repair the house of the Lord. 2 Par. 24:4
And he assembled the priests, and the Levites, and said to them: Go out to the cities of Juda, and gather of all Israel money to repair the temple of your God, from year to year: and do this with speed: but the Levites were negligent. 2 Par. 24:5
And the king called Joiada the chief, and said to him: Why hast thou not taken care to oblige the Levites to bring in out of Juda and Jerusalem the money that was appointed by Moses the servant of the Lord for all the multitude of Israel to bring into the tabernacle of the testimony? 2 Par. 24:6
And they made a proclamation in Juda and Jerusalem, that every man should bring to the Lord the money which Moses the servant of God appointed for all Israel, in the desert. 2 Par. 24:9
And when it was time to bring the chest before the king by the hands of the Levites, (for they saw there was much money,) the king's scribe, and he whom the high priest had appointed went in: and they poured out the money that was in the chest: and they carried back the chest to its place: and thus they did from day to day, and there was gathered an immense sum of money. 2 Par. 24:11
And the king and Joiada gave it to those who were over the works of the house of the Lord: but they hired with it stonecutters, and artificers of every kind of work to repair the house of the Lord: and such as wrought in iron and brass, to uphold what began to be falling. 2 Par. 24:12
And they buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good to Israel, and to his house. 2 Par. 24:16
And after the death of Joiada, the princes of Juda went in, and worshipped the king: and he was soothed by their services and hearkened to them. 2 Par. 24:17
And he sent prophets to them to bring them back to the Lord, and they would not give ear when they testified against them. 2 Par. 24:19
The spirit of God then came upon Zacharias the son of Joiada the priest, and he stood in the sight of the people, and said to them: Thus saith the Lord God: Why transgress you the commandment of the Lord which will not be for your good, and have forsaken the Lord, to make him forsake you? 2 Par. 24:20
And king Joas did not remember the kindness that Joiada his father had done to him, but killed his son. And when he died, he said: The Lord see, and require it. 2 Par. 24:22
And when a year was come about, the army of Syria came up against him: and they came to Juda and Jerusalem, and killed all the princes of the people, and they sent all the spoils to the king of Damascus. 2 Par. 24:23
¤ Amasias was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem, the name of his mother was Joadan of Jerusalem. 2 Par. 25:1
And when he saw himself strengthened in his kingdom, he put to death the servants that had slain the king his father. 2 Par. 25:3
Amasias therefore gathered Juda together, and appointed them by families, and captains of thousands and of hundreds in all Juda, and Benjamin: and he numbered them from twenty years old and upwards, and found three hundred thousand young men that could go out to battle, and could hold the spear and shield. 2 Par. 25:5
But a man of God came to him, and said: O king, let not the army of Israel go out with thee, for the Lord is not with Israel, and all the children of Ephraim: 2 Par. 25:7
And if thou think that battles consist in the strength of the army, God will make thee to be overcome by the enemies: for it belongeth to God both to help, and to put to flight. 2 Par. 25:8
And Amasias said to the man of God: What will then become of the hundred talents which I have given to the soldiers of Israel? and the man of God answered him: The Lord is rich enough to be able to give thee much more than this. 2 Par. 25:9
Then Amasias separated the army, that came to him out of Ephraim, to go home again: but they being much enraged against Juda, returned to their own country. 2 Par. 25:10
And Amasias taking courage led forth his people, and went to the vale of saltpits, and slew of the children of Seir ten thousand. 2 Par. 25:11
And other ten thousand men the sons of Juda took, and brought to the steep of a certain rock, and cast them down headlong from the top, and they all were broken to pieces. 2 Par. 25:12
But that army which Amasias had sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, spread themselves among the cities of Juda, from Samaria to Beth-horon, and having killed three thousand took away much spoil. 2 Par. 25:13
But Amasias after he had slain the Edomites, set up the gods of the children of Seir, which he had brought thence, to be his gods, and adored them, and burnt incense to them. 2 Par. 25:14
Wherefore the Lord being angry against Amasias, sent a prophet to him, to say to him: Why hast thou adored gods that have not delivered their own people out of thy hand? 2 Par. 25:15
And when he spoke these things, he answered him: Art thou the king's counsellor? be quiet, lest I kill thee. And the prophet departing, said: I know that God is minded to kill thee, because thou hast done this evil, and moreover hast not hearkened to my counsel. 2 Par. 25:16
Then Amasias king of Juda taking very bad counsel, sent to Joas the son of Joachaz the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying: Come, let us see one another. 2 Par. 25:17
But he sent back the messengers, saying: The thistle that is in Libanus, sent to the cedar in Libanus, saying: Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and behold the beasts that were in the wood of Libanus passed by and trod down the thistle. 2 Par. 25:18
Amasias would not hearken to him, because it was the Lord's will that he should be delivered into the hands of enemies, because of the gods of Edom. 2 Par. 25:20
So Joas king of Israel went up, and they presented themselves to be seen by one another: and Amasias king of Juda was in Bethsames of Juda: 2 Par. 25:21
And Juda fell before Israel, and they fled to their dwellings. 2 Par. 25:22
And Joas king of Israel took Amasias king of Juda, the son of Joas, the son of Joachaz, in Bethsames, and brought him to Jerusalem: and broke down the walls thereof from the gate of Ephraim, to the gate of the corner, four hundred cubits. 2 Par. 25:23
And he took all the gold, and silver, and all the vessels, that he found in the house of God, and with Obededom, and in the treasures of the king's house, moreover also the sons of the hostages, he brought back to Samaria. 2 Par. 25:24
He built Ailath, and restored it to the dominion of Juda, after that the king slept with his fathers. 2 Par. 26:2
Ozias was sixteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned two and fifty years in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Jechelia of Jerusalem. 2 Par. 26:3
And he did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord, according to all that Amasias his father had done. 2 Par. 26:4
And the Ammonites gave gifts to Ozias: and his name was spread abroad even to the entrance of Egypt for his frequent victories. 2 Par. 26:8
And the army of his fighting men, that went out to war, was under the hand of Jehiel the scribe, and Maasias the doctor, and under the hand of Henanias, who was one of the king's captains. 2 Par. 26:11
And Ozias prepared for them, that is, for the whole army, shields, and spears, and helmets, and coats of mail, and bows, and slings to cast stones. 2 Par. 26:14
And he made in Jerusalem engines of diverse kinds, which he placed in the towers, and in the corners of the walls, to shoot arrows, and great stones: and his name went forth far abroad, for the Lord helped him, and had strengthened him. 2 Par. 26:15
But when he was made strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction, and he neglected the Lord his God: and going into the temple of the Lord, he had a mind to burn incense upon the altar of incense. 2 Par. 26:16
Withstood the king and said: It doth not belong to thee, Ozias, to burn incense to the Lord, but to the priests, that is, to the sons of Aaron, who are consecrated for this ministry: go out of the sanctuary, do not despise: for this thing shall not be accounted to thy glory by the Lord God. 2 Par. 26:18
And Ozias was angry, and holding in his hand the censer to burn incense, threatened the priests. And presently there rose a leprosy in his forehead before the priests, in the house of the Lord at the altar of incense. 2 Par. 26:19
And Azarias the high priest, and all the rest of the priests looked upon him, and saw the leprosy in his forehead, and they made haste to thrust him out. Yea himself also being frightened, hasted to go out, because he had quickly felt the stroke of the Lord. 2 Par. 26:20
¤ Joatham was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Jerusa the daughter of Sadoc. 2 Par. 27:1
And he did that which was right before the Lord, according to all that Ozias his father had done, only that he entered not into the temple of the Lord, and the people still transgressed. 2 Par. 27:2
He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. 2 Par. 27:8
¤ Achaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: he did not that which was right in the sight of the Lord as David his father had done, 2 Par. 28:1
It was he that burnt incense in the valley of Benennom, and consecrated his sons in the fire according to the manner of the nations, which the Lord slew at the coming of the children of Israel. 2 Par. 28:3
And the Lord his God delivered him into the hands of the king of Syria, who defeated him, and took a great booty out of his kingdom, and carried it to Damascus: he was also delivered into the hands of the king of Israel, who overthrew him with a great slaughter. 2 Par. 28:5
At the same time Zechri a powerful man of Ephraim, slew Maasias the king's son, and Ezricam the governor of his house, and Elcana who was next to the king. 2 Par. 28:7
And the children of Israel carried away of their brethren two hundred thousand women, boys, and girls, and an immense booty: and they brought it to Samaria. 2 Par. 28:8
At that time there was a prophet of the Lord there, whose name was Oded: and he went out to meet the army that came to Samaria, and said to them: Behold the Lord the God of your fathers being angry with Juda, hath delivered them into your hands, and you have butchered them cruelly, so that your cruelty hath reached up to heaven. 2 Par. 28:9
Moreover you have a mind to keep under the children of Juda and Jerusalem for your bondmen and bondwomen, which ought not to be done: for you have sinned in this against the Lord your God. 2 Par. 28:10
And they said to them: You shall not bring in the captives hither, lest we sin against the Lord. Why will you add to our sins, and heap up upon our former offences? for the sin is great, and the fierce anger of the Lord hangeth over Israel. 2 Par. 28:13
And the men, whom we mentioned above, rose up and took the captives, and with the spoils clothed all them that were naked: and when they had clothed and shod them, and refreshed them with meat and drink, and anointed them because of their labour, and had taken care of them, they set such of them as could not walk, and were feeble, upon beasts, and brought them to Jericho the city of palm trees to their brethren, and they returned to Samaria. 2 Par. 28:15
At that time king Achaz sent to the king of the Assyrians asking help. 2 Par. 28:16
The Philistines also spread themselves among the cities of the plains, and to the south of Juda: and they took Bethsames, and Aialon, and Gaderoth, and Socho, and Thamnan, and Gamzo, with their villages, and they dwelt in them. 2 Par. 28:18
And Achaz stripped the house of the Lord, and the house of the kings, and of the princes, and gave gifts to the king of the Assyrians, and yet it availed him nothing. 2 Par. 28:21
Sacrificed victims to the gods of Damascus that struck him, and he said: The gods of the kings of Syria help them, and I will appease them with victims, and they will help me; whereas on the contrary they were the ruin of him, and of all Israel. 2 Par. 28:23
And in all the cities of Juda he built altars to burn frankincense, and he provoked the Lord the God of his fathers to wrath. 2 Par. 28:25
¤ Now Ezechias began to reign, when he was five and twenty years old, and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Abia, the daughter of Zacharias. 2 Par. 29:1
And he did that which was pleasing in the sight of the Lord, according to all that David his father had done. 2 Par. 29:2
And he said to them: Hear me, ye Levites, and be sanctified, purify the house of the Lord the God of your fathers, and take away all filth out of the sanctuary. 2 Par. 29:5
Therefore the wrath of the Lord hath been stirred up against Juda and Jerusalem, and he hath delivered them to trouble, and to destruction, and to be hissed at, as you see with your eyes. 2 Par. 29:8
My sons, be not negligent: the Lord hath chosen you to stand before him, and to minister to him, and to worship him, and to burn incense to him. 2 Par. 29:11
And they gathered together their brethren, and sanctified themselves, and went in according to the commandment of the king, and the precept of the Lord, to purify the house of God. 2 Par. 29:15
And the priests went into the temple of the Lord to sanctify it, and brought out all the uncleanness that they found within to the entrance of the house of the Lord, and the Levites took it away, and carried it out abroad to the torrent Cedron. 2 Par. 29:16
And they began to cleanse on the first day of the first month, and on the eighth day of the same month they came into the porch of the temple of the Lord, and they purified the temple in eight days, and on the sixteenth day of the same month they finished what they had begun. 2 Par. 29:17
And they went in to king Ezechias, and said to him: We have sanctified all the house of the Lord, and the altar of holocaust, and the vessels thereof, and the table of proposition with all its vessels, 2 Par. 29:18
And they offered together seven bullocks, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven he goats for sin, for the kingdom, for the sanctuary, for Juda: and he spoke to the priests the sons of Aaron, to offer them upon the altar of the Lord. 2 Par. 29:21
And he set the Levites in the house of the Lord with cymbals, and psalteries, and harps according to the regulation of David the king, and of Gad the seer, and of Nathan the prophet: for it was the commandment of the Lord by the hand of his prophets. 2 Par. 29:25
And Ezechias commanded that they should offer holocausts upon the altar: and when the holocausts were offered, they began to sing praises to the Lord, and to sound with trumpets, and divers instruments which David the king of Israel had prepared. 2 Par. 29:27
And Ezechias and the princes commanded the Levites to praise the Lord with the words of David, and Asaph the seer: and they praised him with great joy, and bowing the knee adored. 2 Par. 29:30
And Ezechias added, and said: You have filled your hands to the Lord, come and offer victims, and praises in the house of the Lord. And all the multitude offered victims, and praises, and holocausts with a devout mind. 2 Par. 29:31
And they consecrated to the Lord six hundred oxen, and three thousand sheep. 2 Par. 29:33
But the priests were few, and were not enough to flay the holocausts: wherefore the Levites their brethren helped them, till the work was ended, and priests were sanctified, for the Levites are sanctified with an easier rite than the priests. 2 Par. 29:34
¤ And Ezechias sent to all Israel and Juda: and he wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasses, that they should come to the house of the Lord in Jerusalem, and keep the phase to the Lord the God of Israel, 2 Par. 30:1
For the king, taking counsel, and the princes, and all the assembly of Jerusalem, decreed to keep the phase the second month. 2 Par. 30:2
For they could not keep it in its time; because there were not priests enough sanctified, and the people was not as yet gathered together to Jerusalem. 2 Par. 30:3
And they decreed to send messengers to all Israel from Bersabee even to Dan, that they should come, and keep the phase to the Lord the God of Israel in Jerusalem: for many had not kept it as it is prescribed by the law. 2 Par. 30:5
And the posts went with letters by commandment of the king, and his princes, to all Israel and Juda, proclaiming according to the king's orders: Ye children of Israel, turn again to the Lord the God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Israel: and he will return to the remnant of you that have escaped the hand of the king of the Assyrians. 2 Par. 30:6
Be not like your fathers, and brethren, who departed from the Lord the God of their fathers, and he hath given them up to destruction, as you see. 2 Par. 30:7
Harden not your necks, as your fathers did: yield yourselves to the Lord, and come to his sanctuary, which he hath sanctified forever: serve the Lord the God of your fathers, and the wrath of his indignation shall be turned away from you. 2 Par. 30:8
For if you turn again to the Lord, your brethren, and children shall find mercy before their masters, that have led them away captive, and they shall return into this land: for the Lord your God is merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if you return to him. 2 Par. 30:9
So the posts went speedily from city to city, through the land of Ephraim, and of Manasses, even to Zabulon, whilst they laughed at them and mocked them. 2 Par. 30:10
Nevertheless some men of Aser, and of Manasses, and of Zabulon, yielding to the counsel, came to Jerusalem. 2 Par. 30:11
But the hand of God was in Juda, to give them one heart to do the word of the Lord, according to the commandment of the king, and of the princes. 2 Par. 30:12
And much people were assembled to Jerusalem to celebrate the solemnity of the unleavened bread in the second month: 2 Par. 30:13
And they arose and destroyed the altars that were in Jerusalem, and took away all things in which incense was burnt to idols and cast them into the torrent Cedron. 2 Par. 30:14
And they stood in their order according to the disposition and law of Moses the man of God: but the priests received the blood which was to be poured out, from the hands of the Levites, 2 Par. 30:16
Because a great number was not sanctified: and therefore the Levites immolated the phase for them that came not in time to be sanctified to the Lord. 2 Par. 30:17
To all them, who with their whole heart, seek the Lord the God of their fathers: and will not impute it to them that they are not sanctified. 2 Par. 30:19
And the Lord heard him, and was merciful to the people. 2 Par. 30:20
And the children of Israel, that were found at Jerusalem, kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with great joy, praising the Lord every day, the Levites also, and the priests, with instruments that agreed to their office. 2 Par. 30:21
And Ezechias spoke to the heart of all the Levites, that had good understanding concerning the Lord: and they ate during the seven days of the solemnity, immolating victims of peace offerings, and praising the Lord the God of their fathers. 2 Par. 30:22
And it pleased the whole multitude to keep other seven days: which they did with great joy. 2 Par. 30:23
For Ezechias the king of Juda had given to the multitude a thousand bullocks, and seven thousand sheep: and the princes had given the people a thousand bullocks, and ten thousand sheep: and a great number of priests was sanctified. 2 Par. 30:24
And the priests and the Levites rose up and blessed the people: and their voice was heard: and their prayer came to the holy dwelling place of heaven. 2 Par. 30:27
¤ And when these things had been duly celebrated, all Israel that were found in the cities of Juda, went out, and they broke the idols, and cut down the groves, demolished the high places, and destroyed the altars, not only out of all Juda and Benjamin, but out of Ephraim also and Manasses, till they had utterly destroyed them: then all the children of Israel returned to their possessions and cities. 2 Par. 31:1
And Ezechias appointed companies of the priests, and the Levites, by their courses, every man in his own office, to wit, both of the priests, and of the Levites, for holocausts, and for peace offerings, to minister, and to praise, and to sing in the gates of the camp of the Lord. 2 Par. 31:2
He commanded also the people that dwelt in Jerusalem, to give to the priests, and the Levites their portion, that they might attend to the law of the Lord. 2 Par. 31:4
Moreover the children of Israel and Juda, that dwelt in the cities of Juda, brought in the tithes of oxen, and sheep, and the tithes of holy things, which they had vowed to the Lord their God: and carrying them all, made many heaps. 2 Par. 31:6
In the third month they began to lay the foundations of the heaps, and in the seventh month, they finished them. 2 Par. 31:7
Azarias the chief priest of the race of Sadoc answered him, saying: Since the firstfruits began to be offered in the house of the Lord, we have eaten, and have been filled, and abundance is left, because the Lord hath blessed his people: and of that which is left is this great store which thou seest. 2 Par. 31:10
Then Ezechias commanded to prepare storehouses in the house of the Lord. And when they had done so, 2 Par. 31:11
And after him Jehiel, and Azarias, and Nahath, and Asael, and Jerimoth, and Jozabad, and Eliel, and Jesmachias, and Mahath, and Banaias, overseers under the hand of Chonenias, and Semei his brother, by the commandment of Ezechias the king, and Azarias the high priest of the house of God, to whom all things appertained. 2 Par. 31:13
But Core the son of Jemna the Levite, the porter of the east gate, was overseer of the things which were freely offered to the Lord, and of the firstfruits and the things dedicated for the holy of holies. 2 Par. 31:14
And under his charge were Eden, and Benjamin, Jesue, and Semeias, and Amarias, and Sechenias, in the cities of the priests, to distribute faithfully portions to their brethren, both little and great: 2 Par. 31:15
Besides the males from three years old and upward, to all that went into the temple of the Lord, and whatsoever there was need of in the ministry, and their offices according to their courses, day by day. 2 Par. 31:16
To the priests by their families, and to the Levites from the twentieth year and upward, by their classes and companies. 2 Par. 31:17
And to all the multitude, both to their wives, and to their children of both sexes, victuals were given faithfully out of the things that had been sanctified. 2 Par. 31:18
Also of the sons of Aaron who were in the fields and in the suburbs of each city, there were men appointed, to distribute portions to all the males, among the priests and the Levites. 2 Par. 31:19
In all the service of the house of the Lord according to the law and the ceremonies, desiring to seek his God with all his heart, and he did it and prospered. 2 Par. 31:21
¤ After these things, and this truth, Sennacherib king of the Assyrians came and entered into Juda, and besieged the fenced cities, desiring to take them. 2 Par. 32:1
He took counsel with the princes, and the most valiant men, to stop up the heads of the springs, that were without the city: and as they were all of this mind, 2 Par. 32:3
And he appointed captains of the soldiers of the army: and he called them all together in the street of the gate of the city, and spoke to their heart, saying: 2 Par. 32:6
After this, Sennacherib king of the Assyrians sent his servants to Jerusalem, (for he with all his army was besieging Lachis,) to Ezechias king of Juda, and to all the people that were in the city, saying: 2 Par. 32:9
Doth not Ezechias deceive you, to give you up to die by hunger and thirst, affirming that the Lord your God shall deliver you from the hand of the king of the Assyrians? 2 Par. 32:11
Know you not what I and my fathers have done to all the people of the lands? have the gods of any nations and lands been able to deliver their country out of my hand? 2 Par. 32:13
Who is there among all the gods of the nations, which my fathers have destroyed, that could deliver his people out of my hand, that your God should be able to deliver you out of this hand? 2 Par. 32:14
Therefore let not Ezechias deceive you, nor delude you with a vain persuasion, and do not believe him. For if no god of all the nations and kingdoms, could deliver his people out of my hand, and out of the hand of my fathers, consequently neither shall your God be able to deliver you out of my hand. 2 Par. 32:15
Moreover he cried out with a loud voice, in the Jews' tongue, to the people that sat on the walls of Jerusalem, that he might frighten them, and take the city. 2 Par. 32:18
And Ezechias the king, and Isaias the prophet the son of Amos, prayed against this blasphemy, and cried out to heaven. 2 Par. 32:20
Many also brought victims, and sacrifices to the Lord to Jerusalem, and presents to Ezechias king of Juda: and he was magnified thenceforth in the sight of all nations. 2 Par. 32:23
In those days Ezechias was sick even to death, and he prayed to the Lord: and he heard him, and gave him a sign. 2 Par. 32:24
But he did not render again according to the benefits which he had received, for his heart was lifted up: and wrath was enkindled against him, and against Juda and Jerusalem. 2 Par. 32:25
But yet in the embassy of the princes of Babylon, that were sent to him, to inquire of the wonder that had happened upon the earth, God left him that he might be tempted, and all things might be made known that were in his heart. 2 Par. 32:31
¤ Manasses was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. 2 Par. 33:1
And he did evil before the Lord, according to all the abominations of the nations, which the Lord cast out before the children of Israel: 2 Par. 33:2
And he turned, and built again the high places which Ezechias his father had destroyed: and he built altars to Baalim, and made groves, and he adored all the host of heaven, and worshipped them. 2 Par. 33:3
And he made his sons to pass through the fire in the valley of Benennom: he observed dreams, followed divinations, gave himself up to magic arts, had with him magicians, and enchanters: and he wrought many evils before the Lord, to provoke him to anger. 2 Par. 33:6
He set also a graven, and a molten statue in the house of God, of which God had said to David, and to Solomon his son: In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever. 2 Par. 33:7
And I will not make the foot of Israel to be removed out of the land which I have delivered to their fathers: yet so if they will take heed to do what I have commanded them, and all the law, and the ceremonies, and judgments by the hand of Moses. 2 Par. 33:8
So Manasses seduced Juda, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, to do evil beyond all the nations, which the Lord had destroyed before the face of the children of Israel. 2 Par. 33:9
And the Lord spoke to him and to his people, and they would not hearken. 2 Par. 33:10
Therefore he brought upon them the captains of the army of the king of the Assyrians: and they took Manasses, and carried him bound with chains and fetters to Babylon. 2 Par. 33:11
And after that he was in distress he prayed to the Lord his God: and did penance exceedingly before the God of his fathers. 2 Par. 33:12
And he entreated him, and besought him earnestly: and he heard his prayer, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom, and Manasses knew that the Lord was God. 2 Par. 33:13
After this he built a wall without the city of David, on the west side of Gihon in the valley, from the entering in of the fish gate round about to Ophel, and raised it up to a great height: and he appointed captains of the army in all the fenced cities of Juda: 2 Par. 33:14
And he repaired the altar of the Lord, and sacrificed upon it victims, and peace offerings, and praise: and he commanded Juda to serve the Lord the God of Israel. 2 Par. 33:16
Nevertheless the people still sacrificed in the high places to the Lord their God. 2 Par. 33:17
But the rest of the acts of Manasses, and his prayer to his God, and the words of the seers that spoke to him in the name of the Lord the God of Israel, are contained in the words of the kings of Israel. 2 Par. 33:18
Amon was two and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. 2 Par. 33:21
And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, as Manasses his father had done: and he sacrificed to all the idols which Manasses his father had made, and served them. 2 Par. 33:22
¤ Josias was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned one and thirty years in Jerusalem. 2 Par. 34:1
And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the ways of David his father: he declined not, neither to the right hand, nor to the left. 2 Par. 34:2
And in the eighth year of his reign, when he was yet a boy, he began to seek the God of his father David: and in the twelfth year after he began to reign, he cleansed Juda and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the idols, and the graven things. 2 Par. 34:3
And they broke down before him the altars of Baalim, and demolished the idols that had been set upon them: and he cut down the groves and the graven things, and broke them in pieces: and strewed the fragments upon the graves of them that had sacrificed to them. 2 Par. 34:4
And in the cities of Manasses, and of Ephraim, and of Simeon, even to Nephtali he demolished all. 2 Par. 34:6
And when he had destroyed the altars, and the groves, and had broken the idols in pieces, and had demolished all profane temples throughout all the land of Israel, he returned to Jerusalem. 2 Par. 34:7
Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had cleansed the land, and the temple of the Lord, he sent Saphan the son of Elselias, and Maasias the governor of the city, Joha the son of Joachaz the recorder, to repair the house of the Lord his God. 2 Par. 34:8
And they came to Helcias the high priest: and received of him the money which had been brought into the house of the Lord, and which the Levites and porters had gathered together from Manasses, and Ephraim, and all the remnant of Israel, and from all Juda, and Benjamin, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, 2 Par. 34:9
Which they delivered into the hands of them that were over the workmen in the house of the Lord, to repair the temple, and mend all that was weak. 2 Par. 34:10
But they gave it to the artificers, and to the masons, to buy stones out of the quarries, and timber for the couplings of the building, and to rafter the houses, which the kings of Juda had destroyed. 2 Par. 34:11
And they did all faithfully. Now the overseers of the workmen were Jahath and Abdias of the sons of Merari, Zacharias and Mosollam of the sons of Caath, who hastened the work: all Levites skilful to play on instruments. 2 Par. 34:12
And he said to Saphan the scribe: I have found the book of the law in the house of the Lord: and he delivered it to him. 2 Par. 34:15
But he carried the book to the king, and told him, saying: Lo, all that thou hast committed to thy servants, is accomplished. 2 Par. 34:16
They have gathered together the silver that was found in the house of the Lord: and it is given to the overseers of the artificers, and of the workmen, for divers works. 2 Par. 34:17
Go, and pray to the Lord for me, and for the remnant of Israel, and Juda, concerning all the words of this book, which is found: for the great wrath of the Lord hath fallen upon us, because our fathers have not kept the words of the Lord, to do all things that are written in this book. 2 Par. 34:21
And Helcias and they that were sent with him by the king, went to Olda the prophetess, the wife of Sellum the son of Thecuath, the son of Hasra keeper of the wardrobe: who dwelt in Jerusalem in the Second part: and they spoke to her the words above mentioned. 2 Par. 34:22
And she answered them: Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel: Tell the man that sent you to me: 2 Par. 34:23
Because they have forsaken me, and have sacrificed to strange gods, to provoke me to wrath with all the works of their hands, therefore my wrath shall fall upon this place, and shall not be quenched. 2 Par. 34:25
But as to the king of Juda that sent you to beseech the Lord, thus shall you say to him: Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel: Because thou hast heard the words of this book, 2 Par. 34:26
For now I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be brought to thy tomb in peace: and thy eyes shall not see all the evil that I will bring upon this place, and the inhabitants thereof. They therefore reported to the king all that she had said. 2 Par. 34:28
And went up to the house of the Lord, and all the men of Juda, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the priests and the Levites, and all the people from the least to the greatest. And the king read in their hearing, in the house of the Lord, all the words of the book. 2 Par. 34:30
And standing up in his tribunal, he made a covenant before the Lord to walk after him, and keep his commandments, and testimonies, and justifications with all his heart, and with all his soul, and to do the things that were written in that book which he had read. 2 Par. 34:31
And he adjured all that were found in Jerusalem and Benjamin to do the same: and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of the Lord the God of their fathers. 2 Par. 34:32
And Josias took away all the abominations out of all the countries of the children of Israel and made all that were left in Israel, to serve the Lord their God. As long as he lived they departed not from the Lord the God of their fathers. 2 Par. 34:33
¤ And Josias kept a phase to the Lord in Jerusalem, and it was sacrificed on the fourteenth day of the first month. 2 Par. 35:1
And he set the priests in their offices, and exhorted them to minister in the house of the Lord. 2 Par. 35:2
And he spoke to the Levites, by whose instruction all Israel was sanctified to the Lord, saying: Put the ark in the sanctuary of the temple, which Solomon the son of David king of Israel built: for you shall carry it no more: but minister now to the Lord your God, and to his people Israel. 2 Par. 35:3
And prepare yourselves by your houses, and families according to your courses, as David king of Israel commanded, and Solomon his son hath written. 2 Par. 35:4
And being sanctified kill the phase, and prepare your brethren, that they may do according to the words which the Lord spoke by the hand of Moses. 2 Par. 35:6
And Josias gave to all the people that were found there in the solemnity of the phase, of lambs and of kids of the flocks, and of other small cattle thirty thousand, and of oxen three thousand, all these were of the king's substance. 2 Par. 35:7
And his princes willingly offered what they had vowed, both to the people and to the priests and the Levites. Moreover Helcias, and Zacharias, and Jahiel rulers of the house of the Lord, gave to the priests to keep the phase two thousand six hundred small cattle, and three hundred oxen. 2 Par. 35:8
And Chonenias, and Semeias and Nathanael, his brethren, and Hasabias, and Jehiel, and Jozabad princes of the Levites, gave to the rest of the Levites to celebrate the phase five thousand small cattle, and five hundred oxen. 2 Par. 35:9
And the ministry was prepared, and the priests stood in their office: the Levites also in their companies, according to the king's commandment. 2 Par. 35:10
And they separated them, to give them by the houses and families of every one, and to be offered to the Lord, as it is written in the book of Moses, and with the oxen they did in like manner. 2 Par. 35:12
And they roasted the phase with fire, according to that which is written in the law: but the victims of peace offerings they boiled in caldrons, and kettles, and pots, and they distributed them speedily among all the people. 2 Par. 35:13
And the singers the sons of Asaph stood in their order, according to the commandment of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Idithun, the prophets of the king: and the porters kept guard at every gate, so as not to depart one moment from their service, and therefore their brethren the Levites prepared meats for them. 2 Par. 35:15
So all the service of the Lord was duly accomplished that day, both in keeping the phase and offering holocausts upon the altar of the Lord, according to the commandment of king Josias. 2 Par. 35:16
There was no phase like to this in Israel, from the days of Samuel the prophet: neither did any of all the kings of Israel keep such a phase as Josias kept, with the priests, and the Levites, and all Juda, and Israel that were found, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 2 Par. 35:18
After that Josias had repaired the temple, Nechao king of Egypt came up to fight in Charcamis by the Euphrates: and Josias went out to meet him. 2 Par. 35:20
But he sent messengers to him, saying: What have I to do with thee, O king of Juda? I come not against thee this day, but I fight against another house, to which God hath commanded me to go in haste: forbear to do against God, who is with me, lest he kill thee. 2 Par. 35:21
Josias would not return, but prepared to fight against him, and hearkened not to the words of Nechao from the mouth of God, but went to fight in the field of Mageddo. 2 Par. 35:22
And there he was wounded by the archers, and he said to his servants: Carry me out of the battle, for I am grievously wounded. 2 Par. 35:23
And they removed him from the chariot into another, that followed him after the manner of kings, and they carried him away to Jerusalem, and he died, and was buried in the monument of his fathers, and all Juda and Jerusalem mourned for him, 2 Par. 35:24
Now the rest of the acts of Josias and of his mercies, according to what was commanded by the law of the Lord: 2 Par. 35:26
Joachaz was three and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. 2 Par. 36:2
And the king of Egypt came to Jerusalem, and deposed him, and condemned the land in a hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold. 2 Par. 36:3
And he made Eliakim his brother king in his stead, over Juda and Jerusalem: and he turned his name to Joakim: but he took Joachaz with him and carried him away into Egypt. 2 Par. 36:4
Joakim was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and he did evil before the Lord his God. 2 Par. 36:5
Joachin was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem, and he did evil in the sight of the Lord. 2 Par. 36:9
And at the return of the year, king Nabuchodonosor sent, and brought him to Babylon, carrying away at the same time the most precious vessels of the house of the Lord: and he made Sedecias his uncle king over Juda and Jerusalem. 2 Par. 36:10
Sedecias was one and twenty years old when he began to reign: and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. 2 Par. 36:11
And he did evil in the eyes of the Lord his God, and did not reverence the face of Jeremias the prophet speaking to him from the mouth of the Lord. 2 Par. 36:12
He also revolted from king Nabuchodonosor, who had made him swear by God: and he hardened his neck and his heart, from returning to the Lord the God of Israel. 2 Par. 36:13
Moreover all the chief of the priests, and the people wickedly transgressed according to all the abominations of the Gentiles: and they defiled the house of the Lord, which he had sanctified to himself in Jerusalem. 2 Par. 36:14
And the Lord the God of their fathers sent to them, by the hand of his messengers, rising early, and daily admonishing them: because he spared his people and his dwelling place. 2 Par. 36:15
And all the vessels of the house of the Lord, great and small, and the treasures of the temple and of the king, and of the princes he carried away to Babylon. 2 Par. 36:18
And the enemies set fire to the house of God, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem, burnt all the towers, and what soever was precious they destroyed. 2 Par. 36:19
But in the first year of Cyrus king of the Persians, to fulfil the word of the Lord, which he had spoken by the mouth of Jeremias, the Lord stirred up the heart of Cyrus, king of the Persians: who commanded it to be proclaimed through all his kingdom, and by writing also, saying: 2 Par. 36:22
Thus saith Cyrus king of the Persians: All the kingdoms of the earth hath the Lord the God of heaven given to me, and he hath charged me to build him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judea: who is there among you of all his people? The Lord his God be with him, and let him go up. 2 Par. 36:23
Thus saith Cyrus king of the Persians: The Lord the God of heaven hath given to me all the kingdoms of the earth, and he hath charged me to build him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judea. 1 Esd. 1:2
Who is there among you of all his people? His God be with him. Let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judea, and build the house of the Lord the God of Israel: he is the God that is in Jerusalem. 1 Esd. 1:3
And let all the rest in all places wheresoever they dwell, help him every man from his place, with silver and gold, and goods, and cattle, besides that which they offer freely to the temple of God, which is in Jerusalem. 1 Esd. 1:4
Then rose up the chief of the fathers of Juda and Benjamin, and the priests, and Levites, and every one whose spirit God had raised up, to go up to build the temple of the Lord, which was in Jerusalem. 1 Esd. 1:5
Now Cyrus king of Persia brought them forth by the hand of Mithridates the son of Gazabar, and numbered them to Sassabasar the prince of Juda. 1 Esd. 1:8
All the vessels of gold and silver, five thousand four hundred: all these Sassabasar brought with them that came up from the captivity of Babylon to Jerusalem. 1 Esd. 1:11
¤ Now these are the children of the province, that went out of the captivity, which Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon had carried away to Babylon, and who returned to Jerusalem and Juda, every man to his city. 1 Esd. 2:1
And Athersatha said to them, that they should not eat of the holy of holies, till there arose a priest learned and perfect. 1 Esd. 2:63
And some of the chief of the fathers, when they came to the temple of the Lord, which is in Jerusalem, offered freely to the house of the Lord to build it in its place. 1 Esd. 2:68
According to their ability, they gave towards the expenses of the work, sixty-one thousand solids of gold, five thousand pounds of silver, and a hundred garments for the priests. 1 Esd. 2:69
¤ And now the seventh month was come, and the children of Israel were in their cities: and the people gathered themselves together as one man to Jerusalem. 1 Esd. 3:1
And they set the altar of God upon its bases, while the people of the lands round about put them in fear, and they offered upon it a holocaust to the Lord morning and evening. 1 Esd. 3:3
And they kept the feast of tabernacles, as it is written, and offered the holocaust every day orderly according to the commandment, the duty of the day in its day. 1 Esd. 3:4
And afterwards the continual holocaust, both on the new moons, and on all the solemnities of the Lord, that were consecrated, and on all in which a freewill offering was made to the Lord. 1 Esd. 3:5
From the first day of the seventh month they began to offer holocausts to the Lord: but the temple of God was not yet founded. 1 Esd. 3:6
And they gave money to hewers of stones and to masons: and meat and drink, and oil to the Sidonians and Tyrians, to bring cedar trees from Libanus to the sea of Joppe, according to the orders which Cyrus king of the Persians had given them. 1 Esd. 3:7
And in the second year of their coming to the temple of God in Jerusalem, the second month, Zorobabel the son of Salathiel, and Josue the son of Josedec, and the rest of their brethren the priests, and the Levites, and all that were come from the captivity to Jerusalem began, and they appointed Levites from twenty years old and upward, to hasten forward the work of the Lord. 1 Esd. 3:8
Then Josue and his sons and his brethren, Cedmihel, and his sons, and the children of Juda, as one man, stood to hasten them that did the work in the temple of God: the sons of Henadad, and their sons, and their brethren the Levites. 1 Esd. 3:9
And when the masons laid the foundations of the temple of the Lord, the priests stood in their ornaments with trumpets: and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise God by the hands of David king of Israel. 1 Esd. 3:10
And they sung together hymns, and praise to the Lord: because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever towards Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, praising the Lord, because the foundations of the temple of the Lord were laid. 1 Esd. 3:11
¤ Now the enemies of Juda and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity were building a temple to the Lord the God of Israel. 1 Esd. 4:1
And they came to Zorobabel, and the chief of the fathers, and said to them: Let us build with you, for we seek your God as ye do: behold we have sacrificed to him, since the days of Asor Haddan king of Assyria, who brought us hither. 1 Esd. 4:2
But Zorobabel, and Josue, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel said to them: You have nothing to do with us to build a house to our God, but we ourselves alone will build to the Lord our God, as Cyrus king of the Persians hath commanded us. 1 Esd. 4:3
And they hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their design all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of the Persians. 1 Esd. 4:5
And in the days of Artaxerxes, Beselam, Mithridates, and Thabeel, and the rest that were in the council wrote to Artaxerxes king of the Persians: and the letter of accusation was written in Syrian, and was read in the Syrian tongue. 1 Esd. 4:7
Reum Beelteem, and Samsai the scribe wrote a letter from Jerusalem to king Artaxerxes, in this manner: 1 Esd. 4:8
And the rest of the nations, whom the great and glorious Asenaphar brought over: and made to dwell in the cities of Samaria and in the rest of the countries of this side of the river in peace. 1 Esd. 4:10
(This is the copy of the letter, which they sent to him:) To Artaxerxes the king, thy servants, the men that are on this side of the river, send greeting. 1 Esd. 4:11
Be it known to the king, that the Jews, who came up from thee to us, are come to Jerusalem a rebellious and wicked city, which they are building, setting up the ramparts thereof and repairing the walls. 1 Esd. 4:12
And now be it known to the king, that if this city be built up, and the walls thereof repaired, they will not pay tribute nor toll, nor yearly revenues, and this loss will fall upon the kings. 1 Esd. 4:13
But we remembering the salt that we have eaten in the palace, and because we count it a crime to see the king wronged, have therefore sent and certified the king, 1 Esd. 4:14
That search may be made in the books of the histories of thy fathers, and thou shalt find written in the records: and shalt know that this city is a rebellious city, and hurtful to the kings and provinces, and that wars were raised therein of old time: for which cause also the city was destroyed. 1 Esd. 4:15
The king sent word to Reum Beelteem and Samsai the scribe, and to the rest that were in their council, inhabitants of Samaria, and to the rest beyond the river, sending greeting and peace. 1 Esd. 4:17
The accusation, which you have sent to us, hath been plainly read before me, 1 Esd. 4:18
See that you be not negligent in executing this, lest by little and little the evil grow to the hurt of the kings. 1 Esd. 4:22
Now the copy of the edict of king Artaxerxes was read before Reum Beelteem, and Samsai the scribe, and their counsellors: and they went up in haste to Jerusalem to the Jews, and hindered them with arm and power. 1 Esd. 4:23
¤ Now Aggeus the prophet, and Zacharias the son of Addo, prophesied to the Jews that were in Judea and Jerusalem, in the name of the God of Israel. 1 Esd. 5:1
Then rose up Zorobabel the son of Salathiel, and Josue the son of Josedec, and began to build the temple of God in Jerusalem, and with them were the prophets of God helping them. 1 Esd. 5:2
And at the same time came to them Thathanai, who was governor beyond the river, and Stharbuzanai, and their counsellors: and said thus to them: Who hath given you counsel to build this house, and to repair the walls thereof? 1 Esd. 5:3
In answer to which we gave them the names of the men who were the promoters of that building. 1 Esd. 5:4
But the eye of their God was upon the ancients of the Jews, and they could not hinder them. And it was agreed that the matter should be referred to Darius, and then they should give satisfaction concerning that accusation. 1 Esd. 5:5
The copy of the letter that Thathanai governor of the country beyond the river, and Stharbuzanai, and his counsellors the Arphasachites, who dwelt beyond the river, sent to Darius the king. 1 Esd. 5:6
The letter which they sent him, was written thus: To Darius the king all peace. 1 Esd. 5:7
Be it known to the king, that we went to the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which they are building with unpolished stones, and timber is laid in the walls: and this work is carried on diligently and advanceth in their hands. 1 Esd. 5:8
And we asked those ancients, and said to them thus: Who hath given you authority to build this house, and to repair these walls? 1 Esd. 5:9
But after that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven to wrath, he delivered them into the hands of Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon the Chaldean: and he destroyed this house, and carried away the people to Babylon. 1 Esd. 5:12
And the vessels also of gold and silver of the temple of God, which Nabuchodonosor had taken out of the temple, that was in Jerusalem, and had brought them to the temple of Babylon, king Cyrus brought out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered to one Sassabasar, whom also he appointed governor, 1 Esd. 5:14
And said to him: Take these vessels, and go, and put them in the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be built in its place. 1 Esd. 5:15
Now therefore if it seem good to the king, let him search in the king's library, which is in Babylon, whether it hath been decreed by Cyrus the king, that the house of God in Jerusalem should be built, and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter. 1 Esd. 5:17
And also let the golden and silver vessels of the temple of God, which Nabuchodonosor took out of the temple of Jerusalem, and brought to Babylon, be restored, and carried back to the temple of Jerusalem to their place, which also were placed in the temple of God. 1 Esd. 6:5
I also have commanded what must be done by those ancients of the Jews, that the house of God may be built, to wit, that of the king's chest, that is, of the tribute that is paid out of the country beyond the river, the charges be diligently given to those men, lest the work be hindered. 1 Esd. 6:8
And if it shall be necessary, let calves also, and lambs, and kids, for holocausts to the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the custom of the priests that are in Jerusalem, be given them day by day, that there be no complaint in any thing. 1 Esd. 6:9
And let them offer oblations to the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his children. 1 Esd. 6:10
And may the God, that hath caused his name to dwell there, destroy all kingdoms, and the people that shall put out their hand to resist, and to destroy the house of God, that is in Jerusalem. I Darius have made the decree, which I will have diligently complied with. 1 Esd. 6:12
And the ancients of the Jews built, and prospered according to the prophecy of Aggeus the prophet, and of Zacharias the son of Addo: and they built and finished, by the commandment of the God of Israel, and by the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes kings of the Persians. 1 Esd. 6:14
And they offered at the dedication of the house of God, a hundred calves, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and for a sin offering for all Israel twelve he goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel. 1 Esd. 6:17
For all the priests and the Levites were purified as one man: all were clean to kill the phase for all the children of the captivity, and for their brethren the priests, and themselves. 1 Esd. 6:20
And the children of Israel that were returned from captivity, and all that had separated themselves from the filthiness of the nations of the earth to them, to seek the Lord the God of Israel, did eat. 1 Esd. 6:21
And they kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy, for the Lord had made them joyful, and had turned the heart of the king of Assyria to them, that he should help their hands in the work of the house of the Lord the God of Israel. 1 Esd. 6:22
This Esdras went up from Babylon, and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the Lord God had given to Israel: and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the Lord his God upon him. 1 Esd. 7:6
And there went up some of the children of Israel, and of the children of the priests, and of the children of the Levites, and of the singing men, and of the porters, and of the Nathinites to Jerusalem in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king. 1 Esd. 7:7
And they came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, in the seventh year of the king. 1 Esd. 7:8
For upon the first day of the first month he began to go up from Babylon, and on the first day of the fifth month he came to Jerusalem according to the good hand of his God upon him. 1 Esd. 7:9
For Esdras had prepared his heart to seek the law of the Lord, and to do and to teach in Israel the commandments and judgment. 1 Esd. 7:10
And this is the copy of the letter of the edict, which king Artaxerxes gave to Esdras the priest, the scribe instructed in the words and commandments of the Lord, and his ceremonies in Israel. 1 Esd. 7:11
Artaxerxes king of kings to Esdras the priest, the most learned scribe of the law of the God of heaven, greeting. 1 Esd. 7:12
It is decreed by me, that all they of the people of Israel, and of the priests and of the Levites in my realm, that are minded to go into Jerusalem, should go with thee. 1 Esd. 7:13
For thou art sent from before the king, and his seven counsellors, to visit Judea and Jerusalem according to the law of thy God, which is in thy hand. 1 Esd. 7:14
And to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counsellors have freely offered to the God of Israel, whose tabernacle is in Jerusalem. 1 Esd. 7:15
And all the silver and gold that thou shalt find in all the province of Babylon, and that the people is willing to offer, and that the priests shall offer of their own accord to the house of their God, which is in Jerusalem, 1 Esd. 7:16
And if it seem good to thee, and to thy brethren to do any thing with the rest of the silver and gold, do it according to the will of your God. 1 Esd. 7:18
And whatsoever more there shall be need of for the house of thy God, how much soever thou shalt have occasion to spend, it shall be given out of the treasury, and the king's exchequer, and by me. 1 Esd. 7:20
I Artaxerxes the king have ordered and decreed to all the keepers of the public chest, that are beyond the river, that whatsoever Esdras the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, you give it without delay, 1 Esd. 7:21
All that belongeth to the rites of the God of heaven, let it be given diligently in the house of the God of heaven: lest his wrath should be enkindled against the realm of the king, and of his sons. 1 Esd. 7:23
We give you also to understand concerning all the priests, and the Levites, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nathinites, and ministers of the house of this God, that you have no authority to impose toll or tribute, or custom upon them. 1 Esd. 7:24
And thou Esdras according to the wisdom of thy God, which is in thy hand, appoint judges and magistrates, that may judge all the people, that is beyond the river, that is, for them who know the law of thy God, yea and the ignorant teach ye freely. 1 Esd. 7:25
And whosoever will not do the law of thy God, and the law of the king diligently, judgment shall be executed upon him, either unto death, or unto banishment, or to the confiscation of goods, or at least to prison. 1 Esd. 7:26
Blessed be the Lord the God of our fathers, who hath put this in the king's heart, to glorify the house of the Lord, which is in Jerusalem, 1 Esd. 7:27
And hath inclined his mercy toward me before the king and his counsellors, and all the mighty princes of the king: and I being strengthened by the hand of the Lord my God, which was upon me, gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me. 1 Esd. 7:28
And I gathered them together to the river, which runneth down to Ahava, and we stayed there three days: and I sought among the people and among the priests for the sons of Levi, and found none there. 1 Esd. 8:15
And I sent them to Eddo, who is chief in the place of Chasphia, and I put in their mouth the words that they should speak to Eddo, and his brethren the Nathinites in the place of Chasphia, that they should bring us ministers of the house of our God. 1 Esd. 8:17
For I was ashamed to ask the king for aid and for horsemen, to defend us from the enemy in the way: because we had said to the king: The hand of our God is upon all them that seek him in goodness: and his power and strength, and wrath upon all them that forsake him. 1 Esd. 8:22
And I weighed to their hands six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and a hundred vessels of silver, and a hundred talents of gold, 1 Esd. 8:26
And I said to them: You are the holy ones of the Lord, and the vessels are holy, and the silver and gold, that is freely offered to the Lord the God of our fathers. 1 Esd. 8:28
And the priests and the Levites received the weight of the silver and gold, and the vessels, to carry them to Jerusalem to the house of our God. 1 Esd. 8:30
Then we set forward from the river Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month to go to Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was upon us, and delivered us from the hand of the enemy, and of such as lay in wait by the way. 1 Esd. 8:31
And we came to Jerusalem, and we stayed there three days. 1 Esd. 8:32
According to the number and weight of everything: and all the weight was written at that time. 1 Esd. 8:34
Moreover the children of them that had been carried away that were come out of the captivity, offered holocausts to the God of Israel, twelve calves for all the people of Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs, and twelve he goats for sin: all for a holocaust to the Lord. 1 Esd. 8:35
And they gave the king's edicts to the lords that were from the king's court, and the governors beyond the river, and they furthered the people and the house of God. 1 Esd. 8:36
¤ And after these things were accomplished, the princes came to me, saying: The people of Israel, and the priests and Levites have not separated themselves from the people of the lands, and from their abominations, namely, of the Chanaanites, and the Hethites, and the Pherezites, and the Jebusites, and the Ammonites, and the Moabites, and the Egyptians, and the Amorrhites. 1 Esd. 9:1
And there were assembled to me all that feared the God of Israel, because of the transgression of those that were come from the captivity, and I sat sorrowful, until the evening sacrifice. 1 Esd. 9:4
And at the evening sacrifice I rose up from my affliction, and having rent my mantle and my garment, I fell upon my knees, and spread out my hands to the Lord my God, 1 Esd. 9:5
And said: My God I am confounded and ashamed to lift up my face to thee: for our iniquities are multiplied over our heads, and our sins are grown up even unto heaven, 1 Esd. 9:6
From the days of our fathers: and we ourselves also have sinned grievously unto this day, and for our iniquities we and our kings, and our priests have been delivered into the hands of the kings of the lands, and to the sword, and to captivity, and to spoil, and to confusion of face, as it is at this day. 1 Esd. 9:7
And now as a little, and for a moment has our prayer been made before the Lord our God, to leave us a remnant, and give us a pin in his holy place, and that our God would enlighten our eyes, and would give us a little life in our bondage. 1 Esd. 9:8
For we are bondmen, and in our bondage our God hath not forsaken us, but hath extended mercy upon us before the king of the Persians, to give us life, and to set up the house of our God, and to rebuild the desolations thereof, and to give us a fence in Juda and Jerusalem. 1 Esd. 9:9
Which thou hast commanded by the hand of thy servants the prophets, saying: The land which you go to possess, is an unclean land, according to the uncleanness of the people, and of other lands, with their abominations, who have filled it from mouth to mouth with their filth. 1 Esd. 9:11
Now therefore give not your daughters to their sons, and take not their daughters for your sons, and seek not their peace, nor their prosperity for ever: that you may be strengthened, and may eat the good things of the land, and may have your children your heirs for ever. 1 Esd. 9:12
That we should not turn away, nor break thy commandments, nor join in marriage with the people of these abominations. Art thou angry with us unto utter destruction, not to leave us a remnant to be saved? 1 Esd. 9:14
O Lord God of Israel, thou art just: for we remain yet to be saved as at this day. Behold we are before thee in our sin, for there can be no standing before thee in this matter. 1 Esd. 9:15
¤ Now when Esdras was thus praying, and beseeching, and weeping, and lying before the temple of God, there was gathered to him of Israel an exceeding great assembly of men and women and children, and the people wept with much lamentation. 1 Esd. 10:1
And Sechenias the son of Jehiel of the sons of Elam answered, and said to Esdras: We have sinned against our God, and have taken strange wives of the people of the land: and now if there be repentance in Israel concerning this, 1 Esd. 10:2
Let us make a covenant with the Lord our God, to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the will of the Lord, and of them that fear the commandment of the Lord our God: let it be done according to the law. 1 Esd. 10:3
Arise, it is thy part to give orders, and we will be with thee: take courage, and do it. 1 Esd. 10:4
So Esdras arose, and made the chiefs of the priests and of the Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they would do according to this word, and they swore. 1 Esd. 10:5
And Esdras rose up from before the house of God, and went to the chamber of Johanan the son of Eliasib, and entered in thither: he ate no bread, and drank no water: for he mourned for the transgression of them that were come out of the captivity. 1 Esd. 10:6
And proclamation was made in Juda and Jerusalem to all the children of the captivity, that they should assemble together into Jerusalem. 1 Esd. 10:7
And that whosoever would not come within three days, according to the counsel of the princes and the ancients, all his substance should be taken away, and he should be cast out of the company of them that were returned from captivity. 1 Esd. 10:8
Then all the men of Juda, and Benjamin gathered themselves together to Jerusalem within three days, in the ninth month, the twentieth day of the month: and all the people sat in the street of the house of God, trembling because of the sin, and the rain. 1 Esd. 10:9
And Esdras the priest stood up, and said to them: You have transgressed, and taken strange wives, to add to the sins of Israel. 1 Esd. 10:10
And now make confession to the Lord the God of your fathers, and do his pleasure, and separate yourselves from the people of the land, and from your strange wives. 1 Esd. 10:11
And all the multitude answered and said with a loud voice: According to thy word unto us, so be it done. 1 Esd. 10:12
But as the people are many, and it is time of rain, and we are not able to stand without, and it is not a work of one day or two, (for we have exceedingly sinned in this matter,) 1 Esd. 10:13
And the children of the captivity did so. And Esdras the priest, and the men heads of the families in the houses of their fathers, and all by their names, went and sat down in the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter. 1 Esd. 10:16
And they gave their hands to put away their wives, and to offer for their offence a ram of the flock. 1 Esd. 10:19
‡ ¤ The words of Nehemias the son of Helchias. And it came to pass in the month of Casleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in the castle of Susa, 2 Esd. 1:1
And they said to me: They that have remained, and are left of the captivity there in the province, are in great affliction, and reproach: and the wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and the gates thereof are burnt with fire. 2 Esd. 1:3
Let thy ears be attentive, and thy eyes open, to hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee now, night and day, for the children of Israel thy servants: and I confess the sins of the children of Israel, by which they have sinned against thee: I and my father's house have sinned. 2 Esd. 1:6
Remember the word that thou commandedst to Moses thy servant, saying: If you shall transgress, I will scatter you abroad among the nations: 2 Esd. 1:8
But if you return to me, and keep my commandments, and do them, though you should be led away to the uttermost parts of the world, I will gather you from thence, and bring you back to the place which I have chosen for my name to dwell there. 2 Esd. 1:9
I beseech thee, O Lord, let thy ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants who desire to fear thy name: and direct thy servant this day, and give him mercy before this man. For I was the king's cupbearer. 2 Esd. 1:11
¤ And it came to pass in the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king: that wine was before him, and I took up the wine, and gave it to the king: and I was as one languishing away before his face. 2 Esd. 2:1
And the king said to me: Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou dost not appear to be sick? this is not without cause, but some evil, I know not what, is in thy heart. And I was seized with an exceeding great fear: 2 Esd. 2:2
And I said to the king: O king, live for ever: why should not my countenance be sorrowful, seeing the city of the place of the sepulchres of my fathers is desolate, and the gates thereof are burnt with fire? 2 Esd. 2:3
Then the king said to me: For what dost thou make request? And I prayed to the God of heaven, 2 Esd. 2:4
And I said to the king: If it seem good to the king, and if thy servant hath found favour in thy sight, that thou wouldst send me into Judea to the city of the sepulchre of my father, and I will build it. 2 Esd. 2:5
And the king said to me, and the queen that sat by him: For how long shall thy journey be, and when wilt thou return? And it pleased the king, and he sent me: and I fixed him a time. 2 Esd. 2:6
And I said to the king: If it seem good to the king, let him give me letters to the governors of the country beyond the river, that they convey me over, till I come into Judea: 2 Esd. 2:7
And a letter to Asaph the keeper of the king's forest, to give me timber that I may cover the gates of the tower of the house, and the walls of the city, and the house that I shall enter into. And the king gave me according to the good hand of my God with me. 2 Esd. 2:8
And I came to the governors of the country beyond the river, and gave them the king's letters. And the king had sent with me captains of soldiers, and horsemen. 2 Esd. 2:9
And I came to Jerusalem, and was there three days. 2 Esd. 2:11
And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me, and I told not any man what God had put in my heart to do in Jerusalem, and there was no beast with me, but the beast that I rode upon. 2 Esd. 2:12
And I went out by night by the gate of the valley, and before the dragon fountain, and to the dung gate, and I viewed the wall of Jerusalem which was broken down, and the gates thereof which were consumed with fire. 2 Esd. 2:13
And I passed to the gate of the fountain, and to the king's aqueduct, and there was no place for the beast on which I rode to pass. 2 Esd. 2:14
And I went up in the night by the torrent, and viewed the wall, and going back I came to the gate of the valley, and returned. 2 Esd. 2:15
But the magistrates knew not whither I went, or what I did: neither had I as yet told any thing to the Jews, or to the priests, or to the nobles, or to the magistrates, or to the rest that did the work. 2 Esd. 2:16
Then I said to them: You know the affliction wherein we are, because Jerusalem is desolate, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire: come, and let us build up the walls of Jerusalem, and let us be no longer a reproach. 2 Esd. 2:17
And I shewed them how the hand of my God was good with me, and the king's words, which he had spoken to me, and I said: Let us rise up, and build. And their hands were strengthened in good. 2 Esd. 2:18
But Sanaballat the Horonite, and Tobias the servant, the Ammonite, and Gossem the Arabian heard of it, and they scoffed at us, and despised us, and said: What is this thing that you do? are you going to rebel against the king? 2 Esd. 2:19
And I answered them, and said to them: The God of heaven he helpeth us, and we are his servants: let us rise up and build: but you have no part, nor justice, nor remembrance in Jerusalem. 2 Esd. 2:20
And next to him the men of Jericho built: and next to them built Zachur the son of Amri. 2 Esd. 3:2
But the fish gate the sons of Asnaa built: they covered it, and set up the doors thereof, and the locks, and the bars. And next to them built Marimuth the son of Urias the son of Accus. 2 Esd. 3:3
And next to him built Mosollam the son of Barachias, the son of Merezebel, and next to them built Sadoc the son of Baana. 2 Esd. 3:4
And next to them the Thecuites built: but their great men did not put their necks to the work of their Lord. 2 Esd. 3:5
And next to them built Meltias the Gabaonite, and Jadon the Meronathite, the men of Gabaon and Maspha, for the governor that was in the country beyond the river. 2 Esd. 3:7
And next to him built Eziel the son of Araia the goldsmith: and next to him built Ananias the son of the perfumer: and they left Jerusalem unto the wall of the broad street. 2 Esd. 3:8
And next to him built Raphaia the son of Hur, lord of the street of Jerusalem. 2 Esd. 3:9
And next to him Jedaia the son of Haromaph over against his own house: and next to him built Hattus the son of Hasebonia. 2 Esd. 3:10
And next to him built Sellum the son of Alohes, lord of half the street of Jerusalem, he and his daughters. 2 Esd. 3:12
After him built Nehemias the son of Azboc, lord of half the street of Bethsur, as far as over against the sepulchre of David, and to the pool, that was built with great labour, and to the house of the mighty. 2 Esd. 3:16
And next to him Aser the son of Josue, lord of Maspha, built another measure, over against the going up of the strong corner. 2 Esd. 3:19
After him in the mount Baruch the son of Zachai built another measure, from the corner to the door of the house of Eliasib the high priest. 2 Esd. 3:20
After him Merimuth the son of Urias the son of Haccus, built another measure, from the door of the house of Eliasib, to the end of the house of Eliasib. 2 Esd. 3:21
¤ And it came to pass, that when Sanaballat heard that we were building the wall he was angry: and being moved exceedingly he scoffed at the Jews. 2 Esd. 4:1
And said before his brethren, and the multitude of the Samaritans: What are the silly Jews doing? Will the Gentiles let them alone? will they sacrifice and make an end in a day? are they able to raise stones out of the heaps of the rubbish, which are burnt? 2 Esd. 4:2
Hear thou our God, for we are despised: turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them to be despised in a land of captivity. 2 Esd. 4:4
So we built the wall, and joined it all together unto the half thereof: and the heart of the people was excited to work. 2 Esd. 4:6
And it came to pass, when Sanaballat, and Tobias, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Azotians heard that the walls of Jerusalem were made up, and the breaches began to be closed, that they were exceedingly angry. 2 Esd. 4:7
And they all assembled themselves together, to come, and to fight against Jerusalem, and to prepare ambushes. 2 Esd. 4:8
And we prayed to our God, and set watchmen upon the wall day and night against them. 2 Esd. 4:9
And Juda said: The strength of the bearer of burdens is decayed, and the rubbish is very much, and we shall not be able to build the wall. 2 Esd. 4:10
And our enemies said: Let them not know, nor understand, till we come in the midst of them, and kill them, and cause the work to cease. 2 Esd. 4:11
And it came to pass, that when the Jews that dwelt by them came and told us ten times, out of all the places from whence they came to us, 2 Esd. 4:12
And I looked and rose up: and I said to the chief men and the magistrates, and to the rest of the common people: be not afraid of them. Remember the Lord who is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, and your wives, and your houses. 2 Esd. 4:14
And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that the thing had been told us, that God defeated their counsel. And we returned all of us to the walls, every man to his work. 2 Esd. 4:15
And it came to pass from that day forward, that half of their young men did the work, and half were ready for to fight, with spears, and shields, and bows, and coats of mail, and the rulers were behind them in all the house of Juda. 2 Esd. 4:16
And I said to the nobles, and to the magistrates, and to the rest of the common people: The work is great and wide, and we are separated on the wall one far from another: 2 Esd. 4:19
At that time also I said to the people: Let every one with his servant stay in the midst of Jerusalem, and let us take our turns in the night, and by day, to work. 2 Esd. 4:22
Now I and my brethren, and my servants, and the watchmen that followed me, did not put off our clothes: only every man stripped himself when he was to be washed. 2 Esd. 4:23
And now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren: and our children as their children. Behold we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters, and some of our daughters are bondwomen already, neither have we wherewith to redeem them, and our fields and our vineyards other men possess. 2 Esd. 5:5
And I was exceedingly angry when I heard their cry according to these words. 2 Esd. 5:6
And my heart thought with myself: and I rebuked the nobles and magistrates, and said to them: Do you every one exact usury of your brethren? And I gathered together a great assembly against them, 2 Esd. 5:7
And I said to them: We, as you know, have redeemed according to our ability our brethren the Jews, that were sold to the Gentiles: and will you then sell your brethren, for us to redeem them? And they held their peace, and found not what to answer. 2 Esd. 5:8
And I said to them: The thing you do is not good: why walk you not in the fear of our God, that we be not exposed to the reproaches of the Gentiles our enemies? 2 Esd. 5:9
Both I and my brethren, and my servants, have lent money and corn to many: let us all agree not to call for it again; let us forgive the debt that is owing to us. 2 Esd. 5:10
Restore ye to them this day their fields, and their vineyards, and their oliveyards, and their houses: and the hundredth part of the money, and of the corn, the wine, and the oil, which you were wont to exact of them, give it rather for them. 2 Esd. 5:11
And they said: We will restore, and we will require nothing of them: and we will do as thou sayest. And I called the priests and took an oath of them, to do according to what I had said. 2 Esd. 5:12
Moreover I shook my lap, and said: So may God shake every man that shall not accomplish this word, out of his house, and out of his labours, thus may he be shaken out, and become empty. And all the multitude said: Amen. And they praised God. And the people did according to what was said. 2 Esd. 5:13
And from the day, in which the king commanded me to be governor in the land of Juda, from the twentieth year even to the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, for twelve years, I and my brethren did not eat the yearly allowance that was due to the governors. 2 Esd. 5:14
But the former governors that had been before me, were chargeable to the people, and took of them in bread, and wine, and in money every day forty sicles: and their officers also oppressed the people. But I did not so for the fear of God. 2 Esd. 5:15
Moreover I built in the work of the wall, and I bought no land, and all my servants were gathered together to the work. 2 Esd. 5:16
The Jews also and the magistrates to the number of one hundred and fifty men, were at my table, besides them that came to us from among the nations that were round about us. 2 Esd. 5:17
Remember me, O my God, for good according to all that I have done for this people. 2 Esd. 5:19
¤ And it came to pass, when Sanaballat, and Tobias, and Gossem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies, heard that I had built the wall, and that there was no breach left in it, (though at that time I had not set up the doors in the gates,) 2 Esd. 6:1
Sanaballat and Gossem sent to me, saying: Come, and let us make a league together in the villages, in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief. 2 Esd. 6:2
And I sent messengers to them, saying: I am doing a great work, and I cannot come down, lest it be neglected whilst I come, and go down to you. 2 Esd. 6:3
And they sent to me according to this word, four times: and I answered them after the same manner. 2 Esd. 6:4
And Sanaballat sent his servant to me the fifth time according to the former word, and he had a letter in his hand written in this manner: 2 Esd. 6:5
It is reported amongst the Gentiles, and Gossem hath said it, that thou and the Jews think to rebel, and therefore thou buildest the wall, and hast a mind to set thyself king over them: for which end 2 Esd. 6:6
Thou hast also set up prophets, to preach of thee at Jerusalem, saying: There is a king in Judea. The king will hear of these things: therefore come now, that we may take counsel together. 2 Esd. 6:7
And I sent to them, saying: There is no such thing done as thou sayest: but thou feignest these things out of thy own heart. 2 Esd. 6:8
For all these men thought to frighten us, thinking that our hands would cease from the work, and that we would leave off. Wherefore I strengthened my hands the more: 2 Esd. 6:9
And I went into the house of Samaia the son of Delaia, the son of Metabeel privately. And he said: Let us consult together in the house of God in the midst of the temple: and let us shut the doors of the temple, for they will come to kill thee, and in the night they will come to slay thee. 2 Esd. 6:10
And I said: Should such a man as I flee? and who is there that being as I am, would go into the temple, to save his life? I will not go in. 2 Esd. 6:11
And I understood that God had not sent him, but that he had spoken to me as if he had been prophesying, and Tobias, and Sanaballat had hired him. 2 Esd. 6:12
For he had taken money, that I being afraid should do this thing, and sin, and they might have some evil to upbraid me withal. 2 Esd. 6:13
Remember me, O Lord, for Tobias and Sanaballat, according to their works of this kind: and Noadias the prophet, and the rest of the prophets that would have put me in fear. 2 Esd. 6:14
And it came to pass when all our enemies heard of it, that all nations which were round about us, were afraid, and were cast down within themselves, for they perceived that this work was the work of God. 2 Esd. 6:16
Moreover in those days many letters were sent by the principal men of the Jews to Tobias, and from Tobias there came letters to them. 2 Esd. 6:17
For there were many in Judea sworn to him, because he was the son in law of Sechenias the son of Area, and Johanan his son had taken to wife the daughter of Mosollam the son of Barachias. 2 Esd. 6:18
And they praised him also before me, and they related my words to him: And Tobias sent letters to put me in fear. 2 Esd. 6:19
And I said to them: Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened till the sun be hot. And while they were yet standing by the gates were shut, and barred: and I set watchmen of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one by their courses, and every man over against his house. 2 Esd. 7:3
But God had put in my heart, and I assembled the princes and magistrates, and common people, to number them: and I found a book of the number of them who came up at first and therein it was found written: 2 Esd. 7:5
And Athersatha said to them, that they should not eat of the holies of holies, until there stood up a priest learned and skilful. 2 Esd. 7:65
And some of the heads of families gave to the treasure of the work, twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand two hundred pounds of silver. 2 Esd. 7:71
¤ And the seventh month came: and the children of Israel were in their cities. And all the people were gathered together as one man to the street which is before the water gate, and they spoke to Esdras the scribe, to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the Lord had commanded to Israel. 2 Esd. 8:1
And he read it plainly in the street that was before the water gate, from the morning until midday, before the men, and the women, and all those that could understand: and the ears of all the people were attentive to the book. 2 Esd. 8:3
And Esdras the scribe stood upon a step of wood, which he had made to speak upon, and there stood by him Mathathias, and Semeia, and Ania, and Uria, and Helcia, and Maasia, on his right hand: and on the left, Phadaia, Misael, and Melchia, and Hasum, and Hasbadana, Zacharia and Mosollam. 2 Esd. 8:4
And Esdras blessed the Lord the great God: and all the people answered, Amen, amen: lifting up their hands: and they bowed down, and adored God with their faces to the ground. 2 Esd. 8:6
Now Josue, and Bani, and Serebia, Jamin, Accub, Sephtai, Odia, Maasia, Celtia, Azarias, Jozabed, Hanan, Phalaia, the Levites, made silence among the people to hear the law: and the people stood in their place. 2 Esd. 8:7
And they read in the book of the law of God distinctly and plainly to be understood: and they understood when it was read. 2 Esd. 8:8
And Nehemias (he is Athersatha) and Esdras the priest and scribe, and the Levites who interpreted to all the people, said: This is a holy day to the Lord our God: do not mourn, nor weep: for all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law. 2 Esd. 8:9
And he said to them: Go, eat fat meats, and drink sweet wine, and send portions to them that have not prepared for themselves: because it is the holy day of the Lord, and be not sad: for the joy of the Lord is our strength. 2 Esd. 8:10
So all the people went to eat and drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth: because they understood the words that he had taught them. 2 Esd. 8:12
And on the second day the chiefs of the families of all the people, the priests, and the Levites were gathered together to Esdras the scribe, that he should interpret to them the words of the law. 2 Esd. 8:13
And that they should proclaim and publish the word in all their cities, and in Jerusalem, saying: Go forth to the mount, and fetch branches of olive, and branches of beautiful wood, branches of myrtle, and branches of palm, and branches of thick trees, to make tabernacles, as it is written. 2 Esd. 8:15
And he read in the book of the law of God day by day, from the first day till the last, and they kept the solemnity seven days, and in the eighth day a solemn assembly according to the manner. 2 Esd. 8:18
And they rose up to stand: and they read in the book of the law of the Lord their God, four times in the day, and four times they confessed, and adored the Lord their God. 2 Esd. 9:3
And there stood up upon the step of the Levites, Josue, and Bani, and Cedmihel, Sabania, Bonni, Sarebias, Bani, and Chanani: and they cried with a loud voice to the Lord their God. 2 Esd. 9:4
And the Levites Josue and Cedmihel, Bonni, Hasebnia, Serebia, Oduia, Sebnia, and Phathahia, said: Arise, bless the Lord your God from eternity to eternity: and blessed be the high name of thy glory with all blessing and praise. 2 Esd. 9:5
Thou thyself, O Lord alone, thou hast made heaven, and the heaven of heavens, and all the host thereof: the earth and all things that are in it: the seas and all that are therein: and thou givest life to all these things, and the host of heaven adoreth thee. 2 Esd. 9:6
And thou didst find his heart faithful before thee: and thou madest a covenant with him, to give him the land of the Chanaanite, of the Hethite, and of the Amorrhite, and of the Pherezite, and of the Jebusite, and of the Gergezite, to give it to his seed: and thou hast fulfilled thy words, because thou art just. 2 Esd. 9:8
Thou camest down also to mount Sinai, and didst speak with them from heaven, and thou gavest them right judgments, and the law of truth, ceremonies, and good precepts. 2 Esd. 9:13
Thou madest known to them thy holy sabbath, and didst prescribe to them commandments, and ceremonies, and the law by the hand of Moses thy servant. 2 Esd. 9:14
And thou gavest them bread from heaven in their hunger, and broughtest forth water for them out of the rock in their thirst, and thou saidst to them that they should go in, and possess the land, upon which thou hadst lifted up thy hand to give it them. 2 Esd. 9:15
But they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their necks and hearkened not to thy commandments. 2 Esd. 9:16
And they would not hear, and they remembered not thy wonders which thou hadst done for them. And they hardened their necks, and gave the head to return to their bondage, as it were by contention. But thou, a forgiving God, gracious, and merciful, longsuffering, and full of compassion, didst not forsake them. 2 Esd. 9:17
Yea when they had made also to themselves a molten calf, and had said: This is thy God, that brought thee out of Egypt: and had committed great blasphemies: 2 Esd. 9:18
Yet thou, in thy many mercies, didst not leave them in the desert: the pillar of the cloud departed not from them by day to lead them in the way, and the pillar of fire by night to shew them the way by which they should go. 2 Esd. 9:19
And thou gavest them thy good Spirit to teach them, and thy manna thou didst not withhold from their mouth, and thou gavest them water for their thirst. 2 Esd. 9:20
Forty years didst thou feed them in the desert, and nothing was wanting to them: their garments did not grow old, and their feet were not worn. 2 Esd. 9:21
And thou didst multiply their children as the stars of heaven, and broughtest them to the land concerning which thou hadst said to their fathers, that they should go in and possess it. 2 Esd. 9:23
But they provoked thee to wrath, and departed from thee, and threw thy law behind their backs: and they killed thy prophets, who admonished them earnestly to return to thee: and they were guilty of great blasphemies. 2 Esd. 9:26
And thou gavest them into the hands of their enemies, and they afflicted them. And in the time of their tribulation they cried to thee, and thou heardest from heaven, and according to the multitude of thy tender mercies thou gavest them saviours, to save them from the hands of their enemies. 2 Esd. 9:27
But after they had rest, they returned to do evil in thy sight: and thou leftest them in the hand of their enemies, and they had dominion over them. Then they returned, and cried to thee: and thou heardest from heaven, and deliveredst them many times in thy mercies. 2 Esd. 9:28
And thou didst admonish them to return to thy law. But they dealt proudly, and hearkened not to thy commandments, but sinned against thy judgments, which if a man do, he shall live in them: and they withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear. 2 Esd. 9:29
Behold we ourselves this day are bondmen: and the land, which thou gavest our fathers, to eat the bread thereof, and the good things thereof, and we ourselves are servants in it. 2 Esd. 9:36
And the fruits thereof grow up for the kings, whom thou hast set over us for our sins, and they have dominion over our bodies, and over our beasts, according to their will, and we are in great tribulation. 2 Esd. 9:37
And the rest of the people, priests, Levites, porters, and singing men, Nathinites, and all that had separated themselves from the people of the lands to the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters. 2 Esd. 10:28
All that could understand, promising for their brethren, with their chief men, and they came to promise, and swear that they would walk in the law of God, which he gave in the hand of Moses the servant of God, that they would do and keep all the commandments of the Lord our God, and his judgments and his ceremonies. 2 Esd. 10:29
And that we would not give our daughters to the people of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons. 2 Esd. 10:30
And if the people of the land bring in things to sell, or any things for use, to sell them on the sabbath day, that we would not buy them of them on the sabbath, or on the holy day. And that we would leave the seventh year, and the exaction of every hand. 2 Esd. 10:31
And we made ordinances for ourselves, to give the third part of a sicle every year for the work of the house of our God, 2 Esd. 10:32
And we cast lots among the priests, and the Levites, and the people for the offering of wood, that it might be brought into the house of our God by the houses of our fathers at set times, from year to year: to burn upon the altar of the Lord our God, as it is written in the law of Moses: 2 Esd. 10:34
And that we would bring the firstfruits of our land, and the firstfruits of all fruit of every tree, from year to year, in the house of our Lord. 2 Esd. 10:35
And the firstborn of our sons, and of our cattle, as it is written in the law, and the firstlings of our oxen, and of our sheep, to be offered in the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the house of our God. 2 Esd. 10:36
And that we would bring the firstfruits of our meats, and of our libations, and the fruit of every tree, of the vintage also and of oil to the priests, to the storehouse of our God, and the tithes of our ground to the Levites. The Levites also shall receive the tithes of our works out of all the cities. 2 Esd. 10:37
And the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites in the tithes of the Levites, and the Levites shall offer the tithe of their tithes in the house of our God, to the storeroom into the treasure house. 2 Esd. 10:38
For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall carry to the treasury the firstfruits of corn, of wine, and of oil: and the sanctified vessels shall be there, and the priests, and the singing men, and the porters, and ministers, and we will not forsake the house of our God. 2 Esd. 10:39
¤ And the princes of the people dwelt at Jerusalem: but the rest of the people cast lots, to take one part in ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts in the other cities. 2 Esd. 11:1
And the people blessed all the men that willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem. 2 Esd. 11:2
And Mathania the son of Micha, the son of Zebedei, the son of Asaph, was the principal man to praise, and to give glory in prayer, and Becbecia, the second, one of his brethren, and Abda the son of Samua, the son of Galal, the son of Idithun. 2 Esd. 11:17
Now the chief of the Levites were Hasebia, Serebia, and Josue the son of Cedmihel: and their brethren by their courses, to praise and to give thanks according to the commandment of David the man of God, and to wait equally in order. 2 Esd. 12:24
And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, and to keep the dedication, and to rejoice with thanksgiving, and with singing, and with cymbals, and psalteries and harps. 2 Esd. 12:27
And I made the princes of Juda go up upon the wall, and I appointed two great choirs to give praise. And they went on the right hand upon the wall toward the dung gate. 2 Esd. 12:31
And they went up over against them by the stairs of the city of David, at the going up of the wall of the house of David, and to the water gate eastward: 2 Esd. 12:37
And the second choir of them that gave thanks went on the opposite side, and I after them, and the half of the people upon the wall, and upon the tower of the furnaces, even to the broad wall, 2 Esd. 12:38
And above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Emath, and even to the flock gate: and they stood still in the watch gate. 2 Esd. 12:39
And they kept the watch of their God, and the observance of expiation, and the singing men, and the porters, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son. 2 Esd. 12:45
For in the days of David and Asaph from the beginning there were chief singers appointed, to praise with canticles, and give thanks to God. 2 Esd. 12:46
And all Israel, in the days of Zorobabel, and in the days of Nehemias gave portions to the singing men, and to the porters, day by day, and they sanctified the Levites, and the Levites sanctified the sons of Aaron. 2 Esd. 12:47
¤ And on that day they read in the book of Moses in the hearing of the people: and therein was found written, that the Ammonites and the Moabites should not come in to the church of God for ever: 2 Esd. 13:1
Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and water: and they hired against them Balaam, to curse them, and our God turned the curse into blessing. 2 Esd. 13:2
And it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated every stranger from Israel. 2 Esd. 13:3
And over this thing was Eliasib the priest, who was set over the treasury of the house of our God, and was near akin to Tobias. 2 Esd. 13:4
But in all this time I was not in Jerusalem, because in the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon, I went to the king, and after certain days I asked the king: 2 Esd. 13:6
And I came to Jerusalem, and I understood the evil that Eliasib had done for Tobias, to make him a storehouse in the courts of the house of God. 2 Esd. 13:7
And it seemed to me exceeding evil. And I cast forth the vessels of the house of Tobias out of the storehouse. 2 Esd. 13:8
And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given them: and that the Levites, and the singing men, and they that ministered were fled away every man to his own country: 2 Esd. 13:10
And I pleaded the matter against the magistrates, and said: Why have we forsaken the house of God? And I gathered them together, and I made them to stand in their places. 2 Esd. 13:11
And we set over the storehouses Selemias the priest, and Sadoc the scribe, and of the Levites Phadaia, and next to them Hanan the son of Zachur, the son of Mathania: for they were approved as faithful, and to them were committed the portions of their brethren. 2 Esd. 13:13
Remember me, O my God, for this thing, and wipe not out my kindnesses, which I have done relating to the house of my God and his ceremonies. 2 Esd. 13:14
In those days I saw in Juda some treading the presses on the sabbath, and carrying sheaves, and lading asses with wine, and grapes, and figs, and all manner of burthens, and bringing them into Jerusalem on the sabbath day. And I charged them that they should sell on a day on which it was lawful to sell. 2 Esd. 13:15
Some Tyrians also dwelt there, who brought fish, and all manner of wares: and they sold them on the sabbaths to the children of Juda in Jerusalem. 2 Esd. 13:16
And I rebuked the chief men of Juda, and said to them: What is this evil thing that you are doing, profaning the sabbath day: 2 Esd. 13:17
And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem were at rest on the sabbath day, I spoke: and they shut the gates, and I commanded that they should not open them till after the sabbath: and I set some of my servants at the gates, that none should bring in burthens on the sabbath day. 2 Esd. 13:19
And I charged them, and I said to them: Why stay you before the wall? if you do so another time, I will lay hands on you. And from that time they came no more on the sabbath. 2 Esd. 13:21
I spoke also to the Levites that they should be purified, and should come to keep the gates, and to sanctify the sabbath day: for this also remember me, O my God, and spare me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies. 2 Esd. 13:22
And their children spoke half in the speech of Azotus, and could not speak the Jews' language, but they spoke according to the language of this and that people. 2 Esd. 13:24
And I chid them, and laid my curse upon them. And I beat some of them, and shaved off their hair, and made them swear by God that they would not give their daughters to their sons, nor take their daughters for their sons, nor for themselves, saying: 2 Esd. 13:25
Did not Solomon king of Israel sin in this kind of thing: and surely among many nations, there was not a king like him, and he was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: and yet women of other countries brought even him to sin. 2 Esd. 13:26
And shall we also be disobedient and do all this great evil to transgress against our God, and marry strange women: 2 Esd. 13:27
And one of the sons of Joiada the son of Eliasib the high priest, was son in law to Sanaballat the Horonite, and I drove him from me. 2 Esd. 13:28
‡ ¤ Tobias of the tribe and city of Nephtali, (which is in the upper parts of Galilee above Naasson, beyond the way that leadeth to the west, having on the right hand the city of Sephet,) Tob. 1:1
But every day gave all he could get to his brethren his fellow captives, that were of his kindred. Tob. 1:3
Moreover when all went to the golden calves which Jeroboam king of Israel had made, he alone fled the company of all, Tob. 1:5
And went to Jerusalem to the temple of the Lord, and there adored the Lord God of Israel, offering faithfully all his firstfruits, and his tithes, Tob. 1:6
So that in the third year he gave all his tithes to the proselytes, and strangers. Tob. 1:7
These and such like things did he observe when but a boy according to the law of God. Tob. 1:8
But when he was a man, he took to wife Anna of his own tribe, and had a son by her, whom he called after his own name, Tob. 1:9
And from his infancy he taught him to fear God, and to abstain from all sin. Tob. 1:10
And when by the captivity he with his wife and his son and all his tribe was come to the city of Ninive, Tob. 1:11
And he gave him leave to go whithersoever he would, with liberty to do whatever he had a mind. Tob. 1:14
He therefore went to all that were in captivity, and gave them wholesome admonitions. Tob. 1:15
And when he was come to Rages a city of the Medes, and had ten talents of silver of that with which he had been honoured by the king: Tob. 1:16
Tobias daily went among all his kindred and comforted them, and distributed to every one as he was able, out of his goods: Tob. 1:19
He fed the hungry, and gave clothes to the naked, and was careful to bury the dead, and they that were slain. Tob. 1:20
But when it was told the king, he commanded him to be slain, and took away all his substance. Tob. 1:22
And Tobias returned to his house, and all his substance was restored to him. Tob. 1:25
He said to his son: Go, and bring some of our tribe that fear God, to feast with us. Tob. 2:2
And when he had gone, returning he told him, that one of the children of Israel lay slain in the street. And he forthwith leaped up from his place at the table, and left his dinner, and came fasting to the body. Tob. 2:3
And taking it up carried it privately to his house, that after the sun was down, he might bury him cautiously. Tob. 2:4
Now all his neighbours blamed him, saying: once already commandment was given for thee to be slain because of this matter, and thou didst scarce escape the sentence of death, and dost thou again bury the dead? Tob. 2:8
Now it happened one day that being wearied with burying, he came to his house, and cast himself down by the wall and slept, Tob. 2:10
Now this trial the Lord therefore permitted to happen to him, that an example might be given to posterity of his patience, as also of holy Job. Tob. 2:12
But continued immoveable in the fear of God, giving thanks to God all the days of his life. Tob. 2:14
For we are the children of the saints, and look for that life which God will give to those that never change their faith from him. Tob. 2:18
Now Anna his wife went daily to weaving work, and she brought home what she could get for their living by the labour of her hands. Tob. 2:19
Whereby it came to pass, that she received a young kid, and brought it home: Tob. 2:20
And when her husband heard it bleating, he said: Take heed, lest perhaps it be stolen: restore ye it to its owners, for it is not lawful for us either to eat or to touch any thing that cometh by theft. Tob. 2:21
At these words his wife being angry answered: It is evident thy hope is come to nothing, and thy alms now appear. Tob. 2:22
¤ Then Tobias sighed, and began to pray with tears, Tob. 3:1
For we have not obeyed thy commandments, therefore are we delivered to spoil and to captivity, and death, and are made a fable, and a reproach to all nations, amongst which thou hast scattered us. Tob. 3:4
And now, O Lord, great are thy judgments, because we have not done according to thy precepts, and have not walked sincerely before thee. Tob. 3:5
And now, O Lord, do with me according to thy will, and command my spirit to be received in peace: for it is better for me to die, than to live. Tob. 3:6
Because she had been given to seven husbands and a devil named Asmodeus had killed them, at their first going in unto her. Tob. 3:8
And it came to pass on the third day when she was making an end of her prayer, blessing the Lord, Tob. 3:12
To thee, O Lord, I turn my face, to thee I direct my eyes. Tob. 3:14
But a husband I consented to take, with thy fear, not with my lust. Tob. 3:18
But this every one is sure of that worshippeth thee, that his life, if it be under trial, shall be crowned and if it be under tribulation, it shall be delivered: and if it be under correction, it shall be allowed to come to thy mercy. Tob. 3:21
And the holy angel of the Lord, Raphael was sent to heal them both, whose prayers at one time were rehearsed in the sight of the Lord. Tob. 3:25
¤ Therefore when Tobias thought that his prayer was heard that he might die, he called to him Tobias his son, Tob. 4:1
And said to him: Hear, my son, the words of my mouth, and lay them as a foundation in thy heart. Tob. 4:2
And all the days of thy life have God in thy mind: and take heed thou never consent to sin, nor transgress the commandments of the Lord our God. Tob. 4:6
Give alms out of thy substance, and turn not away thy face from any poor person: for so it shall come to pass that the face of the Lord shall not be turned from thee. Tob. 4:7
According to thy ability be merciful. Tob. 4:8
If thou have much give abundantly: if thou have little, take care even so to bestow willingly a little. Tob. 4:9
For thus thou storest up to thyself a good reward for the day of necessity. Tob. 4:10
For alms deliver from all sin, and from death, and will not suffer the soul to go into darkness. Tob. 4:11
Alms shall be a great confidence before the most high God, to all them that give it. Tob. 4:12
Take heed to keep thyself, my son, from all fornication, and beside thy wife never endure to know a crime. Tob. 4:13
Never suffer pride to reign in thy mind, or in thy words: for from it all perdition took its beginning. Tob. 4:14
See thou never do to another what thou wouldst hate to have done to thee by another. Tob. 4:16
Bless God at all times: and desire of him to direct thy ways, and that all thy counsels may abide in him. Tob. 4:20
I tell thee also, my son, that I lent ten talents of silver, while thou wast yet a child, to Gabelus, in Rages a city of the Medes, and I have a note of his hand with me: Tob. 4:21
Now therefore inquire how thou mayst go to him, and receive of him the foresaid sum of money, and restore to him the note of his hand. Tob. 4:22
But go now, and seek thee out some faithful man, to go with thee for his hire: that thou mayst receive it, while I yet live. Tob. 5:4
Then Tobias going forth, found a beautiful young man, standing girded, and as it were ready to walk. Tob. 5:5
But he answered: Of the children of Israel. And Tobias said to him: Knowest thou the way that leadeth to the country of the Medes? Tob. 5:7
And Tobias said to him: Stay for me, I beseech thee, till I tell these same things to my father. Tob. 5:9
Then Tobias going in told all these things to his father. Upon which his father being in admiration, desired that he would come in unto him. Tob. 5:10
So going in he saluted him, and said: Joy be to thee always. Tob. 5:11
And Tobias said: What manner of joy shall be to me, who sit in darkness and see not the light of heaven? Tob. 5:12
And the young man said to him: Be of good courage, thy cure from God is at hand. Tob. 5:13
And Tobias said to him: Canst thou conduct my son to Gabelus at Rages, a city of the Medes? and when thou shalt return, I will pay thee thy hire. Tob. 5:14
And the angel said to him: I will conduct him thither, and bring him back to thee. Tob. 5:15
And Tobias said to him: I pray thee, tell me, of what family, or what tribe art thou? Tob. 5:16
And Raphael the angel answered: Dost thou seek the family of him thou hirest, or the hired servant himself to go with thy son? Tob. 5:17
And Tobias answered: Thou art of a great family. But I pray thee be not angry that I desired to know thy family. Tob. 5:19
And the angel said to him: I will lead thy son safe, and bring him to thee again safe. Tob. 5:20
Then all things being ready, that were to be carried in their journey, Tobias bade his father and his mother farewell, and they set out both together. Tob. 5:22
And when they were departed, his mother began to weep, and to say: Thou hast taken the staff of our old age, and sent him away from us. Tob. 5:23
And Tobias said to her: Weep not, our son will arrive thither safe, and will return safe to us, and thy eyes shall see him. Tob. 5:26
For I believe that the good angel of God doth accompany him, and doth order all things well that are done about him, so that he shall return to us with joy. Tob. 5:27
And he went out to wash his feet, and behold a monstrous fish came up to devour him. Tob. 6:2
And the angel said to him: Take him by the gill, and draw him to thee. And when he had done so, he drew him out upon the land, and he began to pant before his feet. Tob. 6:4
Then the angel said to him: Take out the entrails of this fish, and lay up his heart, and his gall, and his liver for thee: for these are necessary for useful medicines. Tob. 6:5
And when he had done so, he roasted the flesh thereof, and they took it with them in the way: the rest they salted as much as might serve them, till they came to Rages the city of the Medes. Tob. 6:6
Then Tobias asked the angel, and said to him: I beseech thee, brother Azarias, tell me what remedies are these things good for, which thou hast bid me keep of the fish? Tob. 6:7
And the angel, answering, said to him: If thou put a little piece of its heart upon coals, the smoke thereof driveth away all kind of devils, either from man or from woman, so that they come no more to them. Tob. 6:8
And Tobias said to him: Where wilt thou that we lodge? Tob. 6:10
All his substance is due to thee, and thou must take her to wife. Tob. 6:12
Ask her therefore of her father, and he will give her thee to wife. Tob. 6:13
Then Tobias answered, and said: I hear that she hath been given to seven husbands, and they all died: moreover I have heard, that a devil killed them. Tob. 6:14
Now I am afraid, lest the same thing should happen to me also: and whereas I am the only child of my parents, I should bring down their old age with sorrow to hell. Tob. 6:15
Then the angel Raphael said to him: Hear me, and I will shew thee who they are, over whom the devil can prevail. Tob. 6:16
For they who in such manner receive matrimony, as to shut out God from themselves, and from their mind, and to give themselves to their lust, as the horse and mule, which have not understanding, over them the devil hath power. Tob. 6:17
But thou when thou shalt take her, go into the chamber, and for three days keep thyself continent from her, and give thyself to nothing else but to prayers with her. Tob. 6:18
¤ And they went in to Raguel, and Raguel received them with joy. Tob. 7:1
And Raguel looking upon Tobias, said to Anna his wife: How like is this young man to my cousin? Tob. 7:2
And Raguel said to them: Do you know Tobias my brother? And they said: We know him. Tob. 7:5
And when he was speaking many good things of him, the angel said to Raguel: Tobias concerning whom thou inquirest is this young man's father. Tob. 7:6
And Raguel went to him, and kissed him with tears and weeping upon his neck, said: A blessing be upon thee, my son, because thou art the son of a good and most virtuous man. Tob. 7:7
And after they had spoken, Raguel commanded a sheep to be killed, and a feast to be prepared. And when he desired them to sit down to dinner, Tob. 7:9
Tobias said: I will not eat nor drink here this day, unless thou first grant me my petition, and promise to give me Sara thy daughter. Tob. 7:10
Now when Raguel heard this he was afraid, knowing what had happened to those seven husbands, that went in unto her: and he began to fear lest it might happen to him also in like manner: and as he was in suspense, and gave no answer to his petition, Tob. 7:11
The angel said to him: Be not afraid to give her to this man, for to him who feareth God is thy daughter due to be his wife: therefore another could not have her. Tob. 7:12
And I believe he hath therefore made you come to me, that this maid might be married to one of her own kindred, according to the law of Moses: and now doubt not but I will give her to thee. Tob. 7:14
And Raguel called to him Anna his wife, and bade her to prepare another chamber. Tob. 7:18
And she said to her: Be of good cheer, my daughter: the Lord of heaven give thee joy for the trouble thou hast undergone. Tob. 7:20
¤ And after they had supped, they brought in the young man to her. Tob. 8:1
Then Tobias exhorted the virgin, and said to her: Sara, arise, and let us pray to God to day, and to morrow, and the next day: because for these three nights we are joined to God: and when the third night is over, we will be in our own wedlock. Tob. 8:4
And now, Lord, thou knowest, that not for fleshly lust do I take my sister to wife, but only for the love of posterity, in which thy name may be blessed for ever and ever. Tob. 8:9
And it came to pass about the cockcrowing, Raguel ordered his servants to be called for, and they went with him together to dig a grave. Tob. 8:11
For he said: Lest perhaps it may have happened to him, in like manner as it did to the other seven husbands, that went in unto her. Tob. 8:12
And when they had prepared the pit, Raguel went back to his wife, and said to her: Tob. 8:13
For thou hast shewn thy mercy to us, and hast shut out from us the enemy that persecuted us. Tob. 8:18
And thou hast taken pity upon two only children. Make them, O Lord, bless thee more fully: and to offer up to thee a sacrifice of thy praise, and of their health, that all nations may know, that thou alone art God in all the earth. Tob. 8:19
And immediately Raguel commanded his servants, to fill up the pit they had made, before it was day. Tob. 8:20
And he spoke to his wife to make ready a feast, and prepare all kind of provisions that are necessary for such as go a journey. Tob. 8:21
He caused also two fat kine, and four wethers to be killed, and a banquet to be prepared for all his neighbours, and all his friends, Tob. 8:22
And Raguel adjured Tobias, to abide with him two weeks. Tob. 8:23
And of all things which Raguel possessed, he gave one half to Tobias, and made a writing, that the half that remained should after their decease come also to Tobias. Tob. 8:24
¤ Then Tobias called the angel to him, whom he took to be a man, and said to him: Brother Azarias, I pray thee hearken to my words: Tob. 9:1
If I should give myself to be thy servant I should not make a worthy return for thy care. Tob. 9:2
However, I beseech thee, to take with thee beasts and servants, and to go to Gabelus to Rages the city of the Medes: and to restore to him his note of hand, and receive of him the money, and desire him to come to my wedding. Tob. 9:3
Then Raphael took four of Raguel's servants, and two camels, and went to Rages the city of the Medes: and finding Gabelus, gave him his note of hand, and received of him all the money. Tob. 9:6
And he told him concerning Tobias the son of Tobias, all that had been done: and made him come with him to the wedding. Tob. 9:7
And when all had said, Amen, they went to the feast: but the marriage feast they celebrated also with the fear of the Lord. Tob. 9:12
And he began to be exceeding sad, both he and Anna his wife with him: and they began both to weep together, because their son did not return to them on the day appointed. Tob. 10:3
But his mother wept and was quite disconsolate, and said: Woe, woe is me, my son; why did we send thee to go to a strange country, the light of our eyes, the staff of our old age, the comfort of our life, the hope of our posterity? Tob. 10:4
We having all things together in thee alone, ought not to have let thee go from us. Tob. 10:5
And Tobias said to her: Hold thy peace, and be not troubled, our son is safe: that man with whom we sent him is very trusty. Tob. 10:6
But Raguel said to his son in law: Stay here, and I will send a messenger to Tobias thy father, that thou art in health. Tob. 10:8
And Tobias said to him: I know that my father and mother now count the days, and their spirit is grievously afflicted within them. Tob. 10:9
And when Raguel had pressed Tobias with many words, and he by no means would hearken to him, he delivered Sara unto him, and half of all his substance in menservants, and womenservants, in cattle, in camels, and in kine, and in much money, and sent him away safe and joyful from him, Tob. 10:10
Admonishing her to honour her father and mother in law, to love her husband, to take care of the family, to govern the house, and to behave herself irreprehensibly. Tob. 10:13
¤ And as they were returning they came to Charan, which is in the midway to Ninive, the eleventh day. Tob. 11:1
And as this their going pleased him, Raphael said to Tobias: Take with thee of the gall of the fish, for it will be necessary. So Tobias took some of that gall and departed. Tob. 11:4
And Raphael said to Tobias: As soon as thou shalt come into thy house, forthwith adore the Lord thy God: and giving thanks to him, go to thy father, and kiss him. Tob. 11:7
And his father that was blind, rising up, began to run stumbling with his feet: and giving a servant his hand, went to meet his son. Tob. 11:10
And receiving him kissed him, as did also his wife, and they began to weep for joy. Tob. 11:11
And he stayed about half an hour: and a white skin began to come out of his eyes, like the skin of an egg. Tob. 11:14
And he told his parents all the benefits of God, which he had done to him by the man that conducted him. Tob. 11:19
¤ Then Tobias called to him his son and said to him: What can we give to this holy man, that is come with thee? Tob. 12:1
Tobias answering, said to his father: Father, what wages shall we give him? or what can be worthy of his benefits? Tob. 12:2
He conducted me and brought me safe again, he received the money of Gabelus, he caused me to have my wife, and he chased from her the evil spirit, he gave joy to her parents, myself he delivered from being devoured by the fish, thee also he hath made to see the light of heaven, and we are filled with all good things through him. What can we give him sufficient for these things? Tob. 12:3
But I beseech thee, my father, to desire him, that he would vouchsafe to accept of one half of all things that have been brought. Tob. 12:4
So the father and the son calling him, took him aside: and began to desire him that he would vouchsafe to accept of half of all things that they had brought, Tob. 12:5
Then he said to them secretly, Bless ye the God of heaven, give glory to him in the sight of all that live, because he hath shewn his mercy to you. Tob. 12:6
For it is good to hide the secret of a king: but honourable to reveal and confess the works of God. Tob. 12:7
Prayer is good with fasting and alms more than to lay up treasures of gold. Tob. 12:8
For alms delivereth from death, and the same is that which purgeth away sins, and maketh to find mercy and life everlasting. Tob. 12:9
But they that commit sin and iniquity, are enemies to their own soul. Tob. 12:10
When thou didst pray with tears, and didst bury the dead, and didst leave thy dinner, and hide the dead by day in thy house, and bury them by night, I offered thy prayer to the Lord. Tob. 12:12
And because thou wast acceptable to God, it was necessary that temptation should prove thee. Tob. 12:13
And now the Lord hath sent me to heal thee, and to deliver Sara thy son's wife from the devil. Tob. 12:14
And the angel said to them: Peace be to you, fear not. Tob. 12:17
For when I was with you, I was there by the will of God: bless ye him, and sing praises to him. Tob. 12:18
I seemed indeed to eat and to drink with you but I use an invisible meat and drink, which cannot be seen by men. Tob. 12:19
It is time therefore that I return to him that sent me: but bless ye God, and publish all his wonderful works. Tob. 12:20
For thou scourgest, and thou savest: thou leadest down to hell, and bringest up again: and there is none that can escape thy hand. Tob. 13:2
Give glory to the Lord, ye children of Israel, and praise him in the sight of the Gentiles: Tob. 13:3
See then what he hath done with us, and with fear and trembling give ye glory to him: and extol the eternal King of worlds in your works. Tob. 13:6
Be converted therefore, ye sinners, and do justice before God, believing that he will shew his mercy to you. Tob. 13:8
Bless ye the Lord, all his elect, keep days of joy, and give glory to him. Tob. 13:10
Give glory to the Lord for thy good things, and bless the God eternal that he may rebuild his tabernacle in thee, and may call back all the captives to thee, and thou mayst rejoice for ever and ever. Tob. 13:12
Nations from afar shall come to thee: and shall bring gifts, and shall adore the Lord in thee, and shall esteem thy land as holy. Tob. 13:14
But thou shalt rejoice in thy children, because they shall all be blessed, and shall be gathered together to the Lord. Tob. 13:17
Happy shall I be if there shall remain of my seed, to see the glory of Jerusalem. Tob. 13:20
¤ And the words of Tobias were ended. And after Tobias was restored to his sight, he lived two and forty years, and saw the children of his grandchildren. Tob. 14:1
And at the hour of his death he called unto him his son Tobias and his children, seven young men, his grandsons, and said to them: Tob. 14:5
The destruction of Ninive is at hand: for the word of the Lord must be fulfilled: and our brethren, that are scattered abroad from the land of Israel, shall return to it. Tob. 14:6
Hearken therefore, my children, to your father: serve the Lord in truth, and seek to do the things that please him: Tob. 14:10
And now, children, hear me, and do not stay here: but as soon as you shall bury your mother by me in one sepulchre, without delay direct your steps to depart hence: Tob. 14:12
For I see that its iniquity will bring it to destruction. Tob. 14:13
And it came to pass that after the death of his mother, Tobias departed out of Ninive with his wife, and children, and children's children, and returned to his father and mother in law. Tob. 14:14
And he found them in health in a good old age: and he took care of them, and he closed their eyes: and all the inheritance of Raguel's house came to him: and he saw his children's children to the fifth generation. Tob. 14:15
And all his kindred, and all his generation continued in good life, and in holy conversation, so that they were acceptable both to God, and to men, and to all that dwelt in the land. Tob. 14:17
And he made the gates thereof according to the height of the towers: Jud. 1:3
Then was the kingdom of Nabuchodonosor exalted, and his heart was elevated: and he sent to all that dwelt in Cilicia and Damascus, and Libanus, Jud. 1:7
And to the nations that are in Carmelus, and Cedar, and to the inhabitants of Galilee in the great plain of Asdrelon, Jud. 1:8
And to all that were in Samaria, and beyond the river Jordan even to Jerusalem, and all the land of Jesse till you come to the borders of Ethiopia. Jud. 1:9
To all these Nabuchodonosor king of the Assyrians, sent messengers: Jud. 1:10
And he called all the ancients, and all the governors, and his officers of war, and communicated to them the secret of his counsel: Jud. 2:2
And he said that his thoughts were to bring all the earth under his empire. Jud. 2:3
And said to him: Go out against all the kingdoms of the west, and against them especially that despised my commandment. Jud. 2:5
And he made all his warlike preparations to go before with a multitude of innumerable camels, with all provisions sufficient for the armies in abundance, and herds of oxen, and flocks of sheep, without number. Jud. 2:8
He appointed corn to be prepared out of all Syria in his passage. Jud. 2:9
And when he had passed through the borders of the Assyrians, he came to the great mountains of Ange, which are on the left of Cilicia: and he went up to all their castles, and took all the strong places. Jud. 2:12
And he passed over the Euphrates and came into Mesopotamia: and he forced all the stately cities that were there, from the torrent of Mambre, till one comes to the sea: Jud. 2:14
And he took the borders thereof, from Cilicia to the coasts of Japheth, which are towards the south. Jud. 2:15
And after these things he went down into the plains of Damascus in the days of the harvest, and he set all the corn on fire, and he caused all the trees and vineyards to be cut down. Jud. 2:17
¤ Then the kings and the princes of all the cities and provinces, of Syria, Mesopotamia, and Syria Sobal, and Libya, and Cilicia sent their ambassadors, who coming to Holofernes, said: Jud. 3:1
Let thy indignation towards us cease, for it is better for us to live and serve Nabuchodonosor the great king, and be subject to thee, than to die and to perish, or suffer the miseries of slavery. Jud. 3:2
Let all we have be subject to thy law, Jud. 3:4
Come to us a peaceable lord, and use our service as it shall please thee, Jud. 3:6
And so great a fear lay upon all those provinces, that the inhabitants of all the cities, both princes and nobles, as well as the people, went out to meet him at his coming. Jud. 3:9
For Nabuchodonosor the king had commanded him to destroy all the gods of the earth, that he only might be called God by those nations which could be brought under him by the power of Holofernes. Jud. 3:13
And when he had passed through all Syria Sobal, and all Apamea, and all Mesopotamia, he came to the Idumeans into the land of Gabaa, Jud. 3:14
And he took possession of their cities, and stayed there for thirty days, in which days he commanded all the troops of his army to be united. Jud. 3:15
Dread and horror seized upon their minds, lest he should do the same to Jerusalem and to the temple of the Lord, that he had done to other cities and their temples. Jud. 4:2
And Eliachim the priest wrote to all that were over against Esdrelon, which faceth the great plain near Dothain, and to all by whom there might be a passage of way, that they should take possession of the ascents of the mountains, by which there might be any way to Jerusalem, and should keep watch where the way was narrow between the mountains. Jud. 4:5
And all the people cried to the Lord with great earnestness, and they humbled their souls in fastings, and prayers, both they and their wives. Jud. 4:7
And the priests put on haircloths, and they caused the little children to lie prostrate before the temple of the Lord, and the altar of the Lord they covered with haircloth. Jud. 4:8
And they cried to the Lord the God of Israel with one accord, that their children might not be made a prey, and their wives carried off, and their cities destroyed, and their holy things profaned, and that they might not be made a reproach to the Gentiles. Jud. 4:9
Then Eliachim the high priest of the Lord went about all Israel and spoke to them, Jud. 4:10
So they being moved by this exhortation of his, prayed to the Lord, and continued in the sight of the Lord. Jud. 4:14
So that even they who offered the holocausts to the Lord, offered the sacrifices to the Lord girded with haircloths, and with ashes upon their head. Jud. 4:15
¤ And it was told Holofernes the general of the army of the Assyrians, that the children of Israel prepared themselves to resist, and had shut up the ways of the mountains. Jud. 5:1
And he said to them: Tell me what is this people that besetteth the mountains: or what are their cities, and of what sort, and how great: also what is their power, or what is their multitude: or who is the king over their warfare: Jud. 5:3
And why they above all that dwell in the east, have despised us, and have not come out to meet us, that they might receive us with peace? Jud. 5:4
Then Achior captain of all the children of Ammon answering, said; If thou vouchsafe, my lord, to hear, I will tell the truth in thy sight concerning this people, that dwelleth in the mountains, and there shall not a false word come out of my mouth. Jud. 5:5
They worshipped one God of heaven, who also commanded them to depart from thence, and to dwell in Charan. And when there was a famine over all the land, they went down into Egypt, and there for four hundred years were so multiplied, that the army of them could not be numbered. Jud. 5:9
And when the king of Egypt oppressed them, and made slaves of them to labour in clay and brick, in the building of his cities, they cried to their Lord, and he struck the whole land of Egypt with divers plagues. Jud. 5:10
And when the Egyptians had cast them out from them, and the plague had ceased from them, and they had a mind to take them again, and bring them back to their service, Jud. 5:11
The God of heaven opened the sea to them in their flight, so that the waters were made to stand firm as a wall on either side, and they walked through the bottom of the sea and passed it dry foot. Jud. 5:12
And when an innumerable army of the Egyptians pursued after them in that place, they were so overwhelmed with the waters, that there was not one left, to tell what had happened to posterity. Jud. 5:13
There bitter fountains were made sweet for them to drink, and for forty years they received food from heaven. Jud. 5:15
But as often as beside their own God, they worshipped any other, they were given to spoil and to the sword, and to reproach. Jud. 5:18
And as often as they were penitent for having revolted from the worship of their God, the God of heaven gave them power to resist. Jud. 5:19
And even some years ago when they had revolted from the way which God had given them to walk therein, they were destroyed in battles by many nations and very many of them were led away captive into a strange land. Jud. 5:22
But of late returning to the Lord their God, from the different places wherein they were scattered, they are come together and are gone up into all these mountains, and possess Jerusalem again, where their holies are. Jud. 5:23
Now therefore, my lord, search if there be any iniquity of theirs in the sight of their God: let us go up to them, because their God will surely deliver them to thee, and they shall be brought under the yoke of thy power: Jud. 5:24
But if there be no offence of this people in the sight of their God, we cannot resist them because their God will defend them: and we shall be a reproach to the whole earth. Jud. 5:25
And it came to pass, when Achior had ceased to speak these words, all the great men of Holofernes were angry, and they had a mind to kill him, saying to each other: Jud. 5:26
¤ And it came to pass when they had left off speaking, that Holofernes being in a violent passion, said to Achior: Jud. 6:1
Because thou hast prophesied unto us, saying: That the nation of Israel is defended by their God, to shew thee that there is no God, but Nabuchodonosor: Jud. 6:2
And that thou mayst know that thou shalt experience these things together with them, behold from this hour thou shalt be associated to their people, that when they shall receive the punishment they deserve from my sword, thou mayst fall under the same vengeance. Jud. 6:6
Then Holofernes commanded his servants to take Achior, and to lead him to Bethulia, and to deliver him into the hands of the children of Israel. Jud. 6:7
Then turning out of the way by the side of the mountain, they tied Achior to a tree hand and foot, and so left him bound with ropes, and returned to their master. Jud. 6:9
And the children of Israel coming down from Bethulia, came to him, and loosing him they brought him to Bethulia, and setting him in the midst of the people, asked him what was the matter that the Assyrians had left him bound. Jud. 6:10
And how Holofernes himself being angry had commanded him to be delivered for this cause to the Israelites: that when he should overcome the children of Israel, then he might command Achior also himself to be put to death by diverse torments, for having said: The God of heaven is their defender. Jud. 6:13
And when Achior had declared all these things, all the people fell upon their faces, adoring the Lord, and all of them together mourning and weeping poured out their prayers with one accord to the Lord, Jud. 6:14
Saying: O Lord God of heaven and earth, behold their pride, and look on our low condition, and have regard to the face of thy saints, and shew that thou forsakest not them that trust on thee, and that thou humblest them that presume of themselves, and glory in their own strength. Jud. 6:15
Saying: The God of our fathers, whose power thou hast set forth, will make this return to thee, that thou rather shalt see their destruction. Jud. 6:17
And when the Lord our God shall give this liberty to his servants, let God be with thee also in the midst of us: that as it shall please thee, so thou with all thine mayst converse with us. Jud. 6:18
¤ But Holofernes on the next day gave orders to his army, to go up against Bethulia. Jud. 7:1
All these prepared themselves together to fight against the children of Israel, and they came by the hillside to the top, which looketh toward Dothain, from the place which is called Belma, unto Chelmon, which is over against Esdrelon. Jud. 7:3
Now Holofernes, in going round about, found that the fountain which supplied them with water, ran through an aqueduct without the city on the south side: and he commanded their aqueduct to be cut off. Jud. 7:6
Nevertheless there were springs not far from the walls, out of which they were seen secretly to draw water, to refresh themselves a little rather than to drink their fill. Jud. 7:7
But the children of Ammon and Moab came to Holofernes, saying: The children of Israel trust not in their spears, nor in their arrows, but the mountains are their defence, and the steep hills and precipices guard them. Jud. 7:8
Wherefore that thou mayst overcome them without joining battle, set guards at the springs that they may not draw water out of them, and thou shalt destroy them without sword, or at least being wearied out they will yield up their city, which they suppose, because it is situate in the mountains, to be impregnable. Jud. 7:9
And when they had kept this watch for full twenty days, the cisterns, and the reserve of waters failed among all the inhabitants of Bethulia, so that there was not within the city, enough to satisfy them, no not for one day, for water was daily given out to the people by measure. Jud. 7:11
Then all the men and women, young men, and children, gathering themselves together to Ozias, all together with one voice, Jud. 7:12
And therefore there is no one to help us, while we are cast down before their eyes in thirst, and sad destruction. Jud. 7:14
And now assemble ye all that are in the city, that we may of our own accord yield ourselves all up to the people of Holofernes. Jud. 7:15
For it is better, that being captives we should live and bless the Lord, than that we should die, and be a reproach to all flesh, after we have seen our wives and our infants die before our eyes. Jud. 7:16
We call to witness this day heaven and earth, and the God of our fathers, who taketh vengeance upon us according to our sins, conjuring you to deliver now the city into the hand of the army of Holofernes, that our end may be short by the edge of the sword, which is made longer by the drought of thirst. Jud. 7:17
And when they had said these things, there was great weeping and lamentation of all in the assembly, and for many hours with one voice they cried to God, saying: Jud. 7:18
Have thou mercy on us, because thou art good, or punish our iniquities by chastising us thyself, and deliver not them that trust in thee to a people that knoweth not thee, Jud. 7:20
For perhaps he will put a stop to his indignation, and will give glory to his own name. Jud. 7:24
¤ Now it came to pass, when Judith a widow had heard these words, who was the daughter of Merari, the son of Idox, the son of Joseph, the son of Ozias, the son of Elai, the son of Jamnor, the son of Gedeon, the son of Raphaim, the son of Achitob, the son of Melchias, the son of Enan, the son of Nathanias, the son of Salathiel, the son of Simeon, the son of Ruben: Jud. 8:1
When therefore she had heard that Ozias had promised that he would deliver up the city after the fifth day, she sent to the ancients Chabri and Charmi. Jud. 8:9
And they came to her, and she said to them: What is this word, by which Ozias hath consented to give up the city to the Assyrians, if within five days there come no aid to us? Jud. 8:10
You have set a time for the mercy of the Lord, and you have appointed him a day, according to your pleasure. Jud. 8:13
For God will not threaten like man, nor be inflamed to anger like the son of man. Jud. 8:15
Let us ask the Lord with tears, that according to his will so he would shew his mercy to us: that as our heart is troubled by their pride, so also we may glorify in our humility. Jud. 8:17
For which crime they were given up to their enemies, to the sword, and to pillage, and to confusion: but we know no other God but him. Jud. 8:19
Let us humbly wait for his consolation, and the Lord our God will require our blood of the afflictions of our enemies, and he will humble all the nations that shall rise up against us, and bring them to disgrace. Jud. 8:20
But esteeming these very punishments to be less than our sins deserve, let us believe that these scourges of the Lord, with which like servants we are chastised, have happened for our amendment, and not for our destruction. Jud. 8:27
And Ozias and the ancients said to her: All things which thou hast spoken are true, and there is nothing to be reprehended in thy words. Jud. 8:28
And Judith said to them: As you know that what I have been able to say is of God: Jud. 8:30
So that which I intend to do prove ye if it be of God, and pray that God may strengthen my design. Jud. 8:31
But I desire that you search not into what I am doing, and till I bring you word let nothing else be done but to pray for me to the Lord our God. Jud. 8:33
And Ozias the prince of Juda said to her: Go in peace, and the Lord be with thee to take revenge of our enemies. So returning they departed. Jud. 8:34
¤ And when they were gone, Judith went into her oratory: and putting on haircloth, laid ashes on her head: and falling down prostrate before the Lord, she cried to the Lord, saying: Jud. 9:1
O Lord God of my father Simeon, who gavest him a sword to execute vengeance against strangers, who had defiled by their uncleanness, and uncovered the virgin unto confusion: Jud. 9:2
And who gavest their wives to be made a prey, and their daughters into captivity: and all their spoils to be divided to the servants, who were zealous with thy zeal: assist, I beseech thee, O Lord God, me a widow. Jud. 9:3
Look upon the camp of the Assyrians now, as thou wast pleased to look upon the camp of the Egyptians, when they pursued armed after thy servants, trusting in their chariots, and in their horsemen, and in a multitude of warriors. Jud. 9:6
Lift up thy arm as from the beginning, and crush their power with thy power: let their power fall in their wrath, who promise themselves to violate thy sanctuary, and defile the dwelling place of thy name, and to beat down with their sword the horn of thy altar. Jud. 9:11
Bring to pass, O Lord, that his pride may be cut off with his own sword. Jud. 9:12
For thy power, O Lord, is not in a multitude, nor is thy pleasure in the strength of horses, nor from the beginning have the proud been acceptable to thee: but the prayer of the humble and the meek hath always pleased thee. Jud. 9:16
O God of the heavens, creator of the waters, and Lord of the whole creation, hear me a poor wretch, making supplication to thee, and presuming of thy mercy. Jud. 9:17
¤ And it came to pass, when she had ceased to cry to the Lord, that she rose from the place wherein she lay prostrate before the Lord. Jud. 10:1
And the Lord also gave her more beauty: because all this dressing up did not proceed from sensuality, but from virtue: and therefore the Lord increased this her beauty, so that she appeared to all men's eyes incomparably lovely. Jud. 10:4
And she gave to her maid a bottle of wine to carry, and a vessel of oil, and parched corn, and dry figs, and bread and cheese, and went out. Jud. 10:5
And when they came to the gate of the city, they found Ozias, and the ancients of the city waiting. Jud. 10:6
But Judith praying to the Lord, passed through the gates, she and her maid. Jud. 10:10
And it came to pass, when she went down the hill, about break of day, that the watchmen of the Assyrians met her, and stopped her, saying: Whence comest thou or whither goest thou? Jud. 10:11
And she answered: I am a daughter of the Hebrews, and I am fled from them, because I knew they would be made a prey to you, because they despised you, and would not of their own accord yield themselves, that they might find mercy in your sight. Jud. 10:12
For this reason I thought with myself, saying: I will go to the presence of the prince Holofernes, that I may tell him their secrets, and shew him by what way he may take them, without the loss of one man of his army. Jud. 10:13
And they said to her: Thou hast saved thy life by taking this resolution, to come down to our lord. Jud. 10:15
And be assured of this, that when thou shalt stand before him, he will treat thee well, and thou wilt be most acceptable to his heart. And they brought her to the tent of Holofernes, telling him of her. Jud. 10:16
And his officers said to him: Who can despise the people of the Hebrews, who have such beautiful women, that we should not think it worth our while for their sakes to fight against them? Jud. 10:18
After she had looked on his face, bowed down to him, prostrating herself to the ground. And the servants of Holofernes lifted her up, by the command of their master. Jud. 10:20
¤ Then Holofernes said to her: Be of good comfort, and fear not in thy heart: for I have never hurt a man that was willing to serve Nabuchodonosor the king. Jud. 11:1
But now tell me, for what cause hast thou left them, and why it hath pleased thee to come to us? Jud. 11:3
And Judith said to him: Receive the words of thy handmaid, for if thou wilt follow the words of thy handmaid, the Lord will do with thee a perfect thing. Jud. 11:4
It is known also what Achior said, nor are we ignorant of what thou hast commanded to be done to him. Jud. 11:7
For it is certain that our God is so offended with sins, that he hath sent word by his prophets to the people, that he will deliver them up for their sins. Jud. 11:8
Moreover also a famine hath come upon them, and for drought of water they are already to be counted among the dead. Jud. 11:10
And they have a design even to kill their cattle, and to drink the blood of them. Jud. 11:11
And the consecrated things of the Lord their God which God forbade them to touch, in corn, wine, and oil, these have they purposed to make use of, and they design to consume the things which they ought not to touch with their hands: therefore because they do these things, it is certain they will be given up to destruction. Jud. 11:12
And I thy handmaid knowing this, am fled from them, and the Lord hath sent me to tell thee these very things. Jud. 11:13
For I thy handmaid worship God even now that I am with thee, and thy handmaid will go out, and I will pray to God, Jud. 11:14
And because God is angry with them, I am sent to tell these very things to thee. Jud. 11:17
And all these words pleased Holofernes, and his servants, and they admired her wisdom, and they said one to another: Jud. 11:18
And Holofernes said to her: God hath done well who sent thee before the people, that thou mightest give them into our hands: Jud. 11:20
And Judith answered him and said: Now I cannot eat of these things which thou commandest to be given me, lest sin come upon me: but I will eat of the things which I have brought. Jud. 12:2
And Holofernes said to her: If these things which thou hast brought with thee fail thee, what shall we do for thee? Jud. 12:3
And when she was going in, she desired that she might have liberty to go out at night and before day to prayer, and to beseech the Lord. Jud. 12:5
And he commanded his chamberlains, that she might go out and in, to adore her God as she pleased, for three days. Jud. 12:6
And as she came up, she prayed to the Lord the God of Israel, that he would direct her way to the deliverance of his people. Jud. 12:8
And it came to pass on the fourth day, that Holofernes made a supper for his servants, and said to Vagao his eunuch: Go, and persuade that Hebrew woman, to consent of her own accord to dwell with me. Jud. 12:10
For it is looked upon as shameful among the Assyrians, if a woman mock a man, by doing so as to pass free from him. Jud. 12:11
Then Vagao went in to Judith, and said: Let not my good maid be afraid to go in to my lord, that she may be honoured before his face, that she may eat with him and drink wine and be merry. Jud. 12:12
All that shall be good and best before his eyes, I will do. And whatsoever shall please him, that shall be best to me all the days of my life. Jud. 12:14
And Holofernes said to her: Drink now, and sit down and be merry; for thou hast found favour before me. Jud. 12:17
¤ And when it was grown late, his servants made haste to their lodgings, and Vagao shut the chamber doors, and went his way. Jud. 13:1
And Judith spoke to her maid to stand without before the chamber, and to watch: Jud. 13:5
Saying: Strengthen me, O Lord God of Israel, and in this hour look on the works of my hands, that as thou hast promised, thou mayst raise up Jerusalem thy city: and that I may bring to pass that which I have purposed, having a belief that it might be done by thee. Jud. 13:7
And when she had said this, she went to the pillar that was at his bed's head, and loosed his sword that hung tied upon it. Jud. 13:8
And after a while she went out, and delivered the head of Holofernes to her maid, and bade her put it into her wallet. Jud. 13:11
And they two went out according to their custom, as it were to prayer, and they passed the camp, and having compassed the valley, they came to the gate of the city. Jud. 13:12
And Judith from afar off cried to the watchmen upon the walls: Open the gates for God is with us, who hath shewn his power in Israel. Jud. 13:13
And it came to pass, when the men had heard her voice, that they called the ancients of the city. Jud. 13:14
And all ran to meet her from the least to the greatest: for they now had no hopes that she would come. Jud. 13:15
And lighting up lights they all gathered round about her: and she went up to a higher place, and commanded silence to be made. And when all had held their peace, Jud. 13:16
And by me his handmaid he hath fulfilled his mercy, which he promised to the house of Israel: and he hath killed the enemy of his people by my hand this night. Jud. 13:18
But as the same Lord liveth, his angel hath been my keeper both going hence, and abiding there, and returning from thence hither: and the Lord hath not suffered me his handmaid to be defiled, but hath brought me back to you without pollution of sin, rejoicing for his victory, for my escape, and for your deliverance. Jud. 13:20
Give all of you glory to him, because he is good, because his mercy endureth for ever. Jud. 13:21
And they all adored the Lord, and said to her: The Lord hath blessed thee by his power, because by thee he hath brought our enemies to nought. Jud. 13:22
And Ozias the prince of the people of Israel, said to her: Blessed art thou, O daughter, by the Lord the most high God, above all women upon the earth. Jud. 13:23
Blessed be the Lord who made heaven and earth, who hath directed thee to the cutting off the head of the prince of our enemies. Jud. 13:24
And Achior being called for came, and Judith said to him: The God of Israel, to whom thou gavest testimony, that he revengeth himself of his enemies, he hath cut off the head of all the unbelievers this night by my hand. Jud. 13:27
And that thou mayst find that it is so, behold the head of Holofernes, who in the contempt of his pride despised the God of Israel: and threatened them with death, saying: When the people of Israel shall be taken, I will command thy sides to be pierced with a sword. Jud. 13:28
¤ And Judith said to all the people: Hear me, my brethren, hang ye up this head upon our walls. Jud. 14:1
Then the watchmen must needs run to awake their prince for the battle. Jud. 14:3
And when the captains of them shall run to the tent of Holofernes, and shall find him without his head wallowing in his blood, fear shall fall upon them. Jud. 14:4
Then Achior seeing the power that the God of Israel had wrought, leaving the religion of the Gentiles, he believed God, and circumcised the flesh of his foreskin, and was joined to the people of Israel, with all the succession of his kindred until this present day. Jud. 14:6
And the watchmen seeing this, ran to the tent of Holofernes. Jud. 14:8
And they that were in the tent came, and made a noise, before the door of the chamber to awake him, endeavouring by art to break his rest, that Holofernes might awake, not by their calling him, but by their noise. Jud. 14:9
But when his captains and tribunes were come, and all the chiefs of the army of the king of the Assyrians, they said to the chamberlains: Jud. 14:11
Go in, and awake him, for the mice, coming out of their holes, have presumed to challenge us to fight. Jud. 14:12
But when with hearkening, he perceived no motion of one lying, he came near to the curtain, and lifting it up, and seeing the body of Holofernes, lying upon the ground, without the head, weltering in his blood, he cried out with a loud voice, with weeping, and rent his garments. Jud. 14:14
And he went into the tent of Judith, and not finding her, he ran out to the people, Jud. 14:15
¤ And when all the army heard that Holofernes was beheaded, courage and counsel fled from them, and being seized with trembling and fear they thought only to save themselves by flight. Jud. 15:1
So that no one spoke to his neighbour, but hanging down the head, leaving all things behind, they made haste to escape from the Hebrews, who, as they heard, were coming armed upon them, and fled by the ways of the fields, and the paths of the hills. Jud. 15:2
And every country, and every city, sent their chosen young men armed after them, and they pursued them with the edge of the sword until they came to the extremities of their confines. Jud. 15:6
But they that returned conquerors to Bethulia, brought with them all things that were theirs, so that there was no numbering of their cattle, and beasts, and all their moveables, insomuch that from the least to the greatest all were made rich by their spoils. Jud. 15:8
And Joachim the high priest came from Jerusalem to Bethulia with all his ancients to see Judith. Jud. 15:9
And when she was come out to him, they all blessed her with one voice, saying: Thou art the glory of Jerusalem, thou art the joy of Israel, thou art the honour of our people: Jud. 15:10
And thirty days were scarce sufficient for the people of Israel to gather up the spoils of the Assyrians. Jud. 15:13
But all those things that were proved to be the peculiar goods of Holofernes, they gave to Judith in gold, and silver, and garments and precious stones, and all household stuff, and they all were delivered to her by the people. Jud. 15:14
¤ Then Judith sung this canticle to the Lord, saying: Jud. 16:1
Begin ye to the Lord with timbrels, sing ye to the Lord with cymbals, tune unto him a new psalm, extol and call upon his name. Jud. 16:2
The Lord putteth an end to wars, the Lord is his name. Jud. 16:3
He hath set his camp in the midst of his people, to deliver us from the hand of all our enemies. Jud. 16:4
He bragged that he would set my borders on fire, and kill my young men with the sword, to make my infants a prey, and my virgins captives. Jud. 16:6
For their mighty one did not fall by young men, neither did the sons of Titan strike him, nor tall giants oppose themselves to him, but Judith the daughter of Merari weakened him with the beauty of her face. Jud. 16:8
For she put off her the garments of widowhood, and put on her the garments of joy, to give joy to the children of Israel. Jud. 16:9
She anointed her face with ointment, and bound up her locks with a crown, she took a new robe to deceive him. Jud. 16:10
Let us sing a hymn to the Lord, let us sing a new hymn to our God. Jud. 16:15
Woe be to the nation that riseth up against my people: for the Lord almighty will take revenge on them, in the day of judgment he will visit them. Jud. 16:20
And it came to pass after these things, that all the people, after the victory, came to Jerusalem to adore the Lord: and as soon as they were purified, they all offered holocausts, and vows, and their promises. Jud. 16:22
And after those days every man returned to his house, and Judith was made great in Bethulia, and she was most renowned in all the land of Israel. Jud. 16:25
And chastity was joined to her virtue, so that she knew no man all the days of her life, after the death of Manasses her husband. Jud. 16:26
And behold two great dragons came forth ready to fight one against another. Esther 11:6
And at their cry all nations were stirred up to fight against the nation of the just. Esther 11:7
And they cried to God: and as they were crying, a little fountain grew into a very great river, and abounded into many waters. Esther 11:10
And when Mardochai had seen this, and arose out of his bed, he was thinking what God would do: and he kept it fixed in his mind, desirous to know what the dream should signify. Esther 11:12
And when he understood their designs, and had diligently searched into their projects, he learned that they went about to lay violent hands on king Artaxerxes, and he told the king thereof. Esther 12:2
Then the king had them both examined, and after they had confessed, commanded them to be put to death. Esther 12:3
But the king made a record of what was done: and Mardochai also committed the memory of the thing to writing. Esther 12:4
And the king commanded him, to abide in the court of the palace, and gave him presents for the information. Esther 12:5
But Aman the son of Amadathi the Bugite was in great honour with the king, and sought to hurt Mardochai and his people, because of the two eunuchs of the king who were put to death. Esther 12:6
¤ In the days of Assuerus, who reigned from India to Ethiopia over a hundred and twenty seven provinces: Esther 1:1
That he might shew the riches of the glory of his kingdom, and the greatness, and boasting of his power, for a long time, to wit, for a hundred and fourscore days. Esther 1:4
And when the days of the feast were expired, he invited all the people that were found in Susan, from the greatest to the least: and commanded a feast to be made seven days in the court of the garden, and of the wood, which was planted by the care and the hand of the king. Esther 1:5
Neither was there any one to compel them to drink that were not willing, but as the king had appointed, who set over every table one of his nobles, that every man might take what he would. Esther 1:8
Also Vasthi the queen made a feast for the women in the palace, where king Assuerus was used to dwell. Esther 1:9
To bring in queen Vasthi before the king, with the crown set upon her head, to shew her beauty to all the people and the princes: for she was exceeding beautiful. Esther 1:11
But she refused, and would not come at the king's commandment, which he had signified to her by the eunuchs. Whereupon the king, being angry, and inflamed with a very great fury, Esther 1:12
Asked the wise men, who according to the custom of the kings, were always near his person, and all he did was by their counsel, who knew the laws, and judgments of their forefathers: Esther 1:13
(Now the chief and nearest him were, Charsena, and Sethar, and Admatha, and Tharsis, and Mares, and Marsana, and Mamuchan, seven princes of the Persians and of the Medes, who saw the face of the king, and were used to sit first after him:) Esther 1:14
What sentence ought to pass upon Vasthi the queen, who had refused to obey the commandment of king Assuerus, which he had sent to her by the eunuchs? Esther 1:15
For this deed of the queen will go abroad to all women, so that they will despise their husbands, and will say: King Assuerus commanded that queen Vasthi should come in to him, and she would not. Esther 1:17
If it please thee, let an edict go out from thy presence, and let it be written according to the law of the Persians and of the Medes, which must not be altered, that Vasthi come in no more to the king, but another, that is better than her, be made queen in her place. Esther 1:19
And let this be published through all the provinces of thy empire, (which is very wide,) and let all wives, as well of the greater as of the lesser, give honour to their husbands. Esther 1:20
His counsel pleased the king, and the princes: and the king did according to the counsel of Mamuchan. Esther 1:21
And he sent letters to all the provinces of his kingdom, as every nation could hear and read, in divers languages and characters, that the husbands should be rulers and masters in their houses: and that this should be published to every people. Esther 1:22
And let some persons be sent through all the provinces to look for beautiful maidens and virgins: and let them bring them to the city of Susan, and put them into the house of the women under the hand of Egeus the eunuch, who is the overseer and keeper of the king's women: and let them receive women's ornaments, and other things necessary for their use. Esther 2:3
And when the king's ordinance was noised abroad, and according to his commandment many beautiful virgins were brought to Susan, and were delivered to Egeus the eunuch: Esther also among the rest of the maidens was delivered to him to be kept in the number of the women. Esther 2:8
And she pleased him, and found favour in his sight. And he commanded the eunuch to hasten the women's ornaments, and to deliver to her her part, and seven of the most beautiful maidens of the king's house, and to adorn and deck out both her and her waiting maids. Esther 2:9
And she would not tell him her people nor her country. For Mardochai had charged her to say nothing at all of that: Esther 2:10
And he walked every day before the court of the house, in which the chosen virgins were kept, having a care for Esther's welfare, and desiring to know what would befall her. Esther 2:11
Now when every virgin's turn came to go in to the king, after all had been done for setting them off to advantage, it was the twelfth month: so that for six months they were anointed with oil of myrrh, and for other six months they used certain perfumes and sweet spices. Esther 2:12
And when they were going in to the king, whatsoever they asked to adorn themselves they received: and being decked out, as it pleased them, they passed from the chamber of the women to the king's chamber. Esther 2:13
And she that went in at evening, came out in the morning, and from thence she was conducted to the second house, that was under the hand of Susagaz the eunuch, who had the charge over the king's concubines: neither could she return any more to the king, unless the king desired it, and had ordered her by name to come. Esther 2:14
And as the time came orderly about, the day was at hand, when Esther, the daughter of Abihail the brother of Mardochai, whom he had adopted for his daughter, was to go in to the king. But she sought not women's ornaments, but whatsoever Egeus the eunuch the keeper of the virgins had a mind, he gave her to adorn her. For she was exceeding fair, and her incredible beauty made her appear agreeable and amiable in the eyes of all. Esther 2:15
So she was brought to the chamber of king Assuerus the tenth month, which is called Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign. Esther 2:16
And he commanded a magnificent feast to be prepared for all the princes, and for his servants, for the marriage and wedding of Esther, And he gave rest to all the provinces, and bestowed gifts according to princely magnificence. Esther 2:18
Neither had Esther as yet declared her country and people, according to his commandment. For whatsoever he commanded, Esther observed: and she did all things in the same manner as she was wont at that time when he brought her up a little one. Esther 2:20
At that time, therefore, when Mardochai abode at the king's gate, Bagathan and Thares, two of the king's eunuchs, who were porters, and presided in the first entry of the palace, were angry: and they designed to rise up against the king, and to kill him. Esther 2:21
And Mardochai had notice of it, and immediately he told it to queen Esther: and she to the king in Mardochai's name, who had reported the thing unto her. Esther 2:22
And the king's servants that were chief at the doors of the palace, said to him: Why dost thou alone not observe the king's commandment? Esther 3:3
And when they were saying this often, and he would not hearken to them, they told Aman, desirous to know whether he would continue in his resolution: for he had told them that he was a Jew. Esther 3:4
Now when Aman had heard this, and had proved by experience that Mardochai did not bend his knee to him, nor worship him, he was exceeding angry. Esther 3:5
And he counted it nothing to lay his hands upon Mardochai alone: for he had heard that he was of the nation of the Jews, and he chose rather to destroy all the nation of the Jews that were in the kingdom of Assuerus. Esther 3:6
And Aman said to king Assuerus: There is a people scattered through all the provinces of thy kingdom, and separated one from another, that use new laws and ceremonies, and moreover despise the king's ordinances: and thou knowest very well that it is not expedient for thy kingdom that they should grow insolent by impunity. Esther 3:8
If it please thee, decree that they may be destroyed, and I will pay ten thousand talents to thy treasurers. Esther 3:9
And the king took the ring that he used, from his own hand, and gave it to Aman, the son of Amadathi of the race of Agag, the enemy of the Jews, Esther 3:10
And he said to him: As to the money which thou promisest, keep it for thyself: and as to the people, do with them as seemeth good to thee. Esther 3:11
And the king's scribes were called in the first month Nisan, on the thirteenth day of the same month: and they wrote, as Aman had commanded, to all the king's lieutenants, and to the judges of the provinces, and of divers nations, as every nation could read, and hear according to their different languages, in the name of king Assuerus: and the letters, sealed with his ring, Esther 3:12
Were sent by the king's messengers to all provinces, to kill and destroy all the Jews, both young and old, little children, and women, in one day, that is, on the thirteenth of the twelfth month, which is called Adar, and to make a spoil of their goods. Esther 3:13
¤ And this was the copy of the letter: Artaxerxes the great king who reigneth from India to Ethiopia, to the princes and governors of the hundred and twenty-seven provinces, that are subject to his empire, greeting. Esther 13:1
Whereas I reigned over many nations, and had brought all the world under my dominion, I was not willing to abuse the greatness of my power, but to govern my subjects with clemency and lenity that they might live quietly without any terror, and might enjoy peace, which is desired by all men, Esther 13:2
Wherefore having learned this, and seeing one nation in opposition to all mankind using perverse laws, and going against our commandments, and disturbing the peace and concord of the provinces subject to us, Esther 13:5
That these wicked men going down to hell in one day, may restore to our empire the peace which they had disturbed. Esther 13:7
And the contents of the letters were to this effect, that all provinces might know and be ready against that day. Esther 3:14
The couriers that were sent made haste to fulfil the king's commandment. And immediately the edict was hung up in Susan, the king and Aman feasting together, and all the Jews that were in the city weeping. Esther 3:15
And he came lamenting in this manner even to the gate of the palace: for no one clothed with sackcloth might enter the king's court. Esther 4:2
And in all provinces, towns, and places, to which the king's cruel edict was come, there was great mourning among the Jews, with fasting, wailing, and weeping, many using sackcloth and ashes for their bed. Esther 4:3
Then Esther's maids and her eunuchs went in, and told her. And when she heard it she was in a consternation and she sent a garment, to clothe him, and to take away the sackcloth: but he would not receive it. Esther 4:4
And she called for Athach the eunuch, whom the king had appointed to attend upon her, and she commanded him to go to Mardochai, and learn of him why he did this. Esther 4:5
And Athach going out went to Mardochai, who was standing in the street of the city, before the palace gate: Esther 4:6
And Mardochai told him all that had happened, how Aman had promised to pay money into the king's treasures, to have the Jews destroyed. Esther 4:7
He gave him also a copy of the edict which was hanging up in Susan, that he should shew it to the queen, and admonish her to go in to the king, and to entreat him for her people. Esther 4:8
¤ And he commanded her (no doubt but he was Mardochai) to go to the king, and petition for her people, and for her country. Esther 15:1
And do thou call upon the Lord, and speak to the king for us, and deliver us from death. Esther 15:3
She answered him, and bade him say to Mardochai: Esther 4:10
All the king's servants, and all the provinces that are under his dominion, know, that whosoever, whether man or woman, cometh into the king's inner court, who is not called for, is immediately to be put to death without any delay: except the king shall hold out the golden sceptre to him, in token of clemency, that so he may live. How then can I go in to the king, who for these thirty days now have not been called unto him? Esther 4:11
He sent word to Esther again, saying: Think not that thou mayst save thy life only, because thou art in the king's house, more than all the Jews: Esther 4:13
For if thou wilt now hold thy peace, the Jews shall be delivered by some other occasion: and thou, and thy father's house shall perish. And who knoweth whether thou art not therefore come to the kingdom, that thou mightest be ready in such a time as this? Esther 4:14
And again Esther sent to Mardochai in these words: Esther 4:15
Go, and gather together all the Jews whom thou shalt find in Susan, and pray ye for me. Neither eat nor drink for three days and three nights: and I with my handmaids will fast in like manner, and then I will go in to the king, against the law, not being called, and expose myself to death and to danger. Esther 4:16
And said: O Lord, Lord, almighty king, for all things are in thy power, and there is none that can resist thy will, if thou determine to save Israel. Esther 13:9
Thou knowest all things, and thou knowest that it was not out of pride and contempt or any desire of glory, that I refused to worship the proud Aman, Esther 13:12
But I feared lest I should transfer the honour of my God to a man, and lest I should adore any one except my God. Esther 13:14
And now, O Lord, O king, O God of Abraham, have mercy on thy people, because our enemies resolve to destroy us, and extinguish thy inheritance. Esther 13:15
Hear my supplication, and be merciful to thy lot and inheritance, and turn our mourning into joy, that we may live and praise thy name, O Lord, and shut not the mouths of them that sing to thee. Esther 13:17
And all Israel with like mind and supplication cried to the Lord, because they saw certain death hanging over their heads. Esther 13:18
¤ Queen Esther also, fearing the danger that was at hand, had recourse to the Lord. Esther 14:1
And when she had laid away her royal apparel, she put on garments suitable for weeping and mourning: instead of divers precious ointments, she covered her head with ashes and dung, and she humbled her body with fasts: and all the places in which before she was accustomed to rejoice, she filled with her torn hair. Esther 14:2
And she prayed to the Lord the God of Israel, saying: O my Lord, who alone art our king, help me a desolate woman, and who have no other helper but thee. Esther 14:3
I have heard of my father that thou, O Lord, didst take Israel from among all nations, and our fathers from all their predecessors, to possess them as an everlasting inheritance, and thou hast done to them as thou hast promised. Esther 14:5
And now they are not content to oppress us with most hard bondage, but attributing the strength of their hands to the power of their idols. Esther 14:8
They design to change thy promises, and destroy thy inheritance, and shut the mouths of them that praise thee, and extinguish the glory of thy temple and altar, Esther 14:9
Give not, O Lord, thy sceptre to them that are not, lest they laugh at our ruin: but turn their counsel upon themselves, and destroy him that hath begun to rage against us. Esther 14:11
Remember, O Lord, and shew thyself to us in the time of our tribulation, and give me boldness, O Lord, king of gods, and of all power: Esther 14:12
Give me a well ordered speech in my mouth in the presence of the lion, and turn his heart to the hatred of our enemy, that both he himself may perish, and the rest that consent to him. Esther 14:13
And upon one of them she leaned, as if for delicateness and overmuch tenderness she were not able to bear up her own body. Esther 15:6
So going in she passed through all the doors in order, and stood before the king, where he sat upon his royal throne, clothed with his royal robes, and glittering with gold, and precious stones, and he was terrible to behold. Esther 15:9
And God changed the king's spirit into mildness, and all in haste and in fear he leaped from his throne, and holding her up in his arms, till she came to herself, caressed her with these words: Esther 15:11
And as she held her peace, he took the golden sceptre, and laid it upon her neck, and kissed her, and said: Why dost thou not speak to me? Esther 15:15
And the king said to her: What wilt thou, queen Esther? what is thy request? if thou shouldst even ask one half of the kingdom, it shall be given to thee. Esther 5:3
But she answered: If it please the king, I beseech thee to come to me this day, and Aman with thee to the banquet which I have prepared. Esther 5:4
And the king said forthwith: Call ye Aman quickly, that he may obey Esther's will. So the king and Aman came to the banquet which the queen had prepared for them. Esther 5:5
And the king said to her, after he had drunk wine plentifully: What dost thou desire should be given thee? and for what thing askest thou? although thou shouldst ask the half of my kingdom, thou shalt have it. Esther 5:6
If I have found favour in the king's sight, and if it please the king to give me what I ask, and to fulfil my petition: let the king and Aman come to the banquet which I have prepared them, and to morrow I will open my mind to the king. Esther 5:8
So Aman went out that day joyful and merry. And when he saw Mardochai sitting before the gate of the palace, and that he not only did not rise up to honour him, but did not so much as move from the place where he sat, he was exceedingly angry: Esther 5:9
But dissembling his anger, and returning into his house, he called together to him his friends, and Zares his wife: Esther 5:10
And he declared to them the greatness of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and with how great glory the king had advanced him above all his princes and servants. Esther 5:11
And after this he said: Queen Esther also hath invited no other to the banquet with the king, but me: and with her I am also to dine to morrow with the king: Esther 5:12
Then Zares his wife, and the rest of his friends answered him: Order a great beam to be prepared, fifty cubits high, and in the morning speak to the king, that Mardochai may be hanged upon it, and so thou shalt go full of joy with the king to the banquet. The counsel pleased him, and he commanded a high gibbet to be prepared. Esther 5:14
¤ That night the king passed without sleep, and he commanded the histories and chronicles of former times to be brought him. And when they were reading them before him, Esther 6:1
They came to that place where it was written, how Mardochai had discovered the treason of Bagathan and Thares the eunuchs, who sought to kill king Assuerus. Esther 6:2
And when the king heard this, he said: What honour and reward hath Mardochai received for this fidelity? His servants and ministers said to him: He hath received no reward at all. Esther 6:3
And the king said immediately: Who is in the court? for Aman was coming in to the inner court of the king's house, to speak to the king, that he might order Mardochai to be hanged upon the gibbet, which was prepared for him. Esther 6:4
And when he was come in, he said to him: What ought to be done to the man whom the king is desirous to honour? But Aman thinking in his heart, and supposing that the king would honour no other but himself, Esther 6:6
Answered: The man whom the king desireth to honour, Esther 6:7
Ought to be clothed with the king's apparel, and to be set upon the horse that the king rideth upon, and to have the royal crown upon his head, Esther 6:8
And let the first of the king's princes and nobles hold his horse, and going through the street of the city, proclaim before him and say: Thus shall he be honoured, whom the king hath a mind to honour. Esther 6:9
And the king said to him: Make haste and take the robe and the horse, and do as thou hast spoken to Mardochai the Jew, who sitteth before the gates of the palace. Beware thou pass over any of those things which thou hast spoken. Esther 6:10
So Aman took the robe and the horse, and arraying Mardochai in the street of the city, and setting him on the horse, went before him, and proclaimed: This honour is he worthy of, whom the king hath a mind to honour. Esther 6:11
But Mardochai returned to the palace gate: and Aman made haste to go to his house, mourning and having his head covered: Esther 6:12
And he told Zares his wife, and his friends, all that had befallen him. And the wise men whom he had in counsel, and his wife answered him: If Mardochai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou canst not resist him, but thou shalt fall in his sight. Esther 6:13
As they were yet speaking, the king's eunuchs came, and compelled him to go quickly to the banquet which the queen had prepared. Esther 6:14
¤ So the king and Aman went in, to drink with the queen. Esther 7:1
And the king said to her again the second day, after he was warm with wine: What is thy petition, Esther, that it may be granted thee? and what wilt thou have done: although thou ask the half of my kingdom, thou shalt have it. Esther 7:2
For we are given up, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. And would God we were sold for bondmen and bondwomen: the evil might be borne with, and I would have mourned in silence: but now we have an enemy, whose cruelty redoundeth upon the king. Esther 7:4
And Esther said: It is this Aman that is our adversary and most wicked enemy. Aman hearing this was forthwith astonished, not being able to bear the countenance of the king and of the queen. Esther 7:6
But the king being angry rose up, and went from the place of the banquet into the garden set with trees. Aman also rose up to entreat Esther the queen for his life, for he understood that evil was prepared for him by the king. Esther 7:7
And Harbona, one of the eunuchs that stood waiting on the king, said: Behold the gibbet which he hath prepared for Mardochai, who spoke for the king, standeth in Aman's house, being fifty cubits high. And the king said to him: Hang him upon it. Esther 7:9
¤ On that day king Assuerus gave the house of Aman, the Jews' enemy, to queen Esther, and Mardochai came in before the king. For Esther had confessed to him that he was her uncle. Esther 8:1
And the king took the ring which he had commanded to be taken again from Aman, and gave it to Mardochai. And Esther set Mardochai over her house. Esther 8:2
And not content with these things, she fell down at the king's feet and wept, and speaking to him besought him, that he would give orders that the malice of Aman the Agagite, and his most wicked devices which he had invented against the Jews, should be of no effect. Esther 8:3
And said: If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and my request be not disagreeable to him, I beseech thee, that the former letters of Aman the traitor and enemy of the Jews, by which he commanded that they should be destroyed in all the king's provinces, may be reversed by new letters. Esther 8:5
And king Assuerus answered Esther the queen, and Mardochai the Jew: I have given Aman's house to Esther, and I have commanded him to be hanged on a gibbet, because he durst lay hands on the Jews. Esther 8:7
Write ye therefore to the Jews, as it pleaseth you in the king's name, and seal the letters with my ring. For this was the custom, that no man durst gainsay the letters which were sent in the king's name, and were sealed with his ring. Esther 8:8
Then the king's scribes and secretaries were called for (now it was the time of the third month which is called Siban) the three and twentieth day of the month, and letters were written, as Mardochai had a mind, to the Jews, and to the governors, and to the deputies, and to the judges, who were rulers over the hundred and twenty-seven provinces, from India even to Ethiopia: to province and province, to people and people, according to their languages and characters, and to the Jews, according as they could read and hear. Esther 8:9
And these letters which were sent in the king's name, were sealed with his ring, and sent by posts: who were to run through all the provinces, to prevent the former letters with new messages. Esther 8:10
And the king gave orders to them, to speak to the Jews in every city, and to command them to gather themselves together, and to stand for their lives, and to kill and destroy all their enemies with their wives and children and all their houses, and to take their spoil. Esther 8:11
And one day of revenge was appointed through all the provinces, to wit, the thirteenth of the twelfth month Adar. Esther 8:12
¤ The great king Artaxerxes, from India to Ethiopia, to the governors and princes of a hundred and twenty-seven provinces, which obey our command, sendeth greeting. Esther 16:1
And not only endeavour to oppress the king's subjects, but not bearing the glory that is given them, take in hand, to practise also against them that gave it. Esther 16:3
Neither are they content not to return thanks for benefits received, and to violate in themselves the laws of humanity, but they think they can also escape the justice of God who seeth all things. Esther 16:4
And they break out into so great madness, as to endeavour to undermine by lies such as observe diligently the offices committed to them, and do all things in such manner as to be worthy of all men's praise, Esther 16:5
Neither must you think, if we command different things, that it cometh of the levity of our mind, but that we give sentence according to the quality and necessity of times, as the profit of the commonwealth requireth. Esther 16:9
But he was so far puffed up with arrogancy, as to go about to deprive us of our kingdom and life. Esther 16:12
Thinking that after they were slain, he might work treason against us left alone without friends, and might transfer the kingdom of the Persians to the Macedonians. Esther 16:14
But we have found that the Jews, who were by that most wicked man appointed to be slain, are in no fault at all, but contrariwise, use just laws, Esther 16:15
And are the children of the highest and the greatest, and the ever living God, by whose benefit the kingdom was given both to our fathers and to us, and is kept unto this day. Esther 16:16
And you shall aid them that they may kill those who had prepared themselves to kill them, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is called Adar. Esther 16:20
For the almighty God hath turned this day of sadness and mourning into joy to them. Esther 16:21
Wherefore you shall also count this day among other festival days, and celebrate it with all joy, that it may be known also in times to come, Esther 16:22
That all they who faithfully obey the Persians, receive a worthy reward for their fidelity: but they that are traitors to their kingdom, are destroyed for their wickedness. Esther 16:23
And let every province and city, that will not be partaker of this solemnity, perish by the sword and by fire, and be destroyed in such manner as to be made unpassable, both to men and beasts, for an example of contempt, and disobedience. Esther 16:24
And this was the content of the letter, that it should be notified in all lands and peoples that were subject to the empire of king Assuerus, that the Jews were ready to be revenged of their enemies. Esther 8:13
And Mardochai going forth out of the palace, and from the king's presence, shone in royal apparel, to wit, of violet and sky colour, wearing a golden crown on his head, and clothed with a cloak of silk and purple. And all the city rejoiced, and was glad. Esther 8:15
But to the Jews, a new light seemed to rise, joy, honour, and dancing. Esther 8:16
And in all peoples, cities, and provinces, whithersoever the king's commandments came, there was wonderful rejoicing, feasts and banquets, and keeping holy day: Insomuch that many of other nations and religion, joined themselves to their worship and ceremonies. For a great dread of the name of the Jews had fallen upon all. Esther 8:17
¤ So on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which as we have said above is called Adar, when all the Jews were designed to be massacred, and their enemies were greedy after their blood, the case being altered, the Jews began to have the upper hand, and to revenge themselves of their adversaries. Esther 9:1
And they gathered themselves together in every city, and town, and place, to lay their hands on their enemies, and their persecutors. And no one durst withstand them, for the fear of their power had gone through every people. Esther 9:2
For they knew him to be prince of the palace, and to have great power: and the fame of his name increased daily, and was spread abroad through all men's mouths. Esther 9:4
So the Jews made a great slaughter of their enemies, and killed them, repaying according to what they had prepared to do to them: Esther 9:5
And presently the number of them that were killed in Susan was brought to the king. Esther 9:11
And he said to the queen: The Jews have killed five hundred men in the city of Susan, besides the ten sons of Aman: how many dost thou think they have slain in all the provinces? What askest thou more, and what wilt thou have me to command to be done? Esther 9:12
And she answered: If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews, to do to morrow in Susan as they have done to day, and that the ten sons of Aman may be hanged upon gibbets. Esther 9:13
Moreover through all the provinces which were subject to the king's dominion the Jews stood for their lives, and slew their enemies and persecutors: insomuch that the number of them that were killed amounted to seventy-five thousand, and no man took any of their goods. Esther 9:16
Now the thirteenth day of the month Adar was the first day with them all of the slaughter, and on the fourteenth day they left off. Which they ordained to be kept holy day, so that all times hereafter they should celebrate it with feasting, joy, and banquets. Esther 9:17
But they that were killing in the city of Susan, were employed in the slaughter on the thirteenth and fourteenth day of the same month: and on the fifteenth day they rested. And therefore they appointed that day to be a holy day of feasting and gladness. Esther 9:18
But those Jews that dwelt in towns not walled and in villages, appointed the fourteenth day of the month Adar for banquets and gladness, so as to rejoice on that day, and send one another portions of their banquets and meats. Esther 9:19
And Mardochai wrote all these things, and sent them comprised in letters to the Jews that abode in all the king's provinces, both those that lay near and those afar off, Esther 9:20
Because on those days the Jews revenged themselves of their enemies, and their mourning and sorrow were turned into mirth and joy, and that these should be days of feasting and gladness, in which they should send one to another portions of meats, and should give gifts to the poor. Esther 9:22
And the Jews undertook to observe with solemnity all they had begun to do at that time, which Mardochai by letters had commanded to be done. Esther 9:23
For Aman, the son of Amadathi of the race of Agag, the enemy and adversary of the Jews, had devised evil against them, to kill them and destroy them; and had cast Phur, that is, the lot. Esther 9:24
And afterwards Esther went in to the king, beseeching him that his endeavours might be made void by the king's letters: and the evil that he had intended against the Jews, might return upon his own head. And so both he and his sons were hanged upon gibbets. Esther 9:25
And the things that they suffered, and that were afterwards changed, the Jews took upon themselves and their seed, and upon all that had a mind to be joined to their religion, so that it should be lawful for none to pass these days without solemnity: which the writing testifieth, and certain times require, as the years continually succeed one another. Esther 9:27
These are the days which shall never be forgot: and which all provinces in the whole world shall celebrate throughout all generations: neither is there any city wherein the days of Phurim, that is, of lots, must not be observed by the Jews, and by their posterity, which is bound to these ceremonies. Esther 9:28
And Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mardochai the Jew, wrote also a second epistle, that with all diligence this day should be established a festival for the time to come. Esther 9:29
And they sent to all the Jews that were in the hundred and twenty-seven provinces of king Assuerus, that they should have peace, and receive truth, Esther 9:30
And observe the days of lots, and celebrate them with joy in their proper time: as Mardochai and Esther had appointed, and they undertook them to be observed by themselves and by their seed, fasts, and cries, and the days of lots, Esther 9:31
And how Mardochai of the race of the Jews, was next after king Assuerus: and great among the Jews, and acceptable to the people of his brethren, seeking the good of his people, and speaking those things which were for the welfare of his seed. Esther 10:3
The nations that were assembled are they that endeavoured to destroy the name of the Jews. Esther 10:8
And my nation is Israel, who cried to the Lord, and the Lord saved his people: and he delivered us from all evils, and hath wrought great signs and wonders among the nations: Esther 10:9
And both lots came to the day appointed already from that time before God to all nations: Esther 10:11
And there were born to him seven sons and three daughters. Job 1:2
And his sons went, and made a feast by houses, every one in his day. And sending, they called their three sisters, to eat and drink with them. Job 1:4
And when the days of their feasting were gone about, Job sent to them, and sanctified them: and rising up early, offered holocausts for every one of them. For he said: Lest perhaps my sons have sinned, and have blessed God in their hearts. So did Job all days. Job 1:5
Now on a certain day, when the sons of God came to stand before the Lord, Satan also was present among them. Job 1:6
And the Lord said to him: Whence comest thou? And he answered and said: I have gone round about the earth, and walked through it. Job 1:7
And the Lord said to him: Hast thou considered my servant, Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a simple and upright man, and fearing God, and avoiding evil? Job 1:8
But stretch forth thy hand a little, and touch all that he hath, and see if he bless thee to thy face. Job 1:11
Then the Lord said to Satan: Behold, all that he hath is in thy hand: only put not forth thy hand upon his person. And Satan went forth from the presence of the Lord. Job 1:12
There came a messenger to Job, and said: The oxen were ploughing, and the asses feeding beside them, Job 1:14
And the Sabeans rushed in, and took all away, and slew the servants with the sword; and I alone have escaped to tell thee. Job 1:15
And while he was yet speaking, another came, and said: The fire of God fell from heaven, and striking the sheep and the servants, hath consumed them; and I alone have escaped to tell thee. Job 1:16
And while he also was yet speaking, there came another, and said: The Chaldeans made three troops, and have fallen upon the camels, and taken them; moreover, they have slain the servants with the sword: and I alone have escaped to tell thee. Job 1:17
A violent wind came on a sudden from the side of the desert, and shook the four corners of the house, and it fell upon thy children, and they are dead: and I alone have escaped to tell thee. Job 1:19
And it came to pass, when on a certain day the sons of God came, and stood before the Lord, and Satan came amongst them, and stood in his sight, Job 2:1
That the Lord said to Satan: Whence comest thou? And he answered, and said: I have gone round about the earth, and walked through it. Job 2:2
And the Lord said to Satan: Hast thou considered my servant, Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a man simple and upright, and fearing God, and avoiding evil, and still keeping his innocence? But thou hast moved me against him, that I should afflict him without cause. Job 2:3
But put forth thy hand, and touch his bone and his flesh, and then thou shalt see that he will bless thee to thy face. Job 2:5
And the Lord said to Satan: Behold, he is in thy hand, but yet save his life. Job 2:6
So Satan went forth from the presence of the Lord, and struck Job with a very grievous ulcer, from the sole of the foot even to the top of his head: Job 2:7
And his wife said to him: Dost thou still continue in thy simplicity? bless God and die. Job 2:9
And he said to her: Thou hast spoken like one of the foolish women: If we have received good things at the hand of God, why should we not receive evil? In all these things Job did not sin with his lips. Job 2:10
Now when Job's three friends heard all the evil that had befallen him, they came every one from his own place, Eliphaz, the Themanite, and Baldad, the Suhite, and Sophar, the Naamathite. For they had made an appointment to come together and visit him, and comfort him. Job 2:11
And they sat with him on the ground seven days and seven nights and no man spoke to him a word: for they saw that his grief was very great. Job 2:13
Let them curse it who curse the day, who are ready to raise up a leviathan: Job 3:8
Why is light given to him that is in misery, and life to them that are in bitterness of soul? Job 3:20
To a man whose way is hidden, and God hath surrounded him with darkness? Job 3:23
If we begin to speak to thee, perhaps thou wilt take it ill; but who can withhold the words he hath conceived? Job 4:2
Now there was a word spoken to me in private, and my ears by stealth, as it were, received the veins of its whisper. Job 4:12
In the horror of a vision by night, when deep sleep is wont to hold men, Job 4:13
Call now, if there be any that will answer thee, and turn to some of the saints. Job 5:1
His children shall be far from safety, and shall be destroyed in the gate, and there shall be none to deliver them. Job 5:4
Man is born to labour, and the bird to fly. Job 5:7
Wherefore I will pray to the Lord, and address my speech to God: Job 5:8
Who bringeth to nought the designs of the malignant, so that their hands cannot accomplish what they had begun: Job 5:12
And to the needy there shall be hope, but iniquity shall draw in her mouth. Job 5:16
Did I say: Bring to me, and give me of your substance? Job 6:22
You dress up speeches only to rebuke, and you utter words to the wind. Job 6:26
You rush in upon the fatherless, and you endeavour to overthrow your friend. Job 6:27
So I also have had empty months, and have numbered to myself wearisome nights. Job 7:3
If I lie down to sleep, I shall say: When shall I rise? and again, I shall look for the evening, and shall be filled with sorrows even till darkness. Job 7:4
Remember that my life is but wind, and my eye shall not return to see good things. Job 7:7
As a cloud is consumed, and passeth away: so he that shall go down to hell shall not come up. Job 7:9
How long wilt thou not spare me, nor suffer me to swallow down my spittle? Job 7:19
I have sinned: what shall I do to thee, O keeper of men? why hast thou set me opposite to thee, and I am become burdensome to myself? Job 7:20
Yet if thou wilt arise early to God, and wilt beseech the Almighty: Job 8:5
And they shall teach thee: they shall speak to thee, and utter words out of their hearts. Job 8:10
He seemeth to have moisture before the sun cometh; and at his rising, his blossom shall shoot forth. Job 8:16
God will not cast away the simple, nor reach out his hand to the evil doer: Job 8:20
If he come to me, I shall not see him: if he depart, I shall not understand. Job 9:11
I, who although I should have any just thing, would not answer, but would make supplication to my judge. Job 9:15
He alloweth not my spirit to rest, and he filleth me with bitterness. Job 9:18
They have passed by as ships carrying fruits, as an eagle flying to the prey. Job 9:26
There is none that may be able to reprove both, and to put his hand between both. Job 9:33
I will say to God: Do not condemn me: tell me why thou judgest me so? Job 10:2
Doth it seem good to thee that thou shouldst calumniate me, and oppress me, the work of thy own hands, and help the counsel of the wicked? Job 10:3
If I have sinned, and thou hast spared me for an hour: why dost thou not suffer me to be clean from my iniquity? Job 10:14
I should have been as if I had not been, carried from the womb to the grave. Job 10:19
Before I go and return no more, to a land that is dark and covered with the mist of death: Job 10:21
Shall men hold their peace to thee only? and when thou hast mocked others, shall no man confute thee? Job 11:3
And I wish that God would speak with thee, and would open his lips to thee, Job 11:5
But thou hast hardened thy heart, and hast spread thy hands to him. Job 11:13
And brightness like that of the noonday, shall arise to thee at evening: and when thou shalt think thyself consumed, thou shalt rise as the day star. Job 11:17
Thou shalt rest, and there shall be none to make thee afraid: and many shall entreat thy face. Job 11:19
But the eyes of the wicked shall decay, and the way to escape shall fail them, and their hope the abomination of the soul. Job 11:20
He that is mocked by his friends as I, shall call upon God and he will hear him: for the simplicity of the just man is laughed to scorn. Job 12:4
Speak to the earth, and it shall answer thee: and the fishes of the sea shall tell. Job 12:8
He bringeth counsellors to a foolish end, and judges to insensibility. Job 12:17
He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth up to light the shadow of death. Job 12:22
According to your knowledge I also know: neither am I inferior to you. Job 13:2
But yet I will speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God. Job 13:3
And I wish you would hold your peace, that you might be thought to be wise men. Job 13:5
Hear ye therefore my reproof, and attend to the judgment of my lips. Job 13:6
Do you accept his person, and do you endeavour to judge for God? Job 13:8
Your remembrance shall be compared to ashes, and your necks shall be brought to clay. Job 13:12
Hold your peace a little while, that I may speak whatsoever my mind shall suggest to me. Job 13:13
Two things only do not to me, and then from thy face I shall not be hid: Job 13:20
Who am to be consumed as rottenness, and as a garment that is motheaten. Job 13:28
And dost thou think it meet to open thy eyes upon such an one, and to bring him into judgment with thee? Job 14:3
Thou shalt call me, and I will answer thee: to the work of thy hands thou shalt reach out thy right hand. Job 14:15
A mountain falling cometh to nought, and a rock is removed out of its place. Job 14:18
Whether his children come to honour or dishonour, he shall not understand. Job 14:21
Thou reprovest him by words, who is not equal to thee, and thou speakest that which is not good for thee. Job 15:3
Hast thou heard God's counsel, and shall his wisdom be inferior to thee? Job 15:8
Why doth thy spirit swell against God, to utter such words out of thy mouth? Job 15:13
To whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger hath passed among them. Job 15:19
He believeth not that he may return from darkness to light, looking round about for the sword on every side. Job 15:22
When he moveth himself to seek bread, he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand. Job 15:23
For the congregation of the hypocrite is barren, and fire shall devour their tabernacles, who love to take bribes. Job 15:34
Shall windy words have no end? or is it any trouble to thee to speak? Job 16:3
But now my sorrow hath oppressed me, and all my limbs are brought to nothing. Job 16:7
I that was formerly so wealthy, am all on a sudden broken to pieces: he hath taken me by my neck, he hath broken me, and hath set me up to be his mark. Job 16:12
These things have I suffered without the iniquity of my hand, when I offered pure prayers to God. Job 16:17
My friends are full of words: my eye poureth out tears to God. Job 16:20
He promiseth a prey to his companions, and the eyes of his children shall fail. Job 17:5
My eye is dim through indignation, and my limbs are brought as it were to nothing. Job 17:7
I have said to rottenness: Thou art my father; to worms, my mother and my sister. Job 17:14
Behold, these ten times you confound me, and are not ashamed to oppress me. Job 19:3
Behold I cry suffering violence, and no one will hear: I shall cry aloud, and there is none to judge. Job 19:7
The flesh being consumed, my bone hath cleaved to my skin, and nothing but lips are left about my teeth. Job 19:20
Therefore various thoughts succeed one another in me, and my mind is hurried away to different things. Job 20:2
If his pride mount up even to heaven, and his head touch the clouds: Job 20:6
His children shall be oppressed with want, and his hands shall render to him his sorrow. Job 20:10
He shall be punished for all that he did, and yet shall not be consumed: according to the multitude of his devices so also shall he suffer. Job 20:18
And yet his belly was not filled: and when he hath the things he coveted, he shall not be able to possess them. Job 20:20
Is my debate against man, that I should not have just reason to be troubled? Job 21:4
Hearken to me and be astonished, and lay your finger on your mouth. Job 21:5
They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment they go down to hell. Job 21:13
Who have said to God: Depart from us, we desire not the knowledge of thy ways. Job 21:14
Who is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what doth it profit us if we pray to him? Job 21:15
For what is it to him what befalleth his house after him: and if the number of his months be diminished by one half? Job 21:21
Because the wicked man is reserved to the day of destruction, and he shall be brought to the day of wrath. Job 21:30
Who shall reprove his way to his face? and who shall repay him what he hath done? Job 21:31
He shall be brought to the graves, and shall watch in the heap of the dead. Job 21:32
He hath been acceptable to the gravel of Cocytus, and he shall draw every man after him, and there are innumerable before him. Job 21:33
How then do ye comfort me in vain, whereas your answer is shewn to be repugnant to truth? Job 21:34
Thou hast not given water to the weary, thou hast withdrawn bread from the hungry. Job 22:7
Dost thou desire to keep the path of ages, which wicked men have trodden? Job 22:15
Who said to God: Depart from us: and looked upon the Almighty as if he could do nothing: Job 22:17
The just shall see, and shall rejoice, and the innocent shall laugh them to scorn. Job 22:19
Submit thyself then to him, and be at peace: and thereby thou shalt have the best fruits. Job 22:21
If thou wilt return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, and shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacle. Job 22:23
Then shalt thou abound in delights in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face to God. Job 22:26
Thou shalt pray to him, and he will hear thee, and thou shalt pay vows. Job 22:27
Thou shalt decree a thing, and it shall come to thee, and light shall shine in thy ways. Job 22:28
Who will grant me that I might know and find him, and come even to his throne? Job 23:3
That I might know the words that he would answer me, and understand what he would say to me. Job 23:5
Let him propose equity against me, and let my judgment come to victory. Job 23:7
But if I go to the east, he appeareth not; if to the west, I shall not understand him. Job 23:8
If to the left hand, what shall I do? I shall not take hold on him: if I turn myself to the right hand, I shall not see him. Job 23:9
Others like wild asses in the desert go forth to their work: by watching for a prey they get bread for their children. Job 24:5
Out of the cities they have made men to groan, and the soul of the wounded hath cried out, and God doth not suffer it to pass unrevenged. Job 24:12
They have been rebellious to the light, they have not known his ways, neither have they returned by his paths. Job 24:13
If the morning suddenly appear, it is to them the shadow of death: and they walk in darkness as if it were in light. Job 24:17
Let him pass from the snow waters to excessive heat, and his sin even to hell. Job 24:19
For he hath fed the barren that beareth not, and to the widow he hath done no good. Job 24:21
He hath pulled down the strong by his might: and when he standeth up, he shall not trust to his life. Job 24:22
To whom hast thou given counsel? perhaps to him that hath no wisdom, and thou hast shewn thy very great prudence. Job 26:3
Whom hast thou desired to teach? was it not him that made life? Job 26:4
He hath set bounds about the waters, till light and darkness come to an end. Job 26:10
Lo, these things are said in part of his ways: and seeing we have heard scarce a little drop of his word, who shall be able to behold the thunder of his greatness? Job 26:14
As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment, and the Almighty, who hath brought my soul to bitterness, Job 27:2
God forbid that I should judge you to be just: till I die I will not depart from my innocence. Job 27:5
My justification, which I have begun to hold, I will not forsake: for my heart doth not reprehend me in all my life. Job 27:6
He hath stretched forth his hand to the flint, he hath overturned mountains from the roots. Job 28:9
The depths also of rivers he hath searched, and hidden things he hath brought forth to light. Job 28:11
But where is wisdom to be found, and where is the place of understanding? Job 28:12
The topaz of Ethiopia shall not be equal to it, neither shall it be compared to the cleanest dyeing. Job 28:19
And he said to man: Behold the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom: and to depart from evil, is understanding. Job 28:28
Who will grant me, that I might be according to the months past, according to the days in which God kept me? Job 29:2
When I went out to the gate of the city, and in the street they prepared me a chair? Job 29:7
The princes ceased to speak, and laid the finger on their mouth. Job 29:9
The rulers held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to their throat. Job 29:10
The ear that heard me blessed me, and the eye that saw me gave witness to me: Job 29:11
The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me, and I comforted the heart of the widow. Job 29:13
