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The Book of Genesis

[1:1] In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. [1:2] And the earth was waste and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep: and the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. [1:3] And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. [1:4] And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. [1:5] And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day.

[1:6] And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. [1:7] And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so. [1:8] And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.

[1:9] And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. [1:10] And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good. [1:11] And God said, Let the earth put forth grass, herbs yielding seed, and fruit-trees bearing fruit after their kind, wherein is the seed thereof, upon the earth: and it was so. [1:12] And the earth brought forth grass, herbs yielding seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit, wherein is the seed thereof, after their kind: and God saw that it was good. [1:13] And there was evening and there was morning, a third day.

[1:14] And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years: [1:15] and let them be for lights in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. [1:16] And God made the two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also. [1:17] And God set them in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth, [1:18] and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good. [1:19] And there was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.

[1:20] And God said, Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. [1:21] And God created the great sea-monsters, and every living creature that moveth, wherewith the waters swarmed, after their kind, and every winged bird after its kind: and God saw that it was good. [1:22] And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth. [1:23] And there was evening and there was morning, a fifth day.

[1:24] And God said, Let the earth bring forth living creatures after their kind, cattle, and creeping things, and beasts of the earth after their kind: and it was so. [1:25] And God made the beasts of the earth after their kind, and the cattle after their kind, and everything that creepeth upon the ground after its kind: and God saw that it was good. [1:26] And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. [1:27] And God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. [1:28] And God blessed them: and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. [1:29] And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb yielding 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: [1:30] and to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the heavens, and to everything that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for food: and it was so. [1:31] And God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.

[2:1] And the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. [2:2] And on the seventh day God finished his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. [2:3] And God blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it; because that in it he rested from all his work which God had created and made.

[2:4] These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that THE GOD made earth and heaven. [2:5] And no plant of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprung up; for THE GOD had not caused it to rain upon the earth: and there was not a man to till the ground; [2:6] but there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground. [2:7] And THE GOD formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. [2:8] And THE GOD planted a garden eastward, in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed. [2:9] And out of the ground made THE 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 knowledge of good and evil. [2:10] And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became four heads. [2:11] The name of the first is Pishon: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; [2:12] and the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone. [2:13] And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Cush. [2:14] And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth in front of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates. [2:15] And THE GOD took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. [2:16] And THE GOD commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden you mayest freely eat: [2:17] but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shalt not eat of it: for in the day that you eatest thereof you shalt surely die.

[2:18] And THE GOD said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him. [2:19] And out of the ground THE GOD formed every beast of the field, and every bird of the heavens; and brought them unto the man to see what he would call them: and whatsoever the man called every living creature, that was the name thereof. [2:20] And the man gave names to all cattle, and to the birds of the heavens, and to every beast of the field; but for man there was not found a help meet for him. [2:21] And THE GOD caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof: [2:22] and the rib, which THE GOD had taken from the man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. [2:23] And the man said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. [2:24] Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. [2:25] And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.

[3:1] Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which THE GOD had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, You shall not eat of any tree of the garden? [3:2] And the woman said unto the serpent, Of the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat: [3:3] but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, You shall not eat of it, neither shall you touch it, lest you die. [3:4] And the serpent said unto the woman, You shall not surely die: [3:5] for God doth know that in the day you eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and you shall be as God, knowing good and evil. [3:6] And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat; and she gave also unto her husband with her, and he did eat. [3:7] And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig-leaves together, and made themselves aprons. [3:8] And they heard the voice of THE GOD walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of THE GOD amongst the trees of the garden.

[3:9] And THE GOD called unto the man, and said unto him, Where art thou? [3:10] And he said, I heard your voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself. [3:11] And he said, Who told you that you wast naked? Have you eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded you that you shouldest not eat? [3:12] And the man said, The woman whom you gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. [3:13] And THE GOD said unto the woman, What is this you have done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. [3:14] And THE GOD said unto the serpent, Because you have done this, cursed art you above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon your belly shalt you go, and dust shalt you eat all the days of your life: [3:15] and I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed: he shall bruise your head, and you shalt bruise his heel. [3:16] Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply your pain and your conception; in pain you shalt bring forth children; and your desire shall be to your husband, and he shall rule over thee. [3:17] And unto Adam he said, Because you have hearkened unto the voice of your wife, and have eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, you shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for your sake; in toil shalt you eat of it all the days of your life; [3:18] thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and you shalt eat the herb of the field; [3:19] in the sweat of your face shalt you eat bread, till you return unto the ground; for out of it wast you taken: for dust you art, and unto dust shalt you return. [3:20] And the man called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living. [3:21] And THE GOD made for Adam and for his wife coats of skins, and clothed them.

[3:22] And THE GOD said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil; and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever— [3:23] therefore THE GOD sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken. [3:24] So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden the Cherubim, and the flame of a sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.

[4:1] And the man knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man with the help of THE GOD. [4:2] And again she bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. [4:3] And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto THE GOD. [4:4] And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And THE GOD had respect unto Abel and to his offering: [4:5] but unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. [4:6] And THE GOD said unto Cain, Why art you wroth? and why is your countenance fallen? [4:7] If you doest well, shall it not be lifted up? and if you doest not well, sin coucheth at the door: and unto you shall be its desire, but do you rule over it. [4:8] And Cain told Abel his brother. And it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.

[4:9] And THE GOD said unto Cain, Where is Abel your brother? And he said, I know not: am I my brother’s keeper? [4:10] And he said, What have you done? the voice of your brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground. [4:11] And now cursed art you from the ground, which hath opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand; [4:12] when you tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto you its strength; a fugitive and a wanderer shalt you be in the earth. [4:13] And Cain said unto THE GOD, My punishment is greater than I can bear. [4:14] Behold, you have driven me out this day from the face of the ground; and from your face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth; and it will come to pass, that whosoever findeth me will slay me. [4:15] And THE GOD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And THE GOD appointed a sign for Cain, lest any finding him should smite him.

[4:16] And Cain went out from the presence of THE GOD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden. [4:17] And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch. [4:18] And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methushael; and Methushael begat Lamech. [4:19] And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah. [4:20] And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents and have cattle. [4:21] And his brother’s name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and pipe. [4:22] And Zillah, she also bare Tubal-cain, the forger of every cutting instrument of brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah. [4:23] And Lamech said unto his wives:

Adah and Zillah, hear my voice;

Ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech:

For I have slain a man for wounding me,

And a young man for bruising me:

[4:24] If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold,

Truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.

[4:25] And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth. For, said she, God hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel; for Cain slew him. [4:26] And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enosh. Then began men to call upon the name of THE GOD.

[5:1] This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him; [5:2] male and female created he them, and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created. [5:3] And Adam lived a hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth: [5:4] and the days of Adam after he begat Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters. [5:5] And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.

[5:6] And Seth lived a hundred and five years, and begat Enosh: [5:7] and Seth lived after he begat Enosh eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters: [5:8] and all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he died.

[5:9] And Enosh lived ninety years, and begat Kenan. [5:10] and Enosh lived after he begat Kenan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters: [5:11] and all the days of Enosh were nine hundred and five years: and he died.

[5:12] And Kenan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalalel: [5:13] and Kenan lived after he begat Mahalalel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters: [5:14] and all the days of Kenan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died.

[5:15] And Mahalalel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared: [5:16] And Mahalalel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters: [5:17] and all the days of Mahalalel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died.

[5:18] And Jared lived a hundred sixty and two years, and begat Enoch: [5:19] and Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters: [5:20] And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died.

[5:21] And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah: [5:22] and Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters: [5:23] and all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years: [5:24] and Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.

[5:25] And Methuselah lived a hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech: [5:26] and Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters. [5:27] And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.

[5:28] And Lamech lived a hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son: [5:29] and he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us in our work and in the toil of our hands, which cometh because of the ground which THE GOD hath cursed. [5:30] And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters: [5:31] And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died.

[5:32] And Noah was five hundred years old: And Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

[6:1] And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the ground, and daughters were born unto them, [6:2] that the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all that they chose. [6:3] And THE GOD said, My spirit shall not strive with man for ever, for that he also is flesh: yet shall his days be a hundred and twenty years. [6:4] The Nephilim were in the earth in those days, and also after that, when the sons of God came unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them: the same were the mighty men that were of old, the men of renown.

[6:5] And THE GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. [6:6] And it repented THE GOD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. [6:7] And THE GOD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the ground; both man, and beast, and creeping things, and birds of the heavens; for it repenteth me that I have made them. [6:8] But Noah found favor in the eyes of THE GOD.

[6:9] These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, and perfect in his generations: Noah walked with God. [6:10] And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. [6:11] And the earth was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. [6:12] And God saw the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way upon the earth.

[6:13] And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth. [6:14] Make you an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt you make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch. [6:15] And this is how you shalt make it: the length of the ark three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits. [6:16] A light shalt you make to the ark, and to a cubit shalt you finish it upward; and the door of the ark shalt you set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt you make it. [6:17] And I, behold, I do bring the flood of waters upon this earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; everything that is in the earth shall die. [6:18] But I will establish my covenant with thee; and you shalt come into the ark, thou, and your sons, and your wife, and your sons’ wives with thee. [6:19] And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt you bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female. [6:20] Of the birds after their kind, and of the cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive. [6:21] And take you unto you of all food that is eaten, and gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them. [6:22] Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.

[7:1] And THE GOD said unto Noah, Come you and all your house into the ark; for you have I seen righteous before me in this generation. [7:2] Of every clean beast you shalt take to you seven and seven, the male and his female; and of the beasts that are not clean two, the male and his female: [7:3] of the birds also of the heavens, seven and seven, male and female, to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth. [7:4] For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living thing that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the ground. [7:5] And Noah did according unto all that THE GOD commanded him.

[7:6] And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth. [7:7] And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood. [7:8] Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of birds, and of everything that creepeth upon the ground, [7:9] there went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, male and female, as God commanded Noah. [7:10] And it came to pass after the seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth. [7:11] In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened. [7:12] And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.

[7:13] In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah’s wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark; [7:14] they, and every beast after its kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after its kind, and every bird after its kind, every bird of every sort. [7:15] And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh wherein is the breath of life. [7:16] And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God commanded him: and THE GOD shut him in. [7:17] And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lifted up above the earth. [7:18] And the waters prevailed, and increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters. [7:19] And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high mountains that were under the whole heaven were covered. [7:20] Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered. [7:21] And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both birds, and cattle, and beasts, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man: [7:22] all in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, of all that was on the dry land, died. [7:23] And every living thing was destroyed that was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and creeping things, and birds of the heavens; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only was left, and they that were with him in the ark. [7:24] And the waters prevailed upon the earth a hundred and fifty days.

[8:1] And God remembered Noah, and all the beasts, and all the cattle that were with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters assuaged; [8:2] the fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained; [8:3] and the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end of a hundred and fifty days the waters decreased. [8:4] And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat. [8:5] And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month: in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen.

[8:6] And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made: [8:7] and he sent forth a raven, and it went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth. [8:8] And he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground; [8:9] but the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him to the ark; for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: and he put forth his hand, and took her, and brought her in unto him into the ark. [8:10] And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark; [8:11] and the dove came in to him at eventide; and, lo, in her mouth an olive-leaf plucked off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth. [8:12] And he stayed yet other seven days, and sent forth the dove; and she returned not again unto him any more.

[8:13] And it came to pass in the six hundred and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dried. [8:14] And in the second month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, was the earth dry. [8:15] And God spake unto Noah, saying, [8:16] Go forth from the ark, thou, and your wife, and your sons, and your sons’ wives with thee. [8:17] Bring forth with you every living thing that is with you of all flesh, both birds, and cattle, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth. [8:18] And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him: [8:19] every beast, every creeping thing, and every bird, whatsoever moveth upon the earth, after their families, went forth out of the ark.

[8:20] And Noah builded an altar unto THE GOD, and took of every clean beast, and of every clean bird, and offered burnt-offerings on the altar. [8:21] And THE GOD smelled the sweet savor; and THE GOD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake, for that the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more everything living, as I have done. [8:22] While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.

[9:1] And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth. [9:2] And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every bird of the heavens; with all wherewith the ground teemeth, and all the fishes of the sea, into your hand are they delivered. [9:3] Every moving thing that liveth shall be food for you; as the green herb have I given you all. [9:4] But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall you not eat. [9:5] And surely your blood, the blood of your lives, will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it. And at the hand of man, even at the hand of every man’s brother, will I require the life of man. [9:6] Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man. [9:7] And you, be you fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein.

[9:8] And God spake unto Noah, and to his sons with him, saying, [9:9] And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you; [9:10] and with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the cattle, and every beast of the earth with you. Of all that go out of the ark, even every beast of the earth. [9:11] And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of the flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth. [9:12] And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations: [9:13] I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth. [9:14] And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud, [9:15] and I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh. [9:16] And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth. [9:17] And God said unto Noah, This is the token of the covenant which I have established between me and all flesh that is upon the earth.

[9:18] And the sons of Noah, that went forth from the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan. [9:19] These three were the sons of Noah: and of these was the whole earth overspread.

[9:20] And Noah began to be a husbandman, and planted a vineyard: [9:21] and he drank of the wine, and was drunken. And he was uncovered within his tent. [9:22] And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without. [9:23] And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father. And their faces were backward, and they saw not their father’s nakedness. [9:24] And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his youngest son had done unto him. [9:25] And he said,

Cursed be Canaan;

A servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.

[9:26] And he said,

Blessed be THE GOD, the God of Shem;

And let Canaan be his servant.

[9:27] God enlarge Japheth,

And let him dwell in the tents of Shem;

And let Canaan be his servant.

[9:28] And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years. [9:29] And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years: and he died.

[10:1] Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, namely, of Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood.

[10:2] The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras. [10:3] And the sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah. [10:4] And the sons of Javan: Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. [10:5] Of these were the isles of the nations divided in their lands, every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.

[10:6] And the sons of Ham: Cush, and Mizraim, and Put, and Canaan. [10:7] And the sons of Cush: Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabteca; and the sons of Raamah: Sheba, and Dedan. [10:8] And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth. [10:9] He was a mighty hunter before THE GOD: wherefore it is said, Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before THE GOD. [10:10] And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. [10:11] Out of that land he went forth into Assyria, and builded Nineveh, and Rehoboth-Ir, and Calah, [10:12] and Resen between Nineveh and Calah (the same is the great city). [10:13] And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim, [10:14] and Pathrusim, and Casluhim (whence went forth the Philistines), and Caphtorim.

[10:15] And Canaan begat Sidon his first-born, and Heth, [10:16] and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite, [10:17] and the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite, [10:18] and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanite spread abroad. [10:19] And the border of the Canaanite was from Sidon, as you goest toward Gerar, unto Gaza; as you goest toward Sodom and Gomorrah and Admah and Zeboiim, unto Lasha. [10:20] These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, in their nations.

[10:21] And unto Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, to him also were children born. [10:22] The sons of Shem: Elam, and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and Aram. [10:23] And the sons of Aram: Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash. [10:24] And Arpachshad begat Shelah; and Shelah begat Eber. [10:25] And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg. For in his days was the earth divided. And his brother’s name was Joktan. [10:26] And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah, [10:27] and Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah, [10:28] and Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba, [10:29] and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan. [10:30] And their dwelling was from Mesha, as you goest toward Sephar, the mountain of the east. [10:31] These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.

[10:32] These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and of these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.

[11:1] And the whole earth was of one language and of one speech. [11:2] And it came to pass, as they journeyed east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there. [11:3] And they said one to another, Come, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for mortar. [11:4] And they said, Come, let us build us a city, and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven, and let us make us a name; lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth. [11:5] And THE GOD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded. [11:6] And THE GOD said, Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language; and this is what they begin to do: and now nothing will be withholden from them, which they purpose to do. [11:7] Come, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech. [11:8] So THE GOD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off building the city. [11:9] Therefore was the name of it called Babel; because THE GOD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did THE GOD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.

[11:10] These are the generations of Shem. Shem was a hundred years old, and begat Arpachshad two years after the flood. [11:11] and Shem lived after he begat Arpachshad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.

[11:12] And Arpachshad lived five and thirty years, and begat Shelah. [11:13] and Arpachshad lived after he begat Shelah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.

[11:14] And Shelah lived thirty years, and begat Eber: [11:15] and Shelah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.

[11:16] And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg: [11:17] and Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.

[11:18] And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu: [11:19] and Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters.

[11:20] And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug: [11:21] and Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters.

[11:22] And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor: [11:23] and Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.

[11:24] And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah: [11:25] and Nahor lived after he begat Terah a hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters.

[11:26] And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

[11:27] Now these are the generations of Terah. Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran. And Haran begat Lot. [11:28] And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees. [11:29] And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram’s wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor’s wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah. [11:30] And Sarai was barren; She had no child. [11:31] And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran, his son’s son, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram’s wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there. [11:32] And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran.

[12:1] Now THE GOD said unto Abram, Get you out of your country, and from your kindred, and from your father’s house, unto the land that I will show thee: [12:2] and I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make your name great; and be you a blessing; [12:3] and I will bless them that bless thee, and him that curseth you will I curse: and in you shall all the families of the earth be blessed. [12:4] So Abram went, as THE GOD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran. [12:5] And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother’s son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came. [12:6] And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Shechem, unto the oak of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land. [12:7] And THE GOD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto your seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto THE GOD, who appeared unto him. [12:8] And he removed from thence unto the mountain on the east of Beth-el, and pitched his tent, having Beth-el on the west, and Ai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto THE GOD, and called upon the name of THE GOD. [12:9] And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the South.

[12:10] And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was sore in the land. [12:11] And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that you art a fair woman to look upon: [12:12] and it will come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they will say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save you alive. [12:13] Say, I pray thee, you art my sister; that it may be well with me for your sake, and that my soul may live because of thee. [12:14] And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair. [12:15] And the princes of Pharaoh saw her, and praised her to Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh’s house. [12:16] And he dealt well with Abram for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he-asses, and men-servants, and maid-servants, and she-asses, and camels. [12:17] And THE GOD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram’s wife. [12:18] And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What is this that you have done unto me? why didst you not tell me that she was your wife? [12:19] why saidst thou, She is my sister, so that I took her to be my wife? now therefore behold your wife, take her, and go your way. [12:20] And Pharaoh gave men charge concerning him: and they brought him on the way, and his wife, and all that he had.

[13:1] And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the South. [13:2] And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold. [13:3] And he went on his journeys from the South even to Beth-el, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Beth-el and Ai, [13:4] unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of THE GOD. [13:5] And Lot also, who went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents. [13:6] And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together. [13:7] And there was a strife between the herdsmen of Abram’s cattle and the herdsmen of Lot’s cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelt then in the land. [13:8] And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen; for we are brethren. [13:9] Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me. If you wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right. Or if you take the right hand, then I will go to the left. [13:10] And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the Plain of the Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before THE GOD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, like the garden of THE GOD, like the land of Egypt, as you goest unto Zoar. [13:11] So Lot chose him all the Plain of the Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other. [13:12] Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelt in the cities of the Plain, and moved his tent as far as Sodom. [13:13] Now the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners against THE GOD exceedingly.

[13:14] And THE GOD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now your eyes, and look from the place where you art, northward and southward and eastward and westward: [13:15] for all the land which you seest, to you will I give it, and to your seed for ever. [13:16] And I will make your seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then may your seed also be numbered. [13:17] Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for unto you will I give it. [13:18] And Abram moved his tent, and came and dwelt by the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and built there an altar unto THE GOD.

[14:1] And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim, [14:2] that they made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar). [14:3] All these joined together in the vale of Siddim (the same is the Salt Sea). [14:4] Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled. [14:5] And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim, and the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim, [14:6] and the Horites in their mount Seir, unto Elparan, which is by the wilderness. [14:7] And they returned, and came to En-mishpat (the same is Kadesh), and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazazon-tamar. [14:8] And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar); and they set the battle in array against them in the vale of Siddim; [14:9] against Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings against the five. [14:10] Now the vale of Siddim was full of slime pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and they fell there, and they that remained fled to the mountain. [14:11] And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and went their way. [14:12] And they took Lot, Abram’s brother’s son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.

[14:13] And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew: now he dwelt by the oaks of Mamre, the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner; and these were confederate with Abram. [14:14] And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he led forth his trained men, born in his house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued as far as Dan. [14:15] And he divided himself against them by night, he and his servants, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus. [14:16] And he brought back all the goods, and also brought back his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.

[14:17] And the king of Sodom went out to meet him, after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer and the kings that were with him, at the vale of Shaveh (the same is the King’s Vale). [14:18] And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was priest of God Most High. [14:19] And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth: [14:20] and blessed be God Most High, who hath delivered your enemies into your hand. And he gave him a tenth of all. [14:21] And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself. [14:22] And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lifted up my hand unto THE GOD, God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth, [14:23] that I will not take a thread nor a shoe-latchet nor aught that is thine, lest you shouldest say, I have made Abram rich: [14:24] save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men that went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre. Let them take their portion.

[15:1] After these things the word of THE GOD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am your shield, and your exceeding great reward. [15:2] And Abram said, O Lord THE GOD, what wilt you give me, seeing I go childless, and he that shall be possessor of my house is Eliezer of Damascus? [15:3] And Abram said, Behold, to me you have given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir. [15:4] And, behold, the word of THE GOD came unto him, saying, This man shall not be your heir; But he that shall come forth out of your own bowels shall be your heir. [15:5] And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and number the stars, if you be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall your seed be. [15:6] And he believed in THE GOD; and he reckoned it to him for righteousness. [15:7] And he said unto him, I am THE GOD that brought you out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give you this land to inherit it. [15:8] And he said, O Lord THE GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it? [15:9] And he said unto him, Take me a heifer three years old, and a she-goat three years old, and a ram three years old, and a turtle-dove, and a young pigeon. [15:10] And he took him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each half over against the other: but the birds divided he not. [15:11] And the birds of prey came down upon the carcasses, and Abram drove them away.

[15:12] And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, a horror of great darkness fell upon him. [15:13] And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that your seed shall be sojourners in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years; [15:14] and also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance. [15:15] But you shalt go to your fathers in peace; you shalt be buried in a good old age. [15:16] And in the fourth generation they shall come hither again; for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet full. [15:17] And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold, a smoking furnace, and a flaming torch that passed between these pieces. [15:18] In that day THE GOD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto your seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates: [15:19] the Kenite, and the Kenizzite, and the Kadmonite, [15:20] and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Rephaim, [15:21] and the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Girgashite, and the Jebusite.

[16:1] Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, bare him no children: and she had a handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar. [16:2] And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, THE GOD hath restrained me from bearing; go in, I pray thee, unto my handmaid; it may be that I shall obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai. [16:3] And Sarai, Abram’s wife, took Hagar the Egyptian, her handmaid, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to Abram her husband to be his wife. [16:4] And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes. [16:5] And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I gave my handmaid into they bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: THE GOD judge between me and thee. [16:6] But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, your maid is in your hand; do to her that which is good in your eyes. And Sarai dealt hardly with her, and she fled from her face.

[16:7] And the angel of THE GOD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur. [16:8] And he said, Hagar, Sarai’s handmaid, whence camest thou? and whither goest thou? And she said, I am fleeing from the face of my mistress Sarai. [16:9] And the angel of THE GOD said unto her, Return to your mistress, and submit yourself under her hands. [16:10] And the angel of THE GOD said unto her, I will greatly multiply your seed, that it shall not be numbered for multitude. [16:11] And the angel of THE GOD said unto her, Behold, you art with child, and shalt bear a son; and you shalt call his name Ishmael, because THE GOD hath heard your affliction. [16:12] And he shall be as a wild ass among men; his hand shall be against every man, and every man’s hand against him; and he shall dwell over against all his brethren. [16:13] And she called the name of THE GOD that spake unto her, you art a God that seeth: for she said, Have I even here looked after him that seeth me? [16:14] Wherefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.

[16:15] And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called the name of his son, whom Hagar bare, Ishmael. [16:16] And Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram.

[17:1] And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, THE GOD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be you perfect. [17:2] And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply you exceedingly. [17:3] And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying, [17:4] As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and you shalt be the father of a multitude of nations. [17:5] Neither shall your name any more be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for the father of a multitude of nations have I made thee. [17:6] And I will make you exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee. [17:7] And I will establish my covenant between me and you and your seed after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto you and to your seed after thee. [17:8] And I will give unto thee, and to your seed after thee, the land of your sojournings, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.

[17:9] And God said unto Abraham, And as for thee, you shalt keep my covenant, thou, and your seed after you throughout their generations. [17:10] This is my covenant, which you shall keep, between me and you and your seed after thee: every male among you shall be circumcised. [17:11] And you shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of a covenant betwixt me and you. [17:12] And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every male throughout your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any foreigner that is not of your seed. [17:13] He that is born in your house, and he that is bought with your money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant. [17:14] And the uncircumcised male who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.

[17:15] And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai your wife, you shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be. [17:16] And I will bless her, and moreover I will give you a son of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples shall be of her. [17:17] Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is a hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear? [17:18] And Abraham said unto God, Oh that Ishmael might live before thee! [17:19] And God said, Nay, but Sarah your wife shall bear you a son; and you shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his seed after him. [17:20] And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation. [17:21] But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear unto you at this set time in the next year.

[17:22] And he left off talking with him, and God went up from Abraham. [17:23] And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham’s house, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him. [17:24] And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. [17:25] And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. [17:26] In the selfsame day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his son. [17:27] And all the men of his house, those born in the house, and those bought with money of a foreigner, were circumcised with him.

[18:1] And THE GOD appeared unto him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day; [18:2] 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 tent door, and bowed himself to the earth, [18:3] and said, My lord, if now I have found favor in your sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from your servant: [18:4] let now a little water be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree: [18:5] and I will fetch a morsel of bread, and strengthen you your heart; after that you shall pass on: forasmuch as you are come to your servant. And they said, So do, as you have said. [18:6] And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes. [18:7] And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetched a calf tender and good, and gave it unto the servant; and he hasted to dress it. [18:8] And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.

[18:9] And they said unto him, Where is Sarah your wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent. [18:10] And he said, I will certainly return unto you when the season cometh round; and, lo, Sarah your wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard in the tent door, which was behind him. [18:11] Now Abraham and Sarah were old, and well stricken in age; it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women. [18:12] And Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also? [18:13] And THE GOD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, who am old? [18:14] Is anything too hard for THE GOD? At the set time I will return unto thee, when the season cometh round, and Sarah shall have a son. [18:15] Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but you didst laugh.

[18:16] And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way. [18:17] And THE GOD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that which I do; [18:18] seeing that Abraham had surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? [18:19] 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 GOD, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that THE GOD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him. [18:20] And THE GOD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous; [18:21] I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.

[18:22] And the men turned from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before THE GOD. [18:23] And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt you consume the righteous with the wicked? [18:24] Peradventure there are fifty righteous within the city: wilt you consume and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein? [18:25] That be far from you to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked, that so the righteous should be as the wicked; that be far from thee: shall not the Judge of all the earth do right? [18:26] And THE GOD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sake. [18:27] And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, who am but dust and ashes: [18:28] peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt you destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, I will not destroy it, if I find there forty and five. [18:29] And he spake 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. [18:30] 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. [18:31] And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for the twenty’s sake. [18:32] And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for the ten’s sake. [18:33] And THE GOD went his way, as soon as he had left off communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.

[19:1] And the two angels came to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot saw them, and rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face to the earth; [19:2] and he said, Behold now, my lords, turn aside, I pray you, into your servant’s house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and you shall rise up early, and go on your way. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night. [19:3] And he urged them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat. [19:4] But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both young and old, all the people from every quarter; [19:5] and they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men that came in to you this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them. [19:6] And Lot went out unto them to the door, and shut the door after him. [19:7] And he said, I pray you, my brethren, do not so wickedly. [19:8] Behold now, I have two daughters that have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do you 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. [19:9] And they said, Stand back. And they said, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and drew near to break the door. [19:10] But the men put forth their hand, and brought Lot into the house to them, and shut to the door. [19:11] And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great, so that they wearied themselves to find the door.

[19:12] And the men said unto Lot, Have you here any besides? son-in-law, and your sons, and your daughters, and whomsoever you have in the city, bring them out of the place: [19:13] for we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxed great before THE GOD: and THE GOD hath sent us to destroy it. [19:14] And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons-in-law, who married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for THE GOD will destroy the city. But he seemed unto his sons-in-law as one that mocked. [19:15] And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take your wife, and your two daughters that are here, lest you be consumed in the iniquity of the city. [19:16] But he lingered; and the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters, THE GOD being merciful unto him; and they brought him forth, and set him without the city. [19:17] And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for your life; look not behind thee, neither stay you in all the Plain; escape to the mountain, lest you be consumed. [19:18] And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my lord: [19:19] behold now, your servant hath found favor in your sight, and you have magnified your lovingkindness, which you have showed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest evil overtake me, and I die: [19:20] behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one. Oh let me escape thither (is it not a little one?), and my soul shall live. [19:21] And he said unto him, See, I have accepted you concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow the city of which you have spoken. [19:22] Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do anything till you be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.

[19:23] The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot came unto Zoar. [19:24] Then THE GOD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from THE GOD out of heaven; [19:25] and he overthrew those cities, and all the Plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground. [19:26] But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt. [19:27] And Abraham gat up early in the morning to the place where he had stood before THE GOD: [19:28] and he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the Plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the land went up as the smoke of a furnace.

[19:29] And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the Plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in which Lot dwelt.

[19:30] And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters. [19:31] And the first-born said unto the younger, Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all the earth: [19:32] come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father. [19:33] And they made their father drink wine that night: and the first-born went in, and lay with her father; and he knew not when she lay down, nor when she arose. [19:34] 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 you in, and lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father. [19:35] 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. [19:36] Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father. [19:37] And the first-born bare a son, and called his name Moab: the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day. [19:38] And the younger, she also bare a son, and called his name Ben-ammi: the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day.

[20:1] And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the land of the South, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur. And he sojourned in Gerar. [20:2] And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister. And Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah. [20:3] But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him, Behold, you art but a dead man, because of the woman whom you have taken. For she is a man’s wife. [20:4] Now Abimelech had not come near her. And he said, Lord, wilt you slay even a righteous nation? [20:5] Said he not himself unto me, She is my sister? And she, even she herself said, He is my brother. In the integrity of my heart and the innocency of my hands have I done this. [20:6] And God said unto him in the dream, Yea, I know that in the integrity of your heart you has done this, and I also withheld you from sinning against me. Therefore suffered I you not to touch her. [20:7] Now therefore restore the man’s wife. For he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and you shalt live. And if you restore her not, know you that you shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine.

[20:8] And Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ear. And the men were sore afraid. [20:9] Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What have you done unto us? And wherein have I sinned against thee, that you have brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? you have done deeds unto me that ought not to be done. [20:10] And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that you have done this thing? [20:11] And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place. And they will slay me for my wife’s sake. [20:12] And moreover she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife: [20:13] and it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father’s house, that I said unto her, This is your kindness which you shalt show unto me. At every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother. [20:14] And Abimelech took sheep and oxen, and men-servants and women-servants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife. [20:15] And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee. Dwell where it pleaseth thee. [20:16] And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver. Behold, it is for you a covering of the eyes to all that are with thee. And in respect of all you art righted. [20:17] And Abraham prayed unto God. And God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maid-servants. And they bare children. [20:18] For THE GOD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham’s wife.

[21:1] And THE GOD visited Sarah as he had said, and THE GOD did unto Sarah as he had spoken. [21:2] And Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him. [21:3] And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac. [21:4] And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him. [21:5] And Abraham was a hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him. [21:6] And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh. Every one that heareth will laugh with me. [21:7] And she said, Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should give children suck? For I have borne him a son in his old age.

[21:8] And the child grew, and was weaned. And Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned. [21:9] And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne unto Abraham, mocking. [21:10] Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this handmaid and her son. For the son of this handmaid shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac. [21:11] And the thing was very grievous in Abraham’s sight on account of his son. [21:12] And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in your sight because of the lad, and because of your handmaid. In all that Sarah saith unto thee, hearken unto her voice. For in Isaac shall your seed be called. [21:13] And also of the son of the handmaid will I make a nation, because he is your seed. [21:14] And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and gave her the child, and sent her away. And she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beer-sheba. [21:15] And the water in the bottle was spent, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs. [21:16] And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot. For she said, Let me not look upon the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lifted up her voice, and wept. [21:17] And God heard the voice of the lad. And the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? Fear not. For God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is. [21:18] Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in your hand. For I will make him a great nation. [21:19] And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. And she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink. [21:20] And God was with the lad, and he grew. And he dwelt in the wilderness, and became, as he grew up, an archer. [21:21] And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran. And his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.

[21:22] And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phicol the captain of his host spake unto Abraham, saying, God is with you in all that you doest. [21:23] Now therefore swear unto me here by God that you wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son’s son. But according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, you shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein you have sojourned. [21:24] And Abraham said, I will swear. [21:25] And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of the well of water, which Abimelech’s servants had violently taken away. [21:26] And Abimelech said, I know not who hath done this thing. Neither didst you tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to-day. [21:27] And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech. And they two made a covenant. [21:28] And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves. [21:29] And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which you have set by themselves? [21:30] And he said, These seven ewe lambs shalt you take of my hand, that it may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well. [21:31] Wherefore he called that place Beer-sheba. Because there they sware both of them. [21:32] So they made a covenant at Beer-sheba. And Abimelech rose up, and Phicol the captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines. [21:33] And Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beer-sheba, and called there on the name of THE GOD, the Everlasting God. [21:34] And Abraham sojourned in the land of the Philistines many days.

[22:1] And it came to pass after these things, that God did prove Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham. And he said, Here am I. [22:2] And he said, Take now your son, your only son, whom you lovest, even Isaac, and get you into the land of Moriah. And offer him there for a burnt-offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell you of. [22:3] And Abraham rose early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son. And he clave the wood for the burnt-offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him. [22:4] On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off. [22:5] And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide you here with the ass, and I and the lad will go yonder; and we will worship, and come again to you. [22:6] And Abraham took the wood of the burnt-offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son. And he took in his hand the fire and the knife. And they went both of them together. [22:7] And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father. And he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold, the fire and the wood. But where is the lamb for a burnt-offering? [22:8] And Abraham said, God will provide himself the lamb for a burnt-offering, my son. So they went both of them together.

[22:9] And they came to the place which God had told him of. And Abraham built the altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar, upon the wood. [22:10] And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son. [22:11] And the angel of THE GOD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham. And he said, Here I am. [22:12] And he said, Lay not your hand upon the lad, neither do you anything unto him. For now I know that you fearest God, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me. [22:13] And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold, behind him a ram caught in the thicket by his horns. And Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt-offering in the stead of his son. [22:14] And Abraham called the name of that place THE GOD-jireh. As it is said to this day, In the mount of THE GOD it shall be provided. [22:15] And the angel of THE GOD called unto Abraham a second time out of heaven, [22:16] and said, By myself have I sworn, saith THE GOD, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son, [22:17] that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply your seed as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is upon the seashore. And your seed shall possess the gate of his enemies. [22:18] And in your seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed. Because you have obeyed my voice. [22:19] So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beer-sheba. And Abraham dwelt at Beer-sheba.

[22:20] And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she also hath borne children unto your brother Nahor. [22:21] Uz his first-born, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram. [22:22] And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel. [22:23] And Bethuel begat Rebekah. These eight did Milcah bear to Nahor, Abraham’s brother. [22:24] And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she also bare Tebah, and Gaham, and Tahash, and Maacah.

[23:1] And the life of Sarah was a hundred and seven and twenty years. These were the years of the life of Sarah. [23:2] And Sarah died in Kiriath-arba (the same is Hebron), in the land of Canaan. And Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her. [23:3] And Abraham rose up from before his dead, and spake unto the children of Heth, saying, [23:4] I am a stranger and a sojourner with you. Give me a possession of a burying-place with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight. [23:5] And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him, [23:6] Hear us, my lord. you art a prince of God among us. In the choice of our sepulchres bury your dead. None of us shall withhold from you his sepulchre, but that you mayest bury your dead. [23:7] And Abraham rose up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth. [23:8] And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar, [23:9] that he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field. For the full price let him give it to me in the midst of you for a possession of a burying-place. [23:10] Now Ephron was sitting in the midst of the children of Heth. And Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying, [23:11] Nay, my lord, hear me. The field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee. In the presence of the children of my people give I it thee. Bury your dead. [23:12] And Abraham bowed himself down before the people of the land. [23:13] And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if you wilt, I pray thee, hear me. I will give the price of the field. Take it of me, and I will bury my dead there. [23:14] And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him, [23:15] My lord, hearken unto me. A piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver, what is that betwixt me and thee? Bury therefore your dead. [23:16] And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron. And Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver which he had named in the audience of the children of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant.

[23:17] So the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the border thereof round about, were made sure [23:18] unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city. [23:19] And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre (the same is Hebron), in the land of Canaan. [23:20] And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a burying-place by the children of Heth.

[24:1] And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age. And THE GOD had blessed Abraham in all things. [24:2] And Abraham said unto his servant, the elder of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, your hand under my thigh. [24:3] And I will make you swear by THE GOD, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you wilt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell. [24:4] But you shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son Isaac. [24:5] And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land. Must I needs bring your son again unto the land from whence you camest? [24:6] And Abraham said unto him, Beware you that you bring not my son thither again. [24:7] THE GOD, the God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house, and from the land of my nativity, and who spake unto me, and who sware unto me, saying, Unto your seed will I give this land. He will send his angel before thee, and you shalt take a wife for my son from thence. [24:8] And if the woman be not willing to follow thee, then you shalt be clear from this my oath. Only you shalt not bring my son thither again. [24:9] And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning this matter.

[24:10] And the servant took ten camels, of the camels of his master, and departed, having all goodly things of his master’s in his hand. And he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor. [24:11] And 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. [24:12] And he said, O THE GOD, the God of my master Abraham, send me, I pray thee, good speed this day, and show kindness unto my master Abraham. [24:13] Behold, I am standing by the fountain of water. And the daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water. [24:14] And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down your pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink. And she shall say, Drink, and I will give your camels drink also. Let the same be she that you have appointed for your servant Isaac. And thereby shall I know that you have showed kindness unto my master. [24:15] And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham’s brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder. [24:16] And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her. And she went down to the fountain, and filled her pitcher, and came up. [24:17] And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Give me to drink, I pray thee, a little water from your pitcher. [24:18] And she said, Drink, my lord. And she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink. [24:19] And when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw for your camels also, until they have done drinking. [24:20] And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw, and drew for all his camels. [24:21] And the man looked stedfastly on her, holding his peace, to know whether THE GOD had made his journey prosperous or not. [24:22] 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, [24:23] and said, Whose daughter art thou? Tell me, I pray thee. Is there room in your father’s house for us to lodge in? [24:24] And she said unto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom she bare unto Nahor. [24:25] She said moreover unto him, We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in. [24:26] And the man bowed his head, and worshipped THE GOD. [24:27] And he said, Blessed be THE GOD, the God of my master Abraham, who hath not forsaken his lovingkindness and his truth toward my master. As for me, THE GOD hath led me in the way to the house of my master’s brethren.

[24:28] And the damsel ran, and told her mother’s house according to these words. [24:29] And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the fountain. [24:30] And it came to pass, when he saw the ring, and the bracelets upon his sister’s hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spake the man unto me. That he came unto the man. And, behold, he was standing by the camels at the fountain. [24:31] And he said, Come in, you blessed of THE GOD. Wherefore standest you without? For I have prepared the house, and room for the camels. [24:32] And the man came into the house, and he ungirded the camels. And he gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of the men that were with him. [24:33] 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. [24:34] And he said, I am Abraham’s servant. [24:35] And THE GOD hath blessed my master greatly. And he is become great. And he hath given him flocks and herds, and silver and gold, and men-servants and maid-servants, and camels and asses. [24:36] And Sarah my master’s wife bare a son to my master when she was old. And unto him hath he given all that he hath. [24:37] And my master made me swear, saying, you shalt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell. [24:38] But you shalt go unto my father’s house, and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son. [24:39] And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me. [24:40] And he said unto me, THE GOD, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper your way. And you shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father’s house. [24:41] Then shalt you be clear from my oath, when you comest to my kindred. And if they give her not to thee, you shalt be clear from my oath. [24:42] And I came this day unto the fountain, and said, O THE GOD, the God of my master Abraham, if now you do prosper my way which I go. [24:43] Behold, I am standing by the fountain of water. And let it come to pass, that the maiden that cometh forth to draw, to whom I shall say, Give me, I pray thee, a little water from your pitcher to drink. [24:44] And she shall say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for your camels. Let the same be the woman whom THE GOD hath appointed for my master’s son. [24:45] And before I had done speaking in my heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder. And she went down unto the fountain, and drew. And I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee. [24:46] And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, Drink, and I will give your camels drink also. So I drank, and she made the camels drink also. [24:47] And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bare unto him. And I put the ring upon her nose, and the bracelets upon her hands. [24:48] And I bowed my head, and worshipped THE GOD, and blessed THE GOD, the God of my master Abraham, who had led me in the right way to take my master’s brother’s daughter for his son. [24:49] And now if you will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me. And if not, tell me. That I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.

[24:50] Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from THE GOD. We cannot speak unto you bad or good. [24:51] Behold, Rebekah is before thee, take her, and go, and let her be your master’s son’s wife, as THE GOD hath spoken. [24:52] And it came to pass, that, when Abraham’s servant heard their words, he bowed himself down to the earth unto THE GOD. [24:53] And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah. He gave also to her brother and to her mother precious things. [24:54] And they did eat and drink, he and the men that were with him, and tarried all night. And they rose up in the morning, and he said, Send me away unto my master. [24:55] And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us a few days, at the least ten. After that she shall go. [24:56] And he said unto them, Hinder me not, seeing THE GOD hath prospered my way. Send me away that I may go to my master. [24:57] And they said, We will call the damsel, and inquire at her mouth. [24:58] And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt you go with this man? And she said, I will go. [24:59] And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant, and his men. [24:60] And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Our sister, be you the mother of thousands of ten thousands, and let your seed possess the gate of those that hate them.

[24:61] And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man. And the servant took Rebekah, and went his way. [24:62] And Isaac came from the way of Beer-lahai-roi. For he dwelt in the land of the South. [24:63] And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide. And he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, there were camels coming. [24:64] And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she alighted from the camel. [24:65] And she said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant said, It is my master. And she took her veil, and covered herself. [24:66] And the servant told Isaac all the things that he had done. [24:67] And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife. And he loved her. And Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.

[25:1] And Abraham took another wife, and her name was Keturah. [25:2] And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. [25:3] And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim. [25:4] And the sons of Midian: Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah. [25:5] And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac. [25:6] But unto the sons of the concubines, that Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts. And he sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country. [25:7] And these are the days of the years of Abraham’s life which he lived, a hundred threescore and fifteen years. [25:8] And Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years, and was gathered to his people. [25:9] And Isaac and Ishmael his sons buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre. [25:10] The field which Abraham purchased of the children of Heth. There was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife. [25:11] And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed Isaac his son. And Isaac dwelt by Beer-lahai-roi.

[25:12] Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s handmaid, bare unto Abraham. [25:13] 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 Mibsam, [25:14] and Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa, [25:15] Hadad, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. [25:16] These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their villages, and by their encampments. Twelve princes according to their nations. [25:17] And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, a hundred and thirty and seven years. And he gave up the ghost and died, and was gathered unto his people. [25:18] And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur that is before Egypt, as you goest toward Assyria. He abode over against all his brethren.

[25:19] And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son. Abraham begat Isaac. [25:20] And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Paddan-aram, the sister of Laban the Syrian, to be his wife. [25:21] And Isaac entreated THE GOD for his wife, because she was barren. And THE GOD was entreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived. [25:22] And the children struggled together within her. And she said, If it be so, wherefore do I live? And she went to inquire of THE GOD. [25:23] And THE GOD said unto her,

Two nations are in your womb,

And two peoples shall be separated from your bowels.

And the one people shall be stronger than the other people.

And the elder shall serve the younger.

[25:24] And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb. [25:25] And the first came forth red, all over like a hairy garment. And they called his name Esau. [25:26] And after that came forth his brother, and his hand had hold on Esau’s heel. And his name was called Jacob. And Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them.

[25:27] And the boys grew. And Esau was a skilful hunter, a man of the field. And Jacob was a quiet man, dwelling in tents. [25:28] Now Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison. And Rebekah loved Jacob. [25:29] And Jacob boiled pottage. And Esau came in from the field, and he was faint. [25:30] And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage. For I am faint. Therefore was his name called Edom. [25:31] And Jacob said, Sell me first your birthright. [25:32] And Esau said, Behold, I am about to die. And what profit shall the birthright do to me? [25:33] And Jacob said, Swear to me first. And he sware unto him. And he sold his birthright unto Jacob. [25:34] And Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentils. And he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way. So Esau despised his birthright.

[26:1] And there was a famine in the land, besides the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines, unto Gerar. [26:2] And THE GOD appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt. Dwell in the land which I shall tell you of. [26:3] Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee. For unto thee, and unto your seed, I will give all these lands, and I will establish the oath which I sware unto Abraham your father. [26:4] And I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and will give unto your seed all these lands. And in your seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed. [26:5] Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws. [26:6] And Isaac dwelt in Gerar. [26:7] And the men of the place asked him of his wife. And he said, She is my sister. For he feared to say, My wife. Lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah. Because she was fair to look upon. [26:8] And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife. [26:9] And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, of a surety she is your wife. And how saidst thou, She is my sister? And Isaac said unto him, Because I said, Lest I die because of her. [26:10] And Abimelech said, What is this you have done unto us? One of the people might easily have lain with your wife, and you wouldest have brought guiltiness upon us. [26:11] And Abimelech charged all the people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.

[26:12] And Isaac sowed in that land, and found in the same year a hundredfold. And THE GOD blessed him. [26:13] And the man waxed great, and grew more and more until he became very great. [26:14] And he had possessions of flocks, and possessions of herds, and a great household. And the Philistines envied him. [26:15] Now all the wells which his father’s servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped, and filled with earth. [26:16] And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us. For you art much mightier than we. [26:17] And Isaac departed thence, and encamped in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.

[26:18] And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father. For the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham. And he called their names after the names by which his father had called them. [26:19] And Isaac’s servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of springing water. [26:20] And the herdsmen of Gerar strove with Isaac’s herdsmen, saying, The water is ours. And he called the name of the well Esek, because they contended with him. [26:21] And they digged another well, and they strove for that also. And he called the name of it Sitnah. [26:22] And he removed from thence, and digged another well. And for that they strove not. And he called the name of it Rehoboth. And he said, For now THE GOD hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.

[26:23] And he went up from thence to Beer-sheba. [26:24] And THE GOD appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham your father. Fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply your seed for my servant Abraham’s sake. [26:25] And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of THE GOD, and pitched his tent there. And there Isaac’s servants digged a well.

[26:26] Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath his friend, and Phicol the captain of his host. [26:27] And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore are you come unto me, seeing you hate me, and have sent me away from you? [26:28] And they said, We saw plainly that THE GOD 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, [26:29] that you wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto you nothing but good, and have sent you away in peace. you art now the blessed of THE GOD. [26:30] And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink. [26:31] And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to another. And Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace. [26:32] And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac’s servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had digged, and said unto him, We have found water. [26:33] And he called it Shibah. Therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba unto this day.

[26:34] And when Esau was forty years old he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite. [26:35] And they were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah.

[27:1] 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. [27:2] And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death. [27:3] Now therefore take, I pray thee, your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field, and take me venison. [27:4] And make me savory food, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat. That my soul may bless you before I die.

[27:5] And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it. [27:6] And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard your father speak unto Esau your brother, saying, [27:7] Bring me venison, and make me savory food, that I may eat, and bless you before THE GOD before my death. [27:8] Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee. [27:9] Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats. And I will make them savory food for your father, such as he loveth. [27:10] And you shalt bring it to your father, that he may eat, so that he may bless you before his death. [27:11] And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man. [27:12] My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver. And I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing. [27:13] And his mother said unto him, Upon me be your curse, my son. Only obey my voice, and go fetch me them. [27:14] And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother. And his mother made savory food, such as his father loved. [27:15] And Rebekah took the goodly garments of Esau her elder son, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son. [27:16] And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck. [27:17] And she gave the savory food and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.

[27:18] And he came unto his father, and said, My father. And he said, Here am I. Who art thou, my son? [27:19] And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau your first-born; I have done according as you badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that your soul may bless me. [27:20] And Isaac said unto his son, How is it that you have found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because THE GOD your God sent me good speed. [27:21] And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether you be my very son Esau or not. [27:22] And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father. And he felt him, and said, The voice is Jacob’s voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau. [27:23] And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau’s hands. So he blessed him. [27:24] And he said, Art you my very son Esau? And he said, I am. [27:25] And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son’s venison, that my soul may bless thee. And he brought it near to him, and he did eat. And he brought him wine, and he drank. [27:26] And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son. [27:27] And he came near, and kissed him. And he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said,

See, the smell of my son

Is as the smell of a field which THE GOD hath blessed.

[27:28] And God give you of the dew of heaven,

And of the fatness of the earth,

And plenty of grain and new wine.

[27:29] Let peoples serve thee,

And nations bow down to thee.

Be lord over your brethren,

And let your mother’s sons bow down to thee.

Cursed be every one that curseth thee,

And blessed be every one that blesseth thee.

[27:30] And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting. [27:31] And he also made savory food, and brought it unto his father. And he said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son’s venison, that your soul may bless me. [27:32] And Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou? And he said, I am your son, your first-born, Esau. [27:33] And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who then is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before you camest, and have blessed him? Yea, and he shall be blessed. [27:34] When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with an exceeding great and bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father. [27:35] And he said, your brother came with guile, and hath taken away your blessing. [27:36] And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times. He took away my birthright. And, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Have you not reserved a blessing for me? [27:37] And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made him your lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants. And with grain and new wine have I sustained him. And what then shall I do for thee, my son? [27:38] And Esau said unto his father, Have you but one blessing, my father? Bless me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept. [27:39] And Isaac his father answered and said unto him,

Behold, of the fatness of the earth shall be your dwelling,

And of the dew of heaven from above.

[27:40] And by your sword shalt you live, and you shalt serve your brother.

And it shall come to pass, when you shalt break loose,

That you shalt shake his yoke from off your neck.

[27:41] And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand. Then will I slay my brother Jacob. [27:42] And the words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah. And she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him, Behold, your brother Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort himself, purposing to kill thee. [27:43] Now therefore, my son, obey my voice. And arise, flee you to Laban my brother to Haran. [27:44] And tarry with him a few days, until your brother’s fury turn away. [27:45] Until your brother’s anger turn away from thee, and he forget that which you have done to him. Then I will send, and fetch you from thence. Why should I be bereaved of you both in one day?

[27:46] And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth. If Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these, of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?

[28:1] And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, you shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan. [28:2] Arise, go to Paddan-aram, to the house of Bethuel your mother’s father. And take you a wife from thence of the daughters of Laban your mother’s brother. [28:3] And God Almighty bless thee, and make you fruitful, and multiply thee, that you mayest be a company of peoples. [28:4] And give you the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to your seed with thee. That you mayest inherit the land of your sojournings, which God gave unto Abraham. [28:5] And Isaac sent away Jacob. And he went to Paddan-aram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob’s and Esau’s mother.

[28:6] Now Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to Paddan-aram, to take him a wife from thence. And that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, you shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan. [28:7] And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Paddan-aram. [28:8] And Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father. [28:9] And Esau went unto Ishmael, and took, besides the wives that he had, Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham’s son, the sister of Nebaioth, to be his wife.

[28:10] And Jacob went out from Beer-sheba, and went toward Haran. [28:11] And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set. And he took one of the stones of the place, and put it under his head, and lay down in that place to sleep. [28:12] And he dreamed. And behold, a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven. And behold, the angels of God ascending and descending on it. [28:13] And, behold, THE GOD stood above it, and said, I am THE GOD, the God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac. The land whereon you liest, to you will I give it, and to your seed. [28:14] And your seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and you shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south. And in you and in your seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed. [28:15] And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee, whithersoever you goest, and will bring you again into this land. For I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to you of. [28:16] And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely THE GOD is in this place. And I knew it not. [28:17] And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.

[28:18] And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put under his head, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it. [28:19] And he called the name of that place Beth-el. But the name of the city was Luz at the first. [28:20] And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on, [28:21] so that I come again to my father’s house in peace, and THE GOD will be my God, [28:22] then this stone, which I have set up for a pillar, shall be God’s house. And of all that you shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.

[29:1] Then Jacob went on his journey, and came to the land of the children of the east. [29:2] And he looked, and behold, a well in the field, and, lo, three flocks of sheep lying there by it. For out of that well they watered the flocks. And the stone upon the well’s mouth was great. [29:3] And thither were all the flocks gathered. And they rolled the stone from the well’s mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again upon the well’s mouth in its place. [29:4] And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence are ye? And they said, Of Haran are we. [29:5] And he said unto them, Know you Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know him. [29:6] And he said unto them, Is it well with him? And they said, It is well. And, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep. [29:7] And he said, Lo, it is yet high day, neither is it time that the cattle should be gathered together. Water you the sheep, and go and feed them. [29:8] And they said, We cannot, until all the flocks be gathered together, and they roll the stone from the well’s mouth. Then we water the sheep. [29:9] While he was yet speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep. For she kept them. [29:10] And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother’s brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother’s brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well’s mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother’s brother. [29:11] And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept. [29:12] And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father’s brother, and that he was Rebekah’s son. And she ran and told her father.

[29:13] And it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister’s son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things. [29:14] And Laban said to him, Surely you art my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month. [29:15] And Laban said unto Jacob, Because you art my brother, shouldest you therefore serve me for nought? Tell me, what shall your wages be? [29:16] And Laban had two daughters. The name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. [29:17] And Leah’s eyes were tender. But Rachel was beautiful and well favored. [29:18] And Jacob loved Rachel. And he said, I will serve you seven years for Rachel your younger daughter. [29:19] And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man. Abide with me. [29:20] And Jacob served seven years for Rachel. And they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.

[29:21] And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her. [29:22] And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast. [29:23] And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him. And he went in unto her. [29:24] And Laban gave Zilpah his handmaid unto his daughter Leah for a handmaid. [29:25] And it came to pass in the morning that, behold, it was Leah. And he said to Laban, What is this you have done unto me? Did not I serve with you for Rachel? Wherefore then have you beguiled me? [29:26] And Laban said, It is not so done in our place, to give the younger before the first-born. [29:27] Fulfil the week of this one, and we will give you the other also for the service which you shalt serve with me yet seven other years. [29:28] And jacob did so, and fulfilled her week. And he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife. [29:29] And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her handmaid. [29:30] And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.

[29:31] And THE GOD saw that Leah was hated, and he opened her womb. But Rachel was barren. [29:32] And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben. For she said, Because THE GOD hath looked upon my affliction. For now my husband will love me. [29:33] And she conceived again, and bare a son: and said, Because THE GOD hath heard that I am hated, he hath therefore given me this son also. And she called his name Simeon. [29:34] And she conceived again, and bare a son. And said, Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have borne him three sons. Therefore was his name called Levi. [29:35] And she conceived again, and bare a son. And she said, This time will I praise THE GOD. Therefore she called his name Judah. And she left off bearing.

[30:1] And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and she said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die. [30:2] And Jacob’s anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God’s stead, who hath withheld from you the fruit of the womb? [30:3] And she said, Behold, my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; that she may bear upon my knees, and I also may obtain children by her. [30:4] And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her. [30:5] And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son. [30:6] And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan. [30:7] And Bilhah Rachel’s handmaid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son. [30:8] And Rachel said, With mighty wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.

[30:9] When Leah saw that she had left off bearing, she took Zilpah her handmaid, and gave her to Jacob to wife. [30:10] And Zilpah Leah’s handmaid bare Jacob a son. [30:11] And Leah said, Fortunate! and she called his name Gad. [30:12] And Zilpah Leah’s handmaid bare Jacob a second son. [30:13] And Leah said, Happy am I! for the daughters will call me happy: and she called his name Asher.

[30:14] And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of your son’s mandrakes. [30:15] And she said unto her, Is it a small matter that you have taken away my husband? and wouldest you take away my son’s mandrakes also? And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with you to-night for your son’s mandrakes. [30:16] And Jacob came from the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, you must come in unto me; for I have surely hired you with my son’s mandrakes. And he lay with her that night. [30:17] And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob a fifth son. [30:18] And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I gave my handmaid to my husband: and she called his name Issachar. [30:19] And Leah conceived again, and bare a sixth son to Jacob. [30:20] And Leah said, God hath endowed me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have borne him six sons: and she called his name Zebulun. [30:21] And afterwards she bare a daughter, and called her name Dinah. [30:22] And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb. [30:23] And she conceived, and bare a son: and said, God hath taken away my reproach: [30:24] and she called his name Joseph, saying, THE GOD add to me another son.

[30:25] And it came to pass, when Rachel had borne Joseph, that Jacob said unto Laban, Send me away, that I may go unto mine own place, and to my country. [30:26] Give me my wives and my children for whom I have served thee, and let me go: for you knowest my service wherewith I have served thee. [30:27] And Laban said unto him, If now I have found favor in your eyes, tarry: for I have divined that THE GOD hath blessed me for your sake. [30:28] And he said, Appoint me your wages, and I will give it. [30:29] And he said unto him, you knowest how I have served thee, and how your cattle have fared with me. [30:30] For it was little which you hadst before I came, and it hath increased unto a multitude; and THE GOD hath blessed you whithersoever I turned: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also? [30:31] And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, you shalt not give me aught: if you wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed your flock and keep it. [30:32] I will pass through all your flock to-day, removing from thence every speckled and spotted one, and every black one among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats: and of such shall be my hire. [30:33] So shall my righteousness answer for me hereafter, when you shalt come concerning my hire that is before thee: every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and black among the sheep, that if found with me, shall be counted stolen. [30:34] And Laban said, Behold, I would it might be according to your word. [30:35] And he removed that day the he-goats that were ringstreaked and spotted, and all the she-goats that were speckled and spotted, every one that had white in it, and all the black ones among the sheep, and gave them into the hand of his sons; [30:36] and he set three days’ journey betwixt himself and Jacob: and Jacob fed the rest of Laban’s flocks.

[30:37] And Jacob took him rods of fresh poplar, and of the almond and of the plane-tree. And peeled white streaks in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods. [30:38] And he set the rods which he had peeled over against the flocks in the gutters in the watering-troughs where the flocks came to drink; and they conceived when they came to drink. [30:39] And the flocks conceived before the rods, and the flocks brought forth ringstreaked, speckled, and spotted. [30:40] And Jacob separated the lambs, and set the faces of the flocks toward the ringstreaked and all the black in the flock of Laban: and he put his own droves apart, and put them not unto Laban’s flock. [30:41] And it came to pass, whensoever the stronger of the flock did conceive, that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the flock in the gutters, that they might conceive among the rods; [30:42] but when the flock were feeble, he put them not in: so the feebler were Laban’s, and the stronger Jacob’s. [30:43] And the man increased exceedingly, and had large flocks, and maid-servants and men-servants, and camels and asses.

[31:1] 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 glory. [31:2] And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as beforetime. [31:3] And THE GOD said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of your fathers, and to your kindred; and I will be with thee. [31:4] And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock, [31:5] and said unto them, I see your father’s countenance, that it is not toward me as beforetime; but the God of my father hath been with me. [31:6] And you know that with all my power I have served your father. [31:7] And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me. [31:8] If he said thus, The speckled shall be your wages; then all the flock bare speckled: and if he said thus, The ringstreaked shall be your wages; then bare all the flock ringstreaked. [31:9] Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and given them to me. [31:10] And it came to pass at the time that the flock conceive, that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the he-goats which leaped upon the flock were ringstreaked, speckled, and grizzled. [31:11] And the angel of God said unto me in the dream, Jacob: and I said, Here am I. [31:12] And he said, Lift up now your eyes, and see, all the he-goats which leap upon the flock are ringstreaked, speckled, and grizzled: for I have seen all that Laban doeth unto thee. [31:13] I am the God of Beth-el, where you anointedst a pillar, where you vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get you out from this land, and return unto the land of your nativity. [31:14] And Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him, Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father’s house? [31:15] Are we not accounted by him as foreigners? for he hath sold us, and hath also quite devoured our money. [31:16] For all the riches which God hath taken away from our father, that is ours and our children’s: now then, whatsoever God hath said unto thee, do.

[31:17] Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon the camels; [31:18] and he carried away all his cattle, and all his substance which he had gathered, the cattle of his getting, which he had gathered in Paddan-aram, to go to Isaac his father unto the land of Canaan. [31:19] Now Laban was gone to shear his sheep: and Rachel stole the teraphim that were her father’s. [31:20] And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled. [31:21] So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the River, and set his face toward the mountain of Gilead.

[31:22] And it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob was fled. [31:23] And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days’ journey; and he overtook him in the mountain of Gilead. [31:24] And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream of the night, and said unto him, Take heed to yourself that you speak not to Jacob either good or bad. [31:25] And Laban came up with Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mountain: and Laban with his brethren encamped in the mountain of Gilead. [31:26] And Laban said to Jacob, What have you done, that you have stolen away unawares to me, and carried away my daughters as captives of the sword? [31:27] Wherefore didst you flee secretly, and steal away from me, and didst not tell me, that I might have sent you away with mirth and with songs, with tabret and with harp; [31:28] and didst not suffer me to kiss my sons and my daughters? now have you done foolishly. [31:29] It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take heed to yourself that you speak not to Jacob either good or bad. [31:30] And now, though you wouldest needs be gone, because you sore longedst after your father’s house, yet wherefore have you stolen my gods? [31:31] And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Lest you shouldest take your daughters from me by force. [31:32] With whomsoever you findest your gods, he shall not live: before our brethren discern you what is your with me, and take it to thee. For Jacob knew not that Rachel had stolen them.

[31:33] And Laban went into Jacob’s tent, and into Leah’s tent, and into the tent of the two maid-servants; but he found them not. And he went out of Leah’s tent, and entered into Rachel’s tent. [31:34] Now Rachel had taken the teraphim, and put them in the camel’s saddle, and sat upon them. And Laban felt about all the tent, but found them not. [31:35] And she said to her father, Let not my lord be angry that I cannot rise up before thee; for the manner of women is upon me. And he searched, but found not the teraphim.

[31:36] And Jacob was wroth, and chode with Laban: and Jacob answered and said to Laban, What is my trespass? what is my sin, that you have hotly pursued after me? [31:37] Whereas you have felt about all my stuff, what have you found of all your household stuff? Set it here before my brethren and your brethren, that they may judge betwixt us two. [31:38] These twenty years have I been with thee; your ewes and your she-goats have not cast their young, and the rams of your flocks have I not eaten. [31:39] That which was torn of beasts I brought not unto thee; I bare the loss of it; of my hand didst you require it, whether stolen by day or stolen by night. [31:40] Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep fled from mine eyes. [31:41] These twenty years have I been in your house; I served you fourteen years for your two daughters, and six years for your flock: and you have changed my wages ten times. [31:42] Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the Fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely now hadst you sent me away empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labor of my hands, and rebuked you yesternight.

[31:43] And Laban answered and said unto Jacob, The daughters are my daughters, and the children are my children, and the flocks are my flocks, and all that you seest is mine: and what can I do this day unto these my daughters, or unto their children whom they have borne? [31:44] And now come, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee. [31:45] And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar. [31:46] And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made a heap: and they did eat there by the heap. [31:47] And Laban called it Jegar-saha-dutha: but Jacob called it Galeed. [31:48] And Laban said, This heap is witness between me and you this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed: [31:49] and Mizpah, for he said, THE GOD watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another. [31:50] If you shalt afflict my daughters, and if you shalt take wives besides my daughters, no man is with us; see, God is witness betwixt me and thee. [31:51] And Laban said to Jacob, Behold this heap, and behold the pillar, which I have set betwixt me and thee. [31:52] This heap be witness, and the pillar be witness, that I will not pass over this heap to thee, and that you shalt not pass over this heap and this pillar unto me, for harm. [31:53] The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the Fear of his father Isaac. [31:54] And 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. [31:55] And early in the morning Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them: and Laban departed and returned unto his place.

[32:1] And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him. [32:2] And Jacob said when he saw them, This is God’s host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.

[32:3] And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the field of Edom. [32:4] And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall you say unto my lord Esau: Thus saith your servant Jacob, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed until now: [32:5] and I have oxen, and asses, and flocks, and men-servants, and maid-servants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find favor in your sight. [32:6] And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to your brother Esau, and moreover he cometh to meet thee, and four hundred men with him. [32:7] Then Jacob was greatly afraid and was distressed: and he divided the people that were with him, and the flocks, and the herds, and the camels, into two companies; [32:8] and he said, If Esau come to the one company, and smite it, then the company which is left shall escape. [32:9] And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, O THE GOD, who saidst unto me, Return unto your country, and to your kindred, and I will do you good: [32:10] I am not worthy of the least of all the lovingkindnesses, and of all the truth, which you have showed unto your servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two companies. [32:11] Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he come and smite me, the mother with the children. [32:12] And you saidst, I will surely do you good, and make your seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.

[32:13] And he lodged there that night, and took of that which he had with him a present for Esau his brother: [32:14] two hundred she-goats and twenty he-goats, two hundred ewes and twenty rams, [32:15] thirty milch camels and their colts, forty cows and ten bulls, twenty she-asses and ten foals. [32:16] And he delivered them into the hand of his servants, every drove by itself, and said unto his servants, Pass over before me, and put a space betwixt drove and drove. [32:17] And he commanded the foremost, saying, When Esau my brother meeteth thee, and asketh thee, saying, Whose art thou? and whither goest thou? and whose are these before thee? [32:18] then you shalt say They are your servant Jacob’s; it is a present sent unto my lord Esau: and, behold, he also is behind us. [32:19] And he commanded also the second, and the third, and all that followed the droves, saying, On this manner shall you speak unto Esau, when you find him; [32:20] and you shall say, Moreover, behold, your servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept me. [32:21] So the present passed over before him: and he himself lodged that night in the company.

[32:22] And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two handmaids, and his eleven children, and passed over the ford of the Jabbok. [32:23] And he took them, and sent them over the stream, and sent over that which he had. [32:24] And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day. [32:25] And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob’s thigh was strained, as he wrestled with him. [32:26] And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let you go, except you bless me. [32:27] And he said unto him, What is your name? And he said, Jacob. [32:28] And he said, your name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for you have striven with God and with men, and have prevailed. [32:29] And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, your name. And he said, Wherefore is it that you dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there. [32:30] And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for, said he, I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved. [32:31] And the sun rose upon him as he passed over Penuel, and he limped upon his thigh. [32:32] Therefore the children of Israel eat not the sinew of the hip which is upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day: because he touched the hollow of Jacob’s thigh in the sinew of the hip.

[33:1] And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau was coming, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids. [33:2] And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost. [33:3] And he himself passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother. [33:4] And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept. [33:5] And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, Who are these with thee? And he said, The children whom God hath graciously given your servant. [33:6] Then the handmaids came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves. [33:7] And Leah also and her children came near, and bowed themselves: and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves. [33:8] And he said, What meanest you by all this company which I met? And he said, To find favor in the sight of my lord. [33:9] And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; let that which you have be thine. [33:10] And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found favor in your sight, then receive my present at my hand; forasmuch as I have seen your face, as one seeth the face of God, and you wast pleased with me. [33:11] Take, I pray thee, my gift that is brought to thee; because God hath dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough. And he urged him, and he took it. [33:12] And he said, Let us take our journey, and let us go, and I will go before thee. [33:13] And he said unto him, My lord knoweth that the children are tender, and that the flocks and herds with me have their young: and if they overdrive them one day, all the flocks will die. [33:14] Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant: and I will lead on gently, according to the pace of the cattle that are before me and according to the pace of the children, until I come unto my lord unto Seir. [33:15] And Esau said, Let me now leave with you some of the folk that are with me. And he said, What needeth it? let me find favor in the sight of my lord. [33:16] So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir. [33:17] And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him a house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.

[33:18] And Jacob came in peace to the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Paddan-aram; and encamped before the city. [33:19] And he bought the parcel of ground, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of money. [33:20] And he erected there an altar, and called it El-Elohe-Israel.

[34:1] And Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land. [34:2] And Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her; And he took her, and lay with her, and humbled her. [34:3] And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel. [34:4] And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife. [34:5] Now Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter; and his sons were with his cattle in the field: and Jacob held his peace until they came. [34:6] And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him. [34:7] And the sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob’s daughter; which thing ought not to be done. [34:8] And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you, give her unto him to wife. [34:9] And make you marriages with us; give your daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you. [34:10] And you shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade you therein, and get you possessions therein. [34:11] And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me find favor in your eyes, and what you shall say unto me I will give. [34:12] Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as you shall say unto me: but give me the damsel to wife. [34:13] And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father with guile, and spake, because he had defiled Dinah their sister, [34:14] 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. [34:15] Only on this condition will we consent unto you: if you will be as we are, that every male of you be circumcised; [34:16] then will we give our daughters unto you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people. [34:17] But if you will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone.

[34:18] And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor’s son. [34:19] And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob’s daughter: and he was honored above all the house of his father. [34:20] And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying, [34:21] These men are 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. [34:22] Only 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. [34:23] Shall not their cattle and their substance and all their beasts be ours? only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us. [34:24] And unto Hamor 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 city. [34:25] And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, 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. [34:26] And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went forth. [34:27] The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and plundered the city, because they had defiled their sister. [34:28] They took their flocks and their herds and their asses, and that which was in the city, and that which was in the field; [34:29] and all their wealth, and all their little ones and their wives, took they captive and made a prey, even all that was in the house. [34:30] And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, You have troubled me, to make me odious to the inhabitants of the land, among 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. [34:31] And they said, Should he deal with our sister as with a harlot?

[35:1] And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Beth-el, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, who appeared unto you when you fleddest from the face of Esau your brother. [35:2] Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the foreign gods that are among you, and purify yourselves, and change your garments: [35:3] and let us arise, and go up to Beth-el; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went. [35:4] And 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 oak which was by Shechem. [35:5] And they journeyed: and a terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob. [35:6] So 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. [35:7] And 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. [35:8] And Deborah Rebekah’s nurse died, and she was buried below Beth-el under the oak: and the name of it was called Allon-bacuth.

[35:9] And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came from Paddan-aram, and blessed him. [35:10] And God said unto him, your name is Jacob: your name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be your name: and he called his name Israel. [35:11] And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of your loins; [35:12] and the land which I gave unto Abraham and Isaac, to you I will give it, and to your seed after you will I give the land. [35:13] And God went up from him in the place where he spake with him. [35:14] And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he spake with him, a pillar of stone: and he poured out a drink-offering thereon, and poured oil thereon. [35:15] And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him, Beth-el.

[35:16] And they journeyed from Beth-el; and there was still some distance to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labor. [35:17] And it came to pass, when she was in hard labor, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; for now you shalt have another son. [35:18] And it came to pass, as her soul was departing (for she died), that she called his name Ben-oni: but his father called him Benjamin. [35:19] And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath (the same is Beth-lehem). [35:20] And Jacob set up a pillar upon her grave: the same is the Pillar of Rachel’s grave unto this day. [35:21] And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Eder. [35:22] And it came to pass, while Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father’s concubine: and Israel heard of it.

Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: [35:23] The sons of Leah: Reuben, Jacob’s first-born, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun; [35:24] the sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin; [35:25] and the sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s handmaid: Dan and Naphtali; [35:26] and the sons of Zilpah, Leah’s handmaid: Gad and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, that were born to him in Paddan-aram. [35:27] And Jacob came unto Isaac his father to Mamre, to Kiriath-arba (the same is Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac sojourned.

[35:28] And the days of Isaac were a hundred and fourscore years. [35:29] And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered unto his people, old and full of days: and Esau and Jacob his sons buried him.

[36:1] Now these are the generations of Esau (the same is Edom). [36:2] Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan: Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite, [36:3] and Basemath Ishmael’s daughter, sister of Nebaioth. [36:4] And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz; and Basemath bare Reuel; [36:5] and Oholibamah bare Jeush, and Jalam, and Korah: these are the sons of Esau, that were born unto him in the land of Canaan. [36:6] And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the souls of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his possessions, which he had gather in the land of Canaan; and went into a land away from his brother Jacob. [36:7] For their substance was too great for them to dwell together; and the land of their sojournings could not bear them because of their cattle. [36:8] And Esau dwelt in mount Seir: Esau is Edom.

[36:9] And these are the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in mount Seir: [36:10] these are the names of Esau’s sons: Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau, Reuel the son of Basemath the wife of Esau. [36:11] And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz. [36:12] And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau’s son; and she bare to Eliphaz Amalek: these are the sons of Adah, Esau’s wife. [36:13] And these are the sons of Reuel: Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: these were the sons of Basemath, Esau’s wife. [36:14] And these were the sons of Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon, Esau’s wife: and she bare to Esau Jeush, and Jalam, and Korah.

[36:15] These are the chiefs of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the first-born of Esau: chief Teman, chief Omar, chief Zepho, chief Kenaz, [36:16] chief Korah, chief Gatam, chief Amalek: these are the chiefs that came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Adah. [36:17] And these are the sons of Reuel, Esau’s son: chief Nahath, chief Zerah, chief Shammah, chief Mizzah: these are the chiefs that came of Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Basemath, Esau’s wife. [36:18] And these are the sons of Oholibamah, Esau’s wife: chief Jeush, chief Jalam, chief Korah: these are the chiefs that came of Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, Esau’s wife. [36:19] These are the sons of Esau, and these are their chiefs: the same is Edom.

[36:20] These are the sons of Seir the Horite, the inhabitants of the land: Lotan and Shobal and Zibeon and Anah, [36:21] and Dishon and Ezer and Dishan: these are the chiefs that came of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom. [36:22] And the children of Lotan were Hori and Heman. And Lotan’s sister was Timna. [36:23] And these are the children of Shobal: Alvan and Manahath and Ebal, Shepho and Onam. [36:24] And these are the children of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah; this is Anah who found the hot springs in the wilderness, as he fed the asses of Zibeon his father. [36:25] And these are the children of Anah: Dishon and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah. [36:26] And these are the children of Dishon: Hemdan and Eshban and Ithran and Cheran. [36:27] These are the children of Ezer: Bilhan and Zaavan and Akan. [36:28] These are the children of Dishan: Uz and Aran. [36:29] These are the chiefs that came of the Horites: chief Lotan, chief Shobal, chief Zibeon, chief Anah, [36:30] chief Dishon, chief Ezer, chief Dishan: these are the chiefs that came of the Horites, according to their chiefs in the land of Seir.

[36:31] And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel. [36:32] And Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom; and the name of his city was Dinhabah. [36:33] And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead. [36:34] And Jobab died, and Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his stead. [36:35] And Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who smote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Avith. [36:36] And Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead. [36:37] And Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth by the River reigned in his stead. [36:38] And Shaul died, and Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead. [36:39] And Baal-hanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Pau; and his wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-zahab.

[36:40] And these are the names of the chiefs that came of Esau, according to their families, after their places, by their names: chief Timna, chief Alvah, chief Jetheth, [36:41] chief Oholibamah, chief Elah, chief Pinon, [36:42] chief Kenaz, chief Teman, chief Mibzar, [36:43] chief Magdiel, chief Iram: these are the chiefs of Edom, according to their habitations in the land of their possession. This is Esau, the father of the Edomites.

[37:1] And Jacob dwelt in the land of his father’s sojournings, in the land of Canaan. [37:2] These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and he was a lad with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives: and Joseph brought the evil report of them unto their father. [37:3] Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colors. [37:4] And his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren; and they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.

[37:5] And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it to his brethren: and they hated him yet the more. [37:6] And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed: [37:7] for, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves came round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf. [37:8] And his brethren said to him, Shalt you indeed reign over us? Or shalt you indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words. [37:9] And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it to his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed yet a dream: and, behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars made obeisance to me. [37:10] And he told it to his father, and to his brethren; and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that you have dreamed? Shall I and your mother and your brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to you to the earth? [37:11] And his brethren envied him; but his father kept the saying in mind.

[37:12] And his brethren went to feed their father’s flock in Shechem. [37:13] And Israel said unto Joseph, Are not your brethren feeding the flock in Shechem? Come, and I will send you unto them. And he said to him, Here am I. [37:14] And he said to him, Go now, see whether it is well with your brethren, and well with the flock; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem. [37:15] And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou? [37:16] And he said, I am seeking my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they are feeding the flock. [37:17] And the man said, 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.

[37:18] And they saw him afar off, and before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him. [37:19] And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh. [37:20] Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into one of the pits, and we will say, And evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams. [37:21] And Reuben heard it, and delivered him out of their hand, and said, Let us not take his life. [37:22] And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood; cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, but lay no hand upon him: that he might deliver him out of their hand, to restore him to his father. [37:23] And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stripped Joseph of his coat, the coat of many colors that was on him; [37:24] and they took him, and cast him into the pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.

[37:25] And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a caravan of Ishmaelites was coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt. [37:26] And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother and conceal his blood? [37:27] 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. [37:28] And there passed by Midianites, merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. And they brought Joseph into Egypt.

[37:29] And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes. [37:30] And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go? [37:31] And they took Joseph’s coat, and killed a he-goat, and dipped the coat in the blood; [37:32] and they sent the coat of many colors, and they brought it to their father, and said, This have we found: know now whether it is your son’s coat or not. [37:33] And he knew it, and said, It is my son’s coat: an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt torn in pieces. [37:34] And Jacob rent his garments, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days. [37:35] And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down to Sheol to my son mourning. And his father wept for him. [37:36] And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, the captain of the guard.

[38:1] And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah. [38:2] And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua. And he took her, and went in unto her. [38:3] And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er. [38:4] And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan. [38:5] And she yet again bare a son, and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him. [38:6] And Judah took a wife for Er his first-born, and her name was Tamar. [38:7] And Er, Judah’s first-born, was wicked in the sight of THE GOD. And THE GOD slew him. [38:8] And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto your brother’s wife, and perform the duty of a husband’s brother unto her, and raise up seed to your brother. [38:9] And Onan knew that the seed would not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother’s wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest he should give seed to his brother. [38:10] And the thing which he did was evil in the sight of THE GOD: and he slew him also. [38:11] Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter-in-law, Remain a widow in your father’s house, till Shelah my son be grown up; for he said, Lest he also die, like his brethren. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father’s house.

[38:12] And in process of time Shua’s daughter, the wife of Judah, died; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheep-shearers to Timnah, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite. [38:13] And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold, your father-in-law goeth up to Timnah to shear his sheep. [38:14] And she put off from her the garments of her widowhood, and covered herself with her veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in the gate of Enaim, which is by the way to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah was grown up, and she was not given unto him to wife. [38:15] When Judah saw her, he thought her to be a harlot; for she had covered her face. [38:16] And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Come, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee: for he knew not that she was his daughter-in-law. And she said, What wilt you give me, that you mayest come in unto me? [38:17] And he said, I will send you a kid of the goats from the flock. And she said, Wilt you give me a pledge, till you send it? [38:18] And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, your signet and your cord, and your staff that is in your hand. And he gave them to her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him. [38:19] And she arose, and went away, and put off her veil from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood. [38:20] And Judah sent the kid of the goats by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman’s hand: but he found her not. [38:21] Then he asked the men of her place, saying, Where is the prostitute, that was at Enaim by the wayside? And they said, There hath been no prostitute here. [38:22] And he returned to Judah, and said, I have not found her; and also the men of the place said, There hath been no prostitute here. [38:23] And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be put to shame: behold, I sent this kid, and you have not found her.

[38:24] And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar your daughter-in-law hath played the harlot; and moreover, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt. [38:25] 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, whose are these, the signet, and the cords, and the staff. [38:26] And 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. [38:27] And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb. [38:28] And it came to pass, when she travailed, that one put out a hand: and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first. [38:29] And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, Wherefore have you made a breach for thyself? Therefore his name was called Perez. [38:30] And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zerah.

[39:1] 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 brought him down thither. [39:2] And THE GOD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian. [39:3] And his master saw that THE GOD was with him, and that THE GOD made all that he did to prosper in his hand. [39:4] And Joseph found favor in his sight, and he ministered unto him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand. [39:5] And it came to pass from the time that he made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that THE GOD blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake; and the blessing of THE GOD was upon all that he had, in the house and in the field. [39:6] And he left all that he had in Joseph’s hand; and he knew not aught that was with him, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was comely, and well-favored. [39:7] And it came to pass after these things, that his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me. [39:8] But he refused, and said unto his master’s wife, Behold, my master knoweth not what is with me in the house, and he hath put all that he hath into my hand: [39:9] he is not greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back anything from me but thee, because you art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God? [39:10] And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her. [39:11] And it came to pass about this time, that he went into the house to do his work; and there was none of the men of the house there within. [39:12] And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out. [39:13] And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and was fled forth, [39:14] that she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, saying, See, 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: [39:15] and it came to pass, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment by me, and fled, and got him out. [39:16] And she laid up his garment by her, until his master came home. [39:17] And she spake unto him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, whom you have brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me: [39:18] and it came to pass, as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment by me, and fled out.

[39:19] And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spake unto him, saying, After this manner did your servant to me; that his wrath was kindled. [39:20] 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. [39:21] But THE GOD was with Joseph, and showed kindness unto him, and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison. [39:22] And the keeper of 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. [39:23] The keeper of the prison looked not to anything that was under his hand, because THE GOD was with him; and that which he did, THE GOD made it prosper.

[40:1] And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker offended their lord the king of Egypt. [40:2] And Pharaoh was wroth against his two officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers. [40:3] And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound. [40:4] And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he ministered unto them: and they continued a season in ward. [40:5] 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. [40:6] And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and saw them, and, behold, they were sad. [40:7] And he asked Pharaoh’s officers that were with him in ward in his master’s house, saying, Wherefore look you so sad to-day? [40:8] And 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.

[40:9] And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me; [40:10] and in the vine were three branches: and it was as though it budded, and its blossoms shot forth; and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes: [40:11] and 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. [40:12] And Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation of it: the three branches are three days; [40:13] within yet three days shall Pharaoh lift up your head, and restore you unto your office: and you shalt give Pharaoh’s cup into his hand, after the former manner when you wast his butler. [40:14] But have me in your remembrance when it shall be well with thee, and show kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house: [40:15] for indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.

[40:16] When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said unto Joseph, I also was in my dream, and, behold, three baskets of white bread were on my head: [40:17] 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. [40:18] And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: the three baskets are three days; [40:19] within yet three days shall Pharaoh lift up your head from off thee, and shall hang you on a tree; and the birds shall eat your flesh from off thee. [40:20] And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and the head of the chief baker among his servants. [40:21] And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand: [40:22] but he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them. [40:23] Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.

[41:1] And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river. [41:2] And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, well-favored and fat-fleshed; and they fed in the reed-grass. [41:3] And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill-favored and lean-fleshed, and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river. [41:4] And the ill-favored and lean-fleshed kine did eat up the seven well-favored and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke. [41:5] And he slept and dreamed a second time: and, behold, seven ears of grain came up upon one stalk, rank and good. [41:6] And, behold, seven ears, thin and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them. [41:7] And the thin ears swallowed up the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream. [41:8] And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.

[41:9] Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day: [41:10] Pharaoh was wroth with his servants, and put me in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, me and the chief baker: [41:11] and we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; we dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream. [41:12] And there was with us there a young man, a Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard; and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each man according to his dream he did interpret. [41:13] And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was; me he restored unto mine office, and him he hanged.

[41:14] Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh. [41:15] And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that when you hearest a dream you canst interpret it. [41:16] And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace. [41:17] And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the brink of the river: [41:18] and, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fat-fleshed and well-favored: and they fed in the reed-grass: [41:19] and, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill-favored and lean-fleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness: [41:20] and the lean and ill-favored kine did eat up the first seven fat kine: [41:21] and when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still ill-favored, as at the beginning. So I awoke. [41:22] And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up upon one stalk, full and good: [41:23] and, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them: [41:24] and the thin ears swallowed up the seven good ears: and I told it unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me.

[41:25] And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: what God is about to do he hath declared unto Pharaoh. [41:26] The seven good kine are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years: the dream is one. [41:27] And the seven lean and ill-favored 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. [41:28] That is the thing which I spake unto Pharaoh: what God is about to do he hath showed unto Pharaoh. [41:29] Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt: [41:30] and there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land; [41:31] and the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine which followeth; for it shall be very grievous. [41:32] And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh, it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass. [41:33] Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt. [41:34] Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint overseers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years. [41:35] And let them gather all the food of these good years that come, and lay up grain under the hand of Pharaoh for food in the cities, and let them keep it. [41:36] 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.

[41:37] And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants. [41:38] And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as this, a man in whom the spirit of God is? [41:39] And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath showed you all of this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou: [41:40] you shalt be over my house, and according unto your word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou. [41:41] And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set you over all the land of Egypt. [41:42] 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; [41:43] and he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried before him, Bow the knee: and he set him over all the land of Egypt. [41:44] And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I am Pharaoh, and without you shall no man lift up his hand or his foot in all the land of Egypt. [41:45] And Pharaoh called Joseph’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 Egypt.

[41:46] And Joseph 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. [41:47] And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls. [41:48] 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 round about every city, laid he up in the same. [41:49] And Joseph laid up grain as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left off numbering; for it was without number. [41:50] And unto Joseph were born two sons before the year of famine came, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of On, bare unto him. [41:51] And Joseph called the name of the first-born Manasseh: For, said he, God hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father’s house. [41:52] And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath made me fruitful in the land of my affliction. [41:53] And the seven years of plenty, that was in the land of Egypt, came to an end. [41:54] And the seven years of famine began to come, according as Joseph had said: and there was famine in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread. [41:55] And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread: and Pharaoh said unto all the Egyptians, Go unto Joseph; what he saith to you, do. [41:56] And the famine was over all the face of the earth: and Joseph opened all the store-houses, and sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine was sore in the land of Egypt. [41:57] And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph to buy grain, because the famine was sore in all the earth.

[42:1] Now Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt, and Jacob said unto his sons, Why do you look one upon another? [42:2] And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die. [42:3] And Joseph’s ten brethren went down to buy grain from Egypt. [42:4] But Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest Peradventure harm befall him. [42:5] And the sons of Israel came to buy among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan. [42:6] And Joseph was the governor over the land; he it was that sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph’s brethren came, and bowed down themselves to him with their faces to the earth. [42:7] And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly with them; and he said unto them. Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food. [42:8] And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him. [42:9] And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, You are spies; to see the nakedness of the land you are come. [42:10] And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are your servants come. [42:11] We are all one man’s sons; we are true men, your servants are no spies. [42:12] And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land you are come. [42:13] And they said, We your servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not. [42:14] And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, You are spies: [42:15] hereby you shall be proved: by the life of Pharaoh you shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither. [42:16] Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and you shall be bound, that your words may be proved, whether there be truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely you are spies. [42:17] And he put them all together into ward three days.

[42:18] And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live: for I fear God: [42:19] if you be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in your prison-house; but go ye, carry grain for the famine of your houses: [42:20] and bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and you shall not die. And they did so. [42:21] And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us. [42:22] And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and you would not hear? therefore also, behold, his blood is required. [42:23] And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for there was an interpreter between them. [42:24] And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and he returned to them, and spake to them, and took Simeon from among them, and bound him before their eyes. [42:25] Then Joseph commanded to fill their vessels with grain, and to restore every man’s money into his sack, and to give them provisions for the way: and thus was it done unto them.

[42:26] And they laded their asses with their grain, and departed thence. [42:27] And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the lodging-place, he espied his money; and, behold, it was in the mouth of his sack. [42:28] And he said unto his brethren, My money is restored; and, lo, it is even in my sack: and their heart failed them, and they turned trembling one to another, saying, What is this that God hath done unto us? [42:29] And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that had befallen them, saying, [42:30] The man, the lord of the land, spake roughly with us, and took us for spies of the country. [42:31] And we said unto him, We are true men; and we are no spies: [42:32] we are twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan. [42:33] And the man, the lord of the land, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that you are true men: leave one of your brethren with me, and take grain for the famine of your houses, and go your way; [42:34] and bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that you are no spies, but that you are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and you shall traffic in the land.

[42:35] And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man’s bundle of money was in his sack: and when they and their father saw their bundles of money, they were afraid. [42:36] And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have you bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and you will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me. [42:37] And Reuben spake unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to you again. [42:38] And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he only is left: if harm befall him by the way in which you go, then will you bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.

[43:1] And the famine was sore in the land. [43:2] And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the grain which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food. [43:3] And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, You shall not see my face, except your brother be with you. [43:4] If you wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy you food: [43:5] but if you wilt not send him, we will not go down; for the man said unto us, You shall not see my face, except your brother be with you. [43:6] And Israel said, Wherefore dealt you so ill with me, as to tell the man whether you had yet a brother? [43:7] And they said, The man asked straitly concerning ourselves, and concerning our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have you another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we in any wise know that he would say, Bring your brother down? [43:8] And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, and also our little ones. [43:9] I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt you require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever: [43:10] for except we had lingered, surely we had now returned a second time. [43:11] And their father Israel said unto them, If it be so now, do this: take of the choice fruits of the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spicery and myrrh, nuts, and almonds; [43:12] and take double money in your hand; and the money that was returned in the mouth of your sacks carry again in your hand; peradventure it was an oversight: [43:13] take also your brother, and arise, go again unto the man: [43:14] and God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may release unto you your other brother and Benjamin. And if I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved. [43:15] And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph. [43:16] And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house, Bring the men into the house, and slay, and make ready; for the men shall dine with me at noon. [43:17] And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men to Joseph’s house. [43:18] And the men were afraid, because they were brought to Joseph’s house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses. [43:19] And they came near to the steward of Joseph’s house, and they spake unto him at the door of the house, [43:20] and said, Oh, my lord, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food: [43:21] and it came to pass, when we came to the lodging-place, that we opened our sacks, and, behold, every man’s money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight: and we have brought it again in our hand. [43:22] And other money have we brought down in our hand to buy food: we know not who put our money in our sacks. [43:23] And he said, Peace be to you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks: I had your money. And he brought Simeon out unto them. [43:24] And the man brought the men into Joseph’s house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet. And he gave their asses provender. [43:25] And they made ready the present against Joseph’s coming at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread there.

[43:26] And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed down themselves to him to the earth. [43:27] And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom you spake? Is he yet alive? [43:28] And they said, your servant our father is well, he is yet alive. And they bowed the head, and made obeisance. [43:29] And he lifted up his eyes, and saw Benjamin his brother, his mother’s son, and said, Is this your youngest brother, of whom you spake unto me? And he said, God be gracious unto thee, my son. [43:30] And Joseph made haste; for his heart yearned over his brother: and he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there. [43:31] And he washed his face, and came out; and he refrained himself, and said, Set on bread. [43:32] And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, that did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians. [43:33] And they sat before him, the first-born according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one with another. [43:34] And he took and sent messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin’s mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him.

[44:1] And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men’s sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man’s money in his sack’s mouth. [44:2] And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack’s mouth of the youngest, and his grain money. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken. [44:3] As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses. [44:4] And when they were gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when you dost overtake them, say unto them, Wherefore have you rewarded evil for good? [44:5] Is not this that in which my lord drinketh, and whereby he indeed divineth? you have done evil in so doing. [44:6] And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these words. [44:7] And they said unto him, Wherefore speaketh my lord such words as these? Far be it from your servants that they should do such a thing. [44:8] Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks’ mouths, we brought again unto you out of the land of Canaan: how then should we steal out of your lord’s house silver or gold? [44:9] With whomsoever of your servants it be found, let him die, and we also will be my lord’s bondmen. [44:10] And he said, Now also let it be according unto your words: he with whom it is found shall be my bondman; and you shall be blameless. [44:11] Then they hasted, and took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack. [44:12] And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left off at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack. [44:13] Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city.

[44:14] And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph’s house; and he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground. [44:15] And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that you have done? know you not that such a man as I can indeed divine? [44:16] And Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of your servants: behold, we are my lord’s bondmen, both we, and he also in whose hand the cup is found. [44:17] And he said, Far be it from me that I should do so: the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my bondman; but as for you, get you up in peace unto your father.

[44:18] Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh, my lord, let your servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord’s ears, and let not your anger burn against your servant; for you art even as Pharaoh. [44:19] My lord asked his servants, saying, Have you a father, or a brother? [44:20] And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother; and his father loveth him. [44:21] And you saidst unto your servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him. [44:22] And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die. [44:23] And you saidst unto your servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, you shall see my face no more. [44:24] And it came to pass when we came up unto your servant my father, we told him the words of my lord. [44:25] And our father said, Go again, buy us a little food. [44:26] And 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, expect our youngest brother be with us. [44:27] And your servant my father said unto us, You know that my wife bare me two sons: [44:28] and the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I have not seen him since: [44:29] and if you take this one also from me, and harm befall him, you will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol. [44:30] Now therefore when I come to your servant my father, and the lad is not with us; seeing that his life is bound up in the lad’s life; [44:31] it will come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not with us, that he will die: and your servants will bring down the gray hairs of your servant our father with sorrow to Sheol. [44:32] For your servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then shall I bear the blame to my father for ever. [44:33] Now therefore, let your servant, I pray thee, abide instead of the lad a bondman to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brethren. [44:34] For how shall I go up to my father, if the lad be not with me? lest I see the evil that shall come on my father.

[45:1] Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood before him; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me. And there stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren. [45:2] And he wept aloud: and the Egyptians heard, and the house of Pharaoh heard. [45:3] And Joseph said unto his brethren, I am Joseph; doth my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him; for they were troubled at his presence. [45:4] And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom you sold into Egypt. [45:5] And now be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that you sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life. [45:6] For these two years hath the famine been in the land: and there are yet five years, in which there shall be neither plowing nor harvest. [45:7] And God sent me before you to preserve you a remnant in the earth, and to save you alive by a great deliverance. [45:8] So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land of Egypt. [45:9] Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith your son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt: come down unto me, tarry not; [45:10] and you shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and you shalt be near unto me, thou, and your children, and your children’s children, and your flocks, and your herds, and all that you hast: [45:11] and there will I nourish thee; for there are yet five years of famine; lest you come to poverty, thou, and your household, and all that you hast. [45:12] And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you. [45:13] And you shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that you have seen: and you shall haste and bring down my father hither. [45:14] And he fell upon his brother Benjamin’s neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck. [45:15] And he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that his brethren talked with him. [45:16] And the report thereof was heard in Pharaoh’s house, saying, Joseph’s brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants. [45:17] And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Say unto your brethren, This do ye: lade your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Canaan; [45:18] and take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and you shall eat the fat of the land. [45:19] Now you art commanded, this do ye: take you wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones, and for your wives, and bring your father, and come. [45:20] Also regard not your stuff; for the good of all the land of Egypt is yours.

[45:21] And the sons of Israel did so: and Joseph gave them wagons, according to the commandment of Pharaoh, and gave them provision for the way. [45:22] To all of them he gave each man changes of raiment; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver, and five changes of raiment. [45:23] And to his father he sent after this manner: ten asses laden with the good things of Egypt, and ten she-asses laden with grain and bread and provision for his father by the way. [45:24] So he sent his brethren away, and they departed: and he said unto them, See that you fall not out by the way. [45:25] And they went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan unto Jacob their father. [45:26] And they told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt. And his heart fainted, for he believed them not. [45:27] And they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said unto them: and when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of Jacob their father revived: [45:28] and Israel said, It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive: I will go and see him before I die.

[46:1] And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beer-sheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac. [46:2] And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I. [46:3] And he said, I am God, the God of your father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of you a great nation: [46:4] I will go down with you into Egypt; and I will also surely bring you up again: and Joseph shall put his hand upon your eyes. [46:5] And 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. [46:6] And 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: [46:7] his sons, and his sons’ sons with him, his daughters, and his sons’ daughters, and all his seed brought he with him into Egypt.

[46:8] And these are the names of the children of Israel, who came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob’s first-born. [46:9] And the sons of Reuben: Hanoch, and Pallu, and Hezron, and Carmi. [46:10] And the sons of Simeon: Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman. [46:11] And the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. [46:12] And the sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul. [46:13] And the sons of Issachar: Tola, and Puvah, and Iob, and Shimron. [46:14] And the sons of Zebulun: Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel. [46:15] These are the sons of Leah, whom she bare unto Jacob in Paddan-aram, with his daughter Dinah: all the souls of his sons and his daughters were thirty and three. [46:16] And the sons of Gad: Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli. [46:17] And the sons of Asher: Imnah, and Ishvah, and Ishvi, and Beriah, and Serah their sister; and the sons of Beriah: Heber, and Malchiel. [46:18] These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter; and these she bare unto Jacob, even sixteen souls. [46:19] The sons of Rachel Jacob’s wife: Joseph and Benjamin. [46:20] And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath, the daughter of Poti-phera priest of On, bare unto him. [46:21] And the sons of Benjamin: Bela, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard. [46:22] These are the sons of Rachel, who were born to Jacob: all the souls were fourteen. [46:23] And the sons of Dan: Hushim. [46:24] And the sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem. [46:25] These are the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and these she bare unto Jacob: all the souls were seven. [46:26] All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, that came out of his loins, besides Jacob’s sons’ wives, all the souls were threescore and six; [46:27] and the sons of Joseph, who were born to him in Egypt, were two souls: all the souls of the house of Jacob, that came into Egypt, were threescore and ten.

[46:28] And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to show the way before him unto Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen. [46:29] And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen; and he presented himself unto him, and fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while. [46:30] And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen your face, that you art yet alive. [46:31] And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father’s house, I will go up, and tell Pharaoh, and will say unto him, My brethren, and my father’s house, who were in the land of Canaan, are come unto me; [46:32] and the men are shepherds, for they have been keepers of cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have. [46:33] And it shall come to pass, when Pharaoh shall call you, and shall say, What is your occupation? [46:34] that you shall say, your servants have been keepers of cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and our fathers: that you may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians.

[47:1] Then Joseph went in and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan; and, behold, they are in the land of Goshen. [47:2] And from among his brethren he took five men, and presented them unto Pharaoh. [47:3] And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, What is your occupation? And they said unto Pharaoh, your servants are shepherds, both we, and our fathers. [47:4] And they said unto Pharaoh, To sojourn in the land are we come; for there is no pasture for your servants’ flocks; for the famine is sore in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let your servants dwell in the land of Goshen. [47:5] And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, your father and your brethren are come unto thee: [47:6] the land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make your father and your brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if you knowest any able men among them, then make them rulers over my cattle. [47:7] And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh: and Jacob blessed Pharaoh. [47:8] And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How many are the days of the years of your life? [47:9] And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are a hundred and thirty years: few and evil have been the days of the years of my life, and they have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage. [47:10] And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from the presence of Pharaoh. [47:11] And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded. [47:12] And Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his father’s household, with bread, according to their families.

[47:13] And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very sore, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine. [47:14] And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the grain which they bought: and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh’s house. [47:15] And when the money was all spent in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto Joseph, and said, Give us bread: for why should we die in your presence? for our money faileth. [47:16] And Joseph said, Give your cattle; and I will give you for your cattle, if money fail. [47:17] And they brought their cattle unto Joseph; and Joseph gave them bread in exchange for the horses, and for the flocks, and for the herds, and for the asses: and he fed them with bread in exchange for all their cattle for that year. [47:18] And when that year was ended, they came unto him the second year, 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: [47:19] wherefore should we die before your eyes, both we and our land? buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants unto Pharaoh: and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, and that the land be not desolate.

[47:20] So 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. [47:21] And as for the people, he removed them to the cities from one end of the border of Egypt even to the other end thereof. [47:22] 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. [47:23] 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 you shall sow the land. [47:24] And it shall come to pass at the ingatherings, that you shall give a fifth unto Pharaoh, and four parts shall be your own, for seed of the field, and for your food, and for them of your households, and for food for your little ones. [47:25] And they said, you have saved our lives: let us find favor in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh’s servants. [47:26] And Joseph made it a statute concerning the land of Egypt unto this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth; only the land of the priests alone became not Pharaoh’s.

[47:27] And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the land of Goshen; and they gat them possessions therein, and were fruitful, and multiplied exceedingly. [47:28] And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the days of Jacob, the years of his life, were a hundred forty and seven years. [47:29] And the time drew near that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found favor in your sight, put, I pray thee, your hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me: bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt; [47:30] but when I sleep with my fathers, you shalt carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their burying-place. And he said, I will do as you have said. [47:31] And he said, Swear unto me: and he sware unto him. And Israel bowed himself upon the bed’s head.

[48:1] And it came to pass after these things, that one said to Joseph, Behold, your father is sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. [48:2] And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, your son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed. [48:3] And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me, [48:4] and said unto me, Behold, I will make you fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of you a company of peoples, and will give this land to your seed after you for an everlasting possession. [48:5] And now your two sons, who were born unto you in the land of Egypt before I came unto you into Egypt, are mine; Ephraim and Manasseh, even as Reuben and Simeon, shall be mine. [48:6] And your issue, that you begettest after them, shall be thine; they shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance. [48:7] And as for me, when I came from Paddan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when there was still some distance to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way to Ephrath (the same is Beth-lehem).

[48:8] And Israel beheld Joseph’s sons, and said, Who are these? [48:9] And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given me here. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them. [48:10] Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he could not see. And he brought them near unto him; and he kissed them, and embraced them. [48:11] And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see your face: and, lo, God hath let me see your seed also. [48:12] And Joseph brought them out from between his knees; and he bowed himself with his face to the earth. [48:13] And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel’s left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel’s right hand, and brought them near unto him. [48:14] And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim’s head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh’s head, guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the first-born. [48:15] And he blessed Joseph, and said, The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God who hath fed me all my life long unto this day, [48:16] the angel who hath redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth. [48:17] And when Joseph saw that his father laid 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. [48:18] And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father; for this is the first-born; put your right hand upon his head. [48:19] And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it. He also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: howbeit his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations. [48:20] And he blessed them that day, saying, In you will Israel bless, saying, God make you as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh. [48:21] And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God will be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers. [48:22] Moreover I have given to you one portion above your brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.

[49:1] And Jacob called unto his sons, and said: gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the latter days.

[49:2] Assemble yourselves, and hear, you sons of Jacob;

And hearken unto Israel your father.

[49:3] Reuben, you art my first-born, my might, and the beginning of my strength;

The pre-eminence of dignity, and the pre-eminence of power.

[49:4] Boiling over as water, you shalt not have the pre-eminence;

Because you wentest up to your father’s bed;

Then defiledst you it: he went up to my couch.

[49:5] Simeon and Levi are brethren;

Weapons of violence are their swords.

[49:6] O my soul, come not you into their council;

Unto their assembly, my glory, be not you united;

For in their anger they slew a man,

And in their self-will they hocked an ox.

[49:7] Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce;

And their wrath, for it was cruel:

I will divide them in Jacob,

And scatter them in Israel.

[49:8] Judah, you shall your brethren praise:

Thy hand shall be on the neck of your enemies;

Thy father’s sons shall bow down before thee.

[49:9] Judah is a lion’s whelp;

From the prey, my son, you art gone up:

He stooped down, he couched as a lion,

And as a lioness; who shall rouse him up?

[49:10] The sceptre shall not depart from Judah,

Nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet,

Until Shiloh come:

And unto him shall the obedience of the peoples be.

[49:11] Binding his foal unto the vine,

And his ass’s colt unto the choice vine;

He hath washed his garments in wine,

And his vesture in the blood of grapes:

[49:12] His eyes shall be red with wine,

And his teeth white with milk.

[49:13] Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea;

And he shall be for a haven of ships;

And his border shall be upon Sidon.

[49:14] Issachar is a strong ass,

Couching down between the sheepfolds:

[49:15] And he saw a resting-place that it was good,

And the land that it was pleasant;

And he bowed his shoulder to bear,

And became a servant under taskwork.

[49:16] Dan shall judge his people,

As one of the tribes of Israel.

[49:17] Dan shall be a serpent in the way,

An adder in the path,

That biteth the horse’s heels,

So that his rider falleth backward.

[49:18] I have waited for your salvation, O THE GOD.

[49:19] Gad, a troop shall press upon him;

But he shall press upon their heel.

[49:20] Out of the Asher his bread shall be fat,

And he shall yield royal dainties.

[49:21] Naphtali is a hind let loose:

He giveth goodly words.

[49:22] Joseph is a fruitful bough,

A fruitful bough by a fountain;

His branches run over the wall.

[49:23] The archers have sorely grieved him,

And shot at him, and persecute him:

[49:24] But his bow abode in strength,

And the arms of his hands were made strong,

By the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob,

(From thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel),

[49:25] Even by the God of your father, who shall help thee,

And by the Almighty, who shall bless thee,

With blessings of heaven above,

Blessings of the deep that coucheth beneath,

Blessings of the breasts, and of the womb.

[49:26] The blessings of your father

Have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors

Unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills:

They shall be on the head of Joseph,

And on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.

[49:27] Benjamin is a wolf that raveneth:

In the morning she shall devour the prey,

And at even he shall divide the spoil.

[49:28] All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it that their father spake unto them and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them. [49:29] And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite, [49:30] in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field from Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a burying-place. [49:31] there they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah: [49:32] the field and the cave that is therein, which was purchased from the children of Heth. [49:33] And when Jacob made an end of charging his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people.

[50:1] And Joseph fell upon his father’s face, and wept upon him, and kissed him. [50:2] And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father: and the physicians embalmed Israel. [50:3] And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of embalming: and the Egyptians wept for him three-score and ten days.

[50:4] And when the days of weeping for him were past, Joseph spake unto the house of Pharaoh, saying, If now I have found favor in your eyes, speak, I pray you, in the ears of Pharaoh, saying, [50:5] My father made me swear, saying, Lo, I die: in my grave which I have digged for me in the land of Canaan, there shalt you bury me. Now therefore let me go up, I pray thee, and bury my father, and I will come again. [50:6] And Pharaoh said, Go up, and bury your father, according as he made you swear. [50:7] And Joseph went up to bury his father; and with him went up all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his house, and all the elders of the land of Egypt, [50:8] and all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and his father’s house: only their little ones, and their flocks, and their herds, they left in the land of Goshen. [50:9] And there went up with him both chariots and horsemen: and it was a very great company. [50:10] And they came to the threshing-floor of Atad, which is beyond the Jordan, and there they lamented with a very great and sore lamentation: and he made a mourning for his father seven days. [50:11] And when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning in the floor of Atad, they said, This is a grievous mourning to the Egyptians: wherefore the name of it was called Abel-mizraim, which is beyond the Jordan. [50:12] And his sons did unto him according as he commanded them: [50:13] for his sons carried him into the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the field, for a possession of a burying-place, of Ephron the Hittite, before Mamre. [50:14] And Joseph returned into Egypt, he, and his brethren, and all that went up with him to bury his father, after he had buried his father.

[50:15] And when Joseph’s brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, It may be that Joseph will hate us, and will fully requite us all the evil which we did unto him. [50:16] And they sent a message unto Joseph, saying, your father did command before he died, saying, [50:17] So shall you say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray you now, the transgression of your brethren, and their sin, for that they did unto you evil. And now, we pray thee, forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of your father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him. [50:18] And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we are your servants. [50:19] And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God? [50:20] And as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive. [50:21] Now therefore fear you not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them.

[50:22] And Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he, and his father’s house: and Joseph lived a hundred and ten years. [50:23] And Joseph saw Ephraim’s children of the third generation: the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were born upon Joseph’s knees. [50:24] And Joseph said unto his brethren, I die; but God will surely visit you, and bring you up out of this land unto the land which he sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. [50:25] And Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones from hence. [50:26] So Joseph died, being a hundred and ten years old: and they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.

 

The Book of Exodus

[1:1] Now these are the names of the sons of Israel, who came into Egypt (every man and his household came with Jacob): [1:2] Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, [1:3] Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin, [1:4] Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher. [1:5] And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: and Joseph was in Egypt already. [1:6] And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation. [1:7] And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.

[1:8] Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who knew not Joseph. [1:9] And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we: [1:10] come, let us deal wisely with them, lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they also join themselves unto our enemies, and fight against us, and get them up out of the land. [1:11] Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh store-cities, Pithom and Raamses. [1:12] But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and the more they spread abroad. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel. [1:13] And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigor: [1:14] and they made their lives bitter with hard service, in mortar and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field, all their service, wherein they made them serve with rigor.

[1:15] And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of whom the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah: [1:16] and he said, When you do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the birth-stool; if it be a son, then you shall kill him; but if it be a daughter, then she shall live. [1:17] But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men-children alive. [1:18] And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them, Why have you done this thing, and have saved the men-children alive? [1:19] And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwife come unto them. [1:20] And God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty. [1:21] And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them households. [1:22] And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born you shall cast into the river, and every daughter you shall save alive.

[2:1] And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi. [2:2] And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months. [2:3] And 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 laid it in the flags by the river’s brink. [2:4] And his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him. [2:5] And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe at 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. [2:6] And she opened it, and saw the child: and, behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews’ children. [2:7] Then said his sister to Pharaoh’s daughter, Shall I go and call you a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee? [2:8] And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, Go. And the maiden went and called the child’s mother. [2:9] And Pharaoh’s daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give you your wages. And the woman took the child, and nursed it. [2:10] And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses, and said, Because I drew him out of the water.

[2:11] And 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. [2:12] And 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. [2:13] And he went out the second day, and, behold, two men of the Hebrews were striving together: and he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest you your fellow? [2:14] And he said, Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Thinkest you to kill me, as you killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely the thing is known. [2:15] Now when Pharaoh 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.

[2:16] Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock. [2:17] And the shepherds came and drove them away; but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock. [2:18] And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that you are come so soon to-day? [2:19] And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and moreover he drew water for us, and watered the flock. [2:20] And he said unto his daughters, And where is he? Why is it that you have left the man? Call him, that he may eat bread. [2:21] And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter. [2:22] And she bare a son, and he called his name Gershom; for he said, I have been a sojourner in a foreign land.

[2:23] And it came to pass in the course of those many days, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage. [2:24] And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. [2:25] And God saw the children of Israel, and God took knowledge of them.

[3:1] Now Moses was keeping the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the back of the wilderness, and came to the mountain of God, unto Horeb. [3:2] And the angel of THE GOD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed. [3:3] And Moses said, I will turn aside now, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. [3:4] And when THE GOD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I. [3:5] And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off your shoes from off your feet, for the place whereon you standest is holy ground. [3:6] Moreover he said, I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God. [3:7] And THE GOD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people that are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows; [3:8] and I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite. [3:9] And now, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: moreover I have seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them. [3:10] Come now therefore, and I will send you unto Pharaoh, that you mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt. [3:11] And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt? [3:12] And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be the token unto thee, that I have sent thee: when you have brought forth the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God upon this mountain.

[3:13] And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? What shall I say unto them? [3:14] And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt you say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you. [3:15] And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt you say unto the children of Israel, THE GOD, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name forever, and this is my memorial unto all generations. [3:16] Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, THE GOD, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, hath appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt: [3:17] and I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt unto the land of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, unto a land flowing with milk and honey. [3:18] And they shall hearken to your voice: and you shalt come, you and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and you shall say unto him, THE GOD, the God of the Hebrews, hath met with us: and now let us go, we pray thee, three days’ journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to THE GOD our God. [3:19] And I know that the king of Egypt will not give you leave to go, no, not by a mighty hand. [3:20] And I will put forth my hand, and smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you go. [3:21] And I will give this people favor in the sight of the Egyptians: and it shall come to pass, that, when you go, you shall not go empty. [3:22] But every woman shall ask of her neighbor, and of her that sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: and you shall put them upon your sons, and upon your daughters; and you shall despoil the Egyptians.

[4:1] And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice; for they will say, THE GOD hath not appeared unto thee. [4:2] And THE GOD said unto him, What is that in your hand? And he said, A rod. [4:3] And he said, Cast in on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it. [4:4] And THE GOD said unto Moses, Put forth your hand, and take it by the tail: (and he put forth his hand, and laid hold of it, and it became a rod in his hand:) [4:5] That they may believe that THE GOD, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee. [4:6] And THE GOD said furthermore unto him, Put now your hand into your bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous, as white as snow. [4:7] And he said, Put your hand into your bosom again. (And he put his hand into his bosom again; and when he took it out of his bosom, behold, it was turned again as his other flesh.) [4:8] And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign. [4:9] And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe even these two signs, neither hearken unto your voice, that you shalt take of the water of the river, and pour it upon the dry land: and the water which you takest out of the river shall become blood upon the dry land.

[4:10] And Moses said unto THE GOD, Oh, Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since you have spoken unto your servant; for I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue. [4:11] And THE GOD said unto him, Who hath made man’s mouth? Or who maketh a man dumb, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Is it not I, THE GOD? [4:12] Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth, and teach you what you shalt speak. [4:13] And he said, Oh, Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom you wilt send. [4:14] And the anger of THE GOD was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is there not Aaron your brother the Levite? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart. [4:15] And you shalt speak unto him, and put the words in his mouth: and I will be with your mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what you shall do. [4:16] And he shall be your spokesman unto the people; and it shall come to pass, that he shall be to you a mouth, and you shalt be to him as God. [4:17] And you shalt take in your hand this rod, wherewith you shalt do the signs. [4:18] And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father-in-law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren that are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace. [4:19] And THE GOD said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt; for all the men are dead that sought your life. [4:20] And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the rod of God in his hand. [4:21] And THE GOD said unto Moses, When you goest back into Egypt, see that you do before Pharaoh all the wonders which I have put in your hand: but I will harden his heart and he will not let the people go. [4:22] And you shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith THE GOD, Israel is my son, my first-born: [4:23] and I have said unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me; and you have refused to let him go: behold, I will slay your son, your first-born. [4:24] And it came to pass on the way at the lodging-place, that THE GOD met him, and sought to kill him. [4:25] Then Zipporah took a flint, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet; and she said, Surely a bridegroom of blood art you to me. [4:26] So he let him alone. Then she said, A bridegroom of blood art thou, because of the circumcision.

[4:27] And THE GOD said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. And he went, and met him in the mountain of God, and kissed him. [4:28] And Moses told Aaron all the words of THE GOD wherewith he had sent him, and all the signs wherewith he had charged him. [4:29] And Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel: [4:30] and Aaron spake all the words which THE GOD had spoken unto Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people. [4:31] And the people believed: and when they heard that THE GOD had visited the children of Israel, and that he had seen their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.

[5:1] And afterward Moses and Aaron came, and said unto Pharaoh, Thus saith THE GOD, the God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness. [5:2] And Pharaoh said, Who is THE GOD, that I should hearken unto his voice to let Israel go? I know not THE GOD, and moreover I will not let Israel go. [5:3] And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days’ journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice unto THE GOD our God, lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword. [5:4] And the king of Egypt said unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, loose the people from their works? get you unto your burdens. [5:5] And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land are now many, and you make them rest from their burdens. [5:6] And the same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying, [5:7] You shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for themselves. [5:8] And the number of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, you shall lay upon them; you shall not diminish aught thereof: for they are idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God. [5:9] Let heavier work be laid upon the men, that they may labor therein; and let them not regard lying words.

[5:10] And the taskmasters of the people went out, and their officers, and they spake to the people, saying, Thus saith Pharaoh, I will not give you straw. [5:11] Go yourselves, get you straw where you can find it: for nought of your work shall be diminished. [5:12] So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw. [5:13] And the taskmasters were urgent saying, Fulfil your works, your daily tasks, as when there was straw. [5:14] And the officers of the children of Israel, whom Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded, Wherefore have you not fulfilled your task both yesterday and to-day, in making brick as heretofore?

[5:15] Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried unto Pharaoh, saying, Wherefore dealest you thus with your servants? [5:16] There is no straw given unto your servants, and they say to us, Make brick: and, behold, your servants are beaten; but the fault it in your own people. [5:17] But he said, You are idle, you are idle: therefore you say, Let us go and sacrifice to THE GOD. [5:18] Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall you deliver the number of bricks. [5:19] And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in evil case, when it was said, You shall not diminish aught from your bricks, your daily tasks. [5:20] And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh: [5:21] and they said unto them, THE GOD look upon you, and judge: because you have made our savor to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us.

[5:22] And Moses returned unto THE GOD, and said, Lord, wherefore have you dealt ill with this people? why is it that you have sent me? [5:23] For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in your name, he hath dealt ill with this people; neither have you delivered your people at all.

[6:1] And THE GOD said unto Moses, Now shalt you see what I will 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.

[6:2] And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am THE GOD: [6:3] and I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, as God Almighty; but by my name THE GOD I was not known to them. [6:4] And I have also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their sojournings, wherein they sojourned. [6:5] And moreover I have heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered my covenant. [6:6] Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am THE GOD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm, and with great judgments: [6:7] and I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God; and you shall know that I am THE GOD your God, who bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians. [6:8] And I will bring you in unto the land which I sware to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it you for a heritage: I am THE GOD. [6:9] And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel: but they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage.

[6:10] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [6:11] Go in, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land. [6:12] And Moses spake before THE GOD, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips? [6:13] And THE GOD spake 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.

[6:14] These are the heads of their fathers’ houses. The sons of Reuben the first-born of Israel: Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi; these are the families of Reuben. [6:15] And the sons of Simeon: Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman; these are the families of Simeon. [6:16] And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari; and the years of the life of Levi were a hundred thirty and seven years. [6:17] The sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei, according to their families. [6:18] And the sons of Kohath: Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel; and the years of the life of Kohath were a hundred thirty and three years. [6:19] And the sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their generations. [6:20] And Amram took him Jochebed his father’s sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were a hundred and thirty and seven years. [6:21] And the sons of Izhar: Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri. [6:22] And the sons of Uzziel: Mishael, and Elzaphan, and Sithri. [6:23] And Aaron took him Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab, the sister of Nahshon, to wife; and she bare him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. [6:24] And the sons of Korah: Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph; these are the families of the Korahites. [6:25] And Eleazar Aaron’s son took him one of the daughters of Putiel to wife; and she bare him Phinehas. These are the heads of the fathers’ houses of the Levites according to their families. [6:26] These are that Aaron and Moses, to whom THE GOD said, Bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their hosts. [6:27] These are they that spake to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out the children of Israel from Egypt: these are that Moses and Aaron.

[6:28] And it came to pass on the day when THE GOD spake unto Moses in the land of Egypt, [6:29] that THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, I am THE GOD: speak you unto Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I speak unto thee. [6:30] And Moses said before THE GOD, Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh hearken unto me?

[7:1] And THE GOD said unto Moses, See, I have made you as God to Pharaoh; and Aaron your brother shall be your prophet. [7:2] you shalt speak all that I command thee; and Aaron your brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land. [7:3] And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt. [7:4] But Pharaoh will not hearken unto you, and I will lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth my hosts, my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments. [7:5] And the Egyptians shall know that I am THE GOD, when I stretch forth my hand upon Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them. [7:6] And Moses and Aaron did so; as THE GOD commanded them, so did they. [7:7] And Moses was fourscore years old, and Aaron fourscore and three years old, when they spake unto Pharaoh.

[7:8] And THE GOD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, [7:9] When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Show a wonder for you; then you shalt say unto Aaron, Take your rod, and cast it down before Pharaoh, that it become a serpent. [7:10] And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so, as THE GOD had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh and before his servants, and it became a serpent. [7:11] Then Pharaoh also called for the wise men and the sorcerers: and they also, the magicians of Egypt, did in like manner with their enchantments. [7:12] For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods. [7:13] And Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as THE GOD had spoken.

[7:14] And THE GOD said unto Moses, Pharaoh’s heart is stubborn, he refuseth to let the people go. [7:15] Get you unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water; and you shalt stand by the river’s brink to meet him; and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt you take in your hand. [7:16] And you shalt say unto him, THE GOD, the God of the Hebrews, hath sent me unto thee, saying, Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness: and, behold, hitherto you have not hearkened. [7:17] Thus saith THE GOD, In this you shalt know that I am THE GOD: behold, I will smite with the rod that is in my hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood. [7:18] And the fish that are in the river shall die, and the river shall become foul; and the Egyptians shall loathe to drink water from the river. [7:19] And THE GOD said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take your rod, and stretch out your hand over the 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.

[7:20] And Moses and Aaron did so, as THE GOD 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. [7:21] 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 of Egypt. [7:22] And the magicians of Egypt did in like manner with their enchantments: and Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as THE GOD had spoken. [7:23] And Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he lay even this to heart. [7:24] And all the Egyptians digged round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river. [7:25] And seven days were fulfilled, after that THE GOD had smitten the river.

[8:1] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith THE GOD, Let my people go, that they may serve me. [8:2] And if you refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all your borders with frogs: [8:3] and the river shall swarm with frogs, which shall go up and come into your house, and into your bedchamber, and upon your bed, and into the house of your servants, and upon your people, and into your ovens, and into your kneading-troughs: [8:4] and the frogs shall come up both upon thee, and upon your people, and upon all your servants. [8:5] And THE GOD said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch forth your hand with your rod over the rivers, over the streams, and over the pools, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt. [8:6] And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt. [8:7] And the magicians did in like manner with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt.

[8:8] Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, Entreat THE GOD, that he take away the frogs from me, and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may sacrifice unto THE GOD. [8:9] And Moses said unto Pharaoh, Have you this glory over me: against what time shall I entreat for thee, and for your servants, and for your people, that the frogs be destroyed from you and your houses, and remain in the river only? [8:10] And he said, Against to-morrow. And he said, Be it according to your word; that you mayest know that there is none like unto THE GOD our God. [8:11] And the frogs shall depart from thee, and from your houses, and from your servants, and from your people; they shall remain in the river only. [8:12] And Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh: and Moses cried unto THE GOD concerning the frogs which he had brought upon Pharaoh. [8:13] And THE GOD did according to the word of Moses; and the frogs died out of the houses, out of the courts, and out of the fields. [8:14] And they gathered them together in heaps; and the land stank. [8:15] But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart, and hearkened not unto them, as THE GOD had spoken.

[8:16] And THE GOD said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out your rod, and smite the dust of the earth, that is may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt. [8:17] And they did so; and Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and smote the dust of the earth, and there were lice upon man, and upon beast; all the dust of the earth became lice throughout all the land of Egypt. [8:18] And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: and there were lice upon man, and upon beast. [8:19] Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This is the finger of God: and Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as THE GOD had spoken.

[8:20] And THE GOD said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh; lo, he cometh forth to the water; and say unto him, Thus saith THE GOD, Let my people go, that they may serve me. [8:21] Else, if you wilt not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies upon thee, and upon they servants, and upon your people, and into your houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground whereon they are. [8:22] And I will set apart in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end you mayest know that I am THE GOD in the midst of the earth. [8:23] And I will put a division between my people and your people: by to-morrow shall this sign be. [8:24] And THE GOD did so; and there came grievous swarms of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants’ houses: and in all the land of Egypt the land was corrupted by reason of the swarms of flies.

[8:25] And Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron, and said, Go ye, sacrifice to your God in the land. [8:26] And Moses said, It is not meet so to do; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to THE GOD our God: lo, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and will they not stone us? [8:27] We will go three days’ journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to THE GOD our God, as he shall command us. [8:28] And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that you may sacrifice to THE GOD your God in the wilderness; only you shall not go very far away: entreat for me. [8:29] And Moses said, Behold, I go out from thee, and I will entreat THE GOD that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, to-morrow: only let not Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to THE GOD. [8:30] And Moses went out from Pharaoh, and entreated THE GOD. [8:31] And THE GOD did according to the word of Moses; and he removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people; there remained not one. [8:32] And Pharaoh hardened his heart this time also, and he did not let the people go.

[9:1] Then THE GOD said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh, and tell him, Thus saith THE GOD, the God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me. [9:2] For if you refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still, [9:3] behold, the hand of THE GOD is upon your cattle which are in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the herds, and upon the flocks: there shall be a very grievous murrain. [9:4] And THE GOD shall make a distinction between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt; and there shall nothing die of all that belongeth to the children of Israel. [9:5] And THE GOD appointed a set time, saying, To-morrow THE GOD shall do this thing in the land. [9:6] And THE GOD did that thing on the morrow; and all the cattle of Egypt died; but of the cattle of the children of Israel died not one. [9:7] And Pharaoh sent, and, behold, there was not so much as one of the cattle of the Israelites dead. But the heart of Pharaoh was stubborn, and he did not let the people go.

[9:8] And THE GOD said unto Moses and unto Aaron, Take to you handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward heaven in the sight of Pharaoh. [9:9] And it shall become small dust over all the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking forth with blains upon man and upon beast, throughout all the land of Egypt. [9:10] And they took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses sprinkled it up toward heaven; and it became a boil breaking forth with blains upon man and upon beast. [9:11] And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boils were upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians. [9:12] And THE GOD hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them, as THE GOD had spoken unto Moses. [9:13] And THE GOD said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith THE GOD, the God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me. [9:14] For I will this time send all my plagues upon your heart, and upon your servants, and upon your people; that you mayest know that there is none like me in all the earth. [9:15] For now I had put forth my hand, and smitten you and your people with pestilence, and you hadst been cut off from the earth: [9:16] but in very deed for this cause have I made you to stand, to show you my power, and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth. [9:17] As yet exaltest you yourself against my people, that you wilt not let them go? [9:18] Behold, to-morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since the day it was founded even until now. [9:19] Now therefore send, hasten in your cattle and all that you have in the field; for every man and beast that shall be found in the field, and shall not be brought home, the hail shall come down upon them, and they shall die. [9:20] He that feared the word of THE GOD among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses. [9:21] And he that regarded not the word of THE GOD left his servants and his cattle in the field.

[9:22] And THE GOD said unto Moses, Stretch forth your hand toward heaven, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, upon man, and upon beast, and upon every herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt. [9:23] And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and THE GOD sent thunder and hail, and fire ran down unto the earth; and THE GOD rained hail upon the land of Egypt. [9:24] So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as had not been in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation. [9:25] And the hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field, both man and beast; and the hail smote every herb of the field, and brake every tree of the field. [9:26] Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, was there no hail.

[9:27] And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have sinned this time: THE GOD is righteous, and I and my people are wicked. [9:28] Entreat THE GOD; for there hath been enough of these mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and you shall stay no longer. [9:29] And Moses said unto him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands unto THE GOD; the thunders shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that you mayest know that the earth is THE GOD’s. [9:30] But as for you and your servants, I know that you will not yet fear THE GOD. [9:31] And the flax and the barley were smitten: for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was in bloom. [9:32] But the wheat and the spelt were not smitten: for they were not grown up. [9:33] And Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread abroad his hands unto THE GOD: and the thunders and hail ceased, and the rain was not poured upon the earth. [9:34] And when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunders were ceased, he sinned yet more, and hardened his heart, he and his servants. [9:35] And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the children of Israel go, as THE GOD had spoken by Moses.

[10:1] And THE GOD said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I may show these my signs in the midst of them, [10:2] and that you mayest tell in the ears of your son, and of your son’s son, what things I have wrought upon Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them; that you may know that I am THE GOD. [10:3] And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith THE GOD, the God of the Hebrews, How long wilt you refuse to humble yourself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me. [10:4] Else, if you refuse to let my people go, behold, to-morrow will I bring locusts into your border: [10:5] and they shall cover the face of the earth, so that one shall not be able to see the earth: and they shall eat the residue of that which is escaped, which remaineth unto you from the hail, and shall eat every tree which groweth for you out of the field: [10:6] and your houses shall be filled, and the houses of all your servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians; as neither your fathers nor your fathers’ fathers have seen, since the day that they were upon the earth unto this day. And he turned, and went out from Pharaoh. [10:7] And Pharaoh’s servants said unto him, How long shall this man be a snare unto us? let the men go, that they may serve THE GOD their God: knowest you not yet that Egypt is destroyed? [10:8] And Moses and Aaron were brought again unto Pharaoh: and he said unto them, Go, serve THE GOD your God; but who are they that shall go? [10:9] And Moses said, We will go with our young and with our old; with our sons and with our daughters, with our flocks and with our herds will we go; for we must hold a feast unto THE GOD. [10:10] And he said unto them, So be THE GOD with you, as I will let you go, and your little ones: look to it; for evil is before you. [10:11] Not so: go now you that are men, and serve THE GOD; for that is what you desire. And they were driven out from Pharaoh’s presence.

[10:12] And THE GOD said unto Moses, Stretch out your hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up upon the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land, even all that the hail hath left. [10:13] And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and THE GOD brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all the night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts. [10:14] And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt, and rested in all the borders of Egypt; very grievous were they; before them there were no such locusts as they, neither after them shall be such. [10:15] For they covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened; and they did eat every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left: and there remained not any green thing, either tree or herb of the field, through all the land of Egypt. [10:16] Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said, I have sinned against THE GOD your God, and against you. [10:17] Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and entreat THE GOD your God, that he may take away from me this death only. [10:18] And he went out from Pharaoh, and entreated THE GOD. [10:19] And THE GOD turned an exceeding strong west wind, which took up the locusts, and drove them into the Red Sea; there remained not one locust in all the border of Egypt. [10:20] But THE GOD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he did not let the children of Israel go.

[10:21] And THE GOD said unto Moses, Stretch out your hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt. [10:22] And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days; [10:23] they saw not one another, neither rose any one from his place for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings. [10:24] And Pharaoh called unto Moses, and said, Go ye, serve THE GOD; only let your flocks and your herds be stayed: let your little ones also go with you. [10:25] And Moses said, you must also give into our hand sacrifices and burnt-offerings, that we may sacrifice unto THE GOD our God. [10:26] Our cattle also shall go with us; there shall not a hoof be left behind: for thereof must we take to serve THE GOD our God; and we know not with what we must serve THE GOD, until we come thither. [10:27] But THE GOD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not let them go. [10:28] And Pharaoh said unto him, Get you from me, take heed to thyself, see my face no more; for in the day you seest my face you shalt die. [10:29] And Moses said, you have spoken well. I will see your face again no more.

[11:1] And THE GOD said unto Moses, Yet one plague more will I bring upon Pharaoh, and upon Egypt; afterwards he will let you go hence: when he shall let you go, he shall surely thrust you out hence altogether. [11:2] Speak now in the ears of the people, and let them ask every man of his neighbor, and every woman of her neighbor, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold. [11:3] And THE GOD gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover the man Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh’s servants, and in the sight of the people.

[11:4] And Moses said, Thus saith THE GOD, About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt: [11:5] and all the first-born in the land of Egypt shall die, from the first-born of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the first-born of the maid-servant that is behind the mill; and all the first-born of cattle. [11:6] And there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there hath not been, nor shall be any more. [11:7] But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move his tongue, against man or beast: that you may know how that THE GOD doth make a distinction between the Egyptians and Israel. [11:8] And all these your servants shall come down unto me, and bow down themselves unto me, saying, Get you out, and all the people that follow thee: and after that I will go out. And he went out from Pharaoh in hot anger.

[11:9] And THE GOD said unto Moses, Pharaoh will not hearken unto you; that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt. [11:10] And Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh: and THE GOD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he did not let the children of Israel go out of his land.

[12:1] And THE GOD spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying, [12:2] This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you. [12:3] Speak you unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to their fathers’ houses, a lamb for a household: [12:4] and if the household be too little for a lamb, then shall he and his neighbor next unto his house take one according to the number of the souls; according to every man’s eating you shall make your count for the lamb. [12:5] Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male a year old: you shall take it from the sheep, or from the goats: [12:6] and you shall keep it until the fourteenth day of the same month; and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it at even. [12:7] And they shall take of the blood, and put it on the two side-posts and on the lintel, upon the houses wherein they shall eat it. [12:8] And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; with bitter herbs they shall eat it. [12:9] Eat not of it raw, nor boiled at all with water, but roast with fire; its head with its legs and with the inwards thereof. [12:10] And you shall let nothing of it remain until the morning; but that which remaineth of it until the morning you shall burn with fire. [12:11] And thus shall you eat it: with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and you shall eat it in haste: it is THE GOD’s passover. [12:12] For I will go through the land of Egypt in that night, and will smite all the first-born in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments: I am THE GOD. [12:13] And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where you are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and there shall no plague be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt. [12:14] And this day shall be unto you for a memorial, and you shall keep it a feast to THE GOD: throughout your generations you shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.

[12:15] Seven days shall you eat unleavened bread; even the first day you shall put away leaven out of your houses: for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel. [12:16] And in the first day there shall be to you a holy convocation, and in the seventh day a holy convocation; no manner of work shall be done in them, save that which every man must eat, that only may be done by you. [12:17] And you shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your hosts out of the land of Egypt: therefore shall you observe this day throughout your generations by an ordinance for ever. [12:18] In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at even, you shall eat unleavened bread, until the one and twentieth day of the month at even. [12:19] Seven days shall there be no leaven found in your houses: for whosoever eateth that which is leavened, that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he be a sojourner, or one that is born in the land. [12:20] You shall eat nothing leavened; in all your habitations shall you eat unleavened bread.

[12:21] Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, and said unto them, Draw out, and take you lambs according to your families, and kill the passover. [12:22] And you shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the basin, and strike the lintel and the two side-posts with the blood that is in the basin; and none of you shall go out of the door of his house until the morning. [12:23] For THE GOD will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side-posts, THE GOD will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you. [12:24] And you shall observe this thing for an ordinance to you and to your sons for ever. [12:25] And it shall come to pass, when you are come to the land which THE GOD will give you, according as he hath promised, that you shall keep this service. [12:26] And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean you by this service? [12:27] that you shall say, It is the sacrifice of THE GOD’s passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed the head and worshipped. [12:28] And the children of Israel went and did so; as THE GOD had commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.

[12:29] And it came to pass at midnight, that THE GOD smote all the first-born in the land of Egypt, from the first-born of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the first-born of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the first-born of cattle. [12:30] And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt; for there was not a house where there was not one dead. [12:31] And he called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, Rise up, get you forth from among my people, both you and the children of Israel; and go, serve THE GOD, as you have said. [12:32] Take both your flocks and your herds, as you have said, and be gone; and bless me also. [12:33] And the Egyptians were urgent upon the people, to send them out of the land in haste; for they said, We are all dead men. [12:34] And the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneading-troughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders. [12:35] And the children of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they asked of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment. [12:36] And THE GOD gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they let them have what they asked. And they despoiled the Egyptians.

[12:37] And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, besides children. [12:38] And a mixed multitude went up also with them; and flocks, and herds, even very much cattle. [12:39] And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out of Egypt; for it was not leavened, because they were thrust out of Egypt, and could not tarry, neither had they prepared for themselves any victuals. [12:40] Now the time that the children of Israel dwelt in Egypt was four hundred and thirty years. [12:41] And it came to pass at the end of four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of THE GOD went out from the land of Egypt. [12:42] It is a night to be much observed unto THE GOD for bringing them out from the land of Egypt: this is that night of THE GOD, to be much observed of all the children of Israel throughout their generations.

[12:43] And THE GOD said unto Moses and Aaron, This is the ordinance of the passover: there shall no foreigner eat thereof; [12:44] but every man’s servant that is bought for money, when you have circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof. [12:45] A sojourner and a hired servant shall not eat thereof. [12:46] In one house shall it be eaten; you shalt not carry forth aught of the flesh abroad out of the house; neither shall you break a bone thereof. [12:47] All the congregation of Israel shall keep it. [12:48] And when a stranger shall sojourn with thee, and will keep the passover to THE GOD, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it; and he shall be as one that is born in the land: but no uncircumcised person shall eat thereof. [12:49] One law shall be to him that is home-born, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among you. [12:50] Thus did all the children of Israel; as THE GOD commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they. [12:51] And it came to pass the selfsame day, that THE GOD did bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their hosts.

[13:1] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [13:2] Sanctify unto me all the first-born, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine.

[13:3] And Moses said unto the people, Remember this day, in which you came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand THE GOD brought you out from this place: there shall no leavened bread be eaten. [13:4] This day you go forth in the month Abib. [13:5] And it shall be, when THE GOD shall bring you into the land of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, which he sware unto your fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that you shalt keep this service in this month. [13:6] Seven days you shalt eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to THE GOD. [13:7] Unleavened bread shall be eaten throughout the seven days; and there shall no leavened bread be seen with thee, neither shall there be leaven seen with thee, in all your borders. [13:8] And you shalt tell your son in that day, saying, It is because of that which THE GOD did for me when I came forth out of Egypt. [13:9] And it shall be for a sign unto you upon your hand, and for a memorial between your eyes, that the law of THE GOD may be in your mouth: for with a strong hand hath THE GOD brought you out of Egypt. [13:10] you shalt therefore keep this ordinance in its season from year to year.

[13:11] And it shall be, when THE GOD shall bring you into the land of the Canaanite, as he sware unto you and to your fathers, and shall give it thee, [13:12] that you shalt set apart unto THE GOD all that openeth the womb, and every firstling which you have that cometh of a beast; the males shall be THE GOD’s. [13:13] And every firstling of an ass you shalt redeem with a lamb; and if you wilt not redeem it, then you shalt break its neck: and all the first-born of man among your sons shalt you redeem. [13:14] And it shall be, when your son asketh you in time to come, saying, What is this? that you shalt say unto him, By strength of hand THE GOD brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage: [13:15] and it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that THE GOD slew all the first-born in the land of Egypt, both the first-born of man, and the first-born of beast: therefore I sacrifice to THE GOD all that openeth the womb, being males; but all the first-born of my sons I redeem. [13:16] And it shall be for a sign upon your hand, and for frontlets between your eyes: for by strength of hand THE GOD brought us forth out of Egypt.

[13:17] And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not by the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt: [13:18] but God led the people about, by the way of the wilderness by the Red Sea: and the children of Israel went up armed out of the land of Egypt. [13:19] And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him: for he had straitly sworn the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you; and you shall carry up my bones away hence with you. [13:20] And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness. [13:21] And THE GOD 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: [13:22] the pillar of cloud by day, and the pillar of fire by night, departed not from before the people.

[14:1] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [14:2] Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn back and encamp before Pihahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, before Baal-zephon: over against it shall you encamp by the sea. [14:3] And Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in. [14:4] And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and he shall follow after them; and I will get me honor upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host: and the Egyptians shall know that I am THE GOD. And they did so. [14:5] And it was told the king of Egypt that the people were fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was changed towards the people, and they said, What is this we have done, that we have let Israel go from serving us? [14:6] And he made ready his chariot, and took his people with him: [14:7] and he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over all of them. [14:8] And THE GOD hardened the 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. [14:9] And the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pihahiroth, before Baal-zephon.

[14:10] And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians were marching after them; and they were sore afraid: and the children of Israel cried out unto THE GOD. [14:11] And they said unto Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, have you taken us away to die in the wilderness? wherefore have you dealt thus with us, to bring us forth out of Egypt? [14:12] Is not this the word that we spake unto you 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. [14:13] And Moses said unto the people, Fear you not, stand still, and see the salvation of THE GOD, which he will work for you to-day: for the Egyptians whom you have seen to-day, you shall see them again no more for ever. [14:14] THE GOD will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.

[14:15] And THE GOD said unto Moses, Wherefore criest you unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward. [14:16] And lift you up your rod, and stretch out your hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go into the midst of the sea on dry ground. [14:17] And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall go in after them: and I will get me honor upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen. [14:18] And the Egyptians shall know that I am THE GOD, when I have gotten me honor upon Pharaoh, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen. [14:19] And the angel of God, who went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of cloud removed from before them, and stood behind them: [14:20] and it came between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel; and there was the cloud and the darkness, yet gave it light by night: and the one came not near the other all the night.

[14:21] And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and THE GOD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all the night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided. [14:22] And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left. [14:23] And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them into the midst of the sea, all Pharaoh’s horses, his chariots, and his horsemen. [14:24] And it came to pass in the morning watch, that THE GOD looked forth upon the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of cloud, and discomfited the host of the Egyptians. [14:25] And he took off their chariot wheels, and they drove them heavily; so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for THE GOD fighteth for them against the Egyptians.

[14:26] And THE GOD said unto Moses, Stretch out your hand over the sea, that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen. [14:27] And 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 THE GOD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea. [14:28] And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, even all the host of Pharaoh that went in after them into the sea; there remained not so much as one of them. [14:29] But the children of Israel walked upon dry land in the midst of the sea; and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left. [14:30] Thus THE GOD saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea-shore. [14:31] And Israel saw the great work which THE GOD did upon the Egyptians, and the people feared THE GOD: and they believed in THE GOD, and in his servant Moses.

[15:1] Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto THE GOD, and spake, saying,

I will sing unto THE GOD, for he hath triumphed gloriously:

The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.

[15:2] THE GOD is my strength and song,

And he is become my salvation:

This is my God, and I will praise him;

My father’s God, and I will exalt him.

[15:3] THE GOD is a man of war:

THE GOD is his name.

[15:4] Pharaoh’s chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea;

And his chosen captains are sunk in the Red Sea.

[15:5] The deeps cover them:

They went down into the depths like a stone.

[15:6] your right hand, O THE GOD, is glorious in power,

Thy right hand, O THE GOD, dasheth in pieces the enemy.

[15:7] And in the greatness of your excellency you overthrowest them that rise up against thee: you sendest forth your wrath, it consumeth them as stubble.

[15:8] And with the blast of your nostrils the waters were piled up,

The floods stood upright as a heap;

The deeps were congealed in the heart of the sea.

[15:9] The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil;

My desire shall be satisfied upon them;

I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.

[15:10] you didst blow with your wind, the sea covered them:

They sank as lead in the mighty waters.

[15:11] Who is like unto thee, O THE GOD, among the gods?

Who is like thee, glorious in holiness,

Fearful in praises, doing wonders?

[15:12] you stretchedst out your right hand,

The earth swallowed them.

[15:13] you in your lovingkindness have led the people that you have redeemed:

Thou have guided them in your strength to your holy habitation.

[15:14] The peoples have heard, they tremble:

Pangs have taken hold on the inhabitants of Philistia.

[15:15] Then were the chiefs of Edom dismayed;

The mighty men of Moab, trembling taketh hold upon them:

All the inhabitants of Canaan are melted away.

[15:16] Terror and dread falleth upon them;

By the greatness of your arm they are as still as a stone;

Till your people pass over, O THE GOD,

Till the people pass over that you have purchased.

[15:17] you wilt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of your inheritance,

The place, O THE GOD, which you have made for you to dwell in,

The sanctuary, O Lord, which your hands have established.

[15:18] THE GOD shall reign for ever and ever.

[15:19] For the horses of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea, and THE GOD brought back the waters of the sea upon them; but the children of Israel walked on dry land in the midst of the sea. [15:20] And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances. [15:21] And Miriam answered them,

Sing you to THE GOD, for he hath triumphed gloriously;

The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.

[15:22] And Moses 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 found no water. [15:23] And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah. [15:24] And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink? [15:25] An he cried unto THE GOD; And THE GOD showed him a tree, and he cast it into the waters, and the waters were made sweet. There he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them; [15:26] and he said, If you wilt diligently hearken to the voice of THE GOD your God, and wilt do that which is right in his eyes, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of the diseases upon thee, which I have put upon the Egyptians: for I am THE GOD that healeth thee. [15:27] And they came to Elim, where were twelve springs of water, and threescore and ten palm-trees: and they encamped there by the waters.

[16:1] And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of Egypt. [16:2] And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness: [16:3] and the children of Israel said unto them, Would that we had died by the hand of THE GOD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh-pots, when we did eat bread to the full; for you have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.

[16:4] Then said THE GOD unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a day’s portion every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or not. [16:5] And it shall come to pass on the sixth day, that they shall prepare that which they bring in, and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily. [16:6] And Moses and Aaron said unto all the children of Israel, At even, then you shall know that THE GOD hath brought you out from the land of Egypt; [16:7] and in the morning, then you shall see the glory of THE GOD; for that he heareth your murmurings against THE GOD: and what are we, that you murmur against us? [16:8] And Moses said, This shall be, when THE GOD shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that THE GOD heareth your murmurings which you murmur against him: and what are we? your murmurings are not against us, but against THE GOD. [16:9] And Moses said unto Aaron, Say unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, Come near before THE GOD; for he hath heard your murmurings. [16:10] And it came to pass, as Aaron spake unto the whole congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and, behold, the glory of THE GOD appeared in the cloud. [16:11] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [16:12] I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even you shall eat flesh, and in the morning you shall be filled with bread: and you shall know that I am THE GOD your God.

[16:13] And it came to pass at even, that the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the camp. [16:14] And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness a small round thing, small as the hoar-frost on the ground. [16:15] And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, What is it? For they knew not what it was. And Moses said unto them, It is the bread which THE GOD hath given you to eat. [16:16] This is the thing which THE GOD hath commanded, Gather you of it every man according to his eating; an omer a head, according to the number of your persons, shall you take it, every man for them that are in his tent. [16:17] And the children of Israel did so, and gathered some more, some less. [16:18] And when they measured it with an omer, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack; they gathered every man according to his eating. [16:19] And Moses said unto them, Let no man leave of it till the morning. [16:20] Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto Moses; but some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and became foul: and Moses was wroth with them. [16:21] And they gathered it morning by morning, every man according to his eating: and when the sun waxed hot, it melted. [16:22] 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. [16:23] And he said unto them, This is that which THE GOD hath spoken, Tomorrow is a solemn rest, a holy sabbath unto THE GOD: bake that which you will bake, and boil that which you will boil; and all that remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning. [16:24] And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade: and it did not become foul, neither was there any worm therein. [16:25] And Moses said, Eat that to-day; for to-day is a sabbath unto THE GOD: to-day you shall not find it in the field. [16:26] Six days you shall gather it; but on the seventh day is the sabbath, in it there shall be none. [16:27] And it came to pass on the seventh day, that there went out some of the people to gather, and they found none. [16:28] And THE GOD said unto Moses, How long refuse you to keep my commandments and my laws? [16:29] See, for that THE GOD hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide you every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day. [16:30] So the people rested on the seventh day.

[16:31] And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey. [16:32] And Moses said, This is the thing which THE GOD 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. [16:33] And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a pot, and put an omerful of manna therein, and lay it up before THE GOD, to be kept throughout your generations. [16:34] As THE GOD commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept. [16:35] 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. [16:36] Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah.

[17:1] And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, by their journeys, according to the commandment of THE GOD, and encamped in Rephidim: and there was no water for the people to drink. [17:2] Wherefore the people strove with Moses, and said, Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said unto them, Why strive you with me? Wherefore do you tempt THE GOD? [17:3] And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Wherefore have you brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst? [17:4] And Moses cried unto THE GOD, saying, What shall I do unto this people? They are almost ready to stone me. [17:5] And THE GOD said unto Moses, Pass on before the people, and take with you of the elders of Israel; and your rod, wherewith you smotest the river, take in your hand, and go. [17:6] Behold, I will stand before you there upon the rock in Horeb; and you shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel. [17:7] And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the striving of the children of Israel, and because they tempted THE GOD, saying, Is THE GOD among us, or not?

[17:8] Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim. [17:9] And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to-morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in my hand. [17:10] So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill. [17:11] And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed; and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed. [17:12] But Moses’ hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; And his hands were steady until the going down of the sun. [17:13] And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword. [17:14] And THE GOD said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: that I will utterly blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven. [17:15] And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it THE GOD-nissi; [17:16] And he said, THE GOD hath sworn: THE GOD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.

[18:1] Now Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses’ father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, how that THE GOD had brought Israel out of Egypt. [18:2] And Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses’ wife, after he had sent her away, [18:3] and her two sons; of whom the name of the one was Gershom; for he said, I have been a sojourner in a foreign land: [18:4] and the name of the other was Eliezer; for he said, The God of my father was my help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh. [18:5] And Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, came with his sons and his wife unto Moses into the wilderness where he was encamped, at the mount of God: [18:6] and he said unto Moses, I, your father-in-law Jethro, am come unto thee, and your wife, and her two sons with her. [18:7] And Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, and did obeisance, and kissed him: and they asked each other of their welfare; and they came into the tent. [18:8] And Moses told his father-in-law all that THE GOD had done unto Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel’s sake, all the travail that had come upon them by the way, and how THE GOD delivered them. [18:9] And Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which THE GOD had done to Israel, in that he had delivered them out of the hand of the Egyptians. [18:10] And Jethro said, Blessed be THE GOD, who hath delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of Pharaoh; who hath delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians. [18:11] Now I know that THE GOD is greater than all gods; yea, in the thing wherein they dealt proudly against them. [18:12] And Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, took a burnt-offering and sacrifices for God: and Aaron came, and all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses’ father-in-law before God.

[18:13] And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people: and the people stood about Moses from the morning unto the evening. [18:14] And when Moses’ father-in-law saw all that he did to the people, he said, What is this thing that you doest to the people? why sittest you yourself alone, and all the people stand about you from morning unto even? [18:15] And Moses said unto his father-in-law, Because the people come unto me to inquire of God: [18:16] when they have a matter, they come unto me; and I judge between a man and his neighbor, and I make them know the statutes of God, and his laws. [18:17] And Moses’ father-in-law said unto him, The thing that you doest is not good. [18:18] you wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee: for the thing is too heavy for thee; you art not able to perform it yourself alone. [18:19] Hearken now unto my voice, I will give you counsel, and God be with thee: be you for the people to God-ward, and bring you the causes unto God: [18:20] and you shalt teach them the statutes and the laws, and shalt show them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do. [18:21] Moreover you shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating unjust gain; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens: [18:22] and let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge themselves: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear the burden with thee. [18:23] If you shalt do this thing, and God command you so, then you shalt be able to endure, and all this people also shall go to their place in peace. [18:24] So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father-in-law, and did all that he had said. [18:25] And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens. [18:26] And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves. [18:27] And Moses let his father-in-law depart; and he went his way into his own land.

[19:1] In the third month after the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai. [19:2] And when they were departed from Rephidim, and were come to the wilderness of Sinai, they encamped in the wilderness; and there Israel encamped before the mount. [19:3] And Moses went up unto God, and THE GOD called unto him out of the mountain, saying, Thus shalt you say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel: [19:4] You have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles’ wings, and brought you unto myself. [19:5] Now therefore, if you will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then you shall be mine own possession from among all peoples: for all the earth is mine: [19:6] and you shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation. These are the words which you shalt speak unto the children of Israel.

[19:7] And Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and set before them all these words which THE GOD commanded him. [19:8] And all the people answered together, and said, All that THE GOD hath spoken we will do. And Moses reported the words of the people unto THE GOD. [19:9] And THE GOD said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto you in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and may also believe you for ever. And Moses told the words of the people unto THE GOD. [19:10] And THE GOD said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify them to-day and to-morrow, and let them wash their garments, [19:11] and be ready against the third day; for the third day THE GOD will come down in the sight of all the people upon mount Sinai. [19:12] And you shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves, that you go not up into the mount, or touch the border of it: whosoever toucheth the mount shall be surely put to death: [19:13] no hand shall touch him, but he shall surely be stoned, or shot through; whether it be beast or man, he shall not live: when the trumpet soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount. [19:14] And Moses went down from the mount unto the people, and sanctified the people; and they washed their garments. [19:15] And he said unto the people, Be ready against the third day: come not near a woman.

[19:16] And it came to pass on the third day, when it was morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of a trumpet exceeding loud; and all the people that were in the camp trembled. [19:17] And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet God; and they stood at the nether part of the mount. [19:18] And mount Sinai, the whole of it, smoked, because THE GOD descended upon it in fire; and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly. [19:19] And when the voice of the trumpet waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice. [19:20] And THE GOD came down upon mount Sinai, to the top of the mount: and THE GOD called Moses to the top of the mount; and Moses went up. [19:21] And THE GOD said unto Moses, Go down, charge the people, lest they break through unto THE GOD to gaze, and many of them perish. [19:22] And let the priests also, that come near to THE GOD, sanctify themselves, lest THE GOD break forth upon them. [19:23] And Moses said unto THE GOD, The people cannot come up to mount Sinai: for you didst charge us, saying, Set bounds about the mount, and sanctify it. [19:24] And THE GOD said unto him, Go, get you down; and you shalt come up, thou, and Aaron with thee: but let not the priests and the people break through to come up unto THE GOD, lest he break forth upon them. [19:25] So Moses went down unto the people, and told them.

[20:1] And God spake all these words, saying, [20:2] I am THE GOD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. [20:3] you shalt have no other gods before me.

[20:4] you shalt not make unto you a graven image, nor any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. [20:5] you shalt not bow down yourself unto them, nor serve them, for I THE GOD your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, upon the third and upon the fourth generation of them that hate me, [20:6] and showing lovingkindness unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.

[20:7] you shalt not take the name of THE GOD your God in vain; for THE GOD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

[20:8] Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. [20:9] Six days shalt you labor, and do all your work; [20:10] but the seventh day is a sabbath unto THE GOD your God: in it you shalt not do any work, thou, nor your son, nor your daughter, your man-servant, nor your maid-servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger that is within your gates: [20:11] for in six days THE GOD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore THE GOD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

[20:12] Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which THE GOD your God giveth thee.

[20:13] you shalt not kill.

[20:14] you shalt not commit adultery.

[20:15] you shalt not steal.

[20:16] you shalt not bear false witness against your neighbor.

[20:17] you shalt not covet your neighbor’s house, you shalt not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.

[20:18] And all the people perceived the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the voice of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they trembled, and stood afar off. [20:19] And they said unto Moses, Speak you with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die. [20:20] And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before you, that you sin not. [20:21] And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.

[20:22] And THE GOD said unto Moses, Thus you shalt say unto the children of Israel, You yourselves have seen that I have talked with you from heaven. [20:23] You shall not make other gods with me; gods of silver, or gods of gold, you shall not make unto you. [20:24] An altar of earth you shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon your burnt-offerings, and your peace-offerings, your sheep, and your oxen: in every place where I record my name I will come unto you and I will bless thee. [20:25] And if you make me an altar of stone, you shalt not build it of hewn stones; for if you lift up your tool upon it, you have polluted it. [20:26] Neither shalt you go up by steps unto mine altar, that your nakedness be not uncovered thereon.

[21:1] Now these are the ordinances which you shalt set before them.

[21:2] If you buy a Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing. [21:3] If he come in by himself, he shall go out by himself: if he be married, then his wife shall go out with him. [21:4] If his master give him a wife and she bear him sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall be her master’s, and he shall go out by himself. [21:5] But if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free: [21:6] then 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.

[21:7] And if a man sell his daughter to be a maid-servant, she shall not go out as the men-servants do. [21:8] If she please not her master, who hath espoused her to himself, then shall he let her be redeemed: to sell her unto a foreign people he shall have no power, seeing he hath dealt deceitfully with her. [21:9] And if he espouse her unto his son, he shall deal with her after the manner of daughters. [21:10] If he take him another wife; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish. [21:11] And if he do not these three things unto her, then shall she go out for nothing, without money.

[21:12] He that smiteth a man, so that he dieth, shall surely be put to death. [21:13] And if a man lie not in wait, but God deliver him into his hand; then I will appoint you a place whither he shall flee. [21:14] And if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbor, to slay him with guile; you shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die.

[21:15] And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.

[21:16] And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.

[21:17] And he that curseth his father or his mother, shall surely be put to death.

[21:18] And if men contend, and one smite the other with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keep his bed; [21:19] if he rise again, and walk abroad upon his staff, then shall he that smote him be quit: only he shall pay for the loss of his time, and shall cause him to be thoroughly healed.

[21:20] And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall surely be punished. [21:21] Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished: for he is his money.

[21:22] And if men strive together, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart, and yet no harm follow; he shall be surely fined, according as the woman’s husband shall lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine. [21:23] But if any harm follow, then you shalt give life for life, [21:24] eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, [21:25] burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.

[21:26] And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, and destroy it; he shall let him go free for his eye’s sake. [21:27] And if he smite out his man-servant’s tooth, or his maid-servant’s tooth, he shall let him go free for his tooth’s sake.

[21:28] And if an ox gore a man or a woman to death, the ox shall be surely stoned, and its flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall be quit. [21:29] But if the ox was wont to gore in time past, and it hath been testified to its owner, and he hath not kept it in, but it hath killed a man or a woman, the ox shall be stoned, and its owner also shall be put to death. [21:30] If there be laid on him a ransom, then he shall give for the redemption of his life whatsoever is laid upon him. [21:31] Whether it have gored a son, or have gored a daughter, according to this judgment shall it be done unto him. [21:32] If the ox gore a man-servant or a maid-servant, there shall be given unto their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned.

[21:33] And if a man shall open a pit, or if a man shall dig a pit and not cover it, and an ox or an ass fall therein, [21:34] the owner of the pit shall make it good; he shall give money unto the owner thereof, and the dead beast shall be his.

[21:35] And if one man’s ox hurt another’s, so that it dieth, then they shall sell the live ox, and divide the price of it: and the dead also they shall divide. [21:36] Or if it be known that the ox was wont to gore in time past, and its owner hath not kept it in, he shall surely pay ox for ox, and the dead beast shall be his own.

[22:1] If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall pay five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep. [22:2] If the thief be found breaking in, and be smitten so that he dieth, there shall be no bloodguiltiness for him. [22:3] If the sun be risen upon him, there shall be bloodguiltiness for him; he shall make restitution: if he have nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft. [22:4] If the theft be found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep, he shall pay double.

[22:5] If a man shall cause a field or vineyard to be eaten, and shall let his beast loose, and it feed in another man’s field; of the best of his own field, and of the best of his own vineyard, shall he make restitution.

[22:6] If fire break out, and catch in thorns, so that the shocks of grain, or the standing grain, or the field are consumed; he that kindled the fire shall surely make restitution.

[22:7] If a man shall deliver unto his neighbor money or stuff to keep, and it be stolen out of the man’s house; if the thief be found, he shall pay double. [22:8] 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 neighbor’s goods. [22:9] For every matter of trespass, whether it be for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, or for any manner of lost thing, whereof one saith, This is it, the cause of both parties shall come before God; he whom God shall condemn shall pay double unto his neighbor.

[22:10] If a man deliver unto his neighbor an ass, or an ox, or a sheep, or any beast, to keep; and it die, or be hurt, or driven away, no man seeing it: [22:11] the oath of THE GOD shall be between them both, whether he hath not put his hand unto his neighbor’s goods; and the owner thereof shall accept it, and he shall not make restitution. [22:12] But if it be stolen from him, he shall make restitution unto the owner thereof. [22:13] If it be torn in pieces, let him bring it for witness: he shall not make good that which was torn.

[22:14] And if a man borrow aught of his neighbor, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof not being with it, he shall surely make restitution. [22:15] If the owner thereof be with it, he shall not make it good: if it be a hired thing, it came for its hire.

[22:16] And if a man entice a virgin that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely pay a dowry for her to be his wife. [22:17] If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.

[22:18] you shalt not suffer a sorceress to live.

[22:19] Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.

[22:20] He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto THE GOD only, shall be utterly destroyed. [22:21] And a sojourner shalt you not wrong, neither shalt you oppress him: for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt. [22:22] You shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child. [22:23] If you afflict them at all, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry; [22:24] and my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.

[22:25] If you lend money to any of my people with you that is poor, you shalt not be to him as a creditor; neither shall you lay upon him interest. [22:26] If you at all take your neighbor’s garment to pledge, you shalt restore it unto him before the sun goeth down: [22:27] for 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.

[22:28] you shalt not revile God, nor curse a ruler of your people. [22:29] you shalt not delay to offer of your harvest, and of the outflow of your presses. The first-born of your sons shalt you give unto me. [22:30] Likewise shalt you do with your oxen, and with your sheep: seven days it shall be with its dam; on the eighth day you shalt give it me. [22:31] And you shall be holy men unto me: therefore you shall not eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field; you shall cast it to the dogs.

[23:1] you shalt not take up a false report: put not your hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness. [23:2] you shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt you speak in a cause to turn aside after a multitude to wrest justice: [23:3] neither shalt you favor a poor man in his cause.

[23:4] If you meet your enemy’s ox or his ass going astray, you shalt surely bring it back to him again. [23:5] If you see the ass of him that hateth you lying under his burden, you shalt forbear to leave him, you shalt surely release it with him.

[23:6] you shalt not wrest the justice due to your poor in his cause. [23:7] Keep you far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay you not: for I will not justify the wicked. [23:8] And you shalt take no bribe: for a bribe blindeth them that have sight, and perverteth the words of the righteous. [23:9] And a sojourner shalt you not oppress: for you know the heart of a sojourner, seeing you were sojourners in the land of Egypt.

[23:10] And six years you shalt sow your land, and shalt gather in the increase thereof: [23:11] but the seventh year you shalt let it rest and lie fallow; that the poor of your people may eat: and what they leave the beast of the field shall eat. In like manner you shalt deal with your vineyard, and with your oliveyard. [23:12] Six days you shalt do your work, and on the seventh day you shalt rest; that your ox and your ass may have rest, and the son of your handmaid, and the sojourner, may be refreshed. [23:13] And in all things that I have said unto you take you heed: and make no mention of the name of other gods, neither let it be heard out of your mouth.

[23:14] Three times you shalt keep a feast unto me in the year. [23:15] The feast of unleavened bread shalt you keep: seven days you shalt eat unleavened bread, as I commanded thee, at the time appointed in the month Abib (for in it you camest out from Egypt); and none shall appear before me empty: [23:16] and the feast of harvest, the first-fruits of your labors, which you sowest in the field: and the feast of ingathering, at the end of the year, when you gatherest in your labors out of the field. [23:17] Three times in the year all your males shall appear before the Lord THE GOD.

[23:18] you shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leavened bread; neither shall the fat of my feast remain all night until the morning. [23:19] The first of the first-fruits of your ground you shalt bring into the house of THE GOD your God. you shalt not boil a kid in its mother’s milk.

[23:20] Behold, I send an angel before thee, to keep you by the way, and to bring you into the place which I have prepared. [23:21] Take you heed before him, and hearken unto his voice; provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgression: for my name is in him. [23:22] But if you shalt indeed hearken unto his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto your enemies, and an adversary unto your adversaries. [23:23] For mine angel shall go before thee, and bring you in unto the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Canaanite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite: and I will cut them off. [23:24] you shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after their works; but you shalt utterly overthrow them, and break in pieces their pillars. [23:25] And you shall serve THE GOD your God, and he will bless your bread, and your water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee. [23:26] There shall none cast her young, nor be barren, in your land: the number of your days I will fulfil. [23:27] I will send my terror before thee, and will discomfit all the people to whom you shalt come, and I will make all your enemies turn their backs unto thee. [23:28] And I will send the hornet before thee, which shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from before thee. [23:29] I will not drive them out from before you in one year, lest the land become desolate, and the beasts of the field multiply against thee. [23:30] By little and little I will drive them out from before thee, until you be increased, and inherit the land. [23:31] And I will set your border from the Red Sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the wilderness unto the River: for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand: and you shalt drive them out before thee. [23:32] you shalt make no covenant with them, nor with their gods. [23:33] They shall not dwell in your land, lest they make you sin against me; for if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare unto thee.

[24:1] And he said unto Moses, Come up unto THE GOD, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship you afar off: [24:2] and Moses alone shall come near unto THE GOD; but they shall not come near; neither shall the people go up with him. [24:3] And Moses came and told the people all the words of THE GOD, and all the ordinances: and all the people answered with one voice, and said, All the words which THE GOD hath spoken will we do. [24:4] And Moses wrote all the words of THE GOD, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the mount, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel. [24:5] And he sent young men of the children of Israel, who offered burnt-offerings, and sacrificed peace-offerings of oxen unto THE GOD. [24:6] And Moses took half of the blood, and put it in basins; and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar. [24:7] And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people: and they said, All that THE GOD hath spoken will we do, and be obedient. [24:8] And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which THE GOD hath made with you concerning all these words.

[24:9] Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel. [24:10] And they saw the God of Israel; and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of sapphire stone, and as it were the very heaven for clearness. [24:11] And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: and they beheld God, and did eat and drink.

[24:12] And THE GOD said unto Moses, Come up to me into the mount, and be there: and I will give you the tables of stone, and the law and the commandment, which I have written, that you mayest teach them. [24:13] And Moses rose up, and Joshua his minister: and Moses went up into the mount of God. [24:14] And he said unto the elders, Tarry you here for us, until we come again unto you: and, behold, Aaron and Hur are with you: whosoever hath a cause, let him come near unto them. [24:15] And Moses went up into the mount, and the cloud covered the mount. [24:16] And the glory of THE GOD abode upon mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days: and the seventh day he called unto Moses out of the midst of the cloud. [24:17] And the appearance of the glory of THE GOD was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel. [24:18] 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.

[25:1] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [25:2] Speak unto the children of Israel, that they take for me an offering: of every man whose heart maketh him willing you shall take my offering. [25:3] And this is the offering which you shall take of them: gold, and silver, and brass, [25:4] and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats’ hair, [25:5] and rams’ skins dyed red, and sealskins, and acacia wood, [25:6] oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense, [25:7] onyx stones, and stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate. [25:8] And let them make me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them. [25:9] According to all that I show thee, the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the furniture thereof, even so shall you make it.

[25:10] And they 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 thereof. [25:11] And you shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt you overlay it, and shalt make upon it a crown of gold round about. [25:12] And you 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 other side of it. [25:13] And you shalt make staves of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold. [25:14] And you shalt put the staves into the rings on the sides of the ark, wherewith to bear the ark. [25:15] The staves shall be in the rings of the ark: they shall not be taken from it. [25:16] And you shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee. [25:17] And you shalt make a mercy-seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof. [25:18] And you shalt make two cherubim of gold; of beaten work shalt you make them, at the two ends of the mercy-seat. [25:19] And make one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end: of one piece with the mercy-seat shall you make the cherubim on the two ends thereof. [25:20] And the cherubim shall spread out their wings on high, covering the mercy-seat with their wings, with their faces one to another; toward the mercy-seat shall the faces of the cherubim be. [25:21] And you shalt put the mercy-seat above upon the ark; and in the ark you shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee. [25:22] And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with you from above the mercy-seat, from between the two cherubim which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give you in commandment unto the children of Israel.

[25:23] And you shalt make a table of acacia wood: two cubits shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof. [25:24] And you shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold round about. [25:25] And you shalt make unto it a border of a handbreadth round about; and you shalt make a golden crown to the border thereof round about. [25:26] And you shalt make for it four rings of gold, and put the rings in the four corners that are on the four feet thereof. [25:27] Close by the border shall the rings be, for places for the staves to bear the table. [25:28] And you shalt make the staves of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them. [25:29] And you shalt make the dishes thereof, and the spoons thereof, and the flagons thereof, and the bowls thereof, wherewith to pour out: of pure gold shalt you make them. [25:30] And you shalt set upon the table showbread before me alway.

[25:31] And you shalt make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made, even its base, and its shaft; its cups, its knops, and its flowers, shall be of one piece with it. [25:32] And there shall be six branches going out of the sides thereof; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side thereof, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side thereof: [25:33] three cups made like almond-blossoms in one branch, a knop and a flower; and three cups made like almond-blossoms in the other branch, a knop and a flower: so for the six branches going out of the candlestick: [25:34] and in the candlestick four cups made like almond-blossoms, the knops thereof, and the flowers thereof; [25:35] and a knop under two branches of one piece with it, and a knop under two branches of one piece with it, and a knop under two branches of one piece with it, for the six branches going out of the candlestick. [25:36] Their knops and their branches shall be of one piece with it; the whole of it one beaten work of pure gold. [25:37] And you shalt make the lamps thereof, seven: and they shall light the lamps thereof, to give light over against it. [25:38] And the snuffers thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, shall be of pure gold. [25:39] Of a talent of pure gold shall it be made, with all these vessels. [25:40] And see that you make them after their pattern, which hath been showed you in the mount.

[26:1] Moreover you shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains; of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, with cherubim the work of the skilful workman shalt you make them. [26:2] The length of each curtain shall be eight and twenty cubits, and the breadth of each curtain four cubits: all the curtains shall have one measure. [26:3] Five curtains shall be coupled together one to another; and the other five curtains shall be coupled one to another. [26:4] And you shalt make loops of blue upon the edge of the one curtain from the selvedge in the coupling; and likewise shalt you make in the edge of the curtain that is outmost in the second coupling. [26:5] Fifty loops shalt you make in the one curtain, and fifty loops shalt you make in the edge of the curtain that is in the second coupling; the loops shall be opposite one to another. [26:6] And you shalt make fifty clasps of gold, and couple the curtains one to another with the clasps: and the tabernacle shall be one whole.

[26:7] And you shalt make curtains of goats’ hair for a tent over the tabernacle: eleven curtains shalt you make them. [26:8] The length of each curtain shall be thirty cubits, and the breadth of each curtain four cubits: the eleven curtains shall have one measure. [26:9] And you shalt couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and shalt double over the sixth curtain in the forefront of the tent. [26:10] And you shalt make fifty loops on the edge of the one curtain that is outmost in the coupling, and fifty loops upon the edge of the curtain which is outmost in the second coupling. [26:11] And you shalt make fifty clasps of brass, and put the clasps into the loops, and couple the tent together, that it may be one. [26:12] And the overhanging part that remaineth of the curtains of the tent, the half curtain that remaineth, shall hang over the back of the tabernacle. [26:13] And the cubit on the one side, and the cubit on the other side, of that which remaineth in the length of the curtains of the tent, shall hang over the sides of the tabernacle on this side and on that side, to cover it. [26:14] And you shalt make a covering for the tent of rams’ skins dyed red, and a covering of sealskins above.

[26:15] And you shalt make the boards for the tabernacle of acacia wood, standing up. [26:16] Ten cubits shall be the length of a board, and a cubit and a half the breadth of each board. [26:17] Two tenons shall there be in each board, joined one to another: thus shalt you make for all the boards of the tabernacle. [26:18] And you shalt make the boards for the tabernacle, twenty boards for the south side southward. [26:19] And you shalt make forty sockets of silver under the twenty boards; two sockets under one board for its two tenons, and two sockets under another board for its two tenons. [26:20] And for the second side of the tabernacle, on the north side, twenty boards, [26:21] and their forty sockets of silver; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board. [26:22] And for the hinder part of the tabernacle westward you shalt make six boards. [26:23] And two boards shalt you make for the corners of the tabernacle in the hinder part. [26:24] And they shall be double beneath, and in like manner they shall be entire unto the top thereof unto one ring: thus shall it be for them both; they shall be for the two corners. [26:25] And there shall be eight boards, and their sockets of silver, sixteen sockets; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.

[26:26] And you shalt make bars of acacia wood: five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle, [26:27] and five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the side of the tabernacle, for the hinder part westward. [26:28] And the middle bar in the midst of the boards shall pass through from end to end. [26:29] And you shalt overlay the boards with gold, and make their rings of gold for places for the bars: and you shalt overlay the bars with gold. [26:30] And you shalt rear up the tabernacle according to the fashion thereof which hath been showed you in the mount.

[26:31] And you shalt make a veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: with cherubim the work of the skilful workman shall it be made. [26:32] And you shalt hang it upon four pillars of acacia overlaid with gold; their hooks shall be of gold, upon four sockets of silver. [26:33] And you shalt hang up the veil under the clasps, and shalt bring in thither within the veil the ark of the testimony: and the veil shall separate unto you between the holy place and the most holy. [26:34] And you shalt put the mercy-seat upon the ark of the testimony in the most holy place. [26:35] And you shalt set the table without the veil, and the candlestick over against the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south: and you shalt put the table on the north side.

[26:36] And you shalt make a screen for the door of the Tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the embroiderer. [26:37] And you shalt make for the screen five pillars of acacia, and overlay them with gold: their hooks shall be of gold: and you shalt cast five sockets of brass for them.

[27:1] And you shalt make the altar of acacia wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and the height thereof shall be three cubits. [27:2] And you shalt make the horns of it upon the four corners thereof; the horns thereof shall be of one piece with it: and you shalt overlay it with brass. [27:3] And you shalt make its pots to take away its ashes, and its shovels, and its basins, and its flesh-hooks, and its firepans: all the vessels thereof you shalt make of brass. [27:4] And you shalt make for it a grating of network of brass: and upon the net shalt you make four brazen rings in the four corners thereof. [27:5] And you shalt put it under the ledge round the altar beneath, that the net may reach halfway up the altar. [27:6] And you shalt make staves for the altar, staves of acacia wood, and overlay them with brass. [27:7] And the staves thereof shall be put into the rings, and the staves shall be upon the two sides of the altar, in bearing it. [27:8] Hollow with planks shalt you make it: as it hath been showed you in the mount, so shall they make it.

[27:9] And you 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: [27:10] and the pillars thereof shall be twenty, and their sockets twenty, of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets shall be of silver. [27:11] And 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. [27:12] And for the breadth of the court on the west side shall be hangings of fifty cubits; their pillars ten, and their sockets ten. [27:13] And the breadth of the court on the east side eastward shall be fifty cubits. [27:14] The hangings for the one side of the gate shall be fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three. [27:15] And for the other side shall be hangings of fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three. [27:16] And for the gate of the court shall be a screen of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the embroiderer; their pillars four, and their sockets four. [27:17] All the pillars of the court round about shall be filleted with silver; their hooks of silver, and their sockets of brass. [27:18] The length of the court shall be a hundred cubits, and the breadth fifty every where, and the height five cubits, of fine twined linen, and their sockets of brass. [27:19] All the instruments of the tabernacle in all the service thereof, and all the pins thereof, and all the pins of the court, shall be of brass.

[27:20] And you shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring unto you pure olive oil beaten for the light, to cause a lamp to burn continually. [27:21] In the tent of meeting, without the veil which is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall keep it in order from evening to morning before THE GOD: it shall be a statue for ever throughout their generations on the behalf of the children of Israel.

[28:1] And bring you near unto you Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office, even Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s sons. [28:2] And you shalt make holy garments for Aaron your brother, for glory and for beauty. [28:3] And you shalt speak unto all that are wise-hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they make Aaron’s garments to sanctify him, that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office. [28:4] And these are the garments which they shall make: a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a coat of checker work, a mitre, and a girdle: and they shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, and his sons, that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office. [28:5] And they shall take the gold, and the blue, and the purple, and the scarlet, and the fine linen.

[28:6] And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the skilful workman. [28:7] It shall have two shoulder-pieces joined to the two ends thereof, that it may be joined together. [28:8] And the skilfully woven band, which is upon it, wherewith to gird it on, shall be like the work thereof and of the same piece; of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen. [28:9] And you shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel: [28:10] six of their names on the one stone, and the names of the six that remain on the other stone, according to their birth. [28:11] With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, shalt you engrave the two stones, according to the names of the children of Israel: you shalt make them to be inclosed in settings of gold. [28:12] And you shalt put the two stones upon the shoulder-pieces of the ephod, to be stones of memorial for the children of Israel: and Aaron shall bear their names before THE GOD upon his two shoulders for a memorial. [28:13] And you shalt make settings of gold, [28:14] and two chains of pure gold; like cords shalt you make them, of wreathen work: and you shalt put the wreathen chains on the settings.

[28:15] And you shalt make a breastplate of judgment, the work of the skilful workman; like the work of the ephod you shalt make it; of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, shalt you make it. [28:16] Foursquare it shall be and double; a span shall be the length thereof, and a span the breadth thereof. [28:17] And you shalt set in it settings of stones, four rows of stones: a row of sardius, topaz, and carbuncle shall be the first row; [28:18] and the second row an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond; [28:19] and the third row a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst; [28:20] and the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be inclosed in gold in their settings. [28:21] And the stones shall be according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names; like the engravings of a signet, every one according to his name, they shall be for the twelve tribes. [28:22] And you shalt make upon the breastplate chains like cords, of wreathen work of pure gold. [28:23] And you shalt make upon the breastplate two rings of gold, and shalt put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate. [28:24] And you shalt put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings at the ends of the breastplate. [28:25] And the other two ends of the two wreathen chains you shalt put on the two settings, and put them on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod in the forepart thereof. [28:26] And you shalt make two rings of gold, and you shalt put them upon the two ends of the breastplate, upon the edge thereof, which is toward the side of the ephod inward. [28:27] And you shalt make two rings of gold, and shalt put them on the two shoulder-pieces of the ephod underneath, in the forepart thereof, close by the coupling thereof, above the skilfully woven band of the ephod. [28:28] And they shall bind the breastplate by the rings thereof unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it may be upon the skilfully woven band of the ephod, and that the breastplate be not loosed from the ephod. [28:29] And Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel in the breastplate of judgment upon his heart, when he goeth in unto the holy place, for a memorial before THE GOD continually. [28:30] And you shalt put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be upon Aaron’s heart, when he goeth in before THE GOD: and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel upon his heart before THE GOD continually.

[28:31] And you shalt make the robe of the ephod all of blue. [28:32] And it shall have a hole for the head in the midst thereof: it shall have a binding of woven work round about the hole of it, as it were the hole of a coat of mail, that it be not rent. [28:33] And upon the skirts of it you shalt make pomegranates of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, round about the skirts thereof; and bells of gold between them round about: [28:34] a golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon the skirts of the robe round about. [28:35] 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 GOD, and when he cometh out, that he die not.

[28:36] And you shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLY TO JEHOVAH. [28:37] And you shalt put it on a lace of blue, and it shall be upon the mitre; upon the forefront of the mitre it shall be. [28:38] And it shall be upon Aaron’s forehead, and Aaron shall bear the iniquity of the holy things, which the children of Israel shall hallow in all their holy gifts; and it shall be always upon his forehead, that they may be accepted before THE GOD. [28:39] And you shalt weave the coat in checker work of fine linen, and you shalt make a mitre of fine linen, and you shalt make a girdle, the work of the embroiderer.

[28:40] And for Aaron’s sons you shalt make coats, and you shalt make for them girdles, and head-tires shalt you make for them, for glory and for beauty. [28:41] And you shalt put them upon Aaron your brother, and upon his sons with him, and shalt anoint them, and consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister unto me in the priest’s office. [28:42] And you shalt make them linen breeches to cover the flesh of their nakedness; from the loins even unto the thighs they shall reach: [28:43] 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 for ever unto him and unto his seed after him.

[29:1] And this is the thing that you shalt do unto them to hallow them, to minister unto me in the priest’s office: take one young bullock and two rams without blemish, [29:2] and unleavened bread, and cakes unleavened mingled with oil, and wafers unleavened anointed with oil: of fine wheaten flour shalt you make them. [29:3] And you shalt put them into one basket, and bring them in the basket, with the bullock and the two rams. [29:4] And Aaron and his sons you shalt bring unto the door of the tent of meeting, and shalt wash them with water. [29:5] And you shalt take the garments, and put upon Aaron the coat, and the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and the breastplate, and gird him with the skilfully woven band of the ephod; [29:6] and you shalt set the mitre upon his head, and put the holy crown upon the mitre. [29:7] Then shalt you take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his head, and anoint him. [29:8] And you shalt bring his sons, and put coats upon them. [29:9] And you shalt gird them with girdles, Aaron and his sons, and bind head-tires on them: and they shall have the priesthood by a perpetual statute: and you shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons.

[29:10] And you shalt bring the bullock before the tent of meeting: and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands upon the head of the bullock. [29:11] And you shalt kill the bullock before THE GOD, at the door of the tent of meeting. [29:12] And you shalt take of the blood of the bullock, and put it upon the horns of the altar with your finger; and you shalt pour out all the blood at the base of the altar. [29:13] And you shalt take all the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul upon the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and burn them upon the altar. [29:14] But the flesh of the bullock, and its skin, and it dung, shalt you burn with fire without the camp: it is a sin-offering.

[29:15] you shalt also take the one ram; and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands upon the head of the ram. [29:16] And you shalt slay the ram, and you shalt take its blood, and sprinkle it round about upon the altar. [29:17] And you shalt cut the ram into its pieces, and wash its inwards, and its legs, and put them with its pieces, and with its head. [29:18] And you shalt burn the whole ram upon the altar: it is a burnt-offering unto THE GOD; it is a sweet savor, an offering made by fire unto THE GOD.

[29:19] And you shalt take the other ram; and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands upon the head of the ram. [29:20] Then shalt you kill the ram, and take of its blood, and put it upon the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and upon the tip of the right ear of his sons, and upon the thumb of their right hand, and upon the great toe of their right foot, and sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about. [29:21] And you shalt take of the blood that is upon the altar, and of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon the garments of his sons with him: and he shall be hallowed, and his garments, and his sons, and his sons’ garments with him. [29:22] Also you shalt take of the ram the fat, and the fat tail, and the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul of the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and the right thigh (for it is a ram of consecration), [29:23] and one loaf of bread, and one cake of oiled bread, and one wafer, out of the basket of unleavened bread that is before THE GOD. [29:24] And you shalt put the whole upon the hands of Aaron, and upon the hands of his sons, and shalt wave them for a wave-offering before THE GOD. [29:25] And you shalt take them from their hands, and burn them on the altar upon the burnt-offering, for a sweet savor before THE GOD: it is an offering made by fire unto THE GOD.

[29:26] And you shalt take the breast of Aaron’s ram of consecration, and wave it for a wave-offering before THE GOD: and it shall be your portion. [29:27] And you shalt sanctify the breast of the wave-offering, and the thigh of the heave-offering, which is waved, and which is heaved up, of the ram of consecration, even of that which is for Aaron, and of that which is for his sons: [29:28] and it shall be for Aaron and his sons as their portion for ever from the children of Israel; for it is a heave-offering: and it shall be a heave-offering from the children of Israel of the sacrifices of their peace-offerings, even their heave-offering unto THE GOD.

[29:29] And the holy garments of Aaron shall be for his sons after him, to be anointed in them, and to be consecrated in them. [29:30] Seven days shall the son that is priest in his stead put them on, when he cometh into the tent of meeting to minister in the holy place.

[29:31] And you shalt take the ram of consecration, and boil its flesh in a holy place. [29:32] And Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram, and the bread that is in the basket, at the door of the tent of meeting. [29:33] And they shall eat those things wherewith atonement was made, to consecrate and to sanctify them: but a stranger shall not eat thereof, because they are holy. [29:34] And if aught of the flesh of the consecration, or of the bread, remain unto the morning, then you shalt burn the remainder with fire: it shall not be eaten, because it is holy.

[29:35] And thus shalt you do unto Aaron, and to his sons, according to all that I have commanded thee: seven days shalt you consecrate them. [29:36] And every day shalt you offer the bullock of sin-offering for atonement: and you shalt cleanse the altar, when you makest atonement for it; and you shalt anoint it, to sanctify it. [29:37] Seven days you shalt make atonement for the altar, and sanctify it: and the altar shall be most holy; whatsoever toucheth the altar shall be holy.

