The Holy Scriptures According to the Masoretic Text: A New Translation with the Aid of Previous Versions and with the Constant Consultation of Jewish Authorities

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HOLY SCRIPTURES

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ACCORDING TO THE MASORETIC TEXT

A NEW TRANSLATION

WITH THE* AID OF PREVIOUS VERSIONS AND WITH CONSTANT CONSULTATION OF JEWISH AUTHORITIES

PHILADELPHIA

THE JEWISH PUBLICATION SOCIETY OF AMERICA 5677-1917

By The

Copyright, 1917, Jewish Publication Society of America All rights reserved

Third Impression, August, 1919

The Lakeside

Press,

Chicago

PREFACE THE sacred task of translating the Word of God, as revealed to Israel through lawgiver, prophet, psalmist, and sage, began at an early dale. According to an ancient rabbinic interpretation, Joshua had the Torah engraved upon the stones of the altar (Joshua viii. 32) not in the original Hebrew alone, but in all the languages of mankind, which were held to be seventy, in order that all men might become acquainted with the words of the Scriptures.

tendency, tures

had

This statement, with

its universalistic

of course, a reflex of later times, when the Hebrew Scripbecome a subject of curiosity and perhaps also of anxiety to is,

the pagan or semi-pagan world.

While

this tradition contains

an element

of truth, it is certain that

the primary object of translating the Bible was to minister to a need nearer home. Upon the establishment of the Second Commonwealth

under Ezra and Nehemiah, it became imperative to make the Torah of God 'distinct and giving sense' through the means of interpretation (Nehemiah viii. 8 and xiii. 24), that the Word of God migHt be understood by all the people. The Rabbis perceived in this activity of the first generation of the Sopherim the origin of the Aramaic translation known as the Targum, first made orally and afterwards committed to writing, which was necessitated by the fact that Israel had forgotten the sacred language, 'and spoke the idiom current in a large part of western Asia. All this, however, is veiled in obscurity, as is the whole inner history of the Jews during the Persian rule. The historic necessity for translation was repeated with all the great changes in Israel's career. It is enough to point to the Septuagint, or the Greek translation of the Scriptures, the product of Israel's contact with the Hellenistic civilization dominating the world at that

time; to the Arabic translation by the Gaon Saadya, when the great majority of the Jewish people came under the sceptre of Mohammedan rulers; and to the German translation by Mendelssohn and his school, at the dawn of a new epoch, which brought the Jews in Europe, most of

whom spoke

a German

dialect, into closer contact iii

with their neigh-

PREFACE hours.

These translations are

nected with Israel's wanderings events of mankind in general.

all historical

among

products intimately conand with the great

the nations

Ancient and continuous as this task of translation was, it would be a mistake to think that there were no misgivings about it. At least it is certain that opinions were divided as to the desirability of such underWhile Philo and his Alexandrian coreligionists looked upon takings. the translation of the Seventy as a work of inspired men, the Palestinian Rabbis subsequently considered the day on which the Septuagint was completed as one of the most unfortunate in Israel's history, And seeing that the Torah could never be adequately translated.

there are indications enough that the consequences of such translations a desirable nature. However, in view of the eagerness

wfere not all of

with which they were undertaken almost in every land and in every great epoch of the world's history, it is evident that the people at large approved of such translations, thinking them to be a heave-offering to the Lord of each newly acquired vernacular adopted in the course of the ever-changing conditions of history, and in particular a tribute to the beauty of Japheth dwelling in the spiritual tents of Israel.

The greatest change

in the life of Israel during the last two generawas his renewed acquaintance with English-speaking civilization. Out of a handful of immigrants from Central Europe and the East who saw the shores of the New World, or even of England and her colonies, we have grown under Providence both in numbers and in tions

importance, so that

we

now

the greatest section of Israel We are only following in the footsteps of our great predecessors when, with the growth of our numbers, we have applied ourselves to the sacred task of preparing a new translation of the Bible into the English language, which, unless living in

all

constitute

a single country outside

signs fail, is to children of Israel.

of Russia.

become the current speech

of the majority of the

The need of such a translation was felt long ago. Mention may made of the work of Isaac Leeser in America, which was

here be

both preceded and followed by two translations produced in England: the one by Dr. A. Benisch, the other by Dr. Michael Friedlander. iv

PREFACE The most

popular, however,

among

these translations

was that

of

Leeser, which was not only the accepted version in all the synagogues of the United States, but was also reproduced in England. Its great

merit consisted in the fact that

it incorporated all the improvements the Mendelssohn School and their successors, whose com-

proposed by bined efforts were included and further developed in the so-called Zunz Bible, which enjoyed a certain authority among German Jews for several generations. With the advance of time and the progress made in almost all departments of Bible study, it was found that Leeser's translation

would bear improvement and

recasting.

Steps leading to the preparation of a new translation into the English language were taken by the Jewish Publication Society of

America in 1892.

It

was intended to

secure,

if

possible,

through the

co-operation of scholars in the United States and in Great Britain, a new translation of each book, and to place it in the hands of an Editorial Committee, who by correspondence with the translators should harmonize the results of the work of the individual contributors. This method was followed until 1901 under the general direction of *

Doctor Marcus Jastrow, Editor-in-Chief, with Doctor Kaufman Kohler and Doctor Frederick de Sola Mendes as the other members of the Editorial Committee.* ft

There

Genesis,

is

given herewith a

list

of the translations prepared for the Society:

Max Landsberg, Rochester, N.Y.

Exodus and

Obadiah and Jonah, J. Voorsanger (deN. Dembitz ceased), San Francisco, California. Micah, Maurice H. Harris, New York. Ky.

Leviticus, L.

(deceased), Louisville,

Numbers, David Philipson, Cincinnati, Nahum, L. Mayer

(deceased),

Pitts-

burgh, Pa. Deuteronomy, F de Sola Mendes, New Habakkuk, R. Grossman, New York. Y. York.. Zephaniah, M. Schlesinger, Albany, Joshua, Joseph H. Hertz, London, Eng- Haggai, S. Mendelsohn, Wilmington, N. C. land. Malachi, D. Davidson, New York. Judges, Stephen S. Wise, New York. II Samuel, Bernard Drachman, New Job, Marcus Jastrow (deceased), PhilaYork. delphia, Pa. Jeremiah, Sabato Morals (deceased), Ruth, Joseph Krauskopf, Philadelphia, Pa. Philadelphia, P*,. Ezekiel, Henry W. Schneeberger, Balti- Ecclesiastes, Gustav Gottheil (deceased),

Ohio.

N

,

New York. more, Md Oscar Cohen (deceased), Mobile, Esther, William Rosenau, Baltimore, Md.

Joel,

Ala.

Amos, H. Pereira Mendes, New York.

I

Chronicles, M. Mielriner (deceased), Cincinnati, Ohio.

and II

PREFACE became apparent

in 1901 that by this procedure the publicaa translation of the entire Hebrew Bible would be indefinitely delayed, and accordingly the Book of Psalms, translated by Doctor Kohler and revised by his colleagues, was given to the press and issued in 1903. The death of Doctor Jastrow in that year required the formation of a new committee under the chairmanship of Doctor Solomon Schechter. This committee, however, soon found that the method adopted was too complex, and that it It

tion of

was impossible to accomplish by correspondence the extensive work required.

In 1908 the Jewish Publication Society of America and the Central Conference of American Rabbis reached an agreement to co-operate in bringing out the new translation upon a revised plan of having the en-

work done by a Board of Editors instead of endeavoring to harmonize the translations of individual contributors. As a result of this understanding the present Board, composed of Doctor Solomon Schechter, Doctor Cyrus Adler, and^Doctor Joseph Jacobs, representing the Jewish Publication Society of America, and Doctor Kaufman Kohler, Doctor David Philipson, and Doctor Samuel Schulman, representing the Central Conference of American Rabbis, was constituted, and by mutual agreement Professor Max L. Margolis was chosen as the seventh member, he to be the Editor-in-Chief of the work and Secretary to the Editorial Board, of which Doctor Cyrus Adler was elected Chairtire

Incidentally the selection thus made resulted in an equal representation of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America at New York,

man.

Hebrew Union College at Cincinnati, and of the Dropsie College Hebrew and Cognate Learning at Philadelphia. For one year Professor Israel Friedlaender acted as a member of the Board in the stead of the

for

of

Doctor Schechter.

The method employed by the Board was

as follows:

In preparing the manuscript for consideration by the Board of Editors, Professor Margolis took into account the existing English versions, the standard commentaries, ancient and modern, the translations -

already made for the Jewish Publication Society of America, the divergent renderings from the Revised Version prepared for the Jews of

PREFACE England, the marginal notes of the Revised Version, and the changes of the American Committee of Revisers. Due weight was given to the ancient versions as establishing a tradition of interpretation, notably the Septuagint and the versions of Aquila, Symmachus, and Theodotion, the Targums, the Peshitta, the Vulgate, and the Arabic version Talmudic and midrashic allusions and all available Jewish of Saadya. commentators, both the great mediaeval authorities, like Rashi, Kimhi,

and Ibn Ezra, and the moderns

S. D. Luzzatto, Malbim, and Ehrlich, the important non-Jewish commentators, were consulted. this basis, a manuscript was prepared by the Editor-in-Chief and

as well as

On

all

a copy sent to every member of the Board of Editors. Sixteen meetings, covering a period of seven years and occupying one hundred and sixty working days, were held, at which the proposals in this manuscript and many additional suggestions by the members of the Board were considered. Each point was thoroughly discussed, and the view of the majority was incorporated into the manuscript. When the Board was evenly divided, the Chairman cast the deciding vote. From time to time sub-committees were at work upon points left open, and their reports, submitted to the Board, were discussed and voted upon. The proof of the entire work was sent to each member of the Board for revision, and the new proposals which were made by one or another were in turn submitted to a vote by correspondence and to a final

vote at the last meeting of the Board, held in October-

November, 1915. present translation is the first for which a group of men representative of Jewish learning among English-speaking Jews assume joint responsibility, all previous efforts in the English language having been

The

the work of individual translators. It has a character of its own. It aims to combine the spirit of Jewish tradition with the results of It gives to the biblical scholarship, ancient, mediseval, and modern.

Jewish world a translation of the Scriptures done by men imbued with the Jewish consciousness, while the non-Jewish world, it is hoped, will welcome a translation that presents many passages from the Jewish traditional point of view.

The

repeated efforts

by Jews

in the field of biblical translation

vii

PREFACE show

toward translations prepared by other denominaThe dominant feature of this sentiment, apart from the thought

their sentiment

tions.

that the christological interpretations in non-Jewish translations are out of place in a Jewish Bible, is and was that the Jew cannot afford

by others. He cannot from others. If a even he cannot soul as borrow his gift, new country and a new language metamorphose him into a new man, the duty of this new man is to prepare a new garb and a new method of expression for what is most sacred and most dear to him. We are, it is hardly needful to say, deeply grateful for the works of our non-Jewish predecessors, such as the Authorised Version with its admirable diction, which can never be surpassed, as well as for the Rebut they are not ours. The vised Version with its ample learning Editors have not only used these famous English versions, but they have gone back to the earlier translations of Wycliffe, Tyndale, Coverdale, the Bishops' Bible, and the Douai Version, which is the authorised English translation of the Vulgate used by the Roman Catholics; in a word, upon doubtful points in style, all English versions have to have his Bible translation prepared for him

have

it

as

a

been drawn upon. The renditions of parts of the Hebrew Scriptures by Lowth and others in the eighteenth century and by Cheyne and Driver in our own days were likewise consulted. As to the text and order of the biblical books, the present translation follows Jewish tradition, the Sacred Scriptures having come down in a definite compass and in a definite text. They are separated into three

Law (Torah, Pentateuch), Prophets (Nebi'im), Writings (Ketubim) Each of these possesses a different degree of holiness or authority. In the Prophets and the Wntings the order of the books varies in manuscripts or among Jewish authorities; but there is absolute divisions:

.

agreement as to the compass of these two divisions, and no book is transposed from the one into the other. Thus Ruth, Lamentations, and Daniel are all placed in the division of Writings not among the as in non-Jewish versions. Prophets, With every step by which each of the three parts was sealed, nothing to be added or to be taken away, the text was likewise fixed and thenceforth made the object of zealous watchfulness. Even with revia

PREFACE gard to the latest book of our Scriptures, we read its text substanform in which the great Rabbi Akiba read it, he who said that the system by which the sacred text was guarded constituted

tially in the

a fence about the Scriptures. In that system, at first oral and later committed to writing, the letters were actually counted and lists made, to the end that no alterations should creep in at the hands of careless scribes The first to collect the notes known as Masorah was Jacob ben Haim Ibn Adonijah, the editor of the second Rabbinic Bible. In our own day many scholars have been prominent in this field of labour, chief among whom are Wolf Heidenheim, S. Frensdorff, S. Baer, and C. D. Ginsburg. We have" followed Baer's texta and for the parts not edited by him that of Ginsburg. Not only does the text known as the

masoretic represent the text current in the Synagogue with regard to consonants, but also with regard to its signs standing for vowels and accents, both of which embody the interpretation accepted by the Synagogue. While in the scrolls which are read in the Synagogue the bare consonants are alone permitted, readers must prepare themselves from copies allowed for private use, in ancient times written and now printed, which contain the additional signs for vowels and accents. A translation must naturally follow the guide of the latter. Moreover, the public reader is bound in certain cases to substitute mentally other consonants in the place of those found in the scrolls, in accordance with the marginal annotations in the copies intended for private use. These

variants are taken traditionally for corrections, and the public reader who persists in ignoring them forfeits his position. It is true that in

the case of such variations the Jewish commentators of the Middle Ages sought to elicit a meaning also from the textual reading, and seem here

and there tacitly to give it preference, but all this partakes of the nature of private judgment, and does not affect the uniform practice While as a rule the margin of the public readings in the Synagogue. (Kere) was followed,

we have

occasionally adopted the consonants of

alt should be noted that in the otherwise excellent edition of Baer the word pH has been omitted by mistake in Proverbs v. 20. In EzeMel ix. 9 the Board deviated from the Baer edition and accepted the reading D^E"! instead of DEH. In Psalm bdi. 4 the vocalization of Ben Naphtali was followed instead of that of Ben Asher usually adopted by Baer.

PREFACE the text (Ketib), as for instance in Psalm cxxxix.

16,

and

II Chroni-

cles xxiv. 27; xxxiv. 9.

A translation destined for the people that must be the traditional.

can follow only one text, and Nevertheless a translator is not a tran-

His principal function is to make the Hebrew intelFaithful though he must be to the Hebrew idiom, he will ligible. nevertheless be forced by the genius of the English language to use cir-

scriber of the text.

cumlocution, to add a word or two, to alter the sequence of words, and the like. In general, our rule has been that, where the word or

words added are implied in the Hebrew construction, no device is used to mark the addition; where, on the other hand, the addition is not at once to be inferred from the original wording and yet seems necessary for the understanding, it has been enclosed in brackets. Naturally opinion will differ as to what may be deemed an addition warranted by the Hebrew construction and what may not, but as intelligibility was the principal aim, the Editors have felt justified in

making their

additions, sparingly

it is true,

but nevertheless as often as

the occasion required.

We have thought it proper to limit the margin to the shortest compass, confining it to such elucidation of and references to the literal meaning as are absolutely necessary for making the translation intelligible.

The Rabbis enumerate sciously altered the text.

eighteen instances in which the scribes conhave called attention to a change of this

We

nature in Judges xviii. 30. Personal pronouns referring to the Deity have been capitalized. As an aid to clearness direct discourse has been indicated by quotation marks. In the prophetical writings, where the speech of the prophet imperceptibly glides into the words of the Deity, and in the legal portions of the Pentateuch, it has been thought best to use quotation

marks

names in the Engsomewhat from an accurate many of the has it nevertheless been deemed wise, representation Hebrew, the to of Hebrew names in their usual owing familiarity English form, lish

sparingly.

Bible in

Although the

spelling of proper

instances deviates

generally to retain the current spelling. In all externals this translation is especially adapted for use in syna-

PREFACE gogue and school. The Keriat ha-Torah, or the reading of the section from the Five Books of Moses, is the central feature of the Synagogue The Pentateuch is divided into fifty-four sections; beginning service. with the Sabbath following the Feast of Tabernacles, the readings on the Sabbaths of the year are taken in their order from the Five Books of Moses. The reading consists either of the whole section or of a seThere was a variant custom according to which the lected portion. of Torah extended over a period of three years instead the reading of one year. However, the one year cycle gradually superseded the three year cycle, and has become the universal custom in the Synagogue. The Pentateuchal readings are supplemented by readings from the Prophets known as Haftarot. Readings from the third portion of the Bible, though customary at one time, have now largely fallen into disuse. The five small books known as the Five Megillot are given a place in the Synagogue service in their entirety.

On

the feast of

Purim the book of Esther is read; the book of Lamentations is read on Tish'ah be-Ab (Ninth of Ab), the fast-day observed in commemoration of the destruction of Jerusalem; Song of Songs, Ruth, and Ecclesiastes are read respectively on the Feast of Passover, the Feast

Weeks, and the Feast of Tabernacles. The sections of the Pentateuch as traditionally read on the Sabbath are indicated, and a table gives all Scriptural readings, both on the Sabbath and on feast days and fast days. of

a gracious Providence the present company of Edifinish the work which is now given to the public. The final meeting in November, nineteen hundred and fifteen, was closed with a prayer of thanks to God that the great task was completed and that the group which during seven years had toiled together was intact. Since that day two of our number have been called to the

By the favor

tors

of

was permitted to

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PREFACE academy on high, Solomon Schechter and Joseph ory for a blessing.

Jacobs, be their

mem-

We grieve that it was not

granted these cherished fruition of their labours; their whole-

colleagues to live to see the final hearted and devoted service is herewith recorded in grateful appreciation. In all humility their co-workers submit this version to the Jewish people in the confident of the Word of God.

n:tn

tn m?

hope that

it will

aid

them

in the knowledge

September

27, 1916.

TABLE OF SCRIPTURAL READINGS PENTATEUCH 1 1 -

Genesis

6

PROPHETS 6.8

-11 32

12.1 -17.27 18.1 -22.24

23

1 -25 18 25.19-28.9 28.10-32 3 32.4 -36 43 37.1 -40 23 41 1 -44.17 44.18-47 27 47.28-50.26 1.1 - 6 1 6.2 - 9 35 10.1 -13.16 13.17-17.16 18.1 -20.23

Exodus

21.1

-2418

25 1 -27.19 27 20-30 10 30.11-3435 35 1 -38.20 38 21-40 38 Leviticus 1.1 - 5 26 6.1 - 8.36 9.1 -11.47 12.1 -13.59 14.1 -15 33 16.1 -18 30 19.1 -20.27

,

Numbers

21.1 -2423 25.1 -26.2 26.3 -27.34 1.1

- 4 20

4.21- 7.89 8 1 -12.16 13.1 -15.41 16 1 -18.32 19.1 -22.1 22.2 -25.9 25 10-30.1 30.2 -32 42 33,1 -36.13

Isaiah 42.5-43.11 (42.5-21) a Isaiah 54.1 -555(54.1-10) Isaiah 40.27-41.16 II Kings 4.1-37 (4.1-23) I Kings 1.1-31 Malachi 1.1-2 7 Hosea 11.7-12.12 Hosea 12 13-14.10 (Obadiah 1.1-21) Amos 2 6-3.8 I Kings 3.15-4 1 Ezekiel 37 15-28 I Kings 2.1-12 Isaiah 27.6-28.13; 29.22, 23 (Jeremiah 1.1-2 3) Ezekiel 28.25-29 21 Jeremiah 46.13-28 Judges 4 4-5 31 (5.1-31) Isaiah 6.1-7.6; 9.5, 6 (6 1-13) Jeremiah 34 8-22; 33 25, 26 I Kings 5.26-6.13 Ezekiel 43 10-27 I Kings 18 1-39 (18 20-39) I Kings 7.40-50 (7 13-26) I Kings 7 51-8.21 (7 40-50) Isaiah 43.21-44 23 Jeremiah 7 21-8.3; 9.22, 23 II Samuel 6.1-7 3 (6.1-19) II Kings 4 42-5 19 II

Kings 7 3-20

Ezekiel 22.1-18 (22 1-16) Amos 9 7-15 (Ezekiel 20 2-20) Ezekiel 44.15-31 Jeremiah 32.6-27 Jeremiah 16.19-17.14

Hosea 2 1-22 Judges 13.2-25 Zechariah 2.14^4.7 Joshua 2.1-24 I

Samuel 11.14-12 22

Judges 11.1-33

Micah 5.6-6.8 I Kings 18 46 -19 21 Jeremiah 1.1-2.3 Jeremiah 2.4-28; 3.4 (2.4-28; 4.1, 2)

a Parentheses indicate Sephardic

ritual.

XU1

TABLE OF SCRIPTURAL READINGS PROPHETS

PENTATEUCH Deuteronomy 1.1 - 3 22

Isaiah 1.1-27 Isaiah 40.1 -26 Isaiah 49.14-51.3 Isaiah 54 11-55 5 Isaiah 51.12-52.12 Isaiah 54 1-10 Isaiah 60 1-22 Isaiah 61.10-63 9 Isaiah 55.6-56 8 II Samuel 22 1-51 Joshua 1 1-18 (1 1-9)

3 23- 7.11 7,12-11.25 11.26-16.17 16.18-21.9 21.10-25.19 26 1 -29.8 29 9 -30.20 31.1 -30 32.1 -52 33.1 -34.12

New

Year, 1st

Day

2dDay Sabbath Shubah

Genesis 21 1-34; Numbers 29 1-6 Genesis 22 1-24; Numbers 29 1-6

I

Samuel 1.1-2.10

Jeremiah 31.2-20 142-10; Micah 7 18-20, or Hosea 14 210, Joel 2.15-17 (Hosea

Hosea

Weekly portion

14.2-10;

Day

Micah 7.18-20)

of -Atonement,

Morning

Leviticus 16 1-34;

Numbers 29 7-11

Isaiah 57.14-58 14

Afternoon

Leviticus 18 1-30

Jonah 11-411; Micah 7.18-20

Tabernacles, 1st

Day

Leviticus 22 26-23 44;

Numbers 29 12-16

2dDay Sabbath During the Middle Days 8th

Day

Numbers 29 35-30 Rejoicing of the

Law

Zechanah 14 1-21

Leviticus 22 26-23 44; Numbers 29.12-16 Exodus 33 12-34 26; Daily portion from Numbers 29 Deuteronomy 14 22-16 17

Kings 8 2-21

Ezekiel 38 18-39 16 I

1

Deuteronomy 33 1-34

I

Kings 8 54-66

12;

Genesis 1 1-2.3; First

Sabbath Hanukkah

Numbers 29.35-30 1 Weekly and Hanukkah

Joshua 1.1-18

portions

Zechariah 2.14-4.7

(1

1-9)

Second Sabbath Hanukkah Weekly and Hanukkah Shekalim

Zakor

portions

I

Weekly portion; Exodus 30.11-16

II

Weekly portion; Deuteronomy 25 17-19

Kings 7.40-50

Kings 1217)

I

1-17(1117-

Samuel 15,2-34 (15.1-

34) xiv

12.

TABLE OF SCRIPTURAL READINGS

Sabbath During the Middle Days 7th

Day

8th

Day

Pentecost, 1st

Day

2dDay

Exodus 33.12-34.26

Exodus 13 17-15 26; Numbers 28.19-25 Deuteronomy 15.19-16 17 Numbers 28 19-25 Exodus 19 1-20 23; Numbers 28.26-31 Deuteronomy 15.19-16 17 Numbers 28 26-31

Deuteronomy 4 25-40 Afternoon Exodus 32.11-14; 34 1-10

Ninth of Ab, Morning Other Fasts Sabbath and

Ezekiel 36.37-37.14 (37.1-14)

Numbers 28.19-25

Exodus 32.11-14; 34.1-10

New Moon Weekly

II

Samuel 22.1-51

a ;

Isaiah 10 32-12.6

a ;

Ezekiel 1 1-28; 3.12

Habakkuk 3.1-19

2-10, Micah 7. 18-20) Isaiah 55.6-56.8 (noae)

portion;

Numbers 28.9-15

Isaiah 66.1-24

Weekly portion

I

Sabbath immediately preceding a

New Moon

On Sabbath,

14.22-16.17

(2.20-

319) Jeremiah 8 13-9.23 Isaiah 55.6-56.8 (Hosea

Samuel 20.18-42

14.

THE ORDER OF THE BOOKS OF

THE HOLY SCRIPTURES

min THE LAW PAGE

GENESIS

3

EXODUS

65 118 157 212

LEVITICUS

.

NUMBERS DEUTEROISTOMY

GENESIS IN the beginning God created the tree bearing fruit, wherein is the heaven and the earth. 2Novv the seed thereof, after its kind; and God earth was unformed and void, and saw that it was good. 13And there darkness was upon the face of the was evening and there was morning, a deep; and the spirit of God hovered third day. 14 over the face of the waters. 3And And God said: 'Let there be lights God said: 'Let there be light.' And in the firmament of the heaven to there was light. 4And God saw the divide the day from the night; and light, that it was good; and God let them be for signs, and for seasons, divided the light from the darkness. and for days and years; 15and let them 5 And God called the light Day, and be for lights in the firmament of the the darkness He called Night. And heaven to give light upon the earth "J

J

And

it was so. And God made the two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night; and the stars. 17And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the K earth, and to rule over the day and were under the firmament from the over the night, and to divide the light waters which were above the firma- from the darkness; and God saw that 8 And God called it was good. 19And there was evenment; and it was so. the firmament Heaven. And there ing and there was morning, a fourth was evening and there was morning, day. 20 And God said: 'Let the waters a second day. 9 And God said- 'Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, under the heaven be gathered together and let fowl fly above the earth in the unto one place, and let the dry land open firmament of heaven.' ^And appear.' And it was so. "And God God created the great sea-monsters, called the dry land Earth, and the and every living creature that creepeth, together of the waters called wherewith the waters swarmed, after fthering 3 Seas; and God saw that it was its kind, and every winged fowl after n And God said: 'Let the its kind; and God saw that it was good.

there was evening and there was morning, one day. 6 And God said: 'Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the 7 And God made the firmawaters.' ment, and divided the waters which

earth put forth grass, herb yielding and fruit-tree bearing fruit after its kind, wherein is the seed thereof, upon the earth.' And it was so. KAnd the earth brought forth grass, herb yielding seed after iljs^kind, and

16

good. ing:

seed,

fill

^And God

blessed them, say-

and multiply, and the waters in the seas, and let 'Be

fruitful,

fowl multiply in the earth/ ^And there was evening and there was

morning, a

3

fifth

day.

GENESIS

1.24

made. 3And God blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it; because that in it He rested from all His work which God in creating had made. 4 These are the generations of the heaven and of the earth when they the cattle after their kind, and every were created, in the day that the thing that creepeth upon the ground LORD God made earth and heaven. No shrub of the field was yet in the after its kind; and God saw that it

^And God said: 'Let the earth bring forth the living creature after its kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after its kind And it was so. 25And God made the beast of the earth after its kind, and '

fi

was good.

make man

^And God

said: 'Let us earth, and no herb of the field in our image, after our yet sprung up; for the LORD

and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.' 27And God created man in His own image, in the image of God created He him; male and female created He them. 28Aad God blessed them; and God said unto them: 'Be

likeness;

fruitful,

and multiply, and replenish

the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that creepeth upon the earth/ 29And God said: 'Behold, I

had

God

had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground; 6but there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground. 7 Then the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became 8 a living soul. And the LORD God a planted garden eastward, in Eden; and there He put the man whom He had formed. 9And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the

have given you every herb yielding knowledge of good and evil. l And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became four heads. uThe name of the first is Pishon; that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; 12and the gold of creepeth upon the earth, wherein that land is good; there is bdellium there is a living soul, [I have given] and the onyx stone. 13And the name every green herb for food/ And it was of the second river is Gihon; the same so. 31And God saw every thing that He is it that compasseth the whole land of had made, and, behold^ it was very Cush. 14And the name of the third a good. And there was evening and river is Tigris; that is it which goeth there was morning, the sixth day. toward the east of Asshur. And the O And the heaven and the earth fourth river is the Euphrates. "And were finished, and all the host of the LORD God took the man, and put them. 2And on the seventh day God him into the garden of Eden to dress finished His work which He had it and to keep it. 16And the LORD made; and He rested on the seventh God commanded the man, saying: day from all His work which He had 'Of every tree of the garden thou seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed to you it shall be for food; 30and to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that

Heb Hiddekel 4

17 4 And the mayest freely eat; but of the tree of ye touch it, lest ye die/ the knowledge of good and evil, thou serpent said unto the woman: 'Ye shalt not eat of it; for in the day that shall not surely die; *for God doth thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely know that in the day ye eat thereof, die/ then your eyes shall be opened, ana 18 And the LORD God said: 'It is ye shall be as God, knowing good 6 not good that the man should be and evil/ And when ^ the woman alone; I will make him a help meet for saw that the tree was good for food, him/ 19And out of the ground the and that it was a delight to the eyes, LORD God formed every beast of the and that the tree was to be desired field, and every fowl of the air; and to make one wise, she took of the fruit brought them unto the man to see thereof, and did eat; and she gave also what he would call them; and what- unto her husband with her, and he did soever the man would call every living eat. 7And the eyes of them both were creature, that was to be the name opened, and they knew that they thereof. 20And the man gave names to were naked; and they sewed fig-leaves all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, together, and made themselves girdles. and to every beast of the field; but 8And they heard the voice of the for Adam there was not found a help LORD God walking in the garden meet for him. 21And the LORD God toward the cool of the day; and the caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man and his wife hid themselves from man, and he slept; and He took one the presence of the LORD God amongst 9 of his ribs, and closed up the place the trees of the garden. And the with flesh instead thereof. ^And the LORD God called unto the man, and 'Where art thou?' rib, 'which the LORD God had taken said unto him: from the man, made He a woman, and And he said: 'I heard Thy voice in brought her unto the man. ^And the the garden, and I was afraid, because man said: 'This is now bone of my I was naked; and I hid myself/ "And bones, and flesh of my flesh; she shall He said: 'Who told thee that thou be called aWoman, because she was wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the taken out of b Man/ 24Therefore shall tree, whereof I commanded thee that a man leave his father and his mother, thou shouldest not eat?' ^And the

and

shall cleave unto his wife, and 25 And they they shall be one flesh. were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed. Q Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman: 'Yea, hath God said: Ye shall hot eat of any tree of the garden?' 2And the wolnan said unto the serpent: 'Of the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat; 8 but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said: Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall *

Heb. Isshah.

man

said:

'The

woman whom Thou

gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat/ "And the LORD God said unto the woman: What is this thou hast done?' And the woman said: 'The serpent be14 And the guiled me, and I did eat/ LORD God said unto the serpent: 'Because thou hast done this, cursed art thou from among all cattle, and from among all beasts of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy 15 And I will put enmity between life. thee and the woman, and between thy bHeb.

Ish.

GENESIS

3.15

seed and her seed; they shall bruise again she bore his brother Abel. And thy head, and thou shalt bruise their Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain heel/ was a tiller of the ground. 3And in 16 Unto the woman He said: 'I will process of time it came to pass, that greatly multiply thy pain and thy trav- Cam brought of the fruit of the ground 4 And ail; in pain thou shalt bring forth an offering unto the LORD. of the he be also and shall to desire Abel, brought firstlings thy children; thy husband, and he shall rule over of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel thee' 17 And unto Adam He said Because and to his offering; 5but unto Cain thou hast hearkened unto the voice and to his offering He had not respect. of thy wife, and hast eaten of the And Cain was very wroth, and his 6 And the LORD tree, of which I commanded thee, countenance fell. Thou shalt not eat of it; said unto Cain. 'Why art thou wroth? saying: cursed is the ground for thy sake; and why is thy countenance fallen? in toil shalt thou eat of it all the days 7 If thou doest well, shall it not be 18 Thorns also and thistles lifted up? and if thou doest not well, of thy life. shall it bring forth to thee; and thou sin coucheth at the door; and unto 19 In thee is its desire, but thou mayest shalt eat the herb of the field the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat rule over it.' 8And Cain spoke unto And it came to bread, till thou ret urn unto the ground; Abel his brother. for out of it wast thou taken; for pass, when they were in the that Afield, dust thou art, and unto dust shalt Cain rose up against Abel his brother, 7 20 And the man called and slew him. thou return. 9 And the LORD said unto Cain: his wife's name aEve; because she was the mother of all living. ^And the 'Where is Abel thy brother? And LORD God made for Adam and for his he said: l know not; am I my 10 And He said: wife garments of skins, and clothed brother's keeper? them. 'What hast thou done? the voice of ^And the LORD God said: 'Behold, thy brother's blood crieth unto Me the man is become as one of us, to from the ground. uAnd now cursed know good and evil; and now, lest art thou from the ground, which he put forth his hand, and take also hath opened her mouth to receive of the tree of life, and eat, and live thy brother's blood from thy hand. for ever/ ^Therefore the LORD God l2When thou tillest the ground, it sent him forth from the garden of shall not henceforth yield unto thee Eden, to till the ground from whence her strength; a fugitive and a wanderhe was taken. ^So He drove out the er shalt thou be in the earth.' 13And My punishman; and He placed at the east of Cain said unto the LORD the garden of Eden the cherubim, ment is greater than I can bear. l4 and the flaming sword which turned Behold, Thou hast driven me out every way, to keep the way to the this day from the face of the land; and tree of life. from Thy face shall I be hid; and I A And the man knew Eve his wife; shall be a fugitive and a wanderer in and she conceived and bore Cain, the earth; and it will come to pass, and said: 'I have b gotten a man that whosoever findeth me will slay with the help of the LORD.' 2And me.' 15And the LORD said unto him: '

:

7

r

7

'

:

^

Heb. Havvah, that is,

Life.

6

b

Heb. kanah, to

get.

GENESIS 'Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain,

Mm

be taken on sevenfold.' And the LORD set a sign for Cain, lest any finding him, should smite him. 16 And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of aNod, on the east of Eden. 17 And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bore Enoch; and he builded a city, and called the name of vengeance

shall

5.19

the book of the generaAdam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made He him; ^ale and female created He them, and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the

This

is

tions of

3 And day when they were created. Adam lived a hundred and thirty years, and begot a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth. 4And the days of Adam the city after the name of his son after he begot Seth were eight hundred Enoch. 18And unto Enoch was born years ; and he begot sons and daughters. 5 Irad; and Irad begot Mehujael; and And all the days that Adam lived b Mehujael begot Methushael; and were nine hundred and thirty years; Methushael begot Lamech. I9And and he died. s And Seth lived a hundred and five Lamech took unto him two wives, the name of the one was Adah, and years, and begot Enosh. 7And Seth the name of the other Zillah. 20And lived after he begot Enosh eight Adah bore Jabal; he was the father hundred and seven years, and begot 8 And all the of such as dwell in tents and have sons and daughters. 21 And his brother's name was days of Seth were nine hundred and cattle. Jubal; he was the father of all such twelve years; and he died. 9 And Enosh lived ninety years, and as handle the harp and pipe. MAnd 10 And Enosh lived she also the bore Tubal-cain, begot Kenan. Zillah, he Kenan after of of instrument eight hundred forger every cutting begot brass and iron; and the sister of Tubal- and fifteen years, and begot sons and "And all the days of cain was Naamah. ^And Lamech said daughters. unto his wives^: Enosh were nine hundred and five Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; years; and he died. 12 Ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto And Kenan lived seventy years, and begot MahalaleL wAnd Kenan my speech; For I have slam a ma,n for wound- lived after he begot Mahalalel eight hundred and forty years, and begot ing me, And a young man for bruising me; sons and daughters. 14And all the ^If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, days of Kenan were nine hundred and Truly Lamech seventy and seven- ten years; and he died. 16 And Mahalalel lived sixty and five fold. 25 And Adam knew his wife again; years, and begot Jared. 16And Mahaand she bore a son, and called his lalel lived after he begot Jared eight name cSeth* 'for God dhath ap- hundred and thirty years, and begot 17 And all the pointed me another seed instead of sons and daughters. 26 Abel; for Cam slew him.' And to days of Mahalalel were eight hundred Seth, to him also there was born a ninety and five years; and he died. 18 And Jared fived a hundred sixty son; and he called his name Enosh; then began men to call upon the name and two years, and begot Enoch. 19 of the LORD. And Jared lived, after he begot Enoch *

That

is,

Wandering.

*>Heb. MehijaeL

Heb. Sheth.

Heb. El

rot.

That is, The well of the Liwno One who seeth me.

17

GENESIS

1614

a

Heb. Ab hamon.

b

That

is,

From

Princess.

18

the Heb. root meaning

to

laugh.

GENESIS

18.21

9 that were bought with his money, the tree, and they did eat. And they every male among the men of Abra- said unto him: 'Where is Sarah thy ham's house, and circumcised the wife?' And he said: 'Behold, in the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame tent.' 10And He said: 'I will certainly day, as God had said unto him. return unto thee when the season com^And Abraham was ninety years old eth round; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall and nine, when he was circumcised have a son.' And Sarah heard in the 25 in the flesh of his foreskin. And tent door, which was behind him. Ishmael his son was thirteen years ll Now Abraham and Sarah were old, old, when he was circumcised in the and well stricken in age; it had ceased flesh of his foreskin. 26In the selfsame to be with Sarah after the manner of day was Abraham circumcised, and women. 12And Sarah laughed within Ishmael his son. 27And all the men of herself, saying: 'After I am waxed old his house, those born in the house, and shall I have pleasure, my lord being those bought with money of a foreigner, old also?' "And the LORD said unto were circumcised with him. Abraham: 'Wherefore did Sarah

all

laugh, saying:

arm 1

Q

And

the LORD appeared unto him by the terebinths of Mamre,

Shall I of

as he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day; 2 and he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood over against him; and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the didst laugh.' 16 tent door, and bowed down to the And the men rose earth,

3

and

haye found

lord, if now I favour in thy sight, pass

said-

'My

not away, I pray thee, from thy servant. 4Let now a little water be fetched, and wash your feet, and recline 5 yourselves under the tree. And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and stay ye your heart; after that ye shall pass on; forasmuch as ye are come to your And they said: 'So do, as servant. thou hast said.' 6And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and 'Make ready quickly three said: measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes.' 7And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetched a calf tender and good, and gave it unto the servant; and he hastened to dress it. 8And he took curd, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under '

a surety

14 Is any bear a child, who am old? thing too hard for the LORD? At the set tune I will return unto thee, when the season cometh round, and Sarah 15 Then Sarah denied, shall have a son/ 'I laughed not'; for she was saying: afraid. And He said: Nay; but thou '

up from thence, and looked out toward Sodom; and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way. 17And the LORD said: 'Shall I hide from Abraham that which I am doing; 1$seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? 19 For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of the LORD, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which He hath spoken of him/ 20And the LORD said: 'Verily, the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and, verily, their sin is exceed21 I will go down now, ing grievous. and see whether they have, done altogether according to the cry of it, which

19

GENESIS

18.21

not, I will as He had left off speaking to Abraturned from ham; and Abraham returned unto his thence, and went toward Sodom; but place. And the two angels came to Abraham stood yet before the LORD. 1 Sodom at even and Lot sat in the ^And Abraham drew near, and said. 'Wilt Thou indeed sweep away the gate of Sodom; and Lot saw them, and 24 Perad- rose up to meet them; and he fell righteous with the wicked? venture there are fifty righteous within down on his face to the earth; 2and the city; wilt Thou indeed sweep away he said: 'Behold now, my lords, turn and not forgive the place for the fifty aside, I pray you, into your servant's righteous that are therein? ^hat be house, and tarry all night, and wash far from Thee to do after this manner, your feet, and ye shall rise up early, to slay the righteous with the wicked, and go on your way.' And they said: that so the righteous should be as the 'Nay; but we will abide in the broad 3 And he urged them wicked; that be far from Thee; shall place all night.' not the Judge of all the earth do greatly; and they turned in unto him, 26 And the LOBD said: 'If I and entered into his house; and he justly?' find in Sodom fifty righteous within made them a feast, and did bake unthe city, then I will forgive all the leavened bread, and they did eat. 27 And Abraham 4But before thfiy lay down, the men place for their sake.' answered and said: 'Behold now, I of the city, even the men of Sodom, have taken upon me to speak unto the compassed the house round, both Lord, who am but dust and ashes. young and old, all the people from 28 Peradventure there shall lack five every quarter. 6And they called unto of the fifty righteous; wilt Thou de- Lot, and said unto him: 'Where are is

come unto Me; and

^And

know.'

the

if

men

Q

;

^

stroy

He

all

the city for lack of five?' 'I will not destroy it,

said:

And if

men

that came in to thee this them out unto us, that we may know them.' 6And Lot went out unto them to the door, and shut 7 And he said: the door after him. 'I pray you, my brethren, do not so 8 Behold now, I have two wickedly. daughters that have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes; only unto these men do nothing; forasmuch as they are come under the shadow of my roof.' 9And they said: 'Stand back.' And they said: 'This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs play the judge; now will we deal worse with And they thee, than with them.' pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and drew near to break the door. But the men put forth their hand, and brought Lot into the house to the

I night? bring

and five.' 29And he spoke unto Him yet again, and said: 'Peradventure there shall be forty found there.' And He said: 'I will not do it for the forty's sake.' s And he said: 'Oh, let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak. Peradventure there shall thirty be found there.' And He said: 'I will not do it, if I find thirty there.' 3lAnd he said: 'Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto Peradventure there shall the Lord. be twenty found there.' And He said 'I will not destroy it for the twenty's f sake.' ^And he said: Oh, let not the and I will speak yet be Lord angry, but this once. Peradventure ten shall be found there.' And He said: 'I will not destroy it for the ten's sake.' the LOBD went His way, as soon find there forty

:

20

GENESIS

19.33

uAnd shall live/ 21And he said unto him: them, and the door they shut. they smote the men that were at the 'See, I have accepted thee concerning door of the house with blindness, both this thing also, that I will not oversmall and great; so that they wearied throw the city of which thou hast themselves to find the door. ^And spoken. ^Hasten thou, escape thither; the men said unto Lot: 'Hast thou for I cannot do any thing till thou be here any besides? son-in-law, and come thither/ Therefore the name a thy sons, and thy daughters, and of the city was called Zoar. ^The whomsoever thou hast in the city; sun was risen upon the earth when Lot bring them out of the place; ^for we came unto Zoar. ^Then the LORD will destroy this place, because the caused to rain upon Sodom and upon cry of them is waxed great before the Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the He overLORD; and the LOED hath sent us to LORD out of heaven; 14 And Lot went out, and threw those cities, and all the Plain, destroy it/ spoke unto his sons-in-law, who and all the inhabitants of the cities, married his daughters, and said: and that which grew upon the ground. 'Up, get you out of this place; for the ^But his wife looked back from behind LORD will destroy the city.' But he him, and she became a pillar of salt, seemed unto his sons-in-law as one 27And Abraham got up early in the that jested. 15And when the morning morning to the pkce where he had 2S And he arose, then the angels hastened Lot. stood before the LORD. ana take and looked out toward Sodom Gomorthy wife, saying: 'Arise, thy two daughters that are here; lest rah, and toward all the land of the thou be swep away in the iniquity of Plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke Jut he lingered; and the of the land went up as the smoke of a the city/ men laid hold upon his hand, and upon furnace. 29 the hand of his wife, and upon the Aiid it came to pass, when God hand of his two daughters; the LORD destroyed the cities of the Plain, that being merciful unto him. And they God remembered Abraham, and sent brought him forth, and set him without Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, the city. 17And it came to pass, when when He overthrew the cities in which they had brought them forth abroad, Lot dwelt. 30 And Lot went up put of Zoar, and that he said: 'Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay dwelt in the mountain, and his two thou in all the Plain; escape to the daughters with him; for he feared to mountain, lest thou be swept away/ dwell in Zoar; and he dwelt in a cave, "And Lot said unto them: 'Oh, not he and his two daughters. 3lAnd the 19 Our so, my lord; behold now, thy servant first-born said unto the younger hath found grace in thy sight, and father is old, and there is not a man in thou hast magnified thy mercy, the earth to come in unto us after the which thou hast shown unto me in manner of all the earth. ^Oome, let saving my life; and I cannot escape us make our father drink wine, and "

'

;

^

'

:

to the mountain, lest the evil overtake we will lie with him, that we may pre20 Behold now, this serve seed of our father/ ^And they me, and I die. city is near to flee unto, and it is a made their father drink wine that Aiid the first-born went in, little one; oh, let me escape thither night. and my soul and lay with her father; and he knew is it not a little one? fc

That

is,

Ltttlet see verse 20.

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GENESIS

19.33

not when she lay down, nor when she 34 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the first-born said unto the younger: 'Behold, I lay yesternight with my father. Let us make him drink wine this night also; and go thou in, and lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father/ 35 And they made their father drink wine that night also. And the younger arose, and lay with him; and he knew not when she lay down, nor when she arose. 36Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father. 37 And the first-born bore a son, and

he

is

a prophet, and he

shall

pray for

thee, and thou shalt live; and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are 8 And Abimelech rose early in thine.' the morning, and called all his servants,

arose.

and told all these things in their ears; and the men were sore afraid, ^hen Abimelech called Abraham, and said What hast thou done unto unto him us? and wherein have I sinned against thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought 10 And Abimelech not to be done.' the same is the said unto Abraham: 'What sawest called his name Moab father of the Moabites unto this day. thou, that thou hast done this thing?' 38 And the younger, she also bore a son, uAnd Abraham said: 'Because I and called his name Ben-ammi the thought: Surely the fear of God is same is the father of the children of not in this place; and they will slay '

:

Ammon

unto this day. journeyed from thence toward the land of the South, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur; and he sojourned in Gerar. 2 And Abraham said of Sarah his wife: 'She is my sister.' And Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah. 3 But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him: 'Behold, thou shalt die, because of the woman whom thou hast taken; for she is a man's wife/ 4Now Abimelech had not come near her; and ha said: 'Lord, wilt Thou slay even a righteous nation? ^aid he not himself unto me She is my sister? and she, even she

OA ^ u

me

And Abraham

:

herself

said:

He

is

my

brother,

In the simplicity of my heart and the innocency of my hands have I done 6 this.' And God said unto him in the dream: 'Yea, I know that in the simplicity of thy heart thou hast done this, and I also withheld thee from sinning against Me. Therefore suffered I thee not to touch her. *Now therefore restore the man's wife; for

for

my

over she

wife's sake.

indeed

is

daughter of daughter of

my my

my

And more-

12

the

sister,

but not the mother; and' so she father,

my wife. ^And it came to when God caused me to wan-

became pass,

der from

my

father's house, that I

unto her: This is thy kindness which thou shalt show unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say said

of

me:

He

is

my

brother.'

And

14

Abimelech took sheep and oxen, and men-servants and women -servants, and gave them unto Abraham, and 15 And restored him Sarah his wife. Abimelech said: 'Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth 16 thee.' And unto Sarah he said: 'Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver; behold, it is for thee a covering of the eyes to all that are with thee; and before 17 And all men thou art righted.' Abraham prayed unto God; and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and tiis maid-servants; and they bore 18 For the LORD had fast children.

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GENESIS

21 26

closed up all the wombs of the house of it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulAbimelech, because of Sarah Abra- der, and the child, and sent her away; ham's wife. and she departed, and strayed in the And the LORD remembered wilderness of Beer-sheba. I5And the Sarah as He had said, and the water in the bottle was spent, and LORD did unto Sarah as He had spoken. she cast the child under one of the 2 And" Sarah conceived, and bore Abra- shrubs. 16And she went, and sat her ham a son in his old age, at the set down over against him a good way off, time of which God had spoken to him. as it were a bowshot; for she said: 3 And Abraham called the name of his Let me not look upon the death of son that was born unto him, whom the child.' And she sat over against Sarah bore to him, Isaac. 4And Abra- him, and lifted up her voice, and ham circumcised his son Isaac when wept. 17And God heard the voice of he was eight days old, as God had the lad; and the angel of God called 5 commanded him. And Abraham to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto was a hundred years old, when his her: 'What aileth thee, Hagar? fear son Isaac was born unto him. 6And not; for God hath heard the voice Sarah said: 'God hath made laughter of the lad where he is. 18Arise, lift for me; every one that heareth will up the lad, and hold him fast by thy 7 And she hand; for I will make him a great laugh on account of me.' said: 'Who would have said unto nation.' 19And God opened her eyes, Abraham, that Sarah should give and she saw a well of water; and she children suck? for I have borne him a went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink. 20And God son in his old age.' 8 And the child grew, and was was with the lad, and he grew; and weaned. And Abraham made a great he dwelt in the wilderness, and befeast on the day that Isaac was weaned. came an archer. ^And he dwelt in 9 And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the the wilderness of Paran; and his Egyptian, whom she had borne unto mother took him a wife out of the Abraham, making sport. "Wherefore land of Egypt. ^And it came to pass at that time, she said unto Abraham: 'Cast out this bondwoman and her son; for the that Abimelech and Phicol the captain son of this bondwoman shall not be of his host spoke unto Abraham, sayheir with my son, even with Isaac.' ing: God is with thee in all that thou uAnd the thing was very grievous in doest. ^Now therefore swear unto Abraham's sight on account of his me here by God that thou wilt not son. ^And God said unto Abraham: deal falsely with me, nor with my 'Let it not be grievous in thy sight son, nor with my son's son; but acbecause of the lad, and because of thy cording to the kindness that I have bondwoman; in all that Sarah saith done unto thee, thou shalt do unto unto thee, hearken unto her voice; me, and to the land wherein thou ^And Abraham for in Isaac shall seed be called to thee. hast sojourned.' 13 And also of the son of the bond- said: 'I will swear.' ^And Abraham woman will I make a nation, because reproved Abimelech because of the he is thy seed.' "And Abraham rose well of water, which Abimelech's servup early in the morning, and took ants had violently taken away. Abimelech said: 'I know not bread and a bottle of water, and gave

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GENESIS

23.17

18 of round about, were macta sure unto A.braham his master, and swore to "And for a possession in the pres- him concerning this matter. ence of the children of Heth, before all the servant took ten camels, of the that went in at the gate of his city. camels of his master, and departed; 18 And after this, Abraham buried having all goodly things of his master's Santh his wife in the cave of the field of in his hand; and ^ he arose, and went a Marhpelah before Mamre the same to Aram-naharaim, unto the city of

Abraham

^

Nahor.

the land of Canaan. and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a burying-place by the children of Hcth. is

Hebron

in

uAnd he made the camels

to kneel down without the city by the well of water at the time of evening, the time that women go out to draw water. ^And he said: 'O LORD,, the well God of my master Abraham, send me, was And Abraham old, 24* stricken in age; and the LORD had I pray Thee, good speed this day, and 2 And show kindness unto master Abrablessed Abraham in all things. Abraham said unto his servant, the ham. 13 Behold, I stand by the founelder of his house, that ruled over all tain of water; and the daughters of that ho had: Tut, I pray thee, th; the men of the city come out to draw hand under my thigh. 8And I wi] water. 14So let it come to pass, that make thee swear by the LORD, the the damsel to whom I shall say: Let God of heaven and the God of the down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that and she shall say: earth, that thou shalt not take a wife I may drink; for my son of the daughters of the Drink, and I will give thy camels Canaanites, among whom I dwell. drink also; let the same be she that fBut thou shalt go unto country, Thou hast appointed for Thy servant, and to my kindred, and take a wife even for Isaac; and thereby shall I 6 for my son, even for Isaac.' And know that Thou hast shown kindness ' the servant said unto hi : Peradven- unto master.' 15And it came to ture the woman will not be willing to pass, before he had done speaking, that, follow me unto this larid; must I needs behold, Rebekah came out, who was bring thy son back unto the land from bom to Bethuel the son of Milcah, whence thou earnest?' 6And Abraham the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, * said unto him : Beware thou that thou with her pitcher upon her shoulder.

And

20

the

field,

^

my

my

my

bring not my son back thither. ^The LORD, the God of heaven, who took

me from my father's

house, and from

And

16

the damsel was very fair to

Look upon,

a

virgin, neither

man known

had any

her; and she went down the land of my nativity, and who spoke to the fountain, and filled her pitcher,

unto me, and

who swore unto me, and came

Unto thy seed will I give saying: this land; He will send His angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife for son from thence. 8And if the woman be not willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this oath; only thou shalt not bring son back thither.' 'And the serv-

my

my my

17 And the servant ran up. to meet her, and said: 'Give me to I pray thee, a little water of drinkj 18 And she said: 'Drink, thy pitcher.' my lord'; and she hastened, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and 19 And when she had gave him drink. done giving lum drink, she said: 'I will draw for thy camels also, until

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GENESIS hastened, and emptied her jpitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw, and drew for all his camels. aAna the man looked stedfastly on her; holding his peace, to know whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not. ^And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden ring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels

weight of gold; ^and said: 'Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee. Is there room in thy father's house for us to lodge in?' MAnd she said unto him: 'I am the daughter of Bethud the son of. Milcah, whom she bore unto Nahor.' 25She said moreover unto him: 'We have both straw and provender enough, and room to

24.44

straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of the men that were with him. ^And there was set food before him to eat; but he said: 'I will not eat, until I have told mine errand.' And he said: Speak on.' ^And he said: *I am Abraham's servant. ^And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great; and He hath *

him flocks and herds, and silver and men-servants and maidand camels and asses. ^And Sarah my master's wife bore a son to my master when she was old; and unto bvm hath he given all that he given

and

gold, servants,

hath.

37

Aiid

my

master made

me

swear, saying: Thou shalt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I 26 And the man bowed his dwell. 38But thou shalt go unto my lodge in.' head, and prostrated himself before father's house, and to my kindred, and Blessed take a wife for son. 39And I the LORD. 27And he said: be the LORD, the God of my master said unto my master: Peradventure 40 And Abraham, who hath not forsaken His the woman will not follow me. The LORD, bemercy and His truth toward my he said unto me: master; as for me, the LORD hath led fore whom I walk, will send His angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and me in the way to the house of master's brethren.' 28And the damsel thou shalt take a wife for my son of father's house; ran, and told her mother's house ac- my kindred, and of 29 And Re- ttthen shalt thou be clear from my cording to these words. bekah had a brother, and his name oath, when thou cpmest to my kinwas Laban; and Laban ran out unto dred; and if they give her not to thee, the man, unto the fountain. 30And thou shalt be clear from my oath. it came to pass, when he saw the ^And I came this day unto the founLORD, the God of ring, and the bracelets upon his sister's tain, and said: '

my

my

my

when he heard the words my master Abraham, if now Thou do his sister, saying: "Thus prosper my way which I go ^behold, spoke the man unto me,' that he came I stand by the fountain of water; and unto the man; and, behold, he stood let it come to pass, that the maiden 31 And that cometh forth to draw, to whom by the camels at the fountain. hands, and of

Rebekah

he said: 'Come

:

thou blessed of the I shall say: Give me, I pray thee, a standest thou with- little water from thy pitcher to drink; 44 and she shall say to me: Both out? fox I have cleared the house, and made room for the camels.' ^And drink thou, and I will also draw for let the same be the the man came into the house, and thy camels; he ungirded the camels; and he gave woman whom the LORD hath appointin,

LORD wherefore :

27

GENESIS

24.44

'

^And

before brother and her mother said : Let the I had done speaking to heart, be- damsel abide with us a few days, at hold, Rebekah came forth with her the least ten; after that she shall go.' pitcher on her shoulder; and she ^And he said unto them: 'Delay me

ed for

my master's

son.

my

went down unto the fountain, and Let drew. And I said unto her: me drink, I pray thee. ^And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said: Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also. So I drank, and she made the camels drink also. 47And I asked her, and

Whose daughter art thou? she said: The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son. whom Milcah And I put the ring bore unto him. upon her nose, and the bracelets 48 And I bowed my upon her hands. head, and prostrated myself before the LOKD, and blessed the LOED, the God said:

And

my

of led

me

master Abraham,

who had

not, seeing the

my

way; send

go to 4

We

my

LORD hath

me away 57

master.'

prospered that I may

And

will call the damsel,

they said.

and inquire

at her mouth.' And they called Rebekah, and said unto her: 'Wilt And she thpu go with this man?' 69 said: 'I will go.' And they sent 58

away Rebekah their sister, and her and Abraham's servant, and

nurse,

men. 60And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her: 'Our sister, be thou the mother of tnrfusands of ten thousands, and let thy seed possess the his

61 And gate of those that hate them.' Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man. And the servant took

in the right way to take my master's brother's daughter for his Rebekah, and went his way. 62And son. 49And now if ye will deal kindly Isaac came from the way of Beerand truly with my master, tell me; lahai-roi; for he dwelt in the land of and if not, tell me; that I may turn the South. ^And Isaac went out to to the right hand, or to the left.' meditate in the field at the eventide; 50

Then Laban and Bethuel answered and he

lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, there were camels coming. "And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she alighted from the camel. 65And she said unto the servant: 'What man is this that LORD hath spoken.' ^And it came to walketh in the field to meet us?' And pass, that, when Abraham's servant the servant said. 'It is my master.' heard their words, he bowed himself And she took her veil, and covered down to the earth unto the LORD. herself. ^And the servant told Isjiac MAnd the servant 67 A nd brought forth all the things that he had done. jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, Isaac brought her into his mower and raiment, and gave them to Re- Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah, and bekah; he gave also to her brother she became his wife; and he loved and to her mother precious things. her. And Isaac was comforted for "And they did eat and drink, he and his mother.

and

The thing

proceedeth from the LORD; we cannot speak unto thee bad or good. ^Behold, Rebekah is before thee, take her, and go, and let her be thy master's son's wife, as the said:

men

O^

that were with him, and And Abraham took another and they rose up in wife, and her name was Keturah. 2 the morning, and he said: 'Send me And she bore him Zimran, and Jokaway unto my master.' 55And her shan, and Medan, and Midian, and

the

tarried all night;

28

GENESIS And Jokshan Ishbak, and Shuah. begot Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and 4 And the Letushim, and Leummim. sons of Midian: Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah. 8

25.29

and he expired and died; and was gathered unto his people. "And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, years;

that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Asshur: over against all his brethren he cjid settle.

And Abraham gave

5

all that he had But unto the sons of

6

"And these are the generations of had, Isaac, Abraham's son: Abraham begot Abraham gave gifts; and he sent them Isaac. 20And Isaac was forty years away from Isaac his son, while he yet old when he took Rebekah, the daughlived, eastward, unto the east country. ter of Bethuel the Aramean, of Pad7 And these are the days of the years dan-aram, the sister of Laban the of Abraham's life which he lived, a Aramean, to be his wife. aAnd Isaac hundred threescore and fifteen years. entreated the LORD for his wife, be8 And Abraham expired, and died in a cause she was barren; and the LORD good old age, an old man, and full of let Himself be entreated of him, and years; and was gathered to his people. Rebekah his wife conceived. ^And 9 And Isaac and Ishmael his sons the children struggled together within buried him in the cave of Machpelah, her; and she said: ' If it be so, wherein the field of Ephron the son of Zohar fore do I live?' And she went to inthe Hittite, which is before Mamre: quire of the LORD. ^And the LORD 10 the field which Abraham purchased said unto her: of the children of Heth; there was Two nations are in thy womb, unto Isaac.

the concubines, that

Abraham

buried, and Sarah his wife. came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed Isaac his son; and Isaac dwelt by Beer-

Abraham

And

11

it

lahai-roi.

^Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bore unto Abraham. ^And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the first-born of Ishmael, Nebaioth; and Kedar, and Adbeel,

And two peoples

shall be separated from thy bowels; And the one people shall be stronger than the other people; And the elder shall serve the younger.

MAnd when her days to be

delivered

were fulfilled, behold, there were twins ^And the first came in her womb. forth ruddy, all over like a hairy mantle; and they called his name Esau. ^And after that came forth his brother, and his hand had hold on

Esau's heel; and his name was called 8 Jacob. And Isaac was threescore 27 And years old when she bore them. the boys grew; and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and ^ Jacob was a quiet man, dwelling hi 17 And tents. 28Now Isaac loved Esau, beaccording to their nations. these are the years of the life of Ish- cause he did eat of his venison; and 29 And Jacob mael, a hundred and thirty and seven Rebekah loved Jacob.

and Mibsam, 14and Mishma, and Du1& mah, and Massa; Hadad, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedem; ^hese are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their villages, and by their encampments; twelve princes

* That

is,

One thai takes by the heel, or, supplants.

GENESIS

25.29

sod pottage; and Esau came in from the field, and he was faint. 30And Esau said to Jacob: 'Let me swallow, I pray thee, some of this red, red

tines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was sport9 And ing with Rebekah Ms wife.

Abimelech

called

am

Isaac,

and

said:

Therefore 'Behold, of a surety she is thy; wife; was Ms name She is my Edom. 31And and how saidst-thou: Jacob said: 'Sell me first thy birth- sister?' And Isaac said unto Mm: ^And Esau said: 'Behold, I 'Because I said: Lest I die because right.' am at the point to die; and what of her.' 10And Abimelech said ' What profit shall the birthright do to me?' is tMs thou hast done unto us? one And Jacob said : ' Swear to me first* of the people might easily have lain and he swore unto him; and he sold with thy wife, and thou wouldest have brought guiltiness upon us.' his birthright unto Jacob. Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage llAnd Abimelech charged all the 'He that toucheth of lentils; and he did eat and drink, people, saying: and rose up, and went Ms way. So tMs man or Ms wife shall surely be put to death.' ^And Isaac sowed in fc And there was a famine hi the that land, and found in the same year land, beside the first famine that a hundredfold; and the LORD blessed was in the days of Abraham. And Mm. ^And the man waxed great, and Isaac went unto Abimelech king of grew more and more until he became the PMlistines unto Gerar. 2And the very great. 14And he had possessions LORD appeared unto him, and said: of flocks, and possessions of herds, 'Go not down into Egypt; dwell in and a great household; and the the land wMch I shall tell thee of. Philistines envied him. 15Now all the 3 Sojourn in tMs land, and I will be wells which his father's servants had with thee, and will bless thee; for unto digged in the days of Abraham Ms thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all father, the PMlistines had stopped these lands, and I will establish the them, and filled them with earth. oath wMch I swore unto Abraham 16And Abimelech said unto Isaac: 4 thy father; and I will multiply thy 'Go from us; for thou art much mightseed as the stars of heaven, and will ier than we.' 17And Isaac departed give unto thy seed all these lands; thence, and encamped in the valley of and by thy seed shall all the nations of Gerar, and dwelt there. 18And Isaac the earth bless themselves; 6because digged again the wells of water, that Abraham hearkened to voice, which they had digged in the days of and kept command- Abraham Ms father; for the PMlistines charge, laws.' had stopped them after the death of statutes, and ments, 6 And Isaac dwelt in Gerar. 7And Abraham; and he called their names the men of the place asked him of Ms after the names by wMch Ms father 19 And Isaac's servwife; and he said: 'She is my sister'; had called them. he JLlsCUt/U. for iit/ *.Wi feared to UV OCUJf TViXC , 'lest J.txOl/ ants digged in the valley, and found wife'; -t-V-Lj say: 'My the men of the place should kill there a well of living water. 20And me for Rebekah, because she is fair the herdmen of Gerar strove with to look upon.' 8And it came to pass, Isaac's herdmen, saying: 'The water when he had been there a long time, is ours.' And he called the name of that Abimelech king of the Philis- the well b Esek; because they conpottage; for I

faint.' called a

:

O

My My

My

ft

My

My

That

is,

Red.

b

That

30

is,

Contention.

GENESIS tended with him. 2lAnd they another well, and they strove for that And he called the name of it also. aSitnah. ^And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not. And he called the name of it b Rehoboth; and he said: 'For now the LORD hath made room for us, and we shall be ^And he went fruitful in the land.' up from thence to Beer-sheba. MAnd the LORD appeared unto him the same night, and said: 'I am the God of Abraham thy father. Fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and servant multiply thy seed for.

My

Abraham's sake.' ^And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of the LORD, and pitched his tent there; and there Isaac's servants digged a well. ^Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath. his friend, and Phicol the captain of his 27 And Isaac said unto them: host. Wherefore are ye come unto me, seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from you?' 28And they said: 'We saw plainly that the LORD was with thee; and we said: Let there now be an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee; 29 that thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace; thou art now the blessed of the LORD.' 30And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink. 31 And they rose up betimes in the morning, and swore one to another; and Isaac sent them away, and they 32 And departed from him in peace. it came to pass the teame day, that Isaac's servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had digged, and said unto him: 'We have ^And he called it found water,' 1

a

That is,

27.12

Shibah.

Therefore the

city is Beer-sheba

unto

name

of the

this day.

^And when Esau was

forty years wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the

he took to

old,

And

35

they were a bitterness and to Rebekah. And it came to pass, that when ' Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his elder son, and said unto him: 'My son'; and he said unto him: 'Here am I.' 2And he said: 'Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of Hittite.

of spirit unto Isaac

07 ^

my

death.

Now

3

therefore take, I

pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field,

and take me venison; *and make me savoury food, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul

may

bless thee before I die.'

And

5

Rebekah heard when Isaac spoke to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring 6 it. And Rebekah spoke unto Jacob her son, saying: 'Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, 7 Bring me venison, and saying: make me savoury food, that I may eat, and bless thee before the LORD 8 before death. therefore, voice accordson, hearken to ing to that which I command thee. 9 Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the

my

my

Now my

goats; and I will make them savoury food for thy father, such as he lov10 and thou shalt bring it to thy eth; father, that he may eat, so that. he bless thee before his death.' may uAnd Jacob said to Rebekah his mother: 'Behold, Esau my brother is

a hairy man, and I

^My

am a smooth man.

father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a mocker; and I shall bring a curse That is, Room. Enmity. fc

GENESIS

27.12

upon me, and not a

And

13

blessing.'

mother said unto him: 'Upon me be thy curse, my son; only hearken to my voice, and go fetch me them.' 14 And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother; and his mother made savoury food, such as

unto him: 'Come near now, and kiss 27 And he came near, me, my son.' and kissed him. And he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him,

his

and

And Rebekah took his father loved. the choicest garments of Esau her elder son, which were with her in the 15

and put them upon Jacob her

house,

And

16

she put the skins goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his 17 neck. And she gave the savoury food and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.

younger son.

of the kids of the

And he came unto

18

said

am

' :

My father

'

;

his father,

and he said

l :

and Here

said:

my

son See, the smell of Is as the smell of a field which the LORD hath blessed. 28 So God give thee of the dew of heaven,

And of the fat places of the earth, And plenty of corn and wine. 29

Let peoples serve thee,

And nations bow down

to thee. lord over thy brethren, And let thyvmother's sons bow down to thee. Cursed be every one that curseth

Be

thee,

And blessed be every one that son?' 19And blesseth thee. Jacob said unto his father: 'I am Esau thy first-born; I have done 30And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac according as thou badest me. Arise, had made an end of blessing Jacob, I pray thee, sit and eat of venison, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out that thy soul may bless me.' 20And from the presence of Isaac his father, Isaac said unto Ms son: 'How is it that Esau his brother came in from that thou hast found it so quickly, his hunting. 31And he also made son?' And he said: 'Because the savoury food, and brought it unto his LORD thy God sent me good speed.' father; and he said unto his father: 21 father arise, and eat of his And Isaac said unto Jacob: 'Come 'Let near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, son's venison, that thy soul may bless 82 And Isaac his father said unto very son me.' son, whether thou be Esau or not.' ^And Jacob went near him: 'Who art thou?' And he said: unto Isaac his father; and he felt him, 'I am thy son, thy first-born, Esau.' and said: 'The voice is the voice of 38And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, Jacob, but the hands are the hands and said: 'Who then is he that hath of Esau.' ^And he discerned him not, taken venison, and brought it me, and because his hands were hairy, as his I have eaten of all before thou earnest, brother Esau's hands; so he blessed and have blessed him? yea, and he shall I;

who

art thou,

my

my

my

my

my

my

^

him, 24Andhesaid: 'Art thou my very be blessed.' 34When Esau heard the son Esau?' And he said: 'I am.' words of his father, he cried with an 26 And he said: 'Bring it near to me, exceeding great and bitter cry, and and I will eat of my son's venison, that said unto his father: 'Bless me, even my soul may bless thee/ And he me also, O my father/ 35And he said. brought it near to him, and he did 'Thy brother came with guile, and 36 And eat; and he brought him wine, and he hath taken away thy blessing.' drank. MAnd his father Isaac said he said: 'Is not he rightly named f

32

GENESIS Jacob? for he hath supplanted me two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing/ And he said: 'Hast thou not reserved a bless37 And Isaac answered ing for me?' and said unto Esau: 'Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him; and what then shall I do for 88 And Esau said unto thee, my son?' his father: 'Hast thou but one blessing, my' father? bless me, even me

28.0

which thou hast done to him; then I and fetch thee from thence; why should I be bereaved of you both in one day?'

these

will send,

^And Rebekah

f

l said to Isaac: life because of the of If Jacob take a daughters of Heth. wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these, of the daughters of the land,

am weary

what good

OQ

And

my

shall

my life do me?

;

Isaac called Jacob, aiid blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him: "Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Cafather/ And Esau lifted naan. 2Arise, go to Paddan-aram, to also, 89 And Isaac the house of Bethuel thy mother's up his voice, and wept. his father answered and said unto father; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughters of Laban thy him: 3 Behold, of the fat places of the mother's brother. And God Almighty earth shall be thy dwelling, bless thee, and make thee fruitful,

my

And

dew

heaven from and multiply thee, that thoia. mayest be a congregation of peoples; 4and ^And by thy sword shalt thou live, give thee the blessing of Abraham, and thou shalt serve thy broth- to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land of er; And it shall come to pass when thou thy sojournings, which God gave unto of the

of

above;

Abraham/ &And Isaac sent away shalt break loose, That thou shalt shake his yoke from Jacob; and he went to Paddan-aram

unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Arabecause of mean, the brother of Rebekah, Jathe blessing wherewith his father cob's and Esau's mother. 6Now Esau blessed him. And Esau said in his saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and heart: 'Let the days of mourning for sent him away to Paddan-aram, to my father be at hand; then will I slay take him a wife from thence; and my brother Jacob/ ^And the worots that as he blessed him he gave him of Esau her elder son were told to a charge, saying: 'Thou shalt not of the daughters of CaBebekah; and she sent and^ called take a wife 7 Jacob her younger son, and said unto naan'; and that Jacob hearkened to him: /Behold, thy brother Esau, as his father and his mother, and was 8 and Esau touching thee, doth comfort himself, gone to Paddan-aram; that of Canaan saw the there^Now kill thee. to daughters purposing 9 fore, my son, hearken to my voice; and pleased not Isaac his father; so Esaij arise, flee thou to Laban my brother went unto Ishmael, and took unto to Haran; ^and tarry with him a few the wives that he had Mahalath days, until thy brother's fury turn the daughter of Ishmael Abraham's 45 away; until thy brother's anger turn son, the sister of Nebaioth, to be his off

thy neck.

^And Esau hated Jacob

away from

thee,

and he forget that

wife.

33

GENESIS

28.10

And Jacob went out from

10

that I come back to my father's house Beer- in peace, then shall the LORD be my

and went toward Haran. God, ^and this ^stone, which I have uAnd he lighted upon the place, and set up for a pillar, shall be God's tarried there all night, because the house; and of all that Thou shalt give sun was set; and he took one of the me I will surely give the tenth unto stones of the place, and put it under Thee.' Then Jacob went on his jourhis head, and lay down in that place to sleep. 12And he dreamed, and beney, and came to the land of the hold a ladder set up on the earth, and children of the east. *Aud he looked, sheba,

OQ 4

the top of it reached to heaven; and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it. 13And, behold, the LORD stood beside him, and said: 'I am the LORD, the God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac. The land whereon thou best', to thee will I give it, and to thy seed. 14And thy seed shall be as the dust of the

and behold a well in the

field,

and

three flocks of sheep lying there For out of that well they by it watered the flocks. And the stone lo

well's mouth was great. thither were all the flocks gathered; and they rolled the stone from the

upon the 3

And

well's mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone back upon the well's 4 And Jacob said earth, and thou shalt spread abroad mouth in its place. to the west, and to the east, and to the unto them: 'My brethren, whence And in areye?' And they said: 'Of Haran are north, and to the south. thee and in thy seed shall all the we.' 5And he said unto them: 'Know And families of the earth be blessed. ye Laban the son of Nahor?' 6 And he J*M.J behold, I am with thee, and they said: 'We know him.' will keep thee whithersoever thou said unto them: 'Is it well with him?' goest, and will bring thee back into this And they said: 'It is well; and, beland; for I will not leave thee, until I hold, Rachel his daughter cometh with have done that which I have spoken to the sheep.' 7Andhesaid: 'Lo, it is yet thee of.' 16And Jacob awaked out of high day, neither is it time that the his sleep, and he said: 'Surely the cattle should be gathered together; LORD is in this place; and I knew^it water ye the sheep, and go and feed not.' 17And he was afraid, and said: them.' 8And they said: 'We cannot, 'How full of awe is this place! this is until all the flocks be gathered tonone other than the house of God. gether, and they roll the stone from and this is the gate of heaven.' 18And the well's mouth; then we water the Jacob rose up early in the morning, sheep.' 9While he was yet speaking and took the stone that he had put with them, Rachel came with her under his head, and set it up for a father's sheep; for she tended them. 10 And it came to pass, when Jacob pillar, and poured oil upon the top of 19 And he called the name of that saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his it. place *Beth-el, but the name of the mother's brother, and the sheep of 20 And Jacob Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob city was Luz at the first. vowed a vow, saying: 'If God will went near, and rolled the stone from be with me, and will keep me in this the well's mouth, and watered the way that I go, and will give me bread flock of Laban his mother's brother. uAnd Jacob kissed to eat, and raiment to put on, Rachel, and lifted 1

That

is,

The house of God.

34

GENESIS

30.3

^And Jacob wherefore then hast thou beguiled lip his voice, and wept. told Rachel that he was her father's me?' ^And Laban said: 'It is not so brother, and that he was Rebekah's done in our place, to give the younger 27 Fulfil the week son; and she ran and told her father. before the first-born. 13 And it came to pass, when Laban of this one, and we will give thee the heard the tidings of Jacob his sister's other also for the service which thou son, that he ran to meet him, and em- shalt serve with me yet seven other braced him, and kissed him, and years.' 28And Jacob did so, and fulbrought him to his house. And he filled her week; and he gave him 14 told Laban all these things. And Rachel his daughter to wife. 29And Laban said to him: 'Surely thou art Laban gave to Rachel his daughter bone and flesh.' And he Bilhah his handmaid to be her handabode with him the space of a month. maid. 30And he went in also unto 15 And Laban said unto Jacob: * Be- Rachel, and he loved Rachel more cause thou art brother, shouldest than Leah, and served with him yet thou therefore serve me for nought? seven other years. 31 tell me, what shall thy wages be?' And the LORD saw that Leah was

my

my

my

16

Now Laban

had two daughters: hated, and he opened her womb; but name of the elder was Leah, and Rachel was barren. ^And Leah conname of the younger was Rachel. ceived, and bore a son, and she called 17 And Leah's eyes were weak; but his name Reuben; for she said: 'BeRachel was of beautiful form and fair cause the LORD ahath looked upon my 18 to look upon. And Jacob loved affliction; for now my husband w^It Rachel; and he said: 'I will serve love me.' ^And she conceived again,

the the

seven years for Rachel thy 19And Laban younger daughter.' said: 'It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man; abide with me.' 20And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her. ^And Jacob said unto Laban: 'Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.' ^And Laban gathered together all the men thee

and bore a son; and said: 'Because the

LORD bhath heard that I am hated,

He hath therefore given me this son And she called his name also.' c Simeon. MAnd she conceived again, and bore a son; and said: 'Now this

of the place,

time will my husband be djoined unto me, because I have borne him three sons.' Therefore was his name called Levi. ^And she conceived again, and bore a son; and she said: 'This time Therefore will I epraise the LORD.' she called his name fJudah; and she

it

left off bearing.

and made a feast. ^And came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him; and he went in unto her. ^And Laban gave Zilpah his handmaid unto his daughter Leah for a, handmaid. 25And it came to pass in the morning that, behold, it was Leah; and he said to Laban: 'What is this thou hast done unto me? did

And when

Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children. Rachel envied her sister; and she said unto Jacob: 'Give me children, or 2Aad Jacob's else I die.' anger was kindled against Rachel; and he said: 'Am I in God's stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?' not I serve with thee for Rachel? 3And she said: 'Behold my maid * Heb. Shimeon. d From the Heb. root lavah. Heb. roah beonp. * Heb. shama. From the Heb. hodah. ' Heb. Jehvdah. 35

30

GENESIS

30.3

a

Heb

dan, be judged. *

Heb. sarhar.

b

That is, Fortune. * That Heb. mphtal, he wrestled. * Heb. asaph. * Heb. Joseph. Heb, zabal, he dwelt.

36

is,

Sappy

GENESIS from thence every speckled and spotted one, and every dark one among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats; and of such shall be my hire. ^So shall my righteouswitness against me hereafter, shalt come to look over my hire that is before thee: every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and dark among the sheep, that if found with me shall be counted stolen/ wAnd Laban said:

31 12

in; so the feebler were Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's. ^And the man increased exceedingly,

put them, not

and had large flocks, and maidservants and men-servants, and camels

ness

when thou

Q ^

And

he heard the words of Laban's sons, saying: 'Jacob hath taken away all that was our father's; and of that which was our father's ~| *

hath he gotten all this wealth/ 2And Jacob beheld the countenance of 'Behold, would it might be according Laban, and, behold, it was not toward to thy word.' ^And he removed that him as beforetime. 3And the LORD * day the he-goats that were streaked said unto Jacob: Return unto the and spotted, and all the she-goats land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; that were speckled and spotted, every and I will be with thee.' 4And Jacob one that had white in it, and all the sent and called Rachel and "Leah to dark ones among the sheep, and gave the field unto his flock, "and said unto them into the hand of his sons. ^And them: 'I see your father's countehe set three days' journey betwixt nance, that it is not toward me as behimself and Jacob. And Jacob fed foretime; but the God of my father the rest of Laban's flocks. ^And hath been with me. 6And ye know Jacob took him rods of fresh poplar, that with all my power I have served and of the almond and of the plane- your father. 7And your father hath tree; and peeled white streaks in them, mocked me, and changed my wages making the white appear which was ten times; but God suffered him not 8 The If he said thus: in the rods. 2 8And he set the rods to hurt me. which he had peeled over against the speckled shall be thy wages; then flocks in the gutters in the watering- all the flock bore speckled; and if he The streaked shall be troughs where the flocks came to said thus: drink; and they conceived when they thy wages; then bore all the flock came to drink. 39And the flocks con- streaked. Thus God hath taken away ceived at the sight of the rods, and the cattle of your father, and given the flocks brought forth streaked, them to me. 10And it came to pass 40 And Jacob at the time that the flock conceived, speckled, and spotted. the lambs he also set the that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw separated faces of the flocks toward the streaked in a dream, and, behold, the he-goats and all the dark in the flock of La- which leaped upon the flock were ban and put his own droves apart, streaked, speckled, and grizzled. nAnd and put them not unto Laban's flock. the angel of God said unto me in the 4l And it came to pass, whensoever dream: Jacob; and I said: Here ^And he said: Lift up now the stronger of the flock did conceive, am I. that Jacob laid the rods before the thine eyes, and see, all the he-goats eyes of the flock in the gutters, that which leap upon the flock are streaked, they might conceive among the rods; speckled, and grizzled; for I have when the flock were feeble, he seen all that Laban doeth unto thee.

GENESIS

31.13

"I am the God of Beth-el, where thou didst anoint a pillar, where thou didst vow a vow unto Me. Now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy nativity/ 14And Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him: 'Is there yet any portion

me, and carried away my daughters as though captives of the sword? 27 Wherefore didst thou flee secretly, and outwit me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth and with songs, with tabret and with harp; 28and didst or inheritance for us in our father's not suffer me to kiss my sons and house? 15Are we not accounted by my daughters? now hast thou done him strangers? for he hath sold us, foolishly. 29 It is in the power of my and hath also quite devoured our hand to do you hurt; but the God of 16 For all the riches which God your father spoke unto me yesterprice. hath taken away from our father, night, saying: Take heed to thyself that is ours and our children's. Now that thou speak not to Jacob either 30 And now that thou art then, whatsoever God hath said unto good or bad. 17 thou sore longest because Then and Jacob rose do.' up, surely gone, thee, set his sons and his wives upon the after thy father's house, wherefore 31 And camels; ^and he carried away all his hast thou stolen my gods?' cattle, and all his substance which he Jacob answered and said to Laban: had gathered, the cattle of his getting, 'Because I was afraid; for I said: which he had gathered in Paddan- Lest thou shouldest take thy daugh32 With aram, to go to Isaac his father unto ters from me by force. the land of Canaan. I9 Now Laban was whomsoever thou findest thy gods, gone to shear his sheep. And Rachel he shall not live; before our brethren stole the teraphim that were her discern thou what is thine with me, 20 father's. And Jacob outwitted La- and take it to thee.' For Jacob ban the Aramean, in that he told him knew not that Rachel had stolen not that he fled. a So he fled with all them. ^And Laban went into Jacob's that he had; and he rose up, and passed tent, and into Leah's tent, and into over athe River, and set his face the tent of the two maid-servants; but he found them not. And he went toward the mountain of Gilead. ^

^And

it was told Laban on the day that Jacob was fled. ^And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days' journey; and he overtook him in the mountain of Gilead. ^And God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream of the night, and said unto him.: 'Take heed to

third

out of Leah's tent, and entered into ^Now Rachel had Rachel's tent. taken the teraphim, and put them in the saddle of the camel, and sat

And Laban felt about the tent, but found them not. 35 And she said to her father: 'Let not my lord be angry that I eannot thyself that thou speak not to Jacob rise up before thee; for the manner of either good or bad.' ^And Laban women is upon me. 7 And he searched, came up with Jacob. Now Jacob but found not the teraphim. 36And had pitched his tent in the mountain; Jacob was wroth, and strove with and Laban with his brethren pitched Laban. And Jacob answered and in the mountain of Gilead. ^And said to Laban: 'What is my trespass? Laban said to Jacob: 'What hast what is my sin, that thou hast hotly bhou done, that thou hast outwitted pursued after me? 37 Whereas thou a That

is,

upon them.

all

the Euphrates.

GENESIS felt about all my stuff, what hast thou lound of all thy household stuff? Set it here before my brethren and thy brethren, that they may judge betwixt us two 38These twenty years have I been with thee; thy ewes and thy she-goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flocks have I not eaten. 39That which was torn of beasts I brought not unto thee;

hast

49 and Mizpah, for he said: 'The LORD watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another. ^If thou shalt afflict my daughters, and if thou shalt take

Galeed;

.

t

I bore the loss of

thou require

it,

it;

of

32.7

wives beside my daughters, no man being with us; see, God is witness betwixt me and thee/ 51And Laban * said to Jacob: Behold this heap, and behold the pillar, which I have ^This set up betwixt me and thee. heap be witness, and the pillar be witness, that I will not pass over this heap to thee, and that thou shalt not pass over this heap and this

my hand didst

whether stolen by day 40

or stolen by night. Thus I was in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep fled from mine eyes. 41These twenty years pillar unto me, for harm. ^The God have I been in thy house: I served of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, thee fourteen years for thy two daugh- the God of their father, judge beAnd Jacob swore by the ters, and six years for thy flock; and twixt us.' :

thou hast changed my wages ten tunes. ^Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the Fear of Isaac, had been on my side, surely now hadst thou sent me away empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and gave judg-

Fear of his father Isaac. MAnd Jacob offered a sacrifice in the mountain,

and called his brethren to eat bread; and they did eat bread, and tarried all

night in the mountain, O And early in the morning Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and ment yesternight.' ^And Laban an- his daughters, and blessed them. And swered and said unto Jacob: 'The Laban departed, and returned unto 2 And Jacob went on his daughters are my daughters, and the his place. children are my children, and the way, and the angels of God met him. flocks are my flocks, and all that thou 3And Jacob said when he saw them: seest is mine; and what can I do this 'This is God's camp.' And he called d day for these* my daughters, or for the name of that place Mahanaim. their children

O ^^

whom they have borne?

now come,

let us make a cove4 And Jacob sent messengers before nant, I and thou; and let it be for a to Esau his brother unto the witness between me and thee.' 45And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a land of Seir, the field of Edom. 5And 46 And Jacob said unto his he commanded them, saying: 'Thus pillar. brethren: 'Gather stones'; and they shall ye say unto my lord Esau: I took stones, and made a heap. And Thus saith thy servant Jacob: 47 And have sojourned with Laban, and stayed they did eat there by the heap. 6 a Laban called it Jegar-sahadutha: until now. And I have oxen, and but Jacob called it b Galeed. 48And asses and flocks, and men-servants Laban said: 'This heap is witness and maid-servants; and I have sent to between me and thee this day.' tell my lord, that I may find favour 7 And the messengers Therefore was the name of it called in thy sight/ * That b That is, The heap of witness, in Hebrew. is, The heap of witness, in. Aramaic

**And

That

is,

The watch-post.

39

*

That

is,

Tito camps.

32.7

GENESIS

returned to Jacob, saying: 'We came thou shalt say: They are thy servto thy brother Esau, and moreover ant Jacob's; it is a present sent unto he cometh to meet thee, and four my lord, even unto Esau; and, behundred men with him/ 8Then Jacob hold, he also is behind us.' 20And he was greatly afraid and was distressed. commanded also the second, and the And he divided the people that was third, and all that followed the droves, with him, and the flocks, and the saying: 'In this manner shall ye herds, and the camels, into two camps. speak unto Esau, when ye find him; 9 And he said: 'If Esau come to the aand ye shall say: Moreover, beone camp, and smite it, then the hold. thy servant Jacob is behind us/ ' camp which is left shall escape.' For he said: I will appease him with "And Jacob said: { God of my the present that goeth before me, and father Abraham, and God of my afterward I will see his face; perad^So father Isaac, O LORD, who saidst venture he will accept me/ Return unto thy country, the present passed over before him; unto me: and to thy kindred, and I will do thee and he himself lodged that night in UI am not worthy of all the the camp. good; he rose up that night, and mercies, and of all the truth, which Thou hast shown unto Thy servant; took his two wives, and his two handfor with my staff I passed over this maids, and his eleven children, and Jordan; and now I am become two passed over the ford of the Jabbok, camps. ^Deliver me, I pray Thee, ^And he took them, and sent them from the hand of my brother, from over the stream, and sent over that the hand of Esau; for I fear him, lest which he had. ^And Jacob was left he come and smite me. the mother alone; and there wrestled a man with with the children. ^And Thou saidst him until the breaking of the day. I will surely do thee good, and make ^And when he saw that he prevailed thy seed as the sand of the sea, which not against him, he touched the hollow cannot be numbered for multitude.' of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's 14And he lodged there that night; and thigh was strained, as he wrestled took of that which he had with him with him. 27And he said: 'Let me a present for Esau his brother: 15two go, for the day breaketh/ And he hundred she-goats and twenty he- said: 'I will not let thee go, except 28 And he said unto goats, two hundred ewes and twenty thou bless me/ 16 rams, thirty milch camels and their him: 'What is thy name?' And he 29 And he said: 'Thy colts, forty kine and ten bulls, twenty said: 'Jacob/ she-asses and ten foals, 17And he de- name shall be called no more Jacob, livered them into the hand of his but alsrael; for thou hast striven with servants, every drove by itself; and God and with men, and hast prevailed/ said unto his servants: 'Pass over 30And Jacob asked him, and said: before me, and put a space betwixt Tell me, I pray thee, thy name/ And drove and drove.' 18And he com- he said: 'Wherefore is it that thou' manded the foremost, saying: 'When dost ask after my name?' And he Esau my brother meeteth thee, and blessed him there. 31And Jacob called asketh thee, saying: Whose art the name of the place bPeniel: 'for thou? and whither goest thou? and I have seen God face to face, and whose are these before thee? 19then my life is preserved/ 32And the a That b That is, He who striveth utih God is, The face of God. :

'

40

344

GENESIS

sun rose upon him as he passed over dealt graciously with me, and because a Peniel, and he limped upon his thigh. I have enough.' And he urged him, ^Therefore the children of Israel and he took it. BAnd he said: 'Let eat not the sinew of the thigh-vein us take our journey, and let us go, 13 And which is upon the hollow of the thigh, and I will go before thee.' unto this day; because he touched the he said unto him: 'My lord knoweth hollow of Jacob's thigh, even in the that the children are tender, and that the flocks and herds giving suck sinew of the thigh-vein. And Jacob lifted up his eyes, are a care to me; and if they overand looked, and, behold, Esau drive them one day, all the flocks 14 Let my lord, I pray thee, came, and with him four hundred men. will die. And he divided the children unto Leah, pass over before his servant; and I and unto Rachel, and unto the two will journey on gently, according to handmaids. 2And he put the hand- the pace of the cattle that are before maids and their children foremost, and me and according to the pace of the Leah and her children after, and children, until I come unto my lord Rachel and Joseph hindermost. 3And unto Seir.' 15And Esau said: 'Let me he himself passed over before them, now leave with thee some of the folk and bowed himself to the ground that are with me.' And he said: seven times, until he came near to his 'What needeth it? let me find favour 16 So Esau brother. 4And Esau ran to meet him, in the sight of my lord.' and embraced him, and fell on his returned that day on his way unto 17 And Jacob journeyed to Sucneck, and kissed him; and they wept. Seu:. 5 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the coth, and built him a house, and made women and the children; and said: booths for his cattle. Therefore the 'Who are these with thee?' And he name of the place is called bSuccoth. 18And Jacob came in said: 'The children whom God hath peace to the 6 Then city of Shechem, which is in the land of graciously given thy servant.' the handmaids came near, they and Canaan, when he came from Paddantheir children, and they bowed down. aram; and encamped before the city. 7 And Leah also and her children came 19And he bought the parcel of ground, near, and bowed down; and after where he had spread his tent, at the came Joseph near and Rachel, and hand of the children of Hamor, She8 And he said: chem' s father, for a hundred pieces of they bowed down. 'What meanest thou by all this camp money. 20 And he erected there an And he said: To find altar, and called it El-elohe-Israel. which I met? 9 And O A And Dinah the daughter of Leah, favour in the sight of my lord.' u * whom she had borne unto Jacob, Esau said: 'I have enough; my thou which hast out to see the daughters of the be went let that brother, 10 And Jacob said: 'Nay, I land. 2And Shechem the son of Hamor thine.' pray thee, if now I have found favour the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw in thy sight, then receive my present her; and he took her, and.lay with her, 3 And his soul did at my hand; forasmuch as I have seen and humbled her. the face the daughter of Dinah, seeth of unto one cleave as God, thy face, and thou wast pleased with me. Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and "Take, I pray thee, my gift that is spoke comfortingly unto the damsel. 4 brought to thee; because God hath And Shechem spoke unto his father

OO ^^

,

'

'

Heb. PenueL

b

That

is,

Booths.

41

That is, God,

the

God of Israel

GENESIS

34.4

Hamor, saying: 'Get me to wife/

Now

6

this damsel then will we take our daughter, and Jacob heard that he we will be gone/ 18And their words

defiled Dinah his daughter; and pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's his sons were with his cattle in the son. 19And the young man deferred field; and Jacob held his peace until not to do the thing, because he had 6 they came. And Hamor the father of delight in Jacob's daughter. And he

had

Shechem went out unto Jacob

to

7 And the sons of speak with him. Jacob came in from the field when they heard it; and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought a vile deed in Israel in lying with Jacob's daughter; which thing ought not to be done 8 And Hamor spoke with them, saying: 'The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter. I pray you give her unto him to wife. 9And make ye marriages with us; give your daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto 10 And ye shall dwell with us; you. and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get uAnd Sheyou possessions therein.' chem said unto her father and unto her brethren: Let me find favour in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give. 12Ask me never so '

much dowry and

gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me; but give .me the damsel to wife.' 13 And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father with guile, and spoke, because he had defiled Dinah their sister, 14,and said unto them We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach unto us. ^Only on this condition will we consent unto you: if ye will be as we are, that every male of you be 16 then will we give our circumcised; daughters unto you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people. 17But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; '

:

was honoured above his father.

20

all

the house of

And Hamor and Shechem

son came unto the gate of their and spoke with the men of their a These men are city, saying: peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for, behold, the land is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters. ^Oniy on this condition will the men consent unto us to dwell with us, to become one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised. ^Shall not their cattle and their substance and all their beasts be ours? only let us consent unto them, and they will 7 MAnd unto Hamor dwell with us. and unto Shechem his son hearkened all that went out of the gate of his city; and every male was circumcised, all that went out of the gate of his ^And it came to pass on the city. third day, when they were in pain, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city unawares, and slew all the males. 28 And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem's his

city,

'

house,

and went

forth.

27

The

sons

Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city, because they had defiled their sister. 28They took their flocks and their herds and their asses, and that which was in the city and that which was in the field; 29and all of

their wealth, and all their little ones their wives, took they captive

and

42

GENESIS and

35 23

And God appeared unto

9

spoiled, even all that was In the house. sAnd Jacob said to Simeon and Levi: 'Ye have troubled me, to make me odious unto the inhabitants of the land, even unto the Canaanites and the Perizzites; and, I being few in number, they will gather themselves together against me and smite me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.' 31And they said: 'Should one deal with our sister as with a

Jacob

when he came from PaddanIO And God aram, and blessed him. said unto him: 'Thy name is Jacob; thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name and He called his name Israel. "And God said unto him: 'I am God Alagain,

7

;

mighty.

Be

fruitful

and multiply;

a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come harlot?' out of thy loins; ^and the land which And God said unto Jacob: I gave unto Abraham and Isaac, to 'Arise, go up to Beth-el, and thee I will give it, and to thy seed dwell there;

and make there an

altar after thee will I give the land.' 13And God went up from him in the place

unto God, who appeared unto thee when thou didst flee from the face of Esau thy brother/ 2Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him: 'Put away the strange gods that are among you, and purify yourselves, and change 3 your garments; and let us arise, and go up to Beth-el; and I will make unto God, who there an altar answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went. 4And they gave unto Jacob all the foreign gods which were in their hand, and the rings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the terebinth which was by Shechem. B And they journeyed; and a terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not 6 So pursue after the sons of Jacob. Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan the same is Beth-el he and all the people that were with him. 7And he built there an altar, and called the place *El-beth-el, because there God was revealed unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother. 8And Deborah Rebekah's nurse died, and she was buried below Beth-el under the oak; and the name of it was called MJlon-bacuth. :

a

That

is,

The God of Beth-el.

A

where He spoke with him. set

up a

pillar in

14 And Jacob the place where He

spoke with him, a pillar of stone, and he poured out a drink-offering thereon, id poured oil thereon. ^And Jacob called the name of the place where God spoke with him, Beth-el. 16And they journeyed from Beth-el; and there was still some way to come to Ephrath; and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour. 17And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her: Fear not; for this also is a son for thee.' 18 And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing for she died that she called his name Ben-oni; but his Father called him d Benjamin. 19And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath the same is Bethiehem. 20And Jacob set up a pillar upon her grave; the same is the pillar of Rachel's grave unto this day. 21 And Israel journeyed, and spread '

beyond Migdal-eder. ^And it came to pass, while Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and

his tent

ay with Bilhah his father's concubine; and Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were sons of Leah: Reuben, twelve:

* That b That is, The oak of weeping. That is, The son of the right hand.

43

is,

The eon of my

sorrow.

GENESIS

37.8

and for his words. 9And lie dreamed heard it, and delivered him out of yet another dream, and told it to his their hand; and said: Let us not take '

and

'Behold, I have dreamed yet a dream: and, behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars bowed down to me.' 10And he told it to his father, and to his brethren; and his father rebuked him, and said unto him: 'What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down to thee to the uAnd his brethren envied earth?' his father kept the saying but him; brethren,

said:

in mind. 12 And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem. 13And Israel said unto Joseph: 'Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them/ And he said to him: Here am 14 I.' Andhesaidtohim: 'Go now, see '

it is well with thy brethren, well with the flock; and bring me back word. 7 So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem. 15And a certain man found

whether

and

him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field. And the man asked him, saying:

'What

seekest thou?'

And

16

he said: 'I seek my brethren. Tell me, I pray thee, where they are feed-

17 And the man said: ing the flock.' 'They are departed hence; for I heard them say: Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan. 18And they saw him afar off, and before he came near unto them, they conspired 19 And they against him to slay him. said one to another: 'Behold, this ;

dreamer cometh.

and

20

Come now

there-

^And Reuben

said unto them: 'Shed no blood; cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, but that he lay no hand upon him' might deliver him out of their hand, his

life.' .

to restore him to his father. ^And came to pass, when Joseph was come

it

unto his brethren, that they stripped Joseph of his coat, the coat of many colours that was on him; ^and they took him, and cast him into the pit and the pit was empty, there was no water in it. ^And they sat down to eat bread; and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a caravan of Ishmaelites came from Gilead, with their camels bearing spicery and balm and ladanum, going to carry it down to Egypt. ^And Judah said unto his brethren: 'What pr,ofit is it if we slay our brother and conceal his blood? 27 Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother, our flesh.' And his brethren hearkened unto him. 28And there passed by Midianites, merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels of silver. And they 29 And brought Joseph into Egypt. Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes. 30And he returned unto his brethren, and said: 'The child is not; and as for me, whith31 er shall I go?' And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a he-goat, and dipped the coat in the blood; 82 and they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father; and

us slay him., and cast him into one of the pits, and we will said: 'This have we found. Know An evil beast hath devoured now whether it is thy son's coat or say: fore,

let

him and we shall see what will become of his dreams.' ^And Reuben ;

not.' 'It is

And he knew

S3

it,

and

said:

my son's coat; an evil beast hath

GENESIS

* Heb.

Medamtea.

47

38.22

GENESIS

38,22

said* 'I have not found her: and 3And his master saw that the LORD also the men of the place said: There was with him, and that the LORD made hath been no harlot here.' ^And all that he did to prosper in his hand. Judah said: 'Let her take it, lest 4And Joseph found favour in his sight, we be put to shame; behold, I sent and he ministered unto him. And he this kid, and thou hast not found appointed him overseer over his house, 24 her.' And it came to pass about and all that he had he put into his

and

three

months

was

after, that it

;

whose are these, 'the signet, and the and the staff/ 26And Judah acknowledged them, and said: 'She is more righteous than I; forasmuch as I gave her not to Shelah my son.' And he knew her again no more. ^And it came to pass in the time of her travail, cords,

that, behold, twins

^And

it

came to

were in her womb. pass,

when

5 And it came to pass from the time that he appointed him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had, in the house and in the field. 6 And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand; and, having him, he knew not aught save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was of beautiful form, and fair to look upon, 7 And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said: 'Lie with me.' 8But he refused, and said unto his master's wife: 'Behold, my master, having me, knoweth not what is in the house, and he hath put all that he hath into my hand; 9he is not greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife. How then can I do this great wickedl And it ness, and sin against God?' came to pass, as she spoke to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her. uAnd it came to pass on a certain day, when he went into the house to .do his work, and there was none of the men of the house there within, ^that she caught him by his garment, saying: 'Lie with me.' And he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got

told hand.

Judah, saying: 'Tamar thy daughterin-law hath played the harlot; and moreover, behold, she is with child ' by harlotry.' And Judah said: Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.' 25 When she was brought forth, she sent to her father-in-law, saying. 'By the man, whose these are, am I with child' and she said: 'Discern, I pray thee,

she

one put out a hand; and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying travailed, that

'This came out first.' 29And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out; and she said. 'Wherefore hast thou

made a breach for thyself 9 Therename was called aPerez. 30And '

fore his

afterward canae out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand; and his name was called Zerah. And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hand of the Ishmaelites, that had 2 brought him down thither. And the LOED was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.

QO ^

That is,

out. ^And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and was fled forth, 14that she called unto the men of her house,

him

and spoke unto them, saying:

A

48

breach.

'See,

GENESIS he hath brought in a Hebrew unto us to mock us; he came in unto me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice. 15 And it came to pass, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment by me, and 16 And she laid fled, and got him out.' up his garment by her, until his master 17 came home. And she spoke unto

him according to these words, saying: 'The Hebrew servant, whom thou bast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me. 18And it came to pass, as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment by me, and fled 19 And it came to pass, when out.' his

master heard the words of his

wife, which she spoke unto him, saying: 'After this manner did thy servant to me'; that his wrath was kindled.

And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, the place where the king's prisoners were bound; and he was there in the prison. ^But the LORD was with Joseph, and showed kindness unto him, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper ^And the keeper of of the prison. the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it. ^The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand, because the LORD was with him; and that which he did, 20

40 15

guard charged Joseph to be with them, and he ministered unto them; and 6 they continued a season in ward. And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream, in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were bound in the prison. 6And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and saw them, and, behold, they were sad. 7And he asked Pharaoh's officers that were with him in the ward of his master's house, saying: Wherefore look ye so sad to-day?' 8And they said unto him: 'We have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it.' And Joseph said unto them: 'Do not interpretations belong to God? tell it me, I pray you.' 9And '

the chief butler told his dream to and said to him: 'In my dream, behold, a vine was before 10 me; and in the vine were three Joseph,

branches; and as it was budding, blossoms shot forth, and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes; uand Pharaoh's cup was in my hand: and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.' ^And Joseph said unto him: 'This is the interpretation of it : the three branches are three days; ^within yet three days its

shall

LORD made it to prosper. AC\ And it came to pass

Pharaoh

lift

up thy head, and

restore thee unto thine office; and thou after shalt give Pharaoh's cup into his these things, that the butler of hand, after the former manner when the king of Egypt and his baker offend- thou wast his butler. 14But have me ed their lord the king of Egypt.^ 2And in thy remembrance when it shall be Pharaoh was wroth against his two well with thee, and show kindness, I officers, against the chief of the butlers, pray thee, unto me, and make mention and against the chief of, the bakers. of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out 3 And he put them in ward in the house of this house. 15For indeed I was of the captain of the guard, into the stolen away out of the land of the prison, the place where Joseph was Hebrews; and here also have I done 4 bound. And the captain of the nothing that they should put me into

the

^^

49

GENESIS

40.15

the dungeon.' 16When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said unto Joseph: 'I also saw in my dream, and, behold, three baskets of white bread were on my head; 17 and in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of baked food for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head.' 18 And Joseph answered and said: 'This is the interpretation thereof* the three baskets are three days; "within yet three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree; and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee.' 20 And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, that

behold, seven ears, thin and blaste< with the east wind, sprung up afte them. 7And the thin ears swallowed uj the seven rank and full ears, An< Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was dream. 8And it came to pass in th< morning that his spirit was troubled and he sent and called for all th< magicians of Egypt, and all the wis< men thereof' and Pharaoh told then his dream; out there was none tha i

^

could interpret them unto Pharaoh 9 Then spoke the chief butler untc Pharaoh, saying: 'I make mention o

faults this day: 10Pharaoh wa wroth with his servants, and put m* in the ward of the house of the captair of the guard, me and the chief baker, he made a feast unto all his servants; uAnd we dreamed a dream in one night and he lifted up the head of the chief I and he; we dreamed each man acbutler and the head of the chief baker cording to the interpretation of his 21 among his servants. And he restored dream. ^And there was with us there the chief butler back unto his butler- a young man, a Hebrew, servant tc ship; and he gave the cup into Pha- the captain of the guard; and we told raoh's hand. ^But he hanged the chief him, and he interpreted to us our baker, as Joseph had interpreted to dreams; to each man according to them. ^Yet did not the chief butler his dream he did interpret. 13And it came to pass, as he interpreted to remember Joseph, but forgot him. us, so it was: I was restored unto mine office, and he was hanged.' 14 Then Pharaoh sent and called JoJ. ~| And it came to pass at the end -1 x of two full years, that Pharaoh seph, and they brought him hastily dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the out of the dungeon. And he shaved a 2 river. And, behold, there came up himself, and changed his raiment, and out of the river seven kine, well- came in unto Pharaoh. 15And Pharaoh favoured and fat-fleshed; and they fed said unto Joseph: 'I have dreamed a in the reed-grass. 3And, behold, seven dream, and there is none that can other kine came up after them out of interpret it; and I have heard say of the river, ill-favoured and lean-fleshed; thee, that when thou nearest a dream and stood by the other kine upon the thou canst interpret it.' 16And Joseph brink of the river. 4 And the ill- answered Pharaoh, saying: 'It is not favoured and lean-fleshed kine did in me; God will give Pharaoh an 17 And Pharaoh eat up the seven well-favoured and fat answer 'In my dream, kine. So Pharaoh awoke. 6And he spoke unto slept and dreamed a second time and, behold, I stood upon the brink of the 18 And, behold, there came up behold, seven ears of corn came up river. upon one stalk, rank and good* 6And, out of the river seven kine, fat-fleshed

my

*

^

:

That

is,

the Nile.

50

GENESIS and well-favoured; and they fed in the 19 reed-grass. And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill-favoured and lean-fleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for 20 And the lean and illbadness. favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat kine. aAnd when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still ill-favoured as at the beginning. So I awoke. ^And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up upon one stalk, full and good. ^And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them. ^And the thin ears swallowed up the seven good ears. And I told it unto the magicians; but there me.'

pass.

And Joseph said unto Pharaoh

.

'The dream of Pharaoh is one; what is about to do He hath declared unto Pharaoh, ^he seven good kine are seven years; and the seven good

God

ears are seven years: the dream is one. 27 And the seven lean and ill-favoured kine that came up after them are seven years, and also the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind; they shall be seven years of famine. 28That is the thing which I spoke unto Pharaoh what God is about to do He hath 29 shown unto Pharaoh. Behold, come seven years of great plenty

there

throughout

all

the land of Egypt.

And there shall arise after them seven

80

years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land; 31 and the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine it shall be very for that the dream

which followeth; for grievous.

^And

^Now therefore let Pharaoh man discreet and wise, and

look put a

set him over the land Pharaoh do this, and

M

Let Egypt. him appoint overseers over the land, and take up of

let

the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven years of plenty. ^And let them gather all the food of these good years that come, and lay up com under the hand of Pharaoh for food in the cities, and let them keep it. ^And the food shall be for a store to the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt; that the land perish not through the famine/ 37And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants. unto his servants :

And Pharaoh said Can we find such a

38 '

a man in whom the spirit 39 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph: 'Forasmuch as God hath shown thee all this, there is none so 40 discreet and wise as thou. Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people

was none that could declare it to one as 25

41.45

of

God

this, ' is?

be ruled; only in the throne will I be ^And Pharaoh greater than thou.' said unto Joseph: 'See, I have set thee over

all

the land of Egypt/

^And Pharaoh took

off his signet ring

from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck. ^And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried before him: 'Abrech'; and he set him over all the land of Egypt. ^And Pharaoh said unto Joseph: C I am Pharaoh, and without thee shall no man lift up his hand or his foot in all the land of rfc/ And Pharaoh called Jo's name Zaphenath-paneah; and he" gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Poti-phera priest of On. And Joseph went out over the land of

was doubled unto Pharaoh twice, it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to 51

.

GENESIS

41.45 Egypt.

And Joseph

46

was

thirty

years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt, 47 And in the seven years of plenty , the earth brought forth in heaps. ^And he gathered up all the food of the seven years which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food^in the cities; the food of the field, which was

2 upon another?' And he said: 'Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt. Get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we

may live, and

not

lAnd Joseph's

die.'

ten brethren went

down

buy corn

to

from Egypt. 4But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said: 'Lest peradventure

harm

befall him.'

And

5

the sons of

came to buy among those that round about every city, laid he up in came; for the famine was in the land 6 And Joseph was the the same. 49And Joseph laid up corn as of Canaan. the sand of the sea, very much, until governor over the land; he it was that they left off numbering; for it was with- sold to all the people of the land. And out number. ^And unto Joseph were Joseph's brethren came, and bowed born two sons before the year of famine down to him with their faces to the 7 came, whom Asenath the daughter of earth. And Joseph saw his brethren, Poti-phera pnest of On bore unto him. and he knew them, but made himself 81 And Joseph called the name of the strange unto them, and spoke roughly first-born aManasseh: 'for God hath with them; and he said unto them: made me forget all my toil, and all my 'Whence come ye?' And they said: father's house.' ^And the name of the 'From the land of Canaan to buy second called he b Ephraim: 'for God food.' 8And Joseph knew his breth-

me

Israel

land of ren, but they knew not him. 9A-ad the seven years Joseph remembered the dreams which of plenty, that was in the land of he dreamed of them, and said unto MAnd the them: 'Ye are spies; to see the nakedEgypt, came to an end. seven years of famine began to come, ness of the land ye are come/ 10And according as Joseph had said; and they said unto him: 'Nay, my lord, there was famine in all lands; but ha but to buy food are thy servants come. uWe are all one man's all the land of Egypt there was bread. sons; we are ^And when all the land of Egypt was upright men, thy servants are no spies/ 12 And he said unto them Nay, but to famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread; and Pharaoh said unto all see the nakedness of the land ye are the Egyptians: 'Go unto Joseph; come/ ^And they said: We thy what he saith to you, do/ ^And the servants are twelve brethren, the sons famine was over all the face of the of one man in the land of Canaan; and, earth; and Jo ph opened all the store- behold, the youngest is this day with I4 And houses, and so Id unto the Egyptians; our father, and one is not/ and the famine was sore in the land of Joseph said unto them: 'That is it 67 And all countries came into that I spoke unto you, saying: Ye are Egypt. Egypt to Joseph to buy corn; because spies. "Hereby ye shall be proved: the famine was sore in all the earth. as Pharaoh liveth, ye shall not go forth Now Jacob saw that there was hence, except your youngest brother corn in Egypt, and Jacob said come hither. 16Send one of you, and unto his sons: *Why do ye look one let him fetch your brother, and VP * That b #rom a Hebrew word signifying to be fruitful. is, afonff to forget. 52

hath made

my

affliction/

fruitful in the

^And

'

:

c

42

M

GENESIS

43.2

'What is this that God hath done 29 And they came unto unto us?' Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that had 18 And befallen them, saying: 3 'The man, together into ward three days. Joseph said unto them the third day: the lord of the land, spoke roughly 'This do, and live; for I fear God: 19if with us, and took us for spies of the 31 And we said unto him: ye be upright men, let one of your country. brethren be bound in your prison- We are upright men; we are no spies 32 We are twelve brethren, sons of our house; but go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses; 20and bring father; one is not, and the youngest your youngest brother unto me; so is this day with our father in the land ^And the man, the lord shall your words be verified, and ye of Canaan. And they did so. of the land, said unto us: Hereby shall not die/ 21 And they said one to another: 'We shall I know that ye are upright men: are verily guilty concerning our broth- leave one of your brethren with me, er, in that we saw the distress of his and take corn for the famine of your soul, when he besought us, and we houses, and go your way. HAnd bring would not hear; therefore is this dis- your youngest brother unto me; then ^And Reuben shall I know that ye are no spies, but tress come upon us.' answered them, saying: 'Spoke I not that ye are upright men; so will I unto you, saying: Do not sin against deliver you your brother, and ye shall 35 And it came the child; and ye would not hear? traffic in the land/ therefore also, behold, his blood is to pass as they emptied their sacks, required/ ^And they knew not that that, behold, every man's bundle of Joseph understood them; for the money was in his sack; and when they MAnd and their father saw their bundles of interpreter was between them. he turned himself about from them, money, they were afraid. ^And Jacob and wept; and he returned to them, their father said unto them: 'Me and spoke to them, and took Simeon have ye bereaved of my children: from among them, and bound him Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and 25 Then Joseph ye will take Benjamin away; upon before their eyes. commanded to fill their vessels with me are all these things come.' 37And corn, and to restore every man's Reuben spoke unto his father, saying money into his sack, and to give them 'Thou shalt slay my two sons, if I provision for the way; and thus was it bring him not to thee; deliver him into done unto them. ^And they laded my hand, and I will bring mm back ' ^And he said My son shall their asses with their corn, and de- to thee. 27 And as one of them not go down with you; for his brother parted thence. opened his sack to give his ass prov- is dead, and he only is left; if harm ender in the lodging-place, he espied befall him by the way in which ye go, his money; and, behold, it was in the then will ye bring down my gray hairs mouth of his sack. 28And he said unto with sorrow to the grave/ his brethren: 'My money is restored; A O And the famine was sore in the ^-^ land. 2And it came to and, lo, it is even in my sack.' And pass, when their heart failed them, and they they had eaten up the corn which they turned trembling one to another, say- had brought out of Egypt, that their be bound, that your words may be proved, whether there be truth in you; or else, as Pharaoh liveth, surely 17 And he put them all ye are spies. shall

ing:

7

'

:

53

GENESIS

43.2 father said unto them: buy us a little food. 7

3

'Go again, man, that he may release unto you And Judah your other brother and Benjamin. 'The man And as for me, if I be bereaved of my

spoke unto him, saying: did earnestly forewarn us, saying: Ye shall not see my face, except 4 If thou your brother be with you. wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food; 5 but 2 thou wilt not send him, we will not go down, for the man said unto us: Ye shall not see my face, except 6 And your brother be with you.' Israel said: 'Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether 7 And they ye had yet a brother?' said: 'The man asked straitly concerning ourselves, and concerning Is your father our kindred, saying: yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words; could we in any wise know that he would say: Bring ; 8 And Judah your brother down? said unto Israel his father: 'Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go, that we may live, and not die, both

children, I

And

15

am bereaved.

the

men took

7

that present,

and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood

And when

Joseph

saw Benjamin with them, he

said to

before Joseph.

16

the steward of his house

:

'Bring the

meninto the house, and kill the beasts, and prepare the meat; for the men

with me at noon.' 17And man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men into Joseph's house. 18And the men were afraid, shall dine

the

they were brought into 'BeJoseph's house; and they said: cause of the- money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion because

against us,

and

fall

upon

us,

and

take us for bondmen, and our asses.' 19 And they came near to the steward of Joseph s house, and they spoke ones. unto him at the door of the house, 7

we, and thou, and also our little 9 I will be surety for him; of my hand 20 and said: 'Oh my lord, we came inshalt thou require him; if I bring him deed down at the first time to buy not unto thee, and set him before food. 21And it came to pass, when we thee, then let me bear the blame for came to the lodging-place, that we ever. 10 For except we had lingered, opened our sacks, and, behold, every surely we had now returned a second man's money was in the mouth of his nAnd their father Israel said time. sack, our money in full weight; and unto them: 'If it be so now, do this* we have brought it back in our hand. take of the choice fruits of the land 22And other money have we brought in your vessels, and carry down the down in our hand to buy food. We man a present, a little balm, and know not who put pur money in our a little honey, spicery and ladanum, sacks.' 23Andhesaid: 'Peace be to 12 nuts, and almonds; and take double you, fear not; your God, and the God money in your hand; and the money of your father, hath given you treasure that was returned in the mouth of in I had your money.' your sacks; your sacks carry back in your hand; And he brought Simeon out unto peradventure it was an oversight, them. ^And the man brought the 13 take also your brother, and arise, men into Joseph's house, and gave go again unto the man; 14 and God them water, and they washed their Almighty give you mercy before the feet; and he gave their asses proven7

GENESIS 25 And they made ready the present against Joseph's coming at noon; for they heard that they should eat bread there. 26And when Joseph came home, they brought him the

44.15

my

goblet, the silver goblet, in the sack's mouth of the youngest, and his corn money.' And he did accord-

der.

ing to the word that Joseph had 3 As soon as the morning was spoken. present which was in their hand into light, the men were sent away, they the house, and bowed down to him and their asses. 4And when they were 27 to the earth. And he asked them gone out of the city, and were not of their welfare, and said: 'Is your yet far off, Joseph said unto his stewfather well, the old man of whom ye ard: 'Up, follow after the men; and 28 And they when thou dost overtake them, say spoke? Is he yet alive?' * said Thy servant our father is well, unto them: Wherefore have ye rehe is yet alive.' And they bowed the warded evil for good? 6Is not this 29 And it in which my lord drinketh, and head, and made obeisance. he lifted up his eyes, and saw Benja- whereby he indeed divineth? ye have min his brother, his mother's son, done evil in so doing.' 6And he and said: 'Is this your youngest overtook them, and he spoke unto brother of whom ye spoke unto me?' them these words. 7And they said :

And he

'God be gracious unto unto him: 'Wherefore speaketh my 30 And Joseph made lord such words as these? Far be it haste; for his heart yearned toward from thy servants that they should do 8 his brother; and he sought where to such a thing. Behold, the money, we which in he into found our sacks' mouths, his and entered chamber, weep; and wept there. 31And he washed his we brought back unto thee out of the face, and came out; and he refrained land of Canaan; how then should we himself, and said: 'Set on bread.' steal out of thy lord's house silver 32 And they set on for him by himself, or gold? 9With whomsoever of thy and for them by themselves, and servants it be found, let him die, and for the Egyptians, that did eat with we also will be my lord's bondmen.' 10 And he said: 'Now also let it be him, by themselves; because the Egyptians might not eat bread with according unto your words: he with the Hebrews; for that is an abomina- whom it is found shall be my bondtion unto the Egyptians. ^And they man; and ye shall be blameless/ sat before him, the first-born according "Then they hastened, and took down to his birthright, and the youngest every man his sack to the ground, 12 according to his youth; and the men and opened every man his sack. And thee,

said.

my

son.'

marvelled one with another. 34And portions were taken unto them from before him; but Benjamin's portion, was five times so much as any of theirs.

he searched, beginning at the

eldest,

and leaving off at the youngest; and the goblet was found in Benjamin's

sack. ^Then they rent their clothes, and were merry and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city. 14And Judah and with him. A A And he commanded the stew- his brethren came to Joseph's house, * ard of his house, saying: 'Fill and he was yet there; and they fell 15 And the men's sacks with food, as much before him on the ground. as they can carry, and put every man's Joseph said unto them: 'What deed

And they

money

drank,

in his sack's mouth.