I was an eye to the blind, and a foot to the lame. Job 29:15
To my words they durst add nothing, and my speech dropped upon them. Job 29:22
If I had a mind to go to them, I sat first, and when I sat as a king, with his army standing about him, yet I was a comforter of them that mourned. Job 29:25
The strength of whose hands was to me as nothing, and they were thought unworthy of life itself. Job 30:2
Who snatched up these things out of the valleys, and when they had found any of them, they ran to them with a cry. Job 30:5
They pleased themselves among these kind of things, and counted it delightful to be under the briers. Job 30:7
They abhor me, and flee far from me, and are not afraid to spit in my face. Job 30:10
They have destroyed my ways, they have lain in wait against me, and they have prevailed, and there was none to help. Job 30:13
They have rushed in upon me, as when a wall is broken, and a gate opened, and have rolled themselves down to my miseries. Job 30:14
I am brought to nothing: as a wind thou hast taken away my desire: and my prosperity hath passed away like a cloud. Job 30:15
I am compared to dirt, and am likened to embers and ashes. Job 30:19
I cry to thee, and thou hearest me not: I stand up, and thou dost not regard me. Job 30:20
Thou art changed to be cruel toward me, and in the hardness of thy hand thou art against me. Job 30:21
I know that thou wilt deliver me to death, where a house is appointed for every one that liveth. Job 30:23
But yet thou stretchest not forth thy hand to their consumption: and if they shall fall down thou wilt save. Job 30:24
My harp is turned to mourning, and my organ into the voice of those that weep. Job 30:31
Is not destruction to the wicked, and aversion to them that work iniquity? Job 31:3
If I have walked in vanity, and my foot hath made haste to deceit: Job 31:5
If my step hath turned out of the way, and if my heart hath followed my eyes, and if a spot hath cleaved to my hands: Job 31:7
It is a fire that devoureth even to destruction, and rooteth up all things that spring. Job 31:12
If I have despised to abide judgment with my manservant, or my maidservant, when they had any controversy against me: Job 31:13
For what shall I do when God shall rise to judge? and when he shall examine, what shall I answer him? Job 31:14
If I have denied to the poor what they desired, and have made the eyes of the widow wait: Job 31:16
For I have always feared God as waves swelling over me, and his weight I was unable to bear. Job 31:23
If I have thought gold my strength, and have said to fine gold: My confidence: Job 31:24
For I have not given my mouth to sin, by wishing a curse to his soul. Job 31:30
The stranger did not stay without, my door was open to the traveller. Job 31:32
At every step of mine I would pronounce it, and offer it as to a prince. Job 31:37
Let thistles grow up to me instead of wheat, and thorns instead of barley. Job 31:40
¤ So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he seemed just to himself. Job 32:1
And Eliu the son of Barachel the Buzite of the kindred of Ram, was angry and was moved to indignation: now he was angry against Job, because he said he was just before God. Job 32:2
But when he saw that the three were not able to answer, he was exceedingly angry. Job 32:5
Then Eliu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered, and said: I am younger in days, and you are more ancient, therefore hanging down my head, I was afraid to shew you my opinion. Job 32:6
Therefore I will speak: Hearken to me, I also will shew you my wisdom. Job 32:10
For I have waited for your words, I have given ear to your wisdom, as long as you were disputing in words. Job 32:11
He hath spoken nothing to me, and I will not answer him according to your words. Job 32:14
For I am full of matter to speak of, and the spirit of my bowels straiteneth me. Job 32:18
¤ Hear therefore, O Job, my speeches, and hearken to all my words. Job 33:1
But yet let not my wonder terrify thee, and let not my eloquence be burdensome to thee. Job 33:7
Dost thou strive against him, because he hath not answered thee to all words? Job 33:13
Then he openeth the ears of men, and teaching instructeth them in what they are to learn. Job 33:16
Rescuing his soul from corruption: and his life from passing to the sword. Job 33:18
He rebuketh also by sorrow in the bed, and he maketh all his bones to wither. Job 33:19
Bread becometh abominable to him in his life, and to his soul the meat which before he desired. Job 33:20
His soul hath drawn near to corruption, and his life to the destroyers. Job 33:22
If there shall be an angel speaking for him, one among thousands, to declare man's uprightness, Job 33:23
He shall have mercy on him, and shall say: Deliver him, that he may not go down to corruption: I have found wherein I may be merciful to him. Job 33:24
His flesh is consumed with punishments, let him return to the days of his youth. Job 33:25
He shall pray to God, and he will be gracious to him: and he shall see his face with joy, and he will render to man his justice. Job 33:26
Attend, Job, and hearken to me, and hold thy peace, whilst I speak. Job 33:31
But if thou hast any thing to say, answer me, speak: for I would have thee to appear just. Job 33:32
Hear ye, wise men, my words, and ye learned, hearken to me: Job 34:2
Let us choose to us judgment, and let us see among ourselves what is the best. Job 34:4
For he will render to a man his work, and according to the ways of every one he will reward them. Job 34:11
If he turn his heart to him, he shall draw his spirit and breath unto himself. Job 34:14
If then thou hast understanding, hear what is said, and hearken to the voice of my words. Job 34:16
Who saith to the king: Thou art an apostate: who calleth rulers ungodly: Job 34:18
For it is no longer in the power of man to enter into judgment with God. Job 34:23
He shall break in pieces many and innumerable, and shall make others to stand in their stead. Job 34:24
So that they caused the cry of the needy to come to him, and he heard the voice of the poor. Job 34:28
Who maketh a man that is a hypocrite to reign for the sins of the people? Job 34:30
Doth God require it of thee, because it hath displeased thee? for thou begannest to speak, and not I: but if thou know any thing better, speak. Job 34:33
Let men of understanding speak to me, and let a wise man hearken to me. Job 34:34
My father, let Job be tried even to the end: cease not from the man of iniquity. Job 34:36
Because he addeth blasphemy upon his sins, let him be tied fast in the mean time amongst us: and then let him provoke God to judgment with his speeches. Job 34:37
Doth thy thought seem right to thee, that thou shouldst say: I am more just than God? Job 35:2
Look up to heaven and see, and behold the sky, that it is higher than thee. Job 35:5
Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee: for I have yet somewhat to speak in God's behalf. Job 36:2
For indeed my words are without a lie, and perfect knowledge shall be proved to thee. Job 36:4
But he saveth not the wicked, and he giveth judgment to the poor. Job 36:6
He also shall open their ear, to correct them: and shall speak, that they may return from iniquity. Job 36:10
Therefore let not anger overcome thee to oppress any man: neither let multitude of gifts turn thee aside. Job 36:18
Beware thou turn not aside to iniquity: for this thou hast begun to follow after misery. Job 36:21
Who can search out his ways? or who can say to him: Thou hast wrought iniquity? Job 36:23
For by these he judgeth people, and giveth food to many mortals. Job 36:31
In his hands he hideth the light, and commandeth it to come again. Job 36:32
He sheweth his friend concerning it, that it is his possession, and that he may come up to it. Job 36:33
He commandeth the snow to go down upon the earth, and the winter rain, and the shower of his strength. Job 37:6
Which go round about, whithersoever the will of him that governeth them shall lead them, to whatsoever he shall command them upon the face of the whole earth: Job 37:12
Whether in one tribe, or in his own land, or in what place soever of his mercy he shall command them to be found. Job 37:13
Hearken to these things, Job: Stand, and consider the wondrous works of God. Job 37:14
Dost thou know when God commanded the rains, to shew his light of his clouds? Job 37:15
Shew us what we may say to him: for we are wrapped up in darkness. Job 37:19
Cold cometh out of the north, and to God praise with fear. Job 37:22
Therefore men shall fear him, and all that seem to themselves to be wise, shall not dare to behold him. Job 37:24
Have the gates of death been opened to thee, and hast thou seen the darksome doors? Job 38:17
That thou mayst bring every thing to its own bounds, and understand the paths of the house thereof. Job 38:20
Who gave a course to violent showers, or a way for noisy thunder: Job 38:25
Shalt thou be able to join together the shining stars the Pleiades, or canst thou stop the turning about of Arcturus? Job 38:31
Canst thou bring forth the day star in its time, and make the evening star to rise upon the children of the earth? Job 38:32
Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that an abundance of waters may cover thee? Job 38:34
Canst thou send lightnings, and will they go, and will they return and say to thee: Here we are? Job 38:35
Who can declare the order of the heavens, or who can make the harmony of heaven to sleep? Job 38:37
Who provideth food for the raven, when her young ones cry to God, wandering about, because they have no meat? Job 38:41
They bow themselves to bring forth young, and they cast them, and send forth roarings. Job 39:3
Their young are weaned and go to feed: they go forth, and return not to them. Job 39:4
To whom I have given a house in the wilderness, and his dwellings in the barren land. Job 39:6
Shall the rhinoceros be willing to serve thee, or will he stay at thy crib? Job 39:9
Canst thou bind the rhinoceros with thy thong to plough, or will he break the clods of the valleys after thee? Job 39:10
Wilt thou have confidence in his great strength, and leave thy labours to him? Job 39:11
Wilt thou give strength to the horse or clothe his neck with neighing? Job 39:19
He breaketh up the earth with his hoof, he pranceth boldly, he goeth forward to meet armed men. Job 39:21
He despiseth fear, he turneth not his back to the sword. Job 39:22
Doth the hawk wax feathered by thy wisdom, spreading her wings to the south? Job 39:26
And the Lord went on, and said to Job: Job 40:1
Shall he that contendeth with God be so easily silenced? surely he that reproveth God, ought to answer him. Job 40:2
One thing I have spoken, which I wish I had not said: and another, to which I will add no more. Job 40:5
Then I will confess that thy right hand is able to save thee. Job 40:14
To him the mountains bring forth grass: there all the beasts of the field shall play. Job 40:20
Will he make many supplications to thee, or speak soft words to thee? Job 41:3
Will he make a covenant with thee, and wilt thou take him to be a servant for ever, Job 41:4
I will not spare him, nor his mighty words, and framed to make supplication. Job 41:12
One is joined to another, and not so much as any air can come between them: Job 41:16
They stick one to another and they hold one another fast, and shall not be separated. Job 41:17
The members of his flesh cleave one to another: he shall send lightnings against him, and they shall not be carried to another place. Job 41:23
When a sword shall lay at him, it shall not be able to hold, nor a spear, nor a breastplate. Job 41:26
The archer shall not put him to flight, the stones of the sling are to him like stubble. Job 41:28
As stubble will he esteem the hammer, and he will laugh him to scorn who shaketh the spear. Job 41:29
He shall make the deep sea to boil like a pot, and shall make it as when ointments boil. Job 41:31
There is no power upon earth that can be compared with him who was made to fear no one, Job 41:33
And after the Lord had spoken these words to Job, he said to Eliphaz the Themanite: My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends, because you have not spoken the thing that is right before me, as my servant Job hath. Job 42:7
Take unto you therefore seven oxen and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer for yourselves a holocaust, and my servant Job shall pray for you: his face I will accept, that folly be not imputed to you: for you have not spoken right things before me, as my servant Job hath. Job 42:8
So Eliphaz the Themanite, and Baldad the Suhite, and Sophar the Naamathite went, and did as the Lord had spoken to them, and the Lord accepted the face of Job. Job 42:9
And all his brethren came to him, and all his sisters, and all that knew him before, and they ate bread with him in his house: and bemoaned him, and comforted him upon all the evil that God had brought upon him. And every man gave him one ewe, and one earring of gold. Job 42:11
Then shall he speak to them in his anger, and trouble them in his rage. Ps. 2:5
The Lord hath said to me: Thou art my son, this day have I begotten thee. Ps. 2:7
Many say to my soul: There is no salvation for him in his God. Ps. 3:2
I have cried to the Lord with my voice: and he hath heard me from his holy hill. Ps. 3:4
¤ Give ear, O Lord, to my words, understand my cry. Ps. 5:1
Hearken to the voice of my prayer, O my King and my God. Ps. 5:2
For to thee will I pray: O Lord, in the morning thou shalt hear my voice. Ps. 5:3
Their throat is an open sepulchre: they dealt deceitfully with their tongues: judge them, O God. Let them fall from their devices: according to the multitude of their wickednesses cast them out: for they have provoked thee, O Lord. Ps. 5:10
Turn to me, O Lord, and deliver my soul: O save me for thy mercy's sake. Ps. 6:4
For there is no one in death, that is mindful of thee: and who shall confess to thee in hell? Ps. 6:5
Lest at any time he seize upon my soul like a lion, while there is no one to redeem me, nor to save. Ps. 7:2
If I have rendered to them that repaid me evils, let me deservedly fall empty before my enemies. Ps. 7:4
Let the enemy pursue my soul, and take it, and tread down my life, on the earth, and bring down my glory to the dust. Ps. 7:5
The Lord judgeth the people. Judge me, O Lord, according to my justice, and according to my innocence in me. Ps. 7:8
The wickedness of sinners shall be brought to nought; and thou shalt direct the just: the searcher of hearts and reins is God. Ps. 7:9
I will give glory to the Lord according to his justice: and will sing to the name of the Lord the most high. Ps. 7:17
¤ I will give praise to thee, O Lord, with my whole heart: I will relate all thy wonders. Ps. 9:1
I will be glad, and rejoice in thee: I will sing to thy name, O thou most high. Ps. 9:2
Sing ye to the Lord, who dwelleth in Sion: declare his ways among the Gentiles: Ps. 9:11
For the poor man shall not be forgotten to the end: the patience of the poor shall not perish for ever. Ps. 9:18
Appoint, O Lord, a lawgiver over them: that the Gentiles may know themselves to be but men. Ps. 9:20
The sinner hath provoked the Lord, according to the multitude of his wrath, he will not seek him: Ps. 10:4
For he hath said in his heart: I shall not be moved from generation to generation, and shall be without evil. Ps. 10:6
His eyes are upon the poor man: he lieth in wait, in secret, like a lion in his den. He lieth in ambush, that he may catch the poor man: to catch the poor, whilst he draweth him to him. Ps. 10:9
For he hath said in his heart: God hath forgotten, he hath turned away his face, not to see to the end. Ps. 10:11
Thou seest it, for thou considerest labour and sorrow: that thou mayst deliver them into thy hands. To thee is the poor man left: thou wilt be a helper to the orphan. Ps. 10:14
The Lord shall reign to eternity, yea, for ever and ever: ye Gentiles shall perish from his land. Ps. 10:16
To judge for the fatherless and for the humble, that man may no more presume to magnify himself upon earth. Ps. 10:18
¤ In the Lord I put my trust: how then do you say to my soul: Get thee away from hence to the mountain, like a sparrow. Ps. 11:1
For, lo, the wicked have bent their bow: they have prepared their arrows in the quiver, to shoot in the dark the upright of heart. Ps. 11:2
They have spoken vain things, every one to his neighbour: with deceitful lips, and with a double heart have they spoken. Ps. 12:2
The wicked walk round about: according to thy highness, thou hast multiplied the children of men. Ps. 12:8
I will sing to the Lord, who giveth me good things: yea, I will sing to the name of the Lord, the most high. Ps. 13:6
The Lord hath looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there be any that understand and seek God. Ps. 14:2
They are all gone aside, they are become unprofitable together: there is none that doth good: no not one. Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they acted deceitfully: the poison of asps is under their lips. Their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness; their feet are swift to shed blood. Destruction and unhappiness in their ways; and the way of peace they have not known: there is no fear of God before their eyes. Ps. 14:3
He that speaketh truth in his heart, who hath not used deceit in his tongue: Nor hath done evil to his neighbour: nor taken up a reproach against his neighbours. Ps. 15:3
In his sight the malignant is brought to nothing: but he glorifieth them that fear the Lord. He that sweareth to his neighbour, and deceiveth not; Ps. 15:4
He that hath not put out his money to usury, nortaken bribes against the innocent: He that doth these things, shall not be moved for ever. Ps. 15:5
I have said to the Lord, thou art my God, for thou hast no need of my goods. Ps. 16:2
To the saints, who are in his land, he hath made wonderful all my desires in them. Ps. 16:3
The Lord is the portion of my inheritance and of my cup: it is thou that wilt restore my inheritance to me. Ps. 16:5
The lines are fallen unto me in goodly places: for my inheritance is goodly to me. Ps. 16:6
Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; nor wilt thou give thy holy one to see corruption. Ps. 16:10
Thou hast made known to me the ways of life, thou shalt fill me with joy with thy countenance: at thy right hand are delights even to the end. Ps. 16:11
¤ Hear, O Lord, my justice: attend to my supplication. Give ear unto my prayer, which proceedeth not from deceitful lips. Ps. 17:1
I have cried to thee, for thou, O God, hast heard me: O incline thy ear unto me, and hear my words. Ps. 17:6
They have cast me forth, and now they have surrounded me: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth. Ps. 17:11
From the enemies of thy hand. O Lord, divide them from the few of the earth in their life: their belly is filled from thy hidden stores. They are full of children: and they have left to their little ones the rest of their substance. Ps. 17:14
In my affliction I called upon the Lord, and I cried to my God: And he heard my voice from his holy temple: and my cry before him came into his ears. Ps. 18:6
And the Lord will reward me according to my justice; and will repay me according to the cleanness of my hands: Ps. 18:20
And the Lord will reward me according to my justice: and according to the cleanness of my hands before his eyes. Ps. 18:24
Who teacheth my hands to war: and thou hast made my arms like a brazen bow. Ps. 18:34
I will break them, and they shall not be able to stand: they shall fall under my feet. Ps. 18:38
They cried, but there was none to save them, to the Lord: but he heard them not. Ps. 18:41
And I shall beat them as small as the dust before the wind; I shall bring them to nought, like the dirt in the streets. Ps. 18:42
The children that are strangers have lied to me, strange children have faded away, and have halted from their paths. Ps. 18:45
Therefore will I give glory to thee, O Lord, among the nations, and I will sing a psalm to thy name. Ps. 18:49
Giving great deliverance to his king, and shewing mercy to David, his anointed: and to his seed for ever. Ps. 18:50
Day to day uttereth speech, and night to night sheweth knowledge. Ps. 19:2
He hath set his tabernacle in the sun: and he as a bridegroom coming out of his bridechamber, Hath rejoiced as a giant to run the way: Ps. 19:5
His going out is from the end of heaven, And his circuit even to the end thereof: and there is no one that can hide himself from his heat. Ps. 19:6
The law of the Lord is unspotted, converting souls: the testimony of the Lord is faithful, giving wisdom to little ones. Ps. 19:7
More to be desired than gold and many precious stones: and sweeter than honey and the honeycomb. Ps. 19:10
May he give thee according to thy own heart; and confirm all thy counsels. Ps. 20:4
For thou shalt give him to be a blessing for ever and ever: thou shalt make him joyful in gladness with thy countenance. Ps. 21:6
For they have intended evils against thee: they have devised counsels which they have not been able to establish. Ps. 21:11
They cried to thee, and they were saved: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded. Ps. 22:5
All they that saw me have laughed me to scorn: they have spoken with the lips, and wagged the head. Ps. 22:7
Depart not from me. For tribulation is very near: for there is none to help me. Ps. 22:11
My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue hath cleaved to my jaws: and thou hast brought me down into the dust of death. Ps. 22:15
But thou, O Lord, remove not thy help to a distance from me; look towards my defence. Ps. 22:19
I will declare thy name to my brethren: in the midst of the church will I praise thee. Ps. 22:22
Let all the seed of Israel fear him: because he hath not slighted nor despised the supplication of the poor man. Neither hath he turned away his face from me: and when I cried to him he heard me. Ps. 22:24
All the ends of the earth shall remember, and shall be converted to the Lord: And all the kindreds of the Gentiles shall adore in his sight. Ps. 22:27
All the fat ones of the earth have eaten and have adored: all they that go down to the earth shall fall before him. Ps. 22:29
And to him my soul shall live: and my seed shall serve him. Ps. 22:30
There shall be declared to the Lord a generation to come: and the heavens shall shew forth his justice to a people that shall be born, which the Lord hath made. Ps. 22:31
The innocent in hands, and clean of heart, who hath not taken his soul in vain, nor sworn deceitfully to his neighbour. Ps. 24:4
¤ To thee, O Lord, have I lifted up my soul. Ps. 25:1
Let all them be confounded that act unjust things without cause. Shew, O Lord, thy ways to me, and teach me thy paths. Ps. 25:4
The sins of my youth and my ignorances do not remember. According to thy mercy remember thou me: for thy goodness' sake, O Lord. Ps. 25:7
The Lord is sweet and righteous: therefore he will give a law to sinners in the way. Ps. 25:8
All the ways of the Lord are mercy and truth, to them that seek after his covenant and his testimonies. Ps. 25:10
The Lord is a firmament to them that fear him: and his covenant shall be made manifest to them. Ps. 25:14
The innocent and the upright have adhered to me: because I have waited on thee. Ps. 25:21
Whilst the wicked draw near against me, to eat my flesh. My enemies that trouble me, have themselves been weakened, and have fallen. Ps. 27:2
He hath exalted me upon a rock: and now he hath lifted up my head above my enemies. I have gone round, and have offered up in his tabernacle a sacrifice of jubilation: I will sing, and recite a psalm to the Lord. Ps. 27:6
Hear, O Lord, my voice, with which I have cried to thee: have mercy on me and hear me. Ps. 27:7
My heart hath said to thee: My face hath sought thee: thy face, O Lord, will I still seek. Ps. 27:8
Deliver me not over to the will of them that trouble me; for unjust witnesses have risen up against me; and iniquity hath lied to itself. Ps. 27:12
I believe to see the good things of the Lord in the land of the living. Ps. 27:13
¤ Unto thee will I cry, O Lord: O my God, be not thou silent to me: lest if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit. Ps. 28:1
Hear, O Lord, the voice of my supplication, when I pray to thee; when I lift up my hands to thy holy temple. Ps. 28:2
Give them according to their works, and according to the wickedness of their inventions. According to the works of their hands give thou to them: render to them their reward. Ps. 28:4
The Lord is my helper and my protector: in him hath my heart confided, and I have been helped. And my flesh hath flourished again, and with my will I will give praise to him. Ps. 28:7
¤ Bring to the Lord, O ye children of God: bring to the Lord the offspring of rams. Ps. 29:1
Bring to the Lord glory and honour: bring to the Lord glory to his name: adore ye the Lord in his holy court. Ps. 29:2
And shall reduce them to pieces, as a calf of Libanus, and as the beloved son of unicorns. Ps. 29:6
The Lord maketh the flood to dwell: and the Lord shall sit king for ever. Ps. 29:10
The Lord will give strength to his people: the Lord will bless his people with peace. Ps. 29:11
¤ I will extol thee, O Lord, for thou hast upheld me: and hast not made my enemies to rejoice over me. Ps. 30:1
O Lord my God, I have cried to thee, and thou hast healed me. Ps. 30:2
Sing to the Lord, O ye his saints: and give praise to the memory of his holiness. Ps. 30:4
O Lord, in thy favour, thou gavest strength to my beauty. Thou turnedst away thy face from me, and I became troubled. Ps. 30:7
To thee, O Lord, will I cry: and I will make supplication to my God. Ps. 30:8
What profit is there in my blood, whilst I go down to corruption? Shall dust confess to thee, or declare thy truth? Ps. 30:9
To the end that my glory may sing to thee, and I may not regret: O Lord my God, I will give praise to thee for ever. Ps. 30:12
Bow down thy ear to me: make haste to deliver me. Be thou unto me a God, a protector, and a house of refuge, to save me. Ps. 31:2
Thou hast hated them that regard vanities, to no purpose. But I have hoped in the Lord: Ps. 31:6
I am become a reproach among all my enemies, and very much to my neighbours; and a fear to my acquaintance. They that saw me without fled from me. Ps. 31:11
For I have heard the blame of many that dwell round about. While they assembled together against me, they consulted to take away my life. Ps. 31:13
Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; save me in thy mercy. Ps. 31:16
Let me not be confounded, O Lord, for I have called upon thee. Let the wicked be ashamed, and be brought down to hell. Ps. 31:17
Blessed be the Lord, for he hath shewn his wonderful mercy to me in a fortified city. Ps. 31:21
But I said in the excess of my mind: I am cast away from before thy eyes. Therefore thou hast heard the voice of my prayer, when I cried to thee. Ps. 31:22
Blessed is the man to whom the Lord hath not imputed sin, and in whose spirit there is no guile. Ps. 32:2
I have acknowledged my sin to thee, and my injustice I have not concealed. I said I will confess against my self my injustice to the Lord: and thou hast forgiven the wickedness of my sin. Ps. 32:5
For this shall every one that is holy pray to thee in a seasonable time. And yet in a flood of many waters, they shall not come nigh unto him. Ps. 32:6
Give praise to the Lord on the harp; sing to him with the psaltery, the instrument of ten strings. Ps. 33:2
Sing to him a new canticle, sing well unto him with a loud noise. Ps. 33:3
The Lord bringeth to nought the counsels of nations; and he rejecteth the devices of people, and casteth away the counsels of princes. Ps. 33:10
But the counsel of the Lord standeth for ever: the thoughts of his heart to all generations. Ps. 33:11
To deliver their souls from death; and feed them in famine. Ps. 33:19
Come ye to him and be enlightened: and your faces shall not be confounded. Ps. 34:5
Fear the Lord, all ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him. Ps. 34:9
Come, children, hearken to me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord. Ps. 34:11
Who is the man that desireth life: who loveth to see good days? Ps. 34:12
But the countenance of the Lord is against them that do evil things: to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. Ps. 34:16
Take hold of arms and shield: and rise up to help me. Ps. 35:2
Bring out the sword, and shut up the way against them that persecute me: say to my soul: I am thy salvation. Ps. 35:3
All my bones shall say: Lord, who is like to thee? Who deliverest the poor from the hand of them that are stronger than he; the needy and the poor from them that strip him. Ps. 35:10
They repaid me evil for good: to the depriving me of my soul. Ps. 35:12
But as for me, when they were troublesome to me, I was clothed with haircloth. I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer shall be turned into my bosom. Ps. 35:13
I will give thanks to thee in a great church; I will praise thee in a strong people. Ps. 35:18
For they spoke indeed peaceably to me; and speaking in the anger of the earth they devised guile. Ps. 35:20
Arise, and be attentive to my judgment: to my cause, my God, and my Lord. Ps. 35:23
Judge me, O Lord my God according to thy justice, and let them not rejoice over me. Ps. 35:24
Let them not say in their hearts: It is well, it is well, to our mind: neither let them say: We have swallowed him up. Ps. 35:25
O Lord, thy mercy is in heaven, and thy truth reacheth even to the clouds. Ps. 36:5
Extend thy mercy to them that know thee, and thy justice to them that are right in heart. Ps. 36:10
Let not the foot of pride come to me, and let not the hand of the sinner move me. Ps. 36:11
Commit thy way to the Lord, and trust in him, and he will do it. Ps. 37:5
Be subject to the Lord and pray to him. Envy not the man who prospereth in his way; the man who doth unjust things. Ps. 37:7
Cease from anger, and leave rage; have no emulation to do evil. Ps. 37:8
The wicked have drawn out the sword: they have bent their bow. To cast down the poor and needy, to kill the upright of heart. Ps. 37:14
Better is a little to the just, than the great riches of the wicked. Ps. 37:16
Because the wicked shall perish. And the enemies of the Lord, presently after they shall be honoured and exalted, shall come to nothing and vanish like smoke. Ps. 37:20
The wicked watcheth the just man, and seeketh to put him to death, Ps. 37:32
Expect the Lord and keep his way: and he will exalt thee to inherit the land: when the sinners shall perish thou shalt see. Ps. 37:34
I am become miserable, and am bowed down even to the end: I walked sorrowful all the day long. Ps. 38:6
And they that sought my soul used violence. And they that sought evils to me spoke vain things, and studied deceits all the day long. Ps. 38:12
¤ I said: I will take heed to my ways: that I sin not with my tongue. I have set a guard to my mouth, when the sinner stood against me. Ps. 39:1
I spoke with my tongue: O Lord, make me know my end. And what is the number of my days: that I may know what is wanting to me. Ps. 39:4
Deliver thou me from all my iniquities: thou hast made me a reproach to the fool. Ps. 39:8
Thou hast corrected man for iniquity. And thou hast made his soul to waste away like a spider: surely in vain is any man disquieted. Ps. 39:11
Hear my prayer, O Lord, and my supplication: give ear to my tears. Be not silent: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner as all my fathers were. Ps. 39:12
¤ With expectation I have waited for the Lord, and he was attentive to me. Ps. 40:1
And he put a new canticle into my mouth, a song to our God. Many shall see, and shall fear: and they shall hope in the Lord. Ps. 40:3
Blessed is the man whose trust is in the name of the Lord; and who hath not had regard to vanities, and lying follies. Ps. 40:4
Thou hast multiplied thy wonderful works, O Lord my God: and in thy thoughts there is no one like to thee. I have declared and I have spoken they are multiplied above number. Ps. 40:5
For evils without number have surrounded me; my iniquities have overtaken me, and I was not able to see. They are multiplied above the hairs of my head: and my heart hath forsaken me. Ps. 40:12
Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me, look down, O Lord, to help me. Ps. 40:13
Let them be confounded and ashamed together, that seek after my soul to take it away. Let them be turned backward and be ashamed that desire evils to me. Ps. 40:14
Let them immediately bear their confusion, that say to me: 'T is well, 't is well. Ps. 40:15
The Lord preserve him and give him life, and make him blessed upon the earth: and deliver him not up to the will of his enemies. Ps. 41:2
I said: O Lord, be thou merciful to me: heal my soul, for I have sinned against thee. Ps. 41:4
And if he came in to see me, he spoke vain things: his heart gathered together iniquity to itself. He went out and spoke to the same purpose. Ps. 41:6
All my enemies whispered together against me: they devised evils to me. Ps. 41:7
Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel from eternity to eternity. So be it. So be it. Ps. 41:13
My tears have been my bread day and night, whilst it is said to me daily: Where is thy God? Ps. 42:3
These things I remembered, and poured out my soul in me: for I shall go over into the place of the wonderful tabernacle, even to the house of God: With the voice of joy and praise; the noise of one feasting. Ps. 42:4
Why art thou sad, O my soul? and why dost thou trouble me? Hope in God, for I will still give praise to him: the salvation of my countenance, Ps. 42:5
In the daytime the Lord hath commanded his mercy; and a canticle to him in the night. With me is prayer to the God of my life. Ps. 42:8
I will say to God: Thou art my support. Why hast thou forgotten me? and why go I mourning, whilst my enemy afflicteth me? Ps. 42:9
Whilst my bones are broken, my enemies who trouble me have reproached me; Whilst they say to me day by day: Where is thy God? Ps. 42:10
Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why dost thou disquiet me? Hope thou in God, for I will still give praise to him: the salvation of my countenance, and my God. Ps. 42:11
And I will go in to the altar of God: to God who giveth joy to my youth. To thee, O God my God, I will give praise upon the harp: Ps. 43:4
why art thou sad, O my soul? and why dost thou disquiet me? Hope in God, for I will still give praise to him: the salvation of my countenance, and my God. Ps. 43:5
¤ We have heard, O God, with our ears: our fathers have declared to us, The work thou hast wrought in their days, and in the days of old. Ps. 44:1
But thou hast saved us from them that afflict us: and hast put them to shame that hate us. Ps. 44:7
But now thou hast cast us off, and put us to shame: and thou , O God, wilt not go out with our armies. Ps. 44:9
Thou hast made us turn our back to our enemies: and they that hated us plundered for themselves. Ps. 44:10
Thou hast given us up like sheep to be eaten: thou hast scattered us among the nations. Ps. 44:11
Thou hast made us a reproach to our neighbours, a scoff and derision to them that are round about us. Ps. 44:13
If we have forgotten the name of our God, and if we have spread forth our hands to a strange god: Ps. 44:20
Arise, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, and cast us not off to the end. Ps. 44:23
For our soul is humbled down to the dust: our belly cleaveth to the earth. Ps. 44:25
¤ My heart hath uttered a good word: I speak my works to the king: My tongue is the pen of a scrivener that writeth swiftly. Ps. 45:1
Clothed round about with varieties. After her shall virgins be brought to the king: her neighbours shall be brought to thee. Ps. 45:14
Instead of thy fathers, sons are born to thee: thou shalt make them princes over all the earth. Ps. 45:16
Making wars to cease even to the end of the earth. He shall destroy the bow, and break the weapons: and the shield he shall burn in the fire. Ps. 46:9
Sing praises to our God, sing ye: sing praises to our king, sing ye. Ps. 47:6
¤ Great is the Lord, and exceedingly to be praised in the city of our God, in his holy mountain. Ps. 48:1
According to thy name, O God, so also is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of justice. Ps. 48:10
I will incline my ear to a parable; I will open my proposition on the psaltery. Ps. 49:4
No brother can redeem, nor shall man redeem: he shall not give to God his ransom, Ps. 49:7
He shall not see destruction, when he shall see the wise dying: the senseless and the fool shall perish together: And they shall leave their riches to strangers: Ps. 49:10
And their sepulchres shall be their houses for ever. Their dwelling places to all generations: they have called their lands by their names. Ps. 49:11
And man when he was in honour did not understand; he is compared to senseless beasts, and is become like to them. Ps. 49:12
This way of theirs is a stumblingblock to them: and afterwards they shall delight in their mouth. Ps. 49:13
For in his lifetime his soul will be blessed: and he will praise thee when thou shalt do well to him. Ps. 49:18
He shall go in to the generations of his fathers: and he shall never see light. Ps. 49:19
Man when he was in honour did not understand: he hath been compared to senseless beasts, and made like to them. Ps. 49:20
¤ The God of gods, the Lord hath spoken: and he hath called the earth. From the rising of the sun, to the going down thereof: Ps. 50:1
He shall call heaven from above, and the earth, to judge his people. Ps. 50:4
Gather ye together his saints to him: who set his covenant before sacrifices. Ps. 50:5
Hear, O my people, and I will speak: O Israel, and I will testify to thee: I am God, thy God. Ps. 50:7
Offer to God the sacrifice of praise: and pay thy vows to the most High. Ps. 50:14
But to the sinner God hath said: Why dost thou declare my justices, and take my covenant in thy mouth? Ps. 50:16
These things hast thou done, and I was silent. Thou thoughtest unjustly that I should be like to thee: but I will reprove thee, and set before thy face. Ps. 50:21
Understand these things, you that forget God; lest he snatch you away, and there be none to deliver you. Ps. 50:22
¤ Have mercy on me, O God, according to thy great mercy. And according to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my iniquity. Ps. 51:1
To thee only have I sinned, and have done evil before thee: that thou mayst be justified in thy words, and mayst overcome when thou art judged. Ps. 51:4
For behold thou hast loved truth: the uncertain and hidden things of thy wisdom thou hast made manifest to me. Ps. 51:6
To my hearing thou shalt give joy and gladness: and the bones that have been humbled shall rejoice. Ps. 51:8
I will teach the unjust thy ways: and the wicked shall be converted to thee. Ps. 51:13
A sacrifice to God is an afflicted spirit: a contrite and humbled heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. Ps. 51:17
Thou hast loved malice more than goodness: and iniquity rather than to speak righteousness. Ps. 52:3
God looked down from heaven on the children of men: to see if there were any that did understand, or did seek God. Ps. 53:2
O God, hear my prayer: give ear to the words of my mouth. Ps. 54:2
I will freely sacrifice to thee, and will give praise, O God, to thy name: because it is good: Ps. 54:6
Be attentive to me and hear me. I am grieved in my exercise; and am troubled, Ps. 55:2
At the voice of the enemy, and at the tribulation of the sinner. For they have cast iniquities upon me: and in wrath they were troublesome to me. Ps. 55:3
But I have cried to God: and the Lord will save me. Ps. 55:16
He shall redeem my soul in peace from them that draw near to me: for among many they were with me. Ps. 55:18
He hath stretched forth his hand to repay. They have defiled his covenant, Ps. 55:20
Cast thy care upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall not suffer the just to waver for ever. Ps. 55:22
I have declared to thee my life: thou hast set my tears in thy sight, As also in thy promise. Ps. 56:8
In God have I hoped, I will not fear what man can do to me. Ps. 56:11
In me, O God, are vows to thee, which I will pay, praises to thee: Ps. 56:12
I will cry to God the most high; to God who hath done good to me. Ps. 57:2
I will give praise to thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing a psalm to thee among the nations. Ps. 57:9
For thy mercy is magnified even to the heavens: and thy truth unto the clouds. Ps. 57:10
Their madness is according to the likeness of a serpent: like the deaf asp that stoppeth her ears: Ps. 58:4
They shall come to nothing, like water running down; he hath bent his bow till they be weakened. Ps. 58:7
And man shall say: If indeed there be fruit to the just: there is indeed a God that judgeth them on the earth. Ps. 58:11
Rise up thou to meet me, and behold: even thou, O Lord, the God of hosts, the God of Israel. Attend to visit all the nations: have no mercy on all them that work iniquity. Ps. 59:5
But thou, O Lord, shalt laugh at them: thou shalt bring all the nations to nothing. Ps. 59:8
I will keep my strength to thee: for thou art my protector: Ps. 59:9
They shall be scattered abroad to eat, and shall murmur if they be not filled. Ps. 59:15
Thou hast given a warning to them that fear thee: that they may flee from before the bow: That thy beloved may be delivered. Ps. 60:4
Moab is the pot of my hope. Into Edom will I stretch out my shoe: to me the foreigners are made subject. Ps. 60:8
Through God we shall do mightily: and he shall bring to nothing them that afflict us. Ps. 60:12
¤ Hear, O God, my supplication: be attentive to my prayer. Ps. 61:1
To thee have I cried from the ends of the earth: when my heart was in anguish, thou hast exalted me on a rock. Thou hast conducted me; Ps. 61:2
For thou, my God, hast heard my prayer: thou hast given an inheritance to them that fear thy name. Ps. 61:5
Thou wilt add days to the days of the king: his years even to generation and generation. Ps. 61:6
So will I sing a psalm to thy name for ever and ever: that I may pay my vows from day to day. Ps. 61:8
¤ Shall not my soul be subject to God? for from him is my salvation. Ps. 62:1
But they have thought to cast away my price; I ran in thirst: they blessed with their mouth, but cursed with their heart. Ps. 62:4
But be thou, O my soul, subject to God: for from him is my patience. Ps. 62:5
God hath spoken once, these two things have I heard, that power belongeth to God, Ps. 62:11
And mercy to thee, O Lord; for thou wilt render to every man according to his works. Ps. 62:12
¤ O God, my God, to thee do I watch at break of day. For thee my soul hath thirsted; for thee my flesh, O how many ways! Ps. 63:1
In a desert land, and where there is no way, and no water: so in the sanctuary have I come before thee, to see thy power and thy glory. Ps. 63:2
My soul hath stuck close to thee: thy right hand hath received me. Ps. 63:8
¤ Hear O God, my prayer, when I make supplication to thee: deliver my soul from the fear of the enemy. Ps. 64:1
To shoot in secret the undefiled. Ps. 64:4
They have searched after iniquities: they have failed in their search. Man shall come to a deep heart: Ps. 64:6
¤ A hymn, O God, becometh thee in Sion: and a vow shall be paid to thee in Jerusalem. Ps. 65:1
O hear my prayer: all flesh shall come to thee. Ps. 65:2
Blessed is he whom thou hast chosen and taken to thee: he shall dwell in thy courts. We shall be filled with the good things of thy house; holy is thy temple, Ps. 65:4
And they that dwell in the uttermost borders shall be afraid at thy signs: thou shalt make the outgoings of the morning and of the evening to be joyful. Ps. 65:8
¤ Shout with joy to God, all the earth, Ps. 66:1
Sing ye a psalm to his name; give glory to his praise. Ps. 66:2
Say unto God, How terrible are thy works, O Lord! in the multitude of thy strength thy enemies shall lie to thee. Ps. 66:3
Let all the earth adore thee, and sing to thee: let it sing a psalm to thy name. Ps. 66:4
O bless our God, ye Gentiles: and make the voice of his praise to be heard. Ps. 66:8
Who hath set my soul to live: and hath not suffered my feet to be moved: Ps. 66:9
I will offer up to thee holocausts full of marrow, with burnt offerings of rams: I will offer to thee bullocks with goats. Ps. 66:15
I cried to him with my mouth: and I extolled him with my tongue. Ps. 66:17
Therefore hath God heard me, and hath attended to the voice of my supplication. Ps. 66:19
¤ May God have mercy on us, and bless us: may he cause the light of his countenance to shine upon us, and may he have mercy on us. Ps. 67:1
Let people confess to thee, O God: let all people give praise to thee. Ps. 67:3
Let the people, O God, confess to thee: let all the people give praise to thee: Ps. 67:5
Sing ye to God, sing a psalm to his name, make a way for him who ascendeth upon the west: the Lord is his name. Rejoice ye before him: but the wicked shall be troubled at his presence, Ps. 68:4
God who maketh men of one manner to dwell in a house: Who bringeth out them that were bound in strength; in like manner them that provoke, that dwell in sepulchres. Ps. 68:6
The Lord shall give the word to them that preach good tidings with great power. Ps. 68:11
Why suspect, ye curdled mountains? A mountain in which God is well pleased to dwell: for there the Lord shall dwell unto the end. Ps. 68:16
Blessed be the Lord day by day: the God of our salvation will make our journey prosperous to us. Ps. 68:19
From thy temple in Jerusalem, kings shall offer presents to thee. Ps. 68:29
Rebuke the wild beasts of the reeds, the congregation of bulls with the kine of the people; who seek to exclude them who are tried with silver. Scatter thou the nations that delight in wars: Ps. 68:30
Ambassadors shall come out of Egypt: Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands to God. Ps. 68:31
Sing to God, ye kingdoms of the earth: sing ye to the Lord: Sing ye to God, Ps. 68:32
Who mounteth above the heaven of heavens, to the east. Behold he will give to his voice the voice of power: Ps. 68:33
Give ye glory to God for Israel, his magnificence, and his power is in the clouds. Ps. 68:34
God is wonderful in his saints: the God of Israel is he who will give power and strength to his people. Blessed be God. Ps. 68:35
I am become a stranger to my brethren, and an alien to the sons of my mother. Ps. 69:8
And I covered my soul in fasting: and it was made a reproach to me. Ps. 69:10
And I made haircloth my garment: and I became a byword to them. Ps. 69:11
But as for me, my prayer is to thee, O Lord; for the time of thy good pleasure, O God. In the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salvation. Ps. 69:13
Hear me, O Lord, for thy mercy is kind; look upon me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies. Ps. 69:16
Attend to my soul, and deliver it: save me because of my enemies. Ps. 69:18
And they gave me gall for my food, and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink. Ps. 69:21
Let their habitation be made desolate: and let there be none to dwell in their tabernacles. Ps. 69:25
Because they have persecuted him whom thou hast smitten; and they have added to the grief of my wounds. Ps. 69:26
¤ O God, come to my assistance; O Lord, make haste to help me. Ps. 70:1
Let them be turned backward, and blush for shame that desire evils to me: Let them be presently turned away blushing for shame that say to me: 'Tis well, 'tis well. Ps. 70:3
¤ In thee, O Lord, I have hoped, let me never be put to confusion: Ps. 71:1
Saying: God hath forsaken him: pursue and take him, for there is none to deliver him. Ps. 71:11
O God, be not thou far from me: O my God, make haste to my help. Ps. 71:12
Let them be confounded and come to nothing that detract my soul; let them be covered with confusion and shame that seek my hurt. Ps. 71:13
But I will always hope; and will add to all thy praise. Ps. 71:14
And unto old age and grey hairs: O God, forsake me not, Until I shew forth thy arm to all the generation that is to come: Thy power, Ps. 71:18
And thy justice, O God, even to the highest great things thou hast done: O God, who is like to thee? Ps. 71:19
How great troubles hast thou shewn me, many and grievous: and turning thou hast brought me to life, and hast brought me back again from the depths of the earth: Ps. 71:20
Thou hast multiplied thy magnificence; and turning to me thou hast comforted me. Ps. 71:21
For I will also confess to thee thy truth with the instruments of psaltery: O God, I will sing to thee with the harp, thou holy one of Israel. Ps. 71:22
My lips shall greatly rejoice, when I shall sing to thee; and my soul which thou hast redeemed. Ps. 71:23
Yea and my tongue shall meditate on thy justice all the day; when they shall be confounded and put to shame that seek evils to me. Ps. 71:24
¤ Give to the king thy judgment, O God, and to the king's son thy justice: Ps. 72:1
To judge thy people with justice, and thy poor with judgment. Ps. 72:2
And he shall rule from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth. Ps. 72:8
And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Arabia, for him they shall always adore: they shall bless him all the day. Ps. 72:15
¤ How good is God to Israel, to them that are of a right heart! Ps. 73:1
For there is no regard to their death, nor is there strength in their stripes. Ps. 73:4
But indeed for deceits thou hast put it to them: when they were lifted up thou hast cast them down. Ps. 73:18
How are they brought to desolation? they have suddenly ceased to be: they have perished by reason of their iniquity. Ps. 73:19
As the dream of them that awake, O Lord; so in thy city thou shalt bring their image to nothing. Ps. 73:20
And I am brought to nothing, and I knew not. Ps. 73:22
For behold they that go far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that are disloyal to thee. Ps. 73:27
But it is good for me to adhere to my God, to put my hope in the Lord God: That I may declare all thy praises, in the gates of the daughter of Sion. Ps. 73:28
They have set fire to thy sanctuary: they have defiled the dwelling place of thy name on the earth. Ps. 74:7
How long, O God, shall the enemy reproach: is the adversary to provoke thy name for ever? Ps. 74:10
Thou hast broken the heads of the dragon: thou hast given him to be meat for the people of the Ethiopians. Ps. 74:14
Deliver not up to beasts the souls that confess to thee: and forget not to the end the souls of thy poor. Ps. 74:19
Have regard to thy covenant: for they that are the obscure of the earth have been filled with dwellings of iniquity. Ps. 74:20
I said to the wicked: Do not act wickedly: and to the sinners: Lift not up the horn. Ps. 75:4
For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup of strong wine full of mixture. And he hath poured it out from this to that: but the dregs thereof are not emptied: all the sinners of the earth shall drink. Ps. 75:8
But I will declare for ever: I will sing to the God of Jacob. Ps. 75:9
Thou hast caused judgment to be heard from heaven: the earth trembled and was still, Ps. 76:8
When God arose in judgment, to save all the meek of the earth. Ps. 76:9
For the thought of man shall give praise to thee: and the remainders of the thought shall keep holiday to thee. Ps. 76:10
Vow ye, and pay to the Lord your God: all you that are round about him bring presents. To him that is terrible, Ps. 76:11
Even to him who taketh away the spirit of princes: to the terrible with the kings of the earth. Ps. 76:12
¤ I cried to the Lord with my voice; to God with my voice, and he gave ear to me. Ps. 77:1
In the day of my trouble I sought God, with my hands lifted up to him in the night, and I was not deceived. My soul refused to be comforted: Ps. 77:2
Or will he cut off his mercy for ever, from generation to generation? Ps. 77:8
Or will God forget to shew mercy? or will he in his anger shut up his mercies? Ps. 77:9
¤ Attend, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth. Ps. 78:1
And he set up a testimony in Jacob: and made a law in Israel. How great things he commanded our fathers, that they should make the same known to their children: Ps. 78:5
That another generation might know them. The children that should be born and should rise up, and declare them to their children. Ps. 78:6
That they may not become like their fathers, a perverse and exasperating generation. A generation that set not their heart aright: and whose spirit was not faithful to God. Ps. 78:8
He divided the sea and brought them through: and he made the waters to stand as in a vessel. Ps. 78:13
He struck the rock in the wilderness: and gave them to drink, as out of the great deep. Ps. 78:15
And they added yet more sin against him: they provoked the most High to wrath in the place without water. Ps. 78:17
And had rained down manna upon them to eat, and had given them the bread of heaven. Ps. 78:24
When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned, and came to him early in the morning. Ps. 78:34
How often did they provoke him in the desert: and move him to wrath in the place without water? Ps. 78:40
And he gave up their fruits to the blast, and their labours to the locust. Ps. 78:46
And he gave up their cattle to the hail, and their stock to the fire. Ps. 78:48
He made a way for a path to his anger: he spared not their souls from death, and their cattle he shut up in death. Ps. 78:50
And he brought them into the mountain of his sanctuary: the mountain which his right hand had purchased. And he cast out the Gentiles before them: and by lot divided to them their land by a line of distribution. Ps. 78:54
And he made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tabernacles. Ps. 78:55
They provoked him to anger on their hills: and moved him to jealousy with their graven things. Ps. 78:58
God heard, and despised them, and he reduced Israel exceedingly as it were to nothing. Ps. 78:59
And he smote his enemies on the hinder parts: he put them to an everlasting reproach. Ps. 78:66
To feed Jacob his servant and Israel his inheritance. Ps. 78:71
¤ O God, the heathens are come into thy inheritance, they have defiled thy holy temple: they have made Jerusalem as a place to keep fruit. Ps. 79:1
They have given the dead bodies of thy servants to be meat for the fowls of the air: the flesh of thy saints for the beasts of the earth. Ps. 79:2
They have poured out their blood as water, round about Jerusalem and there was none to bury them. Ps. 79:3
We are become a reproach to our neighbours: a scorn and derision to them that are round about us. Ps. 79:4
Let the sighing of the prisoners come in before thee. According to the greatness of thy arm, take possession of the children of them that have been put to death. Ps. 79:11
And render to our neighbours sevenfold in their bosom: the reproach wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord. Ps. 79:12
But we thy people, and the sheep of thy pasture, will give thanks to thee for ever. We will shew forth thy praise, unto generation and generation. Ps. 79:13
Before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasses. Stir up thy might, and come to save us. Ps. 80:2
Thou hast made us to be a contradiction to our neighbours: and our enemies have scoffed at us. Ps. 80:6
¤ Rejoice to God our helper: sing aloud to the God of Jacob. Ps. 81:1
For it is a commandment in Israel, and a judgment to the God of Jacob. Ps. 81:4
Hear, O my people, and I will testify to thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hearken to me, Ps. 81:8
But my people heard not my voice: and Israel hearkened not to me. Ps. 81:11
So I let them go according to the desires of their heart: they shall walk in their own inventions. Ps. 81:12
The enemies of the Lord have lied to him: and their time shall be for ever. Ps. 81:15
Judge for the needy and fatherless: do justice to the humble and the poor. Ps. 82:3
¤ O God, who shall be like to thee? hold not thy peace, neither be thou still, O God. Ps. 83:1
Yea, and the Assyrian also is joined with them: they are come to the aid of the sons of Lot. Ps. 83:8
Do to them as thou didst to Madian and to Sisara: as to Jabin at the brook of Cisson. Ps. 83:9
Blessed is the man whose help is from thee: in his heart he hath disposed to ascend by steps, Ps. 84:5
For the lawgiver shall give a blessing, they shall go from virtue to virtue: the God of gods shall be seen in Sion. Ps. 84:7
For better is one day in thy courts above thousands. I have chosen to be an abject in the house of my God, rather than to dwell in the tabernacles of sinners. Ps. 84:10
Wilt thou be angry with us for ever: or wilt thou extend thy wrath from generation to generation? Ps. 85:5
Thou wilt turn, O God, and bring us to life: and thy people shall rejoice in thee. Ps. 85:6
I will hear what the Lord God will speak in me: for he will speak peace unto his people: And unto his saints: and unto them that are converted to the heart. Ps. 85:8
Surely his salvation is near to them that fear him : that glory may dwell in our land. Ps. 85:9
Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I have cried to thee all the day. Ps. 86:3
Give joy to the soul of thy servant, for to thee, O Lord, I have lifted up my soul. Ps. 86:4
For thou, O Lord, art sweet and mild: and plenteous in mercy to all that call upon thee. Ps. 86:5
Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer: and attend to the voice of my petition. Ps. 86:6
There is none among the gods like unto thee, O Lord: and there is none according to thy works. Ps. 86:8
O look upon me, and have mercy on me: give thy command to thy servant, and save the son of thy handmaid. Ps. 86:16
Let my prayer come in before thee: incline thy ear to my petition. Ps. 88:2
For my soul is filled with evils: and my life hath drawn nigh to hell. Ps. 88:3
I am counted among them that go down to the pit: I am become as a man without help, Ps. 88:4
Thou hast put away my acquaintance far from me: they have set me an abomination to themselves. I was delivered up, and came not forth: Ps. 88:8
My eyes languished through poverty. All the day I cried to thee, O Lord: I stretched out my hands to thee. Ps. 88:9
Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? or shall physicians raise to life, and give praise to thee? Ps. 88:10
But I, O Lord, have cried to thee: and in the morning my prayer shall prevent thee. Ps. 88:13
¤ The mercies of the Lord I will sing for ever. I will shew forth thy truth with my mouth to generation and generation. Ps. 89:1
I have made a covenant with my elect: I have sworn to David my servant: Ps. 89:3
For who in the clouds can be compared to the Lord: or who among the sons of God shall be like to God? Ps. 89:6
O Lord God of hosts, who is like to thee? thou art mighty, O Lord, and thy truth is round about thee. Ps. 89:8
Then thou spokest in a vision to thy saints, and saidst: I have laid help upon one that is mighty, and have exalted one chosen out of my people. Ps. 89:19
The enemy shall have no advantage over him: nor the son of iniquity have power to hurt him. Ps. 89:22
And I will cut down his enemies before his face; and them that hate him I will put to flight. Ps. 89:23
He shall cry out to me: Thou art my father: my God, and the support of my salvation. Ps. 89:26
I will keep my mercy for him for ever: and my covenant faithful to him. Ps. 89:28
And I will make his seed to endure for evermore: and his throne as the days of heaven. Ps. 89:29
But my mercy I will not take away from him: nor will I suffer my truth to fail. Ps. 89:33
All that pass by the way have robbed him: he is become a reproach to his neighbours. Ps. 89:41
Thou hast set up the right hand of them that oppress him: thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice. Ps. 89:42
Thou hast made his purification to cease: and thou hast cast his throne down to the ground. Ps. 89:44
Lord, where are thy ancient mercies, according to what thou didst swear to David in thy truth? Ps. 89:49
¤ Lord, thou hast been our refuge from generation to generation. Ps. 90:1
Before the mountains were made, or the earth and the world was formed; from eternity and to eternity thou art God. Ps. 90:2
Turn not man away to be brought low: and thou hast said: Be converted, O ye sons of men. Ps. 90:3
He shall say to the Lord: Thou art my protector, and my refuge: my God, in him will I trust. Ps. 91:2
There shall no evil come to thee: nor shall the scourge come near thy dwelling. Ps. 91:10
For he hath given his angels charge over thee; to keep thee in all thy ways. Ps. 91:11
He shall cry to me, and I will hear him: I am with him in tribulation, I will deliver him, and I will glorify him. Ps. 91:15
¤ It is good to give praise to the Lord: and to sing to thy name, O most High. Ps. 92:1
To shew forth thy mercy in the morning, and thy truth in the night: Ps. 92:2
¤ The Lord is the God to whom revenge belongeth: the God of revenge hath acted freely. Ps. 94:1
Lift up thyself, thou that judgest the earth: render a reward to the proud. Ps. 94:2
According to the multitude of my sorrows in my heart, thy comforts have given joy to my soul. Ps. 94:19
Doth the seat of iniquity stick to thee, who framest labour in commandment? Ps. 94:20
¤ Come let us praise the Lord with joy: let us joyfully sing to God our saviour. Ps. 95:1
Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving; and make a joyful noise to him with psalms. Ps. 95:2
To day if you shall hear his voice, harden not your hearts: Ps. 95:8
As in the provocation, according to the day of temptation in the wilderness: where your fathers tempted me, they proved me, and saw my works. Ps. 95:9
¤ Sing ye to the Lord a new canticle: sing to the Lord, all the earth. Ps. 96:1
Sing ye to the Lord and bless his name: shew forth his salvation from day to day. Ps. 96:2
For the Lord is great, and exceedingly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods. Ps. 96:4
Bring ye to the Lord, O ye kindreds of the Gentiles, bring ye to the Lord glory and honour: Ps. 96:7
Bring to the Lord glory unto his name. Bring up sacrifices, and come into his courts: Ps. 96:8
before the face of the Lord, because he cometh: because he cometh to judge the earth. He shall judge the world with justice, and the people with his truth. Ps. 96:13
His lightnings have shone forth to the world: the earth saw and trembled. Ps. 97:4
Light is risen to the just, and joy to the right of heart. Ps. 97:11
Rejoice, ye just, in the Lord: and give praise to the remembrance of his holiness. Ps. 97:12
¤ Sing ye to the Lord a new canticle: because he hath done wonderful things. His right hand hath wrought for him salvation, and his arm is holy. Ps. 98:1
Sing joyfully to God, all the earth; make melody, rejoice and sing. Ps. 98:4
Sing praise to the Lord on the harp, on the harp, and with the voice of a psalm: Ps. 98:5
At the presence of the Lord: because he cometh to judge the earth. He shall judge the world with justice, and the people with equity. Ps. 98:9
Let them give praise to thy great name: for it is terrible and holy: Ps. 99:3
He spoke to them in the pillar of the cloud. They kept his testimonies, and the commandment which he gave them. Ps. 99:7
Thou didst hear them, O Lord our God: thou wast a merciful God to them, and taking vengeance on all their inventions. Ps. 99:8
¤ Sing joyfully to God, all the earth: Ps. 100:1
Go ye into his gates with praise, into his courts with hymns: and give glory to him. Praise ye his name: Ps. 100:4
For the Lord is sweet, his mercy endureth for ever, and his truth to generation and generation. Ps. 100:5
¤ Mercy and judgment I will sing to thee, O Lord: I will sing, Ps. 101:1
And I will understand in the unspotted way, when thou shalt come to me. I walked in the innocence of my heart, in the midst of my house. Ps. 101:2
The perverse heart did not cleave to me: and the malignant, that turned aside from me, I would not know. Ps. 101:4
My eyes were upon the faithful of the earth, to sit with me: the man that walked in the perfect way, he served me. Ps. 101:6
In the morning I put to death all the wicked of the land: that I might cut off all the workers of iniquity from the city of the Lord. Ps. 101:8
¤ Hear, O Lord, my prayer: and let my cry come to thee. Ps. 102:1
Turn not away thy face from me: in the day when I am in trouble, incline thy ear to me. In what day soever I shall call upon thee, hear me speedily. Ps. 102:2
I am smitten as grass, and my heart is withered: because I forgot to eat my bread. Ps. 102:4
Through the voice of my groaning, my bone hath cleaved to my flesh. Ps. 102:5
I am become like to a pelican of the wilderness: I am like a night raven in the house. Ps. 102:6
But thou, O Lord, endurest for ever: and thy memorial to all generations. Ps. 102:12
Thou shalt arise and have mercy on Sion: for it is time to have mercy on it, for the time is come. Ps. 102:13
He hath had regard to the prayer of the humble: and he hath not despised their petition. Ps. 102:17
When the people assemble together, and kings, to serve the Lord. Ps. 102:22
He hath made his ways known to Moses: his wills to the children of Israel. Ps. 103:7
He hath not dealt with us according to our sins: nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. Ps. 103:10
For according to the height of the heaven above the earth: he hath strengthened his mercy towards them that fear him. Ps. 103:11
To such as keep his covenant, And are mindful of his commandments to do them. Ps. 103:18
Bless the Lord, all ye his angels: you that are mighty in strength, and execute his word, hearkening to the voice of his orders. Ps. 103:20
Thou hast set a bound which they shall not pass over; neither shall they return to cover the earth. Ps. 104:9
Man shall go forth to his work, and to his labour until the evening. Ps. 104:23
There the ships shall go. This sea dragon which thou hast formed to play therein. Ps. 104:26
What thou givest to them they shall gather up: when thou openest thy hand, they shall all be filled with good. Ps. 104:28
But if thou turnest away thy face, they shall be troubled: thou shalt take away their breath, and they shall fail, and shall return to their dust. Ps. 104:29
I will sing to the Lord as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being. Ps. 104:33
Let my speech be acceptable to him: but I will take delight in the Lord. Ps. 104:34
¤ Give glory to the Lord, and call upon his name: declare his deeds among the Gentiles. Ps. 105:1
Sing to him, yea sing praises to him: relate all his wondrous works. Ps. 105:2
He hath remembered his covenant for ever: the word which he commanded to a thousand generations. Ps. 105:8
Which he made to Abraham; and his oath to Isaac: Ps. 105:9
And he appointed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting testament: Ps. 105:10
Saying: To thee will I give the land of Chanaan, the lot of your inheritance. Ps. 105:11
And they passed from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people. Ps. 105:13
He suffered no man to hurt them: and he reproved kings for their sakes. Ps. 105:14
Touch ye not my anointed: and do no evil to my prophets. Ps. 105:15
He turned their heart to hate his people: and to deal deceitfully with his servants. Ps. 105:25
He gave them power to shew his signs, and his wonders in the land of Cham. Ps. 105:27
He spread a cloud for their protection, and fire to give them light in the night. Ps. 105:39
Because he remembered his holy word, which he had spoken to his servant Abraham. Ps. 105:42
¤ Give glory to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. Ps. 106:1
Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt: they remembered not the multitude of thy mercies: And they provoked to wrath going up to the sea, even the Red Sea. Ps. 106:7
And he said that he would destroy them: had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach: To turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them. Ps. 106:23
And they murmured in their tents: they hearkened not to the voice of the Lord. Ps. 106:25
And he lifted up his hand over them: to overthrow them in the desert; Ps. 106:26
And to cast down their seed among the nations, and to scatter them in the countries. Ps. 106:27
They also were initiated to Beelphegor: and ate the sacrifices of the dead. Ps. 106:28
And it was reputed to him unto justice, to generation and generation for evermore. Ps. 106:31
And served their idols, and it became a stumblingblock to them. Ps. 106:36
And they sacrificed their sons, and their daughters to devils. Ps. 106:37
And they shed innocent blood: the blood of their sons and of their daughters which they sacrificed to the idols of Chanaan. And the land was polluted with blood, Ps. 106:38
And he was mindful of his covenant: and repented according to the multitude of his mercies. Ps. 106:45
Save us, O Lord, our God: and gather us from among the nations: That we may give thanks to thy holy name, and may glory in thy praise. Ps. 106:47
Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting: and let all the people say: So be it, so be it. Ps. 106:48
¤ Give glory to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. Ps. 107:1
And they cried to the Lord in their tribulation: and he delivered them out of their distresses. Ps. 107:6
And he led them into the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation. Ps. 107:7
Let the mercies of the Lord give glory to him: and his wonderful works to the children of men. Ps. 107:8
And their heart was humbled with labours: they were weakened, and there was none to help them. Ps. 107:12
Then they cried to the Lord in their affliction: and he delivered them out of their distresses. Ps. 107:13
Let the mercies of the Lord give glory to him, and his wonderful works to the children of men. Ps. 107:15
Their soul abhorred all manner of meat: and they drew nigh even to the gates of death. Ps. 107:18
And they cried to the Lord in their affliction: and he delivered them out of their distresses. Ps. 107:19
Let the mercies of the Lord give glory to him: and his wonderful works to the children of men. Ps. 107:21
They that go down to the sea in ships, doing business in the great waters: Ps. 107:23
They mount up to the heavens, and they go down to the depths: their soul pined away with evils. Ps. 107:26
And they cried to the Lord in their affliction: and he brought them out of their distresses. Ps. 107:28
And they rejoiced because they were still: and he brought them to the haven which they wished for. Ps. 107:30
Let the mercies of the Lord give glory to him, and his wonderful works to the children of men. Ps. 107:31
And he blessed them, and they were multiplied exceedingly: and their cattle he suffered not to decrease. Ps. 107:38
Then they were brought to be few: and they were afflicted through the trouble of evils and sorrow. Ps. 107:39
Contempt was poured forth upon their princes: and he caused them to wander where there was no passing, and out of the way. Ps. 107:40
Through God we shall do mightily: and he will bring our enemies to nothing. Ps. 108:13
Instead of making me a return of love, they detracted me: but I gave myself to prayer. Ps. 109:4
When he is judged, may he go out condemned; and may his prayer be turned to sin. Ps. 109:7
May there be none to help him: nor none to pity his fatherless offspring. Ps. 109:12
because he remembered not to shew mercy, Ps. 109:16
But persecuted the poor man and the beggar; and the broken in heart, to put him to death. Ps. 109:17
And I am become a reproach to them: they saw me and they shaked their heads. Ps. 109:25
Help me, O Lord my God; save me; according to thy mercy. Ps. 109:26
I will give great thanks to the Lord with my mouth: and in the midst of many I will praise him. Ps. 109:30
Because he hath stood at the right hand of the poor, to save my soul from persecutors. Ps. 109:31
¤ The Lord said to my Lord: Sit thou at my right hand: Until I make thy enemies thy footstool. Ps. 110:1
The Lord hath sworn, and he will not repent: Thou art a priest for ever according to the order of Melchisedech. Ps. 110:4
Great are the works of the Lord: sought out according to all his wills. Ps. 111:2
He hath given food to them that fear him. He will be mindful for ever of his covenant: Ps. 111:5
He will shew forth to his people the power of his works. Ps. 111:6
He hath sent redemption to his people: he hath commanded his covenant for ever. Holy and terrible is his name: Ps. 111:9
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. A good understanding to all that do it: his praise continueth for ever and ever. Ps. 111:10
To the righteous a light is risen up in darkness: he is merciful, and compassionate and just. Ps. 112:4
The just shall be in everlasting remembrance: he shall not fear the evil hearing. His heart is ready to hope in the Lord: Ps. 112:7
He hath distributed, he hath given to the poor: his justice remaineth for ever and ever: his horn shall be exalted in glory. Ps. 112:9
Who maketh a barren woman to dwell in a house, the joyful mother of children. Ps. 113:9
Not to us, O Lord, not to us; but to thy name give glory. Ps. 115:1
The heaven of heaven is the Lord's: but the earth he has given to the children of men. Ps. 115:16
The dead shall not praise thee, O Lord: nor any of them that go down to hell. Ps. 115:17
Turn, O my soul, into thy rest: for the Lord hath been bountiful to thee. Ps. 116:7
What shall I render to the Lord, for all the things that he hath rendered to me? Ps. 116:12
I will pay my vows to the Lord before all his people: Ps. 116:14
I will sacrifice to thee the sacrifice of praise, and I will call upon the name of the Lord. Ps. 116:17
I will pay my vows to the Lord in the sight of all his people: Ps. 116:18
¤ Give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. Ps. 118:1
It is good to confide in the Lord, rather than to have confidence in man. Ps. 118:8
It is good to trust in the Lord, rather than to trust in princes. Ps. 118:9
The Lord chastising hath chastised me: but he hath not delivered me over to death. Ps. 118:18
Open ye to me the gates of justice: I will go in to them, and give praise to the Lord. Ps. 118:19
I will give glory to thee because thou hast heard me: and art become my salvation. Ps. 118:21
The Lord is God, and he hath shone upon us. Appoint a solemn day, with shady boughs, even to the horn of the altar. Ps. 118:27
Thou hast commanded thy commandments to be kept most diligently. Ps. 119:4
O! that my ways may be directed to keep thy justifications. Ps. 119:5
Give bountifully to thy servant, enliven me: and I shall keep thy words. Ps. 119:17
My soul hath coveted to long for thy justifications, at all times. Ps. 119:20
My soul hath cleaved to the pavement: quicken thou me according to thy word. Ps. 119:25
Make me to understand the way of thy justifications: and I shall be exercised in thy wondrous works. Ps. 119:27
I have stuck to thy testimonies, O Lord: put me not to shame. Ps. 119:31
Incline my heart into thy testimonies and not to covetousness. Ps. 119:36
Establish thy word to thy servant, in thy fear. Ps. 119:38
Let thy mercy also come upon me, O Lord: thy salvation according to thy word. Ps. 119:41
And I lifted up my hands to thy commandments, which I loved: and I was exercised in thy justifications. Ps. 119:48
Be thou mindful of thy word to thy servant, in which thou hast given me hope. Ps. 119:49
This happened to me: because I sought after thy justifications. Ps. 119:56
I entreated thy face with all my heart: have mercy on me according to thy word. Ps. 119:58
I rose at midnight to give praise to thee; for the judgments of thy justification. Ps. 119:62
Thou hast done well with thy servant, O Lord, according to thy word. Ps. 119:65
The law of thy mouth is good to me, above thousands of gold and silver. Ps. 119:72
O! let thy mercy be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant. Ps. 119:76
Let them that fear thee turn to me: and they that know thy testimonies. Ps. 119:79
Quicken thou me according to thy mercy: and I shall keep the testimonies of thy mouth. Ps. 119:88
The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: but I have understood thy testimonies. Ps. 119:95
How sweet are thy words to my palate! more than honey to my mouth. Ps. 119:103
Thy word is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my paths. Ps. 119:105
I have sworn and am determined to keep the judgments of thy justice. Ps. 119:106
I have been humbled, O Lord, exceedingly: quicken thou me according to thy word. Ps. 119:107
I have inclined my heart to do thy justifications for ever, for the reward. Ps. 119:112
Uphold me according to thy word, and I shall live: and let me not be confounded in my expectation. Ps. 119:116
I have done judgment and justice: give me not up to them that slander me. Ps. 119:121
Deal with thy servant according to thy mercy: and teach me thy justifications. Ps. 119:124
It is time, O Lord, to do: they have dissipated thy law. Ps. 119:126
Therefore was I directed to all thy commandments: I have hated all wicked ways. Ps. 119:128
The declaration of thy words giveth light: and giveth understanding to little ones. Ps. 119:130
Look thou upon me, and have mercy on me according to the judgment of them that love thy name. Ps. 119:132
Direct my steps according to thy word: and let no iniquity have dominion over me. Ps. 119:133
Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: and teach me thy justifications. Ps. 119:135
My eyes to thee have prevented the morning: that I might meditate on thy words. Ps. 119:148
Hear thou my voice, O Lord, according to thy mercy: and quicken me according to thy judgment. Ps. 119:149
They that persecute me have drawn nigh to iniquity; but they are gone far off from thy law. Ps. 119:150
Many, O Lord, are thy mercies: quicken me according to thy judgment. Ps. 119:156
Seven times a day I have given praise to thee, for the judgments of thy justice. Ps. 119:164
Much peace have they that love thy law, and to them there is no stumbling block. Ps. 119:165
Let my supplication, O Lord, come near in thy sight: give me understanding according to thy word. Ps. 119:169
Let my request come in before thee; deliver thou me according to thy word. Ps. 119:170
Let thy hand be with me to save me; for I have chosen thy precepts. Ps. 119:173
¤ In my trouble I cried to the Lord: and he heard me. Ps. 120:1
What shall be given to thee, or what shall be added to thee, to a deceitful tongue? Ps. 120:3
With them that hated peace I was peaceable: when I spoke to them they fought against me without cause. Ps. 120:7
¤ I have lifted up my eyes to the mountains, from whence help shall come to me. Ps. 121:1
May he not suffer thy foot to be moved: neither let him slumber that keepeth thee. Ps. 121:3
¤ I rejoiced at the things that were said to me: We shall go into the house of the Lord. Ps. 122:1
For thither did the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord: the testimony of Israel, to praise the name of the Lord. Ps. 122:4
¤ To thee have I lifted up my eyes, who dwellest in heaven. Ps. 123:1
For our soul is greatly filled: we are a reproach to the rich, and contempt to the proud. Ps. 123:4
Blessed be the Lord, who hath not given us to be a prey to their teeth. Ps. 124:6
For the Lord will not leave the rod of sinners upon the lot of the just: that the just may not stretch forth their hands to iniquity. Ps. 125:3
Do good, O Lord, to those that are good, and to the upright of heart. Ps. 125:4
It is vain for you to rise before light, rise ye after you have sitten, you that eat the bread of sorrow. When he shall give sleep to his beloved, Ps. 127:2
Blessed is the man that hath filled the desire with them; he shall not be confounded when he shall speak to his enemies in the gate. Ps. 127:5
¤ Out of the depths I have cried to thee, O Lord: Ps. 130:1
Lord, hear my voice. Let thy ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication. Ps. 130:2
How he swore to the Lord, he vowed a vow to the God of Jacob: Ps. 132:2
If I shall give sleep to my eyes, or slumber to my eyelids, Ps. 132:4
Or rest to my temples: until I find out a place for the Lord, a tabernacle for the God of Jacob. Ps. 132:5
The Lord hath sworn truth to David, and he will not make it void: of the fruit of thy womb I will set upon thy throne. Ps. 132:11
There will I bring forth a horn to David: I have prepared a lamp for my anointed. Ps. 132:17
¤ Behold how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity: Ps. 133:1
Like the precious ointment on the head, that ran down upon the beard, the beard of Aaron, Which ran down to the skirt of his garment: Ps. 133:2
In the nights lift up your hands to the holy places, and bless ye the Lord. Ps. 134:2
Praise ye the Lord, for the Lord is good: sing ye to his name, for it is sweet. Ps. 135:3
And gave their land for an inheritance, for an inheritance to his people Israel. Ps. 135:12
Let them that make them be like to them: and every one that trusteth in them. Ps. 135:18
The sun to rule the day: for his mercy endureth for ever. Ps. 136:8
The moon and the stars to rule the night: for his mercy endureth for ever. Ps. 136:9
For an inheritance to his servant Israel: for his mercy endureth for ever. Ps. 136:22
Who giveth food to all flesh: for his mercy endureth for ever. Ps. 136:25
Give glory to the God of heaven: for his mercy endureth for ever. Give glory to the Lord of lords: for his mercy endureth for ever. Ps. 136:26
For there they that led us into captivity required of us the words of songs. And they that carried us away, said: Sing ye to us a hymn of the songs of Sion. Ps. 137:3
Let my tongue cleave to my jaws, if I do not remember thee: If I make not Jerusalem the beginning of my joy. Ps. 137:6
Remember, O Lord, the children of Edom, in the day of Jerusalem: Who say: Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof. Ps. 137:7
¤ I will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart: for thou hast heard the words of my mouth. I will sing praise to thee in the sight of the angels: Ps. 138:1
I will worship towards thy holy temple, and I will give glory to thy name. For thy mercy, and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy holy name above all. Ps. 138:2
May all the kings of the earth give glory to thee: for they have heard all the words of thy mouth. Ps. 138:4
Thy knowledge is become wonderful to me: it is high, and I cannot reach to it. Ps. 139:6
But darkness shall not be dark to thee, and night shall be light as day: the darkness thereof, and the light thereof are alike to thee. Ps. 139:12
But to me thy friends, O God, are made exceedingly honourable: their principality is exceedingly strengthened. Ps. 139:17
I have hated them with a perfect hatred: and they are become enemies to me. Ps. 139:22
Keep me, O Lord, from the hand of the wicked: and from unjust men deliver me. Who have proposed to supplant my steps: Ps. 140:4
I said to the Lord: Thou art my God: hear, O Lord, the voice of my supplication. Ps. 140:6
Give me not up, O Lord, from my desire to the wicked: they have plotted against me; do not thou forsake me, lest they should triumph. Ps. 140:8
Burning coals shall fall upon them; thou wilt cast them down into the fire: in miseries they shall not be able to stand. Ps. 140:10
I know that the Lord will do justice to the needy, and will revenge the poor. Ps. 140:12
But as for the just, they shall give glory to thy name: and the upright shall dwell with thy countenance. Ps. 140:13
¤ I have cried to thee, O Lord, hear me: hearken to my voice, when I cry to thee. Ps. 141:1
Incline not my heart to evil words; to make excuses in sins. With men that work iniquity: and I will not communicate with the choicest of them. Ps. 141:4
But to thee, O Lord, Lord, are my eyes: in thee have I put my trust, take not away my soul. Ps. 141:8
¤ I cried to the Lord with my voice: with my voice I made supplication to the Lord. Ps. 142:1
I looked on my right hand, and beheld, and there was no one that would know me. Flight hath failed me: and there is no one that hath regard to my soul. Ps. 142:4
I cried to thee, O Lord: I said: Thou art my hope, my portion in the land of the living. Ps. 142:5
Attend to my supplication: for I am brought very low. Deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I. Ps. 142:6
¤ Hear, O Lord, my prayer: give ear to my supplication in thy truth: hear me in thy justice. Ps. 143:1
For the enemy hath persecuted my soul: he hath brought down my life to the earth. He hath made me to dwell in darkness as those that have been dead of old: Ps. 143:3
I stretched forth my hands to thee: my soul is as earth without water unto thee. Ps. 143:6
Cause me to hear thy mercy in the morning; for in thee have I hoped. Make the way known to me, wherein I should walk: for I have lifted up my soul to thee. Ps. 143:8
Deliver me from my enemies, O Lord, to thee have I fled: Ps. 143:9
Teach me to do thy will, for thou art my God. Thy good spirit shall lead me into the right land: Ps. 143:10
¤ Blessed be the Lord my God, who teacheth my hands to fight, and my fingers to war. Ps. 144:1
Lord, what is man, that thou art made known to him? or the son of man, that thou makest account of him? Ps. 144:3
Man is like to vanity: his days pass away like a shadow. Ps. 144:4
To thee, O God, I will sing a new canticle: on the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings I will sing praises to thee. Ps. 144:9
Who givest salvation to kings: who hast redeemed thy servant David from the malicious sword: Ps. 144:10
Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised: and of his greatness there is no end. Ps. 145:3
The Lord is sweet to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works. Ps. 145:9
To make thy might known to the sons of men: and the glory of the magnificence of thy kingdom. Ps. 145:12
The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him: to all that call upon him in truth. Ps. 145:18
in my life I will praise the Lord: I will sing to my God as long as I shall be. Put not your trust in princes: Ps. 146:2
Who keepeth truth for ever: who executeth judgment for them that suffer wrong: who giveth food to the hungry. The Lord looseth them that are fettered: Ps. 146:7
¤ Praise ye the Lord, because psalm is good: to our God be joyful and comely praise. Ps. 147:1
The Lord lifteth up the meek, and bringeth the wicked down even to the ground. Ps. 147:6
Sing ye to the Lord with praise: sing to our God upon the harp. Ps. 147:7
Who covereth the heaven with clouds, and prepareth rain for the earth. Who maketh grass to grow on the mountains, and herbs for the service of men. Ps. 147:8
Who giveth to beasts their food: and to the young ravens that call upon him. Ps. 147:9
Who sendeth forth his speech to the earth: his word runneth swiftly. Ps. 147:15
Who declareth his word to Jacob: his justices and his judgments to Israel. Ps. 147:19
He hath not done in like manner to every nation: and his judgments he hath not made manifest to them. Alleluia. Ps. 147:20
The praise of him is above heaven and earth: and he hath exalted the horn of his people. A hymn to all his saints to the children of Israel, a people approaching to him. Alleluia. Ps. 148:14
¤ Sing ye to the Lord a new canticle: let his praise be in the church of the saints. Ps. 149:1
Let them praise his name in choir: let them sing to him with the timbrel and the psaltery. Ps. 149:3
To execute vengeance upon the nations, chastisements among the people: Ps. 149:7
To bind their kings with fetters, and their nobles with manacles of iron. Ps. 149:8
To execute upon them the judgment that is written: this glory is to all his saints. Alleluia. Ps. 149:9
Praise ye him for his mighty acts: praise ye him according to the multitude of his greatness. Ps. 150:2
To know wisdom, and instruction: Pr. 1:2
To understand the words of prudence: and to receive the instruction of doctrine, justice, and judgment, and equity: Pr. 1:3
To give subtilty to little ones, to the young man knowledge and understanding. Pr. 1:4
That grace may be added to thy head, and a chain of gold to thy neck. Pr. 1:9
My son, if sinners shall entice thee, consent not to them. Pr. 1:10
For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood. Pr. 1:16
O children, how long will you love childishness, and fools covet those things which are hurtful to themselves, and the unwise hate knowledge? Pr. 1:22
Turn ye at my reproof: behold I will utter my spirit to you, and will shew you my words. Pr. 1:23
I also will laugh in your destruction, and will mock when that shall come to you which you feared. Pr. 1:26
Nor consented to my counsel, but despised all my reproof. Pr. 1:30
That thy ear may hearken to wisdom: incline thy heart to know prudence. Pr. 2:2
For if thou shalt call for wisdom, and incline thy heart to prudence: Pr. 2:3
And hath forgotten the covenant of her God: for her house inclineth unto death, and her paths to hell. Pr. 2:18
For they shall add to thee length of days, and years of life, and peace. Pr. 3:2
For it shall be health to thy navel, and moistening to thy bones. Pr. 3:8
She is more precious than all riches: and all the things that are desired, are not to be compared to her. Pr. 3:15
She is a tree of life to them that lay hold on her: and he that shall retain her is blessed. Pr. 3:18
And there shall be life to thy soul, and grace to thy mouth. Pr. 3:22
Say not to thy friend: Go, and come again: and to morrow I will give to thee: when thou canst give at present. Pr. 3:28
For every mocker is an abomination to the Lord, and his communication is with the simple. Pr. 3:32
He shall scorn the scorners, and to the meek he will give grace. Pr. 3:34
She shall give to thy head increase of graces, and protect thee with a noble crown. Pr. 4:9
Hear, O my son, and receive my words, that years of life may be multiplied to thee. Pr. 4:10
For they sleep not, except they have done evil: and their sleep is taken away unless they have made some to fall. Pr. 4:16
But the path of the just, as a shining light, goeth forwards, and increaseth even to perfect day. Pr. 4:18
My son, hearken to my words, and incline thy ear to my sayings. Pr. 4:20
For they are life to those that find them, and health to all flesh. Pr. 4:22
Decline not to the right hand, nor to the left: turn away thy foot from evil. For the Lord knoweth the ways that are on the right hand: but those are perverse which are on the left hand. But he will make thy courses straight, he will bring forward thy ways in peace. Pr. 4:27
¤ My son, attend to my wisdom, and incline thy ear to my prudence, Pr. 5:1
Give not thy honour to strangers, and thy years to the cruel. Pr. 5:9
Why have I hated instruction, and my heart consented not to reproof, Pr. 5:12
And have not heard the voice of them that taught me, and have not inclined my ear to masters? Pr. 5:13
Keep them to thyself alone, neither let strangers be partakers with thee. Pr. 5:17
¤ My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, thou hast engaged fast thy hand to a stranger, Pr. 6:1
Give not sleep to thy eyes, neither let thy eyelids slumber. Pr. 6:4
Go to the ant, O sluggard, and consider her ways, and learn wisdom: Pr. 6:6
Thou wilt sleep a little, thou wilt slumber a little, thou wilt fold thy hands a little to sleep: Pr. 6:10
To such a one his destruction shall presently come, and he shall suddenly be destroyed, and shall no longer have any remedy. Pr. 6:15
A heart that deviseth wicked plots, feet that are swift to run into mischief, Pr. 6:18
So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife, shall not be clean when he shall touch her. Pr. 6:29
The fault is not so great when a man hath stolen: for he stealeth to fill his hungry soul: Pr. 6:30
He gathereth to himself shame and dishonour, and his reproach shall not be blotted out: Pr. 6:33
Nor will he yield to any man's prayers, nor will he accept for satisfaction ever so many gifts. Pr. 6:35
Say to wisdom: Thou art my sister: and call prudence thy friend, Pr. 7:4
And behold a woman meeteth him in harlot's attire, prepared to deceive souls: talkative and wandering, Pr. 7:10
Not bearing to be quiet, not able to abide still at home, Pr. 7:11
Therefore I am come out to meet thee, desirous to see thee, and I have found thee. Pr. 7:15
Immediately he followeth her as an ox led to be a victim, and as a lamb playing the wanton, and not knowing that he is drawn like a fool to bonds, Pr. 7:22
Till the arrow pierce his liver: as if a bird should make haste to the snare, and knoweth not that his life is in danger. Pr. 7:23
Now, therefore, my son, hear me, and attend to the words of my mouth. Pr. 7:24
Her house is the way to hell, reaching even to the inner chambers of death. Pr. 7:27
O ye men, to you I call, and my voice is to the sons of men. Pr. 8:4
Hear, for I will speak of great things: and my lips shall be opened to preach right things. Pr. 8:6
They are right to them that understand, and just to them that find knowledge. Pr. 8:9
For wisdom is better than all the most precious things: and whatsoever may be desired cannot be compared to it. Pr. 8:11
When he compassed the sea with its bounds, and set a law to the waters that they should not pass their limits: when he balanced the foundations of the earth; Pr. 8:29
Playing in the world: and my delights were to be with the children of men. Pr. 8:31
She hath sent her maids to invite to the tower, and to the walls of the city: Pr. 9:3
Whosoever is a little one, let him come to me. And to the unwise she said: Pr. 9:4
He that teacheth a scorner, doth an injury to himself; and he that rebuketh a wicked man, getteth himself a blot. Pr. 9:7
Give an occasion to a wise man, and wisdom shall be added to him. Teach a just man, and he shall make haste to receive it. Pr. 9:9
For by me shall thy days be multiplied, and years of life shall be added to thee. Pr. 9:11
If thou be wise, thou shalt be so to thyself: and if a scorner, thou alone shalt bear the evil. Pr. 9:12
To call them that pass by the way, and go on their journey: Pr. 9:15
He that is a little one, let him turn to me. And to the fool she said: Pr. 9:16
The slothful hand hath wrought poverty: but the hand of the industrious getteth riches. He that trusteth to lies feedeth the winds: and the same runneth after birds, that fly away. Pr. 10:4
Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the fool is next to confusion. Pr. 10:14
The way of life, to him that observeth correction: but he that forsaketh reproofs, goeth astray. Pr. 10:17
The blessing of the Lord maketh men rich: neither shall affliction be joined to them. Pr. 10:22
A fool worketh mischief as it were for sport: but wisdom is prudence to a man. Pr. 10:23
That which the wicked feareth, shall come upon him: to the just their desire shall be given. Pr. 10:24
As vinegar to the teeth, and smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that sent him. Pr. 10:26
The strength of the upright is the way of the Lord: and fear to them that work evil. Pr. 10:29
He that walketh deceitfully, revealeth secrets: but he that is faithful, concealeth the thing committed to him by his friend. Pr. 11:13
A merciful man doth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel casteth off even his own kindred. Pr. 11:17
The wicked maketh an unsteady work: but to him that soweth justice, there is a faithful reward. Pr. 11:18
A perverse heart is abominable to the Lord: and his will is in them that walk sincerely. Pr. 11:20
A diligent woman is a crown to her husband: and she that doth things worthy of confusion, is as rottenness in his bones. Pr. 12:4
A man shall be known by his learning: but he that is vain and foolish, shall be exposed to contempt. Pr. 12:8
For the sins of the lips ruin draweth nigh to the evil man: but the just shall escape out of distress. Pr. 12:13
By the fruit of his own mouth shall a man be filled with good things, and according to the works of his hands it shall be repaid him. Pr. 12:14
Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord: but they that deal faithfully, please him. Pr. 12:22
In the path of justice is life: but the by-way leadeth to death. Pr. 12:28
Whosoever speaketh ill of any thing, bindeth himself for the time to come: but he that feareth the commandment, shall dwell in peace. Deceitful souls go astray in sins: the just are merciful, and shew mercy. Pr. 13:13
Poverty and shame to him that refuseth instruction: but he that yieldeth to reproof shall be glorified. Pr. 13:18
He that walketh with the wise, shall be wise: a friend of fools shall become like to them. Pr. 13:20
Evil pursueth sinners: and to the just good shall be repaid. Pr. 13:21
The just eateth and filleth his soul: but the belly of the wicked is never to be filled. Pr. 13:25
The wisdom of a discreet man is to understand his way: and the imprudence of fools erreth. Pr. 14:8
There is a way which seemeth just to a man: but the ends thereof lead to death. Pr. 14:12
The innocent believeth every word: the discreet man considereth his steps. No good shall come to the deceitful son: but the wise servant shall prosper in his dealings, and his way shall be made straight. Pr. 14:15
The poor man shall be hateful even to his own neighbour: but the friends of the rich are many. Pr. 14:20
He that despiseth his neighbour, sinneth: but he that sheweth mercy to the poor, shall be blessed. He that believeth in the Lord, loveth mercy. Pr. 14:21
The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to decline from the ruin of death. Pr. 14:27
A wise servant is acceptable to the king: he that is good for nothing shall feel his anger. Pr. 14:35
The victims of the wicked are abominable to the Lord: the vows of the just are acceptable. Pr. 15:8
The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord: he that followeth justice is beloved by him. Pr. 15:9
Instruction is grievous to him that forsaketh the way of life: he that hateth reproof shall die. Pr. 15:10
A corrupt man loveth not one that reproveth him: nor will he go to the wise. Pr. 15:12
It is better to be invited to herbs with love, than to a fatted calf with hatred. Pr. 15:17
Folly is joy to the fool: and the wise man maketh straight his steps. Pr. 15:21
Designs are brought to nothing where there is no counsel: but where there are many counsellors, they are established. Pr. 15:22
Evil thoughts are an abomination to the Lord: and pure words most beautiful shall be confirmed by him. Pr. 15:26
He that rejecteth instruction, despiseth his own soul: but he that yieldeth to reproof, possesseth understanding. Pr. 15:32
It is the part of man to prepare the soul: and of the Lord to govern the tongue. Pr. 16:1
All the ways of a man are open to his eyes: the Lord is the weigher of spirits. Pr. 16:2
Lay open thy works to the Lord: and thy thoughts shall be directed. Pr. 16:3
Every proud man is an abomination to the Lord: though hand should be joined to hand, he is not innocent. The beginning of a good way is to do justice: and this is more acceptable with God, than to offer sacrifices. Pr. 16:5
When the ways of man shall please the Lord, he will convert even his enemies to peace. Pr. 16:7
They that act wickedly are abominable to the king: for the throne is established by justice. Pr. 16:12
It is better to be humbled with the meek, than to divide spoils with the proud. Pr. 16:19
The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and he that is sweet in words, shall attain to greater things. Pr. 16:21
Knowledge is a fountain of life to him that possesseth it: the instruction of fools is foolishness. Pr. 16:22
The heart of the wise shall instruct his mouth: and shall add grace to his lips. Pr. 16:23
Well ordered words are as a honeycomb: sweet to the soul, and health to the bones. Pr. 16:24
There is a way that seemeth to a man right: and the ends thereof lead to death. Pr. 16:25
The soul of him that laboureth, laboureth for himself, because his mouth hath obliged him to it. Pr. 16:26
He that with fixed eyes deviseth wicked things, biting his lips, bringeth evil to pass. Pr. 16:30
The evil man obeyeth an unjust tongue: and the deceitful hearkeneth to lying lips. Pr. 17:4
It is better to meet a bear robbed of her whelps, than a fool trusting in his own folly. Pr. 17:12
What doth it avail a fool to have riches, seeing he cannot buy wisdom? He that maketh his house high, seeketh a downfall: and he that refuseth to learn, shall fall into evils. Pr. 17:16
A fool is born to his own disgrace: and even his father shall not rejoice in a fool. Pr. 17:21
It is no good thing to do hurt to the just: nor to strike the prince, who judgeth right. Pr. 17:26
He that setteth bounds to his words, is knowing and wise: and the man of understanding is of a precious spirit. Pr. 17:27
He that hath a mind to depart from a friend, seeketh occasions: he shall ever be subject to reproach. Pr. 18:1
It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to decline from the truth of judgment. Pr. 18:5
The words of the double tongued are as if they were harmless: and they reach even to the inner parts of the bowels. Fear casteth down the slothful: and the souls of the effeminate shall be hungry. Pr. 18:8
The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the just runneth to it, and shall be exalted. Pr. 18:10
He that answereth before he heareth, sheweth himself to be a fool, and worthy of confusion. Pr. 18:13
Delicacies are not seemly for a fool: nor for a servant to have rule over princes. Pr. 19:10
The learning of a man is known by patience: and his glory is to pass over wrongs. Pr. 19:11
He that hath mercy on the poor, lendeth to the Lord: and he will repay him. Pr. 19:17
Chastise thy son, despair not: but to the killing of him set not thy soul. Pr. 19:18
The slothful hideth his hand under his armpit, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth. Pr. 19:24
Cease not, O my son, to hear instruction, and be not ignorant of the words of knowledge. Pr. 19:27
It is an honour for a man to separate himself from quarrels: but all fools are meddling with reproaches. Pr. 20:3
The bread of lying is sweet to a man: but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel. Pr. 20:17
Designs are strengthened by counsels: and wars are to be managed by governments. Pr. 20:18
It is ruin to a man to devour holy ones, and after vows to retract. Pr. 20:25
Every way of a man seemeth right to himself: but the Lord weigheth the hearts. Pr. 21:2
To do mercy and judgment, pleaseth the Lord more than victims. Pr. 21:3
It is better to sit in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman, and in a common house. Pr. 21:9
It is joy to the just to do judgment: and dread to them that work iniquity. Pr. 21:15
It is better to dwell in a wilderness, than with a quarrelsome and passionate woman. Pr. 21:19
There is a treasure to be desired, and oil in the dwelling of the just: and the foolish man shall spend it. Pr. 21:20
Desires kill the slothful: for his hands have refused to work at all. Pr. 21:25
It is a proverb: A young man according to his way, even when he is old, he will not depart from it. Pr. 22:6
The rich ruleth over the poor: and the borrower is servant to him that lendeth. Pr. 22:7
He that is inclined to mercy, shall be blessed: for of his bread he hath given to the poor. He that maketh presents, shall purchase victory and honour: but he carrieth away the souls of the receivers. Pr. 22:9
He that oppresseth the poor, to increase his own riches, shall himself give to one that is richer, and shall be in need. Pr. 22:16
Incline thy ear, and hear the words of the wise: and apply thy heart to my doctrine: Pr. 22:17
That thy trust may be in the Lord, wherefore I have also shewn it to thee this day. Pr. 22:19
Behold I have described it to thee three manner of ways, in thoughts and knowledge: Pr. 22:20
That I might shew thee the certainty, and the words of truth, to answer out of these to them that sent thee. Pr. 22:21
Do no violence to the poor, because he is poor: and do not oppress the needy in the gate: Pr. 22:22
Be not a friend to an angry man, and do not walk with a furious man: Pr. 22:24
Lest perhaps thou learn his ways, and take scandal to thy soul. Pr. 22:25
For if thou have not wherewith to restore, what cause is there that he should take the covering from thy bed? Pr. 22:27
When thou shalt sit to eat with a prince, consider diligently what is set before thy face: Pr. 23:1
And put a knife to thy throat, if it be so that thou have thy soul in thy own power. Pr. 23:2
Labour not to be rich: but set bounds to thy prudence. Pr. 23:4
Lift not up thy eyes to riches which thou canst not have: because they shall make themselves wings like those of an eagle, and shall fly towards heaven. Pr. 23:5
Because, like a soothsayer, and diviner, he thinketh that which he knoweth not. Eat and drink, will he say to thee: and his mind is not with thee. Pr. 23:7
Let thy heart apply itself to instruction and thy ears to words of knowledge. Pr. 23:12
Be not in the feasts of great drinkers, nor in their revellings, who contribute flesh to eat: Pr. 23:20
Because they that give themselves to drinking, and that club together, shall be consumed: and drowsiness shall be clothed with rags. Pr. 23:21
Hearken to thy father, that begot thee: and despise not thy mother when she is old. Pr. 23:22
Surely they that pass their time in wine, and study to drink of their cups. Pr. 23:30
Seek not to be like evil men, neither desire to be with them: Pr. 24:1
He that deviseth to do evils, shall be called a fool. Pr. 24:8
Deliver them that are led to death: and those that are drawn to death, forbear not to deliver. Pr. 24:11
If thou say: I have not strength enough: he that seeth into the heart, he understandeth, and nothing deceiveth the keeper of thy soul, and he shall render to a man according to his works. Pr. 24:12
Eat honey, my son, because it is good, and the honeycomb most sweet to thy throat. Pr. 24:13
So also is the doctrine of wisdom to thy soul: which when thou hast found, thou shalt have hope in the end, and thy hope shall not perish. Pr. 24:14
Contend not with the wicked, nor seek to be like the ungodly. Pr. 24:19
For evil men have no hope of things to come, and the lamp of the wicked shall be put out. Pr. 24:20
My son, fear the Lord, and the king: and have nothing to do with detractors. Pr. 24:21
These things also to the wise: It is not good to have respect to persons in judgment. Pr. 24:23
They that say to the wicked man: Thou art just: shall be cursed by the people, and the tribes shall abhor them. Pr. 24:24
Say not: I will do to him as he hath done to me: I will render to every one according to his work. Pr. 24:29
Thou wilt sleep a little, said I, thou wilt slumber a little, thou wilt fold thy hands a little to rest. Pr. 24:33
And poverty shall come to thee as a runner, and beggary as an armed man. Pr. 24:34
It is the glory of God to conceal the word, and the glory of kings to search out the speech. Pr. 25:2
For it is better that it should be said to thee: Come up hither; than that thou shouldst be humbled before the prince. Pr. 25:7
The things which thy eyes have seen, utter not hastily in a quarrel: lest afterward thou mayst not be able to make amends, when thou hast dishonoured thy friend. Pr. 25:8
Treat thy cause with thy friend, and discover not the secret to a stranger: Pr. 25:9
Lest he insult over thee, when he hath heard it, and cease not to upbraid thee. Grace and friendship deliver a man: keep these for thyself, lest thou fall under reproach. Pr. 25:10
To speak a word in due time, is like apples of gold on beds of silver. Pr. 25:11
As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to him that sent him, for he refresheth his soul. Pr. 25:13
To trust in an unfaithful man in the time of trouble, is like a rotten tooth, and weary foot, Pr. 25:19
And one that looseth his garment in cold weather. As vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to a very evil heart. As a moth doth by a garment, and a worm by the wood: so the sadness of a man consumeth the heart. Pr. 25:20
If thy enemy be hungry, give him to eat: if he thirst, give him water to drink: Pr. 25:21
It is better to sit in a corner of the housetop: than with a brawling woman, and in a common house. Pr. 25:24
As cold water to a thirsty soul, so are good tidings from a far country. Pr. 25:25
As it is not good for a man to eat much honey, so he that is a searcher of majesty shall be overwhelmed by glory. Pr. 25:27
As a bird flying to other places, and a sparrow going here or there: so a curse uttered without cause shall come upon a man. Pr. 26:2
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou be made like him. Pr. 26:4
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he imagine himself to be wise. Pr. 26:5
As he that casteth a stone into the heap of Mercury: so is he that giveth honour to a fool. Pr. 26:8
Judgment determineth causes: and he that putteth a fool to silence, appeaseth anger. Pr. 26:10
As a dog that returneth to his vomit, so is the fool that repeateth his folly. Pr. 26:11
The slothful hideth his hand under his armpit, and it grieveth him to turn it to his mouth. Pr. 26:15
As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire, so an angry man stirreth up strife. Pr. 26:21
The words of a talebearer are as it were simple, but they reach to the innermost parts of the belly. Pr. 26:22
He that diggeth a pit, shall fall into it: and he that rolleth a stone, it shall return to him. Pr. 26:27
Boast not for to morrow, for thou knowest not what the day to come may bring forth. Pr. 27:1
Ointment and perfumes rejoice the heart: and the good counsels of a friend are sweet to the soul. Pr. 27:9
Study wisdom, my son, and make my heart joyful, that thou mayst give an answer to him that reproacheth. Pr. 27:11
He that blesseth his neighbour with a loud voice, rising in the night, shall be like to him that curseth. Pr. 27:14
As the faces of them that look therein, shine in the water, so the hearts of men are laid open to the wise. Pr. 27:19
Be diligent to know the countenance of thy cattle, and consider thy own flocks: Pr. 27:23
For thou shalt not always have power: but a crown shall be given to generation and generation. Pr. 27:24
He that heapeth together riches by usury and loan, gathereth them for him that will be bountiful to the poor. Pr. 28:8
The rich man seemeth to himself wise: but the poor man that is prudent shall search him out. Pr. 28:11
A man that doth violence to the blood of a person, if he flee even to the pit, no man will stay him. Pr. 28:17
A faithful man shall be much praised: but he that maketh haste to be rich, shall not be innocent. Pr. 28:20
He that hath respect to a person in judgment, doth not well: such a man even for a morsel of bread forsaketh the truth. Pr. 28:21
A man that maketh haste to be rich, and envieth others, is ignorant that poverty shall come upon him. Pr. 28:22
He that giveth to the poor shall not want: he that despiseth his entreaty, shall suffer indigence. Pr. 28:27
A man that speaketh to his friend with flattering and dissembling words, spreadeth a net for his feet. Pr. 29:5
Corrupt men bring a city to ruin: but wise men turn away wrath. Pr. 29:8
The rod and reproof give wisdom: but the child that is left to his own will, bringeth his mother to shame. Pr. 29:15
Instruct thy son and he shall refresh thee, and shall give delight to thy soul. Pr. 29:17
Hast thou seen a man hasty to speak? folly is rather to be looked for, than his amendment. Pr. 29:20
A passionate man provoketh quarrels: and he that is easily stirred up to wrath, shall be more prone to sin. Pr. 29:22
He that is partaker with a thief, hateth his own soul: he heareth one putting him to his oath, and discovereth not. Pr. 29:24
Every word of God is fire tried: he is a buckler to them that hope in him. Pr. 30:5
Add not any thing to his words, lest thou be reproved and found a liar: Pr. 30:6
Two things I have asked of thee, deny them not to me before I die. Pr. 30:7
Lest perhaps being filled, I should be tempted to deny, and say: Who is the Lord? or being compelled by poverty, I should steal, and forswear the name of my God. Pr. 30:9
Accuse not a servant to his master, lest he curse thee, and thou fall. Pr. 30:10
A generation that for teeth hath swords, and grindeth with their jaw teeth, to devour the needy from off the earth, and the poor from among men. Pr. 30:14
Three things are hard to me, and the fourth I am utterly ignorant of. Pr. 30:18
By an odious woman when she is married: and by a bondwoman when she is heir to her mistress. Pr. 30:23
And he that strongly squeezeth the paps to bring out milk, straineth out butter: and he that violently bloweth his nose, bringeth out blood: and he that provoketh wrath, bringeth forth strife. Pr. 30:33
Give not thy substance to women, and thy riches to destroy kings. Pr. 31:3
Give not to kings, O Lamuel, give not wine to kings: because there is no secret where drunkenness reigneth: Pr. 31:4
Give strong drink to them that are sad; and wine to them that are grieved in mind: Pr. 31:6
Open thy mouth, decree that which is just, and do justice to the needy and poor. Pr. 31:9
And she hath risen in the night, and given a prey to her household, and victuals to her maidens. Pr. 31:15
She hath put out her hand to strong things, and her fingers have taken hold of the spindle. Pr. 31:19
She hath opened her hand to the needy, and stretched out her hands to the poor. Pr. 31:20
She made fine linen, and sold it, and delivered a girdle to the Chanaanite. Pr. 31:24
She hath opened her mouth to wisdom, and the law of clemency is on her tongue. Pr. 31:26
She hath looked well to the paths of her house, and hath not eaten her bread idle. Pr. 31:27
The sun riseth, and goeth down, and returneth to his place: and there rising again, Eccl. 1:5
Maketh his round by the south, and turneth again to the north: the spirit goeth forward surveying all places round about, and returneth to his circuits. Eccl. 1:6
All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea doth not overflow: unto the place from whence the rivers come, they return, to flow again. Eccl. 1:7
Nothing under the sun is new, neither is any man able to say: Behold this is new: for it hath already gone before in the ages that were before us. Eccl. 1:10
There is no remembrance of former things: nor indeed of those things which hereafter are to come, shall there be any remembrance with them that shall be in the latter end. Eccl. 1:11
And I proposed in my mind to seek and search out wisely concerning all things that are done under the sun. This painful occupation hath God given to the children of men, to be exercised therein. Eccl. 1:13
The perverse are hard to be corrected, and the number of fools is infinite. Eccl. 1:15
And I have given my heart to know prudence, and learning, and errors, and folly: and I have perceived that in these also there was labour, and vexation of spirit, Eccl. 1:17
Laughter I counted error: and to mirth I said: Why art thou vainly deceived? Eccl. 2:2
I thought in my heart, to withdraw my flesh from wine, that I might turn my mind to wisdom, and might avoid folly, till I might see what was profitable for the children of men: and what they ought to do under the sun, all the days of their life. Eccl. 2:3
And I made me ponds of water, to water therewith the wood of the young trees, Eccl. 2:6
I heaped together for myself silver and gold, and the wealth of kings, and provinces: I made me singing men, and singing women, and the delights of the sons of men, cups and vessels to serve to pour out wine: Eccl. 2:8
And whatsoever my eyes desired, I refused them not: and I withheld not my heart from enjoying every pleasure, and delighting itself in the things which I had prepared: and esteemed this my portion, to make use of my own labour. Eccl. 2:10
And when I turned myself to all the works which my hands had wrought, and to the labours wherein I had laboured in vain, I saw in all things vanity, and vexation of mind, and that nothing was lasting under the sun. Eccl. 2:11
I passed further to behold wisdom, and errors and folly, (What is man, said I that he can follow the King his maker?) Eccl. 2:12
The eyes of a wise man are in his head: the fool walketh in darkness: and I learned that they were to die both alike. Eccl. 2:14
And I said in my heart: If the death of the fool and mine shall be one, what doth it avail me, that I have applied myself more to the study of wisdom? And speaking with my own mind, I perceived that this also was vanity. Eccl. 2:15
For there shall be no remembrance of the wise no more than of the fool forever, and the times to come shall cover all things together with oblivion: the learned dieth in like manner as the unlearned. Eccl. 2:16
Again I hated all my application wherewith I had earnestly laboured under the sun, being like to have an heir after me, Eccl. 2:18
For when a man laboureth in wisdom, and knowledge, and carefulness, he leaveth what he hath gotten to an idle man: so this also is vanity, and a great evil. Eccl. 2:21
Is it not better to eat and drink, and to shew his soul good things of his labours? and this is from the hand of God. Eccl. 2:24
God hath given to a man that is good in his sight, wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he hath given vexation, and superfluous care, to heap up and to gather together, and to give it to him that hath pleased God: but this also is vanity, and a fruitless solicitude of the mind. Eccl. 2:26
A time to be born and a time to die. A time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted. Eccl. 3:2
A time to kill, and a time to heal. A time to destroy, and a time to build. Eccl. 3:3
A time to weep, and a time to laugh. A time to mourn, and a time to dance. Eccl. 3:4
A time to scatter stones, and a time to gather. A time to embrace, and a time to be far from embraces. Eccl. 3:5
A time to get, and a time to lose. A time to keep, and a time to cast away. Eccl. 3:6
A time to rend, and a time to sew. A time to keep silence, and a time to speak. Eccl. 3:7
I have seen the trouble, which God hath given the sons of men to be exercised in it. Eccl. 3:10
He hath made all things good in their time, and hath delivered the world to their consideration, so that man cannot find out the work which God hath made from the beginning to the end. Eccl. 3:11
And I have known that there was no better thing than to rejoice, and to do well in this life. Eccl. 3:12
I said in my heart concerning the sons of men, that God would prove them, and shew them to be like beasts. Eccl. 3:18
Therefore the death of man, and of beasts is one, and the condition of them both is equal: as man dieth, so they also die: all things breathe alike, and man hath nothing more than beast: all things are subject to vanity. Eccl. 3:19
And all things go to one place: of earth they were made, and into earth they return together. Eccl. 3:20
And I have found that nothing is better than for a man to rejoice in his work, and that this is his portion. For who shall bring him to know the things that shall be after him? Eccl. 3:22
¤ I turned myself to other things, and I saw the oppressions that are done under the sun, and the tears of the innocent, and they had no comforter; and they were not able to resist their violence, being destitute of help from any. Eccl. 4:1
Again I considered all the labours of men, and I remarked that their industries are exposed to the envy of their neighbour: so in this also there is vanity, and fruitless care. Eccl. 4:4
There is but one, and he hath not a second, no child, no brother, and yet he ceaseth not to labour, neither are his eyes satisfied with riches, neither doth he reflect, saying: For whom do I labour, and defraud my soul of good things? in this also is vanity, and a grievous vexation. Eccl. 4:8
If one fall he shall be supported by the other: woe to him that is alone, for when he falleth, he hath none to lift him up. Eccl. 4:10
Better is a child that is poor and wise, than a king that is old and foolish, who knoweth not to foresee for hereafter. Eccl. 4:13
Because out of prison and chains sometimes a man cometh forth to a kingdom: and another born king is consumed with poverty. Eccl. 4:14
¤ Keep thy foot, when thou goest into the house of God, and draw nigh to hear. For much better is obedience, than the victims of fools, who know not what evil they do. Eccl. 5:1
Speak not any thing rashly, and let not thy heart be hasty to utter a word before God. For God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few. Eccl. 5:2
If thou hast vowed any thing to God, defer not to pay it: for an unfaithful and foolish promise displeaseth him: but whatsoever thou hast vowed, pay it. Eccl. 5:4
And it is much better not to vow, than after a vow not to perform the things promised. Eccl. 5:5
Give not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin: and say not before the angel: There is no providence: lest God be angry at thy words, and destroy all the works of thy hands. Eccl. 5:6
Moreover there is the king that reigneth over all the land subject to him. Eccl. 5:9
Where there are great riches, there are also many to eat them. And what doth it profit the owner, but that he seeth the riches with his eyes? Eccl. 5:11
Sleep is sweet to a labouring man, whether he eat little or much: but the fulness of the rich will not suffer him to sleep. Eccl. 5:12
There is also another grievous evil, which I have seen under the sun: riches kept to the hurt of the owner. Eccl. 5:13
This therefore hath seemed good to me, that a man should eat and drink, and enjoy the fruit of his labour, wherewith he hath laboured under the sun, all the days of his life, which God hath given him: and this is his portion. Eccl. 5:18
And every man to whom God hath given riches, and substance, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to enjoy his portion, and to rejoice of his labour: this is the gift of God. Eccl. 5:19
A man to whom God hath given riches, and substance, and honour, and his soul wanteth nothing of all that he desireth: yet God doth not give him power to eat thereof, but a stranger shall eat it up. This is vanity and a great misery. Eccl. 6:2
If a man beget a hundred children, and live many years, and attain to a great age, and his soul make no use of the goods of his substance, and he be without burial: of this man I pronounce, that the untimely born is better than he. Eccl. 6:3
For he came in vain, and goeth to darkness, and his name shall be wholly forgotten. Eccl. 6:4
Although he lived two thousand years, and hath not enjoyed good things: do not all make haste to one place? Eccl. 6:6
What hath the wise man more than the fool? and what the poor man, but to go thither, where there is life? Eccl. 6:8
Better it is to see what thou mayst desire, than to desire that which thou canst not know. But this also is vanity, and presumption of spirit. Eccl. 6:9
What needeth a man to seek things that are above him, whereas he knoweth not what is profitable for him in his life, in all the days of his pilgrimage, and the time that passeth like a shadow? Or who can tell him what shall be after him under the sun? Eccl. 6:12
It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to the house of feasting: for in that we are put in mind of the end of all, and the living thinketh what is to come. Eccl. 7:2
It is better to be rebuked by a wise man, than to be deceived by the flattery of fools. Eccl. 7:5
Wisdom with riches is more profitable, and bringeth more advantage to them that see the sun. Eccl. 7:11
For as wisdom is a defence, so money is a defence: but learning and wisdom excel in this, that they give life to him that possesseth them. Eccl. 7:12
But do not apply thy heart to all words that are spoken: lest perhaps thou hear thy servant reviling thee. Eccl. 7:21
I have surveyed all things with my mind, to know, and consider, and seek out wisdom and reason: and to know the wickedness of the fool, and the error of the imprudent: Eccl. 7:25
Be not hasty to depart from his face, and do not continue in an evil work: for he will do all that pleaseth him: Eccl. 8:3
And his word is full of power: neither can any man say to him: Why dost thou so? Eccl. 8:4
Because he is ignorant of things past, and things to come he cannot know by any messenger. Eccl. 8:7
It is not in man's power to stop the spirit, neither hath he power in the day of death, neither is he suffered to rest when war is at hand, neither shall wickedness save the wicked. Eccl. 8:8
All these things I have considered, and applied my heart to all the works that are done under the sun. Sometimes one man ruleth over another to his own hurt. Eccl. 8:9
There is also another vanity, which is done upon the earth. There are just men to whom evils happen, as though they had done the works of the wicked: and there are wicked men, who are as secure as though they had the deeds of the just: but this also I judge most vain. Eccl. 8:14
Therefore I commended mirth, because there was no good for a man under the sun, but to eat, and drink, and be merry, and that he should take nothing else with him of his labour in the days of his life, which God hath given him under the sun. Eccl. 8:15
And I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to understand the distraction that is upon earth: for there are some that day and night take no sleep with their eyes. Eccl. 8:16
And I understood that man can find no reason of all those works of God that are done under the sun: and the more he shall labour to seek, so much the less shall he find: yea, though the wise man shall say, that he knoweth it, he shall not be able to find it. Eccl. 8:17
But all things are kept uncertain for the time to come, because all things equally happen to the just and to the wicked, to the good and to the evil, to the clean and to the unclean, to him that offereth victims, and to him that despiseth sacrifices. As the good is, so also is the sinner: as the perjured, so he also that sweareth truth. Eccl. 9:2
This is a very great evil among all things that are done under the sun, that the same things happen to all men: whereby also the hearts of the children of men are filled with evil, and with contempt while they live, and afterwards they shall be brought down to hell. Eccl. 9:3
Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest, all the days of thy unsteady life, which are given to thee under the sun, all the time of thy vanity: for this is thy portion in life, and in thy labour wherewith thou labourest under the sun. Eccl. 9:9
Whatsoever thy hand is able to do, do it earnestly: for neither work, nor reason, nor wisdom, nor knowledge shall be in hell, whither thou art hastening. Eccl. 9:10
I turned me to another thing, and I saw that under the sun, the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the learned, nor favour to the skilful: but time and chance in all. Eccl. 9:11
This wisdom also I have seen under the sun, and it seemed to me to be very great: Eccl. 9:13
If the spirit of him that hath power, ascend upon thee, leave not thy place: because care will make the greatest sins to cease. Eccl. 10:4
The labour of fools shall afflict them that know not how to go to the city. Eccl. 10:15
Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and when the princes eat in the morning. Eccl. 10:16
Give a portion to seven, and also to eight: for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth. Eccl. 11:2
If the clouds be full, they will pour out rain upon the earth. If the tree fall to the south, or to the north, in what place soever it shall fall, there shall it be. Eccl. 11:3
The light is sweet, and it is delightful for the eyes to see the sun. Eccl. 11:7
And the dust return into its earth, from whence it was, and the spirit return to God, who gave it. Eccl. 12:7
Draw me: we will run after thee to the odour of thy ointments. The king hath brought me into his storerooms: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, remembering thy breasts more than wine: the righteous love thee. Cant. 1:4
Shew me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou liest in the midday, lest I begin to wander after the flocks of thy companions. Cant. 1:7
To my company of horsemen, in Pharao's chariots, have I likened thee, O my love. Cant. 1:9
A bundle of myrrh is my beloved to me, he shall abide between my breasts. Cant. 1:13
A cluster of cypress my love is to me, in the vineyards of Engaddi. Cant. 1:14
As the apple tree among the trees of the woods, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow, whom I desired: and his fruit was sweet to my palate. Cant. 2:3
I adjure you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and the harts of the field, that you stir not up, nor make the beloved to awake, till she please. Cant. 2:7
Behold my beloved speaketh to me: Arise, make haste, my love, my dove, my beautiful one, and come. Cant. 2:10
My beloved to me, and I to him who feedeth among the lilies, Cant. 2:16
Till the day break, and the shadows retire. Return: be like, my beloved, to a roe, or to a young hart upon the mountains of Bether. Cant. 2:17
Till the day break, and the shadows retire, I will go to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense. Cant. 4:6
I sleep, and my heart watcheth: the voice of my beloved knocking: Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is full of dew, and my locks of the drops of the nights. Cant. 5:2
I arose up to open to my beloved: my hands dropped with myrrh, and my fingers were full of the choicest myrrh. Cant. 5:5
I opened the bolt of my door to my beloved: but he had turned aside, and was gone. My soul melted when he spoke: I sought him, and found him not: I called, and he did not answer me. Cant. 5:6
My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the bed of aromatical spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies. Cant. 6:2
I to my beloved, and my beloved to me, who feedeth among the lilies. Cant. 6:3
I went down into the garden of nuts, to see the fruits of the valleys, and to look if the vineyard had flourished, and the pomegranates budded. Cant. 6:11
Thy stature is like to a palm tree, and thy breasts to clusters of grapes. Cant. 7:7
Thy throat like the best wine, worthy for my beloved to drink, and for his lips and his teeth to ruminate. Cant. 7:9
I to my beloved, and his turning is towards me. Cant. 7:10
Let us get up early to the vineyards, let us see if the vineyard flourish, if the flowers be ready to bring forth fruits, if the pomegranates flourish: there will I give thee my breasts. Cant. 7:12
¤ Who shall give thee to me for my brother, sucking the breasts of my mother, that I may find thee without, and kiss thee, and now no man may despise me? Cant. 8:1
Our sister is little, and hath no breasts. What shall we do to our sister in the day when she is to be spoken to? Cant. 8:8
The peaceable had a vineyard, in that which hath people: he let out the same to keepers, every man bringeth for the fruit thereof a thousand pieces of silver. Cant. 8:11
Flee away, O my beloved, and be like to the roe, and to the young hart upon the mountains of aromatical spices. Cant. 8:14
For he is found by them that tempt him not: and he sheweth himself to them that have faith in him. Wis. 1:2
For wisdom will not enter into a malicious soul, nor dwell in a body subject to sins. Wis. 1:4
For inquisition shall be made into the thoughts of the ungodly, and the hearing of his words shall come to God, to the chastising of his iniquities. Wis. 1:9
But the wicked with works and words have called it to them: and esteeming it a friend, have fallen away and have made a covenant with it: because they are worthy to be of the part thereof. Wis. 1:16
¤ For they have said, reasoning with themselves, but not right: The time of our life is short and tedious, and in the end of a man there is no remedy, and no man hath been known to have returned from hell: Wis. 2:1
For we are born of nothing, and after this we shall be as if we had not been: for the breath in our nostrils is smoke: and speech a spark to move our heart, Wis. 2:2
But let our strength be the law of justice: for that which is feeble is found to be nothing worth. Wis. 2:11
Let us, therefore, lie in wait for the just, because he is not for our turn, and he is contrary to our doings, and upbraideth us with transgressions of the law, and divulgeth against us the sins of our way of life. Wis. 2:12
He is grievous unto us, even to behold: for his life is not like other men's, and his ways are very different. Wis. 2:15
Let us see then if his words be true, and let us prove what shall happen to him, and we shall know what his end shall be. Wis. 2:17
Let us condemn him to a most shameful death: for there shall be respect had unto him by his words. Wis. 2:20
For God created man incorruptible, and to the image of his own likeness he made him. Wis. 2:23
In the sight of the unwise they seemed to die: and their departure was taken for misery: Wis. 3:2
As gold in the furnace, he hath proved them, and as a victim of a holocaust, he hath received them, and in time there shall be respect had to them. Wis. 3:6
The just shall shine, and shall run to and fro like sparks among the reeds. Wis. 3:7
They that trust in him shall understand the truth: and they that are faithful in love, shall rest in him: for grace and peace are to his elect. Wis. 3:9
But the wicked shall be punished according to their own devices: who have neglected the just, and have revolted from the Lord. Wis. 3:10
And the eunuch, that hath not wrought iniquity with his hands, nor thought wicked things against God for the precious gift of faith shall be given to him, and a most acceptable lot in the temple of God. Wis. 3:14
But the children of adulterers shall not come to perfection, and the seed of the unlawful bed shall be rooted out. Wis. 3:16
For the branches not being perfect, shall be broken, and their fruits shall be unprofitable, and sour to eat, and fit for nothing. Wis. 4:5
For his soul pleased God: therefore he hastened to bring him out of the midst of iniquities: but the people see this, and understand not, nor lay up such things in their hearts: Wis. 4:14
That the grace of God, and his mercy is with his saints, and that he hath respect to his chosen. Wis. 4:15
They shall see him, and shall despise him: but the Lord shall laugh them to scorn. Wis. 4:18
They shall come with fear at the thought of their sins, and their iniquities shall stand against them to convict them. Wis. 4:20
So we also being born, forthwith ceased to be: and have been able to shew no mark of virtue: but are consumed in our wickedness. Wis. 5:13
Then shafts of lightning shall go directly from the clouds, as from a bow well bent, they shall be shot out, and shall fly to the mark. Wis. 5:22
A mighty wind shall stand up against them, and as a whirlwind shall divide them: and their iniquity shall bring all the earth to a desert, and wickedness shall overthrow the thrones of the mighty. Wis. 5:24
Because being ministers of his kingdom, you have not judged rightly, nor kept the law of justice, nor walked according to the will of God. Wis. 6:5
Horribly and speedily will he appear to you: for a most severe judgment shall be for them that bear rule. Wis. 6:6
For to him that is little, mercy is granted: but the mighty shall be mightily tormented. Wis. 6:7
To you, therefore, O kings, are these my words, that you may learn wisdom, and not fall from it. Wis. 6:10
For they that have kept just things justly, shall be justified: and they that have learned these things, shall find what to answer. Wis. 6:11
He that awaketh early to seek her, shall not labour: for he shall find her sitting at his door. Wis. 6:15
To think, therefore, upon her, is perfect understanding: and he that watcheth for her, shall quickly be secure. Wis. 6:16
For she goeth about seeking such as are worthy of her, and she sheweth herself to them cheerfully in the ways, and meeteth them with all providence. Wis. 6:17
And incorruption bringeth near to God. Wis. 6:20
Therefore the desire of wisdom bringeth to the everlasting kingdom. Wis. 6:21
Now what wisdom is, and what was her origin, I will declare: and I will not hide from you the mysteries of God, but will seek her out from the beginning of her birth, and bring the knowledge of her to light, and will not pass over the truth: Wis. 6:24
Receive, therefore, instruction by my words, and it shall be profitable to you. Wis. 6:27
¤ I myself am a mortal man, like all others, and of the race of him, that was first made of the earth, and in the womb of my mother I was fashioned to be flesh. Wis. 7:1
Neither did I compare unto her any precious stone: for all gold, in comparison of her, is as a little sand; and silver, in respect to her, shall be counted as clay. Wis. 7:9
I loved her above health and beauty, and chose to have her instead of light: for her light cannot be put out. Wis. 7:10
Now all good things came to me together with her, and innumerable riches through her hands, Wis. 7:11
For she is an infinite treasure to men: which they that use, become the friends of God, being commended for the gift of discipline. Wis. 7:14
And God hath given to me to speak as I would, and to conceive thoughts worthy of those things that are given me: because he is the guide of wisdom, and the director of the wise: Wis. 7:15
For he hath given me the true knowledge of the things that are: to know the disposition of the whole world, and the virtues of the elements, Wis. 7:17
¤ She reacheth, therefore, from end to end mightily, and ordereth all things sweetly. Wis. 8:1
Her have I loved, and have sought her out from my youth, and have desired to take her for my spouse, and I became a lover of her beauty. Wis. 8:2
And if a man desire much knowledge: she knoweth things past, and judgeth of things to come: she knoweth the subtilties of speeches, and the solutions of arguments: she knoweth signs and wonders before they be done, and the events of times and ages. Wis. 8:8
I purposed, therefore, to take her to me to live with me: knowing that she will communicate to me of her good things, and will be a comfort in my cares and grief. Wis. 8:9
Moreover, by the means of her I shall have immortality: and shall leave behind me an everlasting memory to them that come after me. Wis. 8:13
I shall set the people in order: and nations shall be subject to me. Wis. 8:14
Thinking these things with myself, and pondering them in my heart, that to be allied to wisdom is immortality, Wis. 8:17
And that there is great delight in her friendship, and inexhaustible riches in the works of her hands, and in the exercise of conference with her, wisdom, and glory in the communication of her words: I went about seeking, that I might take her to myself. Wis. 8:18
And whereas I was more good, I came to a body undefiled. Wis. 8:20
And as I knew that I could not otherwise be continent, except God gave it, and this also was a point of wisdom, to know whose gift it was, I went to the Lord, and besought him, and said with my whole heart: Wis. 8:21
That he should order the world according to equity and justice, and execute justice with an upright heart: Wis. 9:3
Thou hast chosen me to be king of thy people, and a judge of thy sons and daughters: Wis. 9:7
And hast commanded me to build a temple on thy holy mount, and an altar in the city of thy dwelling place, a resemblance of thy holy tabernacle, which thou hast prepared from the beginning: Wis. 9:8
And thy wisdom with thee, which knoweth thy works, which then also was present when thou madest the world, and knew what was agreeable to thy eyes, and what was right in thy commandments. Wis. 9:9
And she brought him out of his sin, and gave him power to govern all things. Wis. 10:2
Moreover, when the nations had conspired together to consent to wickedness, she knew the just, and preserved him without blame to God, and kept him strong against the compassion for his son. Wis. 10:5
Whose land, for a testimony of their wickedness, is desolate, and smoketh to this day, and the trees bear fruits that ripen not, and a standing pillar of salt is a monument of an incredulous soul. Wis. 10:7
And in bands she left him not, till she brought him the sceptre of the kingdom, and power against those that oppressed him: and shewed them to be liars that had accused him, and gave him everlasting glory. Wis. 10:14
And she rendered to the just the wages of their labours, and conducted them in a wonderful way: and she was to them for a covert by day, and for the light of stars by night: Wis. 10:17
And they sung to thy holy name, O Lord, and they praised with one accord thy victorious hand. Wis. 10:20
For instead of a fountain of an ever running river, thou gavest human blood to the unjust. Wis. 11:7
And whilst they were diminished for a manifest reproof of their murdering the infants, thou gavest to thine abundant water unlooked for: Wis. 11:8
For when they heard that by their punishments the others were benefited, they remembered the Lord, wondering at the end of what was come to pass. Wis. 11:14
For whom they scorned before, when he was thrown out at the time of his being wickedly exposed to perish, him they admired in the end, when they saw the event: their thirsting being unlike to that of the just. Wis. 11:15
For thy almighty hand, which made the world of matter without form, was not unable to send upon them a multitude of bears, or fierce lions, Wis. 11:18
Whereof not only the hurt might be able to destroy them, but also the very sight might kill them through fear. Wis. 11:20
For great power always belonged to thee alone: and who shall resist the strength of thy arm? Wis. 11:22
And therefore thou chastisest them that err, by little and little: and admonishest them, and speakest to them, concerning the things wherein they offend: that leaving their wickedness, they may believe in thee, O Lord. Wis. 12:2
Because they did works hateful to thee by their sorceries, and wicked sacrifices, Wis. 12:4
And those parents sacrificing with their own hands helpless souls, it was thy will to destroy by the hands of our parents, Wis. 12:6
That the land which of all is most dear to thee, might receive a worthy colony of the children of God. Wis. 12:7
Yet even those thou sparedst as men, and didst send wasps forerunners of thy host, to destroy them by little and little. Wis. 12:8
Not that thou wast unable to bring the wicked under the just by war, or by cruel beasts, or with one rough word to destroy them at once: Wis. 12:9
For it was a cursed seed from the beginning: neither didst thou for fear of any one give pardon to their sins. Wis. 12:11
For who shall say to thee: What hast thou done? or who shall withstand thy judgment? or who shall come before thee to be a revenger of wicked men? or who shall accuse thee, if the nations perish, which thou hast made ? Wis. 12:12
For so much then, as thou art just, thou orderest all things justly: thinking it not agreeable to thy power, to condemn him who deserveth not to be punished. Wis. 12:15
For thy power is the beginning of justice: and because thou art Lord of all, thou makest thyself gracious to all. Wis. 12:16
For thou shewest thy power, when men will not believe thee to be absolute in power, and thou convincest the boldness of them that know thee not. Wis. 12:17
But thou hast taught thy people by such works, that they must be just and humane, and hast made thy children to be of a good hope: because in judging, thou givest place for repentance for sins. Wis. 12:19
For if thou didst punish the enemies of thy servants, and that deserved to die, with so great deliberation, giving them time and place whereby they might be changed from their wickedness: Wis. 12:20
With what circumspection hast thou judged thy own children, to whose parents thou hast sworn, and made covenants of good promises? Wis. 12:21
Therefore whereas thou chastisest us, thou scourgest our enemies very many ways, to the end that when we judge we may think on thy goodness: and when we are judged, we may hope for thy mercy. Wis. 12:22
Therefore thou hast sent a judgment upon them, as senseless children, to mock them. Wis. 12:25
¤ But all men are vain, in whom there is not the knowledge of God: and who by these good things that are seen, could not understand him that is, neither by attending to the works have acknowledged who was the workman: Wis. 13:1
But have imagined either the fire, or the wind, or the swift air, or the circle of the stars, or the great water, or the sun and moon, to be the gods that rule the world. Wis. 13:2
With whose beauty, if they, being delighted, took them to be gods: let them know how much the Lord of them is more beautiful than they: for the first author of beauty made all those things. Wis. 13:3
For by the greatness of the beauty, and of the creature, the creator of them may be seen, so as to be known thereby. Wis. 13:5
But yet as to these they are less to be blamed. For they perhaps err, seeking God, and desirous to find him. Wis. 13:6
But then again they are not to be pardoned. Wis. 13:8
For if they were able to know so much as to make a judgment of the world: how did they not more easily find out the Lord thereof? Wis. 13:9
And useth the chips of his work to dress his meat: Wis. 13:12
And taking what was left thereof, which is good for nothing, being a crooked piece of wood, and full of knots, carveth it diligently when he hath nothing else to do, and by the skill of his art fashioneth it, and maketh it like the image of a man: Wis. 13:13
Providing for it, lest it should fall, knowing that it is unable to help itself: for it is an image, and hath need of help. Wis. 13:16
And then maketh prayer to it, inquiring concerning his substance, and his children, or his marriage. And he is not ashamed to speak to that which hath no life: Wis. 13:17
And for health he maketh supplication to the weak, and for life prayeth to that which is dead, and for help calleth upon that which is unprofitable: Wis. 13:18
And for a good journey he petitioneth him that cannot walk: and for getting, and for working, and for the event of all things he asketh him that is unable to do any thing. Wis. 13:19
¤ Again, another designing to sail, and beginning to make his voyage through the raging waves, calleth upon a piece of wood more frail than the wood that carrieth him. Wis. 14:1
Shewing that thou art able to save out of all things, yea, though a man went to sea without art. Wis. 14:4
But that the works of thy wisdom might not be idle: therefore men also trust their lives even to a little wood, and passing over the sea by ship, are saved. Wis. 14:5
And from the beginning also, when the proud giants perished, the hope of the world fleeing to a vessel, which was governed by thy hand, left to the world seed of generation. Wis. 14:6
But to God the wicked and his wickedness are hateful alike. Wis. 14:9
Therefore there shall be no respect had even to the idols of the Gentiles: because the creatures of God are turned to an abomination, and a temptation to the souls of men, and a snare to the feet of the unwise. Wis. 14:11
For by the vanity of men they came into the world: and therefore they shall be found to come shortly to an end. Wis. 14:14
For a father being afflicted with bitter grief, made to himself the image of his son, who was quickly taken away: and him who then had died as a man, he began now to worship as a god, and appointed him rites and sacrifices among his servants. Wis. 14:15
And those whom men could not honour in presence, because they dwelt far off, they brought their resemblance from afar, and made an express image of the king, whom they had a mind to honour: that by this their diligence, they might honour as present, him that was absent. Wis. 14:17
And to the worshipping of these, the singular diligence also of the artificer helped to set forward the ignorant. Wis. 14:18
For he being willing to please him that employed him, laboured with all his art to make the resemblance in the best manner. Wis. 14:19
And this was the occasion of deceiving human life: for men serving either their affection, or their kings, gave the incommunicable name to stones and wood. Wis. 14:21
And it was not enough for them to err about the knowledge of God, but whereas they lived in a great war of ignorance, they call so many and so great evils peace. Wis. 14:22
For whilst they trust in idols, which are without life, though they swear amiss, they look not to be hurt. Wis. 14:29
But for both these things they shall be justly punished, because they have thought not well of God, giving heed to idols, and have sworn unjustly, in guile despising justice. Wis. 14:30
For to know thee is perfect justice: and to know thy justice, and thy power, is the root of immortality. Wis. 15:3
The sight whereof enticeth the fool to lust after it, and he loveth the lifeless figure of a dead image. Wis. 15:5
The lovers of evil things deserve to have no better things to trust in, both they that make them, and they that love them, and they that worship them. Wis. 15:6
The potter also tempering soft earth, with labour fashioneth every vessel for our service, and of the same clay he maketh both vessels that are for clean uses, and likewise such as serve to the contrary: but what is the use of these vessels, the potter is the judge. Wis. 15:7
And of the same clay by a vain labour he maketh a god: he who a little before was made of earth himself, and a little after returneth to the same out of which he was taken, when his life, which was lent him, shall be called for again. Wis. 15:8
But his care is, not that he shall labour, nor that his life is short, but he striveth with the goldsmiths and silversmiths: and he endeavoureth to do like the workers in brass, and counteth it a glory to make vain things. Wis. 15:9
Yea, and they have counted our life a pastime and the business of life to be gain, and that we must be getting every way, even out of evil. Wis. 15:12
For they have esteemed all the idols of the heathens for gods, which neither have the use of eyes to see, nor noses to draw breath, nor ears to hear, nor fingers of hands to handle, and as for their feet, they are slow to walk. Wis. 15:15
For man made them: and he that borroweth his own breath, fashioned them. For no man can make a god like to himself. Wis. 15:16
Moreover, they worship also the vilest creatures: but things without sense, compared to these, are worse than they. Wis. 15:18
¤ For these things, and by the like things to these, they were worthily punished, and were destroyed by a multitude of beasts. Wis. 16:1
To the end, that they indeed desiring food, by means of those things that were shewn and sent among them, might loath even that which was necessary to satisfy their desire. But these, after suffering want for a short time, tasted a new meat. Wis. 16:3
For it was requisite that inevitable destruction should come upon them that exercised tyranny: but to these it should only be shewn how their enemies were destroyed. Wis. 16:4
But thy wrath endured not for ever, but they were troubled for a short time for their correction, having a sign of salvation, to put them in remembrance of the commandment of thy law. Wis. 16:6
For he that turned to it, was not healed by that which he saw, but by thee, the Saviour of all. Wis. 16:7
And in this thou didst shew to our enemies, that thou art he who deliverest from all evil. Wis. 16:8
For the bitings of locusts, and of flies, killed them, and there was found no remedy for their life: because they were worthy to be destroyed by such things. Wis. 16:9
For they were examined for the remembrance of thy words, and were quickly healed, lest falling into deep forgetfulness, they might not be able to use thy help. Wis. 16:11
For it is thou, O Lord, that hast power of life and death, and leadest down to the gates of death, and bringest back again: Wis. 16:13
But it is impossible to escape thy hand: Wis. 16:15
For the wicked that denied to know thee, were scourged by the strength of thy arm, being persecuted by strange waters, and hail, and rain, and consumed by fire. Wis. 16:16
And at another time the fire, above its own power, burnt in the midst of water, to destroy the fruits of a wicked land. Wis. 16:19
For thy sustenance shewed thy sweetness to thy children, and serving every man's will, it was turned to what every man liked. Wis. 16:21
Therefore even then it was transformed into all things, and was obedient to thy grace, that nourisheth all, according to the will of them that desired it of thee: Wis. 16:25
That it might be known to all, that we ought to prevent the sun to bless thee, and adore thee at the dawning of the light. Wis. 16:28
For while the wicked thought to be able to have dominion over the holy nation, they themselves being fettered with the bonds of darkness, and a long night, shut up in their houses, lay there exiled from the eternal providence. Wis. 17:2
And while they thought to lie hid in their obscure sins, they were scattered under a dark veil of forgetfullness, being horribly afraid, and troubled with exceeding great astonishment. Wis. 17:3
For neither did the den that held them, keep them from fear: for noises coming down troubled them, and sad visions appearing to them, affrighted them. Wis. 17:4
But there appeared to them a sudden fire, very dreadful: and being struck with the fear of that face, which was not seen, they thought the things which they saw to be worse: Wis. 17:6
For they who promised to drive away fears and troubles from a sick soul, were sick themselves of a fear worthy to be laughed at. Wis. 17:8
Or the mighty noise of stones tumbling down, or the running that could not be seen of beasts playing together, or the roaring voice of wild beasts, or a rebounding echo from the highest mountains: these things made them to swoon for fear. Wis. 17:18
But over them only was spread a heavy night, an image of that darkness which was to come upon them. But they were to themselves more grievous than the darkness. Wis. 17:20
The others indeed were worthy to be deprived of light, and imprisoned in darkness, who kept thy children shut up, by whom the pure light of the law was to be given to the world. Wis. 18:4
And whereas they thought to kill the babes of the just: one child being cast forth, and saved to reprove them, thou tookest away a multitude of their children, and destroyedst them altogether in a mighty water. Wis. 18:5
For that night was known before by our fathers, that assuredly knowing what oaths they had trusted to, they might be of better courage. Wis. 18:6
So all alike had innumerable dead, with one kind of death. Neither were the living sufficient to bury them: for in one moment the noblest offspring of them was destroyed. Wis. 18:12
For whereas they would not believe any thing before by reason of the enchantments, then first upon the destruction of the firstborn, they acknowledged the people to be of God. Wis. 18:13
With a sharp sword carrying thy unfeigned commandment, and he stood and filled all things with death, and standing on the earth, reached even to heaven. Wis. 18:16
For a blameless man made haste to pray for the people, bringing forth the shield of his ministry, prayer, and by incense making supplication, withstood the wrath, and put an end to the calamity, shewing that he was thy servant. Wis. 18:21
For when they were now fallen down dead by heaps one upon another, he stood between and stayed the assault, and cut off the way to the living. Wis. 18:23
And to these the destroyer gave place, and was afraid of them: for the proof only of wrath was enough. Wis. 18:25
¤ But as to the wicked, even to the end there came upon them wrath without mercy. For he knew before also what they would do: Wis. 19:1
For when they had given them leave to depart and had sent them away with great care, they repented and pursued after them. Wis. 19:2
For whilst they were yet mourning, and lamenting at the graves of the dead, they took up another foolish device: and pursued them as fugitives whom they had pressed to be gone: Wis. 19:3
For a necessity, of which they were worthy, brought them to this end: and they lost the remembrance of those things which had happened, that their punishment might fill up what was wanting to their torments: Wis. 19:4
For every creature, according to its kind was fashioned again as from the beginning, obeying thy commandments, that thy children might be kept without hurt. Wis. 19:6
For to satisfy their desire, the quail came up to them from the sea: and punishments came upon the sinners, not without foregoing signs by the force of thunders: for they suffered justly according to their own wickedness. Wis. 19:12
For they exercised a more detestable inhospitality than any: others indeed received not strangers unknown to them, but these brought their guests into bondage that had deserved well of them. Wis. 19:13
On the other side, the flames wasted not the flesh of corruptible animals walking therein, neither did they melt that good food, which was apt to melt as ice. For in all things thou didst magnify thy people, O Lord, and didst honour them, and didst not despise them, but didst assist them at all times, and in every place. Wis. 19:20
To whom hath the root of wisdom been revealed, and who hath known her wise counsels? Sir. 1:6
To whom hath the discipline of wisdom been revealed and made manifest? and who hath understood the multiplicity of her steps? Sir. 1:7
There is one most high Creator Almighty, and a powerful king, and greatly to be feared, who sitteth upon his throne, and is the God of dominion. Sir. 1:8
And he poured her out upon all his works, and upon all flesh according to his gift, and hath given her to them that love him. Sir. 1:10
And they to whom she shall shew herself love her by the sight, and by the knowledge of her great works. Sir. 1:15
To fear God is the fulness of wisdom, and fulness is from the fruits thereof. Sir. 1:20
The root of wisdom is to fear the Lord: and the branches thereof are long-lived. Sir. 1:25
In the treasures of wisdom is understanding, and religiousness of knowledge: but to sinners wisdom is an abomination. Sir. 1:26
A patient man shall bear for a time, and afterwards joy shall be restored to him. Sir. 1:29
But the worship of God is an abomination to a sinner. Sir. 1:32
Son, if thou desire wisdom, keep justice, and God will give her to thee. Sir. 1:33
For the fear of the Lord is wisdom and discipline: and that which is agreeable to him, Sir. 1:34
Be not incredulous to the fear of the Lord: and come not to him with a double heart. Sir. 1:36
Be not a hypocrite in the sight of men, and let not thy lips be a stumblingblock to thee. Sir. 1:37
Because thou camest to the Lord wickedly, and thy heart is full of guile and deceit. Sir. 1:40
¤ Son, when thou comest to the service of God, stand in justice and in fear, and prepare thy soul for temptation. Sir. 2:1
Wait on God with patience: join thyself to God, and endure, that thy life may be increased in the latter end. Sir. 2:3
Ye that fear the Lord hope in him, and mercy shall come to you for your delight. Sir. 2:9
For God is compassionate and merciful, and will forgive sins in the day of tribulation: and he is a protector to all that seek him in truth. Sir. 2:13
Woe to them that are of a double heart and to wicked lips, and to the hands that do evil, and to the sinner that goeth on the earth two ways. Sir. 2:14
Woe to them that are fainthearted, who believe not God: and therefore they shall not be protected by him. Sir. 2:15
Woe to them that have lost patience, and that have forsaken the right ways, and have gone aside into crooked ways. Sir. 2:16
And what will they do, when the Lord shall begin to examine? Sir. 2:17
They that fear the Lord, will not be incredulous to his word: and they that love him, will keep his way. Sir. 2:18
They that fear the Lord, will seek after the things that are well pleasing to him: and they that love him, shall be filled with his law. Sir. 2:19
For according to his greatness, so also is his mercy with him. Sir. 2:23
For God hath made the father honourable to the children: and seeking the judgment of the mothers, hath confirmed it upon the children. Sir. 3:3
He that honoureth his father shall enjoy a long life: and he that obeyeth the father, shall be a comfort to his mother. Sir. 3:7
Glory not in the dishonour of thy father: for his shame is no glory to thee. Sir. 3:12
For good shall be repaid to thee for the sin of thy mother. Sir. 3:16
For it is not necessary for thee to see with thy eyes those things that are hid. Sir. 3:23
For many things are shewn to thee above the understanding of men. Sir. 3:25
A wicked heart shall be laden with sorrows, and the sinner will add sin to sin. Sir. 3:29
Afflict not the heart of the needy, and defer not to give to him that is in distress. Sir. 4:3
Turn not away thy eyes from the poor for fear of anger: and leave not to them that ask of thee to curse thee behind thy back. Sir. 4:5
Make thyself affable to the congregation of the poor, and humble thy soul to the ancient, and bow thy head to a great man. Sir. 4:7
Bow down thy ear cheerfully to the poor, and pay what thou owest, and answer him peaceable words with mildness. Sir. 4:8
In judging be merciful to the fatherless as a father, and as a husband to their mother. Sir. 4:10
They that serve her, shall be servants to the holy one: and God loveth them that love her. Sir. 4:15
He that hearkeneth to her, shall judge nations: and he that looketh upon her, shall remain secure. Sir. 4:16
If he trust to her, he shall inherit her, and his generation shall be in assurance. Sir. 4:17
Then she will strengthen him, and make a straight way to him, and give him joy, Sir. 4:20
And will disclose her secrets to him, and will heap upon him treasures of knowledge and understanding of justice. Sir. 4:21
For thy soul be not ashamed to say the truth. Sir. 4:24
And refrain not to speak in the time of salvation. Hide not thy wisdom in her beauty. Sir. 4:28
Be not ashamed to confess thy sins, but submit not thyself to every man for sin. Sir. 4:31
Let not thy hand be stretched out to receive, and shut when thou shouldst give. Sir. 4:36
¤ Set not thy heart upon unjust possessions, and say not: I have enough to live on: for it shall be of no service in the time of vengeance and darkness. Sir. 5:1
Delay not to be converted to the Lord, and defer it not from day to day. Sir. 5:8
Be meek to hear the word, that thou mayst understand: and return a true answer with wisdom. Sir. 5:13
For confusion and repentance is upon a thief, and an evil mark of disgrace upon the double tongued, but to the whisperer hatred, and enmity, and reproach. Sir. 5:17
¤ Instead of a friend become not an enemy to thy neighbour: for an evil man shall inherit reproach and shame, so shall every sinner that is envious and double tongued. Sir. 6:1
For a wicked soul shall destroy him that hath it, and maketh him to be a joy to his enemies, and shall lead him into the lot of the wicked. Sir. 6:4
And there is a friend that turneth to enmity; and there is a friend that will disclose hatred and strife and reproaches. Sir. 6:9
A friend if he continue steadfast, shall be to thee as thyself, and shall act with confidence among them of thy household. Sir. 6:11
Nothing can be compared to a faithful friend, and no weight of gold and silver is able to countervail the goodness of his fidelity. Sir. 6:15
He that feareth God, shall likewise have good friendship: because according to him shall his friend be. Sir. 6:17
My son, from thy youth up receive instruction, and even to thy grey hairs thou shalt find wisdom. Sir. 6:18
Come to her as one that plougheth, and soweth, and wait for her good fruits: Sir. 6:19
How very unpleasant is wisdom to the unlearned, and the unwise will not continue with her. Sir. 6:21
She shall be to them as a mighty stone of trial, and they will cast her from them before it be long. Sir. 6:22
For the wisdom of doctrine is according to her name, and she is not manifest unto many, but with them to whom she is known, she continueth even to the sight of God. Sir. 6:23
Come to her with all thy mind, and keep her ways with all thy power. Sir. 6:27
Search for her, and she shall be made known to thee, and when thou hast gotten her, let her not go: Sir. 6:28
For in the latter end thou shalt find rest in her, and she shall be turned to thy joy. Sir. 6:29
My son, if thou wilt attend to me, thou shalt learn: and if thou wilt apply thy mind, thou shalt be wise. Sir. 6:33
If thou wilt incline thy ear, thou shalt receive instruction: and if thou love to hear, thou shalt be wise. Sir. 6:34
Stand in the multitude of ancients that are wise, and join thyself from thy heart to their wisdom, that thou mayst hear every discourse of God, and the sayings of praise may not escape thee. Sir. 6:35
And if thou see a man of understanding, go to him early in the morning, and let thy foot wear the steps of his doors. Sir. 6:36
Let thy thoughts be upon the precepts of God, and meditate continually on his commandments: and he will give thee a heart, and the desire of wisdom shall be given to thee. Sir. 6:37
Justify not thyself before God, for he knoweth the heart: and desire not to appear wise before the king. Sir. 7:5
Seek not to be made a judge, unless thou have strength enough to extirpate iniquities: lest thou fear the person of the powerful, and lay a stumblingblock for thy integrity. Sir. 7:6
Nor bind sin to sin: for even in one thou shalt not be unpunished. Sir. 7:8
Neglect not to pray, and to give alms. Sir. 7:10
Say not: God will have respect to the multitude of my gifts, and when I offer to the most high God, he will accept my offerings. Sir. 7:11
Laugh no man to scorn in the bitterness of his soul: for there is one that humbleth and exalteth, God who seeth all. Sir. 7:12
Be not willing to make any manner of lie: for the custom thereof is not good. Sir. 7:14
Let a wise servant be dear to thee as thy own soul, defraud him not of liberty, nor leave him needy. Sir. 7:23
Hast thou cattle? have an eye to them: and if they be for thy profit, keep them with thee. Sir. 7:24
Marry thy daughter well, and thou shalt do a great work, and give her to a wise man. Sir. 7:27
If thou hast a wife according to thy soul, cast her not off: and to her that is hateful, trust not thyself. With thy whole heart, Sir. 7:28
Remember that thou hadst not been born but through them: and make a return to them as they have done for thee. Sir. 7:30
Honour God with all thy soul and give honour to the priests, and purify thyself with thy arms. Sir. 7:33
Offer to the Lord the gift of thy shoulders, and the sacrifice of sanctification, and the firstfruits of the holy things: Sir. 7:35
And stretch out thy hand to the poor, that thy expiation and thy blessing may be perfected. Sir. 7:36
Be not slow to visit the sick: for by these things thou shalt be confirmed in love. Sir. 7:39
For gold and silver hath destroyed many, and hath reached even to the heart of kings, and perverted them. Sir. 8:3
For of them thou shalt learn wisdom, and instruction of understanding, and to serve great men without blame. Sir. 8:10
For of them thou shalt learn understanding, and to give an answer in time of need. Sir. 8:12
Stand not against the face of an injurious person, lest he sit as a spy to entrap thee in thy words. Sir. 8:14
Lend not to a man that is mightier than thyself: and if thou lendest, count it as lost. Sir. 8:15
Be not surety above thy power: and if thou be surety, think as if thou wert to pay it. Sir. 8:16
Judge not against a judge: for he judgeth according to that which is just. Sir. 8:17
Go not on the way with a bold man, lest he burden thee with his evils: for he goeth according to his own will, and thou shalt perish together with his folly. Sir. 8:18
Open not thy heart to every man: lest he repay thee with an evil turn, and speak reproachfully to thee. Sir. 8:22
Give not the power of thy soul to a woman, lest she enter upon thy strength, and thou be confounded. Sir. 9:2
Use not much the company of her that is a dancer, and hearken not to her, lest thou perish by the force of her charms. Sir. 9:4
Gaze not upon a maiden, lest her beauty be a stumblingblock to thee. Sir. 9:5
Give not thy soul to harlots in any point: lest thou destroy thyself and thy inheritance. Sir. 9:6
Forsake not an old friend, for the new will not be like to him. Sir. 9:14
Be not pleased with the wrong done by the unjust, knowing that even to hell the wicked shall not please. Sir. 9:17
Keep thee far from the man that hath power to kill, so thou shalt not suspect the fear of death. Sir. 9:18
And if thou come to him, commit no fault, lest he take away thy life. Sir. 9:19
Know it to be a communication with death: for thou art going in the midst of snares, and walking upon the arms of them that are grieved. Sir. 9:20
According to thy power beware of thy neighbour, and treat with the wise and prudent. Sir. 9:21
A kingdom is translated from one people to another, because of injustices, and wrongs, and injuries, and divers deceits. Sir. 10:8
There is not a more wicked thing than to love money: for such a one setteth even his own soul to sale: because while he liveth he hath cast away his bowels. Sir. 10:10
All power is of short life. A long sickness is troublesome to the physician. Sir. 10:11
The physician cutteth off a short sickness: so also a king is to day, and to morrow he shall die. Sir. 10:12
The beginning of the pride of man, is to fall off from God: Sir. 10:14
God hath made the roots of proud nations to wither, and hath planted the humble of these nations. Sir. 10:18
The Lord hath overthrown the lands of the Gentiles, and hath destroyed them even to the foundation. Sir. 10:19
He hath made some of them to wither away, and hath destroyed them, and hath made the memory of them to cease from the earth. Sir. 10:20
My son, keep thy soul in meekness, and give it honour according to its desert. Sir. 10:31
And he knoweth not what time shall pass, and that death approacheth, and that he must leave all to others, and shall die. Sir. 11:20
For it is easy in the eyes of God on a sudden to make the poor man rich. Sir. 11:23
The blessing of God maketh haste to reward the just, and in a swift hour his blessing beareth fruit. Sir. 11:24
For it is easy before God in the day of death to reward every one according to his ways. Sir. 11:28
Take heed to thyself of a mischievous man, for he worketh evils: lest he bring upon thee reproach for ever. Sir. 11:35
¤ If thou do good, know to whom thou dost it, and there shall be much thanks for thy good deeds. Sir. 12:1
Do good to the just, and thou shalt find great recompense: and if not of him, assuredly of the Lord. Sir. 12:2
Give to the merciful and uphold not the sinner: God will repay vengeance to the ungodly and to sinners, and keep them against the day of vengeance. Sir. 12:4
Give to the good, and receive not a sinner. Sir. 12:5
Do good to the humble, and give not to the ungodly: hold back thy bread, and give it not to him, lest thereby he overmaster thee. Sir. 12:6
For thou shalt receive twice as much evil for all the good thou shalt have done to him: for the Highest also hateth sinners, and will repay vengeance to the ungodly. Sir. 12:7
Set him not by thee, neither let him sit on thy right hand, lest he turn into thy place, and seek to take thy seat and at the last thou acknowledge my words, and be pricked with my sayings. Sir. 12:12
For an hour he will abide with thee: but if thou begin to decline, he will not endure it. Sir. 12:14
An enemy speaketh sweetly with his lips, but in his heart he lieth in wait, to throw thee into a pit. Sir. 12:15
An enemy hath tears in his eyes, and while he pretendeth to help thee, will undermine thy feet. Sir. 12:18
Humble thyself to God, and wait for his hands. Sir. 13:9
Be not troublesome to him, lest thou be put back: and keep not far from him, lest thou be forgotten. Sir. 13:13
Affect not to speak with him as an equal, and believe not his many words: for by much talk he will sift thee, and smiling will examine thee concerning thy secrets. Sir. 13:14
His cruel mind will lay up thy words: and he will not spare to do thee hurt, and to cast thee into prison. Sir. 13:15
Take heed to thyself, and attend diligently to what thou hearest: for thou walkest in danger of thy ruin. Sir. 13:16
Every beast loveth its like: so also every man him that is nearest to himself. Sir. 13:19
All flesh shall consort with the like to itself, and every man shall associate himself to his like. Sir. 13:20
And as humility is an abomination to the proud: so also the rich man abhorreth the poor. Sir. 13:24
The rich man spoke, and all held their peace, and what he said they extol even to the clouds. Sir. 13:28
Riches are good to him that hath no sin in his conscience: and poverty is very wicked in the mouth of the ungodly. Sir. 13:30
He that is evil to himself, to whom will he be good? and he shall not take pleasure in his goods. Sir. 14:5
My son, if thou have any thing, do good to thyself, and offer to God worthy offerings. Sir. 14:11
Remember that death is not slow, and that the covenant of hell hath been shewn to thee: for the covenant of this world shall surely die. Sir. 14:12
Do good to thy friend before thou die, and according to thy ability, stretching out thy hand give to the poor. Sir. 14:13
Shalt thou not leave to others to divide by lot thy sorrows and labours? Sir. 14:15
Some grow, and some fall off: so is the generation of flesh and blood, one cometh to an end, and another is born. Sir. 14:19
With the bread of life and understanding, she shall feed him, and give him the water of wholesome wisdom to drink: and she shall be made strong in him, and he shall not be moved. Sir. 15:3
She shall heap upon him a treasure of joy and gladness, and shall cause him to inherit an everlasting name. Sir. 15:6
Lying men shall not be mindful of her: but men that speak truth shall be found with her, and shall advance, even till they come to the sight of God. Sir. 15:8
Say not: He hath caused me to err: for he hath no need of wicked men. Sir. 15:12
He hath set water and fire before thee: stretch forth thy hand to which thou wilt. Sir. 15:17
He hath commanded no man to do wickedly, and he hath given no man license to sin; Sir. 15:21
Trust not to their life, and respect not their labours. Sir. 16:2
And it is better to die without children, than to leave ungodly children. Sir. 16:4
The ancient giants did not obtain pardon for their sins, who were destroyed trusting to their own strength: Sir. 16:8
For mercy and wrath are with him. He is mighty to forgive, and to pour out indignation: Sir. 16:12
According as his mercy is, so his correction judgeth a man according to his works. Sir. 16:13
All mercy shall make a place for every man according to the merit of his works, and according to the wisdom of his sojournment. Sir. 16:15
Hearken to me, my son, and learn the discipline of understanding, and attend to my words in thy heart. Sir. 16:24
And I will shew forth good doctrine in equity, and will seek to declare wisdom: and attend to my words in thy heart, whilst with equity of spirit I tell thee the virtues that God hath put upon his works from the beginning, and I shew forth in truth his knowledge. Sir. 16:25
Be not thou incredulous to his word. Sir. 16:29
And he turned him into it again, and clothed him with strength according to himself. Sir. 17:2
He created of him a helpmate like to himself, he gave them counsel, and a tongue, and eyes, and ears, and a heart to devise: and he filled them with the knowledge of understanding. Sir. 17:5
He set his eye upon their hearts to shew them the greatness of his works: Sir. 17:7
And their eye saw the majesty of his glory, and their ears heard his glorious voice, and he said to them: Beware of all iniquity. Sir. 17:11
And he gave to every one of them commandment concerning his neighbour. Sir. 17:12
And afterward he shall rise up, and shall render them their reward, to every one upon their own head, and shall turn them down into the bowels of the earth. Sir. 17:19
But to the penitent he hath given the way of justice, and he hath strengthened them that were fainting in patience, and hath appointed to them the lot of truth. Sir. 17:20
Turn to the Lord, and forsake thy sins: Sir. 17:21
Return to the Lord, and turn away from thy injustice, and greatly hate abomination. Sir. 17:23
And know the justices and judgments of God, and stand firm in the lot set before thee, and in prayer to the most high God. Sir. 17:24
Go to the side of the holy age, with them that live and give praise to God. Sir. 17:25
How great is the mercy of the Lord, and his forgiveness to them that turn to him ! Sir. 17:28
Who is able to declare his works? Sir. 18:2
And who shall show forth the power of his majesty? or who shall be able to declare his mercy? Sir. 18:4
Nothing may be taken away, nor added, neither is it possible to find out the glorious works of God. Sir. 18:5
The number of the days of men at the most are a hundred years, as a drop of water of the sea are they esteemed: and as a pebble of the sand, so are a few years compared to eternity. Sir. 18:8
Let nothing hinder thee from praying always, and be not afraid to be justified even to death: for the reward of God continueth for ever. Sir. 18:22
Every man of understanding knoweth wisdom, and will give praise to him that findeth her. Sir. 18:28
If thou give to thy soul her desires, she will make thee a joy to thy enemies. Sir. 18:31
Make not thyself poor by borrowing to contribute to feasts when thou hast nothing in thy purse: for thou shalt be an enemy to thy own life. Sir. 18:33
And he that joineth himself to harlots, will be wicked. Rottenness and worms shall inherit him, and he shall be lifted up for a greater example, and his soul shall be taken away out of the number. Sir. 19:3
He that is hasty to give credit, is light of heart, and shall be lessened: and he that sinneth against his own soul, shall be despised. Sir. 19:4
Tell not thy mind to friend or foe: and if there be a sin with thee, disclose it not. Sir. 19:8
For he will hearken to thee, and will watch thee, and as it were defending thy sin he will hate thee, and so will he be with thee always. Sir. 19:9
And give place to the fear of the most High: for the fear of God is all wisdom, and therein is to fear God, and the disposition of the law is in all wisdom. Sir. 19:18
And if he be hindered from sinning for want of power, if he shall find opportunity to do evil, he will do it. Sir. 19:25
There is a lying rebuke in the anger of an injurious man: and there is a judgment that is not allowed to be good: and there is one that holdeth his peace, he is wise. Sir. 19:28
¤ How much better is it to reprove, than to be angry, and not to hinder him that confesseth in prayer. Sir. 20:1
How good is it, when thou art reproved, to shew repentance! for so thou shalt escape wilful sin. Sir. 20:4
There is one that holdeth his peace, because he knoweth not what to say: and there is another that holdeth his peace, knowing the proper time. Sir. 20:6
He that useth many words shall hurt his own soul: and he that taketh authority to himself unjustly shall be hated. Sir. 20:8
There is success in evil things to a man without discipline, and there is a finding that turneth to loss. Sir. 20:9
To day a man lendeth, and to morrow he asketh it again: such a man as this is hateful. Sir. 20:16
For they that eat his bread, are of a false tongue. How often, and how many will laugh him to scorn! Sir. 20:18
For he doth not distribute with right understanding that which was to be had: in like manner also that which was not to be had. Sir. 20:19
There is that for bashfulness promiseth to his friend, and maketh him his enemy for nothing. Sir. 20:25
Injuries and wrongs will waste riches: and the house that is very rich shall be brought to nothing by pride: so the substance of the proud shall be rooted out. Sir. 21:5
He that hateth to be reproved walketh in the trace of a sinner: and he that feareth God will turn to his own heart. Sir. 21:7
He that is mighty by a bold tongue is known afar off, but a wise man knoweth to slip by him. Sir. 21:8
He that buildeth his house at other men's charges, is as he that gathereth himself stones to build in the winter. Sir. 21:9
A man of sense will praise every wise word he shall hear, and will apply it to himself: the luxurious man hath heard it, and it shall displease him, and he will cast it behind his back. Sir. 21:18
As a house that is destroyed, so is wisdom to a fool: and the knowledge of the unwise is as words without sense. Sir. 21:21
Doctrine to a fool is as fetters on the feet, and like manacles on the right hand. Sir. 21:22
A fool lifteth up his voice in laughter: but a wise man will scarce laugh low to himself. Sir. 21:23
Learning to the prudent is as an ornament of gold, and like a bracelet upon his right arm. Sir. 21:24
It is the folly of a man to hearken at the door: and a wise man will be grieved with the disgrace. Sir. 21:27
A son ill taught is the confusion of the father: and a foolish daughter shall be to his loss. Sir. 22:3
A wise daughter shall bring an inheritance to her husband: but she that confoundeth, becometh a disgrace to her father. Sir. 22:4
She that is bold shameth both her father and husband, and will not be inferior to the ungodly: and shall be disgraced by them both. Sir. 22:5
He that telleth a word to him that heareth not, is like one that waketh a man out of a deep sleep. Sir. 22:8
He speaketh with one that is asleep, who uttereth wisdom to a fool: and in the end of the discourse he saith: Who is this? Sir. 22:9
Sand and salt, and a mass of iron is easier to bear, than a man without sense, that is both foolish and wicked. Sir. 22:18
Although thou hast drawn a sword at a friend, despair not: for there may be a returning. To a friend, Sir. 22:26
In the time of his trouble continue faithful to him, that thou mayst also be heir with him in his inheritance. Sir. 22:29
I will not be ashamed to salute a friend, neither will I hide myself from his face: and if any evil happen to me by him, I will bear it. Sir. 22:31
¤ O Lord, father, and sovereign ruler of my life, leave me not to their counsel: nor suffer me to fall by them. Sir. 23:1
O Lord, father, and God of my life, leave me not to their devices. Sir. 23:4
Take from me the greediness of the belly, and let not the lusts of the flesh take hold of me, and give me not over to a shameless and foolish mind. Sir. 23:6
Hear, O ye children, the discipline of the mouth, and he that will keep it shall not perish by his lips, nor be brought to fall into most wicked works. Sir. 23:7
Let not thy mouth be accustomed to swearing: for in it there are many falls. Sir. 23:9
For as a slave daily put to the question, is never without a blue mark: so every one that sweareth, and nameth, shall not be wholly pure from sin. Sir. 23:11
There is also another speech opposite to death, let it not be found in the inheritance of Jacob. Sir. 23:15
Let not thy mouth be accustomed to indiscreet speech: for therein is the word of sin. Sir. 23:17
The man that is accustomed to opprobrious words, will never be corrected all the days of his life. Sir. 23:20
To a man that is a fornicator all bread is sweet, he will not be weary of sinning unto the end. Sir. 23:24
For all things were known to the Lord God, before they were created: so also after they were perfected he beholdeth all things. Sir. 23:29
For first she hath been unfaithful to the law of the most High: and secondly, she hath offended against her husband: thirdly, she hath fornicated in adultery, and hath gotten her children of another man. Sir. 23:33
She shall leave her memory to be cursed, and her infamy shall not be blotted out. Sir. 23:36
And they that remain shall know, that there is nothing better than the fear of God: and that there is nothing sweeter than to have regard to the commandments of the Lord. Sir. 23:37
It is great glory to follow the Lord: for length of days shall be received from him. Sir. 23:38
Then the creator of all things commanded, and said to me: and he that made me, rested in my tabernacle, Sir. 24:12
And he said to me: Let thy dwelling be in Jacob, and thy inheritance in Israel, and take root in my elect. Sir. 24:13
From the beginning, and before the world, was I created, and unto the world to come I shall not cease to be, and in the holy dwelling place I have ministered before him. Sir. 24:14
Come over to me, all ye that desire me, and be filled with my fruits. Sir. 24:26
He that hearkeneth to me, shall not be confounded: and they that work by me, shall not sin. Sir. 24:30
Moses commanded a law in the precepts of justices, and an inheritance to the house of Jacob, and the promises to Israel. Sir. 24:33
He appointed to David his servant to raise up of him a most mighty king, and sitting on the throne of glory for ever. Sir. 24:34
Who maketh understanding to abound as the Euphrates, who multiplieth it as the Jordan in the time of harvest. Sir. 24:36
And behold my brook became a great river, and my river came near to a sea: Sir. 24:43
For I make doctrine to shine forth to all as the morning light, and I will declare it afar off. Sir. 24:44
I will penetrate to all the lower parts of the earth, and will behold all that sleep, and will enlighten all that hope in the Lord. Sir. 24:45
I will yet pour out doctrine as prophecy, and will leave it to them that seek wisdom, and will not cease to instruct their offspring even to the holy age. Sir. 24:46
O how comely is judgment for a grey head, and for ancients to know counsel! Sir. 25:6
O how comely is wisdom for the aged, and understanding and counsel to men of honour! Sir. 25:7
Nine things that are not to be imagined by the heart have I magnified, and the tenth I will utter to men with my tongue. Sir. 25:9
Blessed is he that findeth a true friend, and that declareth justice to an ear that heareth. Sir. 25:12
Blessed is the man, to whom it is given to have the fear of God: he that holdeth it, to whom shall he be likened? Sir. 25:15
The fear of God is the beginning of his love: and the beginning of faith is to be fast joined unto it. Sir. 25:16
And there is no anger above the anger of a woman. It will be more agreeable to abide with a lion and a dragon, than to dwell with a wicked woman. Sir. 25:23
All malice is short to the malice of a woman, let the lot of sinners fall upon her. Sir. 25:26
As the climbing of a sandy way is to the feet of the aged, so is a wife full of tongue to a quiet man. Sir. 25:27
A woman, if she have superiority, is contrary to her husband. Sir. 25:30
Give no issue to thy water, no, not a little: nor to a wicked woman liberty to gad abroad. Sir. 25:34
A good wife is a good portion, she shall be given in the portion of them that fear God, to a man for his good deeds. Sir. 26:3
As a yoke of oxen that is moved to and fro, so also is a wicked woman: he that hath hold of her, is as he that taketh hold of a scorpion. Sir. 26:10
She will open her mouth as a thirsty traveller to the fountain, and will drink of every water near her, and will sit down by every hedge, and open her quiver against every arrow, until she fail. Sir. 26:15
As the sun when it riseth to the world in the high places of God, so is the beauty of a good wife for the ornament of her house. Sir. 26:21
And he that passeth over from justice to sin, God hath prepared such an one for the sword. Sir. 26:27
Two sorts of callings have appeared to me hard and dangerous: a merchant is hardly free from negligence: and a huckster shall not be justified from the sins of the lips. Sir. 26:28
¤ Through poverty many have sinned: and he that seeketh to be enriched, turneth away his eye. Sir. 27:1
Birds resort unto their like: so truth will return to them that practise her. Sir. 27:10
He that discloseth the secret of a friend loseth his credit, and shall never find a friend to his mind. Sir. 27:17
Love thy neighbour, and be joined to him with fidelity. Sir. 27:18
But to disclose the secrets of a friend, leaveth no hope to an unhappy soul. Sir. 27:24
A mischievous counsel shall be rolled back upon the author, and he shall not know from whence it cometh to him. Sir. 27:30
Anger and fury are both of them abominable, and the sinful man shall be subject to them. Sir. 27:33
¤ He that seeketh to revenge himself, shall find vengeance from the Lord, and he will surely keep his sins in remembrance. Sir. 28:1
Forgive thy neighbour if he hath hurt thee: and then shall thy sins be forgiven to thee when thou prayest. Sir. 28:2
Man to man reserveth anger, and doth he seek remedy of God? Sir. 28:3
For as the wood of the forest is, so the fire burneth, and as a man's strength is, so shall his anger be, and according to his riches he shall increase his anger. Sir. 28:12
The tongue of a third person hath disquieted many, and scattered them from nation to nation. Sir. 28:16
He that hearkeneth to it, shall never have rest, neither shall he have a friend in whom he may repose. Sir. 28:20
The death thereof is a most evil death: and hell is preferable to it. Sir. 28:25
Hedge in thy ears with thorns, hear not a wicked tongue, and make doors and bars to thy mouth. Sir. 28:28
¤ He that sheweth mercy, lendeth to his neighbour: and he that is stronger in hand, keepeth the commandments. Sir. 29:1
Lend to thy neighbour in the time of his need, and pay thou thy neighbour again in due time. Sir. 29:2
Many have looked upon a thing lent as a thing found, and have given trouble to them that helped them. Sir. 29:4
And if he be able to pay, he will stand off, he will scarce pay one half, and will count it as if he had found it: Sir. 29:7
Many have refused to lend, not out of wickedness, but they were afraid to be defrauded without cause. Sir. 29:10
But yet towards the poor be thou more hearty, and delay not to shew him mercy. Sir. 29:11
Lose thy money for thy brother and thy friend: and hide it not under a stone to be lost. Sir. 29:13
A good man is surety for his neighbour: and he that hath lost shame, will leave him to himself. Sir. 29:18
A sinner attributeth to himself the goods of his surety: and he that is of an unthankful mind will leave him that delivered him. Sir. 29:21
It hath made powerful men to go from place to place round about, and they have wandered in strange countries. Sir. 29:24
Recover thy neighbour according to thy power, and take heed to thyself that thou fall not. Sir. 29:26
The chief thing for man's life is water and bread, and clothing, and a house to cover shame. Sir. 29:27
It is a miserable life to go as a guest from house to house: for where a man is a stranger, he shall not deal confidently, nor open his mouth. Sir. 29:30
He shall entertain and feed, and give drink to the unthankful, and moreover he shall hear bitter words. Sir. 29:31
Go, stranger, and furnish the table, and give others to eat what thou hast in thy hand. Sir. 29:32
Give place to the honourable presence of my friends: for I want my house, my brother being to be lodged with me. Sir. 29:33
These things are grievous to a man of understanding: the upbraiding of houseroom, and the reproaching of the lender. Sir. 29:34
For he left behind him a defender of his house against his enemies, and one that will requite kindness to his friends. Sir. 30:6
A horse not broken becometh stubborn, and a child left to himself will become headstrong. Sir. 30:8
Bow down his neck while he is young, and beat his sides while he is a child, lest he grow stubborn, and regard thee not, and so be a sorrow of heart to thee. Sir. 30:12
Instruct thy son, and labour about him, lest his lewd behaviour be an offence to thee. Sir. 30:13
What good shall an offering do to an idol? for it can neither eat, nor smell: Sir. 30:19
Give not up thy soul to sadness, and afflict not thyself in thy own counsel. Sir. 30:22
Many have been brought to fall for gold, and the beauty thereof hath been their ruin. Sir. 31:6
Gold is a stumblingblock to them that sacrifice to it: woe to them that eagerly follow after it, and every fool shall perish by it. Sir. 31:7
Art thou set at a great table? be not the first to open thy mouth upon it. Sir. 31:12
Stretch not out thy hand first, lest being disgraced with envy thou be put to confusion. Sir. 31:16
And if thou sittest among many, reach not thy hand out first of all, and be not the first to ask for drink. Sir. 31:21
And if thou hast been forced to eat much, arise, go out, and vomit: and it shall refresh thee, and thou shalt not bring sickness upon thy body. Sir. 31:25
In all thy works be quick, and no infirmity shall come to thee. Sir. 31:27
Fire trieth hard iron: so wine drunk to excess shall rebuke the hearts of the proud. Sir. 31:31
Wine taken with sobriety is equal life to men: if thou drink it moderately, thou shalt be sober. Sir. 31:32
Wine was created from the beginning to make men joyful, and not to make them drunk. Sir. 31:35
Sober drinking is health to soul and body. Sir. 31:37
Speak not to him words of reproach: and press him not in demanding again. Sir. 31:42
To speak the first word with careful knowledge, and hinder not music. Sir. 32:5
Hear in silence, and for thy reverence good grace shall come to thee. Sir. 32:9
Before a storm goeth lightning: and before shamefacedness goeth favour: and for thy reverence good grace shall come to thee. Sir. 32:14
And at the time of rising be not slack: but be first to run home to thy house, and there withdraw thyself, and there take thy pastime. Sir. 32:15
A sinful man will flee reproof, and will find an excuse according to his will. Sir. 32:21
Go not in the way of ruin, and thou shalt not stumble against the stones: trust not thyself to a rugged way, lest thou set a stumblingblock to thy soul. Sir. 32:25
He that believeth God, taketh heed to the commandments: and he that trusteth in him, shall fare never the worse. Sir. 32:28
¤ No evils shall happen to him that feareth the Lord, but in temptation God will keep him and deliver him from evils. Sir. 33:1
A man of understanding is faithful to the law of God, and the law is faithful to him. Sir. 33:3
He that cleareth up a question, shall prepare what to say, and so having prayed he shall be heard, and shall keep discipline, and then he shall answer. Sir. 33:4
As the potter's clay is in his hand, to fashion and order it: Sir. 33:13
All his ways are according to his ordering: so man is in the hand of him that made him, and he will render to him according to his judgment. Sir. 33:14
Give not to son or wife, brother or friend, power over thee while thou livest; and give not thy estate to another, lest thou repent, and thou entreat for the same. Sir. 33:20
He worketh under correction, and seeketh to rest: let his hands be idle, and he seeketh liberty. Sir. 33:26
Torture and fetters are for a malicious slave: send him to work, that he be not idle: Sir. 33:28
Set him to work: for so it is fit for him. And if he be not obedient, bring him down with fetters, but be not excessive towards any one, and do no grievous thing without judgment. Sir. 33:30
If thou have a faithful servant, let him be to thee as thy own soul: treat him as a brother: because in the blood of thy soul thou hast gotten him. Sir. 33:31
And if he rise up and depart, thou knowest not whom to ask, and in what way to seek him. Sir. 33:33
The man that giveth heed to lying visions, is like to him that catcheth at a shadow, and followeth after the wind. Sir. 34:2
The vision of dreams is the resemblance of one thing to another: as when a man's likeness is before the face of a man. Sir. 34:3
To whom doth he look, and who is his strength? Sir. 34:18
The most High approveth not the gifts of the wicked: neither hath he respect to the oblations of the unjust, nor will he be pacified for sins by the multitude of their sacrifices. Sir. 34:23
It is a wholesome sacrifice to take heed to the commandments, and to depart from all iniquity. Sir. 35:2
And to depart from injustice, is to offer a propitiatory sacrifice for injustices, and a begging of pardon for sins. Sir. 35:3
To depart from iniquity is that which pleaseth the Lord, and to depart from injustice, is an entreaty for sins. Sir. 35:5
For all these things are to be done because of the commandment of God. Sir. 35:7
Give glory to God with a good heart: and diminish not the firstfruits of thy hands. Sir. 35:10
Give to the most High according to what he hath given to thee, and with a good eye do according to the ability of thy hands: Sir. 35:12
Do not the widow's tears run down the cheek, and her cry against him that causeth them to fall? Sir. 35:18
For from the cheek they go up even to heaven, and the Lord that heareth will not be delighted with them. Sir. 35:19
He that adoreth God with joy, shall be accepted, and his prayer shall approach even to the clouds. Sir. 35:20
And he will repay vengeance to the Gentiles, till he have taken away the multitude of the proud, and broken the sceptres of the unjust, Sir. 35:23
Till he have rendered to men according to their deeds: and according to the works of Adam, and according to his presumption, Sir. 35:24
Have mercy on thy people, upon whom thy name is invoked: and upon Israel, whom thou hast raised up to be thy firstborn. Sir. 36:14
Give testimony to them that are thy creatures from the beginning, and raise up the prophecies which the former prophets spoke in thy name. Sir. 36:17
According to the blessing of Aaron over thy people, and direct us into the way of justice, and let all know that dwell upon the earth, that thou art God the beholder of all ages. Sir. 36:19
He that possesseth a good wife, beginneth a possession: she is a help like to himself, and a pillar of rest. Sir. 36:26
Who will trust him that hath no rest, and that lodgeth wheresoever the night taketh him, as a robber well appointed, that skippeth from city to city. Sir. 36:28
¤ Every friend will say: I also am his friend: but there is a friend, that is only a friend in name. Is not this a grief even to death? Sir. 37:1
But a companion and a friend shall be turned to an enemy. Sir. 37:2
O wicked presumption, whence camest thou to cover the earth with thy malice, and deceitfulness? Sir. 37:3
Beware of a counsellor. And know before what need he hath: for he will devise to his own mind: Sir. 37:9
Lest he thrust a stake into the ground, and say to thee: Sir. 37:10
Thy way is good; and then stand on the other side to see what shall befall thee. Sir. 37:11
Nor with him that worketh by the year of the finishing of the year, nor with an idle servant of much business: give no heed to these in any matter of counsel. Sir. 37:14
But be continually with a holy man, whomsoever thou shalt know to observe the fear of God, Sir. 37:15
Whose soul is according to thy own soul: and who, when thou shalt stumble in the dark, will be sorry for thee. Sir. 37:16
And establish within thyself a heart of good counsel: for there is no other thing of more worth to thee than it. Sir. 37:17
The soul of a holy man discovereth sometimes true things, more than seven watchmen that sit in a high place to watch. Sir. 37:18
But above all these things pray to the most High, that he may direct thy way in truth. Sir. 37:19
A wicked word shall change the heart: out of which four manner of things arise, good and evil, life and death: and the tongue is continually the ruler of them. There is a man that is subtle and a teacher of many, and yet is unprofitable to his own soul. Sir. 37:21
A skilful man hath taught many, and is sweet to his own soul. Sir. 37:22
There is a wise man that is wise to his own soul: and the fruit of his understanding is commendable. Sir. 37:25
For in many meats there will be sickness, and greediness will turn to choler. Sir. 37:33
The virtue of these things is come to the knowledge of men, and the most High hath given knowledge to men, that he may be honoured in his wonders. Sir. 38:6
My son, in thy sickness neglect not thyself, but pray to the Lord, and he shall heal thee. Sir. 38:9
Give a sweet savour, and a memorial of fine flour, and make a fat offering, and then give place to the physician. Sir. 38:11
My son, shed tears over the dead, and begin to lament as if thou hadst suffered some great harm, and according to judgment cover his body, and neglect not his burial. Sir. 38:16
And make mourning for him according to his merit for a day, or two, for fear of detraction. Sir. 38:18
In withdrawing aside sorrow remaineth: and the substance of the poor is according to his heart. Sir. 38:20
Give not up thy heart to sadness, but drive it from thee: and remember the latter end. Sir. 38:21
Remember my judgment: for thine also shall be so: yesterday for me, and to day for thee. Sir. 38:23
He shall give his mind to turn up furrows, and his care is to give the kine fodder. Sir. 38:27
So every craftsman and workmaster that laboureth night and day, he who maketh graven seals, and by his continual diligence varieth the figure: he shall give his mind to the resemblance of the picture, and by his watching shall finish the work. Sir. 38:28
He setteth his mind to finish his work, and his watching to polish them to perfection. Sir. 38:31
So doth the potter sitting at his work, turning the wheel about with his feet, who is always carefully set to his work, and maketh all his work by number: Sir. 38:32
He shall give his mind to finish the glazing, and his watching to make clean the furnace. Sir. 38:34
All these trust to their hands, and every one is wise in his own art. Sir. 38:35
He will give his heart to resort early to the Lord that made him, and he will pray in the sight of the most High. Sir. 39:6
And he will pour forth the words of his wisdom as showers, and in his prayer he will confess to the Lord. Sir. 39:9
The memory of him shall not depart away, and his name shall be in request from generation to generation. Sir. 39:13
If he continue, he shall leave a name above a thousand: and if he rest, it shall be to his advantage. Sir. 39:15
Magnify his name, and give glory to him with the voice of your lips, and with the canticles of your mouths, and with harps, and in praising him, you shall say in this manner: Sir. 39:20
He seeth from eternity to eternity, and there is nothing wonderful before him. Sir. 39:25
Even as he turned the waters into a dry land, and the earth was made dry: and his ways were made plain for their journey: so to sinners they are stumblingblocks in his wrath. Sir. 39:29
All these things shall be for good to the holy, so to the sinners and the ungodly they shall be turned into evil. Sir. 39:32
It is not to be said: This is worse than that: for all shall be well approved in their time. Sir. 39:40
Their thoughts, and fears of the heart, their imagination of things to come, and the day of their end: Sir. 40:2
From him that weareth purple, and beareth the crown, even to him that is covered with rough linen: wrath, envy, trouble, unquietness, and the fear of death, continual anger, and strife, Sir. 40:4
Such things happen to all flesh, from man even to beast, and upon sinners are sevenfold more. Sir. 40:8
All things that are of the earth, shall return to the earth again, and all waters shall return to the sea. Sir. 40:11
There is no want in the fear of the Lord, and it needeth not to seek for help. Sir. 40:27
My son, in thy lifetime be not indigent: for it is better to die than to want. Sir. 40:29