[29:38] Now this is that which you shalt offer upon the altar: two lambs a year old day by day continually. [29:39] The one lamb you shalt offer in the morning; and the other lamb you shalt offer at even: [29:40] and with the one lamb a tenth part of an ephah of fine flour mingled with the fourth part of a hin of beaten oil, and the fourth part of a hin of wine for a drink-offering. [29:41] And the other lamb you shalt offer at even, and shalt do thereto according to the meal-offering of the morning, and according to the drink-offering thereof, for a sweet savor, an offering made by fire unto THE GOD. [29:42] It shall be a continual burnt-offering throughout your generations at the door of the tent of meeting before THE GOD, where I will meet with you, to speak there unto thee. [29:43] And there I will meet with the children of Israel; and the Tent shall be sanctified by my glory. [29:44] And I will sanctify the tent of meeting, and the altar: Aaron also and his sons will I sanctify, to minister to me in the priest’s office. [29:45] And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will be their God. [29:46] And they shall know that I am THE GOD their God, that brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, that I might dwell among them: I am THE GOD their God.

[30:1] And you shalt make an altar to burn incense upon: of acacia wood shalt you make it. [30:2] A cubit shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof; foursquare shall it be; and two cubits shall be the height thereof: the horns thereof shall be of one piece with it. [30:3] And you shalt overlay it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns thereof; and you shalt make unto it a crown of gold round about. [30:4] And two golden rings shalt you make for it under the crown thereof; upon the two ribs thereof, upon the two sides of it shalt you make them; and they shall be for places for staves wherewith to bear it. [30:5] And you shalt make the staves of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold. [30:6] And you shalt put it before the veil that is by the ark of the testimony, before the mercy-seat that is over the testimony, where I will meet with thee. [30:7] And Aaron shall burn thereon incense of sweet spices: every morning, when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn it. [30:8] And when Aaron lighteth the lamps at even, he shall burn it, a perpetual incense before THE GOD throughout your generations. [30:9] You shall offer no strange incense thereon, nor burnt-offering, nor meal-offering; and you shall pour no drink-offering thereon. [30:10] And Aaron shall make atonement upon the horns of it once in the year; with the blood of the sin-offering of atonement once in the year shall he make atonement for it throughout your generations: it is most holy unto THE GOD.

[30:11] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [30:12] When you takest the sum of the children of Israel, according to those that are numbered of them, then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul unto THE GOD, when you numberest them; that there be no plague among them, when you numberest them. [30:13] This they shall give, every one that passeth over unto them that are numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary; (the shekel is twenty gerahs;) half a shekel for an offering to THE GOD. [30:14] Every one that passeth over unto them that are numbered, from twenty years old and upward, shall give the offering of THE GOD. [30:15] The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less, than the half shekel, when they give the offering of THE GOD, to make atonement for your souls. [30:16] And you shalt take the atonement money from the children of Israel, and shalt appoint it for the service of the tent of meeting; that it may be a memorial for the children of Israel before THE GOD, to make atonement for your souls.

[30:17] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [30:18] you shalt also make a laver of brass, and the base thereof of brass, whereat to wash. And you shalt put it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and you shalt put water therein. [30:19] And Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet thereat: [30:20] when 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 burn an offering made by fire unto THE GOD. [30:21] So 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.

[30:22] Moreover THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [30:23] Take you also unto you 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, [30:24] and of cassia five hundred, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of olive oil a hin. [30:25] And you shalt make it a holy anointing oil, a perfume compounded after the art of the perfumer: it shall be a holy anointing oil. [30:26] And you shalt anoint therewith the tent of meeting, and the ark of the testimony, [30:27] and the table and all the vessels thereof, and the candlestick and the vessels thereof, and the altar of incense, [30:28] and the altar of burnt-offering with all the vessels thereof, and the laver and the base thereof. [30:29] And you shalt sanctify them, that they may be most holy: whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy. [30:30] And you shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and sanctify them, that they may minister unto me in the priest’s office. [30:31] And you shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, This shall be a holy anointing oil unto me throughout your generations. [30:32] Upon the flesh of man shall it not be poured, neither shall you make any like it, according to the composition thereof: it is holy, and it shall be holy unto you. [30:33] Whosoever compoundeth any like it, or whosoever putteth any of it upon a stranger, he shall be cut off from his people.

[30:34] And THE GOD said unto Moses, Take unto you sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; sweet spices with pure frankincense: of each shall there be a like weight; [30:35] and you shalt make of it incense, a perfume after the art of the perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure and holy: [30:36] and you 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 you most holy. [30:37] And the incense which you shalt make, according to the composition thereof you shall not make for yourselves: it shall be unto you holy for THE GOD. [30:38] Whosoever shall make like unto that, to smell thereof, he shall be cut off from his people.

[31:1] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [31:2] See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah: [31:3] and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship, [31:4] to devise skilful works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, [31:5] and in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work in all manner of workmanship. [31:6] And I, behold, I have appointed with him Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the heart of all that are wise-hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded thee: [31:7] the tent of meeting, and the ark of the testimony, and the mercy-seat that is thereupon, and all the furniture of the Tent, [31:8] and the table and its vessels, and the pure candlestick with all its vessels, and the altar of incense, [31:9] and the altar of burnt-offering with all its vessels, and the laver and its base, [31:10] and the finely wrought garments, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest’s office, [31:11] and the anointing oil, and the incense of sweet spices for the holy place: according to all that I have commanded you shall they do.

[31:12] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [31:13] Speak you also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily you shall keep my sabbaths: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that you may know that I am THE GOD who sanctifieth you. [31:14] You shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that profaneth it shall surely be put to death; for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people. [31:15] Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day is a sabbath of solemn rest, holy to THE GOD: whosoever doeth any work on the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death. [31:16] Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant. [31:17] It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days THE GOD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.

[31:18] And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, the two tables of the testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.

[32:1] 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 gods, 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. [32:2] And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden rings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me. [32:3] And all the people brake off the golden rings which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron. [32:4] And he received it at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, and made it a molten calf: and they said, These are your gods, O Israel, which brought you up out of the land of Egypt. [32:5] And when Aaron saw this, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made proclamation, and said, To-morrow shall be a feast to THE GOD. [32:6] And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt-offerings, and brought peace-offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play.

[32:7] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, Go, get you down; for your people, that you broughtest up out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves: [32:8] they have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed unto it, and said, These are your gods, O Israel, which brought you up out of the land of Egypt. [32:9] And THE GOD said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people: [32:10] now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of you a great nation. [32:11] And Moses besought THE GOD his God, and said, THE GOD, why doth your wrath wax hot against your people, that you have brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand? [32:12] 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 your fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against your people. [32:13] Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants, to whom you swarest by your own self, and saidst unto them, 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. [32:14] And THE GOD repented of the evil which he said he would do unto his people.

[32:15] And Moses turned, and went down from the mount, with the two tables of the testimony in his hand; tables that were written on both their sides; on the one side and on the other were they written. [32:16] And the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables. [32:17] 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. [32:18] And 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. [32:19] And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf and the dancing: and Moses’ anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount. [32:20] And he 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.

[32:21] And Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, that you have brought a great sin upon them? [32:22] And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: you knowest the people, that they are set on evil. [32:23] For they said unto me, Make us gods, 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. [32:24] 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 out this calf.

[32:25] And when Moses saw that the people were broken loose, (for Aaron had let them loose for a derision among their enemies,) [32:26] then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Whoso is on THE GOD’s side, let him come unto me. And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together unto him. [32:27] And he said unto them, Thus saith THE GOD, the God of Israel, Put you 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 neighbor. [32:28] And the sons of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men. [32:29] And Moses said, Consecrate yourselves to-day to THE GOD, yea, every man against his son, and against his brother; that he may bestow upon you a blessing this day.

[32:30] And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses said unto the people, You have sinned a great sin: and now I will go up unto THE GOD; peradventure I shall make atonement for your sin. [32:31] And Moses returned unto THE GOD, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold. [32:32] Yet now, if you wilt forgive their sin—; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of your book which you have written. [32:33] And THE GOD said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book. [32:34] And now go, lead the people unto the place of which I have spoken unto thee: behold, mine angel shall go before thee; nevertheless in the day when I visit, I will visit their sin upon them. [32:35] And THE GOD smote the people, because they made the calf, which Aaron made.

[33:1] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, Depart, go up hence, you and the people that you have brought up out of the land of Egypt, unto the land of which I sware unto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, Unto your seed will I give it: [33:2] and I will send an angel before thee; and I will drive out the Canaanite, the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite: [33:3] unto a land flowing with milk and honey: for I will not go up in the midst of thee, for you art a stiffnecked people, lest I consume you in the way. [33:4] And when the people heard these evil tidings, they mourned: and no man did put on him his ornaments. [33:5] And THE GOD said unto Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, You are a stiffnecked people; if I go up into the midst of you for one moment, I shall consume thee: therefore now put off your ornaments from thee, that I may know what to do unto thee. [33:6] And the children of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments from mount Horeb onward.

[33:7] Now Moses used to take the tent and to pitch it without the camp, afar off from the camp; and he called it, The tent of meeting. And it came to pass, that every one that sought THE GOD went out unto the tent of meeting, which was without the camp. [33:8] And it came to pass, when Moses went out unto the Tent, that all the people rose up, and stood, every man at his tent door, and looked after Moses, until he was gone into the Tent. [33:9] And it came to pass, when Moses entered into the Tent, the pillar of cloud descended, and stood at the door of the Tent: and THE GOD spake with Moses. [33:10] And all the people saw the pillar of cloud stand at the door of the Tent: and all the people rose up and worshipped, every man at his tent door. [33:11] And THE GOD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his minister Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the Tent.

[33:12] And Moses said unto THE GOD, See, you sayest unto me, Bring up this people: and you have not let me know whom you wilt send with me. Yet you have said, I know you by name, and you have also found favor in my sight. [33:13] Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found favor in your sight, show me now your ways, that I may know thee, to the end that I may find favor in your sight: and consider that this nation is your people. [33:14] And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give you rest. [33:15] And he said unto him, If your presence go not with me, carry us not up hence. [33:16] For wherein now shall it be known that I have found favor in your sight, I and your people? is it not in that you goest with us, so that we are separated, I and your people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth?

[33:17] And THE GOD said unto Moses, I will do this thing also that you have spoken; for you have found favor in my sight, and I know you by name. [33:18] And he said, Show me, I pray thee, your glory. [33:19] And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and will proclaim the name of THE GOD before thee; and I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy. [33:20] And he said, you canst not see my face; for man shall not see me and live. [33:21] and THE GOD said, Behold, there is a place by me, and you shalt stand upon the rock: [33:22] and it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put you in a cleft of the rock, and will cover you with my hand until I have passed by: [33:23] and I will take away my hand, and you shalt see my back; but my face shall not be seen.

[34:1] And THE GOD said unto Moses, Hew you two tables of stone like unto the first: and I will write upon the tables the words that were on the first tables, which you brakest. [34:2] And be ready by the morning, and come up in the morning unto mount Sinai, and present yourself there to me on the top of the mount. [34:3] And no man shall come up with thee; neither let any man be seen throughout all the mount; neither let the flocks nor herds feed before that mount. [34:4] And he hewed two tables of stone like unto the first; and Moses rose up early in the morning, and went up unto mount Sinai, as THE GOD had commanded him, and took in his hand two tables of stone. [34:5] And THE GOD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of THE GOD. [34:6] And THE GOD passed by before him, and proclaimed, THE GOD, THE GOD, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness and truth, [34:7] keeping lovingkindness for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin; and that will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children’s children, upon the third and upon the fourth generation. [34:8] And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped. [34:9] And he said, If now I have found favor in your sight, O Lord, let the Lord, I pray thee, go in the midst of us; for it is a stiffnecked people; and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for your inheritance.

[34:10] And he said, Behold, I make a covenant: before all your people I will do marvels, such as have not been wrought in all the earth, nor in any nation; and all the people among which you art shall see the work of THE GOD; for it is a terrible thing that I do with thee. [34:11] Observe you that which I command you this day: behold, I drive out before you the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite. [34:12] Take heed to thyself, lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither you goest, lest it be for a snare in the midst of thee: [34:13] but you shall break down their altars, and dash in pieces their pillars, and you shall cut down their Asherim; [34:14] for you shalt worship no other god: for THE GOD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God: [34:15] lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they play the harlot after their gods, and sacrifice unto their gods, and one call you and you eat of his sacrifice; [34:16] and you take of their daughters unto your sons, and their daughters play the harlot after their gods, and make your sons play the harlot after their gods. [34:17] you shalt make you no molten gods.

[34:18] The feast of unleavened bread shalt you keep. Seven days you shalt eat unleavened bread, as I commanded thee, at the time appointed in the month Abib; for in the month Abib you camest out from Egypt. [34:19] All that openeth the womb is mine; and all your cattle that is male, the firstlings of cow and sheep. [34:20] And the firstling of an ass you shalt redeem with a lamb: and if you wilt not redeem it, then you shalt break its neck. All the first-born of your sons you shalt redeem. And none shall appear before me empty.

[34:21] Six days you shalt work, but on the seventh day you shalt rest: in plowing time and in harvest you shalt rest. [34:22] And you shalt observe the feast of weeks, even of the first-fruits of wheat harvest, and the feast of ingathering at the year’s end. [34:23] Three times in the year shall all your males appear before the Lord THE GOD, the God of Israel. [34:24] For I will cast out nations before thee, and enlarge your borders: neither shall any man desire your land, when you goest up to appear before THE GOD your God three times in the year.

[34:25] you shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leavened bread; neither shall the sacrifice of the feast of the passover be left unto the morning. [34:26] The first of the first-fruits of your ground you shalt bring unto the house of THE GOD your God. you shalt not boil a kid in its mother’s milk. [34:27] And THE GOD said unto Moses, Write you these words: for after the tenor of these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel. [34:28] And he was there with THE GOD forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments.

[34:29] And it came to pass, when Moses came down from mount Sinai with the two tables of the testimony in Moses’ hand, when he came down from the mount, that Moses knew not that the skin of his face shone by reason of his speaking with him. [34:30] And when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone; and they were afraid to come nigh him. [34:31] And Moses called unto them; and Aaron and all the rulers of the congregation returned unto him: and Moses spake to them. [34:32] And afterward all the children of Israel came nigh: and he gave them in commandment all that THE GOD had spoken with him in mount Sinai. [34:33] And when Moses had done speaking with them, he put a veil on his face. [34:34] But when Moses went in before THE GOD to speak with him, he took the veil off, until he came out; and he came out, and spake unto the children of Israel that which he was commanded. [34:35] And the children of Israel saw the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses’ face shone: and Moses put the veil upon his face again, until he went in to speak with him.

[35:1] And Moses assembled all the congregation of the children of Israel, and said unto them, These are the words which THE GOD hath commanded, that you should do them. [35:2] Six days shall work be done; but on the seventh day there shall be to you a holy day, a sabbath of solemn rest to THE GOD: whosoever doeth any work therein shall be put to death. [35:3] You shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath day.

[35:4] And Moses spake unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which THE GOD commanded, saying, [35:5] Take you from among you an offering unto THE GOD; whosoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it, THE GOD’s offering: gold, and silver, and brass, [35:6] and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats’ hair, [35:7] and rams’ skins dyed red, and sealskins, and acacia wood, [35:8] and oil for the light, and spices for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense, [35:9] and onyx stones, and stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate.

[35:10] And let every wise-hearted man among you come, and make all that THE GOD hath commanded: [35:11] the tabernacle, its tent, and its covering, its clasps, and its boards, its bars, its pillars, and its sockets; [35:12] the ark, and the staves thereof, the mercy-seat, and the veil of the screen; [35:13] the table, and its staves, and all its vessels, and the showbread; [35:14] the candlestick also for the light, and its vessels, and its lamps, and the oil for the light; [35:15] and the altar of incense, and its staves, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the screen for the door, at the door of the tabernacle; [35:16] the altar of burnt-offering, with its grating of brass, it staves, and all its vessels, the laver and its base; [35:17] the hangings of the court, the pillars thereof, and their sockets, and the screen for the gate of the court; [35:18] the pins of the tabernacle, and the pins of the court, and their cords; [35:19] the finely wrought garments, for ministering in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest’s office.

[35:20] And all the congregation of the children of Israel departed from the presence of Moses. [35:21] And they came, every one whose heart stirred him up, and every one whom his spirit made willing, and brought THE GOD’s offering, for the work of the tent of meeting, and for all the service thereof, and for the holy garments. [35:22] And they came, both men and women, as many as were willing-hearted, and brought brooches, and ear-rings, and signet-rings, and armlets, all jewels of gold; even every man that offered an offering of gold unto THE GOD. [35:23] And every man, with whom was found blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats’ hair, and rams’ skins dyed red, and sealskins, brought them. [35:24] Every one that did offer an offering of silver and brass brought THE GOD’s offering; and every man, with whom was found acacia wood for any work of the service, brought it. [35:25] And all the women that were wise-hearted did spin with their hands, and brought that which they had spun, the blue, and the purple, the scarlet, and the fine linen. [35:26] And all the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom spun the goats’ hair. [35:27] And the rulers brought the onyx stones, and the stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate; [35:28] and the spice, and the oil; for the light, and for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense. [35:29] The children of Israel brought a freewill-offering unto THE GOD; every man and woman, whose heart made them willing to bring for all the work, which THE GOD had commanded to be made by Moses.

[35:30] And Moses said unto the children of Israel, See, THE GOD hath called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. [35:31] And he hath filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship; [35:32] and to devise skilful works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, [35:33] and in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work in all manner of skilful workmanship. [35:34] And he hath put in his heart that he may teach, both he, and Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan. [35:35] Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of workmanship, of the engraver, and of the skilful workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of them that do any workmanship, and of those that devise skilful works.

[36:1] And Bezalel and Oholiab shall work, and every wise-hearted man, in whom THE GOD hath put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all the work for the service of the sanctuary, according to all that THE GOD hath commanded.

[36:2] And Moses called Bezalel and Oholiab, and every wise-hearted man, in whose heart THE GOD had put wisdom, even every one whose heart stirred him up to come unto the work to do it: [36:3] and they received of Moses all the offering which the children of Israel had brought for the work of the service of the sanctuary, wherewith to make it. And they brought yet unto him freewill-offerings every morning. [36:4] And all the wise men, that wrought all the work of the sanctuary, came every man from his work which they wrought. [36:5] And they spake unto Moses, saying, The people bring much more than enough for the service of the work which THE GOD commanded to make. [36:6] And Moses gave commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, saying, Let neither man nor woman make any more work for the offering of the sanctuary. So the people were restrained from bringing. [36:7] For the stuff they had was sufficient for all the work to make it, and too much.

[36:8] And all the wise-hearted men among them that wrought the work made the tabernacle with ten curtains; of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, with cherubim, the work of the skilful workman, Bezalel made them. [36:9] The length of each curtain was eight and twenty cubits, and the breadth of each curtain four cubits: all the curtains had one measure. [36:10] And he coupled five curtains one to another: and the other five curtains he coupled one to another. [36:11] And he made loops of blue upon the edge of the one curtain from the selvedge in the coupling: likewise he made in the edge of the curtain that was outmost in the second coupling. [36:12] Fifty loops made he in the one curtain, and fifty loops made he in the edge of the curtain that was in the second coupling: the loops were opposite one to another. [36:13] And he made fifty clasps of gold, and coupled the curtains one to another with the clasps: so the tabernacle was one.

[36:14] And he made curtains of goats’ hair for a tent over the tabernacle: eleven curtains he made them. [36:15] The length of each curtain was thirty cubits, and four cubits the breadth of each curtain: the eleven curtains had one measure. [36:16] And he coupled five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves. [36:17] And he made fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that was outmost in the coupling, and fifty loops made he upon the edge of the curtain which was outmost in the second coupling. [36:18] And he made fifty clasps of brass to couple the tent together, that it might be one. [36:19] And he made a covering for the tent of rams’ skins dyed red, and a covering of sealskins above.

[36:20] And he made the boards for the tabernacle, of acacia wood, standing up. [36:21] Ten cubits was the length of a board, and a cubit and a half the breadth of each board. [36:22] Each board had two tenons, joined one to another: thus did he make for all the boards of the tabernacle. [36:23] And he made the boards for the tabernacle: twenty boards for the south side southward. [36:24] And he made forty sockets of silver under the twenty boards; two sockets under one board for its two tenons, and two sockets under another board for its two tenons. [36:25] And for the second side of the tabernacle, on the north side, he made twenty boards, [36:26] and their forty sockets of silver; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board. [36:27] And for the hinder part of the tabernacle westward he made six boards. [36:28] And two boards made he for the corners of the tabernacle in the hinder part. [36:29] And they were double beneath; and in like manner they were entire unto the top thereof unto one ring: thus he did to both of them in the two corners. [36:30] And there were eight boards, and their sockets of silver, sixteen sockets; under every board two sockets.

[36:31] And he made bars of acacia wood; five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle, [36:32] and five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the tabernacle for the hinder part westward. [36:33] And he made the middle bar to pass through in the midst of the boards from the one end to the other. [36:34] And he overlaid the boards with gold, and made their rings of gold for places for the bars, and overlaid the bars with gold.

[36:35] And he made the veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: with cherubim, the work of the skilful workman, made he it. [36:36] And he made thereunto four pillars of acacia, and overlaid them with gold: their hooks were of gold; And he cast for them four sockets of silver. [36:37] And he made a screen for the door of the Tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the embroiderer; [36:38] and the five pillars of it with their hooks: and he overlaid their capitals and their fillets with gold; and their five sockets were of brass.

[37:1] And Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood: two cubits and a half was the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it: [37:2] and he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made a crown of gold to it round about. [37:3] And he cast for it four rings of gold, in the four feet thereof; even two rings on the one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it. [37:4] And he made staves of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold. [37:5] And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the ark, to bear the ark. [37:6] And he made a mercy-seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half was the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof. [37:7] And he made two cherubim of gold; of beaten work made he them, at the two ends of the mercy-seat; [37:8] one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end: of one piece with the mercy-seat made he the cherubim at the two ends thereof. [37:9] And the cherubim spread out their wings on high, covering the mercy-seat with their wings, with their faces one to another; toward the mercy-seat were the faces of the cherubim.

[37:10] And he made the table of acacia wood: two cubits was the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof: [37:11] and he overlaid it with pure gold, and made thereto a crown of gold round about. [37:12] And he made unto it a border of a handbreadth round about, and made a golden crown to the border thereof round about. [37:13] And he cast for it four rings of gold, and put the rings in the four corners that were on the four feet thereof. [37:14] Close by the border were the rings, the places for the staves to bear the table. [37:15] And he made the staves of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold, to bear the table. [37:16] And he made the vessels which were upon the table, the dishes thereof, and the spoons thereof, and the bowls thereof, and the flagons thereof, wherewith to pour out, of pure gold.

[37:17] And he made the candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work made he the candlestick, even its base, and its shaft; its cups, it knops, and its flowers, were of one piece with it: [37:18] and there were six branches going out of the sides thereof; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side thereof, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side thereof: [37:19] three cups made like almond-blossoms in one branch, a knop and a flower, and three cups made like almond-blossoms in the other branch, a knop and a flower: so for the six branches going out of the candlestick. [37:20] And in the candlestick were four cups made like almond-blossoms, the knops thereof, and the flowers thereof; [37:21] and a knop under two branches of one piece with it, and a knop under two branches of one piece with it, and a knop under two branches of one piece with it, for the six branches going out of it. [37:22] Their knops and their branches were of one piece with it: the whole of it was one beaten work of pure gold. [37:23] And he made the lamps thereof, seven, and the snuffers thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, of pure gold. [37:24] Of a talent of pure gold made he it, and all the vessels thereof.

[37:25] And he made the altar of incense of acacia wood: a cubit was the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, foursquare; and two cubits was the height thereof; the horns thereof were of one piece with it. [37:26] And he overlaid it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it: and he made unto it a crown of gold round about. [37:27] And he made for it two golden rings under the crown thereof, upon the two ribs thereof, upon the two sides of it, for places for staves wherewith to bear it. [37:28] And he made the staves of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold. [37:29] And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, after the art of the perfumer.

[38:1] And he made the altar of burnt-offering of acacia wood: five cubits was the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof, foursquare; and three cubits the height thereof. [38:2] And he made the horns thereof upon the four corners of it; the horns thereof were of one piece with it: and he overlaid it with brass. [38:3] And he made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and the basins, the flesh-hooks, and the firepans: all the vessels thereof made he of brass. [38:4] And he made for the altar a grating of network of brass, under the ledge round it beneath, reaching halfway up. [38:5] And he cast four rings for the four ends of the grating of brass, to be places for the staves. [38:6] And he made the staves of acacia wood, and overlaid them with brass. [38:7] And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, wherewith to bear it; he made it hollow with planks.

[38:8] And he made the laver of brass, and the base thereof of brass, of the mirrors of the ministering women that ministered at the door of the tent of meeting.

[38:9] And he made the court: for the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, a hundred cubits; [38:10] their pillars were twenty, and their sockets twenty, of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver. [38:11] And for the north side a hundred cubits, their pillars twenty, and their sockets twenty, of brass; the hooks of the pillars, and their fillets, of silver. [38:12] And for the west side were hangings of fifty cubits, their pillars ten, and their sockets ten; the hooks of the pillars, and their fillets, of silver. [38:13] And for the east side eastward fifty cubits. [38:14] The hangings for the one side of the gate were fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three; [38:15] and so for the other side: on this hand and that hand by the gate of the court were hangings of fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three. [38:16] All the hangings of the court round about were of fine twined linen. [38:17] And the sockets for the pillars were of brass; the hooks of the pillars, and their fillets, of silver; and the overlaying of their capitals, of silver; and all the pillars of the court were filleted with silver. [38:18] And the screen for the gate of the court was the work of the embroiderer, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: and twenty cubits was the length, and the height in the breadth was five cubits, answerable to the hangings of the court. [38:19] And their pillars were four, and their sockets four, of brass; their hooks of silver, and the overlaying of their capitals, and their fillets, of silver. [38:20] And all the pins of the tabernacle, and of the court round about, were of brass.

[38:21] This is the sum of the things for the tabernacle, even the tabernacle of the testimony, as they were counted, according to the commandment of Moses, for the service of the Levites, by the hand of Ithamar, the son of Aaron the priest. [38:22] And Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all that THE GOD commanded Moses. [38:23] And with him was Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a skilful workman, and an embroiderer in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and in fine linen.

[38:24] All the gold that was used for the work in all the work of the sanctuary, even the gold of the offering, was twenty and nine talents, and seven hundred and thirty shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary. [38:25] And the silver of them that were numbered of the congregation was a hundred talents, and a thousand seven hundred and threescore and fifteen shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary: [38:26] a beka a head, that is, half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for every one that passed over to them that were numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty men. [38:27] And the hundred talents of silver were for casting the sockets of the sanctuary, and the sockets of the veil; a hundred sockets for the hundred talents, a talent for a socket. [38:28] And of the thousand seven hundred seventy and five shekels he made hooks for the pillars, and overlaid their capitals, and made fillets for them. [38:29] And the brass of the offering was seventy talents, and two thousand and four hundred shekels. [38:30] And therewith he made the sockets to the door of the tent of meeting, and the brazen altar, and the brazen grating for it, and all the vessels of the altar, [38:31] and the sockets of the court round about, and the sockets of the gate of the court, and all the pins of the tabernacle, and all the pins of the court round about.

[39:1] And of the blue, and purple, and scarlet, they made finely wrought garments, for ministering in the holy place, and made the holy garments for Aaron; as THE GOD commanded Moses.

[39:2] And he made the ephod of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen. [39:3] And they did beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires, to work it in the blue, and in the purple, and in the scarlet, and in the fine linen, the work of the skilful workman. [39:4] They made shoulder-pieces for it, joined together; at the two ends was it joined together. [39:5] And the skilfully woven band, that was upon it, wherewith to gird it on, was of the same piece and like the work thereof; of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen; as THE GOD commanded Moses.

[39:6] And they wrought the onyx stones, inclosed in settings of gold, graven with the engravings of a signet, according to the names of the children of Israel. [39:7] And he put them on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod, to be stones of memorial for the children of Israel; as THE GOD commanded Moses.

[39:8] And he made the breastplate, the work of the skilful workman, like the work of the ephod; of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen. [39:9] It was foursquare; they made the breastplate double: a span was the length thereof, and a span the breadth thereof, being double. [39:10] And they set in it four rows of stones. A row of sardius, topaz, and carbuncle was the first row; [39:11] and the second row, an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond; [39:12] and the third row, a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst; [39:13] and the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jaspar: they were inclosed in inclosings of gold in their settings. [39:14] And the stones were according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names; like the engravings of a signet, every one according to his name, for the twelve tribes. [39:15] And they made upon the breastplate chains like cords, of wreathen work of pure gold. [39:16] And they made two settings of gold, and two gold rings, and put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate. [39:17] And they put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings at the ends of the breastplate. [39:18] And the other two ends of the two wreathen chains they put on the two settings, and put them on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod, in the forepart thereof. [39:19] And they made two rings of gold, and put them upon the two ends of the breastplate, upon the edge thereof, which was toward the side of the ephod inward. [39:20] And they made two rings of gold, and put them on the two shoulder-pieces of the ephod underneath, in the forepart thereof, close by the coupling thereof, above the skilfully woven band of the ephod. [39:21] And they did bind the breastplate by the rings thereof unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it might be upon the skilfully woven band of the ephod, and that the breastplate might not be loosed from the ephod; as THE GOD commanded Moses.

[39:22] And he made the robe of the ephod of woven work, all of blue. [39:23] And the hole of the robe in the midst thereof, as the hole of a coat of mail, with a binding round about the hole of it, that it should not be rent. [39:24] And they made upon the skirts of the robe pomegranates of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined linen. [39:25] And they made bells of pure gold, and put the bells between the pomegranates upon the skirts of the robe round about, between the pomegranates; [39:26] a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate, upon the skirts of the robe round about, to minister in; as THE GOD commanded Moses.

[39:27] And they made the coats of fine linen of woven work for Aaron, and for his sons, [39:28] and the mitre of fine linen, and the goodly head-tires of fine linen, and the linen breeches of fine twined linen, [39:29] and the girdle of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, the work of the embroiderer; as THE GOD commanded Moses.

[39:30] And they made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and wrote upon it a writing, like the engravings of a signet, HOLY TO JEHOVAH. [39:31] And they tied unto it a lace of blue, to fasten it upon the mitre above; as THE GOD commanded Moses.

[39:32] Thus was finished all the work of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting: and the children of Israel did according to all that THE GOD commanded Moses; so did they. [39:33] And they brought the tabernacle unto Moses, the Tent, and all its furniture, its clasps, its boards, it bars, and its pillars, and it sockets; [39:34] and the covering of rams’ skins dyed red, and the covering of sealskins, and the veil of the screen; [39:35] the ark of the testimony, and the staves thereof, and the mercy-seat; [39:36] the table, all the vessels thereof, and the showbread; [39:37] the pure candlestick, the lamps thereof, even the lamps to be set in order, and all the vessels thereof, and the oil for the light; [39:38] and the golden altar, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the screen for the door of the Tent; [39:39] the brazen altar, and its grating of brass, its staves, and all its vessels, the laver and its base; [39:40] the hangings of the court, its pillars, and its sockets, and the screen for the gate of the court, the cords thereof, and the pins thereof, and all the instruments of the service of the tabernacle, for the tent of meeting; [39:41] the finely wrought garments for ministering in the holy place, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest’s office. [39:42] According to all that THE GOD commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did all the work. [39:43] And Moses saw all the work, and, behold, they had done it; as THE GOD had commanded, even so had they done it: and Moses blessed them.

[40:1] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [40:2] On the first day of the first month shalt you rear up the tabernacle of the tent of meeting. [40:3] And you shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and you shalt screen the ark with the veil. [40:4] And you shalt bring in the table, and set in order the things that are upon it; and you shalt bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps thereof. [40:5] And you shalt set the golden altar for incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the screen of the door to the tabernacle. [40:6] And you shalt set the altar of burnt-offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting. [40:7] And you shalt set the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar, and shalt put water therein. [40:8] And you shalt set up the court round about, and hang up the screen of the gate of the court. [40:9] And you shalt take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and all that is therein, and shalt hallow it, and all the furniture thereof: and it shall be holy. [40:10] And you shalt anoint the altar of burnt-offering, and all its vessels, and sanctify the altar: and the altar shall be most holy. [40:11] And you shalt anoint the laver and its base, and sanctify it. [40:12] And you shalt bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tent of meeting, and shalt wash them with water. [40:13] And you shalt put upon Aaron the holy garments; and you shalt anoint him, and sanctify him, that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office. [40:14] And you shalt bring his sons, and put coats upon them; [40:15] and you shalt anoint them, as you didst anoint their father, that they may minister unto me in the priest’s office: and their anointing shall be to them for an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations. [40:16] Thus did Moses: according to all that THE GOD commanded him, so did he.

[40:17] And it came to pass in the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month, that the tabernacle was reared up. [40:18] And Moses reared up the tabernacle, and laid its sockets, and set up the boards thereof, and put in the bars thereof, and reared up its pillars. [40:19] And he spread the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent above upon it; as THE GOD commanded Moses. [40:20] And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the staves on the ark, and put the mercy-seat above upon the ark: [40:21] and he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up the veil of the screen, and screened the ark of the testimony; as THE GOD commanded Moses. [40:22] And he put the table in the tent of meeting, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the veil. [40:23] And he set the bread in order upon it before THE GOD; as THE GOD commanded Moses. [40:24] And he put the candlestick in the tent of meeting, over against the table, on the side of the tabernacle southward. [40:25] And he lighted the lamps before THE GOD; as THE GOD commanded Moses. [40:26] And he put the golden altar in the tent of meeting before the veil: [40:27] and he burnt thereon incense of sweet spices; as THE GOD commanded Moses. [40:28] And he put the screen of the door to the tabernacle. [40:29] And he set the altar of burnt-offering at the door of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, and offered upon it the burnt-offering and the meal-offering; as THE GOD commanded Moses. [40:30] And he set the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water therein, wherewith to wash. [40:31] And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet thereat; [40:32] when they went into the tent of meeting, and when they came near unto the altar, they washed; as THE GOD commanded Moses. [40:33] And he reared up the court round about the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the screen of the gate of the court. So Moses finished the work.

[40:34] Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of THE GOD filled the tabernacle. [40:35] And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of meeting, because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of THE GOD filled the tabernacle. [40:36] And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward, throughout all their journeys: [40:37] but if the cloud was not taken up, then they journeyed not till the day that it was taken up. [40:38] For the cloud of THE GOD was upon the tabernacle by day, and there was fire therein by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys.

 

The Book of Leviticus

[1:1] And THE GOD called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tent of meeting, saying, [1:2] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When any man of you offereth an oblation unto THE GOD, you shall offer your oblation of the cattle, even of the herd and of the flock.

[1:3] If his oblation be a burnt-offering of the herd, he shall offer it a male without blemish: he shall offer it at the door of the tent of meeting, that he may be accepted before THE GOD. [1:4] And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the burnt-offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him. [1:5] And he shall kill the bullock before THE GOD: and Aaron’s sons, the priests, shall present the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about upon the altar that is at the door of the tent of meeting. [1:6] And he shall flay the burnt-offering, and cut it into its pieces. [1:7] And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay wood in order upon the fire; [1:8] and Aaron’s sons, the priests, shall lay the pieces, the head, and the fat, in order upon the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar: [1:9] but its inwards and its legs shall he wash with water: and the priest shall burn the whole on the altar, for a burnt-offering, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto THE GOD.

[1:10] And if his oblation be of the flock, of the sheep, or of the goats, for a burnt-offering; he shall offer it a male without blemish. [1:11] And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before THE GOD: and Aaron’s sons, the priests, shall sprinkle its blood upon the altar round about. [1:12] And he shall cut it into its pieces, with its head and its fat; and the priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar: [1:13] but the inwards and the legs shall he wash with water; and the priest shall offer the whole, and burn it upon the altar: it is a burnt-offering, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto THE GOD.

[1:14] And if his oblation to THE GOD be a burnt-offering of birds, then he shall offer his oblation of turtle-doves, or of young pigeons. [1:15] And the priest shall bring it unto the altar, and wring off its head, and burn it on the altar; and the blood thereof shall be drained out on the side of the altar; [1:16] and he shall take away its crop with the filth thereof, and cast it beside the altar on the east part, in the place of the ashes: [1:17] and he shall rend it by the wings thereof, but shall not divide it asunder; and the priest shall burn it upon the altar, upon the wood that is upon the fire: it is a burnt-offering, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto THE GOD.

[2:1] And when any one offereth an oblation of a meal-offering unto THE GOD, his oblation shall be of fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense thereon: [2:2] and he shall bring it to Aaron’s sons the priests; and he shall take thereout his handful of the fine flour thereof, and of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof; and the priest shall burn it as the memorial thereof upon the altar, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto THE GOD: [2:3] and that which is left of the meal-offering shall be Aaron’s and his sons’: it is a thing most holy of the offerings of THE GOD made by fire.

[2:4] And when you offerest an oblation of a meal-offering baken in the oven, it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, or unleavened wafers anointed with oil. [2:5] And if your oblation be a meal-offering of the baking-pan, it shall be of fine flour unleavened, mingled with oil. [2:6] you shalt part it in pieces, and pour oil thereon: it is a meal-offering. [2:7] And if your oblation be a meal-offering of the frying-pan, it shall be made of fine flour with oil. [2:8] And you shalt bring the meal-offering that is made of these things unto THE GOD: and it shall be presented unto the priest, and he shall bring it unto the altar. [2:9] And the priest shall take up from the meal-offering the memorial thereof, and shall burn it upon the altar, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto THE GOD. [2:10] And that which is left of the meal-offering shall be Aaron’s and his sons’: it is a thing most holy of the offerings of THE GOD made by fire.

[2:11] No meal-offering, which you shall offer unto THE GOD, shall be made with leaven; for you shall burn no leaven, nor any honey, as an offering made by fire unto THE GOD. [2:12] As an oblation of first-fruits you shall offer them unto THE GOD: but they shall not come up for a sweet savor on the altar. [2:13] And every oblation of your meal-offering shalt you season with salt; neither shalt you suffer the salt of the covenant of your God to be lacking from your meal-offering: with all your oblations you shalt offer salt.

[2:14] And if you offer a meal-offering of first-fruits unto THE GOD, you shalt offer for the meal-offering of your first-fruits grain in the ear parched with fire, bruised grain of the fresh ear. [2:15] And you shalt put oil upon it, and lay frankincense thereon: it is a meal-offering. [2:16] And the priest shall burn the memorial of it, part of the bruised grain thereof, and part of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof: it is an offering made by fire unto THE GOD.

[3:1] And if his oblation be a sacrifice of peace-offerings; if he offer of the herd, whether male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before THE GOD. [3:2] And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his oblation, and kill it at the door of the tent of meeting: and Aaron’s sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about. [3:3] And he shall offer of the sacrifice of peace-offerings an offering made by fire unto THE GOD; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards, [3:4] and the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the loins, and the caul upon the liver, with the kidneys, shall he take away. [3:5] And Aaron’s sons shall burn it on the altar upon the burnt-offering, which is upon the wood that is on the fire: it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto THE GOD.

[3:6] And if his oblation for a sacrifice of peace-offerings unto THE GOD be of the flock; male or female, he shall offer it without blemish. [3:7] If he offer a lamb for his oblation, then shall he offer it before THE GOD; [3:8] and he shall lay his hand upon the head of his oblation, and kill it before the tent of meeting: and Aaron’s sons shall sprinkle the blood thereof upon the altar round about. [3:9] And he shall offer of the sacrifice of peace-offerings an offering made by fire unto THE GOD; the fat thereof, the fat tail entire, he shall take away hard by the backbone; and the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards, [3:10] and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the loins, and the caul upon the liver, with the kidneys, shall he take away. [3:11] And the priest shall burn it upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire unto THE GOD.

[3:12] And if his oblation be a goat, then he shall offer it before THE GOD: [3:13] and he shall lay his hand upon the head of it, and kill it before the tent of meeting; and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle the blood thereof upon the altar round about. [3:14] And he shall offer thereof his oblation, even an offering made by fire unto THE GOD; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards, [3:15] and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the loins, and the caul upon the liver, with the kidneys, shall he take away. [3:16] And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire, for a sweet savor; all the fat is THE GOD’s. [3:17] It shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations in all your dwellings, that you shall eat neither fat nor blood.

[4:1] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [4:2] Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If any one shall sin unwittingly, in any of the things which THE GOD hath commanded not to be done, and shall do any one of them: [4:3] if the anointed priest shall sin so as to bring guilt on the people, then let him offer for his sin, which he hath sinned, a young bullock without blemish unto THE GOD for a sin-offering. [4:4] And he shall bring the bullock unto the door of the tent of meeting before THE GOD; and he shall lay his hand upon the head of the bullock, and kill the bullock before THE GOD. [4:5] And the anointed priest shall take of the blood of the bullock, and bring it to the tent of meeting: [4:6] and the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle of the blood seven times before THE GOD, before the veil of the sanctuary. [4:7] And the priest shall put of the blood upon the horns of the altar of sweet incense before THE GOD, which is in the tent of meeting; and all the blood of the bullock shall he pour out at the base of the altar of burnt-offering, which is at the door of the tent of meeting. [4:8] And all the fat of the bullock of the sin-offering he shall take off from it; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards, [4:9] and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the loins, and the caul upon the liver, with the kidneys, shall he take away, [4:10] as it is taken off from the ox of the sacrifice of peace-offerings: and the priest shall burn them upon the altar of burnt-offering. [4:11] And the skin of the bullock, and all its flesh, with its head, and with its legs, and its inwards, and its dung, [4:12] even the whole bullock shall he carry forth without the camp unto a clean place, where the ashes are poured out, and burn it on wood with fire: where the ashes are poured out shall it be burnt.

[4:13] And if the whole congregation of Israel err, and the thing be hid from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done any of the things which THE GOD hath commanded not to be done, and are guilty; [4:14] when the sin wherein they have sinned is known, then the assembly shall offer a young bullock for a sin-offering, and bring it before the tent of meeting. [4:15] And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands upon the head of the bullock before THE GOD; and the bullock shall be killed before THE GOD. [4:16] And the anointed priest shall bring of the blood of the bullock to the tent of meeting: [4:17] and the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before THE GOD, before the veil. [4:18] And he shall put of the blood upon the horns of the altar which is before THE GOD, that is in the tent of meeting; and all the blood shall he pour out at the base of the altar of burnt-offering, which is at the door of the tent of meeting. [4:19] And all the fat thereof shall he take off from it, and burn it upon the altar. [4:20] Thus shall he do with the bullock; as he did with the bullock of the sin-offering, so shall he do with this; and the priest shall make atonement for them, and they shall be forgiven. [4:21] And he shall carry forth the bullock without the camp, and burn it as he burned the first bullock: it is the sin-offering for the assembly.

[4:22] When a ruler sinneth, and doeth unwittingly any one of all the things which THE GOD his God hath commanded not to be done, and is guilty; [4:23] if his sin, wherein he hath sinned, be made known to him, he shall bring for his oblation a goat, a male without blemish. [4:24] And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the goat, and kill it in the place where they kill the burnt-offering before THE GOD: it is a sin-offering. [4:25] And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin-offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt-offering; and the blood thereof shall he pour out at the base of the altar of burnt-offering. [4:26] And all the fat thereof shall he burn upon the altar, as the fat of the sacrifice of peace-offerings; and the priest shall make atonement for him as concerning his sin, and he shall be forgiven.

[4:27] And if any one of the common people sin unwittingly, in doing any of the things which THE GOD hath commanded not to be done, and be guilty; [4:28] if his sin, which he hath sinned, be made known to him, then he shall bring for his oblation a goat, a female without blemish, for his sin which he hath sinned. [4:29] And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin-offering, and kill the sin-offering in the place of burnt-offering. [4:30] And the priest shall take of the blood thereof with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt-offering; and all the blood thereof shall he pour out at the base of the altar. [4:31] And all the fat thereof shall he take away, as the fat is taken away from off the sacrifice of peace-offerings; and the priest shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savor unto THE GOD; and the priest shall make atonement for him, and he shall be forgiven.

[4:32] And if he bring a lamb as his oblation for a sin-offering, he shall bring it a female without blemish. [4:33] And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin-offering, and kill it for a sin-offering in the place where they kill the burnt-offering. [4:34] And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin-offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt-offering; and all the blood thereof shall he pour out at the base of the altar: [4:35] and all the fat thereof shall he take away, as the fat of the lamb is taken away from the sacrifice of peace-offerings; and the priest shall burn them on the altar, upon the offerings of THE GOD made by fire; and the priest shall make atonement for him as touching his sin that he hath sinned, and he shall be forgiven.

[5:1] And if any one sin, in that he heareth the voice of adjuration, he being a witness, whether he hath seen or known, if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity. [5:2] Or if any one touch any unclean thing, whether it be the carcass of an unclean beast, or the carcass of unclean cattle, or the carcass of unclean creeping things, and it be hidden from him, and he be unclean, then he shall be guilty. [5:3] Or if he touch the uncleanness of man, whatsoever his uncleanness be wherewith he is unclean, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty. [5:4] Or if any one swear rashly with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall utter rashly with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty in one of these things. [5:5] And it shall be, when he shall be guilty in one of these things, that he shall confess that wherein he hath sinned: [5:6] and he shall bring his trespass-offering unto THE GOD for his sin which he hath sinned, a female from the flock, a lamb or a goat, for a sin-offering; and the priest shall make atonement for him as concerning his sin.

[5:7] And if his means suffice not for a lamb, then he shall bring his trespass-offering for that wherein he hath sinned, two turtle-doves, or two young pigeons, unto THE GOD; one for a sin-offering, and the other for a burnt-offering. [5:8] And he shall bring them unto the priest, who shall offer that which is for the sin-offering first, and wring off its head from its neck, but shall not divide it asunder: [5:9] and he shall sprinkle of the blood of the sin-offering upon the side of the altar; and the rest of the blood shall be drained out at the base of the altar: it is a sin-offering. [5:10] And he shall offer the second for a burnt-offering, according to the ordinance; and the priest shall make atonement for him as concerning his sin which he hath sinned, and he shall be forgiven.

[5:11] But if his means suffice not for two turtle-doves, or two young pigeons, then he shall bring his oblation for that wherein he hath sinned, the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a sin-offering: he shall put no oil upon it, neither shall he put any frankincense thereon; for it is a sin-offering. [5:12] And he shall bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take his handful of it as the memorial thereof, and burn it on the altar, upon the offerings of THE GOD made by fire: it is a sin-offering. [5:13] And the priest shall make atonement for him as touching his sin that he hath sinned in any of these things, and he shall be forgiven: and the remnant shall be the priest’s, as the meal-offering.

[5:14] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [5:15] If any one commit a trespass, and sin unwittingly, in the holy things of THE GOD; then he shall bring his trespass-offering unto THE GOD, a ram without blemish out of the flock, according to your estimation in silver by shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for a trespass-offering: [5:16] and he shall make restitution for that which he hath done amiss in the holy thing, and shall add the fifth part thereto, and give it unto the priest; and the priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the trespass-offering, and he shall be forgiven.

[5:17] And if any one sin, and do any of the things which THE GOD hath commanded not to be done; though he knew it not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear his iniquity. [5:18] And he shall bring a ram without blemish out of the flock, according to your estimation, for a trespass-offering, unto the priest; and the priest shall make atonement for him concerning the thing wherein he erred unwittingly and knew it not, and he shall be forgiven. [5:19] It is a trespass-offering: he is certainly guilty before THE GOD.

[6:1] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [6:2] If any one sin, and commit a trespass against THE GOD, and deal falsely with his neighbor in a matter of deposit, or of bargain, or of robbery, or have oppressed his neighbor, [6:3] or have found that which was lost, and deal falsely therein, and swear to a lie; in any of all these things that a man doeth, sinning therein; [6:4] then it shall be, if he hath sinned, and is guilty, that he shall restore that which he took by robbery, or the thing which he hath gotten by oppression, or the deposit which was committed to him, or the lost thing which he found, [6:5] or any thing about which he hath sworn falsely; he shall even restore it in full, and shall add the fifth part more thereto: unto him to whom it appertaineth shall he give it, in the day of his being found guilty. [6:6] And he shall bring his trespass-offering unto THE GOD, a ram without blemish out of the flock, according to your estimation, for a trespass-offering, unto the priest: [6:7] and the priest shall make atonement for him before THE GOD; and he shall be forgiven concerning whatsoever he doeth so as to be guilty thereby.

[6:8] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [6:9] Command Aaron and his sons, saying, This is the law of the burnt-offering: the burnt-offering shall be on the hearth upon the altar all night unto the morning; and the fire of the altar shall be kept burning thereon. [6:10] And the priest shall put on his linen garment, and his linen breeches shall he put upon his flesh; and he shall take up the ashes whereto the fire hath consumed the burnt-offering on the altar, and he shall put them beside the altar. [6:11] And he shall put off his garments, and put on other garments, and carry forth the ashes without the camp unto a clean place. [6:12] And the fire upon the altar shall be kept burning thereon, it shall not go out; and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning: and he shall lay the burnt-offering in order upon it, and shall burn thereon the fat of the peace-offerings. [6:13] Fire shall be kept burning upon the altar continually; it shall not go out.

[6:14] And this is the law of the meal-offering: the sons of Aaron shall offer it before THE GOD, before the altar. [6:15] And he shall take up therefrom his handful, of the fine flour of the meal-offering, and of the oil thereof, and all the frankincense which is upon the meal-offering, and shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savor, as the memorial thereof, unto THE GOD. [6:16] And that which is left thereof shall Aaron and his sons eat: it shall be eaten without leaven in a holy place; in the court of the tent of meeting they shall eat it. [6:17] It shall not be baken with leaven. I have given it as their portion of my offerings made by fire; it is most holy, as the sin-offering, and as the trespass-offering. [6:18] Every male among the children of Aaron shall eat of it, as his portion for ever throughout your generations, from the offerings of THE GOD made by fire: whosoever toucheth them shall be holy.

[6:19] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [6:20] This is the oblation of Aaron and of his sons, which they shall offer unto THE GOD in the day when he is anointed: the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a meal-offering perpetually, half of it in the morning, and half thereof in the evening. [6:21] On a baking-pan it shall be made with oil; when it is soaked, you shalt bring it in: in baken pieces shalt you offer the meal-offering for a sweet savor unto THE GOD. [6:22] And the anointed priest that shall be in his stead from among his sons shall offer it: by a statute for ever it shall be wholly burnt unto THE GOD. [6:23] And every meal-offering of the priest shall be wholly burnt: it shall not be eaten.

[6:24] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [6:25] Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, saying, This is the law of the sin-offering: in the place where the burnt-offering is killed shall the sin-offering be killed before THE GOD: it is most holy. [6:26] The priest that offereth it for sin shall eat it: in a holy place shall it be eaten, in the court of the tent of meeting. [6:27] Whatsoever shall touch the flesh thereof shall be holy; and when there is sprinkled of the blood thereof upon any garment, you shalt wash that whereon it was sprinkled in a holy place. [6:28] But the earthen vessel wherein it is boiled shall be broken; and if it be boiled in a brazen vessel, it shall be scoured, and rinsed in water. [6:29] Every male among the priests shall eat thereof: it is most holy. [6:30] And no sin-offering, whereof any of the blood is brought into the tent of meeting to make atonement in the holy place, shall be eaten: it shall be burnt with fire.

[7:1] And this is the law of the trespass-offering: it is most holy. [7:2] In the place where they kill the burnt-offering shall they kill the trespass-offering; and the blood thereof shall he sprinkle upon the altar round about. [7:3] And he shall offer of it all the fat thereof: the fat tail, and the fat that covereth the inwards, [7:4] and the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the loins, and the caul upon the liver, with the kidneys, shall he take away; [7:5] and the priest shall burn them upon the altar for an offering made by fire unto THE GOD: it is a trespass-offering. [7:6] Every male among the priests shall eat thereof: it shall be eaten in a holy place: it is most holy. [7:7] As is the sin-offering, so is the trespass-offering; there is one law for them: the priest that maketh atonement therewith, he shall have it. [7:8] And the priest that offereth any man’s burnt-offering, even the priest shall have to himself the skin of the burnt-offering which he hath offered. [7:9] And every meal-offering that is baken in the oven, and all that is dressed in the frying-pan, and on the baking-pan, shall be the priest’s that offereth it. [7:10] And every meal-offering, mingled with oil, or dry, shall all the sons of Aaron have, one as well as another.

[7:11] And this is the law of the sacrifice of peace-offerings, which one shall offer unto THE GOD. [7:12] If he offer it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer with the sacrifice of thanksgiving unleavened cakes mingled with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil, and cakes mingled with oil, of fine flour soaked. [7:13] With cakes of leavened bread he shall offer his oblation with the sacrifice of his peace-offerings for thanksgiving. [7:14] And of it he shall offer one out of each oblation for a heave-offering unto THE GOD; it shall be the priest’s that sprinkleth the blood of the peace-offerings.

[7:15] And the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace-offerings for thanksgiving shall be eaten on the day of his oblation; he shall not leave any of it until the morning. [7:16] But if the sacrifice of his oblation be a vow, or a freewill-offering, it shall be eaten on the day that he offereth his sacrifice; and on the morrow that which remaineth of it shall be eaten: [7:17] but that which remaineth of the flesh of the sacrifice on the third day shall be burnt with fire. [7:18] And if any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace-offerings be eaten on the third day, it shall not be accepted, neither shall it be imputed unto him that offereth it: it shall be an abomination, and the soul that eateth of it shall bear his iniquity.

[7:19] And the flesh that toucheth any unclean thing shall not be eaten; it shall be burnt with fire. And as for the flesh, every one that is clean shall eat thereof: [7:20] but the soul that eateth of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace-offerings, that pertain unto THE GOD, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from his people. [7:21] And when any one shall touch any unclean thing, the uncleanness of man, or an unclean beast, or any unclean abomination, and eat of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace-offerings, which pertain unto THE GOD, that soul shall be cut off from his people.

[7:22] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [7:23] Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, You shall eat no fat, of ox, or sheep, or goat. [7:24] And the fat of that which dieth of itself, and the fat of that which is torn of beasts, may be used for any other service; but you shall in no wise eat of it. [7:25] For whosoever eateth the fat of the beast, of which men offer an offering made by fire unto THE GOD, even the soul that eateth it shall be cut off from his people. [7:26] And you shall eat no manner of blood, whether it be of bird or of beast, in any of your dwellings. [7:27] Whosoever it be that eateth any blood, that soul shall be cut off from his people.

[7:28] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [7:29] Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, He that offereth the sacrifice of his peace-offerings unto THE GOD shall bring his oblation unto THE GOD out of the sacrifice of his peace-offerings: [7:30] his own hands shall bring the offerings of THE GOD made by fire; the fat with the breast shall he bring, that the breast may be waved for a wave-offering before THE GOD. [7:31] And the priest shall burn the fat upon the altar; but the breast shall be Aaron’s and his sons’. [7:32] And the right thigh shall you give unto the priest for a heave-offering out of the sacrifices of your peace-offerings. [7:33] He among the sons of Aaron that offereth the blood of the peace-offerings, and the fat, shall have the right thigh for a portion. [7:34] For the wave-breast and the heave-thigh have I taken of the children of Israel out of the sacrifices of their peace-offerings, and have given them unto Aaron the priest and unto his sons as their portion for ever from the children of Israel.

[7:35] This is the anointing-portion of Aaron, and the anointing-portion of his sons, out of the offerings of THE GOD made by fire, in the day when he presented them to minister unto THE GOD in the priest’s office; [7:36] which THE GOD commanded to be given them of the children of Israel, in the day that he anointed them. It is their portion for ever throughout their generations.

[7:37] This is the law of the burnt-offering, of the meal-offering, and of the sin-offering, and of the trespass-offering, and of the consecration, and of the sacrifice of peace-offerings; [7:38] which THE GOD commanded Moses in mount Sinai, in the day that he commanded the children of Israel to offer their oblations unto THE GOD, in the wilderness of Sinai.

[8:1] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [8:2] Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments, and the anointing oil, and the bullock of the sin-offering, and the two rams, and the basket of unleavened bread; [8:3] and assemble you all the congregation at the door of the tent of meeting. [8:4] And Moses did as THE GOD commanded him; and the congregation was assembled at the door of the tent of meeting. [8:5] And Moses said unto the congregation, This is the thing which THE GOD hath commanded to be done.

[8:6] And Moses brought Aaron and his sons, and washed them with water. [8:7] And he put upon him the coat, and girded him with the girdle, and clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod upon him, and he girded him with the skilfully woven band of the ephod, and bound it unto him therewith. [8:8] And he placed the breastplate upon him: and in the breastplate he put the Urim and the Thummim. [8:9] And he set the mitre upon his head; and upon the mitre, in front, did he set the golden plate, the holy crown; as THE GOD commanded Moses.

[8:10] And Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle and all that was therein, and sanctified them. [8:11] And he sprinkled thereof upon the altar seven times, and anointed the altar and all its vessels, and the laver and its base, to sanctify them. [8:12] And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron’s head, and anointed him, to sanctify him. [8:13] And Moses brought Aaron’s sons, and clothed them with coats, and girded them with girdles, and bound head-tires upon them; as THE GOD commanded Moses.

[8:14] And he brought the bullock of the sin-offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the bullock of the sin-offering. [8:15] And he slew it; and Moses took the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about with his finger, and purified the altar, and poured out the blood at the base of the altar, and sanctified it, to make atonement for it. [8:16] And he took all the fat that was upon the inwards, and the caul of the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat; and Moses burned it upon the altar. [8:17] But the bullock, and its skin, and its flesh, and its dung, he burnt with fire without the camp; as THE GOD commanded Moses.

[8:18] And he presented the ram of the burnt-offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram. [8:19] And he killed it; and Moses sprinkled the blood upon the altar round about. [8:20] And he cut the ram into its pieces; and Moses burnt the head, and the pieces, and the fat. [8:21] And he washed the inwards and the legs with water; and Moses burnt the whole ram upon the altar: it was a burnt-offering for a sweet savor: it was an offering made by fire unto THE GOD; as THE GOD commanded Moses.

[8:22] And he presented the other ram, the ram of consecration: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram. [8:23] And he slew it; and Moses took of the blood thereof, and put it upon the tip of Aaron’s right ear, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot. [8:24] And he brought Aaron’s sons; and Moses put of the blood upon the tip of their right ear, and upon the thumb of their right hand, and upon the great toe of their right foot: and Moses sprinkled the blood upon the altar round about. [8:25] And he took the fat, and the fat tail, and all the fat that was upon the inwards, and the caul of the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and the right thigh: [8:26] and out of the basket of unleavened bread, that was before THE GOD, he took one unleavened cake, and one cake of oiled bread, and one wafer, and placed them on the fat, and upon the right thigh: [8:27] and he put the whole upon the hands of Aaron, and upon the hands of his sons, and waved them for a wave-offering before THE GOD. [8:28] And Moses took them from off their hands, and burnt them on the altar upon the burnt-offering: they were a consecration for a sweet savor: it was an offering made by fire unto THE GOD. [8:29] And Moses took the breast, and waved it for a wave-offering before THE GOD: it was Moses’ portion of the ram of consecration; as THE GOD commanded Moses.

[8:30] And Moses took of the anointing oil, and of the blood which was upon the altar, and sprinkled it upon Aaron, upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon his sons’ garments with him, and sanctified Aaron, his garments, and his sons, and his sons’ garments with him.

[8:31] And Moses said unto Aaron and to his sons, Boil the flesh at the door of the tent of meeting: and there eat it and the bread that is in the basket of consecration, as I commanded, saying, Aaron and his sons shall eat it. [8:32] And that which remaineth of the flesh and of the bread shall you burn with fire. [8:33] And you shall not go out from the door of the tent of meeting seven days, until the days of your consecration be fulfilled: for he shall consecrate you seven days. [8:34] As hath been done this day, so THE GOD hath commanded to do, to make atonement for you. [8:35] And at the door of the tent of meeting shall you abide day and night seven days, and keep the charge of THE GOD, that you die not: for so I am commanded. [8:36] And Aaron and his sons did all the things which THE GOD commanded by Moses.

[9:1] And it came to pass on the eighth day, that Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the elders of Israel; [9:2] and he said unto Aaron, Take you a calf of the herd for a sin-offering, and a ram for a burnt-offering, without blemish, and offer them before THE GOD. [9:3] And unto the children of Israel you shalt speak, saying, Take you a he-goat for a sin-offering; and a calf and a lamb, both a year old, without blemish, for a burnt-offering; [9:4] and an ox and a ram for peace-offerings, to sacrifice before THE GOD; and a meal-offering mingled with oil: for to-day THE GOD appeareth unto you. [9:5] And they brought that which Moses commanded before the tent of meeting: and all the congregation drew near and stood before THE GOD. [9:6] And Moses said, This is the thing which THE GOD commanded that you should do: and the glory of THE GOD shall appear unto you. [9:7] And Moses said unto Aaron, Draw near unto the altar, and offer your sin-offering, and your burnt-offering, and make atonement for thyself, and for the people; and offer the oblation of the people, and make atonement for them; as THE GOD commanded.

[9:8] So Aaron drew near unto the altar, and slew the calf of the sin-offering, which was for himself. [9:9] And the sons of Aaron presented the blood unto him; and he dipped his finger in the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar, and poured out the blood at the base of the altar: [9:10] but the fat, and the kidneys, and the caul from the liver of the sin-offering, he burnt upon the altar; as THE GOD commanded Moses. [9:11] And the flesh and the skin he burnt with fire without the camp.

[9:12] And he slew the burnt-offering; and Aaron’s sons delivered unto him the blood, and he sprinkled it upon the altar round about. [9:13] And they delivered the burnt-offering unto him, piece by piece, and the head: and he burnt them upon the altar. [9:14] And he washed the inwards and the legs, and burnt them upon the burnt-offering on the altar.

[9:15] And he presented the people’s oblation, and took the goat of the sin-offering which was for the people, and slew it, and offered it for sin, as the first. [9:16] And he presented the burnt-offering, and offered it according to the ordinance. [9:17] And he presented the meal-offering, and filled his hand therefrom, and burnt it upon the altar, besides the burnt-offering of the morning.

[9:18] He slew also the ox and the ram, the sacrifice of peace-offerings, which was for the people: and Aaron’s sons delivered unto him the blood, which he sprinkled upon the altar round about, [9:19] and the fat of the ox and of the ram, the fat tail, and that which covereth the inwards, and the kidneys, and the caul of the liver: [9:20] and they put the fat upon the breasts, and he burnt the fat upon the altar: [9:21] and the breasts and the right thigh Aaron waved for a wave-offering before THE GOD; as Moses commanded.

[9:22] And Aaron lifted up his hands toward the people, and blessed them; and he came down from offering the sin-offering, and the burnt-offering, and the peace-offerings. [9:23] And Moses and Aaron went into the tent of meeting, and came out, and blessed the people: and the glory of THE GOD appeared unto all the people. [9:24] And there came forth fire from before THE GOD, and consumed upon the altar the burnt-offering and the fat: and when all the people saw it, they shouted, and fell on their faces.

[10:1] And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took each of them his censer, and put fire therein, and laid incense thereon, and offered strange fire before THE GOD, which he had not commanded them. [10:2] And there came forth fire from before THE GOD, and devoured them, and they died before THE GOD. [10:3] Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that THE GOD spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace. [10:4] And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said unto them, Draw near, carry your brethren from before the sanctuary out of the camp. [10:5] So they drew near, and carried them in their coats out of the camp, as Moses had said. [10:6] And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons, Let not the hair of your heads go loose, neither rend your clothes; that you die not, and that he be not wroth with all the congregation: but let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which THE GOD hath kindled. [10:7] And you shall not go out from the door of the tent of meeting, lest you die; for the anointing oil of THE GOD is upon you. And they did according to the word of Moses.

[10:8] And THE GOD spake unto Aaron, saying, [10:9] Drink no wine nor strong drink, thou, nor your sons with thee, when you go into the tent of meeting, that you die not: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations: [10:10] and that you may make a distinction between the holy and the common, and between the unclean and the clean; [10:11] and that you may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which THE GOD hath spoken unto them by Moses.

[10:12] And Moses spake unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons that were left, Take the meal-offering that remaineth of the offerings of THE GOD made by fire, and eat it without leaven beside the altar; for it is most holy; [10:13] and you shall eat it in a holy place, because it is your portion, and your sons’ portion, of the offerings of THE GOD made by fire: for so I am commanded. [10:14] And the wave-breast and the heave-thigh shall you eat in a clean place, thou, and your sons, and your daughters with thee: for they are given as your portion, and your sons’ portion, out of the sacrifices of the peace-offerings of the children of Israel. [10:15] The heave-thigh and the wave-breast shall they bring with the offerings made by fire of the fat, to wave it for a wave-offering before THE GOD: and it shall be thine, and your sons’ with thee, as a portion for ever; as THE GOD hath commanded.

[10:16] And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin-offering, and, behold, it was burnt: and he was angry with Eleazar and with Ithamar, the sons of Aaron that were left, saying, [10:17] Wherefore have you not eaten the sin-offering in the place of the sanctuary, seeing it is most holy, and he hath given it you to bear the iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement for them before THE GOD? [10:18] Behold, the blood of it was not brought into the sanctuary within: you should certainly have eaten it in the sanctuary, as I commanded. [10:19] And Aaron spake unto Moses, Behold, this day have they offered their sin-offering and their burnt-offering before THE GOD; and there have befallen me such things as these: and if I had eaten the sin-offering to-day, would it have been well-pleasing in the sight of THE GOD? [10:20] And when Moses heard that, it was well-pleasing in his sight.

[11:1] And THE GOD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them, [11:2] Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the living things which you may eat among all the beasts that are on the earth. [11:3] Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that may you eat. [11:4] Nevertheless these shall you not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that part the hoof: the camel, because he cheweth the cud but parteth not the hoof, he is unclean unto you. [11:5] And the coney, because he cheweth the cud but parteth not the hoof, he is unclean unto you. [11:6] And the hare, because she cheweth the cud but parteth not the hoof, she is unclean unto you. [11:7] And the swine, because he parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, but cheweth not the cud, he is unclean unto you. [11:8] Of their flesh you shall not eat, and their carcasses you shall not touch; they are unclean unto you.

[11:9] These may you eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, that may you eat. [11:10] And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of all the living creatures that are in the waters, they are an abomination unto you, [11:11] and they shall be an abomination unto you; you shall not eat of their flesh, and their carcasses you shall have in abomination. [11:12] Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that is an abomination unto you.

[11:13] And these you shall have in abomination among the birds; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the gier-eagle, and the ospray, [11:14] and the kite, and the falcon after its kind, [11:15] every raven after its kind, [11:16] and the ostrich, and the night-hawk, and the seamew, and the hawk after its kind, [11:17] and the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl, [11:18] and the horned owl, and the pelican, and the vulture, [11:19] and the stork, the heron after its kind, and the hoopoe, and the bat.

[11:20] All winged creeping things that go upon all fours are an abomination unto you. [11:21] Yet these may you eat of all winged creeping things that go upon all fours, which have legs above their feet, wherewith to leap upon the earth. [11:22] Even these of them you may eat: the locust after its kind, and the bald locust after its kind, and the cricket after its kind, and the grasshopper after its kind. [11:23] But all winged creeping things, which have four feet, are an abomination unto you.

[11:24] And by these you shall become unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcass of them shall be unclean until the even; [11:25] And whosoever beareth aught of the carcass of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even. [11:26] Every beast which parteth the hoof, and is not clovenfooted, nor cheweth the cud, is unclean unto you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean. [11:27] And whatsoever goeth upon its paws, among all beasts that go on all fours, they are unclean unto you: whoso toucheth their carcass shall be unclean until the even. [11:28] And he that beareth the carcass of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: they are unclean unto you.

[11:29] And these are they which are unclean unto you among the creeping things that creep upon the earth: the weasel, and the mouse, and the great lizard after its kind, [11:30] and the gecko, and the land-crocodile, and the lizard, and the sand-lizard, and the chameleon. [11:31] These are they which are unclean to you among all that creep: whosoever doth touch them, when they are dead, shall be unclean until the even. [11:32] And upon whatsoever any of them, when they are dead, doth fall, it shall be unclean; whether it be any vessel of wood, or raiment, or skin, or sack, whatsoever vessel it be, wherewith any work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the even; then shall it be clean. [11:33] And every earthen vessel, whereinto any of them falleth, whatsoever is in it shall be unclean, and it you shall break. [11:34] All food therein which may be eaten, that on which water cometh, shall be unclean; and all drink that may be drunk in every such vessel shall be unclean. [11:35] And every thing whereupon any part of their carcass falleth shall be unclean; whether oven, or range for pots, it shall be broken in pieces: they are unclean, and shall be unclean unto you. [11:36] Nevertheless a fountain or a pit wherein is a gathering of water shall be clean: but that which toucheth their carcass shall be unclean. [11:37] And if aught of their carcass fall upon any sowing seed which is to be sown, it is clean. [11:38] But if water be put upon the seed, and aught of their carcass fall thereon, it is unclean unto you.

[11:39] And if any beast, of which you may eat, die; he that toucheth the carcass thereof shall be unclean until the even. [11:40] And he that eateth of the carcass of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: he also that beareth the carcass of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.

[11:41] And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth is an abomination; it shall not be eaten. [11:42] Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all fours, or whatsoever hath many feet, even all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them you shall not eat; for they are an abomination. [11:43] You shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall you make yourselves unclean with them, that you should be defiled thereby. [11:44] For I am THE GOD your God: sanctify yourselves therefore, and be you holy; for I am holy: neither shall you defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that moveth upon the earth. [11:45] For I am THE GOD that brought you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: you shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.

[11:46] This is the law of the beast, and of the bird, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth upon the earth; [11:47] to make a distinction between the unclean and the clean, and between the living thing that may be eaten and the living thing that may not be eaten.

[12:1] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [12:2] Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a woman conceive seed, and bear a man-child, then she shall be unclean seven days; as in the days of the impurity of her sickness shall she be unclean. [12:3] And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised. [12:4] And she shall continue in the blood of her purifying three and thirty days; she shall touch no hallowed thing, nor come into the sanctuary, until the days of her purifying be fulfilled. [12:5] But if she bear a maid-child, then she shall be unclean two weeks, as in her impurity; and she shall continue in the blood of her purifying threescore and six days.

[12:6] And when the days of her purifying are fulfilled, for a son, or for a daughter, she shall bring a lamb a year old for a burnt-offering, and a young pigeon, or a turtle-dove, for a sin-offering, unto the door of the tent of meeting, unto the priest: [12:7] and he shall offer it before THE GOD, and make atonement for her; and she shall be cleansed from the fountain of her blood. This is the law for her that beareth, whether a male or a female. [12:8] And if her means suffice not for a lamb, then she shall take two turtle-doves, or two young pigeons; the one for a burnt-offering, and the other for a sin-offering: and the priest shall make atonement for her, and she shall be clean.

[13:1] And THE GOD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, [13:2] When a man shall have in the skin of his flesh a rising, or a scab, or a bright spot, and it become in the skin of his flesh the plague of leprosy, then he shall be brought unto Aaron the priest, or unto one of his sons the priests: [13:3] and the priest shall look on the plague in the skin of the flesh: and if the hair in the plague be turned white, and the appearance of the plague be deeper than the skin of his flesh, it is the plague of leprosy; and the priest shall look on him, and pronounce him unclean. [13:4] And if the bright spot be white in the skin of his flesh, and the appearance thereof be not deeper than the skin, and the hair thereof be not turned white, then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague seven days: [13:5] and the priest shall look on him the seventh day: and, behold, if in his eyes the plague be at a stay, and the plague be not spread in the skin, then the priest shall shut him up seven days more: [13:6] and the priest shall look on him again the seventh day; and, behold, if the plague be dim, and the plague be not spread in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him clean: it is a scab: and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean. [13:7] But if the scab spread abroad in the skin, after that he hath showed himself to the priest for his cleansing, he shall show himself to the priest again: [13:8] and the priest shall look; and, behold, if the scab be spread in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is leprosy.

[13:9] When the plague of leprosy is in a man, then he shall be brought unto the priest; [13:10] and the priest shall look; and, behold, if there be a white rising in the skin, and it have turned the hair white, and there be quick raw flesh in the rising, [13:11] it is an old leprosy in the skin of his flesh, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean: he shall not shut him up, for he is unclean. [13:12] And if the leprosy break out abroad in the skin, and the leprosy cover all the skin of him that hath the plague from his head even to his feet, as far as appeareth to the priest; [13:13] then the priest shall look; and, behold, if the leprosy have covered all his flesh, he shall pronounce him clean that hath the plague: it is all turned white: he is clean. [13:14] But whensoever raw flesh appeareth in him, he shall be unclean. [13:15] And the priest shall look on the raw flesh, and pronounce him unclean: the raw flesh is unclean: it is leprosy. [13:16] Or if the raw flesh turn again, and be changed unto white, then he shall come unto the priest; [13:17] and the priest shall look on him; and, behold, if the plague be turned into white, then the priest shall pronounce him clean that hath the plague: he is clean.

[13:18] And when the flesh hath in the skin thereof a boil, and it is healed, [13:19] and in the place of the boil there is a white rising, or a bright spot, reddish-white, then is shall be showed to the priest; [13:20] and the priest shall look; and, behold, if the appearance thereof be lower than the skin, and the hair thereof be turned white, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy, it hath broken out in the boil. [13:21] But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hairs therein, and it be not lower than the skin, but be dim; then the priest shall shut him up seven days: [13:22] And if it spread abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague. [13:23] But if the bright spot stay in its place, and be not spread, it is the scar of the boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.

[13:24] Or when the flesh hath in the skin thereof a burning by fire, and the quick flesh of the burning become a bright spot, reddish-white, or white; [13:25] then the priest shall look upon it; and, behold, if the hair in the bright spot be turned white, and the appearance thereof be deeper than the skin; it is leprosy, it hath broken out in the burning: and the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy. [13:26] But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hair in the bright spot, and it be no lower than the skin, but be dim; then the priest shall shut him up seven days: [13:27] and the priest shall look upon him the seventh day: if it spread abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy. [13:28] And if the bright spot stay in its place, and be not spread in the skin, but be dim; it is the rising of the burning, and the priest shall pronounce him clean: for it is the scar of the burning.

[13:29] And when a man or woman hath a plague upon the head or upon the beard, [13:30] then the priest shall look on the plague; and, behold, if the appearance thereof be deeper than the skin, and there be in it yellow thin hair, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a scall, it is leprosy of the head or of the beard. [13:31] And if the priest look on the plague of the scall, and, behold, the appearance thereof be not deeper than the skin, and there be no black hair in it, then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague of the scall seven days: [13:32] And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the plague; and, behold, if the scall be not spread, and there be in it no yellow hair, and the appearance of the scall be not deeper than the skin, [13:33] then he shall be shaven, but the scall shall he not shave; and the priest shall shut up him that hath the scall seven days more: [13:34] and in the seventh day the priest shall look on the scall; and, behold, if the scall be not spread in the skin, and the appearance thereof be not deeper than the skin; then the priest shall pronounce him clean: and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean. [13:35] But if the scall spread abroad in the skin after his cleansing, [13:36] then the priest shall look on him; and, behold, if the scall be spread in the skin, the priest shall not seek for the yellow hair; he is unclean. [13:37] But if in his eyes the scall be at a stay, and black hair be grown up therein; the scall is healed, he is clean: and the priest shall pronounce him clean.

[13:38] And when a man or a woman hath in the skin of the flesh bright spots, even white bright spots; [13:39] then the priest shall look; and, behold, if the bright spots in the skin of their flesh be of a dull white, it is a tetter, it hath broken out in the skin; he is clean.

[13:40] And if a man’s hair be fallen off his head, he is bald; yet is he clean. [13:41] And if his hair be fallen off from the front part of his head, he is forehead bald; yet is he clean. [13:42] But if there be in the bald head, or the bald forehead, a reddish-white plague; it is leprosy breaking out in his bald head, or his bald forehead. [13:43] Then the priest shall look upon him; and, behold, if the rising of the plague be reddish-white in his bald head, or in his bald forehead, as the appearance of leprosy in the skin of the flesh; [13:44] he is a leprous man, he is unclean: the priest shall surely pronounce him unclean; his plague is in his head.

[13:45] And the leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and the hair of his head shall go loose, and he shall cover his upper lip, and shall cry, Unclean, unclean. [13:46] All the days wherein the plague is in him he shall be unclean; he is unclean: he shall dwell alone; without the camp shall his dwelling be.

[13:47] The garment also that the plague of leprosy is in, whether it be a woollen garment, or a linen garment; [13:48] whether it be in warp, or woof; of linen, or of woollen; whether in a skin, or in anything made of skin; [13:49] if the plague be greenish or reddish in the garment, or in the skin, or in the warp, or in the woof, or in anything of skin; it is the plague of leprosy, and shall be showed unto the priest. [13:50] And the priest shall look upon the plague, and shut up that which hath the plague seven days: [13:51] and he shall look on the plague on the seventh day: if the plague be spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in the skin, whatever service skin is used for; the plague is a fretting leprosy; it is unclean. [13:52] And he shall burn the garment, whether the warp or the woof, in woollen or in linen, or anything of skin, wherein the plague is: for it is a fretting leprosy; it shall be burnt in the fire.

[13:53] And if the priest shall look, and, behold, the plague be not spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in anything of skin; [13:54] then the priest shall command that they wash the thing wherein the plague is, and he shall shut it up seven days more: [13:55] and the priest shall look, after that the plague is washed; and, behold, if the plague have not changed its color, and the plague be not spread, it is unclean; you shalt burn it in the fire: it is a fret, whether the bareness be within or without.

[13:56] And if the priest look, and, behold, the plague be dim after the washing thereof, then he shall rend it out of the garment, or out of the skin, or out of the warp, or out of the woof: [13:57] and if it appear still in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in anything of skin, it is breaking out: you shalt burn that wherein the plague is with fire. [13:58] And the garment, either the warp, or the woof, or whatsoever thing of skin it be, which you shalt wash, if the plague be departed from them, then it shall be washed the second time, and shall be clean.

[13:59] This is the law of the plague of leprosy in a garment of woollen or linen, either in the warp, or the woof, or anything of skin, to pronounce it clean, or to pronounce it unclean.

[14:1] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [14:2] This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing: he shall be brought unto the priest: [14:3] and the priest shall go forth out of the camp; and the priest shall look; and, behold, if the plague of leprosy be healed in the leper, [14:4] then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed two living clean birds, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop: [14:5] And the priest shall command to kill one of the birds in an earthen vessel over running water. [14:6] As for the living bird, he shall take it, and the cedar wood, and the scarlet, and the hyssop, and shall dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the running water: [14:7] And he shall sprinkle upon him that is to be cleansed from the leprosy seven times, and shall pronounce him clean, and shall let go the living bird into the open field. [14:8] And he that is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, and shave off all his hair, and bathe himself in water; and he shall be clean: and after that he shall come into the camp, but shall dwell outside his tent seven days. [14:9] And it shall be on the seventh day, that he shall shave all his hair off his head and his beard and his eyebrows, even all his hair he shall shave off: and he shall wash his clothes, and he shall bathe his flesh in water, and he shall be clean.

[14:10] And on the eighth day he shall take two he-lambs without blemish, and one ewe-lamb a year old without blemish, and three tenth parts of an ephah of fine flour for a meal-offering, mingled with oil, and one log of oil. [14:11] And the priest that cleanseth him shall set the man that is to be cleansed, and those things, before THE GOD, at the door of the tent of meeting. [14:12] And the priest shall take one of the he-lambs, and offer him for a trespass-offering, and the log of oil, and wave them for a wave-offering before THE GOD: [14:13] and he shall kill the he-lamb in the place where they kill the sin-offering and the burnt-offering, in the place of the sanctuary: for as the sin-offering is the priest’s, so is the trespass-offering: it is most holy: [14:14] and the priest shall take of the blood of the trespass-offering, and the priest shall put it upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot. [14:15] And the priest shall take of the log of oil, and pour it into the palm of his own left hand; [14:16] and the priest shall dip his right finger in the oil that is in his left hand, and shall sprinkle of the oil with his finger seven times before THE GOD: [14:17] and of the rest of the oil that is in his hand shall the priest put upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot, upon the blood of the trespass-offering: [14:18] and the rest of the oil that is in the priest’s hand he shall put upon the head of him that is to be cleansed: and the priest shall make atonement for him before THE GOD. [14:19] And the priest shall offer the sin-offering, and make atonement for him that is to be cleansed because of his uncleanness: and afterward he shall kill the burnt-offering; [14:20] and the priest shall offer the burnt-offering and the meal-offering upon the altar: and the priest shall make atonement for him, and he shall be clean.

[14:21] And if he be poor, and cannot get so much, then he shall take one he-lamb for a trespass-offering to be waved, to make atonement for him, and one tenth part of an ephah of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering, and a log of oil; [14:22] and two turtle-doves, or two young pigeons, such as he is able to get; and the one shall be a sin-offering, and the other a burnt-offering. [14:23] And on the eighth day he shall bring them for his cleansing unto the priest, unto the door of the tent of meeting, before THE GOD: [14:24] and the priest shall take the lamb of the trespass-offering, and the log of oil, and the priest shall wave them for a wave-offering before THE GOD. [14:25] And he shall kill the lamb of the trespass-offering; and the priest shall take of the blood of the trespass-offering, and put it upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot. [14:26] And the priest shall pour of the oil into the palm of his own left hand; [14:27] and the priest shall sprinkle with his right finger some of the oil that is in his left hand seven times before THE GOD: [14:28] and the priest shall put of the oil that is in his hand upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot, upon the place of the blood of the trespass-offering: [14:29] and the rest of the oil that is in the priest’s hand he shall put upon the head of him that is to be cleansed, to make atonement for him before THE GOD. [14:30] And he shall offer one of the turtle-doves, or of the young pigeons, such as he is able to get, [14:31] even such as he is able to get, the one for a sin-offering, and the other for a burnt-offering, with the meal-offering: and the priest shall make atonement for him that is to be cleansed before THE GOD. [14:32] This is the law of him in whom is the plague of leprosy, who is not able to get that which pertaineth to his cleansing.

[14:33] And THE GOD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, [14:34] When you are come into the land of Canaan, which I give to you for a possession, and I put the plague of leprosy in a house of the land of your possession; [14:35] then he that owneth the house shall come and tell the priest, saying, There seemeth to me to be as it were a plague in the house. [14:36] And the priest shall command that they empty the house, before the priest goeth in to see the plague, that all that is in the house be not made unclean: and afterward the priest shall go in to see the house: [14:37] and he shall look on the plague; and, behold, if the plague be in the walls of the house with hollow streaks, greenish or reddish, and the appearance thereof be lower than the wall; [14:38] then the priest shall go out of the house to the door of the house, and shut up the house seven days. [14:39] And the priest shall come again the seventh day, and shall look; and, behold, if the plague be spread in the walls of the house; [14:40] then the priest shall command that they take out the stones in which the plague is, and cast them into an unclean place without the city: [14:41] and he shall cause the house to be scraped within round about, and they shall pour out the mortar, that they scrape off, without the city into an unclean place: [14:42] and they shall take other stones, and put them in the place of those stones; and he shall take other mortar, and shall plaster the house.

[14:43] And if the plague come again, and break out in the house, after that he hath taken out the stones, and after he hath scraped the house, and after it is plastered; [14:44] then the priest shall come in and look; and, behold, if the plague be spread in the house, it is a fretting leprosy in the house: it is unclean. [14:45] And he shall break down the house, the stones of it, and the timber thereof, and all the mortar of the house; and he shall carry them forth out of the city into an unclean place. [14:46] Moreover he that goeth into the house all the while that it is shut up shall be unclean until the even. [14:47] And he that lieth in the house shall wash his clothes; and he that eateth in the house shall wash his clothes.

[14:48] And if the priest shall come in, and look, and, behold, the plague hath not spread in the house, after the house was plastered; then the priest shall pronounce the house clean, because the plague is healed. [14:49] And he shall take to cleanse the house two birds, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop: [14:50] and he shall kill one of the birds in an earthen vessel over running water: [14:51] and he shall take the cedar wood, and the hyssop, and the scarlet, and the living bird, and dip them in the blood of the slain bird, and in the running water, and sprinkle the house seven times: [14:52] and he shall cleanse the house with the blood of the bird, and with the running water, and with the living bird, and with the cedar wood, and with the hyssop, and with the scarlet: [14:53] but he shall let go the living bird out of the city into the open field: so shall he make atonement for the house; and it shall be clean.

[14:54] This is the law for all manner of plague of leprosy, and for a scall, [14:55] and for the leprosy of a garment, and for a house, [14:56] and for a rising, and for a scab, and for a bright spot; [14:57] to teach when it is unclean, and when it is clean: this is the law of leprosy.

[15:1] And THE GOD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying, [15:2] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When any man hath an issue out of his flesh, because of his issue he is unclean. [15:3] And this shall be his uncleanness in his issue: whether his flesh run with his issue, or his flesh be stopped from his issue, it is his uncleanness. [15:4] Every bed whereon he that hath the issue lieth shall be unclean; and everything whereon he sitteth shall be unclean. [15:5] And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. [15:6] And he that sitteth on anything whereon he that hath the issue sat shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. [15:7] And he that toucheth the flesh of him that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. [15:8] And if he that hath the issue spit upon him that is clean, then he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. [15:9] And what saddle soever he that hath the issue rideth upon shall be unclean. [15:10] And whosoever toucheth anything that was under him shall be unclean until the even: and he that beareth those things shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. [15:11] And whomsoever he that hath the issue toucheth, without having rinsed his hands in water, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. [15:12] And the earthen vessel, which he that hath the issue toucheth, shall be broken; and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water.

[15:13] And when he that hath an issue is cleansed of his issue, then he shall number to himself seven days for his cleansing, and wash his clothes; and he shall bathe his flesh in running water, and shall be clean. [15:14] And on the eighth day he shall take to him two turtle-doves, or two young pigeons, and come before THE GOD unto the door of the tent of meeting, and give them unto the priest: [15:15] and the priest shall offer them, the one for a sin-offering, and the other for a burnt-offering; and the priest shall make atonement for him before THE GOD for his issue.

[15:16] And if any man’s seed of copulation go out from him, then he shall bathe all his flesh in water, and be unclean until the even. [15:17] And every garment, and every skin, whereon is the seed of copulation, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the even. [15:18] The woman also with whom a man shall lie with seed of copulation, they shall both bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the even.

[15:19] And if a woman have an issue, and her issue in her flesh be blood, she shall be in her impurity seven days: and whosoever toucheth her shall be unclean until the even. [15:20] And everything that she lieth upon in her impurity shall be unclean: everything also that she sitteth upon shall be unclean. [15:21] And whosoever toucheth her bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. [15:22] And whosoever toucheth anything that she sitteth upon shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. [15:23] And if it be on the bed, or on anything whereon she sitteth, when he toucheth it, he shall be unclean until the even. [15:24] And if any man lie with her, and her impurity be upon him, he shall be unclean seven days; and every bed whereon he lieth shall be unclean.

[15:25] And if a woman have an issue of her blood many days not in the time of her impurity, or if she have an issue beyond the time of her impurity; all the days of the issue of her uncleanness she shall be as in the days of her impurity: she is unclean. [15:26] Every bed whereon she lieth all the days of her issue shall be unto her as the bed of her impurity: and everything whereon she sitteth shall be unclean, as the uncleanness of her impurity. [15:27] And whosoever toucheth those things shall be unclean, and shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. [15:28] But if she be cleansed of her issue, then she shall number to herself seven days, and after that she shall be clean. [15:29] And on the eighth day she shall take unto her two turtle-doves, or two young pigeons, and bring them unto the priest, to the door of the tent of meeting. [15:30] And the priest shall offer the one for a sin-offering, and the other for a burnt-offering; and the priest shall make atonement for her before THE GOD for the issue of her uncleanness.

[15:31] Thus shall you separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness, that they die not in their uncleanness, when they defile my tabernacle that is in the midst of them.

[15:32] This is the law of him that hath an issue, and of him whose seed of copulation goeth from him, so that he is unclean thereby; [15:33] and of her that is sick with her impurity, and of him that hath an issue, of the man, and of the woman, and of him that lieth with her that is unclean.

[16:1] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they drew near before THE GOD, and died; [16:2] and THE GOD said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron your brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the veil, before the mercy-seat which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy-seat. [16:3] Herewith shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young bullock for a sin-offering, and a ram for a burnt-offering. [16:4] He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with the linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired: they are the holy garments; and he shall bathe his flesh in water, and put them on. [16:5] And he shall take of the congregation of the children of Israel two he-goats for a sin-offering, and one ram for a burnt-offering.

[16:6] And Aaron shall present the bullock of the sin-offering, which is for himself, and make atonement for himself, and for his house. [16:7] And he shall take the two goats, and set them before THE GOD at the door of the tent of meeting. [16:8] And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for THE GOD, and the other lot for Azazel. [16:9] And Aaron shall present the goat upon which the lot fell for THE GOD, and offer him for a sin-offering. [16:10] But the goat, on which the lot fell for Azazel, shall be set alive before THE GOD, to make atonement for him, to send him away for Azazel into the wilderness.

[16:11] And Aaron shall present the bullock of the sin-offering, which is for himself, and shall make atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bullock of the sin-offering which is for himself: [16:12] and he shall take a censer full of coals of fire from off the altar before THE GOD, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the veil: [16:13] and he shall put the incense upon the fire before THE GOD, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy-seat that is upon the testimony, that he die not: [16:14] and he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it with his finger upon the mercy-seat on the east; and before the mercy-seat shall he sprinkle of the blood with his finger seven times.

[16:15] Then shall he kill the goat of the sin-offering, that is for the people, and bring his blood within the veil, and do with his blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy-seat, and before the mercy-seat: [16:16] and he shall make atonement for the holy place, because of the uncleannesses of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions, even all their sins: and so shall he do for the tent of meeting, that dwelleth with them in the midst of their uncleannesses. [16:17] And there shall be no man in the tent of meeting when he goeth in to make atonement in the holy place, until he come out, and have made atonement for himself, and for his household, and for all the assembly of Israel. [16:18] And he shall go out unto the altar that is before THE GOD, and make atonement for it, and shall take of the blood of the bullock, and of the blood of the goat, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about. [16:19] And he shall sprinkle of the blood upon it with his finger seven times, and cleanse it, and hallow it from the uncleannesses of the children of Israel.

[16:20] And when he hath made an end of atoning for the holy place, and the tent of meeting, and the altar, he shall present the live goat: [16:21] and Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions, even all their sins; and he shall put them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a man that is in readiness into the wilderness: [16:22] and the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a solitary land: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness.

[16:23] And Aaron shall come into the tent of meeting, and shall put off the linen garments, which he put on when he went into the holy place, and shall leave them there: [16:24] and he shall bathe his flesh in water in a holy place, and put on his garments, and come forth, and offer his burnt-offering and the burnt-offering of the people, and make atonement for himself and for the people. [16:25] And the fat of the sin-offering shall he burn upon the altar. [16:26] And he that letteth go the goat for Azazel shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp. [16:27] And the bullock of the sin-offering, and the goat of the sin-offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the holy place, shall be carried forth without the camp; and they shall burn in the fire their skins, and their flesh, and their dung. [16:28] And he that burneth them shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp.

[16:29] And it shall be a statute for ever unto you: in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall afflict your souls, and shall do no manner of work, the home-born, or the stranger that sojourneth among you: [16:30] for on this day shall atonement be made for you, to cleanse you; from all your sins shall you be clean before THE GOD. [16:31] It is a sabbath of solemn rest unto you, and you shall afflict your souls; it is a statute for ever. [16:32] And the priest, who shall be anointed and who shall be consecrated to be priest in his father’s stead, shall make the atonement, and shall put on the linen garments, even the holy garments: [16:33] and he shall make atonement for the holy sanctuary; and he shall make atonement for the tent of meeting and for the altar; and he shall make atonement for the priests and for all the people of the assembly. [16:34] And this shall be an everlasting statute unto you, to make atonement for the children of Israel because of all their sins once in the year. And he did as THE GOD commanded Moses.

[17:1] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [17:2] Speak unto Aaron, and unto his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them: This is the thing which THE GOD hath commanded, saying, [17:3] What man soever there be of the house of Israel, that killeth an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that killeth it without the camp, [17:4] and hath not brought it unto the door of the tent of meeting, to offer it as an oblation unto THE GOD before the tabernacle of THE GOD: blood shall be imputed unto that man; he hath shed blood; and that man shall be cut off from among his people: [17:5] To the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices, which they sacrifice in the open field, even that they may bring them unto THE GOD, unto the door of the tent of meeting, unto the priest, and sacrifice them for sacrifices of peace-offerings unto THE GOD. [17:6] And the priest shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar of THE GOD at the door of the tent of meeting, and burn the fat for a sweet savor unto THE GOD. [17:7] And they shall no more sacrifice their sacrifices unto the he-goats, after which they play the harlot. This shall be a statute forever unto them throughout their generations.

[17:8] And you shalt say unto them, Whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among them, that offereth a burnt-offering or sacrifice, [17:9] and bringeth it not unto the door of the tent of meeting, to sacrifice it unto THE GOD; that man shall be cut off from his people.

[17:10] And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among them, that eateth any manner of blood, I will set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people. [17:11] For the life of the flesh is in the blood; and I have given it to you upon the altar to make atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh atonement by reason of the life. [17:12] Therefore I said unto the children of Israel, No soul of you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger that sojourneth among you eat blood. [17:13] And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among them, who taketh in hunting any beast or bird that may be eaten; he shall pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust.

[17:14] For as to the life of all flesh, the blood thereof is all one with the life thereof: therefore I said unto the children of Israel, You shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh; for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof: whosoever eateth it shall be cut off. [17:15] And every soul that eateth that which dieth of itself, or that which is torn of beasts, whether he be home-born or a sojourner, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even: then shall he be clean. [17:16] But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh, then he shall bear his iniquity.

[18:1] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [18:2] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am THE GOD your God. [18:3] After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein you dwelt, shall you not do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall you not do; neither shall you walk in their statutes. [18:4] Mine ordinances shall you do, and my statutes shall you keep, to walk therein: I am THE GOD your God. [18:5] You shall therefore keep my statutes, and mine ordinances; which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am THE GOD.

[18:6] None of you shall approach to any that are near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am THE GOD. [18:7] The nakedness of your father, even the nakedness of your mother, shalt you not uncover: she is your mother; you shalt not uncover her nakedness. [18:8] The nakedness of your father’s wife shalt you not uncover: it is your father’s nakedness. [18:9] The nakedness of your sister, the daughter of your father, or the daughter of your mother, whether born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness you shalt not uncover. [18:10] The nakedness of your son’s daughter, or of your daughter’s daughter, even their nakedness you shalt not uncover: for theirs is your own nakedness. [18:11] The nakedness of your father’s wife’s daughter, begotten of your father, she is your sister, you shalt not uncover her nakedness. [18:12] you shalt not uncover the nakedness of your father’s sister: she is your father’s near kinswoman. [18:13] you shalt not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister: for she is your mother’s near kinswoman. [18:14] you shalt not uncover the nakedness of your father’s brother, you shalt not approach to his wife: she is your aunt. [18:15] you shalt not uncover the nakedness of your daughter-in-law: she is your son’s wife; you shalt not uncover her nakedness. [18:16] you shalt not uncover the nakedness of your brother’s wife: it is your brother’s nakedness. [18:17] you shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter; you shalt not take her son’s daughter, or her daughter’s daughter, to uncover her nakedness; they are near kinswomen: it is wickedness. [18:18] And you shalt not take a wife to her sister, to be a rival to her, to uncover her nakedness, besides the other in her life-time.

[18:19] And you shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is impure by her uncleanness. [18:20] And you shalt not lie carnally with your neighbor’s wife, to defile yourself with her. [18:21] And you shalt not give any of your seed to make them pass through the fire to Molech; neither shalt you profane the name of your God: I am THE GOD. [18:22] you shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. [18:23] And you shalt not lie with any beast to defile yourself therewith; neither shall any woman stand before a beast, to lie down thereto: it is confusion.

[18:24] Defile not you yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out from before you; [18:25] And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land vomiteth out her inhabitants. [18:26] You therefore shall keep my statutes and mine ordinances, and shall not do any of these abominations; neither the home-born, nor the stranger that sojourneth among you; [18:27] (for all these abominations have the men of the land done, that were before you, and the land is defiled); [18:28] that the land vomit not you out also, when you defile it, as it vomited out the nation that was before you. [18:29] For whosoever shall do any of these abominations, even the souls that do them shall be cut off from among their people. [18:30] Therefore shall you keep my charge, that you practise not any of these abominable customs, which were practised before you, and that you defile not yourselves therein: I am THE GOD your God.

[19:1] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [19:2] Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, You shall be holy; for I THE GOD your God am holy. [19:3] You shall fear every man his mother, and his father; and you shall keep my sabbaths: I am THE GOD your God. [19:4] Turn you not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am THE GOD your God.

[19:5] And when you offer a sacrifice of peace-offerings unto THE GOD, you shall offer it that you may be accepted. [19:6] It shall be eaten the same day you offer it, and on the morrow: and if aught remain until the third day, it shall be burnt with fire. [19:7] And if it be eaten at all on the third day, it is an abomination; it shall not be accepted: [19:8] but every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath profaned the holy thing of THE GOD: and that soul shall be cut off from his people.

[19:9] And when you reap the harvest of your land, you shalt not wholly reap the corners of your field, neither shalt you gather the gleaning of your harvest. [19:10] And you shalt not glean your vineyard, neither shalt you gather the fallen fruit of your vineyard; you shalt leave them for the poor and for the sojourner: I am THE GOD your God.

[19:11] You shall not steal; neither shall you deal falsely, nor lie one to another. [19:12] And you shall not swear by my name falsely, and profane the name of your God: I am THE GOD.

[19:13] you shalt not oppress your neighbor, nor rob him: the wages of a hired servant shall not abide with you all night until the morning. [19:14] you shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind; but you shalt fear your God: I am THE GOD.

[19:15] You shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: you shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty; but in righteousness shalt you judge your neighbor. [19:16] you shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among your people: neither shalt you stand against the blood of your neighbor: I am THE GOD.

[19:17] you shalt not hate your brother in your heart: you shalt surely rebuke your neighbor, and not bear sin because of him. [19:18] you shalt not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people; but you shalt love your neighbor as thyself: I am THE GOD.

[19:19] You shall keep my statutes. you shalt not let your cattle gender with a diverse kind: you shalt not sow your field with two kinds of seed: neither shall there come upon you a garment of two kinds of stuff mingled together. [19:20] And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that is a bondmaid, betrothed to a husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; they shall be punished; they shall not be put to death, because she was not free. [19:21] And he shall bring his trespass-offering unto THE GOD, unto the door of the tent of meeting, even a ram for a trespass-offering. [19:22] And the priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the trespass-offering before THE GOD for his sin which he hath sinned: and the sin which he hath sinned shall be forgiven him. [19:23] And when you shall come into the land, and shall have planted all manner of trees for food, then you shall count the fruit thereof as their uncircumcision: three years shall they be as uncircumcised unto you; it shall not be eaten. [19:24] But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy, for giving praise unto THE GOD. [19:25] And in the fifth year shall you eat of the fruit thereof, that it may yield unto you the increase thereof: I am THE GOD your God.

[19:26] You shall not eat anything with the blood: neither shall you use enchantments, nor practise augury. [19:27] You shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt you mar the corners of your beard. [19:28] You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am THE GOD.

[19:29] Profane not your daughter, to make her a harlot; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness. [19:30] You shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary; I am THE GOD.

[19:31] Turn you not unto them that have familiar spirits, nor unto the wizards; seek them not out, to be defiled by them: I am THE GOD your God.

[19:32] you shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honor the face of the old man, and you shalt fear your God: I am THE GOD.

[19:33] And if a stranger sojourn with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong. [19:34] The stranger that sojourneth with you shall be unto you as the home-born among you, and you shalt love him as thyself; for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt: I am THE GOD your God.

[19:35] You shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in measures of length, of weight, or of quantity. [19:36] Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall you have: I am THE GOD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt. [19:37] And you shall observe all my statutes, and all mine ordinances, and do them: I am THE GOD.

[20:1] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [20:2] Moreover, you shalt say to the children of Israel, Whosoever he be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth of his seed unto Molech; he shall surely be put to death: the people of the land shall stone him with stones. [20:3] I also will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name. [20:4] And if the people at the land do at all hide their eyes from that man, when he giveth of his seed unto Molech, and put him not to death; [20:5] then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all that play the harlot after him, to play the harlot with Molech, from among their people.

[20:6] And the soul that turneth unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto the wizards, to play the harlot after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people. [20:7] Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be you holy; for I am THE GOD your God. [20:8] And you shall keep my statutes, and do them: I am THE GOD who sanctifieth you. [20:9] For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall surely be put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.

[20:10] And the man that committeth adultery with another man’s wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbor’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death. [20:11] And the man that lieth with his father’s wife hath uncovered his father’s nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them. [20:12] And if a man lie with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood shall be upon them. [20:13] And if a man lie with mankind, as with womankind, both of them have committed abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them. [20:14] And if a man take a wife and her mother, it is wickedness: they shall be burnt with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness among you. [20:15] And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and you shall slay the beast. [20:16] And if a woman approach unto any beast, and lie down thereto, you shalt kill the woman, and the beast: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

[20:17] And if a man shall take his sister, his father’s daughter, or his mother’s daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it is a shameful thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of the children of their people: he hath uncovered his sister’s nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity. [20:18] And if a man shall lie with a woman having her sickness, and shall uncover her nakedness; he hath made naked her fountain, and she hath uncovered the fountain of her blood: and both of them shall be cut off from among their people. [20:19] And you shalt not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister, nor of your father’s sister; for he hath made naked his near kin: they shall bear their iniquity. [20:20] And if a man shall lie with his uncle’s wife, he hath uncovered his uncle’s nakedness: they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless. [20:21] And if a man shall take his brother’s wife, it is impurity: he hath uncovered his brother’s nakedness; they shall be childless.

[20:22] You shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all mine ordinances, and do them; that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, vomit you not out. [20:23] And you shall not walk in the customs of the nation, which I cast out before you: for they did all these things, and therefore I abhorred them. [20:24] But I have said unto you, You shall inherit their land, and I will give it unto you to possess it, a land flowing with milk and honey: I am THE GOD your God, who hath separated you from the peoples. [20:25] You shall therefore make a distinction between the clean beast and the unclean, and between the unclean fowl and the clean: and you shall not make your souls abominable by beast, or by bird, or by anything wherewith the ground teemeth, which I have separated from you as unclean. [20:26] And you shall be holy unto me: for I, THE GOD, am holy, and have set you apart from the peoples, that you should be mine.

[20:27] A man also or a woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones; their blood shall be upon them.

[21:1] And THE GOD said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none defile himself for the dead among his people; [21:2] except for his kin, that is near unto him, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother, [21:3] and for his sister a virgin, that is near unto him, that hath had no husband; for her may he defile himself. [21:4] He shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself. [21:5] They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh. [21:6] They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God; for the offerings of THE GOD made by fire, the bread of their God, they do offer: therefore they shall be holy. [21:7] They shall not take a woman that is a harlot, or profane; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband: for he is holy unto his God. [21:8] you shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of your God: he shall be holy unto thee: for I THE GOD, who sanctify you, am holy. [21:9] And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the harlot, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire.

[21:10] And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil is poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not let the hair of his head go loose, nor rend his clothes; [21:11] neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother; [21:12] neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am THE GOD. [21:13] And he shall take a wife in her virginity. [21:14] A widow, or one divorced, or a profane woman, a harlot, these shall he not take: but a virgin of his own people shall he take to wife. [21:15] And he shall not profane his seed among his people: for I am THE GOD who sanctifieth him.

[21:16] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [21:17] Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever he be of your seed throughout their generations that hath a blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread of his God. [21:18] For whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish, he shall not approach: a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, or anything superfluous, [21:19] or a man that is broken-footed, or broken-handed, [21:20] or crook-backed, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or is scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken; [21:21] no man of the seed of Aaron the priest, that hath a blemish, shall come nigh to offer the offerings of THE GOD made by fire: he hath a blemish; he shall not come nigh to offer the bread of his God. [21:22] He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy: [21:23] only he shall not go in unto the veil, nor come nigh unto the altar, because he hath a blemish; that he profane not my sanctuaries: for I am THE GOD who sanctifieth them. [21:24] So Moses spake unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel.

[22:1] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [22:2] Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, that they separate themselves from the holy things of the children of Israel, which they hallow unto me, and that they profane not my holy name: I am THE GOD. [22:3] Say unto them, Whosoever he be of all your seed throughout your generations, that approacheth unto the holy things, which the children of Israel hallow unto THE GOD, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from before me: I am THE GOD. [22:4] What man soever of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or hath an issue; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he be clean. And whoso toucheth anything that is unclean by the dead, or a man whose seed goeth from him; [22:5] or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever uncleanness he hath; [22:6] the soul that toucheth any such shall be unclean until the even, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he bathe his flesh in water. [22:7] And when the sun is down, he shall be clean; and afterward he shall eat of the holy things, because it is his bread. [22:8] That which dieth of itself, or is torn of beasts, he shall not eat, to defile himself therewith: I am THE GOD. [22:9] They shall therefore keep my charge, lest they bear sin for it, and die therein, if they profane it: I am THE GOD who sanctifieth them.

[22:10] There shall no stranger eat of the holy thing: a sojourner of the priest’s, or a hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing. [22:11] But if a priest buy any soul, the purchase of his money, he shall eat of it; and such as are born in his house, they shall eat of his bread. [22:12] And if a priest’s daughter be married unto a stranger, she shall not eat of the heave-offering of the holy things. [22:13] But if a priest’s daughter be a widow, or divorced, and have no child, and be returned unto her father’s house, as in her youth, she shall eat of her father’s bread: but there shall no stranger eat thereof. [22:14] And if a man eat of the holy thing unwittingly, then he shall put the fifth part thereof unto it, and shall give unto the priest the holy thing. [22:15] And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer unto THE GOD, [22:16] and so cause them to bear the iniquity that bringeth guilt, when they eat their holy things: for I am THE GOD who sanctifieth them.

[22:17] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [22:18] Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them, Whosoever he be of the house of Israel, or of the sojourners in Israel, that offereth his oblation, whether it be any of their vows, or any of their freewill-offerings, which they offer unto THE GOD for a burnt-offering; [22:19] that you may be accepted, you shall offer a male without blemish, of the bullocks, of the sheep, or of the goats. [22:20] But whatsoever hath a blemish, that shall you not offer: for it shall not be acceptable for you. [22:21] And whosoever offereth a sacrifice of peace-offerings unto THE GOD to accomplish a vow, or for a freewill-offering, of the herd or of the flock, it shall be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no blemish therein. [22:22] Blind, or broken, or maimed, or having a wen, or scurvy, or scabbed, you shall not offer these unto THE GOD, nor make an offering by fire of them upon the altar unto THE GOD. [22:23] Either a bullock or a lamb that hath anything superfluous or lacking in his parts, that mayest you offer for a freewill-offering; but for a vow it shall not be accepted. [22:24] That which hath its stones bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut, you shall not offer unto THE GOD; neither shall you do thus in your land. [22:25] Neither from the hand of a foreigner shall you offer the bread of your God of any of these; because their corruption is in them, there is a blemish in them: they shall not be accepted for you.

[22:26] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [22:27] When a bullock, or a sheep, or a goat, is brought forth, then it shall be seven days under the dam; and from the eighth day and thenceforth it shall be accepted for the oblation of an offering made by fire unto THE GOD. [22:28] And whether it be cow or ewe, you shall not kill it and its young both in one day. [22:29] And when you sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving unto THE GOD, you shall sacrifice it that you may be accepted. [22:30] On the same day it shall be eaten; you shall leave none of it until the morning: I am THE GOD. [22:31] Therefore shall you keep my commandments, and do them: I am THE GOD. [22:32] And you shall not profane my holy name; but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel: I am THE GOD who halloweth you, [22:33] who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am THE GOD.

[23:1] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [23:2] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, The set feasts of THE GOD, which you shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my set feasts. [23:3] Six days shall work be done: but on the seventh day is a sabbath of solemn rest, a holy convocation; you shall do no manner of work: it is a sabbath unto THE GOD in all your dwellings.

[23:4] These are the set feasts of THE GOD, even holy convocations, which you shall proclaim in their appointed season. [23:5] In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at even, is THE GOD’s passover. [23:6] And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened bread unto THE GOD: seven days you shall eat unleavened bread. [23:7] In the first day you shall have a holy convocation: you shall do no servile work. [23:8] But you shall offer an offering made by fire unto THE GOD seven days: in the seventh day is a holy convocation; you shall do no servile work.

[23:9] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [23:10] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When you are come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then you shall bring the sheaf of the first-fruits of your harvest unto the priest: [23:11] and he shall wave the sheaf before THE GOD, to be accepted for you: on the morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave it. [23:12] And in the day when you wave the sheaf, you shall offer a he-lamb without blemish a year old for a burnt-offering unto THE GOD. [23:13] And the meal-offering thereof shall be two tenth parts of an ephah of fine flour mingled with oil, an offering made by fire unto THE GOD for a sweet savor; and the drink-offering thereof shall be of wine, the fourth part of a hin. [23:14] And you shall eat neither bread, nor parched grain, nor fresh ears, until this selfsame day, until you have brought the oblation of your God: it is a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.

[23:15] And you shall count unto you from the morrow after the sabbath, from the day that you brought the sheaf of the wave-offering; seven sabbaths shall there be complete: [23:16] even unto the morrow after the seventh sabbath shall you number fifty days; and you shall offer a new meal-offering unto THE GOD. [23:17] You shall bring out of your habitations two wave-loaves of two tenth parts of an ephah: they shall be of fine flour, they shall be baken with leaven, for first-fruits unto THE GOD. [23:18] And you shall present with the bread seven lambs without blemish a year old, and one young bullock, and two rams: they shall be a burnt-offering unto THE GOD, with their meal-offering, and their drink-offerings, even an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto THE GOD. [23:19] And you shall offer one he-goat for a sin-offering, and two he-lambs a year old for a sacrifice of peace-offerings. [23:20] And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the first-fruits for a wave-offering before THE GOD, with the two lambs: they shall be holy to THE GOD for the priest. [23:21] And you shall make proclamation on the selfsame day; there shall be a holy convocation unto you; you shall do no servile work: it is a statute for ever in all your dwellings throughout your generations.

[23:22] And when you reap the harvest of your land, you shalt not wholly reap the corners of your field, neither shalt you gather the gleaning of your harvest: you shalt leave them for the poor, and for the sojourner: I am THE GOD your God.

[23:23] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [23:24] Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, shall be a solemn rest unto you, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation. [23:25] You shall do no servile work; and you shall offer an offering made by fire unto THE GOD.

[23:26] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [23:27] Howbeit on the tenth day of this seventh month is the day of atonement: it shall be a holy convocation unto you, and you shall afflict your souls; and you shall offer an offering made by fire unto THE GOD. [23:28] And you shall do no manner of work in that same day; for it is a day of atonement, to make atonement for you before THE GOD your God. [23:29] For whatsoever soul it be that shall not be afflicted in that same day; he shall be cut off from his people. [23:30] And whatsoever soul it be that doeth any manner of work in that same day, that soul will I destroy from among his people. [23:31] You shall do no manner of work: it is a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings. [23:32] It shall be unto you a sabbath of solemn rest, and you shall afflict your souls: in the ninth day of the month at even, from even unto even, shall you keep your sabbath.

[23:33] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [23:34] Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, On the fifteenth day of this seventh month is the feast of tabernacles for seven days unto THE GOD. [23:35] On the first day shall be a holy convocation: you shall do no servile work. [23:36] Seven days you shall offer an offering made by fire unto THE GOD: on the eighth day shall be a holy convocation unto you; and you shall offer an offering made by fire unto THE GOD: it is a solemn assembly; you shall do no servile work.

[23:37] These are the set feasts of THE GOD, which you shall proclaim to be holy convocations, to offer an offering made by fire unto THE GOD, a burnt-offering, and a meal-offering, a sacrifice, and drink-offerings, each on its own day; [23:38] besides the sabbaths of THE GOD, and besides your gifts, and besides all your vows, and besides all your freewill-offerings, which you give unto THE GOD.

[23:39] Howbeit on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when you have gathered in the fruits of the land, you shall keep the feast of THE GOD seven days: on the first day shall be a solemn rest, and on the eighth day shall be a solemn rest. [23:40] And you shall take you on the first day the fruit of goodly trees, branches of palm-trees, and boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and you shall rejoice before THE GOD your God seven days. [23:41] And you shall keep it a feast unto THE GOD seven days in the year: it is a statute for ever throughout your generations; you shall keep it in the seventh month. [23:42] You shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are home-born in Israel shall dwell in booths; [23:43] that your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to dwell in booths, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am THE GOD your God. [23:44] And Moses declared unto the children of Israel the set feasts of THE GOD.

[24:1] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [24:2] Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto you pure olive oil beaten for the light, to cause a lamp to burn continually. [24:3] Without the veil of the testimony, in the tent of meeting, shall Aaron keep it in order from evening to morning before THE GOD continually: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations. [24:4] He shall keep in order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before THE GOD continually.

[24:5] And you shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth parts of an ephah shall be in one cake. [24:6] And you shalt set them in two rows, six on a row, upon the pure table before THE GOD. [24:7] And you shalt put pure frankincense upon each row, that it may be to the bread for a memorial, even an offering made by fire unto THE GOD. [24:8] Every sabbath day he shall set it in order before THE GOD continually; it is on the behalf of the children of Israel, an everlasting covenant. [24:9] And it shall be for Aaron and his sons; and they shall eat it in a holy place: for it is most holy unto him of the offerings of THE GOD made by fire by a perpetual statute.

[24:10] And the son of an Israelitish woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel; and the son of the Israelitish woman and a man of Israel strove together in the camp: [24:11] and the son of the Israelitish woman blasphemed the Name, and cursed; and they brought him unto Moses. And his mother’s name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan. [24:12] And they put him in ward, that it might be declared unto them at the mouth of THE GOD.

[24:13] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [24:14] Bring forth him that hath cursed without the camp; and let all that heard him lay their hands upon his head, and let all the congregation stone him. [24:15] And you shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Whosoever curseth his God shall bear his sin. [24:16] And he that blasphemeth the name of THE GOD, he shall surely be put to death; all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the sojourner, as the home-born, when he blasphemeth the name of THE GOD, shall be put to death. [24:17] And he that smiteth any man mortally shall surely be put to death. [24:18] And he that smiteth a beast mortally shall make it good, life for life. [24:19] And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbor; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him: [24:20] breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be rendered unto him. [24:21] And he that killeth a beast shall make it good: and he that killeth a man shall be put to death. [24:22] You shall have one manner of law, as well for the sojourner, as for the home-born: for I am THE GOD your God. [24:23] And Moses spake to the children of Israel; and they brought forth him that had cursed out of the camp, and stoned him with stones. And the children of Israel did as THE GOD commanded Moses.

[25:1] And THE GOD spake unto Moses in mount Sinai, saying, [25:2] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When you come into the land which I give you, then shall the land keep a sabbath unto THE GOD. [25:3] Six years you shalt sow your field, and six years you shalt prune your vineyard, and gather in the fruits thereof; [25:4] but in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of solemn rest for the land, a sabbath unto THE GOD: you shalt neither sow your field, nor prune your vineyard. [25:5] That which groweth of itself of your harvest you shalt not reap, and the grapes of your undressed vine you shalt not gather: it shall be a year of solemn rest for the land. [25:6] And the sabbath of the land shall be for food for you; for thee, and for your servant and for your maid, and for your hired servant and for your stranger, who sojourn with thee. [25:7] And for your cattle, and for the beasts that are in your land, shall all the increase thereof be for food.

[25:8] And you shalt number seven sabbaths of years unto thee, seven times seven years; and there shall be unto you the days of seven sabbaths of years, even forty and nine years. [25:9] Then shalt you send abroad the loud trumpet on the tenth day of the seventh month; in the day of atonement shall you send abroad the trumpet throughout all your land. [25:10] And you shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubilee unto you; and you shall return every man unto his possession, and you shall return every man unto his family. [25:11] A jubilee shall that fiftieth year be unto you: you shall not sow, neither reap that which groweth of itself in it, nor gather the grapes in it of the undressed vines. [25:12] For it is a jubilee; it shall be holy unto you: you shall eat the increase thereof out of the field.

[25:13] In this year of jubilee you shall return every man unto his possession. [25:14] And if you sell aught unto your neighbor, or buy of your neighbor’s hand, you shall not wrong one another. [25:15] According to the number of years after the jubilee you shalt buy of your neighbor, and according unto the number of years of the crops he shall sell unto thee. [25:16] According to the multitude of the years you shalt increase the price thereof, and according to the fewness of the years you shalt diminish the price of it; for the number of the crops doth he sell unto thee. [25:17] And you shall not wrong one another; but you shalt fear your God: for I am THE GOD your God.

[25:18] Wherefore you shall do my statutes, and keep mine ordinances and do them; and you shall dwell in the land in safety. [25:19] And the land shall yield its fruit, and you shall eat your fill, and dwell therein in safety. [25:20] And if you shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year? Behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our increase; [25:21] then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth fruit for the three years. [25:22] And you shall sow the eighth year, and eat of the fruits, the old store; until the ninth year, until its fruits come in, you shall eat the old store.

[25:23] And the land shall not be sold in perpetuity; for the land is mine: for you are strangers and sojourners with me. [25:24] And in all the land of your possession you shall grant a redemption for the land. [25:25] If your brother be waxed poor, and sell some of his possession, then shall his kinsman that is next unto him come, and shall redeem that which his brother hath sold. [25:26] And if a man have no one to redeem it, and he be waxed rich and find sufficient to redeem it; [25:27] then let him reckon the years of the sale thereof, and restore the overplus unto the man to whom he sold it; and he shall return unto his possession. [25:28] But if he be not able to get it back for himself, then that which he hath sold shall remain in the hand of him that hath bought it until the year of jubilee: and in the jubilee it shall go out, and he shall return unto his possession.

[25:29] And if a man sell a dwelling-house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it is sold; for a full year shall he have the right of redemption. [25:30] And if it be not redeemed within the space of a full year, then the house that is in the walled city shall be made sure in perpetuity to him that bought it, throughout his generations: it shall not go out in the jubilee. [25:31] But the houses of the villages which have no wall round about them shall be reckoned with the fields of the country: they may be redeemed, and they shall go out in the jubilee. [25:32] Nevertheless the cities of the Levites, the houses of the cities of their possession, may the Levites redeem at any time. [25:33] And if one of the Levites redeem, then the house that was sold, and the city of his possession, shall go out in the jubilee; for the houses of the cities of the Levites are their possession among the children of Israel. [25:34] But the field of the suburbs of their cities may not be sold; for it is their perpetual possession.

[25:35] And if your brother be waxed poor, and his hand fail with thee; then you shalt uphold him: as a stranger and a sojourner shall he live with thee. [25:36] Take you no interest of him or increase, but fear your God; that your brother may live with thee. [25:37] you shalt not give him your money upon interest, nor give him your victuals for increase. [25:38] I am THE GOD your God, who brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan, and to be your God.

[25:39] And if your brother be waxed poor with thee, and sell himself unto thee; you shalt not make him to serve as a bond-servant. [25:40] As a hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee; he shall serve with you unto the year of jubilee: [25:41] then shall he go out from thee, he and his children with him, and shall return unto his own family, and unto the possession of his fathers shall he return. [25:42] For they are my servants, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: they shall not be sold as bondmen. [25:43] you shalt not rule over him with rigor, but shalt fear your God. [25:44] And as for your bondmen, and your bondmaids, whom you shalt have; of the nations that are round about you, of them shall you buy bondmen and bondmaids. [25:45] Moreover of the children of the strangers that sojourn among you, of them shall you buy, and of their families that are with you, which they have begotten in your land: and they shall be your possession. [25:46] And you shall make them an inheritance for your children after you, to hold for a possession; of them shall you take your bondmen for ever: but over your brethren the children of Israel you shall not rule, one over another, with rigor.

[25:47] And if a stranger or sojourner with you be waxed rich, and your brother be waxed poor beside him, and sell himself unto the stranger or sojourner with thee, or to the stock of the stranger’s family; [25:48] after that he is sold he may be redeemed: one of his brethren may redeem him; [25:49] or his uncle, or his uncle’s son, may redeem him, or any that is nigh of kin unto him of his family may redeem him; or if he be waxed rich, he may redeem himself. [25:50] And he shall reckon with him that bought him from the year that he sold himself to him unto the year of jubilee: and the price of his sale shall be according unto the number of years; according to the time of a hired servant shall he be with him. [25:51] If there be yet many years, according unto them he shall give back the price of his redemption out of the money that he was bought for. [25:52] And if there remain but few years unto the year of jubilee, then he shall reckon with him; according unto his years shall he give back the price of his redemption. [25:53] As a servant hired year by year shall he be with him: he shall not rule with rigor over him in your sight. [25:54] And if he be not redeemed by these means, then he shall go out in the year of jubilee, he, and his children with him. [25:55] For unto me the children of Israel are servants; they are my servants whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: I am THE GOD your God.

[26:1] You shall make you no idols, neither shall you rear you up a graven image, or a pillar, neither shall you place any figured stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am THE GOD your God. [26:2] You shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am THE GOD.

[26:3] If you walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments, and do them; [26:4] then I will give your rains in their season, and the land shall yield its increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit. [26:5] And your threshing shall reach unto the vintage, and the vintage shall reach unto the sowing time; and you shall eat your bread to the full, and dwell in your land safely. [26:6] And I will give peace in the land, and you shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid: and I will cause evil beasts to cease out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land. [26:7] And you shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword. [26:8] And five of you shall chase a hundred, and a hundred of you shall chase ten thousand; and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword. [26:9] And I will have respect unto you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, and will establish my covenant with you. [26:10] And you shall eat old store long kept, and you shall bring forth the old because of the new. [26:11] And I will set my tabernacle among you: and my soul shall not abhor you. [26:12] And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and you shall be my people. [26:13] I am THE GOD your God, who brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, that you should not be their bondmen; and I have broken the bars of your yoke, and made you go upright.

[26:14] But if you will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments; [26:15] and if you shall reject my statutes, and if your soul abhor mine ordinances, so that you will not do all my commandments, but break my covenant; [26:16] I also will do this unto you: I will appoint terror over you, even consumption and fever, that shall consume the eyes, and make the soul to pine away; and you shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it. [26:17] And I will set my face against you, and you shall be smitten before your enemies: they that hate you shall rule over you; and you shall flee when none pursueth you. [26:18] And if you will not yet for these things hearken unto me, then I will chastise you seven times more for your sins. [26:19] And I will break the pride of your power: and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass; [26:20] and your strength shall be spent in vain; for your land shall not yield its increase, neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruit.

[26:21] And if you walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me, I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins. [26:22] And I will send the beast of the field among you, which shall rob you of your children, and destroy your cattle, and make you few in number; and your ways shall become desolate. [26:23] And if by these things you will not be reformed unto me, but will walk contrary unto me; [26:24] then will I also walk contrary unto you; and I will smite you, even I, seven times for your sins. [26:25] And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall execute the vengeance of the covenant; and you shall be gathered together within your cities: and I will send the pestilence among you; and you shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy. [26:26] When I break your staff of bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver your bread again by weight: and you shall eat, and not be satisfied.

[26:27] And if you will not for all this hearken unto me, but walk contrary unto me; [26:28] then I will walk contrary unto you in wrath; and I also will chastise you seven times for your sins. [26:29] And you shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh of your daughters shall you eat. [26:30] And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your sun-images, and cast your dead bodies upon the bodies of your idols; and my soul shall abhor you. [26:31] And I will make your cities a waste, and will bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the savor of your sweet odors. [26:32] And I will bring the land into desolation; and your enemies that dwell therein shall be astonished at it. [26:33] And you will I scatter among the nations, and I will draw out the sword after you: and your land shall be a desolation, and your cities shall be a waste.

[26:34] Then shall the land enjoy its sabbaths, as long as it lieth desolate, and you are in your enemies’ land; even then shall the land rest, and enjoy its sabbaths. [26:35] As long as it lieth desolate it shall have rest, even the rest which it had not in your sabbaths, when you dwelt upon it. [26:36] And as for them that are left of you, I will send a faintness into their heart in the lands of their enemies: and the sound of a driven leaf shall chase them; and they shall flee, as one fleeth from the sword; and they shall fall when none pursueth. [26:37] And they shall stumble one upon another, as it were before the sword, when none pursueth: and you shall have no power to stand before your enemies. [26:38] And you shall perish among the nations, and the land of your enemies shall eat you up. [26:39] And they that are left of you shall pine away in their iniquity in your enemies’ lands; and also in the iniquities of their fathers shall they pine away with them.

[26:40] And they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, in their trespass which they trespassed against me, and also that, because they walked contrary unto me, [26:41] I also walked contrary unto them, and brought them into the land of their enemies: if then their uncircumcised heart be humbled, and they then accept of the punishment of their iniquity; [26:42] then will I remember my covenant with Jacob; and also my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant with Abraham will I remember; and I will remember the land. [26:43] The land also shall be left by them, and shall enjoy its sabbaths, while it lieth desolate without them: and they shall accept of the punishment of their iniquity; because, even because they rejected mine ordinances, and their soul abhorred my statutes. [26:44] And yet for all that, when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not reject them, neither will I abhor them, to destroy them utterly, and to break my covenant with them; for I am THE GOD their God; [26:45] 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 GOD.

[26:46] These are the statutes and ordinances and laws, which THE GOD made between him and the children of Israel in mount Sinai by Moses.

[27:1] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [27:2] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When a man shall accomplish a vow, the persons shall be for THE GOD by your estimation. [27:3] And your estimation shall be of the male from twenty years old even unto sixty years old, even your estimation shall be fifty shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary. [27:4] And if it be a female, then your estimation shall be thirty shekels. [27:5] And if it be from five years old even unto twenty years old, then your estimation shall be of the male twenty shekels, and for the female ten shekels. [27:6] And if it be from a month old even unto five years old, then your estimation shall be of the male five shekels of silver, and for the female your estimation shall be three shekels of silver. [27:7] And if it be from sixty years old and upward; if it be a male, then your estimation shall be fifteen shekels, and for the female ten shekels. [27:8] But if he be poorer than your estimation, then he shall be set before the priest, and the priest shall value him; according to the ability of him that vowed shall the priest value him.

[27:9] And if it be a beast, whereof men offer an oblation unto THE GOD, all that any man giveth of such unto THE GOD shall be holy. [27:10] He shall not alter it, nor change it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a good: and if he shall at all change beast for beast, then both it and that for which it is changed shall be holy. [27:11] And if it be any unclean beast, of which they do not offer an oblation unto THE GOD, then he shall set the beast before the priest; [27:12] and the priest shall value it, whether it be good or bad: as you the priest valuest it, so shall it be. [27:13] But if he will indeed redeem it, then he shall add the fifth part thereof unto your estimation.

[27:14] And when a man shall sanctify his house to be holy unto THE GOD, then the priest shall estimate it, whether it be good or bad: as the priest shall estimate it, so shall it stand. [27:15] And if he that sanctified it will redeem his house, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of your estimation unto it, and it shall be his.

[27:16] And if a man shall sanctify unto THE GOD part of the field of his possession, then your estimation shall be according to the sowing thereof: the sowing of a homer of barley shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver. [27:17] If he sanctify his field from the year of jubilee, according to your estimation it shall stand. [27:18] But if he sanctify his field after the jubilee, then the priest shall reckon unto him the money according to the years that remain unto the year of jubilee; and an abatement shall be made from your estimation. [27:19] And if he that sanctified the field will indeed redeem it, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of your estimation unto it, and it shall be assured to him. [27:20] And if he will not redeem the field, or if he have sold the field to another man, it shall not be redeemed any more: [27:21] but the field, when it goeth out in the jubilee, shall be holy unto THE GOD, as a field devoted; the possession thereof shall be the priest’s. [27:22] And if he sanctify unto THE GOD a field which he hath bought, which is not of the field of his possession; [27:23] then the priest shall reckon unto him the worth of your estimation unto the year of jubilee: and he shall give your estimation in that day, as a holy thing unto THE GOD. [27:24] In the year of jubilee the field shall return unto him of whom it was bought, even to him to whom the possession of the land belongeth. [27:25] And all your estimations shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs shall be the shekel.

[27:26] Only the firstling among beasts, which is made a firstling to THE GOD, no man shall sanctify it; whether it be ox or sheep, it is THE GOD’s. [27:27] And if it be of an unclean beast, then he shall ransom it according to your estimation, and shall add unto it the fifth part thereof: or if it be not redeemed, then it shall be sold according to your estimation.

[27:28] Notwithstanding, no devoted thing, that a man shall devote unto THE GOD of all that he hath, whether of man or beast, or of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed: every devoted thing is most holy unto THE GOD. [27:29] No one devoted, that shall be devoted from among men, shall be ransomed; he shall surely be put to death.

[27:30] And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is THE GOD’s: it is holy unto THE GOD. [27:31] And if a man will redeem aught of his tithe, he shall add unto it the fifth part thereof. [27:32] And all the tithe of the herd or the flock, whatsoever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holy unto THE GOD. [27:33] He shall not search whether it be good or bad, neither shall he change it: and if he change it at all, then both it and that for which it is changed shall be holy; it shall not be redeemed.

[27:34] These are the commandments, which THE GOD commanded Moses for the children of Israel in mount Sinai.

 

The Book of Numbers

[1:1] And THE GOD spake unto Moses 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, [1:2] Take you the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, every male, by their polls; [1:3] from twenty years old and upward, all that are able to go forth to war in Israel, you and Aaron shall number them by their hosts. [1:4] And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of his fathers’ house. [1:5] And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you. Of Reuben: Elizur the son of Shedeur. [1:6] Of Simeon: Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. [1:7] Of Judah: Nahshon the son of Amminadab. [1:8] Of Issachar: Nethanel the son of Zuar. [1:9] Of Zebulun: Eliab the son of Helon. [1:10] Of the children of Joseph: Of Ephraim: Elishama the son of Ammihud. Of Manasseh: Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. [1:11] Of Benjamin: Abidan the son of Gideoni. [1:12] Of Dan: Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. [1:13] Of Asher: Pagiel the son of Ochran. [1:14] Of Gad: Eliasaph the son of Deuel. [1:15] Of Naphtali: Ahira the son of Enan. [1:16] These are they that were called of the congregation, the princes of the tribes of their fathers; they were the heads of the thousands of Israel. [1:17] And Moses and Aaron took these men that are mentioned by name: [1:18] And they assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month; and they declared their pedigrees after their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, by their polls. [1:19] As THE GOD commanded Moses, so he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai.

[1:20] And the children of Reuben, Israel’s first-born, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; [1:21] those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Reuben, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.

[1:22] Of the children of Simeon, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, those that were numbered thereof, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; [1:23] those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.

[1:24] Of the children of Gad, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; [1:25] those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Gad, were forty and five thousand six hundred and fifty. [1:26] Of the children of Judah, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; [1:27] those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Judah, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.

[1:28] Of the children of Issachar, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; [1:29] those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Issachar, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred.

[1:30] Of the children of Zebulun, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; [1:31] those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Zebulun, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.

[1:32] Of the children of Joseph, namely, of the children of Ephraim, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; [1:33] those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand and five hundred.

[1:34] Of the children of Manasseh, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; [1:35] those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.

[1:36] Of the children of Benjamin, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; [1:37] those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Benjamin, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.

[1:38] Of the children of Dan, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; [1:39] those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Dan, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.

[1:40] Of the children of Asher, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; [1:41] those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Asher, were forty and one thousand and five hundred.

[1:42] Of the children of Naphtali, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; [1:43] those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Naphtali, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.

[1:44] These are they that were numbered, whom Moses and Aaron numbered, and the princes of Israel, being twelve men: they were each one for his fathers’ house. [1:45] So all they that were numbered of the children of Israel by their fathers’ houses, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war in Israel; [1:46] even all they that were numbered were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.

[1:47] But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not numbered among them. [1:48] For THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [1:49] Only the tribe of Levi you shalt not number, neither shalt you take the sum of them among the children of Israel; [1:50] but appoint you the Levites over the tabernacle of the testimony, and over all the furniture thereof, and over all that belongeth to it: they shall bear the tabernacle, and all the furniture thereof; and they shall minister unto it, and shall encamp round about the tabernacle. [1:51] And when the tabernacle setteth forward, the Levites shall take it down; and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death. [1:52] And the children of Israel shall pitch their tents, every man by his own camp, and every man by his own standard, according to their hosts. [1:53] But the Levites shall encamp round about the tabernacle of the testimony, that there be no wrath upon the congregation of the children of Israel: and the Levites shall keep the charge of the tabernacle of the testimony. [1:54] Thus did the children of Israel; according to all that THE GOD commanded Moses, so did they.

[2:1] And THE GOD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, [2:2] The children of Israel shall encamp every man by his own standard, with the ensigns of their fathers’ houses: over against the tent of meeting shall they encamp round about. [2:3] And those that encamp on the east side toward the sunrising shall be they of the standard of the camp of Judah, according to their hosts: and the prince of the children of Judah shall be Nahshon the son of Amminadab. [2:4] And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred. [2:5] And those that encamp next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar: and the prince of the children of Issachar shall be Nethanel the son of Zuar. [2:6] And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred. [2:7] And the tribe of Zebulun: and the prince of the children of Zebulun shall be Eliab the son of Helon. [2:8] And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred. [2:9] All that were numbered of the camp of Judah were a hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, according to their hosts. They shall set forth first.

[2:10] On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their hosts: and the prince of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur. [2:11] And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were forty and six thousand and five hundred. [2:12] And those that encamp next unto him shall be the tribe of Simeon: and the prince of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. [2:13] And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred. [2:14] And the tribe of Gad: and the prince of the children of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel. [2:15] And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and five thousand and six hundred and fifty. [2:16] All that were numbered of the camp of Reuben were a hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, according to their hosts. And they shall set forth second.

[2:17] Then the tent of meeting shall set forward, with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camps: as they encamp, so shall they set forward, every man in his place, by their standards.

[2:18] On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their hosts: and the prince of the children of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud. [2:19] And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty thousand and five hundred. [2:20] And next unto him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the prince of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. [2:21] And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred. [2:22] And the tribe of Benjamin: and the prince of the children of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni. [2:23] And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred. [2:24] All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were a hundred thousand and eight thousand and a hundred, according to their hosts. And they shall set forth third.

[2:25] On the north side shall be the standard of the camp of Dan according to their hosts: and the prince of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. [2:26] And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred. [2:27] And those that encamp next unto him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the prince of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ochran. [2:28] And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and one thousand and five hundred. [2:29] And the tribe of Naphtali: and the prince of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan. [2:30] And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred. [2:31] All that were numbered of the camp of Dan were a hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred. They shall set forth hindmost by their standards.

[2:32] 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 and fifty. [2:33] But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel; as THE GOD commanded Moses. [2:34] Thus did the children of Israel; according to all that THE GOD commanded Moses, so they encamped by their standards, and so they set forward, every one by their families, according to their fathers’ houses.

[3:1] Now these are the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that THE GOD spake with Moses in mount Sinai. [3:2] And these are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the first-born, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. [3:3] These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests that were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest’s office. [3:4] And Nadab and Abihu died before THE GOD, when they offered strange fire before THE GOD, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children; and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest’s office in the presence of Aaron their father.

[3:5] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [3:6] Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him. [3:7] And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tent of meeting, to do the service of the tabernacle. [3:8] And they shall keep all the furniture of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle. [3:9] And you shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given unto him on the behalf of the children of Israel. [3:10] And you shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall keep their priesthood: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.

[3:11] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [3:12] And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the first-born that openeth the womb among the children of Israel; and the Levites shall be mine: [3:13] for all the first-born 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 GOD.

[3:14] And THE GOD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying, [3:15] Number the children of Levi by their fathers’ houses, by their families: every male from a month old and upward shalt you number them. [3:16] And Moses numbered them according to the word of THE GOD, as he was commanded. [3:17] And these were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari. [3:18] And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families: Libni and Shimei. [3:19] And the sons of Kohath by their families: Amram, and Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. [3:20] And the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers’ houses.

[3:21] Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimeites: these are the families of the Gershonites. [3:22] Those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, even those that were numbered of them were seven thousand and five hundred. [3:23] The families of the Gershonites shall encamp behind the tabernacle westward. [3:24] And the prince of the fathers’ house of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael. [3:25] And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting shall be the tabernacle, and the Tent, the covering thereof, and the screen for the door of the tent of meeting, [3:26] 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 for all the service thereof.

[3:27] 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. [3:28] According to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, there were eight thousand and six hundred, keeping the charge of the sanctuary. [3:29] The families of the sons of Kohath shall encamp on the side of the tabernacle southward. [3:30] And the prince of the fathers’ house of the families of the Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel. [3:31] And their charge shall be the ark, and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary wherewith they minister, and the screen, and all the service thereof. [3:32] And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be prince of the princes of the Levites, and have the oversight of them that keep the charge of the sanctuary.

[3:33] Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites: these are the families of Merari. [3:34] And those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were six thousand and two hundred. [3:35] And the prince of the fathers’ house of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail: they shall encamp on the side of the tabernacle northward. [3:36] And the appointed charge of the sons of Merari shall be the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof, and all the instruments thereof, and all the service thereof, [3:37] and the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords.

[3:38] And those that encamp before the tabernacle eastward, before the tent of meeting toward the sunrising, shall be Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel; and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death. [3:39] All that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandment of THE GOD, by their families, all the males from a month old and upward, were twenty and two thousand.

[3:40] And THE GOD said unto Moses, Number all the first-born males of the children of Israel from a month old and upward, and take the number of their names. [3:41] And you shalt take the Levites for me (I am THE GOD) 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 of Israel: [3:42] and Moses numbered, as THE GOD commanded him, all the first-born among the children of Israel. [3:43] And all the first-born males according to the number of names, from a month old and upward, of those that were numbered of them, were twenty and two thousand two hundred and threescore and thirteen.

[3:44] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [3:45] 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: I am THE GOD. [3:46] And for the redemption of the two hundred and threescore and thirteen of the first-born of the children of Israel, that are over and above the number of the Levites, [3:47] you shalt take five shekels apiece by the poll; after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt you take them (the shekel is twenty gerahs): [3:48] and you shalt give the money, wherewith the odd number of them is redeemed, unto Aaron and to his sons. [3:49] And Moses took the redemption-money from them that were over and above them that were redeemed by the Levites; [3:50] 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 sanctuary: [3:51] and Moses gave the redemption-money unto Aaron and to his sons, according to the word of THE GOD, as THE GOD commanded Moses.

[4:1] And THE GOD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, [4:2] Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, [4:3] from thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter upon the service, to do the work in the tent of meeting. [4:4] This is the service of the sons of Kohath in the tent of meeting, about the most holy things: [4:5] when the camp setteth forward, Aaron shall go in, and his sons, and they shall take down the veil of the screen, and cover the ark of the testimony with it, [4:6] and shall put thereon a covering of sealskin, and shall spread over it a cloth all of blue, and shall put in the staves thereof. [4:7] And upon the table of showbread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls and the cups wherewith to pour out; and the continual bread shall be thereon: [4:8] and they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in the staves thereof. [4:9] And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the candlestick of the light, and its lamps, and its snuffers, and its snuffdishes, and all the oil vessels thereof, wherewith they minister unto it: [4:10] and they shall put it and all the vessels thereof within a covering of sealskin, and shall put it upon the frame. [4:11] And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in the staves thereof: [4:12] 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 the frame. [4:13] And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon: [4:14] and they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof, wherewith they minister about it, the firepans, 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 put in the staves thereof. [4:15] And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the furniture of the sanctuary, as the camp is set forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear it: but they shall not touch the sanctuary, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tent of meeting. [4:16] And the charge of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be the oil for the light, and the sweet incense, and the continual meal-offering, and the anointing oil, the charge of all the tabernacle, and of all that therein is, the sanctuary, and the furniture thereof.

[4:17] And THE GOD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, [4:18] Cut you not off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites; [4:19] but thus do unto them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach unto the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint them every one to his service and to his burden; [4:20] but they shall not go in to see the sanctuary even for a moment, lest they die.

[4:21] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [4:22] Take the sum of the sons of Gershon also, by their fathers’ houses, by their families; [4:23] from thirty years old and upward until fifty years old shalt you number them; all that enter in to wait upon the service, to do the work in the tent of meeting. [4:24] This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, in serving and in bearing burdens: [4:25] they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tent of meeting, its covering, and the covering of sealskin that is above upon it, and the screen for the door of the tent of meeting, [4:26] 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 about, and their cords, and all the instruments of their service, and whatsoever shall be done with them: therein shall they serve. [4:27] At the commandment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burden, and in all their service; and you shall appoint unto them in charge all their burden. [4:28] This is the service of the families of the sons of the Gershonites in the tent of meeting: and their charge shall be under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.

[4:29] As for the sons of Merari, you shalt number them by their families, by their fathers’ houses; [4:30] from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old shalt you number them, every one that entereth upon the service, to do the work of the tent of meeting. [4:31] And this is the charge of their burden, according to all their service in the tent of meeting: the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof, [4:32] and the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords, with all their instruments, and with all their service: and by name you shall appoint the instruments of the charge of their burden. [4:33] This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari, according to all their service, in the tent of meeting, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.

[4:34] And Moses and Aaron and the princes of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites by their families, and by their fathers’ houses, [4:35] from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entered upon the service, for work in the tent of meeting: [4:36] and those that were numbered of them by their families were two thousand seven hundred and fifty. [4:37] These are they that were numbered of the families of the Kohathites, all that did serve in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of THE GOD by Moses. [4:38] And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon, their families, and by their fathers’ houses, [4:39] from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entered upon the service, for work in the tent of meeting, [4:40] even those that were numbered of them, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, were two thousand and six hundred and thirty. [4:41] These are they that were numbered of the families of the sons of Gershon, all that did serve in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of THE GOD.

[4:42] And those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, [4:43] from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entered upon the service, for work in the tent of meeting, [4:44] even those that were numbered of them by their families, were three thousand and two hundred. [4:45] These are they that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of THE GOD by Moses.

[4:46] All those that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the princes of Israel numbered, by their families, and by their fathers’ houses, [4:47] from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entered in to do the work of service, and the work of bearing burdens in the tent of meeting, [4:48] even those that were numbered of them, were eight thousand and five hundred and fourscore. [4:49] According to the commandment of THE GOD they were numbered by Moses, every one according to his service, and according to his burden: thus were they numbered of him, as THE GOD commanded Moses.

[5:1] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [5:2] Command the children of Israel, that they put out of the camp every leper, and every one that hath an issue, and whosoever is unclean by the dead: [5:3] both male and female shall you put out, without the camp shall you put them; that they defile not their camp, in the midst whereof I dwell. [5:4] And the children of Israel did so, and put them out without the camp; as THE GOD spake unto Moses, so did the children of Israel.

[5:5] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [5:6] Speak unto the children of Israel, When a man or woman shall commit any sin that men commit, so as to trespass against THE GOD, and that soul shall be guilty; [5:7] then he shall confess his sin which he hath done: and he shall make restitution for his guilt in full, and add unto it the fifth part thereof, and give it unto him in respect of whom he hath been guilty. [5:8] But if the man have no kinsman to whom restitution may be made for the guilt, the restitution for guilt which is made unto THE GOD shall be the priest’s; besides the ram of the atonement, whereby atonement shall be made for him. [5:9] And every heave-offering of all the holy things of the children of Israel, which they present unto the priest, shall be his. [5:10] And every man’s hallowed things shall be his: whatsoever any man giveth the priest, it shall be his.

[5:11] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [5:12] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man’s wife go aside, and commit a trespass against him, [5:13] and a man lie with her carnally, and it be hid from the eyes of her husband, and be kept close, and she be defiled, and there be no witness against her, and she be not taken in the act; [5:14] and the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be defiled: or if the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be not defiled: [5:15] then shall the man bring his wife unto the priest, and shall bring her oblation for her, the tenth part of an ephah of barley meal; he shall pour no oil upon it, nor put frankincense thereon; for it is a meal-offering of jealousy, a meal-offering of memorial, bringing iniquity to remembrance.

[5:16] And the priest shall bring her near, and set her before THE GOD: [5:17] and the priest shall take holy water in an earthen vessel; and of the dust that is on the floor of the tabernacle the priest shall take, and put it into the water. [5:18] And the priest shall set the woman before THE GOD, and let the hair of the woman’s head go loose, and put the meal-offering of memorial in her hands, which is the meal-offering of jealousy: and the priest shall have in his hand the water of bitterness that causeth the curse. [5:19] And the priest shall cause her to swear, and shall say unto the woman, If no man have lain with thee, and if you have not gone aside to uncleanness, being under your husband, be you free from this water of bitterness that causeth the curse. [5:20] But if you have gone aside, being under your husband, and if you be defiled, and some man have lain with you besides your husband: [5:21] then the priest shall cause the woman to swear with the oath of cursing, and the priest shall say unto the woman, THE GOD make you a curse and an oath among your people, when THE GOD doth make your thigh to fall away, and your body to swell; [5:22] and this water that causeth the curse shall go into your bowels, and make your body to swell, and your thigh to fall away. And the woman shall say, Amen, Amen.

[5:23] And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall blot them out into the water of bitterness: [5:24] and he shall make the woman drink the water of bitterness that causeth the curse; and the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her and become bitter. [5:25] And the priest shall take the meal-offering of jealousy out of the woman’s hand, and shall wave the meal-offering before THE GOD, and bring it unto the altar: [5:26] and the priest shall take a handful of the meal-offering, as the memorial thereof, and burn it upon the altar, and afterward shall make the woman drink the water. [5:27] And when he hath made her drink the water, then it shall come to pass, if she be defiled, and have committed a trespass against her husband, that the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her and become bitter, and her body shall swell, and her thigh shall fall away: and the woman shall be a curse among her people. [5:28] And if the woman be not defiled, but be clean; then she shall be free, and shall conceive seed.

[5:29] This is the law of jealousy, when a wife, being under her husband, goeth aside, and is defiled; [5:30] or when the spirit of jealousy cometh upon a man, and he is jealous of his wife; then shall he set the woman before THE GOD, and the priest shall execute upon her all this law. [5:31] And the man shall be free from iniquity, and that woman shall bear her iniquity.

[6:1] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [6:2] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When either man or woman shall make a special vow, the vow of a Nazirite, to separate himself unto THE GOD, [6:3] he shall separate himself from wine and strong drink; he shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any juice of grapes, nor eat fresh grapes or dried. [6:4] All the days of his separation shall he eat nothing that is made of the grape-vine, from the kernels even to the husk.

[6:5] All the days of his vow of separation there shall no razor come upon his head: until the days be fulfilled, in which he separateth himself unto THE GOD, he shall be holy; he shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow long.

[6:6] All the days that he separateth himself unto THE GOD he shall not come near to a dead body. [6:7] He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die; because his separation unto God is upon his head. [6:8] All the days of his separation he is holy unto THE GOD.

[6:9] And if any man die very suddenly beside him, and he defile the head of his separation; then he shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing, on the seventh day shall he shave it. [6:10] And on the eighth day he shall bring two turtle-doves, or two young pigeons, to the priest, to the door of the tent of meeting: [6:11] and the priest shall offer one for a sin-offering, and the other for a burnt-offering, and make atonement for him, for that he sinned by reason of the dead, and shall hallow his head that same day. [6:12] And he shall separate unto THE GOD the days of his separation, and shall bring a he-lamb a year old for a trespass-offering; but the former days shall be void, because his separation was defiled.

[6:13] And this is the law of the Nazirite, when the days of his separation are fulfilled: he shall be brought unto the door of the tent of meeting: [6:14] and he shall offer his oblation unto THE GOD, one he-lamb a year old without blemish for a burnt-offering, and one ewe-lamb a year old without blemish for a sin-offering, and one ram without blemish for peace-offerings, [6:15] and a basket of unleavened bread, cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil, and their meal-offering, and their drink-offerings. [6:16] And the priest shall present them before THE GOD, and shall offer his sin-offering, and his burnt-offering: [6:17] and he shall offer the ram for a sacrifice of peace-offerings unto THE GOD, with the basket of unleavened bread: the priest shall offer also the meal-offering thereof, and the drink-offering thereof. [6:18] And the Nazirite shall shave the head of his separation at the door of the tent of meeting, and shall take the hair of the head of his separation, and put it on the fire which is under the sacrifice of peace-offerings. [6:19] And the priest shall take the boiled shoulder of the ram, 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 the head of his separation; [6:20] and the priest shall wave them for a wave-offering before THE GOD; this is holy for the priest, together with the wave-breast and heave-thigh: and after that the Nazirite may drink wine.

[6:21] This is the law of the Nazirite who voweth, and of his oblation unto THE GOD for his separation, besides that which he is able to get: according to his vow which he voweth, so he must do after the law of his separation.

[6:22] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [6:23] Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise you shall bless the children of Israel: you shall say unto them,

[6:24] THE GOD bless thee, and keep thee:

[6:25] THE GOD make his face to shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:

[6:26] THE GOD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give you peace.

[6:27] So shall they put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them.

[7:1] And it came to pass on the day that Moses had made an end of setting up the tabernacle, and had anointed it and sanctified it, and all the furniture thereof, and the altar and all the vessels thereof, and had anointed them and sanctified them; [7:2] that the princes of Israel, the heads of their fathers’ houses, offered. These were the princes of the tribes, these are they that were over them that were numbered: [7:3] and they brought their oblation before THE GOD, 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. [7:4] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [7:5] Take it of them, that they may be used in doing the service of the tent of meeting; and you shalt give them unto the Levites, to every man according to his service. [7:6] And Moses took the wagons and the oxen, and gave them unto the Levites. [7:7] Two wagons and four oxen he gave unto the sons of Gershon, according to their service: [7:8] 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 priest. [7:9] But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none, because the service of the sanctuary belonged unto them; they bare it upon their shoulders. [7:10] And the princes offered for the dedication of the altar in the day that it was anointed, even the princes offered their oblation before the altar. [7:11] And THE GOD said unto Moses, They shall offer their oblation, each prince on his day, for the dedication of the altar.

[7:12] And he that offered his oblation the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah: [7:13] and his oblation was one silver platter, the weight whereof was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering; [7:14] one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense; [7:15] one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-offering; [7:16] one male of the goats for a sin-offering; [7:17] and for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs a year old: this was the oblation of Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

[7:18] On the second day Nethanel the son of Zuar, prince of Issachar, did offer: [7:19] he offered for his oblation one silver platter, the weight whereof was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering; [7:20] one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense; [7:21] one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-offering; [7:22] one male of the goats for a sin-offering; [7:23] and for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs a year old: this was the oblation of Nethanel the son of Zuar.

[7:24] On the third day Eliab the son of Helon, prince of the children of Zebulun.: [7:25] his oblation was one silver platter, the weight whereof was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering; [7:26] one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense; [7:27] one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-offering; [7:28] one male of the goats for a sin-offering; [7:29] and for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs a year old: this was the oblation of Eliab the son of Helon.

[7:30] On the fourth day Elizur the son of Shedeur, prince of the children of Reuben: [7:31] his oblation was one silver platter, the weight whereof was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering; [7:32] one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense; [7:33] one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-offering; [7:34] one male of the goats for a sin-offering; [7:35] and for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs a year old: this was the oblation of Elizur the son of Shedeur.

[7:36] On the fifth day Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, prince of the children of Simeon: [7:37] his oblation was one silver platter, the weight whereof was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering; [7:38] one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense; [7:39] one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-offering; [7:40] one male of the goats for a sin-offering; [7:41] and for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs a year old: this was the oblation of Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

[7:42] On the sixth day Eliasaph the son of Deuel, prince of the children of Gad: [7:43] his oblation was one silver platter, the weight whereof was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering; [7:44] one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense; [7:45] one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-offering; [7:46] one male of the goats for a sin-offering; [7:47] and for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs a year old: this was the oblation of Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

[7:48] On the seventh day Elishama the son of Ammihud, prince of the children of Ephraim: [7:49] his oblation was one silver platter, the weight whereof was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering; [7:50] one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense; [7:51] one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-offering; [7:52] one male of the goats for a sin-offering; [7:53] and for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs a year old: this was the oblation of Elishama the son of Ammihud.

[7:54] On the eighth day Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, prince of the children of Manasseh: [7:55] his oblation was one silver platter, the weight whereof was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering; [7:56] one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense; [7:57] one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-offering; [7:58] one male of the goats for a sin-offering; [7:59] and for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs a year old: this was the oblation of Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

[7:60] On the ninth day Abidan the son of Gideoni, prince of the children of Benjamin: [7:61] his oblation was one silver platter, the weight whereof was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering; [7:62] one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense; [7:63] one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-offering; [7:64] one male of the goats for a sin-offering; [7:65] and for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs a year old: this was the oblation of Abidan the son of Gideoni.

[7:66] On the tenth day Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai, prince of the children of Dan: [7:67] his oblation was one silver platter, the weight whereof was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering; [7:68] one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense; [7:69] one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-offering; [7:70] one male of the goats for a sin-offering; [7:71] and for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs a year old: this was the oblation of Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

[7:72] On the eleventh day Pagiel the son of Ochran, prince of the children of Asher: [7:73] his oblation was one silver platter, the weight whereof was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering; [7:74] one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense; [7:75] one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-offering; [7:76] one male of the goats for a sin-offering; [7:77] and for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs a year old: this was the oblation of Pagiel the son of Ochran.

[7:78] On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, prince of the children of Naphtali: [7:79] his oblation was one silver platter, the weight whereof was a hundred a thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering; [7:80] one golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense; [7:81] one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-offering; [7:82] one male of the goats for a sin-offering; [7:83] and for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs a year old: this was the oblation of Ahira the son of Enan.

[7:84] This was the dedication of the altar, in the day when it was anointed, by the princes of Israel: twelve silver platters, twelve silver bowls, twelve golden spoons; [7:85] each silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and each bowl seventy; all the silver of the vessels two thousand and four hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; [7:86] the twelve golden spoons, full of incense, weighing ten shekels apiece, after the shekel of the sanctuary; all the gold of the spoons a hundred and twenty shekels; [7:87] all the oxen for the burnt-offering twelve bullocks, the rams twelve, the he-lambs a year old twelve, and their meal-offering; and the males of the goats for a sin-offering twelve; [7:88] and all the oxen for the sacrifice of peace-offerings twenty and four bullocks, the rams sixty, the he-goats sixty, the he-lambs a year old sixty. This was the dedication of the altar, after that it was anointed.

[7:89] And when Moses went into the tent of meeting to speak with him, then he heard the Voice speaking unto him from above the mercy-seat that was upon the ark of the testimony, from between the two cherubim: and he spake unto him.

[8:1] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [8:2] Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When you lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the candlestick. [8:3] And Aaron did so; he lighted the lamps thereof so as to give light in front of the candlestick, as THE GOD commanded Moses. [8:4] And this was the work of the candlestick, beaten work of gold; unto the base thereof, and unto the flowers thereof, it was beaten work: according unto the pattern which THE GOD had showed Moses, so he made the candlestick.

[8:5] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [8:6] Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them. [8:7] And thus shalt you do unto them, to cleanse them: sprinkle the water of expiation upon them, and let them cause a razor to pass over all their flesh, and let them wash their clothes, and cleanse themselves. [8:8] Then let them take a young bullock, and its meal-offering, fine flour mingled with oil; and another young bullock shalt you take for a sin-offering. [8:9] And you shalt present the Levites before the tent of meeting: and you shalt assemble the whole congregation of the children of Israel: [8:10] and you shalt present the Levites before THE GOD. And the children of Israel shall lay their hands upon the Levites: [8:11] and Aaron shall offer the Levites before THE GOD for a wave-offering, on the behalf of the children of Israel, that it may be theirs to do the service of THE GOD. [8:12] And the Levites shall lay their hands upon the heads of the bullocks: and offer you the one for a sin-offering, and the other for a burnt-offering, unto THE GOD, to make atonement for the Levites. [8:13] And you shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them for a wave-offering unto THE GOD.

[8:14] Thus shalt you separate the Levites from among the children of Israel; and the Levites shall be mine. [8:15] And after that shall the Levites go in to do the service of the tent of meeting: and you shalt cleanse them, and offer them for a wave-offering. [8:16] For they are wholly given unto me from among the children of Israel; instead of all that openeth the womb, even the first-born of all the children of Israel, have I taken them unto me. [8:17] For all the first-born among the children of Israel are mine, both man and beast: on the day that I smote all the first-born in the land of Egypt I sanctified them for myself. [8:18] And I have taken the Levites instead of all the first-born among the children of Israel. [8:19] And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel in the tent of meeting, and to make atonement for the children of Israel; that there be no plague among the children of Israel, when the children of Israel come nigh unto the sanctuary.

[8:20] Thus did Moses, and Aaron, and all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the Levites: according unto all that THE GOD commanded Moses touching the Levites, so did the children of Israel unto them. [8:21] And the Levites purified themselves from sin, and they washed their clothes: and Aaron offered them for a wave-offering before THE GOD; and Aaron made atonement for them to cleanse them. [8:22] And after that went the Levites in to do their service in the tent of meeting before Aaron, and before his sons: as THE GOD had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did they unto them.

[8:23] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [8:24] This is that which belongeth unto the Levites: from twenty and five years old and upward they shall go in to wait upon the service in the work of the tent of meeting: [8:25] and from the age of fifty years they shall cease waiting upon the work, and shall serve no more, [8:26] but shall minister with their brethren in the tent of meeting, to keep the charge, and shall do no service. Thus shalt you do unto the Levites touching their charges.

[9:1] And THE GOD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the first month of the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying, [9:2] Moreover let the children of Israel keep the passover in its appointed season. [9:3] In the fourteenth day of this month, at even, you shall keep it in its appointed season: according to all the statutes of it, and according to all the ordinances thereof, shall you keep it. [9:4] And Moses spake unto the children of Israel, that they should keep the passover. [9:5] And they kept the passover in the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, at even, in the wilderness of Sinai: according to all that THE GOD commanded Moses, so did the children of Israel. [9:6] And there were certain men, who were unclean by reason of the dead body of a man, so that they could not keep the passover on that day: and they came before Moses and before Aaron on that day: [9:7] and those men said unto him, We are unclean by reason of the dead body of a man: wherefore are we kept back, that we may not offer the oblation of THE GOD in its appointed season among the children of Israel? [9:8] And Moses said unto them, Stay ye, that I may hear what THE GOD will command concerning you.

[9:9] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [9:10] Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If any man of you or of your generations shall be unclean by reason of a dead body, or be on a journey afar off, yet he shall keep the passover unto THE GOD. [9:11] In the second month on the fourteenth day at even they shall keep it; they shall eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs: [9:12] they shall leave none of it unto the morning, nor break a bone thereof: according to all the statute of the passover they shall keep it. [9:13] But the man that is clean, and is not on a journey, and forbeareth to keep the passover, that soul shall be cut off from his people; because he offered not the oblation of THE GOD in its appointed season, that man shall bear his sin. [9:14] And if a stranger shall sojourn among you, and will keep the passover unto THE GOD; according to the statute of the passover, and according to the ordinance thereof, so shall he do: you shall have one statute, both for the sojourner, and for him that is born in the land.

[9:15] And on the day that the tabernacle was reared up the cloud covered the tabernacle, even the tent of the testimony: and at even it was upon the tabernacle as it were the appearance of fire, until morning. [9:16] So it was alway: the cloud covered it, and the appearance of fire by night. [9:17] And whenever the cloud was taken up from over the Tent, then after that the children of Israel journeyed: and in the place where the cloud abode, there the children of Israel encamped. [9:18] At the commandment of THE GOD the children of Israel journeyed, and at the commandment of THE GOD they encamped: as long as the cloud abode upon the tabernacle they remained encamped. [9:19] And when the cloud tarried upon the tabernacle many days, then the children of Israel kept the charge of THE GOD, and journeyed not. [9:20] And sometimes the cloud was a few days upon the tabernacle; then according to the commandment of THE GOD they remained encamped, and according to the commandment of THE GOD they journeyed. [9:21] And sometimes the cloud was from evening until 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. [9:22] 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. [9:23] At the commandment of THE GOD they encamped, and at the commandment of THE GOD they journeyed: they kept the charge of THE GOD, at the commandment of THE GOD by Moses.

[10:1] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [10:2] Make you two trumpets of silver; of beaten work shalt you make them: and you shalt use them for the calling of the congregation, and for the journeying of the camps. [10:3] And when they shall blow them, all the congregation shall gather themselves unto you at the door of the tent of meeting. [10:4] And if they blow but one, then the princes, the heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather themselves unto thee. [10:5] And when you blow an alarm, the camps that lie on the east side shall take their journey. [10:6] And when you blow an alarm the second time, the camps that lie on the south side shall take their journey: they shall blow an alarm for their journeys. [10:7] But when the assembly is to be gathered together, you shall blow, but you shall not sound an alarm. [10:8] And the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow the trumpets; and they shall be to you for a statute for ever throughout your generations. [10:9] And when you go to war in your land against the adversary that oppresseth you, then you shall sound an alarm with the trumpets; and you shall be remembered before THE GOD your God, and you shall be saved from your enemies. [10:10] Also in the day of your gladness, and in your set feasts, and in the beginnings of your months, you shall blow the trumpets over your burnt-offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace-offerings; and they shall be to you for a memorial before your God: I am THE GOD your God.

[10:11] And it came to pass in the second year, in the second month, on the twentieth day of the month, that the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle of the testimony. [10:12] And the children of Israel set forward according to their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud abode in the wilderness of Paran. [10:13] And they first took their journey according to the commandment of THE GOD by Moses. [10:14] And in the first place the standard of the camp of the children of Judah set forward according to their hosts: and over his host was Nahshon the son of Amminadab. [10:15] And over the host of the tribe of the children of Issachar was Nethanel the son of Zuar. [10:16] And over the host of the tribe of the children of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon. [10:17] And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who bare the tabernacle, set forward. [10:18] And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to their hosts: and over his host was Elizur the son of Shedeur. [10:19] And over the host of the tribe of the children of Simeon was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. [10:20] And over the host of the tribe of the children of Gad was Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

[10:21] And the Kohathites set forward, bearing the sanctuary: and the others did set up the tabernacle against their coming. [10:22] And the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set forward according to their hosts: and over his host was Elishama the son of Ammihud. [10:23] And over the host of the tribe of the children of Manasseh was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. [10:24] And over the host of the tribe of the children of Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gideoni.

[10:25] And the standard of the camp of the children of Dan, which was the rearward of all the camps, set forward according to their hosts: and over his host was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. [10:26] And over the host of the tribe of the children of Asher was Pagiel the son of Ochran. [10:27] And over the host of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan. [10:28] Thus were the journeyings of the children of Israel according to their hosts; and they set forward.

[10:29] And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses’ father-in-law, We are journeying unto the place of which THE GOD said, I will give it you: come you with us, and we will do you good; for THE GOD hath spoken good concerning Israel. [10:30] And he said unto him, I will not go; but I will depart to mine own land, and to my kindred. [10:31] And he said, Leave us not, I pray thee; forasmuch as you knowest how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and you shalt be to us instead of eyes. [10:32] And it shall be, if you go with us, yea, it shall be, that what good soever THE GOD shall do unto us, the same will we do unto thee.

[10:33] And they set forward from the mount of THE GOD three days’ journey; and the ark of the covenant of THE GOD went before them three days’ journey, to seek out a resting-place for them. [10:34] And the cloud of THE GOD was over them by day, when they set forward from the camp. [10:35] And it came to pass, when the ark set forward, that Moses said, Rise up, O THE GOD, and let your enemies be scattered; and let them that hate you flee before thee. [10:36] And when it rested, he said, Return, O THE GOD, unto the ten thousands of the thousands of Israel.

[11:1] And the people were as murmurers, speaking evil in the ears of THE GOD: and when THE GOD heard it, his anger was kindled; and the fire of THE GOD burnt among them, and devoured in the uttermost part of the camp. [11:2] And the people cried unto Moses; and Moses prayed unto THE GOD, and the fire abated. [11:3] And the name of that place was called Taberah, because the fire of THE GOD burnt among them.

[11:4] And the mixed multitude that was among them lusted exceedingly: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat? [11:5] We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt for nought; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic: [11:6] but now our soul is dried away; there is nothing at all save this manna to look upon. [11:7] And the manna was like coriander seed, and the appearance thereof as the appearance of bdellium. [11:8] The people went about, and gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in mortars, and boiled it in pots, and made cakes of it: and the taste of it was as the taste of fresh oil. [11:9] And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it. [11:10] And Moses heard the people weeping throughout their families, every man at the door of his tent: and the anger of THE GOD was kindled greatly; and Moses was displeased. [11:11] And Moses said unto THE GOD, Wherefore have you dealt ill with your servant? and wherefore have I not found favor in your sight, that you layest the burden of all this people upon me? [11:12] Have I conceived all this people? have I brought them forth, that you shouldest say unto me, Carry them in your bosom, as a nursing-father carrieth the sucking child, unto the land which you swarest unto their fathers? [11:13] Whence should I have flesh to give unto all this people? for they weep unto me, saying, Give us flesh, that we may eat. [11:14] I am not able to bear all this people alone, because it is too heavy for me. [11:15] And if you deal thus with me, kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found favor in your sight; and let me not see my wretchedness.

[11:16] And THE GOD said unto Moses, Gather unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you knowest to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them unto the tent of meeting, that they may stand there with thee. [11:17] And I will come down and talk with you there: and I will take of the Spirit which is upon thee, and will put it upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee, that you bear it not yourself alone. [11:18] And say you unto the people, Sanctify yourselves against to-morrow, and you shall eat flesh; for you have wept in the ears of THE GOD, saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat? for it was well with us in Egypt: therefore THE GOD will give you flesh, and you shall eat. [11:19] You shall not eat one day, nor two days, nor five days, neither ten days, nor twenty days, [11:20] but a whole month, until it come out at your nostrils, and it be loathsome unto you; because that you have rejected THE GOD who is among you, and have wept before him, saying, Why came we forth out of Egypt? [11:21] And Moses said, The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand footmen; and you have said, I will give them flesh, that they may eat a whole month. [11:22] Shall flocks and herds be slain for them, to suffice them? or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to suffice them? [11:23] And THE GOD said unto Moses, Is THE GOD’s hand waxed short? now shalt you see whether my word shall come to pass unto you or not.

[11:24] And Moses went out, and told the people the words of THE GOD: and he gathered seventy men of the elders of the people, and set them round about the Tent. [11:25] And THE GOD came down in the cloud, and spake unto him, and took of the Spirit that was upon him, and put it upon the seventy elders: and it came to pass, that, when the Spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, but they did so no more.

[11:26] But there remained two men in the camp, the name of the one was Eldad, and the name of the other Medad: and the Spirit rested upon them; and they were of them that were written, but had not gone out unto the Tent; and they prophesied in the camp. [11:27] And there ran a young man, and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad do prophesy in the camp. [11:28] And Joshua the son of Nun, the minister of Moses, one of his chosen men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them. [11:29] And Moses said unto him, Art you jealous for my sake? would that all THE GOD’s people were prophets, that THE GOD would put his Spirit upon them! [11:30] And Moses gat him into the camp, he and the elders of Israel.

[11:31] And there went forth a wind from THE GOD, and brought quails from the sea, and let them fall by the camp, about a day’s journey on this side, and a day’s journey on the other side, round about the camp, and about two cubits above the face of the earth. [11:32] And the people rose up all that day, and all the night, and all the next day, and gathered the quails: he that gathered least gathered ten homers: and they spread them all abroad for themselves round about the camp. [11:33] While the flesh was yet between their teeth, ere it was chewed, the anger of THE GOD was kindled against the people, and THE GOD smote the people with a very great plague. [11:34] And the name of that place was called Kibrothhattaavah, because there they buried the people that lusted. [11:35] From Kibrothhattaavah the people journeyed unto Hazeroth; and they abode at Hazeroth.

[12:1] And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Cushite woman whom he had married; for he had married a Cushite woman. [12:2] And they said, Hath THE GOD indeed spoken only with Moses? hath he not spoken also with us? And THE GOD heard it. [12:3] Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men that were upon the face of the earth.

[12:4] And THE GOD spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out you three unto the tent of meeting. And they three came out. [12:5] And THE GOD came down in a pillar of cloud, and stood at the door of the Tent, and called Aaron and Miriam; and they both came forth. [12:6] And he said, Hear now my words: if there be a prophet among you, I THE GOD will make myself known unto him in a vision, I will speak with him in a dream. [12:7] My servant Moses is not so; he is faithful in all my house: [12:8] with him will I speak mouth to mouth, even manifestly, and not in dark speeches; and the form of THE GOD shall he behold: wherefore then were you not afraid to speak against my servant, against Moses?

[12:9] And the anger of THE GOD was kindled against them; and he departed. [12:10] And the cloud removed from over the Tent; and, behold, Miriam was leprous, as white as snow: and Aaron looked upon Miriam, and, behold, she was leprous. [12:11] And Aaron said unto Moses, Oh, my lord, lay not, I pray thee, sin upon us, for that we have done foolishly, and for that we have sinned. [12:12] Let her not, I pray, be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when he cometh out of his mother’s womb. [12:13] And Moses cried unto THE GOD, saying, Heal her, O God, I beseech thee. [12:14] And THE GOD said unto Moses, If her father had but spit in her face, should she not be ashamed seven days? let her be shut up without the camp seven days, and after that she shall be brought in again. [12:15] And Miriam was shut up without the camp seven days: and the people journeyed not till Miriam was brought in again.

[12:16] And afterward the people journeyed from Hazeroth, and encamped in the wilderness of Paran.

[13:1] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [13:2] Send you men, that they may spy out the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall you send a man, every one a prince among them. [13:3] And Moses sent them from the wilderness of Paran according to the commandment of THE GOD: all of them men who were heads of the children of Israel. [13:4] And these were their names: Of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur. [13:5] Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori. [13:6] Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh. [13:7] Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph. [13:8] Of the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Nun. [13:9] Of the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu. [13:10] Of the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel the son of Sodi. [13:11] Of the tribe of Joseph, namely, of the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the son of Susi. [13:12] Of the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli. [13:13] Of the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael. [13:14] Of the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi. [13:15] Of the tribe of Gad, Geuel the son of Machi. [13:16] These are the names of the men that Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Hoshea the son of Nun Joshua.

[13:17] And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said unto them, Get you up this way by the South, and go up into the hill-country: [13:18] and see the land, what it is; and the people that dwell therein, whether they are strong or weak, whether they are few or many; [13:19] and what the land is that they dwell in, whether it is good or bad; and what cities they are that they dwell in, whether in camps, or in strongholds; [13:20] and what the land is, whether it is fat or lean, whether there is wood therein, or not. And be you of good courage, and bring of the fruit of the land. Now the time was the time of the first-ripe grapes.

[13:21] So they went up, and spied out the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, to the entrance of Hamath. [13:22] And they went up by the South, and came unto Hebron; and Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were there. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.) [13:23] And they came unto the valley of Eshcol, and cut down from thence a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they bare it upon a staff between two; they brought also of the pomegranates, and of the figs. [13:24] That place was called the valley of Eshcol, because of the cluster which the children of Israel cut down from thence.

[13:25] And they returned from spying out the land at the end of forty days. [13:26] And they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word unto them, and unto all the congregation, and showed them the fruit of the land. [13:27] And they told him, and said, We came unto the land whither you sentest us; and surely it floweth with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it. [13:28] Howbeit the people that dwell in the land are strong, and the cities are fortified, and very great: and moreover we saw the children of Anak there. [13:29] Amalek dwelleth in the land of the South: and the Hittite, and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, dwell in the hill-country; and the Canaanite dwelleth by the sea, and along by the side of the Jordan.

[13:30] And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it. [13:31] But the men that went up with him said, We are not able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we. [13:32] And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had spied out unto the children of Israel, saying, The land, through which we have gone to spy it out, is a land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof; and all the people that we saw in it are men of great stature. [13:33] And there we saw the Nephilim, the sons of Anak, who come of the Nephilim: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.

[14:1] And all the congregation lifted up their voice, and cried; and the people wept that night. [14:2] And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would that we had died in this wilderness! [14:3] And wherefore doth THE GOD bring us unto this land, to fall by the sword? Our wives and our little ones will be a prey: were it not better for us to return into Egypt?

[14:4] And they said one to another, Let us make a captain, and let us return into Egypt. [14:5] Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the children of Israel. [14:6] And Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who were of them that spied out the land, rent their clothes: [14:7] and they spake unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying, The land, which we passed through to spy it out, is an exceeding good land. [14:8] If THE GOD delight in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it unto us; a land which floweth with milk and honey. [14:9] Only rebel not against THE GOD, neither fear you the people of the land; for they are bread for us: their defence is removed from over them, and THE GOD is with us: fear them not. [14:10] But all the congregation bade stone them with stones. And the glory of THE GOD appeared in the tent of meeting unto all the children of Israel.

[14:11] And THE GOD said unto Moses, How long will this people despise me? and how long will they not believe in me, for all the signs which I have wrought among them? [14:12] I will smite them with the pestilence, and disinherit them, and will make of you a nation greater and mightier than they.

[14:13] And Moses said unto THE GOD, Then the Egyptians will hear it; for you broughtest up this people in your might from among them; [14:14] and they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land. They have heard that you THE GOD art in the midst of this people; for you THE GOD art seen face to face, and your cloud standeth over them, and you goest before them, in a pillar of cloud by day, and in a pillar of fire by night. [14:15] Now if you shalt kill this people as one man, then the nations which have heard the fame of you will speak, saying, [14:16] Because THE GOD was not able to bring this people into the land which he sware unto them, therefore he hath slain them in the wilderness. [14:17] And now, I pray thee, let the power of the Lord be great, according as you have spoken, saying, [14:18] THE GOD is slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness, forgiving iniquity and transgression; and that will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, upon the third and upon the fourth generation. [14:19] Pardon, I pray thee, the iniquity of this people according unto the greatness of your lovingkindness, and according as you have forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now.

[14:20] And THE GOD said, I have pardoned according to your word: [14:21] but in very deed, as I live, and as all the earth shall be filled with the glory of THE GOD; [14:22] because all those men that have seen my glory, and my signs, which I wrought in Egypt and in the wilderness, yet have tempted me these ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice; [14:23] surely they shall not see the land which I sware unto their fathers, neither shall any of them that despised me see it: [14:24] but my servant Caleb, because he had 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. [14:25] Now the Amalekite and the Canaanite dwell in the valley: to-morrow turn ye, and get you into the wilderness by the way to the Red Sea.

[14:26] And THE GOD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, [14:27] How long shall I bear with this evil congregation, that murmur against me? I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against me. [14:28] Say unto them, As I live, saith THE GOD, surely as you have spoken in mine ears, so will I do to you: [14:29] your dead bodies shall fall in this wilderness; and all that were numbered of you, according to your whole number, from twenty years old and upward, that have murmured against me, [14:30] surely you shall not come into the land, concerning which I sware that I would make you dwell therein, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun. [14:31] But your little ones, that you said should be a prey, them will I bring in, and they shall know the land which you have rejected. [14:32] But as for you, your dead bodies shall fall in this wilderness. [14:33] And your children shall be wanderers in the wilderness forty years, and shall bear your whoredoms, until your dead bodies be consumed in the wilderness. [14:34] After the number of the days in which you spied out the land, even forty days, for every day a year, shall you bear your iniquities, even forty years, and you shall know my alienation. [14:35] I, THE GOD, have spoken, surely this will I do unto all this evil congregation, that are gathered together against me: in this wilderness they shall be consumed, and there they shall die.

[14:36] And the men, whom Moses sent to spy out the land, who returned, and made all the congregation to murmur against him, by bringing up an evil report against the land, [14:37] even those men that did bring up an evil report of the land, died by the plague before THE GOD. [14:38] But Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, remained alive of those men that went to spy out the land.

[14:39] And Moses told these words unto all the children of Israel: and the people mourned greatly. [14:40] And they rose up early in the morning, and gat them up to the top of the mountain, saying, Lo, we are here, and will go up unto the place which THE GOD hath promised: for we have sinned. [14:41] And Moses said, Wherefore now do you transgress the commandment of THE GOD, seeing it shall not prosper? [14:42] Go not up, for THE GOD is not among you; that you be not smitten down before your enemies. [14:43] For there the Amalekite and the Canaanite are before you, and you shall fall by the sword: because you are turned back from following THE GOD, therefore THE GOD will not be with you. [14:44] But they presumed to go up to the top of the mountain: nevertheless the ark of the covenant of THE GOD, and Moses, departed not out of the camp. [14:45] Then the Amalekite came down, and the Canaanite who dwelt in that mountain, and smote them and beat them down, even unto Hormah.

[15:1] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [15:2] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When you are come into the land of your habitations, which I give unto you, [15:3] and will make an offering by fire unto THE GOD, a burnt-offering, or a sacrifice, to accomplish a vow, or as a freewill-offering, or in your set feasts, to make a sweet savor unto THE GOD, of the herd, or of the flock; [15:4] then shall he that offereth his oblation offer unto THE GOD a meal-offering of a tenth part of an ephah of fine flour mingled with the fourth part of a hin of oil: [15:5] and wine for the drink-offering, the fourth part of a hin, shalt you prepare with the burnt-offering, or for the sacrifice, for each lamb. [15:6] Or for a ram, you shalt prepare for a meal-offering two tenth parts of an ephah of fine flour mingled with the third part of a hin of oil: [15:7] and for the drink-offering you shalt offer the third part of a hin of wine, of a sweet savor unto THE GOD. [15:8] And when you preparest a bullock for a burnt-offering, or for a sacrifice, to accomplish a vow, or for peace-offerings unto THE GOD; [15:9] then shall he offer with the bullock a meal-offering of three tenth parts of an ephah of fine flour mingled with half a hin of oil: [15:10] and you shalt offer for the drink-offering half a hin of wine, for an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto THE GOD.

[15:11] Thus shall it be done for each bullock, or for each ram, or for each of the he-lambs, or of the kids. [15:12] According to the number that you shall prepare, so shall you do to every one according to their number. [15:13] All that are home-born shall do these things after this manner, in offering an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto THE GOD. [15:14] And if a stranger sojourn with you, or whosoever may be among you throughout your generations, and will offer an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto THE GOD; as you do, so he shall do. [15:15] For the assembly, there shall be one statute for you, and for the stranger that sojourneth with you, a statute for ever throughout your generations: as you are, so shall the sojourner be before THE GOD. [15:16] One law and one ordinance shall be for you, and for the stranger that sojourneth with you.

[15:17] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [15:18] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When you come into the land whither I bring you, [15:19] then it shall be, that, when you eat of the bread of the land, you shall offer up a heave-offering unto THE GOD. [15:20] Of the first of your dough you shall offer up a cake for a heave-offering: as the heave-offering of the threshing-floor, so shall you heave it. [15:21] Of the first of your dough you shall give unto THE GOD a heave-offering throughout your generations.

[15:22] And when you shall err, and not observe all these commandments, which THE GOD hath spoken unto Moses, [15:23] even all that THE GOD hath commanded you by Moses, from the day that THE GOD gave commandment, and onward throughout your generations; [15:24] then it shall be, if it be done unwittingly, without the knowledge of the congregation, that all the congregation shall offer one young bullock for a burnt-offering, for a sweet savor unto THE GOD, with the meal-offering thereof, and the drink-offering thereof, according to the ordinance, and one he-goat for a sin-offering. [15:25] And the priest shall make atonement for all the congregation of the children of Israel, and they shall be forgiven; for it was an error, and they have brought their oblation, an offering made by fire unto THE GOD, and their sin-offering before THE GOD, for their error: [15:26] and all the congregation of the children of Israel shall be forgiven, and the stranger that sojourneth among them; for in respect of all the people it was done unwittingly.

[15:27] And if one person sin unwittingly, then he shall offer a she-goat a year old for a sin-offering. [15:28] And the priest shall make atonement for the soul that erreth, when he sinneth unwittingly, before THE GOD, to make atonement for him; and he shall be forgiven. [15:29] You shall have one law for him that doeth aught unwittingly, for him that is home-born among the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them. [15:30] But the soul that doeth aught with a high hand, whether he be home-born or a sojourner, the same blasphemeth THE GOD; and that soul shall be cut off from among his people. [15:31] Because he hath despised the word of THE GOD, and hath broken his commandment, that soul shall utterly be cut off; his iniquity shall be upon him.

[15:32] And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering sticks upon the sabbath day. [15:33] And they that found him gathering sticks brought him unto Moses and Aaron, and unto all the congregation. [15:34] And they put him in ward, because it had not been declared what should be done to him. [15:35] And THE GOD said unto Moses, The man shall surely be put to death: all the congregation shall stone him with stones without the camp. [15:36] And all the congregation brought him without the camp, and stoned him to death with stones; as THE GOD commanded Moses.

[15:37] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [15:38] Speak unto the children of Israel, and bid them that they make them fringes in the borders of their garments throughout their generations, and that they put upon the fringe of each border a cord of blue: [15:39] and it shall be unto you for a fringe, that you may look upon it, and remember all the commandments of THE GOD, and do them; and that you follow not after your own heart and your own eyes, after which you use to play the harlot; [15:40] that you may remember and do all my commandments, and be holy unto your God. [15:41] I am THE GOD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am THE GOD your God.

[16:1] Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, with Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men: [16:2] and they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the congregation, called to the assembly, men of renown; [16:3] and they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, You take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and THE GOD is among them: wherefore then lift you up yourselves above the assembly of THE GOD?

[16:4] And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face: [16:5] and he spake unto Korah and unto all his company, saying, In the morning THE GOD will show who are his, and who is holy, and will cause him to come near unto him: even him whom he shall choose will he cause to come near unto him. [16:6] This do: take you censers, Korah, and all his company; [16:7] and put fire in them, and put incense upon them before THE GOD to-morrow: and it shall be that the man whom THE GOD doth choose, he shall be holy: you take too much upon you, you sons of Levi. [16:8] And Moses said unto Korah, Hear now, you sons of Levi: [16:9] seemeth 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 GOD, and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them; [16:10] and that he hath brought you near, and all your brethren the sons of Levi with thee? and seek you the priesthood also? [16:11] Therefore you and all your company are gathered together against THE GOD: and Aaron, what is he that you murmur against him?

[16:12] And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab; and they said, We will not come up: [16:13] is it a small thing that you have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, but you must needs make yourself also a prince over us? [16:14] Moreover you have not brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey, nor given us inheritance of fields and vineyards: wilt you put out the eyes of these men? we will not come up.