And put

2

is this

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that ye have done?

know ye

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GENESIS

15

not that such a man as I will indeed 16 And Judah said: 'What divine?' lord? what shall shall we say unto we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants; behold, we are

father said unto us- Ye know that wife bore me two sons; 28and the one went out from me, and I said Surely he is torn in pieces; and I

my

my

have not seen him since; 29 and if ye take this one also from me, and harm my lord's bondmen, both we, and he befall him, ye will bring down my also in whose hand the cup is found gray hairs with sorrow to the grave. l7 And he said: Far be it from me that 30 Now therefore when I come to thy I should do so; the man in whose servant my father, and the lad is not hand the goblet is found, he shall be my with us; seeing that his soul is bondman but as for you, get you up in bound up with the lad's soul; 31 it will come to pass, when he seeth that the peace unto your father.' lad is not with us, that he will die; own and thy servants will bring down the 18 Then Judah came near unto him, gray hairs of thy servant our father and said Oh my lord, let thy servant, with sorrow to the grave. S2For thy I pray thee, speak a word in my lord's servant became surety for the lad If I bring ears, and let not thine anger burn unto my father, saying: against thy servant; for thou art even him not unto thee, then shall I bear 19 as Pharaoh. My lord asked his 33the blame to my father for ever. Have ye a father, Now therefore, let thy servant, I servants, saying: 20 And we said unto pray thee, abide instead of the lad a or a brother? the lad my lord: We have a father, an old bondman to my lord; and let 84 For how man, and a child of his old age, a little go up with his brethren. one; and his brother is dead, and he shall I go up to my father, if the lad alone is left of his mother, and his be not with me? lest I look upon the father loveth him. 21And thou saidst evil that shall come on my father.' Then Joseph could not refrain unto thy servants: Bring him down * himself before all them that unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him. ^And we said unto my stood by him; and he cried: 'Cause And lord: The lad cannot leave his father; every man to go out from me. for if he should leave his father, there stood no man with him, while his father would die. ^And thou Joseph made himself known unto his 2 And he wept aloud; and saidst unto thy servants: Except your brethren. youngest brother come down with the Egyptians heard, and the house of 3 And Joseph said you, ye shall see my face no more. Pharaoh heard. ^And it came to pass when we unto his brethren: 'lam Joseph; doth came up unto thy servant my father, my father yet live?' And his brethren we told him the words of my lord. could not answer him; for they were '

'

;

'

:

,

AK u

7

And

our father said: Go again, buy us a little food. 26And we said. We cannot go down; if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down; for we may not see the man's face, except our youngest broth27 er be with us. And thy servant my 26

4 A.nd Joaffrighted at his presence. his 'Come said brethren: unto seph near to me, I pray you.' And they came near. And he said: 'I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into 5 Egypt. And now be not grieved, nor with angry yourselves, that ye sold

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GENESIS me hither; for God

46.3

me before your households, and come unto me; For these two and I will give you the good of the years hath the famine been in the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat land; and there are yet five years, in of the land. "Now thou art comwhich there shall be neither plowing manded, this do ye: take you wagons 7 nor harvest. And God sent me out of the land of Egypt for your little before you to give you a remnant on ones, and for your wives, and bring the earth, and to save you alive for your father, and come. 20Also regard a great deliverance. 8 So now it was; not your stuff; for the good things of all not you that sent me hither, but God; the Land of Egypt are yours/ 21And the and He hath made me a father to sons of Israel did so; and Joseph gave Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and them wagons, according to the comruler over all the land of Egypt. mandment of Pharaoh, and gave them ^Hasten ye, and go up to my father, provision for the way. ^To all of Thus saith thy them he gave each man changes of and say unto him: son Joseph: God hath made me raiment; but to Benjamin he gave lord of all Egypt; come down unto me, three hundred shekels of silver, and 10 And thou shalt dwell in five changes of raiment. ^And to his tarry not. the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be father he sent in like manner ten asses near unto me, thou, and thy children, laden with the good tilings of Egypt, and thy children's children, and thy and ten she-asses laden with corn and flocks, and thy herds, and all that bread and victual for his father by thou hast; n and there will I sustain the way. MSo he sent his brethren thee; for there are yet five years of away, and they departed; and he said famine; lest thou come to poverty, unto them: 'See that ye fall not out thou, and thy household, and all that by the way.' ^And they went up out 12 thou hast. And, behold, your eyes of Egypt, and came into the knd of and the eyes of my brother Canaan unto Jacob their father. see, 26 Benjamin, that it is my mouth that And they told him, saying: 'Joseph KAnd ye shall tell is yet alive, and he is ruler over all the speaketh unto you. you to preserve

did send

life.

6

j

i

father of all glory in Egypt, land of Egypt.' And his heart fainted, 27 And they of all that ye have seen; and ye for he believed them not. father told him all the words of Joseph, shall hasten and bring down hither.' 14And he fell upon his brother which he had said unto them; and

my

my

and

my

Benjamin's neck, and wept; and 15 And 'Benjamin wept upon his neck. he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them; and after that his brethren talked with him. 16 And the report thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house, saying: 'Joseph's brethren are come'; and

it

pleased

Pharaoh well, and his servants. 17And Pharaoh said unto Joseph: Say unto thy brethren: This do ye: lade your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Canaan; 18and take your father and *

when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry

the spirit of * 28 And Jacob their father revived. Israel said: 'It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive; I will go and see hi before I

die.'

A

And

*

with

took his journey that he had, and came to Beer-sheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac. 2And God spoke unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said: 'Jacob, Jacob.' And he said: 'Here am I/ 3And

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Israel

all

GENESIS

46.3

He said: 'I am God, the God of thy father; fear not to go down into Egypt; for I "will there make of thee a great nation. 4I will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely bring thee up again; and Joseph shall put 6 And his hand upon thine eyes.' Jacob rose up from Beer-sheba; and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to- carry him. 6And they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and all his seed with him; 7 his sons, and his sons' sons with him, his daughters, and his sons' daughters, and all his seed brought he with him into

Egypt.

And

8

children

these are the of

Israel,

names

of the into

who came

Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, 9 And the sons of

Jacob's first-born.

Reuben:

Hanoch, and Pallu, and

vah, and Ishvi, and Beriah, and Serah their sister; and the sons of Beriah: 18 These are the Heber, and Malchiel. sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and these she bore unto Jacob, even sixteen souls. 19 The sons of Rachel Jacob's wife: Joseph and Benjamin. 20And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath the daughter of Poti-phera priest of On bore unto him. ^And the sons of Benjamin: Bela, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, EM, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard, ^These are the sons of Rachel, who were born to Jacob; all the souls were fourteen. ^And the sons of Dan Hushim. ^And the sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and 25 These are the sons of Shillem. Bilhah, whom Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and these she bore unto Jacob; all the souls were seven. 26 A11 the souls belonging to Jacob that came into Egypt, that came out of his loins, besides Jacob's sons' wives, all the souls were threescore and six. 27 And the sons of Joseph, who were born to him in Egypt, were two souls; all the souls of the house of Jacob, :

10 And the sons Hezron, and Carmi. of Simeon: Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman. uAnd the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. ^And the sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah, that came into Egypt, were threescore and Perez, and Zerah; but Er and and ten. 28 Onan died in the land of Canaan. And And he sent Judah before him unto the sons of Perez were Hezron and Joseph, to show the way before him 13 Hamul. And the sons of Issaohar unto Goshen; and they came into the 29 And Joseph made Tola, and Puvah, and lob, and Shim- land of Goshen. ron. 14And the sons of Zebulun Sered, ready his chariot, and went up to meet and Elon, and Jahleel. 16These are Israel his father, to Goshen; and he the sons of Leah, whom she bore unto presented himself unto him, and fell Jacob in Paddan-aram, with his on his neck, and wept on his neck a s And Israel^said unto daughter Dinah; all the souls of his good while. sons .and his daughters were thirty Joseph: ' Now let me die, since I have and three. 16And the sons of Gad: seen thy face, that thou art yet alive.' 31 And Joseph said unto his brethren, Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and ArocS, and Areli. 17And and unto his father's house: 'I will the sons o'f Asher: Imnah, and Ish- go up, and tell Pharaoh, and will say t

:

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^

GENESIS unto him:

47

18'

8 brethren, and my And Pharaoh said unto Jacob: 'How who were in the land of many are the days of the years of thy come unto me; ^and the life?' 9And Jacob said unto Pharaoh:

My

father's house,

Canaan, are

men are shepherds,

for they

have been "The days

of the years of

my sojourn-

and they have ings are a hundred and thirty years; and their herds, few and evil have been the days of the brought and all that they have. ^And it shall years of my life, and they have not come to pass, when Pharaoh shall call attained unto the days of the years of you, and shall say: What is your oc- the life of my fathers in the days of keepers

of

cattle; their flocks,

cupation? ^hat ye shall say: Thy their soj ournings.' "And Jacob blessed servants have been keepers of cattle Pharaoh, and went out from the from our youth even until now, both presence^ of Pharaoh. "And Joseph we, and our fathers; that ye may placed his father and his brethren, and dwell in the land of Goshen; for every gave them a possession in the land of shepherd is an abomination unto the Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had comEgyptians.' ATI Then Joseph went in and told manded. ^And Joseph sustained his Pharaoh, and said: 'My father father, and his brethren, and all his and my brethren, and their flocks, father's household, with bread, acand their herds, and all that they have, cording to the want of their little are come out of the land of Canaan; ones. ^And there was no bread in all the and, behold, they are in the land of 2 And from among his land; for the famine was very sore, so Goshen/ brethren he took five men, and pre- that the land of Egypt and the land 3 And of Canaan languished by reason of sented them unto Pharaoh. Pharaoh said unto his brethren: the famine. 14And Joseph gathered 'What is your occupation?' And they up all the money that was found in the said unto Pharaoh: 'Thy servants land of Egypt, and in the land of are shepherds, both we, and our Canaan, for the corn which they 4 And they said unto Pha- bought; and Joseph brought the money fathers.' raoh: 'To sojourn in the land are we into Pharaoh's house. 15And when the come; for there is no pasture for thy money was ^all spent in the knd of servants' flocks; for the famine is sore Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all in the land of Canaan. Now therefore, the Egyptians came unto Joseph, and we pray thee, let thy servants dwell said: 'Give us bread; for why should in the land of Goshen.' 6And Pharaoh we die in thy presence? for our money 16 And Joseph said: 'Give spoke unjfco Joseph, saying: 'Thy faileth.' father and thy brethren are come unto your cattle, and I will give you [bread] 17 6 And thee; B the land of Egypt is before for your cattle, if money fail.' thee; in the best of the land make they brought their cattle unto Joseph. thy father and thy brethren to dwell; And Joseph gave them bread in exin the land of Goshen let them dwell. change for the horses, and for the And if thou knowest any able men flocks, and for the herds, and for the among them, then make them rulers asses; and he fed them with bread in over my cattle.' 7And Joseph brought exchange for all their cattle for that in Jacob his father, and set him before year. 18And when that year was ended, Pharaoh. And Jacob blessed Pharaoh. they came unto him the second year,

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GENESIS

and said unto him: 'We will not hide from my lord, how that our money is all spent; and the herds of cattle are my lord's; there is nought left in the sight of my lord, but our bodies, and our lands. "Wherefore should we die before thine eyes, both we and our land? buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be bondmen unto Pharaoh; and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, and that the land be not desolate.' 20So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for the Egyptians sold every man his field, because the famine was sore upon them; and the land became Pharaoh's. 21And as for the people,

he removed them city by city, from one end of the border of Egypt even to the other end thereof. ^Only the land of the priests bought he not, for the priests had a portion from Pharaoh, and did eat their portion which Pharaoh gave them; wherefore they sold not their land. ^Then Joseph said unto the people: 'Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh. Lo, here is seed for you, and ye shall sow the land. ^And it

And Jacob

28

lived in the land of of Jacob, the years of his life, were a hundred forty and seven years. 29And

Egypt seventeen years; so the days

the time drew near that Israel must die; and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him: 'If now I have found favour in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; bury me not, 30

But when I pray thee, in Egypt. sleep with my fathers, thou shalt carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their burymg-place.' And he said: 31 'I will do as thou hast said.' And he said: 'Swear unto me.' And he swore unto him. And Israel bowed I

down upon the

AQ

And

it

bed's head.

came to pass

after

these things, that one said to Joseph: 'Behold, thy father is sick.'

And he took with him

his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. 2And one told Jacob, and said: 'Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee.' And Israel strengthened himself, and sat 3 upon the ' bed. And Jacob said unto God Almighty appeared unJoseph shall come to pass at the ingatherings, to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, that ye shall give a fifth unto Pharaoh, and blessed me, 4and said unto me: and four parts shall be your own, for Behold, I will make thee fruitful, seed of the field, and for your food, and and multiply thee, and I will make of for them of your households, and for thee a company of peoples; and will food for your little ones/ ^And they give this land to thy seed after thee for said: "Thou hast^ saved our lives. an everlasting possession. 6And now Let us find favour in the sight of my thy two sons, who were born unto thee lord, and we will be Pharaoh's bond- in the land of Egypt before I came unmen.' ^And Joseph made it a statute to thee into Egypt, are mine; Ephraim concerning the land of Egypt unto this and Manasseh, even as Reuben and 6 day, that Pharaoh should have the Simeon, shall be mine. And thy issue, :

only the land of the priests alone that thou begettest after them, shall 27 And Israel be thine; they shall be called after the dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the land name of their brethren in their in7 of Goshen; and they got them posses- heritance. And as for me, when I sions therein, and were fruitful, and came from Paddan, Rachel died unto me in the land of Canaan in the way, multiplied exceedingly. fifth;

became not Pharaoh's.

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.

GENESIS

49.6

when there was still some way to 'Not so, my father, for this is the come unto Ephrath; and I buried her first-born; put thy right hand upon his there in the way to Ephrath the head/ 19And his father refused, and same is Beth-lehem/ 8And Israel said: 'I know it, my son, I know it; he beheld Joseph's sons, and said: 'Who also shall become a people, and he also are these?' 9And Joseph said unto his father: 'They are sons, whom God hath given me here/ And he said: 'Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them/ 10 the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he

be great; howbeit his younger

shall

brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations/ ^ 20And he blessed them that Now day, saying: 'By thee shall Israel God make thee as bless, saying: could not see. And he brought them Ephraim and as Manasseh/ And he near unto him; and he kissed them, set Ephraim before Manasseh. and embraced them. uAnd Israel Israel said unto Joseph: 'Behold, I said unto Joseph: I had not thought die; but God will be with you, and to see thy face; and, lo, God hath let bring you back unto the land of your me see thy seed also/ ^And Joseph fathers. ^Moreover I have given to brought them out from between his thee one portion above thy brethren, knees; and he fell down on his face to which I took out of the hand of the the earth. 13And Joseph took them Amorite with my sword and with my

my

'

Ephraim in his right hand toward bow/ And Jacob called unto his sons, hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right and said: 'Gather yourselves hand, and brought them near unto together, that I may tell you that him. "And Israel stretched out his which shall befall you hi the end of right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim's days. 2 Assemble yourselves, and hear, ye head, who was the younger; and his left hand upon Manasseh's head, sons of Jacob; both,

Israel's left

guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the first-born. 15And he blessed Joseph, and said: 'The God before whom my fathers and Isaac did walk, the

Abraham God who

hath been my shepherd all my life 16 long unto this day, the angel who hath redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named in them, and the name of my fathers

Abraham and

Isaac;

and

let

And hearken unto Israel your father. 3

first-born,

first-fruits of

my strength;

excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power. ^Unstable as water, have not thou the excellency;

Because thou wentest up to thy father's bed; defiledst thou it

Then

my

to

he went up

couch.

5

Simeon and Levi are brethren;

Weapons 6

Let

my

of violence their kinship. soul not come into their

council; their

Unto

assembly let not be united;

*Heb. achechem, shoulder.

61

my

might, and the

The

them

grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.' 17And when Joseph saw that his father was laying his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him, and he held up his father's hand, to remove it from Ephraim's head unto Manasseh's head. 18 And Joseph said unto his father:

Reuben, thou art

My

my

glory

GENESIS

49.6

And the land that it was pleasant; And he bowed his shoulder to bear, And became a servant under task-

For in

And

their anger they slew men, in their self-will they houghed

oxen. 7

Cursed be their anger, for

was

it

work.

fierce,

And

16

their wrath, for it was cruel; I will divide them in Jacob, And scatter them in Israel.

Dan shall

judge his people, of the tribes of Israel. 17 Dan shall be a serpent in the way, horned snake in the path, That biteth the horse's heels, So* that his rider falleth backward. 18 I wait for Thy salvation, Lord.

As one

A

8

thee

Judah,

shall

thy

brethren

praise;

Thy hand

shall

be on the neck

thine enemies; Thy father's sons shall before thee. 9

Judah

of

bow down

b Gad, a troop shall troop upon him;

19

But he

a lion's whelp; From the prey, my son, thou art gone up. He stooped down, he couched as a

20

their heel.

as a lioness;

him up ? The sceptre

10

shall

who

Naphtali

He

shall rouse

not depart from

22

the ruler's staff from between

As long

23

men come

to Shiloh; And unto him shall the obedience of the peoples be. as

"Binding his foal unto the vine, And his ass's colt unto the choice vine; He washeth his garments in wine, And his vesture in the blood of

is

a hind

let loose:

giveth goodly words.

a fruitful vine, vine by a fountain: Its branches run over the wall.

Joseph

is

A fruitful

Judah, his feet,

his bread shall be fat, shall yield royal dainties.

And he 21

Nor

upon

As for Asher,

lion,

And

shall troop

is

The

archers have dealt bitterly with him, And shot at him, and hated him;

his bow abode firm, And the arms of his hands were made supple, By the hands of the Mighty One of

^But

Jacob, thence, from the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel, 2fi Even by the God of thy father, who

From

grapes; eyes shall be red with wine, And his teeth white with milk.

M His

shall help thee, 13

Zebulun

shall dwell at the shore of

the sea,

And he shall be a shore for ships, And his flank shall be upon Zidon.

And by

the Almighty, who shall bless thee, With blessings of heaven above, Blessings of the deep that coucheth beneath,

L4

Issachar

is

a large-boned

Blessings of the breasts,

ass,

Couching down between the sheepfolds. L5

For he saw a resting-place that was good, Heb. gedud.

b

it

womb. 26 The blessings

and

of the

of thy father Are mighty beyond the blessings of

From the Heb. 62

my progenitors root gadad.

GENESIS

50

15

Pharaoh^ saying: 'If now I have found favour in your eyes, speak, head of Joseph, I pray you, in the ears of Pharaoh, And on the crown of the head of saying: 5My father made me swear, the prince among his brethren. saying: Lo, I die; in my grave which I have digged for me in the land of 27 Benjamin is a wolf that raveneth; Canaan, there shalt thou bury me. In the morning he devoureth the Now therefore let me go up, I pray prey, thee, and bury my father, and I will And at even he divideth the spoil.' come back/ 6And Pharaoh said: 'Go up, and bury thy father, according 28 A11 these are the twelve tribes of as he made thee swear.' 7And Joseph Israel, and this is it that their father went up to bury his father; and with spoke unto them and blessed them; him went up all the servants of Phaevery one according to his blessing raoh, the elders of his house, and all he blessed them. 29And he charged the elders of the land of Egypt, 8and them, and said unto them: 'I am to all the house of Joseph, and his be gathered unto my people; bury me brethren, and his father's house; only Jl 1 " J1 ~ J Al -"- ^-- ~ ~~ J with my fathers in the cave that is in their little ones, and their flocks, and the field of Ephron the Hittite, 30in their herds, they left in the land of the cave that is in the field of Mach- Goshen. 9And there went up with him polah, which is before Mamre, in the both chariots and horsemen; and it land of Canaan, which Abraham was a very great company. 10Ancl bought with the field from Ephron the they came to the threshing-floor of Hittite for a possession of a burying- Atad, which is beyond the Jordan, and 31 There they buried Abraham there they wailed with a very great and place. and Sarah his wife; there they buried sore wailing; and he made a mourning Isaac and Rebekah his wife; and there for his father seven days. uAnd when

Unto the utmost bound

of the ever- house of

lasting hills; They shall be on the

I

I

"

Leah. 32 The field and the cave that is therein, which was purchased from the children of Heth.' when Jacob made an end of charging his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and expired, and was gathered unto his people. And Joseph fell upon "his

1

the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning in the floor of Atad, they said: 'This is a a grievous mourning to the Egyptians.' Wherefore the name of it was called Abel-mizraim, which is beyond the Jordan. 12And his sons did unto him according as he commanded them. father's face, and wept upon 13For his sons carried him into the 2 And Joseph land of Canaan, and buried him in him, and kissed him. commanded his servants the physicians the cave of the field of Machpelah, to embalm his father. And the physi- which Abraham bought with the field, 3 And forty for a possession of a burying-place, cians embalmed Israel. days were fulfilled for him; for so are of Ephron the Hittite, in front of fulfilled the days of embalming. And Mamre. 14 And Joseph returned into Egypt, the Egyptians wept for him threescore and ten days. he, and his brethren, and all that went 4 And when the days of weeping for up with him to bury his father, after 'him were past, Joseph spoke unto the he had buried his father. 15And when I buried

a Heb-

63

sbel.

GENESIS

50.15

Joseph's brethren saw that their father people alive. ^Now therefore fear ye was dead, they said: 'It may be that not; I will sustain you, and your little

Joseph

will

hate us, and will fully ones.'

And he comforted

them, and

requite us all the evil which we did spoke kindly unto them. ^And Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he, unto him.' 16And they sent a message unto Joseph, saying: 'Thy father did and his father's house; and Joseph command before he died, saying: lived a hundred and ten years. ^And 17 So shall ye say unto Joseph: For- Joseph saw Ephraim's children of the give, I pray thee now, the transgres- third generation; the children also of sion of thy brethren, and their sin, Machir the son of Manasseh were born ^And Joseph for that they did unto thee evil. upon Joseph's knees. And now, we pray thee, forgive the said unto his brethren: 'I die; but transgression of the servants of the God will surely remember you, and God of thy father/ And Joseph wept bring you up out of this land unto when they spoke unto him. 18And the land which He swore to Abraham, his brethren also went and fell down to Isaac, and to Jacob.' 25And Joseph before his face; and they said: 'Be- took an oath of the children of Israel,

And saying: 'God will surely remember Joseph said unto them: 'Fear not; you, and ye shall carry up my bones for am I in the place of God? 20And from hence.' 26 So Joseph died, being as for you, ye meant evil against me; a hundred and ten years old. And but God meant it for good, to bring to they embalmed him, and he was put p'ass, as it is this day, to save much in a coffin in Egypt. hold,

we are thy bondmen.'

19

EXODUS Now

these are the

sons

of

of the hard service, in mortar and in brick, into and in all manner of service in the Egypt with Jacob; every man came field; in all their service, wherein they with his household: 2 Reuben, Simeon, made them serve with rigour. 3 15 And the king of Egypt spoke to Levi, and. Judah; Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin; 4Dan and Naphtali, the Hebrew midwives, of whom the Gad and Asher. 5And all the souls name of the one was Shiphrah, and the that came out of the loins of Jacob name of the other Puah; 16 and he were seventy souls; and Joseph was said: 'When ye do the office of a midin Egypt already. 6And Joseph died, wife to the Hebrew women, ye shall and all his brethren, and all that gen- look upon the birthstool: if it be a son, 7 eration. And the children of Israel then ye shall kill him; but if it be a were fruitful, and increased abund- daughter, then she shall live/ 17 But U.X Ul LJ ja\^VA, OjLL\J. Y V duXV/Vl and waxed ex- the midwives feared God, and did not \iA antly, and multiplied, ceeding ir ity; and the land was as the king of Egypt commanded

1

Israel,

names

who came

,

]

j

]

!

"

filled

with aem.

but saved the men-children 18 And the king _ of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them: 'Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men-children alive?' 19 And the midwives said unto Pharaoh 'Because the Hebrew women are not them, alive.

Now there arose a new king over 9 And Egypt, who knew not Joseph. he said unto his people: Behold, the 8

l

^

: people of the children of Israel are too many and too mighty for us; l come, let us deal wisely with them, as the Egyptian women; for they are lest they multiply, and it come to pass, lively, and are delivered ere the mid20 And God that, when there befalleth us any war, wife come unto them/ they also join themselves unto our dealt well with the midwives; and enemies, and fight against us, and get the people multiplied, and waxed very them up out of the land.' uThere- mighty. ^And it came to pass, before they did set over them task- cause the midwives feared God, that masters to afflict them with their He made them houses. ^And Pharaoh burdens. And they built for Pharaoh charged all his people, saying: 'Every Haamses. son that is born ye shall east into store-cities, Pithom and 12 But the more they afflicted them, the river, and every daughter ye shall the more they multiplied and the more save alive/ And there went a man of the house they spread abroad. And they were of Levi, and took to wife a daughadread because of the children of 18 And the Egyptians made the ter of Levi. 2And the woman conIsrael. children of Israel to serve with rigour. ceived, and bore a son; and when she 14 And they made their lives bitter with saw him that he was a goodly child,

O

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2.2

she hid him three months. 3And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch; and she put the child therein, and

said: 'Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us? thinkest thou to kill me, as thou didst kill the Egyptian?' And Moses feared, and said: 'Surely the

laid it in 4 And his sister stood afar

raoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian; and he sat down by a well. 16 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters; and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water 17 And the sheptheir father's flock. herds came and drove them away; but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock. 18And when they came to Reuel their father, he said: 'How is it that ye are come so soon 19 And they said: 'An Egypto-day?' tian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and moreover he drew water for us, and watered the 20 And he said unto his daughflock.' ters: 'And where is he? why is it that ye have left the man? call him, that he may eat bread.' ^And Moses was content to dwell with the man; and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter ^And she bore a son, and he called

off, to know what would be done to him. 6And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe in the river; and her maidens walked along by the river-side; and she saw the ark among the flags, and sent her handmaid to fetch it. 6And she opened it, and saw it, even the child; and behold a boy that wept. And she had cpmpa'ssion on him, and said:

one of the Hebrews' children/ his sister to Pharaoh's daughter. 'Shall I go and call thee a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee? 8 And Pharaoh's daughter said to her: 'This

7

Then

is

said

7

Go/ And the maiden went and called the child's mother. 9And Pharaoh's daughter said unto her: 'Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and ' And the I -will give thee thy wages and nursed it. woman took the child, 10 And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Closes, and said: 'Because I b drew him out of the water nAnd it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown up, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens; and he saw an Egyptian smiting a Hebrew, one of his brethren. 12And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no man, he smote the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand. 13 And he went out the second day, and, behold, two men of the Hebrews '

thing

is

known'

15

Now when

Pha-

name Gershom; for he said- 'I have been c a stranger in a strange

his

land.'

'

MAnd of those

it

came to pass

many

in the course

days that the king of

and the children of Israel by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage. Egypt

died;

sighed

And God heard their groaning, and God remembered His covenant with

24

Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. 25 And God saw the children of Israel, and God took cognizance of them O Now Moses was keeping the flock

were striving together; and he said to him that did the wrong of Jethro his father-in-law, the 'Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow?' 14And he priest of Midian; and he led the flock *

a

Heb. Mosheh.

b

Heb. mashah, to draw out.

66

Heb.

ger.

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3.19

to the farthest end of the wilderness, said: 'Certainly I will be with thee; and came to the mountain of God, unto and this shall be the token unto thee, Horeb. 2And the angel of the LORD that I have sent thee: when thou appeared unto him in a flame of fire hast brought forth the people out of out of the midst of a bush; and he Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this looked, and, behold, the bush burned mountain/ "And Moses said unto with fire, and the bush was not con- God: 'Behold, when I come unto the sumed. 3And Moses said: *I will children of Israel, and shall say unto turn aside now, and see this great them: The God of your fathers hath sight, why the bush is not burnt/ sent me unto you; and they shall say 4 And when the LORD saw that he tome: What is His name? what shall

turned aside to see, God called unto I say unto them?' 14And God said of the midst of the bush, and unto Moses: 'I AM THAT I AM'; and said: 'Moses, Moses/ And he said: He said: "Thus shalt thou say unto ' 6 Here am I And He said Draw not the children of Israel: I AIVI bath sent 15 And God said morenigh hither; put off thy shoes from off me unto you/ thy feet, for the place whereon thou over unto Moses: 'Thus shalt thou 6 standest is holy ground/ Moreover say unto the children of Israel: The He said: I am the God of thy father, LORD, the God of your fathers, the God the God of Abraham, the God of of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the Isaac, and the God of Jacob/ And God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you; name for ever, and this is Moses hid his face; for he was afraid this is memorial unto all generations* to look upon God. 7And the LORD said: 'I have surely seen the affliction 16 Go, and gather the elders of Israel of people that are in Egypt, and together, and say unto them: The have heard their cry by reason of LORD, the God of your fathers, the

him out

'

'

:

'

My

My

My

their taskmasters; for I know their God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of 8 and I am come down to deliver Jacob, hath appeared unto me, saying: them out of the hand of the Egyptians, I have surely remembered you, and and to bring them up out of that land seen that which is done to you in unto a good land and a large, unto a Egypt. 17And I have said: I will land flowing with milk and honey; bring you up out of the affliction of unto the place of the Canaanite, and Egypt unto the land of the Canaanite,

pains;

and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, unto a land flowing with milk and honey. 18And they shall

the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite. 9And now, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto Me; moreover I have seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them. "Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that

hearken to thy voice. And thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him: The LORD, the God thou mayest bring forth people of the Hebrews, hath met with us. the children of Israel out of Egypt/ And now let us go, we pray thee, three nAnd Moses said unto God: 'Who days' journey into the wilderness, that am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, we may sacrifice to the LORD our God. and that I should bring forth the chil- "And I know that the king of Egypt dren of Israel out of Egypt?' ^And He will not give you leave to go, except 67

My

'

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3.19

^

Heb. Jether

68

EXODUS

5.11

'Go in peace/ 19And the LORD said and that He had seen their affliction, unto Moses in Midian Go, return in- then they bowed their heads and worto Egypt; for all the men are dead that shipped. 20 And Moses took And afterward Moses and Aaron sought thy life.' his wife and his sons, and set them came, and said unto Pharaoh: upon an ass, and he returned to the 'Thus saith the LORD, the God of land of Egypt; and Moses took the Israel: Let My people go, that they rod of God in his hand. ^And the may hold a feast unto Me in the LORD said unto Moses: 'When thou wilderness.' 2And Pharaoh said: 'Who goest back into Egypt, see that thou is the LORD, that I should hearken do before Pharaoh all the wonders unto His voice to let Israel go? I know which I have put in thy hand; but not the LORD, and moreover I will 3 I will harden his heart, and he will not let Israel go.' And they said: not let the people go. ^And thou shalt 'The God of the Hebrews hath met say unto Pharaoh: Thus saith the with us. Let us go, we pray thee, '

:

^

^

LORD:

My

My

Israel is firstson, I have said unto thee:

^And

three days' journey into the wilder-

and sacrifice unto the LORD our son go, that he may serve God; lest He fall upon us with pesMe; and thou hast refused to let him tilence, or with the sword/ 4And the go. Behold, I will slay thy son, thy king of Egypt said unto them : WhereMAnd it came to first-born/ pass fore do ye, Moses and Aaron, cause on the way at the lodging-place, that the people to break loose from their the LORD met him, and sought to work? get you unto your burdens/ kill him. ^Then Zipporah took a 5And Pharaoh said: 'Behold, the flint, and cut off the foreskin of her people of the knd are now many, son, and cast it at his feet; and she and will ye make them rest from their 6 said: 'Surely a bridegroom of blood burdens? And the same day Phaart thou to me.' MSo He let him raoh commanded the taskmasters of born.

ness,

My

Let

'

t

3

Then she said: 'A bride- the groom ^of blood in regard of the cir- ing: alone.

7

'Ye

and shall

people straw to

cumcision.'

And the LORD said to Aaron

people,

27

'

:

Go

tofore.

then*

officers,

say-

no more give the

make

brick, as here-

Let them go and gather straw

meet Moses/ for themselves. 8And the tale of the met him in the bricks, which they did make heretomountain of God, and kissed him fore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall 28 And Moses told Aaron all the words not diminish aught thereof; for they of the LORD wherewith He had sent are idle; therefore they cry, saying: him, and all the signs wherewith He Let us go and sacrifice to our God. had charged him. 29And Moses and 9 Let heavier work be laid upon the into the wilderness to

And he

went, and

Aaron went and gathered together men, that they may labour thereall the elders of the children of Israel. in; and let them not regard lying And Aaron spoke all the words which words/ 10And the taskmasters of the the LORD had spoken unto Moses, people went out, and their officers, and and did the signs in the sight of the they spoke to the people, saying: 31 And the people believed; Thus saith Pharaoh: I will not give people. and when they heard that the LORD you straw. u Go yourselves, get you had remembered the children of Israel, straw where ye can find it; for nought s

EXODUS

5.11

And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Now shalt thou see what I will

'

work shall be diminished. So the people were scattered abroad 'throughout all the land of Egypt io gather stubble for straw. ^And the taskmasters were urgent, saying: 'Fulfil your work, your daily task, as when there was straw.' 14And the officers of the children of Israel, whom Pharaoh's taskmasters had set over them, of your 12

6

do to Pharaoh; for by a strong hand shall he let them^go, and by a strong hand shall he drive them out of his land.'

And God

2

spoke unto Moses, and

I am the LORD 3and I were beaten, saying: Wherefore appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, have ye not fulfilled your appointed and unto Jacob, as God Almighty, task in making brick both yesterday but by My name a mrp I made Me not and to-day as heretofore?' 15Then known to them. 4And I have also the officers of the children of Israel established My covenant with them, came and cried unto Pharaoh, saying* to give them the land of Canaan, the 'Wherefore dealest thou thus with land of their sojourmngs, wherein 16 There is no straw they sojourned. 5And moreover I thy servants? given unto, thy servants, and they say have heard the groaning of the chilsaid unto him :

'

;

'

to

us:

Make

brick;

behold, dren of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered covenant. 6Wherefore say unto the children of Israel: I am the

and,

thy servants are beaten, but the fault 17 But he said is in thine own people.' 'Ye are idle, ye are idle; therefore ye say: Let us go and sacrifice to the LORD. 18 Go therefore now, and work, for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deliver the tale of

My

:

19 And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were set on mischief, when they said Ye shall not dimmish aught from your bricks, 20 your daily task.' And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as 21 they came forth from Pharaoh; and 'The LORD they said unto them: look upon you, and judge; because ye have made our savour to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in

bricks.'

'

:

their hand to slay us.' ^And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said: 'Lord, wherefore hast Thou dealt ill with this people? why is it that Thou hast sent me? ^For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in Thy name, he hath dealt ill with this people; neither hast Thou delivered Thy people at all/ 1

The

ineffable

LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will deliver you from their bondage, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm, and with great 7 judgments; and I will take you to Me for a people, and I will be to you a God; and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians. 8 And I will bring you in unto the land, concerning which I hf ted up My hand to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it you for a heritage: I am the LORD.' 9And Mioses spoke so unto the children of

but they hearkened not unto for impatience of spirit, and for cruel bondage. 10 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, lx saying: 'Go in, speak unto Pharaoh of king Egypt, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land.' 12And Moses spoke before the LORD, saying: 'Behold, the children of Israel have Israel;

Moses

name, read Adonai, which means, 70

the Lord.

EXODUS

77

not hearkened unto me; how then the families of the Korahites. shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of Eleazar Aaron's son took him one of uncircumcised lips?' 13 And the LORD spoke unto Moses and unto Aaron, and gave them a charge unto the children of Israel, and unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt. uThese are the heads of then* fathers' houses: the sons of Reuben the first-

the daughters of Putiel to wife; and she bore him Phinehas. These are the heads of the fathers houses of the Levites according to their families. 26 These are that Aaron and Moses, to whom the LORD said: 'Bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their hosts/ 27 These are they that spoks to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out the children of Israel from Egypt. These are that Moses and Aaron. 28And it came to pass on the day when the LORD spoke unto Moses in the land of Egypt, 29 that the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying: 'I am the LORD; speak thou unto Pharaoh king of Egypt all that 30 I speak unto thee/ And Moses said before the LORD: 'Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh hearken unto me?' *And rj the LORD said unto Moses: 'See, I have set thee in God's stead to Pharaoh; and Aaron thy brother 7

1

born of Israel: Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. These are the families of Reuben. "And the sons of Simeon: Jemuel, and Jamin, and Chad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman. These are the families of Simeon.

And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations: Gershon and Koliath, and Merari. And the years of the life

16

of Levi were a hundred thirty and seven years. nThe sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei, according to their 18 And the sons of Kohath: families.

Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and shall be thy prophet, ^hou shalt Uzziel. And the years of the life of speak all that I command thee; and Kohath were a hundred thirty and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto three years. 19And the sons of Merari Pharaoh, that he let the children of MahJi and Mushi. These are the Israel go out of his land. 3And I :

families of the Levites according to will harden Pharaoh's heart, and wonders their generations. 20And Amram took multiply signs and him Jochebed his father's sister to in the land of Egypt. 4But Pharaoh wife; and she bore him Aaron and will not hearken unto you, and I will

My

My

Moses.

And

Amram

were a hundred and thirty forth Sly

and seven

the years of the

years.

21

And

life of

lay

hand upon Egypt, and bring

My people the chilout of the land of 6 Egypt by great judgments. And the Egyptians shall know that I am the hand LORD, when I stretch forth upon Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them/ 6 And Moses and Aaron did so; as the LORD commanded them, so did

the sons of dren of

Izhar: Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri. the sons of Uzziel: Mishael,

and Elzaphan, and Sithri. ^And Aaron took him Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab, the sister of Nahshon, to wife; and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. 24 And the sons of Korah: Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph; these are

My

hosts,

Israel,

My

they. I

old,

71

7 And Moses was fourscore years and Aaron fourscore and three

77 years

EXODUS old,

when they spoke unto Egyptians

shall loathe to drink

water

from the river.'

Pharaoh.

19 And the LORD said unto Moses: LORD spoke unto Moses 'Say unto Aaron: Take thy rod, 9 and unto Aaron, saying: 'When and stretch out thy hand over the

And

8

the

Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying: Show a wonder for you; then thou shalt say unto Aaron: Take thy rod, and cast it down before Pharaoh, 10 And that it become a serpent.' Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so, as the LORD had commanded; and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh and before his servants, and it became a uThen Pharaoh also called serpent. for the wise men and the sorcerers; and they also, the magicians of Egypt, did in like manner with their secret ^For they cast down every arts. man his rod, and they became serpents; but Aaron's rod swallowed up their

rods.

^And Pharaoh's

heart

was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had spoken. 14 And the LORD said unto Moses:

waters of Egypt, over their rivers, over their streams, and over their pools, and over all their ponds of water, that they may become blood; and there shall be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood and in vessels of stone.' 20And Moses and Aaron did so, as the LORD commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood. ^And the fish that were in the river died; and the river became foul, and the Egyptians could not drink water from the river; and the blood was throughout all the land 22 of Egypt. And the magicians of Egypt did in like manner with then* secret arts; and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto 23 And them; as the LORD had spoken.

'Pharaoh's heart is stubborn, he refuseth to let the people go. 15Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; Pharaoh Burned and went into his lo, he goeth out unto the water; and house, neither did he lay even this to thou shalt stand by the river's brink heart. 24And all the Egyptians digged to meet him; and the rod which was round about the river for water to turned to a serpent shalt thou take drink; for they could not drink of the 16 And thou shalt say water of the river. 25And seven days in thy hand. unto him: The LORD, the God of were fulfilled, after that the LORD the Hebrews, hath sent me unto thee, had smitten the river. ^Ajid the LORD spoke unto Moses: people go, that they saying: Let in the wilderness; and, 'Go in unto Pharaoh, and say unto may serve Let behold, hitherto thou hast not heark- him: Thus saith the LORD: 17 In thus saith the LORD* ened; people go, that they may serve 27 this thou shalt know that I am the Me. And 3 thou refuse to let them LORD behold, I will smite with the go, behold, I will smite all thy borders hand upon the waters with frogs. 28And the river shall rod that is in which are in the river, and they shall swarm with frogs, which shall go up be turned to blood. 18And the fish and come into thy house, and into that are in the river shall die, and the thy bed-chamber, and upon thy bed, river shall become foul; and the and into the house of thy servants,

My

Me

My

my

72

k

EXODUS and upon thy people, and into thine and into thy kneading-trough s. 29 And the frogs shall come up both upon thee, and upon thy people, and Q upon all thy servants.' J And the ovens,

8 20

was respite, he hardened his heart, and hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had spoken, 12 And the LORD said unto Moses:

'Say unto Aaron: Stretch out thy Moses: 'Say rod, and smite the dust of the earth, unto Aaron: Stretch forth thy hand that it may become gnats throughout with thy rod over the rivers, over all the land of Egypt.' 13And they did the canals, and over the pools, and so; and Aaron stretched out his hand cause frogs to come up upon the land with his rod, and smote the dust of 2 of Egypt.' And Aaron stretched the earth, and there were gnats upon out his hand over the waters of man, and upon beast; all the dust of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and the earth became gnats throughout 14 covered the land of Egypt. 3Aiid the all the land of Egypt. And the magicians did in like manner with magicians did so with their secret their secret arts, and brought up frogs arts to bring forth gnats, but they 4 upon the land of Egypt. Then Pha- could not; and there were gnats upon raoh called for Moses and Aaron, man, and upon beast, ^hen the and said: 'Entreat the LORD, that magicians said unto Pharaoh: 'This He take away the frogs from me, and is the finger of God'; and Pharaoh's from my people; and I will let the heart was hardened, and he hearkened people go, that they may sacrifice not unto them; as the LORD had unto the LORD.' 5And Moses said spoken. 16 unto Pharaoh: 'Have thou this glory And the LORD said unto Moses: over me; against what time shall I 'Rise up early in the morning, and entreat for thee, and for thy servants, stand before Pharaoh; lo, he cometh and for thy people, that the frogs be forth to the water; and say unto destroyed from thee and thy houses, him: Thus saith the LORD: Let My and remain in the river only?' 6And people go, that they may serve Me. he said: 'Against to-morrow.' And he 17Else, S thou wilt not let My people said: 'Be it according to thy word; go, behold, I will send swarms of flies that thou mayest know that there is upon thee, and upon thy servants, none like unto the LORD our God. and upon thy people, and into thy 7 And the frogs shall depart from thee, houses; and the houses of the Egypand from thy houses, and from thy tians shall be full of swarms of flies, servants, and from thy people; they and also the ground whereon they are. shall remain in the river only.' 8And 18And I will set apart in that day the Moses and Aaron went out from Pha- land of Goshen, in "which My people raoh; and Moses cried unto the LORD dwell,, that no swarms of files shall concerning the frogs, which He had be there; to the end that thou mayest 9 And the know that I am the LORD in the midst brought upon Pharaoh. LORD did according to the word of of the earth. ^And I will put a division Moses; and the frogs died out of the between My people and thy people houses, out of the courts, and out of by to-morrow shall this sign be.' the fields. 10And they gathered them 20And the LORD did so; and there came together in heaps; and the land stank. grievous swarms of flies into the house uBut when Pharaoh saw that there of Pharaoh, and into his servants'

^

LORD

said

unto

73

820

EXODUS

4 And the houses; and in all the land of Egypt very grievous murrain. the land was ruined by reason of the LORD shall make a division between swarms of flies. 21And Pharaoh called the cattle of Israel and the cattle of for Moses and for Aaron, and said Egypt; and there shall nothing die 'Go ye, sacrifice to your God in the of all that belongeth to the children 6 land/ ^And Moses said: 'It is no'fc of Israel/ And the LORD appointed meet so to dp; for we shall sacrifice a set time, saying: 'To-morrow the the abomination of the Egyptians to LORD shall do this thing in the land/ the LORD our God; lo, if we sacrifice 6And the LORD did that thing on the the abomination of the Egyptians be- morrow, and all the cattle of Egypt fore their eyes, will they not stone died; but of the cattle of the children us? ^We will go three days' journey of Israel died not one. 7 And Pharaoh into the wilderness, and sacrifice to sent, and, behold, there was not so the LORD our God, as He shall com- much as one of the cattle of the mand us/ ^And Pharaoh said^ 'I Israelites dead. But the heart of will let you go, that ye may sacrifice Pharaoh was stubborn, and he did to the LORD your God in the wilder- not let the people go. 8 And the LORD said unto Moses ness; only ye shall not go very far 26 And Moses and unto Aaron: 'Take to you handaway; entreat for me/ said: 'Behold, I go out from thee, fuls of soot of the furnace, and let and I will entreat the LORD that the Moses throw it heavenward in the swarms of flies may depart from sight of Pharaoh. 9Aiid it shall bePharaoh, from his servants, and from come small dust over all the land of

his people, to-morrow; only let not Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more in forth with blains upon man and upon not letting the people go to sacrifice beast, throughout all the land of to the LORD/ 26And Moses went out Egypt/ 10And they took soot of the

from Pharaoh, and entreated the LORD. furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; And the LORD did according to the and Moses threw it up heavenward; word of Moses; and He removed the and it became a boil breaking forth swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from with blains upon man and upon beast. his servants, and from his people; uAnd the magicians could not stand there remained not one. 2 lAnd Pha- before Moses because of the boils; for raoh hardened his heart this time also, the boils were upon the magicians, and he did not let the people go. and upon all the Egyptians. ^And the LORD hardened the heart of PhaThen the LORD said unto Moses: raoh, and he hearkened not unto them; 'Go in unto Pharaoh, and tell him* as the LORD had spoken unto Moses. 13 Thus saith the LORD, the God of the And the LORD said unto Moses: Hebrews: Let My people go, that 'Rise up early in the morning, and 2 For if thou stand before Pharaoh, and say unto they may serve Me. refuse to let them go, and wilt hold him: Thus saith the LORD, the God them still, 3behold, the hand of the of the Hebrews: Let My people go, LORD is upon thy cattle which are in that they may serve Me. 14For I will the field, upon the horses, upon the this time send all My plagues upon asses, upon the camels, upon the herds, thy person, and upon thy servants, and upon the flocks; there shall be a and upon thy people; that thou may27

Q

(

74

EXODUS est know that there is none like In all the earth. 15Surely now I

Me

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broke every tree of the field. in the land of Goshen, where the chilput forth My hand, and smitten thee dren of Israel were, was there no hail. 27 and thy people with pestilence, and And Pharaoh sent, and called for thou hadst been cut off from the earth. Moses and Aaron, and said unto them: 16 But in very deed for this cause have 'I have sinned this time; the LORD is I made thee to stand, to show thee righteous, and I and* my people are My power, and that My name may be wicked. 28Entreat the LORD, and let declared throughout all the earth. there be enough of these mighty 17 As yet exaltest thou thyself against thunderings and hail; and I will let that thou wilt not let them you go, and ye shall stay no longer.' My people, 29 18 And Moses said unto him.: 'As soon Behold, to-morrow about this go? time I will cause it to rain a very as I am gone out of the city, I grievous hail, such as hath not been will spread forth my hands unto the in Egypt since the day it was founded LORD; the thunders shall cease, neither even until now. 19Now therefore send, shall there be any more hail; that thou hasten in thy cattle and all that thou mayest know that the earth is the hast in the field; for every man and LORD'S. 30But as for thee and thy servbeast that shall be found in the field, ants, I know that ye will not yet fear and shall not be brought home, the the LORD God.' ^And the flax and hail shall come down upon them, and the barley ^were smitten; for the 20 He that feared the barley was in the ear, and the flax they shall die/ word of the LORD among the servants was in bloom. ^But the wheat and of Pharaoh made his servants and his the spelt were not smitten; for they a and he cattle flee into the houses; ripen late. ^And Moses went out of that regarded not the word of the the city from Pharaoh, and spread LORD left his servants and his cattle forth his hands unto the LORD; and the thunders and hail ceased, and the hi the field. ^And the LORD said unto Moses: ram was not poured upon the earth. 'Stretch forth thy hand toward MAnd when Pharaoh saw that the rain heaven, that there may be hail in all and the hail and the thunders were the land of Egypt, upon man, and ceased, he sinned yet more, and upon beast, and upon every herb of hardened his heart, he and his servthe field, throughout the land of ants- ^And the heart of Pharaoh was Egypt.' ^And Moses stretched forth hardened, and he did not let the chilhis rod toward heaven; and the LOKD dren of Israel go; as the LORD had sent thunder and hail, and fire ran spoken by Moses. down unto the earth; and the LORD SI caused to hail upon the land of Egypt, there was hail, and fire flashing LORD said unto Moses: the And "| xv/ 'Go in unto Pharaoh; for I have up amidst the hail, very grievous, such as had not been in all the land hardened his heart, and the heart of of Egypt since it became a nation. his servants, that I might show these 28 And the hail smote throughout all My signs in the midst of them; 2and the land of Egypt all that was in the that thou mayest tell in the ears of field, both man and beast; and the thy son, and of thy son's son, what hail smote every herb of the field, and I have wrought upon Egypt, and

had

A

^o

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My

signs

which

them; that ye

I

have done among

may know

that I

am

EAnd the LORD said unto Moses 'Stretch out thy hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they

the LORD/ *And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and said unto may come up upon the land of Egypt, him: Thus saith the LORD, the God of and eat every herb of the land, even wAnd the Hebrews: How long wilt thou re- all that the, hail hath left.' fuse to humble -thyself before Me? let Moses stretched forth his rod over the My people go, that they may serve Me. land of Egypt, and the LORD brought ^Lse, if thou refuse to let My people an east wind upon the land all that go, behold, to-morrow will I bring day, and all the night; and when it locusts into thy border; 5and they shaD was morning, the east wind brought 14 And the locusts went cover the face of the earth, that one the locusts. shall not be able to see the earth; and up over all the land of Egypt, and they shall eat the residue of that which rested in all the borders of Egypt; is escaped, which remaineth unto you very grievous were they; before them from the hail, and shall eat every tree there were no such locusts as they, which groweth for you out of the field; neither after them shall be such. *and thy houses shall be filled, and 15For they covered the face of the the houses of all thy servants, and the whole earth, so that the land was houses of all the Egyptians; as neither darkened; and they did eat every thy fathers^ nor thy fathers' fathers herb of the land, and all the fruit have seen, since the day that they were of the trees which the hail had left; upon the earth unto this day/ And and there remained not any green he turned, and went out from Pharaoh. thing, either tree or herb of the field, 7 And Pharaoh's servants said unto through all the land of Egypt. 16Then him: 'How long shall this man be a Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron snare unto us? let the men go, that in haste; and he said: 'I have sinned they may serve the LORD their God; against the LORD your God, and knowest thou not yet that Egypt is against you. 17 Now therefore forgive, 8 And Moses and Aaron I pray thee, my sin only this once, and destroyed?' were brought again unto Pharaoh; entreat the LORD your God, that He and he said unto them: 'Go, serve may take away from me this death the LORD your God; but who are they only.' 18And he went out from Pha9 that shall go?' And Moses said: raoh, and entreated the LORD. 19And 'We will go with our young and with the LORD turned an exceeding strong our old, with our sons and with our west wind, which took up the locusts, daughters, with pur flocks and with and drove them into the Red Sea; our herds we will go; for we must there remained not one locust in all hold a feast unto the LORD.' 10And the border of Egypt. 20But the LORD he said unto them: 'So be the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he with you, as I will let -you go, and did not let the children of Israel go. aAnd the LORD said unto Moses: your Stile ones; see ye that evil is before your face. "Not so; go now ye 'Stretch out thy hand toward heaven, that are men, and serve the LORD; that there may be darkness over the for that is what ye desire.' And they [and of Egypt, even darkness which were driven out from Pharaoh's pres- may be felt.' ^And Moses stretched ence. :orth his hand toward heaven; and '

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there was a thick darkness in all the first-born in the land of Egypt shall land of Egypt three days; Hhey saw die, from the first-born of Pharaoh not one another, neither rose any from that sitteth upon his throne, even unhis place for three days; but all the to the first-born of the maid-servant children of Israel had light in their that is behind the mill; and all 6 And there dwellings. ^And Pharaoh called unto the first-born of cattle. Moses, and said: 'Go ye, serve the shall be a great cry throughout all LOED; only let your flocks and your the land of Egypt, such as there hath herds be stayed; let your little ones been none like it, nor shall be like it also go with you/ ^And Moses said: any more. 7But against any of the 'Thou must also give into our hand children of Israel shall not a dog whet sacrifices and burnt-offerings, that his tongue, against man or beast; that we may sacrifice unto the LORD our ye may know how that the LORD doth God. 26 0ur cattle also shall go with put a difference between the Egyptians & And all these thy servus; there shall not a hoof be left be- and Israel. hind; for thereof must we take to ants shall come down unto me, and serve the LORD our God; and we know bow down unto me, saying: Get not with what we must serve the thee out, and all the people that follow 27 But thee; and after that I will go out/ LORD, until we come thither/ the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, And he went out from Pharaoh hi hot and he would not let them go. 28And anger. 9 Pharaoh said unto him: 'Get thee And the LORD said unto Moses: from me, take heed to thyself, see my 'Pharaoh will not hearken unto you; face no more; for in the day thou seest that My wonders may be multiplied my face thou shalt die.' 29And Moses in the land of Egypt/ 10And Moses "Thou hast spoken well; I will and Aaron did all these wonders before said: see thy face again no more/ Pharaoh; and the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he did not let And the LORD said unto Moses: the children of Israel go out of his "| "| A 'Yet one plague more will I land. And the LORD spoke unto bring upon Pharaoh, and upon Egypt; 1 Moses and Aaron in the land of afterwards he will let you go hence; when he shall let you go, he shall Egypt, saying: 2 'This month shall surely thrust you out hence altogether. be unto you the beginning of months; 2 Speak now in the ears of the people, it shall be the first month of the year and let them ask every man of his to you. 3Speak ye unto all the conneighbour, and every woman of her gregation of Israel, saying: In the neighbour, jewels of silver, and jewels tenth day of this month they shall 3 And the LORD gave the take to them every m^n a lamb, of gold/ people favour in the sight of the according to their fathers' houses, a Egyptians. Moreover the man Moses lamb for a household; *and if the was very great in the land of Egypt, household be too little for a lamb, then in the sight of Pharaoh's servants, shall he and his neighbour next unto his house take one according to the and in the sight of the people. 4 And Moses said: 'Thus saith the number of the souls; according to LORD: About midnight will I go out every man's eating ye shall make your into the midst of Egypt; ^nd all the count for the lamb. *Your lamb shall 77 !

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12 48

is born in the land; but no uncircumcised*person shall eat thereof. 49 0ne law shall be to him that is homeborn, and unto the stranger that sp50 Thus did journeth among you/ all the children of Israel; as the LORD

one that

commanded Moses and Aaron,

so

thine eyes, that the law of the LORD may be in thy mouth; for with a strong hand hath the LORD brought thee out 10 Thou shalt therefore of Egypt. in its season from this ordinance keep year to year.

"And

it shall

be when the LORD the land of the swore unto thee and

shall bring thee into

did they.

5I And it came to pass the selfsame Canaanite, as He day that the LORD did bring the chil- to thy fathers, and shall give it thee, dren of Israel out of the land of Egypt 12 that thou shalt set apart unto the LORD all that openeth the womb; by their hosts. 1 O And the LORD spoke unto every firstling that is a male, which 2 Sanctify unto thou hast coming of a beast, shall Moses, saying: '

Me all the first-born, whatsoever open- be the LORD'S. 13And every firstling eth the womb among the children of of an ass thou shalt redeem with a Israel, both of man and of beast, it lamb; and if thou wilt not redeem it. then thou shalt break its neck; and is Mine.' 3 And Moses said unto the people: all the first-born of man among thy 'Remember this day, in which ye sons shalt thou redeem. 14And it came out from Egypt, out of the house shall be when thy son asketh thee in of bondage; for by strength of hand time to come, saying: What is this? the LORD brought you out from this that thou shalt say unto him: By place; there shall no leavened bread strength of hand the LORD brought be eaten. *This day ye go forth in us out from Egypt, from the house 6 the month Abib. And it shall be of bondage; 15and it came to pass, when the LORD shall bring thee into when Pharaoh would hardly let us the land of the Cana&nite, and the go, that the LORD slew all the firstHittite, and the Amqrite, -and the born in the land of Egypt, both the Hivite, and the Jebusite, which He first-born of man, and the first-born swore unto thy fathers to give thee, a of beast; therefore I sacrifice to the land flowing with milk and honey, that LORD all that openeth the womb, bethou shalt -keep this service in this ing males; but all the first-born of month, ^even days thou shalt eat my sons I redeem. 16And it shall be unleavened bread, and in the seventh for a sign upon thy hand, and for day shall be a feast to the LORD. frontlets between thine eyes; for by 7 Unleavened bread shall be eaten strength of hand the LORD brought us throughout the seven days; and there forth out of Egypt.' shall no leavened bread be seen with fchee, neither shaU there be leaven 17 seen with thee, in all thy borders. And it came to pass, when Pharaoh 'And thou shalt tell thy son in that had let the people go, that God led lay, saying: It is because of that them not by the way of the land of the ?phich the LORD did for me when I Philistines, although that was near; jame forth out of Egypt. 9And it for God said: 'Lest peradventure the shall be for a sign unto thee upon thy people repent when they see war, and 18 But ,God land, and for a memorial between they return to Egypt.' 80

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heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel; for the children of Israel went out with a high hand. 9And the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them surely remember you; and ye shall encamping by the sea, beside Picarry up my bones away hence with hahiroth, in front of Baal-zephon. 20 And they took their journey 10And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the you.' led the people about, by the way of the wilderness by the Red Sea; and the children of Israel went up armed 19 out of the land of Egypt. And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him; for he had straitly sworn the children of Israel, saying: 'God will

from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness. And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light that they might go by day and by night r^the pillar of cloud by day, and the pillar of fire by night, departed not from before the

children of Israel lifted

behold,

the

l

:

;

people. 1 A. And

the LORD spoke unto 2 Speak unto the Moses, saying: children of Israel, that they turn back '

and encamp before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, before Baal-zephon, over against it shall ye 3 And Pharaoh encamp by the sea. say of the children of Israel: are entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in. 4And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and he will

They

them; and I will get honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host; and the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD.' And they did so. 5And it was told the king of Egypt that the people were fled; and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned towards the people, and .they said: 'What is this we have done, that we have let Israel 6 go from serving us? And he made ready his chariots, and took his people with him. 7And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over all of them. 8And the LORD hardened the

up

shall follow after

Me

*

7

,

then* eyes,

Egyptians were marching after them; and they were sore afraid; and the children of Israel cried out unto the LORD. 11And they said unto Moses Because there were no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? wherefore hast thou dealt thus with us, to bring us forth out of Egypt? ^Is not this the word that we spoke unto thee in Egypt, saying: Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it were better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness.' 13And Moses said unto the people: 'Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which He will work for you to-day; for whereas ye have seen the Egyptians to-day, ye shall see them again no more for ever. 14The LORD will fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.' 16 And the LORD said untjO Moses.: Wherefore criest thou unto Me? speak unto the children of Israel, that 16 And lift thou up they go forward. thy rod, and stretch out thy hand over the sea, and divide it; and the children of Israel shall go into the midst of 17 the sea on dry ground. And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall go in after them; and I will get Me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon horsemen. chariots, and upon and,

2l

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14.18 18

the Egyptians shall know tha the LORD overthrew the Egyptians 28 And the the LORD, when I have gotten in the midst of the sea. Me honour upon Pharaoh, upon his waters returned, and covered the chariots, and upon his horsemen. chariots, and the horsemen, even all "And the angel of God, who went be- the host of Pharaoh that went in fore the camp of Israel, removed anc after them into the sea; there rewent behind them; and the pillar o: mained not so much as one of them. cloud removed from before them, anc MBut the children of Israel walked stood behind them; 20and it came be- upon dry land in the midst of the tween the camp of Egypt and the sea; and the waters were a wall unto camp of Israel; and there was the them on their right hand, and on their cloud and the darkness here, yet left. 30 Thus the LORD saved Israel gave it light by night there; and the ihat day out of the hand of the Egypone came not near the other all the ;ians; and Israel saw the Egyptians 21 And Moses stretched out his dead upon the sea-shore. 31And Israel night. hand over the sea; and the LORD saw the great work which the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong did upon the Egyptians, and the east wind all the night, and made the jeople feared the LORD; and they besea dry land, and the waters were ieved in the LORD, and in His servant divided. ^And the children of Israel Moses. went into the midst of the sea upon the Then sang Moses and the dry ground; and the waters were a 1 wall unto them on their right hand, children of Israel this unto

And

I

am

song

and on their left. MAnd the Egyptians the LORD, and spoke, saying. I will sing unto the LORD, pursued, and went in after them, into

the midst of the sea, horses,

his

chariots,

all

and

Pharaoh's his horse-

men. ^And it came to pass in the morning watch, that the LORD looked forth upon the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of cloud, and discomfited the host of the Egyptians. ^And He took off their chariot wheels,

He He

*The LORD

And He This

is

my strength and song, become my salvation; my God, and I will glorify is

is

Him;

My

and made them to drive

father's

God, and I

will exalt

Him.

heavily; so that the Egyptians said: 'Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the LORD fighteth for them against the Egyptians/ ^And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Stretch out thy hand over the sea, that the waters may come back upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots,

and upon their horsemen. 7 27And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its strength, when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and

for

highly exalted; The horse and his rider hath thrown into the sea.

is

3

The LORD The LORD

is is

a man of war, His name.

4

Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath He cast into the sea, And his chosen captains are sunk in the Red Sea. 6 The deeps cover them They went down into the depths like

a stone.

Thy ,

82

right hand, LORD, glorious in power, Thy right hand, LORD, dasheth in pieces the enemy.

EXODUS And

7

in

the

excellency

greatness

of

Thine

the people pass over that hast gotten.

Till

^Thou

oyerthrowest them that rise up against Thee; Thou sendest forth Thy wrath, it

17

consumeth them as stubble.

O

The

with the blast of Thy nostrils the waters were piled up The floods stood upright as a heap; The deeps were congealed in the heart of the sea.

The enemy

in the

inheritance, place,

And

Thou

Thou bringest them in, and them

8

9

15 26

hast

The

made

mountain

LORD, which Thou

for

sanctuary,

plantest of Thine

O

Thee to dwell Lord, which

in,

Thy

hands have established. 18

The LORD

said:

shall reign for ever

and

ever.

I will overtake, I ^For^ the horses of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his lust shall be satisfied upon horsemen into the sea, and the LORD them; brought back the waters of the sea hand shall upon them; but the children of Israel I will draw sword, walked on dry land in the midst of destroy them.' 10 Thou didst blow with Thy wind, the the sea. will pursue,

'I

will divide

the spoil;

My

my

my

30 sea covered them; And Miriam the prophetess, the lead in the mighty sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her waters. hand; and all the women went out uWho is like unto Thee, LOKD, after her with timbrels and with dances. aAnd Miriam sang unto them among the mighty? Who is like unto Thee, glorious in Sing ye to the LORD, for He is highly exalted: holiness, The horse and his rider hath He Fearful in praises, doing wonders? 12 thrown into the sea. Thou stretchedst out Thy right

They sank as

:

hand

^And Moses

The earth swallowed them. 13 Thou in Thy love hast led the people that Thou hast redeemed; Thou hast guided them in Thy

led Israel

onward from

the Red Sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and ^And when they strength to Thy holy habitation. found no water. 14 The peoples have heard, they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were tremble; Therefore the name of it Pangs have taken hold on the in- bitter. habitants of Philistia. was called *Marah. ^And the people 16 Then were the chiefs of Edom murmured against Moses, saying: 'What shall we drink?' ^And he affrighted;

The mighty men

of

Moab, trem-

cried

unto the LORD; and the LORD

showed him a tree, and he cast it into bling taketh hold upon them; All the inhabitants of Canaan are the waters, and the waters were made melted away. sweet. There He made for them a 16 Terror and dread falleth upon them; statute and an ordinance, and there the greatness of Thine arm they He proved them; ^and He said: 'If are as still as a stone; thou wilt diligently hearken to the Till Thy people pass over, LOKD, voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt

By

*

That

is,

Bitterness.

83

Moses said: 'This shall be, when the His commandments, LORD shall give you in the evening and keep all His statutes, I will put flesh to eat, and in the morning none of the diseases upon thee, which bread to the full; for that the LORD J have put upon the Egyptians; for heareth your murmurings which ye do that which

is

right in His eyes, and

wilt give ear to

am the LORD that healeth thee.'

murmur against Him; and what are to Elim, where we? your murmurings are not against ' 9 And were twelve springs of water, and three us, but against the LORD score and ten palm-trees; and they Moses said unto Aaron: 'Say unto all the congregation of the children encamped there by the waters. And they took their journey of Israel: Come near before the from Elim, and all the congre- LORD; for He hath heard your mur10 And it came to pass, as gation of the children of Israel ^came murings.' unto the wilderness of Sin, which is Aaron spoke unto the whole congregabetween Elim and Sinai, on the fif- tion of the children of Israel, that they teenth day of the second month after looked toward the wilderness, and, betheir departing out of the land of hold, the glory of the LORD appeared 2 tAnd the whole congregation in the cloud. nAnd the LORD spoke une children of Israel murmured to Moses, saying: M 'I have heard the against Moses and against Aaron in murmurings of the children of Israel. the wilderness; 3and the children of Speak unto them, saying: At dusk Israel said unto them; 'Would that ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning we had died by the hand of the LORD ye shall be filled with bread; and ye in the land of Egypt, when we sat shall know that I am the LORD your by the flesh-pots, when we did eat God.' 13And it came to pass at bread to the full; for ye have brought even, that the quails came up, and us forth into this wilderness, to kill covered the camp; and in the morning this whole assembly with hunger.' there was a layer of dew round about 4 Then said the LORD unto Moses: the camp. 14And when the layer of 'Behold, I will cause to rain bread dew was gone up, behold upon the from heaven for you; and the people face of the wilderness a fine, scaleshall go out and gather a day's portion like thing, fine as the hoar-frost on 15 And when the children every day, that I may prove them, the' ground. whether they will walk in of saw Israel law, it, they said one to or not. sAnd it shall come to pass on another: a 'What is it?' for they knew the sixth day that they shall prepare not what it was. And Moses said that which they bring in, and it shall unto them: 'It is the bread which be twice as much as they gather daily.' the LORD hath given you to eat. And Moses and Aaron said unto all 16This is the thing which the LORD the children of Israel: 'At even, then hath commanded: Gather ye of it ye shall know that the LORD hath every man according to his eating; an brought you out from the land of omer a head, according to the number 7 Egypt; and in the morning, then ye of your persons, shall ye take it, every shall see the glory of the LORD; for man for them that are in his tent.' that He hath heard your murmurings 17And the children of Israel did so, and against the LORD; and what are we, gathered some more, some less. 18And that ye murmur against us?' 8And when they did mete it with an omer, I

^And they came

16

My

Heb.

Man hu. 84

EXODUS he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack; they gathered every roan ac19 And Moses cording to his eating. said unto thorny 'Let no man leave of it till the morning.' ^Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto Moses; but some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and rotted; and Moses was wroth with them. ^And they gathered it morning by morning, every man according to his eating; and as the sun waxed hot, it

melted.

^And it came

to pass that

on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for each one; and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses. ^And he said unto them: This is that which the LORD hath spoken: To-morrow is a solemn rest, a holy sabbath unto the LOBD. Bake that which ye will bake, and seethe that which ye will seethe; and all that remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the MAnd they kid it up till morning/ the morning, as Moses bade; and it did not rot, neither was there any '

worm

therein.

^And Moses

said:

'Eat that to-day; for to-day is a sabbath unto the LORD; to-day ye shall not find it in the field. 26 Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day is the sabbath, in it 'there shall be 7 27 And it came to pass on the none. seventh day, that there went out some of the people to gather, and they found none. 28And the LORD said unto Moses: 'How long refuse ye to keep My commandments and My laws? 29 See that the LORD hath given you the sabbath; therefore He giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day/ 30 So the people rested on the seventh day. 31Aiid the house * Heb.

of

175

Israel

the

called

name

thereof

a

Manna; and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was

made with honey.

like wafers

Moses

said:

^And

'This is the thing which

the LORD hath commanded: Let an omerful of it be kept throughout your generations; that they may see the bread wherewith I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt/ ^And Moses said unto Aaron Take a jar, and put an omerful of manna therein, and lay it up before the LORD, to be kept ^As throughout your generations/ the LORD commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept. ^And the children of '

:

Israel did eat the manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited; they did eat the manna, until they came unto the borders of the land of

Canaan. ^Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah. 1 17 And all congregation of the x children the of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, by their stages, according to the commandment of the LORD, and encamped in Hephidim; and there was no water for the people 2 to drink. Wherefore the people strove with Moses, and said: 'Give us water that we may drink/ Aiid

Moses said unto them: 'Why strive ye with me? wherefore do ye try the LORD?' 3And the people thirsted there for water; and the people

murmured

against Moses,

and

said:

'Wherefore hast thou brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?' 4And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying: 'What shall I do unto this people? they are almost ready to stone me/ s And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Pass on before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel; and

Man.

85

EXODUS

17. r,

thy rod, wherewith thou smotest the Be- 1 take in thy hand, and go.

river,

hold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink.' And Moses did so in7 the And sight of the elders of Israel. was called the name of the

(

\

j

;

Q Now

Jethro, the priest of Mid7 father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel His people, how that the LORD had brought Israel out of 2 And Jethro, Moses' fatherEgypt. an,

Moses

in-law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her away, 3and her b Massah, and Meribah, because of two sons; of whom the name of the the striving of the children of Israel, one was Gershom; for he said: and because they tried the LORD, have been a stranger in a strange

^lace

saying: not?'

'Is

\

4 and the name of the us, or land'; was dEliezer: 'for the

LOED among

the

;

other

God

*Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim, 9And Moses Choose us out men, said unto Joshua and go out, fight with Amalek; to-

father

from

was

my

of delivered

help, and the sword of Pharaoh.'

*

my me

And

5

Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, came with his sons and his wife unto Moses morrow I will stand on the top of into the wilderness where he was enthe hill with the rod of God in my camped, at the mount of God: 6and hand.' 10So Joshua did as Moses had he said unto Moses: 'I thy fathersaid to him, and fought with Amalek; in-law Jethro am coming unto thee, and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up and thy wife, and her two sons with to the top of the hill. nAnd it came her.' 7And Moses went out to meet to pass, when Moses held up his hand, his father-in-law, and bowed down that Israel prevailed; and when he and kissed lam; and they asked each let down his hand, Amalek prevailed. other of their welfare; and they came X2 8 But Moses* hands were heavy; and into the ^tent. And Moses told they took a stone, and put it under his father-in-law all that the LORD him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron had done unto Pharaoh and to the and Hur stayed up his hands, the one Egyptians for Israel's sake, all the on the one side, and the other on the travail that had come upon them by other side; and his hands were steady the way, and how the LORD delivered 9 until the going down of the sun. them. And Jethro rejoiced for all "And Joshua discomfited Amalek and the goodness which the LORD had done his people with the edge of the sword. to Israel, in that He had delivered "And the LORD said unto Moses: them out of the hand of the Egyptians. 'Write this for a memorial in the book, 10And Jethro said: 'Blessed be the and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: LORD, who hath delivered you out for I will utterly blot out the remem- of the hand of the Egyptians, and out brance of Amalek from under heaven. 7 of the hand of Pharaoh; who hath uAnd Moses built an altar, and called delivered the people from under the uNow I the name of it cAdonai-nissi. 16And tiand of the Egyptians. he said: 'The hand upon the throne mow that the LORD is greater than of the LORD: the LORD will have war all gods; yea, for that they dealt with Amalek from generation to gen- proudly against them.' ^And Jethro, eration/ VIoses' father-in-law, took a burntTiiat is, Trying. That i Stnfe. o That is, The LORD is my banner. d :

*

,

Heb.

,

it,

God, and

86

ezer, help.

EXODUS offering and sacrifices for God; and Aaron came, and all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses father-in-law before God. "And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people; and the people stood about Moses from the morning 7

make

19.8

thee and bear the ^If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee so, then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people also shall go to their it easier for

burden with thee.

Moses hearkened place in peace.' to the voice of his father-in-law, and Moses' did all that he had said. ^And Moses did to chose able men out of all Israel, and

^o

And when unto the evening. father-in-law saw all that he the people, he said: 'What is this 14

made them heads over the people, thing that thou doest to the people? rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds,

why

sittest

thou thyself alone, and

all

the people stand about thee from 15 And Moses morning unto even?' said unto his father-in-law: 'Because the people come unto me to 16 when they have a inquire of God; matter, it cometh unto me; and I judge between a man and his neigh-

rulers of fifties,

and

rulers of tens.

^And they judged the people at

all

seasons the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but eveiy small matter 27 And Moses they judged themselves. let his father-in-law depart; and he ^ went his way into his own land. 1 In the third month after the children of Israel were gone bour, and I make them know the statutes of God, and His laws.' 17And forth out of the land of Egypt, the Moses' father-in-law said unto him: same day came they into the wilder'The thing that thou doest is not ness of Sinai. 2And when they were :

Q

18 Thou wilt surely wear away, departed from Rephidim, and were good. both thou, and this people that is come to the wilderness of Sinai, they with thee; for the thing is too heavy encamped in the wilderness; and there for thee; thou art not able to perform Israel encamped before the mount. "Hearken now unto 3And Moses went up unto God, and it thyself alone. my voice, I will give thee counsel, the LORD called unto him out of the and God be with thee* be thou for mountain, saying: 'Thus shalt thou the people before God, and bring say to the house of Jacob, and tell the thou the causes unto God. 20And children of Israel: 4Ye have seen thou shalt teach them the statutes what I did unto the Egyptians, and and the laws, and shalt show them how I bore you on eagles' wings, and 5 Now the way wherein they must walk, and brought you unto Myself. the work that they must do. ^More- therefore, if ye will hearken unto My over thou shalt provide out of all the voice indeed, and keep My covenant, people able men, such as fear God, then ye shall be Mine own treasure men of truth, hating unjust gain; from among all peoples; for all the and place such over them, to be rulers earth is Mine; 6and ye shall be unto of thousands, rulers of hundreds, Me a kingdom of priests, and a holy rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens. nation. These are the words which ^And let them judge the people at thou shalt speak unto the children of 7 And Moses came and called seasons; and it shall be, that every Israel/ at matter they shall bring unto for the elders of the people, and set thee, but every small matter they before them all these words which the 8 And all the judge themselves; so shall they LORD commanded him.

all

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answered together, and said: people r All that the LORD hath spoken we And Moses reported the will do/ words of the people unto the LORD. 9 Afcd the LORD said unto Moses: 'Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and may also And Moses believe thee for ever/ told the words of the people unto the LORD. JOAnd the LORD said unto Moses: 'Go unto the people, and

and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole 19 And when waxed louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered Kim, by a voice. 20And the LORD came down upon mount Sinai, to the top of the mount; and the LORD called Moses to the top of the 21 And mount; and Moses went up. the LORD said unto Moses: 'Go

mount quaked

greatly. the voice of the horn t

down, charge the people,

lest

they

them to-day and to-morrow, break through unto the_ LORD to gaze, and let them wash their garments, and many of them perish. ^And let ll and be ready against the third day; the priests also, that come near to for the third day the LORD will come the LORD, sanctify themselves, lest down in the sight of all the people the LORD break^ forth upon them/ upon mount Sinai, ^And thou shalt ^And Moses said unto the LORD: set bounds unto the people round 'The people cannot come up to mount about, saying: Take heed to your- Sinai; for thou didst charge us, sayselves, that ye go not up into the ing: Set bounds about the mount, mount, or touch the border of it; and sanctify it/ ^And the LORD said sanctify

^

whosoever toucheth the mount shall hand shall be surely put to death; touch him, but he shall surely be stoned, or shot through; whether it be beast or man, it shall not live; when the ram's horn soundeth long, they 14 shall come up to the mount/ And Moses went down from the mount unto the people, and sanctified the people; and they washed then? garments. 15And he said unto the people 'Be ready against the third day; come not near a woman/ wAnd it came to pass on the third day, when it was morning, that there were thun-

^o

:

ders and lightnings and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of a horn exceeding loud; and all the people that were in the camp trembled.

17

And Moses brought

forth

the people out of the camp to meet God ; and they stood at the nether part of the, mount.

was

Now mount

18

Sinai

on smoke, because the LORD descended upon it in fire; altogether

unto him: 'Go, get thee down, and thou shalt come up, thou, and Aaron with thee; but let not the priests and the people break through to come up unto the LORD, lest He break forth

upon them/

25

So Moses went down

Unto the people, and told them.

OA ^^

And God spoke

all

these words,

saying:

2I am the LORD thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. 3 Thou shalt have no other gods before Me. 4Thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image, nor any manner of likeness, of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; 6 thou shalt not bow down unto them, nor serve them; for I the LORD thy God ^am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth aeration of them that hate Me; 6and awing mercy unto the thousandth

them that

EXODUS love Me and prove

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you, and that His fear may be before you, that ye sin not/ 18And 7 Thou shalt not take the name of the people 'stood afar off; but Moses the LORD thy God in vain; for the drew near unto the thick darkness LORD will not hold him guiltless that where God was. 19 And the LORD said unto Moses: taketh His name in vain. 8 Remember the sabbath day, to Thus thou shalt say unto the children 9 Six days shalt thou of Israel: Ye yourselves have seen keep it holy. 10 but that I have talked with you from labour, and do all thy work; generation of

keep

i

My commandments.

the seventh day

is

a sabbath unto the heaven.

20

Ye

shall

not make with

LORD thy God,

Me

nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that ufor in six is within thy gates; days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested on the seventh day; wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it. JLJ. V/iAVjf UJ. father CUU.V*. and thy ^Honour JLJ.\J UUV/J. thy VJJiJ J.C*UU.tsJL UJLLjr mother, that thy days may be long upon the* land which the LORD thy God giveth

and thy peace-offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen; in every place where I cause My name to be mentioned I will come unto thee and bless thee. ^And if thou make Me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stones; for if thou lift U up tool V\J\J ULJAJU. XJ,IOU hast U^S thy UULJf upon U^JVAU. J.U, it, thou profaned it. ^Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto Mine altar, that thy nakedness be not uncovered thereon.

in it thou shalt not gods of silver, or gods of gold, ye do any manner of work, thou, nor shall not make unto you. ^An altar thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy of earth thou shalt make unto Me, man-servant, nor thy maid-servant, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burntofferings,

J-IJ.

,

I

thee.

wThou shalt not murder. Thou shalt not commit adultery. Thou shalt not steal. Thou shalt not bear false witness

against thy neighbour. 14 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house; thou shalt not covet

thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.

j

|

O1 Now

these are the ordinances

which thou shalt set before them. 2 If thou buy a Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve; and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing. 3 If he come in by himself, he shall go out by himself; if he be married, then his wife shall go out with him. 4 If his master give him a wife, and

she bear him sons or daughters; the the people perceived the wife and her children shall be her thunderings, and the lightnings, and master's, and he shall go out by himthe voice of the horn, and the moun- self. 6But if the servant shall plainly tain smoking; and when the people say: I love my master, my wife, and saw it, they trembled, and stood afar my children; I will not go out free;

And

15

all

16And they said unto Moses: 'Speak thou with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die/ 17And Moses said unto the people: 'Fear not; for God is come to

off.

That

is,

his master shall bring him unto *God, and shall bring him to the door, or unto the door-post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl; and he shall serve him for ever.

^hen

the judges

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7 And if a man sell his daughter to be a maid-servant, she shall not out as the men-servants do. 8If please not her master, who hatl espoused her to himself, then shal he let her be redeemed; to sell her unto a foreign people he shall have no power, seeing he hath dealt deceitfully with her. 9And if he espouse her unto his son, he shall deal with her after 10 the manner of daughters. If he

be punished. ^Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished; for he is his money.

^And if men strive together, and woman with child, so that her fruit depart, and yet no harm follow, hurt a

he shall be surely fined, according as the woman's husband shall lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine. ^But if any harm follow, then thou shalt give life for life, take him another wife, her food, her 24eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for 25 raiment, and her conjugal rights, hand, foot for foot, burning for uAnd $ he shall he not diminish. wound for burning, wound, stripe for do not these three unto her, then shall stripe. she go out for nothing, without if a man smite the eye of his money. bondman, or the eye of his bondwoman, ^He that smiteth a man, so that he and destroy it, he shall let him go free 27 And if he smite dieth, shall surely be put to death. for his eye's sake. BAnd if a man He not in wait, but out his bondman's tooth, or his bondGod cause it to come to hand; then woman's tooth, he shall let him go I will appoint thee a place whither free for his tooth's sake. 28 he may nee. And if an ox gore a man or a 14 And if a man come presumptuous- woman, that they die, the ox shall be ly upon his neighbour, to slay him surely stoned, and its flesh shall not with guile; thou shalt take him from be eaten; but the owner of the ox 29 Mine altar, that he may die. shall be quit. But if the ox was ^And he that smiteth his father, or wont to gore in time past, and warning Ms mother, shall be surely put to bath been given to its owner, and he death. bath not kept it in, but it hath killed 16 And he that stealeth a man, and a man or a woman; the ox shall be selleth him, or if he be found in his stoned, and its owner also shall be hand, he shall surely be put to death. put to death. 30If there be laid on him 17 Aiid he that curseth his father or a ransom, then he shall give for the ^ his mother, shall surely be put to redemption of his life whatsoever is 31 death. .aid upon him. Whether it have 18 And if men contend, and one smite gored a son, or have gored a daughter, the other with a stone, or with his according to this judgment shall it be fist, and he die not, but keep his bed; done unto him. ^If the ox gore a I9 if he rise again, and walk abroad Dondman or a bondwoman, he shall upon his staff, then shall he that smote give unto their master thirty shekels him be quit; only he shall pay for the of silver, and the ox shall be stoned. loss of his time, and shall cause him if a man shall open a pit, or to be thoroughly healed. f a man shall dig a pit and not cover 20 And if a man smite his bondman, t, and an ox or an ass fall therein, or his bondwoman, with a rod, and ^he owner of the pit shall make it he die under his hand, he shall surely good; he shall give money unto the 90

EXODUS owner of them, and tKe dead beast shall be his. 35 And if one man's ox hurt another's,

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'This is it/ the cause of both a parties shall come before God; he whom *God shall condemn shall pay so that it dieth; then they shall sell double unto his neighbour. 9 If a man deliver unto his neighbour the live ox, and divide the price of it; and the dead also they shall divide. an ass, or an ox, or a sheep, or any saith:

0r if it be known that the ox was beast, to keep, and it die, or be hurt, wont to gore in time past, and its or driven away, no man seeing itowner hath not kept it in; he shall zothe oath of the LORD shall be besurely pay ox for ox, and the dead tween them both, to see whether he have not put his hand unto his neighbeast shall be his own, 87 If a man steal an ox, or a sheep, bour's goods; and the owner thereof and kill it, or sell it, he shall pay five shall accept it, and he shall not make oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a restitution. "But if it be stolen from 1 If a thief be found him, he shall make restitution unto the sheep. breaking in, and be smitten so owner thereof. ^If it be torn in pieces, that he dieth, there shall be no blood- let him bring it for witness; he shall 2 If the sun be risen not make good that which was torn. guiltiness for him. upon him, there shall be bloodguiltiness ^And if a man borrow aught of his for him he shall make restitution if he neighbour, and it be hurt, or die, the have nothing, then he shall be sold for owner thereof not being with it, he 36

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22

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his theft. 3 If the theft be found in shall surely make restitution. 14 If his hand alive, whether it be ox, or the owner thereof be with it, he shall not make it good; if it be a hireling, ass, or sheep, he shall pay double. 4 If a man cause a field or vineyard he loseth his hire. 15 And if a man entice a virgin that to be eaten, and shall let his beast

and it feed in another man's is not betrothed, and lie with her, he of the best of his own field, and shall surely pay a dowry for her to be is lf her father utterly refuse of the best of his own vineyard, shall his wife. to give her unto him, he shall pay he make restitution. 6 If fire break out, and catch in money according to the dowry of thorns, so that the shocks of corn, or virgins, 17 Thou shalt not suffer a sorceress to the standing corn, or the field are loose,

field;

consumed; he that kindled the

fire

live.

18 Whosoever lieth with a beast shall shall surely make restitution. 6 If a man deliver unto his neighbour surely be put to death. 19 He that sacrificeth unto the gods, money or stuff to keep, and it be stolen out of the man's house; if the save unto the LOED only, shall be thief be found, he shall pay double. utterly destroyed. 20 And a stranger shalt thou not wrong, neither shalt thou oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. ^Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child. ^If pass, whether it be for ox, for ass, thou afflict them in any wise for if For sheep, for raiment, or for any they cry at all unto Me, I will surely manner of lost thing, whereof one hear their cry ^My wrath shall wax

If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall come near unto *God, to see whether he have not put his hand unto his neighbour's 8 For every matter of tresgoods. 7

^

That

is,

the judges

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22 23

hot, and I will kill you with the sword far from a false matter; and the inand your wives shall be widows, and nocent and righteous slay thou not;

your children fatherless. MIf thou lend money to any of My people, even to the poor with thee, thou shalt not be to him as a creditor; neither shall ye lay upon him interest. *>lf thou at all take thy neighbour's garment to pledge, thou shalt restore it unto him by that the sun. goeth

down; ^or that is his only covering, it is his garment for his skin; wherein shall he sleep? and it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto Me, that I will

hear; for I am gracious. 27 Thou shalt not revile *God, nor curse a ruler of thy people. ^Thou shalt not delay to offer of the fulness of thy harvest, and of the outflow of thy presses. The first-born of thy sons shalt thou give unto Me. ^Likewise shalt thou do with thine oxen,

and with thy sheep; seven days it be with its^dam; on the eighth day thou shalt give it Me. ^And ye shall

shall be holy men unto Me; therefore shall not eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it

ye

to the dogs.

23 the

Thou shalt not utter a false report; put not thy hand with wicked to

be

an unrighteous

2

Thou

for

I

will

And thou

8

gift

not justify the wicked. shalt take no gift; for a

blindsth

them that have

sight,

and

perverteth the words of the 9 And a stranger shalt righteous. thou not oppress; for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were ~~ strangers in the land of Egypt. 10 Aiid six years thou >u shalt sow thy land, and gather in the increase ubut the seventh thereof; year thou shalt let it rest and He fallow, that the

poor of thy people may eat; and what they leave the beast of the field shall In like manner thou shalt deal eat. with thy vineyard, and with thy ^Six days thou shalt do oliveyard. thy work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest; that thine ox and thine ass may have rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the stranger, may be refreshed. 13And in all things that I have said unto you take ye heed; and make no mention of the name of other gods, neither let it be heard out of thy mouth. "Three times thou shalt keep a 15 feast unto Me in the year. The feast of unleavened bread shalt thou keep; seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, as I commanded thee, at the time appointed in the month Abib for in it thou earnest out from yypt; and none shall appear before 16 !e empty; and the feast of harvest,

shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou beaV witness in a cause to turn aside after a multitude to pervert justice; 'neither shalt thou favour a poor man in his cause. the first-fruits of thy labours, which 4 If thou meet thine enemy's ox or thou sowest in the field; and the his ass going astray, thou shalt surely feast of ingathering, at the end of the bring it back to him again. year, when thou gatherest in thy 6 If thou see the ass of him that Labours out of the field. 17 Three times

witness.

hateth thee lying under its burden, in the year all thy males shall appear thou shalt forbear to pass by him; Defore the Lord GOD. thou shalt surely release it with him. "Thou shalt not pffer the blood of *Thou shalt not wrest the judgment My sacrifice with leavened bread; of thy poor in his cause. 'Keep thee neither shall the fat of feast re-

My

That

is,

the Judges

EXODUS main

all night until the morning. choicest first-fruits of thy land thou shalt bring into the house of the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in its mother's milk. 20 Behold, I send an angel before thee, to keep thee by the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have aTake heed of prepared. him, and hearken unto his voice; be not rebellious against him; for he will not pardon your transgression; for name is in him. ^But if thou shalt indeed hearken unto his voice, and do all that I speak ; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries. ^For Mine angel shall go before thee, and bring thee in unto the Amorite, and the Hittite, _

19

The

My

and the Perizzite, and the Canaanite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite; and I will cut them off. ^Thou shalt not bow down to then* gods, nor serve them, nor do after their doings; but

24.8

thy border from the Red Sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the wilderness unto athe River; for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand; and thou shalt drive them out before thee. ^Thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor with their gods. ^They shall not dwell in thy land lest they make thee sin against Me, for thou wilt serve their gods for they will be a snare unto thee. I will set

OJ. And unto Moses He said: 'Come up unto the LORD, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and wor2 ship ye afar off; and Moses alone shall come near unto the LORD; but they shall not come near; neither shall the 3 And Moses people go up with him.' came and told the people all the words of the LORD, and all the ordinances; and all the people answered with one voice, and said: All the words which the Lord hath spoken will we do/ 4 And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the mount, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel. 5 And he sent the young men of the

thou shalt utterly overthrow them, and break in pieces their pillars. 25 And ye shall serve the LORD your God, and He will bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee. ^None shall miscarry, nor be barren, in thy land; the number of thy days I will 27 I will send My terror be- children of fulfil.

t

Israel, who offered burntthe offerings, and sacrificed peace-offerings 6And Moses people to whom thou shalt come, and of oxen unto the LORD. I will make all thine enemies turn took half of the blood, and put it their backs unto thee. 28Ahd I will in basins; and half of the blood he 7 And he send the hornet before thee, which dashed against the altar. shall drive out the Hivite, the Ca- took the book of the covenant, and naanite, and the Hittite, from before read in the hearing of the people; thee. 29 I will not drive them out from and they said: 'All that the LORD before thee in one year, lest the land hath spoken will we do, and obey.' become desolate, and the beasts of 8And Moses took the blood, and the field multiply against thee. 30By sprinkled it on the people, and said: Behold the blood of the covenant, little and little I will drive them out from before thee, .until thou be in- which the LORD hath made with you 31 And, in agreement with all these words/ creased, and inherit the land.

fore thee,

and

will discomfit all

'

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That

is,

the Euphrates.

EXODUS

24.9

went up Moses, and Aaron, Xndab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; 10and they saw the God of Israel; and there was under His feet the like of a paved work of sapphire stone, and the like of the "And very heaven for clearness. upon the nobles of the children, of Israel He laid not His hand; and they beheld God, and did eat and drink. the LORD said unto Moses 'Come up to Me into the mount, and be there; and I will give thee the tables of stone, and the Taw and the com* mandment, which I have written, that ^And thou mayest teach them.' Moses rose up/ and Joshua his minister; and Moses went up into the mount of God. 14And unto the elders he said: Tarry ye here for us, until we come back unto you; and, behold, Aaron and Hur are with you; whoso-

j i

cense;

children

of

Israel.

18

And Moses

entered into the midst of the cloud, and went up into the mount; and Moses was in the mount forty days

and forty

nights.

mmn O ^^ J

And the LORD spoke unto Moses, 2'

Speak unto the chilthat they take for Me an offering; of every man whose heart maketh him willing ye shall take 3 And this is the offeroffering. which shall take of them: gold, lag ye saying:

dren of

My

Israel,

stones, and stones to be the ephod, and for the breast-

onyx

And

8

plate.

let

sanctuary, that I

them make

Me

a

may

dwell among them. 9According to all that I show thee, the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the furniture

even so shall ye make it. shall make an ark of acacia-wood: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height uAnd thou shalt thereof. overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt thou overlay it, and shalt make upon it a crown of gold round about. 12 And thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in the four feet thereof; and two rings shall be on the one side of it, and two rings on the wAnd thou shalt other side of it. thereof, 10

And they

him come near unto them/ 15And Moses went up into the mount, and the cloud covered the mount. 16And the glory of the LORD abode upon mount Sinai, and cloud covered it six days; and seventh day He called unto Moses of the midst of the cloud. 17And appearance of the glory of the LORD was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the

7

set, for

ever hath a cause, let

the the out the

4

silver, and brass; and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and 6 and rams' skins dyed goats' hair; red, and sealskins, and acacia-wood; ^oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil, and for the sweet in-

and

make staves of acacia-wood, and over14 And thou shalt lay them with gold. put the staves into the rings on the sides of the ark, wherewith to bear the ark. 16The staves shall be in the rings of the ark; they shall not be taken, from it. 16And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which 17 I shall give thee. And thou shalt make an ark-cover of pure gold: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof,

and a cubit and a

the

thereof.

shalt

breadth

half

And thou

18

make two cherubim

of gold; of

beaten work shalt thou make them, at the two ends of the ark-cover. 19 And make one cherub at the one and one V^JULV^i cherub V4.M (M at the UJULVs \J other UJ-LV/JL t>J-LVJ. end , end, om\JL IJ.U.VL, of one piece with the ark-cover shall

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ye make the cherubim of the two ends its base, and its shaft; its cups, its 20 And the cherubim shall knops, and its flowers, shall be of one thereof. spread out their wings on high, screen- piece with it. ^And there shall be ing the ark-cover with their wings, six branches going out of the sides with their faces one to another; to- thereof: three branches of the candleward the ark-cover shall the faces of stick out of the one side thereof, and the cherubim be. 21And thou shalt three branches of the candlestick out put the ark-cover above upon the ark; of the other side thereof; ^three cups and in the ark thou shalt put the testi- made like almond-blossoms in one mony th'at I shall give thee. ^And branch, a knop and a flower; and three there I will meet with thee, and I will cups made like almond-blossoms in speak with thee from above the ark- the other branch, a knop and a flower; cover, from between the two cherubim so for the six branches going out of which are upon the ark of the testi- the candlestick. MAnd in the candlemony, of all things which I will give stick four cups made like almondthee in commandment unto the chil- blossoms, the knops thereof, and the flowers thereof. 35And a knop under dren of Israel. ^And thou shalt make a table of two branches of one piece with it, and acacia-wood: two cubits shall be the a knop under two branches of one length thereof, and a cubit the breadth piece with it, and a knop under two thereof, and a cubit and a half the brancKes of one piece with it, for height thereof. ^And thou shalt over- the six branches going out of the ^heir knops and their lay it with pure gold, and make there- candlestick, to a crown of gold round about. branches shall be of one piece with it; ^And thou shalt make unto it a the whole of it one beaten work of border of a handbreadth round about, pure gold. 37And thou shalt make the and thou shalt make a golden crown lamps thereof, seven; and they shall to the border thereof round about. light the lamps thereof, to give light 26 And thou shalt make for it four rings over against it. 38And the tongs of gold, and put the rings in the thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, four corners that are on the four feet shall be of pure gold. 39 0f a talent of thereof. 27 Close by the border shall pure gold shall it be made, with all the rings be, for places for the staves to bear the table. 28And thou shalt make the staves of acacia-wood, and overlay them with gold, that the 29 And table may be borne with them. the dishes shalt thou make thereof, and the pans thereof, and the jars thereof, and the bowls thereof, wherewith to pour out; of pure gold shalt thou make them. 30And thou shalt set upon the table showbread before

And see that thou after their pattern, which is being shown thee in the mount. '26 Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains: of fine twined linen, and blue, and these vessels.

40

make them

purple, and scarlet, with cherubim the work of the skilful workman shalt thou make them, ^he length of each curtain,

cubits,

shall be eight and twenty and the breadth of each cur-

tain four cubits; all the curtains shall ^Five curtains candle- have one measure. stick of pure gold: of beaten work shall be coupled together one to anshall the candlestick be~ made, even other; and the other five curtains 31

And thou

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be coupled one to another. 4And thou shalt make loops of blue upon the edge of the one curtain that is outmost in the first set; and likewise shalt thou make in the edge of the curtain that is outmost in the second 6 set. Fifty loops shalt thou make in the one curtain, and fifty loops shalt thou make in the edge of the curtain that is in the second set; the loops shall be opposite one to another. 6And thou shall

^

And thou

15

shalt

make

the boards

for the tabernacle

of acacia-wood, 16 Ten cubits shall be standing up. the length of a board, and a cubit and a half the breadth of each board. 17 Two tenons shall there be in each

board, joined one to another; thus shalt thou make for all the boards of 18 the tabernacle. And thou shalt make the boards for the tabernacle,

twenty boards for the south side 19 And thou shalt make of to sockets the one another curtains silver under the twenty forty couple wit$ the clasps, that the tabernacle boards: two sockets under one board may be one whole. 7And thou shalt for its two tenons, and two sockets make curtains of goats' hair for a under another board for its two tenons; tent over the tabernacle; eleven cur- 20and for the second side of the taber8 The nacle, on the north side, twenty tains shalt thou make them. 21 >ards. And their forty sockets of length of each curtain shall be thirty cubits, and the breadth of each cur- silver: two sockets under one board, tarn four cubits; the eleven curtains and two sockets under another board. 9 And thou ^And for the hinder part of the tabershall have one measure. shalt couple five curtains by them- nacle westward thou shalt make six selves, and six curtains by them- boards. ^And two boards shalt thou selves, and shalt double over the sixth make for the corners of the tabercurtain in the forefront of the tent. nacle in the hinder part. 24And they 10 And thou shalt make fifty loops on shall be double beneath, and in like the edge of the one curtain that is manner they shall be complete unto outmost in the first set, and fifty loops the top thereof unto the first ring; upon the edge of the curtain -which is thus shall it be for them b< outmost in the second set. uAnd thou they shall be for the two corners! shalt make fifty clasps of brass, and 26Thus there shall be eight boards, put the clasps into the loops, and and their sockets of silver, sixteen couple the tent together, that it may sockets, two sockets under one board, be one. ^And as for the overhanging and two sockets under another board, thou shalt make bars of acaciapart that remaineth of the curtains of the tent, the half curtain that remain- wood: five for the boards of the one eth over shall hang over the back of side of the tabernacle, 27and five the tabernacle. ^And the cubit on the bars for the boards of the other side one side, and the cubit on the other side, of the tabernacle, and five bars for the of that which remaineth over in the boards of the side of the tabernacle, 28 and length of the curtains of the tent, shall for the hinder part westward; hang over the sides of the tabernacle on the middle bar in the midst of the this side and on that side, to cover it. boards, which shall pass through from 14 And thou shalt make a covering for end to end. 29And thou shalt overlay the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and the boards with gold, and make their a covering of sealskins above. rings of gold for holders for the bars; shalt

make

fifty clasps of gold,

and southward.

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and thou

shalt overlay the bars with of brass. 4And thou shalt make for thou shalt rear up the it a grating of network of brass; and tabernacle according to the fashion upon the net shalt thou make four braLhereof which hath been shown thee zen rings in the four corners thereof. 6 in the mount. And thou shalt put it under the ledge 31 And thou shalt make a veil of round the altar beneath, that the net 80

gold.

blue,

And

and

purple,

and

scarlet,

and

fine

twined linen; with cherubim the work of the skilful workman shall it be made. ^And thou shalt hang it upon four pillars of acacia overlaid with gold, their hooks being of gold, upon four sockets of silver. ^And thou shalt hang up the veil under the clasps, and shalt bring in thither within the veil the arJk of the testimony; and the veil shall divide unto you between the holy place and the most holy. ^And thou shalt put the ark-cover upon the ark of the testimony in the most holy 35 And thou shalt set the table place. without the veil, and the candlestick over against the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south; and thou shalt put the table on the north side. ^And thou shalt make a screen for the door of the Tent, of ^

blue,

and

twined

purple,

linen, the

in colours.

and scarlet, and fine work of the weaver

And thou shalt make for

37

the screen five pillars of acacia, and overlay them with gold; their hooks shall be of gold; and thou shalt cast five sockets of brass for them.

And thou shalt make the altar of acacia-wood, five cubits long, five cubits broad; ,the altar shall

and be four-square; and the height thereof shall

be three cubits^

make the horns

of it

And thou shalt

2

upon the four

may reach halfway up the altar. 6And thou shalt make staves for the staves of acacia-wood,

altar,

and overlay

them with brass. 7And the staves thereof shall be put into the rings, and the staves shall be upon the two sides of the altar, in bearing it. 8 Hollow with planks shalt thou make it; as it hath been shown thee HI the mount, so shall they make it. 9 And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen a hundred cubits long for one side. 10And the pillars thereof shall be twenty, and their sockets twenty, of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets shall be of silver. uAnd likewise for the north side in length there shall be hangings a hundred cubits long, and the pillars thereof twenty, and their sockets ^twenty, of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver. 12 And for the breadth of the court on the west side shall be hangings of fifty cubits: their pillars ten, and their sockets ten. ^And the breadth of the court on the east side eastward shall be 14 The hangings f6r the fifty cubits. one side [of the gate] shall be- fifteen cubits: their pillars three, and their sockets three. 15And for the other side shall be hangings of fifteen cubits: their pillars three, and their sockets three. 16And for the gate of the court shall be a screen of twenty cubits, of

thereof; the horns thereof shall be of one piece with it; and thou shalt overlay it with brass. 3And thou shalt make its pots to take away^ its blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine ashes, and its shovels, and its basins, twined linen, the work of the weaver and its flesh-hooks, and its fire-pans; in colours: their pillars four, and their 17 A11 the pillars of the all the vessels thereof thou shalt make sockets, four.

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court round about shall be filleted with silver; their

hooks of

silver,

and

And they shall take

5

their blue,

sockets of brass. 18 The length of the court shall be a hundred cubits, anc the breadth fifty every where, anc the height five cubits, of fine twinec 19 A1 linen, and their sockets of brass. the instruments of the tabernacle in

and the

and the

the gold, and the and the scarlet,

purple,

fine linen.

6

And

they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the skilful workman. 7It shall have two ^

shoulder-pieces joined to the two ends the service thereof, and all the pins thereof, that it may be joined together. 8 thereof, and all the pins of the court, And the skilfully woven band, which shall be of brass. is upon it, wherewith to gird it on, shall be like the work thereof and of the same piece: of gold, of blue, and 20 Andthou shalt command the chil- jmrple, and scarlet, and fine twined 9 dren of Israel, that they bring unto linen. And thou shalt take two thee pure olive oil beaten for the light, onyx stones, and grave on them the to cause a lamp to burn continually. names of the children of Israel: 10 six 21 In the^tent of meeting, without the of their names on the one stone, and veil which is before the testimony, the names of the six that remain on Aaron and his sons shall set it in order, the other stone, according to their to burn from evening to morning birth. nWith the work of an engraver before the LORD; it shaft be a statute in stone, like the engravings of a for ever throughout their generations signet, shalt thou engrave the two on the behalf of the children of Israel stones, according to the names of the children of Israel; thou shalt make And bring thou near unto thee them to be inclosed in settings of Aaron thy brother, and his sons gold. MAnd thou shalt put the two with him, from among the children stones upon the shoulder-pieces of the of Israel, that they may minister unto ephod, to be stones of memorial for Me in the priest's office, even Aaron, the children of Israel; and Aaron shall Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Itha- Dear their names before the LORD upon 2 And thou shalt two shoulders for a memorial. oaar, Aaron's sons. make holy garments for Aaron thy And thou shalt make settings of Drother, for splendour and for beauty. gold; "and two chains of pure gold; of And thou shalt speak unto all that plaited thread shalt thou make them, ire wise-hearted, whom I have filled >f wreathen work; and thou shalt put ;vith the spirit of wisdom, that they ihe wreathen chains on the settings. nake Aaron's garments to sanctify "And thou shalt make a breastaim, that he may minister unto Me in plate of judgment, the work of the ;he priest's office. 4And these are the skilful workman; like the work of the garments which they shall make: a ephod thou shalt make i1j: of gold, >reastplate, and an ephod, and a of blue, and purple, and scarlet and obe, and a tunic of chequer work, a ine twined linen, shalt thou make it. 6 nitre, and a girdle; and they shall Fourn3quare it shall be and double: nake holy garments for Aaron, thy span shall be the length thereof, and >rother, and his sons, that he may span the breadth thereof. 17 And ninister unto Me in the priest's office. thou shalt set in it settings of stones, all

man

OQ

f

EXODUS four rows of stones: a row of carnelian, topaz, and smaragd shall be the first 18 row; and the second row a carbuncle, a sapphire, and an emerald; 19and the! third row a jacinth, an agate, and an 20 and the fourth row a amethyst;

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28.40

holy place, for a memorial before the

LORD continually. 30And thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgment Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be upon Aaron's heart, when he goeth in before the LORD; and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel upon his heart before the LORD continually. 31 And thou shalt make the robe of the ephod all of blue. ^And it shall have a hole for the head in the midst the

beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper; they shall be inclosed in gold in their ^And the stones shall be settings. according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names; like the engravings of a signet, every one accorolng to his name, thereof; it shall have a binding of they shall be for the- twelve tribes. woven work round about the hole of ^And thou shalt make upon the breast- it, as it were the hole of a coat of mail, MAnd plate plaited chains of wreathen work that it be not rent. upon the MAnd thou shalt make skirts of it thou shalt make of pure gold. pomeupon the breastplate two rings of gold, granates of blue, and of purple, and and shalt put the two rings on the two of scarlet, round about the skirts ends of the breastplate. ^And^ thou thereof; and bells of gold between shalt put the two wreathen chains of them round about: Ma golden bell and gold on the two rings at the ends of a pomegranate, a golden bell and a I

|

the breastplate. ^And the other two ends of the two wreathen chains thou shalt put on the two settings, and put them on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod, in the forepart thereof. ^And thou shalt make two rings of gold, and thou shalt put them upon the two ends of the breastplate, upon the edge thereof, which is toward the side of the ephod inward. 27And thou shalt

pomegranate, upon the skirts of the robe round about. ^And it shall be upon Aaron to minister; and the sound thereof shall be heard when he goeth in unto the holy place before the LORD, and when he cometh out, that he die not .

^And thou

shalt

make

a.

plate of

pure gold, and engrave upon it, like the engravings of a signet: HOLT TO THE LORD. 37And thou shalt put it on a thread of blue, and it shall be upon the mitre; upon the forefront of the mitre it shall be. ^And it shall be upon Aaron's forehead, and Aaron bear the iniquity committed in the holy things, which the children of

of gold, and shalt put shoulder-pieces of the ephod underneath, in the forepart thereof, close by the coupling thereof, above the skilfully woven band of 28 And they shall bind the ephod. tfye breastplate by the rings thereof un- Israel shall hallow, even in all then* to the rings of the ephod with a thread holy gifts; and it shall be always upon of blue, that it may be upon the his forehead, that they may be ac39 And thou skilfully woven band of the ephod, and cepted before the LORD. that the breastplate be not loosed from shalt weave the tunic in chequer work the ephod. 29And Aaron shall bear of fine linen, and thou shalt make a the names of the children of Israel mitre of fine linen, and thou shalt make a girdle, the work of the weaver of .judgment upon in __ the breastplate ^ A 40 And for Aaron's sons his heart, when he goeth In unto*the in colours.

make two rings

them on the two

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_

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and thou put tunics upon them. 9And thou make for them girdles, and head- shalt gird them with girdles, Aaron shalt thou make for them, for and his sons, and bind head-tires on

thou shalt make tunics, shalt tires

splendour and for beauty.

41

And thou them; and

shalt put them upon Aaron thy brother,

and upon

him; and and consecrate

his sons with

shalt anoint

them,

them, and sanctify them, that they may minister unto Me hi the priest's ^And thou shalt make them office. linen breeches to cover the flesh of their nakedness; from the loins even unto the thighs they shall reach. ^And they shall be upon Aaron, and upon his sons, when they go in unto the tent of meeting, or when they come near unto the altar to minister in the holy place; that they bear not iniquity, and die; it shall be a statute forever unto him and unto his seed after him. t

And

thou do unto them to hallow them, to minister unto Me in the priest's office: take one young bullock and two rams without blemish, 2 and unleavened bread, and cakes unleavened mingled with oil, and

f)Q ^

this is the thing that

shalt

wafers unleavened spread with

oil;

wheaten flour shalt thou make them. 3And thou shalt put them into one basket, and bring them in the basket, with the bullock and the two rams. 4And Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring unto the door of the tent of meeting, and shalt wash them with water. 5And thou shalt take the garments, and put upon Aaron the tunic, of fine

they shall have the priesthood by a perpetual statute; and thou

shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons. 10 And thou shalt bring the bullock before the tent of meeting; and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands upon the head of the bullock. "And thou shalt kill the bullock before the LORD, at the door of the tent of meet12 And thou shalt take of the blood ing. of the bullock, and put it upon the horns of the altar with thy finger; and thou shalt pour out all the remaining blood at the base of the altar. 13 And thou shalt take all the fat that covereth the inwards, and the lobe above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and make them smoke upon the altar. 14 But the flesh of the bullock, and its skin, and its dung, shalt thou burn with fire without the camp; it is a 16 Thou shalt also take sin-offering. the one ram; and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands upon the head of the ram. 16And thou shalt slay the ram, and thou shalt take its blood, and dash it round about against the altar. 17And thou shalt cut the

ram

and wash its inand put them with

into its pieces,

wards, and

its legs,

its pieces,

and with

thou shalt

upon the

make

18 its head. And the whole ram smoke

altar;. it is

a burnt-offering

unto the LORD; it is a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the LORD. 19And thou shalt take the other ram; and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands upon the head of the ram. -Then shalt thou kill the ram, and take of its blood, and put

and the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and the breastplate, and gird him with the skilfully woven band of the ephod. 6And thou shalt set the mitre upon his head, and put the holy crown upon the mitre. 7Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon the tip of the right ear of it upon his head, and anoint him. Aaron, and upon the tip of the right 8 And thou shalt bring his sons, and ear of his sons, and upon the thumb 100

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unto the LORD. 29And the holy garments of Aaron shall be for his sons after him, to be anointed in them, and to be consecrated in them. 30Seven days shall the son that is priest in his the anointing oil, and sprinkle it stead put them on, even he who upon Aaron, and upon his garments, cometh into the tent of meeting to and upon his sons, and upon the gar- minister in the holy place. 31And ments of his sons with him; and he thou shalt take the ram of conseand his garments shall be hallowed, cration, and seethe its flesh in a holy and his sons and his sons' garments place. ^And Aaron and his sons shall with him. ^Also thou shalt take of eat the flesh of the ram, and the bread the ram "the fat, and the fat tail, and that is in the basket, at the door of the of their right hand, and upon the great toe of their right foot, and dash the blood against the altar round about. ^And thou shalt take of the blood that is upon the altar, and of

tent of meeting. ^And they shall eat those things wherewith atonement was made, to consecrate and to sanctify them; but a stranger shall not eat ram of consecration; ^and one loaf of thereof, because they are holy. 34And bread, and one cake of oiled bread, if aught of the flesh of the consecraand one wafer, out of the basket of tion, or of the bread, remain unto the unleavened bread that is before the morning, then thou shalt burn the LORD. ^And thou shalt put the whole remainder with fire; it shall not be 36 And thus upon the hands of Aaron, and upon eaten, because it is holy. the hands of his sons; and shalt wave shalt thou do unto Aaron, and to his them for a wave-offering before the sons, according to all that I have comLORD. ^And thou shalt take them manded thee; seven days shalt thou from their hands, and make them consecrate them. ^And every day smoke on the altar upon the burnt- shalt thou offer the bullock of sinoffering, for a sweet savour before the offering, beside the other offerings of LORD; it is an offering made by fire atonement; and thou shalt do the unto the LORD. ?6And thou shalt take purification upon the altar when thou the breast of Aaron's ram of con- makest atonement for it; and thou 37 Seven secration, and wave it for a wave- shalt anoint it, to sanctify it. offering before the LORD; and it shall days thou shalt make atonement for be thy portion. 27And thou shalt sanc- the altar, and sanctify it; thus shall tify the breast of the wave-offering, the altar be most holy; whatsoever and the thigh of the. heave-offering, toucheth the altar shall be holy. 38 Now this is that which thou shalt which is waved, and which is heaved up, of the ram of consecration, even offer upon the altar: two lambs of the of that which is Aaron's, and of that first year day by day continually. which is his sons'. ^And it shall be 39The one lamb thou shalt offer in for Aaron and his sons as a due for the morning; and the other lamb thou ever from the children of Israel; for shalt offer at dusk. 40And with the it is a heave-offering; and it shall be a one lamb a tenth part of an ephah of heave-offering from the children of fine flour mingled with the fourth part Israel of their sacrifices of peace- of a hin of beaten oil; and the fourth offerings, even their heave-offering part of a hin of wine for a drink-

the fat that covereth the inwards, and the lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and the right thigh; for it is a

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4l And the other lamb thou offering. shalt offer at dusk, and shaft do thereto according to the meal-offering of the morning, and according to the drinkoffering thereof, for a sweet savour,

is over the testimony, where meet with thee. 7And Aaron burn thereon incense of sweet

cover that |

II

will

shall

every morning, when he dressthe lamps, he shall burn it. 8 And when Aaron lighteth the lamps

spices;

eth

an offering made by fire unto the LORD. ^It shall be a continual burnt- at dusk, he shall burn it, a perpetual offering tliroughout your generations incense before the LORD throughout 9 Ye shall offer no at the door of the tent of meeting be- your generations. fore the LORD, where I will meet with strange incense thereon, nor burntyou, to speak there unto thoe. ^And offering, nor meal-offering; and ye there I will meet with the children of shall pour no drink-offering thereon. 10 And Aaron shall make atonement Israel; and [the Tent] shall be sancti44 And I will sanctify upon the horns of it once in the year; fied by My glory. the tent of meeting, and the altar; with the blood of the sin-offering Aaron also and his sons will I sanctify, of atonement once in the year shall to minister to Me in the priest's of- he make atonement for it through45 And I will dwell among the out your generations; it is most holy fice. children of Israel, and will be their unto the LORD.' God. ^And they shall know that I am the LORD their God, that brought them 11 forth out of the land of Egypt, that And the LORD spoke unto Moses, I am the saying: ^'When thou takest the sum I may dwell among them. LORD their God. of the children of Israel, according And thou shalt make an altar to their number, then shall they give to burn incense upon; of acacia- every man a ransom for his soul wood shalt thou make it. 2 cubit unto the LORD, when thou numberest shall be the length thereof, and a them; that there be no plague among cubit the breadth thereof; four-square them, when thou numberest them. shall it be; and two cubits shall be 13This they shall give, every one that the height thereof; the horns thereof passeth among them that are num3 And bered, half a shekel after the shekel of shall be of one piece with it. thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, the sanctuary the shekel is twenty the top thereof, and the sides thereof gerahs half a shekel for an offering round about, and the horns thereof; to the LORD. "Every one that passand thou shalt make unto it a crown eth among them that are numbered, 4 of gold round about. And two gold- from twenty years old and upward, en rings shalt thou make for it under shall give the offering of the LORD.

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15 The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less, than the half shekel, when they give the offering of the LORD, to make atonement for your souls. 16And thou shalt take the atonement money from the children of Israel, and shalt appoint it before the veil that is by the ark it for the service of the tent of meetof the testimony, before the ark-, ing, that it may be a memorial for the

crown thereof, upon the two ribs thereof, upon the two sides of it shalt thou make them; and they shall be for places for staves wherewith to bear it. 6And thou shalt make the staves of acacia-wood, and overlay them with gold. 6And thou shalt put tlie

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children of Israel before the LORD, to unto the children of Israel, saying:

make atonement for your souls/ This shall be a holy anointing oil 17 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, unto Me throughout your generations. 18 'Thou shalt also make a ^Upon the flesh of man shall it not saying: laver of brass, and the base thereof be poured, neither shall ye make any of brass, whereat to wash; and thou shalt put it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and thou shalt put water therein. 19And Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet thereat; 20when they go into the tent of meeting, they shall wash with water, that they die not; or when they come near to the altar to minister,

to cause an offering made by fire to smoke unto the LORD; 21so they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they die not; and it shall be a statute for ever to them, even to him and to his seed throughout their generations.

7

^Moreover the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying: ^'Take thou^also unto thee the chief spices, of flowing myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty, Mand of

like it, according to the composition thereof; it is holy, and it shall be holy

^Whosoever compoundeth any like it, or whosoever putteth any of it upon a stranger, he shall be cut off from his people/ ^And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; sweet unto you.

with pure frankincense; of each shall there be a like weight. ^And thou shalt make of it incense, a perfume after the art of the perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure and holy. ^And thou shalt beat some of it very small, and put of it before the testimony in the tent of meeting, where I will meet with thee; it shall be unto 37 And the incense you most holy. which thou shalt make, according to the composition thereof ye shall not make for yourselves; it shall be unto thee holy for the LORD. ^Whosoever shall make like unto that, to smell spices

cassia five hundred, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of olive oil a hin. ^And thou shalt make it a holy thereof, he shall be cut off from his 7 anointing oil, a perfume compounded people. after the art of the perfumer; it shall Q~l And the LORD spoke unto Moses, 2f be a holy anointing oil. ^And thou saying: See, I have called by shalt anoint therewith the tent of name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son 3 meeting, and the ark of the testimony, of Hur, of the tribe of Judah; and 27 and the table and all ^ the vessels I have filled him, with' the spirit of thereof, and the candlestick and the God, in wisdom, and in understandvessels thereof, and the altar of in- ing, and in knowledge, and in all 28 cense, and the altar of burnt-offering manner of workmanship, *to devise with all the vessels thereof, and the skilful works, to work in gold, and in laver and the base thereof. 29And thou silver, and in brass, %nd in cutting of shalt sanctify them, that they may be stones for setting, and in carving of most holy; whatsoever toucheth them wood, to work in all manner of work6 shall be holy. 30And thou shalt anoint manship. And I, behold, I have Aaron and his sons, and sanctify them, appointed with him OhoHab, the son in the of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; that they may minister unto 31 And thou shalt speak and in the hearts of all that are wisepriest's office.