The life of him that looketh toward another man's table is not to be counted a life: for he feedeth his soul with another man's meat. Sir. 40:30
But a man, well instructed and taught, will look to himself. Sir. 40:31
¤ O death, how bitter is the remembrance of thee to a man that hath peace in his possessions! Sir. 41:1
To a man that is at rest, and whose ways are prosperous in all things, and that is yet able to take meat! Sir. 41:2
O death thy sentence is welcome to the man that is in need, and to him whose strength faileth: Sir. 41:3
Who is in a decrepit age, and that is in care about all things, and to the distrustful that loseth patience! Sir. 41:4
Woe to you, ungodly men, who have forsaken the law of the most high Lord. Sir. 41:11
All things that are of the earth, shall return into the earth: so the ungodly shall from malediction to destruction. Sir. 41:13
Wherefore have a shame of these things I am now going to speak of. Sir. 41:19
For it is not good to keep all shamefacedness: and all things do not please all men in opinion. Sir. 41:20
Of injustice before a companion and friend: and in regard to the place where thou dwellest, Sir. 41:23
¤ Repeat not the word which thou hast heard, and disclose not the thing that is secret; so shalt thou be truly without confusion, and shalt find favour before all men: be not ashamed of any of these things, and accept no person to sin thereby: Sir. 42:1
Of the law of the most High, and of his covenant, and of judgment to justify the ungodly: Sir. 42:2
Of the corruption of buying, and of merchants, and of much correction of children, and to make the side of a wicked slave to bleed. Sir. 42:5
Be not ashamed to inform the unwise and foolish, and the aged, that are judged by young men: and thou shalt be well instructed in all things, and well approved in the sight of all men living. Sir. 42:8
Keep a sure watch over a shameless daughter: lest at anytime she make thee become a laughingstock to thy enemies, and a byword in the city, and a reproach among the people, and she make thee ashamed before all the multitude. Sir. 42:11
Hath not the Lord made the saints to declare all his wonderful works, which the Lord Almighty hath firmly settled to be established for his glory? Sir. 42:17
For the Lord knoweth all knowledge, and hath beheld the signs of the world, he declareth the things that are past, and the things that are to come, and revealeth the traces of hidden things. Sir. 42:19
He hath beautified the glorious works of his wisdom: and he is from eternity to eternity, and to him nothing may be added, Sir. 42:21
By his commandment he maketh the snow to fall apace, and sendeth forth swiftly the lightnings of his judgment. Sir. 43:14
What shall we be able to do to glorify him? for the Almighty himself is above all his works. Sir. 43:30
But the Lord hath made all things, and to the godly he hath given wisdom. Sir. 43:37
Henoch pleased God, and was translated into paradise, that he may give repentance to the nations. Sir. 44:16
Therefore was there a remnant left to the earth, when the flood came. Sir. 44:18
Abraham was the great father of a multitude of nations, and there was not found the like to him in glory, who kept the law of the most High, and was in covenant with him. Sir. 44:20
And that he would exalt his seed as the stars, and they should inherit from sea to sea, and from the river to the ends of the earth. Sir. 44:23
He made him like the saints in glory, and magnified him in the fear of his enemies, and with his words he made prodigies to cease. Sir. 45:2
He exalted Aaron his brother, and like to himself of the tribe of Levi: Sir. 45:7
He put upon him a garment to the feet, and breeches, and an ephod, and he compassed him with many little bells of gold all round about, Sir. 45:10
That as he went there might be a sound, and a noise made that might be heard in the temple, for a memorial to the children of his people. Sir. 45:11
Of twisted scarlet the work of an artist, with precious stones cut and set in gold, and graven by the work of a lapidary for a memorial, according to the number of the tribes of Israel. Sir. 45:13
And a crown of gold upon his mitre wherein was engraved Holiness, an ornament of honour: a work of power, and delightful to the eyes for its beauty. Sir. 45:14
This was made to him for an everlasting testament, and to his seed as the days of heaven, to execute the office of the priesthood, and to have praise, and to glorify his people in his name. Sir. 45:19
He chose him out of all men living, to offer sacrifice to God, incense, and a good savour, for a memorial to make reconciliation for his people: Sir. 45:20
And he gave him power in his commandments, in the covenants of his judgments, that he should teach Jacob his testimonies, and give light to Israel in his law. Sir. 45:21
And he added glory to Aaron, and gave him an inheritance, and divided unto him the firstfruits of the increase of the earth. Sir. 45:25
He prepared them bread in the first place unto fulness: for the sacrifices also of the Lord they shall eat, which he gave to him, and to his seed. Sir. 45:26
Therefore he made to him a covenant of peace, to be the prince of the sanctuary, and of his people, that the dignity of priesthood should be to him and to his seed for ever. Sir. 45:30
And a covenant to David the king, the son of Jesse of the tribe of Juda, an inheritance to him and to his seed, that he might give wisdom into our heart to judge his people in justice, that their good things might not be abolished, and he made their glory in their nation everlasting. Sir. 45:31
¤ Valiant in war was Jesus the son of Nave, who was successor of Moses among the prophets, who was great according to his name, Sir. 46:1
Very great for the saving the elect of God, to overthrow the enemies that rose up against them, that he might get the inheritance for Israel. Sir. 46:2
That the nations might know his power, that it is not easy to fight against God. And he followed the mighty one: Sir. 46:8
And they two being appointed, were delivered out of the danger from among the number of six hundred thousand men on foot, to bring them into their inheritance, into the land that floweth with milk and honey. Sir. 46:10
And the Lord gave strength also to Caleb, and his strength continued even to his old age, so that he went up to the high places of the land, and his seed obtained it for an inheritance: Sir. 46:11
That all the children of Israel might see, that it is good to obey the holy God. Sir. 46:12
And he was known to be faithful in his words, because he saw the God of light: Sir. 46:18
And the Lord thundered from heaven, and with a great noise made his voice to be heard. Sir. 46:20
And before the time of the end of his life in the world, he protested before the Lord, and his anointed: money, or any thing else, even to a shoe, he had not taken of any man, and no man did accuse him. Sir. 46:22
And after this he slept, and he made known to the king, and shewed him the end of his life, and he lifted up his voice from the earth in prophecy to blot out the wickedness of the nation. Sir. 46:23
For he called upon the Lord the Almighty, and he gave strength in his right hand, to take away the mighty warrior, and to set up the horn of his nation. Sir. 47:6
So in ten thousand did he glorify him, and praised him in the blessings of the Lord, in offering to him a crown of glory: Sir. 47:7
In all his works he gave thanks to the holy one, and to the most High, with words of glory. Sir. 47:9
And to the festivals he added beauty, and set in order the solemn times even to the end of his life, that they should praise the holy name of the Lord, and magnify the holiness of God in the morning. Sir. 47:12
And thou didst multiply riddles in parables: thy name went abroad to the islands far off, and thou wast beloved in thy peace. Sir. 47:17
And thou didst bow thyself to women: and by thy body thou wast brought under subjection. Sir. 47:21
Thou hast stained thy glory, and defiled thy seed so as to bring wrath upon thy children, and to have thy folly kindled, Sir. 47:22
That thou shouldst make the kingdom to be divided, and out of Ephraim a rebellious kingdom to rule. Sir. 47:23
Wherefore he gave a remnant to Jacob, and to David of the same stock. Sir. 47:25
And Jeroboam the son of Nabat, who caused Israel to sin, and shewed Ephraim the way of sin, and their sins were multiplied exceedingly. Sir. 47:29
And they sought out all iniquities, till vengeance came upon them, and put an end to all their sins. Sir. 47:31
He brought a famine upon them, and they that provoked him in their envy, were reduced to a small number, for they could not endure the commandments of the Lord. Sir. 48:2
Thus was Elias magnified in his wondrous works. And who can glory like to thee? Sir. 48:4
Who broughtest down kings to destruction, and brokest easily their power in pieces, and the glorious from their bed. Sir. 48:6
Who anointedst kings to penance, and madest prophets successors after thee. Sir. 48:8
Who art registered in the judgments of times to appease the wrath of the Lord, to reconcile the heart of the father to the son, and to restore the tribes of Jacob. Sir. 48:10
And they called upon the Lord who is merciful, and spreading their hands, they lifted them up to heaven: and the holy Lord God quickly heard their voice. Sir. 48:22
He was not mindful of their sins, neither did he deliver them up to their enemies, but he purified them by the hand of Isaias, the holy prophet. Sir. 48:23
With a great spirit he saw the things that are to come to pass at last, and comforted the mourners in Sion. Sir. 48:27
He showed what should come to pass for ever, and secret things before they came. Sir. 48:28
So they gave their kingdom to others, and their glory to a strange nation, Sir. 49:7
They burnt the chosen city of holiness, and made the streets thereof desolate according to the prediction of Jeremias. Sir. 49:8
For they treated him evil, who was consecrated a prophet from his mother's womb, to overthrow, and pluck up, and destroy, and to build again, and renew. Sir. 49:9
For he made mention of the enemies under the figure of rain, and of doing good to them that shewed right ways. Sir. 49:11
In like manner Jesus the son of Josedec who in their days built the house, and set up a holy temple to the Lord, prepared for everlasting glory. Sir. 49:14
He prevailed to enlarge the city, and obtained glory in his conversation with the people: and enlarged the entrance of the house and the court. Sir. 50:5
When he went up to the holy altar, he honoured the vesture of holiness. Sir. 50:12
And the oblation of the Lord was in their hands, before all the congregation of Israel: and finishing his service, on the altar, to honour the offering of the most high King, Sir. 50:15
He stretched forth his hand to make a libation, and offered of the blood of the grape. Sir. 50:16
He poured out at the foot of the altar a divine odour to the most high Prince. Sir. 50:17
Then the sons of Aaron shouted, they sounded with beaten trumpets, and made a great noise to be heard for a remembrance before God. Sir. 50:18
Then all the people together made haste, and fell down to the earth upon their faces, to adore the Lord their God, and to pray to the Almighty God the most High. Sir. 50:19
Then coming down, he lifted up his hands over all the congregation of the children of Israel, to give glory to God with his lips, and to glory in his name: Sir. 50:22
And he repeated his prayer, willing to shew the power of God. Sir. 50:23
And now pray ye to the God of all, who hath done great things in all the earth, who hath increased our days from our mother's womb, and hath done with us according to his mercy. Sir. 50:24
That Israel may believe that the mercy of God is with us, to deliver us in his days. Sir. 50:26
For if he do them, he shall be strong to do all things: because the light of God guideth his steps. Sir. 50:31
¤ A prayer of Jesus the son of Sirach. I will give glory to thee, O Lord, O King, and I will praise thee, O God my Saviour. Sir. 51:1
I will give glory to thy name: for thou hast been a helper and protector to me. Sir. 51:2
And thou hast delivered me, according to the multitude of the mercy of thy name, from them that did roar, prepared to devour. Sir. 51:4
My soul shall praise the Lord even to death. Sir. 51:8
And my life was drawing near to hell beneath. Sir. 51:9
Thou hast exalted my dwelling place upon the earth and I have prayed for death to pass away. Sir. 51:13
To him that giveth me wisdom, will I give glory. Sir. 51:23
For I have determined to follow her: I have had a zeal for good, and shall not be confounded. Sir. 51:24
I directed my soul to her, and in knowledge I found her. Sir. 51:27
Draw near to me, ye unlearned, and gather yourselves together into the house of discipline. Sir. 51:31
And submit your neck to the yoke, and let your soul receive discipline: for she is near at hand to be found. Sir. 51:34
Behold with your eyes how I have laboured a little, and have found much rest to myself. Sir. 51:35
Woe to the sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a wicked seed, ungracious children: they have forsaken the Lord, they have blasphemed the Holy One of Israel, they are gone away backwards. Isa. 1:4
Except the Lord of hosts had left us seed, we had been as Sodom, and we should have been like to Gomorrha. Isa. 1:9
Hear the word of the Lord, ye rulers of Sodom, give ear to the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrha. Isa. 1:10
To what purpose do you offer me the multitude of your victims, saith the Lord? I am full, I desire not holocausts of rams, and fat of fatlings, and blood of calves, and lambs, and buck goats. Isa. 1:11
When you came to appear before me, who required these things at your hands, that you should walk in my courts? Isa. 1:12
Offer sacrifice no more in vain: incense is an abomination to me. The new moons, and the sabbaths and other festivals I will not abide, your assemblies are wicked. Isa. 1:13
My soul hateth your new moons, and your solemnities: they are become troublesome to me, I am weary of bearing them. Isa. 1:14
Wash yourselves, be clean, take away the evil of your devices from my eyes, cease to do perversely, Isa. 1:16
Learn to do well: seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge for the fatherless, defend the widow. Isa. 1:17
If you be willing, and will hearken to me, you shall eat the good things of the land. Isa. 1:19
But if you will not, and will provoke me to wrath: the sword shall devour you because the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it. Isa. 1:20
Thy princes are faithless, companions of thieves: they all love bribes, they run after rewards. They judge not for the fatherless: and the widow's cause cometh not in to them. Isa. 1:23
And I will turn my hand to thee, and I will clean purge away thy dross, and I will take away all thy tin. Isa. 1:25
For they shall be confounded for the idols, to which they have sacrificed: and you shall be ashamed of the gardens which you have chosen. Isa. 1:29
And your strength shall be as the ashes of tow, and your work as a spark: and both shall burn together, and there shall be none to quench it. Isa. 1:31
And many people shall go, and say: Come and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob, and he will teach us his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall come forth from Sion, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. Isa. 2:3
And he shall judge the Gentiles, and rebuke many people: and they shall turn their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into sickles: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they be exercised any more to war. Isa. 2:4
For thou hast cast off thy people, the house of Jacob: because they are filled as in times past, and have had soothsayers as the Philistines, and have adhered to strange children. Isa. 2:6
The lofty eyes of man are humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be made to stoop: and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day. Isa. 2:11
And upon all the ships of Tharsis, and upon all that is fair to behold. Isa. 2:16
And they shall go into the holes of rocks, and into the caves of the earth from the face of the fear of the Lord, and from the glory of his majesty, when he shall rise up to strike the earth. Isa. 2:19
In that day a man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which he had made for himself to adore, moles and bats. Isa. 2:20
And he shall go into the clefts of rocks, and into the holes of stones from the face of the fear of the Lord, and from the glory of his majesty, when he shall rise up to strike the earth. Isa. 2:21
And I will give children to be their princes, and the effeminate shall rule over them. Isa. 3:4
For Jerusalem is ruined, and Juda is fallen: because their tongue, and their devices are against the Lord, to provoke the eyes of his majesty. Isa. 3:8
The shew of their countenance hath answered them: and they have proclaimed abroad their sin as Sodom, and they have not hid it: woe to their souls, for evils are rendered to them. Isa. 3:9
Say to the just man that it is well, for he shall eat the fruit of his doings. Isa. 3:10
Woe to the wicked unto evil: for the reward of his hands shall be given him. Isa. 3:11
The Lord standeth up to judge, and he standeth to judge the people. Isa. 3:13
In that day the bud of the Lord shall be in magnificence and glory, and the fruit of the earth shall be high, and a great joy to them that shall have escaped of Israel. Isa. 4:2
And it shall come to pass, that every one that shall be left in Sion, and that shall remain in Jerusalem, shall be called holy, every one that is written in life in Jerusalem. Isa. 4:3
¤ I will sing to my beloved the canticle of my cousin concerning his vineyard. My beloved had a vineyard on a hill in a fruitful place. Isa. 5:1
What is there that I ought to do more to my vineyard, that I have not done to it? was it that I looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it hath brought forth wild grapes? Isa. 5:4
And now I will shew you what I will do to my vineyard. I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be wasted: I will break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down. Isa. 5:5
And I will make it desolate: it shall not be pruned, and it shall not be digged: but briers and thorns shall come up: and I will command the clouds to rain no rain upon it. Isa. 5:6
Woe to you that join house to house and lay field to field, even to the end of the place: shall you alone dwell in the midst of the earth? Isa. 5:8
Woe to you that rise up early in the morning to follow drunkenness, and to drink till the evening, to be inflamed with wine. Isa. 5:11
And the lambs shall feed according to their order, and strangers shall eat the deserts turned into fruitfulness. Isa. 5:17
Woe to you that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as the rope of a cart. Isa. 5:18
Woe to you that call evil good, and good evil: that put darkness for light, and light for darkness: that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter. Isa. 5:20
Woe to you that are wise in your own eyes, and prudent in your own conceits. Isa. 5:21
Woe to you that are mighty to drink wine, and stout men at drunkenness. Isa. 5:22
And he will lift up a sign to the nations afar off, and will whistle to them from the ends of the earth: and behold they shall come with speed swiftly. Isa. 5:26
Their roaring like that of a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yea they shall roar, and take hold of the prey, and they shall keep fast hold of it, and there shall be none to deliver it. Isa. 5:29
And they cried one to another, and said: Holy, holy, holy, the Lord God of hosts, all the earth is full of his glory, Isa. 6:3
And one of the seraphims flew to me, and in his hand was a live coal, which he had taken with the tongs off the altar. Isa. 6:6
And he said: Go, and thou shalt say to this people: Hearing, hear, and understand not: and see the vision, and know it not. Isa. 6:9
¤ And it came to pass in the days of Achaz the son of Joathan, the son of Ozias, king of Juda, that Rasin king of Syria and Phacee the son of Romelia king of Israel, came up to Jerusalem, to fight against it: but they could not prevail over it. Isa. 7:1
And the Lord said to Isaias: Go forth to meet Achaz, thou and Jasub thy son that is left, to the conduit of the upper pool in the way of the fuller's field. Isa. 7:3
And thou shalt say to him: See thou be quiet: fear not, and let not thy heart be afraid of the two tails of these firebrands, smoking with the wrath of the fury of Rasin king of Syria, and of the son of Romelia. Isa. 7:4
Let us go up to Juda, and rouse it up, and draw it away to us, and make the son of Tabeel king in the midst thereof. Isa. 7:6
But the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rasin: and within threescore and five years, Ephraim shall cease to be a people: Isa. 7:8
And the Lord spoke again to Achaz, saying: Isa. 7:10
And he said: Hear ye therefore, O house of David: Is it a small thing for you to be grievous to men, that you are grievous to my God also? Isa. 7:13
He shall eat butter and honey, that he may know to refuse the evil, and to choose the good. Isa. 7:15
For before the child know to refuse the evil and to choose the good, the land which thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of the face of her two kings. Isa. 7:16
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall hiss for the fly, that is in the uttermost parts of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria. Isa. 7:18
And it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall nourish a young cow, and two sheep. Isa. 7:21
And it shall come to pass in that day, that every place where there were a thousand vines, at a thousand pieces of silver, shall become thorns and briers. Isa. 7:23
And as for all the hills that shall be raked with a rake, the fear of thorns and briers shall not come thither, but they shall be for the ox to feed on, and the lesser cattle to tread upon. Isa. 7:25
¤ And the Lord said to me: Take thee a great book, and write in it with a man's pen. Take away the spoils with speed, quickly take the prey. Isa. 8:1
And I went to the prophetess, and she conceived, and bore a son. And the Lord said to me: Call his name, Hasten to take away the spoils: Make haste to take away the prey. Isa. 8:3
For before the child know to call his father and his mother, the strength of Damascus, and the spoils of Samaria shall be taken away before the king of the Assyrians. Isa. 8:4
And the Lord spoke to me again, saying: Isa. 8:5
And shall pass through Juda, overflowing, and going over shall reach even to the neck. And the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy, land, O Emmanuel. Isa. 8:8
For thus saith the Lord to me: As he hath taught me, with a strong arm, that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying: Isa. 8:11
And he shall be a sanctification to you. But for a stone of stumbling, and for a rock of offence to the two houses of Israel, for a snare and a ruin to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. Isa. 8:14
And when they shall say to you: Seek of pythons, and of diviners, who mutter in their enchantments: should not the people seek of their God, for the living of the dead? Isa. 8:19
To the law rather, and to the testimony. And if they speak not according to this word, they shall not have the morning light. Isa. 8:20
And they shall look to the earth, and behold trouble and darkness, weakness and distress, and a mist following them, and they cannot fly away from their distress. Isa. 8:22
The people that walked in darkness, have seen a great light: to them that dwelt in the region of the shadow of death, light is risen. Isa. 9:2
For a CHILD IS BORN to us, and a son is given to us, and the government is upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, God the Mighty, the Father of the world to come, the Prince of Peace. Isa. 9:6
His empire shall be multiplied, and there shall be no end of peace: he shall sit upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom; to establish it and strengthen it with judgment and with justice, from henceforth and for ever: the zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this. Isa. 9:7
And the people are not returned to him who hath struck them, and have not sought after the Lord of hosts. Isa. 9:13
And they that call this people blessed, shall cause them to err: and they that are called blessed, shall be thrown down, headlong. Isa. 9:16
And he shall turn to the right hand, and shall be hungry: and shall eat on the left hand, and shall not be filled: every one shall eat the flesh of his own arm: Manasses Ephraim, and Ephraim Manasses, and they together shall be against Juda. Isa. 9:20
¤ Woe to them that make wicked laws: and when they write, write injustice: Isa. 10:1
To oppress the poor in judgment, and do violence to the cause of the humble of my people: that widows might be their prey, and that they might rob the fatherless. Isa. 10:2
What will you do in the day of visitation, and of the calamity which cometh from afar? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory? Isa. 10:3
Woe to the Assyrian, he is the rod and the staff of my anger, and my indignation is in their hands. Isa. 10:5
I will send him to a deceitful nation, and I will give him a charge against the people of my wrath, to take away the spoils, and to lay hold on the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets. Isa. 10:6
But he shall not take it so, and his heart shall not think so: but his heart shall be set to destroy, and to cut off nations not a few. Isa. 10:7
Shall I not, as I have done to Samaria and her idols, so do to Jerusalem and her idols? Isa. 10:11
And it shall come to pass, that when the Lord shall have performed all his works in mount Sion, and in Jerusalem, I will visit the fruit of the proud heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of the haughtiness of his eyes. Isa. 10:12
And the glory of his forest, and of his beautiful hill, shall be consumed from the soul even to the flesh, and he shall run away through fear. Isa. 10:18
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the remnant of Israel, and they that shall escape of the house of Jacob, shall lean no more upon him that striketh them: but they shall lean upon the Lord the Holy One of Israel, in truth. Isa. 10:20
The remnant shall be converted, the remnant, I say, of Jacob, to the mighty God. Isa. 10:21
And the Lord of hosts shall raise up a scourge against him, according to the slaughter of Madian in the rock of Oreb, and his rod over the sea, and he shall lift it up in the way of Egypt. Isa. 10:26
And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall putrify at the presence of the oil. Isa. 10:27
It is yet day enough, to remain in Nobe: he shall shake his hand against the mountain of the daughter of Sion, the hill of Jerusalem. Isa. 10:32
And he shall be filled with the spirit of the fear of the Lord, He shall not judge according to the sight of the eyes, nor reprove according to the hearing of the ears. Isa. 11:3
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand the second time to possess the remnant of his people, which shall be left from the Assyrians, and from Egypt, and from Phetros, and from Ethiopia, and from Elam, and from Sennaar, and from Emath, and from the islands of the sea. Isa. 11:11
¤ And thou shalt say in that day: I will give thanks to thee, O Lord, for thou wast angry with me: thy wrath is turned away, and thou hast comforted me. Isa. 12:1
Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath done great things: shew this forth in all the earth. Isa. 12:5
The noise of a multitude in the mountains, as it were of many people, the noise of the sound of kings, of nations gathered together: the Lord of hosts hath given charge to the troops of war. Isa. 13:4
To them that come from a country afar off, from the end of heaven: the Lord and the instruments of his wrath, to destroy the whole land. Isa. 13:5
Behold, the day of the Lord shall come, a cruel day, and full of indignation, and of wrath, and fury, to lay the land desolate, and to destroy the sinners thereof out of it. Isa. 13:9
And I will visit the evils of the world, and against the wicked for their iniquity: and I will make the pride of infidels to cease, and will bring down the arrogancy of the mighty. Isa. 13:11
And they shall be as a doe fleeing away, and as a sheep: and there shall be none to gather them together: every man shall turn to his own people, and every one shall flee to his own land. Isa. 13:14
Every one that shall be found, shall be slain: and every one that shall come to their aid, shall fall by the sword. Isa. 13:15
¤ Her time is near at hand, and her days shall not be prolonged. For the Lord will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose out of Israel, and will make them rest upon their own ground: and the stranger shall be joined with them, and shall adhere to the house of Jacob. Isa. 14:1
And it shall come to pass in that day, that when God shall give thee rest from thy labour, and from thy vexation, and from the hard bondage, wherewith thou didst serve before, Isa. 14:3
Thou shalt take up this parable against the king of Babylon, and shalt say: How is the oppressor come to nothing, the tribute hath ceased? Isa. 14:4
The fir trees also have rejoiced over thee, and the cedars of Libanus, saying: Since thou hast slept, there hath none come up to cut us down. Isa. 14:8
Hell below was in an uproar to meet thee at thy coming, it stirred up the giants for thee. All the princes of the earth are risen up from their thrones, all the princes of nations. Isa. 14:9
All shall answer, and say to thee: Thou also art wounded as well as we, thou art become like unto us. Isa. 14:10
Thy pride is brought down to hell, thy carcass is fallen down: under thee shall the moth be strewed, and worms shall be thy covering. Isa. 14:11
How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, who didst rise in the morning? how art thou fallen to the earth, that didst wound the nations? Isa. 14:12
But yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, into the depth of the pit. Isa. 14:15
That made the world a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof, that opened not the prison to his prisoners? Isa. 14:17
But thou art cast out of thy grave, as an unprofitable branch defiled, and wrapped up among them that were slain by the sword, and art gone down to the bottom of the pit, as a rotten carcass. Isa. 14:19
And what shall be answered to the messengers of the nations? That the Lord hath founded Sion, and the poor of his people shall hope in him. Isa. 14:32
The house is gone up, and Dibon to the high places to mourn over Nabo, and over Medaba, Moab hath howled: on all their heads shall be baldness, and every beard shall be shaven. Isa. 15:2
Hesebon shall cry, and Eleale, their voice is heard even to Jasa. For this shall the well appointed men of Moab howl, his soul shall howl to itself. Isa. 15:4
My heart shall cry to Moab, the bars thereof shall flee unto Segor a heifer of three years old: for by the ascent of Luith they shall go up weeping: and in the way of Oronaim they shall lift up a cry of destruction. Isa. 15:5
According to the greatness of their work, is their visitation also: they shall lead them to the torrent of the willows. Isa. 15:7
¤ Send forth, O Lord, the lamb, the ruler of the earth, from Petra of the desert, to the mount of the daughter of Sion. Isa. 16:1
And it shall come to pass, that as a bird fleeing away, and as young ones flying out of the nest, so shall the daughters of Moab be in the passage of Arnon. Isa. 16:2
My fugitives shall dwell with thee: O Moab, be thou a covert to them from the face of the destroyer: for the dust is at an end, the wretch is consumed: he hath failed, that trod the earth under foot. Isa. 16:4
Therefore shall Moab howl to Moab, every one shall howl: to them that rejoice upon the brick walls, tell ye their stripes. Isa. 16:7
For the suburbs of Hesebon are desolate, and the lords of the nations have destroyed the vineyard of Sabama: the branches thereof have reached even to Jazer: they have wandered in the wilderness, the branches thereof are left, they are gone over the sea. Isa. 16:8
And gladness and joy shall be taken away from Carmel, and there shall be no rejoicing nor shouting in the vineyards. He shall not tread out wine in the press that was wont to tread it out: the voice of the treaders I have taken away. Isa. 16:10
And it shall come to pass, when it is seen that Moab is wearied on his high places, that he shall go in to his sanctuaries to pray, and shall not prevail. Isa. 16:12
This is the word, that the Lord spoke to Moab from that time: Isa. 16:13
¤ The burden of Damascus. Behold Damascus shall cease to be a city, and shall be as a ruinous heap of stones. Isa. 17:1
The cities of Aroer shall be left for flocks, and they shall rest there, and there shall be none to make them afraid. Isa. 17:2
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the glory of Jacob shall be made thin, and the fatness of his flesh shall grow lean. Isa. 17:4
In that day man shall bow down himself to his Maker, and his eyes shall look to the Holy One of Israel. Isa. 17:7
And he shall not look to the altars which his hands made; and he shall not have respect to the things that his fingers wrought, such as groves and temples. Isa. 17:8
Woe to the multitude of many people, like the multitude of the roaring sea: and the tumult of crowds, like the noise of many waters. Isa. 17:12
¤ Woe to the land, the winged cymbal, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia, Isa. 18:1
That sendeth ambassadors by the sea, and in vessels of bulrushes upon the waters. Go, ye swift angels, to a nation rent and torn in pieces: to a terrible people, after which there is no other: to a nation expecting and trodden underfoot, whose land the rivers have spoiled. Isa. 18:2
For thus saith the Lord to me: I will take my rest, and consider in my place, as the noon light is clear, and as a cloud of dew in the day of harvest. Isa. 18:4
And they shall be left together to the birds of the mountains, and the beasts of the earth: and the fowls shall be upon them all the summer, and all the beasts of the earth shall winter upon them. Isa. 18:6
At that time shall a present be brought to the Lord of hosts, from a people rent and torn in pieces: from a terrible people, after which there hath been no other: from a nation expecting, expecting and trodden under foot, whose land the rivers have spoiled, to the place of the name of the Lord of hosts, to mount Sion. Isa. 18:7
And I will set the Egyptians to fight against the Egyptians: and they shall fight brother against brother, and friend against friend, city against city, kingdom against kingdom. Isa. 19:2
And its watery places shall be dry, all they shall mourn that made pools to take fishes. Isa. 19:10
The princes of Tanis are become fools, the wise counsellors of Pharao have given foolish counsel: how will you say to Pharao: I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings? Isa. 19:11
The Lord hath mingled in the midst thereof the spirit of giddiness: and they have caused Egypt to err in all its works, as a drunken man staggereth and vomiteth. Isa. 19:14
And there shall be no work for Egypt, to make head or tail, him that bendeth down, or that holdeth back. Isa. 19:15
And the land of Juda shall be a terror to Egypt: everyone that shall remember it shall tremble because of the counsel of the Lord of hosts, which he hath determined concerning it. Isa. 19:17
It shall be for a sign, and for a testimony to the Lord of hosts in the land of Egypt. For they shall cry to the Lord because of the oppressor, and he shall send them a Saviour and a defender to deliver them. Isa. 19:20
And the Lord shall be known by Egypt, and the Egyptians shall know the Lord in that day, and shall worship him with sacrifices and offerings: and they shall make vows to the Lord, and perform them. Isa. 19:21
And the Lord shall strike Egypt with a scourge, and shall heal it, and they shall return to the Lord, and he shall be pacified towards them, and heal them. Isa. 19:22
In that day there shall be a way from Egypt to the Assyrians, and the Assyrian shall enter into Egypt, and the Egyptian to the Assyrians, and the Egyptians shall serve the Assyrian. Isa. 19:23
In that day shall Israel be the third to the Egyptian and the Assyrian: a blessing in the midst of the land, Isa. 19:24
Which the Lord of hosts hath blessed, saying: Blessed be my people of Egypt, and the work of my hands to the Assyrian: but Israel is my inheritance. Isa. 19:25
So shall the king of the Assyrians lead away the prisoners of Egypt, and the captivity of Ethiopia, young and old, naked and barefoot, with their buttocks uncovered to the shame of Egypt. Isa. 20:4
And the inhabitants of this isle shall say in that day: Lo this was our hope, to whom we fled for help, to deliver us from the face of the king of the Assyrians: and how shall we be able to escape? Isa. 20:6
A grievous vision is told me: he that is unfaithful dealeth unfaithfully: and he that is a spoiler, spoileth. Go up, O Elam, besiege, O Mede: I have made all the mourning thereof to cease. Isa. 21:2
My heart failed, darkness amazed me: Babylon my beloved is become a wonder to me. Isa. 21:4
For thus hath the Lord said to me: Go, and set a watchman: and whatsoever he shall see, let him tell. Isa. 21:6
The burden of Duma calleth to me out of Seir: Watchman, what of the night? watchman, what of the night? Isa. 21:11
For thus saith the Lord to me: Within a year, according to the years of a hireling, all the glory of Cedar shall be taken away. Isa. 21:16
¤ The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee also, that thou too art wholly gone up to the housetops? Isa. 22:1
Therefore have I said: Depart from me, I will weep bitterly: labour not to comfort me, for the devastation of the daughter of my people. Isa. 22:4
For it is a day of slaughter and of treading down, and of weeping to the Lord the God of hosts in the valley of vision, searching the wall, and magnificent upon the mountain. Isa. 22:5
And have numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and broken down houses to fortify the wall. Isa. 22:10
And you made a ditch between the two walls for the water of the old pool: and you have not looked up to the maker thereof, nor regarded him even at a distance, that wrought it long ago. Isa. 22:11
And the Lord, the God of hosts, in that day shall call to weeping, and to mourning, to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth: Isa. 22:12
And behold joy and gladness, killing calves, and slaying rams, eating flesh, and drinking wine: Let us eat and drink; for to morrow we shall die. Isa. 22:13
Thus saith the Lord God of hosts: Go, get thee in to him that dwelleth in the tabernacle, to Sobna who is over the temple: and thou shalt say to him: Isa. 22:15
Behold the Lord will cause thee to be carried away, as a cock is carried away, and he will lift thee up as a garment. Isa. 22:17
And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will call my servant Eliacim the son of Helcias, Isa. 22:20
And I will clothe him with thy robe, and will strengthen him with thy girdle, and will give thy power into his hand: and he shall be as a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Juda. Isa. 22:21
And I will fasten him as a peg in a sure place, and he shall be for a throne of glory to the house of his father. Isa. 22:23
And they shall hang upon him all the glory of his father's house, divers kinds of vessels, every little vessel, from the vessels of cups even to every instrument of music. Isa. 22:24
¤ The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of the sea, for the house is destroyed, from whence they were wont to come: from the land of Cethim it is revealed to them. Isa. 23:1
Is not this your city, which gloried from of old in her antiquity? her feet shall carry her afar off to sojourn. Isa. 23:7
The Lord of hosts hath designed it, to pull down the pride of all glory, and bring to disgrace all the glorious ones of the earth. Isa. 23:9
He stretched out his hand over the sea, he troubled kingdoms: the Lord hath given a charge against Chanaan, to destroy the strong ones thereof. Isa. 23:11
And he said: Thou shalt glory no more, O virgin daughter of Sidon, who art oppressed: arise and sail over to Cethim, there also thou shalt have no rest. Isa. 23:12
Behold the land of the Chaldeans, there was not such a people, the Assyrians founded it: they have led away the strong ones thereof into captivity, they have destroyed the houses thereof, they have, brought it to ruin. Isa. 23:13
And it shall come to pass in that day that thou, O Tyre, shalt be forgotten, seventy years, according to the days of one king: but after seventy years, there shall be unto Tyre as the song of a harlot. Isa. 23:15
And it shall come to pass after seventy years, that the Lord will visit Tyre, and will bring her back again to her traffic: and she shall commit fornication again with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth. Isa. 23:17
And her merchandise and her hire shall be sanctified to the Lord: they shall not be kept in store, nor laid up: for her merchandise shall be for them that shall dwell before the Lord, that they may eat unto fulness, and be clothed for a continuance. Isa. 23:18
They shall not drink wine with a song: the drink shall be bitter to them that drink it. Isa. 24:9
From the ends of the earth we have heard praises, the glory of the just one. And I said: My secret to myself, my secret to myself, woe is me: the prevaricators have prevaricated, and with the prevarication of transgressors they have prevaricated. Isa. 24:16
And it shall come to pass, that he that shall flee from the noise of the fear, shall fall into the pit: and he that shall rid himself out of the pit, shall be taken in the snare: for the flood-gates from on high are opened, and the foundations of the earth shall be shaken. Isa. 24:18
And it shall come to pass, that in that day the Lord shall visit upon the host of heaven on high, and upon the kings of the earth, on the earth. Isa. 24:21
¤ O Lord, thou art my God, I will exalt thee, and give glory to thy name: for thou hast done wonderful things, thy designs of old faithful, amen. Isa. 25:1
For thou hast reduced the city to a heap, the strong city to ruin, the house of strangers, to be no city, and to be no more built up for ever. Isa. 25:2
Because thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress: a refuge from the whirlwind, a shadow from the heat. For the blast of the mighty is like a whirlwind beating against a wall. Isa. 25:4
Thou shalt bring down the tumult of strangers, as heat in thirst: and as with heat under a burning cloud, thou shalt make the branch of the mighty to wither away. Isa. 25:5
And he shall stretch forth his hands under him, as he that swimmeth stretcheth forth his hands to swim: and he shall bring down his glory with the dashing of his hands. Isa. 25:11
And the bulwarks of thy high walls shall fall, and be brought low, and shall be pulled down to the ground, even to the dust. Isa. 25:12
For he shall bring down them that dwell on high, the high city he shall lay low. He shall bring it down even to the ground, he shall pull it down even to the dust. Isa. 26:5
The way of the just is right, the path of the just is right to walk in. Isa. 26:7
My soul hath desired thee in the night: yea, and with my spirit within me in the morning early I will watch to thee. When thou shalt do thy judgments on the earth, the inhabitants of the world shall learn justice. Isa. 26:9
Thou hast been favourable to the nation, O Lord, thou hast been favourable to the nation: art thou glorified? thou hast removed all the ends of the earth far off. Isa. 26:15
For behold the Lord will come out of his place, to visit the iniquity of the inhabitant of the earth against him: and the earth shall disclose her blood, and shall cover her slain no more. Isa. 26:21
In that day there shall be singing to the vineyard of pure wine. Isa. 27:2
I am the Lord that keep it, I will suddenly give it drink: lest any hurt come to it, I keep it night and day. Isa. 27:3
Hath he struck him according to the stroke of him that struck him? or is he slain, as he killed them that were slain by him? Isa. 27:7
And it shall come to pass, that in that day the Lord will strike from the channel of the river even to the torrent of Egypt, and you shall be gathered together one by one, O ye children of Israel. Isa. 27:12
And it shall come to pass, that in that day a noise shall be made with a great trumpet, and they that were lost, shall come from the land of the Assyrians, and they that were outcasts in the land of Egypt, and they shall adore the Lord in the holy mount in Jerusalem. Isa. 27:13
¤ Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, and to the fading flower the glory of his joy, who were on the head of the fat valley, staggering with wine. Isa. 28:1
In that day the Lord of hosts shall be a crown of glory, and a garland of joy to the residue of his people: Isa. 28:5
And a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, and strength to them that return out of the battle to the gate. Isa. 28:6
Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand the hearing? them that are weaned from the milk, that are drawn away from the breasts. Isa. 28:9
For with the speech of lips, and with another tongue he will speak to this people. Isa. 28:11
To whom he said: This is my rest, refresh the weary, and this is my refreshing: and they would not hear. Isa. 28:12
And the word of the Lord shall be to them: Command, command again; command, command again; expect, expect again; expect, expect again; a little there, a little there: that they may go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken. Isa. 28:13
For the Lord shall stand up as in the mountain of divisions: he shall be angry as in the valley which is in Gabaon: that he may do his work, his strange work: that he may perform his work, his work is strange to him. Isa. 28:21
Shall the ploughman plough all the day to sow, shall he open and harrow his ground? Isa. 28:24
This also is come forth from the Lord God of hosts, to make his counsel wonderful, and magnify justice. Isa. 28:29
¤ Woe to Ariel, to Ariel the city which David took: year is added to year, the solemnities are at an end. Isa. 29:1
And I will make a trench about Ariel, and it shall be in sorrow and mourning, and it shall be to me as Ariel. Isa. 29:2
And I will make a circle round about thee, and I will cast up a rampart against thee, and raise up bulwarks to besiege thee. Isa. 29:3
And the vision of all shall be unto you as the words of a book that is sealed which when they shall deliver to one that is learned, they shall say: Read this: and he shall answer: I cannot, for it is sealed. Isa. 29:11
And the book shall be given to one that knoweth no letters, and it shall be said to him: Read: and he shall answer: I know no letters. Isa. 29:12
Therefore behold I will proceed to cause an admiration in this people, by a great and wonderful miracle: for wisdom shall perish from their wise men, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid. Isa. 29:14
Woe to you that are deep of heart, to hide your counsel from the Lord: and their works are in the dark, and they say: Who seeth us, and who knoweth us? Isa. 29:15
This thought of yours is perverse: as if the clay should think against the potter, and the work should say to the maker thereof: Thou madest me not: or the thing framed should say to him that fashioned it: Thou understandest not. Isa. 29:16
Therefore thus saith the Lord to the house of Jacob, he that redeemed Abraham: Jacob shall not now be confounded, neither shall his countenance now be ashamed: Isa. 29:22
¤ Woe to you, apostate children, saith the Lord, that you would take counsel, and not of me: and would begin a web, and not by my spirit, that you might add sin upon sin: Isa. 30:1
Who walk to go down into Egypt, and have not asked at my mouth, hoping for help in the strength of Pharao, and trusting in the shadow of Egypt. Isa. 30:2
And the strength of Pharao shall be to your confusion, and the confidence of the shadow of Egypt to your shame. Isa. 30:3
For thy princes were in Tanis, and thy messengers came even to Hanes. Isa. 30:4
They were all confounded at a people that could not profit them: they were no help, nor to any profit, but to confusion and to reproach. Isa. 30:5
The burden of the beasts of the south. In a land of trouble and distress, from whence come the lioness, and the lion, the viper and the flying basilisk, they carry their riches upon the shoulders of beasts, and their treasures upon the bunches of camels to a people that shall not be able to profit them. Isa. 30:6
For Egypt shall help in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I cried concerning this: It is pride only, sit still. Isa. 30:7
For it is a people that provoketh to wrath, and lying children that will not hear the law of God. Isa. 30:9
Who say to the seers: See not: and to them that behold: Behold not for us those things that are right: speak unto us pleasant things, see errors for us. Isa. 30:10
Therefore shall this iniquity be to you as a breach that falleth, and is found wanting in a high wall, for the destruction thereof shall come on a sudden, when it is not looked for. Isa. 30:13
And it shall be broken small, as the potter's vessel is broken all to pieces with mighty breaking, and there shall not a sherd be found of the pieces thereof, wherein a little fire may be carried from the hearth, or a little water be drawn out of the pit. Isa. 30:14
But have said: No, but we will flee to horses: therefore shall you flee. And we will mount upon swift ones: therefore shall they be swifter that shall pursue after you. Isa. 30:16
And the Lord will give you spare bread, and short water: and will not cause thy teacher to flee away from thee any more, and thy eyes shall see thy teacher. Isa. 30:20
And thy ears shall hear the word of one admonishing thee behind thy back: This is the way, walk ye in it: and go not aside neither to the right hand, nor to the left. Isa. 30:21
And thou shalt defile the plates of thy graven things of silver, and the garment of thy molten things of gold, and shalt cast them away as the uncleanness of a menstruous woman. Thou shalt say to it: Get thee hence. Isa. 30:22
And rain shall be given to thy seed, wheresoever thou shalt sow in the land: and the bread of the corn of the land shall be most plentiful, and fat. The lamb in that day shall feed at large in thy possession: Isa. 30:23
Behold the name of the Lord cometh from afar, his wrath burneth, and is heavy to bear: his lips are filled with indignation, and his tongue as a devouring fire. Isa. 30:27
His breath as a torrent overflowing even to the midst of the neck, to destroy the nations unto nothing, and the bridle of error that was in the jaws of the people. Isa. 30:28
You shall have a song as in the night of the sanctified solemnity, and joy of heart, as when one goeth with a pipe, to come into the mountain of the Lord, to the Mighty One of Israel. Isa. 30:29
And the Lord shall make the glory of his voice to be heard, and shall shew the terror of his arm, in the threatening of wrath, and the flame of devouring fire: he shall crush to pieces with whirlwind, and hailstones. Isa. 30:30
And the passage of the rod shall be strongly grounded, which the Lord shall make to rest upon him with timbrels and harps, and in great battles he shall overthrow them. Isa. 30:32
¤ Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help, trusting in horses, and putting their confidence in chariots, because they are many: and in horsemen, because they are very strong: and have not trusted in the Holy One of Israel, and have not sought after the Lord. Isa. 31:1
For thus saith the Lord to me: Like as the lion roareth, and the lion's whelp upon his prey, and when a multitude of shepherds shall come against him, he will not fear at their voice, nor be afraid of their multitude: so shall the Lord of hosts come down to fight upon mount Sion, and upon the hill thereof. Isa. 31:4
For in that day a man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which your hands have made for you to sin. Isa. 31:7
For the fool will speak foolish things, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and speak to the Lord deceitfully, and to make empty the soul of the hungry, and take away drink from the thirsty. Isa. 32:6
The vessels of the deceitful are most wicked: for he hath framed devices to destroy the meek, with lying words, when the poor man speaketh judgment. Isa. 32:7
Rise up, ye rich women, and hear my voice: ye confident daughters, give ear to my speech. Isa. 32:9
¤ Woe to thee that spoilest, shalt not thou thyself also be spoiled? and thou that despisest, shalt not thyself also be despised? when thou shalt have made an end of spoiling, thou shalt be spoiled: when being wearied thou shalt cease to despise, thou shalt be despised. Isa. 33:1
Thy tacklings are loosed, and they shall be of no strength: thy mast shall be in such condition, that thou shalt not be able to spread the flag. Then shall the spoils of much prey be divided: the lame shall take the spoil. Isa. 33:23
For the indignation of the Lord is upon all nations, and his fury upon all their armies: he hath killed them, and delivered them to slaughter. Isa. 34:2
Night and day it shall not be quenched, the smoke thereof shall go up for ever: from generation to generation it shall lie waste, none shall pass through it for ever and ever. Isa. 34:10
The bittern and ericius shall possess it: and the ibis and the raven shall dwell in it: and a line shall be stretched out upon it, to bring it to nothing, and a plummet, unto desolation. Isa. 34:11
And demons and monsters shall meet, and the hairy ones shall cry out one to another, there hath the lamia lain down, and found rest for herself. Isa. 34:14
There hath the ericius had its hole, and brought up its young ones, and hath dug round about, and cherished them in the shadow thereof: thither are the kites gathered together one to another. Isa. 34:15
And he hath cast the lot for them, and his hand hath divided it to them by line: they shall possess it for ever, from generation to generation they shall dwell therein. Isa. 34:17
It shall bud forth and blossom, and shall rejoice with joy and praise: the glory of Libanus is given to it: the beauty of Carmel, and Saron, they shall see the glory of the Lord, and the beauty of our God. Isa. 35:2
Say to the fainthearted: Take courage, and fear not: behold your God will bring the revenge of recompense: God himself will come and will save you. Isa. 35:4
¤ And it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king Ezechias, that Sennacherib king of the Assyrians came up against all the fenced cities of Juda, and took them. Isa. 36:1
And the king of the Assyrians sent Rabsaces from Lachis to Jerusalem, to king Ezechias with a great army, and he stood by the conduit of the upper pool in the way of the fuller's field. Isa. 36:2
And there went out to him Eliacim the son of Helcias, who was over the house, and Sobna the scribe, and Joahe the son of Asaph the recorder. Isa. 36:3
And Rabsaces said to them: Tell Ezechias: Thus saith the great king, the king of the Assyrians: What is this confidence wherein thou trustest? Isa. 36:4
Lo thou trustest upon this broken staff of a reed, upon Egypt: upon which if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharao king of Egypt to all that trust in him. Isa. 36:6
But if thou wilt answer me: We trust in the Lord our God: is it not he whose high places and altars Ezechias hath taken away, and hath said to Juda and Jerusalem: You shall worship before this altar? Isa. 36:7
And now deliver thyself up to my lord the king of the Assyrians, and I will give thee two thousand horses, and thou wilt not be able on thy part to find riders for them. Isa. 36:8
And am I now come up without the Lord against this land to destroy it? The Lord said to me: Go up against this land, and destroy it. Isa. 36:10
And Eliacim, and Sobna, and Joahe said to Rabsaces: Speak to thy servants in the Syrian tongue: for we understand it: speak not to us in the Jews' language in the hearing of the people, that are upon the wall. Isa. 36:11
And Rabsaces said to them: Hath my master sent me to thy master and to thee, to speak all these words; and not rather to the men that sit on the wall; that they may eat their own dung, and drink their urine with you? Isa. 36:12
Thus saith the king: Let not Ezechias deceive you, for he shall not be able to deliver you. Isa. 36:14
Do not hearken to Ezechias: for thus said the king of the Assyrians: Do with me that which is for your advantage, and come out to me, and eat ye every one of his vine, and every one of his fig tree, and drink ye every one the water of his cistern, Isa. 36:16
Till I come and take you away to a land, like to your own, a land of corn and of wine, a land of bread and vineyards. Isa. 36:17
And Eliacim the son of Helcias, that was over the house, and Sobna the scribe, and Joahe the son of Asaph the recorder, went in to Ezechias with their garments rent, and told him the words of Rabsaces. Isa. 36:22
¤ And it came to pass, when king Ezechias had heard it, that he rent his garments and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord. Isa. 37:1
And he sent Eliacim who was over the house, and Sobna the scribe, and the ancients of the priests covered with sackcloth, to Isaias the son of Amos the prophet. Isa. 37:2
And they said to him: Thus saith Ezechias: This day is a day of tribulation, and of rebuke, and of blasphemy: for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth. Isa. 37:3
It may be the Lord thy God will hear the words of Rabsaces, whom the king of the Assyrians his master hath sent to blaspheme the living God, and to reproach with words which the Lord thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that is left. Isa. 37:4
And the servants of Ezechias came to Isaias. Isa. 37:5
And Isaias said to them: Thus shall you say to your master: Thus saith the Lord: Be not afraid of the words that thou hast heard, with which the servants of the king of the Assyrians have blasphemed me. Isa. 37:6
Behold, I will send a spirit upon him, and he shall hear a message, and shall return to his own country, and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own country. Isa. 37:7
And he heard say about Tharaca the king of Ethiopia: He is come forth to fight against thee. And when he heard it, he sent messengers to Ezechias, saying: Isa. 37:9
Thus shall you speak to Ezechias the king of Juda, saying: Let not thy God deceive thee, in whom thou trustest, saying: Jerusalem shall not be given into the hands of the king of the Assyrians. Isa. 37:10
Behold thou hast heard all that the kings of the Assyrians have done to all countries which they have destroyed, and canst thou be delivered? Isa. 37:11
And Ezechias took the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it, and went up to the house of the Lord, and Ezechias spread it before the Lord. Isa. 37:14
And Ezechias prayed to the Lord, saying: Isa. 37:15
Incline, O Lord, thy ear, and hear: open, O Lord, thy eyes, and see, and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which he hath sent to blaspheme the living God. Isa. 37:17
And Isaias the son of Amos sent to Ezechias, saying: Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel: For the prayer thou hast made to me concerning Sennacherib the king of the Assyrians: Isa. 37:21
This is the word which the Lord hath spoken of him: The virgin the daughter of Sion hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn: the daughter of Jerusalem hath wagged the head after thee. Isa. 37:22
By the hand of thy servants thou hast reproached the Lord: and hast said: With the multitude of my chariots I have gone up to the height of the mountains, to the top of Libanus: and I will cut down its tall cedars, and its choice fir trees, and will enter to the top of its height, to the forest of its Carmel. Isa. 37:24
Hast thou not heard what I have done to him of old? from the days of old I have formed it: and now I have brought it to effect: and it hath come to pass that hills fighting together, and fenced cities should be destroyed. Isa. 37:26
When thou wast mad against me, thy pride came up to my ears: therefore I will put a ring in thy nose, and a bit between thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest. Isa. 37:29
But to thee this shall be a sign: Eat this year the things that spring of themselves, and in the second year eat fruits: but in the third year sow and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them. Isa. 37:30
And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the temple of Nesroch his god, that Adramelech and Sarasar his sons slew him with the sword: and they fled into the land of Ararat, and Asarhaddon his son reigned in his stead. Isa. 37:38
¤ In those days Ezechias was sick even to death, and Isaias the son of Amos the prophet came unto him, and said to him: Thus saith the Lord: Take order with thy house, for thou shalt die, and not live. Isa. 38:1
And Ezechias turned his face toward the wall, and prayed to the Lord, Isa. 38:2
And the word of the Lord came to Isaias, saying: Isa. 38:4
Go and say to Ezechias: Thus saith the Lord the God of David thy father: I have heard thy prayer, and I have seen thy tears: behold I will add to thy days fifteen years: Isa. 38:5
And this shall be a sign to thee from the Lord, that the Lord will do this word which he hath spoken: Isa. 38:7
I said: In the midst of my days I shall go to the gates of hell: I sought for the residue of my years. Isa. 38:10
My generation is at an end, and it is rolled away from me, as a shepherd's tent. My life is cut off, as by a weaver: whilst I was yet but beginning, he cut me off: from morning even to night thou wilt make an end of me. Isa. 38:12
I hoped till morning, as a lion so hath he broken all my bones: from morning even to night thou wilt make an end of me. Isa. 38:13
What shall I say, or what shall he answer for me, whereas he himself hath done it? I will recount to thee all my years in the bitterness of my soul. Isa. 38:15
O Lord, if man's life be such, and the life of my spirit be in such things as these, thou shalt correct me, and make me to live. Isa. 38:16
For hell shall not confess to thee, neither shall death praise thee: nor shall they that go down into the pit, look for thy truth. Isa. 38:18
The living, the living, he shall give praise to thee, as I do this day: the father shall make thy truth known to the children. Isa. 38:19
And Ezechias had said: What shall be the sign that I shall go up to the house of the Lord? Isa. 38:22
¤ At that time Merodach Baladan, the son of Baladan king of Babylon, sent letters and presents to Ezechias: for he had heard that he had been sick and was recovered. Isa. 39:1
Then Isaias the prophet came to king Ezechias, and said to him: What said these men, and from whence came they to thee? And Ezechias said: From a far country they came to me, from Babylon. Isa. 39:3
And Isaias said to Ezechias: Hear the word of the Lord of hosts. Isa. 39:5
And Ezechias said to Isaias: The word of the Lord, which he hath spoken, is good. And he said: Only let peace and truth be in my days. Isa. 39:8
Speak ye to the heart of Jerusalem, and call to her: for her evil is come to an end, her iniquity is forgiven: she hath received of the hand of the Lord double for all her sins. Isa. 40:2
Get thee up upon a high mountain, thou that bringest good tidings to Sion: lift up thy voice with strength, thou that bringest good tidings to Jerusalem: lift it up, fear not. Say to the cities of Juda: Behold your God: Isa. 40:9
And Libanus shall not be enough to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering. Isa. 40:16
All nations are before him as if they had no being at all, and are counted to him as nothing, and vanity. Isa. 40:17
To whom then have you likened God? or what image will you make for him? Isa. 40:18
It is he that sitteth upon the globe of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as locusts: he that stretcheth out the heavens as nothing, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in. Isa. 40:22
He that bringeth the searchers of secrets to nothing, that hath made the judges of the earth as vanity. Isa. 40:23
And to whom have ye likened me, or made me equal, saith the Holy One? Isa. 40:25
It is he that giveth strength to the weary, and increaseth force and might to them that are not. Isa. 40:29
¤ Let the islands keep silence before me, and the nations take new strength: let them come near, and then speak, let us come near to judgment together. Isa. 41:1
Who hath raised up the just one from the east, hath called him to follow him? he shall give the nations in his sight, and he shall rule over kings: he shall give them as the dust to his sword, as stubble driven by the wind, to his bow. Isa. 41:2
Every one shall help his neighbour, and shall say to his brother: Be of good courage. Isa. 41:6
In whom I have taken thee from the ends of the earth, and from the remote parts thereof have called thee, and said to thee: Thou art my servant, I have chosen thee, and have not cast thee away. Isa. 41:9
For I am the Lord thy God, who take thee by the hand, and say to thee: Fear not, I have helped thee. Isa. 41:13
Bring your cause near, saith the Lord: bring hither, if you have any thing to allege, saith the King of Jacob. Isa. 41:21
Let them come, and tell us all things that are to come: tell us the former things what they were: and we will set our heart upon them and shall know the latter end of them, and tell us the things that are to come. Isa. 41:22
Shew the things that are to come hereafter, and we shall know that ye are gods. Do ye also good or evil, if you can: and let us speak, and see together. Isa. 41:23
I have raised up one from the north, and he shall come from the rising of the sun: he shall call upon my name, and he shall make princes to be as dirt, and as the potter treading clay. Isa. 41:25
The first shall say to Sion: Behold they are here, and to Jerusalem I will give an evangelist. Isa. 41:27
And I saw, and there was no one even among them to consult, or who, when I asked, could answer a word. Isa. 41:28
¤ Behold my servant, I will uphold him: my elect, my soul delighteth in him: I have given my spirit upon him, he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. Isa. 42:1
He shall not cry, nor have respect to person, neither shall his voice be heard abroad. Isa. 42:2
Thus saith the Lord God that created the heavens, and stretched them out: that established the earth, and the things that spring out of it: that giveth breath to the people upon it, and spirit to them that tread thereon. Isa. 42:5
I the Lord, this is my name: I will not give my glory to another, nor my praise to graven things. Isa. 42:8
Sing ye to the Lord a new song, his praise is from the ends of the earth: you that go down to the sea, and all that are therein: ye islands, and ye inhabitants of them. Isa. 42:10
They shall give glory to the Lord, and shall declare his praise in the islands. Isa. 42:12
I will lay waste the mountains and hills, and will make all their grass to wither: and I will turn rivers into islands, and will dry up the standing pools. Isa. 42:15
And I will lead the blind into the way which they know not: and in the paths which they were ignorant of I will make them walk: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight: these things have I done to them, and have not forsaken them. Isa. 42:16
They are turned back: let them be greatly confounded, that trust in a graven thing, that say to a molten thing: You are our god. Isa. 42:17
Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, but he to whom I have sent my messengers? Who is blind, but he that is sold? or who is blind, but the servant of the Lord? Isa. 42:19
And the Lord was willing to sanctify him, and to magnify the law, and exalt it. Isa. 42:21
But this is a people that is robbed and wasted: they are all the snare of young men, and they are hid in the houses of prisons: they are made a prey, and there is none to deliver them: a spoil, and there is none that saith: Restore. Isa. 42:22
Who is there among you that will give ear to this, that will attend and hearken for times to come? Isa. 42:23
Who hath given Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to robbers? hath not the Lord himself, against whom we have sinned? And they would not walk in his ways, and they have not hearkened to his law. Isa. 42:24
I will say to the north: Give up: and to the south: Keep not back: bring my sons from afar, and my daughters from the ends of the earth. Isa. 43:6
Thus saith the Lord your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: For your sake I sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their bars, and the Chaldeans glorying in their ships. Isa. 43:14
Who brought forth the chariot and the horse, the army and the strong: they lay down to sleep together, and they shall not rise again: they are broken as flax, and are extinct. Isa. 43:17
The beast of the field shall glorify me, the dragons and the ostriches: because I have given waters in the wilderness, rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, to my chosen. Isa. 43:20
Thou hast not offered me the ram of thy holocaust, nor hast thou glorified me with thy victims: I have not caused thee to serve with oblations, nor wearied thee with incense. Isa. 43:23
Thou hast bought me no sweet cane with money, neither hast thou filled me with the fat of thy victims. But thou hast made me to serve with thy sins, thou hast wearied me with thy iniquities. Isa. 43:24
Put me in remembrance, and let us plead together: tell if thou hast any thing to justify thyself. Isa. 43:26
And I have profaned the holy princes, I have given Jacob to slaughter, and Israel to reproach. Isa. 43:28
One shall say: I am the Lord's, and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob, and another shall subscribe with his hand, To the Lord, and surname himself by the name of Israel. Isa. 44:5
Who is like to me? let him call and declare: and let him set before me the order, since I appointed the ancient people: and the things to come, and that shall be hereafter, let them shew unto them. Isa. 44:7
Fear ye not, neither be ye troubled from that time I have made thee to hear, and have declared: you are my witnesses. Is there a God besides me, a maker, whom I have not known? Isa. 44:8
They do not consider in their mind, nor know, nor have the thought to say: I have burnt part of it in the fire, and I have baked bread upon the coals thereof: I have broiled flesh and have eaten, and of the residue thereof shall I make an idol? shall I fall down before the stock of a tree? Isa. 44:19
I have blotted out thy iniquities as a cloud, and thy sins as a mist: return to me, for I have redeemed thee. Isa. 44:22
That raise up the word of my servant and perform the counsel of my messengers, who say to Jerusalem: Thou shalt be inhabited: and to the cities of Juda: You shall be built, and I will raise up the wastes thereof. Isa. 44:26
Who say to the deep: Be thou desolate, and I will dry up thy rivers. Isa. 44:27
Who say to Cyrus: Thou art my shepherd, and thou shalt perform all my pleasure. Who say to Jerusalem: Thou shalt be built: and to the temple: Thy foundations shall be laid. Isa. 44:28
¤ Thus saith the Lord to my anointed Cyrus, whose right hand I have taken hold of, to subdue nations before his face, and to turn the backs of kings, and to open the doors before him, and the gates shall not be shut. Isa. 45:1
Woe to him that gainsayeth his maker, a sherd of the earthen pots: shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it: What art thou making, and thy work is without hands? Isa. 45:9
Woe to him that saith to his father: Why begettest thou? and to the woman: Why dost thou bring forth? Isa. 45:10
Thus saith the Lord the Holy One of Israel, his maker: Ask me of things to come, concerning my children, and concerning the work of my hands give ye charge to me. Isa. 45:11
I have raised him up to justice, and I will direct all his ways: he shall build my city, and let go my captives, not for ransom, nor for presents, saith the Lord the God of hosts. Isa. 45:13
Thus saith the Lord: The labour of Egypt, and the merchandise of Ethiopia, and of Sabaim, men of stature shall come over to thee, and shall be thine: they shall walk after thee, they shall go bound with manacles: and they shall worship thee, and shall make supplication to thee: only in thee is God, and there is no God besides thee. Isa. 45:14
For thus saith the Lord that created the heavens, God himself that formed the earth, and made it, the very maker thereof: he did not create it in vain: he formed it to be inhabited. I am the Lord, and there is no other. Isa. 45:18
I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I have not said to the seed of Jacob: Seek me in vain. I am the Lord that speak justice, that declare right things. Isa. 45:19
Assemble yourselves, and come, and draw near together, ye that are saved of the Gentiles: they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven work, and pray to a god that cannot save. Isa. 45:20
Be converted to me, and you shall be saved, all ye ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is no other. Isa. 45:22
I have sworn by myself, the word of justice shall go out of my mouth, and shall not return: For every knee shall be bowed to me, and every tongue shall swear. Isa. 45:23
Therefore shall he say: In the Lord are my justices and empire: they shall come to him, and all that resist him shall be confounded. Isa. 45:24
Even to your old age I am the same, and to your grey hairs I will carry you: I have made you, and I will bear: I will carry and will save. Isa. 46:4
To whom have you likened me, and made me equal, and compared me, and made me like? Isa. 46:5
You that contribute gold out of the bag, and weigh out silver in the scales: and hire a goldsmith to make a god: and they fall down and worship. Isa. 46:6
Remember this, and be ashamed: return, ye transgressors, to the heart. Isa. 46:8
Remember the former age, for I am God, and there is no God beside, neither is there the like to me: Isa. 46:9
Who call a bird from the east, and from a far country the man of my own will, and I have spoken, and will bring it to pass: I have created, and I will do it. Isa. 46:11
I was angry with my people, I have polluted my inheritance, and have given them into thy hand: thou hast shewn no mercy to them: upon the ancient thou hast laid thy yoke exceeding heavy. Isa. 47:6
And thou hast said: I shall be a lady for ever: thou hast not laid these things to thy heart, neither hast thou remembered thy latter end. Isa. 47:7
Thou hast failed in the multitude of thy counsels: let now the astrologers stand and save thee, they that gazed at the stars, and counted the months, that from them they might tell the things that shall come to thee. Isa. 47:13
Such are all the things become to thee, in which thou hast laboured: thy merchants from thy youth, every one hath erred in his own way, there is none that can save thee. Isa. 47:15
The former things of old, I have declared, and they went forth out of my mouth, and I have made them to be heard: I did them suddenly and they came to pass. Isa. 48:3
I foretold thee of old, before they came to pass I told thee, lest thou shouldst say: My idols have done these things, and my graven and molten things have commanded them. Isa. 48:5
For my own sake, for my own sake will I do it, that I may not be blasphemed: and I will not give my glory to another. Isa. 48:11
Hearken to me, O Jacob, and thou Israel whom I call: I am he, I am the first, and I am the last. Isa. 48:12
O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments: thy peace had been as a river, and thy justice as the waves of the sea, Isa. 48:18
Come forth out of Babylon, flee ye from the Chaldeans, declare it with the voice of joy: make this to be heard, and speak it out even to the ends of the earth. Say: The Lord hath redeemed his servant Jacob. Isa. 48:20
There is no peace to the wicked, saith the Lord. Isa. 48:22
And he said to me: Thou art my servant Israel, for in thee will I glory. Isa. 49:3
And now saith the Lord, that formed me from the womb to be his servant, that I may bring back Jacob unto him, and Israel will not be gathered together: and I am glorified in the eyes of the Lord, and my God is made my strength. Isa. 49:5
And he said: It is a small thing that thou shouldst be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to convert the dregs of Israel. Behold, I have given thee to be the light of the Gentiles, that thou mayst be my salvation even to the farthest part of the earth. Isa. 49:6
Thus saith the Lord the redeemer of Israel, his Holy One, to the soul that is despised, to the nation that is abhorred, to the servant of rulers: Kings shall see, and princes shall rise up, and adore for the Lord's sake, because he is faithful, and for the Holy One of Israel, who hath chosen thee. Isa. 49:7
Thus saith the Lord: In an acceptable time I have heard thee, and in the day of salvation I have helped thee: and I have preserved thee, and given thee to be a covenant of the people, that thou mightest raise up the earth, and possess the inheritances that were destroyed: Isa. 49:8
That thou mightest say to them that are bound: Come forth: and to them that are in darkness: Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in every plain. Isa. 49:9
They shall not hunger, nor thirst, neither shall the heat nor the sun strike them: for he that is merciful to them, shall be their shepherd, and at the fountains of waters he shall give them drink. Isa. 49:10
Can a woman forget her infant, so as not to have pity on the son of her womb? and if she should forget, yet will not I forget thee. Isa. 49:15
Lift up thy eyes round about, and see all these are gathered together, they are come to thee: I live, saith the Lord, thou shalt be clothed with all these as with an ornament, and as a bride thou shalt put them about thee. Isa. 49:18
The children of thy barrenness shall still say in thy ears: The place is too strait for me, make me room to dwell in. Isa. 49:20
Thus saith the Lord God: Behold I will lift up my hand to the Gentiles, and will set up my standard to the people. And they shall bring thy sons in their arms, and carry thy daughters upon their shoulders. Isa. 49:22
¤ Thus saith the Lord: What is this bill of the divorce of your mother, with which I have put her away? or who is my creditor, to whom I sold you: behold you are sold for your iniquities, and for your wicked deeds have I put your mother away. Isa. 50:1
Because I came, and there was not a man: I called, and there was none that would hear. Is my hand shortened and become little, that I cannot redeem? or is there no strength in me to deliver? Behold at my rebuke I will make the sea a desert, I will turn the rivers into dry land: the fishes shall rot for want of water, and shall die for thirst. Isa. 50:2
The Lord hath given me a learned tongue, that I should know how to uphold by word him that is weary: he wakeneth in the morning, in the morning he wakeneth my ear, that I may hear him as a master. Isa. 50:4
I have given my body to the strikers, and my cheeks to them that plucked them: I have not turned away my face from them that rebuked me, and spit upon me. Isa. 50:6
He is near that justifieth me, who will contend with me? let us stand together, who is my adversary? let him come near to me. Isa. 50:8
Behold all you that kindle a fire, encompassed with flames, walk in the light of your fire, and in the flames which you have kindled: this is done to you by my hand, you shall sleep in sorrows. Isa. 50:11
¤ Give ear to me, you that follow that which is just, and you that seek the Lord: look unto the rock whence you are hewn, and to the hole of the pit from which you are dug out. Isa. 51:1
Look unto Abraham your father, and to Sara that bore you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and multiplied him. Isa. 51:2
Hearken unto me, O my people, and give ear to me, O my tribes: for a law shall go forth from me, and my judgment shall rest to be a light of the nations. Isa. 51:4
Lift up your eyes to heaven, and look down to the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish like smoke, and the earth shall be worn away like a garment, and the inhabitants thereof shall perish in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my justice shall not fail. Isa. 51:6
Hearken to me, you that know what is just, my people who have my law in your heart: fear ye not the reproach of men, and be not afraid of their blasphemies. Isa. 51:7
For the worm shall eat them up as a garment: and the moth shall consume them as wool: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my justice from generation to generation. Isa. 51:8
And thou hast forgotten the Lord thy maker, who stretched out the heavens, and founded the earth: and thou hast been afraid continually all the day at the presence of his fury who afflicted thee, and had prepared himself to destroy thee: where is now the fury of the oppressor? Isa. 51:13
He shall quickly come that is going to open unto you, and he shall not kill unto utter destruction, neither shall his bread fail. Isa. 51:14
I have put my words in thy mouth, and have protected thee in the shadow of my hand, that thou mightest plant the heavens, and found the earth: and mightest say to Sion: Thou art my people. Isa. 51:16
Arise, arise, stand up, O Jerusalem, which hast drunk at the hand of the Lord the cup of his wrath; thou hast drunk even to the bottom of the cup of dead sleep, and thou hast drunk even to the dregs. Isa. 51:17
There are two things that have happened to thee: who shall be sorry for thee? desolation, and destruction, and the famine, and the sword, who shall comfort thee? Isa. 51:19
And I will put it in the hand of them that have oppressed thee, and have said to thy soul: Bow down, that we may go over: and thou hast laid thy body as the ground, and as a way to them that went over. Isa. 51:23
For thus saith the Lord God: My people went down into Egypt at the beginning to sojourn there: and the Assyrian hath oppressed them without any cause at all. Isa. 52:4
How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, and that preacheth peace: of him that sheweth forth good, that preacheth salvation, that saith to Sion: Thy God shall reign! Isa. 52:7
The voice of thy watchmen: they have lifted up their voice, they shall praise together: for they shall see eye to eye when the Lord shall convert Sion. Isa. 52:8
He shall sprinkle many nations, kings shall shut their mouth at him: for they to whom it was not told of him, have seen: and they that heard not, have beheld. Isa. 52:15
¤ Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed? Isa. 53:1
He was offered because it was his own will, and he opened not his mouth: he shall be led as a sheep to the slaughter, and shall be dumb as a lamb before his shearer, and he shall not open his mouth. Isa. 53:7
And the Lord was pleased to bruise him in infirmity: if he shall lay down his life for sin, he shall see a longlived seed, and the will of the Lord shall be prosperous in his hand. Isa. 53:10
Therefore will I distribute to him very many, and he shall divide the spoils of the strong, because he hath delivered his soul unto death, and was reputed with the wicked: and he hath borne the sins of many, and hath prayed for the transgressors. Isa. 53:12
For thou shalt pass on to the right hand, and to the left: and thy seed shall inherit the Gentiles, and shall inhabit the desolate cities. Isa. 54:3
Fear not, for thou shalt not be confounded, nor blush: for thou shalt not be put to shame, because thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt remember no more the reproach of thy widowhood. Isa. 54:4
This thing is to me as in the days of Noe, to whom I swore, that I would no more bring in the waters of Noe upon the earth: so have I sworn not to be angry with thee, and not to rebuke thee. Isa. 54:9
Behold, an inhabitant shall come, who was not with me, he that was a stranger to thee before, shall be joined to thee. Isa. 54:15
Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and bringeth forth an instrument for his work, and I have created the killer to destroy. Isa. 54:16
¤ All you that thirst, come to the waters: and you that have no money make haste, buy, and eat: come ye, buy wine and milk without money, and without any price. Isa. 55:1
Why do you spend money for that which is not bread, and your labour for that which doth not satisfy you? Hearken diligently to me, and eat that which is good, and your soul shall be delighted in fatness. Isa. 55:2
Incline your ear and come to me: hear and your soul shall live, and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, the faithful mercies of David. Isa. 55:3
Behold I have given him for a witness to the people, for a leader and a master to the Gentiles. Isa. 55:4
Behold thou shalt call a nation, which thou knewest not: and the nations that knew not thee shall run to thee, because of the Lord thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel, for he hath glorified thee. Isa. 55:5
Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unjust man his thoughts, and let him return to the Lord, and he will have mercy on him, and to our God: for he is bountiful to forgive. Isa. 55:7
And as the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and return no more thither, but soak the earth, and water it, and make it to spring, and give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: Isa. 55:10
So shall my word be, which shall go forth from my mouth: it shall not return to me void, but it shall do whatsoever I please, and shall prosper in the things for which I sent it. Isa. 55:11
¤ Thus saith the Lord: Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my justice to be revealed. Isa. 56:1
And let not the son of the stranger, that adhereth to the Lord, speak, saying: The Lord will divide and separate me from his people. And let not the eunuch say: Behold I am a dry tree. Isa. 56:3
For thus saith the Lord to the eunuchs, They that shall keep my sabbaths, and shall choose the things that please me, and shall hold fast my covenant: Isa. 56:4
I will give to them in my house, and within my walls, a place, and a name better than sons and daughters: I will give them an everlasting name which shall never perish. Isa. 56:5
And the children of the stranger that adhere to the Lord, to worship him, and to love his name, to be his servants: every one that keepeth the sabbath from profaning it, and that holdeth fast my covenant: Isa. 56:6
All ye beasts of the field come to devour, all ye beasts of the forest. Isa. 56:9
His watchmen are all blind, they are all ignorant: dumb dogs not able to bark, seeing vain things, sleeping and loving dreams. Isa. 56:10
And most impudent dogs, they never had enough: the shepherds themselves knew no understanding: all have turned aside into their own way, every one after his own gain, from the first even to the last. Isa. 56:11
Come, let us take wine, and be filled with drunkenness: and it shall be as to day, so also to morrow, and much more. Isa. 56:12
¤ The just perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart, and men of mercy are taken away, because there is none that understandeth; for the just man is taken away from before the face of evil. Isa. 57:1
In the parts of the torrent is thy portion, this is thy lot: and thou hast poured out libations to them, thou hast offered sacrifice. Shall I not be angry at these things? Isa. 57:6
Upon a high and lofty mountain thou hast laid thy bed, and hast gone up thither to offer victims. Isa. 57:7
And thou hast adorned thyself for the king with ointment, and hast multiplied thy perfumes. Thou hast sent thy messengers far off, and wast debased even to hell. Isa. 57:9
For thus saith the High and the Eminent that inhabiteth eternity: and his name is Holy, who dwelleth in the high and holy place, and with a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite. Isa. 57:15
I saw his ways, and I healed him, and brought him back, and restored comforts to him, and to them that mourn for him. Isa. 57:18
I created the fruit of the lips, peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, said the Lord, and I healed him. Isa. 57:19
There is no peace to the wicked, saith the Lord God. Isa. 57:21
For they seek me from day to day, and desire to know my ways, as a nation that hath done justice, and hath not forsaken the judgment of their God: they ask of me the judgments of justice: they are willing to approach to God. Isa. 58:2
Behold you fast for debates and strife, and strike with the fist wickedly. Do not fast as you have done until this day, to make your cry to be heard on high. Isa. 58:4
Is this such a fast as I have chosen: for a man to afflict his soul for a day? is this it, to wind his head about like a circle, and to spread sackcloth and ashes? wilt thou call this a fast, and a day acceptable to the Lord? Isa. 58:5
Deal thy bread to the hungry, and bring the needy and the harbourless into thy house: when thou shalt see one naked, cover him, and despise not thy own flesh. Isa. 58:7
Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall hear: thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou wilt take away the chain out of the midst of thee, and cease to stretch out the finger, and to speak that which profiteth not. Isa. 58:9
When thou shalt pour out thy soul to the hungry, and shalt satisfy the afflicted soul, then shall thy light rise up in darkness, and thy darkness shall be as the noonday. Isa. 58:10
If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy own will in my holy day, and call the sabbath delightful, and the holy of the Lord glorious, and glorify him, while thou dost not thy own ways, and thy own will is not found, to speak a word: Isa. 58:13
Their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are unprofitable thoughts: wasting and destruction are in their ways. Isa. 59:7
They have not known the way of peace, and there is no judgment in their steps: their paths are become crooked to them, every one that treadeth in them knoweth no peace. Isa. 59:8
And truth hath been forgotten: and he that departed from evil, lay open to be a prey: and the Lord saw, and it appeared evil in his eyes, because there is no judgment. Isa. 59:15
And he saw that there is not a man: and he stood astonished, because there is none to oppose himself: and his own arm brought salvation to him, and his own justice supported him. Isa. 59:16
As unto revenge, as it were to repay wrath to his adversaries, and a reward to his enemies: he will repay the like to the islands. Isa. 59:18
And there shall come a redeemer to Sion, and to them that return from iniquity in Jacob, saith the Lord. Isa. 59:20
Lift up thy eyes round about, and see: all these are gathered together, they are come to thee: thy sons shall come from afar, and thy daughters shall rise up at thy side. Isa. 60:4
Then shalt thou see, and abound, and thy heart shall wonder and be enlarged, when the multitude of the sea shall be converted to thee, the strength of the Gentiles shall come to thee. Isa. 60:5
The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Madian and Epha: all they from Saba shall come, bringing gold and frankincense: and shewing forth praise to the Lord. Isa. 60:6
All the flocks of Cedar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams of Nabaioth shall minister to thee: they shall be offered upon my acceptable altar, and I will glorify the house of my majesty. Isa. 60:7
Who are these, that fly as clouds, and as doves to their windows? Isa. 60:8
For, the islands wait for me, and the ships of the sea in the beginning: that I may bring thy sons from afar: their silver, and their gold with them, to the name of the Lord thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee. Isa. 60:9
And the children of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister to thee: for in my wrath have I struck thee, and in my reconciliation have I had mercy upon thee. Isa. 60:10
And thy gates shall be open continually: they shall not be shut day nor night, that the strength of the Gentiles may be brought to thee, and their kings may be brought. Isa. 60:11
The glory of Libanus shall come to thee, the fir tree, and the box tree, and the pine tree together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary: and I will glorify the place of my feet. Isa. 60:13
And the children of them that afflict thee, shall come bowing down to thee, and all that slandered thee shall worship the steps of thy feet, and shall call thee the city of the Lord, the Sion of the Holy One of Israel. Isa. 60:14
Because thou wast forsaken, and hated, and there was none that passed through thee, I will make thee to be an everlasting glory, a joy unto generation and generation: Isa. 60:15
And thy people shall be all just, they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hand to glorify me. Isa. 60:21
¤ The spirit of the Lord is upon me, because the Lord hath anointed me: he hath sent me to preach to the meek, to heal the contrite of heart, and to preach a release to the captives, and deliverance to them that are shut up. Isa. 61:1
To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God: to comfort all that mourn: Isa. 61:2
To appoint to the mourners of Sion, and to give them a crown for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, a garment of praise for the spirit of grief: and they shall be called in it the mighty ones of justice, the planting of the Lord to glorify him. Isa. 61:3
But you shall be called the priests of the Lord: to you it shall be said: Ye ministers of our God: you shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and you shall pride yourselves in their glory. Isa. 61:6
For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth her seed to shoot forth: so shall the Lord God make justice to spring forth, and praise before all the nations. Isa. 61:11
The Lord hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength: Surely I will no more give thy corn to be meat for thy enemies: and the sons of the strangers shall not drink thy wine, for which thou hast laboured. Isa. 62:8
Go through, go through the gates, prepare the way for the people, make the road plain, pick out the stones, and lift up the standard to the people. Isa. 62:10
Behold the Lord hath made it to be heard in the ends of the earth, tell the daughter of Sion: Behold thy Saviour cometh: behold his reward is with him, and his work before him. Isa. 62:11
¤ Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bosra, this beautiful one in his robe, walking in the greatness of his strength. I, that speak justice, and am a defender to save. Isa. 63:1
I looked about, and there was none to help: I sought, and there was none to give aid: and my own arm hath saved for me, and my indignation itself hath helped me. Isa. 63:5
And I have trodden down the people in my wrath, and have made them drunk in my indignation, and have brought down their strength to the earth. Isa. 63:6
I will remember the tender mercies of the Lord, the praise of the Lord for all the things that the Lord hath bestowed upon us, and for the multitude of his good things to the house of Israel, which he hath given them according to his kindness, and according to the multitude of his mercies. Isa. 63:7
But they provoked to wrath, and afflicted the spirit of his Holy One: and he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them. Isa. 63:10
He that brought out Moses by the right hand, by the arm of his majesty: that divided the waters before them, to make himself an everlasting name. Isa. 63:12
As a beast that goeth down in the field, the spirit of the Lord was their leader: so didst thou lead thy people to make thyself a glorious name. Isa. 63:14
Why hast thou made us to err, O Lord, from thy ways: why hast thou hardened our heart, that we should not fear thee? return for the sake of thy servants, the tribes of thy inheritance. Isa. 63:17
They would melt as at the burning of fire, the waters would burn with fire, that thy name might be made known to thy enemies: that the nations might tremble at thy presence. Isa. 64:2
¤ They have sought me that before asked not for me, they have found me that sought me not. I said: Behold me, behold me, to a nation that did not call upon my name. Isa. 65:1
I have spread forth my hands all the day to an unbelieving people, who walk in a way that is not good after their own thoughts. Isa. 65:2
A people that continually provoke me to anger before my face, that immolate in gardens, and sacrifice upon bricks. Isa. 65:3
And the plains shall be turned to folds of flocks, and the valley of Achor into a place for the herds to lie down in, for my people that have sought me. Isa. 65:10
And you shall leave your name for an execration to my elect: and the Lord God shall slay thee, and call his servants by another name. Isa. 65:15
And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will hear; as they are yet speaking, I will hear. Isa. 65:24
¤ Thus saith the Lord: Heaven is my throne, and the earth my footstool: what is this house that you will build to me? and what is this place of my rest? Isa. 66:1
My hand made all these things, and all these things were made, saith the Lord. But to whom shall I have respect, but to him that is poor and little, and of a contrite spirit, and that trembleth at my words? Isa. 66:2
A voice of the people from the city, a voice from the temple, the voice of the Lord that rendereth recompense to his enemies. Isa. 66:6
Before she was in labour, she brought forth; before her time came to be delivered, she brought forth a man child. Isa. 66:7
Who hath ever heard such a thing? and who hath seen the like to this? shall the earth bring forth in one day? or shall a nation be brought forth at once, because Sion hath been in labour, and hath brought forth her children? Isa. 66:8
Shall not I that make others to bring forth children, myself bring forth, saith the Lord? shall I, that give generation to others, be barren, saith the Lord thy God? Isa. 66:9
You shall see and your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like an herb, and the hand of the Lord shall be known to his servants, and he shall be angry with his enemies. Isa. 66:14
For behold the Lord will come with fire, and his chariots are like a whirlwind, to render his wrath in indignation, and his rebuke with flames of fire. Isa. 66:15
And I will set a sign among them, and I will send of them that shall be saved, to the Gentiles into the sea, into Africa, and Lydia them that draw the bow: into Italy, and Greece, to the islands afar off, to them that have not heard of me, and have not seen my glory. And they shall declare my glory to the Gentiles: Isa. 66:19
And they shall bring all your brethren out of all nations for a gift to the Lord, upon horses, and in chariots, and in litters, and on mules, and in coaches, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, saith the Lord, as if the children of Israel should bring an offering in a clean vessel into the house of the Lord. Isa. 66:20
And I will take of them to be priests, and Levites, saith the Lord. Isa. 66:21
For as the new heavens, and the new earth, which I will make to stand before me, saith the Lord: so shall your seed stand, and your name. Isa. 66:22
And there shall be month after month, and sabbath after sabbath: and all flesh shall come to adore before my face, saith the Lord. Isa. 66:23
And they shall go out, and see the carcasses of the men that have transgressed against me: their worm shall not die, and their fire shall not be quenched: and they shall be a loathsome sight to all flesh. Isa. 66:24
The word of the Lord which came to him in the days of Josias the son of Amon king of Juda, in the thirteenth year of his reign. Jer. 1:2
And which came to him in the days of Joakim the son of Josias king of Juda, unto the end of the eleventh year of Sedecias the son of Josias king of Juda, even unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive, in the fifth month. Jer. 1:3
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Jer. 1:4
And the Lord said to me: Say not: I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee: and whatsoever I shall command thee, thou shalt speak. Jer. 1:7
Be not afraid at their presence: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord. Jer. 1:8
And the Lord put forth his hand, and touched my mouth: and the Lord said to me: Behold I have given my words in thy mouth: Jer. 1:9
Lo, I have set thee this day over the nations, and over the kingdoms, to root up, and to pull down, and to waste, and to destroy, and to build, and to plant. Jer. 1:10
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: What seest thou, Jeremias? And I said: I see a rod watching. Jer. 1:11
And the Lord said to me: Thou hast seen well: for I will watch over my word to perform it. Jer. 1:12
And the word of the Lord came to me a second time saying: What seest thou? And I said: I see a boiling caldron, and the face thereof from the face of the north. Jer. 1:13
And the Lord said to me: From the north shall an evil break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land. Jer. 1:14
And I will pronounce my judgments against them, touching all their wickedness, who have forsaken me, and have sacrificed to strange gods, and have adored the work of their own hands. Jer. 1:16
Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak to them all that I command thee. Be not afraid at their presence: for I will make thee not to fear their countenance. Jer. 1:17
For behold I have made thee this day a fortified city, and a pillar of iron, and a wall of brass, over all the land, to the kings of Juda, to the princes thereof, and to the priests, and to the people of the land. Jer. 1:18
And they shall fight against thee, and shall not prevail: for I am with thee, saith the Lord, to deliver thee. Jer. 1:19
¤ And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Jer. 2:1
Israel is holy to the Lord, the firstfruits of his increase: all they that devour him offend: evils shall come upon them, saith the Lord. Jer. 2:3
And I brought you into the land of Carmel, to eat the fruit thereof, and the best things thereof: and when ye entered in, you defiled my land and made my inheritance an abomination. Jer. 2:7
Pass over to the isles of Cethim, and see: and send into Cedar, and consider diligently: and see if there hath been done any thing like this. Jer. 2:10
For my people have done two evils. They have forsaken me, the fountain of living water, and have digged to themselves cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water. Jer. 2:13
The lions have roared upon him, and have made a noise, they have made his land a wilderness: his cities are burnt down, and there is none to dwell in them. Jer. 2:15
The children also of Memphis, and of Taphnes have deflowered thee, even to the crown of the head. Jer. 2:16
Hath not this been done to thee, because thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God at that time, when he led thee by the way? Jer. 2:17
And now what hast thou to do in the way of Egypt, to drink the troubled water? And what hast thou to do with the way of the Assyrians, to drink the water of the river? Jer. 2:18
Thy own wickedness shall reprove thee, and thy apostasy shall rebuke thee. Know thou, and see that it is an evil and a bitter thing for thee, to have left the Lord thy God, and that my fear is not with thee, saith the Lord the God of hosts. Jer. 2:19
Though thou wash thyself with nitre, and multiply to thyself the herb borith, thou art stained in thy iniquity before me, saith the Lord God. Jer. 2:22
A wild ass accustomed to the wilderness in the desire of his heart, snuffed up the wind of his love: none shall turn her away: all that seek her shall not fail: in her monthly filth they shall find her. Jer. 2:24
Saying to a stock: Thou art my father: and to a stone: Thou hast begotten me: they have turned their back to me, and not their face: and in the time of their affliction they will say: Arise, and deliver us. Jer. 2:27
Where are the gods, whom thou hast made thee? let them arise and deliver thee in the time of thy affliction: for according to the number of thy cities were thy gods, O Juda. Jer. 2:28
See ye the word of the Lord: Am I become a wilderness to Israel, or a lateward springing land? why then have my people said: We are revolted, we will come to thee no more? Jer. 2:31
Why dost thou endeavour to shew thy way good to seek my love, thou who hast also taught thy malices to be thy ways, Jer. 2:33
¤ It is commonly said: If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and marry another man, shall he return to her any more? shall not that woman be polluted, and defiled? but thou hast prostituted thyself to many lovers: nevertheless return to me, saith the Lord, and I will receive thee. Jer. 3:1
Therefore at the least from this time call to me: Thou art my father, the guide of my virginity: Jer. 3:4
And the Lord said to me in the days of king Josias: Hast thou seen what rebellious Israel hath done? she hath gone of herself upon every high mountain, and under every green tree, and hath played the harlot there. Jer. 3:6
And when she had done all these things, I said: Return to me, and she did not return. And her treacherous sister Juda saw, Jer. 3:7
And after all this, her treacherous sister Juda hath not returned to me with her whole heart, but with falsehood, saith the Lord. Jer. 3:10
And the Lord said to me: The rebellious Israel hath justified her soul, in comparison of the treacherous Juda. Jer. 3:11
But yet acknowledge thy iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the Lord thy God: and thou hast scattered thy ways to strangers under every green tree, and hast not heard my voice, saith the Lord. Jer. 3:13
And I will give you pastors according to my own heart, and they shall feed you with knowledge and doctrine. Jer. 3:15
At that time Jerusalem shall be called the throne of the Lord: and all the nations shall be gathered together to it, in the name of the Lord to Jerusalem, and they shall not walk after the perversity of their most wicked heart. Jer. 3:17
In those days the house of Juda shall go to the house of Israel, and they shall come together out of the land of the north to the land which I gave to your fathers. Jer. 3:18
But I said: How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a lovely land, the goodly inheritance of the armies of the Gentiles? And I said: Thou shalt call me father and shalt not cease to walk after me. Jer. 3:19
Return, you rebellious children, and I will heal your rebellions. Behold we come to thee: for thou art the Lord our God. Jer. 3:22
We shall sleep in our confusion, and our shame shall cover us, because we have sinned against the Lord our God, we and our fathers from our youth even to this day, and we have not hearkened to the voice of the Lord our God. Jer. 3:25
¤ If thou wilt return, O Israel, saith the Lord, return to me: if thou wilt take away thy stumblingblocks out of my sight, thou shalt not be moved. Jer. 4:1
For thus saith the Lord to the men of Juda and Jerusalem: Break up anew your fallow ground, and sow not upon thorns: Jer. 4:3
Be circumcised to the Lord, and take away the foreskins of your hearts, ye men of Juda, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my indignation come forth like fire, and burn, and there be none that can quench it because of the wickedness of your thoughts. Jer. 4:4
The lion is come up out of his den, and the robber of nations hath roused himself: he is come forth out of his place, to make thy land desolate: thy cities shall be laid waste, remaining without an inhabitant. Jer. 4:7
And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord: That the heart of the king shall perish, and the heart of the princes: and the priests shall be astonished, and the prophets shall be amazed. Jer. 4:9
And I said: Alas, alas, alas, O Lord God, hast thou then deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying: You shall have peace: and behold the sword reacheth even to the soul? Jer. 4:10
At that time it shall be said to this people, and to Jerusalem: A burning wind is in the ways that are in the desert of the way of the daughter of my people, not to fan, nor to cleanse. Jer. 4:11
A full wind from these places shall come to me: and now I will speak my judgments with them. Jer. 4:12
Say ye to the nations: Behold it is heard in Jerusalem, that guards are coming from a far country, and give out their voice against the cities of Juda. Jer. 4:16
They are set round about her, as keepers of fields: because she hath provoked me to wrath, saith the Lord. Jer. 4:17
For my foolish people have not known me: they are foolish and senseless children: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge. Jer. 4:22
O Lord, thy eyes are upon truth: thou hast struck them, and they have not grieved: thou hast bruised them, and they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than the rock, and they have refused to return. Jer. 5:3
I will go therefore to the great men, and will speak to them: for they have known the way of the Lord, the judgment of their God: and behold these have altogether broken the yoke more, and have burst the bonds. Jer. 5:5
How can I be merciful to thee? thy children have forsaken me, and swear by them that are not gods: I fed them to the full, and they committed adultery, and rioted in the harlot's house. Jer. 5:7
Nevertheless in those days, saith the Lord, I will not bring you to utter destruction. Jer. 5:18
And if you shall say: Why hath the Lord our God done all these things to us? thou shalt say to them: As you have forsaken me, and served a strange god in your own land, so shall you serve strangers in a land that is not your own. Jer. 5:19
Declare ye this to the house of Jacob, and publish it in Juda, saying: Jer. 5:20
For among my people are found wicked men, that lie in wait as fowlers, setting snares and traps to catch men. Jer. 5:26
I have likened the daughter of Sion to a beautiful and delicate woman. Jer. 6:2
The shepherds shall come to her with their flocks: they have pitched their tents against her round about: every one shall feed them that are under his hand. Jer. 6:3
For thus saith the Lord of hosts: Hew down her trees, cast up a trench about Jerusalem: this is the city to be visited, all oppression is in the midst of her. Jer. 6:6
Thus saith the Lord of hosts: They shall gather the remains of Israel, as in a vine, even to one cluster: turn back thy hand, as a grapegatherer into the basket. Jer. 6:9
To whom shall I speak? and to whom shall I testify, that he may hear? behold, their ears are uncircumcised, and they cannot hear: behold the word of the Lord is become unto them a reproach: and they will not receive it. Jer. 6:10
And their houses shall be turned over to others, with their lands and their wives together: for I will stretch forth my hand upon the inhabitants of the land, saith the Lord. Jer. 6:12
For from the least of them even to the greatest, all are given to covetousness: and from the prophet even to the priest, all are guilty of deceit. Jer. 6:13
They were confounded, because they committed abomination: yea, rather they were not confounded with confusion, and they knew not how to blush: wherefore they shall fall among them that fall: in the time of their visitation they shall fall down, saith the Lord. Jer. 6:15
And I appointed watchmen over you, saying: Hearken ye to the sound of the trumpet. And they said: We will not hearken. Jer. 6:17
Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what great things I will do to them. Jer. 6:18
To what purpose do you bring me frankincense from Saba, and the sweet smelling cane from a far country? your holocausts are not acceptable, nor are your sacrifices pleasing to me. Jer. 6:20
¤ The word that came to Jeremias from the Lord, saying: Jer. 7:1
Stand in the gate of the house of the Lord, and proclaim there this word, and say: Hear ye the word of the Lord, all ye men of Juda, that enter in at these gates, to adore the Lord. Jer. 7:2
If you oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, and walk not after strange gods to your own hurt, Jer. 7:6
I will dwell with you in this place: in the land, which I gave to your fathers from the beginning and for evermore. Jer. 7:7
To steal, to murder, to commit adultery, to swear falsely, to offer to Baalim, and to go after strange gods, which you know not. Jer. 7:9
Go ye to my place in Silo, where my name dwelt from the beginning: and see what I did to it for the wickedness of my people Israel: Jer. 7:12
And now, because you have done all these works, saith the Lord: and I have spoken to you rising up early, and speaking, and you have not heard: and I have called you, and you have not answered: Jer. 7:13
I will do to this house, in which my name is called upon, and in which you trust, and to the place which I have given you and your fathers, as I did to Silo. Jer. 7:14
Therefore do not thou pray for this people, nor take to thee praise and supplication for them: and do not withstand me: for I will not hear thee. Jer. 7:16
The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead the dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to offer libations to strange gods, and to provoke me to anger. Jer. 7:18
Do they provoke me to anger, saith the Lord? is it not themselves, to the confusion of their own countenance? Jer. 7:19
Thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: Add your burnt offerings to your sacrifices, and eat ye the flesh. Jer. 7:21
For I spoke not to your fathers, and I commanded them not, in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning the matter of burnt offerings and sacrifices. Jer. 7:22
But this thing I commanded them, saying: Hearken to my voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be my people: and walk ye in all the way that I have commanded you, that it may be well with you. Jer. 7:23
From the day that their fathers came out of the land of Egypt, even to this day. And I have sent to you all my servants the prophets, from day to day, rising up early and sending. Jer. 7:25
And they have not hearkened to me: nor inclined their ear: but have hardened their neck, and have done worse than their fathers. Jer. 7:26
And thou shalt speak to them all these words, but they will not hearken to thee: and thou shalt call them, but they will not answer thee. Jer. 7:27
And thou shalt say to them: This is a nation which hath not hearkened to the voice of the Lord their God, nor received instruction: faith is lost, and is taken away out of their mouth. Jer. 7:28
Because the children of Juda have done evil in my eyes, saith the Lord. They have set their abominations in the house in which my name is called upon, to pollute it; Jer. 7:30
And they have built the high places of Topheth, which is in the valley of the son of Ennom, to burn their sons, and their daughters in the fire: which I commanded not, nor thought on in my heart. Jer. 7:31
And the carcasses of this people shall be meat for the fowls of the air, and for the beasts of the earth, and there shall be none to drive them away. Jer. 7:33
And I will cause to cease out of the cities of Juda, and out of the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride: for the land shall be desolate. Jer. 7:34
And they shall spread them abroad to the sun, and the moon, and all the host of heaven, whom they have loved, and whom they have served, and after whom they have walked, and whom they have sought, and adored: they shall not be gathered, and they shall not be buried: they shall be as dung upon the face of the earth. Jer. 8:2
And death shall be chosen rather than life by all that shall remain of this wicked kindred in all places, which are left, to which I have cast them out, saith the Lord of hosts. Jer. 8:3
And thou shalt say to them: Thus saith the Lord: Shall not he that falleth, rise again? and he that is turned away, shall he not turn again? Jer. 8:4
Why then is this people in Jerusalem turned away with a stubborn revolting? they have laid hold on lying, and have refused to return. Jer. 8:5
I attended, and hearkened; no man speaketh what is good, there is none that doth penance for his sin, saying: What have I done? They are all turned to their own course, as a horse rushing to the battle. Jer. 8:6
Therefore will I give their women to strangers, their fields to others for an inheritance: because from the least even to the greatest all follow covetousness: from the prophet even to the priest all deal deceitfully. Jer. 8:10
They are confounded, because they have committed abomination: yea rather they are not confounded with confusion, and they have not known how to blush: therefore shall they fall among them that fall; in the time of their visitation they shall fall, saith the Lord. Jer. 8:12
Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the fenced city, and let us be silent there: for the Lord our God hath put us to silence, and hath given us water of gall to drink: for we have sinned against the Lord. Jer. 8:14
Behold the voice of the daughter of my people from a far country: Is not the Lord in Sion, or is not her king in her? why then have they provoked me to wrath with their idols, and strange vanities? Jer. 8:19
¤ Who will give water to my head, and a fountain of tears to my eyes? and I will weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people. Jer. 9:1
And they have bent their tongue, as a bow, for lies, and not for truth: they have strengthened themselves upon the earth, for they have proceeded from evil to evil, and me they have not known, saith the Lord. Jer. 9:3
And a man shall mock his brother, and they will not speak the truth: for they have taught their tongue to speak lies: they have laboured to commit iniquity. Jer. 9:5
Thy habitation is in the midst of deceit: through deceit they have refused to know me, saith the Lord. Jer. 9:6
For the mountains I will take up weeping and lamentation, and for the beautiful places of the desert, mourning: because they are burnt up, for that there is not a man that passeth through them: and they have not heard the voice of the owner: from the fowl of the air to the beasts they are gone away and departed. Jer. 9:10
And I will make Jerusalem to be heaps of sand, and dens of dragons: and I will make the cities of Juda desolate, for want of an inhabitant. Jer. 9:11
Who is the wise man, that may understand this, and to whom the word of the mouth of the Lord may come that he may declare this, why the land hath perished, and is burnt up like a wilderness, which none passeth through? Jer. 9:12
Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: Behold I will feed this people with wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink. Jer. 9:15
Thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, and let them come: and send to them that are wise women, and let them make haste: Jer. 9:17
For death is come up through our windows, it is entered into our houses to destroy the children from without, the young men from the streets. Jer. 9:21
Speak: Thus saith the Lord: Even the carcass of man shall fall as dung upon the face of the country, and as grass behind the back of the mower, and there is none to gather it. Jer. 9:22
Thus saith the Lord: Learn not according to the ways of the Gentiles: and be not afraid of the signs of heaven, which the heathens fear: Jer. 10:2
They are framed after the likeness of a palm tree, and shall not speak: they must be carried to be removed, because they cannot go. Therefore fear them not, for they can neither do evil nor good. Jer. 10:5
There is none like to thee, O Lord: thou art great, and great is thy name in might. Jer. 10:6
They shall be all proved together to be senseless and foolish: the doctrine of their vanity is wood. Jer. 10:8
But the Lord is the true God: he is the living God, and the everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his threatening. Jer. 10:10
Thus then shall you say to them: The gods that have not made heaven and earth, let them perish from the earth, and from among those places that are under heaven. Jer. 10:11
My tabernacle is laid waste, all my cords are broken: my children are gone out from me, and they are not: there is none to stretch forth my tent any more, and to set up my curtains. Jer. 10:20
Behold the sound of a noise cometh, a great commotion out of the land of the north: to make the cities of Juda a desert, and a dwelling for dragons. Jer. 10:22
I know, O Lord, that the way of a man is not his: neither is it in a man to walk, and to direct his steps. Jer. 10:23
Correct me, O Lord, but yet with judgment: and not in thy fury, lest thou bring me to nothing. Jer. 10:24
¤ The word that came from the Lord to Jeremias, saying: Jer. 11:1
Hear ye the words of this covenant, and speak to the men of Juda, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Jer. 11:2
And thou shalt say to them: Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel: Cursed is the man that shall not hearken to the words of this covenant, Jer. 11:3
That I may accomplish the oath which I swore to your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. And I answered and said: Amen, O Lord. Jer. 11:5
And the Lord said to me: Proclaim aloud all these words in the cities of Juda, and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying: Hear ye the words of the covenant, and do them: Jer. 11:6
For protesting I conjured your fathers in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt even to this day: rising early I conjured them, and said: Hearken ye to my voice: Jer. 11:7
And they obeyed not, nor inclined their ear: but walked every one in the perverseness of his own wicked heart: and I brought upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do, but they did them not. Jer. 11:8
And the Lord said to me: A conspiracy is found among the men of Juda, and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem. Jer. 11:9
They are returned to the former iniquities of their fathers, who refused to hear my words: so these likewise have gone after strange gods, to serve them: the house of Israel, and the house of Juda have made void my covenant, which I made with their fathers. Jer. 11:10
Wherefore thus saith the Lord: Behold I will bring in evils upon them, which they shall not be able to escape: and they shall cry to me, and I will not hearken to them. Jer. 11:11
And the cities of Juda, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem shall go, and cry to the gods to whom they offer sacrifice, and they shall not save them in the time of their affliction. Jer. 11:12
For according to the number of thy cities were thy gods, O Juda: and according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem thou hast set up altars of confusion, altars to offer sacrifice to Baalim. Jer. 11:13
Therefore do not thou pray for this people, and do not take up praise and prayer for them: for I will not hear them in the time of their cry to me, in the time of their affliction. Jer. 11:14
And the Lord of hosts that planted thee, hath pronounced evil against thee: for the evils of the house of Israel, and of the house of Juda, which they have done to themselves, to provoke me, offering sacrifice to Baalim. Jer. 11:17
And I was as a meek lamb, that is carried to be a victim: and I knew not that they had devised counsels against me, saying: Let us put wood on his bread, and cut him off from the land of the living, and let his name be remembered no more. Jer. 11:19
But thou, O Lord of Sabaoth, who judgest justly, and triest the reins and the hearts, let me see thy revenge on them: for to thee have I revealed my cause. Jer. 11:20
Therefore thus saith the Lord to the men of Anathoth, who seek thy life, and say: Thou shalt not prophesy in the name of the Lord, and thou shalt not die in our hands. Jer. 11:21
¤ Thou indeed, O Lord, art just, if I plead with thee, but yet I will speak what is just to thee: Why doth the way of the wicked prosper: why is it well with all them that transgress, and do wickedly? Jer. 12:1
For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father, even they have fought against thee, and have cried after thee with full voice: believe them not when they speak good things to thee. Jer. 12:6
My inheritance is become to me as a lion in the wood: it hath cried out against me, therefore have I hated it. Jer. 12:8
Is my inheritance to me as a speckled bird? is it as a bird dyed throughout? come ye, assemble yourselves, all ye beasts of the earth, make haste to devour. Jer. 12:9
The spoilers are come upon all the ways of the wilderness, for the sword of the Lord shall devour from one end of the land to the other end thereof: there is no peace for all flesh. Jer. 12:12
Thus saith the Lord against all my wicked neighbours, that touch the inheritance that I have shared out to my people Israel: Behold I will pluck them out of their land, and I will pluck the house of Juda out of the midst of them. Jer. 12:14
And when I shall have plucked them out, I will return, and have mercy on them: and will bring them back, every man to his inheritance, and every man to his land. Jer. 12:15
And it shall come to pass, if they will be taught, and will learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name: The Lord liveth, as they have taught my people to swear by Baal: that they shall be built up in the midst of my people. Jer. 12:16
¤ Thus saith the Lord to me: Go, and get thee a linen girdle, and thou shalt put it about thy loins, and shalt not put it into water. Jer. 13:1
And I got a girdle according to the word of the Lord, and put it about my loins. Jer. 13:2
And the word of the Lord came to me the second time, saying: Jer. 13:3
Take the girdle which thou hast got, which is about thy loins, and arise, go to the Euphrates, and hide it there in a hole of the rock. Jer. 13:4
And it came to pass after many days, that the Lord said to me: Arise, go to the Euphrates, and take from thence the girdle, which I commanded thee to hide there. Jer. 13:6
And I went to the Euphrates, and digged, and took the girdle out of the place where I had hid it and behold the girdle was rotten, so that it was fit for no use. Jer. 13:7
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Jer. 13:8
Thus saith the Lord: After this manner will I make the pride of Juda, and the great pride of Jerusalem to rot. Jer. 13:9
This wicked people, that will not hear my words, and that walk in the perverseness of their heart, and have gone after strange gods to serve them, and to adore them: and they shall be as this girdle ,which is fit for no use. Jer. 13:10
For as the girdle sticketh close to the loins of a man, so have I brought close to me all the house of Israel, and all the house of Juda, saith the Lord: that they might be my people, and for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory: but they would not hear. Jer. 13:11
Thou shalt speak therefore to them this word: Thus saith the Lord God of Israel: Every bottle shall be filled with wine. And they shall say to thee: Do we not know that every bottle shall be filled with wine? Jer. 13:12
And thou shalt say to them: Thus saith the Lord: Behold I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, and the kings of the race of David that sit upon his throne, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, with drunkenness. Jer. 13:13
And I will scatter them every man from his brother, and fathers and sons in like manner, saith the Lord: I will not spare, and I will not pardon: nor will I have mercy, but to destroy them. Jer. 13:14
Give ye glory to the Lord your God, before it be dark, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains: you shall look for light, and he will turn it into the shadow of death, and into darkness. Jer. 13:16
Say to the king, and to the queen: Humble yourselves, sit down: for the crown of your glory is come down from your head. Jer. 13:18
The cities of the south are shut up, and there is none to open them: all Juda is carried away captive with an entire captivity. Jer. 13:19
I have seen thy adulteries, and thy neighing, the wickedness of thy fornication: and thy abominations, upon the hills in the field. Woe to thee, Jerusalem, wilt thou not be made clean after me: how long yet? Jer. 13:27
¤ The word of the Lord that came to Jeremias concerning the words of the drought. Jer. 14:1
The great ones sent their inferiors to the water: they came to draw, they found no water, they carried back their vessels empty: they were confounded and afflicted, and covered their heads. Jer. 14:3
O expectation of Israel, the Saviour thereof in time of trouble: why wilt thou be as a stranger in the land, and as a wayfaring man turning in to lodge? Jer. 14:8
Thus saith the Lord to this people, that have loved to move their feet, and have not rested, and have not pleased the Lord: He will now remember their iniquities, and visit their sins. Jer. 14:10
And the Lord said to me: Pray not for this people for their good. Jer. 14:11
And I said: Ah, ah, ah, O Lord God, the prophets say to them: You shall not see the sword, and there shall be no famine among you, but he will give you true peace in this place. Jer. 14:13
And the Lord said to me: The prophets prophesy falsely in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, nor have I spoken to them: they prophesy unto you a lying vision, and divination and deceit, and the seduction of their own heart. Jer. 14:14
And the people to whom they prophesy, shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword, and there shall be none to bury them: they and their wives, their sons and their daughters, and I will pour out their wickedness upon them. Jer. 14:16
And thou shalt speak this word to them: Let my eyes shed down tears night and day, and let them not cease, because the virgin daughter of my people is afflicted with a great affliction, with an exceeding grievous evil. Jer. 14:17
Give us not to be a reproach, for thy name's sake, and do not disgrace in us the throne of thy glory: remember, break not thy covenant with us. Jer. 14:21
¤ And the Lord said to me: If Moses and Samuel shall stand before me, my soul is not towards this people: cast them out from my sight, and let them go forth. Jer. 15:1
And if they shall say unto thee: Whither shall we go forth? thou shalt say to them: Thus saith the Lord: Such as are for death, to death: and such as are for the sword, to the sword: and such as are for famine, to famine: and such as are for captivity, to captivity. Jer. 15:2
And I will visit them with four kinds, saith the Lord: The sword to kill, and the dogs to tear, and the fowls of the air, and the beasts of the earth, to devour and destroy. Jer. 15:3
And I will give them up to the rage of all the kingdoms of the earth: because of Manasses the son of Ezechias the king of Juda, for all that he did in Jerusalem. Jer. 15:4
For who shall have pity on thee, O Jerusalem? or who shall bemoan thee? or who shall go to pray for thy peace? Jer. 15:5
She that hath borne seven is become weak, her soul hath fainted away: her sun is gone down, while it was yet day: she is confounded, and ashamed: and the residue of them I will give up to the sword in the sight of their enemies, saith the Lord. Jer. 15:9
Woe is me, my mother: why hast thou borne me a man of strife, a man of contention to all the earth? I have not lent on usury, neither hath any man lent to me on usury: yet all curse me. Jer. 15:10
The Lord saith to me: Assuredly it shall be well with thy remnant, assuredly I shall help thee in the time of affliction, and in the time of tribulation against the enemy. Jer. 15:11
Thy words were found, and I did eat them, and thy word was to me a joy and gladness of my heart: for thy name is called upon me, O Lord God of hosts. Jer. 15:16
Why is my sorrow become perpetual, and my wound desperate so as to refuse to be healed? it is become to me as the falsehood of deceitful waters that cannot be trusted. Jer. 15:18
Therefore thus saith the Lord: If thou wilt be converted, I will convert thee, and thou shalt stand before my face; and if thou wilt separate the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth: they shall be turned to thee, and thou shalt not be turned to them. Jer. 15:19
And I will make thee to this people as a strong wall of brass: and they shall fight against thee, and shall not prevail: for I am with thee to save thee, and to deliver thee, saith the Lord. Jer. 15:20
¤ And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Jer. 16:1
For thus saith the Lord: Enter not into the house of feasting, neither go thou to mourn, nor to comfort them: because I have taken away my peace from this people, saith the Lord, my mercy and commiserations. Jer. 16:5
And they shall not break bread among them to him that mourneth, to comfort him for the dead: neither shall they give them to drink of the cup, to comfort them for their father and mother. Jer. 16:7
And do not thou go into the house of feasting, to sit with them, and to eat and drink: Jer. 16:8
And when thou shalt tell this people all these words, and they shall say to thee: Wherefore hath the Lord pronounced against us all this great evil? what is our iniquity? and what is our sin, that we have sinned against the Lord our God? Jer. 16:10
Thou shalt say to them: Because your fathers forsook me, saith the Lord: and went after strange gods, and served them, and adored them: and they forsook me, and kept not my law. Jer. 16:11
And you also have done worse than your fathers: for behold every one of you walketh after the perverseness of his evil heart, so as not to hearken to me. Jer. 16:12
But, The Lord liveth, that brought the children of Israel out of the land of the north, and out of all the lands to which I cast them out: and I will bring them again into their land, which I gave to their fathers. Jer. 16:15
O Lord, my might, and my strength, and my refuge in the day of tribulation: to thee the Gentiles shall come from the ends of the earth, and shall say: Surely our fathers have possessed lies, a vanity which hath not profited them. Jer. 16:19
Therefore behold I will this once cause them to know, I will shew them my hand and my power: and they shall know that my name is the Lord. Jer. 16:21
Sacrificing in the field: I will give thy strength, and all thy treasures to the spoil, and thy high places for sin in all thy borders. Jer. 17:3
And he shall be as a tree that is planted by the waters, that spreadeth out its roots towards moisture: and it shall not fear when the heat cometh. And the leaf thereof shall be green, and in the time of drought it shall not be solicitous, neither shall it cease at any time to bring forth fruit. Jer. 17:8
I am the Lord who search the heart, and prove the reins: who give to every one according to his way, and according to the fruit of his devices. Jer. 17:10
Behold they say to me: Where is the word of the Lord? let it come. Jer. 17:15
Thus saith the Lord to me: Go, and stand in the gate of the children of the people, by which the kings of Juda come in, and go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem: Jer. 17:19
And thou shalt say to them: Hear the word of the Lord, ye kings of Juda, and all Juda, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, that enter in by these gates. Jer. 17:20
Thus saith the Lord: Take heed to your souls, and carry no burdens on the sabbath day: and bring them not in by the gates of Jerusalem. Jer. 17:21
And it shall come to pass: if you will hearken to me, saith the Lord, to bring in no burdens by the gates of this city on the sabbath day: and if you will sanctify the sabbath day, to do no work therein: Jer. 17:24
But if you will not hearken to me, to sanctify the sabbath day, and not to carry burdens, and not to bring them in by the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day: I will kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the houses of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched. Jer. 17:27
¤ The word that came to Jeremias from the Lord, saying: Jer. 18:1
Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there thou shalt hear my words. Jer. 18:2
And the vessel was broken which he was making of clay with his hands: and turning he made another vessel, as it seemed good in his eyes to make it. Jer. 18:4
Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Jer. 18:5
I will suddenly speak against a nation, and against a kingdom, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy it. Jer. 18:7
If that nation against which I have spoken, shall repent of their evil, I also will repent of the evil that I have thought to do to them. Jer. 18:8
And I will suddenly speak of a nation and of a kingdom, to build up and plant it. Jer. 18:9
If it shall do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice: I will repent of the good that I have spoken to do unto it. Jer. 18:10
And they said; We have no hopes: for we will go after our own thoughts, and we will do every one according to the perverseness of his evil heart. Jer. 18:12
Therefore thus saith the Lord: Ask among the nations: Who hath heard such horrible things, as the virgin of Israel hath done to excess? Jer. 18:13
Because my people have forgotten me, sacrificing in vain, and stumbling in their ways, in ancient paths, to walk by them in a way not trodden: Jer. 18:15
That their land might be given up to desolation, and to a perpetual hissing: every one that shall pass by it, shall be astonished, and wag his head. Jer. 18:16
And they said: Come, and let us invent devices against Jeremias: for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet: come, and let us strike him with the tongue, and let us give no heed to all his words. Jer. 18:18
Give heed to me, O Lord, and hear the voice of my adversaries. Jer. 18:19
Shall evil be rendered for good, because they have digged a pit for my soul? Remember that I have stood in thy sight, to speak good for them, and to turn away thy indignation from them. Jer. 18:20
Therefore deliver up their children to famine, and bring them into the hands of the sword: let their wives be bereaved of children and widows: and let their husbands be slain by death: let their young men be stabbed with the sword in battle. Jer. 18:21
Let a cry be heard out of their houses: for thou shalt bring the robber upon them suddenly: because they have digged a pit to take me, and have hid snares for my feet. Jer. 18:22
Because they have forsaken me, and have profaned this place : and have sacrificed therein to strange gods, whom neither they nor their fathers knew, nor the kings of Juda: and they have filled this place with the blood of innocents. Jer. 19:4
And they have built the high places of Baalim, to burn their children with fire for a holocaust to Baalim: which I did not command, nor speak of, neither did it once come into my mind. Jer. 19:5
And I will defeat the counsel of Juda and of Jerusalem in this place: and I will destroy them with the sword in the sight of their enemies, and by the hands of them that seek their lives: and I will give their carcasses to be meat for the fowls of the air, and for the beasts of the earth. Jer. 19:7
And thou shalt say to them: Thus saith the Lord of hosts: Even so will I break this people, and this city, as the potter's vessel is broken, which cannot be made whole again: and they shall be buried in Topheth, because there is no other place to bury in. Jer. 19:11
Thus will I do to this place, saith the Lord, and to the inhabitants thereof: and I will make this city as Topheth. Jer. 19:12
And the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Juda shall be unclean as the place of Topheth: all the houses upon whose roofs they have sacrificed to all the host of heaven, and have poured out drink offerings to strange gods. Jer. 19:13
Then Jeremias came from Topheth, whither the Lord had sent him to prophesy, and he stood in the court of the house of the Lord, and said to all the people: Jer. 19:14
And when it was light the next day, Phassur brought Jeremias out of the stocks. And Jeremias said to him: The Lord hath not called thy name Phassur, but fear on every side. Jer. 20:3
For thus saith the Lord: Behold I will deliver thee up to fear, thee and all thy friends: and they shall fall by the sword of their enemies, and thy eyes shall see it, and I will give all Juda into the hand of the king of Babylon: and he shall carry them away to Babylon, and shall strike them with the sword. Jer. 20:4
And I will give all the substance of this city, and all its labour, and every precious thing thereof, and all the treasures of the kings of Juda will I give into the hands of their enemies: and they shall pillage them, and take them away, and carry them to Babylon. Jer. 20:5
But thou Phassur, and all that dwell in thy house, shall go into captivity, and thou shalt go to Babylon, and there thou shalt die, and there thou shalt be buried, thou and all thy friends, to whom thou hast prophesied a lie. Jer. 20:6
For I am speaking now this long time, crying out against iniquity, and I often proclaim devastation: and the word of the Lord is made a reproach to me, and a derision all the day. Jer. 20:8
Then I said: I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name: and there came in my heart as a burning fire, shut up in my bones, and I was wearied, not being able to bear it. Jer. 20:9
And thou, O Lord of hosts, prover of the just, who seest the reins and the heart: let me see, I beseech thee, thy vengeance on them: for to thee I have laid open my cause. Jer. 20:12
Sing ye to the Lord, praise the Lord: because he hath delivered the soul of the poor out of the hand of the wicked. Jer. 20:13
Cursed be the man that brought the tidings to my father, saying: A man child is born to thee: and made him greatly rejoice. Jer. 20:15
Why came I out of the womb, to see labour and sorrow, and that my days should be spent in confusion? Jer. 20:18
¤ The word that came to Jeremias from the Lord, when king Sedecias sent unto him Phassur, the son of Melchias, and Sophonias, the son of Maasias the priest, saying: Jer. 21:1
Inquire of the Lord for us, for Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon maketh war against us: if so be the Lord will deal with us according to all his wonderful works, that he may depart from us. Jer. 21:2
And Jeremias said to them: Thus shall you say to Sedecias: Jer. 21:3
And after this, saith the Lord, I will give Sedecias the king of Juda, and his servants, and his people, and such as are left in this city from the pestilence, and the sword, and the famine, into the hand of Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life, and he shall strike them with the edge of the sword, and he shall not be moved to pity, nor spare them, nor shew mercy to them. Jer. 21:7
And to this people thou shalt say: Thus saith the Lord: Behold I set before you the way of life, and the way of death. Jer. 21:8
He that shall abide in this city, shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that shall go out and flee over to the Chaldeans, that besiege you, shall live, and his life shall be to him as a spoil. Jer. 21:9
And to the house of the king of Juda: Hear ye the word of the Lord, Jer. 21:11
O house of David, thus saith the Lord: Judge ye judgment in the morning, and deliver him that is oppressed by violence out of the hand of the oppressor: lest my indignation go forth like a fire, and be kindled, and there be none to quench it, because of the evil of your ways. Jer. 21:12
Behold I come to thee that dwellest in a valley upon a rock above a plain, saith the Lord: and you say: Who shall strike us and who shall enter into our houses? Jer. 21:13
But I will visit upon you according to the fruit of your doings, saith the Lord: and I will kindle a fire in the forest thereof: and it shall devour all things round about it. Jer. 21:14
¤ Thus saith the Lord: Go down to the house of the king of Juda, and there thou shalt speak this word, Jer. 22:1
But if you will not hearken to these words: I swear by myself, saith the Lord, that this house shall become a desolation. Jer. 22:5
For thus saith the Lord to the house of the king of Juda: Thou art to me Galaad the head of Libanus: yet surely I will make thee a wilderness, and cities not habitable. Jer. 22:6
And many nations shall pass by this city: and they shall say every man to his neighbour: Why hath the Lord done so to this great city? Jer. 22:8
For thus saith the Lord to Sellum the son of Josias the king of Juda, who reigned instead of his father, who went forth out of this place: He shall return hither no more: Jer. 22:11
But in the place, to which I have removed him, there shall he die, and he shall not see this land any more. Jer. 22:12
Woe to him that buildeth up his house by injustice, and his chambers not in judgment: that will oppress his friend without cause, and will not pay him his wages. Jer. 22:13
Who saith: I will build me a wide house, and large chambers: who openeth to himself windows, and maketh roofs of cedar, and painteth them with vermilion. Jer. 22:14
Shalt thou reign, because thou comparest thyself to the cedar? did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and it was then well with him? Jer. 22:15
Go up to Libanus, and cry: and lift up thy voice in Basan, and cry to them that pass by, for all thy lovers are destroyed. Jer. 22:20
I spoke to thee in thy prosperity: and thou saidst: I will not hear: this hath been thy way from thy youth, because thou hast not heard my voice. Jer. 22:21
And they shall not return into the land, whereunto they lift up their mind to return thither. Jer. 22:27
¤ Woe to the pastors, that destroy and tear the sheep of my pasture, saith the Lord. Jer. 23:1
Therefore thus saith the Lord the God of Israel to the pastors that feed my people: You have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them: behold I will visit upon you for the evil of your doings, saith the Lord. Jer. 23:2
And I will gather together the remnant of my flock, out of all the lands into which I have cast them out: and I will make them return to their own fields, and they shall increase and be multiplied. Jer. 23:3
Behold the days come, saith the Lord, and I will raise up to David a just branch: and a king shall reign, and shall be wise: and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. Jer. 23:5
But, The Lord liveth, who hath brought out, and brought hither the seed of the house of Israel from the land of the north, and out of all the lands, to which I had cast them forth: and they shall dwell in their own land. Jer. 23:8
To the prophets: My heart is broken within me, all my bones tremble: I am become as a drunken man, and as a man full of wine, at the presence of the Lord, and at the presence of his holy words. Jer. 23:9
Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts to the prophets: Behold I will feed them with wormwood, and will give them gall to drink: for from the prophets of Jerusalem corruption is gone forth into all the land. Jer. 23:15
Thus saith the Lord of hosts: Hearken not to the words of the prophets that prophesy to you, and deceive you: they speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of the Lord. Jer. 23:16
They say to them that blaspheme me: The Lord hath said: You shall have peace: and to every one that walketh in the perverseness of his own heart, they have said: No evil shall come upon you. Jer. 23:17
I did not send prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied. Jer. 23:21
If they had stood in my counsel, and had made my words known to my people, I should have turned them from their evil way, and from their wicked doings. Jer. 23:22
Who seek to make my people forget my name through their dreams, which they tell every man to his neighbour: as their fathers forgot my name for Baal. Jer. 23:27
The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream: and he that hath my word, let him speak my word with truth: what hath the chaff to do with the wheat, saith the Lord? Jer. 23:28
Behold I am against the prophets that have lying dreams, saith the Lord: and tell them, and cause my people to err by their lying, and by their wonders: when I sent them not, nor commanded them, who have not profited this people at all, saith the Lord. Jer. 23:32
If therefore this people, or the prophet, or the priest shall ask thee, saying: What is the burden of the Lord? thou shalt say to them: You are the burden: for I will cast you away, saith the Lord. Jer. 23:33
Thus shall you say every one to his neighbour, and to his brother, What hath the Lord answered? and what hath the Lord spoken? Jer. 23:35
Thus shalt thou say to the prophet: What hath the Lord answered thee? and what hath the Lord spoken? Jer. 23:37
But if you shall say: The burden of the Lord: therefore thus saith the Lord: Because you have said this word: The burden of the Lord: and I have sent to you, saying: Say not, The burden of the Lord: Jer. 23:38
Therefore behold I will take you away carrying you, and will forsake you, and the city which I gave to you, and to your fathers, out of my presence. Jer. 23:39
¤ The Lord shewed me: and behold two baskets full of figs, set before the temple of the Lord: after that Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon had carried away Jechonias the son of Joakim the king of Juda, and his chief men, and the craftsmen, and engravers of Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon. Jer. 24:1
And the Lord said to me: What seest thou, Jeremias? And I said: Figs, the good figs, very good: and the bad figs, very bad, which cannot be eaten because they are bad. Jer. 24:3
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Jer. 24:4
And I will set my eyes upon them to be pacified, and I will bring them again into this land: and I will build them up, and not pull them down: and I will plant them, and not pluck them up. Jer. 24:6
And I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the Lord: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God: because they shall return to me with their whole heart. Jer. 24:7
And I will deliver them up to vexation, and affliction, to all the kingdoms of the earth: to be a reproach, and a byword, and a proverb, and to be a curse in all places, to which I have cast them out. Jer. 24:9
And I will send among them the sword, and the famine, and the pestilence: till they be consumed out of the land which I gave to them, and their fathers. Jer. 24:10
¤ The word that came to Jeremias concerning all the people of Juda, in the fourth year of Joakim the son of Josias king of Juda, (the same is the first year of Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon,) Jer. 25:1
Which Jeremias the prophet spoke to all the people of Juda, and to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying: Jer. 25:2
From the thirteenth year of Josias the son of Ammon king of Juda until this day: this is the three and twentieth year, the word of the Lord hath come to me, and I have spoken to you, rising before day, and speaking, and you have not hearkened. Jer. 25:3
And the Lord hath sent to you all his servants the prophets, rising early, and sending, and you have not hearkened, nor inclined your ears to hear. Jer. 25:4
When he said: Return ye, every one from his evil way, and from your wicked devices, and you shall dwell in the land which the Lord hath given to you, and your fathers for ever and ever. Jer. 25:5
And go not after strange gods to serve them, and adore them: nor provoke me to wrath by the works of your hands, and I will not afflict you. Jer. 25:6
And you have not heard me, saith the Lord, that you might provoke me to anger with the works of your hands, to your own hurt. Jer. 25:7
For they have served them, whereas they were many nations, and great kings: and I will repay them according to their deeds, and according to the works of their hands. Jer. 25:14
For thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: Take the cup of wine of this fury at my hand: and thou shalt make all the nations to drink thereof, into which I shall send thee. Jer. 25:15
And I took the cup at the hand of the Lord, and I presented it to all the nations to drink of it, to which the Lord sent me: Jer. 25:17
To wit, Jerusalem, and the cities of Juda, and the kings thereof, and the princes thereof: to make them a desolation, and an astonishment, and a hissing, and a curse, as it is at this day. Jer. 25:18
And thou shalt say to them: Thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: Drink ye, and be drunken, and vomit: and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword, which I shall send among you. Jer. 25:27
And if they refuse to take the cup at thy hand to drink, thou shalt say to them: Thus saith the Lord of hosts: Drinking you shall drink: Jer. 25:28
For behold I begin to bring evil on the city wherein my name is called upon: and shall you be as innocent and escape free? you shall not escape free: for I will call for the sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, saith the Lord of hosts. Jer. 25:29
And thou shalt prophesy unto them all these words, and thou shalt say to them: The Lord shall roar from on high, and shall utter his voice from his holy habitation: roaring he shall roar upon the place of his beauty: the shout as it were of them that tread grapes shall be given out against all the inhabitants of the earth. Jer. 25:30
The noise is come even to the ends of the earth: for the Lord entereth into judgment with the nations: he entereth into judgment with all flesh; the wicked I have delivered up to the sword, saith the Lord. Jer. 25:31
Thus saith the Lord of hosts: Behold evil shall go forth from nation to nation: and a great whirlwind shall go forth from the ends of the earth. Jer. 25:32
And the slain of the Lord shall be at that day from one end of the earth even to the other end thereof: they shall not be lamented, and they shall not be gathered up, nor buried: they shall lie as dung upon the face of the earth. Jer. 25:33
And the shepherds shall have no way to flee, nor the leaders of the flock to save themselves. Jer. 25:35
Thus saith the Lord: stand in the court of the house of the Lord, and speak to all the cities of Juda, out of which they come, to adore in the house of the Lord, all the words which I have commanded thee to speak unto them: leave not out one word. Jer. 26:2
If so be they will hearken and be converted every one from his evil way; that I may repent me of the evil that I think to do unto them for the wickedness of their doings. Jer. 26:3
And thou shalt say to them: Thus saith the Lord: If you will not hearken to me to walk in my law, which I have given you: Jer. 26:4
To give ear to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I sent to you rising up early: and sending, and you have not hearkened: Jer. 26:5
I will make this house like Silo: and I will make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth. Jer. 26:6
And when Jeremias had made an end of speaking all that the Lord had commanded him to speak to all the people, the priests, and the prophets, and all the people laid hold on him, saying: Let him be put to death. Jer. 26:8
And the priests and the prophets spoke to the princes, and to all the people, saying: The judgment of death is for this man: because he hath prophesied against this city, as you have heard with your ears. Jer. 26:11
Then Jeremias spoke to all the princes, and to all the people, saying: The Lord sent me to prophesy concerning this house, and concerning this city all the words that you have heard. Jer. 26:12
Now therefore amend your ways, and your doings, and hearken to the voice of the Lord your God: and the Lord will repent him of the evil that he hath spoken against you. Jer. 26:13
But know ye, and understand, that if you put me to death, you will shed innocent blood against your own selves, and against this city, and the inhabitants thereof. For in truth the Lord sent me to you, to speak all these words in your hearing. Jer. 26:15
Then the princes, and all the people said to the priests, and to the prophets: There is no judgment of death for this man: for he hath spoken to us in the name of the Lord our God. Jer. 26:16
And some of the ancients of the land rose up: and they spoke to all the assembly of the people, saying: Jer. 26:17
Micheas of Morasthi was a prophet in the days of Ezechias king of Juda, and he spoke to all the people of Juda, saying: Thus saith the Lord of hosts: Sion shall be ploughed like a field, and Jerusalem shall be a heap of stones: and the mountain of the house the high places of woods. Jer. 26:18
Did Ezechias king of Juda, and all Juda, condemn him to death? did they not fear the Lord, and beseech the face of the Lord: and the Lord repented of the evil that he had spoken against them? therefore we are doing a great evil against our souls. Jer. 26:19
There was also a man that prophesied in the name of the Lord, Urias the son of Semei of Cariathiarim: and he prophesied against this city, and against this land, according to all the words of Jeremias. Jer. 26:20
And Joakim, and all his men in power, and his princes heard these words: and the king sought to put him to death. And Urias heard it, and was afraid, and fled and went into Egypt. Jer. 26:21
And they brought Urias out of Egypt: and brought him to king Joakim, and he slew him with the sword: and he cast his dead body into the graves of the common people. Jer. 26:23
So the hand of Ahicam the son of Saphan was with Jeremias, that he should not be delivered into the hands of the people, to put him to death. Jer. 26:24
¤ In the beginning of the reign of Joakim the son of Josias king of Juda, this word came to Jeremias from the Lord, saying: Jer. 27:1
Thus saith the Lord to me: Make thee bands, and chains: and thou shalt put them on thy neck. Jer. 27:2
And thou shalt send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to the king of the children of Ammon, and to the king of Tyre, and to the king of Sidon: by the hand of the messengers that are come to Jerusalem to Sedecias the king of Juda. Jer. 27:3
And thou shalt command them to speak to their masters: Thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: Thus shall you say to your masters: Jer. 27:4
I made the earth, and the men and the beasts that are upon the face of the earth, by my great power, and by my stretched out arm: and I have given it to whom it seemed good in my eyes. Jer. 27:5
And now I have given all these lands into the hand of Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon my servant: moreover also the beasts of the field I have given him to serve him. Jer. 27:6
Therefore hearken not to your prophets, and diviners, and dreamers, and soothsayers, and sorcerers, that say to you: You shall not serve the king of Babylon. Jer. 27:9
For they prophesy lies to you: to remove you far from your country, and cast you out, and to make you perish. Jer. 27:10
And I spoke to Sedecias the king of Juda according to all these words, saying: Bend down your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him, and his people, and you shall live. Jer. 27:12
Hearken not to the words of the prophets that say to you: You shall not serve the king of Babylon: for they tell you a lie. Jer. 27:14
For I have not sent them, saith the Lord: and they prophesy in my name falsely: to drive you out, and that you may perish, both you, and the prophets that prophesy to you. Jer. 27:15
I spoke also to the priests, and to this people, saying: Thus saith the Lord: Hearken not to the words of your prophets, that prophesy to you, saying: Behold the vessels of the Lord shall now in a short time be brought again from Babylon: for they prophesy a lie unto you. Jer. 27:16
Therefore hearken not to them, but serve the king of Babylon, that you may live. Why should this city be given up to desolation? Jer. 27:17
But if they be prophets, and the word of the Lord be in them: let them interpose themselves before the Lord of hosts, that the vessels which were left in the house of the Lord, and in the house of the king of Juda, and in Jerusalem, may not go to Babylon. Jer. 27:18
For thus saith the Lord of hosts to the pillars, and to the sea, and to the bases, and to the rest of the vessels that remain in this city: Jer. 27:19
Which Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon did not take, when he carried away Jechonias the son of Joakim the king of Juda, from Jerusalem to Babylon, and all the great men of Juda and Jerusalem. Jer. 27:20
For thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel, to the vessels that are left in the house of the Lord, and in the house of the king of Juda and Jerusalem: Jer. 27:21
They shall be carried to Babylon, and there they shall be until the day of their visitation, saith the Lord: and I will cause them to be brought, and to be restored in this place. Jer. 27:22
¤ And it came to pass in that year, in the beginning of the reign of Sedecias king of Juda, in the fourth year, in the fifth month, that Hananias the son of Azur, a prophet of Gabaon spoke to me, in the house of the Lord before the priests, and all the people, saying: Jer. 28:1
As yet two years of days, and I will cause all the vessels of the house of the Lord to be brought back into this place, which Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon took away from this place, and carried them to Babylon. Jer. 28:3
And I will bring back to this place Jechonias the son of Joakim king of Juda, and all the captives of Juda, that are gone to Babylon, saith the Lord: for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon. Jer. 28:4
And Jeremias the prophet said to Hananias the prophet in the presence of the priests, and in the presence of all the people that stood in the house of the Lord: Jer. 28:5
And Jeremias the prophet said: Amen, the Lord do so: the Lord perform thy words, which thou hast prophesied: that the vessels may be brought again into the house of the Lord, and all the captives may return out of Babylon to this place. Jer. 28:6
The prophet that prophesied peace: when his word shall come to pass, the prophet shall be known, whom the Lord hath sent in truth. Jer. 28:9
And Jeremias the prophet went his way. And the word of the Lord came to Jeremias, after that Hananias the prophet had broken the chain from off the neck of Jeremias the prophet, saying: Jer. 28:12
For thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: I have put a yoke of iron upon the neck of all these nations, to serve Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon, and they shall serve him: moreover also I have given him the beasts of the earth. Jer. 28:14
And Jeremias the prophet said to Hananias the prophet: Hear now, Hananias: the Lord hath not sent thee, and thou hast made this people to trust in a lie. Jer. 28:15
¤ Now these are the words of the letter which Jeremias the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the residue of the ancients that were carried into captivity, and to the priests, and to the prophets, and to all the people, whom Nabuchodonosor had carried away from Jerusalem to Babylon: Jer. 29:1
By the hand of Elasa the son of Saphan, and Gamarias the son of Helcias, whom Sedecias king of Juda sent to Babylon to Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon, saying: Jer. 29:3
Thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel, to all that are carried away captives, whom I have caused to be carried away from Jerusalem to Babylon: Jer. 29:4
Take ye wives, and beget sons and daughters: and take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, and let them bear sons and daughters: and be ye multiplied there, and be not few in number. Jer. 29:6
And seek the peace of the city, to which I have caused you to be carried away captives; and pray to the Lord for it: for in the peace thereof shall be your peace. Jer. 29:7
For thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: Let not your prophets that are in the midst of you, and your diviners deceive you: and give no heed to your dreams which you dream: Jer. 29:8
For they prophesy falsely to you in my name: and I have not sent them, saith the Lord. Jer. 29:9
For thus saith the Lord: When the seventy years shall begin to be accomplished in Babylon, I will visit you: and I will perform my good word in your favour, to bring you again to this place. Jer. 29:10
For I know the thoughts that I think towards you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of affliction, to give you an end and patience. Jer. 29:11
And you shall call upon me, and you shall go, and you shall pray to me, and I will hear you. Jer. 29:12
And I will be found by you, saith the Lord: and I will bring back your captivity, and I will gather you out of all nations, and from all the places to which I have driven you out, saith the Lord: and I will bring you back from the place to which I caused you to be carried away captive. Jer. 29:14
For thus saith the Lord to the king that sitteth upon the throne of David, and to all the people that dwell in this city, to your brethren that are not gone forth with you into captivity. Jer. 29:16
And I will persecute them with the sword, and with famine, and with the pestilence: and I will give them up unto affliction to all the kingdoms of the earth: to be a curse, and an astonishment, and a hissing, and a reproach to all the nations to which I have driven them out: Jer. 29:18
Because they have not hearkened to my words, saith the Lord: which I sent to them by my servants the prophets, rising by night, and sending: and you have not heard, saith the Lord. Jer. 29:19
Hear ye therefore the word of the Lord, all ye of the captivity, whom I have sent out from Jerusalem to Babylon. Jer. 29:20
Thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel, to Achab the son of Colias, and to Sedecias the son of Maasias, who prophesy unto you in my name falsely: Behold I will deliver them up into the hands of Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon: and he shall kill them before your eyes. Jer. 29:21
And to Semeias the Nehelamite thou shalt say: Jer. 29:24
Thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: Because thou hast sent letters in thy name to all the people that are in Jerusalem, and to Sophonias the son of Maasias the priest, and to all the priests, saying: Jer. 29:25
The Lord hath made thee priest instead of Joiada the priest, that thou shouldst be ruler in the house of the Lord, over every man that raveth and prophesieth, to put him in the stocks, and into prison. Jer. 29:26
And now why hast thou not rebuked Jeremias the Anathothite, who prophesieth to you? Jer. 29:27
For he hath also sent to us in Babylon, saying: It is a long time: build ye houses, and dwell in them: and plant gardens, and eat the fruits of them. Jer. 29:28
And the word of the Lord came to Jeremias, saying: Jer. 29:30
Send to all them of the captivity, saying: Thus saith the Lord to Semeias the Nehelamite: Because Semeias hath prophesied to you, and I sent him not: and hath caused you to trust in a lie: Jer. 29:31
Therefore thus saith the Lord: behold I will visit upon Semeias the Nehelamite, and upon his seed: he shall not have a man to sit in the midst of this people, and he shall not see the good that I will do to my people, saith the Lord: because he hath spoken treason against the Lord. Jer. 29:32
¤ This is the word that came to Jeremias from the Lord, saying: Jer. 30:1
Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, saying: Write thee all the words that I have spoken to thee, in a book. Jer. 30:2
For behold the days come, saith the Lord, and I will bring again the captivity of my people Israel and Juda, saith the Lord: and I will cause them to return to the land which I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it. Jer. 30:3
And these are the words that the Lord hath spoken to Israel and to Juda: Jer. 30:4
Alas, for that day is great, neither is there the like to it; and it is the time of tribulation to Jacob, but he shall be saved out of it. Jer. 30:7
And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord of hosts, that I will break his yoke from off thy neck, and will burst his bands: and strangers shall no more rule over him: Jer. 30:8
But they shall serve the Lord their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up to them. Jer. 30:9
For I am with thee, saith the Lord, to save thee: for I will utterly consume all the nations, among which I have scattered thee: but I will not utterly consume thee: but I will chastise thee in judgment, that thou mayst not seem to thyself innocent. Jer. 30:11
There is none to judge thy judgment to bind it up: thou hast no healing medicines. Jer. 30:13
Why criest thou for thy affliction? thy sorrow is incurable: for the multitude of thy iniquity, and for thy hardened sins I have done these things to thee. Jer. 30:15
For I will close up thy scar, and will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the Lord. Because they have called thee, O Sion, an outcast: This is she that hath none to seek after her. Jer. 30:17
Thus saith the Lord: Behold I will bring back the captivity of the pavilions of Jacob, and will have pity on his houses, and the city shall be built in her high place, and the temple shall be founded according to the order thereof. Jer. 30:18
And their leader shall be of themselves: and their prince shall come forth from the midst of them: and I will bring him near, and he shall come to me: for who is this that setteth his heart to approach to me, saith the Lord? Jer. 30:21
Thus saith the Lord: The people that were left and escaped from the sword, found grace in the desert: Israel shall go to his rest. Jer. 31:2
The Lord hath appeared from afar to me. Yea I have loved thee with an everlasting love, therefore have I drawn thee, taking pity on thee. Jer. 31:3
For there shall be a day, in which the watchmen on mount Ephraim, shall cry: Arise, and let us go up to Sion to the Lord our God. Jer. 31:6
They shall come with weeping: and I will bring them back in mercy: and I will bring them through the torrents of waters in a right way, and they shall not stumble in it: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn. Jer. 31:9
And they shall come, and shall give praise in mount Sion: and they shall flow together to the good things of the Lord, for the corn, and wine, and oil, and the increase of cattle and herds, and their soul shall be as a watered garden, and they shall be hungry no more. Jer. 31:12
Thus saith the Lord: A voice was heard on high of lamentation, of mourning, and weeping, of Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted for them, because they are not. Jer. 31:15
And there is hope for thy last end, saith the Lord: and the children shall return to their own borders. Jer. 31:17
Hearing I heard Ephraim when he went into captivity: thou hast chastised me, and I was instructed, as a young bullock unaccustomed to the yoke. Convert me, and I shall be converted, for thou art the Lord my God. Jer. 31:18
Surely Ephraim is an honourable son to me, surely he is a tender child: for since I spoke of him, I will still remember him. Therefore are my bowels troubled for him: pitying I will pity him, saith the Lord. Jer. 31:20
Set thee up a watchtower, make to thee bitterness: direct thy heart into the right way, wherein thou hast walked: return, O virgin of Israel, return to these thy cities. Jer. 31:21
Upon this I was as it were awaked out of a sleep, and I saw, and my sleep was sweet to me. Jer. 31:26
And as I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to throw down, and to scatter, and destroy, and afflict: so will I watch over them, to build up, and to plant them, saith the Lord. Jer. 31:28
Not according to the covenant which I made with their fathers, in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, the covenant which they made void, and I had dominion over them, saith the Lord. Jer. 31:32
And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying: Know the Lord: for all shall know me from the least of them even to the greatest, saith the Lord: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more. Jer. 31:34
If these ordinances shall fail before me, saith the Lord: then also the seed of Israel shall fail, so as not to be a nation before me for ever. Jer. 31:36
Behold the days come, saith the Lord, that the city shall be built to the Lord from the tower of Hanameel even to the gate of the corner. Jer. 31:38
And the whole valley of dead bodies, and of ashes, and all the country of death, even to the torrent Cedron, and to the corner of the horse gate towards the east, the Holy of the Lord: it shall not be plucked up, and it shall not be destroyed any more for ever. Jer. 31:40
¤ The word that came to Jeremias from the Lord in the tenth year of Sedecias king of Juda: the same is the eighteenth year of Nabuchodonosor. Jer. 32:1
And Sedecias king of Juda shall not escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans: but he shall be delivered into the hands of the king of Babylon: and he shall speak to him mouth to mouth, and his eyes shall see his eyes. Jer. 32:4
And he shall lead Sedecias to Babylon: and he shall be there till I visit him, saith the Lord. But if you will fight against the Chaldeans, you shall have no success. Jer. 32:5
And Jeremias said: The word of the Lord came to me, saying: Jer. 32:6
Behold, Hanameel the son of Sellum thy cousin shall come to thee, saying: Buy thee my field, which is in Anathoth, for it is thy right to buy it, being next akin. Jer. 32:7
And Hanameel my uncle's son came to me, according to the word of the Lord, to the entry of the prison, and said to me: Buy my field, which is in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin: for the right of inheritance is thine, and thou art next of kin to possess it. And I understood that this was the word of the Lord. Jer. 32:8
And I gave the deed of the purchase to Baruch the son of Neri the son of Maasias in the sight of Hanameel my uncle's son, in the presence of the witnesses that subscribed the book of the purchase, and before all the Jews that sat in the court of the prison. Jer. 32:12
And after I had delivered the deed of purchase to Baruch the son of Neri, I prayed to the Lord, saying: Jer. 32:16
Alas, alas, alas, O Lord God, behold thou hast made heaven and earth by thy great power, and thy stretched out arm: no word shall be hard to thee: Jer. 32:17
Great in counsel, and incomprehensible in thought: whose eyes are open upon all the ways of the children of Adam, to render unto every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his devices. Jer. 32:19
And hast given them this land which thou didst swear to their fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey. Jer. 32:22
And they came in, and possessed it: but they obeyed not thy voice, and they walked not in thy law: and they did not any of those things that thou didst command them to do, and all these evils are come upon them. Jer. 32:23
Behold works are built up against the city to take it: and the city is given into the hands of the Chaldeans, who fight against it, by the sword, and the famine, and the pestilence: and what thou hast spoken, is all come to pass, as thou thyself seest. Jer. 32:24
And sayest thou to me, O Lord God: Buy a field for money, and take witnesses, whereas the city is given into the hands of the Chaldeans? Jer. 32:25
And the word of the Lord came to Jeremias, saying: Jer. 32:26
And the Chaldeans that fight against this city, shall come and set it on fire, and burn it, with the houses upon whose roofs they offered sacrifice to Baal, and poured out drink offerings to strange gods, to provoke me to wrath. Jer. 32:29
For this city hath been to me a provocation and indignation from the day that they built it, until this day, in which it shall be taken out of my sight. Jer. 32:31
Because of all the evil of the children of Israel, and of the children of Juda, which they have done, provoking me to wrath, they and their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their prophets, the men of Juda, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. Jer. 32:32
And they have turned their backs to me, and not their faces: when I taught them early in the morning, and instructed them, and they would not hearken to receive instruction. Jer. 32:33
And they have set their idols in the house, in which my name is called upon, to defile it. Jer. 32:34
And they have built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Ennom, to consecrate their sons and their daughters to Moloch: which I commanded them not, neither entered it into my heart, that they should do this abomination, and cause Juda to sin. Jer. 32:35
And now, therefore, thus saith the Lord the God of Israel to this city, whereof you say that it shall be delivered into the hands of the king of Babylon by the sword, and by famine, and by pestilence: Jer. 32:36
Behold I will gather them together out of all the lands to which I have cast them out in my anger, and in my wrath, and in my great indignation: and I will bring them again into this place, and will cause them to dwell securely. Jer. 32:37
And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, and will not cease to do them good: and I will give my fear in their heart, that they may not revolt from me. Jer. 32:40
For thus saith the Lord: As I have brought upon this people all this great evil: so will I bring upon them all the good that I now speak to them. Jer. 32:42
¤ And the word of the Lord came to Jeremias the second time, while he was yet shut up in the court of the prison, saying: Jer. 33:1
Cry to me and I will hear thee: and I will shew thee great things, and sure things which thou knowest not. Jer. 33:3
For thus saith the Lord the God of Israel to the houses of this city, and to the houses of the king of Juda, which are destroyed, and to the bulwarks, and to the sword. Jer. 33:4
Of them that come to fight with the Chaldeans, and to fill them with the dead bodies of the men whom I have slain in my wrath, and in my indignation, hiding my face from this city because of all their wickedness. Jer. 33:5
Behold I will close their wounds and give them health, and I will cure them: and I will reveal to them the prayer of peace and truth. Jer. 33:6
And it shall be to me a name, and a joy, and a praise, and a gladness before all the nations of the earth, that shall hear of all the good things which I will do to them: and they shall fear and be troubled for all the good things, and for all the peace that I will make for them. Jer. 33:9
The voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say: Give ye glory to the Lord of hosts, for the Lord is good, for his mercy endureth for ever: and of them that shall bring their vows into the house of the Lord: for I will bring back the captivity of the land as at the first, saith the Lord. Jer. 33:11
Thus saith the Lord of hosts: There shall be again in this place that is desolate without man, and without beast, and in all the cities thereof, an habitation of shepherds causing their flocks to lie down. Jer. 33:12
Behold the days come, saith the Lord, that I will perform the good word that I have spoken to the house of Israel, and to the house of Juda. Jer. 33:14
In those days, and at that time, I will make the bud of justice to spring forth unto David, and he shall do judgment and justice in the earth. Jer. 33:15
For thus saith the Lord: There shall not be cut off from David a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel. Jer. 33:17
Neither shall there be cut off from the priests and Levites a man before my face to offer holocausts, and to burn sacrifices, and to kill victims continually. Jer. 33:18
And the word of the Lord came to Jeremias, saying: Jer. 33:19
Also my covenant with David my servant may be made void, that he should not have a son to reign upon his throne, and with the Levites and priests my ministers. Jer. 33:21
And the word of the Lord came to Jeremias, saying: Jer. 33:23
Thus saith the Lord. If I have not set my covenant between day and night, and laws to heaven and earth: Jer. 33:25
Surely I will also cast off the seed of Jacob, and of David my servant, so as not to take any of his seed to be rulers of the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: for I will bring back their captivity, and will have mercy on them. Jer. 33:26
¤ The word that came to Jeremias from the Lord, when Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon, and all his army, and all the kingdoms of the earth, that were under the power of his hand, and all the people fought against Jerusalem and against all the cities thereof, saying: Jer. 34:1
Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel: Go, and speak to Sedecias king of Juda, and say to him: Thus saith the Lord: Behold I will deliver this city into the hands of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire. Jer. 34:2
And thou shalt not escape out of his hand: but thou shalt surely be taken, and thou shalt be delivered into his hand: and thy eyes shall see the eyes of the king of Babylon, and his mouth shall speak with thy mouth, and thou shalt go to Babylon. Jer. 34:3
Yet hear the word of the Lord, O Sedecias king of Juda: Thus saith the Lord to thee: Thou shalt not die by the sword. Jer. 34:4
But thou shalt die in peace, and according to the burnings of thy fathers, the former kings that were before thee, so shall they burn thee: and they shall mourn for thee, saying: Alas, Lord: for I have spoken the word, saith the Lord. Jer. 34:5
And Jeremias the prophet spoke all these words to Sedecias the king of Juda in Jerusalem. Jer. 34:6
The word that came to Jeremias from the Lord, after that king Sedecias had made a covenant with all the people in Jerusalem making a proclamation: Jer. 34:8
That every man should let his manservant, and every man his maidservant, being a Hebrew man or a Hebrew woman, go free: and that they should not lord it over them, to wit, over the Jews their brethren. Jer. 34:9
And the word of the Lord came to Jeremias from the Lord, saying: Jer. 34:12
At the end of seven years, let ye go every man his brother being a Hebrew, who hath been sold to thee, so he shall serve thee six years: and thou shalt let him go free from thee: and your fathers did not hearken to me, nor did they incline their ear. Jer. 34:14
And you turned to day, and did that which was right in my eyes, in proclaiming liberty every one to his brother: and you made a covenant in my sight, in the house upon which my name is invocated. Jer. 34:15
And you are fallen back, and have defiled my name: and you have brought back again every man his manservant, and every man his maidservant, whom you had let go free, and set at liberty: and you have brought them into subjection to be your servants and handmaids. Jer. 34:16
Therefore thus saith the Lord: You have not hearkened to me, in proclaiming liberty every man to his brother and every man to his friend: behold I proclaim a liberty for you, saith the Lord, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine: and I will cause you to be removed to all the kingdoms of the earth. Jer. 34:17
And I will give the men that have transgressed my covenant, and have not performed the words of the covenant which they agreed to in my presence, when they cut the calf in two and passed between the parts thereof: Jer. 34:18
And I will give them into the hands of their enemies, and into the hands of them that seek their life: and their dead bodies shall be for meat to the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the earth. Jer. 34:20
Behold I will command, saith the Lord, and I will bring them again to this city, and they shall fight against it, and take it, and burn it with fire: and I will make the cities of Juda a desolation, without an inhabitant. Jer. 34:22
¤ The word that came to Jeremias from the Lord in the days of Joakim the son of Josias king of Juda, saying: Jer. 35:1
Go to the house of the Rechabites: and speak to them, and bring them into the house of the Lord, into one of the chambers of the treasures, and thou shalt give them wine to drink. Jer. 35:2
And I brought them into the house of the Lord, to the treasure house of the sons of Hanan, the son of Jegedelias the man of God, which was by the treasure house of the princes, above the treasure of Maasias the son of Sellum, who was keeper of the entry. Jer. 35:4
And I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites pots full of wine, and cups: and I said to them: Drink ye wine. Jer. 35:5
Therefore we have obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, in all things that he commanded us: so as to drink no wine all our days: neither we, nor our wives, nor our sons, nor our daughters: Jer. 35:8
Nor to build houses to dwell in, nor to have vineyard, or field, or seed: Jer. 35:9
But we have dwelt in tents, and have been obedient according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us. Jer. 35:10
But when Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon came up to our land, we said: Come, let us go into Jerusalem from the face of the army of the Chaldeans, and from the face of the army of Syria: and we have remained in Jerusalem. Jer. 35:11
And the word of the Lord came to Jeremias, saying: Jer. 35:12
Thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: Go, and say to the men of Juda, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem: Will you not receive instruction, to obey my words, saith the Lord? Jer. 35:13
The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, by which he commanded his sons not to drink wine, have prevailed: and they have drunk none to this day, because they have obeyed the commandment of their father: but I have spoken to you, rising early and speaking, and you have not obeyed me. Jer. 35:14
And I have sent to you all my servants the prophets, rising early, and sending and saying: Return ye every man from his wicked way, and make your ways good: and follow not strange gods, nor worship them, and you shall dwell in the land, which I gave you and your fathers: and you have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened to me. Jer. 35:15
Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: Behold I will bring upon Juda, and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the evil that I have pronounced against them, because I have spoken to them, and they have not heard: I have called to them, and they have not answered me. Jer. 35:17
And Jeremias said to the house of the Rechabites: Thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: Because you have obeyed the commandment of Jonadab your father, and have kept all his precepts, and have done all that he commanded you: Jer. 35:18
¤ And it came to pass in the fourth year of Joakim the son of Josias king of Juda, that this word came to Jeremias by the Lord, saying: Jer. 36:1
Take thee a roll of a book, and thou shalt write in it all the words that I have spoken to thee against Israel and Juda, and against all the nations from the day that I spoke to thee, from the days of Josias even to this day. Jer. 36:2
If so be, when the house of Juda shall hear all the evils that I purpose to do unto them, that they may return every man from his wicked way: and I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin. Jer. 36:3
So Jeremias called Baruch the son of Nerias: and Baruch wrote from the mouth of Jeremias all the words of the Lord, which he spoke to him, upon the roll of a book. Jer. 36:4
And Baruch the son of Nerias did according to all that Jeremias the prophet ,had commanded him, reading out of the volume the words of the Lord in the house of the Lord. Jer. 36:8
And it came to pass in the fifth year of Joakim the son of Josias king of Juda, in the ninth month, that they proclaimed a fast before the Lord to all the people in Jerusalem, and to all the people that were come together out of the cities of Juda to Jerusalem. Jer. 36:9
He went down into the king's house to the secretary's chamber: and behold all the princes sat there, Elisama the scribe, and Dalaias the son of Semeias, and Elnathan the son of Achobor, and Gamarias the son of Saphan, and Sedecias the son of Hananias, and all the princes. Jer. 36:12
Therefore all the princes sent Judi the son of Nathanias, the son of Selemias, the son of Chusi, to Baruch, saying: Take in thy hand the volume in which thou hast read in the hearing of the people, and come. So Baruch the son of Nerias took the volume in his hand, and came to them. Jer. 36:14
And they said to him: Sit down and read these things in our hearing. And Baruch read in their hearing. Jer. 36:15
And when they had heard all the words, they looked upon one another with astonishment, and they said to Baruch: We must tell the king all these words. Jer. 36:16
And Baruch said to them: With his mouth he pronounced all these words as if he were reading to me: and I wrote in a volume with ink. Jer. 36:18
And the princes said to Baruch: Go, and hide thee, both thou and Jeremias, and let no man know where you are. Jer. 36:19
And they went in to the king into the court: but they laid up the volume in the chamber of Elisama the scribe: and they told all the words in the hearing of the king. Jer. 36:20
But yet Elnathan, and Dalaias, and Gamarias spoke to the king, not to burn the book: and he heard them not. Jer. 36:25
And the king commanded Jeremiel the son of Amelech, and Saraias the son of Ezriel, and Selemias the son of Abdeel, to take up Baruch the scribe, and Jeremias the prophet: but the Lord hid them. Jer. 36:26
And the word of the Lord came to Jeremias the prophet, after that the king had burnt the volume, and the words that Baruch had written from the mouth of Jeremias, saying: Jer. 36:27
And thou shalt say to Joakim the king of Juda: Thus saith the Lord: Thou hast burnt that volume, saying: Why hast thou written therein, and said: The king of Babylon shall come speedily, and shall lay waste this land: and shall cause to cease from thence man and beast? Jer. 36:29
Therefore thus saith the Lord against Joakim the king of Juda: He shall have none to sit upon the throne of David: and his dead body shall be cast out to the heat by day, and to the frost by night. Jer. 36:30
And Jeremias took another volume, and gave it to Baruch the son of Nerias the scribe: who wrote in it from the mouth of Jeremias all the words of the book which Joakim the king of Juda had burnt with fire: and there were added besides many more words than had been before. Jer. 36:32
And king Sedecias sent Juchal the son of Selemias, and Sophonias the son of Maasias the priest to Jeremias the prophet, saying: Pray to the Lord our God for us. Jer. 37:3
And the word of the Lord came to Jeremias the prophet, saying: Jer. 37:6
Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel: Thus shall you say to the king of Juda, who sent you to inquire of me: Behold the army of Pharao, which is come forth to help you, shall return into their own land, into Egypt. Jer. 37:7
Jeremias went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin: and to divide a possession there in the presence of the citizens, Jer. 37:12
And when he was come to the gate of Benjamin, the captain of the gate, who was there in his turn, was one named Jerias, the son of Selemias, the son of Hananias: and he took hold of Jeremias the prophet, saying: Thou art fleeing to the Chaldeans. Jer. 37:13
And Jeremias answered: It is not so, I am not fleeing to the Chaldeans. But he hearkened not to him: so Jerias took Jeremias and brought him to the princes. Jer. 37:14
And Jeremias said to king Sedecias: In what have I offended against thee, or thy servants, or thy people, that thou hast cast me into prison? Jer. 37:18
Where are your prophets that prophesied to you, and said: The king of Babylon shall not come against you, and against this land? Jer. 37:19
¤ Now Saphatias the son of Mathan, and Gedelias the son of Phassur, and Juchal the son of Selemias, and Phassur the son of Melchias heard the words that Jeremias spoke to all the people, saying: Jer. 38:1
Thus saith the Lord: Whosoever shall remain in this city, shall die by the sword, and by famine, and by pestilence: but he that shall go forth to the Chaldeans, shall live, and his life shall be safe, and he shall live. Jer. 38:2
And the princes said to the king. We beseech thee that this man may be put to death: for on purpose he weakeneth the hands of the men of war, that remain in this city, and the hands of the people, speaking to them according to these words: for this man seeketh not peace to this people, but evil. Jer. 38:4
And king Sedecias said: Behold he is in your hands: for it is not lawful for the king to deny you any thing. Jer. 38:5
And Abdemelech went out of the king's house, and spoke to the king, saying: Jer. 38:8
My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done against Jeremias the prophet, casting him into the dungeon to die there with hunger, for there is no more bread in the city. Jer. 38:9
So Abdemelech taking the men with him, went into the king's house that was under the storehouse: and he took from thence old rags, and old rotten things, and he let them down by cords to Jeremias into the dungeon. Jer. 38:11
And Abdemelech the Ethiopian said to Jeremias: Put these old rags and these rent and rotten things under thy arms, and upon the cords: and Jeremias did so. Jer. 38:12
And king Sedecias sent, and took Jeremias the prophet to him to the third gate, that was in the house of the Lord: and the king said to Jeremias: I will ask thee a thing, hide nothing from me. Jer. 38:14
Then Jeremias said to Sedecias: If I shall declare it to thee, wilt thou not put me to death? and if I give thee counsel, thou wilt not hearken to me. Jer. 38:15
Then king Sedecias swore to Jeremias, in private, saying: As the Lord liveth, that, made us this soul, I will not put thee to death, nor will I deliver thee into the hands of these men that seek thy life. Jer. 38:16
And Jeremias said to Sedecias: Thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: If thou wilt take a resolution and go out to the princes of the king of Babylon, thy soul shall live, and this city shall not be burnt with fire: and thou shalt be safe, and thy house. Jer. 38:17
But if thou wilt not go out to the princes of the king of Babylon, this city shall be delivered into the hands of the Chaldeans, and they shall burn it with fire: and thou shalt not escape out of their hand. Jer. 38:18
And king Sedecias said to Jeremias: I am afraid because of the Jews that are fled over to the Chaldeans: lest I should be delivered into their hands, and they should abuse me. Jer. 38:19
But Jeremias answered: They shall not deliver thee: hearken, I beseech thee, to the word of the Lord, which I speak to thee, and it shall be well with thee, and thy soul shall live. Jer. 38:20
Behold all the women that are left in the house of the king of Juda, shall be brought out to the princes of the king of Babylon: and they shall say: Thy men of peace have deceived thee, and have prevailed against thee, they have plunged thy feet in the mire, and in a slippery place and they have departed from thee. Jer. 38:22
And all thy wives, and thy children shall be brought out to the Chaldeans, and thou shalt not escape their hands, but thou shalt be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon: and he shall burn this city with fire. Jer. 38:23
Then Sedecias said to Jeremias: Let no man know these words, and thou shalt not die. Jer. 38:24
But if the princes shall hear that I have spoken with thee, and shall come to thee, and say to thee: Tell us what thou hast said to the king, hide it not from us, and we will not kill thee: and also what the king said to thee: Jer. 38:25
Thou shalt say to them: I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not command me to be carried back into the house of Jonathan, to die there. Jer. 38:26
So all the princes came to Jeremias, and asked him: and he spoke to them according to all the words that the king had commanded him: and they left him: for nothing had been heard. Jer. 38:27
But Jeremias remained in the entry of the prison, until the day that Jerusalem was taken: and it came to pass that Jerusalem was taken. Jer. 38:28
¤ In the ninth year of Sedecias king of Juda, in the tenth month, came Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon, and all his army to Jerusalem, and they besieged it. Jer. 39:1
And when Sedecias the king of Juda and all the men of war saw them, they fled: and they went forth in the night out of the city by the way of the king's garden, and by the gate that was between the two walls, and they went out to the way of the desert. Jer. 39:4
But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after them: and they took Sedecias in the plain of the desert of Jericho, and when they had taken him, they brought him to Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon to Reblatha, which is in the land of Emath: and he gave judgment upon him. Jer. 39:5
He also put out the eyes of Sedecias: and bound him with fetters, to be carried to Babylon. Jer. 39:7
And Nabuzardan the general of the army carried away captive to Babylon the remnant of the people that remained in the city, and the fugitives that had gone over to him, and the rest of the people that remained. Jer. 39:9
Now Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon had given charge to Nabuzardan the general concerning Jeremias, saying: Jer. 39:11
Sent and took Jeremias out of the court of the prison, and committed him to Godolias the son of Ahicam the son of Saphan, that he might go home, and dwell among the people. Jer. 39:14
But the word of the Lord came to Jeremias, when he was yet shut up in the court of the prison, saying: Go, and tell Abdemelech the Ethiopian, saying: Jer. 39:15
¤ The word that came to Jeremias from the Lord, after that Nabuzardan the general had let him go from Rama, when he had taken him, being bound with chains, among all them that were carried away from Jerusalem and Juda, and were carried to Babylon. Jer. 40:1
And the general of the army taking Jeremias, said to him: The Lord thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place, Jer. 40:2
And he hath brought it: and the Lord hath done as he hath said: because you have sinned against the Lord, and have not hearkened to his voice, and this word is come upon you. Jer. 40:3
Now then behold I have loosed thee this day from the chains which were upon thy hands: if it please thee to come with me to Babylon, come: and I will set my eyes upon thee: but if it do not please thee to come with me to Babylon, stay here: behold all the land is before thee, as thou shalt choose, and whither it shall please thee to go, thither go. Jer. 40:4
And come not with me: but dwell with Godolias the son of Ahicam the son of Saphan, whom the king of Babylon hath made governor over the cities of Juda: dwell therefore with him in the midst of the people: or whithersoever it shall please thee to go, go. And the general of the army gave him victuals and presents, and let him go. Jer. 40:5
And Jeremias went to Godolias the son of Ahicam to Masphath: and dwelt with him in the midst of the people that were left in the land. Jer. 40:6
And when all the captains of the army that were scattered through the countries, they and their companions, had heard that the king of Babylon had made Godolias the son of Ahicam governor of the country, and that he had committed unto him men and women, and children, and of the poor of the land, them that had not been carried away captive to Babylon: Jer. 40:7
They came to Godolias to Masphath: and Ismahel the son of Nathanias, and Johanan, and Jonathan, the sons of Caree, and Sareas the son of Thanehumeth, and the children of Ophi, that were of Netophathi, and Jezonias the son of Maachati, they and their men. Jer. 40:8
And Godolias the son of Ahicam the son of Saphan swore to them and to their companions, saying: Fear not to serve the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you. Jer. 40:9
Behold I dwell in Masphath, that I may answer the commandment of the Chaldeans that are sent to us: but as for you, gather ye the vintage, and the harvest, and the oil, and lay it up in your vessels, and abide in your cities which you hold. Jer. 40:10
All the Jews, I say, returned out of all the places to which they had fled, and they came into the land of Juda to Godolias to Masphath: and they gathered wine, and a very great harvest. Jer. 40:12
Then Johanan the son of Caree, and all the captains of the army, that had been scattered about in the countries, came to Godolias to Masphath. Jer. 40:13
And they said to him: Know that Baalis the king of the children of Ammon hath sent Ismahel the son of Nathanias to kill thee. And Godolias the son of Ahicam believed them not. Jer. 40:14
But Johanan the son of Caree, spoke to Godolias privately in Masphath, saying: I will go, and I will kill Ismahel the son of Nathanias, and no man shall know it, lest he kill thee, and all the Jews be scattered, that are gathered unto thee, and the remnant of Juda perish. Jer. 40:15
And Godolias the son of Ahicam said to Johanan the son of Caree: Do not this thing: for what thou sayst of Ismahel is false. Jer. 40:16
¤ And it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ismahel the son of Nathanias, the son of Elisama of the royal blood, and the nobles of the king, and ten men with him, came to Godolias the son of Ahicam into Masphath: and they ate bread there together in Masphath. Jer. 41:1
There came some from Sichem, and from Silo, and from Samaria, fourscore men, with their beards shaven, and their clothes rent, and mourning: and they had offerings and incense in their hand, to offer in the house of the Lord. Jer. 41:5
And Ismahel the son of Nathanias went forth from Masphath to meet them, weeping all along as he went: and when he had met them, he said to them: Come to Godolias, the son of Ahicam. Jer. 41:6
And when they were come to the midst of the city, Ismahel the son of Nathanias, slew them, and cast them into the midst of the pit, he and the men that were with him. Jer. 41:7
But ten men were found among them, that said to Ismahel: Kill us not: for we have stores in the field, of wheat, and barley, and oil, and honey. And he forbore, and slew them not with their brethren. Jer. 41:8