[16:15] And Moses was very wroth, and said unto THE GOD, Respect not you their offering: I have not taken one ass from them, neither have I hurt one of them. [16:16] And Moses said unto Korah, Be you and all your company before THE GOD, thou, and they, and Aaron, to-morrow: [16:17] and take you every man his censer, and put incense upon them, and bring you before THE GOD every man his censer, two hundred and fifty censers; you also, and Aaron, each his censer. [16:18] And they took every man his censer, and put fire in them, and laid incense thereon, and stood at the door of the tent of meeting with Moses and Aaron. [16:19] And Korah assembled all the congregation against them unto the door of the tent of meeting: and the glory of THE GOD appeared unto all the congregation.

[16:20] And THE GOD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, [16:21] Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment. [16:22] And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt you be wroth with all the congregation? [16:23] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [16:24] Speak unto the congregation, saying, Get you up from about the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.

[16:25] And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him. [16:26] And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest you be consumed in all their sins. [16:27] So they gat them up from the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, on every side: and Dathan and Abiram came out, and stood at the door of their tents, and their wives, and their sons, and their little ones. [16:28] And Moses said, Hereby you shall know that THE GOD hath sent me to do all these works; for I have not done them of mine own mind. [16:29] If these men die the common death of all men, or if they be visited after the visitation of all men; then THE GOD hath not sent me. [16:30] But if THE GOD make a new thing, and the ground open its mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down alive into Sheol; then you shall understand that these men have despised THE GOD.

[16:31] And it came to pass, as he made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them; [16:32] and the earth opened its mouth, and swallowed them up, and their households, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods. [16:33] So they, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into Sheol: and the earth closed upon them, and they perished from among the assembly. [16:34] And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them; for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up. [16:35] And fire came forth from THE GOD, and devoured the two hundred and fifty men that offered the incense.

[16:36] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [16:37] Speak unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, that he take up the censers out of the burning, and scatter you the fire yonder; for they are holy, [16:38] even the censers of these sinners against their own lives; and let them be made beaten plates for a covering of the altar: for they offered them before THE GOD; therefore they are holy; and they shall be a sign unto the children of Israel. [16:39] And Eleazar the priest took the brazen censers, which they that were burnt had offered; and they beat them out for a covering of the altar, [16:40] to be a memorial unto the children of Israel, to the end that no stranger, that is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to burn incense before THE GOD; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as THE GOD spake unto him by Moses.

[16:41] But on the morrow all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, You have killed the people of THE GOD. [16:42] And it came to pass, 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 GOD appeared. [16:43] And Moses and Aaron came to the front of the tent of meeting. [16:44] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [16:45] Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment. And they fell upon their faces. [16:46] And Moses said unto Aaron, Take they censer, and put fire therein from off the altar, and lay incense thereon, and carry it quickly unto the congregation, and make atonement for them: for there is wrath gone out from THE GOD; the plague is begun. [16:47] And Aaron took as Moses spake, 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. [16:48] And he stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed. [16:49] Now they that died by the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, besides them that died about the matter of Korah. [16:50] And Aaron returned unto Moses unto the door of the tent of meeting: and the plague was stayed.

[17:1] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [17:2] Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of them rods, one for each fathers’ house, of all their princes according to their fathers’ houses, twelve rods: write you every man’s name upon his rod. [17:3] And you shalt write Aaron’s name upon the rod of Levi; for there shall be one rod for each head of their fathers’ houses. [17:4] And you shalt lay them up in the tent of meeting before the testimony, where I meet with you. [17:5] And it shall come to pass, that the rod of the man whom I shall choose shall bud: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against you. [17:6] And Moses spake unto the children of Israel; and all their princes gave him rods, for each prince one, according to their fathers’ houses, even twelve rods: and the rod of Aaron was among their rods. [17:7] And Moses laid up the rods before THE GOD in the tent of the testimony.

[17:8] And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses went into the tent of the testimony; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and put forth buds, and produced blossoms, and bare ripe almonds. [17:9] And Moses brought out all the rods from before THE GOD unto all the children of Israel: and they looked, and took every man his rod. [17:10] And THE GOD said unto Moses, Put back the rod of Aaron before the testimony, to be kept for a token against the children of rebellion; that you mayest make an end of their murmurings against me, that they die not. [17:11] Thus did Moses: as THE GOD commanded him, so did he.

[17:12] And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we perish, we are undone, we are all undone. [17:13] Every one that cometh near, that cometh near unto the tabernacle of THE GOD, dieth: shall we perish all of us?

[18:1] And THE GOD said unto Aaron, you and your sons and your fathers’ house with you shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary; and you and your sons with you shall bear the iniquity of your priesthood. [18:2] And your brethren also, the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, bring you near with thee, that they may be joined unto thee, and minister unto thee: but you and your sons with you shall be before the tent of the testimony. [18:3] And they shall keep your charge, and the charge of all the Tent: only they shall not come nigh unto the vessels of the sanctuary and unto the altar, that they die not, neither they, nor ye. [18:4] And they shall be joined unto thee, and keep the charge of the tent of meeting, for all the service of the Tent: and a stranger shall not come nigh unto you. [18:5] And you shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar; that there be wrath no more upon the children of Israel. [18:6] And I, behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel: to you they are a gift, given unto THE GOD, to do the service of the tent of meeting. [18:7] And you and your sons with you shall keep your priesthood for everything of the altar, and for that within the veil; and you shall serve: I give you the priesthood as a service of gift: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.

[18:8] And THE GOD spake unto Aaron, And I, behold, I have given you the charge of my heave-offerings, even all the hallowed things of the children of Israel; unto you have I given them by reason of the anointing, and to your sons, as a portion for ever. [18:9] This shall be your of the most holy things, reserved from the fire: every oblation of theirs, even every meal-offering of theirs, and every sin-offering of theirs, and every trespass-offering of theirs, which they shall render unto me, shall be most holy for you and for your sons. [18:10] As the most holy things shalt you eat thereof; every male shall eat thereof: it shall be holy unto thee. [18:11] And this is thine: the heave-offering of their gift, even all the wave-offerings of the children of Israel; I have given them unto thee, and to your sons and to your daughters with thee, as a portion for ever; every one that is clean in your house shall eat thereof. [18:12] All the best of the oil, and all the best of the vintage, and of the grain, the first-fruits of them which they give unto THE GOD, to you have I given them. [18:13] The first-ripe fruits of all that is in their land, which they bring unto THE GOD, shall be thine; every one that is clean in your house shall eat thereof. [18:14] Everything devoted in Israel shall be thine. [18:15] Everything that openeth the womb, of all flesh which they offer unto THE GOD, both of man and beast shall be thine: nevertheless the first-born of man shalt you surely redeem, and the firstling of unclean beasts shalt you redeem. [18:16] And those that are to be redeemed of them from a month old shalt you redeem, according to your estimation, for the money of five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary (the same is twenty gerahs). [18:17] But the firstling of a cow, or the firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, you shalt not redeem; they are holy: you shalt sprinkle their blood upon the altar, and shalt burn their fat for an offering made by fire, for a sweet savor unto THE GOD. [18:18] And the flesh of them shall be thine, as the wave-breast and as the right thigh, it shall be thine. [18:19] All the heave-offerings of the holy things, which the children of Israel offer unto THE GOD, have I given thee, and your sons and your daughters with thee, as a portion for ever: it is a covenant of salt for ever before THE GOD unto you and to your seed with thee. [18:20] And THE GOD said unto Aaron, you shalt have no inheritance in their land, neither shalt you have any portion among them: I am your portion and your inheritance among the children of Israel.

[18:21] And unto the children of Levi, behold, I have given all the tithe in Israel for an inheritance, in return for their service which they serve, even the service of the tent of meeting. [18:22] And henceforth the children of Israel shall not come nigh the tent of meeting, lest they bear sin, and die. [18:23] But the Levites shall do the service of the tent of meeting, and they shall bear their iniquity: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations; and among the children of Israel they shall have no inheritance. [18:24] For the tithe of the children of Israel, which they offer as a heave-offering unto THE GOD, I have given to the Levites for an inheritance: therefore I have said unto them, Among the children of Israel they shall have no inheritance.

[18:25] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [18:26] Moreover you shalt speak unto the Levites, and say unto them, When you take of the children of Israel the tithe which I have given you from them for your inheritance, then you shall offer up a heave-offering of it for THE GOD, a tithe of the tithe. [18:27] And your heave-offering shall be reckoned unto you, as though it were the grain of the threshing-floor, and as the fulness of the winepress. [18:28] Thus you also shall offer a heave-offering unto THE GOD of all your tithes, which you receive of the children of Israel; and thereof you shall give THE GOD’s heave-offering to Aaron the priest. [18:29] Out of all your gifts you shall offer every heave-offering of THE GOD, of all the best thereof, even the hallowed part thereof out of it. [18:30] Therefore you shalt say unto them, When you heave the best thereof from it, then it shall be reckoned unto the Levites as the increase of the threshing-floor, and as the increase of the wine-press. [18:31] And you shall eat it in every place, you and your households: for it is your reward in return for your service in the tent of meeting. [18:32] And you shall bear no sin by reason of it, when you have heaved from it the best thereof: and you shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, that you die not.

[19:1] And THE GOD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, [19:2] This is the statute of the law which THE GOD hath commanded, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring you a red heifer without spot, wherein is no blemish, and upon which never came yoke. [19:3] And you shall give her unto Eleazar the priest, and he shall bring her forth without the camp, and one shall slay her before his face: [19:4] and Eleazar the priest shall take of her blood with his finger, and sprinkle her blood toward the front of the tent of meeting seven times. [19:5] And one shall burn the heifer in his sight; her skin, and her flesh, and her blood, with her dung, shall he burn: [19:6] and the priest shall take cedar-wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and cast it into the midst of the burning of the heifer. [19:7] Then the priest shall wash his clothes, and he shall bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp, and the priest shall be unclean until the even. [19:8] And he that burneth her shall wash his clothes in water, and bathe his flesh in water, and shall be unclean until the even. [19:9] And 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 for impurity: it is a sin-offering. [19:10] 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.

[19:11] He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days: [19:12] the same shall purify himself therewith on the third day, and on the seventh day he shall be clean: but if he purify not himself the third day, then the seventh day he shall not be clean. [19:13] Whosoever toucheth a dead person, the body of a man that hath died, and purifieth not himself, defileth the tabernacle of THE GOD; and that soul shall be cut off from Israel: because the water for impurity was not sprinkled upon him, he shall be unclean; his uncleanness is yet upon him.

[19:14] This is the law when a man dieth in a tent: every one that cometh into the tent, and every one that is in the tent, shall be unclean seven days. [19:15] And every open vessel, which hath no covering bound upon it, is unclean. [19:16] And whosoever in the open field toucheth one that is slain with a sword, or a dead body, or a bone of a man, or a grave, shall be unclean seven days. [19:17] And for the unclean they shall take of the ashes of the burning of the sin-offering; and running water shall be put thereto in a vessel: [19:18] and a clean person shall take hyssop, and dip it in the water, and sprinkle it upon the tent, and upon all the vessels, and upon the persons that were there, and upon him that touched the bone, or the slain, or the dead, or the grave: [19:19] and the clean person shall sprinkle upon the unclean on the third day, and on the seventh day: and on the seventh day he shall purify him; and he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and shall be clean at even.

[19:20] But the man that shall be unclean, and shall not purify himself, that soul shall be cut off from the midst of the assembly, because he hath defiled the sanctuary of THE GOD: the water for impurity hath not been sprinkled upon him; he is unclean. [19:21] And it shall be a perpetual statute unto them: and he that sprinkleth the water for impurity shall wash his clothes, and he that toucheth the water for impurity shall be unclean until even. [19:22] And whatsoever the unclean person toucheth shall be unclean; and the soul that toucheth it shall be unclean until even.

[20:1] And the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, came into the wilderness of Zin in the first month: and the people abode in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there. [20:2] And there was no water for the congregation: and they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron. [20:3] And the people strove with Moses, and spake, saying, Would that we had died when our brethren died before THE GOD! [20:4] And why have you brought the assembly of THE GOD into this wilderness, that we should die there, we and our beasts? [20:5] And wherefore have you made us to come up out of Egypt, to bring us in unto this evil place? it is no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines, or of pomegranates; neither is there any water to drink. [20:6] And Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly unto the door of the tent of meeting, and fell upon their faces: and the glory of THE GOD appeared unto them. [20:7] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [20:8] Take the rod, and assemble the congregation, thou, and Aaron your brother, and speak you unto the rock before their eyes, that it give forth its water; and you shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock; so you shalt give the congregation and their cattle drink. [20:9] And Moses took the rod from before THE GOD, as he commanded him.

[20:10] And Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly together before the rock, and he said unto them, Hear now, you rebels; shall we bring you forth water out of this rock? [20:11] And Moses lifted up his hand, and smote the rock with his rod twice: and water came forth abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their cattle. [20:12] And THE GOD said unto Moses and Aaron, Because you believed not in me, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore you shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them. [20:13] These are the waters of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with THE GOD, and he was sanctified in them.

[20:14] And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, Thus saith your brother Israel, you knowest all the travail that hath befallen us: [20:15] how our fathers went down into Egypt, and we dwelt in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians dealt ill with us, and our fathers: [20:16] and when we cried unto THE GOD, he heard our voice, and sent an angel, and brought us forth out of Egypt: and, behold, we are in Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of your border. [20:17] Let us pass, I pray thee, through your land: we will not pass through field or through vineyard, neither will we drink of the water of the wells: we will go along the king’s highway; we will not turn aside to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed your border. [20:18] And Edom said unto him, you shalt not pass through me, lest I come out with the sword against thee. [20:19] And the children of Israel said unto him, We will go up by the highway; and if we drink of your water, I and my cattle, then will I give the price thereof: let me only, without doing anything else, pass through on my feet. [20:20] And he said, you shalt not pass through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand. [20:21] Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: wherefore Israel turned away from him.

[20:22] And they journeyed from Kadesh: and the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, came unto mount Hor. [20:23] And THE GOD spake unto Moses and Aaron in mount Hor, by the border of the land of Edom, saying, [20:24] Aaron shall be gathered unto his people; for he shall not enter into the land which I have given unto the children of Israel, because you rebelled against my word at the waters of Meribah. [20:25] Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up unto mount Hor; [20:26] and strip Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son: and Aaron shall be gathered unto his people, and shall die there. [20:27] And Moses did as THE GOD commanded: and they went up into mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation. [20:28] And Moses stripped Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son; and Aaron died there on the top of the mount: and Moses and Eleazar came down from the mount. [20:29] And when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, they wept for Aaron thirty days, even all the house of Israel.

[21:1] And the Canaanite, the king of Arad, who dwelt in the South, heard tell that Israel came by the way of Atharim; and he fought against Israel, and took some of them captive. [21:2] And Israel vowed a vow unto THE GOD, and said, If you wilt indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities. [21:3] And THE GOD hearkened to the voice of Israel, and delivered up the Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities: and the name of the place was called Hormah.

[21:4] And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way to the Red Sea, to compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way. [21:5] And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, and there is no water; and our soul loatheth this light bread. [21:6] And THE GOD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died. [21:7] And the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, because we have spoken against THE GOD, and against thee; pray unto THE GOD, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people. [21:8] And THE GOD said unto Moses, Make you a fiery serpent, and set it upon a standard: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he seeth it, shall live. [21:9] And Moses made a serpent of brass, and set it upon the standard: and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he looked unto the serpent of brass, he lived.

[21:10] And the children of Israel journeyed, and encamped in Oboth. [21:11] And they journeyed from Oboth, and encamped at Iyeabarim, in the wilderness which is before Moab, toward the sunrising. [21:12] From thence they journeyed, and encamped in the valley of Zered. [21:13] From thence they journeyed, and encamped on the other side of the Arnon, which is in the wilderness, that cometh out of the border of the Amorites: for the Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites. [21:14] Wherefore it is said in the book of the Wars of THE GOD,

Vaheb in Suphah,

And the valleys of the Arnon,

[21:15] And the slope of the valleys

That inclineth toward the dwelling of Ar,

And leaneth upon the border of Moab.

[21:16] And from thence they journeyed to Beer: that is the well whereof THE GOD said unto Moses, Gather the people together, and I will give them water.

[21:17] Then sang Israel this song:

Spring up, O well; sing you unto it:

[21:18] The well, which the princes digged,

Which the nobles of the people delved,

With the sceptre, and with their staves.

And from the wilderness they journeyed to Mattanah; [21:19] and from Mattanah to Nahaliel; and from Nahaliel to Bamoth; [21:20] and from Bamoth to the valley that is in the field of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looketh down upon the desert.

[21:21] And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying, [21:22] Let me pass through your land: we will not turn aside into field, or into vineyard; we will not drink of the water of the wells: we will go by the king’s highway, until we have passed your border. [21:23] And Sihon would not suffer Israel to pass through his border: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness, and came to Jahaz; and he fought against Israel. [21:24] And Israel smote him with the edge of the sword, and possessed his land from the Arnon unto the Jabbok, even unto the children of Ammon; for the border of the children of Ammon was strong. [21:25] And Israel took all these cities: and Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all the towns thereof. [21:26] For Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab, and taken all his land out of his hand, even unto the Arnon. [21:27] Wherefore they that speak in proverbs say,

Come you to Heshbon;

Let the city of Sihon be built and established:

[21:28] For a fire is gone out of Heshbon,

A flame from the city of Sihon:

It hath devoured Ar of Moab,

The lords of the high places of the Arnon.

[21:29] Woe to thee, Moab!

Thou art undone, O people of Chemosh:

He hath given his sons as fugitives,

And his daughters into captivity,

Unto Sihon king of the Amorites.

[21:30] We have shot at them; Heshbon is perished even unto Dibon,

And we have laid waste even unto Nophah,

Which reacheth unto Medeba.

[21:31] Thus Israel dwelt in the land of the Amorites. [21:32] And Moses sent to spy out Jazer; and they took the towns thereof, and drove out the Amorites that were there.

[21:33] And they turned and went up by the way of Bashan: and Og the king of Bashan went out against them, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei. [21:34] And THE GOD said unto Moses, Fear him not: for I have delivered him into your hand, and all his people, and his land; and you shalt do to him as you didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon. [21:35] So they smote him, and his sons and all his people, until there was none left him remaining: and they possessed his land.

[22:1] And the children of Israel journeyed, and encamped in the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan at Jericho.

[22:2] And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites. [22:3] And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they were many: and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel. [22:4] And Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now will this multitude lick up all that is round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time. [22:5] And he sent messengers unto Balaam the son of Beor, to Pethor, which is by the River, to the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me. [22:6] Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me: peradventure I shall prevail, that we may smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land; for I know that he whom you blessest is blessed, and he whom you cursest is cursed.

[22:7] And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand; and they came unto Balaam, and spake unto him the words of Balak. [22:8] And he said unto them, Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word again, as THE GOD shall speak unto me: and the princes of Moab abode with Balaam. [22:9] And God came unto Balaam, and said, What men are these with thee? [22:10] And Balaam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me, saying, [22:11] Behold, the people that is come out of Egypt, it covereth the face of the earth: now, come curse me them; peradventure I shall be able to fight against them, and shall drive them out. [22:12] And God said unto Balaam, you shalt not go with them; you shalt not curse the people; for they are blessed. [22:13] And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the princes of Balak, Get you into your land; for THE GOD refuseth to give me leave to go with you. [22:14] And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said, Balaam refuseth to come with us.

[22:15] And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honorable than they. [22:16] And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus saith Balak the son of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder you from coming unto me: [22:17] for I will promote you unto very great honor, and whatsoever you sayest unto me I will do: come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people. [22:18] And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of THE GOD my God, to do less or more. [22:19] Now therefore, I pray you, tarry you also here this night, that I may know what THE GOD will speak unto me more. [22:20] And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the men are come to call thee, rise up, go with them; but only the word which I speak unto thee, that shalt you do.

[22:21] And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with the princes of Moab. [22:22] And God’s anger was kindled because he went; and the angel of THE GOD placed himself in the way for an adversary against him. Now he was riding upon his ass, and his two servants were with him. [22:23] And the ass saw the angel of THE GOD standing in the way, with his sword drawn in his hand; and the ass turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam smote the ass, to turn her into the way. [22:24] Then the angel of THE GOD stood in a narrow path between the vineyards, a wall being on this side, and a wall on that side. [22:25] And the ass saw the angel of THE GOD, and she thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam’s foot against the wall: and he smote her again. [22:26] And the angel of THE GOD went further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left. [22:27] And the ass saw the angel of THE GOD, and she lay down under Balaam: and Balaam’s anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with his staff. [22:28] And THE GOD opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that you have smitten me these three times? [22:29] And Balaam said unto the ass, Because you have mocked me, I would there were a sword in my hand, for now I had killed thee. [22:30] And the ass said unto Balaam, Am not I your ass, upon which you have ridden all your life long unto this day? was I ever wont to do so unto thee? and he said, Nay.

[22:31] Then THE GOD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of THE GOD standing in the way, with his sword drawn in his hand; and he bowed his head, and fell on his face. [22:32] And the angel of THE GOD said unto him, Wherefore have you smitten your ass these three times? behold, I am come forth for an adversary, because your way is perverse before me: [22:33] and the ass saw me, and turned aside before me these three times: unless she had turned aside from me, surely now I had even slain thee, and saved her alive. [22:34] And Balaam said unto the angel of THE GOD, I have sinned; for I knew not that you stoodest in the way against me: now therefore, if it displease thee, I will get me back again. [22:35] And the angel of THE GOD said unto Balaam, Go with the men; but only the word that I shall speak unto thee, that you shalt speak. So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.

[22:36] And when Balak heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet him unto the City of Moab, which is on the border of the Arnon, which is in the utmost part of the border. [22:37] And Balak said unto Balaam, Did I not earnestly send unto you to call thee? wherefore camest you not unto me? am I not able indeed to promote you to honor? [22:38] And Balaam said unto Balak, Lo, I am come unto thee: have I now any power at all to speak anything? the word that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I speak. [22:39] And Balaam went with Balak, and they came unto Kiriath-huzoth. [22:40] And Balak sacrificed oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him.

[22:41] And it came to pass in the morning, that Balak took Balaam, and brought him up into the high places of Baal; and he saw from thence the utmost part of the people.

[23:1] And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams. [23:2] And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bullock and a ram. [23:3] And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by your burnt-offering, and I will go: peradventure THE GOD will come to meet me; and whatsoever he showeth me I will tell thee. And he went to a bare height. [23:4] And God met Balaam: and he said unto him, I have prepared the seven altars, and I have offered up a bullock and a ram on every altar. [23:5] And THE GOD put a word in Balaam’s mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus you shalt speak. [23:6] And he returned unto him, and, lo, he was standing by his burnt-offering, he, and all the princes of Moab. [23:7] And he took up his parable, and said, From Aram hath Balak brought me, The king of Moab from the mountains of the East: Come, curse me Jacob, And come, defy Israel. [23:8] How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? And how shall I defy, whom THE GOD hath not defied? [23:9] For from the top of the rocks I see him, And from the hills I behold him:
Lo, it is a people that dwelleth alone, And shall not be reckoned among the nations. [23:10] Who can count the dust of Jacob, Or number the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, And let my last end be like his! [23:11] And Balak said unto Balaam, What have you done unto me? I took you to curse mine enemies, and, behold, you have blessed them altogether. [23:12] And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which THE GOD putteth in my mouth?

[23:13] And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence you mayest see them; you shalt see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: and curse me them from thence. [23:14] And he took him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered up a bullock and a ram on every altar. [23:15] And he said unto Balak, Stand here by your burnt-offering, while I meet THE GOD yonder. [23:16] And THE GOD met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus shalt you speak. [23:17] And he came to him, and, lo, he was standing by his burnt-offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said unto him, What hath THE GOD spoken? [23:18] And he took up his parable, and said,

Rise up, Balak, and hear;

Hearken unto me, you son of Zippor:

[23:19] God is not a man, that he should lie,

Neither the son of man, that he should repent:

Hath he said, and will he not do it?

Or hath he spoken, and will he not make it good?

[23:20] Behold, I have received commandment to bless:

And he hath blessed, and I cannot reverse it.

[23:21] He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob;

Neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel:

THE GOD his God is with him,

And the shout of a king is among them.

[23:22] God bringeth them forth out of Egypt;

He hath as it were the strength of the wild-ox.

[23:23] Surely there is no enchantment with Jacob;

Neither is there any divination with Israel:

Now shalt it be said of Jacob and of Israel,

What hath God wrought!

[23:24] Behold, the people riseth up as a lioness,

And as a lion doth he lift himself up:

He shall not lie down until he eat of the prey,

And drink the blood of the slain.

[23:25] And Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all. [23:26] But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that THE GOD speaketh, that I must do? [23:27] And Balak said unto Balaam, Come now, I will take you unto another place; peradventure it will please God that you mayest curse me them from thence. [23:28] And Balak took Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh down upon the desert. [23:29] And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams. [23:30] And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered up a bullock and a ram on every altar.

[24:1] And when Balaam saw that it pleased THE GOD to bless Israel, he went not, as at the other times, to meet with enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness. [24:2] And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel dwelling according to their tribes; and the Spirit of God came upon him. [24:3] And he took up his parable, and said,

Balaam the son of Beor saith,

And the man whose eye was closed saith;

[24:4] He saith, who heareth the words of God,

Who seeth the vision of the Almighty,

Falling down, and having his eyes open:

[24:5] How goodly are your tents, O Jacob,

Thy tabernacles, O Israel!

[24:6] As valleys are they spread forth,

As gardens by the river-side,

As lign-aloes which THE GOD hath planted,

As cedar-trees beside the waters.

[24:7] Water shall flow from his buckets,

And his seed shall be in many waters,

And his king shall be higher than Agag,

And his kingdom shall be exalted.

[24:8] God bringeth him forth out of Egypt;

He hath as it were the strength of the wild-ox:

He shall eat up the nations his adversaries,

And shall break their bones in pieces,

And smite them through with his arrows.

[24:9] He couched, he lay down as a lion,

And as a lioness; who shall rouse him up?

Blessed be every one that blesseth thee,

And cursed be every one that curseth thee.

[24:10] And Balak’s anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together; and Balak said unto Balaam, I called you to curse mine enemies, and, behold, you have altogether blessed them these three times. [24:11] Therefore now flee you to your place: I thought to promote you unto great honor; but, lo, THE GOD hath kept you back from honor. [24:12] And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to your messengers that you sentest unto me, saying, [24:13] If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of THE GOD, to do either good or bad of mine own mind; what THE GOD speaketh, that will I speak? [24:14] And now, behold, I go unto my people: come, and I will advertise you what this people shall do to your people in the latter days. [24:15] And he took up his parable, and said,

Balaam the son of Beor saith,

And the man whose eye was closed saith;

[24:16] He saith, who heareth the words of God,

And knoweth the knowledge of the Most High,

Who seeth the vision of the Almighty,

Falling down, and having his eyes open:

[24:17] I see him, but not now;

I behold him, but not nigh:

There shall come forth a star out of Jacob,

And a sceptre shall rise out of Israel,

And shall smite through the corners of Moab,

And break down all the sons of tumult.

[24:18] And Edom shall be a possession,

Seir also shall be a possession, who were his enemies;

While Israel doeth valiantly.

[24:19] And out of Jacob shall one have dominion,

And shall destroy the remnant from the city.

[24:20] And he looked on Amalek, and took up his parable, and said,

Amalek was the first of the nations;

But his latter end shall come to destruction.

[24:21] And he looked on the Kenite, and took up his parable, and said,

Strong is your dwelling-place,

And your nest is set in the rock.

[24:22] Nevertheless Kain shall be wasted,

Until Asshur shall carry you away captive.

[24:23] And he took up his parable, and said,

Alas, who shall live when God doeth this?

[24:24] But ships shall come from the coast of Kittim,

And they shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber;

And he also shall come to destruction.

[24:25] And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place; and Balak also went his way.

[25:1] And Israel abode in Shittim; and the people began to play the harlot with the daughters of Moab: [25:2] for they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods; and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods. [25:3] And Israel joined himself unto Baal-peor: and the anger of THE GOD was kindled against Israel. [25:4] And THE GOD said unto Moses, Take all the chiefs of the people, and hang them up unto THE GOD before the sun, that the fierce anger of THE GOD may turn away from Israel. [25:5] And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay you every one his men that have joined themselves unto Baal-peor.

[25:6] And, behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought unto his brethren a Midianitish woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Israel, while they were weeping at the door of the tent of meeting. [25:7] And when Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose up from the midst of the congregation, and took a spear in his hand; [25:8] and he went after the man of Israel into the pavilion, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her body. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel. [25:9] And those that died by the plague were twenty and four thousand.

[25:10] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [25:11] Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, in that he was jealous with my jealousy among them, so that I consumed not the children of Israel in my jealousy. [25:12] Wherefore say, Behold, I give unto him my covenant of peace: [25:13] and it shall be unto him, and to his seed after him, the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was jealous for his God, and made atonement for the children of Israel.

[25:14] Now the name of the man of Israel that was slain, who was slain with the Midianitish woman, was Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince of a fathers’ house among the Simeonites. [25:15] And the name of the Midianitish woman that was slain was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur; he was head of the people of a fathers’ house in Midian.

[25:16] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [25:17] Vex the Midianites, and smite them; [25:18] for they vex you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of the prince of Midian, their sister, who was slain on the day of the plague in the matter of Peor.

[26:1] And it came to pass after the plague, that THE GOD spake unto Moses and unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying, [26:2] Take the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, from twenty years old and upward, by their fathers’ houses, all that are able to go forth to war in Israel. [26:3] And Moses and Eleazar the priest spake with them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying, [26:4] Take the sum of the people, from twenty years old and upward; as THE GOD commanded Moses and the children of Israel, that came forth out of the land of Egypt.

[26:5] Reuben, the first-born of Israel; the sons of Reuben: of Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites; of Pallu, the family of the Palluites; [26:6] of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Carmi, the family of the Carmites. [26:7] These are the families of the Reubenites; and they that were numbered of them were forty and three thousand and seven hundred and thirty. [26:8] And the sons of Pallu: Eliab. [26:9] And the sons of Eliab: Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. These are that Dathan and Abiram, who were called of the congregation, who strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they strove against THE GOD, [26:10] and the earth opened its mouth, and swallowed them up together with Korah, when that company died; what time the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men, and they became a sign. [26:11] Notwithstanding, the sons of Korah died not.

[26:12] The sons of Simeon after their families: of Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites; of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites; of Jachin, the family of the Jachinites; [26:13] of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites; of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites. [26:14] These are the families of the Simeonites, twenty and two thousand and two hundred.

[26:15] The sons of Gad after their families: of Zephon, the family of the Zephonites; of Haggi, the family of the Haggites; of Shuni, the family of the Shunites; [26:16] of Ozni, the family of the Oznites; of Eri, the family of the Erites; [26:17] of Arod, the family of the Arodites; of Areli, the family of the Arelites. [26:18] These are the families of the sons of Gad according to those that were numbered of them, forty thousand and five hundred.

[26:19] The sons of Judah: Er and Onan; and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. [26:20] And the sons of Judah after their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; of Perez, the family of the Perezites; of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites. [26:21] And the sons of Perez were: of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites. [26:22] These are the families of Judah according to those that were numbered of them, threescore and sixteen thousand and five hundred.

[26:23] The sons of Issachar after their families: of Tola, the family of the Tolaites; of Puvah, the family of the Punites; [26:24] of Jashub, the family of the Jashubites; of Shimron, the family of the Shimronites. [26:25] These are the families of Issachar according to those that were numbered of them, threescore and four thousand and three hundred.

[26:26] The sons of Zebulun after their families: of Sered, the family of the Seredites; of Elon, the family of the Elonites; of Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites. [26:27] These are the families of the Zebulunites according to those that were numbered of them, threescore thousand and five hundred.

[26:28] The sons of Joseph after their families: Manasseh and Ephraim. [26:29] The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites; and Machir begat Gilead; of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites. [26:30] These are the sons of Gilead: of Iezer, the family of the Iezerites; of Helek, the family of the Helekites; [26:31] and of Asriel, the family of the Asrielites; and of Shechem, the family of the Shechemites; [26:32] and of Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites; and of Hepher, the family of the Hepherites. [26:33] And Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. [26:34] These are the families of Manasseh; and they that were numbered of them were fifty and two thousand and seven hundred.

[26:35] These are the sons of Ephraim after their families: of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthelahites; of Becher, the family of the Becherites; of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites. [26:36] And these are the sons of Shuthelah: of Eran, the family of the Eranites. [26:37] These are the families of the sons of Ephraim according to those that were numbered of them, thirty and two thousand and five hundred. These are the sons of Joseph after their families.

[26:38] The sons of Benjamin after their families: of Bela, the family of the Belaites; of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites; of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites; [26:39] of Shephupham, the family of the Shuphamites; of Hupham, the family of the Huphamites. [26:40] And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: of Ard, the family of the Ardites; of Naaman, the family of the Naamites. [26:41] These are the sons of Benjamin after their families; and they that were numbered of them were forty and five thousand and six hundred.

[26:42] These are the sons of Dan after their families: of Shuham, the family of the Shuhamites. These are the families of Dan after their families. [26:43] All the families of the Shuhamites, according to those that were numbered of them, were threescore and four thousand and four hundred.

[26:44] The sons of Asher after their families: of Imnah, the family of the Imnites; of Ishvi, the family of the Ishvites; of Beriah, the family of the Berites. [26:45] Of the sons of Beriah: of Heber, the family of the Heberites; of Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites. [26:46] And the name of the daughter of Asher was Serah. [26:47] These are the families of the sons of Asher according to those that were numbered of them, fifty and three thousand and four hundred.

[26:48] The sons of Naphtali after their families: of Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites; of Guni, the family of the Gunites; [26:49] of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites; of Shillem, the family of the Shillemites. [26:50] These are the families of Naphtali according to their families; and they that were numbered of them were forty and five thousand and four hundred.

[26:51] These are they that were numbered of the children of Israel, six hundred thousand and a thousand seven hundred and thirty.

[26:52] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [26:53] Unto these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names. [26:54] To the more you shalt give the more inheritance, and to the fewer you shalt give the less inheritance: to every one according to those that were numbered of him shall his inheritance be given. [26:55] Notwithstanding, the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit. [26:56] According to the lot shall their inheritance be divided between the more and the fewer.

[26:57] And these are they that were numbered of the Levites after their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites; of Merari, the family of the Merarites. [26:58] These are the families of Levi: the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, the family of the Korahites. And Kohath begat Amram. [26:59] And the name of Amram’s wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt: and she bare unto Amram Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister. [26:60] And unto Aaron were born Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. [26:61] And Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered strange fire before THE GOD. [26:62] And they that were numbered of them were twenty and three thousand, every male from a month old and upward: for they were not numbered among the children of Israel, because there was no inheritance given them among the children of Israel.

[26:63] These are they that were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who numbered the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho. [26:64] But among these there was not a man of them that were numbered by Moses and Aaron the priest, who numbered the children of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai. [26:65] For THE GOD had said of them, They shall surely die in the wilderness. And there was not left a man of them, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.

[27:1] Then drew near the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph; and these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah. [27:2] And they stood before Moses, and before Eleazar the priest, and before the princes and all the congregation, at the door of the tent of meeting, saying, [27:3] Our father died in the wilderness, and he was not among the company of them that gathered themselves together against THE GOD in the company of Korah: but he died in his own sin; and he had no sons. [27:4] Why should the name of our father be taken away from among his family, because he had no son? Give unto us a possession among the brethren of our father. [27:5] And Moses brought their cause before THE GOD.

[27:6] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [27:7] The daughters of Zelophehad speak right: you shalt surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their father’s brethren; and you shalt cause the inheritance of their father to pass unto them. [27:8] And you shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a man die, and have no son, then you shall cause his inheritance to pass unto his daughter. [27:9] And if he have no daughter, then you shall give his inheritance unto his brethren. [27:10] And if he have no brethren, then you shall give his inheritance unto his father’s brethren. [27:11] And if his father have no brethren, then you shall give his inheritance unto his kinsman that is next to him of his family, and he shall possess it: and it shall be unto the children of Israel a statute and ordinance, as THE GOD commanded Moses.

[27:12] And THE GOD said unto Moses, Get you up into this mountain of Abarim, and behold the land which I have given unto the children of Israel. [27:13] And when you have seen it, you also shalt be gathered unto your people, as Aaron your brother was gathered; [27:14] because you rebelled against my word in the wilderness of Zin, in the strife of the congregation, to sanctify me at the waters before their eyes. (These are the waters of Meribah of Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.) [27:15] And Moses spake unto THE GOD, saying, [27:16] Let THE GOD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation, [27:17] who may go out before them, and who may come in before them, and who may lead them out, and who may bring them in; that the congregation of THE GOD be not as sheep which have no shepherd. [27:18] And THE GOD said unto Moses, Take you Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay your hand upon him; [27:19] and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation; and give him a charge in their sight. [27:20] And you shalt put of your honor upon him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may obey. [27:21] And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire for him by the judgment of the Urim before THE GOD: at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he, and all the children of Israel with him, even all the congregation. [27:22] And Moses did as THE GOD commanded him; and he took Joshua, and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation: [27:23] and he laid his hands upon him, and gave him a charge, as THE GOD spake by Moses.

[28:1] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [28:2] Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, My oblation, my food for my offerings made by fire, of a sweet savor unto me, shall you observe to offer unto me in their due season. [28:3] And you shalt say unto them, This is the offering made by fire which you shall offer unto THE GOD: he-lambs a year old without blemish, two day by day, for a continual burnt-offering. [28:4] The one lamb shalt you offer in the morning, and the other lamb shalt you offer at even; [28:5] and the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a meal-offering, mingled with the fourth part of a hin of beaten oil. [28:6] It is a continual burnt-offering, which was ordained in mount Sinai for a sweet savor, an offering made by fire unto THE GOD. [28:7] And the drink-offering thereof shall be the fourth part of a hin for the one lamb: in the holy place shalt you pour out a drink-offering of strong drink unto THE GOD. [28:8] And the other lamb shalt you offer at even: as the meal-offering of the morning, and as the drink-offering thereof, you shalt offer it, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto THE GOD.

[28:9] And on the sabbath day two he-lambs a year old without blemish, and two tenth parts of an ephah of fine flour for a meal-offering, mingled with oil, and the drink-offering thereof: [28:10] this is the burnt-offering of every sabbath, besides the continual burnt-offering, and the drink-offering thereof.

[28:11] And in the beginnings of your months you shall offer a burnt-offering unto THE GOD: two young bullocks, and one ram, seven he-lambs a year old without blemish; [28:12] and three tenth parts of an ephah of fine flour for a meal-offering, mingled with oil, for each bullock; and two tenth parts of fine flour for a meal-offering, mingled with oil, for the one ram; [28:13] and a tenth part of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering unto every lamb; for a burnt-offering of a sweet savor, an offering made by fire unto THE GOD. [28:14] And their drink-offerings shall be half a hin of wine for a bullock, and the third part of a hin for the ram, and the fourth part of a hin for a lamb: this is the burnt-offering of every month throughout the months of the year. [28:15] And one he-goat for a sin-offering unto THE GOD; it shall be offered besides the continual burnt-offering, and the drink-offering thereof.

[28:16] And in the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, is THE GOD’s passover. [28:17] And on the fifteenth day of this month shall be a feast: seven days shall unleavened bread be eaten. [28:18] In the first day shall be a holy convocation: you shall do no servile work; [28:19] but you shall offer an offering made by fire, a burnt-offering unto THE GOD: two young bullocks, and one ram, and seven he-lambs a year old; they shall be unto you without blemish; [28:20] and their meal-offering, fine flour mingled with oil: three tenth parts shall you offer for a bullock, and two tenth parts for the ram; [28:21] a tenth part shalt you offer for every lamb of the seven lambs; [28:22] and one he-goat for a sin-offering, to make atonement for you. [28:23] You shall offer these besides the burnt-offering of the morning, which is for a continual burnt-offering. [28:24] After this manner you shall offer daily, for seven days, the food of the offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto THE GOD: it shall be offered besides the continual burnt-offering, and the drink-offering thereof. [28:25] And on the seventh day you shall have a holy convocation: you shall do no servile work.

[28:26] Also in the day of the first-fruits, when you offer a new meal-offering unto THE GOD in your feast of weeks, you shall have a holy convocation; you shall do no servile work; [28:27] but you shall offer a burnt-offering for a sweet savor unto THE GOD: two young bullocks, one ram, seven he-lambs a year old; [28:28] and their meal-offering, fine flour mingled with oil, three tenth parts for each bullock, two tenth parts for the one ram, [28:29] a tenth part for every lamb of the seven lambs; [28:30] one he-goat, to make atonement for you. [28:31] Besides the continual burnt-offering, and the meal-offering thereof, you shall offer them (they shall be unto you without blemish), and their drink-offerings.

[29:1] And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall have a holy convocation; you shall do no servile work: it is a day of blowing of trumpets unto you. [29:2] And you shall offer a burnt-offering for a sweet savor unto THE GOD: one young bullock, one ram, seven he-lambs a year old without blemish; [29:3] and their meal-offering, fine flour mingled with oil, three tenth parts for the bullock, two tenth parts for the ram, [29:4] and one tenth part for every lamb of the seven lambs; [29:5] and one he-goat for a sin-offering, to make atonement for you; [29:6] besides the burnt-offering of the new moon, and the meal-offering thereof, and the continual burnt-offering and the meal-offering thereof, and their drink-offerings, according unto their ordinance, for a sweet savor, an offering made by fire unto THE GOD.

[29:7] And on the tenth day of this seventh month you shall have a holy convocation; and you shall afflict your souls: you shall do no manner of work; [29:8] but you shall offer a burnt-offering unto THE GOD for a sweet savor: one young bullock, one ram, seven he-lambs a year old; they shall be unto you without blemish; [29:9] and their meal-offering, fine flour mingled with oil, three tenth parts for the bullock, two tenth parts for the one ram, [29:10] a tenth part for every lamb of the seven lambs: [29:11] one he-goat for a sin-offering; besides the sin-offering of atonement, and the continual burnt-offering, and the meal-offering thereof, and their drink-offerings.

[29:12] And on the fifteenth day of the seventh month you shall have a holy convocation; you shall do no servile work, and you shall keep a feast unto THE GOD seven days: [29:13] and you shall offer a burnt-offering, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto THE GOD; thirteen young bullocks, two rams, fourteen he-lambs a year old; they shall be without blemish; [29:14] and their meal-offering, fine flour mingled with oil, three tenth parts for every bullock of the thirteen bullocks, two tenth parts for each ram of the two rams, [29:15] and a tenth part for every lamb of the fourteen lambs; [29:16] and one he-goat for a sin-offering, besides the continual burnt-offering, the meal-offering thereof, and the drink-offering thereof.

[29:17] And on the second day you shall offer twelve young bullocks, two rams, fourteen he-lambs a year old without blemish; [29:18] and their meal-offering and their drink-offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, according to their number, after the ordinance; [29:19] and one he-goat for a sin-offering; besides the continual burnt-offering, and the meal-offering thereof, and their drink-offerings.

[29:20] And on the third day eleven bullocks, two rams, fourteen he-lambs a year old without blemish; [29:21] and their meal-offering and their drink-offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, according to their number, after the ordinance; [29:22] and one he-goat for a sin-offering; besides the continual burnt-offering, and the meal-offering thereof, and the drink-offering thereof.

[29:23] And on the fourth day ten bullocks, two rams, fourteen he-lambs a year old without blemish; [29:24] their meal-offering and their drink-offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, according to their number, after the ordinance; [29:25] and one he-goat for a sin-offering; besides the continual burnt-offering, the meal-offering thereof, and the drink-offering thereof.

[29:26] And on the fifth day nine bullocks, two rams, fourteen he-lambs a year old without blemish; [29:27] and their meal-offering and their drink-offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, according to their number, after the ordinance; [29:28] and one he-goat for a sin-offering, besides the continual burnt-offering, and the meal-offering thereof, and the drink-offering thereof.

[29:29] And on the sixth day eight bullocks, two rams, fourteen he-lambs a year old without blemish; [29:30] and their meal-offering and their drink-offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, according to their number, after the ordinance; [29:31] and one he-goat for a sin-offering; besides the continual burnt-offering, the meal-offering thereof, and the drink-offerings thereof.

[29:32] And on the seventh day seven bullocks, two rams, fourteen he-lambs a year old without blemish; [29:33] and their meal-offering and their drink-offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, according to their number, after the ordinance; [29:34] and one he-goat for a sin-offering; besides the continual burnt-offering, the meal-offering thereof, and the drink-offering thereof.

[29:35] On the eighth day you shall have a solemn assembly: you shall do no servile work; [29:36] but you shall offer a burnt-offering, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto THE GOD: one bullock, one ram, seven he-lambs a year old without blemish; [29:37] their meal-offering and their drink-offerings for the bullock, for the ram, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the ordinance: [29:38] and one he-goat for a sin-offering, besides the continual burnt-offering, and the meal-offering thereof, and the drink-offering thereof.

[29:39] These you shall offer unto THE GOD in your set feasts, besides your vows, and your freewill-offerings, for your burnt-offerings, and for your meal-offerings, and for your drink-offerings, and for your peace-offerings. [29:40] And Moses told the children of Israel according to all that THE GOD commanded Moses.

[30:1] And Moses spake unto the heads of the tribes of the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which THE GOD hath commanded. [30:2] When a man voweth a vow unto THE GOD, or sweareth an oath to bind his soul with a bond, he shall not break his word; he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth. [30:3] Also when a woman voweth a vow unto THE GOD, and bindeth herself by a bond, being in her father’s house, in her youth, [30:4] and her father heareth her vow, and her bond wherewith she hath bound her soul, and her father holdeth his peace at her; then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she hath bound her soul shall stand. [30:5] But if her father disallow her in the day that he heareth, none of her vows, or of her bonds wherewith she hath bound her soul, shall stand: and THE GOD will forgive her, because her father disallowed her.

[30:6] And if she be married to a husband, while her vows are upon her, or the rash utterance of her lips, wherewith she hath bound her soul, [30:7] and her husband hear it, and hold his peace at her in the day that he heareth it; then her vows shall stand, and her bonds wherewith she hath bound her soul shall stand. [30:8] But if her husband disallow her in the day that he heareth it, then he shall make void her vow which is upon her, and the rash utterance of her lips, wherewith she hath bound her soul: and THE GOD will forgive her. [30:9] But the vow of a widow, or of her that is divorced, even everything wherewith she hath bound her soul, shall stand against her. [30:10] And if she vowed in her husband’s house, or bound her soul by a bond with an oath, [30:11] and her husband heard it, and held his peace at her, and disallowed her not; then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she bound her soul shall stand. [30:12] But if her husband made them null and void in the day that he heard them, then whatsoever proceeded out of her lips concerning her vows, or concerning the bond of her soul, shall not stand: her husband hath made them void; and THE GOD will forgive her.

[30:13] Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may establish it, or her husband may make it void. [30:14] But if her husband altogether hold his peace at her from day to day, then he establisheth all her vows, or all her bonds, which are upon her: he hath established them, because he held his peace at her in the day that he heard them. [30:15] But if he shall make them null and void after that he hath heard them, then he shall bear her iniquity. [30:16] These are the statutes, which THE GOD commanded Moses, between a man and his wife, between a father and his daughter, being in her youth, in her father’s house.

[31:1] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [31:2] Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt you be gathered unto your people. [31:3] And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm you men from among you for the war, that they may go against Midian, to execute THE GOD’s vengeance on Midian. [31:4] Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall you send to the war. [31:5] So there were delivered, out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war. [31:6] And Moses sent them, a thousand of every tribe, to the war, them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the vessels of the sanctuary and the trumpets for the alarm in his hand. [31:7] And they warred against Midian, as THE GOD commanded Moses; and they slew every male. [31:8] And they slew the kings of Midian with the rest of their slain: Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword. [31:9] And the children of Israel took captive the women of Midian and their little ones; and all their cattle, and all their flocks, and all their goods, they took for a prey. [31:10] And all their cities in the places wherein they dwelt, and all their encampments, they burnt with fire. [31:11] And they took all the spoil, and all the prey, both of man and of beast. [31:12] And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto Moses, and unto Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by the Jordan at Jericho.

[31:13] And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp. [31:14] And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds, who came from the service of the war. [31:15] And Moses said unto them, Have you saved all the women alive? [31:16] Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against THE GOD in the matter of Peor, and so the plague was among the congregation of THE GOD. [31:17] Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him. [31:18] But all the women-children, that have not known man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves. [31:19] And encamp you without the camp seven days: whosoever hath killed any person, and whosoever hath touched any slain, purify yourselves on the third day and on the seventh day, you and your captives. [31:20] And as to every garment, and all that is made of skin, and all work of goats’ hair, and all things made of wood, you shall purify yourselves.

[31:21] And Eleazar the priest said unto the men of war that went to the battle, This is the statute of the law which THE GOD hath commanded Moses: [31:22] howbeit the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead, [31:23] everything that may abide the fire, you shall make to go through the fire, and it shall be clean; nevertheless it shall be purified with the water for impurity: and all that abideth not the fire you shall make to go through the water. [31:24] And you shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and you shall be clean; and afterward you shall come into the camp.

[31:25] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [31:26] Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the heads of the fathers’ houses of the congregation; [31:27] and divide the prey into two parts: between the men skilled in war, that went out to battle, and all the congregation. [31:28] And levy a tribute unto THE GOD of the men of war that went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the oxen, and of the asses, and of the flocks: [31:29] take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for THE GOD’s heave-offering. [31:30] And of the children of Israel’s half, you shalt take one drawn out of every fifty, of the persons, of the oxen, of the asses, and of the flocks, even of all the cattle, and give them unto the Levites, that keep the charge of the tabernacle of THE GOD. [31:31] And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as THE GOD commanded Moses.

[31:32] Now the prey, over and above the booty which the men of war took, was six hundred thousand and seventy thousand and five thousand sheep, [31:33] and threescore and twelve thousand oxen, [31:34] and threescore and one thousand asses, [31:35] and thirty and two thousand persons in all, of the women that had not known man by lying with him. [31:36] And the half, which was the portion of them that went out to war, was in number three hundred thousand and thirty thousand and seven thousand and five hundred sheep: [31:37] and THE GOD’s tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore and fifteen. [31:38] And the oxen were thirty and six thousand; of which THE GOD’s tribute was threescore and twelve. [31:39] And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred; of which THE GOD’s tribute was threescore and one. [31:40] And the persons were sixteen thousand; of whom THE GOD’s tribute was thirty and two persons. [31:41] And Moses gave the tribute, which was THE GOD’s heave-offering, unto Eleazar the priest, as THE GOD commanded Moses.

[31:42] And of the children of Israel’s half, which Moses divided off from the men that warred [31:43] (now the congregation’s half was three hundred thousand and thirty thousand, seven thousand and five hundred sheep, [31:44] and thirty and six thousand oxen, [31:45] and thirty thousand and five hundred asses, [31:46] and sixteen thousand persons), [31:47] even of the children of Israel’s half, Moses took one drawn out of every fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites, that kept the charge of the tabernacle of THE GOD; as THE GOD commanded Moses.

[31:48] And the officers that were over the thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and the captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses; [31:49] and they said unto Moses, your servants have taken the sum of the men of war that are under our charge, and there lacketh not one man of us. [31:50] And we have brought THE GOD’s oblation, what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, ankle-chains, and bracelets, signet-rings, ear-rings, and armlets, to make atonement for our souls before THE GOD. [31:51] And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them, even all wrought jewels. [31:52] And all the gold of the heave-offering that they offered up to THE GOD, of the captains of thousands, and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels. [31:53] (For the men of war had taken booty, every man for himself.) [31:54] And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tent of meeting, for a memorial for the children of Israel before THE GOD.

[32:1] Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle; [32:2] the children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spake unto Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of the congregation, saying, [32:3] Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Sebam, and Nebo, and Beon, [32:4] the land which THE GOD smote before the congregation of Israel, is a land for cattle; and your servants have cattle. [32:5] And they said, If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given unto your servants for a possession; bring us not over the Jordan.

[32:6] And Moses said unto the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, Shall your brethren go to the war, and shall you sit here? [32:7] And wherefore discourage you the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which THE GOD hath given them? [32:8] Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to see the land. [32:9] For when they went up unto the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, that they should not go into the land which THE GOD had given them. [32:10] And THE GOD’s anger was kindled in that day, and he sware, saying, [32:11] Surely none of the men that came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob; because they have not wholly followed me: [32:12] save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, and Joshua the son of Nun; because they have wholly followed THE GOD. [32:13] And THE GOD’s anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them wander to and fro in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation, that had done evil in the sight of THE GOD, was consumed. [32:14] And, behold, you are risen up in your fathers’ stead, an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of THE GOD toward Israel. [32:15] For if you turn away from after him, he will yet again leave them in the wilderness; and you will destroy all this people.

[32:16] And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones: [32:17] but we ourselves will be ready armed to go before the children of Israel, until we have brought them unto their place: and our little ones shall dwell in the fortified cities because of the inhabitants of the land. [32:18] We will not return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance. [32:19] For we will not inherit with them on the other side of the Jordan, and forward; because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side of the Jordan eastward.

[32:20] And Moses said unto them, If you will do this thing, if you will arm yourselves to go before THE GOD to the war, [32:21] and every armed man of you will pass over the Jordan before THE GOD, until he hath driven out his enemies from before him, [32:22] and the land is subdued before THE GOD; then afterward you shall return, and be guiltless towards THE GOD, and towards Israel; and this land shall be unto you for a possession before THE GOD. [32:23] But if you will not do so, behold, you have sinned against THE GOD; and be sure your sin will find you out. [32:24] Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth. [32:25] And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben spake unto Moses, saying, your servants will do as my lord commandeth. [32:26] Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be there in the cities of Gilead; [32:27] but your servants will pass over, every man that is armed for war, before THE GOD to battle, as my lord saith.

[32:28] So Moses gave charge concerning them to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of the fathers’ houses of the tribes of the children of Israel. [32:29] And Moses said unto them, If the children of Gad and the children of Reuben will pass with you over the Jordan, every man that is armed to battle, before THE GOD, and the land shall be subdued before you; then you shall give them the land of Gilead for a possession: [32:30] but if they will not pass over with you armed, they shall have possessions among you in the land of Canaan. [32:31] And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying, As THE GOD hath said unto your servants, so will we do. [32:32] We will pass over armed before THE GOD into the land of Canaan, and the possession of our inheritance shall remain with us beyond the Jordan.

[32:33] And Moses gave unto them, even to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and unto the half-tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land, according to the cities thereof with their borders, even the cities of the land round about. [32:34] And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer, [32:35] and Atrothshophan, and Jazer, and Jogbehah, [32:36] and Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran: fortified cities, and folds for sheep. [32:37] And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kiriathaim, [32:38] and Nebo, and Baal-meon, (their names being changed,) and Sibmah: and they gave other names unto the cities which they builded. [32:39] And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorites that were therein. [32:40] And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt therein. [32:41] And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the towns thereof, and called them Havvoth-jair. [32:42] And Nobah went and took Kenath, and the villages thereof, and called it Nobah, after his own name.

[33:1] These are the journeys of the children of Israel, when they went forth out of the land of Egypt by their hosts under the hand of Moses and Aaron. [33:2] And Moses wrote their goings out according to their journeys by the commandment of THE GOD: and these are their journeys according to their goings out. [33:3] And they journeyed from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month; on the morrow after the passover the children of Israel went out with a high hand in the sight of all the Egyptians, [33:4] while the Egyptians were burying all their first-born, whom THE GOD had smitten among them: upon their gods also THE GOD executed judgments.

[33:5] And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses, and encamped in Succoth. [33:6] And they journeyed from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, which is in the edge of the wilderness. [33:7] And they journeyed from Etham, and turned back unto Pihahiroth, which is before Baal-zephon: and they encamped before Migdol. [33:8] And they journeyed from before Hahiroth, and passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness: and they went three days’ journey in the wilderness of Etham, and encamped in Marah. [33:9] And they journeyed from Marah, and came unto Elim: and in Elim were twelve springs of water, and threescore and ten palm-trees; and they encamped there. [33:10] And they journeyed from Elim, and encamped by the Red Sea. [33:11] And they journeyed from the Red Sea, and encamped in the wilderness of Sin. [33:12] And they journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, and encamped in Dophkah. [33:13] And they journeyed from Dophkah, and encamped in Alush. [33:14] And they journeyed from Alush, and encamped in Rephidim, where was no water for the people to drink. [33:15] And they journeyed from Rephidim, and encamped in the wilderness of Sinai. [33:16] And they journeyed from the wilderness of Sinai, and encamped in Kibroth-hattaavah. [33:17] And they journeyed from Kibroth-hattaavah, and encamped in Hazeroth. [33:18] And they journeyed from Hazeroth, and encamped in Rithmah. [33:19] And they journeyed from Rithmah, and encamped in Rimmon-perez. [33:20] And they journeyed from Rimmon-perez, and encamped in Libnah. [33:21] And they journeyed from Libnah, and encamped in Rissah. [33:22] And they journeyed from Rissah, and encamped in Kehelathah. [33:23] And they journeyed from Kehelathah, and encamped in mount Shepher. [33:24] And they journeyed from mount Shepher, and encamped in Haradah. [33:25] And they journeyed from Haradah, and encamped in Makheloth. [33:26] And they journeyed from Makheloth, and encamped in Tahath. [33:27] And they journeyed from Tahath, and encamped in Terah. [33:28] And they journeyed from Terah, and encamped in Mithkah. [33:29] And they journeyed from Mithkah, and encamped in Hashmonah. [33:30] And they journeyed from Hashmonah, and encamped in Moseroth. [33:31] And they journeyed from Moseroth, and encamped in Bene-jaakan. [33:32] And they journeyed from Bene-jaakan, and encamped in Hor-haggidgad. [33:33] And they journeyed from Hor-haggidgad, and encamped in Jotbathah. [33:34] And they journeyed from Jotbathah, and encamped in Abronah. [33:35] And they journeyed from Abronah, and encamped in Ezion-geber. [33:36] And they journeyed from Ezion-geber, and encamped in the wilderness of Zin (the same is Kadesh). [33:37] And they journeyed from Kadesh, and encamped in mount Hor, in the edge of the land of Edom.

[33:38] And Aaron the priest went up into mount Hor at the commandment of THE GOD, and died there, in the fortieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fifth month, on the first day of the month. [33:39] And Aaron was a hundred and twenty and three years old when he died in mount Hor.

[33:40] And the Canaanite, the king of Arad, who dwelt in the South in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the children of Israel.

[33:41] And they journeyed from mount Hor, and encamped in Zalmonah. [33:42] And they journeyed from Zalmonah, and encamped in Punon. [33:43] And they journeyed from Punon, and encamped in Oboth. [33:44] And they journeyed from Oboth, and encamped in Iye-abarim, in the border of Moab. [33:45] And they journeyed from Iyim, and encamped in Dibon-gad. [33:46] And they journeyed from Dibon-gad, and encamped in Almon-diblathaim. [33:47] And they journeyed from Almon-diblathaim, and encamped in the mountains of Abarim, before Nebo. [33:48] And they journeyed from the mountains of Abarim, and encamped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho. [33:49] And they encamped by the Jordan, from Beth-jeshimoth even unto Abel-shittim in the plains of Moab.

[33:50] And THE GOD spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying, [33:51] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When you pass over the Jordan into the land of Canaan, [33:52] then you shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, and destroy all their figured stones, and destroy all their molten images, and demolish all their high places: [33:53] and you shall take possession of the land, and dwell therein; for unto you have I given the land to possess it. [33:54] And you shall inherit the land by lot according to your families; to the more you shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer you shalt give the less inheritance: wheresoever the lot falleth to any man, that shall be his; according to the tribes of your fathers shall you inherit. [33:55] But if you will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you, then shall those that you let remain of them be as pricks in your eyes, and as thorns in your sides, and they shall vex you in the land wherein you dwell. [33:56] And it shall come to pass, that, as I thought to do unto them, so will I do unto you.

[34:1] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [34:2] Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, When you come into the land of Canaan (this is the land that shall fall unto you for an inheritance, even the land of Canaan according to the borders thereof), [34:3] then your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the side of Edom, and your south border shall be from the end of the Salt Sea eastward; [34:4] and your border shall turn about southward of the ascent of Akrabbim, and pass along to Zin; and the goings out thereof shall be southward of Kadesh-barnea; and it shall go forth to Hazar-addar, and pass along to Azmon; [34:5] and the border shall turn about from Azmon unto the brook of Egypt, and the goings out thereof shall be at the sea.

[34:6] And for the western border, you shall have the great sea and the border thereof: this shall be your west border.

[34:7] And this shall be your north border: from the great sea you shall mark out for you mount Hor; [34:8] from mount Hor you shall mark out unto the entrance of Hamath; and the goings out of the border shall be at Zedad; [34:9] and the border shall go forth to Ziphron, and the goings out thereof shall be at Hazar-enan: this shall be your north border.

[34:10] And you shall mark out your east border from Hazar-enan to Shepham; [34:11] and the border shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain; and the border shall go down, and shall reach unto the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward; [34:12] and the border shall go down to the Jordan, and the goings out thereof shall be at the Salt Sea. This shall be your land according to the borders thereof round about.

[34:13] And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, This is the land which you shall inherit by lot, which THE GOD hath commanded to give unto the nine tribes, and to the half-tribe; [34:14] for the tribe of the children of Reuben according to their fathers’ houses, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to their fathers’ houses, have received, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have received, their inheritance: [34:15] the two tribes and the half-tribe have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan at Jericho eastward, toward the sunrising.

[34:16] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [34:17] These are the names of the men that shall divide the land unto you for inheritance: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun. [34:18] And you shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land for inheritance. [34:19] And these are the names of the men: Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh. [34:20] And of the tribe of the children of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud. [34:21] Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon. [34:22] And of the tribe of the children of Dan a prince, Bukki the son of Jogli. [34:23] Of the children of Joseph: of the tribe of the children of Manasseh a prince, Hanniel the son of Ephod. [34:24] And of the tribe of the children of Ephraim a prince, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan. [34:25] And of the tribe of the children of Zebulun a prince, Elizaphan the son of Parnach. [34:26] And of the tribe of the children of Issachar a prince, Paltiel the son of Azzan. [34:27] And of the tribe of the children of Asher a prince, Ahihud the son of Shelomi. [34:28] And of the tribe of the children of Naphtali a prince, Pedahel the son of Ammihud. [34:29] These are they whom THE GOD commanded to divide the inheritance unto the children of Israel in the land of Canaan.

[35:1] And THE GOD spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying, [35:2] Command the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and suburbs for the cities round about them shall you give unto the Levites. [35:3] And the cities shall they have to dwell in; and their suburbs shall be for their cattle, and for their substance, and for all their beasts. [35:4] And the suburbs of the cities, which you shall give unto the Levites, shall be from the wall of the city and outward a thousand cubits round about. [35:5] And you shall measure without the city for the east side two thousand cubits, and for the south side two thousand cubits, and for the west side two thousand cubits, and for the north side two thousand cubits, the city being in the midst. This shall be to them the suburbs of the cities. [35:6] And the cities which you shall give unto the Levites, they shall be the six cities of refuge, which you shall give for the manslayer to flee unto: and besides them you shall give forty and two cities. [35:7] All the cities which you shall give to the Levites shall be forty and eight cities; them shall you give with their suburbs. [35:8] And concerning the cities which you shall give of the possession of the children of Israel, from the many you shall take many; and from the few you shall take few: every one according to his inheritance which he inheriteth shall give of his cities unto the Levites. [35:9] And THE GOD spake unto Moses, saying, [35:10] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When you pass over the Jordan into the land of Canaan, [35:11] then you shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the manslayer that killeth any person unwittingly may flee thither. [35:12] And the cities shall be unto you for refuge from the avenger, that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation for judgment. [35:13] And the cities which you shall give shall be for you six cities of refuge. [35:14] You shall give three cities beyond the Jordan, and three cities shall you give in the land of Canaan; they shall be cities of refuge. [35:15] For the children of Israel, and for the stranger and for the sojourner among them, shall these six cities be for refuge; that every one that killeth any person unwittingly may flee thither. [35:16] But if he smote him with an instrument of iron, so that he died, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death. [35:17] And if he smote him with a stone in the hand, whereby a man may die, and he died, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death. [35:18] Or if he smote him with a weapon of wood in the hand, whereby a man may die, and he died, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death. [35:19] The avenger of blood shall himself put the murderer to death: when he meeteth him, he shall put him to death. [35:20] And if he thrust him of hatred, or hurled at him, lying in wait, so that he died, [35:21] or in enmity smote him with his hand, so that he died; he that smote him shall surely be put to death; he is a murderer: the avenger of blood shall put the murderer to death, when he meeteth him.

[35:22] But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or hurled upon him anything without lying in wait, [35:23] or with any stone, whereby a man may die, seeing him not, and cast it upon him, so that he died, and he was not his enemy, neither sought his harm; [35:24] then the congregation shall judge between the smiter and the avenger of blood according to these ordinances; [35:25] and the congregation shall deliver the manslayer out of the hand of the avenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to his city of refuge, whither he was fled: and he shall dwell therein until the death of the high priest, who was anointed with the holy oil. [35:26] But if the manslayer shall at any time go beyond the border of his city of refuge, whither he fleeth, [35:27] and the avenger of blood find him without the border of his city of refuge, and the avenger of blood slay the manslayer; he shall not be guilty of blood, [35:28] because he should have remained in his city of refuge until the death of the high priest: but after the death of the high priest the manslayer shall return into the land of his possession.

[35:29] And these things shall be for a statute and ordinance unto you throughout your generations in all your dwellings. [35:30] Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be slain at the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person that he die. [35:31] Moreover you shall take no ransom for the life of a murderer, that is guilty of death; but he shall surely be put to death. [35:32] And you shall take no ransom for him that is fled to his city of refuge, that he may come again to dwell in the land, until the death of the priest. [35:33] So you shall not pollute the land wherein you are: for blood, it polluteth the land; and no expiation can be made for the land for the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it. [35:34] And you shalt not defile the land which you inhabit, in the midst of which I dwell: for I, THE GOD, dwell in the midst of the children of Israel.

[36:1] And the heads of the fathers’ houses of the family of the children of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of the sons of Joseph, came near, and spake before Moses, and before the princes, the heads of the fathers’ houses of the children of Israel: [36:2] and they said, THE GOD commanded my lord to give the land for inheritance by lot to the children of Israel: and my lord was commanded by THE GOD to give the inheritance of Zelophehad our brother unto his daughters. [36:3] And if they be married to any of the sons of the other tribes of the children of Israel, then will their inheritance be taken away from the inheritance of our fathers, and will be added to the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they shall belong: so will it be taken away from the lot of our inheritance. [36:4] And when the jubilee of the children of Israel shall be, then will their inheritance be added unto the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they shall belong: so will their inheritance be taken away from the inheritance of the tribe of our fathers.

[36:5] And Moses commanded the children of Israel according to the word of THE GOD, saying, The tribe of the sons of Joseph speaketh right. [36:6] This is the thing which THE GOD doth command concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, Let them be married to whom they think best; only into the family of the tribe of their father shall they be married. [36:7] So shall no inheritance of the children of Israel remove from tribe to tribe; for the children of Israel shall cleave every one to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers. [36:8] And every daughter, that possesseth an inheritance in any tribe of the children of Israel, shall be wife unto one of the family of the tribe of her father, that the children of Israel may possess every man the inheritance of his fathers. [36:9] So shall no inheritance remove from one tribe to another tribe; for the tribes of the children of Israel shall cleave every one to his own inheritance.

[36:10] Even as THE GOD commanded Moses, so did the daughters of Zelophehad: [36:11] for Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married unto their father’s brothers’ sons. [36:12] They were married into the families of the sons of Manasseh the son of Joseph; and their inheritance remained in the tribe of the family of their father.

[36:13] These are the commandments and the ordinances which THE GOD commanded by Moses unto the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.

 

The Book of Deuteronomy

[1:1] These are the words which Moses spake unto all Israel beyond the Jordan in the wilderness, in the Arabah over against Suph, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Di-zahab. [1:2] It is eleven days’ journey from Horeb by the way of mount Seir unto Kadesh-barnea. [1:3] And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Moses spake unto the children of Israel, according unto all that THE GOD had given him in commandment unto them; [1:4] after he had smitten Sihon the king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, who dwelt in Ashtaroth, at Edrei. [1:5] Beyond the Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law, saying, [1:6] THE GOD our God spake unto us in Horeb, saying, You have dwelt long enough in this mountain: [1:7] turn you, and take your journey, and go to the hill-country of the Amorites, and unto all the places nigh thereunto, in the Arabah, in the hill-country, and in the lowland, and in the South, and by the sea-shore, the land of the Canaanites, and Lebanon, as far as the great river, the river Euphrates. [1:8] Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which THE GOD sware unto your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give unto them and to their seed after them.

[1:9] And I spake unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone: [1:10] THE GOD your God hath multiplied you, and, behold, you are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude. [1:11] THE GOD, the God of your fathers, make you a thousand times as many as you are, and bless you, as he hath promised you! [1:12] How can I myself alone bear your cumbrance, and your burden, and your strife? [1:13] Take you wise men, and understanding, and known, according to your tribes, and I will make them heads over you. [1:14] And you answered me, and said, The thing which you have spoken is good for us to do. [1:15] So I took the heads of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them heads over you, captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, and captains of fifties, and captains of tens, and officers, according to your tribes. [1:16] And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between a man and his brother, and the sojourner that is with him. [1:17] You shall not respect persons in judgment; you shall hear the small and the great alike; you shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God’s: and the cause that is too hard for you you shall bring unto me, and I will hear it. [1:18] And I commanded you at that time all the things which you should do. [1:19] And we journeyed from Horeb, and went through all that great and terrible wilderness which you saw, by the way to the hill-country of the Amorites, as THE GOD our God commanded us; and we came to Kadesh-barnea. [1:20] And I said unto you, You are come unto the hill-country of the Amorites, which THE GOD our God giveth unto us. [1:21] Behold, THE GOD your God hath set the land before thee: go up, take possession, as THE GOD, the God of your fathers, hath spoken unto thee; fear not, neither be dismayed. [1:22] And you came near unto me every one of you, and said, Let us send men before us, that they may search the land for us, and bring us word again of the way by which we must go up, and the cities unto which we shall come. [1:23] And the thing pleased me well; and I took twelve men of you, one man for every tribe: [1:24] and they turned and went up into the hill-country, and came unto the valley of Eshcol, and spied it out. [1:25] And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down unto us, and brought us word again, and said, It is a good land which THE GOD our God giveth unto us.

[1:26] Yet you would not go up, but rebelled against the commandment of THE GOD your God: [1:27] and you murmured in your tents, and said, Because THE GOD hated us, he hath brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us. [1:28] Whither are we going up? our brethren have made our heart to melt, saying, The people are greater and taller than we; the cities are great and fortified up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakim there. [1:29] Then I said unto you, Dread not, neither be afraid of them. [1:30] THE GOD your God who goeth before you, he will fight for you, according to all that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes, [1:31] and in the wilderness, where you have seen how that THE GOD your God bare thee, as a man doth bear his son, in all the way that you went, until you came unto this place. [1:32] Yet in this thing you did not believe THE GOD your God, [1:33] who went before you in the way, to seek you out a place to pitch your tents in, in fire by night, to show you by what way you should go, and in the cloud by day.

[1:34] And THE GOD heard the voice of your words, and was wroth, and sware, saying, [1:35] Surely there shall not one of these men of this evil generation see the good land, which I sware to give unto your fathers, [1:36] save Caleb the son of Jephunneh: he shall see it; and to him will I give the land that he hath trodden upon, and to his children, because he hath wholly followed THE GOD. [1:37] Also THE GOD was angry with me for your sakes, saying, you also shalt not go in thither: [1:38] Joshua the son of Nun, who standeth before thee, he shall go in thither: encourage you him; for he shall cause Israel to inherit it. [1:39] Moreover your little ones, that you said should be a prey, and your children, that this day have no knowledge of good or evil, they shall go in thither, and unto them will I give it, and they shall possess it. [1:40] But as for you, turn you, and take your journey into the wilderness by the way to the Red Sea.

[1:41] Then you answered and said unto me, We have sinned against THE GOD, we will go up and fight, according to all that THE GOD our God commanded us. And you girded on every man his weapons of war, and were forward to go up into the hill-country. [1:42] And THE GOD said unto me, Say unto them, Go not up, neither fight; for I am not among you; lest you be smitten before your enemies. [1:43] So I spake unto you, and you hearkened not; but you rebelled against the commandment of THE GOD, and were presumptuous, and went up into the hill-country. [1:44] And the Amorites, that dwelt in that hill-country, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and beat you down in Seir, even unto Hormah. [1:45] And you returned and wept before THE GOD; but THE GOD hearkened not to your voice, nor gave ear unto you. [1:46] So you abode in Kadesh many days, according unto the days that you abode there.

[2:1] Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way to the Red Sea, as THE GOD spake unto me; and we compassed mount Seir many days. [2:2] And THE GOD spake unto me, saying, [2:3] You have compassed this mountain long enough: turn you northward. [2:4] And command you the people, saying, You are to pass through the border of your brethren the children of Esau, that dwell in Seir; and they will be afraid of you: take you good heed unto yourselves therefore; [2:5] contend not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as for the sole of the foot to tread on; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a possession. [2:6] You shall purchase food of them for money, that you may eat; and you shall also buy water of them for money, that you may drink. [2:7] For THE GOD your God hath blessed you in all the work of your hand; he hath known your walking through this great wilderness: these forty years THE GOD your God hath been with thee; you have lacked nothing. [2:8] So we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, that dwell in Seir, from the way of the Arabah from Elath and from Ezion-geber.

And we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab. [2:9] And THE GOD said unto me, Vex not Moab, neither contend with them in battle; for I will not give you of his land for a possession; because I have given Ar unto the children of Lot for a possession. [2:10] (The Emim dwelt therein aforetime, a people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakim: [2:11] these also are accounted Rephaim, as the Anakim; but the Moabites call them Emim. [2:12] The Horites also dwelt in Seir aforetime, but the children of Esau succeeded them; and they destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in their stead; as Israel did unto the land of his possession, which THE GOD gave unto them.) [2:13] Now rise up, and get you over the brook Zered. And we went over the brook Zered. [2:14] And the days in which we came from Kadesh-barnea, until we were come over the brook Zered, were thirty and eight years; until all the generation of the men of war were consumed from the midst of the camp, as THE GOD sware unto them. [2:15] Moreover the hand of THE GOD was against them, to destroy them from the midst of the camp, until they were consumed.

[2:16] So it came to pass, when all the men of war were consumed and dead from among the people, [2:17] that THE GOD spake unto me, saying, [2:18] you art this day to pass over Ar, the border of Moab: [2:19] and when you comest nigh over against the children of Ammon, vex them not, nor contend with them; for I will not give you of the land of the children of Ammon for a possession; because I have given it unto the children of Lot for a possession. [2:20] (That also is accounted a land of Rephaim: Rephaim dwelt therein aforetime; but the Ammonites call them Zamzummim, [2:21] a people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakim; but THE GOD destroyed them before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead; [2:22] as he did for the children of Esau, that dwell in Seir, when he destroyed the Horites from before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead even unto this day: [2:23] and the Avvim, that dwelt in villages as far as Gaza, the Caphtorim, that came forth out of Caphtor, destroyed them, and dwelt in their stead.) [2:24] Rise you up, take your journey, and pass over the valley of the Arnon: behold, I have given into your hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land; begin to possess it, and contend with him in battle. [2:25] This day will I begin to put the dread of you and the fear of you upon the peoples that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear the report of thee, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of thee.

[2:26] And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth unto Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying, [2:27] Let me pass through your land: I will go along by the highway, I will turn neither unto the right hand nor to the left. [2:28] you shalt sell me food for money, that I may eat; and give me water for money, that I may drink: only let me pass through on my feet, [2:29] as the children of Esau that dwell in Seir, and the Moabites that dwell in Ar, did unto me; until I shall pass over the Jordan into the land which THE GOD our God giveth us. [2:30] But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him; for THE GOD your God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into your hand, as at this day. [2:31] And THE GOD said unto me, Behold, I have begun to deliver up Sihon and his land before thee: begin to possess, that you mayest inherit his land. [2:32] Then Sihon came out against us, he and all his people, unto battle at Jahaz. [2:33] And THE GOD our God delivered him up before us; and we smote him, and his sons, and all his people. [2:34] And we took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed every inhabited city, with the women and the little ones; we left none remaining: [2:35] only the cattle we took for a prey unto ourselves, with the spoil of the cities which we had taken. [2:36] From Aroer, which is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, and from the city that is in the valley, even unto Gilead, there was not a city too high for us; THE GOD our God delivered up all before us: [2:37] only to the land of the children of Ammon you camest not near; all the side of the river Jabbok, and the cities of the hill-country, and wheresoever THE GOD our God forbade us.

[3:1] Then we turned, and went up the way to Bashan: and Og the king of Bashan came out against us, he and all his people, unto battle at Edrei. [3:2] And THE GOD said unto me, Fear him not; for I have delivered him, and all his people, and his land, into your hand; and you shalt do unto him as you didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon. [3:3] So THE GOD our God delivered into our hand Og also, the king of Bashan, and all his people: and we smote him until none was left to him remaining. [3:4] And we took all his cities at that time; there was not a city which we took not from them; threescore cities, all the region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan. [3:5] All these were cities fortified with high walls, gates, and bars; besides the unwalled towns a great many. [3:6] And we utterly destroyed them, as we did unto Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying every inhabited city, with the women and the little ones. [3:7] But all the cattle, and the spoil of the cities, we took for a prey unto ourselves. [3:8] And we took the land at that time out of the hand of the two kings of the Amorites that were beyond the Jordan, from the valley of the Arnon unto mount Hermon; [3:9] (which Hermon the Sidonians call Sirion, and the Amorites call it Senir); [3:10] all the cities of the plain, and all Gilead, and all Bashan, unto Salecah and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan. [3:11] (For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of the Rephaim; behold, his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbah of the children of Ammon? nine cubits was the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man.)

[3:12] And this land we took in possession at that time: from Aroer, which is by the valley of the Arnon, and half the hill-country of Gilead, and the cities thereof, gave I unto the Reubenites and to the Gadites: [3:13] and the rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, the kingdom of Og, gave I unto the half-tribe of Manasseh; all the region of Argob, even all Bashan. (The same is called the land of Rephaim. [3:14] Jair the son of Manasseh took all the region of Argob, unto the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and called them, even Bashan, after his own name, Havvoth-jair, unto this day.) [3:15] And I gave Gilead unto Machir. [3:16] And unto the Reubenites and unto the Gadites I gave from Gilead even unto the valley of the Arnon, the middle of the valley, and the border thereof, even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon; [3:17] the Arabah also, and the Jordan and the border thereof, from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, under the slopes of Pisgah eastward.

[3:18] And I commanded you at that time, saying, THE GOD your God hath given you this land to possess it: you shall pass over armed before your brethren the children of Israel, all the men of valor. [3:19] But your wives, and your little ones, and your cattle, (I know that you have much cattle,) shall abide in your cities which I have given you, [3:20] until THE GOD give rest unto your brethren, as unto you, and they also possess the land which THE GOD your God giveth them beyond the Jordan: then shall you return every man unto his possession, which I have given you. [3:21] And I commanded Joshua at that time, saying, your eyes have seen all that THE GOD your God hath done unto these two kings: so shall THE GOD do unto all the kingdoms whither you goest over. [3:22] You shall not fear them; for THE GOD your God, he it is that fighteth for you.

[3:23] And I besought THE GOD at that time, saying, [3:24] O Lord THE GOD, you have begun to show your servant your greatness, and your strong hand: for what god is there in heaven or in earth, that can do according to your works, and according to your mighty acts? [3:25] Let me go over, I pray thee, and see the good land that is beyond the Jordan, that goodly mountain, and Lebanon. [3:26] But THE GOD was wroth with me for your sakes, and hearkened not unto me; and THE GOD said unto me, Let it suffice thee; speak no more unto me of this matter. [3:27] Get you up unto the top of Pisgah, and lift up your eyes westward, and northward, and southward, and eastward, and behold with your eyes: for you shalt not go over this Jordan. [3:28] But charge Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen him; for he shall go over before this people, and he shall cause them to inherit the land which you shalt see. [3:29] So we abode in the valley over against Beth-peor.

[4:1] And now, O Israel, hearken unto the statutes and unto the ordinances, which I teach you, to do them; that you may live, and go in and possess the land which THE GOD, the God of your fathers, giveth you. [4:2] You shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall you diminish from it, that you may keep the commandments of THE GOD your God which I command you. [4:3] Your eyes have seen what THE GOD did because of Baal-peor; for all the men that followed Baal-peor, THE GOD your God hath destroyed them from the midst of thee. [4:4] But you that did cleave unto THE GOD your God are alive every one of you this day. [4:5] Behold, I have taught you statutes and ordinances, even as THE GOD my God commanded me, that you should do so in the midst of the land whither you go in to possess it. [4:6] Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples, that shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people. [4:7] For what great nation is there, that hath a god so nigh unto them, as THE GOD our God is whensoever we call upon him? [4:8] And what great nation is there, that hath statutes and ordinances so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?

[4:9] Only take heed to thyself, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things which your eyes saw, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life; but make them known unto your children and your children’s children; [4:10] the day that you stoodest before THE GOD your God in Horeb, when THE GOD said unto me, Assemble me the people, and I will make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they live upon the earth, and that they may teach their children. [4:11] And you came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire unto the heart of heaven, with darkness, cloud, and thick darkness. [4:12] And THE GOD spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: you heard the voice of words, but you saw no form; only you heard a voice. [4:13] And he declared unto you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, even the ten commandments; and he wrote them upon two tables of stone. [4:14] And THE GOD commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and ordinances, that you might do them in the land whither you go over to possess it.

[4:15] Take you therefore good heed unto yourselves; for you saw no manner of form on the day that THE GOD spake unto you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire. [4:16] Lest you corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image in the form of any figure, the likeness of male or female, [4:17] the likeness of any beast that is on the earth, the likeness of any winged bird that flieth in the heavens, [4:18] the likeness of anything that creepeth on the ground, the likeness of any fish that is in the water under the earth; [4:19] and lest you lift up your eyes unto heaven, and when you seest the sun and the moon and the stars, even all the host of heaven, you be drawn away and worship them, and serve them, which THE GOD your God hath allotted unto all the peoples under the whole heaven. [4:20] But THE GOD hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be unto him a people of inheritance, as at this day. [4:21] Furthermore THE GOD was angry with me for your sakes, and sware that I should not go over the Jordan, and that I should not go in unto that good land, which THE GOD your God giveth you for an inheritance: [4:22] but I must die in this land, I must not go over the Jordan; but you shall go over, and possess that good land. [4:23] Take heed unto yourselves, lest you forget the covenant of THE GOD your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image in the form of anything which THE GOD your God hath forbidden thee. [4:24] For THE GOD your God is a devouring fire, a jealous God.

[4:25] When you shalt beget children, and children’s children, and you shall have been long in the land, and shall corrupt yourselves, and make a graven image in the form of anything, and shall do that which is evil in the sight of THE GOD your God, to provoke him to anger; [4:26] I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that you shall soon utterly perish from off the land whereunto you go over the Jordan to possess it; you shall not prolong your days upon it, but shall utterly be destroyed. [4:27] And THE GOD will scatter you among the peoples, and you shall be left few in number among the nations, whither THE GOD shall lead you away. [4:28] And there you shall serve gods, the work of men’s hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell. [4:29] But from thence you shall seek THE GOD your God, and you shalt find him, when you searchest after him with all your heart and with all your soul. [4:30] When you art in tribulation, and all these things are come upon thee, in the latter days you shalt return to THE GOD your God, and hearken unto his voice: [4:31] for THE GOD your God is a merciful God; he will not fail thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of your fathers which he sware unto them.

[4:32] For ask now of the days that are past, which were before thee, since the day that God created man upon the earth, and from the one end of heaven unto the other, whether there hath been any such thing as this great thing is, or hath been heard like it? [4:33] Did ever a people hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as you have heard, and live? [4:34] Or hath God assayed to go and take him a nation from the midst of another nation, by trials, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by a mighty hand, and by an outstretched arm, and by great terrors, according to all that THE GOD your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes? [4:35] Unto you it was showed, that you mightest know that THE GOD he is God; there is none else besides him. [4:36] Out of heaven he made you to hear his voice, that he might instruct thee: and upon earth he made you to see his great fire; and you heardest his words out of the midst of the fire. [4:37] And because he loved your fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought you out with his presence, with his great power, out of Egypt; [4:38] to drive out nations from before you greater and mightier than thou, to bring you in, to give you their land for an inheritance, as at this day. [4:39] Know therefore this day, and lay it to your heart, that THE GOD he is God in heaven above and upon the earth beneath; there is none else. [4:40] And you shalt keep his statutes, and his commandments, which I command you this day, that it may go well with thee, and with your children after thee, and that you mayest prolong your days in the land, which THE GOD your God giveth thee, for ever.

[4:41] Then Moses set apart three cities beyond the Jordan toward the sunrising; [4:42] that the manslayer might flee thither, that slayeth his neighbor unawares, and hated him not in time past; and that fleeing unto one of these cities he might live: [4:43] namely, Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain country, for the Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead, for the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, for the Manassites.

[4:44] And this is the law which Moses set before the children of Israel: [4:45] these are the testimonies, and the statutes, and the ordinances, which Moses spake unto the children of Israel, when they came forth out of Egypt, [4:46] beyond the Jordan, in the valley over against Beth-peor, in the land of Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon, whom Moses and the children of Israel smote, when they came forth out of Egypt. [4:47] And they took his land in possession, and the land of Og king of Bashan, the two kings of the Amorites, who were beyond the Jordan toward the sunrising; [4:48] from Aroer, which is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, even unto mount Sion (the same is Hermon), [4:49] and all the Arabah beyond the Jordan eastward, even unto the sea of the Arabah, under the slopes of Pisgah.

[5:1] And Moses called unto all Israel, and said unto them, Hear, O Israel, the statutes and the ordinances which I speak in your ears this day, that you may learn them, and observe to do them. [5:2] THE GOD our God made a covenant with us in Horeb. [5:3] THE GOD made not this covenant with our fathers, but with us, even us, who are all of us here alive this day. [5:4] THE GOD spake with you face to face in the mount out of the midst of the fire, [5:5] (I stood between THE GOD and you at that time, to show you the word of THE GOD: for you were afraid because of the fire, and went not up into the mount;) saying,

[5:6] I am THE GOD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

[5:7] you shalt have no other gods before me.

[5:8] you shalt not make unto you a graven image, nor any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: [5:9] you shalt not bow down yourself unto them, nor serve them; for I, THE GOD, your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the third and upon the fourth generation of them that hate me; [5:10] and showing lovingkindness unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.

[5:11] you shalt not take the name of THE GOD your God in vain: for THE GOD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

[5:12] Observe the sabbath day, to keep it holy, as THE GOD your God commanded thee. [5:13] Six days shalt you labor, and do all your work; [5:14] but the seventh day is a sabbath unto THE GOD your God: in it you shalt not do any work, thou, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your man-servant, nor your maid-servant, nor your ox, nor your ass, nor any of your cattle, nor your stranger that is within your gates; that your man-servant and your maid-servant may rest as well as thou. [5:15] And you shalt remember that you wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and THE GOD your God brought you out thence by a mighty hand and by an outstretched arm: therefore THE GOD your God commanded you to keep the sabbath day.

[5:16] Honor your father and your mother, as THE GOD your God commanded thee; that your days may be long, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which THE GOD your God giveth thee.

[5:17] you shalt not kill.

[5:18] Neither shalt you commit adultery.

[5:19] Neither shalt you steal.

[5:20] Neither shalt you bear false witness against your neighbor.

[5:21] Neither shalt you covet your neighbor’s wife; neither shalt you desire your neighbor’s house, his field, or his man-servant, or his maid-servant, his ox, or his ass, or anything that is your neighbor’s.

[5:22] These words THE GOD spake unto all your assembly in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice: and he added no more. And he wrote them upon two tables of stone, and gave them unto me. [5:23] And it came to pass, when you heard the voice out of the midst of the darkness, while the mountain was burning with fire, that you came near unto me, even all the heads of your tribes, and your elders; [5:24] and you said, Behold, THE GOD our God hath showed us his glory and his greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire: we have seen this day that God doth speak with man, and he liveth. [5:25] Now therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume us: if we hear the voice of THE GOD our God any more, then we shall die. [5:26] For who is there of all flesh, that hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived? [5:27] Go you near, and hear all that THE GOD our God shall say: and speak you unto us all that THE GOD our God shall speak unto thee; and we will hear it, and do it.

[5:28] And THE GOD heard the voice of your words, when you spake unto me; and THE GOD said unto me, I have heard the voice of the words of this people, which they have spoken unto thee: they have well said all that they have spoken. [5:29] Oh that there were such a heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever! [5:30] Go say to them, Return you to your tents. [5:31] But as for thee, stand you here by me, and I will speak unto you all the commandment, and the statutes, and the ordinances, which you shalt teach them, that they may do them in the land which I give them to possess it. [5:32] You shall observe to do therefore as THE GOD your God hath commanded you: you shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left. [5:33] You shall walk in all the way which THE GOD your God hath commanded you, that you may live, and that it may be well with you, and that you may prolong your days in the land which you shall possess.

[6:1] Now this is the commandment, the statutes, and the ordinances, which THE GOD your God commanded to teach you, that you might do them in the land whither you go over to possess it; [6:2] that you mightest fear THE GOD your God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and your son, and your son’s son, all the days of your life; and that your days may be prolonged. [6:3] Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that you may increase mightily, as THE GOD, the God of your fathers, hath promised unto thee, in a land flowing with milk and honey. [6:4] Hear, O Israel: THE GOD our God is one THE GOD: [6:5] and you shalt love THE GOD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might. [6:6] And these words, which I command you this day, shall be upon your heart; [6:7] and you shalt teach them diligently unto your children, and shalt talk of them when you sittest in your house, and when you walkest by the way, and when you liest down, and when you risest up. [6:8] And you shalt bind them for a sign upon your hand, and they shall be for frontlets between your eyes. [6:9] And you shalt write them upon the door-posts of your house, and upon your gates.

[6:10] And it shall be, when THE GOD your God shall bring you into the land which he sware unto your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee, great and goodly cities, which you buildest not, [6:11] and houses full of all good things, which you filledst not, and cisterns hewn out, which you hewedst not, vineyards and olive-trees, which you plantedst not, and you shalt eat and be full; [6:12] then beware lest you forget THE GOD, who brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. [6:13] you shalt fear THE GOD your God; and him shalt you serve, and shalt swear by his name. [6:14] You shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the peoples that are round about you; [6:15] for THE GOD your God in the midst of you is a jealous God; lest the anger of THE GOD your God be kindled against thee, and he destroy you from off the face of the earth.

[6:16] You shall not tempt THE GOD your God, as you tempted him in Massah. [6:17] You shall diligently keep the commandments of THE GOD your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee. [6:18] And you shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of THE GOD; that it may be well with thee, and that you mayest go in and possess the good land which THE GOD sware unto your fathers, [6:19] to thrust out all your enemies from before thee, as THE GOD hath spoken.

[6:20] When your son asketh you in time to come, saying, What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the ordinances, which THE GOD our God hath commanded you? [6:21] then you shalt say unto your son, We were Pharaoh’s bondmen in Egypt: and THE GOD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand; [6:22] and THE GOD showed signs and wonders, great and sore, upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his house, before our eyes; [6:23] and he brought us out from thence, that he might bring us in, to give us the land which he sware unto our fathers. [6:24] And THE GOD commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear THE GOD our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as at this day. [6:25] And it shall be righteousness unto us, if we observe to do all this commandment before THE GOD our God, as he hath commanded us.

[7:1] When THE GOD your God shall bring you into the land whither you goest to possess it, and shall cast out many nations before thee, the Hittite, and the Girgashite, and the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, seven nations greater and mightier than thou; [7:2] and when THE GOD your God shall deliver them up before thee, and you shalt smite them; then you shalt utterly destroy them: you shalt make no covenant with them, nor show mercy unto them; [7:3] neither shalt you make marriages with them; your daughter you shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt you take unto your son. [7:4] For he will turn away your son from following me, that they may serve other gods: so will the anger of THE GOD be kindled against you, and he will destroy you quickly. [7:5] But thus shall you deal with them: you shall break down their altars, and dash in pieces their pillars, and hew down their Asherim, and burn their graven images with fire.

[7:6] For you art a holy people unto THE GOD your God: THE GOD your God hath chosen you to be a people for his own possession, above all peoples that are upon the face of the earth. [7:7] THE GOD did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because you were more in number than any people; for you were the fewest of all peoples: [7:8] but because THE GOD loveth you, and because he would keep the oath which he sware unto your fathers, hath THE GOD brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. [7:9] Know therefore that THE GOD your God, he is God, the faithful God, who keepeth covenant and lovingkindness with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations, [7:10] and repayeth them that hate him to their face, to destroy them: he will not be slack to him that hateth him, he will repay him to his face. [7:11] you shalt therefore keep the commandment, and the statutes, and the ordinances, which I command you this day, to do them.

[7:12] And it shall come to pass, because you hearken to these ordinances, and keep and do them, that THE GOD your God will keep with you the covenant and the lovingkindness which he sware unto your fathers: [7:13] and he will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee; he will also bless the fruit of your body and the fruit of your ground, your grain and your new wine and your oil, the increase of your cattle and the young of your flock, in the land which he sware unto your fathers to give thee. [7:14] you shalt be blessed above all peoples: there shall not be male or female barren among you, or among your cattle. [7:15] And THE GOD will take away from you all sickness; and none of the evil diseases of Egypt, which you knowest, will he put upon thee, but will lay them upon all them that hate thee. [7:16] And you shalt consume all the peoples that THE GOD your God shall deliver unto thee; your eye shall not pity them: neither shalt you serve their gods; for that will be a snare unto thee.

[7:17] If you shalt say in your heart, These nations are more than I; how can I dispossess them? [7:18] you shalt not be afraid of them: you shalt well remember what THE GOD your God did unto Pharaoh, and unto all Egypt; [7:19] the great trials which your eyes saw, and the signs, and the wonders, and the mighty hand, and the outstretched arm, whereby THE GOD your God brought you out: so shall THE GOD your God do unto all the peoples of whom you art afraid. [7:20] Moreover THE GOD your God will send the hornet among them, until they that are left, and hide themselves, perish from before thee. [7:21] you shalt not be affrighted at them; for THE GOD your God is in the midst of thee, a great God and a terrible. [7:22] And THE GOD your God will cast out those nations before you by little and little: you mayest not consume them at once, lest the beasts of the field increase upon thee. [7:23] But THE GOD your God will deliver them up before thee, and will discomfit them with a great discomfiture, until they be destroyed. [7:24] And he will deliver their kings into your hand, and you shalt make their name to perish from under heaven: there shall no man be able to stand before thee, until you have destroyed them. [7:25] The graven images of their gods shall you burn with fire: you shalt not covet the silver or the gold that is on them, nor take it unto thee, lest you be snared therein; for it is an abomination to THE GOD your God. [7:26] And you shalt not bring an abomination into your house, and become a devoted thing like unto it: you shalt utterly detest it, and you shalt utterly abhor it; for it is a devoted thing.

[8:1] All the commandment which I command you this day shall you observe to do, that you may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which THE GOD sware unto your fathers. [8:2] And you shalt remember all the way which THE GOD your God hath led you these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble thee, to prove thee, to know what was in your heart, whether you wouldest keep his commandments, or not. [8:3] And he humbled thee, and suffered you to hunger, and fed you with manna, which you knewest not, neither did your fathers know; that he might make you know that man doth not live by bread only, but by everything that proceedeth out of the mouth of THE GOD doth man live. [8:4] your raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did your foot swell, these forty years. [8:5] And you shalt consider in your heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so THE GOD your God chasteneth thee. [8:6] And you shalt keep the commandments of THE GOD your God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him. [8:7] For THE GOD your God bringeth you into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and springs, flowing forth in valleys and hills; [8:8] a land of wheat and barley, and vines and fig-trees and pomegranates; a land of olive-trees and honey; [8:9] a land wherein you shalt eat bread without scarceness, you shalt not lack anything in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills you mayest dig copper. [8:10] And you shalt eat and be full, and you shalt bless THE GOD your God for the good land which he hath given thee.

[8:11] Beware lest you forget THE GOD your God, in not keeping his commandments, and his ordinances, and his statutes, which I command you this day: [8:12] lest, when you have eaten and art full, and have built goodly houses, and dwelt therein; [8:13] and when your herds and your flocks multiply, and your silver and your gold is multiplied, and all that you have is multiplied; [8:14] then your heart be lifted up, and you forget THE GOD your God, who brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage; [8:15] who led you through the great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents and scorpions, and thirsty ground where was no water; who brought you forth water out of the rock of flint; [8:16] who fed you in the wilderness with manna, which your fathers knew not; that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do you good at your latter end: [8:17] and lest you say in your heart, My power and the might of my hand hath gotten me this wealth. [8:18] But you shalt remember THE GOD your God, for it is he that giveth you power to get wealth; that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto your fathers, as at this day. [8:19] And it shall be, if you shalt forget THE GOD your God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that you shall surely perish. [8:20] As the nations that THE GOD maketh to perish before you, so shall you perish; because you would not hearken unto the voice of THE GOD your God.

[9:1] Hear, O Israel: you art to pass over the Jordan this day, to go in to dispossess nations greater and mightier than thyself, cities great and fortified up to heaven, [9:2] a people great and tall, the sons of the Anakim, whom you knowest, and of whom you have heard say, Who can stand before the sons of Anak? [9:3] Know therefore this day, that THE GOD your God is he who goeth over before you as a devouring fire; he will destroy them, and he will bring them down before thee: so shalt you drive them out, and make them to perish quickly, as THE GOD hath spoken unto thee. [9:4] Speak not you in your heart, after that THE GOD your God hath thrust them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness THE GOD hath brought me in to possess this land; whereas for the wickedness of these nations THE GOD doth drive them out from before thee. [9:5] Not for your righteousness, or for the uprightness of your heart, dost you go in to possess their land; but for the wickedness of these nations THE GOD your God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may establish the word which THE GOD sware unto your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.

[9:6] Know therefore, that THE GOD your God giveth you not this good land to possess it for your righteousness; for you art a stiffnecked people. [9:7] Remember, forget you not, how you provokedst THE GOD your God to wrath in the wilderness: from the day that you wentest forth out of the land of Egypt, until you came unto this place, you have been rebellious against THE GOD. [9:8] Also in Horeb you provoked THE GOD to wrath, and THE GOD was angry with you to destroy you. [9:9] When I was gone up into the mount to receive the tables of stone, even the tables of the covenant which THE GOD made with you, then I abode in the mount forty days and forty nights; I did neither eat bread nor drink water. [9:10] And THE GOD delivered unto me the two tables of stone written with the finger of God; and on them was written according to all the words, which THE GOD speak with you in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly. [9:11] And it came to pass at the end of forty days and forty nights, that THE GOD gave me the two tables of stone, even the tables of the covenant. [9:12] And THE GOD said unto me, Arise, get you down quickly from hence; for your people that you have brought forth out of Egypt have corrupted themselves; they are quickly turned aside out of the way which I commanded them; they have made them a molten image. [9:13] Furthermore THE GOD spake unto me, saying, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people: [9:14] let me alone, that I may destroy them, and blot out their name from under heaven; and I will make of you a nation mightier and greater than they. [9:15] So I turned and came down from the mount, and the mount was burning with fire: and the two tables of the covenant were in my two hands. [9:16] And I looked, and, behold, you had sinned against THE GOD your God; you had made you a molten calf: you had turned aside quickly out of the way which THE GOD had commanded you. [9:17] And I took hold of the two tables, and cast them out of my two hands, and brake them before your eyes. [9:18] And I fell down before THE GOD, as at the first, forty days and forty nights; I did neither eat bread nor drink water; because of all your sin which you sinned, in doing that which was evil in the sight of THE GOD, to provoke him to anger. [9:19] For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure, wherewith THE GOD was wroth against you to destroy you. But THE GOD hearkened unto me that time also. [9:20] And THE GOD was very angry with Aaron to destroy him: and I prayed for Aaron also at the same time. [9:21] And I took your sin, the calf which you had made, and burnt it with fire, and stamped it, grinding it very small, until it was as fine as dust: and I cast the dust thereof into the brook that descended out of the mount.

[9:22] And at Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibroth-hattaavah, you provoked THE GOD to wrath. [9:23] And when THE GOD sent you from Kadesh-barnea, saying, Go up and possess the land which I have given you; then you rebelled against the commandment of THE GOD your God, and you believed him not, nor hearkened to his voice. [9:24] You have been rebellious against THE GOD from the day that I knew you.

[9:25] So I fell down before THE GOD the forty days and forty nights that I fell down, because THE GOD had said he would destroy you. [9:26] And I prayed unto THE GOD, and said, O Lord THE GOD, destroy not your people and your inheritance, that you have redeemed through your greatness, that you have brought forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand. [9:27] Remember your servants, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; look not unto the stubbornness of this people, nor to their wickedness, nor to their sin, [9:28] lest the land whence you broughtest us out say, Because THE GOD was not able to bring them into the land which he promised unto them, and because he hated them, he hath brought them out to slay them in the wilderness. [9:29] Yet they are your people and your inheritance, which you broughtest out by your great power and by your outstretched arm.

[10:1] At that time THE GOD said unto me, Hew you two tables of stone like unto the first, and come up unto me into the mount, and make you an ark of wood. [10:2] And I will write on the tables the words that were on the first tables which you brakest, and you shalt put them in the ark. [10:3] So I made an ark of acacia wood, and hewed two tables of stone like unto the first, and went up into the mount, having the two tables in my hand. [10:4] And he wrote on the tables, according to the first writing, the ten commandments, which THE GOD spake unto you in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly: and THE GOD gave them unto me. [10:5] And I turned and came down from the mount, and put the tables in the ark which I had made; and there they are as THE GOD commanded me. [10:6] (And the children of Israel journeyed from Beeroth Bene-jaakan to Moserah. There Aaron died, and there he was buried; and Eleazar his son ministered in the priest’s office in his stead. [10:7] From thence they journeyed unto Gudgodah; and from Gudgodah to Jotbathah, a land of brooks of water. [10:8] At that time THE GOD set apart the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of THE GOD, to stand before THE GOD to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day. [10:9] Wherefore Levi hath no portion nor inheritance with his brethren; THE GOD is his inheritance, according as THE GOD your God spake unto him.) [10:10] And I stayed in the mount, as at the first time, forty days and forty nights: and THE GOD hearkened unto me that time also; THE GOD would not destroy thee. [10:11] And THE GOD said unto me, Arise, take your journey before the people; and they shall go in and possess the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give unto them.

[10:12] And now, Israel, what doth THE GOD your God require of thee, but to fear THE GOD your God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve THE GOD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, [10:13] to keep the commandments of THE GOD, and his statutes, which I command you this day for your good? [10:14] Behold, unto THE GOD your God belongeth heaven and the heaven of heavens, the earth, with all that is therein. [10:15] Only THE GOD had a delight in your fathers to love them, and he chose their seed after them, even you above all peoples, as at this day. [10:16] Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiffnecked. [10:17] For THE GOD your God, he is God of gods, and Lord of lords, the great God, the mighty, and the terrible, who regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward. [10:18] He doth execute justice for the fatherless and widow, and loveth the sojourner, in giving him food and raiment. [10:19] Love you therefore the sojourner; for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt. [10:20] you shalt fear THE GOD your God; him shalt you serve; and to him shalt you cleave, and by his name shalt you swear. [10:21] He is your praise, and he is your God, that hath done for you these great and terrible things, which your eyes have seen. [10:22] your fathers went down into Egypt with threescore and ten persons; and now THE GOD your God hath made you as the stars of heaven for multitude.

[11:1] Therefore you shalt love THE GOD your God, and keep his charge, and his statutes, and his ordinances, and his commandments, alway. [11:2] And know you this day: for I speak not with your children that have not known, and that have not seen the chastisement of THE GOD your God, his greatness, his mighty hand, and his outstretched arm, [11:3] and his signs, and his works, which he did in the midst of Egypt unto Pharaoh the king of Egypt, and unto all his land; [11:4] and what he did unto the army of Egypt, unto their horses, and to their chariots; how he made the water of the Red Sea to overflow them as they pursued after you, and how THE GOD hath destroyed them unto this day; [11:5] and what he did unto you in the wilderness, until you came unto this place; [11:6] and what he did unto Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, the son of Reuben; how the earth opened its mouth, and swallowed them up, and their households, and their tents, and every living thing that followed them, in the midst of all Israel: [11:7] but your eyes have seen all the great work of THE GOD which he did.

[11:8] Therefore shall you keep all the commandment which I command you this day, that you may be strong, and go in and possess the land, whither you go over to possess it; [11:9] and that you may prolong your days in the land, which THE GOD sware unto your fathers to give unto them and to their seed, a land flowing with milk and honey. [11:10] For the land, whither you goest in to possess it, is not as the land of Egypt, from whence you came out, where you sowedst your seed, and wateredst it with your foot, as a garden of herbs; [11:11] but the land, whither you go over to possess it, is a land of hills and valleys, and drinketh water of the rain of heaven, [11:12] a land which THE GOD your God careth for: the eyes of THE GOD your God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year.

[11:13] And it shall come to pass, if you shall hearken diligently unto my commandments which I command you this day, to love THE GOD your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul, [11:14] that I will give the rain of your land in its season, the former rain and the latter rain, that you mayest gather in your grain, and your new wine, and your oil. [11:15] And I will give grass in your fields for your cattle, and you shalt eat and be full. [11:16] Take heed to yourselves, lest your heart be deceived, and you turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them; [11:17] and the anger of THE GOD be kindled against you, and he shut up the heavens, so that there shall be no rain, and the land shall not yield its fruit; and you perish quickly from off the good land which THE GOD giveth you.

[11:18] Therefore shall you lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul; and you shall bind them for a sign upon your hand, and they shall be for frontlets between your eyes. [11:19] And you shall teach them your children, talking of them, when you sittest in your house, and when you walkest by the way, and when you liest down, and when you risest up. [11:20] And you shalt write them upon the door-posts of your house, and upon your gates; [11:21] that your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in the land which THE GOD sware unto your fathers to give them, as the days of the heavens above the earth. [11:22] For if you shall diligently keep all this commandment which I command you, to do it, to love THE GOD your God, to walk in all his ways, and to cleave unto him; [11:23] then will THE GOD drive out all these nations from before you, and you shall dispossess nations greater and mightier than yourselves. [11:24] Every place whereon the sole of your foot shall tread shall be yours: from the wilderness, and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even unto the hinder sea shall be your border. [11:25] There shall no man be able to stand before you: THE GOD your God shall lay the fear of you and the dread of you upon all the land that you shall tread upon, as he hath spoken unto you.

[11:26] Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse: [11:27] the blessing, if you shall hearken unto the commandments of THE GOD your God, which I command you this day; [11:28] and the curse, if you shall not hearken unto the commandments of THE GOD your God, but turn aside out of the way which I command you this day, to go after other gods, which you have not known. [11:29] And it shall come to pass, when THE GOD your God shall bring you into the land whither you goest to possess it, that you shalt set the blessing upon mount Gerizim, and the curse upon mount Ebal. [11:30] Are they not beyond the Jordan, behind the way of the going down of the sun, in the land of the Canaanites that dwell in the Arabah, over against Gilgal, beside the oaks of Moreh? [11:31] For you are to pass over the Jordan to go in to possess the land which THE GOD your God giveth you, and you shall possess it, and dwell therein. [11:32] And you shall observe to do all the statutes and the ordinances which I set before you this day.

[12:1] These are the statutes and the ordinances which you shall observe to do in the land which THE GOD, the God of your fathers, hath given you to possess it, all the days that you live upon the earth. [12:2] You shall surely destroy all the places wherein the nations that you shall dispossess served their gods, upon the high mountains, and upon the hills, and under every green tree: [12:3] and you shall break down their altars, and dash in pieces their pillars, and burn their Asherim with fire; and you shall hew down the graven images of their gods; and you shall destroy their name out of that place. [12:4] You shall not do so unto THE GOD your God. [12:5] But unto the place which THE GOD your God shall choose out of all your tribes, to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall you seek, and thither you shalt come; [12:6] and thither you shall bring your burnt-offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and the heave-offering of your hand, and your vows, and your freewill-offerings, and the firstlings of your herd and of your flock: [12:7] and there you shall eat before THE GOD your God, and you shall rejoice in all that you put your hand unto, you and your households, wherein THE GOD your God hath blessed thee. [12:8] You shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes; [12:9] for you are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance, which THE GOD your God giveth thee. [12:10] But when you go over the Jordan, and dwell in the land which THE GOD your God causeth you to inherit, and he giveth you rest from all your enemies round about, so that you dwell in safety; [12:11] then it shall come to pass that to the place which THE GOD your God shall choose, to cause his name to dwell there, thither shall you bring all that I command you: your burnt-offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave-offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which you vow unto THE GOD. [12:12] And you shall rejoice before THE GOD your God, ye, and your sons, and your daughters, and your men-servants, and your maid-servants, and the Levite that is within your gates, forasmuch as he hath no portion nor inheritance with you. [12:13] Take heed to yourself that you offer not your burnt-offerings in every place that you seest; [12:14] but in the place which THE GOD shall choose in one of your tribes, there you shalt offer your burnt-offerings, and there you shalt do all that I command thee.

[12:15] Notwithstanding, you mayest kill and eat flesh within all your gates, after all the desire of your soul, according to the blessing of THE GOD your God which he hath given thee: the unclean and the clean may eat thereof, as of the gazelle, and as of the hart. [12:16] Only you shall not eat the blood; you shalt pour it out upon the earth as water. [12:17] you mayest not eat within your gates the tithe of your grain, or of your new wine, or of your oil, or the firstlings of your herd or of your flock, nor any of your vows which you vowest, nor your freewill-offerings, nor the heave-offering of your hand; [12:18] but you shalt eat them before THE GOD your God in the place which THE GOD your God shall choose, thou, and your son, and your daughter, and your man-servant, and your maid-servant, and the Levite that is within your gates: and you shalt rejoice before THE GOD your God in all that you puttest your hand unto. [12:19] Take heed to yourself that you forsake not the Levite as long as you livest in your land.

[12:20] When THE GOD your God shall enlarge your border, as he hath promised thee, and you shalt say, I will eat flesh, because your soul desireth to eat flesh; you mayest eat flesh, after all the desire of your soul. [12:21] If the place which THE GOD your God shall choose, to put his name there, be too far from thee, then you shalt kill of your herd and of your flock, which THE GOD hath given thee, as I have commanded thee; and you mayest eat within your gates, after all the desire of your soul. [12:22] Even as the gazelle and as the hart is eaten, so you shalt eat thereof: the unclean and the clean may eat thereof alike. [12:23] Only be sure that you eat not the blood: for the blood is the life; and you shalt not eat the life with the flesh. [12:24] you shalt not eat it; you shalt pour it out upon the earth as water. [12:25] you shalt not eat it; that it may go well with thee, and with your children after thee, when you shalt do that which is right in the eyes of THE GOD. [12:26] Only your holy things which you hast, and your vows, you shalt take, and go unto the place which THE GOD shall choose: [12:27] and you shalt offer your burnt-offerings, the flesh and the blood, upon the altar of THE GOD your God; and the blood of your sacrifices shall be poured out upon the altar of THE GOD your God; and you shalt eat the flesh. [12:28] Observe and hear all these words which I command thee, that it may go well with thee, and with your children after you for ever, when you doest that which is good and right in the eyes of THE GOD your God.

[12:29] When THE GOD your God shall cut off the nations from before thee, whither you goest in to dispossess them, and you dispossessest them, and dwellest in their land; [12:30] take heed to yourself that you be not ensnared to follow them, after that they are destroyed from before thee; and that you inquire not after their gods, saying, How do these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise. [12:31] you shalt not do so unto THE GOD your God: for every abomination to THE GOD, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters do they burn in the fire to their gods.

[12:32] What thing soever I command you, that shall you observe to do: you shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.

[13:1] If there arise in the midst of you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and he give you a sign or a wonder, [13:2] and the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which you have not known, and let us serve them; [13:3] you shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or unto that dreamer of dreams: for THE GOD your God proveth you, to know whether you love THE GOD your God with all your heart and with all your soul. [13:4] You shall walk after THE GOD your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and you shall serve him, and cleave unto him. [13:5] And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death, because he hath spoken rebellion against THE GOD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to draw you aside out of the way which THE GOD your God commanded you to walk in. So shalt you put away the evil from the midst of thee.

[13:6] If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son, or your daughter, or the wife of your bosom, or your friend, that is as your own soul, entice you secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which you have not known, thou, nor your fathers; [13:7] of the gods of the peoples that are round about you, nigh unto thee, or far off from thee, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth; [13:8] you shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither shall your eye pity him, neither shalt you spare, neither shalt you conceal him: [13:9] but you shalt surely kill him; your hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people. [13:10] And you shalt stone him to death with stones, because he hath sought to draw you away from THE GOD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. [13:11] And all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do not more any such wickedness as this is in the midst of thee.

[13:12] If you shalt hear tell concerning one of your cities, which THE GOD your God giveth you to dwell there, saying, [13:13] Certain base fellows are gone out from the midst of thee, and have drawn away the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which you have not known; [13:14] then shalt you inquire, and make search, and ask diligently; and, behold, if it be truth, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought in the midst of thee, [13:15] you shalt surely smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, destroying it utterly, and all that is therein and the cattle thereof, with the edge of the sword. [13:16] And you shalt gather all the spoil of it into the midst of the street thereof, and shalt burn with fire the city, and all the spoil thereof every whit, unto THE GOD your God: and it shall be a heap for ever; it shall not be built again. [13:17] And there shall cleave nought of the devoted thing to your hand; that THE GOD may turn from the fierceness of his anger, and show you mercy, and have compassion upon thee, and multiply thee, as he hath sworn unto your fathers; [13:18] when you shalt hearken to the voice of THE GOD your God, to keep all his commandments which I command you this day, to do that which is right in the eyes of THE GOD your God.

[14:1] You are the children of THE GOD your God: you shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead. [14:2] For you art a holy people unto THE GOD your God, and THE GOD hath chosen you to be a people for his own possession, above all peoples that are upon the face of the earth.

[14:3] you shalt not eat any abominable thing. [14:4] These are the beasts which you may eat: the ox, the sheep, and the goat, [14:5] the hart, and the gazelle, and the roebuck, and the wild goat, and the pygarg, and the antelope, and the chamois. [14:6] And every beast that parteth the hoof, and hath the hoof cloven in two, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that may you eat. [14:7] Nevertheless these you shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that have the hoof cloven: the camel, and the hare, and the coney; because they chew the cud but part not the hoof, they are unclean unto you. [14:8] And the swine, because he parteth the hoof but cheweth not the cud, he is unclean unto you: of their flesh you shall not eat, and their carcasses you shall not touch.

[14:9] These you may eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales may you eat; [14:10] and whatsoever hath not fins and scales you shall not eat; it is unclean unto you.

[14:11] Of all clean birds you may eat. [14:12] But these are they of which you shall not eat: the eagle, and the gier-eagle, and the ospray, [14:13] and the glede, and the falcon, and the kite after its kind, [14:14] and every raven after its kind, [14:15] and the ostrich, and the night-hawk, and the sea-mew, and the hawk after its kind, [14:16] the little owl, and the great owl, and the horned owl, [14:17] and the pelican, and the vulture, and the cormorant, [14:18] and the stork, and the heron after its kind, and the hoopoe, and the bat. [14:19] And all winged creeping things are unclean unto you: they shall not be eaten. [14:20] Of all clean birds you may eat.

[14:21] You shall not eat of anything that dieth of itself: you mayest give it unto the sojourner that is within your gates, that he may eat it; or you mayest sell it unto a foreigner: for you art a holy people unto THE GOD your God. you shalt not boil a kid in its mother’s milk.

[14:22] you shalt surely tithe all the increase of your seed, that which cometh forth from the field year by year. [14:23] And you shalt eat before THE GOD your God, in the place which he shall choose, to cause his name to dwell there, the tithe of your grain, of your new wine, and of your oil, and the firstlings of your herd and of your flock; that you mayest learn to fear THE GOD your God always. [14:24] And if the way be too long for thee, so that you art not able to carry it, because the place is too far from thee, which THE GOD your God shall choose, to set his name there, when THE GOD your God shall bless thee; [14:25] then shalt you turn it into money, and bind up the money in your hand, and shalt go unto the place which THE GOD your God shall choose: [14:26] and you shalt bestow the money for whatsoever your soul desireth, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever your soul asketh of thee; and you shalt eat there before THE GOD your God, and you shalt rejoice, you and your household. [14:27] And the Levite that is within your gates, you shalt not forsake him; for he hath no portion nor inheritance with thee.

[14:28] At the end of every three years you shalt bring forth all the tithe of your increase in the same year, and shalt lay it up within your gates: [14:29] and the Levite, because he hath no portion nor inheritance with thee, and the sojourner, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are within your gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that THE GOD your God may bless you in all the work of your hand which you doest.

[15:1] At the end of every seven years you shalt make a release. [15:2] And this is the manner of the release: every creditor shall release that which he hath lent unto his neighbor; he shall not exact it of his neighbor and his brother; because THE GOD’s release hath been proclaimed. [15:3] Of a foreigner you mayest exact it: but whatsoever of your is with your brother your hand shall release. [15:4] Howbeit there shall be no poor with thee; (for THE GOD will surely bless you in the land which THE GOD your God giveth you for an inheritance to possess it;) [15:5] if only you diligently hearken unto the voice of THE GOD your God, to observe to do all this commandment which I command you this day. [15:6] For THE GOD your God will bless thee, as he promised thee: and you shalt lend unto many nations, but you shalt not borrow; and you shalt rule over many nations, but they shall not rule over thee.

[15:7] If there be with you a poor man, one of your brethren, within any of your gates in your land which THE GOD your God giveth thee, you shalt not harden your heart, nor shut your hand from your poor brother; [15:8] but you shalt surely open your hand unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need in that which he wanteth. [15:9] Beware that there be not a base thought in your heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and your eye be evil against your poor brother, and you give him nought; and he cry unto THE GOD against thee, and it be sin unto thee. [15:10] you shalt surely give him, and your heart shall not be grieved when you givest unto him; because that for this thing THE GOD your God will bless you in all your work, and in all that you puttest your hand unto. [15:11] For the poor will never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, you shalt surely open your hand unto your brother, to your needy, and to your poor, in your land.

[15:12] If your brother, a Hebrew man, or a Hebrew woman, be sold unto thee, and serve you six years; then in the seventh year you shalt let him go free from thee. [15:13] And when you lettest him go free from thee, you shalt not let him go empty: [15:14] you shalt furnish him liberally out of your flock, and out of your threshing-floor, and out of your winepress; as THE GOD your God hath blessed you you shalt give unto him. [15:15] And you shalt remember that you wast a bondman in the land of Egypt, and THE GOD your God redeemed thee: therefore I command you this thing to-day. [15:16] And it shall be, if he say unto thee, I will not go out from thee; because he loveth you and your house, because he is well with thee; [15:17] then you shalt take an awl, and thrust it through his ear unto the door, and he shall be your servant for ever. And also unto your maid-servant you shalt do likewise. [15:18] It shall not seem hard unto thee, when you lettest him go free from thee; for to the double of the hire of a hireling hath he served you six years: and THE GOD your God will bless you in all that you doest.

[15:19] All the firstling males that are born of your herd and of your flock you shalt sanctify unto THE GOD your God: you shalt do no work with the firstling of your herd, nor shear the firstling of your flock. [15:20] you shalt eat it before THE GOD your God year by year in the place which THE GOD shall choose, you and your household. [15:21] And if it have any blemish, as if it be lame or blind, any ill blemish whatsoever, you shalt not sacrifice it unto THE GOD your God. [15:22] you shalt eat it within your gates: the unclean and the clean shall eat it alike, as the gazelle, and as the hart. [15:23] Only you shalt not eat the blood thereof; you shalt pour it out upon the ground as water.

[16:1] Observe the month of Abib, and keep the passover unto THE GOD your God; for in the month of Abib THE GOD your God brought you forth out of Egypt by night. [16:2] And you shalt sacrifice the passover unto THE GOD your God, of the flock and the herd, in the place which THE GOD shall choose, to cause his name to dwell there. [16:3] you shalt eat no leavened bread with it; seven days shalt you eat unleavened bread therewith, even the bread of affliction; for you camest forth out of the land of Egypt in haste: that you mayest remember the day when you camest forth out of the land of Egypt all the days of your life. [16:4] And there shall be no leaven seen with you in all your borders seven days; neither shall any of the flesh, which you sacrificest the first day at even, remain all night until the morning. [16:5] you mayest not sacrifice the passover within any of your gates, which THE GOD your God giveth thee; [16:6] but at the place which THE GOD your God shall choose, to cause his name to dwell in, there you shalt sacrifice the passover at even, at the going down of the sun, at the season that you camest forth out of Egypt. [16:7] And you shalt roast and eat it in the place which THE GOD your God shall choose: and you shalt turn in the morning, and go unto your tents. [16:8] Six days you shalt eat unleavened bread; and on the seventh day shall be a solemn assembly to THE GOD your God; you shalt do no work therein.

[16:9] Seven weeks shalt you number unto thee: from the time you beginnest to put the sickle to the standing grain shalt you begin to number seven weeks. [16:10] And you shalt keep the feast of weeks unto THE GOD your God with a tribute of a freewill-offering of your hand, which you shalt give, according as THE GOD your God blesseth thee: [16:11] and you shalt rejoice before THE GOD your God, thou, and your son, and your daughter, and your man-servant, and your maid-servant, and the Levite that is within your gates, and the sojourner, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are in the midst of thee, in the place which THE GOD your God shall choose, to cause his name to dwell there. [16:12] And you shalt remember that you wast a bondman in Egypt: and you shalt observe and do these statutes.

[16:13] you shalt keep the feast of tabernacles seven days, after that you have gathered in from your threshing-floor and from your winepress: [16:14] and you shalt rejoice in your feast, thou, and your son, and your daughter, and your man-servant, and your maid-servant, and the Levite, and the sojourner, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are within your gates. [16:15] Seven days shalt you keep a feast unto THE GOD your God in the place which THE GOD shall choose; because THE GOD your God will bless you in all your increase, and in all the work of your hands, and you shalt be altogether joyful. [16:16] Three times in a year shall all your males appear before THE GOD your God in the place which he shall choose: in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles; and they shall not appear before THE GOD empty: [16:17] every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of THE GOD your God which he hath given thee.

[16:18] Judges and officers shalt you make you in all your gates, which THE GOD your God giveth thee, according to your tribes; and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment. [16:19] you shalt not wrest justice: you shalt not respect persons; neither shalt you take a bribe; for a bribe doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous. [16:20] That which is altogether just shalt you follow, that you mayest live, and inherit the land which THE GOD your God giveth thee.

[16:21] you shalt not plant you an Asherah of any kind of tree beside the altar of THE GOD your God, which you shalt make thee. [16:22] Neither shalt you set you up a pillar; which THE GOD your God hateth.

[17:1] you shalt not sacrifice unto THE GOD your God an ox, or a sheep, wherein is a blemish, or anything evil; for that is an abomination unto THE GOD your God.

[17:2] If there be found in the midst of thee, within any of your gates which THE GOD your God giveth thee, man or woman, that doeth that which is evil in the sight of THE GOD your God, in transgressing his covenant, [17:3] and hath gone and served other gods, and worshipped them, or the sun, or the moon, or any of the host of heaven, which I have not commanded; [17:4] and it be told thee, and you have heard of it, then shalt you inquire diligently; and, behold, if it be true, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought in Israel, [17:5] then shalt you bring forth that man or that woman, who hath done this evil thing, unto your gates, even the man or the woman; and you shalt stone them to death with stones. [17:6] At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is to die be put to death; at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death. [17:7] The hand of the witnesses shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterward the hand of all the people. So you shalt put away the evil from the midst of thee.

[17:8] If there arise a matter too hard for you in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within your gates; then shalt you arise, and get you up unto the place which THE GOD your God shall choose; [17:9] and you shalt come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days: and you shalt inquire; and they shall show you the sentence of judgment. [17:10] And you shalt do according to the tenor of the sentence which they shall show you from that place which THE GOD shall choose; and you shalt observe to do according to all that they shall teach thee: [17:11] according to the tenor of the law which they shall teach thee, and according to the judgment which they shall tell thee, you shalt do; you shalt not turn aside from the sentence which they shall show thee, to the right hand, nor to the left. [17:12] And the man that doeth presumptuously, in not hearkening unto the priest that standeth to minister there before THE GOD your God, or unto the judge, even that man shall die: and you shalt put away the evil from Israel. [17:13] And all the people shall hear, and fear, and do no more presumptuously.

[17:14] When you art come unto the land which THE GOD your God giveth thee, and shalt possess it, and shalt dwell therein, and shalt say, I will set a king over me, like all the nations that are round about me; [17:15] you shalt surely set him king over thee, whom THE GOD your God shall choose: one from among your brethren shalt you set king over thee; you mayest not put a foreigner over thee, who is not your brother. [17:16] Only he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he may multiply horses; forasmuch as THE GOD hath said unto you, You shall henceforth return no more that way. [17:17] Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.

[17:18] And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book, out of that which is before the priests the Levites: [17:19] and it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life; that he may learn to fear THE GOD his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them; [17:20] that his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn not aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left: to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he and his children, in the midst of Israel.

[18:1] The priests the Levites, even all the tribe of Levi, shall have no portion nor inheritance with Israel: they shall eat the offerings of THE GOD made by fire, and his inheritance. [18:2] And they shall have no inheritance among their brethren: THE GOD is their inheritance, as he hath spoken unto them. [18:3] And this shall be the priests’ due from the people, from them that offer a sacrifice, whether it be ox or sheep, that they shall give unto the priest the shoulder, and the two cheeks, and the maw. [18:4] The first-fruits of your grain, of your new wine, and of your oil, and the first of the fleece of your sheep, shalt you give him. [18:5] For THE GOD your God hath chosen him out of all your tribes, to stand to minister in the name of THE GOD, him and his sons for ever.

[18:6] And if a Levite come from any of your gates out of all Israel, where he sojourneth, and come with all the desire of his soul unto the place which THE GOD shall choose; [18:7] then he shall minister in the name of THE GOD his God, as all his brethren the Levites do, who stand there before THE GOD. [18:8] They shall have like portions to eat, besides that which cometh of the sale of his patrimony. [18:9] When you art come into the land which THE GOD your God giveth thee, you shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations. [18:10] There shall not be found with you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, one that useth divination, one that practiseth augury, or an enchanter, or a sorcerer, [18:11] or a charmer, or a consulter with a familiar spirit, or a wizard, or a necromancer. [18:12] For whosoever doeth these things is an abomination unto THE GOD: and because of these abominations THE GOD your God doth drive them out from before thee. [18:13] you shalt be perfect with THE GOD your God. [18:14] For these nations, that you shalt dispossess, hearken unto them that practise augury, and unto diviners; but as for thee, THE GOD your God hath not suffered you so to do.

[18:15] THE GOD your God will raise up unto you a prophet from the midst of thee, of your brethren, like unto me; unto him you shall hearken; [18:16] according to all that you desiredst of THE GOD your God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of THE GOD my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not. [18:17] And THE GOD said unto me, They have well said that which they have spoken. [18:18] I will raise them up a prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee; and I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him. [18:19] And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.

[18:20] But the prophet, that shall speak a word presumptuously in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, that same prophet shall die. [18:21] And if you say in your heart, How shall we know the word which THE GOD hath not spoken? [18:22] when a prophet speaketh in the name of THE GOD, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which THE GOD hath not spoken: the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously, you shalt not be afraid of him.

[19:1] When THE GOD your God shall cut off the nations, whose land THE GOD your God giveth thee, and you succeedest them, and dwellest in their cities, and in their houses; [19:2] you shalt set apart three cities for you in the midst of your land, which THE GOD your God giveth you to possess it. [19:3] you shalt prepare you the way, and divide the borders of your land, which THE GOD your God causeth you to inherit, into three parts, that every manslayer may flee thither.

[19:4] And this is the case of the manslayer, that shall flee thither and live: whoso killeth his neighbor unawares, and hated him not in time past; [19:5] as when a man goeth into the forest with his neighbor to hew wood, and his hand fetcheth a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree, and the head slippeth from the helve, and lighteth upon his neighbor, so that he dieth; he shall flee unto one of these cities and live: [19:6] lest the avenger of blood pursue the manslayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and smite him mortally; whereas he was not worthy of death, inasmuch as he hated him not in time past. [19:7] Wherefore I command thee, saying, you shalt set apart three cities for thee. [19:8] And if THE GOD your God enlarge your border, as he hath sworn unto your fathers, and give you all the land which he promised to give unto your fathers; [19:9] if you shalt keep all this commandment to do it, which I command you this day, to love THE GOD your God, and to walk ever in his ways; then shalt you add three cities more for thee, besides these three: [19:10] that innocent blood be not shed in the midst of your land, which THE GOD your God giveth you for an inheritance, and so blood be upon thee.

[19:11] But if any man hate his neighbor, and lie in wait for him, and rise up against him, and smite him mortally so that he dieth, and he flee into one of these cities; [19:12] then the elders of his city shall send and fetch him thence, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die. [19:13] your eye shall not pity him, but you shalt put away the innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with thee.

[19:14] you shalt not remove your neighbor’s landmark, which they of old time have set, in your inheritance which you shalt inherit, in the land that THE GOD your God giveth you to possess it.

[19:15] One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall a matter be established. [19:16] If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to testify against him of wrong-doing, [19:17] then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before THE GOD, before the priests and the judges that shall be in those days; [19:18] and the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and have testified falsely against his brother; [19:19] then shall you do unto him, as he had thought to do unto his brother: so shalt you put away the evil from the midst of thee. [19:20] And those that remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil in the midst of thee. [19:21] And your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

[20:1] When you goest forth to battle against your enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, you shalt not be afraid of them; for THE GOD your God is with thee, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt. [20:2] And it shall be, when you draw nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people, [20:3] and shall say unto them, Hear, O Israel, you draw nigh this day unto battle against your enemies: let not your heart faint; fear not, nor tremble, neither be you affrighted at them; [20:4] for THE GOD your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you. [20:5] And the officers shall speak unto the people, saying, What man is there that hath built a new house, and hath not dedicated it? let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man dedicate it. [20:6] And what man is there that hath planted a vineyard, and hath not used the fruit thereof? let him go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man use the fruit thereof. [20:7] And what man is there that hath betrothed a wife, and hath not taken her? let him go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man take her. [20:8] And the officers shall speak further unto the people, and they shall say, What man is there that is fearful and faint-hearted? let him go and return unto his house, lest his brethren’s heart melt as his heart. [20:9] And it shall be, when the officers have made an end of speaking unto the people, that they shall appoint captains of hosts at the head of the people.

[20:10] When you drawest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it. [20:11] And it shall be, if it make you answer of peace, and open unto thee, then it shall be, that all the people that are found therein shall become tributary unto thee, and shall serve thee. [20:12] And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee, then you shalt besiege it: [20:13] and when THE GOD your God delivereth it into your hand, you shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword: [20:14] but the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, even all the spoil thereof, shalt you take for a prey unto thyself; and you shalt eat the spoil of your enemies, which THE GOD your God hath given thee. [20:15] Thus shalt you do unto all the cities which are very far off from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations. [20:16] But of the cities of these peoples, that THE GOD your God giveth you for an inheritance, you shalt save alive nothing that breatheth; [20:17] but you shalt utterly destroy them: the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite; as THE GOD your God hath commanded thee; [20:18] that they teach you not to do after all their abominations, which they have done unto their gods; so would you sin against THE GOD your God.

[20:19] When you shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, you shalt not destroy the trees thereof by wielding an axe against them; for you mayest eat of them, and you shalt not cut them down; for is the tree of the field man, that it should be besieged of thee? [20:20] Only the trees of which you knowest that they are not trees for food, you shalt destroy and cut them down; and you shalt build bulwarks against the city that maketh war with thee, until it fall.

[21:1] If one be found slain in the land which THE GOD your God giveth you to possess it, lying in the field, and it be not known who hath smitten him; [21:2] then your elders and your judges shall come forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about him that is slain: [21:3] and it shall be, that the city which is nearest unto the slain man, even the elders of that city shall take a heifer of the herd, which hath not been wrought with, and which hath not drawn in the yoke; [21:4] and the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer unto a valley with running water, which is neither plowed nor sown, and shall break the heifer’s neck there in the valley. [21:5] And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them THE GOD your God hath chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of THE GOD; and according to their word shall every controversy and every stroke be. [21:6] And all the elders of that city, who are nearest unto the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley; [21:7] and they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it. [21:8] Forgive, O THE GOD, your people Israel, whom you have redeemed, and suffer not innocent blood to remain in the midst of your people Israel. And the blood shall be forgiven them. [21:9] So shalt you put away the innocent blood from the midst of thee, when you shalt do that which is right in the eyes of THE GOD.

[21:10] When you goest forth to battle against your enemies, and THE GOD your God delivereth them into your hands, and you carriest them away captive, [21:11] and seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and you have a desire unto her, and wouldest take her to you to wife; [21:12] then you shalt bring her home to your house; and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails; [21:13] and she shall put the raiment of her captivity from off her, and shall remain in your house, and bewail her father and her mother a full month: and after that you shalt go in unto her, and be her husband, and she shall be your wife. [21:14] And it shall be, if you have no delight in her, then you shalt let her go whither she will; but you shalt not sell her at all for money, you shalt not deal with her as a slave, because you have humbled her.

[21:15] If a man have two wives, the one beloved, and the other hated, and they have borne him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the first-born son be hers that was hated; [21:16] then it shall be, in the day that he causeth his sons to inherit that which he hath, that he may not make the son of the beloved the first-born before the son of the hated, who is the first-born: [21:17] but he shall acknowledge the first-born, the son of the hated, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath; for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the first-born is his.

[21:18] If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, that will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and, though they chasten him, will not hearken unto them; [21:19] then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place; [21:20] and they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard. [21:21] And all the men of his city shall stone him to death with stones: so shalt you put away the evil from the midst of thee; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.

[21:22] And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be put to death, and you hang him on a tree; [21:23] his body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but you shalt surely bury him the same day; for he that is hanged is accursed of God; that you defile not your land which THE GOD your God giveth you for an inheritance.

[22:1] you shalt not see your brother’s ox or his sheep go astray, and hide yourself from them: you shalt surely bring them again unto your brother. [22:2] And if your brother be not nigh unto thee, or if you know him not, then you shalt bring it home to your house, and it shall be with you until your brother seek after it, and you shalt restore it to him. [22:3] And so shalt you do with his ass; and so shalt you do with his garment; and so shalt you do with every lost thing of your brother’s, which he hath lost, and you have found: you mayest not hide thyself. [22:4] you shalt not see your brother’s ass or his ox fallen down by the way, and hide yourself from them: you shalt surely help him to lift them up again.

[22:5] A woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman’s garment; for whosoever doeth these things is an abomination unto THE GOD your God.

[22:6] If a bird’s nest chance to be before you in the way, in any tree or on the ground, with young ones or eggs, and the dam sitting upon the young, or upon the eggs, you shalt not take the dam with the young: [22:7] you shalt surely let the dam go, but the young you mayest take unto thyself; that it may be well with thee, and that you mayest prolong your days.

[22:8] When you buildest a new house, then you shalt make a battlement for your roof, that you bring not blood upon your house, if any man fall from thence.

[22:9] you shalt not sow your vineyard with two kinds of seed, lest the whole fruit be forfeited, the seed which you have sown, and the increase of the vineyard. [22:10] you shalt not plow with an ox and an ass together. [22:11] you shalt not wear a mingled stuff, wool and linen together.

[22:12] you shalt make you fringes upon the four borders of your vesture, wherewith you coverest thyself.

[22:13] If any man take a wife, and go in unto her, and hate her, [22:14] and lay shameful things to her charge, and bring up an evil name upon her, and say, I took this woman, and when I came nigh to her, I found not in her the tokens of virginity; [22:15] then shall the father of the damsel, and her mother, take and bring forth the tokens of the damsel’s virginity unto the elders of the city in the gate; [22:16] and the damsel’s father shall say unto the elders, I gave my daughter unto this man to wife, and he hateth her; [22:17] and, lo, he hath laid shameful things to her charge, saying, I found not in your daughter the tokens of virginity; and yet these are the tokens of my daughter’s virginity. And they shall spread the garment before the elders of the city. [22:18] And the elders of that city shall take the man and chastise him; [22:19] and they shall fine him a hundred shekels of silver, and give them unto the father of the damsel, because he hath brought up an evil name upon a virgin of Israel: and she shall be his wife; he may not put her away all his days. [22:20] But if this thing be true, that the tokens of virginity were not found in the damsel; [22:21] then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father’s house, and the men of her city shall stone her to death with stones, because she hath wrought folly in Israel, to play the harlot in her father’s house: so shalt you put away the evil from the midst of thee.

[22:22] If a man be found lying with a woman married to a husband, then they shall both of them die, the man that lay with the woman, and the woman: so shalt you put away the evil from Israel.

[22:23] If there be a damsel that is a virgin betrothed unto a husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her; [22:24] then you shall bring them both out unto the gate of that city, and you shall stone them to death with stones; the damsel, because she cried not, being in the city; and the man, because he hath humbled his neighbor’s wife: so you shalt put away the evil from the midst of thee.

[22:25] But if the man find the damsel that is betrothed in the field, and the man force her, and lie with her; then the man only that lay with her shall die: [22:26] but unto the damsel you shalt do nothing; there is in the damsel no sin worthy of death: for as when a man riseth against his neighbor, and slayeth him, even so is this matter; [22:27] for he found her in the field, the betrothed damsel cried, and there was none to save her.

[22:28] If a man find a damsel that is a virgin, that is not betrothed, and lay hold on her, and lie with her, and they be found; [22:29] then the man that lay with her shall give unto the damsel’s father fifty shekels of silver, and she shall be his wife, because he hath humbled her; he may not put her away all his days.

[22:30] A man shall not take his father’s wife, and shall not uncover his father’s skirt.

[23:1] He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the assembly of THE GOD.

[23:2] A bastard shall not enter into the assembly of THE GOD; even to the tenth generation shall none of his enter into the assembly of THE GOD.

[23:3] An Ammonite or a Moabite shall not enter into the assembly of THE GOD; even to the tenth generation shall none belonging to them enter into the assembly of THE GOD for ever: [23:4] because they met you not with bread and with water in the way, when you came forth out of Egypt, and because they hired against you Balaam the son of Beor from Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee. [23:5] Nevertheless THE GOD your God would not hearken unto Balaam; but THE GOD your God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because THE GOD your God loved thee. [23:6] you shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all your days for ever.

[23:7] you shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he is your brother: you shalt not abhor an Egyptian, because you wast a sojourner in his land. [23:8] The children of the third generation that are born unto them shall enter into the assembly of THE GOD.

[23:9] When you goest forth in camp against your enemies, then you shalt keep you from every evil thing. [23:10] If there be among you any man, that is not clean by reason of that which chanceth him by night, then shall he go abroad out of the camp, he shall not come within the camp: [23:11] but it shall be, when evening cometh on, he shall bathe himself in water; and when the sun is down, he shall come within the camp. [23:12] you shalt have a place also without the camp, whither you shalt go forth abroad: [23:13] and you shalt have a paddle among your weapons; and it shall be, when you sittest down abroad, you shalt dig therewith, and shalt turn back and cover that which cometh from thee: [23:14] for THE GOD your God walketh in the midst of your camp, to deliver thee, and to give up your enemies before thee; therefore shall your camp be holy, that he may not see an unclean thing in thee, and turn away from thee.

[23:15] you shalt not deliver unto his master a servant that is escaped from his master unto thee: [23:16] he shall dwell with thee, in the midst of thee, in the place which he shall choose within one of your gates, where it pleaseth him best: you shalt not oppress him.

[23:17] There shall be no prostitute of the daughters of Israel, neither shall there be a sodomite of the sons of Israel. [23:18] you shalt not bring the hire of a harlot, or the wages of a dog, into the house of THE GOD your God for any vow: for even both these are an abomination unto THE GOD your God.

[23:19] you shalt not lend upon interest to your brother; interest of money, interest of victuals, interest of anything that is lent upon interest: [23:20] unto a foreigner you mayest lend upon interest; but unto your brother you shalt not lend upon interest, that THE GOD your God may bless you in all that you puttest your hand unto, in the land whither you goest in to possess it.

[23:21] When you shalt vow a vow unto THE GOD your God, you shalt not be slack to pay it: for THE GOD your God will surely require it of thee; and it would be sin in thee. [23:22] But if you shalt forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in thee. [23:23] That which is gone out of your lips you shalt observe and do; according as you have vowed unto THE GOD your God, a freewill-offering, which you have promised with your mouth.

[23:24] When you comest into your neighbor’s vineyard, then you mayest eat of grapes your fill at your own pleasure; but you shalt not put any in your vessel. [23:25] When you comest into your neighbor’s standing grain, then you mayest pluck the ears with your hand; but you shalt not move a sickle unto your neighbor’s standing grain.

[24:1] When a man taketh a wife, and marrieth her, then it shall be, if she find no favor in his eyes, because he hath found some unseemly thing in her, that he shall write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house. [24:2] And when she is departed out of his house, she may go and be another man’s wife. [24:3] And if the latter husband hate her, and write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house; or if the latter husband die, who took her to be his wife; [24:4] her former husband, who sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled; for that is abomination before THE GOD: and you shalt not cause the land to sin, which THE GOD your God giveth you for an inheritance.

[24:5] When a man taketh a new wife, he shall not go out in the host, neither shall he be charged with any business: he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer his wife whom he hath taken.

[24:6] No man shall take the mill or the upper millstone to pledge; for he taketh a man’s life to pledge.

[24:7] If a man be found stealing any of his brethren of the children of Israel, and he deal with him as a slave, or sell him; then that thief shall die: so shalt you put away the evil from the midst of thee.

[24:8] Take heed in the plague of leprosy, that you observe diligently, and do according to all that the priests the Levites shall teach you: as I commanded them, so you shall observe to do. [24:9] Remember what THE GOD your God did unto Miriam, by the way as you came forth out of Egypt.

[24:10] When you dost lend your neighbor any manner of loan, you shalt not go into his house to fetch his pledge. [24:11] you shalt stand without, and the man to whom you dost lend shall bring forth the pledge without unto thee. [24:12] And if he be a poor man, you shalt not sleep with his pledge; [24:13] you shalt surely restore to him the pledge when the sun goeth down, that he may sleep in his garment, and bless thee: and it shall be righteousness unto you before THE GOD your God.

[24:14] you shalt not oppress a hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of your brethren, or of your sojourners that are in your land within your gates: [24:15] in his day you shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry against you unto THE GOD, and it be sin unto thee.

[24:16] The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin.

[24:17] you shalt not wrest the justice due to the sojourner, or to the fatherless, nor take the widow’s raiment to pledge; [24:18] but you shalt remember that you wast a bondman in Egypt, and THE GOD your God redeemed you thence: therefore I command you to do this thing.

[24:19] When you reapest your harvest in your field, and have forgot a sheaf in the field, you shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the sojourner, for the fatherless, and for the widow; that THE GOD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands. [24:20] When you beatest your olive-tree, you shalt not go over the boughs again: it shall be for the sojourner, for the fatherless, and for the widow. [24:21] When you gatherest the grapes of your vineyard, you shalt not glean it after thee: it shall be for the sojourner, for the fatherless, and for the widow. [24:22] And you shalt remember that you wast a bondman in the land of Egypt: therefore I command you to do this thing.

[25:1] If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, and the judges judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked; [25:2] and it shall be, if the wicked man be worthy to be beaten, that the judge shall cause him to lie down, and to be beaten before his face, according to his wickedness, by number. [25:3] Forty stripes he may give him, he shall not exceed; lest, if he should exceed, and beat him above these with many stripes, then your brother should seem vile unto thee.

[25:4] you shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the grain.

[25:5] If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no son, the wife of the dead shall not be married without unto a stranger: her husband’s brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of a husband’s brother unto her. [25:6] And it shall be, that the first-born that she beareth shall succeed in the name of his brother that is dead, that his name be not blotted out of Israel. [25:7] And if the man like not to take his brother’s wife, then his brother’s wife shall go up to the gate unto the elders, and say, My husband’s brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel; he will not perform the duty of a husband’s brother unto me. [25:8] Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak unto him: and if he stand, and say, I like not to take her; [25:9] then shall his brother’s wife come unto him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face; and she shall answer and say, So shall it be done unto the man that doth not build up his brother’s house. [25:10] And his name shall be called in Israel, The house of him that hath his shoe loosed.

[25:11] When men strive together one with another, and the wife of the one draweth near to deliver her husband out of the hand of him that smiteth him, and putteth forth her hand, and taketh him by the secrets; [25:12] then you shalt cut off her hand, your eye shall have no pity.

[25:13] you shalt not have in your bag diverse weights, a great and a small. [25:14] you shalt not have in your house diverse measures, a great and a small. [25:15] A perfect and just weight shalt you have; a perfect and just measure shalt you have: that your days may be long in the land which THE GOD your God giveth thee. [25:16] For all that do such things, even all that do unrighteously, are an abomination unto THE GOD your God.

[25:17] Remember what Amalek did unto you by the way as you came forth out of Egypt; [25:18] how he met you by the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, all that were feeble behind thee, when you wast faint and weary; and he feared not God. [25:19] Therefore it shall be, when THE GOD your God hath given you rest from all your enemies round about, in the land which THE GOD your God giveth you for an inheritance to possess it, that you shalt blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven; you shalt not forget.

[26:1] And it shall be, when you art come in unto the land which THE GOD your God giveth you for an inheritance, and possessest it, and dwellest therein, [26:2] that you shalt take of the first of all the fruit of the ground, which you shalt bring in from your land that THE GOD your God giveth thee; and you shalt put it in a basket, and shalt go unto the place which THE GOD your God shall choose, to cause his name to dwell there. [26:3] And you shalt come unto the priest that shall be in those days, and say unto him, I profess this day unto THE GOD your God, that I am come unto the land which THE GOD sware unto our fathers to give us. [26:4] And the priest shall take the basket out of your hand, and set it down before the altar of THE GOD your God. [26:5] And you shalt answer and say before THE GOD your God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father; and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there, few in number; and he became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous. [26:6] And the Egyptians dealt ill with us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage: [26:7] and we cried unto THE GOD, the God of our fathers, and THE GOD heard our voice, and saw our affliction, and our toil, and our oppression; [26:8] and THE GOD brought us forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great terribleness, and with signs, and with wonders; [26:9] and he hath brought us into this place, and hath given us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey. [26:10] And now, behold, I have brought the first of the fruit of the ground, which thou, O THE GOD, have given me. And you shalt set it down before THE GOD your God, and worship before THE GOD your God: [26:11] and you shalt rejoice in all the good which THE GOD your God hath given unto thee, and unto your house, thou, and the Levite, and the sojourner that is in the midst of thee.

[26:12] When you have made an end of tithing all the tithe of your increase in the third year, which is the year of tithing, then you shalt give it unto the Levite, to the sojourner, to the fatherless, and to the widow, that they may eat within your gates, and be filled. [26:13] And you shalt say before THE GOD your God, I have put away the hallowed things out of my house, and also have given them unto the Levite, and unto the sojourner, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all your commandment which you have commanded me: I have not transgressed any of your commandments, neither have I forgotten them: [26:14] I have not eaten thereof in my mourning, neither have I put away thereof, being unclean, nor given thereof for the dead: I have hearkened to the voice of THE GOD my God; I have done according to all that you have commanded me. [26:15] Look down from your holy habitation, from heaven, and bless your people Israel, and the ground which you have given us, as you swarest unto our fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey.

[26:16] This day THE GOD your God commandeth you to do these statutes and ordinances: you shalt therefore keep and do them with all your heart, and with all your soul. [26:17] you have avouched THE GOD this day to be your God, and that you wouldest walk in his ways, and keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his ordinances, and hearken unto his voice: [26:18] and THE GOD hath avouched you this day to be a people for his own possession, as he hath promised thee, and that you shouldest keep all his commandments; [26:19] and to make you high above all nations that he hath made, in praise, and in name, and in honor; and that you mayest be a holy people unto THE GOD your God, as he hath spoken.

[27:1] And Moses and the elders of Israel commanded the people, saying, Keep all the commandment which I command you this day. [27:2] And it shall be on the day when you shall pass over the Jordan unto the land which THE GOD your God giveth thee, that you shalt set you up great stones, and plaster them with plaster: [27:3] and you shalt write upon them all the words of this law, when you art passed over; that you mayest go in unto the land which THE GOD your God giveth thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, as THE GOD, the God of your fathers, hath promised thee. [27:4] And it shall be, when you are passed over the Jordan, that you shall set up these stones, which I command you this day, in mount Ebal, and you shalt plaster them with plaster. [27:5] And there shalt you build an altar unto THE GOD your God, an altar of stones: you shalt lift up no iron tool upon them. [27:6] you shalt build the altar of THE GOD your God of unhewn stones; and you shalt offer burnt-offerings thereon unto THE GOD your God: [27:7] and you shalt sacrifice peace-offerings, and shalt eat there; and you shalt rejoice before THE GOD your God. [27:8] And you shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law very plainly.

[27:9] And Moses and the priests the Levites spake unto all Israel, saying, Keep silence, and hearken, O Israel: this day you art become the people of THE GOD your God. [27:10] you shalt therefore obey the voice of THE GOD your God, and do his commandments and his statutes, which I command you this day.

[27:11] And Moses charged the people the same day, saying, [27:12] These shall stand upon mount Gerizim to bless the people, when you are passed over the Jordan: Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Joseph, and Benjamin. [27:13] And these shall stand upon mount Ebal for the curse: Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali. [27:14] And the Levites shall answer, and say unto all the men of Israel with a loud voice,

[27:15] Cursed be the man that maketh a graven or molten image, an abomination unto THE GOD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and setteth it up in secret. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.

[27:16] Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.

[27:17] Cursed be he that removeth his neighbor’s landmark. And all the people shall say, Amen.

[27:18] Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen.

[27:19] Cursed be he that wresteth the justice due to the sojourner, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.

[27:20] Cursed be he that lieth with his father’s wife, because he hath uncovered his father’s skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen.

[27:21] Cursed be he that lieth with any manner of beast. And all the people shall say, Amen.

[27:22] Cursed be he that lieth with his sister, the daughter of his father, or the daughter of his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.

[27:23] Cursed be he that lieth with his mother-in-law. And all the people shall say, Amen.

[27:24] Cursed be he that smiteth his neighbor in secret. And all the people shall say, Amen.

[27:25] Cursed be he that taketh a bribe to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen.

[27:26] Cursed be he that confirmeth not the words of this law to do them. And all the people shall say, Amen.

[28:1] And it shall come to pass, if you shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of THE GOD your God, to observe to do all his commandments which I command you this day, that THE GOD your God will set you on high above all the nations of the earth: [28:2] and all these blessings shall come upon thee, and overtake thee, if you shalt hearken unto the voice of THE GOD your God. [28:3] Blessed shalt you be in the city, and blessed shalt you be in the field. [28:4] Blessed shall be the fruit of your body, and the fruit of your ground, and the fruit of your beasts, the increase of your cattle, and the young of your flock. [28:5] Blessed shall be your basket and your kneading-trough. [28:6] Blessed shalt you be when you comest in, and blessed shalt you be when you goest out.

[28:7] THE GOD will cause your enemies that rise up against you to be smitten before thee: they shall come out against you one way, and shall flee before you seven ways. [28:8] THE GOD will command the blessing upon you in your barns, and in all that you puttest your hand unto; and he will bless you in the land which THE GOD your God giveth thee. [28:9] THE GOD will establish you for a holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee; if you shalt keep the commandments of THE GOD your God, and walk in his ways. [28:10] And all the peoples of the earth shall see that you art called by the name of THE GOD; and they shall be afraid of thee. [28:11] And THE GOD will make you plenteous for good, in the fruit of your body, and in the fruit of your cattle, and in the fruit of your ground, in the land which THE GOD sware unto your fathers to give thee. [28:12] THE GOD will open unto you his good treasure the heavens, to give the rain of your land in its season, and to bless all the work of your hand: and you shalt lend unto many nations, and you shalt not borrow. [28:13] And THE GOD will make you the head, and not the tail; and you shalt be above only, and you shalt not be beneath; if you shalt hearken unto the commandments of THE GOD your God, which I command you this day, to observe and to do them, [28:14] and shalt not turn aside from any of the words which I command you this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.

[28:15] But it shall come to pass, if you wilt not hearken unto the voice of THE GOD your God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command you this day, that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee. [28:16] Cursed shalt you be in the city, and cursed shalt you be in the field. [28:17] Cursed shall be your basket and your kneading-trough. [28:18] Cursed shall be the fruit of your body, and the fruit of your ground, the increase of your cattle, and the young of your flock. [28:19] Cursed shalt you be when you comest in, and cursed shalt you be when you goest out.

[28:20] THE GOD will send upon you cursing, discomfiture, and rebuke, in all that you puttest your hand unto to do, until you be destroyed, and until you perish quickly; because of the evil of your doings, whereby you have forsaken me. [28:21] THE GOD will make the pestilence cleave unto thee, until he have consumed you from off the land, whither you goest in to possess it. [28:22] THE GOD will smite you with consumption, and with fever, and with inflammation, and with fiery heat, and with the sword, and with blasting, and with mildew; and they shall pursue you until you perish. [28:23] And your heaven that is over your head shall be brass, and the earth that is under you shall be iron. [28:24] THE GOD will make the rain of your land powder and dust: from heaven shall it come down upon thee, until you be destroyed.

[28:25] THE GOD will cause you to be smitten before your enemies; you shalt go out one way against them, and shalt flee seven ways before them: and you shalt be tossed to and from among all the kingdoms of the earth. [28:26] And your dead body shall be food unto all birds of the heavens, and unto the beasts of the earth; and there shall be none to frighten them away. [28:27] THE GOD will smite you with the boil of Egypt, and with the emerods, and with the scurvy, and with the itch, whereof you canst not be healed. [28:28] THE GOD will smite you with madness, and with blindness, and with astonishment of heart; [28:29] and you shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and you shalt not prosper in your ways: and you shalt be only oppressed and robbed alway, and there shall be none to save thee. [28:30] you shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: you shalt build a house, and you shalt not dwell therein: you shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not use the fruit thereof. [28:31] your ox shall be slain before your eyes, and you shalt not eat thereof: your ass shall be violently taken away from before your face, and shall not be restored to thee: your sheep shall be given unto your enemies, and you shalt have none to save thee. [28:32] your sons and your daughters shall be given unto another people; and your eyes shall look, and fail with longing for them all the day: and there shall be nought in the power of your hand. [28:33] The fruit of your ground, and all your labors, shall a nation which you knowest not eat up; and you shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway; [28:34] so that you shalt be mad for the sight of your eyes which you shalt see. [28:35] THE GOD will smite you in the knees, and in the legs, with a sore boil, whereof you canst not be healed, from the sole of your foot unto the crown of your head.

[28:36] THE GOD will bring thee, and your king whom you shalt set over thee, unto a nation that you have not known, you nor your fathers; and there shalt you serve other gods, wood and stone. [28:37] And you shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all the peoples whither THE GOD shall lead you away. [28:38] you shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather little in; for the locust shall consume it. [28:39] you shalt plant vineyards and dress them, but you shalt neither drink of the wine, nor gather the grapes; for the worm shall eat them. [28:40] you shalt have olive-trees throughout all your borders, but you shalt not anoint yourself with the oil; for your olive shall cast its fruit. [28:41] you shalt beget sons and daughters, but they shall not be thine; for they shall go into captivity. [28:42] All your trees and the fruit of your ground shall the locust possess. [28:43] The sojourner that is in the midst of you shall mount up above you higher and higher; and you shalt come down lower and lower. [28:44] He shall lend to thee, and you shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and you shalt be the tail. [28:45] And all these curses shall come upon thee, and shall pursue thee, and overtake thee, till you be destroyed; because you hearkenedst not unto the voice of THE GOD your God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which he commanded thee: [28:46] and they shall be upon you for a sign and for a wonder, and upon your seed for ever.

[28:47] Because you servedst not THE GOD your God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, by reason of the abundance of all things; [28:48] therefore shalt you serve your enemies that THE GOD shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon your neck, until he have destroyed thee. [28:49] THE GOD will bring a nation against you from far, from the end of the earth, as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue you shalt not understand; [28:50] a nation of fierce countenance, that shall not regard the person of the old, nor show favor to the young, [28:51] and shall eat the fruit of your cattle, and the fruit of your ground, until you be destroyed; that also shall not leave you grain, new wine, or oil, the increase of your cattle, or the young of your flock, until they have caused you to perish. [28:52] And they shall besiege you in all your gates, until your high and fortified walls come down, wherein you trustedst, throughout all your land; and they shall besiege you in all your gates throughout all your land, which THE GOD your God hath given thee. [28:53] And you shalt eat the fruit of your own body, the flesh of your sons and of your daughters, whom THE GOD your God hath given thee, in the siege and in the distress wherewith your enemies shall distress thee. [28:54] The man that is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the remnant of his children whom he hath remaining; [28:55] so that he will not give to any of them of the flesh of his children whom he shall eat, because he hath nothing left him, in the siege and in the distress wherewith your enemy shall distress you in all your gates. [28:56] The tender and delicate woman among you, who would not adventure to set the sole of her foot upon the ground for delicateness and tenderness, her eye shall be evil toward the husband of her bosom, and toward her son, and toward her daughter, [28:57] and toward her young one that cometh out from between her feet, and toward her children whom she shall bear; for she shall eat them for want of all things secretly, in the siege and in the distress wherewith your enemy shall distress you in your gates.

[28:58] If you wilt not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that you mayest fear this glorious and fearful name, JEHOVAH your GOD; [28:59] then THE GOD will make your plagues wonderful, and the plagues of your seed, even great plagues, and of long continuance, and sore sicknesses, and of long continuance. [28:60] And he will bring upon you again all the diseases of Egypt, which you wast afraid of; and they shall cleave unto thee. [28:61] Also every sickness, and every plague, which is not written in the book of this law, them will THE GOD bring upon thee, until you be destroyed. [28:62] And you shall be left few in number, whereas you were as the stars of heaven for multitude; because you didst not hearken unto the voice of THE GOD your God. [28:63] And it shall come to pass, that, as THE GOD rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you, so THE GOD will rejoice over you to cause you to perish, and to destroy you; and you shall be plucked from off the land whither you goest in to possess it. [28:64] And THE GOD will scatter you among all peoples, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth; and there you shalt serve other gods, which you have not known, you nor your fathers, even wood and stone. [28:65] And among these nations shalt you find no ease, and there shall be no rest for the sole of your foot: but THE GOD will give you there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and pining of soul; [28:66] and your life shall hang in doubt before thee; and you shalt fear night and day, and shalt have no assurance of your life. [28:67] In the morning you shalt say, Would it were even! and at even you shalt say, Would it were morning! for the fear of your heart which you shalt fear, and for the sight of your eyes which you shalt see. [28:68] And THE GOD will bring you into Egypt again with ships, by the way whereof I said unto thee, you shalt see it no more again: and there you shall sell yourselves unto your enemies for bondmen and for bondwomen, and no man shall buy you.

[29:1] These are the words of the covenant which THE GOD commanded Moses to make with the children of Israel in the land of Moab, besides the covenant which he made with them in Horeb.

[29:2] And Moses called unto all Israel, and said unto them, You have seen all that THE GOD did before your eyes in the land of Egypt unto Pharaoh, and unto all his servants, and unto all his land; [29:3] the great trials which your eyes saw, the signs, and those great wonders: [29:4] but THE GOD hath not given you a heart to know, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day. [29:5] And I have led you forty years in the wilderness: your clothes are not waxed old upon you, and your shoe is not waxed old upon your foot. [29:6] You have not eaten bread, neither have you drunk wine or strong drink; that you may know that I am THE GOD your God. [29:7] And when you came unto this place, Sihon the king of Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, came out against us unto battle, and we smote them: [29:8] and we took their land, and gave it for an inheritance unto the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to the half-tribe of the Manassites. [29:9] Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and do them, that you may prosper in all that you do.

[29:10] You stand this day all of you before THE GOD your God; your heads, your tribes, your elders, and your officers, even all the men of Israel, [29:11] your little ones, your wives, and your sojourner that is in the midst of your camps, from the hewer of your wood unto the drawer of your water; [29:12] that you mayest enter into the covenant of THE GOD your God, and into his oath, which THE GOD your God maketh with you this day; [29:13] that he may establish you this day unto himself for a people, and that he may be unto you a God, as he spake unto thee, and as he sware unto your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.

[29:14] Neither with you only do I make this covenant and this oath, [29:15] but with him that standeth here with us this day before THE GOD our God, and also with him that is not here with us this day [29:16] (for you know how we dwelt in the land of Egypt, and how we came through the midst of the nations through which you passed; [29:17] and you have seen their abominations, and their idols, wood and stone, silver and gold, which were among them); [29:18] lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart turneth away this day from THE GOD our God, to go to serve the gods of those nations; lest there should be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood; [29:19] and it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the stubbornness of my heart, to destroy the moist with the dry. [29:20] THE GOD will not pardon him, but then the anger of THE GOD and his jealousy will smoke against that man, and all the curse that is written in this book shall lie upon him, and THE GOD will blot out his name from under heaven. [29:21] And THE GOD will set him apart unto evil out of all the tribes of Israel, according to all the curses of the covenant that is written in this book of the law.

[29:22] And the generation to come, your children that shall rise up after you, and the foreigner that shall come from a far land, shall say, when they see the plagues of that land, and the sicknesses wherewith THE GOD hath made it sick; [29:23] and that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and a burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which THE GOD overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath: [29:24] even all the nations shall say, Wherefore hath THE GOD done thus unto this land? what meaneth the heat of this great anger? [29:25] Then men shall say, Because they forsook the covenant of THE GOD, the God of their fathers, which he made with them when he brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, [29:26] and went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods that they knew not, and that he had not given unto them: [29:27] therefore the anger of THE GOD was kindled against this land, to bring upon it all the curse that is written in this book; [29:28] and THE GOD rooted them out of their land in anger, and in wrath, and in great indignation, and cast them into another land, as at this day. [29:29] The secret things belong unto THE GOD our God; but the things that are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law.

[30:1] And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and you shalt call them to mind among all the nations, whither THE GOD your God hath driven thee, [30:2] and shalt return unto THE GOD your God, and shalt obey his voice according to all that I command you this day, you and your children, with all your heart, and with all your soul; [30:3] that then THE GOD your God will turn your captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather you from all the peoples, whither THE GOD your God hath scattered thee. [30:4] If any of your outcasts be in the uttermost parts of heaven, from thence will THE GOD your God gather thee, and from thence will he fetch thee: [30:5] and THE GOD your God will bring you into the land which your fathers possessed, and you shalt possess it; and he will do you good, and multiply you above your fathers. [30:6] And THE GOD your God will circumcise your heart, and the heart of your seed, to love THE GOD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, that you mayest live. [30:7] And THE GOD your God will put all these curses upon your enemies, and on them that hate thee, that persecuted thee. [30:8] And you shalt return and obey the voice of THE GOD, and do all his commandments which I command you this day. [30:9] And THE GOD your God will make you plenteous in all the work of your hand, in the fruit of your body, and in the fruit of your cattle, and in the fruit of your ground, for good: for THE GOD will again rejoice over you for good, as he rejoiced over your fathers; [30:10] if you shalt obey the voice of THE GOD your God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which are written in this book of the law; if you turn unto THE GOD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul.

[30:11] For this commandment which I command you this day, it is not too hard for thee, neither is it far off. [30:12] It is not in heaven, that you shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, and make us to hear it, that we may do it? [30:13] Neither is it beyond the sea, that you shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, and make us to hear it, that we may do it? [30:14] But the word is very nigh unto thee, in your mouth, and in your heart, that you mayest do it.

[30:15] See, I have set before you this day life and good, and death and evil; [30:16] in that I command you this day to love THE GOD your God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his ordinances, that you mayest live and multiply, and that THE GOD your God may bless you in the land whither you goest in to possess it. [30:17] But if your heart turn away, and you wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them; [30:18] I denounce unto you this day, that you shall surely perish; you shall not prolong your days in the land, whither you passest over the Jordan to go in to possess it. [30:19] I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse: therefore choose life, that you mayest live, you and your seed; [30:20] to love THE GOD your God, to obey his voice, and to cleave unto him; for he is your life, and the length of your days; that you mayest dwell in the land which THE GOD sware unto your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.

[31:1] And Moses went and spake these words unto all Israel. [31:2] And he said unto them, I am a hundred and twenty years old this day; I can no more go out and come in: and THE GOD hath said unto me, you shalt not go over this Jordan. [31:3] THE GOD your God, he will go over before thee; he will destroy these nations from before thee, and you shalt dispossess them: and Joshua, he shall go over before thee, as THE GOD hath spoken. [31:4] And THE GOD will do unto them as he did to Sihon and to Og, the kings of the Amorites, and unto their land; whom he destroyed. [31:5] And THE GOD will deliver them up before you, and you shall do unto them according unto all the commandment which I have commanded you. [31:6] Be strong and of good courage, fear not, nor be affrighted at them: for THE GOD your God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. [31:7] And Moses called unto Joshua, and said unto him in the sight of all Israel, Be strong and of good courage: for you shalt go with this people into the land which THE GOD hath sworn unto their fathers to give them; and you shalt cause them to inherit it. [31:8] And THE GOD, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.

[31:9] And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it unto the priests the sons of Levi, that bare the ark of the covenant of THE GOD, and unto all the elders of Israel. [31:10] And Moses commanded them, saying, At the end of every seven years, in the set time of the year of release, in the feast of tabernacles, [31:11] when all Israel is come to appear before THE GOD your God in the place which he shall choose, you shalt read this law before all Israel in their hearing. [31:12] Assemble the people, the men and the women and the little ones, and your sojourner that is within your gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear THE GOD your God, and observe to do all the words of this law; [31:13] and that their children, who have not known, may hear, and learn to fear THE GOD your God, as long as you live in the land whither you go over the Jordan to possess it.

[31:14] And THE GOD said unto Moses, Behold, your days approach that you must die: call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tent of meeting, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and Joshua went, and presented themselves in the tent of meeting. [31:15] And THE GOD appeared in the Tent in a pillar of cloud: and the pillar of cloud stood over the door of the Tent. [31:16] And THE GOD said unto Moses, Behold, you shalt sleep with your fathers; and this people will rise up, and play the harlot after the strange gods of the land, whither they go to be among them, and will forsake me, and break my covenant which I have made with them. [31:17] Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall come upon them; so that they will say in that day, Are not these evils come upon us because our God is not among us? [31:18] And I will surely hide my face in that day for all the evil which they shall have wrought, in that they are turned unto other gods. [31:19] Now therefore write you this song for you, and teach you it the children of Israel: put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the children of Israel. [31:20] For when I shall have brought them into the land which I sware unto their fathers, flowing with milk and honey, and they shall have eaten and filled themselves, and waxed fat; then will they turn unto other gods, and serve them, and despise me, and break my covenant. [31:21] And it shall come to pass, when many evils and troubles are come upon them, that this song shall testify before them as a witness; for it shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their seed: for I know their imagination which they frame this day, before I have brought them into the land which I sware. [31:22] So Moses wrote this song the same day, and taught it the children of Israel. [31:23] And he gave Joshua the son of Nun a charge, and said, Be strong and of good courage; for you shalt bring the children of Israel into the land which I sware unto them: and I will be with thee.

[31:24] And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished, [31:25] that Moses commanded the Levites, that bare the ark of the covenant of THE GOD, saying, [31:26] Take this book of the law, and put it by the side of the ark of the covenant of THE GOD your God, that it may be there for a witness against thee. [31:27] For I know your rebellion, and your stiff neck: behold, while I am yet alive with you this day, you have been rebellious against THE GOD; and how much more after my death? [31:28] Assemble unto me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears, and call heaven and earth to witness against them. [31:29] For I know that after my death you will utterly corrupt yourselves, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the latter days; because you will do that which is evil in the sight of THE GOD, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands.

[31:30] And Moses spake in the ears of all the assembly of Israel the words of this song, until they were finished.

[32:1] Give ear, you heavens, and I will speak;

And let the earth hear the words of my mouth.

[32:2] My doctrine shall drop as the rain;

My speech shall distil as the dew,

As the small rain upon the tender grass,

And as the showers upon the herb.

[32:3] For I will proclaim the name of THE GOD:

Ascribe you greatness unto our God.

[32:4] The Rock, his work is perfect;

For all his ways are justice:

A God of faithfulness and without iniquity,

Just and right is he.

[32:5] They have dealt corruptly with him, they are not his children, it is their blemish;

They are a perverse and crooked generation.

[32:6] Do you thus requite THE GOD,

O foolish people and unwise?

Is not he your father that hath bought thee?

He hath made thee, and established thee.

[32:7] Remember the days of old,

Consider the years of many generations:

Ask your father, and he will show thee;

Thine elders, and they will tell thee.

[32:8] When the Most High gave to the nations their inheritance,

When he separated the children of men,

He set the bounds of the peoples

According to the number of the children of Israel.

[32:9] For THE GOD’s portion is his people;

Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.

[32:10] He found him in a desert land,

And in the waste howling wilderness;

He compassed him about, he cared for him,

He kept him as the apple of his eye.

[32:11] As an eagle that stirreth up her nest,

That fluttereth over her young,

He spread abroad his wings, he took them,

He bare them on his pinions.

[32:12] THE GOD alone did lead him,

And there was no foreign god with him.

[32:13] He made him ride on the high places of the earth,

And he did eat the increase of the field;

And he made him to suck honey out of the rock,

And oil out of the flinty rock;

[32:14] Butter of the herd, and milk of the flock,

With fat of lambs,

And rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats,

With the finest of the wheat;

And of the blood of the grape you drankest wine.

[32:15] But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked:

Thou art waxed fat, you art grown thick, you art become sleek;

Then he forsook God who made him,

And lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.

[32:16] They moved him to jealousy with strange gods;

With abominations provoked they him to anger.

[32:17] They sacrificed unto demons, which were no God,

To gods that they knew not,

To new gods that came up of late,

Which your fathers dreaded not.

[32:18] Of the Rock that begat you you art unmindful,

And have forgotten God that gave you birth.

[32:19] And THE GOD saw it, and abhorred them,

Because of the provocation of his sons and his daughters.

[32:20] And he said, I will hide my face from them,

I will see what their end shall be:

For they are a very perverse generation,

Children in whom is no faithfulness.

[32:21] They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God;

They have provoked me to anger with their vanities:

And I will move them to jealousy with those that are not a people;

I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.

[32:22] For a fire is kindled in mine anger,

And burneth unto the lowest Sheol,

And devoureth the earth with its increase,

And setteth on fire the foundations of the mountains.

[32:23] I will heap evils upon them;

I will spend mine arrows upon them:

[32:24] They shall be wasted with hunger, and devoured with burning heat

And bitter destruction;

And the teeth of beasts will I send upon them,

With the poison of crawling things of the dust.

[32:25] Without shall the sword bereave,

And in the chambers terror;

It shall destroy both young man and virgin,

The suckling with the man of gray hairs.

[32:26] I said, I would scatter them afar,

I would make the remembrance of them to cease from among men;

[32:27] Were it not that I feared the provocation of the enemy,

Lest their adversaries should judge amiss,

Lest they should say, Our hand is exalted,

And THE GOD hath not done all this.

[32:28] For they are a nation void of counsel,

And there is no understanding in them.

[32:29] Oh that they were wise, that they understood this,

That they would consider their latter end!

[32:30] How should one chase a thousand,

And two put ten thousand to flight,

Except their Rock had sold them,

And THE GOD had delivered them up?

[32:31] For their rock is not as our Rock,

Even our enemies themselves being judges.

[32:32] For their vine is of the vine of Sodom,

And of the fields of Gomorrah:

Their grapes are grapes of gall,

Their clusters are bitter:

[32:33] Their wine is the poison of serpents,

And the cruel venom of asps.

[32:34] Is not this laid up in store with me,

Sealed up among my treasures?

[32:35] Vengeance is mine, and recompense,

At the time when their foot shall slide:

For the day of their calamity is at hand,

And the things that are to come upon them shall make haste.

[32:36] For THE GOD will judge his people,

And repent himself for his servants;

When he seeth that their power is gone,

And there is none remaining, shut up or left at large.

[32:37] And he will say, Where are their gods,

The rock in which they took refuge;

[32:38] Which did eat the fat of their sacrifices,

And drank the wine of their drink-offering?

Let them rise up and help you,

Let them be your protection.

[32:39] See now that I, even I, am he,

And there is no god with me:

I kill, and I make alive;

I wound, and I heal;

And there is none that can deliver out of my hand.

[32:40] For I lift up my hand to heaven,

And say, As I live for ever,

[32:41] If I whet my glittering sword,

And my hand take hold on judgment;

I will render vengeance to mine adversaries,

And will recompense them that hate me.

[32:42] I will make mine arrows drunk with blood,

And my sword shall devour flesh;

With the blood of the slain and the captives,

From the head of the leaders of the enemy.

[32:43] Rejoice, O you nations, with his people:

For he will avenge the blood of his servants,

And will render vengeance to his adversaries,

And will make expiation for his land, for his people.

[32:44] And Moses came and spake all the words of this song in the ears of the people, he, and Hoshea the son of Nun. [32:45] And Moses made an end of speaking all these words to all Israel; [32:46] And he said unto them, Set your heart unto all the words which I testify unto you this day, which you shall command your children to observe to do, even all the words of this law. [32:47] For it is no vain thing for you; because it is your life, and through this thing you shall prolong your days in the land, whither you go over the Jordan to possess it.

[32:48] And THE GOD spake unto Moses that selfsame day, saying, [32:49] Get you up into this mountain of Abarim, unto mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, that is over against Jericho; and behold the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel for a possession; [32:50] and die in the mount whither you goest up, and be gathered unto your people, as Aaron your brother died in mount Hor, and was gathered unto his people: [32:51] because you trespassed against me in the midst of the children of Israel at the waters of Meribah of Kadesh, in the wilderness of Zin; because you sanctified me not in the midst of the children of Israel. [32:52] For you shalt see the land before thee; but you shalt not go thither into the land which I give the children of Israel.

[33:1] And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death. [33:2] And he said,

THE GOD came from Sinai,

And rose from Seir unto them;

He shined forth from mount Paran,

And he came from the ten thousands of holy ones:

At his right hand was a fiery law for them.

[33:3] Yea, he loveth the people;

All his saints are in your hand:

And they sat down at your feet;

Every one shall receive of your words.

[33:4] Moses commanded us a law,

An inheritance for the assembly of Jacob.

[33:5] And he was king in Jeshurun,

When the heads of the people were gathered,

All the tribes of Israel together.

[33:6] Let Reuben live, and not die;

Nor let his men be few.

[33:7] And this is the blessing of Judah: and he said,

Hear, THE GOD, the voice of Judah,

And bring him in unto his people.

With his hands he contended for himself;

And you shalt be a help against his adversaries.

[33:8] And of Levi he said,

Thy Thummim and your Urim are with your godly one,

Whom you didst prove at Massah,

With whom you didst strive at the waters of Meribah;

[33:9] Who said of his father, and of his mother, I have not seen him;

Neither did he acknowledge his brethren,

Nor knew he his own children:

For they have observed your word,

And keep your covenant.

[33:10] They shall teach Jacob your ordinances,

And Israel your law:

They shall put incense before thee,

And whole burnt-offering upon your altar.

[33:11] Bless, THE GOD, his substance,

And accept the work of his hands:

Smite through the loins of them that rise up against him,

And of them that hate him, that they rise not again.

[33:12] Of Benjamin he said,

The beloved of THE GOD shall dwell in safety by him;

He covereth him all the day long,

And he dwelleth between his shoulders.

[33:13] And of Joseph he said,

Blessed of THE GOD be his land,

For the precious things of heaven, for the dew,

And for the deep that coucheth beneath,

[33:14] And for the precious things of the fruits of the sun,

And for the precious things of the growth of the moons,

[33:15] And for the chief things of the ancient mountains,

And for the precious things of the everlasting hills,

[33:16] And for the precious things of the earth and the fulness thereof,

And the good will of him that dwelt in the bush.

Let the blessing come upon the head of Joseph,

And upon the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.

[33:17] The firstling of his herd, majesty is his;

And his horns are the horns of the wild-ox:

With them he shall push the peoples all of them, even the ends of the earth:

And they are the ten thousands of Ephraim,

And they are the thousands of Manasseh.

[33:18] And of Zebulun he said,

Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out;

And, Issachar, in your tents.

[33:19] They shall call the peoples unto the mountain;

There shall they offer sacrifices of righteousness:

For they shall suck the abundance of the seas,

And the hidden treasures of the sand.

[33:20] And of Gad he said,

Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad:

He dwelleth as a lioness,

And teareth the arm, yea, the crown of the head.

[33:21] And he provided the first part for himself,

For there was the lawgiver’s portion reserved;

And he came with the heads of the people;

He executed the righteousness of THE GOD,

And his ordinances with Israel.

[33:22] And of Dan he said,

Dan is a lion’s whelp,

That leapeth forth from Bashan.

[33:23] And of Naphtali he said,

O Naphtali, satisfied with favor,

And full with the blessing of THE GOD,

Possess you the west and the south.

[33:24] And of Asher he said,

Blessed be Asher with children;

Let him be acceptable unto his brethren,

And let him dip his foot in oil.

[33:25] your bars shall be iron and brass;

And as your days, so shall your strength be.

[33:26] There is none like unto God, O Jeshurun,

Who rideth upon the heavens for your help,

And in his excellency on the skies.

[33:27] The eternal God is your dwelling-place,

And underneath are the everlasting arms.

And he thrust out the enemy from before thee,

And said, Destroy.

[33:28] And Israel dwelleth in safety,

The fountain of Jacob alone,

In a land of grain and new wine;

Yea, his heavens drop down dew.

[33:29] Happy art thou, O Israel:

Who is like unto thee, a people saved by THE GOD,

The shield of your help,

And the sword of your excellency!

And your enemies shall submit themselves unto thee;

And you shalt tread upon their high places.

[34:1] And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. And THE GOD showed him all the land of Gilead, unto Dan, [34:2] and all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah, unto the hinder sea, [34:3] and the South, and the Plain of the valley of Jericho the city of palm-trees, unto Zoar. [34:4] And THE GOD said unto him, This is the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, saying, I will give it unto your seed: I have caused you to see it with your eyes, but you shalt not go over thither. [34:5] So Moses the servant of THE GOD died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of THE GOD. [34:6] And he buried him in the valley in the land of Moab over against Beth-peor: but no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day. [34:7] And Moses was a hundred and twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated. [34:8] And the children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days: so the days of weeping in the mourning for Moses were ended.

[34:9] And Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom; for Moses had laid his hands upon him: and the children of Israel hearkened unto him, and did as THE GOD commanded Moses. [34:10] And there hath not arisen a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses, whom THE GOD knew face to face, [34:11] in all the signs and the wonders, which THE GOD sent him to do in the land of Egypt, to Pharaoh, and to all his servants, and to all his land, [34:12] and in all the mighty hand, and in all the great terror, which Moses wrought in the sight of all Israel.

 

The Book of Joshua

[1:1] Now it came to pass after the death of Moses the servant of THE GOD, that THE GOD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ minister, saying, [1:2] Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel. [1:3] Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, to you have I given it, as I spake unto Moses. [1:4] From the wilderness, and this Lebanon, even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your border. [1:5] There shall not any man be able to stand before you all the days of your life. as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee; I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. [1:6] Be strong and of good courage; for you shalt cause this people to inherit the land which I sware unto their fathers to give them. [1:7] Only be strong and very courageous, to observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that you mayest have good success whithersoever you goest. [1:8] This book of the law shall not depart out of your mouth, but you shalt meditate thereon day and night, that you mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then you shalt make your way prosperous, and then you shalt have good success. [1:9] Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of good courage; be not affrighted, neither be you dismayed: for THE GOD your God is with you whithersoever you goest.

[1:10] Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying, [1:11] Pass through the midst of the camp, and command the people, saying, Prepare you victuals; for within three days you are to pass over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land, which THE GOD your God giveth you to possess it.

[1:12] And to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh, spake Joshua, saying, [1:13] Remember the word which Moses the servant of THE GOD commanded you, saying, THE GOD your God giveth you rest, and will give you this land. [1:14] Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall abide in the land which Moses gave you beyond the Jordan; but you shall pass over before your brethren armed, all the mighty men of valor, and shall help them; [1:15] until THE GOD have given your brethren rest, as he hath given you, and they also have possessed the land which THE GOD your God giveth them: then you shall return unto the land of your possession, and possess it, which Moses the servant of THE GOD gave you beyond the Jordan toward the sunrising. [1:16] And they answered Joshua, saying, All that you have commanded us we will do, and whithersoever you sendest us we will go. [1:17] According as we hearkened unto Moses in all things, so will we hearken unto thee: only THE GOD your God be with thee, as he was with Moses. [1:18] Whosoever he be that shall rebel against your commandment, and shall not hearken unto your words in all that you commandest him, he shall be put to death: only be strong and of good courage.

[2:1] And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men as spies secretly, saying, Go, view the land, and Jericho. And they went and came into the house of a harlot whose name was Rahab, and lay there. [2:2] And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in hither to-night of the children of Israel to search out the land. [2:3] And the king of Jericho sent unto Rahab, saying, Bring forth the men that are come to thee, that are entered into your house; for they are come to search out all the land. [2:4] And the woman took the two men, and hid them; and she said, Yea, the men came unto me, but I knew not whence they were: [2:5] and it came to pass about the time of the shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out; whither the men went I know not: pursue after them quickly; for you will overtake them. [2:6] But she had brought them up to the roof, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order upon the roof. [2:7] And the men pursued after them the way to the Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they that pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.

[2:8] And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof; [2:9] and she said unto the men, I know that THE GOD hath given you the land, and that the fear of you is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land melt away before you. [2:10] For we have heard how THE GOD dried up the water of the Red Sea before you, when you came out of Egypt; and what you did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that were beyond the Jordan, unto Sihon and to Og, whom you utterly destroyed. [2:11] And as soon as we had heard it, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more spirit in any man, because of you: for THE GOD your God, he is God in heaven above, and on earth beneath. [2:12] Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by THE GOD, since I have dealt kindly with you, that you also will deal kindly with my father’s house, and give me a true token; [2:13] and that you will save alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and will deliver our lives from death. [2:14] And the men said unto her, Our life for yours, if you utter not this our business; and it shall be, when THE GOD giveth us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee.