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hearted I have put wisdom, that they that I have commanded the tent of meeting, and the thee: ark of the testimony, and the arkcover that is thereupon, and all the furniture of the Tent; 8and the table and its vessels, and the pure candlestick with all its vessels, and the altar of incense; 9and the altar of burntoffering with all its vessels, and the laver and its base; 10and the plaited garments, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest's u office; and the anointing oil, and the incense of sweet spices for the holy place; according TO all that I have commanded thee shall they do.' 12 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, 13i saying: Speak thou also unto the

of the testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God. And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him: 'Up, make us a god who shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we know not what is become of him.' 2And Aaron said unto them: 'Break off the golden rings, which are in the ears of your

all may make 7

OO

wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me.' 3

And all the people broke off the golden

which were in their ears, and 4 And he brought them unto Aaron. received it at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, and made it a children of Israel, saying: Verily ye molten calf; and they said: 'This is shall keep My sabbaths, for it is a sign thy god, O Israel, which brought thee between Me and you throughout your up out of the land of Egypt.' 5And generations, that ye may know that when Aaron saw this, he built an I am the LORD who sanctify you. altar before it; and Aaron made 14 Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore, proclamation, and said: 'To-morrow for it is holy unto you; every one that shall be a feast to the LORD.' 6And profaneth it shall surely be put to they rose up early on the morrow, and death; for whosoever doeth any work offered burnt-offerings, and brought therein, that soul shall be cut off from peace-offerings; and the people sat rings

16 Six days shall down to eat and to among his people. work be done; but on the seventh day up to make merry.

drink,

and rose

7 a sabbath of solemn rest, holy to the And the LORD spoke unto Moses: LORD; whosoever doeth any work in 'Go, get thee down; for thy people, the sabbath day, he shall surely be put that thou broughtest up out of the to death. 16Wherefore the children land of Egypt, have dealt corruptly; of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to *they have turned aside quickly out of observe the sabbath throughout their the way which I commanded them; generations, for a perpetual covenant. they have made them a molten calf, 17 It is a sign between Me and the and have worshipped it, and have children of Israel for ever; for in six sacrificed unto it, and said: This is days the LORD made heaven and thy god, Israel, which brought thee 9 And earth, and on the seventh day He up out of the land of Egypt.' ceased from work and rested/ the LORD said unto Moses: 'I have

is

And He gave unto Moses, when He

18

had made an end of speaking with him upon mount Sinai, the two tables

.

seen this people, and, behold, it is a 10 stiffnecked people. Now therefore iet Me alone, that wrath may wax

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My

EXODUS hot against them, and that I may consume them; and I will make of uAnd Moses thee a great nation.' besought the LORD his God, and said: 'LORD, why doth Thy wrath wax hot against

Thy

people, that

Thou

hast

brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand? ^Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, saying: For evil did He bring them forth, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from

Thy

wrath, and repent of this

fierce

Thy people. "Remember and Israel, Thy servants, to whom Thou didst swear by Thine own self, and saidst unto them: evil against

Abraham,

Isaac,

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took the calf which they had made, and burnt it with fire, and ground it to powder, and strewed it upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it. 21And Moses said unto Aaron: 'What did this people unto thee, that thou hast brought a great sin upon them?' ^And Aaron said: 'Let not the anger of my lord wax hot; thou knowest the people, that they are set on evil. ^So they said unto me: Make us a god, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we know not what is become of him. ^And I said unto them: Whosoever hath any gold, let them break it off; so they gave it me; and I cast it into the fire, and there came 25 And when Moses out this calf.' saw that the people were broken

I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever.' loose for Aaron had let them loose 14 And the LORD repented of the evil for a derision among their enemies which He said He would do unto His 26then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said: 'Whoso is on the people. 15 And Moses turned, and went down LORD'S side, let him come^unto me.' from the mount, with the two tables And all the sons of Levi gathered

of the testimony in his hand; tables that were written on both their sides; on the one side and on the other were 16 And the tables were they written. the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables.

17

And when Joshua

heard

the noise of the people as they shouted, he said unto Moses: 'There is a noise of war in the camp/ 18And he said'It is not the voice of them that shout for mastery, neither is it the voice of them that cry for being overcome, but the noise of them that sing do I hear/ 19And it came tQ pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf and the dancing; and

themselves together unto him. 27And he said unto them: 'Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel: Put ye every man his sword upon his thigh, and go to and fro from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neigh28 And the sons of Levi did bour.' according to the word of Moses; and there f eU of the people that day about 29 And Moses three thousand men.

'Consecrate yourselves to-day to the LORD, for every man hath been against his son and against his brother; that He may also bestow upon 80 AnRD

their

God.

45

But

I will for their

sakes remember the covenant of their ancestors, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the nations, that I might be their God* I am the LORD. 46 These are the statutes and ordinances and laws, which the LORD made between Him and the children of Israel in mount Sinai by the hand

as it were before the sword, when of Moses. none pursueth; and ye shall have no O 7' And the LORD spoke unto Moses, power to stand before your enemies ^ 2 38 And ye shall perish among the naSpeak unto the chilsaying: tions, and the land of your enemies dren of Israel, and say unto them39 When a man shall clearly utter And they that are shall eat you up. left of you shall pine away in their a vow of persons unto the LORD, s then iniquity in your ^enemies' lands; and according to thy valuation, also in the iniquities of their fathers thy valuation shall be for the male

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from twenty years old even unto he that sanctified it will redeem his sixty years old, even thy valuation house, then he shall add the fifth shall be fifty shekels of silver, after the part of the money of thy valuation 4 shekel of the sanctuary. And if unto it, and it shall be his. 16 it be a female, then thy valuation And if a man shall sanctify unto shall be thirty shekels. 5And if it be the LORD part of the field of Ins posfrom five years old even unto twenty session, then thy valuation shall be years old, then thy valuation shall be according to the sowing thereof; the for the male twenty shekels, and for sowing of a homer of barley shall 6 the female ten shekels. And if it be valued at fifty shekels of silver. be from a month old even unto five 17 If he sanctify his field from the year years old, then thy valuation shall be of jubilee, according to thy valuation 18 for the male five shekels of silver, it shall stand. But if he sanctify and for the female thy valuation shall his field after the jubilee, then the be three shekels of silver. 7And if it priest shall reckon unto him the be from sixty years old and upward money according to the years that if it be a male, then thy valuation remain unto the year of jubilee, and shall be fifteen shekels, and for the an abatement shall be made from thy female ten shekels. 8But if he be too valuation. 19And if he that sanctified poor for thy valuation, then he shall be the field will indeed redeem it, then set before the priest, and the priest shall he shall add the fifth part of the money value him; according to the means of of thy valuation unto it, and it shall him that vowed shall the priest value be assured to him. 20And if he will him. not redeem the field, or if he have sold 9 And if it be a beast, whereof men the field to another man, it shall not ^But the bring an offering unto the LORD, all be redeemed any more. that any man -giveth of such unto field, when it goeth out in the jubilee, 10 the LORD shall be holy. He shall shall be holy unto the LORD, as a field not alter it, nor change it, a good for devoted; the possession thereof shall a bad, or a bad for a good; and if he be the priest's. ^And if he sanctify shall at all change beast for beast, unto the LORD a field which he hath then both it and that for which it is bought, which is not of the field of nAnd if it be his 23 changed shall be holy. possession; then the priest shall any unclean beast, of which they reckon unto him the worth of thy may not bring an offering unto the valuation unto the year of jubilee, LORD, then he shall set the beast be- and he shall give thy valuation in fore the priest. ^And the priest shall that day, as a holy thing unto the value it, whether it be good or bad; LORD. 24In the year of jubilee the as thou the priest valuest it, so shall field shall return unto him of whom 13 it be. But if he will indeed redeem it, it was bought, even to him to whom then he shall add the fifth part there- the possession of the land belongeth. 25 of unto thy valuation. And all thy valuations shall be ac14 And when a map shall sanctify cording to the shekel of the sanctuary; his house to be holy unto the LORD, twenty gerahs shall be the shekel. 26 then the priest shall value it, whether Howbeit the firstling among beasts, it be good or bad; as the priest shall which is born as a nrstling to the value it, so shall it stand. 16And if LORD, no man shall sanctify it; 155

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be ox or sheep, it is the whether of the seed of the land, or if it be of an unclean of the fruit of the tree, is the LORD'S; 31 And if a beast, then he shall ransom it accord- it is holy unto the LORD. ing to thy valuation, ajid shall add man will redeem aught of his tithe, unto it the fifth part thereof; or if it he shall add unto it the fifth part be not redeemed, then it shall be thereof. ^And all the tithe of the herd or the flock, whatsoever passeth under sold according to thy valuation. ^Notwithstanding, no devoted thing, the rod, the tenth shall be holy unto ^He shall not inquire that a man may devote unto the the LORD. LORD of all that he hath, whether whether it be good or bad, neither of man or beast, or of the field of his shall he change it; and if he change possession, shall be sold or redeemed; it at all, then both it and that for every devoted thing is most holy which it is changed shall be holy; 29 None devoted, it shall not be redeemed. unto the LORD. ^These are the commandments, that may be devoted of men, shall be ransomed; he shall surely be put which the LORD commanded Moses LORD'S.

it

And

27

to death. 30

And

all

for the children of Israel in the tithe of the land, Sinai.

156

mount

"DIBS

NUMBERS "I

x

AND

the

LOED spoke unto Moses assembled

in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tent of meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying: *'Take ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, every male, by their polls; sfrom twenty years old and upward, all that are able to go forth to war in Israel: ye shall number them by their hosts, even thou and Aaron. 4 And with you there shall be a man of every tribe, every one head of his 5 fathers' house. And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you: of Reuben, Elizur the son of Shedeur. 60f Simeon, Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. 70f Judah, Nahshon the son of Amminadab. ^Of Issachar, Nethanel the son of Zuar. 9 0f Zebulun, Eliab the son of Helon. 10 0f the children of Joseph: of Ephraim, EKshama the son of Ammihud; of Manasseh, Gamaliel the son of Pedahjzur. U 0f Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gideoni. 12 0f Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. 18 0f Asher, Pagiel the son of Ochran. 14 0f Gad, Eliasaph the son of Deuel. 15 0f Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan.' 16 These were the elect of the congregation, the princes of the tribes of their fathers; they were the heads of the thousands of Israel. l7And Moses and Aaron took these men that are 18 And they pointed out bv name.

all

the congregation to-

on the first day of the second month, and they declared their pedigether

grees after their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the num-

ber of names, from twenty years old and upward, by their polls. 19As the

LORD commanded Moses, so did he number them in the wilderness of Sinai.

^Aad

the children of Reuben, Is-

rael's first-born, their generations,

by by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, by

then* families,

their polls, every

male from twenty

years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; ^ those that were numbered of them, of the tril e of Reuben, were forty and six thou-

sand and

five

hundred.

^Of the

children of Simeon, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, those that were numbered thereof, according to the number of names, by their polls, every male

from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 23 those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred. ^Of the children of Gad, their generations, by their families, by then* fathers' houses, according to the num-

ber of names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 25those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Gad,

were forty and dred and fifty.

157

five

thousand

six

hun-

NUMBERS

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M 0f the children of Judah, their gen- fathers' houses, according to the numerations, by their families, by their ber of names, from twenty years old fathers' houses, according to the num- and upward, all that were able to go ber of names, from twenty years old forth to war; 37those that were numand upward, all that were able to go bered of them, of the tribe of Benjamin, forth to war; 27those that were num- were thirty and five thousand and bered of them, of the tribe of Judah, four hundred. were threescore and fourteen thousand "

and

six hundred.

28 0f the children of Issachar, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 29those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Issachar, were fifty and four thousand and four

38

0f the children of Dan, their generations, by their families, by thenfathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 89those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Dan, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred. 40 0f the children of Asher, their gen-

hundred. erations, by their families, by their 30 0f the children of Zebulun, their fathers' houses, according to the numgenerations, by their families, by their ber of names, from twenty years old fathers' houses, according to the num- and upward, all that were able to go ber of names, from twenty years old forth to war; ^those that were numand upward, all that were able to go bered of them, of the tribe of Asher, forth to war; 31 those that were num- were forty and one thousand and five bered of them, of the tribe of Zebulun, hundred. ^Of the children of Naphtati, their were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred. generations, by their families, by their ^Of the children of Joseph, namely, fathers' houses, according to the numof the children of Ephraim, their gen- ber of names, from twenty years old erations, by their families, by their and upward, all that were able to go fathers houses, according to the num- forth to war; ^those that were number of names, from twenty years old bered of them, of the tribe of Naphtali, and upward, all that were able to go were fifty and three thousand and four forth to war; 33 those that were num- hundred. ^These are those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand and five hundred. bered, which Moses and Aaron num34 0f the children of Manasseh, their bered, and the princes of Israel, being generations, by then- families, by their twelve men; they were each one for ^And all those fathers' houses, according to the num- his fathers' house. ber of names, from twenty years old that were numbered of the children 7

that were able to go of Israel by their fathers' houses, those that were num- from twenty years old and upward, bered of them, of the tribe of Manasseh, all that were able to go forth to war in were thirty and two thousand and two Israel; ^even all those that were numbered were six hundred thousand and hundred. ^Of the children of Benjamin, their three thousand and five hundred and 47 But the Levites after the generations, by their families, by their fifty.

and upward,

forth to war;

all S5

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were not num- were numbered of them, threescore and fourteen thousand and six hunamong them. 48 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, dred; 6and those that pitch next unto saying: ^'Howbeit the tribe of Levi him shall be the tribe of Issachar; the tribe of their fathers

bered

thou shalt not number, neither shalt thou take the sum of them among the children of Israel; 50 but appoint thou the Levites over the tabernacle

prince of the children of Issachar being

Nethanel the son of Zuar, ^nd his host, even those that were numbered thereof, fifty and four thousand and the four hundred; 7 and the tribe of Zeb-

of the testimony, and over all furniture thereof, and over all that belongeth to it; they shall bear the tabernacle, and all the furniture thereof; and they shall minister unto

ulun; the prince of the children of Zebulun being Eliab the son of Helon, 8 and his host, and those that were numbered thereof, fifty and seven 9 all that it, and shall encamp round about the thousand and four hundred; tabernacle. 51And when the tabernacle were numbered of the camp of Judah setteth forward, the Levites shall take being a hundred thousand and fourit down; and when the tabernacle is to score thousand and six thousand and be pitched, the Levites shall set it four hundred, according to their hosts; up; and the common man that draw- they shall set forth first. 10 eth nigh shall be put to death. 52And 0n the south side shall~ be the the children of Israel shall pitch their standard of the camp of Reuben actents, every man with his own camp, cording to their hosts; the prince of and every man with his own standard, the children of Reuben being Elizur n and his according to their hosts. ^But the the son of Shedeur, host, Levites shall pitch round about the and those that were numbered theretabernacle of the testimony, that there of, forty and six thousand and five be no wrath upon the congregation of hundred; ^and those that pitch the children of Israel; and the Levites next unto him shall be the tribe of shall keep the charge of the tabernacle Simeon; the prince of the children of of the testimony. ^Thus did the chil- Simeon being Shelumiel the son of dren of Israel; according to all that Zurishaddai, w and his host, and those the LORD commanded Moses, so olid that were numbered of them, fifty and nine thousand and three hundred; they. And the LORD spoke unto Moses "and the tribe of Gad; the prince of and unto Aaron, saying: 2 'The the children of Gad being Eliasaph children of Israel shall pitch by their the son of Reuel, 15and his host, even fathers' houses; every man with his those that were numbered of them, own standard, according to the en- forty and five thousand and six hun16 all that were numsigns; a good way off shall they pitch dred and fifty; round about the tent of meeting. bered of the camp of Reuben being 3 Now those that pitch on the east a hundred thousand and fifty and one side toward the sunrising shall be thousand and four hundred and fifty, they of the standard of the camp of according to their hosts; and they Judah, according to their hosts; shall set forth second. 17 the prince of the children of Judah Then the tent of meeting, with being Nahshon the son of Ammina- the camp of the Levites, shall set dab, *and his host, and those that forward in the midst of the camps; '

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as they encamp, so shall they set thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred; they shall set forth hindmost by their standards/ 32 These are they that were numbered of the children of Israel by their fathers' houses; all that were numbered of the camps according to their hosts were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred of them, forty thousand and five hun- and fifty. ^But the Levites were not 20 dred; and next unto him shall be the numbered among the children of Istribe of Manasseh; the prince of the rael; as the LORD commanded Moses. children of Manasseh being Gamaliel ^Thus did the children of Israel: acthe son of Pedahzur, 21 and his host, cording to all that the LORD comand those that were numbered of them, manded Moses, so they pitched by thirty and two thousand and two hun- their standards, and so they set fordred; ^and the tribe of Benjamin, the ward, each one according to its famiprince of the children of Benjamin be- lies, and according to its fathers' 23 ing Abidan the son of Gideoni, and houses. his host, and those that were numNow these are the generations of bered of them, thirty and five thouAaron and Moses in the^day that sand and four hundred; ^all that were the LORD spoke with Moses in mount numbered of the camp of Ephraim Sinai. 2And these are the names of the being a hundred thousand and eight sons of Aaron: Nadab the first-born, thousand and a hundred, according and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. to their hosts; and they shall set forth 3These are the names of the sons of third. Aaron, the priests that were anointed, 26 0n the north side shall be the whom he consecrated to minister in standard of the camp of Dan according the priest's office. 4And Nadab and to their hosts; the prince of the chil- Abihu died before the LORD, when they dren of Dan being Ahiezer the son of offered strange fire before the LORD, 26 and his host, and in the wilderness of Sinai, and they Ammishaddai, those that were numbered of them, had no children; and Eleazar and threescore and two thousand and seven Ithamar ministered in the priest's 27 hundred; and those that pitch next office in the presence of Aaron their unto him shall be the tribe of Asher; father. 6 the prince of the children of Asher beAnd the LORD spoke unto Moses, 6 28 the son of and his ing Pagiel saying: 'Bring the tribe of Levi near, Ochran, host, and those that were numbered of and set them before Aaron the priest, them, forty and one thousand and five that they may minister unto him. 29 7 hundred; and the tribe of Naphtali; And they shall keep his charge, and the prince of the children of Naphtali the charge of the whole congregation 30 being Ahira the son of Enan, and his before the tent of meeting, to do the 8 And they host, and those that were numbered of service of the tabernacle. them, fifty and three thousand and shall keep all the furniture of the tent 81 four hundred; all that were numbered of meeting, and the charge of the of the camp of Dan being a hundred children of Israel, to do the service of forward, every man in his place, by their standards. 18 0n the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their hosts; the prince of the children of Ephraim being Elishama the son of Arnmihud, 19 and his host, and those that were numbered

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NUMBERS the tabernacle. 9And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons; they are wholly given unto him from the children of Israel. 10And

thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, that they may keep their priesthood; and the common man that draweth nigh shall be put to death/ uAnd the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying: ^And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of every first-born

womb among the children of Israel; and the Levites

that openeth the

shall be Mine; J3for all the firstborn are Mine: on the day that I smote all the first-born in the land of Egypt I hallowed unto Me all the first-born in Israel, both man and

beast,

Mine they

shall be: I

am

the

LORD/

And

14

the

LORD spoke unto Moses

in the wilderness of Sinai, saying: 16< Number the children of Levi by their fathers' houses,

3.34

that were numbered of them were seven thousand and five hundred. ^The families of the Gershonites were to pitch behind the tabernacle westward; ^he prince of the fathers' house of the Gershonites being Eliasaph the son of Lael, ^and the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting the tabernacle, and the Tent, the covenng thereof, and the screen for the door of the tent of meeting, 26 and the hangings of the court, and the screen for the door of the court which is by the tabernacle, and by the altar, round about and the cords of it, even whatsoever pertaineth to the service thereof. 27 And of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, and the family of the Izharites, and the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites; these are the families of the Kohathites 28according to the number of all the males, from a month old and :

eight thousand and six hundred, keepers of the charge of the 29 The families of the sons sanctuary. of Kohath were to pitch on the side of the tabernacle southward; 30 the prince of the fathers' house of the families of

by their families; upward,

every male from a month old and upward shalt thou number them.' ^And Moses numbered them according to the word of the LORD, as he was commanded. 17And these were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and 18 And these Kohath, and Merari. are the names of the sons of Gershon t

their families: Libm and Shimei. the sons of Kohath fey their families: Amram and Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel. 20And the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers' houses. 21 0f Gershon was the family of the

by

And

19

Libnites, and the family of the Shimeites; these are the families of the Gershonites. ^Those that .were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, even those

the Kohathites being Elizaphan the son of Uzziel, ^and their charge the ark, and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary wherewith the priests minister, and the screen, and all that pertaineth to the service thereof ; ^Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest being prince of the princes of the Levites, and having the oversight of them that keep the charge of the sanctuary. ^Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites; these are the families of Merari. MAnd those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and up-

161

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3.34

ward, were six thousand and two hundred; ^he prince of the fathers' house of the families of Merari being Zuriel the son of Abihail; they were to pitch on the side of the tabernacle north86 ward; the appointed charge of the sons of Merari being the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof, and all the instruments thereof, and all that pertameth to the serv37 and the pillars of the ice thereof; court round about, and their sockets,

and

their pins,

and then*

cords.

And

38

those that were to pitch before the tabernacle eastward, before the tent of meeting toward the sunnsing, were

Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keep-

And

44

the

LORD spoke unto Moses,

saying: ^'Take the Levites instead of all the first-born among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle; and the Levites shall be Mine, even the LORD'S. 46 And as for the redemption of the two hundred and threescore and thirteen of the first-born of the children of Iwrael, that are over and above the number of the Levites, 47thou shalt take five shekels apiece by the poll; after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them the shekel is 48 And thou shalt give twenty gerahs. the money wherewith they that remain over of them are redeemed unto Aaron and to his sons/ 49And Moses

ing the charge of the sanctuary, even took the redemption-money from them the charge for the children of Israel; that were over and above them that

and the common man that drew nigh was to be put to death. 39A11 that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandment of the LORD, by their families, all the males from a month old and upward, were twenty and two thousand. 40 And the

'Number

LORD

60

from

the first-born of the children of Israel took he the money a thousand three hundred and threescore and five shekels, after the shekel of the sancAnd Moses gave the retuary. demption-money unto Aaron and to his sons, according to the word of said unto Moses. the LORD, as the LORD commanded

the first-born males of the children of Israel from a month old and upward, and take the number 41 And thou shalt take of their names the Levites for Me, even the LORD, instead of all the first-born among the children of Israel; and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstlings among the cattle of the children all

were redeemed by the Levites;

ftl

Moses.

A And the LORD spoke unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying: 2 'Takethe of Kohath from among the song of Levi, by their families, by

sum of the sons

their fathers' houbes, ^lom thirty years old and upward even until fifty years

old, all that enter upon the service, to ' of Israel ^And Moses numbered, do work in the tent of meeting. 4This as the LORD commanded him, all is the service of the sons of Kohath the first-born among the children of in the tent of meeting, about the most Israel. ^And all the first-born males holy things: Vhen the camp setteth according to the number of names, forward, Aaron shall go in, and his from a month, old and upward, of sons, and they shall take down the those that were numbered of them, veil of the ^screen, a,nd cover the ark were twenty and two thousand two of the testimony with it; 6and shall hundred and threescore and thirteen. put thereon a covering of sealskin,

162

NUMBERS and

4.2/

shall spread over it a cloth all of Kohath in the tent of meeting. and shall set the staves thereof. the charge of Eleazar the son of

blue, 7

16

Anci

Aaror

And upon

the table of showbread the priest shall be the oil for the light, and the sweet incense, and the continual meal-offering, and the anoint^ ing oil: he shall have the charge of all the tabernacle, and of all that therein is, whether it be the sanctuary, or the furniture thereof.' 17 And the LORD spoke unto Moses 18 'Cut ye covering of sealskin, and shall set and unto Aaron, saying: the staves thereof. 9And they shall not off the tribe of the families of the take a cloth of 'blue, and cover the Kohathites from among the Levites; candlestick of the light, and its lamps, 19 but thus do unto them, that they and its tongs, and its snuffdishes, may live, and not die, when they apand all the oil vessels thereof, where- proach -unto the most holy ^thingb: with they minister unto it. 10And Aaron and his sons shall go in, and they shaft put it and all the vessels appoint them every one to his service thereof within a covering of sealskin, and to his burden; 20 but they shall not and shall put it upon a bar. uAnd go in to see the holy things as they upon the golden altar they shall are being covered, lest they die.' spread a cloth of blue, and cover it

they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the pans, and the bowls, and the jars wherewith to pour out; and the continual 8 And bread shall remain thereon. they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a

with a covering of sealskin, and shall set the staves thereof. ^And^they shall take all the vessels of ministry, wherewith they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of sealskin, and shall put them on a bar, 18 And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon. 14And they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof, wherewith they minister about it, the

21

And

LORD spoke unto Moses, sum of the sons of Gershon also, by their fathers' houses, by their families ^rom thirty years old and upward until fifty years old shalt thou number them: all that enter ^in to wait upon the service, to do service the

saying: ^'Take the ;

in the tent of meeting. MThis is the service of the families of the Gershonites, in serving and in bearing burdens ^hey shall bear the curtains of ihe tabernacle, and the tent of meeting, of sealits covering, and the covering skin that is above upon it, and the screen for the door of the tent of meeting; ^and the hangings of the court, and the screen for the door of the gate of the court, which is by the tabernacle and by the altar round

fire-pans, the flesh-hooks, and the shovels, and the basins, all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of sealskin, and 16 And when set the staves thereof.

Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the holy furniture, and all the holy vessels, as the camp

to set forward after that, the about, and their cords, and all the sons of Kohath shall come to bear instruments of their service, and them; but they shall not touch the whatsoever there may be to do with These them, therein shall they serve. 27At holy things, lest they die. of the commandment of Aaron and his are burden of sons the the things is

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sons shall be all the service of the of the Kohathites, of all that did sons of the Gershonites, in all their serve in the tent of meeting, whom burden, and in all their service; Moses and Aaron numbered accordand ye shall appoint unto them in ing to the commandment of the LORD 28 This is by the hand of Moses. charge all their burden. 38 the service of the families of the sons And those that were numbered of of the Gershonites in the tent of the sons of Gershon, by their families,

meeting; and their charge shall be under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. 29 As for the sons of Merari, thou

and by

their fathers' houses,

old

89

from

and upward even

years unto fifty years old, every one that entered upon the service, for service shalt number them by their families, in the tent of meeting, 40 even those by their fathers' houses; 30 from thirty that were numbered of them, by years old and upward even unto their families, by their fathers' houses, fifty years old shalt thou number them, were two thousand and six hundred 41 These are they that every one that entereth upon the and thirty. service, to do the work of the tent of were numbered of the families of the 31 And this is the charge of sons of Gershon, of all that did serve meeting. their burden, according to all their in the tent of meeting, whom Moses service in the tent of meeting: the and Aaron numbered according to the boards of the tabernacle, and the commandment of the LORD. ^And those that were numbered bars thereof, and the pillars there^and of the families of the sons of Meraof, and the sockets thereof; the pillars of the court round about, ri, by their families, by their fathers' and their sockets, and their pins, and houses, ^rom thirty years old and thirty

cords, even all their appurte- upward even unto fifty years old, all that pertaineth to their every one that entered upon the servservice; and by name ye shall ap- ice, for service in the tent of meeting, point the instruments of the charge ^even those that were numbered of of their burden^ ^This is the serv- them by their families, were three 45 These ice of the families of the sons of thousand and two hundred. all of the their were numbered to are that service, they Merari, according in the tent of meeting, under the families of the sons of Merari, hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron Moses and Aaron numbered accordthe priest.' ing to the commandment of the LORD MAnd Moses and Aaron and the by the hand of Moses. then:

nance, and

$

whom

^All those that were numbered of princes of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites by their the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron families, and by their fathers' houses, and the princes of Israel numbered, 33 from thirty years old and upward by their families, and by their faeven unto fifty years old, every one thers' houses, 47from thirty years old that entered upon the service, for and upward even unto fifty years old, service in the tent of meeting. 86And every one that entered in to do the those that were numbered of them by work of service^ and the work of their families were two thousand seven bearing burdens in the tent of meethundred and fifty. 37These are they ing, 48 even those that were numbered that were numbered of the families of them, were eight thousand and 164

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hundred and fourscore. ^Accord- any man giveth the priest, it shall commandment of the LORD be his. they were appointed by the hand nAnd the LORD of Moses, every one to his service, spoke unto Moses, and to his burden; they were also saying: 12Speak unto the children of numbered, as the LORD commanded Israel, and say unto them: Moses. If any man's wife go aside, and act 13 unfaithfully against him, and a'ntan lie K And the LORD spoke unto Moses, with her carnaUy, and it be hid from the five

ing to the

^

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Command the children eyes of her husband, she being defiled saying: of Israel, that they put out of the secretly, and there be no witness camp every leper, and every one that against her, neither she be taken in the hath an issue, and whosoever is un- act; 14and the spirit of jealousy come clean by the dead; 3 both male' and upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, female shall ye put out, without the and she be defiled; or if the spirit of camp shall ye put them; that they jealousy come upon him, and he be defile not their camp, in the midst jealous of his wife, and she be not whereof I dwell.' 4And the children of defiled; ^hen shall the man bring his Israel did so, and put them out with- wife unto the priest, and shall bring out the camp; as the LORD spoke her offering for her, the tenth part of unto Moses, so did the children of an ephah of barley meal; he shall Israel. pour no oil upon it, nor put frankincense thereon; for it is a meal-offering 5 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, of jealousy, a meal-offering of memo6 saying: Speak unto the children of rial, bringing iniquity to remembrance. 16And the priest shall bring Israel: When a man or woman shall commit her near, and set her before the LORD. 17 any sin that men commit, to commit And the priest shall take holy a trespass against the LORD, and that water in an earthen vessel; and of the soul be guilty; 'then they shall con- dust that is on the floor of the taberfess their sin which they have done, nacle the priest shall take, and put it and he shall make restitution for his into the water. "And the priest shall guilt in full, and add unto it the fif tli set the woman before the LORD, and part thereof, and give it unto him let the hair of the woman's head go in respect of whom he hath been loose, and put the meal-offering of 8 But if the man have no memorial in her hands, which is the guilty. kinsman to whom restitution may be meal-offering of jealousy; and the made for the guilt, the restitution priest shall have hi his hand the water for guilt which is made shall, be the of bitterness that causeth the curse. 19 And the priest shall cause her to LORD'S, even the priest's; besides the ram of the atonement, whereby swear, and shall say unto the woman: atonement shall be made for him. 'If no man have lain with thee, and 9 And every heave-offering of all the if thou hast not gone aside to unholy things of the children of Israel, cleanness, being under thy husband, which they present unto the priest, be thou free from this water of bitterl And every man's hal- ness that causeth the curse; *but if shall be his. lowed things shall be

his:

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husband, and

if thou be denied, and over his wife; then shall he set the some man have lain with thee be- faoman before the LORD, and the sides thy husband 21then the priest priest shall execute upon her all this

shall cause the woman to swear with the oath of cursing, and the priest shall say unto the woman the LORD make thee a curse and an oath among thy people, when the LORD doth make thy thigh to fall away, and thy belly to swell; ^and this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy bowels, and make thy belly to

law.

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man

shall

be clear

and that woman

shall

bear her iniquity.

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the

of Israel,

When

LORD spoke unto Moses, 2

Speak unto the children and say unto them-

saying:

either

man

or

woman

shall

a vow, the vow of a Nazirswell, and thy thigh to fall away'; ite, to consecrate himself unto the and the woman shall say: 'Amen, LORD, 3he shall abstain from wine and Amen.' ^And the priest shall write strong drink: he shall drink no vinegar these curses in a scroll, and he shall of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, blot them out into the water of bit- neither shall he drink any liquor of ^And he shall make the grapes, nor eat fresh grapes or dried. terness. woman drink the water of bitterness 4AU the days of his Nazrriteship shall that causeth the curse; and the water he eat nothing that is made of the that causeth the curse shall enter grape-vine, from the pressed grapes 25 And even to the grape-stone. 6A11 the days into her and become bitter. the priest shall take the meal-offering of his vow of Nazinteohip there shall no of jealousy out of the woman's hand, razor come upon his head; until the and shall wave the meal-offering be- days be fulfilled, hi which he consecratfore the LORD, and bring it unto the eth himself unto the LORD, he shall 26 And the priest shall take a be^holy, he shall let the locks of the altar. handful of the meal-offering, as the hair of his head grow long. 6A11 the memorial-part thereof, and make it days that he consecrateth himself smoke upon the altar, and afterward unto the LORD he shall not come near 7 He shall not make shall make the woman drink the water. to a dead body. 27 And when he hath made her drink the himself unclean for his father, or for water, then it shall come to pass, if she his mother, for his brother, or for be defiled, and have acted unfaithfully his sister, when they die; because his against her husband, that the water consecration unto God is upon his that causeth the curse shall enter head. 8A11 the days of his Naziriteinto her and become bitter, and her ship he is holy unto the LORD. 9And belly shall swell, and her thigh shall if any man die very suddenly beside fall away; and the woman shall be a him, and he defile his consecrated curse among her people. ^And if head, then he shall shave his head in the woman be not defiled, but be clean: the day of his cleansing, on the seventh then she shall be cleared, and shall day shall he shave it. 10And on the conceive seed. 29This is the law of eighth day he shall bring two turtlejealousy, when, a wife, being under doves, or two young pigeons, to the her husband, goeth aside, and is priest, to the door of the tent of ll And the priest shall prodefiled; ^or when the spirit of jealousy meeting. cometh upon a man, and he be jealous pare one for a sin-offering, and the clearly utter

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7.5

before the LORD; this is holy for the together with the breast of waving and the thigh of heaving, and after that the Nazirite may drink wine. ^This is the law of the Nazirite LORD the days of his Naziriteship, who voweth, and of his offering unto and shall bring a he-lamb of the first the LORD for his Naziriteship, beside year for a guilt-offering; but the that for which his means suffice; former days^ shall be void, because according to his vow which he voweth, his consecration was defiled. so he must do after the law of his 13 And this is the law of the Nazirite, Naziriteship. when the days of his consecration are fulfilled: he shall bring it unto the LORD spoke unto Moses, the door of the tent of meeting; saying: ^Speak unto Aaron and unto 14 and he shall present his offering unto his sons, saying: On this wise ye the LORD, one he-lamb of the first shall bless the children of Israel; ye priest,

fl

year without blemish for a burntoffering, and one ewe-lamb of the first year without blemish for a sinoffering, and one ram without blemish for peace-offerings, 16and a basket of unleavened bread, cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, and unleavened wafers spread with oil, and their meal-

shall

say unto them:

wThe LORD

bless thee,

and keep

thee; 25

^And the

their priest shall

The LORD make His face to shine upon thee, and'be gracious unto thee; 26 The LORD lift up His countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. 27 So shall they put My name upon drink-offerings. the children of Israel, and I wiU bi bring them be- them/

fore the

LORD, and

shall

and

offering,

offer

his

sin-offering, and his burnt-offering. 17 And he shall offer the ram for a

*7

And it came to pass on the day that

Moses had made an end of setting unto the up the tabernacle, and had anointed LORD, with the basket of unleavened it and sanctified it, and all the furni-

sacrifice of peace-offerings

bread; the priest shall offer also the meal-offering thereof, and the idrink18 And the Nazirite offering thereof. shall shave his consecrated head at the door of the tent of meeting, and shall take the hair of his consecrated head, and put it on the fire which is under the sacrifice of peace-offerings. 19 And the priest shall take the shoulder of the ram when it is sodden, and one unleavened cake out of the basket,

and one unleavened wafer, and shall put them upon the hands of the Nazirite, after he hath shaven his consecrated head. shall

wave them a

That

is,

20

for

And

the priest

a wave-offering

ture thereof, vessels

and the altar and all the and had anointed

thereof^

them and

sanctified them; ^that the princes of Israel, the heads of their these were fathers' houses, offered the princes of the tribes, these are

they that were over them that were numbered. 3And they brought their offering before the LORD, six covered wagons, and twelve oxen: a wagon for every two of the princes, and for each one an ox; and they presented them before the tabernacle. 4And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying* 5< Take it of them, that they may be to do the service of the tent of meet-

bring his consecrated head (come with his consecrated hair unshaven).,

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shalt give

them unto

the Levites, to every man according to his service.' 6And Moses took the wagons and the oxen, and gave them unto the Levites. 7 Two wagons and four oxen he gave unto the sons of Gershon, according to their service. 8 And four wagons and eight oxen he gave unto the sons of Merari, according unto their service, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the 9 But unto the sons of Kohath priest. he gave none, because the service of the holy things belonged unto them: they bore them upon their shoulders. 10 And the princes brought the dedication-offering of the altar in the day that it was anointed, even the princes brought their offering before the altar. uAnd the LORD said unto Moses* 'They shall present their offering, each prince on his day, for the dedication of the altar.' 12 And he that presented his offering the first day was Nahshon the son of Ammmadab, of the tribe of Judah; I3

and

his offering

was one

silver dish,

the weight thereof was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a 4 meal-offering; ^ one golden pan of ten 15 shekels, full of incense ; one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb of the first 16 one male year, for a burnt-offering; of the goats for a sin-offering; I7 and for the sacrifice of peace-offerings,

silver basin of

seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of

them

full of fine flour mingled with for a meal-offering; 20 one golden pan of ten shekels, full of incense; 21 one young bullock, one ram, one helamb of the first year, for a burntoffering; ^one male of the goats for a sin-offering; ^and for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the This was the offering of first year. Nethanel the son of Zuar. ^On the third day Ekab the son of Helon, prince of the children of Zebulun: 25his offering was one silver oil

weight thereof was a hundred shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a 26 meal-offering; one golden pan of ten 27 one young of full incense; shekels, bullock, one ram, one he-lamb of the 28 one first year, for a burnt-offering; male of the goats for a sin-offering; 29 and for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, This five he-lambs of the first year. was the offering of Eliab the son of Helon. 80 0n the fourth day Elizur the son of Shedeur, prince of the children of dish, the

and thirty

Reuben:

31

his offering

was one

silver

weight thereof was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five of fine flour mingled with oil for a he-lambs of the first year. This was meal-offering; 32 one golden pan of ten the offering of Nahshon the son of shekels, full of incense; ^one young Amminadab. bullock, one ram, one he-lamb of the X8 0n the second day Nethanel the first year, for a burnt-offering; ^one son of Zuar, prince of Issachar, did male of the goats for a sin-offering; offer: 19he presented for his offering ^and for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, one silver dish, the weight thereof was two oxen, five rams, five he-goats,, a hundred and thirty shekels, one five he-lambs of the first year. This dish, the

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one full of incense; bullock, one ram, one he-lamb fifth day Shelumiel the son of the first year, for a burnt-offering; of Zurishaddai, prince of the children 52one male of the goats for a sinof Simeon: 37his offering was one offering; ^and for the sacrifice of silver dish, the weight thereof was a peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, hundred and thirty shekels, one silver five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first basin of seventy shekels, after the year. This was the offering of Elishekel of the sanctuary; both of them shama the son of Ammihud. M 0n the full of fine flour mingled with oil for eighth day Gamaliel the a meal-offering; 3 *one golden pan of son of Pedahzur, prince of the children ten shekels, full of incense; 39 one young of Manasseh: ^his offering was one bullock, one ram, one he-lamb of silver dish, the weight thereof was a the first year, for a burnt-offering; hundred and thirty shekels, one silver '"'one male of the goats for a sin- basin of seventy shekels, after the offering; ^and for the sacrifice of shekel of the sanctuary; both of them peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, full of fine flour mingled with oil for a five he-goats, five he-lambs of the meal-offering; ^one golden pan of offering of Elizur the

Shedeur. 36 0n the

young

67 year. This was the offering of ten shekels, full of incense; one young Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. bullock, one ram, one he-lamb of the ^On the sixth day Eliasaph the son first year, for a burnt-offering; 68one of Deuel, prince of the children of male of the goats for a sin-offering; Gad: ^his^ offering was one silver 59and for the sacrifice of peacedish, the weight thereof was a hundred offerings, two oxen, five rams, five heand thirty shekels, one silver basin goats, five he-lambs of the first year. of seventy shekels, after the shekel of This was the offering of Gamaliel the the sanctuary both of them full son of Pedahzur. 60 of fine flour mingled with oil for a 0n the ninth day Abidan the son meal-offering; ^ne golden pan of ten of Gidepni, prince of the children of 61 his offering was one silver shekels, full of incense; ^one young Benjamin: bullock, one ram, one he-lamb of the dish, the weight thereof was a hundred first year, tor a burnt-offering j-^one and thirty shekels, one silver basin male of the goats for a sin-offering; of seventy shekels, after the shekel of 47 and for the sacrifice of peace- the sanctuary; both of them full of offerings, two oxen, five rams, five fine flour mingled with oil for a mealhe-goats, five he-lambs of the first offering; ^one golden pan of ten year. This was the offering of Eli- shekels, full of incense; ^one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb of the asaph the son of Deuel. 48 0n the seventh day Elishama the first year, for a burnt-offering; w one son of Amznihud, prince of the children male of the goats for a sin-offering; of Ephraim: 49his offering was one 5and for the sacrifice of peacesilver dish, the weight thereof was a offerings, two oxen, five rams, five hehundred and thirty shekels, one goats, five he-lambs of the first year. silver basin of seventy shekels, after This was the offering of Abidan the son the shekel of the sanctuary; both of of Gideoni. ^On the tenth day AMezer the son them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering; 60 one golden pan of Ammishaddai, prince of the children

first

;

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Dan: 67his offering was one silver for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, dish, the weight thereof was a hundred two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, and thirty shekels, one silver basin of five he-lambs of the first year. This seventy shekels, after the shekel of the was the offering of Ahira the son of sanctuary 5 both of them full of fine Enan.

of

mingled with oil for a meal68 one golden pan of ten shek69 one young bulels, fufl of incense; one he-lamb of the one ram, lock, 70 first year, for a burnt-offering; one male of the goats for a sin-offering; 71 and for the sacrifice of peaceflour

offering;

offerings, two oxen, five rams, five hegoats, five he-lambs of the first year. This was the offering of Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. 72 0n the eleventh day Pagiel the son of Ochran, prince of the children of Asher* 78his offering was one silver dish, the weight thereof was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the

sanctuary; both of

them

full of fine

mingled with oil for a meal74 offering; one golden pan of ten shek75 one young bulels, full of incense; of the first one he-lamb one ram, lock, 76 one male year, for a burnt-offering; flour

of the goats for a sin-offering; 77and for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year. This was the offering of Pagiel the son of

^This was the dedication-offering of the altar, in the day when it was anointed, at the hands of the princes of Israel: twelve silver dishes, twelve basins, twelve golden pans; each silver dish 'weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and each basin seventy; all the silver of the vessels two thousand and four hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; ^twelve golden pans, full of incense, weighing ten shekels apiece, after the shekel of the sanctuary; all the gold of the pans a hundred and 87 twenty shekels; all the oxen for the burnt-offering twelve bullocks, the rams twelve, the he-lambs of the first year twelve, and their mealoffering; and the males of the goats for a sin-offering twelve; 88 and aS the oxen for the sacrifice of peaceofferings twenty and four bullocks, the rams sixty, the he-goats sixty, the he-lambs of the first year sixty. This was the dedication-offering of the altar, after that it was anointed. 89 And when Moses went into the tent of meeting that He might speak with him, then he heard the Voice speaking unto him from above the ark-cover that was upon the ark of the testimony, from between the two cherubim; and He spoke unto him. silver 86

Ochran. 78 0n the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, prince of the children of 79 his offering was one silver Naphtali: dish, the weight thereof was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine Q And the LOED spoke unto Moses, *' flour mingled with oil for a mealsaying: Speak unto Aaron, and 80 one golden pan of ten shek- say unto him: When thou lightest offering; els, full of incense; ^one young bul- the lamps, the seven lamps shall give ' lock, one ram, one he-lamb of the first light in front of the candlestick 3 year, for a burnt-offering; ^one male And Aaron did so: he lighted the of the goats for a sin-offering; lamps thereof so as to give light in 170

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LOED and offer them for a wave-offering commanded Moses. 4And this was 16For they are wholly given unto Me the work of the candlestick, beaten from among the children of Israel; work of gold; unto the base thereof, instead of all that openeth the womb, and unto the flowers thereof, it was even the first-born of all the children beaten work; according unto the of Israel, have I taken them unto Me. 17 For all the first-born among the pattern which the LORD had shown children of Israel are Mine, both man Moses, so he made the candlestick, 5 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, and beast; on the day that I smote all front of the candlestick, as the

6

'Take

the

from the first-born in the land of Egypt I and sanctified them for Myself. 18And cleanse them. 7And thus shalt thou I have taken the Levites instead of all do unto them, to cleanse them: sprin- the first-born among the children of kle the water of purification upon Israel. 19And I have given the Levites them, and let them cause a razor to they are given to Aaron and to his pass over all their flesh, and let them sons from among the children of wash their clothes, and cleanse them- Israel, to do the service of the children 8 Then let them take a young of Israel in the tent of meeting, and selves. bullock, and its meal-offering, fine to make atonement for the children flour mingled with oil, and another of Israel, that there be no plague young bullock shalt thou take for a among the children of Israel, through 9 And thou shalt present the children of Israel coming nigh unto sin-offering. saying:

among the

children

Levites

of

Israel,

a

the Levites before the tent of meeting; and thou shalt assemble the whole congregation of the children of Israel. 10 And thou shalt present the Levites before the LORD; and the children of Israel shall lay their ha'nds upon the Levites. uAnd Aaron shall offer the Levites before the LORD for a waveoffering from the children of Israel, that they may be to do the service of the LORD. ^And the Levites shall lay their hands upon the heads of the bullocks; and offer thou the one for a sin-offering, and the other for a burntoffering, unto the LORD, to make ^And atonement for the Levites. thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them for a wave-offering unto the LORD. 14Thus shalt thou separate the Levites from among the children of Israel; and the Levites shall be Mine. 15 And after that shall the Levites go in to do the service of the tent of meeting; and thou shalt cleanse them,

the sanctuary/

and Aaron, and

20

Thus did Moses,

the congregation unto the Levites; according unto all that the LORD commanded Moses touching the Levites, so did the children of Israel unto them. ^And the Levites purified themselves, and they washed their all

of the children of Israel,

clothes; and Aaron offered them for a sacred gift before the LORD; and Aaron made atonement for them to cleanse them. ^And after that went the Levites in to do their service in the tent of meeting before Aaron, and before his sons; as the LORD had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did they unto them. ^And the LORD spoke unto Moses, ^This is that which persaying: taineth unto the Levites from twenty and five years old and upward they shall go in to perform the service in the work of the tent of meeting; ^and from the age of fifty years they shall return from the service of the work,

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and shall serve no more; 26 but shall dusk they shall keep it; they shall eat minister with their brethren in the it with unleavened bread and bitter tent of meeting, to keep the charge, herbs; ^they shall leave none of it but they shall do no manner of unto the morning, nor break a bone service. Thus shalt thou do unto the thereof; according to all the statute Levites touching their charges/ of the passover they shall keep it. And the LORD spoke unto Moses 13But the man that is clean, and is not in the wilderness of Sinai, in the on a journey, and forbeareth to keep first month of the second' year after the passover, that soul shall be cut. they were come out of the land of off from his people; because he brought 2 Egypt, saying: 'Let the children of not the offering of the LORD in its Israel keep the passover in its ap- appointed season, that man shall bear 3 In the fourteenth his sin. 14And if a stranger shall sopointed season. day of this month, at dusk, ye shall journ among you, and will keep the keep it in its appointed season; ac- passover unto the LORD: according to cording to all the statutes of it, and the statute of the passover, and acaccording to all the ordinances thereof, cording to the ordinance thereof, so

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upon the tabernacle many days, then the children of Israel kept the charge of the LORD, and journeyed not. 20And sometimes the cloud was a few days upon the tabernacle; according to the commandment of the tarried

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LORD they remained encamped, and shall be to you for a statute for ever 9 And according to the commandment of the throughout your generations. LORD they journeyed. 21And some- when ye go to war in your land against the cloud was from evening morning,^ and when the cloud was taken up in the morning, they journeyed; or if it continued by day and by night, when the cloud was taken up, they journeyed. ^Whether it were two days, or a month, or a year, that the cloud tarried upon the tabernacle, abiding thereon, the children of Israel remained encamped, and journeyed not; but when it was taken up, they journeyed. ^At the commandment of the LORD they encamped, and at the commandment of the LORD they journeyed; they kept the charge of the LORD, at the comtimes

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thou make them; and they shall be unto thee for the calling of the congregation, and for causing the camps to set forward. 8And when they shall blow with them, all the congregation shall gather themselves unto thee at the door of the tent of meeting. 4And if they blow but with one, then the princes, the heads of the thousands of

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the adversary that oppresseth you, then ye shall sound an alarm with the trumpets; and ye shall be remembered before the LORD your God, and ye shall be saved from your enemies. 10 Also in the day of your gladness,

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unto thee. 6And when ye blow an alarm, the camps that lie on the east side shall take their journey. 6And when ye blow an alarm the second time, the camps that lie on the south side shall set forward; they shall blow an alarm for their journeys. ''But when the assembly is to be gathered together, ye shall blow, but 8 And ye shall not sound an alarm. the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow with the trumpets; and they

month, that the cloud was taken up from, over the tabernacle of the testimony. ^And the children of Israel set forward by their stages out of the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud abode in the wilderness of Paran. "And they took their first journey, according to the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses. 14And in the first place the standard of the camp of the children of Judab set forward according to their hosts; and over his host was Nahshon the son of Amminadab . ^And over the host of the tribe of the children of Issachar was Nethanel the son of Zuar. ^And over the host of the tribe of the children of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon. 17 And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons

of Merari, who bore tjie tabernacle, set forward. 18And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to their hosts; and over his host was

Elizur the son of Shedeur. 19And over the host of the tribe of the children of

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33 And they set forward from the Zurishaddai. 20And over the host of the tribe of the children of Gad was mount of the LORD three days' jour21 And ney; and the ark of the covenant of the Eliasaph the son of Deuel. the Kohathites the bearers of the sanc- LORD went before them three days' tuary set forward, that the tabernacle journey, to seek out a resting-place might be set up against their coming. for them. ^And the cloud of the LORD 22 And the standard of the camp of the was over them by day, when they set children of Ephraim set forward ac- forward from the camp. 35 And it came to pass, when the cording to their hosts; and over his host was Elishama the son of Am- ark set forward, that Moses said : Rise naihud. ^And over the host of the up, LORD, and let Thine enemies tribe of the children of Manasseh was be scattered; and let them that 36 And Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. ^And hate Thee flee before Thee.' over the host of the tribe of the when it rested, he said: 'Return, children of Benjamin was Abidan the LORD, unto the ten thousands of the '

son of Gideoni. 25And the standard of the camp of the children of Dan, the rearward of all the which camps, set forward according to their hosts; and over his host was Ahiezer the son of Ainmishaddai. ^And over the host of the tribe of the children of Asher was Pagiel the son of Ochran. 27 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan. 28 Thus were the jour-

families of Israel.'

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the people were as murmurers, speaking evil in the ears of the LORD; and when the LORD heard it, His anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among them, and devoured in the uttermost 2 And the people part of the camp.

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And the name of that place was called Taberah, because the fire of the LORD burnt among them. to their hosts. And aci 4 And the mixed multitude that was forward. 29 And Moses said unto Hobab, the among them fell a lusting; and the son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses' children of Israel also wept on their 'We are journeying part, and said: 'Would that we were father-in-law. unto the place of which the LORD given flesh to eat *We remember said: I will give it you; come thou the fish, which we were wont to eat with us, and we will do thee good; for in Egypt for nought; the cucumbers, the LOED hath spoken good concerning and the melons, and the leeks, and the 6 Israel/ 30And he said unto him: 'I onions, and the garlic; but now our will not go; but I will depart to mine soul is dried away; there is nothing at own land, and to my kindred.' 81And all; we have nought save this manna 7 Now the manna was he said: 'Leave us not, I pray thee; to look to.' forasmuch as thou knowest how we like coriander seed, and the appearare to encamp in the wilderness, and ance thereof as the appearance of 8 The people went about, thou shalt be to us instead of eyes. bdellium, 2 And it shall be, if thou go with us, and gathered it, and ground it in mills, yea, it shall be, that what good so- or beat it in mortars, and seethed it ever the LORD shall do unto us, the in pots, and made cakes of it; and the taste of it was as the taste of a same will we do unto thee.' neyings

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family, every man at the door of his tent; and the anger of the LORD was kindled greatly; and Moses was disnAnd Moses said unto the pleased. LORD 'Wherefore hast Thou dealt ill with Thy servant? and wherefore have I not found favour in Thy sight, that Thou layest the burden of all this :

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one day, nor two days, nor five days, neither ten days, nor twenty 20 but a whole month, until it days; come out at your nostrils, and it be loathsome unto you; because that ye have rejected the LORD" who is among you, and have troubled Him with weeping, saying: Why, now, came

people upon me? ^Have I conceived we forth out of Egypt?' ^And Moses all this people? have I brought them said: 'The people, among whom I forth, that Thou shouldest say unto am, are six hundred thousand men me: Carry them in thy bosom, as on foot; and yet Thou hast said* I a nursing-father carrieth the sucking will give them flesh, that they may child, unto the land which Thou didst eat a whole month! ^If flocks and swear unto their fathers?- "Whence herds be slain for them, will they should I have flesh to give unto all suffice them? or if all the fish of the this people? for they trouble me with sea be gathered together for them, will their weeping, saying: Give us flesh, they suffice them? ^And the LORD that we may eat. 14I am not able said unto Moses: 'Is the LORD'S to bear all this people myself alone, hand waxed short? now shalt thou see because it is too heavy for me. 15And whether word shall come to pass if Thou deal thus with me, kill me, unto thee or not.' I pray Thee, out of hand, if I Moses went out, and told have found favour in Thy sight; and the people the words of the LORD, let me not look upon my wretched- and he gathered seventy men of the ness.' elders of the people, and set them 15 And the LORD said unto Moses* round about the Tent. ^And the Gather unto Me seventy men of the LORD came down in the cloud, and elders of Israel, whom thou knowest spoke unto him, and took of the spirit to be the elders of the people, and that was upon him, and put it upon officers over them; and bring them the seventy elders; and it came to unto the tent of meeting, that they pass, that, when the spirit rested 17 And I upon them, they prophesied, but they may stand there with thee. will come down and speak with thee did so no more. ^But there remained there; and I will take of the spirit two men in the camp, the name of the which is upon thee, and will put it one was Eldad, and the name of the upon them; and they shall bear the other Medad; and the spirit rested burden of the people with thee, that upon them; and they were of them thou bear it not thyself alone. 18And that were recorded, but had not say thou unto the people: Sanctify gone out unto the Tent; and they^ 27 And there yourselves against to-morrow, and ye prophesied in the camp. shall eat flesh; for ye have wept in ran ai young man, and told Moses, the ears of the LORD, saying: Would and said: 'Eldad and Medad are 7

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three unto the tent of meeting.' And 5 they three came out. And the LORD came down in a pillar of cloud, and stood at the door of the Tent, and

called Aaron and Miriam; and they the LORD'S people were both came forth. 6AndHesaid: 'Hear words, if there be a prophet prophets, that the LORD would put now His spirit upon them!' 80And Moses among you, I the LORD do make Mywithdrew into* the camp, he and the self known unto him in a vision, I elders of Israel. do speak with him in a dream. 7 ^And there went forth a wind from servant Moses is not so, he is trusted 8 the LORD, and brought across quails in all house; with him do I from the sea, and let them fall by the speak mouth to mouth, even manicamp, about a day's journey on this festly, and not in dark speeches; and side, and a day's journey on the other the similitude of the LORD doth he side, round about the camp, and about behold; wherefore then were ye not two cubits above the face of the earth. afraid to speak against servant, ^And the people rose up all that day, against Moses?' 9And the anger of and all the night, and all the next day, the LORD was kindled against them; and gathered the quails; he that and He departed. 10And when the gathered least gathered ten heaps; cloud was removed from over the and they spread them all abroad for Tent, behold, Miriam was leprous, as themselves round about the camp. white as snow; and Aaron looked upon ^While the flesh was yet between their Miriam; and, behold, she was leprous. ll And Aaron said unto Moses: 'Oh teeth, ere it was chewed, the anger of the LORD was kindled against the my lord, lay not, I pray thee, sin upon people, and the LORD smote the people us, for that we have done foolishly, with a very great plague. ^And the and for that we have sinned. 12Let name of that place was called aKibroth- her not, I pray, be as one dead, of hattaavah, because there they buried whom the flesh is half^ consumed 36 From when he cometh out of his mother's lusted. the people that 13 And Moses cried unto the Kibroth-hattaavah the people jour- womb.' LORD, saying. 'Heal her now, neyed unto Hazeroth; at Hazeroth. God, I beseech Thee.' 14 And the LORD said unto Moses: 1 And Miriam and Aaron spoke her father had but spit in her face, the 'If of Moses because against Cushite woman whom he had mar- should she not hide in shame seven ried; for he had married a Cushite days? let her be shut up without the woman. 2And they said: 'Hath the camp seven days, and after that she LORD indeed spoken only with Moses? shall be brought in again.' 15And hath He not spoken also with us?' Miriam was shut up without the camp And the LORD heard it. 3Now the seven days; and the people journeyed man Moges was very meek, above not till Miriam was brought in again. 16 And afterward the people journeyed all the men that were upon the face 4 And the LORD spoke from Hazeroth, and pitched in the of the earth suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, wilderness of Paran.

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overcome it.' ^But the men that LORD, neither fear ye the people of the went up with him said: 'We are not land; for they are bread for us; their able to go up against the people; for defence is removed from over them, 32 And and the LORD is with us; fear them, they are stronger than we.' an evil land not.' 10 But all the congregation bade of the they spread report which they had spied out unto the stone them with stones, when the children of Israel, saying: 'The land, glory of the LORD appeared in the through which we have passed to tent of meeting unto all the children spy it out, is a land that eateth up of Israel. nAnd the LORD said unto Moses: the inhabitants thereof j and all the people that we saw in it are men of 'How long will this people despise Me? ^And there we saw and how long will they not believe great stature. the Nephilim, the sons of Anak, who in Me, for all the signs which I have come of the Nephilim; and we were in wrought among them? WI will smite our own sight as grasshoppers, and them with the pestilence, and destroy so we were in then sight/ them, and will make of thee a nation A And all the congregation lifted greater and mightier than they/ 13And | up their voice, and cried; and Moses said unto the LORD: 'When 2 And the Egyptians shall hearfor Thou the people wept that night. all the children of Israel murmured broughtest up this people in Thy might against Moses and against Aaron; from among them "they will say and the whole congregation said unto to the inhabitants of this land, who them: 'Would that we had died in have heard that Thou LORD art in the the land of Egypt! or would we had midst of this people; inasmuch as Thou died in this wilderness! 3And where- LORD art seen face to face, and Thy fore doth the LOKD bring us unto this cloud standeth over them, and Thou Our goest before them, in a pillar of cloud lajad, to fall by the sword? wives and our little ones will be a by day, and in a pillar of fire by night; 1

15 now if Thou shalt kill this people prey; were it not better for us to return into Egypt?' 4And they said as one man, then the nations which one to another: 'Let us make a have heard the fame of Thee will 16 Because the LORD captain, and let us return into Egypt.' speak, saying: 6 Then Moses and Aaron fell on their was not able to bring this people into faces before all the assembly of the the land which He swore unto ^ them, congregation of the children of Israel. therefore He hath slain them in the 6 And Joshua the son of Nun and wilderness. 17And now, I pray Thee, Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who were let the power of the Lord be great, of them that spied out the land, rent according as Thou hast spoken, saying : their clothes. 7And they spoke unto 18The LORD is slow to anger, and ^ all the congregation of the children plenteous in lovingkindness, forgiving of Israel, saying: 'The land, which iniquity and transgression, and that we passed through to spy it out, is an will by no means clear the guilty; 8 If the LORD visiting the iniquity of the fathers exceeding good land. delight in us, then He will bring us upon the children, upon the third into this land, and give it unto us and upon the fourth generation. a land which floweth with milk and "Pardon, I pray Thee, the iniquity 9 0nly rebel not against the of this people according unto the honey.

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have seen My glory, and My signs, which I wrought in Egypt and in the wilderness, yet have put Me to proof these ten times, and have not hearkened to My voice; ^surely they shall not see the land which I swore unto

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and they shall know the land which 32 But as for you, ye have rejected. your carcasses shall fall in this wil^And your children shall derness. be wanderers in the wilderness forty years, and shall bear your strayings, until your carcasses be consumed in the wilderness. ^After the number of the days in which ye spied out the

land, even forty days, for every day a year, shall ye bear your iniquities, even forty years, and ye shall know ^1 the LORD have displeasure. spoken, surely this will I do unto their fathers, neither shall any of all this evil congregation, that are them that despised see it. MBut gathered together against Me; in this servant Caleb, because he had wilderness they shall be consumed,

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another spirit with him, and hath followed Me fully, him will I bring into the land whereinto he went; and his seed shall possess it. ^Now the Amalekite and the Canaanite dwell in the Vale; to-morrow turn ye, and get you into the wilderness by the way to the Red Sea.' ^And the LORD spoke unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying: 27< How long shall I bear with this evil congregation, that keep murmuring against Me? I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they keep murmuring against Me. ^ay unto them: As I live, saith the LORD, surely as ye have spoken in Mine 29 your carsars, so will I do to you:

and there they shall die/ ^Aitd the men, whom Moses sent to spy out the land, and who, when they returned, made all the congregation to murmur against him, by bringing up an evil report against the land, ^even

men that did bring up an evil report of the land, died by the plague ^But Joshua the before the LORD. son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, remained alive of those men that went to spy out the land. 39 And Moses told these words unto all the children of Israel; and the those

people mourned greatly. *And they up early in the morning, and got them up to the top of the mountain, saying: 'Lo, we are here, and will Basses shall fall in this wilderness, go up unto the place which the LORD and all that were numbered of you, hath promised; for we have sinned.' according to your whole number, ^And Moses said: 'Wherefore now from twenty years old and upward, do ye transgress the commandment of ye that have murmured against Me; the LORD, seeing it shall not prosper? not up, for the LORD is not among ^surely ye shall not come into the you; that ye be not smitten down beland, concerning which I lifted up band that I would make you dwell fore your enemies. ^For there the therein, save Caleb the son of Jephiin- Amalekite and the Canaanite are aeh, and Joshua the son of Nun. before you, and ye shall fall by the Jl But your little ones, that ye said sword; forasmuch as ye are turned should be a prey, them will I bring in, back from following the LORD, and rose

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ram, or for each of the he-lambs, or of the kids. "According to the number that ye may prepare, so shall ye do for every one according to their number. 13A11 that are home-born

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a sweet savour unto the LORD. a stranger sojourn with you, 2 saying. Speak unto the children or whosoever may be among you, of Israel, and say unto them throughout your generations, and will When ye are come into the land offer an offering made by fire, of a of your habitations, which I give unto sweet savour unto the LORD; as 3 15 As for the you, and will make an offering by fire ye do, so he shall do. unto the LORD, a burnt-offering, or a congregation, there shall be one sacrifice, in fulfilment of a vow clearly statute both for you, and for the uttered, or as a freewill-offering, or in stranger that sojourneth with you, a your appointed seasons, to make a statute for ever throughout your sweet savour unto the LORD, of the generations; as ye are, so shall the 16 0ne herd, or of the flock; *then shall he that stranger be before the LORD. his and unto shall be the law one ordinance both offering present bringeth fire,

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gave commandment, and onward man gathering sticks upon the sabthroughout your generations; ^hen bath day. ^And they that found him it shall be, if it be done in error by the gathering sticks brought him unto congregation, it being hid from their Moses and Aaron, and unto all the eyes, that all the congregation shall congregation. ^And they put him in offer one young bullock for a burnt- ward, because it had not been declared ^And offering, for 'a sweet savour unto the what should be done to him. LORD with the meal-offering thereof, the LORD said unto Moses: 'The and the drink-offering thereof, ac- man shall surely be put to death; all cording to the ordinance and one he- the congregation shall stone him with ^And the stones without the camp/ ^And all goat for a sin-offenng. priest shall make atonement for all the the congregation brought him without congregation of the children of Israel, the camp, and stoned him with stones, and they shall be forgiven; for it was and he died, as the LORD commanded an error, and they have brought their Moses. 37 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, offering, an offering made by fire unto the LORD, and their sin-offering before saying: 38 'Speak unto the children of the LORD, for their error. ^And all Israel, and bid them that they make the congregation of the children of them throughout their generations Israel shall be forgiven, and the stran- fringes in the corners of their garments, that sojourneth among them; for and that they put with the fringe of ger in respect of all the people it was each corner a thread of blue. 39And it shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye done in error. 27 And if one person sin through error, may look upon it, and remember all then he shall offer a she-goat of the the commandments of the LORD, and 28 first year for a sin-offering* And do them; and that ye go not about the priest shall make atonement for after your own heart and your own the soul that erreth, when he sinneth eyes, after which ye use to go astray40 that ye may remember and do all through er,ror, before the LORD, to make atonement for him; and he shall My commandments, and be holy unto be forgiven, ^both he that is home-born your God. ^1 am the LORD your God, among the children of Israel, and who brought you out of the land of the stranger that sojourneth among Egypt, to be your God I am the LORD them: ye shall have one law for him your God. that doeth aught in error. 80 But the rnp Now Korah, the son of Izhar, soul that doeth aught with a high ~J the son of Kohath, the son of hand, whether he be home-born or a stranger, the same blasphemeth the Levi, with Dathan and Abiram, the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off sons of Eliab, and On, the son of from among his people. 31 Because he Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men; hath despised the word of the LORD, 2and they rose up in face of Moses, and hath broken His commandment; with certain of the children of Israel, that soul shall utterly be cut off, his two hundred and fifty men; they were princes of the congregation, the elect iniquity shall be upon him. men of the assembly, men of renown, s while the children of Israel and they assembled themselves toin the wilderness, they found a gether against Moses and against :

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Ye Aaron, and said unto them: take too much upon you, seeing al] the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them; wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the assembly of the LORD?' 4And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face. 6And he spoke unto Korah and unto all his company, f ln the morning the LORD saying: will show who are His, and who is holy, and will cause him to come near unto Him; even him whom He may choose will He ^cause to come near unto Hun. 6 This do: take you censers, Korah, and all his company; 7 and put fire therein, and put incense upon them before the LORD tomorrow; and it shall be that the man whom the LORD doth choose, he shall be holy; ye take too much upon you, 8 And Moses said ye sons of Levi.' unto Korah: 'Hear now, ye sons of Levi: 9is it but a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to Himself, to do the service of the tabernacle of the LORD, and to stand before the congre10 and gation to minister unto them; that He hath brought thee near, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee? and will ye seek the priesthood also? ^Therefore thou and all thy company that are gathered together and as to Aaron, against the LORD what is he that ye murmur against him?' ^And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab; and^they said: 'We will not come up; ^s it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, but thou must needs make thyself also a prince over us? "Moreover thou hast not brought us into a land flowing with milk and ;

honey, nor given us inheritance of fields and vineyards; wilt thou put out the eyes of these men? we will not come up.' 15And Moses was very wroth, and said unto the LORD:

'Respect not

Thou

their

offering;

taken one ass from them, neither have I hurt one of them.' 16 And Moses said unto Korah: 'Be thou and all thy congregation before the LORD, thou, and they, and Aaron, 17 to-morrow; and take ye every man his fire-pan, and put incense upon them, and bring ye before the LORD every man his fire-pan, two hundred and fifty fire-pans; thou also, and 18 And they Aaron, each his fire-pan.' took every man his fire-pan, and put fire in them, and laid incense thereon, and stood at the door of the tent of 19 And meeting with Moses and Aaron. Korah assembled all the congregation against them unto the door of I

have not

the tent of meeting; and the glory of the LORD appeared unto all the con20 And the LORD spoke unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying: 2l Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment/ ^And they fell upon their O God, the God faces, and said: '

f

of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt Thou be wroth with

the congregation?' the LORD spoke unto Moses, Speak unto the congregasayng: tion, saying: Get you up from about the dwelling of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.' 26And Moses rose up and all

w

went unto Dathan and Abiram; and of Israel followed him. spoke unto the congregation, 'Depart, I pray you, from saying: the tents of these wicked rasa, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be the

elders

flTOmvfr. a.\xra.\r in away in swept

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p.ll all

t.hftir sins.' sins * their

27Q/v

NUMBERS they got them up from the dwelling and Abiram, on every side; and Dathan and Abiram came out, and stood at the door of their tents, with their wives, and their of Korah, Dathan,

sons,

Moses

and

their little ones. said: 'Hereby ye shall

And know

28

that the LORD hath sent me to do all these works, and that I have not

done them of mine own mind. 29If men die the common death of all men, and be visited after the visitation of all men, then the LOBD hath not sent me. 30But if the LORD make a new thing, and the ground open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down alive into the pit, then ye shall understand that these men have despised the LORD.' 31And it came to pass, as he made an end of these ^

speaking all these words, that the ground did cleave asunder that was under them. 32And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their households, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods. ^So they, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit; and the earth closed upon them, and they perished from among the assembly. MAnd all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them; for they said: 'Lest the earth swallow us up.' 36And fire came forth from the LORD, and devoured the two hundred and fifty men that offered the incense. H- And the LORD spoke unto Moses, | 2 Speak unto Eleazar saying: the son of Aaron the priest, that he take up the fire-pans out of the burning, and scatter thou the fire yonder; for they are become holy; Seven the fire-pans of these men who have sinned at the cost of thenlives, and let them be made beaten '

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a covering of the altar for they are become holy, because they were offered before the LoRD-*-that they may be a sign unto the children 4 of Israel.' And Eleazar the priest took the brazen fire-pans, which they that were burnt had offered; and they beat them out for a covering of the altar, *to be a memorial unto the children of Israel, to the end that no common man, that is not of the seed of Aaron, draw near to burn incense before the LORD; that he fare not as Korah, and as his company; as the LORD spoke unto him by the hand of plates for

6

But on the morrow all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying: 'Ye have killed the 7 people of the LORD.' And it came to

when the congregation was assembled against Moses and against Aaron, that they looked toward the tent of meeting; and, behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of the LORD appeared. 8And Moses and Aaron came to the front of the tent of 9 And the LORD spoke unto meeting. 10 'Get you up from Moses, saying: among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.' And uAnd they fell upon their faces. Moses said unto Aaron: 'Take thy pass,

and put fire therein from off the altar, and lay incense thereon, and carry it quickly unto the congregation, fire-pan,

and make atonement for them; for there is wrath gone out from the LORD: the plague is begun.' ^And Aaron took as Moses spoke, and ran into the midst of the assembly; and, behold, the plague was begun among the people; and he put on the incense, and made atonement for the people.

And he stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed. 13

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Now they that died by the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, besides them that died about the matter of Korah. 15And Aaron returned unto Moses unto the door of the tent of meeting, and the plague

14

that there may be made an end of their murmurings against Me, that they die not.' ^hus did Moses; as the

LORD commanded him, so did

the children of Israel spoke unto Moses, saying: 'Behold, we perish, we are undone, we are all undone. 28 Every one that cometh near, that cometh near unto the tabernacle of the LORD, is to die; shall we wholly perish?' 1 Q And the LORD said unto Aaron: *'Thou and thy sons and thy fathers' house with thee shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary; and thou and thy sons with thee shall bear the

was stayed.

And

l6

LOHD spoke unto Moses, Speak unto the children, of and take of them rods, one for

saying: Israel,

he.

And

27

the 17


NUMBERS

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then ye shall set apart of it a gift for the LORD, even a tithe of the tithe. 27 And the gift which ye set apart shall be reckoned unto you, as though it were the corn of the threshingfloor, and as the fulness of the wine28 Thus ye also shall set apart press. a gift unto the LORD of all your tithes, which ye receive of the children of Israel; and thereof ye shall give the gift which is set apart unto the LORD to Aaron the priest. 29 0ut of all that

times. 5And the heifer shall be burnt in his sight; her skin, and her flesh, and her blood, with her dung, shall be burnt. 6And the priest shall take

given you ye shall' set apart all of that which is due unto the LORD, of all the best thereof, even the hallowed 30 Therefore part thereof out of it.

shall

is

thou shalt say unto them: When ye set apart the best thereof from then it shall be counted unto it, the Levites as the increase^ of the threshing-floor, and as the increase 31 And ye may eat of the winepress. and your houseit in every^ place, ye holds; for it is your reward in return for your service in the tent of meeting. 32 And ye shall bear no sin by reason of it, seeing that ye have set apart from it the best thereof; and ye shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, that ye die not/

npn

G -*-^

1

And the LORD spoke unto Moses

and unto Aaron, saying: This is the statute of the law which the LORD hath commanded, saying: Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer, faultless, wherein is no blemish, and upon which never came yoke. 3And ye shall give her unto Eleazar the priest, and she shall be brought forth without the 2

camp, and she

shall

be

slain before

4 And Eleazar the priest his face. shall take of her blood with his finger, and sprinkle of her blood toward the front of the tent of meeting seven

cedar-wood, and hyssop, and scarand cast it into the midst of the burning of the heifer. 7 Then the let,

priest shall wash his clothes, and he shall bathe his flesh in water, and

afterward he may come into the camp, and the priest shall be unclean until the even. 8And he that burneth her

wash

his clothes in water,

and

bathe his flesh in water, and shall be unclean until the even. 9And a man that is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer, and lay them up without the camp in a clean place, and it shall be kept for the congregation of the children of Israel for a water of sprinkling; it is a purification from 10 sin. And he that gathereth the ashes of the heifer shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even; and it shall be unto the children of Israel, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among them, for a statute for ever. nHe that toucheth the dead, even any man's dead body, shall be unclean seven days; ^the same shall purify himself therewith on the third day and on the seventh day, and he shall be clean; but if he purify not himself the third day and the seventh 13 Whosoday, he shall not be clean. ever toucheth the dead, even the body of any man that is dead, and punfieth not himself he hath defiled the tabernacle of the LORD that soul shall be cut off from Israel; because the water of sprinkling was not dashed against him, he shall be unclean; his uncleanness is yet upon him. "This is the law: when a man dieth in a tent, every one that cometh into the tent, and every thing that is in the tent, shall be unclean seven

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NUMBERS And every open vessel, which days. hath no covering close-bound upon 16 And- whosoever in it, is imclean. the open field toucheth one that is slain with a sword, or one that dieth of himself, or a bone of a man, or a grave, shall be unclean seven 17 And for the unclean they shall days. take of the ashes of the burning of the purification from sin, and running water shall be put thereto in a vessel.

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15

water for the congregation; and they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron. 3And the people strove with Moses, and spoke, saying: 'Would that we had perished when our brethren perished before the LORD 4And why have ye brought the assembly of the LORD into this wilderness, to die there, we and our cattle? 5And wherefore have ye made us to come up out of Egypt,, to bring 18 And a clean person shall take hyssop, us in unto this evil place? it is no place and dip it in the water, and sprinkle of seed, or of figs, or of vines, or -of it upon the tent, and upon all the pomegranates; neither is there any 6 And Moses and vessels, and upon the persons that water to drink.' were there, and upon him that touched Aaron went from the presence of the bone, or the slain, or the dead, or the assembly unto the door of the the grave. "And the clean person tent of meeting, and fell upon their shall sprinkle upon the unclean on faces; and the glory of the LORD ap7 the third day, and on the seventh peared unto them. And the LORD 8 'Take JL^ day; and on the seventh day he shall O poke unto Moses, saying:

with

j

suspended, indicating an ear her reading, Moses.

318

JUDGES hill-country of Ephraim,

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who took man would not tarry that night, but he

to him a concubine out of Beth-lehem in Judah. 2And his concubine played the harlot against him, and went away from him unto her father's house to Beth-lehem in Judah, and was there the space of four months. 3And her

up and departed, and came over against Jebus the same is Jerusalem; and there were with him a couple of asses saddled; his concubine also was rose

with him. nWhen they were by Jebus the day was far spent the servant husband arose, and went after her, said unto his master: 'Come, I pray to speak kindly unto her, to bring thee, and let us turn aside into this her back, having his servant with city of the Jebusites, and lodge in it.' him, and a couple of asses; and she ^And his master said unto him: 'We brought him into her father's house; will not turn aside into the city of a and when the father of the damsel foreigner, that is not of the children saw him, he rejoiced to meet him. of Israel; but we will pass over to 4 And his father-in-law, the damsel's Gibeah.' KAnd he said unto his father, retained him; and he abode servant: 'Come and let us draw near with him three days; so they did eat to one of these places; and we will and drink, and lodged there. 5And lodge in Gibeah, or in Ramah.' 14So it came to pass on the fourth day, they passed on and went their way; that they arose early in the morning, and the sun went down upon them and he rose up to depart; and the near to Gibeah, which belongeth to damsel's father said unto his son-in- Benjamin. 15And they turned aside law: 'Stay thy heart with a morsel thither, to go in to lodge in Gibeah; of bread, and afterward ye shall go and he went in, and sat^him down in 6 So they sat down, and the broad place of the city; for there your way/ did eat and drink, both of them to- was no man that took them into his 16 gether; and the damsel's father said house to lodge. And, behold, there unto the man: 'Be content, I pray came an old man from his work out thee, and tarry all night, and let thy of the field at even; now the man was ' 7 heart be merry. And the man rose of the hill-country of Ephraim, and up to depart; but his father-in-law he sojourned in Gibeah; but the men of 17 And urged him, and he lodged there again. the place were Benjamites. 8 Aid he arose early in the morning on he lifted up his eyes, and saw the the fifth day to depart; and the dam- wayfaring man in the broad place of sel's father said: 'Stay thy heart, the city and the old man said : WhithI pray thee, and tarry ye until the day er goest thou? and whence comest 18 And he said unto him: 'We declineth'; and they did eat, both of thou?' them. 9And when the man rose up to are passing from Beth-lehem in Judah depart, he, and his^ concubine, and his unto the farther side of the hillservant, his father-in-law, the damsel's country of Ephraim; from thence am father, said unto him: 'Behold, now I, and I went to Beth-lehem in Judah, the day draweth toward evening; tar- and I am now going to the house of ry, I pray you, all night; behold, the the LORD; and "there is no man that 19 Yet there day groweth to an end; lodge here, taketh me into his house. that thy heart may be merry; and to- is both straw and provender for our morrow get you early on your way, asses; and there is bread and wine that thou mayest go home.' 10But the also for me, and for thy handmaid, '

;

319

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JUDGES

and for the young man that is with rose up, and got him unto his place. 29 thy servants; there is no want of And when he was come into his 20 And the old man said- house, he took a knife, and laid hold on any thing.' 'Peace be unto thee; howsoever let his concubine, and divided her, limb all thy wants he upon me; only lodge by limb, into twelve pieces, and sent aSo he her not in the broad place.' throughout all the borders of 30 And it was so, that all that brought him into his house, and gave Israel. the asses fodder; and they washed saw it said: 'Such a thing hath not their feet, and did eat and drink. happened nor been seen from the day ^As they were making their hearts that the children of Israel came up merry, behold, the men of the city, out of the land of Egypt unto this day; certain base fellows, beset the house consider it, take counsel, and speak.' round about, beating at the door; Then all the children of Israel and they spoke to the master of the went out, and the congregation house, the old man, saying: 'Bring was assembled as one man, from Dan forth the man that came into thy even to Beer-sheba, with the land 23 And of Gilead, unto the LORD at Mizpah. house, that we may know him.' the man, the master of the house, went 2And the chiefs of all the people, out unto them, and said unto them: even of all the tribes of Israel, pre'Nay, my brethren, I pray you, do sented themselves in the assembly not so wickedly; seeing that this man of the people of God, four hundred is come into my house, do not this thousand footmen that drew sword. wanton deed. ^Behold, here is my 3Now the children of Benjamin heard daughter a virgin, and his concubine; that the children of Israel were gone And the children of I will bring them out now, and humble up to Mizpah ye them, and do with them what Israel said: 'Tejl us, how was this seemeth good unto you; but unto this wickedness brought to pass?' 4And man do not so wanton a thing.' 25But the Levite, the husband of the woman the men would not hearken to him; that was murdered, answered and so the man laid hold on his concubine, said: 'I came into Gibeah that beand brought her forth unto them; longeth to Benjamin, I and my conand they knew her, and abused her cubine, to lodge. 5And the men of all the night until the morning; and Gibeah rose against me, and beset when the day began to spring, they let the house round about upon me by '"Then came the woman in night; me they thought to have slain, her the dawning of the day, and fell down and my concubine they forced, and at the door of the man's house where she is dead. 6And I took my concuher lord was, till it was light. 27 And bine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her lord rose up in the morning, and her throughout all the country of the opened the doors of the house, and inheritance of Israel; for they have went out to go his way; and, behold, committed lewdness and wantonness 7 Behold t ye are all here, the woman his concubine was fallen in Israel. down at the door of the house, with children of Israel, give here your ad8 And all the peoher hands upon the threshold. 28And vice and counsel/ he said unto her: 'Up, and let us ple arose as one man, saying: We wiH be going'; but none answered; then he not any of us go to his tent^ neither took her up upon the ass; and the man will we any of us turn unto his house.

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t

s

'

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Heb. Geba.

321

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JUDGES

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And

30

the children of Israel went turned in the battle, and Benjamin kill of the men of

up against the children of Benjamin began to smite and on the third day, and set themselves Israel about thirty

persons; for they in array against Gibeah, as at other said: 'Surely they are smitten down times. ^And the children of Benja- before us, as in the first battle.' min went out against the people, and 40But when the beacon began to were drawn away from the city; and arise up out of the city in a pillar of they began to smite and kill of the smoke, the Benjamites looked behind people, as at other times, in the field, them, and, behold, the whole of the in the highways, of which one goeth city went up in smoke to heaven. up to Beth-el, and the other to ^And the men of Israel turned, and Gibeah, about thirty men of Israel. the men of Benjamin were amazed; 32 And the children of Benjamin said: for they saw that evil was come upon 'They are smitten down before us, them. ^Therefore they turned thenas at the first/ But the children of backs before the men of Israel unto Israel said: 'Let us flee, and draw the way of the wilderness; but the them away from the city unto the battle followed hard after them; and highways.' ^And all the men of they that came out of the city Israel rose up out of their place, and destroyed them in the midst of the set themselves in array at Baal- men of Israel. ^They inclosed the tamar; and the liers-in-wait of Israel Benjamites round about, and chased broke forth out of their place, even them, and overtook them at their out of Maareh-geba. MAnd there resting-place, as far as over against

came over against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle was sore; but they knew not that evil was close upon them. 3B And the LORD smote Benjamin 'before Israel; and the children of Israel destroyed of Benjamin that day twenty and five thousand and a hundred men; all these drew the sword. 36 So the children of Benjamin saw that they were smitten. And the men of Israel gave place to Benjamin, because they trusted unto the liersin-wait whom they had set against Gibeah. 37And the liers-in-wait hastened, and rushed upon Gibeah; and the liers-in-wait drew forth, and smote all the city with the edge of the sword. t

Now

Gibeah toward the sunrising. '"And fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men; all these were men of valour. 4BAnd they turned and fled toward the wilderness unto the rock of Rimmpn; and they gleaned of them in the highways five thousand men; and followed hard after them unto Gidom, and smote of them two thousand men. 46So that all who fell that day of Benjamin were twenty and five thousand men that drew the sword; all these were men of valour. 47 But six hundred men turned and fled toward the wilderness unto the rock of Rimmon, and abode in the rock of Rimmon four months. 48And the men of Israel turned back upon the children of Benjamin, and smote there

38

there was an appointed sign them with the edge of the sword, men of Israel and the both the entire city, and the cattle, liers-in-wait, that they should make a and all that they found; moreover all great beac9n of smoke r,ise up out of the cities which they found they set on the city. ^And the men of Israel fire.

between the

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^^1

Now the men of Israel had sworn among in

'There saying: shall not any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to wife/ 2And the people came to Beth-el, and sat there till even before God, and lifted up

Mizpah,

^

taeir voices, they said:

and wept sore. And '0 LORD, the God of 3

is this come to pass in that there should be to-day one tribe lacking in Israel?' 4And.it came to pass on the morrow that the people rose early, and built there an

Israel,

why

Israel,

altar,

and

offered burnt-offerings

And the

and

21.22 the

inhabitants

of

Jabesh-

hundred young virgins, that had not known man by lying with him; and they brought them unto the camp to Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan. 13 And the whole congregation sent and spoke to the children of Benjamin that were in the rock of Rimmon, and proclaimed peace unto them. 34And Benjamin returned at that time; and they gave them the women whom they had saved alive of the women of Jabesh-gilead; and gilead four

them not. 15And 'Who is there among all the ^ people repented them for BenEeace-offerings. srael^said: the tribes of Israel that came not up jamin, because that the LORD had in the assembly unto the LORD?' made a breach in the tribes of Israel. 16 For they had made a great oath conThen the elders of the congregahim that came not unto the tion said: 'How shall we do for wives cerning up LORD to Mizpah, saying: 'He shall for them that remain, seeing the wom6 And the en are destroyed out of Benjamin?' surely be put to death.' children of Israel repented them for 17And they said: "They that are Benjamin their brother, and said: escaped must be as an inheritance for 'There is one tribe cut off from Israel Benjamin, that a tribe be not blotted 18 shall we do for wives out from Israel. Howbeit we may this day. 7 for them that remain, seeing we not give them wives of our daughters.' have sworn by the LORD that we will For the children of Israel had sworn, not give them of our daughters to saying: 'Cursed be he that giveth a 19 And they wives?' 8And they said: 'What one wife to Benjamin.' ' is there of the tribes of Israel that said Behold, there is the feast of the 5

children of yet so they sufficed

How

:

came not up unto the LORD to Mizpah?' And, behold, there came none to the camp from Jabesh-gilead to the 9 For when the people assembly.

LORD from year to year in Shiloh, which is on the north of Beth-el, on the east side of the highway that goeth up from Beth-el to Shechem, were numbered, behold, there were and on the south of Lebonah.' 20And none of the inhabitants of Jabesh- they commanded the children of 10 And the congregation Benjamin, saying: 'Go and lie in gilead there. a sent thither twelve thousand men of wait in the vineyards; and see, and, the vahantest, and commanded them, behold, if the daughters of Shiloh * saying : Go and smite the inhabitants come out to dance in tite dances, of Jabesh-gilead with the edge of the then come ye out of the vineyards, sword, with the women and the little and catch you every man, his wife of uAnd this is the thing that the daughters of Shiloh, and go to ones. ^And it ye shall do: ye shall utterly destroy the land of Benjamin. every male, and every woman that shall be, when their fathers or $eir hath lain by man.' ^And they 'found brethren come to strive with us. that 323

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we

will say unto them: Grant them and returned unto then* inheritance, graciously unto us; because we took and built the cities, and dwelt in them. not for each man of them his wife in 24And the children of Israel departed battle; neither did ye give them unto thence at that time, every man to his them, that ye should now be guilty/ tribe and to his family, and they went ^And the children of Benjamin did out from thence every man to his in25 In those days there was so, and took them wives, according heritance. to their number, of them that danced, no king in Israel; every man did that whom they carried off; and they went which was right in his own eyes.

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FIRST SAMUEL Now there was a certain man of prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore. 11 Ramathaim-zophim, of the hill- And she vowed a vow, and said: '0 country of Ephraim, and his name LORD of hosts, if Thou wilt indeed look was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, on the affliction of Thy handmaid, and the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, remember me, and not forget Thy the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite. 2And handmaid, but wilt give unto Thy he had two wives: the name of the handmaid a man-child, then I will one was Hannah, and the name of give him unto the LORD all the days the other Peninnah; and Peninnah of his life, and there shall no razor had children, but Hannah had no come upon his head. ^And it came 3 children. And this man went up to pass, as she prayed long before the out of his city from year to year to LORD, that Eli watched her mouth. worship and to sacrifice unto the ^Now Hannah, she spoke in her LORD of hosts in Shiloh. And the two heart; only her lips moved, but her sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, voice could not be heard; therefore were there priests unto the LORD. Eli thought she had been drunken. 4 And it came to pass upon a day, 14And Eli said unto her: 'How long when Elkanah sacrificed, that he gave wilt thou be drunken? put away thy to Peninnah his wife, and to all her wine from thee/ 15And Hannah ansons and her daughters, portions; 5 but swered and said: 'No, my lord, I am unto Hannah he gave a double por- a woman of a sorrowful spirit; I have tion; for he loved Hannah, but the drunk neither wine nor strong drink, LORD had shut up her womb. 6And but I poured out my soul before the 16 Count not thy handmaid her rival vexed her sore, to make her LORD. the woman: 'for out of LORD for a wicked had shut her because fret, up womb, 7And as he did so year by year, the abundance of my complaint and when she went up to the house of my vexation have I spoken hitherto the LORD, so she vexed her; therefore 17 Then Eli answered and said: 'Go she wept, and would not eat. 8And in peace, and the God of Israel grant Elkanah her husband said unto her: thy petition that thou hast asked 18 And she said: 'Let thy 'Hannah, why weepest thou? and of Him.' why eatest thou not? and why is thy servant find favour in thy sight.' So heart grieved? am not I better to thee the woman went her way, and did than ten sons?' 9So Hannah rose up eat, and her countenance was no more after they had eaten in Shiloh, and sad. 19And they rose up in the mornnow Eli the ing early, and worshipped before the after they had drunk priest sat upon his seat by the door- LORD, and returned, and came to their 10 post of the temple of the LORD; and house to Ramah; and Elkanah knew she was in bitterness of soul and Hannah his wife; and the LORD re1

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rnembered her. 20And it came to pass, when the time was come about, that Hannah conceived, and bore a son; and she called his name Samuel: 'because I have asked him of the

3

Multiply not exceeding proud talk; Let not arrogancy come out of your mouth; For the LORD is a God of knowledge,

And by Him

LORD/ 21

And

man

Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the LORD the yearly sacrifice, and his vow. ^But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband: 'Until the child be weaned, when I will bring him, that he may appear before the LORD, and there abide for ever.' ^An Elkanah her husband said unto her 'Do what seemeth thee good; tarry until thou have weaned him; only the LORD establish His word.' So the woman tarried and gave her son ^A suck, until she weaned him. when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bullocks, and one ephah of meal, and a bottle of wine, and brought him unto the house of the LORD in Shiloh; #nd the 26 child was young. And when the bullock was slam, the child was 26 And she said: 'Oh, brought to Eli. my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee 27 For here, praying unto the LORD. this child I prayed; and the LORD hath granted me my petition which I asked of Him; therefore I also have lent him to the LORD; as long as he liveth he is lent to the LORD.' And he worshipped the LORD there.

O

the

And Hannah

prayed, and said:

4

The bows broken,

they that stumbled are girded with strength. 5 They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; And they that were hungry have

While the barren hath borne seven, She that had many children hath languished. 6

LORD

The

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killeth,

and

down

to the

maketh

alive;

He 7

bringeth

eth rich; bringeth low,

He 8

grave,

and bringeth up. The LORD maketh poor, and mak-

up. He raiseth

He

also lifteth

up the poor out

of the

dust,

He

up the needy from the

lifteth

dung-hill,

To make them sit with princes, And inherit the throne of glory; For the

pillars of

the earth are the

LORD'S,

And He hath

set the world

upon

them. will

keep the feet of His holy

ones,

But the wicked

shall silence in darkness; ^

For not

enemies;

Because I rejoice in Thy salvation. 2 There is none holy as the LORD;, For there is none beside Thee; Neither is there any rock like our God.

actions are weighed. the mighty men are

And

*He

My heart exulteth in the LORD, My horn is exalted in the LORD; My mouth is enlarged over mine

of

by strength

be put to shall

man

prevail. 10

strive with the LORD be broken to pieces; Against them will He thunder in heaven;

They that shall

FIRST SAMUEL The LORD

2.30

own home.

21 So the LORD remembered Hannah, and she conceived, and bore And He will give strength unto His three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the king, And exalt the horn of His anointed. LORD. ^Now Eli was old; and he uAnd Elkanah went to Ramah to heard all that his very sons did unto all his house. And the child did minister Israel, and how that they lay with unto the LORD before Eli the priest. the women that did service at the ^Now the sons of Eli were base door of the tent of meeting. ^And 13 And he said unto them: 'Why do ye such men; they knew not the LORD. the custom of the priests with the things? for I hear evil reports conpeople was, that, when any man of- cerning you from all this people. fered sacrifice, the priest's servant ^Nay, my sons; for it is no good report came, while the flesh was in seething, which I hear the LORD'S people do 25 with a flesh-hook of three teeth in his spread abroad. If one man sin 14 hand; and he struck it into the pan, against another; God shall judge him; or kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that but if a man sin against the LORD,

will

judge the ends of the

earth;

who shall entreat for him?' But they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because the LORD would slay them. ^And the child Samuel grew on, and increased in favour both with the LORD, and also with men. 27 And there came a man of God unto Eli, and said unto him: 'Thus s&ith the LORD: Did I reveal Myself unto the house of thy father, when they were in Egypt in bondage to Pharaoh's house? 28And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to shalt give it me now; and if not, I be My priest, to go up unto Mine altar, will take it by force/ 17And the sin to burn incense, to wear an ephod of the young men was very great before before Me? and did I give unto the the LORD; for the men dealt contemp- house of thy father all the offerings of tuously with the offering of the LORD. the children of Israel made by fire? 18 But Samuel ministered before the 29Wherefore kick ye at My sacrifice LORD, being a child, girded with a and at Mine offering, which I have linen ephod. "Moreover his mother commanded in My habitation; and made him a little robe, and brought honourest thy sons above Me, to make it to him from year to year, when she yourselves fat with the chiefest of all came up with her husband to offer the the offerings of Israel My people? 20 And Eli would bless ^Therefore the LORD, the God of yearly sacrifice. Elkanah and his wife, and say: 'The Israel, saith: I said indeed that thy LORD give thee seed of this woman house, and the house of thy father, for the loan which was lent to the should walk before Me for ever; but LORD.' And they would go unto their now the LORD saith: Beit far from Me; the flesh-hook brought up the priest took therewith. So they did unto all the Israelites that came thither in Shiloh. 15Yea, before the fat was made to smoke, the priest's servant came, and said to the man that sacri'Give flesh to roast for the ficed: for he will not have sodden esh of thee, but raw/ 16And if the Eriest; man said unto him: 'Let the fat be made to smoke first of all, and then take as much as thy soul desireth' then he would say: 'Nay, but thou ;

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them that honour Me I will honour, said: 'I called not; lie down again/ and they that despise Me shall be And he went and lay down. 6And the 31 Behold, the days LORD called yet again Samuel. And lightly esteemed. will I off thine arm, Samuel arose and went to Eli, and that cut come, and the arm of thy father's house, that said: 'Here am I; for thou didst call there shall not be an old man in thy me/ And he answered: 'I called not, for

house.

^And thou

rival in

My

good which

and there

shall

my

be done to Israel; be an old man in

shall not for ever.

thy house cut off every

7 Now son; He down again/ Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet 8 And the LORD revealed unto him. called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said: 'Here am I; for thou didst call

shalt behold a in all the

habitation,

man

^Yet

will I not

from Mine altar, to make thine eyes to fail, and thy heart to languish; and all the increase of thy house shall die young men. ^And this shall be the sign unto thee, that which shall come upon thy two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas: in one day they shall die both of them. 35And I wfll raise Me up a faithful priest, that shall do according to that which is in My heart and in My mind; and I will build him a sure house; and he shall walk before of thine

me/ And Eh perceived that the LORD was calling the child, therefore Eli said unto Samuel: down; and it shall be, if thou

'Go,

lie

be called, that thou shalt say; Speak, LORD; for Thy servant heareth/ So Samuel went and lay down in his place. 10 And the LORD came, and stood, and called

as at other times:

Samuel/

Then Samuel

'Samuel,

said: 'Speak;

uAnd tke for Thy servant heareth/ Mine anointed for ever. 36And it shall LORD said to Samuel: 'Behold, I will come to pass, that every one that do a thing in Israel, at which both the is left in thy house shall come and ears of every one that heareth it shall bow down to him for a piece of silver tingle. ^In that day I will perform and a loaf of bread, ^and shall say: against Eli all that I have spoken conPut me, I pray thee, into one of the cerning his house, from the beginning 13 For I have told priests' offices, that I may eat a mor- even unto the end. sel of bread/ him that I will judge his house for O And the child Samuel ministered ever, for the iniquity, in that he

^

unto the LOBD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no frequent vision. 2And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down hi his

knew that his sons did bring a curse upon themselves, and he rebuked them not. 14And therefore I have

sworn unto the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be place-^now his eyes had begun to expiated with sacrifice nor offering wax dim, that he could not see 3and for ever/ 15And Samuel lay until the the lamp of God was not yet gone out, morning, and opened the doors of and Samuel was laid down to sleep the house of the LORD. And Samuel in the temple of the LORD, where the feared to tell Eli the vision. 16Then v ark of God was, Hhat the LORD called Eli called Samuel, and said: 'Sam7 he said: 'Here am I/ Samuel; and he said: 'Here am I. uel, my son/ And 6 And he ran unto Eli, and said: 'Here 7And he said ' What is the thing that am I; for thou didst call me/ And he He hath spoken unto thee? I pray thee, :

328

FIRST SAMUEL not from me; God do so to and more also, if thou hide any thing from me of all the things that He spoke unto thee/ 18And Samuel told hJTn all the words, and hid nothing from him. And he said: 'It is the LOED; let Him do what seemeth Him good/ 19 And Samuel grew, and the LOED was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground. 20And all Israel from Dan even to Beer-sheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the LORD. 21And hide

it

thee,

LORD appeared again in Shiloh; the^ LORD revealed Himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the

the for

4.17

noise of the shout, they said: 'What of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews?' And they knew that the ark of the LORD was come into the camp. 7And the Philistines were afraid, for they said: 'God is come into the camp/ And they said: 'Woe unto us! for there

meaneth the noise

was not such a thing yesterday and 8 day before. Woe unto us! who

the

shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty gods? these are the gods that smote the Egyptians with all manner of plagues and in the wil9 derness. Be strong, and quit yourselves Eke men, O ye Philistines, that ye be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you; quit your-

A LORD. *And the word of Samuel * came to all Israel. 10 selves like men, and fight/ And Now Israel went out against the the Philistines fought, and Israel was Philistines to battle, and pitched be- smitten, and they fled every man to side Eben-ezer; and the Philistines his tent; and there was a very great 2 And the Philispitched in Aphek. tines put themselves in array against Israel; and when the battle was spread, Israel was smitten before the Philistines; and they slew of the army in the field about four thousand men. 3 And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said: 'Wherefore hath the LORD smitten us to-day before the Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of Shiloh unto us, that He may come among us, and save 4 us So out of the hand of our enemies.' the people sent to Shiloh, and they brought from thence the ark of the covenant of the LORD of hosts, who sitteth upon the cherubim; and the two sons of EH, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God. 5And when the ark of the covenant of the LORD came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth rang. 6 And when the Philistines heard the

slaughter; for there fell of Israel uAnd the thirty thousand footmen. ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas,

were

slain.

KAnd

there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head. ^And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon his seat by the wayside watching; for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told it, all the city cried out* 14And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said* 'What meaneth the noise of And the man made this tumult?'

Now

15 haste, and came and told Eli. Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were set, that he could not see. 16And the man said unto Eli: 'I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to-day out of the

army/ matter,

329

And he

said:

'How went

the

my son?' l7And he that brought

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417

the tidings answered and said: 'Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.' 18And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off his seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck broke, and he died; for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty

ground before the ark of the LORD; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands lay cut off upon the threshold; only the trunk of Dagon was left to him. therefore neither the priests of Dagon, nor any that come into Dagon's house, tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod unto this day. 6 But the hand of the LORD was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and He destroyed them, and smote them with emerods, even Ashdod and the

years. 19 And his daughter-in-law, Phinehas' wife, was with child, near to be delivered; and when she heard the tidings that the ark of God was taken, and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself and brought forth; for her pains 20 came suddenly upon her. And about the time of her death the women that stood by her said unto her: 'Fear not; for thou hast brought forth a son.' But she answered not, neither did she regard it. 21And she named the child alchabod, saying:

borders thereof.

shall is

behold,

Dagon was

his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD. And they took Dagon, and set him in his

place again. early on the

That

is,

men

they

of Israel

upon us, and upon Dagon 8 They sent therefore and all

the lords

of

the Phi-

of the LORD was against the with a very great discomfiture; and He smote the men of the city, both small and great, and emerods 10 broke out upon them. So they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And it came to pass, as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried 'They have brought out, saying: about the ark of the God of Israel to u us, to slay us and our people.' They sent therefore and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and they said: 'Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go back to its own place, that it slay us not, and our people'; for there was a deadly discomfiture throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there. city

upon

4 And when they arose morrow morning, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the

sore

hand

3 set it by Dagon. And of Ashdod arose early on

morrow,

God

the so,

unto them, and said: 'What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel?' And they answered: 'Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried about unto Gath.' And they earned the ark of the God of Israel about thither. 9And it was so, that, after they had carried it about, the

Dagon, and the

was

listines

K

fallen

And when

not abide with us; for His hand

our god.' gathered

'The glory is departed from Israel'; because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father-in-law and her husband. 22And she said: 'The glory is departed from Israel; for the ' ark of God is taken Now the Philistines had taken the ar.k of God, and they brought it from Eben-ezer unto Ashdod. 2And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it into the house of

when they

7

of Ashdod saw that it said: 'The ark of the

|

There is no glory.

FIRST SAMUEL And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods; and the cry of the city went up to heaven. And the ark of the LORD was in the country of the Philistines seven months. 2And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying: 'What shall we do with the ark of the LORD? declare unto us wherewith we shall send it to its 3 And they said: lf ye send place/ away the ark of the God of Israel, send it not empty; but in any wise return Him a guilt-offering; then ye 12

u

f

^

shall

be healed,

and

it

shall

be

known to you why His hand is not removed from you/ 4Then said they: '

What shall be the guilt-offering which shall return to Him?' And they

we

6.18

own border to Beth-shemesh, then He hath done us this great evil- but if not, then we shall know that it is not His hand that smote us; it was a chance that happened to us/ 10 And the men did so; and took two milch kine, and tied them to the cart, and shut up their calves at home. "And they put the ark of the LORD upon the cart, and the coffer with the mice of gold and the images of their emerods. ^And the kine took the straight way by the way to Bethshemesh; they went along the highway, lowing as they went, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left; and the lords of the Philistines went after them unto the border of Beth-shemesh. "And they of Beth-shemesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the valley; and they

'Five golden emerods, and five golden mice, according to the number of the lords of the Philistines; for lifted up their eyes, and saw the ark, one plague was on you all, and on and rejoiced to see it. "And the cart your lords, therefore ye shall make came into the field of Joshua the Bethimages of your emerods, and images shemite, and stood there, where there of your mice that mar the land; and was a great stone; and they cleaved ye shall give glory unto the God of the wood of the cart, and offered up Israel; peradventure He will lighten the kine for a burnt-offering unto the His hand from off you, and from off LORD. 15And the Levites took down your gods, and from off your land. the ark of the LORD, and the coffer 6 Wherefore then do ye harden your that was with it, wherein the jewels hearts, as the Egyptians and Pharaoh of gold were, and put them on the hardened their hearts? when He had great stone; and the men of Bethwrought among them, did they not shemesh offered burnt-offerings and let the people go, and they de- sacrificed sacrifices the same day unto 7 Now therefore take and the LORD. 16And when the five lords parted? prepare you a new cart, and two of the Philistines had seen it, they milch kine, on which there hath come returned to Ekron the same day. 17 And these are the golden emerods no yoke, and tie the kine to the cart, and bring their calves home from which the Philistines returned for a 8 And take the ark of the guilt-offering unto the LORD: for them. and lay it upon the cart; and Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for AshLORD, put the jewels of gold, which ye re- kelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron turn Him for a guilt-offering, in a one; 18 and the golden mice, according coffer by the side thereof; and send to the number of all the cities of 9 And see, the Philistines belonging to the five it away, that it may go. of its lords, both of fortified cities and of if it goeth up by the way sard:

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country villages, even unto Abel by and fasted on that day, and said the great stone, whereon they set down there: 'We have sinned against the the ark of the LORD, which stone re- LORD/ And Samuel judged the chilmaineth unto this day in the field of dren of Israel in Mizpah. 7 Joshua the Beth-shemite. 18And He And when tne Philistines heard smote of the men of Beth-shemesh, that the children of Israel were because they had gazed upon the ark gathered together to Mizpah, the of the LORD, even He smote of the lords of the Philistines went up against And when the children of people seventy men, and fifty thou- Israel. sand men; and the people amourned, Israel heard it, they were afraid of 8 because the LORD had smitten the the Philistines. And the children 20 And of Israel said to Samuel: 'Cease not people with a great slaughter. the men of Beth-shemesh said: 'Who to cry unto the LORD our God for is able to stand before the LORD, this us, that He save us out of the hand 9 And Samuel holy God? and to whom shall it go up of the Philistines.' from us?' ^And they sent messengers took a sucking lamb, and offered it to the inhabitants of Eariath-jearim, for a whole burnt-offering unto the saying: 'The Philistines have brought LORD; and Samuel cried unto the back the ark of the LORD; come ye LORD for Israel; and the LORD answered him. 10And as Samuel was down, and fetch it up to you.' And the men of Kiriath-jeanm offering up the burnt-offering, the 1 came, and fetched up the ark of Philistines drew near to battle against the LORD, and brought it into the Israel; but the LORD thundered with house of Abinadab in the hill, and a great thunder on that day upon the sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the Philistines, and discomfited them; and ark of the LORD. they were smitten down before Israel. 2 And it came to pass, from the nAnd the men of Israel went out of day that the ark abode in Kiriath- Mizpah, and pursued the Philistines, jearim, that the time was long; for it and smote them, until they came unwas twenty years; and all the house der Beth-car. 12Then Samuel took a 'of Israel yearned after the LORD. stone, and set it between Mizpah and 3 And Samuel spoke unto all the house Shen, and called the name of it bEbenHitherto hath the LORD of Israel, saying: 'If ye do return ezer saying unto the LORD with all your heart, helped us.' 13 So the Philistines were then put away the foreign gods and subdued, and they came no more withthe Ashtaroth from among you, and in the border of Israel; and the hand direct your hearts unto the LORD, of the LORD was against the Philistines and serve Him only; and He will all the days of Samuel. 14And the cities deliver you out of the hand of the which the Philistines had taken from ^hen the children of Israel were restored to Israel, from Philistines.' Israel did put away the Baalim and the Ekron even unto Gath; and the border Ashtaroth, and served the LORD only. thereof did Israel^ deliver out of the 5 And Samuel said: 'Gather all Israel hand of the Philistines. And there to Mizpah, and I will pray for you was peace between Israel and the 15 unto the LORD.' 6And they gathered Amorites. And Samuel judged 16 And together to Mizpah, and drew water, Israel all the days of his life. and poured it out before the LORD, he went from year to year in circuit * From the Hebrew root abeL b That is, The stone of help. 332

n

'

:

,

FIRST SAMUEL

9.2

to Beth-el, and Gilgal, and Mizpah; his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and he judged Israel in all those places. and they shall run before his chariots. 17 And his return was to Ramah, for 12And he will appoint them unto him there was his house; and there he for captains of thousands, and capjudged Israel; and he built there an tains of fifties; and to plow his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make altar unto the LORD. Q And it came to pass, when Samuel his instruments of war, and the in** was old, that he made his sons struments of his chariots. wAnd he

judges over Israel.

2

Now the name of

his first-born was Joel; and the name of his second, Abijah; they were 3 And his sons judges in Beer-sheba. walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and

perverted justice. ^Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah. 5And they said unto him: 'Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways; now make us a king to judge 6 But the us like all the nations/ when they Samuel, thing displeased said: 'Give us a king to judge us.' And Samuel prayed unto the LORD. 7 And the LORD said unto Samuel: 'Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee; for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected Me, that I should not be king over them. 8According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, in that they have forsaken Me, and served other gods, so do they also unto thee/. 9 Now therefore hearken unto their

howbeit thou shalt earnestly forewarn them, and shalt declare unto them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.' 10 And Samuel told all the words of the LORD unto the people that asked of him a king. uAnd he said: 'This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: he will take your sons, and appoint them unto him, for voice;

take your daughters to be perfumers, and to be cooks, and to be bakers. 14And he will take your fields, will

and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and 15 And give them to his servants, he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants. 16 And he will take your men-servants, and your maid-servants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work. 17He will take the tenth of your flocks; and ye 18 And ye shall shall be his servants. that in because of your out day cry king whom ye shall have chosen you; and the LORD will not answer you in 19 But the people refused that day. to hearken unto the voice of Samuel; and they said: 'Nay; but there shall be a king over us; 20 that we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before 21 And us, and fight our battles.' Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he spoke them in the ^And the LORD ears of the LORD. said to Samuel: 'Hearken unto their 7

and make them a king.' And Samuel said unto the men of Israel: 'Go ye every man unto his city/ Now there was a man of BenQ ^ jamin, whose name was Kish, the voice,

son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah, the son of a Benjamite, a mighty man of valour.

And he had a

2

name was

333

Saul,

son, whose young and goodly,

FIRST SAMUEL

9.2

and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people. 3 Now the asses of Kish Saul's father were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son: 'Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek 7 4 And he passed through the asses. the hill-country of Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shafishah, but they found them not; then they passed through the land of Shaalim, and there they were not; and he passed through the land of the Ben-

but they found them not. they were come to the land of

jamites,

When

5

Zuph, Saul said to his servant that was with him: 'Come and let us

my father leave

caring for the asses, and become anxious con6 And he said unto him: cerning us/ 'Behold now, there is in this city a man of God, and he is a man that is held in honour; all that he saith cometh surely to pass; now let us go return; lest

he can tell us concerning our journey whereon we 7 Then said Saul to his servant: go. thither; peradventure 7

the ascent to the

city,

they found

young maidens going out to draw water, and said unto them: 'Is the 12 here?' And they answered and said: 'He is; behold, he is them, before thee; make haste now, for he is come to-day into the city; for the people have a sacrifice to-day in the 13 As soon as ye are come high place". into the city, ye shall straightway find him, before he go up to the high place to eat; for the people will not eat until he come, because he doth bless the sacrifice; and afterwards they eat that are bidden. therefore get you up; for at this time ye shall 14 find him/ And they went up to the city; and as they came within the

seer

Now

city, behold, Samuel came out toward them, to go up to the high place. 15 Now the LORD had revealed unto Samuel a day before Saul came, say16< To-morrow about this time I ing: will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be prince over My people Israel, and he shall save people out of the hand of the Philistines; for I have looked upon My people, because their cry is come unto Me/ 17 And when Samuel saw Saul, the LORD spoke unto him: 'Behold the man of whom I said unto thee: This same shall have authority over My 18 Then Saul drew near to people/ Samuel in the gate, and said: 'Tell me, I ^pray thee, where the seer's 19 And Samuel answered bouse is/ Saul, and said: 'I am the seer; go up before me unto the high place, for ye shall eat with me to-day; and in the

My

'But, behold, if we go, what shall we bring the man? for the bread is spent in our vessels, and there is not a present to bring to the man of God; ; what have we? 8And the^ servant answered Saul again, and said: 'Behold, I have in my hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver, that will I give to the man of God, to tell us 7 ^eforetime in Israel, our way. when a man went to inquire of God, thus he said: 'Come and let us go to the seer'; for he that is now called a morning I will let thee go, and will prophet was beforetime called a tell thee all that is in thy heart. 10 Then said Saul to his serv- 20And as for thine asses that were seer. ant: 'Well said; come, let us go lost three days ago, set not thy So they went unto the city where the mind on them; for they are found. ll man of God was. As they went up And on whom is all the desire of '

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Is it not on thee, and on day, then thou shalt find two men by 21 And Saul the tomb of Rachel, in the border of thy father's house?' answered and said: 'Am not I a Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will Benjamite, of the smallest of the say unto thee: The asses which thou tribes of Israel? and my family the wentest to seek are found; and, lo, least of all the families of the tribe thy father hath left off caring for the of Benjamin? wherefore then speak- asses, and is anxious concerning you, est thou to me after this manner?' saying: What shall I do for my son? 22 And Samuel took Saul and his 3Then shalt thou go on forward from servant, and brought them into the thence, and thou shalt come to the chamber, and made them sit in the terebinth of Tabor, and there shall chiefest place among them that were meet thee there three men going up to bidden, who were about thirty per- God to Beth-el, one carrying three ^And Samuel said unto the kids, and another carrying three sons. cook: 'Bring the portion which I loaves of bread, and another carrying 4 And they will gave thee, of which I said unto thee: a bottle of wine. ^And the cook salute thee, and give thee two cakes Set it by thee/ took up the thigh, and that which was of bread; which thou shalt receive of upon it, and set it before Saul. And their hand. sAfter that thou shalt [Samuel] said: 'Behold that which come to the hill of God, where is the hath been reserved! set it before thee garrison of the Philistines; and it and eat; because unto the appointed shall come to pass, when thou art time hath it been kept for thee, for come thither to the city, that thou I said: I have invited the people.' shalt meet a band of prophets coming So Saul did eat with Samuel that down from the high pkce with a 25 And when they were come psaltery, and a timbrel, and a pipe, day. down from the high place into the and a harp, before them; and they 6 And the spirit city, he spoke with Saul upon the will be prophesying. 26 And they arose early; of the LORD wiU come mightily housetop. and it came to pass about the break upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy of day, that Samuel called to Saul on with them, and shalt be turned into the housetop, saying: 'Up, that I another man. 7And let it be, when may send thee away.' And Saul these signs are come unto thee, arose, and they went out both of that thou dp as thy hand shall find; 27 As for God is with thee. 8And thou shalt them, he and Samuel, abroad. they were going down at the end of the go down before me to Gilgal; and, city, Samuel said to Saul: 'Bid the behold, I will come down unto thee, servant pass on before us and he to offer burnt-offerings, and to sacribut stand thou still at fice sacrifices of peace-offerings; seven passed onthis time, that I may cause thee to days shalt thou tarry, till I come unto hear the word of God.' thee, and teH thee what thou shalt Then Samuel took the vial of do.' J *9 And it was so, that when he had and poured it upon his oil, head, and kissed him, and said: 'Is turned his back to go from Samuel, it not that the LORD hath anointed God gave h"-n another heart; and thee to be prince over His inheritance? all those signs came to pass thai day. 2 When thou art departed from me to- 10And when they came thither to

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hill, behold, a band of prophets met him; and the spirit of God came mightily upon him, and he prophesied among them. uAnd it came to pass, when all that knew him beforetime saw that, behold, he prophesied with

jamin near by their families, and the family of the M^trites was taken; and Saul the son of Kish was taken; but when they sought him, he could not be found. ^Therefore they asked of the LORD further: 'Is there yet a man come hither?' And the LORD answered: 'Behold, he hath hid himself among the baggage.' ^And they ran and fetched him thence; and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.

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the prophets, then the people said one to another: 'What is this that is come unto the son of Kish? Is Sau] also among the prophets? ^And one of the same place answered and said: 'And who is their father?' Therefore it became a proverb: 'Is Saul also among the prophets?' 13And when he had made an end of prophesying, he came to the high place. 14 And Saul's uncle said unto him and to his servant: 'Whither went ye?' And he said: 'To seek the asses; and when we saw that they were not 15 And found, we came to Samuel.' Saul's uncle said: 'Tell me, I pray thee, what Samuel said unto you. 16 And Saul said unto his uncle: 'He told us plainly that the asses were found.' But concerning the matter of the kingdom, whereof Samuel spoke, 5

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people away, every man to his house. And Saul also went to his house to Gibeah; and there went with him the men of valour, whose hearts God had touched. 27 But certain base fellows ,he told him not. 17 And Samuel called the people said: 'How shall this man save us?' together unto the LORD to Mizpah. And they despised him, and brought 18 And*he said unto the children of him no present. But he was as one that 'Thus saith the LORD, the held his peace. Israel: 1 Then Nahash the Ammonite God of Israel: I brought up Israel * came up, and encamped against out of Egypt, and I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and Jabesh-gilead; and all the men of out of the hand of all the kingdoms Jabesh said unto Nahash: 'Make a that oppressed you. 19 But ye have covenant with us, and we will serve 2 And Nahash the Ammonite this day rejected your God, who Him- thee.' self saveth you out of ah your calam- said unto them: *On this condition ities and your distresses; and ye have will I make it with you, that all your said unto Him: Nay, but set a king right eyes be put out; and I will lay over us. Now therefore present your- it for a reproach upon all Israel.' 3 selves before the LORD by your tribes, And the elders of Jabesh said unto and by your thousands/ 20 So Samuel nm: 'Give us seven days' respite, brought all the tribes of Israel near, that we may send messengers unto and the tribe of Benjamin was taken. all the borders of Israel; and then, aAnd he brought the tribe of Ben- if there be none to deliver us, we 26

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the messengers to spoke these words in the ears of the people; and all the people lifted up their voice, and wept. 5And, behold, Saul came following the oxen out of the field; and Saul said: 'What aileth the people that they weep? And they told him the words of the men of 7

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man be put to death this day; for to-day the LORD hath wrought deliver7 ance in Israel. 14 Then said Samuel to the people: 'Come and let us go to Gilgal, and 7 renew the kingdom there. 15And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before the LORD in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace-offerings before the LORD; and there Saul and all the men

6 And the spirit of God came mightily upon Saul when he heard those words, and his anger was kindled greatly. 7And he took a yoke of oxen, and cut them in pieces, and of Israel rejoiced greatly. sent them throughout all the borders 1 And Samuel said unto all Israel: of Israel by the hand of messengers, 'Behold, I have hearkened unto saying: 'Whosoever cometh not forth your voice in all that ye said unto me, after Saul and after Samuel, so shall and have made a king over you. 7 it be done unto his oxen. And the 2And now, behold, the king walketh the LORD fell on the people, before you; and I am old and graydread of and they came out as one man. headed; and, behold, my sons are 8 And he numbered them in Bezek; with you; and I have walked before and the children of Israel were three you from my youth unto this day. hundred thousand, and the men of 3Here I am; witness against me beJudah thirty thousand. 9And they fore the LORD, and before His anointed said unto the messengers that came: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass 'Thus shall ye say unto the men of have I taken? or whom have I deJabesh-gilead: To-morrow, by the frauded? or whom have I oppressed? time the sun is hot, ye shall have or of whose hand have I taken a 7 And the messengers ransom to blind mine eyes therewith? deliverance. came and told the men of Jabesh; and and I will restore it you. 4And they 10 And the men of said: 'Thou hast not defrauded us, they were glad. Jabesh said: 'To-morrow we will nor oppressed us, neither hast thou come out unto you, and ye shall do taken aught of any man's hand/ with us all that seemeth good unto 6And he said unto them: 'The LORD 7 is witness against you, and His you. uAnd it was so on the morrow, that anointed is witness this day, that ye 7 Saul put the people in three com- have not found aught in my hand. witness. 'He midst said: And they is panies; and they came into the 6 And Samuel said unto the people: of the camp in the morning watch, and smote the Ammonites until the It is the LORD that made Moses and heat of the day; and it came to pass, Aaron, and that brought your fathers that they that remained were scat- up out of the land of Egypt. TSTow tered, so that two of them were not therefore stand still, that I may plead ^And the people said with you before the LORD concerning left together. unto Samuel: 'Who is he that said: all the righteous, acts of the LORD, Shaft Saul reign over us? bring the which He did to you and to your

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8 When Jacob was come into then your fathers cried unto the LORD, and the LORD sent Moses and Aaron, who brought forth your fathers out of Egypt, and they were

fathers.