Then Ismahel carried away captive all the remnant of the people that were in Masphath: the king's daughters, and all the people that remained in Masphath: whom Nabuzardan the general of the army had committed to Godolias the son of Ahicam. And Ismahel the son of Nathanias took them, and he departed, to go over to the children of Ammon. Jer. 41:10
And taking all the men, they went out to fight against Ismahel the son of Nathanias, and they found him by the great waters that are in Gabaon. Jer. 41:12
And all the people whom Ismahel had taken, went back to Masphath: and they returned and went to Johanan the son of Caree. Jer. 41:14
But Ismahel the son of Nathanias fled with eight men, from the face of Johanan, and went to the children of Ammon. Jer. 41:15
And they departed, and sat as sojourners in Chamaam, which is near Bethlehem: in order to go forward, and enter into Egypt, Jer. 41:17
¤ Then all the captains of the warriors, and Johanan the son of Caree, and Jezonias, the son of Osaias, and the rest of the people from the least to the greatest came near: Jer. 42:1
And they said to Jeremias the prophet: Let our supplication fall before thee: and pray thou for us to the Lord thy God for all this remnant, for we are left but a few of many, as thy eyes do behold us. Jer. 42:2
And Jeremias the prophet said to them: I have heard you: behold I will pray to the Lord your God according to your words: and whatsoever thing he shall answer me, I will declare it to you: and I will hide nothing from you. Jer. 42:4
And they said to Jeremias: The Lord be witness between us of truth and faithfulness, if we do not according to every thing for which the Lord thy God shall send thee to us. Jer. 42:5
Whether it be good or evil, we will obey the voice of the Lord our God, to whom we send thee: that it may be well with us when we shall hearken to the voice of the Lord our God. Jer. 42:6
Now after ten days, the word of the Lord came to Jeremias. Jer. 42:7
And he called Johanan the son of Caree, and all the captains of the fighting men that were with him, and all the people from the least to the greatest. Jer. 42:8
And he said to them: Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel, to whom you sent me, to present your supplications before him: Jer. 42:9
If you will be quiet and remain in this land, I will build you up, and not pull you down: I will plant you, and not pluck you up: for now I am appeased for the evil that I have done to you. Jer. 42:10
Fear not because of the king of Babylon, of whom you are greatly afraid: fear him not, saith the Lord: for I am with you, to save you, and to deliver you from his hand. Jer. 42:11
And I will shew mercies to you, and will take pity on you, and will cause you to dwell in your own land. Jer. 42:12
But if you say: We will not dwell in this land, neither will we hearken to the voice of the Lord our God, Jer. 42:13
For this now hear the word of the Lord, ye remnant of Juda: Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: If you set your faces to go into Egypt, and enter in to dwell there: Jer. 42:15
The sword which you fear, shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt: and the famine, whereof you are afraid, shall cleave to you in Egypt, and there you shall die. Jer. 42:16
And all the men that set their faces to go into Egypt, to dwell there, shall die by the sword, and by famine, and by pestilence: none of them shall remain, nor escape from the face of the evil that I will bring upon them. Jer. 42:17
For you have deceived your own souls: for you sent me to the Lord our God, saying: Pray for us to the Lord our God, and according to all that the Lord our God shall say to thee, so declare unto us, and we will do it. Jer. 42:20
And now I have declared it to you this day, and you have not obeyed the voice of the Lord your God, with regard to all the things for which he hath sent me to you. Jer. 42:21
Now therefore know certainly that you shall die by the sword, and by famine, and by pestilence in the place to which you desire to go to dwell there. Jer. 42:22
¤ And it came to pass, that when Jeremias had made an end of speaking to the people all the words of the Lord their God, for which the Lord their God had sent him to them, all these words: Jer. 43:1
Azarias the son of Osaias, and Johanan the son of Caree, and all the proud men, made answer, saying to Jeremias: Thou tellest a lie: the Lord our God hath not sent thee, saying: Go not into Egypt, to dwell there. Jer. 43:2
But Baruch the son of Nerias setteth thee on against us, to deliver us into the hands of the Chaldeans, to kill us, and to cause us to be carried away captives to Babylon. Jer. 43:3
So Johanan the son of Caree, and all the captains of the soldiers, and all the people, obeyed not the voice of the Lord, to remain in the land of Juda. Jer. 43:4
But Johanan the son of Caree, and all the captains of the soldiers took all the remnant of Juda, that were returned out of all nations, to which they had before been scattered, to dwell in the land of Juda: Jer. 43:5
And the word of the Lord came to Jeremias in Taphnis, saying: Jer. 43:8
And thou shalt say to them: Thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: Behold I will send, and take Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon my servant: and I will set his throne over these stones which I have hid, and he shall set his throne over them. Jer. 43:10
And he shall come and strike the land of Egypt: such as are for death, to death: and such as are for captivity, to captivity: and such as are for the sword, to the sword. Jer. 43:11
¤ The word that came to Jeremias, concerning all the Jews that dwelt in the land of Egypt, dwelling in Magdal, and in Taphnis, and in Memphis, and in the land of Phatures, saying: Jer. 44:1
Because of the wickedness which they have committed, to provoke me to wrath, and to go and offer sacrifice, and worship other gods, which neither they, nor you, nor your fathers knew. Jer. 44:3
And I sent to you all my servants the prophets, rising early, and sending, and saying: Do not commit this abominable thing, which I hate. Jer. 44:4
But they heard not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their evil ways, and not to sacrifice to strange gods. Jer. 44:5
Wherefore my indignation and my fury was poured forth, and was kindled in the cities of Juda, and in the streets of Jerusalem: and they are turned to desolation and waste, as at this day. Jer. 44:6
In that you provoke me to wrath with the works of your hands, by sacrificing to other gods in the land of Egypt, into which you are come to dwell there: and that you should perish, and be a curse, and a reproach to all the nations of the earth? Jer. 44:8
They are not cleansed even to this day: neither have they feared, nor walked in the law of the Lord, nor in my commandments, which I set before you and your fathers. Jer. 44:10
And I will take the remnant of Juda that have set their faces to go into the land of Egypt, and to dwell there; and they shall be all consumed in the land of Egypt: they shall fall by the sword, and by the famine: and they shall be consumed from the least even to the greatest, by the sword, and by the famine shall they die: and they shall be for an execration, and for a wonder, and for a curse, and for a reproach. Jer. 44:12
And there shall be none that shall escape, and remain of the remnant of the Jews that are gone to sojourn in the land of Egypt: and that shall return into the land of Juda, to which they have a desire to return to dwell there: there shall none return but they that shall flee. Jer. 44:14
Then all the men that knew that their wives sacrificed to other gods: and all the women of whom there stood by a great multitude, and all the people of them that dwelt in the land of Egypt in Phatures, answered Jeremias, saying: Jer. 44:15
As for the word which thou hast spoken to us in the name of the Lord, we will not hearken to thee: Jer. 44:16
But we will certainly do every word that shall proceed out of our own mouth, to sacrifice to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings to her, as we and our fathers have done, our kings, and our princes in the cities of Juda, and in the streets of Jerusalem: and we were filled with bread, and it was well with us, and we saw no evil. Jer. 44:17
But since we left off to offer sacrifice to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings to her, we have wanted all things, and have been consumed by the sword, and by famine. Jer. 44:18
And if we offer sacrifice to the queen of heaven, and pour out drink offerings to her: did we make cakes to worship her, to pour out drink offerings to her, without our husbands? Jer. 44:19
And Jeremias spoke to all the people, to the men, and to the women, and to all the people which had given him that answer, saying: Jer. 44:20
Because you have sacrificed to idols, and have sinned against the Lord: and have not obeyed the voice of the Lord, and have not walked in his law, and in his commandments, and in his testimonies: therefore are these evils come upon you, as at this day. Jer. 44:23
And Jeremias said to all the people and to all the women: Hear ye the word of the Lord, all Juda, you that dwell in the land of Egypt: Jer. 44:24
Thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel, saying: You and your wives have spoken with your mouth, and fulfilled with your hands, saying: Let us perform our vows which we have made, to offer sacrifice to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings to her: you have fulfilled your vows, and have performed them indeed. Jer. 44:25
And a few men that shall flee from the sword, shall return out of the land of Egypt into the land of Juda: and all the remnant of Juda that are gone into the land of Egypt to dwell there, shall know whose word shall stand, mine, or theirs. Jer. 44:28
And this shall be a sign to you, saith the Lord, that I will punish you in this place: that you may know that my words shall be accomplished indeed against you for evil. Jer. 44:29
¤ The word that Jeremias the prophet spoke to Baruch the son of Nerias, when he had written these words in a book, out of the mouth of Jeremias, in the fourth year of Joakim the son of Josias king of Juda, saying: Jer. 45:1
Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel to thee, Baruch: Jer. 45:2
Thou hast said: Woe is me, wretch that I am, for the Lord hath added sorrow to my sorrow: I am wearied with my groans, and I find no rest. Jer. 45:3
Thus saith the Lord: Thus shalt thou say to him: Behold, them whom I have built, I do destroy: and them whom I have planted, I do pluck up, and all this land. Jer. 45:4
¤ The word of the Lord that came to Jeremias the prophet against the Gentiles, Jer. 46:1
Prepare ye the shield and buckler, and go forth to battle. Jer. 46:3
Let not the swift flee away, nor the strong think to escape: they are overthrown, and fallen down, towards the north by the river Euphrates. Jer. 46:6
The word that the Lord spoke to Jeremias the prophet, how Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon should come and strike the land of Egypt: Jer. 46:13
Declare ye to Egypt, and publish it in Magdal, and let it be known in Memphis, and in Taphnis: say ye: Stand up, and prepare thyself: for the sword shall devour all round about thee. Jer. 46:14
Why are thy valiant men come to nothing? they stood not: because the Lord hath overthrown them. Jer. 46:15
He hath multiplied them that fall, and one hath fallen upon another, and they shall say: Arise, and let us return to our own people, and to the land of our nativity, from the sword of the dove. Jer. 46:16
Furnish thyself to go into captivity, thou daughter inhabitant of Egypt: for Memphis shall be made desolate, and shall be forsaken and uninhabited. Jer. 46:19
And thou my servant Jacob, fear not and be not thou dismayed, O Israel: for behold I will save thee from afar off, and thy seed out of the land of thy captivity: and Jacob shall return and be at rest, and prosper: and there shall be none to terrify him. Jer. 46:27
And thou, my servant Jacob, fear not, saith the Lord: because I am with thee, for I will consume all the nations to which I have cast thee out: but thee I will not consume, but I will correct thee in judgment, neither will I spare thee as if thou wert innocent. Jer. 46:28
¤ The word of the Lord that came to Jeremias the prophet against the people of Palestine, before Pharao took Gaza. Jer. 47:1
At the noise of the marching of arms, and of his soldiers, at the rushing of his chariots, and the multitude of his wheels. The fathers have not looked back to the children, for feebleness of hands, Jer. 47:3
¤ Against Moab thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: Woe to Nabo, for it is laid waste, and confounded: Cariathaim is taken: the strong city is confounded and hath trembled. Jer. 48:1
Give a flower to Moab, for in its flower it shall go out: and the cities thereof shall be desolate, and uninhabited. Jer. 48:9
Moab hath been fruitful from his youth, and hath rested upon his lees: and hath not been poured out from vessel to vessel, nor hath gone into captivity: therefore his taste hath remained in him, and his scent is not changed. Jer. 48:11
Moab is laid waste, and they have cast down her cities: and her choice young men are gone down to the slaughter: saith the king, whose name is the Lord of hosts. Jer. 48:15
The destruction of Moab is near to come: the calamity thereof shall come on exceeding swiftly. Jer. 48:16
Come down from thy glory, and sit in thirst, O dwelling of the daughter of Dibon: because the spoiler of Moab is come up to thee, he hath destroyed thy bulwarks. Jer. 48:18
Stand in the way, and look out, O habitation of Aroer: inquire of him that fleeth: and say to him that hath escaped: What is done? Jer. 48:19
I know, saith the Lord, his boasting, and that the strength thereof is not according to it, neither hath it endeavoured to do according as it was able. Jer. 48:30
Therefore will I lament for Moab, and I will cry out to all Moab, for the men of the brick wall that mourn. Jer. 48:31
O vineyard of Sabama, I will weep for thee, with the mourning of Jazer: thy branches are gone over the sea, they are come even to the sea of Jazer: the robber hath rushed in upon thy harvest and thy vintage. Jer. 48:32
From the cry of Hesebon even to Eleale, and to Jasa, they have uttered their voice: from Segor to Oronaim, as a heifer of three years old: the waters also of Nemrim shall be very bad. Jer. 48:34
And I will take away from Moab, saith the Lord, him that offereth in the high places, and that sacrificeth to his gods. Jer. 48:35
How is it overthrown, and they have howled! How hath Moab bowed down the neck, and is confounded! And Moab shall be a derision, and an example to all round about him. Jer. 48:39
Thus saith the Lord: Behold he shall fly as an eagle, and shall stretch forth his wings to Moab. Jer. 48:40
And Moab shall cease to be a people: because he hath gloried against the Lord. Jer. 48:42
Woe to thee, Moab, thou hast perished, O people of Chamos: for thy sons, and thy daughters are taken captives. Jer. 48:46
Therefore behold the days come, saith the Lord, and I will cause the noise of war to be heard in Rabbath of the children of Ammon, and it shall be destroyed into a heap, and her daughters shall be burnt with fire, and Israel shall possess them that have possessed him, saith the Lord. Jer. 49:2
Why gloriest thou in the valleys? thy valley hath flowed away, O delicate daughter, that hast trusted in thy treasures, and hast said: Who shall come to me? Jer. 49:4
Behold I will bring a fear upon thee, saith the Lord God of hosts, from all that are round about thee: and you shall be scattered every one out of one another's sight, neither shall there be any to gather together them that flee. Jer. 49:5
And afterwards I will cause the captives of the children of Ammon to return, saith the Lord. Jer. 49:6
If grapegatherers had come to thee, would they not have left a bunch? if thieves in the night, they would have taken what was enough for them. Jer. 49:9
For thus saith the Lord: Behold they whose judgment was not to drink of the cup, shall certainly drink: and shalt thou come off as innocent? thou shalt not come off as innocent, but drinking thou shalt drink. Jer. 49:12
I have heard a rumour from the Lord, and an ambassador is sent to the nations: Gather yourselves together, and come against her, and let us rise up to battle. Jer. 49:14
Thy arrogancy hath deceived thee, and the pride of thy heart: O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, and endeavourest to lay hold on the height of the hill: but though thou shouldst make thy nest as high as an eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the Lord. Jer. 49:16
Behold one shall come up as a lion from the swelling of the Jordan, against the strong and beautiful: for I will make him run suddenly upon her: and who shall be the chosen one whom I may appoint over her? for who is like to me? and who shall abide me? and who is that shepherd that can withstand my countenance? Jer. 49:19
Damascus is undone, she is put to flight, trembling hath seized on her: anguish and sorrows have taken her as a woman in labour. Jer. 49:24
Against Cedar and against the kingdoms of Asor, which Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon destroyed. Thus saith the Lord: Arise, and go ye up to Cedar, and waste the children of the east. Jer. 49:28
Arise, and go up to a nation that is at ease, and that dwelleth securely, saith the Lord: they have neither gates, nor bars: they dwell alone. Jer. 49:31
The word of the Lord that came to Jeremias the prophet against Elam, in the beginning of the reign of Sedecias king of Juda, saying: Jer. 49:34
And I will bring upon Elam the four winds from the four quarters of heaven: and I will scatter them into all these winds: and there shall be no nation, to which the fugitives of Elam shall not come. Jer. 49:36
And I will cause Elam to be afraid before their enemies, and in the sight of them that seek their life: and I will bring evil upon them, my fierce wrath, saith the Lord: and I will send the sword after them, till I consume them. Jer. 49:37
But in the latter days I will cause the captives of Elam, to return, saith the Lord. Jer. 49:39
For a nation is come up against her out of the north, which shall make her land desolate: and there shall be none to dwell therein, from man even to beast: yea they are removed, and gone away. Jer. 50:3
They shall ask the way to Sion, their faces are hitherward. They shall come, and shall be joined to the Lord by an everlasting covenant, which shall never be forgotten. Jer. 50:5
My people have been a lost flock, their shepherds have caused them to go astray, and have made them wander in the mountains: they have gone from mountain to hill, they have forgotten their resting place. Jer. 50:6
Shout against her, she hath every where given her hand, her foundations are fallen, her walls are thrown down, for it is the vengeance of the Lord. Take vengeance upon her: as she hath done, so do to her. Jer. 50:15
Destroy the sower out of Babylon, and him that holdeth the sickle in the time of harvest: for fear of the sword of the dove every man shall return to his people, and every one shall flee to his own land. Jer. 50:16
And I will bring Israel again to his habitation: and he shall feed on Carmel, and Bason, and his soul shall be satisfied in mount Ephraim, and Galaad. Jer. 50:19
In those days, and at that time, saith the Lord, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none: and the sin of Juda, and there shall none be found: for I will be merciful to them, whom I shall leave. Jer. 50:20
Go up against the land of the rulers, and punish the inhabitants thereof, waste, and destroy all behind them, saith the Lord: and do according to all that I have commanded thee. Jer. 50:21
I have caused thee to fall into a snare, and thou art taken, O Babylon, and thou wast not aware of it: thou art found and caught, because thou hast provoked the Lord. Jer. 50:24
The Lord hath opened his armoury, and hath brought forth the weapons of his wrath: for the Lord the God of hosts hath a work to be done in the land of the Chaldeans. Jer. 50:25
Destroy all her valiant men, let them go down to the slaughter: woe to them, for their day is come, the time of their visitation. Jer. 50:27
The voice of them that flee, and of them that have escaped out of the land of Babylon: to declare in Sion the revenge of the Lord our God, the revenge of his temple. Jer. 50:28
Declare to many against Babylon, to all that bend the bow: stand together against her round about, and let none escape; pay her according to her work: according to all that she hath done, do ye to her: for she hath lifted up herself against the Lord, against the Holy One of Israel. Jer. 50:29
And the proud one shall fall, he shall fall down, and there shall be none to lift him up: and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it shall devour all round about him. Jer. 50:32
Their redeemer is strong, the Lord of hosts is his name: he will defend their cause in judgment, to terrify the land, and to disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon. Jer. 50:34
Therefore shall dragons dwell there with the fig fauns: and ostriches shall dwell therein, and it shall be no more inhabited for ever, neither shall it be built up from generation to generation. Jer. 50:39
Behold he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of the Jordan to the strong and beautiful: for I will make him run suddenly upon her: and who shall be the chosen one whom I may appoint over her? for who is like to me? and who shall bear up against me? and who is that shepherd that can withstand my countenance? Jer. 50:44
And I will send to Babylon fanners, and they shall fan her, and shall destroy her land: for they are come upon her on every side in the day of her affliction. Jer. 51:2
We would have cured Babylon, but she is not healed: let us forsake her, and let us go every man to his own land: because her judgment hath reached even to the heavens, and is lifted up to the clouds. Jer. 51:9
Sharpen the arrows, fill the quivers, the Lord hath raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes: and his mind is against Babylon to destroy it, because it is the vengeance of the Lord, the vengeance of his temple. Jer. 51:11
They are vain works, and worthy to be laughed at, in the time of their visitation they shall perish. Jer. 51:18
And I will render to Babylon, and to all the inhabitants of Chaldea all their evil, that they have done in Sion, before your eyes, saith the Lord. Jer. 51:24
And the land shall be in a commotion, and shall be troubled: for the design of the Lord against Babylon shall awake, to make the land of Babylon desert and uninhabitable. Jer. 51:29
The valiant men of Babylon have forborne to fight, they have dwelt in holds: their strength hath failed, and they are become as women: her dwelling places are burnt, her bars are broken. Jer. 51:30
One running post shall meet another, and messenger shall meet messenger: to tell the king of Babylon that his city is taken from one end to the other: Jer. 51:31
The wrong done to me, and my flesh be upon Babylon, saith the habitation of Sion: and my blood upon the inhabitants of Chaldea, saith Jerusalem. Jer. 51:35
And Babylon shall be reduced to heaps, a dwelling place for dragons, an astonishment and a hissing, because there is no inhabitant. Jer. 51:37
I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter, and like rams with kids. Jer. 51:40
And I will visit against Bel in Babylon, and I will bring forth out of his mouth that which he had swallowed down: and the nations shall no more flow together to him, for the wall also of Babylon shall fall. Jer. 51:44
And the heavens and the earth, and all things that are in them shall give praise for Babylon: for spoilers shall come to her from the north, saith the Lord. Jer. 51:48
If Babylon should mount up to heaven, and establish her strength on high: from me there should come spoilers upon her, saith the Lord. Jer. 51:53
Thus saith the Lord of hosts: That broad wall of Babylon shall be utterly broken down, and her high gates shall be burnt with fire, and the labours of the people shall come to nothing, and of the nations shall go to the fire, and shall perish. Jer. 51:58
The word that Jeremias the prophet commanded Saraias the son of Nerias, the son of Maasias, when he went with king Sedecias to Babylon, in the fourth year of his reign: now Saraias was chief over the prophecy. Jer. 51:59
And Jeremias wrote in one book all the evil that was to come upon Babylon: all these words that are written against Babylon. Jer. 51:60
And Jeremias said to Saraias: When thou shalt come into Babylon, and shalt see, and shalt read all these words, Jer. 51:61
Thou shalt say: O Lord, thou hast spoken against this place to destroy it: so that there should be neither man nor beast to dwell therein, and that it should be desolate for ever. Jer. 51:62
And when thou shalt have made an end of reading this book, thou shalt tie a stone to it, and shalt throw it into the midst of the Euphrates: Jer. 51:63
¤ Sedecias was one and twenty years old when he began to reign: and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and the name of his mother was Amital, the daughter of Jeremias of Lobna. Jer. 52:1
And he did that which was evil in the eyes of the Lord, according to all that Joakim had done. Jer. 52:2
And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, the tenth day of the month, that Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and they besieged it, and built forts against it round about. Jer. 52:4
And the city was broken up, and the men of war fled, and went out of the city in the night by the way of the gate that is between the two walls, and leadeth to the king's garden, (the Chaldeans besieging the city round about,) and they went by the way that leadeth to the wilderness. Jer. 52:7
And when they had taken the king, they carried him to the king of Babylon to Reblatha, which is in the land of Emath: and he gave judgment upon him. Jer. 52:9
But Nabuzardan the general carried away captives some of the poor people, and of the rest of the common sort who remained in the city, and of the fugitives that were fled over to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the multitude. Jer. 52:15
The Chaldeans also broke in pieces the brazen pillars that were in the house of the Lord, and the bases, and the sea of brass that was in the house of the Lord: and they carried all the brass of them to Babylon. Jer. 52:17
And Nabuzardan the general took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon, to Reblatha. Jer. 52:26
And the king of Babylon struck them, and put them to death in Reblatha, in the land of Emath: and Juda was carried away captive out of his land. Jer. 52:27
And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Joachin king of Juda, in the twelfth month, the five and twentieth day of the month, that Evilmerodach king of Babylon, in the first year of his reign, lifted up the head of Joachin king of Juda, and brought him forth out of prison. Jer. 52:31
And he spoke kindly to him, and he set his throne above the thrones of the kings that were with him in Babylon. Jer. 52:32
Beth. Weeping, she hath wept in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks: there is none to comfort her among all them that were dear to her: all her friends have despised her, and are become her enemies. Lam. 1:2
Daleth. The ways of Sion mourn, because there are none that come to the solemn feast: all her gates are broken down; her priests sigh; her virgins are in affliction; and she is oppressed with bitterness. Lam. 1:4
Jod. The enemy hath put out his hand to all her desirable things: for she hath seen the Gentiles enter into her sanctuary, of whom thou gavest commandment that they should not enter into thy church. Lam. 1:10
Caph. All her people sigh, they seek bread: they have given all their precious things for food to relieve the soul: see, O Lord, and consider, for I am become vile. Lam. 1:11
Lamed. O all ye that pass by the way, attend, and see if there be any sorrow like to my sorrow: for he hath made a vintage of me, as the Lord spoke in the day of his fierce anger. Lam. 1:12
Nun. The yoke of my iniquities hath watched: they are folded together in his hand, and put upon my neck: my strength is weakened: the Lord hath delivered me into a hand, out of which I am not able to rise. Lam. 1:14
Samech. The Lord hath taken away all my mighty men out of the midst of me: he hath called against me the time, to destroy my chosen men: the Lord hath trodden the winepress for the virgin daughter of Juda. Lam. 1:15
Phe. Sion hath spread forth her hands, there is none to comfort her: the Lord hath commanded against Jacob, his enemies are round about him: Jerusalem is as a menstruous woman among them. Lam. 1:17
Sade. The Lord is just, for I have provoked his mouth to wrath: hear, I pray you, all ye people, and see my sorrow: my virgins, and my young men are gone into captivity. Lam. 1:18
Coph. I called for my friends, but they deceived me: my priests and my ancients pined away in the city: while they sought their food, to relieve their souls. Lam. 1:19
Sin. They have heard that I sigh, and there is none to comfort me: all my enemies have heard of my evil, they have rejoiced that thou hast done it: thou hast brought a day of consolation, and they shall be like unto me. Lam. 1:21
Aleph. How hath the Lord covered with obscurity the daughter of Sion in his wrath! how hath he cast down from heaven to the earth the glorious one of Israel, and hath not remembered his footstool in the day of his anger. Lam. 2:1
Beth. The Lord hath cast down headlong, and hath not spared, all that was beautiful in Jacob: he hath destroyed in his wrath the strong holds of the virgin of Juda, and brought them down to the ground: he hath made the kingdom unclean, and the princes thereof. Lam. 2:2
Daleth. He hath bent his bow as an enemy, he hath fixed his right hand as an adversary: and he hath killed all that was fair to behold in the tabernacle of the daughter of Sion, he hath poured out his indignation like fire. Lam. 2:4
Vau. And he hath destroyed his tent as a garden, he hath thrown down his tabernacle: the Lord hath caused feasts and sabbaths to be forgotten in Sion: and hath delivered up king and priest to reproach, and to the indignation of his wrath. Lam. 2:6
Heth. The Lord hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Sion: he hath stretched out his line, and hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying: and the bulwark hath mourned, and the wall hath been destroyed together. Lam. 2:8
Jod. The ancients of the daughter of Sion sit upon the ground, they have held their peace: they have sprinkled their heads with dust, they are girded with haircloth, the virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground. Lam. 2:10
Lamed. They said to their mothers: Where is corn and wine? when they fainted away as the wounded in the streets of the city: when they breathed out their souls in the bosoms of their mothers. Lam. 2:12
Mem. To what shall I compare thee? or to what shall I liken thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? to what shall I equal thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Sion? for great as the sea is thy destruction: who shall heal thee? Lam. 2:13
Nun. Thy prophets have seen false and foolish things for thee: and they have not laid open thy iniquity, to excite thee to penance: but they have seen for thee false revelations and banishments. Lam. 2:14
Ain. The Lord hath done that which he purposed, he hath fulfilled his word, which he commanded in the days of old: he hath destroyed, and hath not spared, and he hath caused the enemy to rejoice over thee, and hath set up the horn of thy adversaries. Lam. 2:17
Sade. Their heart cried to the Lord upon the walls of the daughter of Sion: Let tears run down like a torrent day and night: give thyself no rest, and let not the apple of thy eye cease. Lam. 2:18
Coph. Arise, give praise in the night, in the beginning of the watches: pour out thy heart like water, before the face of the Lord: lift up thy hands to him for the life of thy little children, that have fainted for hunger at the top of all the streets. Lam. 2:19
Thau. Thou hast called as to a festival, those that should terrify me round about, and there was none in the day of the wrath of the Lord that escaped and was left: those that I brought up, and nourished, my enemy hath consumed them. Lam. 2:22
Daleth. He is become to me as a bear lying in wait: as a lion in secret places. Lam. 3:10
He. I am made a derision to all my people, their song all the day long. Lam. 3:14
Teth. The Lord is good to them that hope in him, to the soul that seeketh him. Lam. 3:25
Teth. It is good to wait with silence for the salvation of God. Lam. 3:26
Jod. He shall give his cheek to him that striketh him, he shall be filled with reproaches. Lam. 3:30
Caph. For if he hath cast off, he will also have mercy, according to the multitude of his mercies. Lam. 3:32
Lamed. To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the land, Lam. 3:34
Lamed. To turn aside the judgment of a man before the face of the most High, Lam. 3:35
Lamed. To destroy a man wrongfully in his judgment, the Lord hath not approved. Lam. 3:36
Mem. Who is he that hath commanded a thing to be done, when the Lord commandeth it not? Lam. 3:37
Nun. Let us search our ways, and seek, and return to the Lord. Lam. 3:40
Nun. Let us lift up our hearts with our hands to the Lord in the heavens. Lam. 3:41
Nun. We have done wickedly, and provoked thee to wrath: therefore thou art inexorable. Lam. 3:42
Phe. Prophecy is become to us a fear, and a snare, and destruction. Lam. 3:47
Thau. Thou shalt render them a recompense, O Lord, according to the works of their hands. Lam. 3:64
Ghimel. Even the sea monsters have drawn out the breast, they have given suck to their young: the daughter of my people is cruel, like the ostrich in the desert. Lam. 4:3
Daleth. The tongue of the sucking child hath stuck to the roof of his mouth for thirst: the little ones have asked for bread, and there was none to break it unto them. Lam. 4:4
Heth. Their face is now made blacker than coals, and they are not known in the streets: their skin hath stuck to their bones, it is withered, and is become like wood. Lam. 4:8
Samech. Depart you that are defiled, they cried out to them: Depart, get ye hence, touch not: for they quarrelled, and being removed, they said among the Gentiles: He will no more dwell among them. Lam. 4:15
Ain. While we were yet standing, our eyes failed, expecting help for us in vain, when we looked attentively towards a nation that was not able to save. Lam. 4:17
Res. The breath of our mouth, Christ the Lord, is taken in our sins: to whom we said: Under thy shadow we shall live among the Gentiles. Lam. 4:20
Sin. Rejoice, and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that dwellest in the land of Hus: to thee also shall the cup come, thou shalt be made drunk, and naked. Lam. 4:21
Our inheritance is turned to aliens: our houses to strangers. Lam. 5:2
We have given our hand to Egypt, and to the Assyrians, that we might be satisfied with bread. Lam. 5:6
Servants have ruled over us: there was none to redeem us out of their hand. Lam. 5:8
The crown is fallen from our head: woe to us, because we have sinned. Lam. 5:16
But thou, O Lord, shalt remain for ever, thy throne from generation to generation. Lam. 5:19
Convert us, O Lord, to thee, and we shall be converted: renew our days, as from the beginning. Lam. 5:21
And Baruch read the words of this book in the hearing of Jechonias the son of Joakim king of Juda, and in the hearing of all the people that came to hear the book. Bar. 1:3
And in the hearing of the nobles, the sons of the kings, and in the hearing of the ancients, and in the hearing of the people, from the least even to the greatest of them that dwelt in Babylonia, by the river Sedi. Bar. 1:4
And they made a collection of money according to every man's power. Bar. 1:6
And they sent it to Jerusalem to Joakim the priest, the son of Helcias, the son of Salom, and to the priests, and to all the people, that were found with him in Jerusalem: Bar. 1:7
At the time when he received the vessels of the temple of the Lord, which had been taken away out of the temple, to return them into the land of Juda the tenth day of the month Sivan, the silver vessels, which Sedecias the son of Josias king of Juda had made, Bar. 1:8
After that Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon had carried away Jechonias, and the princes, and all the powerful men, and the people of the land from Jerusalem, and brought them bound to Babylon. Bar. 1:9
And pray ye for us to the Lord our God: for we have sinned against the Lord our God, and his wrath is not turned away from us even to this day. Bar. 1:13
And read ye this book, which we have sent to you to be read in the temple of the Lord, on feasts, and proper days. Bar. 1:14
And you shall say: To the Lord our God belongeth justice, but to us confusion of our face: as it is come to pass at this day to all Juda, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Bar. 1:15
To our kings, and to our princes, and to our priests, and to our prophets, and to our fathers. Bar. 1:16
And we were not obedient to him, and we have not hearkened to the voice of the Lord our God, to walk in his commandments which he hath given us. Bar. 1:18
From the day that he brought our fathers out of the land of Egypt, even to this day, we were disobedient to the Lord our God: and going astray we turned away from hearing his voice. Bar. 1:19
And many evils have cleaved to us, and the curses which the Lord foretold by Moses his servant: who brought our fathers out of the land of Egypt, to give us a land flowing with milk and honey, as at this day. Bar. 1:20
And we have not hearkened to the voice of the Lord our God according to all the words of the prophets whom he sent to us: Bar. 1:21
And we have gone away every man after the inclinations of his own wicked heart, to serve strange gods, and to do evil in the sight of the Lord our God. Bar. 1:22
¤ Wherefore the Lord our God hath made good his word, that he spoke to us, and to our judges that have judged Israel, and to our kings, and to our princes, and to all Israel and Juda: Bar. 2:1
That the Lord would bring upon us great evils, such as never happened under heaven, as they have come to pass in Jerusalem, according to the things that are written in the law of Moses: Bar. 2:2
And he hath delivered them up to be under the hand of all the kings that are round about us, to be a reproach, and desolation among all the people, among whom the Lord hath scattered us. Bar. 2:4
To the Lord our God belongeth justice: but to us, and to our fathers confusion of face, as at this day. Bar. 2:6
And we have not hearkened to his voice to walk in the commandments of the Lord which he hath set before us. Bar. 2:10
Open thy eyes, and behold: for the dead that are in hell, whose spirit is taken away from their bowels, shall not give glory and justice to the Lord: Bar. 2:17
But the soul that is sorrowful for the greatness of evil she hath done, and goeth bowed down, and feeble, and the eyes that fail, and the hungry soul giveth glory and justice to thee the Lord. Bar. 2:18
Thus saith the Lord: Bow down your shoulder, and your neck, and serve the king of Babylon: and you shall remain in the land which I have given to your fathers. Bar. 2:21
But if you will not hearken to the voice of the Lord your God, to serve the king of Babylon: I will cause you to depart out of the cities of Juda, and from without Jerusalem. Bar. 2:22
And they hearkened not to thy voice, to serve the king of Babylon: and thou hast made good thy words, which thou spokest by the hands of thy servants the prophets, that the bones of our kings, and the bones of our fathers should be removed out of their place: Bar. 2:24
And behold they are cast out to the heat of the sun, and to the frost of the night: and they have died in grievous pains, by famine, and by the sword, and in banishment. Bar. 2:25
And thou hast dealt with us, O Lord our God, according to all thy goodness, and according to all that great mercy of thine: Bar. 2:27
As thou spokest by the hand of thy servant Moses, in the day when thou didst command him to write thy law before the children of Israel, Bar. 2:28
For I know that the people will not hear me, for they are a people of a stiff neck: but they shall turn to their heart in the land of their captivity: Bar. 2:30
And I will bring them back again into the land which I promised with an oath to their fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and they shall be masters thereof: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be diminished. Bar. 2:34
And I will make with them another covenant that shall be everlasting, to be their God, and they shall be my people: and I will no more remove my people, the children of Israel, out of the land that I have given them. Bar. 2:35
¤ And now, O Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, the soul in anguish, and the troubled spirit crieth to thee: Bar. 3:1
O Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, hear now the prayer of the dead of Israel, and of their children, that have sinned before thee, and have not hearkened to the voice of the Lord their God, wherefore evils have cleaved fast to us. Bar. 3:4
Because for this end thou hast put thy fear in our hearts, to the intent that we should call upon thy name, and praise thee in our captivity, for we are converted from the iniquity of our fathers, who sinned before thee. Bar. 3:7
And behold we are at this day in our captivity, whereby thou hast scattered us to be a reproach, and a curse, and an offence, according to all the iniquities of our fathers, who departed from thee, O Lord our God. Bar. 3:8
Who hath found out her place? and who hath gone in to her treasures? Bar. 3:15
They are cut off, and are gone down to hell, and others are risen up in their place. Bar. 3:19
Who hath passed over the sea, and found her, and brought her preferably to chosen gold? Bar. 3:30
There is none that is able to know her ways, nor that can search out her paths: Bar. 3:31
They were called, and they said: Here we are: and with cheerfulness they have shined forth to him that made them. Bar. 3:35
He found out all the way of knowledge, and gave it to Jacob his servant, and to Israel his beloved. Bar. 3:37
¤ This is the book of the commandments of God, and the law, that is for ever: all they that keep it, shall come to life: but they that have forsaken it, to death. Bar. 4:1
Give not thy honour to another, nor thy dignity to a strange nation. Bar. 4:3
We are happy, O Israel: because the things that are pleasing to God, are made known to us. Bar. 4:4
You have been sold to the Gentiles, not for your destruction: but because you provoked God to wrath, you are delivered to your adversaries. Bar. 4:6
For you have provoked him who made you, the eternal God, offering sacrifice to devils, and not to God. Bar. 4:7
I have put off the robe of peace, and have put upon me the sackcloth of supplication, and I will cry to the most High in my days. Bar. 4:20
Be of good comfort, my children, cry to the Lord, and he will deliver you out of the hand of the princes your enemies. Bar. 4:21
For my hope is in the Eternal that he will save you: and joy is come upon me from the Holy One, because of the mercy which shall come to you from our everlasting Saviour. Bar. 4:22
For I sent you forth with mourning and weeping: but the Lord will bring you back to me with joy and gladness for ever. Bar. 4:23
Be of good comfort, my children, and cry to the Lord: for you shall be remembered by him that hath led you away. Bar. 4:27
For as it was your mind to go astray from God; so when you return again you shall seek him ten times as much. Bar. 4:28
And the joy of her multitude shall be cut off: and her gladness shall be turned to mourning. Bar. 4:34
For fire shall come upon her from the Eternal, long to endure, and she shall be inhabited by devils for a great time. Bar. 4:35
Look about thee, O Jerusalem, towards the east, and behold the joy that cometh to thee from God. Bar. 4:36
For behold thy children come, whom thou sentest away scattered, they come gathered together from the east even to the west, at the word of the Holy One rejoicing for the honour of God. Bar. 4:37
For God will shew his brightness in thee, to every one under heaven. Bar. 5:3
For thy name shall be named to thee by God for ever: the peace of justice, and honour of piety. Bar. 5:4
Arise, O Jerusalem, and stand on high: and look about towards the east, and behold thy children gathered together from the rising to the setting sun, by the word of the Holy One rejoicing in the remembrance of God. Bar. 5:5
For they went out from thee on foot, led by the enemies: but the Lord will bring them to thee exalted with honour as children of the kingdom. Bar. 5:6
For God hath appointed to bring down every high mountain, and the everlasting rocks, and to fill up the valleys to make them even with the ground: that Israel may walk diligently to the honour of God. Bar. 5:7
And when you are come into Babylon, you shall be there many years, and for a long time, even to seven generations: and after that I will bring you away from thence with peace. Bar. 6:2
But now, you shall see in Babylon gods of gold, and of silver, and of stone, and of wood borne upon shoulders, causing fear to the Gentiles. Bar. 6:3
But when you see the multitude behind, and before, adoring them, say you in your hearts: Thou oughtest to be adored, O Lord. Bar. 6:5
And as if it were for a maiden that loveth to go gay: so do they take gold and make them up. Bar. 6:8
Yea and they give thereof to prostitutes, and they dress out harlots: and again when they receive it of the harlots, they adorn their gods. Bar. 6:10
This holdeth a sceptre as a man, as a judge of the country, but cannot put to death one that offendeth him. Bar. 6:13
And this hath in his hand a sword, or an axe, but cannot save himself from war, or from robbers, whereby be it known to you, that they are not gods. Bar. 6:14
And as the gates are made sure on every side upon one that hath offended the king, or like a dead man carried to the grave, so do the priests secure the doors with bars and locks, lest they be stripped by thieves. Bar. 6:17
They light candles to them, and in great number, of which they cannot see one: but they are like beams in the house. Bar. 6:18
And having not the use of feet they are carried upon shoulders, declaring to men how vile they are. Be they confounded also that worship them. Bar. 6:25
Therefore if they fall to the ground, they rise not up again of themselves, nor if a man set them upright, will they stand by themselves, but their gifts shall be set before them, as to the dead. Bar. 6:26
The things that are sacrificed to them, their priests sell and abuse: in like manner also their wives take part of them, but give nothing of it either to the sick, or to the poor. Bar. 6:27
And whether it be evil that one doth unto them, or good, they are not able to recompense it: neither can they set up a king, nor put him down: Bar. 6:33
In like manner they can neither give riches, nor requite evil. If a man make a vow to them, and perform it not: they cannot require it. Bar. 6:34
They cannot restore the blind man to his sight: nor deliver a man from distress. Bar. 6:36
They shall not pity the widow, nor do good to the fatherless. Bar. 6:37
How then is it to be supposed, or to be said, that they are gods? Bar. 6:39
Even the Chaldeans themselves dishonor them: who when they hear of one dumb that cannot speak, they present him to Bel, entreating him, that he may speak. Bar. 6:40
But all things that are done about them, are false: how is it then to be thought, or to be said, that they are gods? Bar. 6:44
And they are made by workmen, and by goldsmiths. They shall be nothing else but what the priests will have them to be. Bar. 6:45
But they have left false things and reproach to them that come after. Bar. 6:47
How then can they be thought to be gods, that can neither deliver themselves from war, nor save themselves from evils? Bar. 6:49
They cannot set up a king over the land, nor give rain to men. Bar. 6:52
Neither are these gods of wood, and of stone, and laid over with gold, and with silver, able to deliver themselves from thieves or robbers: they that are stronger than them, Bar. 6:56
Therefore it is better to be a king that sheweth his power: or else a profitable vessel in the house, with which the owner thereof will be well satisfied: or a door in the house, to keep things safe that are therein, than such false gods. Bar. 6:58
In like manner the lightning, when it breaketh forth, is easy to be seen: and after the same manner the wind bloweth in every country. Bar. 6:60
And the clouds, when God commandeth them to go over the whole world, do that which is commanded them. Bar. 6:61
The fire also being sent from above to consume mountains, and woods, doth as it is commanded. But these neither in shew, nor in power, are like to any one of them. Bar. 6:62
Wherefore it is neither to be thought, nor to be said, that they are gods: since they are neither able to judge causes, nor to do any good to men. Bar. 6:63
Neither do they shew signs in the heaven to the nations, nor shine as the sun, nor give light as the moon. Bar. 6:66
They are no better than a white thorn in a garden, upon which every bird sitteth. In like manner also their gods of wood, and laid over with gold, and with silver, are like to a dead body cast forth in the dark. Bar. 6:70
‡ ¤ Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, when I was in the midst of the captives by the river Chobar, the heavens were opened, and I saw the visions of God. Ezec. 1:1
The word of the Lord came to Ezechiel the priest the son of Buzi in the land of the Chaldeans, by the river Chobar: and the hand of the Lord was there upon him. Ezec. 1:3
And the wings of one were joined to the wings of another. They turned not when they went: but every one went straight forward. Ezec. 1:9
And every one of them went straight forward: whither the impulse of the spirit was to go, thither they went: and they turned not when they went. Ezec. 1:12
And as for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like that of burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps. This was the vision running to and fro in the midst of the living creatures, a bright fire, and lightning going forth from the fire. Ezec. 1:13
And over the heads of the living creatures was the likeness of the firmament, as the appearance of crystal terrible to behold, and stretched out over their heads above. Ezec. 1:22
¤ This was the vision of the likeness of the glory of the Lord, and I saw, and I fell upon my face, and I heard the voice of one that spoke, and he said to me: Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak to thee. Ezec. 2:1
And the spirit entered into me after that he spoke to me, and he set me upon my feet: and I heard him speaking to me, Ezec. 2:2
And saying: Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious people, that hath revolted from me, they, and their fathers, have transgressed my covenant even unto this day. Ezec. 2:3
And they to whom I send thee are children of a hard face, and of an obstinate heart: and thou shalt say to them: Thus saith the Lord God: Ezec. 2:4
And thou shalt speak my words to them, if perhaps they will hear, and forbear: for they provoke me to anger. Ezec. 2:7
But thou, O son of man, hear all that I say to thee: and do not thou provoke me, as that house provoketh me: open thy mouth, and eat what I give thee. Ezec. 2:8
And I looked, and behold, a hand was sent to me, wherein was a book rolled up: Ezec. 2:9
¤ And he said to me: Son of man, eat all that thou shalt find: eat this book, and go speak to the children of Israel. Ezec. 3:1
And I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that book: Ezec. 3:2
And he said to me: Son of man, thy belly shall eat, and thy bowels shall be filled with this book, which I give thee, and I did eat it: and it was sweet as honey in my mouth. Ezec. 3:3
And he said to me: Son of man, go to the house of Israel, and thou shalt speak my words to them. Ezec. 3:4
For thou art not sent to a people of a profound speech, and of an unknown tongue, but to the house of Israel: Ezec. 3:5
Nor to many nations of a strange speech, and of an unknown tongue, whose words thou canst not understand: and if thou wert sent to them, they would hearken to thee. Ezec. 3:6
But the house of Israel will not hearken to thee: because they will not hearken to me: for all the house of Israel are of a hard forehead and an obstinate heart. Ezec. 3:7
And he said to me: Son of man, receive in thy heart, and hear with thy ears, all the words that I speak to thee: Ezec. 3:10
And go get thee in to them of the captivity, to the children of thy people, and thou shalt speak to them, and shalt say to them: Thus saith the Lord: If so be they will hear, and will forbear. Ezec. 3:11
And I came to them of the captivity, to the heap of new corn, to them that dwelt by the river Chobar, and I sat where they sat: and I remained there seven days mourning in the midst of them. Ezec. 3:15
And at the end of seven days the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Ezec. 3:16
Son of man, I have made thee a watchman to the house of Israel: and thou shalt hear the word out of my mouth, and shalt tell it them from me. Ezec. 3:17
If, when I say to the wicked, Thou shalt surely die: thou declare it not to him, nor speak to him, that he may be converted from his wicked way, and live: the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity, but I will require his blood at thy hand. Ezec. 3:18
But if thou give warning to the wicked, and he be not converted from his wickedness, and from his evil way: he indeed shall die in his iniquity, but thou hast delivered thy soul. Ezec. 3:19
And the hand of the Lord was upon me, and he said to me: Rise and go forth into the plain, and there I will speak to thee. Ezec. 3:22
And the spirit entered into me, and set me upon my feet: and he spoke to me, and said to me: Go in; and shut thyself up in the midst of thy house. Ezec. 3:24
And I will make thy tongue stick fast to the roof of thy mouth, and thou shalt be dumb, and not as a man that reproveth: because they are a provoking house. Ezec. 3:26
But when I shall speak to thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say to them: Thus saith the Lord God: He that heareth, let him hear: and he that forbeareth, let him forbear: for they are a provoking house. Ezec. 3:27
And take unto thee an iron pan, and set it for a wall of iron between thee and the city: and set thy face resolutely against it, and it shall be besieged, and thou shalt lay siege against it: it is a sign to the house of Israel. Ezec. 4:3
And thou shalt sleep upon thy left side, and shalt lay the iniquities of the house of Israel upon it, according to the number of the days that thou shalt sleep upon it, and thou shalt take upon thee their iniquity. Ezec. 4:4
And I have laid upon thee the years of their iniquity, according to the number of the days three hundred and ninety days: and thou shalt bear the iniquity of the house of Israel. Ezec. 4:5
And when thou hast accomplished this, thou shalt sleep again upon thy right side, and thou shalt take upon thee the iniquity of the house of Juda forty days: a day for a year, yea, a day for a year I have appointed to thee. Ezec. 4:6
And thou shalt turn thy face to the siege of Jerusalem and thy arm shall be stretched out: and thou shalt prophesy against it. Ezec. 4:7
Behold I have encompassed thee with bands: and thou shalt not turn thyself from one side to the other, till thou hast ended the days of thy siege. Ezec. 4:8
And take to thee wheat and barley, and beans, and lentils, and millet, and fitches, and put them in one vessel, and make thee bread thereof according to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon thy side: three hundred and ninety days shalt thou eat thereof. Ezec. 4:9
And thy meat that thou shalt eat, shall be in weight twenty staters a day: from time to time thou shalt eat it. Ezec. 4:10
And thou shalt drink water by measure, the sixth part of a hin: from time to time thou shalt drink it, Ezec. 4:11
And he said to me: Behold I have given thee neat's dung for man's dung, and thou shalt make thy bread therewith. Ezec. 4:15
And he said to me: Son of man: Behold, I will break in pieces the staff of bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread by weight, and with care: and they shall drink water by measure, and in distress. Ezec. 4:16
¤ And thou, son of man, take thee a sharp knife that shaveth the hair: and cause it to pass over thy head, and over thy beard: and take thee a balance to weigh in, and divide the hair. Ezec. 5:1
A third part thou shalt burn with fire in the midst of the city, according to the fulfilling of the days of the siege: and thou shalt take a third part, and cut it in pieces with the knife all round about: and the other third part thou shalt scatter in the wind, and I will draw out the sword after them. Ezec. 5:2
And she hath despised my judgments, so as to be more wicked than the Gentiles; and my commandments, more than the countries that are round about her: for they have cast off my judgments, and have not walked in my commandments. Ezec. 5:6
Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Because you have surpassed the Gentiles that are round about you, and have not walked in my commandments, and have not kept my judgments, and have not done according to the judgments of the nations that are round about you: Ezec. 5:7
And I will do in thee that which I have not done: and the like to which I will do no more, because of all thy abominations. Ezec. 5:9
And I will accomplish my fury, and will cause my indignation to rest upon them, and I will be comforted: and they shall know that I the Lord have spoken it in my zeal, when I shall have accomplished my indignation in them. Ezec. 5:13
I the Lord have spoken it: When I shall send upon them the grievous arrows of famine, which shall bring death, and which I will send to destroy you: and I will gather together famine against you: and I will break among you the staff of bread. Ezec. 5:16
¤ And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Ezec. 6:1
And say: Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord God: Thus saith the Lord God to the mountains, and to the hills, and to the rocks, and the valleys: Behold, I will bring upon you the sword, and I will destroy your high places. Ezec. 6:3
And they that are saved of you shall remember me amongst the nations, to which they are carried captives: because I have broken their heart that was faithless, and revolted from me: and their eyes that went a fornicating after their idols: and they shall be displeased with themselves because of the evils which they have committed in all their abominations. Ezec. 6:9
And they shall know that I the Lord have not spoken in vain that I would do this evil to them. Ezec. 6:10
And you shall know that I am the Lord, when your slain shall be amongst your idols, round about your altars, in every high hill, and on all the tops of mountains, and under every woody tree, and under every thick oak, the place where they burnt sweet smelling frankincense to all their idols. Ezec. 6:13
¤ And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Ezec. 7:1
And thou son of man, thus saith the Lord God to the land of Israel: The end is come, the end is come upon the four quarters of the land. Ezec. 7:2
Now is an end come upon thee, and I will send my wrath upon thee, and I will judge thee according to thy ways: and I will set all thy abominations against thee. Ezec. 7:3
Now very shortly I will pour out my wrath upon thee, and I will accomplish my anger in thee: and I will judge thee according to thy ways, and I will lay upon thee all thy crimes. Ezec. 7:8
For the seller shall not return to that which he hath sold, although their life be yet among the living. For the vision which regardeth all the multitude thereof, shall not go back: neither shall man be strengthened in the iniquity of his life. Ezec. 7:13
Blow the trumpet, let all be made ready, yet there is none to go to the battle: for my wrath shall be upon all the people thereof. Ezec. 7:14
Their silver shall be cast forth, and their gold shall become a dunghill. Their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the Lord. They shall not satisfy their soul, and their bellies shall not be filled: because it hath been the stumblingblock of their iniquity. Ezec. 7:19
And they have turned the ornament of their jewels into pride, and have made of it the images of their abominations, and idols: therefore I have made it an uncleanness to them. Ezec. 7:20
And I will give it into the hands of strangers for spoil, and to the wicked of the earth for a prey, and they shall defile it. Ezec. 7:21
And I will bring the worst of the nations, and they shall possess their houses: and I will make the pride of the mighty to cease, and they shall possess their sanctuary. Ezec. 7:24
The king shall mourn, and the prince shall be clothed with sorrow, and the hands of the people of the land shall be troubled. I will do to them according to their way, and will judge them according to their judgments: and they shall know that I am the Lord. Ezec. 7:27
¤ 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 house, and the ancients of Juda sat before me, that the hand of the Lord God fell there upon me. Ezec. 8:1
And the likeness of a hand was put forth and took me by a lock of my head: and the spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and brought me in the vision of God into Jerusalem, near the inner gate, that looked toward the north, where was set the idol of jealousy to provoke to jealousy. Ezec. 8:3
And behold the glory of the God of Israel was there, according to the vision which I had seen in the plain. Ezec. 8:4
And he said to me: Son of man, lift up thy eyes towards the way of the north, and I lifted up my eyes towards the way of the north: and behold on the north side of the gate of the altar the idol of jealousy in the very entry. Ezec. 8:5
And he said to me: Son of man, dost thou see, thinkest thou, what these are doing, the great abominations that the house of Israel committeth here, that I should depart far off from my sanctuary? and turn thee yet again and thou shalt see greater abominations. Ezec. 8:6
And he brought me in to the door of the court: and I saw, and behold a hole in the wall. Ezec. 8:7
And he said to me: Son of man, dig in the wall, and when I had digged in the wall, behold a door. Ezec. 8:8
And he said to me: Go in, and see the wicked abominations which they commit here. Ezec. 8:9
And he said to me: Surely thou seest, O son of man, what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every one in private in his chamber: for they say: The Lord seeth us not, the Lord hath forsaken the earth. Ezec. 8:12
And he said to me: If thou turn thee again, thou shalt see greater abominations which these commit. Ezec. 8:13
And he brought me in by the door of the gate of the Lord's house, which looked to the north: and behold women sat there mourning for Adonis. Ezec. 8:14
And he said to me: Surely thou hast seen, O son of man: but turn thee again, thou shalt see greater abominations than these. Ezec. 8:15
And he brought me into the inner court of the house of the Lord: and behold at the door of the temple of the Lord, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men having their backs towards the temple of the Lord, and their faces to the east: and they adored towards the rising of the sun. Ezec. 8:16
And he said to me: Surely thou hast seen, O son of man: is this a light thing to the house of Juda, that they should commit these abominations which they have committed here: because they have filled the land with iniquity, and have turned to provoke me to anger? and behold they put a branch to their nose. Ezec. 8:17
Therefore I also will deal with them in my wrath: my eye shall not spare them, neither will I shew mercy: and when they shall cry to my ears with a loud voice, I will not hear them. Ezec. 8:18
And behold six men came from the way of the upper gate, which looketh to the north: and each one had his weapon of destruction in his hand: and there was one man in the midst of them clothed with linen, with a writer's inkhorn at his reins: and they went in, and stood by the brazen altar. Ezec. 9:2
And the glory of the Lord of Israel went up from the cherub, upon which he was, to the threshold of the house: and he called to the man that was clothed with linen, and had a writer's inkhorn at his loins. Ezec. 9:3
And the Lord said to him: Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem: and mark Thau upon the foreheads of the men that sigh, and mourn for all the abominations that are committed in the midst thereof. Ezec. 9:4
And to the others he said in my hearing: Go ye after him through the city, and strike: let not your eyes spare, nor be ye moved with pity. Ezec. 9:5
And he said to them: Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go ye forth. And they went forth, and slew them that were in the city. Ezec. 9:7
And he said to me: The iniquity of the house of Israel, and of Juda, is exceeding great, and the land is filled with blood, and the city is filled with perverseness: for they have said: The Lord hath forsaken the earth, and the Lord seeth not. Ezec. 9:9
And he spoke to the man, that was clothed with linen, and said: Go in between the wheels that are under the cherubims and fill thy hand with the coals of fire that are between the cherubims, and pour them out upon the city. And he went in, in my sight: Ezec. 10:2
And the glory of the Lord was lifted up from above the cherub to the threshold of the house: and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was filled with the brightness of the glory of the Lord. Ezec. 10:4
And the sound of the wings of the cherubims was heard even to the outward court as the voice of God Almighty speaking. Ezec. 10:5
And one cherub stretched out his arm from the midst of the cherubims to the fire that was between the cherubims: and he took, and put it into the hands of him that was clothed with linen: who took it and went forth. Ezec. 10:7
And I saw, and behold there were four wheels by the cherubims: one wheel by one cherub, and another wheel by another cherub: and the appearance of the wheels was to the sight like the chrysolite stone: Ezec. 10:9
And as to their appearance, all four were alike: as if a wheel were in the midst of a wheel. Ezec. 10:10
And when they went, they went by four ways: and they turned not when they went: but to the place whither they first turned, the rest also followed, and did not turn back. Ezec. 10:11
And when the cherubims went, the wheels also went by them: and when the cherubims lifted up their wings, to mount up from the earth, the wheels stayed not behind, but were by them. Ezec. 10:16
And as to the likeness of their faces, they were the same faces which I had seen by the river Chobar, and their looks, and the impulse of every one to go straight forward. Ezec. 10:22
And he said to me: Son of man, these are the men that study iniquity, and frame a wicked counsel in this city, Ezec. 11:2
And the spirit of the Lord fell upon me, and said to me: Speak: Thus saith the Lord: Thus have you spoken, O house of Israel, for I know the thoughts of your heart. Ezec. 11:5
This shall not be as a caldron to you, and you shall not be as flesh in the midst thereof: I will judge you in the borders of Israel. Ezec. 11:11
And you shall know that I am the Lord: because you have not walked in my commandments, and have not done my judgments, but you have done according to the judgments of the nations that are round about you. Ezec. 11:12
And it came to pass, when I prophesied, that Pheltias the son of Banaias died: and I fell down upon my face, and cried with a loud voice: and said: Alas, alas, alas, O Lord God: wilt thou make an end of all the remnant of Israel? Ezec. 11:13
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Ezec. 11:14
Son of man, thy brethren, thy brethren, thy kinsmen, and all the house of Israel, all they to whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said: Get ye far from the Lord, the land is given in possession to us. Ezec. 11:15
Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Because I have removed them far off among the Gentiles, and because I have scattered them among the countries: I will be to them a little sanctuary in the countries whither they are come. Ezec. 11:16
Therefore speak to them: Thus saith the Lord God: I will gather you from among the peoples, and assemble you out of the countries wherein you are scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel. Ezec. 11:17
And the spirit lifted me up, and brought me into Chaldea, to them of the captivity, in vision, by the spirit of God: and the vision which I had seen was taken up from me. Ezec. 11:24
And I spoke to them of the captivity all the words of the Lord, which he had shewn me. Ezec. 11:25
¤ And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Ezec. 12:1
Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a provoking house: who have eyes to see, and see not: and ears to hear, and hear not: for they are a provoking house. Ezec. 12:2
Thou, therefore, O son of man, prepare thee all necessaries for removing, and remove by day in their sight: and thou shalt remove out of thy place to another place in their sight, if so be they will regard it: for they are a provoking house. Ezec. 12:3
In their sight thou shalt be carried out upon men's shoulders, thou shalt be carried out in the dark: thou shalt cover thy face, and shalt not see the ground: for I have set thee for a sign of things to come to the house of Israel. Ezec. 12:6
And the word of the Lord came to me in the morning, saying: Ezec. 12:8
Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the provoking house, said to thee: What art thou doing? Ezec. 12:9
Say to them: Thus saith the Lord God: This burden concerneth my prince that is in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel, that are among them. Ezec. 12:10
Say: I am a sign of things to come to you: as I have done, so shall it be done to them: they shall be removed from their dwellings, and go into captivity. Ezec. 12:11
And the prince that is in the midst of them, shall be carried on shoulders, he shall go forth in the dark: they shall dig through the wall to bring him out: his face shall be covered, that he may not see the ground with his eyes. Ezec. 12:12
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Ezec. 12:17
And say to the people of the land: Thus saith the Lord God to them that dwell in Jerusalem in the land of Israel: They shall eat their bread in care, and drink their water in desolation: that the land may become desolate from the multitude that is therein, for the iniquity of all that dwell therein. Ezec. 12:19
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Ezec. 12:21
Say to them therefore: Thus saith the Lord God: I will make this proverb to cease, neither shall it be any more a common saying in Israel: and tell them that the days are at hand, and the effect of every vision. Ezec. 12:23
For I the Lord will speak: and what word soever I shall speak, it shall come to pass, and shall not be prolonged any more: but in your days, ye provoking house, I will speak the word, and will do it, saith the Lord God. Ezec. 12:25
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Ezec. 12:26
Son of man, behold the house of Israel, they that say: The visions that this man seeth, is for many days to come: and this man prophesieth of times afar off. Ezec. 12:27
Therefore say to them: Thus saith the Lord God: not one word of mine shall be prolonged any more: the word that I shall speak shall be accomplished, saith the Lord God. Ezec. 12:28
¤ And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Ezec. 13:1
Son of man, prophesy thou against the prophets of Israel that prophesy: and thou shalt say to them that prophesy out of their own heart: Hear ye the word of the Lord: Ezec. 13:2
Thus saith the Lord God: Woe to the foolish prophets that follow their own spirit, and see nothing. Ezec. 13:3
You have not gone up to face the enemy, nor have you set up a wall for the house of Israel, to stand in battle in the day of the Lord. Ezec. 13:5
They see vain things, and they foretell lies, saying: The Lord saith: whereas the Lord hath not sent them: and they have persisted to confirm what they have said. Ezec. 13:6
Say to them that daub without tempering, that it shall fall: for there shall be an overflowing shower, and I will cause great hailstones to fall violently from above, and a stormy wind to throw it down. Ezec. 13:11
Behold, when the wall is fallen: shall it not be said to you: Where is the daubing wherewith you have daubed it? Ezec. 13:12
Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Lo, I will cause a stormy wind to break forth in my indignation, and there shall be an overflowing shower in my anger: and great hailstones in my wrath to consume. Ezec. 13:13
And I will accomplish my wrath upon the wall, and upon them that daub it without tempering the mortar, and I will say to you: The wall is no more, and they that daub it are no more. Ezec. 13:15
Even the prophets of Israel that prophesy to Jerusalem, and that see visions of peace for her: and there is no peace, saith the Lord God. Ezec. 13:16
And say: Thus saith the Lord God: Woe to them that sew cushions under every elbow: and make pillows for the heads of persons of every age to catch souls: and when they caught the souls of my people, they gave life to their souls. Ezec. 13:18
And they violated me among my people, for a handful of barley, and a piece of bread, to kill souls which should not die, and to save souls alive which should not live, telling lies to my people that believe lies. Ezec. 13:19
And I will tear your pillows, and will deliver my people out of your hand, neither shall they be any more in your hands to be a prey: and you shall know that I am the Lord. Ezec. 13:21
Because with lies you have made the heart of the just to mourn, whom I have not made sorrowful: and have strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his evil way, and live. Ezec. 13:22
¤ And some of the ancients of Israel came to me, and sat before me. Ezec. 14:1
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Ezec. 14:2
Therefore speak to them, and say to them: Thus saith the Lord God: Man, man of the house of Israel that shall place his uncleannesses in his heart, and set up the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and shall come to the prophet inquiring of me by him: I the Lord will answer him according to the multitude of his uncleannesses: Ezec. 14:4
Therefore say to the house of Israel: Thus saith the Lord God: Be converted, and depart from your idols, and turn away your faces from all your abominations. Ezec. 14:6
For every man of the house of Israel, and every stranger among the proselytes in Israel, if he separate himself from me, and place his idols in his heart, and set the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and come to the prophet to inquire of me by him: I the Lord will answer him by myself. Ezec. 14:7
And they shall bear their iniquity: according to the iniquity of him that inquireth, so shall the iniquity of the prophet be. Ezec. 14:10
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Ezec. 14:12
Son of man, when a land shall sin against me, so as to transgress grievously, I will stretch forth my hand upon it, and will break the staff of the bread thereof: and I will send famine upon it, and will destroy man and beast out of it. Ezec. 14:13
And if I shall bring mischievous beasts also upon the land to waste it, and it be desolate, so that there is none that can pass because of the beasts: Ezec. 14:15
Or if I bring the sword upon that land, and say to the sword: Pass through the land: and I destroy man and beast out of it: Ezec. 14:17
Or if I also send the pestilence upon that land, and pour out my indignation upon it in blood, to cut off from it man and beast: Ezec. 14:19
For thus saith the Lord: Although I shall send in upon Jerusalem my four grievous judgments, the sword, and the famine, and the mischievous beasts, and the pestilence, to destroy out of it man and beast, Ezec. 14:21
¤ And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Ezec. 15:1
Shall wood be taken of it, to do any work, or shall a pin be made of it for any vessel to hang thereon? Ezec. 15:3
Behold it is cast into the fire for fuel: the fire hath consumed both ends thereof, and the midst thereof is reduced to ashes: shall it be useful for any work? Ezec. 15:4
Therefore thus saith the Lord God: As the vine tree among the trees of the forests which I have given to the fire to be consumed, so will I deliver up the inhabitants of Jerusalem. Ezec. 15:6
¤ And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Ezec. 16:1
Son of man, make known to Jerusalem her abominations. Ezec. 16:2
And thou shalt say: Thus saith the Lord God to Jerusalem: Thy root, and thy nativity is of the land of Chanaan, thy father was an Amorrhite, and thy mother a Cethite. Ezec. 16:3
No eye had pity on thee to do any of these things for thee, out of compassion to thee: but thou wast cast out upon the face of the earth in the abjection of thy soul, in the day that thou wast born. Ezec. 16:5
And passing by thee, I saw that thou wast trodden under foot in thy own blood: and I said to thee when thou wast in thy blood: Live: I have said to thee: Live in thy blood. Ezec. 16:6
I caused thee to multiply as the bud of the field: and thou didst increase and grow great, and advancedst, and camest to woman's ornament: thy breasts were fashioned, and thy hair grew: and thou was naked, and full of confusion. Ezec. 16:7
And I passed by thee, and saw thee: and behold thy time was the time of lovers: and I spread my garment over thee, and covered thy ignominy, and I swore to thee, and I entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord God: and thou becamest mine. Ezec. 16:8
And thou wast adorned with gold, and silver, and wast clothed with fine linen, and embroidered work, and many colours: thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil, and wast made exceeding beautiful: and wast advanced to be a queen. Ezec. 16:13
But trusting in thy beauty, thou playedst the harlot because of thy renown, and thou hast prostituted thyself to every passenger, to be his. Ezec. 16:15
And thou hast taken thy sons, and thy daughters, whom thou hast borne to me: and hast sacrificed the same to them to be devoured. Is thy fornication small? Ezec. 16:20
Thou hast sacrificed and given my children to them, consecrating them by fire. Ezec. 16:21
And it came to pass after all thy wickedness (woe, woe to thee, saith the Lord God) Ezec. 16:23
At every head of the way thou hast set up a sign of thy prostitution: and hast made thy beauty to be abominable: and hast prostituted thyself to every one that passed by, and hast multiplied thy fornications. Ezec. 16:25
And thou hast committed fornication with the Egyptians thy neighbours, men of large bodies, and hast multiplied thy fornications to provoke me. Ezec. 16:26
Behold, I will stretch out my hand upon thee, and will take away thy justification: and I will deliver thee up to the will of the daughters of the Philistines that hate thee, that are ashamed of thy wicked way. Ezec. 16:27
Gifts are given to all harlots: but thou hast given hire to all thy lovers, and thou hast given them gifts to come to thee from every side, to commit fornication with thee. Ezec. 16:33
And it hath happened in thee contrary to the custom of women in thy fornications, and after thee there shall be no such fornication, for in that thou gavest rewards, and didst not take rewards, the contrary hath been done in thee. Ezec. 16:34
Because thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, but hast provoked me in all these things: wherefore I also have turned all thy ways upon thy head, saith the Lord God, and I have not done according to thy wicked deeds in all thy abominations. Ezec. 16:43
But neither hast thou walked in their ways, nor hast thou done a little less than they according to their wickednesses: thou hast done almost more wicked things than they in all thy ways. Ezec. 16:47
Behold this was the iniquity of Sodom thy sister, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance, and the idleness of her, and of her daughters: and they did not put forth their hand to the needy, and the poor. Ezec. 16:49
And thy sister Sodom and her daughters shall return to their ancient state: and Samaria and her daughters shall return to their ancient state: and thou and thy daughters shall return to your ancient state. Ezec. 16:55
And thou shalt remember thy ways, and be ashamed: when thou shalt receive thy sisters, thy elder and thy younger: and I will give them to thee for daughters, but not by thy covenant. Ezec. 16:61
¤ And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Ezec. 17:1
Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel, Ezec. 17:2
And say: Thus saith the Lord God; A large eagle with great wings, long-limbed, full of feathers, and of variety, came to Libanus, and took away the marrow of the cedar. Ezec. 17:3
And there was another large eagle, with great wings, and many feathers: and behold this vine, bending as it were her roots towards him, stretched forth her branches to him, that he might water it by the furrows of her plantation. Ezec. 17:7
Say thou: Thus saith the Lord God: Shall it prosper then? shall he not pull up the roots thereof, and strip off its fruit, and dry up all the branches it hath shot forth, and make it wither: and this without a strong arm, or many people to pluck it up by the root? Ezec. 17:9
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Ezec. 17:11
Say to the provoking house: Know you not what these things mean? Tell them: Behold the king of Babylon cometh to Jerusalem: and he shall take away the king and the princes thereof and carry them with him to Babylon. Ezec. 17:12
But he hath revolted from him and sent ambassadors to Egypt, that it might give him horses, and much people. And shall he that hath done thus prosper, or be saved? and shall he escape that hath broken the covenant? Ezec. 17:15
And not with a great army, nor with much people shall Pharao fight against him: when he shall cast up mounts, and build forts, to cut off many souls. Ezec. 17:17
And all the trees of the country shall know that I the Lord have brought down the high tree, and exalted the low tree: and have dried up the green tree, and have caused the dry tree to flourish. I the Lord have spoken and have done it. Ezec. 17:24
¤ And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: What is the meaning? Ezec. 18:1
As I live, saith the Lord God, this parable shall be no more to you a proverb in Israel. Ezec. 18:3
And hath not eaten upon the mountains, nor lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel: and hath not defiled his neighbour's wife, nor come near to a menstruous woman: Ezec. 18:6
And hath not wronged any man: but hath restored the pledge to the debtor, hath taken nothing away by violence: hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment: Ezec. 18:7
Hath walked in my commandments, and kept my judgments, to do truth: he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord God. Ezec. 18:9
That grieveth the needy and the poor, that taketh away by violence, that restoreth not the pledge, and that lifteth up his eyes to idols, that committeth abomination: Ezec. 18:12
But if he beget a son, who, seeing all his father's sins, which he hath done, is afraid, and shall not do the like to them: Ezec. 18:14
That hath not eaten upon the mountains, nor lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, and hath not defiled his neighbour's wife: Ezec. 18:15
And hath not grieved any man, nor withholden the pledge, nor taken away with violence, but hath given his bread to the hungry, and covered the naked with a garment: Ezec. 18:16
As for his father, because he oppressed and offered violence to his brother, and wrought evil in the midst of his people, behold he is dead in his own iniquity. Ezec. 18:18
But if the just man turn himself away from his justice, and do iniquity according to all the abominations which the wicked man useth to work, shall he live? all his justices which he hath done, shall not be remembered: in the prevarication, by which he hath prevaricated, and in his sin, which he hath committed, in them he shall die. Ezec. 18:24
Therefore will I judge every man according to his ways, O house of Israel, saith the Lord God. Be converted, and do penance for all your iniquities: and iniquity shall not be your ruin. Ezec. 18:30
Cast away from you all your transgressions, by which you have transgressed, and make to yourselves a new heart, and a new spirit: and why will you die, O house of Israel? Ezec. 18:31
And she brought out one of her whelps, and he became a lion: and he learned to catch the prey, and to devour men. Ezec. 19:3
And he went up and down among the lions, and became a lion: and he learned to catch the prey, and to devour men. Ezec. 19:6
He learned to make widows, and to lay waste their cities: and the land became desolate, and the fulness thereof by the noise of his roaring. Ezec. 19:7
And they put him into a cage, they brought him in chains to the king of Babylon: and they cast him into prison, that his voice should no more be heard upon the mountains of Israel. Ezec. 19:9
And she hath strong rods to make sceptres for them that bear rule, and her stature was exalted among the branches: and she saw her height in the multitude of her branches. Ezec. 19:11
And a fire is gone out from a rod of her branches, which hath devoured her fruit: so that she now hath no strong rod, to be a sceptre of rulers. This is a lamentation, and it shall be for a lamentation. Ezec. 19:14
¤ And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month: there came men of the ancients of Israel to inquire of the Lord, and they sat before me. Ezec. 20:1
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Ezec. 20:2
Son of man, speak to the ancients of Israel and say to them: Thus saith the Lord God: Are you come to inquire of me? As I live, I will not answer you, saith the Lord God. Ezec. 20:3
If thou judgest them, if thou judgest, O son of man, declare to them the abominations of their fathers. Ezec. 20:4
And say to them: Thus saith the Lord God: In the day when I chose Israel, and lifted up my hand for the race of the house of Jacob: and appeared to them in the land of Egypt, and lifted up my hand for them, saying: I am the Lord your God: Ezec. 20:5
In that day I lifted up my hand for them to bring them out of the land of Egypt, into a land which I had provided for them, flowing with milk and honey, which excelled amongst all lands. Ezec. 20:6
And I said to them: Let every man cast away the scandals of his eyes, and defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt: I am the Lord your God. Ezec. 20:7
But they provoked me, and would not hearken to me: they did not every man cast away the abominations of his eyes, neither did they forsake the idols of Egypt: and I said I would pour out my indignation upon them, and accomplish my wrath against them in the midst of the land of Egypt. Ezec. 20:8
But I did otherwise for my name's sake, that it might not be violated before the nations, in the midst of whom they were, and among whom I made myself known to them, to bring them out of the land of Egypt. Ezec. 20:9
Moreover I gave them also my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them: and that they might know that I am the Lord that sanctify them. Ezec. 20:12
So I lifted up my hand over them in the desert, not to bring them into the land which I had given them flowing with milk and honey, the best of all lands. Ezec. 20:15
And I said to their children in the wilderness: Walk not in the statutes of your fathers, and observe not their judgments, nor be ye defiled with their idols: Ezec. 20:18
But their children provoked me, they walked not in my commandments, nor observed my judgments to do them: which if a man do, he shall live in them: and they violated my sabbaths: and I threatened to pour out my indignation upon them, and to accomplish my wrath in them in the desert. Ezec. 20:21
Again I lifted up my hand upon them in the wilderness, to disperse them among the nations, and scatter them through the countries: Ezec. 20:23
Wherefore speak to the house of Israel, O son of man, and say to them: Thus saith the Lord God: Moreover in this also your fathers blasphemed me, when they had despised and contemned me; Ezec. 20:27
And I had brought them into the land, for which I lifted up my hand to give it them: they saw every high hill, and every shady tree, and there they sacrificed their victims: and there they presented the provocation of their offerings, and there they set their sweet odours, and poured forth their libations. Ezec. 20:28
And I said to them: What meaneth the high place to which you go? and the name thereof was called High-place even to this day. Ezec. 20:29
Wherefore say to the house of Israel: Thus saith the Lord God: Verily, you are defiled in the way of your fathers, and you commit fornication with their abominations. Ezec. 20:30
Neither shall the thought of your mind come to pass, by which you say: We will be as the Gentiles, and as the families of the earth, to worship stocks and stones. Ezec. 20:32
And I will bring you into the wilderness of people, and there will I plead with you face to face. Ezec. 20:35
And I will make you subject to my sceptre, and will bring you into the bands of the covenant. Ezec. 20:37
And you shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall have brought you into the land of Israel, into the land for which I lifted up my hand to give it to your fathers. Ezec. 20:42
And you shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall have done well by you for my own name's sake, and not according to your evil ways, nor according to your wicked deeds, O house of Israel, saith the Lord God. Ezec. 20:44
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Ezec. 20:45
And say to the south forest: Hear the word of the Lord: Thus saith the Lord God: Behold I will kindle a fire in thee, and will burn in thee every green tree, and every dry tree: the flame of the fire shall not be quenched: and every face shall be burned in it, from the south even to the north. Ezec. 20:47
¤ And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Ezec. 21:1
And say to the land of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God: Behold I come against thee, and I will draw forth my sword out of its sheath, and will cut off in thee the just, and the wicked. Ezec. 21:3
And forasmuch as I have cut off in thee the just and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth out of its sheath against all flesh, from the south even to the north. Ezec. 21:4
That all flesh may know that I the Lord have drawn my sword out of its sheath not to be turned back. Ezec. 21:5
And when they shall say to thee: Why mournest thou? thou shalt say: For that which I hear: because it cometh, and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be made feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and water shall run down every knee: behold it cometh, and it shall be done, saith the Lord God. Ezec. 21:7
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Ezec. 21:8
It is sharpened to kill victims: it is furbished that it may glitter: thou removest the sceptre of my son, thou hast cut down every tree. Ezec. 21:10
And I have given it to be furbished, that it may be handled: this sword is sharpened, and it is furbished, that it may be in the hand of the slayer. Ezec. 21:11
Cry, and howl, O son of man, for this sword is upon my people, it is upon all the princes of Israel, that are fled: they are delivered up to the sword with my people, strike therefore upon thy thigh, Ezec. 21:12
And languish in heart, and that multiplieth ruins. In all their gates I have set the dread of the sharp sword, the sword that is furbished to glitter, that is made ready for slaughter. Ezec. 21:15
Be thou sharpened, go to the right hand, or to the left, which way soever thou hast a mind to set thy face. Ezec. 21:16
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Ezec. 21:18
And thou son of man, set thee two ways, for the sword of the king of Babylon to come: both shall come forth out of one land: and with his hand he shall draw lots, he shall consult at the head of the way of the city. Ezec. 21:19
Thou shalt make a way that the sword may come to Rabbath of the children of Ammon, and to Juda unto Jerusalem the strong city. Ezec. 21:20
On his right hand was the divination for Jerusalem, to set battering rams, to open the mouth in slaughter, to lift up the voice in howling, to set engines against the gates, to cast up a mount, to build forts. Ezec. 21:22
And he shall be in their eyes as one consulting the oracle in vain, and imitating the leisure of sabbaths: but he will call to remembrance the iniquity that they may be taken. Ezec. 21:23
I will shew it to be iniquity, iniquity, iniquity: but this was not done till he came to whom judgment belongeth, and I will give it him. Ezec. 21:27
And thou son of man, prophesy, and say: Thus saith the Lord God concerning the children of Ammon, and concerning their reproach, and thou shalt say: O sword, O sword, come out of the scabbard to kill, be furbished to destroy, and to glitter, Ezec. 21:28
Whilst they see vain things in thy regard, and they divine lies: to bring thee upon the necks of the wicked that are wounded, whose appointed day is come in the time of iniquity. Ezec. 21:29
¤ And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Ezec. 22:1
And thou shalt shew her all her abominations, and shalt say: Thus saith the Lord God: This is the city that sheddeth blood in the midst of her, that her time may come: and that hath made idols against herself, to defile herself. Ezec. 22:3
Thou art become guilty in thy blood which thou hast shed: and thou art defiled in thy idols which thou hast made: and thou hast made thy days to draw near, and hast brought on the time of thy years: therefore have I made thee a reproach to the Gentiles, and a mockery to all countries. Ezec. 22:4
Behold the princes of Israel, every one hath employed his arm in thee to shed blood. Ezec. 22:6
Slanderers have been in thee to shed blood, and they have eaten upon the mountains in thee, they have committed wickedness in the midst of thee. Ezec. 22:9
They have taken gifts in thee to shed blood: thou hast taken usury and increase, and hast covetously oppressed thy neighbours: and thou hast forgotten me, saith the Lord God. Ezec. 22:12
And I will disperse thee in the nations, and will scatter thee among the countries, and I will put an end to thy uncleanness in thee. Ezec. 22:15
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Ezec. 22:17
Son of man, the house of Israel is become dross to me: all these are brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace: they are become the dross of silver. Ezec. 22:18
As they gather silver, and brass, and tin, and iron, and lead in the midst of the furnace: that I may kindle a fire in it to melt it: so will I gather you together in my fury and in my wrath, and will take my rest, and I will melt you down. Ezec. 22:20
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Ezec. 22:23
Son of man, say to her: Thou art a land that is unclean, and not rained upon in the day of wrath. Ezec. 22:24
Her princes in the midst of her, are like wolves ravening the prey to shed blood, and to destroy souls, and to run after gains through covetousness. Ezec. 22:27
¤ And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Ezec. 23:1
And Oolla committed fornication against me, and doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians that came to her, Ezec. 23:5
Impudently prostituting herself to the children of the Assyrians, the princes, and rulers that came to her, clothed with divers colours, to the horsemen that rode upon horses, and to young men all of great beauty. Ezec. 23:12
She doted upon them with the lust of her eyes, and she sent messengers to them into Chaldea. Ezec. 23:16
And when the sons of Babylon were come to her to the bed of love, they defiled her with their fornications, and she was polluted by them, and her soul was glutted with them. Ezec. 23:17
And I will put an end to thy wickedness in thee, and thy fornication brought out of the land of Egypt: neither shalt thou lift up thy eyes to them, nor remember Egypt any more. Ezec. 23:27
They have done these things to thee, because thou hast played the harlot with the nations among which thou wast defiled with their idols. Ezec. 23:30
And thou shalt drink it, and shalt drink it up even to the dregs, and thou shalt devour the fragments thereof, thou shalt rend thy breasts: because I have spoken it, saith the Lord God. Ezec. 23:34
And the Lord spoke to me, saying: Son of man, dost thou judge Oolla, and Ooliba, and dost thou declare to them their wicked deeds? Ezec. 23:36
Because they have committed adultery, and blood is in their hands, and they have committed fornication with their idols: moreover also their children, whom they bore to me, they have offered to them to be devoured. Ezec. 23:37
Yea, and they have done this to me. They polluted my sanctuary on the same day, and profaned my sabbaths. Ezec. 23:38
And when they sacrificed their children to their idols, and went into my sanctuary the same day to profane it: they did these things even in the midst of my house. Ezec. 23:39
They sent for men coming from afar, to whom they had sent a messenger: and behold they came: for whom thou didst wash thyself, and didst paint thy eyes, and wast adorned with women's ornaments. Ezec. 23:40
And there was in her the voice of a multitude rejoicing: and to some that were brought of the multitude of men, and that came from the desert, they put bracelets on their hands, and beautiful crowns on their heads. Ezec. 23:42
And I said to her that was worn out in her adulteries: Now will this woman still continue in her fornication. Ezec. 23:43
And they went in to her, as to a harlot: so went they in unto Oolla, and Ooliba, wicked women. Ezec. 23:44
For thus saith the Lord God: Bring a multitude upon them, and deliver them over to tumult and rapine: Ezec. 23:46
And I will take away wickedness out of the land: and all women shall learn, not to do according to the wickedness of them. Ezec. 23:48
¤ And the word of the Lord came to me in the ninth year, in the tenth month, the tenth day of the month, saying: Ezec. 24:1
Son of man, write thee the name of this day, on which the king of Babylon hath set himself against Jerusalem to day. Ezec. 24:2
And thou shalt speak by a figure a parable to the provoking house, and say to them: Thus saith the Lord God: Set on a pot, set it on, I say, and put water in it. Ezec. 24:3
Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose rust is in it, and its rust is not gone out of it: cast it out piece by piece, there hath no lot fallen upon it. Ezec. 24:6
Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Woe to the bloody city, of which I will make a great bonfire. Ezec. 24:9
Thy uncleanness is execrable: because I desired to cleanse thee, and thou art not cleansed from thy filthiness: neither shalt thou be cleansed, before I cause my indignation to rest in thee. Ezec. 24:13
I the Lord have spoken: it shall come to pass, and I will do it: I will not pass by, nor spare, nor be pacified: I will judge thee according to thy ways, and according to thy doings, saith the Lord. Ezec. 24:14
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Ezec. 24:15
So I spoke to the people in the morning, and my wife died in the evening: and I did in the morning as he had commanded me. Ezec. 24:18
And the people said to me: Why dost thou not tell us what these things mean that thou doest? Ezec. 24:19
And I said to them: The word of the Lord came to me, saying: Ezec. 24:20
Speak to the house of Israel: Thus saith the Lord God: Behold I will profane my sanctuary, the glory of your realm, and the thing that your eyes desire, and for which your soul feareth: your sons, and your daughters, whom you have left, shall fall by the sword. Ezec. 24:21
And Ezechiel shall be unto you for a sign of things to come: according to all that he hath done, so shall you do, when this shall come to pass: and you shall know that I am the Lord God. Ezec. 24:24
In that day when he that escapeth shall come to thee, to tell thee: Ezec. 24:26
In that day, I say, shall thy mouth be opened to him that hath escaped, and thou shalt speak, and shalt be silent no more: and thou shalt be unto them for a sign of things to come, and you shall know that I am the Lord. Ezec. 24:27
¤ And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Ezec. 25:1
And thou shalt say to the children of Ammon: Hear ye the word of the Lord God: Thus saith the Lord God: Because thou hast said: Ha, ha, upon my sanctuary, because it was profaned: and upon the land of Israel, because it was laid waste: and upon the house of Juda, because they are led into captivity: Ezec. 25:3
Therefore will I deliver thee to the men of the east for an inheritance, and they shall place their sheepcotes in thee, and shall set up their tents in thee: they shall eat thy fruits: and they shall drink thy milk. Ezec. 25:4
Therefore behold I will stretch forth my hand upon thee, and will deliver thee to be the spoil of nations, and will cut thee off from among the people, and destroy thee out of the lands, and break thee in pieces: and thou shalt know that I am the Lord. Ezec. 25:7
To the people of the east with the children of Ammon, and I will give it them for an inheritance: that there may be no more any remembrance of the children of Ammon among the nations. Ezec. 25:10
Thus saith the Lord God: Because Edom hath taken vengeance to revenge herself of the children of Juda, and hath greatly offended, and hath sought revenge of them: Ezec. 25:12
And I will lay my vengeance upon Edom by the hand of my people Israel: and they shall do in Edom according to my wrath, and my fury: and they shall know my vengeance, saith the Lord God. Ezec. 25:14
¤ And it came to pass in the eleventh year, the first day of the month, that the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Ezec. 26:1
Son of man, because Tyre hath said of Jerusalem: Aha, the gates of the people are broken, she is turned to me: I shall be filled, now she is laid waste. Ezec. 26:2
Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Behold I come against thee, O Tyre, and I will cause many nations to come up to thee, as the waves of the sea rise up. Ezec. 26:3
She shall be a drying place for nets in the midst of the sea, because I have spoken it, saith the Lord God: and she shall be a spoil to the nations. Ezec. 26:5
With the hoofs of his horses he shall tread down all thy streets, thy people he shall kill with the sword, and thy famous statues shall fall to the ground. Ezec. 26:11
And I will make the multitude of thy songs to cease, and the sound of thy harps shall be heard no more. Ezec. 26:13
Thus saith the Lord God to Tyre: Shall not the islands shake at the sound of thy fall, and the groans of thy slain when they shall be killed in the midst of thee? Ezec. 26:15
And taking up a lamentation over thee, they shall say to thee: How art thou fallen, that dwellest in the sea, renowned city that wast strong in the sea, with thy inhabitants whom all did dread? Ezec. 26:17
And when I shall bring thee down with those that descend into the pit to the everlasting people, and shall set thee in the lowest parts of the earth, as places desolate of old, with them that are brought down into the pit, that thou be not inhabited: and when I shall give glory in the land of the living, Ezec. 26:20
I will bring thee to nothing, and thou shalt not be, and if thou be sought for, thou shalt not be found any more for ever, saith the Lord God. Ezec. 26:21
¤ And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Ezec. 27:1
And say to Tyre that dwelleth at the entry of the sea, being the mart of the people for many islands: Thus saith the Lord God: O Tyre, thou hast said: I am of perfect beauty, Ezec. 27:3
With fir trees of Sanir they have built thee with all sea planks: they have taken cedars from Libanus to make thee masts. Ezec. 27:5
Fine broidered linen from Egypt was woven for thy sail, to be spread on thy mast: blue and purple from the islands of Elisa, were made thy covering. Ezec. 27:7
Greece, Thubal, and Mosoch, they were thy merchants, they brought to thy people slaves and vessels of brass. Ezec. 27:13
From the house of Thogorma they brought horses, and horsemen, and mules to thy market. Ezec. 27:14
Arabia, and all the princes of Cedar, they were the merchants of thy hand: thy merchants came to thee with lambs, and rams, and kids. Ezec. 27:21
Haran, and Chene, and Eden were thy merchants; Saba, Assur, and Chelmad sold to thee. Ezec. 27:23
The merchants of people have hissed at thee: thou art brought to nothing, and thou shalt never be any more. Ezec. 27:36
¤ And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Ezec. 28:1
Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre: Thus saith the Lord God: Because thy heart is lifted up, and thou hast said: I am God, and I sit in the chair of God in the heart of the sea: whereas thou art a man, and not God: and hast set thy heart as if it were the heart of God. Ezec. 28:2
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyre: Ezec. 28:11
And say to him: Thus saith the Lord God: Thou wast the seal of resemblance, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty. Ezec. 28:12
And thy heart was lifted up with thy beauty: thou hast lost thy wisdom in thy beauty, I have cast thee to the ground: I have set thee before the face of kings, that they might behold thee. Ezec. 28:17
Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thy iniquities, and by the iniquity of thy traffic: therefore I will bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, to devour thee, and I will make thee as ashes upon the earth in the sight of all that see thee. Ezec. 28:18
All that shall see thee among the nations, shall be astonished at thee: thou art brought to nothing, and thou shalt never be any more. Ezec. 28:19
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Ezec. 28:20
Thus saith the Lord God: When I shall have gathered together the house of Israel out of the people among whom they are scattered: I will be sanctified in them before the Gentiles: and they shall dwell in their own land, which I gave to my servant Jacob. Ezec. 28:25
¤ In the tenth year, the tenth month, the eleventh day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Ezec. 29:1
But I will put a bridle in thy jaws: and I will cause the fish of thy rivers to stick to thy scales: and I will draw thee out of the midst of thy rivers, and all thy fish shall stick to thy scales. Ezec. 29:4
And I will cast thee forth into the desert, and all the fish of thy river: thou shalt fall upon the face of the earth, thou shalt not be taken up, nor gathered together: I have given thee for meat to the beasts of the earth, and to the fowls of the air. Ezec. 29:5
And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am the Lord: because thou hast been a staff of a reed to the house of Israel. Ezec. 29:6
Therefore, behold I come against thee, and thy rivers: and I will make the land of Egypt utterly desolate, and wasted by the sword, from the tower of Syene, even to the borders of Ethiopia. Ezec. 29:10
And they shall be no more a confidence to the house of Israel, teaching iniquity, that they may flee, and follow them: and they shall know that I am the Lord God. Ezec. 29:16
And it came to pass in the seven and twentieth year in the first month, in the first of the month: that the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Ezec. 29:17
Son of man, Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon hath made his army to undergo hard service against Tyre: every head was made bald, and every shoulder was peeled and there hath been no reward given him, nor his army for Tyre, for the service that he rendered me against it. Ezec. 29:18
In that day a horn shall bud forth to the house of Israel, and I will give thee an open mouth in the midst of them: and they shall know that I am the Lord. Ezec. 29:21
¤ And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Ezec. 30:1
Son of man prophesy, and say: Thus saith the Lord God: Howl ye, Woe, woe to the day: Ezec. 30:2
In that day shall messengers go forth from my face in ships to destroy the confidence of Ethiopia, and there shall be dread among them in the day of Egypt: because it shall certainly come. Ezec. 30:9
Thus saith the Lord God: I will make the multitude of Egypt to cease by the hand of Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon. Ezec. 30:10
He and his people with him, the strongest of nations, shall be brought to destroy the land: and they shall draw their swords upon Egypt: and shall fill the land with the slain. Ezec. 30:11
And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first month, in the seventh day of the month, that the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Ezec. 30:20
Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharao king of Egypt: and behold it is not bound up, to be healed, to be tied up with clothes, and swathed with linen, that it might recover strength, and hold the sword. Ezec. 30:21
Therefore, thus saith the Lord God: Behold, I come against Pharao king of Egypt, and I will break into pieces his strong arm, which is already broken: and I will cause the sword to fall out of his hand: Ezec. 30:22
¤ And it came to pass, in the eleventh year, the third month the first day of the month, that the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Ezec. 31:1
Son of man, speak to Pharao king of Egypt, and to his people: To whom art thou like in thy greatness? Ezec. 31:2
The waters nourished him, the deep set him up on high, the streams thereof ran round about his roots, and it sent, forth its rivulets to all the trees of the country. Ezec. 31:4
The cedars in the paradise of God were not higher than he, the fir trees did not equal his top, neither were the plane trees to be compared with him for branches: no tree in the paradise of God was like him in his beauty. Ezec. 31:8
I have delivered him into the hands of the mighty one of the nations, he shall deal with him: I have cast him out according to his wickedness. Ezec. 31:11
For which cause none of the trees by the waters shall exalt themselves for their height: nor shoot up their tops among the thick branches and leaves, neither shall any of them that are watered stand up in their height: for they are all delivered unto death to the lowest parts of the earth, in the midst of the children of men, with them that go down into the pit. Ezec. 31:14
Thus saith the Lord God: In the day when he went down to hell, I brought in mourning, I covered him with the deep: and I withheld its rivers, and restrained the many waters: Libanus grieved for him, and all the trees of the field trembled. Ezec. 31:15
I shook the nations with the sound of his fall, when I brought him down to hell with them that descend into the pit: and all the trees of pleasure, the choice and best in Libanus, all that were moistened with waters, were comforted in the lowest parts of the earth. Ezec. 31:16
For they also shall go down with him to hell to them that are slain by the sword; and the arm of every one shall sit down under his shadow in the midst of the nations. Ezec. 31:17
To whom art thou like, O thou that art famous and lofty among the trees of pleasure? Behold, thou art brought down with the trees of pleasure to the lowest parts of the earth: thou shalt sleep in the midst of the uncircumcised, with them that are slain by the sword: this is Pharao, and all his multitude, saith the Lord God. Ezec. 31:18
¤ And it came to pass in the twelfth year, in the twelfth month, in the first day of the month, that the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Ezec. 32:1
Son of man, take up a lamentation for Pharao the king of Egypt, and say to him: Thou art like the lion of the nations, and the dragon that is in the sea: and thou didst push with the horn in thy rivers, and didst trouble the waters with thy feet, and didst trample upon their streams. Ezec. 32:2
And I will throw thee out on the land, I will cast thee away into the open field and I will cause all the fowls of the air to dwell upon thee, and I will fill the beasts of all the earth with thee. Ezec. 32:4
I will make all the lights of heaven to mourn over thee and I will cause darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord God, when thy wounded shall fall in the midst of the land, saith the Lord God. Ezec. 32:8
And I shall provoke to anger the heart of many people, when I shall have brought in thy destruction among the nations upon the lands, which thou knowest not. Ezec. 32:9
And I will make many people to be amazed at thee, and their kings shall be horribly afraid for thee, when my sword shall begin to fly upon their faces: and they shall be astonished on a sudden, every one for his own life, in the day of their ruin. Ezec. 32:10
Then will I make their waters clear, and cause their rivers to run like oil, saith the Lord God: Ezec. 32:14
And it came to pass in the twelfth year, in the fifteenth day of the month, that the word of the Lord came to me saying: Ezec. 32:17
Son of man, sing a mournful song for the multitude of Egypt: and cast her down, both her, and the daughters of the mighty nations to the lowest part of the earth, with them that go down into the pit. Ezec. 32:18
The most mighty among the strong ones shall speak to him from the midst of hell, they that went down with his helpers and slept uncircumcised, slain by the sword. Ezec. 32:21
There is Elam and all his multitude round about his grave, all of them slain, and fallen by the sword; that went down uncircumcised to the lowest parts of the earth: that caused their terror in the land of the living, and they have borne their shame with them that go down into the pit. Ezec. 32:24
And they shall not sleep with the brave, and with them that fell uncircumcised, that went down to hell with their weapons, and laid their swords under their heads, and their iniquities were in their bones, because they were the terror of the mighty in the land of the living. Ezec. 32:27
¤ And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Ezec. 33:1
Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say to them: When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man, one of their meanest, and make him a watchman over them: Ezec. 33:2
Then he that heareth the sound of the trumpet, whosoever he be, and doth not look to himself, if the sword come, and cut him off: his blood shall be upon his own head. Ezec. 33:4
He heard the sound of the trumpet, and did not look to himself, his blood shall be upon him: but if he look to himself, he shall save his life. Ezec. 33:5
And if the watchman see the sword coming, and sound not the trumpet: and the people look not to themselves, and the sword come, and cut off a soul from among them: he indeed is taken away in his iniquity, but I will require his blood at the hand of the watchman. Ezec. 33:6
So thou, O son of man, I have made thee a watchman to the house of Israel: therefore thou shalt hear the word from my mouth, and shalt tell it them from me. Ezec. 33:7
When I say to the wicked: O wicked man, thou shalt surely die: if thou dost not speak to warn the wicked man from his way: that wicked man shall die in his iniquity, but I will require his blood at thy hand. Ezec. 33:8
Thou therefore, O son of man, say to the house of Israel: Thus you have spoken, saying: Our iniquities, and our sins are upon us, and we pine away in them: how then can we live? Ezec. 33:10
Say to them: As I live, saith the Lord God, I desire not the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way, and live. Turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways: and why will you die, O house of Israel? Ezec. 33:11
Thou therefore, O son of man, say to the children of thy people: The justice of the just shall not deliver him, in what day soever he shall sin: and the wickedness of the wicked shall not hurt him, in what day soever he shall turn from his wickedness: and the just shall not be able to live in his justice, in what day soever he shall sin. Ezec. 33:12
Yea, if I shall say to the just that he shall surely live, and he, trusting in his justice, commit iniquity: all his justices shall be forgotten, and his iniquity, which he hath committed, in the same shall he die. Ezec. 33:13
And if I shall say to the wicked: Thou shalt surely die: and he do penance for his sin, and do judgment and justice, Ezec. 33:14
None of his sins, which he hath committed, shall be imputed to him: he hath done judgment and justice, he shall surely live. Ezec. 33:16
And you say: The way of the Lord is not right, I will judge every one of you according to his ways, O house of Israel. Ezec. 33:20
And it came to pass in the twelfth year of our captivity, in the tenth month, in the fifth day of the month, that there came to me one that was fled from Jerusalem, saying: The city is laid waste. Ezec. 33:21
And the hand of the Lord had been upon me in the evening, before he that was fled came: and he opened my mouth till he came to me in the morning, and my mouth being opened, I was silent no more. Ezec. 33:22
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Ezec. 33:23
Therefore say to them: Thus saith the Lord God: You that eat with the blood and lift up your eyes to your uncleannesses, and that shed blood: shall you possess the land by inheritance? Ezec. 33:25
Say thou thus to them: Thus saith the Lord God: As I live, they that dwell in the ruinous places, shall fall by the sword: and he that is in the field, shall be given to the beasts to be devoured: and they that are in holds, and caves, shall die of the pestilence. Ezec. 33:27
And I will make the land a wilderness, and a desert, and the proud strength thereof shall fail, and the mountains of Israel shall be desolate, because there is none to pass by them, Ezec. 33:28
And thou son of man: the children of thy people, that talk of thee by the walls, and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to another each man to his neighbour, saying: Come, and let us hear what is the word that cometh forth from the Lord. Ezec. 33:30
And they come to thee, as if people were coming in, and my people sit before thee: and hear thy words, and do them not: for they turn them into a song of their mouth, and their heart goeth after their covetousness. Ezec. 33:31
And thou art to them as a musical song which is sung with a sweet and agreeable voice: and they hear thy words, and do them not. Ezec. 33:32
And when that which was foretold shall come to pass, for behold it is coming, then shall they know that a prophet hath been among them. Ezec. 33:33
¤ And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Ezec. 34:1
Son of man, prophesy concerning the shepherds of Israel: prophesy, and say to the shepherds: Thus saith the Lord God: Woe to the shepherds of Israel, that fed themselves: should not the flocks be fed by the shepherds? Ezec. 34:2
As I live, saith the Lord God, forasmuch as my flocks have been made a spoil, and my sheep are become a prey to all the beasts of the field, because there was no shepherd: for my shepherds did not seek after my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flocks: Ezec. 34:8
Thus saith the Lord God: Behold I myself come upon the shepherds, I will require my flock at their hand, and I will cause them to cease from feeding the flock any more, neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more: and I will deliver my flock from their mouth, and it shall no more be meat for them. Ezec. 34:10
And I will bring them out from the peoples, and will gather them out of the countries, and will bring them to their own land: and I will feed them in the mountains of Israel, by the rivers, and in all the habitations of the land. Ezec. 34:13
I will feed my sheep: and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord God. Ezec. 34:15
Was it not enough for you to feed upon good pastures? but you must also tread down with your feet the residue of your pastures: and when you drank the clearest water, you troubled the rest with your feet. Ezec. 34:18
Therefore thus saith the Lord God to you: Behold, I myself will judge between the fat cattle and the lean. Ezec. 34:20
And I will make a covenant of peace with them, and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land: and they that dwell in the wilderness shall sleep secure in the forests. Ezec. 34:25
And they shall be no more for a spoil to the nations, neither shall the beasts of the earth devour them: but they shall dwell securely without, any terror. Ezec. 34:28
¤ And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Ezec. 35:1
Son of man, set thy face against mount Seir, and prophesy concerning it, and say to it: Ezec. 35:2
Therefore as I live, saith the Lord God, I will deliver thee up to blood, and blood shall pursue thee: and whereas thou hast hated blood, blood shall pursue thee. Ezec. 35:6
Therefore as I live, saith the Lord God, I will do according to thy wrath, and according to thy envy, which thou hast exercised in hatred to them: and I will be made known by them, when I shall have judged thee. Ezec. 35:11
And thou shalt know that I the Lord have heard all thy reproaches, that thou hast spoken against the mountains of Israel, saying. They are desolate, they are given to us to consume. Ezec. 35:12
As thou hast rejoiced over the inheritance of the house of Israel, because it was laid waste, so will I do to thee: thou shalt be laid waste, O mount Seir, and all Idumea: and they shall know that I am the Lord. Ezec. 35:15
¤ And thou son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel, and say: Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord: Ezec. 36:1
Thus saith the Lord God: Because the enemy hath said of you: Aha, the everlasting heights are given to us for an inheritance. Ezec. 36:2
Therefore prophesy, and say: Thus saith the Lord God: Because you have been desolate, and trodden under foot on every side, and made an inheritance to the rest of the nations, and are become the subject of the talk, and the reproach of the people: Ezec. 36:3
Therefore, ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord God: Thus saith the Lord God to the mountains, and to the hills, to the brooks, and to the valleys, and to desolate places, and ruinous walls, and to the cities that are forsaken, that are spoiled, and derided by the rest of the nations round about. Ezec. 36:4
Therefore thus saith the Lord God: In the fire of my zeal I have spoken of the rest of the nations, and of all Edom, who have taken my land to themselves, for an inheritance with joy, and with all the heart, and with the mind: and have cast it out to lay it waste. Ezec. 36:5
Prophesy therefore concerning the land of Israel, and say to the mountains, and to the hills, to the ridges, and to the valleys: Thus saith the Lord God: Behold I have spoken in my zeal, and in my indignation, because you have borne the shame of the Gentiles. Ezec. 36:6
But as for you, O mountains of Israel, shoot ye forth your branches, and yield your fruit to my people of Israel: for they are at hand to come. Ezec. 36:8
For lo, I am for you, and I will turn to you, and you shall be ploughed and sown. Ezec. 36:9
Neither will I cause men to hear in thee the shame of the nations any more, nor shalt thou bear the reproach of the people, nor lose thy nation any more, saith the Lord God. Ezec. 36:15
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Ezec. 36:16
And I scattered them among the nations, and they are dispersed through the countries: I have judged them according to their ways, and their devices. Ezec. 36:19
And I have regarded my own holy name, which the house of Israel hath profaned among the nations to which they went in. Ezec. 36:21
Therefore thou shalt say to the house of Israel: Thus saith the Lord God: It is not for your sake that I will do this, O house of Israel, but for my holy name's sake, which you have profaned among the nations whither you went. Ezec. 36:22
And I will put my spirit in the midst of you: and I will cause you to walk in my commandments, and to keep my judgments, and do them. Ezec. 36:27
And you shall dwell in the land which I gave to your fathers, and you shall be my people, and I will be your God. Ezec. 36:28
It is not for your sakes that I will do this, saith the Lord God, be it known to you: be confounded, and ashamed at your own ways, O house of Israel. Ezec. 36:32
Thus saith the Lord God: In the day that I shall cleanse you from all your iniquities, and shall cause the cities to be inhabited, and shall repair the ruinous places, Ezec. 36:33
And he said to me: Son of man, dost thou think these bones shall live and I answered: O Lord God, thou knowest. Ezec. 37:3
And he said to me: Prophesy concerning these bones; and say to them: Ye dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. Ezec. 37:4
Thus saith the Lord God to these bones: Behold, I will send spirit into you, and you shall live. Ezec. 37:5
And I will lay sinews upon you, and will cause flesh to grow over you, and will cover you with skin: and I will give you spirit and you shall live, and you shall know that I am the Lord. Ezec. 37:6
And I prophesied as he had commanded me: and as I prophesied there was a noise, and behold a commotion: and the bones came together, each one, to its joint. Ezec. 37:7
And he said to me: Prophesy to the spirit, prophesy, O son of man, and say to the spirit: Thus saith the Lord God: Come, spirit, from the four winds, and blow upon these slain, and let them live again. Ezec. 37:9
And he said to me: Son of man: All these bones are the house of Israel: they say: Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost, and we are cut off. Ezec. 37:11
Therefore prophesy, and say to them: Thus saith the Lord God: Behold I will open your graves, and will bring you out of your sepulchres, O my people: and will bring you into the land of Israel. Ezec. 37:12
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Ezec. 37:15
And join them one to the other into one stick, and they shall become one in thy hand. Ezec. 37:17
And when the children of thy people shall speak to thee, saying: Wilt thou not tell us what thou meanest by this? Ezec. 37:18
Say to them: Thus saith the Lord God: Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel that are associated with him, and I will put them together with the stick of Juda, and will make them one stick: and they shall be one in his hand. Ezec. 37:19
And thou shalt say to them: Thus saith the Lord God: Behold, I will take the children of Israel from the midst of the nations whither they are gone: and I will gather them on every side, and will bring them to their own land. Ezec. 37:21
And they shall dwell in the land which I gave to my servant Jacob, wherein your fathers dwelt, and they shall dwell in it, they and their children, and their children's children, for ever: and David my servant shall be their prince for ever. Ezec. 37:25
¤ And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Ezec. 38:1
And say to him: Thus saith the Lord God: Behold, I come against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Mosoch and Thubal. Ezec. 38:3
After many days thou shalt be visited: at the end of years thou shalt come to the land that is returned from the sword, and is gathered out of many nations, to the mountains of Israel which have been continually waste: but it hath been brought forth out of the nations, and they shall all of them dwell securely in it. Ezec. 38:8
And thou shalt go up and come like a storm, and like a cloud to cover the land, thou and all thy bands and many people with thee. Ezec. 38:9
And thou shalt say: I will go up to the land which is without a wall, I will come to them that are at rest, and dwell securely: all these dwell without a wall, they have no bars nor gates: Ezec. 38:11
To take spoils, and lay hold on the prey, to lay thy hand upon them that had been wasted, and afterwards restored, and upon the people that is gathered together out of the nations, which hath begun to possess and to dwell in the midst of the earth. Ezec. 38:12
Saba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tharsis, and all the lions thereof shall say to thee: Art thou come to take spoils? behold, thou hast gathered thy multitude to take a prey, to take silver, and gold, and to carry away goods and substance, and to take rich spoils. Ezec. 38:13
Therefore, thou son of man, prophesy and say to Gog: Thus saith the Lord God: Shalt thou not know, in that day, when my people of Israel shall dwell securely? Ezec. 38:14
And thou shalt come upon my people of Israel like a cloud, to cover the earth. Thou shalt be in the latter days, and I will bring thee upon my land: that the nations may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes. Ezec. 38:16
And it shall come to pass in that day, in the day of the coming of Gog upon the land of Israel, saith the Lord God, that my indignation shall come up in my wrath. Ezec. 38:18
So that the fishes of the sea, and the birds of the air, and the beasts of the field, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the ground, and all men that are upon the face of the earth, shall be moved at my presence: and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the hedges shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground. Ezec. 38:20
And I will break thy bow in thy left hand, and I will cause thy arrows to fall out of thy right hand. Ezec. 39:3
Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou and all thy bands, and thy nations that are with thee: I have given thee to the wild beasts, to the birds, and to every fowl, and to the beasts of the earth to be devoured. Ezec. 39:4
And they shall not bring wood out of the countries, nor cut down out of the forests: for they shall burn the weapons with fire, and shall make a prey of them to whom they had been a prey, and they shall rob those that robbed them, saith the Lord God. Ezec. 39:10
And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will give Gog a noted place for a sepulchre in Israel: the valley of the passengers on the east of the sea, which shall cause astonishment in them that pass by: and there shall they bury Gog, and all his multitude, and it shall be called the valley of the multitude of Gog. Ezec. 39:11
And the house of Israel shall bury them for seven months to cleanse the land. Ezec. 39:12
And they shall appoint men to go continually about the land, to bury and to seek out them that were remaining upon the face of the earth, that they may cleanse it: and after seven months they shall begin to seek. Ezec. 39:14
And thou, O son of man, saith the Lord God, say to every fowl, and to all the birds, and to all the beasts of the field: Assemble yourselves, make haste, come together from every side to my victim, which I slay for you, a great victim upon the mountains of Israel: to eat flesh, and drink blood. Ezec. 39:17
I have dealt with them according to their uncleanness, and wickedness, and hid my face from them. Ezec. 39:24
And they shall know that I am the Lord their God, because I caused them to be carried away among the nations; and I have gathered them together unto their own land, and have not left any of them there. Ezec. 39:28
And this man said to me: Son of man, see with thy eyes, and hear with thy ears, and set thy heart upon all that I shall shew thee: for thou art brought hither that they may be shewn to thee: declare all that thou seest, to the house of Israel. Ezec. 40:4
And he came to the gate that looked toward the east, and he went up the steps thereof: and he measured the breadth of the threshold of the gate one reed, that is, one threshold was one reed broad; Ezec. 40:6
And he measured the gate from the roof of one little chamber to the roof of another, in breadth five and twenty cubits: door against door. Ezec. 40:13
He made also fronts of sixty cubits: and to the front the court of the gate on every side round about. Ezec. 40:14
And before the face of the gate which reached even to the face of the porch of the inner gate, fifty cubits. Ezec. 40:15
And the pavement in the front of the gates according to the length of the gates was lower. Ezec. 40:18
And he measured the breadth from the face of the lower gate to the front of the inner court without, a hundred cubits to the east, and to the north. Ezec. 40:19
And the little chambers thereof three on this side, and three on that side: and the front thereof, and the porch thereof according to the measure of the former gate, fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad. Ezec. 40:21
And the windows thereof, and the porch, and the gravings according to the measure of the gate that looked to the east, and they went up to it by seven steps, and a porch was before it. Ezec. 40:22
And the gate of the inner court was over against the gate of the north, and that of the east: and he measured from gate to gate a hundred cubits. Ezec. 40:23
And he brought me out to the way of the south, and behold the gate that looked to the south: and he measured the front thereof, and the porch thereof according to the former measures. Ezec. 40:24
And there were seven steps to go up to it: and a porch before the doors thereof: and there were graven palm trees, one on this side, and another on that side in the front thereof. Ezec. 40:26
And there was a gate of the inner court towards the south: and he measured from gate to gate towards the south, a hundred cubits. Ezec. 40:27
And he brought me into the inner court at the south gate: and he measured the gate according to the former measures. Ezec. 40:28
And the porch thereof to the outward court, and the palm trees thereof in the front: and there were eight steps to go up to it. Ezec. 40:31
And he brought me into the inner court by the way of the east: and he measured the gate according to the former measures. Ezec. 40:32
And he brought me into the gate that looked to the north: and he measured according to the former measures. Ezec. 40:35
And the porch thereof looked to the outward court: and the graving of palm trees in the front thereof was on this side and on that side: and the going up to it was by eight steps. Ezec. 40:37
And on the outward side, which goeth up to the entry of the gate that looketh toward the north, were two tables: and at the other side before the porch of the gate were two tables, Ezec. 40:40
And the four tables for the holocausts were made of square stones: one cubit and a half long, and one cubit and a half broad, and one cubit high: to lay the vessels upon, in which the holocaust and the victim is slain. Ezec. 40:42
And without the inner gate were the chambers of the singing men in the inner court, which was on the side of the gate that looketh to the north: and their prospect was towards the south, one at the side of the east gate, which looketh toward the north. Ezec. 40:44
And he said to me: This chamber, which looketh toward the south shall be for the priests that watch in the wards of the temple. Ezec. 40:45
But the chamber that looketh towards the north shall be for the priests that watch over the ministry of the altar. These are the sons of Sadoc, who among the sons of Levi, come near to the Lord, to minister to him. Ezec. 40:46
And the length of the porch was twenty cubits, and the breadth eleven cubits, and there were eight steps to go up to it. And there were pillars in the fronts: one on this side, and another on that side. Ezec. 40:49
And he measured the length thereof twenty cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits, before the face of the temple: and he said to me: This is the holy of holies. Ezec. 41:4
And the side chambers one by another, were twice thirty-three: and they bore outwards, that they might enter in through the wall of the house in the sides round about, to hold in, and not to touch the wall of the temple. Ezec. 41:6
And there was a broad passage round about, going up by winding stairs, and it led into the upper loft of the temple all round: therefore was the temple broader in the higher parts: and so from the lower parts they went to the higher by the midst. Ezec. 41:7
And the building that was separate, and turned to the way that looked toward the sea, was seventy cubits broad and the wall of the building, five cubits thick round about: and ninety cubits long. Ezec. 41:12
The thresholds, and the oblique windows, and the galleries round about on three sides, over against the threshold of every one, and floored with wood all round about: and the ground was up to the windows, and the windows were shut over the doors. Ezec. 41:16
And even to the inner house, and without all the wall round about within and without, by measure. Ezec. 41:17
From the ground even to the upper parts of the gate, were cherubims and palm trees wrought in the wall of the temple. Ezec. 41:20
The threshold was foursquare, and the face of the sanctuary sight to sight. Ezec. 41:21
The altar of wood was three cubits high: and the length thereof was two cubits: and the corners thereof, and the length thereof, and the walls thereof, were of wood. And he said to me: This is the table before the Lord. Ezec. 41:22
Upon which were the oblique windows, and the representation of palm trees on this side, and on that side in the sides of the porch, according to the sides of the house, and the breadth of the walls. Ezec. 41:26
¤ And he brought me forth into the outward court by the way that leadeth to the north, and he brought me into the chamber that was over against the separate building, and over against the house toward the north. Ezec. 42:1
Over against the twenty cubits of the inner court, and over against the pavement of the outward court that was paved with stone, where there was a gallery joined to a triple gallery. Ezec. 42:3
And before the chambers was a walk ten cubits broad, looking to the inner parts of a way of one cubit. And their doors were toward the north. Ezec. 42:4
And the way before them was like the chambers which were toward the north: they were as long as they, and as broad as they: and all the going in to them, and their fashions, and their doors were alike. Ezec. 42:11
According to the doors of the chambers that were towards the south: there was a door in the head of the way, which way was before the porch, separated towards the east as one entereth in. Ezec. 42:12
And he said to me: The chambers of the north, and the chambers of the south, which are before the separate building: they are holy chambers, in which the priests shall eat, that approach to the Lord into the holy of holies: there they shall lay the most holy things, and the offering for sin, and for trespass: for it is a holy place. Ezec. 42:13
And when the priests shall have entered in, they shall not go out of the holy places into the outward court: but there they shall lay their vestments, wherein they minister, for they are holy: and they shall put on other garments, and so they shall go forth to the people. Ezec. 42:14
¤ And he brought me to the gate that looked towards the east. Ezec. 43:1
And I saw the vision according to the appearance which I had seen when he came to destroy the city: and the appearance was according to the vision which I had seen by the river Chobar: and I fell upon my face. Ezec. 43:3
And the majesty of the Lord went into the temple by the way of the gate that looked to the east. Ezec. 43:4
And I heard one speaking to me out of the house, and the man that stood by me, Ezec. 43:6
Said to me: Son of man, the place of my throne, and the place of the soles of my feet, where I dwell in the midst of the children of Israel for ever: and the house of Israel shall no more profane my holy name, they and their kings by their fornications, and by the carcasses of their kings, and by the high places. Ezec. 43:7
But thou, son of man, shew to the house of Israel the temple, and let them be ashamed of their iniquities, and let them measure the building: Ezec. 43:10
And from the bottom of the ground to the lowest brim two cubits, and the breadth of one cubit: and from the lesser brim to the greater brim four cubits, and the breadth of one cubit. Ezec. 43:14
And he said to me: Son of man, thus saith the Lord God: These are the ceremonies of the altar, in what day soever it shall be made: that holocausts may be offered upon it, and blood poured out. Ezec. 43:18
And thou shalt give to the priests, and the Levites, that are of the race of Sadoc, who approach to me, saith the Lord God, to offer to me a calf of the herd for sin. Ezec. 43:19
And thou shalt offer them in the sight of the Lord, and the priests shall put salt upon them, and shall offer them a holocaust to the Lord. Ezec. 43:24
¤ And he brought me back to the way of the gate of the outward sanctuary, which looked towards the east: and it was shut. Ezec. 44:1
And the Lord said to me: This gate shall be shut, it shall not be opened, and no man shall pass through it: because the Lord the God of Israel hath entered in by it, and it shall be shut Ezec. 44:2
For the prince. The prince himself shall sit in it, to eat bread before the Lord: he shall enter in by the way of the porch of the gate, and shall go out by the same way. Ezec. 44:3
And the Lord said to me: Son of man, attend with thy heart and behold with thy eyes, and hear with thy ears, all that I say to thee concerning all the ceremonies of the house of the Lord, and concerning all the laws thereof: and mark well the ways of the temple, with all the goings out of the sanctuary. Ezec. 44:5
And thou shalt say to the house of Israel that provoketh me: Thus saith the Lord God: Let all your wicked doings suffice you, O house of Israel: Ezec. 44:6
In that you have brought in strangers uncircumcised in heart, and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, and to defile my house: and you offer my bread, the fat, and the blood: and you have broken my covenant by all your wicked doings. Ezec. 44:7
They shall be officers in my sanctuary, and doorkeepers of the gates of the house, and ministers to the house: they shall slay the holocausts, and the victims of the people: and they shall stand in their sight, to minister to them. Ezec. 44:11
Because they ministered to them before their idols, and were a stumblingblock of iniquity to the house of Israel: therefore have I lifted up my hand against them, saith the Lord God, and they shall bear their iniquity: Ezec. 44:12
And they shall not come near to me, to do the office of priest to me, neither shall they come near to any of my holy things that are by the holy of holies: but they shall bear their shame, and their wickednesses which they have committed. Ezec. 44:13
But the priests, and Levites, the sons of Sadoc, who kept the ceremonies of my sanctuary, when the children of Israel went astray from me, they shall come near to me, to minister to me: and they shall stand before me, to offer me the fat, and the blood, saith the Lord God. Ezec. 44:15
They shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall come near to my table, to minister unto me, and to keep my ceremonies. Ezec. 44:16
And when they shall go forth to the outward court to the people, they shall put off their garments wherein they ministered, and lay them up in the store chamber of the sanctuary, and they shall clothe themselves with other garments: and they shall not sanctify the people with their vestments. Ezec. 44:19
And no priest shall drink wine when he is to go into the inner court. Ezec. 44:21
Neither shall they take to wife a widow, nor one that is divorced, but they shall take virgins of the seed of the house of Israel: but they may take a widow also, that is, the widow of a priest. Ezec. 44:22
And they shall teach my people the difference between holy and profane, and shew them how to discern between clean and unclean. Ezec. 44:23
And in the day that he goeth into the sanctuary, to the inner court, to minister unto me in the sanctuary, he shall offer for his sin, saith the Lord God. Ezec. 44:27
And the firstfruits of all the firstborn, and all the libations of all things that are offered, shall be the priest's: and you shall give the firstfruits of your meats to the priest, that he may return a blessing upon thy house. Ezec. 44:30
¤ And when you shall begin to divide the land by lot, separate ye firstfruits to the Lord, a portion of the land to be holy, in length twenty-five thousand and in breadth ten thousand: it shall be holy in all the borders thereof round about. Ezec. 45:1
The holy portion of the land shall be for the priests the ministers of the sanctuary, who come near to the ministry of the Lord: and it shall be a place for their houses, and for the holy place of the sanctuary. Ezec. 45:4
And you shall appoint the possession of the city five thousand broad, and five and twenty thousand long, according to the separation of the sanctuary, for the whole house of Israel. Ezec. 45:6
For the prince also on the one side and on the other side, according to the separation of the sanctuary, and according to the possession of the city, over against the separation of the sanctuary, and over against the possession of the city: from the side of the sea even to the sea, and from the side of the east even to the east. And the length according to every part from the west border to the east border. Ezec. 45:7
He shall have a portion of the land in Israel: and the princes shall no more rob my people: but they shall give the land to the house of Israel according to their tribes: Ezec. 45:8
The ephi and the bate shall be equal, and of one measure: that the bate may contain the tenth part of a core, and the ephi the tenth part of a core: their weight shall be equal according to the measure of a core. Ezec. 45:11
And one ram out of a flock of two hundred, of those that Israel feedeth for sacrifice, and for holocausts, and for peace offerings, to make atonement for them, saith the Lord God. Ezec. 45:15
All the people of the land shall be bound to these firstfruits for the prince in Israel. Ezec. 45:16
And the prince shall give the holocaust, and the sacrifice, and the libations on the feasts, and on the new moons, and on the sabbaths, and on all the solemnities of the house of Israel: he shall offer the sacrifice for sin, and the holocaust, and the peace offerings to make expiation for the house of Israel. Ezec. 45:17
And in the solemnity of the seven days he shall offer for a holocaust to the Lord, seven calves, and seven rams without blemish daily for seven days: and for sin a he goat daily. Ezec. 45:23
In the seventh month, in the fifteenth day of the month, in the solemn feast, he shall do the like for the seven days: as well in regard to the sin offering, as to the holocaust, and the sacrifice, and the oil. Ezec. 45:25
And the holocaust that the prince shall offer to the Lord on the sabbath day, shall be six lambs without blemish, and a ram without blemish. Ezec. 46:4
And when the prince is to go in, let him go in by the way of the porch of the gate, and let him go out the same way. Ezec. 46:8
But when the people of the land shall go in before the Lord in the solemn feasts, he that goeth in by the north gate to adore, shall go out by the way of the south gate; and he that goeth in by the way of the south gate, shall go out by the way of the north gate: he shall not return by the way of the gate whereby he came in, but shall go out at that over against it. Ezec. 46:9
And in the fairs, and in the solemnities there shall be the sacrifice of an ephi to a calf, and an ephi to a ram: and to the lambs, the sacrifice shall be as his hand shall find: and a hin of oil to every ephi. Ezec. 46:11
But when the prince shall offer a voluntary holocaust, or voluntary peace offerings to the Lord: the gate that looketh towards the east shall be opened to him, and he shall offer his holocaust, and his peace offerings, as it is wont to be done on the sabbath day: and he shall go out, and the gate shall be shut after he is gone forth. Ezec. 46:12
And he shall offer every day for a holocaust to the Lord, a lamb of the same year without blemish: he shall offer it always in the morning. Ezec. 46:13
And he shall offer the sacrifice for it morning by morning, the sixth part of an ephi: and the third part of a hin of oil to be mingled with the fine flour: a sacrifice to the Lord by ordinance continual and everlasting. Ezec. 46:14
Thus saith the Lord God: If the prince give a gift to any of his sons: the inheritance of it shall go to his children, they shall possess it by inheritance. Ezec. 46:16
But if he give a legacy out of his inheritance to one of his servants, it shall be his until the year of release, and it shall return to the prince: but his inheritance shall go to his sons. Ezec. 46:17
And the prince shall not take of the people's inheritance by violence, nor of their possession: but out of his own possession he shall give an inheritance to his sons: that my people be not dispersed every man from his possession. Ezec. 46:18
And he brought me in by the entry that was at the side of the gate, into the chambers of the sanctuary that were for the priests, which looked toward the north. And there was a place bending to the west. Ezec. 46:19
And he said to me: This is the place where the priests shall boil the sin offering, and the trespass offering: where they shall dress the sacrifice, that they may not bring it out into the outward court, and the people be sanctified. Ezec. 46:20
And he brought me into the outward court, and he led me about by the four corners of the court: and behold there was a little court in the corner of the court, to every corner of the court there was a little court. Ezec. 46:21
And he said to me: This is the house of the kitchens wherein the ministers of the house of the Lord shall boil the victims of the people. Ezec. 46:24
¤ And he brought me again to the gate of the house, and behold waters issued out from under the threshold of the house toward the east: for the forefront of the house looked toward the east: but the waters came down to the right side of the temple to the south part of the altar. Ezec. 47:1
And he led me out by the way of the north gate, and he caused me to turn to the way without the outward gate to the way that looked toward the east: and behold there ran out waters on the right side. Ezec. 47:2
And when the man that had the line in his hand went out towards the east, he measured a thousand cubits: and he brought me through the water up to the ankles. Ezec. 47:3
And again he measured a thousand, and he brought me through the water up to the knees. Ezec. 47:4
And he measured a thousand, and he brought me through the water up to the loins. And he measured a thousand, and it was a torrent, which I could not pass over: for the waters were risen so as to make a deep torrent, which could not be passed over. Ezec. 47:5
And he said to me: Surely thou hast seen, O son of man. And he brought me out, and he caused me to turn to the bank of the torrent. Ezec. 47:6
And he said to me: These waters that issue forth toward the hillocks of sand to the east, and go down to the plains of the desert, shall go into the sea, and shall go out, and the waters shall be healed. Ezec. 47:8
And every living creature that creepeth whithersoever the torrent shall come, shall live: and there shall be fishes in abundance after these waters shall come thither, and they shall be healed, and all things shall live to which the torrent shall come. Ezec. 47:9
And the fishers shall stand over these waters, from Engaddi even to Engallim there shall be drying of nets: there shall be many sorts of the fishes thereof, as the fishes of the great sea, a very great multitude: Ezec. 47:10
Thus saith the Lord God: This is the border, by which you shall possess the land according to the twelve tribes of Israel: for Joseph hath a double portion. Ezec. 47:13
And you shall possess it, every man in like manner as his brother: concerning which I lifted up my hand to give it to your fathers: and this land shall fall unto you for a possession. Ezec. 47:14
And this is the border of the land: toward the north side, from the great sea by the way of Hethalon, as men go to Sedada, Ezec. 47:15
And the border from the sea even to the court of Enan, shall be the border of Damascus, and from the north to the north: the border of Emath, this is the north side. Ezec. 47:17
And the east side is from the midst of Auran, and from the midst of Damascus, and from the midst of Galaad, and from the midst of the land of Israel, Jordan making the bound to the east sea, and thus you shall measure the east side. Ezec. 47:18
And the south side southward is, from Thamar even to the waters of contradiction of Cades: and, the torrent even to the great sea: and this is the south side southward. Ezec. 47:19
And the side toward the sea, is the great sea from the borders straight on, till thou come to Emath: this is the side of the sea. Ezec. 47:20
And you shall divide it by lot for an inheritance to you, and to the strangers that shall come over to you, that shall beget children among you: and they shall be unto you as men of the same country born among the children of Israel: they shall divide the possession with you in the midst of the tribes of Israel. Ezec. 47:22
¤ And these are the names of the tribes from the borders of the north, by the way of Hethalon, as they go to Emath, the court of Enan the border of Damascus northward, by the way off Emath. And from the east side thereof to the sea shall be one portion for Dan. Ezec. 48:1
And by the border of Dan, from the east side even to the side of the sea, one portion for Aser: Ezec. 48:2
And by the border of Aser, from the east side even to the side of the sea, one portion for Nephthali. Ezec. 48:3
And by the border of Nephthali, from the east side even to the side of the sea, one portion for Manasses. Ezec. 48:4
And by the border of Manasses, from the east side even to the side of the sea, one portion for Ephraim. Ezec. 48:5
And by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even to the side of the sea, one portion for Ruben. Ezec. 48:6
And by the border of Ruben, from the east side even to the side of the sea, one portion for Juda. Ezec. 48:7
And by the border of Juda, from the east side even to the side of the sea, shall be the firstfruits which you shall set apart, five and twenty thousand in breadth, and length, as every one of the portions from the east side to the side of the sea: and the sanctuary shall be in the midst thereof. Ezec. 48:8
And they shall not sell thereof, nor exchange, neither shall the firstfruits of the land be alienated, because they are sanctified to the Lord. Ezec. 48:14
And the suburbs of the city shall be to the north two hundred and fifty, and to the south two hundred and fifty, and to the east two hundred and fifty, and to the sea two hundred and fifty. Ezec. 48:17
And the residue in length by the firstfruits of the sanctuary, ten thousand toward the east, and ten thousand toward the west, shall be as the firstfruits of the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be for bread to them that serve the city. Ezec. 48:18
And from the possession of the Levites, and from the possession of the city which are in the midst of the prince's portions: what shall be to the border of Juda, and to the border of Benjamin, shall also belong to the prince. Ezec. 48:22
And for the rest of the tribes: from the east side to the west side, one portion for Benjamin. Ezec. 48:23
And over against the border of Benjamin, from the east side to the west side, one portion for Simeon. Ezec. 48:24
And by the border of Simeon, from the east side to the west side, one portion for Issachar. Ezec. 48:25
And by the border of Issachar, from the east side to the west side, one portion for Zabulon. Ezec. 48:26
And by the border of Zabulon, from the east side to the side of the sea, one portion for Gad. Ezec. 48:27
And by the border of Gad, the south side southward: and the border shall be from Thamar, even to the waters of contradiction of Cades, the inheritance over against the great sea. Ezec. 48:28
This is the land which you shall divide by lot to the tribes of Israel: and these are the portions of them, saith the Lord God. Ezec. 48:29
And the gates of the city according to the names of the tribes of Israel, three gates on the north side, the gate of Ruben one, the gate of Juda one, the gate of Levi one. Ezec. 48:31
‡ ¤ In the third year of the reign of Joakim, king of Juda, Nabuchodonosor, king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem, and beseiged it. Dan. 1:1
And the Lord delivered into his hands Joakim, the king of Juda, and part of the vessels of the house of God: and he carried them away into the land of Sennaar, to the house of his god, and the vessels he brought into the treasure house of his god. Dan. 1:2
And the king spoke to Asphenez, the master of the eunuchs, that he should bring in some of the children of Israel, and of the king's seed, and of the princes, Dan. 1:3
And the master of the eunuchs gave them names: to Daniel, Baltassar: to Ananias, Sidrach: to Misael, Misach: and to Azarias, Abdenago. Dan. 1:7
And God gave to Daniel grace and mercy in the sight of the prince of the eunuchs. Dan. 1:9
And the prince of the eunuchs said to Daniel: I fear my lord, the king, who hath appointed you meat and drink: who if he should see your faces leaner than those of the other youths, your equals, you shall endanger my head to the king. Dan. 1:10
And Daniel said to Malasar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had appointed over Daniel, Ananias, Misael, and Azarias: Dan. 1:11
Try, I beseech thee, thy servants for ten days, and let pulse be given us to eat, and water to drink: Dan. 1:12
And to these children God gave knowledge, and understanding in every book, and wisdom: but to Daniel the understanding also of all visions and dreams. Dan. 1:17
And when the king had spoken to them, there were not found among them all such as Daniel, Ananias, Misael, and Azarias: and they stood in the king's presence. Dan. 1:19
And Daniel continued even to the first year of king Cyrus. Dan. 1:21
Then the king commanded to call together the diviners and the wise men, and the magicians, and the Chaldeans: to declare to the king his dreams: so they came and stood before the king. Dan. 2:2
And the king said to them: I saw a dream: and being troubled in mind I know not what I saw. Dan. 2:3
And the Chaldeans answered the king in Syriac: O king, live for ever: tell to thy servants thy dream, and we will declare the interpretation thereof. Dan. 2:4
And the king, answering, said to the Chaldeans: The thing is gone out of my mind: unless you tell me the dream, and the meaning thereof, you shall be put to death, and your houses shall be confiscated. Dan. 2:5
The king answered and said: I know for certain, that you seek to gain time, since you know that the thing is gone from me. Dan. 2:8
If, therefore, you tell me not the dream, there is one sentence concerning you, that you have also framed a lying interpretation, and full of deceit, to speak before me till the time pass away. Tell me, therefore, the dream, that I may know that you also give a true interpretation thereof. Dan. 2:9
Upon hearing this, the king in fury, and in great wrath, commanded that all the wise men of Babylon should be put to death. Dan. 2:12
And the decree being gone forth, the wise men were slain: and Daniel and his companions were sought for, to be put to death. Dan. 2:13
Then Daniel inquired concerning the law and the sentence, of Arioch, the general of the king's army, who was gone forth to kill the wise men of Babylon. Dan. 2:14
And he asked him that had received the orders of the king, why so cruel a sentence was gone forth from the face of the king. And when Arioch had told the matter to Daniel, Dan. 2:15
Daniel went in, and desired of the king, that he would give him time to resolve the question, and declare it to the king. Dan. 2:16
And he went into his house, and told the matter to Ananias, and Misael, and Azarias, his companions: Dan. 2:17
To the end that they should ask mercy at the face of the God of heaven, concerning this secret, and that Daniel and his companions might not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. Dan. 2:18
Then was the mystery revealed to Daniel by a vision in the night: and Daniel blessed the God of heaven, Dan. 2:19
And he changeth times and ages: taketh away kingdoms, and establisheth them: giveth wisdom to the wise, and knowledge to them that have understanding: Dan. 2:21
To thee, O God of our fathers, I give thanks, and I praise thee: because thou hast given me wisdom and strength: and now thou hast shewn me what we desired of thee, for thou hast made known to us the king's discourse. Dan. 2:23
After this Daniel went in to Arioch, to whom the king had given orders to destroy the wise men of Babylon, and he spoke thus to him: Destroy not the wise men of Babylon: bring me in before the king, and I will tell the solution to the king. Dan. 2:24
Then Arioch in haste brought in Daniel to the king, and said to him: I have found a man of the children of the captivity of Juda, that will resolve the question to the king. Dan. 2:25
The king answered, and said to Daniel, whose name was Baltassar: Thinkest thou indeed that thou canst tell me the dream that I saw, and the interpretation thereof? Dan. 2:26
And Daniel made answer before the king, and said: The secret that the king desireth to know, none of the wise men, or the philosophers, or the diviners, or the soothsayers, can declare to the king. Dan. 2:27
But there is a God in heaven that revealeth mysteries, who hath shewn to thee, O king Nabuchodonosor, what is to come to pass in the latter times. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these: Dan. 2:28
Thou, O king, didst begin to think in thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and he that revealeth mysteries shewed thee what shall come to pass. Dan. 2:29
To me also this secret is revealed, not by any wisdom that I have more than all men alive: but that the interpretation might be made manifest to the king, and thou mightest know the thoughts of thy mind. Dan. 2:30
Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of a summer's threshing floor, and they were carried away by the wind: and there was no place found for them: but the stone that struck the statue became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth. Dan. 2:35
And after thee shall rise up another kingdom, inferior to thee, of silver: and another third kingdom of brass, which shall rule over all the world. Dan. 2:39
And whereas thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay, they shall be mingled indeed together with the seed of man, but they shall not stick fast one to another, as iron cannot be mixed with clay. Dan. 2:43
But in the days of those kingdoms, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, and his kingdom shall not be delivered up to another people: and it shall break in pieces, and shall consume all these kingdoms: and itself shall stand for ever. Dan. 2:44
According as thou sawest, that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and broke in pieces the clay and the iron, and the brass, and the silver, and the gold, the great God hath shewn the king what shall come to pass hereafter, and the dream is true, and the interpretation thereof is faithful. Dan. 2:45
Then king Nabuchodonosor fell on his face, and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer in sacrifice to him victims and incense. Dan. 2:46
And the king spoke to Daniel, and said: Verily, your God is the God of gods, and Lord of kings, and a revealer of hidden things: seeing thou couldst discover this secret. Dan. 2:47
Then the king advanced Daniel to a high station, and gave him many and great gifts: and he made him governor over all the provinces of Babylon: and chief of the magistrates over all the wise men of Babylon. Dan. 2:48
For her parents being just, had instructed their daughter according to the law of Moses. Dan. 13:3
Now Joakim was very rich, and had an orchard near his house: and the Jews resorted to him, because he was the most honourable of them all. Dan. 13:4
And there were two of the ancients of the people appointed judges that year, of whom the Lord said: That iniquity came out from Babylon, from the ancient judges, that seemed to govern the people. Dan. 13:5
These men frequented the house of Joakim, and all that had any matters of judgment came to them. Dan. 13:6
So they were both wounded with the love of her, yet they did not make known their grief one to the other. Dan. 13:10
For they were ashamed to declare to one another their lust, being desirous to have to do with her: Dan. 13:11
And they watched carefully every day to see her. And one said to the other: Dan. 13:12
And turning back again, they came both to the same place: and asking one another the cause, they acknowledged their lust: and then they agreed together upon a time, when they might find her alone. Dan. 13:14
And it fell out, as they watched a fit day, she went in on a time, as yesterday and the day before, with two maids only, and was desirous to wash herself in the orchard: for it was hot weather. Dan. 13:15
So she said to the maids: Bring me oil, and washing balls, and shut the doors of the orchard, that I may wash me. Dan. 13:17
And they did as she bade them: and they shut the doors of the orchard, and went out by a back door to fetch what she had commanded them, and they knew not that the elders were hid within. Dan. 13:18
Now when the maids were gone forth, the two elders arose, and ran to her, and said: Dan. 13:19
Behold the doors of the orchard are shut, and nobody seeth us, and we are in love with thee: wherefore consent to us, and lie with us. Dan. 13:20
Susanna sighed, and said: I am straitened on every side: for if I do this thing, it is death to me: and if I do it not, I shall not escape your hands. Dan. 13:22
But it is better for me to fall into your hands without doing it, than to sin in the sight of the Lord. Dan. 13:23
And one of them ran to the door of the orchard, and opened it. Dan. 13:25
So when the servants of the house heard the cry in the orchard, they rushed in by the back door, to see what was the matter. Dan. 13:26
When the people were come to Joakim, her husband, the two elders also came full of wicked device against Susanna, to put her to death. Dan. 13:28
And they said before the people: Send to Susanna, daughter of Helcias, the wife of Joakim. And presently they sent. Dan. 13:29
Now Susanna was exceeding delicate, and beautiful to behold. Dan. 13:31
And she weeping, looked up to heaven, for her heart had confidence in the Lord. Dan. 13:35
Then a young man that was there hid came to her, and lay with her. Dan. 13:37
But we that were in a corner of the orchard, seeing this wickedness, ran up to them, and we saw them lie together. Dan. 13:38
The multitude believed them, as being the elders, and the judges of the people, and they condemned her to death. Dan. 13:41
Then Susanna cried out with a loud voice, and said: O eternal God, who knowest hidden things, who knowest all things before they come to pass, Dan. 13:42
And when she was led to be put to death, the Lord raised up the holy spirit of a young boy, whose name was Daniel: Dan. 13:45
Return to judgment, for they have borne false witness against her. Dan. 13:49
So all the people turned again in haste, and the old men said to him: Come, and sit thou down among us, and shew it us: seeing God hath given thee the honour of old age. Dan. 13:50
And Daniel said to the people: Separate these two far from one another, and I will examine them. Dan. 13:51
So when they were put asunder one from the other, he called one of them, and said to him: O thou that art grown old in evil days, now are thy sins come out, which thou hast committed before: Dan. 13:52
In judging unjust judgments, oppressing the innocent, and letting the guilty to go free, whereas the Lord saith: The innocent and the just thou shalt not kill. Dan. 13:53
And having put him aside, he commanded that the other should come, and he said to him: O thou seed of Chanaan, and not of Juda, beauty hath deceived thee, and lust hath perverted thy heart: Dan. 13:56
Thus did you do to the daughters of Israel, and they for fear conversed with you: but a daughter of Juda would not abide your wickedness. Dan. 13:57
And Daniel said to him: Well hast thou also lied against thy own head: for the angel of the Lord waiteth with a sword to cut thee in two, and to destroy you. Dan. 13:59
And they rose up against the two elders, (for Daniel had convicted them of false witness by their own mouth) and they did to them as they had maliciously dealt against their neighbour, Dan. 13:61
To fulfil the law of Moses: and they put them to death, and innocent blood was saved in that day. Dan. 13:62
Then Nabuchodonosor, the king, sent to call together the nobles, the magistrates, and the judges, the captains, the rulers, and governors, and all the chief men of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the statue which king Nabuchodonosor had set up. Dan. 3:2
Then the nobles, the magistrates, and the judges, the captains, and rulers, and the great men that were placed in authority, and all the princes of the provinces, were gathered together to come to the dedication of the statue, which king Nabuchodonosor had set up. And they stood before the statue which king Nabuchodonosor had set up. Dan. 3:3
Then a herald cried with a strong voice: To you it is commanded, O nations, tribes and languages: Dan. 3:4
And said to king Nabuchodonosor: O king, live for ever: Dan. 3:9
And Nabuchodonosor, the king, spoke to them, and said: Is it true, O Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago, that you do not worship my gods, nor adore the golden statue that I have set up? Dan. 3:14
Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago, answered, and said to king Nabuchodonosor: We have no occasion to answer thee concerning this matter. Dan. 3:16
For behold our God, whom we worship, is able to save us from the furnace of burning fire, and to deliver us out of thy hands, O king. Dan. 3:17
But if he will not, be it known to thee, O king, that we will not worship thy gods, nor adore the golden statue which thou hast set up. Dan. 3:18
Then was Nabuchodonosor filled with fury: and the countenance of his face was changed against Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago, and he commanded that the furnace should be heated seven times more than it had been accustomed to be heated. Dan. 3:19
And he commanded the strongest men that were in his army, to bind the feet of Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago, and to cast them into the furnace of burning fire. Dan. 3:20
For thou art just in all that thou hast done to us, and all thy works are true, and thy ways right, and all thy judgments true. Dan. A:4
For thou hast executed true judgments in all the things that thou hast brought upon us, and upon Jerusalem, the holy city of our fathers: for according to truth and judgment, thou hast brought all these things upon us for our sins. Dan. A:5
And we have not hearkened to thy commandments, nor have we observed nor done as thou hadst commanded us, that it might go well with us. Dan. A:7
Wherefore, all that thou hast brought upon us, and every thing that thou hast done to us, thou hast done in true judgment: Dan. A:8
And thou hast delivered us into the hands of our enemies that are unjust, and most wicked, and prevaricators, and to a king unjust, and most wicked beyond all that are upon the earth. Dan. A:9
And now we cannot open our mouths: we are become a shame, and a reproach to thy servants, and to them that worship thee. Dan. A:10
To whom thou hast spoken, promising that thou wouldst multiply their seed as the stars of heaven, and as the sand that is on the sea shore. Dan. A:13
As in holocausts of rams, and bullocks, and as in thousands of fat lambs: so let our sacrifice be made in thy sight this day, that it may please thee: for there is no confusion to them that trust in thee. Dan. A:17
Put us not to confusion, but deal with us according to thy meekness, and according to the multitude of thy mercies. Dan. A:19
And deliver us, according to thy wonderful works, and give glory to thy name, O Lord: Dan. A:20
And let all them be confounded that shew evils to thy servants, let them be confounded in all thy might, and let their strength be broken: Dan. A:21
Now the king's servants that had cast them in, ceased not to heat the furnace with brimstone and tow, and pitch, and dry sticks, Dan. A:23
Blessed art thou, O Lord, the God of our fathers; and worthy to be praised, and glorified, and exalted above all for ever: and blessed is the holy name of thy glory: and worthy to be praised and exalted above all, in all ages. Dan. A:29
Blessed art thou in the holy temple of thy glory: and exceedingly to be praised, and exceeding glorious for ever. Dan. A:30
Blessed art thou on the throne of thy kingdom, and exceedingly to be praised, and exalted above all for ever. Dan. A:31
Blessed art thou that beholdest the depths, and sittest upon the cherubims: and worthy to be praised and exalted above all for ever. Dan. A:32
O give thanks to the Lord, because he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever and ever. Dan. A:66
Then Nabuchodonosor, the king, was astonished, and rose up in haste, and said to his nobles: Did we not cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered the king, and said: True, O king. Dan. 3:24
Then Nabuchodonosor came to the door of the burning fiery furnace, and said: Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago, ye servants of the most high God, go ye forth, and come. And immediately Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago, went out from the midst of the fire. Dan. 3:26
Then Nabuchodonosor breaking forth, said: Blessed be the God of them, to wit, of Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that believed in him: and they changed the king's word, and delivered up their bodies, that they might not serve nor adore any god except their own God. Dan. 3:28
¤ Nabuchodonosor, the king, to all peoples, nations, and tongues, that dwell in all the earth, peace be multiplied unto you. Dan. 4:1
The most high God hath wrought signs and wonders towards me. It hath seemed good to me, therefore, to publish Dan. 4:2
His signs, because they are great: and his wonders, because they are mighty: and his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his power to all generations. Dan. 4:3
Till their colleague, Daniel, came in before me, whose name is Baltassar, according to the name of my god, who hath in him the spirit of the holy gods: and I told the dream before him. Dan. 4:8
Baltassar, prince of the diviners, because I know that thou hast in thee the spirit of the holy gods, and that no secret is impossible to thee, tell me the visions of my dreams that I have seen, and the interpretation of them? Dan. 4:9
The tree was great and strong, and the height thereof reached unto heaven: the sight thereof was even to the ends of all the earth. Dan. 4:11
This is the decree by the sentence of the watchers, and the word and demand of the holy ones: till the living know, that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men: and he will give it to whomsoever it shall please him, and he will appoint the basest man over it. Dan. 4:17
I, king Nabuchodonosor, saw this dream: thou, therefore, O Baltassar, tell me quickly the interpretation: for all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to declare the meaning of it to me: but thou art able, because the spirit of the holy gods is in thee. Dan. 4:18
Then Daniel, whose name was Baltassar, began silently to think within himself for about one hour: and his thoughts troubled him. But the king answering, said: Baltassar, let not the dream and the interpretation thereof trouble thee. Baltassar answered, and said: My lord, the dream be to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thy enemies. Dan. 4:19
The tree which thou sawest, which was high and strong, whose height reached to the skies, and the sight thereof into all the earth: Dan. 4:20
It is thou, O king, who art grown great, and become mighty: for thy greatness hath grown, and hath reached to heaven, and thy power unto the ends of the earth. Dan. 4:22
They shall cast thee out from among men, and thy dwelling shall be with cattle, and with wild beasts, and thou shalt eat grass, as an ox, and shalt be wet with the dew of heaven: and seven times shall pass over thee, till thou know that the most High ruleth over the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will. Dan. 4:25
But whereas he commanded, that the stump of the roots thereof, that is, of the tree, should be left: thy kingdom shall remain to thee, after thou shalt have known that power is from heaven. Dan. 4:26
Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to thee, and redeem thou thy sins with alms, and thy iniquities with works of mercy to the poor: perhaps he will forgive thy offences. Dan. 4:27
And the king answered, and said: Is not this the great Babylon, which I have built, to be the seat of the kingdom, by the strength of my power, and in the glory of my excellence? Dan. 4:30
And while the word was yet in the king's mouth, a voice came down from heaven: To thee, O king Nabuchodonosor, it is said: Thy kingdom shall pass from thee. Dan. 4:31
And they shall cast thee out from among men, and thy dwelling shall be with cattle and wild beasts: thou shalt eat grass like an ox, and seven times shall pass over thee, till thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will. Dan. 4:32
Now at the end of the days, I, Nabuchodonosor, lifted up my eyes to heaven, and my sense was restored to me: and I blessed the most High, and I praised and glorified him that liveth for ever: for his power is an everlasting power, and his kingdom is to all generations. Dan. 4:34
And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing before him: for he doth according to his will, as well with the powers of heaven, as among the inhabitants of the earth: and there is none that can resist his hand, and say to him: Why hast thou done it? Dan. 4:35
At the same time my sense returned to me, and I came to the honour and glory of my kingdom: and my shape returned to me: and my nobles, and my magistrates, sought for me, and I was restored to my kingdom: and greater majesty was added to me. Dan. 4:36
Therefore I, Nabuchodonosor, do now praise, and magnify, and glorify the King of heaven: because all his works are true, and his ways judgments, and them that walk in pride he is able to abase. Dan. 4:37
¤ Baltasar, the king, made a great feast for a thousand of his nobles: and every one drank according to his age. Dan. 5:1
And the king cried out aloud to bring in the wise men, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. And the king spoke, and said to the wise men of Babylon: Whosoever shall read this writing, and shall make known to me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with purple, and shall have a golden chain on his neck, and shall be the third man in my kingdom. Dan. 5:7
Then came in all the king's wise men, but they could neither read the writing, nor declare the interpretation to the king. Dan. 5:8
Then the queen, on occasion of what had happened to the king, and his nobles, came into the banquet-house: and she spoke, and said: O king, live for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, neither let thy countenance be changed. Dan. 5:10
Then Daniel was brought in before the king. And the king spoke, and said to him: Art thou Daniel, of the children of the captivity of Juda, whom my father, the king, brought out of Judea? Dan. 5:13
And now the wise men, the magicians, have come in before me, to read this writing, and shew me the interpretation thereof; and they could not declare to me the meaning of this writing. Dan. 5:15
But I have heard of thee, that thou canst interpret obscure things, and resolve difficult things: now if thou art able to read the writing, and to shew me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with purple, and shalt have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third prince in my kingdom. Dan. 5:16
To which Daniel made answer, and said before the king: thy rewards be to thyself, and the gifts of thy house give to another: but the writing I will read to thee, O king, and shew thee the interpretation thereof. Dan. 5:17
O king, the most high God gave to Nabuchodonosor, thy father, a kingdom, and greatness, and glory, and honour. Dan. 5:18
And for the greatness that he gave to him, all people, tribes, and languages trembled, and were afraid of him: whom he would, he slew: and whom he would, he destroyed: and whom he would, he set up: and whom he would, he brought down. Dan. 5:19
PHARES: thy kingdom is divided, and is given to the Medes and Persians. Dan. 5:28
And Darius, the Mede, succeeded to the kingdom, being threescore and two years old. Dan. 5:31
¤ It seemed good to Darius, and he appointed over the kingdom a hundred and twenty governors, to be over his whole kingdom. Dan. 6:1
And three princes over them of whom Daniel was one: that the governors might give an account to them, and the king might have no trouble. Dan. 6:2
And the king thought to set him over all the kingdom; whereupon the princes, and the governors, sought to find occasion against Daniel, with regard to the king: and they could find no cause, nor suspicion, because he was faithful, and no fault, nor suspicion was found in him. Dan. 6:4
Then the princes, and the governors, craftily suggested to the king, and spoke thus unto him: King Darius, live for ever: Dan. 6:6
Now, therefore, O king, confirm the sentence, and sign the decree: that what is decreed by the Medes and Persians may not be altered, nor any man be allowed to transgress it. Dan. 6:8
Now, when Daniel knew this, that is to say, that the law was made, he went into his house: and opening the windows in his upper chamber towards Jerusalem, he knelt down three times a day, and adored and gave thanks before his God, as he had been accustomed to do before. Dan. 6:10
Wherefore those men carefully watching him, found Daniel praying and making supplication to his God. Dan. 6:11
And they came and spoke to the king concerning the edict: O king, hast thou not decreed, that every man that should make a request to any of the gods, or men, for thirty days, but to thyself, O king, should be cast into the den of the lions? And the king answered them, saying: The word is true, according to the decree of the Medes and Persians, which it is not lawful to violate. Dan. 6:12
Now when the king had heard these words, he was very much grieved, and in behalf of Daniel he set his heart to deliver him, and even till sunset he laboured to save him. Dan. 6:14
But those men perceiving the king's design, said to him: Know thou, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is, that no decree which the king hath made, may be altered. Dan. 6:15
Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of the lions. And the king said to Daniel: Thy God, whom thou always servest, he will deliver thee. Dan. 6:16
And the king went away to his house, and laid himself down without taking supper, and meat was not set before him, and even sleep departed from him. Dan. 6:18
Then the king rising very early in the morning, went in haste to the lions' den: Dan. 6:19
And coming near to the den, cried with a lamentable voice to Daniel, and said to him: Daniel, servant of the living God, hath thy God, whom thou servest always, been able, thinkest thou, to deliver thee from the lions? Dan. 6:20
Then king Darius wrote to all people, tribes, and languages, dwelling in the whole earth: PEACE be multiplied unto you. Dan. 6:25
And king Astyages was gathered to his fathers; and Cyrus, the Persian, received his kingdom. Dan. 13:65
The king also worshipped him, and went every day to adore him: but Daniel adored his God. And the king said to him: Why dost thou not adore Bel? Dan. 14:3
And he answered, and said to him: Because I do not worship idols made with hands, but the living God, that created heaven and earth, and hath power over all flesh. Dan. 14:4
And the king said to him: Doth not Bel seem to thee to be a living god? Seest thou not how much he eateth and drinketh every day? Dan. 14:5
And the king being angry, called for his priests, and said to them: If you tell me not who it is that eateth up these expenses, you shall die. Dan. 14:7
But if you can shew that Bel eateth these things, Daniel shall die, because he hath blasphemed against Bel. And Daniel said to the king: Be it done according to thy word. Dan. 14:8
So it came to pass after they were gone out, the king set the meats before Bel: and Daniel commanded his servants, and they brought ashes, and he sifted them all over the temple before the king: and going forth, they shut the door, and having sealed it with the king's ring, they departed. Dan. 14:13
But the priests went in by night, according to their custom, with their wives, and their children: and they ate and drank up all. Dan. 14:14
The king, therefore, put them to death, and delivered Bel into the power of Daniel: who destroyed him and his temple. Dan. 14:21
And the king said to Daniel: Behold, thou canst not say now, that this is not a living god: adore him, therefore. Dan. 14:23
And when the Babylonians had heard this, they took great indignation: and being gathered together against the king, they said: The king is become a Jew. He hath destroyed Bel, he hath killed the dragon, and he hath put the priests to death. Dan. 14:27
And they came to the king, and said: Deliver us Daniel, or else we will destroy thee and thy house. Dan. 14:28
And the king saw that they pressed upon him violently: and being constrained by necessity: he delivered Daniel to them. Dan. 14:29
And in the den there were seven lions, and they had given to them two carcasses every day, and two sheep: but then they were not given unto them, that they might devour Daniel. Dan. 14:31
Now there was in Judea a prophet called Habacuc, and he had boiled pottage, and had broken bread in a bowl: and was going into the field, to carry it to the reapers. Dan. 14:32
And the angel of the Lord said to Habacuc: Carry the dinner which thou hast into Babylon, to Daniel, who is in the lions' den. Dan. 14:33
And upon the seventh day the king came to bewail Daniel: and he came to the den, and looked in, and behold Daniel was sitting in the midst of the lions. Dan. 14:39
The first was like a lioness, and had the wings of an eagle: I beheld till her wings were plucked off, and she was lifted up from the earth, and stood upon her feet as a man, and the heart of a man was given to her. Dan. 7:4
And behold another beast, like a bear, stood up on one side: and there were three rows in the mouth thereof, and in the teeth thereof, and thus they said to it: Arise, devour much flesh. Dan. 7:5
After this I beheld, and lo, another like a leopard, and it had upon it four wings, as of a fowl, and the beast had four heads, and power was given to it. Dan. 7:6
After this I beheld in the vision of the night, and lo, a fourth beast, terrible and wonderful, and exceeding strong, it had great iron teeth, eating and breaking in pieces, and treading down the rest with its feet: and it was unlike to the other beasts which I had seen before it, and had ten horns. Dan. 7:7
A swift stream of fire issued forth from before him: thousands of thousands ministered to him, and ten thousand times a hundred thousand stood before him: the judgment sat, and the books were opened. Dan. 7:10
I beheld, because of the voice of the great words which that horn spoke: and I saw that the beast was slain, and the body thereof was destroyed, and given to the fire to be burnt: Dan. 7:11
I beheld, therefore, in the vision of the night, and lo, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and he came even to the ancient of days: and they presented him before him. Dan. 7:13
I went near to one of them that stood by, and asked the truth of him concerning all these things, and he told me the interpretation of the words, and instructed me: Dan. 7:16
Till the ancient of days came and gave judgment to the saints of the most High, and the time came, and the saints obtained the kingdom. Dan. 7:22
And he shall speak words against the High One, and shall crush the saints of the most High: and he shall think himself able to change times and laws, and they shall be delivered into his hand until a time, and times, and half a time. Dan. 7:25
And judgment shall sit, that his power may be taken away, and be broken in pieces, and perish even to the end. Dan. 7:26
And that the kingdom, and power, and the greatness of the kingdom, under the whole heaven, may be given to the people of the saints of the most High: whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all kings shall serve him, and shall obey him. Dan. 7:27
¤ In the third year of the reign of king Baltasar, a vision appeared to me. I, Daniel, after what I had seen in the beginning, Dan. 8:1
I saw the ram pushing with his horns against the west, and against the north, and against the south: and no beasts could withstand him, nor be delivered out of his hand: and he did according to his own will, and became great. Dan. 8:4
And he went up to the ram that had the horns, which I had seen standing before the gate, and he ran towards him in the force of his strength. Dan. 8:6
And it was magnified even to the prince of the strength: and it took away from him the continual sacrifice, and cast down the place of his sanctuary. Dan. 8:11
And I heard one of the saints speaking, and one saint said to another I know not to whom, that was speaking: How long shall be the vision, concerning the continual sacrifice, and the sin of the desolation that is made: and the sanctuary, and the strength be trodden under foot? Dan. 8:13
And he said to him: Unto evening and morning two thousand three hundred days: and the sanctuary shall be cleansed. Dan. 8:14
And it came to pass when I, Daniel, saw the vision, and sought the meaning, that behold there stood before me as it were the appearance of a man. Dan. 8:15
And I heard the voice of a man between Ulai: and he called, and said: Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision. Dan. 8:16
And he came, and stood near where I stood: and when he was come, I fell on my face, trembling, and he said to me: Understand, O son of man, for in the time of the end the vision shall be fulfilled. Dan. 8:17
And when he spoke to me, I fell flat on the ground: and he touched me, and set me upright. Dan. 8:18
And he said to me: I will shew thee what things are to come to pass in the end of the malediction: for the time hath its end. Dan. 8:19
According to his will, and craft shall be successful in his hand: and his heart shall be puffed up, and in the abundance of all things he shall kill many: and he shall rise up against the prince of princes, and shall be broken without hand. Dan. 8:25
And the vision of the evening and the morning, which was told, is true: thou, therefore, seal up the vision, because it shall come to pass after many days. Dan. 8:26
The first year of his reign I, Daniel, understood by books the number of the years, concerning which the word of the Lord came to Jeremias, the prophet, that seventy years should be accomplished of the desolation of Jerusalem. Dan. 9:2
And I set my face to the Lord, my God, to pray and make supplication with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes. Dan. 9:3
And I prayed to the Lord, my God, and I made my confession, and said: I beseech thee, O Lord God, great and terrible, who keepest the covenant, and mercy to them that love thee, and keep thy commandments. Dan. 9:4
We have not hearkened to thy servants, the prophets, that have spoken in thy name to our kings, to our princes, to our fathers, and to all the people of the land. Dan. 9:6
To thee, O Lord, justice: but to us confusion of face, as at this day to the men of Juda, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, to them that are near, and to them that are far off, in all the countries whither thou hast driven them, for their iniquities, by which they have sinned against thee. Dan. 9:7
O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face, to our princes, and to our fathers, that have sinned. Dan. 9:8
But to thee, the Lord our God, mercy and forgiveness, for we have departed from thee: Dan. 9:9
And we have not hearkened to the voice of the Lord, our God, to walk in his law, which he set before us by his servants, the prophets. Dan. 9:10
And he hath confirmed his words which he spoke against us, and against our princes that judged us, that he would bring in upon us a great evil, such as never was under all the heaven, according to that which hath been done in Jerusalem. Dan. 9:12
And the Lord hath watched upon the evil, and hath brought it upon us: the Lord, our God, is just in all his works which he hath done: for we have not hearkened to his voice. Dan. 9:14
O Lord, against all thy justice: let thy wrath and thy indignation be turned away, I beseech thee, from thy city, Jerusalem, and from thy holy mountain. For by reason of our sins, and the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem, and thy people, are a reproach to all that are round about us. Dan. 9:16
And he instructed me, and spoke to me, and said: O Daniel, I am now come forth to teach thee, and that thou mightest understand. Dan. 9:22
From the beginning of thy prayers the word came forth: and I am come to shew it to thee, because thou art a man of desires: therefore, do thou mark the word, and understand the vision. Dan. 9:23
Know thou, therefore, and take notice: that from the going forth of the word, to build up Jerusalem again, unto Christ, the prince, there shall be seven weeks, and sixty-two weeks: and the street shall be built again, and the walls, in straitness of times. Dan. 9:25
And he shall confirm the covenant with many, in one week: and in the half of the week the victim and the sacrifice shall fail: and there shall be in the temple the abomination of desolation: and the desolation shall continue even to the consummation, and to the end. Dan. 9:27
¤ In the third year of Cyrus, king of the Persians, a word was revealed to Daniel, surnamed Baltassar, and a true word, and great strength: and he understood the word: for there is need of understanding in a vision. Dan. 10:1
And his body was like the chrysolite, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as a burning lamp: and his arms, and all downward even to the feet, like in appearance to glittering brass: and the voice of his word like the voice of a multitude. Dan. 10:6
And I heard the voice of his words: and when I heard I lay in a consternation upon my face, and my face was close to the ground. Dan. 10:9
And he said to me: Daniel, thou man of desires, understand the words that I speak to thee, and stand upright: for I am sent now to thee. And when he had said this word to me, I stood trembling. Dan. 10:11
And he said to me: Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thy heart to understand, to afflict thyself in the sight of thy God, thy words have been heard: and I am come for thy words. Dan. 10:12
But the prince of the kingdom of the Persians resisted me one and twenty days: and behold Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, and I remained there by the king of the Persians. Dan. 10:13
But I am come to teach thee what things shall befall thy people in the latter days, for as yet the vision is for days. Dan. 10:14
And when he was speaking such words to me, I cast down my countenance to the ground, and held my peace. Dan. 10:15
And behold as it were the likeness of a son of man touched my lips: then I opened my mouth and spoke, and said to him that stood before me: O my lord, at the sight of thee my joints are loosed, and no strength hath remained in me. Dan. 10:16
And he said: Fear not, O man of desires, peace be to thee: take courage, and be strong. And when he spoke to me, I grew strong, and I said: Speak, O my lord, for thou hast strengthened me. Dan. 10:19
And he said: Dost thou know wherefore I am come to thee? And now I will return, to fight against the prince of the Persians. When I went forth, there appeared the prince of the Greeks coming. Dan. 10:20
And when he shall come to his height, his kingdom shall be broken, and it shall be divided towards the four winds of the heaven: but not to his posterity, nor according to his power with which he ruled. For his kingdom shall be rent in pieces, even for strangers, beside these. Dan. 11:4
And after the end of years they shall be in league together: and the daughter of the king of the south shall come to the king of the north to make friendship, but she shall not obtain the strength of the arm, neither shall her seed stand: and she shall be given up, and her young men that brought her, and they that strengthened her in these times. Dan. 11:6
And the king of the south shall enter into the kingdom, and shall return to his own land. Dan. 11:9
And in those times many shall rise up against the king of the south, and the children of prevaricators of thy people shall lift up themselves to fulfil the vision, and they shall fall. Dan. 11:14
And the king of the north shall come, and shall cast up a mount, and shall take the best fenced cities: and the arms of the south shall not withstand, and his chosen ones shall rise up to resist, and they shall not have strength. Dan. 11:15
And he shall come upon him, and do according to his pleasure, and there shall be none to stand against his face: and he shall stand in the glorious land, and it shall be consumed by his hand. Dan. 11:16
And he shall set his face to come to possess all his kingdom, and he shall make upright conditions with him: and he shall give him a daughter of women, to overthrow it: and she shall not stand, neither shall she be for him. Dan. 11:17
And he shall turn his face to the islands, and shall take many: and he shall cause the prince of his reproach to cease, and his reproach shall be turned upon him. Dan. 11:18
And he shall turn his face to the empire of his own land, and he shall stumble, and fall, ans shall not be found. Dan. 11:19
And his strength, and his heart, shall be stirred up against the king of the south, with a great army: and the king of the south shall be stirred up to battle with many and very strong succours: and they shall not stand, for they shall form designs against him. Dan. 11:25
And the heart of the two kings shall be to do evil, and they shall speak lies at one table, and they shall not prosper: because as yet the end is unto another time. Dan. 11:27
At the time appointed he shall return, and he shall come to the south, but the latter time shall not be like the former. Dan. 11:29
And when they shall have fallen, they shall be relieved with a small help: and many shall be joined to them deceitfully. Dan. 11:34
And some of the learned shall fall, that they may be tried, and may be chosen, and made white, even to the appointed time: because yet there shall be another time. Dan. 11:35
And the king shall do according to his will, and he shall be lifted up, and shall magnify himself against every god: and he shall speak great things against the God of gods, and shall prosper, till the wrath be accomplished. For the determination is made. Dan. 11:36
And he shall do this to fortify Maozim with a strange god, whom he hath acknowledged, and he shall increase glory, and shall give them power over many, and shall divide the land gratis. Dan. 11:39
And tidings out of the east, and out of the north, shall trouble him: and he shall come with a great multitude to destroy and slay many. Dan. 11:44
And he shall fix his tabernacle, Apadno, between the seas, upon a glorious and holy mountain: and he shall come even to the top thereof, and none shall help him. Dan. 11:45
And many of those that sleep in the dust of the earth, shall awake: some unto life everlasting, and others unto reproach, to see it always. Dan. 12:2
But they that are learned, shall shine as the brightness of the firmament: and they that instruct many to justice, as stars for all eternity. Dan. 12:3
But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time appointed: many shall pass over, and knowledge shall be manifold. Dan. 12:4
And I said to the man that was clothed in linen, that stood upon the waters of the river: How long shall it be to the end of these wonders? Dan. 12:6
And I heard the man that was clothed in linen, that stood upon the waters of the river, when he had lifted up his right hand, and his left hand to heaven, and had sworn by him that liveth for ever, that it should be unto a time, and times, and half a time. And when the scattering of the band of the holy people shall be accomplished, all these things shall be finished. Dan. 12:7
‡ ¤ The word of the Lord, that came to Osee, the son of Beeri, in the days of Ozias, Joathan, Achaz, and Ezechias, kings of Juda, and in the days of Jeroboam, the son of Joas, king of Israel. Osee 1:1
The beginning of the Lord's speaking by Osee: and the Lord said to Osee: Go, take thee a wife of fornications, and have of her children of fornications: for the land by fornication shall depart from the Lord. Osee 1:2
And the Lord said to him: Call his name Jezrahel: for yet a little while, and I will visit the blood of Jezrahel upon the house of Jehu, and I will cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel. Osee 1:4
And she conceived again, and bore a daughter, and he said to him: Call her name, Without mercy: for I will not add any more to have mercy on the house of Israel, but I will utterly forget them. Osee 1:6