[2:15] Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house was upon the side of the wall, and she dwelt upon the wall. [2:16] And she said unto them, Get you to the mountain, lest the pursuers light upon you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers be returned: and afterward may you go your way. [2:17] And the men said unto her, We will be guiltless of this your oath which you have made us to swear. [2:18] Behold, when we come into the land, you shalt bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which you didst let us down by: and you shalt gather unto you into the house your father, and your mother, and your brethren, and all your father’s household. [2:19] And it shall be, that whosoever shall go out of the doors of your house into the street, his blood shall be upon his head, and we shall be guiltless: and whosoever shall be with you in the house, his blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him. [2:20] But if you utter this our business, then we shall be guiltless of your oath which you have made us to swear. [2:21] And she said, According unto your words, so be it. And she sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the window.

[2:22] And they went, and came unto the mountain, and abode there three days, until the pursuers were returned: and the pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but found them not. [2:23] Then the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun; and they told him all that had befallen them. [2:24] And they said unto Joshua, Truly THE GOD hath delivered into our hands all the land; and moreover all the inhabitants of the land do melt away before us.

[3:1] And Joshua rose up early in the morning; and they removed from Shittim, and came to the Jordan, he and all the children of Israel; and they lodged there before they passed over. [3:2] And it came to pass after three days, that the officers went through the midst of the camp; [3:3] and they commanded the people, saying, When you see the ark of the covenant of THE GOD your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then you shall remove from your place, and go after it. [3:4] Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure: come not near unto it, that you may know the way by which you must go; for you have not passed this way heretofore. [3:5] And Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves; for tomorrow THE GOD will do wonders among you. [3:6] And Joshua spake unto the priests, saying, Take up the ark of the covenant, and pass over before the people. And they took up the ark of the covenant, and went before the people.

[3:7] And THE GOD said unto Joshua, This day will I begin to magnify you in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee. [3:8] And you shalt command the priests that bear the ark of the covenant, saying, When you are come to the brink of the waters of the Jordan, you shall stand still in the Jordan. [3:9] And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, Come hither, and hear the words of THE GOD your God. [3:10] And Joshua said, Hereby you shall know that the living God is among you, and that he will without fail drive out from before you the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Hivite, and the Perizzite, and the Girgashite, and the Amorite, and the Jebusite. [3:11] Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth passeth over before you into the Jordan. [3:12] Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, for every tribe a man. [3:13] And it shall come to pass, when the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of THE GOD, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of the Jordan, that the waters of the Jordan shall be cut off, even the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand in one heap.

[3:14] And it came to pass, when the people removed from their tents, to pass over the Jordan, the priests that bare the ark of the covenant being before the people; [3:15] and when they that bare the ark were come unto the Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brink of the water (for the Jordan overfloweth all its banks all the time of harvest,) [3:16] that the waters which came down from above stood, and rose up in one heap, a great way off, at Adam, the city that is beside Zarethan; and those that went down toward the sea of the Arabah, even the Salt Sea, were wholly cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho. [3:17] And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of THE GOD stood firm on dry ground in the midst of the Jordan; and all Israel passed over on dry ground, until all the nation were passed clean over the Jordan.

[4:1] And it came to pass, when all the nation were clean passed over the Jordan, that THE GOD spake unto Joshua, saying, [4:2] Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man, [4:3] and command you them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of the Jordan, out of the place where the priests’ feet stood firm, twelve stones, and carry them over with you, and lay them down in the lodging-place, where you shall lodge this night. [4:4] Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man: [4:5] and Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of THE GOD your God into the midst of the Jordan, and take you up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel; [4:6] that this may be a sign among you, that, when your children ask in time to come, saying, What mean you by these stones? [4:7] then you shall say unto them, Because the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of THE GOD; when it passed over the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever.

[4:8] And the children of Israel did so as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of the Jordan, as THE GOD spake unto Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel; and they carried them over with them unto the place where they lodged, and laid them down there. [4:9] And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of the Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests that bare the ark of the covenant stood: and they are there unto this day. [4:10] For the priests that bare the ark stood in the midst of the Jordan, until everything was finished that THE GOD commanded Joshua to speak unto the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua: and the people hasted and passed over. [4:11] And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over, that the ark of THE GOD passed over, and the priests, in the presence of the people. [4:12] And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses spake unto them: [4:13] about forty thousand ready armed for war passed over before THE GOD unto battle, to the plains of Jericho. [4:14] On that day THE GOD magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they feared Moses, all the days of his life.

[4:15] And THE GOD spake unto Joshua, saying, [4:16] Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of the Jordan. [4:17] Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, Come you up out of the Jordan. [4:18] And it came to pass, when the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of THE GOD were come up out of the midst of the Jordan, and the soles of the priests’ feet were lifted up unto the dry ground, that the waters of the Jordan returned unto their place, and went over all its banks, as aforetime.

[4:19] And the people came up out of the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and encamped in Gilgal, on the east border of Jericho. [4:20] And those twelve stones, which they took out of the Jordan, did Joshua set up in Gilgal. [4:21] And he spake unto the children of Israel, saying, When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean these stones? [4:22] Then you shall let your children know, saying, Israel came over this Jordan on dry land. [4:23] For THE GOD your God dried up the waters of the Jordan from before you, until you were passed over, as THE GOD your God did to the Red Sea, which he dried up from before us, until we were passed over; [4:24] that all the peoples of the earth may know the hand of THE GOD, that it is mighty; that you may fear THE GOD your God for ever.

[5:1] And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, that were beyond the Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, that were by the sea, heard how that THE GOD had dried up the waters of the Jordan from before the children of Israel, until we were passed over, that their heart melted, neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel.

[5:2] At that time THE GOD said unto Joshua, Make you knives of flint, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time. [5:3] And Joshua made him knives of lint, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins. [5:4] And this is the cause why Joshua did circumcise: all the people that came forth out of Egypt, that were males, even all the men of war, died in the wilderness by the way, after they came forth out of Egypt. [5:5] For all the people that came out were circumcised; but all the people that were born in the wilderness by the way as they came forth out of Egypt, they had not circumcised. [5:6] For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the nation, even the men of war that came forth out of Egypt, were consumed, because they hearkened not unto the voice of THE GOD: unto whom THE GOD sware that he would not let them see the land which THE GOD sware unto their fathers that he would give us, a land flowing with milk and honey. [5:7] And their children, whom he raised up in their stead, them did Joshua circumcise: for they were uncircumcised, because they had not circumcised them by the way. [5:8] And it came to pass, when they had done circumcising all the nation, that they abode in their places in the camp, till they were whole. [5:9] And THE GOD said unto Joshua, This day have I rolled away the reproach of Egypt from off you. Wherefore the name of that place was called Gilgal, unto this day.

[5:10] And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal; and they kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of Jericho. [5:11] And they did eat of the produce of the land on the morrow after the passover, unleavened cakes and parched grain, in the selfsame day. [5:12] And the manna ceased on the morrow, after they had eaten of the produce of the land; neither had the children of Israel manna any more; but they did eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.

[5:13] And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art you for us, or for our adversaries? [5:14] And he said, Nay; but as prince of the host of THE GOD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant? [5:15] And the prince of THE GOD’s host said unto Joshua, Put off your shoe from off your foot; for the place whereon you standest is holy. And Joshua did so.

[6:1] Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in. [6:2] And THE GOD said unto Joshua, See, I have given into your hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valor. [6:3] And you shall compass the city, all the men of war, going about the city once. Thus shalt you do six days. [6:4] And seven priests shall bear seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark: and the seventh day you shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow the trumpets. [6:5] And it shall be, that, when they make a long blast with the ram’s horn, and when you hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall go up every man straight before him. [6:6] And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said unto them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark of THE GOD. [6:7] And they said unto the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let the armed men pass on before the ark of THE GOD.

[6:8] And it was so, that, when Joshua had spoken unto the people, the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams’ horns before THE GOD passed on, and blew the trumpets: and the ark of the covenant of THE GOD followed them. [6:9] And the armed men went before the priests that blew the trumpets, and the rearward went after the ark, the priests blowing the trumpets as they went. [6:10] And Joshua commanded the people, saying, You shall not shout, nor let your voice be heard, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I bid you shout; then shall you shout. [6:11] So he caused the ark of THE GOD to compass the city, going about it once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.

[6:12] And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of THE GOD. [6:13] And the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark of THE GOD went on continually, and blew the trumpets: and the armed men went before them; and the rearward came after the ark of THE GOD, the priests blowing the trumpets as they went. [6:14] And the second day they compassed the city once, and returned into the camp: so they did six days.

[6:15] And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they rose early at the dawning of the day, and compassed the city after the same manner seven times: only on the day they compassed the city seven times. [6:16] And it came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew the trumpets, Joshua said unto the people, Shout; for THE GOD hath given you the city. [6:17] And the city shall be devoted, even it and all that is therein, to THE GOD: only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent. [6:18] But as for you, only keep yourselves from the devoted thing, lest when you have devoted it, you take of the devoted thing; so would you make the camp of Israel accursed, and trouble it. [6:19] But all the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, are holy unto THE GOD: they shall come into the treasury of THE GOD. [6:20] So the people shouted, and the priests blew the trumpets; and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, that the people shouted with a great shout, and the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city. [6:21] And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, both young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass, with the edge of the sword.

[6:22] And Joshua said unto the two men that had spied out the land, Go into the harlot’s house, and bring out thence the woman, and all that she hath, as you sware unto her. [6:23] And the young men the spies went in, and brought out Rahab, and her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and all that she had; all her kindred also they brought out; and they set them without the camp of Israel. [6:24] And they burnt the city with fire, and all that was therein; only the silver, and the gold, and the vessels of brass and of iron, they put into the treasury of the house of THE GOD. [6:25] But Rahab the harlot, and her father’s household, and all that she had, did Joshua save alive; and she dwelt in the midst of Israel unto this day, because she hid the messengers, whom Joshua sent to spy out Jericho. [6:26] And Joshua charged them with an oath at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before THE GOD, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: with the loss of his first-born shall he lay the foundation thereof, and with the loss of his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it. [6:27] So THE GOD was with Joshua; and his fame was in all the land.

[7:1] But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the devoted thing; for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the devoted thing: and the anger of THE GOD was kindled against the children of Israel.

[7:2] And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth-aven, on the east side of Beth-el, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and spy out the land. And the men went up and spied out Ai. [7:3] And they returned to Joshua, and said unto him, Let not all the people go up; but let about two or three thousand men go up and smite Ai; make not all the people to toil thither; for they are but few. [7:4] So there went up thither of the people about three thousand men: and they fled before the men of Ai. [7:5] And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men; and they chased them from before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote them at the descent; and the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.

[7:6] And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of THE GOD until the evening, he and the elders of Israel; and they put dust upon their heads. [7:7] And Joshua said, Alas, O Lord THE GOD, wherefore have you at all brought this people over the Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to cause us to perish? would that we had been content and dwelt beyond the Jordan! [7:8] Oh, Lord, what shall I say, after that Israel hath turned their backs before their enemies! [7:9] For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of it, and will compass us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt you do for your great name?

[7:10] And THE GOD said unto Joshua, Get you up; wherefore art you thus fallen upon your face? [7:11] Israel hath sinned; yea, they have even transgressed my covenant which I commanded them: yea, they have even taken of the devoted thing, and have also stolen, and dissembled also; and they have even put it among their own stuff. [7:12] Therefore the children of Israel cannot stand before their enemies; they turn their backs before their enemies, because they are become accursed: I will not be with you any more, except you destroy the devoted thing from among you. [7:13] Up, sanctify the people, and say, Sanctify yourselves against tomorrow: for thus saith THE GOD, the God of Israel, There is a devoted thing in the midst of thee, O Israel; you canst not stand before your enemies, until you take away the devoted thing from among you. [7:14] In the morning therefore you shall be brought near by your tribes: and it shall be, that the tribe which THE GOD taketh shall come near by families; and the family which THE GOD shall take shall come near by households; and the household which THE GOD shall take shall come near man by man. [7:15] And it shall be, that he that is taken with the devoted thing shall be burnt with fire, he and all that he hath; because he hath transgressed the covenant of THE GOD, and because he hath wrought folly in Israel.

[7:16] So Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel near by their tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken: [7:17] and he brought near the family of Judah; and he took the family of the Zerahites: and he brought near the family of the Zerahites man by man; and Zabdi was taken: [7:18] and he brought near his household man by man; and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken. [7:19] And Joshua said unto Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory to THE GOD, the God of Israel, and make confession unto him; and tell me now what you have done; hide it not from me. [7:20] And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Of a truth I have sinned against THE GOD, the God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done: [7:21] when I saw among the spoil a goodly Babylonish mantle, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.

[7:22] So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent; and, behold, it was hid in his tent, and the silver under it. [7:23] And they took them from the midst of the tent, and brought them unto Joshua, and unto all the children of Israel; and they laid them down before THE GOD. [7:24] And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the mantle, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had: and they brought them up unto the valley of Achor. [7:25] And Joshua said, Why have you troubled us? THE GOD shall trouble you this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones; and they burned them with fire, and stoned them with stones. [7:26] And they raised over him a great heap of stones, unto this day; and THE GOD turned from the fierceness of his anger. Wherefore the name of that place was called, The valley of Achor, unto this day.

[8:1] And THE GOD said unto Joshua, Fear not, neither be you dismayed: take all the people of war with thee, and arise, go up to Ai; see, I have given into your hand the king of Ai, and his people, and his city, and his land; [8:2] And you shalt do to Ai and her king as you didst unto Jericho and her king: only the spoil thereof, and the cattle thereof, shall you take for a prey unto yourselves: set you an ambush for the city behind it.

[8:3] So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up to Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand men, the mighty men of valor, and sent them forth by night. [8:4] And he commanded them, saying, Behold, you shall lie in ambush against the city, behind the city; go not very far from the city, but be you all ready: [8:5] and I, and all the people that are with me, will approach unto the city. And it shall come to pass, when they come out against us, as at the first, that we will flee before them; [8:6] and they will come out after us, till we have drawn them away from the city; for they will say, They flee before us, as at the first: so we will flee before them; [8:7] and you shall rise up from the ambush, and take possession of the city: for THE GOD your God will deliver it into your hand. [8:8] And it shall be, when you have seized upon the city, that you shall set the city on fire; according to the word of THE GOD shall you do: see, I have commanded you. [8:9] And Joshua sent them forth; and they went to the ambushment, and abode between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of Ai: but Joshua lodged that night among the people.

[8:10] And Joshua arose up early in the morning, and mustered the people, and went up, he and the elders of Israel, before the people to Ai. [8:11] And all the people, even the men of war that were with him, went up, and drew nigh, and came before the city, and encamped on the north side of Ai: now there was a valley between him and Ai. [8:12] And he took about five thousand men, and set them in ambush between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of the city. [8:13] So they set the people, even all the host that was on the north of the city, and their liers-in-wait that were on the west of the city; and Joshua went that night into the midst of the valley. [8:14] And it came to pass, when the king of Ai saw it, that they hasted and rose up early, and the men of the city went out against Israel to battle, he and all his people, at the time appointed, before the Arabah; but he knew not that there was an ambush against him behind the city. [8:15] And Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness. [8:16] And all the people that were in the city were called together to pursue after them: and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city. [8:17] And there was not a man left in Ai or Beth-el, that went not out after Israel: and they left the city open, and pursued after Israel.

[8:18] And THE GOD said unto Joshua, Stretch out the javelin that is in your hand toward Ai; for I will give it into your hand. And Joshua stretched out the javelin that was in his hand toward the city. [8:19] And the ambush arose quickly out of their place, and they ran as soon as he had stretched out his hand, and entered into the city, and took it; and they hasted and set the city on fire. [8:20] And when the men of Ai looked behind them, they saw, and, behold, the smoke of the city ascended up to heaven, and they had no power to flee this way or that way: and the people that fled to the wilderness turned back upon the pursuers. [8:21] And when Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambush had taken the city, and that the smoke of the city ascended, then they turned again, and slew the men of Ai. [8:22] And the others came forth out of the city against them; so they were in the midst of Israel, some on this side, and some on that side: and they smote them, so that they let none of them remain or escape. [8:23] And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua.

[8:24] And it came to pass, when Israel had made an end of slaying all the inhabitants of Ai in the field, in the wilderness wherein they pursued them, and they were all fallen by the edge of the sword, until they were consumed, that all Israel returned unto Ai, and smote it with the edge of the sword. [8:25] And all that fell that day, both of men and women, were twelve thousand, even all the men of Ai. [8:26] For Joshua drew not back his hand, wherewith he stretched out the javelin, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai. [8:27] Only the cattle and the spoil of that city Israel took for prey unto themselves, according unto the word of THE GOD which he commanded Joshua. [8:28] So Joshua burnt Ai, and made it a heap for ever, even a desolation, unto this day. [8:29] And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until the eventide: and at the going down of the sun Joshua commanded, and they took his body down from the tree, and cast it at the entrance of the gate of the city, and raised thereon a great heap of stones, unto this day.

[8:30] Then Joshua built an altar unto THE GOD, the God of Israel, in mount Ebal, [8:31] as Moses the servant of THE GOD commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, an altar of unhewn stones, upon which no man had lifted up any iron: and they offered thereon burnt-offerings unto THE GOD, and sacrificed peace-offerings. [8:32] And he wrote there upon the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he wrote, in the presence of the children of Israel. [8:33] And all Israel, and their elders and officers, and their judges, stood on this side of the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites, that bare the ark of the covenant of THE GOD, as well the sojourner as the homeborn; half of them in front of mount Gerizim, and half of them in front of mount Ebal; as Moses the servant of THE GOD had commanded at the first, that they should bless the people of Israel. [8:34] And afterward he read all the words of the law, the blessing and the curse, according to all that is written in the book of the law. [8:35] There was not a word of all that Moses commanded, which Joshua read not before all the assembly of Israel, and the women, and the little ones, and the sojourners that were among them.

[9:1] And it came to pass, when all the kings that were beyond the Jordan, in the hill-country, and in the lowland, and on all the shore of the great sea in front of Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard thereof; [9:2] that they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.

[9:3] But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai, [9:4] they also did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine-skins, old and rent and bound up, [9:5] and old and patched shoes upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and was become mouldy. [9:6] And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel, We are come from a far country: now therefore make you a covenant with us. [9:7] And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites, Peradventure you dwell among us; and how shall we make a covenant with you? [9:8] And they said unto Joshua, We are your servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who are ye? and from whence come ye? [9:9] And they said unto him, From a very far country your servants are come because of the name of THE GOD your God: for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt, [9:10] and all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites, that were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, who was at Ashtaroth. [9:11] And our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spake to us, saying, Take provision in your hand for the journey, and go to meet them, and say unto them, We are your servants: and now make you a covenant with us. [9:12] This our bread we took hot for our provision out of our houses on the day we came forth to go unto you; but now, behold, it is dry, and is become mouldy: [9:13] and these wine-skins, which we filled, were new; and, behold, they are rent: and these our garments and our shoes are become old by reason of the very long journey. [9:14] And the men took of their provision, and asked not counsel at the mouth of THE GOD. [9:15] And Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them.

[9:16] And it came to pass at the end of three days after they had made a covenant with them, that they heard that they were their neighbors, and that they dwelt among them. [9:17] And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim. [9:18] And the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto them by THE GOD, the God of Israel. And all the congregation murmured against the princes. [9:19] But all the princes said unto all the congregation, We have sworn unto them by THE GOD, the God of Israel: now therefore we may not touch them. [9:20] This we will do to them, and let them live; lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them. [9:21] And the princes said unto them, Let them live: so they became hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation, as the princes had spoken unto them.

[9:22] And Joshua called for them, and he spake unto them, saying, Wherefore have you beguiled us, saying, We are very far from you; when you dwell among us? [9:23] Now therefore you are cursed, and there shall never fail to be of you bondmen, both hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God. [9:24] And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told your servants, how that THE GOD your God commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you; therefore we were sore afraid for our lives because of you, and have done this thing. [9:25] And now, behold, we are in your hand: as it seemeth good and right unto you to do unto us, do. [9:26] And so did he unto them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, that they slew them not. [9:27] And Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of THE GOD, unto this day, in the place which he should choose.

[10:1] Now it came to pass, when Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them; [10:2] that they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty. [10:3] Wherefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying, [10:4] Come up unto me, and help me, and let us smite Gibeon; for it hath made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel. [10:5] Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, gathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their hosts, and encamped against Gibeon, and made war against it.

[10:6] And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack not your hand from your servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us: for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the hill-country are gathered together against us. [10:7] So Joshua went up from Gilgal, he, and all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valor. [10:8] And THE GOD said unto Joshua, Fear them not: for I have delivered them into your hands; there shall not a man of them stand before thee. [10:9] Joshua therefore came upon them suddenly; for he went up from Gilgal all the night. [10:10] And THE GOD discomfited them before Israel, and he slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them by the way of the ascent of Beth-horon, and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah. [10:11] And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, while they were at the descent of Beth-horon, that THE GOD cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more who died with the hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.

[10:12] Then spake Joshua to THE GOD in the day when THE GOD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel; and he said in the sight of Israel,

Sun, stand you still upon Gibeon;

And thou, Moon, in the valley of Aijalon.

[10:13] And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed,

Until the nation had avenged themselves of their enemies.

Is not this written in the book of Jashar? And the sun stayed in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day. [10:14] And there was no day like that before it or after it, that THE GOD hearkened unto the voice of a man: for THE GOD fought for Israel.

[10:15] And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal.

[10:16] And these five kings fled, and hid themselves in the cave at Makkedah. [10:17] And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings are found, hidden in the cave at Makkedah. [10:18] And Joshua said, Roll great stones unto the mouth of the cave, and set men by it to keep them: [10:19] but stay not ye; pursue after your enemies, and smite the hindmost of them; suffer them not to enter into their cities: for THE GOD your God hath delivered them into your hand. [10:20] And it came to pass, when Joshua and the children of Israel had made an end of slaying them with a very great slaughter, till they were consumed, and the remnant which remained of them had entered into the fortified cities, [10:21] that all the people returned to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace: none moved his tongue against any of the children of Israel.

[10:22] Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring forth those five kings unto me out of the cave. [10:23] And they did so, and brought forth those five kings unto him out of the cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon. [10:24] And it came to pass, when they brought forth those kings unto Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said unto the chiefs of the men of war that went with him, Come near, put your feet upon the necks of these kings. And they came near, and put their feet upon the necks of them. [10:25] And Joshua said unto them, Fear not, nor be dismayed; be strong and of good courage: for thus shall THE GOD do to all your enemies against whom you fight. [10:26] And afterward Joshua smote them, and put them to death, and hanged them on five trees: and they were hanging upon the trees until the evening. [10:27] And it came to pass at the time of the going down of the sun, that Joshua commanded, and they took them down off the trees, and cast them into the cave wherein they had hidden themselves, and laid great stones on the mouth of the cave, unto this very day.

[10:28] And Joshua took Makkedah on that day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof: he utterly destroyed them and all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining; and he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done unto the king of Jericho.

[10:29] And Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, unto Libnah, and fought against Libnah: [10:30] and THE GOD delivered it also, and the king thereof, into the hand of Israel; and he smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining in it; and he did unto the king thereof as he had done unto the king of Jericho.

[10:31] And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, unto Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it: [10:32] and THE GOD delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel; and he took it on the second day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein, according to all that he had done to Libnah.

[10:33] Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua smote him and his people, until he had left him none remaining.

[10:34] And Joshua passed from Lachish, and all Israel with him, unto Eglon; and they encamped against it, and fought against it; [10:35] and they took it on that day, and smote it with the edge of the sword; and all the souls that were therein he utterly destroyed that day, according to all that he had done to Lachish.

[10:36] And Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, unto Hebron; and they fought against it: [10:37] and they took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof, and all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining, according to all that he had done to Eglon; but he utterly destroyed it, and all the souls that were therein.

[10:38] And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir, and fought against it: [10:39] and he took it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining: as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king thereof; as he had done also to Libnah, and to the king thereof.

[10:40] So Joshua smote all the land, the hill-country, and the South, and the lowland, and the slopes, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but he utterly destroyed all that breathed, as THE GOD, the God of Israel, commanded. [10:41] And Joshua smote them from Kadesh-barnea even unto Gaza, and all the country of Goshen, even unto Gibeon. [10:42] And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because THE GOD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel. [10:43] And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal.

[11:1] And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor heard thereof, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph, [11:2] and to the kings that were on the north, in the hill-country, and in the Arabah south of Chinneroth, and in the lowland, and in the heights of Dor on the west, [11:3] to the Canaanite on the east and on the west, and the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite in the hill-country, and the Hivite under Hermon in the land of Mizpah. [11:4] And they went out, they and all their hosts with them, much people, even as the sand that is upon the sea-shore in multitude, with horses and chariots very many. [11:5] And all these kings met together; and they came and encamped together at the waters of Merom, to fight with Israel.

[11:6] And THE GOD said unto Joshua, Be not afraid because of them; for to-morrow at this time will I deliver them up all slain before Israel: you shalt hock their horses, and burn their chariots with fire. [11:7] So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly, and fell upon them. [11:8] And THE GOD delivered them into the hand of Israel, and they smote them, and chased them unto great Sidon, and unto Misrephoth-maim, and unto the valley of Mizpeh eastward; and they smote them, until they left them none remaining. [11:9] And Joshua did unto them as THE GOD bade him: he hocked their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire.

[11:10] And Joshua turned back at that time, and took Hazor, and smote the king thereof with the sword: for Hazor beforetime was the head of all those kingdoms. [11:11] And they smote all the souls that were therein with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them; there was none left that breathed: and he burnt Hazor with fire. [11:12] And all the cities of those kings, and all the kings of them, did Joshua take, and he smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed them; as Moses the servant of THE GOD commanded. [11:13] But as for the cities that stood on their mounds, Israel burned none of them, save Hazor only; that did Joshua burn. [11:14] And all the spoil of these cities, and the cattle, the children of Israel took for a prey unto themselves; but every man they smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, neither left they any that breathed. [11:15] As THE GOD commanded Moses his servant, so did Moses command Joshua: and so did Joshua; he left nothing undone of all that THE GOD commanded Moses.

[11:16] So Joshua took all that land, the hill-country, and all the South, and all the land of Goshen, and the lowland, and the Arabah, and the hill-country of Israel, and the lowland of the same; [11:17] from mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir, even unto Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon under mount Hermon: and all their kings he took, and smote them, and put them to death. [11:18] Joshua made war a long time with all those kings. [11:19] There was not a city that made peace with the children of Israel, save the Hivites the inhabitants of Gibeon: they took all in battle. [11:20] For it was of THE GOD to harden their hearts, to come against Israel in battle, that he might utterly destroy them, that they might have no favor, but that he might destroy them, as THE GOD commanded Moses.

[11:21] And Joshua came at that time, and cut off the Anakim from the hill-country, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the hill-country of Judah, and from all the hill-country of Israel: Joshua utterly destroyed them with their cities. [11:22] There was none of the Anakim left in the land of the children of Israel: only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod, did some remain. [11:23] So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that THE GOD spake unto Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land had rest from war.

[12:1] Now these are the kings of the land, whom the children of Israel smote, and possessed their land beyond the Jordan toward the sunrising, from the valley of the Arnon unto mount Hermon, and all the Arabah eastward: [12:2] Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer, which is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, and the city that is in the middle of the valley, and half Gilead, even unto the river Jabbok, the border of the children of Ammon; [12:3] and the Arabah unto the sea of Chinneroth, eastward, and unto the sea of the Arabah, even the Salt Sea, eastward, the way to Beth-jeshimoth; and on the south, under the slopes of Pisgah: [12:4] and the border of Og king of Bashan, of the remnant of the Rephaim, who dwelt at Ashtaroth and at Edrei, [12:5] and ruled in mount Hermon, and in Salecah, and in all Bashan, unto the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and half Gilead, the border of Sihon king of Heshbon. [12:6] Moses the servant of THE GOD and the children of Israel smote them: and Moses the servant of THE GOD gave it for a possession unto the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.

[12:7] And these are the kings of the land whom Joshua and the children of Israel smote beyond the Jordan westward, from Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon even unto mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir; and Joshua gave it unto the tribes of Israel for a possession according to their divisions; [12:8] in the hill-country, and in the lowland, and in the Arabah, and in the slopes, and in the wilderness, and in the South; the Hittite, the Amorite, and the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite: [12:9] the king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is beside Bethel, one; [12:10] the king of Jerusalem, one; the king of Hebron, one; [12:11] the king of Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one; [12:12] the king of Eglon, one; the king of Gezer, one; [12:13] the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one; [12:14] the king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one; [12:15] the king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one; [12:16] the king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one; [12:17] the king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one; [12:18] the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lassharon, one; [12:19] the king of Madon, one; the king of Hazor, one; [12:20] the king of Shimron-meron, one; the king of Achshaph, one; [12:21] the king of Taanach, one; the king of Megiddo, one; [12:22] the king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam in Carmel, one; [12:23] the king of Dor in the height of Dor, one; the king of Goiim in Gilgal, one; [12:24] the king of Tirzah, one: all the kings thirty and one.

[13:1] Now Joshua was old and well stricken in years; and THE GOD said unto him, you art old and well stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed. [13:2] This is the land that yet remaineth: all the regions of the Philistines, and all the Geshurites; [13:3] from the Shihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the border of Ekron northward, which is reckoned to the Canaanites; the five lords of the Philistines; the Gazites, and the Ashdodites, the Ashkelonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avvim, [13:4] on the south; all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that belongeth to the Sidonians, unto Aphek, to the border of the Amorites; [13:5] and the land of the Gebalites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrising, from Baal-gad under mount Hermon unto the entrance of Hamath; [13:6] all the inhabitants of the hill-country from Lebanon unto Misrephoth-maim, even all the Sidonians; them will I drive out from before the children of Israel: only allot you it unto Israel for an inheritance, as I have commanded thee. [13:7] Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance unto the nine tribes, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.

[13:8] With him the Reubenites and the Gadites received their inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond the Jordan eastward, even as Moses the servant of THE GOD gave them: [13:9] from Aroer, that is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, and the city that is in the middle of the valley, and all the plain of Medeba unto Dibon; [13:10] and all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, unto the border of the children of Ammon; [13:11] and Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites, and all mount Hermon, and all Bashan unto Salecah; [13:12] all the kingdom of Og in Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei (the same was left of the remnant of the Rephaim); for these did Moses smite, and drove them out. [13:13] Nevertheless the children of Israel drove not out the Geshurites, nor the Maacathites: but Geshur and Maacath dwell in the midst of Israel unto this day. [13:14] Only unto the tribe of Levi he gave no inheritance; the offerings of THE GOD, the God of Israel, made by fire are his inheritance, as he spake unto him.

[13:15] And Moses gave unto the tribe of the children of Reuben according to their families. [13:16] And their border was from Aroer, that is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, and the city that is in the middle of the valley, and all the plain by Medeba; [13:17] Heshbon, and all its cities that are in the plain; Dibon, and Bamoth-baal, and Beth-baal-meon, [13:18] and Jahaz, and Kedemoth, and Mephaath, [13:19] and Kiriathaim, and Sibmah, and Zereth-shahar in the mount of the valley, [13:20] and Beth-peor, and the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth-jeshimoth, [13:21] and all the cities of the plain, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses smote with the chiefs of Midian, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, the princes of Sihon, that dwelt in the land. [13:22] Balaam also the son of Beor, the soothsayer, did the children of Israel slay with the sword among the rest of their slain. [13:23] And the border of the children of Reuben was the Jordan, and the border thereof. This was the inheritance of the children of Reuben according to their families, the cities and the villages thereof.

[13:24] And Moses gave unto the tribe of Gad, unto the children of Gad, according to their families. [13:25] And their border was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the children of Ammon, unto Aroer that is before Rabbah; [13:26] and from Heshbon unto Ramath-mizpeh, and Betonim; and from Mahanaim unto the border of Debir; [13:27] and in the valley, Beth-haram, and Beth-nimrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, the Jordan and the border thereof, unto the uttermost part of the sea of Chinnereth beyond the Jordan eastward. [13:28] This is the inheritance of the children of Gad according to their families, the cities and the villages thereof.

[13:29] And Moses gave inheritance unto the half-tribe of Manasseh: and it was for the half-tribe of the children of Manasseh according to their families. [13:30] And their border was from Mahanaim, all Bashan, all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and all the towns of Jair, which are in Bashan, threescore cities: [13:31] and half Gilead, and Ashtaroth, and Edrei, the cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, were for the children of Machir the son of Manasseh, even for the half of the children of Machir according to their families.

[13:32] These are the inheritances which Moses distributed in the plains of Moab, beyond the Jordan at Jericho, eastward. [13:33] But unto the tribe of Levi Moses gave no inheritance: THE GOD, the God of Israel, is their inheritance, as he spake unto them.

[14:1] And these are the inheritances which the children of Israel took in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers’ houses of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed unto them, [14:2] by the lot of their inheritance, as THE GOD commanded by Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half-tribe. [14:3] For Moses had given the inheritance of the two tribes and the half-tribe beyond the Jordan: but unto the Levites he gave no inheritance among them. [14:4] For the children of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim: and they gave no portion unto the Levites in the land, save cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for their cattle and for their substance. [14:5] As THE GOD commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did; and they divided the land.

[14:6] Then the children of Judah drew nigh unto Joshua in Gilgal: and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said unto him, you knowest the thing that THE GOD spake unto Moses the man of God concerning me and concerning you in Kadesh-barnea. [14:7] Forty years old was I when Moses the servant of THE GOD sent me from Kadesh-barnea to spy out the land; and I brought him word again as it was in my heart. [14:8] Nevertheless my brethren that went up with me made the heart of the people melt; but I wholly followed THE GOD my God. [14:9] And Moses sware on that day, saying, Surely the land whereon your foot hath trodden shall be an inheritance to you and to your children for ever, because you have wholly followed THE GOD my God. [14:10] And now, behold, THE GOD hath kept me alive, as he spake, these forty and five years, from the time that THE GOD spake this word unto Moses, while Israel walked in the wilderness: and now, lo, I am this day fourscore and five years old. [14:11] As yet I am as strong this day as I was in the day that Moses sent me: as my strength was then, even so is my strength now, for war, and to go out and to come in. [14:12] Now therefore give me this hill-country, whereof THE GOD spake in that day; for you heardest in that day how the Anakim were there, and cities great and fortified: it may be that THE GOD will be with me, and I shall drive them out, as THE GOD spake.

[14:13] And Joshua blessed him; and he gave Hebron unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh for an inheritance. [14:14] Therefore Hebron became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite unto this day; because that he wholly followed THE GOD, the God of Israel. [14:15] Now the name of Hebron beforetime was Kiriath-arba; which Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim. And the land had rest from war.

[15:1] And the lot for the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families was unto the border of Edom, even to the wilderness of Zin southward, at the uttermost part of the south. [15:2] And their south border was from the uttermost part of the Salt Sea, from the bay that looketh southward; [15:3] and it went out southward of the ascent of Akrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and went up by the south of Kadesh-barnea, and passed along by Hezron, and went up to Addar, and turned about to Karka; [15:4] and it passed along to Azmon, and went out at the brook of Egypt; and the goings out of the border were at the sea: this shall be your south border. [15:5] And the east border was the Salt Sea, even unto the end of the Jordan. And the border of the north quarter was from the bay of the sea at the end of the Jordan; [15:6] and the border went up to Beth-hoglah, and passed along by the north of Beth-arabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben; [15:7] and the border went up to Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is over against the ascent of Adummim, which is on the south side of the river; and the border passed along to the waters of En-shemesh, and the goings out thereof were at En-rogel; [15:8] and the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom unto the side of the Jebusite southward (the same is Jerusalem); and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lieth before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the uttermost part of the vale of Rephaim northward; [15:9] and the border extended from the top of the mountain unto the fountain of the waters of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border extended to Baalah (the same is Kiriath-jearim); [15:10] and the border turned about from Baalah westward unto mount Seir, and passed along unto the side of mount Jearim on the north (the same is Chesalon), and went down to Beth-shemesh, and passed along by Timnah; [15:11] and the border went out unto the side of Ekron northward; and the border extended to Shikkeron, and passed along to mount Baalah, and went out at Jabneel; and the goings out of the border were at the sea. [15:12] And the west border was to the great sea, and the border thereof. This is the border of the children of Judah round about according to their families.

[15:13] And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a portion among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of THE GOD to Joshua, even Kiriath-arba, which Arba was the father of Anak (the same is Hebron). [15:14] And Caleb drove out thence the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak. [15:15] And he went up thence against the inhabitants of Debir: now the name of Debir beforetime was Kiriath-sepher. [15:16] And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kiriath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife. [15:17] And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife. [15:18] And it came to pass, when she came unto him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she alighted from off her ass; and Caleb said, What wouldest thou? [15:19] And she said, Give me a blessing; for that you have set me in the land of the South, give me also springs of water. And he gave her the upper springs and the nether springs.

[15:20] This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families.

[15:21] And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the border of Edom in the South were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur, [15:22] and Kinah, and Dimonah, and Adadah, [15:23] and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan, [15:24] Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth, [15:25] and Hazor-hadattah, and Kerioth-hezron (the same is Hazor), [15:26] Amam, and Shema, and Moladah, [15:27] and Hazar-gaddah, and Heshmon, and Beth-pelet, [15:28] and Hazar-shual, and Beer-sheba, and Biziothiah, [15:29] Baalah, and Iim, and Ezem, [15:30] and Eltolad, and Chesil, and Hormah, [15:31] and Ziklag, and Madmannah, and Sansannah, [15:32] and Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon: all the cities are twenty and nine, with their villages.

[15:33] In the lowland, Eshtaol, and Zorah, and Ashnah, [15:34] and Zanoah, and En-gannim, Tappuah, and Enam, [15:35] Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah, [15:36] and Shaaraim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and Gederothaim; fourteen cities with their villages.

[15:37] Zenan, and Hadashah, and Migdal-gad, [15:38] and Dilean, and Mizpeh, and Joktheel, [15:39] Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon, [15:40] and Cabbon, and Lahmam, and Chitlish, [15:41] and Gederoth, Beth-dagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages.

[15:42] Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan, [15:43] and Iphtah, and Ashnah, and Nezib, [15:44] and Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages.

[15:45] Ekron, with its towns and its villages; [15:46] from Ekron even unto the sea, all that were by the side of Ashdod, with their villages.

[15:47] Ashdod, its towns and its villages; Gaza, its towns and its villages; unto the brook of Egypt, and the great sea, and the border thereof.

[15:48] And in the hill-country, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh, [15:49] and Dannah, and Kiriath-sannah (the same is Debir), [15:50] and Anab, and Eshtemoh, and Anim, [15:51] and Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages.

[15:52] Arab, and Dumah, and Eshan, [15:53] and Janim, and Beth-tappuah, and Aphekah, [15:54] and Humtah, and Kiriath-arba (the same is Hebron), and Zior; nine cities with their villages.

[15:55] Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Jutah, [15:56] and Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah, [15:57] Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages.

[15:58] Halhul, Beth-zur, and Gedor, [15:59] and Maarath, and Beth-anoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages.

[15:60] Kiriath-baal (the same is Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah; two cities with their villages.

[15:61] In the wilderness, Beth-arabah, Middin, and Secacah, [15:62] and Nibshan, and the City of Salt, and En-gedi; six cities with their villages.

[15:63] And as for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out: but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem unto this day.

[16:1] And the lot came out for the children of Joseph from the Jordan at Jericho, at the waters of Jericho on the east, even the wilderness, going up from Jericho through the hill-country to Beth-el; [16:2] and it went out from Beth-el to Luz, and passed along unto the border of the Archites to Ataroth; [16:3] and it went down westward to the border of the Japhletites, unto the border of Beth-horon the nether, even unto Gezer; and the goings out thereof were at the sea. [16:4] And the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance.

[16:5] And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was thus: the border of their inheritance eastward was Ataroth-addar, unto Beth-horon the upper; [16:6] and the border went out westward at Michmethath on the north; and the border turned about eastward unto Taanath-shiloh, and passed along it on the east of Janoah; [16:7] and it went down from Janoah to Ataroth, and to Naarah, and reached unto Jericho, and went out at the Jordan. [16:8] From Tappuah the border went along westward to the brook of Kanah; and the goings out thereof were at the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Ephraim according to their families; [16:9] together with the cities which were set apart for the children of Ephraim in the midst of the inheritance of the children of Manasseh, all the cities with their villages. [16:10] And they drove not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer: but the Canaanites dwell in the midst of Ephraim unto this day, and are become servants to do taskwork.

[17:1] And this was the lot for the tribe of Manasseh; for he was the first-born of Joseph. As for Machir the first-born of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan. [17:2] So the lot was for the rest of the children of Manasseh according to their families: for the children of Abiezer, and for the children of Helek, and for the children of Asriel, and for the children of Shechem, and for the children of Hepher, and for the children of Shemida: these were the male children of Manasseh the son of Joseph according to their families. [17:3] But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but daughters: and these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. [17:4] And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, THE GOD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren: therefore according to the commandment of THE GOD he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father. [17:5] And there fell ten parts to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is beyond the Jordan; [17:6] because the daughters of Manasseh had an inheritance among his sons. And the land of Gilead belonged unto the rest of the sons of Manasseh.

[17:7] And the border of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethath, which is before Shechem; and the border went along to the right hand, unto the inhabitants of En-tappuah. [17:8] The land of Tappuah belonged to Manasseh; but Tappuah on the border of Manasseh belonged to the children of Ephraim. [17:9] And the border went down unto the brook of Kanah, southward of the brook: these cities belonged to Ephraim among the cities of Manasseh: and the border of Manasseh was on the north side of the brook, and the goings out thereof were at the sea: [17:10] southward it was Ephraim’s, and northward it was Manasseh’s, and the sea was his border; and they reached to Asher on the north, and to Issachar on the east. [17:11] And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Beth-shean and its towns, and Ibleam and its towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, and the inhabitants of En-dor and its towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and its towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns, even the three heights. [17:12] Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land. [17:13] And it came to pass, when the children of Israel were waxed strong, that they put the Canaanites to taskwork, and did not utterly drive them out.

[17:14] And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying, Why have you given me but one lot and one part for an inheritance, seeing I am a great people, forasmuch as hitherto THE GOD hath blessed me? [17:15] And Joshua said unto them, If you be a great people, get you up to the forest, and cut down for yourself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the Rephaim; since the hill-country of Ephraim is too narrow for thee. [17:16] And the children of Joseph said, The hill-country is not enough for us: and all the Canaanites that dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, both they who are in Beth-shean and its towns, and they who are in the valley of Jezreel. [17:17] And Joshua spake unto the house of Joseph, even to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying, you art a great people, and have great power; you shalt not have one lot only: [17:18] but the hill-country shall be thine; for though it is a forest, you shalt cut it down, and the goings out thereof shall be thine; for you shalt drive out the Canaanites, though they have chariots of iron, and though they are strong.

[18:1] And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled themselves together at Shiloh, and set up the tent of meeting there: and the land was subdued before them. [18:2] And there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes, which had not yet divided their inheritance. [18:3] And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, How long are you slack to go in to possess the land, which THE GOD, the God of your fathers, hath given you? [18:4] Appoint for you three men of each tribe: and I will send them, and they shall arise, and walk through the land, and describe it according to their inheritance; and they shall come unto me. [18:5] And they shall divide it into seven portions: Judah shall abide in his border on the south, and the house of Joseph shall abide in their border on the north. [18:6] And you shall describe the land into seven portions, and bring the description hither to me; and I will cast lots for you here before THE GOD our God. [18:7] For the Levites have no portion among you; for the priesthood of THE GOD is their inheritance: and Gad and Reuben and the half-tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan eastward, which Moses the servant of THE GOD gave them.

[18:8] And the men arose, and went: and Joshua charged them that went to describe the land, saying, Go and walk through the land, and describe it, and come again to me; and I will cast lots for you here before THE GOD in Shiloh. [18:9] And the men went and passed through the land, and described it by cities into seven portions in a book; and they came to Joshua unto the camp at Shiloh. [18:10] And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before THE GOD: and there Joshua divided the land unto the children of Israel according to their divisions.

[18:11] And the lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to their families: and the border of their lot went out between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph. [18:12] And their border on the north quarter was from the Jordan; and the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north, and went up through the hill-country westward; and the goings out thereof were at the wilderness of Beth-aven. [18:13] And the border passed along from thence to Luz, to the side of Luz (the same is Beth-el), southward; and the border went down to Ataroth-addar, by the mountain that lieth on the south of Beth-horon the nether. [18:14] And the border extended thence, and turned about on the west quarter southward, from the mountain that lieth before Beth-horon southward; and the goings out thereof were at Kiriath-baal (the same is Kiriath-jearim), a city of the children of Judah: this was the west quarter. [18:15] And the south quarter was from the uttermost part of Kiriath-jearim; and the border went out westward, and went out to the fountain of the waters of Nephtoah; [18:16] and the border went down to the uttermost part of the mountain that lieth before the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is in the vale of Rephaim northward; and it went down to the valley of Hinnom, to the side of the Jebusite southward, and went down to En-rogel; [18:17] and it extended northward, and went out at En-shemesh, and went out to Geliloth, which is over against the ascent of Adummim; and it went down to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben; [18:18] and it passed along to the side over against the Arabah northward, and went down unto the Arabah; [18:19] and the border passed along to the side of Beth-hoglah northward; and the goings out of the border were at the north bay of the Salt Sea, at the south end of the Jordan: this was the south border. [18:20] And the Jordan was the border of it on the east quarter. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the borders thereof round about, according to their families.

[18:21] Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, and Beth-hoglah, and Emek-keziz, [18:22] and Beth-arabah, and Zemaraim, and Beth-el, [18:23] and Avvim, and Parah, and Ophrah, [18:24] and Chephar-ammoni, and Ophni, and Geba; twelve cities with their villages: [18:25] Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth, [18:26] and Mizpeh, and Chephirah, and Mozah, [18:27] and Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah, [18:28] and Zelah, Eleph, and the Jebusite (the same is Jerusalem), Gibeath, and Kiriath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.

[19:1] And the second lot came out for Simeon, even for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families: and their inheritance was in the midst of the inheritance of the children of Judah. [19:2] And they had for their inheritance Beer-sheba, or Sheba, and Moladah, [19:3] and Hazar-shual, and Balah, and Ezem, [19:4] and Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah, [19:5] and Ziklag, and Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-susah, [19:6] and Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen cities with their villages: [19:7] Ain, Rimmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities with their villages: [19:8] and all the villages that were round about these cities to Baalath-beer, Ramah of the South. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families. [19:9] Out of the part of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the children of Simeon; for the portion of the children of Judah was too much for them: therefore the children of Simeon had inheritance in the midst of their inheritance.

[19:10] And the third lot came up for the children of Zebulun according to their families; and the border of their inheritance was unto Sarid; [19:11] and their border went up westward, even to Maralah, and reached to Dabbesheth; and it reached to the brook that is before Jokneam; [19:12] and it turned from Sarid eastward toward the sunrising unto the border of Chisloth-tabor; and it went out to Daberath, and went up to Japhia; [19:13] and from thence it passed along eastward to Gath-hepher, to Eth-kazin; and it went out at Rimmon which stretcheth unto Neah; [19:14] and the border turned about it on the north to Hannathon; and the goings out thereof were at the valley of Iphtah-el; [19:15] and Kattath, and Nahalal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Bethlehem: twelve cities with their villages. [19:16] This is the inheritance of the children of Zebulun according to their families, these cities with their villages.

[19:17] The fourth lot came out for Issachar, even for the children of Issachar according to their families. [19:18] And their border was unto Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem, [19:19] and Hapharaim, and Shion, and Anaharath, [19:20] and Rabbith, and Kishion, and Ebez, [19:21] and Remeth, and Engannim, and En-haddah, and Beth-pazzez, [19:22] and the border reached to Tabor, and Shahazumah, and Beth-shemesh; and the goings out of their border were at the Jordan: sixteen cities with their villages. [19:23] This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar according to their families, the cities with their villages.

[19:24] And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families. [19:25] And their border was Helkath, and Hali, and Beten, and Achshaph, [19:26] and Allammelech, and Amad, and Mishal; and it reached to Carmel westward, and to Shihor-libnath; [19:27] and it turned toward the sunrising to Beth-dagon, and reached to Zebulun, and to the valley of Iphtah-el northward to Beth-emek and Neiel; and it went out to Cabul on the left hand, [19:28] and Ebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, even unto great Sidon; [19:29] and the border turned to Ramah, and to the fortified city of Tyre; and the border turned to Hosah; and the goings out thereof were at the sea by the region of Achzib; [19:30] Ummah also, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty and two cities with their villages. [19:31] This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages.

[19:32] The sixth lot came out for the children of Naphtali, even for the children of Naphtali according to their families. [19:33] And their border was from Heleph, from the oak in Zaanannim, and Adaminekeb, and Jabneel, unto Lakkum; and the goings out thereof were at the Jordan; [19:34] and the border turned westward to Aznoth-tabor, and went out from thence to Hukkok; and it reached to Zebulun on the south, and reached to Asher on the west, and to Judah at the Jordan toward the sunrising. [19:35] And the fortified cities were Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and Chinnereth, [19:36] and Adamah, and Ramah, and Hazor, [19:37] and Kedesh, and Edrei, and En-hazor, [19:38] And Iron, and Migdal-el, Horem, and Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh; nineteen cities with their villages. [19:39] This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities with their villages.

[19:40] The seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families. [19:41] And the border of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Ir-shemesh, [19:42] and Shaalabbin, and Aijalon, and Ithlah, [19:43] and Elon, and Timnah, and Ekron, [19:44] and Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath, [19:45] and Jehud, and Bene-berak, and Gath-rimmon, [19:46] and Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, with the border over against Joppa. [19:47] And the border of the children of Dan went out beyond them; for the children of Dan went up and fought against Leshem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and dwelt therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father. [19:48] This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families, these cities with their villages.

[19:49] So they made an end of distributing the land for inheritance by the borders thereof; and the children of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua the son of Nun in the midst of them: [19:50] according to the commandment of THE GOD they gave him the city which he asked, even Timnath-serah in the hill-country of Ephraim; and he built the city, and dwelt therein.

[19:51] These are the inheritances, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers’ houses of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed for inheritance by lot in Shiloh before THE GOD, at the door of the tent of meeting. So they made an end of dividing the land.

[20:1] And THE GOD spake unto Joshua, saying, [20:2] Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Assign you the cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto you by Moses, [20:3] that the manslayer that killeth any person unwittingly and unawares may flee thither: and they shall be unto you for a refuge from the avenger of blood. [20:4] And he shall flee unto one of those cities, and shall stand at the entrance of the gate of the city, and declare his cause in the ears of the elders of that city; and they shall take him into the city unto them, and give him a place, that he may dwell among them. [20:5] And if the avenger of blood pursue after him, then they shall not deliver up the manslayer into his hand; because he smote his neighbor unawares, and hated him not beforetime. [20:6] And he shall dwell in that city, until he stand before the congregation for judgment, until the death of the high priest that shall be in those days: then shall the manslayer return, and come unto his own city, and unto his own house, unto the city from whence he fled.

[20:7] And they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill-country of Naphtali, and Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (the same is Hebron) in the hill-country of Judah. [20:8] And beyond the Jordan at Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness in the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh. [20:9] These were the appointed cities for all the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them, that whosoever killeth any person unwittingly might flee thither, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, until he stood before the congregation.

[21:1] Then came near the heads of fathers’ houses of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of fathers’ houses of the tribes of the children of Israel; [21:2] and they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, THE GOD commanded Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for our cattle. [21:3] And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of THE GOD, these cities with their suburbs.

[21:4] And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.

[21:5] And the rest of the children of Kohath had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, ten cities.

[21:6] And the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.

[21:7] The children of Merari according to their families had out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.

[21:8] And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as THE GOD commanded by Moses. [21:9] And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here mentioned by name: [21:10] and they were for the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi; for theirs was the first lot. [21:11] And they gave them Kiriath-arba, which Arba was the father of Anak (the same is Hebron), in the hill-country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it. [21:12] But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.

[21:13] And unto the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Libnah with its suburbs, [21:14] and Jattir with its suburbs, and Eshtemoa with its suburbs, [21:15] and Holon with its suburbs, and Debir with its suburbs, [21:16] and Ain with its suburbs, and Juttah with its suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with its suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes. [21:17] And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its suburbs, Geba with its suburbs, [21:18] Anathoth with its suburbs, and Almon with its suburbs; four cities. [21:19] All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.

[21:20] And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the children of Kohath, they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim. [21:21] And they gave them Shechem with its suburbs in the hill-country of Ephraim, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Gezer with its suburbs, [21:22] and Kibzaim with its suburbs, and Beth-horon with its suburbs; four cities. [21:23] And out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its suburbs, Gibbethon with its suburbs, [21:24] Aijalon with its suburbs, Gath-rimmon with its suburbs; four cities. [21:25] And out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with its suburbs; two cities. [21:26] All the cities of the families of the rest of the children of Kohath were ten with their suburbs.

[21:27] And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Be-eshterah with its suburbs; two cities. [21:28] And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its suburbs, Daberath with its suburbs, [21:29] Jarmuth with its suburbs, En-gannim with its suburbs; four cities. [21:30] And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its suburbs, Abdon with its suburbs, [21:31] Helkath with its suburbs, and Rehob with its suburbs; four cities. [21:32] And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Hammoth-dor with its suburbs, and Kartan with its suburbs; three cities. [21:33] All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs.

[21:34] And unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its suburbs, and Kartah with its suburbs, [21:35] Dimnah with its suburbs, Nahalal with its suburbs; four cities. [21:36] And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its suburbs, and Jahaz with its suburbs, [21:37] Kedemoth with its suburbs, and Mephaath with its suburbs; four cities. [21:38] And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Mahanaim with its suburbs, [21:39] Heshbon with its suburbs, Jazer with its suburbs; four cities in all. [21:40] All these were the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, even the rest of the families of the Levites; and their lot was twelve cities.

[21:41] All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs. [21:42] These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus it was with all these cities.

[21:43] So THE GOD gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein. [21:44] And THE GOD gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; THE GOD delivered all their enemies into their hand. [21:45] There failed not aught of any good thing which THE GOD had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.

[22:1] Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, [22:2] and said unto them, You have kept all that Moses the servant of THE GOD commanded you, and have hearkened unto my voice in all that I commanded you: [22:3] you have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of THE GOD your God. [22:4] And now THE GOD your God hath given rest unto your brethren, as he spake unto them: therefore now turn ye, and get you unto your tents, unto the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of THE GOD gave you beyond the Jordan. [22:5] Only take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law which Moses the servant of THE GOD commanded you, to love THE GOD your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul. [22:6] So Joshua blessed them, and sent them away; and they went unto their tents.

[22:7] Now to the one half-tribe of Manasseh Moses had given inheritance in Bashan; but unto the other half gave Joshua among their brethren beyond the Jordan westward; moreover when Joshua sent them away unto their tents, he blessed them, [22:8] and spake unto them, saying, Return with much wealth unto your tents, and with very much cattle, with silver, and with gold, and with brass, and with iron, and with very much raiment: divide the spoil of your enemies with your brethren. [22:9] And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh returned, and departed from the children of Israel out of Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan, to go unto the land of Gilead, to the land of their possession, whereof they were possessed, according to the commandment of THE GOD by Moses.

[22:10] And when they came unto the region about the Jordan, that is in the land of Canaan, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh built there an altar by the Jordan, a great altar to look upon. [22:11] And the children of Israel heard say, Behold, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh have built an altar in the forefront of the land of Canaan, in the region about the Jordan, on the side that pertaineth to the children of Israel. [22:12] And when the children of Israel heard of it, the whole congregation of the children of Israel gathered themselves together at Shiloh, to go up against them to war.

[22:13] And the children of Israel sent unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh, into the land of Gilead, Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, [22:14] and with him ten princes, one prince of a fathers’ house for each of the tribes of Israel; and they were every one of them head of their fathers’ houses among the thousands of Israel. [22:15] And they came unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh, unto the land of Gilead, and they spake with them, saying, [22:16] Thus saith the whole congregation of THE GOD, What trespass is this that you have committed against the God of Israel, to turn away this day from following THE GOD, in that you have builded you an altar, to rebel this day against THE GOD? [22:17] Is the iniquity of Peor too little for us, from which we have not cleansed ourselves unto this day, although there came a plague upon the congregation of THE GOD, [22:18] that you must turn away this day from following THE GOD? and it will be, seeing you rebel to-day against THE GOD, that to-morrow he will be wroth with the whole congregation of Israel. [22:19] Howbeit, if the land of your possession be unclean, then pass you over unto the land of the possession of THE GOD, wherein THE GOD’s tabernacle dwelleth, and take possession among us: but rebel not against THE GOD, nor rebel against us, in building you an altar besides the altar of THE GOD our God. [22:20] Did not Achan the son of Zerah commit a trespass in the devoted thing, and wrath fell upon all the congregation of Israel? and that man perished not alone in his iniquity.

[22:21] Then the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh answered, and spake unto the heads of the thousands of Israel, [22:22] The Mighty One, God, THE GOD, the Mighty One, God, THE GOD, he knoweth; and Israel he shall know: if it be in rebellion, or if in trespass against THE GOD (save you us not this day,) [22:23] that we have built us an altar to turn away from following THE GOD; or if to offer thereon burnt-offering or meal-offering, or if to offer sacrifices of peace-offerings thereon, let THE GOD himself require it; [22:24] and if we have not rather out of carefulness done this, and of purpose, saying, In time to come your children might speak unto our children, saying, What have you to do with THE GOD, the God of Israel? [22:25] for THE GOD hath made the Jordan a border between us and you, you children of Reuben and children of Gad; you have no portion in THE GOD: so might your children make our children cease from fearing THE GOD. [22:26] Therefore we said, Let us now prepare to build us an altar, not for burnt-offering, nor for sacrifice: [22:27] but it shall be a witness between us and you, and between our generations after us, that we may do the service of THE GOD before him with our burnt-offerings, and with our sacrifices, and with our peace-offerings; that your children may not say to our children in time to come, You have no portion in THE GOD. [22:28] Therefore said we, It shall be, when they so say to us or to our generations in time to come, that we shall say, Behold the pattern of the altar of THE GOD, which our fathers made, not for burnt-offering, nor for sacrifice; but it is a witness between us and you. [22:29] Far be it from us that we should rebel against THE GOD, and turn away this day from following THE GOD, to build an altar for burnt-offering, for meal-offering, or for sacrifice, besides the altar of THE GOD our God that is before his tabernacle.

[22:30] And when Phinehas the priest, and the princes of the congregation, even the heads of the thousands of Israel that were with him, heard the words that the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the children of Manasseh spake, it pleased them well. [22:31] And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest said unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the children of Manasseh, This day we know that THE GOD is in the midst of us, because you have not committed this trespass against THE GOD: now have you delivered the children of Israel out of the hand of THE GOD. [22:32] And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, and the princes, returned from the children of Reuben, and from the children of Gad, out of the land of Gilead, unto the land of Canaan, to the children of Israel, and brought them word again. [22:33] And the thing pleased the children of Israel; and the children of Israel blessed God, and spake no more of going up against them to war, to destroy the land wherein the children of Reuben and the children of Gad dwelt. [22:34] And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad called the altar Ed: For, said they, it is a witness between us that THE GOD is God.

[23:1] And it came to pass after many days, when THE GOD had given rest unto Israel from all their enemies round about, and Joshua was old and well stricken in years; [23:2] that Joshua called for all Israel, for their elders and for their heads, and for their judges and for their officers, and said unto them, I am old and well stricken in years: [23:3] and you have seen all that THE GOD your God hath done unto all these nations because of you; for THE GOD your God, he it is that hath fought for you. [23:4] Behold, I have allotted unto you these nations that remain, to be an inheritance for your tribes, from the Jordan, with all the nations that I have cut off, even unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun. [23:5] And THE GOD your God, he will thrust them out from before you, and drive them from out of your sight; and you shall possess their land, as THE GOD your God spake unto you. [23:6] Therefore be you very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, that you turn not aside therefrom to the right hand or to the left; [23:7] that you come not among these nations, these that remain among you; neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear by them, neither serve them, nor bow down yourselves unto them; [23:8] but cleave unto THE GOD your God, as you have done unto this day. [23:9] For THE GOD hath driven out from before you great nations and strong: but as for you, no man hath stood before you unto this day. [23:10] One man of you shall chase a thousand; for THE GOD your God, he it is that fighteth for you, as he spake unto you. [23:11] Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that you love THE GOD your God. [23:12] Else if you do at all go back, and cleave unto the remnant of these nations, even these that remain among you, and make marriages with them, and go in unto them, and they to you; [23:13] know for a certainty that THE GOD your God will no more drive these nations from out of your sight; but they shall be a snare and a trap unto you, and a scourge in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from off this good land which THE GOD your God hath given you.

[23:14] And, behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth: and you know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which THE GOD your God spake concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, not one thing hath failed thereof. [23:15] And it shall come to pass, that as all the good things are come upon you of which THE GOD your God spake unto you, so will THE GOD bring upon you all the evil things, until he have destroyed you from off this good land which THE GOD your God hath given you. [23:16] When you transgress the covenant of THE GOD your God, which he commanded you, and go and serve other gods, and bow down yourselves to them; then will the anger of THE GOD be kindled against you, and you shall perish quickly from off the good land which he hath given unto you.

[24:1] And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God. [24:2] And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith THE GOD, the God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt of old time beyond the River, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nahor: and they served other gods. [24:3] And I took your father Abraham from beyond the River, and led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seed, and gave him Isaac. [24:4] And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave unto Esau mount Seir, to possess it: and Jacob and his children went down into Egypt. [24:5] And I sent Moses and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt, according to that which I did in the midst thereof: and afterward I brought you out. [24:6] And I brought your fathers out of Egypt: and you came unto the sea; and the Egyptians pursued after your fathers with chariots and with horsemen unto the Red Sea. [24:7] And when they cried out unto THE GOD, he put darkness between you and the Egyptians, and brought the sea upon them, and covered them; and your eyes saw what I did in Egypt: and you dwelt in the wilderness many days. [24:8] And I brought you into the land of the Amorites, that dwelt beyond the Jordan: and they fought with you; and I gave them into your hand, and you possessed their land; and I destroyed them from before you. [24:9] Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and fought against Israel: and he sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you; [24:10] but I would not hearken unto Balaam; therefore he blessed you still: so I delivered you out of his hand. [24:11] And you went over the Jordan, and came unto Jericho: and the men of Jericho fought against you, the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Girgashite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite; and I delivered them into your hand. [24:12] And I sent the hornet before you, which drove them out from before you, even the two kings of the Amorites; not with your sword, nor with your bow. [24:13] And I gave you a land whereon you hadst not labored, and cities which you built not, and you dwell therein; of vineyards and oliveyards which you planted not do you eat.

[24:14] Now therefore fear THE GOD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth; and put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the River, and in Egypt; and serve you THE GOD. [24:15] And if it seem evil unto you to serve THE GOD, choose you this day whom you will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve THE GOD.

[24:16] And the people answered and said, Far be it from us that we should forsake THE GOD, to serve other gods; [24:17] for THE GOD our God, he it is that brought us and our fathers up out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and that did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way wherein we went, and among all the peoples through the midst of whom we passed; [24:18] and THE GOD drove out from before us all the peoples, even the Amorites that dwelt in the land: therefore we also will serve THE GOD; for he is our God.

[24:19] And Joshua said unto the people, You cannot serve THE GOD; for he is a holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgression nor your sins. [24:20] If you forsake THE GOD, and serve foreign gods, then he will turn and do you evil, and consume you, after that he hath done you good. [24:21] And the people said unto Joshua, Nay; but we will serve THE GOD. [24:22] And Joshua said unto the people, You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen you THE GOD, to serve him. And they said, We are witnesses. [24:23] Now therefore put away, said he, the foreign gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto THE GOD, the God of Israel. [24:24] And the people said unto Joshua, THE GOD our God will we serve, and unto his voice will we hearken. [24:25] So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem. [24:26] And Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God; and he took a great stone, and set it up there under the oak that was by the sanctuary of THE GOD. [24:27] And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness against us; for it hath heard all the words of THE GOD which he spake unto us: it shall be therefore a witness against you, lest you deny your God. [24:28] So Joshua sent the people away, every man unto his inheritance.

[24:29] And it came to pass after these things, that Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of THE GOD, died, being a hundred and ten years old. [24:30] And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnathserah, which is in the hill-country of Ephraim, on the north of the mountain of Gaash. [24:31] And Israel served THE GOD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, and had known all the work of THE GOD, that he had wrought for Israel.

[24:32] And the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in the parcel of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for a hundred pieces of money: and they became the inheritance of the children of Joseph. [24:33] And Eleazar the son of Aaron died; and they buried him in the hill of Phinehas his son, which was given him in the hill-country of Ephraim.

 

The Book of Judges

[1:1] And it came to pass after the death of Joshua, that the children of Israel asked of THE GOD, saying, Who shall go up for us first against the Canaanites, to fight against them? [1:2] And THE GOD said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand. [1:3] And Judah said unto Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with you into your lot. So Simeon went with him. [1:4] And Judah went up; and THE GOD delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand: and they smote of them in Bezek ten thousand men. [1:5] And they found Adoni-bezek in Bezek; and they fought against him, and they smote the Canaanites and the Perizzites. [1:6] But Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes. [1:7] And Adoni-bezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their food under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.

[1:8] And the children of Judah fought against Jerusalem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire. [1:9] And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites that dwelt in the hill-country, and in the South, and in the lowland. [1:10] And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron (now the name of Hebron beforetime was Kiriath-arba); and they smote Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.

[1:11] And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir. (Now the name of Debir beforetime was Kiriath-sepher.) [1:12] And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kiriath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife. [1:13] And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife. [1:14] And it came to pass, when she came unto him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she alighted from off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wouldest thou? [1:15] And she said unto him, Give me a blessing; for that you have set me in the land of the South, give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the nether springs.

[1:16] And the children of the Kenite, Moses’ brother-in-law, went up out of the city of palm-trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which is in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt with the people. [1:17] And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they smote the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. And the name of the city was called Hormah. [1:18] Also Judah took Gaza with the border thereof, and Ashkelon with the border thereof, and Ekron with the border thereof. [1:19] And THE GOD was with Judah; and drove out the inhabitants of the hill-country; for he could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron. [1:20] And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses had spoken: and he drove out thence the three sons of Anak. [1:21] And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day.

[1:22] And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth-el; and THE GOD was with them. [1:23] And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Beth-el. (Now the name of the city beforetime was Luz.) [1:24] And the watchers saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him, Show us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will deal kindly with thee. [1:25] And he showed them the entrance into the city; and they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let the man go and all his family. [1:26] And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz, which is the name thereof unto this day.

[1:27] And Manasseh did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean and its towns, nor of Taanach and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land. [1:28] And it came to pass, when Israel was waxed strong, that they put the Canaanites to taskwork, and did not utterly drive them out.

[1:29] And Ephraim drove not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.

[1:30] Zebulun drove not out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and became subject to taskwork.

[1:31] Asher drove not out the inhabitants of Acco, nor the inhabitants of Sidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob; [1:32] but the Asherites dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; for they did not drive them out.

[1:33] Naphtali drove not out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh, nor the inhabitants of Beth-anath; but he dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: nevertheless the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and of Beth-anath became subject to taskwork.

[1:34] And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the hill-country; for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley; [1:35] but the Amorites would dwell in mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became subject to taskwork. [1:36] And the border of the Amorites was from the ascent of Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.

[2:1] And the angel of THE GOD came up from Gilgal to Bochim. And he said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you: [2:2] and you shall make no covenant with the inhabitants of this land; you shall break down their altars. But you have not hearkened unto my voice: why have you done this? [2:3] Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be as thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare unto you. [2:4] And it came to pass, when the angel of THE GOD spake these words unto all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voice, and wept. [2:5] And they called the name of that place Bochim: and they sacrificed there unto THE GOD.

[2:6] Now when Joshua had sent the people away, the children of Israel went every man unto his inheritance to possess the land. [2:7] And the people served THE GOD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great work of THE GOD that he had wrought for Israel. [2:8] And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of THE GOD, died, being a hundred and ten years old. [2:9] And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnath-heres, in the hill-country of Ephraim, on the north of the mountain of Gaash. [2:10] And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers: and there arose another generation after them, that knew not THE GOD, nor yet the work which he had wrought for Israel.

[2:11] And the children of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of THE GOD, and served the Baalim; [2:12] and they forsook THE GOD, the God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the peoples that were round about them, and bowed themselves down unto them: and they provoked THE GOD to anger. [2:13] And they forsook THE GOD, and served Baal and the Ashtaroth. [2:14] And the anger of THE GOD was kindled against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that despoiled them; and he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies. [2:15] Whithersoever they went out, the hand of THE GOD was against them for evil, as THE GOD had spoken, and as THE GOD had sworn unto them: and they were sore distressed.

[2:16] And THE GOD raised up judges, who saved them out of the hand of those that despoiled them. [2:17] And yet they hearkened not unto their judges; for they played the harlot after other gods, and bowed themselves down unto them: they turned aside quickly out of the way wherein their fathers walked, obeying the commandments of THE GOD; but they did not so. [2:18] And when THE GOD raised them up judges, then THE GOD was with the judge, and saved them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge: for it repented THE GOD because of their groaning by reason of them that oppressed them and vexed them. [2:19] But it came to pass, when the judge was dead, that they turned back, and dealt more corruptly than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them, and to bow down unto them; they ceased not from their doings, nor from their stubborn way. [2:20] And the anger of THE GOD was kindled against Israel; and he said, Because this nation have transgressed my covenant which I commanded their fathers, and have not hearkened unto my voice; [2:21] I also will not henceforth drive out any from before them of the nations that Joshua left when he died; [2:22] that by them I may prove Israel, whether they will keep the way of THE GOD to walk therein, as their fathers did keep it, or not. [2:23] So THE GOD left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua.

[3:1] Now these are the nations which THE GOD left, to prove Israel by them, even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan; [3:2] only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as beforetime knew nothing thereof: [3:3] namely, the five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites that dwelt in mount Lebanon, from mount Baal-hermon unto the entrance of Hamath. [3:4] And they were left, to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would hearken unto the commandments of THE GOD, which he commanded their fathers by Moses. [3:5] And the children of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites, the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites: [3:6] and they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their own daughters to their sons and served their gods.

[3:7] And the children of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of THE GOD, and forgat THE GOD their God, and served the Baalim and the Asheroth. [3:8] Therefore the anger of THE GOD was kindled against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Cushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia: and the children of Israel served Cushan-rishathaim eight years. [3:9] And when the children of Israel cried unto THE GOD, THE GOD raised up a saviour to the children of Israel, who saved them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother. [3:10] And the Spirit of THE GOD came upon him, and he judged Israel; and he went out to war, and THE GOD delivered Cushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand: and his hand prevailed against Cushan-rishathaim. [3:11] And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.

[3:12] And the children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of THE GOD: and THE GOD strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done that which was evil in the sight of THE GOD. [3:13] And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek; and he went and smote Israel, and they possessed the city of palm-trees. [3:14] And the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.

[3:15] But when the children of Israel cried unto THE GOD, THE GOD raised them up a saviour, Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a man left-handed. And the children of Israel sent tribute by him unto Eglon the king of Moab. [3:16] And Ehud made him a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length; and he girded it under his raiment upon his right thigh. [3:17] And he offered the tribute unto Eglon king of Moab: now Eglon was a very fat man. [3:18] And when he had made an end of offering the tribute, he sent away the people that bare the tribute. [3:19] But he himself turned back from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret errand unto thee, O king. And he said, Keep silence. And all that stood by him went out from him. [3:20] And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting by himself alone in the cool upper room. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of his seat. [3:21] And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his body: [3:22] and the haft also went in after the blade; and the fat closed upon the blade, for he drew not the sword out of his body; and it came out behind. [3:23] Then Ehud went forth into the porch, and shut the doors of the upper room upon him, and locked them.

[3:24] Now when he was gone out, his servants came; and they saw, and, behold, the doors of the upper room were locked; and they said, Surely he is covering his feet in the upper chamber. [3:25] And they tarried till they were ashamed; and, behold, he opened not the doors of the upper room: therefore they took the key, and opened them, and, behold, their lord was fallen down dead on the earth.

[3:26] And Ehud escaped while they tarried, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped unto Seirah. [3:27] And it came to pass, when he was come, that he blew a trumpet in the hill-country of Ephraim; and the children of Israel went down with him from the hill-country, and he before them. [3:28] And he said unto them, Follow after me; for THE GOD hath delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand. And they went down after him, and took the fords of the Jordan against the Moabites, and suffered not a man to pass over. [3:29] And they smote of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, every lusty man, and every man of valor; and there escaped not a man. [3:30] So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest fourscore years.

[3:31] And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who smote of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox-goad: and he also saved Israel.

[4:1] And the children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of THE GOD, when Ehud was dead. [4:2] And THE GOD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, that reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose host was Sisera, who dwelt in Harosheth of the Gentiles. [4:3] And the children of Israel cried unto THE GOD: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.

[4:4] Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, she judged Israel at that time. [4:5] And she dwelt under the palm-tree of Deborah between Ramah and Beth-el in the hill-country of Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment. [4:6] And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedesh-naphtali, and said unto him, Hath not THE GOD, the God of Israel, commanded, saying, Go and draw unto mount Tabor, and take with you ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children of Zebulun? [4:7] And I will draw unto thee, to the river Kishon, Sisera, the captain of Jabin’s army, with his chariots and his multitude; and I will deliver him into your hand. [4:8] And Barak said unto her, If you wilt go with me, then I will go; but if you wilt not go with me, I will not go. [4:9] And she said, I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding, the journey that you takest shall not be for your honor; for THE GOD will sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh. [4:10] And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali together to Kedesh; and there went up ten thousand men at his feet: and Deborah went up with him.

[4:11] Now Heber the Kenite had separated himself from the Kenites, even from the children of Hobab the brother-in-law of Moses, and had pitched his tent as far as the oak in Zaanannim, which is by Kedesh.

[4:12] And they told Sisera that Barak the son of Abinoam was gone up to mount Tabor. [4:13] And Sisera gathered together all his chariots, even nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the people that were with him, from Harosheth of the Gentiles, unto the river Kishon. [4:14] And Deborah said unto Barak, Up; for this is the day in which THE GOD hath delivered Sisera into your hand; is not THE GOD gone out before thee? So Barak went down from mount Tabor, and ten thousand men after him. [4:15] And THE GOD discomfited Sisera, and all his chariots, and all his host, with the edge of the sword before Barak; and Sisera alighted from his chariot, and fled away on his feet. [4:16] But Barak pursued after the chariots, and after the host, unto Harosheth of the Gentiles: and all the host of Sisera fell by the edge of the sword; there was not a man left.

[4:17] Howbeit Sisera fled away on his feet to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite; for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite. [4:18] And Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said unto him, Turn in, my lord, turn in to me; fear not. And he turned in unto her into the tent, and she covered him with a rug. [4:19] And he said unto her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink; for I am thirsty. And she opened a bottle of milk, and gave him drink, and covered him. [4:20] And he said unto her, Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be, when any man doth come and inquire of thee, and say, Is there any man here? that you shalt say, No. [4:21] Then Jael Heber’s wife took a tent-pin, and took a hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the pin into his temples, and it pierced through into the ground; for he was in a deep sleep; so he swooned and died. [4:22] And, behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said unto him, Come, and I will show you the man whom you seekest. And he came unto her; and, behold, Sisera lay dead, and the tent-pin was in his temples.

[4:23] So God subdued on that day Jabin the king of Canaan before the children of Israel. [4:24] And the hand of the children of Israel prevailed more and more against Jabin the king of Canaan, until they had destroyed Jabin king of Canaan.

[5:1] Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying,

[5:2] For that the leaders took the lead in Israel,

For that the people offered themselves willingly,

Bless you THE GOD.

[5:3] Hear, O you kings; give ear, O you princes;

I, even I, will sing unto THE GOD;

I will sing praise to THE GOD, the God of Israel.

[5:4] THE GOD, when you wentest forth out of Seir,

When you marchedst out of the field of Edom,

The earth trembled, the heavens also dropped,

Yea, the clouds dropped water.

[5:5] The mountains quaked at the presence of THE GOD,

Even yon Sinai at the presence of THE GOD, the God of Israel.

[5:6] In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath,

In the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied,

And the travellers walked through byways.

[5:7] The rulers ceased in Israel, they ceased,

Until that I Deborah arose,

That I arose a mother in Israel.

[5:8] They chose new gods;

Then was war in the gates:

Was there a shield or spear seen

Among forty thousand in Israel?

[5:9] My heart is toward the governors of Israel,

That offered themselves willingly among the people:

Bless you THE GOD.

[5:10] Tell of it, you that ride on white asses,

Ye that sit on rich carpets,

And you that walk by the way.

[5:11] Far from the noise of archers, in the places of drawing water,

There shall they rehearse the righteous acts of THE GOD,

Even the righteous acts of his rule in Israel.

Then the people of THE GOD went down to the gates.

[5:12] Awake, awake, Deborah;

Awake, awake, utter a song:

Arise, Barak, and lead away your captives, you son of Abinoam.

[5:13] Then came down a remnant of the nobles and the people;

THE GOD came down for me against the mighty.

[5:14] Out of Ephraim came down they whose root is in Amalek;

After thee, Benjamin, among your peoples;

Out of Machir came down governors,

And out of Zebulun they that handle the marshal’s staff.

[5:15] And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah;

As was Issachar, so was Barak;

Into the valley they rushed forth at his feet.

By the watercourses of Reuben

There were great resolves of heart.

[5:16] Why sattest you among the sheepfolds,

To hear the pipings for the flocks?

At the watercourses of Reuben

There were great searchings of heart.

[5:17] Gilead abode beyond the Jordan:

And Dan, why did he remain in ships?

Asher sat still at the haven of the sea,

And abode by his creeks.

[5:18] Zebulun was a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death,

And Naphtali, upon the high places of the field.

[5:19] The kings came and fought;

Then fought the kings of Canaan.

In Taanach by the waters of Megiddo:

They took no gain of money.

[5:20] From heaven fought the stars,

From their courses they fought against Sisera.

[5:21] The river Kishon swept them away,

That ancient river, the river Kishon.

O my soul, march on with strength.

[5:22] Then did the horsehoofs stamp

By reason of the prancings, the prancings of their strong ones.

[5:23] Curse you Meroz, said the angel of THE GOD.

Curse you bitterly the inhabitants thereof,

Because they came not to the help of THE GOD,

To the help of THE GOD against the mighty.

[5:24] Blessed above women shall Jael be,

The wife of Heber the Kenite;

Blessed shall she be above women in the tent.

[5:25] He asked water, and she gave him milk;

She brought him butter in a lordly dish.

[5:26] She put her hand to the tent-pin,

And her right hand to the workmen’s hammer;

And with the hammer she smote Sisera, she smote through his head;

Yea, she pierced and struck through his temples.

[5:27] At her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay;

At her feet he bowed, he fell;

Where he bowed, there he fell down dead.

[5:28] Through the window she looked forth, and cried,

The mother of Sisera cried through the lattice,

Why is his chariot so long in coming?

Why tarry the wheels of his chariots?

[5:29] Her wise ladies answered her,

Yea, she returned answer to herself,

[5:30] Have they not found, have they not divided the spoil?

A damsel, two damsels to every man;

To Sisera a spoil of dyed garments,

A spoil of dyed garments embroidered,

Of dyed garments embroidered on both sides, on the necks of the spoil?

[5:31] So let all your enemies perish, O THE GOD:

But let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might.

And the land had rest forty years.

[6:1] And the children of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of THE GOD: and THE GOD delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years. [6:2] And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel; and because of Midian the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains, and the caves, and the strongholds. [6:3] And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east; they came up against them; [6:4] and they encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth, till you come unto Gaza, and left no sustenance in Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor ass. [6:5] For they came up with their cattle and their tents; they came in as locusts for multitude; both they and their camels were without number: and they came into the land to destroy it. [6:6] And Israel was brought very low because of Midian; and the children of Israel cried unto THE GOD.

[6:7] And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried unto THE GOD because of Midian, [6:8] that THE GOD sent a prophet unto the children of Israel: and he said unto them, Thus saith THE GOD, the God of Israel, I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you forth out of the house of bondage; [6:9] and I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all that oppressed you, and drove them out from before you, and gave you their land; [6:10] and I said unto you, I am THE GOD your God; you shall not fear the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But you have not hearkened unto my voice.

[6:11] And the angel of THE GOD came, and sat under the oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon was beating out wheat in the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites. [6:12] And the angel of THE GOD appeared unto him, and said unto him, THE GOD is with thee, you mighty man of valor. [6:13] And Gideon said unto him, Oh, my lord, if THE GOD is with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where are all his wondrous works which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not THE GOD bring us up from Egypt? but now THE GOD hath cast us off, and delivered us into the hand of Midian. [6:14] And THE GOD looked upon him, and said, Go in this your might, and save Israel from the hand of Midian: have not I sent thee? [6:15] And he said unto him, Oh, Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is the poorest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father’s house. [6:16] And THE GOD said unto him, Surely I will be with thee, and you shalt smite the Midianites as one man. [6:17] And he said unto him, If now I have found favor in your sight, then show me a sign that it is you that talkest with me. [6:18] Depart not hence, I pray thee, until I come unto thee, and bring forth my present, and lay it before thee. And he said, I will tarry until you come again.

[6:19] And Gideon went in, and made ready a kid, and unleavened cakes of an ephah of meal: the flesh he put in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot, and brought it out unto him under the oak, and presented it. [6:20] And the angel of God said unto him, Take the flesh and the unleavened cakes, and lay them upon this rock, and pour out the broth. And he did so. [6:21] Then the angel of THE GOD put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there went up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and the angel of THE GOD departed out of his sight. [6:22] And Gideon saw that he was the angel of THE GOD; and Gideon said, Alas, O Lord THE GOD! forasmuch as I have seen the angel of THE GOD face to face. [6:23] And THE GOD said unto him, Peace be unto thee; fear not: you shalt not die. [6:24] Then Gideon built an altar there unto THE GOD, and called it THE GOD-shalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

[6:25] And it came to pass the same night, that THE GOD said unto him, Take your father’s bullock, even the second bullock seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that your father hath, and cut down the Asherah that is by it; [6:26] and build an altar unto THE GOD your God upon the top of this stronghold, in the orderly manner, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt-offering with the wood of the Asherah which you shalt cut down. [6:27] Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as THE GOD had spoken unto him: and it came to pass, because he feared his father’s household and the men of the city, so that he could not do it by day, that he did it by night.

[6:28] And when the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold, the altar of Baal was broken down, and the Asherah was cut down that was by it, and the second bullock was offered upon the altar that was built. [6:29] And they said one to another, Who hath done this thing? And when they inquired and asked, they said, Gideon the son of Joash hath done this thing. [6:30] Then the men of the city said unto Joash, Bring out your son, that he may die, because he hath broken down the altar of Baal, and because he hath cut down the Asherah that was by it. [6:31] And Joash said unto all that stood against him, Will you contend for Baal? Or will you save him? he that will contend for him, let him be put to death whilst it is yet morning: if he be a god, let him contend for himself, because one hath broken down his altar. [6:32] Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal contend against him, because he hath broken down his altar.

[6:33] Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east assembled themselves together; and they passed over, and encamped in the valley of Jezreel. [6:34] But the Spirit of THE GOD came upon Gideon; and he blew a trumpet; and Abiezer was gathered together after him. [6:35] And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh; and they also were gathered together after him: and he sent messengers unto Asher, and unto Zebulun, and unto Naphtali; and they came up to meet them.

[6:36] And Gideon said unto God, If you wilt save Israel by my hand, as you have spoken, [6:37] behold, I will put a fleece of wool on the threshing-floor; if there be dew on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the ground, then shall I know that you wilt save Israel by my hand, as you have spoken. [6:38] And it was so; for he rose up early on the morrow, and pressed the fleece together, and wrung the dew out of the fleece, a bowlful of water. [6:39] And Gideon said unto God, Let not your anger be kindled against me, and I will speak but this once: let me make trial, I pray thee, but this once with the fleece; let it now be dry only upon the fleece, and upon all the ground let there be dew. [6:40] And God did so that night: for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.

[7:1] Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people that were with him, rose up early, and encamped beside the spring of Harod: and the camp of Midian was on the north side of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley.

[7:2] And THE GOD said unto Gideon, The people that are with you are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hand, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me. [7:3] Now therefore proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, Whosoever is fearful and trembling, let him return and depart from mount Gilead. And there returned of the people twenty and two thousand; and there remained ten thousand.

[7:4] And THE GOD said unto Gideon, The people are yet too many; bring them down unto the water, and I will try them for you there: and it shall be, that of whom I say unto thee, This shall go with thee, the same shall go with thee; and of whomsoever I say unto thee, This shall not go with thee, the same shall not go. [7:5] So he brought down the people unto the water: and THE GOD said unto Gideon, Every one that lappeth of the water with his tongue, as a dog lappeth, him shalt you set by himself; likewise every one that boweth down upon his knees to drink. [7:6] And the number of them that lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, was three hundred men: but all the rest of the people bowed down upon their knees to drink water. [7:7] And THE GOD said unto Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into your hand; and let all the people go every man unto his place. [7:8] So the people took victuals in their hand, and their trumpets; and he sent all the men of Israel every man unto his tent, but retained the three hundred men: and the camp of Midian was beneath him in the valley.

[7:9] And it came to pass the same night, that THE GOD said unto him, Arise, get you down into the camp; for I have delivered it into your hand. [7:10] But if you fear to go down, go you with Purah your servant down to the camp: [7:11] and you shalt hear what they say; and afterward shall your hands be strengthened to go down into the camp. Then went he down with Purah his servant unto the outermost part of the armed men that were in the camp. [7:12] And the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the east lay along in the valley like locusts for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand which is upon the sea-shore for multitude. [7:13] And when Gideon was come, behold, there was a man telling a dream unto his fellow; and he said, Behold, I dreamed a dream; and, lo, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the camp of Midian, and came unto the tent, and smote it so that it fell, and turned it upside down, so that the tent lay flat. [7:14] And his fellow answered and said, This is nothing else save the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel: into his hand God hath delivered Midian, and all the host.

[7:15] And it was so, when Gideon heard the telling of the dream, and the interpretation thereof, that he worshipped; and he returned into the camp of Israel, and said, Arise; for THE GOD hath delivered into your hand the host of Midian. [7:16] And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put into the hands of all of them trumpets, and empty pitchers, with torches within the pitchers. [7:17] And he said unto them, Look on me, and do likewise: and, behold, when I come to the outermost part of the camp, it shall be that, as I do, so shall you do. [7:18] When I blow the trumpet, I and all that are with me, then blow you the trumpets also on every side of all the camp, and say, For THE GOD and for Gideon.

[7:19] So Gideon, and the hundred men that were with him, came unto the outermost part of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch, when they had but newly set the watch: and they blew the trumpets, and brake in pieces the pitchers that were in their hands. [7:20] And the three companies blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers, and held the torches in their left hands, and the trumpets in their right hands wherewith to blow; and they cried, The sword of THE GOD and of Gideon. [7:21] And they stood every man in his place round about the camp; and all the host ran; and they shouted, and put them to flight. [7:22] And they blew the three hundred trumpets, and THE GOD set every man’s sword against his fellow, and against all the host; and the host fled as far as Beth-shittah toward Zererah, as far as the border of Abel-meholah, by Tabbath. [7:23] And the men of Israel were gathered together out of Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh, and pursued after Midian.

[7:24] And Gideon sent messengers throughout all the hill-country of Ephraim, saying, Come down against Midian, and take before them the waters, as far as Beth-barah, even the Jordan. So all the men of Ephraim were gathered together, and took the waters as far as Beth-barah, even the Jordan. [7:25] And they took the two princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb; and they slew Oreb at the rock of Oreb, and Zeeb they slew at the winepress of Zeeb, and pursued Midian: and they brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon beyond the Jordan.

[8:1] And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why have you served us thus, that you calledst us not, when you wentest to fight with Midian? And they did chide with him sharply. [8:2] And he said unto them, What have I now done in comparison with you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer? [8:3] God hath delivered into your hand the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison with you? Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that.

[8:4] And Gideon came to the Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing. [8:5] And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for they are faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian. [8:6] And the princes of Succoth said, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that we should give bread unto your army? [8:7] And Gideon said, Therefore when THE GOD hath delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers. [8:8] And he went up thence to Penuel, and spake unto them in like manner; and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered. [8:9] And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.

[8:10] Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their hosts with them, about fifteen thousand men, all that were left of all the host of the children of the east; for there fell a hundred and twenty thousand men that drew sword. [8:11] And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smote the host; for the host was secure. [8:12] And Zebah and Zalmunna fled; and he pursued after them; and he took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and discomfited all the host.

[8:13] And Gideon the son of Joash returned from the battle from the ascent of Heres. [8:14] And he caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him: and he described for him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, seventy and seven men. [8:15] And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, concerning whom you did taunt me, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that we should give bread unto your men that are weary? [8:16] And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth. [8:17] And he brake down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.

[8:18] Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom you slew at Tabor? And they answered, As you art, so were they; each one resembled the children of a king. [8:19] And he said, They were my brethren, the sons of my mother: as THE GOD liveth, if you had saved them alive, I would not slay you. [8:20] And he said unto Jether his first-born, Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword; for he feared, because he was yet a youth. [8:21] Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall upon us; for as the man is, so is his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took the crescents that were on their camels’ necks.

[8:22] Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule you over us, both thou, and your son, and your son’s son also; for you have saved us out of the hand of Midian. [8:23] And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: THE GOD shall rule over you. [8:24] And Gideon said unto them, I would make a request of you, that you would give me every man the ear-rings of his spoil. (For they had golden ear-rings, because they were Ishmaelites.) [8:25] And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the ear-rings of his spoil. [8:26] And the weight of the golden ear-rings that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold, besides the crescents, and the pendants, and the purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and besides the chains that were about their camels’ necks. [8:27] And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah: and all Israel played the harlot after it there; and it became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house. [8:28] So Midian was subdued before the children of Israel, and they lifted up their heads no more. And the land had rest forty years in the days of Gideon.

[8:29] And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house. [8:30] And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten; for he had many wives. [8:31] And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, and he called his name Abimelech. [8:32] And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulchre of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

[8:33] And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel turned again, and played the harlot after the Baalim, and made Baal-berith their god. [8:34] And the children of Israel remembered not THE GOD their God, who had delivered them out of the hand of all their enemies on every side; [8:35] neither showed they kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had showed unto Israel.

[9:1] And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother’s brethren, and spake with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother’s father, saying, [9:2] Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, that all the sons of Jerubbaal, who are threescore and ten persons, rule over you, or that one rule over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh. [9:3] And his mother’s brethren spake of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother. [9:4] And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Baal-berith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light fellows, who followed him. [9:5] And he went unto his father’s house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten persons, upon one stone: but Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself. [9:6] And all the men of Shechem assembled themselves together, and all the house of Millo, and went and made Abimelech king, by the oak of the pillar that was in Shechem.

[9:7] And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood on the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, you men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you. [9:8] The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive-tree, Reign you over us. [9:9] But the olive-tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honor God and man, and go to wave to and fro over the trees? [9:10] And the trees said to the fig-tree, Come thou, and reign over us. [9:11] But the fig-tree said unto them, Should I leave my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to wave to and fro over the trees? [9:12] And the trees said unto the vine, Come thou, and reign over us. [9:13] And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my new wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to wave to and fro over the trees? [9:14] Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, and reign over us. [9:15] And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth you anoint me king over you, then come and take refuge in my shade; and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon. [9:16] Now therefore, if you have dealt truly and uprightly, in that you have made Abimelech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done unto him according to the deserving of his hands [9:17] (for my father fought for you, and adventured his life, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian: [9:18] and you are risen up against my father’s house this day, and have slain his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maid-servant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother); [9:19] if you then have dealt truly and uprightly with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice you in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you: [9:20] but if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech. [9:21] And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.

[9:22] And Abimelech was prince over Israel three years. [9:23] And God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech: [9:24] that the violence done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and that their blood might be laid upon Abimelech their brother, who slew them, and upon the men of Shechem, who strengthened his hands to slay his brethren. [9:25] And the men of Shechem set liers-in-wait for him on the tops of the mountains, and they robbed all that came along that way by them: and it was told Abimelech.

[9:26] And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem; and the men of Shechem put their trust in him. [9:27] And they went out into the field, and gathered their vineyards, and trod the grapes, and held festival, and went into the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech. [9:28] And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve you the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: but why should we serve him? [9:29] And would that this people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase your army, and come out.

[9:30] And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled. [9:31] And he sent messengers unto Abimelech craftily, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren are come to Shechem; and, behold, they constrain the city to take part against thee. [9:32] Now therefore, up by night, you and the people that are with thee, and lie in wait in the field: [9:33] and it shall be, that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, you shalt rise early, and rush upon the city; and, behold, when he and the people that are with him come out against thee, then mayest you do to them as you shalt find occasion.

[9:34] And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies. [9:35] And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city: and Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him, from the ambushment. [9:36] And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, Behold, there come people down from the tops of the mountains. And Zebul said unto him, you seest the shadow of the mountains as if they were men. [9:37] And Gaal spake again and said, See, there come people down by the middle of the land, and one company cometh by the way of the oak of Meonenim. [9:38] Then said Zebul unto him, Where is now your mouth, that you saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that you have despised? go out now, I pray, and fight with them. [9:39] And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech. [9:40] And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and there fell many wounded, even unto the entrance of the gate.

[9:41] And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah: and Zebul drove out Gaal and his brethren, that they should not dwell in Shechem. [9:42] And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people went out into the field; and they told Abimelech. [9:43] And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field; and he looked, and, behold, the people came forth out of the city; And he rose up against them, and smote them. [9:44] And Abimelech, and the companies that were with him, rushed forward, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city: and the two companies rushed upon all that were in the field, and smote them. [9:45] And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that were therein: and he beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.

[9:46] And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard thereof, they entered into the stronghold of the house of Elberith. [9:47] And it was told Abimelech that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together. [9:48] And Abimelech gat him up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it up, and laid it on his shoulder: and he said unto the people that were with him, What you have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done. [9:49] And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the stronghold, and set the stronghold on fire upon them; so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.

[9:50] Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it. [9:51] But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut themselves in, and gat them up to the roof of the tower. [9:52] And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and drew near unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire. [9:53] And a certain woman cast an upper millstone upon Abimelech’s head, and brake his skull. [9:54] Then he called hastily unto the young man his armorbearer, and said unto him, Draw your sword, and kill me, that men say not of me, A woman slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died. [9:55] And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man unto his place. [9:56] Thus God requited the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren; [9:57] and all the wickedness of the men of Shechem did God requite upon their heads: and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.

[10:1] And after Abimelech there arose to save Israel Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar; and he dwelt in Shamir in the hill-country of Ephraim. [10:2] And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir.

[10:3] And after him arose Jair, the Gileadite; and he judged Israel twenty and two years. [10:4] And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havvoth-jair unto this day, which are in the land of Gilead. [10:5] And Jair died, and was buried in Kamon.

[10:6] And the children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of THE GOD, and served the Baalim, and the Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Sidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines; and they forsook THE GOD, and served him not. [10:7] And the anger of THE GOD was kindled against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the children of Ammon. [10:8] And they vexed and oppressed the children of Israel that year: eighteen years oppressed they all the children of Israel that were beyond the Jordan in the land of the Amorites, which is in Gilead. [10:9] And the children of Ammon passed over the Jordan to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim; so that Israel was sore distressed.

[10:10] And the children of Israel cried unto THE GOD, saying, We have sinned against thee, even because we have forsaken our God, and have served the Baalim. [10:11] And THE GOD said unto the children of Israel, Did not I save you from the Egyptians, and from the Amorites, from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines? [10:12] The Sidonians also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites, did oppress you; and you cried unto me, and I saved you out of their hand. [10:13] Yet you have forsaken me, and served other gods: wherefore I will save you no more. [10:14] Go and cry unto the gods which you have chosen; let them save you in the time of your distress. [10:15] And the children of Israel said unto THE GOD, We have sinned: do you unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee; only deliver us, we pray thee, this day. [10:16] And they put away the foreign gods from among them, and served THE GOD; and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.

[10:17] Then the children of Ammon were gathered together, and encamped in Gilead. And the children of Israel assembled themselves together, and encamped in Mizpah. [10:18] And the people, the princes of Gilead, said one to another, What man is he that will begin to fight against the children of Ammon? he shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.

[11:1] Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor, and he was the son of a harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah. [11:2] And Gilead’s wife bare him sons; and when his wife’s sons grew up, they drove out Jephthah, and said unto him, you shalt not inherit in our father’s house; for you art the son of another woman. [11:3] Then Jephthah fled from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tob: and there were gathered vain fellows to Jephthah, and they went out with him.

[11:4] And it came to pass after a while, that the children of Ammon made war against Israel. [11:5] And it was so, that, when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob; [11:6] and they said unto Jephthah, Come and be our chief, that we may fight with the children of Ammon. [11:7] And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, Did not you hate me, and drive me out of my father’s house? and why are you come unto me now when you are in distress? [11:8] And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, Therefore are we turned again to you now, that you mayest go with us, and fight with the children of Ammon; and you shalt be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead. [11:9] And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, If you bring me home again to fight with the children of Ammon, and THE GOD deliver them before me, shall I be your head? [11:10] And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, THE GOD shall be witness between us; surely according to your word so will we do. [11:11] Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and chief over them: and Jephthah spake all his words before THE GOD in Mizpah.

[11:12] And Jephthah sent messengers unto the king of the children of Ammon, saying, What have you to do with me, that you art come unto me to fight against my land? [11:13] And the king of the children of Ammon answered unto the messengers of Jephthah, Because Israel took away my land, when he came up out of Egypt, from the Arnon even unto the Jabbok, and unto the Jordan: now therefore restore those lands again peaceably. [11:14] And Jephthah sent messengers again unto the king of the children of Ammon; [11:15] and he said unto him, Thus saith Jephthah: Israel took not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon, [11:16] but when they came up from Egypt, and Israel went through the wilderness unto the Red Sea, and came to Kadesh; [11:17] then Israel sent messengers unto the king of Edom, saying, Let me, I pray thee, pass through your land; but the king of Edom hearkened not. And in like manner he sent unto the king of Moab; but he would not: and Israel abode in Kadesh. [11:18] Then they went through the wilderness, and went around the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and they encamped on the other side of the Arnon; but they came not within the border of Moab, for the Arnon was the border of Moab. [11:19] And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, the king of Heshbon; and Israel said unto him, Let us pass, we pray thee, through your land unto my place. [11:20] But Sihon trusted not Israel to pass through his border; but Sihon gathered all his people together, and encamped in Jahaz, and fought against Israel. [11:21] And THE GOD, the God of Israel, delivered Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel, and they smote them: so Israel possessed all the land of the Amorites, the inhabitants of that country. [11:22] And they possessed all the border of the Amorites, from the Arnon even unto the Jabbok, and from the wilderness even unto the Jordan. [11:23] So now THE GOD, the God of Israel, hath dispossessed the Amorites from before his people Israel, and shouldest you possess them? [11:24] Wilt not you possess that which Chemosh your god giveth you to possess? So whomsoever THE GOD our God hath dispossessed from before us, them will we possess. [11:25] And now art you anything better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them? [11:26] While Israel dwelt in Heshbon and its towns, and in Aroer and its towns, and in all the cities that are along by the side of the Arnon, three hundred years; wherefore did you not recover them within that time? [11:27] I therefore have not sinned against thee, but you doest me wrong to war against me: THE GOD, the Judge, be judge this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon. [11:28] Howbeit the king of the children of Ammon hearkened not unto the words of Jephthah which he sent him.

[11:29] Then the Spirit of THE GOD came upon Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over unto the children of Ammon. [11:30] And Jephthah vowed a vow unto THE GOD, and said, If you wilt indeed deliver the children of Ammon into my hand, [11:31] then it shall be, that whatsoever cometh forth from the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, it shall be THE GOD’s, and I will offer it up for a burnt-offering. [11:32] So Jephthah passed over unto the children of Ammon to fight against them; and THE GOD delivered them into his hand. [11:33] And he smote them from Aroer until you come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and unto Abelcheramim, with a very great slaughter. So the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel.

[11:34] And Jephthah came to Mizpah unto his house; and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; besides her he had neither son nor daughter. [11:35] And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! you have brought me very low, and you art one of them that trouble me; for I have opened my mouth unto THE GOD, and I cannot go back. [11:36] And she said unto him, My father, you have opened your mouth unto THE GOD; do unto me according to that which hath proceeded out of your mouth, forasmuch as THE GOD hath taken vengeance for you on your enemies, even on the children of Ammon. [11:37] And she said unto her father, Let this thing be done for me: let me alone two months, that I may depart and go down upon the mountains, and bewail my virginity, I and my companions. [11:38] And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months: and she departed, she and her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains. [11:39] And it came to pass at the end of two months, that she returned unto her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had vowed: and she knew not man. And it was a custom in Israel, [11:40] that the daughters of Israel went yearly to celebrate the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year.

[12:1] And the men of Ephraim were gathered together, and passed northward; and they said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst you over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn your house upon you with fire. [12:2] And Jephthah said unto them, I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, you saved me not out of their hand. [12:3] And when I saw that you saved me not, I put my life in my hand, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and THE GOD delivered them into my hand: wherefore then are you come up unto me this day, to fight against me? [12:4] Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim; and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said, You are fugitives of Ephraim, you Gileadites, in the midst of Ephraim, and in the midst of Manasseh. [12:5] And the Gileadites took the fords of the Jordan against the Ephraimites. And it was so, that, when any of the fugitives of Ephraim said, Let me go over, the men of Gilead said unto him, Art you an Ephraimite? If he said, Nay; [12:6] then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth; and he said Sibboleth; for he could not frame to pronounce it right: then they laid hold on him, and slew him at the fords of the Jordan. And there fell at that time of Ephraim forty and two thousand.

[12:7] And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then died Jephthah the Gileadite, and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.

[12:8] And after him Ibzan of Beth-lehem judged Israel. [12:9] And he had thirty sons; and thirty daughters he sent abroad, and thirty daughters he brought in from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years. [12:10] And Ibzan died, and was buried at Beth-lehem. [12:11] And after him Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years. [12:12] And Elon the Zebulunite died, and was buried in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun.

[12:13] And after him Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite judged Israel. [12:14] And he had forty sons and thirty sons’ sons, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years. [12:15] And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill-country of the Amalekites.

[13:1] And the children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of THE GOD; and THE GOD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.

[13:2] And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not. [13:3] And the angel of THE GOD appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, Behold now, you art barren, and bearest not; but you shalt conceive, and bear a son. [13:4] Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing: [13:5] for, lo, you shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall come upon his head; for the child shall be a Nazirite unto God from the womb: and he shall begin to save Israel out of the hand of the Philistines. [13:6] Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came unto me, and his countenance was like the countenance of the angel of God, very terrible; and I asked him not whence he was, neither told he me his name: [13:7] but he said unto me, Behold, you shalt conceive, and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing; for the child shall be a Nazirite unto God from the womb to the day of his death.

[13:8] Then Manoah entreated THE GOD, and said, Oh, Lord, I pray thee, let the man of God whom you didst send come again unto us, and teach us what we shall do unto the child that shall be born. [13:9] And God hearkened to the voice of Manoah; and the angel of God came again unto the woman as she sat in the field: but Manoah her husband was not with her. [13:10] And the woman made haste, and ran, and told her husband, and said unto him, Behold, the man hath appeared unto me, that came unto me the other day. [13:11] And Manoah arose, and went after his wife, and came to the man, and said unto him, Art you the man that spakest unto the woman? And he said, I am. [13:12] And Manoah said, Now let your words come to pass: what shall be the ordering of the child, and how shall we do unto him? [13:13] And the angel of THE GOD said unto Manoah, Of all that I said unto the woman let her beware. [13:14] She may not eat of anything that cometh of the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing; all that I commanded her let her observe.

[13:15] And Manoah said unto the angel of THE GOD, I pray thee, let us detain thee, that we may make ready a kid for thee. [13:16] And the angel of THE GOD said unto Manoah, Though you detain me, I will not eat of your bread; and if you wilt make ready a burnt-offering, you must offer it unto THE GOD. For Manoah knew not that he was the angel of THE GOD. [13:17] And Manoah said unto the angel of THE GOD, What is your name, that, when your words come to pass, we may do you honor? [13:18] And the angel of THE GOD said unto him, Wherefore askest you after my name, seeing it is wonderful? [13:19] So Manoah took the kid with the meal-offering, and offered it upon the rock unto THE GOD: and the angel did wondrously, and Manoah and his wife looked on. [13:20] For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the angel of THE GOD ascended in the flame of the altar: and Manoah and his wife looked on; and they fell on their faces to the ground.

[13:21] But the angel of THE GOD did no more appear to Manoah or to his wife. Then Manoah knew that he was the angel of THE GOD. [13:22] And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God. [13:23] But his wife said unto him, If THE GOD were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt-offering and a meal-offering at our hand, neither would he have showed us all these things, nor would at this time have told such things as these. [13:24] And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and THE GOD blessed him. [13:25] And the Spirit of THE GOD began to move him in Mahaneh-dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.

[14:1] And Samson went down to Timnah, and saw a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines. [14:2] And he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines: now therefore get her for me to wife. [14:3] Then his father and his mother said unto him, Is there never a woman among the daughters of your brethren, or among all my people, that you goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said unto his father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well. [14:4] But his father and his mother knew not that it was of THE GOD; for he sought an occasion against the Philistines. Now at that time the Philistines had rule over Israel.

[14:5] Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Timnah, and came to the vineyards of Timnah: and, behold, a young lion roared against him. [14:6] And the Spirit of THE GOD came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid; and he had nothing in his hand: but he told not his father or his mother what he had done. [14:7] And he went down, and talked with the woman, and she pleased Samson well. [14:8] And after a while he returned to take her; and he turned aside to see the carcass of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees in the body of the lion, and honey. [14:9] And he took it into his hands, and went on, eating as he went; and he came to his father and mother, and gave unto them, and they did eat: but he told them not that he had taken the honey out of the body of the lion.

[14:10] And his father went down unto the woman: and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do. [14:11] And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him. [14:12] And Samson said unto them, Let me now put forth a riddle unto you: if you can declare it unto me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty changes of raiment; [14:13] but if you cannot declare it unto me, then shall you give me thirty linen garments and thirty changes of raiment. And they said unto him, Put forth your riddle, that we may hear it. [14:14] And he said unto them,

Out of the eater came forth food,

And out of the strong came forth sweetness.

And they could not in three days declare the riddle. [14:15] And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said unto Samson’s wife, Entice your husband, that he may declare unto us the riddle, lest we burn you and your father’s house with fire: have you called us to impoverish us? is it not so? [14:16] And Samson’s wife wept before him, and said, you dost but hate me, and lovest me not: you have put forth a riddle unto the children of my people, and have not told it me. And he said unto her, Behold, I have not told it my father nor my mother, and shall I tell thee? [14:17] And she wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted: and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she pressed him sore; and she told the riddle to the children of her people. [14:18] And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? And he said unto them,

If you had not plowed with my heifer,

Ye had not found out my riddle.

[14:19] And the Spirit of THE GOD came mightily upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and smote thirty men of them, and took their spoil, and gave the changes of raiment unto them that declared the riddle. And his anger was kindled, and he went up to his father’s house. [14:20] But Samson’s wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.

[15:1] But it came to pass after a while, in the time of wheat harvest, that Samson visited his wife with a kid; and he said, I will go in to my wife into the chamber. But her father would not suffer him to go in. [15:2] And her father said, I verily thought that you hadst utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to your companion: is not her younger sister fairer than she? take her, I pray thee, instead of her. [15:3] And Samson said unto them, This time shall I be blameless in regard of the Philistines, when I do them a mischief. [15:4] And Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and took firebrands, and turned tail to tail, and put a firebrand in the midst between every two tails. [15:5] And when he had set the brands on fire, he let them go into the standing grain of the Philistines, and burnt up both the shocks and the standing grain, and also the oliveyards. [15:6] Then the Philistines said, Who hath done this? And they said, Samson, the son-in-law of the Timnite, because he hath taken his wife, and given her to his companion. And the Philistines came up, and burnt her and her father with fire. [15:7] And Samson said unto them, If you do after this manner, surely I will be avenged of you, and after that I will cease. [15:8] And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down and dwelt in the cleft of the rock of Etam.

[15:9] Then the Philistines went up, and encamped in Judah, and spread themselves in Lehi. [15:10] And the men of Judah said, Why are you come up against us? And they said, To bind Samson are we come up, to do to him as he hath done to us. [15:11] Then three thousand men of Judah went down to the cleft of the rock of Etam, and said to Samson, Knowest you not that the Philistines are rulers over us? what then is this that you have done unto us? And he said unto them, As they did unto me, so have I done unto them. [15:12] And they said unto him, We are come down to bind thee, that we may deliver you into the hand of the Philistines. And Samson said unto them, Swear unto me, that you will not fall upon me yourselves. [15:13] And they spake unto him, saying, No; but we will bind you fast, and deliver you into their hand: but surely we will not kill thee. And they bound him with two new ropes, and brought him up from the rock.

[15:14] When he came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted as they met him: and the Spirit of THE GOD came mightily upon him, and the ropes that were upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands dropped from off his hands. [15:15] And he found a fresh jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and smote a thousand men therewith. [15:16] And Samson said,

With the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps,

With the jawbone of an ass have I smitten a thousand men.

[15:17] And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking, that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand; and that place was called Ramath-lehi. [15:18] And he was sore athirst, and called on THE GOD, and said, you have given this great deliverance by the hand of your servant; and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised. [15:19] But God clave the hollow place that is in Lehi, and there came water thereout; and when he had drunk, his spirit came again, and he revived: wherefore the name thereof was called En-hakkore, which is in Lehi, unto this day. [15:20] And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years.

[16:1] And Samson went to Gaza, and saw there a harlot, and went in unto her. [16:2] And it was told the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they compassed him in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, Let be till morning light, then we will kill him. [16:3] And Samson lay till midnight, and arose at midnight, and laid hold of the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and plucked them up, bar and all, and put them upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of the mountain that is before Hebron.

[16:4] And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah. [16:5] And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him: and we will give you every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver. [16:6] And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein your great strength lieth, and wherewith you mightest be bound to afflict thee. [16:7] And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven green withes that were never dried, then shall I become weak, and be as another man. [16:8] Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green withes which had not been dried, and she bound him with them. [16:9] Now she had liers-in-wait abiding in the inner chamber. And she said unto him, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And he brake the withes, as a string of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. So his strength was not known.

[16:10] And Delilah said unto Samson, Behold, you have mocked me, and told me lies: now tell me, I pray thee, wherewith you mightest be bound. [16:11] And he said unto her, If they only bind me with new ropes wherewith no work hath been done, then shall I become weak, and be as another man. [16:12] So Delilah took new ropes, and bound him therewith, and said unto him, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And the liers-in-wait were abiding in the inner chamber. And he brake them off his arms like a thread.

[16:13] And Delilah said unto Samson, Hitherto you have mocked me, and told me lies: tell me wherewith you mightest be bound. And he said unto her, If you weavest the seven locks of my head with the web. [16:14] And she fastened it with the pin, and said unto him, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And he awaked out of his sleep, and plucked away the pin of the beam, and the web.

[16:15] And she said unto him, How canst you say, I love thee, when your heart is not with me? you have mocked me these three times, and have not told me wherein your great strength lieth. [16:16] And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, that his soul was vexed unto death. [16:17] And he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There hath not come a razor upon my head; for I have been a Nazirite unto God from my mother’s womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man. [16:18] And when Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying, Come up this once, for he hath told me all his heart. Then the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and brought the money in their hand. [16:19] And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and shaved off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him. [16:20] And she said, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times, and shake myself free. But he knew not that THE GOD was departed from him. [16:21] And the Philistines laid hold on him, and put out his eyes; and they brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison-house. [16:22] Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven.

[16:23] And the lords of the Philistines gathered them together to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice; for they said, Our god hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand. [16:24] And when the people saw him, they praised their god; for they said, Our god hath delivered into our hand our enemy, and the destroyer of our country, who hath slain many of us. [16:25] And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make us sport. And they called for Samson out of the prison-house; and he made sport before them. And they set him between the pillars: [16:26] and Samson said unto the lad that held him by the hand, Suffer me that I may feel the pillars whereupon the house resteth, that I may lean upon them. [16:27] Now the house was full of men and women; and all the lords of the Philistines were there; and there were upon the roof about three thousand men and women, that beheld while Samson made sport.

[16:28] And Samson called unto THE GOD, and said, O Lord THE GOD, remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes. [16:29] And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house rested, and leaned upon them, the one with his right hand, and the other with his left. [16:30] And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that were therein. So the dead that he slew at his death were more than they that he slew in his life. [16:31] Then his brethren and all the house of his father came down, and took him, and brought him up, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the burying-place of Manoah his father. And he judged Israel twenty years.

[17:1] And there was a man of the hill-country of Ephraim, whose name was Micah. [17:2] And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred pieces of silver that were taken from thee, about which you didst utter a curse, and didst also speak it in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be my son of THE GOD. [17:3] And he restored the eleven hundred pieces of silver to his mother; and his mother said, I verily dedicate the silver unto THE GOD from my hand for my son, to make a graven image and a molten image: now therefore I will restore it unto thee. [17:4] And when he restored the money unto his mother, his mother took two hundred pieces of silver, and gave them to the founder, who made thereof a graven image and a molten image: and it was in the house of Micah. [17:5] And the man Micah had a house of gods, and he made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest. [17:6] In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.

[17:7] And there was a young man out of Beth-lehem-judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite; and he sojourned there. [17:8] And the man departed out of the city, out of Beth-lehem-judah, to sojourn where he could find a place, and he came to the hill-country of Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he journeyed. [17:9] And Micah said unto him, Whence comest thou? And he said unto him, I am a Levite of Beth-lehem-judah, and I go to sojourn where I may find a place. [17:10] And Micah said unto him, Dwell with me, and be unto me a father and a priest, and I will give you ten pieces of silver by the year, and a suit of apparel, and your victuals. So the Levite went in. [17:11] And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons. [17:12] And Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah. [17:13] Then said Micah, Now know I that THE GOD will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest.

[18:1] In those days there was no king in Israel: and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in; for unto that day their inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel. [18:2] And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their whole number, men of valor, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them, Go, search the land. And they came to the hill-country of Ephraim, unto the house of Micah, and lodged there. [18:3] When they were by the house of Micah, they knew the voice of the young man the Levite; and they turned aside thither, and said unto him, Who brought you hither? and what doest you in this place? and what have you here? [18:4] And he said unto them, Thus and thus hath Micah dealt with me, and he hath hired me, and I am become his priest. [18:5] And they said unto him, Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous. [18:6] And the priest said unto them, Go in peace: before THE GOD is your way wherein you go.

[18:7] Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt in security, after the manner of the Sidonians, quiet and secure; for there was none in the land, possessing authority, that might put them to shame in anything, and they were far from the Sidonians, and had no dealings with any man. [18:8] And they came unto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their brethren said unto them, What say ye? [18:9] And they said, Arise, and let us go up against them; for we have seen the land, and, behold, it is very good: and are you still? be not slothful to go and to enter in to possess the land. [18:10] When you go, you shall come unto a people secure, and the land is large; for God hath given it into your hand, a place where there is no want of anything that is in the earth.

[18:11] And there set forth from thence of the family of the Danites, out of Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men girt with weapons of war. [18:12] And they went up, and encamped in Kiriath-jearim, in Judah: wherefore they called that place Mahaneh-dan, unto this day; behold, it is behind Kiriath-jearim. [18:13] And they passed thence unto the hill-country of Ephraim, and came unto the house of Micah.

[18:14] Then answered the five men that went to spy out the country of Laish, and said unto their brethren, Do you know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven image, and a molten image? now therefore consider what you have to do. [18:15] And they turned aside thither, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and asked him of his welfare. [18:16] And the six hundred men girt with their weapons of war, who were of the children of Dan, stood by the entrance of the gate. [18:17] And the five men that went to spy out the land went up, and came in thither, and took the graven image, and the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image: and the priest stood by the entrance of the gate with the six hundred men girt with weapons of war. [18:18] And when these went into Micah’s house, and fetched the graven image, the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image, the priest said unto them, What do ye? [18:19] And they said unto him, Hold your peace, lay your hand upon your mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: is it better for you to be priest unto the house of one man, or to be priest unto a tribe and a family in Israel? [18:20] And the priest’s heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the people.

[18:21] So they turned and departed, and put the little ones and the cattle and the goods before them. [18:22] When they were a good way from the house of Micah, the men that were in the houses near to Micah’s house were gathered together, and overtook the children of Dan. [18:23] And they cried unto the children of Dan. And they turned their faces, and said unto Micah, What aileth thee, that you comest with such a company? [18:24] And he said, you have taken away my gods which I made, and the priest, and are gone away, and what have I more? and how then say you unto me, What aileth thee? [18:25] And the children of Dan said unto him, Let not your voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows fall upon you, and you lose your life, with the lives of your household. [18:26] And the children of Dan went their way: and when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back unto his house.

[18:27] And they took that which Micah had made, and the priest whom he had, and came unto Laish, unto a people quiet and secure, and smote them with the edge of the sword; and they burnt the city with fire. [18:28] And there was no deliverer, because it was far from Sidon, and they had no dealings with any man; and it was in the valley that lieth by Beth-rehob. And they built the city, and dwelt therein. [18:29] And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born unto Israel: howbeit the name of the city was Laish at the first. [18:30] And the children of Dan set up for themselves the graven image: and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of the Danites until the day of the captivity of the land. [18:31] So they set them up Micah’s graven image which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh.

[19:1] And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the farther side of the hill-country of Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Beth-lehem-judah. [19:2] And his concubine played the harlot against him, and went away from him unto her father’s house to Beth-lehem-judah, and was there the space of four months. [19:3] And her husband arose, and went after her, to speak kindly unto her, to bring her again, having his servant with him, and a couple of asses: and she brought him into her father’s house; and when the father of the damsel saw him, he rejoiced to meet him. [19:4] And his father-in-law, the damsel’s father, retained him; and he abode with him three days: so they did eat and drink, and lodged there. [19:5] And it came to pass on the fourth day, that they arose early in the morning, and he rose up to depart: and the damsel’s father said unto his son-in-law, Strengthen your heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward you shall go your way. [19:6] So they sat down, and did eat and drink, both of them together: and the damsel’s father said unto the man, Be pleased, I pray thee, to tarry all night, and let your heart be merry. [19:7] And the man rose up to depart; but his father-in-law urged him, and he lodged there again. [19:8] And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart; and the damsel’s father said, Strengthen your heart, I pray thee, and tarry you until the day declineth; and they did eat, both of them. [19:9] And when the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant, his father-in-law, the damsel’s father, said unto him, Behold, now the day draweth toward evening, I pray you tarry all night: behold, the day groweth to an end, lodge here, that your heart may be merry; and to-morrow get you early on your way, that you mayest go home.

[19:10] But the man would not tarry that night, but he rose 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 with him. [19:11] When they were by Jebus, the day was far spent; and the servant said unto his master, Come, I pray thee, and let us turn aside into this city of the Jebusites, and lodge in it. [19:12] And his master said unto him, We will not turn aside into the city of a foreigner, that is not of the children of Israel; but we will pass over to Gibeah. [19:13] And he said unto his servant, Come and let us draw near to one of these places; and we will lodge in Gibeah, or in Ramah. [19:14] So they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down upon them near to Gibeah, which belongeth to Benjamin. [19:15] And they turned aside thither, to go in to lodge in Gibeah: and he went in, and sat him down in the street of the city; for there was no man that took them into his house to lodge.

[19:16] And, behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at even: now the man was of the hill-country of Ephraim, and he sojourned in Gibeah; but the men of the place were Benjamites. [19:17] And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the wayfaring man in the street of the city; and the old man said, Whither goest thou? and whence comest thou? [19:18] And he said unto him, We are passing from Beth-lehem-judah unto the farther side of the hill-country of Ephraim; from thence am I, and I went to Beth-lehem-judah: and I am now going to the house of THE GOD; and there is no man that taketh me into his house. [19:19] Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses; and there is bread and wine also for me, and for your handmaid, and for the young man that is with your servants: there is no want of anything. [19:20] And the old man said, Peace be unto thee; howsoever let all your wants lie upon me; only lodge not in the street. [19:21] So he brought him into his house, and gave the asses fodder; and they washed their feet, and did eat and drink.

[19:22] As they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain base fellows, beset the house round about, beating at the door; and they spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into your house, that we may know him. [19:23] And the man, the master of the house, went out unto them, and said unto them, Nay, my brethren, I pray you, do not so wickedly; seeing that this man is come into my house, do not this folly. [19:24] Behold, here is my daughter a virgin, and his concubine; them I will bring out now, and humble you them, and do with them what seemeth good unto you: but unto this man do not any such folly. [19:25] But the men would not hearken to him: so the man laid hold on his concubine, and brought her forth unto them; and they knew her, and abused her all the night until the morning: and when the day began to spring, they let her go. [19:26] Then came the woman in the dawning of the day, and fell down at the door of the man’s house where her lord was, till it was light.

[19:27] And her lord rose up in the morning, and opened the doors of the house, and went out to go his way; and, behold, the woman his concubine was fallen down at the door of the house, with her hands upon the threshold. [19:28] And he said unto her, Up, and let us be going; but none answered: then he took her up upon the ass; and the man rose up, and gat him unto his place. [19:29] And when he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, limb by limb, into twelve pieces, and sent her throughout all the borders of Israel. [19:30] And it was so, that all that saw it said, There was no such deed done nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt unto this day: consider it, take counsel, and speak.

[20:1] Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was assembled as one man, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, with the land of Gilead, unto THE GOD at Mizpah. [20:2] And the chiefs of all the people, even of all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen that drew sword. [20:3] (Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel were gone up to Mizpah.) And the children of Israel said, Tell us, how was this wickedness brought to pass? [20:4] And the Levite, the husband of the woman that was murdered, answered and said, I came into Gibeah that belongeth to Benjamin, I and my concubine, to lodge. [20:5] And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and beset the house round about me by night; me they thought to have slain, and my concubine they forced, and she is dead. [20:6] And I took my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel; for they have committed lewdness and folly in Israel. [20:7] Behold, you children of Israel, all of you, give here your advice and counsel.

[20:8] And all the people arose as one man, saying, We will not any of us go to his tent, neither will we any of us turn unto his house. [20:9] But now this is the thing which we will do to Gibeah: we will go up against it by lot; [20:10] and we will take ten men of a hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred of a thousand, and a thousand out of ten thousand, to fetch victuals for the people, that they may do, when they come to Gibeah of Benjamin, according to all the folly that they have wrought in Israel. [20:11] So all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, knit together as one man.

[20:12] And the tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribe of Benjamin, saying, What wickedness is this that is come to pass among you? [20:13] Now therefore deliver up the men, the base fellows, that are in Gibeah, that we may put them to death, and put away evil from Israel. But Benjamin would not hearken to the voice of their brethren the children of Israel. [20:14] And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together out of the cities unto Gibeah, to go out to battle against the children of Israel. [20:15] And the children of Benjamin were numbered on that day out of the cities twenty and six thousand men that drew sword, besides the inhabitants of Gibeah, who were numbered seven hundred chosen men. [20:16] Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men lefthanded; every one could sling stones at a hair-breadth, and not miss.

[20:17] And the men of Israel, besides Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these were men of war. [20:18] And the children of Israel arose, and went up to Beth-el, and asked counsel of God; and they said, Who shall go up for us first to battle against the children of Benjamin? And THE GOD said, Judah shall go up first.

[20:19] And the children of Israel rose up in the morning, and encamped against Gibeah. [20:20] And the men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin; and the men of Israel set the battle in array against them at Gibeah. [20:21] And the children of Benjamin came forth out of Gibeah, and destroyed down to the ground of the Israelites on that day twenty and two thousand men. [20:22] And the people, the men of Israel, encouraged themselves, and set the battle again in array in the place where they set themselves in array the first day. [20:23] And the children of Israel went up and wept before THE GOD until even; and they asked of THE GOD, saying, Shall I again draw nigh to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother? And THE GOD said, Go up against him.

[20:24] And the children of Israel came near against the children of Benjamin the second day. [20:25] And Benjamin went forth against them out of Gibeah the second day, and destroyed down to the ground of the children of Israel again eighteen thousand men; all these drew the sword. [20:26] Then all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up, and came unto Beth-el, and wept, and sat there before THE GOD, and fasted that day until even; and they offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before THE GOD. [20:27] And the children of Israel asked of THE GOD (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days, [20:28] and Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, stood before it in those days), saying, Shall I yet again go out to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother, or shall I cease? And THE GOD said, Go up; for to-morrow I will deliver him into your hand.

[20:29] And Israel set liers-in-wait against Gibeah round about. [20:30] And the children of Israel went up against the children of Benjamin on the third day, and set themselves in array against Gibeah, as at other times. [20:31] And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to smite and kill of the people, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to Beth-el, and the other to Gibeah, in the field, about thirty men of Israel. [20:32] And the children of Benjamin said, They are smitten down before us, as at the first. But the children of Israel said, Let us flee, and draw them away from the city unto the highways. [20:33] And all the men of Israel rose up out of their place, and set themselves in array at Baal-tamar: and the liers-in-wait of Israel brake forth out of their place, even out of Maareh-geba. [20:34] And there 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. [20:35] And THE GOD 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.

[20:36] So the children of Benjamin saw that they were smitten; for the men of Israel gave place to Benjamin, because they trusted unto the liers-in-wait whom they had set against Gibeah. [20:37] And the liers-in-wait hasted, and rushed upon Gibeah; and the liers-in-wait drew themselves along, and smote all the city with the edge of the sword. [20:38] Now the appointed sign between the men of Israel and the liers-in-wait was, that they should make a great cloud of smoke rise up out of the city. [20:39] And the men of Israel turned in the battle, and Benjamin began to smite and kill of the men of Israel about thirty persons; for they said, Surely they are smitten down before us, as in the first battle. [20:40] But when the cloud began to arise up out of the city in a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them; and, behold, the whole of the city went up in smoke to heaven. [20:41] And the men of Israel turned, and the men of Benjamin were dismayed; for they saw that evil was come upon them. [20:42] Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel unto the way of the wilderness; but the battle followed hard after them; and they that came out of the cities destroyed them in the midst thereof. [20:43] They inclosed the Benjamites round about, and chased them, and trod them down at their resting-place, as far as over against Gibeah toward the sunrising. [20:44] And there fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men; all these were men of valor. [20:45] And they turned and fled toward the wilderness unto the rock of Rimmon: 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. [20:46] So that all who fell that day of Benjamin were twenty and five thousand men that drew the sword; all these were men of valor. [20:47] But six hundred men turned and fled toward the wilderness unto the rock of Rimmon, and abode in the rock of Rimmon four months. [20:48] And the men of Israel turned again upon the children of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword, both the entire city, and the cattle, and all that they found: moreover all the cities which they found they set on fire.

[21:1] Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpah, saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to wife. [21:2] And the people came to Beth-el, and sat there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore. [21:3] And they said, O THE GOD, the God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that there should be to-day one tribe lacking in Israel? [21:4] And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings. [21:5] And the children of Israel said, Who is there among all the tribes of Israel that came not up in the assembly unto THE GOD? For they had made a great oath concerning him that came not up unto THE GOD to Mizpah, saying, He shall surely be put to death. [21:6] And the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day. [21:7] How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing we have sworn by THE GOD that we will not give them of our daughters to wives?

[21:8] And they said, What one is there of the tribes of Israel that came not up unto THE GOD to Mizpah? And, behold, there came none to the camp from Jabesh-gilead to the assembly. [21:9] For when the people were numbered, behold, there were none of the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead there. [21:10] And the congregation sent thither twelve thousand men of the valiantest, and commanded them, saying, Go and smite the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead with the edge of the sword, with the women and the little ones. [21:11] And this is the thing that you shall do: you shall utterly destroy every male, and every woman that hath lain by man. [21:12] And they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead four 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.

[21:13] And the whole congregation sent and spake to the children of Benjamin that were in the rock of Rimmon, and proclaimed peace unto them. [21:14] And Benjamin returned at that time; and they gave them the women whom they had saved alive of the women of Jabesh-gilead: and yet so they sufficed them not. [21:15] And the people repented them for Benjamin, because that THE GOD had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.

[21:16] Then the elders of the congregation said, How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing the women are destroyed out of Benjamin? [21:17] And they said, There must be an inheritance for them that are escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe be not blotted out from Israel. [21:18] Howbeit we may not give them wives of our daughters, for the children of Israel had sworn, saying, Cursed be he that giveth a wife to Benjamin. [21:19] And they said, Behold, there is a feast of THE GOD from year to year in Shiloh, which is on the north of Beth-el, on the east side of the highway that goeth up from Beth-el to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah. [21:20] And they commanded the children of Benjamin, saying, Go and lie in wait in the vineyards, [21:21] and see, and, behold, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in the dances, then come you out of the vineyards, and catch you every man his wife of the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin. [21:22] And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come to complain unto us, that we will say unto them, Grant them graciously unto us, because we took not for each man of them his wife in battle, neither did you give them unto them, else would you now be guilty. [21:23] And the children of Benjamin did so, and took them wives, according to their number, of them that danced, whom they carried off: and they went and returned unto their inheritance, and built the cities, and dwelt in them. [21:24] And the children of Israel departed thence at that time, every man to his tribe and to his family, and they went out from thence every man to his inheritance.

[21:25] In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.

 

The First Book of Samuel

[1:1] Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim, of the hill-country of Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite: [1:2] and he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children. [1:3] And this man went up out of his city from year to year to worship and to sacrifice unto THE GOD of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, priests unto THE GOD, were there. [1:4] And when the day came that Elkanah sacrificed, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions: [1:5] but unto Hannah he gave a double portion; for he loved Hannah, but THE GOD had shut up her womb. [1:6] And her rival provoked her sore, to make her fret, because THE GOD had shut up her womb. [1:7] And as he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of THE GOD, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat. [1:8] And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest you not? and why is your heart grieved? am not I better to you than ten sons?

[1:9] So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest was sitting upon his seat by the door-post of the temple of THE GOD. [1:10] And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto THE GOD, and wept sore. [1:11] And she vowed a vow, and said, O THE GOD of hosts, if you wilt indeed look on the affliction of your handmaid, and remember me, and not forget your handmaid, but wilt give unto your handmaid a man-child, then I will give him unto THE GOD all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.

[1:12] And it came to pass, as she continued praying before THE GOD, that Eli marked her mouth. [1:13] Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken. [1:14] And Eli said unto her, How long wilt you be drunken? put away your wine from thee. [1:15] And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I poured out my soul before THE GOD. [1:16] Count not your handmaid for a wicked woman; for out of the abundance of my complaint and my provocation have I spoken hitherto. [1:17] Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace; and the God of Israel grant your petition that you have asked of him. [1:18] And she said, Let your handmaid find favor in your sight. So the woman went her way, and did eat; and her countenance was no more sad.

[1:19] And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before THE GOD, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and THE GOD remembered her. [1:20] And it came to pass, when the time was come about, that Hannah conceived, and bare a son; and she called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of THE GOD.

[1:21] And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto THE GOD the yearly sacrifice, and his vow. [1:22] But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, I will not go up until the child be weaned; and then I will bring him, that he may appear before THE GOD, and there abide for ever. [1:23] And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Do what seemeth you good; tarry until you have weaned him; only THE GOD establish his word. So the woman tarried and gave her son suck, until she weaned him. [1:24] And 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 GOD in Shiloh: and the child was young. [1:25] And they slew the bullock, and brought the child to Eli. [1:26] And she said, Oh, my lord, as your soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by you here, praying unto THE GOD. [1:27] For this child I prayed; and THE GOD hath given me my petition which I asked of him: [1:28] therefore also I have granted him to THE GOD; as long as he liveth he is granted to THE GOD. And he worshipped THE GOD there.

[2:1] And Hannah prayed, and said:

My heart exulteth in THE GOD;

My horn is exalted in THE GOD;

My mouth is enlarged over mine enemies;

Because I rejoice in your salvation.

[2:2] There is none holy as THE GOD;

For there is none besides thee,

Neither is there any rock like our God.

[2:3] Talk no more so exceeding proudly;

Let not arrogancy come out of your mouth;

For THE GOD is a God of knowledge,

And by him actions are weighed.

[2:4] The bows of the mighty men are broken;

And they that stumbled are girded with strength.

[2:5] They that were full have hired out themselves for bread;

And they that were hungry have ceased to hunger:

Yea, the barren hath borne seven;

And she that hath many children languisheth.

[2:6] THE GOD killeth, and maketh alive:

He bringeth down to Sheol, and bringeth up.

[2:7] THE GOD maketh poor, and maketh rich:

He bringeth low, he also lifteth up.

[2:8] He raiseth up the poor out of the dust,

He lifteth up the needy from the dunghill,

To make them sit with princes,

And inherit the throne of glory:

For the pillars of the earth are THE GOD’s,

And he hath set the world upon them.

[2:9] He will keep the feet of his holy ones;

But the wicked shall be put to silence in darkness;

For by strength shall no man prevail.

[2:10] They that strive with THE GOD shall be broken to pieces;

Against them will he thunder in heaven:

THE GOD will judge the ends of the earth;

And he will give strength unto his king,

And exalt the horn of his anointed.

[2:11] And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto THE GOD before Eli the priest.

[2:12] Now the sons of Eli were base men; they knew not THE GOD. [2:13] And the custom of the priests with the people was, that, when any man offered sacrifice, the priest’s servant came, while the flesh was boiling, with a flesh-hook of three teeth in his hand; [2:14] and he struck it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that the flesh-hook brought up the priest took therewith. So they did in Shiloh unto all the Israelites that came thither. [2:15] Yea, before they burnt the fat, the priest’s servant came, and said to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest; for he will not have boiled flesh of thee, but raw. [2:16] And if the man said unto him, They will surely burn the fat first, and then take as much as your soul desireth; then he would say, Nay, but you shalt give it me now: and if not, I will take it by force. [2:17] And the sin of the young men was very great before THE GOD; for the men despised the offering of THE GOD.

[2:18] But Samuel ministered before THE GOD, being a child, girded with a linen ephod. [2:19] Moreover his mother made him a little robe, and brought it to him from year to year, when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice. [2:20] And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, THE GOD give you seed of this woman for the petition which was asked of THE GOD. And they went unto their own home. [2:21] And THE GOD visited Hannah, and she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before THE GOD.

[2:22] Now Eli was very old; and he heard all that his sons did unto all Israel, and how that they lay with the women that did service at the door of the tent of meeting. [2:23] And he said unto them, Why do you such things? for I hear of your evil dealings from all this people. [2:24] Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: you make THE GOD’s people to transgress. [2:25] If one man sin against another, God shall judge him; but if a man sin against THE GOD, who shall entreat for him? Notwithstanding, they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because THE GOD was minded to slay them. [2:26] And the child Samuel grew on, and increased in favor both with THE GOD, and also with men.

[2:27] And there came a man of God unto Eli, and said unto him, Thus saith THE GOD, Did I reveal myself unto the house of your father, when they were in Egypt in bondage to Pharaoh’s house? [2:28] and did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to go up unto mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I give unto the house of your father all the offerings of the children of Israel made by fire? [2:29] Wherefore kick you at my sacrifice and at mine offering, which I have commanded in my habitation, and honorest your sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of Israel my people? [2:30] Therefore THE GOD, the God of Israel, saith, I said indeed that your house, and the house of your father, should walk before me for ever: but now THE GOD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honor me I will honor, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed. [2:31] Behold, the days come, that I will cut off your arm, and the arm of your father’s house, that there shall not be an old man in your house. [2:32] And you shalt behold the affliction of my habitation, in all the wealth which God shall give Israel; and there shall not be an old man in your house for ever. [2:33] And the man of thine, whom I shall not cut off from mine altar, shall be to consume your eyes, and to grieve your heart; and all the increase of your house shall die in the flower of their age. [2:34] And this shall be the sign unto thee, that shall come upon your two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas: in one day they shall die both of them. [2:35] And I will 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 mine anointed for ever. [2:36] And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in your house shall come and bow down to him for a piece of silver and a loaf of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priests’ offices, that I may eat a morsel of bread.

[3:1] And the child Samuel ministered unto THE GOD before Eli. And the word of THE GOD was precious in those days; there was no frequent vision. [3:2] And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place (now his eyes had begun to wax dim, so that he could not see), [3:3] and the lamp of God was not yet gone out, and Samuel was laid down to sleep, in the temple of THE GOD, where the ark of God was; [3:4] that THE GOD called Samuel; and he said, Here am I. [3:5] And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am I; for you calledst me. And he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down. [3:6] And THE GOD called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for you calledst me. And he answered, I called not, my son; lie down again. [3:7] Now Samuel did not yet know THE GOD, neither was the word of THE GOD yet revealed unto him. [3:8] And THE GOD called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for you calledst me. And Eli perceived that THE GOD had called the child. [3:9] Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that you shalt say, Speak, THE GOD; for your servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

[3:10] And THE GOD came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel said, Speak; for your servant heareth. [3:11] And THE GOD said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle. [3:12] In that day I will perform against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from the beginning even unto the end. [3:13] For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever, for the iniquity which he knew, because his sons did bring a curse upon themselves, and he restrained them not. [3:14] And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli’s house shall not be expiated with sacrifice nor offering for ever.

[3:15] And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of THE GOD. And Samuel feared to show Eli the vision. [3:16] Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he said, Here am I. [3:17] And he said, What is the thing that THE GOD hath spoken unto thee? I pray thee, hide it not from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if you hide anything from me of all the things that he spake unto thee. [3:18] And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is THE GOD: let him do what seemeth him good.

[3:19] And Samuel grew, and THE GOD was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground. [3:20] And all Israel from Dan even to Beer-sheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of THE GOD. [3:21] And THE GOD appeared again in Shiloh; for THE GOD revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of THE GOD.

[4:1] And the word of Samuel came to all Israel.

Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and encamped beside Eben-ezer: and the Philistines encamped in Aphek. [4:2] And the Philistines put themselves in array against Israel: and when they joined battle, Israel was smitten before the Philistines; and they slew of the army in the field about four thousand men. [4:3] And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Wherefore hath THE GOD smitten us to-day before the Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of THE GOD out of Shiloh unto us, that it may come among us, and save us out of the hand of our enemies. [4:4] So the people sent to Shiloh; and they brought from thence the ark of the covenant of THE GOD of hosts, who sitteth above the cherubim: and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.

[4:5] And when the ark of the covenant of THE GOD came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth rang again. [4:6] And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, What meaneth the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews? And they understood that the ark of THE GOD was come into the camp. [4:7] And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the camp. And they said, Woe unto us! for there hath not been such a thing heretofore. [4:8] Woe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty gods? these are the gods that smote the Egyptians with all manner of plagues in the wilderness. [4:9] Be strong, and quit yourselves like men, O you Philistines, that you be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you: quit yourselves like men, and fight. [4:10] And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every man to his tent: and there was a very great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen. [4:11] And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.

[4:12] And 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. [4:13] And when he came, lo, Eli was sitting 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. [4:14] And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What meaneth the noise of this tumult? And the man hasted, and came and told Eli. [4:15] Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were set, so that he could not see. [4:16] And the man said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to-day out of the army. And he said, How went the matter, my son? [4:17] And he that brought the tidings answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and your two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken. [4:18] And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that Eli fell from off his seat backward by the side of the gate; and his neck brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.

[4:19] 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 came upon her. [4:20] And about the time of her death the women that stood by her said unto her, Fear not; for you have brought forth a son. But she answered not, neither did she regard it. [4:21] And she named the child Ichabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel; because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father-in-law and her husband. [4:22] And she said, The glory is departed from Israel; for the ark of God is taken.

[5:1] Now the Philistines had taken the ark of God, and they brought it from Eben-ezer unto Ashdod. [5:2] And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon. [5:3] And when they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of THE GOD. And they took Dagon, and set him in his place again. [5:4] And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of THE GOD; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands lay cut off upon the threshold; only the stump of Dagon was left to him. [5:5] 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.

[5:6] But the hand of THE GOD was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with tumors, even Ashdod and the borders thereof. [5:7] And when the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The ark of the God of Israel shall not abide with us; for his hand is sore upon us, and upon Dagon our god. [5:8] They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Philistines 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 carried the ark of the God of Israel thither. [5:9] And it was so, that, after they had carried it about, the hand of THE GOD was against the city with a very great discomfiture: and he smote the men of the city, both small and great; and tumors brake out upon them. [5:10] 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 out, saying, They have brought about the ark of the God of Israel to us, to slay us and our people. [5:11] 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 again to its own place, that is slay us not, and our people. For there was a deadly discomfiture throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there. [5:12] And the men that died not were smitten with the tumors; and the cry of the city went up to heaven.

[6:1] And the ark of THE GOD was in the country of the Philistines seven months. [6:2] And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying, What shall we do with the ark of THE GOD? show us wherewith we shall sent it to its place. [6:3] And they said, If you send away the ark of the God of Israel, send it not empty; but by all means return him a trespass-offering: then you shall be healed, and it shall be known to you why his hand is not removed from you. [6:4] Then said they, What shall be the trespass-offering which we shall return to him? And they said, Five golden tumors, and five golden mice, according to the number of the lords of the Philistines; for one plague was on you all, and on your lords. [6:5] Wherefore you shall make images of your tumors, and images of your mice that mar the land; and you shall give glory unto the God of Israel: peradventure he will lighten his hand from off you, and from off your gods, and from off your land. [6:6] Wherefore then do you harden your hearts, as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? When he had wrought wonderfully among them, did they not let the people go, and they departed? [6:7] Now therefore take and prepare you a new cart, and two milch kine, on which there hath come no yoke; and tie the kine to the cart, and bring their calves home from them; [6:8] and take the ark of THE GOD, and lay it upon the cart; and put the jewels of gold, which you return him for a trespass-offering, in a coffer by the side thereof; and send it away, that it may go. [6:9] And see; if it goeth up by the way of its 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.

[6:10] And the men did so, and took two milch kine, and tied them to the cart, and shut up their calves at home; [6:11] and they put the ark of THE GOD upon the cart, and the coffer with the mice of gold and the images of their tumors. [6:12] And the kine took the straight way by the way to Beth-shemesh; 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. [6:13] And they of Beth-shemesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the valley; and they lifted up their eyes, and saw the ark, and rejoiced to see it. [6:14] And the cart came into the field of Joshua the Beth-shemite, and stood there, where there was a great stone: and they clave the wood of the cart, and offered up the kine for a burnt-offering unto THE GOD. [6:15] And the Levites took down the ark of THE GOD, and the coffer that was with it, wherein the jewels of gold were, and put them on the great stone: and the men of Beth-shemesh offered burnt-offerings and sacrificed sacrifices the same day unto THE GOD. [6:16] And when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day.

[6:17] And these are the golden tumors which the Philistines returned for a trespass-offering unto THE GOD: for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Ashkelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one; [6:18] and the golden mice, according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords, both of fortified cities and of country villages, even unto the great stone, whereon they set down the ark of THE GOD, which stone remaineth unto this day in the field of Joshua the Beth-shemite.

[6:19] And he smote of the men of Beth-shemesh, because they had looked into the ark of THE GOD, he smote of the people seventy men, and fifty thousand men; and the people mourned, because THE GOD had smitten the people with a great slaughter. [6:20] And the men of Beth-shemesh said, Who is able to stand before THE GOD, this holy God? and to whom shall he go up from us? [6:21] And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kiriath-jearim, saying, The Philistines have brought back the ark of THE GOD; come you down, and fetch it up to you.

[7:1] And the men of Kiriath-jearim came, and fetched up the ark of THE GOD, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of THE GOD. [7:2] And it came to pass, from the day that the ark abode in Kiriath-jearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after THE GOD. [7:3] And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If you do return unto THE GOD with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you, and direct your hearts unto THE GOD, and serve him only; and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines. [7:4] Then the children of Israel did put away the Baalim and the Ashtaroth, and served THE GOD only.

[7:5] And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray for you unto THE GOD. [7:6] And they gathered together to Mizpah, and drew water, and poured it out before THE GOD, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have sinned against THE GOD. And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpah. [7:7] And when the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were gathered together to Mizpah, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when the children of Israel heard it, they were afraid of the Philistines. [7:8] And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry unto THE GOD our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines. [7:9] And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a whole burnt-offering unto THE GOD: and Samuel cried unto THE GOD for Israel; and THE GOD answered him. [7:10] And as Samuel was offering up the burnt-offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel; but THE GOD thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and discomfited them; and they were smitten down before Israel. [7:11] And the men of Israel went out of Mizpah, and pursued the Philistines, and smote them, until they came under Beth-car.

[7:12] Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and called the name of it Eben-ezer, saying, Hitherto hath THE GOD helped us. [7:13] So the Philistines were subdued, and they came no more within the border of Israel: and the hand of THE GOD was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel. [7:14] And the cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even unto Gath; and the border thereof did Israel deliver out of the hand of the Philistines. And there was peace between Israel and the Amorites.

[7:15] And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life. [7:16] And he went from year to year in circuit to Beth-el and Gilgal, and Mizpah; and he judged Israel in all those places. [7:17] And his return was to Ramah, for there was his house; and there he judged Israel: and he built there an altar unto THE GOD.

[8:1] And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel. [8:2] Now the name of his first-born was Joel; and the name of his second, Abijah: they were judges in Beer-sheba. [8:3] And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.

[8:4] Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah; [8:5] and they said unto him, Behold, you art old, and your sons walk not in your ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations. [8:6] But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto THE GOD. [8:7] And THE GOD 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. [8:8] According 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. [8:9] Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit you shalt protest solemnly unto them, and shalt show them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.

[8:10] And Samuel told all the words of THE GOD unto the people that asked of him a king. [8:11] And 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 his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and they shall run before his chariots; [8:12] and he will appoint them unto him for captains of thousands, and captains of fifties; and he will set some to plow his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and the instruments of his chariots. [8:13] And he will take your daughters to be perfumers, and to be cooks, and to be bakers. [8:14] And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants. [8:15] And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants. [8:16] 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. [8:17] He will take the tenth of your flocks: and you shall be his servants. [8:18] And you shall cry out in that day because of your king whom you shall have chosen you; and THE GOD will not answer you in that day.

[8:19] But the people refused to hearken unto the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay: but we will have a king over us, [8:20] that we also may be like all the nations, and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles. [8:21] And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of THE GOD. [8:22] And THE GOD said to Samuel, Hearken unto their voice, and make them a king. And Samuel said unto the men of Israel, Go you every man unto his city.

[9:1] Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah, the son of a Benjamite, a mighty man of valor. [9:2] And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a young man and a goodly: 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. [9:3] And 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 the asses. [9:4] And he passed through the hill-country of Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalishah, 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 Benjamites, but they found them not.

[9:5] When they were come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant that was with him, Come, and let us return, lest my father leave off caring for the asses, and be anxious for us. [9:6] And he said unto him, Behold now, there is in this city a man of God, and he is a man that is held in honor; all that he saith cometh surely to pass: now let us go thither; peradventure he can tell us concerning our journey whereon we go. [9:7] Then said Saul to his servant, 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? [9:8] And 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 our way. [9:9] (Beforetime in Israel, 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 Prophet was beforetime called a Seer.) [9:10] Then said Saul to his servant, Well said; come, let us go. So they went unto the city where the man of God was.

[9:11] As they went up the ascent to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said unto them, Is the seer here? [9:12] And they answered them, and said, He is; behold, he is before thee: make haste now, for he is come to-day into the city; for the people have a sacrifice to-day in the high place: [9:13] as soon as you are come into the city, you shall straightway find him, before he goeth 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. Now therefore get you up; for at this time you shall find him. [9:14] And they went up to the city; and as they came within the city, behold, Samuel came out toward them, to go up to the high place.

[9:15] Now THE GOD had revealed unto Samuel a day before Saul came, saying, [9:16] To-morrow about this time I will send you a man out of the land of Benjamin, and you shalt anoint him to be prince over my people Israel; and he shall save my people out of the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked upon my people, because their cry is come unto me. [9:17] And when Samuel saw Saul, THE GOD said unto him, Behold, the man of whom I spake to thee! this same shall have authority over my people. [9:18] Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer’s house is. [9:19] And Samuel answered Saul, and said, I am the seer; go up before me unto the high place, for you shall eat with me to-day: and in the morning I will let you go, and will tell you all that is in your heart. [9:20] And as for your asses that were lost three days ago, set not your mind on them; for they are found. And for whom is all that is desirable in Israel? Is it not for thee, and for all your father’s house? [9:21] And Saul answered and said, Am not I a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? wherefore then speakest you to me after this manner?

[9:22] And Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them into the guest-chamber, and made them sit in the chiefest place among them that were bidden, who were about thirty persons. [9:23] And Samuel said unto the cook, Bring the portion which I gave thee, of which I said unto thee, Set it by thee. [9:24] And the cook took up the thigh, and that which was upon it, and set it before Saul. And Samuel said, Behold, that which hath been reserved! set it before you and eat; because unto the appointed time hath it been kept for thee, for I said, I have invited the people. So Saul did eat with Samuel that day.

[9:25] And when they were come down from the high place into the city, he communed with Saul upon the housetop. [9:26] And they arose early: and it came to pass about the spring of the day, that Samuel called to Saul on the housetop, saying, Up, that I may send you away. And Saul arose, and they went out both of them, he and Samuel, abroad. [9:27] As they were going down at the end of the city, Samuel said to Saul, Bid the servant pass on before us (and he passed on), but stand you still first, that I may cause you to hear the word of God.

[10:1] Then Samuel took the vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not that THE GOD hath anointed you to be prince over his inheritance? [10:2] When you art departed from me to-day, then you shalt find two men by Rachel’s sepulchre, in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say unto thee, The asses which you wentest to seek are found; and, lo, your father hath left off caring for the asses, and is anxious for you, saying, What shall I do for my son? [10:3] Then shalt you go on forward from thence, and you shalt come to the oak of Tabor; and there shall meet you there three men going up to God to Beth-el, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine: [10:4] and they will salute thee, and give you two loaves of bread, which you shalt receive of their hand. [10:5] After that you shalt come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when you art come thither to the city, that you shalt meet a band of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a timbrel, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they will be prophesying: [10:6] and the Spirit of THE GOD will come mightily upon thee, and you shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man. [10:7] And let it be, when these signs are come unto thee, that you do as occasion shall serve thee; for God is with thee. [10:8] And you shalt go down before me to Gilgal; and, behold, I will come down unto thee, to offer burnt-offerings, and to sacrifice sacrifices of peace-offerings: seven days shalt you tarry, till I come unto thee, and show you what you shalt do.

[10:9] And it was so, that, when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all those signs came to pass that day. [10:10] And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a band of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came mightily upon him, and he prophesied among them. [10:11] And it came to pass, when all that knew him beforetime saw that, behold, he prophesied with the prophets, then the people said one to another, What is this that is come unto the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets? [10:12] 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? [10:13] And when he had made an end of prophesying, he came to the high place.

[10:14] 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 found, we came to Samuel. [10:15] And Saul’s uncle said, Tell me, I pray thee, what Samuel said unto you. [10:16] And Saul said unto his uncle, He told us plainly that the asses were found. But concerning the matter of the kingdom, whereof Samuel spake, he told him not.

[10:17] And Samuel called the people together unto THE GOD to Mizpah; [10:18] and he said unto the children of Israel, Thus saith THE GOD, the God of Israel, I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all the kingdoms that oppressed you: [10:19] but you have this day rejected your God, who himself saveth you out of all your calamities and your distresses; and you have said unto him, Nay, but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before THE GOD by your tribes, and by your thousands. [10:20] So Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was taken. [10:21] And he brought the tribe of Benjamin near by their families; and the family of the Matrites was taken; and Saul the son of Kish was taken: but when they sought him, he could not be found. [10:22] Therefore they asked of THE GOD further, Is there yet a man to come hither? And THE GOD answered, Behold, he hath hid himself among the baggage. [10:23] 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. [10:24] And Samuel said to all the people, See you him whom THE GOD hath chosen, that there is none like him along all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, Long live the king.

[10:25] Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before THE GOD. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house. [10:26] And Saul also went to his house to Gibeah; and there went with him the host, whose hearts God had touched. [10:27] But certain worthless fellows said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no present. But he held his peace.

[11:1] Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh-gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee. [11:2] And Nahash the Ammonite said unto them, On this condition will I make it with you, that all your right eyes be put out; and I will lay it for a reproach upon all Israel. [11:3] And the elders of Jabesh said unto him, Give us seven days’ respite, that we may send messengers unto all the borders of Israel; and then, if there be none to save us, we will come out to thee. [11:4] Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and spake these words in the ears of the people: and all the people lifted up their voice, and wept. [11:5] And, 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 Jabesh.

[11:6] And the Spirit of God came mightily upon Saul when he heard those words, and his anger was kindled greatly. [11:7] And he took a yoke of oxen, and cut them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the borders of Israel by the hand of messengers, saying, Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done unto his oxen. And the dread of THE GOD fell on the people, and they came out as one man. [11:8] And he numbered them in Bezek; and the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand. [11:9] And they said unto the messengers that came, Thus shall you say unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, To-morrow, by the time the sun is hot, you shall have deliverance. And the messengers came and told the men of Jabesh; and they were glad. [11:10] Therefore the men of Jabesh said, To-morrow we will come out unto you, and you shall do with us all that seemeth good unto you. [11:11] And it was so on the morrow, that Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the camp in the morning watch, and smote the Ammonites until the heat of the day: and it came to pass, that they that remained were scattered, so that not two of them were left together.

[11:12] And the people said unto Samuel, Who is he that said, Shall Saul reign over us? bring the men, that we may put them to death. [11:13] And Saul said, There shall not a man be put to death this day; for to-day THE GOD hath wrought deliverance in Israel.

[11:14] Then said Samuel to the people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there. [11:15] And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before THE GOD in Gilgal; and there they offered sacrifices of peace-offerings before THE GOD; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.

[12:1] And Samuel said unto all Israel, Behold, I have hearkened unto your voice in all that you said unto me, and have made a king over you. [12:2] And now, behold, the king walketh before you; and I am old and grayheaded; and, behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my youth unto this day. [12:3] Here I am: witness against me before THE GOD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I taken a ransom to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you. [12:4] And they said, you have not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither have you taken aught of any man’s hand. [12:5] And he said unto them, THE GOD is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that you have not found aught in my hand. And they said, He is witness.

[12:6] And Samuel said unto the people, It is THE GOD that appointed Moses and Aaron, and that brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt. [12:7] Now therefore stand still, that I may plead with you before THE GOD concerning all the righteous acts of THE GOD, which he did to you and to your fathers. [12:8] When Jacob was come into Egypt, and your fathers cried unto THE GOD, then THE GOD sent Moses and Aaron, who brought forth your fathers out of Egypt, and made them to dwell in this place. [12:9] But they forgat THE GOD their God; and he sold them into the hand of Sisera, captain of the host of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab; and they fought against them. [12:10] And they cried unto THE GOD, and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken THE GOD, and have served the Baalim and the Ashtaroth: but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee. [12:11] And THE GOD sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side; and you dwelt in safety. [12:12] And when you saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, you said unto me, Nay, but a king shall reign over us; when THE GOD your God was your king. [12:13] Now therefore behold the king whom you have chosen, and whom you have asked for: and, behold, THE GOD hath set a king over you. [12:14] If you will fear THE GOD, and serve him, and hearken unto his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of THE GOD, and both you and also the king that reigneth over you be followers of THE GOD your God, well: [12:15] but if you will not hearken unto the voice of THE GOD, but rebel against the commandment of THE GOD, then will the hand of THE GOD be against you, as it was against your fathers. [12:16] Now therefore stand still and see this great thing, which THE GOD will do before your eyes. [12:17] Is it not wheat harvest to-day? I will call unto THE GOD, that he may send thunder and rain; and you shall know and see that your wickedness is great, which you have done in the sight of THE GOD, in asking you a king. [12:18] So Samuel called unto THE GOD; and THE GOD sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared THE GOD and Samuel.

[12:19] And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for your servants unto THE GOD your God, that we die not; for we have added unto all our sins this evil, to ask us a king. [12:20] And Samuel said unto the people, Fear not; you have indeed done all this evil; yet turn not aside from following THE GOD, but serve THE GOD with all your heart: [12:21] and turn you not aside; for then would you go after vain things which cannot profit nor deliver, for they are vain. [12:22] For THE GOD will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake, because it hath pleased THE GOD to make you a people unto himself. [12:23] Moreover as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against THE GOD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will instruct you in the good and the right way. [12:24] Only fear THE GOD, and serve him in truth with all your heart; for consider how great things he hath done for you. [12:25] But if you shall still do wickedly, you shall be consumed, both you and your king.

[13:1] Saul was forty years old when he began to reign; and when he had reigned two years over Israel, [13:2] Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel, whereof two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in the mount of Beth-el, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin: and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent. [13:3] And Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba: and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, Let the Hebrews hear. [13:4] And all Israel heard say that Saul had smitten the garrison of the Philistines, and also that Israel was had in abomination with the Philistines. And the people were gathered together after Saul to Gilgal.

[13:5] And the Philistines assembled themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea-shore in multitude: and they came up, and encamped in Michmash, eastward of Beth-aven. [13:6] When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait (for the people were distressed), then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in coverts, and in pits. [13:7] Now 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 the people followed him trembling.

[13:8] And he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel had appointed: but Samuel came not to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him. [13:9] And Saul said, Bring hither the burnt-offering to me, and the peace-offerings. And he offered the burnt-offering. [13:10] And it came to pass that, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt-offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might salute him. [13:11] And Samuel said, What have you done? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that you camest not within the days appointed, and that the Philistines assembled themselves together at Michmash; [13:12] therefore said I, Now will the Philistines come down upon me to Gilgal, and I have not entreated the favor of THE GOD: I forced myself therefore, and offered the burnt-offering. [13:13] And Samuel said to Saul, you have done foolishly; you have not kept the commandment of THE GOD your God, which he commanded thee: for now would THE GOD have established your kingdom upon Israel for ever. [13:14] But now your kingdom shall not continue: THE GOD hath sought him a man after his own heart, and THE GOD hath appointed him to be prince over his people, because you have not kept that which THE GOD commanded thee. [13:15] And Samuel arose, and gat him up from Gilgal unto Gibeah of Benjamin.

And Saul numbered the people that were present with him, about six hundred men. [13:16] And Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people that were present with them, abode in Geba of Benjamin: but the Philistines encamped in Michmash. [13:17] And the spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned unto the way that leadeth to Ophrah, unto the land of Shual; [13:18] and another company turned the way to Beth-horon; and another company turned the way of the border that looketh down upon the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.

[13:19] Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel; for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears: [13:20] but all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock; [13:21] yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the forks, and for the axes, and to set the goads. [13:22] So it came to pass in the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people that were with Saul and Jonathan: but with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there found. [13:23] And the garrison of the Philistines went out unto the pass of Michmash.

[14:1] Now it fell upon a day, that Jonathan the son of Saul said unto the young man that bare his armor, Come, and let us go over to the Philistines’ garrison, that is on yonder side. But he told not his father. [14:2] And Saul abode in the uttermost part of Gibeah under the pomegranate-tree which is in Migron: and the people that were with him were about six hundred men; [14:3] and Ahijah, the son of Ahitub, Ichabod’s brother, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the priest of THE GOD in Shiloh, wearing an ephod. And the people knew not that Jonathan was gone. [14:4] And between the passes, by which Jonathan sought to go over unto the Philistines’ garrison, there was a rocky crag on the one side, and a rocky crag on the other side: and the name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh. [14:5] The one crag rose up on the north in front of Michmash, and the other on the south in front of Geba.

[14:6] And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armor, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that THE GOD will work for us; for there is no restraint to THE GOD to save by many or by few. [14:7] And his armorbearer said unto him, Do all that is in your heart: turn thee, behold, I am with you according to your heart. [14:8] Then said Jonathan, Behold, we will pass over unto the men, and we will disclose ourselves unto them. [14:9] If they say thus unto us, Tarry until we come to you; then we will stand still in our place, and will not go up unto them. [14:10] But if they say thus, Come up unto us; then we will go up; for THE GOD hath delivered them into our hand: and this shall be the sign unto us. [14:11] And both of them disclosed themselves unto the garrison of the Philistines: and the Philistines said, Behold, the Hebrews come forth out of the holes where they had hid themselves. [14:12] And the men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his armorbearer, and said, Come up to us, and we will show you a thing. And Jonathan said unto his armorbearer, Come up after me; for THE GOD hath delivered them into the hand of Israel. [14:13] And Jonathan climbed up upon his hands and upon his feet, and his armorbearer after him: and they fell before Jonathan; and his armorbearer slew them after him. [14:14] And that first slaughter, which Jonathan and his armorbearer made, was about twenty men, within as it were half a furrow’s length in an acre of land. [14:15] And there was a trembling in the camp, in the field, and among all the people; the garrison, and the spoilers, they also trembled; and the earth quaked: so there was an exceeding great trembling.

[14:16] And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and, behold, the multitude melted away, and they went hither and thither. [14:17] Then said Saul unto the people that were with him, Number now, and see who is gone from us. And when they had numbered, behold, Jonathan and his armorbearer were not there. [14:18] And Saul said unto Ahijah, Bring hither the ark of God. For the ark of God was there at that time with the children of Israel. [14:19] And it came to pass, while Saul talked unto the priest, that the tumult that was in the camp of the Philistines went on and increased: and Saul said unto the priest, Withdraw your hand. [14:20] And Saul and all the people that were with him were gathered together, and came to the battle: and, behold, every man’s sword was against his fellow, and there was a very great discomfiture. [14:21] Now the Hebrews that were with the Philistines as beforetime, and that went up with them into the camp, from the country round about, even they also turned to be with the Israelites that were with Saul and Jonathan. [14:22] Likewise all the men of Israel that had hid themselves in the hill-country of Ephraim, when they heard that the Philistines fled, even they also followed hard after them in the battle. [14:23] So THE GOD saved Israel that day: and the battle passed over by Beth-aven.

[14:24] And the men of Israel were distressed that day; for Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food until it be evening, and I be avenged on mine enemies. So none of the people tasted food. [14:25] And all the people came into the forest; and there was honey upon the ground. [14:26] And when the people were come unto the forest, behold, the honey dropped: but no man put his hand to his mouth; for the people feared the oath. [14:27] But Jonathan heard not when his father charged the people with the oath: wherefore he put forth the end of the rod that was in his hand, and dipped it in the honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes were enlightened. [14:28] Then answered one of the people, and said, your father straitly charged the people with an oath, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth food this day. And the people were faint. [14:29] Then said Jonathan, My father hath troubled the land: see, I pray you, how mine eyes have been enlightened, because I tasted a little of this honey. [14:30] How much more, if haply the people had eaten freely to-day of the spoil of their enemies which they found? for now hath there been no great slaughter among the Philistines.

[14:31] And they smote of the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon. And the people were very faint; [14:32] and the people flew upon the spoil, and took sheep, and oxen, and calves, and slew them on the ground; and the people did eat them with the blood. [14:33] Then they told Saul, saying, Behold, the people sin against THE GOD, in that they eat with the blood. And he said, you have dealt treacherously: roll a great stone unto me this day. [14:34] And Saul said, Disperse yourselves among the people, and say unto them, Bring me hither every man his ox, and every man his sheep, and slay them here, and eat; and sin not against THE GOD in eating with the blood. And all the people brought every man his ox with him that night, and slew them there. [14:35] And Saul built an altar unto THE GOD: the same was the first altar that he built unto THE GOD.

[14:36] And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and take spoil among them until the morning light, and let us not leave a man of them. And they said, Do whatsoever seemeth good unto thee. Then said the priest, Let us draw near hither unto God. [14:37] And Saul asked counsel of God, Shall I go down after the Philistines? wilt you deliver them into the hand of Israel? But he answered him not that day. [14:38] And Saul said, Draw nigh hither, all you chiefs of the people; and know and see wherein this sin hath been this day. [14:39] For, as THE GOD liveth, who saveth Israel, though it be in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die. But there was not a man among all the people that answered him. [14:40] Then said he unto all Israel, Be you on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other side. And the people said unto Saul, Do what seemeth good unto thee. [14:41] Therefore Saul said unto THE GOD, the God of Israel, Show the right. And Jonathan and Saul were taken by lot; but the people escaped. [14:42] And Saul said, Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son. And Jonathan was taken.

[14:43] Then Saul said to Jonathan, Tell me what you have done. And Jonathan told him, and said, I did certainly taste a little honey with the end of the rod that was in my hand; and, lo, I must die. [14:44] And Saul said, God do so and more also; for you shalt surely die, Jonathan. [14:45] And the people said unto Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel? Far from it: as THE GOD liveth, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground; for he hath wrought with God this day. So the people rescued Jonathan, that he died not. [14:46] Then Saul went up from following the Philistines; and the Philistines went to their own place. [14:47] Now when Saul had taken the kingdom over Israel, he fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines: and whithersoever he turned himself, he put them to the worse. [14:48] And he did valiantly, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of them that despoiled them.

[14:49] Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, and Ishvi, and Malchishua; and the names of his two daughters were these: the name of the first-born Merab, and the name of the younger Michal: [14:50] and the name of Saul’s wife was Ahinoam the daughter of Ahimaaz. And the name of the captain of his host was Abner the son of Ner, Saul’s uncle. [14:51] And Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.

[14:52] And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul: and when Saul saw any mighty man, or any valiant man, he took him unto him.

[15:1] And Samuel said unto Saul, THE GOD sent me to anoint you to be king over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken you unto the voice of the words of THE GOD. [15:2] Thus saith THE GOD of hosts, I have marked that which Amalek did to Israel, how he set himself against him in the way, when he came up out of Egypt. [15:3] Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.

[15:4] And Saul summoned the people, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah. [15:5] And Saul came to the city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley. [15:6] And Saul said unto the Kenites, Go, depart, get you down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them; for you showed kindness to all the children of Israel, when they came up out of Egypt. So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites. [15:7] And Saul smote the Amalekites, from Havilah as you goest to Shur, that is before Egypt. [15:8] And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword. [15:9] But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all that was good, and would not utterly destroy them: but everything that was vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly.

[15:10] Then came the word of THE GOD unto Samuel, saying, [15:11] It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king; for he is turned back from following me, and hath not performed my commandments. And Samuel was wroth; and he cried unto THE GOD all night. [15:12] And Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning; and it was told Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and, behold, he set him up a monument, and turned, and passed on, and went down to Gilgal. [15:13] And Samuel came to Saul; and Saul said unto him, Blessed be you of THE GOD: I have performed the commandment of THE GOD. [15:14] And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear? [15:15] And Saul said, They have brought them from the Amalekites: for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice unto THE GOD your God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed. [15:16] Then Samuel said unto Saul, Stay, and I will tell you what THE GOD hath said to me this night. And he said unto him, Say on.

[15:17] And Samuel said, Though you wast little in your own sight, wast you not made the head of the tribes of Israel? And THE GOD anointed you king over Israel; [15:18] and THE GOD sent you on a journey, and said, Go, and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they be consumed. [15:19] Wherefore then didst you not obey the voice of THE GOD, but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst that which was evil in the sight of THE GOD? [15:20] And Saul said unto Samuel, Yea, I have obeyed the voice of THE GOD, and have gone the way which THE GOD sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites. [15:21] But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the devoted things, to sacrifice unto THE GOD your God in Gilgal. [15:22] And Samuel said, Hath THE GOD as great delight in burnt-offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of THE GOD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams. [15:23] For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as idolatry and teraphim. Because you have rejected the word of THE GOD, he hath also rejected you from being king.

[15:24] And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned; for I have transgressed the commandment of THE GOD, and your words, because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice. [15:25] Now therefore, I pray thee, pardon my sin, and turn again with me, that I may worship THE GOD. [15:26] And Samuel said unto Saul, I will not return with thee; for you have rejected the word of THE GOD, and THE GOD hath rejected you from being king over Israel. [15:27] And as Samuel turned about to go away, Saul laid hold upon the skirt of his robe, and it rent. [15:28] And Samuel said unto him, THE GOD hath rent the kingdom of Israel from you this day, and hath given it to a neighbor of thine, that is better than thou. [15:29] And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent; for he is not a man, that he should repent. [15:30] Then he said, I have sinned: yet honor me now, I pray thee, before the elders of my people, and before Israel, and turn again with me, that I may worship THE GOD your God. [15:31] So Samuel turned again after Saul; and Saul worshipped THE GOD.

[15:32] Then said Samuel, Bring you hither to me Agag the king of the Amalekites. And Agag came unto him cheerfully. And Agag said, Surely the bitterness of death is past. [15:33] And Samuel said, As your sword hath made women childless, so shall your mother be childless among women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before THE GOD in Gilgal.

[15:34] Then Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house to Gibeah of Saul. [15:35] And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death; for Samuel mourned for Saul: and THE GOD repented that he had made Saul king over Israel.

[16:1] And THE GOD said unto Samuel, How long wilt you mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from being king over Israel? fill your horn with oil, and go: I will send you to Jesse the Beth-lehemite; for I have provided me a king among his sons. [16:2] And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And THE GOD said, Take a heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to THE GOD. [16:3] And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you shalt do: and you shalt anoint unto me him whom I name unto thee. [16:4] And Samuel did that which THE GOD spake, and came to Beth-lehem. And the elders of the city came to meet him trembling, and said, Comest you peaceably? [16:5] And he said, Peaceably; I am come to sacrifice unto THE GOD: sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.

[16:6] And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely THE GOD’s anointed is before him. [16:7] But THE GOD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him: for THE GOD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but THE GOD looketh on the heart. [16:8] Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath THE GOD chosen this. [16:9] Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath THE GOD chosen this. [16:10] And Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, THE GOD hath not chosen these. [16:11] And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all your children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he is keeping the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him; for we will not sit down till he come hither. [16:12] And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look upon. And THE GOD said, Arise, anoint him; for this is he. [16:13] Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of THE GOD came mightily upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah. [16:14] Now the Spirit of THE GOD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from THE GOD troubled him. [16:15] And Saul’s servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee. [16:16] Let our lord now command your servants, that are before thee, to seek out a man who is a skilful player on the harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and you shalt be well. [16:17] And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me. [16:18] Then answered one of the young men, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-lehemite, that is skilful in playing, and a mighty man of valor, and a man of war, and prudent in speech, and a comely person; and THE GOD is with him. [16:19] Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David your son, who is with the sheep. [16:20] And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul. [16:21] And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armorbearer. [16:22] And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favor in my sight. [16:23] And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took the harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.

[17:1] Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle; and they were gathered together at Socoh, which belongeth to Judah, and encamped between Socoh and Azekah, in Ephes-dammim. [17:2] And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and encamped in the vale of Elah, and set the battle in array against the Philistines. [17:3] And the Philistines stood on the mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on the mountain on the other side: and there was a valley between them. [17:4] And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span. [17:5] And 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. [17:6] And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a javelin of brass between his shoulders. [17:7] And the staff of his spear was like a weaver’s beam; and his spear’s head weighed six hundred shekels of iron: and his shield-bearer went before him. [17:8] And he stood and cried unto the armies of Israel, and said unto them, Why are you come out to set your battle in array? am not I a Philistine, and you servants to Saul? choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me. [17:9] If he be able to fight with me, and kill me, then will we be your servants; but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then shall you be our servants, and serve us. [17:10] And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together. [17:11] And when Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.

[17:12] Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth-lehem-judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man was an old man in the days of Saul, stricken in years among men. [17:13] And the three 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. [17:14] And David was the youngest; and the three eldest followed Saul. [17:15] Now David went to and fro from Saul to feed his father’s sheep at Beth-lehem. [17:16] And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.

[17:17] And Jesse said unto David his son, Take now for your brethren an ephah of this parched grain, and these ten loaves, and carry them quickly to the camp to your brethren; [17:18] and bring these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and look how your brethren fare, and take their pledge. [17:19] Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the vale of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.

[17:20] And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to the place of the wagons, as the host which was going forth to the fight shouted for the battle. [17:21] And Israel and the Philistines put the battle in array, army against army. [17:22] And David left his baggage in the hand of the keeper of the baggage, and ran to the army, and came and saluted his brethren. [17:23] And as he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the ranks of the Philistines, and spake according to the same words: and David heard them. [17:24] And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were sore afraid. [17:25] And the men of Israel said, Have you seen this man that is come up? surely to defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be, that the man who killeth him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father’s house free in Israel. [17:26] And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God? [17:27] And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him.

[17:28] And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab’s anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why art you come down? and with whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride, and the naughtiness of your heart; for you art come down that you mightest see the battle. [17:29] And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause? [17:30] And he turned away from him toward another, and spake after the same manner: and the people answered him again after the former manner.

[17:31] And when the words were heard which David spake, they rehearsed them before Saul; and he sent for him. [17:32] And David said to Saul, Let no man’s heart fail because of him; your servant will go and fight with this Philistine. [17:33] And Saul said to David, you art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him; for you art but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth. [17:34] And David said unto Saul, your servant was keeping his father’s sheep; and when there came a lion, or a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock, [17:35] I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth; and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him. [17:36] your servant smote both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God. [17:37] And David said, THE GOD that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and THE GOD shall be with thee. [17:38] And 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. [17:39] And David girded his sword upon his apparel, and he assayed to go; for he had not proved it. And David said unto Saul, I cannot go with these; for I have not proved them. And David put them off him. [17:40] And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in the shepherd’s bag which he had, even in his wallet; and his sling was in his hand: and he drew near to the Philistine.

[17:41] And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David; and the man that bare the shield went before him. [17:42] And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him; for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and withal of a fair countenance. [17:43] And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that you comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. [17:44] And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give your flesh unto the birds of the heavens, and to the beasts of the field. [17:45] Then said David to the Philistine, you comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a javelin: but I come to you in the name of THE GOD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. [17:46] This day will THE GOD deliver you into my hand; and I will smite thee, and take your head from off thee; and I will give the dead bodies of the host of the Philistines this day unto the birds of the heavens, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel, [17:47] and that all this assembly may know that THE GOD saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is THE GOD’s, and he will give you into our hand. [17:48] And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came and drew nigh to meet David, that David hastened, and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine. [17:49] And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead; and the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell upon his face to the earth.

[17:50] So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of David. [17:51] Then David ran, and stood over the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they fled. [17:52] And the men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, until you comest to Gai, and to the gates of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim, even unto Gath, and unto Ekron. [17:53] And the children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and they plundered their camp. [17:54] And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armor in his tent.

[17:55] And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said unto Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son is this youth? And Abner said, As your soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell. [17:56] And the king said, Inquire you whose son the stripling is. [17:57] And as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand. [17:58] And Saul said to him, Whose son art thou, you young man? And David answered, I am the son of your servant Jesse the Beth-lehemite.

[18:1] 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. [18:2] And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father’s house. [18:3] Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul. [18:4] And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his apparel, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle. [18:5] And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and it was good in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul’s servants. [18:6] 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 instruments of music. [18:7] And the women sang one to another as they played, and said,

Saul hath slain his thousands,

And David his ten thousands.

[18:8] 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 what can he have more but the kingdom? [18:9] And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.

[18:10] And it came to pass on the morrow, that an evil spirit from God came mightily upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as he did day by day. And Saul had his spear in his hand; [18:11] and Saul cast the spear; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall. And David avoided out of his presence twice. [18:12] And Saul was afraid of David, because THE GOD was with him, and was departed from Saul. [18:13] Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people. [18:14] And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and THE GOD was with him. [18:15] And when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he stood in awe of him. [18:16] But all Israel and Judah loved David; for he went out and came in before them.

[18:17] And Saul said to David, Behold, my elder daughter Merab, her will I give you to wife: only be you valiant for me, and fight THE GOD’s battles. For Saul said, Let not my hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him. [18:18] And David said unto Saul, Who am I, and what is my life, or my father’s family in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king? [18:19] But it 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. [18:20] And Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him. [18:21] 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, you shalt this day be my son-in-law a second time.

[18:22] And Saul commanded his servants, saying, Commune with David secretly, and say, Behold, the king hath delight in thee, and all his servants love thee: now therefore be the king’s son-in-law. [18:23] And Saul’s servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be the king’s son-in-law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed? [18:24] And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David. [18:25] And Saul said, Thus shall you say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king’s enemies. Now Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines. [18:26] And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king’s son-in-law. And the days were not expired; [18:27] and David arose and went, he and his men, and slew of the Philistines two hundred men; and David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full number to the king, that he might be the king’s son-in-law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter to wife. [18:28] And Saul saw and knew that THE GOD was with David; and Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved him. [18:29] And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul was David’s enemy continually.

[18:30] Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it came to pass, as often as they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much set by.

[19:1] And Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should slay David. But Jonathan, Saul’s son, delighted much in David. [19:2] And Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeketh to slay thee: now therefore, I pray thee, take heed to yourself in the morning, and abide in a secret place, and hide thyself: [19:3] and I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where you art, and I will commune with my father of thee; and if I see aught, I will tell thee. [19:4] And Jonathan spake good of David unto Saul his father, and said unto him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works have been to thee-ward very good: [19:5] for he put his life in his hand, and smote the Philistine, and THE GOD wrought a great victory for all Israel: you sawest it, and didst rejoice; wherefore then wilt you sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause? [19:6] And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan: and Saul sware, As THE GOD liveth, he shall not be put to death. [19:7] And Jonathan called David, and Jonathan showed him all those things. And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence, as beforetime.

[19:8] And there was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled before him. [19:9] And an evil spirit from THE GOD was upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his spear in his hand; and David was playing with his hand. [19:10] And Saul sought to smite David even to the wall with the spear; but he slipped away out of Saul’s presence, and he smote the spear into the wall: and David fled, and escaped that night. [19:11] And Saul sent messengers unto David’s house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and Michal, David’s wife, told him, saying, If you save not your life to-night, to-morrow you wilt be slain. [19:12] So Michal let David down through the window: and he went, and fled, and escaped. [19:13] And Michal took the teraphim, and laid it in the bed, and put a pillow of goats’ hair at the head thereof, and covered it with the clothes. [19:14] And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He is sick. [19:15] And Saul sent the messengers to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may slay him. [19:16] And when the messengers came in, behold, the teraphim was in the bed, with the pillow of goats’ hair at the head thereof. [19:17] And Saul said unto Michal, Why have you deceived me thus, and let mine enemy go, so that he is escaped? And Michal answered Saul, He said unto me, Let me go; why should I kill thee?

[19:18] 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 in Naioth. [19:19] And it was told Saul, saying, Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah. [19:20] And Saul sent messengers to take David: and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as head over them, the Spirit of God came upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied. [19:21] And when it was told Saul, he sent other messengers, and they also prophesied. And Saul sent messengers again the third time, and they also prophesied. [19:22] Then went he also to Ramah, and came to the great well that is in Secu: and he asked and said, Where are Samuel and David? And one said, Behold, they are at Naioth in Ramah. [19:23] And he went thither to Naioth in Ramah: and the Spirit of God came upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Ramah. [19:24] And he also stripped off his clothes, and he also prophesied before Samuel, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Wherefore they say, Is Saul also among the prophets?

[20:1] And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what is mine iniquity? and what is my sin before your father, that he seeketh my life? [20:2] And he said unto him, Far from it; you shalt not die: behold, my father doeth nothing either great or small, but that he discloseth it unto me; and why should my father hide this thing from me? it is not so. [20:3] And David sware moreover, and said, your father knoweth well that I have found favor in your eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly as THE GOD liveth, and as your soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death. [20:4] Then said Jonathan unto David, Whatsoever your soul desireth, I will even do it for thee. [20:5] And David said unto Jonathan, Behold, to-morrow is the new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at meat: but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field unto the third day at even. [20:6] If your father miss me at all, then say, David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Beth-lehem his city; for it is the yearly sacrifice there for all the family. [20:7] If he say thus, It is well; your servant shall have peace: but if he be wroth, then know that evil is determined by him. [20:8] Therefore deal kindly with your servant; for you have brought your servant into a covenant of THE GOD with thee: but if there be in me iniquity, slay me thyself; for why shouldest you bring me to your father? [20:9] And Jonathan said, Far be it from thee; for if I should at all know that evil were determined by my father to come upon thee, then would not I tell it thee? [20:10] Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me if perchance your father answer you roughly? [20:11] And Jonathan said unto David, Come, and let us go out into the field. And they went out both of them into the field.

[20:12] And Jonathan said unto David, THE GOD, the God of Israel, be witness: when I have sounded my father about this time to-morrow, or the third day, behold, if there be good toward David, shall I not then send unto thee, and disclose it unto thee? [20:13] THE GOD do so to Jonathan, and more also, should it please my father to do you evil, if I disclose it not unto thee, and send you away, that you mayest go in peace: and THE GOD be with thee, as he hath been with my father. [20:14] And you shalt not only while yet I live show me the lovingkindness of THE GOD, that I die not; [20:15] but also you shalt not cut off your kindness from my house for ever; no, not when THE GOD hath cut off the enemies of David every one from the face of the earth. [20:16] So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, And THE GOD will require it at the hand of David’s enemies.

[20:17] And Jonathan caused David to swear again, for the love that he had to him; for he loved him as he loved his own soul. [20:18] Then Jonathan said unto him, To-morrow is the new moon: and you wilt be missed, because your seat will be empty. [20:19] And when you have stayed three days, you shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where you didst hide yourself when the business was in hand, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel. [20:20] And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at a mark. [20:21] And, behold, I will send the lad, saying, 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 you and no hurt, as THE GOD liveth. [20:22] But if I say thus unto the boy, Behold, the arrows are beyond thee; go your way; for THE GOD hath sent you away. [20:23] And as touching the matter which you and I have spoken of, behold, THE GOD is between you and me for ever.

[20:24] So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat food. [20:25] And the king sat upon his seat, as at other times, even upon the seat by the wall; and Jonathan stood up, and Abner sat by Saul’s side: but David’s place was empty. [20:26] Nevertheless Saul spake not anything that day: for he thought, Something hath befallen him, he is not clean; surely he is not clean. [20:27] And it came to pass on the morrow after the new moon, which was the second day, that David’s place was empty: and Saul said unto Jonathan his son, Wherefore cometh not the son of Jesse to meat, neither yesterday, nor to-day? [20:28] And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Beth-lehem: [20:29] and he said, Let me go, I pray thee; for our family hath a sacrifice in the city; and my brother, he hath commanded me to be there: and now, if I have found favor in your eyes, let me get away, I pray thee, and see my brethren. Therefore he is not come unto the king’s table.

[20:30] Then Saul’s anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him, you son of a perverse rebellious woman, do not I know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame, and unto the shame of your mother’s nakedness? [20:31] For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the ground, you shalt not be established, nor your kingdom. Wherefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he shall surely die. [20:32] And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto him, Wherefore should he be put to death? what hath he done? [20:33] And Saul cast his spear at him to smite him; whereby Jonathan knew that is was determined of his father to put David to death. [20:34] 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, because his father had done him shame.