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and said: We have sinned, because we have forsaken the LORD, and have served the Baalim and the Ashtaroth; but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve Thee. 11 And the LORD sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side, and ye dwelt in safety. ^And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me: Nay, but a king shall

when the LORD your

reign over us;

God was your

king.

behold the king

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therefore

whom ye have chosen,

and ye shall know and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of the LORD, in 18 So Samuel called asking you a king.' unto the LORD; and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day; and all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel. "Aid all the people said unto Samuel: 'Pray for thy servants unto the LORD thy God, that we die not; for we have added unto all our 20 fting this evil, to ask us a king.' And Samuel said unto the people: 'Fear not; ye have indeed done all this evil; yet turn not aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all 21 your heart; and turn ye not aside; for then should ye go after vain things which cannot profit nor deliver, for they are vain. ^For the LORD will not forsake His people for His great name's sake; because it hath pleased the LORD to make you a people unto Himself. ^Moreover as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you; but I will instruct you in the good and the right way. ^Only fear the LORD, and serve Him in truth with all your

and whom ye have asked for; and, heart; for consider how great things 25 But if ye behold, the LORD hath set a king over He hath done for you. 14 and fear the will shall still do wickedly, ye shall be If LORD, ye you. serve Him, and hearken unto His swept away, both ye and your king.' Saul was years old when voice, and not rebel against the comof the LORD, and both ye also the king that reigneth over you, be followers of the LORD your God ; 15but if ye will not hearken unto the voice of the LORD, but rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall the hand of the LORD be against as you, and against your fathers. therefore stand still and see this great thing, which the LORD will do before 17 Is it not wheat harvest your eyes. to-day? 'I will call unto the LORD,

mandment and

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benjamin; and the rest of the people 8 tie sent every man to his tent. Ajid Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul send {minder and rain; blew the horn throughout all the The number

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I forced myself therefore, and offered BAnd Samuel the burnt-offering/ said to Saul: "Thou hast done foolishly; thou hast not kept the commandment of the LORD thy God,

which He commanded thee; for now would the LORD have established thy kingdom upon Israel foi ever. 14But now thy kingdom shall not continue; the LORD hath sought him a man after His own heart, and the LORD hath appointed him to be prince over His people, because thou hast not kept that which the LORD commanded thee/

^And Samuel arose, and got Him up from Gilgal unto Gibeath-benjamin. And Saul numbered the people that were present with him, about six hundred men. 16And Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people that were present with them, abode in "Gibeath-

in thickets, and in rocks, and in and in pits. 7 some of the Hebrews had gone over the Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead; but as for Saul, he was yet in Gilgal, and all benjamin; but the Philistines en17 And the spoilthe people followed him trembling. camped in Michmas. 8And he tarried seven days, ac- ers came out of the camp of the cording to the set time that Samuel Philistines in three companies, one

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had appointed; but Samuel came not company turned unto the way that to Gilgal; and the people were scat- leadeth to Ophrah, unto the land of 9 And Saul said: Shual; 18 and another company turned tered from hm). 'Bring hither to me the burnt-offering the way to Beth-horon; and another and the peace-offerings.' And he company turned the way of the border 10 And it that lopketh down upon the valley offered the burnt-offering. came to pass that, as soon as he had of Zeboim toward the wilderness. 19 Now there was no smith found made an end of offering the burntoffering, behold, -Samuel came; and throughout all the land of Israel; for Saul went out to meet him, that he the Philistines said: 'Lest the Hebrews ^And Samuel make them swords or spears'; 20but might salute him. said: 'What hast thou done?' And all the Israelites went down to the Saul said: 'Because I saw that the Philistines, to sharpen every man his people were scattered from me, and plowshare, and his coulter, and his And the price that thou earnest not within the axe, and his mattock. b days appointed, and that the Philis- of the filing was a pirn for the mattines assembled themselves together tocks, and for the coulters, and for the against Michmas; ^therefore said I: forks with three teeth, and for the Now will the Philistines come down axes; and to set the goads. ^So it upon me to Gilgal, and I have not came to pass in the day of battle, that entreated the favour of the LORD; there was neither sword nor spear ffl

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found in the hand of any of the people still in our place, and will not go up that were with Saul and Jonathan; unto them. 10 But if they say thus: but with Saul and with Jonathan his Come up unto us; then we will go son was there found. ^And the gar- up; for the LORD hath delivered them rison of the Philistines went out unto into our hand; and this shall be the uAnd both of them the pass of Michmas. sign unto us.' it fell upon a day, that disclosed themselves unto the garNow A -J 1- 1Jonathan the son of Saul said rison of the Philistines; and the Philisunto the young man that bore his tines said: 'Behold Hebrews coming armour: 'Come and let us go over forth out of the holes where they hid to the Philistines' garrison, that is on themselves' 12And the men of the yonder side/ But he told not his garrison spoke to Jonathan and his father. 2And Saul tarried in the ut- armour-bearer, and said Come up to termost part of Gibeah under the us, and we will show you a thing.' pomegranate-tree which is in Migron; And Jonathan said unto his armourand the people that were with him bearer: 'Come up after me; for the were about six hundred men, 3 and LORD hath delivered them into the hand 13 And Jonathan climbed Ahijah, the son of Ahitub, Ichabod's of Israel.' the the son of son his hands and upon his Phinehas, up upon [brother, .of Eli, the priest of the LOED in Shiloh, feet, and his armour-bearer after him; wearing an ephod. And the people and they fell before Jonathan; and knew not that Jonathan was gone. his armour-bearer slew them after him. 4 And between the passes, by which 14And that first slaughter, which JonJonathan sought to go over unto the athan and his armour-bearer made, was Philistines' garrison, there was a rocky about twenty men, within as it were crag on the one side, and a rocky crag half a furrow's length in an acre of oa the other side; and the name of the land. 16And there was a trembling one was Bozez, and the name of the in the camp in the field, and among ,6ther Seneh. ^The one crag rose up all the people; the garrison, and the on the north in front of Michmas, spoilers, they also trembled; and the and the other on the south in front earth quaked; so it grew into a terror from God. 16And the watchmen of of Geba. 6 And Jonathan said to the young Saul hi Gibeath-benjamm looked; and, man that bore his armour: 'Come behold, the multitude melted away, and let us go over unto the garrison and they went hither and thither. 17 Then said Saul unto the of these uncircumcised; it may be that people the LORD will work for us; for there that were with him: 'Number now, And is no restraint to the LORD to save and see who is gone from us.' 7 And his when they had numbered, behold, by many or by few.' Do all Jonathan and his armour-bearer were armour-bearer said unto him that is in thy heart; turn thee, behold not there. 18And Saul said unto AhiI am with thee according to thy heart.' jah: 'Bring hither the ark of God.' 8 Then said Jonathan: 'Behold, we For the ark of God was there at that wiU pass over unto the men, and we time with the children of Israel. 9 19 And it came to pass, while Saul will disclose ourselves unto them. If us: until unto the priest, that the tumult talked unto thus Tarry they say we come to you; then we will stand that was in the camp of the Philis-

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tines went on and increased; and Saul * said unto the priest: Withdraw thy

eyes are brightened, because I tasted a little of this honey. 30How much hand.' 20And Saul and all the people more, if haply the people had eaten that were with him were gathered freely to-day of the spoil of their together, and came to the battle; and, enemies which they found? had there behold, every man's sword was against not been then a much greater slaughhis fellow, and there was a very great ter among the Philistines?' 31And 21 Now the Hebrews they smote of the Philistines that day discomfiture. that were with the Philistines as be- from Michmas to Aijalon; and the ^And the foretime, and that went up with them people were very faint. into the camp round about; even people flew upon the spoil, and took they also turned to be with the sheep, and oxen, and calves, and slew Israelites that were with Saul and them on the ground; and the people Jonathan. 22 Likewise all the men of did eat them with the blood. ^Then Israel that had hid themselves in the they told Saul, saying: 'Behold, the hill-country of Ephraim, when they people sin against the LORD, in that heard that the Philistines fled, even they eat with the blood.' And he they also followed hard after them in said Ye have dealt treacherously roll the battle. ^So the LORD saved Israel a great stone unto me this day.' ^And that day; and the battle passed on Saul said : Disperse yourselves among the people, and say unto them: Bring as far as Beth-aven. ^And the men of Israel were dis- me hither every man his ox, and every tressed that day; but Saul adjured man his sheep, and slay them here, Cursed be the and eat; and sin not against the LORD the people, saying: man that eateth any food until it be in eating with the blood.' And all evening, and I be avenged on mine the people brought every man his ox enemies.' So none of the people tasted with him that night, and slew them food. 26And all the people came in- there. 35And Saul built an altar unto to the forest; and there was honey the LORD; the same was the first altar 26 And when the that he built unto the LORD. upon the ground. ^And Saul said: 'Let us go down people were come unto the forest, behold a flow of honey; but no man put after the Philistines by night, and spoil his hand to his mouth; for the people them until the morning light, and let feared the oath. 27 But Jonathan heard us not leave a man of them.' And not when his father charged the peo- they said: 'Do whatsoever seemeth ple with the oath; and he put forth good unto thee.' Then said the priest the end of the rod that was in his 'Let us draw near hither unto God.' 37 And Saul asked counsel 9f God: hand, and dipped it in the honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; 'Shall I go down after the Philistines? '

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Thou

them into the hand But He answered him not 38 And Saul said: 'Draw

deliver

of Israel?'

that day. nigh hither,

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But there was not a man were these: the name of the first-born the people that answered Merab, and the name of the younger him. 40 Then said he unto all Israel Michal; 60 and the name of Saul's wife 'Be ye on one side, and I and Jon- was Ahinoam the daughter of Ahimaaz athan my son will be on the other and the name of the captain of his side/ And the people said unto Saul: host was *Abner, the son of Ner, 'Do what seemeth good unto thee.' Saul's uncle. 61And Eash was the ^Therefore Saul said unto the LORD, father of Saul, and Ner the father of the God of Israel: Declare the right/ Abner was the son of Abiel. And Jonathan and Saul were taken there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul; by lot ; but the people escaped. Saul said: Cast lots between me and and when Saul saw any mighty man, Jonathan my son.' And Jonathan or any valiant man, he took him unto was taken. -"Then Saul said to Jon- him. athan: Tell me what thou hast done. And Samuel said unto Saul: And Jonathan told him, and said. 'The LORD sent me to anoint 'I did certainly taste a little honey thee to be king over His people, over with the end of the rod that was Israel; now therefore hearken thou in my hand; here ani I: I will die. unto the voice of the words of the **And Saul said God dp so and more LORD. 2Thus saith the LORD of hosts: also; thou shalt surely die, Jonathan.' I remember that which Amalek did ^And the people said unto Saul: 'Shall to Israel, how he set himself against Jonathan die, who hath wrought this him in the way, when he came up out 3 great salvation in Israel? Far from it; of Egypt. Now go and smite Amalek, as the LORD liveth, there shall not one and utterly destroy all that they have, hair of his head fall to the ground; and spare them not; but slay both for he hath wrought with God this man and woman, infant and suckday.' So the people rescued Jon- ling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.' 4 46 And Saul summoned the people, Then Saul athan, that he died not. went up from following the Philis- and numbered them in Telaim, two tines; and the Philistines went to their hundred thousand footmen, and ten own place. thousand men of Judah. 5And Saul 47 So Saul took the kingdom over came to the city of Amalek, and lay 6 And Saul said Israel, and fought against all his ene- in wait in the valley. mies on every side, against Moab, unto the Kenites: Go, depart, get and against the children of Ammon, you down from among the Amalekites, and against Edom, and against the lest I destroy you with them; for ye longs of Zobah, and against the Philis- showed kindness to all the children tines; and whithersoever he turned of Israel, when they came up out himself, he put them to the worse. of Egypt.' So the Kenites departed *8 And he did valiantly, and smote the From among the Amalekites. 7And Amalekites, and delivered Israel out Saul smote the Amalekites, from of the hands of them that spoiled Havilah as thou goest to Shur, that is 8 them. in front of Egypt. And he took Agag the sons of Saul were Jon- the king of the Amalekites alive, and athan,, and Ishvi, and Malchi-shua; utterly destroyed all the people with and the names of his two daughters the edge of the sword. 9But Saul and surely die.'

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LORD, but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst that which was evil in the 20 And Saul said sight of the LORD?' unto Samuel: 'Yea, I have hearkened to the voice of the LORD, and have gone the way which the LOED sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites. ^But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the devoted things, to unto the LORD thy God in,

sacrifice

My commandments.' And it grieved Gilgal/ ^And Samuel said: 'Hath the LORD as great delight Samuel; and he cried unto the LORD 12 And Samuel rose early all night. in burnt-offerings and sacrifices, to meet Saul in the morning; and it As in hearkening to the voice of was told Samuel, saying: 'Saul caine to Carmel, and, behold, he is setting

him up a monument, and is gone about, and passed on, and gone down "And Samuel came to to Gilgal/ ' BlessSaul and Saul said unto him ;

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ed be thou of the LORD; I have performed the commandment of the LOED/ 14And Samuel said: 'What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?' 15And Saul said: 'They have brought them from

the LORD? to obey

Behold,

is

better

than

sacrifice,

And to hearken than the fat of rams. ^For rebellion is as the

sin of witch-

craft,

And stubbornness is as idolatry and teraphim.

Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, He hath also rejected thee from being king/ ^And Saul said unto Samuel: 'I have sinned; for I have transgressed the commandthe Amalekites; for the people spared ment of the LORD, and thy words; the best of the sheep and of the oxen, because I feared the people, and to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God; hearkened to their voice. ^Now thereand the rest we have utterly de- fore, I pray thee, pardon my sin, and 16 Then Samuel said unto return with me, that I may worship stroyed/ Saul: 'Stay, and I will tell thee what the LORD/ ^And Samuel said unto the LOED hath said to me this night/ Saul: 'I will not return with thee; for thou hast rejected the word of the And he said unto Mm: 'Say on/ 17 And Samuel said: 'Though thou LORD, and the LORD hath rejected be little in thine own sight, art thou thee from being king over Israel/ not head of the tribes of Israel? And 27And as Samuel turned about to go the LOED anointed thee king over away, he laid hold upon the skirt of 18 and the LORD sent thee on a his robe, and it rent. 2SAnd Samuel Israel; journey, and said: Go and utterly said unto him: 'The LORD hath rent destroy the sinners the Amalekites, the kingdom of Israel from thee this and fight against them until they be day, and hath given it to a neighbour consumed. "Wherefore then didst of thine, that is better than thou, thou not hearken to the voice of the 29And also the Glory of Israel will '

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not lie nor repent; for He is not a man, 30 Then he that He should repent.' said: 'I have sinned; yet honour me now, I pray thee, before the elders of people, and before Israel, and return with me, that I may worship the LORD thy God.' 31 So Samuel returned after Saul; and Saul worshipped the LORD. ' ^Then said Samuel Bi ing ye hither "to me Agag the king of the Arnaltk-

my

And Agag came unto him in chains. And Agag said: 'Surely the ^And bitterness of death is at hand/ Samuel said: ites.'

As thy sword hath made women

called Abinadab,

childless,

So

shall

thy mother be

'Comest thou peaceably?' 6And he said : 'Peaceably; I am come to sacrifice unto the LORD; sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice.' And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice. 6And it came to pass, when they were come, that he beheld Eliab, and said: 'Surely the LORD'S anointed is before Him/ 7 But the LORD said unto Samuel: 'Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him; for it is not as man seeth: for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD 8 Then Jesse looketh on the heart.'

childless

before Samuel.

and made him pass

And he said:

'Neither

hath the LORD chosen this.' 9 Then among women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said: 'Neither hath the LORD before the LORD in Gilgal. ^Then Samuel went to Ramah; chosen this.' 10And Jesse made seven and Saul went up to his house to of his sons to pass before Samuel. Gibeath-shaul. 35And Samuel never beheld Saul again until the day of his death; for Samuel mourned for Saul; and the LORD repented that He had made Saul king over Israel. And the LORD said unto Samuel* -j

^ How long wilt

f*

"

thou mourn for have rejected him from being king over Israel? fill thy horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth-lehemite; for I have provided Me a king among his sons.' 2 And Samuel said: 'How can I go? And if Saul hear it, he wilt kill me.' the LORD said: 'Take a heifer with thee, and say: I am come to sacri3 And call Jesse fice to the LORD. *-

Saul, seeing I

to the sacrifice, and I will tell thee what thou shalt do; and thou shalt him whom I name unto anoint unto 4 And Samuel did that which thee.' the LORD spoke, and came to Bethlehem. And the elders of the city came to meet him trembling, and said*

Me

And Samuel

'The

said unto Jesse:

LORD hath not chosen

And

11

these.'

Samuel said unto Jesse: 'Are here There all thy children?' And he said remameth yet the youngest, and, beAnd hold, he keepeth the sheep.' Samuel said unto Jesse: 'Send and fetch him; for we will not sit down till he come hither.' ^And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of beautiful eyes, and goodly to look upon. And the LORD said: 'Arise, anoint him; for 13 Then Samuel took the this is he.' horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren; and the spirit '

:

m

of the LORD came mightily upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah. 14 Now the spirit of the LORD had departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD terrified him.- 15And Saul's servants said unto him: 'Behold now, an evil spirit from God

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command thy

16 Let our lord now servants, that are be-

fore thee, to seek out a man who is a skilful player on the harp; and it shall be, when the evil spirit from God cometh upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well/ 17 Saul said unto his servants:

And^

'Provide

me now a man that can play

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mountain on the other side; and there was a valley between them. 4And there went out a champion from the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span. 5And he had a helmet of brass upon his head, and he was clad with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass. 6And he had greaves of brass upon Ms legs, and a javelin of brass

and bring him to me.' "Then answered one of the young men, and of between his shoulders. 7And the shaft said: 'Behold, I have seen a json Jesse the Beth-lehemite, that is skil- of his spear was like a weaver's beam; ful in playing, and a mighty man of and his spear's head weighed six hunvalour, and a man of war, and prudent dred shekels of iron; and his shield8 in affairs, and a comely person, and bearer went before him. And he the LORD is with him/ "Wherefore stood and cried unto the armies of Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and Israel, and said unto them: 'Why do said: 'Send me David thy son, who ye come out to set your battle in ar20 And Jesse took ray? am not I a Philistine, and ye is with the sheep.' an ass laden with bread, and a bottle servants to Saul? choose you a man of wine, and a kid, and sent them by for you, and let him come down to David his son unto Saul. ^And David me. 9If he be able to fight with me, came to Saul, and stood before him; and kill me, then wiU we be your servand he loved him greatly; and he be- ants; but if I prevail against him, and came his armour-bearer. MAnd Saul kill him, then shall ye be our servants, 10 And the Philistine sent to Jesse, saying: 'Let David, I and serve us.' 'I stand for he said: do before hath taunt the armies of Israel me; pray thee, found favour in my sight.' ^And it this day; give me a man, that we may came to pass, when the [evil] 'spirit fight together.' uAnd when Saul and from God was upon Saul, that David all Israel heard those words of the took the harp, and played with his Philistine, they were dismayed, and hand; so Saul found relief, and it was greatly afraid. nNow David was the son of that well with him, and the evil spirit dewell,

^

parted from him. HT Now the Philistines gathered to~| x ' gether their armies to battle, and they were gathered together at which belongeth to Judah, and Spcoh, pitched between Socoh and Azekah, 2 And Saul and in Ephes-dammim. the men of Israel were gathered together, and pitched in the vale of Elah, and set the battle in array 8 And the against the Philistines. Philistines stood on the mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on the

Ephrathite of Beth-lehem in Judah,

whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons; and the man was an old man in the days of Saul, stricken in KAnd the three years among men. eldest sons of Jesse had gone after Saul to the battle; and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab the first-born, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah. 14And David yras the youngest; and the three eldest followed 15 Now David went to and fro Saul.

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from Saul to feed his at Beth-lehem.

And

*6

father's sheep the Philistine

drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days. 17

And

Jesse said unto David his 'Take now for thy brethren an ephah of this parched corn, and these

son:

ten loaves, and carry them quickly to the camp to thy brethren. 18And bring these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and toothy brethren shalt thou bring greetings, and take their pledge; 19now Saul,

and they, and

all

the

men

of Israel,

are in the vale of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.' 20And David rose up early in the morning, and left the

from

Israel? for

who

is

this uncir-

cumcised Philistine, that he should have taunted the armies of the living God?' 27And the people answered him after this manner, saying: 'So shall it be done to the man that killeth him.' 28And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spoke unto the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said: '"Why art thou come down? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy presumptuousness, and the naughtiness of thy heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.' 29And David said: 'What have I now done? Was it not but a word?' 80And he turned away from him toward another, and spoke after the same manner; and the people answered him after the former manner. 31 And when the words were heard which David spoke, they rehearsed them before Saul; and he was taken

sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to the barricade, as the host which Was going forth to the 21 And fight shouted for the battle. Israel and the Philistines put the battle in array, army against army. MAnd David left his baggage in the hand of the keeper of the baggage, to Kirn. 32And David said to Saul: and ran to the army, and came and 'Let no man's heart fail within him; ^And as he thy servant will go and fight with this greeted his brethren. talked with them, behold, there came Philistine.' ^And Saul said to David: up the champion, the Philistine of "Thou art not able to go against Gath, Goliath by name, out of the this Philistine to fight with him; for ranks of the Philistines, and spoke thou art but a youth, and he a man according to the same words; and of war from his youth.' ^And David David heard them. MAnd all the men said unto Saul: 'Thy servant kept of Israel, when they saw the man, fled his father's sheep; and when there from him, and were sore afraid. ^And came a lion, or a bear, and took a the men of Israel said: 'Have ye seen lamb out of the flock, 35I went out this man that is come up? surely to after him, and smote him, and detaunt Israel is he come up; and it shall livered it out of his mouth; and when be, that the man who killeth him, the he arose against me, I caught him by king will enrich him with great riches, his beard, and smote him, and slew and will give him his daughter, and him. 36Thy servant smote both the make his father's house free in Israel.' lion and the bear; and this uncircum^And David spoke to the men that cised Philistine shall be as one of them, stood by Mm, saying: 'What shall seeing he hath taunted the armies of be done to the man that killeth this the living God.' 37And David said: Philistine, and taketh away the taunt 'The LOBD that delivered me out of 346

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paw

of the lion,

He

and out

of the

me

of the bear, will deliver of the hand of this Philistine.' And

paw

earth

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may47 know

in Israel;

that there

and that

is

a God

all this

assembly saveth not

may know that the LORD with sword and spear; for the battle is the LORD'S, and He will give you into our hand.' 48And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came and drew nigh to meet David, that 39 And David girded his sword upon David hastened, and ran toward the 49 his apparel, and he essayed to go [, but army to meet the Philistine. And could not] ; for he had not tried it. And David put his hand in his bag, and David said unto Saul: 'I cannot go took thence a stone, and slung it, with these; for I have not tried them.' and smote the Philistine in his foreAnd David put them off him. 40And head; and the stone sank into his he took his staff in his hand, and forehead, and he fell upon Ms face to chose him five smooth stones out of the earth. 50 So David prevailed over the brook, and put them in the shep- the Philistine with a sling and with herd's bag which he had, even in his a stone, and smote the Philistine, scrip; and his sling was in his hand, and slew him; but there was no sword and he drew near to the Philistine. in the hand of David. HAnd David 41 And the Philistine came nearer and ran, and stood over the Philistine, nearer unto David; and the man that and took his sword, and drew it put bore the shield went before him. ^And of the sheath thereof, and slew him, when the Philistine looked about, and and cut off his head therewith. And saw David, he disdained him; for he when the Philistines saw that their was but a youth, and ruddy, and mighty man was dead, they fled, withal of a fair countenance. ^And 52A:nd the men of Israel and of Judah the Philistine said unto David: 'Am arose, and shouted, and pursued the I a dog, that thou comest to me with Philistines, until thou comest to Gai, staves?' And the Philistine cursed and to the gates of Ekron, And the David by his god. **And the Philis- wounded of the Philistines fell down tine said to David: Come to me, and by the way to Shaaraim, even unto I will give thy flesh unto the fowls Gath, and unto Ekron. ^And the of the air, and to the beasts of the children of Israel returned from chasfield/ ^Then said David to the Phi- ing after the Philistines, and they listine: 'Thou comest to me with a spoiled then: camp. wAnd David took sword, and with a spear, and with a the head of the Philistine, and brought javelin; but I come to thee in the name it to Jerusalem; but he put his armour of the LOED of hosts, the God of the hi his tent. armies of Israel, whom thou hast ^And when Saul saw David go ""This day will the LORD forth against the Philistine, he said taunted. deliver thee into my hand; and I will unto Abner, the captain of the host: smite thee, and take thy head from Abner, whose son is this youth? And off thee; and I will give the carcasses Abner said: 'As thy soul hveth, O MAnd the king of the host of the Philistines this day king, I cannot tell.' unto the fowls of the air, and to the said* 'Inquire thou whose son the wild beasts of the earth; that all the stripling is.' "And as David returned out Saul said unto David: 'Go, and the LORD shall be with thee.' 38And Saul clad David with his apparel, and he put a helmet of brass upon his head, and he clad him with a coat of mail.

'

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10 from the slaughter of the Philistine, And it came to pass on the morAbner took Mm, and brought him row, that an evil spirit from God came before Saul with the head of the mightily upon Saul, and he raved in Philistine in hid hand. 68And Saul the midst of the house; and David said to him: 'Whose son with his hand, as he did day art^thou, played thou young man?' And David an- by day; and Saul had his spear in his

swered: 'I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Beth-lehemite.' 1 And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of ^David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. 2 And Saul took him that day, and

Q xo

"And

Saul cast the spear; for smite David even to the wall/ And David stepped aside out of his presence twice. ^And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and was departed from Saul 13Therefore Saul removed

hand.

he said:

'I will

hirn from him, and made him his caphim go no more home to tain over a thousand; and he went out 3 his father's house. Then Jonathan and came in before the people. 14And made a covenant with David, because David had great success in all his he loved him as his own soul. 4And ways; and the LORD was with him. Jonathan stripped himself of the robe 15Aiid when Saul saw that he had that was upon him, and gave it to great success, he stood in awe of him.

would

let

David, and his apparel, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his And David went out; whithgirdle. ersoever Saul sent him, he had good success; and Saul^ set him over the men of war; and it was good in the sight of all the people, and also in the fi

sight of Saul's servants. 6 And it came to pass as they came, when David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king

Saul, with timbrels, with joy, and with three-stringed instruments. 7And the women sang one to another in ^

their play,

and

said:

Saul hath slain his thousands, And David his ten thousands. 8 And Saul was very wroth, and this saying displeased him; and he said: 'They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands; and all he lacketh is the kingdom!' 9And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.

16

But all Israel and Judahloved David; he went out and came in before

for

them*

"And

'

Behold Saul said to David: my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife' only be thou valiant for me, and fight the LORD'S battles.' Tor Saul said: 'Let not my hand be upon him., but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.' 18And David said unto Saul: 'Who am I, and what is my life, or my father's family in Israel, that I should be 19 But it son-in-law to the king?' came to pass at the time when Merab Saul's daughter should have been given to David, that she was given unto Adriel the Meholathite to wife. 20 And Michal Saul's daughter loved David; and they told Sa,ul, and the thing pleased him. ^And Saul said: 'I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him.' Wherefore Saul said to David: 'Thou shalt this day be my son-in-law through the one of the twain.'

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Saul commanded his servants Speak saying: 'Saul my father seeketh to with David secretly, and say: Be- slay thee; now therefore, I pray thee, hold, the king hath delight in thee, take heed to thyself in the morning, and all his servants love thee; now and abide in a secret place, and hid0 therefore be the king's son-in-law.' thyself. 3And I will go out and stand 23 And Saul's servants spoke those beside my father in the field where words in the ears of David. And thou art, and I will speak with my David said: 'Seemeth it to you a father of thee; and if I see aught, I light thing to be the king's son-in- will teU thee/ 4 And Jonathan spoke good of David law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?' ^And the servants unto Saul his father, and said unto of Saul told him, saying: 'On this him: 'Let not the king sin against 25 manner spoke David And Saul his servant, against David; because said: 'Thus shall ye say to David: he hath not sinned against thee, and The king desireth not any dowry, because his work hath been very good but a hundred foreskins of the Philis- towards thee; ^or he put his life in his tines, to be avenged of the king's en- hand, and smc/te the Philistine, and emies.' For Saul thought to make the LOED wrought a great victory for David fall by the hand of the Philis- all Israel; thou sawest it, and didst 26 And when his servants told rejoice; wherefore then wilt thou sin tines. David these words, it pleased David against innocent blood, to slay David well to be the king's son-in-law. And without a cause?' 6And Saul hearkthe days were not expired; 27 and ened unto the voice of Jonathan; David arose and went, he and his and Saul swore: 'As the LORD liveth, 7 And men, and slew of the Philistines two he shall not be put to death.' hundred men; and David brought Jonathan called David, and Jonathan all those things. And Jontheir foreskins, and they gave them in told full number to the king, that he might athan brought David to Saul, and he be the king's son-in-law. And Saul was in his presence, as beforetime. 8 And there was war again; and gave him Michal his daughter to wife. 28 And Saul saw and knew that the David went out, and fought with the LORD was with David; and Michal Philistines, and slew them with a 29 And great slaughter; and they fled before Saul's daughter loved him. 9 And an evil spirit from the Saul was yet the more afraid of David; him. and Saul was David's enemy con- LORD was upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his spear in his hand; and tinually. 30 Then the princes of the Philistines David was playing with his hand. went forth; and it came to pass, as 10And Saul sought to smite David often as they went forth, that David even to the wall with the spear; but prospered more than all the servants he slipped away out of Saul's presof Saul; so that his name was much ence, and he smote the spear into the set by. wall; and David fled, and escaped that uAnd Saul sent messengers 1 Saul spoke to Jonathan his night, x ^ And David's that unto all to his and house, to watch Mm, servants, son, they should slay David; but Jon- and to slay him in the morning; and athan Saul's son delighted much in Michal David's wife told him, saying: David. 2And Jonathan told David, 'If thou save not thy life to-night, :

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^ to-morrow thou shalt be slain.' Michal let David down through the window; and he went, and fled, and escaped. 13And Michal took the teraphim, and laid it in the bed, and put a quilt of goats' hair at the head thereof, and covered it with a cloth.

Of) And David

And when

prophesying, and Samuel standing as head over them, the spirit of God came upon the messengers of Saul, 21 and they also prophesied. And when it was told Saul, he sent other messengers, and they also prophesied.

Saul

from Naioth

Ramah, and came and said 'What have I before Jonathan. done? what is mine iniquity? and what

my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life?' 2And he said unto him: 'Far from it; thou shalt not die; behold, my father doeth nothing either great or small, but that he

is

;

19 And it was told Saul, saying: 'Behold, David is at Naioth 20 And Saul sent mesin Ramah.' sengers to take David; and when they saw the company of the prophets

fled

'Is

in

7

in Naioth.

off his clothes,

night. Wherefore they say: also among the prophets?'

14

18 Now David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and dwelt

he also

and he also prophesied before Samuel, and lay down naked all that day and all that

.

Saul sent messengers to take David, she said: 'He is sick. 16 And Saul sent the messengers to see David, saying: 'Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may slay him. 16 And when the messengers came in, behold, the teraphim was in the bed, with the quilt of goats' hair at the head thereof. 17 And Saul said unto Michal: 'Why hast .thou deceived me thus, and let mine 'enemy go, that he is escaped?' And Michal answered Saul: 'He said unto me: Let me go; why should I kill thee?'

And

24

Naioth in Ramah. stripped

^

discloseth

from me? swore

it

my

should

unto

father

not so.' moreover, and it is

and why

me, hide

this

thing

And David

3

said: 'Thy knoweth well that I have found favour in thine eyes; and he saith: Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved; but truly as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul hveth, there is but a step between me and 4 Then said Jonathan unto death.' David: 'What doth thy soul desire, that I should do it for thee?' 6And David said unto Jonathan. 'Behold, to-morrow is the new moon, when

father

I should sit with the king to eat; so let me go, that I may hide myself in the field unto the third day *I at even. thy father miss me at

then say:

Pavid earnestly asked that he might run to And Saul sent messengers again the Beth-lehem his city; for it is the yearly third time, and they also prophesied. sacrifice there for all the family.., 7 If ^Then went he also to Ramah, and be say thus: It is well; thy servcame to the great cistern that is in ant shall have peace; but if he\be Secu; and he asked and said: 'Where wroth, then know that evil is deare Samuel and David?' And one termined by him. therefore de^al said: 'Behold, they are at Naioth in dndly with thy servant; for thoi^ Ramah/ ^And he went thither to hast brought thy servant into a coveNaioth in Ramah; and the spirit of nant of the LORD with thee; but if God came upon him also, and he went there be in me iniquity, slay, me thyon, and prophesied, until he came to self; for why shouldest thou bring me all,

leave of

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And

12

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the side-ward, as though I shot at a mark, ^And, behold, I will send the lad: Go, find the arrows. If I say unto the lad: Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee; take them, and come; for there is peace to thee and

^But hurt, as the LORD liveth. I say thus unto the boy: Behold, the arrows are beyond thee; go thy way; for the LORD hath sent thee away. ^And as touching the matter Jonathan said unto David: which I and thou have spoken of, no

if

'The LORD, the God of Israel when behold, the LORD is between me and I have sounded my father about this thee for ever.' time to-morrow, or the third day, &o David hid himself in the field; behold, if there be good toward and when the new moon was come, the David, shall I not then send unto king sat hire down to the meal to thee, and disclose it unto thee? eat. ^And the king sat upon his seat, 13 The LORD do so to Jonathan, and as at other times, even upon the seat more also, should it please my father by the, wall; and Jonathan stood up, to do thee evil, if I disclose it not unto and Abner sat by Saul's side; but thee, and send thee away, that thou David's place was empty. ^Nevermayest go in peace; and the LORD theless Saul spoke not any thing be with thee, as He hath been with that day; for he thought: ^'Something my father. 14And thou shalt not hath befallen him, he27 is unclean; And it came only while yet I live show me the surely he is not clean.' kindness of the LORD, that I die not; to pass on the morrow after the new 15 but also thou shalt not cut off thy moon, which was the second day, that kindness from my house for ever; David's place was empty; and Saul no, not when the LORD hath cut off the said unto Jonathan his son: 'Whereenemies of David every one from the fore cometh not the son of Jesse to face of the earth.' ieSo Jonathan made the meal, neither yesterday, nor toa covenant with the house of David: day?' 28And Jonathan answered Saul: 'The LORD even require it at the hand 'David earnestly asked leave of me 29 and he said: of David's enemies.' 17And Jonathan to go to Beth-lehem; caused David to swear again, for the Let me go, I pray thee; for our love that he had to him; for he loved family hath a sacrifice in the city; and him as he loved his own soul. my brother, he hath commanded me; 18 An,d Jonathan said unto him: and now, if I have found favour in 'To-morrow is the new moon; and thine eyes, let me get away, I pray thou wilt be missed, because thy seat thee, and see my brethren. There19 And in the third fore he is not come unto the king's will be empty. shalt hide thyself well, table.' thou day 30Then Saul's and come to the place where thou anger was kindled didst hide thyself in the day of work, against Jonathan, and he said untdf and shalt remain by the stone Ezel. him: 'Thou son of perverse rebellion, 20 And I will shoot three arrows to do not I know that thou hast chosen 351

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the son of Jesse to thine own shame, and unto the shame of thy mother's nakedness? 31 For as long as the son oJ Jesse liveth upon the earth, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. Wherefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he deserveth to die. ^And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto him: 'Wherefore should he be put to death? what hath he done?' ^And Saul cast his spear at him to smite him; whereby Jonathan knew that it was determined of his father to put David to death. ^So Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and did eat no food the second day of the month; for he was grieved for David, and because his father had put him to shame. ^And it came to pass in the morning, that Jonathan went out into the field at the time appointed with David, and a little lad with him. 36And he said unto his lad: 'Run, find now the arrows which I shoot/ And as the lad ran, he shot an arrow beyond him. 37And when the lad was come to the place of the arrow which

Jonathan had

shot, Jonathan cried said: 'Is not the arrow beyond thee?' 38And Jonathan cried after the lad: 'Make speed, hasten, stay not.' And Jonathan's

after the lad,

and

forasmuch as we have sworn both of us in the name of the LORD, saying: The LORD shall be between me and thee, and between my seed and for ever/ xAnd he O"J thy seed, arose

and departed; and Jon-

athan went into the city

Then came David to Nob to Ahimthe priest; and Ahimelech came to meet David trembling, and 2

elech

'Why art thou alone, and no man with thee?' 3And David said unto Ahimelech the priest: 'The king hath commanded me a business, and hath said unto me: Let no man know any thing of the business whereabout I send thee, and what I have commanded thee; and the young men have I appointed to such and such a place. 4Now therefore what is under thy hand? five loaves said unto him:

^

of bread? give them in my hand, or whatsoever there is present.' 5And the priest answered David, and said: 'There is no common bread under my hand, but there is holy bread; if only the young men have kept themselves from women.' 6And David answered the priest, and said unto him: 'Of a truth women have been kept from us about these three days; when I came out, the vessels of the young men were holy, though it was but a

lad gathered up the arrows, and came common journey; how much more to his master. 39But the lad knew not then to-day, when there shall be any thing; only Jonathan and David holy bread in their vessels?' 7 So the knew the matter. 40And Jonathan priest gave him holy bread; for there gave his weapons unto his lad, and was no bread there but the showbread, said unto him: Go, carry them to the that was taken from before the ^And as soon as the lad was LORD, to put hot bread in the day city.' 8 Now a gone, David arose out of a place when it was taken away. toward the South, and fell on his certain man of the servants of Saul face to the ground, and bowed down was there that day, detained before three times; and they kissed one an- the LORD; and his name was Doeg the fether, and wept one with another, Edomite, the chiefest of the herd42 until David exceeded And Jon- men^ that belonged to Saul. 9And athan said to David. 'Go in peace, David said unto Ahimelech: 'And '

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3 And David went thence to Mizpeh have of Moab; and he said unto the king neither brought my sword nor n of Moab: 'Let my father and my weapons with me, because the king's mother, I pray thee, come forth, 10 And the and be with you, till I know what business^ required haste/ 4 And he brought priest said: 'The sword of Goliath the God will do for me.' Philistine, whom thou slewest in the them before the king of Moab; and vale of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped they dwelt with him all the while in a cloth behind the ephod; if thou that David was in the stronghold. wilt take that, take it; for there is no 5And the prophet Gad said unto other save that here.' And David said David: 'Abide not in the stronghold; There is none like that; give it me.' depart, and get thee into the land of nAnd David Then David departed and arose, and fled that Judah.' day for fear of Saul, and went to came into the forest of Hereth. 6 And Saul heard that David was Achish the king of Gath. ^And the servants of Achish said unto him. discovered, and the men that were 'Is not this David the king of the with him; now Saul was sitting in land? Did they not sing one to another Gibeah, under the tamarisk-tree in

is

there peraclventure here under thy

hand spear or sword?

for

I

:

'

^

him

in dances, saying: Saul hath slain his thousands, And David his ten thousands?' 13 And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath. 14And he changed his demeanour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down 15 Then said Achish upon his beard. ' unto his servants: Lo, when ye see of

a

man

that

is

mad, wherefore do ye

16 Do I lack madhave that ye brought this fellow men, to play the madman in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house?'

bring

him

OO ^ ^

to

me?

David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave of Adullam; and when his brethren and all his father's house heard it, they went

Ramah, with his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing 7 And Saul said unto his servants that stood about him: 'Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and

about him.

vineyards, will he make you all captains of thousands and captains of hundreds; "that all of you have conspired against me, and there was none that disclosed it to me when my son made a league with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you that is sorry for me, or discloseth unto me that my son hath stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this 9 Then answered Doeg the day?' Edomite, who was set over the servants of Saul, and said: 'I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub. 10And he inquired of the LORD for hi, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.' uThen the king sent to call AJbimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub,

down thither to him. 2And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became captain over and all his father's house, the priests came them; and there were with him about that were in Nob; and they 12 And Saul all of them to the king. four hundred men. 1

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now, thou son of Ahitub.' answered: 'Here I am, my MAnd Saul said unto him: lord.' 'Why have ye conspired against me, thou and the son of Jesse, in that thou hast given him bread, and a sword, and hast inquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?' 14Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said : And who among all thy servants is so trusted as David, who is the

^And

David

unto

said: 'Hear

priests.

And he

Abiathar: 'I knew on that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he

'

said

would surely tell Saul; I have brought about the death of all the persons of thy father's house. ^Abide thou with me, fear not; for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life; for with me thou shalt be in safeguard.'

OO ^

And

they told David, saying: 'Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and they rob the threshing-floors.' 2Therefore David inquired of the LORD, saying: 'Shall I go and smite these Philistines?' And the LORD said unto David: 'Go, and smite the Philistines, and save 3 And David's men said Keilah.' unto him: 'Behold, we are afraid here in Judah; how much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies ^hen David inof the Philistines?' quired of the LORD yet again. And the LORD answered him and said: 'Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into thy hand/ 6 And David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philis-

son-in-law, and giveth heed unto thy bidding, and is honourable uHave I in thy house? to-day begun to inquire of God for him? be it far from me; let not^ the king impute any thing unto his servant, nor to all the house of my father; for thy servant knoweth nothing of all 16 And the king $*is, less or more.' said: 'Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father's house.' 17 And the king said^ unto the guard that stood about him: 'Turn, and slay the priests of the LOED; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew that he fled, and did not disclose it to me.' But the tines, and brought away their cattle, servants of the king would not put and slew them with a great slaughter. forth their hand to fall upon the priests So David saved the inhabitants of of the LORD. 18And the king said to Keilah. 6 And it came to pass, when Abiathar Doeg: 'Turn thou, and fall upon the And Doeg the Edqmite the son of Ahimelech fled to David priests/ turned, and he fell upon the priests, to Keilah, that he came down with an and he slew on that day fourscore and ephod in his hand. 7And it was told five persons that did wear a linen Saul that David was come to Keilah. ephod. "And Nob, the city of the And jSaul said: 'God hath delivered priests, smote he with the edge of him into my hand; for he is shut in, the sword, both men and women, by entering into a town that hath gates children and sucklings, and oxen and and bars.' 8And Saul summoned all asses and sheep, with the edge of the the people to war, to go down to 20 And one of the sons of Keilah, to besiege David and his men. sword. Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named 9And David knew that Saul devised Abiathar, escaped, and fled after mischief against him; and he said to David. ^And Abiathar told David Abiathar the priest: 'Bring hither that Saul had slain the LORD'S the ephod.' 10Then said David: '0

king's

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LORD, the God of Israel, Thy serv- of thy soul to come down; and our ant hath surely heard that Saul part shall be to deliver him up into seeketh to come to Keilah, to destroy the king's hand.' ^And Saul said: the city for my sake. u Will the men 'Blessed be ye of the LORD; for ye of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? have had compassion on me. ^o, will Saul come down, as Thy serv- I pray you, make^yet more sure, and ant hath heard? LORD, the God know and see his place where his of Israel, I beseech Thee, tell Thy haunt is, and who hath seen him And the LORD said: 'He there; for it is told me that he dealeth servant.' 12 Then said David- very subtly. ^See therefore, and will come down.' 'Will the men of Keilah deliver up take knowledge of all the lurkingme and my men into the hand of places where he hideth himself, and And the LORD said: 'They come ye back to me with the certainty, Saul?' 13 Then David and I will go with you; and it shall will deliver thee up.' and his men, who were about six come to pass, if he be in the land, that hundred, arose and departed out of I will search him out among all the MAnd Keilah, and went whithersoever they thousands of Judah.' they could go. And it was told Saul that arose, and went to Ziph before Saul; David was escaped from Keilah; and but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the Arabah he forbore to go forth. 14 And David abode in the wilderness on the south of Jeshimon. ^And Saul in the strongholds, and remained in and his men went to seek him. And the hill-country in the wilderness of they told David; wherefore he came And Saul sought him every down to the rock, and abode in Ziph. day, but God delivered him not into the wilderness of Maon. And when 15 And David saw that heard that, he pursued after his hand. Saul was come out to seek his life; David in the wilderness of Maon. and David was in the wilderness of 2SAnd Saul went on this side of the 16 And Jonathan mountain, and David and his men on Ziph in the wood. Saul's son arose, and went to David that side of the mountain; and David into the wood, and strengthened his made haste to get away for fear of hand in God. 17And he said unto him Saul; for SauLand his men compassed 'Fear not; for the hand of Saul my David and his men round about to 27 But there came a father shall not find thee; and thou take them. shalt be king over Israel, and I shall messenger unto Saul, saying: 'Haste be next unto thee; and that also Saul thee, and come; for the Philistines made a raid upon the land.' my father knoweth.' 18And they two have made a covenant before the LORD; 28So Saul returned from pursuing and David abode in the wood, and after David, and went against the Jonathan went to his house. Philistines; therefore they called that "Then came up the Ziphites to Saul P^ ? aSela-ha,mm ahlekoth. *And David went up from thence, and to Gibeah, saying: 'Doth not David ^

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hide himself with us in the strong- dwelt in the strongholds of En-gedi. 2 And it came to pass, when Saul holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of was returned from following the PhiJeshimon? *Now therefore, O king, listines, that it was told him, saycome down, according to all the desire ing: 'Behold, David is in the wilderThat

is,

The rock of divisions.

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3 Then Saul took ness of En-gedi.' three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild 4 goats. And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his^ feet. Now David and his men were sitting in the innermost parts of the cave. 5And the men of David said unto him 'Behold the day in which the LORD hath said unto thee: Behold, I will deliver thine enemy into tlr$r hand, and thou shalt do to him as it shall seem good unto thee/ Then David arose, and cut off the skirt of Saul's robe privily. 6And it came to pass afterward, that David's heart smote him, because he had cut off SauPs

my

hand; for in that I cut off the thy robe, and killed thee not, know thou and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in my hand, and I have not sinned against thee, though thou layest wait for my soul to take it. ^The LORD judge between me and thee, and the LORD avenge me of thee; but my hand shall not be upon thee. 14As saith the proverb of the ancients: Out of the wicked cometh forth wickedness; but my hand shall not be upon thee. lifter whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea. 16 The LORD therefore be judge, and give sentence between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and 7 And he said unto his men: deliver me out of thy hand.' skirt. 17And it came to 'The LORD forbid it me, that I should pass, when David do this thing unto my lord, the LORD'S had made an end of speaking these anointed, to put forth my hand against words unto Saul, that Saul said. 'Is him, seeing he is the LORD'S anointed.' this thy voice, my son David?' And 8 So David checked his men with Saul lifted up his voice, and wept. these words, and suffered them not 18And he said to David: 'Thou art to rise against Saul. And Saul rose more righteous than I; for thou hast up out of the cave, and went on his rendered unto me good, whereas I have rendered unto thee evil. 19And way. 9 David also arose afterward, and thou hast declared this day how that went out of the cave, and cried after thou hast dealt well with me; foras'My lord the king.' much as when the LORD had deSaul, saying: And when Saul looked behind him, livered me up into thy hand, thou David bowed with his face to the didst not kill me. 20 For if a man find 10 And his enemy, will he let him go well earth, and prostrated himself. David said to Saul 'Wherefore away? wherefore the LORD reward hearkenest thou to men's words, thee good for that which thou hast 21 And now, saying: Behold, David seeketh thy done unto me this day. hurt? "Behold, this day thine eyes behold, I know that thou shalt surely have seen how that the LORD had de- be king, and that the kingdom of livered thee to-day into my hand in Israel shall be established in thy hand. the cave; and some bade me kill thee; ^Swear now therefore unto me by but mine^ eye spared thee; and I the LORD, that thou wilt not cut off said: I will not put forth my hand my seed after me, and that thou against my lord; for he is the LORD'S wilt not destroy my name out of my anointed. Moreover, my father, father's house.' ^And David swore see, yea, see the skirt of thy robe in unto Saul. And Saul went home; but slart of

^

1

(

I

356

FIRST SAMUEL David and

his

men

got

them up unto

the stronghold.

OJ ^^

And Samuel

died;

and

all Israel

themselves together, and lamented him, and buried him

gathered

in his house at

Ramah

arose, and went ness of Paran.

down

And David to the wilder-

2 And there was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats; and he was shearing 3 Now the name his sheep in Carmel of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail; and the woman was of good understanding, and of a beautiful form; but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb. *And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep. 5And David sent ten young men, and David said unto the young men: 'Get you up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name; 6 and thus ye shall say: All hail! and peace be both unto thee, and peace be to thy house, and peace be unto all that thou 7 And now I have heard that hast. thou hast shearers; thy shepherds have now been with us, and we did them no hurt, neither was there aught missing unto them, all the while they were in Carmel. 8Ask thy young men, and they will tell thee; wherefore let the young men find favour in thine eyes; for we come on a good day; give, I pray thee, whatsoever cometh to thy hand, unto thy servants, and to

of Jesse?

25 20 there are

many

servants

now-a-days that break away every man from his master; u shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give it unto men of whom I know not whence they are?' 12 So David's young men turned on their way, and went back, and came

and told him according to all these 13 And David said unto his men* 'Gird ye on every man his sword.' And they girded on every man his sword; and David also girded on his sword; and there went up after David about four hundred men; and two hundred abode by the baggage. 14 But one of the young men told words.

Abigail, Nabal's wife, saying: 'Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute our master; and he flew upon them. 15But the

men were

very good unto us, and we were not hurt, neither missed we any thing, as long as we went with them, when we were hi the fields; 1Gthey were a wall unto us both by night and by day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep. 17 Now therefore

know and

consider

what

thou wilt do; for evil is determined against our master, and against all his house; for he is such a base fellow, that one cannot speak to him/ 18

Then

Abigail

made

haste,

and

took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched corn, and a hundred clusters of

and two hundred cakes of and laid them on asses. 19And And when David's young men she said unto her young men: Go came, they spoke to Nabal according on before me; behold, I come after to all those words in the name of you.' But she told not her husband 10 And Nabal Nabal. 20And it was so, as she rode David, and ceased. answered David's servants, and said: on her ass, and came down by the 'Who is David? and who is the son covert of the mountain, that, behold, thy son David.'

raisins, figs,

f

9

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David and

men came down

his

to-

^Now wards her: and she met them David had said: 'Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him; and he hath returned me evil for good, do so unto the enemies of David,

^od

and more

also, if I leave of all that

pertain 'to him by the morning light so much as one male.'^And when

Abigail saw David, she made haste, and alighted from her ass, and fell before

David on her

face,

to the ground. feet,

and

upon me

said:

and bowed down

MAnd

she

fell

'Upon me,

them shall he sling from the hollow of a sling.

of thine enemies,

out, as

And

30

LORD

it shall

come to

pass,

when

the

have done to my lord according to all the good that He hath spoken concerning thee, and shall have appointed thee prince over 31 that this shall be no stumIsrael; blingblock unto thee, nor offence of heart unto my lord, either that thou hast shed blood without cause, or that my lord hath found redress for himself. And when the LORD shall have dealt well with my lord, then remember thy shall

at his handmaid.'

my

lord,

be the iniquity; and let thy handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine ears, and hear thou the words of thy handmaid. ^Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this base fellow, even Nabal; for as his name is, so is he: aNabal is his name, and churlishness is with him; but I thy handmaid saw not the young men of my lord, whom thou didst send. ^Now therefore, my lord, as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, seeing the LORD hath withholden thee from bloodguiltiness, and from finding redress for thyself with thine own hand, now

32 And David said to b Abigail: 'Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who sent thee this day to meet me; ^and blessed be thy discretion, and blessed be thou, that hast

me this day from bloodguiltiness, and from finding redress for myself with mine own hand. wFor in very deed, as the LORD, the God of Israel, liveth, who hath withholden me from hurting thee, except thou hadst made haste and come to meet me, surely there had not been left unto Nabal by the morning light so much as one male.' 88So David received of her hand that which she had brought therefore let thine enemies, and them him; and he said unto her: 'Go up that seek evil to my lord, be as Na- in peace to thy house; see, I have 27 And now this present which hearkened to thy voice, and have bal. thy servant hath brought unto my accepted thy person/ 36 And Abigail came to Nabal; and, lord, let it be given unto the young men that follow my lord. 28Forgive, behold, he held a feast in his house, I pray thee, the trespass of thy hand- like the feast of a king; and Nabal's maid; for the LORD will certainly heart was merry within him, for he make my lord a sure house, because was very drunken; wherefore she told my lord fighteth the battles of the him nothing, less 37or more, until the And it came to LORD; and evil is not found in thee morning light. 29 all thy days. And though man pass in the morning, when the wine be risen up to pursue thee, and to was gone out of Nabal, that his wife seek thy soul, yet the soul of my lorHeb Ahgal.

FIRST SAMUEL ten days after, that the LORD smote Nabal, so that he died. 39 And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said: 'Blessed be the LORD, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept back His servant from evil; and the evil-doing of Nabal hath the LORD returned upon his own

head/

And David

sent

26.13

arose, and came to the place where Saul had pitched; and David beheld the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his host; and Saul lay within the barricade, and the people pitched round about him. ^

^hen to

answered David and said Ahimelech the Hittite, and to

and spoke Abishai the son

concerning Abigail, to take her to him to wife. 40And when the servants of David were come to Abigail to Carmel, they spoke unto her, saying: 'David hath sent us unto thee, to take thee to him to wife.' ^And she arose, and bowed down with her face to the earth, and said: 'Behold, thy handmaid is a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.' ^And Abigail hastened, and arose, and rode upon an ass, with five damsels of hers that followed her; and she went after the messengers of David, and

of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, saying: 'Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp?' Aiid Abishai said: 'I will go down with 7 thee.' So David and Abishai came to the people by night; and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the barricade, with his spear stuck in the ground at

his head; and Abner and the people 8 Then said lay round about him. Abishai to David: 'God hath delivered up thine enemy into thy hand this day; now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear to the earth at one stroke, and I will not 9 And became his wife. smite him the second time.' ^David also took Ahinoam of Jez- David said to Abishai: 'Destroy him reel; and they became both of them not; for who can put forth his hand ^Now Saul had given against the LORD'S anointed, and be his wives. 10 And David said: 'As wife, to guiltless?' of the LORD liveth, nay, but the LORD shall smite him; or his day shall come Gallim. into battle, Oft And the Ziphites came unto to die; or he shall go down uThe LORD forSaul to Gibeah, saying: 'Doth and be swept away.

Michal his daughter, David's Palti the son of Laish,

who was

AU

not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon?' 2Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with Mm., to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph. 3And Saul pitched in the Hachilah, which is- before Jeshimon, by the way. But David abode in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the 4 David therefore sent wilderness. out spies, and understood that Saul was come of a certainty. 5And David hill

of

,

it me, that I should put forth my hand against the LOBD'S anointed;

bid

but now take,

I pray thee, the spear at his head, and the cruse of 12 So David took water, and let us go.' the spear and the cruse of water from

that

is

Saul's head; and they got them away, and no man saw it, nor knew it, neither did any awake; for they were all asleep; because a deep sleep from the LORD was fallen upon them. wThen David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of the moun-

tain

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off;

a great space being

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And David cried spear! let then one of the young men ^And the to the people, and to Abner the son come over and fetch it. of Ner, saying: 'Answerest thou not, LORD will render to every man his Abner?' Then Abner answered and righteousness and his faithfulness; said: 'Who art thou that criest to the forasmuch as the LORD delivered thee 16 And David said to Abner: into hand to-day, and I would not king?' Art not thou a valiant man? and who put forth my hand against the LORD'S M is like to thee in Israel? wherefore anointed. And, behold, as thy life then hast thou not kept watch over was much set by this day in mine life be much set by in thy lord the king? for there came one eyes, so let of the people in to destroy the kin] the eyes of the LORD, and let Him 16 This thing is not goo< deliver me out of all tribulation.' thy lord. that thou hast done. As the LORD ssThen Saul said to David: 'Blessed son David; thou shalt liveth, ye deserve to die, because ye be thou, have not kept watch over your lord, both do mightily, and shalt surely ' the LORD'S anointed. And now, s< So David went his way, and prevail where the king's spear is, and the Saul returned to his place. cruse of water that was at his head. And David said in his heart:

between them.

14

my

'

my

my

07

:

And

1

'I shall now be swept away one voice, and said: 'Is this thy voice, son day by the hand of Saul; there is David?' And David said: 'It is nothing better for me than that I 18 And he should escape into the land of the king.' voice, lord, said* 'Wherefore doth lord pursue Philistines; and Saul will despair of after his servant? for what have I me, to seek me any more in all the done? or what evil is in hand? borders of Israel; so shall I escape out 19 of his hand.' 2And David arose, and therefore, I pray thee, let lord the king hear the words of his passed over, he and the six hundred servant. If it be the LORD that hath men that were with him, unto Achish stirred thee up against me, let Him the son of Maoch, king of Gath. 17

Saul

knew David's

my

my

my

my

Now

my

my

accept an offering; but if it be the children of men, cursed be they before the LORD; for they have driven me out this day that I should not cleave unto the inheritance of the LORD, saying: ^Now thereGo, serve other gods. fore, let not my blood fall to the earth away from the presence of the LORD; for the king of Israel is come out to seek a single flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains.' ^Then said Saul: 'I have sinned; return, my son David; for I will no more do thee harm, because my life was precious in thine eyes this day; behold, I have played the fool and erred exceedingly.' ^And David answered and said: 'Behold the king's

And David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even David with his two wives, Ahmoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal's wife. 4A.nd it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath; and he sought no more again for him. 5 And David said unto Achish: 'If now I have found favour in thine eyes, let them give me a place in one of the cities in the country, that I may dwell there; for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with :hee?' 6Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day; wherefore Ziklag belongeth unto the kings of Judah unto this 3

day.

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7 And the number of the days that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months. 8And David and his men went up, and made a raid upon the Geshurites, and the Gizrites, and the

divined by a ghost or a familiar spirit 4 out of the land. And the Philistines gathered themselves together,

old, as thou goest to Shur, even unto the land of Egypt. 9And David smote the land, and left neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the asses, and the And he camels, and the apparel. 10 And returned, and came to Achish. Achish said: 'Whither have ye made a raid to-day?' And David said: 'Against the South of Judah, and against the South of the Jerahmeelites, and against the South of the uAnd David left neither Kenites.' man nor woman ahve, to bring them to Gath, saying: 'Lest they should tell on us, saying: So did David, and so hath been his manner all the while he hath dwelt in the country of the Philistines/ ^And Achish be-

trembled greatly. 6And when Saul inquired of the LORD, the LORD answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets. 7 Then said Saul unto his servants: 'Seek me a woman that divineth by a ghost, that I may go to her, and inquire of her.' And his servants said to him: 'Behold, there is a woman that divineth by a ghost at En-dor.' 8 And Saul disguised himself, and put on other raiment, and went, he and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night; and he said: 'Divine unto me, I pray

and came and pitched in Shunem; and Saul gathered all Israel together, and they pitched in Gilboa. 5And Amalekites; for those were the in- when Saul saw the host of the Philishabitants of the land, who were of tines, he was afraid, and his heart

t

^

thee, by a ghost, and bring me up whomsoever I shall name unto thee.'

And

9

the

woman

said

unto him:

'Behold, thou knowest what Saul hath done, how he hath cut off those that divine by a ghost or a familiar spirit out of the land; wherefore then layest thou a snare for my life, 10 And Saul to cause me to die?' swore to her by the LORD, saying: 'As the LORD hveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this uThen said the woman: thing.'

lieved David, saying: 'He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor servant him; therefore he shall be for ever.' And it came to pass in those that the Philistines gathdays, ered their hosts together for warfare, to fight with Israel. And Achish said

my

OQ ^

unto David: 'Know thou assuredly, that thou shalt go out with 'me in 2 And the host, thou and thy men.'

'Whom And he

shall I bring up said: 'Bring me

unto thee?'

up Samuel.' nd when the woman saw Samuel David said to Achish: 'Therefore thou shalt know what thy servant she cried with a loud voice; and the ;

:

And Achish said to David: woman spoke to Saul, saying: 'Why make thee keeper of hast thou deceived me? for thou art 13 And the king said unto her: Saul.' my3 head for ever.' Now Samuel was dead, and all Be not afraid; for what seest thou?' Israel had lamented him, and buried And the woman said unto Saul: 'I him in Ramah, even in his own city. see a godlike being coming up out of And Saul had put away those that the earth.' 14And he said unto her: will do.'

'Therefore will I

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'What form is he of ? And she said: spokest unto me. ^Now 'An old man cometh up; and he is I pray thee, hearken thou '

therefore, also unto

covered with a robe.' And Saul per- the voice of thy handmaid, and let ceived that it was Samuel, and he me set a morsel of bread before thee; bowed with his face to the ground, and eat, that thou mayest have and prostrated himself. strength, when thou goest on thy 15 And Samuel said to Saul: 'Why way. 3 ^But he refused, and said: hast thou disquieted me, to bring 'I will not eat.' But his servants, me up?' And Saul answered: ' together with the woman, urged him; am sore distressed; for the Philistines and he hearkened unto their voice. make war against me, and God is So he arose from the earth., and sat departed from me, and answereth upon the bed. ^And the woman had me no more, neither by prophets, nor a fatted calf in the house; and she by dreams; therefore I have called made haste, and killed it; and she took thee, that thou mayest make known flour, and kneaded it, and did bake unto me what I shall do.' 16And unleavened bread thereof; 25and she Samuel said: 'Wherefore then dost brought it before Saul, and before his thou ask of me, seeing the LORD is servants; and they did eat. Then departed from thee, and is become they rose up, and went away that 17 And the LORD night. thine adversary? hath wrought for Himself, as He gathered ^ Now theall Philistines their hosts to Aphek ; together spoke by me; and the LORD hath rent the kingdom out of thy hand, and and the Israelites pitched by the 2 And given it to thy neighbour, even to fountain which is in Jezreel. 18 David. Because thou didst not the lords of the Philistines passed hearken to the voice of the LORD, on by hundreds, and by thousands; and didst not execute His fierce wrath and David and his men passed on in 3 Then upon Amalek, therefore hath the LORD the rearward with Achish. done this thing unto thee this day. said the princes of the Philistines: "Moreover the LORD will deliver 'What dotaese Hebrews here?' And Israel also with thee into the hand of Achish said unto the princes of the the Philistines; and to-morrow shalt Philistines: 'Is not this David, the thou and thy sons be with me; the servant of Saul the king of Israel, who LORD will deliver the host of Israel hath been with me these days or these also into the hand of the Philistines/ years, and I have found no fault in 20 Then Saul feU straightway his him since he fell away unto me unto 4 full length upon the earth, and was this day?' But the princes of the sore afraid, because of the words of Philistines were wroth with him; and Samuel; and there was no strength in the princes of the Philistines said him; for he had eaten no bread all unto him: 'Make the man return, 21 the day, nor all the night. And the that he may go back to his place woman came unto Saul, and saw that where thou hast appointed him, and he was sore affrighted, and said unto let him not go down with us to battle, him: 'Behold, thy handmaid hath lest in the battle he become an adhearkened unto thy voice, and I versary to us; for wherewith should have put my life in my hand, and have this fellow reconcile himself unto his hearkened unto thy words which thou lord? should it not be with the heads ^

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men? 5Is not this David, of David and his men came to the city, they sang one to another in behold, it was burned with fire; and

of these

whom

and their sons, and their were taken captives, ^hen David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power 5 to weep. And David's two wives their wives,

dances, saying:

Saul hath slain his thousands, And David his ten thousands? 7 6 Then Achish called David, and said unto him: 'As the LORD Hveth, thpu hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host is 'good in my sight; for I have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming unto me unto this day; nevertheless the lords favour

daughters,

were taken captives, Ahinoam the

and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite. 6And David was greatly distressed; for the people Jezreelitess,

spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters; but David strengthened himself in the LORD his God. 7 And David said to Abiathar the 'I priest, the son of Ahimelech: pray thee, bring me hither the ephod.' I may not go and fight against the And Abiathar brought thither the 8 And David inenemies of my lord the king?' 9And ephod to David. Achish answered and said to David: quired of the LORD, saying: 'Shall 'I know that thou art good in my I pursue after this troop? shall I And He answered sight, as an angel of God; notwith- overtake them?' standing the princes of the Philistines him: 'Pursue; for thou shalt surely have said: He shall not go up with overtake them, and shalt without fail So David went, he us to the battle. 10Wherefore now recover all.' rise up early in the morning with the and the six hundred men that were servants of thy lord that are come with with him, and came to the brook fchee; and as soon as ye are up early Bespr, where those that were left 10 But David pursued, in the morning, and have light, de- behind stayed. thee not. Wherefore now return, and go in peace, that thou displease not 8 the lords of the Philistines.' And David said unto Achish: 'But what have I done? and what hast thou found in thy servant so long as I have been before thee unto this day, that

u So David rose up early, he he and four hundred men; for two and his men, to depart in the morn- hundred stayed behind, who were so ing, to return into the land of the faint that they could not go over the Philistines. And the Philistines went brook Besor. uAnd they found an Egyptian in up to Jezreel. And it came to pass, when David the field, and brought him to David, u and his men were come to Ziklag and gave him bread, and he did eat; on the third day, that the Amalekites and they gave him water to drink; bad made a raid upon the South, and ^and they gave him a piece of a cake upon Ziklag, and had smitten Ziklag, of figs, and two clusters of raisins; and burned it with fire; 2 and had and when he had eaten, his spirit taken captive the women and all that came back to him; for he had eaten no were therein, both small and great; bread, nor drunk any water, three 13 And David they slew not any, but carried them days and three nights. 3 'To whom, him: unto said And when their went and belongest way. off, part.'

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thou? and whence art them?' And he said: 'I am a young Egyptian, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days

and base fellows, of those that went with David, and said: Because they went not with us, we will not give them aught of the spoil that we have 1 ago I fell sick. ^We made a raid upon recovered, save to every man his the South of the Cherethites, and upon wife and his children, that they may that which belongeth to Judah, and lead them away, and depart.' ^Then upon the South of Caleb; and we said David: Ye shall not do so, burned Ziklag with fire/ 15And David my brethren, with that which the said to him : Wilt thou bring me down LORD hath given unto us, who hath to this troop?' And he said: 'Swear preserved us, and delivered the troop unto me by God, that thou wilt neither that came against us into our hand, kill me, nor deliver me up into the 24And who will hearken unto you in hands of my master, and I will bring this matter? for as is the share of him thee down to this troop.' that goeth down to the battle, so shall 16 And when he had brought him be the share of him that tarrieth by down, behold, they were spread the baggage; they shall share alike.' abroad over all the ground, eating 25And it was so from that day forand drinking, and feasting, because ward, that he made it a statute and of all the great spoil that they had an ordinance for Israel unto this taken out of the land of the Philis- day. 26 tines, and out of the land of Judah. And when David came to Ziklag, 17 A.nd David smote them from the he sent of the spoil unto the elders twilight even unto the evening of the of Judah, even to his friends, saying next day; and there escaped not a man 'Behold a present for you of the of them, save four hundred young spoil of the enemies of the LORD'; 27 to them that were in Beth-el, and to men, who rode upon camels and fled. 18 And David recovered all that the them that were in Ramoth of the Amalekites had taken; and David South, and to them that were in Jattir rescued his two wives. 19And there 28and to them that were in Aroer, and was nothing lacking to them, neither to them that were in Siphmoth, and small nor great, neither sons nor to them that were in Eshtemoa; 29 and daughters, neither spoil, nor any thing to them that were in Racal, and to that they had taken to them; David them that were in the cities of the 20 And David took Jerahmeelites, and to them that were brought back all. 30 and to all the flocks and the herds, which in the cities of the Kemtes; in and to them before those that drove other were Hormah, cattle, they them that were in Bor-ashan, and to and said: 'Tins is David's spoil.' ^And David came to the two hun- them that were in Athach; 31 and to dred men, who were so faint that they them that were in Hebron, and to all could not follow David, whom also the places where David himself and they had made to abide at the brook his men were wont to haunt. Besor; and they went forth to meet Q-j Now the Philistines fought A against Israel, and the men of David, and to meet the people that were with him; and when David came Israel fled from before the Philistines, near to the people, he saluted them, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa. answered all the wicked men 2And the Philistines followed hard '

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upon Saul and upon

his sons; and the forsook the cities, and fled; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abina- Philistines came and dwelt in them. 8 And it came to pass on the morrow, dab, and Malchi-shua, the sons of 3 And the battle went sore when the Philistines came to strip Saul.

against Saul, and the archers over- the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen in mount Gilboa. 9 And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry the tidings unto the house of their idols, and to the people* 10And they put his armour in the house of the Ashtaroth; and they fastened his HAnd body to the wall of Beth-shan. when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard concerning him that which the likewise fell upon his sword, and died Philistines had done to Saul, 12all the with him. 6 So Saul died, and his three valiant men arose, and went all night, sons, and his armour-bearer, and all and took the body of Saul and the his men, that same day together. bodies of his sons from the wall of 7 And when the men of Israel that Beth-shan; and they came to Jabesh, were on the other side of the valley, and burnt them there. 13 And they and they that were beyond the Jordan, took their bones, and buried them saw that the men of Israel fled, and under the tamarisk-tree in Jabesh that Saul and his sons were dead, they and fasted seven days. ^

took him; and he was in great anguish 4 by reason of the archers. * Then said Saul to his armour-bearer Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and make a mock of me.' But his armour-bearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took his sword, and 5 And when his armourfell upon it. bearer saw that Saul was dead, he :

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it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag; ^t came even to pass

1

I was sure that he could not live after that he was fallen; and I took the crown that was upon his head, and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them hither unto my lord/ uThen David took hold on his on the third day, that, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul clothes, and rent them; and likewise with his clothes rent, and earth up- all the men that were with him. 12And on his head; and so it was, when he and fasted they wailed, and wept, came to David, that he fell to the until even, for Saul, and for Jonathan 3 And his son, and for the people of the earth, and prostrated himself. David said unto him: 'From whence LOED, and for the house of Israel; comestthou?' And he said unto him: because they were fallen by the sword. 'Out of the camp of Israel am I es- 13And David said unto the young man 4 And David said unto him: that told him: 'Whence art thou? caped/ 'How went the matter? I pray thee, And he answered: 'I am the son of tell me.' And he answered: 'The an Amalekite stranger/ 14And David people are fled from the battle, and said unto him: 'How wast thou not many of the people also are fallen and afraid to put forth thy hand to destroy 15 And David dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son the LORD'S anointed?' are dead also/ 5And David said unto called one of the young men, and said: the young man that told him: 'How Go near, and fall upon him/ And he knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan smote him that he died. 16And David 6 his son are dead?' And the young said unto him: 'Thy blood be upon 7

1

manthattoldhimsaid: 'Aslhappened thy head for thy mouth hath testified by chance upon mount Gilboa, be- against thee, saying: I have slain the hold, Saul leaned upon his spear; and, LOKD'S anointed/ 17 And David lamented with this lo, the chariots and the horsemen 7 And when lamentation over Saul and over Jonpressed hard upon him. he looked behind him, he saw me, and athan his son, 18 and said To teach the called unto me. And I answered: sons of Judah the bow. Behold, it is Here am I. 8And he said unto me: written in the book of Jashar: Who art thou? And I answered 19Thy beauty, Israel, upon thy high him: I am an Amalekite. 9And he places is slain' said unto me: Stand, I pray thee, How are the mighty fallen! beside me, and slay me, for the agony hath taken hold of me; because my 20 Tell it not in Oath, 10 life is just yet in me. So I stood Publish it not in the streets of beside him, and slew him, because Ashkelon;

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cities of Judah?' And the LORD said unto him: 'Go up.' And David Lest the daughters of the uncircum- said: 'Whither shall I go up?' And cised triumph. He said: 'Unto Hebron/ 2So David 21 Ye mountains of Gilboa, went up thither, and his two wives Let there be no dew nor rain upon also, Ahinoam the Jezreehtess, and you, Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmel3 Neither fields of choice fruits; ite. And his men that were with him For there the shield of the mighty did David bring up, every man with was vilely cast away, his household; and they dwelt in the The shield of Saul, not anointed cities of Hebron. 4And the men of with oil. Judali came, and they there anointed ^From the blood of the skin, from David king over the house of Judah. the fat of the mighty, And they told David, saying: 'The The bow of Jonathan turned not men of Jabesh-gilead were they that

Lest the daughters of the Philistines the rejoice,

back,

And the

sword of Saul returned not empty. ^Saul and Jonathan, the lovely and the pleasant In their lives, even in their death they were not divided; They were swifter than eagles, They were stronger than lions.

^Ye

buried Saul.' 5And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, and said unto them: 'Blessed be ye of the LORD, that ye have shown this kindness unto your lord, even unto 6 And Saul, and have buried him.

now

the LORD show kindness and truth unto you; and I also will requite you this kindness, because ye

daughters of Israel, weep over have done this thing,

Who

c^thed you in

other delights,

*Now

there-

your hands be strong, and be with ye valiant; for Saul your lord is dead, and also the house of Judah have fore let

Saul, scarlet,

Who

put ornaments of gold upon anointed me king over them.' 8 Now Abner the son of Ner, capyour apparel. 25 How are the mighty fallen in the tain of Saul's host, had taken Ishmidst of the battle! bpsheth the son of Saul,9 and brought him over to Mahanaim; and he made Jonathan upon thy high places is him king over Gilead, and over the slain! 26

I

Ashurites,

am distressed for thee, my brother

and over

Jezreel,

and over

Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and

over all Israel. 10Ish-bosheth Saul's son was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David. uAnd the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months. ^And Abner the son of Ner, and the And it came to pass after this, that David inquired of the LORD, servants of Ish-bosheth the son of saying: 'Shall I go up into any of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to

Jonathan;

Very pleasant hast thou been unto me; Wonderful was thy love to me, Passing the love of women. 27 How are the mighty fallen, And the weapons of war perished!

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13 And Joab the son of Zeru- and died in the same place; and it and the servants of David, went came to pass, that as many as came out; and they met together by the to the place where Asahel fell down pool of Gibeon, and sat down, the and died stood still. Joab and Abishai pursued one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool. after Abner; and the sun went down 14 And Abner said to Joab: 'Let the when they were come to the hill of young men, I pray the, arise and Amman, that lieth before Giah by

Gibeon. iah,

And Joab

said: 'Let the way of the wilderness of Gibeon. 25 they arose and And the children of Benjamin gathover for ered themselves together after Abner, number: twelve by passed Benjamin, and for Ish-bosheth the and became one band, and stood on son of Saul, and twelve of the servants the top of a hill. 26Then Abner called 16 of David. And they caught every- to Joab, and said: 'Shall the sword one his fellow by the head, and thrust devour for ever? knowest thou not his sword in his fellow's side; so they that it will be bitterness in the end? fell down together wherefore that place how long shall it be then, ere thou was called aHe!kath-hazzurim, which bid the people return from following 17 And the battle was very their brethren?' 2~And Joab said: 'As is in Gibeon. sore that day; and Abner was beaten, God liveth, if thou hadst not spoken, and the men of Israel, before the surely then only after the morning servants of David. the people had gone away, every one 18 And the three sons of Zeruiah from following his brother/ 28So were there, Joab, and Abishai, and Joab blew the horn, and all the people Asahel; and Asahel was as light of stood still, and pursued after Israel foot as one of the roes that are in the no more, neither fought they any 19 And Asahel pursued after more. 29And Abner and his men went field. in going he turned not to all that night through the Arabah; and Abner; the right hand nor to the left from and they passed over the Jordan, and 20 Then Abner looked went through all Bithron, and came following Abner. behind him, and said: 'Is it thou, to Mahanaim. 30 And Joab returned from following Asahel? And he answered: 'It is I.' 21 And Abner said to him: 'Turn thee Abner; and when he had gathered all aside to thy right hand or to thy left, the people together, there lacked of and lay thee hold on one of the young David's servants nineteen men and 31 But the servants of David men, and take thee his armour.' But Asahel. Asahel would not turn aside from had smitten of Benjamin, even of ^And Abner said Abner's men three hundred and threefollowing him. 32 And they took up again to Asahel. 'Turn thee aside score men died. from following me; wherefore should Asahel, and buried him in the sepI smite thee to the ground? how then ulchre of his father, which was in should I hold up my face to Joab thy Beth-lehem. And Joab and his men VV^AXU OiJLL all night, brother?' ^Howbeit he refused to went and the day broke CU.JXL LJ.J.gJJLU, turn aside wherefore Abner with the upon them at Hebron. hinder end of the spear smote him in Q Now there was long war between the groin, that the spear came out the house of Saul and the house behind him; and he fell down there, of David; and David waxed stronger

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'Well; I will make a league with thee; but one thing I require of thee, that is, thou shalt not see my face, except thou first bring Michal Saul's daughter, when thou comest to see my face.' 14 And David sent messengers to Ishbosheth Saul's son, saying: 'Deliver

me my

wife Michal, whom I betrothed to me for a hundred foreskins of the Philistines.' 15And Ishbosheth sent, and took her from her

husband, even from Paltiel the son 16 of Laish. And her husband went were born to David in Hebron. with her, weeping as he went, and 6 And it came to pass, while there followed her to Bahurim. Then said was war between the house of Saul Abner unto him: 'Go, return'; and and the house of David, that Abner he returned. 17 And Abner had communication showed himself strong in the house of Saul. 7 Now Saul had a concubine, with the elders of Israel, saying: 'In whose name was Rizpah, the daughter tunes past ye sought for David to be of Aiah; and [Ish-bosheth] said to Ab- king over you; 18now then do it; for ner: Wherefore hast thou gone in the LORD hath spoken of David, sayunto my father's concubine?' 8Then ing: By the hand of servant was Abner very wroth for the words of David I will save people Israel Ish-bosheth, and said: 'Am I a dog's out of the hand of the Philistines, and head that belongeth to Judah? This out of the hand of all their enemies.' 19 day do I show kindness unto the And Abner also spoke in the ears of house of Saul thy father, to his breth- Benjamin; and Abner went also to ren, and to his friends, and have not speak in the ears of David in Hebron delivered thee into the hand of David, all that seemed good to Israel, and and yet thou chargest me this day to the whole house of Benjamin. 20So with a fault concerning this woman. Abner came to David to Hebron, 9 God do so to Abner, and more also, and twenty men with him. And David made Abner and the men that if, as the LORD hath sworn to David, I do not even so to him; 10to transfer were with him a feast. 21And Abner the kingdom from the house of Saul, said unto David: 'I will arise and go, and to set up the throne of David and will gather all Israel unto my over Israel and over Judah, from Dan lord the king, that they may make a even to Beer-sheba.' uAnd he could covenant with thee, and that thou not answer Abner another word, be- mayest reign over all that thy soul desireth/ And David sent Abner cause he feared him. ^And Abner sent messengers to away; and he went in peace. Whose David straightway, saying; ^And, behold, the servants of David is the land?' saying also: 'Make and Joab came from a foray, and thy league with me, and, behold, my brought in a great spoil with them; hand shall be with thee, to bring over but Abner was not with David in i

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and he was gone in peace. Joab and all the host that was with him were come, they told Joab, saying: 'Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he hath sent him away, and he is gone in peace/ ^Then Joab came to the king, and said: 'What hast thou done? behold, Abner came unto thee; why is it that thou hast sent him away, and he is quite gone? 25 Thou knowest Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive thee, and to know thy going out and thy coming in, and to know all that thou doest/ 26 And when Joab was come out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, and they brought him back from Bor-sirah; but David knew it not.

Should Abner die as a churl dieth?

M Thy hands were not bound, nor thy

As a

feet

put into

fetters;

falleth before the children of iniquity, so didst thou fall. infl.rt

And

all the people wept again over 35 And all the people came to him. cause David to eat bread while it was yet day; but David swore, saying: 'God do so to me, and more also, if I taste bread, or aught else, till the sun be down/ 36And all the people took notice of it, and it pleased them; whatsoever the king did, pleased all the people. 37 So all the people and all Israel understood that day that it was not of the king to slay Abner the son of Ner. 38And the king said unto ^And when Abner was returned to his servants 'Know ye not that there Hebron, Joab took him aside into the is a prince and a great man fallen this midst of the gate to speak with him day in Israel? 39And I am this day quietly, and smote him there in the weak, and just anointed 'king; and groin, that he died, for the blood of these men the sons of Zeruiah are Asahel his brother. 28And afterward too hard for mej the LORD reward the when David heard it, he said: 'I and evil-doer according to his wickedness/ my kingdom are guiltless before the LORD for ever from the blood of Ab- A And when Saul's son heard that ner the son of Ner; 29let it fall upon Abner was dead in Hebron, his the head of Joab, and upon all his hands became feeble, and all the father's house; and let there not fail Israelites were affrighted. 2And Saul's from the house of Joab one that hath son had two men that were captains an issue, or that is a leper, or that of bands; the name of the one was leaneth on a staff, or that falleth by Baanah, and the name of the other the sword, or that lacketh bread.' Rechab, the sons of Rimmon the 30 So Joab and Abishai his brother slew Beerothite, of the children of BenjaAbner, because he had killed their min; for Beeroth also is reckoned brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle. to Benjamin* 3 and the Beerothites 81 And David said to Joab, and to fled to Gittaim, and have been soall the people that were with him: journers 'there until this day. :

'Rend your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and wail before Abner/ And king David followed the ^And they buried Abner in bier. Hebron; and the king lifted up his voice, and -wept at the grave of Abner; and all the people wept. ^And the king lamented for Abner, and said:

Now Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son that was lame of his feet. He was five years old when the tidings came of Saul and Jonathan out of Jezreel, and his nurse took him, up, and fled; and it came to pass, as she made haste to flee, that he fell, and became lame. 4

And his name was Mephibosheth.

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sons of Rimmon the was king over us, it was thou that Rechab and Baanah, went, didst lead out and bring in Israel; and came about the heat of the day and the LORD said to thee: Thou to the house of Ish-bosheth, as he took shalt feed My people Israel, and thou 6 his rest at noon. And they came shalt be prince over Israel.' 3 So all thither into the midst of the house, as the elders of Israel came to the king though they would have fetched wheat; to Hebron; and king David made a and they smote him in the groin; and covenant with them in Hebron before Rechab and Baanah his brother the LORD; and they anointed David 7 Now when they came into king over Israel. escaped. 4 the house, as he lay on his bed in his David was thirty years old when he bed-chamber, they smote him, and began to reign, and he reigned forty slew him, and beheaded him, and took years. 6In Hebron he reigned over his head, and went by the way of the Judah seven years and six months; Arabah all night. 8And they brought and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty the head of Ish-bosheth unto David and three years over all Israel and to Hebron, and said to the king: 'Be- Judah. 6 And the king and his men went to hold the head of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul thine enemy, who sought thy Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the life; and the LORD hath avenged my inhabitants of the land, who spoke lord ^the king this day of Saul, and unto David, saying: 'Except thou 9 And David answered take away the blind and the lame, of his seed/ Rechab and Baanah his brother, the thou shalt not come in hither'; thinksons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and ing: 'David cannot come in hither.' said unto them: 'As the LORD liveth, Nevertheless David took the strongwho hath redeemed my soul out of all hold of Zion; the same is the city of 10when one told me, say- David. 8And David said on that day: adversity, is Saul dead, and he was 'Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites, and ing: Behold, in his own eyes as though he brought getteth up to the gutter, and [taketh good tidings, I took hold of him^ and away] the lame and the blind, that slew him in Ziklag, instead of giving a are hated of David's soul .' Wherereward for his tidings. uHow much fore they say: 'There are the blind more, when wicked men have slain a and the lame; he cannot come into 9 And David dwelt in the righteous person in his own house upon the house.' his bed, shall I not now require his stronghold, and called it the city of blood of your hand, and take you David. And David built round about 10 away from the earth? ^And David from Millo and inward. And David commanded his young men, and they waxed greater and greater; for the slew them, and cut on their hands and LORD, the God of hosts, was with him. uAnd Hiram their feet, and hanged them up beside king of Tyre sent the pool in Hebron. But they took messengers to David, and cedar-trees, the head of Ish-bosheth, and buried it and carpenters, and masons; and they ^And David built David a house. in the grave of Abner in Hebron. K Then came all the tribes of Israel perceived that the Lord had estabto David unto Hebron, and spoke, lished him king over Israel, and that saying 'Behold, we are thy bone and He had exalted his kingdom for His 2 thy flesh. In times past, when Saul people Israel's sake.

the

Beerothite,

7

^

:

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That

is,

The

possessor of breaches.

372

*>

That

is,

The breach o] Uzzah

C5AlYLUJbL,Jb

and the LORD all his

blessed Obed-edom,

and the handmaids of

house.

And

12

it was told king David, say'The LOBD hath blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the ark of God.' And David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the city of

ing:

David with joy. 13And it was so, that when they that bore the ark of the LORD had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a f atling. 14Aiid David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod. 15So David and n all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouting, and LORD had given him with the sound of the horn.

And

16

it

was

so,

as the ark^ of the

LORD came into the city of David, that

Michal the daughter of Saul looked out at the window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the LORD; and she despised him in her heart. 17And they brought in the ark of the LORD, and set it in its place, in the midst 01 the tent that David had

and David offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings be18 And when David had fore the LORD. made an end of offering the burntoffering and the peace-offerings, he pitched for

it;

^

his

servants,

as

one of the vain fellows shamelessly aAnd David uncovereth himself!' said unto Michal: 'Before the LORD, who chose me above thy father, and above all his house, to appoint me prince over the people of the LORD, over Israel, before the LORD will I make merry. ^And I will be yet more vile than thus, and will be base in mine own sight; and with the handmaids whom thou hast spoken of, with them will I get me honour.' ^And Michal the daughter of Saul had no child unto the day of her death. And it came to pass, when the 1 king dwelt in his house, and the rest

from

all his

enemies round about, Hhat the king said unto Nathan the prophet: 'See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within cur3 And Nathan said to the tains.' king: 'Go, do all that is in thy heart; 4 And it for the LORD is with thee.' came to pass the same night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, 5 servant 'Go and tell saying: Thus saith the LORD: David: Shalt thou build Me a house for Me to dwell in? ^ or I have not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle. 7 In all places wherein I have walked among all the children of Israel, spoke I a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed

My

blessed the people in the name of the LORD of hosts. 19And he dealt among all the people, even among the whole multitude of Israel, both to men and .women, to every one a cake of bread, and a cake made in a pan, My and a sweet cake. So all the people people Israel, saying: Why have^ye 8 Now not built Me a house of cedar? departed every one to his house. 20 Then David returned to bless his therefore thus shalt thou say unto household. And Michal the daughter My servant David: Thus saith the of Saul came out to meet David, and LORD of hosts: I took theefrom the said: 'How did the king of Israel sheepcote, from following the sheep, over get him honour to-day, who un- that thou shouldest be 9prince And I have covered himself to-day in the eyes of My people, over Israel.

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been with thee whithersoever thou didst go, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee; and I will make thee a great name, like unto the

name earth. for

of the great ones that are in the 10 And I will appoint a place people Israel, and will plant that they may dwell in their for there

My

them,

can David say more unto Thee? for

Lord Thou knowest Thy servant, GOD. 21 For Thy word's sake, and according to Thine own heart, hast Thou wrought all this greatness, to make Thy servant know it. ^ThereLORD God; fore Thou art great, is

none

like

Thee, neither

place, and be disquieted no more; is there any God beside Thee, acneither shall the children of wickedness cording to all that we have heard

own

23 And who is like Thy afflict them any more, as at the first, with our ears. ueven from the day that I com- people, like Israel, a nation one in manded judges to be over My people the earth, whom God went to redeem Israel; and I will cause thee to rest unto Himself for a people, and to make

Moreover the Him a name, and to do for Thy land LOKD will great things and tremendous, even thee a house. ^When thy days for you, [in driving out] from before are fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with Thy people, whom Thou didst redeem thy fathers, I will set up thy seed to Thee out of Egypt, the nations and

from

LORD make

all

thine enemies.

telleth thee that the

after thee, that shall proceed out of thy body, and I will establish his kingdom. 13He shall build a house for My name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever. 14I will be to him for a father, and he shall be

their gods?

^And Thou

didst estab-

Thyself Thy people Israel to be a people unto Thee for ever; and Thou, lish to

25 And LORD, becamest their God. the LORD that word Thou God, now, hast spoken concerning Thy servant, to Me for a son; if he commit iniquity, and concerning his house, confirm I will chasten him with the rod of Thou it for ever, and do as Thou hast 26 And let Thy name be men, and with the stripes of the spoken. children of men; 15but My mercy shall magnified for ever, that it may be not depart from him, as I took it from said The LORD of hosts is God over Saul, whom I put away before thee. Israel; and the house of Thy servant 16 And thy house and thy kingdom David shall be established before shall be made sure for ever before Thee. 27 For Thou, LORD of hosts, thee; thy throne shall be established the God of Israel, hast revealed to Thy 17 for ever.' According to all these servant, saying: I will build thee a words, and according to all this vision, house; therefore hath Thy servant so did Nathan speak unto David. taken heart to pray this prayer 18 Then David the king went in, and unto Thee. 28And now, Lord GOD, sat before the LORD; and he said: Thou alone art God, and Thy words 'Who am I, Lord GOD, and what are truth, and Thou hast promised is my house, that Thou hast brought this good thing unto Thy servant; me thus far? "And this was yet a 29now therefore let it please Thee to small thing in Thine eyes, Lord bless the house of Thy servant, that GOD; but Thou hast spoken also of it may continue for ever before Thee; Thy servant's house for a great while "or Thou, Lord GOD, hast spoken it; to come; and this too after the manner and through Thy blessing let the house of great men, Lord GOD. 20And what of Thy servant be blessed for ever.' :

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Q And

it came to pass, also did king David dedicate unto the David smote the Philis- LORD, with the silver and gold that he tines, and subdued them; and David dedicated of all the nations which he took Metheg-ammah out of the hand subdued: ^of Aram, and of Moab, of the Philistines. and of the children of Ammon, and of 2 And he smote Moab, and measured the Philistines, and of Amalek, and tKem -with the line, making them to he of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of down on the ground; and he measured Rehob, king of Zobah. 13And David two lines to put to death, and one got him a name when he returned full line to keep alive. And the from smiting the Arameans in the Moabites became servants to David, Valley of Salt, even eighteen thousand and brought presents. men. "And he put garrisons in 3 David smote also Hadadezer the Edom; throughout all Edom put he son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he garrisons, and all the Edomites beAnd the went to establish his dominion at the came servants to David. 4 And David took LORD gave victory to David whitherriver Euphrates. from him a thousand and seven hun- soever he went. 15 And David reigned over all Israel; dred horsemen, and twenty thousand David and David executed justice and all and footmen; houghed

after this

that

4

the chariot horses, but reserved of them for a hundred chariots. 5And when the Arameans of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David smote of the Arameans

two

and

righteousness

unto

all

his

people.

And Joab

the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; 17 and Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were priests; and Seraiah was scribe; 18 and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief ministers. And David said: 'Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for 2 Now there was Jonathan's sake?' of the house of Saul a servant whose 16

twenty thousand men. put garrisons in Aram of Damascus; and the Arameans became servants to David, and brought And the LORD gave vicpresents. tory to David whithersoever he Q u went. 7And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem. 8And from Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, name was Ziba, and they called him king David took exceeding much unto David; and the king said unto him: 'Art thou Ziba? And he said: brass. 9 And when Toi king of Hamath 'Thy servant is he.' 3And the king heard that David had smitten all the said* 'Is there not yet any of the host of Hadadezer, 10then Toi sent house of Saul, that I may show the Joram his son unto king David, to kindness of God unto him?' And be- Ziba said unto the king: 'Jonathan salute him, and to bless him cause he had -fought against Hadad- hath yet a son, who is lame on his 4 And the king said unto him: ezer and smitten him; for Hadadezer feet.' had wars with Toi and he brought Where is he?' And Ziba said unto the with him vessels of silver, and vessels king: 'Behold, he is in the house of uThese Machir the son of Ammiel, in Loof gold, and vessels of brass.

^hen David

J

1

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debar/ JThen king David sent, and said: 'I will show kindness unto fetched him out of the house of Machii Hanun the son of Nahash, as his the son, of Ammiel, from Lo-debar. father showed kindness unto me.' 6 And Mephibosheth, the son oJ So David sent by the hand of his Jonathan, the son of Saul, came unto servants to comfort hirn concerning And David's servants David, and fell on his face, and his father. prostrated himself. And David said came into the land of the children'of And he answered: Ammon. 3But the princes of the Mephibosheth! 7

'

Behold thy servant!' 7And David said unto him: 'Fear not; for I will surely show thee kindness for Jonathan thy father's sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table 8 And he bowed down, continually. and said: 'What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?' sThen the king called to Ziba, Saul's 'All servant, and said unto him: *

1

children of lord:

their

Ammon

said unto

'Thinkest

David doth honour thy

Hanun

thou

that

father, that

he hath sent comforters unto thee? hath not David sen-t his servants unto thee to search the city, and to spy 4 So it out, and to overthrow it?' Hanun took David's servants, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away. 6When they told it unto David, he sent to meet them; for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said: 'Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then re-

that pertained to Saul and to all his house have I given unto thy master's 10 And thou shalt till the land son. for him, thou, and thy sons, and thy servants; and thou shalt bring in turn.' 6 And when the children of Ammon the fruits, that thy master's son may have bread to eat; but Mephibosheth saw that they were become odious to thy master's son shall eat bread con- David, the children of Ammon sent tinually at my table.' Now Ziba had and hired the Arameans of Bethfifteen sons and twenty servants. rehob, and the Arameans of Zobah, uThen said Ziba unto the king: 'Ac- twenty thousand footmen, and the cording to all that my lord the king king of Maacah with a thousand men, commandeth his servant, so shall thy and the men of Tob twelve thousand servant do; but Mephibosheth eateth inen. 7And when David heard of it, at my table as one of the king's sons,' he sent Joab, and all the host of the ^Now Mephibosheth had a young mighty men. 8And the children of son, whose name was Mica. Aiid all Ammon came out, and put the battle that dwelt in the house of Ziba were in array at the entrance of the gate; servants unto Mephibosheth. ^But and the Arameans of Zobah, and of Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem; Elehob, and the men of Tob and for he did eat continually at the Maacah, /were by themselves in the king's table; and he was lame on both field. 9 his feet. Now when Joab -saw that the ^

A

And

it came to pass after this, Battle was set against him before and that the king of the children of behind, he chose of all the choice Ammon ^died, and Hanun his son men of Israel, and put them in array 2 And David against the Arameans; 10and the rest reigned in his stead. *|

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And it came to pass, at the return of the year, at the time when kings out to battle, that of Ammon. u And he said: 'If the David sent loab, and his servants Arameans be too strong for me, then with him, and all Israel, and they dethou shalt help me, but if the children stroyed the children of Ammon, and of Ajnmon be too strong for thee, then besieged Rabbah. But David tarried 12 I will come and help thee. Be of at Jerusalem. 2 And it came to pass at eventide, good courage, and let us prove strong for our people, and for the cities of that David arose from off his bed, and our God; and the LORD do that walked upon the roof of the king's which seemeth Him good.' 13So Joab house; and from the roof he saw a and the people that were with him woman bathing; and the woman was drew nigh unto the battle against the very beautiful to look upon. 3And Arameans; and they fled before him. David sent and inquired after the 14 And when the children of Ammon woman. And one said: 'Is not this saw that the Arameans were fled, Bath-sheba, the daughter of Eliam, 4 they likewise fled before Abishai, and the wife of Uriah the Hittite?' And entered into the city. Then Joab David sent messengers, and took her; returned from the children of Am- and she came in unto him, and he lay with her; for she was purified from mon, and came to Jerusalem. 15 And when the Arameans saw that her uncleanness; and she returned 5 they were put to the worse before unto her house. And the woman conIsrael, they gathered themselves to- ceived; and she sent and told David, of the people he committed into the hand of "Abishai his brother, and he put them in array against the children

16 And Hadadezer sent, and gether. brought out the Arameans that were beyond the River; and they came to Helam, with Shobach the captain of the host of Hadadezer at their head 17 And it was told David; and he gathered all Israel together, and passed over the Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Arameans set themselves in array against David, and 18 And the Arameans fought with him.

and David slew of the Arameans seven hundred drivers

fled before Israel;

of

chariots,

and

forty

thousand

1

"j

and

am with

child/ sent to Joab [, saying]: 'Send me Uriah the Hittite/ And Joab sent Uriah to David. 7And when 6

said: 'I

And David

Uriah was come unto him, David asked of him how Joab did, and how the peo-

and how the war prospered. said to Uriah. 'Go down to thy house, and wash thy feet.' And ple fared,

And David

8

Uriah departed out of the king's house, and there followed him a mess of food from the king. 9 But Uriah slept at the door of the king's house with all the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house. 10And when they had told David, saying: 'Uriah went not down unto his house', David said unto Uriah: 'Art thou not come from a journey? wherefore didst thou not nAnd go down unto thy house?' Uriah said unto David: 'The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in booths

horsemen, and smote Shobach the captain of their host, so that he died there. 19 And when all the kings that were servants to Hadadezer saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they made peace with Israel, and served them. So the Arameans feared to help the children of Ammon and any more.

;

my

Heb. Abshai*

377

lord Joab,

and the servants

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11

my lord, are encamped in the open field; shall I then go into my house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul 12 And hveth, I will not do this thing.' David said to Uriah: 'Tarry here

MSo the messenger went, and came and told David all that Joab had

of

to-day also, and to-morrow I will let thee depart.' So Uriah abode in Jerusalem that day, and the morrow. 13 And when David had called him, he did eat and drink before him; and he made him drunk; and at even he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but went not down to his house. 14 And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah. 15And he wrote in the letter, saying: 'Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die.' 16And it came to pass, when Joab kept watch upon the city, that he assigned Uriah unto the place where he knew that valiant men were. 17 And the men of the city went out, and fought with Joab; and there fell some of the people, even of the servants of David; and Uriah the Hittite died also. 18Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the 19 war; and he charged the messenger, saying: 'When thou hast made an end of telling all the things concerning the war unto the king, 20it shall be that, if the king's wrath arise, and he say unto thee: Wherefore went ye so nigh unto the city to fight? knew ye not that they would shoot from awho smote Abimelech the wall? the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a

woman

cast

sent him for.^ ^And the messenger said unto David: 'The men prevailed against us, and came out unto us into field, and we were upon them even unto the entrance of the gate. ^And the shooters shot at thy servants from off the wall; and some of the king's servants are dead, and thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.' ^hen David said unto the messenger: 'Thus shalt thou say unto Joab: Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth in one manner or another; make thy battle

the

more strong against the city, and overthrow it; and encourage thou him.' 26 And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she made lamentation for her husband. 27 And when the mourning was past, David sent and took her home to his

house, and she became his wife, and bore him a son But the thing that David had done displeased the LORD 1 And the LORD sent Nathan unto

O

David. And he came unto H-m, and said unto him: 'There were two men in one city: the one rich, and the other poor. 2The rich man had ex3 ceeding many flocks and herds; but the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and reared; and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own morsel, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter. 4And there came a traveller unto the rich man, and he spared to take of his

an upper millstone upon own

flock and- of his

own

herd, to

he died at dress for the wayfaring man that was Thebez? why went ye so nigh the come unto him, but took the poor wall? then shalt thou say: Thy serv- man's lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him.' 6And ant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.'

him from the

wall, that

i

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SECOND SAMUEL David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan : ' As the LORD liveth, the man that hath done this deserveth to die; 6and he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because

he had no pity.' 7 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 out of the hand of Saul; 8and I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that were too little, then would I add unto thee so much more. 9Wherefore hast thou despised the word of the LORD, to do that which is evil in My sight? Uriah the Hittite thou hast smitten with the sword, and his wife thou hast taken to be thy wife, and him thou hast slain with the sword "Now of the children of Anxmon. therefore, the sword shall never depart from thy house; because thou hast despised Me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife. "Thus saith the LORD: Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun. ^For thou didst it secretly; but I will

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Uriah's wife bore unto David, and it sick. 16David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and as often as he went in,

was very

he lay all night upon the earth. 17And the elders of his house arose, and stood beside him, to raise him up from the earth; but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them. 18And 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, while the child was yet alive, we spoke unto him, and he hearkened not unto our voice; how then shall we tell him that the child is dead, so that he do himself some harm?' 19But when David saw that his servants whispered together, David perceived that the child was dead; and David said unto his servants: Is the child dead?' And they said: 'He is dead/ '

20

Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his apparel; and he came into the house of the LORD, and worshipped; then he came to his own house; and when he required, they set bread before him, and he did eat.

Then said his servants unto 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 do this thing before all Israel, and be- and eat bread/ ^Andhesaid. 'While fore the sun.' 13And David said unto the child was yet alive, I fasted and Nathan: 'I have sinned against the wept; for I said: Who knoweth LORD And Nathan said unto David whether the LORD will not be gracious 'The LORD also hath put away thy to me, that the child may live? 14 Howbeit, ^But now he is dead, wherefore should sin; thou shalt not die. because by this deed thou hast greatly I fast? can I bring him back again? blasphemed the enemies of the LORD, I shall go to him, but he will not return 21

f

'

:

.

the child also that

is

born unto thee to me.'

15 And shall surely die.' his house. unto parted

And

the

LORD

Nathan

^And David comforted Bath-sheba

de-

his wife,

and went in unto

her,

and

struck the child that lay with her; and she bore a son, and 379

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called his name Solomon. And the not tell me?' And Amnon said unto LORD loved him; ^and He sent by the him: 'I love Tamar, my brother hand of Nathan the prophet, and he Absalom's sister.' 6And Jonadab said called his name aJedidiah, for the unto him: 'Lay thee down on thy LORD'S sake. bed, and feign thyself sick; and when

Now

26

Joab fought against Kab- thy father cometh to see thee, say Ammon, and unto him: Let my sister Tamar come, took the royal city. 27And Joab sent I pray thee, and give me bread to eat, messengers to David, and said: 'I and dress the food hi my sight, that have fought against Rabbah, yea, I I may see it, and eat it at her hand.' have taken the city of waters. 28 Now 6 So Amnon lay down, and feigned him-

bah

of the children of

therefore gather the rest of the people together, and encamp against the city, and take it; lest I take the name/ city, and it be called after

And David

29

my

self sick;

and when the king was come

Amnon

said unto the I pray thee, and make me a couple of cakes in sight, that I may eat at

to see him, king: 'Let

my

sister

Tamar come,

gathered all the people my together, and went to Rabbah, and her hand/ 7 80 And Then David sent home to Tamar, fought against it, and took it. he took the crown of Malcam from saying: 'Go now to thy brother Am8 off his head; and the weight thereof non's house, and dress him food.' So was & talent of gold, and in it were Tamar went to her brother Amnon's precious stones; ana it was set on house; and he was lying down. And David's head. Ajid he brought forth she took dough, and kneaded it, and ioil of the city, exceeding much. made cakes in his sight, and did bake ^And he brought forth the people that the cakes. 9And she took the pan, and were therein, and put them under poured them out before him; but he And Amnon said: saws, and under harrows of iron, and refused to eat. under axes of iron, and made them 'Have out all men from me/ And pass through the brickkiln; and thus they went out every man from him. did he unto all the cities of the chil- 10And Amnon said unto Tamar Bring dren of Ammon. And David and all the food into the chamber, that I may the people returned unto Jerusalem. eat of thy hand/ And Tamar took And it came to pass after this, the cakes which she had made, and J * that Absalom the son of David brought them into the chamber to had a fair sister, whose name was Amnon her brother. 11And when she Tamar; and Amnon the son of David had brought them near unto him to loved her. 2And Amnon was so dis- eat, he took hold of her, and said unto tressed that he fell sick because of his her: 'Come lie with me, my sister/ sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; wAnd she answered him: 'Nay, my and it seemed hard to Amnon to do brother, do not force me; for no such 3 any thing unto her. But Amnon had thing ought to be done in Israel; do a friend, whose name was Jonadab, not thou this wanton deed. 13And I, the son of Shimeah David's brother; whither shall I carry my shame? and and Jonadab was a very subtle man. as for thee, thou wilt be as one of the 4 And he said unto him: ^Why, O son base men in Israel. Now therefore, of the king, art thou thus becoming I pray thee, speak unto the king; for leaner from day to day? wilt thou he will not withhold me from thee/ '

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Howbeit he would not hearken unto her voice; but being stronger than she, he forced her, and lay with her. 15 Then Amnon hated her with exceeding great hatred; for the hatred wherewith he hated her was greater than the love wherewith he had loved

*

And Amnon

said unto her: be gone.' 16And she said unto him: 'Not so, because this great wrong in putting me forth is worse than the other that thou didst unto me.' But he would not hearken unto 17 her. Then he called his servant that ministered unto him, and said: Put now this woman out from me, and her.

'Arise,

'

bolt the door after her/

18

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she

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26 with thy servant. And the king said to Absalom: 'Nay, my son, let us not all go, lest we be burdensome unto thee.' And he pressed him; howbeit he would not go, but blessed him. ^Then said Absalom: 'If not, I pray thee, let my brother Amnon go with us.' And the king said unto him: 'Why should he go with thee?' 27 But Absalom pressed him, and he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him. 28And Absalom commanded his servants, saying: 'Mark ye now, when Amnon's heart is merry with wine; and when I say unto you: Smite Amnon, then Mil him, fear not; have not I commanded you? be 7

29 And upon courageous, and be valiant.' her; for with such robes were the the servants of Absalom did unto Amking's daughters that were virgins non as Absalom had commanded. apparelled. And his servant brought Then all the king's sons arose, and her out, and bolted the door after her. every man got him up upon his mule, 19 And Tamar put ashes on her head, and fled. 30 and rent her garment of many colours And it came to pass, while they that was on her; and she laid her were in the way; that the tidings came hand on her head, and went her way, to David, saying: 'Absalom hath slain all the king's sons, and there is crying aloud as she went. 20 And Absalom her brother said un- not one of them left.' aThen the to her: 'Hath 'Amnon thy brother king arose, and rent his garments, and been with thee? but now hold thy lay on the earth; and all his servants peace, my sister: he is thy brother; stood by with their clothes rent. take not this thing to heart.' So Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's Tamar remained desolate in her brother, answered and said: 'Let not brother Absalom's house. ^But when my lord suppose that they have killed king David heard of all these things, all the young men the king's sons; for he was very wroth. ^And Absalom Amnon only is dead; for by the apspoke unto Amnon neither good nor pointment of Absalom this hath been bad; for Absalom hated Amnon, be- determined from the day that he forced his sister Ta.rn.ar. ^New therecause he had forced his sister Tamar. MAnd it came to pass after two fore let not my lord the king take the full years, that Absalom had sheep- thing to his heart, to think that all shearers in Baal-hazor, which is beside the king's sons are dead; for Amnon is dead.' Ephraim; and Absalom invited all the only wBut Absalom fled. And the young MAnd Absalom came to king's sons. the _ and said: 'Behold now, thy man that kept the watch lifted up servant hath sheep-shearers; let the his eyes, and looked, and,^ behold, king, I pray thee, and his servants go there came much people in a round-

had a garment

of

many

colours

Heb. Aminon.

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about way by the hill-side. 35And that we may kill him for the life of Jonadab said unto the king: 'Be- his brother whom he slew, and so hold, the king's sons are come; as thy destroy the heir also. Thus will they servant said, so it is.' 36And it came to quench my coal which is left, and will pass, as soon as he had made an end leave to my husband neither name of speaking, that, behold, the king's nor remainder upon the face of the sons came, and lifted up their voice, earth.' 8 and wept; and the king also and all And the king said unto the woman: his servants wept very sore. 'Go to thy house, and I will give 37 But Absalom fled, and went to charge concerning thee.' 9And ^the Talmai the son of Ammihud, king woman of Tekoa said unto the king: of Geshur. And [David] mourned for 'My lord, O king, the iniquity be on his son every day. me, and on my father's house; and 38 So Absalom fled, and went to the king and his throne be guiltless.' 10 And the king said Whosoever saith Geshur, and was there three years. 39 And the soul of king David failed aught unto thee, bring him to me, and with longing for Absalom; for he was he shall not touch thee any more.' comforted concerning Arrmon, seeing "Then said she: 'I pray thee, let he was dead. the king remember the LORD thy God, 1 A. Now Joab the son of Zeruiah that the avenger of blood destroy perceived that the king's heart not any more, lest they destroy my 2 was toward Absalom. And Joab son.' And he said: 'As the LORD sent to Tekoa, and fetched thence a hveth, there shall not one hair of thy wise woman, and said unto her: 'I son fall to the earth.' the woman said: 'Let thy pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on mourning apparel, I handmaid, I pray thee, speak a word And he said: pray thee, and anoint not thyself with unto my lord the king 13 And the woman said: oil, but be as a woman that had a 'Say on.' 8 long time mourned for the dead; and 'Wherefore then hast thou devised go in to the king, and speak on this such a thing against the people of manner unto him. So Joab put the God? for in speaking this word the words in her mouth. king is as one that is guilty, in that 4 And when the woman of Tekoa the king doth not fetch home again 14 For we must spoke to the king, she fell on her his banished one. face to the ground, and prostrated needs die, and are as water spilt on herself, and said: 'Help, O king.' the ground, which cannot be gathered 5 And the king said unto her: 'What up again; neither doth God respect aileth thee?' And she answered: 'Of any person; but let him devise means, a truth I am a widow, my husband that he that is banished be not an 6 And thy handmaid had outcast from him. 15Now therefore being dead. two sons, and they two strove to- seeing that I am come to speak this gether in the field, and there was word unto my lord the king, it is none to part them, but the one smote because the people have made me the other, and killed him. 7And, be- afraid; and thy handmaid said: I hold, the whole family is risen against will now speak unto the king; it may thy handmaid, and they said: De- be that the king will perform the 16 For the king liver him that smote his brother, request of his servant. '

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will hear, to deliver his servant out to be so much praised as Absalom for of the hand of the man that would his beauty; from the sole of his foot

destroy me and my son together out even to the crown of his head there 17 of the inheritance of God. Then was no blemish in him. 26And when handmaid said: I thy Let, pray thee, he polled his head now it was at the word of my lord the king be for every year's end that he polled it; my comfort; for as an angel of God, because the hair was heavy on him, so is my lord the king to discern good therefore he polled it he weighed and bad; and the LORD thy God be the hair of his head at two hundred 27 with thee.' And shekels, after the king's weight. 18 Then the king answered and said unto Absalom there were born three unto the woman: 'Hide not from me, sons, and one daughter, whose name I pray thee, aught that I shall ask was Tamar; she was a woman of a thee/ And the woman said: 'Let fair countenance. 3 my lord the king now speak. 19And 28And Absalom dwelt two full years the king said: 'Is the hand of Joab in Jerusalem; and he saw not the " 29 with thee in all this?' And the woman Then Absalom sent for "ng's face. answered and said: 'As thy soul Joab, to send him to the king; but liveth, my lord the king, none can he would not come to him; and he turn to the right hand or to the left sent again a second time, but he from aught that my lord the king would not come. 30Therefore he said hath spoken; for thy servant Joab, unto his servants: 'See, Joab's field is he bade me, and he put all these near mine, and he hath barley there; words in the mouth of thy handmaid; go and set it on fire/ And Absalom's 20 to change the face of the matter hath servants set the field on fire. ^Then thy servant Joab done this thing; Joab arose, and came to Absalom unto and my lord is wise, according to the his house, and said unto him: 'Wherewisdom of an angel of God, to know fore have thy servants set my field all things that are in the earth/ on fire?' ^And Absalom answered ^And the king said unto Joab: Joab: 'Behold, I sent unto thee, say'Behold now, I have granted this ing: Come hither, that I may send request; go therefore, bring the young thee to the king, to say: Wherefore man Absalom back/ 22And Joab am I come from Geshur? it were fell to the ground on his face, and better for me to be there still; now prostrated himself, and blessed the therefore let me see the king's face; king; and Joab said: 'To-day thy and if there be iniquity in me, let him ^So Joab came to the servant knoweth that I have found kill me/ favour in thy sight, my lord, O king, king, and told him; and when he had in that the king hath performed the called for Absalom, he came to the request of tny servant/ ^So Joab king, and bowed .tarn self on his face arose and went to Geshur, and brought to the ground before the king; and the Absalom to Jerusalem. ^And the ting kissed Absalom. after this, And it came to king said: 'Let him turn to his own c ^ that Absalom pass prepared him a house, but let him not see my face/ So Absalom turned to his own house, chariot and horses, and fifty men to run before him. 2And Absalom used and saw not the king's face. 25 Now in all Israel there was none to rise up early, and stand beside the 383

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and it was so, that strong; for the people increased conway when any man had a suit which should tinually with Absalom. 13 come to the king for judgment, then And there came a messenger to Absalom called unto him, and said: David, saying: The hearts of the men 'Of what city art thou?' And he of Israel are after Absalom/ 14And said: 'Thy servant is of one of the David said unto all his servants that tribes of Israel/ 3And Absalom said were with him at Jerusalem: 'Arise, of the gate;

'

unto him: 'See, thy matters are good and right, but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee/ 4 Absalom said moreover: 'Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man who hath any suit or cause might come unto me, and I would do him justice!' 6And it was so, that when any man came nigh to prostrate himself before him, he put forth his hand, and took hold of 6 And on this him, and kissed him.

and

let

us

flee; for else

none of us

shall

escape from Absalom; make speed to depart, lest he overtake us quickly, and bring down evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the 15 sword/ And the king's servants said unto the king: 'Behold, thy servants are ready to do whatsoever my lord the king shall choose/ 16And the king went forth, and all his household after him. And the king left ten women, that were concubines, to keep manner did Absalom to all Israel that the house. 17And the king went forth, came to the king for judgment; so and all the people after him; and they Absalom stole the hearts of the men tarried in Beth-merhak. 18And all of Israel. his servants passed on beside him; and 7 And it came to pass at the end of all the Cherethites, and all the JPeleforty years, that Absalom said unto thites, and all the Gittites, six hunthe king: I pray thee, let me go and dred men that came after him from pay my vow, which I have vowed Gath, passed on before the king. 19 Then said the king to Ittai the unto the LORD, in Hebron. 8For thy servant vowed a vow while I abode Gittite: 'Wherefore goest thou also at Geshur in Aram, saying: If the with us? return, and abide with the LORD shall indeed bring me back to king; for thou art a foreigner, and Jerusalem, then I will serve the also an exile from thine own place. LORD/ 9And the king said unto 20Whereas thou earnest but yesterhim: 'Go in peace/ So he arose, and day, should I this day make thee go went to Hebron. 10But Absalom sent up and down with us, seeing I go spies throughout all the tribes of whither I may? return thou, and take As soon as ye hear the back thy brethren with thee in Israel, saying 21 And Ittai sound of the horn, then ye shall say: kindness and truth/ Absalom is king in Hebron/ uAnd answered the king, and said: 'As with Absalom went two hundred men the LORD liveth, and a3 my lord the out of Jerusalem, that were invited, king hveth, surely in what place my and went in their simplicity; and they lord the king shall be, whether for knew not any thing. ^And Absalom death or for life, even there also will ^And David said sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, thy servant be/ David's counsellor, from his city, to Ittai: 'Go and pass over/ And even from Giloh, while he offered the Ittai the Gittite passed over, and all sacrifices. And the conspiracy was his men, and all the little ones that '

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^And

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the country meet him with his coat rent, and earth as all the upon his head. ^And David said people passed over; and as the king unto him'" 'If thou passest on with passed over the brook Kidron, all me, then thou wilt be a burden unto the people passed over, toward the me; wbut if thou return to the city, and say unto Absalom: I will be way of the wilderness. ^And, lo, Zadok also came, and all thy servant, king; as I have been the Levites with him, bearing the ark thy father's servant in time past, so of the covenant of God; and they set will I now be thy servant; then down the ark of God but Abiathar wilt thou defeat for me the counsel of went up until all the people had done Ahithophel. 35And hast thou not passing out of the city. ^And the there with thee Zadok and Abiathar king said unto Zadok: 'Carry back the priests? therefore it shall be, that the ark of God into the city; if I what thing soever thou shalt hear out shall find favour in the eyes of the of the king's house, thou shalt tell it LORD, He will bring me back, and to Zadok and Abiathar the priests. show me both it, and His habitation; 36Behold, they have there with them 26 but if He say thus: I have no de- their two sons, Ahimaaz Zadok's light in thee; behold, here am I, let son, and Jonathan Abiathar's son; Him do to me as seemeth good unto and by them ye shall send unto me Him.* 27The king said also unto Zadok every thing that ye shall hear.' the priest: 'Seest thou? return into 37So Hushai David's friend came into the city in peace, and your two sons the city; and Absalom was at the with you, Ahimaaz thy son, and Jon- point of coming into Jerusalem. athan the son of Abiathar. 28 See, I And when David was a little J will tarry in the plains of the wilderpast the top, behold, Ziba the ness, until there come word from you servant of Mephibosheth met him, to announce unto me.' 29Zadok there- with a couple of asses saddled, and fore and Abiathar carried the ark of upon them two ^hundred loaves of

wept with a loud

all

voice,

^

God back to Jerusalem; and they abode

bread,

there.

raisins,

and a hundred clusters of and a hundred of summer And David went up by the ascent fruits, and a bottle of wine. 2And 'What of the mount of Olives, and wept as the king said unto Ziba: he went up; and he had his head meanest thou by these?' And Ziba covered, and went barefoot; and all said: 'The asses are for the king's the people that were with him covered household to ride on; and the bread every man his head, and they went up, and summer fruit for the young men to 81 And eat; and the wine, that such as are weeping as they went up. 30

one told David, saying: 'Ahithophel among the conspirators with Absalom.' And David said: '0 LORD, I pray Thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.' ^And it came to pass, that when David was come to the top of the ascent, where God was wont to be worshipped, behold, Hushai the Archite came to is

the wilderness may drink/ the king said: 'And where is thy master's son?' And Ziba said unto the king: 'Behold, he abideth at Jerusalem; for he said: To-day will the house of Israel restore me the 4 [dngdom of my father.' Then said the long to Ziba: 'Behold, thine is all that pertameth unto Mephibosheth*' [aint in

And

3

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And Ziba said:

me find favour O king.' And when

5

'I prostrate myself; let

in thy sight,

my lord,

king David came to refreshed himself there. 15 And Absalom, and all the people,

Bahurim, behold, there came out thence a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera; he came out, and 6 And kept on cursing as he came. he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David; and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his 7 And thus said Shimei when he left. cursed: Begone, begone, thou man '

of blood,

and threw stones at him, and cast dust. 14 And the king, and all the people that were with him, came weary; and he

and base

fellow;

^he LORD

men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him. 16And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David's friend, was come unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto Absalom: 'Long live the king, long 17 live the king.' And Absalom said to Hushai: 'Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend?' 18And Hushai said unto Absalom: 'Nay; but whom the LORD, and this people, and all the men of Israel have chosen, his will I be, and with him will I abide. the

hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the LORD hath delivered the kingdom into the 19And again, whom should I serve? hand of Absalom thy son; and, be- should I not serve in the presence hold, thou art taken in thine own of his son? as I have served in thy mischief, because thou art a man of father's presence, so will I be in thy blood. 9

7

Then

presence.'

son of 'Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee. and take 10 And the long said: off his head.' 'What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? So let him curse, because the LORD hath said unto him: Curse David; who then shall say: Wherefore hast thou done so?' uAnd David said to Abishai, and to all Abishai Zeruiah unto the king:

the

said

20

Then said Absalom to Ahithophel: 'Give your counsel what we shall do.' 21 And Ahithophel said unto Absalom: 'Go in unto thy father's concubines, that he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel will hear that thou art abhorred of thy father; then will the hands of all that are with thee be strong.' ^So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and

Absalom went in unto his father's his servants: 'Behold, son, who concubines in the sight of all Israel. ow the counsel of Ahithophel, came forth of body, seeketh life; how much more this Benjamite which he counselled in those days, now? let him alone, and let him was as if a man inquired of the word curse; for the LORD hath bidden him. of God; so was all the counsel of wlt may be that the LORD will look Ahithophel both with David and with

my

my

my

on mine eye, and that the LORD will requite good for his cursing this day.' wSo David and his of

me

Absalom.

Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom: 'Let me now choose the way and Shimei out twelve thousand men, and I went along on the hill-side over will arise and pursue after David this 2 against him, and cursed as he went, night; and I will come upon him while

me men went by

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weary and weak-handed, and afraid; and all the people that are with him shall flee; and I will smite the king only; 3and I will bring back all the people unto thee; when all shall have returned, [save] the man whom thou seekest, all the people will be in is

will

make him

peace.'

Absalom

4

And

well,

the

and

saying pleased the elders of

all

Israel. 6 Then said Absalom: 'Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what he saith.' 6And when Hushai was come to Absalom, Absalom spoke unto him, saying: 'Ahithophel hath spoken after this manner; shall we do after his saying? 7 if not, speak thou.' And Hushai said unto Absalom: "The counsel that Ahithophel hath given this time is not good.' 8Hushai said moreover: 'Thou knowest thy father and his men, that they are mighty men, and

they are embittered in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field; and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the 9 Behold, he is hid now in people.

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light upon him as the dew falleth on the ground; and of him and of all the men that are with him we will not leave so much as one. "Moreover, if he withdraw himself into a city, then shall all Israel bring up ropes to that city, and we will draw it into the valley until there be not one small stone found there/ 14And Absalom and all the men of Israel said: 'The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of ^ Ahithophel. 'For the LOKD had ordained to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil upon

Absalom. 15

Then

said

Hushai unto Zadok and

to Abiathar the priests: 'Thus and thus did Ahithophel counsel Absalom and the elders of Israel; and thus and thus have I counselled. 16Now therefore send

quickly,

and

tell

David,

Lodge not

this night in the plains of the wilderness, but in any

saying:

wise pass over; lest the king be swallowed up, and all the people that are with him.' "Now Jonathan and

Ahimaaz stayed by En-rogel; and a m^id-servant used to go and tell and them; and they went and told king

or in some place; come to pass, when they fall David; for they might not be seen 18 But a lad upon them at the first, and whoso- to come into the city. ever heareth it shall say: There is saw them, and told Absalom; and a slaughter among the people that they went both of them away quickly, follow Absalom; 10 then even he that and came to the house of a man in is valiant, whose heart is as the heart Bahurim, who had a well hi his court; of a lion; will utterly melt; for all and they went down thither. 19And Israel knoweth that thy father is a the woman took and spread the mighty man, and they that are with covering over the well's mouth, and Mm are valiant men. uBut I counsel strewed groats thereon; and noth20 And Absalom's that all Israel be gathered together ing was known. unto thee, from Dan even to Beer- servants came to the woman to sheba, as the sand that is by the sea the house; and they said: 'Where And for multitude; and that thou go to are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?' battle in thine own person. 12So shall the woman said unto them: 'They we come upon him in some place are gone over the brook of water.' where he shall be found, and we will And when they had sought and could

some

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it will

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them,

they

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Jerusalem.

aAnd

it

came to

that were with him, and set and captains of 2 And David hundreds over them. sent forth the people, a third part under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said unto the people: 'I will surely go forth 8 But the with you myself also.'

pass, after they captains of thousands

were departed, that they came up out of the well, and went and told king David; and they said unto David.

'Arise ye, and pass quickly over the water; for thus hath Ahithophel counselled against you. ^Then David arose, and all the people that were with him, and they passed over the Jordan; by the morning light there lacked not one of them that was not gone over the Jordan. ^And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and got him home, unto his city, and set his house in order, and strangled himself; and he died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father. 24 When David was come to Mahanaim, Absalom passed over the Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him. 25 And Absalom had set Amasa over the host instead of Joab. Now Amasa was the son of a man, whose name was Ithra the Jesraelite, that went in to Abigal the daughter of Nahash, 26 And sister to Zeruiah Joab's mother. Israel and Absalom pitched in the land '

of Gilead. 27 And it came to pass, when David was come to Mahanaim, that Shobi the son of Nahash of Kabbah of the children of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lo-debar, and

'Thou shalt not go people said: forth; for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us; but thou art worth ten thousand of us: there-

now it is better that thou be ready to succour us out of the city.' 4 And the king said unto them: 'What ; seemeth you best I will do. And the king stood by the gate-side, and all the people went out by hundreds and fore

5 And the king comby thousands. manded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, '

Deal gently for my sake with saying the young man, even with Absalom.' And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom. 6 So the people went out into the field against Israel; and the battle was in the forest of Ephraim. 7And the people of Israel were smitten there before the servants of David, and there was a great slaughter there that day of twenty thousand men. 8 For the battle was there spread over the face of all tbe country; and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured. 9 And Absalom chanced to meet the And Absalom servants of David. was riding upon his mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a :

the Gileadite of Rogelim, brought beds, and basins, and earthen vessels, and wheat, and barley, and meal, and parched corn, and beans, and lentils, and parched pulse, 29 and honey, and curd, and sheep, and cheese of kine, for David, and for the people that were with him, to eat; for they said The people is hungry, and faint, great terebinth, and his head caught hold of the terebinth, and he was and thirsty, in the wilderness.' Barzillai

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19 taken up between the heaven and the Then said Ahimaaz the son of earth; and the mule that was under Zadok: 'Let me now run, and bear him went on. 10And a certain man the king tidings, how that the LORD saw it, and told Joab, and said: 'Be- hath avenged him of his enemies/ 20 And Joab said unto him: "Thou hold, I saw Absalom hanging in a uAnd Joab said unto shalt not be the bearer of terebinth/ tidings this the man that told him: 'And, be- day, but thou shalt bear tidings anothhold, thou sawest it, and why didst er day; but this day thou shalt bear thou not smite him there to the no tidings, forasmuch as the king's aThen said Joab to the ground? and I would have had to son is dead/ give thee ten pieces of silver, and a Cushite: 'Go tell the king what thou 12 And the man said unto hast seen/ And the Cushite bowed girdle.' ' Joab: Though I should receive a down unto Joab, and ran. ^hen thousand pieces of silver in my hand, said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet yet would I not put forth my hand again to Joab: 'But come what may, against the king's son; for in our let me, I pray thee, also run after the hearing the king charged thee and Cushite/ And Joab said: 'Wherefore Abishai and Ittai, saying: Beware wilt thou run, my son, seeing that that none touch the young man Absa- thou wilt have no reward for the tid13 0therwise if I had dealt ings?' ^'But come what may, [said lom. And he said unto falsely against mine own ]ife-and he,] I will run/ there is no matter hid from the king him: 'Run/ Then Ahimaaz ran by then thou thyself wouldest have the way of the Flam, and overran the stood aloof/ 14Then said Joab: 'I Cushite,, ^Now David sat between the two may nbt tarry thus with thee/ And he took three darts in his hand, and gates; and the watchman went up to thrust them through the heart of the roof of the gate unto the wall, Absalom, while he was yet alive in the and lifted up his eyes, and looked, midst of the terebinth. 15And ten and behold a man running alone.

young men that bore Joab's armour compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him. 16 And Joab blew the horn, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel; for Joab held back the people. 17 And they took Absalom, and cast him into the great pit* in the forest, and raised over him a very great heap of stones; and all Israel fled every one to his tent'. 18 Now Absalom in his life-time had taken and reared up for himself the pillar, which is in the king's dale; for he said: 'I have no son to keep my name in remembrance' ; and he called the pillar after his own name; and it is called Absalom's

monument unto

this day.

^And

the watchman cried, and told ' If he be the king. And the king said alone, there is tidings in his mouth/ :

And he came apace, and drew near. 26 And the watchman saw another man running; and the watchman called unto the porter, and said: 'Behold another man running alone/ A_nd the king said: 'He also bringeth tidings/ ^And the watchman said: I think the running of the foremost is like the nmniiig of Ahimaaz the &on of Zadok/ And the king said: 'He is a good '

man, and cometh with good tidings/

And Ahimaaz

28

called,

and

said

well/ And he bowed down before the long with his face to the earth, and said: 'Blessed

unto the king: 'All

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be the LOED thy God, who hath de- the lives of thy wives, and the lives livered up the men that lifted up their of thy concubines; 7 in that thou lovest hand against my lord the king.' 29And them that hate thee, and hatest them the king said: 'Is it well with the that love thee. For thou hast deyoung man Absalom?' And Ahimaaz clared this day, that princes and servanswered: 'When Joab sent the king's ants are nought unto thee; for this servant, and me thy servant, I saw day I perceive, that if Absalom had a great tumult, but I knew not what lived, and all we had died this day, 30 it was.' And the king said: 'Turn then it had pleased thee well. 8Now and stand here.' And he turned therefore arise, go forth, and speak aside, to the heart of thy servants; for I aside, and stood still. 31 And, behold, the Cushite came; swear by the LORD, if thou go not and the Cushite said: 'Tidings for forth, there will not tarry a man with my lord the king; for the LORD hath thee this night; and that will be worse avenged thee this day of all them that unto thee than all the evil that hath rose up against thee.' 32And the king befallen thee from thy youth until said unto the Cushite: 'Is it well with now.' 9 Then the king arose, and sat the young man Absalom?' And the in the gate. And they told unto all Cushite answered: 'The enemies of the people, saying: 'Behold, the king my lord the king, and all that rise up doth sit in the gate' and all the peoagainst thee to do thee hurt, be as ple came before the king. that young man is.' Now Israel had fled every man to Q And the king was much moved, his tent. 10And all the people were -j 1 -* 7 and went up to the chamber at strife throughout all the tribes of over the gate, and wept; and as he Israel, saying: 'The king delivered went, thus he said: 'O my son Ab- us out of the hand of our enemies, and salom, my son, my son Absalom! he saved us out of the hand of the would I had died for thee, Absalom, Philistines; and now he is fled out of the land from Absalom. uAnd Abmy2 son, my son!' And it was told Joab: 'Behold, the salom, whom we anointed over us, is king weepeth and mourneth for Ab- dead in battle. Now therefore why salom/ 3And the victory that day speak ye not a word of bringing the was turned into mourning unto all the king back?' ^And king David sent to Zadok people; for the people heard say that day: 'The king grieveth for his son.' and to Abiathar the priests, saying: 4 And the people got them by stealth 'Speak unto the elders of Judah, saythat day into the city, as people that ing: Why are ye the last to bring are ashamed steal away when they the king back to his house? For the 5 And the king covered speech of all Israel was come to the flee in battle. 13 Ye his face, and the king cried with a king, to bring him to his house. are my brethren, ye are my bone and loud voice: 'O my son Absalom, 6 And my flesh; wherefore then should ye be Absalom, my son, my son!' Joab came into the house to the king, the last to bring back the king? 14And and said: Thou hast shamed this day say ye to Amasa: Art thou not my the faces of all thy servants, who this bone and my flesh? God do so to me, day have saved thy hf e, and the lives and more also, if thou be not captam of thy sons and of thy daughters, and of the host before me continually in ;

-

'

'

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And Mephibosheth

26

Saul came

son of king; and

the

down to meet the

he had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came home in peace. ^And it came to pass, when he was come to Jerusalem to meet the king, that the king said unto him: 'Wherefore wentest not thou with me, 27 And he answered: Bahurim, made Mephibosheth?' '

who was of and came down with the men of 'My lord, O king, my servant deJudah to meet king David. 18And ceived me; for thy servant said: I there were & thousand men of Benja- will saddle me an ass, that I may ride min with him, and Ziba the servant of thereon, and go with the king; bethe house of Saul, and his fifteen sons cause thy servant is lame. 28And he and his twenty servants with him. hath slandered thy servant unto my mite, haste

And

they rushed into the Jordan be19 And the ferry-boat and to to bring over the fro passed king's household, and to do what he thought good. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, when he would go over the Jordan. 20 And he said unto the king: 'Let not my lord impute iniquity unto me, neither do thou remember that which thy servant did iniquitously the day that my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, that the king should take it to his heart. ^For thy servant doth know that I have sinned; therefore, behold, I am come this day the first of all the house of Joseph to go down ^But to meet my lord the king/ Abishaj the son of Zendah answered and said: 'Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LOKD'S anointed?' ^And David said: 'What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah, that ye should this day be adversaries unto me? shall there any man be put to death this day in Israel? for do not I know that I am this day king over Israel?' MAnd Thou shalt the king said unto Shimei notdie.' And the king swore unto him.

fore the king.

l

:

my

lord the king; but lord the king is as an angel of God; do therefore what 29 For all is good in thine eyes. father's house were deserving of death lord the king; yet at the hand of didst thou set thy servant among them that did eat at thine own table. What right therefore have I yet? or why should I cry any more unto the king?' 30And the king said unto him: 'Why speakest thou any more of thy matters? I say: Thou and Ziba divide the land.' 81And Mephibosheth said unto the king: 'Yea, let him lord the take all, forasmuch as king is come in peace unto his own

my

my

my

house.'

^And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim; and he passed on to the Jordan with theking, to bring him

onthewayovertheJordan. ^NowBarwas a very aged man, even fourscore years old ; and he had provided the king with sustenance while he lay at Mahanaim; for he was a very great man. ^And the king said unto Barzillai: 'Come thou over with me, and I will sustain thee with me in Jerusalem.' S5And Barzillai said unto the king: 'How many are the days of the zillai

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years of my life, that I should go up 'We have ten parts in the king, and with the king unto Jerusalem? 36I we have also more right in David am this day fourscore years old; can than ye; why then did ye despise us, I discern between good and bad? can that our advice should not be first thy servant taste what I eat or what had in bringing back our king?' And I drink? can I hear any more the the words of the men of Judah were voice of singing men and singing fiercer' than the words of the men of women? wherefore then should thy Israel. servant be yet a burden unto my lord Now there happened to be there the long? 37 Thy servant would but a bas"e fellow, whose name was just go over the Jordan with the king; Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite; and why should the and he blew the horn, and said: 'We '"recompense 88 it me with such a rewa Letthy have no portion in David, neither servant, I pray thee, turn back, that have we inheritance in the son of Jesse; I may die in mine own city, by the every man to his tents, Israel.' 2 So and of father the of mother. went all Israel men grave my my up from But behold thy servant Chimham; following David, and followed Sheba let him go over with my lord the king; the son of Bichri; but the men of and do to him what shall seem good Judah did cleave unto their king, from unto thee.' 39And the king answered: the Jordan even to Jerusalem. 8 Chimham shall go over with me, and And David came to his house at I will do to him that which shall seem Jerusalem; and the king took the ten good unto thee; and whatsoever thou women his concubines, whom he had It require of me, that will I do left to keep the house, and put them in for thee.' 40And all the people went ward, and provided them with susover the Jordan, and the king went tenance, but went not in unto them. over; and the king kissed Barzillai, So they were shut up unto the day of and blessed him; and he returned unto their death, in widowhood, with their his own place. husband ahve. ^So the king went over to Gilgal, ^hen said the king to Amasa ' Call and a Chimham went over with him; me the men of Judah together within and all the people of Judah brought three days, and be thou here present.' 5 over, and also half the people So Amasa went to call the men of behold, all the men Judah together; but he tarried longer , of Israel came to the king, and said than the set time which he had apunto the king: 'Why have our breth- pointed him. 6And David said to ren the men of Judah stolen thee Abishai: 'Now will Sheba the son of away, and brought the king, and his Bichri do us more harm than did household, over the Jordan, and all Absalom; take thou thy lord's servDavid's men with him?' ^And all ants, and pursue after him, lest he the men of Judah answered the men of get him fortified cities, and escape 7 And there went Israel : Because the king is near of kin out of our sight.' to us; wherefore then are ye angry for out after him Joab's men, and the this matter? have we eaten at all of Cherethites and the Pelethites, and the king's cost? or hath any gift been all the mighty men; and they went given us?' ^And the men of Israel out of Jerusalem, to pursue after answered the men of Judah, and said: Sheba the son of Bichri. 8When they

OQ

!

;

'

:

'

Heb. Chimhan.

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were at the great stone which, is in near unto her; and the woman said: Gibeon, Amasa came to meet them. 'Art thou Joab?' And he answered: And Joab was girded with his ap- 'I am/ Then she said unto him: thy handmaid/ parel of war that he had put on, and 'Hear the words of * thereon was a girdle with a sword And he answered: I do hear/ 18Then fastened upon his loins in the sheath she spoke, saying: 'They were wont thereof; and as he went forth it fell to speak in old time, saying: They 9 And Joab said to Amasa: 'Is shall surely ask counsel at Abel; and put. it well with thee, my brother?' A-nd so they ended the matter. 19 We are Joab took Amasa by the beard with of them that are peaceable and faith10 But ful in Israel; seekest thou to destroy his right hand to kiss him. Amasa took no heed to the sword that a city and a mother in Israel? why was in Joab's hand; so he smote him. wilt thou swallow up the inheritance therewith in the groin, and shed out of the LORD?' 20And Joab answered his bowels to the ground, and struck and said: 'Far be it, far be it from him not again; and he died. me, that I should swallow up or deAnd Joab and Abishai his brother stroy. ^The matter is not so; but a pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri. man of the hill-country of Ephraim, uAnd there stood by him one of Joab's Sheba the son of Bichri by name, young men, and said: 'He that far hath lifted up his hand against the voureth Joab, and he that is for David, king, even against David; deliver him let him follow Joab/ ^And Amasa only, and I will depart from the city/ lay wallowing in his blood in the And the woman said unto Joab: 'BeAnd when hold, his head shall be thrown to thee midst of the highway. the man saw that all the people stood he m carried Amasa out of the still, highway into the field, and cast a garment over him, when he saw that every one that came by him stood still. ^When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.

over the wall/

^hen

the

woman

went unto all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and threw it out to Joab. And he blew the horn, and they were dispersed from the

And city, every man to his tent. Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king.

^Now Joab was over all the host

And he went through all the tribes

14

of Israel unto Abel, and to Bethmaacah, and all the Berites; and they were gathered- together, and went in also after him. ^And they came and besieged him in Abel of Beth-maacah, and they cast up a mound against the 6ity, and it stood in the moat; and all

of

and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites; "and Adoram was over the levy; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder; 25and Sheva was scribe; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests; 26and Ira also the people that were with Joab bat- the Jairite was chief minister unto David. tered the wall, to throw it down. 16 Then cried a wise woman out of O"j And there was a famine in the the city: 'Hear, hear; say, I pray you, days of David three years, year unto Joab: Come near hither, that I after year; and David sought the may speak with thee/ 17And he came face of the LORD. And the LORD Israel;

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and for his bloody "And Bizpah the daughter of Aiah house, because he put to death the took sackcloth, and spread it for her 2 Gibeonites.' And the king called upon the rock, from the beginning the Gibeonites, and said unto them of harvest until water was poured now the Gibeonites were not of the upon them from heaven; and she children of Israel, but of the remnant suffered neither the birds of the air of the Amorites; and the children of to rest on them by day, nor the beasts uAnd it was Israel had sworn unto them; and Saul of the field by night. in them his to zeal for the told David what slay sought Rizpah the daughter 3 children of Israel and Judah and of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had David said unto the Gibeonites: done. ^And David went and took the 'What shall I do for you? and where- bones of Saul and the bones of Jonawith shall I make atonement, that ye than his son from the men of Jabeshmay bless4 the inheritance of the gilead, who had stolen them from the LORD?' And the Gibeonites said broad place of Beth-shan, where the unto him: 'It is no matter of silver or Philistines had hanged them, in the gold between us and Saul, or his house; day that the Philistines slew Saul hi neither is it for us to put any man to Gilboa; 13and he brought up from death in Israel/ And he said: 'What thence the bones of Saul and the bones 5 say ye that I should do for you?' And of Jonathan his son; and they gaththey said unto the king: 'The man ered the bones of them that were that consumed us, and that devised hanged. 14And they buried the bones against us, so that we have been de- of Saul and Jonathan his son in the stroyed from remaining in any of the country of Benjamin in Zela, in the borders of Israel, 6let seven men of his sepulchre of Kish his father; and they sons be delivered unto us, and we will performed all that the long commandhang them up unto the LORD in Gibeah ed. And after that God was entreated said: 'It is for Saul,

of Saul, the chosen of the LORD.' And the king said: 'I will deliver them.' ^ut the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of the LORD'S oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul. 8But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bore unto Saul, Armoni and^ Mephibosheth; and the five sons of Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she bore to Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite; 9 and he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them in the mountain before the LORD, and they fell all seven together; and they were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first days, at the beginning of barley harvest.

for the land. 15 And the Philistines had war again with Israel; and David went down, and his servants with him., and fought against the Philistines; and David

waxed faint. 16And Ishbi-benob, who was of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose spear was three hundred shekels of brass in weight, he being

new armour, thought to David. 17But Abishai the son of Zeruiah succoured him, and smote the Philistine, and killed him,. Then the men of David swore unto him, saying: 'Thou shalt go no more out with us to battle, that thou quench not the lamp of Israel.' "rded with

we

slain

18 And it came to pass after this, that there was again war with the Philistines at Gob; then Sibbecai

394

SECOND SAMUEL the Hushathite slew Saph, who was 19 And there of the sons of the giant. was again war with the Philistines at Gob; and Elhanan the son of Jaare-oregim the Beth-lehemite slew Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose 20 And spear was like a weaver's beam. there was again war at Gath, where was a champion, that had on every hand six fingers, and on every foot

22 19

8

Then the earth did shake and quake, The foundations of heaven did tremble;

They were shaken, because He was wroth. arose up hi His nostrils, And fire out of His mouth did devour; Coals flamed forth from Him. 10 He bowed the heavens also, and 9

six toes, four and and he also was

Smoke

came down;

twenty in number; born to the giant. aAnd when he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David's brother slew him. ^hese four were born to the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the

"And He rode upon a

hand

of his servants.

12

22

And David

The LORD

my rock, and my my deliverer; The God who is my rock, in Him fortress,

is

and

I take refuge;

My

shield,

tion,

and

horn of salva-

high tower, and

my

refuge; saviour, violence.

My

my

Thou

savest

me

my

did

Yea,

I am mies.

was under His cherub, and

fly;

He was

seen upon the -wings

of the wind.

And He made

darkness pavilions

round about Him,

Gathenng of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

the brightness before Him Coals of fire flamed forth. 14 The LORD thundered from heaven. And the Most High gave forth His

At

18

voice.

"And He

sent out arrows, and scattered them; Lightning, and discomfited them. 16 And the channels of the sea ap-

from

peared,

The foundations

^Praised, I cry, is the

And

thick darkness

feet.

spoke unto the LORD the words of this song in

the day that the LORD delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul; 2 and he said:

3

And

were

of the world

laid bare,

LORD, saved from mine ene-

of the LORD, blast of the breath of

By the rebuke At the

His

nostrils. 5

For the waves me,

of

Death compassed 17

The floods of aBelial assailed me. 6 The cords of aSheol surrounded me; The snares of Death confronted me. 7 In my distress I called upon the LORD, Yea, I called unto my God; And out of His temple He heard

my voice, And my cry did enter into His ears. That

is,

He

sent from on high,

me; He drew

He

18

took

me out of many waters; me from mine enemy

delivered

most

strong,

From them that hated me,

for they

were too mighty for me.

They confronted me

19

my

in the

day

of

calamity;

But the LORD was a stay unto me.

the nether-world.

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22 20 20

He

me

brought

^The LORD rewarded me to

He

according

all

them that

straight;

^Who maketh my feet like hinds', And setteth me upon my high

Who traineth my

85

hands for war, So that mine arms do bend a bow of brass.

depart from^them.

was single-hearted toward from mine

hast also given of salvation;

And Thy condescension hath made me great. 37

Him,

me Thy shield

Thou

as for His statutes, I did not

I kept myself iquity.

unto

For who is God, save the LORD? And who is a Rock, save our God? ^The God who is my strong fortress, And who letteth my way go forth

36

me;

And

shield

32

my righteousness;

I

a

de-

I have kept the ways of the LORD, And have not wickedly departed from my God. all His ordinances were before

^And

is

take refuge in Him.

According to the cleanness of my hands hath He recompensed me.

And

He

forth also into a

large place; He delivered me, because lighted in me.

Thou hast

in-

enlarged

my steps under

me,

And my feet have not

Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my

slipped.

25

righteousness, According to

my

,

cleanness in His

eyes.

With the merciful Thou dost show

26

Thyself merciful,

With the upright man Thou dost show Thyself upright; 27 With the pure Thou dost show Thyself pure; with the crooked Thou dost show Thyself subtle. 28 And the afflicted people Thou dost

And

save;

But Thine eyes are upon the haughty, that Thou mayest humble them.

38

have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; Neither did I turn back till they were consumed. 39 And I have consumed them, and smitten them through, that they I

cannot arise; Yea, they are fallen under my feet. 40 For Thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle; Thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me. ^Thou hast also made mine enemies turn their backs unto me; Yea, them that hate me, that I might cut them off. ^They looked, but there was none to save;

29

For Thou art

And

the

my lamp,

LORD doth

LORD; lighten

my

darkness.

^For by Thee

run upon a troop; scale a wall. As for God, His way is perfect;

The word

of the

LORD

*

dust of the earth, I did stamp them as the mire of the streets, and did tread them

I

By my God do I 31

Even unto the LORD, but He answered them not. ^Then did I beat them small as the

down.

is tried;

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SECOND SAMUEL also hast delivered me from the contentions of my people; Thou hast kept me to be the head of the nations; people whom I have not known

And 2

the sweet singer of Israel: spirit of the LORD spoke

me, And His word was upon

A

4

And

sons of the stranger fade away, halting out of their close

my

rain,

exalted be the God,

my

Rock

earth.

For is not my house established with God? For an everlasting covenant He hath made with me, Ordered in all things, and sure; For all my salvation, and all my

the God that executeth vengeance for me, And bringeth down peoples under

Even

me,

And

49

that bringeth

me

forth from

mine enemies;

desire,

Yea, Thou liftest me up above them that rise up against me;

Will

sing

unto

praises

Thy

staff of

And they

name. 61

A

tower of salvation

And showeth mercy

He

is

to His

to His anoint-

ed,

make

it

to grow? they are

as thorns thrust away, all of them, For they cannot be taken with the hand; 7 But the man that toucheth them Must be armed with iron and the

man.

tions, will

not

But the ungodly,

Therefore I will give thanks unto LORD, among the naThee,

And

He

6

Thou deliverest me from the violent 50

7

6

of salvation; 48

clouds;

through clear shining after

The tender grass springeth out of the

Rock;

And

me:

riseth,

A morning without When

and blessed be

to

shall

as the light of the morning,

when the sun

places. liveth,

men

be The righteous, even he that ruleth in the fear of God,

'Ruler over

And come The LORD

my tongue.

The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spoke

obey me.

47

by

3

serve me. sons of the stranger dwindle away before me; As soon as they hear of me, they

^he ^The

The

23.9

with 8

a spear; shall be utterly burned

fire

in their place.

These are mighty men

the

names of the David had:

whom

To David and

to his seed, for ever- Josheb-basshebeth a Tahchemonite, chief of the captains; the same was Adino the Eznite; [he lifted up his Now these are the last words spear] against eight hundred, whom he slew at one time. of David: 9 And after him was Eleazar the The saying of David the son of

more.

OO ^

Jesse,

And

the saying of the

man

raised

on high,

The anointed

of the

God

oi Jacob,

son of Dodo the son of an Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David, when they jeoparded their lives against the Philistines that were

39?

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gathered together to battle, against three hundred and slew them, and the men of Israel were gone and had a name among the three. 19 10 away; he stood firm, and smote the He was most honourable of the three; Philistines until his hand was weary, therefore he was made their captain; and his hand did cleave unto the howbeit he attained not unto the sword; and the LOBD wrought a great first three. 20 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, victory that day; and the people returned after him only to strip the the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, he smote slain. ^And after him was Shammah the the two altar-hearths of Moab he went And the down also and slew a lion in the midst son of Age the Ararite. Philistines were gathered together of a pit in time of snow; 21 and he slew into a troop, where was a plot of an Egyptian, a goodly man; and the ground full of lentils; and the people Egyptian had a spear in his hand; ^But he but he went down to him with a staff, fled from the Philistines. stood in the midst of the plot, and and plucked the spear out of the defended it, and slew the Philistines; Egyptian's hand, and slew him with and the LORD wrought a great vic- his own spear. 22These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had tory. 13 And three of the thirty chief a name among the three mighty men. went down, and came to David in ^He was more honourable than the there

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the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam; and the troop of the Philistines were encamped in the valley of 14 And David was then in Rephaim. the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth15 And David longed, and lehem. said: 'Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Beth16 And lehem, which is by the gate!' the three mighty men broke through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth-lehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David; but he would not drink thereof, but poured 17 And he said: it out unto the LORD. 'Be it far from me, O LORD, that I should do this; shall I drink the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of then: Hves? therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men.

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Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Judah were five hundred thousand

Beerothite, armour-bearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah; 38Ira the Ithrite,

men.

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David's heart smote him numbered the people. And David said unto the LOED: 'I A And again the anger of the LORD have sinned greatly in what I have was kindled against Israel, and done; but now, O LORD, put away, I He moved David against them, say- beseech Thee, the iniquity of Thy ing: Go, number Israel and Judah.' servant; for I have done very foolish2 And the king said to Joab the cap- ly.' uAnd when David rose up in the tain of the host that was with him: morning, the word of the LORD came 'Go now to and fro through all the unto the prophet Gad, David's seer, tribes of Israel, from Dan even to saying: ^'Go and speak unto David: Beer-sheba, and number ye the people, Thus saith the LORD: I lay upon thee that I may know the sum of the peo- three things; choose thee one of them, 3 And Joab said unto the king: that I may do it^unto thee.' ^So ple.' 'Now the LOED thy God add unto the Gad came to David, and told him, 'Shall seven people, how many soever they may and said unto him: be, a hundredfold, and may the eyes years of famine come unto thee in of my lord the king see it; but why thy land? or wilt thou flee three doth my lord the king delight in months before thy foes while they this thing?' ^Notwithstanding the lursue thee? or shall there be three [ays' pestilence in thy land? now king's word prevailed against Joab, and against the captains of the host. advise thee, and consider what anAnd Joab and the captains of the host swer I shall return to Him that sent went out from the presence of the me/ 14And David ^said unto Gad: am in a great strait; let us fall now king, to number the people of Israel. 5 And they passed over the Jordan, into the hand of the LORD; for His and pitched in Aroer, on the right mercies are great; and let me not fall side of the city that is in the middle into the hand of man.' 15 of the valley of Gad, and unto Jazer; So the LORD sent a pestilence upon then they came to Gilead, and to the Israel from the morning even to the land of Tahtim-hodshi; and they came time appointed; and there died of the to Dan-jaan, and round about to people from Dan even to Beer-sheba 7 16 And when Zidon, and came to the stronghold of seventy thousand men. Tyre, and to all the cities of the the angel stretched out his hand of the Canaanites; toward Jerusalem to destroy it, the Hivites, and and they went out to the south of LORD repented Him of the evil, and 8 So when they said to the angel that destroyed the Judah, at Beer-sheba. had gone to and fro through all the ople: 'It is enough; now stay thy And the angel of the LORD nd.' land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days. was by the threshing-floor of Araunah 9 And Joab gave up the sum of the the Jebusite. 17And David spoke numbering of the people unto the unto the LORD when he saw the angel king; and there were in Israel eight that smote the people, and said: hundred thousand valiant men that Lo, I have sinned, and I have done drew the sword; and the men of iniquitously; but these sheep, what 399 39

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have they done? let Thy hand, I lord the king take and offer up what pray Thee, be against me, and against seemedeth good unto him; behold the oxen for the burnt-off ering, and the my18 father's house/ And Gad came that day to David, threshing-instruments and the furand said unto him: 'Go up, rear an niture of the oxen for the wood.' altar unto the LORD in the threshing- ^All this did Araunah the king give floor of Araunah the Jebusite.' 19And unto the king. And Araunah said David went up according to the say- unto the king: 'The LORD thy God ^And the king said ing of Gad, as the LORD commanded. accept thee.' 20 And^ Araunah looked forth, and saw unto Araunah: 'Nay; but I will the king and his servants coming on verily buy it of thee at a price; toward him; and Araunah went out, neither will I offer burnt-offerings and bowed down before the king unto the LORD my God which cost with his face to the ground. ^And me nothing.' So David bought the Araunah said Wherefore is my lord threshing-floor and the oxen for the king come to his servant?' And fifty shekels of silver. 25And David David said: 'To buy the threshing- built there an altar unto the LORD, floor of thee, to build an altar un- and offered burnt-offerings and peaceto the LORD, that the plague may offerings. So the LORD was entreated be stayed from the people.' ^And for the land, and the plague was Araunah said unto David: 'Let my stayed from Israel. '

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king David was old and and they covered him with clothes, but he could get no 2 heat. Wherefore his servants said unto him: 'Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin; and let her stand before the king, and be a companion unto him; and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the 3 So they sought king may get heat. for a fair damsel throughout all the borders of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunamrmte, and brought her to the king. 4And the damsel was very fair; and she became a companion unto the king, and ministered to him; but the king knew her not. 5 Now Adonijah the son of Haggith 'I will be exalted himself, saying: king ; and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him. 6And his father had not grieved him all his life in saying Why hast thou done so? and he was also a very goodly man; and he was born 1

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and Shimei, and Rei, and^the mighty

than the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother, he called not.

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Then Nathan spoke unto Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, sayHast thou not heard that Adoniing jah the son of Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not? ^Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the hfe of thy son Solomon. 13 Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto tarn: Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear unto thy handmaid, saying Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then doth Adonijah 14 Behold, while thou yet reign? talkest there with the king, I also will come in after thee, and confirm thy words/ 15 And Bath-sheba went in unto the king into the chamber. Now the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king. 16 And Bath-pheba bowed, and prostrated herself unto the king. And the king said: 'What wouldest thou? 17 And she said unto him: 'My lord, thou didst swear by the LORD thy God unto thy handmaid: Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, '

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men that belonged to David, were not with Adonijah. 9And Adonijah slew and he shall sit upon my throne. 18 And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; sheep and oxen and fatlin^s by the

stone of Zoheleth, which is beside and thou, my lord the king, knowest 19 And he hath slain oxen and En-rogel; and he called all his brethren it not. the king's sons, and all the men of fatlings and sheep in abundance, and Judah the king's servants; 10but Na- hath called all the sons of the king,

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priest, and Joab stead; verily so will I do this day.' the captain of the host; but Solomon 31Then Bath-sheba bowed with her 20 And face to the earth, and prostrated herthy servant hath he not called. thou, my lord the king, the eyes of self to the king, and said: 'Let my all Israel are upon thee, that thou lord king David live for ever.' 32 shoulclest tell them who shall sit on And king David said: 'Call me the throne of my lord the king after Zadok the priest, and Nathan the him. 21 0therwise it will come to pass, prophet, and Benaiah the son of when my lord the king shall sleep Jehoiada/ And they came before the with his fathers, that I and my son king. 33And the king said unto them: Solomon shall be counted offenders/ 'Take with you the servants of your ^And, lo, while she yet talked with lord, and cause Solomon my son to the king, Nathan the prophet came ride upon mine own mule, and bring in. ^And they told the king, saying* him down to Gihon. 34And let Zadok Behold Nathan the prophet/ And the priest and Nathan the prophet when he was come in before the king, anoint him there king over Israel; he bowed down before the king with and blow ye with the horn, and say: 85 his face to the ground. MAnd Nathan Long live king Solomon. Then said: 'My lord, hast thou shall come after and he king, ye up him, said: Adonijah shall reign after me, shall come and sit upon my throne; and he shall sit upon my throne? for he shall be king in my stead; and 25 For he is gone down this day, and I have appointed him to be prince hath slain oxen and fatlings and sheep over Israel and over Judah/ 36And in abundance, and hath called all the Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered Amen ; so say the king's sons, and the captains of the the king, and said host, and Abiathar the priest; and, LORD, the God of my lord the king. 37 As the LORD hath been with my behold, they eat and drink before him, and say: Long live king Adonijah. lord the king, even so be He with 26 But me, even me thy servant, and Solomon, and make his throne greater Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son than the throne of my lord king of Jehoiada, and thy servant Solomon, David/ 38 hath he not called. 27 Is this thing So Zadok the priest, and Nathan done by my lord the king, and thou the prophet, and Benaiah the son of hast not declared unto thy servant Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and who should sit on the tjirone of my the Pelethites, went down, and caused lord the king after him?' Solomon to ride upon king David's 28 Then king David answered and mule, and brought him to Gihon. said: 'Call me Bath-sheba/ And she 39And Zadok the priest took the horn came into the king's presence, and of oil out of the Tent, and anointed 29 And the Solomon. And they blew the rani's stood before the king. king swore and said: 'As the LORD horn; and all the people said: 'Long 40 And all the liveth, who hath redeemed my soul live king Solomon/ out of all adversity, 30verily as I people came up after him, and the swore unto thee by the LORD, the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced God of Israel, saying: Assuredly with great joy, .so that the earth rent Solomon thy son shall reign after me, with the sound of them. 41 And Adonijah and all the guests and he shall sit upon my throne in my '

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it as they not sky his servant with the sword.' of eating. Anc 62And Solomon said: 'If he shall show when Joab heard the sound of the himself a worthy man, there shall not horn, he said: 'Wherefore is this a hair of him fall to the earth; but if 3 noise of the city being in an uproar? wickedness be found in him, he shall

had made an end

^While he yet spoke, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came; and Adorn j ah said: 'Come In; for thou art a worthy man, and bringest good tidings.' ^And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah: 'Verily our lord king David hath made Solomon king. ^And the king hath sent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and they have caused him to ride upon the king's mule. 46And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon; and they are come up from thence rejoicing, so that the city is in an uproar. This is the noise 46 that ye have heard. And also Solomon sitteth on the throne of the 47 And moreover the king's kingdom. servants

came to

David, saying:

bless our lord king

God make

the

name

Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne; and the king bowed down 48 And also thus said upon the bed. the king: Blessed be the LORD, the of

die.' M So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar.

And he came and

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charged Solomon his son, saying: 'I go the way of all the earth; be thou strong therefore, and show thyself a 3 man; and keep the charge of the LOED thy God, to walk in His ways, to keep His statutes, and His commandments, and His ordinances, and His testimonies, according to that which is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself; Hhat the

LORD may

His word which He spoke concerning me, saying: If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before Me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee, said He, a man on the throne of Israel. %Ioreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did unto me, even what he did establish

who hath given one to to the two captains of the hosts of throne this day, mine eyes Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner and unto Amasa the son of Jether, even seeing it.' 49 And all the guests of Adonijah whom he slew, and shed the blood were afraid, and rose up, and went of war in peace, and put the blood of 60 Aiid Adonijah war upon his girdle that was about every man his way. feared because of Solomon; and he lis loins, and in his shoes that were 6 Do therefore according arose, and went, and caught hold on on his feet. the horns of the altar. 61And it was to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar told Solomon, saying: ^Behold, Ado- lead go down to the grave in peace. 7 nijah feareth king Solomon; for, lo, But show kindness unto the sons of he hath laid hold on the horns of BarziUai the Gileadite, and let them the altar, saying: Let king Solomon )e of those that eat at thy table; for swear unto me first of all that he will so they drew nigh unto me when I God

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from Absalom thy brother. 8And, behold, there is with thee Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite, of Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim; but he came down to meet me at the Jordan, and I swore to him by the LORD, saying: I will not put thee to death with the sword. 9 Now therefore hold him not guiltless, for thou art a wise man; and thou wilt know what thou oughtest to do unto fled

meet her, and bowed down unto her, and sat down on his throne, and

caused a throne to be set for the king's mother; and she sat on his right hand. 20 Then she said. 'I ask one small petition of thee; deny me not/ And the king said unto her: 'Ask on, my mother; for I will not deny thee/ 21And she said: 'Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to wife/ ^And king Solomon answered and said unto his him, and thou shalt bring his hoar mother: 'And why dost thou ask head down to the grave with blood. Abishag the Shunammite for Ado10 And David slept with his fathers, nijah? ask for him the kingdom also; and was buried in the city of David. for he is mine elder brother; even for uAnd the days that David reigned him, and for Abiathar the priest, and over Israel were forty years: seven for Joab the son of Zeruiah/ ^Then years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty king Solomon swore by the LORD, sayand three years reigned he in Jeru- ing: 'God do so to me, and more salem. ^And Solomon sat upon the also, if Adonijah have not spoken this 24 Now throne of David his father; and his word against his own life. therefore as the LORD liveth, who kingdom was established firmly. ^Then Adonijah the son of Hag- hath established me, and set me on gith came to Bath-sheba the mother the throne of David my father, and of Solomon. And she said: 'Comest who hath made me a house, as He ' thou peaceably ? And he said : Peace- promised, surely Adonijah shall be 14 He said moreover: 'I have put 'to death this day/ 25And king ably/ somewhat to say unto thee.' Ajid Solomon sent by the hand of Be15 And he said: naiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell she said: 'Say on.' 'Thou knowest that the kingdom upon him, so that he died. 26 And unto Abiathar the priest said was mine, and that all Israel set thenfaces on me, that I should reign; how- the king: Get thee to Anathoth, unto beit the kingdom is turned about, and thine own fields; for thou art deserving is become my brother's; for it was of death; but I will not at this time 16 And now I put thee to death, because thou didst his from the LORD. ask one petition of thee, deny me bear the ark of the Lord GOD before not/ And she said unto him: 'Say on/ David my father, and because thou 17 And he said: 'Speak, I pray thee, wast afflicted in all wherein my father unto Solomon the king for he will was afflicted/ 27 So Solomon thrust not say thee nay that he give me out Abiathar from being priest unto Abishag the Shunammite to wife/ the LORD; that the word of the LORD 18 And Bath-sheba said: 'Well; I will might be fulfilled, which He spoke speak for thee unto the king/ concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh. 19 28 Bath-sheba therefore went unto And the tidings came to Joab; for king Solomon, to speak unto him for Joab had turned after Adonijah, Adonijah. And the king rose up to though he turned not after Absalom. '

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said unto the king: 'The saying is lord the king hath said, good; as so will thy servant do.' And Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days. 39 And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away unto Achish, son of Maacah, king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying: 'Behold, thy servants are in Gath.' 40And Shimei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Gath to Achish, to seek his serv-

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Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the LOUD, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.

hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself under-

12 standing to discern justice; behold, I have done according to thy word: lo, I have given thee a wise and an 2 0nly the people sacrificed in the high understanding heart; so that there places, because there was no house hath been none like thee before thee, built for the name of the LORD unti] neither after thee shall any arise those days. 3And Solomon loved the like unto thee. 13And I have also LORD, walking in the statutes of David given thee that which thou hast not his father; only he sacrificed and of- asked, both riches and honour so that there hath not been any -among fered in the high places. 4 And the king went to Gibeon to the kings like unto thee all thy sacrifice there; for that was the great days. 14And if thou wilt walk in statutes and high place; a thousand burnt-offerings ways, to keep did Solomon offer upon that altar. commandments, as thy father David 5 In Gibeon the LORD appeared to did walk, then I will lengthen thy Solomon in a dream by night; and days.' ^And Solomon awoke, and, God said: 'Ask what I shall give behold, it was a dream; and he came 6 And Solomon said: 'Thou to Jerusalem, and stood before the thee.' hast shown unto Thy servant David ark of the covenant of the LORD, and my father great kindness, according offered up burnt-offerings, and offered as he walked before Thee in truth, peace-offerings, and made a feast to and in righteousness, and in upright- all his servants. 16 Then came there two women, that ness of heart with Thee; and Thou hast kept for him this great kindness, were harlots, unto the king, and stood that Thou hast given him a^son to before him. 17And the one woman sit on his throne, as it is this day. said: 'Oh, my lord, I and this woman 7 And now, O LORD my God : Thou dwell in one house; and I was delivhast made Thy servant king instead ered of a child with her in the house. 18 And it came to pass the third day of David my father; and I am but a little child; I know not how to go out after I was delivered, that this woman or come in. 8And Thy servant is in was delivered also; and we were tothe midst of Thy people which Thou gether; there was no stranger with hast chosen, a great people, that can- us in the house, save we two in the not be numbered nor counted for house. 19And this woman's child died multitude. 9 Give Thy servant there- in the night; because she overlay it. 20 And she arose at midnight, and took fore an understanding heart to judge Thy people, that I may discern be- my son from beside me, while thy tween good and evil; for who is able landmaid slept, and laid it in her to judge this Thy great people?' Dosom, and laid her dead child in my 10 And the speech pleased the Lord, Dosom. ^And when I rose in the mornthat Solomon had asked this thing. ing to give my child suck, behold, it uAnd God said unto him: 'Because was dead; but when I had looked well thou hast asked this thing, and hast at it in the morning, behold, it was not asked for thyself long life; neither not my son, whom I did bear/ ^And hast asked riches for thyself, nor jhe other woman said: 'Nay; but

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names: The son of Hur, in the 9 hill-country of Ephraim; the son of their

Deker, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth10 hanan; the son of Hesed, in Arubboth; to him pertained Socoh, and

nthe son of all the land of Hepher; Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife; ^Baana the son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean which is beside Zarethan, beneath Jezreel, from Bethshean to Abel-meholah, as far as 13 beyond Jokmeam; the son of Geber, in Ramoth-gilead; to him pertained the villages of Jair the son of Manaeseh, which are in Gilead; even to him pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brazen bars; 14Ahinadab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim; 15 Ahimaaz, in Naphtali; he also took Basemath the daughter of Solomon to wife; 16Baana the son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth; 17Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar; 18 Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin; 19 Geber the son of Uri, in th land of Gilead, the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan; and one officer that was [over all the 20

Judah and Israel is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking and making merry. And Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the River unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the officers] in

the land.

were many, as the sand which

border of Egypt; they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his

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day was thirty measures of fine flour, of the earth, who had heard of his and threescore measures of meal; ^en wisdom. 15 fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the And Hiram king of Tyre sent his a hundred unto Solomon; for he had and beside servants sheep, pastures, harts, and gazelles, and roebucks, and heard that they had anointed him fatted fowl. 4For he had dominion king in the room of his father; for over all the region on this side the Hiram was ever a lover of David. I6 And Solomon sent to Hiram, sayRiver, from Tiphsah even to Gaza, over all the kings on this side the ing: 17 Thou knowest how that David River; and he had peace on all sides my father could not build a house for round about him. 5And Judah and the name of the LORD his God for the '

Israel dwelt safely, every man under wars which were about him on every his vine and under his fig-tree, from side, until the LORD put them under 18 Dan even to Beer-sheba, all the days the soles of feet. But now the of Solomon. LORD God hath given me rest 6 And Solomon had forty thousand on every side; there is neither ad19 stalls of horses for his chariots, and versary, nor evil occurrence. And, 7 And behold, I purpose to build a house twelve thousand horsemen. those officers provided victual for for the name of the LORD God, as father, king Solomon, and for all that came the LORD spoke unto David unto king Solomon's table, every man saying: Thy son, whom I will set in his month; they let nothing be upon thy throne in thy room, he shall 8 name. 20 Now Barley also and straw for build the house for lacking. the horses and swift steeds brought therefore command thou that they they unto the place where it should hew me cedar-trees out of Lebanon; servants shall be with thy be, every man according to his charge. and 9 And God gave Solomon wisdom servants; and I will give thee hire and understanding exceeding much, for thy servants according to all that and largeness of heart, even as the thou shalt say; for thou knowest that sand that is on the sea-shore. 10And there is not among us any that hath Solomon's wisdom excelled the wis- skill to hew timber like unto the dom of all the children of the east, Zidonians/ 2l And it came to pass, when Hiram and all the wisdom of Egypt. nFor he was wiser than all men: than heard the words of Solomon, that he Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and rejoiced greatly, and said: 'Blessed Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol; be the LORD this day, who hath given and his fame was in all the nations unto David a wise son over this great

my

my

my my

My

my

round about. ^And he spoke three thousand proverbs; and his songs were a thousand and five. 13And he spoke of trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall; he spoke

people.'

^And Hiram sent to Solomon,

'

saying : I have heard that which thou hast sent unto me; I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of cypress. servants shall bring them down from

^My

also of beasts, and of fowl, and of Lebanon unto the sea; and I will make 14 And them into rafts to go by sea unto the creeping things, and of fishes. there came of all peoples to hear the place that thou shalt appoint me, and wisdom of Solomon, from all kings will cause them to be broken up there,

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And

27

out of

king Solomon raised a levy and the levy was

all Israel;

thirty thousand men.

And he

28

sent

them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month by courses: a month they were and two months at home; and Afloniram was over the levy, 29 And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bore burdens, and in Lebanon,

fourscore thousand that were hewers in the mountains; so besides Solomon's chief officers that were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, who bore rule over the people that wi ought in the work. 31 And the

king commanded, and they quarried great stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with hewn stone. 32And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders and the Gebalites did. fashion them, and prepared the timber and the stones to build the house.

And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of

u

the land.of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Ziv, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of 2And the house which the LORD. king Solomon built for the LORD, the length thereof was threescore cubits,

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and the breadth thereof twenty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits.

And the porch before bthe temple of the house, twenty cubits was the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house; and ten cubits was the breadth thereof before the house. 4And for the house he made windows broad within, and narrow without. 5And against the wall of the house he built a side-structure round about, against the walls of the house round about, both of the temple and of c the Sanctuary; and he made sidechambers round about; 6 the nethermost story of the side-structure was five cubits broad, and the middle was six cubits broad, and the third was seven cubits broad for on the outside he made rebatements in the wall of the house round about, that the beams should not have hold in the walls of the house. 7 For the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready at the quarry; and there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while 8 it was in building. The door for the d lowest row of chambers was in the right side of the house; and they went up by winding stairs into the middle row, and out of the middle into the third. 9So he built the house, and finished it; and he covered in the house with planks of cedar over beams. 10And he built the stories of the side-structure against all the house. each five cubits high; and they rested on the house with timber of cedar. uAnd-the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying: M< As for this house 3

;

^

which thou art building, if thou wilt walk in My statutes, and execute Mine ordinances, and keep all My commandments to walk in them; then will I establish My word with thee, which I spoke unto David thy father;

32. b That 10, the holy place, innermost room, the most holy plaoe.

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in that I will dwell therein among the cherub was ten cubits; both the cheruchildren of Israel, and will not for- bim were of one measure and one sake form. 26The height of the one cherub people Israel.' *4 So Solomon built the house, and was ten cubits, and so was it of the finished it. 15And he built the walls other cherub. 27And he set the cheruof the house within with boards of bim within the inner house; and the cedar; from the floor of the house unto wings of the cherubim were stretched the joists of the ceiling, he covered forth, so that the wing of the one them on the inside with wood; and touched the one wall, and the wing he covered the floor of the house with of the other cherub touched the other

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boards of cypress. 16And he built twenty cubits on the hinder part of the house with boards of cedar from the floor unto the joists; he even built them for himself within, for a Sanctuary, even for the most holy place. 17 And the house, that is, the temple before [the Sanctuary], was forty cubits 18 And the cedar on the house long. within was carved with knops and open flowers; all was cedar; there was no stone seen. 19And he prepared the Sanctuary in the midst of the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LOEB. 20And before the Sanctuary which was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof overlaid with pure gold, he set an altar, which he covered with cedar. 21 So Solomon overlaid a the house within with pure gold; and he drew chains of gold across the wall before the Sanctuary; and he overlaid 22 And the whole house it with gold. he overlaid with gold, until all the house was finished; also the whole altar that belonged to the Sanctuary he overlaid with gold. ^And in the Sanctuary he made two cherubim of ohve-wood, each ten cubits high.

^And five

cubits

gold. 29 And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubim and palm-trees and open

And flowers, within and without. the floor of the house he overlaid 30

And with gold, within and without. for the entrance of the Sanctuary he made doors of ohve-wood, the door31

posts within the frame having five 32 And as for the two doors of angles. olive-wood, he carved upon them carvings of cherubim and palm-trees and open flowers, and overlaid them

was the

one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub; from the uttermost part of the one wing unto the uttermost part of the other 25 ABd the other were ten cubits. 6

and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house. 28 And he overlaid the cherubim with wall;

That

is,

|

with gold; and he spread the gold upon the cherubim, and upon the 33 So also made he for palm-trees. the entrance of the temple door-posts of olive-wood, within a frame fourMand two doors of cypresssquare; wood; the two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the 35 And he other door were folding. carved thereon cherubim and palmtrees and open flowers; and he overlaid them with gold fitted upon the 36 And he built the graven work^ inner court with three rows of hewn stone, and a row of cedar beams. 87 In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the LORD laid, ^8And in the in the month Ziv. eleventh year, in the month Bui, which is the eighth month, was the house

the Sanctuary.

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finished throughout all the parts there- hewn stones, and cedar-wood. 12And of, and according to all the fashion of it. the great court round about had three So was he seven years in building it. rows of hewn stone, and a row of *7

And Solomon was

building

his

^own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house. 2 For he built the house of the forest of Lebanon: the length thereof was a hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams 3 upon the pillars. And it was covered with cedar above upon the sidechambers, that lay on forty and five 4 And there pillars, fifteen in a row. were beams in three rows; ancl light was over against light in three ranks. 6 And all the doors with their posts were square in the frame; and light was over against light in three ranks. 6 And he made the porch of pillars: the 'length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth thereof thirty cubits; and a porch before them; and pillars and thick beams before them. 7 And he made the porch of the throne where he might judge, even the porch of judgment; and it was covered with cedar from floor to floor. 8 And his house where he might dwell, in the other court, within the porch, was of the like work. He made also a house for Pharaoh's daughter, whom Solomon had taken to wife, like

cedar beams, like as the inner court of the house of the LORD, and the court of the porch of the house. 13 And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre. 14He was the son of a widow of the tribe of NaphtahV and his father was a man of Tyre,

a worker in brass; and he was filled with wisdom and understanding and skill, to work all works in brass. And he came to king Solomon, and wrought all his work. ^hus he fashioned the two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high each;

and a pass

twelve cubits cUd comabout; [and so] the other pillar.

line of

it

And he made two

16

capitals of

molten

of the the height of the one capital was five cubits, and the height of the other capital was five cubits. "He also made nets of checker-work, and wreaths of chain-work, for the capitals which were upon the top of the pillars: seven for the one capital, and seven for the other capital. 18And he made the pillars; and there were two rows round about upon the one network, to cover the capitals that were upon the top of the pomegranates; and so did he for the other capital. 19And the capitals that were upon the top of the pillars in the porch were of lily20 And there were unto this porch. work, four cubits. 9 A11 these were of costly stones, capitals above also upon the two according to the measures of hewn pillars, close by the belly which was stones, sawed with saws, within and beside the network; and the pomewithout, even from the foundation granates were two hundred, in rows unto the coping, and so on the outside round about upon each capital. unto the great court. 10And the foun- ^And he set up the pillars at the dation was of costly stones, even great porch of the temple; and he set up stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones the right pillar, and called the name uAnd above were thereof Jachin; and he set up the left of eight cubits. costlv stones, after the measure of pillar, and called the name thereof brass, to set

upon the tops

pillars;

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^And upon

the top of the borders were foursquare, not round. was the work 32And the four wheels were underneath of the pillars finished, the borders; and the axletrees of the d he made the molten sea of wheels were in the base; and the ten cubits from brim to brim, round height of a wheel was a cubit and half in compass, and the height thereof was a cubit. ^And the work of the wheels five cubits; and a line of thirty cubits was like the work of a chariot wheel; did compass it round about. ^And their axletrees, and their felloes, and under the brim of it round about there their spokes, and their naves, were all were knops which did compass it, for molten. ^And there were four underten cubits, compassing the sea round setters at the four corners of each about; the knops were in two rows, base; the undersetters thereof were cast when it was cast. 25It stood upon of one piece with the base itself. 35And twelve oxen, three looking toward in the top of the base was there a round the north, and three looking toward the compass of half a cubit high; and on west, and three looking toward the the top of the base the stays thereof south, and three looking toward and the borders thereof were of one the east; and the sea was set upon piece therewith. 36And on the plates them above, and all their hinder parts of the stays thereof, and on the borwere inward. 2SAnd it was a hand- ders thereof, he graved cherubim, breadth thick; and the brim thereof lions, and palm-trees, according to was wrought like the brim of a cup, the space of each, with wreaths round like the flower of a lily; it held two about. 37After this manner he made thousand baths. the ten bases; all of them, had one 27 And he made the ten bases of casting, one measure, and one form. 38 And he made ten lavers of brass: brass; four cubits was the length of one base, and four cubits the breadth one laver contained forty baths; and thereof, and three cubits the height every laver was four cubits; and upon of it. 28And the work of the bases was every one of the ten bases one laver. on this manner: they had borders; 39And he set the bases, five on the and there were borders between the right side of the house, and five on 29 stays; and on the borders that were the left side of the house; and he set between the stays were lions, oxen, the sea on the right side of the house and cherubim; and upon the stays eastward, toward the south. 40 And aHiram made the pots, and it was in like manner above; and beneath the lions and oxen were wreaths the shovels, and the basins. So Hiram made an end of doing of hanging work. 30And every base had four brazen wheels, and axles of all the work that he wrought for king brass; and the four feet thereof had Solomon in the house of the LORD: he two pillars, and the two bowls undersetters; beneath the laver were the undersetters molten, with wreaths of the capitals that were on the top 31 And the mouth of the pillars; and the two networks at the side of each. of it within the crown and above was to cover the two bowls of the capitals a cubit high; and the mouth thereof that were on the top of the pillars; nd the four hundred pomegranates was round after the work of a pedestal, a cubit and a half; and also upon the for the two networks, two rows of mouth of it were gravings; and their pomegranates for each network, to pillars

was

lily-work so

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the snuffers, and the basins, and the pans, and the fire-pans, of pure gold; and^the hinges, both for the doors of the inner house, the most holy place, and for the doors of the house, that is, of the temple, of gold. 51 Thus all the work that king Solomon wrought in the house of the LORD

was

finished.

And Solomon ^brought

in the things which David his father had dedicated, the silver, and the

and the

and

them

vessels, put gold, in the treasuries of the house of the

LORD.

Q Then

Solomon assembled the

el-

ders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the princes of the fathers'

houses of the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which 2 is Zion. And all the men of Israel

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assembled themselves unto king Solomon at the feast, in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month. 3 And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark. 4And they brought up the ark of the LORD, and the tent of meeting, and all the holy vessels that were in the Tent; even these did the priests and the Levites briag up. 5And king Solomon and all the congregation of Israel, that were assembled unto him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could not be told nor numbered for multitude. 6 And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto its place, into the Sanctuary of the house, to the most holy place, even under the 7 For the wings of the cherubim, cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and the staves thereof above. 8And the staves were so long that the ends of the staves were seen from the holy place, even before the Sanctuary; but they could not be seen without; and there they are unto this day. ^here was nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone which Moses put there at Horeb, when the LORD made a covenant with the children of Israel when they came out of the land of Egypt 10 And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the LORD, 1L so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud; for the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD. 12 Then spoke Solomon: The LORD hath said that He would dwell in the thick darkness. MI have surely built Thee a house

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14

And

the king turned his face about, all the congregation of all the congregation of Israel stood. 15Andhe said: Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who spoke "with His mouth unto David my father, and hath16with His hand fulfilled it, saying; Since the day that I brought forth people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build a house, that name might be there; but I chose David to be 17 over Now it people Israel. was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the 18 But the LORD, the God of Israel.

and blessed Israel; and

l

My

My

My

Thou

that which yea,

Thou

and hast as it

didst promise him;

spokest with

is this

day.

25

LORD, the God of

Thy

Thy mouth, Thy hand,

with

fulfilled it

Now

therefore,

Israel,

servant David

my

O

keep with

father that

which Thou hast promised him, saying: There shall not fail thee a man in My sight to sit on the throne of Israel, if only thy children take heed to their way, to walk before Me as thou hast walked before Me. 26Now therefore,

God

of Israel, let

Thy

word, I pray Thee, be verified, which Thou didst speak unto Thy servant

David my father. 27 But will God in very truth dwell on the earth? behold, heaven and the

LORD said unto David my father* Whereas it was in thy heart to build Jieaven of heavens cannot contain a house for My name, thou didst well Thee; how much less this house that 28 that it was in thy heart; "nevertheless I have builded! Yet have Thou thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house for My name. 20And the LORD hath established His word that He spoke, for I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised, and have built the house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel. 21And there have I set a place for the ark, wherein is the covenant of the LORD, which He made with our fathers, when He brought them out of the

land of Egypt.'

And Solomon

ffl

respect unto the prayer of Thy servLORD ant, and to his supplication,

O

to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer which Thy servant 29 prayeth before Thee this day; that

my God,

Thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place whereof Thou hast said: My name shall be there; to hearken unto the prayer which Thy servant 30 And shall pray toward this place. hearken Thou to the supplication of Thy servant, and of Thy people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place; yea, hear Thou in heaven Thy dwelling-

stood before the place; and when Thou nearest, forgive.

of all If a man sin against his neighbour, the congregation of Israel, and spread and an oath be exacted of him to forth his hands toward heaven; ^and cause him to swear, and he come and he said: O LORD, the God^of Israel, swear before Thine altar in this house; there is no God like Thee, in heaven 32then hear Thou in heaven, and do, above, or on earth beneath; who and judge Thy servants, condemning keepest covenant and mercy with the wicked, to bring his way upon his before Thee own head; and justifying the rightThy servants, that walk with all their heart; M who hast kept eous, to give him according to his father righteousness. with Thy servant David

altar of the

LORD in the presence

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people Israel are smit- mighty hand, and of Thine outstretched arm when he shall come do sin against Thee, if they turn again and pray toward this house; ^hear to Thee, and confess Thy name, and Thou in heaven Thy dwelling-place, pray and make supplication unto Thee and do according to all that the stranger in this house; Hhen hear Thou in calleth to Thee for; that all the peoples heaven, and forgive the sin of Thy of the earth may know Thy name, to people Israel, and bring them back fear Thee, as doth Thy people Israel, unto the land which Thou gavest unto and that they may know that Thy

Thy

down before the enemy, when they

ten

name

their fathers.

When heaven is shut up, and there

35

when they do sin against they pray toward this place, and confess Thy name, and turn from their sin, when Thou dost afflict them; 36 then hear Thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of Thy servants, and of is no Thee;

rain, if

I

is

have

called

upon

this

house which

built.

**If Thy people go out to battle against then enemy, by whatsoever way Thou shalt send them, and they 1

pray unto the LORD toward the city which Thou hast chosen, and toward the house which I have built for Thy Thy people Israel, when Thou teach- name ^hen hear Thou in heaven their est them the good way wherein they prayer and their supplication, and should walk; and send rain upon Thy maintain their cause. ^If they sin land, which Thou hast given to Thy against Thee for there is no man that sinneth not and Thou be angry people for an inheritance. 37 If there be in the land famine, if with them, and deliver them to the there be pestilence, if there be blast- enemy, so that they carry them away ing or mildew, locust or caterpillar; captive unto the land of the enemy, far 47 if their enemy besiege them in the off or near; yet if they shall bethink land of their cities; whatsoever plague, themselves in the land whither they whatsoever sickness there be; 3awhat are carried captive, and turn back, prayer and supplication soever be and make supplication unto Thee in made by any man of all Thy people the land of them that carried them We have sinned, Israel, who shall know every man the captive, saying: plague of his own heart, and spread and have done injquitously, we have forth his hands toward this house; dealt wickedly; 48if they return unto 39then hear Thou in heaven Thy dwell- Thee with all their heart and with ;

^

ing-place, and forgive, and do, and all their soul in the land of their render unto every man according to enemies, who carried them captive, all his ways, -whose heart Thou know- and pray unto Thee toward their est for Thou, even Thou only, land, which Thou gayest unto their knowest the hearts of all the children fathers, the city which Thou hast of men "that they may^fear Thee chosen, and the house which I have 49 then hear Thou all the days, that they live in the land built for Thy name; their prayer and their supplication which Thou gavest unto our fathers. ^Moreover concerning the stranger in heaven Thy dwelling-place, and that is not of Thy people Israel, when maintain their cause; M and forgive he shall come out of a far country Thy people who have sinned against for Thy name's sake ^or they shall Thee^ and all their transgressions hear of Thy great name, and of Thy wherein they have transgressed against

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Thee; and give them compassion the peoples of the earth may know before those who carried them cap- that the LORD, He is God; there is 61 Let your heart therefore tive, that they may have compassion none else. on them; 51for they are. Thy people, be whole with the LORD our God, to and Thine inheritance, which Thou walk in His statutes, and to keep His broughtest forth out of Egypt, from commandments, as at this day.' the midst of the furnace of iron; ^that ^And the long, and all Israel with Thine eyes may be open unto the him, offered sacrifice before the LORD. supplication of Thy servant, and unto ^And Solomon offered for the sacrifice the supplication of Thy people Israel, of peace-offerings, which He offered to hearken unto them whensoever unto the LORD, two and twenty

M For Thou didst they cry unto Thee. them apart from among all the of the earth, to be Thine inEeoples eritance, as Thou didst speak by the

set

of Moses Thy servant, when Thou broughtest our fathers out of Lord GOD/ Egypt, MAnd it was so, that when Solomon had made an end of praying all

hand

and supplication unto the LOBD, he arose from before the altar of the LORD, -from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread forth toward heaven. B5And he stood, and this prayer

thousand oxen, and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king

and aft the children of Israel dedicated the house of the LORD. ^The same day did the king hallow the middle of the court that was before the house of the LORD; for there he offered the burnt-offering, and the meal-offering, and the fat of the peace-offerings; because the brazen altar that was before the LORD was too little to receive the burnt-offering, and the mealoffering, and the fat of the peaceofferings.

66 the congregation of Israel So Solomon held the feast at that with a loud voice, saying: ^'Blessed time, and all Israel with him, a great be the LOBD, that hath given rest congregation, from the entrance of unto His people Israel, according to Hamath unto the Brook of Egypt, all that He promised; there hath not before the LORD our God, seven days failed one word of all His good and seven days, even fourteen days. 66 0n the eighth day he sent the people promise, which He promised by the hand of Moses His servant. 57The away, and they blessed the king, and LORD our God be with us, as He was went unto their tents joyful and glad with our fathers; let Him not leave of heart for all the goodness that the 68 that He may in- LORD had shown unto David His us, nor forsake us; cline our hearts unto Him, to walk servant, and to Israel His people. And it came to pass, when in all His ways, and to keep His comSolomon had finished the building mandments, and His statutes, and His ordinances, which He commanded of the house of the LORD, and the 69 our fathers. And let these my words, king's house, and all Solomon's dewherewith I have made supplication light which he was pleased to do, before the LORD, be nigh unto the 2that the LORD appeared to Solomon LORD our God day and night, that the second time, as He had appeared He maintain the cause of His servant, unto him at Gibeon. 8And the LORD and the cause of His people Israel, said unto him: 'I ^have heard thy as every day shall require; 60that all prayer and thy supplication, that thou

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made before Me: I have hal- and cypress-trees, and with gold, lowed this house, which thou hast according to all his desire that then built, to put My name there for ever; king Solomon gave Hiram twenty and Mine eyes and My heart shall be cities in the land of Galilee. ^And there perpetually, 4And as for thee, Hiram came out from Tyre to see the if thou wilt walk before Me, as David cities wliich Solomon had given him; thy father walked, in integrity of and they pleased him not. ^And^he \Vhat cities are these which heart, and in uprightness, to do ac- Isuid: cording to all that I have command- thou hast given me, my brother?' And ed thee and wilt keep My statutes they were called the land of Cabul, and Mine ordinances; Hhen I will unto this day. 14And Hiram sent to establish the throne of thy kingdom the king sixscore talents of gold. 15 over Israel for ever; according as I And this is the account of the promised to David thy father, saying: levy which king Solomon raised; to There shah not fail thee a man upon build the house of the LOBD, and his the throne of Israel. 6But if ye shall own house, and Millo, and the wall of turn away from following Me, ye or Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, 16 Pharaoh king of Egypt your children, and not keep My com- and Gezer. mandments and My statutes which I had gone up, and taken Gezer, and have set before you, but shall go and burnt it with fire, and slain the serve 'other gods, and worship them; Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and 7 then will I cut off Israel out of the given it for a portion unto his daughland which I have given them; and ter, Solomon's wife. 17 And Solomon this house, which I have hallowed built Gezer, and Beth-horon the for My name, will I cast out of My nether, 18and Baalath, and Tadmor in sight; and Israel shall be a proverb the wilderness, in the land, "and all and a byword among all peoples; the store-cities that Solomon had. 8and this house which is so high and the cities for his chariots, and [shall become desolate], and every the cities for his horsemen, and that one that passeth by it shall be aston- which Solomon desired to build for ished, and shall hiss; and when they his pleasure in Jerusalem, and in shall say: Why hath the LOKD done Lebanon, and in all the land of his thus unto this land, and to this dominion. 20AU;fche people that were house? 9they shall be answered: Be- left of the Amorites, the Hitfcitee, the cause they forsook the LORD their Pcrizzites, the Hivites, and the JebGod, who brought forth their fathers usites, who were not of the children out of the land of Egypt, and laid of Israel; 21 even their children that hold on other gods, and worshipped were left after them in the land, whom them, and served them; therefore hath the children of Israel were not able the LOED brought all this evil upon utterly to destroy, of them did Solomon raise a levy of bondseryants, them.' 10 And it came to pass at the end unto this day. t22But of the children of twenty years, wherein Solomon of Israel did Solomon make no bondhad built the two houses, the house of servants; but they were the men of the LORD and the king's house war, and his servants, and his princes, hast

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KThese were the chief officers that were over Solomon's work, five hundred and fifty, who bore rule over the people that wrought in the work. ^But Pharaoh's daughter came up out of the city of David unto her house which [Solomon] had built for her; then did he build Millo, 25 And three times in a year did Solomon offer burnt-offerings and peace-offerings upon the altar which he built unto the LORD, offering thereby, upon the altar that was before the LORD. So he finished the

in the house of the LOED, there was 6 And she said spirit in her. ' It was a true report that to the king I heard in mine own land of thine 7 Howbeit acts, and of thy wisdom. I believe^ not the words, until I

no more

:

came, and mine eyes had seen it; and, behold, the hall was not told me; thou hast wisdom and prosperity exceeding the fame which I heard. 8 Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, that stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom. 9Blessed be the LORD thy God, house. who delighted in thee, to set thee on 26 And king Solomon made a navy the throne of Israel; because the of ships in Ezion-geber, which is be- LORD loved Israel for ever, therefore side Moth, on the shore of the Red made He thee king, to do justice and 27 in the land of Edom. And righteousness/ 10And she gave the sent in the navy his servants, king a hundred and twenty talents shipmen that had knowledge of the of gold, and of spices very great 'store, sea, with the servants of Solomon. and precious stones; there came no 2S And they came to Ophir, and more such abundance of spices as fetched from thence gold, four hun- these which the queen of Sheba gave

Sea,

Hiram

uAnd the to king Solomon. navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great

dred and twenty talents, and brought to king Solomon. 1 And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon because of the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions. 2And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bore spices and gold very much, and precious stones; and when she was come to Solomon, she spoke with him of all that was in her heart. 3And Solomon told her all her questions; there was not any thing hid from the king which he told 4 And when the queen of her not. Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had 6 built, and the food of his table, and it

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the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his his burnt-offering

cupbearers,

which he

and

offered

,

plenty of sandal-wood and precious stones. ^And the king made of the sandal-wood pillars for the house of the LORD, and for the king's house, harps also and psalteries for the singers; there came no such sandal-wood, nor was seen, unto this day. 13And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside that which Solomon So gave her of his royal bounty. she turned, and went to her own land, she and her servants. 14 Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of 15 beside that which came of the gold, merchants, and of the traffic of the traders, and of all the kings of the mingled people and of the governors of

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16 the country. And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten

as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycomore-trees that are in 28 And gold: six hundred shekels of gold went the Lowland, for abundance. 17 to one target. And he made three the horses which Solomon had were hundred shields of beaten gold: three brought out of Egypt; also out of pounds of gold went to one shield; and Keveh, the king's merchants buying the king put them in the house of the them of the men of Keveh at a price. 29 forest of Lebanon. And a chariot came up and went 18 the a made king great out of Egypt for six hundred shekels Moreoyer throne of ivory, and overlaid it with of silver, and a horse for a hundred 19 the finest gold. There were six and fifty; and so for all the kings of the steps to the throne, and the top of the Hittites, and for the kings of Aram, did throne was round behind; and there they bring them out by their means. were arms on either side by the place 1 Kow king Solomon loved many "j of the seat, and two lions standing women, besides the foreign beside the arms. 20And twelve lions daughter of Pharaoh, women of the stood there on the one side and on the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Ziother upon the six steps; there was donians, and Hittites; 2 of the nations not the like made in any kingdom. concerning which the LORD said unto ^And all king Solomon's drinking- the children of Israel: 'Ye shall not vessels were of gold, and all the vessels go among them, neither shall they of the house of the forest of Lebanon come among you; for surely they were of pure gold; none were of silver; will turn away your heart after their it was nothing accounted of in the gods'; Solomon did cleave unto these 3 days of Solomon. /^For the king had in love. And he had seven hundred at sea a navy of Tarshish with the wives, princesses, and three hundred navy of Hiram; once every three years concubines; and his wives turned came the navy of Tarshish, bringing away his heart. 4For it came to pass, gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods; peacocks. ^So king Solomon exceeded all the and his heart was not whole with the kings of the earth in riches and in LORD his God, as was the heart of 6 For Solomon wisdom. ^And all the earth sought David his father. the presence of Solomon, to hear his went after Ashtoreth the goddess of wisdom, which God had put in his the Zidonians, and after Milcom the 6 And heart. 25And they brought every man detestation of the Ammonites. his present, vessels of silver, and vessels Solomon did that which was evil in of gold, and raiment, and armour, and the sight of the LORD, and went not spices, horses, and mules, a rate year fully after the LORD, as did David his father. 7 Then did Solomon build by year. 26 And Solomon gathered together a high place for Chemosh the detestachariots and horsemen; and he had a tion of Moab, in the mount that is thousand and four hundred chariots, before Jerusalem, and for Molech and twelve thousand horsemen, ^that the detestation of the children of he bestowed in the chariot cities, Ammon. 8And so did he for all his and with the king at Jerusalem. 27And foreign wives, who offered and sacrithe king made silver to be in Jerusalem ficed unto their gods. _

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9 And the LORD was angry with 20And the sister of Tahpenes bore him Solomon, because his heart was Genubath his son, whom Tahpenes turned away from the LORD, the God weaned in Pharaoh's house; and of Israel, who had appeared unto hhn Genubath was in Pharaoh's house 21 And twice, iand had commanded him among the sons of Pharaoh. in this when Hadad heard that he should concerning Egypt that thing, not go after other gods; but he kept David slept with his fathers, and that not that which the LORD com- Joab the captain of the host was dead, manded. "Wherefore the LORD said Hadad ^said to Pharaoh: 'Let me unto Solomon: 'Forasmuch as this depart, 'that I may go to mine own hath been in thy mind, and thou hast country.' ^Then Pharaoh said unto not kept My covenant and My him: 'But what hast thou lacked statutes, which I have commanded with me, that, behold, thou seekest And thee, I will surely rend the kingdom to go to thine own country?' from thee, and will give it to thy he answered: 'Nothing; howbeit let servant. ^Notwithstanding in thy me depart in any wise.' 23 And God raised up another addays I will not do it, for David thy father's sake; but I will rend it out of versary unto him, Rezon the son of the hand of thy son. 13 Howbeit I Eliada, who had fled from his lord 24 will not rend away all the kingdom; Hadadezer king of Zobah. And but I will give one tribe to thy son, for he gathered men unto him, and beDavid My servant's sake, and for came captain over a troop, when Jerusalem's sake which I have chosen.' David slew them [of Zobah]; and they 14 And the LORD raised up an ad- went to Damascus, and dwelt therein, 25 And he versary unto Solomon, Hadad the and reigned in Damascus. was to all the was the seed an Israel of he adversary king's Edomite; 15 in Edom. For it came to pass, days of Solomon, beside the mischief when David was in Edom, and Joab that Hadad did; and he abhorred the captain of the host was^gone up to Israel, and reigned over Aram. 26 And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, bury the slain, and had smitten every 16 for Joab and all an Ephraimite of Zeredah, a servant male in Edom Israel remained there six months, of Solomon, whose mother's name was until he had cut off every male in Zeruah, a widow, he also lifted up his Edom 17 that aHadad fled, he and hand against the king. 27And this certain Edomites of his father's was the cause that he lifted up his Solomon servants with him, to go into Egypt; hand against the king: Hadad being yet a little child. 18And built Millo, and repaired the breach 28 And they arose out of Midian, and came of the city of David his father. to Paran; and they took men with the man Jeroboam was a mighty them out of Paran, and they came to man of valour; and Solomon saw the Egypt, unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, young man that he was industrious, who gave him a house, and appointed and he gave him charge over all the him victuals, and gave him land. labour of the house of Joseph. 29And 19 And Hadad found great favour in it came to pass at that time, when the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, Him to wife the sister of his own wife, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite the sister of Tahpenes the queen. foumj him in the way; now Ahijah ^

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had clad .himself with a new garment; built for David, and will give and they two were alone in the field. unto thee. 39And I will for this 30

And Ahijah

laid hold of the

new

Israel afflict

the seed of David, but not for ever/ 40 Solomon sought therefore to kill

garment that was on him, and rent it 31 in twelve pieces. And he said to Jeroboam; but Jeroboam arose, and Jeroboam: 'Take thee ten pieces; fled into Egypt, unto Shishak king of for thus saith the LORD, the God of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the Israel: Behold, I will rend the death of Solomon. ^Now the rest of the acts of Solkingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to thee- omon, and all that he did, and his wis32 but he shall have one tribe, for dom, are they not written in the book My servant David's sake, and for of the acts of Solomon? ^And the Jerusalem's sake, the city which time that Solomon reigned in JeruI have chosen out of all the tribes salem over all Israel was forty years. of Israel ^because that they have ^And Solomon slept with his fathers, forsaken Me, and have worshipped and was buried in the city of David Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zi- his father; and Rehoboam his son donians, Chemosh the god of Moab, reigned in his stead. and Milcom the god of the children 1 O And Rehoboam went to Sheof Ammon; and they have not walked chem; for all Israel were come to 2 in My ways, to do that which is Shechem to make him king. And right in Mine eyes, 'and to keep My it came to pass, when Jeroboam the statutes and Mine ordinances, as did son of Nebat heard of it for he David his father. ^Howbeit I will was yet in Egypt, whither he had fled not take the whole kingdom out of from the presence of king Solomon, his hand; but I will make him prince and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt, 3 and

My

all the days of his life, for David they sent and called him that servant's sake, whom I chose, because Jeroboam and all the congregation of

he kept

My

commandments and

My

Israel came,

and spoke unto Reho-

35 4 statutes; but I will take the kingdom boam, saying: 'Thy father made out of his son's hand, and will give it our yoke grievous; now therefore 3 ?And make thou the grievous service of thy unto thee, even ten tribes. unto his son will I give one tribe, that father, and his heavy yoke which he

David My servant may have a lamp put upon us, lighter, ^and we will 5 alway before Me in Jerusalem, the serve thee.' And he said unto them: city which I have chosen Me to put 'Depart yet for three days, then come 37 And I will take shalt reign over all thee, that thy soul desireth, and shalt be 38 And it shall be, king over Israel. if thou wilt hearken unto all that I command thee, and wilt walk in

My

name

there.

and thou

My

again to me.'

And

the people de-

parted. 6 And Mng Rehoboam took counsel with the old men, that had stood before Solomon his father while he yet

lived,

saying:

'What

counsel give

ways, and do that which is right in ye me to return answer to this people?' statutes and 7And they spoke unto him, saying: Mine eyes, to keep commandments, as David My 'If thou wilt be a servant unto this servant did, that I will be with thee, people this day, and wilt serve them, and will build thee a sure house, as I and answer them, and speak good

My

My

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words to them, then they

will

be thy neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse; to your tents, Israel; now see to thine own house, David.' So Is17 rael departed unto their tents. But

8 But he forsook servants for ever.' the counsel of the old men which they had given him, and took counsel with the young men that were grownup with him, that stood before him. 9 And he said unto them: 'What counsel give ye, that we may return answer to this people, who have spoken to me, saying: Make the yoke that thy father did put upon us 10 And the young men that fighter?'

were grown up with him spoke unto him, saying: 'Thus shalt thou say unto this people that spoke unto thee, saying: Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it lighter unto us; thus shalt thou speak unto them: My little finger is thicker than my father's loins. uAnd now whereas my father did burden you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.' 12 So Jeroboam and all the people

came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king bade, saying: 'Come to me 13 And the king again the third day.' answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him; 14and spoke them after the counsel of the young men, saying: 'My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with 15 So the king hearkened scorpions.' not unto the people; for it was a thing brought about of the LORD, that He might establish His word, which the LORD spoke by the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat. to

And when

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all Israel

as for the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam 18 Then king Rereigned over them. hoboam sent Adoram, who was over the levy; and all Israel stoned him with stones, so that he died. And king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem. 19 So Israel rebelled against the

house of David, unto this day.

^And

came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was returned, that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and made him king over all Israel; there was none that fol-

it

lowed the house of David, but the

Judah only. aAnd when Rehobeam was come

tribe of

to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah, and the tribe of Benjamin, a hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men that were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom back to Rehoboam the son of Solomon. 22But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying: ffl Speak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king '

of Judah, and unto all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the

of the people, saying: ^Thus saith the LORD: Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel; return every man to his house; for this thing is of Me.' So they hearkened unto the word of the LORD, and returned and went their way, according to the word of the rest

LORD.

saw that the

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built

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in

king hearkened not unto them, the the hill-country of Ephraim, and dwelt people answered the king, saying therein; and he went out from thence, 'What portion have we in David? and built Penuel. 25And Jeroboam 422

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turn back unto their lord, even unto Rehoboam king of Judah; and they will kill me, and return to Rehoboam 28 king of Judah.' Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of goldj and he said unto them: 'Ye have gone up long enough to Jerusalem; behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of 29 And he set the land of Egypt.' the one in Beth-el, and the other put he in Dan. 30And this thing became a sin; for the people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan. 31 And he made houses of high places,

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priests

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shall

he

sacrifice

the priests of the high places that offer

upon

thee,

and men's bones

And they burn upon thee.' he gave a sign the same day, saying: 'This is the sign which the LORD hath spoken: Behold, the altar shall be rent, and the ashes that are upon 4 And it it shall be poured out.' came to pass, when the king heard the saying of the man of God, which he cried against the altar in Beth-el, that Jeroboam put forth his hand from the altar, saying: 'Lay hold on him.' And his hand, which he put forth against him, dried up, so that he could not draw it back to him. 5 The altar also was rent, and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to the sign which the man of God had given by the word of the LORD. 6 And the king answered and said unto the man of God: 'Entreat now the favour of the LORD thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be reAnd the man of God stored me.' entreated the LORD, and the king's hand was restored him, and became as 7 And the king said it was before. unto the man of God: 'Come Lome with me, and refresh thyself, and I will 8 And the man give thee a reward.' of God said unto the king: 'If thou wilt give me half thy house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this 9 For so was it charged me by place. the word of the LORD, saying: Thou shalt eat no bread, nor drink water, neither return by the way that thou 10 So he went another way, earnest.' and returned not by the way that he 3

shall

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the people, that were not of the sons ^And Jeroboam ordained of Levi. a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like unto the feast that is in Judah, ^and he went up unto the altar; so did he in Beth-el, to sacrifice unto the calves that he had made; and he placed in Beth-el the priests of the high places that he had made. ^And he went up unto the altar which he had made in Beth-el on the fifteenth, day in the eighth month, even in the month which he had devised of his own heart; and he ordained a feast for the children of Israel, and went up unto the altar, to offer. I O And, behold, there came a man x of God out of Judah by the word of the LOBI> unto Beth-el; and Jeroboam was standing by the altar to 2 And he cried against the came to Beth-el. offer. uNow there dwelt an old prophet altar by the word of the LORD, and said: '0 altar, altar, thus saith the in Beth-el; and one of his sons came LORD: Behold, a son shall be born and told him all the works that the unto the house of David, Josiah. by man of God had done that day in 423

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and the words which he had no water; thy carcass shall not come king, and they told unto the sepulchre of thy fathers.' 12 father. And their ^And it came to pass, after he had them: 'What way eaten bread, and after he had drunk, his sons had seen that he saddled for him the ass, what way the man of God went, that namely, for the prophet whom he had came from Judah. 13And he said brought back. ^And when he was unto his sons: Saddle me the ass.' gone, a lion met him by the way, and So they saddled him the ass; and he slew him; and his carcass was cast rode thereon. MAnd he went after in the way, and the ass stood by it; the man of God, and found him the lion also stood by the carcass. 25 sitting under a terebinth; and he And, behold, men passed by, and said unto him: 'Art thou the man of saw the carcass cast in the way, and the God that earnest from Judah?' And lion standing by the carcass; and 15 Then he said they came and told it in the city he said: 'I am. unto him* 'Come home with me, and where the old prophet dwelt. Beth-el,

spoken unto the them unto their father said unto went he? For 7

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eat bread/ 16And he said: 'I may not return with thee, nor go in with thee; neither will I eat bread nor drink water with thee in this place. 17 For it was said to me by the word of the LORD: Thou shalt eat no bread nor drink water there, nor turn back to go by the way that thou earnest.' 18 And he said unto him: 'I also am a prophet as thou art; and an angel spoke unto me by the word of the LORD, saying: Bring him back with thee into thy house, that he may eat bread and drink water.' He lied unto him. 19So he went back with him, and did eat bre,ad in his house,

And when the prophet that brought him back from the way heard thereof, he said: 'It is the man of God, who rebelled against the word of the LORD; therefore the LORD hath delivered him unto the lion, which hath torn him, and slain him, according to the word of the LORD, which He 27 And he spoke spoke unto him.' to his sons, saying: 'Saddle me the ass.' And they saddled it. 28And he went and found his carcass cast in the way, and the ass and the lion standing by the carcass; the lion had not eaten the carcass, nor torn the ass. 29 And the prophet took up the carcass 26

of the man of God, and laid it upon pass, as they sat the ass, and brought it back; and he at the table, that the word of the came to the city of the old prophet,

and drank water. 20 And it came to

LORD came unto the prophet 21 And he brought him back. unto the man of God that came 'Thus saith Judah) saying: LORD: Forasmuch as thou '

that to lament, and to bury him.

s

And

he laid his carcass in his own grave; from and they made lamentation for him: cried

3l the 'Alas, my brother!' And it came hast to pass, after he had buried him, rebelled against the word of the that he spoke to his sons, saying: LORD, and hast not kept the com- When I am dead, then bury me in the mandment which the LORD thy God sepulchre wherein the man of God commanded thee, ^but earnest back, is buried; lay my bones beside his and hast eaten bread and drunk bones. 32 For the saying which^ he water in the place of which He said cried by the word of the LORD against to thee: Eat no t^ead, and drink the altar in Beth-el, and against all '

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cities

of

Samana,

shall

7

surely come to pass. 33 After this thing

Jeroboam

re-

turned not from his evil way, but made again from among all the people priests of the high places; whosoever would, he consecrated him, that he might be one of the priests of the 34 And by this thing high places. there was sin unto the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off, and to destroy

from

the face of the earth. A At that time Abijah the son of -j L s Jeroboam fell sick. 2And Jeroboam said to his wife: 'Arise, I pray thee, and disguise thyself, that thou be not known to be the wife of Jeroboam; and get thee to Shiloh; behold, there is Ahijah the prophet, who spoke concerning me that I should be king over this people. 3And take with thee ten loaves, and biscuits, and a cruse of honey, and go to him; he will tell thee what shall become of the child/ 4And Jeroboam's wife did so, and arose, and went to Shiloh, and came to the house of Ahijah. Now Ahijah could not see; for his eyes were set by reason of his age. 6 Now the LORD had said unto Ahijah: 'Behold, the wife of Jeroboam cometh to inquire of thee concerning her son; for he is sick; thus and thus shalt it

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8 and rent the kingdom away Israel, from the house of David, and gave it thee; and yet thou hast not been as My servant David, who kept My

commandments, and who followed Me with all his heart, to^do that only which was right in Mine eyes; 9 but hast done evil above all that were before thee, and hast gone and made thee other gods, and molten images, to provoke Me, and hast cast Me behind thy back; 10 therefore, behold, I will bring evil upon the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam every man-child, and him that is shut up and him that is left at large in Israel,

and

will utterly

sweep away the house of Jeroboam, as a man sweepeth away dung, till it "Him that dieth of be all gone. Jeroboam in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat; for the

LORD hath spoken

it.

^Arise thou

therefore, get thee to thy house; "and when thy feet enter into the city, the 13 And all Israel shall child shall die. make lamentation for him, and bury him; for he only of Jeroboam shall come to the grave; because in him ^

is found some good* thing toward the LORD, the God of Israel, in the house of Jeroboam. "Moreover the LORP will raise Him up a king thou say unto her; for it will be, over Israel, who shall cut off the house when she cometh in, that she will of Jeroboam that day. But what 15 for the LORD will is it even then? feign herself to be another woman/ 6 And it was so, when Ahijah heard smite Israel, as a reed is shaken in the the sound of her feet, as she came in water* and He will root up Israel out at the door, that he said: 'Come in, of this good land, which He gave thou wife of Jeroboam; why feignest to their fathers, and will scatter them thou thyself to be another? for I am beyond the River ^because they have sent to thee with heavy tidings. 7 Go, made their Asherim, provoking the 16 And He will give Israel up tell Jeroboam: Thus saith the LORD, LORD. the God of Israel: Forasmuch as I because of the sins of Jeroboam, which exalted thee from among the people, he hath sinned, and wherewith he and made thee prince over My people hath made Israel to sin/

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And Jeroboam's wife arose, and made in their stead shields of brass, departed, and came to Tirzah; and and committed them to the hands of as she came to the threshold of the the captains of the guard, who kept 18 And all Israel the door of the king's house. 28And house, the child died. buried him, and made lamentation for it was so, that as oft as the king went him; according to the word of the into the house of the LORD, the guard LORD, which He spoke by the hand of bore them, and brought ' them back His servant Ahijah the prophet. into the guard-chamber. 19 29 And the rest of the acts of JeroNow the rest of the acts of boam, how he warred, and how he Rehoboam, and all that he did, are reigned, behold, they are written in they not written in the book of the the book of the chronicles of the kings chronicles of the kings of Judah? of Israel. 20And the days which Jero- 30And there was war between Rehoboam

reigned were

years;

and he

and Nadab

two and twenty boam

slept with his fathers, his son reigned in his

and

Jeroboam^

continually.

And Rehoboam slept with his fathers,

31

and was buried with his fathers in the city of David; and his mother's ^And Rehpboam the son of Sol- name was Naamah the Ammonitess. omon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was And Abijam his son reigned in his forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes Nebat began Abijam to reign over 2 Three years reigned he in of Israel, to put His name there; and Judah. his 'mother's name was Naamah the Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Ammonitess. ^And Judah did that Maacah the daughter of Abishalom. which was evil in the sight of the 3And he walked in all the sins of his LORD; and they moved Hun to jeal- father, which he had done before ousy with their sins which they com- him; and his heart was not whole mitted, above all that their fathers with the LORD his God, as the heart had done. ^For they also built them of David his father. Nevertheless for high places, and pillars, and Asherim, David's sake did the LORD his God on every high hill, and under every give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set leafy tree; ^and there were also sodom- up his son after him, and to establish 6 ites in the land; they did according Jerusalem; because David did that to all the abominations of the nations which was right in the eyes of the which the LORD drove out before the LORD, and turned not aside from any children of Israel. thing that He commanded him all the 26 And it came to pass in the fifth days of his hfe, save only in the matter 6 year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak of Uriah the Hittite. Now there was king of Egypt came up against Jeru- war between Rehoboam and Jerosalem 26and he took away the treasures boam all the days of his life, 7 And the rest of the acts of Abijam, of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house; he even and all that he did, are they not writtook away all; and he took away all ten in the book of the chronicles of the shields of gold which Solomon the kings of Judah? And there was stead.

;

had made.

And

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8And Abijam slept with his fathers; with Baasa king of Israel, that he and they buried him in the city of may depart from me/ 20And BenDavid; and Asa his son reigned in his hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and

stead. 9

And

in

the _

Jeroboam king

twentieth

of Israel

year

sent the captains of his armies against of the cities of Israel, and smote Ijon,

began Asa to and Dan, and Abel-beth-maacah, and

And forty and all Chinneroth, with all the land of reign over Judah. one years reigned he in Jerusalem; Naphtali. ^Aiid it came to pass, and his mother's name was Maacah when Baasa heard thereof, that he 10

the daughter of Abishalom.

Asa did that which was

uAnd

left off

right in the Tirzah.

eyes of the LORD, as did David his 12 And he put away the father. sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made. "And also Maacah his

Ramah, and dwelt in Then king Asa made a

building 22

proclamation unto all Judah; none was exempted; and they carried away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasa had builded; and king Asa built therewith Geba mother he removed from being queen, of Benjamin, and Mizpah. ^Now the rest of all the acts of because she had made an abominable image for^an Asherah; and Asa cut Asa, and all his might, and all that down her image, and burnt it at the he did, and the cities which he built, brook Kidron. 14But the high places are they not written in the book of the were not taken away; nevertheless chronicles of the kings of Judah? the heart of Asa was whole with the But in the time of his old age he was LORD all his days. 18And he brought diseased in his feet. wAnd Asa slept into the house of the LORD the things with his fathers, and was buried with that his father had hallowed, and the his fathers in ttye city of David his things that himself had hallowed, father; and Jehoshaphat his son silver, and gold, and vessels. reigned in his stead. 16 ^And Nadab the son of Jeroboam And there was war between Asa and Baasa king of Israel all their began to reign over Israel in the 17 And Baasa king of Israel second year of Asa king of Judah, and days. went up against Judah, and built he reigned over Israel two years. nd he did that which was evil in Ramah, that he might not suffer any to go out or come in to Asa king of the sight of the LORD, and walked in Judah. 18Then Asa took all the silver the way of his father, and in his sin and the gold that were left in the wherewith he made Israel to sin. treasures of the house of the LORD, 27And Baasa the son of Ahijah, of and the treasures of the king's house, the house of Issachar, conspired and delivered them into the hand of against him; and Baasa smote him his servants; and king Asa sent them at Gibbethon, which belonged to the to Ben-hadad, the son of Tabrimmon, Philistines; for 'Nadab and all Israel the son of Hezion, king of Aram, that were laying siege to Gibbethon. dwelt at Damascus, saying: 19 'There 28Even in the third year of Asa king is a league between me and thee, of Judah did Baasa slay him, and between my father and thy father; be- reigned in his stead, 29And it came hold, I have sent unto thee a present to pass that, as soon as he was Mngj of silver and gold; go, break thy league he smote all the house of Jeroboam,' 427

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left not to Jeroboam any that breathed, until he had destroyed him; according unto the saying of the LORD, which He spoke by the hand of His servant Ahijah the Shilonite; 30 for the sins of Jeroboam which

he

he sinned, and wherewith he made Israel to sin; because of his provoca-

tion wherewith he provoked the LORD,

God

the 31

of Israel.

Now the rest of the acts

and

of

Nadab,

that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 32And there was war between Asa and Baasa king of Israel all their days. ^In the third year of Asa king of Judah began Baasa the son of Ahijah to reign over all Israel in Tirzah, and 34 And reigned twenty and four years. he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of all

7 And moreover by the hand of the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani came the word of the LORD against Baasa, and against his house, both because of all the evil that he did in the sight of the LORD, to provoke Him with the work of his hands, in being like the house of Jeroboam, and because he smote him. 8 In^the twenty and sixth year of Asa king of Judah began Elah the son of Baasa to reign over Israel in

Tirzah, and reigned

two

years.

And

9

his servant Zimri, captain of half his

chariots, conspired against him; now he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza, who was over the household in Tirzah; 10 and Zimri went in and smote him, and killed him, in the twenty and seyenth year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned

in his stead.

"And

it

came to

pass,

Jeroboam, and in his sin wherewith when he began to reign, as soon as he he made Israel to sin. sat on his throne, that he smote all the * "1 And the word of the LORD came house of Baasa; he left him not a to Jehu the son of Hanani single man-child, neither of his kins2 Forasmuch folks, nor of his friends. ^Thus did against Baasa, saying* as I exalted thee out of the dust, and Zimri destroy all the house of Baasa, made thee prince over My people according to the word of the LORD, Israel; and thou hast walked in the which He spoke against Baasa by 13 way of Jeroboam, and hast made My Jehu the prophet, for all the sins and the sins of Elah his Me to to of Israel Baasa, sin, provoke people with their sins; 3behold, I will utterly son, which they sinned, and wherewith sweep away Baasa and his house; they made Israel to sin, to provoke and I will make thy house like the the LORD, the God of Israel, with house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat. their vanities. *

Now

34 4 the rest of the acts of Elah, Him that dieth of Baasa in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth and all that he did, are they not of his in the field shall the fowls of written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? the air eat.' 15 6 In the twenty and seventh year the rest of th6 acts of Baasa, and what he did, and his might, are of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign the they not written in. the book of the seven days in Tirzah. chronicles of the "kings of Israel? people were encamped against Gib6 And Baasa slept with his fathers, bethon, which belonged to the Philis-

Now

Now

and was buried in Tirzah; his son reigned in his stead.

and 'Elah

tines.

And

16

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encamped heard say: Zimri hath 428

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27 and hath also smitten the king ; Now the rest of the acts of Omri wherefore all Israel made Omri, the which he did, and his might that he the captain of the host, king over Israel showed, are they not written that day in the camp. 17And Omri book of the chronicles of the kings of went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel? 28And Omri slept with his Israel with him, and they besieged fathers, and was buried in Samaria; Tirzah. 18And it came to pass, when and Ahab his son reigned in his stead. 29 Zimri saw that the city was taken, that And in the thirty and eighth year he went into the castle of the king's of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the house, and burnt the king's house son of Omri to reign over Israel; and over him with fire, and died; 19for his Ahab the son of Omri reigned over sins which he sinned in doing that Israel in Samaria twenty and two which was evil in the sight of the years. 30And Ahab the son of Omri LORD, in walking in the way of Jero- did that which was evil in the sight boam, and in his sin which he did, to of the LORD above all that were bemake Israel to sin. fore him. 31And it came to pass, as 20 Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, if it had been a light thing for him to and his treason that he wrought, are walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son they not written in the book of the of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel chronicles of the kings of Israel? the daughter of Ethbaal king of the 21 Then were the people of Israel Zidonians, and went and served Baal, divided into two parts: half of the and worshipped him. 32And he reared people followed Tibni the son of up an altar for Baal in the house of Ginath, to make him king; and half Baal, which he had built in Samaria. followed Omri. ^But the people that ^And AJiab made the Asherah; and followed Omri prevailed against the Ahab did yet more to provoke the people that followed Tibni the son of LORD, the God of Israel, than all the Ginath; so Tibni died, and Omri kings of Israel that were before him. MIn his reigned. days did Kiel the Beth^In the thirty and first year of Asa elite build Jericho; with Abiram his king of Judah began Omri to reign first-born he laid the foundation thereover Israel, and reigned twelve years; of, and with his youngest son Segub six years reigned he in Tirzah. ^And he set up the gates thereof; according he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer to the word of the LORD, which He for two talents of silver; and he built spoke by the hand of Joshua the son on the hill, and called the name of the of Nun. rr And Elijah the Tishbite, who city which he built, after the name of was of the settlers of Gilead, Shemer, the owner of the hill, Samaria. 25And Omri did that which said unto Ahab: 'As the LORD, the was evil in the sight of the LORD, and God of Israel, liveth, before whom I dealt wickedly above all that were stand, there shall not be dew nor before him. 26For he walked in all rain these years, but according to my the way of Jeroboam the son of word/ 2Aiid the word of the LORD 3< Get thee Nebat, and in his sins wherewith he came unto him, saying: made Israel to sin, to provoke the hence, and turn thee eastward, and LORD, the God of Israel, with their hide thyself by the brook Cherith, 4 And it vanities. that is before the Jordan. 7

spired,

m

_

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shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.' 5Sohewent and did according unto the word of the LORD ; for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before the Jordan. 6And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he 7 drank of the brook. And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried' up, because there was no rain in the land. 8 And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying: 9 Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there; behold, I have commanded a widow there to sus'

16

The jar of meal was not spent, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD, which He spoke by Elijah. 17 And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him. 18And she said unto Elijah: 'What have I to do with thou man of God? art thou thee, come unto me to bring sin to son?' remembrance, and to slay 19 And he said unto her: 'Give me thy And he took him out of her son,' bosom, and carried him up into the

my my

upper chamber, where he abode, and

20 laid him upon his own bed. And 10 tain thee.' So he arose and went he cried unto the LORD, and said: '0 to Zarephath; and when he came to LORD God, hast Thou also brought I the gate of the city, behold, a widow evil upon the widow with was there gathering sticks; and he sojourn, by slaying her son?' 21And called to her, and said: 'Fetch me, I he stretched himself upon the child pray thee, a little water in a vessel, three times, and cried unto the LORD, that I may drink.' uAnd as she was and said. '0 LORD God, I pray going to fetch it, he called to her, and Thee, let this child's soul come back said: 'Bring me, I pray thee, a mor- into him.' ^And the LORD hearkened ^And she unto the voice of Elijah; and the soul sel of bread in thy hand.'

my

whom

my

said: 'As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, only a handful of meal in the jar, and a little oil in the cruse; and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat l3 And Elijah said unto it, and die.' her: Fear not; go and do as thou hast said; but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it forth unto me, and afterward make for thee and for 14 or thus saith the LORD, thy son. the God of Israel: The jar of meal shall not be spent, neither shall the '

of the child came back into him, and he revived. ^And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the upper chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother; and Elijah said: 'See, thy son liveth.' ^And

woman

said to Elijah: 'Now I that thou art a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in thy

the

know

mouth 1

is

truth.'

Q And it

came

came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD to Elijah, in the third year, say-

ing: 'Go, show thyself unto Ahab, and cruse of oil fail, until the day that the I will send rain upon the land.' 2And LORD sendeth rain upon the land.' Elijah went to show himself unto 15 And she went and did according Ahab. And the famine was sore in Samaria. to the saying of Elijah; and she, and 8 he, and her house,, did eat many days. And Ahab called Obadiah, who was

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15 And Elijah said: 'As the slay me.' LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I

stand, I will surely show myself unto him to-day.' M So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him; and Ahab went to meet 17 And it came to pass, when Elijah. Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto

thou troubler of he answered: 'I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the LORD, and thou hast followed the Baahm. him:

'Is it thou,

Israel?'

And

18

went one way by himself, and Obadiah 19Now therefore send, and gather to went another way by himself. me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and 7 And as Obadiah was in the way, the prophets of Baal four hundred and behold, Elijah met him; and he knew fifty, and the prophets of the Asherah him, and fell on his face, and said: 'Is four hundred, that eat at Jezebel's 8 lord Elijah?' And he 'It is I; go, tell thy 9 lord: Behold, Elijah is here/ And he said: 'Wherein have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me? 10 As the LORD thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither lord hath not sent to seek thee; and

it

thou,

my

answered him:

my

when they said: He is not here, he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not. nAnd now thou sayest: Go, tell thy

^And Behold, Elijah is here. come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the spirit of the LORD will carry thee whither I know not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he will slay me; but I thy servant fear the LORD from my youth. ^Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of the LORD, how I hid a hundred men of the LORD'S lord:

it will

table.' 20 And Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel. nd Elijah came near unto all the people, and said: 'How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him.' And the people answered him not a word, ^hen said Elijah unto the people: 'I, even I only, am left a prophet of the LORD; but Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men. ^Let them therefore give us two bullocks; and let them choose one

bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on the wood, and put no fire under; and I will dress the other bullock, and lay it on the wood, and put no fire under. ^And call ye on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the LORD; and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God.' And all the people answered prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed and said: It is well spoken.' them with bread and water? "And ^And Elijah said unto the prophets now thou sayest: Go, tell thy lord: of Baal: 'Choose you one bullock Behold, Elijah is here; and he will for yourselves, and dress it first; for '

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ye are many; and call on the name of your god, but put no fire under. 26 And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying: '0 Baal, answer us/ But there was 7

ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water. 36 And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening offering, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said: '0 LORD, the God of Abra-

ham, of Isaac, and of Israel, let it be any that answered. And known this day that Thou art God in they danced in halting wise about Israel, and that I am Thy servant, the altar which was made. 27And it and that I have done all these things came to pass at noon, that Elijah at Thy word. 37Hear me, O LORD, mocked them, and said: /Cry aloud; hear me, that this people may know for he is a god; either he is musing, or that Thou, LORD, art God, for Thou he is gone aside, or he is in a journey, didst turn their heart backward.' or peradventure he sleepeth, and must ^Then the fire of the LORD fell, and be awaked.' ^And they cried aloud, and consumed the burnt-offering, and cut themselves after their manner with the wood, and the stones, and the dust, swords and lances, till the ^blood and licked up the water that was in 29 And it was the trench. 39And when all the people gushed out upon them. was past, that they saw it, they fell on their faces; and so, when midday prophesied until the time of the offer- they said: 'The LORD, He is God; 40 And Elijah ing of the evening offering; but there the LORD, He is God.' was neither voice, nor any to answer, said unto them: 'Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape.' nor any that regarded. 30 And Elijah said unto all the people And they took them; and Elijah 'Come near unto me'; and all the brought them down to the brook people came near unto him. And he Kishon, and slew them there. ^And Elijah said unto Ahab: 'Get repaired the altar of the LORD that was thrown down. 31And Elijah took thee up, eat and drink; for there is the twelve stones, according to the num- sound of abundance of rain.' ^So ber of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, Ahab went up to eat and to drink. unto whom the word of the LORD And Elijah went up to the top of came, saying: 'Israel shall be thy Carmel; and he bowed himself down 32 name.' And with the stones he upon the earth, and put his face built an altar in the name of the between his knees. ^And he said to LORD and he made a trench about the his servant: 'Go up now, look toward altar, as great as would contain two the sea.' And he went up, and looked, measures of seed. ^And he put the and said: 'There is nothing.' And wood in order, and cut the bullock he said: 'Go again seven times.' in pieces, and laid it on the wood. ^And it came to pass at the seventh 34 And he said: 'Fill four jars with time, that he said: 'Behold, there water, and pour it on the burnt- ariseth a cloud out of the sea, as small And he as a man's hand.' And he said: 'Go offering, and on the wood. said: Dp it the second time'; and up, say unto Ahab: Make ready they did it the second time. And he thy chariot, and get thee down, that said: 'Do it the third time'; and they the rain stop thee not.' ^And it did it the third time. ^And the water came to pass in a little while, that

no

voice, nor

;

7

4

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the heaven grew black with clouds been very jealous for the LORD, and wind, and there was a great rain. God of hosts; for the children And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel. Israel have forsaken Thy 46 And the hand of the LORD was on thrown down Thine altars, and Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance

my

of Jezreel.

Q

And Ahab

. ,

and stand Elijah had done, and withal mount before the LORD.' And, behok^ how he had slain all the prophets the LORD passed by, and a great and" with the sword. 2Then Jezebel sent a strong wind rent the mountains, and 1

told Jezebel all that said:

'Go

forth,

broke in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake; but the LORD was not in the 12 earthquake; and after the earthquake arose, and went for his life, and came a fire; but the LORD was not in the to Beer-sheba, which belongeth to fire; and after the fire a still small Judah, and left his servant there. voice. "And it was so, when Elijah 4 But he himself went a day's journey heard it, that he wrapped his face in into the wilderness, and came and his mantle, and went out, and stood sat down under a broom-tree; and in the entrance of the cave. And, behe requested for himself that he might hold, there came a voice unto him, and said: 'What doest thou here, Elijah?' die; and said: 'It is enough; now, 14 LORD, take away my life; for I am And he said: 'I have been very not better than my fathers.' 6And jealous for the LORD, the God of hosts; he lay down and slept under a broom- for the children of Israel have fortree; and, behold, an angel touched saken Thy covenant, thrown down him, and said unto him: 'Arise and Thine altars, and slain Thy prophets 6 eat.' And he looked, and, behold, with the sword; and I, even I only, there was at his head a cake baked am left; and they seek my life, to take on the hot stones, and a cruse of it away.' 16 And the LORD said unto him: 'Go, water. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again. 7And the angel return on thy way to the wilderness of the LORD came again the second of Damascus; and when thou comest, time, and touched him, and said: thou shalt anoint Hazael to be king ls and Jehu the son of 'Arise and eat; because the journey over Aram; 8 is too great for thee.' And he arose, Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king and did eat and drink, and went in over Israel; and Elisha the son of the strength of that meal forty days Shaphat of Abel-meholah shalt thou and forty nights unto Horeb the anoint to be prophet in thy room.

messenger unto Elijah, saying: 'So the gods do [to me], and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to-morrow about this 3 time.' And when he saw that, he let

17 And it shall come to pass, that him a cave, that eseapeth from the sword of and lodged there; and, behold, the Hazael shall Jehu slay; and him that word of the LORD came to him, and eseapeth from the sword of Jehu shall He said unto him: 'What doest thou Elisha slay. 18Yet will I leave seven IO And he said: 'I have thousand in Israel, all the knees which here, Elijah?'

mount

of

God.

And he came

9

thither unto

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have not bowed unto Baal, and every

shall

him/ 19 So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing, with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth; and Elijah passed over unto him, and cast his mantle upon him. 20And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said: 'Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee.' And he said unto him: 'Go back; for what have I done to thee?' ^And he returned from following him, and took the yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their

mouth which hath not

kissed

put

it

in their hand,

and take

it

away.' 7 Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said:

'Mark, I pray

jrou,

and see how

this

man

seekoth mischief; for he sent unto me for my wives, and for m*7 children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I denied him not.' 8And all

the elders and

unto him: consent.'

all

the people said

'

Hearken thou not, neither 9 Wheref ore he said unto the

messengers of Ben-hadad: 'Tell my lord the king: All that thou didst send for to thy servant at the first I will do; but this thing I may not do.' flesh with the instruments of the And the messengers departed, and 10 And Benoxen, and gave unto the people, and brought him back word. did Then eat. he and unto and said: 'The hadad sent they arose, him, went after Elijah, and ministered unto gods do so unto me, and more also, if him. the dust of Samaria shall suffice for And Ben-hadad the king of handfuls for all the people that follow Aram gathered all his host to- me.' uAnd the king of Israel angether; and there were thirty and two swered and said: 'Tell him: Let not kings with him, and horses and him that girdeth on his armour boast chariots; and he went up and be- himself] as he that putteth it off.' sieged Samaria, and fought against ^And it came to pass, when [Ben2 it. And he sent messengers to Aiab hadad] heard this message, as he was 3 king of Israel, into the city, and said drinking, he and the kings, in the unto him: 'Thus saith Ben-hadad: booths, that he said unto his servants: Thy silver and thy gold is mine; 'Set yourselves in array.' And they thy wives also and tlry; children, set themselves in array against the even the goodliest, are mine.' 4And city. 13 the king of Israel answered and said: And, behold, a prophet came near 'It is according to thy saying, my unto Ahab king of Israel, and said: Hast thou king: I am thine, and all that 'Thus saith the LORD: lord, I have.' 6And the messengers came seen all this great multitude? behold,

OQ u ^

again,

and

said:

hadad, saying: thee, saying:

'Thus speaketh Ben- I will deliver it into thy hand I sent indeed unto day; and thou shalt know that I

Thou

shalt deliver

me

the LOED.'

And Ahab

14

said:

this

am 'By

and thy gold, and thy whom?' And he said: 'Thus saith and thy children; 6but I will the LORD: By the young men of the send my servants unto thee to-morrow princes of the provinces.' Then he about this time, and they shall search said: 'Who shall begin the battle?' Then thy house, and the houses of thy And he answered: 'Thou.' servants; and it shall be, that what- he numbered the young men of the soever is pleasant in thine eyes, they princes of the provinces, and they were thy

silver,

wives,

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two hundred and thirty-two; and he hearkened unto their voice, and numbered all the people, did so, 26 even all the children of Israel, being And it came to pass at the return seven thousand. of the year, that Ben-hadad mustered 16 And they went out at noon. But the Arameans, and went up to Aphek, Ben-hadad wasdrinkhig himself drunk to fight against Israel. 27And the in the booths, he and the kings, the children of Israel were mustered, and thirty and two kings that helped him. were victualled, and went against 17 And the young men of the princes them; and the children of Israel enof the provinces went out first; and camped before them like two little Ben-hadad sent out, and they told flocks of kids; but the Arameans filled There are men come the country, 28And a man of God him, saying? out from Samaria.' 18And he said: came near and spoke unto the king of 'Whether they are come out for Israel, and said: 'Thus saith the peace, take them alive; or whether LORD: Because the Arameans have they are come out for war, take them said: The LOBD is a God of the 19 alive. So these went out of the city, hills, but he is not a God of the the young men of the princes of the valleys; therefore will I deliver all provinces, and the army which fol- this great multitude into thy hand, lowed them. 20And they slew every and ye shall know that I am the 29 And they encamped one one his man; and the Arameans fled, LOBD/ and Israel pursued them; .and Ben- over against the other seven* days. hadad the king of Aram escaped on a And so it was, that in the seventh horse with horsemen. ^And the king day the battle was joined; and the of Israel went out, and smote the children of Israel slew of the Arameans horses and chariots, and slew the a hundred thousand footmen in one Arameans with a great slaughter. day. 30But the rest fled to Aphek, ^And the prophet came near to the into the city; and the wall fell upon king of Israel, and said unto him: 'Go, twenty and seven thousand men that strengthen thyself, and mark, and were left. And Ben-hadad fled, and see what thou doest; for at the return came into the city, into an inner of the year the king of Aram will come chamber 31 And his servants said unto him: up against thee.' ^And the servants of the king of 'Behold now, we have heard that the after them he

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Aram said unto him: 'Their God is a God of the Mils; therefore they were

kings of the house of Israel are merci-

ful kings; let us, we pray thee, put stronger than we; but let us fight sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon against them in the plain, and surely our heads, and go out to the king of we shall be stronger than they. 24And Israel; peradventure he will save thy do this thing: take the kings away, life.' ^So they girded sackcloth on every man out of his place, and put their loins, and put ropes on their num- heads, and came to the king of Israel, governors in their room: ber thee an army, like the army that and said: *Thy servant Ben-hadad thou hast lost, horse for horse, and saith: I pray thee, let me live.' chariot for chariot; and we will fight And he said: 'Is he yet alive? he is MNow the men took it against them in the plain, and surely my brother.' we shall be stronger than they.' And for a sign, and hastened to catch it from

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him; and they said: 'Thy brother "Thus saith the LORD: Because thou Ben-hadad/ Then he said: 'Go ye, hast let go out of thy hand the man bring him.' Then Ben-hadad came whom I had devoted to destruction, forth to him; and he caused him to therefore thy life shall go for his life, come up into his chariot. wAnd [Ben- and thy people for his people/ ^And hadad] said unto him: 'The cities the king of Israel went to his house which my father took from thy father sullen and displeased, and came to I will restore; and thou shalt make Samaria. streets for thee in Damascus, as my O ~j x And it came to pass after these

made in Samaria.' 'And I things, that Naboth the JezAhab,] will let thee go with this reelite had a vineyard, which was in covenant/ So he made a covenant Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab, 2 And Ahab spoke with him, and let him go. king of Samaria. ^And a certain man of the sons of unto Naboth, saying: 'Give me thy the prophets said unto his fellow by vineyard, that I may have it for a the word of the LOED: 'Smite me, I garden of herbs, because it is near pray thee.' And the man refused to unto my house; and I will give thee smite him. ^hen said he unto him* for it a better vineyard than it; or, 'Because thou hast not hearkened to if it seem good to thee, I will give the voice of the LORD, behold, as soon thee the worth of it in money/ 3And as thou art departed from me, a lion Naboth said to Ahab: 'The LORD And as soon as he forbid it me, that I should give the shall slay thee.' was departed from him, a lion found inheritance of my fathers unto thee/ *7 Then he found 4And Ahab came into his house sullen him; and slew him. another man, and said: 'Smite me, and displeased because of the word I pray thee.' And the man smote him., which Naboth the Jezreelite had 88 So the spoken to him; for he had said: 'I smiting and wounding him. prophet departed, and waited for the will not give thee the inheritance of king by the way, and disguised him- my fathers/ And he laid him down self with his headband over his eyes. upon his bed, and turned away his 39 And as the kmg passed by, he cried face, and would eat no bread. 5 But Jezebel his wife came to him, unto the king; and he said: 'Thy servant went out into the midst of and said unto him: 'Why is thy spirit the battle; and, behold, a man turned so sullen, that thou eatest no bread?' 6 aside, and brought a man unto me, and And he said unto her: 'Because I said: Keep this man; if by any means spoke unto Naboth the Jezreelite, he be missing, then shall thy life be and said unto him: Give me thy for his life, or else thou shalt pay a vineyard for money; or else, if it 40 And as thy serv- please thee, I will give thee another talent of silver. ant was busy here and there, he was vineyard for it; and he answered: I And the king of Israel said will not give thee my vineyard/ 7And gone.' Dost unto him: 'So shall thy judgment be; Jezebel his wife said unto him ^And he thou now govern the kingdom of thyself hast decided it.' hastened, and took the headband away Israel? arise, and eat bread, and from his eyes; and the king of Israel let thy heart be merry; I will give discerned him that he was of the thee the vineyard of Naboth the ^And he said unto him: Jezreelite/ 8So she wrote letters in prophets. father [,said

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19 And thou shalt possession of it. speak unto him, saying: Thus saith

the LORD: Hast thou, killed, and also taken possession? and thou shalt speak unto him, saying: Thus saith the LORD: In the place where dogs Naboth shall dogs

licked the blood of lick

thy blood, even

thine.'