And the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, that is without measure, and shall not be numbered. And it shall be in the place where it shall be said to them: You are not my people: it shall be said to them: Ye are the sons of the living God. Osee 1:10
¤ Say ye to your brethren: You are my people: and to your sister: Thou hast obtained mercy. Osee 2:1
And she shall follow after her lovers, and shall not overtake them: and she shall seek them, and shall not find, and she shall say: I will go, and return to my first husband: because it was better with me then than now. Osee 2:7
And I will cause all her mirth to cease, her solemnities, her new moons, her sabbaths, and all her festival times. Osee 2:11
And I will visit upon her the days of Baalim, to whom she burnt incense, and decked herself out with her earrings, and with her jewels, and went after her lovers, and forgot me, saith the Lord. Osee 2:13
Therefore, behold I will allure her, and will lead her into the wilderness: and I will speak to her heart. Osee 2:14
And I will give her vinedressers out of the same place, and the valley of Achor for an opening of hope: and she shall sing there according to the days of her youth, and according to the days of her coming up out of the land of Egypt. Osee 2:15
And I will espouse thee to me for ever: and I will espouse thee to me in justice, and judgment, and in mercy, and in commiserations. Osee 2:19
And I will espouse thee to me in faith: and thou shalt know that I am the Lord. Osee 2:20
And it shall come to pass in that day: I will hear, saith the Lord, I will hear the heavens, and they shall hear the earth. Osee 2:21
And I will sow her unto me in the earth, and I will have mercy on her that was without mercy. And I will say to that which is not my people: Thou art my people: and they shall say: Thou art my God. Osee 2:23
¤ And the Lord said to me: Go yet again, and love a woman beloved of her friend, and an adulteress: as the Lord loveth the children of Israel, and they look to strange gods, and love the husks of the grapes. Osee 3:1
And I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and for a core of barley, and for half a core of barley. Osee 3:2
And I said to her: Thou shalt wait for me many days: thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt be no man's, and I also will wait for thee. Osee 3:3
And thou shalt fall today, and the prophet also shall fall with thee: in the night I have made thy mother to be silent. Osee 4:5
My people have been silent, because they had no knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will reject thee, that thou shalt not do the office of priesthood to me: and thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I also will forget thy children. Osee 4:6
According to the multitude of them, so have they sinned against me: I will change their glory into shame. Osee 4:7
They shall eat the sins of my people, and shall lift up their souls to their iniquity. Osee 4:8
Their banquet is separated, they have gone astray by fornication: they that should have protected them have loved to bring shame upon them. Osee 4:18
¤ Hear ye this, O priests, and hearken, O ye house of Israel, and give ear, O house of the king: for there is a judgment against you, because you have been a snare to them whom you should have watched over and a net spread upon Thabor. Osee 5:1
They will not set their thoughts to return to their God: for the spirit of fornication is in the midst of them, and they have not known the Lord. Osee 5:4
With their flocks and with their herds, they shall go to seek the Lord, and shall not find him: he is withdrawn from them. Osee 5:6
Ephraim is under oppression, and broken in judgment: because he began to go after filthiness. Osee 5:11
And I will be like a moth to Ephraim: and like rottenness to the house of Juda. Osee 5:12
And Ephraim saw his sickness, and Juda his band: and Ephraim went to the Assyrian, and sent to the avenging king: and he shall not be able to heal you, neither shall he be able to take off the band from you. Osee 5:13
For I will be like a lioness to Ephraim, and like a lion's whelp to the house of Juda: I, I will catch, and go: I will take away, and there is none that can rescue. Osee 5:14
I will go and return to my place: until you are consumed, and seek my face. Osee 5:15
¤ In their affliction they will rise early to me: Come, and let us return to the Lord. Osee 6:1
He will revive us after two days: on the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight. We shall know, and we shall follow on, that we may know the Lord. His going forth is prepared as the morning light, and he will come to us as the early and the latter rain to the earth. Osee 6:3
What shall I do to thee, O Ephraim? what shall I do to thee, O Juda? your mercy is as a morning cloud, and as the dew that goeth away in the morning. Osee 6:4
¤ When I would have healed Israel, the iniquity of Ephraim was discovered, and the wickedness of Samaria, for they have committed falsehood, and the thief is come in to steal, the robber is without. Osee 7:1
The day of our king, the princes began to be mad with wine: he stretched out his hand with scorners. Osee 7:5
And the pride of Israel shall be humbled before his face: and they have not returned to the Lord their God, nor have they sought him in all these. Osee 7:10
And Ephraim is become as a dove that is decoyed, not having a heart: they called upon Egypt, they went to the Assyrians. Osee 7:11
Woe to them, for they have departed from me: they shall be wasted because they have transgressed against me: and I redeemed them: and they have spoken lies against me. Osee 7:13
And they have not cried to me with their heart, but they howled in their beds: they have thought upon wheat and wine, they are departed from me. Osee 7:14
They have reigned, but not by me: they have been princes, and I knew not: of their silver and their gold they have made idols to themselves, that they might perish. Osee 8:4
For itself also is the invention of Israel: a workman made it, and it is no god: for the calf of Samaria shall be turned to spiders' webs. Osee 8:6
For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath given gifts to his lovers. Osee 8:9
Because Ephraim hath made many altars to sin: altars are become to him unto sin. Osee 8:11
I shall write to him my manifold laws, which have been accounted as foreign. Osee 8:12
They shall offer victims, they shall sacrifice flesh, and shall eat it, and the Lord will not receive them: now will he remember their iniquity, and will visit their sins: they shall return to Egypt. Osee 8:13
They shall not dwell in the Lord's land: Ephraim is returned to Egypt, and hath eaten unclean things among the Assyrians. Osee 9:3
They shall not offer wine to the Lord, neither shall they please him: their sacrifices shall be like the bread of mourners: all that shall eat it shall be defiled: for their bread is life for their soul, it shall not enter into the house of the Lord. Osee 9:4
I found Israel like grapes in the desert, I saw their fathers like the firstfruits of the fig tree in the top thereof: but they went in to Beelphegor, and alienated themselves to that confusion, and became abominable, as those things were, which they loved. Osee 9:10
And though they should bring up their children, I will make them without children among men: yea, and woe to them, when I shall depart from them. Osee 9:12
Ephraim, as I saw, was a Tyre, founded in beauty: and Ephraim shall bring out his children to the murderer. Osee 9:13
My God will cast them away, because they hearkened not to him: and they shall be wanderers among the nations. Osee 9:17
¤ Israel a vine full of branches, the fruit is agreeable to it: according to the multitude of his fruit, he hath multiplied altars, according to the plenty of his land he hath abounded with idols. Osee 10:1
For now they shall say: We have no king: because we fear not the Lord: and what shall a king do to us? Osee 10:3
For itself also is carried into Assyria, a present to the avenging king: shame shall fall upon Ephraim, and Israel shall be confounded in his own will. Osee 10:6
Samaria hath made her king to pass as froth upon the face of the water. Osee 10:7
And the high places of the idol, the sin of Israel shall be destroyed: the bur and the thistle shall grow up over their altars: and they shall say to the mountains Cover us; and to the hills: Fall upon us. Osee 10:8
According to my desire, I will chastise them: and the nations shall be gathered together against them, when they shall be chastised for their two iniquities. Osee 10:10
Ephraim is a heifer taught to love to tread out corn, but I passed over upon the beauty of her neck: I will ride upon Ephraim, Juda shall plough, Jacob shall break the furrows for himself. Osee 10:11
Sow for yourselves in justice, and reap in the mouth of mercy, break up your fallow ground: but the time to seek the Lord is, when he shall come that shall teach you justice. Osee 10:12
So hath Bethel done to you, because of the evil of your iniquities. Osee 10:15
As they called them, they went away from before their face: they offered victims to Baalim, and sacrificed to idols. Osee 11:2
And I was like a foster father to Ephraim, I carried them in my arms: and they knew not that I healed them. Osee 11:3
I will draw them with the cords of Adam, with the bands of love: and I will be to them as one that taketh off the yoke on their jaws: and I put his meat to him that he might eat. Osee 11:4
I will not execute the fierceness of my wrath: I will not return to destroy Ephraim: because I am God, and not man: the holy one in the midst of thee, and I will not enter into the city. Osee 11:9
Therefore there is a judgment of the Lord with Juda, and a visitation for Jacob: he will render to him according to his ways, and according to his devices. Osee 12:2
And he prevailed over the angel, and was strengthened: he wept, and made supplication to him: he found him in Bethel, and there he spoke with us. Osee 12:4
Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and hope in thy God always. Osee 12:6
And I that am the Lord thy God from the land of Egypt, will yet cause thee to dwell in tabernacles, as in the days of the feast. Osee 12:9
Ephraim hath provoked me to wrath with his bitterness, and his blood shall come upon him, and his Lord will render his reproach unto him. Osee 12:14
And now they have sinned more and more: and they have made to themselves a molten thing of their silver as the likeness of idols: the whole is the work of craftsmen: to these that say: Sacrifice men, ye that adore calves. Osee 13:2
According to their pastures they were filled, and were made full: and they lifted up their heart, and have forgotten me. Osee 13:6
And I will be to them as a lioness, as a leopard in the way of the Assyrians. Osee 13:7
Let Samaria perish, because she hath stirred up her God to bitterness: let them perish by the sword, let their little ones be dashed, and let the women with child be ripped up. Osee 13:16
¤ Return, O Israel, to the Lord thy God: for thou hast fallen down by thy iniquity. Osee 14:1
Take with you words, and return to the Lord, and say to him: Take away all iniquity, and receive the good: and we will render the calves of our lips. Osee 14:2
Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I will hear him, and I will make him flourish like a green fir tree: from me is thy fruit found. Osee 14:8
‡ ¤ The word of the Lord, that came to Joel, the son of Phatuel. Joel 1:1
Tell ye of this to your children, and let your children tell their children, and their children to another generation. Joel 1:3
Sanctify ye a fast, call an assembly, gather together the ancients, all the inhabitants of the land into the house of your God: and cry ye to the Lord: Joel 1:14
To thee, O Lord, will I cry: because fire hath devoured the beautiful places of the wilderness: and the flame hath burnt all the trees of the country. Joel 1:19
Yea, and the beasts of the field have looked up to thee, as a garden bed that thirsteth after rain, for the springs of waters are dried up, and fire hath devoured the beautiful places of the wilderness. Joel 1:20
A day of darkness, and of gloominess, a day of clouds and whirlwinds: a numerous and strong people as the morning spread upon the mountains: the like to it hath not been from the beginning, nor shall be after it, even to the years of generation and generation. Joel 2:2
They shall leap like the noise of chariots upon the tops of mountains, like the noise of a flame of fire devouring the stubble, as a strong people prepared to battle. Joel 2:5
Now, therefore, saith the Lord. Be converted to me with all your heart, in fasting, and in weeping, and in mourning. Joel 2:12
And rend your hearts, and not your garments and turn to the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, patient and rich in mercy, and ready to repent of the evil. Joel 2:13
Who knoweth but he will return, and forgive, and leave a blessing behind him, sacrifice and libation to the Lord your God? Joel 2:14
Between the porch and the altar the priests, the Lord's ministers, shall weep, and shall say: Spare, O Lord, spare thy people: and give not thy inheritance to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them. Why should they say among the nations: Where is their God? Joel 2:17
And the Lord answered, and said to his people: Behold I will send you corn, and wine, and oil, and you shall be filled with them: and I will no more make you a reproach among the nations. Joel 2:19
And you, O children of Sion, rejoice, and be joyful in the Lord your God: because he hath given you a teacher of justice, and he will make the early and the latter rain to come down to you as in the beginning. Joel 2:23
And I will restore to you the years which the locust, and the bruchus, and the mildew, and the palmerworm hath eaten; my great host which I sent upon you. Joel 2:25
And it shall come to pass after this, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy: your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions. Joel 2:28
And it shall come to pass, that every one that shall call upon the name of the Lord, shall be saved: for in Mount Sion, and in Jerusalem shall be salvation, as the Lord hath said, and in the residue whom the Lord shall call. Joel 2:32
But what have you to do with me, O Tyre, and Sidon, and all the coast of the Philistines? will you revenge yourselves on me? and if you revenge yourselves on me, I will very soon return you a recompense upon your own head. Joel 3:4
And the children of Juda, and the children of Jerusalem, you have sold to the children of the Greeks, that you might remove them far off from their own country. Joel 3:6
And I will sell your sons, and your daughters, by the hands of the children of Juda, and they shall sell them to the Sabeans, a nation far off, for the Lord hath spoken it. Joel 3:8
Break forth, and come, all ye nations from round about, and gather yourselves together: there will the Lord cause all thy strong ones to fall down. Joel 3:11
Let them arise, and let the nations come up into the valley of Josaphat: for there I will sit to judge all nations round about. Joel 3:12
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down sweetness, and the hills shall flow with milk: and waters shall flow through all the rivers of Juda: and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the Lord, and shall water the torrent of thorns. Joel 3:18
And Judea shall be inhabited for ever, and Jerusalem to generation and generation. Joel 3:20
And I will break the bar of Damascus: and I will cut off the inhabitants from the plain of the idol, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of pleasure: and the people of Syria shall be carried away to Cyrene, saith the Lord. Amso 1:5
Thus saith the Lord: For three crimes of Gaza, and for four I will not convert it: because they have carried away a perfect captivity to shut them up in Edom. Amso 1:6
Thus saith the Lord: For three crimes of Edom, and for four I will not convert him: because he hath pursued his brother with the sword, and hath cast off all pity, and hath carried on his fury, and hath kept his wrath to the end. Amso 1:11
Thus saith the Lord: For three crimes of the children of Ammon, and for four I will not convert him: because he hath ripped up the women with child of Galaad to enlarge his border. Amso 1:13
¤ Thus saith the Lord: For three crimes of Moab, and for four I will not convert him: because he hath burnt the bones of the king of Edom even to ashes. Amso 2:1
Thus saith the Lord: For three crimes of Juda, and for four I will not convert him: because he hath cast away the law of the Lord, and hath not kept his commandments: for their idols have caused them to err, after which their fathers have walked. Amso 2:4
They bruise the heads of the poor upon the dust of the earth, and turn aside the way of the humble: and the son and his father have gone to the same young woman, to profane my holy name. Amso 2:7
And they sat down upon garments laid to pledge by every altar: and drank the wine of the condemned in the house of their God. Amso 2:8
And you will present wine to the Nazarites: and command the prophets, saying: Prophesy not. Amso 2:12
For the Lord God doth nothing without revealing his secret to his servants the prophets. Amso 3:7
And they have not known to do the right thing, saith the Lord, storing up iniquity, and robberies in their houses. Amso 3:10
That in the day when I shall begin to visit the transgressions of Israel, I will visit upon him, and upon the altars of Bethel: and the horns of the altars shall be cut off, and shall fall to the ground. Amso 3:14
¤ Hear this word, ye fat kine that are in the mountains of Samaria: you that oppress the needy, and crush the poor: that say to your masters: Bring, and we will drink. Amso 4:1
Come ye to Bethel, and do wickedly: to Galgal, and multiply transgressions: and bring in the morning your victims, your tithes in three days. Amso 4:4
Whereupon I also have given you dulness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places: yet you have not returned to me, saith the Lord. Amso 4:6
I also have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon: and the piece whereupon I rained not, withered. Amso 4:7
And two and three cities went to one city to drink water, and were not filled: yet you returned not to me, saith the Lord. Amso 4:8
I struck you with a burning wind, and with mildew, the palmerworm hath eaten up your many gardens, and your vineyards: your olive groves, and fig groves: yet you returned not to me, saith the Lord. Amso 4:9
I sent death upon you in the way of Egypt, I slew your young men with the sword, even to the captivity of your horses: and I made the stench of your camp to come up into your nostrils: yet you returned not to me, saith the Lord. Amso 4:10
I destroyed some of you, as God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrha, and you were as a firebrand plucked out of the burning: yet you returned not to me, saith the Lord. Amso 4:11
Therefore I will do these things to thee, O Israel: and after I shall have done these things to thee, be prepared to meet thy God, O Israel. Amso 4:12
For behold he that formeth the mountains and createth the wind, and declareth his word to man, he that maketh the morning mist, and walketh upon the high places of the earth: the Lord the God of hosts is his name. Amso 4:13
The virgin of Israel is cast down upon her land, there is none to raise her up. Amso 5:2
For thus saith the Lord to the house of Israel: Seek ye me, and you shall live. Amso 5:4
But seek not Bethel, and go not into Galgal, neither shall you pass over to Bersabee: for Galgal shall go into captivity, and Bethel shall be unprofitable. Amso 5:5
Seek ye the Lord, and live: lest the house of Joseph be burnt with fire, and it shall devour, and there shall be none to quench Bethel. Amso 5:6
Therefore thus saith the Lord the God of hosts the sovereign Lord: In every street there shall be wailing: and in all places that are without, they shall say: Alas, alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful in lamentation to lament. Amso 5:16
Woe to them that desire the day of the Lord: to what end is it for you? the day of the Lord is darkness, and not light. Amso 5:18
Did you offer victims and sacrifices to me in the desert for forty years, O house of Israel? Amso 5:25
But you carried a tabernacle for your Moloch, and the image of your idols, the star of your god, which you made to yourselves. Amso 5:26
And I will cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith the Lord, the God of hosts is his name. Amso 5:27
¤ Woe to you that are wealthy in Sion, and to you that have confidence in the mountain of Samaria: ye great men, heads of the people, that go in with state into the house of Israel. Amso 6:1
Pass ye over to Chalane, and see, and go from thence into Emath the great: and go down into Geth of the Philistines, and to all the best kingdoms of these: if their border be larger than your border. Amso 6:2
You that are separated unto the evil day: and that approach to the throne of iniquity; Amso 6:3
You that sing to the sound of the psaltery: they have thought themselves to have instruments of music like David; Amso 6:5
And a man's kinsman shall take him up, and shall burn him, that he may carry the bones out of the house; and he shall say to him that is in the inner rooms of the house: Is there yet any with thee? And he shall answer: There is an end. And he shall say to him: Hold thy peace, and mention not the name of the Lord. Amso 6:10
But behold, I will raise up a nation against you, O house of Israel, saith the Lord the God of hosts; and they shall destroy you from the entrance of Emath, even to the torrent of the desert. Amso 6:14
¤ These things the Lord God shewed to me: and behold the locust was formed in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter rain, and lo, it was the latter rain after the king's mowing. Amso 7:1
And it came to pass, that when they had made an end of eating the grass of the land, I said: O Lord God, be merciful, I beseech thee: who shall raise up Jacob, for he is very little? Amso 7:2
These things the Lord God shewed to me: and behold the Lord called for judgment unto fire, and it devoured the great deep, and ate up a part at the same time. Amso 7:4
These things the Lord shewed to me: and behold the Lord was standing upon a plastered wall, and in his hand a mason's trowel. Amso 7:7
And the Lord said to me: What seest thou, Amos? And I said: A mason's trowel. And the Lord said: Behold, I will lay down the trowel in the midst of my people Israel. I will plaster them over no more. Amso 7:8
And Amasias the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying: Amos hath rebelled against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words. Amso 7:10
And Amasias said to Amos: Thou seer, go, flee away into the land of Juda: and eat bread there, and prophesy there. Amso 7:12
And Amos answered and said to Amasias: I am not a prophet, nor am I the son of a prophet: but I am a herdsman plucking wild figs. Amso 7:14
And the Lord took me when I followed the flock, and the Lord said to me: Go, prophesy to my people Israel. Amso 7:15
¤ These things the Lord shewed to me: and behold a hook to draw down the fruit. Amso 8:1
And he said: What seest thou, Amos? And I said: A hook to draw down fruit. And the Lord said to me: The end is come upon my people Israel: I will not again pass by them any more. Amso 8:2
Hear this, you that crush the poor, and make the needy of the land to fail, Amso 8:4
And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord God, that the sun shall go down at midday, and I will make the earth dark in the day of light: Amso 8:9
And they shall move from sea to sea, and from the north to the east: they shall go about seeking the word of the Lord, and shall not find it. Amso 8:12
Though they go down even to hell, thence shall my hand bring them out: and though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down. Amso 9:2
For behold I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations, as corn is sifted in a sieve: and there shall not a little stone fall to the ground. Amso 9:9
‡ ¤ The vision of Abdias. Thus saith the Lord God to Edom: We have heard a rumour from the Lord, and he hath sent an ambassador to the nations: Arise, and let us rise up to battle against him. Abd. 1:1
The pride of thy heart hath lifted thee up, who dwellest in the clefts of the rocks, and settest up thy throne on high: who sayest in thy heart: Who shall bring me down to the ground? Abd. 1:3
If thieves had gone in to thee, if robbers by night, how wouldst thou have held thy peace? would they not have stolen till they had enough? if the grapegatherers had come in to thee, would they not have left thee at the least a cluster? Abd. 1:5
They have sent thee out even to the border: all the men of thy confederacy have deceived thee: the men of thy peace have prevailed against thee: they that eat with thee shall lay snares under thee: there is no wisdom in him. Abd. 1:7
Neither shalt thou stand in the crossways to kill them that flee: and thou shalt not shut up them that remain of him in the day of tribulation. Abd. 1:14
For the day of the Lord is at hand upon all nations: as thou hast done, so shall it be done to thee: he will turn thy reward upon thy own head. Abd. 1:15
And the captivity of this host of the children of Israel, all the places of the Chanaanites even to Sarepta: and the captivity of Jerusalem that is in Bosphorus, shall possess the cities of the south. Abd. 1:20
And saviours shall come up into mount Sion to judge the mount of Esau: and the kingdom shall be for the Lord. Abd. 1:21
‡ ¤ Now the word of the Lord came to Jonas, the son of Amathi, saying: Jonas 1:1
Arise and go to Ninive, the great city, and preach in it: For the wickedness thereof is come up before me. Jonas 1:2
And Jonas rose up to flee into Tharsis from the face of the Lord, and he went down to Joppe, and found a ship going to Tharsis: and he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them to Tharsis from the face of the Lord, Jonas 1:3
But the Lord sent a great wind into the sea: and a great tempest was raised in the sea, and the ship was in danger to be broken. Jonas 1:4
And the mariners were afraid, and the men cried to their god: and they cast forth the wares that were in the ship, into the sea, to lighten it of them: and Jonas went down into the inner part of the ship, and fell into a deep sleep. Jonas 1:5
And the ship master came to him and said to him: Why art thou fast asleep? rise up call upon thy God, if so be that God will think of us that we may not perish. Jonas 1:6
And they said every one to his fellow: Come and let us cast lots, that we may know why this evil is upon us. And they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonas. Jonas 1:7
And they said to him: Tell us for what cause this evil is upon us, what is thy business? of what country art thou? and whither goest thou? or of what people art thou? Jonas 1:8
And he said to them: I am a Hebrew, and I fear the Lord, the God of heaven, who made both the sea and the dry land. Jonas 1:9
And the men were greatly afraid, and they said to him: Why hast thou done this? (For the men knew that he fled from the face of the Lord: because he had told them.) Jonas 1:10
And they said to him: What shall we do to thee, that the sea may be calm to us? for the sea flowed and swelled. Jonas 1:11
And he said to them: take me up, and cast me into the sea, and the sea shall be calm to you: for I know for my sake this great tempest is upon you. Jonas 1:12
And the men rowed hard to return to land, but they were not able: because the sea tossed and swelled upon them. Jonas 1:13
And they cried to the Lord, and said: We beseech thee, O Lord let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O Lord, hast done as it pleased thee. Jonas 1:14
And the men feared the Lord exceedingly, and sacrificed victims to the Lord, and made vows. Jonas 1:16
Now the Lord prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonas: and Jonas was in the belly of the fish for three days and three nights. Jonas 1:17
¤ And Jonas prayed to the Lord, his God, out of the belly of the fish. Jonas 2:1
And he said: I cried out of my affliction to the Lord, and he heard me: I cried out of the belly of hell, and thou hast heard my voice. Jonas 2:2
The waters compassed me about even to the soul: the deep hath closed me round about, the sea hath covered my head. Jonas 2:5
I went down to the lowest parts of the mountains: the bars of the earth have shut me up for ever: and thou wilt bring up my life from corruption, O Lord, my God. Jonas 2:6
When my soul was in distress within me, I remembered the Lord: that my prayer may come to thee, unto the holy temple. Jonas 2:7
But I with the voice of praise will sacrifice to thee: I will pay whatsoever I have vowed for my salvation to the Lord. Jonas 2:9
And the Lord spoke to the fish: and it vomited out Jonas upon the dry land. Jonas 2:10
¤ And the word of the Lord came to Jonas the second time saying: Jonas 3:1
Arise, and go to Ninive, the great city: and preach in it the preaching that I bid thee. Jonas 3:2
And Jonas arose, and went to Ninive, according to the word of the Lord: now Ninive was a great city of three days' journey. Jonas 3:3
And Jonas began to enter into the city one day's journey: and he cried and said: Yet forty days and Ninive shall be destroyed. Jonas 3:4
And the men of Ninive believed in God: and they proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth from the greatest to the least. Jonas 3:5
And the word came to the king of Ninive: and he rose up out of his throne, and cast away his robe from him, and was clothed with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. Jonas 3:6
And he caused it to be proclaimed and published in Ninive, from the mouth of the king and of his princes, saying: Let neither men nor beasts, oxen, nor sheep taste anything: let them not feed, nor drink water. Jonas 3:7
And let men and beasts be covered with sackcloth, and cry to the Lord with all their strength, and let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the iniquity that is in their hands. Jonas 3:8
And God saw their works, that they were turned from their evil way: and God had mercy with regard to the evil which he had said that he would do to them, and he did it not. Jonas 3:10
And he prayed to the Lord, and said: I beseech thee, O Lord, is not this what I said, when I was yet in my own country? therefore I went before to flee into Tharsis: for I know that thou art a gracious and merciful God, patient, and of much compassion, and easy to forgive evil. Jonas 4:2
And now, O Lord, I beseech thee take my life from me: for it is better for me to die than to live. Jonas 4:3
And the Lord said: Dost thou think thou hast reason to be angry? Jonas 4:4
And the Lord God prepared an ivy, and it came up over the head of Jonas, to be a shadow over his head, and to cover him (for he was fatigued): and Jonas was exceeding glad of the ivy. Jonas 4:6
And when the sun was risen, the Lord commanded a hot and burning wind: and the sun beat upon the head of Jonas, and he broiled with the heat: and he desired for his soul that he might die, and said: It is better for me to die than to live. Jonas 4:8
And the Lord said to Jonas: Dost thou think thou hast reason to be angry, for the ivy? And he said: I am angry with reason even unto death. Jonas 4:9
And the Lord said: Thou art grieved for the ivy, for which thou hast not laboured, nor made it to grow, which in one night came up, and in one night perished. Jonas 4:10
And shall I not spare Ninive, that great city, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand persons, that know not how to distinguish between their right hand and their left, and many beasts? Jonas 4:11
‡ ¤ The word of the Lord, that came to Micheas, the Morasthite, in the days of Joathan, Achaz, and Ezechias, kings of Juda: which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem. Mic. 1:1
Hear, all ye people: and let the earth give ear, and all that is therein: and let the Lord God be a witness to you, the Lord from his holy temple. Mic. 1:2
And all her graven things shall be cut in pieces, and all her wages shall be burnt with fire, and I will bring to destruction all her idols: for they were gathered together of the hire of a harlot, and unto the hire of a harlot they shall return. Mic. 1:7
Because her wound is desperate, because it is come even to Juda, it hath touched the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem. Mic. 1:9
A tumult of chariots hath astonished the inhabitants of Lachis: it is the beginning of sin to the daughter of Sion for in thee were found the crimes of Israel. Mic. 1:13
Therefore shall she send messengers to the inheritance of Geth: the houses of lying to deceive the kings of Israel. Mic. 1:14
Yet will I bring an heir to thee that dwellest in Maresa: even to Odollam shall the glory of Israel come. Mic. 1:15
¤ Woe to you that devise that which is unprofitable, and work evil in your beds: in the morning light they execute it, because their hand is against God. Mic. 2:1
The house of Jacob saith: Is the Spirit of the Lord straitened or are these his thoughts? Are not my words good to him that walketh uprightly? Mic. 2:7
But my people, on the contrary, are risen up as an enemy: you have taken away the cloak off from the coat: and them that passed harmless you have turned to war. Mic. 2:8
Would God I were not a man that hath the spirit, and that I rather spoke a lie: I will let drop to thee of wine, and of drunkenness: and it shall be this people upon whom it shall drop. Mic. 2:11
¤ And I said: Hear, O ye princes of Jacob, and ye chiefs of the house of Israel: Is it not your part to know judgment, Mic. 3:1
Then shall they cry to the Lord, and he will not hear them: and he will hide his face from them at that time, as they have behaved wickedly in their devices. Mic. 3:4
Therefore night shall be to you instead of vision, and darkness to you instead of divination: and the sun shall go down upon the prophets, and the day shall be darkened over them. Mic. 3:6
But yet I am filled with the strength of the spirit of the Lord, with judgment and power: to declare unto Jacob his wickedness and to Israel his sin. Mic. 3:8
¤ And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be prepared in the top of the mountains, and high above the hills: and people shall flow to it. Mic. 4:1
And many nations shall come in haste, and say: Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob: and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth out of Sion, and the word of the Lord out of Jerusalem. Mic. 4:2
And every man shall sit under his vine, and under his fig tree, and there shall be none to make them afraid, for the mouth of the Lord of hosts hath spoken. Mic. 4:4
And thou, O cloudy tower of the flock, of the daughter of Sion, unto thee shall it come: yea the first power shall come, the kingdom to the daughter of Jerusalem. Mic. 4:8
Be in pain and labour, O daughter of Sion, as a woman that bringeth forth: for now shalt thou go out of the city, and shalt dwell in the country, and shalt come even to Babylon, there thou shalt be delivered: there the Lord will redeem thee out of the hand of thy enemies. Mic. 4:10
Arise, and tread, O daughter of Sion: for I will make thy horn iron, and thy hoofs I will make brass: and thou shalt beat in pieces many peoples, and shalt immolate the spoils of them to the Lord, and their strength to the Lord of the whole earth. Mic. 4:13
And thou Bethlehem Ephrata, art a little one among the thousands of Juda, out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be the ruler in Israel: and his going forth is from the beginning, from the days of eternity. Mic. 5:2
Therefore will he give them up even till the time wherein she that travaileth shall bring forth: and the remnant of his brethren shall be converted to the children of Israel. Mic. 5:3
And he shall stand, and feed in the strength of the Lord, in the height of the name of the Lord, his God: and they shall be converted, for now shall he be magnified even to the ends of the earth. Mic. 5:4
And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles, in the midst of many peoples, as a lion among the beasts of the forests, and as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, when he shall go through, and tread down, and take there is none to deliver. Mic. 5:8
And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord, that I will take away thy horses out of the midst of thee, and will destroy thy chariots. Mic. 5:10
O my people, what have I done to thee, or in what have I molested thee? answer thou me. Mic. 6:3
O my people, remember, I pray thee, what Balach, the king of Moab, purposed: and what Balaam, the son of Beor, answered him, from Setim to Galgal, that thou mightest know the justice of the Lord. Mic. 6:5
What shall I offer to the Lord that is worthy? wherewith shall I kneel before the high God? shall I offer holocausts unto him, and calves of a year old? Mic. 6:6
I will shew thee, O man, what is good, and what the Lord requireth of thee: Verily to do judgment, and to love mercy, and to walk solicitous with thy God. Mic. 6:8
The voice of the Lord crieth to the city, and salvation shall be to them that fear thy name: hear O ye tribes, and who shall approve it? Mic. 6:9
And I therefore began to strike thee with desolation for thy sins. Mic. 6:13
Thou shalt eat, but shalt not be filled: and thy humiliation shall be in the midst of thee: and thou shalt take hold, but shalt not save: and those whom thou shalt save, I will give up to the sword. Mic. 6:14
For thou hast kept the statutes of Amri, and all the works of the house of Achab: and thou hast walked according to their wills, that I should make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof a hissing, and you shall bear the reproach of my people. Mic. 6:16
¤ Woe is me, for I am become as one that gleaneth in autumn the grapes of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat, my soul desired the first ripe figs. Mic. 7:1
The holy man is perished out of the earth, and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood, every one hunteth his brother to death. Mic. 7:2
And my enemy shall behold, and she shall be covered with shame, who saith to me: Where is the Lord thy God? my eyes shall look down upon her: now shall she be trodden under foot as the mire of the streets. Mic. 7:10
In that day they shall come even from Assyria to thee, and to the fortified cities: and from the fortified cities even to the river, and from sea to sea, and from mountain to mountain. Mic. 7:12
Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thy inheritance, them that dwell alone in the forest, in the midst of Carmel: they shall feed in Basan and Galaad, according to the days of old. Mic. 7:14
According to the days of thy coming out of the land of Egypt, I will shew him wonders. Mic. 7:15
Who is a God like to thee, who takest away iniquity, and passest by the sin of the remnant of thy inheritance? he will send his fury in no more, because he delighteth in mercy. Mic. 7:18
Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, the mercy to Abraham: which thou hast sworn to our fathers from the days of old. Mic. 7:20
He rebuketh the sea and drieth it up: and bringeth all the rivers to be a desert. Basan languisheth and Carmel: and the flower of Libanus fadeth away. Nah. 1:4
They are in confusion in the ways, the chariots jostle one against another in the streets: their looks are like torches, like lightning running to and fro. Nah. 2:4
The gates of the rivers are opened, and the temple is thrown down to the ground. Nah. 2:6
Where is now the dwelling of the lions, and the feeding place of the young lions, to which the lion went, to enter in thither, the young lion, and there was none to make them afraid? Nah. 2:11
Behold I come against thee, saith the Lord of hosts, and I will burn thy chariots even to smoke, and the sword shall devour thy young lions: and I will cut off thy prey out of the land, and the voice of thy messengers shall be heard no more. Nah. 2:13
¤ Woe to thee, O city of blood, all full of lies and violence: rapine shall not depart from thee. Nah. 3:1
Behold I come against thee, saith the Lord of hosts: and I will discover thy shame to thy face, and will shew thy nakedness to the nations, and thy shame to kingdoms. Nah. 3:5
And it shall come to pass that every one that shall see thee, shall flee from thee, and shall say: Ninive is laid waste: who shall bemoan thee? whence shall I seek a comforter for thee? Nah. 3:7
Behold thy people in the midst of thee are women: the gates of thy land shall be set wide open to thy enemies, the fire shall devour thy bars. Nah. 3:13
Thy shepherds have slumbered, O king of Assyria, thy princes shall be buried: thy people are hid in the mountains, and there is none to gather them. Nah. 3:18
How long, O Lord, shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear? shall I cry out to thee suffering violence, and thou wilt not save? Hab. 1:2
Why hast thou shewn me iniquity and grievance, to see rapine and injustice before me? and there is a judgment, but opposition is more powerful. Hab. 1:3
Therefore the law is torn in pieces, and judgment cometh not to the end: because the wicked prevaileth against the just, therefore wrong judgment goeth forth. Hab. 1:4
For behold, I will raise up the Chaldeans, a bitter and swift nation, marching upon the breadth of the earth, to possess the dwelling places that are not their own. Hab. 1:6
Their horses are lighter than leopards, and swifter than evening wolves; and their horsemen shall be spread abroad: for their horsemen shall come from afar, they shall fly as an eagle that maketh haste to eat. Hab. 1:8
They shall all come to the prey, their face is like a burning wind: and they shall gather together captives as the sand. Hab. 1:9
Thy eyes are too pure to behold evil, and thou canst not look on iniquity. Why lookest thou upon them that do unjust things, and holdest thy peace when the wicked devoureth the man that is more just than himself? Hab. 1:13
Therefore will he offer victims to his drag, and he will sacrifice to his net: because through them his portion is made fat, and his meat dainty. Hab. 1:16
For this cause therefore he spreadeth his net, and will not spare continually to slay the nations. Hab. 1:17
¤ I will stand upon my watch, and fix my foot upon the tower: and I will watch, to see what will be said to me, and what I may answer to him that reproveth me. Hab. 2:1
Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a dark speech concerning him: and it shall be said: Woe to him that heapeth together that which is not his own? how long also doth he load himself with thick clay? Hab. 2:6
Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee: and they be stirred up that shall tear thee, and thou shalt be a spoil to them? Hab. 2:7
Woe to him that gathereth together an evil covetousness to his house, that his nest may be on high, and thinketh he may be delivered out of the hand of evil. Hab. 2:9
Thou hast devised confusion to thy house, thou hast cut off many people, and thy soul hath sinned. Hab. 2:10
Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and prepareth a city by iniquity. Hab. 2:12
Woe to him that giveth drink to his friend, and presenteth his gall, and maketh him drunk, that he may behold his nakedness. Hab. 2:15
What doth the graven thing avail, because the maker thereof hath graven it, a molten, and a false image? because the forger thereof hath trusted in a thing of his own forging, to make dumb idols. Hab. 2:18
Woe to him that saith to wood: Awake: to the dumb stone: Arise: can it teach? Behold, it is laid over with gold, and silver, and there is no spirit in the bowels thereof. Hab. 2:19
O Lord, I have heard thy hearing, and was afraid. O Lord, thy work, in the midst of the years bring it to life: In the midst of the years thou shalt make it known: when thou art angry, thou wilt remember mercy. Hab. 3:2
He stood and measured the earth. He beheld, and melted the nations: and the ancient mountains were crushed to pieces. The hills of the world were bowed down by the journeys of his eternity. Hab. 3:6
Thou wilt surely take up thy bow: according to the oaths which thou hast spoken to the tribes. Thou wilt divide the rivers of the earth. Hab. 3:9
Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people: for salvation with thy Christ. Thou struckest the head of the house of the wicked: thou hast laid bare his foundation even to the neck. Hab. 3:13
Thou hast cursed his sceptres, the head of his warriors, them that came out as a whirlwind to scatter me. Their joy was like that of him that devoureth the poor man in secret. Hab. 3:14
I have heard and my bowels were troubled: my lips trembled at the voice. Let rottenness enter into my bones, and swarm under me. That I may rest in the day of tribulation: that I may go up to our people that are girded. Hab. 3:16
‡ ¤ The word of the Lord that came to Sophonias the son of Chusi, the son of Godolias, the son of Amarias, the son of Ezechias, in the days of Josias, the son of Amon king of Juda. Soph. 1:1
And it shall come to pass in the day of the victim of the Lord, that I will visit upon the princes, and upon the king's sons, and upon all such as are clothed with strange apparel: Soph. 1:8
And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with lamps, and will visit upon the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their hearts: The Lord will not do good, nor will he do evil. Soph. 1:12
Neither shall their silver and their gold be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the Lord: all the land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy destruction of all them that dwell in the land. Soph. 1:18
¤ Assemble yourselves together, be gathered together, O nation not worthy to be loved: Soph. 2:1
Woe to you that inhabit the sea coast, O nation of reprobates: the word of the Lord upon you, O Chanaan, the land of the Philistines, and I will destroy thee, so that there shall not be an inhabitant. Soph. 2:5
This is the glorious city that dwelt in security: that said in her heart: I am, and there is none beside me: how is she become a desert, a place for beasts to lie down in? every one that passeth by her shall hiss, and wag his hand. Soph. 2:15
¤ Woe to the provoking and redeemed city, the dove. Soph. 3:1
She hath not hearkened to the voice, neither hath she received discipline: she hath not trusted in the Lord, she drew not near to her God. Soph. 3:2
The just Lord is in the midst thereof, he will not do iniquity: in the morning, in the morning he will bring his judgment to light, and it shall not be hid: but the wicked man hath not known shame. Soph. 3:5
Wherefore expect me, saith the Lord, in the day of my resurrection that is to come, for my judgment is to assemble the Gentiles, and to gather the kingdoms: and to pour upon them my indignation, all my fierce anger: for with the fire of my jealousy shall all the earth be devoured. Soph. 3:8
Because then I will restore to the people a chosen lip, that all may call upon the name of the Lord, and may serve him with one shoulder. Soph. 3:9
The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies, nor shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: for they shall feed, and shall lie down, and there shall be none to make them afraid. Soph. 3:13
In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem: Fear not: to Sion: Let not thy hands be weakened. Soph. 3:16
Behold I will cut off all that have afflicted thee at that time: and I will save her that halteth, and will gather her that was cast out: and I will get them praise, and a name, in all the land where they had been put to confusion. Soph. 3:19
‡ ¤ In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came by the hand of Aggeus the prophet, to Zorobabel the son of Salathiel, governor of Juda, and to Jesus the son of Josedec the high priest, saying: Agg. 1:1
Is it time for you to dwell in ceiled houses, and this house lie desolate? Agg. 1:4
And now thus saith the Lord of hosts: Set your hearts to consider your ways. Agg. 1:5
Go up to the mountain, bring timber, and build the house: and it shall be acceptable to me, and I shall be glorified, saith the Lord. Agg. 1:8
You have looked for more, and behold it became less, and you brought it home, and I blowed it away: why, saith the Lord of hosts? because my house is desolate, and you make haste every man to his own house. Agg. 1:9
Then Zorobabel the son of Salathiel, and Jesus the son of Josedec the high priest, and all the remnant of the people hearkened to the voice of the Lord their God, and to the words of Aggeus the prophet, as the Lord their God sent him to them: and the people feared before the Lord. Agg. 1:12
And Aggeus the messenger of the Lord, as one of the messengers of the Lord, spoke, saying to the people: I am with you, saith the Lord. Agg. 1:13
Speak to Zorobabel the son of Salathiel the governor of Juda, and to Jesus the son of Josedec the high priest, and to the rest of the people, saying: Agg. 2:2
Who is left among you, that saw this house in its first glory? and how do you see it now? is it not in comparison to that as nothing in your eyes? Agg. 2:3
In the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius the king, the word of the Lord came to Aggeus the prophet, saying: Agg. 2:10
When you went to a heap of twenty bushels, and they became ten: and you went into the press, to press out fifty vessels, and they became twenty. Agg. 2:16
I struck you with a blasting wind, and all the works of your hand with the mildew and with hail, yet there was none among you that returned to me, saith the Lord. Agg. 2:17
And the word of the Lord came a second time to Aggeus in the four and twentieth day of the month, saying: Agg. 2:20
Speak to Zorobabel the governor of Juda, saying: I will move both heaven and earth. Agg. 2:21
‡ ¤ In the eighth month, in the second year of king Darius, the word of the Lord came to Zacharias the son of Barachias, the son of Addo, the prophet, saying: Zach. 1:1
And thou shalt say to them: Thus saith the Lord of hosts: Turn ye to me, saith the Lord of hosts: and I will turn to you, saith the Lord of hosts. Zach. 1:3
Be not as your fathers, to whom the former prophets have cried, saying: Thus saith the Lord of hosts: Turn ye from your evil ways, and from your wicked thoughts: but they did not give ear, neither did they hearken to me, saith the Lord. Zach. 1:4
But yet my words, and my ordinances, which I gave in charge to my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers, and they returned, and said: As the Lord of hosts thought to do to us according to our ways, and according to our devices, so he hath done to us. Zach. 1:6
In the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month which is called Sabath, in the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came to Zacharias the son of Barachias, the son of Addo, the prophet, saying: Zach. 1:7
And I said: What are these, my Lord? and the angel that spoke in me, said to me: I will shew thee what these are: Zach. 1:9
And the man that stood among the myrtle trees answered, and said: These are they, whom the Lord hath sent to walk through the earth. Zach. 1:10
And the angel that spoke in me, said to me: Cry thou, saying: Thus saith the Lord of hosts: I am zealous for Jerusalem, and Sion with a great zeal. Zach. 1:14
Therefore thus saith the Lord: I will return to Jerusalem in mercies: my house shall be built in it, saith the Lord of hosts: and the building line shall be stretched forth upon Jerusalem. Zach. 1:16
And I said to the angel that spoke to me: What are these? And he said to me: These are the horns that have scattered Juda, and Israel, and Jerusalem. Zach. 1:19
And I said: What come these to do? and he spoke, saying: These are the horns which have scattered Juda every man apart, and none of them lifted up his head: and these are come to fray them, to cast down the horns of the nations, that have lifted up the horn upon the land of Juda to scatter it. Zach. 1:21
And I said: Whither goest thou? and he said to me: To measure Jerusalem, and to see how great is the breadth thereof, and how great the length thereof. Zach. 2:2
And behold the angel that spoke in me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him. Zach. 2:3
And he said to him: Run, speak to this young man, saying: Jerusalem shall be inhabited without walls, by reason of the multitude of men, and of the beasts in the midst thereof. Zach. 2:4
And I will be to it, saith the Lord, a wall of fire round about: and I will be in glory in the midst thereof. Zach. 2:5
For thus saith the Lord of hosts: After the glory he hath sent me to the nations that have robbed you: for he that toucheth you, toucheth the apple of my eye: Zach. 2:8
For behold, I lift up my hand upon them, and they shall be a prey to those that served them: and you shall know that the Lord of hosts sent me. Zach. 2:9
And many nations shall be joined to the Lord in that day, and they shall be my people, and I will dwell in the midst of thee: and thou shalt know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me to thee. Zach. 2:11
¤ And the Lord shewed me Jesus the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord: and Satan stood on his right hand to be his adversary. Zach. 3:1
And the Lord said to Satan: The Lord rebuke thee, O Satan: and the Lord that chose Jerusalem rebuke thee: Is not this a brand plucked out of the fire? Zach. 3:2
Who answered, and said to them that stood before him, saying: Take away the filthy garments from him. And he said to him: Behold I have taken away thy iniquity, and have clothed thee with change of garments. Zach. 3:4
And the angel of the Lord protested to Jesus, saying: Zach. 3:6
Thus saith the Lord of hosts: If thou wilt walk in my ways, and keep my charge, thou also shalt judge my house, and shalt keep my courts, and I will give thee some of them that are now present here to walk with thee. Zach. 3:7
And he said to me: What seest thou? And I said: I have looked, and behold a candlestick all of gold, and its lamp upon the top of it: and the seven lights thereof upon it: and seven funnels for the lights that were upon the top thereof. Zach. 4:2
And I answered, and said to the angel that spoke in me, saying: What are these things, my lord? Zach. 4:4
And the angel that spoke in me answered, and said to me: Knowest thou not what these things are? And I said: No, my lord. Zach. 4:5
And he answered, and spoke to me, saying: This is the word of the Lord to Zorobabel, saying: Not with an army, nor by might, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts. Zach. 4:6
Who art thou, O great mountain, before Zorobabel? thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring out the chief stone, and shall give equal grace to the grace thereof. Zach. 4:7
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Zach. 4:8
The hands of Zorobabel have laid the foundations of this house, and his hands shall finish it: and you shall know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me to you. Zach. 4:9
For who hath despised little days? and they shall rejoice, and shall see the tin plummet in the hand of Zorobabel. These are the seven eyes of the Lord, that run to and fro through the whole earth. Zach. 4:10
And I answered, and said to him: What are these two olive trees upon the right side of the candlestick, and upon the left side thereof? Zach. 4:11
And I answered again, and said to him: What are the two olive branches, that are by the two golden beaks, in which are the funnels of gold? Zach. 4:12
And he spoke to me, saying: Knowest thou not what these are? And I said: No, my lord. Zach. 4:13
And he said to me: What seest thou? And I said: I see a volume flying: the length thereof is twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof ten cubits. Zach. 5:2
And he said to me: This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the earth: for every thief shall be judged as is there written: and every one that sweareth in like manner shall be judged by it. Zach. 5:3
I will bring it forth, saith the Lord of hosts: and it shall come to the house of the thief, and to the house of him that sweareth falsely by my name: and it shall remain in the midst of his house, and shall consume it, with the timber thereof, and the stones thereof. Zach. 5:4
And the angel went forth that spoke in me, and he said to me: Lift up thy eyes, and see what this is, that goeth forth. Zach. 5:5
And I said to the angel that spoke in me: Whither do these carry the vessel? Zach. 5:10
And he said to me: That a house may be built for it in the land of Sennaar, and that it may be established, and set there upon its own basis. Zach. 5:11
And I answered, and said to the angel that spoke in me: What are these, my lord? Zach. 6:4
And the angel answered, and said to me: These are the four winds of the heaven, which go forth to stand before the Lord of all the earth. Zach. 6:5
That in which were the black horses went forth into the land of the north, and the white went forth after them: and the grisled went forth to the land of the south. Zach. 6:6
And they that were most strong, went out, and sought to go, and to run to and fro through all the earth. And he said: Go, walk throughout the earth: and they walked throughout the earth. Zach. 6:7
And he called me, and spoke to me, saying: Behold they that go forth into the land of the north, have quieted my spirit in the land of the north. Zach. 6:8
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Zach. 6:9
And thou shalt speak to him, saying: Thus saith the Lord of hosts, saying: BEHOLD A MAN, THE ORIENT IS HIS NAME: and under him shall he spring up, and shall build a temple to the Lord. Zach. 6:12
Yea, he shall build a temple to the Lord: and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit, and rule upon his throne: and he shall be a priest upon his throne, and the counsel of peace shall be between them both. Zach. 6:13
And the crowns shall be to Helem, and Tobias, and Idaias, and to Hem, the son of Sophonias, a memorial in the temple of the Lord. Zach. 6:14
And they that are far off, shall come and shall build in the temple of the Lord: and you shall know that the Lord of hosts sent me to you. But this shall come to pass, if hearing you will hear the voice of the Lord your God. Zach. 6:15
¤ And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of the Lord came to Zacharias, in the fourth day of the ninth month, which is Casleu. Zach. 7:1
When Sarasar, and Rogommelech, and the men that were with him, sent to the house of God, to entreat the face of the Lord: Zach. 7:2
To speak to the priests of the house of the Lord of hosts, and to the prophets, saying: Must I weep in the fifth month, or must I sanctify myself as I have now done for many years? Zach. 7:3
And the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying: Zach. 7:4
Speak to all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying: When you fasted, and mourned in the fifth and the seventh month for these seventy years: did you keep a fast unto me? Zach. 7:5
And the word of the Lord came to Zacharias, saying: Zach. 7:8
Thus saith the Lord of hosts, saying: Judge ye true judgment, and shew ye mercy and compassion every man to his brother. Zach. 7:9
But they would not hearken, and they turned away the shoulder to depart: and they stopped their ears, not to hear. Zach. 7:11
And it came to pass that as he spoke, and they heard not: so shall they cry, and I will not hear, saith the Lord of hosts. Zach. 7:13
¤ And the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying: Zach. 8:1
Thus saith the Lord of hosts: I am returned to Sion, and I will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called The city of truth, and the mountain of the Lord of hosts, The sanctified mountain. Zach. 8:3
For before those days there was no hire for men, neither was there hire for beasts, neither was there peace to him that came in, nor to him that went out, because of the tribulation: and I let all men go every one against his neighbour. Zach. 8:10
But now I will not deal with the remnant of this people according to the former days, saith the Lord of hosts. Zach. 8:11
But there shall be the seed of peace: the vine shall yield her fruit, and the earth shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew: and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things. Zach. 8:12
And it shall come to pass, that as you were a curse among the Gentiles, O house of Juda, and house of Israel: so will I save you, and you shall be a blessing: fear not, let your hands be strengthened. Zach. 8:13
For thus saith the Lord of hosts: As I purposed to afflict you, when your fathers had provoked me to wrath, saith the Lord, Zach. 8:14
And I had no mercy: so turning again I have thought in these days to do good to the house of Juda, and Jerusalem: fear not. Zach. 8:15
These then are the things, which you shall do: Speak ye truth every one to his neighbour; judge ye truth and judgment of peace in your gates. Zach. 8:16
And the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying: Zach. 8:18
Thus saith the Lord of hosts: The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth shall be to the house of Juda, joy, and gladness, and great solemnities: only love ye truth and peace. Zach. 8:19
And the inhabitants go one to another, saying: Let us go, and entreat the face of the Lord, and let us seek the Lord of hosts: I also will go. Zach. 8:21
And many peoples, and strong nations shall come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem, and to entreat the face of the Lord. Zach. 8:22
Emath also in the borders thereof, and Tyre, and Sidon: for they have taken to themselves to be exceeding wise. Zach. 9:2
And I will take away his blood out of his mouth, and his abominations from between his teeth: and even he shall be left to our God, and he shall be as a governor in Juda, and Accaron as a Jebusite. Zach. 9:7
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Sion, shout for joy, O daughter of Jerusalem: BEHOLD THY KING will come to thee, the just and saviour: he is poor, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt, the foal of an ass. Zach. 9:9
And I will destroy the chariot out of Ephraim, and the horse out of Jerusalem, and the bow for war shall be broken: and he shall speak peace to the Gentiles, and his power shall be from sea to sea, and from the rivers even to the end of the earth. Zach. 9:10
Return to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope, I will render thee double as I declare today. Zach. 9:12
¤ Ask ye of the Lord rain in the latter season, and the Lord will make snows, and will give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field. Zach. 10:1
And I will bring them back out of the land of Egypt, and I will gather them from among the Assyrians: and will bring them to the land of Galaad, and Libanus, and place shall not be found for them. Zach. 10:10
And I took my rod that was called Beauty, and I cut it asunder to make void my covenant, which I had made with all people. Zach. 11:10
And I said to them: If it be good in your eyes, bring hither my wages: and if not, be quiet. And they weighed for my wages thirty pieces of silver. Zach. 11:12
And the Lord said to me: Cast it to the statuary, a handsome price, that I was prized at by them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and I cast them into the house of the Lord to the statuary. Zach. 11:13
And the Lord said to me: Take to thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd. Zach. 11:15
Behold I will make Jerusalem a lintel of surfeiting to all the people round about: and Juda also shall be in the siege against Jerusalem. Zach. 12:2
And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will make Jerusalem a burdensome stone to all people: all that shall lift it up shall be rent and torn, and all the kingdoms of the earth shall be gathered together against her. Zach. 12:3
In that day I will make the governors of Juda like a furnace of fire amongst wood, and as a firebrand amongst hay: and they shall devour all the people round about, to the right hand, and to the left: and Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place in Jerusalem. Zach. 12:6
And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem. Zach. 12:9
And I will pour out upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace, and of prayers: and they shall look upon me, whom they have pierced: and they shall mourn for him as one mourneth for an only son, and they shall grieve over him, as the manner is to grieve for the death of the firstborn. Zach. 12:10
¤ In that day there shall be a fountain open to the house of David, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem: for the washing of the sinner, and of the unclean woman. Zach. 13:1
And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord of hosts, that I will destroy the names of idols out of the earth, and they shall be remembered no more: and I will take away the false prophets, and the unclean spirit out of the earth. Zach. 13:2
And it shall come to pass, that when any man shall prophesy any more, his father and his mother that brought him into the world, shall say to him: Thou shalt not live: because thou hast spoken a lie in the name of the Lord. And his father, and his mother, his parents, shall thrust him through, when he shall prophesy. Zach. 13:3
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the prophets shall be confounded, every one by his own vision, when he shall prophesy, neither shall they be clad with a garment of sackcloth, to deceive: Zach. 13:4
And they shall say to him: What are these wounds in the midst of thy hands? And he shall say: With these I was wounded in the house of them that loved me. Zach. 13:6
Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that cleaveth to me, saith the Lord of hosts: strike the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn my hand to the little ones. Zach. 13:7
And I will gather all nations to Jerusalem to battle, and the city shall be taken, and the houses shall be rifled, and the women shall be defiled: and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the rest of the people shall not be taken away out of the city. Zach. 14:2
And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is over against Jerusalem towards the east: and the mount of Olives shall be divided in the midst thereof to the east, and to the west with a very great opening, and half of the mountain shall be separated to the north, and half thereof to the south. Zach. 14:4
And you shall flee to the valley of those mountains, for the valley of the mountains shall be joined even to the next, and you shall flee as you fled from the face of the earthquake in the days of Ozias king of Juda: and the Lord my God shall come, and all the saints with him. Zach. 14:5
And it shall come to pass in that day, that there shall be no light, but cold and frost. Zach. 14:6
And there shall be one day, which is known to the Lord, not day nor night: and in the time of the evening there shall be light: Zach. 14:7
And it shall come to pass in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem: half of them to the east sea, and half of them to the last sea: they shall be in summer and in winter. Zach. 14:8
And all the land shall return even to the desert, from the hill to Remmon to the south of Jerusalem: and she shall be exalted, and shall dwell in her own place, from the gate of Benjamin even to the place of the former gate, and even to the gate of the corners: and from the tower of Hananeel even to the king's winepresses. Zach. 14:10
And all they that shall be left of all nations that came against Jerusalem, shall go up from year to year, to adore the King, the Lord of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles. Zach. 14:16
And it shall come to pass, that he that shall not go up of the families of the land to Jerusalem, to adore the King, the Lord of hosts, there shall be no rain upon them. Zach. 14:17
And if the family of Egypt go not up nor come: neither shall it be upon them, but there shall be destruction wherewith the Lord will strike all nations that will not go up to keep the feast of tabernacles. Zach. 14:18
This shall be the sin of Egypt, and this the sin of all nations, that will not go up to keep the feast of tabernacles. Zach. 14:19
In that day that which is upon the bridle of the horse shall be holy to the Lord: and the caldrons in the house of the Lord shall be as the phials before the altar. Zach. 14:20
And every caldron in Jerusalem and Juda shall be sanctified to the Lord of hosts: and all that sacrifice shall come, and take of them, and shall seethe in them: and the merchant shall be no more in the house of the Lord of hosts in that day. Zach. 14:21
‡ ¤ The burden of the word of the Lord to Israel by the hand of Malachias. Mal. 1:1
I have loved you, saith the Lord: and you have said: Wherein hast thou loved us? Was not Esau brother to Jacob, saith the Lord, and I have loved Jacob, Mal. 1:2
But have hated Esau? and I have made his mountains a wilderness, and given his inheritance to the dragons of the desert. Mal. 1:3
To you, O priests, that despise my name, and have said: Wherein have we despised thy name? You offer polluted bread upon my altar, and you say: Wherein have we polluted thee? In that you say: The table of the Lord is contemptible. Mal. 1:7
If you offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? and if you offer the lame and the sick, is it not evil? offer it to thy prince, if he will be pleased with it, or if he will regard thy face, saith the Lord of hosts. Mal. 1:8
For from the rising of the sun even to the going down, my name is great among the Gentiles, and in every place there is sacrifice, and there is offered to my name a clean oblation: for my name is great among the Gentiles, saith the Lord of hosts. Mal. 1:11
Cursed is the deceitful man that hath in his flock a male, and making a vow offereth in sacrifice that which is feeble to the Lord: for I am a great King, saith the Lord of hosts, and my name is dreadful among the Gentiles. Mal. 1:14
¤ And now, O ye priests, this commandment is to you. Mal. 2:1
If you will not hear, and if you will not lay it to heart, to give glory to my name, saith the Lord of hosts: I will send poverty upon you, and will curse your blessings, yea I will curse them, because you have not laid it to heart. Mal. 2:2
Behold, I will cast the shoulder to you, and will scatter upon your face the dung of your solemnities, and it shall take you away with it. Mal. 2:3
But you have departed out of the way, and have caused many to stumble at the law: you have made void the covenant of Levi, saith the Lord of hosts. Mal. 2:8
The Lord will cut off the man that hath done this, both the master, and the scholar, out of the tabernacles of Jacob, and him that offereth an offering to the Lord of hosts. Mal. 2:12
And this again have you done, you have covered the altar of the Lord with tears, with weeping, and bellowing, so that I have no more a regard to sacrifice, neither do I accept any atonement at your hands. Mal. 2:13
¤ Behold I send my angel, and he shall prepare the way before my face. And presently the Lord, whom you seek, and the angel of the testament, whom you desire, shall come to his temple. Behold, he cometh, saith the Lord of hosts. Mal. 3:1
And who shall be able to think of the day of his coming? and who shall stand to see him? for he is like a refining fire, and like the fuller's herb: Mal. 3:2
And he shall sit refining and cleansing the silver, and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and shall refine them as gold, and as silver, and they shall offer sacrifices to the Lord in justice. Mal. 3:3
And I will come to you in judgment, and will be a speedy witness against sorcerers, and adulterers, and false swearers, and them that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widows, and the fatherless: and oppress the stranger, and have not feared me, saith the Lord of hosts. Mal. 3:5
For from the days of your fathers you have departed from my ordinances, and have not kept them: Return to me, and I will return to you, saith the Lord of hosts. And you have said: Wherein shall we return? Mal. 3:7
Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in my house, and try me in this, saith the Lord: if I open not unto you the flood-gates of heaven, and pour you out a blessing even to abundance. Mal. 3:10
Your words have been unsufferable to me, saith the Lord. Mal. 3:13
And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers: lest I come, and strike the earth with anathema. Mal. 4:6
‡ ¤ Now it came to pass, after that Alexander the son of Philip the Macedonian, who first reigned in Greece, coming out of the land of Cethim, had overthrown Darius, king of the Persians and Medes: 1 Ma. 1:1
And he went through even to the ends of the earth: and took the spoils of many nations: and the earth was quiet before him. 1 Ma. 1:3
And he subdued countries of nations, and princes; and they became tributaries to him. 1 Ma. 1:5
And some of the people determined to do this, and went to the king: and he gave them license to do after the ordinances of the heathens. 1 Ma. 1:14
And they built a place of exercise in Jerusalem, according to the laws of the nations: 1 Ma. 1:15
And they made themselves prepuces, and departed from the holy covenant, and joined themselves to the heathens, and were sold to do evil: 1 Ma. 1:16
And the kingdom was established before Antiochus, and he had a mind to reign over the land of Egypt, that he might reign over two kingdoms. 1 Ma. 1:17
And he went up to Jerusalem, with a great multitude. 1 Ma. 1:22
And after two full years, the king sent the chief collector of his tributes to the cities of Juda, and he came to Jerusalem with a great multitude. 1 Ma. 1:30
And he spoke to them peaceable words in deceit; and they believed him. 1 Ma. 1:31
And this was a place to lie in wait against the sanctuary, and an evil devil in Israel. 1 Ma. 1:38
And the inhabitants of Jerusalem fled away by reason of them and the city was made the habitation of strangers, and she became a stranger to her own seed, and her children forsook her. 1 Ma. 1:40
Her sanctuary was desolate like a wilderness, her festival days were turned into mourning, her sabbaths into reproach, her honours were brought to nothing. 1 Ma. 1:41
Her dishonour was increased according to her glory, and her excellency was turned into mourning. 1 Ma. 1:42
And king Antiochus wrote to all his kingdom, that all the people should be one: and every one should leave his own law. 1 Ma. 1:43
And all nations consented, according to the word of king Antiochus. 1 Ma. 1:44
And many of Israel consented to his service, and they sacrificed to idols, and profaned the sabbath. 1 Ma. 1:45
And the king sent letters by the hands of messengers to Jerusalem, and to all the cities of Juda; that they should follow the law of the nations of the earth. 1 Ma. 1:46
And should forbid holocausts and sacrifices, and atonements to be made in the temple of God. 1 Ma. 1:47
And should prohibit the sabbath, and the festival days to be celebrated. 1 Ma. 1:48
And he commanded the holy places to be profaned, and the holy people of Israel. 1 Ma. 1:49
And he commanded altars to be built, and temples, and idols, and swine's flesh to be immolated, and unclean beasts, 1 Ma. 1:50
And that they should leave their children uncircumcised, and let their souls be defiled with all uncleannesses, and abominations, to the end that they should forget the law, and should change all the justifications of God. 1 Ma. 1:51
And that whosoever would not do according to the word of king Antiochus, should be put to death. 1 Ma. 1:52
According to all these words he wrote to his whole kingdom: and he appointed rulers over the people that should force them to do these things. 1 Ma. 1:53
And they commanded the cities of Juda to sacrifice. 1 Ma. 1:54
Then many of the people were gathered to them that had forsaken the law of the Lord: and they committed evils in the land: 1 Ma. 1:55
And every one with whom the books of the testament of the Lord were found, and whosoever observed the law of the Lord, they put to death, according to the edict of the king. 1 Ma. 1:60
Now the women that circumcised their children were slain according to the commandment of king Antiochus, 1 Ma. 1:63
And they hanged the children about their necks in all their houses: and those that had circumcised them, they put to death. 1 Ma. 1:64
And many of the people of Israel determined with themselves, that they would not eat unclean things: and they chose rather to die, than to be defiled with unclean meats: 1 Ma. 1:65
And they would not break the holy law of God and they were put to death: 1 Ma. 1:66
And Mathathias said: Woe is me, wherefore was I born to see the ruin of my people, and the ruin of the holy city, and to dwell there, when it is given into the hands of the enemies? 1 Ma. 2:7
To what end then should we live any longer? 1 Ma. 2:13
And they that were sent from king Antiochus, came thither, to compel them that were fled into the city of Modin, to sacrifice, and to burn incense, and to depart from the law of God. 1 Ma. 2:15
And many of the people of Israel consented and came to them: but Mathathias and his sons stood firm. 1 Ma. 2:16
And they that were sent from Antiochus, answering, said to Mathathias: Thou art a ruler, and an honourable, and great man in this city, and adorned with sons, and brethren. 1 Ma. 2:17
Then Mathathias answered, and said with a loud voice: Although all nations obey king Antiochus, so as to depart every man from the service of the law of his fathers, and consent to his commandments: 1 Ma. 2:19
God be merciful unto us: it is not profitable for us to forsake the law, and the justices of God: 1 Ma. 2:21
We will not hearken to the words of king Antiochus, neither will we sacrifice and transgress the commandments of our law, to go another way. 1 Ma. 2:22
Now as he left off speaking these words, there came a certain Jew in the sight of all to sacrifice to the idols upon the altar in the city of Modin, according to the king's commandment. 1 Ma. 2:23
And Mathathias saw, and was grieved, and his reins trembled, and his wrath was kindled according to the judgment of the law, and running upon him he slew him upon the altar: 1 Ma. 2:24
Moreover the man whom king Antiochus had sent, who compelled them to sacrifice, he slew at the same time, and pulled down the altar, 1 Ma. 2:25
And it was told to the king's men, and to the army that was in Jerusalem, in the city of David, that certain men, who had broken the king's commandment, were gone away into the secret places in the wilderness, and that many were gone after them. 1 Ma. 2:31
And they said to them: Do you still resist? come forth, and do according to the edict of king Antiochus, and you shall live. 1 Ma. 2:33
And they said: We will not come forth, neither will we obey the king's edict, to profane the sabbath day. 1 Ma. 2:34
And they made haste to give them battle. 1 Ma. 2:35
Saying: Let us all die in our innocency: and heaven and earth shall be witnesses for us, that you put us to death wrongfully. 1 Ma. 2:37
So they gave them battle on the sabbath: and they were slain, with their wives, and their children, and their cattle, to the number of a thousand persons. 1 Ma. 2:38
And every man said to his neighbour: If we shall all do as our brethren have done, and not fight against the heathens for our lives, and our justifications, they will now quickly root us out of the earth. 1 Ma. 2:40
And they determined in that day, saying: Whosoever shall come up against us to fight on the sabbath day, we will fight against him: and we will not all die, as our brethren that were slain in the secret places. 1 Ma. 2:41
Then was assembled to them the congregation of the Assideans, the stoutest of Israel, every one that had a good will for the law. 1 Ma. 2:42
And all they that fled from the evils, joined themselves to them, and were a support to them. 1 Ma. 2:43
And they gathered an army, and slew the sinners in their wrath, and the wicked men in their indignation: and the rest fled to the nations for safety. 1 Ma. 2:44
And they recovered the law out of the hands of the nations, and out of the hands of the kings: and they yielded not the horn to the sinner. 1 Ma. 2:48
Now the days drew near that Mathathias should die, and he said to his sons: Now hath pride and chastisement gotten strength, and the time of destruction, and the wrath of indignation: 1 Ma. 2:49
And call to remembrance the works of the fathers, which they have done in their generations: and you shall receive great glory, and an everlasting name. 1 Ma. 2:51
Was not Abraham found faithful in temptation, and it was reputed to him unto justice? 1 Ma. 2:52
Today he is lifted up, and tomorrow he shall not be found, because he is returned into his earth and his thought is come to nothing. 1 Ma. 2:63
And behold, I know that your brother Simon is a man of counsel: give ear to him always, and he shall be a father to you. 1 Ma. 2:65
And you shall take to you all that observe the law: and revenge ye the wrong of your people. 1 Ma. 2:67
Render to the Gentiles their reward, and take heed to the precepts of the law. 1 Ma. 2:68
And he blessed them, and was joined to his fathers. 1 Ma. 2:69
And all his brethren helped him, and all they that had joined themselves to his father, and they fought with cheerfulness the battle of Israel. 1 Ma. 3:2
And he was renowned even to the utmost part of the earth, and he gathered them that were perishing. 1 Ma. 3:9
And Apollonius gathered together the Gentiles, and a numerous and great army from Samaria, to make war against Israel. 1 Ma. 3:10
And Judas understood it, and went forth to meet him: and he overthrew him, and killed him: and many fell down slain, and the rest fled away. 1 Ma. 3:11
And he made himself ready; and the host of the wicked went up with him, strong succours, to be revenged of the children of Israel. 1 Ma. 3:15
And they approached even as far as Bethoron: and Judas went forth to meet him, with a small company. 1 Ma. 3:16
But when they saw the army coming to meet them, they said to Judas: How shall we, being few, be able to fight against so great a multitude, and so strong, and we are ready to faint with fasting today? 1 Ma. 3:17
And Judas said: It is an easy matter for many to be shut up in the hands of a few: and there is no difference in the sight of the God of heaven to deliver with a great multitude, or with a small company: 1 Ma. 3:18
They come against us with an insolent multitude, and with pride, to destroy us, and our wives, and our children, and to take our spoils. 1 Ma. 3:20
And he pursued him by the descent of Bethoron, even to the plain, and there fell of them eight hundred men, and the rest fled into the land of the Philistines. 1 Ma. 3:24
And his fame came to the king, and all nations told of the battles of Judas. 1 Ma. 3:26
And he opened his treasury, and gave out pay to the army for a year: and he commanded them, that they should be ready for all things. 1 Ma. 3:28
And he was greatly perplexed in mind, and purposed to go into Persia, and to take tributes of the countries, and to gather much money. 1 Ma. 3:31
And he left Lysias, a nobleman of the blood royal to oversee the affairs of the kingdom from the river Euphrates even to the river of Egypt: 1 Ma. 3:32
And to bring up his son, Antiochus, till he came again. 1 Ma. 3:33
And he delivered to him half the army, and the elephants: and he gave him charge concerning all that he would have done, and concerning the inhabitants of Judea, and Jerusalem. 1 Ma. 3:34
And that he should send an army against them to destroy and root out the strength of Israel, and the remnant of Jerusalem, and to take away the memory of them from that place. 1 Ma. 3:35
And that he should settle strangers, to dwell in all their coasts, and divide their land by lot. 1 Ma. 3:36
And he sent with them forty thousand men, and seven thousand horsemen: to go into the land of Juda, and to destroy it, according to the king's orders. 1 Ma. 3:39
And the merchants of the countries heard the fame of them: and they took silver and gold in abundance, and servants: and they came into the camp, to buy the children of Israel for slaves: and there were joined to them the forces of Syria, and of the land of the strangers. 1 Ma. 3:41
And Judas, and his brethren, saw that evils were multiplied, and that the armies approached to their borders: and they knew the orders the king had given to destroy the people, and utterly abolish them. 1 Ma. 3:42
And they said, every man to his neighbour: Let us raise up the low condition of our people, and let us fight for our people, and our sanctuary. 1 Ma. 3:43
And they assembled together, and came to Maspha, over against Jerusalem: for in Maspha was a place of prayer heretofore in Israel. 1 Ma. 3:46
And behold the nations are come together against us, to destroy us: thou knowest what they intend against us. 1 Ma. 3:52
How shall we be able to stand before their face, unless thou, O God, help us? 1 Ma. 3:53
And he said to them that were building houses, or had betrothed wives, or were planting vineyards, or were fearful, that they should return every man to his house, according to the law. 1 Ma. 3:56
And Judas said: Gird yourselves, and be valiant men, and be ready against the morning, that you may fight with these nations that are assembled against us to destroy us and our sanctuary. 1 Ma. 3:58
For it is better for us to die in battle, than to see the evils of our nation, and of the holies: 1 Ma. 3:59
And Judas heard of it, and rose up, he and the valiant men, to attack the king's forces that were in Emmaus. 1 Ma. 4:3
And they saw the camp of the Gentiles that it was strong, and the men in breastplates, and the horsemen round about them, and these were trained up to war. 1 Ma. 4:7
And Judas said to the men that were with him: Fear ye not their multitude, neither be ye afraid of their assault. 1 Ma. 4:8
And now let us cry to heaven, and the Lord will have mercy on us, and will remember the covenant of our fathers, and will destroy this army before our face this day: 1 Ma. 4:10
And they went out of the camp to battle, and they that were with Judas sounded the trumpet. 1 Ma. 4:13
But all the hindmost of them fell by the sword and they pursued them as far as Gezeron, and even to the plains of Idumea, and of Azotus, and of Jamnia: and there fell of them to the number of three thousand men. 1 Ma. 4:15
And he said to the people: Be not greedy of the spoils; for there is war before us: 1 Ma. 4:17
And Gorgias saw that his men were put to flight, and that they had set fire to the camp: for the smoke that was seen declared what was done. 1 Ma. 4:20
And when they had seen this, they were seized with great fear, seeing at the same time Judas and his army in the plain ready to fight. 1 Ma. 4:21
And Judas returned to take the spoils of the camp, and they got much gold, and silver, and blue silk, and purple of the sea, and great riches. 1 Ma. 4:23
And when he heard these things, he was amazed and discouraged: because things had not succeeded in Israel according to his mind, and as the king had commanded. 1 Ma. 4:27
Strike them with fear, and cause the boldness of their strength to languish, and let them quake at their own destruction. 1 Ma. 4:32
And when Lysias saw that his men were put to flight, and how bold the Jews were, and that they were ready either to live, or to die manfully, he went to Antioch, and chose soldiers, that they might come again into Judea with greater numbers. 1 Ma. 4:35
Then Judas, and his brethren said: Behold our enemies are discomfited: let us go up now to cleanse the holy places, and to repair them. 1 Ma. 4:36
And they saw the sanctuary desolate, and the altar profaned, and the gates burnt, and shrubs growing up in the courts as in a forest, or on the mountains, and the chambers joining to the temple thrown down. 1 Ma. 4:38
And they fell down to the ground on their faces, and they sounded with the trumpets of alarm, and they cried towards heaven. 1 Ma. 4:40
Then Judas appointed men to fight against them that were in the castle, till they had cleansed the holy places, 1 Ma. 4:41
And a good counsel came into their minds, to pull it down: lest it should be a reproach to them, because the Gentiles had defiled it; so they threw it down. 1 Ma. 4:45
Then they took whole stones, according to the law and built a new altar, according to the former: 1 Ma. 4:47
And they set the loaves upon the table, and hung up the veils, and finished all the works that they had begun to make. 1 Ma. 4:51
And they offered sacrifice, according to the law, upon the new altar of holocausts which they had made. 1 Ma. 4:53
According to the time, and according to the day wherein the heathens had defiled it, in the same was it dedicated anew with canticles, and harps, and lutes, and cymbals. 1 Ma. 4:54
And all the people fell upon their faces, and adored, and blessed up to heaven, him that had prospered them. 1 Ma. 4:55
And Judas, and his brethren, and all the church of Israel decreed, that the day of the dedication of the altar should be kept in its season from year to year for eight days, from the five and twentieth day of the month of Casleu, with joy and gladness. 1 Ma. 4:59
And he placed a garrison there, to keep it, and he fortified it, to secure Bethsura, that the people might have a defence against Idumea. 1 Ma. 4:61
¤ Now it came to pass, when the nations round about heard that the altar and the sanctuary were built up, as before, that they were exceeding angry. 1 Ma. 5:1
And they thought to destroy the generation of Jacob that were among them, and they began to kill some of the people, and to persecute them. 1 Ma. 5:2
And he remembered the malice of the children of Bean: who were a snare and a stumblingblock to the people, by lying in wait for them in the way. 1 Ma. 5:4
And they were shut up by him in towers, and he set upon them, and devoted them to utter destruction, and burnt their towers with fire, and all that were in them. 1 Ma. 5:5
Then he passed over to the children of Ammon, where he found a mighty power, and much people, and Timotheus was their captain: 1 Ma. 5:6
And the Gentiles that were in Galaad, assembled themselves together against the Israelites that were in their quarters, to destroy them: and they fled into the fortress of Datheman. 1 Ma. 5:9
And they sent letters to Judas, and his brethren, saying: The heathens that are round about are gathered together against us to destroy us: 1 Ma. 5:10
And they are preparing to come, and to take the fortress into which we are fled: and Timotheus is the captain of their host. 1 Ma. 5:11
And while they were yet reading these letters, behold there came other messengers out of Galilee with their garments rent, who related according to these words: 1 Ma. 5:14
Saying, that they of Ptolemais, and of Tyre, and of Sidon, were assembled against them, and all Galilee is filled with strangers, in order to consume us. 1 Ma. 5:15
Now when Judas and all the people heard these words, a great assembly met together to consider what they should do for their brethren that were in trouble, and were assaulted by them. 1 Ma. 5:16
And Judas said to Simon, his brother: Choose thee men, and go, and deliver thy brethren in Galilee: and I, and my brother Jonathan, will go into the country of Galaad: 1 Ma. 5:17
And he left Joseph, the son of Zacharias, and Azarias, captains of the people, with the remnant of the army in Judea, to keep it: 1 Ma. 5:18
Now three thousand men were allotted to Simon, to go into Galilee: and eight thousand to Judas, to go into the land of Galaad. 1 Ma. 5:20
And Simon went into Galilee, and fought many battles with the heathens: and the heathens were discomfited before his face, and he pursued them even to the gate of Ptolemais. 1 Ma. 5:21
And the Nabutheans met them, and received them in a peaceable manner, and told them all that happened to their brethren in the land of Galaad, 1 Ma. 5:25
Yea, and that they were kept shut up in the rest of the cities of Galaad, and that they had appointed to bring their army on the morrow near to these cities, and to take them, and to destroy them all in one day. 1 Ma. 5:27
Then Judas and his army suddenly turned their march into the desert, to Bosor, and took the city: and he slew every male by the edge of the sword, and took all their spoils, and burnt it with fire. 1 Ma. 5:28
And they removed from thence by night, and went till they came to the fortress. 1 Ma. 5:29
And it came to pass that early in the morning, when they lifted up their eyes, behold there were people without number, carrying ladders and engines to take the fortress, and assault them. 1 Ma. 5:30
And Judas saw that the fight was begun, and the cry of the battle went up to heaven like a trumpet, and a great cry out of the city: 1 Ma. 5:31
And he said to his host: Fight ye today for your brethren. 1 Ma. 5:32
And Judas turned aside to Maspha, and assaulted, and took it, and he slew every male thereof, and took the spoils thereof, and burnt it with fire. 1 Ma. 5:35
And Judas sent men to view the army: and they brought him word, saying: All the nations, that are round about us, are assembled unto him an army exceeding great: 1 Ma. 5:38
And they have hired the Arabians to help them, and they have pitched their tents beyond the torrent, ready to come to fight against thee. And Judas went to meet them. 1 Ma. 5:39
And Timotheus said to the captains of his army: When Judas and his army come near the torrent of water, if he pass over unto us first, we shall not be able to withstand him: for he will certainly prevail over us. 1 Ma. 5:40
But if he be afraid to pass over, and camp on the other side of the river, we will pass over to them, and shall prevail against him. 1 Ma. 5:41
Now when Judas came near the torrent of water, he set the scribes of the people by the torrent, and commanded them, saying: Suffer no man to stay behind: but let all come to the battle. 1 Ma. 5:42
And he passed over to them first, and all the people after him, and all the heathens were discomfited before them, and they threw away their weapons, and fled to the temple that was in Carnaim. 1 Ma. 5:43
And Judas gathered together all the Israelites that were in the land of Galaad, from the least even to the greatest, and their wives and children, and an army exceeding great, to come into the land of Juda. 1 Ma. 5:45
And they came as far as Ephron: now this was a great city, situate in the way, strongly fortified, and there was no means to turn from it on the right hand or on the left, but the way was through the midst of it. 1 Ma. 5:46
And they that were in the city shut themselves in, and stopped up the gates with stones: and Judas sent to them with peaceable words, 1 Ma. 5:47
Saying: Let us pass through your land, to go into our own country, and no man shall hurt you; we will only pass through on foot. But they would not open to them. 1 Ma. 5:48
Then Judas commanded proclamation to be made in the camp, that they should make an assault, every man in the place where he was. 1 Ma. 5:49
Then they passed over the Jordan to the great plain that is over against Bethsan. 1 Ma. 5:52
And they went up to mount Sion with joy and gladness, and offered holocausts, because not one of them was slain, till they had returned in peace. 1 Ma. 5:54
And he gave charge to them that were in his army, and they went towards Jamnia. 1 Ma. 5:58
And Gorgias and his men went out of the city, to give them battle. 1 Ma. 5:59
And Joseph and Azarias were put to flight, and were pursued unto the borders of Judea: and there fell on that day, of the people of Israel, about two thousand men, and there was a great overthrow of the people: 1 Ma. 5:60
Because they did not hearken to Judas and his brethren, thinking that they should do manfully. 1 Ma. 5:61
But they were not of the seed of those men by whom salvation was brought to Israel. 1 Ma. 5:62
And the people assembled to them with joyful acclamations. 1 Ma. 5:64
And he removed his camp to go into the land of the aliens, and he went through Samaria. 1 Ma. 5:66
In that day some priests fell in battle, while desiring to do manfully they went out unadvisedly to fight. 1 Ma. 5:67
And Judas turned to Azotus, into the land of the strangers, and he threw down their altars, and he burnt the statues of their gods with fire: and he took the spoils of the cities, and returned into the land of Juda. 1 Ma. 5:68
So he came, and sought to take the city and to pillage it; but he was not able, because the design was known to them that were in the city. 1 Ma. 6:3
And whilst he was in Persia there came one that told him how the armies that were in the land of Juda were put to flight: 1 Ma. 6:5
And that Lysias went with a very great power, and was put to flight before the face of the Jews, and that they were grown strong by the armour, and power, and store of spoils which they had gotten out of the camps which they had destroyed: 1 Ma. 6:6
And it came to pass, when the king heard these words, that he was struck with fear, and exceedingly moved: and he laid himself down upon his bed, and fell sick for grief, because it had not fallen out to him as he imagined. 1 Ma. 6:8
And he called for all his friends, and said to them: Sleep is gone from my eyes, and I am fallen away, and my heart is cast down for anxiety: 1 Ma. 6:10
But now I remember the evils that I did in Jerusalem, from whence also I took away all the spoils of gold, and of silver, that were in it, and I sent to destroy the inhabitants of Juda without cause. 1 Ma. 6:12
And he gave him the crown, and his robe, and his ring, that he should go to Antiochus, his son, and should bring him up for the kingdom. 1 Ma. 6:15
And Lysias understood that the king was dead, and he set up Antiochus, his son, to reign, whom he had brought up young: and he called his name Eupator. 1 Ma. 6:17
Now they that were in the castle, had shut up the Israelites round about the holy places: and they were continually seeking their hurt, and to strengthen the Gentiles. 1 Ma. 6:18
And Judas purposed to destroy them: and he called together all the people, to besiege them. 1 Ma. 6:19
And they went to the king, and said: How long dost thou delay to execute judgment, and to revenge our brethren? 1 Ma. 6:22
We determined to serve thy father, and to do according to his orders, and obey his edicts: 1 Ma. 6:23
And behold they have approached this day to the castle of Jerusalem to take it, and they have fortified the strong hold of Bethsura: 1 Ma. 6:26
And unless thou speedily prevent them, they will do greater things than these, and thou shalt not be able to subdue them. 1 Ma. 6:27
There came also to him from other realms, and from the islands of the sea, hired troops. 1 Ma. 6:29
And the number of his army was an hundred thousand footmen, and twenty thousand horsemen, and thirty-two elephants trained to battle. 1 Ma. 6:30
And they went through Idumea, and approached to Bethsura, and fought many days, and they made engines: but they sallied forth, and burnt them with fire, and fought manfully. 1 Ma. 6:31
And Judas departed from the castle, and removed the camp to Bethzacharam, over against the king's camp. 1 Ma. 6:32
And they shewed the elephants the blood of grapes, and mulberries, to provoke them to fight. 1 Ma. 6:34
And upon the beast, there were strong wooden towers which covered every one of them: and engines upon them, and upon every one thirty-two valiant men, who fought from above: and an Indian to rule the beast. 1 Ma. 6:37
And the rest of the horsemen he placed on this side and on that side, at the two wings, with trumpets to stir up the army, and to hasten them forward that stood thick together in the legions thereof. 1 Ma. 6:38
And Eleazar, the son of Saura, saw one of the beasts harnessed with the king's harness: and it was higher than the other beasts; and it seemed to him that the king was on it: 1 Ma. 6:43
And he exposed himself to deliver his people, and to get himself an everlasting name. 1 Ma. 6:44
And he ran up to it boldly in the midst of the legion, killing on the right hand, and on the left, and they fell by him on this side and that side. 1 Ma. 6:45
And he went between the feet of the elephant, and put himself under it: and slew it, and it fell to the ground upon him, and he died there. 1 Ma. 6:46
But the king's army went up against them to Jerusalem: and the king's army pitched their tents against Judea and Mount Sion. 1 Ma. 6:48
And he made peace with them that were in Bethsura: and they came forth out of the city, because they had no victuals, being shut up there, for it was the year of rest to the land. 1 Ma. 6:49
And the king took Bethsura: and he placed there a garrison to keep it. 1 Ma. 6:50
And he turned his army against the sanctuary for many days: and he set up there battering slings, and engines, and instruments to cast fire, and engines to cast stones and javelins, and pieces to shoot arrows, and slings. 1 Ma. 6:51
And there remained in the holy places but a few, for the famine had prevailed over them: and they were dispersed every man to his own place. 1 Ma. 6:54
Now Lysias heard that Philip; whom king Antiochus while he lived had appointed to bring up his son, Antiochus, and to reign, 1 Ma. 6:55
Was returned from Persia, and Media, with the army that went with him and that he sought to take upon him the affairs of the kingdom: 1 Ma. 6:56
Wherefore he made haste to go, and say to the king and to the captains of the army: We decay daily, and our provision of victuals is small, and the place that we lay siege to is strong, and it lieth upon us to take order for the affairs of the kingdom. 1 Ma. 6:57
Now, therefore, let us come to an agreement with these men, and make peace with them and with all their nation. 1 Ma. 6:58
And let us covenant with them, that they may live according to their own laws, as before. For because of our despising their laws, they have been provoked, and have done all these things. 1 Ma. 6:59
And the proposal was acceptable in the sight of the king, and of the princes: and he sent to them to make peace: and they accepted of it. 1 Ma. 6:60
And the king and the princes swore to them: and they came out of the strong hold. 1 Ma. 6:61
Then the king entered into Mount Sion, and saw the strength of the place: and he quickly broke the oath that he had taken, and gave commandment to throw down the wall round about. 1 Ma. 6:62
And he departed in haste and returned to Antioch, where he found Philip master of the city: and he fought against him, and took the city. 1 Ma. 6:63
And it came to pass as he entered into the house of the kingdom of his fathers, that the army seized upon Antiochus, and Lysias, to bring them unto him. 1 Ma. 7:2
And there came to him the wicked and ungodly men of Israel: and Alcimus was at the head of them, who desired to be made high priest. 1 Ma. 7:5
And they accused the people to the king, saying: Judas and his brethren have destroyed all thy friends, and he hath driven us out of our land. 1 Ma. 7:6
Then the king chose Bacchides, one of his friends, that ruled beyond the great river in the kingdom, and was faithful to the king: and he sent him, 1 Ma. 7:8
To see the havoc that Judas had made: and the wicked Alcimus he made high priest, and commanded him to take revenge upon the children of Israel. 1 Ma. 7:9
And they arose, and came with a great army into the land of Juda: and they sent messengers, and spoke to Judas and his brethren with peaceable words, deceitfully. 1 Ma. 7:10
But they gave no heed to their words: for they saw that they were come with a great army. 1 Ma. 7:11
Then there assembled to Alcimus and Bacchides a company of the scribes, to require things that are just: 1 Ma. 7:12
And he spoke to them peaceably: and he swore to them, saying: We will do you no harm, nor your friends. 1 Ma. 7:15
And they believed him. And he took threescore of them, and slew them in one day, according to the word that is written: 1 Ma. 7:16
The flesh of thy saints, and the blood of them they have shed round about Jerusalem, and there was none to bury them. 1 Ma. 7:17
Then he committed the country to Alcimus, and left with him troops to help him. So Bacchides went away to the king. 1 Ma. 7:20
But Alcimus did what he could to maintain his chief priesthood. 1 Ma. 7:21
And they that disturbed the people resorted to him, and they got the land of Juda into their power, and did much hurt in Israel. 1 Ma. 7:22
And Judas saw all the evils that Alcimus, and they that were with him, did to the children of Israel, much more than the Gentiles. 1 Ma. 7:23
And he went out into all the coasts of Juda round about, and took vengeance upon the men that had revolted, and they ceased to go forth any more into the country. 1 Ma. 7:24
And Alcimus saw that Judas and they that were with him, prevailed: and he knew that he could not stand against them, and he went back to the king, and accused them of many crimes. 1 Ma. 7:25
And the king sent Nicanor, one of his principal lords, who was a great enemy to Israel: and he commanded him to destroy the people. 1 Ma. 7:26
And Nicanor came to Jerusalem with a great army, and he sent to Judas and to his brethren deceitfully, with friendly words, 1 Ma. 7:27
Saying: Let there be no fighting between me and you: I will come with a few men, to see your faces with peace. 1 Ma. 7:28
And he came to Judas, and they saluted one another peaceably: and the enemies were prepared to take away Judas by force. 1 Ma. 7:29
And the thing was known to Judas that he was come to him with deceit: and he was much afraid of him, and would not see his face any more. 1 Ma. 7:30
And Nicanor knew that his counsel was discovered: and he went out to fight against Judas, near Capharsalama. 1 Ma. 7:31
And after this Nicanor went up into mount Sion: and some of the priests and the people came out to salute him peaceably, and to shew him the holocausts that were offered for the king. 1 Ma. 7:33
Thou, O Lord, hast chosen this house for thy name to be called upon therein, that it might be a house of prayer and supplication for thy people. 1 Ma. 7:37
Be avenged of this man, and his army, and let them fall by the sword: remember their blasphemies, and suffer them not to continue any longer. 1 Ma. 7:38
Then Nicanor went out from Jerusalem, and encamped near to Bethoron: and an army of Syria joined him. 1 Ma. 7:39
Even so destroy this army in our sight today and let the rest know that he hath spoken ill against thy sanctuary: and judge thou him according to his wickedness. 1 Ma. 7:42
And they pursued after them one day's journey from Adazer, even till ye come to Gazara, and they sounded the trumpets after them with signals. 1 Ma. 7:45
And they went forth out of all the towns of Judea round about, and they pushed them with the horns, and they turned again to them, and they were all slain with the sword, and there was not left of them so much as one. 1 Ma. 7:46
¤ Now Judas heard of the fame of the Romans, that they are powerful and strong, and willingly agree to all things that are requested of them: and that whosoever have come to them, they have made amity with them, and that they are mighty in power. 1 Ma. 8:1
And how Antiochus, the great king of Asia, who went to fight against them, having a hundred and twenty elephants, with horsemen, and chariots, and a very great army, was routed by them. 1 Ma. 8:6
And how they took him alive, and appointed to him, that both he and they that should reign after him, should pay a great tribute, and that he should give hostages, and that which was agreed upon, 1 Ma. 8:7
And the country of the Indians, and of the Medes, and of the Lydians, some of their best provinces: and those which they had taken from them, they gave to king Eumenes. 1 Ma. 8:8
And that they who were in Greece, had a mind to go and to destroy them: and they had knowledge thereof, 1 Ma. 8:9
And they sent a general against them, and fought with them, and many of them were slain, and they carried away their wives, and their children captives, and spoiled them, and took possession of their land, and threw down their walls, and brought them to be their servants unto this day. 1 Ma. 8:10
That whom they had a mind to help to a kingdom, those reigned: and whom they would, they deposed from the kingdom: and they were greatly exalted. 1 Ma. 8:13
And none of all these wore a crown, or was clothed in purple, to be magnified thereby. 1 Ma. 8:14
And that they committed their government to one man every year, to rule over all their country, and they all obey one, and there is no envy nor jealousy amongst them. 1 Ma. 8:16
So Judas chose Eupolemus, the son of John, the son of Jacob, and Jason, the son of Eleazar, and he sent them to Rome to make a league of amity and confederacy with them: 1 Ma. 8:17
And they went to Rome, a very long journey, and they entered into the senate house, and said: 1 Ma. 8:19
Judas Machabeus, and his brethren, and the people of the Jews, have sent us to you to make alliance and peace with you, and that we may be registered your confederates and friends. 1 Ma. 8:20
And this is the copy of the writing that they wrote back again, graven in tables of brass, and sent to Jerusalem, that it might be with them there for a memorial of the peace, and alliance. 1 Ma. 8:22
GOOD SUCCESS BE TO THE ROMANS, and to the people of the Jews by sea, and by land, for ever: and far be the sword and enemy from them. 1 Ma. 8:23
Neither shall they give them, whilst they are fighting, or furnish them with wheat, or arms, or money, or ships, as it hath seemed good to the Romans: and they shall obey their orders, without taking any thing of them. 1 Ma. 8:26
And there shall not be given to them that come to their aid, either wheat, or arms, or money, or ships, as it hath seemed good to the Romans: and they shall observe their orders without deceit. 1 Ma. 8:28
According to these articles did the Romans covenant with the people of the Jews. 1 Ma. 8:29
And, if after this, one party or the other shall have a mind to add to these articles, or take away any thing, they may do it at their pleasure: and whatsoever they shall add, or take away, shall be ratified. 1 Ma. 8:30
Moreover, concerning the evils that Demetrius, the king, hath done against them, we have written to him, saying: Why hast thou made thy yoke heavy upon our friends and allies, the Jews. 1 Ma. 8:31
If, therefore, they come again to us complaining of thee, we will do them justice, and will make war against thee by sea and land. 1 Ma. 8:32
And they took the road that leadeth to Galgal, and they camped in Masaloth, which is in Arabella: and they made themselves masters of it, and slew many people. 1 Ma. 9:2
In the first month of the hundred and fifty-second year they brought the army to Jerusalem: 1 Ma. 9:3
And they arose and went to Berea, with twenty thousand men, and two thousand horsemen. 1 Ma. 9:4
And Judas saw that his army slipped away, and the battle pressed upon him, and his heart was cast down: because he had not time to gather them together, and he was discouraged. 1 Ma. 9:7
Then he said to them that remained: Let us arise, and go against our enemies, if we may be able to fight against them. 1 Ma. 9:8
But they dissuaded him, saying: We shall not be able, but let us save our lives now, and return to our brethren, and then we will fight against them: for we are but few. 1 Ma. 9:9
And the right wing was discomfited by them, and he pursued them even to the mount Azotus. 1 Ma. 9:15
And it came to pass, after the death of Judas, that the wicked began to put forth their heads in all the confines of Israel, and all the workers of iniquity rose up. 1 Ma. 9:23
In those days there was a very great famine, and they and all their country yielded to Bacchides. 1 Ma. 9:24
And they sought out, and made diligent search after the friends of Judas, and brought them to Bacchides, and he took vengeance of them, and abused them. 1 Ma. 9:26
And all the friends of Judas came together, and said to Jonathan: 1 Ma. 9:28
Since thy brother Judas died there is not a man like him to go forth against our enemies, Bacchides, and them that are the enemies of our nation. 1 Ma. 9:29
Now, therefore, we have chosen thee this day to be our prince, and captain, in his stead, to fight our battles. 1 Ma. 9:30
And Bacchides had knowledge of it, and sought to kill him. 1 Ma. 9:32
And Jonathan sent his brother, a captain of the people, to desire the Nabutheans his friends, that they would lend them their equipage, which was copious. 1 Ma. 9:35
And they lifted up their eyes, and saw: and behold a tumult, and great preparation: and the bridegroom came forth, and his friends, and his brethren to meet them with timbrels, and musical instruments and many weapons. 1 Ma. 9:39
And they took revenge for the blood of their brother: and they returned to the bank of the Jordan. 1 Ma. 9:42
And Bacchides heard it, and he came on the sabbath day even to the bank of the Jordan, with a great power. 1 Ma. 9:43
And Jonathan said to his company: Let us arise, and fight against our enemies: for it is not now as yesterday, and the day before. 1 Ma. 9:44
For behold the battle is before us, and the water of the Jordan on this side and on that side, and banks, and marshes, and woods: and there is no place for us to turn aside. 1 Ma. 9:45
Now, therefore, cry ye to heaven, that ye may be delivered from the hand of your enemies. And they joined battle. 1 Ma. 9:46
And Jonathan stretched forth his hand to strike Bacchides, but he turned away from him backwards. 1 Ma. 9:47
And Jonathan, and they that were with him, leapt into the Jordan, and swam over the Jordan to them. 1 Ma. 9:48
And there fell of Bacchides' side that day a thousand men: and they returned to Jerusalem, 1 Ma. 9:49
Now in the year one hundred and fifty-three, the second month, Alcimus commanded the walls of the inner court of the sanctuary to be thrown down, and the works of the prophets to be destroyed: and he began to destroy. 1 Ma. 9:54
And Bacchides saw that Alcimus was dead: and he returned to the king, and the land was quiet for two years. 1 Ma. 9:57
And he arose to come with a great army: and he sent secretly letters to his adherents that were in Judea to seize upon Jonathan, and them that were with him: but they could not, for their design was known to them. 1 Ma. 9:60
And when Bacchides knew it, he gathered together all his multitude: and sent word to them that were of Judea. 1 Ma. 9:63
And struck Odares, and his brethren, and the children of Phaseron, in their tents, and he began to slay, and to increase in forces. 1 Ma. 9:66
And he was angry with the wicked men that had given him counsel to come into their country, and he slew many of them: and he purposed to return with the rest into their country. 1 Ma. 9:69
And Jonathan had knowledge of it, and he sent ambassadors to him to make peace with him, and to restore to him the prisoners. 1 Ma. 9:70
And he accepted it willingly, and did according to his words, and swore that he would do him no harm all the days of his life. 1 Ma. 9:71
And he restored to him the prisoners which he before had taken out of the land of Juda: and he returned, and went away into his own country, and he came no more into their borders. 1 Ma. 9:72
So the sword ceased from Israel: and Jonathan dwelt in Machmas, and Jonathan began there to judge the people, and he destroyed the wicked out of Israel. 1 Ma. 9:73
And king Demetrius heard of it, and gathered together an exceeding great army, and went forth against him to fight. 1 Ma. 10:2
And Demetrius sent a letter to Jonathan, with peaceable words, to magnify him. 1 Ma. 10:3
And he gave him authority to gather together an army, and to make arms, and that he should be his confederate: and the hostages that were in the castle, he commanded to be delivered to him. 1 Ma. 10:6
And Jonathan came to Jerusalem, and read the letters in the hearing of all the people, and of them that were in the castle. 1 Ma. 10:7
And they were struck with great fear, because they heard that the king had given him authority to gather together an army. 1 Ma. 10:8
And the hostages were delivered to Jonathan, and he restored them to their parents. 1 Ma. 10:9
And Jonathan dwelt in Jerusalem, and began to build, and to repair the city. 1 Ma. 10:10
And he ordered workmen to build the walls, and mount Sion round about with square stones for fortification: and so they did. 1 Ma. 10:11
So he wrote a letter, and sent it to him according to these words, saying: 1 Ma. 10:17
King Alexander to his brother, Jonathan, greetings. 1 Ma. 10:18
We have heard of thee, that thou art a man of great power, and fit to be our friend: 1 Ma. 10:19
What is this that we have done, that Alexander hath prevented us to gain the friendship of the Jews to strengthen himself? 1 Ma. 10:23
I also will write to them words of request, and offer dignities, and gifts: that they may be with me to aid me. 1 Ma. 10:24
And he wrote to them in these words: King Demetrius to the nation of the Jews, greeting. 1 Ma. 10:25
Wherefore now continue still to keep fidelity towards us, and we will reward you with good things, for what you have done in our behalf. 1 Ma. 10:27
And we will remit to you many charges, and will give you gifts. 1 Ma. 10:28
And the half of the fruit of trees, which is my share, I leave to you from this day forward, so that it shall not be taken of the land of Juda, and of the three cities that are added thereto out of Samaria and Galilee, from this day forth, and for ever: 1 Ma. 10:30
I yield up also the power of the castle that is in Jerusalem, and I give it to the high priest, to place therein such men as he shall choose, to keep it. 1 Ma. 10:32
And no man shall have power to do any thing against them, or to molest any of them, in any cause. 1 Ma. 10:35
And let there be enrolled in the king's army to the number of thirty thousand of the Jews: and allowance shall be made them, as is due to all the king's forces and certain of them shall be appointed to be in the fortresses of the great king: 1 Ma. 10:36
And the three cities that are added to Judea, out of the country of Samaria, let them be accounted with Judea: that they may be under one, and obey no other authority but that of the high priest: 1 Ma. 10:38
Ptolemais and the confines thereof, I give as a free gift to the holy places that are in Jerusalem, for the necessary charges of the holy things. 1 Ma. 10:39
And I give every year fifteen thousand sicles of silver out of the king's accounts, of what belongs to me: 1 Ma. 10:40
And all that is above, which they that were over the affairs the years before, had not paid, from this time they shall give it to the works of the house. 1 Ma. 10:41
Moreover, the five thousand sicles of silver, which they received from the account of the holy places, every year, shall also belong to the priests that execute the ministry. 1 Ma. 10:42
And whosoever shall flee into the temple that is in Jerusalem, and in all the borders thereof, being indebted to the king for any matter, let them be set at liberty, and all that they have in my kingdom, let them have it free. 1 Ma. 10:43
Now when Jonathan and the people heard these words, they gave no credit to them, nor received them because they remembered the great evil that he had done in Israel, for he had afflicted them exceedingly. 1 Ma. 10:46
And king Alexander gathered together a great army, and moved his camp near to Demetrius. 1 Ma. 10:48
And Alexander sent ambassadors to Ptolemee king of Egypt, with words to this effect, saying: 1 Ma. 10:51
Now, therefore, let us make friendship one with another: and give me now thy daughter to wife, and I will be thy son in law, and I will give both thee and her gifts worthy of thee. 1 Ma. 10:54
And king Ptolomee answered, saying: Happy is the day wherein thou didst return to the land of thy fathers, and sattest in the throne of their kingdom. 1 Ma. 10:55
And now I will do to thee as thou hast written but meet me at Ptolemais, that we may see one another, and I may give her to thee as thou hast said. 1 Ma. 10:56
So Ptolemee went out of Egypt, with Cleopatra his daughter, and he came to Ptolemais, in the hundred and sixty-second year. 1 Ma. 10:57
And king Alexander wrote to Jonathan, that he should come and meet him. 1 Ma. 10:59
And he went honourably to Ptolemais, and he met there the two kings, and he gave them much silver, and gold, and presents: and he found favour in their sight. 1 Ma. 10:60
And some pestilent men of Israel, men of a wicked life, assembled themselves against him, to accuse him: and the king gave no heed to them. 1 Ma. 10:61
And he said to his princes: Go out with him into the midst of the city, and make proclamation, that no man complain against him of any matter, and that no man trouble him for any manner of cause. 1 Ma. 10:63
And king Alexander heard of it, and was much troubled, and returned to Antioch. 1 Ma. 10:68
And king Demetrius made Apollonius his general, who was governor of Celesyria: and he gathered together a great army, and came to Jamnia: and he sent to Jonathan, the high priest, 1 Ma. 10:69
Now, therefore, if thou trustest in thy forces, come down to us into the plain, and there let us try one another: for with me is the strength of war. 1 Ma. 10:71
Ask, and learn who I am, and the rest that help me, who also say that your foot cannot stand before our face, for thy fathers have twice been put to flight in their own land: 1 Ma. 10:72
And now how wilt thou be able to abide the horsemen, and so great an army in the plain, where there is no stone, nor rock, nor place to flee to? 1 Ma. 10:73
Now when Jonathan heard the words of Apollonius, he was moved in his mind: and he chose ten thousand men, and went out of Jerusalem, and Simon, his brother, met him to help him. 1 Ma. 10:74
And they pitched their tents near Joppe, but they shut him out of the city: because a garrison of Apollonius was in Joppe, and he laid siege to it. 1 Ma. 10:75
And they that were in the city being affrighted, opened the gates to him: so Jonathan took Joppe. 1 Ma. 10:76
And he went to Azotus, as one that was making a journey, and immediately he went forth into the plain: because he had a great number of horsemen, and he trusted in them. And Jonathan followed after him to Azotus, and they joined battle. 1 Ma. 10:78
And they that were scattered about the plain fled into Azotus, and went into Bethdagon, their idol's temple, there to save themselves. 1 Ma. 10:83
But Jonathan set fire to Azotus, and the cities that were round about it, and took the spoils of them and the temple of Dagon: and all them that were fled into it, he burnt with fire. 1 Ma. 10:84
And Jonathan, removed his army from thence and camped against Ascalon: and they went out of the city to meet him with great honour. 1 Ma. 10:86
And it came to pass, when Alexander, the king heard these words, that he honoured Jonathan yet more. 1 Ma. 10:88
And he sent him a buckle of gold, as the custom is, to be given to such as are of the royal blood. And he gave him Accaron, and all the borders thereof, in possession. 1 Ma. 10:89
¤ And the king of Egypt gathered together an army, like the sand that lieth upon the sea shore, and many ships: and he sought to get the kingdom of Alexander by deceit, and join it to his own kingdom. 1 Ma. 11:1
And he went out into Syria with peaceable words and they opened to him the cities, and met him: for king Alexander had ordered them to go forth to meet him, because he was his father in law. 1 Ma. 11:2
And when he came near to Azotus, they shewed him the temple of Dagon that was burnt with fire, and Azotus, and the suburbs thereof, that were destroyed, and the bodies that were cast abroad, and the graves of them that were slain in the battle, which they had made near the way. 1 Ma. 11:4
And they told the king that Jonathan had done these things, to make him odious: but the king held his peace. 1 Ma. 11:5
And Jonathan came to meet the king at Joppe with glory, and they saluted one another, and they lodged there. 1 Ma. 11:6
And king Ptolemee got the dominion of the cities by the sea side, even to Seleucia, and he devised evil designs against Alexander. 1 Ma. 11:8
And he sent ambassadors to Demetrius, saying: Come, let us make a league between us, and I will give thee my daughter whom Alexander hath, and thou shalt reign in the kingdom of thy father. 1 Ma. 11:9
For I repent that I have given him my daughter: for he hath sought to kill me. 1 Ma. 11:10
And he took away his daughter, and gave her to Demetrius, and alienated himself from Alexander, and his enmities were made manifest. 1 Ma. 11:12
And when Alexander heard of it, he came to give him battle: and king Ptolemee brought forth his army, and met him with a strong power, and put him to flight. 1 Ma. 11:15
And Alexander fled into Arabia, there to be protected: and king Ptolemee was exalted. 1 Ma. 11:16
And Zabdiel the Arabian took off Alexander's head, and sent it to Ptolemee. 1 Ma. 11:17
In those days Jonathan gathered together them that were in Judea, to take the castle that was in Jerusalem: and they made many engines of war against it. 1 Ma. 11:20
Then some wicked men that hated their own nation, went away to king Demetrius, and told him that Jonathan was besieging the castle. 1 Ma. 11:21
And when he heard it, he was angry: and forthwith he came to Ptolemais, and wrote to Jonathan that he should not besiege the castle, but should come to him in haste, and speak to him. 1 Ma. 11:22
And he took gold, and silver, and raiment, and many other presents, and went to the king to Ptolemais and he found favour in his sight. 1 Ma. 11:24
And the king consented: and he wrote letters to Jonathan of all these things, to this effect. 1 Ma. 11:29
King Demetrius to his brother, Jonathan, and to the nation of the Jews, greeting. 1 Ma. 11:30
We send you here a copy of the letter which we have written to Lasthenes, our parent, concerning you, that you might know it. 1 Ma. 11:31
King Demetrius to Lasthenes, his parent, greetings. 1 Ma. 11:32
We have determined to do good to the nation of the Jews, who are our friends, and keep the things that are just with us, for their good will which they bear towards us. 1 Ma. 11:33
We have ratified, therefore, unto them all the borders of Judea, and the three cities, Apherema, Lydda, and Ramatha, which are added to Judea, out of Samaria, and all their confines, to be set apart to all them that sacrifice in Jerusalem, instead of the payments which the king received of them every year, and for the fruits of the land, and of the trees. 1 Ma. 11:34
And as for other things that belonged to us of the tithes, and of the tributes, from this time we discharge them of them: the saltpans also, and the crowns that were presented to us. 1 Ma. 11:35
We give all to them, and nothing hereof shall be revoked from this time forth and for ever. 1 Ma. 11:36
Now, therefore, see that thou make a copy of these things, and let it be given to Jonathan, and set upon the holy mountain, in a conspicuous place. 1 Ma. 11:37
And king Demetrius, seeing that the land was quiet before him, and nothing resisted him, sent away all his forces, every man to his own place, except the foreign army, which he had drawn together from the islands of the nations: so all the troops of his fathers hated him. 1 Ma. 11:38
Now there was one Tryphon who had been of Alexander's party before: who seeing that all the army murmured against Demetrius, went to Emalchuel, the Arabian, who brought up Antiochus, the son of Alexander: 1 Ma. 11:39
And he pressed him much to deliver him to him, that he might be king in his father's place: and he told him all that Demetrius had done, and how his soldiers hated him. And he remained there many days. 1 Ma. 11:40
And Jonathan sent to king Demetrius, desiring that he would cast out them that were in the castle in Jerusalem, and those that were in the strong holds: because they fought against Israel. 1 Ma. 11:41
And Demetrius sent to Jonathan, saying: I will not only do this for thee, and for thy people, but I will greatly honour thee, and thy nation, when opportunity shall serve. 1 Ma. 11:42
Now, therefore, thou shalt do well if thou send me men to help me: for all my army is gone from me. 1 Ma. 11:43
And Jonathan sent him three thousand valiant men to Antioch: and they came to the king, and the king was very glad of their coming. 1 Ma. 11:44
And they that were of the city assembled themselves together, to the number of a hundred and twenty thousand men, and would have killed the king. 1 Ma. 11:45
And the king fled into the palace: and they of the city kept the passages of the city, and began to fight. 1 Ma. 11:46
And the king called the Jews to his assistance: and they came to him all at once, and they all dispersed themselves through the city. 1 Ma. 11:47
And they slew in that day a hundred thousand men, and they set fire to the city, and got many spoils that day, and delivered the king. 1 Ma. 11:48
And they that were of the city saw that the Jews had got the city as they would: and they were discouraged in their minds, and cried to the king, making supplication, and saying 1 Ma. 11:49
And they threw down their arms, and made peace, and the Jews were glorified in the sight of the king, and in the sight of all that were in his realm, and were renowned throughout the kingdom, and returned to Jerusalem with many spoils. 1 Ma. 11:51
And he falsified all whatsoever he had said, and alienated himself from Jonathan, and did not reward him according to the benefits he had received from him, but gave him great trouble. 1 Ma. 11:53
And young Antiochus wrote to Jonathan, saying: I confirm thee in the high priesthood, and I appoint thee ruler over the four cities, and to be one of the king's friends. 1 Ma. 11:57
And he sent him vessels of gold for his service, and he gave him leave to drink in gold, and to be clothed in purple, and to wear a golden buckle: 1 Ma. 11:58
And he made his brother, Simon, governor, from the borders of Tyre even to the confines of Egypt. 1 Ma. 11:59
Then Jonathan went forth, and passed through the cities beyond the river, and all the forces of Syria gathered themselves to him to help him, and he came to Ascalon, and they met him honourably out of the city. 1 Ma. 11:60
And he went from thence to Gaza: and they that were in Gaza shut him out: and he besieged it, and burnt all the suburbs round about, and took the spoils. 1 Ma. 11:61
And the men of Gaza made supplication to Jonathan, and he gave them the right hand: and he took their sons for hostages, and sent them to Jerusalem: and he went through the country, as far as Damascus. 1 Ma. 11:62
And Jonathan heard that the generals of Demetrius were come treacherously to Cades, which is in Galilee, with a great army, purposing to remove him from the affairs of the kingdom. 1 Ma. 11:63
And they desired him to make peace, and he granted it them: and he cast them out from thence, and took the city, and placed a garrison in it. 1 Ma. 11:66
And Jonathan turned again to them to battle, and he put them to flight, and they fought. 1 Ma. 11:72
And they of his part that fled saw this, and they turned again to him, and they all with him pursued the enemies, even to Cades, to their own camp, and they came even thither. 1 Ma. 11:73
And there fell of the aliens in that day three thousand men: and Jonathan returned to Jerusalem. 1 Ma. 11:74
¤ And Jonathan saw that the time served him, and he chose certain men, and sent them to Rome, to confirm and to renew the amity with them: 1 Ma. 12:1
And he sent letters to the Spartans, and to other places, according to the same form. 1 Ma. 12:2
And they went to Rome, and entered into the senate house, and said: Jonathan, the high priest, and the nation of the Jews, have sent us to renew the amity, and alliance, as it was before. 1 Ma. 12:3
And they gave them letters to their governors in every place, to conduct them into the land of Juda with peace. 1 Ma. 12:4
And this is a copy of the letters which Jonathan wrote to the Spartans: 1 Ma. 12:5
Jonathan, the high priest, and the ancients of the nation, and the priests, and the rest of the people of the Jews, to the Spartans, their brethren, greeting. 1 Ma. 12:6
There were letters sent long ago to Onias the high priest, from Arius, who reigned then among you to signify that you are our brethren, as the copy here underwritten doth specify. 1 Ma. 12:7
Chose rather to send to you to renew the brotherhood and friendship, lest we should become strangers to you altogether: for there is a long time passed since you sent to us. 1 Ma. 12:10
We, therefore, at all times without ceasing, both in our festivals, and other days wherein it is convenient, remember you in the sacrifices that we offer, and in our observances, as it is meet and becoming to remember brethren. 1 Ma. 12:11
But we would not be troublesome to you, nor to the rest of our allies and friends, in these wars. 1 Ma. 12:14
We have chosen, therefore, Numenius the son of Antiochus, and Antipater, the son of Jason, and have sent them to the Romans, to renew with them the former amity and alliance. 1 Ma. 12:16
And we have commanded them to go also to you, and to salute you, and to deliver you our letters, concerning the renewing of our brotherhood. 1 Ma. 12:17
And now you shall do well to give us an answer hereto. 1 Ma. 12:18
And this is the copy of the letter which he had sent to Onias: 1 Ma. 12:19
Arius, king of the Spartans, to Onias, the high priest, greeting. 1 Ma. 12:20
And now since this is come to our knowledge, you do well to write to us of your prosperity. 1 Ma. 12:22
And we also have written back to you, That our cattle, and our possessions, are yours: and yours, ours. We, therefore, have commanded that these things should be told you. 1 Ma. 12:23
Now Jonathan heard that the generals of Demetrius were come again with a greater army than before to fight against him. 1 Ma. 12:24
So he went out from Jerusalem, and met them in the land of Amath: for he gave them no time to enter into his country. 1 Ma. 12:25
And he sent spies into their camp, and they came back, and brought him word that they designed to come upon them in the night. 1 Ma. 12:26
And when the sun was set, Jonathan commanded his men to watch, and to be in arms all night long ready to fight, and he set sentinels round about the camp. 1 Ma. 12:27
And he went forward, and came to Damascus, and passed through all that country. 1 Ma. 12:32
Simon also went forth, and came as far as Ascalon, and the neighbouring fortresses, and he turned aside to Joppe, and took possession of it, 1 Ma. 12:33
(For he heard that they designed to deliver the hold to them that took part with Demetrius) and he put a garrison there to keep it. 1 Ma. 12:34
And Jonathan came back, and called together the ancients of the people; and he took a resolution with them to build fortresses in Judea, 1 Ma. 12:35
And to build up walls in Jerusalem, and raise a mount between the castle and the city, to separate it from the city, that so it might have no communication, and that they might neither buy nor sell. 1 Ma. 12:36
And they came together to build up the city: for the wall that was upon the brook, towards the east, was broken down, and he repaired that which is called Caphetetha: 1 Ma. 12:37
Now when Tryphon had conceived a design to make himself king of Asia and to take the crown, and to stretch out his hand against king Antiochus: 1 Ma. 12:39
Fearing lest Jonathan would not suffer him, but would fight against him: he sought to seize upon him, and to kill him. So he rose up and came to Bethsan. 1 Ma. 12:40
And Jonathan went out to meet him with forty thousand men chosen for battle, and came to Bethsan. 1 Ma. 12:41
But received him with honour, and commended him to all his friends, and gave him presents: and he commanded his troops to obey him, as himself. 1 Ma. 12:43
And he said to Jonathan: Why hast thou troubled all the people, whereas we have no war? 1 Ma. 12:44
Now, therefore, send them back to their own houses: and choose thee a few men that may be with thee, and come with me to Ptolemais, and I will deliver it to thee, and the rest of the strong holds, and the army, and all that have any charge, and I will return and go away: for this is the cause of my coming. 1 Ma. 12:45
Then Tryphon sent an army and horsemen into Galilee, and into the great plain, to destroy all Jonathan's company. 1 Ma. 12:49
Then all the heathens that were round about them, sought to destroy them. For they said: 1 Ma. 12:53
They have no prince, nor any to help them: now therefore, let us make war upon them, and take away the memory of them from amongst men. 1 Ma. 12:54
¤ Now Simon heard that Tryphon was gathering together a very great army to invade the land of Juda, and to destroy it. 1 Ma. 13:1
And seeing that the people was in dread and in fear, he went up to Jerusalem, and assembled the people, 1 Ma. 13:2
And now far be it from me to spare my life in any time of trouble: for I am not better than my brethren. 1 Ma. 13:5
I will avenge then my nation and the sanctuary, and our children, and wives: for all the heathens are gathered together to destroy us out of mere malice. 1 Ma. 13:6
Fight thou our battles, and we will do whatsoever thou shalt say to us. 1 Ma. 13:9
So gathering together all the men of war, he made haste to finish all the walls of Jerusalem, and he fortified it round about. 1 Ma. 13:10
And Tryphon removed from Ptolemais with a great army, to invade the land of Juda, and Jonathan was with him in custody. 1 Ma. 13:12
And when Tryphon understood that Simon was risen up in the place of his brother, Jonathan, and that he meant to join battle with him, he sent messengers to him, 1 Ma. 13:14
Now Simon knew that he spoke deceitfully to him; nevertheless, he ordered the money and the children to be sent, lest he should bring upon himself a great hatred of the people of Israel, who might have said: 1 Ma. 13:17
And after this, Tryphon entered within the country, to destroy it: and they went about by the way that leadeth to Ador: and Simon and his army marched to every place whithersoever they went. 1 Ma. 13:20
And they that were in the castle, sent messengers to Tryphon, that he should make haste to come through the desert, and send them victuals. 1 Ma. 13:21
And Tryphon made ready all his horsemen to come that night; but there fell a very great snow, and he came not into the country of Galaad. 1 Ma. 13:22
And when he approached to Bascama, he slew Jonathan and his sons there. 1 Ma. 13:23
And Simon built over the sepulchre of his father and of his brethren, a building lofty to the sight, of polished stone, behind and before: 1 Ma. 13:27
And Simon chose men, and sent to king Demetrius, to the end that he should grant an immunity to the land; for all that Tryphon did, was to spoil. 1 Ma. 13:34
And king Demetrius, in answer to this request, wrote a letter in this manner: 1 Ma. 13:35
King Demetrius to Simon, the high priest, and friend of kings, and to the ancients, and to the nation of the Jews, greeting: 1 Ma. 13:36
The golden crown, and the palm, which you sent, we have received: and we are ready to make a firm peace with you, and to write to the king's chief officers to release you the things that we have released. 1 Ma. 13:37
And if any of you be fit to be enrolled among ours, let them be enrolled, and let there be peace between us. 1 Ma. 13:40
And the people of Israel began to write in the instruments, and public records, The first year under Simon, the high priest, the great captain, and prince of the Jews. 1 Ma. 13:42
In those days Simon besieged Gaza, and camped round about it, and he made engines, and set them to the city, and he struck one tower, and took it. 1 Ma. 13:43
And they that were in the city went up, with their wives and children, upon the wall, with their garments rent, and they cried with a loud voice, beseeching Simon to grant them peace. 1 Ma. 13:45
And they said: Deal not with us according to our evil deeds, but according to thy mercy. 1 Ma. 13:46
And they cried to Simon for peace, and he granted it to them: and he cast them out from thence and cleansed the castle from uncleannesses. 1 Ma. 13:50
¤ In the year one hundred and seventy-two king Demetrius assembled his army, and went into Media to get him succours to fight against Tryphon. 1 Ma. 14:1
And Arsaces, the king of Persia and Media, heard that Demetrius was entered within his borders, and he sent one of his princes to take him alive, and bring him to him. 1 Ma. 14:2
And he went, and defeated the army of Demetrius: and took him, and brought him to Arsaces, and he put him into custody. 1 Ma. 14:3
And with all his glory he took Joppe for a haven, and made an entrance to the isles of the sea. 1 Ma. 14:5
And he provided victuals for the cities, and he appointed that they should be furnished with ammunition, so that the fame of his glory was renowned even to the end of the earth. 1 Ma. 14:10
And every man sat under his vine, and under his fig tree: and there was none to make them afraid. 1 Ma. 14:12
There was none left in the land to fight against them: kings were discomfited in those days. 1 Ma. 14:13
They wrote to him in tables of brass, to renew the friendship and alliance which they had made with Judas and with Jonathan, his brethren. 1 Ma. 14:18
The princes and the cities of the Spartans, to Simon, the high priest, and to the ancients, and the priests, and the rest of the people of the Jews, their brethren, greeting. 1 Ma. 14:20
The ambassadors that were sent to our people, have told us of your glory, and honour, and joy: and we rejoiced at their coming. 1 Ma. 14:21
And we registered what was said by them in the councils of the people, in this manner: Numenius, the son of Antiochus, and Antipater, the son of Jason, ambassadors of the Jews, came to us to renew the former friendship with us. 1 Ma. 14:22
And it pleased the people to receive the men honourably, and to put a copy of their words in the public records, to be a memorial to the people of the Spartans. And we have written a copy of them to Simon, the high priest. 1 Ma. 14:23
And after this Simon sent Numenius to Rome, with a great shield of gold, of the weight of a thousand pounds, to confirm the league with them. And when the people of Rome had heard 1 Ma. 14:24
These words, they said: What thanks shall we give to Simon, and his sons: 1 Ma. 14:25
And Simon, the son of Mathathias, of the children of Jarib, and his brethren, have put themselves in danger, and have resisted the enemies of their nation, for the maintenance of their holy places, and the law: and have raised their nation to great glory. 1 Ma. 14:29
And Jonathan gathered together his nation, and was made their high priest, and he was laid to his people. 1 Ma. 14:30
And their enemies desired to tread down and destroy their country, and to stretch forth their hands against their holy places. 1 Ma. 14:31
And the people seeing the acts of Simon, and to what glory he meant to bring his nation, made him their prince and high priest, because he had done all these things, and for the justice and faith which he kept to his nation, and for that he sought by all means to advance his people. 1 Ma. 14:35
And in his days things prospered in his hands, so that the heathens were taken away out of their country, and they also that were in the city of David, in Jerusalem, in the castle, out of which they issued forth, and profaned all places round about the sanctuary, and did much evil to its purity. 1 Ma. 14:36
According to these things he made him his friend, and glorified him with great glory. 1 Ma. 14:39
And that it should not be lawful for any of the people, or of the priests, to disannul any of these things, or to gainsay his words, or to call together an assembly in the country without him: or to be clothed with purple, or to wear a buckle of gold. 1 Ma. 14:44
And it pleased all the people to establish Simon, and to do according to these words. 1 Ma. 14:46
And Simon accepted thereof, and was well pleased to execute the office of the high priesthood, and to be captain, and prince of the nation of the Jews, and of the priests, and to be chief over all. 1 Ma. 14:47
¤ And king Antiochus, the son of Demetrius, sent letters from the isles of the sea to Simon, the priest, and prince of the nation of the Jews, and to all the people: 1 Ma. 15:1
And the contents were these: King Antiochus to Simon, the high priest, and to the nation of the Jews, greeting. 1 Ma. 15:2
Forasmuch as certain pestilent men have usurped the kingdom of our fathers, and my purpose is to challenge the kingdom, and to restore it to its former estate; and I have chosen a great army, and have built ships of war. 1 Ma. 15:3
And I design to go through the country, that I may take revenge of them that have destroyed our country, and that have made many cities desolate in my realm. 1 Ma. 15:4
Now, therefore, I confirm unto thee all the oblations which all the kings before me remitted to thee, and what other gifts soever they remitted to thee: 1 Ma. 15:5
And I give thee leave to coin thy own money in thy country: 1 Ma. 15:6
And let Jerusalem be holy and free, and all the armour that hath been made, and the fortresses which thou hast built, and which thou keepest in thy hands, let them remain to thee. 1 Ma. 15:7
And all that is due to the king, and what should be the king's hereafter, from this present and for ever, is forgiven thee. 1 Ma. 15:8
In the year one hundred and seventy-four, Antiochus entered into the land of his fathers, and all the forces assembled to him, so that few were left with Tryphon. 1 Ma. 15:10
And king Antiochus pursued after him, and he fled along by the sea coast and came to Dora. 1 Ma. 15:11
And he invested the city, and the ships drew near by sea: and they annoyed the city by land, and by sea, and suffered none to come in, or to go out. 1 Ma. 15:14
And Numenius, and they that had been with him, came from the city of Rome, having letters written to the kings, and countries, the contents whereof were these: 1 Ma. 15:15
Lucius, the consul of the Romans, to king Ptolemee, greeting. 1 Ma. 15:16
The ambassadors of the Jews, our friends, came to us, to renew the former friendship and alliance, being sent from Simon, the high priest, and the people of the Jews. 1 Ma. 15:17
It hath seemed good therefore to us, to write to the kings and countries, that they should do them no harm, nor fight against them, their cities, or countries: and that they should give no aid to them that fight against them. 1 Ma. 15:19
And it hath seemed good to us to receive the shield of them. 1 Ma. 15:20
If, therefore, any pestilent men are fled out of their country to you, deliver them to Simon, the high priest, that he may punish them according to their law. 1 Ma. 15:21
These same things were written to king Demetrius, and to Attalus, and to Ariarathes, and to Arsaces, 1 Ma. 15:22
And to all the countries: and to Lampsacus and to the Spartans, and to Delus, and Myndus, and Sicyon, and Caria, and Samus, and Pamphylia, and Lycia, and Alicarnassus, and Cos, and Side, and Aradus, and Rhodes, and Phaselis, and Gortyna, and Gnidus, and Cyprus, and Cyrene. 1 Ma. 15:23
And they wrote a copy thereof to Simon, the high priest, and to the people of the Jews. 1 Ma. 15:24
But king Antiochus moved his camp to Dora the second time, assaulting it continually, and making engines: and he shut up Tryphon, that he could not go out. 1 Ma. 15:25
And Simon sent to him two thousand chosen men to aid him, silver also, and gold, and abundance of furniture. 1 Ma. 15:26
And he sent to him Athenobius, one of his friends, to treat with him, saying: You hold Joppe and Gazara, and the castle that is in Jerusalem, which are cities of my kingdom: 1 Ma. 15:28
So Athenobius, the king's friend came to Jerusalem, and saw the glory of Simon and his magnificence in gold, and silver, and his great equipage, and he was astonished, and told him the king's words. 1 Ma. 15:32
And Simon answered him, and said to him: We have neither taken other men's land, neither do we hold that which is other men's, but the inheritance of our fathers, which was for some time unjustly possessed by our enemies. 1 Ma. 15:33
And as to thy complaints concerning Joppe and Gazara, they did great harm to the people, and to our country: yet for these we will give a hundred talents. And Athenobius answered him not a word. 1 Ma. 15:35
But returning in a rage to the king, made report to him of these words, and of the glory of Simon, and of all that he had seen, and the king was exceeding angry. 1 Ma. 15:36
And Tryphon fled away by ship to Orthosias. 1 Ma. 15:37
And he commanded him to march with his army towards Judea: and he commanded him to build up Gedor, and to fortify the gates of the city, and to war against the people. But the king himself pursued after Tryphon. 1 Ma. 15:39
And Cendebeus came to Jamnia, and began to provoke the people, and to ravage Judea, and to take the people prisoners, and to kill, and to build Gedor. 1 Ma. 15:40
And Simon called his two eldest sons, Judas and John, and said to them: I and my brethren, and my father's house, have fought against the enemies of Israel from our youth even to this day: and things have prospered so well in our hands, that we have delivered Israel oftentimes. 1 Ma. 16:2
And he and his people pitched their camp over against them, and he saw that the people were afraid to go over the river, so he went over first: then the men seeing him, passed over after him. 1 Ma. 16:6
And they sounded the holy trumpets: and Cendebeus and his army were put to flight: and there fell many of them wounded, and the rest fled into the strong hold. 1 Ma. 16:8
At that time, Judas, John's brother, was wounded: but John pursued after them, till he came to Cedron, which he had built: 1 Ma. 16:9
And they fled even to the towers that were in the fields of Azotus, and he burnt them with fire. And there fell of them two thousand men, and he returned into Judea in peace. 1 Ma. 16:10
And his heart was lifted up, and he designed to make himself master of the country, and he purposed treachery against Simon and his sons, to destroy them. 1 Ma. 16:13
Now Simon, as he was going through the cities that were in the country of Judea, and taking care for the good ordering of them, went down to Jericho, he and Mathathias and Judas, his sons, in the year one hundred and seventy-seven, the eleventh month: the same is the month Sabath. 1 Ma. 16:14
And Ptolemee wrote these things, and sent to the king that he should send him an army to aid him, and he would deliver him the country, and their cities, and tributes. 1 Ma. 16:18
And he sent others to Gazara to kill John: and to the tribunes he sent letters to come to him, and that he would give them silver, and gold, and gifts. 1 Ma. 16:19
And he sent others to take Jerusalem, and the mountain of the temple. 1 Ma. 16:20
Now one running before, told John in Gazara, that his father and his brethren were slain, and that he hath sent men to kill thee also. 1 Ma. 16:21
But when he heard it, he was exceedingly afraid: and he apprehended the men that came to kill him, and he put them to death: for he knew that they sought to make him away. 1 Ma. 16:22
‡ ¤ To the brethren, the Jews that are throughout Egypt; the brethren, the Jews that are in Jerusalem, and in the land of Judea, send health and good peace. 2 Ma. 1:1
May God be gracious to you, and remember his covenant that he made with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, his faithful servants: 2 Ma. 1:2
And give you all a heart to worship him, and to do his will with a great heart, and a willing mind. 2 Ma. 1:3
When Demetrius reigned, in the year one hundred and sixty-nine, we Jews wrote to you in the trouble and violence that came upon us in those years, after Jason withdrew himself from the holy land, and from the kingdom. 2 Ma. 1:7
They burnt the gate, and shed innocent blood: then we prayed to the Lord, and were heard, and we offered sacrifices, and fine flour, and lighted the lamps, and set forth the loaves. 2 Ma. 1:8
In the year one hundred and eighty-eight, the people that is at Jerusalem, and in Judea, and the senate, and Judas, to Aristobolus, the preceptor of king Ptolemee, who is of the stock of the anointed priests, and to the Jews that are in Egypt, health and welfare. 2 Ma. 1:10
For Antiochus, with his friends, came to the place as though he would marry her, and that he might receive great sums of money under the title of a dowry. 2 Ma. 1:14
Therefore, whereas we purpose to keep the purification of the temple on the five and twentieth day of the month of Casleu, we thought it necessary to signify it to you: that you also may keep the day of Scenopegia, and the day of the fire, that was given when Nehemias offered sacrifice, after the temple and the altar was built. 2 Ma. 1:18
For when our fathers were led into Persia, the priests that then were worshippers of God, took privately the fire from the altar, and hid it in a valley where there was a deep pit without water, and there they kept it safe, so that the place was unknown to all men. 2 Ma. 1:19
But when many years had passed, and it pleased God that Nehemias should be sent by the king of Persia, he sent some of the posterity of those priests that had hid it, to seek for the fire: and as they told us, they found no fire, but thick water. 2 Ma. 1:20
Then he bade them draw it up, and bring it to him: and the priest, Nehemias, commanded the sacrifices that were laid on, to be sprinkled with the same water, both the wood, and the things that were laid upon it. 2 Ma. 1:21
Gather together our scattered people, deliver them that are slaves to the Gentiles, and look upon them that are despised and abhorred: that the Gentiles may know that thou art our God 2 Ma. 1:27
And when the sacrifice was consumed, Nehemias commanded the water that was left to be poured out upon the great stones. 2 Ma. 1:31
And when this matter became public, it was told to the king of Persia, that in the place where the priests that were led away, had hid the fire, there appeared water, with which Nehemias and they that were with him had purified the sacrifices. 2 Ma. 1:33
And when he had proved it, he gave the priests many goods, and divers presents, and he took and distributed them to them with his own hand. 2 Ma. 1:35
¤ Now it is found in the descriptions of Jeremias, the prophet, that he commanded them that went into captivity, to take the fire, as it hath been signified, and how he gave charge to them that were carried away into captivity. 2 Ma. 2:1
It was also contained in the same writing, how the prophet, being warned by God, commanded that the tabernacle and the ark should accompany him, till he came forth to the mountain where Moses went up, and saw the inheritance of God. 2 Ma. 2:4
Then some of them that followed him, came up to mark the place: but they could not find it. 2 Ma. 2:6
And when Jeremias perceived it, he blamed them, saying: The place shall be unknown, till God gather together the congregation of the people, and receive them to mercy. 2 Ma. 2:7
And then the Lord will shew these things, and the majesty of the Lord shall appear, and there shall be a cloud as it was also shewed to Moses, and he shewed it when Solomon prayed that the place might be sanctified to the great God. 2 Ma. 2:8
And as Moses prayed to the Lord, and fire came down from heaven, and consumed the holocaust: so Solomon also prayed, and fire came down from heaven and consumed the holocaust. 2 Ma. 2:10
Wherefore, if you want these things, send some that may fetch them to you. 2 Ma. 2:15
As we are then about to celebrate the purification, we have written unto you: and you shall do well, if you keep the same days. 2 Ma. 2:16
And we hope that God, who hath delivered his people, and hath rendered to all the inheritance, and the kingdom, and the priesthood, and the sanctuary, 2 Ma. 2:17
And the manifestations that came from heaven to them, that behaved themselves manfully on the behalf of the Jews, so that, being but a few they made themselves masters of the whole country, and put to flight the barbarous multitude: 2 Ma. 2:22
And recovered again the most renowned temple in all the world, and delivered the city, and restored the laws that were abolished, the Lord with all clemency shewing mercy to them. 2 Ma. 2:23
And all such things as have been comprised in five books by Jason, of Cyrene, we have attempted to abridge in one book. 2 Ma. 2:24
For considering the multitude of books, and the difficulty that they find that desire to undertake the narrations of histories, because of the multitude of the matter, 2 Ma. 2:25
We have taken care for those indeed that are willing to read, that it might be a pleasure of mind: and for the studious, that they may more easily commit to memory: and that all that read might receive profit. 2 Ma. 2:26
And as to ourselves indeed, in undertaking this work of abridging, we have taken in hand no easy task; yea, rather a business full of watching and sweat. 2 Ma. 2:27
But as they that prepare a feast, and seek to satisfy the will of others: for the sake of many, we willingly undergo the labour. 2 Ma. 2:28
Leaving to the authors the exact handling of every particular, and as for ourselves, according to the plan proposed, studying to be brief. 2 Ma. 2:29
For as the master builder of a new house must have care of the whole building: but he that taketh care to paint it, must seek out fit things for the adorning of it: so must it be judged of us. 2 Ma. 2:30
For to collect all that is to be known, to put the discourse in order, and curiously to discuss every particular point, is the duty of the author of a history: 2 Ma. 2:31
But to pursue brevity of speech, and to avoid nice declarations of things, is to be granted to him that maketh an abridgment. 2 Ma. 2:32
Here then we will begin the narration: let this be enough by way of a preface: for it is a foolish thing to make a long prologue, and to be short in the story itself. 2 Ma. 2:33
It came to pass that even the kings themselves and the princes esteemed the place worthy of the highest honour, and glorified the temple with very great gifts: 2 Ma. 3:2
So that Seleucus, king of Asia, allowed out of his revenues all the charges belonging to the ministry of the sacrifices. 2 Ma. 3:3
But one Simon, of the tribe of Benjamin, who was appointed overseer of the temple, strove in opposition to the high priest, to bring about some unjust thing in the city. 2 Ma. 3:4
And when he could not overcome Onias, he went to Apollonius, the son of Tharseas, who at that time was governor of Celesyria, and Phenicia: 2 Ma. 3:5
And told him, that the treasury in Jerusalem was full of immense sums of money, and the common store was infinite, which did not belong to the account of the sacrifices: and that it was possible to bring all into the king's hands. 2 Ma. 3:6
Now when Apollonius had given the king notice concerning the money that he was told of, he called for Heliodorus, who had the charge over his affairs, and sent him with commission to bring him the foresaid money. 2 Ma. 3:7
So Heliodorus forthwith began his journey, under a colour of visiting the cities of Celesyria and Phenicia, but indeed to fulfil the king's purpose. 2 Ma. 3:8
And when he was come to Jerusalem, and had been courteously received in the city by the high priest, he told him what information had been given concerning the money: and declared the cause for which he was come: and asked if these things were so indeed. 2 Ma. 3:9
And that some part of that which wicked Simon had given intelligence of belonged to Hircanus, son of Tobias, a man of great dignity; and that the whole was four hundred talents of silver, and two hundred of gold. 2 Ma. 3:11
But that to deceive them who had trusted to the place and temple which is honoured throughout the whole world, for the reverence and holiness of it, was a thing which could not by any means be done. 2 Ma. 3:12
But he, by reason of the orders he had received from the king, said, that by all means the money must be carried to the king. 2 Ma. 3:13
So on the day he had appointed, Heliodorus entered in to order this matter. But there was no small terror throughout the whole city. 2 Ma. 3:14
And the priests prostrated themselves before the altar in their priests' vestments, and called upon him from heaven, who made the law concerning things given to be kept, that he would preserve them safe, for them that had deposited them. 2 Ma. 3:15
For the man was so compassed with sadness and horror of the body, that it was manifest to them that beheld him, what sorrow he had in his heart. 2 Ma. 3:17
Others also came flocking together out of their houses, praying and making public supplication, because the place was like to come into contempt. 2 Ma. 3:18
And the women, girded with haircloth about their breasts, came together in the streets. And the virgins also that were shut up, came forth, some to Onias, and some to the walls, and others looked out of the windows. 2 Ma. 3:19
For the expectation of the mixed multitude, and of the high priest, who was in an agony, would have moved any one to pity. 2 Ma. 3:21
And these indeed called upon almighty God, to preserve the things that had been committed to them safe and sure for those that had committed them. 2 Ma. 3:22
But the spirit of the Almighty God gave a great evidence of his presence, so that all that had presumed to obey him, falling down by the power of God, were struck with fainting and dread. 2 Ma. 3:24
For there appeared to them a horse, with a terrible rider upon him, adorned with a very rich covering: and he ran fiercely and struck Heliodorus with his fore feet, and he that sat upon him seemed to have armour of gold. 2 Ma. 3:25
And Heliodorus suddenly fell to the ground, and they took him up, covered with great darkness, and having put him into a litter, they carried him out. 2 Ma. 3:27
So he that came with many servants, and all his guard, into the aforesaid treasury, was carried out, no one being able to help him, the manifest power of God being known. 2 Ma. 3:28
Then some of the friends of Heliodorus forthwith begged of Onias, that he would call upon the Most High to grant him his life, who was ready to give up the ghost. 2 Ma. 3:31
So the high priest, considering that the king might perhaps suspect that some mischief had been done to Heliodorus by the Jews, offered a sacrifice of health for the recovery of the man. 2 Ma. 3:32
And when the high priest was praying, the same young men in the same clothing stood by Heliodorus, and said to him: Give thanks to Onias the priest: because for his sake the Lord hath granted thee life. 2 Ma. 3:33
So Heliodorus, after he had offered a sacrifice to God, and made great vows to him, that had granted him life, and given thanks to Onias, taking his troops with him, returned to the king. 2 Ma. 3:35
And he testified to all men the works of the great God, which he had seen with his own eyes. 2 Ma. 3:36
And when the king asked Heliodorus, who might be a fit man to be sent yet once more to Jerusalem, he said: 2 Ma. 3:37
If thou hast any enemy, or traitor to thy king dom, send him thither, and thou shalt receive him again scourged, if so be he escape: for there is undoubtedly in that place a certain power of God. 2 Ma. 3:38
For he that hath his dwelling in the heavens, is the visitor and protector of that place, and he striketh and destroyeth them that come to do evil to it. 2 Ma. 3:39
¤ But Simon, of whom we spoke before, who was the betrayer of the money, and of his country, spoke ill of Onias, as though he had incited Heliodorus to do these things, and had been the promoter of evils: 2 Ma. 4:1
And he presumed to call him a traitor to the kingdom, who provided for the city, and defended his nation, and was zealous for the law of God. 2 Ma. 4:2
Onias, considering the danger of this contention, and that Apollonius, who was the governor of Celesyia, and Phenicia, was outrageous, which increased the malice of Simon, went to the king, 2 Ma. 4:4
Not to be an accuser of his countrymen, but with a view to the common good of all the people. 2 Ma. 4:5
And went to the king, promising him three hundred and sixty talents of silver, and out of other revenues fourscore talents. 2 Ma. 4:8
Besides this he promised also a hundred and fifty more, if he might have license to set him up a place for exercise, and a place for youth, and to entitle them that were at Jerusalem, Antiochians. 2 Ma. 4:9
Which when the king had granted, and he had gotten the rule into his hands, forthwith he began to bring over his countrymen to the fashion of the heathens. 2 Ma. 4:10
And abolishing those things, which had been decreed of special favour by the kings in behalf of the Jews, by the means of John, the father of that Eupolemus, who went ambassador to Rome to make amity and alliance, he disannulled the lawful ordinances of the citizens, and brought in fashions that were perverse. 2 Ma. 4:11
For he had the boldness to set up, under the very castle, a place of exercise, and to put all the choicest youths in brothel houses. 2 Ma. 4:12
Insomuch that the priests were not now occupied about the offices of the altar, but despising the temple and neglecting the sacrifices, hastened to be partakers of the games, and of the unlawful allowance thereof, and of the exercise of the discus. 2 Ma. 4:14
For the sake of which they incurred a dangerous contention, and followed earnestly their ordinances, and in all things they coveted to be like them, who were their enemies and murderers. 2 Ma. 4:16
The wicked Jason sent from Jerusalem sinful men, to carry three hundred didrachmas of silver for the sacrifice of Hercules; but the bearers thereof desired it might not be bestowed on the sacrifices, because it was not necessary, but might be deputed for other charges. 2 Ma. 4:19
So the money was appointed by him that sent it to the sacrifice of Hercules: but because of them that carried it was employed for the making of galleys. 2 Ma. 4:20
Now when Apollonius, the son of Mnestheus was sent into Egypt to treat with the nobles of king Philometor, and Antiochus understood that he was wholly excluded from the affairs of the kingdom, consulting his own interest, he departed thence and came to Joppe, and from thence to Jerusalem. 2 Ma. 4:21
Three years afterwards Jason sent Menelaus, brother of the aforesaid Simon, to carry money to the king, and to bring answers from him concerning certain necessary affairs. 2 Ma. 4:23
But he being recommended to the king, when he had magnified the appearance of his power, got the high priesthood for himself, by offering more than Jason by three hundred talents of silver. 2 Ma. 4:24
So Menelaus got the principality: but as for the money he had promised to the king, he took no care, when Sostratus, the governor of the castle, called for it. 2 Ma. 4:27
For to him appertained the gathering of the taxes: wherefore they were both called before the king. 2 Ma. 4:28
When these things were in doing, it fell out that they of Tharsus, and Mallos, raised a sedition, because they were given for a gift to Antiochus, the king's concubine. 2 Ma. 4:30
The king, therefore, went in all haste to appease them, leaving Andronicus, one of his nobles, for his deputy. 2 Ma. 4:31
Then Menelaus supposing that he had found a convenient time, having stolen certain vessels of gold out of the temple, gave them to Andronicus, and others he had sold at Tyre, and in the neighbouring cities: 2 Ma. 4:32
Whereupon Menelaus coming to Andronicus, desired him to kill Onias. And he went to Onias, and gave him his right hand with an oath, and (though he were suspected by him) persuaded him to come forth out of the sanctuary, and immediately slew him, without any regard to justice. 2 Ma. 4:34
And when the king was come back from the places of Cilicia, the Jews that were at Antioch, and also the Greeks, went to him: complaining of the unjust murder of Onias. 2 Ma. 4:36
Antiochus, therefore, was grieved in his mind for Onias, and being moved to pity, shed tears, remembering the sobriety and modesty of the deceased. 2 Ma. 4:37
And being inflamed to anger, he commanded Andronicus to be stripped of his purple, and to be led about through all the city: and that in the same place wherein he had committed the impiety against Onias, the sacrilegious wretch should be put to death, the Lord repaying him his deserved punishment. 2 Ma. 4:38
Wherefore the multitude making an insurrection, and their minds being filled with anger, Lysimachus armed about three thousand men, and began to use violence, one Tyrannus being captain, a man far gone both in age and in madness. 2 Ma. 4:40
And many of them were wounded, and some struck down to the ground, but all were put to flight: and as for the sacrilegious fellow himself, they slew him beside the treasury. 2 Ma. 4:42
And when the king was come to Tyre, three men were sent from the ancients to plead the cause before him. 2 Ma. 4:44
But Menelaus being convicted, promised Ptolemee to give him much money to persuade the king to favour him. 2 Ma. 4:45
So Ptolemee went to the king in a certain court where he was, as it were to cool himself, and brought him to be of another mind: 2 Ma. 4:46
So Menelaus, who was guilty of all the evil, was acquitted by him of the accusations: and those poor men, who, if they had pleaded their cause even before Scythians, should have been judged innocent, were condemned to death. 2 Ma. 4:47
And so through the covetousness of them that were in power, Menelaus continued in authority, increasing in malice to the betraying of the citizens. 2 Ma. 4:50
And it came to pass, that through the whole city of Jerusalem, for the space of forty days, there were seen horsemen running in the air, in gilded raiment, and armed with spears, like bands of soldiers. 2 Ma. 5:2
Wherefore all men prayed that these prodigies might turn to good. 2 Ma. 5:4
Now when there was gone forth a false rumour as though Antiochus had been dead, Jason taking with him no fewer than a thousand men, suddenly assaulted the city: and though the citizens ran together to the wall, the city at length was taken, and Menelaus fled into the castle. 2 Ma. 5:5
At the last, having been shut up by Aretas, the king of the Arabians, in order for his destruction, flying from city to city, hated by all men, as a forsaker of the laws and execrable, as an enemy of his country and countrymen, he was thrust out into Egypt: 2 Ma. 5:8
And he that had driven many out of their country perished in a strange land, going to Lacedemon, as if for kindred sake he should have refuge there: 2 Ma. 5:9
And commanded the soldiers to kill, and not to spare any that came in their way, and to go up into the houses to slay. 2 Ma. 5:12
But this was not enough, he presumed also to enter into the temple, the most holy in all the world Menelaus, that traitor to the laws, and to his country, being his guide. 2 Ma. 5:15
Thus Antiochus going astray in mind, did not consider that God was angry for a while, because of the sins of the inhabitants of the city: and therefore this contempt had happened to the place: 2 Ma. 5:17
Otherwise had they not been involved in many sins, as Heliodorus, who was sent by king Seleucus to rob the treasury, so this man also, as soon as he had come, had been forthwith scourged, and put back from his presumption. 2 Ma. 5:18
So when Antiochus had taken away out of the temple a thousand and eight hundred talents, he went back in all haste to Antioch, thinking through pride that he might now make the land navigable, and the sea passable on foot: such was the haughtiness of his mind. 2 Ma. 5:21
He left also governors to afflict the people: at Jerusalem, Philip, a Phrygian by birth, but in manners more barbarous than he that set him there: 2 Ma. 5:22
And whereas he was set against the Jews, he sent that hateful prince, Apollonius, with an army of two and twenty thousand men, commanding him to kill all that were of perfect age, and to sell the women and the younger sort. 2 Ma. 5:24
Who, when he was come to Jerusalem, pretending peace, rested till the holy day of the sabbath: and then the Jews keeping holiday, he commanded his men to take arms. 2 Ma. 5:25
And he slew all that were come forth to flee: and running through the city with armed men, he destroyed a very great multitude. 2 Ma. 5:26
¤ But not long after the king sent a certain old man of Antioch, to compel the Jews to depart from the laws of their fathers and of God: 2 Ma. 6:1
And to defile the temple that was in Jerusalem, and to call it the temple of Jupiter Olympius: and that in Garazim of Jupiter Hospitalis, according as they were that inhabited the place. 2 Ma. 6:2
And very bad was this invasion of evils, and grievous to all. 2 Ma. 6:3
And neither were the sabbaths kept, nor the solemn days of the fathers observed, neither did any man plainly profess himself to be a Jew. 2 Ma. 6:6
But they were led by bitter constraint on the king's birthday to the sacrifices: and when the feast of Bacchus was kept, they were compelled to go about crowned with ivy in honour of Bacchus. 2 Ma. 6:7
And there went out a decree into the neighbouring cities of the Gentiles, by the suggestion of the Ptolemeans, that they also should act in like manner against the Jews, to oblige them to sacrifice: 2 Ma. 6:8
And whosoever would not conform themselves to the ways of the Gentiles, should be put to death: then was misery to be seen. 2 Ma. 6:9
For two women were accused to have circumcised their children: whom, when they had openly led about through the city, with the infants hanging at their breasts, they threw down headlong from the walls. 2 Ma. 6:10
And others that had met together in caves that were near, and were keeping the sabbath day privately, being discovered by Philip, were burnt with fire, because they made a conscience to help themselves with their hands, by reason of the religious observance of the day. 2 Ma. 6:11
For it is a token of great goodness, when sinners are not suffered to go on in their ways for a long time, but are presently punished. 2 Ma. 6:13
Doth he also deal with us, so as to suffer our sins to come to their height, and then take vengeance on us. 2 Ma. 6:15
But let this suffice in a few words for a warning to the readers. And now we must come to the narration. 2 Ma. 6:17
Eleazar one of the chief of the scribes, a man advanced in years, and of a comely countenance, was pressed to open his mouth to eat swine's flesh. 2 Ma. 6:18
But he, choosing rather a most glorious death than a hateful life, went forward voluntarily to the torment. 2 Ma. 6:19
And considering in what manner he was to come to it, patiently bearing, he determined not to do any unlawful things for the love of life. 2 Ma. 6:20
But they that stood by, being moved with wicked pity, for the old friendship they had with the man, taking him aside, desired that flesh might be brought which it was lawful for him to eat, that he might make as if he had eaten, as the king had commanded, of the flesh of the sacrifice: 2 Ma. 6:21
But he began to consider the dignity of his age, and his ancient years, and the inbred honour of his grey head, and his good life and conversation from a child; and he answered without delay, according to the ordinances of the holy law made by God, saying, that he would rather be sent into the other world. 2 Ma. 6:23
For it doth not become our age, said he, to dissemble: whereby many young persons might think that Eleazar, at the age of fourscore and ten years, was gone over to the life of the heathens: 2 Ma. 6:24
And I shall leave an example of fortitude to young men, if with a ready mind and constancy I suffer an honourable death, for the most venerable and most holy laws. And having spoken thus, he was forthwith carried to execution. 2 Ma. 6:28
And they that led him, and had been a little before more mild, were changed to wrath for the words he had spoken, which they thought were uttered out of arrogancy. 2 Ma. 6:29
But when he was now ready to die with the stripes, he groaned: and said: O Lord, who hast the holy knowledge, thou knowest manifestly that whereas I might be delivered from death, I suffer grievous pains in body: but in soul am well content to suffer these things, because I fear thee. 2 Ma. 6:30
Thus did this man die, leaving not only to young men, but also to the whole nation, the memory of his death, for an example of virtue and fortitude. 2 Ma. 6:31
¤ It came to pass also, that seven brethren, together with their mother, were apprehended, and compelled by the king to eat swine's flesh against the law, for which end they were tormented with whips and scourges. 2 Ma. 7:1
But one of them, who was the eldest, said thus: What wouldst thou ask, or learn of us? we are ready to die, rather than to transgress the laws of God, received from our fathers. 2 Ma. 7:2
Then the king being angry, commanded fryingpans and brazen caldrons to be made hot: which forthwith being heated, 2 Ma. 7:3
He commanded to cut out the tongue of him that had spoken first: and the skin of his head being drawn off, to chop off also the extremities of his hands and feet, the rest of his brethren and his mother looking on. 2 Ma. 7:4
And when he was now maimed in all parts, he commanded him, being yet alive, to be brought to the fire, and to be fried in the fryingpan: and while he was suffering therein long torments, the rest, together with the mother, exhorted one another to die manfully, 2 Ma. 7:5
So when the first was dead after this manner, they brought the next to make him a mocking stock: and when they had pulled off the skin of his head with the hair, they asked him if he would eat, before he were punished throughout the whole body in every limb. 2 Ma. 7:7
And said with confidence: These I have from heaven, but for the laws of God I now despise them, because I hope to receive them again from him. 2 Ma. 7:11
And when he was now ready to die, he spoke thus: It is better, being put to death by men, to look for hope from God, to be raised up again by him; for, as to thee, thou shalt have no resurrection unto life. 2 Ma. 7:14
After him they brought the sixth, and he being ready to die, spoke thus: Be not deceived without cause: for we suffer these things for ourselves, having sinned against our God, and things worthy of admiration are done to us: 2 Ma. 7:18
But do not think that thou shalt escape unpunished, for that thou hast attempted to fight against God. 2 Ma. 7:19
Now the mother was to be admired above measure, and worthy to be remembered by good men, who beheld her seven sons slain in the space of one day, and bore it with a good courage, for the hope that she had in God: 2 Ma. 7:20
And she bravely exhorted every one of them in her own language, being filled with wisdom; and joining a man's heart to a woman's thought, 2 Ma. 7:21
She said to them: I know not how you were formed in my womb; for I neither gave you breath, nor soul, nor life, neither did I frame the limbs of every one of you. 2 Ma. 7:22
But the Creator of the world, that formed the nativity of man, and that found out the origin of all, he will restore to you again, in his mercy, both breath and life, as now you despise yourselves for the sake of his laws. 2 Ma. 7:23
But when the young man was not moved with these things, the king called the mother, and counselled her to deal with the young man to save his life. 2 Ma. 7:25
And though the Lord, our God, is angry with us a little while, for our chastisement and correction, yet he will be reconciled again to his servants. 2 Ma. 7:33
But I, like my brethren, offer up my life and my body for the laws of our fathers: calling upon God to be speedily merciful to our nation, and that thou by torments and stripes mayst confess that he alone is God. 2 Ma. 7:37
That he would have pity also upon the city that was destroyed, that was ready to be made even with the ground, and would hear the voice of the blood that cried to him: 2 Ma. 8:3
That he would remember also the most unjust deaths of innocent children, and the blasphemies offered to his name, and would shew his indignation on this occasion. 2 Ma. 8:4
Then Philip seeing that the man gained ground by little and little, and that things for the most part succeeded prosperously with him, wrote to Ptolemee, the governor of Celesyria and Phenicia, to send aid to the king's affairs. 2 Ma. 8:8
And he with all speed sent Nicanor, the son of Patroclus, one of his special friends, giving him no fewer than twenty thousand armed men of different nations, to root out the whole race of the Jews, joining also with him Gorgias, a good soldier, and of great experience in matters of war. 2 Ma. 8:9
And Nicanor purposed to raise for the king the tribute of two thousand talents, that was to be given to the Romans, by making so much money of the captive Jews: 2 Ma. 8:10
Wherefore he sent immediately to the cities upon the sea coast, to invite men together to buy up the Jewish slaves, promising that they should have ninety slaves for one talent, not reflecting on the vengeance which was to follow him from the Almighty. 2 Ma. 8:11
Now when Judas found that Nicanor was coming, he imparted to the Jews that were with him, that the enemy was at hand. 2 Ma. 8:12
But Machabeus calling together seven thousand that were with him, exhorted them not to be reconciled to the enemies, nor to fear the multitude of the enemies who came wrongfully against them, but to fight manfully: 2 Ma. 8:16
Setting before their eyes the injury they had unjustly done the holy place, and also the injury they had done to the city, which had been shamefully abused, besides their destroying the ordinances of the fathers. 2 Ma. 8:17
And of the battle that they had fought against the Galatians, in Babylonia; how they, being in all but six thousand, when it came to the point, and the Macedonians, their companions, were at a stand, slew a hundred and twenty thousand, because of the help they had from heaven, and for this they received many favours. 2 Ma. 8:20
With these words they were greatly encouraged and disposed even to die for the laws and their country. 2 Ma. 8:21
So he appointed his brethren captains over each division of his army; Simon, and Joseph, and Jonathan, giving to each one fifteen hundred men. 2 Ma. 8:22
And after the holy book had been read to them by Esdras, and he had given them for a watchword, The help of God: himself leading the first band, he joined battle with Nicanor: 2 Ma. 8:23
And the Almighty being their helper, they slew above nine thousand men: and having wounded and disabled the greater part of Nicanor's army, they obliged them to fly. 2 Ma. 8:24
And they took the money of them that came to buy them, and they pursued them on every side. 2 Ma. 8:25
Then after the sabbath they divided the spoils to the feeble and the orphans, and the widows, and the rest they took for themselves and their servants. 2 Ma. 8:28
When this was done, and they had all made a common supplication, they besought the merciful Lord, to be reconciled to his servants unto the end. 2 Ma. 8:29
Moreover, they slew above twenty thousand of them that were with Timotheus and Bacchides, who fought against them, and they made themselves masters of the high strong holds: and they divided amongst them many spoils, giving equal portions to the feeble, the fatherless, and the widows; yea, and the aged also 2 Ma. 8:30
And when they had carefully gathered together their arms, they laid them all up in convenient places, and the residue of their spoils they carried to Jerusalem: 2 Ma. 8:31
And when they kept the feast of the victory at Jerusalem, they burnt Callisthenes, that had set fire to the holy gates, who had taken refuge in a certain house, rendering to him a worthy reward for his impieties: 2 Ma. 8:33
But as for that most wicked man, Nicanor, who had brought a thousand merchants to the sale of the Jews, 2 Ma. 8:34
Being, through the help of the Lord, brought down by them, of whom he had made no account, laying aside his garment of glory, fleeing through the midland country, he came alone to Antioch, being rendered very unhappy by the destruction of his army. 2 Ma. 8:35
And he that had promised to levy the tribute for the Romans, by the means of the captives of Jerusalem, now professed that the Jews had God for their protector, and therefore they could not be hurt, because they followed the laws appointed by him. 2 Ma. 8:36
For he had entered into the city called Persepolis, and attempted to rob the temple, and to oppress the city, but the multitude running together to arms, put them to flight: and so it fell out that Antiochus being put to flight, returned with disgrace. 2 Ma. 9:2
Now when he was come about Ecbatana, he received the news of what had happened to Nicanor and Timotheus. 2 Ma. 9:3
And swelling with anger, he thought to revenge upon the Jews the injury done by them that had put him to flight. And therefore he commanded his chariot to be driven, without stopping in his journey, the judgment of heaven urging him forward, because he had spoken so proudly, that he would come to Jerusalem, and make it a common burying place of the Jews. 2 Ma. 9:4
Moreover, being filled with pride, breathing out fire in his rage against the Jews, and commanding the matter to be hastened, it happened as he was going with violence, that he fell from the chariot, so that his limbs were much pained by a grievous bruising of the body. 2 Ma. 9:7
Thus he that seemed to himself to command even the waves of the sea, being proud above the condition of man, and to weigh the heights of the mountains in a balance, now being cast down to the ground, was carried in a litter, bearing witness to the manifest power of God in himself: 2 Ma. 9:8
So that worms swarmed out of the body of this man, and whilst he lived in sorrow and pain, his flesh fell off, and the filthiness of his smell was noisome to the army. 2 Ma. 9:9
And the man that thought a little before he could reach to the stars of heaven, no man could endure to carry, for the intolerable stench. 2 Ma. 9:10
And by this means, being brought from his great pride, he began to come to the knowledge of himself, being admonished by the scourge of God, his pains increasing every moment. 2 Ma. 9:11
And when he himself could not now abide his own stench, he spoke thus: It is just to be subject to God, and that a mortal man should not equal himself to God. 2 Ma. 9:12
Then this wicked man prayed to the Lord, of whom he was not like to obtain mercy. 2 Ma. 9:13
And the city, to which he was going in haste to lay it even with the ground, and to make it a common burying place, he now desireth to make free: 2 Ma. 9:14
And the Jews, whom he said he would not account worthy to be so much as buried, but would give them up to be devoured by the birds and wild beasts, and would utterly destroy them with their children, he now promiseth to make equal with the Athenians. 2 Ma. 9:15
The holy temple also, which before he had spoiled, he promised to adorn with goodly gifts, and to multiply the holy vessels, and to allow out of his revenues the charges pertaining to the sacrifices. 2 Ma. 9:16
But his pains not ceasing, (for the just judgment of God was come upon him) despairing of life, he wrote to the Jews, in the manner of a supplication, a letter in these words: 2 Ma. 9:18
To his very good subjects the Jews, Antiochus, king and ruler, wisheth much health, and welfare, and happiness. 2 Ma. 9:19
If you and your children are well, and if all matters go with you to your mind, we give very great thanks. 2 Ma. 9:20
As for me, being infirm, but yet kindly remembering you, returning out of the places of Persia, and being taken with a grievous disease, I thought it necessary to take care for the common good: 2 Ma. 9:21
Not distrusting my life, but having great hope to escape the sickness. 2 Ma. 9:22
To the end that if any thing contrary to expectation should fall out, or any bad tidings should be brought, they that were in the countries, knowing to whom the whole government was left, might not be troubled. 2 Ma. 9:24
Moreover, considering that neighbouring princes, and borderers, wait for opportunities, and expect what shall be the event, I have appointed my son, Antiochus, king, whom I often recommended to many of you, when I went into the higher provinces: and I have written to him what I have joined here below. 2 Ma. 9:25
I pray you, therefore, and request of you, that, remembering favours both public and private, you will every man of you continue to be faithful to me and to my son. 2 Ma. 9:26
But Philip, that was brought up with him, carried away his body: and out of fear of the son of Antiochus, went into Egypt to Ptolemee Philometor. 2 Ma. 9:29
And when they had done these things, they besought the Lord, lying prostrate on the ground, that they might no more fall into such evils; but if they should at any time sin, that they might be chastised by him more gently, and not be delivered up to barbarians and blasphemous men. 2 Ma. 10:4
Now upon the same day that the temple had been polluted by the strangers on the very same day it was cleansed again; to wit, on the five and twentieth day of the month of Casleu. 2 Ma. 10:5
For when he was come to the crown, he appointed over the affairs of his realm one Lysias, general of the army of Phenicia and Syria. 2 Ma. 10:11
For Ptolemee, that was called Macer, was determined to be strictly just to the Jews and especially by reason of the wrong that had been done them, and to deal peaceably with them. 2 Ma. 10:12
But being accused for this to Eupator by his friends, and being oftentimes called traitor, because he had left Cyprus, which Philometor had committed to him, and coming over to Antiochus the Illustrious, had revolted also from him, he put an end to his life by poison. 2 Ma. 10:13
And the Jews that occupied the most commodious holds, received those that were driven out of Jerusalem, and attempted to make war. 2 Ma. 10:15
Then they that were with Machabeus, beseeching the Lord by prayers to be their helper, made a strong attack upon the strong holds of the Idumeans: 2 Ma. 10:16
And whereas some were fled into very strong towers, having all manner of provision to sustain a siege, 2 Ma. 10:18
Machabeus left Simon and Joseph, and Zacheus, and them that were with them, in sufficient number to besiege them, and departed to those expeditions which urged more. 2 Ma. 10:19
So he put these traitors to death, and forthwith took the two towers. 2 Ma. 10:22
But Machabeus, and they that were with him, when he drew near, prayed to the Lord, sprinkling earth upon their heads, and girding their loins with haircloth, 2 Ma. 10:25
And lying prostrate at the foot of the altar, besought him to be merciful to them, and to be an enemy to their enemies, and an adversary to their adversaries, as the law saith. 2 Ma. 10:26
But when they were in the heat of the engagement, there appeared to the enemies from heaven five men upon horses, comely, with golden bridles, conducting the Jews: 2 Ma. 10:29
Then Machabeus, and they that were with him cheerfully laid siege to the fortress four days. 2 Ma. 10:33
But they that were within, trusting to the strength of the place, blasphemed exceedingly, and cast forth abominable words. 2 Ma. 10:34
But when the fifth day appeared, twenty young men of them that were with Machabeus, inflamed in their minds, because of the blasphemy, approached manfully to the wall, and pushing forward with fierce courage, got up upon it: 2 Ma. 10:35
Moreover, others also getting up after them, went to set fire to the towers and the gates, and to burn the blasphemers alive. 2 Ma. 10:36
Gathered together fourscore thousand men, and all the horsemen, and came against the Jews, thinking to take the city, and make it a habitation of the Gentiles: 2 Ma. 11:2
And to make a gain of the temple, as of the other temples of the Gentiles and to set the high priesthood to sale every year: 2 Ma. 11:3
So he came into Judea, and approaching to Bethsura, which was in a narrow place, the space of five furlongs from Jerusalem, he laid siege to that fortress. 2 Ma. 11:5
But when Machabeus, and they that were with him, understood that the strong holds were besieged, they and all the people besought the Lord with lamentations and tears, that he would send a good angel to save Israel. 2 Ma. 11:6
Then Machabeus himself first taking his arms, exhorted the rest to expose themselves together with him, to the danger, and to succour their brethren. 2 Ma. 11:7
Then they all together blessed the merciful Lord, and took great courage: being ready to break through not only men, but also the fiercest beasts, and walls of iron. 2 Ma. 11:9
So they went on courageously, having a helper from heaven, and the Lord, who shewed mercy to them. 2 Ma. 11:10
And put all the rest to flight; and many of them being wounded, escaped naked: Yea, and Lysias himself fled away shamefully, and escaped. 2 Ma. 11:12
And as he was a man of understanding, considering with himself the loss he had suffered, and perceiving that the Hebrews could not be overcome, because they relied upon the help of the Almighty God, he sent to them: 2 Ma. 11:13
And promised that he would agree to all things that are just, and that he would persuade the king to be their friend. 2 Ma. 11:14
Then Machabeus consented to the request of Lysias, providing for the common good in all things; and whatsoever Machabeus wrote to Lysias, concerning the Jews, the king allowed of. 2 Ma. 11:15
For there were letters written to the Jews from Lysias, to this effect: Lysias, to the people of the Jews, greeting. 2 Ma. 11:16
Therefore whatsoever things could be reported to the king, I have represented to him: and he hath granted as much as the matter permitted. 2 Ma. 11:18
If, therefore, you will keep yourselves loyal in affairs, hereafter also I will endeavour to be a means of your good. 2 Ma. 11:19
But as concerning other particulars, I have given orders by word both to these, and to them that are sent by me, to commune with you. 2 Ma. 11:20
But the king's letter contained these words King Antiochus to Lysias, his brother, greeting. 2 Ma. 11:22
Our father being translated amongst the gods we are desirous that they that are in our realm should live quietly, and apply themselves diligently to their own concerns. 2 Ma. 11:23
And we have heard that the Jews would not consent to my father to turn to the rites of the Greeks but that they would keep to their own manner of living and therefore that they request us to allow them to live after their own laws. 2 Ma. 11:24
Wherefore being desirous that this nation also should be at rest, we have ordained and decreed, that the temple should be restored to them, and that they may live according to the custom of their ancestors. 2 Ma. 11:25
Thou shalt do well, therefore, to send to them, and grant them peace, that our pleasure being known, they may be of good comfort, and look to their own affairs. 2 Ma. 11:26
But the king's letter to the Jews was in this manner: King Antiochus to the senate of the Jews, and to the rest of the Jews, greeting. 2 Ma. 11:27
Menelaus came to us, saying that you desired to come down to your countrymen, that are with us. 2 Ma. 11:29
We grant, therefore, a safe conduct to all that come and go, until the thirtieth day of the month of Xanthicus, 2 Ma. 11:30
And we have sent also Menelaus to speak to you. 2 Ma. 11:32
The Romans also sent them a letter, to this effect: Quintus Memmius, and Titus Manilius, ambassadors of the Romans, to the people of the Jews, greeting. 2 Ma. 11:34
Whatsoever Lysias, the king's cousin, hath granted to you, we also have granted. 2 Ma. 11:35
But touching such things as he thought should be referred to the king, after you have diligently conferred among yourselves, send some one forthwith, that we may decree as it is convenient for you: for we are going to Antioch. 2 Ma. 11:36
And therefore make haste to write back, that we may know of what mind you are. 2 Ma. 11:37
¤ When these covenants were made, Lysias went to the king, and the Jews gave themselves to husbandry. 2 Ma. 12:1
But they that were behind, namely Timotheus, and Apollonius, the son of Genneus, also Hieronymus, and Demophon, and besides them Nicanor, the governor of Cyprus, would not suffer them to live in peace, and to be quiet. 2 Ma. 12:2
The men of Joppe also were guilty of this kind of wickedness: they desired the Jews, who dwelt among them, to go with their wives and children into the boats, which they had prepared, as though they had no enmity to them. 2 Ma. 12:3
Which when they had consented to, according to the common decree of the city, suspecting nothing, because of the peace: when they were gone forth into the deep, they drowned no fewer than two hundred of them. 2 Ma. 12:4
But as soon as Judas heard of this cruelty done to his countrymen, he commanded the men that were with him: and after having called upon God, the just judge, 2 Ma. 12:5
But when he understood that the men of Jamnia also designed to do in like manner to the Jews that dwelt among them, 2 Ma. 12:8
And after a hard fight, in which, by the help of God, they got the victory, the rest of the Arabians being overcome, besought Judas for peace, promising to give him pastures, and to assist him in other things. 2 Ma. 12:11
And Judas thinking that they might be profitable indeed in many things, promised them peace, and after having joined hands, they departed to their tents. 2 Ma. 12:12
He also laid siege to a certain strong city, encompassed with bridges and walls, and inhabited by multitudes of different nations, the name of which is Casphin. 2 Ma. 12:13
But they that were within it, trusting in the strength of the walls, and the provision of victuals, behaved in a more negligent manner, and provoked Judas with railing and blaspheming, and uttering such words as were not to be spoken. 2 Ma. 12:14
And having taken the city by the will of the Lord, he made an unspeakable slaughter, so that a pool adjoining, of two furlongs broad, seemed to run with the blood of the slain. 2 Ma. 12:16
From thence they departed seven hundred and fifty furlongs, and came to Characa, to the Jews that are called Tubianites. 2 Ma. 12:17
But Dositheus, and Sosipater, who were captains with Machabeus, slew them that were left by Timotheus in the hold, to the number of ten thousand men. 2 Ma. 12:19
Now when Timotheus had knowledge of the coming of Judas, he sent the women and children, and the other baggage, before him into a fortress, called Carnion: for it was impregnable, and hard to come at, by reason of the straitness of the places. 2 Ma. 12:21
But when the first band of Judas came in sight, the enemies were struck with fear, by the presence of God, who seeth all things, and they were put to flight one from another, so that they were often thrown down by their own companions, and wounded with the strokes of their own swords. 2 Ma. 12:22
And Timotheus himself fell into the hands of the band of Dositheus and Sosipater, and with many prayers he besought them to let him go with his life, because he had the parents and brethren of many of the Jews, who, by his death, might happen to be deceived. 2 Ma. 12:24
And when he had given his faith that he would restore them according to the agreement, they let him go without hurt, for the saving of their brethren. 2 Ma. 12:25
Then Judas went away to Carnion, where he slew five and twenty thousand persons. 2 Ma. 12:26
And after he had put to flight and destroyed these, he removed his army to Ephron, a strong city, wherein there dwelt a multitude of divers nations: and stout young men standing upon the walls, made a vigorous resistance: and in this place there were many engines of war, and a provision of darts. 2 Ma. 12:27
From thence they departed to Scythopolis, which lieth six hundred furlongs from Jerusalem. 2 Ma. 12:29
They gave them thanks, exhorting them to be still friendly to their nation, and so they came to Jerusalem, the feast of the weeks being at hand. 2 Ma. 12:31
But Dositheus, a horseman, one of Bacenor's band, a valiant man, took hold of Gorgias: and when he would have taken him alive, a certain horseman of the Thracians came upon him, and cut off his shoulder: and so Gorgias escaped to Maresa. 2 Ma. 12:35
But when they that were with Esdrin had fought long, and were weary, Judas called upon the Lord to be their helper, and leader of the battle: 2 Ma. 12:36
Then beginning in his own language, and singing hymns with a loud voice, he put Gorgias' soldiers to flight. 2 Ma. 12:37
So Judas having gathered together his army, came into the city Odollam: and when the seventh day came, they purified themselves according to the custom, and kept the sabbath in the same place. 2 Ma. 12:38
And the day following Judas came with his company, to take away the bodies of them that were slain, and to bury them with their kinsmen, in the sepulchres of their fathers. 2 Ma. 12:39
And they found under the coats of the slain, some of the donaries of the idols of Jamnia, which the law forbiddeth to the Jews: so that all plainly saw, that for this cause they were slain. 2 Ma. 12:40
And so betaking themselves to prayers, they besought him, that the sin which had been committed might be forgotten. But the most valiant Judas exhorted the people to keep themselves from sin, forasmuch as they saw before their eyes what had happened, because of the sins of those that were slain. 2 Ma. 12:42
And making a gathering, he sent twelve thousand drachms of silver to Jerusalem for sacrifice to be offered for the sins of the dead, thinking well and religiously concerning the resurrection. 2 Ma. 12:43
(For if he had not hoped that they that were slain should rise again, it would have seemed superfluous and vain to pray for the dead,) 2 Ma. 12:44
It is therefore a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead, that they may be loosed from sins. 2 Ma. 12:46
But the King of kings stirred up the mind of Antiochus against the sinner, and upon Lysias suggesting that he was the cause of all the evils, he commanded (as the custom is with them) that he should be apprehended and put to death in the same place. 2 Ma. 13:4
From thence he commanded the sacrilegious wretch to be thrown down into the ashes, all men thrusting him forward unto death. 2 Ma. 13:6
And by such a law it happened that Menelaus the transgressor of the law, was put to death: not having so much as burial in the earth. 2 Ma. 13:7
And indeed very justly, for insomuch as he had committed many sins against the altar of God, the fire and ashes of which were holy: he was condemned to die in ashes. 2 Ma. 13:8
But the king, with his mind full of rage, came on to shew himself worse to the Jews than his father was. 2 Ma. 13:9