[20:35] 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. [20:36] And he said unto his lad, Run, find now the arrows which I shoot. And as the lad ran, he shot an arrow beyond him. [20:37] And when the lad was come to the place of the arrow which Jonathan had shot, Jonathan cried after the lad, and said, Is not the arrow beyond thee? [20:38] And Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, haste, stay not. And Jonathan’s lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master. [20:39] But the lad knew not anything: only Jonathan and David knew the matter. [20:40] And Jonathan gave his weapons unto his lad, and said unto him, Go, carry them to the city. [20:41] And as soon as the lad was gone, David arose out of a place toward the South, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times: and they kissed one another, and wept one with another, until David exceeded. [20:42] And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, forasmuch as we have sworn both of us in the name of THE GOD, saying, THE GOD shall be between me and thee, and between my seed and your seed, for ever. And he arose and departed: and Jonathan went into the city.

[21:1] Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech came to meet David trembling, and said unto him, Why art you alone, and no man with thee? [21:2] And David said unto Ahimelech the priest, The king hath commanded me a business, and hath said unto me, Let no man know anything of the business whereabout I send thee, and what I have commanded thee: and I have appointed the young men to such and such a place. [21:3] Now therefore what is under your hand? give me five loaves of bread in my hand, or whatsoever there is present. [21:4] And 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. [21:5] And 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 common journey; how much more then to-day shall their vessels be holy? [21:6] So the priest gave him holy bread; for there was no bread there but the showbread, that was taken from before THE GOD, to put hot bread in the day when it was taken away.

[21:7] Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before THE GOD; and his name was Doeg the Edomite, the chiefest of the herdsmen that belonged to Saul. [21:8] And David said unto Ahimelech, And is there not here under your hand spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king’s business required haste. [21:9] And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you slewest in the vale of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if you wilt take that, take it; for there is no other save that here. And David said, There is none like that; give it me.

[21:10] And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath. [21:11] And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying,

Saul hath slain his thousands,

And David his ten thousands?

[21:12] And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath. [21:13] And he changed his behavior before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard. [21:14] Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, you see the man is mad; wherefore then have you brought him to me? [21:15] Do I lack madmen, that you have brought this fellow to play the madman in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house?

[22:1] 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 down thither to him. [22:2] And 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 them: and there were with him about four hundred men.

[22:3] And David went thence to Mizpeh of Moab: and he said unto the king of Moab, Let my father and my mother, I pray thee, come forth, and be with you, till I know what God will do for me. [22:4] And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the stronghold. [22:5] And the prophet Gad said unto David, Abide not in the stronghold; depart, and get you into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hereth.

[22:6] And Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men that were with him: now Saul was sitting in Gibeah, under the tamarisk-tree in Ramah, with his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing about him. [22:7] And Saul said unto his servants that stood about him, Hear now, you Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, will he make you all captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, [22:8] that all of you have conspired against me, and there is none that discloseth to me when my son maketh 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 day? [22:9] Then answered Doeg the Edomite, who stood by the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub. [22:10] And he inquired of THE GOD for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.

[22:11] Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father’s house, the priests that were in Nob: and they came all of them to the king. [22:12] And Saul said, Hear now, you son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord. [22:13] And Saul said unto him, Why have you conspired against me, you and the son of Jesse, in that you have given him bread, and a sword, and have inquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this day? [22:14] Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who among all your servants is so faithful as David, who is the king’s son-in-law, and is taken into your council, and is honorable in your house? [22:15] Have I to-day begun to inquire of God for him? be it far from me: let not the king impute anything unto his servant, nor to all the house of my father; for your servant knoweth nothing of all this, less or more. [22:16] And the king said, you shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all your father’s house. [22:17] And the king said unto the guard that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of THE GOD; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew that he fled, and did not disclose it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of THE GOD. [22:18] And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and he slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod. [22:19] And Nob, the city of the priests, smote he with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings, and oxen and asses and sheep, with the edge of the sword.

[22:20] And one of the sons of Ahimelech, the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David. [22:21] And Abiathar told David that Saul had slain THE GOD’s priests. [22:22] And David said unto Abiathar, I knew on that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul: I have occasioned the death of all the persons of your father’s house. [22:23] Abide you with me, fear not; for he that seeketh my life seeketh your life: for with me you shalt be in safeguard.

[23:1] And they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and are robbing the threshing-floors. [23:2] Therefore David inquired of THE GOD, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And THE GOD said unto David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah. [23:3] And David’s men said unto him, Behold, we are afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines? [23:4] Then David inquired of THE GOD yet again. And THE GOD answered him, and said, Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into your hand. [23:5] And David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and slew them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah. [23:6] And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, that he came down with an ephod in his hand.

[23:7] And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah. And Saul said, God hath delivered him into my hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that hath gates and bars. [23:8] And Saul summoned all the people to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men. [23:9] And David knew that Saul was devising mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod. [23:10] Then said David, O THE GOD, the God of Israel, your servant hath surely heard that Saul seeketh to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake. [23:11] Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? will Saul come down, as your servant hath heard? O THE GOD, the God of Israel, I beseech thee, tell your servant. And THE GOD said, He will come down. [23:12] Then said David, Will the men of Keilah deliver up to me and my men into the hand of Saul? And THE GOD said, They will deliver you up. [23:13] Then David and his men, who were about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah, and went whithersoever they could go. And it was told Saul that David was escaped from Keilah; and he forbare to go forth. [23:14] And David abode in the wilderness in the strongholds, and remained in the hill-country in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.

[23:15] And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in the wood. [23:16] And Jonathan, Saul’s son, arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God. [23:17] And he said unto him, Fear not; for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and you shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next unto thee; and that also Saul my father knoweth. [23:18] And they two made a covenant before THE GOD: and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house.

[23:19] Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in the strongholds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of the desert? [23:20] Now therefore, O king, come down, according to all the desire of your soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him up into the king’s hand. [23:21] And Saul said, Blessed be you of THE GOD; for you have had compassion on me. [23:22] Go, I pray you, make yet more sure, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who hath seen him there; for it is told me that he dealeth very subtly. [23:23] See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking-places where he hideth himself, and come you again to me of a certainty, and I will go with you: and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search him out among all the thousands of Judah.

[23:24] And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the Arabah on the south of the desert. [23:25] And Saul and his men went to seek him. And they told David: wherefore he came down to the rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard that, he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon. [23:26] And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain: and David made haste to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men compassed David and his men round about to take them. [23:27] But there came a messenger unto Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come; for the Philistines have made a raid upon the land. [23:28] So Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Sela-hammahlekoth. [23:29] And David went up from thence, and dwelt in the strongholds of En-gedi.

[24:1] And it came to pass, when Saul was returned from following the Philistines, that it was told him, saying, Behold, David is in the wilderness of En-gedi. [24:2] Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats. [24:3] 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 abiding in the innermost parts of the cave. [24:4] And the men of David said unto him, Behold, the day of which THE GOD said unto thee, Behold, I will deliver your enemy into your hand, and you shalt do to him as it shall seem good unto thee. Then David arose, and cut off the skirt of Saul’s robe privily. [24:5] And it came to pass afterward, that David’s heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul’s skirt. [24:6] And he said unto his men, THE GOD forbid that I should do this thing unto my lord, THE GOD’s anointed, to put forth my hand against him, seeing he is THE GOD’s anointed. [24:7] So David checked his men with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. And Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way.

[24:8] David also arose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, My lord the king. And when Saul looked behind him, David bowed with his face to the earth, and did obeisance. [24:9] And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearkenest you to men’s words, saying, Behold, David seeketh your hurt? [24:10] Behold, this day your eyes have seen how that THE GOD had delivered you to-day into my hand in the cave: and some bade me kill thee; but mine eye spared thee; and I said, I will not put forth my hand against my lord; for he is THE GOD’s anointed. [24:11] Moreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of your robe in my hand; for in that I cut off the skirt of your robe, and killed you not, know you and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in my hand, and I have not sinned against thee, though you huntest after my life to take it. [24:12] THE GOD judge between me and thee, and THE GOD avenge me of thee; but my hand shall not be upon thee. [24:13] As saith the proverb of the ancients, Out of the wicked cometh forth wickedness; but my hand shall not be upon thee. [24:14] After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost you pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea. [24:15] THE GOD therefore be judge, and give sentence between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of your hand.

[24:16] And it came to pass, when David had made an end of speaking these words unto Saul, that Saul said, Is this your voice, my son David? And Saul lifted up his voice, and wept. [24:17] And he said to David, you art more righteous than I; for you have rendered unto me good, whereas I have rendered unto you evil. [24:18] And you have declared this day how that you have dealt well with me, forasmuch as when THE GOD had delivered me up into your hand, you killedst me not. [24:19] For if a man find his enemy, will he let him go well away? wherefore THE GOD reward you good for that which you have done unto me this day. [24:20] And now, behold, I know that you shalt surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in your hand. [24:21] Swear now therefore unto me by THE GOD, that you wilt not cut off my seed after me, and that you wilt not destroy my name out of my father’s house. [24:22] And David sware unto Saul. And Saul went home; but David and his men gat them up unto the stronghold.

[25:1] And Samuel died; and all Israel gathered themselves together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran.

[25:2] 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 his sheep in Carmel. [25:3] Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail; and the woman was of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb. [25:4] And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep. [25:5] And 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: [25:6] and thus shall you say to him that liveth in prosperity, Peace be unto thee, and peace be to your house, and peace be unto all that you hast. [25:7] And now I have heard that you have shearers: your 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. [25:8] Ask your young men, and they will tell thee: wherefore let the young men find favor in your eyes; for we come in a good day: give, I pray thee, whatsoever cometh to your hand, unto your servants, and to your son David.

[25:9] And when David’s young men came, they spake to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased. [25:10] And Nabal answered David’s servants, and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there are many servants now-a-days that break away every man from his master. [25:11] 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? [25:12] So David’s young men turned on their way, and went back, and came and told him according to all these words. [25:13] And David said unto his men, Gird you 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.

[25:14] But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal’s wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute our master; and he railed at them. [25:15] But the men were very good unto us, and we were not hurt, neither missed we anything, as long as we went with them, when we were in the fields: [25:16] they were a wall unto us both by night and by day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep. [25:17] Now therefore know and consider what you wilt do; for evil is determined against our master, and against all his house: for he is such a worthless fellow, that one cannot speak to him.

[25:18] Then Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched grain, and a hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on asses. [25:19] And she said unto her young men, Go on before me; behold, I come after you. But she told not her husband Nabal. [25:20] And it was so, as she rode on her ass, and came down by the covert of the mountain, that, behold, David and his men came down toward her; and she met them. [25:21] Now 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. [25:22] God do so unto the enemies of David, and more also, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light so much as one man-child.

[25:23] And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and alighted from her ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground. [25:24] And she fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, upon me be the iniquity; and let your handmaid, I pray thee, speak in your ears, and hear you the words of your handmaid. [25:25] Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this worthless fellow, even Nabal; for as his name is, so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with him: but I your handmaid saw not the young men of my lord, whom you didst send. [25:26] Now therefore, my lord, as THE GOD liveth, and as your soul liveth, seeing THE GOD hath withholden you from bloodguiltiness, and from avenging yourself with your own hand, now therefore let your enemies, and them that seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal. [25:27] And now this present which your servant hath brought unto my lord, let it be given unto the young men that follow my lord. [25:28] Forgive, I pray thee, the trespass of your handmaid: for THE GOD will certainly make my lord a sure house, because my lord fighteth the battles of THE GOD; and evil shall not be found in you all your days. [25:29] And though men be risen up to pursue thee, and to seek your soul, yet the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with THE GOD your God; and the souls of your enemies, them shall he sling out, as from the hollow of a sling. [25:30] And it shall come to pass, when THE GOD shall have done to my lord according to all the good that he hath spoken concerning thee, and shall have appointed you prince over Israel, [25:31] that this shall be no grief unto thee, nor offence of heart unto my lord, either that you have shed blood without cause, or that my lord hath avenged himself. And when THE GOD shall have dealt well with my lord, then remember your handmaid.

[25:32] And David said to Abigail, Blessed be THE GOD, the God of Israel, who sent you this day to meet me: [25:33] and blessed be your discretion, and blessed be thou, that have kept me this day from bloodguiltiness, and from avenging myself with mine own hand. [25:34] For in very deed, as THE GOD, the God of Israel, liveth, who hath withholden me from hurting thee, except you hadst hasted and come to meet me, surely there had not been left unto Nabal by the morning light so much as one man-child. [25:35] So David received of her hand that which she had brought him: and he said unto her, Go up in peace to your house; see, I have hearkened to your voice, and have accepted your person.

[25:36] And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal’s heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light. [25:37] And it came to pass in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, that his wife told him these things, and his heart died within him, and he became as a stone. [25:38] And it came to pass about ten days after, that THE GOD smote Nabal, so that he died.

[25:39] And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be THE GOD, 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 GOD returned upon his own head. And David sent and spake concerning Abigail, to take her to him to wife. [25:40] And when the servants of David were come to Abigail to Carmel, they spake unto her, saying, David hath sent us unto thee, to take you to him to wife. [25:41] And she arose, and bowed herself with her face to the earth, and said, Behold, your handmaid is a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord. [25:42] And Abigail hasted, and arose, and rode upon an ass, with five damsels of hers that followed her; and she went after the messengers of David, and became his wife.

[25:43] David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they became both of them his wives. [25:44] Now Saul had given Michal his daughter, David’s wife, to Palti the son of Laish, who was of Gallim.

[26:1] And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before the desert? [26:2] Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph. [26:3] And Saul encamped in the hill of Hachilah, which is before the desert, by the way. But David abode in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness. [26:4] David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul was come of a certainty. [26:5] And David arose, and came to the place where Saul had encamped; and David beheld the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his host: and Saul lay within the place of the wagons, and the people were encamped round about him.

[26:6] Then answered David and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, saying, Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp? And Abishai said, I will go down with thee. [26:7] So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the place of the wagons, with his spear stuck in the ground at his head; and Abner and the people lay round about him. [26:8] Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered up your enemy into your 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 smite him the second time. [26:9] And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not; for who can put forth his hand against THE GOD’s anointed, and be guiltless? [26:10] And David said, As THE GOD liveth, THE GOD will smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall go down into battle and perish. [26:11] THE GOD forbid that I should put forth my hand against THE GOD’s anointed: but now take, I pray thee, the spear that is at his head, and the cruse of water, and let us go. [26:12] So David took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul’s head; and they gat them away: and no man saw it, nor knew it, neither did any awake; for they were all asleep, because a deep sleep from THE GOD was fallen upon them.

[26:13] Then David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of the mountain afar off; a great space being between them; [26:14] and David cried to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, Answerest you not, Abner? Then Abner answered and said, Who art you that criest to the king? [26:15] And David said to Abner, Art not you a valiant man? and who is like to you in Israel? wherefore then have you not kept watch over your lord the king? for there came one of the people in to destroy the king your lord. [26:16] This thing is not good that you have done. As THE GOD liveth, you are worthy to die, because you have not kept watch over your lord, THE GOD’s anointed. And now see where the king’s spear is, and the cruse of water that was at his head.

[26:17] And Saul knew David’s voice, and said, Is this your voice, my son David? And David said, It is my voice, my lord, O king. [26:18] And he said, Wherefore doth my lord pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in my hand? [26:19] Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If it be THE GOD that hath stirred you up against me, let him accept an offering: but if it be the children of men, cursed be they before THE GOD: for they have driven me out this day that I should not cleave unto the inheritance of THE GOD, saying, Go, serve other gods. [26:20] Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth away from the presence of THE GOD: for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains.

[26:21] Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David; for I will no more do you harm, because my life was precious in your eyes this day: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly. [26:22] And David answered and said, Behold the spear, O king! let then one of the young men come over and fetch it. [26:23] And THE GOD will render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness; forasmuch as THE GOD delivered you into my hand to-day, and I would not put forth my hand against THE GOD’s anointed. [26:24] And, behold, as your life was much set by this day in mine eyes, so let my life be much set by in the eyes of THE GOD, and let him deliver me out of all tribulation. [26:25] Then Saul said to David, Blessed be thou, my son David: you shalt both do mightily, and shalt surely prevail. So David went his way, and Saul returned to his place.

[27:1] And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul will despair of me, to seek me any more in all the borders of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand. [27:2] And David arose, and passed over, he and the six hundred men that were with him, unto Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath. [27:3] And David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal’s wife. [27:4] And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath: and he sought no more again for him.

[27:5] And David said unto Achish, If now I have found favor in your eyes, let them give me a place in one of the cities in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should your servant dwell in the royal city with thee? [27:6] Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day. [27:7] And the number of the days that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months.

[27:8] And David and his men went up, and made a raid upon the Geshurites, and the Girzites, and the Amalekites; for those nations were the inhabitants of the land, who were of old, as you goest to Shur, even unto the land of Egypt. [27:9] And David smote the land, and saved neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the asses, and the camels, and the apparel; and he returned, and came to Achish. [27:10] And Achish said, Against whom have you 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 Kenites. [27:11] And David saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring them to Gath, saying, Lest they should tell of us, saying, So did David, and so hath been his manner all the while he hath dwelt in the country of the Philistines. [27:12] And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.

[28:1] And it came to pass in those days, that the Philistines gathered their hosts together for warfare, to fight with Israel. And Achish said unto David, Know you assuredly, that you shalt go out with me in the host, you and your men. [28:2] And David said to Achish, Therefore you shalt know what your servant will do. And Achish said to David, Therefore will I make you keeper of my head for ever.

[28:3] Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had lamented him, and buried him in Ramah, even in his own city. And Saul had put away those that had familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land. [28:4] And the Philistines gathered themselves together, and came and encamped in Shunem: and Saul gathered all Israel together, and they encamped in Gilboa. [28:5] And when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly. [28:6] And when Saul inquired of THE GOD, THE GOD answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets. [28:7] Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and inquire of her. And his servants said to him, Behold, there is a woman that hath a familiar spirit at En-dor.

[28:8] 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 thee, by the familiar spirit, and bring me up whomsoever I shall name unto thee. [28:9] And the woman said unto him, Behold, you knowest what Saul hath done, how he hath cut off those that have familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land: wherefore then layest you a snare for my life, to cause me to die? [28:10] And Saul sware to her by THE GOD, saying, As THE GOD liveth, there shall no punishment happen to you for this thing. [28:11] Then said the woman, Whom shall I bring up unto thee? And he said, Bring me up Samuel. [28:12] And when the woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud voice; and the woman spake to Saul, saying, Why have you deceived me? for you art Saul. [28:13] And the king said unto her, Be not afraid: for what seest thou? And the woman said unto Saul, I see a god coming up out of the earth. [28:14] And he said unto her, What form is he of? And she said, An old man cometh up; and he is covered with a robe. And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he bowed with his face to the ground, and did obeisance.

[28:15] And Samuel said to Saul, Why have you disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called thee, that you mayest make known unto me what I shall do. [28:16] And Samuel said, Wherefore then dost you ask of me, seeing THE GOD is departed from thee, and is become your adversary? [28:17] And THE GOD hath done unto thee, as he spake by me: and THE GOD hath rent the kingdom out of your hand, and given it to your neighbor, even to David. [28:18] Because you obeyedst not the voice of THE GOD, and didst not execute his fierce wrath upon Amalek, therefore hath THE GOD done this thing unto you this day. [28:19] Moreover THE GOD will deliver Israel also with you into the hand of the Philistines; and to-morrow shalt you and your sons be with me: THE GOD will deliver the host of Israel also into the hand of the Philistines.

[28:20] Then Saul fell straightway his full length upon the earth, and was sore afraid, because of the words of Samuel: and there was no strength in him; for he had eaten no bread all the day, nor all the night. [28:21] And the woman came unto Saul, and saw that he was sore troubled, and said unto him, Behold, your handmaid hath hearkened unto your voice, and I have put my life in my hand, and have hearkened unto your words which you spakest unto me. [28:22] Now therefore, I pray thee, hearken you also unto the voice of your handmaid, and let me set a morsel of bread before thee; and eat, that you mayest have strength, when you goest on your way. [28:23] But he refused, and said, I will not eat. But his servants, together with the woman, constrained him; and he hearkened unto their voice. So he arose from the earth, and sat upon the bed. [28:24] And the woman had a fatted calf in the house; and she hasted, and killed it; and she took flour, and kneaded it, and did bake unleavened bread thereof: [28:25] and she brought it before Saul, and before his servants; and they did eat. Then they rose up, and went away that night.

[29:1] Now the Philistines gathered together all their hosts to Aphek: and the Israelites encamped by the fountain which is in Jezreel. [29:2] And the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands; and David and his men passed on in the rearward with Achish. [29:3] Then said the princes of the Philistines, What do these Hebrews here? And Achish said unto the princes of the Philistines, Is not this David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, who hath been with me these days, or rather these years, and I have found no fault in him since he fell away unto me unto this day? [29:4] But the princes of the Philistines were wroth with him; and the princes of the Philistines said unto him, Make the man return, that he may go back to his place where you have appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he become an adversary to us: for wherewith should this fellow reconcile himself unto his lord? should it not be with the heads of these men? [29:5] Is not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying,

Saul hath slain his thousands,

And David his ten thousands?

[29:6] Then Achish called David, and said unto him, As THE GOD liveth, you have been upright, and your going out and your coming in with me in the host is good in my sight; for I have not found evil in you since the day of your coming unto me unto this day: nevertheless the lords favor you not. [29:7] Wherefore now return, and go in peace, that you displease not the lords of the Philistines. [29:8] And David said unto Achish, But what have I done? and what have you found in your servant so long as I have been before you unto this day, that I may not go and fight against the enemies of my lord the king? [29:9] And Achish answered and said to David, I know that you art good in my sight, as an angel of God: notwithstanding the princes of the Philistines have said, He shall not go up with us to the battle. [29:10] Wherefore now rise up early in the morning with the servants of your lord that are come with thee; and as soon as you are up early in the morning, and have light, depart. [29:11] So David rose up early, he and his men, to depart in the morning, to return into the land of the Philistines. And the Philistines went up to Jezreel.

[30:1] And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had made a raid upon the South, and upon Ziklag, and had smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire, [30:2] and had taken captive the women and all that were therein, both small and great: they slew not any, but carried them off, and went their way. [30:3] And when David and his men came to the city, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captive. [30:4] Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep. [30:5] And David’s two wives were taken captive, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite. [30:6] And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake 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 GOD his God.

[30:7] And David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought thither the ephod to David. [30:8] And David inquired of THE GOD, saying, If I pursue after this troop, shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue; for you shalt surely overtake them, and shalt without fail recover all. [30:9] So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those that were left behind stayed. [30:10] But David pursued, he and four hundred men; for two hundred stayed behind, who were so faint that they could not go over the brook Besor.

[30:11] And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he did eat; and they gave him water to drink. [30:12] And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins: and when he had eaten, his spirit came again to him; for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water, three days and three nights. [30:13] And David said unto him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days ago I fell sick. [30:14] We made a raid upon the South of the Cherethites, and upon that which belongeth to Judah, and upon the South of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire. [30:15] And David said to him, Wilt you bring me down to this troop? And he said, Swear unto me by God, that you wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me up into the hands of my master, and I will bring you down to this troop.

[30:16] And when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad over all the ground, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah. [30:17] And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, who rode upon camels and fled. [30:18] And David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken; and David rescued his two wives. [30:19] And there was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor anything that they had taken to them: David brought back all. [30:20] And David took all the flocks and the herds, which they drove before those other cattle, and said, This is David’s spoil.

[30:21] And David came to the two hundred men, who were so faint that they could not follow David, whom also they had made to abide at the brook Besor; and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him: and when David came near to the people, he saluted them. [30:22] Then answered all the wicked men 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 recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, that he may lead them away, and depart. [30:23] Then said David, You shall not do so, my brethren, with that which THE GOD hath given unto us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the troop that came against us into our hand. [30:24] And who will hearken unto you in this matter? for as his share is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his share be that tarrieth by the baggage: they shall share alike. [30:25] And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day.

[30:26] And when David came to Ziklag, he sent of the spoil unto the elders of Judah, even to his friends, saying, Behold, a present for you of the spoil of the enemies of THE GOD: [30:27] To them that were in Beth-el, and to them that were in Ramoth of the South, and to them that were in Jattir, [30:28] and to them that were in Aroer, and to them that were in Siphmoth, and to them that were in Eshtemoa, [30:29] and to them that were in Racal, and to them that were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to them that were in the cities of the Kenites, [30:30] and to them that were in Hormah, and to them that were in Bor-ashan, and to them that were in Athach, [30:31] and to them that were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were wont to haunt.

[31:1] Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa. [31:2] And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul. [31:3] And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was greatly distressed by reason of the archers. [31:4] Then said Saul to his armorbearer, Draw your sword, and thrust me through therewith, lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armorbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took his sword, and fell upon it. [31:5] And when his armorbearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell upon his sword, and died with him. [31:6] So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armorbearer, and all his men, that same day together.

[31:7] And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley, and they that were beyond the Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them. [31:8] And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen in mount Gilboa. [31:9] And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armor, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry the tidings unto the house of their idols, and to the people. [31:10] And they put his armor in the house of the Ashtaroth; and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan. [31:11] And when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard concerning him that which the Philistines had done to Saul, [31:12] all the valiant men arose, and went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth-shan; and they came to Jabesh, and burnt them there. [31:13] And they took their bones, and buried them under the tamarisk-tree in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.

 

The Second Book of Samuel

[1:1] And 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; [1:2] it came to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul, with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head: and so it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the earth, and did obeisance. [1:3] And David said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped. [1:4] And David said unto him, How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me. And he answered, The people are fled from the battle, and many of the people also are fallen and dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also. [1:5] And David said unto the young man that told him, How knowest you that Saul and Jonathan his son are dead? [1:6] And the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance upon mount Gilboa, behold, Saul was leaning upon his spear; and, lo, the chariots and the horsemen followed hard after him. [1:7] And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called unto me. And I answered, Here am I. [1:8] And he said unto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite. [1:9] And he said unto me, Stand, I pray thee, beside me, and slay me; for anguish hath taken hold of me, because my life is yet whole in me. [1:10] So I stood beside him, and slew him, because 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.

[1:11] Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that were with him: [1:12] and they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of THE GOD, and for the house of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword. [1:13] And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a sojourner, an Amalekite. [1:14] And David said unto him, How wast you not afraid to put forth your hand to destroy THE GOD’s anointed? [1:15] And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him, so that he died. [1:16] And David said unto him, your blood be upon your head; for your mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain THE GOD’s anointed.

[1:17] And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son [1:18] (and he bade them teach the children of Judah the song of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jashar):

[1:19] your glory, O Israel, is slain upon your high places!

How are the mighty fallen!

[1:20] Tell it not in Gath,

Publish it not in the streets of Ashkelon;

Lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice,

Lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.

[1:21] You mountains of Gilboa,

Let there be no dew nor rain upon you, neither fields of offerings:

For there the shield of the mighty was vilely cast away,

The shield of Saul, not anointed with oil.

[1:22] From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty,

The bow of Jonathan turned not back,

And the sword of Saul returned not empty.

[1:23] Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives,

And in their death they were not divided:

They were swifter than eagles,

They were stronger than lions.

[1:24] You daughters of Israel, weep over Saul,

Who clothed you in scarlet delicately,

Who put ornaments of gold upon your apparel.

[1:25] How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle!

Jonathan is slain upon your high places.

[1:26] I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan:

Very pleasant have you been unto me:

Thy love to me was wonderful,

Passing the love of women.

[1:27] How are the mighty fallen,

And the weapons of war perished!

[2:1] And it came to pass after this, that David inquired of THE GOD, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And THE GOD said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron. [2:2] So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite. [2:3] And his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household: and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron. [2:4] And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah.

And they told David, saying, The men of Jabesh-gilead were they that buried Saul. [2:5] And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, and said unto them, Blessed be you of THE GOD, that you have showed this kindness unto your lord, even unto Saul, and have buried him. [2:6] And now THE GOD show lovingkindness and truth unto you: and I also will requite you this kindness, because you have done this thing. [2:7] Now therefore let your hands be strong, and be you valiant; for Saul your lord is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them.

[2:8] Now Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul’s host, had taken Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim; [2:9] and he made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel. [2:10] Ish-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. [2:11] And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.

[2:12] And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon. [2:13] And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out, and met them by the pool of Gibeon; and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool. [2:14] And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men, I pray thee, arise and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise. [2:15] Then they arose and went over by number: twelve for Benjamin, and for Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David. [2:16] And they caught every one his fellow by the head, and thrust his sword in his fellow’s side; so they fell down together: wherefore that place was called Helkath-hazzurim, which is in Gibeon. [2:17] And the battle was very sore that day: and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.

[2:18] And the three sons of Zeruiah were there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe. [2:19] And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner. [2:20] Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Is it thou, Asahel? And he answered, It is I. [2:21] And Abner said to him, Turn you aside to your right hand or to your left, and lay you hold on one of the young men, and take you his armor. But Asahel would not turn aside from following him. [2:22] And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn you aside from following me: wherefore should I smite you to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab your brother? [2:23] Howbeit he refused to turn aside: wherefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him in the body, so that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place: and it came to pass, that as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still.

[2:24] But Joab and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon. [2:25] And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and became one band, and stood on the top of a hill. [2:26] Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest you not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere you bid the people return from following their brethren? [2:27] And Joab said, As God liveth, if you hadst not spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone away, nor followed every one his brother. [2:28] So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more. [2:29] And Abner and his men went all that night through the Arabah; and they passed over the Jordan, and went through all Bithron, and came to Mahanaim.

[2:30] And Joab returned from following Abner: and when he had gathered all the people together, there lacked of David’s servants nineteen men and Asahel. [2:31] But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner’s men, so that three hundred and threescore men died. [2:32] And they took up Asahel, and buried him in the sepulchre of his father, which was in Beth-lehem. And Joab and his men went all night, and the day brake upon them at Hebron.

[3:1] Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: and David waxed stronger and stronger, but the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker.

[3:2] And unto David were sons born in Hebron: and his first-born was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; [3:3] and his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur; [3:4] and the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital; [3:5] and the sixth, Ithream, of Eglah, David’s wife. These were born to David in Hebron.

[3:6] And it came to pass, while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, that Abner made himself strong in the house of Saul. [3:7] Now Saul had a concubine, whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah: and Ish-bosheth said to Abner, Wherefore have you gone in unto my father’s concubine? [3:8] Then was Abner very wroth for the words of Ish-bosheth, and said, Am I a dog’s head that belongeth to Judah? This day do I show kindness unto the house of Saul your father, to his brethren, and to his friends, and have not delivered you into the hand of David; and yet you chargest me this day with a fault concerning this woman. [3:9] God do so to Abner, and more also, if, as THE GOD hath sworn to David, I do not even so to him; [3:10] to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to Beer-sheba. [3:11] And he could not answer Abner another word, because he feared him.

[3:12] And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, Whose is the land? saying also, Make your league with me, and, behold, my hand shall be with thee, to bring about all Israel unto thee. [3:13] And he said, Well; I will make a league with thee; but one thing I require of thee: that is, you shalt not see my face, except you first bring Michal, Saul’s daughter, when you comest to see my face. [3:14] And David sent messengers to Ish-bosheth, Saul’s son, saying, Deliver me my wife Michal, whom I betrothed to me for a hundred foreskins of the Philistines. [3:15] And Ish-bosheth sent, and took her from her husband, even from Paltiel the son of Laish. [3:16] And her husband went with her, weeping as he went, and followed her to Bahurim. Then said Abner unto him, Go, return: and he returned.

[3:17] And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, In times past you sought for David to be king over you: [3:18] now then do it; for THE GOD hath spoken of David, saying, By the hand of my servant David I will save my people Israel out of the hand of the Philistines, and out of the hand of all their enemies. [3:19] And Abner also spake in the ears of Benjamin: and Abner went also to speak in the ears of David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel, and to the whole house of Benjamin. [3:20] So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David made Abner and the men that were with him a feast. [3:21] And Abner said unto David, I will arise and go, and will gather all Israel unto my lord the king, that they may make a covenant with thee, and that you mayest reign over all that your soul desireth. And David sent Abner away; and he went in peace.

[3:22] And, behold, the servants of David and Joab came from a foray, and brought in a great spoil with them: but Abner was not with David in Hebron; for he had sent him away, and he was gone in peace. [3:23] When 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. [3:24] Then Joab came to the king, and said, What have you done? behold, Abner came unto thee; why is it that you have sent him away, and he is quite gone? [3:25] you knowest Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive thee, and to know your going out and your coming in, and to know all that you doest. [3:26] And when Joab was come out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, and they brought him back from the well of Sirah: but David knew it not.

[3:27] And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside into the midst of the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there in the body, so that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother. [3:28] And afterward, when David heard it, he said, I and my kingdom are guiltless before THE GOD for ever of the blood of Abner the son of Ner: [3:29] let it fall upon the head of Joab, and upon all his father’s house; and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that hath an issue, or that is a leper, or that leaneth on a staff, or that falleth by the sword, or that lacketh bread. [3:30] So Joab and Abishai his brother slew Abner, because he had killed their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.

[3:31] And David said to Joab, and to all the people that were with him, Rend your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And king David followed the bier. [3:32] And they buried Abner in Hebron: and the king lifted up his voice, and wept at the grave of Abner; and all the people wept. [3:33] And the king lamented for Abner, and said,

Should Abner die as a fool dieth?

[3:34] your hands were not bound, nor your feet put into fetters:

As a man falleth before the children of iniquity, so didst you fall.

And all the people wept again over him. [3:35] And all the people came to cause David to eat bread while it was yet day; but David sware, saying, God do so to me, and more also, if I taste bread, or aught else, till the sun be down. [3:36] And all the people took notice of it, and it pleased them; as whatsoever the king did pleased all the people. [3:37] So all the people and all Israel understood that day that it was not of the king to slay Abner the son of Ner. [3:38] And the king said unto his servants, Know you not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel? [3:39] And I am this day weak, though anointed king; and these men the sons of Zeruiah are too hard for me: THE GOD reward the evil-doer according to his wickedness.

[4:1] And when Ish-bosheth, Saul’s son, heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands became feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled. [4:2] And Ish-bosheth, Saul’s son, had two men that were captains of bands: the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin (for Beeroth also is reckoned to Benjamin: [4:3] and the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and have been sojourners there until this day).

[4:4] 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. And his name was Mephibosheth.

[4:5] And the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went, and came about the heat of the day to the house of Ish-bosheth, as he took his rest at noon. [4:6] And they came thither into the midst of the house, as though they would have fetched wheat; and they smote him in the body: and Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped. [4:7] Now when they came into the house, as he lay on his bed in his bedchamber, they smote him, and slew him, and beheaded him, and took his head, and went by the way of the Arabah all night. [4:8] And they brought the head of Ish-bosheth unto David to Hebron, and said to the king, Behold, the head of Ish-bosheth, the son of Saul, your enemy, who sought your life; and THE GOD hath avenged my lord the king this day of Saul, and of his seed. [4:9] And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said unto them, As THE GOD liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity, [4:10] when one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought good tidings, I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag, which was the reward I gave him for his tidings. [4:11] How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed, shall I not now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth? [4:12] And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up beside the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-bosheth, and buried it in the grave of Abner in Hebron.

[5:1] Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we are your bone and your flesh. [5:2] In times past, when Saul was king over us, it was you that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and THE GOD said to thee, you shalt be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shalt be prince over Israel. [5:3] So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a covenant with them in Hebron before THE GOD: and they anointed David king over Israel. [5:4] David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years. [5:5] In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months; and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah.

[5:6] And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who spake unto David, saying, Except you take away the blind and the lame, you shalt not come in hither; thinking, David cannot come in hither. [5:7] Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion; the same is the city of David. [5:8] And David said on that day, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites, let him get up to the watercourse, and smite the lame and the blind, that are hated of David’s soul. Wherefore they say, There are the blind and the lame; he cannot come into the house. [5:9] And David dwelt in the stronghold, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward. [5:10] And David waxed greater and greater; for THE GOD, the God of hosts, was with him.

[5:11] And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar-trees, and carpenters, and masons; and they built David a house. [5:12] And David perceived that THE GOD had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel’s sake.

[5:13] And David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron; and there were yet sons and daughters born to David. [5:14] And these are the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem: Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, [5:15] and Ibhar, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia, [5:16] and Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet.

[5:17] And when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the stronghold. [5:18] Now the Philistines had come and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim. [5:19] And David inquired of THE GOD, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? wilt you deliver them into my hand? And THE GOD said unto David, Go up; for I will certainly deliver the Philistines into your hand. [5:20] And David came to Baal-perazim, and David smote them there; and he said, THE GOD hath broken mine enemies before me, like the breach of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baal-perazim. [5:21] And they left their images there; and David and his men took them away.

[5:22] And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim. [5:23] And when David inquired of THE GOD, he said, you shalt not go up: make a circuit behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry-trees. [5:24] And it shall be, when you hearest the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry-trees, that then you shalt bestir thyself; for then is THE GOD gone out before you to smite the host of the Philistines. [5:25] And David did so, as THE GOD commanded him, and smote the Philistines from Geba until you come to Gezer.

[6:1] And David again gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand. [6:2] And David arose, and went with all the people that were with him, from Baale-judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, which is called by the Name, even the name of THE GOD of hosts that sitteth above the cherubim. [6:3] And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was in the hill: and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drove the new cart. [6:4] And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab, which was in the hill, with the ark of God: and Ahio went before the ark. [6:5] And David and all the house of Israel played before THE GOD with all manner of instruments made of fir-wood, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with castanets, and with cymbals.

[6:6] And when they came to the threshing-floor of Nacon, Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen stumbled. [6:7] And the anger of THE GOD was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God. [6:8] And David was displeased, because THE GOD had broken forth upon Uzzah; and he called that place Perez-uzzah, unto this day. [6:9] And David was afraid of THE GOD that day; and he said, How shall the ark of THE GOD come unto me? [6:10] So David would not remove the ark of THE GOD unto him into the city of David; but David carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite. [6:11] And the ark of THE GOD remained in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months: and THE GOD blessed Obed-edom, and all his house.

[6:12] And it was told king David, saying, THE GOD 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 David with joy. [6:13] And it was so, that, when they that bare the ark of THE GOD had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fatling. [6:14] And David danced before THE GOD with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod. [6:15] So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of THE GOD with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet.

[6:16] And it was so, as the ark of THE GOD 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 GOD; and she despised him in her heart. [6:17] And they brought in the ark of THE GOD, and set it in its place, in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it; and David offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before THE GOD. [6:18] And when David had made an end of offering the burnt-offering and the peace-offerings, he blessed the people in the name of THE GOD of hosts. [6:19] And 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 portion of flesh, and a cake of raisins. So all the people departed every one to his house.

[6:20] Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How glorious was the king of Israel to-day, who uncovered himself to-day in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovereth himself! [6:21] And David said unto Michal, It was before THE GOD, who chose me above your father, and above all his house, to appoint me prince over the people of THE GOD, over Israel: therefore will I play before THE GOD. [6:22] And I will be yet more vile than this, and will be base in mine own sight: but of the handmaids of whom you have spoken, of them shall I be had in honor. [6:23] And Michal the daughter of Saul had no child unto the day of her death.

[7:1] And it came to pass, when the king dwelt in his house, and THE GOD had given him rest from all his enemies round about, [7:2] that the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains. [7:3] And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in your heart; for THE GOD is with thee. [7:4] And it came to pass the same night, that the word of THE GOD came unto Nathan, saying, [7:5] Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith THE GOD, Shalt you build me a house for me to dwell in? [7:6] for 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. [7:7] In all places wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel, spake I a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to be shepherd of my people Israel, saying, Why have you not built me a house of cedar? [7:8] Now therefore thus shalt you say unto my servant David, Thus saith THE GOD of hosts, I took you from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, that you shouldest be prince over my people, over Israel; [7:9] and I have been with you whithersoever you wentest, and have cut off all your enemies from before thee; and I will make you a great name, like unto the name of the great ones that are in the earth. [7:10] And I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in their own place, and be moved no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as at the first, [7:11] and as from the day that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel; and I will cause you to rest from all your enemies. Moreover THE GOD telleth you that THE GOD will make you a house. [7:12] When your days are fulfilled, and you shalt sleep with your fathers, I will set up your seed after thee, that shall proceed out of your bowels, and I will establish his kingdom. [7:13] He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever. [7:14] I will be his father, and he shall be my son: if he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men; [7:15] but my lovingkindness shall not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee. [7:16] And your house and your kingdom shall be made sure for ever before thee: your throne shall be established for ever. [7:17] According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.

[7:18] Then David the king went in, and sat before THE GOD; and he said, Who am I, O Lord THE GOD, and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far? [7:19] And this was yet a small thing in your eyes, O Lord THE GOD; but you have spoken also of your servant’s house for a great while to come; and this too after the manner of men, O Lord THE GOD! [7:20] And what can David say more unto thee? for you knowest your servant, O Lord THE GOD. [7:21] For your word’s sake, and according to your own heart, have you wrought all this greatness, to make your servant know it. [7:22] Wherefore you art great, O THE GOD: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God besides thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears. [7:23] And what one nation in the earth is like your people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem unto himself for a people, and to make him a name, and to do great things for you, and terrible things for your land, before your people, whom you redeemest to you out of Egypt, from the nations and their gods? [7:24] And you didst establish to yourself your people Israel to be a people unto you for ever; and thou, THE GOD, becamest their God. [7:25] And now, O THE GOD, the word that you have spoken concerning your servant, and concerning his house, confirm you it for ever, and do as you have spoken. [7:26] And let your name be magnified for ever, saying, THE GOD of hosts is God over Israel; and the house of your servant David shall be established before thee. [7:27] For thou, O THE GOD of hosts, the God of Israel, have revealed to your servant, saying, I will build you a house: therefore hath your servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee. [7:28] And now, O Lord THE GOD, you art God, and your words are truth, and you have promised this good thing unto your servant: [7:29] now therefore let it please you to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue for ever before thee; for thou, O Lord THE GOD, have spoken it: and with your blessing let the house of your servant be blessed for ever.

[8:1] And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took the bridle of the mother city out of the hand of the Philistines.

[8:2] And he smote Moab, and measured them with the line, making them to lie down on the ground; and he measured two lines to put to death, and one full line to keep alive. And the Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.

[8:3] David smote also Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his dominion at the River. [8:4] And David took from him a thousand and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David hocked all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for a hundred chariots. [8:5] And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succor Hadadezer king of Zobah, David smote of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men. [8:6] Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought tribute. And THE GOD gave victory to David whithersoever he went. [8:7] And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem. [8:8] And from Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much brass. [8:9] And when Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer, [8:10] then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and smitten him: for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. And Joram brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass: [8:11] These also did king David dedicate unto THE GOD, with the silver and gold that he dedicated of all the nations which he subdued; [8:12] of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

[8:13] And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting the Syrians in the Valley of Salt, even eighteen thousand men. [8:14] And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all the Edomites became servants to David. And THE GOD gave victory to David whithersoever he went.

[8:15] And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed justice and righteousness unto all his people. [8:16] And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; [8:17] and Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were priests; and Seraiah was scribe; [8:18] and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief ministers.

[9:1] And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan’s sake? [9:2] And there was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was Ziba, and they called him unto David; and the king said unto him, Art you Ziba? And he said, your servant is he. [9:3] And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may show the kindness of God unto him? And Ziba said unto the king, Jonathan hath yet a son, who is lame of his feet. [9:4] And the king said unto him, Where is he? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he is in the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, in Lo-debar. [9:5] Then king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, from Lo-debar. [9:6] And Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came unto David, and fell on his face, and did obeisance. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he answered, Behold, your servant! [9:7] And David said unto him, Fear not; for I will surely show you kindness for Jonathan your father’s sake, and will restore you all the land of Saul your father; and you shalt eat bread at my table continually. [9:8] And he did obeisance, and said, What is your servant, that you shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?

[9:9] Then the king called to Ziba, Saul’s servant, and said unto him, All that pertained to Saul and to all his house have I given unto your master’s son. [9:10] And you shalt till the land for him, thou, and your sons, and your servants; and you shalt bring in the fruits, that your master’s son may have bread to eat: but Mephibosheth your master’s son shall eat bread alway at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants. [9:11] Then said Ziba unto the king, According to all that my lord the king commandeth his servant, so shall your servant do. As for Mephibosheth, said the king, he shall eat at my table, as one of the king’s sons. [9:12] And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Mica. And all that dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants unto Mephibosheth. [9:13] So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem; for he did eat continually at the king’s table. And he was lame in both his feet.

[10:1] And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead. [10:2] And David said, I will show kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father showed kindness unto me. So David sent by his servants to comfort him concerning his father. And David’s servants came into the land of the children of Ammon. [10:3] But the princes of the children of Ammon said unto Hanun their lord, Thinkest you that David doth honor your father, in that he hath sent comforters unto thee? hath not David sent his servants unto you to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it? [10:4] So 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. [10:5] When 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 return.

[10:6] And when the children of Ammon saw that they were become odious to David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth-rehob, and the Syrians of Zobah, twenty thousand footmen, and the king of Maacah with a thousand men, and the men of Tob twelve thousand men. [10:7] And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men. [10:8] And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entrance of the gate: and the Syrians of Zobah and of Rehob, and the men of Tob and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.

[10:9] Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians: [10:10] And the rest of the people he committed into the hand of Abishai his brother; and he put them in array against the children of Ammon. [10:11] And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then you shalt help me; but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will come and help thee. [10:12] Be of good courage, and let us play the man for our people, and for the cities of our God: and THE GOD do that which seemeth him good. [10:13] So Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh unto the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him. [10:14] And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, they likewise fled before Abishai, and entered into the city. Then Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem.

[10:15] And when the Syrians saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they gathered themselves together. [10:16] And Hadarezer sent, and brought out the Syrians that were beyond the River: and they came to Helam, with Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer at their head. [10:17] And it was told David; and he gathered all Israel together, and passed over the Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought with him. [10:18] And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew of the Syrians the men of seven hundred chariots, and forty thousand horsemen, and smote Shobach the captain of their host, so that he died there. [10:19] And when all the kings that were servants to Hadarezer saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they made peace with Israel, and served them. So the Syrians feared to help the children of Ammon any more.

[11:1] And it came to pass, at the return of the year, at the time when kings go out to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried at Jerusalem.

[11:2] And it came to pass at eventide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king’s house: and from the roof he saw a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon. [11:3] And David send and inquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bath-sheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite? [11:4] And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in unto him, and he lay with her (for she was purified from her uncleanness); and she returned unto her house. [11:5] And the woman conceived; and she sent and told David, and said, I am with child.

[11:6] And David sent to Joab, saying, Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David. [11:7] And when Uriah was come unto him, David asked of him how Joab did, and how the people fared, and how the war prospered. [11:8] And David said to Uriah, Go down to your house, and wash your feet. And Uriah departed out of the king’s house, and there followed him a mess of food from the king. [11:9] 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. [11:10] And when they had told David, saying, Uriah went not down unto his house, David said unto Uriah, Art you not come from a journey? wherefore didst you not go down unto your house? [11:11] And Uriah said unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in booths; and my lord Joab, and the servants of 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 you livest, and as your soul liveth, I will not do this thing. [11:12] And David said to Uriah, Tarry here to-day also, and to-morrow I will let you depart. So Uriah abode in Jerusalem that day, and the morrow. [11:13] 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.

[11:14] And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah. [11:15] And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set you Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire you from him, that he may be smitten, and die. [11:16] And 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. [11:17] 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. [11:18] Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war; [11:19] and he charged the messenger, saying, When you have made an end of telling all the things concerning the war unto the king, [11:20] it shall be that, if the king’s wrath arise, and he say unto thee, Wherefore went you so nigh unto the city to fight? knew you not that they would shoot from the wall? [11:21] who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast an upper millstone upon him from the wall, so that he died at Thebez? why went you so nigh the wall? then shalt you say, your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.

[11:22] So the messenger went, and came and showed David all that Joab had sent him for. [11:23] And the messenger said unto David, The men prevailed against us, and came out unto us into the field, and we were upon them even unto the entrance of the gate. [11:24] And the shooters shot at your servants from off the wall; and some of the king’s servants are dead, and your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also. [11:25] Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt you say unto Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as well as another; make your battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and encourage you him.

[11:26] And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she made lamentation for her husband. [11:27] And when the mourning was past, David sent and took her home to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased THE GOD.

[12:1] And THE GOD sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor. [12:2] The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds; [12:3] but the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: 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. [12:4] And there came a traveller unto the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that was come unto him, but took the poor man’s lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him. [12:5] And David’s anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As THE GOD liveth, the man that hath done this is worthy to die: [12:6] and he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity. [12:7] And Nathan said to David, you art the man. Thus saith THE GOD, the God of Israel, I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you out of the hand of Saul; [12:8] and I gave you your master’s house, and your master’s wives into your bosom, and gave you the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would have added unto you such and such things. [12:9] Wherefore have you despised the word of THE GOD, to do that which is evil in his sight? you have smitten Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and have taken his wife to be your wife, and have slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon. [12:10] Now therefore the sword shall never depart from your house, because you have despised me, and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife. [12:11] Thus saith THE GOD, Behold, I will raise up evil against you out of your own house; and I will take your wives before your eyes, and give them unto your neighbor, and he shall lie with your wives in the sight of this sun. [12:12] For you didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun. [12:13] And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against THE GOD. And Nathan said unto David, THE GOD also hath put away your sin; you shalt not die. [12:14] Howbeit, because by this deed you have given great occasion to the enemies of THE GOD to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto you shall surely die. [12:15] And Nathan departed unto his house.

And THE GOD struck the child that Uriah’s wife bare unto David, and it was very sick. [12:16] David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth. [12:17] And 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. [12:18] And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead; for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spake unto him, and he hearkened not unto our voice: how will he then vex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead! [12:19] But when David saw that his servants were whispering together, David perceived that the child was dead; and David said unto his servants, Is the child dead? And they said, He is dead. [12:20] Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his apparel; and he came into the house of THE GOD, and worshipped: then he came to his own house; and when he required, they set bread before him, and he did eat. [12:21] Then said his servants unto him, What thing is this that you have done? you didst fast and weep for the child, while it was alive; but when the child was dead, you didst rise and eat bread. [12:22] And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who knoweth whether THE GOD will not be gracious to me, that the child may live? [12:23] But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he will not return to me.

[12:24] And David comforted Bath-sheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon. And THE GOD loved him; [12:25] and he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, for THE GOD’s sake.

[12:26] Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city. [12:27] And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah; yea, I have taken the city of waters. [12:28] Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, and encamp against the city, and take it; lest I take the city, and it be called after my name. [12:29] And David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it. [12:30] And he took the crown of their king from off his head; and the weight thereof was a talent of gold, and in it were precious stones; and it was set on David’s head. And he brought forth the spoil of the city, exceeding much. [12:31] And he brought forth the people that were therein, and put them under saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brickkiln: and thus did he unto all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned unto Jerusalem.

[13:1] And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her. [13:2] And Amnon was so vexed that he fell sick because of his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and it seemed hard to Amnon to do anything unto her. [13:3] But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David’s brother; and Jonadab was a very subtle man. [13:4] And he said unto him, Why, O son of the king, art you thus lean from day to day? wilt you not tell me? And Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister. [13:5] And Jonadab said unto him, Lay you down on your bed, and feign yourself sick: and when your father cometh to see thee, say unto him, Let my sister Tamar come, I pray thee, and give me bread to eat, and dress the food in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it from her hand. [13:6] So Amnon lay down, and feigned himself sick: and when the king was come to see him, Amnon said unto the king, Let my sister Tamar come, I pray thee, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat from her hand.

[13:7] Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to your brother Amnon’s house, and dress him food. [13:8] So Tamar went to her brother Amnon’s house; and he was laid down. And she took dough, and kneaded it, and made cakes in his sight, and did bake the cakes. [13:9] And she took the pan, and poured them out before him; but he refused to eat. And Amnon said, Have out all men from me. And they went out every man from him. [13:10] And Amnon said unto Tamar, Bring the food into the chamber, that I may eat from your hand. And Tamar took the cakes which she had made, and brought them into the chamber to Amnon her brother. [13:11] And when she had brought them near unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said unto her, Come, lie with me, my sister. [13:12] And she answered him, Nay, my brother, do not force me; for no such thing ought to be done in Israel: do not you this folly. [13:13] And I, whither shall I carry my shame? and as for thee, you wilt be as one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, I pray thee, speak unto the king; for he will not withhold me from thee. [13:14] Howbeit he would not hearken unto her voice; but being stronger than she, he forced her, and lay with her.

[13:15] Then Amnon hated her with exceeding great hatred; for the hatred wherewith he hated her was greater than the love wherewith he had loved her. And Amnon said unto her, Arise, be gone. [13:16] And she said unto him, Not so, because this great wrong in putting me forth is worse than the other that you didst unto me. But he would not hearken unto her. [13:17] Then he called his servant that ministered unto him, and said, Put now this woman out from me, and bolt the door after her. [13:18] And she had a garment of divers colors upon her; for with such robes were the king’s daughters that were virgins apparelled. Then his servant brought her out, and bolted the door after her. [13:19] And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colors that was on her; and she laid her hand on her head, and went her way, crying aloud as she went.

[13:20] And Absalom her brother said unto her, Hath Amnon your brother been with thee? but now hold your peace, my sister: he is your brother; take not this thing to heart. So Tamar remained desolate in her brother Absalom’s house. [13:21] But when king David heard of all these things, he was very wroth. [13:22] And Absalom spake unto Amnon neither good nor bad; for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.

[13:23] And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheep-shearers in Baal-hazor, which is beside Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king’s sons. [13:24] And Absalom came to the king, and said, Behold now, your servant hath sheep-shearers; let the king, I pray thee, and his servants go with your servant. [13:25] 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. [13:26] 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? [13:27] But Absalom pressed him, and he let Amnon and all the king’s sons go with him. [13:28] And Absalom commanded his servants, saying, Mark you now, when Amnon’s heart is merry with wine; and when I say unto you, Smite Amnon, then kill him; fear not; have not I commanded you? be courageous, and be valiant. [13:29] And the servants of Absalom did unto Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king’s sons arose, and every man gat him up upon his mule, and fled.

[13:30] And it came to pass, while they were in the way, that the tidings came to David, saying, Absalom hath slain all the king’s sons, and there is not one of them left. [13:31] Then the king arose, and rent his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes rent. [13:32] And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David’s brother, answered and said, Let not my lord suppose that they have killed all the young men the king’s sons; for Amnon only is dead; for by the appointment of Absalom this hath been determined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar. [13:33] Now therefore let not my lord the king take the thing to his heart, to think that all the king’s sons are dead; for Amnon only is dead.

[13:34] But Absalom fled. And the young man that kept the watch lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came much people by the way of the hill-side behind him. [13:35] And Jonadab said unto the king, Behold, the king’s sons are come: as your servant said, so it is. [13:36] And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of speaking, that, behold, the king’s sons came, and lifted up their voice, and wept: and the king also and all his servants wept very sore.

[13:37] But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai the son of Ammihur, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day. [13:38] So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years. [13:39] And the soul of king David longed to go forth unto Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.

[14:1] Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart was toward Absalom. [14:2] And Joab sent to Tekoa, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign yourself to be a mourner, and put on mourning apparel, I pray thee, and anoint not yourself with oil, but be as a woman that hath a long time mourned for the dead: [14:3] and go in to the king, and speak on this manner unto him. So Joab put the words in her mouth.

[14:4] And when the woman of Tekoa spake to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, Help, O king. [14:5] And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, Of a truth I am a widow, and my husband is dead. [14:6] And your handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other, and killed him. [14:7] And, behold, the whole family is risen against your handmaid, and they say, Deliver him that smote his brother, that we may kill him for the life of his brother whom he slew, and so destroy the heir also. Thus will they quench my coal which is left, and will leave to my husband neither name nor remainder upon the face of the earth.

[14:8] And the king said unto the woman, Go to your house, and I will give charge concerning thee. [14:9] And the woman of Tekoa said unto the king, My lord, O king, the iniquity be on me, and on my father’s house; and the king and his throne be guiltless. [14:10] And the king said, Whosoever saith aught unto thee, bring him to me, and he shall not touch you any more. [14:11] Then said she, I pray thee, let the king remember THE GOD your God, that the avenger of blood destroy not any more, lest they destroy my son. And he said, As THE GOD liveth, there shall not one hair of your son fall to the earth.

[14:12] Then the woman said, Let your handmaid, I pray thee, speak a word unto my lord the king. And he said, Say on. [14:13] And the woman said, Wherefore then have you devised such a thing against the people of God? for in speaking this word the king is as one that is guilty, in that the king doth not fetch home again his banished one. [14:14] For we must needs die, and are as water split on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God take away life, but deviseth means, that he that is banished be not an outcast from him. [14:15] Now therefore seeing that I am come to speak this word unto my lord the king, it is because the people have made me afraid: and your handmaid said, I will now speak unto the king; it may be that the king will perform the request of his servant. [14:16] For the king will hear, to deliver his servant out of the hand of the man that would destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God. [14:17] Then your handmaid said, Let, I pray thee, the word of my lord the king be comfortable; for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad: and THE GOD your God be with thee.

[14:18] Then the king answered and said unto the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, aught that I shall ask thee. And the woman said, Let my lord the king now speak. [14:19] And the king said, Is the hand of Joab with you in all this? And the woman answered and said, As your soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from aught that my lord the king hath spoken; for your servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of your handmaid; [14:20] to change the face of the matter hath your servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.

[14:21] And the king said unto Joab, Behold now, I have done this thing: go therefore, bring the young man Absalom back. [14:22] And Joab fell to the ground on his face, and did obeisance, and blessed the king: and Joab said, To-day your servant knoweth that I have found favor in your sight, my lord, O king, in that the king hath performed the request of his servant. [14:23] So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem. [14:24] And the king said, Let him turn to his own house, but let him not see my face. So Absalom turned to his own house, and saw not the king’s face.

[14:25] Now in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him. [14:26] And when he cut the hair of his head (now it was at every year’s end that he cut it; because it was heavy on him, therefore he cut it); he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels, after the king’s weight. [14:27] And unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a fair countenance.

[14:28] And Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem; and he saw not the king’s face. [14:29] Then Absalom sent for Joab, to send him to the king; but he would not come to him: and he sent again a second time, but he would not come. [14:30] Therefore he said unto his servants, See, Joab’s field is near mine, and he hath barley there; go and set it on fire. And Absalom’s servants set the field on fire. [14:31] Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom unto his house, and said unto him, Wherefore have your servants set my field on fire? [14:32] And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent unto thee, saying, Come hither, that I may send you to the king, to say, Wherefore am I come from Geshur? it were better for me to be there still. Now therefore let me see the king’s face; and if there be iniquity in me, let him kill me. [14:33] So Joab came to the king, and told him; and when he had called for Absalom, he came to the king, and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king: and the king kissed Absalom.

[15:1] And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him a chariot and horses, and fifty men to run before him. [15:2] And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that, when any man had a suit which should come to the king for judgment, then Absalom called unto him, and said, Of what city art thou? And he said, your servant is of one of the tribes of Israel. [15:3] And Absalom said unto him, See, your matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee. [15:4] 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! [15:5] And it was so, that, when any man came nigh to do him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took hold of him, and kissed him. [15:6] And on this manner did Absalom to all Israel that came to the king for judgment: so Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.

[15:7] And it came to pass at the end of forty years, that Absalom said unto the king, I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed unto THE GOD, in Hebron. [15:8] For your servant vowed a vow while I abode at Geshur in Syria, saying, If THE GOD shall indeed bring me again to Jerusalem, then I will serve THE GOD. [15:9] And the king said unto him, Go in peace. So he arose, and went to Hebron. [15:10] But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, As soon as you hear the sound of the trumpet, then you shall say, Absalom is king in Hebron. [15:11] And with Absalom went two hundred men out of Jerusalem, that were invited, and went in their simplicity; and they knew not anything. [15:12] And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counsellor, from his city, even from Giloh, while he was offering the sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom.

[15:13] And there came a messenger to David, saying, The hearts of the men of Israel are after Absalom. [15:14] And David said unto all his servants that were with him at Jerusalem, Arise, and let us flee; for else none of us shall escape from Absalom: make speed to depart, lest he overtake us quickly, and bring down evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword. [15:15] And the king’s servants said unto the king, Behold, your servants are ready to do whatsoever my lord the king shall choose. [15:16] And the king went forth, and all his household after him. And the king left ten women, that were concubines, to keep the house. [15:17] And the king went forth, and all the people after him; and they tarried in Beth-merhak. [15:18] And all his servants passed on beside him; and all the Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men that came after him from Gath, passed on before the king.

[15:19] Then said the king to Ittai the Gittite, Wherefore goest you also with us? return, and abide with the king: for you art a foreigner, and also an exile; return to your own place. [15:20] Whereas you camest but yesterday, should I this day make you go up and down with us, seeing I go whither I may? return thou, and take back your brethren; mercy and truth be with thee. [15:21] And Ittai answered the king, and said, As THE GOD liveth, and as my lord the king liveth, surely in what place my lord the king shall be, whether for death or for life, even there also will your servant be. [15:22] And David said to Ittai, Go and pass over. And Ittai the Gittite passed over, and all his men, and all the little ones that were with him. [15:23] And all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over: the king also himself passed over the brook Kidron, and all the people passed over, toward the way of the wilderness.

[15:24] And, lo, Zadok also came, and all the Levites with him, bearing the ark of the covenant of God; and they set down the ark of God; and Abiathar went up, until all the people had done passing out of the city. [15:25] And the king said unto Zadok, Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I shall find favor in the eyes of THE GOD, he will bring me again, and show me both it, and his habitation: [15:26] but if he say thus, I have no delight in thee; behold, here am I, let him do to me as seemeth good unto him. [15:27] The king said also unto Zadok the priest, Art you not a seer? return into the city in peace, and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz your son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar. [15:28] See, I will tarry at the fords of the wilderness, until there come word from you to certify me. [15:29] Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried the ark of God again to Jerusalem: and they abode there.

[15:30] And David went up by the ascent of the mount of Olives, and wept as he went up; and he had his head covered, and went barefoot: and all the people that were with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up. [15:31] And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O THE GOD, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness. [15:32] And it came to pass, that, when David was come to the top of the ascent, where God was worshipped, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat rent, and earth upon his head. [15:33] And David said unto him, If you passest on with me, then you wilt be a burden unto me: [15:34] but if you return to the city, and say unto Absalom, I will be your servant, O king; as I have been your father’s servant in time past, so will I now be your servant; then wilt you defeat for me the counsel of Ahithophel. [15:35] And have you not there with you Zadok and Abiathar the priests? therefore it shall be, that what thing soever you shalt hear out of the king’s house, you shalt tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests. [15:36] Behold, they have there with them their two sons, Ahimaaz, Zadok’s son, and Jonathan, Abiathar’s son; and by them you shall send unto me everything that you shall hear. [15:37] So Hushai, David’s friend, came into the city; and Absalom came into Jerusalem.

[16:1] And when David was a little past the top of the ascent, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and a hundred clusters of raisins, and a hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine. [16:2] And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest you by these? And Ziba said, The asses are for the king’s household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as are faint in the wilderness may drink. [16:3] And the king said, And where is your 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 kingdom of my father. [16:4] Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, your is all that pertaineth unto Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I do obeisance; let me find favor in your sight, my lord, O king.

[16:5] And when king David came to 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 cursed still as he came. [16:6] And 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 left. [16:7] And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Begone, begone, you man of blood, and base fellow: [16:8] THE GOD hath returned upon you all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead you have reigned; and THE GOD hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom your son; and, behold, you art taken in your own mischief, because you art a man of blood.

[16:9] Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head. [16:10] And the king said, What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah? Because he curseth, and because THE GOD hath said unto him, Curse David; who then shall say, Wherefore have you done so? [16:11] And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, who came forth from my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more may this Benjamite now do it? let him alone, and let him curse; for THE GOD hath bidden him. [16:12] It may be that THE GOD will look on the wrong done unto me, and that THE GOD will requite me good for his cursing of me this day. [16:13] So David and his men went by the way; and Shimei went along on the hill-side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust. [16:14] And the king, and all the people that were with him, came weary; and he refreshed himself there.

[16:15] And Absalom, and all the people, the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him. [16:16] And 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 live the king. [16:17] And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this your kindness to your friend? why wentest you not with your friend? [16:18] And Hushai said unto Absalom, Nay; but whom THE GOD, and this people, and all the men of Israel have chosen, his will I be, and with him will I abide. [16:19] And again, whom should I serve? should I not serve in the presence of his son? as I have served in your father’s presence, so will I be in your presence.

[16:20] Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give your counsel what we shall do. [16:21] And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto your father’s concubines, that he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel will hear that you art abhorred of your father: then will the hands of all that are with you be strong. [16:22] So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in unto his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel. [16:23] And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he gave in those days, was as if a man inquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.

[17:1] Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night: [17:2] and I will come upon him while he is weary and weak-handed, and will make him afraid; and all the people that are with him shall flee; and I will smite the king only; [17:3] and I will bring back all the people unto thee: the man whom you seekest is as if all returned: so all the people shall be in peace. [17:4] And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.

[17:5] Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what he saith. [17:6] And when Hushai was come to Absalom, Absalom spake unto him, saying, Ahithophel hath spoken after this manner: shall we do after his saying? if not, speak thou. [17:7] And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given this time is not good. [17:8] Hushai said moreover, you knowest your father and his men, that they are mighty men, and they are chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field; and your father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people. [17:9] Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some other place: and it will come to pass, when some of them are fallen at the first, that whosoever heareth it will say, There is a slaughter among the people that follow Absalom. [17:10] And even he that is valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, will utterly melt; for all Israel knoweth that your father is a mighty man, and they that are with him are valiant men. [17:11] But I counsel that all Israel be gathered together unto thee, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that you go to battle in your own person. [17:12] So shall we come upon him in some place where he shall be found, and we will 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. [17:13] Moreover, if he be gotten into a city, then shall all Israel bring ropes to that city, and we will draw it into the river, until there be not one small stone found there. [17:14] And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For THE GOD had ordained to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that THE GOD might bring evil upon Absalom.

[17:15] 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. [17:16] Now therefore send quickly, and tell David, saying, Lodge not this night at the fords of the wilderness, but by all means pass over; lest the king be swallowed up, and all the people that are with him. [17:17] Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying by En-rogel; and a maid-servant used to go and tell them; and they went and told king David: for they might not be seen to come into the city. [17:18] But a lad saw them, and told Absalom: and they went both of them away quickly, and came to the house of a man in Bahurim, who had a well in his court; and they went down thither. [17:19] And the woman took and spread the covering over the well’s mouth, and strewed bruised grain thereon; and nothing was known. [17:20] And Absalom’s servants came to the woman to the house; and they said, Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan? And the woman said unto them, They are gone over the brook of water. And when they had sought and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem.

[17:21] And it came to pass, after they 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. [17:22] 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. [17:23] And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home, unto his city, and set his house in order, and hanged himself; and he died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.

[17:24] Then David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom passed over the Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him. [17:25] And Absalom set Amasa over the host instead of Joab. Now Amasa was the son of a man, whose name was Ithra the Israelite, that went in to Abigal the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah, Joab’s mother. [17:26] And Israel and Absalom encamped in the land of Gilead.

[17:27] And it came to pass, when David was come to Mahanaim, that Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lodebar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim, [17:28] brought beds, and basins, and earthen vessels, and wheat, and barley, and meal, and parched grain, and beans, and lentils, and parched pulse, [17:29] and honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of the herd, for David, and for the people that were with him, to eat: for they said, The people are hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness.

[18:1] And David numbered the people that were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them. [18:2] And David 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 with you myself also. [18:3] But the people said, you shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but you art worth ten thousand of us; therefore now it is better that you be ready to succor us out of the city. [18:4] 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 by thousands. [18:5] And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom.

[18:6] So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the forest of Ephraim. [18:7] And 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. [18:8] For the battle was there spread over the face of all the country; and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.

[18:9] And Absalom chanced to meet the servants of David. And Absalom was riding upon his mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken up between heaven and earth; and the mule that was under him went on. [18:10] And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanging in an oak. [18:11] And Joab said unto the man that told him, And, behold, you sawest it, and why didst you not smite him there to the ground? and I would have given you ten pieces of silver, and a girdle. [18:12] And the man said unto Joab, Though I should receive a thousand pieces of silver in my hand, yet would I not put forth my hand against the king’s son; for in our hearing the king charged you and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Beware that none touch the young man Absalom. [18:13] Otherwise if I had dealt falsely against his life (and there is no matter hid from the king), then you yourself wouldest have set yourself against me. [18:14] Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak. [18:15] And ten young men that bare Joab’s armor compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him.

[18:16] And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel; for Joab held back the people. [18:17] 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. [18:18] Now Absalom in his lifetime 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.

[18:19] Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok, Let me now run, and bear the king tidings, how that THE GOD hath avenged him of his enemies. [18:20] And Joab said unto him, you shalt not be the bearer of tidings this day, but you shalt bear tidings another day; but this day you shalt bear no tidings, because the king’s son is dead. [18:21] Then said Joab to the Cushite, Go, tell the king what you have seen. And the Cushite bowed himself unto Joab, and ran. [18:22] Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab, But come what may, let me, I pray thee, also run after the Cushite. And Joab said, Wherefore wilt you run, my son, seeing that you wilt have no reward for the tidings? [18:23] But come what may, said he, I will run. And he said unto him, Run. Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the Plain, and outran the Cushite.

[18:24] Now David was sitting between the two gates: and the watchman went up to the roof of the gate unto the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, a man running alone. [18:25] And the watchman cried, and told the king. And the king said, If he be alone, there is tidings in his mouth. And he came apace, and drew near. [18:26] And the watchman saw another man running; and the watchman called unto the porter, and said, Behold, another man running alone. And the king said, He also bringeth tidings. [18:27] And the watchman said, I think the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man, and cometh with good tidings.

[18:28] And Ahimaaz called, and said unto the king, All is well. And he bowed himself before the king with his face to the earth, and said, Blessed be THE GOD your God, who hath delivered up the men that lifted up their hand against my lord the king. [18:29] And the king said, Is it well with the young man Absalom? And Ahimaaz answered, When Joab sent the king’s servant, even me your servant, I saw a great tumult, but I knew not what it was. [18:30] And the king said, Turn aside, and stand here. And he turned aside, and stood still.

[18:31] And, behold, the Cushite came; and the Cushite said, Tidings for my lord the king; for THE GOD hath avenged you this day of all them that rose up against thee. [18:32] And the king said unto the Cushite, Is it well with the young man Absalom? And the Cushite answered, The enemies of my lord the king, and all that rise up against you to do you hurt, be as that young man is. [18:33] And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!

[19:1] And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom. [19:2] And the victory that day was turned into mourning unto all the people; for the people heard say that day, The king grieveth for his son. [19:3] And the people gat them by stealth that day into the city, as people that are ashamed steal away when they flee in battle. [19:4] And the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son! [19:5] And Joab came into the house to the king, and said, you have shamed this day the faces of all your servants, who this day have saved your life, and the lives of your sons and of your daughters, and the lives of your wives, and the lives of your concubines; [19:6] in that you lovest them that hate thee, and hatest them that love thee. For you have declared this day, that princes and servants are nought unto thee: for this day I perceive, that if Absalom had lived, and all we had died this day, then it had pleased you well. [19:7] Now therefore arise, go forth, and speak comfortably unto your servants; for I swear by THE GOD, if you go not forth, there will not tarry a man with you this night: and that will be worse unto you than all the evil that hath befallen you from your youth until now. [19:8] Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. And they told unto all the people, saying, Behold, the king is sitting in the gate: and all the people came before the king.

Now Israel had fled every man to his tent. [19:9] And all the people were at strife throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, The king delivered us out of the hand of our enemies, and he saved us out of the hand of the Philistines; and now he is fled out of the land from Absalom. [19:10] And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why speak you not a word of bringing the king back?

[19:11] And king David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, saying, Speak unto the elders of Judah, saying, Why are you the last to bring the king back to his house? seeing the speech of all Israel is come to the king, to bring him to his house. [19:12] You are my brethren, you are my bone and my flesh: wherefore then are you the last to bring back the king? [19:13] And say you to Amasa, Art you not my bone and my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if you be not captain of the host before me continually in the room of Joab. [19:14] And he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even as the heart of one man; so that they sent unto the king, saying, Return thou, and all your servants. [19:15] So the king returned, and came to the Jordan. And Judah came to Gilgal, to go to meet the king, to bring the king over the Jordan.

[19:16] And Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite, who was of Bahurim, hasted and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David. [19:17] And there were a thousand men of Benjamin with him, and Ziba the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him; and they went through the Jordan in the presence of the king. [19:18] And there went over a ferry-boat to bring over the king’s household, and to do what he thought good. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, when he was come over the Jordan. [19:19] And he said unto the king, Let not my lord impute iniquity unto me, neither do you remember that which your servant did perversely the day that my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, that the king should take it to his heart. [19:20] For your 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 to meet my lord the king.

[19:21] But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said, Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed THE GOD’s anointed? [19:22] And David said, What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah, that you 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? [19:23] And the king said unto Shimei, you shalt not die. And the king sware unto him.

[19:24] And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king; and he had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came home in peace. [19:25] And it came to pass, when he was come to Jerusalem to meet the king, that the king said unto him, Wherefore wentest not you with me, Mephibosheth? [19:26] And he answered, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me: for your servant said, I will saddle me an ass, that I may ride thereon, and go with the king; because your servant is lame. [19:27] And he hath slandered your servant unto my lord the king; but my lord the king is as an angel of God: do therefore what is good in your eyes. [19:28] For all my father’s house were but dead men before my lord the king; yet didst you set your servant among them that did eat at your own table. What right therefore have I yet that I should cry any more unto the king? [19:29] And the king said unto him, Why speakest you any more of your matters? I say, you and Ziba divide the land. [19:30] And Mephibosheth said unto the king, yea, let him take all, forasmuch as my lord the king is come in peace unto his own house.

[19:31] And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim; and he went over the Jordan with the king, to conduct him over the Jordan. [19:32] Now Barzillai was 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. [19:33] And the king said unto Barzillai, Come you over with me, and I will sustain you with me in Jerusalem. [19:34] And Barzillai said unto the king, How many are the days of the years of my life, that I should go up with the king unto Jerusalem? [19:35] I am this day fourscore years old: can I discern between good and bad? can your servant taste what I eat or what I drink? can I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women? wherefore then should your servant be yet a burden unto my lord the king? [19:36] your servant would but just go over the Jordan with the king: and why should the king recompense it me with such a reward? [19:37] Let your servant, I pray thee, turn back again, that I may die in mine own city, by the grave of my father and my mother. But behold, your servant Chimham; let him go over with my lord the king; and do to him what shall seem good unto thee. [19:38] And the king answered, Chimham shall go over with me, and I will do to him that which shall seem good unto thee: and whatsoever you shalt require of me, that will I do for thee. [19:39] And all the people went over the Jordan, and the king went over: and the king kissed Barzillai, and blessed him; and he returned unto his own place.

[19:40] So the king went over to Gilgal, and Chimham went over with him: and all the people of Judah brought the king over, and also half the people of Israel. [19:41] And, behold, all the men of Israel came to the king, and said unto the king, Why have our brethren the men of Judah stolen you away, and brought the king, and his household, over the Jordan, and all David’s men with him? [19:42] And all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, Because the king is near of kin to us: wherefore then are you angry for this matter? have we eaten at all at the king’s cost? or hath he given us any gift? [19:43] And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more right in David than ye: why then did you despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.

[20:1] And there happened to be there a base fellow, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew the trumpet, and said, We have no portion in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel. [20:2] So all the men of Israel went up from following David, and followed Sheba the son of Bichri; but the men of Judah clave unto their king, from the Jordan even to Jerusalem.

[20:3] And David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in ward, and provided them with sustenance, but went not in unto them. So they were shut up unto the day of their death, living in widowhood.

[20:4] Then said the king to Amasa, Call me the men of Judah together within three days, and be you here present. [20:5] So Amasa went to call the men of Judah together; but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him. [20:6] And David said to Abishai, Now will Sheba the son of Bichri do us more harm than did Absalom: take you your lord’s servants, and pursue after him, lest he get him fortified cities, and escape out of our sight. [20:7] And there went out after him Joab’s men, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and all the mighty men; and they went out of Jerusalem, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri. [20:8] When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa came to meet them. And Joab was girded with his apparel of war that he had put on, and thereon was a girdle with a sword fastened upon his loins in the sheath thereof; and as he went forth it fell out. [20:9] And Joab said to Amasa, Is it well with thee, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him. [20:10] But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab’s hand: so he smote him therewith in the body, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and struck him not again; and he died.

And Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri. [20:11] And there stood by him one of Joab’s young men, and said, He that favoreth Joab, and he that is for David, let him follow Joab. [20:12] And Amasa lay wallowing in his blood in the midst of the highway. And when the man saw that all the people stood still, he carried Amasa out of the highway into the field, and cast a garment over him, when he saw that every one that came by him stood still. [20:13] When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.

[20:14] And he went through all the tribes of Israel unto Abel, and to Beth-maacah, and all the Berites: and they were gathered together, and went also after him. [20:15] And they came and besieged him in Abel of Beth-maacah, and they cast up a mound against the city, and it stood against the rampart; and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down. [20:16] Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear; say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak with thee. [20:17] And he came near unto her; and the woman said, Art you Joab? And he answered, I am. Then she said unto him, Hear the words of your handmaid. And he answered, I do hear. [20:18] Then she spake, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask counsel at Abel: and so they ended the matter. [20:19] I am of them that are peaceable and faithful in Israel: you seekest to destroy a city and a mother in Israel: why wilt you swallow up the inheritance of THE GOD? [20:20] And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy. [20:21] The matter is not so: but a man of the hill-country of Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, hath lifted up his hand against the king, even against David; deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said unto Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to you over the wall. [20:22] Then 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 trumpet, and they were dispersed from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king.

[20:23] Now Joab was over all the host of Israel; and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites; [20:24] and Adoram was over the men subject to taskwork; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder; [20:25] and Sheva was scribe; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests; [20:26] and also Ira the Jairite was chief minister unto David.

[21:1] And there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David sought the face of THE GOD. And THE GOD said, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he put to death the Gibeonites. [21:2] And the king called the Gibeonites, and said unto them (now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites; and the children of Israel had sworn unto them: and Saul sought to slay them in his zeal for the children of Israel and Judah); [21:3] and David said unto the Gibeonites, What shall I do for you? and wherewith shall I make atonement, that you may bless the inheritance of THE GOD? [21:4] And the Gibeonites said unto him, It is no matter of silver or gold between us and Saul, or his house; neither is it for us to put any man to death in Israel. And he said, What you shall say, that will I do for you. [21:5] And they said unto the king, The man that consumed us, and that devised against us, that we should be destroyed from remaining in any of the borders of Israel, [21:6] let seven men of his sons be delivered unto us, and we will hang them up unto THE GOD in Gibeah of Saul, the chosen of THE GOD. And the king said, I will give them.

[21:7] But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of THE GOD’s oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul. [21:8] But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bare unto Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and the five sons of Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she bare to Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite: [21:9] And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them in the mountain before THE GOD, 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.

[21:10] And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth, and spread it for her upon the rock, from the beginning of harvest until water was poured upon them from heaven; and she suffered neither the birds of the heavens to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night. [21:11] And it was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done.

[21:12] And David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabesh-gilead, who had stolen them from the street of Beth-shan, where the Philistines had hanged them, in the day that the Philistines slew Saul in Gilboa; [21:13] and he brought up from thence the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son: and they gathered the bones of them that were hanged. [21:14] And they buried the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son in the country of Benjamin in Zela, in the sepulchre of Kish his father: and they performed all that the king commanded. And after that God was entreated for the land.

[21:15] 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; [21:16] and Ishbibenob, who was of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose spear was three hundred shekels of brass in weight, he being girded with a new sword, thought to have slain David. [21:17] But Abishai the son of Zeruiah succored him, and smote the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David sware unto him, saying, you shalt go no more out with us to battle, that you quench not the lamp of Israel.

[21:18] And it came to pass after this, that there was again war with the Philistines at Gob: then Sibbecai the Hushathite slew Saph, who was of the sons of the giant. [21:19] And there was again war with the Philistines at Gob; and Elhanan the son of Jaareoregim the Beth-lehemite slew Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam. [21:20] And there was again war at Gath, where was a man of great stature, that had on every hand six fingers, and on every foot six toes, four and twenty in number; and he also was born to the giant. [21:21] And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimei, David’s brother, slew him. [21:22] These four were born to the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.

[22:1] And David spake unto THE GOD the words of this song in the day that THE GOD delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul: [22:2] and he said,

THE GOD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer, even mine;

[22:3] God, my rock, in him will I take refuge;

My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge;

My saviour, you savest me from violence.

[22:4] I will call upon THE GOD, who is worthy to be praised:

So shall I be saved from mine enemies.

[22:5] For the waves of death compassed me;

The floods of ungodliness made me afraid:

[22:6] The cords of Sheol were round about me;

The snares of death came upon me.

[22:7] In my distress I called upon THE GOD;

Yea, I called unto my God:

And he heard my voice out of his temple,

And my cry came into his ears.

[22:8] Then the earth shook and trembled,

The foundations of heaven quaked

And were shaken, because he was wroth.

[22:9] There went up a smoke out of his nostrils,

And fire out of his mouth devoured:

Coals were kindled by it.

[22:10] He bowed the heavens also, and came down;

And thick darkness was under his feet.

[22:11] And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly;

Yea, he was seen upon the wings of the wind.

[22:12] And he made darkness pavilions round about him,

Gathering of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

[22:13] At the brightness before him

Coals of fire were kindled.

[22:14] THE GOD thundered from heaven,

And the Most High uttered his voice.

[22:15] And he sent out arrows, and scattered them;

Lightning, and discomfited them.

[22:16] Then the channels of the sea appeared,

The foundations of the world were laid bare,

By the rebuke of THE GOD,

At the blast of the breath of his nostrils.

[22:17] He sent from on high, he took me;

He drew me out of many waters;

[22:18] He delivered me from my strong enemy,

From them that hated me; for they were too mighty for me.

[22:19] They came upon me in the day of my calamity;

But THE GOD was my stay.

[22:20] He brought me forth also into a large place;

He delivered me, because he delighted in me.

[22:21] THE GOD rewarded me according to my righteousness;

According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

[22:22] For I have kept the ways of THE GOD,

And have not wickedly departed from my God.

[22:23] For all his ordinances were before me;

And as for his statutes, I did not depart from them.

[22:24] I was also perfect toward him;

And I kept myself from mine iniquity.

[22:25] Therefore hath THE GOD recompensed me according to my righteousness,

According to my cleanness in his eyesight.

[22:26] With the merciful you wilt show yourself merciful;

With the perfect man you wilt show yourself perfect;

[22:27] With the pure you wilt show yourself pure;

And with the perverse you wilt show yourself froward.

[22:28] And the afflicted people you wilt save;

But your eyes are upon the haughty, that you mayest bring them down.

[22:29] For you art my lamp, O THE GOD;

And THE GOD will lighten my darkness.

[22:30] For by you I run upon a troop;

By my God do I leap over a wall.

[22:31] As for God, his way is perfect:

The word of THE GOD is tried;

He is a shield unto all them that take refuge in him.

[22:32] For who is God, save THE GOD?

And who is a rock, save our God?

[22:33] God is my strong fortress;

And he guideth the perfect in his way.

[22:34] He maketh his feet like hinds’ feet,

And setteth me upon my high places.

[22:35] He teacheth my hands to war,

So that mine arms do bend a bow of brass.

[22:36] you have also given me the shield of your salvation;

And your gentleness hath made me great.

[22:37] you have enlarged my steps under me;

And my feet have not slipped.

[22:38] I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them;

Neither did I turn again till they were consumed.

[22:39] And I have consumed them, and smitten them through, so that they cannot arise:

Yea, they are fallen under my feet.

[22:40] For you have girded me with strength unto the battle;

Thou have subdued under me those that rose up against me.

[22:41] you have also made mine enemies turn their backs unto me,

That I might cut off them that hate me.

[22:42] They looked, but there was none to save;

Even unto THE GOD, but he answered them not.

[22:43] Then did I beat them small as the dust of the earth,

I did crush them as the mire of the streets, and did spread them abroad.

[22:44] you also have delivered me from the strivings of my people;

Thou have kept me to be the head of the nations:

A people whom I have not known shall serve me.

[22:45] The foreigners shall submit themselves unto me:

As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me.

[22:46] The foreigners shall fade away,

And shall come trembling out of their close places.

[22:47] THE GOD liveth; And blessed be my rock;

And exalted be God, the rock of my salvation,

[22:48] Even the God that executeth vengeance for me,

And that bringeth down peoples under me,

[22:49] And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies:

Yea, you liftest me up above them that rise up against me;

Thou deliverest me from the violent man.

[22:50] Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O THE GOD, among the nations,

And will sing praises unto your name.

[22:51] Great deliverance giveth he to his king,

And showeth lovingkindness to his anointed,

To David and to his seed, for evermore.

[23:1] Now these are the last words of David.

David the son of Jesse saith,

And the man who was raised on high saith,

The anointed of the God of Jacob,

And the sweet psalmist of Israel:

[23:2] The Spirit of THE GOD spake by me,

And his word was upon my tongue.

[23:3] The God of Israel said,

The Rock of Israel spake to me:

One that ruleth over men righteously,

That ruleth in the fear of God,

[23:4] He shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth,

A morning without clouds,

When the tender grass springeth out of the earth,

Through clear shining after rain.

[23:5] Verily my house is not so with God;

Yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant,

Ordered in all things, and sure:

For it is all my salvation, and all my desire,

Although he maketh it not to grow.

[23:6] But the ungodly shall be all of them as thorns to be thrust away,

Because they cannot be taken with the hand;

[23:7] But the man that toucheth them

Must be armed with iron and the staff of a spear:

And they shall be utterly burned with fire in their place.

[23:8] These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Josheb-basshebeth a Tahchemonite, chief of the captains; the same was Adino the Eznite, against eight hundred slain at one time.

[23:9] And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodai the son of an Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David, when they defied the Philistines that were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone away. [23:10] He arose, and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clave unto the sword; and THE GOD wrought a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to take spoil.

[23:11] And after him was Shammah the son of Agee a Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a plot of ground full of lentils; and the people fled from the Philistines. [23:12] But he stood in the midst of the plot, and defended it, and slew the Philistines; and THE GOD wrought a great victory.

[23:13] And three of the thirty chief men went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam; and the troop of the Philistines was encamped in the valley of Rephaim. [23:14] And David was then in the stronghold; and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem. [23:15] And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Beth-lehem, which is by the gate! [23:16] And the three mighty men brake 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 it out unto THE GOD. [23:17] And he said, Be it far from me, O THE GOD, that I should do this: shall I drink the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men.

[23:18] And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred and slew them, and had a name among the three. [23:19] Was he not most honorable of the three? therefore he was made their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three.

[23:20] And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, he slew the two sons of Ariel of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow. [23:21] And he slew an Egyptian, a goodly man: and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and slew him with his own spear. [23:22] These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had a name among the three mighty men. [23:23] He was more honorable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three. And David set him over his guard.

[23:24] Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem, [23:25] Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite, [23:26] Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, [23:27] Abiezer the Anathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite, [23:28] Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite, [23:29] Heleb the son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin, [23:30] Benaiah a Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash. [23:31] Abialbon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite, [23:32] Eliahba the Shaalbonite, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan, [23:33] Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Ararite, [23:34] Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maacathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite, [23:35] Hezro the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite, [23:36] Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite, [23:37] Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armorbearers to Joab the son of Zeruiah, [23:38] Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite, [23:39] Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all.

[24:1] And again the anger of THE GOD was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them, saying, Go, number Israel and Judah. [24:2] And the king said to Joab the captain of the host, who was with him, Go now to and fro through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, and number you the people, that I may know the sum of the people. [24:3] And Joab said unto the king, Now THE GOD your God add unto the people, how many soever they may be, a hundredfold; and may the eyes of my lord the king see it: but why doth my lord the king delight in this thing? [24:4] Notwithstanding, the king’s word prevailed against Joab, and against the captains of the host. And Joab and the captains of the host went out from the presence of the king, to number the people of Israel. [24:5] And they passed over the Jordan, and encamped in Aroer, on the right side of the city that is in the middle of the valley of Gad, and unto Jazer: [24:6] then they came to Gilead, and to the land of Tahtim-hodshi; and they came to Dan-jaan, and round about to Sidon, [24:7] and came to the stronghold of Tyre, and to all the cities of the Hivites, and of the Canaanites; and they went out to the south of Judah, at Beer-sheba. [24:8] So when they had gone to and fro through all the land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days. [24:9] And Joab gave up the sum of the numbering of the people unto the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men.

[24:10] And David’s heart smote him after that he had numbered the people. And David said unto THE GOD, I have sinned greatly in that which I have done: but now, O THE GOD, put away, I beseech thee, the iniquity of your servant; for I have done very foolishly. [24:11] And when David rose up in the morning, the word of THE GOD came unto the prophet Gad, David’s seer, saying, [24:12] Go and speak unto David, Thus saith THE GOD, I offer you three things: choose you one of them, that I may do it unto thee. [24:13] So Gad came to David, and told him, and said unto him, Shall seven years of famine come unto you in your land? or wilt you flee three months before your foes while they pursue thee? or shall there be three days’ pestilence in your land? now advise thee, and consider what answer I shall return to him that sent me. [24:14] And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let us fall now into the hand of THE GOD; for his mercies are great; and let me not fall into the hand of man. [24:15] So THE GOD sent a pestilence upon Israel from the morning even to the time appointed; and there died of the people from Dan even to Beer-sheba seventy thousand men. [24:16] And when the angel stretched out his hand toward Jerusalem to destroy it, THE GOD repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed the people, It is enough; now stay your hand. And the angel of THE GOD was by the threshing-floor of Araunah the Jebusite. [24:17] And David spake unto THE GOD when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I have done perversely; but these sheep, what have they done? let your hand, I pray thee, be against me, and against my father’s house.

[24:18] And Gad came that day to David, and said unto him, Go up, rear an altar unto THE GOD in the threshing-floor of Araunah the Jebusite. [24:19] And David went up according to the saying of Gad, as THE GOD commanded. [24:20] And Araunah looked forth, and saw the king and his servants coming on toward him: and Araunah went out, and bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground. [24:21] And Araunah said, Wherefore is my lord the king come to his servant? And David said, To buy the threshing-floor of thee, to build an altar unto THE GOD, that the plague may be stayed from the people. [24:22] And Araunah said unto David, Let my lord the king take and offer up what seemeth good unto him: behold, the oxen for the burnt-offering, and the threshing instruments and the yokes of the oxen for the wood: [24:23] all this, O king, doth Araunah give unto the king. And Araunah said unto the king, THE GOD your God accept thee. [24:24] And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will verily buy it of you at a price. Neither will I offer burnt-offerings unto THE GOD my God which cost me nothing. So David bought the threshing-floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver. [24:25] And David built there an altar unto THE GOD, and offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings. So THE GOD was entreated for the land, and the plague was stayed from Israel.

 

The First Book of the Kings

[1:1] Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat. [1:2] 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 cherish him; and let her lie in your bosom, that my lord the king may get heat. [1:3] So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the borders of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king. [1:4] And the damsel was very fair; and she cherished the king, and ministered to him; but the king knew her not.

[1:5] Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him. [1:6] And his father had not displeased him at any time in saying, Why have you done so? and he was also a very goodly man; and he was born after Absalom. [1:7] And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped him. [1:8] But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men that belonged to David, were not with Adonijah. [1:9] And Adonijah slew sheep and oxen and fatlings by the stone of Zoheleth, which is beside En-rogel; and he called all his brethren, the king’s sons, and all the men of Judah, the king’s servants: [1:10] but Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother, he called not.

[1:11] Then Nathan spake unto Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Have you not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not? [1:12] Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give you counsel, that you mayest save your own life, and the life of your son Solomon. [1:13] Go and get you in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear unto your handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then doth Adonijah reign? [1:14] Behold, while you yet talkest there with the king, I also will come in after thee, and confirm your words.

[1:15] And Bath-sheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite was ministering unto the king. [1:16] And Bath-sheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou? [1:17] And she said unto him, My lord, you swarest by THE GOD your God unto your handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne. [1:18] And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and thou, my lord the king, knowest it not: [1:19] and he hath slain oxen and fatlings and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the sons of the king, and Abiathar the priest, and Joab the captain of the host; but Solomon your servant hath he not called. [1:20] And thou, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are upon thee, that you shouldest tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him. [1:21] Otherwise it will come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders.

[1:22] And, lo, while she yet talked with the king, Nathan the prophet came in. [1:23] And they told the king, saying, Behold, Nathan the prophet. And when he was come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground. [1:24] And Nathan said, My lord, O king, have you said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? [1:25] For he is gone down this day, and hath slain oxen and fatlings and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the king’s sons, and the captains of the host, and Abiathar the priest; and, behold, they are eating and drinking before him, and say, Long live king Adonijah. [1:26] But me, even me your servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and your servant Solomon, hath he not called. [1:27] Is this thing done by my lord the king, and you have not showed unto your servants who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?

[1:28] Then king David answered and said, Call to me Bath-sheba. And she came into the king’s presence, and stood before the king. [1:29] And the king sware, and said, As THE GOD liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity, [1:30] verily as I sware unto you by THE GOD, the God of Israel, saying, Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne in my stead; verily so will I do this day. [1:31] Then Bath-sheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did obeisance to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever.

[1:32] And king David said, Call to me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the king. [1:33] And the king said unto them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon mine own mule, and bring him down to Gihon: [1:34] and let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel; and blow you the trumpet, and say, Long live king Solomon. [1:35] Then you shall come up after him, and he shall come and sit upon my throne; for he shall be king in my stead; and I have appointed him to be prince over Israel and over Judah. [1:36] And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, Amen: THE GOD, the God of my lord the king, say so too. [1:37] As THE GOD hath been with my lord the king, even so be he with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord king David.

[1:38] So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites, went down, and caused Solomon to ride upon king David’s mule, and brought him to Gihon. [1:39] And Zadok the priest took the horn of oil out of the Tent, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, Long live king Solomon. [1:40] And all the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the sound of them.

[1:41] And Adonijah and all the guests that were with him heard it as they had made an end of eating. And when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, Wherefore is this noise of the city being in an uproar? [1:42] While he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came: and Adonijah said, Come in; for you art a worthy man, and bringest good tidings. [1:43] And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Verily our lord king David hath made Solomon king: [1:44] 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; [1:45] and 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 rang again. This is the noise that you have heard. [1:46] And also Solomon sitteth on the throne of the kingdom. [1:47] And moreover the king’s servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, your God make the name of Solomon better than your name, and make his throne greater than your throne: and the king bowed himself upon the bed. [1:48] And also thus said the king, Blessed be THE GOD, the God of Israel, who hath given one to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even seeing it.

[1:49] And all the guests of Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and went every man his way. [1:50] And Adonijah feared because of Solomon; and he arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar. [1:51] And it was told Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonijah feareth king Solomon; for, lo, he hath laid hold on the horns of the altar, saying, Let king Solomon swear unto me first that he will not slay his servant with the sword. [1:52] And Solomon said, If he shall show himself a worthy man, there shall not a hair of him fall to the earth; but if wickedness be found in him, he shall die. [1:53] So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and did obeisance to king Solomon; and Solomon said unto him, Go to your house.

[2:1] Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying, [2:2] I am going the way of all the earth: be you strong therefore, and show yourself a man; [2:3] and keep the charge of THE GOD your 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 you mayest prosper in all that you doest, and whithersoever you turnest thyself. [2:4] That THE GOD may establish his word which he spake concerning me, saying, If your 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 you (said he) a man on the throne of Israel. [2:5] Moreover you knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did unto me, even what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet. [2:6] Do therefore according to your wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to Sheol in peace. [2:7] But show kindness unto the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at your table; for so they came to me when I fled from Absalom your brother. [2:8] And, behold, there is with you 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 sware to him by THE GOD, saying, I will not put you to death with the sword. [2:9] Now therefore hold him not guiltless, for you art a wise man; and you wilt know what you oughtest to do unto him, and you shalt bring his hoar head down to Sheol with blood.

[2:10] And David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David. [2:11] And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years; seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem. [2:12] And Solomon sat upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.

[2:13] Then Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, Comest you peaceably? And he said, Peaceably. [2:14] He said moreover, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And she said, Say on. [2:15] And he said, you knowest that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: howbeit the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother’s; for it was his from THE GOD. [2:16] And now I ask one petition of thee; deny me not. And she said unto him, Say on. [2:17] And he said, Speak, I pray thee, unto Solomon the king (for he will not say you nay), that he give me Abishag the Shunammite to wife. [2:18] And Bath-sheba said, Well; I will speak for you unto the king.

[2:19] Bath-sheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself 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. [2:20] 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. [2:21] And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah your brother to wife. [2:22] And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother, And why dost you ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also; for he is mine elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah. [2:23] Then king Solomon sware by THE GOD, saying, God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah hath not spoken this word against his own life. [2:24] Now therefore as THE GOD liveth, who hath established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who hath made me a house, as he promised, surely Adonijah shall be put to death this day. [2:25] And king Solomon sent by Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him, so that he died.

[2:26] And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get you to Anathoth, unto your own fields; for you art worthy of death: but I will not at this time put you to death, because you barest the ark of the Lord THE GOD before David my father, and because you wast afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted. [2:27] So Solomon thrust out Abiathar from being priest unto THE GOD, that he might fulfil the word of THE GOD, which he spake concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.

[2:28] And the tidings came to Joab; for Joab had turned after Adonijah, though he turned not after Absalom. And Joab fled unto the Tent of THE GOD, and caught hold on the horns of the altar. [2:29] And it was told king Solomon, Joab is fled unto the Tent of THE GOD, and, behold, he is by the altar. Then Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, Go, fall upon him. [2:30] And Benaiah came to the Tent of THE GOD, and said unto him, Thus saith the king, Come forth. And he said, Nay; but I will die here. And Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, Thus said Joab, and thus he answered me. [2:31] And the king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and fall upon him, and bury him; that you mayest take away the blood, which Joab shed without cause, from me and from my father’s house. [2:32] And THE GOD will return his blood upon his own head, because he fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, and my father David knew it not, to wit, Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah. [2:33] So shall their blood return upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed for ever: but unto David, and unto his seed, and unto his house, and unto his throne, shall there be peace for ever from THE GOD. [2:34] Then Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up, and fell upon him, and slew him; and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness. [2:35] And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over the host; and Zadok the priest did the king put in the room of Abiathar.

[2:36] And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Build you a house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not forth thence any whither. [2:37] For on the day you goest out, and passest over the brook Kidron, know you for certain that you shalt surely die: your blood shall be upon your own head. [2:38] And Shimei said unto the king, The saying is good: as my lord the king hath said, so will your servant do. And Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days.

[2:39] 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, your servants are in Gath. [2:40] And Shimei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Gath to Achish, to seek his servants; and Shimei went, and brought his servants from Gath. [2:41] And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and was come again. [2:42] And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Did I not adjure you by THE GOD, and protest unto thee, saying, Know for certain, that on the day you goest out, and walkest abroad any whither, you shalt surely die? and you saidst unto me, The saying that I have heard is good. [2:43] Why then have you not kept the oath of THE GOD, and the commandment that I have charged you with? [2:44] The king said moreover to Shimei, you knowest all the wickedness which your heart is privy to, that you didst to David my father: therefore THE GOD shall return your wickedness upon your own head. [2:45] But king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before THE GOD for ever. [2:46] So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he went out, and fell upon him, so that he died. And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.

[3:1] And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took 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 GOD, and the wall of Jerusalem round about. [3:2] Only the people sacrificed in the high places, because there was no house built for the name of THE GOD until those days. [3:3] And Solomon loved THE GOD, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.

[3:4] And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt-offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar. [3:5] In Gibeon THE GOD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, Ask what I shall give thee. [3:6] And Solomon said, you have showed unto your servant David my father great lovingkindness, according as he walked before you in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and you have kept for him this great lovingkindness, that you have given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day. [3:7] And now, O THE GOD my God, you have made your servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child; I know not how to go out or come in. [3:8] And your servant is in the midst of your people which you have chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude. [3:9] Give your servant therefore an understanding heart to judge your people, that I may discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this your great people?

[3:10] And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing. [3:11] And God said unto him, Because you have asked this thing, and have not asked for yourself long life, neither have asked riches for thyself, nor have asked the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to discern justice; [3:12] behold, I have done according to your word: lo, I have given you a wise and an understanding heart; so that there hath been none like you before thee, neither after you shall any arise like unto thee. [3:13] And I have also given you that which you have not asked, both riches and honor, so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee, all your days. [3:14] And if you wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as your father David did walk, then I will lengthen your days. [3:15] And Solomon awoke; and, behold, it was a dream: and he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of THE GOD, and offered up burnt-offerings, and offered peace-offerings, and made a feast to all his servants.

[3:16] Then there came two women that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him. [3:17] And the one woman said, Oh, my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house. [3:18] And it came to pass the third day after I was delivered, that this woman was delivered also; and we were together; there was no stranger with us in the house, save we two in the house. [3:19] And this woman’s child died in the night, because she lay upon it. [3:20] And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while your handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom. [3:21] And when I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold, it was dead; but when I had looked at it in the morning, behold, it was not my son, whom I did bear. [3:22] And the other woman said, Nay; but the living is my son, and the dead is your son. And this said, No; but the dead is your son, and the living is my son. Thus they spake before the king.

[3:23] Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and your son is the dead: and the other saith, Nay; but your son is the dead, and my son is the living. [3:24] And the king said, Fetch me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king. [3:25] And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other. [3:26] Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her heart yearned over her son, and she said, Oh, my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, It shall be neither mine nor thine; divide it. [3:27] Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof. [3:28] And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do justice.

[4:1] And king Solomon was king over all Israel. [4:2] And these were the princes whom he had: Azariah the son of Zadok, the priest; [4:3] Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder; [4:4] and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests; [4:5] and Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; and Zabud the son of Nathan was chief minister, and the king’s friend; [4:6] and Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the men subject to taskwork.

[4:7] And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided victuals for the king and his household: each man had to make provision for a month in the year. [4:8] And these are their names: Ben-hur, in the hill-country of Ephraim; [4:9] Ben-deker, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan; [4:10] Ben-hesed, in Arubboth (to him pertained Socoh, and all the land of Hepher); [4:11] Ben-abinadab, in all the height of Dor (he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife); [4:12] Baana the son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean which is beside Zarethan, beneath Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, as far as beyond Jokmeam; [4:13] Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead (to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; even to him pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brazen bars); [4:14] Ahinadab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim; [4:15] Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he also took Basemath the daughter of Solomon to wife); [4:16] Baana the son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth; [4:17] Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar; [4:18] Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin; [4:19] Geber the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan; and he was the only officer that was in the land.

[4:20] Judah and Israel were many as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking and making merry. [4:21] And Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the River unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought tribute, and served Solomon all the days of his life. [4:22] And Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal, [4:23] ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and a hundred sheep, besides harts, and gazelles, and roebucks, and fatted fowl. [4:24] For he had dominion over all the region on this side the River, from Tiphsah even to Gaza, over all the kings on this side the River: and he had peace on all sides round about him. [4:25] And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig-tree, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, all the days of Solomon. [4:26] And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen. [4:27] And those officers provided victuals for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king Solomon’s table, every man in his month; they let nothing be lacking. [4:28] Barley also and straw for the horses and swift steeds brought they unto the place where the officers were, every man according to his charge.

[4:29] And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea-shore. [4:30] And Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east, and all the wisdom of Egypt. [4:31] For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all the nations round about. [4:32] And he spake three thousand proverbs; and his songs were a thousand and five. [4:33] And he spake of trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall; he spake also of beasts, and of birds, and of creeping things, and of fishes. [4:34] And there came of all peoples to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, who had heard of his wisdom.

[5:1] And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David. [5:2] And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying, [5:3] you knowest how that David my father could not build a house for the name of THE GOD his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until THE GOD put them under the soles of his feet. [5:4] But now THE GOD my God hath given me rest on every side; there is neither adversary, nor evil occurrence. [5:5] And, behold, I purpose to build a house for the name of THE GOD my God, as THE GOD spake unto David my father, saying, your son, whom I will set upon your throne in your room, he shall build the house for my name. [5:6] Now therefore command you that they cut me cedar-trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with your servants; and I will give you hire for your servants according to all that you shalt say: for you knowest that there is not among us any that knoweth how to cut timber like unto the Sidonians.

[5:7] And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be THE GOD this day, who hath given unto David a wise son over this great people. [5:8] And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have heard the message which you have sent unto me: I will do all your desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir. [5:9] My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the sea; and I will make them into rafts to go by sea unto the place that you shalt appoint me, and will cause them to be broken up there, and you shalt receive them; and you shalt accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household. [5:10] So Hiram gave Solomon timber of cedar and timber of fir according to all his desire. [5:11] And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil: thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year. [5:12] And THE GOD gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him; and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a league together.

[5:13] And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men. [5:14] And he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month by courses; a month they were in Lebanon, and two months at home; and Adoniram was over the men subject to taskwork. [5:15] And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand that were hewers in the mountains; [5:16] besides Solomon’s chief officers that were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, who bare rule over the people that wrought in the work. [5:17] And the king commanded, and they hewed out great stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with wrought stone. [5:18] And Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders and the Gebalites did fashion them, and prepared the timber and the stones to build the house.

[6:1] And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of 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 THE GOD. [6:2] And the house which king Solomon built for THE GOD, the length thereof was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits. [6:3] And the porch before the 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. [6:4] And for the house he made windows of fixed lattice-work. [6:5] And against the wall of the house he built stories round about, against the walls of the house round about, both of the temple and of the oracle; and he made side-chambers round about. [6:6] The nethermost story was five cubits broad, and the middle was six cubits broad, and the third was seven cubits broad; for on the outside he made offsets in the wall of the house round about, that the beams should not have hold in the walls of the house. [6:7] And 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 it was in building. [6:8] The door for the middle side-chambers was in the right side of the house: and they went up by winding stairs into the middle story, and out of the middle into the third. [6:9] So he built the house, and finished it; and he covered the house with beams and planks of cedar. [6:10] And he built the stories against all the house, each five cubits high: and they rested on the house with timber of cedar.

[6:11] And the word of THE GOD came to Solomon, saying, [6:12] Concerning this house which you art building, if you 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 spake unto David your father. [6:13] And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel.

[6:14] So Solomon built the house, and finished it. [6:15] And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar: from the floor of the house unto the walls of the ceiling, he covered them on the inside with wood; and he covered the floor of the house with boards of fir. [6:16] And he built twenty cubits on the hinder part of the house with boards of cedar from the floor unto the walls of the ceiling: he built them for it within, for an oracle, even for the most holy place. [6:17] And the house, that is, the temple before the oracle, was forty cubits long. [6:18] And there was cedar on the house within, carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen. [6:19] And he prepared an oracle in the midst of the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of THE GOD. [6:20] And within the oracle was a space of twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof; and he overlaid it with pure gold: and he covered the altar with cedar. [6:21] So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he drew chains of gold across before the oracle; and he overlaid it with gold. [6:22] And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until all the house was finished: also the whole altar that belonged to the oracle he overlaid with gold.

[6:23] And in the oracle he made two cherubim of olive-wood, each ten cubits high. [6:24] And five cubits 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 were ten cubits. [6:25] And the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubim were of one measure and one form. [6:26] The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of the other cherub. [6:27] And he set the cherubim within the inner house; and the wings of the cherubim were stretched forth, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house. [6:28] And he overlaid the cherubim with gold.

[6:29] And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubim and palm-trees and open flowers, within and without. [6:30] And the floor of the house he overlaid with gold, within and without. [6:31] And for the entrance of the oracle he made doors of olive-wood: the lintel and door-posts were a fifth part of the wall. [6:32] So he made two doors of olive-wood; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubim and palm-trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold; and he spread the gold upon the cherubim, and upon the palm-trees. [6:33] So also made he for the entrance of the temple door-posts of olive-wood, out of a fourth part of the wall; [6:34] and two doors of fir-wood: the two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding. [6:35] And he carved thereon cherubim and palm-trees and open flowers; and he overlaid them with gold fitted upon the graven work. [6:36] And he built the inner court with three courses of hewn stone, and a course of cedar beams.

[6:37] In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of THE GOD laid, in the month Ziv. [6:38] And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in building it.

[7:1] And Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house. [7:2] 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 upon the pillars. [7:3] And it was covered with cedar above over the forty and five beams, that were upon the pillars; fifteen in a row. [7:4] And there were beams in three rows, and window was over against window in three ranks. [7:5] And all the doors and posts were made square with beams: and window was over against window in three ranks. [7:6] 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 a threshold before them. [7:7] And he made the porch of the throne where he was to judge, even the porch of judgment: and it was covered with cedar from floor to floor. [7:8] And his house where he was to dwell, 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 unto this porch.

[7:9] All these were of costly stones, even of hewn stone, according to measure, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside unto the great court. [7:10] And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits. [7:11] And above were costly stones, even hewn stone, according to measure, and cedar-wood. [7:12] And the great court round about had three courses of hewn stone, and a course of cedar beams; like as the inner court of the house of THE GOD, and the porch of the house.

[7:13] And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre. [7:14] He was the son of a widow of the tribe of Naphtali, 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. [7:15] For he fashioned the two pillars of brass, eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits compassed either of them about. [7:16] And he made two capitals of molten brass, to set upon the tops of the pillars: the height of the one capital was five cubits, and the height of the other capital was five cubits. [7:17] There were 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. [7:18] So 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 pillars: and so did he for the other capital. [7:19] And the capitals that were upon the top of the pillars in the porch were of lily-work, four cubits. [7:20] And there were capitals above also upon the two pillars, close by the belly which was beside the network: and the pomegranates were two hundred, in rows round about upon the other capital. [7:21] And he set up the pillars at the porch of the temple: and he set up the right pillar, and called the name thereof Jachin; and he set up the left pillar, and called the name thereof Boaz. [7:22] And upon the top of the pillars was lily-work: so was the work of the pillars finished.

[7:23] And he made the molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass, and the height thereof was five cubits; and a line of thirty cubits compassed it round about. [7:24] And under the brim of it round about there were knops which did compass it, for ten cubits, compassing the sea round about: the knops were in two rows, cast when it was cast. [7:25] It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east; and the sea was set upon them above, and all their hinder parts were inward. [7:26] And it was a handbreadth thick: and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily: it held two thousand baths.

[7:27] And he made the ten bases of brass; four cubits was the length of one base, and four cubits the breadth thereof, and three cubits the height of it. [7:28] And the work of the bases was on this manner: they had panels; and there were panels between the ledges; [7:29] and on the panels that were between the ledges were lions, oxen, and cherubim; and upon the ledges there was a pedestal above; and beneath the lions and oxen were wreaths of hanging work. [7:30] And every base had four brazen wheels, and axles of brass; and the four feet thereof had undersetters: beneath the laver were the undersetters molten, with wreaths at the side of each. [7:31] And the mouth of it within the capital and above was a cubit: and the mouth thereof was round after the work of a pedestal, a cubit and a half; and also upon the mouth of it were gravings, and their panels were foursquare, not round. [7:32] And the four wheels were underneath the panels; and the axletrees of the wheels were in the base: and the height of a wheel was a cubit and half a cubit. [7:33] And the work of the wheels was like the work of a chariot wheel: their axletrees, and their felloes, and their spokes, and their naves, were all molten. [7:34] And there were four undersetters at the four corners of each base: the undersetters thereof were of the base itself. [7:35] And in the top of the base was there a round compass half a cubit high; and on the top of the base the stays thereof and the panels thereof were of the same. [7:36] And on the plates of the stays thereof, and on the panels thereof, he graved cherubim, lions, and palm-trees, according to the space of each, with wreaths round about. [7:37] After this manner he made the ten bases: all of them had one casting, one measure, and one form.

[7:38] And he made ten lavers of brass: one laver contained forty baths; and every laver was four cubits; and upon very one of the ten bases one laver. [7:39] And he set the bases, five on the right side of the house, and five on the left side of the house: and he set the sea on the right side of the house eastward, toward the south.

[7:40] And Hiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the basins. So Hiram made an end of doing all the work that he wrought for king Solomon in the house of THE GOD: [7:41] the two pillars, and the two bowls of the capitals that were on the top of the pillars; and the two networks to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were on the top of the pillars; [7:42] and the four hundred pomegranates for the two networks; two rows of pomegranates for each network, to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were upon the pillars; [7:43] and the ten bases, and the ten lavers on the bases; [7:44] and the one sea, and the twelve oxen under the sea; [7:45] and the pots, and the shovels, and the basins: even all these vessels, which Hiram made for king Solomon, in the house of THE GOD, were of burnished brass. [7:46] In the plain of the Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarethan. [7:47] And Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because they were exceeding many: the weight of the brass could not be found out.

[7:48] And Solomon made all the vessels that were in the house of THE GOD: the golden altar, and the table whereupon the showbread was, of gold; [7:49] and the candlesticks, five on the right side, and five on the left, before the oracle, of pure gold; and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, of gold; [7:50] and the cups, and the snuffers, and the basins, and the spoons, and the firepans, 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, to wit, of the temple, of gold.

[7:51] Thus all the work that king Solomon wrought in the house of THE GOD was finished. And Solomon brought in the things which David his father had dedicated, even the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, and put them in the treasuries of the house of THE GOD.

[8:1] Then Solomon assembled the elders 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 GOD out of the city of David, which is Zion. [8:2] And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto king Solomon at the feast, in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month. [8:3] And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark. [8:4] And they brought up the ark of THE GOD, and the tent of meeting, and all the holy vessels that were in the Tent; even these did the priests and the Levites bring up. [8:5] And 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 counted nor numbered for multitude. [8:6] And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of THE GOD unto its place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubim. [8:7] For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and the staves thereof above. [8:8] And the staves were so long that the ends of the staves were seen from the holy place before the oracle; but they were not seen without: and there they are unto this day. [8:9] There was nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone which Moses put there at Horeb, when THE GOD made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt. [8:10] And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of THE GOD, [8:11] so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud; for the glory of THE GOD filled the house of THE GOD.

[8:12] Then spake Solomon, THE GOD hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness. [8:13] I have surely built you a house of habitation, a place for you to dwell in for ever. [8:14] And the king turned his face about, and blessed all the assembly of Israel: and all the assembly of Israel stood. [8:15] And he said, Blessed be THE GOD, the God of Israel, who spake with his mouth unto David your father, and hath with his hand fulfilled it, saying, [8:16] Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build a house, that my name might be there; but I chose David to be over my people Israel. [8:17] Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of THE GOD, the God of Israel. [8:18] But THE GOD said unto David my father, Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you didst well that it was in your heart: [8:19] nevertheless you shalt not build the house; but your son that shall come forth out of your loins, he shall build the house for my name. [8:20] And THE GOD hath established his word that he spake; for I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as THE GOD promised, and have built the house for the name of THE GOD, the God of Israel. [8:21] And there have I set a place for the ark, wherein is the covenant of THE GOD, which he made with our fathers, when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.

[8:22] And Solomon stood before the altar of THE GOD in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven; [8:23] and he said, O THE GOD, the God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath; who keepest covenant and lovingkindness with your servants, that walk before you with all their heart; [8:24] who have kept with your servant David my father that which you didst promise him: yea, you spakest with your mouth, and have fulfilled it with your hand, as it is this day. [8:25] Now therefore, O THE GOD, the God of Israel, keep with your servant David my father that which you have promised him, saying, There shall not fail you a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel, if only your children take heed to their way, to walk before me as you have walked before me. [8:26] Now therefore, O God of Israel, let your word, I pray thee, be verified, which you spakest unto your servant David my father.

[8:27] But will God in very deed dwell on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded! [8:28] Yet have you respect unto the prayer of your servant, and to his supplication, O THE GOD my God, to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer which your servant prayeth before you this day; [8:29] that your eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place whereof you have said, My name shall be there; to hearken unto the prayer which your servant shall pray toward this place. [8:30] And hearken you to the supplication of your servant, and of your people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place: yea, hear you in heaven your dwelling-place; and when you hearest, forgive.

[8:31] If a man sin against his neighbor, and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and he come and swear before your altar in this house; [8:32] then hear you in heaven, and do, and judge your servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his own head, and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.

[8:33] When your people Israel are smitten down before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee; if they turn again to thee, and confess your name, and pray and make supplication unto you in this house: [8:34] then hear you in heaven, and forgive the sin of your people Israel, and bring them again unto the land which you gavest unto their fathers.

[8:35] When heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee; if they pray toward this place, and confess your name, and turn from their sin, when you dost afflict them: [8:36] then hear you in heaven, and forgive the sin of your servants, and of your people Israel, when you teachest them the good way wherein they should walk; and send rain upon your land, which you have given to your people for an inheritance.

[8:37] If there be in the land famine, if there be pestilence, if there be blasting or mildew, locust or caterpillar; if their enemy besiege them in the land of their cities; whatsoever plague, whatsoever sickness there be; [8:38] what prayer and supplication soever be made by any man, or by all your people Israel, who shall know every man the plague of his own heart, and spread forth his hands toward this house: [8:39] then hear you in heaven your dwelling-place, and forgive, and do, and render unto every man according to all his ways, whose heart you knowest; (for thou, even you only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men;) [8:40] that they may fear you all the days that they live in the land which you gavest unto our fathers.

[8:41] Moreover concerning the foreigner, that is not of your people Israel, when he shall come out of a far country for your name’s sake [8:42] (for they shall hear of your great name, and of your mighty hand, and of your outstretched arm); when he shall come and pray toward this house; [8:43] hear you in heaven your dwelling-place, and do according to all that the foreigner calleth to you for; that all the peoples of the earth may know your name, to fear thee, as doth your people Israel, and that they may know that this house which I have built is called by your name.

[8:44] If your people go out to battle against their enemy, by whatsoever way you shalt send them, and they pray unto THE GOD toward the city which you have chosen, and toward the house which I have built for your name; [8:45] then hear you in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.

[8:46] If they sin against you (for there is no man that sinneth not), and you be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captive unto the land of the enemy, far off or near; [8:47] yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried captive, and turn again, and make supplication unto you in the land of them that carried them captive, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have dealt wickedly; [8:48] if they return unto you with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their enemies, who carried them captive, and pray unto you toward their land, which you gavest unto their fathers, the city which you have chosen, and the house which I have built for your name: [8:49] then hear you their prayer and their supplication in heaven your dwelling-place, and maintain their cause; [8:50] and forgive your people who have sinned against thee, and all their transgressions wherein they have transgressed against thee; and give them compassion before those who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them [8:51] (for they are your people, and your inheritance, which you broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron); [8:52] that your eyes may be open unto the supplication of your servant, and unto the supplication of your people Israel, to hearken unto them whensoever they cry unto thee. [8:53] For you didst separate them from among all the peoples of the earth, to be your inheritance, as you spakest by Moses your servant, when you broughtest our fathers out of Egypt, O Lord THE GOD.

[8:54] And it was so, that, when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication unto THE GOD, he arose from before the altar of THE GOD, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread forth toward heaven. [8:55] And he stood, and blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying, [8:56] Blessed be THE GOD, that hath given rest unto his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there hath not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by Moses his servant. [8:57] THE GOD our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake us; [8:58] that he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his ordinances, which he commanded our fathers. [8:59] And let these my words, wherewith I have made supplication before THE GOD, be nigh unto THE GOD our God day and night, that he maintain the cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Israel, as every day shall require; [8:60] that all the peoples of the earth may know that THE GOD, he is God; there is none else. [8:61] Let your heart therefore be perfect with THE GOD our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day.

[8:62] And the king, and all Israel with him, offered sacrifice before THE GOD. [8:63] And Solomon offered for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, which he offered unto THE GOD, two and twenty thousand oxen, and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of THE GOD. [8:64] The same day did the king hallow the middle of the court that was before the house of THE GOD; 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 GOD was too little to receive the burnt-offering, and the meal-offering, and the fat of the peace-offerings. [8:65] So Solomon held the feast at that time, and all Israel with him, a great assembly, from the entrance of Hamath unto the brook of Egypt, before THE GOD our God, seven days and seven days, even fourteen days. [8:66] On the eighth day he sent the people away; and they blessed the king, and went unto their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the goodness that THE GOD had showed unto David his servant, and to Israel his people.

[9:1] And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of THE GOD, and the king’s house, and all Solomon’s desire which he was pleased to do, [9:2] that THE GOD appeared to Solomon the second time, as he had appeared unto him at Gibeon. [9:3] And THE GOD said unto him, I have heard your prayer and your supplication, that you have made before me: I have hallowed this house, which you have built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and my heart shall be there perpetually. [9:4] And as for thee, if you wilt walk before me, as David your father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes and mine ordinances; [9:5] then I will establish the throne of your kingdom over Israel for ever, according as I promised to David your father, saying, There shall not fail you a man upon the throne of Israel. [9:6] But if you shall turn away from following me, you or your children, and not keep my commandments and my statutes which I have set before you, but shall go and serve other gods, and worship them; [9:7] then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all peoples. [9:8] And though this house is so high, yet shall every one that passeth by it be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath THE GOD done thus unto this land, and to this house? [9:9] and they shall answer, Because they forsook THE GOD their God, who brought forth their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and laid hold on other gods, and worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath THE GOD brought all this evil upon them.

[9:10] And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the two houses, the house of THE GOD and the king’s house [9:11] (now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar-trees and fir-trees, and with gold, according to all his desire), that then king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee. [9:12] And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him; and they pleased him not. [9:13] And he said, What cities are these which you have given me, my brother? And he called them the land of Cabul unto this day. [9:14] And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold.

[9:15] And this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised, to build the house of THE GOD, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer. [9:16] Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and given it for a portion unto his daughter, Solomon’s wife. [9:17] And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon the nether, [9:18] and Baalath, and Tamar in the wilderness, in the land, [9:19] and all the store-cities that Solomon had, and the cities for his chariots, and the cities for his horsemen, and that which Solomon desired to build for his pleasure in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion. [9:20] As for all the people that were left of the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not of the children of Israel; [9:21] their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel were not able utterly to destroy, of them did Solomon raise a levy of bondservants unto this day. [9:22] But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no bondservants; but they were the men of war, and his servants, and his princes, and his captains, and rulers of his chariots and of his horsemen.

[9:23] These were the chief officers that were over Solomon’s work, five hundred and fifty, who bare rule over the people that wrought in the work.

[9:24] 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.

[9:25] And three times a year did Solomon offer burnt-offerings and peace-offerings upon the altar which he built unto THE GOD, burning incense therewith, upon the altar that was before THE GOD. So he finished the house.

[9:26] And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Ezion-geber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom. [9:27] And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon. [9:28] And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.

[10:1] And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of THE GOD, she came to prove him with hard questions. [10:2] And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bare spices, and very much gold, and precious stones; and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart. [10:3] And Solomon told her all her questions: there was not anything hid from the king which he told her not. [10:4] And when the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built, [10:5] and the food of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up unto the house of THE GOD; there was no more spirit in her. [10:6] And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of your acts, and of your wisdom. [10:7] Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the half was not told me; your wisdom and prosperity exceed the fame which I heard. [10:8] Happy are your men, happy are these your servants, that stand continually before thee, and that hear your wisdom. [10:9] Blessed be THE GOD your God, who delighted in thee, to set you on the throne of Israel: because THE GOD loved Israel for ever, therefore made he you king, to do justice and righteousness. [10:10] And she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.

[10:11] And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug-trees and precious stones. [10:12] And the king made of the almug-trees pillars for the house of THE GOD, and for the king’s house, harps also and psalteries for the singers: there came no such almug-trees, nor were seen, unto this day.

[10:13] And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, besides that which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned, and went to her own land, she and her servants.

[10:14] Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold, [10:15] besides that which the traders brought, and the traffic of the merchants, and of all the kings of the mingled people, and of the governors of the country. [10:16] And king Solomon made two hundred bucklers of beaten gold; six hundred shekels of gold went to one buckler. [10:17] And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three pounds of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon. [10:18] Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the finest gold. [10:19] There were six steps to the throne, and the top of the throne was round behind; and there were stays on either side by the place of the seat, and two lions standing beside the stays. [10:20] And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like made in any kingdom. [10:21] And all king Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold: none were of silver; it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon. [10:22] For the king had at sea a navy of Tarshish with the navy of Hiram: once every three years came the navy of Tarshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.

[10:23] So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom. [10:24] And all the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart. [10:25] And they brought every man his tribute, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and raiment, and armor, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.

[10:26] And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, that he bestowed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem. [10:27] And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycomore-trees that are in the lowland, for abundance. [10:28] And the horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt; and the king’s merchants received them in droves, each drove at a price. [10:29] And a chariot came up and went out of Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty; and so for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, did they bring them out by their means.

[11:1] Now king Solomon loved many foreign women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites; [11:2] of the nations concerning which THE GOD said unto the children of Israel, You shall not go among them, neither shall they come among you; for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon clave unto these in love. [11:3] And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives turned away his heart. [11:4] For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods; and his heart was not perfect with THE GOD his God, as was the heart of David his father. [11:5] For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. [11:6] And Solomon did that which was evil in the sight of THE GOD, and went not fully after THE GOD, as did David his father. [11:7] Then did Solomon build a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, in the mount that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech the abomination of the children of Ammon. [11:8] And so did he for all his foreign wives, who burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods.

[11:9] And THE GOD was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned away from THE GOD, the God of Israel, who had appeared unto him twice, [11:10] and had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods: but he kept not that which THE GOD commanded. [11:11] Wherefore THE GOD said unto Solomon, Forasmuch as this is done of thee, and you have not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded thee, I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and will give it to your servant. [11:12] Notwithstanding in your days I will not do it, for David your father’s sake: but I will rend it out of the hand of your son. [11:13] Howbeit I will not rend away all the kingdom; but I will give one tribe to your son, for David my servant’s sake, and for Jerusalem’s sake which I have chosen.

[11:14] And THE GOD raised up an adversary unto Solomon, Hadad the Edomite: he was of the king’s seed in Edom. [11:15] For it came to pass, when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the host was gone up to bury the slain, and had smitten every male in Edom [11:16] (for Joab and all Israel remained there six months, until he had cut off every male in Edom); [11:17] that Hadad fled, he and certain Edomites of his father’s servants with him, to go into Egypt, Hadad being yet a little child. [11:18] And they arose out of Midian, and came to Paran; and they took men with them out of Paran, and they came to Egypt, unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, who gave him a house, and appointed him victuals, and gave him land. [11:19] And Hadad found great favor in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave him to wife the sister of his own wife, the sister of Tahpenes the queen. [11:20] And the sister of Tahpenes bare him Genubath his son, whom Tahpenes weaned in Pharaoh’s house; and Genubath was in Pharaoh’s house among the sons of Pharaoh. [11:21] And when Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers, and that Joab the captain of the host was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, Let me depart, that I may go to mine own country. [11:22] Then Pharaoh said unto him, But what have you lacked with me, that, behold, you seekest to go to your own country? And he answered, Nothing: howbeit only let me depart.

[11:23] And God raised up another adversary unto him, Rezon the son of Eliada, who had fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah. [11:24] And he gathered men unto him, and became captain over a troop, when David slew them of Zobah: and they went to Damascus, and dwelt therein, and reigned in Damascus. [11:25] And he was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, besides the mischief that Hadad did: and he abhorred Israel, and reigned over Syria.

[11:26] And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephraimite of Zeredah, a servant of Solomon, whose mother’s name was Zeruah, a widow, he also lifted up his hand against the king. [11:27] And this was the reason why he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breach of the city of David his father. [11:28] And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor; and Solomon saw the young man that he was industrious, and he gave him charge over all the labor of the house of Joseph. [11:29] And it came to pass at that time, when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him in the way; now Ahijah had clad himself with a new garment; and they two were alone in the field. [11:30] And Ahijah laid hold of the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces. [11:31] And he said to Jeroboam, Take you ten pieces; for thus saith THE GOD, the God of Israel, Behold, I will rend the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to you [11:32] (but he shall have one tribe, for my servant David’s sake and for Jerusalem’s sake, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel); [11:33] because that they have forsaken me, and have worshipped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of Moab, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon; and they have not walked in my ways, to do that which is right in mine eyes, and to keep my statutes and mine ordinances, as did David his father. [11:34] Howbeit I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand; but I will make him prince all the days of his life, for David my servant’s sake whom I chose, who kept my commandments and my statutes; [11:35] but I will take the kingdom out of his son’s hand, and will give it unto thee, even ten tribes. [11:36] And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a lamp alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there. [11:37] And I will take thee, and you shalt reign according to all that your soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel. [11:38] And it shall be, if you wilt hearken unto all that I command thee, and wilt walk in my ways, and do that which is right in mine eyes, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did; that I will be with thee, and will build you a sure house, as I built for David, and will give Israel unto thee. [11:39] And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever. [11:40] Solomon sought therefore to kill Jeroboam; but Jeroboam arose, and fled into Egypt, unto Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.

[11:41] Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all that he did, and his wisdom, are they not written in the book of the acts of Solomon? [11:42] And the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years. [11:43] And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.

[12:1] And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king. [12:2] And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard of it (for he was yet in Egypt, whither he had fled from the presence of king Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt, [12:3] and they sent and called him), that Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying, [12:4] your father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make you the grievous service of your father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee. [12:5] And he said unto them, Depart yet for three days, then come again to me. And the people departed.

[12:6] And king Rehoboam took counsel with the old men, that had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel give you me to return answer to this people? [12:7] And they spake unto him, saying, If you wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants for ever. [12:8] But he forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him, and took counsel with the young men that were grown up with him, that stood before him. [12:9] 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 your father did put upon us lighter? [12:10] And the young men that were grown up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt you say unto this people that spake unto thee, saying, your father made our yoke heavy, but make you it lighter unto us; thus shalt you speak unto them, My little finger is thicker than my father’s loins. [12:11] And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

[12:12] So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king bade, saying, Come to me again the third day. [12:13] And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him, [12:14] and spake to 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 scorpions. [12:15] So the king hearkened not unto the people; for it was a thing brought about of THE GOD, that he might establish his word, which THE GOD spake by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

[12:16] And when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, O Israel: now see to your own house, David. So Israel departed unto their tents. [12:17] But as for the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them. [12:18] Then king Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the men subject to taskwork; and all Israel stoned him to death with stones. And king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem. [12:19] So Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day. [12:20] And it 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 followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.

[12:21] And when Rehoboam was come 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 again to Rehoboam the son of Solomon. [12:22] But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying, [12:23] Speak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and unto all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the rest of the people, saying, [12:24] Thus saith THE GOD, You 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 GOD, and returned and went their way, according to the word of THE GOD.

[12:25] Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and he went out from thence, and built Penuel. [12:26] And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now will the kingdom return to the house of David: [12:27] if this people go up to offer sacrifices in the house of THE GOD at Jerusalem, then will the heart of this people turn again unto their lord, even unto Rehoboam king of Judah; and they will kill me, and return to Rehoboam king of Judah. [12:28] Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold; and he said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold your gods, O Israel, which brought you up out of the land of Egypt. [12:29] And he set the one in Beth-el, and the other put he in Dan. [12:30] And this thing became a sin; for the people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan. [12:31] And he made houses of high places, and made priests from among all the people, that were not of the sons of Levi. [12:32] And Jeroboam ordained 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, sacrificing unto the calves that he had made: and he placed in Beth-el the priests of the high places that he had made. [12:33] 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 burn incense.

[13:1] And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of THE GOD unto Beth-el: and Jeroboam was standing by the altar to burn incense. [13:2] And he cried against the altar by the word of THE GOD, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith THE GOD: Behold, a son shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon you shall he sacrifice the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men’s bones shall they burn upon thee. [13:3] And he gave a sign the same day, saying, This is the sign which THE GOD hath spoken: Behold, the altar shall be rent, and the ashes that are upon it shall be poured out. [13:4] And it 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 again to him. [13:5] 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 GOD. [13:6] And the king answered and said unto the man of God, Entreat now the favor of THE GOD your God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again. And the man of God entreated THE GOD, and the king’s hand was restored him again, and became as it was before. [13:7] And the king said unto the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and I will give you a reward. [13:8] And the man of God said unto the king, If you wilt give me half your house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place; [13:9] for so was it charged me by the word of THE GOD, saying, you shalt eat no bread, nor drink water, neither return by the way that you camest. [13:10] So he went another way, and returned not by the way that he came to Beth-el.

[13:11] Now there dwelt an old prophet in Beth-el; and one of his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Beth-el: the words which he had spoken unto the king, them also they told unto their father. [13:12] And their father said unto them, What way went he? Now his sons had seen what way the man of God went, that came from Judah. [13:13] And he said unto his sons, Saddle me the ass. So they saddled him the ass; and he rode thereon. [13:14] And he went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak; and he said unto him, Art you the man of God that camest from Judah? And he said, I am. [13:15] Then he said unto him, Come home with me, and eat bread. [13:16] And he said, I may not return with thee, nor go in with thee; neither will I eat bread nor drink water with you in this place: [13:17] for it was said to me by the word of THE GOD, you shalt eat no bread nor drink water there, nor turn again to go by the way that you camest. [13:18] And he said unto him, I also am a prophet as you art; and an angel spake unto me by the word of THE GOD, saying, Bring him back with you into your house, that he may eat bread and drink water. But he lied unto him. [13:19] So he went back with him, and did eat bread in his house, and drank water.

[13:20] And it came to pass, as they sat at the table, that the word of THE GOD came unto the prophet that brought him back; [13:21] and he cried unto the man of God that came from Judah, saying, Thus saith THE GOD, Forasmuch as you have been disobedient unto the mouth of THE GOD, and have not kept the commandment which THE GOD your God commanded thee, [13:22] but camest back, and have eaten bread and drunk water in the place of which he said to thee, Eat no bread, and drink no water; your body shall not come unto the sepulchre of your fathers. [13:23] And it came to pass, after he had eaten bread, and after he had drunk, that he saddled for him the ass, to wit, for the prophet whom he had brought back. [13:24] And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him: and his body was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it; the lion also stood by the body. [13:25] And, behold, men passed by, and saw the body cast in the way, and the lion standing by the body; and they came and told it in the city where the old prophet dwelt.

[13:26] And when the prophet that brought him back from the way heard thereof, he said, It is the man of God, who was disobedient unto the mouth of THE GOD: therefore THE GOD hath delivered him unto the lion, which hath torn him, and slain him, according to the word of THE GOD, which he spake unto him. [13:27] And he spake to his sons, saying, Saddle me the ass. And they saddled it. [13:28] And he went and found his body cast in the way, and the ass and the lion standing by the body: the lion had not eaten the body, nor torn the ass. [13:29] And the prophet took up the body of the man of God, and laid it upon the ass, and brought it back; and he came to the city of the old prophet, to mourn, and to bury him. [13:30] And he laid his body in his own grave; and they mourned over him, saying, Alas, my brother! [13:31] And it came to pass, after he had buried him, that he spake to his sons, saying, When I am dead, then bury me in the sepulchre wherein the man of God is buried; lay my bones beside his bones. [13:32] For the saying which he cried by the word of THE GOD against the altar in Beth-el, and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, shall surely come to pass.

[13:33] After this thing Jeroboam returned not from his evil way, but made again from among all the people priests of the high places: whosoever would, he consecrated him, that there might be priests of the high places. [13:34] And this thing became sin unto the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off, and to destroy it from off the face of the earth.

[14:1] At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick. [14:2] And Jeroboam said to his wife, Arise, I pray thee, and disguise thyself, that you be not known to be the wife of Jeroboam; and get you to Shiloh: behold, there is Ahijah the prophet, who spake concerning me that I should be king over this people. [14:3] And take with you ten loaves, and cakes, and a cruse of honey, and go to him: he will tell you what shall become of the child. [14:4] And 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. [14:5] And THE GOD said unto Ahijah, Behold, the wife of Jeroboam cometh to inquire of you concerning her son; for he is sick: thus and thus shalt you say unto her; for it will be, when she cometh in, that she will feign herself to be another woman.

[14:6] And it was so, when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet, as she came in at the door, that he said, Come in, you wife of Jeroboam; why feignest you yourself to be another? for I am sent to you with heavy tidings. [14:7] Go, tell Jeroboam, Thus saith THE GOD, the God of Israel: Forasmuch as I exalted you from among the people, and made you prince over my people Israel, [14:8] and rent the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it thee; and yet you have 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, [14:9] but have done evil above all that were before thee, and have gone and made you other gods, and molten images, to provoke me to anger, and have cast me behind your back: [14:10] therefore, behold, I will bring evil upon the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam every man-child, him that is shut up and 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 be all gone. [14:11] Him that dieth of Jeroboam in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth in the field shall the birds of the heavens eat: for THE GOD hath spoken it. [14:12] Arise you therefore, get you to your house: and when your feet enter into the city, the child shall die. [14:13] And all Israel shall mourn for him, and bury him; for he only of Jeroboam shall come to the grave, because in him there is found some good thing toward THE GOD, the God of Israel, in the house of Jeroboam. [14:14] Moreover THE GOD will raise him up a king over Israel, who shall cut off the house of Jeroboam that day: but what? even now. [14:15] For THE GOD will smite Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water; and he will root up Israel out of this good land which he gave to their fathers, and will scatter them beyond the River, because they have made their Asherim, provoking THE GOD to anger. [14:16] And he will give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, which he hath sinned, and wherewith he hath made Israel to sin.

[14:17] And Jeroboam’s wife arose, and departed, and came to Tirzah: and as she came to the threshold of the house, the child died. [14:18] And all Israel buried him, and mourned for him, according to the word of THE GOD, which he spake by his servant Ahijah the prophet.

[14:19] And the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he warred, and how he reigned, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. [14:20] And the days which Jeroboam reigned were two and twenty years: and he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his stead.

[14:21] And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which THE GOD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there: and his mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonitess. [14:22] And Judah did that which was evil in the sight of THE GOD, and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins which they committed, above all that their fathers had done. [14:23] For they also built them high places, and pillars, and Asherim, on every high hill, and under every green tree; [14:24] and there were also sodomites in the land: they did according to all the abominations of the nations which THE GOD drove out before the children of Israel.

[14:25] And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem; [14:26] and he took away the treasures of the house of THE GOD, and the treasures of the king’s house; he even took away all: and he took away all the shields of gold which Solomon had made. [14:27] And king Rehoboam made in their stead shields of brass, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, who kept the door of the king’s house. [14:28] And it was so, that, as oft as the king went into the house of THE GOD, the guard bare them, and brought them back into the guard-chamber.

[14:29] Now the rest of the acts of Rehoboam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? [14:30] And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually. [14:31] And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and his mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonitess. And Abijam his son reigned in his stead.

[15:1] Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat began Abijam to reign over Judah. [15:2] Three years reigned he in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom. [15:3] And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him; and his heart was not perfect with THE GOD his God, as the heart of David his father. [15:4] Nevertheless for David’s sake did THE GOD his God give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem; [15:5] because David did that which was right in the eyes of THE GOD, and turned not aside from anything that he commanded him all the days of his life, save only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite. [15:6] Now there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life.

[15:7] And the rest of the acts of Abijam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? And there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam. [15:8] And Abijam slept with his fathers; and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead.

[15:9] And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Asa to reign over Judah. [15:10] And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom. [15:11] And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of THE GOD, as did David his father. [15:12] And he put away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made. [15:13] And also Maacah his mother he removed from being queen, because she had made an abominable image for an Asherah; and Asa cut down her image, and burnt it at the brook Kidron. [15:14] But the high places were not taken away: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect with THE GOD all his days. [15:15] And he brought into the house of THE GOD the things that his father had dedicated, and the things that himself had dedicated, silver, and gold, and vessels.

[15:16] And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days. [15:17] And Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might not suffer any one to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah. [15:18] Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasures of the house of THE GOD, and the treasures of the king’s house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants; and king Asa sent them to Ben-hadad, the son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying, [15:19] There is a league between me and thee, between my father and your father: behold, I have sent unto you a present of silver and gold; go, break your league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me. [15:20] And Ben-hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel, and smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel-beth-maacah, and all Chinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali. [15:21] And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah. [15:22] Then king Asa made a proclamation unto all Judah; none was exempted: and they carried away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and king Asa built therewith Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah.

[15:23] Now the rest of all the acts of Asa, and all his might, and all that he did, and the cities which he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? But in the time of his old age he was diseased in his feet. [15:24] And Asa slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father; and Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead.

[15:25] And Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah; and he reigned over Israel two years. [15:26] And he did that which was evil in the sight of THE GOD, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin. [15:27] And Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; and Baasha smote him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel were laying siege to Gibbethon. [15:28] Even in the third year of Asa king of Judah did Baasha slay him, and reigned in his stead. [15:29] And it came to pass that, as soon as he was king, he smote all the house of Jeroboam: he left not to Jeroboam any that breathed, until he had destroyed him; according unto the saying of THE GOD, which he spake by his servant Ahijah the Shilonite; [15:30] for the sins of Jeroboam which he sinned, and wherewith he made Israel to sin, because of his provocation wherewith he provoked THE GOD, the God of Israel, to anger.

[15:31] Now the rest of the acts of Nadab, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? [15:32] And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.

[15:33] In the third year of Asa king of Judah began Baasha the son of Ahijah to reign over all Israel in Tirzah, and reigned twenty and four years. [15:34] And he did that which was evil in the sight of THE GOD, and walked in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin.

[16:1] And the word of THE GOD came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying, [16:2] Forasmuch as I exalted you out of the dust, and made you prince over my people Israel, and you have walked in the way of Jeroboam, and have made my people Israel to sin, to provoke me to anger with their sins; [16:3] behold, I will utterly sweep away Baasha and his house; and I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat. [16:4] Him that dieth of Baasha in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth of his in the field shall the birds of the heavens eat.

[16:5] Now the rest of the acts of Baasha, and what he did, and his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? [16:6] And Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah; and Elah his son reigned in his stead. [16:7] And moreover by the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani came the word of THE GOD against Baasha, and against his house, both because of all the evil that he did in the sight of THE GOD, to provoke him to anger with the work of his hands, in being like the house of Jeroboam, and because he smote him.

[16:8] In the twenty and sixth year of Asa king of Judah began Elah the son of Baasha to reign over Israel in Tirzah, and reigned two years. [16:9] And 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: [16:10] and Zimri went in and smote him, and killed him, in the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his stead. [16:11] And it came to pass, when he began to reign, as soon as he sat on his throne, that he smote all the house of Baasha: he left him not a single man-child, neither of his kinsfolks, nor of his friends. [16:12] Thus did Zimri destroy all the house of Baasha, according to the word of THE GOD, which he spake against Baasha by Jehu the prophet, [16:13] for all the sins of Baasha, and the sins of Elah his son, which they sinned, and wherewith they made Israel to sin, to provoke THE GOD, the God of Israel, to anger with their vanities. [16:14] Now the rest of the acts of Elah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

[16:15] In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah. Now the people were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines. [16:16] And the people that were encamped heard say, Zimri hath conspired, and hath also smitten the king: wherefore all Israel made Omri, the captain of the host, king over Israel that day in the camp. [16:17] And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah. [16:18] And it came to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the castle of the king’s house, and burnt the king’s house over him with fire, and died, [16:19] for his sins which he sinned in doing that which was evil in the sight of THE GOD, in walking in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin which he did, to make Israel to sin. [16:20] Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, and his treason that he wrought, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

[16:21] Then were the people of Israel divided into two parts: half of the people followed Tibni the son of Ginath, to make him king; and half followed Omri. [16:22] But the people that followed Omri prevailed against the people that followed Tibni the son of Ginath: so Tibni died, and Omri reigned. [16:23] In the thirty and first year of Asa king of Judah began Omri to reign over Israel, and reigned twelve years: six years reigned he in Tirzah. [16:24] And he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver; and he built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, after the name of Shemer, the owner of the hill, Samaria. [16:25] And Omri did that which was evil in the sight of THE GOD, and dealt wickedly above all that were before him. [16:26] For he walked in all the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and in his sins wherewith he made Israel to sin, to provoke THE GOD, the God of Israel, to anger with their vanities. [16:27] Now the rest of the acts of Omri which he did, and his might that he showed, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? [16:28] So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria; and Ahab his son reigned in his stead.

[16:29] And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel: and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years. [16:30] And Ahab the son of Omri did that which was evil in the sight of THE GOD above all that were before him. [16:31] And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshipped him. [16:32] And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria. [16:33] And Ahab made the Asherah; and Ahab did yet more to provoke THE GOD, the God of Israel, to anger than all the kings of Israel that were before him. [16:34] In his days did Hiel the Beth-elite build Jericho: he laid the foundation thereof with the loss of Abiram his first-born, and set up the gates thereof with the loss of his youngest son Segub, according to the word of THE GOD, which he spake by Joshua the son of Nun.

[17:1] And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the sojourners of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As THE GOD, the God of Israel, liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. [17:2] And the word of THE GOD came unto him, saying, [17:3] Get you hence, and turn you eastward, and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, that is before the Jordan. [17:4] And it shall be, that you shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there. [17:5] So he went and did according unto the word of THE GOD; for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before the Jordan. [17:6] And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook. [17:7] And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land.

[17:8] And the word of THE GOD came unto him, saying, [17:9] Arise, get you to Zarephath, which belongeth to Sidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow there to sustain thee. [17:10] So he arose and went to Zarephath; and when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink. [17:11] And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in your hand. [17:12] And she said, As THE GOD your God liveth, I have not a cake, but 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 it, and die. [17:13] And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as you have said; but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it forth unto me, and afterward make for you and for your son. [17:14] For thus saith THE GOD, the God of Israel, The jar of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that THE GOD sendeth rain upon the earth. [17:15] And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days. [17:16] The jar of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of THE GOD, which he spake by Elijah.

[17:17] 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. [17:18] And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O you man of God? you art come unto me to bring my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son! [17:19] And he said unto her, Give me your son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into the chamber, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed. [17:20] And he cried unto THE GOD, and said, O THE GOD my God, have you also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son? [17:21] And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto THE GOD, and said, O THE GOD my God, I pray thee, let this child’s soul come into him again. [17:22] And THE GOD hearkened unto the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived. [17:23] And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother; and Elijah said, See, your son liveth. [17:24] And the woman said to Elijah, Now I know that you art a man of God, and that the word of THE GOD in your mouth is truth.

[18:1] And it came to pass after many days, that the word of THE GOD came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, Go, show yourself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth. [18:2] And Elijah went to show himself unto Ahab. And the famine was sore in Samaria. [18:3] And Ahab called Obadiah, who was over the household. (Now Obadiah feared THE GOD greatly: [18:4] for it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of THE GOD, that Obadiah took a hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.) [18:5] And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go through the land, unto all the fountains of water, and unto all the brooks: peradventure we may find grass and save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts. [18:6] So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.

[18:7] And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Is it thou, my lord Elijah? [18:8] And he answered him, It is I: go, tell your lord, Behold, Elijah is here. [18:9] And he said, Wherein have I sinned, that you wouldest deliver your servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me? [18:10] As THE GOD your God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee: and when they said, He is not here, he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found you not. [18:11] And now you sayest, Go, tell your lord, Behold, Elijah is here. [18:12] And it will come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of THE GOD will carry you whither I know not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he will slay me: but I your servant fear THE GOD from my youth. [18:13] Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of THE GOD, how I hid a hundred men of THE GOD’s prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water? [18:14] And now you sayest, Go, tell your lord, Behold, Elijah is here; and he will slay me. [18:15] And Elijah said, As THE GOD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself unto him to-day.

[18:16] So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him; and Ahab went to meet Elijah. [18:17] And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Is it thou, you troubler of Israel? [18:18] And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and your father’s house, in that you have forsaken the commandments of THE GOD, and you have followed the Baalim. [18:19] Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the Asherah four hundred, that eat at Jezebel’s table.

[18:20] So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel. [18:21] And Elijah came near unto all the people, and said, How long go you limping between the two sides? if THE GOD be God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word. [18:22] Then said Elijah unto the people, I, even I only, am left a prophet of THE GOD; but Baal’s prophets are four hundred and fifty men. [18:23] 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. [18:24] And call you on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of THE GOD; and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken.

[18:25] And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress it first; for you are many; and call on the name of your god, but put no fire under. [18:26] 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, O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered. And they leaped about the altar which was made. [18:27] And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud; for he is a god: either he is musing, or he is gone aside, or he is on a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth and must be awaked. [18:28] And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lances, till the blood gushed out upon them. [18:29] And it was so, when midday was past, that they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening oblation; but there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded.

[18:30] And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me; and all the people came near unto him. And he repaired the altar of THE GOD that was thrown down. [18:31] And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of THE GOD came, saying, Israel shall be your name. [18:32] And with the stones he built an altar in the name of THE GOD; and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed. [18:33] And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid it on the wood. And he said, Fill four jars with water, and pour it on the burnt-offering, and on the wood. [18:34] And he said, Do it the second time; and they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time; and they did it the third time. [18:35] And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water. [18:36] And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening oblation, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, O THE GOD, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that you art God in Israel, and that I am your servant, and that I have done all these things at your word. [18:37] Hear me, O THE GOD, hear me, that this people may know that thou, THE GOD, art God, and that you have turned their heart back again. [18:38] Then the fire of THE GOD fell, and consumed the burnt-offering, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench. [18:39] And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, THE GOD, he is God; THE GOD, he is God. [18:40] and Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them; and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.

[18:41] And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get you up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain. [18:42] So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he bowed himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees. [18:43] And he said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times. [18:44] And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a cloud out of the sea, as small as a man’s hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Make ready your chariot, and get you down, that the rain stop you not. [18:45] And it came to pass in a little while, that the heavens grew black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel: [18:46] and the hand of THE GOD was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.

[19:1] And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword. [19:2] Then Jezebel send a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not your life as the life of one of them by to-morrow about this time. [19:3] And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beer-sheba, which belongeth to Judah, and left his servant there. [19:4] But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper-tree: and he requested for himself that he might die, and said, It is enough; now, O THE GOD, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers. [19:5] And he lay down and slept under a juniper-tree; and, behold, an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat. [19:6] And he looked, and, behold, there was at his head a cake baken on the coals, and a cruse of water. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again. [19:7] And the angel of THE GOD came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise and eat, because the journey is too great for thee. [19:8] And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God.

[19:9] And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of THE GOD came to him, and he said unto him, What doest you here, Elijah? [19:10] And he said, I have been very jealous for THE GOD, the God of hosts; for the children of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and slain your prophets with the sword: and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away. [19:11] And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before THE GOD. And, behold, THE GOD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before THE GOD; but THE GOD was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but THE GOD was not in the earthquake: [19:12] and after the earthquake a fire; but THE GOD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice. [19:13] And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entrance of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, What doest you here, Elijah? [19:14] And he said, I have been very jealous for THE GOD, the God of hosts; for the children of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and slain your prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.

[19:15] And THE GOD said unto him, Go, return on your way to the wilderness of Damascus: and when you comest, you shalt anoint Hazael to be king over Syria; [19:16] and Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt you anoint to be king over Israel; and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah shalt you anoint to be prophet in your room. [19:17] And it shall come to pass, that him that escapeth from the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay; and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay. [19:18] Yet will I leave me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him. [19:19] 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. [19:20] And 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 again; for what have I done to thee? [19:21] And he returned from following him, and took the yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered unto him.

[20:1] And Ben-hadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together; and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria, and fought against it. [20:2] And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel, into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Ben-hadad, [20:3] your silver and your gold is mine; your wives also and your children, even the goodliest, are mine. [20:4] And the king of Israel answered and said, It is according to your saying, my lord, O king; I am thine, and all that I have. [20:5] And the messengers came again, and said, Thus speaketh Ben-hadad, saying, I sent indeed unto thee, saying, you shalt deliver me your silver, and your gold, and your wives, and your children; [20:6] but I will send my servants unto you to-morrow about this time, and they shall search your house, and the houses of your servants; and it shall be, that whatsoever is pleasant in your eyes, they shall put it in their hand, and take it away.

[20:7] Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, Mark, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh mischief: for he sent unto me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I denied him not. [20:8] And all the elders and all the people said unto him, Hearken you not, neither consent. [20:9] Wherefore he said unto the messengers of Ben-hadad, Tell my lord the king, All that you didst send for to your servant at the first I will do; but this thing I may not do. And the messengers departed, and brought him word again. [20:10] And Ben-hadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me. [20:11] And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on his armor boast himself as he that putteth it off. [20:12] And it came to pass, when Ben-hadad heard this message, as he was drinking, he and the kings, in the pavilions, that he said unto his servants, Set yourselves in array. And they set themselves in array against the city.

[20:13] And, behold, a prophet came near unto Ahab king of Israel, and said, Thus saith THE GOD, Have you seen all this great multitude? behold, I will deliver it into your hand this day; and you shalt know that I am THE GOD. [20:14] And Ahab said, By whom? And he said, Thus saith THE GOD, By the young men of the princes of the provinces. Then he said, Who shall begin the battle? And he answered, Thou. [20:15] Then he mustered the young men of the princes of the provinces, and they were two hundred and thirty-two: and after them he mustered all the people, even all the children of Israel, being seven thousand.

[20:16] And they went out at noon. But Ben-hadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped him. [20:17] And the young men of the princes of the provinces went out first; and Ben-hadad sent out, and they told him, saying, There are men come out from Samaria. [20:18] And he said, Whether they are come out for peace, take them alive, or whether they are come out for war, taken them alive. [20:19] So these went out of the city, the young men of the princes of the provinces, and the army which followed them. [20:20] And they slew every one his man; and the Syrians fled, and Israel pursued them: and Ben-hadad the king of Syria escaped on a horse with horsemen. [20:21] And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter.

[20:22] And the prophet came near to the king of Israel, and said unto him, Go, strengthen thyself, and mark, and see what you doest; for at the return of the year the king of Syria will come up against thee. [20:23] And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him, Their god is a god of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we: but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they. [20:24] And do this thing: take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their room; [20:25] and number you an army, like the army that you have lost, horse for horse, and chariot for chariot; and we will fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they. And he hearkened unto their voice, and did so.

[20:26] And it came to pass at the return of the year, that Ben-hadad mustered the Syrians, and went up to Aphek, to fight against Israel. [20:27] And the children of Israel were mustered, and were victualled, and went against them: and the children of Israel encamped before them like two little flocks of kids; but the Syrians filled the country. [20:28] And a man of God came near and spake unto the king of Israel, and said, Thus saith THE GOD, Because the Syrians have said, THE GOD is a god of the hills, but he is not a god of the valleys; therefore will I deliver all this great multitude into your hand, and you shall know that I am THE GOD. [20:29] And they encamped one over against the other seven days. And so it was, that in the seventh day the battle was joined; and the children of Israel slew of the Syrians a hundred thousand footmen in one day. [20:30] But the rest fled to Aphek, into the city; and the wall fell upon twenty and seven thousand men that were left. And Ben-hadad fled, and came into the city, into an inner chamber.

[20:31] And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, we pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: peradventure he will save your life. [20:32] So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, your servant Ben-hadad saith, I pray thee, let me live. And he said, Is he yet alive? he is my brother. [20:33] Now the men observed diligently, and hasted to catch whether it were his mind; and they said, your brother Ben-hadad. Then he said, Go ye, bring him. Then Ben-hadad came forth to him; and he caused him to come up into the chariot. [20:34] And Ben-hadad said unto him, The cities which my father took from your father I will restore; and you shalt make streets for you in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria. And I, said Ahab, will let you go with this covenant. So he made a covenant with him, and let him go.

[20:35] And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said unto his fellow by the word of THE GOD, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man refused to smite him. [20:36] Then said he unto him, Because you have not obeyed the voice of THE GOD, behold, as soon as you art departed from me, a lion shall slay thee. And as soon as he was departed from him, a lion found him, and slew him. [20:37] Then he found another man, and said, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man smote him, smiting and wounding him. [20:38] So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with his headband over his eyes. [20:39] And as the king passed by, he cried unto the king; and he said, your servant went out into the midst of the battle; and, behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man unto me, and said, Keep this man: if by any means he be missing, then shall your life be for his life, or else you shalt pay a talent of silver. [20:40] And as your servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And the king of Israel said unto him, So shall your judgment be; yourself have decided it. [20:41] And he hasted, and took the headband away from his eyes; and the king of israel discerned him that he was of the prophets. [20:42] And he said unto him, Thus saith THE GOD, Because you have let go out of your hand the man whom I had devoted to destruction, therefore your life shall go for his life, and your people for his people. [20:43] And the king of Israel went to his house heavy and displeased, and came to Samaria.

[21:1] And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria. [21:2] And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me your vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house; and I will give you for it a better vineyard than it: or, if it seem good to thee, I will give you the worth of it in money. [21:3] And Naboth said to Ahab, THE GOD forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee. [21:4] And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him; for he had said, I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.

[21:5] But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is your spirit so sad, that you eatest no bread? [21:6] And he said unto her, Because I spake unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and said unto him, Give me your vineyard for money; or else, if it please thee, I will give you another vineyard for it: and he answered, I will not give you my vineyard. [21:7] And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost you now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let your heart be merry: I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite. [21:8] So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters unto the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, and that dwelt with Naboth. [21:9] And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people: [21:10] and set two men, base fellows, before him, and let them bear witness against him, saying, you didst curse God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him to death.

[21:11] And 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. [21:12] They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people. [21:13] And the two men, the base fellows, came in and sat before him: and the base fellows bare 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 to death with stones. [21:14] Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead. [21:15] And it came to 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 you for money; for Naboth is not alive, but dead. [21:16] And it came to pass, when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, that Ahab rose up to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it.

[21:17] And the word of THE GOD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, [21:18] Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who dwelleth in Samaria: behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, whither he is gone down to take possession of it. [21:19] And you shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith THE GOD, Have you killed and also taken possession? And you shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith THE GOD, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick your blood, even thine. [21:20] And Ahab said to Elijah, Have you found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee, because you have sold yourself to do that which is evil in the sight of THE GOD. [21:21] Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will utterly sweep you away and will cut off from Ahab every man-child, and him that is shut up and him that is left at large in Israel: [21:22] and I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah for the provocation wherewith you have provoked me to anger, and have made Israel to sin. [21:23] And of Jezebel also spake THE GOD, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the rampart of Jezreel. [21:24] Him that dieth of Ahab in the city the dogs shall eat; and him that dieth in the field shall the birds of the heavens eat. [21:25] (But there was none like unto Ahab, who did sell himself to do that which was evil in the sight of THE GOD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up. [21:26] And he did very abominably in following idols, according to all that the Amorites did, whom THE GOD cast out before the children of Israel.)

[21:27] And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly. [21:28] And the word of THE GOD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, [21:29] Seest you how Ahab humbleth himself before me? because he humbleth himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days; but in his son’s days will I bring the evil upon his house.

[22:1] And they continued three years without war between Syria and Israel. [22:2] And it came to pass in the third year, that Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel. [22:3] And the king of Israel said unto his servants, Know you that Ramoth-gilead is ours, and we are still, and take it not out of the hand of the king of Syria? [22:4] And he said unto Jehoshaphat, Wilt you go with me to battle to Ramoth-gilead? And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, I am as you art, my people as your people, my horses as your horses.

[22:5] And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Inquire first, I pray thee, for the word of THE GOD. [22:6] Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall I go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king. [22:7] But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of THE GOD besides, that we may inquire of him? [22:8] And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, there is yet one man by whom we may inquire of THE GOD, Micaiah the son of Imlah: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so. [22:9] Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imlah. [22:10] Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah were sitting each on his throne, arrayed in their robes, in an open place at the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets were prophesying before them. [22:11] And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron, and said, Thus saith THE GOD, With these shalt you push the Syrians, until they be consumed. [22:12] And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramoth-gilead, and prosper; for THE GOD will deliver it into the hand of the king.

[22:13] And the messenger that went to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good unto the king with one mouth: let your word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak you good. [22:14] And Micaiah said, As THE GOD liveth, what THE GOD saith unto me, that will I speak. [22:15] And when he was come to the king, the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall we forbear? And he answered him, Go up and prosper; and THE GOD will deliver it into the hand of the king. [22:16] And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure you that you speak unto me nothing but the truth in the name of THE GOD? [22:17] And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd: and THE GOD said, These have no master; let them return every man to his house in peace. [22:18] And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell you that he would not prophesy good concerning me, but evil? [22:19] And Micaiah said, Therefore hear you the word of THE GOD: I saw THE GOD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left. [22:20] And THE GOD said, Who shall entice Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead? And one said on this manner; and another said on that manner. [22:21] And there came forth a spirit, and stood before THE GOD, and said, I will entice him. [22:22] And THE GOD said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, you shalt entice him, and shalt prevail also: go forth, and do so. [22:23] Now therefore, behold, THE GOD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these your prophets; and THE GOD hath spoken evil concerning thee.

[22:24] Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of THE GOD from me to speak unto thee? [22:25] And Micaiah said, Behold, you shalt see on that day, when you shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself. [22:26] And the king of Israel said, Take Micaiah, and carry him back unto Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king’s son; [22:27] and say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I come in peace. [22:28] And Micaiah said, If you return at all in peace, THE GOD hath not spoken by me. And he said, Hear, you peoples, all of you.

[22:29] So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead. [22:30] And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and go into the battle; but put you on your robes. And the king of Israel disguised himself, and went into the battle. [22:31] Now the king of Syria had commanded the thirty and two captains of his chariots, saying, Fight neither with small nor great, save only with the king of Israel. [22:32] And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, Surely it is the king of Israel; and they turned aside to fight against him: and Jehoshaphat cried out. [22:33] And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, that they turned back from pursuing him. [22:34] And a certain man drew his bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the armor: wherefore he said unto the driver of his chariot, Turn your hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am sore wounded. [22:35] And the battle increased that day: and the king was stayed up in his chariot against the Syrians, and died at even; and the blood ran out of the wound into the bottom of the chariot. [22:36] And there went a cry throughout the host about the going down of the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and every man to his country.

[22:37] So the king died, and was brought to Samaria; and they buried the king in Samaria. [22:38] And they washed the chariot by the pool of Samaria; and the dogs licked up his blood (now the harlots washed themselves there); according unto the word of THE GOD which he spake. [22:39] Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he built, and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? [22:40] So Ahab slept with his fathers; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead.

[22:41] And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel. [22:42] Jehoshaphat was thirty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi. [22:43] And he walked in all the way of Asa his father; He turned not aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of THE GOD: howbeit the high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places. [22:44] And Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel.

[22:45] Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he showed, and how he warred, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? [22:46] And the remnant of the sodomites, that remained in the days of his father Asa, he put away out of the land. [22:47] And there was no king in Edom: a deputy was king. [22:48] Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Ezion-geber. [22:49] Then said Ahaziah the son of Ahab unto Jehoshaphat, Let my servants go with your servants in the ships. But Jehoshaphat would not. [22:50] And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father; And Jehoram his son reigned in his stead.

[22:51] Ahaziah the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria in the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and he reigned two years over Israel. [22:52] And he did that which was evil in the sight of THE GOD, 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. [22:53] And he served Baal, and worshipped him, and provoked to anger THE GOD, the God of Israel, according to all that his father had done.

 

The Second Book of the Kings

[1:1] And Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab. [1:2] And Ahaziah fell down through the lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I shall recover of this sickness. [1:3] But the angel of THE GOD said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say unto them, Is it because there is no God in Israel, that you go to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? [1:4] Now therefore thus saith THE GOD, you shalt not come down from the bed whither you art gone up, but shalt surely die. And Elijah departed.

[1:5] And the messengers returned unto him, and he said unto them, Why is it that you are returned? [1:6] And they said unto him, There came up a man to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith THE GOD, Is it because there is no God in Israel, that you sendest to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? therefore you shalt not come down from the bed whither you art gone up, but shalt surely die. [1:7] And he said unto them, What manner of man was he that came up to meet you, and told you these words? [1:8] And they answered him, He was a hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.

[1:9] Then the king sent unto him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him: and, behold, he was sitting on the top of the hill. And he spake unto him, O man of God, the king hath said, Come down. [1:10] And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume you and your fifty. And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty. [1:11] And again he sent unto him another captain of fifty and his fifty. And he answered and said unto him, O man of God, thus hath the king said, Come down quickly. [1:12] And Elijah answered and said unto them, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume you and your fifty. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty. [1:13] And again he sent the captain of a third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him, and said unto him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty your servants, be precious in your sight. [1:14] Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and consumed the two former captains of fifty with their fifties; but now let my life be precious in your sight. [1:15] And the angel of THE GOD said unto Elijah, Go down with him: be not afraid of him. And he arose, and went down with him unto the king. [1:16] And he said unto him, Thus saith THE GOD, Forasmuch as you have sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, is it because there is no God in Israel to inquire of his word? therefore you shalt not come down from the bed whither you art gone up, but shalt surely die.

[1:17] So he died according to the word of THE GOD 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. [1:18] 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?

[2:1] And it came to pass, when THE GOD would take up Elijah by a whirlwind into heaven, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal. [2:2] And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for THE GOD hath sent me as far as Beth-el. And Elisha said, As THE GOD liveth, and as your soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Beth-el. [2:3] And the sons of the prophets that were at Beth-el came forth to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest you that THE GOD will take away your master from your head to-day? And he said, Yea, I know it; hold you your peace. [2:4] And Elijah said unto him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee; for THE GOD hath sent me to Jericho. And he said, As THE GOD liveth, and as your soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they came to Jericho. [2:5] And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came near to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest you that THE GOD will take away your master from your head to-day? And he answered, Yea, I know it; hold you your peace. [2:6] And Elijah said unto him, Tarry here, I pray thee; for THE GOD hath sent me to the Jordan. And he said, As THE GOD liveth, and as your soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And they two went on. [2:7] And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood over against them afar off: and they two stood by the Jordan. [2:8] 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. [2:9] And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I am taken from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of your spirit be upon me. [2:10] And he said, you have asked a hard thing: nevertheless, if you see me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be so. [2:11] And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, which parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. [2:12] And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and the horsemen thereof!

And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces. [2:13] He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of the Jordan. [2:14] And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is THE GOD, the God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they were divided hither and thither; and Elisha went over.

[2:15] And when the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho over against him saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him. [2:16] And they said unto him, Behold now, there are with your servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek your master, lest the Spirit of THE GOD hath taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, You shall not send. [2:17] And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but found him not. [2:18] And they came back to him, while he tarried at Jericho; and he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not?

[2:19] And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, we pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is bad, and the land miscarrieth. [2:20] And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him. [2:21] And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast salt therein, and said, Thus saith THE GOD, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or miscarrying. [2:22] So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the word of Elisha which he spake.

[2:23] And he went up from thence unto Beth-el; and as he was going up by the way, there came forth young lads out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, you baldhead; go up, you baldhead. [2:24] And he looked behind him and saw them, and cursed them in the name of THE GOD. And there came forth two she-bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two lads of them. [2:25] And he went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned to Samaria.

[3:1] Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years. [3:2] And he did that which was evil in the sight of THE GOD, but not like his father, and like his mother; for he put away the pillar of Baal that his father had made. [3:3] Nevertheless he cleaved unto the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherewith he made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom.

[3:4] Now Mesha 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 thousand rams. [3:5] But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel. [3:6] And king Jehoram went out of Samaria at that time, and mustered all Israel. [3:7] And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, The king of Moab hath rebelled against me: wilt you go with me against Moab to battle? And he said, I will go up: I am as you art, my people as your people, my horses as your horses. [3:8] And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way of the wilderness of Edom. [3:9] So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom; and they made a circuit of seven days’ journey: and there was no water for the host, nor for the beasts that followed them. [3:10] And the king of Israel said, Alas! for THE GOD hath called these three kings together to deliver them into the hand of Moab. [3:11] But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of THE GOD, that we may inquire of THE GOD by him? And one of the king of Israel’s servants answered and said, Elisha the son of Shaphat is here, who poured water on the hands of Elijah. [3:12] And Jehoshaphat said, The word of THE GOD is with him. So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.

[3:13] And Elisha said unto the king of Israel, What have I to do with thee? get you to the prophets of your father, and to the prophets of your mother. And the king of Israel said unto him, Nay; for THE GOD hath called these three kings together to deliver them into the hand of Moab. [3:14] And Elisha said, As THE GOD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward thee, nor see thee. [3:15] But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of THE GOD came upon him. [3:16] And he said, Thus saith THE GOD, Make this valley full of trenches. [3:17] For thus saith THE GOD, You shall not see wind, neither shall you see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, and you shall drink, both you and your cattle and your beasts. [3:18] And this is but a light thing in the sight of THE GOD: he will also deliver the Moabites into your hand. [3:19] And you shall 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 stones. [3:20] And it came to pass in the morning, about the time of offering the oblation, that, behold, there came water by the way of Edom, and the country was filled with water.

[3:21] Now when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to fight against them, they gathered themselves together, all that were able to put on armor, and upward, and stood on the border. [3:22] And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the water, and the Moabites saw the water over against them as red as blood: [3:23] and they said, This is blood; the kings are surely destroyed, and they have smitten each man his fellow: now therefore, Moab, to the spoil. [3:24] And when they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and smote the Moabites, so that they fled before them; and they went forward into the land smiting the Moabites. [3:25] And they beat down the cities; and on every good piece of land they cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the fountains of water, and felled all the good trees, until in Kir-hareseth only they left the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers went about it, and smote it. [3:26] And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too sore for him, he took with him seven hundred men that drew sword, to break through unto the king of Edom; but they could not. [3:27] Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him for a burnt-offering upon the wall. And there was great wrath against Israel: and they departed from him, and returned to their own land.

[4:1] Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, your servant my husband is dead; and you knowest that your servant did fear THE GOD: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two children to be bondmen. [4:2] And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me; what have you in the house? And she said, your handmaid hath not anything in the house, save a pot of oil. [4:3] Then he said, Go, borrow you vessels abroad of all your neighbors, even empty vessels; borrow not a few. [4:4] And you shalt go in, and shut the door upon you and upon your sons, and pour out into all those vessels; and you shalt set aside that which is full. [4:5] So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons; they brought the vessels to her, and she poured out. [4:6] And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed. [4:7] Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay your debt, and live you and your sons of the rest.

[4:8] And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread. [4:9] And she said unto her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this is a holy man of God, that passeth by us continually. [4:10] Let us make, I pray thee, a little chamber on the wall; and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a seat, and a candlestick: and it shall be, when he cometh to us, that he shall turn in thither. [4:11] And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the chamber and lay there. [4:12] And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood before him. [4:13] And he said unto him, Say now unto her, Behold, you have been careful for us with all this care; what is to be done for thee? wouldest you be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host? And she answered, I dwell among mine own people. [4:14] And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no son, and her husband is old. [4:15] And he said, Call her. And when he had called her, she stood in the door. [4:16] And he said, At this season, when the time cometh round, you shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, you man of God, do not lie unto your handmaid.

[4:17] And the woman conceived, and bare a son at that season, when the time came round, as Elisha had said unto her. [4:18] And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to his father to the reapers. [4:19] And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to his servant, Carry him to his mother. [4:20] And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died. [4:21] And she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him, and went out. [4:22] 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 again. [4:23] And he said, Wherefore wilt you go to him to-day? it is neither new moon nor sabbath. And she said, It shall be well. [4:24] Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward; slacken me not the riding, except I bid thee. [4:25] So she went, and came unto the man of God to mount Carmel.

And it came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, yonder is the Shunammite: [4:26] run, I pray thee, now to meet her, and say unto her, Is it well with thee? is it well with your husband? is it well with the child? And she answered, It is well. [4:27] And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught hold of his feet. And Gehazi came near to thrust her away; but the man of God said, Let her alone: for her soul is vexed within her; and THE GOD hath hid it from me, and hath not told me. [4:28] Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me? [4:29] Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up your loins, and take my staff in your hand, and go your way: if you meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon the face of the child. [4:30] And the mother of the child said, As THE GOD liveth, and as your soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and followed her. [4:31] And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the child; but there was neither voice, nor hearing. Wherefore he returned to meet him, and told him, saying, The child is not awaked.

[4:32] And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid upon his bed. [4:33] He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto THE GOD. [4:34] And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands: and he stretched himself upon him; and the flesh of the child waxed warm. [4:35] Then he returned, and 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. [4:36] And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. So he called her. And when she was come in unto him, he said, Take up your son. [4:37] Then she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground; and she took up her son, and went out.

[4:38] And 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 boil pottage for the sons of the prophets. [4:39] And 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 pottage; for they knew them not. [4:40] So they poured out for the men to eat. And it came to pass, as they were eating of the pottage, that they cried out, and said, O man of God, there is death in the pot. And they could not eat thereof. [4:41] But he said, Then bring meal. And he cast it into the pot; and he said, Pour out for the people, that they may eat. And there was no harm in the pot.

[4:42] And there came a man from Baal-shalishah, and brought the man of God bread of the first-fruits, twenty loaves of barley, and fresh ears of grain in his sack. And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat. [4:43] And his servant said, What, should I set this before a hundred men? But he said, Give the people, that they may eat; for thus saith THE GOD, They shall eat, and shall leave thereof. [4:44] So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, according to the word of THE GOD.

[5:1] Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honorable, because by him THE GOD had given victory unto Syria: he was also a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper. [5:2] And the Syrians had gone out in bands, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maiden; and she waited on Naaman’s wife. [5:3] And she said unto her mistress, Would that my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria! then would he recover him of his leprosy. [5:4] And one went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said the maiden that is of the land of Israel. [5:5] And the king of Syria said, Go now, and I will send a letter unto the king of Israel. And he departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiment. [5:6] And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying, And now when this letter is come unto thee, behold, I have sent Naaman my servant to thee, that you mayest recover him of his leprosy. [5:7] And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? but consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.

[5:8] And it was so, when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, Wherefore have you rent your clothes? let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel. [5:9] So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariots, and stood at the door of the house of Elisha. [5:10] And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and your flesh shall come again to thee, and you shalt be clean. [5:11] But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of THE GOD his God, and wave his hand over the place, and recover the leper. [5:12] Are not Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage. [5:13] And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid you do some great thing, wouldest you not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean? [5:14] Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in the Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God; and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.

[5:15] And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him; and he said, Behold now, I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel: now therefore, I pray thee, take a present of your servant. [5:16] But he said, As THE GOD liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused. [5:17] And Naaman said, If not, yet, I pray thee, let there be given to your servant two mules’ burden of earth; for your servant will henceforth offer neither burnt-offering nor sacrifice unto other gods, but unto THE GOD. [5:18] In this thing THE GOD pardon your servant: when my master goeth into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and he leaneth on my hand, and I bow myself in the house of Rimmon, when I bow myself in the house of Rimmon, THE GOD pardon your servant in this thing. [5:19] And he said unto him, Go in peace. So he departed from him a little way.

[5:20] But Gehazi the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master hath spared this Naaman the Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought: as THE GOD liveth, I will run after him, and take somewhat of him. [5:21] So 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? [5:22] 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. [5:23] And Naaman said, Be pleased to take two talents. And he urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of raiment, and laid them upon two of his servants; and they bare them before him. [5:24] And when he came to the hill, he took them from their hand, and bestowed them in the house; and he let the men go, and they departed. [5:25] But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said unto him, Whence comest thou, Gehazi? And he said, your servant went no whither. [5:26] And he said unto him, Went not my heart with thee, when the man turned from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards and vineyards, and sheep and oxen, and men-servants and maid-servants? [5:27] The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto your seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow.

[6:1] And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell before you is too strait for us. [6:2] Let us go, we pray thee, 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. [6:3] And one said, Be pleased, I pray thee, to go with your servants. And he answered, I will go. [6:4] So he went with them. And when they came to the Jordan, they cut down wood. [6:5] But as one was felling a beam, the axe-head fell into the water; and he cried, and said, Alas, my master! for it was borrowed. [6:6] And 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. [6:7] And he said, Take it up to thee. So he put out his hand, and took it.

[6:8] Now the king of Syria was warring against Israel; and he took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp. [6:9] And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware that you pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians are coming down. [6:10] And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of; and he saved himself there, not once nor twice. [6:11] And the heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled for this thing; and he called his servants, and said unto them, Will you not show me which of us is for the king of Israel? [6:12] And one of his servants said, Nay, my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that you speakest in your bedchamber. [6:13] And he said, Go and see where he is, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.

[6:14] Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about. [6:15] And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, a host with horses and chariots was round about the city. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do? [6:16] And he answered, Fear not; for they that are with us are more than they that are with them. [6:17] And Elisha prayed, and said, THE GOD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And THE GOD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha. [6:18] And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed unto THE GOD, and said, Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindness. And he smote them with blindness according to the word of Elisha. [6:19] And 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 you seek. And he led them to Samaria.

[6:20] And it came to pass, when they were come into Samaria, that Elisha said, THE GOD, open the eyes of these men, that they may see. And THE GOD opened their eyes, and they saw; and, behold, they were in the midst of Samaria. [6:21] And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them? [6:22] And he answered, you shalt not smite them: wouldest you smite those whom you have taken captive with your sword and with your bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master. [6:23] And he prepared great provision for them; and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. And the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel.

[6:24] And it came to pass after this, that Benhadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria. [6:25] 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 dung for five pieces of silver. [6:26] And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying, Help, my lord, O king. [6:27] And he said, If THE GOD do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the threshing-floor, or out of the winepress? [6:28] And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, This woman said unto me, Give your son, that we may eat him to-day, and we will eat my son to-morrow. [6:29] So we boiled my son, and did eat him: and I said unto her on the next day, Give your son, that we may eat him; and she hath hid her son. [6:30] And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he rent his clothes (now he was passing by upon the wall); and the people looked, and, behold, he had sackcloth within upon his flesh. [6:31] 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.

[6:32] But Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him; and the king sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See you 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 his master’s feet behind him? [6:33] And while he was yet talking with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of THE GOD; why should I wait for THE GOD any longer?

[7:1] And Elisha said, Hear you the word of THE GOD: thus saith THE GOD, To-morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria. [7:2] Then the captain on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if THE GOD should make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, you shalt see it with your eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.

[7:3] Now there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die? [7:4] If we say, We will enter into the city, then the famine is in the city, and we shall die there; and if we sit still here, we die also. Now therefore come, and let us fall unto the host of the Syrians: if they save us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall but die. [7:5] And they rose up in the twilight, to go unto the camp of the Syrians; and when they were come to the outermost part of the camp of the Syrians, behold, there was no man there. [7:6] For the Lord had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host: and they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel hath hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us. [7:7] Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it was, and fled for their life. [7:8] And when these lepers came to the outermost part of the camp, they went into one tent, and did eat and drink, and carried thence silver, and gold, and raiment, and went and hid it; and they came back, and entered into another tent, and carried thence also, and went and hid it.

[7:9] Then they said one to another, We do not well; this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, punishment will overtake us; now therefore come, let us go and tell the king’s household. [7:10] So they came and called unto the porter of the city; and they told them, saying, We came to the camp of the Syrians, and, behold, there was no man there, neither voice of man, but the horses tied, and the asses tied, and the tents as they were. [7:11] And he called the porters; and they told it to the king’s household within. [7:12] And the king arose in the night, and said unto his servants, I will now show you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we are hungry; therefore are they gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, When they come out of the city, we shall take them alive, and get into the city. [7:13] And one of his servants answered and said, Let some take, I pray thee, five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city (behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are left in it; behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are consumed); and let us send and see. [7:14] They took therefore two chariots with horses; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see. [7:15] And they went after them unto the Jordan: and, lo, all the way was full of garments and vessels, which the Syrians had cast away in their haste. And the messengers returned, and told the king.

[7:16] And the people went out, and plundered the camp of the Syrians. So a measure of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, according to the word of THE GOD. [7:17] And the king appointed the captain on whose hand he leaned to have the charge of the gate: and the people trod upon him in the gate, and he died as the man of God had said, who spake when the king came down to him. [7:18] And it came to pass, as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, Two measures of barley for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel, shall be to-morrow about this time in the gate of Samaria; [7:19] and that captain answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if THE GOD should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? and he said, Behold, you shalt see it with your eyes, but shalt not eat thereof: [7:20] it came to pass even so unto him; for the people trod upon him in the gate, and he died.

[8:1] Now Elisha had spoken unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go you and your household, and sojourn wheresoever you canst sojourn: for THE GOD hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years. [8:2] 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. [8:3] And 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. [8:4] Now 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. [8:5] And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had restored to life him that was dead, that, behold, the woman, whose son he had restored to life, cried to the king for her house and for her land. And Gehazi said, My lord, O king, this is the woman, and this is her son, whom Elisha restored to life. [8:6] And when the king asked the woman, she told him. So the king appointed unto her a certain officer, saying, Restore all that was hers, and all the fruits of the field since the day that she left the land, even until now.

[8:7] And Elisha came to Damascus; and Benhadad the king of Syria was sick; and it was told him, saying, The man of God is come hither. [8:8] And the king said unto Hazael, Take a present in your hand, and go, meet the man of God, and inquire of THE GOD by him, saying, Shall I recover of this sickness? [8:9] So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him, even of every good thing of Damascus, forty camels’ burden, and came and stood before him, and said, your son Benhadad king of Syria hath sent me to thee, saying, Shall I recover of this sickness? [8:10] And Elisha said unto him, Go, say unto him, you shalt surely recover; howbeit THE GOD hath showed me that he shall surely die. [8:11] And he settled his countenance stedfastly upon him, until he was ashamed: and the man of God wept. [8:12] And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that you wilt do unto the children of Israel: their strongholds wilt you set on fire, and their young men wilt you slay with the sword, and wilt dash in pieces their little ones, and rip up their women with child. [8:13] And Hazael said, But what is your servant, who is but a dog, that he should do this great thing? And Elisha answered, THE GOD hath showed me that you shalt be king over Syria. [8:14] Then 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 you wouldest surely recover. [8:15] 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 in his stead.

[8:16] And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign. [8:17] Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. [8:18] And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab: for he had the daughter of Ahab to wife; and he did that which was evil in the sight of THE GOD. [8:19] Howbeit THE GOD would not destroy Judah, for David his servant’s sake, as he promised him to give unto him a lamp for his children alway.

[8:20] In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves. [8:21] Then Joram passed over to Zair, and all his chariots with him: and he rose up by night, and smote the Edomites that compassed him about, and the captains of the chariots; and the people fled to their tents. [8:22] So Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day. Then did Libnah revolt at the same time. [8:23] 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? [8:24] And Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead.

[8:25] 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. [8:26] Two and twenty years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Athaliah the daughter of Omri king of Israel. [8:27] And he walked in the way of the house of Ahab, and did that which was evil in the sight of THE GOD, as did the house of Ahab; for he was the son-in-law of the house of Ahab. [8:28] And he went with Joram the son of Ahab to war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth-gilead: and the Syrians wounded Joram. [8:29] And king Joram returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.