^And

'

them bear witness against him, saying: Ahab said to Elijah Hast thou found Thou didst curse God and the king. me, mine enemy?' And he anAjid then carry him out, and stone swered: 'I have found thee; because :

him, that he die.' nAnd the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who dwelt in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them, according as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto them.

thou hast given thyself over to do that which is evil in the sight of the LORD. ^Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will utterly sweep thee away, and will cut off from Ahab every man-child, and him that is shut

^They proclaimed a fast, and set up and him that is left at large in Naboth at the head of the people. Israel. ^And I will make thy house wAnd the two men, the base fellows, like the house of Jeroboam the son of came in and sat before him; and the Nebat, and like the house of Baasa base fellows bore witness against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying: 'Naboth did curse God and the king.' Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died. 14Then they sent to Jezebel, sayjng: 'Naboth is stoned, and is uAnd it came to dead. pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned, and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab: 'Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give thee for 7

the son of Ahijah, for the provocation wherewith thou hast provoked Me, and hast made Israel to sin. ^And of Jezebel also spoke the LORD, saying: The dogs shall eat Jezebel in the moat of JezreeL ^Him that dieth of Ahab in the city the dogs shall that dieth in the eat; and him field shall the fowls of the air eat.' ^But there was none like unto Ahab, who did give himself over to do that which was evil in the sigjht of the LORD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up. ^And he did very abom-

Naboth is not alive, but inably in following idols, according it came to pass, when to all that the Amorites did, whom the Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, LORD cast out before the children of that Ahab rose up to go down to the Israel, 27 And it came to pass, when Ahab vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to money; dead.'

for

And

16

take possession of it. 17 Ajid the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying: 18 Arise, go down to meet A-hab king of Israel, who dwelleth in Samaria; behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, whither he is gone down to take '

heard those words, that he rent his and put sackcloth upon his

clothes,

flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly. 28And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite,

Seest thou how Ahab humsaying: bleth himself before Me? because he 29t

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humbleth himself before Me, I will all the prophets prophesied before uAnd Zedekiah the son of not bring the evil in his days; but in them. his son's days will I bring the evil Chenaanah made him horns of iron, and said Thus saith the LORD With upon his house.' And they continued three years these shalt thou gore the Arameans, without war between Aram and until they be consumed.' ^And all the 2 Israel. And it came to pass in the prophets prophesied so, saying: 'Go third year, that Jehoshaphat the king up to Ramoth-gilead, and prosper; for of Judah came down to the king of the LORD will deliver it into the hand '

:

:

OO

And

3

the king of Israel said of the king.' ^And the messenger that went to call Micaiah spoke unto him, saying: Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good unto the king with one mouth, let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and 14 And Micaiah speak thou good.' said: 'As the LORD liveth, what the LORD saith unto me, that will I speak.' 15 And when he was come to the king, horses.' 5 And Jehoshaphat said unto the the king said unto him: 'Micaiah,

Israel.

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unto his servants: 'Know ye that Ramoth-gilead is ours, and we are still, and take it not out of the hand 4 of the king of Aram? And he said unto Jehoshaphat: 'Wilt thou go with me to battle to Ramoth-gilead?' And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel: 'I am as thou art, my people as thy people, my horses as thy

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to battle, of Israel: 'Inquire, I pray shall we go to Ramoth-gilead 7 And he anthee, at the word of the LORD to-day.' or shall we forbear? fThen the king of Israel gathered the swered him: 'Go up, and prosper; prophets together, about four hundred and the LORD will deliver it into the 16 men, and said unto them: 'Shall I hand of the king.' And the king said go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, unto him: 'How many times shall I

king

adjure thee that thou speak unto me nothing but the truth in the name of the LORD?' 17And he said: 'I saw all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd; and the LORD said: These have no king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat: master; let them return every man to 'There is yet one man by whom we his house in peace.' J8And the king may inquire of the LORD, Micaiah of Israel said to Jehoshaphat: 'Did the son of Imlah; but I hate him; for I not tell thee that he would not he doth not prophesy good concerning prophesy good concerning me, but 19 And he said: 'Therefore hear me, but evil.' And Jehoshaphat said: evil?' 'Let not the king say so.' ^hen the thou the word of the LORD. I saw the

or shall I forbear?' And they said: 'Go up; for the LORD will deliver it 7 But into the hand of the king.' Jehoshaphat said: 'Is there not here besides a prophet of the LORD, that we might inquire of him?' 8And the

king of Israel called an officer, and said: 'Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imlah/ 10 Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah sat each on his throne, arrayed in their robes, in a threshing-floor, at the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and

LORD

sitting

on His throne, and

all

the host of heaven standing by Him on His right hand and on His left. 30 And the LORD said: Who shall entice Ahab, that he may go up and fall at

On

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Ramoth-gilead? this

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that manner. 2lAnd there came hoshaphat, that they said: 'Surely the spirit, and stood before it is the king of Israel'; and they the LORD, and said: I will entice turned aside to fight against him; him. 22And the LORD said unto him. and Jehoshaphat cried out. ^And it And he said: I will came to pass, when the captains of the Wherewith? go forth, and will be a lying spirit chariots saw that it was not the king the mouth of all his prophets. of Israel, that they turned back from And He said* Thou shalt entice him, pursuing him. ^And a certain man

On

forth

m

and shalt prevail also; go forth, and drew his bow at a venture, and smote do so. ^Now therefore, behold, the the king of Israel between the lower LORD hath put a lying spirit in the armour and the breastplate; wheremouth of all these thy prophets; and fore he said unto the driver of his the LORD hath spoken evil concerning chariot: 'Turn thy hand, and carry

me

thee.'

out of the host; for I

am

sore

Then Zedekiah the son of Chena- wounded/ ^And the battle increased anah came near, and smote Micaiah that day; and the king was stayed up on the cheek, and said: 'Which way in his chariot against the Arameans, went the spirit of the LORD from me and died at even; and the blood ran t6 speak unto thee?' 25And Micaiah out of the wound into the bottom of said: 'Behold, thou shalt see on that the chariot. ^And there went a cry day, when thou shalt go into an inner throughout the host about the going chamber to hide thyself.' 26And the down of the sun, saying: 'Every man 24

king of Israel said: 'Take Micaiah, and carry him back unto Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king's son; 27and say: Thus saith the king: Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with scant bread and with scant water, until I come in

to his city, country.'

and every

man

to his

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So the king died, and was brought to Samaria; and they buried the lang 38 in Samaria. And they washed the chariot by the pool of Samaria; and the dogs licked up his blood; the har7 ^And Micaiah said: ' If thou lots also washed themselves there; peace. return at all in peace, the LORD hath according unto the word of the LORD not spoken by me. And he said: which He spoke. S9 Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, 'Hear, ye peoples, all of you. 29 So the king of Israel and Jehosha- and all that he did, and the ivory phab the king of Judah went up to house which he built, and all the cities 80 And the king of that he built, are they not written in Ramoth-gilead. Israel said unto Jehoshaphat: 'I will the book of the chronicles of the kings 40 So Aliab slept with his disguise myself, and go into the battle; of Israel? but put thou on thy robes.' And the fathers; and Ahaziah his son reigned king of Israel disguised himself, and in his stead. went into the battle. ^Now the king ^And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa of Aram had commanded the thirty began to reign over Judah in the fourth and two captains of his chariots, say- year of Ahab king of Israel. ^Jeing: Tight neither with small nor hoshaphat was thirty and five years great, save only with the king of old when he began to reign; and he Israel.' ^And it came to pass, when reigned twenty and five years in ;

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his mother's

name

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was Azubah the daughter of

Ahaziah the son of Ahab unto Jeof Asa hoshaphat: 'Let servants go with his father; he turned not aside from thy servants in the ships/ But Jehosha And Jehoshaphat it, doing that which was right in the aphat would not. eyes of the LORD; ^howbeit the high slept with his fathers, and was buried places were not taken awayj the with his fathers in the city of David people still sacrificed and offered in the his father; and Jehoram his son reigned

^And he walked in

all

the

Shilhi.

my

way

high places. ^And Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel. ^Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he showed, and how he warred, are they not written in the book of the chron47 icles of the kings of Judah? And the remnant of the sodomites that remained in the days of his father Asa, he put away out of the land. 48And there was no king in Edom: a deputy was king. 49Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold; but they went not; for the ships were broken at Ezion-geber. 60 Then said

in his stead.

^Ahaziah the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria in the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and he reigned two years over Israel. ^And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LOED, and walked in the way of his father, and in the way of his mother, and in the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherein he made Israel to sin. wAnd he served Baal, and worshipped him, and provoked the LOKD, the God of Israel, according to all that his father had done.

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Then the king sent unto him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he 2 And Ahaziah fell down through the went up to him; and, behold, he sat lattice And he spoke in^his upper chamber that was on the top of the hill. in Samaria, and was sick; and he sent unto him: '0 man of God, the king 10 And Elijah messengers, and said unto them: hath said: Come down/ 'Go, inquire of Baal-zebub the god of answered and said to the captain Ekron whether I shall recover of this of fifty: 'If I be a man of God, sickness/ 3But an angel of the LORD let fire come down from heaven, and said to Elijah the Tishbite: 'Arise, consume thee and thy fifty/ And go up to meet the messengers of the there came down fire from heaven, king of Samaria, and say unto them: and consumed him and his fifty. Is it because there is no God in "And again he sent unto him another Israel, that ye go to inquire of Baal- captain of fifty with his fifty. And he

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rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.

4 zebub the god of Ekron? Now answered and said unto him: '0 therefore thus saith the LORD: Thou man of God, thus hath the king shalt not come down from the bed said: Come down quickly/ ^And whither thou art gone up, but shalt Elijah answered and said unto them: 'If I be a man of God, let fire come surely die/ And Elijah departed. 5 And the messengers returned unto down from heaven, and consume thee him, and he said unto them: 'Why and thy fifty/ And the fire of God 6 And they came down from heaven, and conis it that ye are returned?' said unto him: 'There came up a sumed hirn and his fifty. MAnd again man to meet us, and said unto us: he sent the captain of a third fifty Go, return unto the king that sent with his fifty. And the third captain you, and say unto him: Thus saith of fifty went up, and came and fell the LORD: Is it because there is no on his knees before Elijah, and beGod in Israel, that thou sendest to sought him, and said unto him: '0 inquire of Baal-zebub the god of man of God, I pray thee, let my life, Ekron? therefore thou shalt not and the life of these fifty thy servants, come down from the bed whither be precious in thy sight. 14Behold, thou art gone up, but shalt surely die/ there came fire down from heaven, and 7 And he said unto them: 'What man- consumed the two former captains of ner of man was he that came up to fifty with their fifties; but now let my meet you, and told you these words?* life be precious in thy sight/ ^And 8 And they answered him: 'He was a the angel of the LORD ^said unto hairy man, and girt with a girdle of Elijah: 'Go down with him; be not And he arose, and leather about his loins/ And he said: afraid of him/ 'It is Elijah the Tishbite/ went down with him unto the king.

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And he

16

said unto him:

^

And

it came to pass, when the LORD would take up Elijah by a

whirlwind into heaven, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal. 2And Elijah said unto Elisha: 'Tarry here, 1 pray thee; for the LORD hath sent

me

as far as Beth-el/

'As the

LORD

pray thee; for the LORD hath to the Jordan.' And he said: 'As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul And liveth, I will not leave thee.' they two went on.

'Thus saith

the LORD: Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to inquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron, is it because there is no God in Israel to inquire of His word? therefore thou shalt not come down from the bed whither thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.' 17 So he died according to the word of the LORD which Elijah had spoken. And Jehoram began to reign in his stead in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; because he had no son. 18 Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

And

Elisha

here, I

sent

me

7 And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood over against them afar off; and they two stood 8 by the Jordan. And Elijah took his

mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground.

And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Ehsha: 'Ask what I shall do for thee, before I am taken from thee.' And Elisha said: 'I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be 10 And he said: 'Thou upon me.' hast asked a hard thing; nevertheless, if thou see me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if uAnd it not, it shall not be so.' came to pass, as they still went on, 9

and as thy and

talked,! that, behold, there apsoul liveth, I will not leave thee.' peared a chariot of fire, and horses of So they went down to Beth-el. 8And fire, which parted them both asunder; the sons of the prophets that were at and Elijah went up by a whirlwind Beth-el came forth to Ehsha, and into heaven. ^And Elisha saw it, and he cried: said unto him: 'Knowest thou that

said:

liveth,

the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to-day?' And he said* 'Yea, I know it j hold ye your peace.' 4 And Elijah said unto him: 'Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Jericho.'' And he said: 'As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee.'

my

'My father, father, the chariots of Israel and the horsemen thereof 1' And he saw him no more; and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces. 33He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood 14 And he by the bank of the Jordan. took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said: 'Where is the LORD, the God of Elijah?' and when he also had smitten the waters, they were divided hither and thither; and Elisha went over.

So they came to Jericho. 5And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came near to Elisha, and said unto him: 'Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to-day?' And he answered: 16 And when the sons of the prophets 'Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.' 6 .And Elijah said unto him: 'Tarry that were at Jericho some way off 442

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saw him, they

said: 'The spirit of and from thence he returned to And Samaria. Elijah doth rest on Elisha.' Now Jehoram the son of Ahab they came to meet him, and bowed 16 down to the ground before him. And began to reign over Israel in Sathey said unto him: 'Behold now, maria in the eighteenth year of there are with thy servants fifty Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and 2 And he did strong men; let them go, we pray thee, reigned twelve years. and seek thy master; lest peradventure that which was evil in the sight of the spirit of the LORD hath taken him the LORD; but not like his father, and up, and cast him, upon some mountain, like his mother; for he put away the or into, some valley/ And he said: pillar of Baal that his father had made. 17 'Ye shall not send.' And when Nevertheless he cleaved unto the sins they urged him7 till he was ashamed, of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherehe said: 'Send. They sent therefore with he made Israel to sin; he defifty men;,and they sought three days, parted not therefrom.

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18 And they but found him not. came back to him, while he tarried at Jericho; and he said unto them: 'Did I not say unto you- Go not?' 19 And the men of the city said unto Elisha: 'Behold, we pray thee, the

Now Mesha

4

king of

Moab was a

sheep-master; and he rendered unto the king of Israel the wool of a hundred thousand lambs, and of a hundred 5 thousand rams. But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the situation of this city is pleasant, as king of Moab rebelled against the my lord seeth; but the water20 is bad, king of Israel. 6And king Jehoram and the land miscarrieth.' And he went out of Samaria at that time, and said: 'Bring me a new cruse, and put mustered all Israel. 7And he went and salt therein.' And they brought it to sent to Jehoshaphat the king of him. ^And he went forth unto the Judah, saying: 'The king of Moab spring of the waters, and cast salt hath rebelled against me; wilt thou therein, and said: "Thus saith the go with me against Moab to battle?' LORD: I have healed these waters; And he said: 'I will go up; I am as there shall not be from thence any thou art, my people as thy people, ^So my horses as thy horses.' 8And he more death or miscarrying.' the waters were healed unto this day, said: 'Which way shall we go up?' according to the word of Elisha which And he answered: 'The way of the 9 wilderness of Edom.' So the king he spoke. ^And he went up from thence unto of Israel went, and the king of Judah, Beth-el; and as he was going up by and the king of Edom; and they made the way, there came forth little a circuit of seven days' journey; and children out of the city, and mocked there was no water for the host, nor him, and said unto him: 'Go up, thou for the beasts that followed them. 10 And the king of Israel said: 'Alas! baldhead; go up, thou baldhead.' MAnd he looked behind him and saw for the LORD hath called these three them, and cursed them in the name kings together to deliver them into the uBut Jehoshaphat of the LORD. And there came forth hand of Moab.' two she-bears out of the wood, and tore said: 'Is there not here a prophet of forty and two children of them. ^And the LORD, that we may inquire of the he went from thence to mount Carmel, LORD by him?' And one of the king of 443

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answered and said: Shaphat is here, who poured water on the hands of Elijah.' 12 And Jehoshaphat said: 'The word of the LORD is with him.' So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him. 13 And Elisha said unto the king of Israel: 'What have I to do with thee? get thee to the prophets of thy father, and to the prophets of thy mother/ And the king of Israel said unto him. 'Nay; for the LORD hath called these Israel's servants * Elisha the son of

put on armour, and upward, and stood on the border. MAnd they rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the water, and the Moabites saw the water some way off as red as blood; M and they said: 'This is blood: the kings have surely fought together, and they have smitten each

man

his fellow;

now

therefore,

Moab,

to the spoil.' 24And when they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and smote the Moabites, so that they fled before them. And they

three kings together to deliver them smote the land, even Moab, mightily. into the hand of Moab.' 14And Elisha 25And they beat down the eities; and said: 'As the LORD of hosts liveth, on every good piece of land they cast before whom I stand, surely, were it every man his stone, and filled it; not that I regard the presence of and they stopped all the fountains of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I water, and felled all the good trees; would not look toward thee, nor see until there was left only Kir-hareseth thee. 15But now bring me a minstrel/ with the stones of the wall thereof; And it came to pass, when the minstrel so the slingers encompassed it, and 28 And when the king of played, that the hand of the LORD smote it. came upon him. 16And he said: Moab saw that the battle was too sore 'Thus saith the LORD: Make this for him, he took with him seven 17 For thus hundred men that drew sword, to valley full of trenches. saith the LORD: Ye shall not see break through unto the king of Edom; 27 Then he took wind, neither shall ye see rain, yet but they could not.

that valley shall be

filled

with water;

and ye shall drink, both ye and your cattle and your beasts. 18And this is but a light thing in the sight of the LORD; He will also deliver the Moab19 And ye shall ites into your hand. smite every fortified city, and every choice city, and shall fell every good tree, and stop all fountains of water, and mar every good piece of land with 20 And it came to pass in stones.' the morning, about the time of making the offering, that, behold, there came water by the way of Edom, and the country was filled with water. ^Now when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to fight

his

eldest

son

that

should

have

reigned in his stead, and offered him for a burnt-offering upon the wall. And there came great wrath upon

and they departed from him, and returned to their own land. A Now there cried a certain woman E of the wives of the sons of the Israel;

prophets unto Elisha, saying: 'Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD; and the creditor is come to take unto him my two children to be 2 And Elisha said unto bondmen.' her: 'What shall I do for thee? tell me; what hast thou in the house?' And she said: 'Thy handmaid hath against them, they gathered them- not any thing in the house, save a pot selves together, all that were able to of oil.' 3Then he said: 'Go, borrow 444

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all thy neigheven empty vessels; borrow not a few. 4And thou shalt go in, and shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and pour out into all those vessels; and thou shalt set aside that which is full.' cSo she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons; they brought the vessels to her, and she poured out. 6And it came to pass, when the vessels were she said unto her son: full, that And he 'Bring me yet a vessel/ said unto her: 'There is not a vessel

bours,

7 more.' And the oil stayed. Then she came and told the man of God. And he said: 'Go, sell the oil and r

pay thy

debt,

sons of the 8

And

and

live

thou and thy

rest.'

on a day, that Elisha Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him passed

it fell

to

'What then

to be done for her?' answered: 'Verily she hath no son, and her husband is old. is

And Gehazi

;

said: 'Call her.' And when he had called her, she stood in the door. 16Andhesaid: 'At this season,

And he

I5

when the time cometh round, thou shalt

embrace a

son.'

And

she said:

'Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thy handmaid.' ^And the woman conceived, and bore a son at that season, when the time came round, as Elisha had said unto her. 18 And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to his father to the reapers. 19And he said unto his father: 'My head, my head.' And he said to his servant: 'Carry him to his mother.' 20And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died. 21 And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him,

to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread. 9And she said and

went

out.

^And

she

called

unto her husband, and said: 'Send me, I pray thee, one of the servants, and one of the asses, that I may run to the man of God, and come back.' nd he said: 'Wherefore wilt thou go to him to-day? it is neither new moon nor sabbath.' And she said:

unto her husband:

'Behold now, I perceive that this is a holy man of God, that passeth by us continually. 10 Let us make, I pray thee, a little chamber on the roof; and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a stool, and a candlestick; and

when he cometh to us, It shall be well.' 24Then she sadthat he shall turn in thither.' uAnd dled an ass, and said to her servant: it fell on a day, that he came thither, Drive, and go forward; slacken me and he turned into the upper chamber not the riding, except I bid thee.' 25 and lay there. ^And he said to Gehazi So she went, and came unto the his servant: 'Call this Shunammite.' man of God to mount Carmel. And when he had called her, she And it came to pass, when the man stood before him. ^And he said unto of God saw her afar off, that he said him: -'Say now unto her: Behold, to Gehazi his servant: 'Behold, thou hast been careful for us with all yonder is that Shunammite. 26Run, this care; what is to be done for thee? I pray thee, now to meet her, and say wouldest thou be spoken for to the unto her: Is it well with thee? is king, or to the captain of the host? it well with thy husband? is it well And she answered: 'I dwell among with the child?' And she anmine own people.' 14And he said: swered: *It is well.' 27And when she it shall be,

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came to the man of God to the hill, And she caught hold of his feet. Gehazi came near to thrust her away; but the man of God said: 'Let her alone; for her soul is bitter within her; and the LORD hath hid it from 28 Then me, and hath not told me.' she said: 'Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say: Do not deceive 29 Then he said to Gehazi me?' 'Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thy hand, and go thy way; if thou meet any man, salute him not; and

ground; and she took up her son, and

went

out.

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38

Elisha came again to Gilgal; and there was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him; and he said unto his servant: 'Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets.' 39And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full, and came and shred them into the pot of pot40 if any salute thee, answer him not; tage; for they knew them not. So and lay my staff upon the face of they poured out for the men to eat. the child.' 30And the mother of the And it came to pass, as they were eatchild said: 'As the LORD liveth, and ing of the pottage, that they cried as thy soul liveth, I will not leave put, and said: '0 man of God, there thee.' And he arose, and followed is death in the pot.' And they could her. ^And Gehazi passed on before not eat thereof. ""But he said: them, and laid the staff upon the face 'Then bring meal.' And he cast it of the child; but there was neither into the pot; and he said: 'Pour out

Wherefore ^he nor hearing. returned to meet him, and told him, saying: 'The child is not awaked.' ^And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and kid upon his bed. ^He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto the

for the people, that they may eat.' And there was no harm in the pot. ^And there came a man from Baalshalishah, and brought the man of God bread of the first-fruits, twenty

voice,

loaves of barley, and fresh ears of corn in his sack. And he said: 'Give

unto the people, that they

MAnd he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth his and upon his mouth, eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands; and he stretched himself upon him; and the flesh of the child waxed S5 Then he returned, and warm. walked in the house once to and fro; and went up, and stretched himself upon him; and the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes. ^And he called Gehazi, and said. 'Call this Shunammite/ So he And when she was come called her. in unto him, he said: 'Take up thy 7 ^Then she went in, and fell son. at his feet, and bowed down to the

may

eafc.'

his servant said: 'How should I set this before a hundred men?' But he said: 'Give the people, that they may eat; for thus saith the LORD: They shall eat, and shall leave thereof.' **Sq he set it before

^And

LORD.

!

them, and they did eat, and left thereof, according to the word of the LORD. Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Aram, was a great man with his master, and held in esteem, because by him the LORD had given victory unto Aram; he was also a mighty man of valour, but he was a leper. 2And the Arameans d gone out in bands, and had

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brought away captive out of the land LORD his God, and wave his hand of Israel a little maid; and she waited over the place, and recover the leper. on Naaman's wife. 3And she said 12Are not Amanah and Pharpar, the unto her mistress: 'Would that my rivers of Damascus, better than all lord were with the prophet that is in the waters of Israel? may I not wash Samaria! then would he recover him in them, and be clean?' So he turned, 4 of his leprosy. And he went in, and went away in a rage. wAnd his and told his lord, saying: 'Thus and servants came near, and spoke unto thus said the maid that is of the land him, and said: 'My father, if the 5 of Israel/ And the king of Aram prophet had bid thee do some great said: 'Go now, and I will send a thing, wouldest thou not have done letter unto the king of Israel/ And it? how much rather then, when he he departed, and took with him ten saith to thee: Wash, and be clean?' talents of silver, and six thousand 14Then went he down, and dipped himpieces of gold, and ten changes of self seven times in the Jordan, acraiment. 6And he brought the letter cording to the saying of the man of to the king of Israel, saying: 'And God; and his flesh came back like unto now when this letter is come unto thee, the flesh of a little child, and he was behold, I have sent Naaman my serv- clean. 15 And he returned to the man of ant to thee, that thou mayest recover him of his leprosy/ 7And it God, he and all his company, and came to pass, when the king of Israel came, and stood before him; and he had read the letter, that he rent his said: 'Behold now, I know that there clothes, and said: 'Am I God, to is no God in all the earth, but in Iskill and to make alive, that this man rael; now therefore, I pray thee, take doth send unto me to recover a man a present of thy servant/ 16But he of his leprosy? but consider, I pray said: 'As the LORI) liveth, before you, and see how he seeketh an occa- whom I stand, I will receive none/ And he urged him to take it; but sion against me/ 8 And it was so, when Elisha the he refused. 17And Naaman said: 'If man of God heard that the king of not, yet I pray thee let there be given Israel had rent his clothes, that he to thy servant two mules' burden of sent to the king, saying: 'Wherefore earth; for thy servant will henceforth hast thou rent thy clothes? let him offer neither burnt-offering nor sacricome now to me, and he shall know fice unto other gods, but unto the that there is a prophet in Israel/ 9So LORD. 18In this thing the LORD parNaaman came with his horses and don thy servant: when my master with his chariots, and stood at the goeth into the house of Rimmon to door of the house of Elisha. 10And worship there, and he leaneth on my Elisha sent a messenger unto him, hand, and I prostrate myself in the saying: 'Go and wash in the Jordan house of Rimmon, when I prostrate seven times, and thy flesh shall come myself in the house of Simmon, the back to thee, and thou shalt be clean/ LORD pardon thy servant in this thing/ 19 nBut Naaman was And he said unto him: 'Go _in wroth, and went away, and said: 'Behold, I thought: peace/ So he departed from him He will surely come out to me, and some way. 20 But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha stand, and call on the name of the 7

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man

of

said:

God,

'Behold,

my

master hath spared this Naaman the Aramean, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought; as the LORD liveth, I will surely run after 21 So him, and take somewhat of him.' Gehazi followed after Naaman. And when Naaman saw one running after him, he alighted from the chariot to meet him, and said: 'Is all well?' ^And he said: 'All is well. My master hath sent me, saying: Behold, even now there are come to me from the hill-country of Ephraim two young men of the sons of the prophets; give them, I pray thee, a talent of silver, and two changes of raiment.' ^And Naaman said: 'Be content, take two And he urged him, and talents.'

unto the Jordan, and take thence every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell.' And he answered: 'Go ye.' 3And one said Be content, I pray thee, and And he ango with thy servants.' swered: 'I will go.' 4So he went with them. And when they came to the thee,

'

:

5 But Jordan, they cut down wood. as one was felling a beam, the axehead fell into the water; and he cned, and said: 'Alas, my master! for it was borrowed.' 6AJnd the man of

God said: 'Where fell it?' And he showed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither, and made the iron to swim. 7And he said: 'Take it up to thee.' So he put out his hand, and took it. 8 Now the king of Aram warred bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of raiment, and against Israel; and he took counsel laid them upon two of his servants; with his servants, saying: 'In such and they bore them before him. 24And and such a place shall be my camp.' when he came to the hill, he took 9And the man of God sent unto the them from their hand, and deposited king of Israel, saying: 'Beware that them in the house; and he let the men thou pass not such a place; for thither and they departed. 25But he went the Arameans are coming down.' go, and stood before his master. 10And the king of Israel sent to the in, And Elisha said unto him: 'Whence place which the man of God told him comest thou, Gehazi?' And he said: and warned him of; and he guarded Thy servant went no whither.' ^And himself there, not once nor twice. he said unto him: 'Went not 'my uAnd the heart of the long of Aram heart [with thee], when the man was sore troubled for this thing; and turned back from his chariot to meet he called his servants, and said unto thee? Is it a time to receive money, them* 'Will ye not tell me which of and to receive garments, and ohve- us is for the king of Israel?' 12And yards and vineyards, and sheep and one of his servants said. 'Nay, my oxen, and men-servants and maid- lord, king; but Ehsha, the prophet '

27 The leprosy therefore of that is in Israel, telleth the king of shall cleave unto thee, and Israel the words that thou speakest unto thy seed for ever.' And he went in thy bed-chamber.' 13And he said: out from his presence a leper as white 'Go and see where he is, that I may as snow. send and fetch him.' And it was told And the sons of the prophets said him, saying: 'Behold, he is in Dothan/

servants?

Naaman

u {

unto Elisha: 'Behold now, the "Therefore sent he thither horses, place where we dwell before thee is and chariots, and a great host; and too strait for us.

Let us go, we pray they came by night, and compassed

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about Elisha.

And when

ls

they came

down

to him, Elisha prayed unto the LORD, and said: 'Smite this people, I pray Thee, with blindness/ And He smote them with blindness ac-| 19 And cording to the word of Elislra. Elisha said unto them: 'This is not the way, neither is this the city; follow me, and I will bring you to the

man whom them

ye

seek.'

And he

led

to Samaria.

And it came to pass, when they were come into Samaria, that Elisha said: 'LORD, open the eyes of these men, that they may see.' And the LORD opened their eyes, and they saw; and, behold, they were in the midst 20

of Samaria. 2lAnd the long of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them: 'My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them?' ^And he answered: 'Thou shalt not smite them; hast

thou taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow those whom thou wouldest smite? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.' ^And he prepared great provision for them;

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it came to pass after this, that Ben-hadad king of Aram gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria. ^And there was a great famine in Samaria; and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass's head

was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a kab of dove's 26 And dung for five pieces of silver. as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying: 'Help, my lord, 27 Andhesaid: 'If the LORD Oking.' do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the threshing-floor, or out 28 of the winepress?' And the king said unto her: 'What aileth thee?' And she answered: 'This woman said unto me: Give thy son, that we may

and we will eat my 29 So we boiled my son, and did eat him; and I said unto her on the next day: Give thy son, that we may eat him; and she hath hid her son.' 30And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he rent Ms clothes now he was passing by upon the wall and the people looked, and, behold, he had sackcloth within upon his flesh. 31 Then he said: 'God do so to me, and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day.' 32 But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and tibe king sent a man from before him; but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders: 'See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away my head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold the door fast against him; is not the sound of eat

him

to-day,

son to-morrow.

and when they had eaten and drunk, his master's feet behind him?' ^And he sent them away, and they went to while he yet talked with them, behold, their master. And the bands of Aram the messenger came down unto him; came no more into the land of Israel. and [the king] said: 'Behold, this evil 449

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why should I wait for it; and they came back, and entered the LORD any longer?' zAndElisha into another tent, and carried thence said Hearye the word of theLoRD also, and went and- hid it. 9 Then they said one to another: thus saith the LORD To-morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour 'We do not well; this day is a day of be sold for a shekel, and two measures good tidings, and we hold our peace; of barley for a shekel, in the gate of if we tarry till the morning light, punSamaria. 2Then the captain on whose ishment will overtake us; now therehand the king leaned answered the fore come, let us go and tell the king's man of God, and said: 'Behold, if the household.' 10 So they came and called LORD should make windows in heaven, unto the porters of the city; and they might this thing be?' And he said: told them, saying: 'We came to the 'Behold, thou shalt see it with thine camp of the Arameans, and, behold, there was no man there, neither voice eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.' 3 Now there were four leprous men of man, but the horses tied, and the at the entrance of the gate; and they asses tied, and the tents as they said one to another. 'Why sit we were.' "And the porters called, and here until we die? 4If we say: We they told it to the king's household 12 And the king arose in the will enter into the city, then the within. famine is in the city, and we shall die night, and said unto his servants: 'I there; and if we sit still here, we die will now tell you what the Arameans Now therefore come, and let us have done to us. They know that we also. fall unto the host of the Arameans; if are hungry; therefore are they gone they save us alive, we shall live; and out of the camp to hide themselves in if they kill us, we shall but die.' the field, saying: When they come 6 And they rose up in the twilight, to out of the city, we shall take them 13 And go unto the camp of the Arameans; alive, and get into the city.' and when they were come to the one of his servants answered and outermost part of the camp of the said: 'Let some take, I pray thee, five Arameans, behold, there was no man of the horses that remain, which are 6 For the Lord had made the left in the city there. behold, they are as host of the Arameans to hear a noise all the multitude of Israel that are left of chariots, and a noise of horses, in it; behold, they are as all the muleven the noise of a great host; and titude of Israel that are consumed 14 They took they said one to another: 'Lo, the and let us send and see.' hired us hath two chariots therefore with of Israel against horses; king the kings of the Hittites, and the and the king sent after the host of kings of the Egyptians, to come upon the Arameans, saying: 'Go and see.' 7 us.' Wherefore they arose and fled 15And they went after them unto the in the twilight, and left their tents, Jordan; and, lo, all the way was full and their horses, and their asses, even of garments and vessels, which the the camp as it was, and fled for their Arameans had cast away in their haste. 8Aid life. when these lepers came to And the messengers returned, and told the outermost part of the camp, they the king. 16 And the people went out, and went into one tent, and did eat and and thence and carried spoiled the camp of the Arameans silver, drink, gold, and raiment, and went and hid So a measure of fine flour was sold 450 is

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for a shekel, and two measures of dead, that, behold, the woman, whose barley 4 for a shekel, according to the son he had restored to life, cried to word of the LORD. 17And the king the king for her house and for her appointed the captain on whose hand land. And Gehazi said: 'My lord, he leaned to have the charge of the king, this is the woman, and this is gate; and the people trod upon him her son, whom Elisha restored to in the gate, and he died as the man of life.' 6And when the king asked the God had said, who spoke when the woman, she told him. So the king 18 And it appointed unto her a certain officer, king came down to him. came to pass, as the man of God had saying: 'Restore all that was hers, spoken to the king, saying: 'Two and all the fruits of the field since the measures of barley for a shekel, and day that she left the land, even until a measure of fine flour for a shekel, now/ 7 And Elisha came to Damascus; shall be to-morrow about this time in the gate of Samaria'; 19 and that and Ben-hadad the king of Aram was captain answered the man of God, sick; and it was told him, saying:

and

said:

should

'Now, behold,

make windows

if

in

the

LORD 'The man

heaven,

of God is come hither. And the king said unto Hazael Take 7

8

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:

be?' and he said: a present in thy hand, and go meet 'Behold, thou shalt see it with thine the man of God, and inquire of the eyes, but shalt not eat thereof; ^it LORD by Mm, saying; Shall I recame to pass even so unto him; for cover of this sickness?' *So Hazael

might such a thing

the people trod upon him in the gate, and he died. Q Now Elisha had spoken unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying: 'Arise, and go thou and thy household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn; for the LORD hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years/ 2 And the woman arose, and did according to the word of the man of God; and she went with her household, and sojourned in the land of the Philistines seven years. 3And it came to pass at the seven years' end, that the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines; and she went forth to cry unto the king for her house and for her land. 4Now the king was talking with Gehazi the servant of the man of God, saying: 'Tell me, I pray thee, all the great things that Elisha hath done/ 5And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had restored to life him that was

went to meet him, and took a present with him., even of every good thing of Damascus, forty camels' burden, and came and stood before him, and said: 'Thy son Ben-hadad king of Aram

me to thee, saying: Shall recover of this .sickness?' 10And Elisha said unto him: 'Go, say unto hath sent

1

him: Thou shalt surely recdver; howbeit the LORD hath shown me that he shall surely die.' "And he settled his countenance stedfastly upon him, until he was ashamed; and the man of God wept. "And Hazael said: 'Why weepeth my lord?' And he answered: 'Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel: their strongholds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash in pieces their little ones, and rip up their women with child/ 13 And Hazael said: 'But what is thy servant, who is but a dog, that he should do this great thing?' And

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answered: "The LOED hath that thou shalt be king over Aram/ 14Then he departed from Elisha, and came to his master, who said to him: 'What said 'Elisha to thee?' And he answered: 'He told me that thou wouldest surely recover.' 15 And it came to pass on the morrow, that he took the coverlet, and dipped it in water, and spread it on his face, so that he died; and Hazael reigned

Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead. 25 In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel did Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah begin to reign. ^Two and twenty years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in

phat being then king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king 17 of Judah began to reign. Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight 18 And he walked years in Jerusalem.

^And he went with Ahab to war against Hazael king of Aram at Ramothgilead; and the Aram cans wounded Joram. 29And king Joram returned

of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab; for he had the

which the Arameans had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Aram. And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.

Elisha

shown

me

Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Athaliah the daughter of Omri king of Israel. ^And he walked in the way of the house of Ahab, and did that which was evil in the sight of in his stead. 16 And in the fifth year of Joram the the LORD, as did the house of Ahab; son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehosha- for he was the son-in-law of the

in the

way

daughter of Ahab to wife; and he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD 19Howbeit the LORD would not .

destroy Judah, for David His servant's sake, as

He

give unto him a children alway.

promised him lamp and to

20 In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves. ^Then

Zair,

and

of

to be healed in Jezreel of the

wounds

to his

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Joram passed over to

house of Ahab.

Joram the son

all

with him; and he rose up by night, and smote the Edomites that compassed him about, and the captains of the chariots; and the his chariots

people fled to their tents. ^Yet Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, unto this day. Then did Libnah revolt at the same time. ^And the rest of the acts of Joram, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 24And Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David; and

Q

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Elisha the prophet called one of the sons of the prophets, and said unto him: 'Gird up thy loins, and take this vial of oil in thy hand, and go to Ramoth-gilead. 2 And when thou comest thither, look out there Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi, and go in, and make him arise up from among his brethren, and oarry him to an inner chamber. 8 Then take the vial of oil, and pour

on his head, and say: Thus saith the LORD: I have anointed thee king over Israel. Then open the door, and flee, and tarry not.' the young man, even the young man the prophet, went to Ramoth-gilead. 6 And when he came, behold, the captains of the host were sitting; and he said* 'I have an errand to thee, it

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and said to Aha- and some of her blood was sprinkled Ahaziah.' on the wall, and on the horses; and 2*And Jehu drew his bow with his full she was trodden under foot. MAnd strength, and smote Joram between when he was come in, he did eat his arms, and the arrow went out at and drink; and he said: 'Look now his heart, and he sunk down in his after this cursed woman, and bury chariot. 25Then said [Jehu] to Bidkar her; for she is a king's daughter.' his captain: 'Take up, and cast him ^And they went to bury her; but in the portion of the field of Naboth they found no more of her than the the Jezreelite; for remember how that, skull, and the feet, and the palms of when I and thou rode together after her hands. 36Wherefore they came Ahab his father, the LORD pronounced back, and told him. And he said: 26 this burden against him: Surely 'This is the word of the LORD, which I have seen yesterday the blood of He spoke by His servant Elijah the Naboth, and the blood of his sons, Tishbite, saying: In the portion of saith the LORD; and I will requite Jezreel shall the dogs eat the flesh thee in this plot, saith the LORD. of Jezebel; 37 and the carcass of Jezebel Now therefore take and cast him into shall be as dung upon the face of the hands, and

ziah: 'There

is

fled,

treachery,

the plot of ground, according to the word of the LORD/ 27 But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of And Jehu folthe garden-house. lowed after him, and said: 'Smite him also in the chariot'; [and they smote him] at the ascent of Gur, which is by Ibleam. And he fled 28 And to Megiddo, and died there.

field in the portion of Jezreel; so that they shall not say: This is Jezebel.' Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, unto the rulers of Jezreel, even the elders, and unto them that brought up [the sons 2< And now as soon of] Ahab, saying: as this letter cometh to you, seeing your master's sons are^with you, and his servants carried him in a chariot there are with you chariots and horses, to Jerusalem, and buried him in his fortified cities also, and armour; 3 sepulchre with his fathers in the city look ye out the best and meetest of of David. your master's sons, and set him on his 29 And in the eleventh year of Joram father's throne, and fight for your 4 But they were the son of Ahab began Ahaziah to master's house.' exceedingly afraid, and said: 'Bereign over Judah. 30 And when Jehu was come to hold, the two kings stood not before 5 And Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she him; how then shall we stand?' and the attired over her was her that he household, and painted eyes, head, and looked out at the window. he that was over the city, the elders ^And as Jehu entered in at the gate, also, and they that brought up the she said: 'Is it peace, thou Zimri, children, sent to Jehu, paying: 'We thy master's -murderer?' ^And he are thy servants, and will do all that lifted up his face to the window, and thou shalt bid us; we will not make 7 said: Who is on my side? who? And any man king; do thou that which is there looked out to him two or three good in thine eyes.' 6Then he wrote officers. ^And he said: "Throw her EL letter the second time to them, saydown.' So they threw her down; ing: 'If ye be on my side, and if ye 454

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them

up.

And

7

it

came to

pass,

when

the letter came to them, that they took the king's sons, and slew them, even seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent them unto him to Jezreel. 8And there came a messenger, and told him, saying* 'They have brought the heads of the king's jsons.' And he said: 'Lay ye them in two heaps at the entrance of the gate until the morning.' 9And came to pass in the morning, that

it

he went

out, and stood, and said to the people: 'Ye are righteous; behold, I conspired against my master, and slew him; but who smote all these? l Know now that there shall fall unto the earth nothing of the word of the LORD, which the LORD spoke concerning the house of Ahab; for the LORD hath done that which He u So spoke by His servant Elijah.' Jehu smote all that remained of the all

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15 And when he was departed thence, he lighted on Jehonadab the son of Rechab coining to meet him; and he saluted him, and said to him: 'Is thy heart right, as my heart is with thy heart?' And Jehonadab answered 'If it be, [said JehuJ give 'It is.' me thy hand.' And he gave him Ms hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot. 16And he said: 'Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD.' So they made him ride in his chariot. I7 And when he came to Samaria, he smote all that remained unto Ahab in Samaria, till he had destroyed him, according to the word of the LORD, which He spoke to Elijah 18 And Jehu gathered all the people together, and said unto them: 'Ahab served Baal a little; but Jehu will J9 Now therefore serve him much. :

call

untojrne

all

the prophets of Baal,

and all his priests; none be wanting; for I have a great sacrifice to do to Baal; whosoall

his worshippers,

let

ever shall be wanting, he shall not 7 But Jehu did it in subtlety, to the intent that he might destroy 20 the worshippers of Baal. And

live.

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house of Ahab in Jezreel, and

all his Jehu said: Sanctify a solemn asAnd they progreat men, and his familiar friends, sembly for Baal.' 21 And Jehu sent through and his priests, until there was left claimed it. ^

him none

remaining. arose and departed, and went to Samaria. And as he was at the shearing-house of the shepherds in the way, 33Jehu met with the brethren of AJiaziah king of Judah, and said: 'Who are ye?' And they answered: 'We are the brethren of .Ahaziah; and we go down to salute the children of the king and the chil-

^And he

dren pf the queen.' 'Take them alive.'

them

alive,

and all the worshippers of Baal came, so that there was not a man left that came not. And they came into the house of Baal; and the house of Baal was filled from one end to another. ^And he said unto him that was over the vestry: 'Bring forth vestments for all the worshippers of Baal.' And he brought all Israel;

them forth vestments.

"And he said: went, and Jehonadab And they took Rechab, into the house

and slew them at the

pit

of the shearing-house, even two and forty men; neither left he any of them.

he said unto

^And Jehu

son of of Baal; and the worshippers of Baal: the

'Search, and look that there be here with you none of the servants of

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the LORD, but the worshippers of Reubenites, and the Manassites, from Baal only/ 24And they went in to Aroer, which is by the valley of Arnon, offer sacrifices and burnt-offerings. even Gilead and Bashan. 34Now the

Now

Jehu had appointed him four- rest of the acts of Jehu, and all that men without, and said: 'If he did, and all his might, are they not any of the men whom I bring into written in the book of the chronicles 85 And Jehu your hands escape, his life shall be of the kings of Israel? for the life of him.' slept with his fathers; and they buried 25 And it came to pass, as soon as him in Samaria. And Jehoahaz his he had made an end of offering the son reigned in his stead. S6And the burnt-offering, that Jehu said to the time that Jehu reigned over Israel guard and to the captains: 'Go in, in Samaria was twenty and eight and slay them; let none come forth/ years. And they smote them with the edge 1 1 Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son of the sword; and the guard and the captains cast them out, and went to was dead, she arose and destroyed all *

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the city of the house of Baal. 26And they brought forth the pillars that were in the house of Baal, and burned them. 27And they broke down the pillar of Baal, and broke down the house of Baal, and made it a draughthouse, unto this day. 28 Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of 29 Howbeit from the sins of Israel. Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherewith he made Israel to sin, Jehu departed not from after them, the golden calves that were in Beth-el, and that were in Dan. 30And the LORD said unto Jehu: 'Because thou hast done well in executing that which is right in Mine eyes, and hast done unto the house of Ahab accordheart, thy ing to all that was in sons of the fourth generation shall sit 31 But Jehu on the throne of Israel/ took no heed to walk in the law of the LORD, the God of Israel, with all Ms heart; he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, wherewith he made

My

Israel to sin. 32 In those days the LORD began to cut Israel short; and Hazael smote them in all the borders of Israel. 33 from the Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the

the seed royal. 2But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him away from among the king's sons that were slain, even him and his nurse, and put them in the bed-chamber; and they hid him from Athaliah, so that he was not slam. 3 And he was with her hid in the house of the LORD six years; and Athaliah reigned over the land. 4 And in the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the captains over hundreds, of the Carites and of the guard, and brought them to him into the house of the LORD; and he made

a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house of the LORD, and showed them the king's 5 And he commanded them, son. saying: This is the thing that ye shall do: a third part of you, that come in on the sabbath, and that keep the watch of the king's house ^ow another third part was at the gate> Sur, and another third part at the shall keep the gate behind the guard watch of the house, and be a barrier. 7 And the other two parts of you, even all that go forth on the sabbath, shall keep the watch of the house of the

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And ye shall king. compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand; and he that cometh within the ranks, let him be slain; and be ye with the king when he goeth out, and when hte cometh in.' 9 And the captains over hundreds

17 And Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD and the king and the people, that they should be the LORD'S people; between the king also

did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded; and they took every man his men, those that were to come in on the sabbath, with those that wore to go out on the sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest. )0 And the priest delivered to the captains over hundreds the spear and shields that had been king David's, which were in the house of the LORD. 11 And the guard stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, from the right side of the house to the left side of the house, along by the altar and the house, by the king round about. ^Then he brought out the king's son, and put upon him the crown and the insignia; and they made him king, and anointed him; and they clapped their hands, and said: 'Long live the king. 13 And when Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the people, she came to the people into the house of the LORD. 14And she looked, and, behold, the king stood on the platform, as the manner was, and the captains and the trumpets by the long; and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew with trumpets. Then Athaliah rent her clothes,

18 And all the people people. land went to the house of Baal, and broke it down; his altars and his images broke they in pieces thoroughly, and slew Mattan the And priest of Baal before the altars. the priest appointed officers over the house of the LORD. 19And he took the captains over hundreds, and the Carites, and the guard, and all the people of the land; and they brought down the king from the house of the LORD, and came by the way of the gate of the guard unto the king's house. And he sat on the throne of the' kings. 20 So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet; and they slew Athaliah with the sword at the king's house. Jehoash was seven years old J when he began to reign. 2In the seventh year of Jehu began Jehoash to reign; and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Zibiah of Beer-sheba. 3And Jehoash did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD ^ all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him. 4Howbeit the high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and offered in the high

8

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cried: 'Treason, treason.'

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IC So they made way for her; and she went by the way of the horses' entry to the king's house; and there was she

skin.

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places.

And

5

Jehoash said to the priests: money of the hallowed things that is brought into the house of the LORD, in current money, the money of the persons for whom each man is rated, all the money that it cometh into any man's heart to bring into 'All the

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the house of the LORD, 6let the priests take it to them, every man from him that bestoweth it upon him; and they shall repair the 'breaches of the house, wheresoever any breach shall be found/ 7 But it was so, that in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house. 8Then king Jehoash called for Jehoiada the priest, and for the other priests, and said unto them: 'Why repair ye not the breaches of the house? now therefore take no longer money from them that

bestow

it

upon you, but

deliver

it

9 And for the breaches of the house/ the priests consented that they should take no longer money from the people, neither repair the breaches of the house. 10 And Jehoiada the priest took a chest, and bored a hole in the lid of it, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as one cometh into the hous6 of the LORD; and the priests that kept the threshold put therein all the money that was brought into the house of the LORD. nAnd it was so, when they saw that there was much money in the chest, that the king's scribe and the high priest came up, and they put up in bags and counted the money that was found in the house of the LORD. 32And they gave the money that was weighed out into the hands of them that did the work, that had the oversight of the house of the LORD; and they paid it out to the carpenters and the builders, that wrought upon the house of the LORD, 13 and to the masons and the hewers of stone, and for buying timber and hewn stone to repair the breaches of the house of the LORD, and for all that was laid out for the house to repair it.- 14But there were not made for the house of the ^

LORD cups

of silver,

trumpets, any vessels of gold, or vessels of silver, of the money that was brought into the house of the LORD; I5 for they gave that to them that did the work, and repaired therewith the house of the LORD. 16Moreover they reckoned not with the men, into whose hand they delivered the money to give to them that did the work; for they 17

The forfeit money, money, was not brought into the house of the LORD; it was the dealt faithfully.

and the

sin

priests'. 18

up,

Then Hazael king of Aram went and fought against Gath, and

took it; and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem. 19And Jehoash king of Judah took all the hallowed things that Jehoshaphat, and Jehoram, and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah,

had dedicated, and his own hallowed things, and all the gold that was found in the treasures of the house of the LORD, and of the king's house, and

sent it to Hazael king of Aram; and he went away from Jerusalem. 20

Now the rest

of the acts of Joash, that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 21And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and smote Joash at Beth-millo, on the way that goeth down to Silla. ^For Jozacar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his

and

all

servants, smote him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David; and Amaziah his son reigned in his stead. Q In the three and twentieth ~j year of Joash the son of Ahaziah, king of Judah, Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned seventeen years. 2 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, and followed the snuffers, basins, sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat,

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wherewith he made Israel to sin; he chronicles of the kings of Israel? 3 And the 13And Joash slept with his fathers; and departed not therefrom. anger of the LORD was kindled against Jeroboam sat upon his throne; and Israel, and He delivered them into Joash was buried in Samaria with the the hand of Hazael king of Aram, and kings of Israel. 14 into the hand of Ben-hadad the son Now Elisha was fallen sick of his of Hazael, continually. 4And Jeho- sickness whereof he was to die; and ahaz besought the LORD, and the LORD Joash the king of Israel came down hearkened unto him; for He saw the unto him, and wept over him, and !

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my

said: 'My father, father, the chariots of Israel and the horsemen thereof!' "And Elisha said unto him:

'Take bow and arrows'; and he took unto him bow and arrows. 16And he said to the king of Israel: 'Put thy hand upon the bow'; and he put his hand upon it. And Elisha laid his hands upon the king's hands. l7 And he said Open the window eastward ; and he opened it. Then Elisha said: 'Shoot'; and he shot. And he said: 'The LORD'S arrow of victory, even the arrow of victory against Aram; for thou sfralt smite the Arameans in Aphek, till thou have 18 And he said: consumed them/ 'Take the arrows'; and he took them. And he said unto the king of Israel: 'Smite upon the ground'; and he smote thrice, and stayed. "And the man of God was wroth with him, and said: 'Thou shouldest have smitten five or six times; then hadst thou smitteA Aram till thou hadst consumed it; whereas now thou shalt smite Aram but thrice/ 20 And Elisha died, and they buried him. Now the bands of the Moabites used to invade the land at the coming in of the year. ^And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they spied a band; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha; and as soon as the man touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet. Hazael king of Aram op-

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8 Then Amaziah sent messengers to pressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz. **But the LORD was gracious Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz son of unto them, and had compassion on Jehu, king of Israel, saying: 'Come, them, and had respect unto them, let us look one another in the face.' because of His covenant with Abra- 9And Jehoash the king of Israel sent ham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not to Amaziah king of Judah, saving: destroy them, neither hath He cast 'The thistle that was in Lebanon sent them from His presence until now. to the cedar that was in Lebanon, MAnd Hazael king of Aram died; and saying: Give thy daughter to my son Ben-hadad his son reigned in his stead. to wife; and there passed by the wild ^And Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz beasts that were in Lebanon, and took again out of the hand of Ben- trod down the thistle. 10 Thou hast hadad the son of Hazael the cities indeed smitten Edom, and will thy which he had taken out of the hand heart hft thee up? glory therein, and reof Jehoahaz his father by war. Three main at home; for why shouldest thou times did Joash smite him, and re- meddle with evil, that thou shouldest covered the cities of Israel. fall, even thou, and Judah with thee?' ~i A In the second year of Joash son uBut Amaziah would not hear. So * * of Joahaz king of Israel ^began Jehoash king of Israel went up; and Amaziah the son of Joash king of he and Amaziah king of Judah looked Judah to reign. 2He was twenty and one another in the face at Bethfive years old when he began to reign; shemesh, which belongeth to Judah. and he reigned twenty and nine years 12And Judah was put to the worse in Jerusalem; and his mother's name before Israel; and they fled every man was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem. ^ 3And to his tent. ^And Jehoash king of he did that which was right in the Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the eyes of the LORD, yet not like David son of Jehoash the son of Ahaziah, at his father; he did according to all that Beth-shemesh, and came to JeruJoash his father had done. 4Howbeit salem, and broke down the wall of the high places were not taken away; Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim the people still sacrificed and offered unto the corner gate, four hundred 14 And he took all the gold in the high places. 6And it came to cubits^ and was the as soon as silver, and all the vessels that kingdom pass, established in his hand, that he slew were found in the house of the LORD, his servants who^had slain the king and in the treasures of the king's his father; 6but the children of the house, the hostages also, and returned murderers he put not to death; ac- to Samaria. 15 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoash cording to that which is written in the book of the law of Moses, as the LORD which he did, and his might, and how commanded, saying: The fathers shall he fought with Amaziah long of Judah, not be put to death for the children, are they not written in the book of nor the children be put to death for the the chronicles of the kings of Israel? t

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but every

man

shall

be put

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16

slept

with his fathers,

to death for his own sin.' 7 He slew of and was buried in Samaria with the Edom in the Valley of Salt ten thou- kings of Israel; and Jeroboam his son sand, and took Sela by war, and called reigned in his stead. 17 the name of it Joktheel, unto this day. And Amaziah the son of Joash

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Judah in Israel, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 29And Jeroboam slept with his fathers, even with the kings of Israel; and Zechariah his son for

reigned in his stead. In the twenty and seventh year conspiracy against him in of Jeroboam king of Israel beJerusalem; and he fled to Lachish; a but they sent after him to Lachish, gan Azariah son of Amaziah king of 20 and slew him there. And they Judah to reign. 2Sixteen years old brought him upon horses; and he was he when he began to reign; and was buried at Jerusalem with his he reigned two and fifty years in fathers in the city of David. 21And Jerusalem; and his mother's name 3 all the people of Judah took Azariah, was Jecoliah of Jerusalem. And he who was sixteen years old, and made did that which was right in the eyes of him king in the room of his father the LORD, according to all that his Amaziah. ^He built Elath, and re- father Amaziah had done. 4Howbeit stored it to Judah, after that the the high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and offered king slept with his fathers. ^In the fifteenth year of Amaziah in the high places. 5And the LORD the son of Joash king of Judah Jero- smote the long, so that he was a boam the son of Joash king of Israel leper unto the day of his death, and began to reign in Samaria, and reigned dwelt in a house set apart. And MAnd he did Jotham the king's son was over the forty and one years. that which was evil in the sight of the household, judging the people of the 6 Now the rest of the acts of LORD; he departed not from all the land. sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, Azariah, and all that he did, are they wherewith he made Israel to sin. ^He not written in the book of the chron7 And restored the border of Israel from the icles of the kings of Judah? entrance of Hamath unto the sea of Azariah slept with his fathers; and the Arabah, according to the word of they buried him with his fathers in the LORD, the God of Israel, which He the city of David; and Jotham his spoke by the hand of His servant son reigned in his stead. 8 In the thirty and eighth year of Jonah the son of Amittai, the prophet, who was of Gath-hepher. 26For the Azariah king of Judah did Zechariah LORD saw the affliction of Israel, that the son of Jeroboam reign over Israel 9 And he did it was very bitter; for there was none in Samaria six months. shut up nor left at large, neither was that which was evil in the sight of the 27 And LORD, as his fathers had done; he there any helper for Israel. the LORD said not that He would blot departed not from the sins of Jeroout the name of Israel from under boam the son of Nebat, wherewith he 10 And Shallum heaven; but He saved them by the made Israel to sin. hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash. the son of Jabesh conspired against 28 Now the rest of the acts of Jero- him, and smote him before the peoboam, and all that he did, and big ple, and slew him, and reigned in his uNow the rest of the acts of might, how he warred, and how he stead. recovered Damascus, and Hamath, Zechariah, behold, they are written

made a

^

In verses

13, 30, &e., Uzzidh.

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in the book of the chronicles of the in the book of the chronicles of the 12 This was the word kings of Israel. of the LORD which He spoke unto Jehu, saying: 'Thy sons to the fourth generation shall sit upon the throne of Israel.' And so it came to pass. ^Shallum the son of Jabesh began to reign in the nine and thirtieth year of Uzziah king of Judah; and he reigned the space of a month in Samaria. 14And Menahem the son of

22 of Israel? And slept with his fathers; and his son reigned in his stead.

kings

Menahem Pekahiah

^In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned two years. 24 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD; he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Gadi went up from Tirzah, and came Nebat, wherewith he made Israel to 26 And Pekah the son of Remto Samaria, and smote Shallum the sin. son of Jabesh in Samaria, and slew aliah, his captain, conspired against 15 Now him, and smote him in Samaria, in him, and reigned in his stead. the rest of the acts of Shallum, and the castle of the king's house, by Argob his conspiracy which he made, behold, and by Arieh; and with him were they are written in the book of the fifty men of the Gileadites; and he chronicles of the kings of Israel. slew him, and reigned in his stead. 18 Then Menahem smote Tiphsah, and 26Now the rest of the acts of Pekahiah, all that were therein, and the borders and all that he did, behold, they are thereof, from Tirzah; because they written in the book of the chronicles opened not to him, therefore he smote of 27the kings of Israel. therein that In the two and fiftieth year of it; and all the women Azariah king of Judah Pekah the son were with child he ripped up. 17 In the nine and thirtieth year of of Remaliah began to reign over Azariah king of Judah began Mena- Israel in Samaria, and reigned twenty hem the son of Gadi to reign over years. 28And he did that which was Israel, and reigned ten years in Sa- evil in the sight of the LORD; he demaria. 18And he did that which was parted not from the sins of Jeroboam evil in the sight of the LORD; he de- the son of Nebat, wherewith he made 29 In the days of Pekah parted not aU his days from the sins Israel to sin. whereof of Israel son came Tiglath-pileser the of Jeroboam Nebat, king 19 There king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and with he made Israel to sin. came against the land Pul the king Abel-beth-maacah, and Janoah, and of Assyria; and Menahem gave Pul Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and a thousand talents of silver, that his Galilee, all the land of Naphtali; and hand might be with him to confirm he carried them captive to Assyria. 20 And Men- 30And Hoshea the son of Elah made a the kingdom in his hand ahem exacted the money of Israel, conspiracy against Pekah the son of even of all the mighty men of wealth, Remahah, and smote him, and slew of each man fifty shekels of silver, to him, and reigned in his stead, in the give to the king of Assyria. So the twentieth year of Jotham the son of 31 Now the rest of the acts king of Assyria turned back, and Uzziah. 21 Now of Pekah, and all that he did, behold, stayed not there in the land. the rest of the acts of Menahem, and they are written in the book of the all that he did, are they not written chronicles of the kings of Israel. 462 ^

SECOND KINGS 32 In the second year of Pekah the son of Remaliah king of Israel began Jotham the son of Uzziah king of Judah to reign. ^Five and twenty years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Jerusha the daughter of Zadok. MAnd he did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD; he did according to all that his father Uzziah had done. 35 Howbeit the high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed

and offered in the He places. built the upper gate of the house of the LORD. 36 the rest of the acts of

Now

Jotham, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 37 In those to send against days the LORD Judah Rezin the ing of Aram, and Pekah the son of Remaliah. 38And Jotham slept with his fathers, and ^

m

was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father; and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead. 1 In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began

2 Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign; and he reigned

to reign.

sixteen years in Jerusalem; and he did not that which was right in the eyes of the LORD his God, like David his father. 3But he walked in the way of

the kings of Israel, yea, and made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel. 4And he sacrificed and offered in the high places, and on the hills, and under every

16 15

overcome him. 6At that time Rezin king of Aram recovered Elath to Aram, and drove the Jews from *Elath; and the Edomites came to Elath, and dwelt there, unto this day. 7 So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying: 'I am thy servant and thy son; come up, and save me out of the hand of the king of Aram, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, who rise up 8 And Ahaz took the against me/ silver and gold that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king's house, and sent it for a 9 And present to the king of Assyria. the king of Assyria hearkened unto him; and the king of Assyria went up against Damascus, and took it, and carried the people of it captive to Kir, and slew Rezin. 10 And king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, and saw the altar that was at Damascus; and king Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest the fashion of the altar, and the pattern of it, according to all the worknAnd manship thereof. Urijah the priest built an altar; according to all that king Ahaz had sent from Damascus, so did Urijah the priest make it of king Ahaz from against the when the king was Damascus. come from Damascus, the king saw the altar; and the king drew near unto the altar, and offered thereon. 13And tie offered his burnt-offering and his meal-offering, and poured his drinkoffering, and dashed the blood of his

against peace-offerings And the brazen, altar, L4

the

altar.

which was the LORD, he brought from the Before forefront of the house, from between leafy tree. Rezin king of Aj-am and Pe- his altar and the house of the LORD, kah son of Remaliah king of Israel and put it on the north side of his came up to Jerusalem to war; and altar. 16And Mng Ahaz commanded they besieged Ahaz, but could not Urijah the priest, saying: 'Upon the *

Heb.

Elotii.

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great altar offer the morning burntoffering, and the evening meal-offering, and the king's burnt-offering, and his meal-offering, with the burnt-offering of all the people of the land, and their meal-offering, a-nd their drinkofferings; and dash against it all the blood of the burnt- offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice; but the brazen altar shall be for me to look to.' 16 Thus did Urijah the priest, according to all that king Ahaz commanded. 17 And king Ahaz cut off the borders of the bases, and removed the laver from off them; and took down the sea from off the brazen oxen that were

under

it,

and put

it

upon a pavement

18 And the covered place of stone. for the sabbath that they had built

and the king's entry without, turned he unto the house of the LORD, because of the king of 19 Now the rest of the acts Assyria. of Ahaz which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles 20 And Ahaz of the kings of Judah? was buried and his with fathers, slept with his "fathers in the city of David; and Hezekiah his son reigned in his in the house,

stead.

1 rr In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Samaria over 2 And Israel, and reigned nine years. he did that which was evil in the sight

Assyria came land,

up throughout

all

the

and went up to Samaria, and

6 In the ninth besieged it three years. the of Hoshea, year king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away unto Assyria, and placed them in Halah, and in Habor, on the river of Gozan. and in the cities of the Medes. 7 And it was so, because the children of Israel had sinned against the LORD

their God, who brought them up out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and

had feared other gods, 8and walked

in

the statutes of the nations, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which they practised; 9and the children of Israel did impute things that were not right unto the LORD their God, and

they built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city; 10and they set

them up

every high

and Asherim upon and under every leafy

pillars

hill,

n and there

tree; they offered in all the high places, as did the nations whom the LORD carried away before them; and wrought wicked things to provoke the LORD; ^and they served idols, whereof the LORD had said unto them: 'Ye shall not do this thing'; 13yet the LORD forewarned Israel, and Judah. by the hand of every prophet, and of every seer, saying: 'Turn ye from comyour evil ways, and keep

My

of the LORD, yet not as^the kings of Israel that were before him. 3Against mandments and statutes, accordhim came up Shalmaneser king of ing to all the law which I commanded Assyria; and Hoshea became his serv- your fathers, and which I sent to you 4 And by the hand of servants the ant, and brought him presents. the king of Assyria found conspiracy prophets'; Notwithstanding they in Hoshea; for he had sent messengers would ^not hear, but hardened their to So king of Egypt, and offered no neck, like to the neck of their fathers, present to the king of Assyria, as he who believed not in the LORD their

My

My

had done year by year; therefore the God; 15and they rejected His statutes, king of Assyria shut him up, and bound and His covenant that He made with him in prison. ^Then the king of their fathers, and His testimonies

SECOND KINGS wherewith He testified against them; and they went after things of nought, and became nought, and after the nations that were round about them, concerning whom the LORD had charged them that they should not do like them; 16and they forsook all the

commandments of the LORD their God, and made them molten images, even two calves, and made an Asherah, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served JBaal; 17 and they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and gave themselves over to do that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke 18 Him; that the LORD was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of His sight; there was none left but the 19 tribe of Judah only. Also Judah kept not the commandments of the LORD their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they practised. 20 And the LORD rejected all the seed of Israel, and afflicted them, and delivered them into the hand of spoilers, until He had cast them out of His 21 For He rent Israel from the sight. house of David; and they made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king; and

Jeroboam drew Israel away from following the LORD, and made them sin a great sin. 22And the children of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he did; they departed not from them; 23until the LORD removed Israel out of His sight, as He spoke by the hand of all His servants the prophets. So Israel was carried away out of their own land to Assyria, unto

I

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children of Israel; and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof. ^And so it was, at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not the LORD; therefore the LORD sent lions among them, which killed some of them. 2 *Wherefore they spoke to the king of Assyria, saying: 'The nations which thou hast carried away, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the manner of the God of the land; therefore He hath sent lions among them, and, behold, they slay them, because they know not the manner of the God of the land.' 27 Thentheking of Assyria commanded, saying: 'Carry thither one of the

priests whom ye brought from thence; and let them go and dwell there, and let him teach them the manner of the God of the land.' 28So one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and dwelt in Beth-el, and taught them how they 29 should fear the LORD. Howbeit

every nation

made gods

of then* own,

and put them in the houses of the high places which the Samaritans had made, every nation in their cities wherein they dwelt. of

Babylon

80

And

the

men

made

Succoth-benoth, of Cuth made Nergal,

and the men and the men of Hamath made Ashima, 31 and the Awites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burnt their children in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of ^So they feared the Sepharvaim. LORD, and made unto them from

among themselves priests of the high who sacrificed for them in the houses of the high places. this day. ^They ^And the king of Assyria brought feared the LORD, and served their own men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, gods, after the manner of the nations and from Avya, and from Hamath from among whom they had been and Sepharvaun, and placed them in carried away. the

cities of

16

places,

Samaria instead of the 465

'"Unto this day they do after the

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former manners* they fear not the and he broke in pieces the brazen LORD, neither do they after their serpent that Moses had made; for statutes, or after their ordinances, or unto those days the children of Israel after the law or after the command- did offer to it; and it was called a Nement which the LORD commanded hushtan. 5He trusted in the LORD, the children of Jacob, whom He named the God of Israel; so that after him 35 with whom the LORD had was none like him among all the kings Israel; made a covenant, and charged them, of Judah, nor among them that were 6 For he cleaved to the saying: 'Ye shall not fear other gods, before him. nor bow down to them, nor serve LORD, he departed not from following 36 them, nor sacrifice to them; but the Him, but kept His commandments, LORD, who brought you up out of the which the LORD commanded .Moses. land of Egypt with great power and 7 And the LORD was with him: whithwith an outstretched arm, Him shall ersoever he went forth he prospered; ye fear, and Him shall ye worship, and he rebelled against the king of and to Him shall ye sacrifice; 37 and Assyria, and served him not. 8 He the statutes and the ordinances, and smote the Philistines unto Gaza and he law and the commandment, which the borders thereof, from the tower He wrote for you, ye shall observe to of the watchmen to the fortified city. 9 And it came to pass in the fourth do for evermore; and ye shall not fear other gods; 38 and the covenant that I year of king Hezekiah, which was the have made with you ye shall not for- seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah get; neither shall ye fear other gods; king of Israel, that Shalmaneser king 39 but the LORD your God shall ye of Assyria came up against Samaria, 10 And at the end of fear; and He will deliver you out of and besieged it. the hand of all your enemies.' 40How- three years they took it; even in the beit they did not hearken, but they sixth year of Hezekiah, which was the did after their former manner. **So ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel, these nations feared the LORD, and Samaria was taken. llAnd the king of served their graven images; their Assyria carried Israel away unto children likewise, and then* children's Assyria, and put them in Halah, and children, as did their fathers, so do in Habor, on the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes; ^because they unto this day. Q Now it came to pass in the third they hearkened not to the voice of the J year of Hoshea son of Elah king LORD their God, but transgressed His of Israel, that Hezekiah the son of covenant, even all that Moses the Ahaz king of Judah began to reign. servant of the LORD commanded, and not hear it, nor do it. ^Twenty and five years old was he would 13 Now in the fourteenth year of when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and nine years in king Hezekiah did Sennacherib king Jerusalem; and his mother's name was of Assyria come up against all the Abi the daughter of Zechariah. 3And fortified cities of Judah, and took he did that which was right in the them. 14And Hezekiah king of Judah eyes of the LORD, according to all that sent to the king of Assyria to Lachish, David his father had done. 4He re- saying: 'I have offended; return from moved the high places, and broke! me; that which thou puttest on me the pillars, and cut down the Asherah; will I bear.' And the king of Assyria ^

^

1

That as,

A. thing of brass.

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appointed

of

king

Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold. 16And Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the 16 At that time did Hezeking's house. kiah cut off the gold from the doors of the temple of the LORD, and from

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MNow therefore, I in Jerusalem? pray thee, make a wager with my master the king of Assyria, and I will give thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them. 24How then canst thou turn away the face of one captain, even of the least of

my

master's servants?

and yet thou puttest thy trust on the door-posts which Hezekiah king of Egypt for chariots and for horsemen! Judah had overlaid, and gave it to ^Am I now come up without the LORD the king of Assyria. 17 And the king of Assyria

sent

aTartan and b Rab-saris and Rabshakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great army unto Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when they were come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the 18 And highway of the fullers' field. when they had called to the king, there came out to them Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebnah the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the re-

corder.

"And Rab-shakeh said unto them: 'Say ye now to Hezekiah: Thus saith the great king, the king of Assyria: What confidence is this wherein thou trustest? 20 Sayest thou that a mere word of the lips is counsel and strength for the war? Now on whom dost thou trust, that thou hast rebelled against me? ^Now, behold, thou trustest upon the staff of this bruised reed, even upon Egypt whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it; so is Pharaoh kjng of Egypt unto all that trust on

hi. ^But

trust in the

if

ye say unto me:

LORD our God;

is

We

not

that He, whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath taken away, and hath said to Judah and to Jerusalem: Ye shall worship before this altar L

That

is,

Commander-in-chief.

*>

That

is,

against this place to destroy it? The LORD said unto me: Go up against this land,

and destroy

it.'

Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, and Shebnah, and Joah, unto Rab-shakeh: 'Speak, I pray thee, to thy servants in the Aramean language; for we understand it; and speak not with us in the Jews' language, in the ears of the people that are on the 27 wall.' But Rab-shakeh said unto them: 'Hath my master sent me to thy master, and to thee, to speak these words? hath he not sent me to the men that sit on the wall, to eat their own dung, and to drink their own water with you?' 28Then Rabshakeh stood, and cried with a loud voice in the Jews' language, and spoke, ' Hear ye the word of the great saying 29 the Thus saith long of Assyria. king, the king: Let not Hezekiah beguile you; for he will not be able to deliver you out of his hand; 30neither let Hezekiah make you trust in the LORD, saying: The LORD will surely deliver us, and this city shall not be given into the hand of the king of 31 Hearken not to Hezekiah; Assyria. for thus saith the king of Assyria: Make your' peace with me, and come out to me; and eat ye every one of his vine, and every one of his every one fig-tree, and drink ye the waters of his own cistern; ^until I come and take you away to a

^hen

said

:

chief of the eunuchs.

467

That

is,

chief butler.

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land like your own land, a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olive-trees and of honey, that ye may live, and not die; and hearken not unto Hezekiah, when he persuadeth you, saying: The

LORD win

deliver us.

^Hath any

of

the gods of the nations ever delivered his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria? 34Where are the gods of

Hamath, and

of

Arpad? where are

the gods of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Iwah? have they delivered Samaria out of my hand? 35Who are they among all the gods of the countries, that have delivered their country out of my hand, that the LORD should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand?' 36 But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word; for the king's commandment was, saying:

'Answer him not.' 37Then came the son of Hilkiah, who was

EHaMm

over the household, and Shebna the and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rab-shakeh. And it came to pass, when king -| -1 Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house 2 And he sent Eliakim, of the LORD. who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, unto Isaiah 'the prophet the son of scribe,

-

Q ^

which the LORD thy God hath heard; wherefore make prayer for the remnant that is left.' 5 So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah. 6 And Isaiah said unto them: 'Thus shall ye say to your master: Thus saith the LORD: Be not afraid of the words that thou hast heard, wherewith the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed Me. 7 Behold, I will put a spirit in him, and he shall hear a rumour, and shall return to his own land;

and

I will cause him to fall own land.'

by

the sword in his 8

So Rab-shakeh returned, and found

the king of Assyria warring against Libnah; for he had heard that he was 9 And when departed from Lachish. he heard say of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia: 'Behold, he is come out to fight against thee'; he sent messengers 10 'Thus again unto Hezekiah, saying: shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying: Let not thy God in whom thou trustest beguile thee, saying: Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria. "Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by destroying them utterly; and shalt thou be delivered? ^Have the gods of the nations delivered them,

which my fathers have destroyed, Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden that were in Telas13

Where

the king of Hamath, Arpad, and the king of And' they said unto him: the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Amoz. 'Thus saith Hezekiah- This day is Iwah?' 14 And Hezekiah received the letter a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of contumely; for the children are from the hand of the messengers, and come to the birth, and there is not read it; and Hezekiah went up unto the 4 strength to bring forth. Itmaybethe house of the LORD, and spread it LORD thy God will hear all the words before the LORD. 15And Hezekiah of Rab-shakeh, whom the king of As- prayed before the LORD, and said: '0 syria his master hath sent to taunt the LORD, the God of Israel, that sittest living God, and will rebuke the words upon the cherubim, Thou art the God, 3

sar?

and the king

is

of

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And the choice cypresses thereof; And I have entered into his farthest

even Thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; Thou hast made heaven and earth. "Incline Thine ear, LORD, and hear; jpen Thine eyes, O LORD, and see; and hear the words of Sennacherib, wherewith he hath sent him to taunt the living God. 17 0f a truth^ LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands, 18and have cast their gods into the fire; for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone; therefore they have de19 Now therefore, O stroyed them. LORD our God, save Thou us, I beout of his hand, that all seech^ Thee, the kingdoms of the earth may know that Thou art the LORD God, even

lodge, forest of his fruitful field.

The

have digged and drunk Strange waters, And with the sole of my feet have

**!

I dried up All the rivers of Egypt.

thou not heard?

Long ago

>

heaps. Therefore their inhabitants of small power,

were

They were dismayed and

con-

They were

as the grass of the as the green herb, As the grass on the housetops, And as corn blasted before

27

and

But

up

And

Even against the Holy One of Israel

!

is

I know thy sitting down, and thy going put, and thy coming in, And thy raging against Me. 28 Because of thy raging against Me, And for that thy tumult is come

blasphemed?

on high,

it

grown up.

The daughter of Jerusalem Hath shaken her head at thee. against whom hast thou exalted thy voice? Yea, thou hast lifted up thine eyes

field,

And

thee to scorn;

taunted

it,

founded;

LORD hath spoken concerning him: The virgin daughter of Zion Hath despised thee and laughed

thou

made

26

of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying: 'Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel: Whereas thou hast prayed to Me against Sennacherib king of Assyria, I have heard 21 This is the word that the thee.

hast

I

In ancient times I fashioned it; Now have I brought it to pass, Yea, it is done; that fortified cities Should be laid waste into ruinous

Thou only.' 20 Then Isaiah the son

^Whom

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into

Mine

ears,

Therefore will I put

My hook in thy

nose,

And My bridle in thy lips, And I will turn thee back by the way By which thou earnest. 29 And this shall be the sign unto

messengers thou hast taunted the Lord, And hast said: With the multitude thee: ye shall eat this year that which of my chariots groweth of itself, and in the second I come up to the height of the year that which springeth of the mountains, same; and in the third year sow ye, To the innermost parts of Lebanon; and reap, and plant vineyards, and And I have cut down the tall eat the fruit thereof. 30And the remnant that is escaped of the house of cedars thereof,

^By thy

Am

_

^

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4 And it came to pass, sore.^ before Isaiah was gone out of the inner court of the city, that the word of the LORD came to him, saying: 5' Return, and say to Hezekiah the prince of people: Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father: I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears; behold, I will heal thee; on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of the LORD. 6And I will

Judah shall again take root down3l For ward, and bear fruit upward. out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and out of mount Zion they that shall escape; the zeal of the LORD of hosts 'shall perform this. ^Therefore thus saith the LORD conHe cerning the Mng of Assyria: shall not come unto this city, nor shoot an arrow there, neither shall he come before it with shield, nor cast a mound against it. ^By the way that

wept

My

add unto thy days fifteen years; and he came, by the same shall he return, I will deliver thee and this city out and he shall not come unto this city, of the hand of the king of Assyria; saith the LORD. ^For I will defend and I will defend this city for Mine this city to save it, for Mine own own sake, and for My servant David's 7 And Isaiah said: 'Take a sake, and for My servant David's sake.' cake of figs.' And they took and laicf sake.' s5 And it came to pass that night, it on the boil, and he recovered. 8 And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah: that the angel of the LORD went in of the the shall be the sign that the LORD 'What smote and camp forth, Assyrians a hundred fourscore and will heal me, and that I shall go up five thousand; and when men arose unto the house of the LORD the third early in the morning, behold, they day?' *And Isaiah said: 'This shall were all dead corpses. ^So Sennach- be the sign unto thee from the LORD, erib king of Assyria departed, and that the LORD will do the thing that went and returned, and dwelt at He hath spoken: shall the shadow go Nineveh. 37And it came to pass, as forward ten degrees, or go back ten he was worshipping in the house of degrees?' ioAnd Hezekiah answered: Nisroeh his god, that Adrammelech 'It is a light thing for the shadow to and Sarezer his sons smote him with decline ten degrees; nay, but let the the sword; and they escaped into the shadow return backward ten degrees.' And Esarhaddon uAnd Isaiah the prophet cried unto land of Ararat. the LORD; and he brought the shadowhis son reigned in his stead. In those days was Hezekiah ten degrees backward, by which it Of) And Isaiah had gone down on the dial of Ahaz. sick unto death. "At that time Berodach-baladan the prophet the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him: 'Thus the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, saith the LORD: Set thy house in sent a letter and a present unto Hezeorder; for thou shalt die, and not kiah; for he had heard that Hezekiah live/ 2Then he turned his face to had been sick. 13And Hezekiah hearkthe wall, and prayed unto the LORD, ened unto them, and showed them 3 Remember now, O LORD, all his treasure-house, the silver, and saying: I beseech Thee, how I have walked the gold, and the spices, and the before Thee in truth and with^ a precious oil, and the house of his arwhole'heart, and have done that which mour, and all that was found in his And Hezekiah treasures; there was nothing in his is good in Thy sight/ *

I

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all his

21 12

3 dominion, that children of Israel. Fpr he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he

Hezekiah showed them not. 14 Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him: 'What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee?' And Hezekiah said: 'They are come from a far country, even from Babylon.' 15 And he said: 'What have they seen And Hezekiah anin thy house?' swered: 'All that is in my house have they seen; there is nothing among my treasures that I have not

shown them.' 16 And Isaiah said unto Hezekiah: 'Hear the word of the LORD. 17 Behold, the days come, that all that is in thy house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store unto this day, shall be carried to Babylon; nothing shall be left, saith the LORD. 18 And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, whom thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be officers in the palace of the king of 19 Then said Hezekiah unto Babylon.'

reared up altars for Baal, and made an Asherah, as did Ahab long of Israel, and worshipped all the host of heaven, 4 And he built and served them. altars in the house of the LORD, In Jerusalem whereof the LORD said name.' 6And he built will I put altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORB. 6 And he made his son to pass through the fire, and practised soothsaying,, and used enchantments, and appointed them that divined by a ghost or a familiar spirit: he wrought much evil in the sight of the LORD, to pro7 And he set the graven yoke Him. image of Asherah, that he had made, in the house of which the LORD said to David and to Solomon his son: In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of '

:

My

1

My

name for ever; put neither will I cause the feet of Israel Good is the word of the LORD to wander any more out of the land Isaiah which thou hast spoken.' He said which I gave their fathers; if only they moreover: 'Is it not so, if peace and will observe to do according to aU truth shall be in my days?' that I have commanded them, and 20 Now the rest of the acts of Heze- according to all the law that kiah, and all his might, and how he servant Moses commanded them.' Israel, will I 8

'

:

My

& pool, and the conduit, and But they hearkened not; and Mabrought water into the city, are they nasseh'seduced them to do that which not written in the book of the chron- is evil more than did the nations, aAnd whom the LORD icles of the kings of Judah? destroyed before the Hezekiah slept with his fathers; and children of Israel. 10 And the LORD spoke by His Manasseh his son reigned in his stead. servants the prophets, saying: "'BeO "1A Manasseh was twelve years old cause Manasseh king of Judah hath when he began to reign; and done these abominations, and hath he reigned five and fifty years in done wickedly above all that the Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Amorites did, that were before him, 2 Hephzi-bah. And he did that which and hath made Judah also to sin with was evil in the sight of the LORD, his idols; iatherefore thus saith the after the abominations of the nations, LORD, the God of Israel: Behold, 1 whom the LORD cast out before the bring such evil upon Jerusalem and

made the

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24 But the people of the land slew all I them that had conspired against will stretch over Jerusalem the line of king Amon; and the people of the land Samaria, and the plummet of the made Josiah his son king in his stead. house of Ahab; and I will wipe Jeru- ^Now the rest of the acts of Amon salem as a man wipeth a dish, wipi which he did, are they not written in it and turning it upside down. 14Ai__ the book of the chronicles of the kings I will cast off the remnant of Mine of Judah? t ^And he was buried in his inheritance, and deliver them into the sepulchre hi the garden of Uzza; and hand of their enemies; and they shall Josiah his son reigned in his stead. Josiah was eight years old become 'a prey and a spoil to all their

Judah, that whosoever heareth of

both his ears

shall tingle.

it,

And

13

OO

enemies;

when he began

16

because they have done that

which is evil in My sight, and have provoked Me, since the day their fathers came forth out of Egypt, even unto this day.' "Moreover Manasseh shed innocent blood very much, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another; beside his sin wherewith he made Judah to sin, in doing that which was 17 Now evil in the sight of the LORD. the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and all that he did, and his sin that he sinned, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 18And Manasseh slept with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of his own house, in the garden of Uzza; and Amon his son reigned in his stead.

Amon was

twenty and two years when he began to reign; and he reigned two years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Meshullemeth the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah. 20 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as did Manasseh 19

old

his father.

^And he walked

in all

that his father walked in, and served the idols that his father

the

way

served, and worshipped them. ^And he forsook the LORD, the God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of ^And the servants of the LORD. Amon conspired against him, and put

the king to death in his

own

house,

to reign; and he

reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was

j

Jedidah the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath. 2And he did that which was right in^the eyes of the LORD, and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left. 3 And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, that the king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of the LORD, saying: 4< Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may sum the money which is brought into the house of the LORD, which the keepers of the door have gathered of the people; 5and let them deliver it into the hand of the workmen that have the oversight of the house of the LORD; and let them give it to the workmen that are in the house of the LORD, to repair the breaches of the 6 house; unto the carpenters, and to the builders, and to the masons; and for buying timber and hewn stone to 7 Howbeit there repair the house/ was no reckoning made with them of the money that was delivered into their hand; for they dealt faithfully! 8 And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe: 'I have found the book of the Law in the house of the LORD.' And Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan, and he read it.

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SECOND KINGS 9 And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought back word unto the king, and said: "Thy servants have poured out the money that the house, and have was found delivered it into the hand of the workmen that have the oversight of the house of the LORD/ 10And Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying: 'Hilkiah. the priest hath delivered me a book.' And Shaphan read it before "And it came to pas the king. when the king had heard the words of the book of the Law, that he rent his 12 And the king commanded clothes. Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Micaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the king's servant, saying: 13 'Go ye, inquire of the LOBD for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found; for great is the wrath of the LOBD that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not hearkened unto the words of this book, to dp according unto all that which is written

m

^

concerning us.' 14 So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asaiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the second quarter and they spoke with her. 1BAnd she said unto them: 'Thus saifch the LORD, the God of Israel: Tell ye the man that sent 16 you unto me: Thus saith the LORD:

Behold, I will bring evil upon this and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah hath read; 17 because they have forsaken Me, and have offered unto other gods, that they might provoke Me with all the place,

work

of their hands; therefore

My

23.4

be kindled against this not be quenched. l8 But unto the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the LORD, thus shall ye say to him: Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel: As touching the words which thou hast heard, "because thy heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before the LORD, when thou heardest what I spoke against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become an astonishment and a curse, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before Me, I also have heard thee, saith the LORD, therefore, behold, I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered toothy grave in peace, neither shaU thine eyes see all the evil which I will And they bring upon this place.' brought back word unto the king. And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders 2 of Judah and of Jerusalem. And the king went up to the house of the LORD, and all the men of Judah and all the in habitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both smaU and great; and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of the LORD. 8And the king stood on the platform, and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep His commandments, and His testimonies, and His statutes, with all his heart, and all his soul, to confirm the words of this covenant that were written in this book; and all the people stood to the covenant. 4 And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the door, to bring forth out of the temple of the LORD all the vessels that were wrath

place,

shall

and

it shall

_

OQ

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made

for Baal, and for the Asherah, burned the chariots of the sun with for all the host of heaven; and he fire. ^And the altars that were on btirned them without Jerusalem in the the roof of the upper chamber of Ahaz, fields of Kidron. and carried the ashes which the kings of Judah had made, 8 And he put and the altars which Manasseh had of them unto Beth-el. down the idolatrous priests, whom the made in the two courts of the house kings of Judah had ordained to offer of the LORD, did the king break down, in the high places in the cities of Judah, and beat them down from thence, and and in the places round about Jerusa- cast the dust of them into the brook 13 And the high places that lem; them also that offered unto Baal, Kidron.

and

to the sun, and to the moon, and to the constellations, and to all the host of heaven. 6And he brought out the Asherah from the house of the LORD, without Jerusalem, unto the brook Kadron, and burned it at the brook Kidron, and stamped it small to powder, and cast the powder thereof upon the graves of the common 7 And he broke down the people. houses of the sodomites, that were in the house of the LORD, where the women wove coverings for the 8 And he brought all the Asherah. priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the

had made offerings, from Geba to Beer-sheba; and he broke down the high places of the gates

priests

that were at the entrance of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city,

which were on a man's

left

hand

as he entered the gate of the city. ^Nevertheless the priests of the high places came not up to the altar of the LOKD in Jerusalem, but they did eat unleavened bread among their breth-

And he

10

Topheth, which is in the valley of the son of Hirrnom, that no man might make his son or his daughter to pass through the nAnd he took away fire to Molech. the horses that the kings of Judah had given to the sun, at the entrance of the house of the LORD, by the chamber of Nethan-melech the officer, which was in the precincts; and he ren.

defiled

were before Jerusalem, which were on the right hand of the mount of corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had builded for Ashtoreth the detestation of the Zidonians, and for Chemosh the detestation of Moab, and for Milcom the abomination of the children of Ammon, did the king 14 And he broke in pieces the defile.

down the Asherim,

pillars, and cut and filled their places

with the bones men. "Moreover the altar that was at Beth-el, and the high place which Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, had made, even that altar and the high place he broke down; and he burned the high place and stamped it small to powder, and burned the Asherah. 16And as Josiah turned himself, he spied the sepulchres that were there in the mount; and he sent, and took the bones out of the sepulchres, and burned them upon the altar, and defiled it, according to the word of the LORD which the man of of

God proclaimed, who proclaimed these 17 Then he said: 'What mon-

things.

ument

is

that which I see?'

men

of the city told him: sepulchre of the man of

And

the

'It is the

God, who came from Judah, and proclaimed

things that thou hast done 18 And against the -altar of Beth-el/ he said : ' Let him be ; let no man move his bones.' So they let his bones

these

alone, with the

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SECOND KINGS that came out of Samaria. "And all the houses also of the high places that were in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to provoke [the LORD], Josiah took away, and did to them according to all the acts that he had done in Beth-el. 20And he slew all the priests of the high places that were there, upon the altars,

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house of which I said: My name be there/ 28 Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 29 In his days Pharaoh-necoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates; and king Josiah went and burned men's bones upon them; against him; and he slew him at and he returned to Jerusalem. Megiddo, when he had seen him. 21 And the king commanded all the 30And his servants carried him in a people, saying: 'Keep the passover chariot dead from Megiddo, and unto the LORD your God, as it is brought him to Jerusalem, and buried written in this book of the covenant.' him in his own sepulchre. And the ^For there was not kept such a pass- people of the land took Jehoahaz the over from the days of the judges that son of Josiah, and anointed him, and judged Israel, nor in all the days of the made him king in his father's stead. 31 Jehoahaz was twenty and three kings of Israel, nor of the kings of Judah; ^but in the eighteenth year years old when he began to reign; and of king Josiah was this passover kept he reigned three months in Jerusalem; to the LORD in Jerusalem. wMore- and his mother's name was Hamutal over them that divined by a ghost or the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. a familiar spirit, and the teraphim, ^And he did that which was evil in and the idols, and all the detestable the sight of the LORD, according to all ^And things that were spied in the land of that his fathers had done. Judah and in Jerusalem, did Josiah Pharaoh-necoh put him in bands at put away, that he might confirm the Riblah in the land of Hamath, that words of the law which were written he might not reign in Jerusalem; and in the book that HHkiah the priest put the land to a fine of a hundred found in the house of the LORD. talents of silver, and a talent of gold. 25 And like unto him was there no king MAnd Pharaoh-necoh made Eliakim before him, that turned to the LORD the son of Josiah king in the room of with all his heart, and with all his soul, Josiah his father, and changed his and with all his might, according to name to Jehoiakim; but he took Jeall the law of Moses; neither after him hoahaz away; and he came to Egypt, 35 and died there. And Jehoiakim arose there any like him. the and the gold to Phathe turned silver LORD ^Notwithstanding gave not from the fierceness of His great raoh; but he taxed the land to give wrath, wherewith His anger was the money according to the commandkindled against Judah, because of all ment of Pharaoh; he exacted the the provocations wherewith Manasseh silver and the gold of the people of had provoked Him. 27And the LORD the land, of every one according to said: 'I will remove Judah also out his taxation, to give it unto Pharaohshall

My sight, as I have removed Israel, necoh. ^Jehoiakim was twenty and five and I will cast off this city which I have chosen, even Jerusalem, and the years old when he began to reign; and of

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he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Zebudah the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah. 37 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all

time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up to Jerusalem, and the city was besieged. nAnd

Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came unto the city, while his servants were

^And Jehoiachin the besieging it. days Nebuchadnezzar king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon carne up, and Babylon, he, and^his mother, and his Jehoiakim became his servant three servants, and his princes, and his years; then he turned and rebelled officers; and the king of Babylon took 2 And the LORD sent him in the eighth year of his reign. against him. 13 And he carried out thence all the against him bands of the Chaldeans, and bands of the Arameans, and bands treasures of the house of the LORD, and of the Moabites, and bands of the the treasures of the king's house, and children of Ammon, and sent them cut in pieces all the vessels of gold against Judah to destroy it, according which Solomon king of Israel had to the word of the LORD, which He made in the temple of the LORD, as 14 And he carried spoke by the hand of His servants the LORD had said. the prophets. 3Surely at the com- away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, mandment of the LORD came this up- and all the mighty men of valour, even on Judah, to remove them out of His ten thousand captives, and all the sight, for the sins of Manasseh, ac- craftsmen and the smiths; none re4 cording to all that he did; and also mained, save the poorest sort of the for the innocent blood that he shed; people of the land. 15And he carried for he filled Jerusalem with inno- away Jehoiachin to Babylon; and cent blood; and the LORD would not the king's mother, and the king's

that his fathers had done.

In

his king of

^

wives, and his officers, and the chief of the land, carried he into capkim, and all that he did, are they not tivity from Jerusalem to Babylon. written in the book of the chronicles 16And all the men of might, even of the kings of Judah? ^o Jehoiakim seven thousand, and the craftsmen slept with his fathers; and Jehoiachin and the smiths a thousand, all of 7 And them strong and apt for war, even his son reigned in his stead. the king of Egypt came not again them the king of Babylon brought 17 And the king any more out of his land; for the captive to Babylon. king of Babylon had taken, from the of Babylon made Mattamah his Brook of Egypt unto the river Eu- father's brother king in his stead, phrates, all that pertained to the king and changed his name to Zedekiah.

pardon.

Now the rest

5

of the acts of Jehoia-

"Zedekiah was

of Egypt. 8

men

Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign; and he reigned in Jerusalem three months; and his mother's name was Nehushta the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem. 9 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father had done. 10At that

twenty and one

years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem; his mother's name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. 19 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to 20 For all that Jehoiakim had done. did the the LORD it of anger through

and

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25.19

to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, guard, broke down the walls of Jerucast them out from His salem round about. nAnd the residue

He had

And

Zedekiah rebelled against the 1 And it came king of Babylon. to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and encamped against it; and they built forts against it round about. ^3o the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of 3 0n the ninth day of king Zedekiah. the [fourth] month the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land. 4Then a breach was made in the city, and all the men of war [fled] by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, which was by the king's garden now the Chaldeans were against the city round about and the king went by the way of the Arabah. *But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after the king, and overtook him in the

Og

were left in the and those that fell away, that fell to the king of Babylon, and the residue of the multitude, did Nebuof the people that

presence.

city,

zaradan

the captain of the guard carry away captive. ^But the captain of the guard left of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and husband-

men. **And the pillars of brass that were in the house of the LORD, and the bases and the brazen sea that were in the house of the LORD, did the Chaldeans break in pieces, and carried the brass of them to Babylon. 14And the

and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the pans, and all the vessels of

pots,

brass wherewith they ministered, took 15 And the fire-pans, and they away. the basins, that which was of gold, in gold, and that which was of silver, in silver, the captain of the guard took away. 18The two pillars, the one sea, and the bases, which Solomon plains of Jericho; and all his army was had made for the house of the LORD; scattered from him, ^hen they took the brass of all these vessels was withthe king, and carried him up unto out weight. 17The height of the one the king of Babylon to Riblah; and pillar was eighteen cubits, and a 7 they gave judgment upon him. And capital of brass was upon it; and the Zedekiah the sons of before slew height of the capital was three cubits; they his eyes, and put out the eyes of with network and pomegranates upon Zedekiah, and bound him in fetters, the capital round about, all of brass; and like unto these had the second and carried him to Babylon. 8 Now in the fifth month, on the pillar with network. ls And the captain of the guard took seventh day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of king Nebuchad- Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephanezzar, king of Babylon, came Nebu- niah the second priest, and the three zarAdan the captain of the guard, keepers of the door; "and out of the a servant of the king of Babylon, unto city he took an officer that was set Jerusalem. 9And he burnt the house of over the men of war; and five men of the LORD, and the king's house; and them that saw the king's face, who all the houses of Jerusalem, even every were found in the city; and the scribe great man's house, burnt he with fire. of the captain of the host, who mus10 And all the army of the Chaldeans, tered the people of the land; and threethat were with the captain of the score men of the people of the land, /

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that were found in the city. 20And Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah. 21And the king of Babylon smote them, and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was car-

away captive out

of his land. as for the people that were left in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left, even ried

^And

over them he made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, governor.

^Now when all

the captains of the they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of the Maacathite, they and their men. 24And Gedaliah swore forces,

to

them and to

their

men, and said

unto them: 'Fear not because of the servants of the Chaldeans; dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.' 25But it

came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedaliah, that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldeans that were with him at Mizpah. 26Ana all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the forces, arose, and came to Egypt; for they were afraid oHhe Chaldeans. ^And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, that Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison. 28And he spoke kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon. 29And he changed his prison garments, and did eat bread before him continually 30 all the days of his life. And for his allowance, there was a continual allowance given him of the king, every " day a portion, all the days of his 1]

478

ISAIAH THE

vision of Isaiah the son of

Your

Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of IJzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah,

Your Your

"I

kings of Judah.

country cities

is

desolate;

are burned with

fire;

land, strangers devour it in your presence, And it is desolate, as overthrown by

i

floods. 2

Hear,

O

heavens, and give ear,

earth,

For the LORD hath spoken: Children I have reared, and brought up, And they have rebelled against Me. 8 The ox knoweth his owner, And the ass his master's crib; But Israel doth not know, people doth not consider.

And

8

Had

Ah sinful nation,

Children that deal corruptly; They have forsaken the LORD, They have contemned the Holy One of Israel, are turned

They

6

0n what

away backward.

part will ye be yet strick-

en,

Seeing ye stray away more and

more?

The whole head is 6

the head is

no soundness in

unto us a very small rem-

Gomorrah.

Hear the word

of the LORD,

Ye rulers of Sodom;

Give ear unto the law of our God,

Ye people of Gomorrah. uTo what purpose is the of

your

sacrifices

unto

multitude

Me?

Saith the LORD; am full of the burnt-offerings of rams, And the fat of fed beasts; And I delight not in the blood Of bullocks, or of lambs, or of heI

goats.

sick,

And the whole heart faint; From the sole of the foot even unto There

left

We should have been as Sodom, We should have been like unto 10

^

A people laden with iniquity, A seed of evil-doers,

is left

nant,

My

4

the daughter of Zion

As a booth in a vineyard, As a lodge in a garden of cucumbers, As a besieged city. 9 Except the LORD of hosts

ing sores:

bound up,

Neither mollified with oiL

Who

hath required this at your

hand, courts? To trample 13 Bring no more vain oblations; It is an offering of abomination

My

it;

But wounds, and bruises, and fester-

They have not been pressed,

^When ye come to appear before Me,

neither

unto Me;

New moon and

sabbath, the hold* ing of convocations

ISAIAH

.13

I cannot endure iniquity along with

They judge not the

the solemn assembly.

ow come unto them.

^Your new moons and your appointed seasons

My soul hateth; They I

24

Theref ore saith the Lord, the

are a burden unto

Me;

hands, I will hide

LORD

of hosts,

am weary to bear them.

And when ye

L5

fatherless,

Neither doth the cause of the wid-

The Mighty One

spread forth your

Ah,

I will

ease

of Israel: of Mine ad-

Me

versaries,

And avenge Me of Mine enemies; And I will turn My hand upon thee, And purge away thy dross as with

Mine eyes from you;

Yea, when ye make

many

26

prayers,

I will not hear;

Your hands are full of blood. *Wash you, make you clean, Put away the evil of your doings From before Mine eyes,

lve >

And ^And

i

.

will take away all thine alloy; I will restore thy judges as at

the

first,

And thy

Cease to do evil; t7 Learn to do well; Seek justice, relieve the oppressed, Judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.

counsellors as at the begin-

ning;

Afterward thou shalt be called The city of righteousness, faithful city. Zion shall be redeemed with justice, And they that return of her with

The

27

Come

l8

now, and

let

us reason, to-

righteousness.

gether,

28

But the destruction of the transgressors and the sinners shall be

Saith the LORD;

Though your sins be as scarlet, They shall be as white as snow; Though they be red like crimson, They shall be as wool. 9 If ye be willing and obedient,

Ye

together,

And

they that forsake the LORD be consumed. 29 For they shall be ashamed of the shall

terebinths which ye

good of the land; ye refuse and rebel, Ye shall be devoured with the sword; For the mouth of the LORD hath

!0

shall eat the

But

And ye

How is the faithful Become a harlot! She that was full

And as a garden that hath no water. And the strong shall be as tow, And his work as a spark; And they shall both burn together, And none shall quench them.

31

city

of justice,

Righteousness lodged in her, But now murderers.

Thy silver is become dross, Thy wine mixed with water, 3 Thy princes are rebellious, And companions of thieves; 2

Every one loveth

And

desired,

shall

leaf fadeth,

spoken. P1

have

be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen. 80 For ye shall be as a terebinth whose

if

O ^

The word that

Amoz saw

Isaiah the son of concerning Judah and

Jerusalem.

And it

2

bribes,

followeth after rewards;

480

shall of days,

come to pass in the end

ISAIAH

That which his own fingers have made. ^And man boweth down,

That the mountain

of the LORD'S house shall be established as the top of the mountains, And shall be exalted above the hills; And all nations shall flow unto it. 3 And many peoples shall go and say: 'Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, To the house of the God of Jacob; And He will teach us of His ways, And we will walk in His paths/ For out of Zion shall go forth the

And man lowereth himself; And Thou canst not bear with them. "Enter into the rock,

And hide thee in the dust, From before the terror of the LORD, And from the glory of His majesty. "The lofty looks of man shall be brought low,

And

And

the word of the Jerusalem.

And He

shall judge

And the LORD

LORD from

^For the LORD of hosts hath a day Upon all that is proud and lofty, And upon all that is lifted up, and

into plowshares,

it shall

And their spears into pruning-hooks shall

not

lift

That are high and lifted up, And upon all the oaks of Bashan; 14 And upon all the high mountains, And upon all the hills that are

up sword

Neither shall they learn war any more.

lifted

house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk In the light of the LORD. 6 For Thou hast forsaken Thy people the house of Jacob; For they are replenished from the 5

bowed down,

And

with

soothsayers

like

the haughtiness of be brought low;

the

And the LORD

Philistines,

And

they please themselves in the brood of aliens. 7 Their land also is full of silver and

men

shall

alone shall be exalted

in that day.

And

18

the idols shall utterly pass

away.

gold, is

there any end of their

treasures; Their land also is full of horses, Neither is there any end of their chariots.

sTheir land also

is full of idols;

Every one worshippeth the work of his

up;

And upon every lofty tower, And upon every fortified wall; 16 And upon all the ships of Tarshish, And upon all delightful imagery. 17 And the loftiness of man shall be 16

east,

Neither

be brought low;

And upon all the cedars of Lebanon,

13 ;

against nation,

And

alone shall be exalted

between the

shall decide for many peoples; they shall beat their sworols

Nation

shall

in that day.

nations,

And And

men

the haughtiness of

be bowed down,

law,

4

2.20

own

hands,

And men

19

shall go into the caves of the rocks, And into the holes of the earth, From before the terror of the LORD, And from the glory of His majesty, WnenHe arisethto shake mightily the earth. 20 In that day a man shall cast away

481

ISAIAH

2.20 His idols of

silver,

and his

idols of

gold,

Which they made

for themselves

to worship, To the moles and to the bats; 21 To go into the clefts of the rocks, And into the crevices of the crags, From before the terror of the LORD, And from the glory of His majesty, When He ariseth to shake mightily the earth.

^Cease ye from man, in whose nostrils is a breath; For how little is he to be accounted!

7

In that day shall he swear, saying: 'I will not be a healer; For in my house is neither bread nor a mantle; Ye shall not make me ruler of a people/ 8 For Jerusalem is ruined,

And Judah Because

is fallen;

their

9

For, behold, the Lord, the

witness against them;

For they have wrought

of water;

man

of

uWoe unto the wicked!

judge, and the prophet, diviner, and the elder; captain of fifty, and the man

And the The

of rank, the counsellor,

And

it shall

be

ill

For the work of his hands shall be done to him. 12 As for My people, a babe is their master,

And women rule

and the cun-

ning charmer, -and

the

My

skilful

over them.

people, they that lead thee

cause thee to err, destroy the way of thy paths.

enchanter. I will give children to be their

And

And

4

unto

with him;

war;

3

evil

themselves. IO Say ye of the righteous, that it shall be well with him; For they shall eat the fruit of their doings.

sThe mighty man, and the

The

it not.

Woe unto their soul!

of hosts,

Stay and staff, Every stay of bread, and every stay

their

And they declare their sin as Sodom,

LORD

Doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah "

and

The show of their countenance doth they hide

O

tongue

doings are against the LORD, To provoke the eyes of His glory.

princes,

And babes

shall rule over them. shall oppress one

*And the people

his fellow,

and every

man his neighbour; The

child shall behave insolently against the aged, And the base against the honourable. 6

For a

man

shall

The LORD standeth up to

plead,

And

standeth to judgje the peoples. The LOED will enter into judgment With the elders of His people, and the princes thereof: 'It is ye that have eaten up the vineyard; The spoil of the poor is in your houses; 15 What mean ye that ye crush 14

another,

Every man

13

take hold of his

brother of the house of his father "Thou hast a mantle,

:

Be thou our ruler,

And let this ruin be under thy hand.' 482

My

people, And grind the face of the poor?' Saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts.

ISAIAH "Moreover the LORD

5.4

And

said:

Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, And walk with stretched-forth necks

And wanton eyes, Walking and mincing as they go, And making a tinkling with their

the fruit of the land excellent

and comely For them that are escaped of Israel. 3 And it shall come to pass, that he that is left .in Zion, and he that remaineth in Jerusalem, shall be called holy,

even every one that

unto

life

written the 17 Theref ore the Lord will smite with Lord shall have washed away the a scab filth of the daughters of Zion, and The crown of the head o'f the daugh- shall have purged the blood of Jeruters of Zion, salem from the midst thereof, by And the LORD will lay bare their the spirit of judgment, and by the 6 And the LORD secret parts. spirit of destruction. 18 In that day the Lord will take away will create over the whole habitation the bravery of their anklets, and the of mount Zion, and over her assem19 the pen- blies, a cloud and smoke by day, and fillets, and the crescents; dants, and the bracelets, and the veils; the shining of a flaming fire by night; ^the headtires, and the armlets, and for over all the glory shall be a canopy. the sashes, and the corselets, and 6And there shall be a pavilion for a the amulets; 21 the rings, 'and the nose- shadow in the day-time from the 22 jewels; the aprons, and the mantelets, heat, and for a refuge and for a covert and the cloaks, and the girdles; ^and from storm and from rain. the gauze robes, and the fine linen, and the turbans, and the mantles. Let me sing of my well-beloved, J 24 And it shall come to pass, that song of my beloved touching Instead of sweet spices there shall his vineyard. be rottenness; well-beloved had a vineyard And instead of a girdle rags; In a very fruitful hill; And instead of curled hair baldness; 2And he digged it, and cleared it of And instead of a stomacher a girdstones, And planted it with the choicest ing of sackcloth; Branding instead of beauty. vine, 2S And built a tower in the midst of Thy men shall fall by the sword, And thy mighty in the war. it, 26 And her gates shall lament and And also hewed out a vat therein; And he looked that it should bring mourn; And utterly bereft she shall sit upon forth grapes, the ground. And it brought forth wild grapes. feet;

in

Jerusalem;

is

Vhen

A

My

A And seven women

shall

take hold

man

And now,

in that day, saying: 'We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel; only let us be called

3

by thy name; take thou away our

and my vineyard. *What could have been done .more

of one

reproach/ 2 In that day shall the growth of the

LORD be

beautiful

and

glorious,

483

inhabitants of Jeru-

salem and men of Judah, Judge, I pray you, betwixt

to

my vineyard,

That I have not done in it?

me

ISAIAH

5.4

Wherefore, when I looked that should bring forth grapes, Brought it forth wild grapes?

the harp and the psaltery, the tabret and the pipe, And wine, are in their feasts; But they regard not the work of the

it

And now come, I will te.ll you What I will do to my vineyard:

fi

I will take

And

away the hedge

it shall

I will break

LORD,

thereof,

My

be eaten up;

down the fence

Neither have they considered the operation of His hands. 13 Therefore people are gone into

thereof,

captivity, For want of knowledge; And their honourable

And it shall be trodden down; And I will lay it waste:

6

It shall not be pruned nor hoed, But there shall come up briers and

thorns; I will also

command

the clouds

That they rain no rain upon

it.

*For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, And the men of Judah the plant of His delight; looked for justice, hold violence;

And He

but be-

For righteousness, but behold a

men

are

famished,

And

their multitude are parched with thirst. "Therefore the nether-world hath enlarged her desire, And opened her mouth without measure; And down goeth their glory, and their tumult, and their uproar, And he that rejoiceth among them.

And man is bowed down, And man is humbled, And the eyes of the

15

cry.

lofty

are

humbled;

Woe

unto them that join house house, That lay field to field, Till there be no room, and ye made to dwell Alone in the midst of the land! 9 In mine ears said the LOUD hosts: Of a truth many houses shall 8

to

17

lambs feed as in

the waste places of the fat ones shall wanderers eat.

Woe

18

one bath, the seed of a

homer shall

yield

an ephah. unto them that rise up early in the morning, That they may follow-strong drink;

unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, And sin as it were with a cart rope, 19 That say: Let Him make speed, let Hun hasten His work, '

That we may see it; And let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, That we may know it!'

Wpe

Till

shall the their pasture,

be

great and fab:, without inhabitant. 10 For ten acres of vineyard shall yield

That tarry

Then

And

of

Even

H

of hosts is exalted

through justice, And God the Holy One is sanctified through righteousness.

be

desolate,

And

But the LORD

16

late into the night,

20

Woe

unto them that

And good

call evil good,

evil

That change darkness into

wine inflame them! 484

light,

ISAIAH

And

None shall slumber nor sleep; Neither shall the girdle of their loins be loosed, Nor the latchet of their shoes be broken; 28 \Vhose arrows are sharp, And all then* bows bent; Their horses' hoofs shall be counted

light into darkness; bitter into sweet,

That change

And sweet into 21

Woe

And

bitter!

unto them that are wise in

their

own

eyes,

prudent in their

own

sight!

unto them that are mighty to drink wine,

And men

of strength to mingle strong drink; ^That justify the wicked for a re-

like flint,

And their wheels like a whirlwind; ^heir roaring shall be like a lion, They

the righteousness of

it

the righteous from him! Therefore as the tongue of fire devoureth the stubble, And as the chaff is consumed in the flame, So their root shall be as rottenness, And their blossom shall go up as dust ; Because they have rejected the law of the LORD of hosts, And contemned the word of the

And ^And

24

Holy One

of Israel.

shall roar like

young

yea, they shall roar, And lay hold of the prey,

ward,

And take away

6.5

lions,

and carry

away

safe, there shall

be none to deliver. they shall roar against them in that day Like the roaring of the sea; And if one look unto the land, Behold darkness and distress. And the light is darkened in the skies thereof.

In the year that king Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne high and lifted up, and His train

led the temple. 2Above Him stood Therefore is the anger of the LORD the seraphim; each one had six wings: kindled against His people, And He hath stretched forth His with twain he covered his face, and hand against them, and hath with twain he covered his feet, and smitten them, with twain he did fly. 3And one called unto another, and said: And the hills did tremble, And their carcasses were as refuse Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of in the midst of the streets. hosts; The whole earth is full of His glory. For all this His anger is not turned 4 And the posts of the door were away, But His hand is stretched out still. moved at the voice of them that called, and the house was filled with 26 And He will lift up an ensign to the smoke, ^hen said I Woe is me! for I am undone; nations from far, Because I am a man of unclean And will hiss unto them from the end of the earth; lips, And I dwell in the midst of a people And, behold, they shall come with of unclean lips; speed swiftly; For mine eyes have seen the King, shall be weary nor stumble 25

:

The LORD

among them; 485

of hosts.

ISAIAH

6.6

6 Then flew unto me one of the seraphim, with a glowing stone in his hand, which he had taken with the 7 tongs from off the altar; and he touched my mouth with it, and said: Lo, this hath touched thy lips;

Jerusalem to war against it; but could not prevail against it. 2And it was told the house of David, saying: 'Aram is confederate with Ephraim.' And his heart was moved, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the forest are moved with the wind. 3 Then said the LOKD unto Isaiah:

And thine iniquity is taken away, And thy sin expiated. 8 And I heard the voice of the Lord, 'Go

And hearing with their ears. And understanding with their heart,

now to meet Ahaz, thou, Shear-jashub thy son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool, in the highway of the fullers' field; 4 and say unto him. Keep calm, and be quiet; fear not, neither let thy heart be faint, because of these two tails of smoking firebrands, for the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram, and 6 of the son of Remaliah. Because Aram hath counselled evil against thee, Ephraim also, and the son of 6 Let us go up Remaliah, saying: against Judah, and vex it, and let us make a breach therein for us, and set up a king in the midst of it, even the son of Tabeel; 7thus saith the

Return, and be healed.'

Lord GOD:

and

saying:

Whom shall I

send,

And who will go for us? Then 9

I said: 'Here am I; send me.' said: 'Go, and tell this

And He

people:

Hear ye indeed, but understand not; see ye indeed, but perceive

And

not.

Make the heart of this people fat, And make their ears heavy, And shut their eyes;

10

Lest they, seeing with their eyes,

"Then

said

And He

answered:

I:

'Lord,

how

It

long?'

a

not stand, neither shall

shall it

come

to pass.

For the head of Aram is Damascus, And the head of Damascus is

8

Until cities be waste without inhabitant, And houses without man, And the land become utterly waste, ^And the LORD have removed men '

far

forth

Rezin; within

And

threescore

and

five

years

Ephraim be broken, that it be not a people; 9 And the head of Ephraim is SamaShall

away,

And the forsaken places be many in the midst of the land. if there be yet a tenth in it, it shall again be eaten up; as a terebinth, and as an oak, whose stock remaineth, when they cast their leaves, so the holy seed shall be the stock thereof.'

And

13

ria,

And

the head of Samaria

is

Rema-

liah' s son.

If

ye

will

not have faith, surely ye be established.'

shall not *

*7 1

And it came

to pass in the days of

Ahaz the son

Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin the king of Aram, and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up to of

*

That

is,

And

LORD spoke again unto u Ask thee a Ahaz, saying: sign of the LORD thy God: ask it either in the 12 But depth, or in the height above.' Ahaz said: 'I will not ask, neither 10

the

A remnant shall return* 486

'

ISAIAH

8.8

13 And hesaid: were a thousand vines at a thousand 'Hear ye now, O house of David: silverlings, shall even be for briers Is it a small thing for you to weary and thorns. M With arrows and with men, that ye will weary my God bow shall one come thither; because also? "Therefore the Lord Himself all the land shall become briers and shall give you a behold, the thorns. ^And all the hills that were young woman conceive, and digged with the mattock, thou shalt bear a son, and shall call his name not come thither for fear of briers a ImmanueL 18Curd and honey shall and thorns, but it shall be for the he eat, when he knoweth to refuse sending forth of oxen, and for the the evil, and choose the good. 16Yea, treading of sheep.

will I try the LORD.'

:

before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the Q And the LORD said unto me: land whose two kings thou hast a 'Take thee a great tablet, and horror of shall be forsaken. "The write upon it in common script: LORD shall bring upon thee, and upon The spoil speedeth, the prey hasteth; 2 thy people, and upon thy father's and I will take unto Me faithful withouse, days that have not come, from nesses to record, Uriah the priest, and the day that Ephraim departed from Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah/ 3 And I went unto the prophetess; and Judah; even the king of Assyria/ 18Andit shall come to pass in that day, she conceived, and bore a son. Then That the LORD shall hiss for the fly said the LORD unto me: 'Call his That is in the uttermost part of name bMaher-shalal-hash-baz. 4For the rivers of Egypt, before the child shall have knowledge And for the bee that is in the land to cry: father, and: mother, of Assyria. the riches of Damascus and the spoil 19 And they shall come, and shall rest of Samaria shall be carried away before all of them the king of Assyria/ 6 In the rugged valleys, and in the And the LORD spoke unto me yet holes of the rocks, again, saying: And upon all thorns, and upon all 6Forasmuch as this people hath rebrambles. fused 20 The waters of Shiloah that go softly, In that day shall the Lord shave And rejoiceth with Rezin and with a razor that is hired in the parts Remanah's son; beyond the River, even with the king of Assyria, the head and the hair of 'Now therefore, behold, the Lord the feet; and it shall also sweep away bringeth up upon them The waters of the River, mighty the beard. aAnd it shall come to pass in that and many, Even the king of Assyria and all day, that a man shall rear a young his glory; cow, and two sheep ; ^and it shall come And he6 gfrfl,n come up over all his to pass, for the abundance of milk that they shall give, he shall eat curd; channels, And go over all his banks; for curd and honey shall every one eat 8 And he shall sweep through Judah, that is left in the midst of the land. ^And it shall come to pass in that Overflowing as he passeth through; He shall reach even to the neck; day, that every place, where there

My

My

\

That

is,

God

w vrith us.

b

That is, The

487

apoil apeedeth, the prey hasteth.