Which when Judas understood, he commanded the people to call upon the Lord day and night, that as he had always done, so now also he would help them: 2 Ma. 13:10
Because they were afraid to be deprived of the law, and of their country, and of the holy temple: and that he would not suffer the people, that had of late taken breath for a little while, to be again in subjection to blasphemous nations. 2 Ma. 13:11
So when they had all done this together, and had craved mercy of the Lord with weeping and fasting, lying prostrate on the ground for three days continually, Judas exhorted them to make themselves ready. 2 Ma. 13:12
But he, with the ancients, determined before the king should bring his army into Judea, and make himself master of the city, to go out, and to commit the event of the thing to the judgment of the Lord. 2 Ma. 13:13
So committing all to God, the Creator of the world, and having exhorted his people to fight manfully, and to stand up even to death for the laws, the temple, the city, their country, and citizens: he placed his army about Modin. 2 Ma. 13:14
But the king having taken a taste of the hardiness of the Jews, attempted to take the strong places by policy: 2 Ma. 13:18
And he marched with his army to Bethsura, which was a strong hold of the Jews: but he was repulsed, he failed, he lost his men. 2 Ma. 13:19
Now Judas sent necessaries to them that were within 2 Ma. 13:20
But Rhodocus, one of the Jews' army, disclosed the secrets to the enemies, so he was sought out, and taken up, and put in prison. 2 Ma. 13:21
He fought with Judas: and was overcome. And when he understood that Philip, who had been left over the affairs, had rebelled at Antioch, he was in a consternation of mind, and entreating the Jews, and yielding to them, he swore to all things that seemed reasonable, and, being reconciled, offered sacrifice, honoured the temple, and left gifts. 2 Ma. 13:23
But when he was come to Ptolemais, the men of that city were much displeased with the conditions of the peace, being angry for fear they should break the covenant. 2 Ma. 13:25
Then Lysias went up to the judgment seat, and set forth the reason, and appeased the people, and returned to Antioch: and thus matters went with regard to the king's coming and his return. 2 Ma. 13:26
¤ But after the space of three years Judas, and they that were with him, understood that Demetrius, the son of Seleucus, was come up with a great power, and a navy by the haven of Tripolis, to places proper for his purpose, 2 Ma. 14:1
Now one Alcimus, who had been chief priest, but had wilfully defiled himself in the time of mingling with the heathens, seeing that there was no safety for him, nor access to the altar, 2 Ma. 14:3
Came to king Demetrius in the year one hundred and fifty, presenting unto him a crown of gold, and a palm, and besides these, some boughs that seemed to belong to the temple. And that day indeed he held his peace. 2 Ma. 14:4
But having gotten a convenient time to further his madness, being called to counsel by Demetrius, and asked what the Jews relied upon, and what were their counsels, 2 Ma. 14:5
He answered thereunto: They among the Jews that are called Assideans, of whom Judas Machabeus is captain, nourish wars, and raise seditions, and will not suffer the realm to be in peace. 2 Ma. 14:6
Principally indeed out of fidelity to the king's interests, but in the next place also to provide for the good of my countrymen: for all our nation suffereth much from the evil proceedings of these men. 2 Ma. 14:8
Wherefore, O king, seeing thou knowest all these things, take care, I beseech thee, both of the country, and of our nation, according to thy humanity which is known to all men. 2 Ma. 14:9
Now when this man had spoken to this effect the rest also of the king's friends, who were enemies of Judas, incensed Demetrius against him. 2 Ma. 14:11
Giving him in charge, to take Judas himself: and disperse all them that were with him, and to make Alcimus the high priest of the great temple. 2 Ma. 14:13
Then the Gentiles who had fled out of Judea, from Judas, came to Nicanor by flocks, thinking the miseries and calamities of the Jews to be the welfare of their affairs. 2 Ma. 14:14
Now when the Jews heard of Nicanor's coming, and that the nations were assembled against them, they cast earth upon their heads, and made supplication to him who chose his people to keep them for ever, and who protected his portion by evident signs. 2 Ma. 14:15
Then at the commandment of their captain, they forthwith removed from the place where they were, and went to the town of Dessau, to meet them. 2 Ma. 14:16
Nevertheless Nicanor hearing of the valour of Judas' companions, and the greatness of courage, with which they fought for their country, was afraid to try the matter by the sword. 2 Ma. 14:18
Wherefore he sent Posidonius, and Theodotius and Matthias before to present and receive the right hands. 2 Ma. 14:19
And when there had been a consultation thereupon, and the captain had acquainted the multitude with it, they were all of one mind to consent to covenants. 2 Ma. 14:20
But Judas ordered armed men to be ready in convenient places, lest some mischief might be suddenly practised by the enemies: so they made an agreeable conference. 2 Ma. 14:22
And Judas was always dear to him from the heart, and he was well affected to the man. 2 Ma. 14:24
And he desired him to marry a wife, and to have children. So he married: he lived quietly, and they lived in common. 2 Ma. 14:25
But Alcimus seeing the love they had one to another, and the covenants, came to Demetrius, and told him that Nicanor had assented to the foreign interest, for that he meant to make Judas, who was a traitor to the kingdom, his successor. 2 Ma. 14:26
Then the king, being in a rage, and provoked with this man's wicked accusation, wrote to Nicanor, signifying that he was greatly displeased with the covenant of friendship: and that he commanded him nevertheless to send Machabeus prisoner in all haste to Antioch. 2 Ma. 14:27
But because he could not oppose the king, he watched an opportunity to comply with the orders 2 Ma. 14:29
But when Machabeus perceived that Nicanor was more stern to him, and that when they met together as usual he behaved himself in a rough manner; and was sensible that this rough behaviour came not of good, he gathered together a few of his men, and hid himself from Nicanor. 2 Ma. 14:30
But he finding himself notably prevented by the man, came to the great and holy temple: and commanded the priests that were offering the accustomed sacrifices, to deliver him the man. 2 Ma. 14:31
And when they swore unto him, that they knew not where the man was whom he sought, he stretched out his hand to the temple, 2 Ma. 14:32
And swore, saying: Unless you deliver Judas prisoner to me, I will lay this temple of God even with the ground, and will beat down the altar, and I will dedicate this temple to Bacchus. 2 Ma. 14:33
And when he had spoken thus, he departed. But the priests stretching forth their hands to heaven, called upon him that was ever the defender of their nation, saying in this manner: 2 Ma. 14:34
Now Razias, one of the ancients of Jerusalem, was accused to Nicanor, a man that was a lover of the city, and of good report, who for his kindness was called the father of the Jews. 2 Ma. 14:37
This man, for a long time, had held fast his purpose of keeping himself pure in the Jews' religion, and was ready to expose his body and life, that he might persevere therein. 2 Ma. 14:38
So Nicanor being willing to declare the hatred that he bore the Jews, sent five hundred soldiers to take him. 2 Ma. 14:39
For he thought by ensnaring him to hurt the Jews very much. 2 Ma. 14:40
Now as the multitude sought to rush into his house, and to break open the door, and to set fire to it, when he was ready to be taken, he struck himself with his sword: 2 Ma. 14:41
Choosing to die nobly rather than to fall into the hands of the wicked, and to suffer abuses unbecoming his noble birth. 2 Ma. 14:42
But whereas through haste he missed of giving himself a sure wound, and the crowd was breaking into the doors, he ran boldly to the wall, and manfully threw himself down to the crowd: 2 Ma. 14:43
And standing upon a steep rock, when he was now almost without blood, grasping his bowels, with both hands he cast them upon the throng, calling upon the Lord of life and spirit, to restore these to him again: and so he departed this life. 2 Ma. 14:46
¤ But when Nicanor understood that Judas was in the places of Samaria, he purposed to set upon him with all violence, on the sabbath day. 2 Ma. 15:1
And when the Jews that were constrained to follow him, said: Do not act so fiercely and barbarously, but give honour to the day that is sanctified: and reverence him that beholdeth all things: 2 Ma. 15:2
That unhappy man asked, if there were a mighty One in heaven, that had commanded the sabbath day to be kept. 2 Ma. 15:3
And when they answered: There is the living Lord himself in heaven, the mighty One, that commanded the seventh day to be kept. 2 Ma. 15:4
Then he said: And I am mighty upon the earth, and I command to take arms, and to do the king's business. Nevertheless he prevailed not to accomplish his design. 2 Ma. 15:5
So Nicanor being puffed up with exceeding great pride, thought to set up a public monument of his victory over Judas. 2 Ma. 15:6
And he exhorted his people not to fear the coming of the nations, but to remember the help they had before received from heaven, and now to hope for victory from the Almighty. 2 Ma. 15:8
And speaking to them out of the law, and the prophets, and withal putting them in mind of the battles they had fought before, he made them more cheerful: 2 Ma. 15:9
So he armed every one of them, not with defence of shield and spear, but with very good speeches, and exhortations, and told them a dream worthy to be believed, whereby he rejoiced them all. 2 Ma. 15:11
Whereupon Jeremias stretched forth his right hand, and gave to Judas a sword of gold, saying: 2 Ma. 15:15
Thus being exhorted with the words of Judas, which were very good, and proper to stir up the courage, and strengthen the hearts of the young men, they resolved to fight, and to set upon them manfully: that valour might decide the matter, because the holy city, and the temple were in danger. 2 Ma. 15:17
And they also that were in the city, had no little concern for them that were to be engaged in battle. 2 Ma. 15:19
Machabeus considering the coming of the multitude, and the divers preparations of armour, and the fierceness of the beasts, stretching out his hands to heaven, called upon the Lord, that worketh wonders, who giveth victory to them that are worthy, not according to the power of their arms, but according as it seemeth good to him. 2 Ma. 15:21
So fighting with their hands, but praying to the Lord with their hearts, they slew no less than five and thirty thousand, being greatly cheered with the presence of God. 2 Ma. 15:27
And Judas, who was altogether ready, in body and mind, to die for his countrymen, commanded that Nicanor's head, and his hand, with the shoulder, should be cut off, and carried to Jerusalem. 2 Ma. 15:30
And when he was come thither, having called together his countrymen, and the priests to the altar, he sent also for them that were in the castle, 2 Ma. 15:31
He commanded also, that the tongue of the wicked Nicanor should be cut out, and given by pieces to birds, and the hand of the furious man to be hanged up over against the temple. 2 Ma. 15:33
And they all ordained by a common decree, by no means to let this day pass without solemnity: 2 Ma. 15:36
But to celebrate the thirteenth day of the month of Adar, called in the Syrian language, the day before Mardochias' day. 2 Ma. 15:37
So these things being done with relation to Nicanor, and from that time the city being possessed by the Hebrews, I also will here make an end of my narration. 2 Ma. 15:38
For as it is hurtful to drink always wine, or always water, but pleasant to use sometimes the one, and sometimes the other: so if the speech be always nicely framed, it will not be grateful to the readers. But here it shall be ended. 2 Ma. 15:40
So all the generations from Abraham to David, are fourteen generations. And from David to the transmigration of Babylon, are fourteen generations: and from the transmigration of Babylon to Christ are fourteen generations. Mt. 1:17
Now the generation of Christ was in this wise. When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child, of the Holy Ghost. Mt. 1:18
Whereupon Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing publicly to expose her, was minded to put her away privately. Mt. 1:19
But while he thought on these things, behold the Angel of the Lord appeared to him in his sleep, saying: Joseph, son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife, for that which is conceived in her, is of the Holy Ghost. Mt. 1:20
¤ When Jesus therefore was born in Bethlehem of Juda, in the days of king Herod, behold, there came wise men from the East to Jerusalem, Mt. 2:1
Saying: Where is he that is born king of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the East, and are come to adore him. Mt. 2:2
But they said to him: In Bethlehem of Juda. For so it is written by the prophet: Mt. 2:5
Then Herod, privately calling the wise men learned diligently of them the time of the star which appeared to them; Mt. 2:7
And having received an answer in sleep that they should not return to Herod, they went back another way into their country. Mt. 2:12
And after they were departed, behold an angel of the Lord appeared in sleep to Joseph, saying: Arise, and take the child and his mother, and fly into Egypt: and be there until I shall tell thee. For it will come to pass that Herod will seek the child to destroy him. Mt. 2:13
Then Herod perceiving that he was deluded by the wise men, was exceeding angry: and sending killed all the menchildren that were in Bethlehem, and in all the borders thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men. Mt. 2:16
But when Herod was dead, behold an angel of the Lord appeared in sleep to Joseph in Egypt, Mt. 2:19
But hearing that Archelaus reigned in Judea in the room of Herod his father, he was afraid to go thither: and being warned in sleep retired into the quarters of Galilee. Mt. 2:22
Then went out to him Jerusalem and all Judea, and all the country about Jordan: Mt. 3:5
And seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them: Ye brood of vipers, who hath shewed you to flee from the wrath to come? Mt. 3:7
And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for our father. For I tell you that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham. Mt. 3:9
For now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that doth not yield good fruit, shall be cut down, and cast into the fire. Mt. 3:10
I indeed baptize you in water unto penance, but he that shall come after me, is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you in the Holy Ghost and fire. Mt. 3:11
Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan, unto John, to be baptized by him. Mt. 3:13
But John stayed him, saying: I ought to be baptized by thee, and comest thou to me? Mt. 3:14
And Jesus answering, said to him: Suffer it to be so now. For so it becometh us to fulfil all justice. Then he suffered him. Mt. 3:15
And Jesus being baptized, forthwith came out of the water: and lo, the heavens were opened to him: and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him. Mt. 3:16
¤ Then Jesus was led by the spirit into the desert, to be tempted by the devil. Mt. 4:1
And the tempter coming said to him: If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. Mt. 4:3
And said to him: If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down, for it is written: That he hath given his angels charge over thee, and in their hands shall they bear thee up, lest perhaps thou dash thy foot against a stone. Mt. 4:6
Jesus said to him: It is written again: Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. Mt. 4:7
And said to him: All these will I give thee, if falling down thou wilt adore me. Mt. 4:9
Then Jesus saith to him: Begone, Satan: for it is written: The Lord thy God shalt thou adore, and him only shalt thou serve. Mt. 4:10
Then the devil left him; and behold angels came and ministered to him. Mt. 4:11
The people that sat in darkness, hath seen great light: and to them that sat in the region of the shadow of death, light is sprung up. Mt. 4:16
From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say: Do penance, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. Mt. 4:17
And he saith to them: Come ye after me, and I will make you to be fishers of men. Mt. 4:19
And his fame went throughout all Syria, and they presented to him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and such as were possessed by devils, and lunatics, and those that had the palsy, and he cured them: Mt. 4:24
You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt lose its savour, wherewith shall it be salted? It is good for nothing anymore but to be cast out, and to be trodden on by men. Mt. 5:13
Neither do men light a candle and put it under a bushel, but upon a candlestick, that it may shine to all that are in the house. Mt. 5:15
Do not think that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets. I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. Mt. 5:17
You have heard that it was said to them of old: Thou shalt not kill. And whosoever shall kill, shall be in danger of the judgment. Mt. 5:21
But I say to you, that whosoever is angry with his brother, shall be in danger of the judgment. And whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council. And whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. Mt. 5:22
Leave there thy offering before the altar, and go first to be reconciled to thy brother, and then coming thou shalt offer thy gift. Mt. 5:24
Be at agreement with thy adversary betimes, whilst thou art in the way with him: lest perhaps the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. Mt. 5:25
Amen I say to thee, thou shalt not go out from thence till thou repay the last farthing. Mt. 5:26
You have heard that it was said to them of old: Thou shalt not commit adultery. Mt. 5:27
But I say to you, that whosoever shall look on a woman to lust after her, hath already committed adultery with her in his heart. Mt. 5:28
But I say to you, that whosoever shall put away his wife, excepting for the cause of fornication, maketh her to commit adultery: and he that shall marry her that is put away, committeth adultery. Mt. 5:32
Again you have heard that it was said to them of old, thou shalt not forswear thyself: but thou shalt perform thy oaths to the Lord. Mt. 5:33
But I say to you not to swear at all, neither by heaven for it is the throne of God: Mt. 5:34
But I say to you not to resist evil: but if one strike thee on thy right cheek, turn to him also the other: Mt. 5:39
Give to him that asketh of thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not away. Mt. 5:42
But I say to you, Love your enemies: do good to them that hate you: and pray for them that persecute and calumniate you: Mt. 5:44
That you may be the children of your Father who is in heaven, who maketh his sun to rise upon the good, and bad, and raineth upon the just and the unjust. Mt. 5:45
¤ Take heed that you do not your justice before men, to be seen by them: otherwise you shall not have a reward of your Father who is in heaven. Mt. 6:1
Therefore when thou dost an alms-deed, sound not a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be honoured by men. Amen I say to you, they have received their reward. Mt. 6:2
And when ye pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites, that love to stand and pray in the synagogues and corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men: Amen I say to you, they have received their reward. Mt. 6:5
But thou when thou shalt pray, enter into thy chamber, and having shut the door, pray to thy Father in secret, and thy father who seeth in secret will repay thee. Mt. 6:6
Be not you therefore like to them for your Father knoweth what is needful for you, before you ask him. Mt. 6:8
And when you fast, be not as the hypocrites, sad. For they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Amen I say to you, they have received their reward. Mt. 6:16
That thou appear not to men to fast, but to thy Father who is in secret: and thy Father who seeth in secret, will repay thee. Mt. 6:18
Lay not up to yourselves treasures on earth: where the rust, and moth consume, and where thieves break through, and steal. Mt. 6:19
But lay up to yourselves treasures in heaven: where neither the rust nor moth doth consume, and where thieves do not break through, nor steal. Mt. 6:20
Therefore I say to you, be not solicitous for your life, what you shall eat, nor for your body, what you shall put on. Is not the life more than the meat: and the body more than the raiment? Mt. 6:25
And which of you by taking thought, can add to his stature one cubit? Mt. 6:27
But I say to you, that not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed as one of these. Mt. 6:29
And if the grass of the field, which is to day, and to morrow is cast into the oven, God doth so clothe: how much more you, O ye of little faith? Mt. 6:30
Be not therefore solicitous for to morrow; for the morrow will be solicitous for itself. Sufficient for the day is the evil thereof. Mt. 6:34
For with what judgment you judge, you shall be judged: and with what measure you mete, it shall be measured to you again. Mt. 7:2
Or how sayest thou to thy brother: Let me cast the mote out of thy eye; and behold a beam is in thy own eye? Mt. 7:4
Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thy own eye, and then shalt thou see to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye. Mt. 7:5
Give not that which is holy to dogs; neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest perhaps they trample them under their feet, and turning upon you, they tear you. Mt. 7:6
Ask, and it shall be given you: seek, and you shall find: knock, and it shall be opened to you. Mt. 7:7
For every one that asketh, receiveth: and he that seeketh, findeth: and to him that knocketh, it shall be opened. Mt. 7:8
If you then being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children: how much more will your Father who is in heaven, give good things to them that ask him? Mt. 7:11
All things therefore whatsoever you would that men should do to you, do you also to them. For this is the law and the prophets. Mt. 7:12
Enter ye in at the narrow gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way that leadeth to destruction, and many there are who go in thereat. Mt. 7:13
How narrow is the gate, and strait is the way that leadeth to life: and few there are that find it! Mt. 7:14
Beware of false prophets, who come to you in the clothing of sheep, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Mt. 7:15
Not every one that saith to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven: but he that doth the will of my Father who is in heaven, he shall enter into the kingdom of heaven. Mt. 7:21
Many will say to me in that day: Lord, Lord, have not we prophesied in thy name, and cast out devils in thy name, and done many miracles in thy name? Mt. 7:22
Every one therefore that heareth these my words, and doth them, shall be likened to a wise man that built his house upon a rock, Mt. 7:24
And it came to pass when Jesus had fully ended these words, the people were in admiration at his doctrine. Mt. 7:28
And Jesus saith to him: See thou tell no man: but go, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. Mt. 8:4
And when he had entered into Capharnaum, there came to him a centurion, beseeching him, Mt. 8:5
And Jesus saith to him: I will come and heal him. Mt. 8:7
For I also am a man subject to authority, having under me soldiers; and I say to this, Go, and he goeth, and to another Come, and he cometh, and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. Mt. 8:9
And Jesus hearing this, marvelled; and said to them that followed him. Amen I say to you, I have not found so great faith in Israel. Mt. 8:10
And I say to you that many shall come from the east and the west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven: Mt. 8:11
And Jesus said to the centurion: Go, and as thou hast believed, so be it done to thee. And the servant was healed at the same hour. Mt. 8:13
And he touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she arose and ministered to them. Mt. 8:15
And when evening was come, they brought to him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word: and all that were sick he healed: Mt. 8:16
And Jesus seeing great multitudes about him, gave orders to pass over the water. Mt. 8:18
And a certain scribe came and said to him: Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou shalt go. Mt. 8:19
And Jesus saith to him: The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. Mt. 8:20
And another of his disciples said to him: Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. Mt. 8:21
But Jesus said to him: Follow me, and let the dead bury their dead. Mt. 8:22
And they came to him, and awaked him, saying: Lord, save us, we perish. Mt. 8:25
And Jesus saith to them: Why are you fearful, O ye of little faith? Then rising up, he commanded the winds, and the sea, and there came a great calm. Mt. 8:26
And behold they cried out, saying: What have we to do with thee, Jesus Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time? Mt. 8:29
And he said to them: Go. But they going out went into the swine, and behold the whole herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea: and they perished in the waters. Mt. 8:32
And behold the whole city went out to meet Jesus, and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart from their coasts. Mt. 8:34
And behold they brought to him one sick of the palsy lying in a bed. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the man sick of the palsy: Be of good heart, son, thy sins are forgiven thee. Mt. 9:2
Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven thee: or to say, Arise, and walk? Mt. 9:5
But that you may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then said he to the man sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go into thy house. Mt. 9:6
And the multitude seeing it, feared, and glorified God that gave such power to men. Mt. 9:8
And when Jesus passed on from thence, he saw a man sitting in the custom house, named Matthew; and he saith to him: Follow me. And he arose up and followed him. Mt. 9:9
And it came to pass as he was sitting at meat in the house, behold many publicans and sinners came, and sat down with Jesus and his disciples. Mt. 9:10
And the Pharisees seeing it, said to his disciples: Why doth your master eat with publicans and sinners? Mt. 9:11
Go then and learn what this meaneth, I will have mercy and not sacrifice. For I am not come to call the just, but sinners. Mt. 9:13
Then came to him the disciples of John, saying: Why do we and the Pharisees, fast often, but thy disciples do not fast? Mt. 9:14
And Jesus said to them: Can the children of the bridegroom mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then they shall fast. Mt. 9:15
He said: Give place, for the girl is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn. Mt. 9:24
And when he was come to the house, the blind men came to him. And Jesus saith to them, Do you believe, that I can do this unto you? They say to him, Yea, Lord. Mt. 9:28
Then he touched their eyes, saying, According to your faith, be it done unto you. Mt. 9:29
Then he saith to his disciples, The harvest indeed is great, but the labourers are few. Mt. 9:37
¤ And having called his twelve disciples together, he gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of diseases, and all manner of infirmities. Mt. 10:1
But go ye rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Mt. 10:6
And when you come into the house, salute it, saying: Peace be to this house. Mt. 10:12
And if that house be worthy, your peace shall come upon it; but if it be not worthy, your peace shall return to you. Mt. 10:13
Amen I say to you, it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city. Mt. 10:15
And you shall be brought before governors, and before kings for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the Gentiles: Mt. 10:18
But when they shall deliver you up, take no thought how or what to speak: for it shall be given you in that hour what to speak: Mt. 10:19
The brother also shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the son; and the children shall rise up against their parents, and shall put them to death. Mt. 10:21
And when they shall persecute you in this city, flee into another. Amen I say to you, you shall not finish all the cities of Israel, till the Son of man come. Mt. 10:23
And fear ye not them that kill the body, and are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him that can destroy both soul and body in hell. Mt. 10:28
Do not think that I came to send peace upon earth: I came not to send peace, but the sword. Mt. 10:34
For I came to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. Mt. 10:35
And whosoever shall give to drink to one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, amen I say to you he shall not lose his reward. Mt. 10:42
¤ And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he passed from thence, to teach and to preach in their cities. Mt. 11:1
Now when John had heard in prison the works of Christ: sending two of his disciples he said to him: Mt. 11:2
Art thou he that art to come, or look we for another? Mt. 11:3
And Jesus making answer said to them: Go and relate to John what you have heard and seen. Mt. 11:4
The blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead rise again, the poor have the gospel preached to them. Mt. 11:5
And when they went their way, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John: What went you out into the desert to see? a reed shaken with the wind? Mt. 11:7
But what went you out to see? a man clothed in soft garments? Behold they that are clothed in soft garments, are in the houses of kings. Mt. 11:8
But what went you out to see? A prophet? Yea I tell you, and more than a prophet. Mt. 11:9
Amen I say to you, there hath not risen among them that are born of women a greater than John the Baptist: yet he that is the lesser in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. Mt. 11:11
And if you will receive it, he is Elias that is to come. Mt. 11:14
He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. Mt. 11:15
But whereunto shall I esteem this generation to be like? It is like to children sitting in the market place. Mt. 11:16
Who crying to their companions say: We have piped to you, and you have not danced: we have lamented, and you have not mourned. Mt. 11:17
Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein were done the most of his miracles, for that they had not done penance. Mt. 11:20
Woe to thee, Corozain, woe to thee, Bethsaida: for if in Tyre and Sidon had been wrought the miracles that have been wrought in you, they had long ago done penance in sackcloth and ashes. Mt. 11:21
And thou Capharnaum, shalt thou be exalted up to heaven? thou shalt go down even unto hell. For if in Sodom had been wrought the miracles that have been wrought in thee, perhaps it had remained unto this day. Mt. 11:23
At that time Jesus answered and said: I confess to thee, O Father, Lord of Heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to little ones. Mt. 11:25
All things are delivered to me by my Father. And no one knoweth the Son but the Father: neither doth any one know the Father, but the Son, and he to whom it shall please the Son to reveal him. Mt. 11:27
Come to me all you that labor and are burdened, and I will refresh you. Mt. 11:28
Take up my yoke upon you, and learn of me, because I am meek, and humble of heart: And you shall find rest to your souls. Mt. 11:29
¤ At that time Jesus went through the corn on the sabbath: and his disciples being hungry, began to pluck the ears, and to eat. Mt. 12:1
And the Pharisees seeing them, said to him: Behold thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days. Mt. 12:2
But he said to them: Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, and they that were with him: Mt. 12:3
How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the loaves of proposition, which it was not lawful for him to eat, nor for them that were with him, but for the priests only? Mt. 12:4
And behold there was a man who had a withered hand, and they asked him, saying: Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him. Mt. 12:10
But he said to them: What man shall there be among you, that hath one sheep: and if the same fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not take hold on it and lift it up? Mt. 12:11
How much better is a man than a sheep? Therefore it is lawful to do a good deed on the sabbath days. Mt. 12:12
Then he saith to the man: Stretch forth thy hand; and he stretched it forth, and it was restored to health even as the other. Mt. 12:13
Behold my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved in whom my soul hath been well pleased. I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles. Mt. 12:18
Then was offered to him one possessed with a devil, blind and dumb: and he healed him, so that he spoke and saw. Mt. 12:22
And Jesus knowing their thoughts, said to them: Every kingdom divided against itself shall be made desolate: and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand. Mt. 12:25
Therefore I say to you: Every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven men, but the blasphemy of the Spirit shall not be forgiven. Mt. 12:31
And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but he that shall speak against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him neither in this world, nor in the world to come. Mt. 12:32
Who answering said to them: An evil and adulterous generation seeketh a sign: and a sign shall not be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet. Mt. 12:39
The queen of the south shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold a greater than Solomon here. Mt. 12:42
Then he goeth, and taketh with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is made worse than the first. So shall it be also to this wicked generation. Mt. 12:45
As he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold his mother and his brethren stood without, seeking to speak to him. Mt. 12:46
And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying: Behold the sower went forth to sow. Mt. 13:3
He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. Mt. 13:9
And his disciples came and said to him: Why speakest thou to them in parables? Mt. 13:10
Who answered and said to them: Because to you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven: but to them it is not given. Mt. 13:11
For he that hath, to him shall be given, and he shall abound: but he that hath not, from him shall be taken away that also which he hath. Mt. 13:12
Therefore do I speak to them in parables: because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. Mt. 13:13
For, amen, I say to you, many prophets and just men have desired to see the things that you see, and have not seen them: and to hear the things that you hear and have not heard them. Mt. 13:17
Another parable he proposed to them, saying: The kingdom of heaven is likened to a man that sowed good seed in his field. Mt. 13:24
And the servants of the good man of the house coming said to him. Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? Whence then hath it cockle? Mt. 13:27
And he said to them: An enemy hath done this. And the servants said to him: Wilt thou that we go and gather it up? Mt. 13:28
Suffer both to grow until the harvest, and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers: Gather up first the cockle, and bind it into bundles to burn, but the wheat gather ye into my barn. Mt. 13:30
Another parable he proposed unto them, saying: The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field. Mt. 13:31
Another parable he spoke to them: The kingdom of heaven is like to leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, until the whole was leavened. Mt. 13:33
All these things Jesus spoke in parables to the multitudes: and without parables he did not speak to them. Mt. 13:34
Then having sent away the multitudes, he came into the house, and his disciples came to him, saying: Expound to us the parable of the cockle of the field. Mt. 13:36
Who made answer and said to them: He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man. Mt. 13:37
Then shall the just shine as the sun, in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. Mt. 13:43
Again the kingdom of heaven is like to a merchant seeking good pearls. Mt. 13:45
Again the kingdom of heaven is like to a net cast into the sea, and gathering together of all kinds of fishes. Mt. 13:47
Have ye understood all these things? They say to him: Yes. Mt. 13:51
He said unto them: Therefore every scribe instructed in the kingdom of heaven, is like to a man that is a householder, who bringeth forth out of his treasure new things and old. Mt. 13:52
And it came to pass: when Jesus had finished these parables, he passed from thence. Mt. 13:53
And they were scandalized in his regard. But Jesus said to them: A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house. Mt. 13:57
And he said to his servants: This is John the Baptist: he is risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works shew forth themselves in him. Mt. 14:2
For John said to him: It is not lawful for thee to have her. Mt. 14:4
And having a mind to put him to death, he feared the people: because they esteemed him as a prophet. Mt. 14:5
Whereupon he promised with an oath, to give her whatsoever she would ask of him. Mt. 14:7
And the king was struck sad: yet because of his oath, and for them that sat with him at table, he commanded it to be given. Mt. 14:9
And his head was brought in a dish: and it was given to the damsel, and she brought it to her mother. Mt. 14:11
And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying: This is a desert place, and the hour is now past: send away the multitudes, that going into the towns, they may buy themselves victuals. Mt. 14:15
But Jesus said to them, They have no need to go: give you them to eat. Mt. 14:16
He said to them: Bring them hither to me. Mt. 14:18
And when he had commanded the multitude to sit down upon the grass, he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes. Mt. 14:19
And forthwith Jesus obliged his disciples to go up into the boat, and to go before him over the water, till he dismissed the people. Mt. 14:22
And having dismissed the multitude, he went into a mountain alone to pray. And when it was evening, he was there alone. Mt. 14:23
And in the fourth watch of the night, he came to them walking upon the sea. Mt. 14:25
And immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying: Be of good heart: it is I, fear ye not. Mt. 14:27
And Peter making answer, said: Lord, if it be thou, bid me come to thee upon the waters. Mt. 14:28
And he said: Come. And Peter going down out of the boat walked upon the water to come to Jesus. Mt. 14:29
But seeing the wind strong, he was afraid: and when he began to sink, he cried out, saying: Lord, save me. Mt. 14:30
And immediately Jesus stretching forth his hand took hold of him, and said to him: O thou of little faith, why didst thou doubt? Mt. 14:31
And when the men of that place had knowledge of him, they sent into all that country, and brought to him all that were diseased. Mt. 14:35
¤ Then came to him from Jerusalem scribes and Pharisees, saying: Mt. 15:1
But he answering, said to them: Why do you also transgress the commandment of God for your tradition? Mt. 15:3
But you say: Whosoever shall say to father or mother, The gift whatsoever proceedeth from me, shall profit thee. Mt. 15:5
And having called together the multitudes unto him, he said to them: Hear ye and understand. Mt. 15:10
Then came his disciples, and said to him: Dost thou know that the Pharisees, when they heard this word, were scandalized? Mt. 15:12
And Peter answering, said to him: Expound to us this parable. Mt. 15:15
These are the things that defile a man. But to eat with unwashed hands doth not defile a man. Mt. 15:20
And behold a woman of Canaan who came out of those coasts, crying out, said to him: Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David: my daughter is grievously troubled by a devil. Mt. 15:22
And he answering, said: I was not sent but to the sheep, that are lost of the house of Israel. Mt. 15:24
Who answering, said: It is not good to take the bread of the children, and to cast it to the dogs. Mt. 15:26
Then Jesus answering, said to her: O woman, great is thy faith: be it done to thee as thou wilt: and her daughter was cured from that hour. Mt. 15:28
And there came to him great multitudes, having with them the dumb, the blind, the lame, the maimed, and many others: and they cast them down at his feet, and he healed them: Mt. 15:30
And Jesus called together his disciples, and said: I have compassion on the multitudes, because they continue with me now three days, and have not what to eat, and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way. Mt. 15:32
And the disciples say unto him: Whence then should we have so many loaves in the desert, as to fill so great a multitude? Mt. 15:33
And Jesus said to them: How many loaves have you? But they said: Seven, and a few little fishes. Mt. 15:34
And he commanded the multitude to sit down upon the ground. Mt. 15:35
And taking the seven loaves and the fishes, and giving thanks, he brake, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the people. Mt. 15:36
¤ And there came to him the Pharisees and Sadducees tempting: and they asked him to shew them a sign from heaven. Mt. 16:1
But he answered and said to them: When it is evening, you say, It will be fair weather, for the sky is red. Mt. 16:2
And in the morning: To day there will be a storm, for the sky is red and lowering. You know then how to discern the face of the sky: and can you not know the signs of the times? Mt. 16:3
And when his disciples were come over the water, they had forgotten to take bread. Mt. 16:5
Who said to them: Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees. Mt. 16:6
Why do you not understand that it was not concerning bread I said to you: Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees? Mt. 16:11
Jesus saith to them: But whom do you say that I am? Mt. 16:15
And Jesus answering said to him: Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-Jona: because flesh and blood hath not revealed it to thee, but my Father who is in heaven. Mt. 16:17
And I say to thee: That thou art Peter; and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Mt. 16:18
And I will give to thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven. And whatsoever thou shalt bind upon earth, it shall be bound also in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth, it shall be loosed also in heaven. Mt. 16:19
From that time Jesus began to shew to his disciples, that he must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the ancients and scribes and chief priests, and be put to death, and the third day rise again. Mt. 16:21
And Peter taking him, began to rebuke him, saying: Lord, be it far from thee, this shall not be unto thee. Mt. 16:22
Who turning, said to Peter: Go behind me, Satan, thou art a scandal unto me: because thou savourest not the things that are of God, but the things that are of men. Mt. 16:23
Then Jesus said to his disciples: If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. Mt. 16:24
For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels: and then will he render to every man according to his works. Mt. 16:27
Amen I say to you, there are some of them that stand here, that shall not taste death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom. Mt. 16:28
And behold there appeared to them Moses and Elias talking with him. Mt. 17:3
And Peter answering, said to Jesus: Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. Mt. 17:4
And Jesus came and touched them: and said to them: Arise, and fear not. Mt. 17:7
And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying: Tell the vision to no man, till the Son of man be risen from the dead. Mt. 17:9
But he answering, said to them: Elias indeed shall come, and restore all things. Mt. 17:11
But I say to you, that Elias is already come, and they knew him not, But have done unto him whatsoever they had a mind. So also the Son of man shall suffer from them. Mt. 17:12
Then the disciples understood, that he had spoken to them of John the Baptist. Mt. 17:13
And when he was come to the multitude, there came to him a man falling down on his knees before him saying: Mt. 17:14
And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him. Mt. 17:16
Then Jesus answered and said: O unbelieving and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I suffer you? Bring him hither to me. Mt. 17:17
Then came the disciples to Jesus secretly, and said: Why could not we cast him out? Mt. 17:19
Jesus said to them: Because of your unbelief. For, amen I say to you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you shall say to this mountain: Remove from hence hither, and it shall remove: and nothing shall be impossible to you. Mt. 17:20
And when they abode together in Galilee, Jesus said to them: The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men: Mt. 17:22
And when they were come to Capharnaum, they that received the didrachmas, came to Peter, and said to him: Doth not your master pay the didrachma? Mt. 17:24
And he said: Of strangers. Jesus said to him: Then the children are free. Mt. 17:26
But that we may not scandalize them, go to the sea, and cast in a hook: and that fish which shall first come up, take: and when thou hast opened its mouth, thou shalt find a stater: take that, and give it to them for me and thee. Mt. 17:27
¤ At that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying: Who, thinkest thou, is the greater in the kingdom of heaven? Mt. 18:1
And said: Amen I say to you, unless you be converted, and become as little children, you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Mt. 18:3
Woe to the world because of scandals. For it must needs be that scandals come: but nevertheless woe to that man by whom the scandal cometh. Mt. 18:7
And if thy hand, or thy foot, scandalize thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee. It is better for thee to go into life maimed or lame, than having two hands or two feet, to be cast into everlasting fire. Mt. 18:8
And if thy eye scandalize thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee. It is better for thee having one eye to enter into life, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire. Mt. 18:9
See that you despise not one of these little ones: for I say to you, that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father who is in heaven. Mt. 18:10
For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost. Mt. 18:11
What think you? If a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them should go astray: doth he not leave the ninety-nine in the mountains, and goeth to seek that which is gone astray? Mt. 18:12
And if it so be that he find it: Amen I say to you, he rejoiceth more for that, than for the ninety-nine that went not astray. Mt. 18:13
And if he will not hear them: tell the church. And if he will not hear the church, let him be to thee as the heathen and publican. Mt. 18:17
Amen I say to you, whatsoever you shall bind upon earth, shall be bound also in heaven: and whatsoever you shall loose upon earth, shall be loosed also in heaven. Mt. 18:18
Again I say to you, that if two of you shall consent upon earth, concerning anything whatsoever they shall ask, it shall be done to them by my Father who is in heaven. Mt. 18:19
Jesus saith to him: I say not to thee, till seven times; but till seventy times seven times. Mt. 18:22
Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened to a king, who would take an account of his servants. Mt. 18:23
And when he had begun to take the account, one was brought to him, that owed him ten thousand talents. Mt. 18:24
And as he had not wherewith to pay it, his lord commanded that he should be sold, and his wife and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made. Mt. 18:25
Then his lord called him: and said to him: Thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all the debt, because thou besoughtest me: Mt. 18:32
And his lord being angry, delivered him to the torturers until he paid all the debt. Mt. 18:34
So also shall my heavenly Father do to you, if you forgive not every one his brother from your hearts. Mt. 18:35
¤ And it came to pass when Jesus had ended these words, he departed from Galilee and came into the coasts of Judea, beyond Jordan. Mt. 19:1
And there came to him the Pharisees tempting him, saying: Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause? Mt. 19:3
Who answering, said to them: Have ye not read, that he who made man from the beginning, made them male and female? Mt. 19:4
And he said: For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife, and they two shall be in one flesh. Mt. 19:5
They say to him: Why then did Moses command to give a bill of divorce, and to put away? Mt. 19:7
He saith to them: Because Moses by reason of the hardness of your heart permitted you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so. Mt. 19:8
And I say to you, that whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and he that shall marry her that is put away, committeth adultery. Mt. 19:9
His disciples say unto him: If the case of a man with his wife be so, it is not expedient to marry. Mt. 19:10
Who said to them: All men take not this word, but they to whom it is given. Mt. 19:11
Then were little children presented to him, that he should impose hands upon them and pray. And the disciples rebuked them. Mt. 19:13
But Jesus said to them: Suffer the little children, and forbid them not to come to me: for the kingdom of heaven is for such. Mt. 19:14
And behold one came and said to him: Good master, what good shall I do that I may have life everlasting? Mt. 19:16
Who said to him: Why askest thou me concerning good? One is good, God. But if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments. Mt. 19:17
He said to him: Which? And Jesus said: Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness. Mt. 19:18
The young man saith to him: All these have I kept from my youth, what is yet wanting to me? Mt. 19:20
Jesus saith to him: If thou wilt be perfect, go sell what thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me. Mt. 19:21
Then Jesus said to his disciples: Amen, I say to you, that a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven. Mt. 19:23
And again I say to you: It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven. Mt. 19:24
And Jesus beholding, said to them: With men this is impossible: but with God all things are possible. Mt. 19:26
Then Peter answering, said to him: Behold we have left all things, and have followed thee: what therefore shall we have? Mt. 19:27
And Jesus said to them: Amen I say to you, that you who have followed me, in the regeneration, when the Son of man shall sit on the seat of his majesty, you also shall sit on twelve seats judging the twelve tribes of Israel. Mt. 19:28
¤ The kingdom of heaven is like to an householder, who went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard. Mt. 20:1
And he said to them: Go you also into my vineyard, and I will give you what shall be just. And they went their way. Mt. 20:4
But about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing, and he saith to them: Why stand you here all the day idle? Mt. 20:6
They say to him: Because no man hath hired us. He saith to them: Go ye also into my vineyard. Mt. 20:7
And when evening was come, the lord of the vineyard saith to his steward: Call the labourers and pay them their hire, beginning from the last even to the first. Mt. 20:8
Saying: These last have worked but one hour, and thou hast made them equal to us, that have borne the burden of the day and the heats. Mt. 20:12
But he answering said to one of them: friend, I do thee no wrong: didst thou not agree with me for a penny? Mt. 20:13
Take what is thine, and go thy way: I will also give to this last even as to thee. Mt. 20:14
Or, is it not lawful for me to do what I will? Is thy eye evil, because I am good? Mt. 20:15
And Jesus going up to Jerusalem, took the twelve disciples apart and said to them: Mt. 20:17
Behold we go up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man shall be betrayed to the chief priests and the scribes: and they shall condemn him to death. Mt. 20:18
And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to be mocked and scourged and crucified: and the third day he shall rise again. Mt. 20:19
Then came to him the mother of the sons of Zebedee with her sons, adoring and asking something of him. Mt. 20:20
Who said to her: What wilt thou? She saith to him: say that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left, in thy kingdom. Mt. 20:21
And Jesus answering, said: You know not what you ask. Can you drink the chalice that I shall drink? They say to him: We can. Mt. 20:22
He saith to them: My chalice indeed you shall drink; but to sit on my right or left hand is not mine to give to you, but to them for whom it is prepared by my Father. Mt. 20:23
But Jesus called them to him and said: You know that the princes of the Gentiles lord it over them; and that they that are the greater, exercise power upon them. Mt. 20:25
Even as the Son of man is not come to be ministered unto, but to minister and to give his life a redemption for many. Mt. 20:28
And Jesus stood and called them and said: What will ye that I do to you? Mt. 20:32
They say to him: Lord, that our eyes be opened. Mt. 20:33
¤ And when they drew nigh to Jerusalem and were come to Bethphage, unto mount Olivet, then Jesus sent two disciples, Mt. 21:1
Saying to them: Go ye into the village that is over against you: and immediately you shall find an ass tied and a colt with her. Loose them and bring them to me. Mt. 21:2
And if any man shall say anything to you, say ye that the Lord hath need of them. And forthwith he will let them go. Mt. 21:3
Tell ye the daughter of Sion: Behold thy king cometh to thee, meek and sitting upon an ass and a colt, the foal of her that is used to the yoke. Mt. 21:5
And the multitudes that went before and that followed cried, saying: Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest. Mt. 21:9
And he saith to them: It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but you have made it a den of thieves. Mt. 21:13
And there came to him the blind and the lame in the temple: and he healed them. Mt. 21:14
And the chief priests and scribes, seeing the wonderful things that he did and the children crying in the temple and saying: Hosanna to the son of David, were moved with indignation, Mt. 21:15
And said to him: Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus said to them: Yea, have you never read: Out of the mouth of infants and of sucklings thou hast perfected praise? Mt. 21:16
And seeing a certain fig tree by the way side, he came to it and found nothing on it but leaves only. And he saith to it: May no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And immediately the fig tree withered away. Mt. 21:19
And Jesus answering, said to them: Amen, I say to you, if you shall have faith and stagger not, not only this of the fig tree shall you do, but also if you shall say to this mountain, Take up and cast thyself into the sea, it shall be done. Mt. 21:21
And when he was come into the temple, there came to him, as he was teaching, the chief priests and ancients of the people, saying: By what authority dost thou these things? And who hath given thee this authority? Mt. 21:23
Jesus answering, said to them: I also will ask you one word, which if you shall tell me, I will also tell you by what authority I do these things. Mt. 21:24
The baptism of John, whence was it? From heaven or from men? But they thought within themselves, saying: If we shall say, from heaven, he will say to us: Why then did you not believe him? Mt. 21:25
And answering Jesus, they said: We know not. He also said to them: Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things. Mt. 21:27
But what think you? A certain man had two sons: and coming to the first, he said: Son, go work to day in my vineyard. Mt. 21:28
And coming to the other, he said in like manner. And he answering said: I go, Sir. And he went not. Mt. 21:30
Which of the two did the father's will? They say to him: The first. Jesus saith to them: Amen I say to you that the publicans and the harlots shall go into the kingdom of God before you. Mt. 21:31
For John came to you in the way of justice: and you did not believe him. But the publicans and the harlots believed him: but you, seeing it, did not even afterwards repent, that you might believe him. Mt. 21:32
Hear ye another parable. There was a man, an householder, who planted a vineyard and made a hedge round about it and dug in it a press and built a tower and let it out to husbandmen and went into a strange country. Mt. 21:33
And when the time of the fruits drew nigh, he sent his servants to the husbandmen that they might receive the fruits thereof. Mt. 21:34
Again he sent other servants, more than the former; and they did to them in like manner. Mt. 21:36
And last of all he sent to them his son, saying: They will reverence my son. Mt. 21:37
When therefore the lord of the vineyard shall come, what will he do to those husbandmen? Mt. 21:40
They say to him: He will bring those evil men to an evil end and will let out his vineyard to other husbandmen that shall render him the fruit in due season. Mt. 21:41
Jesus saith to them: Have you never read in the Scriptures: The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner? By the Lord this has been done; and it is wonderful in our eyes. Mt. 21:42
Therefore I say to you that the kingdom of God shall be taken from you and shall be given to a nation yielding the fruits thereof. Mt. 21:43
And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it shall grind him to powder. Mt. 21:44
And seeking to lay hands on him, they feared the multitudes, because they held him as a prophet. Mt. 21:46
¤ And Jesus answering, spoke again in parables to them, saying: Mt. 22:1
The kingdom of heaven is likened to a king who made a marriage for his son. Mt. 22:2
And he sent his servants to call them that were invited to the marriage: and they would not come. Mt. 22:3
Again he sent other servants, saying: Tell them that were invited, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my beeves and fatlings are killed, and all things are ready. Come ye to the marriage. Mt. 22:4
But they neglected and went their ways, one to his farm and another to his merchandise. Mt. 22:5
And the rest laid hands on his servants and, having treated them contumeliously, put them to death. Mt. 22:6
Then he saith to his servants: The marriage indeed is ready; but they that were invited were not worthy. Mt. 22:8
Go ye therefore into the highways; and as many as you shall find, call to the marriage. Mt. 22:9
And the king went in to see the guests: and he saw there a man who had not on a wedding garment. Mt. 22:11
And he saith to him: Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? But he was silent. Mt. 22:12
Then the king said to the waiters: Bind his hands and feet, and cast him into the exterior darkness. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Mt. 22:13
Then the Pharisees going, consulted among themselves how to insnare him in his speech. Mt. 22:15
And they sent to him their disciples with the Herodians, saying: Master, we know that thou art a true speaker and teachest the way of God in truth. Neither carest thou for any man: for thou dost not regard the person of men. Mt. 22:16
Tell us therefore what dost thou think? Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not? Mt. 22:17
And Jesus saith to them: Whose image and inscription is this? Mt. 22:20
They say to him: Caesar's. Then he saith to them: Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's; and to God, the things that are God's. Mt. 22:21
That day there came to him the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection; and asked him, Mt. 22:23
Saying: Master, Moses said: If a man die having no son, his brother shall marry his wife and raise up issue to his brother. Mt. 22:24
Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first having married a wife, died; and not having issue, left his wife to his brother. Mt. 22:25
In like manner the second and the third and so on, to the seventh. Mt. 22:26
And Jesus answering, said to them: You err, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God. Mt. 22:29
And concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read that which was spoken by God, saying to you: Mt. 22:31
Jesus said to him: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart and with thy whole soul and with thy whole mind. Mt. 22:37
And the second is like to this: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. Mt. 22:39
Saying: What think you of Christ? Whose son is he? They say to him: David's. Mt. 22:42
He saith to them: How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying: Mt. 22:43
The Lord said to my Lord: Sit on my right hand, until I make thy enemies thy footstool? Mt. 22:44
And no man was able to answer him a word: neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions. Mt. 22:46
¤ Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to his disciples, Mt. 23:1
All things therefore whatsoever they shall say to you, observe and do: but according to their works do ye not. For they say, and do not. Mt. 23:3
And all their works they do for to be seen of men. For they make their phylacteries broad and enlarge their fringes. Mt. 23:5
And salutations in the market place, and to be called by men, Rabbi. Mt. 23:7
But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you shut the kingdom of heaven against men: for you yourselves do not enter in and those that are going in, you suffer not to enter. Mt. 23:13
Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you devour the houses of widows, praying long prayers. For this you shall receive the greater judgment. Mt. 23:14
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you go round about the sea and the land to make one proselyte. And when he is made, you make him the child of hell twofold more than yourselves. Mt. 23:15
Woe to you, blind guides, that say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but he that shall swear by the gold of the temple is a debtor. Mt. 23:16
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites; because you tithe mint and anise and cummin and have left the weightier things of the law: judgment and mercy and faith. These things you ought to have done and not to leave those undone. Mt. 23:23
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites; because you make clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but within you are full of rapine and uncleanness. Mt. 23:25
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites; because you are like to whited sepulchres, which outwardly appear to men beautiful but within are full of dead men's bones and of all filthiness. Mt. 23:27
So you also outwardly indeed appear to men just: but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. Mt. 23:28
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, that build the sepulchres of the prophets and adorn the monuments of the just, Mt. 23:29
Therefore behold I send to you prophets and wise men and scribes: and some of them you will put to death and crucify: and some you will scourge in your synagogues and persecute from city to city. Mt. 23:34
Amen I say to you, all these things shall come upon this generation. Mt. 23:36
Behold, your house shall be left to you, desolate. Mt. 23:38
For I say to you, you shall not see me henceforth till you say: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. Mt. 23:39
¤ And Jesus being come out of the temple, went away. And his disciples came to shew him the buildings of the temple. Mt. 24:1
And he answering, said to them: Do you see all these things? Amen I say to you, there shall not be left here a stone upon a stone that shall not be destroyed. Mt. 24:2
And when he was sitting on mount Olivet, the disciples came to him privately, saying: Tell us when shall these things be? And what shall be the sign of thy coming and of the consummation of the world? Mt. 24:3
And Jesus answering, said to them: Take heed that no man seduce you. Mt. 24:4
And you shall hear of wars and rumours of wars. See that ye be not troubled. For these things must come to pass: but the end is not yet. Mt. 24:6
Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted and shall put you to death: and you shall be hated by all nations for my name's sake. Mt. 24:9
But he that shall persevere to the end, he shall be saved. Mt. 24:13
And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world, for a testimony to all nations: and then shall the consummation come. Mt. 24:14
Then they that are in Judea, let them flee to the mountains: Mt. 24:16
And he that is on the housetop, let him not come down to take any thing out of his house: Mt. 24:17
And he that is in the field, let him not go back to take his coat. Mt. 24:18
And woe to them that are with child and that give suck in those days. Mt. 24:19
Then if any man shall say to you, Lo here is Christ, or there: do not believe him. Mt. 24:23
For there shall arise false Christs and false prophets and shall shew great signs and wonders, insomuch as to deceive (if possible) even the elect. Mt. 24:24
Behold I have told it to you, beforehand. Mt. 24:25
If therefore they shall say to you, Behold he is in the desert: go ye not out. Behold he is in the closets: believe it not. Mt. 24:26
And he shall send his angels with a trumpet and a great voice: and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the farthest parts of the heavens to the utmost bounds of them. Mt. 24:31
Amen I say to you that this generation shall not pass till all these things be done. Mt. 24:34
But know this ye, that, if the goodman of the house knew at what hour the thief would come, he would certainly watch and would not suffer his house to be broken open. Mt. 24:43
Who, thinkest thou, is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath appointed over his family, to give them meat in season? Mt. 24:45
Amen I say to you: he shall place him over all his goods. Mt. 24:47
And shall begin to strike his fellow servants and shall eat and drink with drunkards: Mt. 24:49
¤ Then shall the kingdom of heaven be like to ten virgins, who taking their lamps went out to meet the bridegroom and the bride. Mt. 25:1
And at midnight there was a cry made: Behold the bridegroom cometh. Go ye forth to meet him. Mt. 25:6
And the foolish said to the wise: Give us of your oil, for our lamps are gone out. Mt. 25:8
The wise answered, saying: Lest perhaps there be not enough for us and for you, go ye rather to them that sell and buy for yourselves. Mt. 25:9
Now whilst they went to buy the bridegroom came: and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage. And the door was shut. Mt. 25:10
But at last came also the other virgins, saying: Lord, Lord, open to us. Mt. 25:11
But he answering said: Amen I say to you, I know you not. Mt. 25:12
For even as a man going into a far country called his servants and delivered to them his goods; Mt. 25:14
And to one he gave five talents, and to another two, and to another one, to every one according to his proper ability: and immediately he took his journey. Mt. 25:15
And he that had received the five talents coming, brought other five talents, saying: Lord, thou didst deliver to me five talents. Behold I have gained other five over and above. Mt. 25:20
His lord said to him: Well done, good and faithful servant, because thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will place thee over many things. Enter thou into the joy of thy lord. Mt. 25:21
And he also that had received the two talents came and said: Lord, thou deliveredst two talents to me. Behold I have gained other two. Mt. 25:22
His lord said to him: Well done, good and faithful servant: because thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will place thee over many things. Enter thou into the joy of thy lord. Mt. 25:23
And his lord answering, said to him: Wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sow not and gather where I have not strewed. Mt. 25:26
Thou oughtest therefore to have committed my money to the bankers: and at my coming I should have received my own with usury. Mt. 25:27
Take ye away therefore the talent from him and give it to him that hath ten talents. Mt. 25:28
For to every one that hath shall be given, and he shall abound: but from him that hath not, that also which he seemeth to have shall be taken away. Mt. 25:29
Then shall the king say to them that shall be on his right hand: Come, ye blessed of my Father, possess you the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. Mt. 25:34
For I was hungry, and you gave me to eat: I was thirsty, and you gave me to drink: I was a stranger, and you took me in: Mt. 25:35
Naked, and you covered me: sick, and you visited me: I was in prison, and you came to me. Mt. 25:36
Or when did we see thee sick or in prison and came to thee? Mt. 25:39
And the king answering shall say to them: Amen I say to you, as long as you did it to one of these my least brethren, you did it to me. Mt. 25:40
Then he shall say to them also that shall be on his left hand: Depart from me, you cursed, into everlasting fire, which was prepared for the devil and his angels. Mt. 25:41
For I was hungry and you gave me not to eat: I was thirsty and you gave me not to drink. Mt. 25:42
Then they also shall answer him, saying: Lord, when did we see thee hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison and did not minister to thee? Mt. 25:44
Then he shall answer them, saying: Amen: I say to you, as long as you did it not to one of these least, neither did you do it to me. Mt. 25:45
¤ And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended all these words, he said to his disciples: Mt. 26:1
You know that after two days shall be the pasch: and the Son of man shall be delivered up to be crucified. Mt. 26:2
And they consulted together that by subtilty they might apprehend Jesus and put him to death. Mt. 26:4
There came to him a woman having an alabaster box of precious ointment and poured it on his head as he was at table. Mt. 26:7
And the disciples seeing it had indignation, saying: To what purpose is this waste? Mt. 26:8
For this might have been sold for much and given to the poor. Mt. 26:9
And Jesus knowing it, said to them: Why do you trouble this woman? For she hath wrought a good work upon me. Mt. 26:10
Amen I say to you, wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, that also which she hath done shall be told for a memory of her. Mt. 26:13
Then went one of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, to the chief priests. Mt. 26:14
And said to them: What will you give me, and I will deliver him unto you? But they appointed him thirty pieces of silver. Mt. 26:15
And from thenceforth he sought opportunity to betray him. Mt. 26:16
And on the first day of the Azymes, the disciples came to Jesus, saying: Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the pasch? Mt. 26:17
But Jesus said: Go ye into the city to a certain man and say to him: The master saith, My time is near at hand. With thee I make the pasch with my disciples. Mt. 26:18
And the disciples did as Jesus appointed to them: and they prepared the pasch. Mt. 26:19
And whilst they were eating, he said: Amen I say to you that one of you is about to betray me. Mt. 26:21
And they being very much troubled began every one to say: Is it I, Lord? Mt. 26:22
The Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of him. But woe to that man by whom the Son of man shall be betrayed. It were better for him, if that man had not been born. Mt. 26:24
And Judas that betrayed him answering, said: Is it I, Rabbi? He saith to him: Thou hast said it. Mt. 26:25
And whilst they were at supper, Jesus took bread and blessed and broke and gave to his disciples and said: Take ye and eat. This is my body. Mt. 26:26
And taking the chalice, he gave thanks and gave to them, saying: Drink ye all of this. Mt. 26:27
And I say to you, I will not drink from henceforth of this fruit of the vine until that day when I shall drink it with you new in the kingdom of my Father. Mt. 26:29
Then Jesus saith to them: All you shall be scandalized in me this night. For it is written: I will strike the shepherd: and the sheep of the flock shall be dispersed. Mt. 26:31
And Peter answering, said to him: Although all shall be scandalized in thee, I will never be scandalized. Mt. 26:33
Jesus said to him: Amen I say to thee that in this night before the cock crow, thou wilt deny me thrice. Mt. 26:34
Peter saith to him: Yea, though I should die with thee, I will not deny thee. And in like manner said all the disciples. Mt. 26:35
Then Jesus came with them into a country place which is called Gethsemani. And he said to his disciples: Sit you here, till I go yonder and pray. Mt. 26:36
And taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to grow sorrowful and to be sad. Mt. 26:37
Then he saith to them: My soul is sorrowful even unto death. Stay you here and watch with me. Mt. 26:38
And he cometh to his disciples and findeth them asleep. And he saith to Peter: What? Could you not watch one hour with me? Mt. 26:40
Then he cometh to his disciples and saith to them: Sleep ye now and take your rest. Behold the hour is at hand: and the Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of sinners. Mt. 26:45
And forthwith coming to Jesus, he said: Hail, Rabbi. And he kissed him. Mt. 26:49
And Jesus said to him: Friend, whereto art thou come? Then they came up and laid hands on Jesus and held him. Mt. 26:50
Then Jesus saith to him: Put up again thy sword into its place: for all that take the sword shall perish with the sword. Mt. 26:52
In that same hour, Jesus said to the multitudes: You are come out, as it were to a robber, with swords and clubs to apprehend me. I sat daily with you, teaching in the temple: and you laid not hands on me. Mt. 26:55
But they holding Jesus led him to Caiphas the high priest, where the scribes and the ancients were assembled. Mt. 26:57
And Peter followed him afar off, even to the court of the high priest, And going in, he sat with the servants, that he might see the end. Mt. 26:58
And the chief priests and the whole council sought false witness against Jesus, that they might put him to death. Mt. 26:59
And they said: This man said, I am able to destroy the temple of God and after three days to rebuild it. Mt. 26:61
And the high priest rising up, said to him: Answerest thou nothing to the things which these witness against thee? Mt. 26:62
But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest said to him: I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us if thou be the Christ the Son of God. Mt. 26:63
Jesus saith to him: Thou hast said it. Nevertheless I say to you, hereafter you shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of the power of God and coming in the clouds of heaven. Mt. 26:64
But Peter sat without in the court. And there came to him a servant maid, saying: Thou also wast with Jesus the Galilean. Mt. 26:69
And as he went out of the gate, another maid saw him; and she saith to them that were there: This man also was with Jesus of Nazareth. Mt. 26:71
And after a little while, they came that stood by and said to Peter: Surely thou also art one of them. For even thy speech doth discover thee. Mt. 26:73
Then he began to curse and to swear that he knew not the man. And immediately the cock crew. Mt. 26:74
¤ And when morning was come, all the chief priests and ancients of the people took counsel against Jesus, that they might put him to death. Mt. 27:1
And they brought him bound and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor. Mt. 27:2
Then Judas, who betrayed him, seeing that he was condemned, repenting himself, brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and ancients, Mt. 27:3
Saying: I have sinned in betraying innocent blood. But they said: What is that to us? Look thou to it. Mt. 27:4
But the chief priests having taken the pieces of silver, said: It is not lawful to put them into the corbona, because it is the price of blood. Mt. 27:6
And after they had consulted together, they bought with them the potter's field, to be a burying place for strangers. Mt. 27:7
For this cause that field was called Haceldama, that is, the field of blood, even to this day. Mt. 27:8
And they gave them unto the potter's field, as the Lord appointed to me. Mt. 27:10
And Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, saying: Art thou the king of the Jews? Jesus saith to him: Thou sayest it. Mt. 27:11
Then Pilate saith to him: Dost not thou hear how great testimonies they allege against thee? Mt. 27:13
And he answered him to never a word, so that the governor wondered exceedingly. Mt. 27:14
Now upon the solemn day the governor was accustomed to release to the people one prisoner, whom they would. Mt. 27:15
They therefore being gathered together, Pilate said: Whom will you that I release to You: Barabbas, or Jesus that is called Christ? Mt. 27:17
And as he was sitting in the place of judgment, his wife sent to him, saying: Have thou nothing to do with that just man; for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him. Mt. 27:19
And the governor answering, said to them: Whether will you of the two to be released unto you? But they said: Barabbas. Mt. 27:21
Pilate saith to them: What shall I do then with Jesus that is called Christ? They say all: Let him be crucified. Mt. 27:22
The governor said to them: Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying: Let him be crucified. Mt. 27:23
And Pilate seeing that he prevailed nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, taking water washed his hands before the people, saying: I am innocent of the blood of this just man. Look you to it. Mt. 27:24
Then he released to them Barabbas: and having scourged Jesus, delivered him unto them to be crucified. Mt. 27:26
And after they had mocked him, they took off the cloak from him and put on him his own garments and led him away to crucify him. Mt. 27:31
And going out, they found a man of Cyrene, named Simon: him they forced to take up his cross. Mt. 27:32
And they came to the place that is called Golgotha, which is the place of Calvary. Mt. 27:33
And they gave him wine to drink mingled with gall. And when he had tasted, he would not drink. Mt. 27:34
And immediately one of them running took a sponge and filled it with vinegar and put it on a reed and gave him to drink. Mt. 27:48
And the others said: Let be. Let us see whether Elias will come to deliver him. Mt. 27:49
And behold the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top even to the bottom: and the earth quaked and the rocks were rent. Mt. 27:51
And coming out of the tombs after his resurrection, came into the holy city and appeared to many. Mt. 27:53
He went to Pilate and asked the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded that the body should be delivered. Mt. 27:58
And laid it in his own new monument, which he had hewed out in a rock. And he rolled a great stone to the door of the monument and went his way. Mt. 27:60
And the next day, which followed the day of preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees came together to Pilate, Mt. 27:62
Command therefore the sepulchre to be guarded until the third day: lest perhaps his disciples come and steal him away and say to the people: He is risen from the dead. And the last error shall be worse than the first. Mt. 27:64
Pilate saith to them: You have a guard. Go, guard it as you know. Mt. 27:65
¤ And in the end of the sabbath, when it began to dawn towards the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalen and the other Mary, to see the sepulchre. Mt. 28:1
And the angel answering, said to the women: Fear not you: for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. Mt. 28:5
And going quickly, tell ye his disciples that he is risen. And behold he will go before you into Galilee. There you shall see him. Lo, I have foretold it to you. Mt. 28:7
And they went out quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy, running to tell his disciples. Mt. 28:8
Then Jesus said to them: Fear not. Go, tell my brethren that they go into Galilee. There they shall see me. Mt. 28:10
And they being assembled together with the ancients, taking counsel, gave a great sum of money to the soldiers, Mt. 28:12
And Jesus coming, spoke to them, saying: All power is given to me in heaven and in earth. Mt. 28:18
Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you. And behold I am with you all days, even to the consummation of the world. Mt. 28:20
And there went out to him all the country of Judea and all they of Jerusalem and were baptized by him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins. Mk. 1:5
And he preached, saying: There cometh after me one mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and loose. Mk. 1:7
And it came to pass, in those days, Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in Jordan. Mk. 1:9
And he was in the desert forty days and forty nights, and was tempted by Satan. And he was with beasts: and the angels ministered to him. Mk. 1:13
And Jesus said to them: Come after me; and I will make you to become fishers of men. Mk. 1:17
Saying: What have we to do with thee, Jesus of Nazareth? Art thou come to destroy us? I know who thou art, the Holy One of God. Mk. 1:24
And coming to her, he lifted her up, taking her by the hand; and immediately the fever left her, and she ministered unto them. Mk. 1:31
And when it was evening, after sunset, they brought to him all that were ill and that were possessed with devils. Mk. 1:32
And he healed many that were troubled with divers diseases. And he cast out many devils: and he suffered them not to speak, because they knew him. Mk. 1:34
And when they had found him, they said to him: All seek for thee. Mk. 1:37
And he saith to them: Let us go into the neighbouring towns and cities, that I may preach there also; for to this purpose am I come. Mk. 1:38
And there came a leper to him, beseeching him and kneeling down, said to him: If thou wilt thou canst make me clean. Mk. 1:40
And Jesus, having compassion on him, stretched forth his hand and touching him saith to him: I will. Be thou made clean. Mk. 1:41
And he saith to him: See thou tell no one; but go, shew thyself to the high priest and offer for thy cleansing the things that Moses commanded, for a testimony to them. Mk. 1:44
But he being gone out, began to publish and to blaze abroad the word: so that he could not openly go into the city, but was without in desert places. And they flocked to him from all sides. Mk. 1:45
And many came together, so that there was no room: no, not even at the door. And he spoke to them the word. Mk. 2:2
And they came to him, bringing one sick of the palsy, who was carried by four. Mk. 2:3
And when Jesus had seen their faith, he saith to the sick of the palsy: Son, thy sins are forgiven thee. Mk. 2:5
Which Jesus presently knowing in his spirit that they so thought within themselves, saith to them: Why think you these things in your hearts? Mk. 2:8
Which is easier, to say to the sick of the palsy: Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say: Arise, take up thy bed and walk? Mk. 2:9
But that you may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins (he saith to the sick of the palsy): Mk. 2:10
I say to thee: Arise. Take up thy bed and go into thy house. Mk. 2:11
And he went forth again to the sea side: and all the multitude came to him. And he taught them. Mk. 2:13
And when he was passing by, he saw Levi, the son of Alpheus, sitting at the receipt of custom; and he saith to him: Follow me. And rising up, he followed him. Mk. 2:14
And it came to pass that as he sat at meat in his house, many Publicans and sinners sat down together with Jesus and his disciples. For they were many, who also followed him. Mk. 2:15
And the scribes and the Pharisees, seeing that he ate with publicans and sinners, said to his disciples: Why doth your master eat and drink with publicans and sinners? Mk. 2:16
Jesus hearing this, saith to them: They that are well have no need of a physician, but they that are sick. For I came not to call the just, but sinners. Mk. 2:17
And the disciples of John and the Pharisees used to fast. And they come and say to him: Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast; but thy disciples do not fast? Mk. 2:18
And Jesus saith to them: Can the children of the marriage fast, as long as the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast. Mk. 2:19
No man seweth a piece of raw cloth to an old garment: otherwise the new piecing taketh away from the old, and there is made a greater rent. Mk. 2:21
And it came to pass again, as the Lord walked through the corn fields on the sabbath, that his disciples began to go forward and to pluck the ears of corn. Mk. 2:23
And the Pharisees said to him: Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful? Mk. 2:24
And he said to them: Have you never read what David did when he had need and was hungry, himself and they that were with him? Mk. 2:25
How he went into the house of God, under Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the loaves of proposition, which was not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave to them who were with him? Mk. 2:26
And he said to them: The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath. Mk. 2:27
And he said to the man who had the withered hand: Stand up in the midst. Mk. 3:3
And he saith to them: Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? To save life, or to destroy? But they held their peace. Mk. 3:4
And looking round about on them with anger, being grieved for the blindness of their hearts, he saith to the man: Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth: and his hand was restored unto him. Mk. 3:5
But Jesus retired with his disciples to the sea; and a great multitude followed him from Galilee and Judea, Mk. 3:7
And from Jerusalem, and from Idumea and from beyond the Jordan. And they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, hearing the things which he did, came to him. Mk. 3:8
And he spoke to his disciples that a small ship should wait on him, because of the multitude, lest they should throng him. Mk. 3:9
For he healed many, so that they pressed upon him for to touch him, as many as had evils. Mk. 3:10
And going up into a mountain, he called unto him whom he would himself: and they came to him. Mk. 3:13
And he made that twelve should be with him, and that he might send them to preach. Mk. 3:14
And he gave them power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils. Mk. 3:15
And to Simon he gave the name Peter: Mk. 3:16
And Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him. And they come to a house, Mk. 3:19
And when his friends had heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him. For they said: He is become mad. Mk. 3:21
And after he had called them together, he said to them in parables: How can Satan cast out Satan? Mk. 3:23
Amen I say to you that all sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and the blasphemies wherewith they shall blaspheme: Mk. 3:28
And the multitude sat about him; and they say to him: Behold thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee. Mk. 3:32
¤ And again he began to teach by the sea side; and a great multitude was gathered together unto him, so that he went up into a ship and sat in the sea: and all the multitude was upon the land by the sea side. Mk. 4:1
Hear ye: Behold, the sower went out to sow. Mk. 4:3
And he said: He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. Mk. 4:9
And he said to them: To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but to them that are without, all things are done in parables: Mk. 4:11
And he saith to them: Are you ignorant of this, parable? and how shall you know all parables? Mk. 4:13
And he said to them: Doth a candle come in to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick? Mk. 4:21
If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. Mk. 4:23
And he said to them: Take heed what you hear. In what measure you shall mete, it shall be measured to you again, and more shall be given to you. Mk. 4:24
For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, that also which he hath shall be taken away from him. Mk. 4:25
And he said: To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? or to what parable shall we compare it? Mk. 4:30
And with many such parables, he spoke to them the word, according as they were able to hear. Mk. 4:33
And without parable he did not speak unto them; but apart, he explained all things to his disciples. Mk. 4:34
And he saith to them that day, when evening was come: Let us pass over to the other side. Mk. 4:35
And he was in the hinder part of the ship, sleeping upon a pillow; and they awake him, and say to him: Master, doth, it not concern thee that we perish? Mk. 4:38
And rising up, he rebuked the wind, and said to the sea: Peace, be still. And the wind ceased: and there was made a great calm. Mk. 4:39
And he said to them: Why are you fearful? have you not faith yet? Mk. 4:40
And they feared exceedingly: and they said one to another: Who is this (thinkest thou) that both wind and sea obey him? Mk. 4:41
And crying with a loud voice, he said: What have I to do with thee, Jesus the Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God that thou torment me not. Mk. 5:7
And he asked him: What is thy name? And he saith to him: My name is Legion, for we are many. Mk. 5:9
And they that fed them fled, and told it in the city and in the fields. And they went out to see what was done: Mk. 5:14
And they came to Jesus, and they see him that was troubled with the devil, sitting, clothed, and well in his wits, and they were afraid. Mk. 5:15
And they began to pray him that he would depart from their coasts. Mk. 5:17
And when he went up into the ship, he that had been troubled with the devil, began to beseech him that he might be with him. Mk. 5:18
And he admitted him not, but saith to him: Go into thy house to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had mercy on thee. Mk. 5:19
And he went his way, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men wondered. Mk. 5:20
And immediately Jesus knowing in himself the virtue that had proceeded from him, turning to the multitude, said: Who hath touched my garments? Mk. 5:30
And his disciples said to him: Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou who hath touched me? Mk. 5:31
And he looked about to see her who had done this. Mk. 5:32
And he said to her: Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole: go in peace, and be thou whole of thy disease. Mk. 5:34
But Jesus having heard the word that was spoken, saith to the ruler of the synagogue: Fear not, only believe. Mk. 5:36
And he admitted not any man to follow him, but Peter, and James, and John the brother of James. Mk. 5:37
And they come to the house of the ruler of the synagogue; and he seeth a tumult, and people weeping and wailing much. Mk. 5:38
And going in, he saith to them: Why make you this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth. Mk. 5:39
And they laughed him to scorn. But he having put them all out, taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with him, and entereth in where the damsel was lying. Mk. 5:40
And taking the damsel by the hand, he saith to her: Talitha cumi, which is, being interpreted: Damsel (I say to thee) arise. Mk. 5:41
And he charged them strictly that no man should know it: and commanded that something should be given her to eat. Mk. 5:43
And when the Sabbath was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were in admiration at his doctrine, saying: How came this man by all these things? and what wisdom is this that is given to him, and such mighty works as are wrought by his hands? Mk. 6:2
And Jesus said to them: A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and in his own house, and among his own kindred. Mk. 6:4
And he called the twelve; and began to send them two and two, and gave them power over unclean spirits. Mk. 6:7
But to be shod with sandals, and that they should not put on two coats. Mk. 6:9
And he said to them: Wheresoever you shall enter into an house, there abide till you depart from that place. Mk. 6:10
And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you; going forth from thence, shake off the dust from your feet for a testimony to them. Mk. 6:11
For John said to Herod: It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife. Mk. 6:18
Now Herodias laid snares for him: and was desirous to put him to death and could not. Mk. 6:19
For Herod feared John, knowing him to be a just and holy man: and kept him, and when he heard him, did many things: and he heard him willingly. Mk. 6:20
And when the daughter of the same Herodias had come in, and had danced, and pleased Herod, and them that were at table with him, the king said to the damsel: Ask of me what thou wilt, and I will give it thee. Mk. 6:22
And he swore to her: Whatsoever thou shalt ask I will give thee, though it be the half of my kingdom. Mk. 6:23
Who when she was gone out, said to her mother, What shall I ask? But she said: The head of John the Baptist. Mk. 6:24
And when she was come in immediately with haste to the king, she asked, saying: I will that forthwith thou give me in a dish, the head of John the Baptist. Mk. 6:25
And brought his head in a dish: and gave it to the damsel, and the damsel gave it to her mother. Mk. 6:28
And the apostles coming together unto Jesus, related to him all things that they had done and taught. Mk. 6:30
And he said to them: Come apart into a desert place, and rest a little. For there were many coming and going: and they had not so much as time to eat. Mk. 6:31
And Jesus going out saw a great multitude: and he had compassion on them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd, and he began to teach them many things. Mk. 6:34
And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came to him, saying: This is a desert place, and the hour is now past: Mk. 6:35
Send them away, that going into the next villages and towns, they may buy themselves meat to eat. Mk. 6:36
And he answering said to them: Give you them to eat. And they said to him: Let us go and buy bread for two hundred pence, and we will give them to eat. Mk. 6:37
And he saith to them: How many loaves have you? go and see. And when they knew, they say: Five, and two fishes. Mk. 6:38
And when he had taken the five loaves, and the two fishes: looking up to heaven, he blessed, and broke the loaves, and gave to his disciples to set before them: and the two fishes he divided among them all. Mk. 6:41
And immediately he obliged his disciples to go up into the ship, that they might go before him over the water to Bethsaida, whilst he dismissed the people. Mk. 6:45
And when he had dismissed them, he went up to the mountain to pray, Mk. 6:46
And seeing them labouring in rowing, (for the wind was against them,) and about the fourth watch of the night, he cometh to them walking upon the sea, and he would have passed by them. Mk. 6:48
For they all saw him, and were troubled. And immediately he spoke with them, and said to them: Have a good heart, it is I, fear ye not. Mk. 6:50
And he went up to them into the ship, and the wind ceased: and they were far more astonished within themselves: Mk. 6:51
And when they had passed over, they came into the land of Genezareth, and set to the shore. Mk. 6:53
And running through that whole country, they began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard he was. Mk. 6:55
And when they come from the market, unless they be washed, they eat not: and many other things there are that have been delivered to them to observe, the washings of cups and of pots and of brazen vessels and of beds. Mk. 7:4
And the Pharisees and scribes asked him: Why do not thy disciples walk according to the tradition of the ancients, but they eat bread with common hands? Mk. 7:5
But he answering, said to them: Well did Isaias prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written: This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. Mk. 7:6
For leaving the commandment of God, you hold the tradition of men, the washing of pots and of cups: and many other things you do like to these. Mk. 7:8
And he said to them: Well do you make void the commandment of God, that you may keep your own tradition. Mk. 7:9
But you say: If a man shall say to his father or mother, Corban (which is a gift) whatsoever is from me shall profit thee. Mk. 7:11
And further you suffer him not to do any thing for his father or mother, Mk. 7:12
And calling again the multitude unto him, he said to them: Hear ye me all and understand. Mk. 7:14
If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. Mk. 7:16
And he saith to them: So are you also without knowledge? Understand you not that every thing from without entering into a man cannot defile him: Mk. 7:18
Who said to her: Suffer first the children to be filled: for it is not good to take the bread of the children and cast it to the dogs. Mk. 7:27
But she answered and said to him: Yea, Lord; for the whelps also eat under the table of the crumbs of the children. Mk. 7:28
And he said to her: For this saying, go thy way. The devil is gone out of thy daughter. Mk. 7:29
And again going out of the coasts of Tyre, he came by Sidon to the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis. Mk. 7:31
And they bring to him one deaf and dumb: and they besought him that he would lay his hand upon him. Mk. 7:32
And looking up to heaven, he groaned and said to him: Ephpheta, which is, Be thou opened. Mk. 7:34
And so much the more did they wonder, saying: He hath done all things well. He hath made both the deaf to hear and the dumb to speak. Mk. 7:37
¤ In those days again, when there was a great multitude and they had nothing to eat; calling his disciples together, he saith to them: Mk. 8:1
I have compassion on the multitude, for behold they have now been with me three days and have nothing to eat. Mk. 8:2
And if I shall send them away fasting to their home, they will faint in the way: for some of them came from afar off. Mk. 8:3
And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground. And taking the seven loaves, giving thanks, he broke and gave to his disciples for to set before them. And they set them before the people. Mk. 8:6
And they had a few little fishes: and he blessed them and commanded them to be set before them. Mk. 8:7
And the Pharisees came forth and began to question with him, asking him a sign from heaven, tempting him. Mk. 8:11
And sighing deeply in spirit, he saith: Why doth this generation seek a sign? Amen, I say to you, a sign shall not be given to this generation. Mk. 8:12
And leaving them, he went up again into the ship and passed to the other side of the water. Mk. 8:13
And they forgot to take bread: and they had but one loaf with them in the ship. Mk. 8:14
Which Jesus knowing, saith to them: Why do you reason, because you have no bread? Do you not yet know nor understand? Have you still your heart blinded? Mk. 8:17
When I broke the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took you up? They say to him: Twelve. Mk. 8:19
When also the seven loaves among four thousand, how many baskets of fragments took you up? And they say to him: Seven. Mk. 8:20
And he said to them: How do you not yet understand? Mk. 8:21
And they came to Bethsaida: and they bring to him a blind man. And they besought him that he would touch him. Mk. 8:22
After that again he laid his hands upon his eyes: and he began to see and was restored, so that he saw all things clearly. Mk. 8:25
And Jesus went out, and his disciples into the towns of Caesarea Philippi. And in the way, he asked his disciples, saying to them: Whom do men say that I am? Mk. 8:27
Then he saith to them: But whom do you say that I am? Peter answering said to him: Thou art the Christ. Mk. 8:29
And he began to teach them that the Son of man must suffer many things and be rejected by the ancients and by the high priests and the scribes: and be killed and after three days rise again. Mk. 8:31
And he spoke the word openly. And Peter taking him began to rebuke him. Mk. 8:32
And calling the multitude together with his disciples, he said to them: If any man will follow me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. Mk. 8:34
¤ And he said to them: Amen I say to you that there are some of them that stand here who shall not taste death till they see the kingdom of God coming in power. Mk. 9:1
And there appeared to them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus. Mk. 9:4
And Peter answering, said to Jesus: Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. And let us make three tabernacles, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. Mk. 9:5
And as they came down from the mountain, he charged them not to tell any man what things they had seen, till the Son of man shall be risen again from the dead. Mk. 9:9
And they kept the word to themselves; questioning together what that should mean, when he shall be risen from the dead. Mk. 9:10
Who answering, said to them: Elias, when he shall come first, shall restore all things; and as it is written of the Son of man that he must suffer many things and be despised. Mk. 9:12
But I say to you that Elias also is come (and they have done to him whatsoever they would), as it is written of him. Mk. 9:13
And coming to his disciples he saw a great multitude about them and the scribes disputing with them. Mk. 9:14
And presently all the people, seeing Jesus, were astonished and struck with fear: and running to him, they saluted him. Mk. 9:15
And one of the multitude, answering, said: Master, I have brought my son to thee, having a dumb spirit. Mk. 9:17
Who, wheresoever he taketh him, dasheth him: and he foameth and gnasheth with the teeth and pineth away. And I spoke to thy disciples to cast him out: and they could not. Mk. 9:18
And oftentimes hath he cast him into the fire and into the waters to destroy him. But if thou canst do any thing, help us, having compassion on us. Mk. 9:22
And Jesus saith to him: If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. Mk. 9:23
And when Jesus saw the multitude running together, he threatened the unclean spirit, saying to him: Deaf and dumb spirit, I command thee, go out of him and enter not any more into him. Mk. 9:25
And he said to them: This kind can go out by nothing, but by prayer and fasting. Mk. 9:29
And he taught his disciples and said to them: The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and after that he is killed, he shall rise again the third day. Mk. 9:31
But they understood not the word: and they were afraid to ask him. Mk. 9:32
And they came to Capharnaum. And when they were in the house, he asked them: What did you treat of in the way? Mk. 9:33
And sitting down, he called the twelve and saith to them: If any man desire to be first, he shall be the last of all and be minister of all. Mk. 9:35
And taking a child, he set him in the midst of them. Whom when he had embraced, he saith to them: Mk. 9:36
For whosoever shall give you to drink a cup of water in my name, because you belong to Christ: amen I say to you, he shall not lose his reward. Mk. 9:41
And if thy hand scandalize thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life, maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into unquenchable fire: Mk. 9:43
And if thy foot scandalize thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter lame into life everlasting than having two feet to be cast into the hell of unquenchable fire: Mk. 9:45
And if thy eye scandalize thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee with one eye to enter into the kingdom of God than having two eyes to be cast into the hell of fire: Mk. 9:47
¤ And rising up from thence, he cometh into the coast of Judea beyond the Jordan: and the multitude flocked to him again. And as he was accustomed, he taught them again. Mk. 10:1
And the Pharisees coming to him asked him, tempting him: Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? Mk. 10:2
But he answering, saith to them: What did Moses command you? Mk. 10:3
Who said: Moses permitted to write a bill of divorce and to put her away. Mk. 10:4
To whom Jesus answering, said: Because of the hardness of your heart, he wrote you that precept. Mk. 10:5
For this cause, a man shall leave his father and mother and shall cleave to his wife. Mk. 10:7
And he saith to them: Whosoever shall put away his wife and marry another committeth adultery against her. Mk. 10:11
And if the wife shall put away her husband and be married to another, she committeth adultery. Mk. 10:12
And they brought to him young children, that he might touch them. And the disciples rebuked them that brought them. Mk. 10:13
Whom when Jesus saw, he was much displeased and saith to them: Suffer the little children to come unto me and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. Mk. 10:14
Amen I say to you, whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall not enter into it. Mk. 10:15
And Jesus said to him: Why callest thou me good? None is good but one, that is God. Mk. 10:18
But he answering, said to him: Master, all these things I have observed from my youth. Mk. 10:20
And Jesus, looking on him, loved him and said to him: One thing is wanting unto thee. Go, sell whatsoever thou hast and give to the poor: and thou shalt have treasure in heaven. And come, follow me. Mk. 10:21
And Jesus looking round about, saith to his disciples: How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God! Mk. 10:23
And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus again answering, saith to them: Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God? Mk. 10:24
It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. Mk. 10:25
And Peter began to say unto him: Behold, we have left all things and have followed thee. Mk. 10:28
Jesus answering said: Amen I say to you, there is no man who hath left house or brethren or sisters or father or mother or children or lands, for my sake and for the gospel, Mk. 10:29
Who shall not receive an hundred times as much, now in this time: houses and brethren and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions: and in the world to come life everlasting. Mk. 10:30
And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem: and Jesus went before them. And they were astonished and following were afraid. And taking again the twelve, he began to tell them the things that should befall him. Mk. 10:32
Saying: Behold we go up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man shall be betrayed to the chief priests and to the scribes and ancients. And they shall condemn him to death and shall deliver him to the Gentiles. Mk. 10:33
And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come to him, saying: Master, we desire that whatsoever we shall ask, thou wouldst do it for us. Mk. 10:35
But he said to them: What would you that I should do for you? Mk. 10:36
And they said: Grant to us that we may sit, one on thy right hand and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory. Mk. 10:37
And Jesus said to them: You know not what you ask. Can you drink of the chalice that I drink of or be baptized with the baptism wherewith I am baptized? Mk. 10:38
But they said to him: We can. And Jesus saith to them: You shall indeed drink of the chalice that I drink of; and with the baptism wherewith I am baptized you shall be baptized. Mk. 10:39
But to sit on my right hand or on my left is not mine to give to you, but to them for whom it is prepared. Mk. 10:40
And the ten, hearing it, began to be much displeased at James and John. Mk. 10:41
But Jesus calling them, saith to them: You know that they who seem to rule over the Gentiles lord it over them: and their princes have power over them. Mk. 10:42
For the Son of man also is not come to be ministered unto: but to minister and to give his life a redemption for many. Mk. 10:45
And they came to Jericho. And as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a very great multitude, Bartimeus the blind man, the son of Timeus, sat by the way side begging. Mk. 10:46
Who when he had heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, began to cry out and to say: Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me. Mk. 10:47
And Jesus, standing still, commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying to him: Be of better comfort. Arise, he calleth thee. Mk. 10:49
Who casting off his garment leaped up and came to him. Mk. 10:50
And Jesus answering, said to him: What wilt thou that I should do to thee? And the blind man said to him: Rabboni. That I may see. Mk. 10:51
And Jesus saith to him: Go thy way. Thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he saw and followed him in the way. Mk. 10:52
¤ And when they were drawing near to Jerusalem and to Bethania, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth two of his disciples, Mk. 11:1
And saith to them: Go into the village that is over against you, and immediately at your coming in thither, you shall find a colt tied, upon which no man yet hath sat. Loose him and bring him. Mk. 11:2
And if any man shall say to you: What are you doing? Say ye that the Lord hath need of him. And immediately he will let him come hither. Mk. 11:3
And some of them that stood there said to them: What do you loosing the colt? Mk. 11:5
Who said to them as Jesus had commanded them. And they let him go with them. Mk. 11:6
And they brought the colt to Jesus. And they lay their garments on him: and he sat upon him. Mk. 11:7
And he entered into Jerusalem, into the temple: and having viewed all things round about, when now the eventide was come, he went out to Bethania with the twelve. Mk. 11:11
And when he had seen afar off a fig tree having leaves, he came, if perhaps he might find any thing on it. And when he was come to it, he found nothing but leaves. For it was not the time for figs. Mk. 11:13
And answering he said to it: May no man hereafter eat fruit of thee any more for ever! And his disciples heard it. Mk. 11:14
And they came to Jerusalem. And when he was entered into the temple, he began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple: and over threw the tables of the moneychangers and the chairs of them that sold doves. Mk. 11:15
And he taught, saying to them: Is it not written: My house shall be called the house of prayer to all nations, but you have made it a den of thieves. Mk. 11:17
And Peter remembering, said to him: Rabbi, behold the fig tree which thou didst curse is withered away. Mk. 11:21
And Jesus answering, saith to them: Have the faith of God. Mk. 11:22
Amen I say to you that whosoever shall say to this mountain, Be thou removed and be cast into the sea, and shall not stagger in his heart, but believe that whatsoever he saith shall be done; it shall be done unto him. Mk. 11:23
And when you shall stand to pray, forgive, if you have aught against any man: that your Father also, who is in heaven, may forgive you your sins. Mk. 11:25
And they come again to Jerusalem. And when he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests and the scribes and the ancients. Mk. 11:27
And they say to him: By what authority dost thou these things? And who hath given thee this authority that thou shouldst do these things? Mk. 11:28
And Jesus answering, said to them: I will also ask you one word. And answer you me: and I will tell you by what authority I do these things. Mk. 11:29
And they answering, say to Jesus: We know not. And Jesus answering, saith to them: Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things. Mk. 11:33
¤ And he began to speak to them in parables: A certain man planted a vineyard and made a hedge about it and dug a place for the winefat and built a tower and let it to husbandmen: and went into a far country. Mk. 12:1
And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant to receive of the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard. Mk. 12:2
And again he sent to them another servant: and him they wounded in the head and used him reproachfully. Mk. 12:4
Therefore, having yet one son, most dear to him, he also sent him unto them last of all, saying: They will reverence my son. Mk. 12:6
But the husbandmen said one to another: This is the heir. Come let us kill him and the inheritance shall be ours. Mk. 12:7
What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy those husbandmen and will give the vineyard to others. Mk. 12:9
And they sought to lay hands on him: but they feared the people. For they knew that he spoke this parable to them. And leaving him, they went their way. Mk. 12:12
And they sent to him some of the Pharisees and of the Herodians: that they should catch him in his words. Mk. 12:13
Who coming, say to him: Master, we know that thou art a true speaker and carest not for any man; for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth. Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar? Mk. 12:14
Or shall we not give it? Who knowing their wiliness, saith to them: Why tempt you me? Bring me a penny that I may see it. Mk. 12:15
And they brought it him. And he saith to them: Whose is this image and inscription? They say to him, Caesar's. Mk. 12:16
And Jesus answering, said to them: Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's and to God the things that are God's. And they marvelled at him. Mk. 12:17
And there came to him the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection. And they asked him, saying: Mk. 12:18
Master, Moses wrote unto us that if any man's brother die and leave his wife behind him and leave no children, his brother should take his wife and raise up seed to his brother. Mk. 12:19
In the resurrection therefore, when they shall rise again, whose wife shall she be of them? For the seven had her to wife. Mk. 12:23
And Jesus answering, saith to them: Do ye not therefore err, because you know not the scriptures nor the power of God? Mk. 12:24
And as concerning the dead that they rise again have you not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spoke to him, saying: I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob? Mk. 12:26
And the second is like to it: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is no other commandment greater than these. Mk. 12:31
And the scribe said to him: Well, Master, thou hast said in truth that there is one God and there is no other besides him. Mk. 12:32
And that he should be loved with the whole heart and with the whole understanding and with the whole soul and with the whole strength. And to love one's neighbour as one's self is a greater thing than all holocausts and sacrifices. Mk. 12:33
And Jesus seeing that he had answered wisely, said to him: Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question. Mk. 12:34
For David himself saith by the Holy Ghost: The Lord said to my Lord: Sit on my right hand, until I make thy enemies thy footstool. Mk. 12:36
And he said to them in his doctrine: Beware of the scribes, who love to walk in long robes and to be saluted in the marketplace, Mk. 12:38
And to sit in the first chairs in the synagogues and to have the highest places at suppers: Mk. 12:39
And calling his disciples together, he saith to them: Amen I say to you, this poor widow hath cast in more than all they who have cast into the treasury. Mk. 12:43
¤ And as he was going out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him: Master, behold what manner of stones and what buildings are here. Mk. 13:1
And Jesus answering, said to him: Seest thou all these great buildings? There shall not be left a stone upon a stone, that shall not be thrown down. Mk. 13:2
Tell us, when shall these things be and what shall be the sign when all these things shall begin to be fulfilled? Mk. 13:4
And Jesus answering, began to say to them: Take heed lest any man deceive you. Mk. 13:5
But look to yourselves. For they shall deliver you Up to councils: and in the synagogues you shall be beaten: and you shall stand before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony unto them. Mk. 13:9
And let him that is on the housetop not go down into the house nor enter therein to take any thing out of the house. Mk. 13:15
And let him that shall be in the field not turn back to take up his garment. Mk. 13:16
And woe to them that are with child and that give suck in those days. Mk. 13:17
And then if any man shall say to you: Lo, here is Christ. Lo, he is here: do not believe. Mk. 13:21
For there will rise up false Christs and false prophets: and they shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce (if it were possible) even the elect. Mk. 13:22
And then shall he send his angels and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven. Mk. 13:27
So you also when you shall see these things come to pass, know ye that it is very nigh, even at the doors. Mk. 13:29
Amen, I say to you that this generation shall not pass until all these things be done. Mk. 13:30
Even as a man who, going into a far country, left his house and gave authority to his servants over every work and commanded the porter to watch. Mk. 13:34
And what I say to you, I say to all: Watch. Mk. 13:37
For this ointment might have been sold for more than three hundred pence and given to the poor. And they murmured against her. Mk. 14:5
She hath done what she could: she is come beforehand to anoint my body for the burial. Mk. 14:8
Amen, I say to you, wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, that also which she hath done shall be told for a memorial of her. Mk. 14:9
And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went to the chief priests, to betray him to them. Mk. 14:10
Now on the first day of the unleavened bread, when they sacrificed the pasch, the disciples say to him: Whither wilt thou that we go and prepare for thee to eat the pasch? Mk. 14:12
And he sendeth two of his disciples and saith to them: Go ye into the city; and there shall meet you a man carrying a pitcher of water. Follow him. Mk. 14:13
And whithersoever he shall go in, say to the master of the house, The master saith, Where is my refectory, where I may eat the pasch with my disciples? Mk. 14:14
And when they were at table and eating, Jesus saith: Amen I say to you, one of you that eateth with me shall betray me. Mk. 14:18
But they began to be sorrowful and to say to him, one by one: Is it I? Mk. 14:19
Who saith to them: One of the twelve, who dippeth with me his hand in the dish. Mk. 14:20
And the Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of man shall be betrayed. It were better for him, if that man had not been born. Mk. 14:21
And whilst they were eating, Jesus took bread; and blessing, broke and gave to them and said: Take ye. This is my body. Mk. 14:22
And having taken the chalice, giving thanks, he gave it to them. And they all drank of it. Mk. 14:23
And he said to them: This is my blood of the new testament, which shall be shed for many. Mk. 14:24
Amen I say to you that I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine until that day when I shall drink it new in the kingdom of God. Mk. 14:25
And when they had sung an hymn, they went forth to the mount of Olives. Mk. 14:26
And Jesus saith to them: You will all be scandalized in my regard this night. For it is written: I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep shall be dispersed. Mk. 14:27
But Peter saith to him: Although all shall be scandalized in thee, yet not I. Mk. 14:29
And Jesus saith to him: Amen I say to thee, to-day, even in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. Mk. 14:30
And they came to a farm called Gethsemani. And he saith to his disciples: Sit you here, while I pray. Mk. 14:32
And he taketh Peter and James and John with him: and he began to fear and to be heavy. Mk. 14:33
And he saith to them: My soul is sorrowful even unto death. Stay you here and watch. Mk. 14:34
And he saith: Abba, Father, all things are possible to thee: remove this chalice from me; but not what I will, but what thou wilt. Mk. 14:36
And he cometh and findeth them sleeping. And he saith to Peter: Simon, sleepest thou? Couldst thou not watch one hour? Mk. 14:37
And when he returned, he found them again asleep (for their eyes were heavy): and they knew not what to answer him. Mk. 14:40
And he cometh the third time and saith to them: Sleep ye now and take your rest. It is enough. The hour is come: behold the Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of sinners. Mk. 14:41
And when he was come, immediately going up to him he saith: Hail, Rabbi! And he kissed him. Mk. 14:45
And Jesus answering, said to them: Are you come out as to a robber, with swords and staves to apprehend me? Mk. 14:48
And they brought Jesus to the high priest. And all the priests and the scribes and the ancients assembled together. Mk. 14:53
And the chief priests and all the council sought for evidence against Jesus, that they might put him to death: and found none. Mk. 14:55
And the high priest rising up in the midst, asked Jesus, saying: Answerest thou nothing to the things that are laid to thy charge by these men? Mk. 14:60
But he held his peace and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him and said to him: Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed God? Mk. 14:61
And Jesus said to him: I am. And you shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of the power of God and coming with the clouds of heaven. Mk. 14:62
You have heard the blasphemy. What think you? Who all condemned him to be guilty of death. Mk. 14:64
And some began to spit on him and to cover his face and to buffet him and to say unto him: Prophesy. And the servants struck him with the palms of their hands. Mk. 14:65
And again a maidservant seeing him, began to say to the standers by: This is one of them. Mk. 14:69
But he denied again. And after a, while they that stood by said again to Peter: Surely thou art one of them; for thou art also a Galilean. Mk. 14:70
But he began to curse and to swear, saying: I know not this man of whom you speak. Mk. 14:71
And immediately the cock crew again. And Peter remembered the word that Jesus had said unto him: Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt thrice deny me. And he began to weep, Mk. 14:72
¤ And straightway in the morning, the chief priests holding a consultation with the ancients and the scribes and the whole council, binding Jesus, led him away and delivered him to Pilate. Mk. 15:1
And Pilate asked him: Art thou the king of the Jews? But he answering, saith to him: Thou sayest it. Mk. 15:2
Now on the festival day he was wont to release unto them one of the prisoners, whomsoever they demanded. Mk. 15:6
And when the multitude was come up, they began to desire that he would do as he had ever done unto them. Mk. 15:8
And Pilate answered them and said: Will you that I release to you the king of the Jews? Mk. 15:9
But the chief priests moved the people, that he should rather release Barabbas to them. Mk. 15:11
And Pilate again answering, saith to them: What will you then that I do to the king of the Jews? Mk. 15:12
And Pilate saith to them: Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more: Crucify him. Mk. 15:14
And so Pilate being willing to satisfy the people, released to them Barabbas: and delivered up Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified. Mk. 15:15
And they began to salute him: Hail, king of the Jews. Mk. 15:18
And after they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him and put his own garments on him: and they led him out to crucify him. Mk. 15:20
And they forced one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and of Rufus, to take up his cross. Mk. 15:21
And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh. But he took it not. Mk. 15:23
In like manner also the chief priests, mocking, said with the scribes one to another: He saved others; himself he cannot save. Mk. 15:31
And one running and filling a sponge with vinegar and putting it upon a reed, gave him to drink, saying: Stay, let us see if Elias come to take him down. Mk. 15:36
And the veil of the temple was rent in two, from the top to the bottom. Mk. 15:38
Who also when he was in Galilee followed him and ministered to him, and many other women that came up with him to Jerusalem. Mk. 15:41
Joseph of Arimathea, a noble counsellor, who was also himself looking for the kingdom of God, came and went in boldly to Pilate and begged the body of Jesus. Mk. 15:43
And when he had understood it by the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph. Mk. 15:45
And Joseph, buying fine linen and taking him down, wrapped him up in the fine linen and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewed out of a rock. And he rolled a stone to the door of the sepulchre. Mk. 15:46
And very early in the morning, the first day of the week, they come to the sepulchre, the sun being now risen. Mk. 16:2
And they said one to another: Who shall roll us back the stone from the door of the sepulchre? Mk. 16:3
Who saith to them: Be not affrighted, you seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He is risen: he is not here. Behold the place where they laid him. Mk. 16:6
But they going out, fled from the sepulchre: for a trembling and fear had seized them. And they said nothing to any man: for they were afraid. Mk. 16:8
But he rising early the first day of the week, appeared first to Mary Magdalen; out of whom he had cast seven devils. Mk. 16:9
And after that he appeared in another shape to two of them walking, as they were going into the country. Mk. 16:12
And they going told it to the rest: neither did they believe them. Mk. 16:13
At length he appeared to the eleven as they were at table: and he upbraided them with their incredulity and hardness of heart, because they did not believe them who had seen him after he was risen again. Mk. 16:14
And he said to them: Go ye into the whole world and preach the gospel to every creature. Mk. 16:15
And the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven and sitteth on the right hand of God. Mk. 16:19
‡ ¤ Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a narration of the things that have been accomplished among us, Lk. 1:1
It seemed good to me also, having diligently attained to all things from the beginning, to write to thee in order, most excellent Theophilus, Lk. 1:3
And it came to pass, when he executed the priestly function in the order of his course before God, Lk. 1:8
According to the custom of the priestly office, it was his lot to offer incense, going into the temple of the Lord. Lk. 1:9
And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord, standing on the right side of the altar of incense. Lk. 1:11
But the angel said to him: Fear not, Zachary, for thy prayer is heard: and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son. And thou shalt call his name John. Lk. 1:13
And he shall convert many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God. Lk. 1:16
And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias: that he may turn the hearts of the fathers unto the children and the incredulous to the wisdom of the just, to prepare unto the Lord a perfect people. Lk. 1:17
And Zachary said to the angel: Whereby shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years. Lk. 1:18
And the angel answering, said to him: I am Gabriel, who stand before God and am sent to speak to thee and to bring thee these good tidings. Lk. 1:19
And behold, thou shalt be dumb and shalt not be able to speak until the day wherein these things shall come to pass: because thou hast not believed my words, which shall be fulfilled in their time. Lk. 1:20
And when he came out, he could not speak to them: and they understood that he had seen a vision in the temple. And he made signs to them and remained dumb. Lk. 1:22
And it came to pass, after the days of his office were accomplished, he departed to his own house. Lk. 1:23
Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he hath had regard to take away my reproach among men. Lk. 1:25
To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David: and the virgin's name was Mary. Lk. 1:27
And the angel said to her: Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found grace with God. Lk. 1:30
And Mary said to the angel: How shall this be done, because I know not man? Lk. 1:34
And the angel answering, said to her: The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee. And therefore also the Holy which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. Lk. 1:35
And Mary said: Behold the handmaid of the Lord: be it done to me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her. Lk. 1:38
And it came to pass that when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the infant leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost. Lk. 1:41
And whence is this to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me? Lk. 1:43
And blessed art thou that hast believed, because those things shall be accomplished that were spoken to thee by the Lord. Lk. 1:45
Because he that is mighty hath done great things to me: and holy is his name. Lk. 1:49
And his mercy is from generation unto generations, to them that fear him. Lk. 1:50
As he spoke to our fathers: to Abraham and to his seed for ever. Lk. 1:55
And Mary abode with her about three months. And she returned to her own house. Lk. 1:56
And it came to pass that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child: and they called him by his father's name Zachary. Lk. 1:59
And they said to her: There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name. Lk. 1:61
And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called. Lk. 1:62
And hath raised up an horn of salvation to us, in the house of David his servant. Lk. 1:69
To perform mercy to our fathers and to remember his holy testament. Lk. 1:72
The oath, which he swore to Abraham our father, Lk. 1:73
That he would grant to us. That being delivered from the hand of our enemies, we may serve him without fear: Lk. 1:74
And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt, go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways: Lk. 1:76
To give knowledge of salvation to his people, unto the remission of their sins. Lk. 1:77
To enlighten them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death: to direct our feet into the way of peace. Lk. 1:79
And the child grew and was strengthened in spirit: and was in the deserts until the day of his manifestation to Israel. Lk. 1:80
¤ And it came to pass that in those days there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that the whole world should be enrolled. Lk. 2:1
And all went to be enrolled, every one into his own city. Lk. 2:3
And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem: because he was of the house and family of David. Lk. 2:4
To be enrolled with Mary his espoused wife, who was with child. Lk. 2:5
And it came to pass that when they were there, her days were accomplished that she should be delivered. Lk. 2:6
And the angel said to them: Fear not; for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy that shall be to all the people: Lk. 2:10
For, this day is born to you a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord, in the city of David. Lk. 2:11
Glory to God in the highest: and on earth peace to men of good will. Lk. 2:14
And it came to pass, after the angels departed from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another: Let us go over to Bethlehem and let us see this word that is come to pass, which the Lord hath shewed to us. Lk. 2:15
And seeing, they understood of the word that had been spoken to them concerning this child. Lk. 2:17
And after the days of her purification, according to the law of Moses, were accomplished, they carried him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord: Lk. 2:22
As it is written in the law of the Lord: Every male opening the womb shall be called holy to the Lord: Lk. 2:23
And to offer a sacrifice, according as it is written in the law of the Lord, a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons: Lk. 2:24
And he came by the Spirit into the temple. And when his parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the law, Lk. 2:27
Now thou dost dismiss thy servant, O Lord, according to thy word in peace: Lk. 2:29
A light to the revelation of the Gentiles and the glory of thy people Israel. Lk. 2:32
And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother: Behold this child is set for the fall and for the resurrection of many in Israel and for a sign which shall be contradicted. Lk. 2:34
Now she, at the same hour, coming in, confessed to the Lord: and spoke of him to all that looked for the redemption of Israel. Lk. 2:38
And after they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their city Nazareth. Lk. 2:39
And his parents went every year to Jerusalem, at the solemn day of the pasch. Lk. 2:41
And when he was twelve years old, they going up into Jerusalem, according to the custom of the feast, Lk. 2:42
And it came to pass, that, after three days, they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, hearing them and asking them questions. Lk. 2:46
And seeing him, they wondered. And his mother said to him: Son, why hast thou done so to us? Behold thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing. Lk. 2:48
And he said to them: How is it that you sought me? Did you not know that I must be about my father's business? Lk. 2:49
And he went down with them and came to Nazareth and was subject to them. And his mother kept all these words in her heart. Lk. 2:51
He said therefore to the multitudes that went forth to be baptized by him: Ye offspring of vipers, who hath shewed you to flee from the wrath to come? Lk. 3:7
Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of penance: and do not begin to say, We have Abraham for our father. For I say unto you that God is able of these stones, to raise up children to Abraham. Lk. 3:8
For now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that bringeth not forth good fruit shall be cut down and cast into the fire. Lk. 3:9
And he answering, said to them: He that hath two coats, let him give to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do in like manner. Lk. 3:11
And the publicans also came to be baptized and said to him: Master, what shall we do? Lk. 3:12
But he said to them: Do nothing more than that which is appointed you. Lk. 3:13
And the soldiers also asked him, saying: And what shall we do? And he said to them: Do violence to no man, neither calumniate any man; and be content with your pay. Lk. 3:14
John answered, saying unto all: I indeed baptize you with water: but there shall come one mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to loose. He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire; Lk. 3:16
And many other things exhorting did he preach to the people. Lk. 3:18
Now it came to pass, when all the people were baptized, that Jesus also being baptized and praying, heaven was opened. Lk. 3:21
And the devil said to him: If thou be the Son of God, say to this stone that it be made bread. Lk. 4:3
And he said to him: To thee will I give all this power and the glory of them. For to me they are delivered: and to whom I will, I give them. Lk. 4:6
And Jesus answering said to him: It is written: Thou shalt adore the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. Lk. 4:8
And he brought him to Jerusalem and set him on a pinnacle of the temple and said to him: If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself from hence. Lk. 4:9
And Jesus answering, said to him: It is said: Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. Lk. 4:12
And he came to Nazareth, where he was brought up: and he went into the synagogue, according to his custom, on the sabbath day: and he rose up to read. Lk. 4:16
The spirit of the Lord is upon me. Wherefore he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor, he hath sent me to heal the contrite of heart, to preach deliverance to the captives and sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, Lk. 4:18
To preach the acceptable year of the Lord and the day of reward. Lk. 4:19
And when he had folded the book, he restored it to the minister and sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him. Lk. 4:20
And he began to say to them: This day is fulfilled this scripture in your ears. Lk. 4:21
And all gave testimony to him. And they wondered at the words of grace that proceeded from his mouth. And they said: Is not this the son of Joseph? Lk. 4:22
And he said to them: Doubtless you will say to me this similitude: Physician, heal thyself. As great things as we have heard done in Capharnaum, do also here in thy own country. Lk. 4:23
And he said: Amen I say to you that no prophet is accepted in his own country. Lk. 4:24
In truth I say to You, there were many widows in the days of Elias in Israel, when heaven was shut up three years and six months, when there was a great famine throughout all the earth. Lk. 4:25
And to none of them was Elias sent, but to Sarepta of Sidon, to a widow woman. Lk. 4:26
And they rose up and thrust him out of the city: and they brought him to the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong. Lk. 4:29
Saying: Let us alone. What have we to do with thee, Jesus of Nazareth? Art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the holy one of God. Lk. 4:34
And standing over her, he commanded the fever: and it left her. And immediately rising, she ministered to them. Lk. 4:39
And when the sun was down, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them to him. But he, laying his hands on every one of them, healed them. Lk. 4:40
And devils went out from many, crying out and saying: Thou art the son of God. And rebuking them he suffered them not to speak; for they knew that he was Christ. Lk. 4:41
To whom he said: To other cities also I must preach the kingdom of God: for therefore am I sent. Lk. 4:43
¤ And it came to pass, that when the multitudes pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Genesareth, Lk. 5:1
And going into one of the ships that was Simon's, he desired him to draw back a little from the land. And sitting, he taught the multitudes out of the ship. Lk. 5:3
Now when he had ceased to speak, he said to Simon: Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a draught. Lk. 5:4
And Simon answering said to him: Master, we have laboured all the night and have taken nothing: but at thy word I will let down the net. Lk. 5:5
And they beckoned to their partners that were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came and filled both the ships, so that they were almost sinking. Lk. 5:7
And so were also James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were Simon's partners. And Jesus saith to Simon: Fear not: from henceforth thou shalt catch men. Lk. 5:10
And having brought their ships to land, leaving all things, they followed him. Lk. 5:11
And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy who, seeing Jesus and falling on his face, besought him saying: Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. Lk. 5:12
And he charged him that he should tell no man, but: Go, shew thyself to the priest and offer for thy cleansing according as Moses commanded, for a testimony to them. Lk. 5:14
But the fame of him went abroad the more: and great multitudes came together to hear and to be healed by him of their infirmities. Lk. 5:15
And it came to pass on a certain day, as he sat teaching, that there were also Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, that were come out of every town of Galilee and Judea and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was to heal them. Lk. 5:17
And behold, men brought in a bed a man who had the palsy: and they sought means to bring him in and to lay him before him. Lk. 5:18
And the scribes and Pharisees began to think, saying: Who is this who speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone? Lk. 5:21
And when Jesus knew their thoughts, answering he said to them: What is it you think in your hearts? Lk. 5:22
Which is easier to say: Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say: Arise and walk? Lk. 5:23
But that you may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins (he saith to the sick of the palsy), I say to thee: Arise, take up thy bed and go into thy house. Lk. 5:24
And immediately rising up before them, he took up the bed on which he lay: and he went away to his own house, glorifying God. Lk. 5:25
And after these things, he went forth and saw a publican named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said to him: Follow me. Lk. 5:27
But the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying to his disciples: Why do you eat and drink with publicans and sinners? Lk. 5:30
And Jesus answering, said to them: They that are whole need not the physician: but they that are sick. Lk. 5:31
I came not to call the just, but sinners to penance. Lk. 5:32
And they said to him: Why do the disciples of John fast often and make prayers, and the disciples of the Pharisees in like manner; but thine eat and drink? Lk. 5:33
To whom he said: Can you make the children of the bridegroom fast whilst the bridegroom is with them? Lk. 5:34
And he spoke also a similitude to them: That no man putteth a piece from a new garment upon an old garment: otherwise he both rendeth the new, and the piece taken from the new agreeth not with the old. Lk. 5:36
And no man drinking old hath presently a mind to new: for he saith: The old is better. Lk. 5:39
¤ And it came to pass on the second first sabbath that, as he went through the corn fields, his disciples plucked the ears and did eat, rubbing them in their hands. Lk. 6:1
And some of the Pharisees said to them: Why do you that which is not lawful on the sabbath days? Lk. 6:2
How he went into the house of God and took and ate the bread of proposition and gave to them that were with him, which is not lawful to eat but only for the priests? Lk. 6:4
And he said to them: The Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath. Lk. 6:5
And it came to pass also, on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught. And there was a man whose right hand was withered. Lk. 6:6
But he knew their thoughts and said to the man who had the withered hand: Arise and stand forth in the midst. And rising he stood forth. Lk. 6:8
Then Jesus said to them: I ask you, if it be lawful on the sabbath days to do good or to do evil? To save life or to destroy? Lk. 6:9
And looking round about on them all, he said to the man: Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth. And his hand was restored. Lk. 6:10
And they were filled with madness: and they talked one with another, what they might do to Jesus. Lk. 6:11
And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray: and he passed the whole night in the prayer of God. Lk. 6:12
And coming down with them, he stood in a plain place: and the company of his disciples and a very great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the sea coast, both of Tyre and Sidon, who were come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. Lk. 6:17
And all the multitude sought to touch him: for virtue went out from him and healed all. Lk. 6:19
Be glad in that day and rejoice: for behold, your reward is great in heaven, For according to these things did their fathers to the prophets. Lk. 6:23
But woe to you that are rich: for you have your consolation. Lk. 6:24
Woe to you that are filled: for you shall hunger. Woe to you that now laugh: for you shall mourn and weep. Lk. 6:25
Woe to you when men shall bless you: for according to these things did their fathers to the false prophets. Lk. 6:26
But I say to you that hear: Love your enemies. Do good to them that hate you. Lk. 6:27
And to him that striketh thee on the one cheek, offer also the other. And him that taketh away from thee thy cloak, forbid not to take thy coat also. Lk. 6:29
Give to every one that asketh thee: and of him that taketh away thy goods, ask them not again. Lk. 6:30
And as you would that men should do to you, do you also to them in like manner. Lk. 6:31
And if you love them that love you, what thanks are to you? For sinners also love those that love them. Lk. 6:32
And if you do good to them who do good to you, what thanks are to you? For sinners also do this. Lk. 6:33
And if you lend to them of whom you hope to receive, what thanks are to you? For sinners also lend to sinners, for to receive as much. Lk. 6:34
But love ye your enemies: do good, and lend, hoping for nothing thereby: and your reward shall be great, and you shall be the sons of the Highest. For he is kind to the unthankful and to the evil. Lk. 6:35
Give: and it shall be given to you: good measure and pressed down and shaken together and running over shall they give into your bosom. For with the same measure that you shall mete withal, it shall be measured to you again. Lk. 6:38
And he spoke also to them a similitude: Can the blind lead the blind? Do they not both fall into the ditch? Lk. 6:39
Or how canst thou say to thy brother: Brother, let me pull the mote out of thy eye, when thou thyself seest not the beam in thy own eye? Hypocrite, cast first the beam out of thy own eye: and then shalt thou see clearly to take out the mote from thy brother's eye. Lk. 6:42
Every one that cometh to me and heareth my words and doth them, I will shew you to whom he is like. Lk. 6:47
He is like to a man building a house, who digged deep and laid the foundation upon a rock. And when a flood came, the stream beat vehemently upon that house: and it could not shake it: for it was founded on a rock. Lk. 6:48
But he that heareth and doth not is like to a man building his house upon the earth without a foundation: against which the stream beat vehemently. And immediately it fell: and the ruin of that house was great. Lk. 6:49
And the servant of a certain centurion who was dear to him, being sick, was ready to die. Lk. 7:2
And when he had heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the ancients of the Jews, desiring him to come and heal his servant. Lk. 7:3
And when they came to Jesus, they besought him earnestly, saying to him: He is worthy that thou shouldest do this for him. Lk. 7:4
And Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent his friends to him, saying: Lord, trouble not thyself; for I am not worthy that thou shouldst enter under my roof. Lk. 7:6
For which cause neither did I think myself worthy to come to thee: but say the word, and my servant shall be healed. Lk. 7:7
For I also am a man subject to authority, having under me soldiers: and I say to one, Go, and he goeth: and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doth it. Lk. 7:8
Which Jesus hearing, marvelled: and turning about to the multitude that followed him, he said: Amen I say to you, I have not found so great faith, not even in Israel. Lk. 7:9
And they who were sent, being returned to the house, found the servant whole who had been sick. Lk. 7:10
And it came to pass afterwards that he went into a city that is called Naim: and there went with him his disciples and a great multitude. Lk. 7:11
And when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold a dead man was carried out, the only son of his mother: and she was a widow. And a great multitude of the city was with her. Lk. 7:12
Whom when the Lord had seen, being moved with mercy towards her, he said to her: Weep not. Lk. 7:13
And he came near and touched the bier. And they that carried it stood still. And he said: Young man, I say to thee, arise. Lk. 7:14
And he that was dead sat up and began to speak. And he gave him to his mother. Lk. 7:15
And John called to him two of his disciples and sent them to Jesus, saying: Art thou he that art to come? Or look we for another? Lk. 7:19
And when the men were come unto him, they said: John the Baptist hath sent us to thee, saying: Art thou he that art to come? Or look we for another? Lk. 7:20
(And in that same hour, he cured many of their diseases and hurts and evil spirits: and to many that were blind he gave sight.) Lk. 7:21
And answering, he said to them: Go and relate to John what you have heard and seen: the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are made clean, the deaf hear, the dead rise again, to the poor the gospel is preached. Lk. 7:22
And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak to the multitudes concerning John. What went ye out into the desert to see? A reed shaken with the wind? Lk. 7:24
But what went you out to see? A man clothed in soft garments? Behold they that are in costly apparel and live delicately are in the houses of kings. Lk. 7:25
But what went you out to see? A prophet? Yea, I say to you, and more than a prophet. Lk. 7:26
For I say to you: Amongst those that are born of women, there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist. But he that is the lesser in the kingdom of God is greater than he. Lk. 7:28
And the Lord said: Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? And to what are they like? Lk. 7:31
They are like to children sitting in the marketplace and speaking one to another and saying: We have piped to you, and you have not danced: we have mourned, and you have not wept. Lk. 7:32
And one of the Pharisees desired him to eat with him. And he went into the house of the Pharisee and sat down to meat. Lk. 7:36
And standing behind at his feet, she began to wash his feet with tears and wiped them with the hairs of her head and kissed his feet and anointed them with the ointment. Lk. 7:38
And Jesus answering, said to him: Simon, I have somewhat to say to thee. But he said: Master, say it. Lk. 7:40
And whereas they had not wherewith to pay, he forgave them both. Which therefore of the two loveth him most? Lk. 7:42
Simon answering, said: I suppose that he to whom he forgave most. And he said to him: Thou hast judged rightly. Lk. 7:43
And turning to the woman, he said unto Simon: Dost thou see this woman? I entered into thy house: thou gavest me no water for my feet. But she with tears hath washed my feet; and with her hairs hath wiped them. Lk. 7:44
Thou gavest me no kiss. But she, since she came in, hath not ceased to kiss my feet. Lk. 7:45
Wherefore, I say to thee: Many sins are forgiven her, because she hath loved much. But to whom less is forgiven, he loveth less. Lk. 7:47
And he said to her: Thy sins are forgiven thee. Lk. 7:48
And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves: Who is this that forgiveth sins also? Lk. 7:49
And he said to the woman: Thy faith hath made thee safe. Go in peace. Lk. 7:50
¤ And it came to pass afterwards that he travelled through the cities and towns, preaching and evangelizing the kingdom of God: and the twelve with him: Lk. 8:1
The sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell by the way side. And it was trodden down: and the fowls of the air devoured it. Lk. 8:5
And other some fell upon good ground and, being sprung up, yielded fruit a hundredfold. Saying these things, he cried out: He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. Lk. 8:8
To whom he said: To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to the rest in parables, that seeing they may not see and hearing may not understand. Lk. 8:10
Take heed therefore how you hear. For whosoever hath, to him shall be given: and whosoever hath not, that also which he thinketh he hath shall be taken away from him. Lk. 8:18
And it was told him: Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee. Lk. 8:20
Who answering, said to them: My mother and my brethren are they who hear the word of God and do it. Lk. 8:21
And it came to pass on a certain day that he went into a little ship with his disciples. And he said to them: Let us go over to the other side of the lake. And they launched forth. Lk. 8:22
And he said to them: Where is your faith? Who being afraid, wondered, saying one to another: Who is this (think you), that he commandeth both the winds and the sea: and they obey him? Lk. 8:25
And they sailed to the country of the Gerasens, which is over against Galilee. Lk. 8:26
And when he was come forth to the land, there met him a certain man who had a devil now a very long time. And he wore no clothes: neither did he abide in a house, but in the sepulchres. Lk. 8:27
And when he saw Jesus, he fell down before him. And crying out with a loud voice, he said: What have I to do with thee, Jesus, Son of the most high God? I beseech thee, do not torment me. Lk. 8:28
For he commanded the unclean spirit to go out of the man. For many times it seized him: and he was bound with chains and kept in fetters: and breaking the bonds, he was driven by the devil into the deserts. Lk. 8:29
And they besought him that he would not command them to go into the abyss. Lk. 8:31
And there was there a herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them. And he suffered them. Lk. 8:32
And they went out to see what was done. And they came to Jesus and found the man out of whom the devils were departed, sitting at his feet, clothed and in his right mind. And they were afraid. Lk. 8:35
And all the multitude of the country of the Gerasens besought him to depart from them: for they were taken with great fear. And he, going up into the ship, returned back again. Lk. 8:37
Return to thy house and tell how great things God hath done to thee. And he went through the whole city, publishing how great things Jesus had done to him. Lk. 8:39
And it came to pass that when Jesus was returned, the multitude received him: for they were all waiting for him. Lk. 8:40
But he said to her: Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole. Go thy way in peace. Lk. 8:48
As he was yet speaking, there cometh one to the ruler of the synagogue, saying to him: Thy daughter is dead: trouble him not. Lk. 8:49
And when he was come to the house, he suffered not any man to go in with him, but Peter and James and John, and the father and mother of the maiden. Lk. 8:51
And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead. Lk. 8:53
And her spirit returned: and she arose immediately. And he bid them give her to eat. Lk. 8:55
And her parents were astonished, whom he charged to tell no man what was done. Lk. 8:56
¤ Then calling together the twelve apostles, he gave them power and authority over all devils and to cure diseases. Lk. 9:1
And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. Lk. 9:2
And he said to them: Take nothing for your journey, neither staff, nor scrip, nor bread, nor money; neither have two coats. Lk. 9:3
And Herod said: John I have beheaded. But who is this of whom I hear such things? And he sought to see him. Lk. 9:9
And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all they had done. And taking them, he went aside into a desert place, apart, which belongeth to Bethsaida. Lk. 9:10
Which when the people knew, they followed him: and he received them and spoke to them of the kingdom of God and healed them who had need of healing. Lk. 9:11
Now the day began to decline. And the twelve came and said to him: Send away the multitude, that, going into the towns and villages round about, they may lodge and get victuals; for we are here in a desert place. Lk. 9:12
But he said to them: Give you them to eat. And they said: We have no more than five loaves and two fishes; unless perhaps, we should go and buy food for all this multitude. Lk. 9:13
Now there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples: Make them sit down by fifties in a company. Lk. 9:14
And taking the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven and blessed them: and he broke and distributed to his disciples, to set before the multitude. Lk. 9:16
And they did all eat and were filled. And there were taken up of fragments that remained to them, twelve baskets. Lk. 9:17
And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples also were with him: and he asked them, saying: Whom do the people say that I am? Lk. 9:18
And he said to them: But whom do you say that I am? Simon Peter answering, said: The Christ of God. Lk. 9:20
But he strictly charging them, commanded they should tell this to no man. Lk. 9:21
And he said to all: If any man will come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. Lk. 9:23
And it came to pass, about eight days after these words, that he took Peter and James and John and went up into a mountain to pray. Lk. 9:28
And it came to pass that, as they were departing from him, Peter saith to Jesus: Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles, one for thee, and one for Moses; and one for Elias: not knowing what he said. Lk. 9:33
And it came to pass the day following, when they came down from the mountain, there met him a great multitude. Lk. 9:37
And I desired thy disciples to cast him out: and they could not. Lk. 9:40
And as he was coming to him, the devil threw him down and tore him. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit and cured the boy and restored him to his father. Lk. 9:42
And all were astonished at the mighty power of God. But while all wondered at all the things he did, he said to his disciples: Lk. 9:43
Lay you up in your hearts these words, for it shall come to pass that the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men. Lk. 9:44
But they understood not this word: and it was hid from them, so that they perceived it not. And they were afraid to ask him concerning this word. Lk. 9:45
And said to them: Whosoever shall receive this child in my name receiveth me; and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me. For he that is the lesser among you all, he is the greater. Lk. 9:48
And Jesus said to him: Forbid him not: for he that is not against you is for you. Lk. 9:50
And it came to pass, when the days of his assumption were accomplishing, that he steadfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem. Lk. 9:51
And he sent messengers before his face: and going, they entered into a city of the Samaritans, to prepare for him. Lk. 9:52
And they received him not, because his face was of one going to Jerusalem. Lk. 9:53
And when his disciples, James and John, had seen this, they said: Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven and consume them? Lk. 9:54
The Son of man came not to destroy souls, but to save. And they went into another town. Lk. 9:56
And it came to pass, as they walked in the way, that a certain man said to him: I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. Lk. 9:57
Jesus said to him: The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air nests: but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. Lk. 9:58
But he said to another: Follow me. And he said: Lord, suffer me first to go and to bury my father. Lk. 9:59
And Jesus said to him: Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God. Lk. 9:60
Jesus said to him: No man putting his hand to the plough and looking back is fit for the kingdom of God. Lk. 9:62
¤ And after these things, the Lord appointed also other seventy-two. And he sent them two and two before his face into every city and place whither he himself was to come. Lk. 10:1
And he said to them: The harvest indeed is great, but the labourers are few. Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest that he send labourers into his harvest. Lk. 10:2
Into whatsoever house you enter, first say: Peace be to this house. Lk. 10:5
And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon him: but if not, it shall return to you. Lk. 10:6
And in the same house, remain, eating and drinking such things as they have: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Remove not from house to house. Lk. 10:7
And heal the sick that are therein and say to them: The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you. Lk. 10:9
Even the very dust of your city that cleaveth to us, we wipe off against you. Yet know this, that the kingdom of God is at hand. Lk. 10:11
I say to you, it shall be more tolerable at that day for Sodom than for that city. Lk. 10:12
Woe to thee, Corozain! Woe to thee, Bethsaida! For if in Tyre and Sidon had been wrought the mighty works that have been wrought in you, they would have done penance long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. Lk. 10:13
And thou, Capharnaum, which art exalted unto heaven, thou shalt be thrust down to hell. Lk. 10:15
And the seventy-two returned with joy, saying: Lord, the devils also are subject to us in thy name. Lk. 10:17
And he said to them: I saw Satan like lightning falling from heaven. Lk. 10:18
Behold, I have given you power to tread upon serpents and scorpions and upon all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall hurt you. Lk. 10:19
In that same hour, he rejoiced in the Holy Ghost and said: I confess to thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hidden these things from the wise and prudent and hast revealed them to little ones. Yea, Father, for so it hath seemed good in thy sight. Lk. 10:21
All things are delivered to me by my Father. And no one knoweth who the Son is, but the Father: and who the Father is, but the Son and to whom the Son will reveal him. Lk. 10:22
And turning to his disciples, he said: Blessed are the eyes that see the things which you see. Lk. 10:23
For I say to you that many prophets and kings have desired to see the things that you see and have not seen them; and to hear the things that you hear and have not heard them. Lk. 10:24
And behold a certain lawyer stood up, tempting him and saying, Master, what must I do to possess eternal life? Lk. 10:25
But he said to him: What is written in the law? How readest thou? Lk. 10:26
And he said to him: Thou hast answered right. This do: and thou shalt live. Lk. 10:28
But he willing to justify himself, said to Jesus: And who is my neighbour? Lk. 10:29
And Jesus answering, said: A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell among robbers, who also stripped him and having wounded him went away, leaving him half dead. Lk. 10:30
And going up to him, bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine: and setting him upon his own beast, brought him to an inn and took care of him. Lk. 10:34
And the next day he took out two pence and gave to the host and said: Take care of him; and whatsoever thou shalt spend over and above, I, at my return, will repay thee. Lk. 10:35
Which of these three, in thy opinion, was neighbour to him that fell among the robbers? Lk. 10:36
But he said: He that shewed mercy to him. And Jesus said to him: Go, and do thou in like manner. Lk. 10:37
Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain town: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. Lk. 10:38
But Martha was busy about much serving. Who stood and said: Lord, hast thou no care that my sister hath left me alone to serve? Speak to her therefore, that she help me. Lk. 10:40
And the Lord answering, said to her: Martha, Martha, thou art careful and art troubled about many things: Lk. 10:41
¤ And it came to pass that as he was in a certain place praying, when he ceased, one of his disciples said to him: Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. Lk. 11:1
And he said to them: When you pray, say: Father, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Lk. 11:2
And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation. Lk. 11:4
And he said to them: Which of you shall have a friend and shall go to him at midnight and shall say to him: Friend, lend me three loaves, Lk. 11:5
Because a friend of mine is come off his journey to me and I have not what to set before him. Lk. 11:6
Yet if he shall continue knocking, I say to you, although he will not rise and give him because he is his friend; yet, because of his importunity, he will rise and give him as many as he needeth. Lk. 11:8
And I say to you: Ask, and it shall be given you: seek, and you shall find: knock, and it shall be opened to you. Lk. 11:9
For every one that asketh receiveth: and he that seeketh findeth: and to him that knocketh it shall be opened: Lk. 11:10
If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father from heaven give the good Spirit to them that ask him? Lk. 11:13
But he seeing their thoughts, said to them: Every kingdom divided against itself shall be brought to desolation; and house upon house shall fall. Lk. 11:17
And it came to pass, as he spoke these things, a certain woman from the crowd, lifting up her voice, said to him: Blessed is the womb that bore thee and the paps that gave thee suck. Lk. 11:27
And the multitudes running together, he began to say: This generation is a wicked generation. It asketh a sign: and a sign shall not be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet. Lk. 11:29
For as Jonas was a sign to the Ninivites; so shall the Son of man also be to this generation. Lk. 11:30
The queen of the south shall rise in the judgment with the men of this generation and shall condemn them: because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon. And behold more than Solomon here. Lk. 11:31
And as he was speaking, a certain Pharisee prayed him that he would dine with him. And he going in, sat down to eat. Lk. 11:37
And the Pharisee began to say, thinking within himself, why he was not washed before dinner. Lk. 11:38
And the Lord said to him: Now you, Pharisees, make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter: but your inside is full of rapine and iniquity. Lk. 11:39
But woe to you, Pharisees, because you tithe mint and rue and every herb and pass over judgment and the charity of God. Now these things you ought to have done, and not to leave the other undone. Lk. 11:42
Woe to you, Pharisees, because you love the uppermost seats in the synagogues and salutations in the marketplace. Lk. 11:43
Woe to you, because you are as sepulchres that appear not: and men that walk over are not aware. Lk. 11:44
And one of the lawyers answering, saith to him: Master, in saying these things, thou reproachest us also. Lk. 11:45
But he said: Woe to you lawyers also, because you load men with burdens which they cannot bear and you yourselves touch not the packs with one of your fingers. Lk. 11:46
Woe to you who build the monuments of the prophets: and your fathers killed them. Lk. 11:47
Truly you bear witness that you consent to the doings of your fathers. For they indeed killed them: and you build their sepulchres. Lk. 11:48
For this cause also the wisdom of God said: I will send to them prophets and apostles: and some of them they will kill and persecute. Lk. 11:49
From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, who was slain between the altar and the temple. Yea I say to you: It shall be required of this generation. Lk. 11:51
Woe to you lawyers, for you have taken away the key of knowledge. You yourselves have not entered in: and those that were entering in, you have hindered. Lk. 11:52
And as he was saying these things to them, the Pharisees and the lawyers began violently to urge him and to oppress his mouth about many things, Lk. 11:53
Lying in wait for him and seeking to catch something from his mouth, that they might accuse him. Lk. 11:54
¤ And when great multitudes stood about him, so that they trod one upon another, he began to say to his disciples: Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. Lk. 12:1
And I say to you, my friends: Be not afraid of them who kill the body and after that have no more that they can do. Lk. 12:4
But I will shew you whom you shall fear: Fear ye him who, after he hath killed, hath power to cast into hell. Yea, I say to you: Fear him. Lk. 12:5
And I say to you: Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God. Lk. 12:8
And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but to him that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven. Lk. 12:10
And when they shall bring you into the synagogues and to magistrates and powers, be not solicitous how or what you shall answer, or what you shall say. Lk. 12:11
And one of the multitude said to him: Master, speak to my brother that he divide the inheritance with me. Lk. 12:13
But he said to him: Man, who hath appointed me judge or divider over you? Lk. 12:14
And he said to them: Take heed and beware of all covetousness: for a man's life doth not consist in the abundance of things which he possesseth. Lk. 12:15
And he spoke a similitude to them, saying: The land of a certain rich man brought forth plenty of fruits. Lk. 12:16
And he thought within himself, saying: What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? Lk. 12:17
And he said: This will I do: I will pull down my barns and will build greater: and into them will I gather all things that are grown to me and my goods. Lk. 12:18
And I will say to my soul: Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years. Take thy rest: eat, drink, make good cheer. Lk. 12:19
But God said to him: Thou fool, this night do they require thy soul of thee. And whose shall those things be which thou hast provided? Lk. 12:20
And he said to his disciples: Therefore I say to you: Be not solicitous for your life, what you shall eat, nor for your body, what you shall put on. Lk. 12:22
And which of you by taking thought can add to his stature one cubit? Lk. 12:25
If then ye be not able to do so much as the least thing, why are you solicitous for the rest? Lk. 12:26
Consider the lilies, how they grow: they labour not, neither do they spin. But I say to you, not even Solomon in all his glory was clothed like one of these. Lk. 12:27
Fear not, little flock, for it hath pleased your Father to give you a kingdom. Lk. 12:32
Sell what you possess and give alms. Make to yourselves bags which grow not old, a treasure in heaven which faileth not: where no thief approacheth, nor moth corrupteth. Lk. 12:33
And you yourselves like to men who wait for their lord, when he shall return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open to him immediately. Lk. 12:36
Blessed are those servants whom the Lord, when he cometh, shall find watching. Amen I say to you that he will gird himself and make them sit down to meat and passing will minister unto them. Lk. 12:37
But this know ye, that if the householder did know at what hour the thief would come, he would surely watch and would not suffer his house to be broken open. Lk. 12:39
And Peter said to him: Lord, dost thou speak this parable to us, or likewise to all? Lk. 12:41
And the Lord said: Who thinkest thou is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord setteth over his family, to give them their measure of wheat in due season? Lk. 12:42
Verily I say to you, he will set him over all that he possesseth. Lk. 12:44
But if that servant shall say in his heart: My Lord is long a coming; and shall begin to strike the men-servants and maid-servants, and to eat and to drink and be drunk: Lk. 12:45
And that servant, who knew the will of his lord and prepared not himself and did not according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. Lk. 12:47
But he that knew not and did things worthy of stripes shall be beaten with few stripes. And unto whomsoever much is given, of him much shall be required: and to whom they have committed much, of him they will demand the more. Lk. 12:48
I am come to cast fire on the earth. And what will I, but that it be kindled? Lk. 12:49
And I have a baptism wherewith I am to be baptized. And how am I straitened until it be accomplished? Lk. 12:50
Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation. Lk. 12:51
And he said also to the multitudes: When you see a cloud rising from the west, presently you say: A shower is coming. And so it happeneth. Lk. 12:54
And when ye see the south wind blow, you say: There will be heat. And it cometh to pass. Lk. 12:55
You hypocrites, you know how to discern the face of the heaven and of the earth: but how is it that you do not discern this time? Lk. 12:56
And when thou goest with thy adversary to the prince, whilst thou art in the way, endeavour to be delivered from him: lest perhaps he draw thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the exacter, and the exacter cast thee into prison. Lk. 12:58
I say to thee, thou shalt not go out thence until thou pay the very last mite. Lk. 12:59
And he answering, said to them: Think you that these Galileans were sinners above all the men of Galilee, because they suffered such things? Lk. 13:2
No, I say to you: but unless you shall do penance, you shall all likewise perish. Lk. 13:3
No, I say to you: but except you do penance, you shall all likewise perish. Lk. 13:5
And he said to the dresser of the vineyard: Behold, for these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree and I find none. Cut it down therefore. Why cumbereth it the ground? Lk. 13:7
But he answering, said to him: Lord, let it alone this year also, until I dig about it and dung it. Lk. 13:8
Whom when Jesus saw, he called her unto him and said to her: Woman, thou art delivered from thy infirmity. Lk. 13:12
And the ruler of the synagogue being angry that Jesus had healed on the sabbath answering, said to the multitude: Six days there are wherein you ought to work. In them therefore come and be healed: and not on the sabbath day. Lk. 13:14
And the Lord answering him, said: Ye hypocrites, doth not every one of you, on the sabbath day, loose his ox or his ass from the manger and lead them to water? Lk. 13:15
He said therefore: To what is the kingdom of God like, and whereunto shall I resemble it? Lk. 13:18
It is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and cast into his garden: and it grew and became a great tree, and the birds of the air lodged in the branches thereof. Lk. 13:19
And again he said: Whereunto shall I esteem the kingdom of God to be like? Lk. 13:20
It is like to leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened. Lk. 13:21
And he went through the cities and towns teaching and making his journey to Jerusalem. Lk. 13:22
And a certain man said to him: Lord, are they few that are saved? But he said to them: Lk. 13:23
Strive to enter by the narrow gate: for many, I say to you, shall seek to enter and shall not be able. Lk. 13:24
But when the master of the house shall be gone in and shall shut the door, you shall begin to stand without; and knock at the door, saying: Lord, open to us. And he answering, shall say to you: I know you not, whence you are. Lk. 13:25
Then you shall begin to say: We have eaten and drunk in thy presence: and thou hast taught in our streets. Lk. 13:26
And he shall say to you: I know you not, whence you are. Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity. Lk. 13:27
The same day, there came some of the Pharisees, saying to him: Depart, and get thee hence, for Herod hath a mind to kill thee. Lk. 13:31
And he said to them: Go and tell that fox: Behold, I cast out devils and do cures, to-day and to-morrow, and the third day I am consummated. Lk. 13:32
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killest the prophets; and stonest them that are sent to thee, how often would I have gathered thy children as the bird doth her brood under her wings, and thou wouldest not? Lk. 13:34
Behold your house shall be left to you desolate. And I say to you that you shall not see me till the time come when you shall say: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. Lk. 13:35
¤ And it came to pass, when Jesus went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread, on the sabbath day, that they watched him. Lk. 14:1
And Jesus answering, spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying: Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day? Lk. 14:3
And they could not answer him to these things. Lk. 14:6
And he spoke a parable also to them that were invited, marking how they chose the first seats at the table, saying to them: Lk. 14:7
When thou art invited to a wedding, sit not down in the first place, lest perhaps one more honourable than thou be invited by him: Lk. 14:8
And he that invited thee and him, come and say to thee: Give this man place. And then thou begin with shame to take the lowest place. Lk. 14:9
But when thou art invited, go, sit down in the lowest place; that when he who invited thee cometh, he may say to thee: Friend, go up higher. Then shalt thou have glory before them that sit at table with thee. Lk. 14:10
And he said to him also that had invited him: When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends nor thy brethren nor thy kinsmen nor thy neighbours who are rich; lest perhaps they also invite thee again, and a recompense be made to thee. Lk. 14:12
And thou shalt be blessed, because they have not wherewith to make thee recompense: for recompense shall be made thee at the resurrection of the just. Lk. 14:14
When one of them that sat at table with him had heard these things, he said to him: Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God. Lk. 14:15
But he said to him: A certain man made a great supper and invited many. Lk. 14:16
And he sent his servant at the hour of supper to say to them that were invited, that they should come: for now all things are ready. Lk. 14:17
And they began all at once to make excuse. The first said to him: I have bought a farm and I must needs go out and see it. I pray thee, hold me excused. Lk. 14:18
And another said: I have bought five yoke of oxen and I go to try them. I pray thee, hold me excused. Lk. 14:19
And the servant returning, told these things to his lord. Then the master of the house, being angry, said to his servant: Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city; and bring in hither the poor and the feeble and the blind and the lame. Lk. 14:21
And the Lord said to the servant: Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. Lk. 14:23
And there went great multitudes with him. And turning, he said to them: Lk. 14:25
If any man come to me, and hate not his father and mother and wife and children and brethren and sisters, yea and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. Lk. 14:26
For which of you, having a mind to build a tower, doth not first sit down and reckon the charges that are necessary, whether he have wherewithal to finish it: Lk. 14:28
Lest, after he hath laid the foundation and is not able to finish it, all that see it begin to mock him, Lk. 14:29
Saying: This man began to build and was not able to finish. Lk. 14:30
Or, what king, about to go to make war against another king, doth not first sit down and think whether he be able, with ten thousand, to meet him that, with twenty thousand, cometh against him? Lk. 14:31
It is neither profitable for the land nor for the dunghill: but shall be cast out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. Lk. 14:35
¤ Now the publicans and sinners drew near unto him to hear him. Lk. 15:1
And he spoke to them this parable, saying: Lk. 15:3
And coming home, call together his friends and neighbours, saying to them: Rejoice with me, because I have found my sheep that was lost? Lk. 15:6
I say to you that even so there shall be joy in heaven upon one sinner that doth penance, more than upon ninety-nine just who need not penance. Lk. 15:7
So I say to you, there shall be joy before the angels of God upon one sinner doing penance. Lk. 15:10
And the younger of them said to his father: Father, give me the portion of substance that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his substance. Lk. 15:12
And after he had spent all, there came a mighty famine in that country: and he began to be in want. Lk. 15:14
And he went and cleaved to one of the citizens of that country. And he sent him into his farm to feed swine. Lk. 15:15
And returning to himself, he said: How many hired servants in my father's house abound with bread, and I here perish with hunger! Lk. 15:17
I will arise and will go to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee. Lk. 15:18
I am not worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants. Lk. 15:19
And rising up, he came to his father. And when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him and was moved with compassion and running to him fell upon his neck and kissed him. Lk. 15:20
And the son said to him: Father: I have sinned against heaven and before thee I am not now worthy to be called thy son. Lk. 15:21
And the father said to his servants: Bring forth quickly the first robe and put it on him: and put a ring on his hand and shoes on his feet. Lk. 15:22
Because this my son was dead and is come to life again, was lost and is found. And they began to be merry. Lk. 15:24
Now his elder son was in the field and when he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing. Lk. 15:25
And he said to him: Thy brother is come and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe. Lk. 15:27
And he was angry and would not go in. His father therefore coming out began to entreat him. Lk. 15:28
And he answering, said to his father: Behold, for so many years do I serve thee and I have never transgressed thy commandment: and yet thou hast never given me a kid to make merry with my friends. Lk. 15:29
But he said to him: Son, thou art always with me; and all I have is thine. Lk. 15:31
But it was fit that we should make merry and be glad: for this thy brother was dead and is come to life again; he was lost, and is found. Lk. 15:32
¤ And he said also to his disciples: There was a certain rich man who had a steward: and the same was accused unto him, that he had wasted his goods. Lk. 16:1
And he called him and said to him: How is it that I hear this of thee? Give an account of thy stewardship: for now thou canst be steward no longer. Lk. 16:2
And the steward said within himself: What shall I do, because my lord taketh away from me the stewardship? To dig I am not able; to beg I am ashamed. Lk. 16:3
Therefore, calling together every one of his lord's debtors, he said to the first: How much dost thou owe my lord? Lk. 16:5
But he said: An hundred barrels of oil. And he said to him: Take thy bill and sit down quickly and write fifty. Lk. 16:6
Then he said to another: And how much dost thou owe? Who said: An hundred quarters of wheat. He said to him: Take thy bill and write eighty. Lk. 16:7
And I say to you: Make unto you friends of the mammon of iniquity: that when you shall fail, they may receive you into everlasting dwellings. Lk. 16:9
No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one and love the other: or he will hold to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. Lk. 16:13
And he said to them: You are they who justify yourselves before men, but God knoweth your hearts. For that which is high to men is an abomination before God. Lk. 16:15
And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass than one tittle of the law to fall. Lk. 16:17
Desiring to be filled with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table. And no one did give him: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. Lk. 16:21
And it came to pass that the beggar died and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom. And the rich man also died: and he was buried in hell. Lk. 16:22
And he cried and said: Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water to cool my tongue: for I am tormented in this flame. Lk. 16:24
And Abraham said to him: Son, remember that thou didst receive good things in thy lifetime, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted and thou art tormented. Lk. 16:25
And besides all this, between us and you, there is fixed a great chaos: so that they who would pass from hence to you cannot, nor from thence come hither. Lk. 16:26
And he said: Then, father, I beseech thee that thou wouldst send him to my father's house, Lk. 16:27
And Abraham said to him: They have Moses and the prophets. Let them hear them. Lk. 16:29
But he said: No, father Abraham: but if one went to them from the dead, they will do penance. Lk. 16:30
And he said to him: If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they believe, if one rise again from the dead. Lk. 16:31
¤ And he said to his disciples: It is impossible that scandals should not come. But woe to him through whom they come! Lk. 17:1
Take heed to yourselves. If thy brother sin against thee, reprove him: and if he do penance, forgive him. Lk. 17:3
And the apostles said to the Lord: Increase our faith. Lk. 17:5
And the Lord said: If you had faith like to a grain of mustard seed, you might say to this mulberry tree: Be thou rooted up and be thou transplanted into the sea. And it would obey you. Lk. 17:6
But which of you, having a servant ploughing or feeding cattle, will say to him, when he is come from the field: Immediately go. Sit down to meat. Lk. 17:7
And will not rather say to him: Make ready my supper and gird thyself and serve me, whilst I eat and drink; and afterwards thou shalt eat and drink? Lk. 17:8
So you also, when you shall have done all these things that are commanded you, say: We are unprofitable servants; we have done that which we ought to do. Lk. 17:10
And it came to pass, as he was going to Jerusalem, he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. Lk. 17:11
Whom when he saw, he said: Go, shew yourselves to the priests. And it came to pass, as they went, they were made clean. Lk. 17:14
There is no one found to return and give glory to God, but this stranger. Lk. 17:18
And he said to him: Arise, go thy way; for thy faith hath made thee whole. Lk. 17:19
And he said to his disciples: The days will come when you shall desire to see one day of the Son of man. And you shall not see it. Lk. 17:22
And they will say to you: See here, and see there. Go ye not after, nor follow them. Lk. 17:23
And as it came to pass in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. Lk. 17:26
Likewise as it came to pass in the days of Lot. They did eat and drink, they bought and sold, they planted and built. Lk. 17:28
In that hour, he that shall be on the housetop, and his goods in the house, let him not go down to take them away: and he that shall be in the field, in like manner, let him not return back. Lk. 17:31
Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it: and whosoever shall lose it shall preserve it. Lk. 17:33
I say to you: In that night there shall be two men in one bed. The one shall be taken and the other shall be left. Lk. 17:34
They answering, say to him: Where, Lord? Who said to them: Wheresoever the body shall be, thither will the eagles also be gathered together. Lk. 17:37
¤ And he spoke also a parable to them, that we ought always to pray and not to faint, Lk. 18:1
And there was a certain widow in that city; and she came to him, saying: Avenge me of my adversary. Lk. 18:3
Yet because this widow is troublesome to me, I will avenge her, lest continually coming she weary me. Lk. 18:5
And will not God revenge his elect who cry to him day and night? And will he have patience in their regard? Lk. 18:7
I say to you that he will quickly revenge them. But yet the Son of man, when he cometh, shall he find, think you, faith on earth? Lk. 18:8
And to some who trusted in themselves as just and despised others, he spoke also this parable: Lk. 18:9
Two men went up into the temple to pray: the one a Pharisee and the other a publican. Lk. 18:10
And the publican, standing afar off, would not so much as lift up his eyes towards heaven; but struck his breast, saying: O God, be merciful to me a sinner. Lk. 18:13
I say to you, this man went down into his house justified rather than the other: because every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled: and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. Lk. 18:14
But Jesus, calling them together, said: Suffer children to come to me and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. Lk. 18:16
Amen, I say to you: Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a child shall not enter into it. Lk. 18:17
And a certain ruler asked him, saying: Good master, what shall I do to possess everlasting life? Lk. 18:18
And Jesus said to him: Why dost thou call me good? None is good but God alone. Lk. 18:19
Which when Jesus had heard, he said to him: Yet one thing is wanting to thee. Sell all whatever thou hast and give to the poor: and thou shalt have treasure in heaven. And come, follow me. Lk. 18:22
For it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. Lk. 18:25
He said to them: The things that are impossible with men are possible with God. Lk. 18:27
Who said to them: Amen, I say to you, there is no man that hath left house or parents or brethren or wife or children, for the kingdom of God's sake, Lk. 18:29
Who shall not receive much more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting. Lk. 18:30
Then Jesus took unto him the twelve and said to them: Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and all things shall be accomplished which were written by the prophets concerning the Son of man. Lk. 18:31
For he shall be delivered to the Gentiles and shall be mocked and scourged and spit upon. Lk. 18:32
And after they have scourged him, they will put him to death. And the third day he shall rise again. Lk. 18:33
Now it came to pass, when he drew nigh to Jericho, that a certain blind man sat by the way side, begging. Lk. 18:35
And Jesus standing, commanded him to be brought unto him. And when he was come near, he asked him, Lk. 18:40
Saying; What wilt thou that I do to thee? But he said: Lord, that I may see. Lk. 18:41
And Jesus said to him: Receive thy sight: thy faith hath made thee whole. Lk. 18:42
And immediately he saw and followed him, glorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God. Lk. 18:43
And he sought to see Jesus who he was: and he could not for the crowd, because he was low of stature. Lk. 19:3
And running before, he climbed up into a sycamore tree, that he might see him: for he was to pass that way. Lk. 19:4
And when Jesus was come to the place, looking up, he saw him and said to him: Zacheus, make haste and come down: for this day I must abide in thy house. Lk. 19:5
And when all saw it, they murmured, saying, that he was gone to be a guest with a man that was a sinner. Lk. 19:7
But Zacheus standing, said to the Lord: Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have wronged any man of any thing, I restore him fourfold. Lk. 19:8
Jesus said to him: This day is salvation come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham. Lk. 19:9
For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost. Lk. 19:10
As they were hearing these things, he added and spoke a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately be manifested. Lk. 19:11
He said therefore: A certain nobleman went into a far country, to receive for himself a kingdom and to return. Lk. 19:12
And calling his ten servants, he gave them ten pounds and said to them: Trade till I come. Lk. 19:13
But his citizens hated him and they sent an embassage after him, saying: We will not have this man to reign over us. Lk. 19:14
And it came to pass that he returned, having received the kingdom: and he commanded his servants to be called, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading, Lk. 19:15
And he said to him: Well done, thou good servant, because thou hast been faithful in a little, thou shalt have power over ten cities. Lk. 19:17
And he said to him: Be thou also over five cities. Lk. 19:19
He saith to him: Out of thy own mouth I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up what I laid not down and reaping that which I did not sow. Lk. 19:22
And he said to them that stood by: Take the pound away from him and give it to him that hath ten pounds. Lk. 19:24
And they said to him: Lord, he hath ten pounds. Lk. 19:25
But I say to you that to every one that hath shall be given, and he shall abound: and from him that hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken from him. Lk. 19:26
And having said these things, he went before, going up to Jerusalem. Lk. 19:28
And it came to pass, when he was come nigh to Bethphage and Bethania, unto the mount called Olivet, he sent two of his disciples, Lk. 19:29
And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said to them: Why loose you the colt? Lk. 19:33
And they brought him to Jesus. And casting their garments on the colt, they set Jesus thereon. Lk. 19:35
And when he was now coming near the descent of Mount Olivet, the whole multitude of his disciples began with joy to praise God with a loud voice, for all the mighty works they had seen, Lk. 19:37
And some of the Pharisees, from amongst the multitude, said to him: Master, rebuke thy disciples. Lk. 19:39
To whom he said: I say to you that if these shall hold their peace, the stones will cry out. Lk. 19:40
Saying: If thou also hadst known, and that in this thy day, the things that are to thy peace: but now they are hidden from thy eyes. Lk. 19:42
And beat thee flat to the ground, and thy children who are in thee. And they shall not leave in thee a stone upon a stone: because thou hast not known the time of thy visitation. Lk. 19:44
And entering into the temple, he began to cast out them that sold therein and them that bought. Lk. 19:45
Saying to them: It is written: My house is the house of prayer. But you have made it a den of thieves. Lk. 19:46
And he was teaching daily in the temple. And the chief priests and the scribes and the rulers of the people sought to destroy him. Lk. 19:47
And they found not what to do to him: for all the people were very attentive to hear him. Lk. 19:48
¤ And it came to pass that on one of the days, as he was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes, with the ancients, met together, Lk. 20:1
And spoke to him, saying: Tell us, by what authority dost thou these things? Or, who is he that hath given thee this authority? Lk. 20:2
And Jesus answering, said to them: I will also ask you one thing. Answer me: Lk. 20:3
And Jesus said to them: Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things. Lk. 20:8
And he began to speak to the people this parable: A certain man planted a vineyard and let it out to husbandmen: and he was abroad for a long time. Lk. 20:9
And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard. Who, beating him, sent him away empty. Lk. 20:10
So casting him out of the vineyard, they killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do to them? Lk. 20:15
He will come and will destroy these husbandmen and will give the vineyard to others. Which they hearing, said to him: God forbid. Lk. 20:16
Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be bruised: and upon whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder. Lk. 20:18
And the chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him the same hour: but they feared the people, for they knew that he spoke this parable to them. Lk. 20:19
And being upon the watch, they sent spies, who should feign themselves just, that they might take hold of him in his words, that they might deliver him up to the authority and power of the governor. Lk. 20:20
Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Caesar, or no? Lk. 20:22
But he, considering their guile, said to them: Why tempt you me? Lk. 20:23
Shew me a penny. Whose image and inscription hath it? They answering, said to him: Caesar's. Lk. 20:24
And he said to them: Render therefore to Caesar the things, that are Caesar's: and to God the things that are God's. Lk. 20:25
And there came to him some of the Sadducees, who deny that there is any resurrection: and they asked him, Lk. 20:27
Saying: Master, Moses wrote unto us: If any man's brother die, having a wife, and he leave no children, that his brother should take her to wife and raise up seed unto his brother. Lk. 20:28
And the next took her to wife: and he also died childless. Lk. 20:30
In the resurrection therefore, whose wife of them shall she be? For all the seven had her to wife. Lk. 20:33
And Jesus said to them: The children of this world marry and are given in marriage: Lk. 20:34
Neither can they die any more for they are equal to the angels and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection. Lk. 20:36
For he is not the God of the dead, but of the living: for all live to him. Lk. 20:38
And some of the scribes answering, said to him: Master, thou hast said well. Lk. 20:39
But he said to them: How say they that Christ is the son of David? Lk. 20:41
And David himself saith in the book of Psalms: The Lord said to my Lord, sit thou on my right hand, Lk. 20:42
And in the hearing of all the people, he said to his disciples: Lk. 20:45
Beware of the scribes, who desire to walk in long robes and love salutations in the market place and the first chairs in the synagogues and the chief rooms at feasts: Lk. 20:46
And he said: Verily, I say to you that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all. Lk. 21:3
And they asked him, saying: Master, when shall these things be? And what shall be the sign when they shall begin to come to pass? Lk. 21:7
And when you shall hear of wars and seditions, be not terrified. These things must first come to pass: but the end is not yet presently. Lk. 21:9
Then he said to them: Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. Lk. 21:10
But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and into prisons, dragging you before kings and governors, for my name's sake. Lk. 21:12
Lay it up therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before how you shall answer: Lk. 21:14
For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to resist and gainsay. Lk. 21:15
And you shall be betrayed by your parents and brethren and kinsmen and friends: and some of you they will put to death. Lk. 21:16
Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains: and those who are in the midst thereof depart out: and those who are in the countries not enter into it. Lk. 21:21
But woe to them that are with child and give suck in those days: for there shall be great distress in the land and wrath upon this people. Lk. 21:23
But when these things begin to come to pass, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is at hand. Lk. 21:28
And he spoke to them a similitude. See the fig tree and all the trees: Lk. 21:29
So you also, when you shall see these things come to pass, know that the kingdom of God is at hand. Lk. 21:31
Amen, I say to you, this generation shall not pass away till all things be fulfilled. Lk. 21:32
And take heed to yourselves, lest perhaps your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting and drunkenness and the cares of this life: and that day come upon you suddenly. Lk. 21:34
Watch ye, therefore, praying at all times, that you may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that are to come and to stand before the Son of man. Lk. 21:36
And all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple, to hear him. Lk. 21:38
And the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might put Jesus to death: but they feared the people. Lk. 22:2
And he went and discoursed with the chief priests and the magistrates, how he might betray him to them. Lk. 22:4
And they were glad and covenanted to give him money. Lk. 22:5
And he promised. And he sought opportunity to betray him in the absence of the multitude. Lk. 22:6
And he said to them: Behold, as you go into the city, there shall meet you a man carrying a pitcher of water: follow him into the house where he entereth in. Lk. 22:10
And you shall say to the goodman of the house: The master saith to thee: Where is the guest chamber, where I may eat the pasch with my disciples? Lk. 22:11
And they going, found as he had said to them and made ready the pasch. Lk. 22:13
And he said to them: With desire I have desired to eat this pasch with you, before I suffer. Lk. 22:15
For I say to you that from this time I will not eat it, till it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God. Lk. 22:16
For I say to you that I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, till the kingdom of God come. Lk. 22:18
And taking bread, he gave thanks and brake and gave to them, saying: This is my body, which is given for you. Do this for a commemoration of me. Lk. 22:19
And the Son of man indeed goeth, according to that which is determined: but yet, woe to that man by whom he shall be betrayed. Lk. 22:22
And they began to inquire among themselves, which of them it was that should do this thing. Lk. 22:23
And there was also a strife amongst them, which of them should seem to be the greater. Lk. 22:24
And he said to them: The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and they that have power over them are called beneficent. Lk. 22:25
And I dispose to you, as my Father hath disposed to me, a kingdom; Lk. 22:29
And the Lord said: Simon, Simon, behold Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat. Lk. 22:31
Who said to him: Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison and to death. Lk. 22:33
And he said: I say to thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, till thou thrice deniest that thou knowest me. Lk. 22:34
And he said to them: When I sent you without purse and scrip and shoes, did you want anything? But they said: Nothing. Lk. 22:35
For I say to you that this that is written must yet be fulfilled in me. And with the wicked was he reckoned. For the things concerning me have an end. Lk. 22:37
But they said: Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said to them: It is enough. Lk. 22:38
And going out, he went, according to his custom, to the Mount of Olives. And his disciples also followed him. Lk. 22:39
And when he was come to the place, he said to them: Pray, lest ye enter into temptation. Lk. 22:40
And there appeared to him an angel from heaven, strengthening him. Lk. 22:43
And when he rose up from prayer and was come to his disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow. Lk. 22:45
And he said to them: Why sleep you? Arise: pray: lest you enter into temptation. Lk. 22:46