[9:1] And Elisha the prophet called one of the sons of the prophets, and said unto him, Gird up your loins, and take this vial of oil in your hand, and go to Ramoth-gilead. [9:2] And when you 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 carry him to an inner chamber. [9:3] Then take the vial of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, Thus saith THE GOD, I have anointed you king over Israel. Then open the door, and flee, and tarry not. [9:4] So the young man, even the young man the prophet, went to Ramoth-gilead. [9:5] And when he came, behold, the captains of the host were sitting; and he said, I have an errand to thee, O captain. And Jehu said, Unto which of us all? And he said, To thee, O captain. [9:6] And he arose, and went into the house; and he poured the oil on his head, and said unto him, Thus saith THE GOD, the God of Israel, I have anointed you king over the people of THE GOD, even over Israel. [9:7] And you shalt smite the house of Ahab your master, that I may avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of THE GOD, at the hand of Jezebel. [9:8] For the whole house of Ahab shall perish; and I will cut off from Ahab every man-child, and him that is shut up and him that is left at large in Israel. [9:9] And I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah. [9:10] And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the portion of Jezreel, and there shall be none to bury her. And he opened the door, and fled.

[9:11] Then Jehu came forth to the servants of his lord: and one said unto him, Is all well? wherefore came this mad fellow to thee? And he said unto them, You know the man and what his talk was. [9:12] And they said, It is false; tell us now. And he said, Thus and thus spake he to me, saying, Thus saith THE GOD, I have anointed you king over Israel. [9:13] Then they hasted, and took every man his garment, and put it under him on the top of the stairs, and blew the trumpet, saying, Jehu is king.

[9:14] So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram. (Now Joram was keeping Ramoth-gilead, he and all Israel, because of Hazael king of Syria; [9:15] but king Joram was returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria.) And Jehu said, If this be your mind, then let none escape and go forth out of the city, to go to tell it in Jezreel. [9:16] So Jehu rode in a chariot, and went to Jezreel; for Joram lay there. And Ahaziah king of Judah was come down to see Joram.

[9:17] Now the watchman was standing on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company of Jehu as he came, and said, I see a company. And Joram said, Take a horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say, Is it peace? [9:18] So there went one on horseback to meet him, and said, Thus saith the king, Is it peace? And Jehu said, What have you to do with peace? turn you behind me. And the watchman told, saying, The messenger came to them, but he cometh not back. [9:19] Then he sent out a second on horseback, who came to them, and said, Thus saith the king, Is it peace? And Jehu answered, What have you to do with peace? turn you behind me. [9:20] And the watchman told, saying, He came even unto them, and cometh not back: and the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi; for he driveth furiously.

[9:21] And Joram said, Make ready. And they made ready his chariot. And Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah went out, each in his chariot, and they went out to meet Jehu, and found him in the portion of Naboth the Jezreelite. [9:22] And it came to pass, when Joram saw Jehu, that he said, Is it peace, Jehu? And he answered, What peace, so long as the whoredoms of your mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts are so many? [9:23] And Joram turned his hands, and fled, and said to Ahaziah, There is treachery, O Ahaziah. [9:24] And Jehu drew his bow with his full strength, and smote Joram between his arms; and the arrow went out at his heart, and he sunk down in his chariot. [9:25] Then said Jehu to Bidkar his captain, Take up, and cast him in the portion of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite; for remember how that, when I and you rode together after Ahab his father, THE GOD laid this burden upon him: [9:26] Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth, and the blood of his sons, saith THE GOD; and I will requite you in this plat, saith THE GOD. Now therefore take and cast him into the plat of ground, according to the word of THE GOD.

[9:27] But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the garden-house. And Jehu followed 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 to Megiddo, and died there. [9:28] And his servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem, and buried him in his sepulchre with his fathers in the city of David.

[9:29] And in the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab began Ahaziah to reign over Judah. [9:30] And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her eyes, and attired her head, and looked out at the window. [9:31] And as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, Is it peace, you Zimri, your master’s murderer? [9:32] And he lifted up his face to the window, and said, Who is on my side? who? And there looked out to him two or three eunuchs. [9:33] And he said, Throw her down. So they threw her down; and some of her blood was sprinkled on the wall, and on the horses: and he trod her under foot. [9:34] And when he was come in, he did eat and drink; and he said, See now to this cursed woman, and bury her; for she is a king’s daughter. [9:35] And they went to bury her; but they found no more of her than the skull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands. [9:36] Wherefore they came back, and told him. And he said, This is the word of THE GOD, which he spake by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, In the portion of Jezreel shall the dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel; [9:37] and the body of Jezebel shall be as dung upon the face of the field in the portion of Jezreel, so that they shall not say, This is Jezebel.

[10:1] 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 of Ahab, saying, [10:2] And now as soon as this letter cometh to you, seeing your master’s sons are with you, and there are with you chariots and horses, a fortified city also, and armor; [10:3] look you out the best and meetest of your master’s sons, and set him on his father’s throne, and fight for your master’s house. [10:4] But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, the two kings stood not before him: how then shall we stand? [10:5] And he that was over the household, and he that was over the city, the elders also, and they that brought up the children, sent to Jehu, saying, We are your servants, and will do all that you shalt bid us; we will not make any man king: do you that which is good in your eyes. [10:6] Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, If you be on my side, and if you will hearken unto my voice, take you the heads of the men your master’s sons, and come to me to Jezreel by to-morrow this time. Now the king’s sons, being seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, who brought them up. [10:7] And 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. [10:8] And there came a messenger, and told him, saying, They have brought the heads of the king’s sons. And he said, Lay you them in two heaps at the entrance of the gate until the morning. [10:9] And it came to pass in the morning, that he went out, and stood, and said to all the people, You are righteous: behold, I conspired against my master, and slew him; but who smote all these? [10:10] Know now that there shall fall unto the earth nothing of the word of THE GOD, which THE GOD spake concerning the house of Ahab: for THE GOD hath done that which he spake by his servant Elijah. [10:11] So Jehu smote all that remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and all his great men, and his familiar friends, and his priests, until he left him none remaining.

[10:12] And he arose and departed, and went to Samaria. And as he was at the shearing-house of the shepherds in the way, [10:13] Jehu met with the brethren of Ahaziah 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 children of the queen. [10:14] And he said, Take them alive. And they took them alive, and slew them at the pit of the shearing-house, even two and forty men; neither left he any of them. [10:15] And when he was departed thence, he lighted on Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him; and he saluted him, and said to him, Is your heart right, as my heart is with your heart? And Jehonadab answered, It is. If it be, give me your hand. And he gave him his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot. [10:16] And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for THE GOD. So they made him ride in his chariot. [10:17] 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 GOD, which he spake to Elijah.

[10:18] And Jehu gathered all the people together, and said unto them, Ahab served Baal a little; but Jehu will serve him much. [10:19] Now therefore call unto me all the prophets of Baal, all his worshippers, and all his priests; let none be wanting: for I have a great sacrifice to do to Baal; whosoever shall be wanting, he shall not live. But Jehu did it in subtlety, to the intent that he might destroy the worshippers of Baal. [10:20] And Jehu said, Sanctify a solemn assembly for Baal. And they proclaimed it. [10:21] And Jehu sent through all Israel: 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. [10:22] And he said unto him that was over the vestry, Bring forth vestments for all the worshippers of Baal. And he brought them forth vestments. [10:23] And Jehu went, and Jehonadab the son of Rechab, into the house of Baal; and he said unto the worshippers of Baal, Search, and look that there be here with you none of the servants of THE GOD, but the worshippers of Baal only. [10:24] And they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt-offerings. Now Jehu had appointed him fourscore men without, and said, If any of the men whom I bring into your hands escape, he that letteth him go, his life shall be for the life of him.

[10:25] And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt-offering, that Jehu said to the guard and to the captains, Go in, and slay them; let none come forth. And they smote them with the edge of the sword; and the guard and the captains cast them out, and went to the city of the house of Baal. [10:26] And they brought forth the pillars that were in the house of Baal, and burned them. [10:27] And they brake down the pillar of Baal, and brake down the house of Baal, and made it a draught-house, unto this day. [10:28] Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel.

[10:29] Howbeit from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherewith he made Israel to sin, Jehu departed not from after them, to wit, the golden calves that were in Beth-el, and that were in Dan. [10:30] And THE GOD said unto Jehu, Because you have done well in executing that which is right in mine eyes, and have done unto the house of Ahab according to all that was in my heart, your sons of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel. [10:31] But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of THE GOD, the God of Israel, with all his heart: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, wherewith he made Israel to sin.

[10:32] In those days THE GOD began to cut off from Israel: and Hazael smote them in all the borders of Israel; [10:33] from the Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reubenites, and the Manassites, from Aroer, which is by the valley of the Arnon, even Gilead and Bashan. [10:34] Now the rest of the acts of Jehu, and all that he did, and all his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? [10:35] And Jehu slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria. And Jehoahaz his son reigned in his stead. [10:36] And the time that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was twenty and eight years.

[11:1] Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal. [11:2] But 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 bedchamber; and they hid him from Athaliah, so that he was not slain; [11:3] And he was with her hid in the house of THE GOD six years. And Athaliah reigned over the land.

[11:4] 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 GOD; and he made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house of THE GOD, and showed them the king’s son. [11:5] And he commanded them, saying, This is the thing that you shall do: a third part of you, that come in on the sabbath, shall be keepers of the watch of the king’s house; [11:6] And a third part shall be at the gate Sur; and a third part at the gate behind the guard: so shall you keep the watch of the house, and be a barrier. [11:7] And the two companies of you, even all that go forth on the sabbath, shall keep the watch of the house of THE GOD about the king. [11:8] And you shall 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 you with the king when he goeth out, and when he cometh in.

[11:9] And the captains over hundreds 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 were to go out on the sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest. [11:10] And the priest delivered to the captains over hundreds the spears and shields that had been king David’s, which were in the house of THE GOD. [11:11] 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. [11:12] Then he brought out the king’s son, and put the crown upon him, and gave him the testimony; and they made him king, and anointed him; and they clapped their hands, and said, Long live the king.

[11:13] And when Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the people, she came to the people into the house of THE GOD: [11:14] and she looked, and, behold, the king stood by the pillar, as the manner was, and the captains and the trumpets by the king; and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew trumpets. Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and cried, Treason! treason! [11:15] And Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of hundreds that were set over the host, and said unto them, Have her forth between the ranks; and him that followeth her slay with the sword. For the priest said, Let her not be slain in the house of THE GOD. [11:16] 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 slain.

[11:17] And Jehoiada made a covenant between THE GOD and the king and the people, that they should be THE GOD’s people; between the king also and the people. [11:18] And all the people of the land went to the house of Baal, and brake it down; his altars and his images brake they in pieces thoroughly, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed officers over the house of THE GOD. [11:19] And 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 GOD, 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. [11:20] So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet. And Athaliah they had slain with the sword at the king’s house. [11:21] Jehoash was seven years old when he began to reign.

[12:1] In 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. [12:2] And Jehoash did that which was right in the eyes of THE GOD all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him. [12:3] Howbeit the high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.

[12:4] And Jehoash said to the priests, All the money of the hallowed things that is brought into the house of THE GOD, in current money, the money of the persons for whom each man is rated, and all the money that it cometh into any man’s heart to bring into the house of THE GOD, [12:5] let the priests take it to them, every man from his acquaintance; and they shall repair the breaches of the house, wheresoever any breach shall be found. [12:6] But it was so, that in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house. [12:7] Then king Jehoash called for Jehoiada the priest, and for the other priests, and said unto them, Why repair you not the breaches of the house? now therefore take no more money from your acquaintance, but deliver it for the breaches of the house. [12:8] And the priests consented that they should take no more money from the people, neither repair the breaches of the house.

[12:9] But 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 house of THE GOD: and the priests that kept the threshold put therein all the money that was brought into the house of THE GOD. [12:10] And 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 GOD. [12:11] And 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 GOD: and they paid it out to the carpenters and the builders, that wrought upon the house of THE GOD, [12:12] 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 GOD, and for all that was laid out for the house to repair it. [12:13] But there were not made for the house of THE GOD cups of silver, snuffers, basins, trumpets, any vessels of gold, or vessels of silver, of the money that was brought into the house of THE GOD; [12:14] for they gave that to them that did the work, and repaired therewith the house of THE GOD. [12:15] Moreover they reckoned not with the men, into whose hand they delivered the money to give to them that did the work; for they dealt faithfully. [12:16] The money for the trespass-offerings, and the money for the sin-offerings, was not brought into the house of THE GOD: it was the priests’.

[12:17] Then Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, and took it; and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem. [12:18] And 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 GOD, and of the king’s house, and sent it to Hazael king of Syria: and he went away from Jerusalem.

[12:19] Now the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? [12:20] And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and smote Joash at the house of Millo, on the way that goeth down to Silla. [12:21] For Jozacar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his 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.

[13:1] In the three and twentieth 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. [13:2] And he did that which was evil in the sight of THE GOD, and followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherewith he made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom. [13:3] And the anger of THE GOD was kindled against Israel, and he delivered them into the hand of Hazael king of Syria, and into the hand of Benhadad the son of Hazael, continually. [13:4] And Jehoahaz besought THE GOD, and THE GOD hearkened unto him; for he saw the oppression of Israel, how that the king of Syria oppressed them. [13:5] (And THE GOD gave Israel a saviour, so that they went out from under the hand of the Syrians; and the children of Israel dwelt in their tents as beforetime. [13:6] Nevertheless they departed not from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, wherewith he made Israel to sin, but walked therein: and there remained the Asherah also in Samaria.) [13:7] For he left not to Jehoahaz of the people save fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen; for the king of Syria destroyed them, and made them like the dust in threshing. [13:8] Now the rest of the acts of Jehoahaz, and all that he did, and his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? [13:9] And Jehoahaz slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria: and Joash his son reigned in his stead.

[13:10] In the thirty and seventh year of Joash king of Judah began Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned sixteen years. [13:11] And he did that which was evil in the sight of THE GOD; he departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherewith he made Israel to sin; but he walked therein. [13:12] Now the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, and his might wherewith he fought against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? [13:13] And Joash slept with his fathers; and Jeroboam sat upon his throne: and Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.

[13:14] Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died: and Joash the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over him, and said, My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and the horsemen thereof! [13:15] And Elisha said unto him, Take bow and arrows; and he took unto him bow and arrows. [13:16] And he said to the king of Israel, Put your hand upon the bow; and he put his hand upon it. And Elisha laid his hands upon the king’s hands. [13:17] And he said, Open the window eastward; and he opened it. Then Elisha said, Shoot; and he shot. And he said, THE GOD’s arrow of victory, even the arrow of victory over Syria; for you shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek, till you have consumed them. [13:18] And he said, 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. [13:19] And the man of God was wroth with him, and said, you shouldest have smitten five or six times: then hadst you smitten Syria till you hadst consumed it, whereas now you shalt smite Syria but thrice.

[13:20] And Elisha died, and they buried him. Now the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year. [13:21] 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.

[13:22] And Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz. [13:23] But THE GOD was gracious unto them, and had compassion on them, and had respect unto them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither cast he them from his presence as yet. [13:24] And Hazael king of Syria died; and Benhadad his son reigned in his stead. [13:25] And Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took again out of the hand of Benhadad the son of Hazael the cities which he had taken out of the hand of Jehoahaz his father by war. Three times did Joash smite him, and recovered the cities of Israel.

[14:1] In the second year of Joash son of Joahaz king of Israel began Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah to reign. [14:2] He was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Jehoaddin of Jerusalem. [14:3] And he did that which was right in the eyes of THE GOD, yet not like David his father: he did according to all that Joash his father had done. [14:4] Howbeit the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places. [14:5] And it came to pass, as soon as the kingdom was established in his hand, that he slew his servants who had slain the king his father: [14:6] but the children of the murderers he put not to death; according to that which is written in the book of the law of Moses, as THE GOD commanded, saying, The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor the children be put to death for the fathers; but every man shall die for his own sin. [14:7] He slew of Edom in the Valley of Salt ten thousand, and took Sela by war, and called the name of it Joktheel, unto this day.

[14:8] Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us look one another in the face. [14:9] And Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give your daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trod down the thistle. [14:10] you have indeed smitten Edom, and your heart hath lifted you up: glory thereof, and abide at home; for why shouldest you meddle to your hurt, that you shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee?

[14:11] But Amaziah would not hear. So Jehoash king of Israel went up; and he and Amaziah king of Judah looked one another in the face at Beth-shemesh, which belongeth to Judah. [14:12] And Judah was put to the worse before Israel; and they fled every man to his tent. [14:13] And Jehoash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Jehoash the son of Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh, and came to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim unto the corner gate, four hundred cubits. [14:14] And he took all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of THE GOD, and in the treasures of the king’s house, the hostages also, and returned to Samaria.

[14:15] Now the rest of the acts of Jehoash which he did, and his might, and how he fought with Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? [14:16] And Jehoash slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel; and Jeroboam his son reigned in his stead.

[14:17] And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years. [14:18] Now the rest of the acts of Amaziah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? [14:19] And they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem; and he fled to Lachish: but they sent after him to Lachish, and slew him there. [14:20] And they brought him upon horses; and he was buried at Jerusalem with his fathers in the city of David. [14:21] And all the people of Judah took Azariah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the room of his father Amaziah. [14:22] He built Elath, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.

[14:23] In the fifteenth year of Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel began to reign in Samaria, and reigned forty and one years. [14:24] And he did that which was evil in the sight of THE GOD: he departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherewith he made Israel to sin. [14:25] He restored the border of Israel from the entrance of Hamath unto the sea of the Arabah, according to the word of THE GOD, the God of Israel, which he spake by his servant Jonah the son of Amittai, the prophet, who was of Gath-hepher. [14:26] For THE GOD saw the affliction of Israel, that it was very bitter; for there was none shut up nor left at large, neither was there any helper for Israel. [14:27] And THE GOD said not that he would blot out the name of Israel from under heaven; but he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash.

[14:28] Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, and all that he did, and his might, how he warred, and how he recovered Damascus, and Hamath, which had belonged to Judah, for Israel, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? [14:29] And Jeroboam slept with his fathers, even with the kings of Israel; and Zechariah his son reigned in his stead.

[15:1] In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign. [15:2] Sixteen years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned two and fifty years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Jecoliah of Jerusalem. [15:3] And he did that which was right in the eyes of THE GOD, according to all that his father Amaziah had done. [15:4] Howbeit the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places. [15:5] And THE GOD smote the king, so that he was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a separate house. And Jotham the king’s son was over the household, judging the people of the land. [15:6] Now the rest of the acts of Azariah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? [15:7] And Azariah slept with his fathers; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Jotham his son reigned in his stead.

[15:8] In the thirty and eighth year of Azariah king of Judah did Zechariah the son of Jeroboam reign over Israel in Samaria six months. [15:9] And he did that which was evil in the sight of THE GOD, as his fathers had done: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherewith he made Israel to sin. [15:10] And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead. [15:11] Now the rest of the acts of Zechariah, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. [15:12] This was the word of THE GOD which he spake unto Jehu, saying, your sons to the fourth generation shall sit upon the throne of Israel. And so it came to pass.

[15:13] 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. [15:14] And Menahem the son of Gadi went up from Tirzah, and came to Samaria, and smote Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria, and slew him, and reigned in his stead. [15:15] Now the rest of the acts of Shallum, and his conspiracy which he made, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. [15:16] Then Menahem smote Tiphsah, and all that were therein, and the borders thereof, from Tirzah: because they opened not to him, therefore he smote it; and all the women therein that were with child he ripped up.

[15:17] In the nine and thirtieth year of Azariah king of Judah began Menahem the son of Gadi to reign over Israel, and reigned ten years in Samaria. [15:18] And he did that which was evil in the sight of THE GOD: he departed not all his days from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherewith he made Israel to sin. [15:19] There came against the land Pul the king of Assyria; and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to confirm the kingdom in his hand. [15:20] And Menahem exacted the money of Israel, even of all the mighty men of wealth, of each man fifty shekels of silver, to give to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria turned back, and stayed not there in the land. [15:21] Now the rest of the acts of Menahem, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? [15:22] And Menahem slept with his fathers; and Pekahiah his son reigned in his stead.

[15:23] 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. [15:24] And he did that which was evil in the sight of THE GOD: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherewith he made Israel to sin. [15:25] And Pekah the son of Remaliah, his captain, conspired against him, and smote him in Samaria, in the castle of the king’s house, with Argob and Arieh; and with him were fifty men of the Gileadites: and he slew him, and reigned in his stead. [15:26] Now the rest of the acts of Pekahiah, and all that he did, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.

[15:27] In the two and fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekah the son of Remaliah began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned twenty years. [15:28] And he did that which was evil in the sight of THE GOD: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherewith he made Israel to sin.

[15:29] In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abel-beth-maacah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali; and he carried them captive to Assyria. [15:30] And Hoshea the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah, and smote him, and slew him, and reigned in his stead, in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah. [15:31] Now the rest of the acts of Pekah, and all that he did, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.

[15:32] In the second year of Pekah the son of Remaliah king of Israel began Jotham the son of Uzziah king of Judah to reign. [15:33] 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. [15:34] And he did that which was right in the eyes of THE GOD; he did according to all that his father Uzziah had done. [15:35] Howbeit the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burned incense in the high places. He built the upper gate of the house of THE GOD. [15:36] Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? [15:37] In those days THE GOD began to send against Judah Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah. [15:38] And Jotham slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.

[16:1] In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign. [16:2] Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign; and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: and he did not that which was right in the eyes of THE GOD his God, like David his father. [16:3] But 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 nations, whom THE GOD cast out from before the children of Israel. [16:4] And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.

[16:5] Then Rezin king of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to war: and they besieged Ahaz, but could not overcome him. [16:6] At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drove the Jews from Elath; and the Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there, unto this day.

[16:7] So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, I am your servant and your son: come up, and save me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, who rise up against me. [16:8] And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of THE GOD, and in the treasures of the king’s house, and sent it for a present to the king of Assyria. [16:9] And 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.

[16:10] 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 workmanship thereof. [16:11] And Urijah the priest built an altar: according to all that king Ahaz had sent from Damascus, so did Urijah the priest make it against the coming of king Ahaz from Damascus. [16:12] And when the king was come from Damascus, the king saw the altar: and the king drew near unto the altar, and offered thereon. [16:13] And he burnt his burnt-offering and his meal-offering, and poured his drink-offering, and sprinkled the blood of his peace-offerings, upon the altar. [16:14] And the brazen altar, which was before THE GOD, he brought from the forefront of the house, from between his altar and the house of THE GOD, and put it on the north side of his altar. [16:15] And king Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, Upon the great altar burn the morning burnt-offering, 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, and their drink-offerings; and sprinkle upon it all the blood of the burnt-offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice: but the brazen altar shall be for me to inquire by. [16:16] Thus did Urijah the priest, according to all that king Ahaz commanded.

[16:17] And king Ahaz cut off the panels 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 of stone. [16:18] And the covered way for the sabbath that they had built in the house, and the king’s entry without, turned he unto the house of THE GOD, because of the king of Assyria. [16:19] Now the rest of the acts of Ahaz which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? [16:20] And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead.

[17:1] In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel, and reigned nine years. [17:2] And he did that which was evil in the sight of THE GOD, yet not as the kings of Israel that were before him. [17:3] Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and Hoshea became his servant, and brought him tribute. [17:4] And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea; for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and offered no tribute to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year: therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison. [17:5] Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years. [17:6] In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away unto Assyria, and placed them in Halah, and on the Habor, the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.

[17:7] And it was so, because the children of Israel had sinned against THE GOD 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, [17:8] and walked in the statutes of the nations, whom THE GOD cast out from before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which they made. [17:9] And the children of Israel did secretly things that were not right against THE GOD their God: and they built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city; [17:10] and they set them up pillars and Asherim upon every high hill, and under every green tree; [17:11] and there they burnt incense in all the high places, as did the nations whom THE GOD carried away before them; and they wrought wicked things to provoke THE GOD to anger; [17:12] and they served idols, whereof THE GOD had said unto them, You shall not do this thing. [17:13] Yet THE GOD testified unto Israel, and unto Judah, by every prophet, and every seer, saying, Turn you from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets. [17:14] Notwithstanding, they would not hear, but hardened their neck, like to the neck of their fathers, who believed not in THE GOD their God. [17:15] And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified unto them; and they followed vanity, and became vain, and went after the nations that were round about them, concerning whom THE GOD had charged them that they should not do like them. [17:16] And they forsook all the commandments of THE GOD their God, and made them molten images, even two calves, and made an Asherah, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served Baal. [17:17] And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do that which was evil in the sight of THE GOD, to provoke him to anger. [17:18] Therefore THE GOD was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight: there was none left but the tribe of Judah only.

[17:19] Also Judah kept not the commandments of THE GOD their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they made. [17:20] And THE GOD 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 sight. [17:21] For he rent Israel from the house of David; and they made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king: and Jeroboam drove Israel from following THE GOD, and made them sin a great sin. [17:22] And the children of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he did; they departed not from them; [17:23] until THE GOD removed Israel out of his sight, as he spake by all his servants the prophets. So Israel was carried away out of their own land to Assyria unto this day.

[17:24] And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Avva, and from Hamath and Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel; and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof. [17:25] And so it was, at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not THE GOD: therefore THE GOD sent lions among them, which killed some of them. [17:26] Wherefore they spake to the king of Assyria, saying, The nations which you have carried away, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the law of the god of the land: therefore he hath sent lions among them, and, behold, they slay them, because they know not the law of the god of the land.

[17:27] Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, Carry thither one of the priests whom you brought from thence; and let them go and dwell there, and let him teach them the law of the god of the land. [17:28] So one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and dwelt in Beth-el, and taught them how they should fear THE GOD. [17:29] Howbeit every nation made gods of their own, and put them in the houses of the high places which the Samaritans had made, every nation in their cities wherein they dwelt. [17:30] And the men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima, [17:31] and the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak; and the Sepharvites burnt their children in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim. [17:32] So they feared THE GOD, and made unto them from among themselves priests of the high places, who sacrificed for them in the houses of the high places. [17:33] They feared THE GOD, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations from among whom they had been carried away.

[17:34] Unto this day they do after the former manner: they fear not THE GOD, neither do they after their statutes, or after their ordinances, or after the law or after the commandment which THE GOD commanded the children of Jacob, whom he named Israel; [17:35] with whom THE GOD had made a covenant, and charged them, saying, You shall not fear other gods, nor bow yourselves to them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them: [17:36] but THE GOD, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great power and with an outstretched arm, him shall you fear, and unto him shall you bow yourselves, and to him shall you sacrifice: [17:37] and the statutes and the ordinances, and the law and the commandment, which he wrote for you, you shall observe to do for evermore; and you shall not fear other gods: [17:38] and the covenant that I have made with you you shall not forget; neither shall you fear other gods: [17:39] but THE GOD your God shall you fear; and he will deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies. [17:40] Howbeit they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner. [17:41] So these nations feared THE GOD, and served their graven images; their children likewise, and their children’s children, as did their fathers, so do they unto this day.

[18:1] Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign. [18:2] Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Abi the daughter of Zechariah. [18:3] And he did that which was right in the eyes of THE GOD, according to all that David his father had done. [18:4] He removed the high places, and brake the pillars, and cut down the Asherah: and he brake in pieces the brazen serpent that Moses had made; for unto those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it; and he called it Nehushtan. [18:5] He trusted in THE GOD, the God of Israel; so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor among them that were before him. [18:6] For he clave to THE GOD; he departed not from following him, but kept his commandments, which THE GOD commanded Moses. [18:7] And THE GOD was with him; whithersoever he went forth he prospered: and he rebelled against the king of Assyria, and served him not. [18:8] He smote the Philistines unto Gaza and the borders thereof, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city.

[18:9] And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria, and besieged it. [18:10] And at the end of three years they took it: in the sixth year of Hezekiah, which was the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel, Samaria was taken. [18:11] And the king of Assyria carried Israel away unto Assyria, and put them in Halah, and on the Habor, the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes, [18:12] because they obeyed not the voice of THE GOD their God, but transgressed his covenant, even all that Moses the servant of THE GOD commanded, and would not hear it, nor do it.

[18:13] Now in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah did Sennacherib king of Assyria come up against all the fortified cities of Judah, and took them. [18:14] And Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria to Lachish, saying, I have offended; return from me: that which you puttest on me will I bear. And the king of Assyria appointed unto Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold. [18:15] And Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of THE GOD, and in the treasures of the king’s house. [18:16] At that time did Hezekiah cut off the gold from the doors of the temple of THE GOD, and from the pillars which Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid, and gave it to the king of Assyria. [18:17] And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and 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 highway of the fuller’s field. [18:18] And 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 recorder.

[18:19] And Rabshakeh said unto them, Say you now to Hezekiah, Thus saith the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence is this wherein you trustest? [18:20] you sayest (but they are but vain words), There is counsel and strength for the war. Now on whom dost you trust, that you have rebelled against me? [18:21] Now, behold, you 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 king of Egypt unto all that trust on him. [18:22] But if you say unto me, We trust in THE GOD our God; is not that he, whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath taken away, and hath said to Judah and to Jerusalem, You shall worship before this altar in Jerusalem? [18:23] Now therefore, I pray thee, give pledges to my master the king of Assyria, and I will give you two thousand horses, if you be able on your part to set riders upon them. [18:24] How then canst you turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master’s servants, and put your trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen? [18:25] Am I now come up without THE GOD against this place to destroy it? THE GOD said unto me, Go up against this land, and destroy it.

[18:26] Then said Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, and Shebnah, and Joah, unto Rabshakeh, Speak, I pray thee, to your servants in the Syrian language; for we understand it: and speak not with us in the Jews’ language, in the ears of the people that are on the wall. [18:27] But Rabshakeh said unto them, Hath my master sent me to your 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? [18:28] Then Rabshakeh stood, and cried with a loud voice in the Jews’ language, and spake, saying, Hear you the word of the great king, the king of Assyria. [18:29] Thus saith the king, Let not Hezekiah deceive you; for he will not be able to deliver you out of his hand: [18:30] neither let Hezekiah make you trust in THE GOD, saying, THE GOD will surely deliver us, and this city shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria. [18:31] Hearken not to Hezekiah: for thus saith the king of Assyria, Make your peace with me, and come out to me; and eat you every one of his vine, and every one of his fig-tree, and drink you every one the waters of his own cistern; [18:32] Until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olive-trees and of honey, that you may live, and not die: and hearken not unto Hezekiah, when he persuadeth you, saying, THE GOD will deliver us. [18:33] Hath any of the gods of the nations ever delivered his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria? [18:34] Where are the gods of Hamath, and of Arpad? where are the gods of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivvah? have they delivered Samaria out of my hand? [18:35] Who are they among all the gods of the countries, that have delivered their country out of my hand, that THE GOD should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand?

[18:36] But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word; for the king’s commandment was, saying, Answer him not. [18:37] Then came Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.

[19:1] And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of THE GOD. [19:2] And he sent Eliakim, 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 Amoz. [19:3] And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of contumely; for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth. [19:4] It may be THE GOD your God will hear all the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to defy the living God, and will rebuke the words which THE GOD your God hath heard: wherefore lift up your prayer for the remnant that is left. [19:5] So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah. [19:6] And Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall you say to your master, Thus saith THE GOD, Be not afraid of the words that you have heard, wherewith the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me. [19:7] Behold, I will put a spirit in him, and he shall hear tidings, and shall return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land. [19:8] So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah; for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish. [19:9] And when he heard say of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, Behold, he is come out to fight against thee, he sent messengers again unto Hezekiah, saying, [19:10] Thus shall you speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not your God in whom you trustest deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria. [19:11] Behold, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by destroying them utterly: and shalt you be delivered? [19:12] 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 Telassar? [19:13] Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivvah?

[19:14] And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it; and Hezekiah went up unto the house of THE GOD, and spread it before THE GOD. [19:15] And Hezekiah prayed before THE GOD, and said, O THE GOD, the God of Israel, that sittest above the cherubim, you art the God, even you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; you have made heaven and earth. [19:16] Incline your ear, O THE GOD, and hear; open your eyes, O THE GOD, and see; and hear the words of Sennacherib, wherewith he hath sent him to defy the living God. [19:17] Of a truth, THE GOD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands, [19:18] and 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 destroyed them. [19:19] Now therefore, O THE GOD our God, save you us, I beseech thee, out of his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you THE GOD art God alone.

[19:20] Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith THE GOD, the God of Israel, Whereas you have prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria, I have heard thee. [19:21] This is the word that THE GOD hath spoken concerning him: The virgin daughter of Zion hath despised you and laughed you to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee. [19:22] Whom have you defied and blasphemed? and against whom have you exalted your voice and lifted up your eyes on high? even against the Holy One of Israel. [19:23] By your messengers you have defied the Lord, and have said, With the multitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains, to the innermost parts of Lebanon; and I will cut down the tall cedars thereof, and the choice fir-trees thereof; and I will enter into his farthest lodging-place, the forest of his fruitful field. [19:24] I have digged and drunk strange waters, and with the sole of my feet will I dry up all the rivers of Egypt.

[19:25] Have you not heard how I have done it long ago, and formed it of ancient times? now have I brought it to pass, that it should be your to lay waste fortified cities into ruinous heaps. [19:26] Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded; they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the housetops, and as grain blasted before it is grown up. [19:27] But I know your sitting down, and your going out, and your coming in, and your raging against me. [19:28] Because of your raging against me, and because your arrogancy is come up into mine ears, therefore will I put my hook in your nose, and my bridle in your lips, and I will turn you back by the way by which you camest.

[19:29] And this shall be the sign unto thee: You shall eat this year that which groweth of itself, and in the second year that which springeth of the same; and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit thereof. [19:30] And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward. [19:31] For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and out of mount Zion they that shall escape: the zeal of THE GOD shall perform this. [19:32] Therefore thus saith THE GOD concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come unto this city, nor shoot an arrow there, neither shall he come before it with shield, nor cast up a mound against it. [19:33] By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and he shall not come unto this city, saith THE GOD. [19:34] For I will defend this city to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.

[19:35] And it came to pass that night, that the angel of THE GOD went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when men arose early in the morning, behold, these were all dead bodies. [19:36] So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh. [19:37] And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer smote him with the sword: and they escaped into the land of Ararat. And Esar-haddon his son reigned in his stead.

[20:1] In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith THE GOD, Set your house in order: for you shalt die, and not live. [20:2] Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto THE GOD, saying, [20:3] Remember now, O THE GOD, I beseech thee, how I have walked before you in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in your sight. And Hezekiah wept sore. [20:4] And it came to pass, before Isaiah was gone out into the middle part of the city, that the word of THE GOD came to him, saying, [20:5] Turn back, and say to Hezekiah the prince of my people, Thus saith THE GOD, the God of David your father, I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears: behold, I will heal thee; on the third day you shalt go up unto the house of THE GOD. [20:6] And I will add unto your days fifteen years; and I will deliver you and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake. [20:7] And Isaiah said, Take a cake of figs. And they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered.

[20:8] And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, What shall be the sign that THE GOD will heal me, and that I shall go up unto the house of THE GOD the third day? [20:9] And Isaiah said, This shall be the sign unto you from THE GOD, that THE GOD will do the thing that he hath spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten steps, or go back ten steps? [20:10] And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to decline ten steps: nay, but let the shadow return backward ten steps. [20:11] And Isaiah the prophet cried unto THE GOD; and he brought the shadow ten steps backward, by which it had gone down on the dial of Ahaz.

[20:12] At that time Berodach-baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present unto Hezekiah; for he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick. [20:13] And Hezekiah hearkened unto them, and showed them all the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious oil, and the house of his armor, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah showed them not. [20:14] 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. [20:15] And he said, What have they seen in your house? And Hezekiah answered, All that is in my house have they seen: there is nothing among my treasures that I have not showed them.

[20:16] And Isaiah said unto Hezekiah, Hear the word of THE GOD. [20:17] Behold, the days come, that all that is in your house, and that which your fathers have laid up in store unto this day, shall be carried to Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith THE GOD. [20:18] And of your sons that shall issue from thee, whom you shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon. [20:19] Then said Hezekiah unto Isaiah, Good is the word of THE GOD which you have spoken. He said moreover, Is it not so, if peace and truth shall be in my days? [20:20] Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made the pool, and the conduit, and brought water into the city, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? [20:21] And Hezekiah slept with his fathers; and Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.

[21:1] Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign; and he reigned five and fifty years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Hephzibah. [21:2] And he did that which was evil in the sight of THE GOD, after the abominations of the nations whom THE GOD cast out before the children of Israel. [21:3] For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he reared up altars for Baal, and made an Asherah, as did Ahab king of Israel, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them. [21:4] And he built altars in the house of THE GOD, whereof THE GOD said, In Jerusalem will I put my name. [21:5] And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of THE GOD. [21:6] And he made his son to pass through the fire, and practised augury, and used enchantments, and dealt with them that had familiar spirits, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of THE GOD, to provoke him to anger. [21:7] And he set the graven image of Asherah, that he had made, in the house of which THE GOD said to David and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever; [21:8] neither will I cause the feet of Israel to wander any more out of the land which I gave their fathers, if only they will observe to do according to all that I have commanded them, and according to all the law that my servant Moses commanded them. [21:9] But they hearkened not: and Manasseh seduced them to do that which is evil more than did the nations whom THE GOD destroyed before the children of Israel.

[21:10] And THE GOD spake by his servants the prophets, saying, [21:11] Because Manasseh king of Judah hath done these abominations, and hath done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, that were before him, and hath made Judah also to sin with his idols; [21:12] therefore thus saith THE GOD, the God of Israel, Behold, I bring such evil upon Jerusalem and Judah, that whosoever heareth of it, both his ears shall tingle. [21:13] And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab; and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down. [21:14] And I will cast off the remnant of mine inheritance, and deliver them into the hand of their enemies; and they shall become a prey and a spoil to all their enemies; [21:15] because they have done that which is evil in my sight, and have provoked me to anger, since the day their fathers came forth out of Egypt, even unto this day.

[21:16] Moreover Manasseh shed innocent blood very much, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another; besides his sin wherewith he made Judah to sin, in doing that which was evil in the sight of THE GOD. [21:17] Now 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? [21:18] And 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.

[21:19] Amon was twenty and two years old 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. [21:20] And he did that which was evil in the sight of THE GOD, as did Manasseh his father. [21:21] And he walked in all the way that his father walked in, and served the idols that his father served, and worshipped them: [21:22] and he forsook THE GOD, the God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of THE GOD. [21:23] And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and put the king to death in his own house. [21:24] But the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead. [21:25] Now the rest of the acts of Amon which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? [21:26] And he was buried in his sepulchre in the garden of Uzza: and Josiah his son reigned in his stead.

[22:1] Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign; and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Jedidah the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath. [22:2] And he did that which was right in the eyes of THE GOD, and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.

[22:3] 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 GOD, saying, [22:4] Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may sum the money which is brought into the house of THE GOD, which the keepers of the threshold have gathered of the people: [22:5] and let them deliver it into the hand of the workmen that have the oversight of the house of THE GOD; and let them give it to the workmen that are in the house of THE GOD, to repair the breaches of the house, [22:6] unto the carpenters, and to the builders, and to the masons, and for buying timber and hewn stone to repair the house. [22:7] Howbeit there was no reckoning made with them of the money that was delivered into their hand; for they dealt faithfully.

[22:8] And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of THE GOD. And Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan, and he read it. [22:9] And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, your servants have emptied out the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of the workmen that have the oversight of the house of THE GOD. [22:10] And Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath delivered me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king. [22:11] And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes. [22:12] And the king commanded 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, [22:13] Go ye, inquire of THE GOD 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 GOD that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not hearkened unto the words of this book, to do according unto all that which is written concerning us.

[22:14] 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 communed with her. [22:15] And she said unto them, Thus saith THE GOD, the God of Israel: Tell you the man that sent you unto me, [22:16] Thus saith THE GOD, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah hath read. [22:17] Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the work of their hands, therefore my wrath shall be kindled against this place, and it shall not be quenched. [22:18] But unto the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of THE GOD, thus shall you say to him, Thus saith THE GOD, the God of Israel: As touching the words which you have heard, [22:19] because your heart was tender, and you didst humble yourself before THE GOD, when you heardest what I spake against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and have rent your clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard thee, saith THE GOD. [22:20] Therefore, behold, I will gather you to your fathers, and you shalt be gathered to your grave in peace, neither shall your eyes see all the evil which I will bring upon this place. And they brought the king word again.

[23:1] And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem. [23:2] And the king went up to the house of THE GOD, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both small 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 GOD. [23:3] And the king stood by the pillar, and made a covenant before THE GOD, to walk after THE GOD, 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.

[23:4] And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the threshold, to bring forth out of the temple of THE GOD all the vessels that were made for Baal, and for the Asherah, and for all the host of heaven, and he burned them without Jerusalem in the fields of the Kidron, and carried the ashes of them unto Beth-el. [23:5] And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in the places round about Jerusalem; them also that burned incense unto Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all the host of heaven. [23:6] And he brought out the Asherah from the house of THE GOD, without Jerusalem, unto the brook Kidron, and burned it at the brook Kidron, and beat it to dust, and cast the dust thereof upon the graves of the common people. [23:7] And he brake down the houses of the sodomites, that were in the house of THE GOD, where the women wove hangings for the Asherah. [23:8] And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beer-sheba; and he brake down the high places of the gates that were at the entrance of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on a man’s left hand at the gate of the city. [23:9] Nevertheless the priests of the high places came not up to the altar of THE GOD in Jerusalem, but they did eat unleavened bread among their brethren. [23:10] And he defiled Topheth, which is in the valley of the children of Hinnom, that no man might make his son or his daughter to pass through the fire to Molech. [23:11] And he took away the horses that the kings of Judah had given to the sun, at the entrance of the house of THE GOD, by the chamber of Nathan-melech the chamberlain, which was in the precincts; and he burned the chariots of the sun with fire. [23:12] And the altars that were on the roof of the upper chamber of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars which Manasseh had made in the two courts of the house of THE GOD, did the king break down, and beat them down from thence, and cast the dust of them into the brook Kidron. [23:13] And the high places that 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 abomination of the Sidonians, and for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, and for Milcom the abomination of the children of Ammon, did the king defile. [23:14] And he brake in pieces the pillars, and cut down the Asherim, and filled their places with the bones of men.

[23:15] 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 brake down; and he burned the high place and beat it to dust, and burned the Asherah. [23:16] And 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 GOD which the man of God proclaimed, who proclaimed these things. [23:17] Then he said, What monument is that which I see? And the men of the city told him, It is the sepulchre of the man of God, who came from Judah, and proclaimed these things that you have done against the altar of Beth-el. [23:18] And he said, Let him be; let no man move his bones. So they let his bones alone, with the bones of the prophet that came out of Samaria. [23:19] 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 GOD to anger, Josiah took away, and did to them according to all the acts that he had done in Beth-el. [23:20] And he slew all the priests of the high places that were there, upon the altars, and burned men’s bones upon them; and he returned to Jerusalem.

[23:21] And the king commanded all the people, saying, Keep the passover unto THE GOD your God, as it is written in this book of the covenant. [23:22] Surely there was not kept such a passover from the days of the judges that judged Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel, nor of the kings of Judah; [23:23] but in the eighteenth year of king Josiah was this passover kept to THE GOD in Jerusalem.

[23:24] Moreover them that had familiar spirits, and the wizards, and the teraphim, and the idols, and all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, did Josiah put away, that he might confirm the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of THE GOD. [23:25] And like unto him was there no king before him, that turned to THE GOD with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses; neither after him arose there any like him.

[23:26] Notwithstanding, THE GOD turned not from the fierceness of his great wrath, wherewith his anger was kindled against Judah, because of all the provocations wherewith Manasseh had provoked him. [23:27] And THE GOD said, I will remove Judah also out of my sight, as I have removed Israel, and I will cast off this city which I have chosen, even Jerusalem, and the house of which I said, My name shall be there.

[23:28] 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? [23:29] In his days Pharaoh-necoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josiah went against him; and Pharaoh-necoh slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen him. [23:30] And his servants carried him in a chariot dead from Megiddo, and brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own sepulchre. And the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and anointed him, and made him king in his father’s stead.

[23:31] Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. [23:32] And he did that which was evil in the sight of THE GOD, according to all that his fathers had done. [23:33] And Pharaoh-necoh put him in bonds at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of a hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold. [23:34] And Pharaoh-necoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the room of Josiah his father, and changed his name to Jehoiakim: but he took Jehoahaz away; and he came to Egypt, and died there. [23:35] And Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh; but he taxed the land to give the money according to the commandment of Pharaoh: he exacted the silver and the gold of the people of the land, of every one according to his taxation, to give it unto Pharaoh-necoh.

[23:36] Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Zebidah the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah. [23:37] And he did that which was evil in the sight of THE GOD, according to all that his fathers had done.

[24:1] In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant three years: then he turned and rebelled against him. [24:2] And THE GOD sent against him bands of the Chaldeans, and bands of the Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, and bands of the children of Ammon, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of THE GOD, which he spake by his servants the prophets. [24:3] Surely at the commandment of THE GOD came this upon Judah, to remove them out of his sight, for the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he did, [24:4] and also for the innocent blood that he shed; for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood: and THE GOD would not pardon. [24:5] Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? [24:6] So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers; and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead. [24:7] And the king of Egypt came not again any more out of his land; for the king of Babylon had taken, from the brook of Egypt unto the river Euphrates, all that pertained to the king of Egypt.

[24:8] 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. [24:9] And he did that which was evil in the sight of THE GOD, according to all that his father had done.

[24:10] At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up to Jerusalem, and the city was besieged. [24:11] And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came unto the city, while his servants were besieging it; [24:12] and Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, and his mother, and his servants, and his princes, and his officers: and the king of Babylon took him in the eighth year of his reign. [24:13] And he carried out thence all the treasures of the house of THE GOD, and the treasures of the king’s house, and cut in pieces all the vessels of gold, which Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of THE GOD, as THE GOD had said. [24:14] And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valor, even ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and the smiths; none remained, save the poorest sort of the people of the land. [24:15] And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon; and the king’s mother, and the king’s wives, and his officers, and the chief men of the land, carried he into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon. [24:16] And all the men of might, even seven thousand, and the craftsmen and the smiths a thousand, all of them strong and apt for war, even them the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon. [24:17] And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s father’s brother, king is his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.

[24:18] Zedekiah was twenty and one years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. [24:19] And he did that which was evil in the sight of THE GOD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done. [24:20] For through the anger of THE GOD did it come to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence. And Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.

[25:1] And it came 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. [25:2] So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah. [25:3] On the ninth day of the fourth month the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land. [25:4] Then 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. [25:5] But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered from him. [25:6] Then they took the king, and carried him up unto the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they gave judgment upon him. [25:7] And they slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him in fetters, and carried him to Babylon.

[25:8] Now in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, unto Jerusalem. [25:9] And he burnt the house of THE GOD, and the king’s house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, even every great house, burnt he with fire. [25:10] And all the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down the walls of Jerusalem round about. [25:11] And the residue of the people that were left in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to the king of Babylon, and the residue of the multitude, did Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carry away captive. [25:12] But the captain of the guard left of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.

[25:13] And the pillars of brass that were in the house of THE GOD, and the bases and the brazen sea that were in the house of THE GOD, did the Chaldeans break in pieces, and carried the brass of them to Babylon. [25:14] And the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away. [25:15] And the firepans, and the basins, that which was of gold, in gold, and that which was of silver, in silver, the captain of the guard took away. [25:16] The two pillars, the one sea, and the bases, which Solomon had made for the house of THE GOD, the brass of all these vessels was without weight. [25:17] The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and a capital of brass was upon it; and the height of the capital was three cubits, with network and pomegranates upon the capital round about, all of brass: and like unto these had the second pillar with network.

[25:18] And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold: [25:19] and out of the city he took an officer that was set over the men of war; and five men of them that saw the king’s face, who were found in the city; and the scribe, the captain of the host, who mustered the people of the land; and threescore men of the people of the land, that were found in the city. [25:20] And Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah. [25:21] And the king of Babylon smote them, and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away captive out of his land.

[25:22] And as for the people that were left in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left, even over them he made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, governor. [25:23] Now when all the captains of the forces, 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. [25:24] And Gedaliah sware to them and to their men, and said unto them, Fear not because of the servants of the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you. [25:25] But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedaliah, so that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldeans that were with him at Mizpah. [25:26] And all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the forces, arose, and came to Egypt; for they were afraid of the Chaldeans.

[25:27] And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, that Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison; [25:28] and he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon, [25:29] and changed his prison garments. And Jehoiachin did eat bread before him continually all the days of his life: [25:30] and for his allowance, there was a continual allowance given him of the king, every day a portion, all the days of his life.

 

The Book of Job

[1:1] There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and turned away from evil. [1:2] And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters. [1:3] His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the children of the east. [1:4] And his sons went and held a feast in the house of each one upon his day; and they sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them. [1:5] And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt-offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and renounced God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually. [1:6] Now it came to pass on the day when the sons of God came to present themselves before THE GOD, that Satan also came among them. [1:7] And THE GOD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered THE GOD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. [1:8] And THE GOD said unto Satan, Have you considered my servant Job? for there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and turneth away from evil. [1:9] Then Satan answered THE GOD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought? [1:10] Have not you made a hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath, on every side? you have blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land. [1:11] But put forth your hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will renounce you to your face. [1:12] And THE GOD said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in your power; only upon himself put not forth your hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of THE GOD. [1:13] And it fell on a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother’s house, [1:14] that there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them; [1:15] and the Sabeans fell upon them, and took them away: yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. [1:16] While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. [1:17] While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have taken them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. [1:18] While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother’s house; [1:19] and, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. [1:20] Then Job arose, and rent his robe, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped; [1:21] and he said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: THE GOD gave, and THE GOD hath taken away; blessed be the name of THE GOD. [1:22] In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly.

[2:1] Again it came to pass on the day when the sons of God came to present themselves before THE GOD, that Satan came also among them to present himself before THE GOD. [2:2] And THE GOD said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered THE GOD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. [2:3] And THE GOD said unto Satan, Have you considered my servant Job? for there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and turneth away from evil: and he still holdeth fast his integrity, although you movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause. [2:4] And Satan answered THE GOD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life. [2:5] But put forth your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will renounce you to your face. [2:6] And THE GOD said unto Satan, Behold, he is in your hand; only spare his life. [2:7] So Satan went forth from the presence of THE GOD, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown. [2:8] And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself therewith; and he sat among the ashes. [2:9] Then said his wife unto him, Dost you still hold fast your integrity? renounce God, and die. [2:10] But he said unto her, you speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips. [2:11] Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place: Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite, and they made an appointment together to come to bemoan him and to comfort him. [2:12] And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his robe, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven. [2:13] So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.

[3:1] After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day. [3:2] And Job answered and said:

[3:3] Let the day perish wherein I was born,

And the night which said, There is a man-child conceived.

[3:4] Let that day be darkness;

Let not God from above seek for it,

Neither let the light shine upon it.

[3:5] Let darkness and the shadow of death claim it for their own;

Let a cloud dwell upon it;

Let all that maketh black the day terrify it.

[3:6] As for that night, let thick darkness seize upon it:

Let it not rejoice among the days of the year;

Let it not come into the number of the months.

[3:7] Lo, let that night be barren;

Let no joyful voice come therein.

[3:8] Let them curse it that curse the day,

Who are ready to rouse up leviathan.

[3:9] Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark:

Let it look for light, but have none;

Neither let it behold the eyelids of the morning:

[3:10] Because it shut not up the doors of my mother’s womb,

Nor hid trouble from mine eyes.

[3:11] Why died I not from the womb?

Why did I not give up the ghost when my mother bare me?

[3:12] Why did the knees receive me?

Or why the breast, that I should suck?

[3:13] For now should I have lain down and been quiet;

I should have slept; then had I been at rest,

[3:14] With kings and counsellors of the earth,

Who built up waste places for themselves;

[3:15] Or with princes that had gold,

Who filled their houses with silver:

[3:16] Or as a hidden untimely birth I had not been,

As infants that never saw light.

[3:17] There the wicked cease from troubling;

And there the weary are at rest.

[3:18] There the prisoners are at ease together;

They hear not the voice of the taskmaster.

[3:19] The small and the great are there:

And the servant is free from his master.

[3:20] Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery,

And life unto the bitter in soul;

[3:21] Who long for death, but it cometh not,

And dig for it more than for hid treasures;

[3:22] Who rejoice exceedingly,

And are glad, when they can find the grave?

[3:23] Why is light given to a man whose way is hid,

And whom God hath hedged in?

[3:24] For my sighing cometh before I eat,

And my groanings are poured out like water.

[3:25] For the thing which I fear cometh upon me,

And that which I am afraid of cometh unto me.

[3:26] I am not at ease, neither am I quiet, neither have I rest;

But trouble cometh.

[4:1] Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,

[4:2] If one assay to commune with thee, wilt you be grieved?

But who can withhold himself from speaking?

[4:3] Behold, you have instructed many,

And you have strengthened the weak hands.

[4:4] your words have upholden him that was falling,

And you have made firm the feeble knees.

[4:5] But now it is come unto thee, and you faintest;

It toucheth thee, and you art troubled.

[4:6] Is not your fear of God your confidence,

And the integrity of your ways your hope?

[4:7] Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent?

Or where were the upright cut off?

[4:8] According as I have seen, they that plow iniquity,

And sow trouble, reap the same.

[4:9] By the breath of God they perish,

And by the blast of his anger are they consumed.

[4:10] The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion,

And the teeth of the young lions, are broken.

[4:11] The old lion perisheth for lack of prey,

And the whelps of the lioness are scattered abroad.

[4:12] Now a thing was secretly brought to me,

And mine ear received a whisper thereof.

[4:13] In thoughts from the visions of the night,

When deep sleep falleth on men,

[4:14] Fear came upon me, and trembling,

Which made all my bones to shake.

[4:15] Then a spirit passed before my face;

The hair of my flesh stood up.

[4:16] It stood still, but I could not discern the appearance thereof;

A form was before mine eyes:

There was silence, and I heard a voice, saying,

[4:17] Shall mortal man be more just than God?

Shall a man be more pure than his Maker?

[4:18] Behold, he putteth no trust in his servants;

And his angels he chargeth with folly:

[4:19] How much more them that dwell in houses of clay,

Whose foundation is in the dust,

Who are crushed before the moth!

[4:20] Betwixt morning and evening they are destroyed:

They perish for ever without any regarding it.

[4:21] Is not their tent-cord plucked up within them?

They die, and that without wisdom.

[5:1] Call now; is there any that will answer thee?

And to which of the holy ones wilt you turn?

[5:2] For vexation killeth the foolish man,

And jealousy slayeth the silly one.

[5:3] I have seen the foolish taking root:

But suddenly I cursed his habitation.

[5:4] His children are far from safety,

And they are crushed in the gate,

Neither is there any to deliver them:

[5:5] Whose harvest the hungry eateth up,

And taketh it even out of the thorns;

And the snare gapeth for their substance.

[5:6] For affliction cometh not forth from the dust,

Neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;

[5:7] But man is born unto trouble,

As the sparks fly upward.

[5:8] But as for me, I would seek unto God,

And unto God would I commit my cause;

[5:9] Who doeth great things and unsearchable,

Marvellous things without number:

[5:10] Who giveth rain upon the earth,

And sendeth waters upon the fields;

[5:11] So that he setteth up on high those that are low,

And those that mourn are exalted to safety.

[5:12] He frustrateth the devices of the crafty,

So that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.

[5:13] He taketh the wise in their own craftiness;

And the counsel of the cunning is carried headlong.

[5:14] They meet with darkness in the day-time,

And grope at noonday as in the night.

[5:15] But he saveth from the sword of their mouth,

Even the needy from the hand of the mighty.

[5:16] So the poor hath hope,

And iniquity stoppeth her mouth.

[5:17] Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth:

Therefore despise not you the chastening of the Almighty.

[5:18] For he maketh sore, and bindeth up;

He woundeth, and his hands make whole.

[5:19] He will deliver you in six troubles;

Yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.

[5:20] In famine he will redeem you from death;

And in war from the power of the sword.

[5:21] you shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue;

Neither shalt you be afraid of destruction when it cometh.

[5:22] At destruction and dearth you shalt laugh;

Neither shalt you be afraid of the beasts of the earth.

[5:23] For you shalt be in league with the stones of the field;

And the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.

[5:24] And you shalt know that your tent is in peace;

And you shalt visit your fold, and shalt miss nothing.

[5:25] you shalt know also that your seed shall be great,

And your offspring as the grass of the earth.

[5:26] you shalt come to your grave in a full age,

Like as a shock of grain cometh in in its season.

[5:27] Lo this, we have searched it, so it is;

Hear it, and know you it for your good.

[6:1] Then Job answered and said,

[6:2] Oh that my vexation were but weighed,

And all my calamity laid in the balances!

[6:3] For now it would be heavier than the sand of the seas:

Therefore have my words been rash.

[6:4] For the arrows of the Almighty are within me,

The poison whereof my spirit drinketh up:

The terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.

[6:5] Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass?

Or loweth the ox over his fodder?

[6:6] Can that which hath no savor be eaten without salt?

Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?

[6:7] My soul refuseth to touch them;

They are as loathsome food to me.

[6:8] Oh that I might have my request;

And that God would grant me the thing that I long for!

[6:9] Even that it would please God to crush me;

That he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!

[6:10] And be it still my consolation,

Yea, let me exult in pain that spareth not,

That I have not denied the words of the Holy One.

[6:11] What is my strength, that I should wait?

And what is mine end, that I should be patient?

[6:12] Is my strength the strength of stones?

Or is my flesh of brass?

[6:13] Is it not that I have no help in me,

And that wisdom is driven quite from me?

[6:14] To him that is ready to faint kindness should be showed from his friend;

Even to him that forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.

[6:15] My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook,

As the channel of brooks that pass away;

[6:16] Which are black by reason of the ice,

And wherein the snow hideth itself:

[6:17] What time they wax warm, they vanish;

When it is hot, they are consumed out of their place.

[6:18] The caravans that travel by the way of them turn aside;

They go up into the waste, and perish.

[6:19] The caravans of Tema looked,

The companies of Sheba waited for them.

[6:20] They were put to shame because they had hoped;

They came thither, and were confounded.

[6:21] For now you are nothing;

Ye see a terror, and are afraid.

[6:22] Did I say, Give unto me?

Or, Offer a present for me of your substance?

[6:23] Or, Deliver me from the adversary’s hand?

Or, Redeem me from the hand of the oppressors?

[6:24] Teach me, and I will hold my peace;

And cause me to understand wherein I have erred.

[6:25] How forcible are words of uprightness!

But your reproof, what doth it reprove?

[6:26] Do you think to reprove words,

Seeing that the speeches of one that is desperate are as wind?

[6:27] Yea, you would cast lots upon the fatherless,

And make merchandise of your friend.

[6:28] Now therefore be pleased to look upon me;

For surely I shall not lie to your face.

[6:29] Return, I pray you, let there be no injustice;

Yea, return again, my cause is righteous.

[6:30] Is there injustice on my tongue?

Cannot my taste discern mischievous things?

[7:1] Is there not a warfare to man upon earth?

And are not his days like the days of a hireling?

[7:2] As a servant that earnestly desireth the shadow,

And as a hireling that looketh for his wages:

[7:3] So am I made to possess months of misery,

And wearisome nights are appointed to me.

[7:4] When I lie down, I say,

When shall I arise, and the night be gone?

And I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day.

[7:5] My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust;

My skin closeth up, and breaketh out afresh.

[7:6] My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle,

And are spent without hope.

[7:7] Oh remember that my life is a breath:

Mine eye shall no more see good.

[7:8] The eye of him that seeth me shall behold me no more;

Thine eyes shall be upon me, but I shall not be.

[7:9] As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away,

So he that goeth down to Sheol shall come up no more.

[7:10] He shall return no more to his house,

Neither shall his place know him any more.

[7:11] Therefore I will not refrain my mouth;

I will speak in the anguish of my spirit;

I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

[7:12] Am I a sea, or a sea-monster,

That you settest a watch over me?

[7:13] When I say, My bed shall comfort me,

My couch shall ease my complaint;

[7:14] Then you scarest me with dreams,

And terrifiest me through visions:

[7:15] So that my soul chooseth strangling,

And death rather than these my bones.

[7:16] I loathe my life; I would not live alway:

Let me alone; for my days are vanity.

[7:17] What is man, that you shouldest magnify him,

And that you shouldest set your mind upon him,

[7:18] And that you shouldest visit him every morning,

And try him every moment?

[7:19] How long wilt you not look away from me,

Nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?

[7:20] If I have sinned, what do I unto thee, O you watcher of men?

Why have you set me as a mark for thee,

So that I am a burden to myself?

[7:21] And why dost you not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity?

For now shall I lie down in the dust;

And you wilt seek me diligently, but I shall not be.

[8:1] Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,

[8:2] How long wilt you speak these things?

And how long shall the words of your mouth be like a mighty wind?

[8:3] Doth God pervert justice?

Or doth the Almighty pervert righteousness?

[8:4] If your children have sinned against him,

And he hath delivered them into the hand of their transgression;

[8:5] If you wouldest seek diligently unto God,

And make your supplication to the Almighty;

[8:6] If you wert pure and upright:

Surely now he would awake for thee,

And make the habitation of your righteousness prosperous.

[8:7] And though your beginning was small,

Yet your latter end would greatly increase.

[8:8] For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age,

And apply yourself to that which their fathers have searched out:

[8:9] (For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing,

Because our days upon earth are a shadow);

[8:10] Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee,

And utter words out of their heart?

[8:11] Can the rush grow up without mire?

Can the flag grow without water?

[8:12] Whilst it is yet in its greenness, and not cut down,

It withereth before any other herb.

[8:13] So are the paths of all that forget God;

And the hope of the godless man shall perish:

[8:14] Whose confidence shall break in sunder,

And whose trust is a spider’s web.

[8:15] He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand:

He shall hold fast thereby, but it shall not endure.

[8:16] He is green before the sun,

And his shoots go forth over his garden.

[8:17] His roots are wrapped about the stone -heap,

He beholdeth the place of stones.

[8:18] If he be destroyed from his place,

Then it shall deny him, saying, I have not seen thee.

[8:19] Behold, this is the joy of his way;

And out of the earth shall others spring.

[8:20] Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man,

Neither will he uphold the evil-doers.

[8:21] He will yet fill your mouth with laughter,

And your lips with shouting.

[8:22] They that hate you shall be clothed with shame;

And the tent of the wicked shall be no more.

[9:1] Then Job answered and said,

[9:2] Of a truth I know that it is so:

But how can man be just with God?

[9:3] If he be pleased to contend with him,

He cannot answer him one of a thousand.

[9:4] He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength:

Who hath hardened himself against him, and prospered?-

[9:5] Him that removeth the mountains, and they know it not,

When he overturneth them in his anger;

[9:6] That shaketh the earth out of its place,

And the pillars thereof tremble;

[9:7] That commandeth the sun, and it riseth not,

And sealeth up the stars;

[9:8] That alone stretcheth out the heavens,

And treadeth upon the waves of the sea;

[9:9] That maketh the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades,

And the chambers of the south;

[9:10] That doeth great things past finding out,

Yea, marvellous things without number.

[9:11] Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not:

He passeth on also, but I perceive him not.

[9:12] Behold, he seizeth the prey, who can hinder him?

Who will say unto him, What doest thou?

[9:13] God will not withdraw his anger;

The helpers of Rahab do stoop under him.

[9:14] How much less shall I answer him,

And choose out my words to reason with him?

[9:15] Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer;

I would make supplication to my judge.

[9:16] If I had called, and he had answered me,

Yet would I not believe that he hearkened unto my voice.

[9:17] For he breaketh me with a tempest,

And multiplieth my wounds without cause.

[9:18] He will not suffer me to take my breath,

But filleth me with bitterness.

[9:19] If we speak of strength, lo, he is mighty!

And if of justice, Who, saith he, will summon me?

[9:20] Though I be righteous, mine own mouth shall condemn me:

Though I be perfect, it shall prove me perverse.

[9:21] I am perfect; I regard not myself;

I despise my life.

[9:22] It is all one; therefore I say,

He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.

[9:23] If the scourge slay suddenly,

He will mock at the trial of the innocent.

[9:24] The earth is given into the hand of the wicked;

He covereth the faces of the judges thereof:

If it be not he, who then is it?

[9:25] Now my days are swifter than a post:

They flee away, they see no good,

[9:26] They are passed away as the swift ships;

As the eagle that swoopeth on the prey.

[9:27] If I say, I will forget my complaint,

I will put off my sad countenance, and be of good cheer;

[9:28] I am afraid of all my sorrows,

I know that you wilt not hold me innocent.

[9:29] I shall be condemned;

Why then do I labor in vain?

[9:30] If I wash myself with snow water,

And make my hands never so clean;

[9:31] Yet wilt you plunge me in the ditch,

And mine own clothes shall abhor me.

[9:32] For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him,

That we should come together in judgment.

[9:33] There is no umpire betwixt us,

That might lay his hand upon us both.

[9:34] Let him take his rod away from me,

And let not his terror make me afraid:

[9:35] Then would I speak, and not fear him;

For I am not so in myself.

[10:1] My soul is weary of my life;

I will give free course to my complaint;

I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

[10:2] I will say unto God, Do not condemn me;

Show me wherefore you contendest with me.

[10:3] Is it good unto you that you shouldest oppress,

That you shouldest despise the work of your hands,

And shine upon the counsel of the wicked?

[10:4] Have you eyes of flesh?

Or seest you as man seeth?

[10:5] Are your days as the days of man,

Or your years as man’s days,

[10:6] That you inquirest after mine iniquity,

And searchest after my sin,

[10:7] Although you knowest that I am not wicked,

And there is none that can deliver out of your hand?

[10:8] your hands have framed me and fashioned me

Together round about; yet you dost destroy me.

[10:9] Remember, I beseech thee, that you have fashioned me as clay;

And wilt you bring me into dust again?

[10:10] Have you not poured me out as milk,

And curdled me like cheese?

[10:11] you have clothed me with skin and flesh,

And knit me together with bones and sinews.

[10:12] you have granted me life and lovingkindness;

And your visitation hath preserved my spirit.

[10:13] Yet these things you didst hide in your heart;

I know that this is with thee:

[10:14] If I sin, then you markest me,

And you wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity.

[10:15] If I be wicked, woe unto me;

And if I be righteous, yet shall I not lift up my head;

Being filled with ignominy,

And looking upon mine affliction.

[10:16] And if my head exalt itself, you huntest me as a lion;

And again you showest yourself marvellous upon me.

[10:17] you renewest your witnesses against me,

And increasest your indignation upon me:

Changes and warfare are with me.

[10:18] Wherefore then have you brought me forth out of the womb?

I had given up the ghost, and no eye had seen me.

[10:19] I should have been as though I had not been;

I should have been carried from the womb to the grave.

[10:20] Are not my days few? cease then,

And let me alone, that I may take comfort a little,

[10:21] Before I go whence I shall not return,

Even to the land of darkness and of the shadow of death;

[10:22] The land dark as midnight,

The land of the shadow of death, without any order,

And where the light is as midnight.

[11:1] Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,

[11:2] Should not the multitude of words be answered?

And should a man full of talk be justified?

[11:3] Should your boastings make men hold their peace?

And when you mockest, shall no man make you ashamed?

[11:4] For you sayest, My doctrine is pure,

And I am clean in your eyes.

[11:5] But oh that God would speak,

And open his lips against thee,

[11:6] And that he would show you the secrets of wisdom!

For he is manifold in understanding.

Know therefore that God exacteth of you less than your iniquity deserveth.

[11:7] Canst you by searching find out God?

Canst you find out the Almighty unto perfection?

[11:8] It is high as heaven; what canst you do?

Deeper than Sheol; what canst you know?

[11:9] The measure thereof is longer than the earth,

And broader than the sea.

[11:10] If he pass through, and shut up,

And all unto judgment, then who can hinder him?

[11:11] For he knoweth false men:

He seeth iniquity also, even though he consider it not.

[11:12] But vain man is void of understanding,

Yea, man is born as a wild ass’s colt.

[11:13] If you set your heart aright,

And stretch out your hands toward him;

[11:14] If iniquity be in your hand, put it far away,

And let not unrighteousness dwell in your tents.

[11:15] Surely then shalt you lift up your face without spot;

Yea, you shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:

[11:16] For you shalt forget your misery;

Thou shalt remember it as waters that are passed away,

[11:17] And your life shall be clearer than the noonday;

Though there be darkness, it shall be as the morning.

[11:18] And you shalt be secure, because there is hope;

Yea, you shalt search about thee, and shalt take your rest in safety.

[11:19] Also you shalt lie down, and none shall make you afraid;

Yea, many shall make suit unto thee.

[11:20] But the eyes of the wicked shall fail,

And they shall have no way to flee;

And their hope shall be the giving up of the ghost.

[12:1] Then Job answered and said,

[12:2] No doubt but you are the people,

And wisdom shall die with you.

[12:3] But I have understanding as well as you;

I am not inferior to you:

Yea, who knoweth not such things as these?

[12:4] I am as one that is a laughing-stock to his neighbor,

I who called upon God, and he answered:

The just, the perfect man is a laughing-stock.

[12:5] In the thought of him that is at ease there is contempt for misfortune;

It is ready for them whose foot slippeth.

[12:6] The tents of robbers prosper,

And they that provoke God are secure;

Into whose hand God bringeth abundantly.

[12:7] But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee;

And the birds of the heavens, and they shall tell thee:

[12:8] Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee;

And the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.

[12:9] Who knoweth not in all these,

That the hand of THE GOD hath wrought this,

[12:10] In whose hand is the soul of every living thing,

And the breath of all mankind?

[12:11] Doth not the ear try words,

Even as the palate tasteth its food?

[12:12] With aged men is wisdom,

And in length of days understanding.

[12:13] With God is wisdom and might;

He hath counsel and understanding.

[12:14] Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again;

He shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.

[12:15] Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up;

Again, he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.

[12:16] With him is strength and wisdom;

The deceived and the deceiver are his.

[12:17] He leadeth counsellors away stripped,

And judges maketh he fools.

[12:18] He looseth the bond of kings,

And he bindeth their loins with a girdle.

[12:19] He leadeth priests away stripped,

And overthroweth the mighty.

[12:20] He removeth the speech of the trusty,

And taketh away the understanding of the elders.

[12:21] He poureth contempt upon princes,

And looseth the belt of the strong.

[12:22] He uncovereth deep things out of darkness,

And bringeth out to light the shadow of death.

[12:23] He increaseth the nations, and he destroyeth them:

He enlargeth the nations, and he leadeth them captive.

[12:24] He taketh away understanding from the chiefs of the people of the earth,

And causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.

[12:25] They grope in the dark without light;

And he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.

[13:1] Lo, mine eye hath seen all this,

Mine ear hath heard and understood it.

[13:2] What you know, the same do I know also:

I am not inferior unto you.

[13:3] Surely I would speak to the Almighty,

And I desire to reason with God.

[13:4] But you are forgers of lies;

Ye are all physicians of no value.

[13:5] Oh that you would altogether hold your peace!

And it would be your wisdom.

[13:6] Hear now my reasoning,

And hearken to the pleadings of my lips.

[13:7] Will you speak unrighteously for God,

And talk deceitfully for him?

[13:8] Will you show partiality to him?

Will you contend for God?

[13:9] Is it good that he should search you out?

Or as one deceiveth a man, will you deceive him?

[13:10] He will surely reprove you

If you do secretly show partiality.

[13:11] Shall not his majesty make you afraid,

And his dread fall upon you?

[13:12] Your memorable sayings are proverbs of ashes,

Your defences are defences of clay.

[13:13] Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak;

And let come on me what will.

[13:14] Wherefore should I take my flesh in my teeth,

And put my life in my hand?

[13:15] Behold, he will slay me; I have no hope:

Nevertheless I will maintain my ways before him.

[13:16] This also shall be my salvation,

That a godless man shall not come before him.

[13:17] Hear diligently my speech,

And let my declaration be in your ears.

[13:18] Behold now, I have set my cause in order;

I know that I am righteous.

[13:19] Who is he that will contend with me?

For then would I hold my peace and give up the ghost.

[13:20] Only do not two things unto me;

Then will I not hide myself from your face:

[13:21] Withdraw your hand far from me;

And let not your terror make me afraid.

[13:22] Then call thou, and I will answer;

Or let me speak, and answer you me.

[13:23] How many are mine iniquities and sins?

Make me to know my transgression and my sin.

[13:24] Wherefore hidest you your face,

And holdest me for your enemy?

[13:25] Wilt you harass a driven leaf?

And wilt you pursue the dry stubble?

[13:26] For you writest bitter things against me,

And makest me to inherit the iniquities of my youth:

[13:27] you puttest my feet also in the stocks,

And markest all my paths;

Thou settest a bound to the soles of my feet:

[13:28] Though I am like a rotten thing that consumeth,

Like a garment that is moth-eaten.

[14:1] Man, that is born of a woman,

Is of few days, and full of trouble.

[14:2] He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down:

He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.

[14:3] And dost you open your eyes upon such a one,

And bringest me into judgment with thee?

[14:4] Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.

[14:5] Seeing his days are determined,

The number of his months is with thee,

And you have appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;

[14:6] Look away from him, that he may rest,

Till he shall accomplish, as a hireling, his day.

[14:7] For there is hope of a tree,

If it be cut down, that it will sprout again,

And that the tender branch thereof will not cease.

[14:8] Though the root thereof wax old in the earth,

And the stock thereof die in the ground;

[14:9] Yet through the scent of water it will bud,

And put forth boughs like a plant.

[14:10] But man dieth, and is laid low:

Yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?

[14:11] As the waters fail from the sea,

And the river wasteth and drieth up;

[14:12] So man lieth down and riseth not:

Till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake,

Nor be roused out of their sleep.

[14:13] Oh that you wouldest hide me in Sheol,

That you wouldest keep me secret, until your wrath be past,

That you wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!

[14:14] If a man die, shall he live again?

All the days of my warfare would I wait,

Till my release should come.

[14:15] you wouldest call, and I would answer thee:

Thou wouldest have a desire to the work of your hands.

[14:16] But now you numberest my steps:

Dost you not watch over my sin?

[14:17] My transgression is sealed up in a bag,

And you fastenest up mine iniquity.

[14:18] But the mountain falling cometh to nought;

And the rock is removed out of its place;

[14:19] The waters wear the stones;

The overflowings thereof wash away the dust of the earth:

So you destroyest the hope of man.

[14:20] you prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth;

Thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.

[14:21] His sons come to honor, and he knoweth it not;

And they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.

[14:22] But his flesh upon him hath pain,

And his soul within him mourneth.

[15:1] Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,

[15:2] Should a wise man make answer with vain knowledge,

And fill himself with the east wind?

[15:3] Should he reason with unprofitable talk,

Or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?

[15:4] Yea, you doest away with fear,

And hinderest devotion before God.

[15:5] For your iniquity teacheth your mouth,

And you choosest the tongue of the crafty.

[15:6] your own mouth condemneth thee, and not I;

Yea, your own lips testify against thee.

[15:7] Art you the first man that was born?

Or wast you brought forth before the hills?

[15:8] Have you heard the secret counsel of God?

And dost you limit wisdom to thyself?

[15:9] What knowest thou, that we know not?

What understandest thou, which is not in us?

[15:10] With us are both the gray-headed and the very aged men,

Much elder than your father.

[15:11] Are the consolations of God too small for thee,

Even the word that is gentle toward thee?

[15:12] Why doth your heart carry you away?

And why do your eyes flash,

[15:13] That against God you turnest your spirit,

And lettest words go out of your mouth?

[15:14] What is man, that he should be clean?

And he that is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

[15:15] Behold, he putteth no trust in his holy ones;

Yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight:

[15:16] How much less one that is abominable and corrupt,

A man that drinketh iniquity like water!

[15:17] I will show thee, hear you me;

And that which I have seen I will declare:

[15:18] (Which wise men have told

From their fathers, and have not hid it;

[15:19] Unto whom alone the land was given,

And no stranger passed among them):

[15:20] The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days,

Even the number of years that are laid up for the oppressor.

[15:21] A sound of terrors is in his ears;

In prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.

[15:22] He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness,

And he is waited for of the sword.

[15:23] He wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it?

He knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.

[15:24] Distress and anguish make him afraid;

They prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.

[15:25] Because he hath stretched out his hand against God,

And behaveth himself proudly against the Almighty;

[15:26] He runneth upon him with a stiff neck,

With the thick bosses of his bucklers;

[15:27] Because he hath covered his face with his fatness,

And gathered fat upon his loins;

[15:28] And he hath dwelt in desolate cities,

In houses which no man inhabited,

Which were ready to become heaps;

[15:29] He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue,

Neither shall their possessions be extended on the earth.

[15:30] He shall not depart out of darkness;

The flame shall dry up his branches,

And by the breath of God’s mouth shall he go away.

[15:31] Let him not trust in vanity, deceiving himself;

For vanity shall be his recompense.

[15:32] It shall be accomplished before his time,

And his branch shall not be green.

[15:33] He shall shake off his unripe grape as the vine,

And shall cast off his flower as the olive-tree.

[15:34] For the company of the godless shall be barren,

And fire shall consume the tents of bribery.

[15:35] They conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity,

And their heart prepareth deceit.

[16:1] Then Job answered and said,

[16:2] I have heard many such things:

Miserable comforters are you all.

[16:3] Shall vain words have an end?

Or what provoketh you that you answerest?

[16:4] I also could speak as you do;

If your soul were in my soul’s stead,

I could join words together against you,

And shake my head at you.

[16:5] But I would strengthen you with my mouth,

And the solace of my lips would assuage your grief.

[16:6] Though I speak, my grief is not assuaged;

And though I forbear, what am I eased?

[16:7] But now he hath made me weary:

Thou have made desolate all my company.

[16:8] And you have laid fast hold on me, which is a witness against me:

And my leanness riseth up against me,

It testifieth to my face.

[16:9] He hath torn me in his wrath, and persecuted me;

He hath gnashed upon me with his teeth:

Mine adversary sharpeneth his eyes upon me.

[16:10] They have gaped upon me with their mouth;

They have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully:

They gather themselves together against me.

[16:11] God delivereth me to the ungodly,

And casteth me into the hands of the wicked.

[16:12] I was at ease, and he brake me asunder;

Yea, he hath taken me by the neck, and dashed me to pieces:

He hath also set me up for his mark.

[16:13] His archers compass me round about;

He cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare;

He poureth out my gall upon the ground.

[16:14] He breaketh me with breach upon breach;

He runneth upon me like a giant.

[16:15] I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin,

And have laid my horn in the dust.

[16:16] My face is red with weeping,

And on my eyelids is the shadow of death;

[16:17] Although there is no violence in my hands,

And my prayer is pure.

[16:18] O earth, cover not you my blood,

And let my cry have no resting -place.

[16:19] Even now, behold, my witness is in heaven,

And he that voucheth for me is on high.

[16:20] My friends scoff at me:

But mine eye poureth out tears unto God,

[16:21] That he would maintain the right of a man with God,

And of a son of man with his neighbor!

[16:22] For when a few years are come,

I shall go the way whence I shall not return.

[17:1] My spirit is consumed, my days are extinct,

The grave is ready for me.

[17:2] Surely there are mockers with me,

And mine eye dwelleth upon their provocation.

[17:3] Give now a pledge, be surety for me with thyself;

Who is there that will strike hands with me?

[17:4] For you have hid their heart from understanding:

Therefore shalt you not exalt them.

[17:5] He that denounceth his friends for a prey,

Even the eyes of his children shall fail.

[17:6] But he hath made me a byword of the people;

And they spit in my face.

[17:7] Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow,

And all my members are as a shadow.

[17:8] Upright men shall be astonished at this,

And the innocent shall stir up himself against the godless.

[17:9] Yet shall the righteous hold on his way,

And he that hath clean hands shall wax stronger and stronger.

[17:10] But as for you all, come on now again;

And I shall not find a wise man among you.

[17:11] My days are past, my purposes are broken off,

Even the thoughts of my heart.

[17:12] They change the night into day:

The light, say they, is near unto the darkness.

[17:13] If I look for Sheol as my house;

If I have spread my couch in the darkness;

[17:14] If I have said to corruption, you art my father;

To the worm, you art my mother, and my sister;

[17:15] Where then is my hope?

And as for my hope, who shall see it?

[17:16] It shall go down to the bars of Sheol,

When once there is rest in the dust.

[18:1] Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,

[18:2] How long will you hunt for words?

Consider, and afterwards we will speak.

[18:3] Wherefore are we counted as beasts,

And are become unclean in your sight?

[18:4] you that tearest yourself in your anger,

Shall the earth be forsaken for thee?

Or shall the rock be removed out of its place?

[18:5] Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out,

And the spark of his fire shall not shine.

[18:6] The light shall be dark in his tent,

And his lamp above him shall be put out.

[18:7] The steps of his strength shall be straitened,

And his own counsel shall cast him down.

[18:8] For he is cast into a net by his own feet,

And he walketh upon the toils.

[18:9] A gin shall take him by the heel,

And a snare shall lay hold on him.

[18:10] A noose is hid for him in the ground,

And a trap for him in the way.

[18:11] Terrors shall make him afraid on every side,

And shall chase him at his heels.

[18:12] His strength shall be hunger-bitten,

And calamity shall be ready at his side.

[18:13] The members of his body shall be devoured,

Yea, the first-born of death shall devour his members.

[18:14] He shall be rooted out of his tent where he trusteth;

And he shall be brought to the king of terrors.

[18:15] There shall dwell in his tent that which is none of his:

Brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.

[18:16] His roots shall be dried up beneath,

And above shall his branch be cut off.

[18:17] His remembrance shall perish from the earth,

And he shall have no name in the street.

[18:18] He shall be driven from light into darkness,

And chased out of the world.

[18:19] He shall have neither son nor son’s son among his people,

Nor any remaining where he sojourned.

[18:20] They that come after shall be astonished at his day,

As they that went before were affrighted.

[18:21] Surely such are the dwellings of the unrighteous,

And this is the place of him that knoweth not God.

[19:1] Then Job answered and said,

[19:2] How long will you vex my soul,

And break me in pieces with words?

[19:3] These ten times have you reproached me:

Ye are not ashamed that you deal hardly with me.

[19:4] And be it indeed that I have erred,

Mine error remaineth with myself.

[19:5] If indeed you will magnify yourselves against me,

And plead against me my reproach;

[19:6] Know now that God hath subverted me in my cause,

And hath compassed me with his net.

[19:7] Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard:

I cry for help, but there is no justice.

[19:8] He hath walled up my way that I cannot pass,

And hath set darkness in my paths.

[19:9] He hath stripped me of my glory,

And taken the crown from my head.

[19:10] He hath broken me down on every side, and I am gone;

And my hope hath he plucked up like a tree.

[19:11] He hath also kindled his wrath against me,

And he counteth me unto him as one of his adversaries.

[19:12] His troops come on together,

And cast up their way against me,

And encamp round about my tent.

[19:13] He hath put my brethren far from me,

And mine acquaintance are wholly estranged from me.

[19:14] My kinsfolk have failed,

And my familiar friends have forgotten me.

[19:15] They that dwell in my house, and my maids, count me for a stranger;

I am an alien in their sight.

[19:16] I call unto my servant, and he giveth me no answer,

Though I entreat him with my mouth.

[19:17] My breath is strange to my wife,

And my supplication to the children of mine own mother.

[19:18] Even young children despise me;

If I arise, they speak against me.

[19:19] All my familiar friends abhor me,

And they whom I loved are turned against me.

[19:20] My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh,

And I am escaped with the skin of my teeth.

[19:21] Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O you my friends;

For the hand of God hath touched me.

[19:22] Why do you persecute me as God,

And are not satisfied with my flesh?

[19:23] Oh that my words were now written!

Oh that they were inscribed in a book!

[19:24] That with an iron pen and lead

They were graven in the rock for ever!

[19:25] But as for me I know that my Redeemer liveth,

And at last he will stand up upon the earth:

[19:26] And after my skin, even this body, is destroyed,

Then without my flesh shall I see God;

[19:27] Whom I, even I, shall see, on my side,

And mine eyes shall behold, and not as a stranger.

My heart is consumed within me.

[19:28] If you say, How we will persecute him!

And that the root of the matter is found in me;

[19:29] Be you afraid of the sword:

For wrath bringeth the punishments of the sword,

That you may know there is a judgment.

[20:1] Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,

[20:2] Therefore do my thoughts give answer to me,

Even by reason of my haste that is in me.

[20:3] I have heard the reproof which putteth me to shame;

And the spirit of my understanding answereth me.

[20:4] Knowest you not this of old time,

Since man was placed upon earth,

[20:5] That the triumphing of the wicked is short,

And the joy of the godless but for a moment?

[20:6] Though his height mount up to the heavens,

And his head reach unto the clouds;

[20:7] Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung:

They that have seen him shall say, Where is he?

[20:8] He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found:

Yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.

[20:9] The eye which saw him shall see him no more;

Neither shall his place any more behold him.

[20:10] His children shall seek the favor of the poor,

And his hands shall give back his wealth.

[20:11] His bones are full of his youth,

But it shall lie down with him in the dust.

[20:12] Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth,

Though he hide it under his tongue,

[20:13] Though he spare it, and will not let it go,

But keep it still within his mouth;

[20:14] Yet his food in his bowels is turned,

It is the gall of asps within him.

[20:15] He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again;

God will cast them out of his belly.

[20:16] He shall suck the poison of asps:

The viper’s tongue shall slay him.

[20:17] He shall not look upon the rivers,

The flowing streams of honey and butter.

[20:18] That which he labored for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down;

According to the substance that he hath gotten, he shall not rejoice.

[20:19] For he hath oppressed and forsaken the poor;

He hath violently taken away a house, and he shall not build it up.

[20:20] Because he knew no quietness within him,

He shall not save aught of that wherein he delighteth.

[20:21] There was nothing left that he devoured not;

Therefore his prosperity shall not endure.

[20:22] In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits:

The hand of every one that is in misery shall come upon him.

[20:23] When he is about to fill his belly, God will cast the fierceness of his wrath upon him,

And will rain it upon him while he is eating.

[20:24] He shall flee from the iron weapon,

And the bow of brass shall strike him through.

[20:25] He draweth it forth, and it cometh out of his body;

Yea, the glittering point cometh out of his gall:

Terrors are upon him.

[20:26] All darkness is laid up for his treasures:

A fire not blown by man shall devour him;

It shall consume that which is left in his tent.

[20:27] The heavens shall reveal his iniquity,

And the earth shall rise up against him.

[20:28] The increase of his house shall depart;

His goods shall flow away in the day of his wrath.

[20:29] This is the portion of a wicked man from God,

And the heritage appointed unto him by God.

[21:1] Then Job answered and said,

[21:2] Hear diligently my speech;

And let this be your consolations.

[21:3] Suffer me, and I also will speak;

And after that I have spoken, mock on.

[21:4] As for me, is my complaint to man?

And why should I not be impatient?

[21:5] Mark me, and be astonished,

And lay your hand upon your mouth.

[21:6] Even when I remember I am troubled,

And horror taketh hold on my flesh.

[21:7] Wherefore do the wicked live,

Become old, yea, wax mighty in power?

[21:8] Their seed is established with them in their sight,

And their offspring before their eyes.

[21:9] Their houses are safe from fear,

Neither is the rod of God upon them.

[21:10] Their bull gendereth, and faileth not;

Their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.

[21:11] They send forth their little ones like a flock,

And their children dance.

[21:12] They sing to the timbrel and harp,

And rejoice at the sound of the pipe.

[21:13] They spend their days in prosperity,

And in a moment they go down to Sheol.

[21:14] And they say unto God, Depart from us;

For we desire not the knowledge of your ways.

[21:15] What is the Almighty, that we should serve him?

And what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?

[21:16] Lo, their prosperity is not in their hand:

The counsel of the wicked is far from me.

[21:17] How oft is it that the lamp of the wicked is put out?

That their calamity cometh upon them?

That God distributeth sorrows in his anger?

[21:18] That they are as stubble before the wind,

And as chaff that the storm carrieth away?

[21:19] You say, God layeth up his iniquity for his children.

Let him recompense it unto himself, that he may know it:

[21:20] Let his own eyes see his destruction,

And let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty.

[21:21] For what careth he for his house after him,

When the number of his months is cut off?

[21:22] Shall any teach God knowledge,

Seeing he judgeth those that are high?

[21:23] One dieth in his full strength,

Being wholly at ease and quiet:

[21:24] His pails are full of milk,

And the marrow of his bones is moistened.

[21:25] And another dieth in bitterness of soul,

And never tasteth of good.

[21:26] They lie down alike in the dust,

And the worm covereth them.

[21:27] Behold, I know your thoughts,

And the devices wherewith you would wrong me.

[21:28] For you say, Where is the house of the prince?

And where is the tent wherein the wicked dwelt?

[21:29] Have you not asked wayfaring men?

And do you not know their evidences,

[21:30] That the evil man is reserved to the day of calamity?

That they are led forth to the day of wrath?

[21:31] Who shall declare his way to his face?

And who shall repay him what he hath done?

[21:32] Yet shall he be borne to the grave,

And men shall keep watch over the tomb.

[21:33] The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him,

And all men shall draw after him,

As there were innumerable before him.

[21:34] How then comfort you me in vain,

Seeing in your answers there remaineth only falsehood?

[22:1] Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,

[22:2] Can a man be profitable unto God?

Surely he that is wise is profitable unto himself.

[22:3] Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that you art righteous?

Or is it gain to him, that you makest your ways perfect?

[22:4] Is it for your fear of him that he reproveth thee,

That he entereth with you into judgment?

[22:5] Is not your wickedness great?

Neither is there any end to your iniquities.

[22:6] For you have taken pledges of your brother for nought,

And stripped the naked of their clothing.

[22:7] you have not given water to the weary to drink,

And you have withholden bread from the hungry.

[22:8] But as for the mighty man, he had the earth;

And the honorable man, he dwelt in it.

[22:9] you have sent widows away empty,

And the arms of the fatherless have been broken.

[22:10] Therefore snares are round about thee,

And sudden fear troubleth thee,

[22:11] Or darkness, so that you canst not see,

And abundance of waters cover thee.

[22:12] Is not God in the height of heaven?

And behold the height of the stars, how high they are!

[22:13] And you sayest, What doth God know?

Can he judge through the thick darkness?

[22:14] Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he seeth not;

And he walketh on the vault of heaven.

[22:15] Wilt you keep the old way

Which wicked men have trodden?

[22:16] Who were snatched away before their time,

Whose foundation was poured out as a stream,

[22:17] Who said unto God, Depart from us;

And, What can the Almighty do for us?

[22:18] Yet he filled their houses with good things:

But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

[22:19] The righteous see it, and are glad;

And the innocent laugh them to scorn,

[22:20] Saying, Surely they that did rise up against us are cut off,

And the remnant of them the fire hath consumed.

[22:21] Acquaint now yourself with him, and be at peace:

Thereby good shall come unto thee.

[22:22] Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth,

And lay up his words in your heart.

[22:23] If you return to the Almighty, you shalt be built up,

If you put away unrighteousness far from your tents.

[22:24] And lay you your treasure in the dust,

And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks;

[22:25] And the Almighty will be your treasure,

And precious silver unto thee.

[22:26] For then shalt you delight yourself in the Almighty,

And shalt lift up your face unto God.

[22:27] you shalt make your prayer unto him, and he will hear thee;

And you shalt pay your vows.

[22:28] you shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee;

And light shall shine upon your ways.

[22:29] When they cast you down, you shalt say, There is lifting up;

And the humble person he will save.

[22:30] He will deliver even him that is not innocent:

Yea, he shall be delivered through the cleanness of your hands.

[23:1] Then Job answered and said,

[23:2] Even to-day is my complaint rebellious:

My stroke is heavier than my groaning.

[23:3] Oh that I knew where I might find him!

That I might come even to his seat!

[23:4] I would set my cause in order before him,

And fill my mouth with arguments.

[23:5] I would know the words which he would answer me,

And understand what he would say unto me.

[23:6] Would he contend with me in the greatness of his power?

Nay; but he would give heed unto me.

[23:7] There the upright might reason with him;

So should I be delivered for ever from my judge.

[23:8] Behold, I go forward, but he is not there;

And backward, but I cannot perceive him;

[23:9] On the left hand, when he doth work, but I cannot behold him;

He hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him.

[23:10] But he knoweth the way that I take;

When he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.

[23:11] My foot hath held fast to his steps;

His way have I kept, and turned not aside.

[23:12] I have not gone back from the commandment of his lips;

I have treasured up the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.

[23:13] But he is in one mind, and who can turn him?

And what his soul desireth, even that he doeth.

[23:14] For he performeth that which is appointed for me:

And many such things are with him.

[23:15] Therefore am I terrified at his presence;

When I consider, I am afraid of him.

[23:16] For God hath made my heart faint,

And the Almighty hath terrified me;

[23:17] Because I was not cut off before the darkness,

Neither did he cover the thick darkness from my face.

[24:1] Why are times not laid up by the Almighty?

And why do not they that know him see his days?

[24:2] There are that remove the landmarks;

They violently take away flocks, and feed them.

[24:3] They drive away the ass of the fatherless;

They take the widow’s ox for a pledge.

[24:4] They turn the needy out of the way:

The poor of the earth all hide themselves.

[24:5] Behold, as wild asses in the desert

They go forth to their work, seeking diligently for food;

The wilderness yieldeth them bread for their children.

[24:6] They cut their provender in the field;

And they glean the vintage of the wicked.

[24:7] They lie all night naked without clothing,

And have no covering in the cold.

[24:8] They are wet with the showers of the mountains,

And embrace the rock for want of a shelter.

[24:9] There are that pluck the fatherless from the breast,

And take a pledge of the poor;

[24:10] So that they go about naked without clothing,

And being hungry they carry the sheaves.

[24:11] They make oil within the walls of these men;

They tread their winepresses, and suffer thirst.

[24:12] From out of the populous city men groan,

And the soul of the wounded crieth out:

Yet God regardeth not the folly.

[24:13] These are of them that rebel against the light;

They know not the ways thereof,

Nor abide in the paths thereof.

[24:14] The murderer riseth with the light;

He killeth the poor and needy;

And in the night he is as a thief.

[24:15] The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight,

Saying, No eye shall see me:

And he disguiseth his face.

[24:16] In the dark they dig through houses:

They shut themselves up in the day-time;

They know not the light.

[24:17] For the morning is to all of them as thick darkness;

For they know the terrors of the thick darkness.

[24:18] Swiftly they pass away upon the face of the waters;

Their portion is cursed in the earth:

They turn not into the way of the vineyards.

[24:19] Drought and heat consume the snow waters:

So doth Sheol those that have sinned.

[24:20] The womb shall forget him;

The worm shall feed sweetly on him;

He shall be no more remembered;

And unrighteousness shall be broken as a tree.

[24:21] He devoureth the barren that beareth not,

And doeth not good to the widow.

[24:22] Yet God preserveth the mighty by his power:

He riseth up that hath no assurance of life.

[24:23] God giveth them to be in security, and they rest thereon;

And his eyes are upon their ways.

[24:24] They are exalted; yet a little while, and they are gone;

Yea, they are brought low, they are taken out of the way as all others,

And are cut off as the tops of the ears of grain.

[24:25] And if it be not so now, who will prove me a liar,

And make my speech nothing worth?

[25:1] Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,

[25:2] Dominion and fear are with him;

He maketh peace in his high places.

[25:3] Is there any number of his armies?

And upon whom doth not his light arise?

[25:4] How then can man be just with God?

Or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?

[25:5] Behold, even the moon hath no brightness,

And the stars are not pure in his sight:

[25:6] How much less man, that is a worm!

And the son of man, that is a worm!

[26:1] Then Job answered and said,

[26:2] How have you helped him that is without power!

How have you saved the arm that hath no strength!

[26:3] How have you counselled him that hath no wisdom,

And plentifully declared sound knowledge!

[26:4] To whom have you uttered words?

And whose spirit came forth from thee?

[26:5] They that are deceased tremble

Beneath the waters and the inhabitants thereof.

[26:6] Sheol is naked before God,

And Abaddon hath no covering.

[26:7] He stretcheth out the north over empty space,

And hangeth the earth upon nothing.

[26:8] He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds;

And the cloud is not rent under them.

[26:9] He incloseth the face of his throne,

And spreadeth his cloud upon it.

[26:10] He hath described a boundary upon the face of the waters,

Unto the confines of light and darkness.

[26:11] The pillars of heaven tremble

And are astonished at his rebuke.

[26:12] He stirreth up the sea with his power,

And by his understanding he smiteth through Rahab.

[26:13] By his Spirit the heavens are garnished;

His hand hath pierced the swift serpent.

[26:14] Lo, these are but the outskirts of his ways:

And how small a whisper do we hear of him!

But the thunder of his power who can understand?

[27:1] And Job again took up his parable, and said,

[27:2] As God liveth, who hath taken away my right,

And the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul:

[27:3] (For my life is yet whole in me,

And the spirit of God is in my nostrils);

[27:4] Surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness,

Neither shall my tongue utter deceit.

[27:5] Far be it from me that I should justify you:

Till I die I will not put away mine integrity from me.

[27:6] My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go:

My heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.

[27:7] Let mine enemy be as the wicked,

And let him that riseth up against me be as the unrighteous.

[27:8] For what is the hope of the godless, though he get him gain,

When God taketh away his soul?

[27:9] Will God hear his cry,

When trouble cometh upon him?

[27:10] Will he delight himself in the Almighty,

And call upon God at all times?

[27:11] I will teach you concerning the hand of God;

That which is with the Almighty will I not conceal.

[27:12] Behold, all you yourselves have seen it;

Why then are you become altogether vain?

[27:13] This is the portion of a wicked man with God,

And the heritage of oppressors, which they receive from the Almighty:

[27:14] If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword;

And his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.

[27:15] Those that remain of him shall be buried in death,

And his widows shall make no lamentation.

[27:16] Though he heap up silver as the dust,

And prepare raiment as the clay;

[27:17] He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on,

And the innocent shall divide the silver.

[27:18] He buildeth his house as the moth,

And as a booth which the keeper maketh.

[27:19] He lieth down rich, but he shall not be gathered to his fathers;

He openeth his eyes, and he is not.

[27:20] Terrors overtake him like waters;

A tempest stealeth him away in the night.

[27:21] The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth;

And it sweepeth him out of his place.

[27:22] For God shall hurl at him, and not spare:

He would fain flee out of his hand.

[27:23] Men shall clap their hands at him,

And shall hiss him out of his place.

[28:1] Surely there is a mine for silver,

And a place for gold which they refine.

[28:2] Iron is taken out of the earth,

And copper is molten out of the stone.

[28:3] Man setteth an end to darkness,

And searcheth out, to the furthest bound,

The stones of obscurity and of thick darkness.

[28:4] He breaketh open a shaft away from where men sojourn;

They are forgotten of the foot;

They hang afar from men, they swing to and fro.

[28:5] As for the earth, out of it cometh bread;

And underneath it is turned up as it were by fire.

[28:6] The stones thereof are the place of sapphires,

And it hath dust of gold.

[28:7] That path no bird of prey knoweth,

Neither hath the falcon’s eye seen it:

[28:8] The proud beasts have not trodden it,

Nor hath the fierce lion passed thereby.

[28:9] He putteth forth his hand upon the flinty rock;

He overturneth the mountains by the roots.

[28:10] He cutteth out channels among the rocks;

And his eye seeth every precious thing.

[28:11] He bindeth the streams that they trickle not;

And the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light.

[28:12] But where shall wisdom be found?

And where is the place of understanding?

[28:13] Man knoweth not the price thereof;

Neither is it found in the land of the living.

[28:14] The deep saith, It is not in me;

And the sea saith, It is not with me.

[28:15] It cannot be gotten for gold,

Neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.

[28:16] It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir,

With the precious onyx, or the sapphire.

[28:17] Gold and glass cannot equal it,

Neither shall it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.

[28:18] No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal:

Yea, the price of wisdom is above rubies.

[28:19] The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it,

Neither shall it be valued with pure gold.

[28:20] Whence then cometh wisdom?

And where is the place of understanding?

[28:21] Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living,

And kept close from the birds of the heavens.

[28:22] Destruction and Death say,

We have heard a rumor thereof with our ears.

[28:23] God understandeth the way thereof,

And he knoweth the place thereof.

[28:24] For he looketh to the ends of the earth,

And seeth under the whole heaven;

[28:25] To make a weight for the wind:

Yea, he meteth out the waters by measure.

[28:26] When he made a decree for the rain,

And a way for the lightning of the thunder;

[28:27] Then did he see it, and declare it;

He established it, yea, and searched it out.

[28:28] And unto man he said,

Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom;

And to depart from evil is understanding.

[29:1] And Job again took up his parable, and said,

[29:2] Oh that I were as in the months of old,

As in the days when God watched over me;

[29:3] When his lamp shined upon my head,

And by his light I walked through darkness;

[29:4] As I was in the ripeness of my days,

When the friendship of God was upon my tent;

[29:5] When the Almighty was yet with me,

And my children were about me;

[29:6] When my steps were washed with butter,

And the rock poured me out streams of oil!

[29:7] When I went forth to the gate unto the city,

When I prepared my seat in the street,

[29:8] The young men saw me and hid themselves,

And the aged rose up and stood;

[29:9] The princes refrained from talking,

And laid their hand on their mouth;

[29:10] The voice of the nobles was hushed,

And their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.

[29:11] For when the ear heard me, then it blessed me;

And when the eye saw me, it gave witness unto me:

[29:12] Because I delivered the poor that cried,

The fatherless also, that had none to help him.

[29:13] The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me;

And I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.

[29:14] I put on righteousness, and it clothed me:

My justice was as a robe and a diadem.

[29:15] I was eyes to the blind,

And feet was I to the lame.

[29:16] I was a father to the needy:

And the cause of him that I knew not I searched out.

[29:17] And I brake the jaws of the unrighteous,

And plucked the prey out of his teeth.

[29:18] Then I said, I shall die in my nest,

And I shall multiply my days as the sand:

[29:19] My root is spread out to the waters,

And the dew lieth all night upon my branch;

[29:20] My glory is fresh in me,

And my bow is renewed in my hand.

[29:21] Unto me men gave ear, and waited,

And kept silence for my counsel.

[29:22] After my words they spake not again;

And my speech distilled upon them.

[29:23] And they waited for me as for the rain;

And they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.

[29:24] I smiled on them, when they had no confidence;

And the light of my countenance they cast not down.

[29:25] I chose out their way, and sat as chief,

And dwelt as a king in the army,

As one that comforteth the mourners.

[30:1] But now they that are younger than I have me in derision,

Whose fathers I disdained to set with the dogs of my flock.

[30:2] Yea, the strength of their hands, whereto should it profit me?

Men in whom ripe age is perished.

[30:3] They are gaunt with want and famine;

They gnaw the dry ground, in the gloom of wasteness and desolation.

[30:4] They pluck salt-wort by the bushes;

And the roots of the broom are their food.

[30:5] They are driven forth from the midst of men;

They cry after them as after a thief;

[30:6] So that they dwell in frightful valleys,

In holes of the earth and of the rocks.

[30:7] Among the bushes they bray;

Under the nettles they are gathered together.

[30:8] They are children of fools, yea, children of base men;

They were scourged out of the land.

[30:9] And now I am become their song,

Yea, I am a byword unto them.

[30:10] They abhor me, they stand aloof from me,

And spare not to spit in my face.

[30:11] For he hath loosed his cord, and afflicted me;

And they have cast off the bridle before me.

[30:12] Upon my right hand rise the rabble;

They thrust aside my feet,

And they cast up against me their ways of destruction.

[30:13] They mar my path,

They set forward my calamity,

Even men that have no helper.

[30:14] As through a wide breach they come:

In the midst of the ruin they roll themselves upon me.

[30:15] Terrors are turned upon me;

They chase mine honor as the wind;

And my welfare is passed away as a cloud.

[30:16] And now my soul is poured out within me;

Days of affliction have taken hold upon me.

[30:17] In the night season my bones are pierced in me,

And the pains that gnaw me take no rest.

[30:18] By God’s great force is my garment disfigured;

It bindeth me about as the collar of my coat.

[30:19] He hath cast me into the mire,

And I am become like dust and ashes.

[30:20] I cry unto thee, and you dost not answer me:

I stand up, and you gazest at me.

[30:21] you art turned to be cruel to me;

With the might of your hand you persecutest me.

[30:22] you liftest me up to the wind, you causest me to ride upon it;

And you dissolvest me in the storm.

[30:23] For I know that you wilt bring me to death,

And to the house appointed for all living.

[30:24] Howbeit doth not one stretch out the hand in his fall?

Or in his calamity therefore cry for help?

[30:25] Did not I weep for him that was in trouble?

Was not my soul grieved for the needy?

[30:26] When I looked for good, then evil came;

And when I waited for light, there came darkness.

[30:27] My heart is troubled, and resteth not;

Days of affliction are come upon me.

[30:28] I go mourning without the sun:

I stand up in the assembly, and cry for help.

[30:29] I am a brother to jackals,

And a companion to ostriches.

[30:30] My skin is black, and falleth from me,

And my bones are burned with heat.

[30:31] Therefore is my harp turned to mourning,

And my pipe into the voice of them that weep.

[31:1] I made a covenant with mine eyes;

How then should I look upon a virgin?

[31:2] For what is the portion from God above,

And the heritage from the Almighty on high?

[31:3] Is it not calamity to the unrighteous,

And disaster to the workers of iniquity?

[31:4] Doth not he see my ways,

And number all my steps?

[31:5] If I have walked with falsehood,

And my foot hath hasted to deceit

[31:6] (Let me be weighed in an even balance,

That God may know mine integrity);

[31:7] If my step hath turned out of the way,

And my heart walked after mine eyes,

And if any spot hath cleaved to my hands:

[31:8] Then let me sow, and let another eat;

Yea, let the produce of my field be rooted out.

[31:9] If my heart hath been enticed unto a woman,

And I have laid wait at my neighbor’s door;

[31:10] Then let my wife grind unto another,

And let others bow down upon her.

[31:11] For that were a heinous crime;

Yea, it were an iniquity to be punished by the judges:

[31:12] For it is a fire that consumeth unto Destruction,

And would root out all mine increase.

[31:13] If I have despised the cause of my man-servant or of my maid-servant,

When they contended with me;

[31:14] What then shall I do when God riseth up?

And when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?

[31:15] Did not he that made me in the womb make him?

And did not one fashion us in the womb?

[31:16] If I have withheld the poor from their desire,

Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

[31:17] Or have eaten my morsel alone,

And the fatherless hath not eaten thereof

[31:18] (Nay, from my youth he grew up with me as with a father,

And her have I guided from my mother’s womb);

[31:19] If I have seen any perish for want of clothing,

Or that the needy had no covering;

[31:20] If his loins have not blessed me,

And if he hath not been warmed with the fleece of my sheep;

[31:21] If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless,

Because I saw my help in the gate:

[31:22] Then let my shoulder fall from the shoulder-blade,

And mine arm be broken from the bone.

[31:23] For calamity from God is a terror to me,

And by reason of his majesty I can do nothing.

[31:24] If I have made gold my hope,

And have said to the fine gold, you art my confidence;

[31:25] If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great,

And because my hand had gotten much;

[31:26] If I have beheld the sun when it shined,

Or the moon walking in brightness,

[31:27] And my heart hath been secretly enticed,

And my mouth hath kissed my hand:

[31:28] This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judges;

For I should have denied the God that is above.

[31:29] If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me,

Or lifted up myself when evil found him;

[31:30] (Yea, I have not suffered by mouth to sin

By asking his life with a curse);

[31:31] If the men of my tent have not said,

Who can find one that hath not been filled with his meat?

[31:32] (The sojourner hath not lodged in the street;

But I have opened my doors to the traveller);

[31:33] If like Adam I have covered my transgressions,

By hiding mine iniquity in my bosom,

[31:34] Because I feared the great multitude,

And the contempt of families terrified me,

So that I kept silence, and went not out of the door-

[31:35] Oh that I had one to hear me!

(Lo, here is my signature, let the Almighty answer me);

And that I had the indictment which mine adversary hath written!

[31:36] Surely I would carry it upon my shoulder;

I would bind it unto me as a crown:

[31:37] I would declare unto him the number of my steps;

As a prince would I go near unto him.

[31:38] If my land crieth out against me,

And the furrows thereof weep together;

[31:39] If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money,

Or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life:

[31:40] Let thistles grow instead of wheat,

And cockle instead of barley.

The words of Job are ended.

[32:1] So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes. [32:2] Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram: against Job was his wrath kindled, because he justified himself rather than God. [32:3] Also against his three friends was his wrath kindled, because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job. [32:4] Now Elihu had waited to speak unto Job, because they were elder than he. [32:5] And when Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, his wrath was kindled.

[32:6] And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said,

I am young, and you are very old;

Wherefore I held back, and durst not show you mine opinion.

[32:7] I said, Days should speak,

And multitude of years should teach wisdom.

[32:8] But there is a spirit in man,

And the breath of the Almighty giveth them understanding.

[32:9] It is not the great that are wise,

Nor the aged that understand justice.

[32:10] Therefore I said, Hearken to me;

I also will show mine opinion.

[32:11] Behold, I waited for your words,

I listened for your reasonings,

Whilst you searched out what to say.

[32:12] Yea, I attended unto you,

And, behold, there was none that convinced Job,

Or that answered his words, among you.

[32:13] Beware lest you say, We have found wisdom;

God may vanquish him, not man:

[32:14] For he hath not directed his words against me;

Neither will I answer him with your speeches.

[32:15] They are amazed, they answer no more:

They have not a word to say.

[32:16] And shall I wait, because they speak not,

Because they stand still, and answer no more?

[32:17] I also will answer my part,

I also will show mine opinion.

[32:18] For I am full of words;

The spirit within me constraineth me.

[32:19] Behold, my breast is as wine which hath no vent;

Like new wine-skins it is ready to burst.

[32:20] I will speak, that I may be refreshed;

I will open my lips and answer.

[32:21] Let me not, I pray you, respect any man’s person;

Neither will I give flattering titles unto any man.

[32:22] For I know not to give flattering titles;

Else would my Maker soon take me away.

[33:1] Howbeit, Job, I pray thee, hear my speech,

And hearken to all my words.

[33:2] Behold now, I have opened my mouth;

My tongue hath spoken in my mouth.

[33:3] My words shall utter the uprightness of my heart;

And that which my lips know they shall speak sincerely.

[33:4] The Spirit of God hath made me,

And the breath of the Almighty giveth me life.

[33:5] If you canst, answer you me;

Set your words in order before me, stand forth.

[33:6] Behold, I am toward God even as you art:

I also am formed out of the clay.

[33:7] Behold, my terror shall not make you afraid,

Neither shall my pressure be heavy upon thee.

[33:8] Surely you have spoken in my hearing,

And I have heard the voice of your words, saying,

[33:9] I am clean, without transgression;

I am innocent, neither is there iniquity in me:

[33:10] Behold, he findeth occasions against me,

He counteth me for his enemy:

[33:11] He putteth my feet in the stocks,

He marketh all my paths.

[33:12] Behold, I will answer thee, in this you art not just;

For God is greater than man.

[33:13] Why dost you strive against him,

For that he giveth not account of any of his matters?

[33:14] For God speaketh once,

Yea twice, though man regardeth it not.

[33:15] In a dream, in a vision of the night,

When deep sleep falleth upon men,

In slumberings upon the bed;

[33:16] Then he openeth the ears of men,

And sealeth their instruction,

[33:17] That he may withdraw man from his purpose,

And hide pride from man;

[33:18] He keepeth back his soul from the pit,

And his life from perishing by the sword.

[33:19] He is chastened also with pain upon his bed,

And with continual strife in his bones;

[33:20] So that his life abhorreth bread,

And his soul dainty food.

[33:21] His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen;

And his bones that were not seen stick out.

[33:22] Yea, his soul draweth near unto the pit,

And his life to the destroyers.

[33:23] If there be with him an angel,

An interpreter, one among a thousand,

To show unto man what is right for him;

[33:24] Then God is gracious unto him, and saith,

Deliver him from going down to the pit,

I have found a ransom.

[33:25] His flesh shall be fresher than a child’s;

He returneth to the days of his youth.

[33:26] He prayeth unto God, and he is favorable unto him,

So that he seeth his face with joy:

And he restoreth unto man his righteousness.

[33:27] He singeth before men, and saith,

I have sinned, and perverted that which was right,

And it profited me not:

[33:28] He hath redeemed my soul from going into the pit,

And my life shall behold the light.

[33:29] Lo, all these things doth God work,

Twice, yea thrice, with a man,

[33:30] To bring back his soul from the pit,

That he may be enlightened with the light of the living.

[33:31] Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me:

Hold your peace, and I will speak.

[33:32] If you have anything to say, answer me:

Speak, for I desire to justify thee.

[33:33] If not, hearken you unto me:

Hold your peace, and I will teach you wisdom.

[34:1] Moreover Elihu answered and said,

[34:2] Hear my words, you wise men;

And give ear unto me, you that have knowledge.

[34:3] For the ear trieth words,

As the palate tasteth food.

[34:4] Let us choose for us that which is right:

Let us know among ourselves what is good.

[34:5] For Job hath said, I am righteous,

And God hath taken away my right:

[34:6] Notwithstanding my right I am accounted a liar;

My wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.

[34:7] What man is like Job,

Who drinketh up scoffing like water,

[34:8] Who goeth in company with the workers of iniquity,

And walketh with wicked men?

[34:9] For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing

That he should delight himself with God.

[34:10] Therefore hearken unto me, you men of understanding:

Far be it from God, that he should do wickedness,

And from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.

[34:11] For the work of a man will he render unto him,

And cause every man to find according to his ways.

[34:12] Yea, of a surety, God will not do wickedly,

Neither will the Almighty pervert justice.

[34:13] Who gave him a charge over the earth?

Or who hath disposed the whole world?

[34:14] If he set his heart upon himself,

If he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;

[34:15] All flesh shall perish together,

And man shall turn again unto dust.

[34:16] If now you have understanding, hear this:

Hearken to the voice of my words.

[34:17] Shall even one that hateth justice govern?

And wilt you condemn him that is righteous and mighty?-

[34:18] Him that saith to a king, you art vile,

Or to nobles, You are wicked;

[34:19] That respecteth not the persons of princes,

Nor regardeth the rich more than the poor;

For they all are the work of his hands.

[34:20] In a moment they die, even at midnight;

The people are shaken and pass away,

And the mighty are taken away without hand.

[34:21] For his eyes are upon the ways of a man,

And he seeth all his goings.

[34:22] There is no darkness, nor thick gloom,

Where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.

[34:23] For he needeth not further to consider a man,

That he should go before God in judgment.

[34:24] He breaketh in pieces mighty men in ways past finding out,

And setteth others in their stead.

[34:25] Therefore he taketh knowledge of their works;

And he overturneth them in the night, so that they are destroyed.

[34:26] He striketh them as wicked men

In the open sight of others;

[34:27] Because they turned aside from following him,

And would not have regard in any of his ways:

[34:28] So that they caused the cry of the poor to come unto him,

And he heard the cry of the afflicted.

[34:29] When he giveth quietness, who then can condemn?

And when he hideth his face, who then can behold him?

Alike whether it be done unto a nation, or unto a man:

[34:30] That the godless man reign not,

That there be none to ensnare the people.

[34:31] For hath any said unto God,

I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more:

[34:32] That which I see not teach you me:

If I have done iniquity, I will do it no more?

[34:33] Shall his recompense be as you wilt, that you refusest it?

For you must choose, and not I:

Therefore speak what you knowest.

[34:34] Men of understanding will say unto me,

Yea, every wise man that heareth me:

[34:35] Job speaketh without knowledge,

And his words are without wisdom.

[34:36] Would that Job were tried unto the end,

Because of his answering like wicked men.

[34:37] For he addeth rebellion unto his sin;

He clappeth his hands among us,

And multiplieth his words against God.

[35:1] Moreover Elihu answered and said,

[35:2] Thinkest you this to be your right,

Or sayest thou, My righteousness is more than God’s,

[35:3] That you sayest, What advantage will it be unto thee?

And, What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned?

[35:4] I will answer thee,

And your companions with thee.

[35:5] Look unto the heavens, and see;

And behold the skies, which are higher than thou.

[35:6] If you have sinned, what effectest you against him?

And if your transgressions be multiplied, what doest you unto him?

[35:7] If you be righteous, what givest you him?

Or what receiveth he of your hand?

[35:8] your wickedness may hurt a man as you art;

And your righteousness may profit a son of man.

[35:9] By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out;

They cry for help by reason of the arm of the mighty.

[35:10] But none saith, Where is God my Maker,

Who giveth songs in the night,

[35:11] Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth,

And maketh us wiser than the birds of the heavens?

[35:12] There they cry, but none giveth answer,

Because of the pride of evil men.

[35:13] Surely God will not hear an empty cry,

Neither will the Almighty regard it.

[35:14] How much less when you sayest you beholdest him not,

The cause is before him, and you waitest for him!

[35:15] But now, because he hath not visited in his anger,

Neither doth he greatly regard arrogance;

[35:16] Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vanity;

He multiplieth words without knowledge.

[36:1] Elihu also proceeded, and said,

[36:2] Suffer me a little, and I will show thee;

For I have yet somewhat to say on God’s behalf.

[36:3] I will fetch my knowledge from afar,

And will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.

[36:4] For truly my words are not false:

One that is perfect in knowledge is with thee.

[36:5] Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any:

He is mighty in strength of understanding.

[36:6] He preserveth not the life of the wicked,

But giveth to the afflicted their right.

[36:7] He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous:

But with kings upon the throne

He setteth them for ever, and they are exalted.

[36:8] And if they be bound in fetters,

And be taken in the cords of afflictions;

[36:9] Then he showeth them their work,

And their transgressions, that they have behaved themselves proudly.

[36:10] He openeth also their ear to instruction,

And commandeth that they return from iniquity.

[36:11] If they hearken and serve him,

They shall spend their days in prosperity,

And their years in pleasures.

[36:12] But if they hearken not, they shall perish by the sword,

And they shall die without knowledge.

[36:13] But they that are godless in heart lay up anger:

They cry not for help when he bindeth them.

[36:14] They die in youth,

And their life perisheth among the unclean.

[36:15] He delivereth the afflicted by their affliction,

And openeth their ear in oppression.

[36:16] Yea, he would have allured you out of distress

Into a broad place, where there is no straitness;

And that which is set on your table would be full of fatness.

[36:17] But you art full of the judgment of the wicked:

Judgment and justice take hold on thee.

[36:18] For let not wrath stir you up against chastisements;

Neither let the greatness of the ransom turn you aside.

[36:19] Will your cry avail, that you be not in distress,

Or all the forces of your strength?

[36:20] Desire not the night,

When peoples are cut off in their place.

[36:21] Take heed, regard not iniquity:

For this have you chosen rather than affliction.

[36:22] Behold, God doeth loftily in his power:

Who is a teacher like unto him?

[36:23] Who hath enjoined him his way?

Or who can say, you have wrought unrighteousness?

[36:24] Remember that you magnify his work,

Whereof men have sung.

[36:25] All men have looked thereon;

Man beholdeth it afar off.

[36:26] Behold, God is great, and we know him not;

The number of his years is unsearchable.

[36:27] For he draweth up the drops of water,

Which distil in rain from his vapor,

[36:28] Which the skies pour down

And drop upon man abundantly.

[36:29] Yea, can any understand the spreadings of the clouds,

The thunderings of his pavilion?

[36:30] Behold, he spreadeth his light around him;

And he covereth the bottom of the sea.

[36:31] For by these he judgeth the peoples;

He giveth food in abundance.

[36:32] He covereth his hands with the lightning,

And giveth it a charge that it strike the mark.

[36:33] The noise thereof telleth concerning him,

The cattle also concerning the storm that cometh up.

[37:1] Yea, at this my heart trembleth,

And is moved out of its place.

[37:2] Hear, oh, hear the noise of his voice,

And the sound that goeth out of his mouth.

[37:3] He sendeth it forth under the whole heaven,

And his lightening unto the ends of the earth.

[37:4] After it a voice roareth;

He thundereth with the voice of his majesty;

And he restraineth not the lightnings when his voice is heard.

[37:5] God thundereth marvellously with his voice;

Great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.

[37:6] For he saith to the snow, Fall you on the earth;

Likewise to the shower of rain,

And to the showers of his mighty rain.

[37:7] He sealeth up the hand of every man,

That all men whom he hath made may know it.

[37:8] Then the beasts go into coverts,

And remain in their dens.

[37:9] Out of the chamber of the south cometh the storm,

And cold out of the north.

[37:10] By the breath of God ice is given;

And the breadth of the waters is straitened.

[37:11] Yea, he ladeth the thick cloud with moisture;

He spreadeth abroad the cloud of his lightning:

[37:12] And it is turned round about by his guidance,

That they may do whatsoever he commandeth them

Upon the face of the habitable world,

[37:13] Whether it be for correction, or for his land,

Or for lovingkindness, that he cause it to come.

[37:14] Hearken unto this, O Job:

Stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.

[37:15] Dost you know how God layeth his charge upon them,

And causeth the lightning of his cloud to shine?

[37:16] Dost you know the balancings of the clouds,

The wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge?

[37:17] How your garments are warm,

When the earth is still by reason of the south wind?

[37:18] Canst you with him spread out the sky,

Which is strong as a molten mirror?

[37:19] Teach us what we shall say unto him;

For we cannot set our speech in order by reason of darkness.

[37:20] Shall it be told him that I would speak?

Or should a man wish that he were swallowed up?

[37:21] And now men see not the light which is bright in the skies;

But the wind passeth, and cleareth them.

[37:22] Out of the north cometh golden splendor:

God hath upon him terrible majesty.

[37:23] Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out

He is excellent in power;

And in justice and plenteous righteousness he will not afflict.

[37:24] Men do therefore fear him:

He regardeth not any that are wise of heart.

[38:1] Then THE GOD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

[38:2] Who is this that darkeneth counsel

By words without knowledge?

[38:3] Gird up now your loins like a man;

For I will demand of thee, and declare you unto me.

[38:4] Where wast you when I laid the foundations of the earth?

Declare, if you have understanding.

[38:5] Who determined the measures thereof, if you knowest?

Or who stretched the line upon it?

[38:6] Whereupon were the foundations thereof fastened?

Or who laid the corner-stone thereof,

[38:7] When the morning stars sang together,

And all the sons of God shouted for joy?

[38:8] Or who shut up the sea with doors,

When it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb;

[38:9] When I made clouds the garment thereof,

And thick darkness a swaddling-band for it,

[38:10] And marked out for it my bound,

And set bars and doors,

[38:11] And said, Hitherto shalt you come, but no further;

And here shall your proud waves be stayed?

[38:12] Have you commanded the morning since your days began,

And caused the dayspring to know its place;

[38:13] That it might take hold of the ends of the earth,

And the wicked be shaken out of it?

[38:14] It is changed as clay under the seal;

And all things stand forth as a garment:

[38:15] And from the wicked their light is withholden,

And the high arm is broken.

[38:16] Have you entered into the springs of the sea?

Or have you walked in the recesses of the deep?

[38:17] Have the gates of death been revealed unto thee?

Or have you seen the gates of the shadow of death?

[38:18] Have you comprehended the earth in its breadth?

Declare, if you knowest it all.

[38:19] Where is the way to the dwelling of light?

And as for darkness, where is the place thereof,

[38:20] That you shouldest take it to the bound thereof,

And that you shouldest discern the paths to the house thereof?

[38:21] Doubtless, you knowest, for you wast then born,

And the number of your days is great!

[38:22] Have you entered the treasuries of the snow,

Or have you seen the treasures of the hail,

[38:23] Which I have reserved against the time of trouble,

Against the day of battle and war?

[38:24] By what way is the light parted,

Or the east wind scattered upon the earth?

[38:25] Who hath cleft a channel for the waterflood,

Or the way for the lightning of the thunder;

[38:26] To cause it to rain on a land where no man is;

On the wilderness, wherein there is no man;

[38:27] To satisfy the waste and desolate ground,

And to cause the tender grass to spring forth?

[38:28] Hath the rain a father?

Or who hath begotten the drops of dew?

[38:29] Out of whose womb came the ice?

And the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?

[38:30] The waters hide themselves and become like stone,

And the face of the deep is frozen.

[38:31] Canst you bind the cluster of the Pleiades,

Or loose the bands of Orion?

[38:32] Canst you lead forth the Mazzaroth in their season?

Or canst you guide the Bear with her train?

[38:33] Knowest you the ordinances of the heavens?

Canst you establish the dominion thereof in the earth?

[38:34] Canst you lift up your voice to the clouds,

That abundance of waters may cover thee?

[38:35] Canst you send forth lightnings, that they may go,

And say unto thee, Here we are?

[38:36] Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts?

Or who hath given understanding to the mind?

[38:37] Who can number the clouds by wisdom?

Or who can pour out the bottles of heaven,

[38:38] When the dust runneth into a mass,

And the clods cleave fast together?

[38:39] Canst you hunt the prey for the lioness,

Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,

[38:40] When they couch in their dens,

And abide in the covert to lie in wait?

[38:41] Who provideth for the raven his prey,

When his young ones cry unto God,

And wander for lack of food?

[39:1] Knowest you the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth?

Or canst you mark when the hinds do calve?

[39:2] Canst you number the months that they fulfil?

Or knowest you the time when they bring forth?

[39:3] They bow themselves, they bring forth their young,

They cast out their pains.

[39:4] Their young ones become strong, they grow up in the open field;

They go forth, and return not again.

[39:5] Who hath sent out the wild ass free?

Or who hath loosed the bonds of the swift ass,

[39:6] Whose home I have made the wilderness,

And the salt land his dwelling-place?

[39:7] He scorneth the tumult of the city,

Neither heareth he the shoutings of the driver.

[39:8] The range of the mountains is his pasture,

And he searcheth after every green thing.

[39:9] Will the wild-ox be content to serve thee?

Or will he abide by your crib?

[39:10] Canst you bind the wild-ox with his band in the furrow?

Or will he harrow the valleys after thee?

[39:11] Wilt you trust him, because his strength is great?

Or wilt you leave to him your labor?

[39:12] Wilt you confide in him, that he will bring home your seed,

And gather the grain of your threshing-floor?

[39:13] The wings of the ostrich wave proudly;

But are they the pinions and plumage of love?

[39:14] For she leaveth her eggs on the earth,

And warmeth them in the dust,

[39:15] And forgetteth that the foot may crush them,

Or that the wild beast may trample them.

[39:16] She dealeth hardly with her young ones, as if they were not hers:

Though her labor be in vain, she is without fear;

[39:17] Because God hath deprived her of wisdom,

Neither hath he imparted to her understanding.

[39:18] What time she lifteth up herself on high,

She scorneth the horse and his rider.

[39:19] Have you given the horse his might?

Hast you clothed his neck with the quivering mane?

[39:20] Have you made him to leap as a locust?

The glory of his snorting is terrible.

[39:21] He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength:

He goeth out to meet the armed men.

[39:22] He mocketh at fear, and is not dismayed;

Neither turneth he back from the sword.

[39:23] The quiver rattleth against him,

The flashing spear and the javelin.

[39:24] He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage;

Neither believeth he that it is the voice of the trumpet.

[39:25] As oft as the trumpet soundeth he saith, Aha!

And he smelleth the battle afar off,

The thunder of the captains, and the shouting.

[39:26] Is it by your wisdom that the hawk soareth,

(And) stretcheth her wings toward the south?

[39:27] Is it at your command that the eagle mounteth up,

And maketh her nest on high?

[39:28] On the cliff she dwelleth, and maketh her home,

Upon the point of the cliff, and the stronghold.

[39:29] From thence she spieth out the prey;

Her eyes behold it afar off.

[39:30] Her young ones also suck up blood:

And where the slain are, there is she.

[40:1] Moreover THE GOD answered Job, and said,

[40:2] Shall he that cavilleth contend with the Almighty?

He that argueth with God, let him answer it.

[40:3] Then Job answered THE GOD, and said,

[40:4] Behold, I am of small account; What shall I answer thee?

I lay my hand upon my mouth.

[40:5] Once have I spoken, and I will not answer;

Yea, twice, but I will proceed no further.

[40:6] Then THE GOD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

[40:7] Gird up your loins now like a man:

I will demand of thee, and declare you unto me.

[40:8] Wilt you even annul my judgment?

Wilt you condemn me, that you mayest be justified?

[40:9] Or have you an arm like God?

And canst you thunder with a voice like him?

[40:10] Deck yourself now with excellency and dignity;

And array yourself with honor and majesty.

[40:11] Pour forth the overflowings of your anger;

And look upon every one that is proud, and abase him.

[40:12] Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low;

And tread down the wicked where they stand.

[40:13] Hide them in the dust together;

Bind their faces in the hidden place.

[40:14] Then will I also confess of thee

That your own right hand can save thee.

[40:15] Behold now, behemoth, which I made as well as thee;

He eateth grass as an ox.

[40:16] Lo now, his strength is in his loins,

And his force is in the muscles of his belly.

[40:17] He moveth his tail like a cedar:

The sinews of his thighs are knit together.

[40:18] His bones are as tubes of brass;

His limbs are like bars of iron.

[40:19] He is the chief of the ways of God:

He only that made him giveth him his sword.

[40:20] Surely the mountains bring him forth food,

Where all the beasts of the field do play.

[40:21] He lieth under the lotus-trees,

In the covert of the reed, and the fen.

[40:22] The lotus-trees cover him with their shade;

The willows of the brook compass him about.

[40:23] Behold, if a river overflow, he trembleth not;

He is confident, though a Jordan swell even to his mouth.

[40:24] Shall any take him when he is on the watch,

Or pierce through his nose with a snare?

[41:1] Canst you draw out leviathan with a fishhook?

Or press down his tongue with a cord?

[41:2] Canst you put a rope into his nose?

Or pierce his jaw through with a hook?

[41:3] Will he make many supplications unto thee?

Or will he speak soft words unto thee?

[41:4] Will he make a covenant with thee,

That you shouldest take him for a servant for ever?

[41:5] Wilt you play with him as with a bird?

Or wilt you bind him for your maidens?

[41:6] Will the bands of fishermen make traffic of him?

Will they part him among the merchants?

[41:7] Canst you fill his skin with barbed irons,

Or his head with fish-spears?

[41:8] Lay your hand upon him;

Remember the battle, and do so no more.

[41:9] Behold, the hope of him is in vain:

Will not one be cast down even at the sight of him?

[41:10] None is so fierce that he dare stir him up;

Who then is he that can stand before me?

[41:11] Who hath first given unto me, that I should repay him?

Whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine.

[41:12] I will not keep silence concerning his limbs,

Nor his mighty strength, nor his goodly frame.

[41:13] Who can strip off his outer garment?

Who shall come within his jaws?

[41:14] Who can open the doors of his face?

Round about his teeth is terror.

[41:15] His strong scales are his pride,

Shut up together as with a close seal.

[41:16] One is so near to another,

That no air can come between them.

[41:17] They are joined one to another;

They stick together, so that they cannot be sundered.

[41:18] His sneezings flash forth light,

And his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.

[41:19] Out of his mouth go burning torches,

And sparks of fire leap forth.

[41:20] Out of his nostrils a smoke goeth,

As of a boiling pot and burning rushes.

[41:21] His breath kindleth coals,

And a flame goeth forth from his mouth.

[41:22] In his neck abideth strength,

And terror danceth before him.

[41:23] The flakes of his flesh are joined together:

They are firm upon him; they cannot be moved.

[41:24] His heart is as firm as a stone;

Yea, firm as the nether millstone.

[41:25] When he raiseth himself up, the mighty are afraid:

By reason of consternation they are beside themselves.

[41:26] If one lay at him with the sword, it cannot avail;

Nor the spear, the dart, nor the pointed shaft.

[41:27] He counteth iron as straw,

And brass as rotten wood.

[41:28] The arrow cannot make him flee:

Sling-stones are turned with him into stubble.

[41:29] Clubs are counted as stubble:

He laugheth at the rushing of the javelin.

[41:30] His underparts are like sharp potsherds:

He spreadeth as it were a threshing-wain upon the mire.

[41:31] He maketh the deep to boil like a pot:

He maketh the sea like a pot of ointment.

[41:32] He maketh a path to shine after him;

One would think the deep to be hoary.

[41:33] Upon earth there is not his like,

That is made without fear.

[41:34] He beholdeth everything that is high:

He is king over all the sons of pride.

[42:1] Then Job answered THE GOD, and said,

[42:2] I know that you canst do all things,

And that no purpose of your can be restrained.

[42:3] Who is this that hideth counsel without knowledge?

Therefore have I uttered that which I understood not,

Things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.

[42:4] Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak;

I will demand of thee, and declare you unto me.

[42:5] I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear;

But now mine eye seeth thee:

[42:6] Wherefore I abhor myself,

And repent in dust and ashes.

[42:7] And it was so, that, after THE GOD had spoken these words unto Job, THE GOD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against your two friends; for you have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath. [42:8] Now therefore, take unto you seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt-offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you; for him will I accept, that I deal not with you after your folly; for you have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath. [42:9] So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went, and did according as THE GOD commanded them: and THE GOD accepted Job.

[42:10] And THE GOD turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: and THE GOD gave Job twice as much as he had before. [42:11] Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him concerning all the evil that THE GOD had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one a ring of gold. [42:12] So THE GOD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: And he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she-asses. [42:13] He had also seven sons and three daughters. [42:14] And he called the name of the first, Jemimah: and the name of the second, Keziah; and the name of the third, Keren-happuch. [42:15] And in all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of Job: and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren. [42:16] And after this Job lived a hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons’ sons, even four generations. [42:17] So Job died, being old and full of days.

 

The Book of Psalms

Book I

Psalm 1

[1:1] Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked,

Nor standeth in the way of sinners,

Nor sitteth in the seat of scoffers:

[1:2] But his delight is in the law of THE GOD;

And on his law doth he meditate day and night.

[1:3] And he shall be like a tree planted by the streams of water,

That bringeth forth its fruit in its season,

Whose leaf also doth not wither;

And whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

[1:4] The wicked are not so,

But are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.

[1:5] Therefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgment,

Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

[1:6] For THE GOD knoweth the way of the righteous;

But the way of the wicked shall perish.

Psalm 2

[2:1] Why do the nations rage,

And the peoples meditate a vain thing?

[2:2] The kings of the earth set themselves,

And the rulers take counsel together,

Against THE GOD, and against his anointed, saying,

[2:3] Let us break their bonds asunder,

And cast away their cords from us.

[2:4] He that sitteth in the heavens will laugh:

The Lord will have them in derision.

[2:5] Then will he speak unto them in his wrath,

And vex them in his sore displeasure:

[2:6] Yet I have set my king

Upon my holy hill of Zion.

[2:7] I will tell of the decree:

THE GOD said unto me, you art my son;

This day have I begotten thee.

[2:8] Ask of me, and I will give you the nations for your inheritance,

And the uttermost parts of the earth for your possession.

[2:9] you shalt break them with a rod of iron;

Thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.

[2:10] Now therefore be wise, O you kings:

Be instructed, you judges of the earth.

[2:11] Serve THE GOD with fear,

And rejoice with trembling.

[2:12] Kiss the son, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way,

For his wrath will soon be kindled.

Blessed are all they that take refuge in him.

Psalm 3

A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son.

[3:1] THE GOD, how are mine adversaries increased!

Many are they that rise up against me.

[3:2] Many there are that say of my soul,

There is no help for him in God.

Selah

[3:3] But thou, O THE GOD, art a shield about me;

My glory and the lifter up of my head.

[3:4] I cry unto THE GOD with my voice,

And he answereth me out of his holy hill.

Selah

[3:5] I laid me down and slept;

I awaked; for THE GOD sustaineth me.

[3:6] I will not be afraid of ten thousands of the people

That have set themselves against me round about.

[3:7] Arise, O THE GOD; save me, O my God:

For you have smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone;

Thou have broken the teeth of the wicked.

[3:8] Salvation belongeth unto THE GOD:

Thy blessing be upon your people.

Selah

Psalm 4

For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.

[4:1] Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness;

Thou have set me at large when I was in distress:

Have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.

[4:2] O you sons of men, how long shall my glory be turned into dishonor?

How long will you love vanity, and seek after falsehood?

Selah

[4:3] But know that THE GOD hath set apart for himself him that is godly:

THE GOD will hear when I call unto him.

[4:4] Stand in awe, and sin not:

Commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still.

Selah

[4:5] Offer the sacrifices of righteousness,

And put your trust in THE GOD.

[4:6] Many there are that say, Who will show us any good?

THE GOD, lift you up the light of your countenance upon us.

[4:7] you have put gladness in my heart,

More than they have when their grain and their new wine are increased.

[4:8] In peace will I both lay me down and sleep;

For thou, THE GOD, alone makest me dwell in safety.

Psalm 5

For the Chief Musician; with the Nehiloth. A Psalm of David.

[5:1] Give ear to my words, O THE GOD,

Consider my meditation.

[5:2] Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God;

For unto you do I pray.

[5:3] O THE GOD, in the morning shalt you hear my voice;

In the morning will I order my prayer unto thee, and will keep watch.

[5:4] For you art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness:

Evil shall not sojourn with thee.

[5:5] The arrogant shall not stand in your sight:

Thou hatest all workers of iniquity.

[5:6] you wilt destroy them that speak lies:

THE GOD abhorreth the blood-thirsty and deceitful man.

[5:7] But as for me, in the abundance of your lovingkindness will I come into your house:

In your fear will I worship toward your holy temple.

[5:8] Lead me, O THE GOD, in your righteousness because of mine enemies;

Make your way straight before my face.

[5:9] For there is no faithfulness in their mouth;

Their inward part is very wickedness;

Their throat is an open sepulchre;

They flatter with their tongue.

[5:10] Hold them guilty, O God;

Let them fall by their own counsels;

Thrust them out in the multitude of their transgressions;

For they have rebelled against thee.

[5:11] But let all those that take refuge in you rejoice,

Let them ever shout for joy, because you defendest them:

Let them also that love your name be joyful in thee.

[5:12] For you wilt bless the righteous;

O THE GOD, you wilt compass him with favor as with a shield.

Psalm 6

For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments, set to the Sheminith. A Psalm of David.

[6:1] O THE GOD, rebuke me not in your anger,

Neither chasten me in your hot displeasure.

[6:2] Have mercy upon me, O THE GOD; for I am withered away:

O THE GOD, heal me; for my bones are troubled.

[6:3] My soul also is sore troubled:

And thou, O THE GOD, how long?

[6:4] Return, O THE GOD, deliver my soul:

Save me for your lovingkindness’ sake.

[6:5] For in death there is no remembrance of thee:

In Sheol who shall give you thanks?

[6:6] I am weary with my groaning;

Every night make I my bed to swim;

I water my couch with my tears.

[6:7] Mine eye wasteth away because of grief;

It waxeth old because of all mine adversaries.

[6:8] Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity;

For THE GOD hath heard the voice of my weeping.

[6:9] THE GOD hath heard my supplication;

THE GOD will receive my prayer.

[6:10] All mine enemies shall be put to shame and sore troubled:

They shall turn back, they shall be put to shame suddenly.

Psalm 7

Shiggaion of David, which he sang unto Jehova, concerning the words of Cush a Benjamite.

[7:1] O THE GOD my God, in you do I take refuge:

Save me from all them that pursue me, and deliver me,

[7:2] Lest they tear my soul like a lion,

Rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.

[7:3] O THE GOD my God, if I have done this;

If there be iniquity in my hands;

[7:4] If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me;

(Yea, I have delivered him that without cause was mine adversary;)

[7:5] Let the enemy pursue my soul, and overtake it;

Yea, let him tread my life down to the earth,

And lay my glory in the dust.

Selah

[7:6] Arise, O THE GOD, in your anger;

Lift up yourself against the rage of mine adversaries,

And awake for me; you have commanded judgment.

[7:7] And let the congregation of the peoples compass you about;

And over them return you on high.

[7:8] THE GOD ministereth judgment to the peoples:

Judge me, O THE GOD, according to my righteousness, and to mine integrity that is in me.

[7:9] O let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish you the righteous:

For the righteous God trieth the minds and hearts.

[7:10] My shield is with God,

Who saveth the upright in heart.

[7:11] God is a righteous judge,

Yea, a God that hath indignation every day.

[7:12] If a man turn not, he will whet his sword;

He hath bent his bow, and made it ready.

[7:13] He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death;

He maketh his arrows fiery shafts.

[7:14] Behold, he travaileth with iniquity;

Yea, he hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.

[7:15] He hath made a pit, and digged it,

And is fallen into the ditch which he made.

[7:16] His mischief shall return upon his own head,

And his violence shall come down upon his own pate.

[7:17] I will give thanks unto THE GOD according to his righteousness,

And will sing praise to the name of THE GOD Most High.

Psalm 8

For the Chief Musician; set to the Gittith. A Psalm of David.

[8:1] O THE GOD, our Lord, How excellent is your name in all the earth,

Who have set your glory upon the heavens!

[8:2] Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings have you established strength,

Because of your adversaries,

That you mightest still the enemy and the avenger.

[8:3] When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers,

The moon and the stars, which you have ordained;

[8:4] What is man, that you art mindful of him?

And the son of man, that you visitest him?

[8:5] For you have made him but little lower than God,

And crownest him with glory and honor.

[8:6] you makest him to have dominion over the works of your hands;

Thou have put all things under his feet:

[8:7] All sheep and oxen,

Yea, and the beasts of the field,

[8:8] The birds of the heavens, and the fish of the sea,

Whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.

[8:9] O THE GOD, our Lord,

How excellent is your name in all the earth!

Psalm 9

For the Chief Musician; set to Muthlabben. A Psalm of David.

[9:1] I will give thanks unto THE GOD with my whole heart;

I will show forth all your marvellous works.

[9:2] I will be glad and exult in thee;

I will sing praise to your name, O you Most High.

[9:3] When mine enemies turn back,

They stumble and perish at your presence.

[9:4] For you have maintained my right and my cause;

Thou sittest in the throne judging righteously.

[9:5] you have rebuked the nations, you have destroyed the wicked;

Thou have blotted out their name for ever and ever.

[9:6] The enemy are come to an end, they are desolate for ever;

And the cities which you have overthrown,

The very remembrance of them is perished.

[9:7] But THE GOD sitteth as king for ever:

He hath prepared his throne for judgment;

[9:8] And he will judge the world in righteousness,

He will minister judgment to the peoples in uprightness.

[9:9] THE GOD also will be a high tower for the oppressed,

A high tower in times of trouble;

[9:10] And they that know your name will put their trust in thee;

For thou, THE GOD, have not forsaken them that seek thee.

[9:11] Sing praises to THE GOD, who dwelleth in Zion:

Declare among the people his doings.

[9:12] For he that maketh inquisition for blood remembereth them;

He forgetteth not the cry of the poor.

[9:13] Have mercy upon me, O THE GOD;

Behold my affliction which I suffer of them that hate me,

Thou that liftest me up from the gates of death;

[9:14] That I may show forth all your praise.

In the gates of the daughter of Zion

I will rejoice in your salvation.

[9:15] The nations are sunk down in the pit that they made:

In the net which they hid is their own foot taken.

[9:16] THE GOD hath made himself known, he hath executed judgment:

The wicked is snared in the work of his own hands.

Higgaion. Selah

[9:17] The wicked shall be turned back unto Sheol,

Even all the nations that forget God.

[9:18] For the needy shall not alway be forgotten,

Nor the expectation of the poor perish for ever.

[9:19] Arise, O THE GOD; let not man prevail:

Let the nations be judged in your sight.

[9:20] Put them in fear, O THE GOD:

Let the nations know themselves to be but men.

Selah

Psalm 10

[10:1] Why standest you afar off, O THE GOD?

Why hidest you yourself in times of trouble?

[10:2] In the pride of the wicked the poor is hotly pursued;

Let them be taken in the devices that they have conceived.

[10:3] For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire,

And the covetous renounceth, yea, contemneth THE GOD.

[10:4] The wicked, in the pride of his countenance, saith, He will not require it.

All his thoughts are, There is no God.

[10:5] His ways are firm at all times;

Thy judgments are far above out of his sight:

As for all his adversaries, he puffeth at them.

[10:6] He saith in his heart, I shall not be moved;

To all generations I shall not be in adversity.

[10:7] His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression:

Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.

[10:8] He sitteth in the lurking-places of the villages;

In the secret places doth he murder the innocent;

His eyes are privily set against the helpless.

[10:9] He lurketh in secret as a lion in his covert;

He lieth in wait to catch the poor:

He doth catch the poor, when he draweth him in his net.

[10:10] He croucheth, he boweth down,

And the helpless fall by his strong ones.

[10:11] He saith in his heart, God hath forgotten;

He hideth his face; he will never see it.

[10:12] Arise, O THE GOD; O God, lift up your hand:

Forget not the poor.

[10:13] Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God,

And say in his heart, you wilt not require it?

[10:14] you have seen it; for you beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with your hand:

The helpless committeth himself unto thee;

Thou have been the helper of the fatherless.

[10:15] Break you the arm of the wicked;

And as for the evil man, seek out his wickedness till you find none.

[10:16] THE GOD is King for ever and ever:

The nations are perished out of his land.

[10:17] THE GOD, you have heard the desire of the meek:

Thou wilt prepare their heart, you wilt cause your ear to hear;

[10:18] To judge the fatherless and the oppressed,

That man who is of the earth may be terrible no more.

Psalm 11

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

[11:1] In THE GOD do I take refuge:

How say you to my soul,

Flee as a bird to your mountain;

[11:2] For, lo, the wicked bend the bow,

They make ready their arrow upon the string,

That they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart;

[11:3] If the foundations be destroyed,

What can the righteous do?

[11:4] THE GOD is in his holy temple;

THE GOD, his throne is in heaven;

His eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.

[11:5] THE GOD trieth the righteous;

But the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.

[11:6] Upon the wicked he will rain snares;

Fire and brimstone and burning wind shall be the portion of their cup.

[11:7] For THE GOD is righteous; he loveth righteousness:

The upright shall behold his face.

Psalm 12

For the Chief Musician; set to the Sheminith. A Psalm of David.

[12:1] Help, THE GOD; for the godly man ceaseth;

For the faithful fail from among the children of men.

[12:2] They speak falsehood every one with his neighbor:

With flattering lip, and with a double heart, do they speak.

[12:3] THE GOD will cut off all flattering lips,

The tongue that speaketh great things;

[12:4] Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail;

Our lips are our own: who is lord over us?

[12:5] Because of the oppression of the poor, because of the sighing of the needy,

Now will I arise, saith THE GOD;

I will set him in the safety he panteth for.

[12:6] The words of THE GOD are pure words;

As silver tried in a furnace on the earth,

Purified seven times.

[12:7] you wilt keep them, O THE GOD,

Thou wilt preserve them from this generation for ever.

[12:8] The wicked walk on every side,

When vileness is exalted among the sons of men.

Psalm 13

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

[13:1] How long, O THE GOD? wilt you forget me for ever?

How long wilt you hide your face from me?

[13:2] How long shall I take counsel in my soul,

Having sorrow in my heart all the day?

How long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?

[13:3] Consider and answer me, O THE GOD my God:

Lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;

[13:4] Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him;

Lest mine adversaries rejoice when I am moved.

[13:5] But I have trusted in your lovingkindness;

My heart shall rejoice in your salvation.

[13:6] I will sing unto THE GOD,

Because he hath dealt bountifully with me.

Psalm 14

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

[14:1] The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.

They are corrupt, they have done abominable works;

There is none that doeth good.

[14:2] THE GOD looked down from heaven upon the children of men,

To see if there were any that did understand,

That did seek after God.

[14:3] They are all gone aside; they are together become filthy;

There is none that doeth good, no, not one.

[14:4] Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge,

Who eat up my people as they eat bread,

And call not upon THE GOD?

[14:5] There were they in great fear;

For God is in the generation of the righteous.

[14:6] You put to shame the counsel of the poor,

Because THE GOD is his refuge.

[14:7] Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion!

When THE GOD bringeth back the captivity of his people,

Then shall Jacob rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.

Psalm 15

A Psalm of David.

[15:1] THE GOD, who shall sojourn in your tabernacle?

Who shall dwell in your holy hill?

[15:2] He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness,

And speaketh truth in his heart;

[15:3] He that slandereth not with his tongue,

Nor doeth evil to his friend,

Nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbor;

[15:4] In whose eyes a reprobate is despised,

But who honoreth them that fear THE GOD;

He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not;

[15:5] He that putteth not out his money to interest,

Nor taketh reward against the innocent.

He that doeth these things shall never be moved.

Psalm 16

Michtam of David.

[16:1] Preserve me, O God; for in you do I take refuge.

[16:2] O my soul, you have said unto THE GOD, you art my Lord:

I have no good beyond thee.

[16:3] As for the saints that are in the earth,

They are the excellent in whom is all my delight.

[16:4] Their sorrows shall be multiplied that give gifts for another god:

Their drink-offerings of blood will I not offer,

Nor take their names upon my lips.

[16:5] THE GOD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup:

Thou maintainest my lot.

[16:6] The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places;

Yea, I have a goodly heritage.

[16:7] I will bless THE GOD, who hath given me counsel;

Yea, my heart instructeth me in the night seasons.

[16:8] I have set THE GOD always before me:

Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

[16:9] Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth;

My flesh also shall dwell in safety.

[16:10] For you wilt not leave my soul to Sheol;

Neither wilt you suffer your holy one to see corruption.

[16:11] you wilt show me the path of life:

In your presence is fulness of joy;

In your right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

Psalm 17

A Prayer of David.

[17:1] Hear the right, O THE GOD, attend unto my cry;

Give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.

[17:2] Let my sentence come forth from your presence;

Let your eyes look upon equity.

[17:3] you have proved my heart; you have visited me in the night;

Thou have tried me, and findest nothing;

I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.

[17:4] As for the works of men, by the word of your lips

I have kept me from the ways of the violent.

[17:5] My steps have held fast to your paths,

My feet have not slipped.

[17:6] I have called upon thee, for you wilt answer me, O God:

Incline your ear unto me, and hear my speech.

[17:7] Show your marvellous lovingkindness,

O you that savest by your right hand them that take refuge in thee

From those that rise up against them.

[17:8] Keep me as the apple of the eye;

Hide me under the shadow of your wings,

[17:9] From the wicked that oppress me,

My deadly enemies, that compass me about.

[17:10] They are inclosed in their own fat:

With their mouth they speak proudly.

[17:11] They have now compassed us in our steps;

They set their eyes to cast us down to the earth.

[17:12] He is like a lion that is greedy of his prey,

And as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.

[17:13] Arise, O THE GOD,

Confront him, cast him down:

Deliver my soul from the wicked by your sword;

[17:14] From men by your hand, O THE GOD,

From men of the world, whose portion is in this life,

And whose belly you fillest with your treasure:

They are satisfied with children,

And leave the rest of their substance to their babes.

[17:15] As for me, I shall behold your face in righteousness;

I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with beholding your form.

Psalm 18

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David the servant of THE GOD, who spake unto THE GOD the words of this song in the day that THE GOD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: and he said,

[18:1] I love thee, O THE GOD, my strength.

[18:2] THE GOD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;

My God, my rock, in whom I will take refuge;

My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.

[18:3] I will call upon THE GOD, who is worthy to be praised:

So shall I be saved from mine enemies.

[18:4] The cords of death compassed me,

And the floods of ungodliness made me afraid.

[18:5] The cords of Sheol were round about me;

The snares of death came upon me.

[18:6] In my distress I called upon THE GOD,

And cried unto my God:

He heard my voice out of his temple,

And my cry before him came into his ears.

[18:7] Then the earth shook and trembled;

The foundations also of the mountains quaked

And were shaken, because he was wroth.

[18:8] There went up a smoke out of his nostrils,

And fire out of his mouth devoured:

Coals were kindled by it.

[18:9] He bowed the heavens also, and came down;

And thick darkness was under his feet.

[18:10] And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly;

Yea, he soared upon the wings of the wind.

[18:11] He made darkness his hiding-place, his pavilion round about him,

Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

[18:12] At the brightness before him his thick clouds passed,

Hailstones and coals of fire.

[18:13] THE GOD also thundered in the heavens,

And the Most High uttered his voice,

Hailstones and coals of fire.

[18:14] And he sent out his arrows, and scattered them;

Yea, lightnings manifold, and discomfited them.

[18:15] Then the channels of waters appeared,

And the foundations of the world were laid bare,

At your rebuke, O THE GOD,

At the blast of the breath of your nostrils.

[18:16] He sent from on high, he took me;

He drew me out of many waters.

[18:17] He delivered me from my strong enemy,

And from them that hated me; for they were too mighty for me.

[18:18] They came upon me in the day of my calamity;

But THE GOD was my stay.

[18:19] He brought me forth also into a large place;

He delivered me, because he delighted in me.

[18:20] THE GOD hath rewarded me according to my righteousness;

According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

[18:21] For I have kept the ways of THE GOD,

And have not wickedly departed from my God.

[18:22] For all his ordinances were before me,

And I put not away his statutes from me.

[18:23] I was also perfect with him,

And I kept myself from mine iniquity.

[18:24] Therefore hath THE GOD recompensed me according to my righteousness,

According to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.

[18:25] With the merciful you wilt show yourself merciful;

With the perfect man you wilt show yourself perfect;

[18:26] With the pure you wilt show yourself pure;

And with the perverse you wilt show yourself froward.

[18:27] For you wilt save the afflicted people;

But the haughty eyes you wilt bring down.

[18:28] For you wilt light my lamp:

THE GOD my God will lighten my darkness.

[18:29] For by you I run upon a troop;

And by my God do I leap over a wall.

[18:30] As for God, his way is perfect:

The word of THE GOD is tried;

He is a shield unto all them that take refuge in him.

[18:31] For who is God, save THE GOD?

And who is a rock, besides our God,

[18:32] The God that girdeth me with strength,

And maketh my way perfect?

[18:33] He maketh my feet like hinds’ feet:

And setteth me upon my high places.

[18:34] He teacheth my hands to war;

So that mine arms do bend a bow of brass.

[18:35] you have also given me the shield of your salvation;

And your right hand hath holden me up,

And your gentleness hath made me great.

[18:36] you have enlarged my steps under me,

And my feet have not slipped.

[18:37] I will pursue mine enemies, and overtake them;

Neither will I turn again till they are consumed.

[18:38] I will smite them through, so that they shall not be able to rise:

They shall fall under my feet.

[18:39] For you have girded me with strength unto the battle:

Thou have subdued under me those that rose up against me.

[18:40] you have also made mine enemies turn their backs unto me,

That I might cut off them that hate me.

[18:41] They cried, but there was none to save;

Even unto THE GOD, but he answered them not.

[18:42] Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind;

I did cast them out as the mire of the streets.

[18:43] you have delivered me from the strivings of the people;

Thou have made me the head of the nations:

A people whom I have not known shall serve me.

[18:44] As soon as they hear of me they shall obey me;

The foreigners shall submit themselves unto me.

[18:45] The foreigners shall fade away,

And shall come trembling out of their close places.

[18:46] THE GOD liveth; and blessed be my rock;

And exalted be the God of my salvation,

[18:47] Even the God that executeth vengeance for me,

And subdueth peoples under me.

[18:48] He rescueth me from mine enemies;

Yea, you liftest me up above them that rise up against me;

Thou deliverest me from the violent man.

[18:49] Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O THE GOD, among the nations,

And will sing praises unto your name.

[18:50] Great deliverance giveth he to his king,

And showeth lovingkindness to his anointed,

To David and to his seed, for evermore.

Psalm 19

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

[19:1] The heavens declare the glory of God;

And the firmament showeth his handiwork.

[19:2] Day unto day uttereth speech,

And night unto night showeth knowledge.

[19:3] There is no speech nor language;

Their voice is not heard.

[19:4] Their line is gone out through all the earth,

And their words to the end of the world.

In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,

[19:5] Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber,

And rejoiceth as a strong man to run his course.

[19:6] His going forth is from the end of the heavens,

And his circuit unto the ends of it;

And there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.

[19:7] The law of THE GOD is perfect, restoring the soul:

The testimony of THE GOD is sure, making wise the simple.

[19:8] The precepts of THE GOD are right, rejoicing the heart:

The commandment of THE GOD is pure, enlightening the eyes.

[19:9] The fear of THE GOD is clean, enduring for ever:

The ordinances of THE GOD are true, and righteous altogether.

[19:10] More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold;

Sweeter also than honey and the droppings of the honeycomb.

[19:11] Moreover by them is your servant warned:

In keeping them there is great reward.

[19:12] Who can discern his errors?

Clear you me from hidden faults.

[19:13] Keep back your servant also from presumptuous sins;

Let them not have dominion over me:

Then shall I be upright,

And I shall be clear from great transgression.

[19:14] Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart

Be acceptable in your sight,

O THE GOD, my rock, and my redeemer.

Psalm 20

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

[20:1] THE GOD answer you in the day of trouble;

The name of the God of Jacob set you up on high;

[20:2] Send you help from the sanctuary,

And strengthen you out of Zion;

[20:3] Remember all your offerings,

And accept your burnt-sacrifice;

Selah

[20:4] Grant you your heart’s desire,

And fulfil all your counsel.

[20:5] We will triumph in your salvation,

And in the name of our God we will set up our banners:

THE GOD fulfil all your petitions.

[20:6] Now know I that THE GOD saveth his anointed;

He will answer him from his holy heaven

With the saving strength of his right hand.

[20:7] Some trust in chariots, and some in horses;

But we will make mention of the name of THE GOD our God.

[20:8] They are bowed down and fallen;

But we are risen, and stand upright.

[20:9] Save, THE GOD:

Let the King answer us when we call.

Psalm 21

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

[21:1] The king shall joy in your strength, O THE GOD;

And in your salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!

[21:2] you have given him his heart’s desire,

And have not withholden the request of his lips.

Selah

[21:3] For you meetest him with the blessings of goodness:

Thou settest a crown of fine gold on his head.

[21:4] He asked life of thee, you gavest it him,

Even length of days for ever and ever.

[21:5] His glory is great in your salvation:

Honor and majesty dost you lay upon him.

[21:6] For you makest him most blessed for ever:

Thou makest him glad with joy in your presence.

[21:7] For the king trusteth in THE GOD;

And through the lovingkindness of the Most High he shall not be moved.

[21:8] your hand will find out all your enemies;

Thy right hand will find out those that hate thee.

[21:9] you wilt make them as a fiery furnace in the time of your anger:

THE GOD will swallow them up in his wrath,

And the fire shall devour them.

[21:10] Their fruit wilt you destroy from the earth,

And their seed from among the children of men.

[21:11] For they intended evil against thee;

They conceived a device which they are not able to perform.

[21:12] For you wilt make them turn their back;

Thou wilt make ready with your bowstrings against their face.

[21:13] Be you exalted, O THE GOD, in your strength:

So will we sing and praise your power.

Psalm 22

For the Chief Musician; set to Aijaleth hash-Shahar. A Psalm of David.

[22:1] My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?

Why art you so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?

[22:2] O my God, I cry in the daytime, but you answerest not;

And in the night season, and am not silent.

[22:3] But you art holy,

O you that inhabitest the praises of Israel.

[22:4] Our fathers trusted in thee:

They trusted, and you didst deliver them.

[22:5] They cried unto thee, and were delivered:

They trusted in thee, and were not put to shame.

[22:6] But I am a worm, and no man;

A reproach of men, and despised of the people.

[22:7] All they that see me laugh me to scorn:

They shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,

[22:8] Commit yourself unto THE GOD;

Let him deliver him:

Let him rescue him, seeing he delighteth in him.

[22:9] But you art he that took me out of the womb;

Thou didst make me trust when I was upon my mother’s breasts.

[22:10] I was cast upon you from the womb;

Thou art my God since my mother bare me.

[22:11] Be not far from me; for trouble is near;

For there is none to help.

[22:12] Many bulls have compassed me;

Strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.

[22:13] They gape upon me with their mouth,

As a ravening and a roaring lion.

[22:14] I am poured out like water,

And all my bones are out of joint:

My heart is like wax;

It is melted within me.

[22:15] My strength is dried up like a potsherd;

And my tongue cleaveth to my jaws;

And you have brought me into the dust of death.

[22:16] For dogs have compassed me:

A company of evil-doers have inclosed me;

They pierced my hands and my feet.

[22:17] I may count all my bones;

They look and stare upon me.

[22:18] They part my garments among them,

And upon my vesture do they cast lots.

[22:19] But be not you far off, O THE GOD:

O you my succor, haste you to help me.

[22:20] Deliver my soul from the sword,

My darling from the power of the dog.

[22:21] Save me from the lion’s mouth;

Yea, from the horns of the wild-oxen you have answered me.

[22:22] I will declare your name unto my brethren:

In the midst of the assembly will I praise thee.

[22:23] You that fear THE GOD, praise him;

All you the seed of Jacob, glorify him;

And stand in awe of him, all you the seed of Israel.

[22:24] For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted;

Neither hath he hid his face from him;

But when he cried unto him, he heard.

[22:25] Of you cometh my praise in the great assembly:

I will pay my vows before them that fear him.

[22:26] The meek shall eat and be satisfied;

They shall praise THE GOD that seek after him:

Let your heart live for ever.

[22:27] All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn unto THE GOD;

And all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.

[22:28] For the kingdom is THE GOD’s;

And he is the ruler over the nations.

[22:29] All the fat ones of the earth shall eat and worship:

All they that go down to the dust shall bow before him,

Even he that cannot keep his soul alive.

[22:30] A seed shall serve him;

It shall be told of the Lord unto the next generation.

[22:31] They shall come and shall declare his righteousness

Unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done it.

Psalm 23

A Psalm of David.

[23:1] THE GOD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

[23:2] He maketh me to lie down in green pastures;

He leadeth me beside still waters.

[23:3] He restoreth my soul:

He guideth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.

[23:4] Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,

I will fear no evil; for you art with me;

Thy rod and your staff, they comfort me.

[23:5] you preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies:

Thou have anointed my head with oil;

My cup runneth over.

[23:6] Surely goodness and lovingkindness shall follow me all the days of my life;

And I shall dwell in the house of THE GOD for ever.

Psalm 24

A Psalm of David.

[24:1] The earth is THE GOD’s, and the fulness thereof;

The world, and they that dwell therein.

[24:2] For he hath founded it upon the seas,

And established it upon the floods.

[24:3] Who shall ascend into the hill of THE GOD?

And who shall stand in his holy place?

[24:4] He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart;

Who hath not lifted up his soul unto falsehood,

And hath not sworn deceitfully.

[24:5] He shall receive a blessing from THE GOD,

And righteousness from the God of his salvation.

[24:6] This is the generation of them that seek after him,

That seek your face, even Jacob.

Selah

[24:7] Lift up your heads, O you gates;

And be you lifted up, you everlasting doors:

And the King of glory will come in.

[24:8] Who is the King of glory?

THE GOD strong and mighty,

THE GOD mighty in battle.

[24:9] Lift up your heads, O you gates;

Yea, lift them up, you everlasting doors:

And the King of glory will come in.

[24:10] Who is this King of glory?

THE GOD of hosts,

He is the King of glory.

Selah

Psalm 25

A Psalm of David.

[25:1] Unto thee, O THE GOD, do I lift up my soul.

[25:2] O my God, in you have I trusted,

Let me not be put to shame;

Let not mine enemies triumph over me.

[25:3] Yea, none that wait for you shall be put to shame:

They shall be put to shame that deal treacherously without cause.

[25:4] Show me your ways, O THE GOD;

Teach me your paths.

[25:5] Guide me in your truth, and teach me;

For you art the God of my salvation;

For you do I wait all the day.

[25:6] Remember, O THE GOD, your tender mercies and your lovingkindness;

For they have been ever of old.

[25:7] Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions:

According to your lovingkindness remember you me,

For your goodness’ sake, O THE GOD.

[25:8] Good and upright is THE GOD:

Therefore will he instruct sinners in the way.

[25:9] The meek will he guide in justice;

And the meek will he teach his way.

[25:10] All the paths of THE GOD are lovingkindness and truth

Unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.

[25:11] For your name’s sake, O THE GOD,

Pardon mine iniquity, for it is great.

[25:12] What man is he that feareth THE GOD?

Him shall he instruct in the way that he shall choose.

[25:13] His soul shall dwell at ease;

And his seed shall inherit the land.

[25:14] The friendship of THE GOD is with them that fear him;

And he will show them his covenant.

[25:15] Mine eyes are ever toward THE GOD;

For he will pluck my feet out of the net.

[25:16] Turn you unto me, and have mercy upon me;

For I am desolate and afflicted.

[25:17] The troubles of my heart are enlarged:

Oh bring you me out of my distresses.

[25:18] Consider mine affliction and my travail;

And forgive all my sins.

[25:19] Consider mine enemies, for they are many;

And they hate me with cruel hatred.

[25:20] Oh keep my soul, and deliver me:

Let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in thee.

[25:21] Let integrity and uprightness preserve me,

For I wait for thee.

[25:22] Redeem Israel, O God,

Out all of his troubles.

Psalm 26

A Psalm of David.

[26:1] Judge me, O THE GOD, for I have walked in mine integrity:

I have trusted also in THE GOD without wavering.

[26:2] Examine me, O THE GOD, and prove me;

Try my heart and my mind.

[26:3] For your lovingkindness is before mine eyes;

And I have walked in your truth.

[26:4] I have not sat with men of falsehood;

Neither will I go in with dissemblers.

[26:5] I hate the assembly of evil-doers,

And will not sit with the wicked.

[26:6] I will wash my hands in innocency:

So will I compass your altar, O THE GOD;

[26:7] That I may make the voice of thanksgiving to be heard,

And tell of all your wondrous works.

[26:8] THE GOD, I love the habitation of your house,

And the place where your glory dwelleth.

[26:9] Gather not my soul with sinners,

Nor my life with men of blood;

[26:10] In whose hands is wickedness,

And their right hand is full of bribes.

[26:11] But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity:

Redeem me, and be merciful unto me.

[26:12] My foot standeth in an even place:

In the congregations will I bless THE GOD.

Psalm 27

A Psalm of David.

[27:1] THE GOD is my light and my salvation;

Whom shall I fear?

THE GOD is the strength of my life;

Of whom shall I be afraid?

[27:2] When evil-doers came upon me to eat up my flesh,

Even mine adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.

[27:3] Though a host should encamp against me,

My heart shall not fear:

Though war should rise against me,

Even then will I be confident.

[27:4] One thing have I asked of THE GOD, that will I seek after;

That I may dwell in the house of THE GOD all the days of my life,

To behold the beauty of THE GOD,

And to inquire in his temple.

[27:5] For in the day of trouble he will keep me secretly in his pavilion:

In the covert of his tabernacle will he hide me;

He will lift me up upon a rock.

[27:6] And now shall my head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me.

And I will offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy;

I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto THE GOD.

[27:7] Hear, O THE GOD, when I cry with my voice:

Have mercy also upon me, and answer me.

[27:8] When you saidst, Seek you my face;

My heart said unto thee,

Thy face, THE GOD, will I seek.

[27:9] Hide not your face from me;

Put not your servant away in anger:

Thou have been my help;

Cast me not off, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.

[27:10] When my father and my mother forsake me,

Then THE GOD will take me up.

[27:11] Teach me your way, O THE GOD;

And lead me in a plain path,

Because of mine enemies.

[27:12] Deliver me not over unto the will of mine adversaries:

For false witnesses are risen up against me,

And such as breathe out cruelty.

[27:13] I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of THE GOD

In the land of the living.

[27:14] Wait for THE GOD:

Be strong, and let your heart take courage;

Yea, wait you for THE GOD.

Psalm 28

A Psalm of David.

[28:1] Unto thee, O THE GOD, will I call:

My rock, be not you deaf unto me;

Lest, if you be silent unto me,

I become like them that go down into the pit.

[28:2] Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee,

When I lift up my hands toward your holy oracle.

[28:3] Draw me not away with the wicked,

And with the workers of iniquity;

That speak peace with their neighbors,

But mischief is in their hearts.

[28:4] Give them according to their work, and according to the wickedness of their doings:

Give them after the operation of their hands;

Render to them their desert.

[28:5] Because they regard not the works of THE GOD,

Nor the operation of his hands,

He will break them down and not build them up.

[28:6] Blessed be THE GOD,

Because he hath heard the voice of my supplications.

[28:7] THE GOD is my strength and my shield;

My heart hath trusted in him, and I am helped:

Therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth;

And with my song will I praise him.

[28:8] THE GOD is their strength,

And he is a stronghold of salvation to his anointed.

[28:9] Save your people, and bless your inheritance:

Be their shepherd also, and bear them up for ever.

Psalm 29

A Psalm of David.

[29:1] Ascribe unto THE GOD, O you sons of the mighty,

Ascribe unto THE GOD glory and strength.

[29:2] Ascribe unto THE GOD the glory due unto his name;

Worship THE GOD in holy array.

[29:3] The voice of THE GOD is upon the waters:

The God of glory thundereth,

Even THE GOD upon many waters.

[29:4] The voice of THE GOD is powerful;

The voice of THE GOD is full of majesty.

[29:5] The voice of THE GOD breaketh the cedars;

Yea, THE GOD breaketh in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.

[29:6] He maketh them also to skip like a calf;

Lebanon and Sirion like a young wild-ox.

[29:7] The voice of THE GOD cleaveth the flames of fire.

[29:8] The voice of THE GOD shaketh the wilderness;

THE GOD shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh.

[29:9] The voice of THE GOD maketh the hinds to calve,

And strippeth the forests bare:

And in his temple everything saith, Glory.

[29:10] THE GOD sat as King at the Flood;

Yea, THE GOD sitteth as King for ever.

[29:11] THE GOD will give strength unto his people;

THE GOD will bless his people with peace.

Psalm 30

A Psalm; a Song at the Dedication of the House. A Psalm of David.

[30:1] I will extol thee, O THE GOD; for you have raised me up,

And have not made my foes to rejoice over me.

[30:2] O THE GOD my God,

I cried unto thee, and you have healed me.

[30:3] O THE GOD, you have brought up my soul from Sheol;

Thou have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.

[30:4] Sing praise unto THE GOD, O you saints of his,

And give thanks to his holy memorial name.

[30:5] For his anger is but for a moment;

His favor is for a life-time:

Weeping may tarry for the night,

But joy cometh in the morning.

[30:6] As for me, I said in my prosperity,

I shall never be moved.

[30:7] Thou, THE GOD, of your favor hadst made my mountain to stand strong:

Thou didst hide your face; I was troubled.

[30:8] I cried to thee, O THE GOD;

And unto THE GOD I made supplication:

[30:9] What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit?

Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare your truth?

[30:10] Hear, O THE GOD, and have mercy upon me:

THE GOD, be you my helper.

[30:11] you have turned for me my mourning into dancing;

Thou have loosed my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;

[30:12] To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent.

O THE GOD my God, I will give thanks unto you for ever.

Psalm 31

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

[31:1] In thee, O THE GOD, do I take refuge;

Let me never be put to shame:

Deliver me in your righteousness.

[31:2] Bow down your ear unto me; deliver me speedily:

Be you to me a strong rock,

A house of defence to save me.

[31:3] For you art my rock and my fortress;

Therefore for your name’s sake lead me and guide me.

[31:4] Pluck me out of the net that they have laid privily for me;

For you art my stronghold.

[31:5] Into your hand I commend my spirit:

Thou have redeemed me, O THE GOD, you God of truth.

[31:6] I hate them that regard lying vanities;

But I trust in THE GOD.

[31:7] I will be glad and rejoice in your lovingkindness;

For you have seen my affliction:

Thou have known my soul in adversities;

[31:8] And you have not shut me up into the hand of the enemy;

Thou have set my feet in a large place.

[31:9] Have mercy upon me, O THE GOD, for I am in distress:

Mine eye wasteth away with grief, yea, my soul and my body.

[31:10] For my life is spent with sorrow,

And my years with sighing:

My strength faileth because of mine iniquity,

And my bones are wasted away.

[31:11] Because of all mine adversaries I am become a reproach,

Yea, unto my neighbors exceedingly,

And a fear to mine acquaintance:

They that did see me without fled from me.

[31:12] I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind:

I am like a broken vessel.

[31:13] For I have heard the defaming of many,

Terror on every side:

While they took counsel together against me,

They devised to take away my life.

[31:14] But I trusted in thee, O THE GOD:

I said, you art my God.

[31:15] My times are in your hand:

Deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.

[31:16] Make your face to shine upon your servant:

Save me in your lovingkindness.

[31:17] Let me not be put to shame, O THE GOD; for I have called upon thee:

Let the wicked be put to shame, let them be silent in Sheol.

[31:18] Let the lying lips be dumb,

Which speak against the righteous insolently,

With pride and contempt.

[31:19] Oh how great is your goodness,

Which you have laid up for them that fear thee,

Which you have wrought for them that take refuge in thee,

Before the sons of men!

[31:20] In the covert of your presence wilt you hide them from the plottings of man:

Thou wilt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.

[31:21] Blessed be THE GOD;

For he hath showed me his marvellous lovingkindness in a strong city.

[31:22] As for me, I said in my haste,

I am cut off from before your eyes:

Nevertheless you heardest the voice of my supplications

When I cried unto thee.

[31:23] Oh love THE GOD, all you his saints:

THE GOD preserveth the faithful,

And plentifully rewardeth him that dealeth proudly.

[31:24] Be strong, and let your heart take courage,

All you that hope in THE GOD.

Psalm 32

A Psalm of David. Maschil.

[32:1] Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven,

Whose sin is covered.

[32:2] Blessed is the man unto whom THE GOD imputeth not iniquity,

And in whose spirit there is no guile.

[32:3] When I kept silence, my bones wasted away

Through my groaning all the day long.

[32:4] For day and night your hand was heavy upon me:

My moisture was changed as with the drought of summer.

Selah

[32:5] I acknowledged my sin unto thee,

And mine iniquity did I not hide:

I said, I will confess my transgressions unto THE GOD;

And you forgavest the iniquity of my sin.

Selah

[32:6] For this let every one that is godly pray unto you in a time when you mayest be found:

Surely when the great waters overflow they shall not reach unto him.

[32:7] you art my hiding-place; you wilt preserve me from trouble;

Thou wilt compass me about with songs of deliverance.

Selah

[32:8] I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shalt go:

I will counsel you with mine eye upon thee.

[32:9] Be you not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding;

Whose trappings must be bit and bridle to hold them in,

Else they will not come near unto thee.

[32:10] Many sorrows shall be to the wicked;

But he that trusteth in THE GOD, lovingkindness shall compass him about.

[32:11] Be glad in THE GOD, and rejoice, you righteous;

And shout for joy, all you that are upright in heart.

Psalm 33

[33:1] Rejoice in THE GOD, O you righteous:

Praise is comely for the upright.

[33:2] Give thanks unto THE GOD with the harp:

Sing praises unto him with the psaltery of ten strings.

[33:3] Sing unto him a new song;

Play skilfully with a loud noise.

[33:4] For the word of THE GOD is right;

And all his work is done in faithfulness.

[33:5] He loveth righteousness and justice:

The earth is full of the lovingkindness of THE GOD.

[33:6] By the word of THE GOD were the heavens made,

And all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

[33:7] He gathereth the waters of the sea together as a heap:

He layeth up the deeps in store-houses.

[33:8] Let all the earth fear THE GOD:

Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.

[33:9] For he spake, and it was done;

He commanded, and it stood fast.

[33:10] THE GOD bringeth the counsel of the nations to nought;

He maketh the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect.

[33:11] The counsel of THE GOD standeth fast for ever,

The thoughts of his heart to all generations.

[33:12] Blessed is the nation whose God is THE GOD,

The people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.

[33:13] THE GOD looketh from heaven;

He beholdeth all the sons of men;

[33:14] From the place of his habitation he looketh forth

Upon all the inhabitants of the earth,

[33:15] He that fashioneth the hearts of them all,

That considereth all their works.

[33:16] There is no king saved by the multitude of a host:

A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.

[33:17] A horse is a vain thing for safety;

Neither doth he deliver any by his great power.

[33:18] Behold, the eye of THE GOD is upon them that fear him,

Upon them that hope in his lovingkindness;

[33:19] To deliver their soul from death,

And to keep them alive in famine.

[33:20] Our soul hath waited for THE GOD:

He is our help and our shield.

[33:21] For our heart shall rejoice in him,

Because we have trusted in his holy name.

[33:22] Let your lovingkindness, O THE GOD, be upon us,

According as we have hoped in thee.

Psalm 34

A Psalm of David; when he changed his behavior before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed.

[34:1] I will bless THE GOD at all times:

His praise shall continually be in my mouth.

[34:2] My soul shall make her boast in THE GOD:

The meek shall hear thereof, and be glad.

[34:3] Oh magnify THE GOD with me,

And let us exalt his name together.

[34:4] I sought THE GOD, and he answered me,

And delivered me from all my fears.

[34:5] They looked unto him, and were radiant;

And their faces shall never be confounded.

[34:6] This poor man cried, and THE GOD heard him,

And saved him out of all his troubles.

[34:7] The angel of THE GOD encampeth round about them that fear him,

And delivereth them. [34:8] Oh taste and see that THE GOD is good:

Blessed is the man that taketh refuge in him.

[34:9] Oh fear THE GOD, you his saints;

For there is no want to them that fear him.

[34:10] The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger;

But they that seek THE GOD shall not want any good thing.

[34:11] Come, you children, hearken unto me:

I will teach you the fear of THE GOD.

[34:12] What man is he that desireth life,

And loveth many days, that he may see good?

[34:13] Keep your tongue from evil,

And your lips from speaking guile.

[34:14] Depart from evil, and do good;

Seek peace, and pursue it.

[34:15] The eyes of THE GOD are toward the righteous,

And his ears are open unto their cry.

[34:16] The face of THE GOD is against them that do evil,

To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

[34:17] The righteous cried, and THE GOD heard,

And delivered them out of all their troubles.

[34:18] THE GOD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart,

And saveth such as are of a contrite spirit.

[34:19] Many are the afflictions of the righteous;

But THE GOD delivereth him out of them all.

[34:20] He keepeth all his bones:

Not one of them is broken.

[34:21] Evil shall slay the wicked;

And they that hate the righteous shall be condemned.

[34:22] THE GOD redeemeth the soul of his servants;

And none of them that take refuge in him shall be condemned.

Psalm 35

A Psalm of David.

[35:1] Strive thou, O THE GOD, with them that strive with me:

Fight you against them that fight against me.

[35:2] Take hold of shield and buckler,

And stand up for my help.

[35:3] Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that pursue me:

Say unto my soul, I am your salvation.

[35:4] Let them be put to shame and brought to dishonor that seek after my soul:

Let them be turned back and confounded that devise my hurt.

[35:5] Let them be as chaff before the wind,

And the angel of THE GOD driving them on.

[35:6] Let their way be dark and slippery,

And the angel of THE GOD pursuing them.

[35:7] For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit;

Without cause have they digged a pit for my soul.

[35:8] Let destruction come upon him unawares;

And let his net that he hath hid catch himself:

With destruction let him fall therein.

[35:9] And my soul shall be joyful in THE GOD:

It shall rejoice in his salvation.

[35:10] All my bones shall say, THE GOD, who is like unto thee,

Who deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him,

Yea, the poor and the needy from him that robbeth him?

[35:11] Unrighteous witnesses rise up;

They ask me of things that I know not.

[35:12] They reward me evil for good,

To the bereaving of my soul.

[35:13] But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth:

I afflicted my soul with fasting;

And my prayer returned into mine own bosom.

[35:14] I behaved myself as though it had been my friend or my brother:

I bowed down mourning, as one that bewaileth his mother.

[35:15] But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together:

The abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not;

They did tear me, and ceased not:

[35:16] Like the profane mockers in feasts,

They gnashed upon me with their teeth.

[35:17] Lord, how long wilt you look on?

Rescue my soul from their destructions,

My darling from the lions.

[35:18] I will give you thanks in the great assembly:

I will praise you among much people.

[35:19] Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me;

Neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.

[35:20] For they speak not peace;

But they devise deceitful words against them that are quiet in the land.

[35:21] Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me;

They said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.

[35:22] you have seen it, O THE GOD; keep not silence:

O Lord, be not far from me.

[35:23] Stir up thyself, and awake to the justice due unto me,

Even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.

[35:24] Judge me, O THE GOD my God, according to your righteousness;

And let them not rejoice over me.

[35:25] Let them not say in their heart, Aha, so would we have it:

Let them not say, We have swallowed him up.

[35:26] Let them be put to shame and confounded together that rejoice at my hurt:

Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor that magnify themselves against me.

[35:27] Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favor my righteous cause:

Yea, let them say continually, THE GOD be magnified,

Who hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.

[35:28] And my tongue shall talk of your righteousness

And of your praise all the day long.

Psalm 36

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David the servant of THE GOD.

[36:1] The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart,

There is no fear of God before his eyes.

[36:2] For he flattereth himself in his own eyes,

That his iniquity will not be found out and be hated.

[36:3] The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit:

He hath ceased to be wise and to do good.

[36:4] He deviseth iniquity upon his bed;

He setteth himself in a way that is not good;

He abhorreth not evil.

[36:5] your lovingkindness, O THE GOD, is in the heavens;

Thy faithfulness reacheth unto the skies.

[36:6] your righteousness is like the mountains of God;

Thy judgments are a great deep:

O THE GOD, you preservest man and beast.

[36:7] How precious is your lovingkindness, O God!

And the children of men take refuge under the shadow of your wings.

[36:8] They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of your house;

And you wilt make them drink of the river of your pleasures.

[36:9] For with you is the fountain of life:

In your light shall we see light.

[36:10] Oh continue your lovingkindness unto them that know thee,

And your righteousness to the upright in heart.

[36:11] Let not the foot of pride come against me,

And let not the hand of the wicked drive me away.

[36:12] There are the workers of iniquity fallen:

They are thrust down, and shall not be able to rise.

Psalm 37

A Psalm of David.

[37:1] Fret not yourself because of evil-doers,

Neither be you envious against them that work unrighteousness.

[37:2] For they shall soon be cut down like the grass,

And wither as the green herb.

[37:3] Trust in THE GOD, and do good;

Dwell in the land, and feed on his faithfulness.

[37:4] Delight yourself also in THE GOD;

And he will give you the desires of your heart.

[37:5] Commit your way unto THE GOD;

Trust also in him, and he will bring it to pass.

[37:6] And he will make your righteousness to go forth as the light,

And your justice as the noon-day.

[37:7] Rest in THE GOD, and wait patiently for him:

Fret not yourself because of him who prospereth in his way,

Because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

[37:8] Cease from anger, and forsake wrath:

Fret not thyself, it tendeth only to evil-doing.

[37:9] For evil-doers shall be cut off;

But those that wait for THE GOD, they shall inherit the land.

[37:10] For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be:

Yea, you shalt diligently consider his place, and he shall not be.

[37:11] But the meek shall inherit the land,

And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

[37:12] The wicked plotteth against the just,

And gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

[37:13] The Lord will laugh at him;

For he seeth that his day is coming.