ISAIAH

8 S

And

the stretching out of his wings unto their God? on behalf of the fill the breadth of thy land, living unto the dead ^f or instruction Immanuel. and for testimony? 7 Surely they will speak according to this word, wherein 9 Make an uproar, ye peoples, there is no light. MAnd they shall and ye shall be broken in pieces; pass this way that are sore bestead And give ear, all ye of far countries; and hungry; and it shall come to pass Gird yourselves, and ye shall be that, when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse by broken in pieces; Gird yourselves, and ye shall be their king and by their God, and, whether they turn their faces upward, broken hi pieces. 10 Take counsel together, and it shall ^or look unto the earth, behold distress and darkness, the gloom of anbe brought to nought; Speak the word, and it shall not guish, and outspread thick darkness. ^For is there no gloom to her that was stand; stedf ast? Now the former hath lightly For God is with us. nFor the LORD spoke thus to me afflicted the land of Zebulun and the with a strong hand, admonishing land of Naphtali, but the latter hath me that I should not walk in the way dealt a more grievous blow by the way M of this people, saying: 'Say ye not: of the sea, beyond the Jordan, in the A conspiracy, concerning all where- district of the nations. of this people do say: A conspiracy; The people that walked in darkness neither fear ye their fear, nor account 13 The LORD of hosts, Him ^ Have seen a great light; it dreadful. shall ye sanctify; and let Him be your They that dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, fear, and let Him be your dread. 14 And He shall be for a sanctuary; Upon them hath the light shined. but for a stone of stumbling and for a 2Thou hast multiplied the nation, Thou hast increased their joy; rock of offence to both the houses of They joy before Thee according to Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the joy in harvest, the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 15And Shall

O

shall stumble, and and be broken, and be snared,

many among them fall,

and be taken/ 16 'Bind up the testimony, seal the instruction among My disciples.'

17 And I will wait for the LORD, that hideth His face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for Him. "Behold, I and the children whom the LORD hath given me shall be for signs and for wonders in Israel from the LORD of hosts, who dwelleth in mount

And when they shall say unto 'Seek unto the ghosts and the familiar spirits, that chirp and that mutter; should not a people seek Zion.

you:

19

As men

rejoice when they divide the spoil. 3 For the yoke of his burden, And the staff of his shoulder, The rod of his oppressor, Thou hast broken as in the day of Midian. 4 For every boot stamped with fierceness,

And

every cloak rolled in blood, Shall even be for burning, for fuel of fire.

6

For a

child is

born unto

A son is given unto us; And

the government

shoulder;

us,

is

upon

his

ISAIAH

And

his

name

And

prophet that teacheth he is the tail. 15 For they that lead this people cause

is called

a

Pele-j oez-el-gibbor-

creased, And of peace there

Upon

may

be

them to

in-

be no end,

and

the throne of David,

his kingdom, establish it, and to

uphold

Through justice and through

it

they that are led of them are destroyed. 16 Therefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young men, Neither shall He have compassion

on their fatherless and widows; For every one is ungodly and an

right-

eousness From henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts doth

7

The Lord

For all this His anger away,

sent a

of Samaria, That say in pride of heart:

'The bricks are

and

fallen,

but we

will

'

high the adversaries of Rezin against him, And spur his enemies; nThe Arameans on the east, and the Philistines on the west; And they devour Israel with open

mouth. For all this His anger

But His hand 17

is

stretched out

still.

For wickedness burneth as the

fire;

the forest, they roll upward in thick clouds of smoke. 18 Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts is the land burnt up; The people also are as the fuel of fire;

No man

spareth his brother. snatcheth on the right

And one

19

hand, and is hungry; eateth on the left hand, and is not satisfied; They eat every man the flesh of '

And he

his own arm: Manasseh, Ephraim; and Ephraim, Manasseh; And they together are against Judah. For all this His anger is not turned away, But! hand is stretched out still.

not turned

20

is

stretched out

still.

the people turneth not unto that smiteth them, Neither do they seek the LORD

Him

of hosts.

Therefore the

i

LORD doth

cut

off

from Israel 'head and tail, Palm-branch and rush, in one day. 14 The elder and the man of rank, he is the head; *

not turned

And

ay,

But His hand

13

is

is

It devour eth the briers and thorns; Yea, it kindleth in the thickets of

in arrogancy

build with hewn stones; The sycomores are cut down, but cedars will we put in their place "Therefore the LOKD doth set upon

aiYi

every mouth speaketh wanton-

ness.

word into Jacob, And it hath lighted upon Israel. 8 And all the people shall know, Even Ephraim and the inhabitant

9

evil-doer,

And

this.

perform

err;

And

upon

To

the

lies,

Abi-ad-sar-shalom ; That the government

6

10.1

That

is,

1

*

A u

Woe

And

unto them

that

decree

unrighteous decrees, to the writers that write in-

iquity;

Wonderful in counsel %s God the MiQhty, the Everla9tmg Father,

the

Rulrr of peace.

ISAIAH

10.2

needy from

"Shall I not, as I have done unto Samaria and her idols, So do to Jerusalem and her idols?' And to take away the right of the 12 Wherefore it shall come to pass, people, poor of that when the Lord hath performed That widows may be their spoil, And that they may make the father- His whole work upon mount Zion

2To turn aside judgment,

the

My

less their prey! will ye

And what

3

visitation, in the ruin

And

and on Jerusalem, do in the day which

shall

I will punish the of the arrogant heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his haughty looks. 13For he hath said:

of fruit

come

from far? '

To whom will ye flee for help? And where will ye leave your

By

They can do nought except crouch

hand

I

it,

wisdom,

I

for

am

prudent; In that I have removed the bounds of the peoples, And have robbed their treasures, And have brought down as one mighty the inhabitants;

under the captives,

And fall under

my

of

strength

And by my

glory? 4

the

have done

the slain.

For all this His anger is not turned away, But His hand is stretched out still.

And my hand hath found

14

as a nest the riches of the peoples; And as one gathereth eggs that are

K) Asshur, the rod of Mine anger, In whose hand as a staff is Mine

forsaken,

indignation!

I do send him against an ungodly

Have

And

nation, wrath And against the people of do I give him a charge, To take the spoil, and to take the

My

prey, And to tread

them down

But

For he

like the

'

Is not Is not Is not

itself

against

lift it

up, as if a staff should lift up him that is not wood. 16 Theref ore will the Lord, the LORD

Or

princes all of

them

kings? 9

Should the axe boast

him that heweth therewith? Should the saw magnify itself against him that moveth it? As 3 a rod should move them that

saith:

my

the earth;

chirped. 16

in his heart to destroy, cut off nations not a few.

'Are not

all

was none that moved

the wing,

it is

8

gathered

Or that opened the mouth, or

mire of the streets. 7 Howbeit he meaneth not so, Neither doth his heart think so;

And to

I

there

Calno as Carchemish?

of hosts,

Hamath

Send among his fat ones leanness; And under his glory there shall be

as Samaria as

Arpad? Damascus? 10 As my hand hath reached the kingdoms of the idols,

Whose graven images did exceed them of Jerusalem and of Sa-

kindled

A burning like the burning of fire.

And

17

And

maria; 490

the light of Israel shall be for a

fire,

his

Holy One

for a flame;

11.2

ISAIAH

And

over the sea, so shall He lift it up after the manner of Egypt. 27 And it shall come to pass in that day, that his briers in one day. the glory of his forest and of Has burden shall depart from off

burn and devour

it shall

his

thorns

And And

18

his fruitful field,

thy shoulder, his yoke from off thy neck, the yoke shall be destroyed

He will consume both soul a-nd body; And it shall be as when a sick man

And And

wasteth away.

And

19

by reason of fatness.

^He is come to Aiath, He is passed through Migron;

the remnant of the trees of his

forest shall

That a

child

be few,

may write them

At Michmas he

down.

layeth up his baggage; 29 They are gone over the pass; They have taken up their lodging at Geba;

20

And it shall come to pass in that day, That the remnant

of Israel,

And

they that are escaped of the house of Jacob,

Shall no

Ramah

trembleth; Gibeath-shaul is fled.

more again stay upon him 30

Cry thou with a

that smote them;

But shall stay upon the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, in truth.

A

2Ia

remnant shall return, even the remnant of Jacob, Unto God the Mighty. ^For though thy people, Israel, be as the sand of the sea, Only a remnant of them shall

31

The

accomplished,

be to their de-

of the forest with iron,

of Oreb;

shall fall

by a mighty

one.

1

struction. ^And the LORD of hosts shall stir up against him a scourge, as in the slaughter of Midian at the

Rock

Jerusalem.

And Lebanon "1

And

*

be

hill of

be hewn down,

while,

shall

shall

ft

And the lofty shall be laid low. ^And He shaft cut down the thickets

My

indignation

flee

^Behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, Shall lop the boughs with terror; And the high ones of stature shall

termined Shall the Lord, the GOD of hosts, make in the midst of all the earth.

and Mine anger

Madmenah is in mad flight; The inhabitants of Gebim

very day shall he halt at Nob, Shaking his hand at the mount of the daughter of Zion,

extermination is determined, overflowing with righteousness. ^For an extermination wholly de-

little

thou poor

^his

return;

^For yet a very

voice,

cover.

An

^Therefore thus saith the Lord, the GOD of hosts: people that dwellest in Zion, be not afraid of Asshur, though he smite thee with the rod, and lift up his staff thee, after the manner of

shrill

daughter of Gallim! Laish! Hearken, Anathoth!

and as His rod was

And

of Ms roots. And the spirit of the LORD "shall rest

2

upon

The

hjrn, spirit of

standing,

* Heb. shear jashub.

491

there shall come forth a shoot out of the stock of Jesse, a twig shall grow forth out

wisdom and under-

ISAIAH

11.2

The The

spirit of

counsel and might,

Unto him

knowledge and of the fear of the LORD. 3 And his delight shall be in the fear of the LORD; And he shall not judge after the

shall the nations seek; his resting-place shall be glorious.

And

spirit of

nAnd

his ears;

But with

righteousness shall he judge the poor, And decide with equity for the meek of the land; And he shall smite the land with the rod of his mouth, And with the breath of his lips shall he sky the wicked. 6 And righteousness shall be the

down with

the kid; the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; And a little child shall lead them. 7 And the cow and the bear shall feed, Their young ones shall lie down

And

together; the lion shall eat straw like

In all My holy mountain; For the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, the waters cover the sea.

And

10

it shall come to pass hi that day, That the root of Jesse, that standeth for an ensign of the peoples,

492

His hand

the nations, will assemble the dispersed of

And

Israel,

And of 13

gather together the scattered

Judah

From the four corners of the earth. The envy also of Ephraim shall depart,

And

they that harass Judah shall be cut off; Ephraim shall not envy Judah, And Judah shall not vex Ephraim. "And they shall fly down upon the shoulder of the Philistines on the

And

the ox. 8 And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, And the weaned child shall put his hand on the basilisk's den. shall not hurt nor destroy

will set

ple,

lamb, lie

in that

That shall remain from Assyria, and from Egypt, And from Pathros, and from Gush, and from Elam, And from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea. 12 And He will set up an ensign for

girdle of his loins, And faithfulness the girdle of his reins. *And the wolf shall dwell with the

As

come to pass

again the second time To recover the remnant of His peo-

4

the leopard shall

shall

That the Lord

sight of his eyes,

Neither decide after the hearing of

And

it

day,

west;

Together shall they spoil the children of the east; They shall put forth their hand

upon Edom and Moab;

And

the children of

Ammon

shall

obey them.

"And

the LORD will utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea;

And with His scorching wind will He shake His* hand over the River, And will smite it into seven streams, And cause men to march over dryshod. there shall

And

16

,

b a highway for the remnant of His people,

ISAIAH

My proudly exulting ones. Hark, a tumult in the mountains, Like as of a great people! Hark, the uproar of the kingdoms Of the nations gathered together! The LORD of hosts mustereth The host of the battle. Even

That

shall remain from Assyria; Like as there was for Israel In the day that he came up out of the land of Egypt.

O

J *-**

And

4

day thou shalt say: give thanks unto Thee,

in that

'I will

13.11

LORD; For though Thou wast angry with

come from a

Thou 2

Behold,

is turned away, and comfortest me.

God

is

my salvation;

and will not be

I will trust,

afraid;

For GOD the LOHD is my strength and song; And He is become my salvation. therefore with joy shall ye draw 7

water of the wells of salvation.

Out

And every heart of man shall melt. And they shall be affrighted;

8

And in

that day shall ye say: 'Give thanks unto the LORD, proclaim His name, Declare His doings among the peo-

Pangs and throes shall take hold of them; They shall be in pain as a woman in travail; shall

look aghast one at another; Then* faces shall be faces of flame.

ples,

that His

name

They

is

exalted.

He hath done gloriously; This is made known in all the earth. 6 Cry aloud and shout, thou inhab5

of

His indignation, To destroy the whole earth. 6 Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; As destruction from the Almighty shall it come. 7 Therefore shall all hands be skck,

4

Make mention

far country,

From the end of heaven, Even the LORD, and the weapons

me, Thine anger

Sing unto the LOED; for

9

Cruel,

itant of Zion;

For great

is

the Holy

One

Behold, the cometh,

and

of Israel

the

wrath and

LORD fierce

To make the

And

earth a desolation, to destroy the sinners thereof

out of

O burden of Babylon, which x u The Isaiah the son of Amoz did see.

"I

2

Set ye up an ensign upon the high mountain, Lift up the voice unto them, Wave the hand, that they may go Into the gates of the nobles. 3 I have commanded consecrated ones, Yea, I have called mighty ones

My

My

Mine

full of

of

anger;

in the midst of thee.'

for

day

10

it.

For the stars of heaven and the

constellations thereof Shall not give their light;

The sun

shall

be darkened in

light to shine. I will visit their evil,

nAnd

upon the world

And upon the wicked their iniquity; And I will cause the arxogancy of the proud to cease,

anger,

493

his

going forth, And the moon shall not cause hei

13

ISAIAH

11

And

will lay

low the haughtiness

of the tyrants. 12 I will make man

Neither shall the tent there;

more

rare than

Neither shall the shepherds

make

their fold there. But wild-cats shall lie there; And their houses shall be full of

fine gold,

Even man than the pure gold

Arabian pitch

*

21

of

Ophir.

ferrets;

^Therefore I will

make

And ostriches shall dwell there, And satyrs shall dance there. ^And jackals shall howl in their

the heavens

to tremble, the earth shall be shaken out

And

of her place,

castles,

For the wrath of the LORD of hosts, And for the day of His fierce anger.

And

And

And her time is near to come, And her days shall not be prolonged.

14

it shall come to pass, that as the chased gazelle, And as sheep that no man gathereth, They shall turn every man to his

wild-dogs

in

the

pleasant

palaces;

A For s

the

LOBD

will

have com-

~j

passion on Jacob, and will yet And shall flee every man to his choose Israel, and set them in their own land; and the stranger shall join own land. 15 Every one that is found shall be himself with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob. 2And thrust through; And every one that is caught shall the peoples shall take them, and fall by the sword. bring them to their place; and the 16 Their babes also shall be dashed in house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the LORD for servants pieces before their eyes; and for handmaids; and they shall Then- houses shall be spoiled, take them captive, whose captives And their wives ravished. they were; and they shall rule over

own

people,

"Behold, I

will stir

up the Medes

their oppressors. 3 And it shall

come to pass in the day that the LO'RD shall give thee rest And as for gold, they shall not de- from thy travail, and from thy trouble, and from the hard service wherein light in it. "And their bows shall dash the thou wast made to serve, ^hat thou shalt take up this parable against the young men in pieces And they shall have no pity on the king of Babylon, and say: against them,

Who shall not regard

silver,

;

fruit of the womb; Their eye shall not spare children. "And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, The beauty of the Chaldeans' pride, Shall be as when God overthrew

How hath the oppressor The

ceased! exactness of gold ceased!

The LORD

20

It shall never be inhabited, Neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation;

494

staff of

The sceptre of the rulers, That smote the peoples in wrath With an incessant stroke, That ruled the nations in anger, With a persecution that none re-

6

Sodom and Gomorrah.

hath broken the

the wicked,

strained.

ISAIAH The whole earth

7

is

and

at rest,

this the man that made the earth to tremble, That did shake kingdoms; "That made the world as a wilder'Is

is

quiet;

They break 8

forth into singing.

Yea, the cypresses rejoice at thee, And the cedars of Lebanon: 'Since thou art laid down,

No

feller is

come up against

us.

14.24

ness,

And

J

destroyed the cities thereof;

That opened not the house

of his

7

The nether-world from beneath moved for thee

9

To meet

is

thee at thy coming;

The shades are stirred up for thee, Even all the chief ones of the earth;

prisoners? 18 A11 the kings of the nations, All of them, sleep in glory, Every one in his own house. 19 But thou art cast forth away

from thy grave Like an abhorred offshoot, In the raiment of the slain, that are thrust through with the sword, That go down to the pavement of

All the kings of the nations their thrones.

Are raised up from 10 A11 they do answer

And

say unto thee. 'Art thou also become

weak as we?

Art thou become like unto us? "Thy pomp is brought down to the nether-world,

And the noise

of

thy

the

Because thou hast destroyed thy

psalteries;

The maggot is spread under And the worms cover thee.

land,

thee,

Thou hast slain thy people; The seed of evil-doers shall not Be named for ever.

;

12

How art thou fallen from heaven, day-star, son of the morning! art thou cut down to the

"Prepare ye slaughter for his children For the iniquity of their fathers; That they rise not up, and possess the earth, And fill the face of the world with

How

ground,

That didst cast lots over the nations wAnd thou saidst in thy heart: 'I will

!

ascend into heaven,

cities.

^And

stars of God Will I exalt throne;

Above the

I will rise up against them, saith the LORD of hosts, and cut off

my

And

I will sit

upon the mount

pit,

As a carcass trodden under foot. 20 Thou shalt not be joined with them irx burial,

of

meeting, In the uttermost parts of the north; 14 I wiU ascend above the heights of the clouds; 1 will be like the Most High.' 16 Yet thou shalt be brought down to the nether-world, To the uttermost parts of the pit.

from Babylon name and remnant, and offshoot and offspring, saith the LORD. a l will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water; and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the

LORD

LORD

of hosts.

of hosts hath sworn,

saying: Surely as I have thought, so shall 16 it come to pass; They that saw thee do narrowly And as I have purposed, so shall look upon thee, it stand, They gaze earnestly at thee:

495

ISAIAH

14.25 25

That

I will

My

break Asshur in

The burden

of

Moab.

land,

And upon

My mountains tread him

For in the night that Ar of

under foot;

Then

shall his

yoke depart from

He is

off

And his burden depart from off their the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth; And this is the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations. 27 For the LORD of hosts hath puris

posed,

And who shall disannul it? And His hand is stretched out, And who shall turn it back?

He is brought to ruin. He is gone up to Baith, and

2

was 29

In the year that king Ahaz died all

Philistia,

not,

of

and

their housetops,

fusely.

And

4

Heshbon

crieth

thee,

Because the rod that smote thee

Elealeh; Their voice

is

broken: For out of the serpent's root shall come forth a basilisk,

And

his

fruit

shall

be a

flying

serpent. the first-born of the poor shall feed, And the needy shall lie down in

And

30

safety; I will

And

kill

thy

root

with

famine,

And thy remnant

shall be slain. ^Howl, gate; cry, O city; Melt away, Philistia, all of thee; For there cometh a smoke out of

the north, And there is no straggler in his ranks.

^What then

shall one answer the messengers of the nation? That the LORD hath founded Zion, And in her shall the afflicted of His people take refuge. !

496

in their

broad places, Every one howleth, weeping pro-

this burden.

Rejoice

to

Dibon, To the high places, to weep; Upon Nebo, and' upon Medeba, Moab hpwleth; On all their heads is baldness, Every beard is shaven. 3 In their streets they gird themselves with sackcloth;

On 28

Moab is

laid waste,

shoulder.

This

brought to ruin;

For in the night that Ear of

them,

26

Moab is

laid waste,

is

and

out,

heard even unto

Jahaz; Therefore the armed

men

of

Moab

cry aloud; His soul is faint within him. 6 heart crieth out for Moab; Her fugitives reach unto Zoar, A heifer of three years old; For by the ascent of Luhith

My

With weeping they go up; For in the way of Horonaim They raise up a cry, of destruction. 6 For the Waters of Nimrim shall be desolate; For the grass is withered away, the herbage

f aileth,

There is no green thing. therefore the abundance they have gotten,

And that which they have laid

up, Shall they carry away to the brook of the willows.

8

For the cry

The borders

is

gone found about

of

Moab;

ISAIAH The howling

And

For the waters

^Therefore

Moab, Every one

of Dinion are full of

For I will bring yet more upon Dimon, A lion upon him that escapeth of Moab, And upon the remnant of the land.

of the daughter of

that, as

weeping of Jazer For the vine of Sibmah; I will water thee* with my tears, Heshbon. and Elealeh; For upon thy summer fruits and upon thy harvest

wandering

birds,

As a So

scattered nest, shall the daughters of

Moab be

At the

fords of Arnon. 'Give counsel, execute justice; Make thy shadow as the night in the midst of the noonday, Hide the outcasts: betray not the

3

The 10

And

battle shout is fallen.

gladness and joy are taken

away Out of the

fugitive.

fruitful field;

And

mine outcasts dwell with thee; As for Moab, be thou a covert to him from the face of the spoiler. For the extortion is at an end,

in the vineyards there shall be no singing, Neither shall there be shouting; No treader shall tread out wine in

'Let

7

the presses;

spoiling ceaseth,

They that trampled down sumed out

shall wail;

ness;

Zion.

be

are con-

1

of the land;

have made the vintage shout to cease.

And a throne is established through "Wherefore my

6

a harp

mercy,

And

there sitteth thereon in truth, in the tent of David,

One that justice,

We

judgeth,

and

is

and seeketh

ready in righteous-

have heard

of the pride

He is

very proud; of his haughtiness, and his arrogancy,

pride, 17

heart moaneth like

Moab, parts for Kir-

heres. ^And it shall

come to pass, when it seen that Moab hath wearied himself upon the high place, that he shall come to his sanctuary to pray; is

he shall not prevail. This is the word that the LOBD spoke concerning Moab in time past. "But now the LORD hath spoken, saying: 'Within three years, as the 13

and Ms

for

And mine inward

of but

Moab;

Even

for

Her branches were spread abroad, They passed over the sea. 'Therefore I will weep with the

wilderness,

it shall

wail

The lords of nations; They reached even unto Jazer, They wandered into the wilder-

iu

For

Moab

Sorely stricken. *For the fields of Heshbon languish, And the vine of Sibmah, Whose choice plants did overcome

1 C\ Send ye the lambs for the ruler of the land From the crags that are toward the

2

shall

For the sweet cakes of Kir-hareseth shall ye mourn,

blood;

Unto the mount

H

His ill-founded boastings.

thereof unto Eglaim, the howling thereof unto Beer-

elim. 9

16.

497

ISAIAH

16 14

and the glory of wax contemptible for all his great multitude; and the remnant shall be very small and without

And

years of a hireling,

Moab

And he

8

of

Holy

shall

not regard the

altars,

The work

of his hands, Neither shall he look to that

which have made, Either the Asherim, or the sun-

strength/

The burden

his eyes shall look to the of Israel.

One

shall

^his fingers

Damascus.

images.

Behold,

Damascus

is

taken away

9 from being a city, In that day shall his strong cities it shall be a ruinous heap. be as the forsaken places, which were *The cities of Aroer are forsaken; forsaken from before the children of They sha.ll be for flocks, Israel, after the manner of woods and Which shall lie down, and none shall lofty forests; and it shall be a desola-

And

make them afraid. The fortress also shall

8

tion,

cease from

10

For thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, And thou hast not been mindful of the Rock of thy stronghold; Therefore thou didst plant plants

Ephraim,

And the kingdom from Damascus; And the remnant of Aram shall be as the glory of the children of

of pleasantness, didst set it

Israel,

Saith the

LORD

And

of hosts.

with

slips

of a

stranger;

jAnd

come to pass

it shall

in that

n ln the day of thy planting thou

shall be

didst make it to grow, And in the morning thou didst make

day,

That the glory of Jacob

made thin, And the fatness wax

And

5

A

of his flesh shall

lean.

it shall

thy seed to blossom heap of boughs in the day of grief of desperate pain.

be as when the har-

And

vestman gathereth the standing 12

Ah, the uproar of

corn,

And

reapeth the ears with his arm; Yea, it shall be as when one gleaneth ears In the valley of Rephaim. 6 Yet there shall be left therein

That roar

like

many

peoples,

the roaring of the

seas;

And

the rushing of nations, that rush Like the rushing of mighty waters' 13 The nations shall rush like the _

gleanings,

As

at the beating of an olive-tree, or three berries In the top of the uppermost bough, Four or five in the branches of the

Two

fruitful tree,

Saith the LORD, the

In

that day Maker,

shall

a

God

of Israel.

man

regard his

rushing of

many

waters;

But He

shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, And shall be chased as the chaff of

the mountains before the wind, like the whirling dust before the storm. 14 At eventide behold terror; And before the morning they are not.

And

ISAIAH This

the portion of them that

is

spoil us, And the lot of

Q

1

x

them that rob

Ah, land of

the

us.

buzzing

wings,

Which

is

beyond

the

Ethiopia; 2

rivers

And

all the beasts of the earth shall winter upon them. 7 In that time shall a present be brought unto the LORD of hosts of a

people tall and of glossy skin, and from a people terrible from their of beginning onward; a nation that is sturdy and treadeth down, whose land of

That sendeth ambassadors by the the

Even

in vessels of papyrus upon

the waters! Go, ye swift messengers, To a nation tall and of glossy skin, To a^ people terrible from their beginning onward; A nation that is sturdy and treadeth down, Whose land the rivers divide! 3 A11 ye inhabitants of the world, and ye dwellers on the earth, When an ensign is lifted up on the mountains, see ye; And when the horn is blown, hear

4

rivers divide, to the place of the of the LORD of hosts, the mount Zion,

name

sea,

1O

For thus hath the LORD said unto me:

Me

I will hold still, ancf I will look on in dwelling-place, Like clear heat in sunshine, Like a cloud of dew in the heat of

My

harvest. 5 For before the harvest, blossom is over,

And

when the

cut off the sprigs with pruning-hooks, And the shoots will He take away will

upon a

rideth

swift cloud,

And cometh unto Egypt; And the idols of Egypt

shall be at His presence, the heart of Egypt shall melt

moved

And

within

And

2

I

it.

will

Egypt; And they

Egypt against

spur shall

fight

every

one;

against his brother, And every one against his neighbour, City against city, and kingdom against kingdom. 3 And the spirit of Egypt shall be

made empty within it; I will make void the

And

counsel

And

they shall seek unto the

idols,

and to the whisperers, And to the ghosts, and to the familiar spirits. I will give over the Egyptians Into the hand of a cruel lord; And a fierce king shall rule over

And

4

them*

together unto the ravenous birds of the mounleft

Saith the Lord, the

And

5

tains,

And And

Egypt.

LORD

Behold, the

the bud becometh a ripening

and lop off. hey shall be

of

thereof;

grape,

He

The burden

to the beasts of the earth; the ravenous birds shall sum-

499

the waters shall

of hosts,

fail

from the

sea,

And And

6

mer upon them,

LORD

the river shall be drained dry. the rivers shall become foul;

ISAIAH

L9,6

The streams

of Egypt shall be min"Neither shall there be for Egypt any ished and dried up; work, Which head or tail, palm-branch or The reeds and flags shall wither. 7 The mosses by the Nile, by the rush, may do. 16 In that day shall Egypt be like brink of the Nile, And all that is sown by the Nile, unto women; and it shall tremble and Shall become dry, be driven away, fear because of the shaking of the and be no more. hand of the LORD of hosts, which He 8 The fishers also shall lament, shaketh over it. 17And the land of And all they that cast angle into Judah shall become a terror unto the Nile shall mourn, Egypt, whensoever one maketh menAnd they that spread nets upon the tion thereof to it; it shall be afraid, waters shall languish. because of the purpose of the LORD of 9 Moreover they that work in combed hosts, which He purposeth against it. 18 In that day there shall be five flax, And they that weave cotton, shall cities in the land of Egypt that speak be ashamed. the language of Canaan, and swear to 10 And her foundations shall be the LORD of hosts; one shall be called

crushed, they that

ATI

The

make dams

shall

be

grieved in soul. 1J

The princes of Zoan are utter fools; The wisest counsellors of Pharaoh are a senseless counsel;

How

can ye say unto Pharaoh: of the wise, The son of ancient kings ? "Where are they, then, thy wise 'I

am the son

'

men?

And And

let let

them tell thee now; them know what the LORD

of hosts

Hath purposed concerning Egypt. "The princes of Zoan are become fools,

The princes of Noph are deceived; They have caused Egypt to go astray^

That are the corner-stone

of her

tribes.

"The LORD hath mingled within her

A spirit of dizziness;

And

they have caused Egypt to

stagger in every

As a drunken man vomit.

work

thereof,

city of destruction.

19

In that day shall there be an altar to the LORD in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar at the border thereof to the LORD. 20And it shall be for a sign and for a witness unto the LORD of hosts in the land of Egypt; for they shall cry unto the LORD because of the oppressors, and He will send them a saviour, and a defender, who will deliver them. 21And the LORD shall make Himself known to Egypt, and the Egyptians shall know the LORD in that day; yea, they shall worship with sacrifice and offering, and shall vow a vow unto the LORD, and shall perform it. 22And the LORD will smite Egypt, smiting and healing; and they shall return unto the LORD, and He will be entreated of them, and will heal them. ^In that day shall there be a highway out of Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian shall come into Egypt, and the Egyptian into Assyria; and the Egyptians shall worship with the Assyrians. 24

staggereth in his

In that day shall Israel be the Egypt and with Assyria, a

third with

500

ISAIAH 25 blessing in the midst of the earth; for that the LORD of hosts hath blessed Blessed be Egypt him, saying: people and Assyria the work of hands, and Israel Aline inheritance.'

therefore are

]

I 4

In the year that Tartan came unto Ashdod, when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him, and he fought 2 against Ashdod and took it; at that time the LORD spoke by Isaiah the son

My

and a wonder upon Egypt and upon Ethiopia,

^o

shall the

king of As-

naked and

twilight that I longed for hath been turned for me into trembling. 6 They prepare the table, they light the lamps, they eat, they drink 'Rise up, ye princes, anoint the

shield/ 6

For thus hath the Lord said unto me: Go, set a watchman; Let him declare what he seeth! 7 And when he seeth a troop, horse-

men by

He

and how

shall

we

a troop of camels,

hearken diligently with

much heed. And he cried as a

lion:

'Upon the

watch-tower, O Lord, I stand continually in the day-time, And I am set in my ward all the

expectation, and of Egypt their glory. And the inhabitant of this coast-land shall say in that day: Behold, such

of Assyria;

shall

8

6

our expectation, whither we fled for help to be delivered from the king

pairs,

A troop of asses,

and with buttocks uncovered, to the shame of

is

My heart is bewildered, terror hath overwhelmed me;

barefoot,

s Egypt. And they shall be dismayed and ashamed, because of Ethiopia their

the pajBgs of a woman in travail; am bent so that I cannot hear; am affrighted so that I cannot see.

The

syria' lead away the captives of Egypt, and the exiles of Ethiopia, young and

old,

loins filled with

Pangs have taken hold upon me, as

OA

of Amoz, saying: 'Go, and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, and put thy shoe from off thy foot.' And he did so, walking naked and barefoot. 3And the LORD said: 'Like as servant Isaiah hath walked naked and barefoot to be for three years a sign

my

convulsion;

My My

'

21.11

nights/

And, behold, there came a troop of men, horsemen by pairs. And he spoke and said:

9

escape?'

'Fallen, fallen is

1 The burden the sea.

10

As whirlwinds

in the South sweep-

ing on, It

cometh from the wilderness, from a dreadful land.

A grievous vision is declared unto me

!

:

'The treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler

Babylon; the graven images of her gods are broken unto the ground/ thou my threshing, and the win-

And

of the wilderness of

all

nowing of my

floor,

That which I have heard from the LORD of hosts, The God of Israel, have I declared unto you.

uThe burden

of

Dumah.

spoileth.

Go up, Elam! besiege, Media! All the sighing thereof have I made to cease.' 501

One

calleth

unto

me

out of Seir:

'Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?'

ISAIAH

21.12 12

The watchman said: The morning cometh, and '

5

For

night If

it is

a day of trouble, and of

trampling, and of perplexity, From the Lord, the GOD of hosts, in the Valley of Vision; Kir shouting, and Shoa at the mount.

also the

ye will inquire, inquire ye; return, come.'

And Elam bore

6 13

The burden upon Arabia

And Kir uncovered the shield. And it came to pass, when thy choic-

7

In the thickets in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye caravans of Dedanites 14 Unto him that is thirsty bring ye water! The inhabitants of the land of Tema did meet the fugitive with his bread. 15 For they fled away from the swords, from the drawn sword, And from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war. 16 For thus hath the Lord said unto me 'Within a year, according to the years of a hireling, and all the glory of Kedar shall fail; 17 and the residue of the number of the archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be diminished; for the LORD, the God of Israel,

hath spoken

What

est valleys

bare,

that thou didst look in tha,t day to the armour in the house of the for9 est. And ye saw the breaches of the city of David, that they were many; and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool. 10And ye numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and ye broke down the houses to u fortify the wall; ye made also a basin between the two walls for the water of the old pool But ye looked not unto Him that

had done

GOD of hosts, call To weeping, and to

lamentation,

and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth; behold joy and gladness, Slaying oxen and killing sheep, Eating flesh and drinking wine 'Let us eat and drink, for to-morrow

And

13

a joyous town? not slain with the sword, nor dead in battle. 3 A11 thy rulers are fled together, Without the bow they are bound; All that are found of thee are bound together, they are fled afar off. 4 Look away from Therefore said I me, I will weep bitterly; Strain not to comfort me, for the destruction of the daughter of tumultuous

Thy

this,

Neither had ye respect unto Hun that fashioned it long ago. 12 And in that day did the Lgrd, the

the

art wholly gone up to the housetops, 2 Thou that art full of uproar, a

full of chariots,

set themselves in array at the gate, 8 And the covering of Judah was laid

now, that thou

aileth thee

were

And the horsemen

it.'

The burden concerning Valley of Vision.

the quiver, with troops of men, even horsemen;

city,

slain are

'

:

my people.' 502

we And

14

shall die!'

the

LORD

of hosts revealed

Himself in mine ears: Surely this iniquity shall not be expiated by you till ye die, Saith the Lord, the GOD of hosts. 15

Thus

saith the Lord, the hosts:

GOD

of

ISAIAH

23.8

Go, get thee unto this steward, offspring and the issue, all vessels of Even unto Shebna, who is over the small quantity, from the vessels of house: cups even to all the vessels of flagons. 1G What hast thou here, and whom 20 In that day, suith the LORD of hast thou here, hosts, shall the peg that was fastened That thou hast hewed thee out here in a sure place ghe way; and it shall a sepulchre, be hewn down, and fall, and the Thou that newest thee out a sep- burden that was upon it shall be cut ulchre on high, off; for the LORD hath spoken it. And gravest a habitation for thyself in the rock? The burden of Tyre. "Behold, the LORD will hurl thee up and down with a man s throw; Howl, ye ships of Tarshish, For it is laid waste, so that there is Yea, He will wind thee round and no hoube, no entering in; round; 18 He will violently roll and toss thee From the land of Kittini it is reLike a ball into a large country; vealed to them. 2 Be still, ye inhabitants of the coastThere shalt thou die, and there shall be the chariots of thy glory, land; Thou shame of thy lord's house. Thou whom the merchants of Zidon, 19 that pass over the sea, have reAnd I will thrust thee from thy

9Q

7

post,

And from thy

station shalt thou

plenished. great waters the seed of Shihor, The harvest of the Nile, was her

And on

3

be pulled down.

And it shall come to pass in that day,

20

That I

will call my servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah;

^And

I will

clothe

him with thy

robe,

And bind him with thy girdle, And I will commit thy government

revenue; she was the mart of nations.

And 4

Be thou ashamed,

Zidon; for the sea hath spoken, The stronghold of the sea, saying: 'I have not travailed, nor brought

into his hand;

And he

shall

forth,

be a father to the in-

habitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah. ^And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; And he shall open, and none shall shut;

And he

shall shut,

open.

^And

I will fasten

and none

shall

Neither have I reared young men, nor brought up virgins.' 5 When the report cometh to Egypt, They shall be sorely pained at the report of Tyre.

ye over to Tarshish; Howl, ye inhabitants of the coast-

''Pass

land.

him as a peg in a

sure place;

And he

shall be for a throne of honour to his father's house. MAnd they shall hang upon him all

the glory of his father's house, the 503

7

Is this

Whose

your joyous

city,

feet in antiquity,

In ancient days, Carried her afar off to sojourn? *Who hath devised this against Tyre, the crowning city,

23 8

ISAIAH

Whose merchants are princes, Whose traffickers are the hon-

the world upon the face of the earth. And her gain and her hire shall be ourable of the earth? holiness to the LORD; it shall not be & The LORD of hosts hath devised it, treasured nor laid up; for her gain To pollute the pride of all glory, shall be for them that dwell before the To bring into contempt all the LORD, to eat their fill, and for stately honourable of the earth. clothing. "Overflow thy land as the Nile, daughter of TarslushJ there is no Behold, the LORD maketh the Lie any more. earth empty and maketh it u He" hath stretched out His hand waste, And turneth it upside down, and over the sea, He hath shaken the kingdoms; scattereth abroad the inhabitants 18

The LORD hath given commandment concerning Canaan, To destroy the strongholds thereof; 'Thou shalt no more

thereof. it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; As with the servant, so with his

thou oppressed virgin daughter

As with the maid, so with her mis-

of Zidon, Arise, pass over to Kittim; Even there shalt thou have no rest. 13 Behold, the land of the Chaldeans

As with the buyer, so with the seller: As with the lender, so with the

And He

l2

said:

this is the people that

was

not,

when

for

shipmen they set up their towers, they overthrew the palaces thereof; it is made a ruin. 14 Howl, ye ships of Tarshish, For your stronghold is laid waste.'

And

it

come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten 15

it shall

seventy years, according to the days of one king; after the end of seventy years it shall fare with Tyre as in the song of the harlot: 16

Take a harp.

Go

about the

Thou

city,

harlot long forgotten;

Make sweet melody, Sing many songs, That thou mayest be remembered. it shall come to pass after the end of seventy years, that the LORD will remember Tyre, and she shall return to her hire, and shall have commerce with all the kingdoms of 17

And

master;

rejoice.'

Asshur founded

2

And

504

tress;

borrower;

As with the

creditor, so with the debtor. 3 The earth shall be utterly emptied, and clean despoiled;

For the LORD hath spoken word. 4 The earth

fainteth

and

this

fadeth

away. The world faileth and fadeth away, The lofty people of the earth do fail. 5 The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof;

they have transgressed the laws, violated the statute, Broken the everlasting covenant. 6 Therefore hath a curse devoured the earth, And they that dwell therein are

Because

found guilty; Therefore the inhabitants of the earth waste away, And men are left few. 7 The new wine faileth, the vine fadeth,

ISAIAH All the merry-hearted do sigh. The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, The noise of them that rejoice

8

endeth,

And he

[

is

bitter to

them that

Broken down

the city of waste-

;

ness; j

Every house is shut up, that none may come in. "There is a crying in the streets amidst the wine;

AH

joy

is

In the city

is

ruin. ;

be in the midst

done.

"Those yonder

lift

up

their voice,

they sing for joy; For the majesty of the LORD they shout from the sea: 15< Therefore glorify ye the LORD in the regions of fight, Even the name of the LORD, the God of Israel, in the isles of the sea.'

From

16

the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs: 'Glory to the righteous.' But I say: I waste away, I waste

away, woe is me! The treacherous deal Yea,

the

And And

21

of the earth, among the peoples, As at the beating of an olive-tree, As at the gleanings when the vint-

age

And swayeth to and fro And the transgression heavy upon

,

is left desolation,

shall it

earth is broken, broken down, earth is crumbled in pieces, earth trembleth and tottereth; earth reeleth to and fro like a

drunken man, j '

darkened,

And the gate is smitten unto

wFor thus

1

The The The 20 Thc

|

The mirth of the land is gone. 12

do shake; 19

is

of the

be taken in

the windows on high are opened, And the foundations of the earth

i

|

10

up out

pit shall

For

1

The joy of the harp ceaseth. 9 They drink not wine with a song; Strong drink drink it.

that cometh

midst of the the trap;

j

treacherously; treacherous deal very

treacherously. Terror, and the pit, and the trap, inhabitant of the are upon thee, earth. 18 And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the ixoise of the terror shall fall into the pit;

17

506

as a lodge; thereof is

it,

shall fall, and not rise again. it shall come to pass in that

it

clay,

That the LORD will punish the host of the high heaven on high, And the kings of the earth upon the earth. --And they shall

be gathered to-

gether, as prisoners are gathered in the dungeon, And shall be shut up in the prison, And after many days shall they be

punished.

^Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed; For the LORD of hosts will reign mount Zion, and in Jerusalem,

in

And

be

before

His

elders

shall

Glory.

LORD, Thou art God, 1 will exalt Thee, I will praise

my

Thy name, For Thou Iiast

done

wonderful

things; Even counsels of old, in faithfulness and truth. 2 For Thou hast made of a city a

heap,

Of a

fortified city

a ruin;

A castle of strangers to be no It shall never be built.

city,

ISAIAH

25.3

this mountain will the hand of the LORD rest, And Moab shall be trodden down in his place, Even as straw is trodden down in

10

For in

"Therefore fhall the strong people glorify Thee, The city of the terrible nations shall four Thoo. 4 Fcr Thou liast been a stronghold to the ponr, A MrnnghoM to the needy in his

the dunghill.

n And when he shall spread forth his hands in the midst thereof,

A

As he that swimmeth spreadeth

refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat Fur the bhibt of the terrible ones was as a storm against the wall. 5 A^ the heat in a dry place, Thou didst subdue the noise of stran-

forth his hands to swim,

;

His pride

of

tins mountain of hobts make

in

LORD

A

He bring down, lay low, bring to the ground, even to the dust.

will

unto

j

In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah: We have a strong city; Walls and bulwarks doth He ap-

the all

peoples feast of fat things,

wines on the

Of

a

feast of

fat things

swallow up death for ever; the Lord GOD will wipe away

will

And

point for salvation. 2

lees, full

of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined. r And He will destroy in this mountain The face of the "covering that is cast over all peoples, And the veil that is spread over all nations.

*He

take

away from

off all the

earth;

For the LORD hath spoken *And

it.

be said in that day: our God, For whom we Waited, that He might save us; This is the LORD, for whom we it shall

'Lo, this

is

waited,

We

will be glad salvation.'

and

rejoice in His

506

0pen ye the

gates,

That the righteous nation

that keepeth faithfulness may enter in. The mind stayed on Thee Thou keepest in perfect peace; Because it trusteth in Thee. *Trust ye in the LORD for ever, For the LORD is GOD, an everlasting Rock. 3

6

For

tears from off all faces; And the reproach of His people will

He

down

And

a

cloud, the song of the terrible ones was brought low.

Anrl

be brought

will

gers:

As the heat by the shadow

fi

shall

together with the cunning of his hands. 12 And the high fortress of thy walls

He hath

brought down them

that dwell on high,

The

lofty city,

it low, laying it low even to the ground, Bringing it even to the dust. 6 The foot shall tread it down, Even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy.

Laying

The way

7

of the just is straight;

Thou, Most Upright, makest plain the path of the just. 8

Yea, in the way of Thy judgments, LORD, have we waited for Thee;

ISAIAH To Thy name and is 9

to Thy memorial the desire of our soul.

With

my

soul have I desired in the night;

Silently they poured out

Thee

delivery, Is in pain

LORD. have been with child, we have been in pain, We have as it were brought forth

18

ness;

In the land of uprightness

will

will not behold the

U LORD,

wind;

We

have not wrought any deliverance in the land; Neither are the inhabitants of the

majesty

LORD.

world come to

Thy hand was

r the3 see not; They shall see with for the people;

fire shall versaries.

Yea, 12

We

he

deal wrongfully, of the

crieth out in her

So have we been at Thy presence,

inhabitants of the world learn

Let favour be shown to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteous-

And

and

pangs;

righteousness. 10

prayer

them. Like as a woman with child, that draweth near the time of her

17

earth,

The

a

when Thy chastening was upon

Yea, with my spirit within me have I sought Thee earnestly; For when Thy judgments are in the

.

27.3

lifted up,

shame Thy

yet

19

Thy dead

Awake and

zeal

life.

shall live, shall arise

sing,

my dead

bodies

ye that dwell in

the dust

For Thy dew

devour Thine ad-

And

LoRD, Thou wilt establish peace for

is as the dew of light, the earth shall bring to life

the shades.

us;

For Thou hast indeed wrought all our works for us. ^0 LORD our God, other lords beside Thee have had dominion over us;

But by Thee only do we make mention of Thy name. 14 The dead live not, the shades rise not;

To *

that end hast Thou punished and destroyed them, and made

to perish. 15 Thou hast gotten Thee honour with the nations, LORD, Yea, exceeding great honour with the nations; Thou art honoured unto the farthest ends of the earth. all their

memory

20

my people, enter thou into thy chambers, And shut thy doors about thee; Hide thyself for a little moment, Until the indignation be overpast. Come,

21

For, behold, the LORD cometh forth out of His place To visit upon the inhabitants of the earth their iniquity; The earth also shall disclose her blood,

And shall no more cover her slain. O rj In that day the LORD with His f

sore and great and strong sword punish leviathan the slant serpent, and leviathan the tortuous serpent; and He will slay the dragon that is in the sea. 2 In that day sing ye of her: 16 *A vineyard of foaming wine I in have trouble they sought LoRD, 3 I the LORD do guard it, 507 will

'

27

ISAIAH

'4

1

water

it

moment

every

Udi Mine anger I

The women shall come, and set them on fire; For it is a people of no under-

;

vif.it it,

the Holy One of Israel. In sitting still and rest shall ye be r

saved, In quietness and in confidence shall be your strength; And ye would not.

But ye said: 'No, upon horses';

10

Therefore shall ye

And:

'

for

we

will flee

(

>

!

|

;

thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, baying: 'This is the way, walk ye in it, When ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.* fr-And ye shall defile thy graven images overlaid with silver, And thy molten images covered with gold; Thou shalt put them far away as one

unclean;

|

Thou

shalt say unto it: *Get thee hence.' MAiid He will give the rain tor thy

wherewith thou sowest the ground, And bread of the increase of the ground, and it shall be fat and beed,

flee;

We will ride upon the swift';

you be swift. One thousand shall buke

flee at

the re-

plenteous;

In that day shall thy cattle feed in

of one,

At the rebuke

of five shall ye flee, ye be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain, And as an ensign on a hill. Till

And

18

therefore will the

that

He may

LORD

large pastures. likewise and the asses that till the ground Shall eat savoury provender,

24

you,

is a God of justice, are all they that wait for

Him. "For, O people that dwellest in Zion at Jerusalem, Thou shalt weep no more; He will surely be gracious unto thee at the voice of thv cry,

young

MAnd

therefore will He be exalted, that He may have compassion

upon you; For the LORD

The oxen

Which hath been winnowed with the shovel and with the fan there shall be upon every- lofty mountain, and upon every high

wait,

be gracious unto

And

Happy

And

21

Therefore shall they that pursue 17

will an-

give you bparing bread and scant water, Yet shall not thy Teacher hide Himself any more, But thine eyes shall see thy Teach-

And He

Or to take water out

He

And though the Lord

14

among the pieces thereof a sherd To take fire from the hearth,

hear,

20

at an instant. shall break it as a potter's vessel is broken, Breaking it in pieces without &parJag; So that there shall not be found

s>hall

swer thee.

j

hill,

Streams and watercourses, In the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall. 26 Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, And the light of the sun shall be

513

sevenfold, as seven days,

the

light

of

the

In the day that the LORD bindetn up the bruise of His people,

ISAIAH And

hiMleth

the

stroke

The breath

of the LORD, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle

their

of

wuuud.

it.

th

"Behold,

name

LORD

the

of

cometh from far, With Hid anger burning, and thick uplifting of smoke ;_ His

lips

in

Q1x Woe

f~*

And

arc full of indignation, is as a devouring

And His tongue

*Ane

do they leap upon

eth on high;

for a forest. l

locusts leap

it.

are clean

bare.

and

they dealt not treacherously with ihee!

When

thou hast ceased to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; And when thou art weary with dealing treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.

K) LORD, be gracious unto us; We have waited for Thee;

Be Thou their arm every morning, Our salvation also in the time of trouble.

*At the noise of the tumult the peoples are fled; At the lifting up of Thyself the nations are scattered. 4 And your spoil is gathered as the caterpillar gathereth;

Now will I arise, saith the LORD; Now will I be exalted; Now will I lift Myself up.

10

u Ye conceive Your breath

ye

shall bring

is

a

fire

that shall de-

vour you.

MAnd the

peoples shall be as the burnings of lime; As thorns cut down, that are burned in the fire.

uHear, ye

that are far

off,

what

I

have done; And, ye that are near, acknowledge

My might. "The

sinners in Zion are afraid; Trembling hath seized the ungodly: Who among us shall dwell with the '

devouring 516

chaff,

forth stubble;

fire?

ISAIAH

Who among

us shall dwell with

Neither

everlasting burnings?' 15 He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; He that despiseth the gain of oppressions, That shaketh his hands from hold-

The LORD The LORD

17

eyes from looking

The lame take the prey. ^And the inhabitant shall not 'I

shall see the

king in his

CM ^

*-

Come near, ye nations, to And attend, ye peoples;

hear,

thereof,

18

The

Thy heart shall muse on the terror:

he that counted, where is he that weighed? Where is he that counted the

world, and all things that forth of it.

is

towers?' "Thou shalt not see the fierce people:

people of a deep speech that thou canst not perceive,

Of a stammering tongue that thou

Look upon Zion, the

For the LORD hath indignation against

solemn gatherings; Thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a peaceful habitation, tent that shall not be removed, The stakes whereof shall never be

A

plucked up, Neither ahall any of the cords thereof be broken. 2l But there the LORD will be with us in majesty, In a place of broad rivers and

517

the nations,

slaughter. 3

Their slain also shall be cast out, And the stench of their carcasses

come up,

And

the mountains shall be melted with their blood. 4 And all the host of heaven shall

moulder away, the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll; And all their host shall fall down, As the leaf falleth off from the vine, And as a falling fig from the fig-

And

tree.

*For

My

sword hath drunk

ifcs

fill

hi heaven;

Behold,

streams;

Wherein snail go no galley with oars,

all

And fury against all their host; He hath utterly destroyed them, He hath delivered them to the

shall

city of our

come

2

canst not understand. 20

therein shall

Let the earth hear, and the fulness

a land stretching

afar.

A

say:

be forgiven their iniquity.

beauty;

'Where

spoil

am sick';

The people that dwell

be sure.

shall behold

is

is our Judge, our Lawgiver, our King;

divided;

shall dwell on high; His place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks; His bread shall be given, his waters

They

pass

mast,

evil;

Thine eyes

is

They do not spread the sail; Then is the prey of a great

He

shall

ship

save us. M Thy tacklings are loosed; They do not hold the stand of their

of blood,

upon

gallant

He will

ing of bribes,

16

shall

thereby. ^For the LORD

That stoppeth his ears from hearing

And shutteth his

34.5

'

Edom,

it

pha-fl

come down upon

ISAIAH

34.5

And upon

the people of to judgment. The sword of the LORD is

My

ban,

And

13

filled

Nettles and thistles in the fortresses

with

thereof;

blood,

And

made

fat with fatness, With the blood of luniks and goats, With the fat of the kidneys of rams; For the LORD hath a sacrifice in It is

of 7

Edom.

And

Yea, the night-monster shall repose there, And shall find her a place of rest. "There shall the arrowsnake make her nest, and lay, hatch, and brood under her

And made

fat with fat-

shadow; Yea, there shall the kites be gath-

ness.

For the LORD hath a day of ven-

geance, year of recompense for the controversy of Zion. *And the streams thereof shall be

A

turned into pitch, the dust thereof into brim-

And

stone,

And

the land thereof shall become burning pitch. lo lt shall not be quenched night nor day, 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. "But the pelican and the shall possess

be a habitation of

the jackals,

the wild-oxen shall come down with them, And the bullocks with the bulls; And their land shall l>e drunken with

8

shall

And the satyr shall cry to his fellow;

great slaughter in the land

blood, And their dust

it

wild-dogs, An enclosure for ostriches. uAnd the wild-cats shall meet with

Bozrah,

And a

thorns shall come up in her

palaces,

bittern

it,

And

the owl and the raven shall dwell therein; And He shall stretch over it The line of confusion, and the plummet of emptiness. tt As for her nobles, none shall be there to be called to the king-

dom:

And all her princes shall be nothing. 518

ered,

Every one with her mate. Seek ye out of the book of the LORD, and read; No one of these shall be missing, None shall want her mate; For My mouth it hath commanded, And the breath thereof it hath gathered them. "And He hath cast the lot for them, And His hand hath divided it unto 16

them by line; They shaft possess it for ever, From generation to generation

shall

they dwell therein.

The

wilderness and the parched land shall be glad; And the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose. 2 It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice,

Even with joy and singirfg; The glory of Lebanon shall be given unto

The

it,

excellency

of

Carmel

and

Sharon;

They shall see the glory of the LORD, The excellency of our God.

ISAIAH Strengthen ye the weak hands,

And

4

make

firm

the

36.9

They

shall obtain gladness

and

And

sorrow and sighing shall away.

tottering

knees. Say to them that are of a fearful heart: 'Be strong, fear not ';

joy, flee

Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king HezeBehold, your God will come with vengeance, kiah, that Sennacherib king of Assyria With the recompense of God He came up against all the fortified cities will come and save you. of Judah, and took them. 2And the king of Assyria sent Rab-shakeh from the eyes of the blind shall be Lachish to Jerusalem unto king Hezekiah with a great army. And opened, And the ears of the deaf shall be un- he stood by the conduit of the upper stopped. pool in the highway of the fullers' 6 Then shall the lame man leap as a field. *Then came forth unto him Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, that was hart, And the tongue of the dumb shall over the household, and Shebna the sing; scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the For in the wilderness shall waters recorder. 4And Rab-shakeh said unto break out, them: 'Say ye now to HezekiahAnd streams in the desert. Thus saith the great king, the king 7 And the parched land shall become of Assyria: What confidence is this a pool, wherein thou trustest? *I said: It And the thirsty ground springs of is but vain words; for counsel and Now on water; strength are for the war. In the habitation of jackals herds whom dost thou trust, that thou hast i

'

shall lie down, rebelled against me? Behpld, thou It shall be an enclosure for reeds trustest upon the staff of this bruised and rushes. reed, even upon Egypt; whereon if a 8 And a highway shall be there, and man lean, it will go into his hand, and away, pierce it; so is Pharaoh king of Egypt And it shall be called The way of to all that trust on him. 7But if thou trust in the LORD holiness; say unto me:

We

The unclean but

shall

it shall

not pass over

be for those;

The wayfaring men, yea 9

it,

fools,

shall

is

not that He, whose high

places and whose altars Hezekiah hath taken away, and hath said to

Judah and to Jerusalem:

shall not err therein. lion shall be there,

No

Nor

our God;

any ravenous beast go up

"

thereon,

They shall not be found there; But the redeemed shall walk there; 10 And the ransomed of the LORD shall return,

And come with singing unto Zion, And everlasting joy shall be upon their heads;

Ye

shall

8 Now worship before this altar? therefore, I pray thee, make a wager with my master the king of Assyria, and I will give thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy part to 9 How then set riders upon them. canst thou turn away the face of one captain, even of the least of my master's servants? yet thou puttest thy trust on Egypt for chariots and

519

ISAIAH

36.9 for horsemen!

IO

And am

I

now come

up without the LORD against

this

land to destroy

said

it?

The LORD

unto me: CJo up against this land, arid destroy

it,'

"Then said Eliakim and Shebna and Joiih unto Rab-shakeh: Speak, '

all the gods of these that have delivered their country out of my hand, that the LORD should deliver Jerusalem out of my21 hand?' But they held their peace, and answered him not a word; for the

are they

among

countries,

was, saying. pray thee, unto thy servants in the king's commandment L>2 Then came Aramean language, for we under- 'Answer him not.' stand it; and speak not to us in the Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, that was Jews' language, in the ears of the over the household, and Shebna the w But scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the people that are on the wall.' Rab-shakeh said: *Hath my master recorder, to Hezekiah with their sent me to thy master, and to thee, clothes rent, and told him the words to speak these words? hath he not sent of Rab-shakeh. me to the men that sit upon the wall, O "7 And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent to eat their own clung, and to drink 9 13 Then his clothes, and covered himself with their own water with you Itab-shakeh stood, and cried with a sackcloth, and went into the house loud voice in the Jews language, and of the LORD, 2And he sent Ehakim, said: 'Hear ye the words of the great who was over the household, and "Thus Shebna the scribe, and the elders of king, the king of Assyria. saith the king: Let not Hezekiah the priests, covered with sackcloth, beguile you, for he will not be able to unto Isaiah the prophet the son of 3 And they said unto him: deliver 'you; lsneither let Hezekiah Amoz. make you trust in the LORD, saying: 'Thus saith Hezekiah: This day I

'

1

The LORD will surely deliver us; is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and this city shall not be given into the of contumely; for the children are hand of the king of Assyria. lcHeark- come to the birth, and there is not ea not to Hezekiah; for thus saith the strength to bring forth. 4It may be king of Assyria: Make your peace the LORD thy God will hear the words with me, and come out to -me; and ye every one of his vine, and everyone of his fig-tree, and drink ye every one the waters of his own cistern; 17 until I come and take you away to a land like your own land "a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vinecut

1&

Beware

of Rab-shakeh, whom the his master hath

Assyria,

king

of

sent

to

taunt the living God, and will rebuke the words which the LORD thy God hath heard; wherefore make prayer for the remnant that is left.' So the servants of king Hezekiah came 6 to Isaiah. And Isaiah said unto them: 'Thus shall ye say to your master: Thus saith the LORD: Be not afraid of the words that thou hast heard, wherewith the servants of the king of Assyria have blasfi

Hezekiah per.The LORD will deliver us. Hath any of the gods of the nations delivered his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria? 19 Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? where are the gods of Seph- phemed Me. 7 Behold, I will put a' arvaim? and have they delivered spirit in him, and he shall hear a Samaria out of my hand 9 s Whoi rumour, and shall return unto his yards.

lest

suade you, saying:

520

ISAIAH

37.26

own

land; and I will cause him to fall hands, wood and stone; therefore they have destroyed them. 20 Now thereby the sword in his own land. 8 So Rab-shakeh returned, and found fore, O LORD our God, save us from the king of Assyria warring against his hand, that all the kingdoms of the Libnah; for he had heard that he was earth may know that Thou art the 9 And he LORD, even Thou only. departed from Lachish heard say concerning Tirhakah king "Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent of Kthiopia: 'He is come out to fight unto Hezekiah, saying: 'Thus saith against thee.' And when he heard it, the LORD, the God -of Israel: Where7

1

7

Hezekiah, as thou hast prayed to Me against ye speak to Sennacherib king of Assyria, **thLs Hezekiah king of Judah, saying: Let is the word which the LORD hath not thy God in who thou tmstest spoken concerning him The virgin daughter of Zion beguile thee, saying. Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the Hath despised thee and laughed thee to scorn; king of Assyria. "Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have The daughter of Jerusalem done to all lands, by destroying them Hath shaken her head at thee. ^Whom hast thou taunted and utterly; and shalt thou be delivered? 12 Have the gods of the nations" deblasphemed? livered them, which my fathers have And against whom hast thou exalted thy voice? destroyed, Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden Yea, thou hast lifted up thine eyes that were in Telassar? "Where is the on high, Even against the Holy One of king of Hamath, and the king of Israel! Arpad, and the king of the city of MBy thy servants hast thou taunted Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Iwah?' 14 And Hezekiah received the letter the Lord, And hast said: With the multifrom the hand of the messengers, and tude of my chariots read it; and Hezekiah went up unto Am I come up to the height of the the house of the LORD, and spread it 1& And Hezekiah before the LORD. mountains, 16< To the innermost parts of Lebanon; prayed unto the LORD, saying: And I have cut down the tall LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, that

he

sent

saying.

messengers

10

'Thus

to

shall

:

upon the cherubim, Thou art the God, even Thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; Thou hast made heaven and earth. "Incline

sittest

LORD, and hear; open LORD, and see; and hear all the words of Sennacherib, who hath sent to taunt the living God. 180f a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the 19 and have countries, and their land, cast their gods into the fire; for they were no gods, but the work of men's

Thine ear, Thine eyes,

521

cedars thereof, the choice cypress-trees there-

And

of;

And

I

have entered into his farthest

height, The forest of his fruitful field, tt l have digged and drunk water, feet have And with the sole of I dried up All the rivers of Egypt.

my

*Hast thou not heard? Long ago I made it, In ancient times I fashioned

it;

ISAIAH

87.20

he return, and he shall not come unto have I brought it to pass, 35 For I Yea, it in done; that fortified cities this city, saith the LORD. Should be laid waste into ruinous will defend this city to save it, for servant Mine own sake, and for heaps. "^Therefore their inhabitants were David's sake.' MAnd the angel of the LORD went of small power, Thf v were dismayed and confound- forth, and smote in the camp of the

Now

My

Assyrians a hundred and fourscore

ed;

grass of the field, and five thousand; and when men arose early in the morning, behold, And" as the green herb, 37 So As the grass on the housetops, they were all dead corpses. And as a field of corn before it is Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went, and returned, and dwelt at grown up Nineveh. 38And it came to pass, as he 28 But I know thy sitting down, and was worshipping in the house of Nisthy going out, and thy coming roch his god, that Adrammelech and Sarezer his sons smote him with the in, And thy raging against Me. sword; and they escaped into the land of Ararat. And Esarhaddon his son "Because of thy raging against Me, And for that "thine uproar is come reigned in his stead. In those days was Hezekiah sick up into Mine ears, hook in thy And Isaiah the unto death. Therefore will I put nose, prophet the son of Amoz came to him, bridle in thy lips, and said unto him: 'Thus saith the And And I will turn thee back by the LORD: Set thy house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live/ 2Then way Hezekiah turned his face to the wall, By which thou earnest. wAnci this shall be the sign unto and prayed unto the LORD, 3and said: thee: ye bhali eat this year that which 'Remember now, LORD, I beseech groweth of itself, and in the second Thee, how I have walked before Thee year that which springeth of the same; in truth and with a whole heart, and and in the third year sow ye, and reap, have done that which is good in Thy and plant vineyards, and eat the sight. 7 And Hezekiah wept sore, fruit thereof. 5lAnd the remnant that 4Then came the word of the LORD is escaped of the house of Judah shall to Isaiah, saying: 5 'Go, and say to again take root downward, and bear Hezekiah* Thus saith the LORD, the fruit upward. ^For out of Jerusalem God of David thy father: I have shall go forth a remnant, and out of heard thy prayer, I have seen thy mount Zion they that shall escape; the tears; behold, I will add unto thy days 6 zeal of the LORD of hosts shall per- fifteen And I will deliver thee years. form this. ^Therefore thus saith the and this city out of the hand of the LORD concerning the king of Assyria: king of Assyria; and I will defend this

They were as the

My

My

He shall not come unto this city, city. 7And this shall be the sign unnor shoot an arrow there, neither shall to thee from the LORD, that the LORD he come before it with shield, nor will do this thing that He hath spoken cast a mound against it. I will YVJJU uauoc cause the UJUG aiiauuvv shadow ui of "By the 8behold, h/^juxM.u., JL way that he came, by the same shall the dial, which is gone down on the :

522

ISAIAH backward So the sun returned ten degrees, by which degrees it was gone down. sun-dial of Ahaz, to return

39.3

Wherefore recover

make me

ten degrees.'

to

"Behold, for

Thou me, and

live.

my

I

peace

had great

bitterness;

But Thou hast

The

9

in love to my soul delivered it From the pit of corruption; For Thou hast cast all my sins behind Thy back.

writing of Hezekiah king of

Judah, when he had been

sick,

and

was recovered

of his sickness. I said: In the noontide of days I shall go. Even to the gates of the nether-

10

my

world; I am deprived of the residue of ll

For the nether-world cannot praise Thee,

Death cannot celebrate Thee;

my

years. said: I shall not see the LORD, Even the LORD in the land of the

They that go down cannot hope for

l

man no more with the inhabitants of the world. habitation is plucked up and

My

carried away from me As a shepherd's tent; I have rolled up like a weaver life;

19

The living, the

into the pit truth.

Thy

living,

he shall praise

Thee,

living; I shall behold 12

18

As I do this day; The father to~ the children shall make known Thy truth. 20 The LORD is ready to save me;

we will sing songs to the stringed instruments All the days of our hfe in the house of the LORD. Therefore

my

^

He will cut me off from the thrum; >From day even to night wilt Thou 21 And Isaiah said: 'Let them take a make an end of me. 13 The more I make myself like unto cake of figs, and lay it for a plaster a lion until morning, upon the boil, and he shall recover. The more it breaketh all my bones; ^And Hezekiah said: 'What is the From day even to night wilt Thou sign that I shall go up to the house of the LORD?' make an end of me. 14 At that time Merodach-baladan Like a swallow or a crane, so do

OQ

the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent a letter and a present to Mine eyes fail with looking upward. Hezekiah; for he heard that he had 3 And LORD, I am oppressed, be Thou been sick, and was recovered. Hezekiah was glad of them, and my surety. showed them his treasure-house, the 16 What shall I say? He hath both silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious oil, and all the house spoken unto me, of his armour, and all that was found And Himself hath done it; 1 shall go softly all my years for the in his treasures; there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that bitterness of my soul. 16 O Lord, by these things men live, Hezekiah showed them not. ^hen And altogether therein is the fife came Isaiah the prophet unto king of my spirit; Hezekiah, and said unto him: 'What I chatter,

I

do moan as a dove;

IRATAH bail! thoric

And And

men? and from whence cam

the rough places a plain; the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, And all flesh shall see it together; For the mouth of the Lord hath

they unto thee?' And Hezekiah salt 'They are come from a far country

6

'

unto me, even from Babylon *Then said he: 'What have they seen in thy house? And Hezekiah answered *A11 that is in my house have the there is treasures that

nothing

eseen;

I

among

spoken 6

nv

have not shown

them/ *Then said Isaiah to Heze kiah: 'Hear the word of the LORD of hosts: 6Behold, the days come, tha all that is in thy hoube, and that whic] thy fathers have kid up in store unti this day, shall be carried to Babylon nothing shall be left, saith the LORD 7 And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, whom thou shalt beget, shal

ye,

comfort

ye

And

all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field; 7 The grass withereth, the flower

fadeth;

Surely the people is grass. The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; But the word of our God shall stand

8

for ever.' 9

Jerusalem,

service is accom-

That she hath received LORD'S hand Double for all her sins.

of

the

'Clear ye in the wilderness the of the LORD, Make plain in the desert

way

'Behold your God!' "Behold, the Lord GOD will come as a Mighty One, And His arm will rule for Him; Behold, His reward is with Him, And His recompense before Him, "Even as a shepherd that feedeth

calleth*

his flock,

That gathereth the lambs in his arm, And carrieth them in his bosom,

And

gently leadeth those that give suck.

A highway for our God.

Every valley shall be lifted up, every mountain and hill shall

And

be

And

made

good tidings to

Lift up thy voice with strength; Lift it up, be not afraid; Say unto the cities of Judah:

plished, That her guilt is paid off;

4

tellest

Get thee up into the high mountain; thou that tellest good tidings to

My

Bid Jerusalem take heart, And proclaim unto her,

Hark! one

thou that Zion,

2

3

u

Because the breath of the LORD bloweth upon it

people, ^y Saith your God.

That her time of

7

Hark' one saith. 'Proclaim! And he saith. 'What shall I pro-

claim?' 'All flesh is grass,

they take away; and they shall be officers in the palace of the king o; Babylon/ *Then said Hezekiah unto Ibaiah: 'Good is the word of the LORD which thou hast spoken.' He said moreover: *! but there shall be peace and truth in my days.'

Af\ Comfort

it.'

low;

the rugged shall be

made

level,

524

12

Who

hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, And meted out heaven with th,e span,

ISAIAH

And comprehended

the dust of the earth in a measure, And weighed the mountains in

Have ye not understood the foundations of the earth? is He that sitteth above the circle of the earth, And the inhabitants thereof are as

^It

scales,

And

hills in a balance? hath meted out the

the

Who

13

spirit of

the LORD? counsellor that

he might instruct Him? "With whom took He counsel, and

who instructed Him, And taught Him in the path

of

right,

And taught Him knowledge, And made Him to know the way

of

discernment? "Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, And are counted as the small dust of the balance; Behold, the isles are afe a mote in weight.

And Lebanon Nor the

is

beasts

When He And

craftsman hath melted,

And the goldsmith spread over

with

A holm-oak is set apart, craftsman

Hath

shall

not

26

beginning?

Lift

up your eyes on

high,

And see: who hath created these? He that bringeth out their host by number,

He By

calleth

them

all

by name;

the greatness of His might, and for that He is strong in power,

Not one 27

faileth.

Why sayest thou, Jacob, And speakest, O Israel:

My way is hid from the And my right is passed

LOBJO,

over from

28

Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard

That the everlasting God, the LORD, The Creator of the ends of the earth,

ye not? hear ye not? not been told you from the

it

Me,

my God'?

He chooseth a tree that will not rot; He seeketh unto him a cunning

a Know

liken

that I should be equal? Saith the Holy One.

20

set up an image, that be moved,

taketh them

(

gold,

The silversmith casting silver chains?

To

the whirlwind

away as stubble. 25 To whom then will ye

sufficient fuel, thereof sufficient

unto Hun? The image perchance, which the

bloweth upon them, they

wither,

not

for burnt-offerings. 17 A11 th6 nations are as nothing before Him; They are accounted by Him as things of nought, and vanity. 18 To whom then will ye liken God? Or what likeness will ye compare 19

grasshoppers; stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, And spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell hi; ssThat bringeth princes to notfung; He maketh the judges of th earth as a thing of nought. 24 Scarce are they planted, Scarce are they sown. Scarce hath their stock taken root in the earth;

That

Or who was His

16

40.29

Fainteth not, neither is weary? His discernment is past searching out.

**He giveth power to the faint; 525

ISAIAH

40.29

And

to him that hath increaseth strength.

*Even the youths weary, And the *voung

sliall

no might He faint

And he that smootheth with hammer him that smiteth

and be

anvil,

Saying

men

shall utterly

They

fehall

LORD

mount up with wings

it 8

us

But thou,

The

shall run, and not be weary; shall walk, and not faint.

Keep

silence before

let

And

the peoples renew their near, then let

them

us come near together to judgment. *\Vhu hath raised up one from the I^ot

At who^e yteps victory attendeth?

He civeth nations before him, And inaketh him rule over kings; His sword maketh them as the dust, Hw bow as the driven stubble, 1I pursueth them, and passeth on safely;

The way with

I 10

called thee

from the uttermost

'Thou

art

My

have chosen thee and not cast thee

away'; Fear thou ^lot, for I am with thee, Be not dismayed, for I am thy

God;

his feet

he treadeth

strengthen thee, yea, I help thee; victoriYea, I uphold thee with ous right hand. "Behold, all they that were incensed against thee

My

Shall be ashamed and confounded; They that strove with thee Shall be as nothing, and shall perish. J2 Thou shalt seek them, and shalt

not find them,

not.

hath wrought and done

Even them that contended with

it?

He

that called the generations from the beginning. I, the LORD, who am the first, And with the last am the same. isles

My

I

ea&t,

*The

Abraham

servant,

them draw

YV ho

seed of

parts thereof, And said unto thee:

strength;

A

My

friend; I have taken hold of from the ends of the earth,

lands,

And

is

Israel, servant, I have chosen,

whom

^hou whom

is-

Me,

'It

soldering:

it with nails, that should not be moved.

Jacob

They They

the

of

good'; Arid he fastened

fall;

^But, they that wait for the fhall renew their strength;

the the

saw, and feared;

The ends of the earth trembled; They drew near, and came.

thee;

They that warred

against thee Shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought. "For I the LOHD thy God

Hold thy right hand,

Who say unto

thee: 'Fear not,

I help thee.'

They

helped every one his neighbour; And every one said to his brother. 'Be of good courage. 7 7 So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, 526

14

Fear not, thou worm Jacob,

And ye men

of Israel; I help thee, saith the LORD,

And thy Redeemer, Israel.

the Holy

One of

42

ISAIAH 16

Behold, I

make

thee a

new

thresh-

Having sharp

teeth; shalt thresh the mountains, and beat them small, And shalt make the hills as chaff. 16 Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away,

Thou

the

whirlwind

shall

',

hereafter,

That we may know that ye are gods; Yea, do good, or do evil. That we may be dismayed, and

j

behold it together. Behold, ye are nothing, And your work a thing of nought; An abomination is he that chooseth

scatter!

24

them; And thou shalt

Thou

Declare ye, that we may consider, the end of them; Or announce to us things to come, ^Declare the things that are to come

And know

ing-sledge

And

1

j

rejoice in the LORD, shalt glory in the Holy One of

j

!

Israel.

you. j

l7

The poor and needy there

And I the I the

is

seek water and

I

25

I

their tongue faileth for thirst; LORD will answer them, God of Israel will not forsake

them. 18I will open rivers on the high hills, And fountains in the midst of the

upon mortar,

And

as the potter treadeth clay. hath declared from the beginning, that we may know? And beforetime, that we may say that he is right? Yea, there is none that declareth, Yea, there is none that announceth. Yea, there is none that heareth

26

cedar, the acacia-tree,

the myrtle, and the oil-tree;

I will set in the desert the cypress, the plane-tree, and the larch to-

gether; 20

That they may

And

consider, gether,

see, and know, and understand

That the hand done

the Holy created it.

your utterances. harbinger unto Zion

of the

One

of-

And

28

LORD hath Israel

wijl I give:

'Behold, behold them', And to Jerusalem a messenger of tidings.

I look, but there is

Even among them, but counsellor, That, when I ask of

no man; there

is

no

them, can give

an answer.

hath 25>

"Produce your cause, saith the LORD; Bring forth your reasons, saith the

King of Jacob. ^Let them bring them forth, and declare

A

27

this,

And

Who

good to-

My

calleth upon name; shall come upon rulers as

And he

valleys; I will make the wilderness a pool of water, And the dry land springs of water. 19 I will plant in the wilderness the

And

have roused up one from the

north, and he is come, From the rising of the sun one that

none,

Behpld, all of them, Their works are vanity and nought; Their molten images are wind and confusion.

Behold

unto us

My

uphold;

Mine

The things that shall happen The former things, what are they? ;

elect, in

lighteth;

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servant,

whom My

whom

I

soul de-

42

ISAIAH

1

I

My spirit upon

hnvo put

make

Ht come down. that

That the mountains might quake at

t

7

'

the brush-

wood,

And

the

fire

And we

causeth the waters 8

adversaries.

That the nations might tremble at presence,

When Thou didst tremendous things Which we looked not for that Thou wouldest come down,

Oh

that the mountains might quake at Thy presence! 3 And whereof from of old men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear,

Neither hath the eye seen a God beside Thee, WTio worketh fpr him that waiteth for

all

are the

work

of

Thy

hand.

To make Thy name known to Thine Thy

Thou our

potter,

to boil;

2

means

LORD, Thou art our

But now,

Father; We are the clay, and

j '

h're kiiidleth

hast consumed us by

of our iniquities.

presence,

As when

/* ~i }

Thy

And

'

9

Bejnot wroth very sore, O LORD, Neither remember iniquity for ever; Behold, look, we beseech Thee,

we are all Thy people. Thy holy cities are become a wilderness,

Zion is become a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation. 10 0ur holy and our beautiful house. Where our fathers praised Thee, Is burned with fire; And all our pleasant things are laid waste.

"Wilt Thou refrain Thyself for these

Him.

things,

LORD?

Wilt Thou hold Thy peace, and afflict us very, sore? 556

ISAIAH gave access to them that asked not for Me, was at hand to them that sought I

I

*And

I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, And out of Judah an inheritor of

,

!

Me not;

My mountains; And Mine elect t-nall inherit it, And My servants .shall dwell there. 10 And Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, And the valley of Achor a place for herds to lie down in, For My people that have sought Me.

'Behold Me, behold Me', Unto a nation that was not called

I said:

by My name. have spread out My hands day Unto a rebellious people, That walk in a way that

2

I

all

is

the

not

u But

ye that forsake the LORD, That forget My. holy mountain, That prepare a table for Fortune,

good, After their own thoughts; 3 people that provoke Me

A

To

And

that offer mingled wine in measure unto Destiny,

My face continually,

That

65.16

12

sacrifice in gardens,

And burn incense upon

bricks; 4 That sit among the graves, And lodge in the vaults; That eat swine's flesh, And broth of abominable things in their vessels;

destine

I will

And ye

slaughter;

answer, I spoke, ye did not hear; But ye did that which was evil in

When

is

'

Stand by thyself, not near to me, for I am holier than thou'; These are a smoke in My nose, A fire that burneth all the day. 6 Behold, it is written before Me; I will not keep silence, except I have

Mine

Come

And

not. 13

Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD: servants shall eat, Behold,

My

But ye

shall

Your own

Behold,

But ye

in-

But ye

iquities of

your fathers together, Saith the LOBD, That have offered upon the mountains,

And blasphemed Me upon

the

hills;

Therefore will I

wage 8

first

measure their

into their bosom.

Thus saith the LORD: As, when wine is found in the cluster, One saith: 'Destroy it not, For a blessing is in it'; So will I do for My servants' sakes, That I may not destroy all.

be hungry;

My servants shall drink,

Behold,

and the

eyes,

chose that wherein I delighted

requited, Yea, I will requite into their bosom, iniquities,

to the sword, to the

bow down

Because when I called, ye did not

*Thatsay:

7

you

shall all

full

shall

My shall

be thirsty; servants shall rejoice,

be ashamed;

My

14

servants shall sing Behold, For joy of heart, But ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, And shall wail for vexation of spirit. 15 And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto Mine elect: 'So may the Lord GOD slay thee'; But He shall call His servants by another name; 16 So that he who blesseth himself in the earth Shall bless himself by the God of

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truth;

And he

that sweareth in the earth

ISAIAH

65.16

And

Shall swear by the God of truth; Because the former trouble** are for-

S5

gotten,

And because they are hid from Mine 17

eyes. For, behold, I create And a new earth;

And

The wolf and

new heavens

ox;

And

shall not hurt nor destroy In all holy mountain, Saith the LORD.

My

rejoice

for

Thus saith the LORD: The heaven is My throne,

f*

For, behold, I create Jerusalem a

And

rejoicing,

And her people a joy. "And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, And joy in My people; And the voice of weeping shall no more heard in

build unto

And where is 2

filled his

inhabit, shall not plant, and another eat; For as the days of a tree shall be

the days of

And Mine

My people,

elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands, shall not labour in vain,

^hey

Nor bring forth

for terror;

For they are the seed blessed of the LORD, And then- offspring with them.

And

2l

it shall

come to pass

that, be-

fore they call, I will answer

558

may be

My hand

came to

But on this man will I look, Even on him that is poor and

days;

For the }'oungest shall die a hundred

They

For all these things hath made,

so all these things Saith the LORD;

man,

years old, And the sinner being a hundred years old shall be accursed. M And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; And they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them. ^They shall not build, and another

the place that

And

be no more thence an

That hath not

Me?

My resting-place?

be

her,

infant of days, nor an old

My

the earth is footstool; is the house that ye may

Where

voice of crying.

shall

the serpent's

They

ever In that which I create;

There

dust shall be

food.

remembered,

Nor eome into mind. "But be ye glad and

-J

the word of the LORD came unto me the second time, saying: 7 4

,

What

seest thou?

And I said:

'I see

a seething pot and the face thereof is I from the north/ "Then the LORD said knew thee, unto me: 'Out of the north the evil And before thou earnest forth out shall break forth upon all the inhabitof the womb I sanctified thee; ants of the land. "For, lo, I will call I have appointed thee a prophet all the families of the kingdoms of the unto the nations. north, saith the LORD; and they shall

unto me, saying: 6 Before I formed thee in the belly

!

;

'

1

6

Then

l

said I: Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak; for I am a child/ 7 But the LORD said unto me: Say not: I am a child; For to whomsoever I shall send thee thou shalt go,

And

whatsoever I shall command thee thou shalt speak. 8 Be not afraid of them; For I am with thee to deliver thee, Saith the LORD. 9 Then the LORD put forth His hand, and touched my mouth; and the LORD said unto me: Behold, I have put My words in

come, and they shall set every one hi& throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls thereof round about, and against all the cities of Judah. 16And I will utter

my judgments against them touching their wickedness; in that they have forsaken Me, and have offered unto other gods, and worshipped the work of their own hands. 17Thou therefore all

gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee; be not dismayed at them, lest I dismay thee before them. 18For, behold, I have made thee this day a fortified thy mouth; city, and an iron pillar, and brazen 10 See, I have this day set thee over the walls, against the whole land, against the longs of Judah, against the princes nations and over the kingdoms, Heb. 19

shaked.'

*

561

Heb. staked.

JEREMIAH

1.18

And

7

thereof, against the priests thereof,

and against the people of the land.

"And they

and the

My

land,

And made And

the word of the LORD came to me, saying: 2 Gp, and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying: Thus saith the LORD: I remember for thee the affection of thy youth, The love of thine espousals; thou wentest after

My

heritage an abomi-

nation.

The

priests said not: 'Where is the LORD?' And they that handle the law knew

8

Me not,

And

Me

How

the rulers transgressed against

Me; The prophets

in the

also prophesied

by

Baal,

wilderness,

And walked

In a land that was not sown. LORD'S hallowed portion, His first-fruits of the increase; All that devour him shall be held

after things that do not profit. 'Wherefore I will yet plead with you, saith the LORD, And with your children's children

'Israel is the

guilty,

Evil shall come upon them, Saith the LORD. 4

Hear ye the word

will I plead. 10

For pass over to the isles of the Kittites, and see, And send unto Kedar, and consider

of the LORD,

bourse of Jacob, Arid all the families of the house of Israel;

diligently.

And

see

if

there hath been such a

thing.

*Thus saith the LORD: unrighteousness have your

fathers found in Me, That they are gone far from Me, And have walked after things of nought, and are become nought? 6

Neither said they: is the LORD that brought

'Where us up

Out of the land of Egypt; That led us through the

wilder-

uHath a nation changed its gods, Which yet are no gods? But My people hath changed its glory For that which doth not profit. 12 Be astonished, ye heavens, at this, And be horribly afraid, be ye exceeding amazed, Saith the LORD. 13 For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living waters,

ness,

Through a land

into a land of

good thereof; But when ye entered, ye defiled

deliver thee.'

What

you

To

shall fight against thee;

but they shall not prevail against theo; For I am with thee, saith the LORD, to

O

I brought

fruitful fields, eat the fruit thereof

of deserts

and

of

And hewed them

out broken cisterns, That can hold no water.

pits,

Through a land of drought and of the shadow of death, Through a land that no man passed through,

And where BO man

dwelt?'

14

Is Israel a servant? Is he a home-born slave?

Why is he become a prey? 562

cisterns,

JEREMIAH The young

15

lions

Of a ytrange vine unto Me? wa&h thee with

have roared upon

s-For though thou

him,

And And

let their voice

they have

resound; his land des-

nitre,

And

made

His cities are laid waste, Without inhabitant.

much

soap,

The

children also of Noph and Tahpanhes Feed upon the crown of thy head

17

take thee

Yet thine iniquity is marked before Me, Saith the Lord GOD.

olate,

16

2. 28

Is it not this that

doth cause it unto thee, That thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, When He led thee by the way?

And now what

18

hast thou to do in the way to Egypt, To drink the waters of Shihor? Or what hast thou to do in the way to Assyria, To drink the waters of the River? 19 Thine own wickedness shall correct thee,

And

canst thou say:

j

'I

am

not

defiled,

|

I have not gone after the Baalim*? See thy way in the Valley, Know what thou hast done; Thou art a swift young camel traversing her ways; 24 A wild ass used to the wilderness, That snuffeth up the wind in her desire;

Her All

who can hinder it? they that seek her will not

lust,

weary themselves; In her month they shall find her. Withhold thy foot from being un-

26

shod,

.

thy backslidings shall reprove

thee: Know therefore and see that it an evil and a bitter thing,

And thy throat from But thou

is

No, for after

I

thirst;

'There is no hope; have loved strangers, and

saidst:

them

will I go.'

That thou hast forsaken the LOKD thy G ? d, fear in thee, Neither is Saith the Lord GOD of hosts.

found, So is the house of Israel ashamed;

For

And their priests, and their prophets;

the thief

My

is

ashamed when he

i&

They, their kings, their princes, 20

of old time I

have broken thy

27

yoke,

And burst thy bands, And thou saidst: 'I will

not trans-

Upon every high hill And under every leafy tree Thou didst recline, playing the

For they have turned their back unto Me, and not their face; har-

But in the time of their trouble they will say:

lot.

I

my

stock: 'Thou art 7 father , And to a stone : ' Thou hast brought

us forth',

gress';

^Yet

Who say to a

had planted thee a noble

vine,

Wholly a right

How then

seed; art thou turned into the

'Arise,

and save

us.'

^But where are thy gods that thou hast made thee? Let them arise, if they can save thee in the time of thy trouble;

degenerate plant 663

JEREMIAH

2,28

For according to the number of thy

To change thy way?

J

Thou

cities

Arc thy gods, 2

*Wherefore

O Judah.

will

Me? Ye all have

shalt be

ashamed

of

Egypt

I

also,

j

ye contend

37

with

transgressed against

Me.

As thou wast ashamed of Asshur Krom him also shalt thou go forth, With thy hands upon thy head; For the LORD hath rejected them in

whom

And thou

Saith the I-ORD. ao ln vain have I smitten your Chil-

thou didst trust, shalt not prosper in

them.

dren

They received no correction. Your sword hath devoured your

3

prophets, *1

Like a destroying Hon. O generation, see ye the word of the

LORD:

Have

I

been

a wilderness

unto

roam

My

|X*ople*

with many lovers; And wouldest thou Me?

at large;

Saith the LORD. Lift up thine eyes unto the high hills, and see Where hast thou not been lain with 9 By the ways hast thou sat for

My people have forgotten Me

^IIow trimmest thou thy way

them,

To

As an Arabian

women

And thou

Hast thou taught thy ways; "Also in thy skirts is found the blood Of the souls of the innocent poor; Thou didst not find them breaking

With thy

^hou

in the wilderness hast polluted the land

withheld, there hath

And these things I am innocent saidst all

:

from

me

'

is

been no

latter

rain;

*

Surely His anger

;

harlotries and with thy wickedness therefore the showers have been

in;

Yet for

yet return to

2

Days without number. seek love! Therefore even the wicked

saying:

luted?

*We

We will come no more unto Thee'? ^"an a maid forget her ornaments, Or a bride her attire? Yet

.

But thou hast played the harlot

Israel? Or a land of thick darkness?

Wherefore say

,

a man put away his wile, And she go from him, And become another man's, May he return unto her again? Will not that land be greatly poli,

Yet thou hadst a harlot's forehead,

;

turned away

Thou 4

Behold, I will enter into judgment with thee, Because thou sayest: 'I have not sinned/

refusedst to be ashamed. Didst thou not just now cry unto

Me: My father, Thou art the friend '

of

my

youth.

He bear grudge for ever? Will He keep it to the end?'

Will

Behold, thou hast spoken, but hast greatly dost thou cheapen thy-

done

And

self

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evil things,

,

hast had thy way.

JEREMIAH 6 And the LORD said unto me in the days of Josiah the king: 'Hawt thou seen that which backsliding Israel did? she went up upon every high mountain and under every loafy treo, and there 7 And I said* played the harlot. After she hath done all these things, she will return unto Me; but she

3

21

and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion; "and I will give you

My

heart, 'shepherds according to who shall feed you with knowledge 16 and understanding. And it shall come to pass, when ye are multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, saith the LORD, they shall say returned not. And her treacherous no more: The ark of the covenant 8 And I saw, of the LORD; neither shall it come sister Judah saw it. when, forasmuch as backsliding Ibrael to mind; neither shall they make had committed adultery, I had put mention of it; neither shall they her away and given her a bill of miss it; neither shall it be made any 17 At that time they shall divorcement, that yet treacherous more. Judah her sister feared not; but she call Jerusalem The throne of the also went and played the harlot; LORD; and all the nations shall be 9 and it came to pass through the gathered unto it, to the name of the lightness of her harlotry, that the LORD, to Jerusalem; neither sJiall land was polluted, and she committed Ithey walk any more after the stublH In adultery with stones and with stocks; ibornness of thoir evil heart. 10 and yet for all this her treacherous those days the hoube of Judah shall sister Judah hath not returned unto walk with the house of Israel, and Me with her whole heart, but feign- they shall come together out of the "even the LORD land of the north to the land that I edly, saith the LORD said unto me backsliding Israel hath have given for an inheritance unto proved herself more righteous than your fathers.' treacherous Judah. ^Go, and proclaim these words toward the north, 19 But I said: 'How would I put thoe and say: among the sons, And give thee a pleasant land, Return, thou backsliding Israel, vSaith the LORD; The goodliest heritage of the na7 I will not frown upon you; tions! For I am merciful, saith the And I said: 'Thou shalt call Me, |

1

,

;

!

|

!

j

!

|

,

i

LORD, not bear grudge for ever. ^OnJy acknowledge thine iniquity, That thou hast transgressed against the LORD thy God, And hast scattered thy ways to I

My father;

And shalt not

turn away from following Me.' Surely as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband, So have ye dealt treacherously house of Israel, with Me, Saith the LORD.

will

20

the strangers

Under every

And

leafy tree,

ye have not hearkened to

My ^Harkf upon the high hills is heard The suppliant weeping of the

voice,

Saith the LORD.

"Return, children, backsliding saith the LORD; for I am a lord unto you, and I will take you one of a city, 665

children of Israel;

Fo/ that they have perverted their way,

3

JEREMIAH

21

They have forgotten the LORD

4

their

Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, take away the foreskins of

And

God.

your heart,

Ye men

of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem; Lest fury go forth like fire,

^Return, ye backsliding children, I will heal your backsliding. *H>re we are, we are come unto Thee; For Thou art the LORD our God. ^Truly vain have proved the hills, The uproar on the mountains; Truly in the LORD our God

My

And burn

that none can quench

Because of the

evil of

it,

your doings.

5

Declare ye in Judah, and publish in Jerusalem, And say: Blow ye the horn in the '

Is 4l

the salvation of Israel.

But the shameful thing hath

de-

land';

Cry aloud and say:

voured

The labour

'Assemble yourselves, and let us go into the fortified cities.' ^et up a standard toward Zion; Put yourselves under covert, stay

of our fathers from our

youth; Their flocks and their herds, Their sons and their daughters. 2 *Let ud lie down in pur shame, And let our confusion cover us; For we have sinned against the LORD our God, We and our fathers, From our youth even unto this

not;

For

I will bring evil

And a

from the north,

great destruction.

A lion is gone up from his thicket,

7

And a destroyer of nations Js set out, gone forth from his

day;

place;

And we have not hearkened To the voice of the LORD our God.

To make thy 7

That thy

land desolate, be laid waste, with-

cities

out inhabitant.

A ~

thou wilt return, O Israel, Saith the LORD, Yea, return unto Me; And if thou wilt put away thy detestable things out of My

8

If

wilt not waver; wilt swear: 'As

the

sackcloth,

day, Saith the LORD, That the heart of the king shall

LORD

fail,

justice,

and

And the heart of the princes; And the priests shall be astonished, And the prophets shall wonder.

in right-

eousness;

Then

shall the nations bless themselves by Him, And in Him shall they glor3r .

3

you with wail;

For the fierce anger of the LORD Is not turned back from us. 9 And it shall come to pass at that

liveth'

In truth, in

this gird

Lament and

sight,

And And

2

For

10 ThensaidI: 'Ah, Lord GOD! surely Thou hast greatly deceived this people

For thus saith the LORD to the men and Jerusalem, saying: Ye shall have Judah and to Jerusalem: peace, whereas the sword reacheth Break up for you a fallow ground, unto the soul.' And sow not among thorns.

of

566

.JEREMIAH nAt that time shall it be said people and of Jerusalem A hot wind of the high hills

Because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the horn, The alarm of war.

of this ]

:

\

in the wilderness Toward the daughter of people, Not to fan, nor to cleanse; W wind too strong for this shall

!

20 |

Destruction followeth upon destruc-

My

tion,

For the whole land is spoiled Suddenly are my tents spoiled, My curtains in a moment. ;

A

come

Now

for

Me;

4.28

j

|

How

21

will I also utter

judgments' against them. 13 Behold, he comet h up as clouds,

long shall I see the standard, sound of the horn?

Shall I hear the

i

|

And

his chariots are as the whirl-

wind; His horses are swifter than eagles. 'Woe unto us! for we are undone.' 14 O Jerusalem, wash thy heart from wickedness, That thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy baleful thoughts Lodge within thee? 16 For hark! one declareth from Dan, And announceth calamity from the hills of Ephraim 'Make ye mention

My people is foolish,

!

They know Me not] They are sottish children,

!

And

edge.

^I beheld tho sarth, And, lo, it was waste and void; And the heavens, and they had no light.

:

16

to the nations:] publish concerning Jeru-'

Behold salem Watchers come from a

far coun-

try,

24

I beheld the mountains,

KI

give out their voice against the cities of Judah.' 17 As keepers of a field

Are they against her round about; Because she hath been rebellious against Me, Saith the LORD. 18 Thy way and thy doings have pro-

it is

fro.

beheld, and,

And

And

27

writhe in

my

heart!

My heart moaneth within me! I cannot hold

all

the

cities

fruitful field

thereof

were

For thus saith the LORD:

this shall the earth

And

mourn,

the heavens above be black;

Because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, And I have not repented, neither will I turn back from it.

pain! of

the birds of the heavens

fled.

The whole land shall be desolate; Yet will I not make a full end. For

The chambers

there was no

broken down At the presence of the LORD, And before His fierce anger.

28

My bowels, my bowels! I

lo,

^1 beheld, and, lo, the was a wilderness,

reacheth unto thy heart.

19

all

were

bitter, it

lo,

man,

cured

These things unto thee; This is thy wickedness; yea,

and,

they trembled, And all the hills moved to and

And

Yea,

they have no understanding;

They are wise to do evil, But to do good they have no knowl-

my peace! 567

JEREMIAH

4 29 29

They have made

For the noise of the horsemen and

bowmen The whole city fleet h; They go into the thickets. And" climb up upon the rooks; Every

And

4

'Surely these are poor, they know not the way of the LORD, Nor the ordinance of their God, 5 I will get me unto the great men,

city is forsaken,

I

[

scarlet,

And

will speak unto them; For they know the way of the LOKD,

i

And

That thou deekest thee with ornaments of gold, That thou enlarges! thine eyesj with paint? In vain dost thou

ass

aniniish as of her that bringeth forth her first child, The voice of the daughter of Zion, that gaspeth for breath,

my

yoke, burst the bands.

Wherefore a lion out of the forest cloth slay them, A wolf of the deserts doth spoil them, A leopard watcheth over their cities, Every one that goeth out thence is torn in pieces;

i

Because

I

soul

7

to and fro through the

Wherefore should I pardon thee 9

they committed adultery, troops at the harlots houses.

full,

And assembled themselves in

And j?ee now, and know, And seek in the broad places thereof, If

are

Thy children have forsaken Me, And sworn by no-gods; And when I had fed them to the

streets of Jerusalem,

If

transgressions

Their backslidings are increased.

Before the murderers/

Hun ye

their

many,

faint eth

,X

'

And

of a

The

God

6

make thyself fair; lover* despise thee, they seek

thy life. For I have heard a voice worimn in travail,

the ordinance of their

But these had altogether broken the

I

That spreadeth her hands 'Woe in me, now! for

foolish, for

t

not a man dwelleth therein. thou, that art spoiled, what) doest thou, That thou dothest thyself with}

31

I said:

They are

!

And 30 And

Thy

their faces harder

than a rock; They have refused to return.

ye can find a man, there be any that doeth

justly,

that seeketh truth;

And I will pardon her. -And though they As the LORD " sav '

*

7

8

They are become as well-fed horses, lusty stallions; Every one neigheth after his neighbour's wife. 9 Shall I not punish for these things? Saith the LORD; And shall not soul be avenged On such a nation as this?

My

liveth',

Surely they swear falsely. LORD are not Thine eyes upon truth? Thou hast stricken them, but they were not affected; Thou hast consumed them, but they

3

4

have refused to receive correction;

568

10

Go ye up into her rows, and destroy, But make not a full end; Take away her

shoots;

For they are not the LORD'S. "For the house of Israel and the house of Judah

JEREMIAH Have dealt very treacherously against Me,

us?'

Saith the LORD. belied the LORD, And said: 'It is not He, Neither shall evil come upon as; Neither shall we see sword nor famine; I3 And the prophets shall become wind, And the word is not in them; Thus be it done unto thorn/ "Wherefore thus saith the LORD, the

They have

God

16

an open sepulchre, They are all mighty men. 17 And they shall eat up thy harvest, and thy bread, They shall eat up thy sons and thy is

20

Declare ye this in the house of Jacob, And announce it in Judah, naying:

Hear now this, foolish people, and without undemanding, That have eyes, and see not, That have ears, and hear not: ^Fear ye not Me? saith the LORD; 21

Will ye not tremble at ence?

Who

daughters, They shall eat up thy flocks

up thy vines and thy

An j

Wherein thou

trustest,

1

vail; :

I

roar, yet can they not pass over it. ^But this people hath a revolting and

Though they

a rebellious heart;

They 24

,

!

are revolted,

and gone.

Neither say they in their heart: *Let us now fear the LORD our

;

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cities,

with the

I

in those days, saith the

LORD, will not make a

end with you. when ye shall say. 'Wherefore hath the LORD our God done all these things unto it shall

it

cannot pass; And though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not pre-

,

sword.

1

of the sea, everlasting ordinance, which

full

come to

these things,

And your

^

^

They shall batter thy fortified

And

for the

bound

-

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shall eat

fig-trees;

1&

have placed the sand

pres-

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thy herds,

But even

My

God, That giveth the former rain, and the latter in due season; That keepeth for us Theappointed weeks of the harvest/ and| ^Your iniquities have turned away

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not yours.'

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Their quiver

They

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of hosts:

say.

then shalt Thou say unto them:

'Like as ye have forsaken Me, and served strange gods in your land, so shall ye serve strangers in a land that

12

Because ye speak this word, Behold, I will make My words in thy mouth fire, And this people wood, and it shall devour them. I6 Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, house of Israel, saith the LORD; It is an enduring nation, It is an ancient nation, A nation whose language thou knowest not, Neither understandest what they

5.27

pass,

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sins have withholden good from you. 26 For among My people are found wicked men;

They pry, as fowlers lie in wait; They set a trap, they catch men. 27 As a cage is full of birds, So are

their houses full of deceit; Therefore they are become great,

and waxen

rich;

JEREMIAH

5 28

"They are waxen fat, they are become

*'

and

let us go up by night, us destroy her palaces.'

Arise,

And

sleek;

let

Yea, they overpass in deeds of wick6

edne&s; of the fatherless,

That they might make

it

to pros-

per;

And

the right of the needy do they not judge, ^hall I not punish for these things? Saith the LORD; Shall not My soul be avenged On such a nation as this?

For thus hath the LORD of hosts said

Hew ye down her

They plead not the cause, the cause

:

trees,

And

cast up a mound against Jerusalem; This is the city to be punished; Everywhere there is oppression in the midst of her. 7 As a cistern welleth with her waters, So she welleth with her wickedness; Violence and spoil is heard in her; Before Me continually is sickness

and wounds. appalling and horrible thing Is come to pass in the land: n The prophets prophesy in the serv-

8

i

ice of falsehood,

And

the priests bear rule at their

Be thou Lest

corrected, Jerusalem, soul be alienated from

My

thee,

Lest I make thee desolate, A land not inhabited.

beck;

And My people love to have it so; What then will ye do in the end thereof?

Put yourselves under

covert, ye children of Benjamin, Away from the midst of Jerusalem, And blow the horn in Tekoa,

And

set

up a

signal

on Beth-

cherem;

For

evil

looketh forth from the

north, And a great destruction, ^he comely and delicate one, The daughter of Zion, will I cut off. 3 Shepherds with their flocks come

pitch their tents against her

round about; feed bare every one what nigh at hand.

They

Thus saith the LORD of hosts: They shall thoroughly glean as a vine The remnant of Israel; Turn again thy hand As a grape-gatherer upon the shoots. 10 To whom shall I speak and give warning,

That they

may hear? Behold, their ear is dull, And they cannot attend; Behold, the word of the

is

LORD

is

become unto them a reproach, They have no delight in it. "Therefore I am fuU of the fury of the LORD,

I

am weary

Pour

unto her;

They

9

it

with holding in: out upon the babes in the

street,

And upon the assembly men together;

of

young

For even the husband with the wife

4

Prepare ye war against her; Arise, and let us go up at noon!' 'Woe unto us! for the day declineth, For the shadows of the evening are stretched out!'

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shall

be taken,

The aged with him that

is full of

days. their houses shall be turned unto others,

JEREMIAH Their

fields

and

wives

their

to-

1

gether;

My

will stretch out hand upon the inhabitants of the land, Saith the LORD. 13 For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them Every one is greedy for gain; And from the prophet even unto the

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My people lightly, *

able,

Peace, peace

of

i

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7 ,

when

before this people, the fathers and the sons to-

And

gether shall stumble against them,

The neighbour and

his friend,

and

they shall perish.

tion;

Yea, they are not at all ashamed, Neither know they how to blush; Therefore they shall fall among

'"Thus saith the LORD. j

them that fall, At the time that I punish them they shall stumble, Saith the LORD.

earth.

saith the LORD: Stand ye in the ways and see, And ask for the old paths, is

lay hold on bow and spear, are cruel, and have no com-

passion;

the good way, and walk

therein, And ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said: 'We will not walk therein.' 17 And I set watchmen over you: 'Attend to the sound of the horn', But they said: 'We will not at-

tend/ ^Therefore hear, ye nations, And know, O congregation, what is against them. Hear, O earth: Behold, I will bring evil upon this people,

Even the fruit

Behold, a people cometh from the north country, And a great nation shall be roused from the uttermost parts of the

^They They

Thus

Where

pleading unto

sacrifices

"Therefore thus saith the LORD: Behold, I will lay stumblingblocks

there

no peace. 15 They shall be put to shame because they have committed abominais

16

they have

To what

Nor your Me.

priest

Every one dealeth falsely. 14 They have healed also the hurt

My teaching, it.

purpose Is to Me the frankincense that comoth from Shoba, And the sweet canes from a far country? Your burnt-offerings are not accept-

2t>
yet not be toward this people; cast them out of eight, and let them go forth. 2 And it shall come to pass, when they say unto thee: Whither shall we go

My

Her spirit droopeth; Her sun is gone down while

My

it

was

yet day,

ashamed and confounded; the residue of them will I deliver to the sword before thoir

She

is

And

forth? then thou shalt tell 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 the famine, to the famine; and such as are for captivity, to captivity. 3And

4

enemies, Suith the LORD.' 10

Woe

is

me,

my

hast borne

appoint over them four kinds, LOED: the sword to slay, and the dogs to drag, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the 4 earth, to devour and to destroy. And I will cause them to be a horror among all the kingdoms of the earth, because of Manasseh the son of Hezekiah king of Judah, for that which he did in; Jerusalem. 4 For who shall have pity upon thec, O Jerusalem?

A man

of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth! I have not lent, neither have men lent to me; Yet every one of them doth curse

I will

saith the

;

i

mother, that thou

me

me. n The LORD said: 'Verily I will lease thee for good; verily I cause the

enemy

to

make

rewill

supplication

unto thee in the time of evil and in the time of affliction, ^Can iron break iron from the north and brass? 33 Thy Or who shall bemoan thee? substance and thy treasures will I Or who shall turn aside to ask of give for a spoil without price, and that for all thy sins, even in all thy borders. thy welfare? 6 Thou hast cast Me off, saith the 14And Ir will make thee to pass with thine enemies into a land which thou LORD, Thou art gone backward; knowest not; for a fire is kindled in Therefore do I stretch out My hand My nostril, which shall burn upon against thee, and destroy thee; you I am weary with repenting. !

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Thou,

O LORD,

T

1 ft

knowest;

16.9

The word

of the

LORD came

also

j

Remember me, and think

unto me, saying: 2 Thou shalt not take thee a wife, Neither shalt thou have sons or long-suffering; daughters in this place. Know that for Thy sake I have suf- *For thus saith the LORD concerning fered taunts. the sons and concerning the daughters 16 Thy words were found, and did that are born in this place, and coneat them; cerning their mothers that bore them, And Thy words were unto me a joy and concerning tfceir their fathers that and the rejoicing of my heart; begot them in this land: 4 Because Thy name was called on me, They shall die of grievous deaths; LORD God of hosts. They shall not be lamented, neither 17 I sat not in the assembly of them shall they be buried, that make merry, nor rejoiced; They shall be as dung upon the I sat alone because of Thy hand; face of the ground; For Thou hast filled me with indigAnd they shall be consumed by the nation. sword, and by famine; n\Vhy is my And their carcasses shall be nieat pain perpetual, And my wound incurable, so that it for the fowls of heaven, refuseth to be healed? And for the beasts of the earth. B Wilt Thou indeed be unto me as a For thus saith the LORD: Enter not deceitful brook, into the house of mourning, neither As waters that fail? go to lament, neither bemoan them; for I have taken away My peace from 10 Therefore thus saith the LORD: this people, saith the LORD, even 6 If thou return, and I bring thee mercy and compassion. Both the in thi and the small shall die back, great Thou shalt stand before Me; land; they shall not be buried; neither And if thou bring forth the precious shall men lament for them, nor cut out of the vile, themselves, nor make themselves bald Thou shalt be as My mouth; for them; 7neither shall men break Let them return unto thee, bread for them in mourning, to comBut thou shalt not return unto them. fort them for the dead; neither shall 20 And I will make thee unto this men give them the cup of consolation to drink for their father or for their people a fortified brazen wall; And they shall fight against thee, mother. 8And thou shalt not go into But they shall not prevail against the house of feasting to sit with them, to eat and to drink. 9For thus saith thee; For I am with thee to save thee the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: and to deliver thee, Behold, I will cause to cease out of me, and avenge me of my persecutors, Take me not away because* of Thy

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Saith the LORD. 21

of this place,

And

I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked, And I will redeem thee out of the hand of the terrible.

585

Before your eyes and in your days, The voice of mirth and the voice of gladness,

voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride.

The

JEREMIAH

16 10

10 And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt tell this people all these words, and they shall say unto thee: 'Wherefore hath the LORD pronounced all this great evil against us? or what is our iniquity? or what is our sin that

18

ll

I will

and

recompense their

their

sm

double;

Because they have profaned

My

land;

They have filled Mine inheritance With the carcasses of their detestable things and their abomina-

against the LORD then shalt thou say unto

tions.

l

Because your fathers have forsaken Me, saith the LORD, and have walked after other gods, and have served them, and have worshipped them, and have forsaken Me, and have not kept My law; 12and ye have done worse than your fathers; for, behold, ye walk every one after the

them:

first

iniquity

we have committed our God?'

And

t

19

LORD, my strength, and my stronghold,

And my

refuge, in the

day

of afflic-

tion,

Unto Thee shall the nations come From the ends of the earth, and shall say:

'Our fathers have inherited nought but lies, Vanity and things wherein there is no profit.' 20 Shall a man make unto himself

stubbornness of his evil heart, so that ye hearken not unto Me; "therefore will I cast you out of this land into a land that ye have not known, neither ye nor your fathers; and there shall ye serve other gods day and night; forasmuch as I will show you

gods,

And

they are no gods?

no favour.' "Therefore, behold, the days come,

"Therefore, behold, I will cause to know, This once will I cause them to

saith the LORD, that it shall no more be said: 'As the LORD hveth, that brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt', I5but: 'As

And

LORD

north, and from all the countries whither He had driven them'; and I will bring them back into their land that I gave unto their fathers. 16 Behold, I will send for many fishers, saith the LORD, and they shall fish them; and afterward I will send for

is

7

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many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of the clefts of the For Mine eyes are upon

they shall

know that

My name

the LORD.

The sin of Judah is written With a pen of iron, and with the

It is

point of a diamond; graven upon the tablet of their

heart,

And upon

the horns of your

al-

tars. 2

Like the symbols of their sons are their altars, their Asherim are

And

rocks. 17

know

My hand and My might,

liveth, that brought up the children of Israel from the land of the

the

them

by

the leafy

trees, all

Upon the high

their

ways, They are not hid from My face; Neither is their iniquity concealed

from Mine eyes. 586

3

thou that

hills.

sittest

upon the moun-

tain in the field, I will give thy substance treasures for a spoil,

and

all

thy

JEREMIAH And thy high

places, because of sin, throughout all thy borders. 4 And thou, even of thyself, shait discontinue from thy heritage That I gave thee;

And

I will

According to the

"As the partridge that broodeth over young which she hath not brought

cause thee to serve thine

forth,

So

he that getteth

riches,

and not

right;

In the midst of his days he sliall leave them, And at his end he shall be a fool.

nostril,

burn

is

by

;

shall

fruit of his do-

ings.

enemies In the land which thou knowest not For ye have kindled a fire in My

Which

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for ever. i

s

Thus saith the LORD: Cursed is the man that trusteth in man, And maketh flesh his arm, And whose heart departeth from the LORD. 6 For he shall be like a tamarisk in the desert, And shall not see when good cometh But shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, A salt land and not inhabited. 7 Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, And whose trust the LORD is. 8 For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, And that spreadeth out its roots by the river, And shall not see when heat com-

12

Thou throne

of glory, on high from the beginning, Thou place of our sanctuary, 13 Thou hope of Israel, the LORD! All that forsake Thee shall be

j

ashamed;

They that depart from Thee

;

The fountain of living waters. 14 j

its foliage shall

be luxuriant;

And shall not be anxious in the year of drought, Neither shall cease from yielding fruit. 9

The heart

is

deceitful

above

all

things,

And 10

it is

exceeding

know it? the LORD

weak

who can

I search the heart, I try the reins, Even to give every man according to his ways,

Heal me,

LORD, and

I shall be

healed;

Save me, and I shall be saved; For Thou art my praise. 13 Behold, they say unto me: Where is the word of the LORD? *

let it come now.' As for me, I have not hastened frorr being a shepherd after Thee;

16

eth,

But

shall

be written in the earth, Because they have forsaken the LORD,

Neither have I desired the woefu day; Thou knowest it; That which came out of my lips was manifest before Thee. 17 Be not a ruin unto me; Thou art my refuge in the day of evil 18 Let them be ashamed that persecute me, but let not me be ashamed; Let them be dismayed, but let noi me be dismayed; Bring upon them the day of evil, And destroy them with doubl*

687

destruction.

JEREMIAH

17.19

I3 Thussaul the LORD unto me: Go, and stand in the gate of the children of the people, whereby the kings of Judah come in, and by which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem; 2l) and say unto them Hear ye the word of the LOKD, ye kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, that enter in by these gates; 21 thus| :

Jerusalem on the sabbath day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched.

I

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The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying **Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause thee to went down the hear My words.' 3Then I wen '

the LORD*: Take hood for sake of your souls, and bear no burden on the sabbath day, nor bring in by the gates of Jerusalem; it ^neither carry forth a burden out of your houses on the sabbath day, neither do ye any work but hallow ye the sabbath day, as I commanded your fathers; ^but* they hearkened 'not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, nor receive instruction. 24And ,

it shall

come

to pass,

if

1

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to the potter's house, and, behold, he was at his work on the wheels 4 And whensoever the vessel that ho made of the clay was marred in the hand of the potter, he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it. ^hen the word of the LORD came to me, saying Ql house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter'5 saith the LORD. Behold, as the clay the potter's hand, so are ye in ye diligently (

.

m

My

7 house of Israel. At one hearken unto Me, saith the LORD, hand, to bring in no burden through the instant I may speak concerning a gates of this city on the sabbath day, nation, and concerning a kingdom, to luck up and to break down and to but to hallow the sabbath day, to do no work therein; 20 then shall there estroy it s but if that nation turn from enter in by the gates of this city kings their evil, because of which I have and princes sitting upon the throne of spoken against it, I repent of the evil 9 And David, riding in chariots and on that I thought to do unto it. hort>es, they and their princes, the at one instant I may speak concernmen of Judah, and the inhabitants of ing a nation, and concerning a king10 Jerusalem; and this city shall be dom, to build and to plant it; but inhabited for ever. ^And they shall if it do evil in My sight, that it hearkcome from the cities of Judah, and en not to My voice, then I repent of from the places round about Jerusalem, the good, wherewith I said I would and from the land of Benjamin, and benefit it. "Now therefore do thou from the Lowland, and from the speak to the men of Judah, and to the mountains, and from the South, bring- inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying: ing burnt-offerings, and sacrifices, Thus.saith the LORD: Behold, I and meal-offerings, and frankincense, frame evil against you, and devise a and bringing sacrifices of thanksgiving, device against you; return ye now unto the house of the LORD. 27 But if every one from his evil way, and ye will not hearken unto Me to hallow amend your ways and your doings. the sabbath day, and not to bear a 12But they say: There is no hope, burden and enter in at the gates of Dut we will walk after our own devices, ;

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194

JEREMIAH 20

and we will do every one after the stubbornness of his evil heart/

Shall evil be recompensed for good? For they have digged a pit for my

I

soul.

Remember how I stood before Thee To peak good for them. To turn away Thy wrath from them. 21 Therefore deliver up their children

13

Therefore thus saith the LORD: Ask ye now among the nations, Who hath heard such things;

The

A

i

virgin of Israel hath done

very horrible thing. 14 Doth the snow of Lebanon From the rock of the field 9

Or are the strange

to the famine, hurl them to the power of the

And

fail

cold

sword;

And

let their wix*es be bereaved of their children, and widows; And let their men be slain of death, And their young men smitten of the * sword in battle. ^Let a cry be heard from their houses, When thou shalt bring a troop

flowing

waters

Plucked up?

"For

My

They

And

people hath forgotten Me, unto vanity;

offer

they have been made to stum-

ble in their ways, In the ancient paths, To walk in bypaths, In a way not cast up I6 To make their land

suddenly upon them; For they have digged a me,

;

an astonish-

ment, And a perpetual hissing; Every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, And shake his head. 17 1 will scatter them as with an east

wind

And

;

i

me; i

But

let

us devise devices

word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, let us not give heed to any of

And

his words/ Give heed to me, LORD, And hearken to the voice of them that contend with me.

them be made to stumble

Deal Thou with them Thine anger.

|

against Jeremiah; For instruction shall not perish from the priest, Nor counsel from the wise, nor the

let

before Thee;

1

'Come, and

Thy

sight; ;

said they:

feet/

Forgive not their iniquity, Neither blot out their sin from

their face, In the day of their calamity.

Then

my

Yet, LORD, Thou knowest All their counsel against me to slay

23

Before the enemy; I will look upon their back, and not

18

hid snares for

pit to take

!

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in the time of

said the LORD: Go, and get a potter's earthen bottle, and take of the elders of the people, and of the elders of the priests; 2and go forth unto the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is by the entry of the gate Harsith, and proclaim there the words that I shall tell thee; 3and say: Hear ye the word of the LORD, kings of Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem; thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel:

1

19

Thus

Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, which whosoever heareth, his ears shall tingle; 4because they have forsak-

589

19.4

JEREMIAH

eu Me, and have estranged this place, nd have offered in it unto other gods, whom neither they nor their fathers have known, nor the kings of Juduh; and have filled this place with the blood of innocents; ^ind have built the high places of Baal, to burn their sons in the fire for burnt-offerings unto Baal; which I commanded not, nor spoke it, neither came it into My mind. Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that this place bhall no more be called Topheth, nor The valley of the son of Hinnom, but

are defiled, shall be as the place of

Topheth, even all the houses upon whose roofs they have offered unto all the host of heaven, and have poured out drink-offerings unto other gods.