As he was yet speaking, behold a multitude; and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them and drew near to Jesus, for to kiss him. Lk. 22:47
And Jesus said to him: Judas, dost thou betray the Son of man with a kiss? Lk. 22:48
And they that were about him, seeing what would follow, said to him: Lord, shall we strike with the sword? Lk. 22:49
And Jesus said to the chief priests and magistrates of the temple and the ancients, that were come unto him: Are ye come out, as it were against a thief, with swords and clubs? Lk. 22:52
And apprehending him, they led him to the high priest's house. But Peter followed afar off. Lk. 22:54
If thou be the Christ, tell us. And he saith to them: If I shall tell you, you will not believe me. Lk. 22:67
¤ And the whole multitude of them, rising up, led him to Pilate. Lk. 23:1
And they began to accuse him, saying: We have found this man perverting our nation and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar and saying that he is Christ the king. Lk. 23:2
And Pilate said to the chief priests and to the multitudes: I find no cause in this man. Lk. 23:4
But they were more earnest, saying: He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee to this place. Lk. 23:5
And when he understood that he was of Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him away to Herod, who was also himself at Jerusalem in those days. Lk. 23:7
And Herod seeing Jesus, was very glad: for he was desirous of a long time to see him, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to see some sign wrought by him. Lk. 23:8
And Herod with his army set him at nought and mocked him, putting on him a white garment: and sent him back to Pilate. Lk. 23:11
And Herod and Pilate were made friends, that same day: for before they were enemies one to another. Lk. 23:12
Said to them: You have presented unto me this man as one that perverteth the people. And behold I, having examined him before you, find no cause in this man, in those things wherein you accuse him. Lk. 23:14
No, nor Herod neither. For, I sent you to him: and behold, nothing worthy of death is done to him. Lk. 23:15
Now of necessity he was to release unto them one upon the feast day. Lk. 23:17
And Pilate again spoke to them, desiring to release Jesus. Lk. 23:20
And he said to them the third time: Why, what evil hath this man done? I find no cause of death in him. I will chastise him therefore and let him go. Lk. 23:22
And he released unto them him who for murder and sedition had been cast into prison, whom they had desired. But Jesus he delivered up to their will. Lk. 23:25
And as they led him away, they laid hold of one Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country; and they laid the cross on him to carry after Jesus. Lk. 23:26
But Jesus turning to them, said: Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not over me; but weep for yourselves and for your children. Lk. 23:28
Then shall they begin to say to the mountains: Fall upon us. And to the hills: Cover us. Lk. 23:30
And there were also two other malefactors led with him to be put to death. Lk. 23:32
And when they were come to the place which is called Calvary, they crucified him there: and the robbers, one on the right hand, and the other on the left. Lk. 23:33
And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him and offering him vinegar, Lk. 23:36
And he said to Jesus: Lord, remember me when thou shalt come into thy kingdom. Lk. 23:42
And Jesus said to him: Amen I say to thee: This day thou shalt be with me in paradise. Lk. 23:43
And all the multitude of them that were come together to that sight and saw the things that were done returned, striking their breasts. Lk. 23:48
(The same had not consented to their counsel and doings) of Arimathea, a city of Judea: who also himself looked for the kingdom of God. Lk. 23:51
This man went to Pilate and begged the body of Jesus. Lk. 23:52
And returning, they prepared spices and ointments: and on the sabbath day they rested, according to the commandment. Lk. 23:56
¤ And on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came to the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared. Lk. 24:1
And it came to pass, as they were astonished in their mind at this, behold, two men stood by them, in shining apparel. Lk. 24:4
And going back from the sepulchre, they told all these things to the eleven and to all the rest. Lk. 24:9
And it was Mary Magdalen and Joanna and Mary of James and the other women that were with them, who told these things to the apostles. Lk. 24:10
And these words seemed to them as idle tales: and they did not believe them. Lk. 24:11
But Peter rising up, ran to the sepulchre and, stooping down, he saw the linen cloths laid by themselves: and went away wondering in himself at that which was come to pass. Lk. 24:12
And behold, two of them went, the same day, to a town which was sixty furlongs from Jerusalem, named Emmaus. Lk. 24:13
And it came to pass that while they talked and reasoned with themselves, Jesus himself also, drawing near, went with them. Lk. 24:15
And he said to them: What are these discourses that you hold one with another as you walk and are sad? Lk. 24:17
And the one of them, whose name was Cleophas, answering, said to him: Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things that have been done there in these days? Lk. 24:18
To whom he said: What things? And they said: Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet, mighty in work and word before God and all the people. Lk. 24:19
And how our chief priests and princes delivered him to be condemned to death and crucified him. Lk. 24:20
And some of our people went to the sepulchre and found it so as the women had said: but him they found not. Lk. 24:24
Then he said to them: O foolish and slow of heart to believe in all things, Which the prophets have spoken. Lk. 24:25
Ought not Christ to have suffered these things and so, to enter into his glory? Lk. 24:26
And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded to them in all the scriptures the things that were concerning him. Lk. 24:27
And they drew nigh to the town whither they were going: and he made as though he would go farther. Lk. 24:28
And it came to pass, whilst he was at table with them, he took bread and blessed and brake and gave to them. Lk. 24:30
And they said one to the other: Was not our heart burning within us, whilst he spoke in the way and opened to us the scriptures? Lk. 24:32
And rising up, the same hour, they went back to Jerusalem: and they found the eleven gathered together, and those that were with them, Lk. 24:33
Saying: The Lord is risen indeed and hath appeared to Simon. Lk. 24:34
Now, whilst they were speaking these things, Jesus stood in the midst of them and saith to them: Peace be to you. It is I: Fear not. Lk. 24:36
And he said to them: Why are you troubled, and why do thoughts arise in your hearts? Lk. 24:38
See my hands and feet, that it is I myself. Handle, and see: for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as you see me to have. Lk. 24:39
But while they yet believed not and wondered for joy, he said: Have you here any thing to eat? Lk. 24:41
And when he had eaten before them, taking the remains, he gave to them. Lk. 24:43
And he said to them: These are the words which I spoke to you while I was yet with you, that all things must needs be fulfilled which are written in the law of Moses and in the prophets and in the psalms, concerning me. Lk. 24:44
And he said to them: Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer and to rise again from the dead, the third day: Lk. 24:46
And it came to pass, whilst he blessed them, he departed from them and was carried up to heaven. Lk. 24:51
This man came for a witness, to give testimony of the light, that all men might believe through him. Jn. 1:7
He was not the light, but was to give testimony of the light. Jn. 1:8
But as many as received him, he gave them power to be made the sons of God, to them that believe in his name. Jn. 1:12
And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent from Jerusalem priests and Levites to him, to ask him: Who art thou? Jn. 1:19
They said therefore unto him: Who art thou, that we may give an answer to them that sent us? What sayest thou of thyself? Jn. 1:22
And they asked him and said to him: Why then dost thou baptize, if thou be not Christ, nor Elias, nor the prophet? Jn. 1:25
The same is he that shall come after me, who is preferred before me: the latchet of whose shoe I am not worthy to loose. Jn. 1:27
The next day, John saw Jesus coming to him; and he saith: Behold the Lamb of God. Behold him who taketh away the sin of the world. Jn. 1:29
And I knew him not: but he who sent me to baptize with water said to me: He upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending and remaining upon him, he it is that baptizeth with the Holy Ghost. Jn. 1:33
And Jesus turning and seeing them following him, saith to them: What seek you? Who said to him: Rabbi (which is to say, being interpreted, Master), where dwellest thou? Jn. 1:38
He saith to them: Come and see. They came and saw where he abode: and they stayed with him that day. Now it was about the tenth hour. Jn. 1:39
He findeth first his brother Simon and saith to him: We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ. Jn. 1:41
And he brought him to Jesus. And Jesus looking upon him, said: Thou art Simon the son of Jona. Thou shalt be called Cephas, which is interpreted Peter. Jn. 1:42
On the following day, he would go forth into Galilee: and he findeth Philip, And Jesus saith to him: Follow me. Jn. 1:43
Philip findeth Nathanael and saith to him: We have found him of whom Moses, in the law and the prophets did write, Jesus the son of Joseph of Nazareth. Jn. 1:45
And Nathanael said to him: Can any thing of good come from Nazareth? Philip saith to him: Come and see. Jn. 1:46
Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him and he saith of him: Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no guile. Jn. 1:47
Nathanael saith to him: Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said to him: Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee. Jn. 1:48
Jesus answered and said to him: Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, thou believest: greater things than these shalt thou see. Jn. 1:50
And he saith to him: Amen, amen, I say to you, you shall see the heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man. Jn. 1:51
And Jesus also was invited, and his disciples, to the marriage. Jn. 2:2
And the wine failing, the mother of Jesus saith to him: They have no wine. Jn. 2:3
And Jesus saith to her: Woman, what is that to me and to thee? My hour is not yet come. Jn. 2:4
His mother saith to the waiters: Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye. Jn. 2:5
Now there were set there six waterpots of stone, according to the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three measures apiece. Jn. 2:6
Jesus saith to them: Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim. Jn. 2:7
And Jesus saith to them: Draw out now and carry to the chief steward of the feast. And they carried it. Jn. 2:8
And saith to him: Every man at first setteth forth good wine, and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse. But thou hast kept the good wine until now. Jn. 2:10
After this, he went down to Capharnaum, he and his mother and his brethren and his disciples: and they remained there not many days. Jn. 2:12
And the pasch of the Jews was at hand: and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Jn. 2:13
And to them that sold doves he said: Take these things hence, and make not the house of my Father a house of traffic. Jn. 2:16
The Jews, therefore, answered, and said to him: What sign dost thou shew unto us, seeing thou dost these things? Jn. 2:18
Jesus answered and said to them: Destroy this temple; and in three days I will raise it up. Jn. 2:19
This man came to Jesus by night and said to him: Rabbi, we know that thou art come a teacher from God; for no man can do these signs which thou dost, unless God be with him. Jn. 3:2
Jesus answered and said to him: Amen, amen, I say to thee, unless a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Jn. 3:3
Nicodemus saith to him: How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born again? Jn. 3:4
Jesus answered: Amen, amen, I say to thee, unless a man be born again of water and the Holy Ghost, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. Jn. 3:5
Wonder not that I said to thee: You must be born again. Jn. 3:7
Nicodemus answered and said to him: How can these things be done? Jn. 3:9
Jesus answered and said to him: Art thou a master in Israel, and knowest not these things? Jn. 3:10
Amen, amen, I say to thee that we speak what we know and we testify what we have seen: and you receive not our testimony. Jn. 3:11
If I have spoken to you earthly things, and you believe not: how will you believe, if I shall speak to you heavenly things? Jn. 3:12
For God so loved the world, as to give his only begotten Son: that whosoever believeth in him may not perish, but may have life everlasting. Jn. 3:16
For God sent not his Son into the world, to judge the world: but that the world may be saved by him. Jn. 3:17
For every one that doth evil hateth the light and cometh not to the light, that his works may not be reproved. Jn. 3:20
But he that doth truth cometh to the light, that his works may be made manifest: because they are done in God. Jn. 3:21
And they came to John and said to him: Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou gavest testimony: behold, he baptizeth and all men come to him. Jn. 3:26
He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true. Jn. 3:33
And he was of necessity to pass through Samaria. Jn. 4:4
He cometh therefore to a city of Samaria, which is called Sichar, near the land which Jacob gave to his son Joseph. Jn. 4:5
There cometh a woman of Samaria, to draw water. Jesus saith to her: Give me to drink. Jn. 4:7
For his disciples were gone into the city to buy meats. Jn. 4:8
Then that Samaritan woman saith to him: How dost thou, being a Jew; ask of me to drink, who am a Samaritan woman? For the Jews do not communicate with the Samaritans. Jn. 4:9
Jesus answered and said to her: If thou didst know the gift of God and who he is that saith to thee: Give me to drink; thou perhaps wouldst have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water. Jn. 4:10
The woman saith to him: Sir, thou hast nothing wherein to draw, and the well is deep. From whence then hast thou living water? Jn. 4:11
Jesus answered and said to her: Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: Jn. 4:13
The woman saith to him: Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst, nor come hither to draw. Jn. 4:15
Jesus saith to her: Go, call thy husband, and come hither. Jn. 4:16
The woman answered and said: I have no husband. Jesus said to her: Thou hast said well: I have no husband. Jn. 4:17
The woman saith to him: Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet. Jn. 4:19
Jesus saith to her: Woman, believe me that the hour cometh, when you shall neither on this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, adore the Father. Jn. 4:21
But the hour cometh and now is, when the true adorers shall adore the Father in spirit and in truth. For the Father also seeketh such to adore him. Jn. 4:23
The woman saith to him: I know that the Messias cometh (who is called Christ): therefore, when he is come, he will tell us all things. Jn. 4:25
Jesus saith to her: I am he, who am speaking with thee. Jn. 4:26
The woman therefore left her waterpot and went her way into the city and saith to the men there: Jn. 4:28
But he said to them: I have meat to eat which you know not. Jn. 4:32
The disciples therefore said one to another: Hath any man brought him to eat? Jn. 4:33
Jesus saith to them: My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, that I may perfect his work. Jn. 4:34
Do not you say: There are yet four months, and then the harvest cometh? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes, and see the countries. For they are white already to harvest. Jn. 4:35
I have sent you to reap that in which you did not labour. Others have laboured: and you have entered into their labours. Jn. 4:38
So when the Samaritans were come to him, they desired that he would tarry there. And he abode there two days. Jn. 4:40
And they said to the woman: We now believe, not for thy saying: for we ourselves have heard him and know that this is indeed the Saviour of the world. Jn. 4:42
And when he was come into Galilee, the Galileans received him, having seen all the things he had done at Jerusalem on the festival day: for they also went to the festival day. Jn. 4:45
He having heard that Jesus was come from Judea into Galilee, went to him and prayed him to come down and heal his son: for he was at the point of death. Jn. 4:47
Jesus therefore said to him: Unless you see signs and wonders, you believe not. Jn. 4:48
The ruler saith to him: Lord, come down before that my son die. Jn. 4:49
Jesus saith to him: Go thy way. Thy son liveth. The man believed the word which Jesus said to him and went his way. Jn. 4:50
He asked therefore of them the hour wherein he grew better. And they said to him: Yesterday at the seventh hour, the fever left him. Jn. 4:52
The father therefore knew that it was at the same hour that Jesus said to him: Thy son liveth. And himself believed, and his whole house. Jn. 4:53
¤ After these things was a festival day of the Jews: and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Jn. 5:1
Him when Jesus had seen lying, and knew that he had been now a long time, he saith to him: Wilt thou be made whole? Jn. 5:6
The infirm man answered him: Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pond. For whilst I am coming, another goeth down before me. Jn. 5:7
Jesus saith to him: Arise, take up thy bed and walk. Jn. 5:8
The Jews therefore said to him that was healed: It is the sabbath. It is not lawful for thee to take up thy bed. Jn. 5:10
He answered them: He that made me whole, he said to me: Take up thy bed and walk. Jn. 5:11
They asked him therefore: Who is that man who said to thee: Take up thy bed and walk? Jn. 5:12
Afterwards, Jesus findeth him in the temple and saith to him: Behold thou art made whole: sin no more, lest some worse thing happen to thee. Jn. 5:14
Hereupon therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he did not only break the sabbath but also said God was his Father, making himself equal to God. Jn. 5:18
Then Jesus answered and said to them: Amen, amen, I say unto you, the Son cannot do any thing of himself, but what he seeth the Father doing: for what things soever he doth, these the Son also doth in like manner. Jn. 5:19
For as the Father raiseth up the dead and giveth life: so the Son also giveth life to whom he will. Jn. 5:21
For neither does the Father judge any man: but hath given all judgment to the Son. Jn. 5:22
Amen, amen, I say unto you that he who heareth my word and believeth him that sent me hath life everlasting: and cometh not into judgment, but is passed from death to life. Jn. 5:24
For as the Father hath life in himself, so he hath given to the Son also to have life in himself. Jn. 5:26
And he hath given him power to do judgment, because he is the Son of man. Jn. 5:27
You sent to John: and he gave testimony to the truth. Jn. 5:33
He was a burning and a shining light: and you were willing for a time to rejoice in his light. Jn. 5:35
But I have a greater testimony than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to perfect, the works themselves which I do, give testimony of me, that the Father hath sent me. Jn. 5:36
Search the scriptures: for you think in them to have life everlasting. And the same are they that give testimony of me. Jn. 5:39
And you will not come to me that you may have life. Jn. 5:40
Think not that I will accuse you to the Father. There is one that accuseth you, Moses, in whom you trust. Jn. 5:45
When Jesus therefore had lifted up his eyes and seen that a very great multitude cometh to him, he said to Philip: Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat? Jn. 6:5
And this he said to try him: for he himself knew what he would do. Jn. 6:6
One of his disciples, Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, saith to him: Jn. 6:8
And Jesus took the loaves: and when he had given thanks, he distributed to them that were set down. In like manner also of the fishes, as much as they would. Jn. 6:11
And when they were filled, he said to his disciples: Gather up the fragments that remain, lest they be lost. Jn. 6:12
They gathered up therefore and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves which remained over and above to them that had eaten. Jn. 6:13
Now those men, when they had seen what a miracle Jesus had done, said: This is of a truth the prophet that is to come into the world. Jn. 6:14
Jesus therefore, when he knew that they would come to take him by force and make him king, fled again into the mountains, himself alone. Jn. 6:15
And when evening was come, his disciples went down to the sea. Jn. 6:16
And when they had gone up into a ship, they went over the sea to Capharnaum. And it was now dark: and Jesus was not come unto them. Jn. 6:17
When they had rowed therefore about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking upon the sea and drawing nigh to the ship. And they were afraid. Jn. 6:19
But he saith to them: It is I. Be not afraid. Jn. 6:20
They were willing therefore to take him into the ship. And presently the ship was at the land to which they were going. Jn. 6:21
When therefore the multitude saw that Jesus was not there, nor his disciples, they took shipping and came to Capharnaum, seeking for Jesus. Jn. 6:24
And when they had found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him: Rabbi, when camest thou hither? Jn. 6:25
Jesus answered them and said: Amen, amen, I say to you, you seek me, not because you have seen miracles, but because you did eat of the loaves and were filled. Jn. 6:26
Jesus answered and said to them: This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he hath sent. Jn. 6:29
They said therefore to him: What sign therefore dost thou shew that we may see and may believe thee? What dost thou work? Jn. 6:30
Our fathers did eat manna in the desert, as it is written: He gave them bread from heaven to eat. Jn. 6:31
Then Jesus said to them: Amen, amen, I say to you; Moses gave you not bread from heaven, but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven. Jn. 6:32
For the bread of God is that which cometh down from heaven and giveth life to the world. Jn. 6:33
And Jesus said to them: I am the bread of life. He that cometh to me shall not hunger: and he that believeth in me shall never thirst. Jn. 6:35
All that the Father giveth to me shall come to me: and him that cometh to me, I will not cast out. Jn. 6:37
Because I came down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of him that sent me. Jn. 6:38
Jesus therefore answered and said to them: Murmur not among yourselves. Jn. 6:43
No man can come to me, except the Father, who hath sent me, draw him. And I will raise him up in the last day. Jn. 6:44
It is written in the prophets: And they shall all be taught of God. Every one that hath heard of the Father and hath learned cometh to me. Jn. 6:45
The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying: How can this man give us his flesh to eat? Jn. 6:52
Then Jesus said to them: Amen, amen, I say unto you: except you eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, you shall not have life in you. Jn. 6:53
But Jesus, knowing in himself that his disciples murmured at this, said to them: Doth this scandalize you? Jn. 6:61
It is the spirit that quickeneth: the flesh profiteth nothing. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life. Jn. 6:63
And he said: Therefore did I say to you that no man can come to me, unless it be given him by my Father. Jn. 6:65
Then Jesus said to the twelve: Will you also go away? Jn. 6:67
And Simon Peter answered him: Lord, to whom shall we go? Thou hast the words of eternal life. Jn. 6:68
Now he meant Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon: for this same was about to betray him, whereas he was one of the twelve. Jn. 6:71
¤ After these things, Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill him. Jn. 7:1
And his brethren said to, him: Pass from hence and go into Judea, that thy disciples also may see thy works which thou dost. Jn. 7:3
For there is no man that doth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, manifest thyself to the world. Jn. 7:4
Then Jesus said to them: My time is not yet come; but your time is always ready. Jn. 7:6
Go you up to this festival day: but I go not up to this festival day, because my time is not accomplished. Jn. 7:8
But after his brethren were gone up, then he also went up to the feast, not openly, but, as it were, in secret. Jn. 7:10
Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law? Why seek you to kill me? Jn. 7:19
The multitude answered and said: Thou hast a devil. Who seeketh to kill thee? Jn. 7:20
Jesus answered and said to them: One work I have done: and you all wonder. Jn. 7:21
Judge not according to the appearance: but judge just judgment. Jn. 7:24
Some therefore of Jerusalem said: Is not this he whom they seek to kill? Jn. 7:25
And behold, he speaketh openly: and they say nothing to him. Have the rulers known for a truth that this is the Christ? Jn. 7:26
They sought therefore to apprehend him: and no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come. Jn. 7:30
The Pharisees heard the people murmuring these things concerning him: and the rulers and Pharisees sent ministers to apprehend him. Jn. 7:32
Jesus therefore said to them: Yet a little while I am with you: and then I go to him that sent me. Jn. 7:33
And on the last, and great day of the festivity, Jesus stood and cried, saying: If any man thirst, let him come to me and drink. Jn. 7:37
The ministers therefore came to the chief priests and the Pharisees. And they said to them: Why have you not brought him? Jn. 7:45
Nicodemus said to them (he that came to him by night, who was one of them): Jn. 7:50
They answered and said to him: Art thou also a Galilean? Search the scriptures, and see that out of Galilee a prophet riseth not. Jn. 7:52
And every man returned to his own house. Jn. 7:53
And early in the morning he came again into the temple: and all the people came to him. And sitting down he taught them. Jn. 8:2
And said to him: Master, this woman was even now taken in adultery. Jn. 8:4
Now Moses in the law commanded us to stone such a one. But what sayest thou? Jn. 8:5
When therefore they continued asking him, he lifted up himself and said to them: He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. Jn. 8:7
Then Jesus lifting up himself, said to her: Woman, where are they that accused thee? Hath no man condemned thee? Jn. 8:10
Again therefore, Jesus spoke to: them, saying: I am the light of the world. He that followeth me walketh not in darkness, but shall have the light of life. Jn. 8:12
The Pharisees therefore said to him: Thou givest testimony of thyself. Thy testimony is not true. Jn. 8:13
Jesus answered and said to them: Although I give testimony of myself, my testimony is true: for I know whence I came and whither I go, but you know not whence I come or whither I go. Jn. 8:14
You judge according to the flesh: I judge not any man. Jn. 8:15
They said therefore to him: Where is thy Father? Jesus answered: Neither me do you know, nor my Father. If you did know me, perhaps you would know my Father also. Jn. 8:19
Again therefore Jesus said to them: I go: and you shall seek me. And you shall die in your sin. Whither I go, you cannot come. Jn. 8:21
And he said to them: You are from beneath: I am from above. You are of this world: I am not of this world. Jn. 8:23
Therefore I said to you that you shall die in your sins. For if you believe not that I am he, you shall die in your sin. Jn. 8:24
They said therefore to him: Who art thou? Jesus said to them: The beginning, who also speak unto you. Jn. 8:25
Many things I have to speak and to judge of you. But he that sent me, is true: and the things I have heard of him, these same I speak in the world. Jn. 8:26
Jesus therefore said to them: When you shall have lifted up, the Son of man, then shall you know that I am he and that I do nothing of myself. But as the Father hath taught me, these things I speak. Jn. 8:28
Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed him: If you continue in my word, you shall be my disciples indeed. Jn. 8:31
They answered him: We are the seed of Abraham: and we have never been slaves to any man. How sayest thou: You shall be free? Jn. 8:33
I know that you are the children of Abraham: but you seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you. Jn. 8:37
They answered and said to him: Abraham is our father. Jesus saith to them: If you be the children of Abraham, do the works of Abraham. Jn. 8:39
But now you seek to kill me, a man who have spoken the truth to you, which I have heard of God. This Abraham did not. Jn. 8:40
You do the works of your father. They said therefore to him: We are not born of fornication: we have one Father, even God. Jn. 8:41
Jesus therefore said to them: If God were your Father, you would indeed love me. For from God I proceeded and came. For I came not of myself: but he sent me. Jn. 8:42
Which of you shall convince me of sin? If I say the truth to you, why do you not believe me: Jn. 8:46
The Jews therefore answered and said to him: Do not we say well that thou art a Samaritan and hast a devil? Jn. 8:48
Amen, amen, I say to you: If any man keep my word, he shall not see death for ever. Jn. 8:51
And you have not known him: but I know him. And if I shall say that I know him not, I shall be like to you, a liar. But I do know him and do keep his word. Jn. 8:55
The Jews therefore said to him: Thou art not yet fifty years old. And hast thou seen Abraham? Jn. 8:57
Jesus said to them: Amen, amen, I say to you, before Abraham was made, I AM. Jn. 8:58
They took up stones therefore to cast at him. But Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple. Jn. 8:59
And said to him: Go, wash in the pool of Siloe, which is interpreted, Sent. He went therefore and washed: and he came seeing. Jn. 9:7
They said therefore to him: How were thy eyes opened? Jn. 9:10
He answered: That man that is called Jesus made clay and anointed my eyes and said to me: Go to the pool of Siloe and wash. And I went: I washed: and I see. Jn. 9:11
And they said to him: Where is he? He saith: I know not. Jn. 9:12
They bring him that had been blind to the Pharisees. Jn. 9:13
Again therefore the Pharisees asked him how he had received his sight. But he said to them: He put clay upon my eyes: and I washed: and I see. Jn. 9:15
They say therefore to the blind man again: What sayest thou of him that hath opened thy eyes? And he said: He is a prophet. Jn. 9:17
These things his parents said, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had already agreed among themselves that if any man should confess him to be Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue. Jn. 9:22
They therefore called the man again that had been blind and said to him: Give glory to God. We know that this man is a sinner. Jn. 9:24
He said therefore to them: If he be a sinner, I know not. One thing I know, that whereas I was blind, now I see. Jn. 9:25
They said then to him: What did he to thee? How did he open thy eyes? Jn. 9:26
We know that God spoke to Moses: but as to this man, we know not from whence he is. Jn. 9:29
The man answered and said to them: why, herein is a wonderful thing, that you know not from whence he is, and he hath opened my eyes. Jn. 9:30
They answered and said to him: Thou wast wholly born in sins; and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out. Jn. 9:34
Jesus heard that they had cast him out. And when he had found him, he said to him: Dost thou believe in the Son of God? Jn. 9:35
And Jesus said to him: Thou hast both seen him; and it is he that talketh with thee. Jn. 9:37
Jesus said to them: If you were blind, you should not have sin: but now you say: We see. Your sin remaineth. Jn. 9:41
¤ Amen, amen, I say to you: He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold but climbeth up another way, the same is a thief and a robber. Jn. 10:1
To him the porter openeth: and the sheep hear his voice. And he calleth his own sheep by name and leadeth them out. Jn. 10:3
This proverb Jesus spoke to them. But they understood not what he spoke to them. Jn. 10:6
Jesus therefore said to them again: Amen, amen, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. Jn. 10:7
The thief cometh not, but for to steal and to kill and to destroy. I am come that they may have life and may have it more abundantly. Jn. 10:10
No man taketh it away from me: but I lay it down of myself. And I have power to lay it down: and I have power to take it up again. This commandment have I received of my Father. Jn. 10:18
The Jews therefore came round about him and said to him: How long dost thou hold our souls in suspense? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly. Jn. 10:24
Jesus answered them: I speak to you, and you believe not: the works that I do in the name of my Father, they give testimony of me. Jn. 10:25
The Jews then took up stones to stone him. Jn. 10:31
If he called them gods to whom the word of God was spoken; and the scripture cannot be broken: Jn. 10:35
They sought therefore to take him: and he escaped out of their hands. Jn. 10:39
And many resorted to him: and they said: John indeed did no sign. But all things whatsoever John said of this man were true. Jn. 10:41
His sisters therefore sent to him, saying: Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick. Jn. 11:3
And Jesus hearing it, said to them: This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God: that the Son of God may be glorified by it. Jn. 11:4
Then after that, he said to his disciples: Let us go into Judea again. Jn. 11:7
The disciples say to him: Rabbi, the Jews but now sought to stone thee. And goest thou thither again? Jn. 11:8
These things he said; and after that he said to them: Lazarus our friend sleepeth: but I go that I may awake him out of sleep. Jn. 11:11
Then therefore Jesus said to them plainly: Lazarus is dead. Jn. 11:14
And I am glad, for your sakes; that I was not there, that you may believe. But, let us go to him. Jn. 11:15
Thomas therefore, who is called Didymus, said to his fellow disciples: Let us also go, that we may die with him. Jn. 11:16
And many of the Jews were come to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother. Jn. 11:19
Martha therefore, as soon as she heard that Jesus was come, went to meet him: but Mary sat at home. Jn. 11:20
Martha therefore said to Jesus: Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. Jn. 11:21
Jesus saith to her: Thy brother shall rise again. Jn. 11:23
Martha saith to him: I know that he shall rise again, in the resurrection at the last day. Jn. 11:24
Jesus said to her: I am the resurrection and the life: he that believeth in me, although he be dead, shall live: Jn. 11:25
She saith to him: Yea, Lord, I have believed that thou art Christ, the Son of the living God, who art come into this world. Jn. 11:27
She, as soon as she heard this, riseth quickly and cometh to him. Jn. 11:29
The Jews therefore, who were with her in the house and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up speedily and went out, followed her, saying: She goeth to the grave to weep there. Jn. 11:31
When Mary therefore was come where Jesus was, seeing him, she fell down at his feet and saith to him. Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. Jn. 11:32
And said: Where have you laid him? They say to him: Lord, come and see. Jn. 11:34
Jesus therefore again groaning in himself, cometh to the sepulchre. Now it was a cave; and a stone was laid over it. Jn. 11:38
Jesus saith: Take away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith to him: Lord, by this time he stinketh, for he is now of four days. Jn. 11:39
Jesus saith to her: Did not I say to thee that if thou believe, thou shalt see the glory of God? Jn. 11:40
And presently he that had been dead came forth, bound feet and hands with winding bands. And his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus said to them: Loose him and let him go. Jn. 11:44
Many therefore of the Jews, who were come to Mary and Martha and had seen the things that Jesus did, believed in him. Jn. 11:45
But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them the things that Jesus had done. Jn. 11:46
But one of them, named Caiphas, being the high priest that year, said to them: You know nothing. Jn. 11:49
And not only for the nation, but to gather together in one the children of God that were dispersed. Jn. 11:52
From that day therefore they devised to put him to death. Jn. 11:53
And the pasch of the Jews was at hand: and many from the country went up to Jerusalem, before the pasch, to purify themselves. Jn. 11:55
They sought therefore for Jesus; and they discoursed one with another, standing in the temple: What think you that he is not come to the festival day? Jn. 11:56
¤ Jesus therefore, six days before the pasch, came to Bethania, where Lazarus had been dead, whom Jesus raised to life. Jn. 12:1
Then one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, he that was about to betray him, said: Jn. 12:4
Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence and given to the poor? Jn. 12:5
But the chief priests thought to kill Lazarus also: Jn. 12:10
And on the next day, a great multitude that was come to the festival day, when they had heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, Jn. 12:12
Took branches of palm trees and went forth to meet him and cried Hosanna. Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord, the king of Israel. Jn. 12:13
These things his disciples did not know at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written of him and that they had done these things to him. Jn. 12:16
For which reason also the people came to meet him, because they heard that he had done this miracle. Jn. 12:18
Now there were certain Gentiles among them, who came up to adore on the festival day. Jn. 12:20
These therefore came to Philip, who was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying: Sir, we would see Jesus. Jn. 12:21
Amen, amen, I say to you, unless the grain of wheat falling into the ground die, itself remaineth alone. But if it die it bringeth forth much fruit. Jn. 12:24
If any man minister to me, let him follow me: and where I am, there also shall my minister be. If any man minister to me, him will my Father honour. Jn. 12:26
The multitude therefore that stood and heard said that it thundered. Others said: An angel spoke to him. Jn. 12:29
And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all things to myself. Jn. 12:32
Jesus therefore said to them: Yet a little while, the light is among you. Walk whilst you have the light, that the darkness overtake you not. And he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth. Jn. 12:35
That the saying of Isaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he said: Lord, who hath believed our hearing? And to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed? Jn. 12:38
And if any man hear my words and keep them not, I do not judge him for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world. Jn. 12:47
¤ Before the festival day of the pasch, Jesus knowing that his hour was come, that he should pass out of this world to the Father: having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them unto the end. Jn. 13:1
And when supper was done (the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, to betray him), Jn. 13:2
Knowing that the Father had given him all things into his hands and that he came from God and goeth to God, Jn. 13:3
After that, he putteth water into a basin and began to wash the feet of the disciples and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded. Jn. 13:5
He cometh therefore to Simon Peter. And Peter saith to him: Lord, dost thou wash my feet? Jn. 13:6
Jesus answered and said to him: What I do, thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter. Jn. 13:7
Peter saith to him: Thou shalt never wash my feet, Jesus answered him: If I wash thee not, thou shalt have no part with me. Jn. 13:8
Simon Peter saith to him: Lord, not only my feet, but also my hands and my head. Jn. 13:9
Jesus saith to him: He that is washed needeth not but to wash his feet, but is clean wholly. And you are clean, but not all. Jn. 13:10
Then after he had washed their feet and taken his garments, being set down again, he said to them: Know you what I have done to you? Jn. 13:12
If then I being your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; you also ought to wash one another's feet. Jn. 13:14
For I have given you an example, that as I have done to you, so you do also. Jn. 13:15
Amen, amen, I say to you: The servant is not greater than his lord: neither is the apostle greater than he that sent him. Jn. 13:16
At present I tell you, before it come to pass: that when it shall come to pass, you may believe that I am he. Jn. 13:19
Amen, amen, I say to you, he that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me: and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me. Jn. 13:20
When Jesus had said these things, he was troubled in spirit; and he testified, and said: Amen, amen, I say to you, one of you shall betray me. Jn. 13:21
Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him and said to him: Who is it of whom he speaketh? Jn. 13:24
He therefore, leaning on the breast of Jesus, saith to him: Lord, who is it? Jn. 13:25
Jesus answered: He it is to whom I shall reach bread dipped. And when he had dipped the bread, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon. Jn. 13:26
And after the morsel, Satan entered into him. And Jesus said to him: That which thou dost, do quickly. Jn. 13:27
Now no man at the table knew to what purpose he said this unto him. Jn. 13:28
For some thought, because Judas had the purse, that Jesus had said to him: Buy those things which we have need of for the festival day: or that he should give something to the poor. Jn. 13:29
Little children, yet a little while I am with you. You shall seek me. And as I said to the Jews: Whither I go you cannot come; so I say to you now. Jn. 13:33
Simon Peter saith to him: Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered: Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now: but thou shalt follow hereafter. Jn. 13:36
Peter saith to him: Why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thee. Jn. 13:37
Jesus answered him: Wilt thou lay down thy life for me? Amen, amen, I say to thee, the cock shall not crow, till thou deny me thrice. Jn. 13:38
In my Father's house there are many mansions. If not, I would have told you: because I go to prepare a place for you. Jn. 14:2
And if I shall go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself: that where I am, you also may be. Jn. 14:3
Thomas saith to him: Lord, we know not whither thou goest. And how can we know the way? Jn. 14:5
Jesus saith to him: I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No man cometh to the Father, but by me. Jn. 14:6
Philip saith to him: Lord, shew us the Father; and it is enough for us. Jn. 14:8
Jesus saith to him: Have I been so long a time with you and have you not known me? Philip, he that seeth me seeth the Father also. How sayest thou: Shew us the Father? Jn. 14:9
Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father in me? The words that I speak to you, I speak not of myself. But the Father who abideth in me, he doth the works. Jn. 14:10
Amen, amen, I say to you, he that believeth in me, the works that I do, he also shall do: and greater than these shall he do. Because I go to the Father: Jn. 14:12
I will not leave you orphans: I will come to you. Jn. 14:18
He that hath my commandments and keepeth them; he it is that loveth me. And he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father: and I will love him and will manifest myself to him. Jn. 14:21
Judas saith to him, not the Iscariot: Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself to us, and not to the world? Jn. 14:22
Jesus answered and said to him: If any one love me, he will keep my word. And my Father will love him and we will come to him and will make our abode with him. Jn. 14:23
These things have I spoken to you, abiding with you. Jn. 14:25
But the Paraclete, the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring all things to your mind, whatsoever I shall have said to you. Jn. 14:26
You have heard that I said to you: I go away, and I come unto you. If you loved me you would indeed be glad, because I go to the Father: for the Father is greater than I. Jn. 14:28
And now I have told you before it come to pass: that when it shall come to pass, you may believe. Jn. 14:29
Now you are clean, by reason of the word which I have spoken to you. Jn. 15:3
These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and your joy may be filled. Jn. 15:11
I will not now call you servants: for the servant knoweth not what his lord doth. But I have called you friends, because all things, whatsoever I have heard of my Father, I have made known to you. Jn. 15:15
Remember my word that I said to you: The servant is not greater than his master. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they have kept my word, they will keep yours also. Jn. 15:20
But all these things they will do to you for my name's sake: because they know not him that sent me. Jn. 15:21
If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have sin: but now they have no excuse for their sin. Jn. 15:22
¤ These things have I spoken to you that you may not be scandalized. Jn. 16:1
They will put you out of the synagogues: yea, the hour cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doth a service to God. Jn. 16:2
And these things will they do to you; because they have not known the Father nor me. Jn. 16:3
And now I go to him that sent me, and none of you asketh me: Whither goest thou? Jn. 16:5
But because I have spoken these things to you, sorrow hath filled your heart. Jn. 16:6
But I tell you the truth: it is expedient to you that I go. For if I go not, the Paraclete will not come to you: but if I go, I will send him to you. Jn. 16:7
And of justice: because I go to the Father: and you shall see me no longer. Jn. 16:10
I have yet many things to say to you: but you cannot bear them now. Jn. 16:12
But when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will teach you all truth. For he shall not speak of himself: but what things soever he shall hear, he shall speak. And the things that are to come, he shall shew you. Jn. 16:13
He shall glorify me: because he shall receive of mine and shall shew it to you. Jn. 16:14
All things whatsoever the Father hath are mine. Therefore I said that he shall receive of mine and shew it to you. Jn. 16:15
A little while, and now you shall not see me: and again a little while, and you shall see me: because I go to the Father. Jn. 16:16
Then some of his disciples said one to another: What is this that he saith to us: A little while, and you shall not see me: and again a little while, and you shall see me, and, Because I go to the Father? Jn. 16:17
And Jesus knew that they had a mind to ask him. And he said to them: Of this do you inquire among yourselves, because I said: A little while, and you shall not see me; and again a little while, and you shall see me? Jn. 16:19
Amen, amen, I say to you, that you shall lament and weep, but the world shall rejoice: and you shall be made sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy. Jn. 16:20
And in that day you shall not ask me any thing. Amen, amen, I say to you: if you ask the Father any thing in my name, he will give it you. Jn. 16:23
These things I have spoken to you in proverbs. The hour cometh when I will no more speak to you in proverbs, but will shew you plainly of the Father. Jn. 16:25
In that day, you shall ask in my name: and I say not to you that I will ask the Father for you. Jn. 16:26
I came forth from the Father and am come into the world: again I leave the world and I go to the Father. Jn. 16:28
His disciples say to him: Behold, now thou speakest plainly and speakest no proverb. Jn. 16:29
Behold, the hour cometh, and it is now come, that you shall be scattered every man to his own and shall leave me alone. And yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me. Jn. 16:32
These things I have spoken to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you shall have distress. But have confidence. I have overcome the world. Jn. 16:33
¤ These things Jesus spoke: and lifting up his eyes to heaven, he said: Father, the hour is come. Glorify thy Son, that thy Son may glorify thee. Jn. 17:1
As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he may give eternal life to all whom thou hast given him. Jn. 17:2
I have glorified thee on the earth; I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do. Jn. 17:4
I have manifested thy name to the men whom thou hast given me out of the world. Thine they were: and to me thou gavest them. And they have kept thy word. Jn. 17:6
Because the words which thou gavest me, I have given to them. And they have received them and have known in very deed that I came out from thee: and they have believed that thou didst send me. Jn. 17:8
And now I am not in the world, and these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep them in thy name whom thou hast given me: that they may be one, as we also are. Jn. 17:11
And now I come to thee: and these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy filled in themselves. Jn. 17:13
And the glory which thou hast given me, I have given to them: that, they may be one, as we also are one. Jn. 17:22
And I have made known thy name to them and will make it known: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them. Jn. 17:26
Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth and said to them: Whom seek ye? Jn. 18:4
They answered him: Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith to them: I am he. And Judas also, who betrayed him, stood with them. Jn. 18:5
As soon therefore as he had said to them: I am he; they went backward and fell to the ground. Jn. 18:6
Jesus therefore said to Peter: Put up thy sword into the scabbard. The chalice which my father hath given me, shall I not drink it? Jn. 18:11
And they led him away to Annas first, for he was father-in-law to Caiphas, who was the high priest of that year. Jn. 18:13
Now Caiphas was he who had given the counsel to the Jews: That it was expedient that one man should die for the people. Jn. 18:14
And Simon Peter followed Jesus: and so did another disciple. And that disciple was known to the high priest and went in with Jesus into the court of the high priest. Jn. 18:15
But Peter stood at the door without. The other disciple therefore, who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to the portress and brought in Peter. Jn. 18:16
The maid therefore that was portress saith to Peter: Art not thou also one of this man's disciples? He saith I am not. Jn. 18:17
Jesus answered him: I have spoken openly to the world. I have always taught in the synagogue and in the temple, whither all the Jews resort: and in secret I have spoken nothing. Jn. 18:20
And Annas sent him bound to Caiphas the high priest. Jn. 18:24
And Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. They said therefore to him: Art not thou also one of his disciples? He denied it and said: I am not. Jn. 18:25
One of the servants of the high priest (a kinsman to him whose ear Peter cut off) saith to him: Did not I see thee in the garden with him? Jn. 18:26
Then they led Jesus from Caiphas to the governor's hall. And it was morning: and they went not into the hall, that they might not be defiled, but that they might eat the pasch. Jn. 18:28
Pilate therefore went out to them, and said: What accusation bring you against this man? Jn. 18:29
They answered and said to him: If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up to thee. Jn. 18:30
Pilate therefore said to them: Take him you, and judge him according to your law. The Jews therefore said to him: It is not lawful for us to put any man to death. Jn. 18:31
Pilate therefore went into the hall again and called Jesus and said to him: Art thou the king of the Jews? Jn. 18:33
Pilate answered: Am I a Jew? Thy own nation and the chief priests have delivered thee up to me. What hast thou done? Jn. 18:35
Jesus answered: My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would certainly strive that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now my kingdom is not from hence. Jn. 18:36
Pilate therefore said to him: Art thou a king then? Jesus answered: Thou sayest that I am a king. For this was I born, and for this came I into the world; that I should give testimony to the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice. Jn. 18:37
Pilate saith to him: What is truth? And when he said this, he went out again to the Jews and saith to them: I find no cause in him. Jn. 18:38
And they came to him and said: Hail, king of the Jews. And they gave him blows. Jn. 19:3
Pilate therefore went forth again and saith to them: Behold, I bring him forth unto you, that you may know that I find no cause in him. Jn. 19:4
(Jesus therefore came forth, bearing the crown of thorns and the purple garment.) And he saith to them: Behold the Man. Jn. 19:5
When the chief priests, therefore, and the servants had seen him, they cried out, saying: Crucify him, Crucify him. Pilate saith to them: Take him you, and crucify him: for I find no cause in him. Jn. 19:6
The Jews answered him: We have a law; and according to the law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God. Jn. 19:7
And he entered into the hall again; and he said to Jesus: Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer. Jn. 19:9
Pilate therefore saith to him: Speakest thou not to me? Knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and I have power to release thee? Jn. 19:10
Jesus answered: Thou shouldst not have any power against me, unless it were given thee from above. Therefore, he that hath delivered me to thee hath the greater sin. Jn. 19:11
And from henceforth Pilate sought to release him. But the Jews cried out, saying: If thou release this man, thou art not Caesar's friend. For whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar. Jn. 19:12
And it was the parasceve of the pasch, about the sixth hour: and he saith to the Jews: Behold your king. Jn. 19:14
But they cried out: Away with him: Away with him: Crucify him. Pilate saith to them: shall I crucify your king? The chief priests answered: We have no king but Caesar. Jn. 19:15
Then therefore he delivered him to them to be crucified. And they took Jesus and led him forth. Jn. 19:16
And bearing his own cross, he went forth to the place which is called Calvary, but in Hebrew Golgotha. Jn. 19:17
This title therefore many of the Jews did read: because the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city. And it was written in Hebrew, in Greek, and in Latin. Jn. 19:20
Then the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate: Write not: The King of the Jews. But that he said: I am the King of the Jews. Jn. 19:21
The soldiers therefore, when they had crucified him, took his garments, (and they made four parts, to every soldier a part) and also his coat. Now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout. Jn. 19:23
They said then one to another: Let us not cut it but let us cast lots for it, whose it shall be; that the scripture might be fulfilled, saying: They have parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture they have cast lots. And the soldiers indeed did these things. Jn. 19:24
When Jesus therefore had seen his mother and the disciple standing whom he loved, he saith to his mother: Woman, behold thy son. Jn. 19:26
After that, he saith to the disciple: Behold thy mother. And from that hour, the disciple took her to his own. Jn. 19:27
Now there was a vessel set there, full of vinegar. And they, putting a sponge full of vinegar and hyssop, put it to his mouth. Jn. 19:29
But after they were come to Jesus, when they saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs. Jn. 19:33
And Nicodemus also came (he who at the first came to Jesus by night), bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight. Jn. 19:39
They took therefore the body of Jesus and bound it in linen cloths, with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury. Jn. 19:40
She ran therefore and cometh to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved and saith to them: They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre: and we know not where they have laid him. Jn. 20:2
Peter therefore went out, and that other disciple: and they came to the sepulchre. Jn. 20:3
And they both ran together: and that other disciple did outrun Peter and came first to the sepulchre. Jn. 20:4
Then that other disciple also went in, who came first to the sepulchre: and he saw and believed. Jn. 20:8
The disciples therefore departed again to their home. Jn. 20:10
They say to her: Woman, why weepest thou? She saith to them: Because they have taken away my Lord: and I know not where they have laid him. Jn. 20:13
Jesus saith to her: Woman, why weepest thou? Whom seekest thou? She, thinking that it was the gardener, saith to him: Sir, if thou hast taken him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him: and I will take him away. Jn. 20:15
Jesus saith to her: Mary. She turning, saith to him: Rabboni (which is to say, Master). Jn. 20:16
Jesus saith to her: Do not touch me: for I am not yet ascended to my Father. But go to my brethren and say to them: I ascend to my Father and to your Father, to my God and your God. Jn. 20:17
Mary Magdalen cometh and telleth the disciples: I have seen the Lord; and these things he said to me. Jn. 20:18
Now when it was late the same day, the first of the week, and the doors were shut, where the disciples were gathered together, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst and said to them: Peace be to you. Jn. 20:19
He said therefore to them again: Peace be to you. As the Father hath sent me, I also send you. Jn. 20:21
When he had said this, he breathed on them; and he said to them: Receive ye the Holy Ghost. Jn. 20:22
The other disciples therefore said to him: We have seen the Lord. But he said to them: Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails and put my finger into the place of the nails and put my hand into his side, I will not believe. Jn. 20:25
And after eight days, again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them. Jesus cometh, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst and said: Peace be to you. Jn. 20:26
Then he saith to Thomas: Put in thy finger hither and see my hands. And bring hither thy hand and put it into my side. And be not faithless, but believing. Jn. 20:27
Thomas answered and said to him: My Lord and my God. Jn. 20:28
Jesus saith to him: Because thou hast seen me, Thomas, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen and have believed. Jn. 20:29
¤ After this, Jesus shewed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias. And he shewed himself after this manner. Jn. 21:1
Simon Peter saith to them: I go a fishing. They say to him: We also come with thee. And they went forth and entered into the ship: and that night they caught nothing. Jn. 21:3
Jesus therefore said to them: Children, have you any meat? They answered him: No. Jn. 21:5
He saith to them: Cast the net on the right side of the ship; and you shall find. They cast therefore: and now they were not able to draw it, for the multitude of fishes. Jn. 21:6
That disciple therefore whom Jesus loved said to Peter: It is the Lord. Simon Peter, when he heard that it was the Lord, girt his coat about him (for he was naked) and cast himself into the sea. Jn. 21:7
As soon then as they came to land they saw hot coals lying, and a fish laid thereon, and bread. Jn. 21:9
Jesus saith to them: Bring hither of the fishes which you have now caught. Jn. 21:10
Simon Peter went up and drew the net to land, full of great fishes, one hundred and fifty-three. And although there were so many, the net was not broken. Jn. 21:11
Jesus saith to them: Come and dine. And none of them who were at meat, durst ask him: Who art thou? Knowing that it was the Lord. Jn. 21:12
This is now the third time that Jesus was manifested to his disciples, after he was risen from the dead. Jn. 21:14
When therefore they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter: Simon, son of John, lovest thou me more than these? He saith to him: Yea, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. He saith to him: Feed my lambs. Jn. 21:15
He saith to him again: Simon, son of John, lovest thou me? He saith to him: yea, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. He saith to him: Feed my lambs. Jn. 21:16
He said to him the third time: Simon, son of John, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he had said to him the third time: Lovest thou me? And he said to him: Lord, thou knowest all things: thou knowest that I love thee. He said to him: Feed my sheep. Jn. 21:17
Amen, amen, I say to thee, When thou wast younger, thou didst gird thyself and didst walk where thou wouldst. But when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee and lead thee whither thou wouldst not. Jn. 21:18
And this he said, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had said this, he saith to him: Follow me. Jn. 21:19
Him therefore when Peter had seen, he saith to Jesus: Lord, and what shall this man do? Jn. 21:21
Jesus saith to him: So I will have him to remain till I come, what is it to thee? Follow thou me. Jn. 21:22
This saying therefore went abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die. And Jesus did not say to him: He should not die; but: So I will have him to remain till I come, what is it to thee? Jn. 21:23
But there are also many other things which Jesus did which, if they were written every one, the world itself. I think, would not be able to contain the books that should be written. Jn. 21:25
‡ ¤ The former treatise I made, O Theophilus, of all things which Jesus began to do and to teach, Acts 1:1
Until the day on which, giving commandments by the Holy Ghost to the apostles whom he had chosen, he was taken up. Acts 1:2
To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion, by many proofs, for forty days appearing to them, and speaking of the kingdom of God. Acts 1:3
They therefore who were come together, asked him, saying: Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? Acts 1:6
But he said to them: It is not for you to know the times or moments, which the Father hath put in his own power: Acts 1:7
But you shall receive the power of the Holy Ghost coming upon you, and you shall be witnesses unto me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and Samaria, and even to the uttermost part of the earth. Acts 1:8
And while they were beholding him going up to heaven, behold two men stood by them in white garments. Acts 1:10
Who also said: Ye men of Galilee, why stand you looking up to heaven? This Jesus who is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come as you have seen him going into heaven. Acts 1:11
Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount that is called Olivet, which is nigh Jerusalem, within a sabbath day's journey. Acts 1:12
And it became known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem: so that the same field was called in their tongue, Haceldama, that is to say, The field of blood. Acts 1:19
For it is written in the book of Psalms: Let their habitation become desolate, and let there be none to dwell therein. And his bishopric let another take. Acts 1:20
To take the place of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas hath by transgression fallen, that he might go to his own place. Acts 1:25
And there appeared to them parted tongues, as it were of fire: and it sat upon every one of them. Acts 2:3
And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost: and they began to speak with divers tongues, according as the Holy Ghost gave them to speak. Acts 2:4
And they were all astonished, and wondered, saying one to another: What meaneth this? Acts 2:12
But Peter standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and spoke to them: Ye men of Judea, and all you that dwell in Jerusalem, be this known to you and with your ears receive my words. Acts 2:14
And it shall come to pass, in the last days, (saith the Lord), I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy: and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams. Acts 2:17
And it shalt come to pass, that whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. Acts 2:21
Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell: nor suffer thy Holy One to see corruption. Acts 2:27
Thou hast made known to me the ways of life: thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance. Acts 2:28
Ye men, brethren, let me freely speak to you of the patriarch David: that he died and was buried; and his sepulchre is with us to this present day. Acts 2:29
Whereas therefore he was a prophet and knew that God hath sworn to him with an oath, that of the fruit of his loins one should sit upon his throne. Acts 2:30
For David ascended not into heaven; but he himself said: The Lord said to my Lord: Sit thou on my right hand, Acts 2:34
Now when they had heard these things, they had compunction in their heart and said to Peter and to the rest of the apostles: What shall we do, men and brethren? Acts 2:37
But Peter said to them: Do penance: and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of your sins. And you shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. Acts 2:38
For the promise is to you and to your children and to all that are far off, whomsoever the Lord our God shall call. Acts 2:39
Their possessions and goods they sold and divided them to all, according as every one had need. Acts 2:45
And continuing daily with one accord in the temple and breaking bread from house to house, they took their meat with gladness and simplicity of heart: Acts 2:46
He, when he had seen Peter and John, about to go into the temple, asked to receive an alms. Acts 3:3
And they knew him, that it was he who sat begging alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened to him. Acts 3:10
And as he held Peter and John, all the people ran to them, to the porch which is called Solomon's, greatly wondering. Acts 3:11
But Peter seeing, made answer to the people: Ye men of Israel, why wonder you at this? Or why look you upon us, as if by our strength or power we had made this man to walk? Acts 3:12
But you denied the Holy One and the Just: and desired a murderer to be granted unto you. Acts 3:14
For Moses said: A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me: him you shall hear according to all things whatsoever he shall speak to you. Acts 3:22
You are the children of the prophets and of the testament which God made to our fathers, saying to Abraham: And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed. Acts 3:25
To you first, God, raising up his Son, hath sent him to bless you: that every one may convert himself from his wickedness. Acts 3:26
¤ And as they were speaking to the people the priests and the officer of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them, Acts 4:1
And it came to pass on the morrow, that their princes and ancients and scribes were gathered together in Jerusalem. Acts 4:5
Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said to them: Ye princes of the people and ancients, hear. Acts 4:8
If we this day are examined concerning the good deed done to the infirm man, by what means he hath been made whole: Acts 4:9
Be it known to you all and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God hath raised from the dead, even by him, this man standeth here before you, whole. Acts 4:10
Neither is there salvation in any other. For there is no other name under heaven given to men, whereby we must be saved. Acts 4:12
But they commanded them to go aside out of the council: and they conferred among themselves, Acts 4:15
Saying: What shall we do to these men? For indeed a miracle hath been done by them, known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem. It is manifest: and we cannot deny it. Acts 4:16
But that it may be no farther spread among the people, let us threaten them that they speak no more in this name to any man. Acts 4:17
And calling them, they charged them not to speak at all, nor teach in the name of Jesus. Acts 4:18
But Peter and John answering, said to them: If it be just, in the sight of God, to hear you rather than God, judge ye. Acts 4:19
But they, threatening, sent them away, not finding how they might punish them, because of the people: for all men glorified what had been done, in that which had come to pass. Acts 4:21
And being let go, they came to their own company and related all that the chief priests and ancients had said to them. Acts 4:23
Who having heard it, with one accord lifted up their voice to God and said: Lord, thou art he that didst make heaven and earth, the sea and all things that are in them. Acts 4:24
To do what thy hand and thy counsel decreed to be done. Acts 4:28
By stretching forth thy hand to cures and signs and wonders, to be done by the name of thy holy Son, Jesus. Acts 4:30
And laid it down before the feet of the apostles. And distribution was made to every one, according as he had need. Acts 4:35
But Peter said: Ananias, why hath Satan tempted thy heart, that thou shouldst lie to the Holy Ghost and by fraud keep part of the price of the land? Acts 5:3
Whilst it remained, did it not remain to thee? And after it was sold, was it not in thy power? Why hast thou conceived this thing in thy heart? Thou hast not lied to men, but to God. Acts 5:4
And Peter said to her: Tell me, woman, whether you sold the land for so much? And she said: Yea, for so much. Acts 5:8
And Peter said unto her: Why have you agreed together to tempt the spirit of the Lord? Behold the feet of them who have buried thy husband are at the door: and they shall carry thee out, Acts 5:9
And there came also together to Jerusalem a multitude out of the neighbouring cities, bringing sick persons and such as were troubled with unclean spirits: who were all healed. Acts 5:16
Go, and standing speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life. Acts 5:20
Who having heard this, early in the morning, entered into the temple and taught. And the high priest coming, and they that were with him, called together the council and all the ancients of the children of Israel: and they sent to the prison to have them brought. Acts 5:21
Now when the officer of the temple and the chief priests heard these words, they were in doubt concerning them, what would come to pass. Acts 5:24
Saying: Commanding, we commanded you that you should not teach in this name. And behold, you have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine: and you have a mind to bring the blood of this man upon us. Acts 5:28
But Peter and the apostles answering, said: We ought to obey God rather than men. Acts 5:29
The God of our fathers hath raised up Jesus, whom you put to death, hanging him upon a tree. Acts 5:30
Him hath God exalted with his right hand, to be Prince and Saviour, to give repentance to Israel and remission of sins. Acts 5:31
And we are witnesses of these things: and the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to all that obey him. Acts 5:32
When they had heard these things, they were cut to the heart: and they thought to put them to death. Acts 5:33
But one in the council rising up, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, respected by all the people, commanded the men to be put forth a little while. Acts 5:34
And he said to them: Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what you intend to do, as touching these men. Acts 5:35
For before these days rose up Theodas, affirming himself to be somebody, to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves. Who was slain: and all that believed him were scattered and brought to nothing. Acts 5:36
After this man, rose up Judas of Galilee, in the days of the enrolling, and drew away the people after him. He also perished: and all, even as many as consented to him, were dispersed. Acts 5:37
And now, therefore, I say to you: Refrain from these men and let them alone. For if this council or this work be of men, it will come to nought: Acts 5:38
But if it be of God, you cannot overthrow it, lest perhaps you be found even to fight against God. Acts 5:39
And they consented to him. And calling in the apostles, after they had scourged them, they charged them that they should not speak at all in the name of Jesus. And they dismissed them. Acts 5:40
And they indeed went from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were accounted worthy to suffer reproach for the name of Jesus. Acts 5:41
And every day they ceased not, in the temple and from house to house, to teach and preach Christ Jesus. Acts 5:42
But we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word. Acts 6:4
And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit that spoke. Acts 6:10
Then they suborned men to say they had heard him speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God. Acts 6:11
And they stirred up the people and the ancients and the scribes. And running together, they took him and brought him to the council. Acts 6:12
And they set up false witnesses, who said: This man ceaseth not to speak words against the holy place and the law. Acts 6:13
Who said: Ye men, brethren and fathers, hear. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charan. Acts 7:2
And said to him: Go forth out of thy country and from thy kindred: and come into the land which I shall shew thee. Acts 7:3
And he gave him no inheritance in it: no, not the pace of a foot. But he promised to give it him in possession, and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child. Acts 7:5
And God said to him: That his seed should sojourn in a strange country, and that they should bring them under bondage and treat them evil four hundred years. Acts 7:6
And at the second time, Joseph was known by his brethren: and his kindred was made known to Pharao. Acts 7:13
And when the time of the promise drew near, which God had promised to Abraham, the people increased and were multiplied in Egypt. Acts 7:17
This same, dealing craftily with our race, afflicted our fathers, that they should expose their children, to the end they might not be kept alive. Acts 7:19
At the same time was Moses born: and he was acceptable to God. Who was nourished three months in his father's house. Acts 7:20
And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren, the children of Israel. Acts 7:23
And the day following, he shewed himself to them when they were at strife and would have reconciled them in peace, saying: Men, ye are brethren. Why hurt you one another? Acts 7:26
But he that did the injury to his neighbour thrust him away, saying: Who hath appointed thee prince and judge over us: Acts 7:27
And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him, in the desert of mount Sina, an angel in a flame of fire in a bush. Acts 7:30
And Moses seeing it wondered at the sight. And as he drew near to view it, the voice of the Lord came unto him, saying: Acts 7:31
And the Lord said to him: Loose the shoes from thy feet: for the place wherein thou standest is holy ground. Acts 7:33
Seeing, I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt: and I have heard their groaning and am come down to deliver them. And now come: and I will send thee into Egypt. Acts 7:34
This Moses, whom they refused, saying: Who hath appointed thee prince and judge? Him God sent to be prince and redeemer, by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the burning bush. Acts 7:35
This is that Moses who said to the children of Israel: A prophet shall God raise up to you of your own brethren, as myself. Him shall you hear. Acts 7:37
This is he that was in the church in the wilderness, with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sina and with our fathers. Who received the words of life to give unto us. Acts 7:38
Saying to Aaron: Make us gods to go before us. For as for this Moses, who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we know not what is become of him. Acts 7:40
And they made a calf in those days and offered sacrifices to the idol and rejoiced in the works of their own hands. Acts 7:41
And God turned and gave them up to serve the host of heaven, as it is written in the books of the prophets: Did you offer victims and sacrifices to me for forty years, in the desert, O house of Israel? Acts 7:42
And you took unto you the tabernacle of Moloch and the star of your god Rempham, figures which you made to adore them. And I will carry you away beyond Babylon. Acts 7:43
The tabernacle of the testimony was with our fathers in the desert, as God ordained for them, speaking to Moses, that he should make it according to the form which he had seen. Acts 7:44
Who found grace before God and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob. Acts 7:46
Now hearing these things, they were cut to the heart: and they gnashed with their teeth at him. Acts 7:54
But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looking up steadfastly to heaven, saw the glory of God and Jesus standing on the right hand of God. Acts 7:55
And falling on his knees, he cried with a loud voice, saying: Lord, lay not this sin to their charge: And when he had said this, he fell asleep in the Lord. Acts 7:60
¤ And Saul was consenting to his death. And at that time, there was raised a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem. And they were all dispersed through the countries of Judea, and Samaria, except the apostles. Acts 8:1
But Saul made havock of the church, entering in from house to house: and dragging away men and women, committed them to prison. Acts 8:3
And Philip, going down to the city of Samaria, preached Christ unto them. Acts 8:5
And the people with one accord were attentive to those things which were said by Philip, hearing, and seeing the miracles which he did. Acts 8:6
To whom they all gave ear, from the least to the greatest, saying: This man is the power of God, which is called great. Acts 8:10
And they were attentive to him, because, for a long time, he had bewitched them with his magical practices. Acts 8:11
Then Simon himself believed also and, being baptized, he adhered to Philip. And being astonished, wondered to see the signs and exceeding great miracles which were done. Acts 8:13
But Peter said to him: Keep thy money to thyself, to perish with thee: because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money. Acts 8:20
Do penance therefore for this thy wickedness: and pray to God, that perhaps this thought of thy heart may be forgiven thee. Acts 8:22
Then Simon answering, said: Pray you for me to the Lord that none of these things which you have spoken may come upon me. Acts 8:24
And they indeed, having testified and preached the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem: and preached the gospel to many countries of the Samaritans. Acts 8:25
Now an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying: Arise, go towards the south, to the way that goeth down from Jerusalem into Gaza: this is desert. Acts 8:26
And rising up, he went. And behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch, of great authority under Candace the queen of the Ethiopians, who had charge over all her treasures, had come to Jerusalem to adore. Acts 8:27
And the Spirit said to Philip: Go near and join thyself to this chariot. Acts 8:29
And the place of the scripture which he was reading was this: He was led as a sheep to the slaughter: and like a lamb without voice before his shearer, so openeth he not his mouth. Acts 8:32
And as they went on their way, they came to a certain water. And the eunuch said: See, here is water: What doth hinder me from being baptized? Acts 8:36
And he commanded the chariot to stand still. And they went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch. And he baptized him. Acts 8:38
But Philip was found in Azotus: and passing through, he preached the gospel to all the cities, till he came to Caesarea. Acts 8:40
¤ And Saul, as yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest Acts 9:1
And asked of him letters to Damascus, to the synagogues: that if he found any men and women of this way, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. Acts 9:2
And as he went on his journey, it came to pass that he drew nigh to Damascus. And suddenly a light from heaven shined round about him. Acts 9:3
And falling on the ground, he heard a voice saying to him: Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? Acts 9:4
Who said: Who art thou, Lord? And he: I am Jesus whom thou persecutest. It is hard for thee to kick against the goad. Acts 9:5
And he, trembling and astonished, said: Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said to him: Arise and go into the city; and there it shall be told thee what thou must do. Acts 9:6
And Saul arose from the ground: and when his eyes were opened, he saw nothing. But they, leading him by the hands, brought him to Damascus. Acts 9:8
Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias. And the Lord said to him in a vision: Ananias. And he said: Behold I am here, Lord. Acts 9:10
And the Lord said to him: Arise and go into the street that is called Strait and seek in the house of Judas, one named Saul of Tarsus. For behold he prayeth. Acts 9:11
But Ananias answered: Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints in Jerusalem. Acts 9:13
And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that invoke thy name. Acts 9:14
And the Lord said to him: Go thy way: for this man is to me a vessel of election, to carry my name before the Gentiles and kings and the children of Israel. Acts 9:15
And Ananias went his way and entered into the house. And laying his hands upon him, he said: Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus hath sent me, he that appeared to thee in the way as thou camest, that thou mayest receive thy sight and be filled with the Holy Ghost. Acts 9:17
And all that heard him were astonished and said: Is not this he who persecuted in Jerusalem those that called upon this name and came hither for that intent, that he might carry them bound to the chief priests? Acts 9:21
And when many days were passed, the Jews consulted together to kill him. Acts 9:23
But their laying in wait was made known to Saul. And they watched the gates also day and night, that they might kill him. Acts 9:24
And when he was come into Jerusalem, he essayed to join himself to the disciples: and they all were afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple. Acts 9:26
But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles and told them how he had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken to him: and how in Damascus he had dealt confidently in the name of Jesus. Acts 9:27
And dealing confidently in the name of the Lord. He spoke also to the Gentiles and disputed with the Greeks. But they sought to kill him. Acts 9:29
Which when the brethren had known, they brought him down to Caesarea and sent him away to Tarsus. Acts 9:30
And it came to pass that Peter, as he passed through, visiting all, came to the saints who dwelt at Lydda. Acts 9:32
And Peter said to him: Eneas, the Lord Jesus Christ healeth thee. Arise and make thy bed. And immediately he arose. Acts 9:34
And all that dwelt at Lydda and Saron saw him: who were converted to the Lord. Acts 9:35
And it came to pass in those days that she was sick and died. Whom when they had washed, they laid her in an upper chamber. Acts 9:37
And forasmuch as Lydda was nigh to Joppe, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent unto him two men, desiring him that he would not be slack to come unto them. Acts 9:38
And they all being put forth, Peter, kneeling down, prayed. And turning to the body, he said: Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes and, seeing Peter, she sat up. Acts 9:40
And it came to pass that he abode many days in Joppe, with one Simon a tanner. Acts 9:43
A religious man, and fearing God with all his house, giving much alms to the people and always praying to God. Acts 10:2
This man saw in a vision manifestly, about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of God coming in unto him and saying to him: Cornelius. Acts 10:3
And he, beholding him, being seized with fear, said: What is it, Lord? And he said to him: Thy prayers and thy alms are ascended for a memorial in the sight of God. Acts 10:4
And now send men to Joppe: and call hither one Simon, who is surnamed Peter. Acts 10:5
And when the angel who spoke to him was departed, he called two of his household servants and a soldier who feared the Lord, of them that were under him. Acts 10:7
To whom when he had related all, he sent them to Joppe. Acts 10:8
And on the next day, whilst they were going on their journey and drawing nigh to the city, Peter went up to the higher parts of the house to pray, about the sixth hour. Acts 10:9
And being hungry, he was desirous to taste somewhat. And as they were preparing, there came upon him an ecstasy of mind. Acts 10:10
And he saw the heaven opened and a certain vessel descending, as it were a great linen sheet let down by the four corners from heaven to the earth: Acts 10:11
And there came a voice to him: Arise, Peter. Kill and eat. Acts 10:13
And the voice spoke to him again the second time: That which God hath cleansed, do not thou call common. Acts 10:15
And as Peter was thinking of the vision, the Spirit said to him: Behold three men seek thee. Acts 10:19
Then Peter, going down to the men, said: Behold, I am he whom you seek. What is the cause for which you are come? Acts 10:21
Who said: Cornelius, a centurion, a just man and one that feareth God, and having good testimony from all the nation of the Jews, received an answer of an holy angel, to send for thee into his house And to hear words of thee. Acts 10:22
And it came to pass that when Peter was come in, Cornelius came to meet him and falling at his feet adored. Acts 10:25
And he said to them: you know how abominable it is for a man that is a Jew to keep company or to come unto one of another nation: but God hath shewed to me, to call no man common or unclean. Acts 10:28
Send therefore to Joppe: and call hither Simon, who is surnamed Peter. He lodgeth in the house of Simon a tanner, by the sea side. Acts 10:32
Immediately therefore I sent to thee: and thou hast done well in coming. Now, therefore, all we are present in thy sight to hear all things whatsoever are commanded thee by the Lord. Acts 10:33
But in every nation, he that feareth him and worketh justice is acceptable to him. Acts 10:35
God sent the word to the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ (He is Lord of all). Acts 10:36
Him God raised up the third day and gave him to be made manifest, Acts 10:40
Not to all the people, but to witnesses preordained by God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him, after he arose again from the dead. Acts 10:41
And he commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that it is he who was appointed by God to be judge of the living and of the dead. Acts 10:42
To him all the prophets give testimony, that by his name all receive remission of sins, who believe in him. Acts 10:43
And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Then they desired him to tarry with them some days. Acts 10:48
And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him, Acts 11:2
Saying: Why didst thou go in to men uncircumcised and didst eat with them? Acts 11:3
But Peter began and declared to them the matter in order, saying: Acts 11:4
And I heard also a voice saying to me: Arise, Peter. Kill and eat. Acts 11:7
And behold, immediately there were three men come to the house wherein I was, sent to me from Caesarea. Acts 11:11
And the Spirit said to me that I should go with them, nothing doubting. And these six brethren went with me also: and we entered into the man's house. Acts 11:12
And he told us how he had seen an angel in his house, standing and saying to him: Send to Joppe and call hither Simon, who is surnamed Peter, Acts 11:13
Who shall speak to thee words whereby thou shalt be saved, and all thy house. Acts 11:14
And when I had begun to speak, the Holy Ghost fell upon them, as upon us also in the beginning. Acts 11:15
If then God gave them the same grace as to us also who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ: who was I, that could withstand God? Acts 11:17
Having heard these things, they held their peace and glorified God, saying: God then hath also to the Gentiles given repentance, unto life. Acts 11:18
Now they who had been dispersed by the persecution that arose on occasion of Stephen went about as far as Phenice and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to none, but to the Jews only. Acts 11:19
But some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they were entered into Antioch, spoke also to the Greeks, preaching the Lord Jesus. Acts 11:20
And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number believing, were converted to the Lord. Acts 11:21
And the tidings came to the ears of the church that was at Jerusalem, touching these things: and they sent Barnabas as far as Antioch. Acts 11:22
Who, when he was come and had seen the grace of God, rejoiced. And he exhorted them all with purpose of heart to continue in the Lord. Acts 11:23
For he was a good man and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith. And a great multitude was added to the Lord. Acts 11:24
And Barnabas went to Tarsus to seek Saul: Acts 11:25
Whom, when he had found, he brought to Antioch. And they conversed there in the church a whole year: and they taught a great multitude, so that at Antioch the disciples were first named Christians. Acts 11:26
And in these days there came prophets from Jerusalem to Antioch. Acts 11:27
And one of them named Agabus, rising up, signified by the Spirit that there should be a great famine over the whole world, which came to pass under Claudius. Acts 11:28
And the disciples, every man according to his ability, purposed to send relief to the brethren who dwelt in Judea. Acts 11:29
Which also they did, sending it to the ancients, by the hands of Barnabas and Saul. Acts 11:30
¤ And at the same time, Herod the king stretched forth his hands, to afflict some of the church. Acts 12:1
And seeing that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to take up Peter also. Now it was in the days of the Azymes. Acts 12:3
And when he had apprehended him, he cast him into prison, delivering him to four files of soldiers, to be kept, intending, after the pasch, to bring him forth to the people. Acts 12:4
And the angel said to him: Gird thyself and put on thy sandals. And he did so. And he said to him: Cast thy garment about thee and follow me, Acts 12:8
And passing through the first and the second ward, they came to the iron gate that leadeth to the city which of itself opened to them. And going out, they passed on through one street. And immediately the angel departed from him. Acts 12:10
And Peter coming to himself, said: Now I know in very deed that the Lord hath sent his angel and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews. Acts 12:11
And considering, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, who was surnamed Mark, where many were gathered together and praying. Acts 12:12
And when he knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken, whose name was Rhode. Acts 12:13
But they said to her: Thou art mad. But she affirmed that it was so. Then said they: It is his angel. Acts 12:15
But he, beckoning to them with his hand to hold their peace, told how the Lord had brought him out of prison. And he said: Tell these things to James and to the brethren. And going out, he went into another place. Acts 12:17
And when Herod had sought for him and found him not, having examined the keepers, he commanded they should be put to death. And going down from Judea to Caesarea, he abode there. Acts 12:19
And he was angry with the Tyrians and the Sidonians. But they with one accord came to him: and, having gained Blastus who was the king's chamberlain, they desired peace, because their countries were nourished by him. Acts 12:20
And upon a day appointed, Herod being arrayed in kingly apparel, sat in the judgment seat and made an oration to them. Acts 12:21
And forthwith an angel of the Lord struck him, because he had not given the honour to God: and, being eaten up by worms, he gave up the ghost. Acts 12:23
And as they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Ghost said to them: Separate me Saul and Barnabas, for the work whereunto I have taken them. Acts 13:2
So they, being sent by the Holy Ghost, went to Seleucia: and from thence they sailed to Cyprus. Acts 13:4
And when they were come to Salamina, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had John also in the ministry. Acts 13:5
Who was with the proconsul Sergius Paulus, a prudent man. He, sending for Barnabas and Saul, desired to hear the word of God. Acts 13:7
But Elymas the magician (for so his name is interpreted) withstood them, seeking to turn away the proconsul from the faith. Acts 13:8
Said: O full of all guile and of all deceit, child of the devil, enemy of all justice, thou ceasest not to pervert the right ways of the Lord. Acts 13:10
And now behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee: and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a time. And immediately there fell a mist and darkness upon him: and going about, he sought some one to lead him by the hand. Acts 13:11
Now when Paul and they that were with him had sailed from Paphos, they came to Perge in Pamphylia. And John departing from them, returned to Jerusalem. Acts 13:13
But they, passing through Perge, came to Antioch in Pisidia: and, entering into the Synagogue on the sabbath day, they sat down. Acts 13:14
And after the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying: Ye men, brethren, if you have any word of exhortation to make to the people, speak. Acts 13:15
And when he had removed him, he raised them up David to be king: to whom giving testimony, he said: I have found David, the son of Jesse, a man according to my own heart, who shall do all my wills. Acts 13:22
Of this man's seed, God, according to his promise, hath raised up to Israel a Saviour Jesus: Acts 13:23
John first preaching, before his coming, the baptism of penance to all the people of Israel. Acts 13:24
And when John was fulfilling his course, he said: I am not he whom you think me to be. But behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose. Acts 13:25
Men, brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you fear God: to you the word of this salvation is sent. Acts 13:26
Who was seen for many days by them who came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who to this present are his witnesses to the people. Acts 13:31
And we declare unto you that the promise which was made to our fathers, Acts 13:32
This same God hath fulfilled to our children, raising up Jesus, as in the second psalm also is written: Thou art my Son: this day have I begotten thee. Acts 13:33
And to shew that he raised him up from the dead, not to return now any more to corruption, he said thus: I will give you the holy things of David, faithful. Acts 13:34
And therefore, in another place also, he saith: Thou shalt not suffer thy holy one to see corruption. Acts 13:35
For David, when he had served in his generation, according to the will of God, slept: and was laid unto his fathers and saw corruption. Acts 13:36
Be it known therefore to you, men, brethren, that through him forgiveness of sins is preached to you: Acts 13:38
And when the synagogue was broken up, many of the Jews and of the strangers who served God followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God. Acts 13:43
But the next sabbath day, the whole city almost came together, to hear the word of God. Acts 13:44
Then Paul and Barnabas said boldly: To you it behoved us first to speak the word of God: but because you reject it and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold we turn to the Gentiles. Acts 13:46
For so the Lord hath commanded us: I have set thee to be the light of the Gentiles: that thou mayest be for salvation unto the utmost part of the earth. Acts 13:47
And the Gentiles hearing it were glad and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to life everlasting believed. Acts 13:48
But they, shaking off the dust of their feet against them, came to Iconium. Acts 13:51
¤ And it came to pass in Iconium that they entered together into the synagogue of the Jews and so spoke that a very great multitude both of the Jews and of the Greeks did believe. Acts 14:1
A long time therefore they abode there, dealing confidently in the Lord, who gave testimony to the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands. Acts 14:3
And when there was an assault made by the Gentiles and the Jews with their rulers, to use them contumeliously and to stone them: Acts 14:5
They, understanding it, fled to Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and to the whole country round about: Acts 14:6
This same heard Paul speaking. Who looking upon him and seeing that he had faith to be healed, Acts 14:9
And when the multitudes had seen what Paul had done, they lifted up their voice in the Lycaonian tongue, saying: The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men. Acts 14:11
And saying: Ye men, why do ye these things? We also are mortals, men like unto you, preaching to you to be converted from these vain things to the living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all things that are in them: Acts 14:15
Who in times past, suffered all nations to walk in their own ways. Acts 14:16
And speaking these things, they scarce restrained the people from sacrificing to them. Acts 14:18
Now there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium: and, persuading the multitude and stoning Paul, drew him out of the city, thinking him to be dead. Acts 14:19
But as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up and entered into the city: and the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe. Acts 14:20
And when they had preached the gospel to that city and had taught many, they returned again to Lystra and to Iconium and to Antioch: Acts 14:21
Confirming the souls of the disciples and exhorting them to continue in the faith: and that through many tribulations we must enter into the kingdom of God. Acts 14:22
And when they had ordained to them priests in every church and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, in whom they believed. Acts 14:23
And thence they sailed to Antioch, from whence they had been delivered to the grace of God, unto the work which they accomplished. Acts 14:26
And when they were come and had assembled the church, they related what great things God had done with them and how he had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles. Acts 14:27
And when Paul and Barnabas had no small contest with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas and certain others of the other side should go up to the apostles and priests to Jerusalem, about this question. Acts 15:2
They therefore, being brought on their way by the church, passed through Phenice and Samaria, relating the conversion of the Gentiles. And they caused great joy to all the brethren. Acts 15:3
And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received by the church and by the apostles and ancients, declaring how great things God had done with them. Acts 15:4
But there arose of the sect of the Pharisees some that believed, saying: They must be circumcised and be commanded to observe the law of Moses. Acts 15:5
And the apostles and ancients assembled to consider of this matter. Acts 15:6
And when there had been much disputing, Peter, rising up, said to them: Men, brethren, you know that in former days God made choice among us, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel and believe. Acts 15:7
And God, who knoweth the hearts, gave testimony, giving unto them the Holy Ghost, as well as to us: Acts 15:8
Now therefore, why tempt you God to put a yoke upon the necks of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear? Acts 15:10
But by the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, we believe to be saved, in like manner as they also. Acts 15:11
Simon hath related how God first visited to take of the Gentiles, a people to his name. Acts 15:14
And to this agree the words of the prophets, as it is written: Acts 15:15
To the Lord was his own work known from the beginning of the world. Acts 15:18
For which cause, I judge that they who from among the Gentiles are converted to God are not to be disquieted: Acts 15:19
Then it pleased the apostles and ancients, with the whole church, to choose men of their own company and to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas, namely, Judas, who was surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren. Acts 15:22
Writing by their hands: The apostles and ancients, brethren, to the brethren of the Gentiles that are at Antioch and in Syria and Cilicia, greeting. Acts 15:23
Forasmuch as we have heard that some going out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, to whom we gave no commandment: Acts 15:24
It hath seemed good to us, being assembled together, to choose out men and to send them unto you, with our well beloved Barnabas and Paul: Acts 15:25
For it hath seemed good to the Holy Ghost and to us to lay no further burden upon you than these necessary things: Acts 15:28
That you abstain from things sacrificed to idols and from blood and from things strangled and from fornication: from which things keeping yourselves, you shall do well. Fare ye well. Acts 15:29
They therefore, being dismissed, went down to Antioch and, gathering together the multitude, delivered the epistle. Acts 15:30
But it seemed good unto Silas to remain there: and Judas alone departed to Jerusalem. Acts 15:34
And after some days, Paul said to Barnabas: Let us return and visit our brethren in all the cities wherein we have preached the word of the Lord, to see how they do. Acts 15:36
But Paul desired that he (as having departed from them out of Pamphylia and not gone with them to the work) might not be received. Acts 15:38
And there arose a dissension so that they departed one from another. And Barnabas indeed, taking Mark, sailed to Cyprus. Acts 15:39
But Paul, choosing Silas, departed, being delivered by the brethren to the grace of God. Acts 15:40
And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches, commanding them to keep the precepts of the apostles and the ancients. Acts 15:41
¤ And he came to Derbe and Lystra. And behold, there was a certain disciple there named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman that believed: but his father was a Gentile. Acts 16:1
To this man the brethren that were in Lystra and Iconium gave a good testimony. Acts 16:2
Him Paul would have to go along with him: and taking him, he circumcised him, because of the Jews who were in those places. For they all knew that his father was a Gentile. Acts 16:3
And as they passed through the cities, they delivered unto them the decrees for to keep, that were decreed by the apostles and ancients who were at Jerusalem. Acts 16:4
And when they had passed through Phrygia and the country of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia. Acts 16:6
And when they were come into Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia: and the Spirit of Jesus suffered them not. Acts 16:7
And when they had passed through Mysia, they went down to Troas. Acts 16:8
And a vision was shewed to Paul in the night, which was a man of Macedonia standing and beseeching him and saying: Pass over into Macedonia and help us. Acts 16:9
And as soon as he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go into Macedonia: being assured that God had called us to preach the gospel to them. Acts 16:10
And sailing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the day following to Neapolis. Acts 16:11
And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of part of Macedonia, a colony. And we were in this city some days conferring together. Acts 16:12
And upon the Sabbath day, we went forth without the gate by a river side, where it seemed that there was prayer: and sitting down, we spoke to the women that were assembled. Acts 16:13
And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, one that worshipped God, did hear: whose heart the Lord opened to attend to those things which were said by Paul. Acts 16:14
And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying: If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house and abide there. And she constrained us. Acts 16:15
And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain girl having a pythonical spirit met us, who brought to her masters much gain by divining. Acts 16:16
And this she did many days. But Paul being grieved, turned and said to the spirit: I command thee, in the name of Jesus Christ, to go out from her. And he went out the same hour. Acts 16:18
But her masters, seeing that the hope of their gain was gone, apprehending Paul and Silas, brought them into the market place to the rulers. Acts 16:19
And presenting them to the magistrates, they said: These men disturb our city, being Jews: Acts 16:20
And preach a fashion which it is not lawful for us to receive nor observe, being Romans. Acts 16:21
And the people ran together against them: and the magistrates, rending off their clothes, commanded them to be beaten with rods. Acts 16:22
And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the gaoler to keep them diligently. Acts 16:23
And they preached the word of the Lord to him and to all that were in his house. Acts 16:32
And the keeper of the prison told these words to Paul: The magistrates have sent to let you go. Now therefore depart. And go in peace. Acts 16:36
But Paul said to them: They have beaten us publicly, uncondemned, men that are Romans, and have cast us into prison. And now do they thrust us out privately? Not so: but let them come. Acts 16:37
And let us out themselves. And the serjeants told these words to the magistrates. And they were afraid: hearing that they were Romans. Acts 16:38
And coming, they besought them: and bringing them out, they desired them to depart out of the city. Acts 16:39
¤ And when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. Acts 17:1
And Paul, according to his custom, went in unto them. And for three sabbath days he reasoned with them out of the scriptures: Acts 17:2
Declaring and insinuating that the Christ was to suffer and to rise again from the dead; and that this is Jesus Christ, whom I preach to you. Acts 17:3
And some of them believed and were associated to Paul and Silas: and of those that served God and of the Gentiles a great multitude: and of noble women not a few. Acts 17:4
But the Jews, moved with envy and taking unto them some wicked men of the vulgar sort and making a tumult, set the city in an uproar: and besetting Jason's house, sought to bring them out unto the people. Acts 17:5
And not finding them, they drew Jason and certain brethren to the rulers of the city, crying: They that set the city in an uproar are come hither also: Acts 17:6
Whom Jason hath received. And these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus. Acts 17:7
And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul, to go unto the sea: but Silas and Timothy remained there. Acts 17:14
And they that conducted Paul brought him as far as Athens: and receiving a commandment from him to Silas and Timothy, that they should come to him with all speed, they departed. Acts 17:15
Now whilst Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred within him, seeing the city wholly given to idolatry. Acts 17:16
And certain philosophers of the Epicureans and of the Stoics disputed with him. And some said: What is it that this word sower would say? But others: He seemeth to be a setter forth of new gods. Because he preached to them Jesus and the resurrection. Acts 17:18
And taking him, they brought him to the Areopagus, saying: May we know what this new doctrine is, which thou speakest of? Acts 17:19
For thou bringest in certain new things to our ears. We would know therefore what these things mean. Acts 17:20
For passing by and seeing your idols, I found an altar also, on which was written: To the Unknown God. What therefore you worship without knowing it, that I preach to you: Acts 17:23
Neither is he served with men's hands, as though he needed any thing: seeing it is he who giveth to all life and breath and all things: Acts 17:25
And hath made of one, all mankind, to dwell upon the whole face of the earth, determining appointed times and the limits of their habitation. Acts 17:26
Being therefore the offspring of God, we must not suppose the divinity to be like unto gold or silver or stone, the graving of art and device of man. Acts 17:29
Because he hath appointed a day wherein he will judge the world in equity, by the man whom he hath appointed: giving faith to all, by raising him up from the dead. Acts 17:31
But certain men, adhering to him, did believe: among whom was also Dionysius the Areopagite and a woman named Damaris and others with them. Acts 17:34
¤ After these things, departing from Athens, he came to Corinth. Acts 18:1
And finding a certain Jew, named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with Priscilla his wife (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome), he came to them. Acts 18:2
And when Silas and Timothy were come from Macedonia, Paul was earnest in preaching, testifying to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ. Acts 18:5
But they gainsaying and blaspheming, he shook his garments and said to them: Your blood be upon your own heads: I am clean. From henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles. Acts 18:6
And departing thence, he entered into the house of a certain man, named Titus Justus, one that worshipped God, whose house was adjoining to the synagogue. Acts 18:7
And the Lord said to Paul in the night, by a vision: Do not fear, but speak. And hold not thy peace, Acts 18:9
Because I am with thee and no man shall set upon thee, to hurt thee. For I have much people in this city. Acts 18:10
But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord rose up against Paul and brought him to the judgment seat, Acts 18:12
Saying: This man persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law. Acts 18:13
And when Paul was beginning to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews: If it were some matter of injustice or an heinous deed, O Jews, I should with reason bear with you. Acts 18:14
But if they be questions of word and names and of your law, look you to it. I will not be judge of such things. Acts 18:15
And he came to Ephesus and left them there. But he himself, entering into the synagogue, disputed with the Jews. Acts 18:19
But taking his leave and saying: I will return to you again, God willing, he departed from Ephesus. Acts 18:21
And going down to Caesarea, he went up to Jerusalem and saluted the church: and so came down to Antioch. Acts 18:22
Now a certain Jew, named Apollo, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus, one mighty in the scriptures. Acts 18:24
This man therefore began to speak boldly in the synagogue. Whom when Priscilla and Aquila had heard, they took him to them and expounded to him the way of the Lord more diligently. Acts 18:26
And whereas he was desirous to go to Achaia, the brethren exhorting wrote to the disciples to receive him. Who, when he was come, helped them much who had believed. Acts 18:27
¤ And it came to pass, while Apollo was at Corinth, that Paul, having passed through the upper coasts, came to Ephesus and found certain disciples. Acts 19:1
And he said to them: Have you received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? But they said to him: We have not so much as heard whether there be a Holy Ghost. Acts 19:2
Then Paul said: John baptized the people with the baptism of penance saying: That they should believe in him, who was to come after him, that is to say, in Jesus. Acts 19:4
So that even there were brought from his body to the sick, handkerchiefs and aprons: and the diseases departed from them: and the wicked spirits went out of them. Acts 19:12
Now some also of the Jewish exorcists, who went about, attempted to invoke over them that had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying: I conjure you by Jesus, whom Paul preacheth. Acts 19:13
But the wicked spirit, answering, said to them: Jesus I know: and Paul I know. But who are you? Acts 19:15
And this became known to all the Jews and the Gentiles that dwelt at Ephesus. And fear fell on them all: and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified. Acts 19:17
And many of them who had followed curious arts brought together their books and burnt them before all. And, counting the price of them, they found the money to be fifty thousand pieces of silver. Acts 19:19
And when these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying: After I have been there, I must see Rome also. Acts 19:21
And sending into Macedonia two of them that ministered to him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself remained for a time in Asia. Acts 19:22
For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver temples for Diana, brought no small gain to the craftsmen. Acts 19:24
So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nought, but also the temple of great Diana shall be reputed for nothing! Yea, and her majesty shall begin to be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worshippeth. Acts 19:27
But as soon as they perceived him to be a Jew, all with one voice, for the space of about two, hours, cried out: Great is Diana of the Ephesians! Acts 19:34
For as much therefore as these things cannot be contradicted, you ought to be quiet and to do nothing rashly. Acts 19:36
For we are even in danger to be called in question for this day's uproar, there being no man guilty (of whom we may give account) of this concourse. Acts 19:40
¤ And after the tumult was ceased, Paul calling to him the disciples and exhorting them, took his leave and set forward to go into Macedonia. Acts 20:1
Where, when he had spent three months, the Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail into Syria. So he took a resolution to return through Macedonia. Acts 20:3
But we sailed from Philippi after the days of the azymes and came to them to Troas in five days, where we abode seven days. Acts 20:6
And on the first day of the week, when we were assembled to break bread, Paul discoursed with them, being to depart on the morrow. And he continued his speech until midnight. Acts 20:7
To whom, when Paul had gone down, he laid himself upon him and, embracing him, said: Be not troubled, for his soul is in him. Acts 20:10
Then going up and breaking bread and tasting and having talked a long time to them, until daylight, so he departed. Acts 20:11
But we going aboard the ship, sailed to Assos, being there to take in Paul. For so he had appointed, himself purposing to travel by land. Acts 20:13
And when he had met with us at Assos, we took him in and came to Mitylene. Acts 20:14
And sailing thence, the day following we came over against Chios: and the next day we arrived at Samos: and the day following we came to Miletus. Acts 20:15
For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, lest he should be stayed any time in Asia. For he hasted, if it were possible for him, to keep the day of Pentecost at Jerusalem. Acts 20:16
And sending from Miletus to Ephesus, he called the ancients of the church. Acts 20:17
And when they were come to him and were together, he said to them: You know from the first day that I came into Asia, in what manner I have been with you, for all the time. Acts 20:18
How I have kept back nothing that was profitable to you, but have preached it to you, and taught you publicly, and from house to house, Acts 20:20
Testifying both to Jews and Gentiles penance towards God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. Acts 20:21
And now, behold, being bound in the spirit, I go to Jerusalem: not knowing the things which shall befall me there: Acts 20:22
Save that the Holy Ghost in every city witnesseth to me, saying: That bands and afflictions wait for me at Jerusalem. Acts 20:23
But I fear none of these things, neither do I count my life more precious than myself, so that I may consummate my course and the ministry of the word which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God. Acts 20:24
Wherefore I take you to witness this day that I am clear from the blood of all men. Acts 20:26
For I have not spared to declare unto you all, the counsel of God. Acts 20:27
Take heed to yourselves and to the whole flock, wherein the Holy Ghost hath placed you bishops, to rule the Church of God which he hath purchased with his own blood. Acts 20:28
And of your own selves shall arise men speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them. Acts 20:30
Therefore watch, keeping in memory that for three years I ceased not with tears to admonish every one of you, night and day. Acts 20:31
And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, who is able to build up and to give an inheritance among all the sanctified. Acts 20:32
I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring you ought to support the weak and to remember the word of the Lord Jesus, how he said: It is a more blessed thing to give, rather than to receive. Acts 20:35
Being grieved most of all for the word which he had said, that they should see his face no more. And they brought him on his way to the ship. Acts 20:38
¤ And when it came to pass that, being parted from them, we set sail, we came with a straight course to Coos, and the day following to Rhodes: and from thence to Patara. Acts 21:1
And when we had found a ship sailing over to Phenice, we went aboard and set forth. Acts 21:2
And when we had discovered Cyprus, leaving it on the left hand, we sailed into Syria, and came to Tyre: for there the ship was to unlade her burden. Acts 21:3
And finding disciples, we tarried there seven days: who said to Paul, through the Spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem. Acts 21:4
But we, having finished the voyage by sea, from Tyre came down to Ptolemais: and saluting the brethren, we abode one day with them. Acts 21:7
And the next day departing, we came to Caesarea. And entering into the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, we abode with him. Acts 21:8
Who, when he was come to us, took Paul's girdle: and binding his own feet and hands, he said: Thus saith the Holy Ghost: The man whose girdle this is, the Jews shall bind in this manner in Jerusalem and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles. Acts 21:11
Which when we had heard, both we and they that were of that place desired him that he would not go up to Jerusalem. Acts 21:12
Then Paul answered and said: What do you mean, weeping and afflicting my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but to die also in Jerusalem, for the name of the Lord Jesus. Acts 21:13
And after those days, being prepared, we went up to Jerusalem. Acts 21:15
And when we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly. Acts 21:17
But they hearing it, glorified God and said to him: Thou seest, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews that have believed: and they are all zealous for the law. Acts 21:20
Now they have heard of thee that thou teachest those Jews, who are among the Gentiles to depart from Moses: saying that they ought not to circumcise their children, nor walk according to the custom. Acts 21:21
Do therefore this that we say to thee. We have four men, who have a vow on them. Acts 21:23
But, as touching the Gentiles that believe, we have written, decreeing that they should only refrain themselves from that which has been offered to idols and from blood and from things strangled and from fornication. Acts 21:25
But when the seven days were drawing to an end, those Jews that were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people and laid hands upon him, crying out: Acts 21:27
And as they went about to kill him, it was told the tribune of the band that all Jerusalem was in confusion. Acts 21:31
Who, forthwith taking with him soldiers and centurions, ran down to them. And when they saw the tribune and the soldiers, they left off beating Paul. Acts 21:32
Then the tribune, coming near, took him and commanded him to be bound with two chains: and demanded who he was and what he had done. Acts 21:33
And some cried one thing, some another, among the multitude. And when he could not know the certainty for the tumult, he commanded him to be carried into the castle. Acts 21:34
And when he was come to the stairs, it fell out that he was carried by the soldiers, because of the violence of the people. Acts 21:35
And as Paul was about to be brought into the castle, he saith to the tribune: May I speak something to thee? Who said: Canst thou speak Greek? Acts 21:37
But Paul said to him: I am a Jew of Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city. And I beseech thee, suffer me to speak to the people. Acts 21:39
And when he had given him leave, Paul standing on the stairs, beckoned with his hand to the people. And a great silence being made, he spoke unto them in the Hebrew tongue, saying: Acts 21:40
(And when they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew tongue, they kept the more silence.) Acts 22:2
And he saith: I am a Jew, born at Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city, at the feet of Gamaliel, taught according to the truth of the law of the fathers, zealous for the law, as also all you are this day: Acts 22:3
As the high priest doth bear me witness and all the ancients. From whom also receiving letters to the brethren, I went to Damascus, that I might bring them bound from thence to Jerusalem to be punished. Acts 22:5
And it came to pass, as I was going and drawing nigh to Damascus, at mid-day, that suddenly from heaven there shone round about me a great light: Acts 22:6
And falling on the ground, I heard a voice saying to me: Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? Acts 22:7
And I answered: Who art thou, Lord? And he said to me: I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest. Acts 22:8
And I said: What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said to me: Arise and go to Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things that thou must do. Acts 22:10
And whereas I did not see for the brightness of that light, being led by the hand by my companions, I came to Damascus, Acts 22:11
And one Ananias, a man according to the law, having testimony of all the Jews who dwelt there, Acts 22:12
Coming to me and standing by me, said to me: Brother Saul, look up. And I, the same hour, looked upon him. Acts 22:13
For thou shalt be his witness to all men of those things which thou hast seen and heard. Acts 22:15
And it came to pass, when I was come again to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, that I was in a trance, Acts 22:17
And he said to me: Go, for unto the Gentiles afar off will I send thee. Acts 22:21
The tribune commanded him to be brought into the castle, and that he should be scourged and tortured: to know for what cause they did so cry out against him. Acts 22:24
And when they had bound him with thongs, Paul saith to the centurion that stood by him: Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman and uncondemned? Acts 22:25
Which the centurion hearing, went to the tribune and told him, saying: What art thou about to do? For this man is a Roman citizen. Acts 22:26
And the tribune coming, said to him: Tell me. Art thou a Roman? But he said: Yea. Acts 22:27
Immediately therefore they departed from him that were about to torture him. The tribune also was afraid after he understood that he was a Roman citizen and because he had bound him. Acts 22:29
But on the next day, meaning to know more diligently for what cause he was accused by the Jews, he loosed him and commanded the priests to come together and all the council: and, bringing forth Paul, he set him before them. Acts 22:30
And the high priest, Ananias, commanded them that stood by him to strike him on the mouth. Acts 23:2
Then Paul said to him: God shall strike thee, thou whited wall. For, sittest thou to judge me according to the law and, contrary to the law, commandest me to be struck? Acts 23:3
And there arose a great cry. And some of the Pharisees rising up, strove, saying: We find no evil in this man. What if a spirit hath spoken to him, or an angel? Acts 23:9
And when there arose a great dissension, the tribune, fearing lest Paul should be pulled in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and to take him by force from among them and to bring him into the castle. Acts 23:10
Who came to the chief priests and the ancients and said: We have bound ourselves under a great curse that we will eat nothing till we have slain Paul. Acts 23:14
Now therefore do you with the council signify to the tribune, that he bring him forth to you, as if you meant to know something more certain touching him. And we, before he come near, are ready to kill him. Acts 23:15
And Paul, calling to him one of the centurions, said: Bring this young man to the tribune: for he hath some thing to tell him. Acts 23:17
And he, taking him, brought him to the tribune and said: Paul, the prisoner, desired me to bring this young man unto thee, who hath some thing to say to thee. Acts 23:18
And the tribune, taking him by the hand, went aside with him privately and asked him: What is it that thou hast to tell me? Acts 23:19
And he said: The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou wouldst bring forth Paul to-morrow into the council, as if they meant to inquire some thing more certain touching him. Acts 23:20
But do not thou give credit to them: for there lie in wait for him more than forty men of them, who have bound themselves by oath neither to eat nor to drink, till they have killed him. And they are now ready, looking for a promise from thee. Acts 23:21
Then having called two centurions, he said to them: Make ready two hundred soldiers to go as far as Caesarea: and seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen, for the third hour of the night. Acts 23:23
And provide beasts, that they may set Paul on and bring him safe to Felix the governor. Acts 23:24
(For he feared lest perhaps the Jews might take him away by force and kill him: and he should afterwards be slandered, as if he was to take money.) And he wrote a letter after this manner: Acts 23:25
Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor, Felix, greeting: Acts 23:26
This man, being taken by the Jews and ready to be killed by them, I rescued, coming in with an army, understanding that he is a Roman. Acts 23:27
And meaning to know the cause which they objected unto him, I brought him forth into their council. Acts 23:28
Whom I found to be accused concerning questions of their law; but having nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bands. Acts 23:29
And when I was told of ambushes that they had prepared for him, I sent him to thee, signifying also to his accusers to plead before thee. Farewell. Acts 23:30
Then the soldiers, according as it was commanded them, taking Paul, brought him by night to Antipatris. Acts 23:31
And the next day, leaving the horsemen to go with him, they returned to the castle. Acts 23:32
Who, when they were come to Caesarea and had delivered the letter to the governor, did also present Paul before him. Acts 23:33
I will hear thee, said he, when thy accusers come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's judgment hall. Acts 23:35
¤ And after five days, the high priest, Ananias, came down with some ancients and one Tertullus, an orator, who went to the governor against Paul. Acts 24:1
And Paul being called for, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying: Whereas, through thee we live in much peace and many things are rectified by thy providence, Acts 24:2
But that I be no further tedious to thee, I desire thee of thy clemency to hear us in a few words. Acts 24:4
We have found this to be a pestilent man and raising seditions among all the Jews throughout the world: and author of the sedition of the sect of the Nazarenes. Acts 24:5
Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom, we having apprehended, would also have judged according to our law. Acts 24:6
Commanding his accusers to come to thee. Of whom thou mayest thyself, by examination, have knowledge of all these things whereof we accuse him. Acts 24:8
Then Paul answered (the governor making a sign to him to speak): Knowing that for many years thou hast been judge over this nation, I will with good courage answer for myself. Acts 24:10
For thou mayest understand that there are yet but twelve days since I went up to adore in Jerusalem: Acts 24:11
But this I confess to thee that according to the way which they call a heresy, so do I serve the Father and my God, believing all things which are written in the law and the prophets: Acts 24:14
And herein do I endeavour to have always a conscience without offence, towards God and towards men. Acts 24:16
Now after many years, I came to bring alms to my nation and offerings and vows. Acts 24:17
But certain Jews of Asia, who ought to be present before thee and to accuse, if they had anything against me: Acts 24:19
And he commanded a centurion to keep him: and that he should be easy and that he should not prohibit any of his friends to minister unto him. Acts 24:23
And as he treated of justice and chastity and of the judgment to come, Felix, being terrified, answered: For this time, go thy way: but when I have a convenient time, I will send for thee. Acts 24:25
But when two years were ended, Felix had for successor Portius Festus. And Felix being willing to shew the Jews a pleasure, left Paul bound. Acts 24:27
¤ Now when Festus was come into the province, after three days, he went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea. Acts 25:1
Requesting favour against him, that he would command him to be brought to Jerusalem, laying wait to kill him in the way. Acts 25:3
And having tarried among them no more than eight or ten days, he went down to Caesarea. And the next day, he sat in the judgment seat and commanded Paul to be brought. Acts 25:6
But Festus, willing to shew the Jews a pleasure, answering Paul, said: Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem and there be judged of these things before me? Acts 25:9
Then Paul said: I stand at Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to be judged. To the Jews I have done no injury, as thou very well knowest. Acts 25:10
For if I have injured them or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die. But if there be none of these things whereof they accuse me, no man may deliver me to them. I appeal to Caesar. Acts 25:11
Then Festus, having conferred with the council, answered: Hast thou appealed to Caesar? To Caesar shalt thou go. Acts 25:12
And after some days, King Agrippa and Bernice came down to Caesarea, to salute Festus. Acts 25:13
To whom I answered: it is not the custom of the Romans to condemn any man, before that he who is accused have his accusers present and have liberty to make his answer, to clear himself of the things laid to his charge. Acts 25:16
When therefore they were come hither, without any delay, on the day following, sitting in the judgment seat, I commanded the man to be brought. Acts 25:17
But had certain questions of their own superstition against him, and of one Jesus deceased, whom Paul affirmed to be alive. Acts 25:19
I therefore being in a doubt of this manner of question, asked him whether he would go to Jerusalem and there be judged of these things. Acts 25:20
But Paul, appealing to be reserved unto the hearing of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept, till I might send him to Caesar. Acts 25:21
And Agrippa said to Festus: I would also hear the man, myself. To-morrow, said he, thou shalt hear him. Acts 25:22
And Festus saith: King Agrippa and all ye men who are here present with us, you see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews dealt with me at Jerusalem, requesting and crying out that he ought not to live any longer. Acts 25:24
Yet have I found nothing that he hath committed worthy of death. But forasmuch as he himself hath appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him. Acts 25:25
Of whom I have nothing certain to write to my lord. For which cause, I have brought him forth before you, and especially before thee, O King Agrippa, that, examination being made, I may have what to write. Acts 25:26
For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner and not to signify the things laid to his charge. Acts 25:27
¤ Then Agrippa said to Paul: Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul, stretching forth his hand, began to make his answer. Acts 26:1
I think myself happy, O King Agrippa, that I am to answer for myself this day before thee, touching all the things whereof I am accused by the Jews. Acts 26:2
Especially as thou knowest all, both customs and questions, that are among the Jews. Wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently. Acts 26:3
Having known me from the beginning (if they will give testimony) that according to the most sure sect of our religion I lived, a Pharisee. Acts 26:5
And now for the hope of the promise that was made by God to the fathers, do I stand subject to judgment: Acts 26:6
Unto which, our twelve tribes, serving night and day, hope to come. For which hope, O king, I am accused by the Jews. Acts 26:7
And I indeed did formerly think that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth. Acts 26:9
Which also I did at Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority of the chief priests. And when they were put to death, I brought the sentence. Acts 26:10
And oftentimes punishing them, in every synagogue, I compelled them to blaspheme: and being yet more mad against them, I persecuted them even unto foreign cities. Acts 26:11
Whereupon, when I was going to Damascus with authority and permission of the chief priest, Acts 26:12
And when we were all fallen down on the ground, I heard a voice speaking to me in the Hebrew tongue: Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? It is hard for thee to kick against the goad. Acts 26:14
But rise up and stand upon thy feet: for to this end have I appeared to thee, that I may make thee a minister and a witness of those things which thou hast seen and of those things wherein I will appear to thee, Acts 26:16
To open their eyes, that they may be converted from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a lot among the saints, by the faith that is in me. Acts 26:18
Whereupon, O King Agrippa, I was not incredulous to the heavenly vision. Acts 26:19
But to them first that are at Damascus and at Jerusalem, and unto all the country of Judea, and to the Gentiles did I preach, that they should do penance and turn to God, doing works worthy of penance. Acts 26:20
For this cause, the Jews, when I was in the temple, having apprehended me, went about to kill me. Acts 26:21
But being aided by the help of God, I stand unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying no other thing than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come to pass: Acts 26:22
That Christ should suffer and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead and should shew light to the people and to the Gentiles. Acts 26:23
For the king knoweth of these things, to whom also I speak with confidence. For I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him. For neither was any of these things done in a corner. Acts 26:26
And Agrippa said to Paul: In a little thou persuadest me to become a Christian. Acts 26:28
And Paul said: I would to God that both in a little and in much, not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, should become such as I also am, except these bands. Acts 26:29
And Agrippa said to Festus: This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed to Caesar. Acts 26:32
¤ And when it was determined that he should sail into Italy and that Paul, with the other prisoners, should be delivered to a centurion, named Julius, of the band Augusta, Acts 27:1
Going on board a ship of Adrumetum, we launched, meaning to sail by the coasts of Asia, Aristarchus, the Macedonian of Thessalonica, continuing with us. Acts 27:2
And the day following, we came to Sidon. And Julius, treating Paul courteously, permitted him to go to his friends and to take care of himself. Acts 27:3
And sailing over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Lystra, which is in Lycia. Acts 27:5
And with much ado sailing by it, we came into a certain place, which is called Good-havens, nigh to which was the city of Thalassa. Acts 27:8
Saying to them: Ye men, I see that the voyage beginneth to be with injury and much damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our lives. Acts 27:10
And whereas it was not a commodious haven to winter in, the greatest part gave counsel to sail thence, if by any means they might reach Phenice, to winter there, which is a haven of Crete, looking towards the southwest and northwest. Acts 27:12
And when the ship was caught and could not bear up against the wind, giving up the ship to the winds, we were driven. Acts 27:15
And running under a certain island that is called Cauda, we had much work to come by the boat. Acts 27:16
And now I exhort you to be of good cheer. For there shall be no loss of any man's life among you, but only of the ship. Acts 27:22
But as the shipmen sought to fly out of the ship, having let down the boat into the sea, under colour, as though they would have cast anchors out of the forepart of the ship, Acts 27:30
Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers: Except these stay in the ship, you cannot be saved. Acts 27:31
And when it began to be light, Paul besought them all to take meat, saying: This day is the fourteenth day that you have waited and continued fasting, taking nothing. Acts 27:33
Wherefore, I pray you to take some meat for your health's sake: for there shall not an hair of the head of any of you perish. Acts 27:34
And when he had said these things, taking bread, he gave thanks to God in the sight of them all. And when he had broken it, he began to eat. Acts 27:35
And when it was day, they knew not the land. But they discovered a certain creek that had a shore, into which they minded, if they could, to thrust in the ship. Acts 27:39
And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves to the sea, loosing withal the rudder bands. And hoisting up the mainsail to the wind, they made towards shore. Acts 27:40
But the centurion, willing to save Paul, forbade it to be done. And he commanded that they who could swim should cast themselves first into the sea and save themselves and get to land. Acts 27:43
And the rest, some they carried on boards and some on those things that belonged to the ship. And so it came to pass that every soul got safe to land. Acts 27:44
And when the barbarians saw the beast hanging on his hand, they said one to another: Undoubtedly this man is a murderer, who, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance doth not suffer him to live. Acts 28:4
But they supposed that he would begin to swell up and that he would suddenly fall down and die. But expecting long and seeing that there came no harm to him, changing their minds, they said that he was a god. Acts 28:6
And it happened that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and of a bloody flux. To whom Paul entered in. And when he had prayed and laid his hands on him, he healed him. Acts 28:8
Who also honoured us with many honours: and when we were to set sail, they laded us with such things as were necessary. Acts 28:10
And when we were come to Syracusa, we tarried there three days. Acts 28:12
From thence, compassing by the shore, we came to Rhegium: and after one day, the south wind blowing, we came the second day to Puteoli: Acts 28:13
Where, finding brethren, we were desired to tarry with them seven days. And so we went to Rome. Acts 28:14
And from thence, when the brethren had heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appii Forum and the Three Taverns. Whom when Paul saw, he gave thanks to God and took courage. Acts 28:15
And when we were come to Rome, Paul was suffered to dwell by himself, with a soldier that kept him. Acts 28:16
And after the third day, he called together the chief of the Jews. And when they were assembled, he said to them: Men, brethren, I, having done nothing against the people or the custom of our fathers, was delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans. Acts 28:17
But the Jews contradicting it, I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar: not that I had anything to accuse my nation of. Acts 28:19
For this cause therefore I desired to see you and to speak to you. Because that for the hope of Israel, I am bound with this chain. Acts 28:20
But they said to him: We neither received letters concerning thee from Judea: neither did any of the brethren that came hither relate or speak any evil of thee. Acts 28:21
But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that it is every where contradicted. Acts 28:22
And when they had appointed him a day, there came very many to him unto his lodgings. To whom he expounded, testifying the kingdom of God and persuading them concerning Jesus, out of the law of Moses and the prophets, from morning until evening. Acts 28:23
And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, Paul speaking this one word: Well did the Holy Ghost speak to our fathers by Isaias the prophet, Acts 28:25
Saying: Go to this people and say to them: With the ear you shall hear and shall not understand: and seeing you shall see and shall not perceive. Acts 28:26
Be it known therefore to you that this salvation of God is sent to the Gentiles: and they will hear it. Acts 28:28
And he remained two whole years in his own hired lodging: and he received all that came in to him, Acts 28:30
‡ ¤ Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God. Rom. 1:1
Concerning his Son, who was made to him of the seed of David, according to the flesh, Rom. 1:3
Who was predestinated the Son of God in power, according to the spirit of sanctification, by the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ from the dead: Rom. 1:4
By whom we have received grace and apostleship for obedience to the faith, in all nations, for his name: Rom. 1:5
To all that are at Rome, the beloved of God, called to be saints. Grace to you and peace, from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ. Rom. 1:7
First, I give thanks to my God, through Jesus Christ, for you all: because your faith is spoken of in the whole world. Rom. 1:8
Always in my prayers making request, if by any means now at length I may have a prosperous journey, by the will of God, to come unto you. Rom. 1:10
For I long to see you that I may impart unto you some spiritual grace, to strengthen you: Rom. 1:11
That is to say, that I may be comforted together in you by that which is common to us both, your faith and mine. Rom. 1:12
And I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that I have often purposed to come unto you (and have been hindered hitherto) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles. Rom. 1:13
To the Greeks and to the barbarians, to the wise and to the unwise, I am a debtor. Rom. 1:14
So (as much as is in me) I am ready to preach the gospel to you also that are at Rome. Rom. 1:15
For I am not ashamed of the gospel. For it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth: to the Jew first and to the Greek. Rom. 1:16
For, professing themselves to be wise, they became fools. Rom. 1:22
Wherefore, God gave them up to the desires of their heart, unto uncleanness: to dishonour their own bodies among themselves. Rom. 1:24
For this cause, God delivered them up to shameful affections. For their women have changed the natural use into that use which is against nature. Rom. 1:26
And, in like manner, the men also, leaving the natural use of the women, have burned in their lusts, one towards another: men with men, working that which is filthy and receiving in themselves the recompense which was due to their error. Rom. 1:27
And as they liked not to have God in their knowledge, God delivered them up to a reprobate sense, to do those things which are not convenient. Rom. 1:28
Detractors, hateful to God, contumelious, proud, haughty, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, Rom. 1:30
Who, having known the justice of God, did not understand that they who do such things, are worthy of death: and not only they that do them, but they also that consent to them that do them. Rom. 1:32
For we know that the judgment of God is, according to truth, against them that do such things. Rom. 2:2
Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and patience and longsuffering? Knowest thou not that the benignity of God leadeth thee to penance? Rom. 2:4
But according to thy hardness and impenitent heart, thou treasurest up to thyself wrath, against the day of wrath and revelation of the just judgment of God: Rom. 2:5
Who will render to every man according to his works. Rom. 2:6
To them indeed who, according to patience in good work, seek glory and honour and incorruption, eternal life: Rom. 2:7
But to them that are contentious and who obey not the truth but give credit to iniquity, wrath and indignation. Rom. 2:8
But glory and honour and peace to every one that worketh good: to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. Rom. 2:10
For when the Gentiles, who have not the law, do by nature those things that are of the law; these, having not the law, are a law to themselves. Rom. 2:14
Who shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness to them: and their thoughts between themselves accusing or also defending one another, Rom. 2:15
In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ, according to my gospel. Rom. 2:16
Much every way. First indeed, because the words of God were committed to them. Rom. 3:2
(I speak according to man.) God forbid! Otherwise how shall God judge this world? Rom. 3:6
Their feet swift to shed blood: Rom. 3:15
Now we know that what things soever the law speaketh, it speaketh to them that are in the law: that every mouth may be stopped and all the world may be made subject to God. Rom. 3:19
Whom God hath proposed to be a propitiation, through faith in his blood, to the shewing of his justice, for the remission of former sins, through the forbearance of God, Rom. 3:25
For we account a man to be justified by faith, without the works of the law. Rom. 3:28
¤ What shall we say then that Abraham hath found, who is our father according to the flesh? Rom. 4:1
For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory, but not before God. Rom. 4:2
For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God: and it was reputed to him unto justice. Rom. 4:3
Now to him that worketh, the reward is not reckoned according to grace but according to debt. Rom. 4:4
But to him that worketh not, yet believeth in him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is reputed to justice, according to the purpose of the grace of God. Rom. 4:5
As David also termeth the blessedness of a man to whom God reputeth justice without works: Rom. 4:6
Blessed is the man to whom the Lord hath not imputed sin. Rom. 4:8
This blessedness then, doth it remain in the circumcision only or in the uncircumcision also? For we say that unto Abraham faith was reputed to justice. Rom. 4:9
And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the justice of the faith which he had, being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, being uncircumcised: that unto them also it may be reputed to justice: Rom. 4:11
And he might be the father of circumcision; not to them only that are of the circumcision, but to them also that follow the steps of the faith that is in the uncircumcision of our father Abraham. Rom. 4:12
For not through the law was the promise to Abraham or to his seed, that he should be heir of the world: but through the justice of faith. Rom. 4:13
Therefore is it of faith, that according to grace the promise might be firm to all the seed: not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all, Rom. 4:16
Who against hope believed in hope; that he might be made the father of many nations, according to that which was said to him: So shall thy seed be. Rom. 4:18
In the promise also of God he staggered not by distrust: but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God: Rom. 4:20
Most fully knowing that whatsoever he has promised, he is able also to perform. Rom. 4:21
And therefore it was reputed to him unto justice. Rom. 4:22
Now it is not written only for him, that it was reputed to him unto justice, Rom. 4:23
But also for us, to whom it shall be reputed, if we believe in him that raised up Jesus Christ, our Lord, from the dead, Rom. 4:24
And hope confoundeth not: because the charity of God is poured forth in our hearts, by the Holy Ghost who is given to us. Rom. 5:5
For why did Christ, when as yet we were weak, according to the time, die for the ungodly? Rom. 5:6
For scarce for a just man will one die: yet perhaps for a good man some one would dare to die. Rom. 5:7
But God commendeth his charity towards us: because when as yet we were sinners according to the time. Christ died for us. Rom. 5:8
For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son: much more, being reconciled, shall we be saved by his life. Rom. 5:10
But death reigned from Adam unto Moses, even over them also who have not sinned, after the similitude of the transgression of Adam, who is a figure of him who was to come. Rom. 5:14
Therefore, as by the offence of one, unto all men to condemnation: so also by the justice of one, unto all men to justification of life. Rom. 5:18
That as sin hath reigned to death: so also grace might reign by justice unto life everlasting, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Rom. 5:21
God forbid! For we that are dead to sin, how shall we live any longer therein? Rom. 6:2
Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin may be destroyed, to the end that we may serve sin no longer. Rom. 6:6
For in that he died to sin, he died once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God. Rom. 6:10
So do you also reckon that you are dead to sin, but alive unto God, in Christ Jesus our Lord. Rom. 6:11
Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, so as to obey the lusts thereof. Rom. 6:12
Neither yield ye your members as instruments of iniquity unto sin: but present yourselves to God, as those that are alive from the dead; and your members as instruments of justice unto God. Rom. 6:13
Know you not that to whom you yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants you are whom you obey, whether it be of sin unto death or of obedience unto justice. Rom. 6:16
But thanks be to God, that you were the servants of sin but have obeyed from the heart unto that form of doctrine into which you have been delivered. Rom. 6:17
I speak an human thing, because of the infirmity of your flesh. For as you have yielded your members to serve uncleanness and iniquity, unto iniquity: so now yield your members to serve justice, unto sanctification. Rom. 6:19
For when you were the servants of sin, you were free men to justice. Rom. 6:20
But now being made free from sin and become servants to God, you have your fruit unto sanctification, and the end life everlasting. Rom. 6:22
¤ Know you not, brethren (for I speak to them that know the law) that the law hath dominion over a man as long as it liveth? Rom. 7:1
For the woman that hath an husband, whilst her husband liveth is bound to the law. But if her husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband. Rom. 7:2
Therefore, my brethren, you also are become dead to the law, by the body of Christ: that you may belong to another, who is risen again from the dead that we may bring forth fruit to God. Rom. 7:4
For when we were in the flesh, the passions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members, to bring forth fruit unto death. Rom. 7:5
And the commandment that was ordained to life, the same was found to be unto death to me. Rom. 7:10
If then I do that which I will not, I consent to the law, that it is good. Rom. 7:16
For I know that there dwelleth not in me, that is to say, in my flesh, that which is good. For to will is present with me: but to accomplish that which is good, I find not. Rom. 7:18
I find then a law, that when I have a will to do good, evil is present with me. Rom. 7:21
For I am delighted with the law of God, according to the inward man: Rom. 7:22
¤ There is now therefore no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus, who walk not according to the flesh. Rom. 8:1
That the justification of the law might be fulfilled in us who walk not according to the flesh, but according to the spirit. Rom. 8:4
For they that are according to the flesh mind the things that are of the flesh: but they that are according to the spirit mind the things that are of the spirit. Rom. 8:5
Because the wisdom of the flesh is an enemy to God. For it is not subject to the law of God: neither can it be. Rom. 8:7
Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh to live according to the flesh. Rom. 8:12
For if you live according to the flesh, you shall die: but if by the Spirit you mortify the deeds of the flesh, you shall live. Rom. 8:13
For the Spirit himself giveth testimony to our spirit that we are the sons of God. Rom. 8:16
For I reckon that the sufferings of this time are not worthy to be compared with the glory to come that shall be revealed in us. Rom. 8:18
For the creature was made subject to vanity: not willingly, but by reason of him that made it subject, in hope. Rom. 8:20
And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what the Spirit desireth: because he asketh for the saints according to God. Rom. 8:27
And we know that to them that love God all things work together unto good: to such as, according to his purpose, are called to be saints. Rom. 8:28
For whom he foreknew, he also predestinated to be made conformable to the image of his Son: that he might be the Firstborn amongst many brethren. Rom. 8:29
What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who is against us? Rom. 8:31
(As it is written: For thy sake, we are put to death all the day long. We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.) Rom. 8:36
For I am sure that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor might, Rom. 8:38
Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Rom. 8:39
For I wished myself to be an anathema from Christ, for my brethren: who are my kinsmen according to the flesh: Rom. 9:3
Who are Israelites: to whom belongeth the adoption as of children and the glory and the testament and the giving of the law and the service of God and the promises: Rom. 9:4
Whose are the fathers and of whom is Christ, according to the flesh, who is over all things, God blessed for ever. Amen. Rom. 9:5
That is to say, not they that are the children of the flesh are the children of God: but they that are the children of the promise are accounted for the seed. Rom. 9:8
For this is the word of promise: According to this time will I come. And Sara shall have a son. Rom. 9:9
For when the children were not yet born, nor had done any good or evil (that the purpose of God according to election might stand): Not of works, but of him that calleth, Rom. 9:11
It was said to her: The elder shall serve the younger. Rom. 9:12
For he saith to Moses: I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy. And I will shew mercy to whom I will shew mercy. Rom. 9:15
For the scripture saith to Pharao: To this purpose have I raised thee, that I may shew my power in thee and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth. Rom. 9:17
Thou wilt say therefore to me: Why doth he then find fault? For who resisteth his will? Rom. 9:19
O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it: Why hast thou made me thus? Rom. 9:20
Or hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump, to make one vessel unto honour and another unto dishonour? Rom. 9:21
What if God, willing to shew his wrath and to make his power known, endured with much patience vessels of wrath, fitted for destruction, Rom. 9:22
What then shall we say? That the Gentiles who followed not after justice have attained to justice, even the justice that is of faith. Rom. 9:30
¤ Brethren, the will of my heart, indeed and my prayer to God is for them unto salvation. Rom. 10:1
For I bear them witness that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. Rom. 10:2
For they, not knowing the justice of God and seeking to establish their own, have not submitted themselves to the justice of God. Rom. 10:3
For the end of the law is Christ: unto justice to everyone that believeth. Rom. 10:4
But the justice which is of faith, speaketh thus: Say not in thy heart: Who shall ascend into heaven? That is to bring Christ down; Rom. 10:6
Or who shall descend into the deep? That is, to bring up Christ again from the dead. Rom. 10:7
But I say: Hath not Israel known? First, Moses saith: I will provoke you to jealousy by that which is not a nation: by a foolish nation I will anger you. Rom. 10:19
But Isaias is bold, and saith: I was found by them that did not seek me. I appeared openly to them that asked not after me. Rom. 10:20
But to Israel he saith: All the day long have I spread my hands to a people that believeth not and contradicteth me. Rom. 10:21
But what saith the divine answer to him? I have left me seven thousand men that have not bowed their knees to Baal. Rom. 11:4
Even so then, at this present time also, there is a remnant saved according to the election of grace. Rom. 11:5
I say then: Have they so stumbled, that they should fall? God forbid! But by their offence salvation is come to the Gentiles, that they may be emulous of them. Rom. 11:11
For I say to you, Gentiles: As long indeed as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I will honour my ministry, Rom. 11:13
If, by any means, I may provoke to emulation them who are my flesh and may save some of them. Rom. 11:14
And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be grafted in: for God is able to graft them in again. Rom. 11:23
For if thou were cut out of the wild olive tree, which is natural to thee; and, contrary to nature, wert grafted into the good olive tree: how much more shall they that are the natural branches be grafted into their own olive tree? Rom. 11:24
And this is to them my covenant: when I shall take away their sins. Rom. 11:27
Or who hath first given to him, and recompense shall be made him? Rom. 11:35
For of him, and by him, and in him, are all things: to him be glory for ever. Amen. Rom. 11:36
And be not conformed to this world: but be reformed in the newness of your mind, that you may prove what is the good and the acceptable and the perfect will of God. Rom. 12:2
For I say, by the grace that is given me, to all that are among you, not to be more wise than it behoveth to be wise, but to be wise unto sobriety and according as God hath divided to every one the measure of faith. Rom. 12:3
And having different gifts, according to the grace that is given us, either prophecy, to be used according to the rule of faith; Rom. 12:6
Let love be without dissimulation. Hating that which is evil, cleaving to that which is good, Rom. 12:9
Communicating to the necessities of the saints. Pursuing hospitality. Rom. 12:13
Being of one mind one towards another. Not minding high things, but consenting to the humble. Be not wise in your own conceits. Rom. 12:16
To no man rendering evil for evil. Providing good things, not only in the sight of God but also in the sight of all men. Rom. 12:17
But if thy enemy be hungry, give him to eat; if he thirst, give him to drink. For, doing this, thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head. Rom. 12:20
¤ Let every soul be subject to higher powers. For there is no power but from God: and those that are ordained of God. Rom. 13:1
Therefore, he that resisteth the power resisteth the ordinance of God. And they that resist purchase to themselves damnation. Rom. 13:2
For princes are not a terror to the good work, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? Do that which is good: and thou shalt have praise from the same. Rom. 13:3
For he is God's minister to thee, for good. But if thou do that which is evil, fear: for he beareth not the sword in vain. For he is God's minister: an avenger to execute wrath upon him that doth evil. Rom. 13:4
Render therefore to all men their dues. Tribute, to whom tribute is due: custom, to whom custom: fear, to whom fear: honour, to whom honour. Rom. 13:7
Owe no man any thing, but to love one another. For he that loveth his neighbour hath fulfilled the law. Rom. 13:8
And that, knowing the season, that it is now the hour for us to rise from sleep. For now our salvation is nearer than when we believed. Rom. 13:11
Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not: and he that eateth not, let him not judge him that eateth. For God hath taken him to him. Rom. 14:3
Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? To his own lord he standeth or falleth. And he shall stand: for God is able to make him stand. Rom. 14:4
He that regardeth the day regardeth it unto the Lord. And he that eateth eateth to the Lord: for he giveth thanks to God. And he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not and giveth thanks to God. Rom. 14:6
For none of us liveth to himself: and no man dieth to himself. Rom. 14:7
For to this end Christ died and rose again: that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living. Rom. 14:9
For it is written: As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me and every tongue shall confess to God. Rom. 14:11
Therefore every one of us shall render account to God for himself. Rom. 14:12
I know, and am confident in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean. Rom. 14:14
For if, because of thy meat, thy brother be grieved, thou walkest not now according to charity. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died. Rom. 14:15
It is good not to eat flesh and not to drink wine: nor any thing whereby thy brother is offended or scandalized or made weak. Rom. 14:21
Hast thou faith? Have it to thyself before God. Blessed is he that condemneth not himself in that which he alloweth. Rom. 14:22
¤ Now, we that are stronger ought to bear the infirmities of the weak and not to please ourselves. Rom. 15:1
Let every one of you Please his neighbour unto good, to edification. Rom. 15:2
Now the God of patience and of comfort grant you to be of one mind, one towards another, according to Jesus Christ: Rom. 15:5
For I say that Christ Jesus was minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers: Rom. 15:8
But that the Gentiles are to glorify God for his mercy, as it is written: Therefore will I confess to thee, O Lord, among the Gentiles and will sing to thy name. Rom. 15:9
And again, Isaias saith: There shall be a root of Jesse; and he that shall rise up to rule the Gentiles, in him the Gentiles shall hope. Rom. 15:12
And I myself also, my brethren, am assured of you that you also are full of love, replenished with all knowledge, so that you are able to admonish one another. Rom. 15:14
But I have written to you, brethren, more boldly in some sort, as it were putting you in mind, because of the grace which is given me from God, Rom. 15:15
For I dare not to speak of any of those things which Christ worketh not by me, for the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed, Rom. 15:18
But as it is written: They to whom he was not spoken of shall see: and they that have not heard shall understand. Rom. 15:21
For which cause also, I was hindered very much from coming to you and have been kept away till now. Rom. 15:22
But now, having no more place in these countries and having a great desire these many years past to come unto you, Rom. 15:23
When I shall begin to take my journey into Spain, I hope that, as I pass, I shall see you and be brought on my way thither by you: if first, in part, I shall have enjoyed you. Rom. 15:24
But now I shall go to Jerusalem, to minister unto the saints. Rom. 15:25
For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a contribution for the poor of the saints that are in Jerusalem. Rom. 15:26
For it hath pleased them: and they are their debtors. For, if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, they ought also in carnal things to minister to them. Rom. 15:27
When therefore I shall have accomplished this and consigned to them this fruit, I will come by you into Spain. Rom. 15:28
And I know that when I come to you I shall come in the abundance of the blessing of the gospel of Christ. Rom. 15:29
I beseech you therefore, brethren, through our Lord Jesus Christ and by the charity of the Holy Ghost, that you help me in your prayers for me to God, Rom. 15:30
That I may be delivered from the unbelievers that are in Judea and that the oblation of my service may be acceptable in Jerusalem to the saints. Rom. 15:31
That I may come to you with joy, by the will of God, and may be refreshed with you. Rom. 15:32
¤ And I commend to you Phebe, our sister, who is in the ministry of the church, that is in Cenchrae: Rom. 16:1
(Who have for my life laid down their own necks: to whom not I only give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles), Rom. 16:4
Salute Ampliatus, most beloved to me in the Lord. Rom. 16:8
Now I beseech you, brethren, to mark them who make dissensions and offences contrary to the doctrine which you have learned and avoid them. Rom. 16:17
For your obedience is published in every place. I rejoice therefore in you. But I would have you to be wise in good and simple in evil. Rom. 16:19
Now to him that is able to establish you, according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery which was kept secret from eternity; Rom. 16:25
(Which now is made manifest by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the precept of the eternal God, for the obedience of faith) known among all nations: Rom. 16:26
To God, the only wise, through Jesus Christ, to whom be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen. Rom. 16:27
‡ ¤ Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Sosthenes a brother, 1 Cor. 1:1
To the church of God that is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that invoke the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place of theirs and ours. 1 Cor. 1:2
Grace to you and peace, from God our father and from the Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Cor. 1:3
I give thanks to my God always for you, for the grace of God that is given you in Christ Jesus: 1 Cor. 1:4
So that nothing is wanting to you in any grace, waiting for the manifestation of our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Cor. 1:7
For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not in wisdom of speech, lest the cross of Christ should be made void. 1 Cor. 1:17
For the word of the cross, to them indeed that perish, is foolishness: but to them that are saved, that is, to us, it is the power of God. 1 Cor. 1:18
For, seeing that in the wisdom of God, the world, by wisdom, knew not God, it pleased God, by the foolishness of our preaching, to save them that believe. 1 Cor. 1:21
For see your vocation, brethren, that there are not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble. 1 Cor. 1:26
And the base things of the world and the things that are contemptible, hath God chosen: and things that are not, that he might bring to nought things that are: 1 Cor. 1:28
¤ And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not in loftiness of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of Christ. 1 Cor. 2:1
For I judged not myself to know anything among you, but Jesus Christ: and him crucified. 1 Cor. 2:2
Howbeit we speak wisdom among the perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, neither of the princes of this world that come to nought. 1 Cor. 2:6
But to us God hath revealed them by his Spirit. For the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. 1 Cor. 2:10
But the sensual man perceiveth not these things that are of the Spirit of God. For it is foolishness to him: and he cannot understand, because it is spiritually examined. 1 Cor. 2:14
¤ And I, brethren, could not speak to you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal. As unto little ones in Christ. 1 Cor. 3:1
I gave you milk to drink, not meat: for you were not able as yet. But neither indeed are you now able: for you are yet carnal. 1 Cor. 3:2
For, whereas there is among you envying and contention, are you not carnal and walk you not according to man? 1 Cor. 3:3
What then is Apollo and what is Paul? The ministers of him whom you have believed: and to every one as the Lord hath given. 1 Cor. 3:5
Now he that planteth and he that watereth, are one. And every man shall receive his own reward, according to his own labour. 1 Cor. 3:8
According to the grace of God that is given to me, as a wise architect, I have laid the foundation: and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon. 1 Cor. 3:10
Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seem to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise. 1 Cor. 3:18
Whether it be Paul or Apollo or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come. For all are yours. 1 Cor. 3:22
But to me it is a very small thing to be judged by you or by man's day. But neither do I judge my own self. 1 Cor. 4:3
For I am not conscious to myself of anything. Yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord. 1 Cor. 4:4
Therefore, judge not before the time: until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts. And then shall every man have praise from God. 1 Cor. 4:5
But these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollo, for your sakes: that in us you may learn that one be not puffed up against the other for another, above that which is written. 1 Cor. 4:6
You are now full: you are now become rich: you reign without us; and I would to God you did reign, that we also might reign with you. 1 Cor. 4:8
For I think that God hath set forth us apostles, the last, as it were men appointed to death. We are made a spectacle to the world and to angels and to men. 1 Cor. 4:9
I write not these things to confound you: but I admonish you as my dearest children. 1 Cor. 4:14
For this cause have I sent to you Timothy, who is my dearest son and faithful in the Lord. Who will put you in mind of my ways, which are in Christ Jesus: as I teach every where in every church. 1 Cor. 4:17
As if I would not come to you, so some are puffed up. 1 Cor. 4:18
But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will: and will know, not the speech of them that are puffed up, but the power. 1 Cor. 4:19
What will you? Shall I come to you with a rod? Or in charity and in the spirit of meekness? 1 Cor. 4:21
To deliver such a one to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Cor. 5:5
I wrote to you in an epistle not to keep company with fornicators. 1 Cor. 5:9
But now I have written to you, not to keep company, if any man that is named a brother be a fornicator or covetous or a server of idols or a railer or a drunkard or an extortioner: with such a one, not so much as to eat. 1 Cor. 5:11
For what have I to do to judge them that are without? Do not you judge them that are within? 1 Cor. 5:12
¤ Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to be judged before the unjust: and not before the saints? 1 Cor. 6:1
Know you not that the saints shall judge this world? And if the world shall be judged by you, are you unworthy to judge the smallest matters? 1 Cor. 6:2
If therefore you have judgments of things pertaining to this world, set them to judge who are the most despised in the church. 1 Cor. 6:4
I speak to your shame. Is it so that there is not among you any one wise man that is able to judge between his brethren? 1 Cor. 6:5
But brother goeth to law with brother: and that before unbelievers. 1 Cor. 6:6
Already indeed there is plainly a fault among you, that you have law suits one with another. Why do you not rather take wrong? Why do you not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded? 1 Cor. 6:7
But you do wrong and defraud: and that to your brethren. 1 Cor. 6:8
All things are lawful to me: but all things are not expedient. All things are lawful to me: but I will not be brought under the power of any. 1 Cor. 6:12
Or know you not that he who is joined to a harlot is made one body? For they shall be, saith he, two in one flesh. 1 Cor. 6:16
But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit. 1 Cor. 6:17
¤ Now concerning the things whereof you wrote to me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. 1 Cor. 7:1
Let the husband render the debt to his wife: and the wife also in like manner to the husband. 1 Cor. 7:3
Defraud not one another, except, perhaps, by consent, for a time, that you may give yourselves to prayer: and return together again, lest Satan tempt you for your incontinency. 1 Cor. 7:5
But I say to the unmarried and to the widows: It is good for them if they so continue, even as I. 1 Cor. 7:8
But if they do not contain themselves, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to be burnt. 1 Cor. 7:9
But to them that are married, not I, but the Lord, commandeth that the wife depart not from her husband. 1 Cor. 7:10
And if she depart, that she remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband. And let not the husband put away his wife. 1 Cor. 7:11
For to the rest I speak, not the Lord. If any brother hath a wife that believeth not and she consent to dwell with him: let him not put her away. 1 Cor. 7:12
And if any woman hath a husband that believeth not and he consent to dwell with her: let her not put away her husband. 1 Cor. 7:13
But as the Lord hath distributed to every one, as God hath called every one: so let him walk. And so in all churches I teach. 1 Cor. 7:17
Now, concerning virgins, I have no commandment of the Lord: but I give counsel, as having obtained mercy of the Lord, to be faithful. 1 Cor. 7:25
I think therefore that this is good for the present necessity: that it is good for a man so to be. 1 Cor. 7:26
Art thou bound to a wife? Seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? Seek not a wife. 1 Cor. 7:27
But I would have you to be without solicitude. He that is without a wife is solicitous for the things that belong to the Lord: how he may please God. 1 Cor. 7:32
And this I speak for your profit, not to cast a snare upon you, but for that which is decent and which may give you power to attend upon the Lord, without impediment. 1 Cor. 7:35
But if any man think that he seemeth dishonoured with regard to his virgin, for that she is above the age, and it must so be: let him do what he will. He sinneth not if she marry. 1 Cor. 7:36
For he that hath determined, being steadfast in his heart, having no necessity, but having power of his own will: and hath judged this in his heart, to keep his virgin, doth well. 1 Cor. 7:37
A woman is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth: but if her husband die, she is at liberty. Let her marry to whom she will: only in the Lord. 1 Cor. 7:39
But more blessed shall she be, if she so remain, according to my counsel. And I think that I also have the spirit of God. 1 Cor. 7:40
¤ Now concerning those things that are sacrificed to idols: we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up: but charity edifieth. 1 Cor. 8:1
And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he hath not yet known as he ought to know. 1 Cor. 8:2
But as for the meats that are sacrificed to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world and that there is no God but one. 1 Cor. 8:4
Yet to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we unto him: and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him. 1 Cor. 8:6
But there is not knowledge in every one. For some until this present, with conscience of the idol, eat as a thing sacrificed to an idol: and their conscience, being weak, is defiled. 1 Cor. 8:7
But meat doth not commend us to God. For neither, if we eat, shall we have the more: nor, if we eat not, shall we have the less. 1 Cor. 8:8
But take heed lest perhaps this your liberty become a stumblingblock to the weak. 1 Cor. 8:9
For if a man see him that hath knowledge sit at meat in the idol's temple, shall not his conscience, being weak, be emboldened to eat those things which are sacrificed to idols? 1 Cor. 8:10
And if unto others I be not an apostle, but yet to you I am. For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord. 1 Cor. 9:2
Have not we power to eat and to drink? 1 Cor. 9:4
Have we not power to carry about a woman, a sister as well as the rest of the apostles and the brethren of the Lord and Cephas? 1 Cor. 9:5
Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to do this? 1 Cor. 9:6
Speak I these things according to man? Or doth not the law also say; these things? 1 Cor. 9:8
Or doth he say this indeed for our sakes? For these things are written for our sakes: that he that plougheth, should plough in hope and he that thrasheth, in hope to receive fruit. 1 Cor. 9:10
If others be partakers of this power over you, why not we rather? Nevertheless, we have not used this power: but we bear all things, lest we should give any hindrance to the gospel of Christ. 1 Cor. 9:12
But I have used none of these things. Neither have I written these things, that they should be so done unto me: for it is good for me to die rather than that any man should make my glory void. 1 Cor. 9:15
For if I preach the gospel, it is no glory to me: for a necessity lieth upon me. For woe is unto me if I preach not the gospel. 1 Cor. 9:16
For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation is committed to me. 1 Cor. 9:17
For whereas I was free as to all, I made myself the servant of all, that I might gain the more. 1 Cor. 9:19
And I became to the Jews a Jew, that I might gain the Jews: To them that are under the law, as if I were under the law, (whereas myself was not under the law,) that I might gain them that were under the law. 1 Cor. 9:20
To them that were without the law, as if I were without the law, (whereas I was not without the law of God, but was in the law of Christ,) that I might gain them that were without the law. 1 Cor. 9:21
To the weak I became weak, that I might gain the weak. I became all things to all men, that I might save all. 1 Cor. 9:22
But I chastise my body and bring it into subjection: lest perhaps, when I have preached to others, I myself should become a castaway. 1 Cor. 9:27
Neither become ye idolaters, as some of them, as it is written: The people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play. 1 Cor. 10:7
Now all these things happened to them in figure: and they are written for our correction, upon whom the ends of the world are come. 1 Cor. 10:11
Wherefore, he that thinketh himself to stand, let him take heed lest he fall. 1 Cor. 10:12
Let no temptation take hold on you, but such as is human. And God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that which you are able: but will make also with temptation issue, that you may be able to bear it. 1 Cor. 10:13
I speak as to wise men: judge ye yourselves what I say. 1 Cor. 10:15
Behold Israel according to the flesh. Are not they that eat of the sacrifices partakers of the altar? 1 Cor. 10:18
What then? Do I say that what is offered in sacrifice to idols is any thing? Or that the idol is any thing? 1 Cor. 10:19
But the things which the heathens sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils and not to God. And I would not that you should be made partakers with devils. 1 Cor. 10:20
Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than he? 1 Cor. 10:22
If any of them that believe not, invite you, and you be willing to go: eat of any thing that is set before you, asking no question for conscience' sake. 1 Cor. 10:27
But if any man say: This has been sacrificed to idols: do not eat of it, for his sake that told it and for conscience' sake. 1 Cor. 10:28
Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatsoever else you do, do all to the glory of God. 1 Cor. 10:31
Be without offence to the Jews, and to the Gentiles and to the church of God: 1 Cor. 10:32
As I also in all things please all men, not seeking that which is profitable to myself but to many: that they may be saved. 1 Cor. 10:33
Now I praise you, brethren, that in all things you are mindful of me and keep my ordinances as I have delivered them to you. 1 Cor. 11:2
For if a woman be not covered, let her be shorn. But if it be a shame to a woman to be shorn or made bald, let her cover her head. 1 Cor. 11:6
The man indeed ought not to cover his head: because he is the image and glory of God. But the woman is the glory of the man. 1 Cor. 11:7
Therefore ought the woman to have a power over her head, because of the angels. 1 Cor. 11:10
You yourselves judge. Doth it become a woman to pray unto God uncovered? 1 Cor. 11:13
But if a woman nourish her hair, it is a glory to her; for her hair is given to her for a covering. 1 Cor. 11:15
But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, nor the Church of God. 1 Cor. 11:16
When you come therefore together into one place, it is not now to eat the Lord's supper. 1 Cor. 11:20
For every one taketh before his own supper to eat. And one indeed is hungry and another is drunk. 1 Cor. 11:21
What, have you not houses to eat and to drink in? Or despise ye the church of God and put them to shame that have not? What shall I say to you? Do I praise you? In this I praise you not. 1 Cor. 11:22
For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily eateth and drinketh judgment to himself, not discerning the body of the Lord. 1 Cor. 11:29
Wherefore, my brethren, when you come together to eat, wait for one another. 1 Cor. 11:33
You know that when you were heathens, you went to dumb idols, according as you were led. 1 Cor. 12:2
Wherefore, I give you to understand that no man, speaking by the Spirit of God, saith Anathema to Jesus. And no man can say The Lord Jesus, but by the Holy Ghost. 1 Cor. 12:3
And the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man unto profit. 1 Cor. 12:7
To one indeed, by the Spirit, is given the word of wisdom: and to another, the word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit: 1 Cor. 12:8
To another, faith in the same spirit: to another, the grace of healing in one Spirit: 1 Cor. 12:9
To another the working of miracles: to another, prophecy: to another, the discerning of spirits: to another, diverse kinds of tongues: to another, interpretation of speeches. 1 Cor. 12:10
But all these things, one and the same Spirit worketh, dividing to every one according as he will. 1 Cor. 12:11
For in one Spirit were we all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Gentiles, whether bond or free: and in one Spirit we have all been made to drink. 1 Cor. 12:13
And the eye cannot say to the hand: I need not thy help. Nor again the head to the feet: I have no need of you. 1 Cor. 12:21
Yea, much, more those that seem to be the more feeble members of the body are more necessary 1 Cor. 12:22
And such as we think to be the less honourable members of the body, about these we put more abundant honour: and those that are our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness. 1 Cor. 12:23
But our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, giving to that which wanted the more abundant honour. 1 Cor. 12:24
And if I should distribute all my goods to feed the poor, and if I should deliver my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing. 1 Cor. 13:3
Is not ambitious, seeketh not her own, is not provoked to anger, thinketh no evil: 1 Cor. 13:5
We see now through a glass in a dark manner: but then face to face. Now I know in part: but then I shall know even as I am known. 1 Cor. 13:12
But he that prophesieth speaketh to men unto edification and exhortation and comfort. 1 Cor. 14:3
And I would have you all to speak with tongues, but rather to prophesy. For greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues: unless perhaps he interpret, that the church may receive edification. 1 Cor. 14:5
But now, brethren, if I come to you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, unless I speak to you either in revelation or in knowledge or in prophecy or in doctrine? 1 Cor. 14:6
For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle? 1 Cor. 14:8
If then I know not the power of the voice, I shall be to him to whom I speak a barbarian: and he that speaketh a barbarian to me. 1 Cor. 14:11
So you also, forasmuch as you are zealous of spirits, seek to abound unto the edifying of the church. 1 Cor. 14:12
Else, if thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that holdeth the place of the unlearned say, Amen, to thy blessing? Because he knoweth not what thou sayest. 1 Cor. 14:16
In the law it is written: In other tongues and other lips I will speak to this people: and neither so will they hear me, saith the Lord. 1 Cor. 14:21
Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to believers but to unbelievers: but prophecies, not to unbelievers but to believers. 1 Cor. 14:22
How is it then, brethren? When you come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a revelation, hath a tongue, hath an interpretation: let all things be done to edification. 1 Cor. 14:26
But if there be no interpreter, let him hold his peace in the church and speak to himself and to God. 1 Cor. 14:28
But if any thing be revealed to another sitting, let the first hold his peace. 1 Cor. 14:30
And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets. 1 Cor. 14:32
Let women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted them to speak but to be subject, as also the law saith. 1 Cor. 14:34
But if they would learn anything, let them ask their husbands at home. For it is a shame for a woman to speak in the church. 1 Cor. 14:35
If any seem to be a prophet or spiritual, let him know the things that I write to you, that they are the commandments of the Lord. 1 Cor. 14:37
Wherefore, brethren, be zealous to prophesy: and forbid not to speak with tongues. 1 Cor. 14:39
But let all things be done decently and according to order. 1 Cor. 14:40
¤ Now I make known unto you, brethren, the gospel which I preached to you, which also you have received and wherein you stand. 1 Cor. 15:1
For I delivered unto you first of all, which I also received: how that Christ died for our sins, according to the scriptures: 1 Cor. 15:3
And that he was buried: and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: 1 Cor. 15:4
For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 1 Cor. 15:9
Afterwards the end: when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God and the Father: when he shall have brought to nought all principality and power and virtue. 1 Cor. 15:24
If (according to man) I fought with beasts at Ephesus, what doth it profit me, if the dead rise not again? Let us eat and drink, for to morrow we shall die. 1 Cor. 15:32
Awake, ye just, and sin not. For some have not the knowledge of God. I speak it to your shame. 1 Cor. 15:34
But God giveth it a body as he will: and to every seed its proper body. 1 Cor. 15:38
And when this mortal hath put on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written: Death is swallowed up in victory. 1 Cor. 15:54
But thanks be to God, who hath given us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Cor. 15:57
¤ Now concerning the collections that are made for the saints: as I have given order to the churches of Galatia, so do ye also. 1 Cor. 16:1
On the first day of the week, let every one of you put apart with himself, laying up what it shall well please him: that when I come, the collections be not then to be made. 1 Cor. 16:2
And when I shall be with you, whomsoever you shall approve by letters, them will I send to carry your grace to Jerusalem. 1 Cor. 16:3
Now I will come to you, when I shall have passed through Macedonia. For I shall pass through Macedonia. 1 Cor. 16:5
Let no man therefore despise him: but conduct ye him on his way in peace, that he may come to me. For I look for him with the brethren. 1 Cor. 16:11
And touching our brother Apollo, I give you to understand that I much entreated him to come unto you with the brethren: and indeed it was not his will at all to come at this time. But he will come when he shall have leisure. 1 Cor. 16:12
And I beseech you, brethren, you know the house of Stephanas, and of Fortunatus, and of Achaicus, that they are the firstfruits of Achaia, and have dedicated themselves to the ministry of the saints: 1 Cor. 16:15
That you also be subject to such and to every one that worketh with us and laboureth. 1 Cor. 16:16
‡ ¤ Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother: to the church of God that is at Corinth, with all the saints that are in all Achaia: 2 Cor. 1:1
Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we also may be able to comfort them who are in all distress, by the exhortation wherewith we also are exhorted by God. 2 Cor. 1:4
For we would not have you ignorant, brethren, of our tribulation which came to us in Asia: that we were pressed out of measure above our strength, so that we were weary even of life. 2 Cor. 1:8
For we write no other things to you than what you have read and known. And I hope that you shall know unto the end. 2 Cor. 1:13
And in this confidence I had a mind to come to you before, that you might have a second grace: 2 Cor. 1:15
And to pass by you into Macedonia: and again from Macedonia to come to you, and by you to be brought on my way towards Judea. 2 Cor. 1:16
Whereas then I was thus minded, did I use lightness? Or, the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that there should be with me, It is, and It is not? 2 Cor. 1:17
But God is faithful: for our preaching which was to you, was not, It is, and It is not. 2 Cor. 1:18
For all the promises of God are in him, It is. Therefore also by him, amen to God, unto our glory. 2 Cor. 1:20
But I call God to witness upon my soul that to spare you, I came not any more to Corinth: 2 Cor. 1:23
¤ But I determined this with myself, not to come to you again in sorrow. 2 Cor. 2:1
And I wrote this same to you: that I may not, when I come, have sorrow upon sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice: having confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all. 2 Cor. 2:3
For out of much affliction and anguish of heart, I wrote to you with many tears: not that you should be made sorrowful: but that you might know the charity I have more abundantly towards you. 2 Cor. 2:4
To him who is such a one, this rebuke is sufficient, which is given by many. 2 Cor. 2:6
For to this end also did I write, that I may know the experiment of you, whether you be obedient in all things. 2 Cor. 2:9
And to whom you have pardoned any thing, I also. For, what I have pardoned, if I have pardoned any thing, for your sakes have I done it in the person of Christ: 2 Cor. 2:10
And when I was come to Troas for the gospel of Christ and a door was opened unto me in the Lord, 2 Cor. 2:12
Now thanks be to God, who always maketh us to triumph in Christ Jesus and manifesteth the odour of his knowledge by us in every place. 2 Cor. 2:14
To the one indeed the odour of death unto death: but to the others the odour of life unto life. And for these things who is so sufficient? 2 Cor. 2:16
¤ Do we begin again to commend ourselves? Or do we need (as some do) epistles of commendation to you, or from you? 2 Cor. 3:1
Not that we are sufficient to think any thing of ourselves, as of ourselves: but our sufficiency is from God. 2 Cor. 3:5
But when they shall be converted to the Lord, the veil shall be taken away. 2 Cor. 3:16
But we all, beholding the glory of the Lord with open face, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, as by the Spirit of the Lord. 2 Cor. 3:18
But we renounce the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness nor adulterating the word of God: but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience, in the sight of God. 2 Cor. 4:2
And if our gospel be also hid, it is hid to them that are lost, 2 Cor. 4:3
For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God, in the face of Christ Jesus. 2 Cor. 4:6
For in this also we groan, desiring to be clothed upon with our habitation that is from heaven. 2 Cor. 5:2
But we are confident and have a good will to be absent rather from the body and to be present with the Lord. 2 Cor. 5:8
And therefore we labour, whether absent or present, to please him. 2 Cor. 5:9
Knowing therefore the fear of the Lord, we use persuasion to men: but to God we are manifest. And I trust also that in your consciences we are manifest. 2 Cor. 5:11
We commend not ourselves again to you, but give you occasion to glory in our behalf: that you may have somewhat to answer them who glory in face, and not in heart. 2 Cor. 5:12
For whether we be transported in mind, it is to God: or whether we be sober, it is for you. 2 Cor. 5:13
And Christ died for all: that they also who live may not now live to themselves, but unto him who died for them and rose again. 2 Cor. 5:15
Wherefore henceforth, we know no man according to the flesh. And if we have known Christ according to the flesh: but now we know him so no longer. 2 Cor. 5:16
But all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Christ and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation. 2 Cor. 5:18
For God indeed was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, not imputing to them their sins. And he hath placed in us the word of reconciliation. 2 Cor. 5:19
For Christ therefore we are ambassadors, God as it were exhorting by us, for Christ, we beseech you, be reconciled to God. 2 Cor. 5:20
Giving no offence to any man, that our ministry be not blamed. 2 Cor. 6:3
Our mouth is open to you, O ye Corinthians: our heart is enlarged. 2 Cor. 6:11
But having the same recompense (I speak as to my children): be you also enlarged. 2 Cor. 6:13
And will be a Father to you: and you shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty. 2 Cor. 6:18
I speak not this to your condemnation. For we have said before that you are in our hearts: to die together and to live together. 2 Cor. 7:3
And not by his coming only, but also by the consolation wherewith he was comforted in you, relating to us your desire, your mourning, your zeal for me: so that I rejoiced the more. 2 Cor. 7:7
Now I am glad: not because you were made sorrowful, but because you were made sorrowful unto penance. For you were made sorrowful according to God, that you might suffer damage by us in nothing. 2 Cor. 7:9
For the sorrow that is according to God worketh penance, steadfast unto salvation: but the sorrow of the world worketh death. 2 Cor. 7:10
For behold this selfsame thing, that you were made sorrowful according to God, how great carefulness it worketh in you: yea defence, yea indignation, yea fear, yea desire, yea zeal, yea revenge. In all things you have shewed yourselves to be undefiled in the matter. 2 Cor. 7:11
Wherefore although I wrote to you, it was not for his sake that I did the wrong, nor for him that suffered it: but to manifest our carefulness that we have for you before God: 2 Cor. 7:12
And if I have boasted any thing to him of you, I have not been put to shame: but as we have spoken all things to you in truth, so also our boasting that was made to Titus is found a truth. 2 Cor. 7:14
For according to their power (I bear them witness) and beyond their power, they were willing: 2 Cor. 8:3
And not as we hoped: but they gave their own selves, first to the Lord, then to us by the will of God; 2 Cor. 8:5
And herein I give my advice: for this is profitable for you who have begun not only to do but also to be willing, a year ago. 2 Cor. 8:10
Now therefore perform ye it also in deed: that as your mind is forward to be willing, so it may be also to perform, out of that which you have. 2 Cor. 8:11
For if the will be forward, it is accepted according to that which a man hath: not according to that which he hath not. 2 Cor. 8:12
And thanks be to God, who hath given the same carefulness for you in the heart of Titus. 2 Cor. 8:16
And not that only: but he was also ordained by the churches companion of our travels, for this grace, which is administered by us, to the glory of the Lord and our determined will: 2 Cor. 8:19
Wherefore shew ye to them, in the sight of the churches, the evidence of your charity and of our boasting on your behalf. 2 Cor. 8:24
¤ For concerning the ministry that is done towards the saints, it is superfluous for me to write unto you. 2 Cor. 9:1
For I know your forward mind: for which I boast of you to the Macedonians, that Achaia also is ready from the year past. And your emulation hath provoked very many. 2 Cor. 9:2
Lest, when the Macedonians shall come with me and find you unprepared, we (not to say ye) should be ashamed in this matter. 2 Cor. 9:4
Therefore I thought it necessary to desire the brethren that they would go to you before and prepare this blessing before promised, to be ready, so as a blessing, not as covetousness. 2 Cor. 9:5
And God is able to make all grace abound in you: that ye always, having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work, 2 Cor. 9:8
As it is written: He hath dispersed abroad, he hath given to the poor: his justice remaineth for ever. 2 Cor. 9:9
And he that ministereth seed to the sower will both give you bread to eat and will multiply your seed and increase the growth of the fruits of your justice: 2 Cor. 9:10
That being enriched in all things, you may abound unto all simplicity which worketh through us thanksgiving to God. 2 Cor. 9:11
Thanks be to God for his unspeakable gift. 2 Cor. 9:15
But I beseech you, that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence wherewith I am thought to be bold, against some who reckon us as if we walked according to the flesh. 2 Cor. 10:2
For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. 2 Cor. 10:3
For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty to God, unto the pulling down of fortifications, destroying counsels, 2 Cor. 10:4
And having in readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience shall be fulfilled. 2 Cor. 10:6
See the things that are according to outward appearance. If any man trust to himself, that he is Christ's let him think this again with himself, that as he is Christ's, so are we also. 2 Cor. 10:7
But that I may not be thought as it were to terrify you by epistles, 2 Cor. 10:9
But we will not glory beyond our measure: but according to the measure of the rule which God hath measured to us, a measure to reach even unto you. 2 Cor. 10:13
For we stretch not ourselves beyond our measure, as if we reached not unto you. For we are come as far as to you in the Gospel of Christ. 2 Cor. 10:14
Not glorying beyond measure in other men's labours: but having hope of your increasing faith, to be magnified in you according to our rule abundantly. 2 Cor. 10:15
Yea, unto those places that are beyond you to preach the gospel: not to glory in another man's rule, in those things that are made ready to our hand. 2 Cor. 10:16
¤ Would to God you could bear with some little of my folly! But do bear with me. 2 Cor. 11:1
For I am jealous of you with the jealousy of God. For I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ. 2 Cor. 11:2
For although I be rude in speech, yet not in knowledge: but in all things we have been made manifest to you. 2 Cor. 11:6
And, when I was present with you and wanted, I was chargeable to no man: for that which was wanting to me, the brethren supplied who came from Macedonia. And in all things I have kept myself from being burthensome to you: and so I will keep myself. 2 Cor. 11:9
Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers be transformed as the ministers of justice, whose end shall be according to their works. 2 Cor. 11:15
I say again (Let no man think me to be foolish: otherwise take me as one foolish, that I also may glory a little): 2 Cor. 11:16
That which I speak, I speak not according to God: but as it were in foolishness, in this matter of glorying. 2 Cor. 11:17
Seeing that many glory according to the flesh, I will glory also. 2 Cor. 11:18
I speak according to dishonour, as if we had been weak in this part. Wherein if any man dare (I speak foolishly), I dare also. 2 Cor. 11:21
At Damascus, the governor of the nation under Aretas the king, guarded the city of the Damascenes, to apprehend me. 2 Cor. 11:32
¤ If I must glory (it is not expedient indeed) but I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord. 2 Cor. 12:1
I know a man in Christ: above fourteen years ago (whether in the body, I know not, or out of the body, I know not: God knoweth), such a one caught up to the third heaven. 2 Cor. 12:2
That he was caught up into paradise and heard secret words which it is not granted to man to utter. 2 Cor. 12:4
For though I should have a mind to glory, I shall not be foolish: for I will say the truth. But I forbear, lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth in me, or any thing he heareth from me. 2 Cor. 12:6