[37:14] The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow,

To cast down the poor and needy,

To slay such as are upright in the way.

[37:15] Their sword shall enter into their own heart,

And their bows shall be broken.

[37:16] Better is a little that the righteous hath

Than the abundance of many wicked.

[37:17] For the arms of the wicked shall be broken;

But THE GOD upholdeth the righteous.

[37:18] THE GOD knoweth the days of the perfect;

And their inheritance shall be for ever.

[37:19] They shall not be put to shame in the time of evil;

And in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

[37:20] But the wicked shall perish,

And the enemies of THE GOD shall be as the fat of lambs:

They shall consume;

In smoke shall they consume away.

[37:21] The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again;

But the righteous dealeth graciously, and giveth.

[37:22] For such as are blessed of him shall inherit the land;

And they that are cursed of him shall be cut off.

[37:23] A man’s goings are established of THE GOD;

And he delighteth in his way.

[37:24] Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down;

For THE GOD upholdeth him with his hand.

[37:25] I have been young, and now am old;

Yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken,

Nor his seed begging bread.

[37:26] All the day long he dealeth graciously, and lendeth;

And his seed is blessed.

[37:27] Depart from evil, and do good;

And dwell for evermore.

[37:28] For THE GOD loveth justice,

And forsaketh not his saints;

They are preserved for ever:

But the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

[37:29] The righteous shall inherit the land,

And dwell therein for ever.

[37:30] The mouth of the righteous talketh of wisdom,

And his tongue speaketh justice.

[37:31] The law of his God is in his heart;

None of his steps shall slide.

[37:32] The wicked watcheth the righteous,

And seeketh to slay him.

[37:33] THE GOD will not leave him in his hand,

Nor condemn him when he is judged.

[37:34] Wait for THE GOD, and keep his way,

And he will exalt you to inherit the land:

When the wicked are cut off, you shalt see it.

[37:35] I have seen the wicked in great power,

And spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.

[37:36] But one passed by, and, lo, he was not:

Yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.

[37:37] Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright;

For there is a happy end to the man of peace.

[37:38] As for transgressors, they shall be destroyed together;

The end of the wicked shall be cut off.

[37:39] But the salvation of the righteous is of THE GOD;

He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.

[37:40] And THE GOD helpeth them, and rescueth them;

He rescueth them from the wicked, and saveth them,

Because they have taken refuge in him.

Psalm 38

A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance.

[38:1] O THE GOD, rebuke me not in your wrath;

Neither chasten me in your hot displeasure.

[38:2] For your arrows stick fast in me,

And your hand presseth me sore.

[38:3] There is no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation;

Neither is there any health in my bones because of my sin.

[38:4] For mine iniquities are gone over my head:

As a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.

[38:5] My wounds are loathsome and corrupt,

Because of my foolishness.

[38:6] I am pained and bowed down greatly;

I go mourning all the day long.

[38:7] For my loins are filled with burning;

And there is no soundness in my flesh.

[38:8] I am faint and sore bruised:

I have groaned by reason of the disquietness of my heart.

[38:9] Lord, all my desire is before thee;

And my groaning is not hid from thee.

[38:10] My heart throbbeth, my strength faileth me:

As for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.

[38:11] My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my plague;

And my kinsmen stand afar off.

[38:12] They also that seek after my life lay snares for me;

And they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things,

And meditate deceits all the day long.

[38:13] But I, as a deaf man, hear not;

And I am as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.

[38:14] Yea, I am as a man that heareth not,

And in whose mouth are no reproofs.

[38:15] For in thee, O THE GOD, do I hope:

Thou wilt answer, O Lord my God.

[38:16] For I said, Lest they rejoice over me:

When my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.

[38:17] For I am ready to fall,

And my sorrow is continually before me.

[38:18] For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.

[38:19] But mine enemies are lively, and are strong;

And they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.

[38:20] They also that render evil for good

Are adversaries unto me, because I follow the thing that is good.

[38:21] Forsake me not, O THE GOD:

O my God, be not far from me.

[38:22] Make haste to help me,

O Lord, my salvation.

Psalm 39

For the Chief Musician, Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.

[39:1] I said, I will take heed to my ways,

That I sin not with my tongue:

I will keep my mouth with a bridle,

While the wicked is before me.

[39:2] I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good;

And my sorrow was stirred.

[39:3] My heart was hot within me;

While I was musing the fire burned:

Then spake I with my tongue:

[39:4] THE GOD, make me to know mine end,

And the measure of my days, what it is;

Let me know how frail I am.

[39:5] Behold, you have made my days as handbreadths;

And my life-time is as nothing before thee:

Surely every man at his best estate is altogether vanity.

Selah

[39:6] Surely every man walketh in a vain show;

Surely they are disquieted in vain:

He heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.

[39:7] And now, Lord, what wait I for?

My hope is in thee.

[39:8] Deliver me from all my transgressions:

Make me not the reproach of the foolish.

[39:9] I was dumb, I opened not my mouth;

Because you didst it.

[39:10] Remove your stroke away from me:

I am consumed by the blow of your hand.

[39:11] When you with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity,

Thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth:

Surely every man is vanity.

Selah

[39:12] Hear my prayer, O THE GOD, and give ear unto my cry;

Hold not your peace at my tears:

For I am a stranger with thee,

A sojourner, as all my fathers were.

[39:13] Oh spare me, that I may recover strength,

Before I go hence, and be no more.

Psalm 40

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

[40:1] I waited patiently for THE GOD;

And he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

[40:2] He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay;

And he set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.

[40:3] And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God:

Many shall see it, and fear,

And shall trust in THE GOD.

[40:4] Blessed is the man that maketh THE GOD his trust,

And respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.

[40:5] Many, O THE GOD my God, are the wonderful works which you have done,

And your thoughts which are to us-ward;

They cannot be set in order unto thee;

If I would declare and speak of them,

They are more than can be numbered.

[40:6] Sacrifice and offering you have no delight in;

Mine ears have you opened:

Burnt-offering and sin-offering have you not required.

[40:7] Then said I, Lo, I am come;

In the roll of the book it is written of me:

[40:8] I delight to do your will, O my God;

Yea, your law is within my heart.

[40:9] I have proclaimed glad tidings of righteousness in the great assembly;

Lo, I will not refrain my lips,

O THE GOD, you knowest.

[40:10] I have not hid your righteousness within my heart;

I have declared your faithfulness and your salvation;

I have not concealed your lovingkindness and your truth from the great assembly.

[40:11] Withhold not you your tender mercies from me, O THE GOD;

Let your lovingkindness and your truth continually preserve me.

[40:12] For innumerable evils have compassed me about;

Mine iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to look up;

They are more than the hairs of my head;

And my heart hath failed me.

[40:13] Be pleased, O THE GOD, to deliver me:

Make haste to help me, O THE GOD.

[40:14] Let them be put to shame and confounded together

That seek after my soul to destroy it:

Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonor

That delight in my hurt.

[40:15] Let them be desolate by reason of their shame

That say unto me, Aha, aha.

[40:16] Let all those that seek you rejoice and be glad in thee:

Let such as love your salvation say continually,

THE GOD be magnified.

[40:17] But I am poor and needy;

Yet the Lord thinketh upon me:

Thou art my help and my deliverer;

Make no tarrying, O my God.

Psalm 41

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

[41:1] Blessed is he that considereth the poor:

THE GOD will deliver him in the day of evil.

[41:2] THE GOD will preserve him, and keep him alive,

And he shall be blessed upon the earth;

And deliver not you him unto the will of his enemies.

[41:3] THE GOD will support him upon the couch of languishing:

Thou makest all his bed in his sickness.

[41:4] I said, O THE GOD, have mercy upon me:

Heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.

[41:5] Mine enemies speak evil against me, saying,

When will he die, and his name perish?

[41:6] And if he come to see me, he speaketh falsehood;

His heart gathereth iniquity to itself:

When he goeth abroad, he telleth it.

[41:7] All that hate me whisper together against me;

Against me do they devise my hurt.

[41:8] An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him;

And now that he lieth he shall rise up no more.

[41:9] Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted,

Who did eat of my bread,

Hath lifted up his heel against me.

[41:10] But thou, O THE GOD, have mercy upon me, and raise me up,

That I may requite them.

[41:11] By this I know that you delightest in me,

Because mine enemy doth not triumph over me.

[41:12] And as for me, you upholdest me in mine integrity,

And settest me before your face for ever.

[41:13] Blessed be THE GOD, the God of Israel,

From everlasting and to everlasting.

Amen, and Amen.

Book II

Psalm 42

For the Chief Musician. Maschil of the sons of Korah.

[42:1] As the hart panteth after the water brooks,

So panteth my soul after thee, O God.

[42:2] My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God:

When shall I come and appear before God?

[42:3] My tears have been my food day and night,

While they continually say unto me, Where is your God?

[42:4] These things I remember, and pour out my soul within me,

How I went with the throng, and led them to the house of God,

With the voice of joy and praise, a multitude keeping holyday.

[42:5] Why art you cast down, O my soul?

And why art you disquieted within me?

Hope you in God; for I shall yet praise him

For the help of his countenance.

[42:6] O my God, my soul is cast down within me:

Therefore do I remember you from the land of the Jordan,

And the Hermons, from the hill Mizar.

[42:7] Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of your waterfalls:

All your waves and your billows are gone over me.

[42:8] Yet THE GOD will command his lovingkindness in the day-time;

And in the night his song shall be with me,

Even a prayer unto the God of my life.

[42:9] I will say unto God my rock, Why have you forgotten me?

Why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

[42:10] As with a sword in my bones, mine adversaries reproach me,

While they continually say unto me, Where is your God?

[42:11] Why art you cast down, O my soul?

And why art you disquieted within me?

Hope you in God; for I shall yet praise him,

Who is the help of my countenance, and my God.

Psalm 43

[43:1] Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation:

Oh deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.

[43:2] For you art the God of my strength; why have you cast me off?

Why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

[43:3] Oh send out your light and your truth; let them lead me:

Let them bring me unto your holy hill,

And to your tabernacles.

[43:4] Then will I go unto the altar of God,

Unto God my exceeding joy;

And upon the harp will I praise thee, O God, my God.

[43:5] Why art you cast down, O my soul?

And why art you disquieted within me?

Hope you in God; for I shall yet praise him,

Who is the help of my countenance, and my God.

Psalm 44

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Maschil.

[44:1] We have heard with our ears, O God,

Our fathers have told us,

What work you didst in their days,

In the days of old.

[44:2] you didst drive out the nations with your hand;

But them you didst plant:

Thou didst afflict the peoples;

But them you didst spread abroad.

[44:3] For they gat not the land in possession by their own sword,

Neither did their own arm save them;

But your right hand, and your arm, and the light of your countenance,

Because you wast favorable unto them.

[44:4] you art my King, O God:

Command deliverance for Jacob.

[44:5] Through you will we push down our adversaries:

Through your name will we tread them under that rise up against us.

[44:6] For I will not trust in my bow,

Neither shall my sword save me.

[44:7] But you have saved us from our adversaries,

And have put them to shame that hate us.

[44:8] In God have we made our boast all the day long,

And we will give thanks unto your name for ever.

Selah

[44:9] But now you have cast us off, and brought us to dishonor,

And goest not forth with our hosts.

[44:10] you makest us to turn back from the adversary;

And they that hate us take spoil for themselves.

[44:11] you have made us like sheep appointed for food,

And have scattered us among the nations.

[44:12] you sellest your people for nought,

And have not increased your wealth by their price.

[44:13] you makest us a reproach to our neighbors,

A scoffing and a derision to them that are round about us.

[44:14] you makest us a byword among the nations,

A shaking of the head among the peoples.

[44:15] All the day long is my dishonor before me,

And the shame of my face hath covered me,

[44:16] For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth,

By reason of the enemy and the avenger.

[44:17] All this is come upon us;

Yet have we not forgotten thee,

Neither have we dealt falsely in your covenant.

[44:18] Our heart is not turned back,

Neither have our steps declined from your way,

[44:19] That you have sore broken us in the place of jackals,

And covered us with the shadow of death.

[44:20] If we have forgotten the name of our God,

Or spread forth our hands to a strange god;

[44:21] Will not God search this out?

For he knoweth the secrets of the heart.

[44:22] Yea, for your sake are we killed all the day long;

We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.

[44:23] Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord?

Arise, cast us not off for ever.

[44:24] Wherefore hidest you your face,

And forgettest our affliction and our oppression?

[44:25] For our soul is bowed down to the dust:

Our body cleaveth unto the earth.

[44:26] Rise up for our help,

And redeem us for your lovingkindness’ sake.

Psalm 45

For the Chief Musician; set to Shoshannim. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Maschil. A Song of loves.

[45:1] My heart overfloweth with a goodly matter;

I speak the things which I have made touching the king:

My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.

[45:2] you art fairer than the children of men;

Grace is poured into your lips:

Therefore God hath blessed you for ever.

[45:3] Gird your sword upon your thigh, O mighty one,

Thy glory and your majesty.

[45:4] And in your majesty ride on prosperously,

Because of truth and meekness and righteousness:

And your right hand shall teach you terrible things.

[45:5] your arrows are sharp;

The peoples fall under thee;

They are in the heart of the king’s enemies.

[45:6] your throne, O God, is for ever and ever:

A sceptre of equity is the sceptre of your kingdom.

[45:7] you have loved righteousness, and hated wickedness:

Therefore God, your God, hath anointed thee

With the oil of gladness above your fellows.

[45:8] All your garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia;

Out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made you glad.

[45:9] Kings’ daughters are among your honorable women:

At your right hand doth stand the queen in gold of Ophir.

[45:10] Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline your ear;

Forget also your own people, and your father’s house:

[45:11] So will the king desire your beauty;

For he is your lord; and reverence you him.

[45:12] And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift;

The rich among the people shall entreat your favor.

[45:13] The king’s daughter within the palace is all glorious:

Her clothing is inwrought with gold.

[45:14] She shall be led unto the king in broidered work:

The virgins her companions that follow her

Shall be brought unto thee.

[45:15] With gladness and rejoicing shall they be led:

They shall enter into the king’s palace.

[45:16] Instead of your fathers shall be your children,

Whom you shalt make princes in all the earth.

[45:17] I will make your name to be remembered in all generations:

Therefore shall the peoples give you thanks for ever and ever.

Psalm 46

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah; set to Alamoth. A Song.

[46:1] God is our refuge and strength,

A very present help in trouble.

[46:2] Therefore will we not fear, though the earth do change,

And though the mountains be shaken into the heart of the seas;

[46:3] Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled,

Though the mountains tremble with the swelling thereof.

Selah

[46:4] There is a river, the streams whereof make glad the city of God,

The holy place of the tabernacles of the Most High.

[46:5] God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved:

God will help her, and that right early.

[46:6] The nations raged, the kingdoms were moved:

He uttered his voice, the earth melted.

[46:7] THE GOD of hosts is with us;

The God of Jacob is our refuge.

Selah

[46:8] Come, behold the works of THE GOD,

What desolations he hath made in the earth.

[46:9] He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth;

He breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder;

He burneth the chariots in the fire.

[46:10] Be still, and know that I am God:

I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.

[46:11] THE GOD of hosts is with us;

The God of Jacob is our refuge.

Selah

Psalm 47

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

[47:1] Oh clap your hands, all you peoples;

Shout unto God with the voice of triumph.

[47:2] For THE GOD Most High is terrible;

He is a great King over all the earth.

[47:3] He subdueth peoples under us,

And nations under our feet.

[47:4] He chooseth our inheritance for us,

The glory of Jacob whom he loved.

Selah

[47:5] God is gone up with a shout,

THE GOD with the sound of a trumpet.

[47:6] Sing praise to God, sing praises:

Sing praises unto our King, sing praises.

[47:7] For God is the King of all the earth:

Sing you praises with understanding.

[47:8] God reigneth over the nations:

God sitteth upon his holy throne.

[47:9] The princes of the peoples are gathered together

To be the people of the God of Abraham:

For the shields of the earth belong unto God;

He is greatly exalted.

Psalm 48

A Song; a Psalm of the sons of Korah.

[48:1] Great is THE GOD, and greatly to be praised,

In the city of our God, in his holy mountain.

[48:2] Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth,

Is mount Zion, on the sides of the north,

The city of the great King.

[48:3] God hath made himself known in her palaces for a refuge.

[48:4] For, lo, the kings assembled themselves,

They passed by together.

[48:5] They saw it, then were they amazed;

They were dismayed, they hasted away.

[48:6] Trembling took hold of them there,

Pain, as of a woman in travail.

[48:7] With the east wind

Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish.

[48:8] As we have heard, so have we seen

In the city of THE GOD of hosts, in the city of our God:

God will establish it for ever.

Selah

[48:9] We have thought on your lovingkindness, O God,

In the midst of your temple.

[48:10] As is your name, O God,

So is your praise unto the ends of the earth:

Thy right hand is full of righteousness.

[48:11] Let mount Zion be glad,

Let the daughters of Judah rejoice,

Because of your judgments.

[48:12] Walk about Zion, and go round about her;

Number the towers thereof;

[48:13] Mark you well her bulwarks;

Consider her palaces:

That you may tell it to the generation following.

[48:14] For this God is our God for ever and ever:

He will be our guide even unto death.

Psalm 49

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

[49:1] Hear this, all you peoples;

Give ear, all you inhabitants of the world,

[49:2] Both low and high,

Rich and poor together.

[49:3] My mouth shall speak wisdom;

And the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.

[49:4] I will incline mine ear to a parable:

I will open my dark saying upon the harp.

[49:5] Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil,

When iniquity at my heels compasseth me about?

[49:6] They that trust in their wealth,

And boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;

[49:7] None of them can by any means redeem his brother,

Nor give to God a ransom for him;

[49:8] (For the redemption of their life is costly,

And it faileth for ever;)

[49:9] That he should still live alway,

That he should not see corruption.

[49:10] For he shall see it. Wise men die;

The fool and the brutish alike perish,

And leave their wealth to others.

[49:11] Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever,

And their dwelling-places to all generations;

They call their lands after their own names.

[49:12] But man being in honor abideth not:

He is like the beasts that perish.

[49:13] This their way is their folly:

Yet after them men approve their sayings.

Selah

[49:14] They are appointed as a flock for Sheol;

Death shall be their shepherd;

And the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning;

And their beauty shall be for Sheol to consume,

That there be no habitation for it.

[49:15] But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol;

For he will receive me.

Selah

[49:16] Be not you afraid when one is made rich,

When the glory of his house is increased.

[49:17] For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away;

His glory shall not descend after him.

[49:18] Though while he lived he blessed his soul

(And men praise thee, when you doest well to thyself,)

[49:19] He shall go to the generation of his fathers;

They shall never see the light.

[49:20] Man that is in honor, and understandeth not,

Is like the beasts that perish.

Psalm 50

A Psalm of Asaph.

[50:1] The Mighty One, God, THE GOD, hath spoken,

And called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof.

[50:2] Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty,

God hath shined forth.

[50:3] Our God cometh, and doth not keep silence:

A fire devoureth before him,

And it is very tempestuous round about him.

[50:4] He calleth to the heavens above,

And to the earth, that he may judge his people:

[50:5] Gather my saints together unto me,

Those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice.

[50:6] And the heavens shall declare his righteousness;

For God is judge himself.

Selah

[50:7] Hear, O my people, and I will speak;

O Israel, and I will testify unto thee:

I am God, even your God.

[50:8] I will not reprove you for your sacrifices;

And your burnt-offerings are continually before me.

[50:9] I will take no bullock out of your house,

Nor he-goats out of your folds.

[50:10] For every beast of the forest is mine,

And the cattle upon a thousand hills.

[50:11] I know all the birds of the mountains;

And the wild beasts of the field are mine.

[50:12] If I were hungry, I would not tell thee;

For the world is mine, and the fulness thereof.

[50:13] Will I eat the flesh of bulls,

Or drink the blood of goats?

[50:14] Offer unto God the sacrifice of thanksgiving;

And pay your vows unto the Most High:

[50:15] And call upon me in the day of trouble;

I will deliver thee, and you shalt glorify me.

[50:16] But unto the wicked God saith,

What have you to do to declare my statutes,

And that you have taken my covenant in your mouth,

[50:17] Seeing you hatest instruction,

And castest my words behind thee?

[50:18] When you sawest a thief, you consentedst with him,

And have been partaker with adulterers.

[50:19] you givest your mouth to evil,

And your tongue frameth deceit.

[50:20] you sittest and speakest against your brother;

Thou slanderest your own mother’s son.

[50:21] These things have you done, and I kept silence;

Thou thoughtest that I was altogether such a one as thyself:

But I will reprove thee, and set them in order before your eyes.

[50:22] Now consider this, you that forget God,

Lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver:

[50:23] Whoso offereth the sacrifice of thanksgiving glorifieth me;

And to him that ordereth his way aright

Will I show the salvation of God.

Psalm 51

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David; when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.

[51:1] Have mercy upon me, O God, according to your lovingkindness:

According to the multitude of your tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

[51:2] Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity,

And cleanse me from my sin.

[51:3] For I know my transgressions;

And my sin is ever before me.

[51:4] Against thee, you only, have I sinned,

And done that which is evil in your sight;

That you mayest be justified when you speakest,

And be clear when you judgest.

[51:5] Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity;

And in sin did my mother conceive me. [51:6

Behold, you desirest truth in the inward parts;

And in the hidden part you wilt make me to know wisdom.

[51:7] Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean:

Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

[51:8] Make me to hear joy and gladness,

That the bones which you have broken may rejoice.

[51:9] Hide your face from my sins,

And blot out all mine iniquities.

[51:10] Create in me a clean heart, O God;

And renew a right spirit within me.

[51:11] Cast me not away from your presence;

And take not your holy Spirit from me.

[51:12] Restore unto me the joy of your salvation;

And uphold me with a willing spirit.

[51:13] Then will I teach transgressors your ways;

And sinners shall be converted unto thee.

[51:14] Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, you God of my salvation;

And my tongue shall sing aloud of your righteousness.

[51:15] O Lord, open you my lips;

And my mouth shall show forth your praise.

[51:16] For you delightest not in sacrifice; else would I give it:

Thou have no pleasure in burnt-offering.

[51:17] The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit:

A broken and contrite heart, O God, you wilt not despise.

[51:18] Do good in your good pleasure unto Zion:

Build you the walls of Jerusalem.

[51:19] Then will you delight in the sacrifices of righteousness,

In burnt-offering and in whole burnt-offering:

Then will they offer bullocks upon your altar.

Psalm 52

For the Chief Musician. Maschil of David; when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of Abimelech.

[52:1] Why boastest you yourself in mischief, O mighty man?

The lovingkindness of God endureth continually.

[52:2] your tongue deviseth very wickedness,

Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

[52:3] you lovest evil more than good,

And lying rather than to speak righteousness.

Selah

[52:4] you lovest all devouring words,

you deceitful tongue.

[52:5] God will likewise destroy you for ever;

He will take you up, and pluck you out of your tent,

And root you out of the land of the living.

Selah

[52:6] The righteous also shall see it, and fear,

And shall laugh at him, saying,

[52:7] Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength,

But trusted in the abundance of his riches,

And strengthened himself in his wickedness.

[52:8] But as for me, I am like a green olive-tree in the house of God:

I trust in the lovingkindness of God for ever and ever.

[52:9] I will give you thanks for ever, because you have done it;

And I will hope in your name, for it is good, in the presence of your saints.

Psalm 53

For the Chief Musician; set to Mahalath. Maschil of David.

[53:1] The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.

Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity;

There is none that doeth good.

[53:2] God looked down from heaven upon the children of men,

To see if there were any that did understand,

That did seek after God.

[53:3] Every one of them is gone back; they are together become filthy;

There is none that doeth good, no, not one.

[53:4] Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge,

Who eat up my people as they eat bread,

And call not upon God?

[53:5] There were they in great fear, where no fear was;

For God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee:

Thou have put them to shame, because of God hath rejected them.

[53:6] Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion!

When God bringeth back the captivity of his people,

Then shall Jacob rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.

Psalm 54

For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. Maschil of David; when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, Doth not David hide himself with us?

[54:1] Save me, O God, by your name,

And judge me in your might.

[54:2] Hear my prayer, O God;

Give ear to the words of my mouth.

[54:3] For strangers are risen up against me,

And violent men have sought after my soul:

They have not set God before them.

Selah

[54:4] Behold, God is my helper:

The Lord is of them that uphold my soul.

[54:5] He will requite the evil unto mine enemies:

Destroy you them in your truth.

[54:6] With a freewill-offering will I sacrifice unto thee:

I will give thanks unto your name, O THE GOD, for it is good.

[54:7] For he hath delivered me out of all trouble;

And mine eye hath seen my desire upon mine enemies.

Psalm 55

For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. Maschil of David.

[55:1] Give ear to my prayer, O God;

And hide not yourself from my supplication.

[55:2] Attend unto me, and answer me:

I am restless in my complaint, and moan,

[55:3] Because of the voice of the enemy,

Because of the oppression of the wicked;

For they cast iniquity upon me,

And in anger they persecute me.

[55:4] My heart is sore pained within me:

And the terrors of death are fallen upon me.

[55:5] Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me,

And horror hath overwhelmed me.

[55:6] And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove!

Then would I fly away, and be at rest.

[55:7] Lo, then would I wander far off,

I would lodge in the wilderness.

Selah

[55:8] I would haste me to a shelter

From the stormy wind and tempest.

[55:9] Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongue;

For I have seen violence and strife in the city.

[55:10] Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof:

Iniquity also and mischief are in the midst of it.

[55:11] Wickedness is in the midst thereof:

Oppression and guile depart not from its streets.

[55:12] For it was not an enemy that reproached me;

Then I could have borne it:

Neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me;

Then I would have hid myself from him:

[55:13] But it was thou, a man mine equal,

My companion, and my familiar friend.

[55:14] We took sweet counsel together;

We walked in the house of God with the throng.

[55:15] Let death come suddenly upon them,

Let them go down alive into Sheol;

For wickedness is in their dwelling, in the midst of them.

[55:16] As for me, I will call upon God;

And THE GOD will save me.

[55:17] Evening, and morning, and at noonday, will I complain, and moan;

And he will hear my voice.

[55:18] He hath redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was against me;

For they were many that strove with me.

[55:19] God will hear, and answer them,

Even he that abideth of old,

Selah

The men who have no changes,

And who fear not God.

[55:20] He hath put forth his hands against such as were at peace with him:

He hath profaned his covenant.

[55:21] His mouth was smooth as butter,

But his heart was war:

His words were softer than oil,

Yet were they drawn swords.

[55:22] Cast your burden upon THE GOD, and he will sustain thee:

He will never suffer the righteous to be moved.

[55:23] But thou, O God, wilt bring them down into the pit of destruction:

Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days;

But I will trust in thee.

Psalm 56

For the Chief Musician; set to Jonath elem rehokim. A Psalm of David. Michtam: when the Philistines took him in Gath.

[56:1] Be merciful unto me, O God; for man would swallow me up:

All the day long he fighting oppresseth me.

[56:2] Mine enemies would swallow me up all the day long;

For they are many that fight proudly against me.

[56:3] What time I am afraid,

I will put my trust in thee.

[56:4] In God (I will praise his word),

In God have I put my trust, I will not be afraid;

What can flesh do unto me?

[56:5] All the day long they wrest my words:

All their thoughts are against me for evil.

[56:6] They gather themselves together, they hide themselves,

They mark my steps,

Even as they have waited for my soul.

[56:7] Shall they escape by iniquity?

In anger cast down the peoples, O God.

[56:8] you numberest my wanderings:

Put you my tears into your bottle;

Are they not in your book?

[56:9] Then shall mine enemies turn back in the day that I call:

This I know, that God is for me.

[56:10] In God (I will praise his word),

In THE GOD (I will praise his word),

[56:11] In God have I put my trust, I will not be afraid;

What can man do unto me?

[56:12] your vows are upon me, O God:

I will render thank-offerings unto thee.

[56:13] For you have delivered my soul from death:

Hast you not delivered my feet from falling,

That I may walk before God

In the light of the living?

Psalm 57

For the Chief Musician; set to Al-tash-heth. A Psalm of David. Michtam; when he fled from Saul, in the cave.

[57:1] Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me;

For my soul taketh refuge in thee:

Yea, in the shadow of your wings will I take refuge,

Until these calamities be overpast.

[57:2] I will cry unto God Most High,

Unto God that performeth all things for me.

[57:3] He will send from heaven, and save me,

When he that would swallow me up reproacheth;

Selah

God will send forth his lovingkindness and his truth.

[57:4] My soul is among lions;

I lie among them that are set on fire,

Even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows,

And their tongue a sharp sword.

[57:5] Be you exalted, O God, above the heavens;

Let your glory be above all the earth.

[57:6] They have prepared a net for my steps;

My soul is bowed down:

They have digged a pit before me;

They are fallen into the midst thereof themselves.

Selah

[57:7] My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed:

I will sing, yea, I will sing praises.

[57:8] Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp:

I myself will awake right early.

[57:9] I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the peoples:

I will sing praises unto you among the nations.

[57:10] For your lovingkindness is great unto the heavens,

And your truth unto the skies.

[57:11] Be you exalted, O God, above the heavens;

Let your glory be above all the earth.

Psalm 58

For the Chief Musician; set to Al-tashheth. A Psalm of David. Michtam.

[58:1] Do you indeed in silence speak righteousness?

Do you judge uprightly, O you sons of men?

[58:2] Nay, in heart you work wickedness;

Ye weigh out the violence of your hands in the earth.

[58:3] The wicked are estranged from the womb:

They go astray as soon as they are born, speaking lies.

[58:4] Their poison is like the poison of a serpent:

They are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear,

[58:5] Which hearkeneth not to the voice of charmers,

Charming never so wisely.

[58:6] Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth:

Break out the great teeth of the young lions, O THE GOD.

[58:7] Let them melt away as water that runneth apace:

When he aimeth his arrows, let them be as though they were cut off.

[58:8] Let them be as a snail which melteth and passeth away,

Like the untimely birth of a woman, that hath not seen the sun.

[58:9] Before your pots can feel the thorns,

He will take them away with a whirlwind, the green and the burning alike.

[58:10] The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance:

He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked;

[58:11] So that men shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous:

Verily there is a God that judgeth in the earth.

Psalm 59

For the Chief Musician; set to Al-tashheth. A Psalm of David. Michtam; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him.

[59:1] Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God:

Set me on high from them that rise up against me.

[59:2] Deliver me from the workers of iniquity,

And save me from the bloodthirsty men.

[59:3] For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul;

The mighty gather themselves together against me:

Not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O THE GOD.

[59:4] They run and prepare themselves without my fault:

Awake you to help me, and behold.

[59:5] Even thou, O THE GOD of hosts, the God of Israel,

Arise to visit all the nations:

Be not merciful to any wicked transgressors.

Selah

[59:6] They return at evening, they howl like a dog,

And go round about the city.

[59:7] Behold, they belch out with their mouth;

Swords are in their lips:

For who, say they, doth hear?

[59:8] But thou, O THE GOD, wilt laugh at them;

Thou wilt have all the nations in derision.

[59:9] Because of his strength I will give heed unto thee;

For God is my high tower.

[59:10] My God with his lovingkindness will meet me:

God will let me see my desire upon mine enemies.

[59:11] Slay them not, lest my people forget:

Scatter them by your power, and bring them down,

O Lord our shield.

[59:12] For the sin of their mouth, and the words of their lips,

Let them even be taken in their pride,

And for cursing and lying which they speak.

[59:13] Consume them in wrath, consume them, so that they shall be no more:

And let them know that God ruleth in Jacob,

Unto the ends of the earth.

Selah

[59:14] And at evening let them return, let them howl like a dog,

And go round about the city.

[59:15] They shall wander up and down for food,

And tarry all night if they be not satisfied.

[59:16] But I will sing of your strength;

Yea, I will sing aloud of your lovingkindness in the morning:

For you have been my high tower,

And a refuge in the day of my distress.

[59:17] Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing praises:

For God is my high tower, the God of my mercy.

Psalm 60

For the Chief Musician; set to Shushan Eduth. Michtam of David, to teach; and when he strove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the Valley of Salt twelve thousand.

[60:1] O God you have cast us off, you have broken us down;

Thou have been angry; oh restore us again.

[60:2] you have made the land to tremble; you have rent it:

Heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh.

[60:3] you have showed your people hard things:

Thou have made us to drink the wine of staggering.

[60:4] you have given a banner to them that fear thee,

That it may be displayed because of the truth.

Selah

[60:5] That your beloved may be delivered,

Save with your right hand, and answer us.

[60:6] God hath spoken in his holiness: I will exult;

I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.

[60:7] Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine;

Ephraim also is the defence of my head;

Judah is my sceptre.

[60:8] Moab is my washpot;

Upon Edom will I cast my shoe:

Philistia, shout you because of me.

[60:9] Who will bring me into the strong city?

Who hath led me unto Edom?

[60:10] Have not thou, O God, cast us off?

And you goest not forth, O God, with our hosts.

[60:11] Give us help against the adversary;

For vain is the help of man.

[60:12] Through God we shall do valiantly;

For he it is that will tread down our adversaries.

Psalm 61

For the Chief Musician; on a stringed instrument. A Psalm of David.

[61:1] Hear my cry, O God;

Attend unto my prayer.

[61:2] From the end of the earth will I call unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed:

Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

[61:3] For you have been a refuge for me,

A strong tower from the enemy.

[61:4] I will dwell in your tabernacle for ever:

I will take refuge in the covert of your wings.

Selah

[61:5] For thou, O God, have heard my vows:

Thou have given me the heritage of those that fear your name.

[61:6] you wilt prolong the king’s life;

His years shall be as many generations.

[61:7] He shall abide before God for ever:

Oh prepare lovingkindness and truth, that they may preserve him.

[61:8] So will I sing praise unto your name for ever,

That I may daily perform my vows.

Psalm 62

For the Chief Musician; after the manner of Jeduthan. A Psalm of David.

[62:1] My soul waiteth in silence for God only:

From him cometh my salvation.

[62:2] He only is my rock and my salvation:

He is my high tower; I shall not be greatly moved.

[62:3] How long will you set upon a man,

That you may slay him, all of you,

Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?

[62:4] They only consult to thrust him down from his dignity;

They delight in lies;

They bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly.

Selah

[62:5] My soul, wait you in silence for God only;

For my expectation is from him.

[62:6] He only is my rock and my salvation:

He is my high tower; I shall not be moved.

[62:7] With God is my salvation and my glory:

The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.

[62:8] Trust in him at all times, you people;

Pour out your heart before him:

God is a refuge for us.

Selah

[62:9] Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie:

In the balances they will go up;

They are together lighter than vanity.

[62:10] Trust not in oppression,

And become not vain in robbery:

If riches increase, set not your heart thereon.

[62:11] God hath spoken once,

Twice have I heard this,

That power belongeth unto God.

[62:12] Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth lovingkindness;

For you renderest to every man according to his work.

Psalm 63

A Psalm of David when he was in the wilderness of Judah.

[63:1] O God, you art my God; earnestly will I seek thee:

My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee,

In a dry and weary land, where no water is.

[63:2] So have I looked upon you in the sanctuary,

To see your power and your glory.

[63:3] Because your lovingkindness is better than life,

My lips shall praise thee.

[63:4] So will I bless you while I live:

I will lift up my hands in your name.

[63:5] My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness;

And my mouth shall praise you with joyful lips;

[63:6] When I remember you upon my bed,

And meditate on you in the night-watches.

[63:7] For you have been my help,

And in the shadow of your wings will I rejoice.

[63:8] My soul followeth hard after thee:

Thy right hand upholdeth me.

[63:9] But those that seek my soul, to destroy it,

Shall go into the lower parts of the earth.

[63:10] They shall be given over to the power of the sword:

They shall be a portion for foxes.

[63:11] But the king shall rejoice in God:

Every one that sweareth by him shall glory;

For the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.

Psalm 64

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

[64:1] Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint:

Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.

[64:2] Hide me from the secret counsel of evil-doers,

From the tumult of the workers of iniquity;

[64:3] Who have whet their tongue like a sword,

And have aimed their arrows, even bitter words,

[64:4] That they may shoot in secret places at the perfect:

Suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

[64:5] They encourage themselves in an evil purpose;

They commune of laying snares privily;

They say, Who will see them?

[64:6] They search out iniquities;

We have accomplished, say they, a diligent search:

And the inward thought and the heart of every one is deep.

[64:7] But God will shoot at them;

With an arrow suddenly shall they be wounded.

[64:8] So they shall be made to stumble, their own tongue being against them:

All that see them shall wag the head.

[64:9] And all men shall fear;

And they shall declare the work of God,

And shall wisely consider of his doing.

[64:10] The righteous shall be glad in THE GOD, and shall take refuge in him;

And all the upright in heart shall glory.

Psalm 65

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm. A song of David.

[65:1] Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Zion;

And unto you shall the vow be performed.

[65:2] O you that hearest prayer,

Unto you shall all flesh come.

[65:3] Iniquities prevail against me:

As for our transgressions, you wilt forgive them.

[65:4] Blessed is the man whom you choosest, and causest to approach unto thee,

That he may dwell in your courts:

We shall be satisfied with the goodness of your house,

Thy holy temple.

[65:5] By terrible things you wilt answer us in righteousness,

Oh God of our salvation,

Thou that art the confidence of all the ends of the earth,

And of them that are afar off upon the sea:

[65:6] Who by his strength setteth fast the mountains,

Being girded about with might;

[65:7] Who stilleth the roaring of the seas,

The roaring of their waves,

And the tumult of the peoples.

[65:8] They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at your tokens:

Thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice.

[65:9] you visitest the earth, and waterest it,

Thou greatly enrichest it;

The river of God is full of water:

Thou providest them grain, when you have so prepared the earth.

[65:10] you waterest its furrows abundantly;

Thou settlest the ridges thereof:

Thou makest it soft with showers;

Thou blessest the springing thereof.

[65:11] you crownest the year with your goodness;

And your paths drop fatness.

[65:12] They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness;

And the hills are girded with joy.

[65:13] The pastures are clothed with flocks;

The valleys also are covered over with grain;

They shout for joy, they also sing.

Psalm 66

For the Chief Musician. A song, a Psalm.

[66:1] Make a joyful noise unto God, all the earth:

[66:2] Sing forth the glory of his name:

Make his praise glorious.

[66:3] Say unto God, How terrible are your works!

Through the greatness of your power shall your enemies submit themselves unto thee.

[66:4] All the earth shall worship thee,

And shall sing unto thee;

They shall sing to your name.

Selah

[66:5] Come, and see the works of God;

He is terrible in his doing toward the children of men.

[66:6] He turned the sea into dry land;

They went through the river on foot:

There did we rejoice in him.

[66:7] He ruleth by his might for ever;

His eyes observe the nations:

Let not the rebellious exalt themselves.

Selah

[66:8] Oh bless our God, you peoples,

And make the voice of his praise to be heard;

[66:9] Who holdeth our soul in life,

And suffereth not our feet to be moved.

[66:10] For thou, O God, have proved us:

Thou have tried us, as silver is tried.

[66:11] you broughtest us into the net;

Thou layedst a sore burden upon our loins.

[66:12] you didst cause men to ride over our heads;

We went through fire and through water;

But you broughtest us out into a wealthy place.

[66:13] I will come into your house with burnt-offerings;

I will pay you my vows,

[66:14] Which my lips uttered,

And my mouth spake, when I was in distress.

[66:15] I will offer unto you burnt-offerings of fatlings,

With the incense of rams;

I will offer bullocks with goats.

Selah

[66:16] Come, and hear, all you that fear God,

And I will declare what he hath done for my soul.

[66:17] I cried unto him with my mouth,

And he was extolled with my tongue.

[66:18] If I regard iniquity in my heart,

The Lord will not hear:

[66:19] But verily God hath heard;

He hath attended to the voice of my prayer.

[66:20] Blessed be God,

Who hath not turned away my prayer,

Nor his lovingkindness from me.

Psalm 67

For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm, a song.

[67:1] God be merciful unto us, and bless us,

And cause his face to shine upon us;

Selah

[67:2] That your way may be known upon earth,

Thy salvation among all nations.

[67:3] Let the peoples praise thee, O God;

Let all the peoples praise thee.

[67:4] Oh let the nations be glad and sing for joy;

For you wilt judge the peoples with equity,

And govern the nations upon earth.

Selah

[67:5] Let the peoples praise thee, O God;

Let all the peoples praise thee.

[67:6] The earth hath yielded its increase:

God, even our own God, will bless us.

[67:7] God will bless us;

And all the ends of the earth shall fear him.

Psalm 68

For the Chief Musician; A Psalm of David, a song.

[68:1] Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered;

Let them also that hate him flee before him.

[68:2] As smoke is driven away, so drive them away:

As wax melteth before the fire,

So let the wicked perish at the presence of God.

[68:3] But let the righteous be glad; let them exult before God:

Yea, let them rejoice with gladness.

[68:4] Sing unto God, sing praises to his name:

Cast up a highway for him that rideth through the deserts;

His name is THE GOD; and exult you before him.

[68:5] A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows,

Is God in his holy habitation.

[68:6] God setteth the solitary in families:

He bringeth out the prisoners into prosperity;

But the rebellious dwell in a parched land.

[68:7] O God, when you wentest forth before your people,

When you didst march through the wilderness;

Selah

[68:8] The earth trembled,

The heavens also dropped rain at the presence of God:

Yon Sinai trembled at the presence of God, the God of Israel.

[68:9] Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain,

Thou didst confirm your inheritance, when it was weary.

[68:10] your congregation dwelt therein:

Thou, O God, didst prepare of your goodness for the poor.

[68:11] The Lord giveth the word:

The women that publish the tidings are a great host.

[68:12] Kings of armies flee, they flee;

And she that tarrieth at home divideth the spoil.

[68:13] When you lie among the sheepfolds,

It is as the wings of a dove covered with silver,

And her pinions with yellow gold.

[68:14] When the Almighty scattered kings therein,

It was as when it snoweth in Zalmon.

[68:15] A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan;

A high mountain is the mountain of Bashan.

[68:16] Why look you askance, you high mountains,

At the mountain which God hath desired for his abode?

Yea, THE GOD will dwell in it for ever.

[68:17] The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands upon thousands;

The Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the sanctuary.

[68:18] you have ascended on high, you have led away captives;

Thou have received gifts among men,

Yea, among the rebellious also, that THE GOD might dwell with them.

[68:19] Blessed be the Lord, who daily beareth our burden,

Even the God who is our salvation.

Selah

[68:20] God is unto us a God of deliverances;

And unto THE GOD the Lord belongeth escape from death.

[68:21] But God will smite through the head of his enemies,

The hairy scalp of such a one as goeth on still in his guiltiness.

[68:22] The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan,

I will bring them again from the depths of the sea;

[68:23] That you mayest crush them, dipping your foot in blood,

That the tongue of your dogs may have its portion from your enemies.

[68:24] They have seen your goings, O God,

Even the goings of my God, my King, into the sanctuary.

[68:25] The singers went before, the minstrels followed after,

In the midst of the damsels playing with timbrels.

[68:26] Bless you God in the congregations,

Even the Lord, you that are of the fountain of Israel.

[68:27] There is little Benjamin their ruler,

The princes of Judah and their council,

The princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali.

[68:28] your God hath commanded your strength:

Strengthen, O God, that which you have wrought for us.

[68:29] Because of your temple at Jerusalem

Kings shall bring presents unto thee.

[68:30] Rebuke the wild beast of the reeds,

The multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the peoples,

Trampling under foot the pieces of silver:

He hath scattered the peoples that delight in war.

[68:31] Princes shall come out of Egypt;

Ethiopia shall haste to stretch out her hands unto God.

[68:32] Sing unto God, you kingdoms of the earth;

Oh sing praises unto the Lord;

Selah

[68:33] To him that rideth upon the heaven of heavens, which are of old;

Lo, he uttereth his voice, a mighty voice.

[68:34] Ascribe you strength unto God:

His excellency is over Israel,

And his strength is in the skies.

[68:35] O God, you art terrible out of your holy places:

The God of Israel, he giveth strength and power unto his people.

Blessed be God.

Psalm 69

For the Chief Musician; set to Shoshanim. A Psalm of David.

[69:1] Save me, O God;

For the waters are come in unto my soul.

[69:2] I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing:

I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.

[69:3] I am weary with my crying; my throat is dried:

Mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.

[69:4] They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head:

They that would cut me off, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty:

That which I took not away I have to restore.

[69:5] O God, you knowest my foolishness;

And my sins are not hid from thee.

[69:6] Let not them that wait for you be put to shame through me, O Lord THE GOD of hosts:

Let not those that seek you be brought to dishonor through me, O God of Israel.

[69:7] Because for your sake I have borne reproach;

Shame hath covered my face.

[69:8] I am become a stranger unto my brethren,

And an alien unto my mother’s children.

[69:9] For the zeal of your house hath eaten me up;

And the reproaches of them that reproach you are fallen upon me.

[69:10] When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting,

That was to my reproach.

[69:11] When I made sackcloth my clothing,

I became a byword unto them.

[69:12] They that sit in the gate talk of me;

And I am the song of the drunkards.

[69:13] But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O THE GOD, in an acceptable time:

O God, in the abundance of your lovingkindness,

Answer me in the truth of your salvation.

[69:14] Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink:

Let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.

[69:15] Let not the waterflood overwhelm me,

Neither let the deep shallow me up;

And let not the pit shut its mouth upon me.

[69:16] Answer me, O THE GOD; for your lovingkindness is good:

According to the multitude of your tender mercies turn you unto me.

[69:17] And hide not your face from your servant;

For I am in distress; answer me speedily.

[69:18] Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it:

Ransom me because of mine enemies.

[69:19] you knowest my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonor:

Mine adversaries are all before thee.

[69:20] Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness:

And I looked for some to take pity, but there was none;

And for comforters, but I found none.

[69:21] They gave me also gall for my food;

And in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

[69:22] Let their table before them become a snare;

And when they are in peace, let it become a trap.

[69:23] Let their eyes be darkened, so that they cannot see;

And make their loins continually to shake.

[69:24] Pour out your indignation upon them,

And let the fierceness of your anger overtake them.

[69:25] Let their habitation be desolate;

Let none dwell in their tents.

[69:26] For they persecute him whom you have smitten;

And they tell of the sorrow of those whom you have wounded.

[69:27] Add iniquity unto their iniquity;

And let them not come into your righteousness.

[69:28] Let them be blotted out of the book of life,

And not be written with the righteous.

[69:29] But I am poor and sorrowful:

Let your salvation, O God, set me up on high.

[69:30] I will praise the name of God with a song,

And will magnify him with thanksgiving.

[69:31] And it will please THE GOD better than an ox,

Or a bullock that hath horns and hoofs.

[69:32] The meek have seen it, and are glad:

Ye that seek after God, let your heart live.

[69:33] For THE GOD heareth the needy,

And despiseth not his prisoners.

[69:34] Let heaven and earth praise him,

The seas, and everything that moveth therein.

[69:35] For God will save Zion, and build the cities of Judah;

And they shall abide there, and have it in possession.

[69:36] The seed also of his servants shall inherit it;

And they that love his name shall dwell therein.

Psalm 70

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David; to bring to remembrance.

[70:1] Make haste, O God, to deliver me;

Make haste to help me, O THE GOD.

[70:2] Let them be put to shame and confounded

That seek after my soul:

Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonor

That delight in my hurt.

[70:3] Let them be turned back by reason of their shame

That say, Aha, aha.

[70:4] Let all those that seek you rejoice and be glad in thee;

And let such as love your salvation say continually,

Let God be magnified.

[70:5] But I am poor and needy;

Make haste unto me, O God:

Thou art my help and my deliverer;

O THE GOD, make no tarrying.

Psalm 71

[71:1] In thee, O THE GOD, do I take refuge:

Let me never be put to shame.

[71:2] Deliver me in your righteousness, and rescue me:

Bow down your ear unto me, and save me.

[71:3] Be you to me a rock of habitation, whereunto I may continually resort:

Thou have given commandment to save me;

For you art my rock and my fortress.

[71:4] Rescue me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked,

Out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.

[71:5] For you art my hope, O Lord THE GOD:

Thou art my trust from my youth.

[71:6] By you have I been holden up from the womb;

Thou art he that took me out of my mother’s bowels:

My praise shall be continually of thee.

[71:7] I am as a wonder unto many;

But you art my strong refuge.

[71:8] My mouth shall be filled with your praise,

And with your honor all the day.

[71:9] Cast me not off in the time of old age;

Forsake me not when my strength faileth.

[71:10] For mine enemies speak concerning me;

And they that watch for my soul take counsel together,

[71:11] Saying, God hath forsaken him:

Pursue and take him; for there is none to deliver.

[71:12] O God, be not far from me;

O my God, make haste to help me.

[71:13] Let them be put to shame and consumed that are adversaries to my soul;

Let them be covered with reproach and dishonor that seek my hurt.

[71:14] But I will hope continually,

And will praise you yet more and more.

[71:15] My mouth shall tell of your righteousness,

And of your salvation all the day;

For I know not the numbers thereof.

[71:16] I will come with the mighty acts of the Lord THE GOD:

I will make mention of your righteousness, even of your only.

[71:17] O God, you have taught me from my youth;

And hitherto have I declared your wondrous works.

[71:18] Yea, even when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not,

Until I have declared your strength unto the next generation,

Thy might to every one that is to come.

[71:19] your righteousness also, O God, is very high;

Thou who have done great things, O God, who is like unto thee?

[71:20] Thou, who have showed us many and sore troubles,

Wilt quicken us again,

And wilt bring us up again from the depths of the earth.

[71:21] Increase you my greatness,

And turn again and comfort me.

[71:22] I will also praise you with the psaltery,

Even your truth, O my God:

Unto you will I sing praises with the harp,

O you Holy One of Israel.

[71:23] My lips shall shout for joy when I sing praises unto thee;

And my soul, which you have redeemed.

[71:24] My tongue also shall talk of your righteousness all the day long;

For they are put to shame, for they are confounded, that seek my hurt.

Psalm 72

A Psalm of Solomon.

[72:1] Give the king your judgments, O God,

And your righteousness unto the king’s son.

[72:2] He will judge your people with righteousness,

And your poor with justice.

[72:3] The mountains shall bring peace to the people,

And the hills, in righteousness.

[72:4] He will judge the poor of the people,

He will save the children of the needy,

And will break in pieces the oppressor.

[72:5] They shall fear you while the sun endureth,

And so long as the moon, throughout all generations.

[72:6] He will come down like rain upon the mown grass,

As showers that water the earth.

[72:7] In his days shall the righteous flourish,

And abundance of peace, till the moon be no more.

[72:8] He shall have dominion also from sea to sea,

And from the River unto the ends of the earth.

[72:9] They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him;

And his enemies shall lick the dust.

[72:10] The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall render tribute:

The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

[72:11] Yea, all kings shall fall down before him;

All nations shall serve him.

[72:12] For he will deliver the needy when he crieth,

And the poor, that hath no helper.

[72:13] He will have pity on the poor and needy,

And the souls of the needy he will save.

[72:14] He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence;

And precious will their blood be in his sight:

[72:15] And they shall live; and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba:

And men shall pray for him continually;

They shall bless him all the day long.

[72:16] There shall be abundance of grain in the earth upon the top of the mountains;

The fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon:

And they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.

[72:17] His name shall endure for ever;

His name shall be continued as long as the sun:

And men shall be blessed in him;

All nations shall call him happy.

[72:18] Blessed be THE GOD, the God of Israel,

Who only doeth wondrous things:

[72:19] And blessed be his glorious name for ever;

And let the whole earth be filled with his glory.

Amen, and Amen.

[72:20] The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.

BOOK III

Psalm 73

A Psalm of Asaph.

[73:1] Surely God is good to Israel,

Even to such as are pure in heart.

[73:2] But as for me, my feet were almost gone;

My steps had well nigh slipped.

[73:3] For I was envious at the arrogant,

When I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

[73:4] For there are no pangs in their death;

But their strength is firm.

[73:5] They are not in trouble as other men;

Neither are they plagued like other men.

[73:6] Therefore pride is as a chain about their neck;

Violence covereth them as a garment.

[73:7] Their eyes stand out with fatness:

They have more than heart could wish.

[73:8] They scoff, and in wickedness utter oppression:

They speak loftily.

[73:9] They have set their mouth in the heavens,

And their tongue walketh through the earth.

[73:10] Therefore his people return hither:

And waters of a full cup are drained by them.

[73:11] And they say, How doth God know?

And is there knowledge in the Most High?

[73:12] Behold, these are the wicked;

And, being alway at ease, they increase in riches.

[73:13] Surely in vain have I cleansed my heart,

And washed my hands in innocency;

[73:14] For all the day long have I been plagued,

And chastened every morning.

[73:15] If I had said, I will speak thus;

Behold, I had dealt treacherously with the generation of your children.

[73:16] When I thought how I might know this,

It was too painful for me;

[73:17] Until I went into the sanctuary of God,

And considered their latter end.

[73:18] Surely you settest them in slippery places:

Thou castest them down to destruction.

[73:19] How are they become a desolation in a moment!

They are utterly consumed with terrors.

[73:20] As a dream when one awaketh,

So, O Lord, when you awakest, you wilt despise their image.

[73:21] For my soul was grieved,

And I was pricked in my heart:

[73:22] So brutish was I, and ignorant;

I was as a beast before thee.

[73:23] Nevertheless I am continually with thee:

Thou have holden my right hand.

[73:24] you wilt guide me with your counsel,

And afterward receive me to glory.

[73:25] Whom have I in heaven but thee?

And there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee.

[73:26] My flesh and my heart faileth;

But God is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever.

[73:27] For, lo, they that are far from you shall perish:

Thou have destroyed all them that play the harlot, departing from thee.

[73:28] But it is good for me to draw near unto God:

I have made the Lord THE GOD my refuge,

That I may tell of all your works.

Psalm 74

Maschil of Asaph.

[74:1] O God, why have you cast us off for ever?

Why doth your anger smoke against the sheep of your pasture?

[74:2] Remember your congregation, which you have gotten of old,

Which you have redeemed to be the tribe of your inheritance;

And mount Zion, wherein you have dwelt.

[74:3] Lift up your feet unto the perpetual ruins,

All the evil that the enemy hath done in the sanctuary.

[74:4] your adversaries have roared in the midst of your assembly;

They have set up their ensigns for signs.

[74:5] They seemed as men that lifted up

Axes upon a thicket of trees.

[74:6] And now all the carved work thereof

They break down with hatchet and hammers.

[74:7] They have set your sanctuary on fire;

They have profaned the dwelling-place of your name by casting it to the ground.

[74:8] They said in their heart, Let us make havoc of them altogether:

They have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land.

[74:9] We see not our signs:

There is no more any prophet;

Neither is there among us any that knoweth how long.

[74:10] How long, O God, shall the adversary reproach?

Shall the enemy blaspheme your name for ever?

[74:11] Why drawest you back your hand, even your right hand?

Pluck it out of your bosom and consume them.

[74:12] Yet God is my King of old,

Working salvation in the midst of the earth.

[74:13] you didst divide the sea by your strength:

Thou brakest the heads of the sea-monsters in the waters.

[74:14] you brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces;

Thou gavest him to be food to the people inhabiting the wilderness.

[74:15] you didst cleave fountain and flood:

Thou driedst up mighty rivers.

[74:16] The day is thine, the night also is thine:

Thou have prepared the light and the sun.

[74:17] you have set all the borders of the earth:

Thou have made summer and winter.

[74:18] Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O THE GOD,

And that a foolish people hath blasphemed your name.

[74:19] Oh deliver not the soul of your turtle-dove unto the wild beast:

Forget not the life of your poor for ever.

[74:20] Have respect unto the covenant;

For the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of violence.

[74:21] Oh let not the oppressed return ashamed:

Let the poor and needy praise your name.

[74:22] Arise, O God, plead your own cause:

Remember how the foolish man reproacheth you all the day.

[74:23] Forget not the voice of your adversaries:

The tumult of those that rise up against you ascendeth continually.

Psalm 75

For the Chief Musician; set to Al-tash-heth. A Psalm of Asaph; a song.

[75:1] We give thanks unto thee, O God;

We give thanks, for your name is near:

Men tell of your wondrous works.

[75:2] When I shall find the set time, I will judge uprightly.

[75:3] The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved:

I have set up the pillars of it.

Selah

[75:4] I said unto the arrogant, Deal not arrogantly;

And to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:

[75:5] Lift not up your horn on high;

Speak not with a stiff neck.

[75:6] For neither from the east, nor from the west,

Nor yet from the south, cometh lifting up.

[75:7] But God is the judge:

He putteth down one, and lifteth up another.

[75:8] For in the hand of THE GOD there is a cup, and the wine foameth;

It is full of mixture, and he poureth out of the same:

Surely the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall drain them, and drink them.

[75:9] But I will declare for ever,

I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.

[75:10] All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off;

But the horns of the righteous shall be lifted up.

Psalm 76

For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph, a song.

[76:1] In Judah is God known:

His name is great in Israel.

[76:2] In Salem also is his tabernacle,

And his dwelling-place in Zion.

[76:3] There he brake the arrows of the bow;

The shield, and the sword, and the battle.

Selah

[76:4] Glorious art you and excellent,

From the mountains of prey.

[76:5] The stouthearted are made a spoil,

They have slept their sleep;

And none of the men of might have found their hands.

[76:6] At your rebuke, O God of Jacob,

Both chariot and horse are cast into a deep sleep.

[76:7] Thou, even thou, art to be feared;

And who may stand in your sight when once you art angry?

[76:8] you didst cause sentence to be heard from heaven;

The earth feared, and was still,

[76:9] When God arose to judgment,

To save all the meek of the earth.

Selah

[76:10] Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee:

The residue of wrath shalt you gird upon thee.

[76:11] Vow, and pay unto THE GOD your God:

Let all that are round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared.

[76:12] He will cut off the spirit of princes:

He is terrible to the kings of the earth.

Psalm 77

For the Chief Musician; after the manner of Jeduthan. A Psalm of Asaph.

[77:1] I will cry unto God with my voice,

Even unto God with my voice; and he will give ear unto me.

[77:2] In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord:

My hand was stretched out in the night, and slacked not;

My soul refused to be comforted.

[77:3] I remember God, and am disquieted:

I complain, and my spirit is overwhelmed.

Selah

[77:4] you holdest mine eyes watching:

I am so troubled that I cannot speak.

[77:5] I have considered the days of old,

The years of ancient times.

[77:6] I call to remembrance my song in the night:

I commune with mine own heart;

And my spirit maketh diligent search.

[77:7] Will the Lord cast off for ever?

And will he be favorable no more?

[77:8] Is his lovingkindness clean gone for ever?

Doth his promise fail for evermore?

[77:9] Hath God forgotten to be gracious?

Hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies?

Selah

[77:10] And I said, This is my infirmity;

But I will remember the years of the right hand of the Most High.

[77:11] I will make mention of the deeds of THE GOD;

For I will remember your wonders of old.

[77:12] I will meditate also upon all your work,

And muse on your doings.

[77:13] your way, O God, is in the sanctuary:

Who is a great god like unto God?

[77:14] you art the God that doest wonders:

Thou have made known your strength among the peoples.

[77:15] you have with your arm redeemed your people,

The sons of Jacob and Joseph.

Selah

[77:16] The waters saw thee, O God;

The waters saw thee, they were afraid:

The depths also trembled.

[77:17] The clouds poured out water;

The skies sent out a sound:

Thine arrows also went abroad.

[77:18] The voice of your thunder was in the whirlwind;

The lightnings lightened the world:

The earth trembled and shook.

[77:19] your way was in the sea,

And your paths in the great waters,

And your footsteps were not known.

[77:20] you leddest your people like a flock,

By the hand of Moses and Aaron.

Psalm 78

Maschil of Asaph.

[78:1] Give ear, O my people, to my law:

Incline your ears to the words of my mouth.

[78:2] I will open my mouth in a parable;

I will utter dark sayings of old,

[78:3] Which we have heard and known,

And our fathers have told us.

[78:4] We will not hide them from their children,

Telling to the generation to come the praises of THE GOD,

And his strength, and his wondrous works that he hath done.

[78:5] For he established a testimony in Jacob,

And appointed a law in Israel,

Which he commanded our fathers,

That they should make them known to their children;

[78:6] That the generation to come might know them, even the children that should be born;

Who should arise and tell them to their children,

[78:7] That they might set their hope in God,

And not forget the works of God,

But keep his commandments,

[78:8] And might not be as their fathers,

A stubborn and rebellious generation,

A generation that set not their heart aright,

And whose spirit was not stedfast with God.

[78:9] The children of Ephraim, being armed and carrying bows,

Turned back in the day of battle.

[78:10] They kept not the covenant of God,

And refused to walk in his law;

[78:11] And they forgat his doings,

And his wondrous works that he had showed them.

[78:12] Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers,

In the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.

[78:13] He clave the sea, and caused them to pass through;

And he made the waters to stand as a heap.

[78:14] In the day-time also he led them with a cloud,

And all the night with a light of fire.

[78:15] He clave rocks in the wilderness,

And gave them drink abundantly as out of the depths.

[78:16] He brought streams also out of the rock,

And caused waters to run down like rivers.

[78:17] Yet went they on still to sin against him,

To rebel against the Most High in the desert.

[78:18] And they tempted God in their heart

By asking food according to their desire.

[78:19] Yea, they spake against God;

They said, Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?

[78:20] Behold, he smote the rock, so that waters gushed out,

And streams overflowed;

Can he give bread also?

Will he provide flesh for his people?

[78:21] Therefore THE GOD heard, and was wroth;

And a fire was kindled against Jacob,

And anger also went up against Israel;

[78:22] Because they believed not in God,

And trusted not in his salvation.

[78:23] Yet he commanded the skies above,

And opened the doors of heaven;

[78:24] And he rained down manna upon them to eat,

And gave them food from heaven.

[78:25] Man did eat the bread of the mighty:

He sent them food to the full.

[78:26] He caused the east wind to blow in the heavens;

And by his power he guided the south wind.

[78:27] He rained flesh also upon them as the dust,

And winged birds as the sand of the seas:

[78:28] And he let it fall in the midst of their camp,

Round about their habitations.

[78:29] So they did eat, and were well filled;

And he gave them their own desire.

[78:30] They were not estranged from that which they desired,

Their food was yet in their mouths,

[78:31] When the anger of God went up against them,

And slew of the fattest of them,

And smote down the young men of Israel.

[78:32] For all this they sinned still,

And believed not in his wondrous works.

[78:33] Therefore their days did he consume in vanity,

And their years in terror.

[78:34] When he slew them, then they inquired after him;

And they returned and sought God earnestly.

[78:35] And they remembered that God was their rock,

And the Most High God their redeemer.

[78:36] But they flattered him with their mouth,

And lied unto him with their tongue.

[78:37] For their heart was not right with him,

Neither were they faithful in his covenant.

[78:38] But he, being merciful, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not:

Yea, many a time turned he his anger away,

And did not stir up all his wrath.

[78:39] And he remembered that they were but flesh,

A wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.

[78:40] How oft did they rebel against him in the wilderness,

And grieve him in the desert!

[78:41] And they turned again and tempted God,

And provoked the Holy One of Israel.

[78:42] They remember not his hand,

Nor the day when he redeemed them from the adversary;

[78:43] How he set his signs in Egypt,

And his wonders in the field of Zoan,

[78:44] And turned their rivers into blood,

And their streams, so that they could not drink.

[78:45] He sent among them swarms of flies, which devoured them;

And frogs, which destroyed them.

[78:46] He gave also their increase unto the caterpillar,

And their labor unto the locust.

[78:47] He destroyed their vines with hail,

And their sycomore-trees with frost.

[78:48] He gave over their cattle also to the hail,

And their flocks to hot thunderbolts.

[78:49] He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger,

Wrath, and indignation, and trouble,

A band of angels of evil.

[78:50] He made a path for his anger;

He spared not their soul from death,

But gave their life over to the pestilence,

[78:51] And smote all the first-born in Egypt,

The chief of their strength in the tents of Ham.

[78:52] But he led forth his own people like sheep,

And guided them in the wilderness like a flock.

[78:53] And he led them safely, so that they feared not;

But the sea overwhelmed their enemies.

[78:54] And he brought them to the border of his sanctuary,

To this mountain, which his right hand had gotten.

[78:55] He drove out the nations also before them,

And allotted them for an inheritance by line,

And made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.

[78:56] Yet they tempted and rebelled against the Most High God,

And kept not his testimonies;

[78:57] But turned back, and dealt treacherously like their fathers:

They were turned aside like a deceitful bow.

[78:58] For they provoked him to anger with their high places,

And moved him to jealousy with their graven images.

[78:59] When God heard this, he was wroth,

And greatly abhorred Israel;

[78:60] So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh,

The tent which he placed among men;

[78:61] And delivered his strength into captivity,

And his glory into the adversary’s hand.

[78:62] He gave his people over also unto the sword,

And was wroth with his inheritance.

[78:63] Fire devoured their young men;

And their virgins had no marriage-song.

[78:64] Their priests fell by the sword;

And their widows made no lamentation.

[78:65] Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep,

Like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine.

[78:66] And he smote his adversaries backward:

He put them to a perpetual reproach.

[78:67] Moreover he refused the tent of Joseph,

And chose not the tribe of Ephraim,

[78:68] But chose the tribe of Judah,

The mount Zion which he loved.

[78:69] And he built his sanctuary like the heights,

Like the earth which he hath established for ever.

[78:70] He chose David also his servant,

And took him from the sheepfolds:

[78:71] From following the ewes that have their young he brought him,

To be the shepherd of Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.

[78:72] So he was their shepherd according to the integrity of his heart,

And guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.

Psalm 79

A Psalm of Asaph.

[79:1] O God, the nations are come into your inheritance;

Thy holy temple have they defiled;

They have laid Jerusalem in heaps.

[79:2] The dead bodies of your servants have they given to be food unto the birds of the heavens,

The flesh of your saints unto the beasts of the earth.

[79:3] Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem;

And there was none to bury them.

[79:4] We are become a reproach to our neighbors,

A scoffing and derision to them that are round about us.

[79:5] How long, O THE GOD? wilt you be angry for ever?

Shall your jealousy burn like fire?

[79:6] Pour out your wrath upon the nations that know you not,

And upon the kingdoms that call not upon your name.

[79:7] For they have devoured Jacob,

And laid waste his habitation.

[79:8] Remember not against us the iniquities of our forefathers:

Let your tender mercies speedily meet us;

For we are brought very low.

[79:9] Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of your name;

And deliver us, and forgive our sins, for your name’s sake.

[79:10] Wherefore should the nations say, Where is their God?

Let the avenging of the blood of your servants which is shed

Be known among the nations in our sight.

[79:11] Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee:

According to the greatness of your power preserve you those that are appointed to death;

[79:12] And render unto our neighbors sevenfold into their bosom

Their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.

[79:13] So we your people and sheep of your pasture

Will give you thanks for ever:

We will show forth your praise to all generations.

Psalm 80

For the Chief Musician, set to Shoshanim Eduth.. A Psalm of Asaph.

[80:1] Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel,

Thou that leadest Joseph like a flock;

Thou that sittest above the cherubim, shine forth.

[80:2] Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up your might,

And come to save us.

[80:3] Turn us again, O God;

And cause your face to shine, and we shall be saved.

[80:4] O THE GOD of hosts,

How long wilt you be angry against the prayer of your people?

[80:5] you have fed them with the bread of tears,

And given them tears to drink in large measure.

[80:6] you makest us a strife unto our neighbors;

And our enemies laugh among themselves.

[80:7] Turn us again, O God of hosts;

And cause your face to shine, and we shall be saved.

[80:8] you broughtest a vine out of Egypt:

Thou didst drive out the nations, and plantedst it.

[80:9] you preparedst room before it,

And it took deep root, and filled the land.

[80:10] The mountains were covered with the shadow of it,

And the boughs thereof were like cedars of God.

[80:11] It sent out its branches unto the sea,

And its shoots unto the River.

[80:12] Why have you broken down its walls,

So that all they that pass by the way do pluck it?

[80:13] The boar out of the wood doth ravage it,

And the wild beasts of the field feed on it.

[80:14] Turn again, we beseech thee, O God of hosts:

Look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine,

[80:15] And the stock which your right hand planted,

And the branch that you madest strong for thyself.

[80:16] It is burned with fire, it is cut down:

They perish at the rebuke of your countenance.

[80:17] Let your hand be upon the man of your right hand,

Upon the son of man whom you madest strong for thyself.

[80:18] So shall we not go back from thee:

Quicken you us, and we will call upon your name.

[80:19] Turn us again, O THE GOD of hosts;

Cause your face to shine, and we shall be saved.

Psalm 81

For the Chief Musician; set to the Gittith. A Psalm of Asaph.

[81:1] Sing aloud unto God our strength:

Make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.

[81:2] Raise a song, and bring hither the timbrel,

The pleasant harp with the psaltery.

[81:3] Blow the trumpet at the new moon,

At the full moon, on our feast-day.

[81:4] For it is a statute for Israel,

An ordinance of the God of Jacob.

[81:5] He appointed it in Joseph for a testimony,

When he went out over the land of Egypt,

Where I heard a language that I knew not.

[81:6] I removed his shoulder from the burden:

His hands were freed from the basket.

[81:7] you calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee;

I answered you in the secret place of thunder;

I proved you at the waters of Meribah.

Selah

[81:8] Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee:

O Israel, if you wouldest hearken unto me!

[81:9] There shall no strange god be in thee;

Neither shalt you worship any foreign god.

[81:10] I am THE GOD your God,

Who brought you up out of the land of Egypt:

Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.

[81:11] But my people hearkened not to my voice;

And Israel would none of me.

[81:12] So I let them go after the stubbornness of their heart,

That they might walk in their own counsels.

[81:13] Oh that my people would hearken unto me,

That Israel would walk in my ways!

[81:14] I would soon subdue their enemies,

And turn my hand against their adversaries.

[81:15] The haters of THE GOD should submit themselves unto him:

But their time should endure for ever.

[81:16] He would feed them also with the finest of the wheat;

And with honey out of the rock would I satisfy thee.

Psalm 82

A Psalm of Asaph.

[82:1] God standeth in the congregation of God;

He judgeth among the gods.

[82:2] How long will you judge unjustly,

And respect the persons of the wicked?

Selah

[82:3] Judge the poor and fatherless:

Do justice to the afflicted and destitute.

[82:4] Rescue the poor and needy:

Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.

[82:5] They know not, neither do they understand;

They walk to and fro in darkness:

All the foundations of the earth are shaken.

[82:6] I said, You are gods,

And all of you sons of the Most High.

[82:7] Nevertheless you shall die like men,

And fall like one of the princes.

[82:8] Arise, O God, judge the earth;

For you shalt inherit all the nations.

Psalm 83

A song. A Psalm of Asaph.

[83:1] O God, keep not you silence:

Hold not your peace, and be not still, O God.

[83:2] For, lo, your enemies make a tumult;

And they that hate you have lifted up the head.

[83:3] your take crafty counsel against your people,

And consult together against your hidden ones.

[83:4] They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation;

That the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.

[83:5] For they have consulted together with one consent;

Against you do they make a covenant:

[83:6] The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites;

Moab, and the Hagarenes;

[83:7] Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek;

Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre:

[83:8] Assyria also is joined with them;

They have helped the children of Lot.

Selah

[83:9] Do you unto them as unto Midian,

As to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the river Kishon;

[83:10] Who perished at Endor,

Who became as dung for the earth.

[83:11] Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb;

Yea, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna;

[83:12] Who said, Let us take to ourselves in possession

The habitations of God.

[83:13] O my God, make them like the whirling dust;

As stubble before the wind.

[83:14] As the fire that burneth the forest,

And as the flame that setteth the mountains on fire,

[83:15] So pursue them with your tempest,

And terrify them with your storm.

[83:16] Fill their faces with confusion,

That they may seek your name, O THE GOD.

[83:17] Let them be put to shame and dismayed for ever;

Yea, let them be confounded and perish;

[83:18] That they may know that you alone, whose name is THE GOD,

Art the Most High over all the earth.

Psalm 84

For the Chief Musician; set to the Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

[84:1] How amiable are your tabernacles,

O THE GOD of hosts!

[84:2] My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of THE GOD;

My heart and my flesh cry out unto the living God.

[84:3] Yea, the sparrow hath found her a house,

And the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young,

Even your altars, O THE GOD of hosts,

My King, and my God.

[84:4] Blessed are they that dwell in your house:

They will be still praising thee.

Selah

[84:5] Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee;

In whose heart are the highways to Zion.

[84:6] Passing through the valley of Weeping they make it a place of springs;

Yea, the early rain covereth it with blessings.

[84:7] They go from strength to strength;

Every one of them appeareth before God in Zion.

[84:8] O THE GOD of hosts, hear my prayer;

Give ear, O God of Jacob.

Selah

[84:9] Behold, O God our shield,

And look upon the face of your anointed.

[84:10] For a day in your courts is better than a thousand.

I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God,

Than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.

[84:11] For THE GOD is a sun and a shield:

THE GOD will give grace and glory;

No good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

[84:12] O THE GOD of hosts,

Blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.

Psalm 85

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

[85:1] THE GOD, you have been favorable unto your land;

Thou have brought back the captivity of Jacob.

[85:2] you have forgiven the iniquity of your people;

Thou have covered all their sin.

Selah

[85:3] you have taken away all your wrath;

Thou have turned yourself from the fierceness of your anger.

[85:4] Turn us, O God of our salvation,

And cause your indignation toward us to cease.

[85:5] Wilt you be angry with us for ever?

Wilt you draw out your anger to all generations?

[85:6] Wilt you not quicken us again,

That your people may rejoice in thee?

[85:7] Show us your lovingkindness, O THE GOD,

And grant us your salvation.

[85:8] I will hear what God THE GOD will speak;

For he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints:

But let them not turn again to folly.

[85:9] Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him,

That glory may dwell in our land.

[85:10] Mercy and truth are met together;

Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

[85:11] Truth springeth out of the earth;

And righteousness hath looked down from heaven.

[85:12] Yea, THE GOD will give that which is good;

And our land shall yield its increase.

[85:13] Righteousness shall go before him,

And shall make his footsteps a way to walk in.

Psalm 86

A Prayer of David

[86:1] Bow down your ear, O THE GOD, and answer me;

For I am poor and needy.

[86:2] Preserve my soul; for I am godly:

O you my God, save your servant that trusteth in thee.

[86:3] Be merciful unto me, O Lord;

For unto you do I cry all the day long.

[86:4] Rejoice the soul of your servant;

For unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.

[86:5] For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive,

And abundant in lovingkindness unto all them that call upon thee.

[86:6] Give ear, O THE GOD, unto my prayer;

And hearken unto the voice of my supplications.

[86:7] In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee;

For you wilt answer me.

[86:8] There is none like unto you among the gods, O Lord;

Neither are there any works like unto your works.

[86:9] All nations whom you have made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord;

And they shall glorify your name.

[86:10] For you art great, and doest wondrous things:

Thou art God alone.

[86:11] Teach me your way, O THE GOD; I will walk in your truth:

Unite my heart to fear your name.

[86:12] I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with my whole heart;

And I will glorify your name for evermore.

[86:13] For great is your lovingkindness toward me;

And you have delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol.

[86:14] O God, the proud are risen up against me,

And a company of violent men have sought after my soul,

And have not set you before them.

[86:15] But thou, O Lord, art a God merciful and gracious,

Slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness and truth.

[86:16] Oh turn unto me, and have mercy upon me;

Give your strength unto your servant,

And save the son of your handmaid.

[86:17] Show me a token for good,

That they who hate me may see it, and be put to shame,

Because thou, THE GOD, have helped me, and comforted me.

Psalm 87

A Psalm of the sons of Korah; a Song.

[87:1] His foundation is in the holy mountains.

[87:2] THE GOD loveth the gates of Zion

More than all the dwellings of Jacob.

[87:3] Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God.

Selah

[87:4] I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon as among them that know me:

Behold, Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia:

This one was born there.

[87:5] Yea, of Zion it shall be said, This one and that one was born in her;

And the Most High himself will establish her.

[87:6] THE GOD will count, when he writeth up the peoples,

This one was born there.

Selah

[87:7] They that sing as well as they that dance shall say,

All my fountains are in thee.

Psalm 88

A Song, a Psalm of the sons of Korah; for the Chief Musician; set to Mahalath Leannoth. Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite.

[88:1] O THE GOD, the God of my salvation,

I have cried day and night before thee.

[88:2] Let my prayer enter into your presence;

Incline your ear unto my cry.

[88:3] For my soul is full of troubles,

And my life draweth nigh unto Sheol.

[88:4] I am reckoned with them that go down into the pit;

I am as a man that hath no help,

[88:5] Cast off among the dead,

Like the slain that lie in the grave,

Whom you rememberest no more,

And they are cut off from your hand.

[88:6] you have laid me in the lowest pit,

In dark places, in the deeps.

[88:7] your wrath lieth hard upon me,

And you have afflicted me with all your waves.

Selah

[88:8] you have put mine acquaintance far from me;

Thou have made me an abomination unto them:

I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.

[88:9] Mine eye wasteth away by reason of affliction:

I have called daily upon thee, O THE GOD;

I have spread forth my hands unto thee.

[88:10] Wilt you show wonders to the dead?

Shall they that are deceased arise and praise thee?

Selah

[88:11] Shall your lovingkindness be declared in the grave?

Or your faithfulness in Destruction?

[88:12] Shall your wonders be known in the dark?

And your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?

[88:13] But unto thee, O THE GOD, have I cried;

And in the morning shall my prayer come before thee.

[88:14] THE GOD, why castest you off my soul?

Why hidest you your face from me?

[88:15] I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up:

While I suffer your terrors I am distracted.

[88:16] your fierce wrath is gone over me;

Thy terrors have cut me off.

[88:17] They came round about me like water all the day long;

They compassed me about together.

[88:18] Lover and friend have you put far from me,

And mine acquaintance into darkness.

Psalm 89

Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite.

[89:1] I will sing of the lovingkindness of THE GOD for ever:

With my mouth will I make known your faithfulness to all generations.

[89:2] For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever;

Thy faithfulness wilt you establish in the very heavens.

[89:3] I have made a covenant with my chosen,

I have sworn unto David my servant:

[89:4] your seed will I establish for ever,

And build up your throne to all generations.

Selah

[89:5] And the heavens shall praise your wonders, O THE GOD;

Thy faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.

[89:6] For who in the skies can be compared unto THE GOD?

Who among the sons of the mighty is like unto THE GOD,

[89:7] A God very terrible in the council of the holy ones,

And to be feared above all them that are round about him?

[89:8] O THE GOD of hosts,

Who is a mighty one, like unto thee, O THE GOD?

And your faithfulness is round about thee.

[89:9] you rulest the pride of the sea:

When the waves thereof arise, you stillest them.

[89:10] you have broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain;

Thou have scattered your enemies with the arm of your strength.

[89:11] The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine:

The world and the fulness thereof, you have founded them.

[89:12] The north and the south, you have created them:

Tabor and Hermon rejoice in your name.

[89:13] you have a mighty arm;

Strong is your hand, and high is your right hand.

[89:14] Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne:

Lovingkindness and truth go before your face.

[89:15] Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound:

They walk, O THE GOD, in the light of your countenance.

[89:16] In your name do they rejoice all the day;

And in your righteousness are they exalted.

[89:17] For you art the glory of their strength;

And in your favor our horn shall be exalted.

[89:18] For our shield belongeth unto THE GOD;

And our king to the Holy One of Israel.

[89:19] Then you spakest in vision to your saints,

And saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty;

I have exalted one chosen out of the people.

[89:20] I have found David my servant;

With my holy oil have I anointed him:

[89:21] With whom my hand shall be established;

Mine arm also shall strengthen him.

[89:22] The enemy shall not exact from him,

Nor the son of wickedness afflict him.

[89:23] And I will beat down his adversaries before him,

And smite them that hate him.

[89:24] But my faithfulness and my lovingkindness shall be with him;

And in my name shall his horn be exalted.

[89:25] I will set his hand also on the sea,

And his right hand on the rivers.

[89:26] He shall cry unto me, you art my Father,

My God, and the rock of my salvation.

[89:27] I also will make him my first-born,

The highest of the kings of the earth.

[89:28] My lovingkindness will I keep for him for evermore;

And my covenant shall stand fast with him.

[89:29] His seed also will I make to endure for ever,

And his throne as the days of heaven.

[89:30] If his children forsake my law,

And walk not in mine ordinances;

[89:31] If they break my statutes,

And keep not my commandments;

[89:32] Then will I visit their transgression with the rod,

And their iniquity with stripes.

[89:33] But my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him,

Nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.

[89:34] My covenant will I not break,

Nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.

[89:35] Once have I sworn by my holiness:

I will not lie unto David:

[89:36] His seed shall endure for ever,

And his throne as the sun before me.

[89:37] It shall be established for ever as the moon,

And as the faithful witness in the sky.

Selah

[89:38] But you have cast off and rejected,

Thou have been wroth with your anointed.

[89:39] you have abhorred the covenant of your servant:

Thou have profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.

[89:40] you have broken down all his hedges;

Thou have brought his strongholds to ruin.

[89:41] All that pass by the way rob him:

He is become a reproach to his neighbors.

[89:42] you have exalted the right hand of his adversaries;

Thou have made all his enemies to rejoice.

[89:43] Yea, you turnest back the edge of his sword,

And have not made him to stand in the battle.

[89:44] you have made his brightness to cease,

And cast his throne down to the ground.

[89:45] The days of his youth have you shortened:

Thou have covered him with shame.

Selah

[89:46] How long, O THE GOD? wilt you hide yourself for ever?

How long shall your wrath burn like fire?

[89:47] Oh remember how short my time is:

For what vanity have you created all the children of men!

[89:48] What man is he that shall live and not see death,

That shall deliver his soul from the power of Sheol?

Selah

[89:49] Lord, where are your former lovingkindnesses,

Which you swarest unto David in your faithfulness?

[89:50] Remember, Lord, the reproach of your servants;

How I do bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty peoples,

[89:51] Wherewith your enemies have reproached, O THE GOD,

Wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of your anointed.

[89:52] Blessed be THE GOD for evermore.

Amen, and Amen.

BOOK IV

Psalm 90

A Prayer of Moses the man of God.

[90:1] Lord, you have been our dwelling-place

In all generations.

[90:2] Before the mountains were brought forth,

Or ever you hadst formed the earth and the world,

Even from everlasting to everlasting, you art God.

[90:3] you turnest man to destruction,

And sayest, Return, you children of men.

[90:4] For a thousand years in your sight

Are but as yesterday when it is past,

And as a watch in the night.

[90:5] you carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep:

In the morning they are like grass which groweth up.

[90:6] In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up;

In the evening it is cut down, and withereth.

[90:7] For we are consumed in your anger,

And in your wrath are we troubled.

[90:8] you have set our iniquities before thee,

Our secret sins in the light of your countenance.

[90:9] For all our days are passed away in your wrath:

We bring our years to an end as a sigh.

[90:10] The days of our years are threescore years and ten,

Or even by reason of strength fourscore years;

Yet is their pride but labor and sorrow;

For it is soon gone, and we fly away.

[90:11] Who knoweth the power of your anger,

And your wrath according to the fear that is due unto thee?

[90:12] So teach us to number our days,

That we may get us a heart of wisdom.

[90:13] Return, O THE GOD; how long?

And let it repent you concerning your servants.

[90:14] Oh satisfy us in the morning with your lovingkindness,

That we may rejoice and be glad all our days.

[90:15] Make us glad according to the days wherein you have afflicted us,

And the years wherein we have seen evil.

[90:16] Let your work appear unto your servants,

And your glory upon their children.

[90:17] And let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us;

And establish you the work of our hands upon us;

Yea, the work of our hands establish you it.

Psalm 91

[91:1] He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High

Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

[91:2] I will say of THE GOD, He is my refuge and my fortress;

My God, in whom I trust.

[91:3] For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler,

And from the deadly pestilence.

[91:4] He will cover you with his pinions,

And under his wings shalt you take refuge:

His truth is a shield and a buckler.

[91:5] you shalt not be afraid for the terror by night,

Nor for the arrow that flieth by day;

[91:6] For the pestilence that walketh in darkness,

Nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.

[91:7] A thousand shall fall at your side,

And ten thousand at your right hand;

But it shall not come nigh thee.

[91:8] Only with your eyes shalt you behold,

And see the reward of the wicked.

[91:9] For thou, O THE GOD, art my refuge!

Thou have made the Most High your habitation;

[91:10] There shall no evil befall thee,

Neither shall any plague come nigh your tent.

[91:11] For he will give his angels charge over thee,

To keep you in all your ways.

[91:12] They shall bear you up in their hands,

Lest you dash your foot against a stone.

[91:13] you shalt tread upon the lion and adder:

The young lion and the serpent shalt you trample under foot.

[91:14] Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him:

I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.

[91:15] He shall call upon me, and I will answer him;

I will be with him in trouble:

I will deliver him, and honor him.

[91:16] With long life will I satisfy him,

And show him my salvation.

Psalm 92

A Psalm, a Song for the sabbath day.

[92:1] It is a good thing to give thanks unto THE GOD,

And to sing praises unto your name, O Most High;

[92:2] To show forth your lovingkindness in the morning,

And your faithfulness every night,

[92:3] With an instrument of ten strings, and with the psaltery;

With a solemn sound upon the harp.

[92:4] For thou, THE GOD, have made me glad through your work:

I will triumph in the works of your hands.

[92:5] How great are your works, O THE GOD!

Thy thoughts are very deep.

[92:6] A brutish man knoweth not;

Neither doth a fool understand this:

[92:7] When the wicked spring as the grass,

And when all the workers of iniquity do flourish;

It is that they shall be destroyed for ever.

[92:8] But thou, O THE GOD, art on high for evermore.

[92:9] For, lo, your enemies, O THE GOD,

For, lo, your enemies shall perish;

All the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.

[92:10] But my horn have you exalted like the horn of the wild-ox:

I am anointed with fresh oil.

[92:11] Mine eye also hath seen my desire on mine enemies,

Mine ears have heard my desire of the evil-doers that rise up against me.

[92:12] The righteous shall flourish like the palm-tree:

He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

[92:13] They are planted in the house of THE GOD;

They shall flourish in the courts of our God.

[92:14] They shall still bring forth fruit in old age;

They shall be full of sap and green:

[92:15] To show that THE GOD is upright;

He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.

Psalm 93

[93:1] THE GOD reigneth; he is clothed with majesty;

THE GOD is clothed with strength; he hath girded himself therewith:

The world also is established, that it cannot be moved.

[93:2] your throne is established of old:

Thou art from everlasting.

[93:3] The floods have lifted up, O THE GOD,

The floods have lifted up their voice;

The floods lift up their waves.

[93:4] Above the voices of many waters,

The mighty breakers of the sea,

THE GOD on high is mighty.

[93:5] your testimonies are very sure:

Holiness becometh your house,

O THE GOD, for evermore.

Psalm 94

[94:1] O THE GOD, you God to whom vengeance belongeth,

Thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, shine forth.

[94:2] Lift up thyself, you judge of the earth:

Render to the proud their desert.

[94:3] THE GOD, how long shall the wicked,

How long shall the wicked triumph?

[94:4] They prate, they speak arrogantly:

All the workers of iniquity boast themselves.

[94:5] They break in pieces your people, O THE GOD,

And afflict your heritage.

[94:6] They slay the widow and the sojourner,

And murder the fatherless.

[94:7] And they say, THE GOD will not see,

Neither will the God of Jacob consider.

[94:8] Consider, you brutish among the people;

And you fools, when will you be wise?

[94:9] He that planted the ear, shall he not hear?

He that formed the eye, shall he not see?

[94:10] He that chastiseth the nations, shall not he correct,

Even he that teacheth man knowledge?

[94:11] THE GOD knoweth the thoughts of man,

That they are vanity.

[94:12] Blessed is the man whom you chastenest, O THE GOD,

And teachest out of your law;

[94:13] That you mayest give him rest from the days of adversity,

Until the pit be digged for the wicked.

[94:14] For THE GOD will not cast off his people,

Neither will he forsake his inheritance.

[94:15] For judgment shall return unto righteousness;

And all the upright in heart shall follow it.

[94:16] Who will rise up for me against the evil-doers?

Who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?

[94:17] Unless THE GOD had been my help,

My soul had soon dwelt in silence.

[94:18] When I said, My foot slippeth;

Thy lovingkindness, O THE GOD, held me up.

[94:19] In the multitude of my thoughts within me your comforts delight my soul.

[94:20] Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with thee,

Which frameth mischief by statute?

[94:21] They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous,

And condemn the innocent blood.

[94:22] But THE GOD hath been my high tower,

And my God the rock of my refuge.

[94:23] And he hath brought upon them their own iniquity,

And will cut them off in their own wickedness;

THE GOD our God will cut them off.

Psalm 95

[95:1] Oh come, let us sing unto THE GOD;

Let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.

[95:2] Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving;

Let us make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.

[95:3] For THE GOD is a great God,

And a great King above all gods.

[95:4] In his hand are the deep places of the earth;

The heights of the mountains are his also.

[95:5] The sea is his, and he made it;

And his hands formed the dry land.

[95:6] Oh come, let us worship and bow down;

Let us kneel before THE GOD our Maker:

[95:7] For he is our God,

And we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.

To-day, oh that you would hear his voice!

[95:8] Harden not your heart, as at Meribah,

As in the day of Massah in the wilderness;

[95:9] When your fathers tempted me,

Proved me, and saw my work.

[95:10] Forty years long was I grieved with that generation,

And said, It is a people that do err in their heart,

And they have not known my ways:

[95:11] Wherefore I sware in my wrath,

That they should not enter into my rest.

Psalm 96

[96:1] Oh sing unto THE GOD a new song:

Sing unto THE GOD, all the earth.

[96:2] Sing unto THE GOD, bless his name;

Show forth his salvation from day to day.

[96:3] Declare his glory among the nations,

His marvellous works among all the peoples.

[96:4] For great is THE GOD, and greatly to be praised:

He is to be feared above all gods.

[96:5] For all the gods of the peoples are idols;

But THE GOD made the heavens.

[96:6] Honor and majesty are before him:

Strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.

[96:7] Ascribe unto THE GOD, you kindreds of the peoples,

Ascribe unto THE GOD glory and strength.

[96:8] Ascribe unto THE GOD the glory due unto his name:

Bring an offering, and come into his courts.

[96:9] Oh worship THE GOD in holy array:

Tremble before him, all the earth.

[96:10] Say among the nations, THE GOD reigneth:

The world also is established that it cannot be moved:

He will judge the peoples with equity.

[96:11] Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice;

Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof;

[96:12] Let the field exult, and all that is therein;

Then shall all the trees of the wood sing for joy

[96:13] Before THE GOD; for he cometh,

For he cometh to judge the earth:

He will judge the world with righteousness,

And the peoples with his truth.

Psalm 97

[97:1] THE GOD reigneth; let the earth rejoice;

Let the multitude of isles be glad.

[97:2] Clouds and darkness are round about him:

Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.

[97:3] A fire goeth before him,

And burneth up his adversaries round about.

[97:4] His lightnings lightened the world:

The earth saw, and trembled.

[97:5] The mountains melted like wax at the presence of THE GOD,

At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.

[97:6] The heavens declare his righteousness,

And all the peoples have seen his glory.

[97:7] Let all them be put to shame that serve graven images,

That boast themselves of idols:

Worship him, all you gods.

[97:8] Zion heard and was glad,

And the daughters of Judah rejoiced,

Because of your judgments, O THE GOD.

[97:9] For thou, THE GOD, art most high above all the earth:

Thou art exalted far above all gods.

[97:10] O you that love THE GOD, hate evil:

He preserveth the souls of his saints;

He delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.

[97:11] Light is sown for the righteous,

And gladness for the upright in heart.

[97:12] Be glad in THE GOD, you righteous;

And give thanks to his holy memorial name.

Psalm 98

A Psalm.

[98:1] Oh sing unto THE GOD a new song;

For he hath done marvellous things:

His right hand, and his holy arm, hath wrought salvation for him.

[98:2] THE GOD hath made known his salvation:

His righteousness hath he openly showed in the sight of the nations.

[98:3] He hath remembered his lovingkindness and his faithfulness toward the house of Israel:

All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

[98:4] Make a joyful noise unto THE GOD, all the earth:

Break forth and sing for joy, yea, sing praises.

[98:5] Sing praises unto THE GOD with the harp;

With the harp and the voice of melody.

[98:6] With trumpets and sound of cornet

Make a joyful noise before the King, THE GOD.

[98:7] Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof;

The world, and they that dwell therein;

[98:8] Let the floods clap their hands;

Let the hills sing for joy together

[98:9] Before THE GOD; for he cometh to judge the earth:

He will judge the world with righteousness,

And the peoples with equity.

Psalm 99

[99:1] THE GOD reigneth; let the peoples tremble:

He sitteth above the cherubim; let the earth be moved.

[99:2] THE GOD is great in Zion;

And he is high above all the peoples.

[99:3] Let them praise your great and terrible name:

Holy is he.

[99:4] The king’s strength also loveth justice;

Thou dost establish equity;

Thou executest justice and righteousness in Jacob.

[99:5] Exalt you THE GOD our God,

And worship at his footstool:

Holy is he.

[99:6] Moses and Aaron among his priests,

And Samuel among them that call upon his name;

They called upon THE GOD, and he answered them.

[99:7] He spake unto them in the pillar of cloud:

They kept his testimonies,

And the statute that he gave them.

[99:8] you answeredst them, O THE GOD our God:

Thou wast a God that forgavest them,

Though you tookest vengeance of their doings.

[99:9] Exalt you THE GOD our God,

And worship at his holy hill;

For THE GOD our God is holy.

Psalm 100

A Psalm of thanksgiving.

[100:1] Make a joyful noise unto THE GOD, all you lands.

[100:2] Serve THE GOD with gladness:

Come before his presence with singing.

[100:3] Know you that THE GOD, he is God:

It is he that hath made us, and we are his;

We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

[100:4] Enter into his gates with thanksgiving,

And into his courts with praise:

Give thanks unto him, and bless his name.

[100:5] For THE GOD is good; his lovingkindness endureth for ever,

And his faithfulness unto all generations.

Psalm 101

A Psalm of David.

[101:1] I will sing of lovingkindness and justice:

Unto thee, O THE GOD, will I sing praises.

[101:2] I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way:

Oh when wilt you come unto me?

I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.

[101:3] I will set no base thing before mine eyes:

I hate the work of them that turn aside;

It shall not cleave unto me.

[101:4] A perverse heart shall depart from me:

I will know no evil thing.

[101:5] Whoso privily slandereth his neighbor, him will I destroy:

Him that hath a high look and a proud heart will I not suffer.

[101:6] Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me:

He that walketh in a perfect way, he shall minister unto me.

[101:7] He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house:

He that speaketh falsehood shall not be established before mine eyes.

[101:8] Morning by morning will I destroy all the wicked of the land;

To cut off all the workers of iniquity from the city of THE GOD.

Psalm 102

A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before THE GOD.

[102:1] Hear my prayer, O THE GOD,

And let my cry come unto thee.

[102:2] Hide not your face from me in the day of my distress:

Incline your ear unto me;

In the day when I call answer me speedily.

[102:3] For my days consume away like smoke,

And my bones are burned as a firebrand.

[102:4] My heart is smitten like grass, and withered;

For I forget to eat my bread.

[102:5] By reason of the voice of my groaning

My bones cleave to my flesh.

[102:6] I am like a pelican of the wilderness;

I am become as an owl of the waste places.

[102:7] I watch, and am become like a sparrow

That is alone upon the house-top.

[102:8] Mine enemies reproach me all the day;

They that are mad against me do curse by me.

[102:9] For I have eaten ashes like bread,

And mingled my drink with weeping,

[102:10] Because of your indignation and your wrath:

For you have taken me up, and cast me away.

[102:11] My days are like a shadow that declineth;

And I am withered like grass.

[102:12] But thou, O THE GOD, wilt abide for ever;

And your memorial name unto all generations.

[102:13] you wilt arise, and have mercy upon Zion;

For it is time to have pity upon her,

Yea, the set time is come.

[102:14] For your servants take pleasure in her stones,

And have pity upon her dust.

[102:15] So the nations shall fear the name of THE GOD,

And all the kings of the earth your glory.

[102:16] For THE GOD hath built up Zion;

He hath appeared in his glory.

[102:17] He hath regarded the prayer of the destitute,

And hath not despised their prayer.

[102:18] This shall be written for the generation to come;

And a people which shall be created shall praise THE GOD.

[102:19] For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary;

From heaven did THE GOD behold the earth;

[102:20] To hear the sighing of the prisoner;

To loose those that are appointed to death;

[102:21] That men may declare the name of THE GOD in Zion,

And his praise in Jerusalem;

[102:22] When the peoples are gathered together,

And the kingdoms, to serve THE GOD.

[102:23] He weakened my strength in the way;

He shortened my days.

[102:24] I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days:

Thy years are throughout all generations.

[102:25] Of old didst you lay the foundation of the earth;

And the heavens are the work of your hands.

[102:26] They shall perish, but you shalt endure;

Yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment;

As a vesture shalt you change them, and they shall be changed:

[102:27] But you art the same,

And your years shall have no end.

[102:28] The children of your servants shall continue,

And their seed shall be established before thee.

Psalm 103

A Psalm of David.

[103:1] Bless THE GOD, O my soul;

And all that is within me, bless his holy name.

[103:2] Bless THE GOD, O my soul,

And forget not all his benefits:

[103:3] Who forgiveth all your iniquities;

Who healeth all your diseases;

[103:4] Who redeemeth your life from destruction;

Who crowneth you with lovingkindness and tender mercies;

[103:5] Who satisfieth your desire with good things,

So that your youth is renewed like the eagle.

[103:6] THE GOD executeth righteous acts,

And judgments for all that are oppressed.

[103:7] He made known his ways unto Moses,

His doings unto the children of Israel.

[103:8] THE GOD is merciful and gracious,

Slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness.

[103:9] He will not always chide;

Neither will he keep his anger for ever.

[103:10] He hath not dealt with us after our sins,

Nor rewarded us after our iniquities.

[103:11] For as the heavens are high above the earth,

So great is his lovingkindness toward them that fear him.

[103:12] As far as the east is from the west,

So far hath he removed our transgressions from us.

[103:13] Like as a father pitieth his children,

So THE GOD pitieth them that fear him.

[103:14] For he knoweth our frame;

He remembereth that we are dust.

[103:15] As for man, his days are as grass;

As a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.

[103:16] For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone;

And the place thereof shall know it no more.

[103:17] But the lovingkindness of THE GOD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him,

And his righteousness unto children’s children;

[103:18] To such as keep his covenant,

And to those that remember his precepts to do them.

[103:19] THE GOD hath established his throne in the heavens;

And his kingdom ruleth over all.

[103:20] Bless THE GOD, you his angels,

That are mighty in strength, that fulfil his word,

Hearkening unto the voice of his word.

[103:21] Bless THE GOD, all you his hosts,

Ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.

[103:22] Bless THE GOD, all you his works,

In all places of his dominion:

Bless THE GOD, O my soul.

Psalm 104

[104:1] Bless THE GOD, O my soul.

O THE GOD my God, you art very great;

Thou art clothed with honor and majesty:

[104:2] Who coverest yourself with light as with a garment;

Who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain;

[104:3] Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters;

Who maketh the clouds his chariot;

Who walketh upon the wings of the wind;

[104:4] Who maketh winds his messengers;

Flames of fire his ministers;

[104:5] Who laid the foundations of the earth,

That it should not be moved for ever.

[104:6] you coveredst it with the deep as with a vesture;

The waters stood above the mountains.

[104:7] At your rebuke they fled;

At the voice of your thunder they hasted away

[104:8] (The mountains rose, the valleys sank down)

Unto the place which you hadst founded for them.

[104:9] you have set a bound that they may not pass over;

That they turn not again to cover the earth.

[104:10] He sendeth forth springs into the valleys;

They run among the mountains;

[104:11] They give drink to every beast of the field;

The wild asses quench their thirst.

[104:12] By them the birds of the heavens have their habitation;

They sing among the branches.

[104:13] He watereth the mountains from his chambers:

The earth is filled with the fruit of your works.

[104:14] He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle,

And herb for the service of man;

That he may bring forth food out of the earth,

[104:15] And wine that maketh glad the heart of man,

And oil to make his face to shine,

And bread that strengtheneth man’s heart.

[104:16] The trees of THE GOD are filled with moisture,

The cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;

[104:17] Where the birds make their nests:

As for the stork, the fir-trees are her house.

[104:18] The high mountains are for the wild goats;

The rocks are a refuge for the conies.

[104:19] He appointed the moon for seasons:

The sun knoweth his going down.

[104:20] you makest darkness, and it is night,

Wherein all the beasts of the forest creep forth.

[104:21] The young lions roar after their prey,

And seek their food from God.

[104:22] The sun ariseth, they get them away,

And lay them down in their dens.

[104:23] Man goeth forth unto his work

And to his labor until the evening.

[104:24] O THE GOD, how manifold are your works!

In wisdom have you made them all:

The earth is full of your riches.

[104:25] Yonder is the sea, great and wide,

Wherein are things creeping innumerable,

Both small and great beasts.

[104:26] There go the ships;

There is leviathan, whom you have formed to play therein.

[104:27] These wait all for thee,

That you mayest give them their food in due season.

[104:28] you givest unto them, they gather;

Thou openest your hand, they are satisfied with good.

[104:29] you hidest your face, they are troubled;

Thou takest away their breath, they die,

And return to their dust.

[104:30] you sendest forth your Spirit, they are created;

And you renewest the face of the ground.

[104:31] Let the glory of THE GOD endure for ever;

Let THE GOD rejoice in his works:

[104:32] Who looketh on the earth, and it trembleth;

He toucheth the mountains, and they smoke.

[104:33] I will sing unto THE GOD as long as I live:

I will sing praise to my God while I have any being.

[104:34] Let your meditation be sweet unto him:

I will rejoice in THE GOD.

[104:35] Let sinners be consumed out of the earth.

And let the wicked be no more.

Bless THE GOD, O my soul.

Praise you THE GOD.

Psalm 105

[105:1] Oh give thanks unto THE GOD, call upon his name;

Make known among the peoples his doings.

[105:2] Sing unto him, sing praises unto him;

Talk you of all his marvelous works.

[105:3] Glory you in his holy name:

Let the heart of them rejoice that seek THE GOD.

[105:4] Seek you THE GOD and his strength;

Seek his face evermore.

[105:5] Remember his marvellous works that he hath done,

His wonders, and the judgments of his mouth,

[105:6] O you seed of Abraham his servant,

Ye children of Jacob, his chosen ones.

[105:7] He is THE GOD our God:

His judgments are in all the earth.

[105:8] He hath remembered his covenant for ever,

The word which he commanded to a thousand generations,

[105:9] The covenant which he made with Abraham,

And his oath unto Isaac,

[105:10] And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a statute,

To Israel for an everlasting covenant,

[105:11] Saying, Unto you will I give the land of Canaan,

The lot of your inheritance;

[105:12] When they were but a few men in number,

Yea, very few, and sojourners in it.

[105:13] And they went about from nation to nation,

From one kingdom to another people.

[105:14] He suffered no man to do them wrong;

Yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,

[105:15] Saying, Touch not mine anointed ones,

And do my prophets no harm.

[105:16] And he called for a famine upon the land;

He brake the whole staff of bread.

[105:17] He sent a man before them;

Joseph was sold for a servant:

[105:18] His feet they hurt with fetters:

He was laid in chains of iron,

[105:19] Until the time that his word came to pass,

The word of THE GOD tried him.

[105:20] The king sent and loosed him;

Even the ruler of peoples, and let him go free.

[105:21] He made him lord of his house,

And ruler of all his substance;

[105:22] To bind his princes at his pleasure,

And teach his elders wisdom.

[105:23] Israel also came into Egypt;

And Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.

[105:24] And he increased his people greatly,

And made them stronger than their adversaries.

[105:25] He turned their heart to hate his people,

To deal subtly with his servants.

[105:26] He sent Moses his servant,

And Aaron whom he had chosen.

[105:27] They set among them his signs,

And wonders in the land of Ham.

[105:28] He sent darkness, and made it dark;

And they rebelled not against his words.

[105:29] He turned their waters into blood,

And slew their fish.

[105:30] Their land swarmed with frogs In the chambers of their kings.

[105:31] He spake, and there came swarms of flies,

And lice in all their borders.

[105:32] He gave them hail for rain,

And flaming fire in their land.

[105:33] He smote their vines also and their fig-trees,

And brake the trees of their borders.

[105:34] He spake, and the locust came,

And the grasshopper, and that without number,

[105:35] And did eat up every herb in their land,

And did eat up the fruit of their ground.

[105:36] He smote also all the first-born in their land,

The chief of all their strength.

[105:37] And he brought them forth with silver and gold;

And there was not one feeble person among his tribes.

[105:38] Egypt was glad when they departed;

For the fear of them had fallen upon them.

[105:39] He spread a cloud for a covering,

And fire to give light in the night.

[105:40] They asked, and he brought quails,

And satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

[105:41] He opened the rock, and waters gushed out;

They ran in the dry places like a river.

[105:42] For he remembered his holy word,

And Abraham his servant.

[105:43] And he brought forth his people with joy,

And his chosen with singing.

[105:44] And he gave them the lands of the nations;

And they took the labor of the peoples in possession:

[105:45] That they might keep his statutes,

And observe his laws.

Praise you THE GOD.

Psalm 106

[106:1] Praise you THE GOD.

Oh give thanks unto THE GOD; for he is good;

For his lovingkindness endureth forever.

[106:2] Who can utter the mighty acts of THE GOD,

Or show forth all his praise?

[106:3] Blessed are they that keep justice,

And he that doeth righteousness at all times.

[106:4] Remember me, O THE GOD, with the favor that you bearest unto your people;

Oh visit me with your salvation,

[106:5] That I may see the prosperity of your chosen,

That I may rejoice in the gladness of your nation,

That I may glory with your inheritance.

[106:6] We have sinned with our fathers,

We have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.

[106:7] Our fathers understood not your wonders in Egypt;

They remembered not the multitude of your lovingkindnesses,

But were rebellious at the sea, even at the Red Sea.

[106:8] Nevertheless he saved them for his name’s sake,

That he might make his mighty power to be known.

[106:9] He rebuked the Red Sea also, and it was dried up:

So he led them through the depths, as through a wilderness.

[106:10] And he saved them from the hand of him that hated them,

And redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.

[106:11] And the waters covered their adversaries;

There was not one of them left.

[106:12] Then believed they his words;

They sang his praise.

[106:13] They soon forgat his works;

They waited not for his counsel,

[106:14] But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness,

And tempted God in the desert.

[106:15] And he gave them their request,

But sent leanness into their soul.

[106:16] They envied Moses also in the camp,

And Aaron the saint of THE GOD.

[106:17] The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan,

And covered the company of Abiram.

[106:18] And a fire was kindled in their company;

The flame burned up the wicked.

[106:19] They made a calf in Horeb,

And worshipped a molten image.

[106:20] Thus they changed their glory

For the likeness of an ox that eateth grass.

[106:21] They forgat God their Saviour,

Who had done great things in Egypt,

[106:22] Wondrous works in the land of Ham,

And terrible things by the Red Sea.

[106:23] Therefore he said that he would destroy them,

Had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach,

To turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them.

[106:24] Yea, they despised the pleasant land,

They believed not his word,

[106:25] But murmured in their tents,

And hearkened not unto the voice of THE GOD.

[106:26] Therefore he sware unto them,

That he would overthrow them in the wilderness,

[106:27] And that he would overthrow their seed among the nations,

And scatter them in the lands.

[106:28] They joined themselves also unto Baal-peor,

And ate the sacrifices of the dead.

[106:29] Thus they provoked him to anger with their doings;

And the plague brake in upon them.

[106:30] Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment;

And so the plague was stayed.

[106:31] And that was reckoned unto him for righteousness,

Unto all generations for evermore.

[106:32] They angered him also at the waters of Meribah,

So that it went ill with Moses for their sakes;

[106:33] Because they were rebellious against his spirit,

And he spake unadvisedly with his lips.

[106:34] They did not destroy the peoples,

As THE GOD commanded them,

[106:35] But mingled themselves with the nations,

And learned their works,

[106:36] And served their idols,

Which became a snare unto them.

[106:37] Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto demons,

[106:38] And shed innocent blood,

Even the blood of their sons and of their daughters,

Whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan;

And the land was polluted with blood.

[106:39] Thus were they defiled with their works,

And played the harlot in their doings.

[106:40] Therefore was the wrath of THE GOD kindled against his people,

And he abhorred his inheritance.

[106:41] And he gave them into the hand of the nations;

And they that hated them ruled over them.

[106:42] Their enemies also oppressed them,

And they were brought into subjection under their hand.

[106:43] Many times did he deliver them;

But they were rebellious in their counsel,

And were brought low in their iniquity.

[106:44] Nevertheless he regarded their distress,

When he heard their cry:

[106:45] And he remembered for them his covenant,

And repented according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.

[106:46] He made them also to be pitied

Of all those that carried them captive.

[106:47] Save us, O THE GOD our God,

And gather us from among the nations,

To give thanks unto your holy name,

And to triumph in your praise.

[106:48] Blessed be THE GOD, the God of Israel,

From everlasting even to everlasting.

And let all the people say, Amen.

Praise you THE GOD.

BOOK V

Psalm 107

[107:1] O give thanks unto THE GOD;

For he is good;

For his lovingkindness endureth for ever.

[107:2] Let the redeemed of THE GOD say so,

Whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the adversary,

[107:3] And gathered out of the lands,

From the east and from the west,

From the north and from the south.

[107:4] They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way;

They found no city of habitation.

[107:5] Hungry and thirsty,

Their soul fainted in them.

[107:6] Then they cried unto THE GOD in their trouble,

And he delivered them out of their distresses,

[107:7] He led them also by a straight way,

That they might go to a city of habitation.

[107:8] Oh that men would praise THE GOD for his lovingkindness,

And for his wonderful works to the children of men!

[107:9] For he satisfieth the longing soul,

And the hungry soul he filleth with good.

[107:10] Such as sat in darkness and in the shadow of death,

Being bound in affliction and iron,

[107:11] Because they rebelled against the words of God,

And contemned the counsel of the Most High:

[107:12] Therefore he brought down their heart with labor;

They fell down, and there was none to help.

[107:13] Then they cried unto THE GOD in their trouble,

And he saved them out of their distresses.

[107:14] He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death,

And brake their bonds in sunder.

[107:15] Oh that men would praise THE GOD for his lovingkindness,

And for his wonderful works to the children of men!

[107:16] For he hath broken the gates of brass,

And cut the bars of iron in sunder.

[107:17] Fools because of their transgression,

And because of their iniquities, are afflicted.

[107:18] Their soul abhorreth all manner of food;

And they draw near unto the gates of death.

[107:19] Then they cry unto THE GOD in their trouble,

And he saveth them out of their distresses.

[107:20] He sendeth his word, and healeth them,

And delivereth them from their destructions.

[107:21] Oh that men would praise THE GOD for his lovingkindness,

And for his wonderful works to the children of men!

[107:22] And let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving,

And declare his works with singing.

[107:23] They that go down to the sea in ships,

That do business in great waters;

[107:24] These see the works of THE GOD,

And his wonders in the deep.

[107:25] For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind,

Which lifteth up the waves thereof.

[107:26] They mount up to the heavens, they go down again to the depths:

Their soul melteth away because of trouble.

[107:27] They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man,

And are at their wits’ end.

[107:28] Then they cry unto THE GOD in their trouble,

And he bringeth them out of their distresses.

[107:29] He maketh the storm a calm,

So that the waves thereof are still.

[107:30] Then are they glad because they are quiet;

So he bringeth them unto their desired haven.

[107:31] Oh that men would praise THE GOD for his lovingkindness,

And for his wonderful works to the children of men!

[107:32] Let them exalt him also in the assembly of the people,

And praise him in the seat of the elders.

[107:33] He turneth rivers into a wilderness,

And watersprings into a thirsty ground;

[107:34] A fruitful land into a salt desert,

For the wickedness of them that dwell therein.

[107:35] He turneth a wilderness into a pool of water,

And a dry land into watersprings.

[107:36] And there he maketh the hungry to dwell,

That they may prepare a city of habitation,

[107:37] And sow fields, and plant vineyards,

And get them fruits of increase.

[107:38] He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly;

And he suffereth not their cattle to decrease.

[107:39] Again, they are diminished and bowed down

Through oppression, trouble, and sorrow.

[107:40] He poureth contempt upon princes,

And causeth them to wander in the waste, where there is no way.

[107:41] Yet setteth he the needy on high from affliction,

And maketh him families like a flock.

[107:42] The upright shall see it, and be glad;

And all iniquity shall stop her mouth.

[107:43] Whoso is wise will give heed to these things;

And they will consider the lovingkindnesses of THE GOD.

Psalm 108

A Song, A Psalm of David.

[108:1] My heart is fixed, O God; I will sing, yea,

I will sing praises, even with my glory.

[108:2] Awake, psaltery and harp:

I myself will awake right early.

[108:3] I will give thanks unto thee, O THE GOD, among the peoples;

And I will sing praises unto you among the nations.

[108:4] For your lovingkindness is great above the heavens;

And your truth reacheth unto the skies.

[108:5] Be you exalted, O God, above the heavens,

And your glory above all the earth.

[108:6] That your beloved may be delivered,

Save with your right hand, and answer us.

[108:7] God hath spoken in his holiness: I will exult;

I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.

[108:8] Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine;

Ephraim also is the defence of my head;

Judah is my sceptre.

[108:9] Moab is my washpot;

Upon Edom will I cast my shoe;

Over Philistia will I shout.

[108:10] Who will bring me into the fortified city?

Who hath led me unto Edom?

[108:11] Have not you cast us off, O God?

And you goest not forth, O God, with our hosts.

[108:12] Give us help against the adversary;

For vain is the help of man.

[108:13] Through God we shall do valiantly:

For he it is that will tread down our adversaries.

Psalm 109

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

[109:1] Hold not your peace, O God of my praise;

[109:2] For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit have they opened against me:

They have spoken unto me with a lying tongue.

[109:3] They have compassed me about also with words of hatred,

And fought against me without a cause.

[109:4] For my love they are my adversaries:

But I give myself unto prayer.

[109:5] And they have rewarded me evil for good,

And hatred for my love.

[109:6] Set you a wicked man over him;

And let an adversary stand at his right hand.

[109:7] When he is judged, let him come forth guilty;

And let his prayer be turned into sin.

[109:8] Let his days be few;

And let another take his office.

[109:9] Let his children be fatherless,

And his wife a widow.

[109:10] Let his children be vagabonds, and beg;

And let them seek their bread out of their desolate places.

[109:11] Let the extortioner catch all that he hath;

And let strangers make spoil of his labor.

[109:12] Let there be none to extend kindness unto him;

Neither let there be any to have pity on his fatherless children.

[109:13] Let his posterity be cut off;

In the generation following let their name be blotted out.

[109:14] Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with THE GOD;

And let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.

[109:15] Let them be before THE GOD continually,

That he may cut off the memory of them from the earth;

[109:16] Because he remembered not to show kindness,

But persecuted the poor and needy man,

And the broken in heart, to slay them.

[109:17] Yea, he loved cursing, and it came unto him;

And he delighted not in blessing, and it was far from him.

[109:18] He clothed himself also with cursing as with his garment,

And it came into his inward parts like water,

And like oil into his bones.

[109:19] Let it be unto him as the raiment wherewith he covereth himself,

And for the girdle wherewith he is girded continually.

[109:20] This is the reward of mine adversaries from THE GOD,

And of them that speak evil against my soul.

[109:21] But deal you with me, O THE GOD the Lord, for your name’s sake:

Because your lovingkindness is good, deliver you me;

[109:22] For I am poor and needy,

And my heart is wounded within me.

[109:23] I am gone like the shadow when it declineth:

I am tossed up and down as the locust.

[109:24] My knees are weak through fasting;

And my flesh faileth of fatness.

[109:25] I am become also a reproach unto them:

When they see me, they shake their head.

[109:26] Help me, O THE GOD my God;

Oh save me according to your lovingkindness:

[109:27] That they may know that this is your hand;

That thou, THE GOD, have done it.

[109:28] Let them curse, but bless thou:

When they arise, they shall be put to shame,

But your servant shall rejoice.

[109:29] Let mine adversaries be clothed with dishonor,

And let them cover themselves with their own shame as with a robe.

[109:30] I will give great thanks unto THE GOD with my mouth;

Yea, I will praise him among the multitude.

[109:31] For he will stand at the right hand of the needy,

To save him from them that judge his soul.

Psalm 110

A Psalm of David.

[110:1] THE GOD saith unto my Lord, Sit you at my right hand,

Until I make your enemies your footstool.

[110:2] THE GOD will send forth the rod of your strength out of Zion:

Rule you in the midst of your enemies.

[110:3] your people offer themselves willingly

In the day of your power, in holy array:

Out of the womb of the morning

Thou have the dew of your youth.

[110:4] THE GOD hath sworn, and will not repent:

Thou art a priest for ever

After the order of Melchizedek.

[110:5] The Lord at your right hand

Will strike through kings in the day of his wrath.

[110:6] He will judge among the nations,

He will fill the places with dead bodies;

He will strike through the head in many countries.

[110:7] He will drink of the brook in the way:

Therefore will he lift up the head.

Psalm 111

[111:1] Praise you THE GOD.

I will give thanks unto THE GOD with my whole heart,

In the council of the upright, and in the congregation.

[111:2] The works of THE GOD are great,

Sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.

[111:3] His work is honor and majesty;

And his righteousness endureth for ever.

[111:4] He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered:

THE GOD is gracious and merciful.

[111:5] He hath given food unto them that fear him:

He will ever be mindful of his covenant.

[111:6] He hath showed his people the power of his works,

In giving them the heritage of the nations.

[111:7] The works of his hands are truth and justice;

All his precepts are sure.

[111:8] They are established for ever and ever;

They are done in truth and uprightness.

[111:9] He hath sent redemption unto his people;

He hath commanded his covenant for ever:

Holy and reverend is his name.

[111:10] The fear of THE GOD is the beginning of wisdom;

A good understanding have all they that do his commandments:

His praise endureth for ever.

Psalm 112

[112:1] Praise you THE GOD.

Blessed is the man that feareth THE GOD,

That delighteth greatly in his commandments.

[112:2] His seed shall be mighty upon earth:

The generation of the upright shall be blessed.

[112:3] Wealth and riches are in his house;

And his righteousness endureth for ever.

[112:4] Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness:

He is gracious, and merciful, and righteous.

[112:5] Well is it with the man that dealeth graciously and lendeth;

He shall maintain his cause in judgment.

[112:6] For he shall never be moved;

The righteous shall be had in everlasting remembrance.

[112:7] He shall not be afraid of evil tidings:

His heart is fixed, trusting in THE GOD.

[112:8] His heart is established, he shall not be afraid,

Until he see his desire upon his adversaries.

[112:9] He hath dispersed, he hath given to the needy;

His righteousness endureth for ever:

His horn shall be exalted with honor.

[112:10] The wicked shall see it, and be grieved;

He shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away:

The desire of the wicked shall perish.

Psalm 113

[113:1] Praise you THE GOD.

Praise, O you servants of THE GOD,

Praise the name of THE GOD.

[113:2] Blessed be the name of THE GOD

From this time forth and for evermore.

[113:3] From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same

THE GOD’s name is to be praised.

[113:4] THE GOD is high above all nations,

And his glory above the heavens.

[113:5] Who is like unto THE GOD our God,

That hath his seat on high,

[113:6] That humbleth himself to behold

The things that are in heaven and in the earth?

[113:7] He raiseth up the poor out of the dust,

And lifteth up the needy from the dunghill;

[113:8] That he may set him with princes,

Even with the princes of his people.

[113:9] He maketh the barren woman to keep house,

And to be a joyful mother of children.

Praise you THE GOD.

Psalm 114

[114:1] When Israel went forth out of Egypt,

The house of Jacob from a people of strange language;

[114:2] Judah became his sanctuary,

Israel his dominion.

[114:3] The sea saw it, and fled;

The Jordan was driven back.

[114:4] The mountains skipped like rams,

The little hills like lambs.

[114:5] What aileth thee, O you sea, that you fleest?

Thou Jordan, that you turnest back?

[114:6] You mountains, that you skip like rams;

Ye little hills, like lambs?

[114:7] Tremble, you earth, at the presence of the Lord,

At the presence of the God of Jacob,

[114:8] Who turned the rock into a pool of water,

The flint into a fountain of waters.

Psalm 115

[115:1] Not unto us, O THE GOD, not unto us,

But unto your name give glory,

For your lovingkindness, and for your truth’s sake.

[115:2] Wherefore should the nations say,

Where is now their God?

[115:3] But our God is in the heavens:

He hath done whatsoever he pleased.

[115:4] Their idols are silver and gold,

The work of men’s hands.

[115:5] They have mouths, but they speak not;

Eyes have they, but they see not;

[115:6] They have ears, but they hear not;

Noses have they, but they smell not;

[115:7] They have hands, but they handle not;

Feet have they, but they walk not;

Neither speak they through their throat.

[115:8] They that make them shall be like unto them;

Yea, every one that trusteth in them.

[115:9] O Israel, trust you in THE GOD:

He is their help and their shield.

[115:10] O house of Aaron, trust you in THE GOD:

He is their help and their shield.

[115:11] You that fear THE GOD, trust in THE GOD:

He is their help and their shield.

[115:12] THE GOD hath been mindful of us; he will bless us:

He will bless the house of Israel;

He will bless the house of Aaron.

[115:13] He will bless them that fear THE GOD,

Both small and great.

[115:14] THE GOD increase you more and more,

You and your children.

[115:15] Blessed are you of THE GOD,

Who made heaven and earth.

[115:16] The heavens are the heavens of THE GOD;

But the earth hath he given to the children of men.

[115:17] The dead praise not THE GOD,

Neither any that go down into silence;

[115:18] But we will bless THE GOD

From this time forth and for evermore.

Praise you THE GOD.

Psalm 116

[116:1] I love THE GOD, because he heareth

My voice and my supplications.

[116:2] Because he hath inclined his ear unto me,

Therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.

[116:3] The cords of death compassed me,

And the pains of Sheol gat hold upon me:

I found trouble and sorrow.

[116:4] Then called I upon the name of THE GOD:

O THE GOD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.

[116:5] Gracious is THE GOD, and righteous;

Yea, our God is merciful.

[116:6] THE GOD preserveth the simple:

I was brought low, and he saved me.

[116:7] Return unto your rest, O my soul;

For THE GOD hath dealt bountifully with thee.

[116:8] For you have delivered my soul from death,

Mine eyes from tears,

And my feet from falling.

[116:9] I will walk before THE GOD

In the land of the living.

[116:10] I believe, for I will speak:

I was greatly afflicted:

[116:11] I said in my haste,

All men are liars.

[116:12] What shall I render unto THE GOD

For all his benefits toward me?

[116:13] I will take the cup of salvation,

And call upon the name of THE GOD.

[116:14] I will pay my vows unto THE GOD,

Yea, in the presence of all his people.

[116:15] Precious in the sight of THE GOD

Is the death of his saints.

[116:16] O THE GOD, truly I am your servant:

I am your servant, the son of your handmaid;

Thou have loosed my bonds.

[116:17] I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving,

And will call upon the name of THE GOD.

[116:18] I will pay my vows unto THE GOD,

Yea, in the presence of all his people,

[116:19] In the courts of THE GOD’s house,

In the midst of thee, O Jerusalem.

Praise you THE GOD.

Psalm 117

[117:1] O praise THE GOD, all you nations;

Laud him, all you peoples.

[117:2] For his lovingkindness is great toward us;

And the truth of THE GOD endureth for ever.

Praise you THE GOD.

Psalm 118

[118:1] Oh give thanks unto THE GOD; for he is good;

For his lovingkindness endureth for ever.

[118:2] Let Israel now say,

That his lovingkindness endureth for ever.

[118:3] Let the house of Aaron now say,

That his lovingkindness endureth for ever.

[118:4] Let them now that fear THE GOD say,

That his lovingkindness endureth for ever.

[118:5] Out of my distress I called upon THE GOD:

THE GOD answered me and set me in a large place.

[118:6] THE GOD is on my side; I will not fear:

What can man do unto me?

[118:7] THE GOD is on my side among them that help me:

Therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me.

[118:8] It is better to take refuge in THE GOD

Than to put confidence in man.

[118:9] It is better to take refuge in THE GOD

Than to put confidence in princes.

[118:10] All nations compassed me about:

In the name of THE GOD I will cut them off.

[118:11] They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about:

In the name of THE GOD I will cut them off.

[118:12] They compassed me about like bees;

They are quenched as the fire of thorns:

In the name of THE GOD I will cut them off.

[118:13] you didst thrust sore at me that I might fall;

But THE GOD helped me.

[118:14] THE GOD is my strength and song;

And he is become my salvation.

[118:15] The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tents of the righteous:

The right hand of THE GOD doeth valiantly.

[118:16] The right hand of THE GOD is exalted:

The right hand of THE GOD doeth valiantly.

[118:17] I shall not die, but live,

And declare the works of THE GOD.

[118:18] THE GOD hath chastened me sore;

But he hath not given me over unto death.

[118:19] Open to me the gates of righteousness:

I will enter into them, I will give thanks unto THE GOD.

[118:20] This is the gate of THE GOD;

The righteous shall enter into it.

[118:21] I will give thanks unto thee; for you have answered me,

And art become my salvation.

[118:22] The stone which the builders rejected Is become the head of the corner.

[118:23] This is THE GOD’s doing;

It is marvellous in our eyes.

[118:24] This is the day which THE GOD hath made;

We will rejoice and be glad in it.

[118:25] Save now, we beseech thee, O THE GOD:

O THE GOD, we beseech thee, send now prosperity.

[118:26] Blessed be he that cometh in the name of THE GOD:

We have blessed you out of the house of THE GOD.

[118:27] THE GOD is God, and he hath given us light:

Bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar.

[118:28] you art my God, and I will give thanks unto thee:

Thou art my God, I will exalt thee.

[118:29] Oh give thanks unto THE GOD; for he is good;

For his lovingkindness endureth for ever.

Psalm 119

ALEPH.

[119:1] Blessed are they that are perfect in the way,

Who walk in the law of THE GOD.

[119:2] Blessed are they that keep his testimonies,

That seek him with the whole heart.

[119:3] Yea, they do no unrighteousness;

They walk in his ways.

[119:4] you have commanded us your precepts,

That we should observe them diligently.

[119:5] Oh that my ways were established

To observe your statutes!

[119:6] Then shall I not be put to shame,

When I have respect unto all your commandments.

[119:7] I will give thanks unto you with uprightness of heart,

When I learn your righteous judgments.

[119:8] I will observe your statutes:

Oh forsake me not utterly.

BETH.

[119:9] Wherewith shall a young man cleanse his way?

By taking heed thereto according to your word.

[119:10] With my whole heart have I sought thee:

Oh let me not wander from your commandments.

[119:11] your word have I laid up in my heart,

That I might not sin against thee.

[119:12] Blessed art thou, O THE GOD:

Teach me your statutes.

[119:13] With my lips have I declared

All the ordinances of your mouth.

[119:14] I have rejoiced in the way of your testimonies,

As much as in all riches.

[119:15] I will meditate on your precepts,

And have respect unto your ways.

[119:16] I will delight myself in your statutes:

I will not forget your word.

GIMEL.

[119:17] Deal bountifully with your servant, that I may live;

So will I observe your word.

[119:18] Open you mine eyes, that I may behold

Wondrous things out of your law.

[119:19] I am a sojourner in the earth:

Hide not your commandments from me.

[119:20] My soul breaketh for the longing

That it hath unto your ordinances at all times.

[119:21] you have rebuked the proud that are cursed,

That do wander from your commandments.

[119:22] Take away from me reproach and contempt;

For I have kept your testimonies.

[119:23] Princes also sat and talked against me;

But your servant did meditate on your statutes.

[119:24] your testimonies also are my delight

And my counsellors.

DALETH.

[119:25] My soul cleaveth unto the dust:

Quicken you me according to your word.

[119:26] I declared my ways, and you answeredst me:

Teach me your statutes.

[119:27] Make me to understand the way of your precepts:

So shall I meditate on your wondrous works.

[119:28] My soul melteth for heaviness:

Strengthen you me according unto your word.

[119:29] Remove from me the way of falsehood;

And grant me your law graciously.

[119:30] I have chosen the way of faithfulness:

Thine ordinances have I set before me.

[119:31] I cleave unto your testimonies:

O THE GOD, put me not to shame.

[119:32] I will run the way of your commandments,

When you shalt enlarge my heart.

HE.

[119:33] Teach me, O THE GOD, the way of your statutes;

And I shall keep it unto the end.

[119:34] Give me understanding, and I shall keep your law;

Yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.

[119:35] Make me to go in the path of your commandments;

For therein do I delight.

[119:36] Incline my heart unto your testimonies,

And not to covetousness.

[119:37] Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity,

And quicken me in your ways.

[119:38] Confirm unto your servant your word,

Which is in order unto the fear of thee.

[119:39] Turn away my reproach whereof I am afraid;

For your ordinances are good.

[119:40] Behold, I have longed after your precepts:

Quicken me in your righteousness.

VAV.

[119:41] Let your lovingkindnesses also come unto me, O THE GOD,

Even your salvation, according to your word.

[119:42] So shall I have an answer for him that reproacheth me;

For I trust in your word.

[119:43] And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth;

For I have hoped in your ordinances.

[119:44] So shall I observe your law continually

For ever and ever.

[119:45] And I shall walk at liberty;

For I have sought your precepts.

[119:46] I will also speak of your testimonies before kings,

And shall not be put to shame.

[119:47] And I will delight myself in your commandments,

Which I have loved.

[119:48] I will lift up my hands also unto your commandments, which I have loved;

And I will meditate on your statutes.

ZAYIN.

[119:49] Remember the word unto your servant,

Because you have made me to hope.

[119:50] This is my comfort in my affliction;

For your word hath quickened me.

[119:51] The proud have had me greatly in derision:

Yet have I not swerved from your law.

[119:52] I have remembered your ordinances of old, O THE GOD,

And have comforted myself.

[119:53] Hot indignation hath taken hold upon me,

Because of the wicked that forsake your law.

[119:54] your statutes have been my songs

In the house of my pilgrimage.

[119:55] I have remembered your name, O THE GOD, in the night,

And have observed your law.

[119:56] This I have had,

Because I have kept your precepts.

HHETH.

[119:57] THE GOD is my portion:

I have said that I would observe your words.

[119:58] I entreated your favor with my whole heart:

Be merciful unto me according to your word.

[119:59] I thought on my ways,

And turned my feet unto your testimonies.

[119:60] I made haste, and delayed not,

To observe your commandments.

[119:61] The cords of the wicked have wrapped me round;

But I have not forgotten your law.

[119:62] At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee

Because of your righteous ordinances.

[119:63] I am a companion of all them that fear thee,

And of them that observe your precepts.

[119:64] The earth, O THE GOD, is full of your lovingkindness:

Teach me your statutes.

TETH.

[119:65] you have dealt well with your servant,

O THE GOD, according unto your word.

[119:66] Teach me good judgment and knowledge;

For I have believed in your commandments.

[119:67] Before I was afflicted I went astray;

But now I observe your word.

[119:68] you art good, and doest good;

Teach me your statutes.

[119:69] The proud have forged a lie against me:

With my whole heart will I keep your precepts.

[119:70] Their heart is as fat as grease;

But I delight in your law.

[119:71] It is good for me that I have been afflicted;

That I may learn your statutes.

[119:72] The law of your mouth is better unto me

Than thousands of gold and silver.

YODH.

[119:73] your hands have made me and fashioned me:

Give me understanding, that I may learn your commandments.

[119:74] They that fear you shall see me and be glad,

Because I have hoped in your word.

[119:75] I know, O THE GOD, that your judgments are righteous,

And that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.

[119:76] Let, I pray thee, your lovingkindness be for my comfort,

According to your word unto your servant.

[119:77] Let your tender mercies come unto me, that I may live;

For your law is my delight.

[119:78] Let the proud be put to shame;

For they have overthrown me wrongfully:

But I will meditate on your precepts.

[119:79] Let those that fear you turn unto me;

And they shall know your testimonies.

[119:80] Let my heart be perfect in your statutes,

That I be not put to shame.

KAPH.

[119:81] My soul fainteth for your salvation;

But I hope in your word.

[119:82] Mine eyes fail for your word,

While I say, When wilt you comfort me?

[119:83] For I am become like a wine-skin in the smoke;

Yet do I not forget your statutes.

[119:84] How many are the days of your servant?

When wilt you execute judgment on them that persecute me?

[119:85] The proud have digged pits for me,

Who are not according to your law.

[119:86] All your commandments are faithful:

They persecute me wrongfully; help you me.

[119:87] They had almost consumed me upon earth;

But I forsook not your precepts.

[119:88] Quicken me after your lovingkindness;

So shall I observe the testimony of your mouth.

LAMEDH.

[119:89] For ever, O THE GOD,

Thy word is settled in heaven.

[119:90] your faithfulness is unto all generations:

Thou have established the earth, and it abideth.

[119:91] They abide this day according to your ordinances;

For all things are your servants.

[119:92] Unless your law had been my delight,

I should then have perished in mine affliction.

[119:93] I will never forget your precepts;

For with them you have quickened me.

[119:94] I am thine, save me;

For I have sought your precepts.

[119:95] The wicked have waited for me, to destroy me;

But I will consider your testimonies.

MEM.

[119:96] I have seen an end of all perfection;

But your commandment is exceeding broad.

[119:97] Oh how love I your law!

It is my meditation all the day.

[119:98] your commandments make me wiser than mine enemies;

For they are ever with me.

[119:99] I have more understanding than all my teachers;

For your testimonies are my meditation.

[119:100] I understand more than the aged,

Because I have kept your precepts.

[119:101] I have refrained my feet from every evil way,

That I might observe your word.

[119:102] I have not turned aside from your ordinances;

For you have taught me.

[119:103] How sweet are your words unto my taste!

Yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!

[119:104] Through your precepts I get understanding:

Therefore I hate every false way.

NUN.

[119:105] your word is a lamp unto my feet,

And light unto my path.

[119:106] I have sworn, and have confirmed it,

That I will observe your righteous ordinances.

[119:107] I am afflicted very much:

Quicken me, O THE GOD, according unto your word.

[119:108] Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill-offerings of my mouth, O THE GOD,

And teach me your ordinances.

[119:109] My soul is continually in my hand;

Yet do I not forget your law.

[119:110] The wicked have laid a snare for me;

Yet have I not gone astray from your precepts.

[119:111] your testimonies have I taken as a heritage for ever;

For they are the rejoicing of my heart.

[119:112] I have inclined my heart to perform your statutes

For ever, even unto the end.

SAMEKH.

[119:113] I hate them that are of a double mind;

But your law do I love.

[119:114] you art my hiding-place and my shield:

I hope in your word.

[119:115] Depart from me, you evil-doers,

That I may keep the commandments of my God.

[119:116] Uphold me according unto your word, that I may live;

And let me not be ashamed of my hope.

[119:117] Hold you me up, and I shall be safe,

And shall have respect unto your statutes continually.

[119:118] you have set at nought all them that err from your statutes;

For their deceit is falsehood.

[119:119] you puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross:

Therefore I love your testimonies.

[119:120] My flesh trembleth for fear of thee;

And I am afraid of your judgments.

AYIN.

[119:121] I have done justice and righteousness:

Leave me not to mine oppressors.

[119:122] Be surety for your servant for good:

Let not the proud oppress me.

[119:123] Mine eyes fail for your salvation,

And for your righteous word.

[119:124] Deal with your servant according unto your lovingkindness,

And teach me your statutes.

[119:125] I am your servant; give me understanding,

That I may know your testimonies.

[119:126] It is time for THE GOD to work;

For they have made void your law.

[119:127] Therefore I love your commandments

Above gold, yea, above fine gold.

[119:128] Therefore I esteem all your precepts concerning all things to be right;

And I hate every false way.

PE.

[119:129] your testimonies are wonderful;

Therefore doth my soul keep them.

[119:130] The opening of your words giveth light;

It giveth understanding unto the simple.

[119:131] I opened wide my mouth, and panted;

For I longed for your commandments.

[119:132] Turn you unto me, and have mercy upon me,

As you usest to do unto those that love your name.

[119:133] Establish my footsteps in your word;

And let not any iniquity have dominion over me.

[119:134] Redeem me from the oppression of man:

So will I observe your precepts.

[119:135] Make your face to shine upon your servant;

And teach me your statutes.

[119:136] Streams of water run down mine eyes,

Because they observe not your law.

TSADHE.

[119:137] Righteous art thou, O THE GOD,

And upright are your judgments.

[119:138] you have commanded your testimonies in righteousness

And very faithfulness.

[119:139] My zeal hath consumed me,

Because mine adversaries have forgotten your words.

[119:140] your word is very pure;

Therefore your servant loveth it.

[119:141] I am small and despised;

Yet do I not forget your precepts.

[119:142] your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,

And your law is truth.

[119:143] Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me;

Yet your commandments are my delight.

[119:144] your testimonies are righteous for ever:

Give me understanding, and I shall live.

QOPH.

[119:145] I have called with my whole heart; answer me, O THE GOD:

I will keep your statutes.

[119:146] I have called unto thee; save me,

And I shall observe your testimonies.

[119:147] I anticipated the dawning of the morning, and cried:

I hoped in your words.

[119:148] Mine eyes anticipated the night-watches,

That I might meditate on your word.

[119:149] Hear my voice according unto your lovingkindness:

Quicken me, O THE GOD, according to your ordinances.

[119:150] They draw nigh that follow after wickedness;

They are far from your law.

[119:151] you art nigh, O THE GOD;

And all your commandments are truth.

[119:152] Of old have I known from your testimonies,

That you have founded them for ever.

RESH.

[119:153] Consider mine affliction, and deliver me;

For I do not forget your law.

[119:154] Plead you my cause, and redeem me:

Quicken me according to your word.

[119:155] Salvation is far from the wicked;

For they seek not your statutes.

[119:156] Great are your tender mercies, O THE GOD:

Quicken me according to your ordinances.

[119:157] Many are my persecutors and mine adversaries;

Yet have I not swerved from your testimonies.

[119:158] I beheld the treacherous, and was grieved,

Because they observe not your word.

[119:159] Consider how I love your precepts:

Quicken me, O THE GOD, according to your lovingkindness.

[119:160] The sum of your word is truth;

And every one of your righteous ordinances endureth for ever.

SHIN.

[119:161] Princes have persecuted me without a cause;

But my heart standeth in awe of your words.

[119:162] I rejoice at your word,

As one that findeth great spoil.

[119:163] I hate and abhor falsehood;

But your law do I love.

[119:164] Seven times a day do I praise thee,

Because of your righteous ordinances.

[119:165] Great peace have they that love your law;

And they have no occasion of stumbling.

[119:166] I have hoped for your salvation, O THE GOD,

And have done your commandments.

[119:167] My soul hath observed your testimonies;

And I love them exceedingly.

[119:168] I have observed your precepts and your testimonies;

For all my ways are before thee.

TAV.

[119:169] Let my cry come near before thee, O THE GOD:

Give me understanding according to your word.

[119:170] Let my supplication come before thee:

Deliver me according to your word.

[119:171] Let my lips utter praise;

For you teachest me your statutes.

[119:172] Let my tongue sing of your word;

For all your commandments are righteousness.

[119:173] Let your hand be ready to help me;

For I have chosen your precepts.

[119:174] I have longed for your salvation, O THE GOD;

And your law is my delight.

[119:175] Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee;

And let your ordinances help me.

[119:176] I have gone astray like a lost sheep;

Seek your servant;

For I do not forget your commandments.

Psalm 120

A Song of Ascents.

[120:1] In my distress I cried unto THE GOD,

And he answered me.

[120:2] Deliver my soul, O THE GOD, from lying lips,

And from a deceitful tongue.

[120:3] What shall be given unto thee, and what shall be done more unto thee,

Thou deceitful tongue?

[120:4] Sharp arrows of the mighty,

With coals of juniper.

[120:5] Woe is me, that I sojourn in Meshech,

That I dwell among the tents of Kedar!

[120:6] My soul hath long had her dwelling

With him that hateth peace.

[120:7] I am for peace:

But when I speak, they are for war.

Psalm 121

A Song of Ascents.

[121:1] I will lift up mine eyes unto the mountains:

From whence shall my help come?

[121:2] My help cometh from THE GOD,

Who made heaven and earth.

[121:3] He will not suffer your foot to be moved:

He that keepeth you will not slumber.

[121:4] Behold, he that keepeth Israel

Will neither slumber nor sleep.

[121:5] THE GOD is your keeper:

THE GOD is your shade upon your right hand.

[121:6] The sun shall not smite you by day,

Nor the moon by night.

[121:7] THE GOD will keep you from all evil;

He will keep your soul.

[121:8] THE GOD will keep your going out and your coming in

From this time forth and for evermore.

Psalm 122

A Song of Ascents; of David.

[122:1] I was glad when they said unto me,

Let us go unto the house of THE GOD.

[122:2] Our feet are standing

Within your gates, O Jerusalem,

[122:3] Jerusalem, that art builded

As a city that is compact together;

[122:4] Whither the tribes go up, even the tribes of THE GOD,

For an ordinance for Israel,

To give thanks unto the name of THE GOD.

[122:5] For there are set thrones for judgment,

The thrones of the house of David.

[122:6] Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:

They shall prosper that love thee.

[122:7] Peace be within your walls,

And prosperity within your palaces.

[122:8] For my brethren and companions’ sakes,

I will now say, Peace be within thee.

[122:9] For the sake of the house of THE GOD our God

I will seek your good.

Psalm 123

A Song of Ascents.

[123:1] Unto you do I lift up mine eyes,

O you that sittest in the heavens.

[123:2] Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their master,

As the eyes of a maid unto the hand of her mistress;

So our eyes look unto THE GOD our God,

Until he have mercy upon us.

[123:3] Have mercy upon us, O THE GOD, have mercy upon us;

For we are exceedingly filled with contempt.

[123:4] Our soul is exceedingly filled

With the scoffing of those that are at ease,

And with the contempt of the proud.

Psalm 124

A Song of Ascents; of David.

[124:1] If it had not been THE GOD who was on our side,

Let Israel now say,

[124:2] If it had not been THE GOD who was on our side,

When men rose up against us;

[124:3] Then they had swallowed us up alive,

When their wrath was kindled against us;

[124:4] Then the waters had overwhelmed us,

The stream had gone over our soul;

[124:5] Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.

[124:6] Blessed be THE GOD,

Who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.

[124:7] Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers:

The snare is broken, and we are escaped.

[124:8] Our help is in the name of THE GOD,

Who made heaven and earth.

Psalm 125

A Song of Ascents.

[125:1] They that trust in THE GOD

Are as mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abideth for ever.

[125:2] As the mountains are round about Jerusalem,

So THE GOD is round about his people

From this time forth and for evermore.

[125:3] For the sceptre of wickedness shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous;

That the righteous put not forth their hands unto iniquity.

[125:4] Do good, O THE GOD, unto those that are good,

And to them that are upright in their hearts.

[125:5] But as for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways,

THE GOD will lead them forth with the workers of iniquity.

Peace be upon Israel.

Psalm 126

A Song of Ascents.

[126:1] When THE GOD brought back those that returned to Zion,

We were like unto them that dream.

[126:2] Then was our mouth filled with laughter,

And our tongue with singing:

Then said they among the nations,

THE GOD hath done great things for them.

[126:3] THE GOD hath done great things for us,

Whereof we are glad.

[126:4] Turn again our captivity, O THE GOD,

As the streams in the South.

[126:5] They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.

[126:6] He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing seed for sowing,

Shall doubtless come again with joy, bringing his sheaves with him.

Psalm 127

A Song of Ascents; of Solomon.

[127:1] Except THE GOD build the house,

They labor in vain that build it:

Except THE GOD keep the city,

The watchman waketh but in vain.

[127:2] It is vain for you to rise up early,

To take rest late,

To eat the bread of toil;

For so he giveth unto his beloved sleep.

[127:3] Lo, children are a heritage of THE GOD;

And the fruit of the womb is his reward.

[127:4] As arrows in the hand of a mighty man,

So are the children of youth.

[127:5] Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them:

They shall not be put to shame,

When they speak with their enemies in the gate.

Psalm 128

A Song of Ascents.

[128:1] Blessed is every one that feareth THE GOD,

That walketh in his ways.

[128:2] For you shalt eat the labor of your hands:

Happy shalt you be, and it shall be well with thee.

[128:3] your wife shall be as a fruitful vine,

In the innermost parts of your house;

Thy children like olive plants,

Round about your table.

[128:4] Behold, thus shall the man be blessed

That feareth THE GOD.

[128:5] THE GOD bless you out of Zion:

And see you the good of Jerusalem all the days of your life.

[128:6] Yea, see you your children’s children.

Peace be upon Israel.

Psalm 129

A Song of Ascents.

[129:1] Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth up,

Let Israel now say,

[129:2] Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth up:

Yet they have not prevailed against me.

[129:3] The plowers plowed upon my back;

They made long their furrows.

[129:4] THE GOD is righteous:

He hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.

[129:5] Let them be put to shame and turned backward,

All they that hate Zion.

[129:6] Let them be as the grass upon the housetops,

Which withereth before it groweth up;

[129:7] Wherewith the reaper filleth not his hand,

Nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.

[129:8] Neither do they that go by say,

The blessing of THE GOD be upon you;

We bless you in the name of THE GOD.

Psalm 130

A Song of Ascents.

[130:1] Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O THE GOD.

[130:2] Lord, hear my voice:

Let your ears be attentive

To the voice of my supplications.

[130:3] If thou, THE GOD, shouldest mark iniquities,

O Lord, who could stand?

[130:4] But there is forgiveness with thee,

That you mayest be feared.

[130:5] I wait for THE GOD, my soul doth wait,

And in his word do I hope.

[130:6] My soul waiteth for the Lord

More than watchmen wait for the morning;

Yea, more than watchmen for the morning.

[130:7] O Israel, hope in THE GOD;

For with THE GOD there is lovingkindness,

And with him is plenteous redemption.

[130:8] And he will redeem Israel

From all his iniquities.

Psalm 131

A Song of Ascents; of David.

[131:1] THE GOD, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty;

Neither do I exercise myself in great matters,

Or in things too wonderful for me.

[131:2] Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul;

Like a weaned child with his mother,

Like a weaned child is my soul within me.

[131:3] O Israel, hope in THE GOD

From this time forth and for evermore.

Psalm 132

A Song of Ascents.

[132:1] THE GOD, remember for David

All his affliction;

[132:2] How he sware unto THE GOD,

And vowed unto the Mighty One of Jacob:

[132:3] Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house,

Nor go up into my bed;

[132:4] I will not give sleep to mine eyes,

Or slumber to mine eyelids;

[132:5] Until I find out a place for THE GOD,

A tabernacle for the Mighty One of Jacob.

[132:6] Lo, we heard of it in Ephrathah:

We found it in the field of the wood.

[132:7] We will go into his tabernacles;

We will worship at his footstool.

[132:8] Arise, O THE GOD, into your resting-place;

Thou, and the ark of your strength.

[132:9] Let your priest be clothed with righteousness;

And let your saints shout for joy.

[132:10] For your servant David’s sake

Turn not away the face of your anointed.

[132:11] THE GOD hath sworn unto David in truth;

He will not turn from it:

Of the fruit of your body will I set upon your throne.

[132:12] If your children will keep my covenant

And my testimony that I shall teach them,

Their children also shall sit upon your throne for evermore.

[132:13] For THE GOD hath chosen Zion;

He hath desired it for his habitation.

[132:14] This is my resting-place for ever:

Here will I dwell; for I have desired it.

[132:15] I will abundantly bless her provision:

I will satisfy her poor with bread.

[132:16] Her priests also will I clothe with salvation;

And her saints shall shout aloud for joy.

[132:17] There will I make the horn of David to bud:

I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed.

[132:18] His enemies will I clothe with shame;

But upon himself shall his crown flourish.

Psalm 133

A Song of Ascents; of David.

[133:1] Behold, how good and how pleasant it is

For brethren to dwell together in unity!

[133:2] It is like the precious oil upon the head,

That ran down upon the beard,

Even Aaron’s beard;

That came down upon the skirt of his garments;

[133:3] Like the dew of Hermon,

That cometh down upon the mountains of Zion:

For there THE GOD commanded the blessing,

Even life for evermore.

Psalm 134

A Song of Ascents.

[134:1] Behold, bless you THE GOD, all you servants of THE GOD,

That by night stand in the house of THE GOD.

[134:2] Lift up your hands to the sanctuary,

And bless you THE GOD.

[134:3] THE GOD bless you out of Zion;

Even he that made heaven and earth.

Psalm 135

[135:1] Praise you THE GOD.

Praise you the name of THE GOD;

Praise him, O you servants of THE GOD,

[135:2] You that stand in the house of THE GOD,

In the courts of the house of our God.

[135:3] Praise you THE GOD; for THE GOD is good:

Sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant.

[135:4] For THE GOD hath chosen Jacob unto himself,

And Israel for his own possession.

[135:5] For I know that THE GOD is great,

And that our Lord is above all gods.

[135:6] Whatsoever THE GOD pleased, that hath he done,

In heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps;

[135:7] Who causeth the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth;

Who maketh lightnings for the rain;

Who bringeth forth the wind out of his treasuries;

[135:8] Who smote the first-born of Egypt,

Both of man and beast;

[135:9] Who sent signs and wonders into the midst of thee, O Egypt,

Upon Pharaoh, and upon all his servants;

[135:10] Who smote many nations,

And slew mighty kings,

[135:11] Sihon king of the Amorites,

And Og king of Bashan,

And all the kingdoms of Canaan,

[135:12] And gave their land for a heritage,

A heritage unto Israel his people.

[135:13] your name, O THE GOD, endureth for ever;

Thy memorial name, O THE GOD, throughout all generations.

[135:14] For THE GOD will judge his people,

And repent himself concerning his servants.

[135:15] The idols of the nations are silver and gold,

The work of men’s hands.

[135:16] They have mouths, but they speak not;

Eyes have they, but they see not;

[135:17] They have ears, but they hear not;

Neither is there any breath in their mouths.

[135:18] They that make them shall be like unto them;

Yea, every one that trusteth in them.

[135:19] O house of Israel, bless you THE GOD:

O house of Aaron, bless you THE GOD:

[135:20] O house of Levi, bless you THE GOD:

Ye that fear THE GOD, bless you THE GOD.

[135:21] Blessed be THE GOD out of Zion,

Who dwelleth at Jerusalem.

Praise you THE GOD.

Psalm 136

[136:1] Oh give thanks unto THE GOD; for he is good;

For his lovingkindness endureth for ever.

[136:2] Oh give thanks unto the God of gods;

For his lovingkindness endureth for ever.

[136:3] Oh give thanks unto the Lord of lords;

For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:

[136:4] To him who alone doeth great wonders;

For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:

[136:5] To him that by understanding made the heavens;

For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:

[136:6] To him that spread forth the earth above the waters;

For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:

[136:7] To him that made great lights;

For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:

[136:8] The sun to rule by day;

For his lovingkindness endureth for ever;

[136:9] The moon and stars to rule by night;

For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:

[136:10] To him that smote Egypt in their first-born;

For his lovingkindness endureth for ever;

[136:11] And brought out Israel from among them;

For his lovingkindness endureth for ever;

[136:12] With a strong hand, and with an outstretched arm;

For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:

[136:13] To him that divided the Red Sea in sunder;

For his lovingkindness endureth for ever;

[136:14] And made Israel to pass through the midst of it;

For his lovingkindness endureth for ever;

[136:15] But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea;

For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:

[136:16] To him that led his people through the wilderness;

For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:

[136:17] To him that smote great kings;

For his lovingkindness endureth for ever;

[136:18] And slew famous kings;

For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:

[136:19] Sihon king of the Amorites;

For his lovingkindness endureth forever;

[136:20] And Og king of Bashan;

For his lovingkindness endureth for ever;

[136:21] And gave their land for a heritage;

For his lovingkindness endureth for ever;

[136:22] Even a heritage unto Israel his servant;

For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:

[136:23] Who remembered us in our low estate;

For his lovingkindness endureth for ever;

[136:24] And hath delivered us from our adversaries;

For his lovingkindness endureth for ever:

[136:25] Who giveth food to all flesh;

For his lovingkindness endureth for ever.

[136:26] Oh give thanks unto the God of heaven;

For his lovingkindness endureth for ever.

Psalm 137

[137:1] By the rivers of Babylon,

There we sat down, yea, we wept,

When we remembered Zion.

[137:2] Upon the willows in the midst thereof We hanged up our harps.

[137:3] For there they that led us captive required of us songs,

And they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying,

Sing us one of the songs of Zion.

[137:4] How shall we sing THE GOD’s song

In a foreign land?

[137:5] If I forget thee, O Jerusalem,

Let my right hand forget her skill.

[137:6] Let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth,

If I remember you not;

If I prefer not Jerusalem

Above my chief joy.

[137:7] Remember, O THE GOD, against the children of Edom

The day of Jerusalem;

Who said, Rase it, rase it,

Even to the foundation thereof.

[137:8] O daughter of Babylon, that art to be destroyed,

Happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee

As you have served us.

[137:9] Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth your little ones

Against the rock.

Psalm 138

A Psalm of David.

[138:1] I will give you thanks with my whole heart:

Before the gods will I sing praises unto thee.

[138:2] I will worship toward your holy temple,

And give thanks unto your name for your lovingkindness and for your truth:

For you have magnified your word above all your name.

[138:3] In the day that I called you answeredst me,

Thou didst encourage me with strength in my soul.

[138:4] All the kings of the earth shall give you thanks, O THE GOD,

For they have heard the words of your mouth.

[138:5] Yea, they shall sing of the ways of THE GOD;

For great is the glory of THE GOD.

[138:6] For though THE GOD is high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly;

But the haughty he knoweth from afar.

[138:7] Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you wilt revive me;

Thou wilt stretch forth your hand against the wrath of mine enemies,

And your right hand will save me.

[138:8] THE GOD will perfect that which concerneth me:

Thy lovingkindness, O THE GOD, endureth for ever;

Forsake not the works of your own hands.

Psalm 139

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

[139:1] O THE GOD, you have searched me, and known me.

[139:2] you knowest my downsitting and mine uprising;

Thou understandest my thought afar off.

[139:3] you searchest out my path and my lying down,

And art acquainted with all my ways.

[139:4] For there is not a word in my tongue,

But, lo, O THE GOD, you knowest it altogether.

[139:5] you have beset me behind and before,

And laid your hand upon me.

[139:6] Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;

It is high, I cannot attain unto it.

[139:7] Whither shall I go from your Spirit?

Or whither shall I flee from your presence?

[139:8] If I ascend up into heaven, you art there:

If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, you art there.

[139:9] If I take the wings of the morning,

And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;

[139:10] Even there shall your hand lead me,

And your right hand shall hold me.

[139:11] If I say, Surely the darkness shall overwhelm me,

And the light about me shall be night;

[139:12] Even the darkness hideth not from thee,

But the night shineth as the day:

The darkness and the light are both alike to thee.

[139:13] For you didst form my inward parts:

Thou didst cover me in my mother’s womb.

[139:14] I will give thanks unto thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made:

Wonderful are your works;

And that my soul knoweth right well.

[139:15] My frame was not hidden from thee,

When I was made in secret,

And curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.

[139:16] your eyes did see mine unformed substance;

And in your book they were all written,

Even the days that were ordained for me,

When as yet there was none of them.

[139:17] How precious also are your thoughts unto me, O God!

How great is the sum of them!

[139:18] If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand:

When I awake, I am still with thee.

[139:19] Surely you wilt slay the wicked, O God:

Depart from me therefore, you bloodthirsty men.

[139:20] For they speak against you wickedly,

And your enemies take your name in vain.

[139:21] Do not I hate them, O THE GOD, that hate thee?

And am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?

[139:22] I hate them with perfect hatred:

They are become mine enemies.

[139:23] Search me, O God, and know my heart:

Try me, and know my thoughts;

[139:24] And see if there be any wicked way in me,

And lead me in the way everlasting.

Psalm 140

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

[140:1] Deliver me, O THE GOD, from the evil man;

Preserve me from the violent man:

[140:2] Who devise mischiefs in their heart;

Continually do they gather themselves together for war.

[140:3] They have sharpened their tongue like a serpent;

Adders’ poison is under their lips.

Selah

[140:4] Keep me, O THE GOD, from the hands of the wicked;

Preserve me from the violent man:

Who have purposed to thrust aside my steps.

[140:5] The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords;

They have spread a net by the wayside;

They have set gins for me.

Selah

[140:6] I said unto THE GOD, you art my God:

Give ear unto the voice of my supplications, O THE GOD.

[140:7] O THE GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation,

Thou have covered my head in the day of battle.

[140:8] Grant not, O THE GOD, the desires of the wicked;

Further not his evil device, lest they exalt themselves.

Selah

[140:9] As for the head of those that compass me about,

Let the mischief of their own lips cover them.

[140:10] Let burning coals fall upon them:

Let them be cast into the fire,

Into deep pits, whence they shall not rise.

[140:11] An evil speaker shall not be established in the earth:

Evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.

[140:12] I know that THE GOD will maintain the cause of the afflicted,

And justice for the needy.

[140:13] Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto your name:

The upright shall dwell in your presence.

Psalm 141

A Psalm of David.

[141:1] THE GOD, I have called upon thee; make haste unto me:

Give ear unto my voice, when I call unto thee.

[141:2] Let my prayer be set forth as incense before thee;

The lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.

[141:3] Set a watch, O THE GOD, before my mouth;

Keep the door of my lips.

[141:4] Incline not my heart to any evil thing,

To practise deeds of wickedness

With men that work iniquity:

And let me not eat of their dainties.

[141:5] Let the righteous smite me, it shall be a kindness;

And let him reprove me, it shall be as oil upon the head;

Let not my head refuse it:

For even in their wickedness shall my prayer continue.

[141:6] Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock;

And they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.

[141:7] As when one ploweth and cleaveth the earth,

Our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol.

[141:8] For mine eyes are unto thee, O THE GOD the Lord:

In you do I take refuge; leave not my soul destitute.

[141:9] Keep me from the snare which they have laid for me,

And from the gins of the workers of iniquity.

[141:10] Let the wicked fall into their own nets,

Whilst that I withal escape.

Psalm 142

Maschil of David, when he was in the cave; a Prayer.

[142:1] I cry with my voice unto THE GOD;

With my voice unto THE GOD do I make supplication.

[142:2] I pour out my complaint before him;

I show before him my trouble.

[142:3] When my spirit was overwhelmed within me,

Thou knewest my path.

In the way wherein I walk

Have they hidden a snare for me.

[142:4] Look on my right hand, and see;

For there is no man that knoweth me:

Refuge hath failed me;

No man careth for my soul.

[142:5] I cried unto thee, O THE GOD;

I said, you art my refuge,

My portion in the land of the living.

[142:6] Attend unto my cry;

For I am brought very low:

Deliver me from my persecutors;

For they are stronger than I.

[142:7] Bring my soul out of prison,

That I may give thanks unto your name:

The righteous shall compass me about;

For you wilt deal bountifully with me.

Psalm 143

A Psalm of David.

[143:1] Hear my prayer, O THE GOD; give ear to my supplications:

In your faithfulness answer me, and in your righteousness.

[143:2] And enter not into judgment with your servant;

For in your sight no man living is righteous.

[143:3] For the enemy hath persecuted my soul;

He hath smitten my life down to the ground:

He hath made me to dwell in dark places, as those that have been long dead.

[143:4] Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me;

My heart within me is desolate.

[143:5] I remember the days of old;

I meditate on all your doings;

I muse on the work of your hands.

[143:6] I spread forth my hands unto thee:

My soul thirsteth after thee, as a weary land.

Selah

[143:7] Make haste to answer me, O THE GOD; my spirit faileth:

Hide not your face from me,

Lest I become like them that go down into the pit.

[143:8] Cause me to hear your lovingkindness in the morning;

For in you do I trust:

Cause me to know the way wherein I should walk;

For I lift up my soul unto thee.

[143:9] Deliver me, O THE GOD, from mine enemies:

I flee unto you to hide me.

[143:10] Teach me to do your will;

For you art my God:

Thy Spirit is good;

Lead me in the land of uprightness.

[143:11] Quicken me, O THE GOD, for your name’s sake:

In your righteousness bring my soul out of trouble.

[143:12] And in your lovingkindness cut off mine enemies,

And destroy all them that afflict my soul;

For I am your servant.

Psalm 144

A Psalm of David.

[144:1] Blessed be THE GOD my rock,

Who teacheth my hands to war,

And my fingers to fight:

[144:2] My lovingkindness, and my fortress,

My high tower, and my deliverer;

My shield, and he in whom I take refuge;

Who subdueth my people under me.

[144:3] THE GOD, what is man, that you takest knowledge of him?

Or the son of man, that you makest account of him?

[144:4] Man is like to vanity:

His days are as a shadow that passeth away.

[144:5] Bow your heavens, O THE GOD, and come down:

Touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.

[144:6] Cast forth lightning, and scatter them;

Send out your arrows, and discomfit them.

[144:7] Stretch forth your hand from above;

Rescue me, and deliver me out of great waters,

Out of the hand of aliens;

[144:8] Whose mouth speaketh deceit,

And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

[144:9] I will sing a new song unto thee, O God:

Upon a psaltery of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee.

[144:10] you art he that giveth salvation unto kings;

Who rescueth David his servant from the hurtful sword.

[144:11] Rescue me, and deliver me out of the hand of aliens,

Whose mouth speaketh deceit,

And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

[144:12] When our sons shall be as plants grown up in their youth,

And our daughters as corner-stones hewn after the fashion of a palace;

[144:13] When our garners are full, affording all manner of store,

And our sheep bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our fields;

[144:14] When our oxen are well laden;

When there is no breaking in, and no going forth,

And no outcry in our streets:

[144:15] Happy is the people that is in such a case;

Yea, happy is the people whose God is THE GOD.

Psalm 145

A Psalm of praise; of David.

[145:1] I will extol thee, my God, O King;

And I will bless your name for ever and ever.

[145:2] Every day will I bless thee;

And I will praise your name for ever and ever.

[145:3] Great is THE GOD, and greatly to be praised;

And his greatness is unsearchable.

[145:4] One generation shall laud your works to another,

And shall declare your mighty acts.

[145:5] Of the glorious majesty of your honor,

And of your wondrous works, will I meditate.

[145:6] And men shall speak of the might of your terrible acts;

And I will declare your greatness.

[145:7] They shall utter the memory of your great goodness,

And shall sing of your righteousness.

[145:8] THE GOD is gracious, and merciful;

Slow to anger, and of great lovingkindness.

[145:9] THE GOD is good to all;

And his tender mercies are over all his works.

[145:10] All your works shall give thanks unto thee, O THE GOD;

And your saints shall bless thee.

[145:11] They shall speak of the glory of your kingdom,

And talk of your power;

[145:12] To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts,

And the glory of the majesty of his kingdom.

[145:13] your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,

And your dominion endureth throughout all generations.

[145:14] THE GOD upholdeth all that fall,

And raiseth up all those that are bowed down.

[145:15] The eyes of all wait for thee;

And you givest them their food in due season.

[145:16] you openest your hand,

And satisfiest the desire of every living thing.

[145:17] THE GOD is righteous in all his ways,

And gracious in all his works.

[145:18] THE GOD is nigh unto all them that call upon him,

To all that call upon him in truth.

[145:19] He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him;

He also will hear their cry and will save them.

[145:20] THE GOD preserveth all them that love him;

But all the wicked will he destroy.

[145:21] My mouth shall speak the praise of THE GOD;

And let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.

Psalm 146

[146:1] Praise you THE GOD.

Praise THE GOD, O my soul.

[146:2] While I live will I praise THE GOD:

I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.

[146:3] Put not your trust in princes,

Nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.

[146:4] His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth;

In that very day his thoughts perish.

[146:5] Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help,

Whose hope is in THE GOD his God:

[146:6] Who made heaven and earth,

The sea, and all that in them is;

Who keepeth truth for ever;

[146:7] Who executeth justice for the oppressed;

Who giveth food to the hungry.

THE GOD looseth the prisoners;

[146:8] THE GOD openeth the eyes of the blind;

THE GOD raiseth up them that are bowed down;

THE GOD loveth the righteous;

[146:9] THE GOD preserveth the sojourners;

He upholdeth the fatherless and widow;

But the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.

[146:10] THE GOD will reign for ever,

Thy God, O Zion, unto all generations.

Praise you THE GOD.

Psalm 147

[147:1] Praise you THE GOD;

For it is good to sing praises unto our God;

For it is pleasant, and praise is comely.

[147:2] THE GOD doth build up Jerusalem;

He gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.

[147:3] He healeth the broken in heart,

And bindeth up their wounds.

[147:4] He counteth the number of the stars;

He calleth them all by their names.

[147:5] Great is our Lord, and mighty in power;

His understanding is infinite.

[147:6] THE GOD upholdeth the meek:

He bringeth the wicked down to the ground.

[147:7] Sing unto THE GOD with thanksgiving;

Sing praises upon the harp unto our God,

[147:8] Who covereth the heavens with clouds,

Who prepareth rain for the earth,

Who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.

[147:9] He giveth to the beast his food,

And to the young ravens which cry.

[147:10] He delighteth not in the strength of the horse:

He taketh no pleasure in the legs of a man.

[147:11] THE GOD taketh pleasure in them that fear him,

In those that hope in his lovingkindness.

[147:12] Praise THE GOD, O Jerusalem;

Praise your God, O Zion.

[147:13] For he hath strengthened the bars of your gates;

He hath blessed your children within thee.

[147:14] He maketh peace in your borders;

He filleth you with the finest of the wheat.

[147:15] He sendeth out his commandment upon earth;

His word runneth very swiftly.

[147:16] He giveth snow like wool;

He scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes.

[147:17] He casteth forth his ice like morsels:

Who can stand before his cold?

[147:18] He sendeth out his word, and melteth them:

He causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.

[147:19] He showeth his word unto Jacob,

His statutes and his ordinances unto Israel.

[147:20] He hath not dealt so with any nation;

And as for his ordinances, they have not known them.

Praise you THE GOD.

Psalm 148

[148:1] Praise you THE GOD.

Praise you THE GOD from the heavens:

Praise him in the heights.

[148:2] Praise you him, all his angels:

Praise you him, all his host.

[148:3] Praise you him, sun and moon:

Praise him, all you stars of light.

[148:4] Praise him, you heavens of heavens,

And you waters that are above the heavens.

[148:5] Let them praise the name of THE GOD;

For he commanded, and they were created.

[148:6] He hath also established them for ever and ever:

He hath made a decree which shall not pass away.

[148:7] Praise THE GOD from the earth,

Ye sea-monsters, and all deeps.

[148:8] Fire and hail, snow and vapor;

Stormy wind, fulfilling his word;

[148:9] Mountains and all hills;

Fruitful trees and all cedars;

[148:10] Beasts and all cattle;

Creeping things and flying birds;

[148:11] Kings of the earth and all peoples;

Princes and all judges of the earth;

[148:12] Both young men and virgins;

Old men and children:

[148:13] Let them praise the name of THE GOD;

For his name alone is exalted;

His glory is above the earth and the heavens.

[148:14] And he hath lifted up the horn of his people,

The praise of all his saints;

Even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him.

Praise you THE GOD.

Psalm 149

[149:1] Praise you THE GOD.

Sing unto THE GOD a new song,

And his praise in the assembly of the saints.

[149:2] Let Israel rejoice in him that made him:

Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.

[149:3] Let them praise his name in the dance:

Let them sing praises unto him with timbrel and harp.

[149:4] For THE GOD taketh pleasure in his people:

He will beautify the meek with salvation.

[149:5] Let the saints exult in glory:

Let them sing for joy upon their beds.

[149:6] Let the high praises of God be in their mouth,

And a two-edged sword in their hand;

[149:7] To execute vengeance upon the nations,

And punishments upon the peoples;

[149:8] To bind their kings with chains,

And their nobles with fetters of iron;

[149:9] To execute upon them the judgment written:

This honor have all his saints.

Praise you THE GOD.

Psalm 150

[150:1] Praise you THE GOD.

Praise God in his sanctuary:

Praise him in the firmament of his power.

[150:2] Praise him for his mighty acts:

Praise him according to his excellent greatness.

[150:3] Praise him with trumpet sound:

Praise him with psaltery and harp.

[150:4] Praise him with timbrel and dance:

Praise him with stringed instruments and pipe.

[150:5] Praise him with loud cymbals:

Praise him with high sounding cymbals.

[150:6] Let everything that hath breath praise THE GOD.

Praise you THE GOD.

 

The Proverbs

[1:1] The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel:

[1:2] To know wisdom and instruction;

To discern the words of understanding;

[1:3] To receive instruction in wise dealing,

In righteousness and justice and equity;

[1:4] To give prudence to the simple,

To the young man knowledge and discretion:

[1:5] That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning;

And that the man of understanding may attain unto sound counsels:

[1:6] To understand a proverb, and a figure,

The words of the wise, and their dark sayings.

[1:7] The fear of THE GOD is the beginning of knowledge;

But the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.

[1:8] My son, hear the instruction of your father,

And forsake not the law of your mother:

[1:9] For they shall be a chaplet of grace unto your head,

And chains about your neck.

[1:10] My son, if sinners entice thee, Consent you not.

[1:11] If they say, Come with us,

Let us lay wait for blood;

Let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause;

[1:12] Let us swallow them up alive as Sheol,

And whole, as those that go down into the pit;

[1:13] We shall find all precious substance;

We shall fill our houses with spoil;

[1:14] you shalt cast your lot among us;

We will all have one purse:

[1:15] My son, walk not you in the way with them;

Refrain your foot from their path:

[1:16] For their feet run to evil,

And they make haste to shed blood.

[1:17] For in vain is the net spread

In the sight of any bird:

[1:18] And these lay wait for their own blood;

They lurk privily for their own lives.

[1:19] So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain;

It taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

[1:20] Wisdom crieth aloud in the street;

She uttereth her voice in the broad places;

[1:21] She crieth in the chief place of concourse;

At the entrance of the gates,

In the city, she uttereth her words:

[1:22] How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity?

And scoffers delight them in scoffing,

And fools hate knowledge?

[1:23] Turn you at my reproof:

Behold, I will pour out my spirit upon you;

I will make known my words unto you.

[1:24] Because I have called, and you have refused;

I have stretched out my hand, and no man hath regarded;

[1:25] But you have set at nought all my counsel,

And would none of my reproof:

[1:26] I also will laugh in the day of your calamity;

I will mock when your fear cometh;

[1:27] When your fear cometh as a storm,

And your calamity cometh on as a whirlwind;

When distress and anguish come upon you.

[1:28] Then will they call upon me, but I will not answer;

They will seek me diligently, but they shall not find me:

[1:29] For that they hated knowledge,

And did not choose the fear of THE GOD:

[1:30] They would none of my counsel;

They despised all my reproof.

[1:31] Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way,

And be filled with their own devices.

[1:32] For the backsliding of the simple shall slay them,

And the careless ease of fools shall destroy them.

[1:33] But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell securely,

And shall be quiet without fear of evil.

[2:1] My son, if you wilt receive my words,

And lay up my commandments with thee;

[2:2] So as to incline your ear unto wisdom,

And apply your heart to understanding;

[2:3] Yea, if you cry after discernment,

And lift up your voice for understanding;

[2:4] If you seek her as silver,

And search for her as for hid treasures:

[2:5] Then shalt you understand the fear of THE GOD,

And find the knowledge of God.

[2:6] For THE GOD giveth wisdom;

Out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding:

[2:7] He layeth up sound wisdom for the upright;

He is a shield to them that walk in integrity;

[2:8] That he may guard the paths of justice,

And preserve the way of his saints.

[2:9] Then shalt you understand righteousness and justice,

And equity, yea, every good path.

[2:10] For wisdom shall enter into your heart,

And knowledge shall be pleasant unto your soul;

[2:11] Discretion shall watch over thee;

Understanding shall keep thee:

[2:12] To deliver you from the way of evil,

From the men that speak perverse things;

[2:13] Who forsake the paths of uprightness,

To walk in the ways of darkness;

[2:14] Who rejoice to do evil,

And delight in the perverseness of evil;

[2:15] Who are crooked in their ways,

And wayward in their paths:

[2:16] To deliver you from the strange woman,

Even from the foreigner that flattereth with her words;

[2:17] That forsaketh the friend of her youth,

And forgetteth the covenant of her God:

[2:18] For her house inclineth unto death,

And her paths unto the dead;

[2:19] None that go unto her return again,

Neither do they attain unto the paths of life:

[2:20] That you mayest walk in the way of good men,

And keep the paths of the righteous.

[2:21] For the upright shall dwell in the land,

And the perfect shall remain in it.

[2:22] But the wicked shall be cut off from the land,

And the treacherous shall be rooted out of it.

[3:1] My son, forget not my law;

But let your heart keep my commandments:

[3:2] For length of days, and years of life,

And peace, will they add to thee.

[3:3] Let not kindness and truth forsake thee:

Bind them about your neck;

Write them upon the tablet of your heart:

[3:4] So shalt you find favor and good understanding

In the sight of God and man.

[3:5] Trust in THE GOD with all your heart,

And lean not upon your own understanding:

[3:6] In all your ways acknowledge him,

And he will direct your paths.

[3:7] Be not wise in your own eyes;

Fear THE GOD, and depart from evil:

[3:8] It will be health to your navel,

And marrow to your bones.

[3:9] Honor THE GOD with your substance,

And with the first-fruits of all your increase:

[3:10] So shall your barns be filled with plenty,

And your vats shall overflow with new wine.

[3:11] My son, despise not the chastening of THE GOD;

Neither be weary of his reproof:

[3:12] For whom THE GOD loveth he reproveth;

Even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

[3:13] Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,

And the man that getteth understanding.

[3:14] For the gaining of it is better than the gaining of silver,

And the profit thereof than fine gold.

[3:15] She is more precious than rubies:

And none of the things you canst desire are to be compared unto her.

[3:16] Length of days is in her right hand;

In her left hand are riches and honor.

[3:17] Her ways are ways of pleasantness,

And all her paths are peace.

[3:18] She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her:

And happy is every one that retaineth her.

[3:19] THE GOD by wisdom founded the earth;

By understanding he established the heavens.

[3:20] By his knowledge the depths were broken up,

And the skies drop down the dew.

[3:21] My son, let them not depart from your eyes;

Keep sound wisdom and discretion:

[3:22] So shall they be life unto your soul,

And grace to your neck.

[3:23] Then shalt you walk in your way securely,

And your foot shall not stumble.

[3:24] When you liest down, you shalt not be afraid:

Yea, you shalt lie down, and your sleep shall be sweet.

[3:25] Be not afraid of sudden fear,

Neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh:

[3:26] For THE GOD will be your confidence,

And will keep your foot from being taken.

[3:27] Withhold not good from them to whom it is due,

When it is in the power of your hand to do it.

[3:28] Say not unto your neighbor, Go, and come again,

And to-morrow I will give;

When you have it by thee.

[3:29] Devise not evil against your neighbor,

Seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.

[3:30] Strive not with a man without cause,

If he have done you no harm.

[3:31] Envy you not the man of violence,

And choose none of his ways.

[3:32] For the perverse is an abomination to THE GOD;

But his friendship is with the upright.

[3:33] The curse of THE GOD is in the house of the wicked;

But he blesseth the habitation of the righteous.

[3:34] Surely he scoffeth at the scoffers;

But he giveth grace unto the lowly.

[3:35] The wise shall inherit glory;

But shame shall be the promotion of fools.

[4:1] Hear, my sons, the instruction of a father,

And attend to know understanding:

[4:2] For I give you good doctrine;

Forsake you not my law.

[4:3] For I was a son unto my father,

Tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.

[4:4] And he taught me, and said unto me:

Let your heart retain my words;

Keep my commandments, and live;

[4:5] Get wisdom, get understanding;

Forget not, neither decline from the words of my mouth;

[4:6] Forsake her not, and she will preserve thee;

Love her, and she will keep thee.

[4:7] Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom;

Yea, with all your getting get understanding.

[4:8] Exalt her, and she will promote thee;

She will bring you to honor, when you dost embrace her.

[4:9] She will give to your head a chaplet of grace;

A crown of beauty will she deliver to thee.

[4:10] Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings;

And the years of your life shall be many.

[4:11] I have taught you in the way of wisdom;

I have led you in paths of uprightness.

[4:12] When you goest, your steps shall not be straitened;

And if you runnest, you shalt not stumble.

[4:13] Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go:

Keep her; for she is your life.

[4:14] Enter not into the path of the wicked,

And walk not in the way of evil men.

[4:15] Avoid it, pass not by it;

Turn from it, and pass on.

[4:16] For they sleep not, except they do evil;

And their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.

[4:17] For they eat the bread of wickedness,

And drink the wine of violence.

[4:18] But the path of the righteous is as the dawning light,

That shineth more and more unto the perfect day.

[4:19] The way of the wicked is as darkness:

They know not at what they stumble.

[4:20] My son, attend to my words;

Incline your ear unto my sayings.

[4:21] Let them not depart from your eyes;

Keep them in the midst of your heart.

[4:22] For they are life unto those that find them,

And health to all their flesh.

[4:23] Keep your heart with all diligence;

For out of it are the issues of life.

[4:24] Put away from you a wayward mouth,

And perverse lips put far from thee.

[4:25] Let your eyes look right on,

And let your eyelids look straight before thee.

[4:26] Make level the path of your feet,

And let all your ways be established.

[4:27] Turn not to the right hand nor to the left:

Remove your foot from evil.

[5:1] My son, attend unto my wisdom;

Incline your ear to my understanding:

[5:2] That you mayest preserve discretion,

And that your lips may keep knowledge.

[5:3] For the lips of a strange woman drop honey,

And her mouth is smoother than oil:

[5:4] But in the end she is bitter as wormwood,

Sharp as a two-edged sword.

[5:5] Her feet go down to death;

Her steps take hold on Sheol;

[5:6] So that she findeth not the level path of life:

Her ways are unstable, and she knoweth it not.

[5:7] Now therefore, my sons, hearken unto me,

And depart not from the words of my mouth.

[5:8] Remove your way far from her,

And come not nigh the door of her house;

[5:9] Lest you give your honor unto others,

And your years unto the cruel;

[5:10] Lest strangers be filled with your strength,

And your labors be in the house of an alien,

[5:11] And you mourn at your latter end,

When your flesh and your body are consumed,

[5:12] And say, How have I hated instruction,

And my heart despised reproof;

[5:13] Neither have I obeyed the voice of my teachers,

Nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!

[5:14] I was well-nigh in all evil

In the midst of the assembly and congregation.

[5:15] Drink waters out of your own cistern,

And running waters out of your own well.

[5:16] Should your springs be dispersed abroad,

And streams of water in the streets?

[5:17] Let them be for yourself alone,

And not for strangers with thee.

[5:18] Let your fountain be blessed;

And rejoice in the wife of your youth.

[5:19] As a loving hind and a pleasant doe,

Let her breasts satisfy you at all times;

And be you ravished always with her love.

[5:20] For why shouldest thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman,

And embrace the bosom of a foreigner?

[5:21] For the ways of man are before the eyes of THE GOD;

And he maketh level all his paths.

[5:22] His own iniquities shall take the wicked,

And he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.

[5:23] He shall die for lack of instruction;

And in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.

[6:1] My son, if you art become surety for your neighbor,

If you have stricken your hands for a stranger;

[6:2] you art snared with the words of your mouth,

Thou art taken with the words of your mouth.

[6:3] Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself,

Seeing you art come into the hand of your neighbor:

Go, humble thyself, and importune your neighbor;

[6:4] Give not sleep to your eyes,

Nor slumber to your eyelids;

[6:5] Deliver yourself as a roe from the hand of the hunter,

And as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

[6:6] Go to the ant, you sluggard;

Consider her ways, and be wise:

[6:7] Which having no chief,

Overseer, or ruler,

[6:8] Provideth her bread in the summer,

And gathereth her food in the harvest.

[6:9] How long wilt you sleep, O sluggard?

When wilt you arise out of your sleep?

[6:10] Yet a little sleep, a little slumber,

A little folding of the hands to sleep:

[6:11] So shall your poverty come as a robber,

And your want as an armed man.

[6:12] A worthless person, a man of iniquity,

Is he that walketh with a perverse mouth;

[6:13] That winketh with his eyes, that speaketh with his feet,

That maketh signs with his fingers;

[6:14] In whose heart is perverseness,

Who deviseth evil continually,

Who soweth discord.

[6:15] Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly;

On a sudden shall he be broken, and that without remedy.

[6:16] There are six things which THE GOD hateth;

Yea, seven which are an abomination unto him:

[6:17] Haughty eyes, a lying tongue,

And hands that shed innocent blood;

[6:18] A heart that deviseth wicked purposes,

Feet that are swift in running to mischief,

[6:19] A false witness that uttereth lies,

And he that soweth discord among brethren.

[6:20] My son, keep the commandment of your father,

And forsake not the law of your mother:

[6:21] Bind them continually upon your heart;

Tie them about your neck.

[6:22] When you walkest, it shall lead thee;

When you sleepest, it shall watch over thee;

And when you awakest, it shall talk with thee.

[6:23] For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light;

And reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

[6:24] To keep you from the evil woman,

From the flattery of the foreigner’s tongue.

[6:25] Lust not after her beauty in your heart;

Neither let her take you with her eyelids.

[6:26] For on account of a harlot a man is brought to a piece of bread;

And the adulteress hunteth for the precious life.

[6:27] Can a man take fire in his bosom,

And his clothes not be burned?

[6:28] Or can one walk upon hot coals,

And his feet not be scorched?

[6:29] So he that goeth in to his neighbor’s wife;

Whosoever toucheth her shall not be unpunished.

[6:30] Men do not despise a thief, if he steal

To satisfy himself when he is hungry:

[6:31] But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold;

He shall give all the substance of his house.

[6:32] He that committeth adultery with a woman is void of understanding:

He doeth it who would destroy his own soul.

[6:33] Wounds and dishonor shall he get;

And his reproach shall not be wiped away.

[6:34] For jealousy is the rage of a man;

And he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

[6:35] He will not regard any ransom;

Neither will he rest content, though you givest many gifts.

[7:1] My son, keep my words,

And lay up my commandments with thee.

[7:2] Keep my commandments and live;

And my law as the apple of your eye.

[7:3] Bind them upon your fingers;

Write them upon the tablet of your heart.

[7:4] Say unto wisdom, you art my sister;

And call understanding your kinswoman:

[7:5] That they may keep you from the strange woman,

From the foreigner that flattereth with her words.