"Then came Jeremiah from Topheth, whither the LORD had sent him to prophesy; and he stood in the court of the LORD'S house, and said to all the people: 15 'Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will

bring

upon

this city

and upon

all

her

towns all the evil that I have proThe valley of slaughter; 7and I will nounced against it; because they have make void the counsel of Judah and made their neck stiff, that they might Jerusalem in this place; and I will not hear My words.' cause them to fall by the sword before Of) Now Pashhur the son of Immer

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their enemies, and by the hand of them the priest, who was chief officer that seek their life; and their carcasses in the house of the LORD, heard Jere2 Then will I give to be food for the fowls of miah prophesying these things. the heaven, and for the beasts of the Pashhur smote Jeremiah the prophet, s earth; and I will make this city an and put him in the stocks that were astonishment, and a hissing; every one in the upper gate of Benjamin, which that pa&seth thereby shall be aston- was in the house of the LORD. 3And ished and hiss because of all the it came to pass on the morrow, that

plagues thereof; and I will cause them Pashhur brought forth Jeremiah out to eat the fleh of their sons and the of the stocks. Then said Jeremiah

The LORD hath not called fle&h of their daughters, and they shall unto him: eat every one the flesh of his friend, thy name Pashhur, but a Magorin the siege and in the straitness, missabib. 4 For thus saith the LORD: wherewith their enemies, and they Behold, I will make thee a terror to that seek their life, shall straiten thyself, and to all thy friends; and them* 10Then shalt thou break the they shall fall by the sword of their bottle in the sight of the men that go enemies, and thine eyes shall behold with thee, "and shalt say unto them: it; and I will give all Judah into the Thus saith the LORD of hosts: Even hand of the king of Babylon, and he i>o will I break this people and this shall carry them captive to Babylon, city, as one breaketh a potter's ves- and shall slay them with the sword. sel, that cannot be made whole again; 6 Morepver I will give all the store of and they shall bury in Topheth, for this city, and all the gains thereof, want of room to bury. 12Thus will I and all the wealth thereof, yea, all do unto this place, saith the LORD, the treasures of the kings of Judah and to the inhabitants thereof, even will I give into the hand of their making this city as Topheth; "and enemies, who shall spoil them, and the houses of Jerusalem, and the take them, and carry them to Babynouses of the kings of Judah, which ion. 6And thou, Pashhur, and all that l

That is,

Terror on every aide.

590

JEREMIAH Even with an

dwell in thy house shall go into captivity; and thou shalt come to Babylon, and there thou shalt die, and there shalt thou be buried, thou, and all thy friends, to whom thou hast prophesied

which

LORD, Thou hast enticed me, and I was enticed, Thou hast overcome me, and hast

cause. 18

Smg unto the LORD, Praise ye the LORD; For He hath delivered the soul of

prevailed;

am become

a laughing-stock

all

the day,

the needy the hand of evil-doers.

From

Every one mocketh me. 8 For as often as I "speak, out, I cry:

I

cry

"Cursed be the day Wherein I was born; The day wherein my mother bore me, Let it not be blessed. 15 Cursed be the man who brought

'

Violence and spoil'; Because the word of the LORD

is

made

A reproach unto me, and a derision, all

And

9

the day. if I say:

'I

will

not

make

tidings

To my father,

mention of Him, Nor speak any more in His name',

Then

there is in

my

heart as

were a burning fire Shut up in my bones, And I weary myself to hold

But 10

it

Which the LORD overthrew, and it in,

repented not; let him, hear a cry in the morn-

And

I have heard the whispering many, Terror on every side: 'Denounce, and we will denounce

For

ing,

And an alarm at noontide; Because He slew me not from the womb; And so my mother would have been

of

17

him'; of all

my grave,

my familiar friends,

Them that watch for my

him/ But the LORD

is

with

me

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womb To see labour and sorrow, That my days should be consumed in shame?

as a

mighty warrior; Therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not pre-

her womb always great. Wherefore came I forth out of the

And

halting: 'Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, And we shall take our revenge on ll

saying:

'A man-child is born unto thee'; Making him very glad. I6 And let that man be as the cities

cannot.

Even

everlasting confusion

never be forgotten.

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mg: 2< Inquire, I pray thee, of th< and not for good, saith the LORD; it LORD for us; for Nebuchadrezzar shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon maketh war against king of Babylon, and he shall burn it us; perad venture the LORD will deal mill fire. "And unto the house of the king of with u$ according to all His wondrous Judah Hear ye the word of the LOUD ; works, that ho may go up from us.' 3 Then said Jeremiah unto them' 12 house of David, thus saith the Thus shall yo say to Zedekiah LORD: 4 Execute justice in the morning, Thus saith the LORD, the God of And deliver the spoiled out of the Israel: hand of the oppressor, Behold, I will turn hack the weapLest ons of war that are in your hands, fury go forth like fire, And burn that none can quench it, wherewith ye fight against the king of Because of the evil of your doings. Babylon, and against the Chaldeans, that besiege you without the walls, inund I will gather them into the midst "Behold, I am against thee, habitant of the valley, of this cily. "And I myself will fight And rock of the plain, saith the against YOU with an outstretched hand anour.

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LORD showed me, and two baskets

of

figs

beset

temple of the LORD; after

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that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah The word that came to Jeremiah the son of Jehoiukirn, king of Judah, concerning all the people of and the princes of Judah, with the Judah in the fourth year of Johoiakim craftsmen and smiths, from Jerusalem, the son of Josiali, king of Judah, that and had brought them to Babylon. was the first year of Nebuchadrezzar

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king of Babylon; which Jeremiah the prophet spoke unto all the peoplo of Judah, and to all the inhabitants |

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the bad, very bad, that cannot be

of Jerusalem, saying: 3 Froin the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, even unto this day, these three and twenty years, the word of the LORD

7

hath come unto me, and I have spoken unto you, speaking betimes and often; but ye have not hearkened. 4And the LORD bath sent unto you all His servants the prophets, ending them betimes and often but ye have not hearkened, nor inclined 6 And I will set Mine eyes upon your ear to hear ''saying: 'Return good. them for good, and I will bring them ye now every one from his evil way, back to this land; and I will build them, and from the evil of your doings, and not pull them down; and I will and dwell in the land that the LORD plant them, and not pluck them up. hath given unto you and to your 7 And I will give them a heart to fathers, for ever and ever; 6and go not know Me, that I am the LORD; and after other gods to serve them, and they shall be My people, and I will to worship them, and provoke Me be their God; for they shall return not with the work of your hands; and unto Me "with their whole heart. I will do you no hurt.' *Yet ye have *And as the bad figs, which cannot be not hearkened unto Me, saith the eaten, tKfcy are so bad; surely thus LORD; that ye might provoke Me So will I make with the work of your hands to your saith the LORD: ^Therefore thus saith Zedekiah the king of Judah, and his own hurt. princes, and the residue of Jerusalem, the LORD of hosts: Because ye have that remain in this land, and them not heard My words, 9 behold, I will that dwell in the land of Egypt; 9I send and take all the families of the will even make them a horror among north, saith the LORD, and I will all the kingdoms of the earth for evil; send unto Nebuchadrezzar the king a reproach and a proverb, a taunt of Babylon, My servant, and will and a curse, in all places whither I bring them against this land, and 10 And I will send against the inhabitants thereof, and shall drive them. the sword, the famine, and the pes- against all these nations round about; tilence, among them, till they be con- and I will utterly destroy them, and sumed from off the land that I gave make them an astonishment, and a and perpetual desolations. unto them and to their fathers/

*And the eaten, they are so bad. word of the LORD came unto me, say6 'Thus saith the LORD, the God ing: of Israel: Like these good figs T so will I regard the captives of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans, for

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from and the remnant of Ashdod; 21 Edom, voice of mirth and and Moab, and the children of Amthe voice of gladness, the voice of the mon; 22and all the kings of Tyre, and bridegroom and the voice of the bride, all the kings of Zidon, and the kings the sound of the millstones, and the of the isle which is beyond the sea; uAnd this whole 23 Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all light of the lamp. land shall be a desolation, and a that have the corners of their hair waste; and these nations shall serve polled; ^and all the kings of Arabia, the king of Babylon seventy years and all the kings of the mingled peo12 And it shall come to pass, when ple that dwell in the wilderness; 25and seventy years are accomplished, that all the kings of Zimri, and all the I will punish the king of Babylon, and kings of Elam, and all the kings of the that nation, saith the LORD, for Medes; 26and all the kings of the their iniquity, and the land of the north, far and near, one with another; Chaldeans; and I will make it per- and all the kingdoms of the world, 13 And I will bring which are upon the face of the earth. petual desolations. all land that words which And the king of a Sheshach shall drink upon I have pronounced against it, even after them. 27And thou shalt say unto all that is written in this book, which them: Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Jeremiah hath prophesied against all the God of Israel: Drink ye, and be the nations. 14For many nations and drunken, and spew, and fall, and rise great kings shall make bondmen of no more, because of the sword which

Moreover I

will cause to cease

among them the

My

will recompense them I will send among you. And it according to their deeds, and accord- shall be, if they refuse to take the cup at thy hand to drink, then shait thou ing to the work of their own hands. 15 For thus saith the LORD, the God say unto them: Thus saith the LORD of Israel, unto me: Take this cup of hosts: Ye shall surely drink 29 of the wine of fury at For, lo, I begin to bring evil on the hand, and name is called, and cause all the nations, to whom I send city whereupon 16 And they shall should ye be utterly unpunished? Ye thee, to drink it. drink, and reel to and fro, and be shall not be unpunished; for I will call like madmen, because of the sword for a sword upon all the inhabitants that I will send among them. 17 Then of the earth, saith the LORD of hosts. 30 took I the cup at the LORD'S hand, Therefore prophesy ,thou against and made all the nations to drink, them all these words, and say unto unto whom the LORD had sent me* them: 18 The LORD doth roar from on high. Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, And utter His voice from His holy and the kings thereof, and the princes thereof, to make them an appalhabitation; He doth mightily roar because of ment, an astonishment, a hissing, and His fold; a curse; as it is this day; 19 Pharaoh He giveth a shout, as they that king of Egypt, and his servants, and tread the grapes, his princes, and all his people; 20and all the mingled people; and all the Against all the inhabitants of the earth. kings of the land of Uz, and all the 81 noise is come even to the end of kings of the land of the Philistines, and Ashkelon, and Gaza, and Ekron, the earth; 28

them also; and I

My

My

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For the LORD hath a controversy In the beginning of the reign with the nations, of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, He doth plead with all flesh; king of Judah, came this word from As for the wicked, He hath given the LORD, saying: 2 'Thus saith the them to the sword, LORD: Stand in the court of the Saith the LORD. LORD'S house, and speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to wor32 Thus saith the LORD of hosts. ship in the LORD'S house, all the words that I command thee to speak unto Behold, evil shall go forth 3 From nation to nation, it may them; diminish not a word. And a great storm shall be raised up be they will hearken, and turn every From the uttermost parts of the man from his evil way; that I may earth. repent Me of the evil, which I purpose 33 And the slain of the LORD shall be to do unto them because of the evil at that day from one end of the earth of their doings. 4And thou shalt say even unto the other end of the earth; unto them: Thus saith the LORD,. they shall not be lamented, neither If ye will not hearken to Me, to walk gathered, nor buried; they shall be in My law, which I have set before dung upon the face of the ground. you, *to hearken to the words of My servants the prophets, whom I send ^Wail, ye shepherds, and cry; And wallow yourselves in the dust, unto you, even sending them betimes and often, but ye have not hearkened; ye leaders of the flock; For the days of your slaughter are Hhen will I make this house like fully come, Shiloh, and will make this city a curse And I will break you in pieces, to aU the nations of the earth.' 7 So the priests and the prophets And ye shall fall like a precious vessel. and all the people heard Jeremiah 35 And the shepherds shall have no speaking these words in the house of 8 the LORD. Now it came to pass, way to flee, Nor the leaders of the flock to when Jeremiah had made an end of escape. speaking all that the LORD had com36 manded him to speak unto all the Hark! the cry of the shepherds, And the wailing of the leaders of the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people laid hold on him, flock! For the LORD despoileth their pas- saying: 'Thou shalt surely die. 9Why hast thou prophesied in the name of ture. 37 And the peaceable folds are brought the LORD, saying: This house shall be like Shiloh, and this city shall be to silence Because of the fierce anger of the desolate, without an inhabitant?' And all the people were gathered against LORD. 38 He hath forsaken His covert, as the Jeremiah in the house of the LORD. ia When the princes of Judah heard lion; these things, they came up from the For their land i& become a waste Because of the fierceness of the king's house unto the house, of the LORD and they sat in the entry of the oppressing sword, new gate of the LORD'S house. "Then And because of His fierce anger. spoke the priests and the prophets ;

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20 all the people And there was also a man that 'This man is worthy 01 prophesied in the name of the LORD, saying. death, for he hath prophesied against Uriah the son of Shemaiah of Kinaththis city, as ye have heard with your jearim; and he prophesied against this 12 Then spoke Jeremiah unto city and against this land according ears.' to all the words of Jeremiah; 21 and all the princes and to all the people saying: 'The LORD sent me to proph- when Jehoiakim the king, with all esy against this house and against this his mighty men, and all the princes, city all the words that ye have heard heard his words, the king sought to 13 Theref ore now amend your ways anc put him to death; but when Uriah your doings, and hearken to the voice heard it, he was afraid, and fled, and 22 of the LOED your God; and the LORD went into Egypt, and Jehoiakim the will repent Him of the evil that He king sent men into Egypt, Elnathan hath pronounced against you. 14 But the son of Achbor, and certain men 23 and they as for me, behold, I am in your hand, with him, into Egypt; do with me as is good and right in your fetched forth Uriah out of Egypt, and 15 0nly know ye for certain that, brought him unto Jehoiakim the king; eyes. who slew him with the sword, and if ye put me to death, ye will bring innocent blood upon yourselves, anc cast his dead body into the graves of upon this city, and upon the inhab- the children of the people. ^Neveritants thereof, for of a truth the LORD theless the hand of Ahikam the son hath sent me unto you to speak all of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, that these words in your ears.' they should not give him into the 16 Then said the princes and all the hand of the people to put him to death. people unto the priests and to the In the beginning of the reign prophets: 'This man is not worthy of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, of death; for he hath spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God.' king of Judah, came this word unto 17 Then rose up certain of the elders of Jeremiah from the LORD, saying. the land, and spoke to all the assembly 2 'Thus saith the LORD to me. Make of the people, saying. 18 'Micah the thee bands and bars, and put them Morashtite prophesied in the days of upon thy neck; 3and send them to the Hezekiah king of Judah; and he spoke king of Edom, and to the king of to all the people of Judah, saying: Moab, and to the king of the children Thus saith the LORD of hosts: of Ammon, and to the king of Tyre, Zion shall be plowed as a field, and to the king of Zidon, by the hand And Jerusalem shall become heaps, of the messengers that come to JeruAnd the mountain of the house as salem unto Zedekiah king of Judah; 4 the high places of a forest. and give them a charge unto their 19 Did Hezekiah king of Judah and masters, saying: Thus saith the all Judah put him at all to death? did LORD of hosts, the God of Israel he not fear the LORD, and entreat the Thus shall ye say unto your masters favour of the LORD, and the LORD 5I_have made the 'earth, the man

unto the princes and to

repented Him of the evil which He had and the beast that are upon the face Thus of the earth, by My great power and pronounced against them? might we procure great 'evil against Dy My outstretched arm, and I give our own souls.' t unto whom it seemeth right unto 600

JEREMIAH Me.

And now have

6

given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, servant; and the beasts of the field also have I given him to serve him. 7And all the nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son's son, until the time of his own land come ; and then many nations I

My

16

For for they prophesy a lie unto you. I have not sent them, saith the LORD, and they prophesy falsely in

My

name; that I might drive you out, and that ye might perish, ye, and the prophets that prophesy unto you.' 16 Also I spoke to the priests and to all this people, saying: 'Thus saith and great kings shall make him their the LORD: Hearken not to the words bondman 8And it shall come to pass, of your prophets that prophesy unto that the nation and ihe kingdom you, saying: Behold, the vessels of which will not serve the same Nebu- the LORD'S house shaH now shortly chadnezzar king of Babylon, and that be brought back from Babylon; for will not put their neck under the yoke they prophesy a lie unto you. "Hearkof the king of Babylon, that nation en not unto them; serve the king of will I visit, saith the LORD, with Babylon, and live; wherefore should the sword, and with the famine, and this city become desolate? 18But if with the pestilence, until I have con- they be prophets, and if the word of sumed them by his hand. But as for the LORD be with them, let them now you, hearken ye not to your prophets, make intercession to the LORD of nor to your diviners, nor to your hosts, that the vessels which are left dreams, nor to your soothsayers, nor in the house of the LORD, and in the to your sorcerers, that speak unto you, house of the king of Judah, and at 19 For saying: Ye shall not serve the king Jerusalem, go not to Babylon. of Babylon; l for they prophesy a thus saith the LORD of hosts concernlie unto you, to remove you far from ing the pillars, and concerning the your land; and that I should drive sea, and concerning the bases, and n But concerning the residue of the vessels you out and ye should perish. the nation that shall bring their neck that remain in this city, 20which Nebuunder the yoke of the king of Babylon, chadnezzar king of Babylon took not, and serve him, that nation will I let when he carried away captive Jeconiah remain in their own land, saith the the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, LORD; and they shall till it, and from Jerusalem to Babylon, and all dwell therein.' the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem; 12 And I spoke to Zedekiah king ^yea, thus saith the LORD of hosts, the of Judah according to all these words, God of Israel, concerning the vessels saying: 'Bring your necks under the that remain in the house of the LORD, yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve and in the house of the king of Judah, him and his people, and live. 13Why and at Jerusalem. ^They shall be carwill ye die, thou and thy people, by ried to Babylon, and there shall they the sword, by the famine, and by the be, until the day that I remember pestilence, as the LORD hath spoken them, saith the LORD, and bring them concerning the nation that will not up, and restore them to this place.' 14 And it came to pass the 'same And serve the king of Babylon? hearken not unto the words of the year, in the beginning of the prophets that speak unto you, saying: reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon, the fourth year, in the fifth month,

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that Hananiah the son of Azzur the prophet, who was of Gibeon, spoke unto me in the house of the LORD, in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying: 2< Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying: I have broken 3the yoke of Within two the Jang of Babylon. full years will I bring back into this place all the vessels of the LORD'S house, that Nebuchadnezzar king of

yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon from off the neck of all the nations within two full years.' And the prophet Jeremiah went his way. 12 Then the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, after that Hananiah the prophet had broken the bar from off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, saying: saying:

13f

Go,

and

tell

Hananiah,

LORD: Thou hast broken the bars of wood; but

Thus

saith the

Babylon took away from this place, thou shalt make in their stead bars of and carried them to Babylon; 4and I iron. 14For thus saith the LORD of will bring back to this place Jeconiah hosts, the God of Israel: I have put the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, a yoke of iron upon the neck of all the captives of Judah, that these nations, that they may serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and they shall serve him; and I have given him the beasts of the field also.' 15 Then said the prophet Jeremiah unto Hananiah the prophet: 'Hear now, the presence of all the people that Hananiah: the LORD hath not sent stood in the house of the LORD, 6even thee; but thou makest this people to the prophet Jeremiah said: 'Amen! trust in a lie. 16Therefore thus saith the LORD do sol the LORD perform the LORD: Behold, I will send thee thy words which thou hast prophesied, away from off the face of the earth; to bring back the vessels of the LORD'S this year thou shalt die, because thou house, and all them that are carried hast spoken perversion against the 17 So Hananiah the prophet away captive, from Babylon unto this LORD.' place! Nevertheless hear thou now died the same year in the seventh this word that I speak in thine ears, month. and in the ears of all the people: 8The O these are the words of the ^ u Now letter that Jeremiah the prophet prophets that have been before me and before thee of old prophesied against sent from Jerusalem unto the residue many countries, and against great of the elders of the captivity, and to kingdoms, of war, and of evil, and of the priests, and to the prophets, and pestilence, ^he prophet that proph- to all the people, whom Nebuchadesieth of peace, when the word of the nezzar had carried away captive from 2 prophet shall come to pass, then shall Jerusalem to Babylon, after that the prophet be known, that the LORD Jeconiah the king, and the queenhath truly sent him/ mother, and the officers, and the 10 Then Hananiah the prophet took princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and the bar from off the prophet Jere- the craftsmen, and the smiths, were uAnd departed from 8 miah's neck, and broke it. Jerusalem; by the Hananiah spoke in the presence of all hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, the people, saying: 'Thus saith the and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, LORD: Even so will I break the whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent

with

all

went to Babylon, saith the LORD; for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.' ^Then the prophet Jeremiah said unto the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests, and in

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JEREMIAH unto Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, saying: *Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, unto all the captivity, whom I have caused to be carried away captive from Jerusalem unto Babylon: B Build ye houses, and dwell in them, and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them; Hake ye wives, and beget sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear sons and daughters; and multiply ye there, and be not diminished. 7And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray unto the LORD for it; for in the peace thereof shall ye have

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whither I have driven you, saith the LORD; and I will bring you back unto the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive. 15For ye have said: 'The LORD hath raised us up prophets in Babylon.^ 16For

thus saith the LORD concerning the king that sitteth upon the throne of David, and concerning all the people that dwell in this city, your brethren that are not gone forth with you into 17 thus saith the LORD of captivity; hosts: Behold, I will send upou them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence,

and

will

make them

like vile

that cannot be eaten, they are so bad. 18And I will pursue after them with the sword, with the famine, and with the pestilence, and will make them a horror unto all the kingdoms peace. 8 For thus saith the LORD of hosts, of the earth, a curse, and an astonthe God of Israel: Let not your ishment, and a hissing, and a reprophets that are in the midst of you, proach, among all the nations whither and your diviners, beguile you, neither I have driven them; "because they hearken ye to your dreams which ye have not hearkened to words, saith 9 cause to be dreamed. For they the LORD, wherewith I sent unto them servants the prophets, sendprophesy falsely unto you in name; I have not sent them, saith ing them betimes and often; but the LORD. ye would not hear, saith the LORD. 10 For thus saith the LORD: After 20 Hear ye therefore the word of the seventy years are accomplished for LORD, all ye of the captivity, whom Babylon, I will remember you, and I have sent away from Jerusalem to 21 Thus saith the LORD good word toward you, Babylon: perform in causing you to return to this place. of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning n For I know the thoughts that I Ahab the son of Kolaiah, and conthink toward you, saith the LORD, cerning Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, who prophesy a lie unto you in to give you a future and a hope. name: Behold, I will deliver them ^And ye shall call upon Me, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king figs,

My

My

My

My

My

go, and pray unto Me, and I will of Babylon; and he shall slay them hearken unto you. 13And ye shall before your eyes; ^and of them shall seek Me, and tod Me, when ye shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity search for Me with all your heart. of Judah that are in Babylon, saying: 14 And I will be found of you, saith 'The LORD make thee like ZedeMali the LORD, and I will turn your cap- and like Ahab, whom the king of tivity, and gather you from all the Babylon roasted in the fire'; ^because nations, and from all the places they have wrought vile deeds in

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and "have committed adultery The word that came to Jeremiah neighbours wives, and from the LORD, saying: 2< Thus have spoken words in My name falsely, which I commanded them not; speaketh the LORD, the God of Israel, but I am He that knoweth, and am saying: Write thee all the words that 1 have spoken unto thee in a book witness, saith the LoRp. MAnd concerning Shemaiah the 3For, lo, the days come, saith the LORD, Nehelamite thou shalt speak, saying that I will turn the captivity of My 2S Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, the people Israel and Judah, saith the God of Israel, saying' Because thou LORD; and I will cause them to rehast sent letters in thine own name turn to the land .that I gave to their unto all the people that are at Jeru- fathers, and they shall possess it. 4 And these are the words that the salem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, and to all the LORD spoke concerning Israel and 26< The LORD hath concerning Judah. 5For thus saith priests, saying: made thee priest in the stead of the LORD: We have heard a voice of tremJehoiada the priest, that there should Israel,

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every man that is mad, and maketh himself a prophet, that thou shouldest put him in the stocks and 27 Now therefore, why in the collar. hast thou not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth, who maketh himself a 28 forasmuch as he prophet to you, hath sent unto us in Babylon, saying. The captivity is long; build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them?' 29 And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the 30 Then came the word of the prophet. LORD unto Jeremiah, saying: 81 Send to all them of the captivity, saying: Thus saith the LORD concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite Because that Shemaiah hath prophesied unto you, and I sent him not, and he hath caused you to trust in a lie; ^therefore thus saith the LORD: Behold, I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite, and

bling,

Of

for

his seed; he shall not have a man to dwell among this people, neither shall he behold the good that I will

do unto

My

people, saith the LORD; because, he hath spoken perversion against the LORD.

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and not

fear,

of peace. see a man doth travail with

Ask ye now, and

6

Whether child;

Wherefore do I see every man With his hands on his loins, as a

woman in travail, And all faces are turned

into paleness? 7 Alas! for that day is great, So that none is like it, And it is a time of trouble unto

Jacob,

But out

And

8

it

of it shall he be saved. shall come to pass in that

day, Saith the

That off

I

LORD

will

of hosts,

break his yoke from

thy neck,

And will burst thy bands; And strangers shall no more make 9

him their bondman; But they shall serve the LORD

their

God,

And David

their long,

Whom I will raise up

unto them.

"Therefore fear thou not, Jacob My servant, saith the LORD;

JEREMIAH Neither be dismayed, Israel; For, lo, I will save thee from afar, And thy seed from the land of their captivity; And Jacob shall again

n For

I

am with

I will

outcast* 'She is a Zion, there careth for her.'

make him

LORD,

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make a

end of all the have scattered

full

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not

make a

full

end

be builded upon her own mound, And the palace shall be inhabited

of

upon

thee;

And 12

:

Thy hurt is incurable, And thy wound is grievous. 13 None

oTeemeth of thy wound that be bound up; Thou hast no healing medicines. L4 A11 thy lovers have forgotten thee, They seek thee not; For I have wounded thee with the it

may

wound of an enemy, With the chastisement of a cruel one

wonted

place.

out of them shall proceed thanksgiving And the voice of them that make merry; And I will multiply them, and they shall not be diminished, I will also increase them, and they shall not dwindle away. 20 Their children also shall be as aforetime, their congregation established before Me,

And And

And

all thine adversaries, every one of them, shall go into cap-

tivity;

they that spoil thee shall be a

I will

punish

all

shall

be

that oppress

them.

;

For the greatness of thine iniquity, Because thy sins were increased. r> Why criest thou for thy hurt, That thy pain is incurable? For the greatness of thine iniquity, because thy sins were increased, I have done these things unto thee. "Therefore all they that devour thee shall be devoured,

And

its

And

19

I will correct thee in measure, will not utterly destroy thee.

For thus saith the LORD

compassion on his dwell-

ing-places;* And the city shall

thee,

For

none that

Thus saith the LORDBehold, I will turn the captivity of Jacob's tents,

afraid.

thee, saith the

nations whither I

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be quiet and

at ease,

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30.23

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their prince shall be of

them-

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their ruler shall proceed

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and he

shall

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approach unto

Me; For who

is

he that hath pledged

his heart

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spoil, all

the

that prey upon thee will I ^Behold, a storm of the LORD is gone forth in fury, give for a prey. 17 For I will restore health unto thee, sweeping storm; It shall whirl upon the head of the And I will heal thee of thy wounds, wicked. saith the LOED * With a play on the meaning, a dry land. 605

And

A

;'

JEREMIAH

30.24 anger of the

fierce

LORD

8

He have

executed,

and till He

have performed of His heart; In the end of days ye shall consider

The purposes

o OJ -|

-

it.

lame,

At that

The woman with

time, saith the LORD, Will I be the God of all the families of Israel,

And they

shall

be

A

My people.

2

Thus

saith the

LORD

shall come with weeping, with supplications will I lead them; I will cause them to walk by rivers

people that were left of the sword Have found grace in the wilderness, Even Israel, when I go to cause

him

to rest. afar the

They

And

:

The

From me/

child and her that travaileth with child together; great company shall they return hither.

9

3
e to Me for a name of joy, for a praise and for a glory, before all righteousness in the land. the nations of the earth, which shall I6In those days shall Judah be hear all the good that I do unto them, saved, And Jerusalem shall dwell safely; and shall fear and tremble for all the truth.

tivity of Judah Israel to return,

611

JEREMIAH

33 16

And

name whereby

she be rulers over the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; for I will caube their The LOKD is our righteousness. captivity to return, and will have 17 For thus saith the LORD There shall compassion on them.' not be cut off unto David a man to sit upon the throne of the house of O A The word which came unto Jeret 18 miah from the LORD, when Nebuneither shall there be cut off Israel; unto the priests the Levites a man be- chadrezzar king of Babylon, and all fore Me to offer burnt-offerings, and to his army, and all the kingdoms of burn meal-offerings, and to do sacrifice the land of his dominion, and all the this is the

be

shall

called,

:

^

and

continually. 19

And

LORD came 20 Thus saith

the word of the

unto Jeremiah, saying.

peoples, fought against Jerusalem, against all the cities thereof, saying; 2 Thus saith the LORD, the God of Is-

rael: Go, and speak to Zedekiah king covenant with of Judah, and tell him: Thus saith the LORD Behold, I will give this city the day, into the hand of the king of BabyAnd My covenant with the night, So that there should not be day lon, and he shall burn it with fire; 3 and thou shalt not escape out of his and night in their season; 2l Then may also My covenant be hand, but shalt surely be taken, and broken with David My servant, delivered into his ha-nd; and thine That he should not have a son to eyes shall behold the eyes of the king of Babylon, and he shall speak with reign upon his throne; And with the Levites the priests, thee mouth to mouth, and thou shalt 4 go to Babylon. Yet hear the -frord of My ministers. Zedekiah king of Judah: -As the host of heaven cannot be the LORD, Thus saith the LORD concerning thee. numbered, Neither the sand of the sea meas- Thou shalt not die by the sword; 5 thou shalt die in pea"ce; and with the ured; So will I multiply the seed of David burnings of thy fathers, the former

the

LORD

If

:

ye can break

My

:

My servant,

kings that were before thee, so shall the Levites that minister unto they make a burning for thee; and Me. they shall lament thee: 'Ah lord'' ^And the word of the LORD came to for I have spoken the word, saith the 24 Considerest thou LORD. Jeremiah, saying: 6 not what this people have spoken, Then Jeremiah the prophet spoke all saying* The two families which the these words unto Zedekiah king of LORD did choose, He hath cast them Judah in Jerusalem, 7when the king of off? and they contemn people, Babylon's army Bought against Jeruthat they should be no more a nation salem, and against all the cities of 25 before them. Thus saith the LORD: Judah that were left, against Lachish If covenant be not with day and and against Azekah; for these alone night, if I have not appointed the remained of the cities of Judah as ordinances of heaven and earth; fortified cities. 26 8 then will I also cast away the seed The word that came unto Jeremiah of Jacob, and of David servant, from the LORD, after that the king so that I will not take of his seed to Zedekiah had made a covenant with

And

'

My

My

My

612

JEREMIAH

35.3

the people that were at Jerusalem, Me, to proclaim liberty, every man to to proclaim liberty unto them; 9 that his brother, and every man to "Ms every man should let his man-servant, neighbour; behold, I proclaim for you and every man his maid-servant, being a liberty, saith the LORD, unto the a Hebrew man or a Hebrew woman, go sword, unto the pestilence, and unto free that none should make bondmen the famine; and I will make you a of them, even of a Jew his brother, horror unto all the kingdoms of the 10 and all the princes and all the people earth. 18And I will give the men that hearkened, that had entered into the have transgressed covenant, that covenant to let every one his man- have not performed the words of the servant, and every one his maid- covenant which they made before Me, servant, go free, and not to make when they cut the calf in twain and bondmen of them any more; they passed between the parts thereof; n but 19the hearkened, and let them go; princes of Judah, and the princes afterwards they turned, and caused of Jerusalem, the officers, and the the servants and the handmaids, whom priests, and all the people of the land, they had let go free, to return, and thaj passed between the parts of the 20 brought them into subjection for calf; I will even give them into the servants and for handmaids; there- hand of their enemies, and into the fore the word of the LORD came to hand of them that seek their life; and their dead bodies shall be for food Jeremiah from the LORD, saying: 13 Thus saith the LORD, the God of unto the fowls of the heaven, and to 21 And ZedeIsrael* I made a covenant with your the beasts of the earth. fathers in the day that I brought them kiah king of Judah and his princes forth out of the land of Egypt, out of will I give into the hand of their enthe house of bondage, saying: 14-offermg unto the LORD daily; the

18 for his sons. Moreover the prince shall not take of ttie people's inher-

itance, to thrust them wrongfully out of their possession; he shall give inheritance to his sons out of his own

possession; that scattered every

My

people be not his pos-

man from

session.' 19

Then he brought me through the

entry, which was at the side of the gate, into the holy chambers for the

which looked toward the north, and, behold, there was a place on the hinder part westward. 20 And he said unto me: This is the place where the priests shall boil the guilt- offenng and the sm-offering, where they shall bake the meal-offering; that they bring them not forth into the outer court, to sanctify the people.' 21 Then he brought me forth into the outer court, and caused me to pass by the four corners of the court; and, behold, in every corner of the 22 In the court there was a court. four corners of the court there were courts inclosed, forty cubits long and thirty broad; these four in the corners were of one measure. ^And there was a row of masonry round about in priests

j

'

And when the

12

unto the LORD, one

inheritance a gift to one of his servants, shall be his to the year of liberty; then it shall return to the prince; but as for his inheritance, it shall be it

first

morning by morning shalt thou prepare it. "And thou shalt prepare a meal-offering with it morning by morning, the sixth part of an ephah, and them, round about the four, and it was the third part of a hin of oil, to moisten made with boiling-placed under the 24 the fine flour: a meal-offering unto rows round about. Then said he the LORD continually by a perpetual unto me These are the boiling-places, ordinance. 18Thus shall they prepare where the ministers of the house shall the lamb, and the meal-offering, and boil the sacrifice 6f the people.' the oil, morning by morning, for a AJ7 And he brought me back unto '

:

*

continual burnt-offering.

Thus

16

the door of the house; and, be-

Lord GOD: If the hold, waters issued out from under the unto any of his sons, threshold of the house eastward, for

saith the

4

prince give a gift

it is his inheritance, it shall

to his sons; inheritance.

it is their

But

17

if

belong the forefront of the house looked toward the east; and the waters came down from under, from the right side 705

possession by he give of his

EZEKIEL

47.1

on the south of the altar, ^hen brought he me out by the way of the gate northward, and led me round by the way without unto of the house,

the outer gate, by the way of the gate that looketh toward the east and, behold, there trickled forth waters on the right side. 3 When the man en* forth eastward with the line in his hand, he

the spreading of nets; their fish shall be after their kinds, as the fish of the Great Sea, exceeding many. n But the miry places thereof, and the marshes thereof, shall not be healed; they shall be given for salt. 12And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow every tree for food, whose leaf shall not wither, neither shall the fruit thereof

measured a thousand

fail;

w

cubits, and he caused me to pass through the waters, waters that were to the ankles. 4 Again he measured a thousand, and caused me to pass through the waters, waters that were to the knees. Again he measured a thousand, and caused me to pass through waters that were to 5 the loins. Afterward he measured a thousand; and it was a river that I could not pass through; for the waters were risen, waters to swim in, a river that could not be passed 6 through. Ajadhesaiduntome: 'Hast thou seen this, son of man?' Then he led me, and caused me to return to the bank of the river. 7 Now when I had been brought back, behold, upon the bank of the river were very many trees on the one side and on the other. 8Then said he unto me: 'These waters issue forth 'toward the eastern region, and shall go down into the Arabah; and when they shall enter into the sea, into the sea of the putrid waters, the waters shall be healed. 9And it shall come to pass, that every living creature wherewith it swanneth, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live; and there shall be a very great multitude of fish; for these waters are come thither, that all things be healed and may live whithersoever the river cometh. 10And

it shall bring forth new fruit every month, because the waters thereof issue out of the sanctuary; and the fruit thereof shall be for food, and the

leaf thereof for healing.'

saith the Lord GOD: 'This be the border, whereby ye shall divide the land for inheritance according to the twelve tribes of Israel, 14 And Joseph receiving two portions. ye shall inherit it, one as well as another, concerning which I lifted up hand to give it unto your fathers; and this land shall fall unto you for inheritance. 15And this shall be the border of the land: on the north side, from the Great Sea, by the way of Hethlon, unto the entrance of Zedad; 16Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim, which is between the border of Damascus and the border 13

Thus

shall

My

Hamath; Hazer-hatticon, which is by tie border of Hauran. 17And the border from the sea shall be Hazar-enon at the border of Damascus, and on the aorth northward is the border of Hamath. This is the north side. 18And the east side, between Hauran and Damascus and Gilead, and the land of [srael, by the Jordan, from the border unto the east sea shall ye measure. This is the east side. 19And the south side southward shall be from Tamar as far as the waters of Meribothcadesh, to the Brook, unto the Great it shall come to pass, that fishers shall Sea. This is the south side southward. stand by it from En-gedi even unto And the west side shall be the Great En-eglaim; there shall be a place for Sea, from the border as far as over of

706

48 17

EZEKIEL against the entrance of Hamath. This the west side. ^So shall ye divide this land unto you according to the tribes of Israel. ^And it shall come to pass, that ye shall divide it by lot for an inheritance unto you and to the strangers that is

among you, who shall beget among you; and they shall be unto you as the home-born among the sojourn

'

children

ye shall set apart unto the LORD shall be five and twenty thousand reeds in length, and ten thousand in breadth. 10 And for these, even for the priests, shall be the holy offering; toward the north five and twenty thousand [in length], and toward the west ten thousand in breadth, and toward the east ten thousand in breadth, and toward the south five and twenty thousand in length; and the sanctuary of the LORD shall be in the midst thereof.

children of Israel; they shall have inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel. ^And it shall come to pass, n The sanctified portion shall be for that in what tribe the stranger sojourn- the priests of the sons of Zadok, that charge, that went not eth, there shall ye give him his inher- have kept astray when the children of Israel itance, saith the Lord GOD. A Q Now these are the names of the went astray, as the Levites' went 12 And it shall be unto them tribes: from the north end, be- astray. side the way of Hethlontothe entrance a portion set apart from the offering of Hamath, Hazar-enan, at the border of the land, a thing most holy, by the 13 And answerof Damascus, northward, beside Ha- border of the Levites. of the priests, border unto able the sides their and shall have math; they east and west: Dan, one portion. the Levites shall have five and twenty 2 And by the border of Dan, from the thousand in length, and ten thousand east side unto the west side: Asher, in breadth; all the length shall be five one portion. 3And by the border of and twenty thousand, and the breadth 14 And they shall not Asher, from the east side even unto ten thousand. the west side: Naphtali, one portion. sell of it, nor exchange, nor alienate 4 And by the border of Naphtali, from the first portion of the land; for it is the east side unto the west side. holy unto the LORD. 5 "And the five thousand that are Manasseh, one portion. And by the border of Manasseh, from the east left in the breadth, in front of the five

My

side unto the west side:

portion.

Ephraim, one and twenty thousand,

And by the border of Ephra- mon use, for the

6

im, from the east side even unto the west side: Reuben, one portion. 7 And by the border of Reuben, from the east side unto the west side-

Judah, one portion 8 And by the border of Judah, from the east side unto the west side, shall be the offering which ye shall set

shall

city, for

be for com-

dwelling and

for open land; and the city shall be in the midst thereof. 16And these shall be the measures thereof- the north

side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four

.thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five 17 And the city shall have aside, five and twenty thousand reeds hundred. in breadth, and in length as one of the open land: toward the north two portions, from the east side unto the hundred and fifty, and 'toward the west side; and the sanctuary shall be south two hundred and fifty, and toin the midst of it. 9 The offering that ward the east two hundred and fifty,

707

EZEKTEL

48.17

and toward the west two hundred and west

And the residue

18

fifty.

in the length,

answerable unto the holy offering, shall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward; and it shall be answerable unto the holy offering; and the increase thereof shall be for food unto them that serve the city. 19 And they that serve the city, out of all the tribes of Israel, shafi till it. 20 A11 the offering shall be five and twenty thousand by five and twenty thousand; ye shall set apart the holy offering foursquare, with the possession of the city. ^And the residue shall be for the prince, on the one side and on the other of the holy offering and of the possession of the city, in front of the five and twenty thousand of the offering toward the east border, and westward in front of the five and twenty thousand toward the west border, answerable unto the portions, it shall be for the prince; and the holy offering and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the midst thereof. 22Thus the possession of the Levites, and the possession of the city, shall be in the midst of that which is the prince's; between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin shall be the prince's. ^And as for the rest of the tribes: from the east side unto the west side: Benjamin, one portion. ^And by the border of Benjamin, from the east side unto the west side: Simeon, one 26 And by the border of portion. from the east side unto the

Issachar, one portion. the border of Issachar, from the east side unto the west side Zebu27 And by the border lun, one portion. of Zebulun, from the east side unto the west side: Gad, one portion. 28 And by the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall be even from Tamar unto the waters of Meribath-kadesh, to the Brook, 29 This is the land untp the Great Sea. which ye shall divide by lot unto the side:

And by

26

:

tribes of Israel for inheritance, and these are their portions, saith the

Lord GOD.

And these are the goings out of the

30

on the north side four thousand and five hundred reeds by measure; 31 and the gates of the city shall be after the names of the tribes of Israel; city:

three gates northward: the gate of Reuben, one; the gate of Judah, one; the gate of Levi, one; 32and at the east side four thousand and five hundred reeds; and three gates: even the gate of Joseph, one; the gate of Benjamin, 33 one; the gate of Dan, one; and at the south side four thousand and five hundred reeds by measure; and three the gate of Simeon, one; the ite of Issachar, one; the gate of 34 ^ebulun, one; at the west side four :

thousand and five hundred reeds, with their three gates : the gate of Gad, one ; the gate of Asher, one; the gate of 35 It shall be eighteen Naphtali, one. thousand reeds round about.

And the

name of the city from that day be, The LORD is there/

708

shall

yen

HOSEA THE word of the LORD that came ^ unto Hosea the son of Been, in the

1

days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the iays of Jeroboam the son of Joash,

dng

of Israel.

When

2

the LORD spoke at first with the LORD said unto Hosea: Go, take unto thee a wife of harotry and children of harlotry; for the and doth commit great harlotry, de3 So he went Darting from the LORD/ md took Gomer the daughter of Dibaim; and she conceived, and bore tim a son. 4And the LORD said unto Hosea,

'Call his

lim:

name

Jezreel; for yet

2

Yet the number

of the children of

be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass that, instead of that which was said unto them: 'Ye are not My people', Ye are it shall be said unto them: the children of the living God.' 2And the children of Judah and the children of Israel shall be gathered together, and they shall appoint themselves one head, and shall go up out of the land; for great shall be the day of 3 Jezreel. Say ye unto your brethren: ' c Ammi'; and to your sisters: d Ruhamah.' Israel shall

'

little while, and I will visit the Dlood of Jezreel upon the house of fehu, and will cause to cease the kinglorn of the house of Israel. 5And it jhaU come to pass at that day, that [ will break the bow of Israel in the 6 And she conceived valley of Jezreel.' i

4

Plead with your mother, plead; is not wife, neither am I her husband; And let her put away her harlotries from her face, And her adulteries from between her breasts; 6 Lest I strip her naked,

and bore a daughter. And le said unto him: 'Call her name Lo-ruhamah; for I will no more have jompassion upon the house of Israel, ,hat I should in any wise pardon ,hem. 7But I will have compassion ipon the house of Judah, and will save them by the LORD their God, ind will not save them by bow, nor by iword, nor by battle, nor by horses, 8 lor by horsemen. Now when she lad weaned Lo-ruhamah, she con9 And He served, and bore a son. b said: 'Call his name Lo-ammi; for ye ire not My people, and I will not be igain,

And

l

is,

set her as in the

day that she

was born,

And make her as a wilderness, And set her like a dry land, And slay her with thirst. 6 And I will not have compassion upon her children;

For they are children of harlotry. 7 For their mother hath played the

7

rours/ * That

My

For she

harlot,

She that conceived them hath done shamefully;

For she

said:

lovers, That is, Not My

* That hath not obtained compassion people. d That is, That hath obtained compassion.

709

'I

will

That

go after is,

my

My people.

HOSEA

2 7 That give me

my

bread and

my

And I will visit upon her the days of

15

the Baalim,

water,

My wool and my flax,

mine

oil

Wherein she offered unto them, And decked herself with her earrings and her jewels, And went after her lovers, And forgot Me, saith the LORD.

anc

my drink/ therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, And

I

will

make a

wall againsl

her,

That she

not find her paths. 9 And she sha.11 run after her lovers, but she shall not overtake them. And she shall seek them, but shal! not find them; Then shall she say: 'I will go and return to my first husband; For then was it better with me than shall

now.' 10

For she did not know that

it

was

I

"Therefore, behold, I will allure her, 'And bring her into the wilderness, And speak tenderly unto her. 17 And I will give her her vineyards from thence, And the valley of aAchor for a door of hope; And she shall respond there, as in the days of her youth, And as in the day when she came up out of the land of Egypt.

that gave her

The

corn,

and the wine, and the

And

18

it shall be at that day, saith the LORD, That thou shalt call Me b lshi,

oil,

And

multiplied unto her silver and

And shalt call Me no more

gold,

Which they used

19

for Baal.

My

Therefore will I take back corn in the time thereof, And wine in the season thereof, And will snatch away wool and

ll

My My flax

My

Given to coyer her nakedness. 12 And now will I uncover her shame in the sight of her lovers, And none shall deliver her out of 13

My hand. I will also cause all her mirth to cease, feasts,

Her

I will take

c

Baali.

away the names

of

the Baalim out of her mouth,

And they

shall

no more be men-

tioned by their name. 20 And in that day will I make a cove-

nant for them With the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven, the creeping things of the ground; And I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the

And with

land,

her

new moons, and

her

sabbaths, And all her appointed seasons. 14 And I will lay waste her vines and her fig-trees, Whereof she hath said: 'These are my hire That my lovers have given me'; And I will make them a forest, And the beasts of the field shall eat

them. *

For

That

is,

Troubling.

b

That

is,

My 710

And

will

make them

safely. 21 And I will

to lie

betroth thee unto

ever;

Yea,

I will

betroth thee unto

down

Me for

Me in

righteousness, and in justice, And in lovingkindness, and in compassion. 22 And I will betroth thee unto in

Me

faithfulness; And thou shalt know the husband. That is, My master.

LORD.

HOSEA 23

And it shall come to pass in that

Because there is no truth, nor mercy, Nor knowledge of God in the land. 2 Swearing and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery! They break all bounds, and blood toucheth blood. therefore doth the land mourn, And every one that dwelleth therein doth languish,

day,

I will respond, saith the LOED, I will respond to the heavens, And they shall respond to the

earth;

^And

the earth shall respond to the and the wine, and the oil; a they shall respond to Jezreel. I will sow her unto Me the

corn,

And And

25

m

With the

beasts of the field and the fowls of heaven; Yea, the fishes of the sea also are

land;

And

I will have compassion upon her that had not obtained com-

passion; And I will say to them that were not people: 'Thou art people'; And they shall say: 'Thou art

taken away.

Yet let no man strive, neither any man reprove;

4

My

My

5

And And 6

shall sit solitary

many days

without king, and without prince, and without sacrifice, and without pillar, and without ephod or teraphim; Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD their God,

and David their king; and shall come trembling unto the LORD and to His goodness in the end of days.

I will destroy

thy mother.

My people are destroyed for lack of

knowledge; Because thou hast rejected knowl) rej ect thee, that thou shalt be no priest to Me; Seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I also will forget thy children.

3 barley; and I said unto her: 'Thou shalt sit solitary for me many days; thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt not be any man's wife; nor 4 For the children of will I be thine.'

"Israel

stnve with the priest. Theref ore shalt thou stumble in the day, the prophet also shall stumble with thee in the night;

O And

the LORD said unto me: 'Go yet, love a wojman beloved of her friend and an adulteress, even as the LORD loveth the children of Israel, though they turn unto other gods, and 2 love cakes of raisins.' So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver and a homer of barley, and a half-homer of

let

For thy people are as they that

my

God/

4 10

7

The more they were

increased, the

more they sinned against Me; I will change their glory into shame. They feed on the sin of people, And set their heart on their iniquity.

My

8

And it is like people, like priest; And I will punish him for his ways, And will recompense him his doings. 10 And they shall eat, and not have 9

enough,

A Hear the word -

1-

of the children of Israel!

LORD, ye

shall commit shall not increase;

They

harlotry,

Because they have left heed to the LORD. with the inhabitants of the land, That is, Whom God tovoeth.

For the LORD hath a controversy

711

off to

and take

4

HOSEA

11

"Harlotry, wine, and new wine take away the heart. 12 people ask counsel at their stock, And their staff declareth unto them; For the spirit of harlotry hath caused them to err, And they have gone astray from

Hear

My

under their God. 13

They

upon the tops

sacrifice

of the

And

upon the hills, Under oaks and poplars and

3

offer

I,

all.

Israel is defiled. Their doings will not suffer them To return unto their God; For the spirit of harlotry is within

daughters-in-law commit

adultery. 14

I will not punish your daughters when they commit harlotry,

daughters-in-law

when

they commit adultery;. For they themselves consort with lewd women, they sacrifice with harlots; the people that is without un-

derstanding

is

them,

And they know not But the pride

fi

to his face; Israel and Ephraim shall stumble in their iniquity, Judah also shall stumble with them 6 With their flocks and with their

herds they shall go

distraught.

Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, Yet let not Judah become guilty; And come not ye unto Gilgal, Neither go ye up to Beth-aven, Nor swear: 'As the LORD liveth.' 16 For Israel is stubborn like a stub-

To seek the LORD, but they shall not find Him;

He hath withdrawn 7

have dealt against the LORD,

They

treacherously

For they have begotten strange

heifer; shall the

children; shall the new moon them with their portions.

Now

LORD feed them as a lamb in a large place? 17 Ephraim is joined to idols; Let him alone.

Himself from

them.

born

devour

8

When

18

their carouse is over, They take to harlotry; Her rulers deeply love dishonour. 19 The wind hath bound her up in her skirts;

And they shall be ashamed

the LORD.

of Israel shall testify

And

16

Now

them

know Ephraim,

4

harlotry,

And And

I,

Israel is not hid from Me; For now, O Ephraim, thou hast committed harlotry,

Because the shadow thereof is good; Therefore your daughters commit

Nor your

I am, rejected of

even

And

tere-

binths,

And your

O ye priests,

For unto you pertaineth the judgment; For ye have been a snare on Mizpah, And a net spread upon Tabor. 2 And they that fall away are gone deep in making slaughter;

mountains,

And

this,

And attend, ye house of Israel, And give ear, house of the king,

because

of their sacrifices.

Blow ye the horn in Gibeah, the trumpet in Ramah; Sound an alarm at Beth-aven:

And

'Behind thee, 9

in the

Among the tribes of Israel do I make known that which shall surely be.

712

O Benjamin,!'

Ephraim shall be desolate day of rebuke;

HOSEA 10

The

princes of Judah are like them that remove the landmark; I mil pour out wrath upon them like water. "Oppressed is Ephraim, crushed in

7.1

As the

latter rain that

watereth the

earth.'

My

4

Judah, what shall I do unto thee? For your goodness is as a morning

his right;

Because he willingly walked after filth.

"Therefore

am

I

cloud, as the

And

unto Ephraim as a

moth,

And to the house of Judah as rotten-

And when Ephraim saw

1 have slain

his sick-

his

hewed them by

them by the words

And thy judgment

wound,

Ephraim went to Assyria, And sent to King Contentious; But he is not able to heal you, Neither shall he cure you of your wound. For I will be unto Ephraim as a

14

of

goeth forth as

the light. 6

For I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt-offerings.

And 7

But they like men have transgressed the covenant;

lion,

young

lion to the

house of

Judah; even I, will tear and go away, I will take away, and there shall be none to deliver. 15 I will go and return to My place, Till they acknowledge their guilt,

There have they dealt treacherously against 8

I,

and seek

My face;

In their trouble they

will seek

Me

earnestly:

fVCome, and

let

us return unto the

LORD; For He hath torn, and He us,

I

My mouth;

And Judah

as a

that early passeth

the prophets,

ness,

And

dew

away, therefore have

ness. 18

Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee?

will heal

Gilead

is

Me. a city of

them that work

iniquity, 9

It is covered with footprints of blood. as troops of robbers wait for

And

a man, So doth the company of priests; They murder in the way toward Shechem; Yea, they commit enormity. 10 In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing;

There harlotry is found in Ephraim,

Israel is defiled. smitten, and He will bind 11 us up. Judah, there is a harvest Also, After two days will He revive us, appointed for thee! On the third day He will raise us up, When I would turn the captivity that we may live in His presence. 3 of My people, And let us know, eagerly strive to 17 When I would heal Israel, know the LOED, 1 Then is the iniquity of Ephraim His going forth is sure as the mornuncovered, ing; And the wickedness of Samaria, And He shall come unto us as the For they commit falsehood; rain, 713

He hath

2

HOSEA

7.1

And And

the thief entereth in, the troop of robbers maketh a raid without. 2 And let them not say to their heart I remember all their wickedness, Now their own doings have beset them about, face. They are before 3 They make the king glad with their wickedness, And the princes with their lies,

11

They

baker,

ceaseth to stir From the kneading of the dough until it be leavened. 5 0n the day of our king The princes make him sick with the heat of wine, He stretcheth out his hand with

Me? And they have not

cried unto Me with their heart, Though they wail upon their beds; They assemble themselves for corn and wine, they rebel against Me. 15 Though I have trained and strengthened their arms, Yet do they devise evil against Me. 16 They return, but not upwards; They are become like a deceitful bow; Their princes shall fall by the sword

scorners.

For they have made ready their heart like an oven, while they in wait;

Their baker sleepeth all the night, In the morning it burneth as a flaming fire. 7 They are all hot as an oven, And devour their judges; All their kings are fallen, is

none among them that

calleth unto

My

14

6

There

unto Egypt, they go to

net upon them; I will bring them down as the fowls of the heaven; I will chastise them, as their congregation hath been made to hear. 13 Woe unto them! for they have strayed from Me; Destruction unto them! for they have transgressed against Me; Shall I then redeem them. Seeing they have spoken lies against

Who

lie

call

Assyria. 12 Even as they go, I will spread

are all adulterers,

As an oven heated by the

silly

dove, without understanding;

My

^hey

Nor sought Hun, for all this. And Ephraim is become like a

for the rage of their tongue; This shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.

Me.

8

Ephraim, he mixeth himself with the peoples;

Ephraim

Q

Set the horn to thy mouth.

As a vulture he cometh against

become a cake not

is

the house of the LORD; Because they have transgressed

turned. 9

Strangers

have

devoured

his

strength,

And he knoweth it

My law.

not;

Yea, gray hairs are here and there

upon Mm, And he knoweth it 10 And the pride of

My

covenant, And trespassed against 2 Will they cry unto Me:

'My God, we not. Israel testifieth

3

But they have not returned unto the LORD their God,

4

Israel

hath east

off

know Thee'? that which

is

good;

to his face;

714

Israel

The enemy shall pursue him. They have set up kings, but not from Me,

HOSEA They have made knew it not;

princes,

Of

their gold

their silver

and

and

shall return to Egypt. For Israel hath forgotten his Maker,

I

They 14

% #

And builded palaces, And Judah hath multiplied fortified

have

they made them idols, That they may be cut off. 5

Thy

O Samaria,

cities,;

cast off; Mine anger is kindled against them; long will it be ere they attain to innocency? calf,

is

How 6

For from

Israel is

even

The craftsman made

this: it,

and

it

But I

will

And

it

send a fire upon his cities, devour the castles

shall

thereof.

Q

Rejoice not, O Israel, unto exultation, like the peoples, For thou hast gone astray from thy

is

no God; Yea, the calf of Samaria shall be broken in shivers. 7 For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind; It hath no stalk, the bud that shall yield

9.7

no meal;

be it yield, strangers shall swallow it up.

If so

God,

Thou hast loved upon every 2

a harlot's

hire

corn-floor.

The

threshing-floor and the winepress shall not feed them, And the new wine shall fail her. 3 They shall not dwell in the LORD'S

land;

But Ephraim

And

8

Israel is swallowed up;

Now

are they become nations

among the

Assyria. 4

nations,

unto

Their sacrifices shall be unto them as the bread of mourners, All that eat thereof shall be polluted;

For their bread

shall

be for their

appetite, It shall not

princes.

come

into the house of

the LORD.

altars

What

5

to sin,

Yea, altars have been unto him to sin.

I write for of

many things

him never

and punish

will ye do in the day of the appointed season, And in the day of the feast of the

LORD?

so

My Law,

6

They are accounted as a stranger's. 13 As for the sacrifices that are made by fire unto Me, Let them sacrifice flesh and eat it, For the LORD accepteth them not. Now will He remember their iniquity,

out wine-

Him;

gather them up;

"For Ephraim hath multiplied

not pour

offerings to the LORD, Neither shall they be pleasing

And they begin to be minished By reason of the burden of king and

"Though

shall

They

As a vessel wherein is no value. 9 Fpr they are gone up to Assyria, Like a wild ass alone by himself; Ephraim hath hired lovers. 10 Yea, though they hire among the

Now will I

shall return to Egypt, they shall eat unclean food in

For,

715

they are gone away from

Memphis

shall

them

up,

bury them;

Their precious treasures of nettles shall possess them,

silver,

Thorns shall be in their tents. The days of visitation are come,

7

their sins;

lo,

destruction, Yet Egypt shall gather

HOSEA

9.7

The days

of recompense are

Israel shall

know

The prophet

is

a

come

Because of the wickedness of their

it.

fool,

doings the

My

man

I will drive them out of house; I will love them no more, All their princes are rebellious.

the spirit is mad! For the multitude of thine iniquity the enmity is great. 8 Ephraim is a watchman with my

"Ephraim

in all his ways,

And enmity in the house of his God have deeply corrupted them

their

cast them away, Because they did not hearken unto

in^the days of Gibeah;

Him;

He will remember their iniquity, He will punish their sins.

And they shall be wanderers among the nations.

10

I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness, I saw your fathers as the first-ripe in the fig-tree at her first season, But so soon as they came to Baal-

~|

*-

The more goodly his land was, The more goodly were his pillars. 2

the

Their heart

is

Now

detestable like that

which they loved. As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird; There shall be no birth, and none

with child, and no conception. Yea, though they bring up their

12

'We have no king; For we feared not the LOED; And the king, what can he do for us?' 4

They speak words, They swear falsely,

them, that there

be not a man left; Yea, woe also to them when I depart from them! "Ephraim, like as I have seen Tyre,

In the furrows of the

The inhabitants

of

over it, the priests thereof shall trem-

Thou wilt give; Give them a miscarrying womb and

And

dry breasts. AU their wickedness is in For there I hated them;

For its from

ble for

6

it,

glory, because it is departed it.

It also shall

716

field.

Samaria

shall be in dread For the calves of Beth-aven; For the people thereof shall mourn

planted in a pleasant place; shall bring forth his children to the slayer. "Give them, LORD, whatsoever

,

make

Thus judgment springeth up as hemlock

is

Gilgal,

they

covenants;

But Ephraim

16

divided;

shall they bear their guilt; He will break down their altars, He will spoil their pillars. 3 Surely now shall they say:

11

children, Yet will I bereave

Israel was a luxuriant vine, Which put forth fruit freely:

As his fruit increased,

shameful thing,

And became

A v

He increased his altars;

peor,

They separated themselves unto

womb.

"My God will

selves,

As

smitten, dried up,

is

They shall bear no fruit; Yea, though they bring forth, Yet will I slay the beloved fruit of

God;

As for the prophet, a fowler's snare is

^hey

is

Their root

be carried unto Assyria,

HOSEA 14

For a present to King Contentious; Ephraim shall receive shame, And Israel shall be ashamed of his

And

9

sinned,

utterly cut

of

LL

~i

~l

And offered to graven images. And I, I taught Ephraim to walk, Taking them by their arms; But they knew not that I healed

And

them.

drew them with cords of a man, With bands of love; And I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their jaws,

4

rings.

And Ephraim is a heifer well

broken,

I have passed over upon her fair neck; I will make Ephraim to ride, Judah shall plow, Jacob shall break his clods.

I

And I fed them gently. He shall not return into

thresh,

And

6

But the Assyrian shall be his king, Because they refused to return. And the sword shall fall upon his

6

cities,

And

.eousness,

shall

consume

devour them, Because of their

Reap according to mercy, Break up your fallow ground; Till

the land

of Egypt,

Sow to yourselves according to right-

it is

My

3

desire, I will chastise

the peoples shall be gathered against them, When they are yoked to their two

Israel was a child, then I loved him, out of Egypt I called son. more they called them, the

The more they went from them; They sacrificed unto the Baalim,

2

them;

For

off.

When

And

Gibeah thou hast

battle was to overtake them in Gibeah, Nor the children of arrpgancy. 10

12

in pieces

with her children. 15 So hath Beth-el done unto you Because of your great wickedness; At daybreak is the king of Israel

No

That loveth to

be

shall

spoiled Beth-arbel in

The mother was dashed

There they stood;

11

all

the day of battle;

Israel;

When it is My

arise

us',

to the hills: 'Fall on us.'

From the days

tumult

hosts, thy fortresses

As Shalrnan

Even the sin of Israel. The thorn and the thistle shall come up on their altars; And they shall say to the moun-

And

a

shall

spoiled,

be destroyed,

'Coyer

Therefore

among thy

own counsel. 7 As for Samaria, her king is cut off, As foam upon the water. 8 The high places also of Aven shall

tains:

11.8

own

his bars,

and

counsels.

tune to seek the LORD,

He come and

ness to rain

cause righteous-

upon you.

Ye have plowed

13

wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity, Ye have eaten the fruit of lies; For thou didst trust in thy way, In the multitude of thy mighty men.

717

7

And

My

people are in suspense

about returning to Me; And though they call them upwards,

None 8

Ho,w

How How How

at

himself up. I give thee up, Ephraim? I surrender thee, Israel? I make thee as Admah? I set thee as Zeboim?

all will lift

shall shall shall shall

HOSEA

1.8

My heart is turned within. Me, My compassions are kindled

6

vailed;

He

gether. 9

not execute the fierceness

I will

Mine

anger,

am

Who

bling from the west. shall come trembling as a bird out of Egypt, And as a dove out of the land of

They

Assyria;

And

I will make their houses,

them

to dwell in

Saith the LORD.

O

supplication

Keep mercy and

justice,'"

wait for thy God continually. 8 As for the trafficker, the balances of deceit are in his hand, He loveth to oppress. 9 And Ephraim said: 'Surely I am

And

become rich, have found me wealth; In all my labours they shall find in I

me No iniquity that were sin/ 10 But I am the LORD thy God From

Ephraim compasseth

-

And

Me

about

with lies, the house of Israel with de-

ceit;

And Judah is

yet wayward towards God, And towards the Holy One who is

the land of Egypt; I will yet again make thee to dwell in tents, As in the days of the appointed season. U I have also spoken unto the prophets,

And I have multiplied visions; And by the ministry of the prophets

faithful. 2

made

wept, and

unto him; At Beth-el he would find him, And there he would speak with us. 6 But the LORD, the God of hosts, The LORD is His name. therefore turn thou to thy God;

of

I will not return to destroy Ephraim, For I God, and not man, The Holy One in the midst of thee, And I will not come in fury. They shall walk after the LORD, shall roar like a lion; For He shall roar, And the children shall come tremll

So he strove with an angel, and pre-

to-

striveth after wind, and followeth after the east wind; All the day he multiplieth lies and

have I used similitudes. Gilead be given to iniquity Becoming altogether vanity, In Gilgal they sacrifice unto bul-

Ephraim

12

desolation;

And they make a covenant with

locks;

Yea, their altars shall be as heaps In the furrows of the field.

Assyria, Arid oil is carried into Egypt. 3 The LORD hath also a controversy

with Judah, will punish Jacob according to his ways, According to his doings will He recompense him. 4 In the womb he took his brother by the heel, And by his strength he strove with

13

And

a godlike being;

If

And

Jacob fled into the

of

And Israel served for a wife, And for a wife he kept sheep. 14 And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel

up out

of Egypt,

And by a prophet was he kept. 15

Ephraim hath provoked most terly;

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field

Aram,

bit-

HOSEA And

Therefore shall his blood be cast

upon him,

them

like

a

The wild beast shall tear them.

his reproach shall his Lord return unto him.

9

Q When Ephraim spoke, there was

It is thy destruction,

Israel,

That thou art against Me, against

tremb) "" 4

He

thy help. Ho, now, thy king, That he may save thee in

10

exalted himself in Israel; But when he became guilty through Baal, he died.

all

thy

cities!

And now they sm more and more, And have made them molten images

2

-

there will I devour

lioness,

And 1

14.1

And thy

whom

of

judges,

thou

saidst:

'Give

of their silver,

UI

According to their own understanding, even idols,

me

a king and princes!

give thee a king in

7

Mine anger,

And take him away in My wrath.

them the work of the craftsmen; Of them they say: They that sacrifice men kiss calves. therefore they shall be as the mornAll of

'

12

Yet I am the LORD thy God From the land of Egypt; And thou knowest no God but

Me

beside there is no saviour. I did know thee in the wilderness, In the land of great drought.

was

filled,

east wind shall come, the wind of the LOKD coming up from the

wilderness. his spring shall

and his fountain

Therefore have they forgotten Me. therefore am I become unto them as a lion; As a leopard will I watch by the 8

And

their heart

exalted;

way; will meet them

become dry,

shall

be dried up,

He

shall spoil the treasure of all precious vessels.

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"|

as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, And will rend the enclosure of their I

Shall

the reed-plants,

they became

and

woman

come upon him;

An

full,

They were

is laid up in store. throes of a travailing

Ho, thy plagues, O death! Ho, thy destruction, nether-world! Repentance be hid from Mine eyes!15 For though he be fruitful among

5

fed,

bound

of children. I ransom them from the power of the nether-world? Shall I redeem them from death?

14

4

they were

is

For it is time he should not tarry In the place of the breaking forth

the chaff that is driven with the wind out of the threshing-floor, And as the smoke out of the window.

When

Ephraim

He is an unwise son;

As

6

The

shall

away,

Me,

iniquity of

His sin 13

ing cloud, And as the dew that early passeth

And

The

up;

7

heart;

A Samaria

pieces,

719

shall bear her guilt,

For she hath rebelled against her God; They shall fall by the sword; Their infants snail be dashed in

HOSEA

14.1

And

their

women

And his beauty shall be as the olive-

with, child shall

be ripped up. 2

Return,

Israel,

tree.

And

unto the LORD thy

God; For thou hast stumbled

8

in thine

The

'

scent thereof shall be as the

wine of Lebanon.

And

9

accept that which is good; we render for bullocks the offering of our lips. 4 Asshur shall not save us; will

Ephraim [shall say]: 'What have I to do any more with idols?'

As

for

Me, I respond and look on

him;

horses;

Neither will we call any more the work of our hands our gods; For in Thee the fatherless findeth mercy.'

am

I

like

10

I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely;

a leafy cypress-tree;

Me is thy fruit found.

From

Whoso

is

wise, let

him understand

these things, is prudent, let him know them. For the ways of the LOED are

Whoso

For Mine anger is turned away from him. 6 I will be as the dew unto Israel;

right,

He shall blossom as the lily,

And the just do walk in them;

And cast forth his roots as Lebanon. 7

shadow

Make And shall blossom as the vine;

iniquity.

6

his

again corn to grow,

Take with you words, And return unto the LORD; Say unto Hun: Forgive all iniquity,

We will not ride upon

Lebanon.

shall

3

So

his fragrance as

They that dwell under

But

His branches shall spread,

transgressors do stumble there-

in.

JOEL 1 THE word

of

the

LORD

that came

4

to Joel the son of Pethuel.

That which the palmer-worm hath left

hath the locust eaten;

And that which the locust hath left 2

Hear

this, ye old men, give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land. Hath this been in your days, Or in the days of your fathers? 3 Tell ye your children of it, And let your children tell their

hath the canker-worm eaten; that which the canker-worm hath left hath the caterpillar

And

children, And their children another generation.

And

eaten. 6

Awake, ye drunkards, and weep, And wail, all ye drinkers of wine, Because of the sweet wine,

6

For it is cut off from your mouth. For a people is come up upon my land,

720

JOEL

2.2

Mighty, and without number; His teeth are the teeth of a lion, And he hath the jaw-teeth of a

Call a solemn assembly, Gather the elders

And

the inhabitants of the land of the LORD your

all

Unto the house

lioness.

He hath laid my vine waste,

7

And blasted my fig-tree; He hath made it clean

God,

And bare,

15

Alas for the day!

cast it down,

The branches

cry unto the LORD.

and

thereof

are

made

For the day of the LORD

And

white.

as

a

Almighty 8

Lament

like

16

a virgin girded with

9

The

of her youth.

and the drink-

meal-offering

offering is cut off From the house of the

is

For the corn

is withered. the beasts groan! The herds of cattle are perplexed, Because they have no pasture; Yea, the flocks of sheep are made

19

Unto Thee, For the

pastures of the wilderness, the flame hath set ablaze All the trees of the field. 20 Yea, the beasts of the field pant unto

perished.

vine is withered, the fig-tree languisheth; The pomegranate-tree, the palmtree also, and the apple-tree, Even all the trees of the field are

And

yourselves,

LORD, do I cry, hath devoured

The

The

away from the

fire

And

12

Gird

How do

desolate.

Wail, ye vinedressers, For the wheat and for the barley; Because the harvest of the field is

13

18

wasted,

The new wine is dried up, The oil languisheth. "Be ashamed, ye husbandmen,

withered; For joy is withered sons of men.

come.

Is not the food cut off

The garners are laid desolate, The barns are broken down;

LORD;

The priests mourn, Even the LORD'S ministers 10 The field is wasted, The land mourneth; For the corn

shall it

at hand,

from the

Before our eyes, Yea, joy and gladness From the house of our God? 17 The grains shrivel under their hoes;

sackcloth

For the husband

is

destruction

Thee;

For the water brooks are dried up, And the fire ihath devoured the pastures of the wilderness.

O

Blow ye the horn

And sound an

and lament, ye

in Zion,

My holy mountain; Let all the inhabitants of the land alarm in

tremble;

priests,

Wail, ye ministers of the altar; Come, lie all night in sackcloth,

Ye ministers of my God, For the meal-offering and the drink-

For the day of the LORD cometh, For it is at hand; 2 A day of darkness and gloominess, A day of clouds and thick darkness,

As blackness spread upon the moun-

is withholden the house of your God. 14 Sanctify ye a fast,

offering

From

tains;

A great people and a mighty, 721

JOEL

2.2

There hath not been ever the like, Neither shall be any more after them, Even to the years of many genera-

11

before His army; For His camp is very great, For he is mighty that executeth H] word; For great is the day of the LORD an

tions.

A fire deyoureth before them,

3

And behind them a The land

is

And the stars withdraw their shininj And the LORD uttereth His voie, And Miuil be holy;

h

And

children of Israel,

the house of Jat'ob ^hali p

That are among the Canaanites, even unto Zarephath,

"And the huzfrf; of Jacob s-hall be a fin And the hoiii*e of Joseph a flam*-, And the hoiifC of Esau for srtubblp, And they Fhall kindle in them, arid 1

.

And

the captivity of Jerusalem, that i.s in Sepharad, Shall posses the cities of the

,

devour them;

South.


tendeth

grass.

And is

thy

latter end.

is the discretion of a man to be slow to anger, And it is his glory to pass over a

foolish son

and

That thou mayest be wise

rule

u lt

A

counsel,

tion,

over princes.

13

Hear

the calamity of his

it

shall

to

life;

abide

satisfied,

He

father;

he that hath

shall

not be visited with

evil.

And

the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

MThe

burieth his hand in

slugg

the dish

"House and

riches are the inheritance of fathers; But a prudent wife is from the LORD.

906

And

will

back to

not so his

much

mouth.

as bring

it

PROVERBS 25

When

Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness; But a faithful man who can find?

thou smitest a scorner, the simple will become prudent; And when one that hath understanding is reproved, he will understand knowledge.

26

A

He

7

that walketh in his integrity as a just man, Happy are his children after him.

son that dealeth shamefully and

reproachfully Will despoil his father, and chase

20.16

6

,

away

A king that sitteth on the throne of

8

his mother.

judgment Scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

27

Cease, my son, to hear the instruction err from the words

That causeth to

9

Who can say

of knowledge.

I

have made my heart

clean,

I

An

28

'

am pure from my sin' ?

ungodly witness mocketh at 10

right;

And

mouth

the

of

the

wicked

Di verse weights, and diverse measures, of

Both

devoureth iniquity.

them

alike are

an abomina-

tion to the LORD. 29

Judgments are prepared for scorners,

And stripes for the back of fools. Wine

20 ^^

is

*s

a

mo cker

j

Even a child is known by his doings. Whether his work be pure, ana

lx

whether

strong drink

it

be

right.

riotous;

And whosoever

reeleth thereby

is

12

not wise.

The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, The LORD hath made even both of them.

2

The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion

He

13 :

that proyoketh

forfeiteth his

him

to anger

Love not

sleep, lest

thou come to

poverty; Open thine eyes, and thou shalt have

life.

bread in plenty. It is an honour for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be snarling.

3

14

'It is

bad,

it is

But when he

bad', saith the buyer; gone his way, then

is

he boasteth. 4

The sluggard

will

not plow, when

winter setteth in; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.

15

There

is

gold,

and a multitude

of

rubies;

But the

lips

of

knowledge are a

precious jewel.

Counsel in the heart of man is deep water; But a man of understanding

5

draw

it

like 16

will

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger;

And

hold him in pledge that surety for an alien woman.

out.

907

is

PROVERBS

20.17

28

Mercy and truth preserve the king; throne is upheld by mercy.

And his

17

Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth shall be filled

18

29

with gravel.

Every purpose

glory of strength;

the beauty of old hoary head.

counsel;

And with good advice

young men

And

by

established

is

The

their

is

men

is

the

carry on war. 30

Sharp wounds cleanse away evil; So do stripes that reach the inward

He

19

that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets; Therefore meddle not with him that openeth wide his lips.

parts.

1 The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD as the watercourses He turneth it whithersoever He :

20

Whoso

curseth his father or his

mother, His lamp

shall

be put out in the 2

blackest darkness. 21

An

may be gotten hastily at beginning; the end thereof shall not be

Every way

of a

man

is

right in his

own eyes; But the LORD weigheth the

estate

hearts.

the.

But

3

To do

Is

righteousness and justice more acceptable to the LORD

than not

thou:

'I

will

requite

sacrifice.

A haughty look, and a proud heart

4

evil';

Wait

for the save thee.

LORD, and

He

The tillage of the wicked is sin.

will 5

A man's goings are of the LORD; How then can jnan look to his way?

24

25

It is

a snare to a

'Holy', And after

man

A wise king sifteth the wicked,

rThe

The

getting of treasures by a lying tongue Is a vapour driven to and fro; they [that seek .them] seek death.

7

The

8

The way

violence of the wicked shall drag them away; Because they refuse to do justly.

inquiry.

36

And

8

rashly to say:

vows to make

The thoughts

of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; But every one that is hasty hasteth only to want.

^Diverse weights are an abomination to the LORD; And a false balance is not good.

turneth the wheel over them. spirit of

man is the lamp

s

of the

LORD, Searching

all

the inward^ parts.

right.

908

of

man

is

froward and

strange; But as for the pure, his

work

is

PROVERBS 9

It is better to dwell in a corner of

19

The

20

There

21

He that followeth after righteousness

is desirable treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; But a foolish man swalloweth it up.

evil;

His neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.

nWhen the

better to dwell in a desert land, contentious and fretful

woman.

the wicked desireth

soul of

is

Than with a

the housetop, Than in a house in common with a contentious woman. 10

It

21 29

.

and mercy scorner

is

Findeth life, prosperity, and honour.

punished, the

thoughtless is made wise; the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

And when

Righteous One considereth the house of the wicked, Overthrowing the wicked to their run.

A

wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, And bringeth down the stronghold wherein it trusteth.

22

MWhoso

keepeth his mouth and his tongue

Keepeth 13

Whoso stoppeth

his ears at the cry

of the poor, also shall cry himself,

He

but shall

his soul

from troubles.

MA proud and haughty man,

scorner

is his

name, Even he that dealeth

.

not be answered.

in overbearing

pride.

A gift in secret pacifiefch anger,

14

And \nd a

L

'

'

J1

present in the wrai,th.

'

bosom strong

joy to the righteous, ruin to the workers of iniquity.

But

The desire of the slothful killeth him

For

To do justly is

15

28

26

;

hands refuse to labour.

There

is that coveteth greedily all the day long; But the righteous giveth and spareth

The man

16

that strayeth out of the of understanding Shall rest in the congregation of

his

not.

way

27

the shades. 17

He

that loveth pleasure shall be a

poor man;

He

that loveth wine and not be rich.

oil shall

The

sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination; How much more, when he bringeth it with the proceeds of wickedness!

A false witness shall perish;

28

But the man that obeyeth

shall

speak unchallenged. 18

The wicked

is

a ransom for the

A wicked man hardeneth his face;

29

righteous;

And

the faithless -cometh in the stead of the upright. 909

But as

for the upright, well to his way.

he looketh

PROVERBS

21.30 80

There

is

For he giveth of

no wisdom nor under-

his bread to the

poor.

standing Nor counsel against the LORD. 10 31

The horse

day of battle; But victory is of the LORD.

OO A

good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, And loving favour rather than silver and gold.

2

The

rich

Cast out the scorner, and contention will go out; Yea, strife and shame will cease.

prepared against the

is

and the poor meet

n He that loveth pureness of heart, That hath grace in his lips, the king shall

eyes of the LORD preserve him that hath knowledge, But He overthroweth the words of the faithless man.

is

the maker of them

toall. 13

A

S

prudent

man

seeth the

evil,

and

on,

and 14

are punished,

The sluggard

The mouth deep

4

The reward of the

Even 5

He

of humility is the fear

and honour, and

the froward; that keepeth his soul holdeth himself far from them.

He

way he

The

rich ruleth over the poor, the borrower is servant to the lender.

He

that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity; And the rod of his wrath shall fail.

a

is

abhorred of the LORD

0ne may oppress the

poor, yet will rich,

yet

thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, And apply thy heart unto my

"Incline

knowledge. it is a pleasant thing keep them within thee;

"For

He

that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed;

910

if

thou

Let them be established altogether upon thy lips. That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made them known to thee this day, even to thee.

19 9

is

it.

And 8

that

One may give to the will want come.

should go,

7

women

their gain increase;

And even when he is old, he will not depart from

of strange

pit:

"Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; But the rod of correction shall drive it far from him. 16

child in the

a

life.

Thorns and snares are hi the way of

Train up a

is

shall fall therein.

LORD,

riches,

'There

saith:

lion without; I shall be slain in the streets.'

hideth himself;

But the thoughtless pass

The

12

gether

The LORD

be his friend.

PROVERBS 20

Have not

I written excellent things

unto

4

Weary not thyself to be rich; Cease from thine own wisdom. *Wilt thou set thine eyes upon

thee

Of counsels and knowledge; That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth, That thou mightest bring back words of truth to them that send

21

is^gone; For riches certainly selves wings,

LORD

life

those that de-

within himself, so

Make no friendship with a man that given to anger;

And with a wrathful man thou shalt not go; Lest thou learn his ways, And get a snare to thy soul.

26

is

he:

'Eat and drink', saith he to thee; But his heart is not with thee. 8 The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, And lose thy sweet words.

24

is

toward

Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, Neither desire thou his dainties; 7 For as one that hath reckoned

will plead their cause,

despoil of spoil them.

flieth

6

the weak, because he is weak, Neither crush the poor in the gate;

the

make them-

Like an eagle that heaven.

Rob not

And

it?

it

thee? 22

23 16

9

Speak not in the ears of a fool, For he will despise the wisdom of thj words.

26

Be thou not

of

them that

strike 10

hands,

Or of them that are sureties for debts 27

If

thou hast not wherewith to pay, should he take away thy bed from under thee?

Why

"Remove not the ancient landmark, Which thy fathers have set. 29

Remove not the ancient landmark And enter not into the fields of the

;

Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before

fatherless; their Redeemer is strong; He will plead their cause with thee

n For

12

Apply thy heart unto

And

oi

knowledge.

"Withhold not correction from

kings;

the

child;

He shall not stand before mean men.

When

instruction,

thine ears to the words

thou

sittest to eat

with a

For though thou beat him with rod, he will not die. 14

Consider well him that

Thou

And

ruler, is

before

beatest

him with the

wilt deliver his soul

the

rod,

from the

nether-world.

thee;

And put a

2

My son, if thy heart be wise, My heart will be glad, even mine;

1B

knife to thy throat, thou be a man given to appetite. 3 Be not desirous of his dainties; Seeing they are deceitful food. If

"Yea,

my reins will rejoice,

When

911

thy

lips

speak right things.

PROVERBS

23.17 17

31

Let not thy heart envy sinners,

But be in the fear of the LORD all the

it is

For surely there

And thy hope 19

Hear thou,

is a future; shall not be cut

off.

32

At the

33

my son, and be wise,

things,

drowsiness shall clothe a with rags.

man

^Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, Or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast. 35

2?

Hearken unto thy father that begot

struck me, and I

mother when

it

I

knew

not;

When

is old.

felt

not,

They have beaten me, and

despise not thy

she

They have it

thee,

And

heart shall utter confused

things.

come to poverty;

And

a serpent,

a basilisk.

Thine eyes shall behold strange

And thy

For the drunkard and the glutton shall

last it biteth like

And stingeth like

And guide thy heart in the way. 20 Be not among winebibbers; Among gluttonous eaters of flesh; 21

red,

When it giyeth its colour in the cup, When it glideth down smoothly;

day; 18

Look not thou upon the wine when

shall I

awake?

I will seek it

yet again/

^Buy the truth, and

sell it

not;

Also wisdom, and instruction, anc understanding. 24 The father of the righteous will

Be not thou envious

of evil

men,

Neither desire to be with them; 2 For their heart studieth destruction,

And their lips talk of mischief.

greatly rejoice ;

And he

that begetteth a wise child will have joy of him. 25 Let thy father and thy mother be

3

glad,

And

let

Through wisdom

And by

is a house builded, understanding it is estab-

lished;

her that bore thee rejoice.

And by knowledge are the chambers

4

filled 26

My son, give me thy heart,

With

And let thine eyes observe my ways.

all

precious

and

pleasant

nches.

27

For a harlot is a deep ditch, And an alien woman is a narrow

A wise man is strong;

5

Yea, a

pit. 28

She also lieth in wait as a robber,

And

increaseth the faithless

man of knowledge increaseth

strength.

among

men.

6

For with wise advice thou shalt make thy war;

And

Who Who

*9

'Woe'? who. 'Alas'? hath contentions ? who hath

crieth.

^Wisdom

is as unattainable to a fool as corals; He openeth not his mouth in the

raving?

Who hath wounds without Who hath redness of eyes?

in the multitude of counsellors there is victory.

cause?

30

They that tarry long at the wine; They that go to try mixed wine. 912

gate.

PROVERBS He that deviseth to do evil, Men shall call him a mischievous

8

person.

The thought

9

And

of the foolish is sin; the scorner is an abomination

And He

turn away His wrath from him. 19 Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, Neither be thou envious at the wicked; 20

to men. 10

thou faint in the day of adver-

If

sity,

out.

"Deliver them that are drawn unto death; And those that are ready to be

2l

22

this',

that weigheth the hearts consider it? And He that keepeth thy sbul, doth

13

My

son, eat

thou honey, for

it is

For their calamity

honeycomb

is

sweet to thy

taste; 14

So know thou wisdom to be unto thy soul; If thou hast found it, then shall there be a future, And thy hope shall not be cut off."

that

shall rise sud-

denly;

And who knoweth

the ruin from

them both?

^These also are sayings of the wise.

To have

respect of persons in judgnot good. 24 He that saith unto the wicked: 'Thou art righteous', ^Peoples shall curse him, nations shall execrate him; 25 But to them that decide justly

ment

good, And the

LORD and

are given to change;

Doth not He

not He know it? And shall not He render to every man according to his work?

son, fear thou the

And meddle not with them

thou forbear to rescue? thou sayest: 'Behold, we knew

not

My

the king,

slain wilt If

will be no future to the man, The lamp of the wicked shall be put

For there evil

Thy strength is small indeed.

12

24.29

shall

is

be delight,

And a good blessing shall come upon them.

15

wicked man, Lie not in wait, against the dwelling of the right-

eous, Spoil not his resting-place; 16 For a righteous man.falleth seven times, and riseth up again,

26

He kisseth the lips That giveth a

27

right answer.

Prepare thy work without,

And make it fit for thyself in the field And afterwards build thy house.

;

But the wicked stumble under ad28

versity. 17

not

Rejoice

when

thine

enemy

Be not a witness against thy

neigh-

bour without cause; And deceive not with thy lips. 29 Say not: I will do so to him as he hath done tome; '

falleth,

And

not thy heart be glad when he stumbleth; 18 Lest the LORD see it, and it dislet

please so

Him, 913

I will render to the to his work.'

man

according

PROVERBS

24.30 30

went by the

field of the slothful, the vineyard of the man void of understanding; 31 And, lo, it was all grown over with

I

thee:

the stone wall thereof was broken down.

And

beheld,

and

considered

well;

and received instruction. little sleep, a little slumber, little folding of the hands to

I saw, '

33

Yet a

A

Whom thine

So

shall

eyes have seen.

Go not forth hastily to strive, Lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, When thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.' 9 Debate thy cause with thy neigh-

8

bour,

But reveal not the secret of another;

sleep' 34

be said unto

that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the

was covered with

nettles,

I

it

hither'.

prince,

face thereof

^Then

that

is it

'Come up

Than

thistles,

The

For better

7

And by

thy poverty come as a

10

runner,

Lest he that heareth it revile thee, And thine infamy turn not away

And thy want as an armed man.

"A word fitly spoken Is like apples of gold in settings of

O

These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out. a

lt is

the glory of

God

silver.

As an ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, So is a wise reprover upon an obe-

12

to conceal a

dient ear.

thing;

But the glory

of kings is to searcri 13

out a matter. 3

The heaven

for

height,

earth for depth, And the heart of kings

is

and the

the

14

So

is

time of

him his

rain,

he that boasteth himself of

a false

for

the refiner5 Take away the wicked from before the king, And his throne shall be estab-

in the

As vapours and wind without

silver,

And there cometh forth a vessel

snow

that sendeth him; For he refresheth the soul of master.

unsearch-

Take away the dross from

of

harvest, So is a faithful messenger to

able. 4

As the cold

gift.

1B

By

16

Hast thou found honey? eat so much

long forbearing is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh the bone.

lished in righteousness.

Glorify not thyself in the presence of the king, And stand not in the place of great

men; 914

as

is sufficient

Lest thou be

vomit

it.

for thee, therewith,

filled

and

PROVERBS 17

Let thy foot be seldom in thy neigh-

26.9

It is not good to eat much honey; So for men to search out their own

27

bour's house;

Lest he be sated with thee, and hate thee.

glory

is

not glory.

Like a city broken down and without a wall, So is he whose spirit is without re-

28

18

As a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, is a man that beareth false witness against his neighbour.

So

"Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble Is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.

straint.

O ft

As snow

in summer, in harvest,

So honour

is

and as rain

noo seemly for a

As the wandering sparrow,

3

20

As one that taketh

a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar off

upon nitre, So is he that singeth songs to a heavy heart.

fool.

as the

flying swallow,

So the curse that come home.

is

causeless shall

A whip for the horse, a bridle for the

3

ass, 21

If thine

enemy be hungry,

give

him

bread to eat, if he be thirsty, give him water to drink; ^For thou wilt heap coals of fire upon

And

And a rod for the back of fools. 4

Answer not a

fool according to his

folly,

Lest thou also be like unto him.

his head,

And 23

the

LORD

will

Answer a

6

reward thee.

The north wind bringeth forth rain,

And

a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.

24

fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own eyes.

He

6

Cutteth off his eth damage.

a corner of

It is better to dwell in

that sendeth a message of a fool

by the

hand

own

feet,

and drink-

the housetop,

Than

in

a house in

contentious

common with

a

7

woman.

The

So

hang limp from the lame; a parable in the mouth of

legs

is

fools. 25

As So

cold waters to a faint soul, is

good news from a far coun-

try. 26

As a troubled

f ountain,

and a

cor-

rupted spring, So is a righteous man that giveth way before the wicked. 915

8

As a small stone in d heap of stones, So is he that giveth honour to a fool.

9

As a thorn that cometh into the hand of a drunkard, So is a parable in the mouth of fools.

PROVERBS

26.10 10

A master

performeth

coals are to burning coals,

all things;

and

wood

But he that stoppeth a

fool is as one that stoppeth a flood.

So

is

to fire; a contentious

man

to kindle

strife.

"As a dog that returneth to vomit, So is a fool that repeateth his

man

^Seest thou a

There is more hope

words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts of the body.

folly.

wise in his of

his

own

a fool than

^Burning lips and a wicked heart Are like an earthen vessel overlaid

of

t

him.

with silver dross. 18

The sluggard lion in the

saith

'There

a

is

24

way;

He

Yea, a lion is in the streets/

that hateth dissembleth with

his lips,

But he layeth up 14

deceit within him. fair, believe him

turning upon its hinges, And the sluggard is still upon his bed.

^When

sluggard burieth his hand in the dish; It wearieth him to bring it back to his mouth.

^Though his hatred be concealed with

The door

is

he speaketh

not;

For there are seven abominations in his heart.

The

15

16

The sluggard

is

wiser in his

deceit,

His wickedness shall be revealed before the congregation. 27

Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein And he thatrolleth. a stone, it shall

own

;

eyes

Than seven men that

return upon him.

give wise

answer.

A

28 17

He

that passeth by, and meddleth with strife not his own, Is like one that taketh a dog by the

And a flattering mouth worketh ruuu O'T ^

ears.

'

As a madman who

18

casteth

lying tongue hateth those that are crushed by it;

fire-

Boast not thyself of to-morrow;

For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

brands,

Arrows, and death; So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, And saith: 'Am not I in sport? ;

19

*Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; stranger, and not thine own lips.

A

A

3

stone

is

30

Where no wood is, the fire goeth out

;

And where

there is no whisperer, contention ceaseth.

916

heavy, and the sand

weighty;

But a

fool's vexation than they both.

is

heavier

PROVERBS 4

Wrath

and anger

is cruel,

is

over-

is

He

14

whelming;

But who

27.24

that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the

able to stand before

morning,

jealousy?

It shall 6

Better

Than

is

open rebuke

love that

is

A

15

hidden.

6

Faithful are the wounds of a friend kisses of an enemy are ,

But the

be counted a curse to him.

continual dropping in a

very

rainy day And a contentious woman are alike; 16 He that would hide her hideth the

importunate.

wind, the ointment of his right hand betrayeth itself.

And 7

The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; But to the hungry soul every bitter thing

8

As a

is

17

sweet.

Iron sharpeneth ironSo a man sharpeneth the counte-

nance of his

bird that wandereth from her

friend.

nest,

So is a man that wandereth from

his

Whoso keepeth the

18

fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; And he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.

place. 8

0intment and perfume

rejoice the

heart;

So doth the sweetness friend 10

by hearty

Thine own

friend,

of a counsel.

and thy

man's

19

As

in water face answereth to So the heart of man to man,

face,

,

father's

friend, forsake not; Neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity; Better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.

uMy son, be wise, and make my heart

20

The nether-world and Destruction are never satiated;

So the eyes

of

man

are .never

satiated. 21

The

refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, And a man is tried by his praise.

glad,

That

I

may answer him that taunt-

eth rue.

MA

^Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle among groats,

man

seeth the evil, hideth himself; But the thoughtless pass on, are punished.

prudent

and

Yet will not from him.

his foolishness depart

and thou diligent to know the state thy flocks, And look well to thy herds; ^For riches are not for ever; And doth the crown endure unto all of

his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge that is surety for an alien woman. 917

generations?

PROVERBS

27.25

Gathereth it for him that

When

25

the hay is mown, and the tender grass showeth itself, And the herbs of the mountains 9

are gathered in;

^The lambs

will

be for thy

clothing, And the goats the price for a field; 27 And there will be goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy

He

that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, Even his prayer is an abomina-

Whoso causeth the

household;

The wicked

flee

upright to go astray in an evil way, He 'shall fall himself into his own

thy maidens.

for

when no man

pit;

But the whole-hearted

pursueth; the righteous are secure as a

J

gracious

tion. 10

And maintenance

But young

is

to the poor.

shall inherit

good.

lion.

u The

rich

man

wise in his

is

own

For the transgression of a land many

But the poor that hath understanding searcheth him through.

are the princes thereof;

But by a man of understanding and knowledge established order

shall 12

long continue.

A

3

man

poor

the righteous exult, there great glory;

But when the wicked must be sought for.

that oppresseth the

weak Is like a sweeping rain no food.

When

rise,

is

men

which leaveth

He

13

that covereth his transgressions not prosper; But whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall obtain mercy. shall

4

They that forsake the law praise the wicked;

But such as keep the law contend 14

with them. 5

Evil

men understand

is

the

man

not justice;

fall

into evil.

all things. 15

As a roaring

6

Better

that feareth al-

way, But he that hardeneth his heart shall

But they that seek the LORD understand

Happy

is

the poor that walketh in

So

his integrity,

Than he that

is

lion,

and a ravenous

bear;

perverse in his

is

a wicked ruler over a poor

people.

ways, though he be rich. 16

A

7

wise son observeth the teaching; But he that is a companion of glut-

tonous

He

men shameth

interest

and

standing shall

918

also

a great oppressor;

prolong his days.

A man that is laden with the blood

17

of

increase,

is

But he that hateth covetousness

his father.

that augmenteth his substance

by

The prince that lacketh under-

any person

PROVERBS But whoso walketh

Shall hasten his steps unto the pit;

none

support him.

will

18

Whoso walketh saved: But he that

27

uprightly shall be

perverse in his

is

ways

have 28

that tilleth his ground shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain things shall have poverty enough.

A

faithful

man

abound with

shall

is

OQ

man

will transgress

not

He

the righteous are increased, the people rejoice; But when the wicked beareth rule, the people sigh.

for a

that hath an evil eye hasteneth

3

Whoso

loveth wisdom rejoiceth his

father;

not that want shall

But

come upon him *3

He

When

after riches,

And knoweth

he

that

with

harlots stance.

that rebuketh a man shall in the end find more favour Than he that flattereth with the

company his

sub-

*The king by justice established the land;

But he that exacteth throweth

Whoso robbeth mother,

his father

and

saith;

7

transgression

The same

is

'It

He that is of a

is

no

over-

A man that flattereth his neighbour Spreadeth a net for his steps.

the companion of a

In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare; But the righteous doth sing and

6

greedy

spirit stirreth

rejoice.

in the

grati-

fied.

that trusteth in his

a

5

,

up strife; But he that putteth his trust LORD shall be abundantly

is

gifts

it.

or his

destroyer. 25

keepeth wasteth

He

tongue. 24

perish, the righteous

2

piece of bread. 22

hide

that being often reproved hardeneth his neck Shall suddenly be broken, and that without remedy.

good;

For a

men

rise,

increase.

to be rich shall not be unpunished. respect of persons

curse.

the wicked

But when they

But he that maketh haste

To have

When

many a

themselves;

blessings;

21

-shall

that giveth unto the poor shall not lack; But he that hideth his eyes shall

He

20

he

He

shall fall at once. 19

wisely,

escape.

own heart

fool;

919

7

The

righteous taketh knowledge of the cause of the poor; The wicked unaerstandeth not

knowledge.

PROVERBS

29. 8 8

Scornful

men

A

19

servant will not be corrected by words; For though he understand, there will be no response.

a city in a blaze

set

But wise men turn away wrath. 9

man

a wise

If

contendeth with a

foolish

man, Whether he be angry or latigh, there will be no rest.

The men

10

of blood hate

him that

sincere; And as for the upright, his life.

man that is hasty in words? There is more hope for a fool than

20

his

for him.

is 21

they seek

nA fool spendeth all Ms spirit; But a wise man stilleth it ^rithin him. 12

He

that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child Shall have him become a master at the last.

angry man stirreth up strife, a wrathful man aboundeth in

And

a ruler hearkeneth to falsehood,

If

Seest thou a

All his servants are wicked. 18

The

poor,

man and

meet' together

transgression.

A man's pride shall bring him low;

28

the oppressor

But he that

is of a lowly spirit shall attain to honour.

;

The LORD giveth of them both.

light to the eyes

is partner with a thief hateth his own soul* He heareth the adjuration and uttereth nothing.

'"Whoso 14

The king that faithfully judgeth the poor,

His throne shall be established for ever.

The fear of man bringeth a snare; But whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be set up on high.

25 15

The rod and reproof give wisdom; But a child left to himself causeth shame to his mother. 26

16

When

Many seek the ruler's the LORD.

transgression increaseth;

But the righteous their 17

favour;

But a man's judgment comefch from

the wicked are increased, shall gaze

upon

An

unjust man is an abomination to the righteous; And he that is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.

27

fall.

Correct thy son, and he will give thee rest;

Yea, he will give delight unto thy soul.

"Where there is no

vision, the people

cast off restraint;

But he that keepeth the is

law,

OA ^ w

happy

he.

The words

The man Ithiel

920

Agur the son

of

of

Jakeh; the burden. saith

and

unto

TIcal:

Ithiel,

unto

PROVERBS Purely I am brutish, unlike a man, And have not the understanding of a man* 8 And I have not learned wisdom, That I should have the knowledge of the Holy One. 4 Who hath ascended up into heaven, and descended? Who hath gathered the wind in his

30.21

is a generation, Oh how lofty are their eyes! And their eyelids are lifted up. 14 There is a generation whose teeth are as swords, and their great teeth as knives, To devour the poor from off the 13

There

earth,

and the needy from among

men.

fists?

Who

hath bound the waters in his garment? Who hath established all the ends of the earth?

What

is his

name, and what is his if thou knowest?

son's name, 5

Every word

He

of

God is tried;

a shield unto them that take

is

The

15

horseleech hath

two daughters:

'Give, give.' There are three

things that are never satisfied, Yea, four that say not. 'Enough 16 The grave; and the barren womb; The earth that is not satisfied with water; And the fire that saithnot 'Enough.' 7

'

:

refuge in Him.

Add thou not unto His words, Lest He reprove thee, and thou be

6

found a

17

The eye

that

Two

at

Ins

'And despiseth to obey

liar.

his mother, of the valley shall pick

The ravens 7

mocketh

father,

things have I asked of Thee;

it o'ut,

Deny me them not before I die 8 Remove far from me falsehood and

And

:

the young vultures shall eat

it.

lies;

Give me neither poverty nor riches; Feed me with mine allotted bread; 'Lest I be full, and deny, and say: 'Who is the LORD?' Or lest I be poor, and steal, And profane the name of my God.

18

There are three things which are too wonderful for me, Yea, four which I know not 19 The way of an eagle in the air; The way of a serpent upon a rock,

The way

of a ship in the midst of the sea; And the way of a man with a young

10

Slander not a servant unto his master, Lest he curse thee, and thou be

found

woman. a

guilty.

So

is

the

way

of an

adulterous

woman; 11

There

is

a generation that curse

She eateth, and wipeth her mouth, I have done no wicked-

And saith*

their father, And do not bless their mother. 12

There

is

'

ness.'

a generation that are pure

in their own eyes, And yet are not washed

ai

from their

For three things the earth doth quake,

And for four it cannot endure:

filthiness.

921

PROVERBS

30 22

And

a servant when he reigneth; a churl when he is filled with

^1

*"

The words

of king

burden wherewith

Lemuel; the his mother

corrected him.

food;

^For an odious woman when she

is 2

married; a handmaid that

And

my son? and my womb?

What,

is

heir to her

what,

son of

And what,

son of my vows? Give not thy strength unto women, Nor thy ways to that which de-

mistress.

3

*There are four things which are little upon the earth, But they are exceeding wise: ^The ants are a people not strong, Yet they provide their food in the 2

summer;

The

26

rock-badgers are but a feeble

folk,

Yet make they

their houses in the

have no king, Yet go they forth all of them by bands;

28

The

spider thou canst take with tfce

hands, Yet is she in kings' palaces.

Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, Nor for princes to say: 'Where is strong drink? 5 Lest they drink, and forget that which is decreed, And pervert the justice due to any 7

There are three

/things stately in their march,

Yea, four which

erty,

And remember

are

which are stately

in

going: 30

The

lion,

which

is

mightiest

And turneth not away 31

among

is

the king, against no rising up.

whom

his misery no more. for the dumb,

0pen thy mouth In the cause of

all such as are appointed to destruction. 9 0pen thy mouth, judge righteously, And plead the cause of the poor and needy.

A woman of valour who can find?

10

for any;

The greyhound; the he-goat

And

is afflicted.

Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, And wine unto the bitter in soul; 7 Let him drink, and forget his pov6

8

29

For her price

also;

there

"The heart

is

If

safely trust in her,

thou hast done foolishly in

lifting

wringing of

the

nose

brmgeth forth blood; So the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.

hands. 14

forth curd,

the

lack of gain.

She doeth him good and not evil All the days of her life. 13 She seeketh wool and flax, And worketh willingly with her

For the churning of milk bringeth

And

above rubies.

12

up thyself, Or if thou hast planned devices, lay thy hand upon thy mouth. 33

far

of her husband doth

And he hath no 32

a

It is not for kings,

that

crags; The locusts

27

stroyeth kings. 4

She is like the merchant-ships; She bringeth her food from afar. 16 She riseth also while it is yet night,

And giveth food to her household, And a portion to her maidens. Heb Lemoel. 922

PROVERBS T

16

With the

n ta

fruit

delivereth girdles unto the merchant of her hands she y ^Strength and dignity are her cloth-

planteth a vineyard, She girdeth her loins with strength, And maketh strong her arms. 18 She perceiveth that her merchan-

ing;

17

dise

*>

And

She considereth a field, and buyeth it;

And 26 )

is

dom;

And D

her hands hold the spindle. She stretcheth out her hand to the poor;

Yea, she reacheth forth her hands p to the needy. ^ 21 She is not afraid of the snow for her household; For all her household are clothed with scarlet.

E MShe maketh Her

clothing

for herself coverlets; linen and pur- 10

is fine

is

on her

blessed;

Her husband

also,

and he praiseth

her: 29

'Many daughters have done

vali-

antly,

But thou 30

Grace

is

excellest deceitful,

them all.' and beauty

is

vain;

But a woman that feareth the

^Her husband is known in the gates, When he sitteth among the elders of the land.

MShe maketh selleth

the law of kindness

tongue. 27 She looketh well to the ways of her household, And eateth not the bread of idleness 28 Her children rise up, and call her

ple. D

She openeth her mouth with wis-

And &

taff,

she laugheth at the time to

come

good; Her lamp goeth not out -by night. 19 She layeth her hands to the dis-

20

31 31

fl

linen garments

them;

and

31

LORD, she shall be praised, Give her of the fruit of her hands; And let her works praise her in the gates.

JOB was a man in the land of x THERE and whose name was

1

U0, that man

Job; was whole-hearted and upright, and one that feared God, and shunned evil. 2And there were born unto him seven sons and three 3 His possessions also daughters. were seven thousand sheep, and three

and shunneth evil?' Then Satan answered the LORD, and

that feareth God, 9

'Doth Job fear God for nought? Hast not Thou made a hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath, on every side? Thou said:

10

hast blessed the

and

work

of his hands,

his possessions are increased in

thousand camels, and five hundred the land. "But put forth Thy hand yoke of oxen, and five hundred she- now, and touch all that he hath, asses, and a very great household; so surely he will blaspheme Thee to Thy fnnr\ 12 A i-i/4 T ,/Mr*v said etril/"1 tit"4'/'v M And +l\

1002

88

ESTHER

were yet talking with him, came the chamberlains that were before the king's chamberlains, and hastened to king: 'Behold also, the gallows fifty bring Hainan unto the banquet that cubits high, which Haman hath made Esther had prepared, for Mordecai, who spoke good for the So the king and Haman came to king, standeth in the house of Haman.' banquet with Esther the queen. And the king said: 'Hang him there^And the king said again unto Esther on.' 10 So they hanged Haman on the on the second day at the banquet gallows that he had prepared for of wine: 'Whatever thy petition, Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath

y

queen Esther, it

shall

be granted thee; assuaged.

and whatever^ thy request, even

to the half of the kingdom, it shall be per-

Q ^

me

which he had taken from Haman, and gave it unto Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman 3 And Esther spoke yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Hainan the Agagite, and his device that he had

On that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the Jews' 3 formed.' Then Esther the queen enemy unto Esther the queen. And answered and said: 'If I have found Mordecai came before the king; for favour in thy sight, king, and if it Esther had told what he was unto 2 And the king took off his ring, please the king, let my life be given her. at my petition, and my people my request; for we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be 4

.at

slain,

and to

perish.

But

if

we had

been sold for bondmen and bond-

women, I had held my peace, for the adversary is not worthy that the king be endamaged.' 5 Then spoke the king Ahasuerus and said unto Esther the queen: 'Who is he, and where is ho, that durst presume in his heart to do so? 6 And Esther said. 'An^adversary and an enemy, even this wicked Hainan.' Then Haman was terrified before the 7 And the king king and the queen. arose in his wrath from the banquet of wine and went into the palace garden; but Haman remained to make request for his life to Esther the queen for he saw that there was evil deter-

4 devised against the Jews. Then the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre. So Esther arose, and stood before the king. 6And she said: 'If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and the tiling seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the eon of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews that are in all the king's provinces; sfor how can I endure to see the evil that shall come mined against him by the king. 8 Then unto my people? or how can I endure the king returned out of the palace to see the destruction of my kindred?' 7 TKon the king Ahasuerus said unto garden into the place of the bouquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon Esther the queen and to Mordecai the the couch whereon Esther was. Then Jew: Behold, I have given Esther the said the king: Will he even force the house of Haman, and him they have queen before me in the house?' As hanged upon the gallows, because he the word went out of the king's laid his hand upon, the Jews. 8 Write mouth, they covered Haman's face. ye also concerning the Jews, as it Then said Harbonah, one of the liketh you, in the king's name, and 7

;

'

*

1003

8.8

ESTHER

with the king's ring; for the writing which is written in the king's name, and sealed with the king's ring, may no man reverse/ 9Then were the king's scribes called at that time, in the third month, which is the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded concerning the Jews, even to the saseal it

15 And Mordecai went forth from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a robe of fine linen and purple; and the city of Shushan shouted and was glad. 16The Jews had

gladness, and joy and Ajad in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree canie, traps, and the governors and princes the Jews had gladness and joy, a feast And many from of the provinces which are from India and a good day. unto Ethiopia, a hundred twenty and among the peoples of the land became seven provinces, unto every province Jews; for the fear of the Jews was according to the writing thereof, and fallen upon them. Now in the twelfth month, which unto every people after their language, is the month Adar, on the thirand to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their lan- teenth day of the same, when the 10 And they wrote in the name of king's commandment and his decree guage. king Ahasuerus, and sealed it with drew near to be put in execution, in the king's ring, and sent letters by the day that the enemies of the Jews posts on horseback, riding on swift hoped to have rule over them ; whereas steeds that were used in the king's it was turned to the contrary, that the u that the Jews had rule over them that hated service, bred of the stud; king had granted the Jews that were them; Hhe Jews gathered themselves in every city to gather themselves together in their cities throughout ail together, and to stand for their life, the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, to destroy, and to slay, and to cause to lay hand on such as sought their to perish, all the forces of the people hurt; and no man could withstand and province that would assault them, them; for the fear of them was fallen 3 their little ones and women, and to upon all the peoples. And all the take the spoil of them for a prey, princes of the provinces, and the "upon one day in all the provinces of satraps, and the governors, and they king Ahasuerus, namely, upon the that did the king's business, helped thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the Jews; because the fear of Mordecai which is the month Adar. 13The copy was fallen upon them. 4 For Mordecai of the writing, to be given out for a was great in the king's house, and his decree in every province, was to be fame went forth throughout all the published unto all the peoples, and provinces; for the man Mordecai that the Jews should be ready against waxed greater and greater. *And the that day to avenge themselves on their Jews smote all their enemies with the enemies. 14So the posts that rode upon stroke of the sword, and with slaughter swift steeds that were used in the king's and destruction, and did what they light

and

honour.

17

G ^

service went out, being hastened and would unto them that hated them. pressed on by the king's command- 'And in Shushan the castle the Jews ment; and the decree was given out in slew and destroyed five hundred men. Shushan the castle. "And Parshandatha, and Dalphon, and

1004

ESTHER 8

Aspatha, and Poratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha, 9and Parmashta, and 10 Arisai, and Aridai, and Vaizatha, the ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Jews' enemy, slew they; but on the spoil they laid not their hand. U 0n that day the number of those that were slam in Shushan the castle was brought before the king. 12And the king said unto Esther the queen 'The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the castle, and the ten sons of Haman; what then have they done in the rest of the king's provinces! NOW whatever thy petition, it shall be granted thee; and whatever thy request further, it shall be done/ 13 Then said Esther: 'If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews that are in Shushan to do to-morrow also according unto this day's decree, and let Hainan's ten sons be hanged upon the gallows.' 14 And the king commanded it so to be done; and a decree was given out in Shushan; and they hanged Hainan's ten sons. "And the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and slew three hundred men in Shushan; but on the spoil they laid not their hand. "And the other Jews that were in the king's provinces gathered themselves together, and stood for their :

.

on the

927 fifteenth

day

of the

same they

rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness. "Therefore do the Jews of the villages, that dwell in the

unwalled towns, make the fourteenth day of the month Adar a day of gladness and feasting, and a good day, and of sending portions one to another. 20 And Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters unto all the Jews that were in all the provinces of the king 21 to Ahasuerus, both nigh and far, enjoin them that they should keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same, yearly, ^the days wherein the Jews had rest from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to gladness, and from mourning into a good day; that they should make them days of feasting and gladness, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor. 23 And the Jews took upon them to do as they had begun, and as Mordecai 24 because Hathe son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had devised against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast pur, that is, the lot, to discomfit them, and to 25 but when a she came destroy them; before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he had devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head; and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows. ^Wherefore they called these days Purim, after the name of pur. Therefore because of all the words of this letter, and of that which they had seen concerning this matter, and that which had come unto them, 27the Jews ordained, and

had written unto them;

man

and had rest from their enemies, and slew of them that hated them seventy and five thousand- but on the spoil they laid not their hand 17 on the thirteenth day of the month Adar, and on the fourteenth day of the same they rested, and made it a day 18 But the of feasting and gladness. Jews that were in Shushan assembled together on the thirteenth day there- took upon them, and upon their seed, of, and on the fourteenth thereof; and and upon all such as joined themselves lives,

That is, Esther.

1005

9 27

ESTHER

unto them, so as it should not fail, that they would keep these two days according to the writing thereof, and according to the appointed time there28 and that these days of, every year; should be remembered and kept throughout every generation^ every

cai the Jew and Esther the queen had enjoined them, and as they had ordained for themselves and for their seed, the matters of the fastings and their cry. 32And the commandment of Esther confirmed those matters of Purim; and it was written in the book.

every 'province, and every and that these days of Purim 1 A And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon should not fail from among the Jews, nor the memorial of them perish from the isles of the sea. 2And all the acts of his power and of his might, and the their seed. family, city;

29 Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote down all the acts of power, to confirm this second letter of Purim. 30 And he sent letters unto all the Jews, to the hundred twenty and seven provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, with words of peace and truth, 31 to confirm these days of Purim in their appointed times, according as Morde-

account of the greatness of Morhow the king advanced him, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia? 3 For Morcleeai the Jew was next unto king Ahasuorus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren; seeking the good of his people and speaking peace full

decai,

to all his seed.

1000

DANIEL IN the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto 2 And the Jerusalem, and besieged it. Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God; and lie carried "I

granted Daniel mercy and compassion in the sight of the chief of the officers. 10 And the chief of the officers said unto Daniel : I fear lord the king, '

my

who hath appointed your food and the your drink; for why should he see your

them

into the land of Shinar to house of his god, and the vessels he brought into the treasure-house of his 3 And the king spoke unto Ashgod. penaz his chief officer, that he should bring in certain of the children of

and of the seed royal, and of the nobles, ^ouths in whom was no blemish, but fair to look on, and Israel,

skilful in all

of the chief of the officers that he 9 defile himself. And God

might not

wisdom, and

skilful in

sad in comparison with the youths that are of your own age? so would ye endanger my head with the king.' u Then said Daniel to the steward, whom the chief of the officers had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, 12 Mishael, and AzariaL: 'Try thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink. 13 Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the youths

faces

knowledge, and discerning in thought, and such as had ability to stand in the king's palace; and that he should teach them the learning and the tongue that eat of the king's food; and as 6 And the king thou seest, deal with thy servants/ of the Chaldeans. 14 So he hearkened unto them in this a them for daily portion of appointed wine which matter, and tried them ten days. th,e king's food, and of the he draqk, and that they should be "And at the end of ten days their nourished three years; that at the end countenances appeared fairer, and thereof they might stand before the they were fatter in flesh, than all the Now among these were, of the youths that did eat of the king's food king. 16 So the steward took away their food, children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, 7 the and the wine that they should drink, Azariah, And Mishael, and chief of the officers gave names unto and gave thorn puke. 17 Now as for these four youths^ God them: unto Daniel he gave the name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Moshach; and to Azariah, of Abed-nego. 8 But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with

gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom; and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams. 18And at the end of tho days

which the king had appointed for the king's food, nor with the wine bringing them in, the chief of tho which he drank; therefore he requested officers brought them in before Nebu1007

1 18

DANIEL

chadnezzar. 19And the king spoke with have agreed together to speak before them; and among them all was found me lying and corrupt words, till the none like Daniel, Hananiah, Michael, time be changed; only tell me the and Azariah; therefore stood they be- dream, and I shall know that ye can 20 And in all matters of declare unto me the interpretation fore the king. wisdom and understanding, that the thereof/ 10The Chaldeans answered king inquired oi; them, he found ^them before the king, and said: 'There is ten times better than all the magicians not a man upon the earth that can and enchanters that were in all his declare the king's matter; forasmuch realm. ^And Daniel continued even as no great and powerful king hath asked such a thing of any magician, unto the first year of king Cyrus. O And in the second year of the or enchanter, or Chaldean. "And it reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebu- is a hard thing that the king asketh, chadnezzar dreamed dreams ;^and his and there is none other that can despirit, was troubled, and his sleep clare it before the king, except the broke from him. 2Then the king com- gods, whose dwelling is not with manded to call the magicians, and the flesh/ 12For this cause the king was enchanters, and the sorcerers, and the angry and very furious, and com-

Chaldeans, to tell the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the 3 And the king said unto them king. 'I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit is troubled to know the dream.' *Then spoke the Chaldeans to the king in Aramaic: '0 king, live for ever! tell thy servants the dream, and we will declare the interpretation.' The king answered and said to the 'The % thing is certain Chaldeans: with me: if ye make not known unto me the dream and the interpretation thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill. 6 But if ye declare the dream and the

manded to destroy all the wise men of 13 So the decree went forth, Babylon. and the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his com-

panions' to

be

slain.

Then Daniel returned answer with counsel and discretion to Arioch the captain of the king's guard, who was 14

gone forth to slay the wise. men. of 15 Babylon; he answered and said to Arioch the king's captain: 'Wherefore is the decree so peremptory from the king?' Then Arioch nuiae the 16 Then Daniel thing known to Daniel. went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, that he interpretation thereof, ye shall receive might declare unto the king the interof me gifts and rewards and great pretation. "Then Daniel went to his house, and honour; only declare unto me the dream and the interpretation thereof/ made the thing known to Hananiah, 7 They answered the second time and Mishael, and Azariah, his companions; said: 'Let the king tell his servants 18that they might ask mercy of the the dreanij and we will declare the God of heaven concerning this secret; 8 The king answered that Daniel and his companions should interpretation/ and said: 'I know of a truth that ye not perish with the rest of the wise men would gain time, inasmuch as ye see of Babylon. 19Then was the secret rethe thing is certain with me, 9 that, if vealed unto Daniel in a vision of the ye make not known unto me the dream, night. Then Daniel blessed the God there is but one law for you; and ye of heaven. 20Daniel spoke and saM: 1008

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name of God revealeth secrets, and He hath made everlasting even unto ever- known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the end of days. Thy lasting ; For wisdom and might are His; dream, and the visions of thy head up21 And He changeth the times and the on thy bed, are these: 29as for thee, seasons; king, thy thoughts came [into thy He removeth kings, and setteth up mind] upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter; and He that revealkings; He giveth wisdom unto the wise, eth secrets hath made known to thee And knowledge to them that know what shall come to pass. 30But as for understanding; me, this secret is not revealed to me for ^He revealeth the deep and secret any wisdom that I have more than things; any living, but to the intent that the He knoweth what is in the darkness, interpretation may be made known And the light dwelleth with Him. to the king, and that thou mayest 23 I thank Thee, and praise Thee, know the thoughts of thy heart. Blessed be the

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32 what we desired of Thee; As appearance thereof was terrible. For Thou hast made known unto us for that image, its head was of fine the king's matter. gold, its breast and its arms of silver, 24 Therefore Daniel went in unto its belly and its thighs of brass, 83its Arioch, whom the king had appointed legs of iron, its feet part of iron, and to destroy the wise men of Babylon; he part of clay. 34Thou sawest till that a went and said thus unto him Destroy stone was cut out without hands, not the wise men of Babylon; bring which smote the image upon its feet me in before the king, and I will de- that were of iron and clay, and broke 36 Then was the iron,, clare unto the king the interpreta- them in pieces. tion/ the clay, the brass, the silver, and the ^hen Arioch brought in Daniel gold, broken in pieces together, and before the king in haste, and said thus became like the chaff of the summer unto him:. I have found a man of the threshing-floors; and the wind carried children of the captivity of Judah, them away, so that no place was that will make known unto the king found for them; and the stone that the interpretation.' 26The king spoke smote the image became a great and said to Daniel, whose name was mountain, and filled the whole earth. Belteshazzar: 'Art thou able to make This is the dream; and we will telHhe known unto me the dream which I iixterprotation thereof before the king. 57 have seen, and the interpretation Thou, king, king of kings, unto 27 thereof?' Daniel answered before whom the God of heaven hath given the king, and said: 'The secret which the kingdom, the power, and the the king hath asked can neither wise strength, and the glory; 38and wheremen, enchanters, magicians, nor as- soever the children of men, the beasts declare unto the king; of the field, and the fowls of the heaven trologers, **but there is a God in heaven that dwell, hath He given them into thy '

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