And lest the greatness of the revelations should exalt me, there was given me a sting of my flesh, an angel of Satan, to buffet me. 2 Cor. 12:7
And he said to me: My grace is sufficient for thee: for power is made perfect in infirmity. Gladly therefore will I glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may dwell in me. 2 Cor. 12:9
I am become foolish. You have compelled me: for I ought to have been commended by you. For I have no way come short of them that are above measure apostles, although I be nothing. 2 Cor. 12:11
For what is there that you have had less than the other churches but that I myself was not burthensome to you? Pardon me this injury. 2 Cor. 12:13
Behold now the third time I am ready to come to you and I will not be burthensome unto you. For I seek not the things that are yours, but you. For neither ought the children to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children. 2 Cor. 12:14
Did I overreach you by any of them whom I sent to you? 2 Cor. 12:17
Of old, think you that we excuse ourselves to you? We speak before God in Christ: but all things, my dearly beloved, for your edification. 2 Cor. 12:19
¤ Behold, this is the third time I am coming to you: In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word stand. 2 Cor. 13:1
I have told before and foretell, as present and now absent, to them that sinned before and to all the rest, that if I come again, I will not spare. 2 Cor. 13:2
Therefore I write these things, being absent, that, being present, I may not deal more severely, according to the power which the Lord hath given me unto edification and not unto destruction. 2 Cor. 13:10
And all the brethren who are with me: to the churches of Galatia. Gal. 1:2
Grace be to you, and peace from God the Father and from our Lord Jesus Christ, Gal. 1:3
Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present wicked world, according to the will of God and our Father: Gal. 1:4
To whom is glory for ever and ever. Amen. Gal. 1:5
But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach a gospel to you besides that which we have preached to you, let him be anathema. Gal. 1:8
As we said before, so now I say again: If any one preach to you a gospel, besides that which you have received, let him be anathema. Gal. 1:9
For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? If I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ. Gal. 1:10
For I give you to understand, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not according to man. Gal. 1:11
To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the Gentiles: immediately I condescended not to flesh and blood. Gal. 1:16
Neither went I to Jerusalem, to the apostles who were before me: but I went into Arabia, and again I returned to Damascus. Gal. 1:17
Then, after three years, I went to Jerusalem to see Peter: and I tarried with him fifteen days. Gal. 1:18
Now the things which I write to you, behold, before God, I lie not. Gal. 1:20
And I was unknown by face to the churches of Judea, which were in Christ: Gal. 1:22
¤ Then, after fourteen years, I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus also with me. Gal. 2:1
And I went up according to revelation and communicated to them the gospel which I preach among the Gentiles: but apart to them who seemed to be some thing: lest perhaps I should run or had run in vain. Gal. 2:2
But neither Titus, who was with me, being a Gentile, was compelled to be circumcised. Gal. 2:3
But because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privately to spy our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into servitude. Gal. 2:4
To whom we yielded not by subjection: no, not for an hour: that the truth of the gospel might continue with you. Gal. 2:5
But of them who seemed to be some thing, (what they were some time it is nothing to me, God accepteth not the person of man): for to me they that seemed to be some thing added nothing. Gal. 2:6
But contrariwise, when they had seen that to me was committed the gospel of the uncircumcision, as to Peter was that of the circumcision. Gal. 2:7
(For he who wrought in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision wrought in me also among the Gentiles.) Gal. 2:8
And when they had known the grace that was given to me, James and Cephas and John, who seemed to be pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship: that we should go unto the Gentiles, and they unto the circumcision: Gal. 2:9
Only that we should be mindful of the poor: which same thing also I was careful to do. Gal. 2:10
But when Cephas was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed. Gal. 2:11
And to his dissimulation the rest of the Jews consented: so that Barnabas also was led by them into that dissimulation. Gal. 2:13
But when I saw that they walked not uprightly unto the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas before them all: If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of the Gentiles and not as the Jews do, how dost thou compel the Gentiles to live as do the Jews? Gal. 2:14
But if, while we seek to be justified in Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is Christ then the minister of sin? God forbid! Gal. 2:17
For I, through the law, am dead to the law, that I may live to God; Gal. 2:19
With Christ I am nailed to the cross. And I live, now not I: but Christ liveth in me. And that I live now in the flesh: I live in the faith of the Son of God, who loved me and delivered himself for me. Gal. 2:20
He therefore who giveth to you the Spirit and worketh miracles among you: doth he do it by the works of the law or by the hearing of the faith? Gal. 3:5
As it is written: Abraham believed God: and it was reputed to him unto justice. Gal. 3:6
For as many as are of the works of the law are under a curse. For it is written: Cursed is every one that abideth, not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them. Gal. 3:10
Brethren (I speak after the manner of man), yet a man's testament, if it be confirmed, no man despiseth nor addeth to it. Gal. 3:15
To Abraham were the promises made and to his seed. He saith not: And to his seeds as of many. But as of one: And to thy seed, which is Christ. Gal. 3:16
Now this I say: that the testament which was confirmed by God, the law which was made after four hundred and thirty years doth not disannul, to make the promise of no effect. Gal. 3:17
For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise. But God gave it to Abraham by promise. Gal. 3:18
Why then was the law? It was set because of transgressions, until the seed should come to whom he made the promise, being ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator. Gal. 3:19
But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise, by the faith of Jesus Christ, might be given to them that believe. Gal. 3:22
But before the faith came, we were kept under the law shut up, unto that faith which was to be revealed. Gal. 3:23
And if you be Christ's, then are you the seed of Abraham, heirs according to the promise. Gal. 3:29
But now, after that you have known God, or rather are known by God: how turn you again to the weak and needy elements which you desire to serve again? Gal. 4:9
And you know how, through infirmity of the flesh, I preached the gospel to you heretofore: and your temptation in my flesh Gal. 4:13
Where is then your blessedness? For I bear you witness that, if it could be done, you would have plucked out your own eyes and would have given them to me. Gal. 4:15
Tell me, you that desire to be under the law, have you not read the law? Gal. 4:21
But he who was of the bondwoman was born according to the flesh: but he of the free woman was by promise. Gal. 4:23
For Sina is a mountain in Arabia, which hath affinity to that Jerusalem which now is: and is in bondage with her children. Gal. 4:25
But as then he that was born according to the flesh persecuted him that was after the spirit: so also it is now. Gal. 4:29
And I testify again to every man circumcising himself that he is a debtor to do the whole law. Gal. 5:3
For you, brethren, have been called unto liberty. Only make not liberty an occasion to the flesh: but by charity of the spirit serve one another. Gal. 5:13
For the flesh lusteth against the spirit: and the spirit against the flesh: For these are contrary one to another: so that you do not the things that you would. Gal. 5:17
Envies, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like. Of the which I foretell you, as I have foretold to you, that they who do such things shall not obtain the kingdom of God. Gal. 5:21
For if any man think himself to be some thing, whereas he is nothing, he deceiveth himself. Gal. 6:3
And let him that is instructed in the word communicate to him that instructeth him, in all good things. Gal. 6:6
Therefore, whilst we have time, let us work good to all men, but especially to those who are of the household of the faith. Gal. 6:10
See what a letter I have written to you with my own hand. Gal. 6:11
For as many as desire to please in the flesh, they constrain you to be circumcised, only that they may not suffer the persecution of the cross of Christ. Gal. 6:12
For neither they themselves who are circumcised keep the law: but they will have you to be circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh. Gal. 6:13
But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ: by whom the world is crucified to me, and I to the world. Gal. 6:14
From henceforth let no man be troublesome to me: for I bear the marks of the Lord Jesus in my body. Gal. 6:17
‡ ¤ Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, by the will of God, to all the saints who are at Ephesus and to the faithful in Christ Jesus. Eph. 1:1
Grace be to you and peace, from God the Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ. Eph. 1:2
Who hath predestinated us unto the adoption of children through Jesus Christ unto himself: according to the purpose of his will: Eph. 1:5
In whom we have redemption through his blood, the remission of sins, according to the riches of his, grace, Eph. 1:7
That he might make known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure, which he hath purposed in him, Eph. 1:9
In the dispensation of the fulness of times, to re-establish all things in Christ, that are in heaven and on earth, in him. Eph. 1:10
In whom we also are called by lot, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things according to the counsel of his will. Eph. 1:11
Cease not to give thanks for you, making commemoration of you in my prayers, Eph. 1:16
And what is the exceeding greatness of his power towards us, who believe according to the operation of the might of his power, Eph. 1:19
Above all principality and power and virtue and dominion and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come. Eph. 1:21
Wherein in time past you walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of this air, of the spirit that now worketh on the children of unbelief: Eph. 2:2
That he might shew in the ages to come the abundant riches of his grace, in his bounty towards us in Christ Jesus. Eph. 2:7
That you were at that time without Christ, being aliens from the conversation of Israel and strangers to the testament, having no hope of the promise and without God in this world. Eph. 2:12
And might reconcile both to God in one body by the cross, killing the enmities in himself. Eph. 2:16
And coming, he preached peace to you that were afar off: and peace to them that were nigh. Eph. 2:17
For by him we have access both in one Spirit to the Father. Eph. 2:18
How that, according to revelation, the mystery has been made known to me, as I have written above in a few words: Eph. 3:3
Which in other generations was not known to the sons of men, as it is now revealed to his holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit: Eph. 3:5
Of which I am made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God, which is given to me according to the operation of his power. Eph. 3:7
To me, the least of all the saints, is given this grace, to preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ: Eph. 3:8
And to enlighten all men, that they may see what is the dispensation of the mystery which hath been hidden from eternity in God who created all things: Eph. 3:9
That the manifold wisdom of God may be made known to the principalities and powers in heavenly places through the church, Eph. 3:10
According to the eternal purpose which he made in Christ Jesus our Lord: Eph. 3:11
Wherefore I pray you not to faint at my tribulations for you, which is your glory. Eph. 3:13
For this cause I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Eph. 3:14
That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened by his Spirit with might unto the inward man: Eph. 3:16
You may be able to comprehend, with all the saints, what is the breadth and length and height and depth, Eph. 3:18
To know also the charity of Christ, which surpasseth all knowledge: that you may be filled unto all the fulness of God. Eph. 3:19
Now to him who is able to do all things more abundantly than we desire or understand, according to the power that worketh in us: Eph. 3:20
To him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus, unto all generations, world without end. Amen. Eph. 3:21
Careful to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. Eph. 4:3
But to every one of us is given grace, according to the measure of the giving of Christ. Eph. 4:7
Wherefore he saith: Ascending on high, he led captivity captive: he gave gifts to men. Eph. 4:8
That henceforth we be no more children tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the wickedness of men, by cunning craftiness by which they lie in wait to deceive. Eph. 4:14
From whom the whole body, being compacted and fitly joined together, by what every joint supplieth, according to the operation in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body, unto the edifying of itself in charity. Eph. 4:16
Who despairing have given themselves up to lasciviousness, unto the working of all uncleanness, unto covetousness. Eph. 4:19
To put off, according to former conversation, the old man, who is corrupted according to the desire of error. Eph. 4:22
And put on the new man, who according to God is created in justice and holiness of truth. Eph. 4:24
Give not place to the devil. Eph. 4:27
He that stole, let him now steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have something to give to him that suffereth need. Eph. 4:28
Let no evil speech proceed from your mouth: but that which is good, to the edification of faith: that it may administer grace to the hearers. Eph. 4:29
And be ye kind one to another: merciful, forgiving one another, even as God hath forgiven you in Christ. Eph. 4:32
And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us and hath delivered himself for us, an oblation and a sacrifice to God for an odour of sweetness. Eph. 5:2
Or obscenity or foolish talking or scurrility, which is to no purpose: but rather giving of thanks. Eph. 5:4
Proving what is well pleasing to God. Eph. 5:10
For the things that are done by them in secret, it is a shame even to speak of. Eph. 5:12
Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual canticles, singing and making melody in your hearts to the Lord: Eph. 5:19
Giving thanks always for all things, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to God and the Father: Eph. 5:20
Being subject one to another, in the fear of Christ. Eph. 5:21
Let women be subject to their husbands, as to the Lord: Eph. 5:22
Therefore as the church is subject to Christ: so also let the wives be to their husbands in all things. Eph. 5:24
That he might present it to himself, a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. Eph. 5:27
So also ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself. Eph. 5:28
For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother: and shall cleave to his wife. And they shall be two in one flesh. Eph. 5:31
And you, fathers, provoke not your children to anger: but bring them up in the discipline and correction of the Lord. Eph. 6:4
Servants, be obedient to them that are your lords according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in the simplicity of your heart, as to Christ. Eph. 6:5
Not serving to the eye, as it were pleasing men: but, as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart. Eph. 6:6
With a good will serving, as to the Lord, and not to men. Eph. 6:7
And you, masters, do the same things to them, forbearing threatenings: knowing that the Lord both of them and you is in heaven. And there is no respect of persons with him. Eph. 6:9
Put you on the armour of God, that you may be able to stand against the deceits of the devil. Eph. 6:11
Therefore, take unto you the armour of God, that you may be able to resist in the evil day and to stand in all things perfect. Eph. 6:13
In all things taking the shield of faith, wherewith you may be able to extinguish all the fiery darts of the most wicked one. Eph. 6:16
And for me, that speech may be given me, that I may open my mouth with confidence, to make known the mystery of the gospel, Eph. 6:19
For which I am an ambassador in a chain: so that therein I may be bold to speak according as I ought. Eph. 6:20
But that you also may know the things that concern me and what I am doing, Tychicus, my dearest brother and faithful minister in the Lord, will make known to you all things: Eph. 6:21
Whom I have sent to you for this same purpose: that you may know the things concerning us, and that he may comfort your hearts. Eph. 6:22
Peace be to the brethren and charity with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Eph. 6:23
‡ ¤ Paul and Timothy, the servants of Jesus Christ: to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons. Phil. 1:1
I give thanks to my God in every remembrance of you: Phil. 1:3
As it is meet for me to think this for you all, for that I have you in my heart; and that, in my bands and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers of my joy. Phil. 1:7
Now, brethren, I desire you should know that the things which have happened to me have fallen out rather to the furtherance of the gospel: Phil. 1:12
And many of the brethren in the Lord, growing confident by my bands, are much more bold to speak the word of God without fear. Phil. 1:14
And some out of contention preach Christ not sincerely: supposing that they raise affliction to my bands. Phil. 1:16
For I know that this shall fall out to me unto salvation, through your prayer and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, Phil. 1:19
According to my expectation and hope; that in nothing I shall be confounded: but with all confidence, as always, so now also, shall Christ be magnified in my body, whether it be by life or by death. Phil. 1:20
For to me, to live is Christ: and to die is gain. Phil. 1:21
And if to live in the flesh: this is to me the fruit of labour. And what I shall choose I know not. Phil. 1:22
But I am straitened between two: having a desire to be dissolved and to be with Christ, a thing by far the better. Phil. 1:23
But to abide still in the flesh is needful for you. Phil. 1:24
That your rejoicing may abound in Christ Jesus for me, by my coming to you again. Phil. 1:26
And in nothing be ye terrified by the adversaries: which to them is a cause of perdition, but to you of salvation, and this from God. Phil. 1:28
For unto you it is given for Christ, not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him: Phil. 1:29
Who being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: Phil. 2:6
And in habit found as a man. He humbled himself, becoming obedient unto death, even to the death of the cross. Phil. 2:8
For it is God who worketh in you, both to will and to accomplish, according to his good will. Phil. 2:13
Holding forth the word of life to my glory in the day of Christ: because I have not run in vain, nor laboured in vain. Phil. 2:16
And I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy unto you shortly, that I also may be of good comfort, when I know the things concerning you. Phil. 2:19
Him therefore I hope to send unto you immediately: so soon as I shall see how it will go with me. Phil. 2:23
And I trust in the Lord that I myself also shall come to you shortly. Phil. 2:24
But I have thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and fellow labourer and fellow soldier, but your apostle: and he that hath ministered to my wants. Phil. 2:25
Because for the work of Christ he came to the point of death: delivering his life, that he might fulfil that which on your part was wanting towards my service. Phil. 2:30
¤ As to the rest, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not wearisome, but to you it is necessary. Phil. 3:1
Being circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews. According to the law, a Pharisee: Phil. 3:5
According to zeal, persecuting the church of God: According to the justice that is in the law, conversing without blame. Phil. 3:6
But the things that were gain to me, the same I have counted loss for Christ. Phil. 3:7
Furthermore, I count all things to be but loss for the excellent knowledge of Jesus Christ, my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things and count them but as dung, that I may gain Christ. Phil. 3:8
That I may know him and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of his sufferings: being made conformable to his death, Phil. 3:10
If by any means I may attain to the resurrection which is from the dead. Phil. 3:11
Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended. But one thing I do: Forgetting the things that are behind and stretching forth myself to those that are before, Phil. 3:13
I press towards the mark, to the prize of the supernal vocation of God in Christ Jesus. Phil. 3:14
Let us therefore, as many as are perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing you be otherwise minded, this also God will reveal to you, Phil. 3:15
Who will reform the body of our lowness, made like to the body of his glory, according to the operation whereby also he is able to subdue all things unto himself. Phil. 3:21
I beg of Evodia and I beseech Syntyche to be of one mind in the Lord. Phil. 4:2
Let your modesty be known to all men. The Lord is nigh. Phil. 4:5
Be nothing solicitous: but in every thing, by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your petitions be made known to God. Phil. 4:6
I speak not as it were for want. For I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, to be content therewith. Phil. 4:11
I know both how to be brought low, and I know how to abound (every where and in all things I am instructed): both to be full and to be hungry: both to abound and to suffer need. Phil. 4:12
Nevertheless, you have done well in communicating to my tribulation. Phil. 4:14
Not that I seek the gift: but I seek the fruit that may abound to your account. Phil. 4:17
But I have all and abound: I am filled, having received from Epaphroditus the things you sent, an odour of sweetness, an acceptable sacrifice, pleasing to God. Phil. 4:18
And may my God supply all your want, according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. Phil. 4:19
Now to God and our Father be glory, world without end. Amen. Phil. 4:20
To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ Jesus who are at Colossa. Grace be to you and peace, from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ. Col. 1:2
We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you. Col. 1:3
Who also hath manifested to us your love in the spirit. Col. 1:8
Therefore we also, from the day that we heard it, cease not to pray for you and to beg that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will, in all wisdom and spiritual understanding: Col. 1:9
Strengthened with all might according to the power of his glory, in all patience and longsuffering with joy, Col. 1:11
Giving thanks to God the Father, who hath made us worthy to be partakers of the lot of the saints in light: Col. 1:12
And through him to reconcile all things unto himself, making peace through the blood of his cross, both as to the things that are on earth and the things that are in heaven. Col. 1:20
In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unspotted and blameless before him: Col. 1:22
Whereof I am made a minister according to the dispensation of God, which is given me towards you, that I may fulfil the word of God: Col. 1:25
The mystery which hath been hidden from ages and generations, but now is manifested to his saints, Col. 1:26
To whom God would make known the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ, in you the hope of glory. Col. 1:27
Wherein also I labour, striving according to his working which he worketh in me in power. Col. 1:29
Beware lest any man cheat you by philosophy and vain deceit: according to the tradition of men according to the elements of the world and not according to Christ. Col. 2:8
Blotting out the handwriting of the decree that was against us, which was contrary to us. And he hath taken the same out of the way, fastening it to the cross. Col. 2:14
Which are a shadow of things to come: but the body is of Christ. Col. 2:17
Which all are unto destruction by the very use, according to the precepts and doctrines of men. Col. 2:22
Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in superstition and humility, and not sparing the body; not in any honour to the filling of the flesh. Col. 2:23
Lie not one to another: stripping yourselves of the old man with his deeds, Col. 3:9
And putting on the new, him who is renewed unto knowledge, according to the image of him that created him. Col. 3:10
Let the word of Christ dwell in you abundantly: in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms, hymns and spiritual canticles, singing in grace in your hearts to God. Col. 3:16
All whatsoever you do in word or in work, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, giving thanks to God and the Father by him. Col. 3:17
Wives, be subject to your husbands, as it behoveth in the Lord. Col. 3:18
Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing to the Lord. Col. 3:20
Fathers, provoke not your children to indignation, lest they be discouraged. Col. 3:21
Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh: not serving to the eye, as pleasing men: but in simplicity of heart, fearing God. Col. 3:22
Whatsoever you do, do it from the heart, as to the Lord, and not to men: Col. 3:23
¤ Masters, do to your servants that which is just and equal: knowing that you also have a master in heaven. Col. 4:1
Praying withal for us also, that God may open unto us a door of speech to speak the mystery of Christ (for which also I am bound): Col. 4:3
That I may make it manifest as I ought to speak. Col. 4:4
Let your speech be always in grace seasoned with salt: that you may know how you ought to answer every man. Col. 4:6
All the things that concern me, Tychicus, our dearest brother and faithful minister and fellow servant in the Lord, will make known to you. Col. 4:7
Whom I have sent to you for this same purpose, that he may know the things that concern you and comfort your hearts: Col. 4:8
With Onesimus, a most beloved and faithful brother, who is one of you. All things that are done here, they shall make known to you. Col. 4:9
And Jesus that is called Justus: who are of the circumcision. These only are my helpers, in the kingdom of God: who have been a comfort to me. Col. 4:11
And say to Archippus: Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it. Col. 4:17
‡ ¤ Paul and Sylvanus and Timothy to the church of the Thessalonians: in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace be to you and peace. 1 Th. 1:1
We give thanks to God always for you all: making a remembrance of you in our prayers without ceasing, 1 Th. 1:2
So that you were made a pattern to all that believe in Macedonia and in Achaia. 1 Th. 1:7
For from you was spread abroad the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and in Achaia but also in every place: your faith which is towards God, is gone forth, so that we need not to speak any thing. 1 Th. 1:8
For they themselves relate of us, what manner of entering in we had unto you: and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God. 1 Th. 1:9
And to wait for his Son from heaven (whom he raised up from the dead), Jesus, who hath delivered us from the wrath to come. 1 Th. 1:10
But having suffered many things before and been shamefully treated, (as you know) at Philippi, we had confidence in our God, to speak unto you the gospel of God in much carefulness. 1 Th. 2:2
But as we were approved by God that the gospel should be committed to us: even so we speak, not as pleasing men but God, who proveth our hearts. 1 Th. 2:4
Nor sought we glory of men, neither of you, nor of others. Whereas we might have been burdensome to you, as the apostles of Christ: 1 Th. 2:6
For you remember, brethren, our labour and toil: working night and day, lest we should be chargeable to any of you, we preached among you the gospel of God. 1 Th. 2:9
You are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and without blame we have been to you that have believed: 1 Th. 2:10
We testified to every one of you that you would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory. 1 Th. 2:12
Therefore, we also give thanks to God without ceasing: because, that when you had received of us the word of the hearing of God, you received it not as the word of men, but (as it is indeed) the word of God, who worketh in you that have believed. 1 Th. 2:13
Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and the prophets, and have persecuted us, and please not God, and are adversaries to all men; 1 Th. 2:15
Prohibiting us to speak to the Gentiles, that they may be saved, to fill up their sins always: for the wrath of God is come upon them to the end. 1 Th. 2:16
But we, brethren, being taken away from you for a short time, in sight, not in heart, have hastened the more abundantly to see your face with great desire. 1 Th. 2:17
¤ For which cause, forbearing no longer, we thought it good to remain at Athens alone. 1 Th. 3:1
And we sent Timothy, our brother and the minister of God in the gospel of Christ, to confirm you and exhort you concerning your faith: 1 Th. 3:2
For even when we were with you, we foretold you that we should suffer tribulations: as also it is come to pass, and you know. 1 Th. 3:4
For this cause also, I, forbearing no longer, sent to know your faith: lest perhaps he that tempteth should have tempted you: and our labour should be made vain. 1 Th. 3:5
But now when Timothy came to us from you and related to us your faith and charity, and that you have a good remembrance of us always, desiring to see us as we also to see you: 1 Th. 3:6
For what thanks can we return to God for you, in all the joy wherewith we rejoice for you before our God, 1 Th. 3:9
Night and day more abundantly praying that we may see your face and may accomplish those things that are wanting to your faith? 1 Th. 3:10
To confirm your hearts without blame, in holiness, before God and our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, with all his saints. Amen. 1 Th. 3:13
¤ For the rest therefore, brethren, we pray and beseech you in the Lord Jesus that, as you have received from us, how you ought to walk and to please God, so also you would walk, that you may abound the more. 1 Th. 4:1
For you know what precepts I have given to you by the Lord Jesus. 1 Th. 4:2
That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour, 1 Th. 4:4
But as touching the charity of brotherhood, we have no need to write to you: for yourselves have learned of God to love one another. 1 Th. 4:9
And that you use your endeavour to be quiet: and that you do your own business and work with your own hands, as we commanded you: 1 Th. 4:11
Then we who are alive, who are left, shall be taken up together with them in the clouds to meet Christ, into the air: and so shall we be always with the Lord. 1 Th. 4:17
¤ But of the times and moments, brethren, you need not, that we should write to you: 1 Th. 5:1
And we beseech you, brethren, to know them who labour among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you; 1 Th. 5:12
See that none render evil for evil to any man: but ever follow that which is good towards each other and towards all men. 1 Th. 5:15
I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read to all the holy brethren. 1 Th. 5:27
‡ ¤ Paul and Sylvanus and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians. In God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, 2 Th. 1:1
We are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brethren, as it is fitting, because your faith groweth exceedingly and the charity of every one of you towards each other aboundeth. 2 Th. 1:3
Seeing it is a just thing with God to repay tribulation to them that trouble you: 2 Th. 1:6
And to you who are troubled, rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with the angels of his power: 2 Th. 1:7
In a flame of fire, giving vengeance to them who know not God and who obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Th. 1:8
When he shall come to be glorified in his saints and to be made wonderful in all them who have believed; because our testimony was believed upon you in that day. 2 Th. 1:10
That the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and of the Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Th. 1:12
Whose coming is according to the working of Satan, in all power and signs and lying wonders: 2 Th. 2:9
And in all seduction of iniquity to them that perish: because they receive not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 2 Th. 2:10
Therefore God shall send them the operation of error, to believe lying: 2 Th. 2:11
That all may be judged who have not believed the truth but have consented to iniquity. 2 Th. 2:12
But we ought to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, beloved of God, for that God hath chosen you firstfruits unto salvation, in sanctification of the spirit and faith of the truth: 2 Th. 2:13
And we charge you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother walking disorderly and not according to the tradition which they have received of us. 2 Th. 3:6
For yourselves know how you ought to imitate us. For we were not disorderly among you. 2 Th. 3:7
Neither did we eat any man's bread for nothing: but in labour and in toil we worked night and day, lest we should be chargeable to any of you. 2 Th. 3:8
Not as if we had not power: but that we might give ourselves a pattern unto you, to imitate us. 2 Th. 3:9
For also, when we were with you, this we declared to you: that, if any man will not work, neither let him eat. 2 Th. 3:10
‡ ¤ Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the commandment of God our Saviour and Christ Jesus our hope: 1 Tim. 1:1
To Timothy, his beloved son in faith. Grace, mercy and peace, from God the Father and from Christ Jesus our Lord. 1 Tim. 1:2
As I desired thee to remain at Ephesus when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some not to teach otherwise: 1 Tim. 1:3
Not to give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which furnish questions rather than the edification of God which is in faith. 1 Tim. 1:4
Desiring to be teachers of the law: understanding neither the things they say, nor whereof they affirm. 1 Tim. 1:7
For fornicators, for them who defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and whatever other thing is contrary to sound doctrine: 1 Tim. 1:10
Which is according to the gospel of the glory of the blessed God which hath been committed to my trust. 1 Tim. 1:11
I give him thanks who hath strengthened me, even to Christ Jesus our Lord, for that he hath counted me faithful, putting me in the ministry: 1 Tim. 1:12
A faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the chief. 1 Tim. 1:15
Now to the king of ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen. 1 Tim. 1:17
This precept, I commend to thee, O son Timothy: according to the prophecies going before on thee, that thou war in them a good warfare, 1 Tim. 1:18
Of whom is Hymeneus and Alexander, whom I have delivered up to Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme. 1 Tim. 1:20
Who will have all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. 1 Tim. 2:4
But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to use authority over the man: but to be in silence. 1 Tim. 2:12
It behoveth therefore a bishop to be blameless, the husband of one wife, sober, prudent, of good behaviour, chaste, given to hospitality, a teacher, 1 Tim. 3:2
Not given to wine, no striker, but modest, not quarrelsome, not covetous, but 1 Tim. 3:3
But if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God? 1 Tim. 3:5
Deacons in like manner: chaste, not double tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre: 1 Tim. 3:8
For they that have ministered well shall purchase to themselves a good degree and much confidence in the faith which is in Christ Jesus. 1 Tim. 3:13
These things I write to thee, hoping that I shall come to thee shortly. 1 Tim. 3:14
But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth. 1 Tim. 3:15
¤ Now the Spirit manifestly saith that in the last times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to spirits of error and doctrines of devils, 1 Tim. 4:1
Forbidding to marry, to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving by the faithful and by them that have known the truth. 1 Tim. 4:3
For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be rejected that is received with thanksgiving: 1 Tim. 4:4
These things proposing to the brethren, thou shalt be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished up in the words of faith and of the good doctrine which thou hast attained unto. 1 Tim. 4:6
For bodily exercise is profitable to little: but godliness is profitable to all things, having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come. 1 Tim. 4:8
Till I come, attend unto reading, to exhortation and to doctrine. 1 Tim. 4:13
Meditate upon these things, be wholly in these things: that thy profiting may be manifest to all. 1 Tim. 4:15
Take heed to thyself and to doctrine: be earnest in them. For in doing this thou shalt both save thyself and them that hear thee. 1 Tim. 4:16
But if any widow have children or grandchildren, let her learn first to govern her own house and to make a return of duty to her parents; for this is acceptable before God. 1 Tim. 5:4
Having testimony for her good works, if she have brought up children, if she have received to harbour, if she have washed the saints' feet, if she have ministered to them that suffer tribulation, if she have diligently followed every good work. 1 Tim. 5:10
And withal being idle they learn to go about from house to house: and are not only idle, but tattlers also and busy bodies, speaking things which they ought not. 1 Tim. 5:13
I will, therefore, that the younger should marry, bear children, be mistresses of families, give no occasion to the adversary to speak evil. 1 Tim. 5:14
If any of the faithful have widows, let him minister to them, and let not the church be charged: that there may be sufficient for them that are widows indeed. 1 Tim. 5:16
I charge thee, before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without prejudice, doing nothing by declining to either side. 1 Tim. 5:21
Some men's sins are manifest, going before to judgment: and some men they follow after. 1 Tim. 5:24
If any man teach otherwise and consent not to the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and to that doctrine which is according to godliness, 1 Tim. 6:3
Conflicts of men corrupted in mind and who are destitute of the truth, supposing gain to be godliness. 1 Tim. 6:5
But having food and wherewith to be covered, with these we are content. 1 Tim. 6:8
Who only hath immortality and inhabiteth light inaccessible: whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and empire everlasting. Amen. 1 Tim. 6:16
Charge the rich of this world not to be highminded nor to trust in the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God (who giveth us abundantly all things to enjoy) 1 Tim. 6:17
To do good, to be rich in good works, to give easily, to communicate to others, 1 Tim. 6:18
To lay up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on the true life. 1 Tim. 6:19
O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding the profane novelties of words and oppositions of knowledge falsely so called. 1 Tim. 6:20
‡ ¤ Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus: 2 Tim. 1:1
To Timothy, my dearly beloved son. Grace, mercy and peace, from God the Father and from Christ Jesus our Lord. 2 Tim. 1:2
I give thanks to God, whom I serve from my forefathers, with a pure conscience, that without ceasing I have a remembrance of thee in my prayers, night and day. 2 Tim. 1:3
Desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy: 2 Tim. 1:4
Calling to mind that faith which is in thee unfeigned, which also dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois and in thy mother Eunice, and I am certain that in thee also. 2 Tim. 1:5
Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but labour with the gospel, according to the power of God. 2 Tim. 1:8
Who hath delivered us and called us by his holy calling, not according to our own works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the times of the world: 2 Tim. 1:9
But is now made manifest by the illumination of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath destroyed death and hath brought to light life and incorruption by the gospel. 2 Tim. 1:10
For which cause, I also suffer these things: but I am not ashamed. For I know whom I have believed and I am certain that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him, against that day. 2 Tim. 1:12
Keep the good thing committed to thy trust by the Holy Ghost who dwelleth in us. 2 Tim. 1:14
The Lord give mercy to the house of Onesiphorus: because he hath often refreshed me and hath not been ashamed of my chain: 2 Tim. 1:16
But when he was come to Rome, he carefully sought me and found me. 2 Tim. 1:17
The Lord grant unto him to find mercy of the Lord in that day. And in how many things he ministered unto me at Ephesus, thou very well knowest. 2 Tim. 1:18
And the things which thou hast heard of me by many witnesses, the same commend to faithful men who shall be fit to teach others also. 2 Tim. 2:2
No man, being a soldier to God, entangleth himself with secular businesses: that he may please him to whom he hath engaged himself. 2 Tim. 2:4
Be mindful that the Lord Jesus Christ is risen again from the dead, of the seed of David, according to my gospel: 2 Tim. 2:8
Of these things put them in mind, charging them before the Lord. Contend not in words: for it is to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers. 2 Tim. 2:14
Carefully study to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth. 2 Tim. 2:15
If any man therefore shall cleanse himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified and profitable to the Lord, prepared unto every good work. 2 Tim. 2:21
But the servant of the Lord must not wrangle: but be mild toward all men, apt to teach, patient, 2 Tim. 2:24
With modesty admonishing them that resist the truth: if peradventure God may give them repentance to know the truth; 2 Tim. 2:25
Men shall be lovers of themselves, covetous, haughty, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, wicked, 2 Tim. 3:2
Ever learning, and never attaining to the knowledge of the truth. 2 Tim. 3:7
But they shall proceed no farther: for their folly shall be manifest to all men, as theirs also was. 2 Tim. 3:9
But continue thou in those things which thou hast learned and which have been committed to thee. Knowing of whom thou hast learned them: 2 Tim. 3:14
And because from thy infancy thou hast known the holy scriptures which can instruct thee to salvation by the faith which is in Christ Jesus. 2 Tim. 3:15
All scripture, inspired of God, is profitable to teach, to reprove, to correct, to instruct in justice: 2 Tim. 3:16
That the man of God may be perfect, furnished to every good work. 2 Tim. 3:17
For there shall be a time when they will not endure sound doctrine but, according to their own desires, they will heap to themselves teachers having itching ears: 2 Tim. 4:3
For I am even now ready to be sacrificed: and the time of my dissolution is at hand. 2 Tim. 4:6
As to the rest, there is laid up for me a crown of justice which the Lord the just judge will render to me in that day: and not only to me, but to them also that love his coming. 2 Tim. 4:8
Make haste to come to me quickly. 2 Tim. 4:9
For Demas hath left me, loving this world, and is gone to Thessalonica: Crescens into Galatia, Titus into Dalmatia. 2 Tim. 4:10
Only Luke is with me. Take Mark and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry. 2 Tim. 4:11
But Tychicus I have sent to Ephesus. 2 Tim. 4:12
Alexander the coppersmith hath done me much evil: the Lord will reward him according to his works: 2 Tim. 4:14
At my first answer, no man stood with me: but all forsook me. May it not be laid to their charge! 2 Tim. 4:16
The Lord hath delivered me from every evil work and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom. To whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. 2 Tim. 4:18
Make haste to come before winter. Eubulus and Pudens and Linus and Claudia and all the brethren, salute thee. 2 Tim. 4:21
‡ ¤ Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of the elect of God and the acknowledging of the truth, which is according to godliness: Tit. 1:1
But hath in due times manifested his word in preaching, which is committed to me according to the commandment of God our Saviour: Tit. 1:3
To Titus, my beloved son according to the common faith, grace and peace, from God the Father and from Christ Jesus our Saviour. Tit. 1:4
For a bishop must be without crime, as the steward of God: not proud, not subject to anger, not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre: Tit. 1:7
But given to hospitality, gentle, sober, just, holy, continent: Tit. 1:8
Embracing that faithful word which is according to doctrine, that he may be able to exhort in sound doctrine and to convince the gainsayers. Tit. 1:9
Not giving heed to Jewish fables and commandments of men who turn themselves away from the truth. Tit. 1:14
All things are clean to the clean: but to them that are defiled and to unbelievers, nothing is clean: but both their mind and their conscience are defiled. Tit. 1:15
They profess that they know God: but in their works they deny him: being abominable and incredulous and to every good work reprobate. Tit. 1:16
The aged women, in like manner, in holy attire, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teaching well: Tit. 2:3
That they may teach the young women to be wise, to love their husbands, to love their children. Tit. 2:4
To be discreet, chaste, sober, having a care of the house, gentle, obedient to their husbands: that the word of God be not blasphemed. Tit. 2:5
The sound word that can not be blamed: that he who is on the contrary part may be afraid, having no evil to say of us. Tit. 2:8
Exhort servants to be obedient to their masters: in all things pleasing, not gainsaying: Tit. 2:9
For the grace of God our Saviour hath appeared to all men: Tit. 2:11
Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity and might cleanse to himself a people acceptable, a pursuer of good works. Tit. 2:14
¤ Admonish them to be subject to princes and powers, to obey at a word, to be ready to every good work. Tit. 3:1
To speak evil of no man, not to be litigious but gentle: shewing all mildness towards all men. Tit. 3:2
For we ourselves also were some time unwise, incredulous, erring, slaves to divers desires and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful and hating one another. Tit. 3:3
Not by the works of justice which we have done, but according to his mercy, he saved us, by the laver of regeneration and renovation of the Holy Ghost. Tit. 3:5
That, being justified by his grace, we may be heirs according to hope of life everlasting. Tit. 3:7
It is a faithful saying. And these things I will have thee affirm constantly, that they who believe in God may be careful to excel in good works. These things are good and profitable unto men. Tit. 3:8
When I shall send to thee Artemas or Tychicus, make haste to come unto me to Nicopolis. For there I have determined to winter. Tit. 3:12
Send forward Zenas the lawyer and Apollo, with care that nothing be wanting to them. Tit. 3:13
And let our men also learn to excel in good works for necessary uses: that they be not unfruitful. Tit. 3:14
‡ ¤ Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy, a brother: to Philemon, our beloved and fellow labourer, Ph'm 1:1
And to Appia, our dearest sister, and to Archippus, our fellow soldier, and to the church which is in thy house. Ph'm 1:2
Grace to you and peace, from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ. Ph'm 1:3
I give thanks to my God, always making a remembrance of thee in my prayers. Ph'm 1:4
Wherefore, though I have much confidence in Christ Jesus to command thee that which is to the purpose: Ph'm 1:8
Who hath been heretofore unprofitable to thee but now is profitable both to me and thee: Ph'm 1:11
Whom I have sent back to thee. And do thou receive him as my own bowels. Ph'm 1:12
Whom I would have retained with me, that in thy stead he might have ministered to me in the bands of the gospel. Ph'm 1:13
Not now as a servant, but instead of a servant, a most dear brother, especially to me. But how much more to thee, both in the flesh and in the Lord? Ph'm 1:16
And if he hath wronged thee in any thing or is in thy debt, put that to my account. Ph'm 1:18
I Paul have written it with my own hand: I will repay it: not to say to thee that thou owest me thy own self also. Ph'm 1:19
Trusting in thy obedience, I have written to thee: knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say. Ph'm 1:21
‡ ¤ God, who, at sundry times and in divers manners, spoke in times past to the fathers by the prophets, last of all, Heb. 1:1
In these days, hath spoken to us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the world. Heb. 1:2
For to which of the angels hath he said at any time: Thou art my Son, to-day have I begotten thee? And again: I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son? Heb. 1:5
And to the angels indeed he saith: He that maketh his angels spirits and his ministers a flame of fire. Heb. 1:7
But to the Son: Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of justice is the sceptre of thy kingdom. Heb. 1:8
But to which of the angels said he at any time: Sit on my right hand, until I make thy enemies thy footstool? Heb. 1:13
Are they not all ministering spirits, sent to minister for them who shall receive the inheritance of salvation? Heb. 1:14
¤ Therefore ought we more diligently to observe the things which we have heard lest perhaps we should let them slip. Heb. 2:1
How shall we escape if we neglect so great salvation? Which, having begun to be declared by the Lord, was confirmed unto us by them that heard him. Heb. 2:3
God also bearing them witness by signs and wonders and divers miracles and distributions of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will. Heb. 2:4
For God hath not subjected unto angels the world to come, whereof we speak. Heb. 2:5
Thou hast subjected all things under his feet. For in that he hath subjected all things to him he left nothing not subject to him. But now we see not as yet all things subject to him. Heb. 2:8
For it became him for whom are all things and by whom are all things, who had brought many children into glory, to perfect the author of their salvation, by his passion. Heb. 2:10
For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one. For which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren, saying: Heb. 2:11
I will declare thy name to my brethren: in the midst of the church will I praise thee. Heb. 2:12
Therefore because the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself in like manner hath been partaker of the same: that, through death, he might destroy him who had the empire of death, that is to say, the devil: Heb. 2:14
And might deliver them, who through the fear of death were all their lifetime subject to servitude. Heb. 2:15
Wherefore, it behoved him in all things to be made like unto his brethren, that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest before God, that he might be a propitiation for the sins of the people. Heb. 2:17
For in that wherein he himself hath suffered and been tempted he is able to succour them also that are tempted. Heb. 2:18
Who is faithful to him that made him, as was also Moses in all his house. Heb. 3:2
And Moses indeed was faithful in all his house as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be said: Heb. 3:5
Take heed, brethren, lest perhaps there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, to depart from the living God. Heb. 3:12
But exhort one another every day, whilst it is called to day, that none of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. Heb. 3:13
While it is said: To day, if you shall hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in that provocation. Heb. 3:15
And to whom did he swear, that they should not enter into his rest: but to them that were incredulous? Heb. 3:18
¤ Let us fear therefore lest, the promise being left of entering into his rest, any of you should be thought to be wanting. Heb. 4:1
Seeing then it remaineth that some are to enter into it, and they to whom it was first preached did not enter because of unbelief: Heb. 4:6
Again he limiteth a certain day, saying in David; To day, after so long a time as it is above said: To day if you shall hear his voice, harden not your hearts. Heb. 4:7
Let us hasten therefore to enter into that rest: lest any man fall into the same example of unbelief. Heb. 4:11
Neither is there any creature invisible in his sight: but all things are naked and open to his eyes, to whom our speech is. Heb. 4:13
Let us go therefore with confidence to the throne of grace: that we may obtain mercy and find grace in seasonable aid. Heb. 4:16
¤ For every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in the things that appertain to God, that he may offer up gifts and sacrifices for sins: Heb. 5:1
And therefore he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins. Heb. 5:3
Neither doth any man take the honour to himself, but he that is called by God, as Aaron was. Heb. 5:4
As he saith also in another place: Thou art a priest for ever, according to the order of Melchisedech. Heb. 5:6
Who in the days of his flesh, with a strong cry and tears, offering up prayers and supplications to him that was able to save him from death, was heard for his reverence. Heb. 5:7
And being consummated, he became, to all that obey him, the cause of eternal salvation: Heb. 5:9
Called by God a high priest, according to the order of Melchisedech. Heb. 5:10
Of whom we have much to say and hard to be intelligibly uttered: because you are become weak to hear. Heb. 5:11
For whereas for the time you ought to be masters, you have need to be taught again what are the first elements of the words of God: and you are become such as have need of milk and not of strong meat. Heb. 5:12
But strong meat is for the perfect: for them who by custom have their senses exercised to the discerning of good and evil. Heb. 5:14
¤ Wherefore, leaving the word of the beginning of Christ, let us go on to things more perfect: not laying again the foundation of penance from dead works and of faith towards God, Heb. 6:1
Have moreover tasted the good word of God and the powers of the world to come, Heb. 6:5
And are fallen away: to be renewed again to penance, crucifying again to themselves the Son of God and making him a mockery. Heb. 6:6
But that which bringeth forth thorns and briers is reprobate and very near unto a curse: whose end is to be burnt. Heb. 6:8
But, my dearly beloved, we trust better things of you, and nearer to salvation; though we speak thus. Heb. 6:9
For God is not unjust, that he should forget your work and the love which you have shewn in his name, you who have ministered and do minister to the saints. Heb. 6:10
And we desire that every one of you shew forth the same carefulness to the accomplishing of hope unto the end: Heb. 6:11
For God making promise to Abraham, because he had no one greater by whom he might swear, swore by himself, Heb. 6:13
Wherein God, meaning more abundantly to shew to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed an oath: Heb. 6:17
That by two immutable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have the strongest comfort, who have fled for refuge to hold fast the hope set before us. Heb. 6:18
Where the forerunner Jesus is entered for us, made a high priest for ever according to the order of Melchisedech. Heb. 6:20
To whom also Abraham divided the tithes of all: who first indeed by interpretation is king of justice: and then also king of Salem, that is, king of peace: Heb. 7:2
Now consider how great this man is, to whom also Abraham the patriarch gave tithes out of the principal things. Heb. 7:4
And indeed they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is to say, of their brethren: though they themselves also came out of the loins of Abraham. Heb. 7:5
If then perfection was by the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received the law), what further need was there that another priest should rise according to the order of Melchisedech: and not be called according to the order of Aaron? Heb. 7:11
And it is yet far more evident: if according to the similitude of Melchisedech there ariseth another priest, Heb. 7:15
Who is made, not according to the law of a carnal commandment, but according to the power of an indissoluble life. Heb. 7:16
For he testifieth: Thou art a priest for ever according to the order of Melchisedech. Heb. 7:17
For the law brought nothing to perfection: but a bringing in of a better hope, by which we draw nigh to God. Heb. 7:19
And the others indeed were made many priests, because by reason of death they were not suffered to continue: Heb. 7:23
Whereby he is able also to save for ever them that come to God by him; always living to make intercession for us. Heb. 7:25
Who needeth not daily (as the other priests) to offer sacrifices, first for his own sins, and then for the people's: for this he did once, in offering himself. Heb. 7:27
For every high priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices: wherefore it is necessary that he also should have some thing to offer. Heb. 8:3
If then he were on earth, he would not be a priest: seeing that there would be others to offer gifts according to the law. Heb. 8:4
Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things. As it was answered to Moses, when he was to finish the tabernacle: See (saith he) that thou make all things according to the pattern which was shewn thee on the mount. Heb. 8:5
Not according to the testament which I made to their fathers, on the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt: because they continued not in my testament: and I regarded them not, saith the Lord. Heb. 8:9
For this is the testament which I will make to the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord: I will give my laws into their mind: and in their heart will I write them. And I will be their God: and they shall be my people. Heb. 8:10
And they shall not teach every man his neighbour and every man his brother, saying: Know the Lord. For all shall know me, from the least to the greatest of them. Heb. 8:11
Because I will be merciful to their iniquities: and their sins I will remember no more. Heb. 8:12
And over it were the cherubims of glory overshadowing the propitiatory: of which it is not needful to speak now particularly. Heb. 9:5
Which is a parable of the time present: according to which gifts and sacrifices are offered, which cannot, as to the conscience, make him perfect that serveth, only in meats and in drinks, Heb. 9:9
But Christ, being come an high Priest of the good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hand, that is, not of this creation: Heb. 9:11
For if the blood of goats and of oxen, and the ashes of an heifer, being sprinkled, sanctify such as are defiled, to the cleansing of the flesh: Heb. 9:13
How much more shall the blood of Christ, who by the Holy Ghost offered himself unspotted unto God, cleanse our conscience from dead works, to serve the living God? Heb. 9:14
For when every commandment of the law had been read by Moses to all the people, he took the blood of calves and goats, with water, and scarlet wool and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people. Heb. 9:19
And almost all things, according to the law, are cleansed with blood: and without shedding of blood there is no remission. Heb. 9:22
For then he ought to have suffered often from the beginning of the world. But now once, at the end of ages, he hath appeared for the destruction of sin by the sacrifice of himself. Heb. 9:26
And as it is appointed unto men once to die, and after this the judgment: Heb. 9:27
So also Christ was offered once to exhaust the sins of many. The second time he shall appear without sin to them that expect him unto salvation. Heb. 9:28
¤ For the law, having a shadow of the good things to come, not the very image of the things, by the selfsame sacrifices which they offer continually every year, can never make the comers thereunto perfect. Heb. 10:1
For then they would have ceased to be offered: because the worshippers once cleansed should have no conscience of sin any longer. Heb. 10:2
Wherefore, when he cometh into the world he saith: Sacrifice and oblation thou wouldest not: but a body thou hast fitted to me. Heb. 10:5
In saying before, Sacrifices, and oblations, and holocausts for sin thou wouldest not, neither are they pleasing to thee, which are offered according to the law. Heb. 10:8
Then said I: Behold, I come to do thy will, O God: He taketh away the first, that he may establish that which followeth. Heb. 10:9
And the Holy Ghost also doth testify this to us. For after that he said: Heb. 10:15
A new and living way which he hath dedicated for us through the veil, that is to say, his flesh: Heb. 10:20
And let us consider one another, to provoke unto charity and to good works: Heb. 10:24
How much more, do you think he deserveth worse punishments, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God and hath esteemed the blood of the testament unclean, by which he was sanctified, and hath offered an affront to the Spirit of grace? Heb. 10:29
For we know him that hath said: Vengeance belongeth to me, and I will repay. And again: The Lord shall judge his people. Heb. 10:30
It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. Heb. 10:31
But call to mind the former days, wherein, being illuminated, you endured a great fight of afflictions. Heb. 10:32
For yet a little and a very little while, and he that is to come will come and will not delay. Heb. 10:37
But we are not the children of withdrawing unto perdition, but of faith to the saving of the soul. Heb. 10:39
¤ Now, faith is the substance of things to be hoped for, the evidence of things that appear not. Heb. 11:1
By faith Abel offered to God a sacrifice exceeding that of Cain, by which he obtained a testimony that he was just, God giving testimony to his gifts. And by it he being dead yet speaketh. Heb. 11:4
But without faith it is impossible to please God. For he that cometh to God must believe that he is: and is a rewarder to them that seek him. Heb. 11:6
By faith he that is called Abraham obeyed to go out into a place which he was to receive for an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing whither he went. Heb. 11:8
By faith also Sara herself, being barren, received strength to conceive seed, even past the time of age: because she believed that he was faithful who had promised, Heb. 11:11
All these died according to faith, not having received the promises but beholding them afar off and saluting them and confessing that they are pilgrims and strangers on the earth. Heb. 11:13
And truly, if they had been mindful of that from whence they came out, they had doubtless, time to return. Heb. 11:15
But now they desire a better, that is to say, a heavenly country. Therefore, God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city. Heb. 11:16
(To whom it was said: In Isaac shalt thy seed be called:) Heb. 11:18
Accounting that God is able to raise up even from the dead. Whereupon also he received him for a parable. Heb. 11:19
By faith also of things to come Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau. Heb. 11:20
By faith Moses, when he was grown up, denied himself to be the son of Pharao's daughter: Heb. 11:24
Rather choosing to be afflicted with the people of God than to have the pleasure of sin for a time: Heb. 11:25
And what shall I yet say? For the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, Barac, Samson, Jephthe, David, Samuel, and the prophets: Heb. 11:32
Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, recovered strength from weakness, became valiant in battle, put to flight the armies of foreigners. Heb. 11:34
Women received their dead raised to life again. But others were racked, not accepting deliverance, that they might find a better resurrection. Heb. 11:35
They were stoned, they were cut asunder, they were tempted, they were put to death by the sword, they wandered about in sheepskins, in goatskins, being in want, distressed, afflicted: Heb. 11:37
¤ And therefore we also having so great a cloud of witnesses over our head, laying aside every weight and sin which surrounds us, let us run by patience to the fight proposed to us: Heb. 12:1
And you have forgotten the consolation which speaketh to you, as unto children, saying: My son, neglect not the discipline of the Lord: neither be thou wearied whilst thou art rebuked by him. Heb. 12:5
And they indeed for a few days, according to their own pleasure, instructed us: but he, for our profit, that we might receive his sanctification. Heb. 12:10
Now all chastisement for the present indeed seemeth not to bring with it joy, but sorrow: but afterwards it will yield to them that are exercised by it the most peaceable fruit of justice. Heb. 12:11
Looking diligently, lest any man be wanting to the grace of God: lest any root of bitterness springing up do hinder and by it many be defiled: Heb. 12:15
For know ye that afterwards, when he desired to inherit the benediction, he was rejected. For he found no place of repentance, although with tears he had sought it. Heb. 12:17
For you are not come to a mountain that might be touched and a burning fire and a whirlwind and darkness and storm, Heb. 12:18
And the sound of a trumpet and the voice of words, which they that heard excused themselves, that the word might not be spoken to them. Heb. 12:19
But you are come to mount Sion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to the company of many thousands of angels, Heb. 12:22
And to the church of the firstborn who are written in the heavens, and to God the judge of all, and to the spirits of the just made perfect, Heb. 12:23
And to Jesus the mediator of the new testament, and to the sprinkling of blood which speaketh better than that of Abel. Heb. 12:24
See that you refuse him not that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spoke upon the earth, much more shall not we that turn away from him that speaketh to us from heaven. Heb. 12:25
So that we may confidently say: The Lord is my helper: I will not fear what man shall do to me. Heb. 13:6
Remember your prelates who have spoken the word of God to you: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation, Heb. 13:7
We have an altar whereof they have no power to eat who serve the tabernacle. Heb. 13:10
Let us go forth therefore to him without the camp, bearing his reproach. Heb. 13:13
For, we have not here a lasting city: but we seek one that is to come. Heb. 13:14
By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise always to God, that is to say, the fruit of lips confessing to his name. Heb. 13:15
And do not forget to do good and to impart: for by such sacrifices God's favour is obtained. Heb. 13:16
Obey your prelates and be subject to them. For they watch as being to render an account of your souls: that they may do this with joy and not with grief. For this is not expedient for you. Heb. 13:17
Pray for us. For we trust we have a good conscience, being willing to behave ourselves well in all things. Heb. 13:18
And I beseech you the more to do this, that I may be restored to you the sooner. Heb. 13:19
Fit you in all goodness, that you may do his will; doing in you that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom is glory for ever and ever. Amen. Heb. 13:21
And I beseech you, brethren, that you suffer this word of consolation. For I have written to you in a few words. Heb. 13:22
‡ ¤ James, the servant of God and of our Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting. Jas. 1:1
But if any of you want wisdom, let him ask of God who giveth to all men abundantly and upbraideth not. And it shall be given him. Jas. 1:5
Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for, when he hath been proved, he shall receive the crown of life which God hath promised to them that love him. Jas. 1:12
You know, my dearest brethren. And let every man be swift to hear, but slow to speak and slow to anger. Jas. 1:19
Wherefore, casting away all uncleanness and abundance of naughtiness, with meekness receive the ingrafted word, which is able to save your souls. Jas. 1:21
For if a man be a hearer of the word and not a doer, he shall be compared to a man beholding his own countenance in a glass. Jas. 1:23
And if any man think himself to be religious, not bridling his tongue but deceiving his own heart, this man's religion is vain. Jas. 1:26
Religion clean and undefiled before God and the Father is this: to visit the fatherless and widows in their tribulation and to keep one's self unspotted from this world. Jas. 1:27
And you have respect to him that is clothed with the fine apparel and shall say to him: Sit thou here well: but say to the poor man: Stand thou there, or: Sit under my footstool: Jas. 2:3
Hearken, my dearest brethren: Hath not God chosen the poor in this world, rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which God hath promised to them that love him? Jas. 2:5
If then you fulfil the royal law, according to the scriptures: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself; you do well. Jas. 2:8
But if you have respect to persons, you commit sin, being reproved by the law as transgressors. Jas. 2:9
So speak ye and so do, as being to be judged by the law of liberty. Jas. 2:12
For judgment without mercy to him that hath not done mercy. And mercy exalteth itself above judgment. Jas. 2:13
What shall it profit, my brethren, if a man say he hath faith, but hath not works? Shall faith be able to save him? Jas. 2:14
And one of you say to them: Go in peace, be ye warmed and filled; yet give them not those things that are necessary for the body, what shall it profit? Jas. 2:16
And the scripture was fulfilled, saying: Abraham believed God, and it was reputed to him to justice, and he was called the friend of God. Jas. 2:23
For in many things we all offend. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man. He is able also with a bridle to lead about the whole body. Jas. 3:2
Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be. Jas. 3:10
But the wisdom that is from above, first indeed is chaste, then peaceable, modest, easy to be persuaded, consenting to the good, full of mercy and good fruits, without judging, without dissimulation. Jas. 3:17
And the fruit of justice is sown in peace, to them that make peace. Jas. 3:18
Or do you think that the scripture saith in vain: To envy doth the spirit covet which dwelleth in you? Jas. 4:5
But he giveth greater grace. Wherefore he saith: God resisteth the proud and giveth grace to the humble. Jas. 4:6
Be subject therefore to God. But resist the devil: and he will fly from you. Jas. 4:7
Draw nigh to God: and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners, and purify your hearts, ye double minded. Jas. 4:8
There is one lawgiver and judge, that is able to destroy and to deliver. Jas. 4:12
To him therefore who knoweth to do good and doth it not, to him it is sin. Jas. 4:17
¤ Go to now, ye rich men: weep and howl in your miseries, which shall come upon you. Jas. 5:1
Your gold and silver is cankered: and the rust of them shall be for a testimony against you and shall eat your flesh like fire. You have stored up to yourselves wrath against the last days. Jas. 5:3
You have condemned and put to death the Just One: and he resisted you not. Jas. 5:6
Confess therefore your sins one to another: and pray one for another, that you may be saved. For the continual prayer of a just man availeth much. Jas. 5:16
He must know that he who causeth a sinner to be converted from the error of his way shall save his soul from death and shall cover a multitude of sins. Jas. 5:20
‡ ¤ Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers dispersed through Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia, elect, 1 Pet. 1:1
According to the foreknowledge of God the Father, unto the sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ. Grace unto you and peace be multiplied. 1 Pet. 1:2
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy hath regenerated us unto a lively hope, by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead: 1 Pet. 1:3
Who, by the power of God, are kept by faith unto salvation, ready to be revealed in the last time. 1 Pet. 1:5
Of which salvation the prophets have inquired and diligently searched, who prophesied of the grace to come in you. 1 Pet. 1:10
To whom it was revealed that, not to themselves but to you, they ministered those things which are now declared to you by them that have preached the gospel to you: the Holy Ghost being sent down from heaven, on whom the angels desire to look. 1 Pet. 1:12
As children of obedience, not fashioned according to the former desires of your ignorance, 1 Pet. 1:14
But according to him that hath called you, who is holy, be you also in all manner of conversation holy: 1 Pet. 1:15
And if you invoke as Father him who, without respect of persons, judgeth according to every one's work: converse in fear during the time of your sojourning here. 1 Pet. 1:17
Unto whom coming, as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men but chosen and made honourable by God: 1 Pet. 2:4
Be you also as living stones built up, a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. 1 Pet. 2:5
To you therefore that believe, he is honour: but to them that believe not, the stone which the builders rejected, the same is made the head of the corner: 1 Pet. 2:7
And a stone of stumbling and a rock of scandal, to them who stumble at the word, neither do believe, whereunto also they are set. 1 Pet. 2:8
Dearly beloved, I beseech you, as strangers and pilgrims, to refrain yourselves from carnal desires which war against the soul, 1 Pet. 2:11
Be ye subject therefore to every human creature for God's sake: whether it be to the king as excelling, 1 Pet. 2:13
Or to governors as sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and for the praise of the good. 1 Pet. 2:14
For so is the will of God, that by doing well you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: 1 Pet. 2:15
Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and gentle but also to the froward. 1 Pet. 2:18
Who, when he was reviled, did not revile: when he suffered, he threatened not, but delivered himself to him that judged him unjustly. 1 Pet. 2:23
Who his own self bore our sins in his body upon the tree: that we, being dead to sins, should live to justice: by whose stripes you were healed. 1 Pet. 2:24
For you were as sheep going astray: but you are now converted to the shepherd and bishop of your souls. 1 Pet. 2:25
¤ In like manner also, let wives be subject to their husbands: that, if any believe not the word, they may be won without the word, by the conversation of the wives, 1 Pet. 3:1
For after this manner heretofore, the holy women also who trusted in God adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands: 1 Pet. 3:5
Ye husbands, likewise dwelling with them according to knowledge, giving honour to the female as to the weaker vessel and as to the co-heirs of the grace of life: that your prayers be not hindered. 1 Pet. 3:7
But sanctify the Lord Christ in your hearts, being ready always to satisfy every one that asketh you a reason of that hope which is in you. 1 Pet. 3:15
For it is better doing well (if such be the will of God) to suffer than doing ill. 1 Pet. 3:17
Because Christ also died once for our sins, the just for the unjust: that he might offer us to God, being put to death indeed in the flesh, but enlivened in the spirit, 1 Pet. 3:18
In which also coming he preached to those spirits that were in prison: 1 Pet. 3:19
Who is on the right hand of God, swallowing down death that we might be made heirs of life everlasting: being gone into heaven, the angels and powers and virtues being made subject to him. 1 Pet. 3:22
That now he may live the rest of his time in the flesh, not after the desires of men but according to the will of God. 1 Pet. 4:2
For the time past is sufficient to have fulfilled the will of the Gentiles, for them who have walked in riotousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings and unlawful worshipping of idols. 1 Pet. 4:3
Who shall render account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead. 1 Pet. 4:5
For, for this cause was the gospel preached also to the dead: That they might be judged indeed according to men, in the flesh: but may live according to God, in the Spirit. 1 Pet. 4:6
As every man hath received grace, ministering the same one to another: as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. 1 Pet. 4:10
If any man speak, let him speak, as the words of God. If any man minister, let him do it, as of the power which God administereth: that in all things God may be honoured through Jesus Christ: to whom is glory and empire for ever and ever. Amen. 1 Pet. 4:11
Dearly beloved, think not strange the burning heat which is to try you: as if some new thing happened to you. 1 Pet. 4:12
Wherefore let them also that suffer according to the will of God commend their souls in good deeds to the faithful Creator. 1 Pet. 4:19
¤ The ancients therefore that are among you, I beseech who am myself also an ancient and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as also a partaker of that glory which is to be revealed in time to come: 1 Pet. 5:1
Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking care of it, not by constraint but willingly, according to God: not for filthy lucre's sake but voluntarily: 1 Pet. 5:2
In like manner, ye young men, be subject to the ancients. And do you all insinuate humility one to another: for God resisteth the proud, but to the humble he giveth grace. 1 Pet. 5:5
To him be glory and empire, for ever and ever. Amen. 1 Pet. 5:11
Salute one another with a holy kiss. Grace be to all you who are in Christ Jesus. Amen. 1 Pet. 5:14
‡ ¤ Simon Peter, servant and apostle of Jesus Christ: to them that have obtained equal faith with us in the justice of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ. 2 Pet. 1:1
Grace to you and peace be accomplished in the knowledge of God and of Christ Jesus our Lord. 2 Pet. 1:2
As all things of his divine power which appertain to life and godliness are given us through the knowledge of him who hath called us by his own proper glory and virtue. 2 Pet. 1:3
For if these things be with you and abound, they will make you to be neither empty nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Pet. 1:8
For so an entrance shall be ministered to you abundantly into the ever-lasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. 2 Pet. 1:11
For which cause, I will begin to put you always in remembrance of these things: though indeed you know them and are confirmed in the present truth. 2 Pet. 1:12
But I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance. 2 Pet. 1:13
Being assured that the laying away of this my tabernacle is at hand, according as our Lord Jesus Christ also hath signified to me. 2 Pet. 1:14
For we have not by following artificial fables made known to you the power and presence of our Lord Jesus Christ: but we were eyewitnesses of his greatness. 2 Pet. 1:16
For he received from God the Father honour and glory, this voice coming down to him from the excellent glory: This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Hear ye him. 2 Pet. 1:17
And we have the more firm prophetical word: whereunto you do well to attend, as to a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn and the day star arise in your hearts. 2 Pet. 1:19
For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but delivered them, drawn down by infernal ropes to the lower hell, unto torments, to be reserved unto judgment: 2 Pet. 2:4
And reducing the cities of the Sodomites and of the Gomorrhites into ashes, condemned them to be overthrown, making them an example to those that should after act wickedly, 2 Pet. 2:6
For in sight and hearing he was just, dwelling among them who from day to day vexed the just soul with unjust works. 2 Pet. 2:8
The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly from temptation, but to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be tormented: 2 Pet. 2:9
And especially them who walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness and despise government: audacious, self willed, they fear not to bring in sects, blaspheming. 2 Pet. 2:10
But these men, as irrational beasts, naturally tending to the snare and to destruction, blaspheming those things which they know not, shall perish in their corruption: 2 Pet. 2:12
Receiving the reward of their injustice, counting for a pleasure the delights of a day: stains and spots, sporting themselves to excess, rioting in their feasts with you: 2 Pet. 2:13
But had a check of his madness, the dumb beast used to the yoke, which, speaking with man's voice, forbade the folly of the prophet. 2 Pet. 2:16
These are fountains without water and clouds tossed with whirlwinds, to whom the mist of darkness is reserved. 2 Pet. 2:17
For it had been better for them not to have known the way of justice than, after they have known it, to turn back from that holy commandment which was delivered to them. 2 Pet. 2:21
For, that of the true proverb has happened to them: The dog is returned to his vomit; and: The sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire. 2 Pet. 2:22
¤ Behold this second epistle I write to you, my dearly beloved, in which, I stir up by way of admonition your sincere mind: 2 Pet. 3:1
The Lord delayeth not his promise, as some imagine, but dealeth patiently for your sake, not willing that any should perish, but that all should return to penance, 2 Pet. 3:9
Seeing then that all these things are to be dissolved, what manner of people ought you to be in holy conversation and godliness? 2 Pet. 3:11
But we look for new heavens and a new earth according to his promises, in which justice dwelleth. 2 Pet. 3:13
And account the longsuffering of our Lord, salvation: as also our most dear brother Paul, according to the wisdom given him, hath written to you: 2 Pet. 3:15
As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are certain things hard to be understood, which the unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, to their own destruction. 2 Pet. 3:16
But grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and unto the day of eternity, Amen. 2 Pet. 3:18
For the life was manifested: and we have seen and do bear witness and declare unto you the life eternal, which was with the Father and hath appeared to us. 1 Jn. 1:2
And these things we write to you, that you may rejoice and your joy may be full. 1 Jn. 1:4
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just, to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all iniquity. 1 Jn. 1:9
¤ My little children, these things I write to you, that you may not sin. But if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the just. 1 Jn. 2:1
He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also to walk even as he walked. 1 Jn. 2:6
Dearly beloved, I write not a new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which you have heard. 1 Jn. 2:7
I have not written to you as to them that know not the truth, but as to them that know it: and that no lie is of the truth. 1 Jn. 2:21
These things have I written to you concerning them that seduce you. 1 Jn. 2:26
Dearly beloved, we are now the sons of God: and it hath not yet appeared what we shall be. We know that when he shall appear we shall be like to him: because we shall see him as he is. 1 Jn. 3:2
And you know that he appeared to take away our sins: and in him there is no sin. 1 Jn. 3:5
We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not abideth in death. 1 Jn. 3:14
In this we have known the charity of God, because he hath laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. 1 Jn. 3:16
In this is charity: not as though we had loved God, but because he hath first loved us, and sent his Son to be a propitiation for our sins. 1 Jn. 4:10
My dearest, if God hath so loved us, we also ought to love one another. 1 Jn. 4:11
And we have seen and do testify that the Father hath sent his Son to be the Saviour of the world. 1 Jn. 4:14
And we have known and have believed the charity which God hath to us. God is charity: and he that abideth in charity abideth in God, and God in him. 1 Jn. 4:16
And this is the testimony that God hath given to us eternal life. And this life is in his Son. 1 Jn. 5:11
These things I write to you that you may know that you have eternal life: you who believe in the name of the Son of God. 1 Jn. 5:13
And this is the confidence which we have towards him: That, whatsoever we shall ask according to his will, he heareth us. 1 Jn. 5:14
He that knoweth his brother to sin a sin which is not to death, let him ask: and life shall be given to him who sinneth not to death. There is a sin unto death. For that I say not that any man ask. 1 Jn. 5:16
‡ ¤ The Ancient to the lady Elect and her children, whom I love in the truth: and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth, 2 Jn. 1:1
And now I beseech thee, lady, not as writing a new commandment to thee, but that which we have had from the beginning, that we love one another. 2 Jn. 1:5
And this is charity: That we walk according to his commandments. For this is the commandment that, as you have heard from the beginning, you should walk in the same: 2 Jn. 1:6
Look to yourselves, that you lose not the things which you have wrought: but that you may receive a full reward. 2 Jn. 1:8
If any man come to you and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into the house nor say to him: God speed you. 2 Jn. 1:10
Having more things to write unto you, I would not by paper and ink: for I hope that I shall be with you and speak face to face, that your joy may be full. 2 Jn. 1:12
‡ The Ancient, to the dearly beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth. 3 Jn. 1:1
I was exceedingly glad when the brethren came and gave testimony to the truth in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth. 3 Jn. 1:3
I have no greater grace than this, to hear that my children walk in truth. 3 Jn. 1:4
Who have given testimony to thy charity in the sight of the church. Whom thou shalt do well to bring forward on their way in a manner worthy of God: 3 Jn. 1:6
We therefore ought to receive such: that we may be fellow helpers of the truth. 3 Jn. 1:8
I had written perhaps to the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, doth not receive us. 3 Jn. 1:9
To Demetrius, testimony is given by all, and by the truth itself: yea and we also give testimony. And thou knowest that our testimony is true. 3 Jn. 1:12
I had many things to write unto thee: but I would not by ink and pen write to thee. 3 Jn. 1:13
But I hope speedily to see thee: and we will speak mouth to mouth. Peace be to thee. Our friends salute thee. Salute the friends by name. 3 Jn. 1:14
‡ ¤ Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James: to them that are beloved in God the Father and preserved in Jesus Christ and called. Jude 1:1
Dearly beloved, taking all care to write unto you concerning your common salvation, I was under a necessity to write unto you: to beseech you to contend earnestly for the faith once delivered to the saints. Jude 1:3
As Sodom and Gomorrha and the neighbouring cities, in like manner, having given themselves to fornication and going after other flesh, were made an example, suffering the punishment of eternal fire. Jude 1:7
Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own confusion: wandering stars, to whom the storm of darkness is reserved for ever. Jude 1:13
To execute judgment upon all and to reprove all the ungodly for all the works of their ungodliness, whereby they have done ungodly: and for all the hard things which ungodly sinners have spoken against God. Jude 1:15
These are murmurers, full of complaints, walking according to their own desires: and their mouth speaketh proud things, admiring persons, for gain's sake. Jude 1:16
Who told you that in the last time there should come mockers, walking according to their own desires in ungodlinesses. Jude 1:18
Now to him who is able to preserve you without sin and to present you spotless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, in the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ: Jude 1:24
To the only God our Saviour through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory and magnificence, empire and power, before all ages, and now, and for all ages of ages. Amen. Jude 1:25
‡ ¤ The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to make known to his servants the things which must shortly come to pass: and signified, sending by his angel to his servant John, Apoc. 1:1
Who hath given testimony to the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ, what things soever he hath seen. Apoc. 1:2
John to the seven churches which are in Asia. Grace be unto you and peace, from him that is and that was and that is to come: and from the seven spirits which are before his throne: Apoc. 1:4
And hath made us a kingdom, and priests to God and his Father. To him be glory and empire for ever and ever. Amen. Apoc. 1:6
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, saith the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty. Apoc. 1:8
Saying: What thou seest, write in a book and send to the seven churches which are in Asia: to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamus and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea. Apoc. 1:11
And I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks: Apoc. 1:12
And in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks, one like to the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the feet, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle. Apoc. 1:13
Be mindful therefore from whence thou art fallen: and do penance and do the first works. Or else I come to thee and will move thy candlestick out of its place, except thou do penance. Apoc. 2:5
He that hath an ear let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches: To him that overcometh I will give to eat of the tree of life which is in the paradise of my God. Apoc. 2:7
And to the angel of the church of Smyrna write: These things saith the First and the Last, who was dead and is alive: Apoc. 2:8
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches: He that shall overcome shall not be hurt by the second death. Apoc. 2:11
And to the angel of the church of Pergamus write: These things saith he that hath the sharp two-edged sword: Apoc. 2:12
But I have against thee a few things: because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat and to commit fornication. Apoc. 2:14
In like manner do penance. If not, I will come to thee quickly and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth. Apoc. 2:16
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches: To him that overcometh I will give the hidden manna and will give him a white counter: and in the counter, a new name written, which no man knoweth but he that receiveth it. Apoc. 2:17
And to the angel of the church of Thyatira write: These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like to a flame of fire and his feet like to fine brass. Apoc. 2:18
But I have against thee a few things: because thou sufferest the woman Jezabel, who calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants, to commit fornication and to eat of things sacrificed to idols. Apoc. 2:20
And I will kill her children with death: and all the churches shall know that I am he that searcheth the reins and hearts. And I will give to every one of you according to your works. But to you I say Apoc. 2:23
And to the rest who are at Thyatira: Whosoever have not this doctrine and who have not known the depths of Satan, as they say: I will not put upon you any other burthen. Apoc. 2:24
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. Apoc. 2:29
¤ And to the angel of the church of Sardis write: These things saith he that hath the seven spirits of God and the seven stars: I know thy works, and that thou hast the name of being alive. And thou art dead. Apoc. 3:1
Be watchful and strengthen the things that remain, which are ready to die. For I find not thy works full before my God. Apoc. 3:2
Have in mind therefore in what manner thou hast received and heard: and observe and do penance: If then thou shalt not watch, I will come to thee as a thief: and thou shalt not know at what hour I will come to thee. Apoc. 3:3
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. Apoc. 3:6
And to the angel of the church of Philadelphia write: These things saith the Holy One and the true one, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth and no man shutteth, shutteth and no man openeth: Apoc. 3:7
Behold, I will bring of the synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews and are not, but do lie. Behold, I will make them to come and adore before thy feet. And they shall know that I have loved thee. Apoc. 3:9
Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I will also keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon the whole world to try them that dwell upon the earth. Apoc. 3:10
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. Apoc. 3:13
And to the angel of the church of Laodicea write: These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, who is the beginning of the creation of God: Apoc. 3:14
But because thou art lukewarm and neither cold nor hot, I will begin to vomit thee out of my mouth. Apoc. 3:16
I counsel thee to buy of me gold, fire tried, that thou mayest be made rich and mayest be clothed in white garments: and that the shame of thy nakedness may not appear. And anoint thy eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see. Apoc. 3:18
Behold, I stand at the gate and knock. If any man shall hear my voice and open to me the door, I will come in to him and will sup with him: and he with me. Apoc. 3:20
To him that shall overcome, I will give to sit with me in my throne: as I also have overcome and am set down with my Father in his throne. Apoc. 3:21
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. Apoc. 3:22
And he that sat was to the sight like the jasper and the sardine stone. And there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald. Apoc. 4:3
And in the sight of the throne was, as it were, a sea of glass like to crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four living creatures, full of eyes before and behind. Apoc. 4:6
And the four living creatures had each of them six wings: and round about and within they are full of eyes. And they rested not day and night, saying: Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty, who was and who is and who is to come. Apoc. 4:8
And when those living creatures gave glory and honour and benediction to him that sitteth on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever: Apoc. 4:9
Thou art worthy, O Lord our God, to receive glory and honour and power. Because thou hast created all things: and for thy will they were and have been created. Apoc. 4:11
And I saw a strong angel, proclaiming with a loud voice: Who is worthy to open the book and to loose the seals thereof? Apoc. 5:2
And no man was able, neither in heaven nor on earth nor under the earth, to open the book, nor to look on it. Apoc. 5:3
And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open the book, nor to see it. Apoc. 5:4
And one of the ancients said to me: Weep not: behold the lion of the tribe of Juda, the root of David, hath prevailed to open the book and to loose the seven seals thereof. Apoc. 5:5
And they sung a new canticle, saying: Thou art worthy, O Lord, to take the book and to open the seals thereof: because thou wast slain and hast redeemed us to God, in thy blood, out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation: Apoc. 5:9
And hast made us to our God a kingdom and priests, and we shall reign on the earth. Apoc. 5:10
Saying with a loud voice: The Lamb that was slain is worthy to receive power and divinity and wisdom and strength and honour and glory and benediction. Apoc. 5:12
And every creature which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, I heard all saying: To him that sitteth on the throne and to the Lamb, benediction and honour and glory and power, for ever and ever. Apoc. 5:13
And there went out another horse that was red. And to him that sat thereon, it was given that he should take peace from the earth: and that they should kill one another. And a great sword was given to him. Apoc. 6:4
And behold a pale horse: and he that sat upon him, his name was Death. And hell followed him. And power was given to him over the four parts of the earth, to kill with sword, with famine and with death and with the beasts of the earth. Apoc. 6:8
And white robes were given to every one of them one; And it was said to them that they should rest for a little time till their fellow servants and their brethren, who are to be slain even as they, should be filled up. Apoc. 6:11
And they say to the mountains and the rocks: Fall upon us and hide us from the face of him that sitteth upon the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb. Apoc. 6:16
For the great day of their wrath is come. And who shall be able to stand? Apoc. 6:17
And I saw another angel ascending from the rising of the sun, having the sign of the living God. And he cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, Apoc. 7:2
And they cried with a loud voice, saying: Salvation to our God, who sitteth upon the throne and to the Lamb. Apoc. 7:10
Saying: Amen. Benediction and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving, honour and power and strength, to our God, for ever and ever. Amen. Apoc. 7:12
And one of the ancients answered and said to me: These that are clothed in white robes, who are they? And whence came they? Apoc. 7:13
And I said to him: My Lord, thou knowest. And he said to me: These are they who are come out of great tribulation and have washed their robes and have made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Apoc. 7:14
For the Lamb, which is in the midst of the throne, shall rule them and shall lead them to the fountains of the waters of life: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. Apoc. 7:17
And I saw seven angels standing in the presence of God: and there were given to them seven trumpets. Apoc. 8:2
And another angel came and stood before the altar, having a golden censer: and there was given to him much incense, that he should offer of the prayers of all saints, upon the golden altar which is before the throne of God. Apoc. 8:3
And the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound the trumpet. Apoc. 8:6
And I beheld: and heard the voice of one eagle flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice: Woe, Woe, Woe to the inhabitants of the earth, by reason of the rest of the voices of the three angels, who are yet to sound the trumpet! Apoc. 8:13
¤ And the fifth angel sounded the trumpet: and I saw a star fall from heaven upon the earth. And there was given to him the key of the bottomless pit. Apoc. 9:1
And from the smoke of the pit there came out locusts upon the earth. And power was given to them, as the scorpions of the earth have power. Apoc. 9:3
And in those days, men shall seek death and shall not find it. And they shall desire to die: and death shall fly from them. Apoc. 9:6
And they had breastplates as breastplates of iron: and the noise of their wings was as the noise of chariots and many horses running to battle. Apoc. 9:9
And they had tails like to scorpions: and there were stings in their tails. And their power was to hurt men, five months. And they had over them Apoc. 9:10
Saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet: Loose the four angels who are bound in the great river Euphrates. Apoc. 9:14
And the four angels were loosed, who were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year: for to kill the third part of men. Apoc. 9:15
For the power of the horses is in their mouths and in their tails. For, their tails are like to serpents and have heads: and with them they hurt. Apoc. 9:19
And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write. And I heard a voice from heaven saying to me: Seal up the things which the seven thunders have spoken. And write them not. Apoc. 10:4
And the angel whom I saw standing upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven. Apoc. 10:5
But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound the trumpet, the mystery of God shall be finished, as he hath declared by his servants the prophets. Apoc. 10:7
And I heard a voice from heaven, again speaking to me and saying: Go and take the book that is open, from the hand of the angel who standeth upon the sea and upon the earth. Apoc. 10:8
And I went to the angel, saying unto him that he should give me the book. And he said to me: Take the book and eat it up. And it shall make thy belly bitter: but in thy mouth it shall be sweet as honey. Apoc. 10:9
And he said to me: Thou must prophesy again to many nations and peoples and tongues and kings. Apoc. 10:11
¤ And there was given me a reed, like unto a rod. And it was said to me: Arise, and measure the temple of God and the altar and them that adore therein. Apoc. 11:1
These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: And they have power over waters, to turn them into blood and to strike the earth with all plagues, as often as they will. Apoc. 11:6
And they of the tribes and peoples and tongues and nations shall see their bodies for three days and a half: and they shall not suffer their bodies to be laid in sepulchres. Apoc. 11:9
And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them and make merry: and shall send gifts one to another, because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt upon the earth. Apoc. 11:10
And they heard a great voice from heaven, saying to them: Come up hither. And they went up to heaven in a cloud: and their enemies saw them. Apoc. 11:12
And at that hour there was made a great earthquake: and the tenth part of the city fell. And there were slain in the earthquake, names of men, seven thousand: and the rest were cast into a fear and gave glory to the God of heaven. Apoc. 11:13
Saying: We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, who art and who wast and who art to come: because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and thou hast reigned. Apoc. 11:17
And the nations were angry: and thy wrath is come. And the time of the dead, that they should be judged and that thou shouldest render reward to thy servants the prophets and the saints, and to them that fear thy name, little and great: and shouldest destroy them who have corrupted the earth. Apoc. 11:18
And being with child, she cried travailing in birth: and was in pain to be delivered. Apoc. 12:2
And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven and cast them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was ready to be delivered: that, when she should be delivered, he might devour her son. Apoc. 12:4
And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with an iron rod. And her son was taken up to God and to his throne. Apoc. 12:5
Therefore, rejoice, O heavens, and you that dwell therein. Woe to the earth and to the sea, because the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, knowing that he hath but a short time. Apoc. 12:12
And there were given to the woman two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the desert, unto her place, where she is nourished for a time and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent. Apoc. 12:14
And the serpent cast out of his mouth, after the woman, water, as it were a river: that he might cause her to be carried away by the river. Apoc. 12:15
And the dragon was angry against the woman: and went to make war with the rest of her seed, who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. Apoc. 12:17
And the beast which I saw was like to a leopard: and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave him his own strength and great power. Apoc. 13:2
And I saw one of his heads as it were slain to death: and his death's wound was healed. And all the earth was in admiration after the beast. Apoc. 13:3
And they adored the dragon which gave power to the beast. And they adored the beast, saying: Who is like to the beast? And who shall be able to fight with him? Apoc. 13:4
And there was given to him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies: and power was given to him to do, two and forty months. Apoc. 13:5
And he opened his mouth unto blasphemies against God, to blaspheme his name and his tabernacle and them that dwell in heaven. Apoc. 13:6
And it was given unto him to make war with the saints and to overcome them. And power was given him over every tribe and people and tongue and nation. Apoc. 13:7
And he executed all the power of the former beast in his sight. And he caused the earth and them that dwell therein to adore the first beast, whose wound to death was healed. Apoc. 13:12
And he did great signs, so that he made also fire to come down from heaven unto the earth, in the sight of men. Apoc. 13:13
And he seduced them that dwell on the earth, for the signs which were given him to do in the sight of the beast: saying to them that dwell on the earth that they should make the image of the beast which had the wound by the sword and lived. Apoc. 13:14
And it was given him to give life to the image of the beast: and that the image of the beast should speak: and should cause that whosoever will not adore the image of the beast should be slain. Apoc. 13:15
And he shall make all, both little and great, rich and poor, freemen and bondmen, to have a character in their right hand or on their foreheads: Apoc. 13:16
These are they who were not defiled with women: for they are virgins. These follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were purchased from among men, the firstfruits to God and to the Lamb. Apoc. 14:4
And I saw another angel flying through the midst of heaven, having the eternal gospel, to preach unto them that sit upon the earth and over every nation and tribe and tongue and people: Apoc. 14:6
And another angel followed, saying: That great Babylon is fallen, is fallen; which made all nations to drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication. Apoc. 14:8
And I heard a voice from heaven, saying to me: Write: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord. From henceforth now, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours. For their works follow them. Apoc. 14:13
And I saw: and behold a white cloud and upon the cloud one sitting like to the Son of man, having on his head a crown of gold and in his hand a sharp sickle. Apoc. 14:14
And another angel came out from the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat upon the cloud: Thrust in thy sickle and reap, because the hour is come to reap. For the harvest of the earth is ripe. Apoc. 14:15
And another angel came out from the altar, who had power over fire. And he cried with a loud voice to him that had the sharp sickle, saying: Thrust in thy sharp sickle and gather the clusters of the vineyard of the earth, because the grapes thereof are ripe. Apoc. 14:18
And the press was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the press, up to the horses' bridles, for a thousand and six hundred furlongs. Apoc. 14:20
And one of the four living creatures gave to the seven angels seven golden vials, full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever. Apoc. 15:7
And the temple was filled with smoke from the majesty of God and from his power. And no man was able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled. Apoc. 15:8
¤ And I heard a great voice out of the temple, saying to the seven angels: Go and pour out the seven vials of the wrath of God upon the earth. Apoc. 16:1
For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets: and thou hast given them blood to drink. For they are worthy. Apoc. 16:6
And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun. And it was given unto him to afflict men with heat and fire. Apoc. 16:8
And men were scorched with great heat: and they blasphemed the name of God, who hath power over these plagues. Neither did they penance to give him glory. Apoc. 16:9
For they are the spirits of devils, working signs: and they go forth unto the kings of the whole earth, to gather them to battle against the great day of the Almighty God. Apoc. 16:14
And the great city was divided into three parts: and the cities of the Gentiles fell. And great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give her the cup of the wine of the indignation of his wrath. Apoc. 16:19
And the angel said to me: Why dost thou wonder? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman and of the beast which carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns. Apoc. 17:7
These have one design: and their strength and power they shall deliver to the beast. Apoc. 17:13
And he said to me: The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sitteth, are peoples and nations and tongues. Apoc. 17:15
For God hath given into their hearts to do that which pleaseth him: that they give their kingdom to the beast, till the words of God be fulfilled. Apoc. 17:17
Render to her as she also hath rendered to you: and double unto her double, according to her works. In the cup wherein she hath mingled, mingle ye double unto her. Apoc. 18:6
As much as she hath glorified herself and lived in delicacies, so much torment and sorrow give ye to her. Because she saith in her heart: I sit a queen and am no widow: and sorrow I shall not see. Apoc. 18:7
For in one hour are so great riches come to nought. And every shipmaster and all that sail into the lake, and mariners, and as many as work in the sea, stood afar off, Apoc. 18:17
And cried, seeing the place of her burning, saying: What city is like to this great city? Apoc. 18:18
¤ After these things, I heard as it were the voice of much people in heaven, saying: Alleluia. Salvation and glory and power is to our God. Apoc. 19:1
And a voice came out from the throne, saying: Give praise to our God, all ye his servants: and you that fear him, little and great. Apoc. 19:5
Let us be glad and rejoice and give glory to him. For the marriage of the Lamb is come: and his wife hath prepared herself. Apoc. 19:7
And it is granted to her that she should clothe herself with fine linen, glittering and white. For the fine linen are the justifications of saints. Apoc. 19:8
And he said to me: Write: Blessed are they that are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith to me: These words of God are true. Apoc. 19:9
And I fell down before his feet, to adore him. And he saith to me: See thou do it not. I am thy fellow servant and of thy brethren who have the testimony of Jesus. Adore God. For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. Apoc. 19:10
And I saw an angel standing in the sun: and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that did fly through the midst of heaven: Come, gather yourselves together to the great supper of God: Apoc. 19:17
And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies, gathered together to make war with him that sat upon the horse and with his army. Apoc. 19:19
And shall go forth and seduce the nations which are over the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog: and shall gather them together to battle, the number of whom is as the sand of the sea. Apoc. 20:8
And I saw the dead, great and small, standing in the presence of the throne. And the books were opened: and another book was opened, which was the book of life. And the dead were judged by those things which were written in the books, according to their works. Apoc. 20:12
And the sea gave up the dead that were in it: and death and hell gave up their dead that were in them. And they were judged, every one according to their works. Apoc. 20:13
And he that sat on the throne, said: Behold, I make all things new. And he said to me: Write. For these words are most faithful and true. Apoc. 21:5
And he said to me: It is done. I am Alpha and Omega: the Beginning and the End. To him that thirsteth, I will give of the fountain of the water of life, freely. Apoc. 21:6
And he took me up in spirit to a great and high mountain: and he shewed me the holy city Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, Apoc. 21:10
Having the glory of God, and the light thereof was like to a precious stone, as to the jasper stone even as crystal. Apoc. 21:11
And he that spoke with me had a measure of a reed of gold, to measure the city and the gates thereof and the wall. Apoc. 21:15
And the building of the wall thereof was of jasper stone: but the city itself pure gold like to clear glass. Apoc. 21:18
And the twelve gates are twelve pearls, one to each: and every several gate was of one several pearl. And the street of the city was pure gold, as it were, transparent glass. Apoc. 21:21
And the city hath no need of the sun, nor of the moon, to shine in it. For the glory of God hath enlightened it: and the Lamb is the lamp thereof. Apoc. 21:23
And he said to me: These words are most faithful and true. And the Lord God of the spirits of the prophets sent his angel to shew his servant the things which must be done shortly. Apoc. 22:6
And I, John, who have heard and seen these things. And, after I had heard and seen, I fell down to adore before the feet of the angel who shewed me these things. Apoc. 22:8
And he said to me: See thou do it not. For I am thy fellow servant, and of thy brethren the prophets and of them that keep the words of the prophecy of this book. Adore God. Apoc. 22:9
And he saith to me: Seal not the words of the prophecy of this book. For the time is at hand. Apoc. 22:10
Behold, I come quickly: and my reward is with me, to render to every, man according to his works. Apoc. 22:12
Blessed are they that wash their robes in the blood of the Lamb: that they may have a right to the tree of life and may enter in by the gates into the city. Apoc. 22:14
I, Jesus, have sent my angel, to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the root and stock of David, the bright and morning star. Apoc. 22:16
For I testify to every one that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book: If any man shall add to these things, God shall add unto him the plagues written in this book. Apoc. 22:18
because thou art our Lord, most high, benigne, long suffering, and very merciful, and penitent vpon the wickednes of men. Thou Lord according to the multitude of thy goodnes hast promised penance, and remission to them that haue sinned to thee, and by the multitude of thy mercies thou hast decreed penance to sinners, vnto saluation. Man. 1:7
Thou therfore Lord God of the iust, hast not appointed penance to the iust, Abraham, & Isaac and Iacob, them that haue not sinned to thee, but hast appointed penance for me a sinner: Man. 1:8
because I haue sinned aboue the number of the sand of the sea. Myne iniquities Lord be multiplied, mine iniquities be multiplied, and I am not worthie to behold, & looke vpon the height of heauen, for the multitude of mine iniquities. Man. 1:9
in me thou shalt shew al thy goodnes because thou shalt saue me vnworthie according to thy great mercie, Man. 1:14
and I wil prayse thee alwayes al the dayes of my life: because al the power of the heauens prayseth thee, and to thee is glorie for euer and euer. Amen. Man. 1:15
‡ ¤ AND Iosias made a Pasch in Ierusalem to our Lord & immolated the Phase the fourtenth moone of the moneth: (4 Kings 23:21/ 2 Par. 35:1) 3 Esd. 1:1
And he spake to the Leuites the sacred seruantes of Isreal, that they should sanctifie them selues to our Lord in the placing of the holie arke of our Lord in the house, which king Salomon sonne of Dauid built. 3 Esd. 1:3
It shal not be for you to take it vpon your shoulders. And now serue your Lord, and take the care of that nation Israel, in part according to your villages and tribes, 3 Esd. 1:4
according to the writing of Dauid king of Israel, and according to the magnificence of Salomon his sonne, al in the temple, and according to your fathers portion of principalitie, among them that stand in the sight of your brethren the children of Isreal. 3 Esd. 1:5
Immolate the Pasch, and prepare the sacrifices for your bretheren, and doe according to the precept of our Lord which was geuen to Moyses. (Ex. 12/ Lev. 23/ Num. 28) 3 Esd. 1:6
These thinges were geuen to the people of the kinges goodes according to promisse: and to the priestes for the Phase, sheepe in number two thousand, and calues an hundred. 3 Esd. 1:8
And according to the portions of their fathers principalitie, in the sight of the people they did offer, to our Lord according to those thinges, which were written in the booke of Moyses: 3 Esd. 1:11
and they brought to al that were of the people: and afterward they prepared for them selues and the priestes. 3 Esd. 1:13
And the sacred singing men, the children of Asaph were by order according to the precept of Dauid and Asaph, and Zacharias, and Ieddimus, which was from the king. 3 Esd. 1:15
And the thinges were consummate that perteyned to the sacrifice of our Lord. 3 Esd. 1:17
In that day they celebrated the Phase, and offered hostes vpon the sacrifice of our Lord, according to the precept of king Iosias. 3 Esd. 1:18
And after al this fact of Iosias, came vp Pharao the king of AEgypt comming in Charcamis from the way vpon Euphrates, and Iosias went forth to meete him. (4 Kings 23:29/ 2 Par. 35:20) 3 Esd. 1:25
And the king of AEgypt sent to Iosias saying: What is there betwen me & thee king of Iuda? 3 Esd. 1:26
I was not sent of the Lord to fight against thee: for my battel is vpon Euphrates, goe downe in hast. 3 Esd. 1:27
And Iosias did not returne vpon his chariote: but endeuoured to ouerthrow him, not attending the word of the prophet from the mouth of our Lord: 3 Esd. 1:28
but he made battel against him in the field of Mageddo. And princes went downe to king Iosias. 3 Esd. 1:29
And the king said to his seruantes: Remoue me from the battel, for I am weakned excedingly. And forthwith his seruantes remoued him out of the battel. 3 Esd. 1:30
And he went vp into his second chariote: & comming to Ierusalem, dyed, and was buried in his fathers sepulchre. 3 Esd. 1:31
And in al Iurie they mourned for Iosias, & the rulers with their wiues lamented him vntil this day. And this was geuen out to be done alwayes vnto al the stocke of Israel. 3 Esd. 1:32
Ioacim was fiue and twentie yeares old when he began to reigne in the land of Iuda and Ierusalem: and he did euil in the sight of our Lord. 3 Esd. 1:39
And the God of their fathers sent by his messenger to reclame them, for that he would spare them, and his tabernacle. 3 Esd. 1:50
But they scorned at his messengers: and in the day that our Lord spake to them, they were mocking his prophetes. 3 Esd. 1:51
Who was moued euen vnto wrath vpon his nation for their impietie, and commanded the kinges of the Chaldees to come vp. 3 Esd. 1:52
and consumed al their honorable thinges, and brought them to naught, and those that were left of the sword, they led into Babylon. 3 Esd. 1:56
and hath signified to me to build him a house in Ierusalem, which is in Iurie. 3 Esd. 2:4
And the princes of the tribes, of the villages and of Iurie, of the tribe of Beniamin, & the Priestes, and the Leuites standing vp, whom our Lord moued to goe vp, and to build the house of our Lord which is in Ierusalem, and they that were round about them, 3 Esd. 2:8
And Cyrus the king brought forth the sacred vessel of our Lord, which Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon transported out of Ierusalem, and consecrated them to his Idol. 3 Esd. 2:10
And Cyrus the king of Persians bringing them forth, deliuered them to Mithridatus, who was ouer his treasures. 3 Esd. 2:11
And by him they were deliuered to Salmanasar president of Iurie. 3 Esd. 2:12
And they were numbered to Salmanasar together with them, that came out of the captiuite of Babylon into Ierusalem. 3 Esd. 2:15
But in the times of Artaxerxes king of the Persians, there wrote to him of them that dwelt in Iurie and Ierusalem, Balsamus, and Mithridatus, and Sabellius, and Rathimus, Balthemus, Sabellius scribe, and the rest dweling in Samaria, and other places the epistle folowing to king Artaxerxes. (1 Esd. 4:7) 3 Esd. 2:16
And now be it knowen to our Lord the king, that Iewes came vp from you to vs, coming into Ierusalem a rebellious, & very naughty citie, do build the fornaces thereof, and set vp the walles, and rayse the temple. 3 Esd. 2:18
And if this citie, and the walles shal be finished, they wil not onlie not abyde to pay tributes, but also wil resist the kinges. 3 Esd. 2:19
And because that is in doing about the temple, we thought it should doe wel not to neglect this same thing: 3 Esd. 2:20
but to make it knowen to our Lord the king, that if it shal seme good, o king it may be sought in the bookes of thy fathers, 3 Esd. 2:21
Now therfore we doe thee to vnderstand, Lord king, that if this citie shal be built, and the walles therof shal be erected, there wil be no comming downe for thee into Caelesyria, & Phenice. 3 Esd. 2:24
Then wrote the king to Rathimus, the writer of the occurrentes, and to Balthemus, and to Sabellius the scribe, and to the rest ioyned with them, and to the dwellers in Syria, and Phenice, as foloweth: 3 Esd. 2:25
I haue read the epistle that you sent me. I commanded therfore search to be made, & it was found that the same citie is from the beginning rebellious to kinges, 3 Esd. 2:26
Now therfore I haue geuen commandment to forbid those men to build the citie, and to stay them that nothing be done more then is: 3 Esd. 2:28
Then these things being read which were writen of king Artaxerxes, Rathimus, and Sabellius the scribe, and they that were apointed with them ioyning together in hast came to Ierusalem with a troupe of horsemen, and multitude, & companie: 3 Esd. 2:30
and they begane to forbid the builders, and they ceased from building of the temple in Ierusalem, til in the second yeare of the reigne of Darius king of the Persians. 3 Esd. 2:31
¤ KING Darius made a great supper to al his domestical seruantes, and to al the magistrates of Media and Persia, 3 Esd. 3:1
and to al that were purple, and to the praetors, and counsuls, and liuetenantes vnder him from India vnto AEthiopia, an hundred twentie seuen prouinces. 3 Esd. 3:2
Then those three youngmen kepers of his bodie, which garded the kings bodie, sayd one to an other; 3 Esd. 3:4
Let euerie one of vs say a word that may excel: & whose word soeuer shal appeare wiser then the others, to him wil king Darius geue great giftes, 3 Esd. 3:5
to be couered with purple, & to drinke in gold, and to sleepe vpon gold, & a chariote with a bridle of gold, & a bonet of silke, and a cheyne about his necke: 3 Esd. 3:6
and they sayd. When the king shal rise, we wil geue him our writinges: and which soeuer of the three the king shal iudge, and the magistrates of Persia, that his word is the wiser, to him shal the victorie be geuen as is writen. 3 Esd. 3:9
And he sayd to them: Declare vnto vs concerning these thinges which are writen. And the first began, he that had spoken of the strength of wine, 3 Esd. 3:17
O ye men, doth not wine excel? who thinketh to doe so? And hauing sayd this, he held his peace. 3 Esd. 3:24
¤ AND the next began to speake, he that spake of the strength of a king. 3 Esd. 4:1
But a king excelleth aboue al thinges, and hath dominion ouer them: and euerie thing whatsoeuer he shal say to them, they doe. 3 Esd. 4:3
And if he send them to warryers, they goe, and throw downe mountaines, and the walles, and towers. 3 Esd. 4:4
They kil, and are killed: and the kinges word they transgresse not. For if they shal ouercome, they bring to the king al thinges whatsoeuer they haue taken for a praye. 3 Esd. 4:5
In like maner also al others, for so many as are not souldiars, nor fight, but til the ground: when they shal reape, againe they bring tributes to the king. 3 Esd. 4:6
And others gard him round about, and can not goe euerie one, and doe their owne workes, but at a word are obedient to him. 3 Esd. 4:11
The third that spake of wemen and truth, this is Zorobabel, began to speake. 3 Esd. 4:13
And they make the garmentes of al men, & they doe honor to al men, and men can not be separed from wemen. 3 Esd. 4:17
Man forsaketh his father that brought him vp, and his countrie, and ioyneth himself to a woman. 3 Esd. 4:20
And a man taketh his sword, & goeth into the way to commit theftes and murders, & to sayle seas & riuers, 3 Esd. 4:23
and seeth a lyon, and goeth in darkenes: and when he hath committed theft, and fraude, and spoyles, he bringeth it to his beloued. 3 Esd. 4:24
And now beleue me, that the king is great in his powre: because al countries are afrayd to touch him. 3 Esd. 4:28
And beside these thinges he with open mouth beheld her: and if she smiled he laugheth, and if she be angrie with him, he flattereth, til he be reconciled to her fauour. 3 Esd. 4:31
And then the king and they that weare purple looked one vpon an other. And he began to speake of truth. 3 Esd. 4:33
Neither is there with it acception of persons, nor differences: but the thinges that are iust it doth to al men, to the vniust and malignant, and al men are wel pleased in the workes thereof. 3 Esd. 4:39
Then the king sayd to him: Aske, if thou wilt any more, then the thinges that are writen, and I wil geue it thee, according as thou art found wiser then thy neighbours, & thou shalt sitte next to me, and shalt be called my cosin. 3 Esd. 4:42
Then sayd he to the king: Be midful of thy vow, which thou hast vowed, to build Ierusalem in the day that thou didst receiue the kingdom: 3 Esd. 4:43
and to send backe al the vessels that were taken out of Ierusalem, which Cyrus separated, when he sacked Babylon, and would haue sent them backe thither. 3 Esd. 4:44
And thou hast vowed to build the temple, which the Idumeians burnt, when Iurie was destroyed of the Chaldees. 3 Esd. 4:45
And now this is that which I aske Lord, & which I desire, this is the maiestie which I desire of thee, that thou performe the vowe which thou hast vowed to the king of heauen by thy mouth. 3 Esd. 4:46
Then Darius the king rising vp, kissed him: and wrote letters to al the officers, and ouerseers, and them that weare purple, that they should conduct him, and them that were with him, al going vp to build Ierusalem. 3 Esd. 4:47
And to al the ouerseers that were in Syria, and Phoenice, and Libanus he wrote letters, that they should draw Ceder trees from Libanus into Ierusalem, to build the citie with them. 3 Esd. 4:48
And he wrote to al the Iewes which went vp from the kingdome into Iurie for libertie, euerie mightie man, & magistrate, & ouerseer not to come vpon them to their gates, 3 Esd. 4:49
and al the countrie which they had obtayned to be free vnto them, & that the Idumeians leaue the castels which they possesse of the Iewes, 3 Esd. 4:50
and to the building of the temple to geue euerie yeare twentie talentes vntil it were throughly built: 3 Esd. 4:51
& vpon the altars to burne holocausts dayly, as they haue commandment: to offer other ten talentes euery yeare, 3 Esd. 4:52
& to al that go forth from Babylon to build the citie, that there should be libertie as wel to them as to their children, and to al the priestes that goe before. 3 Esd. 4:53
And he wrote a quantitie also, and commanded the sacred stole to be geuen, wherein they should serue; 3 Esd. 4:54
and to the Leuites he wrote to geue preceptes, vntil the day wherein the house shal be finished, and Ierusalem builded. 3 Esd. 4:55
And to al that kepe the citie, he wrote portions and wages to be geuen to them. 3 Esd. 4:56
And he sent away al the vessels whatsoeuer Cyrus had separated from Babylon, and al thinges whatsoeuer Cyrus sayd, he also commanded to be donne, and to be sent to Ierusalem. 3 Esd. 4:57
Blessed art thou which hast geuen me wisedom, and I wil confesse to thee Lord God of our fathers. 3 Esd. 4:60
¤ AFTER these thinges there were chosen, to goe vp the princes of townes by their houses, and tribes, and their wiues, and their sonnes and daughters, and their men seruantes and wemen seruantes, and their cattel. (1 Esd. 2:1) 3 Esd. 5:1
And Darius the king sent together with them a thousand horsmen, til they conducted them to Ierusalem with peace, & with musicke & with tymbrels, and shaulmes: 3 Esd. 5:2
And these are the names of the men that went vp by their townes according to tribes, and according to the portion of their principalitie. 3 Esd. 5:4
And euerie one sought a part of Iurie according to his owne citie, they that came with Zorobabel, and Iesus, Nehemias, Areores, Elimeo, Emmanio, Mardocheo, Beelsuro, Mechpsatochor, Olioro, Emonia one of their princes. 3 Esd. 5:8
and they were called by his name, and the writing of the kinred of these was sought in the register, and it was not found, and they were forbid to doe the function of priesthood. 3 Esd. 5:39
And Nehemias and Astharus sayd to them: Let not the holie thinges be participated, til there arise a hiegh priest lerned for declaration and truth. 3 Esd. 5:40
And of the rulers themselues by their villages, when they came into the temple of God, which was in Ierusalem, to renew and raise vp the temple in his place, according to their power: 3 Esd. 5:44
and to be geuen into the temple to the sacred treasure of the workes, of gold twelue thousand mnas, and fiue thousand mnas of siluer, and stoles for Priestes an hundred. 3 Esd. 5:45
that they might offer vpon it holocaustes, according to the thinges that are writen in the booke of Moyses the man of God. 3 Esd. 5:49
And there assembled there of other nations of the land, and al the nations of the land erected the altar in his place, and they offered hostes, and morning holocaustes to our Lord. 3 Esd. 5:50
And as manie as vowed to our Lord from the new moone of the seuenth moneth, began to offer the hostes to God, and the temple of our Lord was not yet built. 3 Esd. 5:53
And they gaue monie to the masones and workemen, and drinke and victuals with ioy. 3 Esd. 5:54
And they gaue cartes to the Sidonians, and Tyrianes, that with them they should carie ceder beames from Lybanus, and should make boates in the hauen Ioppe, according to the decre that was writen for them by Cyrus king of the Persians. 3 Esd. 5:55
and Leuites the children of Asaph, hauing cymbals together praysing our Lord, and blessing him according to Dauid king of Israel. 3 Esd. 5:60
And they song a song to our Lord, because his sweetenes, and honour is for euer vpon Israel. 3 Esd. 5:61
and to the building of this with crie and great lamentation, and manie with trumpettes and great ioy: 3 Esd. 5:64
And the enimes of the tribe of Iuda, and Beniamin heard it, and they came to knowe what the voyce of the trumpettes was: 3 Esd. 5:66
And they knew that they which were of the captiuitie doe build a temple to our Lord the God of Israel. 3 Esd. 5:67
And coming to Zorobabel & Iesus, the ouerseers of the villages, they sayd to them: We will build together with you: (1 Esd. 4:2) 3 Esd. 5:68
And Zorobabel, and Iesus, & the princes of the villages of Israel, sayd to them: 3 Esd. 5:70
It is not for vs and you to build the house of our God. For we alone wil build to our Lord of Israel according as Cyrus the king of the Persians hath commanded. 3 Esd. 5:71
And the nations of the land lying vpon them that are in Iurie, and lifting vp the worke of the building, and bringing ambushmentes, and peoples, prohibited them to build. 3 Esd. 5:72
¤ AND in the second yeare of the reigne of Darius prophecied Aggeus, and Zacharias the sonne of Addo the prophet to Iurie and Ierusalem in the name of God of Israel vpon them. (1 Esd. 5:1) 3 Esd. 6:1
Then Zorobabel the sonne of Salathiel standing vp, and Iesus the sonne of Iosedec begane to build the house of our Lord, which is in Ierusalem. 3 Esd. 6:2
When the prophetes of our Lord were present with them, and did helpe them. At the same time came Sisennes to them, the deputie of Syria, and of Phenice, and Satrabuzanes, and his felowes: 3 Esd. 6:3
and they sayd to them: By whose commandment, build ye this house, and this roofe, and perfite al other thinges? And who are the workmen that build these thinges? 3 Esd. 6:4
And they were not hindered from building, til it was signified to Darius of al these thinges, and answer was receiued. 3 Esd. 6:6
A copie of the letter, which they sent to Darius. SISENNES deputie of Syria and Phenice, and Satrabuzanes, and his felowes in Syria and Phenice presidents, to king Darius greetings: 3 Esd. 6:7
Be al thinges knowen to our Lord the king, that when we came into the countrie of Iurie, and had entered into Ierusalem, we found them building the great house of God. 3 Esd. 6:8
And the workes to be a doing earnestly, and to succede, and prosper in their handes, and in al glorie to be perfited most diligently. 3 Esd. 6:10
And therfore we asked them, that we might doe thee to know the men & the ouerseers, and we required of them a rolle of the names of the ouerseers. 3 Esd. 6:12
And because our fathers were prouoking to wrath, and sinned agaynst God of Israel, he deliuered them into the handes of Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon, king of the Chaldees. 3 Esd. 6:15
In the first yeare when Cyrus reigned the king of Babylon, Cyrus the king wrote to build this house. 3 Esd. 6:17
And these sacred vessels of gold and siluer which Nabuchodonosor had taken out of the house which is in Ierusalem, and had consecrated them in his owne temple, Cyrus brought them forth agayne out of the temple which was in Babylon, and they were deliuered to Zorobabel, & to Salmanasar the deputie. 3 Esd. 6:18
and if it shal be found, that the building of the house of the Lord, which is in Ierusalem, begane by the counsel of Cyrus the king, and it be thought good of our Lord the king, let him write to vs of these thinges. 3 Esd. 6:22
Then Darius the king commanded search to be made in the libraries: and there was found in Ecbatana a towne that is in the countrie of Media, one place wherin were writen these wordes: (1 Esd. 6:1) 3 Esd. 6:23
IN THE FIRST YEARE of the reigne of Cyrus, king Cyrus commanded to build the house of the Lord which is in Ierusalem, where they did burne incense with dayly fire, 3 Esd. 6:24
the height wherof shal be of ten cubits, & the bredth three score cubites, foure square with three stones polished, and with a loft galerie of wood of the same countrie, & one new galerie, and the expenses to be geuen out of the house of Cyrus the king. 3 Esd. 6:25
And I also haue geuen commandment to build it wholly: and haue prouided, that they helpe them, which are of the captiuitie of the Iewes, til the temple of the house of the Lord be accomplished. 3 Esd. 6:28
And from the vexation of the tributes of Coelesyria & Phoenice, a quantitie to be geuen diligently to these men for the sacrifice of the Lord, to Zorobabel the gouernour, for oxen, and rammes, and lambes. 3 Esd. 6:29
And in like maner corne also, and salt, and wine, and oyle continually yeare by yeare, according as the priestes which are in Ierusalem, haue prescribed to be spent dayly: 3 Esd. 6:30
that libamentes may be offered to the most high God for the king & his children, & that they may pray for their life. 3 Esd. 6:31
And that it be denounced, that whosoeuer shal transgresse anie thing of these which are writen, or shal despise it, a beame be taken of theyr owne, & they be hanged, & their goodes be confiscate to the king. 3 Esd. 6:32
Therfore the Lord also, whose name is inuocated there, destroy euery king & nation, that shal extend their hand to hinder or to handle il the house of the Lord which is in Ierusalem. 3 Esd. 6:33
I Darius the king haue decreed that it be most diligently done according to these thinges. 3 Esd. 6:34
And the children of Israel, and the Priestes and Leuites, and the rest that were of the captiuitie, which were added did according to those thinges that are written in the booke of Moyses. 3 Esd. 7:6
And kiddes for the sinnes of al Israel, twelue, according to the number of the tribes of Israel. 3 Esd. 7:8
And the Priestes and Leuites stood clothed with stoles by tribes, ouer al the workes of our Lord the God of Israel, according to the booke of Moyses, and the porters at euerie gate. 3 Esd. 7:9
Because he turned the counsel of the king of the Assirians toward them, to strengthen their handes to the workes of our Lord the God of Israel. 3 Esd. 7:15
This Esdras came vp from Babylon being scribe & wise in the law of Moyses, which was geuen of our Lord the God of Israel to teach and to doe. 3 Esd. 8:3
they came to Ierusalem according to his commandment, according to the prosperitie of their iourney, which their Lord gaue them. 3 Esd. 8:7
For in these Esdras had great knowlege, that he would not pretermitte anie of those thinges, which were according to the law, and the preceptes of our Lord, and in teaching al Israel al iusticie and iudgement. 3 Esd. 8:8
And they that wrote the writinges of Araxerxes the king, coming deliuered the writing which was granted of Artaxerxes the king to Esdras the Priest, & the reader of the law of our Lord, the copie wherof here foloweth. 3 Esd. 8:9
KING Artaxerxes to Esdras the Priest, and reader of the law of the Lord, greeting. 3 Esd. 8:10
I of curtesie esteming it among benifites, haue commanded them that of their owne accord are desirous of the nation of the Iewes, and of the Priestes and Leuites, which are in my kingdom, to goe with thee into Ierusalem. 3 Esd. 8:11
If anie therfore desire to goe with thee, let them come together, and set forward as it hath pleased me, and my seuen freindes my counselers: 3 Esd. 8:12
And let them carie the giftes to the Lord the God of Israel, which I haue vowed and my freindes to Ierusalem, and al the gold and siluer, that shal be found in the countrie of Babylon to the Lord in Ierusalem, with that, 3 Esd. 8:14
which is geuen for the nation it self vnto the temple of their Lord which is in Ierusalem: that this gold and siluer be gathered for oxen, and rammes, and lambes, and kiddes, and for the thinges that are agreable to these, 3 Esd. 8:15
that they may offer hostes to the Lord vpon the altar of their Lord, which is in Ierusalem. 3 Esd. 8:16
And al thinges whatsoeuer thou with thy brethren wilt doe with gold and siluer, doe it at thy pleasure according to the precept of the Lord thy God. 3 Esd. 8:17
And the sacred vessels, which are geuen thee to the workes of the house of the Lord thy God, which is in Ierusalem. 3 Esd. 8:18
And other thinges whatsoeuer shal helpe thee to the workes of the temple of thy God, thou shalt geue it out of the kings treasure. 3 Esd. 8:19
When thou with thy brethren wilt doe ought with gold and siluer, doe according to the wil of the Lord. 3 Esd. 8:20
And I king Artaxerxes haue geuen commandment to the keepers of the treasure of Syria and Phaenice, that what thinges soeuer Esdras the Priest and reader of the law of the Lord, shal write for, they geue him vnto an hundred talentes of siluer, likewise also of gold. 3 Esd. 8:21
Let al thinges be done to the most high God according to the law of God, lest perhaps there arise wrath in the reigne of the king, and of his sonne, and his sonnes. 3 Esd. 8:23
And to you it is sayd, that vpon al the Priestes, and Leuites, and sacred singers, and seruantes of the temple, & scribes of this temple 3 Esd. 8:24
no tribute, nor any other taxe be sette, and that no man haue auctoritie to obiect any thing to them. 3 Esd. 8:25
But thou Esdras according to the wisedom of God appoynt iudges, and arbitrers in al Syria and Phaenice: and teach al them that know no the law of thy God: 3 Esd. 8:26
And Esdras the scribe sayd: Blessed be the God of our fathers, which hath geuen this wil into the kings hart, to glorifie his house, which is in Ierusalem. 3 Esd. 8:28
And I was made constant in minde according to the ayde of our Lord my God, and gathered together of Israel men, that should goe vp together with me. 3 Esd. 8:30
And these are the princes according to their kindredes, and seueral principalities of them that came vp from Babylon the kingdom of Artaxerxes. (1 Esd. 8:1) 3 Esd. 8:31
And I gathered them together to the riuer that is called Thia, and we camped there three dayes, and vewed them againe. 3 Esd. 8:43
And I sent to Eleazarus, and Eccelon, and Masman, and Maloban, and Enaathan, and Samea, and Ioribum, Nathan, Enuaugam, Zacharias, and Mosolam the leaders them selues, and that were skilful. 3 Esd. 8:45
And I sayd to them that they should come to Loddeus, who was at the place of the treasurie. 3 Esd. 8:46
And I commanded them to say to Loddeus, and his brethren, and to them that were in the treasurie, that they should send vs them that might doe the function of priesthood in the house of the Lord our God. 3 Esd. 8:47
And they brought vnto vs according to the mightie hand of the Lord our God cunning men: of the children of Moholi, the sonne of Leui, the sonne of Israel, Sebebia, & his sonnes and brethren, which were eightene: 3 Esd. 8:48
And of them that serued the temple, whom Dauid gaue, and the princes themselues to the ministerie of the Leuites of them that serued the temple, two hundred twentie. Al their names were signified in writings. 3 Esd. 8:50
And I vowed there a fast to the yong men in the sight of God, that I might aske of him a good iourney for vs, and them that were with vs, and for the children, and the cattel because of ambushementes. 3 Esd. 8:51
For I was ashamed to aske of the king footemen and horsemen in my companie, to guard vs, against our aduersaries. 3 Esd. 8:52
For we sayd to the king that the power of our Lord wil be with them that seeke him with al affection. 3 Esd. 8:53
And agayne we besought the Lord our God according to these thinges: whom also we had propicious, and we obteyned of our God. 3 Esd. 8:54
And I weyed to them the gold and siluer, and the vessels of the house of our God perteyning to the Priestes, which the king had geuen, and his counselers, and the princes, and al Israel. 3 Esd. 8:56
And I sayd to them: You are also sanctified to our Lord, and the vessels be holie, and the gold and siluer is vowed to our Lord the God of our fathers. 3 Esd. 8:59
Watch and keepe, til you deliuer them to some of the rulers of the people, and to the Priestes, and Leuites, and to the princes of the cities of Israel in Ierusalem, in the treasurie of the house of our God. 3 Esd. 8:60
And those Priestes and Leuites that receiued the gold and siluer and vessels, brought it to Ierusalem into the temple of our Lord. 3 Esd. 8:61
And when the third day was come, in the fourth day the gold being weyed, and the siluer, was deliuered in the house of the Lord our God, to Marimoth Priest the sonne of Iori. 3 Esd. 8:63
And they that came out of the captiuitie, offered sacrifice to our Lord the God of Israel, oxen twelue, for al Israel, rammes eightie six, 3 Esd. 8:66
And they read againe the preceptes of the king to the kinges officers, and to the deputies of Coelesyria, and Phoenice: and they honored the nation, and the temple of our Lord. 3 Esd. 8:68
And these thinges being finished, the rulers came to me, saying: The stocke of Isreal, and the princes, and the Priestes, and the Leuites, (1 Esd. 9:1) 3 Esd. 8:69
For they are ioyned to their daughters both themselues, and their sonnes: and the holie sede is mingled with the strange nations of the earth, and the rulers and magistrates were partakers of that iniquitie from the beginning of the reigne it self. 3 Esd. 8:71
And there assembled to me mourning vpon this iniquitie, as manie as were then moued by the word of our Lord the God of Israel, and I sate sad vntil the euening sacrifice. 3 Esd. 8:73
And I rising vp from fasting, hauing my garmentes rent and the sacred tunike, kneeling, and stretching forth my handes to our Lord, 3 Esd. 8:74
for our sinnes are multiplied ouer our heades, and our iniquities are exalted euen to heauen. 3 Esd. 8:76
And for the sinnes of vs, and of our fathers we haue bene deliuered with our brethren, and with our Priestes to the kinges of the earth, into sword and captiuitie, and spoile with confusion vnto this present day. 3 Esd. 8:78
And now what a great thing is this that mercie hath happened to vs from thee o Lord God, & leaue thou vnto vs a roote, and a name in the place of thy sanctification, 3 Esd. 8:79
to discouer our light in the house of the Lord our God, to geue vs meate in al the time of our bondage. 3 Esd. 8:80
And when we serued, we were not forsaken of the Lord our God: but he sette vs in fauour, appointing the kinges of the Persians to geue us meate, 3 Esd. 8:81
and to glorifie the temple of the Lord our God, and to build the desolations of Sion, to geue vs stabilitie in Iurie, and Ierusalem. 3 Esd. 8:82
saying: That the land into which ye entred to possesse the inheritance therof, is a land polluted with the coinquinations of the strangers of the land, and their vncleanes hath filled it wholy with their filthines. 3 Esd. 8:84
And you shal not seeke to haue peace with them for euer, that growing strong you may eate the best things of the land, and may distribute the inheritance to your children for euer. 3 Esd. 8:86
And the thinges that happen to vs, al are done for our nauhtie workes, and our great sinnes. 3 Esd. 8:87
And thou gauest vs such a roote, and we are returned againe to transgresse thy ordinances, that we would be mingled with the vncleannes of the nations of this land. 3 Esd. 8:88
Wilt not thou be wrath with vs to destroy vs, til there be no roote left nor our name? 3 Esd. 8:89
Behold, now we are in thy sight in our iniquities. For it is not to stand any longer before thee in these matters. 3 Esd. 8:91
And when he had cried, Iechonias of Ieheli of the children of Israel, sayd to Esdras: We haue sinned against our Lord, for that we haue taken vnto vs in mariage strange wemen of the nations of the land. 3 Esd. 8:93
And now thou art ouer al Israel, in these therfore let there be an othe from our Lord to expel al our wiues that are of strangers with their children. 3 Esd. 8:94
As it was decreed to thee of the ancesters according to the law of our Lord, rising vp declare it. 3 Esd. 8:95
For to thee the busines perteineth, and we are with thee: doe manfully. 3 Esd. 8:96
And Esdras rysing vp adiured the princes of the Priestes and Leuites, and al Israel to doe according to these thinges and they sware. 3 Esd. 8:97
And there was proclamation made in al Iurie, & in Ierusalem to al that were of the captiuitie gathered in Ierusalem, 3 Esd. 9:3
that whosoeuer shal not appeare with in two or three dayes, according to the iudgement of the ancients sitting vpon it, their goods should be taken away, and himselfe should be iudged an alien from the multitude of the captiuitie. 3 Esd. 9:4
And Esdras rysing vp sayd to them: You haue done vnlawfully taking to you in mariage strang wiues, that you might adde to the sinnes of Israel. 3 Esd. 9:7
And now geue confession, & magnificence to our Lord the God of our fathers: 3 Esd. 9:8
And Ionathas the sonne of Ezeli, and Ozias of Thecam tooke vpon them according to these wordes: and Bosoramus, and Leuis, and Sabbathaeus, wrought together with them. 3 Esd. 9:14
And al that were of the captiuitie stood according to al these thinges. 3 Esd. 9:15
And Esdras the priest chose vnto him men the great princes of their fathers according to their names: & they sate together in the newmoone of the tenth moneth to examine this busines. 3 Esd. 9:16
and they put to their handes to expel their wiues: and to offer a ramme to obtayne pardon for their ignorance. 3 Esd. 9:20
and they sayd to Esdras the high priest, and reader, that he should bring the law of Moyses, which was deliuered of our Lord the God of Israel. 3 Esd. 9:39
And Esdras the high priest brought the law to al the multitude of them from man vnto woman, and to al the priestes to heare the law in the newmoone of the seuenth moneth. 3 Esd. 9:40
And he read in the court, which is before the sacred gate of the temple, from breake of day vntil euening before men and wemen. And they al gaue their minde to the law. 3 Esd. 9:41
And Atharathes sayd to Esdras the high priest and the reader, and to the Leuites, that taught the multitude, 3 Esd. 9:50
saying: This day is sancitified to our Lord. And they al wept, when they had heard the law. 3 Esd. 9:51
And Esdras sayd, departing therfore eate ye al the fattest thinges, & drinke al most swete things, and send giftes to them that haue not. 3 Esd. 9:52
And the Leuites denounced openly to al, saying: This day is holie, be not sad. 3 Esd. 9:54
And they went al to eate, and drinke, and make merie, and to geue giftes to them that had not, that they might make merie, for they were excedingly exalted with the wordes that they were taught. 3 Esd. 9:55
And they were al gathered in Ierusalem to celebrate the ioy, according to the testament of our Lord the God of Israel. 3 Esd. 9:56
And the word of our Lord came to me, saying: 4 Esd. 1:4
because the sinnes of their parentes are increased in them, for they being forgetful of me haue sacrified to strange goddes. 4 Esd. 1:6
But speake thou to them, saying: Thus sayth our Lord: 4 Esd. 1:12
Thus sayth our Lord omnipotent: The quayle was a signe to you, I gaue you a campe for defense, and there you murmured: 4 Esd. 1:15
Where are the benefites, that I haue geuen you? Did you not crie out to me when you were hungrie in the desert, 4 Esd. 1:17
saying: Why hast thou brought vs into this desert to kil vs? it had bene better for vs to serue the AEgyptians, then to dye in this desert. (Num. 14) 4 Esd. 1:18
I was sorie for your mournings, & gaue you manna to eate. You did eate bread of Angels. (Ex. 16/ Wis. 16:20) 4 Esd. 1:19
I deliuered vnto you fatte landes: The Chananeites, and Pherezeites, and Philistheans I threw out from your face: what shal I yet doe to you, sayth our Lord? (Isa. 9:4) 4 Esd. 1:21
What shal I doe to thee Iacob? Thou wouldest not obey o Iuda. I wil transferre my self to other nations, and wil geue them my name, that they may keepe my ordinances. (Ex. 32) 4 Esd. 1:24
When you shal inuocate me, I wil not heare you. For you haue defiled your handes with bloud, and your fete are quicke to commit murders. 4 Esd. 1:26
that you would be my people, and I your God, and to me for children, and I to you for a father? 4 Esd. 1:29
So haue I gathered you, as the henne her chickenes vnder her winges. But now what shal I doe to you? I wil throw you from my face. (Matt. 23:37) 4 Esd. 1:30
I sent my seruantes the prophetes to you, whom being taken you slew, and mangled their bodies, whose bloud I wil require, sayth our Lord. 4 Esd. 1:32
I wil deliuer your houses to a people comming, who not hearing me do beleue: to whom I haue not shewed signes, they wil do the thinges that I haue commanded. 4 Esd. 1:35
I cal to witnes the grace of the people comming, whose litle ones reioyce with ioy, not seing me with their carnal eyes, but in spirit beleuing the thinges that I haue sayd. 4 Esd. 1:37
to whom I wil geue the conduction of Abraham, Isaac, and Iacob, and of Osee, and Amos, and of Ioel, and Abdias, and Ionas, and Michaeas, 4 Esd. 1:39
¤ THVS saith our Lord: I brought this people out of bondage, to whom I gaue commandment by my seruantes the Prophetes, whom they would not heare, but made my counsel frustrate. 4 Esd. 2:1
Their mother that bare them, sayth to them: Goe children, because I am a wydow and forsaken. 4 Esd. 2:2
But now what shal I doe to you? I am a wydow and desolote, goe my children, & aske mercie of our Lord. 4 Esd. 2:4
Woe be to thee Assur, which hidest the wicked with thee. Thou naughtie nation, remember what I did to Sodom & Gomorrha: (Gen. 19:24) 4 Esd. 2:8
Thus saith our Lord to Esdras: Tel my pople, that I wil geue them the kingdom of Ierusalem, which I ment to geue to Isreal. 4 Esd. 2:10
And I wil take to me the glorie of them, and wil geue them eternal tabernacles, which I had prepared for them. 4 Esd. 2:11
The wood of life shal be to them for an odour of oyntment, and they shal not labour, nor be wearied. 4 Esd. 2:12
Cal thou heauen and earth to witnes: for I haue destroyed euil, and haue created good, because I liue sayth our Lord. 4 Esd. 2:14
Iustifie thou the widow, iudge for the pupil, geue to the needie, defend the orphane, cloth the naked, 4 Esd. 2:20
cure the broken & feeble, mocke not the lame, defend the maimed, and admitte the blind to the vision of my glorie. 4 Esd. 2:21
where thou shalt finde the dead, committe them to the graue signing it, & I wil geue thee the first seate in my resurrection. (Tob. 1:20) 4 Esd. 2:23
The gentiles shal enuie, and shal be able to doe nothing against thee, sayth our Lord. 4 Esd. 2:28
I Esdras receiued commandment of our Lord, in mount Oreb; that I should goe to Israel: to whom when I came, they refused me, and reiected the commandement of our Lord. 4 Esd. 2:33
Be ye readie for the rewardes of the kingdom, because perpetual light shal shine to you for time euerlasting. 4 Esd. 2:35
Flee from the shadow of this world: receiue ye the pleasantnes of your glorie. I openly cal to witnes my sauiour. 4 Esd. 2:36
Receiue the commended gift and be pleasant, geuing thankes to him that called you to the heauenlie kingdomes. 4 Esd. 2:37
Who answering sayd to me: These are they that haue laid of the mortal garment, and taken an immortal, and haue confessed the name of God. Now they are crowned, and receiue palmes. 4 Esd. 2:45
And I sayd to the Angel: That yongman what is he, which putteth the crownes vpon them, and geueth palmes into their handes? 4 Esd. 2:46
And answering he sayd to me: The same is the Sonne of God, whom they did confesse in the world: & I begane to magnifie them, that stood strongly for the name of our Lord. 4 Esd. 2:47
Then sayd the Angel to me: Goe, tel my people, what maner of meruelous thinges and how great, thou hast sene of the Lord God. 4 Esd. 2:48
And my spirit was tossed excedingly, and I began to speake to the highest timorous wordes, 4 Esd. 3:3
and gauest Adam a dead bodie: but that also was the worke of thy handes, & didst breath into him the spirit of life, and he was made to liue before thee: (Gen. 2:7) 4 Esd. 3:5
And him thou didst command to loue thy way, and he transgressed it, & forth with thou didst institute death in him, and in his posteritie, and there were borne nations, and tribes, and peoples, and kindreds, wherof there is no number. 4 Esd. 3:7
And there was made in euery one of them, as vnto Adam to dye, so to them the floud, 4 Esd. 3:10
And it came to passe, when they began to be multiplied, that dwelt vpon the earth, & multiplied children and peoples and manie nations: and they begane againe to doe impietie more then the former. 4 Esd. 3:12
And it came to passe when they did iniquitie before thee, thou didst choose thee a man of them whose name was Abraham. 4 Esd. 3:13
And thou didst loue him and to him onlie thou didst shew thy wil. (Gen. 12) 4 Esd. 3:14
And thou didst dispose vnto him an euerlasting testament, and toldst him that thou wouldst neuer forsake his seede. And thou gauest him Issac, and to Isaac thou gauest Iacob and Esau. 4 Esd. 3:15
And Iacob thou didst seuer to thy selfe, but Esau thou didst separate. And Iacob grewe to a great multitude. 4 Esd. 3:16
And it came to passe when thou didst bring forth his sede out of AEgypt, thou broughst it vpon mount Sinai. (Ex. 19) 4 Esd. 3:17
And thou didst bowe the heauens, and fasten the earth, and didst shake the world, and madest the depthes to tremble, and trubledst the world, 4 Esd. 3:18
and thy glorie passed foure gates of fire, and of earthquake, and winde, and frost, that thou mightst geue a law to the seede of Iacob, and to the generation of Israel diligence. 4 Esd. 3:19
and spakest vnto him to build a citie of thy name, and to offer vnto thee in it frankencense, and oblations. 4 Esd. 3:24
It came to passe when I was come hither, and had sene the impieties that can not be numbred: and my soul saw manie offending this thirteth yeare, & my hart was astonied: 4 Esd. 3:29
These certes by their names thou shalt finde to haue kept thy commandments, but the nations thou shalt not finde. 4 Esd. 3:36
¤ AND the Angel answered me, that was sent to me, whose name was Vriel, 4 Esd. 4:1
and sayd to me: Thy hart exceding hath exceded in this world, & thou thinkest to comprehend the way of the Highest. 4 Esd. 4:2
And I sayd: It is so my Lord. And he answered me, & sayd: I am sent to shew thee three wayes, & to propose to thee three similitudes. 4 Esd. 4:3
Of the which if thou shalt declare to me one of them, I also wil shew thee the way which thou desirest to see, and wil teach thee whence a wicked hart is. 4 Esd. 4:4
And I sayd, Speak my Lord. And he sayd to me: Goe, wey me the weight of the fire, or measure me the blast of the winde, or cal me backe the day that is past. 4 Esd. 4:5
And he sayd to me: If I should aske thee, saying: How great habitations are there in the hart of the sea, or how great vaines be there in the beginning of the depth, or how great vaines be there aboue the firmament, and what are the issues of paradise: 4 Esd. 4:7
thou wouldest perhaps say to me: I haue not descended into the depth, nor into hel as yet, neither haue I ascended at anie time into heauen. 4 Esd. 4:8
And he sayd to me: Thou canst not know the thinges that are thine which grow together with thee: 4 Esd. 4:10
I sayd to him: Better were it for vs not to be, then yet liuing to liue in impieties, and to suffer, and not to vnderstand for what thing. 4 Esd. 4:12
And he answered me, & said: Going forth I went forward to a wood of trees in the filde, and they deuised a deuise, (Judges 9/ 2 Par. 25) 4 Esd. 4:13
For if thou wert iudge of these, whom wouldest thou begin to iustifie, or whom to condemne? 4 Esd. 4:18
And I answered, and sayd: Verely they deuised a vayne deuise. For the earth is geuen to the wood, and a place to the sea to carie her waues. 4 Esd. 4:19
For as the earth is geuen to the wood, and the sea for the waues therof: so they that inhabite vpon the earth, can vnderstand onlie the thinges that are vpon the earth: and they vpon the heauens, the thinges that are aboue the height of the heauens. 4 Esd. 4:21
And I answered, and sayd: I besech thee Lord, that sense may be geuen me to vnderstand. 4 Esd. 4:22
For I meant not to aske of thy superiour thinges, but of those that passe by vs dayly. For what cause Israel is geuen into reproche to the gentiles, the people whom thou hast loued, is geuen to impious tribes, & the law of our fathers is brought to destruction, & the written ordinances are no where: 4 Esd. 4:23
and we haue passed out of the world, as locustes, and our life is astonishment and dreade, and we are not worthie to obtaine mercie. 4 Esd. 4:24
But what wil he doe to his name that is inuocated vpon vs? and of these thinges I did aske. 4 Esd. 4:25
And he answered me, and sayd: If thou search very much, thou shalt often meruail: because the world hastening hasteneth to passe, 4 Esd. 4:26
and can not comprehend the thinges which in times to come are promised to the iust: because this world is ful of iniustice and infirmities. 4 Esd. 4:27
When the eares shal be cut, which are innumerable, what a great floore wil they begin to make? 4 Esd. 4:32
And he answered me, and sayd to me, Hasten not aboue the Highest. For thou doest hasten in vaine to be aboue him, for thy excesse is much. 4 Esd. 4:34
And Ieremiel the Archangel answered to those things, and sayd: When the number of the sedes in you shal be filled, because he hath weyed the world in a balance, 4 Esd. 4:36
And I sayd it can not Lord. And he sayd to me, in hel the cellars of the soules are like to the matrice. 4 Esd. 4:41
For as she that is: In trauail maketh hast, to escape the necessitie of trauailing: so this also hasteneth to render those thinges which are commended to it. 4 Esd. 4:42
From the beginning it shal be shewed thee touching those thinges, which thou doest couet to see. 4 Esd. 4:43
shew mee if there be more to come then is passed, or more things haue passed, then are to come. 4 Esd. 4:45
What passed, I know: but what is to come, I know not. 4 Esd. 4:46
And he sayd to me: Stand vpon the right side, and I wil shew thee the interpretation of the similitude. 4 Esd. 4:47
And I stood, and saw: and behold a burning fornace passed before me, & it came to passe when the flame passed, I saw: and behold the smoke ouercame. 4 Esd. 4:48
And he sayd to me: Thinke with thyself, as the raine increaseth more then the droppes, and the fire then the smoke: so did the measure that passed, more a bound. But the droppes, and the smoke ouercame: 4 Esd. 4:50
He answered me, and sayd: Of the signes wherof thou askest me, in part I can tel thee, howbeit of thy life I was not sent to tel thee, neither doe I know. 4 Esd. 4:52
And they shal put their foote into the countrie which now thou seest to reigne, and they shal see it desolate. 4 Esd. 5:3
and there shal be made a confusion in manie places, and the fire shal often be sent backe, and the sauage beastes shal goe to other places, and wemen in their monethlie flowers shal bring forth monsters, 4 Esd. 5:8
These signes I am permitted to tel thee: and if thou pray againe and weepe, as also now, and fast seuen dayes, thou shalt heare againe greater thinges then these. 4 Esd. 5:13
And it came to passe in the second night, and Salathiel the prince of the people came to me, and sayd to me: Where wast thou? and why is thy countenance heauie? 4 Esd. 5:16
Knowest thou not that Isreal is committed to thee in the countrie of their transmigration? 4 Esd. 5:17
And I sayd to him: Goe from me, & approch not vnto me. And he heard, as I sayd: and he departed from me. 4 Esd. 5:19
And it came to passe after seuen dayes, and againe cogitations of my hart molested me very much, 4 Esd. 5:21
and my soule resumed the spirit of vnderstanding: & agayne I began to speake wordes before the Highest: 4 Esd. 5:22
and of al multiplied peoples, thou host purchased thee one people: and a law approued of al thou hast geuen to this people, whom thou didst desire. 4 Esd. 5:27
And if hating thou hatest thy people, it ought to be chastised with thy handes. 4 Esd. 5:30
And it came to passe, when I had spoken the wordes, and the Angel was sent to me, that came to me before the night past, 4 Esd. 5:31
and he sayd to me: Heare me, and I wil instruct thee: and harken to me, and I wil adde before thee. 4 Esd. 5:32
And I sayd: Speake my Lord. And he sayd to me: Thou art become excedingly in excesse of minde for Israel: hast thou loued it more then him that made it? 4 Esd. 5:33
And I sayd to him: No Lord, but for sorow I haue spoken, for my veynes torment me euerie houre, to apprehend the pathe of the Highest, and to search part of his iudgement. 4 Esd. 5:34
And he sayd to me: Thou canst not. And I sayd: Why Lord? To what was I borne, or why was not my mothers wombe my graue, that I might not see the labour of Iacob, & the wearines of the stocke of Israel? 4 Esd. 5:35
And he sayd to me: Number me the thinges that are not yet come, and gather me the dispersed droppes, and make me the withered flowers grene againe, 4 Esd. 5:36
and open me the shut cellars, & bring me forth the blastes inclosed in them, shew me the image of a voice: and then wil I shew thee the labour that thou desirest to see. 4 Esd. 5:37
And he sayd to me: As thou canst not doe one of these thiges, which haue bene sayd: so canst thou not finde my iudgement, or in the end the charitie, which I haue promised to the people. 4 Esd. 5:40
And I sayd: But behold Lord thou art nigh to them that are nere the end: and what shal they doe that haue bene before me, or we, or they after vs? 4 Esd. 5:41
And he sayd to me: I wil resemble my iudgement to a crowne. As there shal not be slacknes of the last, so neither swiftnes of the former. 4 Esd. 5:42
And he answered me, and sayd: The creature can not hasten aboue the Creatour, nor the world sustayne them that are to be created in it, at once. 4 Esd. 5:44
And I sayd: As thou didst say to thy seruant, that quickening thou didst quicken the creature created by thee at once, and the creature susteined it: it may now also beare them present at once. 4 Esd. 5:45
And he sayd to me: Aske the matrice of a woman, & thou shalt say to it: And if thou bring forth children, why by times? Aske it therfore, that it geue ten at once. 4 Esd. 5:46
And I sayd, it can not verily: but according to time. 4 Esd. 5:47
And he sayd to me: And I haue geuen a matrice to the earth for them, that are sowen vpon it by time. 4 Esd. 5:48
For as the infant bringeth not forth the thinges that perteyne to the aged, so haue I disposed the world created of me. 4 Esd. 5:49
And I asked, and sayd: Wheras thou hast now geuen me a way, I wil speake before thee: for our mother, of whom thou toldest me, yet she is yong: now draweth nigh to old age. 4 Esd. 5:50
For thou shalt say to her: Why are not they whom thou hast brought forth, now like to them that were before thee, but lesse of stature? 4 Esd. 5:52
¤ AND he sayd to me: In the beginning of the earthlie world, and before the endes of the world stood, and before the congregation of the windes did blow, (Prov. 8) 4 Esd. 6:1
And he sayd to me, from Abraham vnto Isaac, when Iacob and Esau were borne of him, the hand of Iacob held from the begynning the heele of Esau, 4 Esd. 6:8
And he answered, and sayd to me: Arise vpon thy feete, and heare a voice most ful of sound. 4 Esd. 6:13
And it came to passe, when I had heard, I rose vpon my feete, and I heard: and behold a voice speaking, and the sound therof as the sound of manie waters: 4 Esd. 6:17
and it sayd: Behold the dayes come, and the time shal be when I wil begyne to approch, that I may visite the inhabitantes vpon the earth. 4 Esd. 6:18
And when I wil begin to enquire of them that vniustly haue hurt with their iniustice, and when the humilitie of Sion shal be accomplished. 4 Esd. 6:19
And when the world shal be ouersigned that shal beginne to passe, I wil doe these signes: Bookes shal be opened before the face of the firmament, and al shal see together, 4 Esd. 6:20
And it came to passe, when he spake to me, & I loe by litle & litle looked on him before whom I stood, 4 Esd. 6:29
and he sayd to me these wordes: I am come to shew thee the time of the night to come. 4 Esd. 6:30
and for this cause he hath sent me to shew thee al these thinges, and to say to thee, haue confidence, and feare not, 4 Esd. 6:33
and hasten not with the former times to thinke vayne thinges, that thou hasten not from the last times. 4 Esd. 6:34
And it came to passe after these thinges, and I wept againe, and in like maner I fasted seuen dayes, to accomplish the three weekes, that were told me. 4 Esd. 6:35
And it came to passe in the eight night, and my hart was trubled againe in me, and I began to speake before the Highest. 4 Esd. 6:36
Then thou didst command the lighsome light to be brought forth of thy treasures, wherby thy worke might appeare. 4 Esd. 6:40
And in the second day thou didst create the spirit of the firmament, and commandest it to diuide, and to make a diuision betwen the waters, that a certayn part should depart vpward, and part should remaine beneth. 4 Esd. 6:41
And in the third day thou didst command the waters to be gathered together in the seuenth part of the earth: but sixe partes thou didst drie and preserue, that of them might be seruing before thee thinges sowen of God, and tilled. 4 Esd. 6:42
And in the fourth day thou didst command to be made the brightnesse of the sunne, the light of the moone, the disposition of the starres: 4 Esd. 6:45
And in the fifth day: thou saydst to the seuenth part, where the water was gathered together, that it should bring forth beastes, and foules, and fishes: and so was it done, 4 Esd. 6:47
And thou gauest to Henoch one part, which was dried the third day, to dwelt therin, where are a thousand mountaynes. 4 Esd. 6:51
But to Leuiathan thou gauest the seuenth part being moyst, and kepst it, that it might be to deuoure whom thou wilt, and when thou wilt. 4 Esd. 6:52
And in the sixt day thou didst command the earth, to create before thee cattel, and beastes, and creeping creatures: 4 Esd. 6:53
But the residue of the nations borne of Adam thou saydst that they were nothing, and that they were like to spittle, and as it were the droping out of a vessel thou didst liken the abundance of them. 4 Esd. 6:56
And now Lord, behold these nations which are reputed for nothing, haue begune to rule ouer vs, and to deuoure vs: 4 Esd. 6:57
¤ AND it came to passe when I had ended to speake these wordes, the Angel was sent to me, which had bene sent to me the first nights, 4 Esd. 7:1
and he sayd to me: Arise Esdras, and heare the wordes which I am come to speake to thee. 4 Esd. 7:2
And I sayd: Speake my God. And he sayd to me: The sea is set in a large place, that it might be deepe and wide: 4 Esd. 7:3
but the entrance to it shal be set in a straict place, that it might be like to riuers. 4 Esd. 7:4
And I sayd: So Lord. And he sayd to me, So it is: Israel also a part. 4 Esd. 7:10
And why hast thou not taken in thy hart that which is to come, but that which is present? 4 Esd. 7:16
And he sayd to me: There is no iudge aboue God, nor that vnderstandeth aboue the Highest. 4 Esd. 7:19
But they were not perswaded, and gaynesayd him, and made to them selues a cogitation of vanitie, 4 Esd. 7:22
and proposed to them selues deceites of sinnes, & they sayd to the Highest that he was not, and they knew not his wayes, 4 Esd. 7:23
For this cause Esdras, the emptie to the emptie, and the ful to the ful. 4 Esd. 7:25
and the earth shal render the thinges that sleepe in it, & the dust them that dwel in it with silence, and the cellars shal render the soules that are commended to them. 4 Esd. 7:32
And then shall the Most High say to the nations that are raised from the dead, See ye and understand whom ye have denied, or whom ye have not served, or whose commandments ye have despised. 4 Esd. 7:37
This is my judgement and the ordinance thereof; but to thee only have I shewed these things. 4 Esd. 7:44
And now I see, that the world to come shall bring delight to few, but torments unto many. 4 Esd. 7:47
If thou have choice stones exceeding few, wilt thou set for thee over against them according to their number things of lead and clay? 4 Esd. 7:52
Judge thou therefore which things are precious and to be desired, whatso is abundant or what is rare. 4 Esd. 7:57
And he answered me, and said, Weigh within thyself the things that thou hast thought, for he that hath what is hard to get rejoiceth over him that hath what is plentiful. 4 Esd. 7:59
So also is the judgement which I have promised: for I will rejoice over the few that shall be saved, inasmuch as these are they that have made my glory now to prevail, and of whom my name is now named. 4 Esd. 7:60
and if after death we were not to come into judgement, peradventure it had been better for us. 4 Esd. 7:69
What then will they have to say in the judgement, or how will they answer in the last times? 4 Esd. 7:73
For concerning death the teaching is: When the determinate sentence hath gone forth from the Most High that a man should die, as the spirit leaveth the body to return again to him who gave it, it adoreth the glory of the Most High first of all. 4 Esd. 7:78
The first order, because they have striven with great labour to overcome the evil thought which was fashioned together with them, that it might not lead them astray from life into death. 4 Esd. 7:92
The fifth order, they rejoice, seeing how they have now escaped from that which is corruptible, and how they shall inherit that which is to come, while they see moreover the straitness and the painfulness from which they have been delivered, and the large room which they shall receive with joy and immortality. 4 Esd. 7:96
The seventh order, which is greater than all the aforesaid orders, because they shall rejoice with confidence, and because they shall be bold without confusion, and shall be glad without fear, for they hasten to behold the face of him whom in their lifetime they served, and from whom they shall receive their reward in glory. 4 Esd. 7:98
And I answered and said, If I have found favour in thy sight, shew further unto me thy servant whether in the day of judgement the just will be able to intercede for the ungodly or to intreat the Most High for them, 4 Esd. 7:102
For the day of iudgement shal be the end of this time, and the beginning of the immortalitie to come, wherein corruption is past: 4 Esd. 7:113
and sayd: This is my word the first and the last, that it had bene better not to geue the earth to Adam, or when he had now geuen it, to restraine him that he should not sinne. 4 Esd. 7:116
For what doth it profit men presently to liue in sorow, and being dead to hope for punishment? 4 Esd. 7:117
For what doth it profit vs if immortal time be promised to vs: but we haue done mortal workes? 4 Esd. 7:119
And that the glorie of the Highest is reserued to protect them that haue slowly conuerst: but we haue walked in most wicked wayes. 4 Esd. 7:122
For we did not thinke liuing when we did iniquitie, that we shal beginne after death to suffer. 4 Esd. 7:126
for this is the life which Moyses spake of when he liued, to the people, saying: Choose vnto thee life, that thou mayst liue. (Deut. 30:19) 4 Esd. 7:129
But they beleued him not, no nor the Prophetes after him, no nor me which haue spoken to them. 4 Esd. 7:130
Because there should not be sorow vnto their perdition, as there shal be ioy vpon them, to whom saluation is perswaded. 4 Esd. 7:131
and he is long suffering, because he sheweth long sufferance to them that haue sinned, as it were with their owne workes: 4 Esd. 7:134
and he is bountiful, because he wil geue according to exigentes: 4 Esd. 7:135
and of freat mercie, because he multiplieth more mercies to them that are present, and that are past, and that are to come. 4 Esd. 7:136
¤ AND he answered me, & sayd: This world the Highest made for manie, but that to come for few. 4 Esd. 8:1
For thou art agred to obey, and willing to prophecie. For there is no space geuen thee but only to liue. 4 Esd. 8:5
O Lord if thou wilt not permitte thy seruant, that we pray before thee, and thou geue vs seede to the hart, and tillage to the vnderstanding, wherof may the fruite be made, wherby euerie corrupt person may liue, that shal beare the place of a man? 4 Esd. 8:6
For thou hast commanded of the members, that is the brestes to geue milke vnto the fruite of the brestes, 4 Esd. 8:10
that the thing which is made, may be nourished til a certayne time, and afterward thou mayst dispose him to thy mercie. 4 Esd. 8:11
If then thou wilt destroy him that is made with so great labours: it is easie by thy commandment to be ordayned, that also which was made, might be preserued. 4 Esd. 8:14
Therfore wil I begin to pray before thee for me, & for them: because I see our defaultes that inhabite the earth. 4 Esd. 8:17
whose commandment is strong, and disposition terrible: whose looke dryeth vp the depthes, and indignation maketh the mountaynes to melt, and truth doth testifie. 4 Esd. 8:23
Neither thinke thou of them that in thy sight haue conuerst falsly, but remember them that according to thy wil haue knowen thy feare. 4 Esd. 8:28
Neither be thou willing to destroy them that haue had the maners of beastes: but respect them that haue taught thy law gloriously. 4 Esd. 8:29
For if thou shalt be desirous to haue mercie on vs, then thou shalt be called merciful, to vs hauing no workes of iustice. 4 Esd. 8:32
And he answered me, and sayd: Thou hast spoken somethinges rightly: and according to thy wordes, so also shal it be done, 4 Esd. 8:37
so likewise also man who made with thy handes, and thou named his image: because thou art likened to him, for whom thou hast made al thinges, and hast likened him to the seede of the husbandman. 4 Esd. 8:44
And he answered me, and sayd: The thinges that are present to them that are present, and that shal be, to them that shal be. 4 Esd. 8:46
For thou lackest much to be able to loue my creature aboue me: and to thee often times, euen to thyselfe I haue approched, but to the vniust neuer. 4 Esd. 8:47
For which cause manie miseries, and miserable thinges shal be done to them that inhabite the world in the later dayes: because they haue walked in much pride. 4 Esd. 8:50
For to you paradise is open, the tree of life is planted, time to come is prepared, abundance is prepared, a citie is builded, rest is approued, goodnes is perfited, & perfit wisdome. 4 Esd. 8:52
For as the thinges aforesayd shal receiue you: so thirst and torment, which are prepared shal take them: for he would not man to be destroyed. 4 Esd. 8:59
But they them selues also which are created, haue defyled his name which made them: & haue bene vnkind to him that prepared life. 4 Esd. 8:60
Which thinges I haue not shewed to al, but to thee, & to few like vnto thee. And I answered, and sayd: 4 Esd. 8:62
Behold now Lord thou hast shewed me a multitude of signes, which thou wilt beginne to doe in the latter times: but thou hast not shewed me at what time. 4 Esd. 8:63
then shalt thou vnderstand, that the same is the time wherin the Highest wil beginne to visite the world that was made by him. 4 Esd. 9:2
and when as yet place of penance was open to them vnderstoode not, but despised: they must after death in torment know it. 4 Esd. 9:12
Pray to the Highest without intermission, and I wil come, and wil speake with thee. 4 Esd. 9:25
And I went forth, as he sayd to me, into a field which is called Ardath, and I sate there among the flowers. And I did eate of the herbes of the field, and the meate of them made me ful. 4 Esd. 9:26
And it came to passe after seuen dayes, and I sate downe vpon the grasse, and my hart was trubled ayayne as before. 4 Esd. 9:27
And my mouth was opened, and I beganne to speake before the Highest, and sayd: 4 Esd. 9:28
O Lord thou shewing thy selfe to vs, wast shewed to our fathers in the desert, which is not troden, and vnfruitful, when they came out of AEgypt: and saying thou saydst: (Ex. 19 & 24 / Deut. 4) 4 Esd. 9:29
Thou Israel heare me, and sede of Iacob attend to my wordes. 4 Esd. 9:30
that which was sowne, or cast in, or the thinges that were receiued, are destroyed withal, and the thinges receiued now tarye not with vs: but it is not so done to vs. 4 Esd. 9:35
And I left the cogitations, wherin I was thinking, and I turned to her and sayd to her: 4 Esd. 9:39
Why weepest thou? and why art thou sorie in mynde. And she sayd to me: 4 Esd. 9:40
And I sayd to her, What ayleth thee: tel me. And she sayd to me: 4 Esd. 9:42
And it came to passe, after thirtie yeares God heard me thy handmayd, and saw my humilitie, and attended to my tribulation, and gaue me a sonne: and I was very ioyful vpon him, and my husband, and al my citizens, and we did glorifie the Strong exceedingly. 4 Esd. 9:45
And it came to passe when he was growen, and came to take a wife, I made a feast day. 4 Esd. 9:47
¤ AND it came to passe, when my sonne was entred into his inner chamber, he fel downe, and dyed: 4 Esd. 10:1
and we al ouerthrewe the lights, and al my citizens rose vp to comfort me, and I was quiet vntil the other day at night. 4 Esd. 10:2
And it came to passe, when al were quiet to comfort me, that I might be quiet: and I arose in the night, and fled: and came as thou seest into this field. 4 Esd. 10:3
And I meane nowe not to returne into the citie, but to stay here: and neither eate, nor drinke, but without intermission to mourne, and to fast vntil I dye. 4 Esd. 10:4
Thou foole aboue al wemen, seest thou not our mourning, & what thinges chance to vs? 4 Esd. 10:6
For aske the earth, and it wil tel thee: that it is she, that ought to lament the fal of so manie thinges that spring vpon it. 4 Esd. 10:9
And of her were al borne from the beginning, and others shal come: and behold, almost al walke into perdition, and the multitude of them commeth to destruction. 4 Esd. 10:10
And who then ought to mourne more, but she that hath lost so great a multitude, rather then thou which art sorie for one? 4 Esd. 10:11
but the earth according to the maner of the earth, and the present multitude in it hath departed as it came: and I saye to thee, 4 Esd. 10:13
as thou hast brought forth with payne, so the earth also geueth her fruite for man from the beginning to him that made her. 4 Esd. 10:14
Goe in therfore into the citie to thy husband. And she sayd to me: 4 Esd. 10:17
And I added yet to speake to her, & sayd: 4 Esd. 10:19
Doe not this word, but consent to him that counseleth thee. For how manie are the chances of Sion? Take comfort for the sorrowe of Ierusalem. 4 Esd. 10:20
Thou therfore shake of thy great heauines, and lay away from thee the multitude of sorrowes, that the Strong may be propicious to thee agayne, and the Highest wil geue thee rest, rest from thy labours. 4 Esd. 10:24
And it came to passe, when I spake to her, her face did shine suddenly, and her shape, and her visage was made glistering, so that I was afrayde excedingly at her, & thought what this thing should be. 4 Esd. 10:25
Where is Vriel the Angel, that from the beginning came to me? for he made me come in multitude in excesse of this minde, and my end is made into corruption, & my prayer into reproch. 4 Esd. 10:28
And when I was speaking these thinges, behold he came to me, and sawe me. 4 Esd. 10:29
And behold I was layd as dead, & my vnderstanding was alienated, and he held my right hand, and strengthned me, & set me vpon my feete, & sayd to me: 4 Esd. 10:30
Because thou hast forsaken me, and I in dede haue done according to thy wordes, & went out into the field: & behold, I haue seene, & doe see that which I cannot vtter. And he sayd to me: 4 Esd. 10:32
This therfore is the vnderstanding of the vision which appeared to thee a litle before. 4 Esd. 10:40
The woman whom thou sawest mourning, thou beganst to comfort her. 4 Esd. 10:41
And now thou seest not the forme of the woman, but there appeared to thee a citie to be built. 4 Esd. 10:42
And it came to passe after thirtie yeares, Salomon built the citie, and offered oblations: then it was, when the barren bare a childe. 4 Esd. 10:46
And wheras she sayd to thee, that my sonne comming into the bryde chamber dyed, and that a fal chanced vnto him, this was the ruine of Ierusalem that is made. 4 Esd. 10:48
And behold, thou hast seene the similitude of her: and because she lamented her sonne, thou beganst to comfort her: and of these thinges that haue chanced, these were to be opened to thee. 4 Esd. 10:49
For therfore did he say to thee, that thou shouldest tarie in a field where house is not built. 4 Esd. 10:51
For I knew that the Highest beganne to shew thee these thinges: 4 Esd. 10:52
For the worke of mans building could not be borne in the place, where the citie of the Highest began to be shewed. 4 Esd. 10:54
Thou therfore feare not, neither let thy hart dread: but goe in, and see the beautie, and greatnes of the building, as much as the sight of thyne eyes is capable to see: 4 Esd. 10:55
& afterward thou shalt heare as much, as the hearing of thyne eares is capable to heare. 4 Esd. 10:56
And to morrow night thou shalt tarie here: 4 Esd. 10:58
and the Highest wil shew thee those visions of the thinges on high, which the Highest wil doe to them that inhabite vpon the earth in the later dayes. 4 Esd. 10:59
And I slept that night, and the other next, as he had sayd to me. 4 Esd. 10:60
And I saw, that al thinges vnder heauen were subiect to her, and no man gaynesayd her, no not one of the creature that is vpon the earth. 4 Esd. 11:6
Watch not al together, sleepe euerie one in his place, & watch according to time. 4 Esd. 11:8
But let the heades be preserued to the last. 4 Esd. 11:9
And it came to passe, when it reigned, an end came to it, and the place therof appeared not: and the next rose vp, & reigned, that held much time. 4 Esd. 11:13
And it came to passe, when it reigned, & the end of it also came, that it appeared not as the former. 4 Esd. 11:14
And behold, a voice was sent forth to it, saying: 4 Esd. 11:15
Heare thou that hast held the earth of long time. Thus I tel thee before thou beginne not to appeare. 4 Esd. 11:16
And so it chanced to al the other by one & by one to haue the principalitie, & agayne to appeare nowhere. 4 Esd. 11:19
And I saw, and behold the vnderwinges thought to set vp them selues, and to hold the principalities. 4 Esd. 11:25
And behold the head with them that were with him turned, and did eate the two vnderwinges that thought to reigne. 4 Esd. 11:31
And I heard a voice saying to me, Looke against thee, and consider what thou seest. 4 Esd. 11:36
And I saw, & behold as a lion raysed out of the wood roaring: and I saw that he sent out a mans voyce to the eagle. And he spake saying. 4 Esd. 11:37
Heare thou, and I wil speake to thee, and the Highest wil say to thee: 4 Esd. 11:38
Is it not thou that hast ouercome of the foure beastes, which I made to reigne in my world, and that by them the end of their times might come? 4 Esd. 11:39
And thy contumelie is ascended euen to the Highest, and thy pride to the Strong. 4 Esd. 11:43
¤ AND it came to passe, whiles the lyon spake these wordes to the eagle: I saw, 4 Esd. 12:1
and behold the head that had ouercome, and those foure winges appeared not which passed to him, and were set vp to reigne: and their reigne was smal, and ful of tumult. 4 Esd. 12:2
And I saw, and behold they appeared not, and al the bodie of the eagle was burnt, & the earth was afrayd excedingly, and I by the tumult and traunce of minde, and for great feare awaked, and sayd to my spirit: 4 Esd. 12:3
Now therfore I wil pray the Highest, that he strengthen me euen to the end. 4 Esd. 12:6
For thou hast counted me worthie to shew vnto me the later times. And he sayd to me: 4 Esd. 12:9
The eagle which thou sawest coming vp from the sea, this is the kingdom which was sene in a vision to Daniel thy brother. (Dan. 7:7) 4 Esd. 12:11
But it was not interpreted to him, therfore I do now interprete it to thee. 4 Esd. 12:12
For the second shal beginne to reigne, and he shal continew more time then the rest of the twelue. 4 Esd. 12:15
this is the interpretation, that after the time of that kingdom shal rise no smal contentions, and it shal be in danger to fal: and it shal not fal then, but shal be constituted againe according to the beginning therof. 4 Esd. 12:18
And wheras thou sawest eight vnderwings cleauing to the wings therof, 4 Esd. 12:19
But when the middest time approcheth, foure shal be kept til a time, when the time therof shal beginne to approch to be ended, yet two shal be kept to the end. 4 Esd. 12:21
this is the interpretation: these are they whom the Highest hath kept to their end, this is a smal kingdom, and ful of truble. 4 Esd. 12:30
As thou sawest the lyon also, whom thou sawest awaking out of the wood, and roaring, and speaking to the eagle, and rebuking her, and her iniustices by al his wordes as thou hast heard: 4 Esd. 12:31
For the rest of my people he shal deliuer with miserie, them that are saued vpon my borders, and he shal make them ioyful til the end shal come, the day of iudgment, wherof I haue spoken to thee from the beginning. 4 Esd. 12:34
Thou therfore only hast bene worthie to know this secrete of the Highest. 4 Esd. 12:36
and thou shalt teach them the wise men of thy people, whose harts thou knowest able to take, and to kepe these secretes. 4 Esd. 12:38
But doe thou stay here yet other seuen dayes, that there may be shewed thee whatsoeuer shal seme good to the Highest to shew thee. 4 Esd. 12:39
And he departed from me. And it came to passe, when al the people had heard that the seuen dayes were past, and I had not returned into the citie, and al gathered them selues together from the least vnto the greatest: & came to me, & spake to me saying: 4 Esd. 12:40
What haue we sinned to thee, or what haue we done vniustly against thee, that leauing vs thou hast sitten in this place? 4 Esd. 12:41
For thou alone art remayning to vs of al peoples, as a cluster of grapes of the vineyard, and as a candle in a darke place, and as an hauen and shippe saued from the tempest. 4 Esd. 12:42
If then thou shalt forsake vs, how much better had it bene to vs, if we also had bene burnt with the burning of Sion? 4 Esd. 12:44
For I haue not forsaken you, neither did I depart form you: but I came into this place, to pray for the desolation of Sion, and to seeke mercie for the low estate of your sanctification. 4 Esd. 12:48
And now goe euery one of you into his house, and I wil come to you after these dayes. 4 Esd. 12:49
And the people departed, as I sayd to them, into the citie: 4 Esd. 12:50
¤ AND it came to passe after seuen dayse, and I dreamed a dreame in the night. 4 Esd. 13:1
And I saw, and behold that man grew strong with thousandes of heauen: and when he turned his countenance to consider, al thinges trembled that were sene vnder him: 4 Esd. 13:3
and whersoeuer voyce proceded out of his mouth, al that heard his voices begane to burne, as the earth is quiet when it feeleth the fire. 4 Esd. 13:4
And I saw after these, and behold a multitude of men was gathered together, of whom there was no number, from the foure windes of heauen, to fight against the man that was come vp out of the sea. 4 Esd. 13:5
And I saw, and behold he had grauen to himself a great mountaine, & he flew vpon it. 4 Esd. 13:6
And I sought to see the countrie, or the place whence the mountaine was grauen, & I could not. 4 Esd. 13:7
And after these thinges I saw, and behold al that were gathered to him, to ouerthrowe him, feared exceedingly, yet they were bold to fieght. 4 Esd. 13:8
And it fel with violence vpon the multitude, that was prepared to fight, and burned them al, that suddenly there was nothing sene of an innumerable multitude, but only dust, & the sauour of smoke: and I saw, and was afrayd. 4 Esd. 13:11
And after these thinges I saw the man himself descending from the mountaine, and calling to him an other peaceable multitude, 4 Esd. 13:12
and there came to him the countenance of manie men some reioycing, and some sorrowing: and some bond, some bringing of them them that were offered. And I was sicke for much feare, and awaked, and sayd. 4 Esd. 13:13
For as I thinke in my iudgement, woe to them that were leaft in those dayes: & much more woe to them that were not leaft. 4 Esd. 13:16
I vnderstand now what thinges are layde vp in the later dayes, and they shal happen to them, yea and to them that are leaft. 4 Esd. 13:18
But yet it is easier, aduenturing to come into it, then to passe, as a cloud from the world, and vow to see the thinges that happen in the later time. And he answered me, and sayd: 4 Esd. 13:20
Both the interpretation of the vision I wil tel thee: and also concerning the thinges that thou hast spoken I wil open to thee. 4 Esd. 13:21
and wheras he held no sworde, nor warlike instrument: for his violence destroyed the multitude that came to ouerthrow him: this is the interpretation. 4 Esd. 13:28
Behold the dayes come, when the Highest shal begin to deliuer them, that are vpon the earth: 4 Esd. 13:29
And one shal thinke to ouerthrow an other: one citie an other citie, one place an other place, and nation against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. (Matt. 24/ Luke 21) 4 Esd. 13:31
And it shal be, when these thinges shal come to passe, and the signes shal happen, which I shewed thee before: and then shal my sonne be reueled, whom thou sawest, as a man coming vp. 4 Esd. 13:32
and an innumerable multitude shal be gathered in one, as willing to come to ouerthrow him. 4 Esd. 13:34
And Sion shal come, and it shal be shewed to al prepared and builded, as thou sawest the mountaine to be grauen without handes. 4 Esd. 13:36
And the same my sonne shal reproue the thinges that the gentils haue inuented, these their impieties which came nere to the tempest, because of their euil cogitaitons, and torments wherewith they shal begin to be tormented. 4 Esd. 13:37
Which were likened to the flame, and he shal destroy them without labour by the law that was likened to the fyre. 4 Esd. 13:38
But they gaue themselues this counsel, to forsake the multitude of nations, and to goe forth into a farther countrie, where mankind neuer inhabited. 4 Esd. 13:41
Or there to obserue their ordinances, which they had not kept in their countrie. 4 Esd. 13:42
For by that countie was a great way to goe, of one yeare and a half: for the countrie is called Arsareth. 4 Esd. 13:45
Then did they inhabite there til in the later time: and now againe when they beginne to come, 4 Esd. 13:46
In shal come to passe therefore, when he shal begine to destroy the multitude of these nations, that are gathered, he shal protect them that haue ouercome the people: 4 Esd. 13:49
And I sayd: Lord dominatour, shew me this, why I saw a man comming vp from the hart of the sea, and he sayd to me: 4 Esd. 13:51
and for this I haue shewed thee riches with the Highest. For it shal be after other three dayes, I wil speake other thinges to thee, and I wil expound to thee weightie and meruelous thinges. 4 Esd. 13:56
¤ AND it came to passe the third day, and I sate vnder an oke. 4 Esd. 14:1
And behold a voice came forth against me out of a bush, and sayd: Esdras, Esdras: and I sayd: Loe here I am Lord. And I arose vpon my feete. And he sayd to me: 4 Esd. 14:2
Reueling I was reueled vpon the bush, and spake to Moyses, when the people serued in AEgypt, (Ex. 3) 4 Esd. 14:3
And now to thee I say: 4 Esd. 14:7
For thou shalt be receiued of al, thou shalt be conuerted the residue with thy counsel, and with the like to thee, til the times be finished: 4 Esd. 14:9
Because the world hath lost his youth, and the times draw nere to waxe old. 4 Esd. 14:10
and put from thee mortal cogitations, and cast from thee humane burdens, and doe from thee now infirme nature, & lay at one side cogitations most trublesome to thee, & make speedie transmigration from these times, 4 Esd. 14:14
for the euiles which thou hast sene to haue chanced now, worse then these wil they doe againe: (Matt. 24/ 1 John 2) 4 Esd. 14:15
For truth hath remoued it self farther of, and lying hath approched, for now the vision which thou sawest, hasteneth to come. 4 Esd. 14:17
For if I haue found grace with thee, send the Holie Ghost to me, & I wil write al that hath bene done in the world from the beginning, the thinges that were written in thy law, that men may finde the pathe: and they that wil liue in the later times, may liue. 4 Esd. 14:22
And he answered me, and sayd: Goe gather together the people, and thou shalt say to them, that they seeke thee not for fourtie dayes. 4 Esd. 14:23
And doe thou prepare thee manie tables of boxe, & take with thee Sarea, Dabria, Salemia, Echanus, and Asiel, these fiue which are readie to write sweeftly. 4 Esd. 14:24
And come hither, & I wil light in thy hart a candle of vnderstanding, which shal not be put out til the things be finished, which thou shalt begine to write. 4 Esd. 14:25
And then some thinges thou shalt open to the perfect, some thou shalt deliuer secretly to the wyse. For to morrow this houre thou shalt begine to write. 4 Esd. 14:26
For the iudgement shal come after death, when we shal returne to lyfe againe: and then the names of the iust shal appeare, and the dedes of the impious shal be shewed. 4 Esd. 14:35
Let no man therfore come to me now, nor aske for me vntil fourtie dayes. 4 Esd. 14:36
And I was come to the morrow, & behold as voice called me, saying: Esdras open thy mouth, and drinke that which I wil geue thee to drinke. (Ezech. 3) 4 Esd. 14:38
And it came to passe when they had ended the fourtie daies, the Highest spake, saying: 4 Esd. 14:45
The former thinges which thou hast written, set abrode, and let the worthie and vnworthiereade: but the last seuentie bookes thou shalt keepe, that thou mayest deliuer them to the wyse of thy people. 4 Esd. 14:46
I wil not now kepe silence of their impieties which they doe irreligiously, neither wil I beare with those thinges, which they practise vniustly. Behold the innocent & iust bloud crieth to me, & the soules of the iust crie continually. 4 Esd. 15:8
Behold my people is led to slaughter as a flocke, I wil no more suffer it to dwel in the land of AEgypt. 4 Esd. 15:10
Woe to the world and them that dwel therein. 4 Esd. 15:14
Because the sword is at hand and the destruction of them, and nation shal rise vp against nation to fight, & sword in their handes. (Matt. 24/ Luke 21) 4 Esd. 15:15
For there shal be instabilitie to men, & growing one against an other they shal not care for their king, & the princes of the way of their doinges, in their might. 4 Esd. 15:16
For a man shal desire to go into the citie & can not. 4 Esd. 15:17
Man shal not pitie his neighbour, to make their houses nothing worth in the sword, to spoyle their goodes for famine of bread, & much tribulation. 4 Esd. 15:19
Behold, I cal together sayth God, al the kinges of the earth to feare me, that are from the Orient, & from the South, from the East, & from Libanus, to be turned vpon themselues, and to render the thinges that they haue geuen them. 4 Esd. 15:20
As they doe vntil this day to myne elect, so wil I doe, and render in their bosome. Thus sayth our Lord God: 4 Esd. 15:21
Woe to them that sinne, and obserue not my comandmentes, sayth our Lord. 4 Esd. 15:24
And after these thinges the dragons shal preuaile mindful of their natiuitie, and conspiring shal turne themselues in great force to pursue them. 4 Esd. 15:31
And the windes from the east shal reuaile vpon it, and shal shut it vp, and the cloudes which he raised in wrath, and the starre to make terrour to the east winde, and the west shal be destroyed. 4 Esd. 15:39
And there shal be exalted great and mightie cloudes ful of wrath, and a starre to terrifie al the earth, and the inhabitantes therof, and they shal powre in vpon euerie high, and eminent place a terrible starre, 4 Esd. 15:40
woe be to thee thou wretch, because thou art like to her, and hast adorned thy daughters in fornication, to please & glorie in thy louers, which haue desired alwayes to fornicate with thee. 4 Esd. 15:47
I wil send in euils vpon thee, widowhood, pouertie, and famine, and sword, and pestilence, to destroy thy houses by violation, and death, and glorie of thy vertue. 4 Esd. 15:49
As thou shalt doe to my elect, sayth our Lord, so shal God do to thee, and shal deliuer thee vnto euil. 4 Esd. 15:56
And in the passage they shal beate against the idle citie, and shal destroy some portion of thy land, and shal deface part of thy glorie, againe returning to Babylon ourethrowen. 4 Esd. 15:60
And being throwen downe thou shalt be to them for stubble, and they shal be to thee fire: 4 Esd. 15:61
¤ VVOE to thee Babylon & Asia, woe to thee AEgypt, and Syria. 4 Esd. 16:1
Shal anie man repel the lion being hungrie in the woode, or quench the fire in stubble, forthwith when it beginneth to burne? 4 Esd. 16:6
because his right hand is strong which bendeth the bow, his arrowes be sharpe that are shot of him, they shal not misse, when they shal begine to be shot into the endes of the earth. 4 Esd. 16:13
and the dead shal be cast forth as dung, and there shal be none to comfort them. For the earth shal be left desert, and the cities therof shal be throwen downe. 4 Esd. 16:24
There shal not be left a man to til the ground and to sow it. 4 Esd. 16:25
The grape shal become ripe, & who shal tread it? For there shal be great desolation to places. 4 Esd. 16:27
For a man shal desire to see a man, or to heare his voyce. 4 Esd. 16:28
So the euiles shal not slacke to come forth vpon the earth, and the world shal lament, and sorowes shal hold it round about. 4 Esd. 16:40
so shal iustice hate impietie when she adorneth herselfe, and accuseth her to her face, when he shal come that may defend him that searcheth out al vpon the earth. 4 Esd. 16:51
Therefore be not made like to her, nor to her workes. 4 Esd. 16:52
Who hath put fountaines of waters in the desert, and lakes vpon the toppes of mountaines, to send forth riuers from the high rocke to watter the earth. 4 Esd. 16:61
He knoweth your inuention, and what you thinke in your hartes sinning, and willing to hide your sinnes. 4 Esd. 16:64
Wherfore our Lord in searching hath searched al your workes, and he wil put you al to open shame, 4 Esd. 16:65
Behold God is the Iudge, feare him. Cease from your sinnes, and now forget your iniquities to doe them anie more, & God wil bring you out, and deliuer you from al tribulation. 4 Esd. 16:68
For behold the heate of a great multitude is kindled ouer you, and they shal take certaine of you by violence, & shal make the slaine to be meate for idols. 4 Esd. 16:69
And they that shal consent vnto them, shal be to them in derision, and in reproch, and in conculcation. 4 Esd. 16:70
They shal be as it were madde sparing no bodie, to spoyle and waste yet them that feare our Lord. 4 Esd. 16:72
Woe to them that are entangled with their sinnes, and are couered with their iniquities, as a filde is entangled with the wood, & the path therof couered with thornes, by which no man passeth, & it is closed out, & cast to be deuoured of the fire. 4 Esd. 16:78