[7:6] For at the window of my house

I looked forth through my lattice;

[7:7] And I beheld among the simple ones,

I discerned among the youths,

A young man void of understanding,

[7:8] Passing through the street near her corner;

And he went the way to her house,

[7:9] In the twilight, in the evening of the day,

In the middle of the night and in the darkness.

[7:10] And, behold, there met him a woman

With the attire of a harlot, and wily of heart.

[7:11] She is clamorous and wilful;

Her feet abide not in her house:

[7:12] Now she is in the streets, now in the broad places,

And lieth in wait at every corner.

[7:13] So she caught him, and kissed him,

And with an impudent face she said unto him:

[7:14] Sacrifices of peace-offerings are with me;

This day have I paid my vows.

[7:15] Therefore came I forth to meet thee,

Diligently to seek your face, and I have found thee.

[7:16] I have spread my couch with carpets of tapestry,

With striped cloths of the yarn of Egypt.

[7:17] I have perfumed my bed

With myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.

[7:18] Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning;

Let us solace ourselves with loves.

[7:19] For the man is not at home;

He is gone a long journey:

[7:20] He hath taken a bag of money with him;

He will come home at the full moon.

[7:21] With her much fair speech she causeth him to yield;

With the flattering of her lips she forceth him along.

[7:22] He goeth after her straightway,

As an ox goeth to the slaughter,

Or as one in fetters to the correction of the fool;

[7:23] Till an arrow strike through his liver;

As a bird hasteth to the snare,

And knoweth not that it is for his life.

[7:24] Now therefore, my sons, hearken unto me,

And attend to the words of my mouth.

[7:25] Let not your heart decline to her ways;

Go not astray in her paths.

[7:26] For she hath cast down many wounded:

Yea, all her slain are a mighty host.

[7:27] Her house is the way to Sheol,

Going down to the chambers of death.

[8:1] Doth not wisdom cry,

And understanding put forth her voice?

[8:2] On the top of high places by the way,

Where the paths meet, she standeth;

[8:3] Beside the gates, at the entry of the city,

At the coming in at the doors, she crieth aloud:

[8:4] Unto you, O men, I call;

And my voice is to the sons of men.

[8:5] O you simple, understand prudence;

And, you fools, be of an understanding heart.

[8:6] Hear, for I will speak excellent things;

And the opening of my lips shall be right things.

[8:7] For my mouth shall utter truth;

And wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

[8:8] All the words of my mouth are in righteousness;

There is nothing crooked or perverse in them.

[8:9] They are all plain to him that understandeth,

And right to them that find knowledge.

[8:10] Receive my instruction, and not silver;

And knowledge rather than choice gold.

[8:11] For wisdom is better than rubies;

And all the things that may be desired are not to be compared unto it.

[8:12] I wisdom have made prudence my dwelling,

And find out knowledge and discretion.

[8:13] The fear of THE GOD is to hate evil:

Pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way,

And the perverse mouth, do I hate.

[8:14] Counsel is mine, and sound knowledge:

I am understanding; I have might.

[8:15] By me kings reign,

And princes decree justice.

[8:16] By me princes rule,

And nobles, even all the judges of the earth.

[8:17] I love them that love me;

And those that seek me diligently shall find me.

[8:18] Riches and honor are with me;

Yea, durable wealth and righteousness.

[8:19] My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold;

And my revenue than choice silver.

[8:20] I walk in the way of righteousness,

In the midst of the paths of justice;

[8:21] That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance,

And that I may fill their treasuries.

[8:22] THE GOD possessed me in the beginning of his way,

Before his works of old.

[8:23] I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning,

Before the earth was.

[8:24] When there were no depths, I was brought forth,

When there were no fountains abounding with water.

[8:25] Before the mountains were settled,

Before the hills was I brought forth;

[8:26] While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields,

Nor the beginning of the dust of the world.

[8:27] When he established the heavens, I was there:

When he set a circle upon the face of the deep,

[8:28] When he made firm the skies above,

When the fountains of the deep became strong,

[8:29] When he gave to the sea its bound,

That the waters should not transgress his commandment,

When he marked out the foundations of the earth;

[8:30] Then I was by him, as a master workman;

And I was daily his delight,

Rejoicing always before him,

[8:31] Rejoicing in his habitable earth;

And my delight was with the sons of men.

[8:32] Now therefore, my sons, hearken unto me;

For blessed are they that keep my ways.

[8:33] Hear instruction, and be wise,

And refuse it not.

[8:34] Blessed is the man that heareth me,

Watching daily at my gates,

Waiting at the posts of my doors.

[8:35] For whoso findeth me findeth life,

And shall obtain favor of THE GOD.

[8:36] But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul:

All they that hate me love death.

[9:1] Wisdom hath builded her house;

She hath hewn out her seven pillars:

[9:2] She hath killed her beasts;

She hath mingled her wine;

She hath also furnished her table:

[9:3] She hath sent forth her maidens;

She crieth upon the highest places of the city:

[9:4] Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither:

As for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,

[9:5] Come, eat you of my bread,

And drink of the wine which I have mingled.

[9:6] Leave off, you simple ones, and live;

And walk in the way of understanding.

[9:7] He that correcteth a scoffer getteth to himself reviling;

And he that reproveth a wicked man getteth himself a blot.

[9:8] Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate thee:

Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.

[9:9] Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser:

Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.

[9:10] The fear of THE GOD is the beginning of wisdom;

And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

[9:11] For by me your days shall be multiplied,

And the years of your life shall be increased.

[9:12] If you art wise, you art wise for thyself;

And if you scoffest, you alone shalt bear it.

[9:13] The foolish woman is clamorous;

She is simple, and knoweth nothing.

[9:14] And she sitteth at the door of her house,

On a seat in the high places of the city,

[9:15] To call to them that pass by,

Who go right on their ways:

[9:16] Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither;

And as for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,

[9:17] Stolen waters are sweet,

And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.

[9:18] But he knoweth not that the dead are there;

That her guests are in the depths of Sheol.

[10:1] The proverbs of Solomon.

A wise son maketh a glad father;

But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

[10:2] Treasures of wickedness profit nothing;

But righteousness delivereth from death.

[10:3] THE GOD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish;

But he thrusteth away the desire of the wicked.

[10:4] He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand;

But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

[10:5] He that gathereth in summer is a wise son;

But he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

[10:6] Blessings are upon the head of the righteous;

But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

[10:7] The memory of the righteous is blessed;

But the name of the wicked shall rot.

[10:8] The wise in heart will receive commandments;

But a prating fool shall fall.

[10:9] He that walketh uprightly walketh surely;

But he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

[10:10] He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow;

But a prating fool shall fall.

[10:11] The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life;

But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

[10:12] Hatred stirreth up strifes;

But love covereth all transgressions.

[10:13] In the lips of him that hath discernment wisdom is found;

But a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.

[10:14] Wise men lay up knowledge;

But the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction.

[10:15] The rich man’s wealth is his strong city:

The destruction of the poor is their poverty.

[10:16] The labor of the righteous tendeth to life;

The increase of the wicked, to sin.

[10:17] He is in the way of life that heedeth correction;

But he that forsaketh reproof erreth.

[10:18] He that hideth hatred is of lying lips;

And he that uttereth a slander is a fool.

[10:19] In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression;

But he that refraineth his lips doeth wisely.

[10:20] The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver:

The heart of the wicked is little worth.

[10:21] The lips of the righteous feed many;

But the foolish die for lack of understanding.

[10:22] The blessing of THE GOD, it maketh rich;

And he addeth no sorrow therewith.

[10:23] It is as sport to a fool to do wickedness;

And so is wisdom to a man of understanding.

[10:24] The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him;

And the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

[10:25] When the whirlwind passeth, the wicked is no more;

But the righteous is an everlasting foundation.

[10:26] As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes,

So is the sluggard to them that send him.

[10:27] The fear of THE GOD prolongeth days;

But the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

[10:28] The hope of the righteous shall be gladness;

But the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

[10:29] The way of THE GOD is a stronghold to the upright;

But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

[10:30] The righteous shall never be removed;

But the wicked shall not dwell in the land.

[10:31] The mouth of the righteous bringeth forth wisdom;

But the perverse tongue shall be cut off.

[10:32] The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable;

But the mouth of the wicked speaketh perverseness.

[11:1] A false balance is an abomination to THE GOD;

But a just weight is his delight.

[11:2] When pride cometh, then cometh shame;

But with the lowly is wisdom.

[11:3] The integrity of the upright shall guide them;

But the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.

[11:4] Riches profit not in the day of wrath;

But righteousness delivereth from death.

[11:5] The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way;

But the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

[11:6] The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them;

But the treacherous shall be taken in their own iniquity.

[11:7] When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish;

And the hope of iniquity perisheth.

[11:8] The righteous is delivered out of trouble,

And the wicked cometh in his stead.

[11:9] With his mouth the godless man destroyeth his neighbor;

But through knowledge shall the righteous be delivered.

[11:10] When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth;

And when the wicked perish, there is shouting.

[11:11] By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted;

But it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

[11:12] He that despiseth his neighbor is void of wisdom;

But a man of understanding holdeth his peace.

[11:13] He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets;

But he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth a matter.

[11:14] Where no wise guidance is, the people falleth;

But in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.

[11:15] He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it;

But he that hateth suretyship is secure.

[11:16] A gracious woman obtaineth honor;

And violent men obtain riches.

[11:17] The merciful man doeth good to his own soul;

But he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.

[11:18] The wicked earneth deceitful wages;

But he that soweth righteousness hath a sure reward.

[11:19] He that is stedfast in righteousness shall attain unto life;

And he that pursueth evil doeth it to his own death.

[11:20] They that are perverse in heart are an abomination to THE GOD;

But such as are perfect in their way are his delight.

[11:21] Though hand join in hand, the evil man shall not be unpunished;

But the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.

[11:22] As a ring of gold in a swine’s snout,

So is a fair woman that is without discretion.

[11:23] The desire of the righteous is only good;

But the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

[11:24] There is that scattereth, and increaseth yet more;

And there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth only to want.

[11:25] The liberal soul shall be made fat;

And he that watereth shall be watered also himself.

[11:26] He that withholdeth grain, the people shall curse him;

But blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.

[11:27] He that diligently seeketh good seeketh favor;

But he that searcheth after evil, it shall come unto him.

[11:28] He that trusteth in his riches shall fall;

But the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.

[11:29] He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind;

And the foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.

[11:30] The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life;

And he that is wise winneth souls.

[11:31] Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth:

How much more the wicked and the sinner!

[12:1] Whoso loveth correction loveth knowledge;

But he that hateth reproof is brutish.

[12:2] A good man shall obtain favor of THE GOD;

But a man of wicked devices will he condemn.

[12:3] A man shall not be established by wickedness;

But the root of the righteous shall not be moved.

[12:4] A worthy woman is the crown of her husband;

But she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.

[12:5] The thoughts of the righteous are just;

But the counsels of the wicked are deceit.

[12:6] The words of the wicked are of lying in wait for blood;

But the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

[12:7] The wicked are overthrown, and are not;

But the house of the righteous shall stand.

[12:8] A man shall be commended according to his wisdom;

But he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.

[12:9] Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant,

Than he that honoreth himself, and lacketh bread.

[12:10] A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast;

But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

[12:11] He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread;

But he that followeth after vain persons is void of understanding.

[12:12] The wicked desireth the net of evil men;

But the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.

[12:13] In the transgression of the lips is a snare to the evil man;

But the righteous shall come out of trouble.

[12:14] A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth;

And the doings of a man’s hands shall be rendered unto him.

[12:15] The way of a fool is right in his own eyes;

But he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsel.

[12:16] A fool’s vexation is presently known;

But a prudent man concealeth shame.

[12:17] He that uttereth truth showeth forth righteousness;

But a false witness, deceit.

[12:18] There is that speaketh rashly like the piercings of a sword;

But the tongue of the wise is health.

[12:19] The lip of truth shall be established for ever;

But a lying tongue is but for a moment.

[12:20] Deceit is in the heart of them that devise evil;

But to the counsellors of peace is joy.

[12:21] There shall no mischief happen to the righteous;

But the wicked shall be filled with evil.

[12:22] Lying lips are an abomination to THE GOD;

But they that deal truly are his delight.

[12:23] A prudent man concealeth knowledge;

But the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.

[12:24] The hand of the diligent shall bear rule;

But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.

[12:25] Heaviness in the heart of a man maketh it stoop;

But a good word maketh it glad.

[12:26] The righteous is a guide to his neighbor;

But the way of the wicked causeth them to err.

[12:27] The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting;

But the precious substance of men is to the diligent.

[12:28] In the way of righteousness is life;

And in the pathway thereof there is no death.

[13:1] A wise son heareth his father’s instruction;

But a scoffer heareth not rebuke.

[13:2] A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth;

But the soul of the treacherous shall eat violence.

[13:3] He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life;

But he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

[13:4] The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing;

But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

[13:5] A righteous man hateth lying;

But a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.

[13:6] Righteousness guardeth him that is upright in the way;

But wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

[13:7] There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing:

There is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great wealth.

[13:8] The ransom of a man’s life is his riches;

But the poor heareth no threatening.

[13:9] The light of the righteous rejoiceth;

But the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

[13:10] By pride cometh only contention;

But with the well-advised is wisdom.

[13:11] Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished;

But he that gathereth by labor shall have increase.

[13:12] Hope deferred maketh the heart sick;

But when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.

[13:13] Whoso despiseth the word bringeth destruction on himself;

But he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.

[13:14] The law of the wise is a fountain of life,

That one may depart from the snares of death.

[13:15] Good understanding giveth favor;

But the way of the transgressor is hard.

[13:16] Every prudent man worketh with knowledge;

But a fool flaunteth his folly.

[13:17] A wicked messenger falleth into evil;

But a faithful ambassador is health.

[13:18] Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth correction;

But he that regardeth reproof shall be honored.

[13:19] The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul;

But it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.

[13:20] Walk with wise men, and you shalt be wise;

But the companion of fools shall smart for it.

[13:21] Evil pursueth sinners;

But the righteous shall be recompensed with good.

[13:22] A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children;

And the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.

[13:23] Much food is in the tillage of the poor;

But there is that is destroyed by reason of injustice.

[13:24] He that spareth his rod hateth his son;

But he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

[13:25] The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul;

But the belly of the wicked shall want.

[14:1] Every wise woman buildeth her house;

But the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands.

[14:2] He that walketh in his uprightness feareth THE GOD;

But he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.

[14:3] In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for his pride;

But the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

[14:4] Where no oxen are, the crib is clean;

But much increase is by the strength of the ox.

[14:5] A faithful witness will not lie;

But a false witness uttereth lies.

[14:6] A scoffer seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not;

But knowledge is easy unto him that hath understanding.

[14:7] Go into the presence of a foolish man,

And you shalt not perceive in him the lips of knowledge.

[14:8] The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way;

But the folly of fools is deceit.

[14:9] A trespass-offering mocketh fools;

But among the upright there is good will.

[14:10] The heart knoweth its own bitterness;

And a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy.

[14:11] The house of the wicked shall be overthrown;

But the tent of the upright shall flourish.

[14:12] There is a way which seemeth right unto a man;

But the end thereof are the ways of death.

[14:13] Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful;

And the end of mirth is heaviness.

[14:14] The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways;

And a good man shall be satisfied from himself.

[14:15] The simple believeth every word;

But the prudent man looketh well to his going.

[14:16] A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil;

But the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident.

[14:17] He that is soon angry will deal foolishly;

And a man of wicked devices is hated.

[14:18] The simple inherit folly;

But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

[14:19] The evil bow down before the good;

And the wicked, at the gates of the righteous.

[14:20] The poor is hated even of his own neighbor;

But the rich hath many friends.

[14:21] He that despiseth his neighbor sinneth;

But he that hath pity on the poor, happy is he.

[14:22] Do they not err that devise evil?

But mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.

[14:23] In all labor there is profit;

But the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

[14:24] The crown of the wise is their riches;

But the folly of fools is only folly.

[14:25] A true witness delivereth souls;

But he that uttereth lies causeth deceit.

[14:26] In the fear of THE GOD is strong confidence;

And his children shall have a place of refuge.

[14:27] The fear of THE GOD is a fountain of life,

That one may depart from the snares of death.

[14:28] In the multitude of people is the king’s glory;

But in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.

[14:29] He that is slow to anger is of great understanding;

But he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

[14:30] A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh;

But envy is the rottenness of the bones.

[14:31] He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker;

But he that hath mercy on the needy honoreth him.

[14:32] The wicked is thrust down in his evil-doing;

But the righteous hath a refuge in his death.

[14:33] Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding;

But that which is in the inward part of fools is made known.

[14:34] Righteousness exalteth a nation;

But sin is a reproach to any people.

[14:35] The king’s favor is toward a servant that dealeth wisely;

But his wrath will be against him that causeth shame.

[15:1] A soft answer turneth away wrath;

But a grievous word stirreth up anger.

[15:2] The tongue of the wise uttereth knowledge aright;

But the mouth of fools poureth out folly.

[15:3] The eyes of THE GOD are in every place,

Keeping watch upon the evil and the good.

[15:4] A gentle tongue is a tree of life;

But perverseness therein is a breaking of the spirit.

[15:5] A fool despiseth his father’s correction;

But he that regardeth reproof getteth prudence.

[15:6] In the house of the righteous is much treasure;

But in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.

[15:7] The lips of the wise disperse knowledge;

But the heart of the foolish doeth not so.

[15:8] The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to THE GOD;

But the prayer of the upright is his delight.

[15:9] The way of the wicked is an abomination to THE GOD;

But he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.

[15:10] There is grievous correction for him that forsaketh the way;

And he that hateth reproof shall die.

[15:11] Sheol and Abaddon are before THE GOD:

How much more then the hearts of the children of men!

[15:12] A scoffer loveth not to be reproved;

He will not go unto the wise.

[15:13] A glad heart maketh a cheerful countenance;

But by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken.

[15:14] The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge;

But the mouth of fools feedeth on folly.

[15:15] All the days of the afflicted are evil;

But he that is of a cheerful heart hath a continual feast.

[15:16] Better is little, with the fear of THE GOD,

Than great treasure and trouble therewith.

[15:17] Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is,

Than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.

[15:18] A wrathful man stirreth up contention;

But he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

[15:19] The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns;

But the path of the upright is made a highway.

[15:20] A wise son maketh a glad father;

But a foolish man despiseth his mother.

[15:21] Folly is joy to him that is void of wisdom;

But a man of understanding maketh straight his going.

[15:22] Where there is no counsel, purposes are disappointed;

But in the multitude of counsellors they are established.

[15:23] A man hath joy in the answer of his mouth;

And a word in due season, how good is it!

[15:24] To the wise the way of life goeth upward,

That he may depart from Sheol beneath.

[15:25] THE GOD will root up the house of the proud;

But he will establish the border of the widow.

[15:26] Evil devices are an abomination to THE GOD;

But pleasant words are pure.

[15:27] He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house;

But he that hateth bribes shall live.

[15:28] The heart of the righteous studieth to answer;

But the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.

[15:29] THE GOD is far from the wicked;

But he heareth the prayer of the righteous.

[15:30] The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart;

And good tidings make the bones fat.

[15:31] The ear that hearkeneth to the reproof of life

Shall abide among the wise.

[15:32] He that refuseth correction despiseth his own soul;

But he that hearkeneth to reproof getteth understanding.

[15:33] The fear of THE GOD is the instruction of wisdom;

And before honor goeth humility.

[16:1] The plans of the heart belong to man;

But the answer of the tongue is from THE GOD.

[16:2] All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes;

But THE GOD weigheth the spirits.

[16:3] Commit your works unto THE GOD,

And your purposes shall be established.

[16:4] THE GOD hath made everything for its own end;

Yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

[16:5] Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to THE GOD:

Though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.

[16:6] By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for;

And by the fear of THE GOD men depart from evil.

[16:7] When a man’s ways please THE GOD,

He maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.

[16:8] Better is a little, with righteousness,

Than great revenues with injustice.

[16:9] A man’s heart deviseth his way;

But THE GOD directeth his steps.

[16:10] A divine sentence is in the lips of the king;

His mouth shall not transgress in judgment.

[16:11] A just balance and scales are THE GOD’s;

All the weights of the bag are his work.

[16:12] It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness;

For the throne is established by righteousness.

[16:13] Righteous lips are the delight of kings;

And they love him that speaketh right.

[16:14] The wrath of a king is as messengers of death;

But a wise man will pacify it.

[16:15] In the light of the king’s countenance is life;

And his favor is as a cloud of the latter rain.

[16:16] How much better is it to get wisdom than gold!

Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.

[16:17] The highway of the upright is to depart from evil:

He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

[16:18] Pride goeth before destruction,

And a haughty spirit before a fall.

[16:19] Better it is to be of a lowly spirit with the poor,

Than to divide the spoil with the proud.

[16:20] He that giveth heed unto the word shall find good;

And whoso trusteth in THE GOD, happy is he.

[16:21] The wise in heart shall be called prudent;

And the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.

[16:22] Understanding is a well-spring of life unto him that hath it;

But the correction of fools is their folly.

[16:23] The heart of the wise instructeth his mouth,

And addeth learning to his lips.

[16:24] Pleasant words are as a honeycomb,

Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

[16:25] There is a way which seemeth right unto a man,

But the end thereof are the ways of death.

[16:26] The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him;

For his mouth urgeth him thereto.

[16:27] A worthless man deviseth mischief;

And in his lips there is as a scorching fire.

[16:28] A perverse man scattereth abroad strife;

And a whisperer separateth chief friends.

[16:29] A man of violence enticeth his neighbor,

And leadeth him in a way that is not good.

[16:30] He that shutteth his eyes, it is to devise perverse things:

He that compresseth his lips bringeth evil to pass.

[16:31] The hoary head is a crown of glory;

It shall be found in the way of righteousness.

[16:32] He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty;

And he that ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh a city.

[16:33] The lot is cast into the lap;

But the whole disposing thereof is of THE GOD.

[17:1] Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith,

Than a house full of feasting with strife.

[17:2] A servant that dealeth wisely shall have rule over a son that causeth shame,

And shall have part in the inheritance among the brethren.

[17:3] The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold;

But THE GOD trieth the hearts.

[17:4] An evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips;

And a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.

[17:5] Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker;

And he that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.

[17:6] Children’s children are the crown of old men;

And the glory of children are their fathers.

[17:7] Excellent speech becometh not a fool;

Much less do lying lips a prince.

[17:8] A bribe is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it;

Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.

[17:9] He that covereth a transgression seeketh love;

But he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.

[17:10] A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding

Than a hundred stripes into a fool.

[17:11] An evil man seeketh only rebellion;

Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

[17:12] Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man,

Rather than a fool in his folly.

[17:13] Whoso rewardeth evil for good,

Evil shall not depart from his house.

[17:14] The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water:

Therefore leave off contention, before there is quarrelling.

[17:15] He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous,

Both of them alike are an abomination to THE GOD.

[17:16] Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom,

Seeing he hath no understanding?

[17:17] A friend loveth at all times;

And a brother is born for adversity.

[17:18] A man void of understanding striketh hands,

And becometh surety in the presence of his neighbor.

[17:19] He loveth transgression that loveth strife:

He that raiseth high his gate seeketh destruction.

[17:20] He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good;

And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

[17:21] He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow;

And the father of a fool hath no joy.

[17:22] A cheerful heart is a good medicine;

But a broken spirit drieth up the bones.

[17:23] A wicked man receiveth a bribe out of the bosom,

To pervert the ways of justice.

[17:24] Wisdom is before the face of him that hath understanding;

But the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

[17:25] A foolish son is a grief to his father,

And bitterness to her that bare him.

[17:26] Also to punish the righteous is not good,

Nor to smite the noble for their uprightness.

[17:27] He that spareth his words hath knowledge;

And he that is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding.

[17:28] Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise;

When he shutteth his lips, he is esteemed as prudent.

[18:1] He that separateth himself seeketh his own desire,

And rageth against all sound wisdom.

[18:2] A fool hath no delight in understanding,

But only that his heart may reveal itself.

[18:3] When the wicked cometh, there cometh also contempt,

And with ignominy cometh reproach.

[18:4] The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters;

The wellspring of wisdom is as a flowing brook.

[18:5] To respect the person of the wicked is not good,

Nor to turn aside the righteous in judgment.

[18:6] A fool’s lips enter into contention,

And his mouth calleth for stripes.

[18:7] A fool’s mouth is his destruction,

And his lips are the snare of his soul.

[18:8] The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels,

And they go down into the innermost parts.

[18:9] He also that is slack in his work

Is brother to him that is a destroyer.

[18:10] The name of THE GOD is a strong tower;

The righteous runneth into it, and is safe.

[18:11] The rich man’s wealth is his strong city,

And as a high wall in his own imagination.

[18:12] Before destruction the heart of man is haughty;

And before honor goeth humility.

[18:13] He that giveth answer before he heareth,

It is folly and shame unto him.

[18:14] The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity;

But a broken spirit who can bear?

[18:15] The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge;

And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.

[18:16] A man’s gift maketh room for him,

And bringeth him before great men.

[18:17] He that pleadeth his cause first seemeth just;

But his neighbor cometh and searcheth him out.

[18:18] The lot causeth contentions to cease,

And parteth between the mighty.

[18:19] A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city;

And such contentions are like the bars of a castle.

[18:20] A man’s belly shall be filled with the fruit of his mouth;

With the increase of his lips shall he be satisfied.

[18:21] Death and life are in the power of the tongue;

And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

[18:22] Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing,

And obtaineth favor of THE GOD.

[18:23] The poor useth entreaties;

But the rich answereth roughly.

[18:24] He that maketh many friends doeth it to his own destruction;

But there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

[19:1] Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity

Than he that is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

[19:2] Also, that the soul be without knowledge is not good;

And he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.

[19:3] The foolishness of man subverteth his way;

And his heart fretteth against THE GOD.

[19:4] Wealth addeth many friends;

But the poor is separated from his friend.

[19:5] A false witness shall not be unpunished;

And he that uttereth lies shall not escape.

[19:6] Many will entreat the favor of the liberal man;

And every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.

[19:7] All the brethren of the poor do hate him:

How much more do his friends go far from him!

He pursueth them with words, but they are gone.

[19:8] He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul:

He that keepeth understanding shall find good.

[19:9] A false witness shall not be unpunished;

And he that uttereth lies shall perish.

[19:10] Delicate living is not seemly for a fool;

Much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

[19:11] The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger;

And it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

[19:12] The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion;

But his favor is as dew upon the grass.

[19:13] A foolish son is the calamity of his father;

And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

[19:14] House and riches are an inheritance from fathers;

But a prudent wife is from THE GOD.

[19:15] Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep;

And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.

[19:16] He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul;

But he that is careless of his ways shall die.

[19:17] He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto THE GOD,

And his good deed will he pay him again.

[19:18] Chasten your son, seeing there is hope;

and set not your heart on his destruction.

[19:19] A man of great wrath shall bear the penalty;

For if you deliver him, you must do it yet again.

[19:20] Hear counsel, and receive instruction,

That you mayest be wise in your latter end.

[19:21] There are many devices in a man’s heart;

But the counsel of THE GOD, that shall stand.

[19:22] That which maketh a man to be desired is his kindness;

And a poor man is better than a liar.

[19:23] The fear of THE GOD tendeth to life;

And he that hath it shall abide satisfied;

He shall not be visited with evil.

[19:24] The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish,

And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

[19:25] Smite a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence;

And reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.

[19:26] He that doeth violence to his father, and chaseth away his mother,

Is a son that causeth shame and bringeth reproach.

[19:27] Cease, my son, to hear instruction

Only to err from the words of knowledge.

[19:28] A worthless witness mocketh at justice;

And the mouth of the wicked swalloweth iniquity.

[19:29] Judgments are prepared for scoffers,

And stripes for the back of fools.

[20:1] Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler;

And whosoever erreth thereby is not wise.

[20:2] The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion:

He that provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own life.

[20:3] It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife;

But every fool will be quarrelling.

[20:4] The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter;

Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.

[20:5] Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water;

But a man of understanding will draw it out.

[20:6] Most men will proclaim every one his own kindness;

But a faithful man who can find?

[20:7] A righteous man that walketh in his integrity,

Blessed are his children after him.

[20:8] A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment

Scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

[20:9] Who can say, I have made my heart clean,

I am pure from my sin?

[20:10] Diverse weights, and diverse measures,

Both of them alike are an abomination to THE GOD.

[20:11] Even a child maketh himself known by his doings,

Whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.

[20:12] The hearing ear, and the seeing eye,

THE GOD hath made even both of them.

[20:13] Love not sleep, lest you come to poverty;

Open your eyes, and you shalt be satisfied with bread.

[20:14] It is bad, it is bad, saith the buyer;

But when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

[20:15] There is gold, and abundance of rubies;

But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

[20:16] Take his garment that is surety for a stranger;

And hold him in pledge that is surety for foreigners.

[20:17] Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man;

But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

[20:18] Every purpose is established by counsel;

And by wise guidance make you war.

[20:19] He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets;

Therefore company not with him that openeth wide his lips.

[20:20] Whoso curseth his father or his mother,

His lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.

[20:21] An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning;

But the end thereof shall not be blessed.

[20:22] Say not thou, I will recompense evil:

Wait for THE GOD, and he will save thee.

[20:23] Diverse weights are an abomination to THE GOD;

And a false balance is not good.

[20:24] A man’s goings are of THE GOD;

How then can man understand his way?

[20:25] It is a snare to a man rashly to say, It is holy,

And after vows to make inquiry.

[20:26] A wise king winnoweth the wicked,

And bringeth the threshing -wheel over them.

[20:27] The spirit of man is the lamp of THE GOD,

Searching all his innermost parts.

[20:28] Kindness and truth preserve the king;

And his throne is upholden by kindness.

[20:29] The glory of young men is their strength;

And the beauty of old men is the hoary head.

[20:30] Stripes that wound cleanse away evil;

And strokes reach the innermost parts.

[21:1] The king’s heart is in the hand of THE GOD as the watercourses:

He turneth it whithersoever he will.

[21:2] Every way of a man is right in his own eyes;

But THE GOD weigheth the hearts.

[21:3] To do righteousness and justice

Is more acceptable to THE GOD than sacrifice.

[21:4] A high look, and a proud heart,

Even the lamp of the wicked, is sin.

[21:5] The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness;

But every one that is hasty hasteth only to want.

[21:6] The getting of treasures by a lying tongue

Is a vapor driven to and fro by them that seek death.

[21:7] The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away,

Because they refuse to do justice.

[21:8] The way of him that is laden with guilt is exceeding crooked;

But as for the pure, his work is right.

[21:9] It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop,

Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.

[21:10] The soul of the wicked desireth evil:

His neighbor findeth no favor in his eyes.

[21:11] When the scoffer is punished, the simple is made wise;

And when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

[21:12] The righteous man considereth the house of the wicked,

How the wicked are overthrown to their ruin.

[21:13] Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor,

He also shall cry, but shall not be heard.

[21:14] A gift in secret pacifieth anger;

And a present in the bosom, strong wrath.

[21:15] It is joy to the righteous to do justice;

But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

[21:16] The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding

Shall rest in the assembly of the dead.

[21:17] He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man:

He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

[21:18] The wicked is a ransom for the righteous;

And the treacherous cometh in the stead of the upright.

[21:19] It is better to dwell in a desert land,

Than with a contentious and fretful woman.

[21:20] There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise;

But a foolish man swalloweth it up.

[21:21] He that followeth after righteousness and kindness

Findeth life, righteousness, and honor.

[21:22] A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty,

And bringeth down the strength of the confidence thereof.

[21:23] Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue

Keepeth his soul from troubles.

[21:24] The proud and haughty man, scoffer is his name;

He worketh in the arrogance of pride.

[21:25] The desire of the sluggard killeth him;

For his hands refuse to labor.

[21:26] There is that coveteth greedily all the day long;

But the righteous giveth and withholdeth not.

[21:27] The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination:

How much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind!

[21:28] A false witness shall perish;

But the man that heareth shall speak so as to endure.

[21:29] A wicked man hardeneth his face;

But as for the upright, he establisheth his ways.

[21:30] There is no wisdom nor understanding

Nor counsel against THE GOD.

[21:31] The horse is prepared against the day of battle;

But victory is of THE GOD.

[22:1] A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches,

And loving favor rather than silver and gold.

[22:2] The rich and the poor meet together:

THE GOD is the maker of them all.

[22:3] A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself;

But the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

[22:4] The reward of humility and the fear of THE GOD

Is riches, and honor, and life.

[22:5] Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse:

He that keepeth his soul shall be far from them.

[22:6] Train up a child in the way he should go,

And even when he is old he will not depart from it.

[22:7] The rich ruleth over the poor;

And the borrower is servant to the lender.

[22:8] He that soweth iniquity shall reap calamity;

And the rod of his wrath shall fail.

[22:9] He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed;

For he giveth of his bread to the poor.

[22:10] Cast out the scoffer, and contention will go out;

Yea, strife and ignominy will cease.

[22:11] He that loveth pureness of heart,

For the grace of his lips the king will be his friend.

[22:12] The eyes of THE GOD preserve him that hath knowledge;

But he overthroweth the words of the treacherous man.

[22:13] The sluggard saith, There is a lion without:

I shall be slain in the streets.

[22:14] The mouth of strange women is a deep pit:

He that is abhorred of THE GOD shall fall therein.

[22:15] Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child;

But the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

[22:16] He that oppresseth the poor to increase his gain,

And he that giveth to the rich, shall come only to want.

[22:17] Incline your ear, and hear the words of the wise,

And apply your heart unto my knowledge.

[22:18] For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within thee,

If they be established together upon your lips.

[22:19] That your trust may be in THE GOD,

I have made them known to you this day, even to thee.

[22:20] Have not I written unto you excellent things

Of counsels and knowledge,

[22:21] To make you know the certainty of the words of truth,

That you mayest carry back words of truth to them that send thee?

[22:22] Rob not the poor, because he is poor;

Neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:

[22:23] For THE GOD will plead their cause,

And despoil of life those that despoil them.

[22:24] Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger;

And with a wrathful man you shalt not go:

[22:25] Lest you learn this ways,

And get a snare to your soul.

[22:26] Be you not one of them that strike hands,

Or of them that are sureties for debts.

[22:27] If you have not wherewith to pay,

Why should he take away your bed from under thee?

[22:28] Remove not the ancient landmark,

Which your fathers have set.

[22:29] Seest you a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings;

He shall not stand before mean men.

[23:1] When you sittest to eat with a ruler,

Consider diligently him that is before thee;

[23:2] And put a knife to your throat,

If you be a man given to appetite.

[23:3] Be not desirous of his dainties;

Seeing they are deceitful food.

[23:4] Weary not yourself to be rich;

Cease from your own wisdom.

[23:5] Wilt you set your eyes upon that which is not?

For riches certainly make themselves wings,

Like an eagle that flieth toward heaven.

[23:6] Eat you not the bread of him that hath an evil eye,

Neither desire you his dainties:

[23:7] For as he thinketh within himself, so is he:

Eat and drink, saith he to thee;

But his heart is not with thee.

[23:8] The morsel which you have eaten shalt you vomit up,

And lose your sweet words.

[23:9] Speak not in the hearing of a fool;

For he will despise the wisdom of your words.

[23:10] Remove not the ancient landmark;

And enter not into the fields of the fatherless:

[23:11] For their Redeemer is strong;

He will plead their cause against thee.

[23:12] Apply your heart unto instruction,

And your ears to the words of knowledge.

[23:13] Withhold not correction from the child;

For if you beat him with the rod, he will not die.

[23:14] you shalt beat him with the rod,

And shalt deliver his soul from Sheol.

[23:15] My son, if your heart be wise,

My heart will be glad, even mine:

[23:16] Yea, my heart will rejoice,

When your lips speak right things.

[23:17] Let not your heart envy sinners;

But be you in the fear of THE GOD all the day long:

[23:18] For surely there is a reward;

And your hope shall not be cut off.

[23:19] Hear thou, my son, and be wise,

And guide your heart in the way.

[23:20] Be not among winebibbers,

Among gluttonous eaters of flesh:

[23:21] For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty;

And drowsiness will clothe a man with rags.

[23:22] Hearken unto your father that begat thee,

And despise not your mother when she is old.

[23:23] Buy the truth, and sell it not;

Yea, wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

[23:24] The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice;

And he that begetteth a wise child will have joy of him.

[23:25] Let your father and your mother be glad,

And let her that bare you rejoice.

[23:26] My son, give me your heart;

And let your eyes delight in my ways.

[23:27] For a harlot is a deep ditch;

And a foreign woman is a narrow pit.

[23:28] Yea, she lieth in wait as a robber,

And increaseth the treacherous among men.

[23:29] Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions?

Who hath complaining? who hath wounds without cause?

Who hath redness of eyes?

[23:30] They that tarry long at the wine;

They that go to seek out mixed wine.

[23:31] Look not you upon the wine when it is red,

When it sparkleth in the cup,

When it goeth down smoothly:

[23:32] At the last it biteth like a serpent,

And stingeth like an adder.

[23:33] your eyes shall behold strange things,

And your heart shall utter perverse things.

[23:34] Yea, you shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea,

Or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.

[23:35] They have stricken me, shalt you say, and I was not hurt;

They have beaten me, and I felt it not:

When shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.

[24:1] Be not you envious against evil men;

Neither desire to be with them:

[24:2] For their heart studieth oppression,

And their lips talk of mischief.

[24:3] Through wisdom is a house builded;

And by understanding it is established;

[24:4] And by knowledge are the chambers filled

With all precious and pleasant riches.

[24:5] A wise man is strong;

Yea, a man of knowledge increaseth might

[24:6] For by wise guidance you shalt make your war;

And in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.

[24:7] Wisdom is too high for a fool:

He openeth not his mouth in the gate.

[24:8] He that deviseth to do evil,

Men shall call him a mischief-maker.

[24:9] The thought of foolishness is sin;

And the scoffer is an abomination to men.

[24:10] If you faint in the day of adversity,

Thy strength is small.

[24:11] Deliver them that are carried away unto death,

And those that are ready to be slain see that you hold back.

[24:12] If you sayest, Behold, we knew not this;

Doth not he that weigheth the hearts consider it?

And he that keepeth your soul, doth not he know it?

And shall not he render to every man according to his work?

[24:13] My son, eat you honey, for it is good;

And the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste:

[24:14] So shalt you know wisdom to be unto your soul;

If you have found it, then shall there be a reward,

And your hope shall not be cut off.

[24:15] Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous;

Destroy not his resting-place:

[24:16] For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up again;

But the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

[24:17] Rejoice not when your enemy falleth,

And let not your heart be glad when he is overthrown;

[24:18] Lest THE GOD see it, and it displease him,

And he turn away his wrath from him.

[24:19] Fret not yourself because of evil-doers;

Neither be you envious at the wicked:

[24:20] For there shall be no reward to the evil man;

The lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

[24:21] My son, fear you THE GOD and the king;

And company not with them that are given to change:

[24:22] For their calamity shall rise suddenly;

And the destruction from them both, who knoweth it?

[24:23] These also are sayings of the wise.

To have respect of persons in judgment is not good.

[24:24] He that saith unto the wicked, you art righteous;

Peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him:

[24:25] But to them that rebuke him shall be delight,

And a good blessing shall come upon them.

[24:26] He kisseth the lips

Who giveth a right answer.

[24:27] Prepare your work without,

And make it ready for you in the field;

And afterwards build your house.

[24:28] Be not a witness against your neighbor without cause;

And deceive not with your lips.

[24:29] Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me;

I will render to the man according to his work.

[24:30] I went by the field of the sluggard,

And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

[24:31] And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns,

The face thereof was covered with nettles,

And the stone wall thereof was broken down.

[24:32] Then I beheld, and considered well;

I saw, and received instruction:

[24:33] Yet a little sleep, a little slumber,

A little folding of the hands to sleep;

[24:34] So shall your poverty come as a robber,

And your want as an armed man.

[25:1] These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.

[25:2] It is the glory of God to conceal a thing;

But the glory of kings is to search out a matter.

[25:3] As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth,

So the heart of kings is unsearchable.

[25:4] Take away the dross from the silver,

And there cometh forth a vessel for the refiner:

[25:5] Take away the wicked from before the king,

And his throne shall be established in righteousness.

[25:6] Put not yourself forward in the presence of the king,

And stand not in the place of great men:

[25:7] For better is it that it be said unto thee, Come up hither,

Than that you shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince,

Whom your eyes have seen.

[25:8] Go not forth hastily to strive,

Lest you know not what to do in the end thereof,

When your neighbor hath put you to shame.

[25:9] Debate your cause with your neighbor himself,

And disclose not the secret of another;

[25:10] Lest he that heareth it revile thee,

And your infamy turn not away.

[25:11] A word fitly spoken

Is like apples of gold in network of silver.

[25:12] As an ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold,

So is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.

[25:13] As the cold of snow in the time of harvest,

So is a faithful messenger to them that send him;

For he refresheth the soul of his masters.

[25:14] As clouds and wind without rain,

So is he that boasteth himself of his gifts falsely.

[25:15] By long forbearing is a ruler persuaded,

And a soft tongue breaketh the bone.

[25:16] Have you found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee,

Lest you be filled therewith, and vomit it.

[25:17] Let your foot be seldom in your neighbor’s house,

Lest he be weary of thee, and hate thee.

[25:18] A man that beareth false witness against his neighbor

Is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

[25:19] Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble

Is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.

[25:20] As one that taketh off a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon soda,

So is he that singeth songs to a heavy heart.

[25:21] If your enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat;

And if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:

[25:22] For you wilt heap coals of fire upon his head,

And THE GOD will reward thee.

[25:23] The north wind bringeth forth rain:

So doth a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.

[25:24] It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop,

Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.

[25:25] As cold waters to a thirsty soul,

So is good news from a far country.

[25:26] As a troubled fountain, and a corrupted spring,

So is a righteous man that giveth way before the wicked.

[25:27] It is not good to eat much honey:

So for men to search out their own glory is grievous.

[25:28] He whose spirit is without restraint

Is like a city that is broken down and without walls.

[26:1] As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest,

So honor is not seemly for a fool.

[26:2] As the sparrow in her wandering, as the swallow in her flying,

So the curse that is causeless alighteth not.

[26:3] A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass,

And a rod for the back of fools.

[26:4] Answer not a fool according to his folly,

Lest you also be like unto him.

[26:5] Answer a fool according to his folly,

Lest he be wise in his own conceit.

[26:6] He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool

Cutteth off his own feet, and drinketh in damage.

[26:7] The legs of the lame hang loose:

So is a parable in the mouth of fools.

[26:8] As one that bindeth a stone in a sling,

So is he that giveth honor to a fool.

[26:9] As a thorn that goeth up into the hand of a drunkard,

So is a parable in the mouth of fools.

[26:10] As an archer that woundeth all,

So is he that hireth a fool and he that hireth them that pass by.

[26:11] As a dog that returneth to his vomit,

So is a fool that repeateth his folly.

[26:12] Seest you a man wise in his own conceit?

There is more hope of a fool than of him.

[26:13] The sluggard saith, There is a lion in the way;

A lion is in the streets.

[26:14] As the door turneth upon its hinges,

So doth the sluggard upon his bed.

[26:15] The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish;

It wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth.

[26:16] The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit

Than seven men that can render a reason.

[26:17] He that passeth by, and vexeth himself with strife belonging not to him,

Is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.

[26:18] As a madman who casteth firebrands,

Arrows, and death,

[26:19] So is the man that deceiveth his neighbor,

And saith, Am not I in sport?

[26:20] For lack of wood the fire goeth out;

And where there is no whisperer, contention ceaseth.

[26:21] As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire,

So is a contentious man to inflame strife.

[26:22] The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels,

And they go down into the innermost parts.

[26:23] Fervent lips and a wicked heart

Are like an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross.

[26:24] He that hateth dissembleth with his lips;

But he layeth up deceit within him:

[26:25] When he speaketh fair, believe him not;

For there are seven abominations in his heart:

[26:26] Though his hatred cover itself with guile,

His wickedness shall be openly showed before the assembly.

[26:27] Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein;

And he that rolleth a stone, it shall return upon him.

[26:28] A lying tongue hateth those whom it hath wounded;

And a flattering mouth worketh ruin.

[27:1] Boast not yourself of tomorrow;

For you knowest not what a day may bring forth.

[27:2] Let another man praise thee, and not your own mouth;

A stranger, and not your own lips.

[27:3] A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty;

But a fool’s vexation is heavier than they both.

[27:4] Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming;

But who is able to stand before jealousy?

[27:5] Better is open rebuke

Than love that is hidden.

[27:6] Faithful are the wounds of a friend;

But the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

[27:7] The full soul loatheth a honeycomb;

But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

[27:8] As a bird that wandereth from her nest,

So is a man that wandereth from his place.

[27:9] Oil and perfume rejoice the heart;

So doth the sweetness of a man’s friend that cometh of hearty counsel.

[27:10] your own friend, and your father’s friend, forsake not;

And go not to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity:

Better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far off.

[27:11] My son, be wise, and make my heart glad,

That I may answer him that reproacheth me.

[27:12] A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself;

But the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

[27:13] Take his garment that is surety for a stranger;

And hold him in pledge that is surety for a foreign woman.

[27:14] He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning,

It shall be counted a curse to him.

[27:15] A continual dropping in a very rainy day

And a contentious woman are alike:

[27:16] He that would restrain her restraineth the wind;

And his right hand encountereth oil.

[27:17] Iron sharpeneth iron;

So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

[27:18] Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof;

And he that regardeth his master shall be honored.

[27:19] As in water face answereth to face,

So the heart of man to man.

[27:20] Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied;

And the eyes of man are never satisfied.

[27:21] The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold;

And a man is tried by his praise.

[27:22] Though you shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with bruised grain,

Yet will not his foolishness depart from him.

[27:23] Be you diligent to know the state of your flocks,

And look well to your herds:

[27:24] For riches are not for ever:

And doth the crown endure unto all generations?

[27:25] The hay is carried, and the tender grass showeth itself,

And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in.

[27:26] The lambs are for your clothing,

And the goats are the price of the field;

[27:27] And there will be goats’ milk enough for your food, for the food of your household,

And maintenance for your maidens.

[28:1] The wicked flee when no man pursueth;

But the righteous are bold as a lion.

[28:2] For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof;

But by men of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.

[28:3] A needy man that oppresseth the poor

Is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.

[28:4] They that forsake the law praise the wicked;

But such as keep the law contend with them.

[28:5] Evil men understand not justice;

But they that seek THE GOD understand all things.

[28:6] Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity,

Than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.

[28:7] Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son;

But he that is a companion of gluttons shameth his father.

[28:8] He that augmenteth his substance by interest and increase,

Gathereth it for him that hath pity on the poor.

[28:9] He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law,

Even his prayer is an abomination.

[28:10] Whoso causeth the upright to go astray in an evil way,

He shall fall himself into his own pit;

But the perfect shall inherit good.

[28:11] The rich man is wise in his own conceit;

But the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.

[28:12] When the righteous triumph, there is great glory;

But when the wicked rise, men hide themselves.

[28:13] He that covereth his transgressions shall not prosper:

But whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall obtain mercy.

[28:14] Happy is the man that feareth alway;

But he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.

[28:15] As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear,

So is a wicked ruler over a poor people.

[28:16] The prince that lacketh understanding is also a great oppressor;

But he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.

[28:17] A man that is laden with the blood of any person

Shall flee unto the pit; let no man stay him.

[28:18] Whoso walketh uprightly shall be delivered;

But he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.

[28:19] He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread;

But he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.

[28:20] A faithful man shall abound with blessings;

But he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished.

[28:21] To have respect of persons is not good;

Neither that a man should transgress for a piece of bread.

[28:22] he that hath an evil eye hasteth after riches,

And knoweth not that want shall come upon him.

[28:23] He that rebuketh a man shall afterward find more favor

Than he that flattereth with the tongue.

[28:24] Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression,

The same is the companion of a destroyer.

[28:25] He that is of a greedy spirit stirreth up strife;

But he that putteth his trust in THE GOD shall be made fat.

[28:26] He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool;

But whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.

[28:27] He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack;

But he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

[28:28] When the wicked rise, men hide themselves;

But when they perish, the righteous increase.

[29:1] He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck

Shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.

[29:2] When the righteous are increased, the people rejoice;

But when a wicked man beareth rule, the people sigh.

[29:3] Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father;

But he that keepeth company with harlots wasteth his substance.

[29:4] The king by justice establisheth the land;

But he that exacteth gifts overthroweth it.

[29:5] A man that flattereth his neighbor

Spreadeth a net for his steps.

[29:6] In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare;

But the righteous doth sing and rejoice.

[29:7] The righteous taketh knowledge of the cause of the poor;

The wicked hath not understanding to know it.

[29:8] Scoffers set a city in a flame;

But wise men turn away wrath.

[29:9] If a wise man hath a controversy with a foolish man,

Whether he be angry or laugh, there will be no rest.

[29:10] The bloodthirsty hate him that is perfect;

And as for the upright, they seek his life.

[29:11] A fool uttereth all his anger;

But a wise man keepeth it back and stilleth it.

[29:12] If a ruler hearkeneth to falsehood,

All his servants are wicked.

[29:13] The poor man and the oppressor meet together;

THE GOD lighteneth the eyes of them both.

[29:14] The king that faithfully judgeth the poor,

His throne shall be established for ever.

[29:15] The rod and reproof give wisdom;

But a child left to himself causeth shame to his mother.

[29:16] When the wicked are increased, transgression increaseth;

But the righteous shall look upon their fall.

[29:17] Correct your son, and he will give you rest;

Yea, he will give delight unto your soul.

[29:18] Where there is no vision, the people cast off restraint;

But he that keepeth the law, happy is he.

[29:19] A servant will not be corrected by words;

For though he understand, he will not give heed.

[29:20] Seest you a man that is hasty in his words?

There is more hope of a fool than of him.

[29:21] He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child

Shall have him become a son at the last.

[29:22] An angry man stirreth up strife,

And a wrathful man aboundeth in transgression.

[29:23] A man’s pride shall bring him low;

But he that is of a lowly spirit shall obtain honor.

[29:24] Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul;

He heareth the adjuration and uttereth nothing.

[29:25] The fear of man bringeth a snare;

But whoso putteth his trust in THE GOD shall be safe.

[29:26] Many seek the ruler’s favor;

But a man’s judgment cometh from THE GOD.

[29:27] An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous;

And he that is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.

[30:1] The words of Agur the son of Jakeh; The oracle.

The man saith unto Ithiel, unto Ithiel and Ucal:

[30:2] Surely I am more brutish than any man,

And have not the understanding of a man;

[30:3] And I have not learned wisdom,

Neither have I the knowledge of the Holy One.

[30:4] Who hath ascended up into heaven, and descended?

Who hath gathered the wind in his 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 son’s name, if you knowest?

[30:5] Every word of God is tried:

He is a shield unto them that take refuge in him.

[30:6] Add you not unto his words,

Lest he reprove thee, and you be found a liar.

[30:7] Two things have I asked of thee;

Deny me them not before I die:

[30:8] Remove far from me falsehood and lies;

Give me neither poverty nor riches;

Feed me with the food that is needful for me:

[30:9] Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is THE GOD?

Or lest I be poor, and steal,

And use profanely the name of my God.

[30:10] Slander not a servant unto his master,

Lest he curse thee, and you be held guilty.

[30:11] There is a generation that curse their father,

And bless not their mother.

[30:12] There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes,

And yet are not washed from their filthiness.

[30:13] There is a generation, oh how lofty are their eyes!

And their eyelids are lifted up.

[30:14] There is a generation whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives,

To devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.

[30:15] The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give.

There are three things that are never satisfied,

Yea, four that say not, Enough:

[30:16] Sheol; and the barren womb;

The earth that is not satisfied with water;

And the fire that saith not, Enough.

[30:17] The eye that mocketh at his father,

And despiseth to obey his mother,

The ravens of the valley shall pick it out,

And the young eagles shall eat it.

[30:18] There are three things which are too wonderful for me,

Yea, four which I know not:

[30:19] 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 maiden.

[30:20] So is the way of an adulterous woman;

She eateth, and wipeth her mouth,

And saith, I have done no wickedness.

[30:21] For three things the earth doth tremble,

And for four, which it cannot bear:

[30:22] For a servant when he is king;

And a fool when he is filled with food;

[30:23] For an odious woman when she is married;

And a handmaid that is heir to her mistress.

[30:24] There are four things which are little upon the earth,

But they are exceeding wise:

[30:25] The ants are a people not strong,

Yet they provide their food in the summer;

[30:26] The conies are but a feeble folk,

Yet make they their houses in the rocks;

[30:27] The locusts have no king,

Yet go they forth all of them by bands;

[30:28] The lizard taketh hold with her hands,

Yet is she in kings’ palaces.

[30:29] There are three things which are stately in their march,

Yea, four which are stately in going:

[30:30] The lion, which is mightiest among beasts,

And turneth not away for any;

[30:31] The greyhound; the he-goat also;

And the king against whom there is no rising up.

[30:32] If you have done foolishly in lifting up thyself,

Or if you have thought evil,

Lay your hand upon your mouth.

[30:33] For the churning of milk bringeth forth butter,

And the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood;

So the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.

[31:1] The words of king Lemuel; the oracle which his mother taught him.

[31:2] What, my son? and what, O son of my womb?

And what, O son of my vows?

[31:3] Give not your strength unto women,

Nor your ways to that which destroyeth kings.

[31:4] It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine;

Nor for princes to say, Where is strong drink?

[31:5] Lest they drink, and forget the law,

And pervert the justice due to any that is afflicted.

[31:6] Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish,

And wine unto the bitter in soul:

[31:7] Let him drink, and forget his poverty,

And remember his misery no more.

[31:8] Open your mouth for the dumb,

In the cause of all such as are left desolate.

[31:9] Open your mouth, judge righteously,

And minister justice to the poor and needy.

[31:10] A worthy woman who can find?

For her price is far above rubies.

[31:11] The heart of her husband trusteth in her,

And he shall have no lack of gain.

[31:12] She doeth him good and not evil

All the days of her life.

[31:13] She seeketh wool and flax,

And worketh willingly with her hands.

[31:14] She is like the merchant-ships;

She bringeth her bread from afar.

[31:15] She riseth also while it is yet night,

And giveth food to her household,

And their task to her maidens.

[31:16] She considereth a field, and buyeth it;

With the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.

[31:17] She girdeth her loins with strength,

And maketh strong her arms.

[31:18] She perceiveth that her merchandise is profitable:

Her lamp goeth not out by night.

[31:19] She layeth her hands to the distaff,

And her hands hold the spindle.

[31:20] She stretcheth out her hand to the poor;

Yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.

[31:21] She is not afraid of the snow for her household;

For all her household are clothed with scarlet.

[31:22] She maketh for herself carpets of tapestry;

Her clothing is fine linen and purple.

[31:23] Her husband is known in the gates,

When he sitteth among the elders of the land.

[31:24] She maketh linen garments and selleth them,

And delivereth girdles unto the merchant.

[31:25] Strength and dignity are her clothing;

And she laugheth at the time to come.

[31:26] She openeth her mouth with wisdom;

And the law of kindness is on her tongue.

[31:27] She looketh well to the ways of her household,

And eateth not the bread of idleness.

[31:28] Her children rise up, and call her blessed;

Her husband also, and he praiseth her, saying:

[31:29] Many daughters have done worthily,

But you excellest them all.

[31:30] Grace is deceitful, and beauty is vain;

But a woman that feareth THE GOD, she shall be praised.

[31:31] Give her of the fruit of her hands;

And let her works praise her in the gates.

 

The Book of the Prophet Isaiah

[1:1] The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. [1:2] Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth; for THE GOD hath spoken: I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me. [1:3] The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master’s crib; but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider. [1:4] Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evil-doers, children that deal corruptly! they have forsaken THE GOD, they have despised the Holy One of Israel, they are estranged and gone backward. [1:5] Why will you be still stricken, that you revolt more and more? the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint. [1:6] From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises, and fresh stripes: they have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with oil. [1:7] Your country is desolate; your cities are burned with fire; your land, strangers devour it in your presence, and it is desolate, as overthrown by strangers. [1:8] And the daughter of Zion is left as a booth in a vineyard, as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers, as a besieged city. [1:9] Except THE GOD of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, we should have been like unto Gomorrah. [1:10] Hear the word of THE GOD, you rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, you people of Gomorrah. [1:11] What unto me is the multitude of your sacrifices? saith THE GOD: I have had enough 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 he-goats. [1:12] When you come to appear before me, who hath required this at your hand, to trample my courts? [1:13] Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; new moon and sabbath, the calling of assemblies,- I cannot away with iniquity and the solemn meeting. [1:14] Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth; they are a trouble unto me; I am weary of bearing them. [1:15] And when you spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you; yea, when you make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood. [1:16] Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil; [1:17] learn to do well; seek justice, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow. [1:18] Come now, and let us reason together, saith THE GOD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. [1:19] If you be willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land: [1:20] but if you refuse and rebel, you shall be devoured with the sword; for the mouth of THE GOD hath spoken it. [1:21] How is the faithful city become a harlot! she that was full of justice! righteousness lodged in her, but now murderers. [1:22] your silver is become dross, your wine mixed with water. [1:23] your princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves; every one loveth bribes, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them. [1:24] Therefore saith the Lord, THE GOD of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of mine adversaries, and avenge me of mine enemies; [1:25] and I will turn my hand upon thee, and thoroughly purge away your dross, and will take away all your tin; [1:26] and I will restore your judges as at the first, and your counsellors as at the beginning: afterward you shalt be called The city of righteousness, a faithful town. [1:27] Zion shall be redeemed with justice, and her converts with righteousness. [1:28] But the destruction of transgressors and sinners shall be together, and they that forsake THE GOD shall be consumed. [1:29] For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which you have desired, and you shall be confounded for the gardens that you have chosen. [1:30] For you shall be as an oak whose leaf fadeth, and as a garden that hath no water. [1:31] And the strong shall be as tow, and his work as a spark; and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them.

[2:1] The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. [2:2] And it shall come to pass in the latter days, that the mountain of THE GOD’s house shall be established on the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. [2:3] And many peoples shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of THE GOD, 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 law, and the word of THE GOD from Jerusalem. [2:4] And he will judge between the nations, and will decide concerning many peoples; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning-hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. [2:5] O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of THE GOD. [2:6] For you have forsaken your people the house of Jacob, because they are filled with customs from the east, and are soothsayers like the Philistines, and they strike hands with the children of foreigners. [2:7] And their land is full of silver and gold, neither is there any end of their treasures; their land also is full of horses, neither is there any end of their chariots. [2:8] Their land also is full of idols; they worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made. [2:9] And the mean man is bowed down, and the great man is brought low: therefore forgive them not. [2:10] Enter into the rock, and hide you in the dust, from before the terror of THE GOD, and from the glory of his majesty. [2:11] The lofty looks of man shall be brought low, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and THE GOD alone shall be exalted in that day. [2:12] For there shall be a day of THE GOD of hosts upon all that is proud and haughty, and upon all that is lifted up; and it shall be brought low; [2:13] and upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan, [2:14] and upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up, [2:15] and upon every lofty tower, and upon every fortified wall, [2:16] and upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant imagery. [2:17] And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be brought low; and THE GOD alone shall be exalted in that day. [2:18] And the idols shall utterly pass away. [2:19] And men shall go into the caves of the rocks, and into the holes of the earth, from before the terror of THE GOD, and from the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake mightily the earth. [2:20] In that day men shall cast away their idols of silver, and their idols of gold, which have been made for them to worship, to the moles and to the bats; [2:21] to go into the caverns of the rocks, and into the clefts of the ragged rocks, from before the terror of THE GOD, and from the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake mightily the earth. [2:22] Cease you from man, whose breath is in his nostrils; for wherein is he to be accounted of?

[3:1] For, behold, the Lord, THE GOD of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah stay and staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water; [3:2] the mighty man, and the man of war; the judge, and the prophet, and the diviner, and the elder; [3:3] the captain of fifty, and the honorable man, and the counsellor, and the expert artificer, and the skilful enchanter. [3:4] And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them. [3:5] And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbor: the child shall behave himself proudly against the old man, and the base against the honorable. [3:6] When a man shall take hold of his brother in the house of his father, saying, you have clothing, be you our ruler, and let this ruin be under your hand; [3:7] in that day shall he lift up his voice, saying, I will not be a healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing: you shall not make me ruler of the people. [3:8] For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen; because their tongue and their doings are against THE GOD, to provoke the eyes of his glory. [3:9] The show of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have done evil unto themselves. [3:10] Say you of the righteous, that it shall be well with him; for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. [3:11] Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him; for what his hands have done shall be done unto him. [3:12] As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they that lead you cause you to err, and destroy the way of your paths. [3:13] THE GOD standeth up to contend, and standeth to judge the peoples. [3:14] THE GOD will enter into judgment with the elders of his people, and the princes thereof: It is you that have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses: [3:15] what mean you that you crush my people, and grind the face of the poor? saith the Lord, THE GOD of hosts. [3:16] Moreover THE GOD said, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with outstretched necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet; [3:17] therefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and THE GOD will lay bare their secret parts. [3:18] In that day the Lord will take away the beauty of their anklets, and the cauls, and the crescents; [3:19] the pendants, and the bracelets, and the mufflers; [3:20] the headtires, and the ankle chains, and the sashes, and the perfume-boxes, and the amulets; [3:21] the rings, and the nose-jewels; [3:22] the festival robes, and the mantles, and the shawls, and the satchels; [3:23] the hand-mirrors, and the fine linen, and the turbans, and the veils. [3:24] And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet spices there shall be rottenness; and instead of a girdle, a rope; and instead of well set hair, baldness; and instead of a robe, a girding of sackcloth; branding instead of beauty. [3:25] your men shall fall by the sword, and your mighty in the war. [3:26] And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she shall be desolate and sit upon the ground.

[4:1] And seven women shall take hold of one man in that day, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by your name; take you away our reproach. [4:2] In that day shall the branch of THE GOD be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land shall be excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel. [4:3] 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 is written among the living in Jerusalem; [4:4] when the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof, by the spirit of justice, and by the spirit of burning. [4:5] And THE GOD will create over the whole habitation of mount Zion, and over her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night; for over all the glory shall be spread a covering. [4:6] And there shall be a pavilion for a shade in the day-time from the heat, and for a refuge and for a covert from storm and from rain.

[5:1] Let me sing for my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved had a vineyard in a very fruitful hill: [5:2] and he digged it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also hewed out a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes. [5:3] And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard. [5:4] What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes? [5:5] And now I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; I will break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down: [5:6] and I will lay it waste; 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. [5:7] For the vineyard of THE GOD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for justice, but, behold, oppression; for righteousness, but, behold, a cry. [5:8] Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no room, and you be made to dwell alone in the midst of the land! [5:9] In mine ears saith THE GOD of hosts, Of a truth many houses shall be desolate, even great and fair, without inhabitant. [5:10] For ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and a homer of seed shall yield but an ephah. [5:11] Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that tarry late into the night, till wine inflame them! [5:12] And the harp and the lute, the tabret and the pipe, and wine, are in their feasts; but they regard not the work of THE GOD, neither have they considered the operation of his hands. [5:13] Therefore my people are gone into captivity for lack of knowledge; and their honorable men are famished, and their multitude are parched with thirst. [5:14] Therefore Sheol hath enlarged its desire, and opened its mouth without measure; and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth among them, descend into it. [5:15] And the mean man is bowed down, and the great man is humbled, and the eyes of the lofty are humbled: [5:16] but THE GOD of hosts is exalted in justice, and God the Holy One is sanctified in righteousness. [5:17] Then shall the lambs feed as in their pasture, and the waste places of the fat ones shall wanderers eat. [5:18] Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of falsehood, and sin as it were with a cart rope; [5:19] that say, Let him make speed, let him 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! [5:20] Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! [5:21] Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight! [5:22] Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink; [5:23] that justify the wicked for a bribe, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him! [5:24] Therefore as the tongue of fire devoureth the stubble, and as the dry grass sinketh down 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 GOD of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel. [5:25] Therefore is the anger of THE GOD kindled against his people, and he hath stretched forth his hand against them, and hath smitten them; and the mountains tremble, and their dead bodies are as refuse in the midst of the streets. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still. [5:26] And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and will hiss for them from the end of the earth; and, behold, they shall come with speed swiftly. [5:27] None shall be weary nor stumble among them; none shall slumber nor sleep; neither shall the girdle of their loins be loosed, nor the latchet of their shoes be broken: [5:28] whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent; their horses’ hoofs shall be accounted as flint, and their wheels as a whirlwind: [5:29] their roaring shall be like a lioness, they shall roar like young lions; yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and carry it away safe, and there shall be none to deliver. [5:30] And 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 clouds thereof.

[6:1] In the year that king Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and his train filled the temple. [6:2] Above him stood the seraphim: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. [6:3] And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is THE GOD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory. [6:4] And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke. [6:5] Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, THE GOD of hosts. [6:6] Then flew one of the seraphim unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar: [6:7] and he touched my mouth with it, and said, Lo, this hath touched your lips; and your iniquity is taken away, and your sin forgiven. [6:8] And I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then I said, Here am I; send me. [6:9] And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear you indeed, but understand not; and see you indeed, but perceive not. [6:10] Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they sea with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and turn again, and be healed. [6:11] Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until cities be waste without inhabitant, and houses without man, and the land become utterly waste, [6:12] and THE GOD have removed men far away, and the forsaken places be many in the midst of the land. [6:13] And if there be yet a tenth in it, it also shall in turn be eaten up: as a terebinth, and as an oak, whose stock remaineth, when they are felled; so the holy seed is the stock thereof.

[7:1] And it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up to Jerusalem to war against it, but could not prevail against it. [7:2] And it was told the house of David, saying, Syria is confederate with Ephraim. And his heart trembled, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the forest tremble with the wind. [7:3] Then said THE GOD unto Isaiah, Go forth now to meet Ahaz, thou, and Shear-jashub your son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool, in the highway of the fuller’s field; [7:4] and say unto him, Take heed, and be quiet; fear not, neither let your heart be faint, because of these two tails of smoking firebrands, for the fierce anger of Rezin and Syria, and of the son of Remaliah. [7:5] Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have purposed evil against thee, saying, [7:6] Let us go up 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; [7:7] thus saith the Lord THE GOD, It shall not stand, neither shall it come to pass. [7:8] For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin; and within threescore and five years shall Ephraim be broken in pieces, so that is shall not be a people: [7:9] and the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah’s son. If you will not believe, surely you shall not be established. [7:10] And THE GOD spake again unto Ahaz, saying, [7:11] Ask you a sign of THE GOD your God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above. [7:12] But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt THE GOD. [7:13] And he said, Hear you now, O house of David: Is it a small thing for you to weary men, that you will weary my God also? [7:14] Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. [7:15] Butter and honey shall he eat, when he knoweth to refuse the evil, and choose the good. [7:16] For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land whose two kings you abhorrest shall be forsaken. [7:17] THE GOD will bring upon thee, and upon your people, and upon your father’s house, days that have not come, from the day that Ephraim departed from Judah-even the king of Assyria. [7:18] And it shall come to pass in that day, that THE GOD will hiss for the fly that is in the uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria. [7:19] And they shall come, and shall rest all of them in the desolate valleys, and in the clefts of the rocks, and upon all thorn-hedges, and upon all pastures. [7:20] In that day will the Lord shave with a razor that is hired in the parts beyond the River, even with the king of Assyria, the head and the hair of the feet; and it shall also consume the beard. [7:21] And it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall keep alive a young cow, and two sheep; [7:22] and it shall come to pass, that because of the abundance of milk which they shall give he shall eat butter: for butter and honey shall every one eat that is left in the midst of the land. [7:23] And it shall come to pass in that day, that every place, where there were a thousand vines at a thousand silverlings, shall be for briers and thorns. [7:24] With arrows and with bow shall one come thither, because all the land shall be briers and thorns. [7:25] And all the hills that were digged with the mattock, you shalt not come thither for fear of briers and thorns; but it shall be for the sending forth of oxen, and for the treading of sheep.

[8:1] And THE GOD said unto me, Take you a great tablet, and write upon it with the pen of a man, For Maher-shalal-hash-baz; [8:2] and I will take unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah. [8:3] And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son. Then said THE GOD unto me, Call his name Maher-shalal-hash-baz. [8:4] For before the child shall have knowledge to cry, My father, and, My mother, the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria shall be carried away before the king of Assyria. [8:5] And THE GOD spake unto me yet again, saying, [8:6] Forasmuch as this people have refused the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah’s son; [8:7] now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the River, strong and many, even the king of Assyria and all his glory: and it shall come up over all its channels, and go over all its banks; [8:8] and it shall sweep onward into Judah; it shall overflow and pass through; it shall reach even to the neck; and the stretching out of its wings shall fill the breadth of your land, O Immanuel. [8:9] Make an uproar, O you peoples, and be broken in pieces; and give ear, all you of far countries: gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces. [8:10] Take counsel together, and it shall be brought to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us. [8:11] For THE GOD spake thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me not to walk in the way of this people, saying, [8:12] Say you not, A conspiracy, concerning all whereof this people shall say, A conspiracy; neither fear you their fear, nor be in dread thereof. [8:13] THE GOD of hosts, him shall you sanctify; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread. [8:14] And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. [8:15] And many shall stumble thereon, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken. [8:16] Bind you up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples. [8:17] And I will wait for THE GOD, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him. [8:18] Behold, I and the children whom THE GOD hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from THE GOD of hosts, who dwelleth in mount Zion. [8:19] And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits and unto the wizards, that chirp and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? on behalf of the living should they seek unto the dead? [8:20] To the law and to the testimony! if they speak not according to this word, surely there is no morning for them. [8:21] And they shall pass through it, sore distressed and hungry; and it shall come to pass that, when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse by their king and by their God, and turn their faces upward: [8:22] and they shall look unto the earth, and behold, distress and darkness, the gloom of anguish; and into thick darkness they shall be driven away.

[9:1] But there shall be no gloom to her that was in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali; but in the latter time hath he made it glorious, by the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations. [9:2] The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined. [9:3] you have multiplied the nation, you have increased their joy: they joy before you according to the joy in harvest, as men rejoice when they divide the spoil. [9:4] For the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, you have broken as in the day of Midian. [9:5] For all the armor of the armed man in the tumult, and the garments rolled in blood, shall be for burning, for fuel of fire. [9:6] For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. [9:7] Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of THE GOD of hosts will perform this. [9:8] The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel. [9:9] And all the people shall know, even Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria, that say in pride and in stoutness of heart, [9:10] The bricks are fallen, but we will build with hewn stone; the sycomores are cut down, but we will put cedars in their place. [9:11] Therefore THE GOD will set up on high against him the adversaries of Rezin, and will stir up his enemies, [9:12] the Syrians before, and the Philistines behind; and they shall devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still. [9:13] Yet the people have not turned unto him that smote them, neither have they sought THE GOD of hosts. [9:14] Therefore THE GOD will cut off from Israel head and tail, palm-branch and rush, in one day. [9:15] The elder and the honorable man, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail. [9:16] For they that lead this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed. [9:17] Therefore the Lord will not rejoice over their young men, neither will he have compassion on their fatherless and widows; for every one is profane and an evil-doer, and every mouth speaketh folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still. [9:18] For wickedness burneth as the fire; it devoureth the briers and thorns; yea, it kindleth in the thickets of the forest, and they roll upward in a column of smoke. [9:19] Through the wrath of THE GOD of hosts is the land burnt up; and the people are as the fuel of fire: no man spareth his brother. [9:20] And one shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm: [9:21] Manasseh, Ephraim; and Ephraim, Manasseh; and they together shall be against Judah. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

[10:1] Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and to the writers that write perverseness; [10:2] to turn aside the needy from justice, and to rob the poor of my people of their right, that widows may be their spoil, and that they may make the fatherless their prey! [10:3] And what will you do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will you flee for help? and where will you leave your glory? [10:4] They shall only bow down under the prisoners, and shall fall under the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still. [10:5] Ho Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, the staff in whose hand is mine indignation! [10:6] I will send him against a profane nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets. [10:7] Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy, and to cut off nations not a few. [10:8] For he saith, Are not my princes all of them kings? [10:9] Is not Calno as Carchemish? is not Hamath as Arpad? is not Samaria as Damascus? [10:10] As my hand hath found the kingdoms of the idols, whose graven images did excel them of Jerusalem and of Samaria; [10:11] shall I not, as I have done unto Samaria and her idols, so do to Jerusalem and her idols? [10:12] Wherefore it shall come to pass, that, when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks. [10:13] For he hath said, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I have understanding: and I have removed the bounds of the peoples, and have robbed their treasures, and like a valiant man I have brought down them that sit on thrones: [10:14] and my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the peoples; and as one gathereth eggs that are forsaken, have I gathered all the earth: and there was none that moved the wing, or that opened the mouth, or chirped. [10:15] Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? shall the saw magnify itself against him that wieldeth it? as if a rod should wield them that lift it up, or as if a staff should lift up him that is not wood. [10:16] Therefore will the Lord, THE GOD of hosts, send among his fat ones leanness; and under his glory there shall be kindled a burning like the burning of fire. [10:17] And the light of Israel will be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame; and it will burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day. [10:18] And he will consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both soul and body: and it shall be as when a standard-bearer fainteth. [10:19] And the remnant of the trees of his forest shall be few, so that a child may write them. [10:20] 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 more again lean upon him that smote them, but shall lean upon THE GOD, the Holy One of Israel, in truth. [10:21] A remnant shall return, even the remnant of Jacob, unto the mighty God. [10:22] For though your people, Israel, be as the sand of the sea, only a remnant of them shall return: a destruction is determined, overflowing with righteousness. [10:23] For a full end, and that determined, will the Lord, THE GOD of hosts, make in the midst of all the earth. [10:24] Therefore thus saith the Lord, THE GOD of hosts, O my people that dwellest in Zion, be not afraid of the Assyrian, though he smite you with the rod, and lift up his staff against thee, after the manner of Egypt. [10:25] For yet a very little while, and the indignation against you shall be accomplished, and mine anger shall be directed to his destruction. [10:26] And THE GOD of hosts will stir up against him a scourge, as in the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb: and his rod will be over the sea, and he will lift it up after the manner of Egypt. [10:27] And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall depart from off your shoulder, and his yoke from off your neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed by reason of fatness. [10:28] He is come to Aiath, he is passed through Migron; at Michmash he layeth up his baggage; [10:29] they are gone over the pass; they have taken up their lodging at Geba; Ramah trembleth; Gibeah of Saul is fled. [10:30] Cry aloud with your voice, O daughter of Gallim! hearken, O Laishah! O you poor Anathoth! [10:31] Madmenah is a fugitive; the inhabitants of Gebim flee for safety. [10:32] This very day shall he halt at Nob: he shaketh his hand at the mount of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem. [10:33] Behold, the Lord, THE GOD of hosts, will lop the boughs with terror: and the high of stature shall be hewn down, and the lofty shall be brought low. [10:34] And he will cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one.

[11:1] And there shall come forth a shoot out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots shall bear fruit. [11:2] And the Spirit of THE GOD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of THE GOD. [11:3] And his delight shall be in the fear of THE GOD; and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither decide after the hearing of his ears; [11:4] but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. [11:5] And righteousness shall be the girdle of his waist, and faithfulness the girdle of his loins. [11:6] And the wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. [11:7] And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. [11:8] And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the adder’s den. [11:9] They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of THE GOD, as the waters cover the sea. [11:10] And it shall come to pass in that day, that the root of Jesse, that standeth for an ensign of the peoples, unto him shall the nations seek; and his resting-place shall be glorious. [11:11] And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord will set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, that shall remain, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea. [11:12] And he will set up an ensign for the nations, and will assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth. [11:13] The envy also of Ephraim shall depart, and they that vex Judah shall be cut off: Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not vex Ephraim. [11:14] And they shall fly down upon the shoulder of the Philistines on the west; together shall they despoil the children of the east: they shall put forth their hand upon Edom and Moab; and the children of Ammon shall obey them. [11:15] And THE GOD will utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his scorching wind will he wave his hand over the River, and will smite it into seven streams, and cause men to march over dryshod. [11:16] And there shall be a highway for the remnant of his people, that shall remain, from Assyria; like as there was for Israel in the day that he came up out of the land of Egypt.

[12:1] And in that day you shalt say, I will give thanks unto thee, O THE GOD; for though you wast angry with me, your anger is turned away and you comfortest me. [12:2] Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for THE GOD, even THE GOD, is my strength and song; and he is become my salvation. [12:3] Therefore with joy shall you draw water out of the wells of salvation. [12:4] And in that day shall you say, Give thanks unto THE GOD, call upon his name, declare his doings among the peoples, make mention that his name is exalted. [12:5] Sing unto THE GOD; for he hath done excellent things: let this be known in all the earth. [12:6] Cry aloud and shout, you inhabitant of Zion; for great in the midst of you is the Holy One of Israel.

[13:1] The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see. [13:2] Set you up an ensign upon the bare mountain, lift up the voice unto them, wave the hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles. [13:3] I have commanded my consecrated ones, yea, I have called my mighty men for mine anger, even my proudly exulting ones. [13:4] The noise of a multitude in the mountains, as of a great people! the noise of a tumult of the kingdoms of the nations gathered together! THE GOD of hosts is mustering the host for the battle. [13:5] They come from a far country, from the uttermost part of heaven, even THE GOD, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land. [13:6] Wail ye; for the day of THE GOD is at hand; as destruction from the Almighty shall it come. [13:7] Therefore shall all hands be feeble, and every heart of man shall melt: [13:8] and they shall be dismayed; pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman in travail: they shall look in amazement one at another; their faces shall be faces of flame. [13:9] Behold, the day of THE GOD cometh, cruel, with wrath and fierce anger; to make the land a desolation, and to destroy the sinners thereof out of it. [13:10] For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light; the sun shall be darkened in its going forth, and the moon shall not cause its light to shine. [13:11] And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity: and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible. [13:12] I will make a man more rare than fine gold, even a man than the pure gold of Ophir. [13:13] Therefore I will make the heavens to tremble, and the earth shall be shaken out of its place, in the wrath of THE GOD of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger. [13:14] And it shall come to pass, that as the chased roe, and as sheep that no man gathereth, they shall turn every man to his own people, and shall flee every man to his own land. [13:15] Every one that is found shall be thrust through; and every one that is taken shall fall by the sword. [13:16] Their infants also shall be dashed in pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be rifled, and their wives ravished. [13:17] Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, who shall not regard silver, and as for gold, they shall not delight in it. [13:18] And their bows shall dash the young men in pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eye shall not spare children. [13:19] And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldeans’ pride, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. [13:20] It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall shepherds make their flocks to lie down there. [13:21] But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and ostriches shall dwell there, and wild goats shall dance there. [13:22] And wolves shall cry in their castles, and jackals in the pleasant palaces: and her time is near to come, and her days shall not be prolonged.

[14:1] For THE GOD will have compassion on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the sojourner shall join himself with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob. [14:2] And the peoples shall take them, and bring them to their place; and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of THE GOD for servants and for handmaids: and they shall take them captive whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors. [14:3] And it shall come to pass in the day that THE GOD shall give you rest from your sorrow, and from your trouble, and from the hard service wherein you wast made to serve, [14:4] that you shalt take up this parable against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased! [14:5] THE GOD hath broken the staff of the wicked, the sceptre of the rulers; [14:6] that smote the peoples in wrath with a continual stroke, that ruled the nations in anger, with a persecution that none restrained. [14:7] The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet: they break forth into singing. [14:8] Yea, the fir-trees rejoice at thee, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying, Since you art laid low, no hewer is come up against us. [14:9] Sheol from beneath is moved for you to meet you at your coming; it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations. [14:10] All they shall answer and say unto thee, Art you also become weak as we? art you become like unto us? [14:11] your pomp is brought down to Sheol, and the noise of your viols: the worm is spread under thee, and worms cover thee. [14:12] How art you fallen from heaven, O day-star, son of the morning! how art you cut down to the ground, that didst lay low the nations! [14:13] And you saidst in your heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; and I will sit upon the mount of congregation, in the uttermost parts of the north; [14:14] I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High. [14:15] Yet you shalt be brought down to Sheol, to the uttermost parts of the pit. [14:16] They that see you shall gaze at thee, they shall consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms; [14:17] that made the world as a wilderness, and overthrew the cities thereof; that let not loose his prisoners to their home? [14:18] All the kings of the nations, all of them, sleep in glory, every one in his own house. [14:19] But you art cast forth away from your sepulchre like an abominable branch, clothed with the slain, that are thrust through with the sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as a dead body trodden under foot. [14:20] you shalt not be joined with them in burial, because you have destroyed your land, you have slain your people; the seed of evil-doers shall not be named for ever. [14:21] Prepare you 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 cities. [14:22] And I will rise up against them, saith THE GOD of hosts, and cut off from Babylon name and remnant, and son and son’s son, saith THE GOD. [14:23] I will also make it a possession for the porcupine, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith THE GOD of hosts. [14:24] THE GOD of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely, as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand: [14:25] that I will break the Assyrian in my land, and upon my mountains tread him under foot: then shall his yoke depart from off them, and his burden depart from off their shoulder. [14:26] This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth; and this is the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations. [14:27] For THE GOD of hosts hath purposed, and who shall annul it? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back? [14:28] In the year that king Ahaz died was this burden. [14:29] Rejoice not, O Philistia, all of thee, because the rod that smote you is broken; for out of the serpent’s root shall come forth an adder, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent. [14:30] And the first-born of the poor shall feed, and the needy shall lie down in safety; and I will kill your root with famine, and your remnant shall be slain. [14:31] Howl, O gate; cry, O city; you art melted away, O Philistia, all of thee; for there cometh a smoke out of the north, and there is no straggler in his ranks. [14:32] What then shall one answer the messengers of the nation? That THE GOD hath founded Zion, and in her shall the afflicted of his people take refuge.

[15:1] The burden of Moab. For in a night Ar of Moab is laid waste, and brought to nought; for in a night Kir of Moab is laid waste, and brought to nought. [15:2] They are gone up to Bayith, and to Dibon, to the high places, to weep: Moab waileth over Nebo, and over Medeba; on all their heads is baldness, every beard is cut off. [15:3] In their streets they gird themselves with sackcloth; on their housetops, and in their broad places, every one waileth, weeping abundantly. [15:4] And Heshbon crieth out, and Elealeh; their voice is heard even unto Jahaz: therefore the armed men of Moab cry aloud; his soul trembleth within him. [15:5] My heart crieth out for Moab; her nobles flee unto Zoar, to Eglath-shelishi-yah: for by the ascent of Luhith with weeping they go up; for in the way of Horonaim they raise up a cry of destruction. [15:6] For the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate; for the grass is withered away, the tender grass faileth, there is no green thing. [15:7] Therefore the abundance they have gotten, and that which they have laid up, shall they carry away over the brook of the willows. [15:8] For the cry is gone round about the borders of Moab; the wailing thereof unto Eglaim, and the wailing thereof unto Beer-elim. [15:9] For the waters of Dimon are full of blood; for I will bring yet more upon Dimon, a lion upon them of Moab that escape, and upon the remnant of the land.

[16:1] Send you the lambs for the ruler of the land from Selah to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion. [16:2] For it shall be that, as wandering birds, as a scattered nest, so shall the daughters of Moab be at the fords of the Arnon. [16:3] Give counsel, execute justice; make your shade as the night in the midst of the noonday; hide the outcasts; betray not the fugitive. [16:4] Let mine outcasts dwell with thee; as for Moab, be you a covert to him from the face of the destroyer. For the extortioner is brought to nought, destruction ceaseth, the oppressors are consumed out of the land. [16:5] And a throne shall be established in lovingkindness; and one shall sit thereon in truth, in the tent of David, judging, and seeking justice, and swift to do righteousness. [16:6] We have heard of the pride of Moab, that he is very proud; even of his arrogancy, and his pride, and his wrath; his boastings are nought. [16:7] Therefore shall Moab wail for Moab, every one shall wail: for the raisin-cakes of Kir-hareseth shall you mourn, utterly stricken. [16:8] For the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah; the lords of the nations have broken down the choice branches thereof, which reached even unto Jazer, which wandered into the wilderness; its shoots were spread abroad, they passed over the sea. [16:9] Therefore I will weep with the weeping of Jazer for the vine of Sibmah; I will water you with my tears, O Heshbon, and Elealeh: for upon your summer fruits and upon your harvest the battle shout is fallen. [16:10] And gladness is taken away, and joy out of the fruitful field; and in the vineyards there shall be no singing, neither joyful noise: no treader shall tread out wine in the presses; I have made the vintage shout to cease. [16:11] Wherefore my heart soundeth like a harp for Moab, and mine inward parts for Kir-heres. [16:12] And it shall come to pass, when Moab presenteth himself, when he wearieth himself upon the high place, and shall come to his sanctuary to pray, that he shall not prevail. [16:13] This is the word that THE GOD spake concerning Moab in time past. [16:14] But now THE GOD hath spoken, saying, Within three years, as the years of a hireling, the glory of Moab shall be brought into contempt, with all his great multitude; and the remnant shall be very small and of no account.

[17:1] The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap. [17:2] The cities of Aroer are forsaken; they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid. [17:3] And the fortress shall cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus, and the remnant of Syria; they shall be as the glory of the children of Israel, saith THE GOD of hosts. [17:4] And it shall come to pass in that day, that the glory of Jacob shall be made thin, and the fatness of his flesh shall wax lean. [17:5] And it shall be as when the harvestman gathereth the standing grain, and his arm reapeth the ears; yea, it shall be as when one gleaneth ears in the valley of Rephaim. [17:6] Yet there shall be left therein gleanings, as the shaking of an olive-tree, two or three berries in the top of the uppermost bough, four or five in the outmost branches of a fruitful tree, saith THE GOD, the God of Israel. [17:7] In that day shall men look unto their Maker, and their eyes shall have respect to the Holy One of Israel. [17:8] And they shall not look to the altars, the work of their hands; neither shall they have respect to that which their fingers have made, either the Asherim, or the sun-images. [17:9] In that day shall their strong cities be as the forsaken places in the wood and on the mountain top, which were forsaken from before the children of Israel; and it shall be a desolation. [17:10] For you have forgotten the God of your salvation, and have not been mindful of the rock of your strength; therefore you plantest pleasant plants, and settest it with strange slips. [17:11] In the day of your planting you hedgest it in, and in the morning you makest your seed to blossom; but the harvest fleeth away in the day of grief and of desperate sorrow. [17:12] Ah, the uproar of many peoples, that roar like the roaring of the seas; and the rushing of nations, that rush like the rushing of mighty waters! [17:13] The nations shall rush like the 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, and like the whirling dust before the storm. [17:14] At eventide, behold, terror; and before the morning they are not. This is the portion of them that despoil us, and the lot of them that rob us.

[18:1] Ah, the land of the rustling of wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia; [18:2] that sendeth ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of papyrus upon the waters, saying, Go, you swift messengers, to a nation tall and smooth, to a people terrible from their beginning onward, a nation that meteth out and treadeth down, whose land the rivers divide! [18:3] All you inhabitants of the world, and you dwellers on the earth, when an ensign is lifted up on the mountains, see ye; and when the trumpet is blown, hear ye. [18:4] For thus hath THE GOD said unto me, I will be still, and I will behold in my dwelling-place, like clear heat in sunshine, like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest. [18:5] For before the harvest, when the blossom is over, and the flower becometh a ripening grape, he will cut off the sprigs with pruning-hooks, and the spreading branches will he take away and cut down. [18:6] They shall be left together unto the ravenous birds of the mountains, and to the beasts of the earth; and the ravenous birds shall summer upon them, and all the beasts of the earth shall winter upon them. [18:7] In that time shall a present be brought unto THE GOD of hosts from a people tall and smooth, even from a people terrible from their beginning onward, a nation that meteth out and treadeth down, whose land the rivers divide, to the place of the name of THE GOD of hosts, the mount Zion.

[19:1] The burden of Egypt. Behold, THE GOD rideth upon a swift cloud, and cometh unto Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall tremble at his presence; and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it. [19:2] And I will stir up the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbor; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom. [19:3] And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst of it; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek unto the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards. [19:4] And I will give over the Egyptians into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, THE GOD of hosts. [19:5] And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and become dry. [19:6] And the rivers shall become foul; the streams of Egypt shall be diminished and dried up; the reeds and flags shall wither away. [19:7] The meadows by the Nile, by the brink of the Nile, and all the sown fields of the Nile, shall become dry, be driven away, and be no more. [19:8] And the fishers shall lament, and all they that cast angle into the Nile shall mourn, and they that spread nets upon the waters shall languish. [19:9] Moreover they that work in combed flax, and they that weave white cloth, shall be confounded. [19:10] And the pillars of Egypt shall be broken in pieces; all they that work for hire shall be grieved in soul. [19:11] The princes of Zoan are utterly foolish; the counsel of the wisest counsellors of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say you unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings? [19:12] Where then are your wise men? and let them tell you now; and let them know what THE GOD of hosts hath purposed concerning Egypt. [19:13] The princes of Zoan are become fools, the princes of Memphis are deceived; they have caused Egypt to go astray, that are the corner-stone of her tribes. [19:14] THE GOD hath mingled a spirit of perverseness in the midst of her; and they have caused Egypt to go astray in every work thereof, as a drunken man staggereth in his vomit. [19:15] Neither shall there be for Egypt any work, which head or tail, palm-branch or rush, may do. [19:16] In that day shall the Egyptians be like unto women; and they shall tremble and fear because of the shaking of the hand of THE GOD of hosts, which he shaketh over them. [19:17] And the land of Judah shall become a terror unto Egypt; every one to whom mention is made thereof shall be afraid, because of the purpose of THE GOD of hosts, which he purposeth against it. [19:18] In that day there shall be five cities in the land of Egypt that speak the language of Canaan, and swear to THE GOD of hosts; one shall be called The city of destruction. [19:19] In that day shall there be an altar to THE GOD in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar at the border thereof to THE GOD. [19:20] And it shall be for a sign and for a witness unto THE GOD of hosts in the land of Egypt; for they shall cry unto THE GOD because of oppressors, and he will send them a saviour, and a defender, and he will deliver them. [19:21] And THE GOD shall be known to Egypt, and the Egyptians shall know THE GOD in that day; yea, they shall worship with sacrifice and oblation, and shall vow a vow unto THE GOD, and shall perform it. [19:22] And THE GOD will smite Egypt, smiting and healing; and they shall return unto THE GOD, and he will be entreated of them, and will heal them. [19:23] 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. [19:24] In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria, a blessing in the midst of the earth; [19:25] for that THE GOD of hosts hath blessed them, saying, Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel mine inheritance.

[20:1] In the year that Tartan came unto Ashdod, when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him, and he fought against Ashdod and took it; [20:2] at that time THE GOD spake by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go, and loose the sackcloth from off your loins, and put your shoe from off your foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot. [20:3] And THE GOD said, Like as my servant Isaiah hath walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and a wonder concerning Egypt and concerning Ethiopia; [20:4] so shall the king of Assyria lead away the captives of Egypt, and the exiles of Ethiopia, young and old, naked and barefoot, and with buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt. [20:5] And they shall be dismayed and confounded, because of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory. [20:6] And the inhabitant of this coast-land shall say in that day, Behold, such is our expectation, whither we fled for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria: and we, how shall we escape?

[21:1] The burden of the wilderness of the sea. As whirlwinds in the South sweep through, it cometh from the wilderness, from a terrible land. [21:2] A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous man dealeth treacherously, and the destroyer destroyeth. Go up, O Elam; besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease. [21:3] Therefore are my loins filled with anguish; pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman in travail: I am pained so that I cannot hear; I am dismayed so that I cannot see. [21:4] My heart fluttereth, horror hath affrighted me; the twilight that I desired hath been turned into trembling unto me. [21:5] They prepare the table, they set the watch, they eat, they drink: rise up, you princes, anoint the shield. [21:6] For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman: let him declare what he seeth: [21:7] and when he seeth a troop, horsemen in pairs, a troop of asses, a troop of camels, he shall hearken diligently with much heed. [21:8] And he cried as a lion: O Lord, I stand continually upon the watch-tower in the day-time, and am set in my ward whole nights; [21:9] and, behold, here cometh a troop of men, horsemen in pairs. And he answered and said, Fallen, fallen is Babylon; and all the graven images of her gods are broken unto the ground. [21:10] O you my threshing, and the grain of my floor! that which I have heard from THE GOD of hosts, the God of Israel, have I declared unto you. [21:11] The burden of Dumah. One calleth unto me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night? [21:12] The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night: if you will inquire, inquire ye: turn ye, come. [21:13] The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall you lodge, O you caravans of Dedanites. [21:14] Unto him that was thirsty they brought water; the inhabitants of the land of Tema did meet the fugitives with their bread. [21:15] For they fled away from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war. [21:16] For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Within a year, according to the years of a hireling, all the glory of Kedar shall fail; [21:17] and the residue of the number of the archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be few; for THE GOD, the God of Israel, hath spoken it.

[22:1] The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth you now, that you art wholly gone up to the housetops? [22:2] O you that art full of shoutings, a tumultuous city, a joyous town; your slain are not slain with the sword, neither are they dead in battle. [22:3] All your rulers fled away together, they were bound by the archers; all that were found of you were bound together; they fled afar off. [22:4] Therefore said I, Look away from me, I will weep bitterly; labor not to comfort me for the destruction of the daughter of my people. [22:5] For it is a day of discomfiture, and of treading down, and of perplexity, from the Lord, THE GOD of hosts, in the valley of vision; a breaking down of the walls, and a crying to the mountains. [22:6] And Elam bare the quiver, with chariots of men and horsemen; and Kir uncovered the shield. [22:7] And it came to pass, that your choicest valleys were full of chariots, and the horsemen set themselves in array at the gate. [22:8] And he took away the covering of Judah; and you didst look in that day to the armor in the house of the forest. [22:9] And you saw the breaches of the city of David, that they were many; and you gathered together the waters of the lower pool; [22:10] and you numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and you brake down the houses to fortify the wall; [22:11] you made also a reservoir between the two walls for the water of the old pool. But you looked not unto him that had done this, neither had you respect unto him that purposed it long ago. [22:12] And in that day did the Lord, THE GOD of hosts, call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth: [22:13] and behold, joy and gladness, slaying oxen and killing sheep, eating flesh and drinking wine: let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we shall die. [22:14] And THE GOD of hosts revealed himself in mine ears, Surely this iniquity shall not be forgiven you till you die, saith the Lord, THE GOD of hosts. [22:15] Thus saith the Lord, THE GOD of hosts, Go, get you unto this treasurer, even unto Shebna, who is over the house, and say, [22:16] What doest you here? and whom has you here, that you have hewed you out here a sepulchre? hewing him out a sepulchre on high, graving a habitation for himself in the rock! [22:17] Behold, THE GOD, like a strong man, will hurl you away violently; yea, he will wrap you up closely. [22:18] He will surely wind you round and round, and toss you like a ball into a large country; there shalt you die, and there shall be the chariots of your glory, you shame of your lord’s house. [22:19] And I will thrust you from your office; and from your station shalt you be pulled down. [22:20] And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will call my servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah: [22:21] and I will cloth him with your robe, and strengthen him with your girdle, and I will commit your government into his hand; and he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah. [22:22] 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, and none shall open. [22:23] And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a throne of glory to his father’s house. [22:24] And they shall hang upon him all the glory of his father’s house, the offspring and the issue, every small vessel, from the cups even to all the flagons. [22:25] In that day, saith THE GOD of hosts, shall the nail that was fastened in a sure place give way; and it shall be hewn down, and fall; and the burden that was upon it shall be cut off; for THE GOD hath spoken it.

[23:1] The burden of Tyre. Howl, you ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Kittim it is revealed to them. [23:2] Be still, you inhabitants of the coast, you whom the merchants of Sidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished. [23:3] And on great waters the seed of the Shihor, the harvest of the Nile, was her revenue; and she was the mart of nations. [23:4] Be you ashamed, O Sidon; for the sea hath spoken, the stronghold of the sea, saying, I have not travailed, nor brought forth, neither have I nourished young men, nor brought up virgins. [23:5] When the report cometh to Egypt, they shall be sorely pained at the report of Tyre. [23:6] Pass you over to Tarshish; wail, you inhabitants of the coast. [23:7] Is this your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days, whose feet carried her afar off to sojourn? [23:8] Who hath purposed this against Tyre, the bestower of crowns, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honorable of the earth? [23:9] THE GOD of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, to bring into contempt all the honorable of the earth. [23:10] Pass through your land as the Nile, O daughter of Tarshish; there is no restraint any more. [23:11] He hath stretched out his hand over the sea, he hath shaken the kingdoms: THE GOD hath given commandment concerning Canaan, to destroy the strongholds thereof. [23:12] And he said, you shalt no more rejoice, O you oppressed virgin daughter of Sidon: arise, pass over to Kittim; even there shalt you have no rest. [23:13] Behold, the land of the Chaldeans: this people was not; the Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in the wilderness; they set up their towers; they overthrew the palaces thereof; they made it a ruin. [23:14] Howl, you ships of Tarshish; for your stronghold is laid waste. [23:15] And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king: after the end of seventy years it shall be unto Tyre as in the song of the harlot. [23:16] Take a harp, go about the city, you harlot that have been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that you mayest be remembered. [23:17] And it shall come to pass after the end of seventy years, that THE GOD will visit Tyre, and she shall return to her hire, and shall play the harlot with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth. [23:18] And her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to THE GOD: it shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before THE GOD, to eat sufficiently, and for durable clothing.

[24:1] Behold, THE GOD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof. [24:2] And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the creditor, so with the debtor; as with the taker of interest, so with the giver of interest to him. [24:3] The earth shall be utterly emptied, and utterly laid waste; for THE GOD hath spoken this word. [24:4] The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and fadeth away, the lofty people of the earth do languish. [24:5] The earth also is polluted under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, violated the statutes, broken the everlasting covenant. [24:6] Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are found guilty: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left. [24:7] The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merry-hearted do sigh. [24:8] The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth. [24:9] They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it. [24:10] The waste city is broken down; every house is shut up, that no man may come in. [24:11] There is a crying in the streets because of the wine; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone. [24:12] In the city is left desolation, and the gate is smitten with destruction. [24:13] For thus shall it be in the midst of the earth among the peoples, as the shaking of an olive-tree, as the gleanings when the vintage is done. [24:14] These shall lift up their voice, they shall shout; for the majesty of THE GOD they cry aloud from the sea. [24:15] Wherefore glorify you THE GOD in the east, even the name of THE GOD, the God of Israel, in the isles of the sea. [24:16] From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs: Glory to the righteous. But I said, I pine away, I pine away, woe is me! the treacherous have dealt treacherously; yea, the treacherous have dealt very treacherously. [24:17] Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth. [24:18] And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows on high are opened, and the foundations of the earth tremble. [24:19] The earth is utterly broken, the earth is rent asunder, the earth is shaken violently. [24:20] The earth shall stagger like a drunken man, and shall sway to and fro like a hammock; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it, and it shall fall, and not rise again. [24:21] And it shall come to pass in that day, that THE GOD will punish the host of the high ones on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth. [24:22] And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison; and after many days shall they be visited. [24:23] Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed; for THE GOD of hosts will reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem; and before his elders shall be glory.

[25:1] O THE GOD, you art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise your name; for you have done wonderful things, even counsels of old, in faithfulness and truth. [25:2] For you have made of a city a heap, of a fortified city a ruin, a palace of strangers to be no city; it shall never be built. [25:3] Therefore shall a strong people glorify thee; a city of terrible nations shall fear thee. [25:4] For you have been a stronghold to the poor, a stronghold to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall. [25:5] As the heat in a dry place wilt you bring down the noise of strangers; as the heat by the shade of a cloud, the song of the terrible ones shall be brought low. [25:6] And in this mountain will THE GOD of hosts make unto all peoples a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined. [25:7] And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering that covereth all peoples, and the veil that is spread over all nations. [25:8] He hath swallowed up death for ever; and the Lord THE GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the reproach of his people will he take away from off all the earth: for THE GOD hath spoken it. [25:9] And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is THE GOD; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation. [25:10] For in this mountain will the hand of THE GOD rest; and Moab shall be trodden down in his place, even as straw is trodden down in the water of the dung-hill. [25:11] And he shall spread forth his hands in the midst thereof, as he that swimmeth spreadeth forth his hands to swim; but THE GOD will lay low his pride together with the craft of his hands. [25:12] And the high fortress of your walls hath he brought down, laid low, and brought to the ground, even to the dust.

[26:1] In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah: we have a strong city; salvation will he appoint for walls and bulwarks. [26:2] Open you the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth faith may enter in. [26:3] you wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee; because he trusteth in thee. [26:4] Trust you in THE GOD for ever; for in THE GOD, even THE GOD, is an everlasting rock. [26:5] For he hath brought down them that dwell on high, the lofty city: he layeth it low, he layeth it low even to the ground; he bringeth it even to the dust. [26:6] The foot shall tread it down; even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy. [26:7] The way of the just is uprightness: you that art upright dost direct the path of the just. [26:8] Yea, in the way of your judgments, O THE GOD, have we waited for thee; to your name, even to your memorial name, is the desire of our soul. [26:9] With my soul have I desired you in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek you earnestly: for when your judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness. [26:10] Let favor be showed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness; in the land of uprightness will he deal wrongfully, and will not behold the majesty of THE GOD. [26:11] THE GOD, your hand is lifted up, yet they see not: but they shall see your zeal for the people, and be put to shame; yea, fire shall devour your adversaries. [26:12] THE GOD, you wilt ordain peace for us; for you have also wrought all our works for us. [26:13] O THE GOD our God, other lords besides you have had dominion over us; but by you only will we make mention of your name. [26:14] They are dead, they shall not live; they are deceased, they shall not rise: therefore have you visited and destroyed them, and made all remembrance of them to perish. [26:15] you have increased the nation, O THE GOD, you have increased the nation; you art glorified; you have enlarged all the borders of the land. [26:16] THE GOD, in trouble have they visited thee; they poured out a prayer when your chastening was upon them. [26:17] Like as a woman with child, that draweth near the time of her delivery, is in pain and crieth out in her pangs; so we have been before thee, O THE GOD. [26:18] We have been with child, we have been in pain, we have as it were brought forth wind; we have not wrought any deliverance in the earth; neither have the inhabitants of the world fallen. [26:19] your dead shall live; my dead bodies shall arise. Awake and sing, you that dwell in the dust; for your dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast forth the dead. [26:20] Come, my people, enter you into your chambers, and shut your doors about thee: hide yourself for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast. [26:21] For, behold, THE GOD cometh forth out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.

[27:1] In that day THE GOD with his hard and great and strong sword will punish leviathan the swift serpent, and leviathan the crooked serpent; and he will slay the monster that is in the sea. [27:2] In that day: A vineyard of wine, sing you unto it. [27:3] I THE GOD am its keeper; I will water it every moment: lest any hurt it, I will keep it night and day. [27:4] Wrath is not in me: would that the briers and thorns were against me in battle! I would march upon them, I would burn them together. [27:5] Or else let him take hold of my strength, that he may make peace with me; yea, let him make peace with me. [27:6] In days to come shall Jacob take root; Israel shall blossom and bud; and they shall fill the face of the world with fruit. [27:7] Hath he smitten them as he smote those that smote them? or are they slain according to the slaughter of them that were slain by them? [27:8] In measure, when you sendest them away, you dost contend with them; he hath removed them with his rough blast in the day of the east wind. [27:9] Therefore by this shall the iniquity of Jacob be forgiven, and this is all the fruit of taking away his sin: that he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, so that the Asherim and the sun-images shall rise no more. [27:10] For the fortified city is solitary, a habitation deserted and forsaken, like the wilderness: there shall the calf feed, and there shall he lie down, and consume the branches thereof. [27:11] When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off; the women shall come, and set them on fire; for it is a people of no understanding: therefore he that made them will not have compassion upon them, and he that formed them will show them no favor. [27:12] And it shall come to pass in that day, that THE GOD will beat off his fruit from the flood of the River unto the brook of Egypt; and you shall be gathered one by one, O you children of Israel. [27:13] And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great trumpet shall be blown; and they shall come that were ready to perish in the land of Assyria, and they that were outcasts in the land of Egypt; and they shall worship THE GOD in the holy mountain at Jerusalem.

[28:1] Woe to the crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim, and to the fading flower of his glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley of them that are overcome with wine! [28:2] Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one; as a tempest of hail, a destroying storm, as a tempest of mighty waters overflowing, will he cast down to the earth with the hand. [28:3] The crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim shall be trodden under foot: [28:4] and the fading flower of his glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley, shall be as the first-ripe fig before the summer; which when he that looketh upon it seeth, while it is yet in his hand he eateth it up. [28:5] In that day will THE GOD of hosts become a crown of glory, and a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of his people; [28:6] and a spirit of justice to him that sitteth in judgment, and strength to them that turn back the battle at the gate. [28:7] And even these reel with wine, and stagger with strong drink; the priest and the prophet reel with strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they stagger with strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment. [28:8] For all tables are full of vomit and filthiness, so that there is no place clean. [28:9] Whom will he teach knowledge? and whom will he make to understand the message? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts? [28:10] For it is precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, there a little. [28:11] Nay, but by men of strange lips and with another tongue will he speak to this people; [28:12] to whom he said, This is the rest, give you rest to him that is weary; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear. [28:13] Therefore shall the word of THE GOD be unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, there a little; that they may go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken. [28:14] Wherefore hear the word of THE GOD, you scoffers, that rule this people that is in Jerusalem: [28:15] Because you have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us; for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves: [28:16] therefore thus saith the Lord THE GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner –stone of sure foundation: he that believeth shall not be in haste. [28:17] And I will make justice the line, and righteousness the plummet; and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding-place. [28:18] And your covenant with death shall be annulled, and your agreement with Sheol shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then you shall be trodden down by it. [28:19] As often as it passeth through, it shall take you; for morning by morning shall it pass through, by day and by night: and it shall be nought but terror to understand the message. [28:20] For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it; and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it. [28:21] For THE GOD will rise up as in mount Perazim, he will be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon; that he may do his work, his strange work, and bring to pass his act, his strange act. [28:22] Now therefore be you not scoffers, lest your bonds be made strong; for a decree of destruction have I heard from the Lord, THE GOD of hosts, upon the whole earth. [28:23] Give you ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech. [28:24] Doth he that ploweth to sow plow continually? doth he continually open and harrow his ground? [28:25] When he hath levelled the face thereof, doth he not cast abroad the fitches, and scatter the cummin, and put in the wheat in rows, and the barley in the appointed place, and the spelt in the border thereof? [28:26] For his God doth instruct him aright, and doth teach him. [28:27] For the fitches are not threshed with a sharp threshing instrument, neither is a cart wheel turned about upon the cummin; but the fitches are beaten out with a staff, and the cummin with a rod. [28:28] Bread grain is ground; for he will not be always threshing it: and though the wheel of his cart and his horses scatter it, he doth not grind it. [28:29] This also cometh forth from THE GOD of hosts, who is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in wisdom.

[29:1] Ho Ariel, Ariel, the city where David encamped! add you year to year; let the feasts come round: [29:2] then will I distress Ariel, and there shall be mourning and lamentation; and she shall be unto me as Ariel. [29:3] And I will encamp against you round about, and will lay siege against you with posted troops, and I will raise siege works against thee. [29:4] And you shalt be brought down, and shalt speak out of the ground, and your speech shall be low out of the dust; and your voice shall be as of one that hath a familiar spirit, out of the ground, and your speech shall whisper out of the dust. [29:5] But the multitude of your foes shall be like small dust, and the multitude of the terrible ones as chaff that passeth away: yea, it shall be in an instant suddenly. [29:6] She shall be visited of THE GOD of hosts with thunder, and with earthquake, and great noise, with whirlwind and tempest, and the flame of a devouring fire. [29:7] And the multitude of all the nations that fight against Ariel, even all that fight against her and her stronghold, and that distress her, shall be as a dream, a vision of the night. [29:8] And it shall be as when a hungry man dreameth, and, behold, he eateth; but he awaketh, and his soul is empty: or as when a thirsty man dreameth, and, behold, he drinketh; but he awaketh, and, behold, he is faint, and his soul hath appetite: so shall the multitude of all the nations be, that fight against mount Zion. [29:9] Tarry you and wonder; take your pleasure and be blind: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink. [29:10] For THE GOD hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes, the prophets; and your heads, the seers, hath he covered. [29:11] And all vision is become unto you as the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one that is learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee; and he saith, I cannot, for it is sealed: [29:12] and the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee; and he saith, I am not learned. [29:13] And the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw nigh unto me, and with their mouth and with their lips to honor me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment of men which hath been taught them; [29:14] therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder; and the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid. [29:15] Woe unto them that hide deep their counsel from THE GOD, and whose works are in the dark, and that say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us? [29:16] You turn things upside down! Shall the potter be esteemed as clay; that the thing made should say of him that made it, He made me not; or the thing formed say of him that formed it, He hath no understanding? [29:17] Is it not yet a very little while, and Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be esteemed as a forest? [29:18] And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity and out of darkness. [29:19] The meek also shall increase their joy in THE GOD, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel. [29:20] For the terrible one is brought to nought, and the scoffer ceaseth, and all they that watch for iniquity are cut off; [29:21] that make a man an offender in his cause, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just with a thing of nought. [29:22] Therefore thus saith THE GOD, who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob: Jacob shall not now be ashamed, neither shall his face now wax pale. [29:23] But when he seeth his children, the work of my hands, in the midst of him, they shall sanctify my name; yea, they shall sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and shall stand in awe of the God of Israel. [29:24] They also that err in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmur shall receive instruction.

[30:1] Woe to the rebellious children, saith THE GOD, that take counsel, but not of me; and that make a league, but not of my Spirit, that they may add sin to sin, [30:2] that set out to go down into Egypt, and have not asked at my mouth; to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to take refuge in the shadow of Egypt! [30:3] Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the refuge in the shadow of Egypt your confusion. [30:4] For their princes are at Zoan, and their ambassadors are come to Hanes. [30:5] They shall all be ashamed because of a people that cannot profit them, that are not a help nor profit, but a shame, and also a reproach. [30:6] The burden of the beasts of the South. Through the land of trouble and anguish, from whence come the lioness and the lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they carry their riches upon the shoulders of young asses, and their treasures upon the humps of camels, to a people that shall not profit them. [30:7] For Egypt helpeth in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I called her Rahab that sitteth still. [30:8] Now go, write it before them on a tablet, and inscribe it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever. [30:9] For it is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not hear the law of THE GOD; [30:10] that say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits, [30:11] get you out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us. [30:12] Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel, Because you despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and rely thereon; [30:13] therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking cometh suddenly in an instant. [30:14] And he shall break it as a potter’s vessel is broken, breaking it in pieces without sparing; so that there shall not be found among the pieces thereof a sherd wherewith to take fire from the hearth, or to dip up water out of the cistern. [30:15] For thus said the Lord THE GOD, the Holy One of Israel, In returning and rest shall you be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength. And you would not: [30:16] but you said, No, for we will flee upon horses; therefore shall you flee: and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift. [30:17] One thousand shall flee at the threat of one; at the threat of five shall you flee: till you be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain, and as an ensign on a hill. [30:18] And therefore will THE GOD wait, that he may be gracious unto you; and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for THE GOD is a God of justice; blessed are all they that wait for him. [30:19] For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem; you shalt weep no more; he will surely be gracious unto you at the voice of your cry; when he shall hear, he will answer thee. [30:20] And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, yet shall not your teachers be hidden anymore, but your eyes shall see your teachers; [30:21] and your ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk you in it; when you turn to the right hand, and when you turn to the left. [30:22] And you shall defile the overlaying of your graven images of silver, and the plating of your molten images of gold: you shalt cast them away as an unclean thing; you shalt say unto it, Get you hence. [30:23] And he will give the rain for your seed, wherewith you shalt sow the ground; and bread of the increase of the ground, and it shall be fat and plenteous. In that day shall your cattle feed in large pastures; [30:24] the oxen likewise and the young asses that till the ground shall eat savory provender, which hath been winnowed with the shovel and with the fork. [30:25] And there shall be upon every lofty mountain, and upon every high hill, brooks and streams of waters, in the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall. [30:26] Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day that THE GOD bindeth up the hurt of his people, and healeth the stroke of their wound. [30:27] Behold, the name of THE GOD cometh from far, burning with his anger, and in thick rising smoke: his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue is as a devouring fire; [30:28] and his breath is as an overflowing stream, that reacheth even unto the neck, to sift the nations with the sieve of destruction: and a bridle that causeth to err shall be in the jaws of the peoples. [30:29] You shall have a song as in the night when a holy feast is kept; and gladness of heart, as when one goeth with a pipe to come unto the mountain of THE GOD, to the Rock of Israel. [30:30] And THE GOD will cause his glorious voice to be heard, and will show the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of his anger, and the flame of a devouring fire, with a blast, and tempest, and hailstones. [30:31] For through the voice of THE GOD shall the Assyrian be dismayed; with his rod will he smite him. [30:32] And every stroke of the appointed staff, which THE GOD shall lay upon him, shall be with the sound of tabrets and harps; and in battles with the brandishing of his arm will he fight with them. [30:33] For a Topheth is prepared of old; yea, for the king it is made ready; he hath made it deep and large; the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of THE GOD, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.

[31:1] Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help, and rely on horses, and trust in chariots because they are many, and in horsemen because they are very strong, but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek THE GOD! [31:2] Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back his words, but will arise against the house of the evil-doers, and against the help of them that work iniquity. [31:3] Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit: and when THE GOD shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall stumble, and he that is helped shall fall, and they all shall be consumed together. [31:4] For thus saith THE GOD unto me, As the lion and the young lion growling over his prey, if a multitude of shepherds be called forth against him, will not be dismayed at their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so will THE GOD of hosts come down to fight upon mount Zion, and upon the hill thereof. [31:5] As birds hovering, so will THE GOD of hosts protect Jerusalem; he will protect and deliver it, he will pass over and preserve it. [31:6] Turn you unto him from whom you have deeply revolted, O children of Israel. [31:7] For in that day they shall cast away every man his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which your own hands have made unto you for a sin. [31:8] And the Assyrian shall fall by the sword, not of man; and the sword, not of men, shall devour him; and he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall become subject to taskwork. [31:9] And his rock shall pass away by reason of terror, and his princes shall be dismayed at the ensign, saith THE GOD, whose fire is in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem.

[32:1] Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in justice. [32:2] And a man shall be as a hiding-place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest, as streams of water in a dry place, as the shade of a great rock in a weary land. [32:3] And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken. [32:4] And the heart of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly. [32:5] The fool shall be no more called noble, nor the churl said to be bountiful. [32:6] For the fool will speak folly, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise profaneness, and to utter error against THE GOD, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and to cause the drink of the thirsty to fail. [32:7] And the instruments of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the meek with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right. [32:8] But the noble deviseth noble things; and in noble things shall he continue. [32:9] Rise up, you women that are at ease, and hear my voice; you careless daughters, give ear unto my speech. [32:10] For days beyond a year shall you be troubled, you careless women; for the vintage shall fail, the ingathering shall not come. [32:11] Tremble, you women that are at ease; be troubled, you careless ones; strip you, and make you bare, and gird sackcloth upon your loins. [32:12] They shall smite upon the breasts for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine. [32:13] Upon the land of my people shall come up thorns and briers; yea, upon all the houses of joy in the joyous city. [32:14] For the palace shall be forsaken; the populous city shall be deserted; the hill and the watch-tower shall be for dens for ever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks; [32:15] until the Spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness become a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be esteemed as a forest. [32:16] Then justice shall dwell in the wilderness; and righteousness shall abide in the fruitful field. [32:17] And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness, quietness and confidence for ever. [32:18] And my people shall abide in a peaceable habitation, and in safe dwellings, and in quiet resting-places. [32:19] But it shall hail in the downfall of the forest; and the city shall be utterly laid low. [32:20] Blessed are you that sow beside all waters, that send forth the feet of the ox and the ass.

[33:1] Woe to you that destroyest, and you wast not destroyed; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! When you have ceased to destroy, you shalt be destroyed; and when you have made an end of dealing treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee. [33:2] O THE GOD, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be you our arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble. [33:3] At the noise of the tumult the peoples are fled; at the lifting up of yourself the nations are scattered. [33:4] And your spoil shall be gathered as the caterpillar gathereth: as locusts leap shall men leap upon it. [33:5] THE GOD is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with justice and righteousness. [33:6] And there shall be stability in your times, abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge: the fear of THE GOD is your treasure. [33:7] Behold, their valiant ones cry without; the ambassadors of peace weep bitterly. [33:8] The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: the enemy hath broken the covenant, he hath despised the cities, he regardeth not man. [33:9] The land mourneth and languisheth; Lebanon is confounded and withereth away; Sharon is like a desert; and Bashan and Carmel shake off their leaves. [33:10] Now will I arise, saith THE GOD; now will I lift up myself; now will I be exalted. [33:11] You shall conceive chaff, you shall bring forth stubble: your breath is a fire that shall devour you. [33:12] And the peoples shall be as the burnings of lime, as thorns cut down, that are burned in the fire. [33:13] Hear, you that are far off, what I have done; and, you that are near, acknowledge my might. [33:14] The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling hath seized the godless ones: Who among us can dwell with the devouring fire? who among us can dwell with everlasting burnings? [33:15] He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from taking a bribe, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from looking upon evil: [33:16] He shall dwell on high; his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks; his bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure. [33:17] your eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold a land that reacheth afar. [33:18] your heart shall muse on the terror: Where is he that counted, where is he that weighed the tribute? where is he that counted the towers? [33:19] you shalt not see the fierce people, a people of a deep speech that you canst not comprehend, of a strange tongue that you canst not understand. [33:20] Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: your eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tent that shall not be removed, the stakes whereof shall never be plucked up, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken. [33:21] But there THE GOD will be with us in majesty, a place of broad rivers and streams, wherein shall go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby. [33:22] For THE GOD is our judge, THE GOD is our lawgiver, THE GOD is our king; he will save us. [33:23] your tacklings are loosed; they could not strengthen the foot of their mast, they could not spread the sail: then was the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame took the prey. [33:24] And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity.

[34:1] Come near, you nations, to hear; and hearken, you peoples: let the earth hear, and the fulness thereof; the world, and all things that come forth from it. [34:2] For THE GOD hath indignation against all the nations, and wrath against all their host: he hath utterly destroyed them, he hath delivered them to the slaughter. [34:3] Their slain also shall be cast out, and the stench of their dead bodies shall come up; and the mountains shall be melted with their blood. [34:4] And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll; and all their host shall fade away, as the leaf fadeth from off the vine, and as a fading leaf from the fig-tree. [34:5] For my sword hath drunk its fill in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Edom, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment. [34:6] The sword of THE GOD is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams; for THE GOD hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Edom. [34:7] And the wild-oxen shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls: and their land shall be drunken with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness. [34:8] For THE GOD hath a day of vengeance, a year of recompense for the cause of Zion. [34:9] And the streams of Edom shall be turned into pitch, and the dust thereof into brimstone, and the land thereof shall become burning pitch. [34:10] It 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. [34:11] But the pelican and the porcupine shall possess it; and the owl and the raven shall dwell therein: and he will stretch over it the line of confusion, and the plummet of emptiness. [34:12] They shall call the nobles thereof to the kingdom, but none shall be there; and all its princes shall be nothing. [34:13] And thorns shall come up in its palaces, nettles and thistles in the fortresses thereof; and it shall be a habitation of jackals, a court for ostriches. [34:14] And the wild beasts of the desert shall meet with the wolves, and the wild goat shall cry to his fellow; yea, the night-monster shall settle there, and shall find her a place of rest. [34:15] There shall the dart-snake make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and gather under her shade; yea, there shall the kites be gathered, every one with her mate. [34:16] Seek you out of the book of THE GOD, and read: no one of these shall be missing, none shall want her mate; for my mouth, it hath commanded, and his Spirit, it hath gathered them. [34:17] And he hath cast the lot for them, and his hand hath divided it unto them by line: they shall possess it for ever; from generation to generation shall they dwell therein.

[35:1] The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose. [35:2] It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing; the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon: they shall see the glory of THE GOD, the excellency of our God. [35:3] Strengthen you the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees. [35:4] Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, with the recompense of God; he will come and save you. [35:5] Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. [35:6] Then shall the lame man leap as a hart, and the tongue of the dumb shall sing; for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert. [35:7] And the glowing sand shall become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water: in the habitation of jackals, where they lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes. [35:8] And a highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for the redeemed: the wayfaring men, yea fools, shall not err therein. [35:9] No lion shall be there, nor shall any ravenous beast go up thereon; they shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there: [35:10] and the ransomed of THE GOD shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their heads: they shall obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

[36:1] Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, that Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the fortified cities of Judah, and took them. [36:2] And the king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem unto king Hezekiah with a great army. And he stood by the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller’s field. [36:3] Then came forth unto him Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder. [36:4] And Rabshakeh said unto them, Say you now to Hezekiah, Thus saith the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence is this wherein you trustest? [36:5] I say, your counsel and strength for the war are but vain words: now on whom dost you trust, that you have rebelled against me? [36:6] Behold, you 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 king of Egypt to all that trust on him. [36:7] But if you say unto me, We trust in THE GOD our God: is not that he, whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath taken away, and hath said to Judah and to Jerusalem, You shall worship before this altar? [36:8] Now therefore, I pray thee, give pledges to my master the king of Assyria, and I will give you two thousand horses, if you be able on your part to set riders upon them. [36:9] How then canst you turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master’s servants, and put your trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen? [36:10] And am I now come up without THE GOD against this land to destroy it? THE GOD said unto me, Go up against this land, and destroy it. [36:11] Then said Eliakim and Shebna and Joah unto Rabshakeh, Speak, I pray thee, unto your servants in the Syrian language; for we understand it: and speak not to us in the Jews’ language, in the ears of the people that are on the wall. [36:12] But Rabshakeh said, Hath my master sent me to your master, and to thee, to speak these words? hath he not sent me to the men that sit upon the wall, to eat their own dung, and to drink their own water with you? [36:13] Then Rabshakeh stood, and cried with a loud voice in the Jews’ language, and said, Hear you the words of the great king, the king of Assyria. [36:14] Thus saith the king, Let not Hezekiah deceive you; for he will not be able to deliver you: [36:15] neither let Hezekiah make you trust in THE GOD, saying, THE GOD will surely deliver us; this city shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria. [36:16] Hearken not to Hezekiah: for thus saith the king of Assyria, Make your peace with me, and come out to me; and eat you every one of his vine, and every one of his fig-tree, and drink you every one the waters of his own cistern; [36:17] until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards. [36:18] Beware lest Hezekiah persuade you, saying, THE GOD will deliver us. Hath any of the gods of the nations delivered his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria? [36:19] Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? where are the gods of Sepharvaim? and have they delivered Samaria out of my hand? [36:20] Who are they among all the gods of these countries, that have delivered their country out of my hand, that THE GOD should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand? [36:21] But they held their peace, and answered him not a word; for the king’s commandment was, saying, Answer him not. [36:22] Then came Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, that was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.

[37:1] And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of THE GOD. [37:2] And he sent Eliakim, 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 Amoz. [37:3] And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of contumely; for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth. [37:4] It may be THE GOD your God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to defy the living God, and will rebuke the words which THE GOD your God hath heard: wherefore lift up your prayer for the remnant that is left. [37:5] So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah. [37:6] And Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall you say to your master, Thus saith THE GOD, Be not afraid of the words that you have heard, wherewith the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me. [37:7] Behold, I will put a spirit in him, and he shall hear tidings, and shall return unto his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land. [37:8] So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah; for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish. [37:9] And he heard say concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, He is come out to fight against thee. And when he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying, [37:10] Thus shall you speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not your God in whom you trustest deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria. [37:11] Behold, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by destroying them utterly: and shalt you be delivered? [37:12] 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 Telassar? [37:13] Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivvah? [37:14] And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it; and Hezekiah went up unto the house of THE GOD, and spread it before THE GOD. [37:15] And Hezekiah prayed unto THE GOD, saying, [37:16] O THE GOD of hosts, the God of Israel, that sittest above the cherubim, you art the God, even you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; you have made heaven and earth. [37:17] Incline your ear, O THE GOD, and hear; open your eyes, O THE GOD, and see; and hear all the words of Sennacherib, who hath sent to defy the living God. [37:18] Of a truth, THE GOD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the countries, and their land, [37:19] and 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 destroyed them. [37:20] Now therefore, O THE GOD our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you art THE GOD, even you only. [37:21] Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent unto Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith THE GOD, the God of Israel, Whereas you have prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria, [37:22] this is the word which THE GOD hath spoken concerning him: The virgin daughter of Zion hath despised you and laughed you to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee. [37:23] Whom have you defied and blasphemed? and against whom have you exalted your voice and lifted up your eyes on high? even against the Holy One of Israel. [37:24] By your servants have you defied the Lord, and have said, With the multitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains, to the innermost parts of Lebanon; and I will cut down the tall cedars thereof, and the choice fir-trees thereof; and I will enter into its farthest height, the forest of its fruitful field; [37:25] I have digged and drunk water, and with the sole of my feet will I dry up all the rivers of Egypt. [37:26] Have you not heard how I have done it long ago, and formed it of ancient times? now have I brought it to pass, that it should be your to lay waste fortified cities into ruinous heaps. [37:27] Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded; they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the housetops, and as a field of grain before it is grown up. [37:28] But I know your sitting down, and your going out, and your coming in, and your raging against me. [37:29] Because of your raging against me, and because your arrogancy is come up into mine ears, therefore will I put my hook in your nose, and my bridle in your lips, and I will turn you back by the way by which you camest. [37:30] And this shall be the sign unto thee: you shall eat this year that which groweth of itself, and in the second year that which springeth of the same; and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit thereof. [37:31] And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward. [37:32] For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and out of mount Zion they that shall escape. The zeal of THE GOD of hosts will perform this. [37:33] Therefore thus saith THE GOD concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come unto this city, nor shoot an arrow there, neither shall he come before it with shield, nor cast up a mound against it. [37:34] By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and he shall not come unto this city, saith THE GOD. [37:35] For I will defend this city to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake. [37:36] And the angel of THE GOD went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand; and when men arose early in the morning, behold, these were all dead bodies. [37:37] So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh. [37:38] And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Ararat. And Esar-haddon his son reigned in his stead.

[38:1] In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith THE GOD, Set your house in order; for you shalt die, and not live. [38:2] Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto THE GOD, [38:3] and said, Remember now, O THE GOD, I beseech thee, how I have walked before you in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in your sight. And Hezekiah wept sore. [38:4] Then came the word of THE GOD to Isaiah, saying, [38:5] Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus saith THE GOD, the God of David your father, I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears: behold, I will add unto your days fifteen years. [38:6] And I will deliver you and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city. [38:7] And this shall be the sign unto you from THE GOD, that THE GOD will do this thing that he hath spoken: [38:8] behold, I will cause the shadow on the steps, which is gone down on the dial of Ahaz with the sun, to return backward ten steps. So the sun returned ten steps on the dial whereon it was gone down.

[38:9] The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and was recovered of his sickness.

[38:10] I said, In the noontide of my days I shall go into the gates of Sheol:

I am deprived of the residue of my years.

[38:11] I said, I shall not see THE GOD, even THE GOD in the land of the living:

I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world.

[38:12] My dwelling is removed, and is carried away from me as a shepherd’s tent:

I have rolled up, like a weaver, my life; he will cut me off from the loom:

From day even to night wilt you make an end of me.

[38:13] I quieted myself until morning; as a lion, so he breaketh all my bones:

From day even to night wilt you make an end of me.

[38:14] Like a swallow or a crane, so did I chatter;

I did moan as a dove; mine eyes fail with looking upward:

O Lord, I am oppressed, be you my surety.

[38:15] What shall I say? he hath both spoken unto me, and himself hath done it:

I shall go softly all my years because of the bitterness of my soul.

[38:16] O Lord, by these things men live;

And wholly therein is the life of my spirit:

Wherefore recover you me, and make me to live.

[38:17] Behold, it was for my peace that I had great bitterness:

But you have in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption;

For you have cast all my sins behind your back.

[38:18] For Sheol cannot praise thee, death cannot celebrate thee:

They that go down into the pit cannot hope for your truth.

[38:19] The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day:

The father to the children shall make known your truth.

[38:20] THE GOD is ready to save me:

Therefore we will sing my songs with stringed instruments

All the days of our life in the house of THE GOD.

[38:21] Now Isaiah had said, Let them take a cake of figs, and lay it for a plaster upon the boil, and he shall recover. [38:22] Hezekiah also had said, What is the sign that I shall go up to the house of THE GOD?

[39:1] At that time Merodach-baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah; for he heard that he had been sick, and was recovered. [39:2] And Hezekiah was glad of them, and showed them the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious oil, and all the house of his armor, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah showed them not. [39:3] 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 unto me, even from Babylon. [39:4] Then said he, What have they seen in your house? And Hezekiah answered, All that is in my house have they seen: there is nothing among my treasures that I have not showed them. [39:5] Then said Isaiah to Hezekiah, Hear the word of THE GOD of hosts: [39:6] Behold, the days are coming, when all that is in your house, and that which your fathers have laid up in store until this day, shall be carried to Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith THE GOD. [39:7] And of your sons that shall issue from thee, whom you shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon. [39:8] Then said Hezekiah unto Isaiah, Good is the word of THE GOD which you have spoken. He said moreover, For there shall be peace and truth in my days.

[40:1] Comfort ye, comfort you my people, saith your God. [40:2] Speak you comfortably to Jerusalem; and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she hath received of THE GOD’s hand double for all her sins. [40:3] The voice of one that crieth, Prepare you in the wilderness the way of THE GOD; make level in the desert a highway for our God. [40:4] Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low; and the uneven shall be made level, and the rough places a plain: [40:5] and the glory of THE GOD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together; for the mouth of THE GOD hath spoken it. [40:6] The voice of one saying, Cry. And one said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field. [40:7] The grass withereth, the flower fadeth, because the breath of THE GOD bloweth upon it; surely the people is grass. [40:8] The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; but the word of our God shall stand forever. [40:9] O you that tellest good tidings to Zion, get you up on a high mountain; O you that tellest good tidings to Jerusalem, lift up your voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold, your God! [40:10] Behold, the Lord THE 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. [40:11] He will feed his flock like a shepherd, he will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and will gently lead those that have their young. [40:12] Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance? [40:13] Who hath directed the Spirit of THE GOD, or being his counsellor hath taught him? [40:14] With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of justice, and taught him knowledge, and showed to him the way of understanding? [40:15] Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are accounted as the small dust of the balance: Behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing. [40:16] And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt-offering. [40:17] All the nations are as nothing before him; they are accounted by him as less than nothing, and vanity. [40:18] To whom then will you liken God? or what likeness will you compare unto him? [40:19] The image, a workman hath cast it, and the goldsmith overlayeth it with gold, and casteth for it silver chains. [40:20] He that is too impoverished for such an oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a skilful workman to set up a graven image, that shall not be moved. [40:21] Have you not known? have yet not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have you not understood from the foundations of the earth? [40:22] It is he that sitteth above the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in; [40:23] that bringeth princes to nothing; that maketh the judges of the earth as vanity. [40:24] Yea, they have not been planted; yea, they have not been sown; yea, their stock hath not taken root in the earth: moreover he bloweth upon them, and they wither, and the whirlwind taketh them away as stubble. [40:25] To whom then will you liken me, that I should be equal to him? saith the Holy One. [40:26] Lift up your eyes on high, and see who hath created these, that bringeth out their host by number; he calleth them all by name; by the greatness of his might, and for that he is strong in power, not one is lacking. [40:27] Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from THE GOD, and the justice due to me is passed away from my God? [40:28] Have you not known? have you not heard? The everlasting God, THE GOD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary; there is no searching of his understanding. [40:29] He giveth power to the faint; and to him that hath no might he increaseth strength. [40:30] Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: [40:31] but they that wait for THE GOD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.

[41:1] Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the peoples renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak; let us come near together to judgment. [41:2] Who hath raised up one from the east, whom he calleth in righteousness to his foot? he giveth nations before him, and maketh him rule over kings; he giveth them as the dust to his sword, as the driven stubble to his bow. [41:3] He pursueth them, and passeth on safely, even by a way that he had not gone with his feet. [41:4] Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I, THE GOD, the first, and with the last, I am he. [41:5] The isles have seen, and fear; the ends of the earth tremble; they draw near, and come. [41:6] They help every one his neighbor; and every one saith to his brother, Be of good courage. [41:7] So the carpenter encourageth the goldsmith, and he that smootheth with the hammer him that smiteth the anvil, saying of the soldering, It is good; and he fasteneth it with nails, that it should not be moved. [41:8] But thou, Israel, my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend, [41:9] you whom I have taken hold of from the ends of the earth, and called from the corners thereof, and said unto thee, you art my servant, I have chosen you and not cast you away; [41:10] Fear you not, for I am with thee; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness. [41:11] Behold, all they that are incensed against you shall be put to shame and confounded: they that strive with you shall be as nothing, and shall perish. [41:12] you shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contend with thee: they that war against you shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought. [41:13] For I, THE GOD your God, will hold your right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee. [41:14] Fear not, you worm Jacob, and you men of Israel; I will help thee, saith THE GOD, and your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel. [41:15] Behold, I have made you to be a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth; you shalt thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shalt make the hills as chaff. [41:16] you shalt winnow them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them; and you shalt rejoice in THE GOD, you shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel. [41:17] The poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst; I, THE GOD, will answer them, I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them. [41:18] I will open rivers on the bare heights, and fountains in the midst of the valleys; I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water. [41:19] I will put in the wilderness the cedar, the acacia, and the myrtle, and the oil-tree; I will set in the desert the fir-tree, the pine, and the box-tree together: [41:20] that they may see, and know, and consider, and understand together, that the hand of THE GOD hath done this, and the Holy One of Israel hath created it. [41:21] Produce your cause, saith THE GOD; bring forth your strong reasons, saith the King of Jacob. [41:22] Let them bring forth, and declare unto us what shall happen: declare you the former things, what they are, that we may consider them, and know the latter end of them; or show us things to come. [41:23] Declare the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that you are gods: yea, do good, or do evil, that we may be dismayed, and behold it together. [41:24] Behold, you are of nothing, and your work is of nought; an abomination is he that chooseth you. [41:25] I have raised up one from the north, and he is come; from the rising of the sun one that calleth upon my name: and he shall come upon rulers as upon mortar, and as the potter treadeth clay. [41:26] Who hath declared it from the beginning, that we may know? and beforetime, that we may say, He is right? yea, there is none that declareth, yea, there is none that showeth, yea, there is none that heareth your words. [41:27] I am the first that saith unto Zion, Behold, behold them; and I will give to Jerusalem one that bringeth good tidings. [41:28] And when I look, there is no man: even among them there is no counsellor, that, when I ask of them, can answer a word. [41:29] Behold, all of them, their works are vanity and nought; their molten images are wind and confusion.

[42:1] Behold, my servant, whom I uphold; my chosen, in whom my soul delighteth: I have put my Spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the Gentiles. [42:2] He will not cry, nor lift up his voice, nor cause it to be heard in the street. [42:3] A bruised reed will he not break, and a dimly burning wick will he not quench: he will bring forth justice in truth. [42:4] He will not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set justice in the earth; and the isles shall wait for his law. [42:5] Thus saith God THE GOD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them forth; he that spread abroad the earth and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein: [42:6] I, THE GOD, have called you in righteousness, and will hold your hand, and will keep thee, and give you for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles; [42:7] to open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison-house. [42:8] I am THE GOD, that is my name; and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise unto graven images. [42:9] Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare; before they spring forth I tell you of them. [42:10] Sing unto THE GOD a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth; you that go down to the sea, and all that is therein, the isles, and the inhabitants thereof. [42:11] Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar doth inhabit; let the inhabitants of Sela sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains. [42:12] Let them give glory unto THE GOD, and declare his praise in the islands. [42:13] THE GOD will go forth as a mighty man; he will stir up his zeal like a man of war: he will cry, yea, he will shout aloud; he will do mightily against his enemies. [42:14] I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, and refrained myself: now will I cry out like a travailing woman; I will gasp and pant together. [42:15] I will lay waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and will dry up the pools. [42:16] And I will bring the blind by a way that they know not; in paths that they know not will I lead them; I will make darkness light before them, and crooked places straight. These things will I do, and I will not forsake them. [42:17] They shall be turned back, they shall be utterly put to shame, that trust in graven images, that say unto molten images, You are our gods. [42:18] Hear, you deaf; and look, you blind, that you may see. [42:19] Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger that I send? who is blind as he that is at peace with me, and blind as THE GOD’s servant? [42:20] you seest many things, but you observest not; his ears are open, but he heareth not. [42:21] It pleased THE GOD, for his righteousness’ sake, to magnify the law, and make it honorable. [42:22] But this is a people robbed and plundered; they are all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison-houses: they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore. [42:23] Who is there among you that will give ear to this? that will hearken and hear for the time to come? [42:24] Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers? did not THE GOD? he against whom we have sinned, and in whose ways they would not walk, neither were they obedient unto his law. [42:25] Therefore he poured upon him the fierceness of his anger, and the strength of battle; and it set him on fire round about, yet he knew not; and it burned him, yet he laid it not to heart.

[43:1] But now thus saith THE GOD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel: Fear not, for I have redeemed thee; I have called you by your name, you art mine. [43:2] When you passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when you walkest through the fire, you shalt not be burned, neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. [43:3] For I am THE GOD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Saviour; I have given Egypt as your ransom, Ethiopia and Seba in your stead. [43:4] Since you have been precious in my sight, and honorable, and I have loved thee; therefore will I give men in your stead, and peoples instead of your life. [43:5] Fear not; for I am with thee: I will bring your seed from the east, and gather you from the west; [43:6] I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back; bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the end of the earth; [43:7] every one that is called by my name, and whom I have created for my glory, whom I have formed, yea, whom I have made. [43:8] Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears. [43:9] Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the peoples be assembled: who among them can declare this, and show us former things? let them bring their witnesses, that they may be justified; or let them hear, and say, It is truth. [43:10] You are my witnesses, saith THE GOD, and my servant whom I have chosen; that you may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me. [43:11] I, even I, am THE GOD; and besides me there is no saviour. [43:12] I have declared, and I have saved, and I have showed; and there was no strange god among you: therefore you are my witnesses, saith THE GOD, and I am God. [43:13] Yea, since the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who can hinder it? [43:14] Thus saith THE GOD, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and I will bring down all of them as fugitives, even the Chaldeans, in the ships of their rejoicing. [43:15] I am THE GOD, your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, your King. [43:16] Thus saith THE GOD, who maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters; [43:17] who bringeth forth the chariot and horse, the army and the mighty man (they lie down together, they shall not rise; they are extinct, they are quenched as a wick): [43:18] Remember you not the former things, neither consider the things of old. [43:19] Behold, I will do a new thing; now shall it spring forth; shall you not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert. [43:20] The beasts of the field shall honor me, the jackals and the ostriches; because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen, [43:21] the people which I formed for myself, that they might set forth my praise. [43:22] Yet you have not called upon me, O Jacob; but you have been weary of me, O Israel. [43:23] you have not brought me of your sheep for burnt-offerings; neither have you honored me with your sacrifices. I have not burdened you with offerings, nor wearied you with frankincense. [43:24] you have bought me no sweet cane with money, neither have you filled me with the fat of your sacrifices; but you have burdened me with your sins, you have wearied me with your iniquities. [43:25] I, even I, am he that blotteth out your transgressions for mine own sake; and I will not remember your sins. [43:26] Put me in remembrance; let us plead together: set you forth your cause, that you mayest be justified. [43:27] your first father sinned, and your teachers have transgressed against me. [43:28] Therefore I will profane the princes of the sanctuary; and I will make Jacob a curse, and Israel a reviling.

[44:1] Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant, and Israel, who I have chosen: [44:2] Thus saith THE GOD that made thee, and formed you from the womb, who will help thee: Fear not, O Jacob my servant; and thou, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen. [44:3] For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and streams upon the dry ground; I will pour my Spirit upon your seed, and my blessing upon your offspring: [44:4] and they shall spring up among the grass, as willows by the watercourses. [44:5] One shall say, I am THE GOD’s; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto THE GOD, and surname himself by the name of Israel. [44:6] Thus saith THE GOD, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, THE GOD of hosts: I am the first, and I am the last; and besides me there is no God. [44:7] And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I established the ancient people? and the things that are coming, and that shall come to pass, let them declare. [44:8] Fear you not, neither be afraid: have I not declared unto you of old, and showed it? and you are my witnesses. Is there a God besides me? yea, there is no Rock; I know not any. [44:9] They that fashion a graven image are all of them vanity; and the things that they delight in shall not profit; and their own witnesses see not, nor know: that they may be put to shame. [44:10] Who hath fashioned a god, or molten an image that is profitable for nothing? [44:11] Behold, all his fellows shall be put to shame; and the workmen, they are of men: let them all be gathered together, let them stand up; they shall fear, they shall be put to shame together. [44:12] The smith maketh an axe, and worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with his strong arm: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth; he drinketh no water, and is faint. [44:13] The carpenter stretcheth out a line; he marketh it out with a pencil; he shapeth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compasses, and shapeth it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man, to dwell in a house. [44:14] He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the holm-tree and the oak, and strengtheneth for himself one among the trees of the forest: he planteth a fir-tree, and the rain doth nourish it. [44:15] Then shall it be for a man to burn; and he taketh thereof, and warmeth himself; yea, he kindleth it, and baketh bread: yea, he maketh a god, and worshippeth it; he maketh it a graven image, and falleth down thereto. [44:16] He burneth part thereof in the fire; with part thereof he eateth flesh; he roasteth roast, and is satisfied; yea, he warmeth himself, and saith, Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire. [44:17] And the residue thereof he maketh a god, even his graven image; he falleth down unto it and worshippeth, and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me; for you art my god. [44:18] They know not, neither do they consider: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand. [44:19] And none calleth to mind, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh and eaten it: and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of a tree? [44:20] He feedeth on ashes; a deceived heart hath turned him aside; and he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand? [44:21] Remember these things, O Jacob, and Israel; for you art my servant: I have formed thee; you art my servant: O Israel, you shalt not be forgotten of me. [44:22] I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, your transgressions, and, as a cloud, your sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee. [44:23] Sing, O you heavens, for THE GOD hath done it; shout, you lower parts of the earth; break forth into singing, you mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for THE GOD hath redeemed Jacob, and will glorify himself in Israel. [44:24] Thus saith THE GOD, your Redeemer, and he that formed you from the womb: I am THE GOD, that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth (who is with me?); [44:25] that frustrateth the signs of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish; [44:26] that confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith of Jerusalem, She shall be inhabited; and of the cities of Judah, They shall be built, and I will raise up the waste places thereof; [44:27] that saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up your rivers; [44:28] That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure, even saying of Jerusalem, She shall be built; and of the temple, your foundation shall be laid.

[45:1] Thus saith THE GOD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him, and I will loose the loins of kings; to open the doors before him, and the gates shall not be shut: [45:2] I will go before thee, and make the rough places smooth; I will break in pieces the doors of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron; [45:3] and I will give you the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that you mayest know that it is I, THE GOD, who call you by your name, even the God of Israel. [45:4] For Jacob my servant’s sake, and Israel my chosen, I have called you by your name: I have surnamed thee, though you have not known me. [45:5] I am THE GOD, and there is none else; besides me there is no God. I will gird thee, though you have not known me; [45:6] that they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none besides me: I am THE GOD, and there is none else. [45:7] I form the light, and create darkness; I make peace, and create evil. I am THE GOD, that doeth all these things. [45:8] Distil, you heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, that it may bring forth salvation, and let it cause righteousness to spring up together; I, THE GOD, have created it. [45:9] Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! a potsherd among the potsherds of the earth! Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or your work, He hath no hands? [45:10] Woe unto him that saith unto a father, What begettest thou? or to a woman, With what travailest thou? [45:11] Thus saith THE GOD, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker: Ask me of the things that are to come; concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands, command you me. [45:12] I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens; and all their host have I commanded. [45:13] I have raised him up in righteousness, and I will make straight all his ways: he shall build my city, and he shall let my exiles go free, not for price nor reward, saith THE GOD of hosts. [45:14] Thus saith THE GOD, The labor of Egypt, and the merchandise of Ethiopia, and the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine: they shall go after thee, in chains they shall come over; and they shall fall down unto thee, they shall make supplication unto thee, saying, Surely God is in thee; and there is none else, there is no God. [45:15] Verily you art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour. [45:16] They shall be put to shame, yea, confounded, all of them; they shall go into confusion together that are makers of idols. [45:17] But Israel shall be saved by THE GOD with an everlasting salvation: you shall not be put to shame nor confounded world without end. [45:18] For thus saith THE GOD that created the heavens, the God that formed the earth and made it, that established it and created it not a waste, that formed it to be inhabited: I am THE GOD; and there is none else. [45:19] I have not spoken in secret, in a place of the land of darkness; I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek you me in vain: I, THE GOD, speak righteousness, I declare things that are right. [45:20] Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, you that are escaped of the nations: they have no knowledge that carry the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god that cannot save. [45:21] Declare ye, and bring it forth; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath showed this from ancient time? who hath declared it of old? have not I, THE GOD? and there is no God else besides me, a just God and a Saviour; there is none besides me. [45:22] Look unto me, and be you saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is none else. [45:23] By myself have I sworn, the word is gone forth from my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, that unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear. [45:24] Only in THE GOD, it is said of me, is righteousness and strength; even to him shall men come; and all they that were incensed against him shall be put to shame. [45:25] In THE GOD shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory.

[46:1] Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth; their idols are upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: the things that you carried about are made a load, a burden to the weary beast. [46:2] They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity. [46:3] Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, that have been borne by me from their birth, that have been carried from the womb; [46:4] and even to old age I am he, and even to hoar hairs will I carry you; I have made, and I will bear; yea, I will carry, and will deliver. [46:5] To whom will you like me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like? [46:6] Such as lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, they hire a goldsmith, and he maketh it a god; they fall down, yea, they worship. [46:7] They bear it upon the shoulder, they carry it, and set it in its place, and it standeth, from its place shall it not remove: yea, one may cry unto it, yet can it not answer, nor save him out of his trouble. [46:8] Remember this, and show yourselves men; bring it again to mind, O you transgressors. [46:9] Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me; [46:10] declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not yet done; saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure; [46:11] calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man of my counsel from a far country; yea, I have spoken, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed, I will also do it. [46:12] Hearken unto me, you stout-hearted, that are far from righteousness: [46:13] I bring near my righteousness, it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry; and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory.

[47:1] Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon; sit on the ground without a throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for you shalt no more be called tender and delicate. [47:2] Take the millstones, and grind meal; remove your veil, strip off the train, uncover the leg, pass through the rivers. [47:3] your nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, your shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and will spare no man. [47:4] Our Redeemer, THE GOD of hosts is his name, the Holy One of Israel. [47:5] Sit you silent, and get you into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans; for you shalt no more be called The mistress of kingdoms. [47:6] I was wroth with my people, I profaned mine inheritance, and gave them into your hand: you didst show them no mercy; upon the aged have you very heavily laid your yoke. [47:7] And you saidst, I shall be mistress for ever; so that you didst not lay these things to your heart, neither didst remember the latter end thereof. [47:8] Now therefore hear this, you that art given to pleasures, that sittest securely, that sayest in your heart, I am, and there is none else besides me; I shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children: [47:9] but these two things shall come to you in a moment in one day, the loss of children, and widowhood; in their full measure shall they come upon thee, in the multitude of your sorceries, and the great abundance of your enchantments. [47:10] For you have trusted in your wickedness; you have said, None seeth me; your wisdom and your knowledge, it hath perverted thee, and you have said in your heart, I am, and there is none else besides me. [47:11] Therefore shall evil come upon thee; you shalt not know the dawning thereof: and mischief shall fall upon thee; you shalt not be able to put it away: and desolation shall come upon you suddenly, which you knowest not. [47:12] Stand now with your enchantments, and with the multitude of your sorceries, wherein you have labored from your youth; if so be you shalt be able to profit, if so be you mayest prevail. [47:13] you art wearied in the multitude of your counsels: let now the astrologers, the star-gazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save you from the things that shall come upon thee. [47:14] Behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them; they shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame: it shall not be a coal to warm at, nor a fire to sit before. [47:15] Thus shall the things be unto you wherein you have labored: they that have trafficked with you from your youth shall wander every one to his quarter; there shall be none to save thee.

[48:1] Hear you this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah; who swear by the name of THE GOD, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness [48:2] (for they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; THE GOD of hosts is his name): [48:3] I have declared the former things from of old; yea, they went forth out of my mouth, and I showed them: suddenly I did them, and they came to pass. [48:4] Because I knew that you art obstinate, and your neck is an iron sinew, and your brow brass; [48:5] therefore I have declared it to you from of old; before it came to pass I showed it thee; lest you shouldest say, Mine idol hath done them, and my graven image, and my molten image, hath commanded them. [48:6] you have heard it; behold all this; and ye, will you not declare it? I have showed you new things from this time, even hidden things, which you have not known. [48:7] They are created now, and not from of old; and before this day you heardest them not; lest you shouldest say, Behold, I knew them. [48:8] Yea, you heardest not; yea, you knewest not; yea, from of old your ear was not opened: for I knew that you didst deal very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb. [48:9] For my name’s sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut you not off. [48:10] Behold, I have refined thee, but not as silver; I have chosen you in the furnace of affliction. [48:11] For mine own sake, for mine own sake, will I do it; for how should my name be profaned? and my glory will I not give to another. [48:12] Hearken unto me, O Jacob, and Israel my called: I am he; I am the first, I also am the last. [48:13] Yea, my hand hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spread out the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand up together. [48:14] Assemble yourselves, all ye, and hear; who among them hath declared these things? He whom THE GOD loveth shall perform his pleasure on Babylon, and his arm shall be on the Chaldeans. [48:15] I, even I, have spoken; yea, I have called him; I have brought him, and he shall make his way prosperous. [48:16] Come you near unto me, hear you this; from the beginning I have not spoken in secret; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord THE GOD hath sent me, and his Spirit. [48:17] Thus saith THE GOD, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: I am THE GOD your God, who teacheth you to profit, who leadeth you by the way that you shouldest go. [48:18] Oh that you hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had your peace been as a river, and your righteousness as the waves of the sea: [48:19] your seed also had been as the sand, and the offspring of your bowels like the grains thereof: his name would not be cut off nor destroyed from before me. [48:20] Go you forth from Babylon, flee you from the Chaldeans; with a voice of singing declare ye, tell this, utter it even to the end of the earth: say ye, THE GOD hath redeemed his servant Jacob. [48:21] And they thirsted not when he led them through the deserts; he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them; he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out. [48:22] There is no peace, saith THE GOD, to the wicked.

[49:1] Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, you peoples, from far: THE GOD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name: [49:2] and he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me: and he hath made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he kept me close: [49:3] and he said unto me, you art my servant; Israel, in whom I will be glorified. [49:4] But I said, I have labored in vain, I have spent my strength for nought and vanity; yet surely the justice due to me is with THE GOD, and my recompense with my God. [49:5] And now saith THE GOD that formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, and that Israel be gathered unto him (for I am honorable in the eyes of THE GOD, and my God is become my strength); [49:6] yea, he saith, It is too light a thing that you shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give you for a light to the Gentiles, that you mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth. [49:7] Thus saith THE GOD, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers: Kings shall see and arise; princes, and they shall worship; because of THE GOD that is faithful, even the Holy One of Israel, who hath chosen thee. [49:8] Thus saith THE GOD, In an acceptable time have I answered thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee; and I will preserve thee, and give you for a covenant of the people, to raise up the land, to make them inherit the desolate heritages: [49:9] saying to them that are bound, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Show yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and on all bare heights shall be their pasture. [49:10] They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them will lead them, even by springs of water will he guide them. [49:11] And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted. [49:12] Lo, these shall come from far; and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim. [49:13] Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for THE GOD hath comforted his people, and will have compassion upon his afflicted. [49:14] But Zion said, THE GOD hath forsaken me, and the Lord hath forgotten me. [49:15] Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, these may forget, yet will not I forget thee. [49:16] Behold, I have graven you upon the palms of my hands; your walls are continually before me. [49:17] your children make haste; your destroyers and they that made you waste shall go forth from thee. [49:18] Lift up your eyes round about, and behold: all these gather themselves together, and come to thee. As I live, saith THE GOD, you shalt surely clothe you with them all as with an ornament, and gird yourself with them, like a bride. [49:19] For, as for your waste and your desolate places, and your land that hath been destroyed, surely now shalt you be too strait for the inhabitants, and they that swallowed you up shall be far away. [49:20] The children of your bereavement shall yet say in your ears, The place is too strait for me; give place to me that I may dwell. [49:21] Then shalt you say in your heart, Who hath begotten me these, seeing I have been bereaved of my children, and am solitary, an exile, and wandering to and fro? and who hath brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where were they? [49:22] Thus saith the Lord THE GOD, Behold, I will lift up my hand to the nations, and set up my ensign to the peoples; and they shall bring your sons in their bosom, and your daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders. [49:23] And kings shall be your nursing fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers: they shall bow down to you with their faces to the earth, and lick the dust of your feet; and you shalt know that I am THE GOD; and they that wait for me shall not be put to shame. [49:24] Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captives be delivered? [49:25] But thus saith THE GOD, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered; for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save your children. [49:26] And I will feed them that oppress you with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I, THE GOD, am your Saviour, and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.

[50:1] Thus saith THE GOD, Where is the bill of your mother’s divorcement, wherewith I have put her away? or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities were you sold, and for your transgressions was your mother put away. [50:2] Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? Behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stink, because there is no water, and die for thirst. [50:3] I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering. [50:4] The Lord THE GOD hath given me the tongue of them that are taught, that I may know how to sustain with words him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as they that are taught. [50:5] The Lord THE GOD hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away backward. [50:6] I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair; I hid not my face from shame and spitting. [50:7] For the Lord THE GOD will help me; therefore have I not been confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be put to shame. [50:8] He is near that justifieth me; who will content with me? let us stand up together: who is mine adversary? let him come near to me. [50:9] Behold, the Lord THE GOD will help me; who is he that shall condemn me? behold, all they shall wax old as a garment, the moth shall eat them up. [50:10] Who is among you that feareth THE GOD, that obeyeth the voice of his servant? he that walketh in darkness, and hath no light, let him trust in the name of THE GOD, and rely upon his God. [50:11] Behold, all you that kindle a fire, that gird yourselves about with firebrands; walk you in the flame of your fire, and among the brands that you have kindled. This shall you have of my hand; you shall lie down in sorrow.

[51:1] Hearken to me, you that follow after righteousness, you that seek THE GOD: look unto the rock whence you were hewn, and to the hold of the pit whence you were digged. [51:2] Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you; for when he was but one I called him, and I blessed him, and made him many. [51:3] For THE GOD hath comforted Zion; he hath comforted all her waste places, and hath made her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of THE GOD; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody. [51:4] Attend unto me, O my people; and give ear unto me, O my nation: for a law shall go forth from me, and I will establish my justice for a light of the peoples. [51:5] My righteousness is near, my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall judge the peoples; the isles shall wait for me, and on mine arm shall they trust. [51:6] Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath; for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment; and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished. [51:7] Hearken unto me, you that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear you not the reproach of men, neither be you dismayed at their revilings. [51:8] For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool; but my righteousness shall be for ever, and my salvation unto all generations. [51:9] Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of THE GOD; awake, as in the days of old, the generations of ancient times. Is it not you that didst cut Rahab in pieces, that didst pierce the monster? [51:10] Is it not you that driedst up the sea, the waters of the great deep; that madest the depths of the sea a way for the redeemed to pass over? [51:11] And the ransomed of THE GOD shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their heads: they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and sighing shall flee away. [51:12] I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that you art afraid of man that shall die, and of the son of man that shall be made as grass; [51:13] and have forgotten THE GOD your Maker, that stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and fearest continually all the day because of the fury of the oppressor, when he maketh ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor? [51:14] The captive exile shall speedily be loosed; and he shall not die and go down into the pit, neither shall his bread fail. [51:15] For I am THE GOD your God, who stirreth up the sea, so that the waves thereof roar: THE GOD of hosts is his name. [51:16] And I have put my words in your mouth, and have covered you in the shadow of my hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion, you art my people. [51:17] Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, that have drunk at the hand of THE GOD the cup of his wrath; you have drunken the bowl of the cup of staggering, and drained it. [51:18] There is none to guide her among all the sons whom she hath brought forth; neither is there any that taketh her by the hand among all the sons that she hath brought up. [51:19] These two things are befallen thee, who shall bemoan thee? desolation and destruction, and the famine and the sword; how shall I comfort thee? [51:20] your sons have fainted, they lie at the head of all the streets, as an antelope in a net; they are full of the wrath of THE GOD, the rebuke of your God. [51:21] Therefore hear now this, you afflicted, and drunken, but now with wine: [51:22] Thus saith your Lord THE GOD, and your God that pleadeth the cause of his people, Behold, I have taken out of your hand the cup of staggering, even the bowl of the cup of my wrath; you shalt no more drink it again: [51:23] and I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee, that have said to your soul, Bow down, that we may go over; and you have laid your back as the ground, and as the street, to them that go over.

[52:1] Awake, awake, put on your strength, O Zion; put on your beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into you the uncircumcised and the unclean. [52:2] Shake yourself from the dust; arise, sit on your throne, O Jerusalem: loose yourself from the bonds of your neck, O captive daughter of Zion. [52:3] For thus saith THE GOD, You were sold for nought; and you shall be redeemed without money. [52:4] For thus saith the Lord THE GOD, My people went down at the first into Egypt to sojourn there: and the Assyrian hath oppressed them without cause. [52:5] Now therefore, what do I here, saith THE GOD, seeing that my people is taken away for nought? they that rule over them do howl, saith THE GOD, and my name continually all the day is blasphemed. [52:6] Therefore my people shall know my name: therefore they shall know in that day that I am he that doth speak; behold, it is I. [52:7] How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace, that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation, that saith unto Zion, your God reigneth! [52:8] The voice of your watchmen! they lift up the voice, together do they sing; for they shall see eye to eye, when THE GOD returneth to Zion. [52:9] Break forth into joy, sing together, you waste places of Jerusalem; for THE GOD hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem. [52:10] THE GOD hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. [52:11] Depart ye, depart ye, go you out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go you out of the midst of her; cleanse yourselves, you that bear the vessels of THE GOD. [52:12] For you shall not go out in haste, neither shall you go by flight: for THE GOD will go before you; and the God of Israel will be your rearward. [52:13] Behold, my servant shall deal wisely, he shall be exalted and lifted up, and shall be very high. [52:14] Like as many were astonished at you (his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men), [52:15] so shall he sprinkle many nations; kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they understand.

[53:1] Who hath believed our message? and to whom hath the arm of THE GOD been revealed? [53:2] For he grew up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. [53:3] He was despised, and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and as one from whom men hide their face he was despised; and we esteemed him not. [53:4] Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows; yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. [53:5] But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. [53:6] All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and THE GOD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. [53:7] He was oppressed, yet when he was afflicted he opened not his mouth; as a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and as a sheep that before its shearers is dumb, so he opened not his mouth. [53:8] By oppression and judgment he was taken away; and as for his generation, who among them considered that he was cut off out of the land of the living for the transgression of my people to whom the stroke was due? [53:9] And they made his grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in his death; although he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth. [53:10] Yet it pleased THE GOD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when you shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of THE GOD shall prosper in his hand. [53:11] He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by the knowledge of himself shall my righteous servant justify many; and he shall bear their iniquities. [53:12] Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he poured out his soul unto death, and was numbered with the transgressors: yet he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

[54:1] Sing, O barren, you that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, you that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith THE GOD. [54:2] Enlarge the place of your tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of your habitations; spare not: lengthen your cords, and strengthen your stakes. [54:3] For you shalt spread aboard on the right hand and on the left; and your seed shall possess the nations, and make the desolate cities to be inhabited. [54:4] Fear not; for you shalt not be ashamed: neither be you confounded; for you shalt not be put to shame: for you shalt forget the shame of your youth; and the reproach of your widowhood shalt you remember no more. [54:5] For your Maker is your husband; THE GOD of hosts is his name: and the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; the God of the whole earth shall he be called. [54:6] For THE GOD hath called you as a wife forsaken and grieved in spirit, even a wife of youth, when she is cast off, saith your God. [54:7] For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee. [54:8] In overflowing wrath I hid my face from you for a moment; but with everlasting lovingkindness will I have mercy on thee, saith THE GOD your Redeemer. [54:9] For this is as the waters of Noah unto me; for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah shall no more go over the earth, so have I sworn that I will not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee. [54:10] For the mountains may depart, and the hills be removed; but my lovingkindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall my covenant of peace be removed, saith THE GOD that hath mercy on thee. [54:11] O you afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will set your stones in fair colors, and lay your foundations with sapphires. [54:12] And I will make your pinnacles of rubies, and your gates of carbuncles, and all your border of precious stones. [54:13] And all your children shall be taught of THE GOD; and great shall be the peace of your children. [54:14] In righteousness shalt you be established: you shalt be far from oppression, for you shalt not fear; and from terror, for it shall not come near thee. [54:15] Behold, they may gather together, but not by me: whosoever shall gather together against you shall fall because of thee. [54:16] Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the fire of coals, and bringeth forth a weapon for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy. [54:17] No weapon that is formed against you shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against you in judgment you shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of THE GOD, and their righteousness which is of me, saith THE GOD.

[55:1] Ho, every one that thirsteth, come you to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. [55:2] Wherefore do you spend money for that which is not bread? and your labor for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat you that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. [55:3] Incline your ear, and come unto me; hear, and your soul shall live: and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David. [55:4] Behold, I have given him for a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander to the peoples. [55:5] Behold, you shalt call a nation that you knowest not; and a nation that knew not you shall run unto thee, because of THE GOD your God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee. [55:6] Seek you THE GOD while he may be found; call you upon him while he is near: [55:7] let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return unto THE GOD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. [55:8] For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith THE GOD. [55:9] For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. [55:10] For as the rain cometh down and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, and giveth seed to the sower and bread to the eater; [55:11] so shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. [55:12] For you shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing; and all the trees of the fields shall clap their hands. [55:13] Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir-tree; and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle-tree: and it shall be to THE GOD for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.

[56:1] Thus saith THE GOD, Keep you justice, and do righteousness; for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed. [56:2] Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that holdeth it fast; that keepeth the sabbath from profaning it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil. [56:3] Neither let the foreigner, that hath joined himself to THE GOD, speak, saying, THE GOD will surely separate me from his people; neither let the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree. [56:4] For thus saith THE GOD of the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and choose the things that please me, and hold fast my covenant: [56:5] Unto them will I give in my house and within my walls a memorial and a name better than of sons and of daughters; I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off. [56:6] Also the foreigners that join themselves to THE GOD, to minister unto him, and to love the name of THE GOD, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from profaning it, and holdeth fast my covenant; [56:7] even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt-offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples. [56:8] The Lord THE GOD, who gathereth the outcasts of Israel, saith, Yet will I gather others to him, besides his own that are gathered. [56:9] All you beasts of the field, come to devour, yea, all you beasts in the forest. [56:10] His watchmen are blind, they are all without knowledge; they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber. [56:11] Yea, the dogs are greedy, they can never have enough; and these are shepherds that cannot understand: they have all turned to their own way, each one to his gain, from every quarter. [56:12] Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to-morrow shall be as this day, a day great beyond measure.

[57:1] The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart; and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come. [57:2] He entereth into peace; they rest in their beds, each one that walketh in his uprightness. [57:3] But draw near hither, you sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the harlot. [57:4] Against whom do you sport yourselves? against whom make you a wide mouth, and put out the tongue? are you not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood, [57:5] you that inflame yourselves among the oaks, under every green tree; that slay the children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks? [57:6] Among the smooth stones of the valley is your portion; they, they are your lot; even to them have you poured a drink-offering, you have offered an oblation. Shall I be appeased for these things? [57:7] Upon a high and lofty mountain have you set your bed; thither also wentest you up to offer sacrifice. [57:8] And behind the doors and the posts have you set up your memorial: for you have uncovered yourself to another than me, and art gone up; you have enlarged your bed, and made you a covenant with them: you lovedst their bed where you sawest it. [57:9] And you wentest to the king with oil, and didst increase your perfumes, and didst send your ambassadors far off, and didst debase yourself even unto Sheol. [57:10] you wast wearied with the length of your way; yet saidst you not, It is in vain: you didst find a quickening of your strength; therefore you wast not faint. [57:11] And of whom have you been afraid and in fear, that you liest, and have not remembered me, nor laid it to your heart? have not I held my peace even of long time, and you fearest me not? [57:12] I will declare your righteousness; and as for your works, they shall not profit thee. [57:13] When you criest, let them that you have gathered deliver thee; but the wind shall take them, a breath shall carry them all away: but he that taketh refuge in me shall possess the land, and shall inherit my holy mountain. [57:14] And he will say, Cast you up, cast you up, prepare the way, take up the stumbling-block out of the way of my people. [57:15] For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite. [57:16] For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth; for the spirit would faint before me, and the souls that I have made. [57:17] For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him; I hid my face and was wroth; and he went on backsliding in the way of his heart. [57:18] I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners. [57:19] I create the fruit of the lips: Peace, peace, to him that is far off and to him that is near, saith THE GOD; and I will heal him. [57:20] But the wicked are like the troubled sea; for it cannot rest, and its waters cast up mire and dirt. [57:21] There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.

[58:1] Cry aloud, spare not, lift up your voice like a trumpet, and declare unto my people their transgression, and to the house of Jacob their sins. [58:2] Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways: as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God, they ask of me righteous judgments; they delight to draw near unto God. [58:3] Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and you seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and you takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast you find your own pleasure, and exact all your labors. [58:4] Behold, you fast for strife and contention, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: you fast not this day so as to make your voice to be heard on high. [58:5] Is such the fast that I have chosen? the day for a man to afflict his soul? Is it to bow down his head as a rush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? wilt you call this a fast, and an acceptable day to THE GOD? [58:6] Is not this the fast that I have chosen: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the bands of the yoke, and to let the oppressed go free, and that you break every yoke? [58:7] Is it not to deal your bread to the hungry, and that you bring the poor that are cast out to your house? when you seest the naked, that you cover him; and that you hide not yourself from your own flesh? [58:8] Then shall your light break forth as the morning, and your healing shall spring forth speedily; and your righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of THE GOD shall by your rearward. [58:9] Then shalt you call, and THE GOD will answer; you shalt cry, and he will say, Here I am. If you take away from the midst of you the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking wickedly; [58:10] and if you draw out your soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul: then shall your light rise in darkness, and your obscurity be as the noonday; [58:11] and THE GOD will guide you continually, and satisfy your soul in dry places, and make strong your bones; and you shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not. [58:12] And they that shall be of you shall build the old waste places; you shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and you shalt be called The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in. [58:13] If you turn away your foot from the sabbath, from doing your pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, and the holy of THE GOD honorable; and shalt honor it, not doing your own ways, nor finding your own pleasure, nor speaking your own words: [58:14] then shalt you delight yourself in THE GOD; and I will make you to ride upon the high places of the earth; and I will feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father: for the mouth of THE GOD hath spoken it.

[59:1] Behold, THE GOD’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: [59:2] but your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, so that he will not hear. [59:3] For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue muttereth wickedness. [59:4] None sueth in righteousness, and none pleadeth in truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity. [59:5] They hatch adders’ eggs, and weave the spider’s web: he that eateth of their eggs dieth; and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper. [59:6] Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall they cover themselves with their works: their works are works of iniquity, and the act of violence is in their hands. [59:7] Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; desolation and destruction are in their paths. [59:8] The way of peace they know not; and there is no justice in their goings: they have made them crooked paths; whosoever goeth therein doth not know peace. [59:9] Therefore is justice far from us, neither doth righteousness overtake us: we look for light, but, behold, darkness; for brightness, but we walk in obscurity. [59:10] We grope for the wall like the blind; yea, we grope as they that have no eyes: we stumble at noonday as in the twilight; among them that are lusty we are as dead men. [59:11] We roar all like bears, and moan sore like doves: we look for justice, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far off from us. [59:12] For our transgressions are multiplied before thee, and our sins testify against us; for our transgressions are with us, and as for our iniquities, we know them: [59:13] transgressing and denying THE GOD, and turning away from following our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood. [59:14] And justice is turned away backward, and righteousness standeth afar off; for truth is fallen in the street, and uprightness cannot enter. [59:15] Yea, truth is lacking; and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey. And THE GOD saw it, and it displeased him that there was no justice. [59:16] And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore his own arm brought salvation unto him; and his righteousness, it upheld him. [59:17] And he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a mantle. [59:18] According to their deeds, accordingly he will repay, wrath to his adversaries, recompense to his enemies; to the islands he will repay recompense. [59:19] So shall they fear the name of THE GOD from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun; for he will come as a rushing stream, which the breath of THE GOD driveth. [59:20] And a Redeemer will come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith THE GOD. [59:21] And as for me, this is my covenant with them, saith THE GOD: my Spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in your mouth, shall not depart out of your mouth, nor out of the mouth of your seed, nor out of the mouth of your seed’s seed, saith THE GOD, from henceforth and for ever.

[60:1] Arise, shine; for your light is come, and the glory of THE GOD is risen upon thee. [60:2] For, behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the peoples; but THE GOD will arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. [60:3] And nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising. [60:4] Lift up your eyes round about, and see: they all gather themselves together, they come to thee; your sons shall come from far, and your daughters shall be carried in the arms. [60:5] Then you shalt see and be radiant, and your heart shall thrill and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be turned unto thee, the wealth of the nations shall come unto thee. [60:6] The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come; they shall bring gold and frankincense, and shall proclaim the praises of THE GOD. [60:7] All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee; they shall come up with acceptance on mine altar; and I will glorify the house of my glory. [60:8] Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows? [60:9] Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring your sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, for the name of THE GOD your God, and for the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee. [60:10] And foreigners shall build up your walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee: for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favor have I had mercy on thee. [60:11] your gates also shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day nor night; that men may bring unto you the wealth of the nations, and their kings led captive. [60:12] For that nation and kingdom that will not serve you shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted. [60:13] The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir-tree, the pine, and the box-tree together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious. [60:14] And the sons of them that afflicted you shall come bending unto thee; and all they that despised you shall bow themselves down at the soles of your feet; and they shall call you The city of THE GOD, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel. [60:15] Whereas you have been forsaken and hated, so that no man passed through thee, I will make you an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations. [60:16] you shalt also suck the milk of the nations, and shalt suck the breast of kings; and you shalt know that I, THE GOD, am your Saviour, and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob. [60:17] For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and for wood brass, and for stones iron. I will also make your officers peace, and your exactors righteousness. [60:18] Violence shall no more be heard in your land, desolation nor destruction within your borders; but you shalt call your walls Salvation, and your gates Praise. [60:19] The sun shall be no more your light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but THE GOD will be unto you an everlasting light, and your God your glory. [60:20] your sun shall no more go down, neither shall your moon withdraw itself; for THE GOD will be your everlasting light, and the days of your mourning shall be ended. [60:21] your people also shall be all righteous; they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified. [60:22] The little one shall become a thousand, and the small one a strong nation; I, THE GOD, will hasten it in its time.

[61:1] The Spirit of the Lord THE GOD is upon me; because THE GOD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; [61:2] to proclaim the year of THE GOD’s favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; [61:3] to appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them a garland for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of THE GOD, that he may be glorified. [61:4] And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations. [61:5] And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and foreigners shall be your plowmen and your vine-dressers. [61:6] But you shall be named the priests of THE GOD; men shall call you the ministers of our God: you shall eat the wealth of the nations, and in their glory shall you boast yourselves. [61:7] Instead of your shame you shall have double; and instead of dishonor they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess double; everlasting joy shall be unto them. [61:8] For I, THE GOD, love justice, I hate robbery with iniquity; and I will give them their recompense in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them. [61:9] And their seed shall be known among the nations, and their offspring among the peoples; all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed which THE GOD hath blessed. [61:10] I will greatly rejoice in THE GOD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with a garland, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels. [61:11] For as the earth bringeth forth its bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord THE GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.

[62:1] For Zion’s sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until her righteousness go forth as brightness, and her salvation as a lamp that burneth. [62:2] And the nations shall see your righteousness, and all kings your glory, and you shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of THE GOD shall name. [62:3] you shalt also be a crown of beauty in the hand of THE GOD, and a royal diadem in the hand of your God. [62:4] you shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall your land any more be termed Desolate: but you shalt be called Hephzi-bah, and your land Beulah; for THE GOD delighteth in thee, and your land shall be married. [62:5] For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall your sons marry thee; and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall your God rejoice over thee. [62:6] I have set watchmen upon your walls, O Jerusalem; they shall never hold their peace day nor night: you that are THE GOD’s remembrancers, take you no rest, [62:7] and give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth. [62:8] THE GOD hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give your grain to be food for your enemies; and foreigners shall not drink your new wine, for which you have labored: [62:9] but they that have garnered it shall eat it, and praise THE GOD; and they that have gathered it shall drink it in the courts of my sanctuary. [62:10] Go through, go through the gates; prepare you the way of the people; cast up, cast up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up an ensign for the peoples. [62:11] Behold, THE GOD hath proclaimed unto the end of the earth, Say you to the daughter of Zion, Behold, your salvation cometh; behold, his reward is with him, and his recompense before him. [62:12] And they shall call them The holy people, The redeemed of THE GOD: and you shalt be called Sought out, A city not forsaken.

[63:1] Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, marching in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save. [63:2] Wherefore art you red in your apparel, and your garments like him that treadeth in the winevat? [63:3] I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the peoples there was no man with me: yea, I trod them in mine anger, and trampled them in my wrath; and their lifeblood is sprinkled upon my garments, and I have stained all my raiment. [63:4] For the day of vengeance was in my heart, and the year of my redeemed is come. [63:5] And I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there was none to uphold: therefore mine own arm brought salvation unto me; and my wrath, it upheld me. [63:6] And I trod down the peoples in mine anger, and made them drunk in my wrath, and I poured out their lifeblood on the earth. [63:7] I will make mention of the lovingkindnesses of THE GOD, and the praises of THE GOD, according to all that THE GOD hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses. [63:8] For he said, Surely, they are my people, children that will not deal falsely: so he was their Saviour. [63:9] In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old. [63:10] But they rebelled, and grieved his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and himself fought against them. [63:11] Then he remembered the days of old, Moses and his people, saying, Where is he that brought them up out of the sea with the shepherds of his flock? where is he that put his holy Spirit in the midst of them? [63:12] that caused his glorious arm to go at the right hand of Moses? that divided the waters before them, to make himself an everlasting name? [63:13] that led them through the depths, as a horse in the wilderness, so that they stumbled not? [63:14] As the cattle that go down into the valley, the Spirit of THE GOD caused them to rest; so didst you lead your people, to make yourself a glorious name. [63:15] Look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation of your holiness and of your glory: where are your zeal and your mighty acts? the yearning of your heart and your compassions are restrained toward me. [63:16] For you art our Father, though Abraham knoweth us not, and Israel doth not acknowledge us: thou, O THE GOD, art our Father; our Redeemer from everlasting is your name. [63:17] O THE GOD, why dost you make us to err from your ways, and hardenest our heart from your fear? Return for your servants’ sake, the tribes of your inheritance. [63:18] your holy people possessed it but a little while: our adversaries have trodden down your sanctuary. [63:19] We are become as they over whom you never barest rule, as they that were not called by your name.

[64:1] Oh that you wouldest rend the heavens, that you wouldest come down, that the mountains might quake at your presence, [64:2] as when fire kindleth the brushwood, and the fire causeth the waters to boil; to make your name known to your adversaries, that the nations may tremble at your presence! [64:3] When you didst terrible things which we looked not for, you camest down, the mountains quaked at your presence. [64:4] For from of old men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen a God besides thee, who worketh for him that waiteth for him. [64:5] you meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, those that remember you in your ways: behold, you wast wroth, and we sinned: in them have we been of long time; and shall we be saved? [64:6] For we are all become as one that is unclean, and all our righteousnesses are as a polluted garment: and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away. [64:7] And there is none that calleth upon your name, that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee; for you have hid your face from us, and have consumed us by means of our iniquities. [64:8] But now, O THE GOD, you art our Father; we are the clay, and you our potter; and we all are the work of your hand. [64:9] Be not wroth very sore, O THE GOD, neither remember iniquity for ever: behold, look, we beseech thee, we are all your people. [64:10] your holy cities are become a wilderness, Zion is become a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation. [64:11] Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned with fire; and all our pleasant places are laid waste. [64:12] Wilt you refrain yourself for these things, O THE GOD? wilt you hold your peace, and afflict us very sore?

[65:1] I am inquired of by them that asked not for me; I am found of them that sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was not called by my name. [65:2] I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, that walk in a way that is not good, after their own thoughts; [65:3] a people that provoke me to my face continually, sacrificing in gardens, and burning incense upon bricks; [65:4] that sit among the graves, and lodge in the secret places; that eat swine’s flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels; [65:5] that say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me, for I am holier than thou. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all the day. [65:6] Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will recompense, yea, I will recompense into their bosom, [65:7] your own iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, saith THE GOD, that have burned incense upon the mountains, and blasphemed me upon the hills; therefore will I first measure their work into their bosom. [65:8] Thus saith THE GOD, As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one saith, Destroy it not, for a blessing is in it: so will I do for my servants’ sake, that I may not destroy them all. [65:9] And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah an inheritor of my mountains; and my chosen shall inherit it, and my servants shall dwell there. [65:10] 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. [65:11] But you that forsake THE GOD, that forget my holy mountain, that prepare a table for Fortune, and that fill up mingled wine unto Destiny; [65:12] I will destine you to the sword, and you shall all bow down to the slaughter; because when I called, you did not answer; when I spake, you did not hear; but you did that which was evil in mine eyes, and chose that wherein I delighted not. [65:13] Therefore thus saith the Lord THE GOD, Behold, my servants shall eat, but you shall be hungry; behold, my servants shall drink, but you shall be thirsty; behold, my servants shall rejoice, but you shall be put to shame; [65:14] behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but you shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall wail for vexation of spirit. [65:15] And you shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen; and the Lord THE GOD will slay thee; and he will call his servants by another name: [65:16] so that he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes. [65:17] For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former things shall not be remembered, nor come into mind. [65:18] But be you glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create; for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy. [65:19] And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people; and there shall be heard in her no more the voice of weeping and the voice of crying. [65:20] There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days; for the child shall die a hundred years old, and the sinner being a hundred years old shall be accursed. [65:21] And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them. [65:22] They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree shall be the days of my people, and my chosen shall long enjoy the work of their hands. [65:23] They shall not labor in vain, nor bring forth for calamity; for they are the seed of the blessed of THE GOD, and their offspring with them. [65:24] And it shall come to pass that, before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear. [65:25] The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the ox; and dust shall be the serpent’s food. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith THE GOD.

[66:1] Thus saith THE GOD, Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: what manner of house will you build unto me? and what place shall be my rest? [66:2] For all these things hath my hand made, and so all these things came to be, saith THE GOD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and that trembleth at my word. [66:3] He that killeth an ox is as he that slayeth a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as he that breaketh a dog’s neck; he that offereth an oblation, as he that offereth swine’s blood; he that burneth frankincense, as he that blesseth an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations: [66:4] I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hear: but they did that which was evil in mine eyes, and chose that wherein I delighted not. [66:5] Hear the word of THE GOD, you that tremble at his word: Your brethren that hate you, that cast you out for my name’s sake, have said, Let THE GOD be glorified, that we may see your joy; but it is they that shall be put to shame. [66:6] A voice of tumult from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice of THE GOD that rendereth recompense to his enemies. [66:7] Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man-child. [66:8] Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things? Shall a land be born in one day? shall a nation be brought forth at once? for as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children. [66:9] Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith THE GOD: shall I that cause to bring forth shut the womb? saith your God. [66:10] Rejoice you with Jerusalem, and be glad for her, all you that love her: rejoice for joy with her, all you that mourn over her; [66:11] that you may suck and be satisfied with the breasts of her consolations; that you may milk out, and be delighted with the abundance of her glory. [66:12] For thus saith THE GOD, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the nations like an overflowing stream: and you shall suck thereof; you shall be borne upon the side, and shall be dandled upon the knees. [66:13] As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and you shall be comforted in Jerusalem. [66:14] And you shall see it, and your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like the tender grass: and the hand of THE GOD shall be known toward his servants; and he will have indignation against his enemies. [66:15] For, behold, THE GOD will come with fire, and his chariots shall be like the whirlwind; to render his anger with fierceness, and his rebuke with flames of fire. [66:16] For by fire will THE GOD execute judgment, and by his sword, upon all flesh; and the slain of THE GOD shall be many. [66:17] They that sanctify themselves and purify themselves to go unto the gardens, behind one in the midst, eating swine’s flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, they shall come to an end together, saith THE GOD. [66:18] For I know their works and their thoughts: the time cometh, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and shall see my glory. [66:19] And I will set a sign among them, and I will send such as escape of them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal and Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the nations. [66:20] And they shall bring all your brethren out of all the nations for an oblation unto THE GOD, upon horses, and in chariots, and in litters, and upon mules, and upon dromedaries, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, saith THE GOD, as the children of Israel bring their oblation in a clean vessel into the house of THE GOD. [66:21] And of them also will I take for priests and for Levites, saith THE GOD. [66:22] For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith THE GOD, so shall your seed and your name remain. [66:23] And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith THE GOD. [66:24] And they shall go forth, and look upon the dead bodies of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.

 

The Book of the Prophet Jeremiah

[1:1] The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin: [1:2] to whom the word of THE GOD came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign. [1:3] It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, unto the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah, the son of Josiah, king of Judah, unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month. [1:4] Now the word of THE GOD came unto me, saying, [1:5] Before I formed you in the belly I knew thee, and before you camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee; I have appointed you a prophet unto the nations. [1:6] Then said I, Ah, Lord THE GOD! behold, I know not how to speak; for I am a child. [1:7] But THE GOD said unto me, Say not, I am a child; for to whomsoever I shall send you you shalt go, and whatsoever I shall command you you shalt speak. [1:8] Be not afraid because of them; for I am with you to deliver thee, saith THE GOD. [1:9] Then THE GOD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth; and THE GOD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in your mouth: [1:10] see, I have this day set you over the nations and over the kingdoms, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy and to overthrow, to build and to plant. [1:11] Moreover the word of THE GOD came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond-tree. [1:12] Then said THE GOD unto me, you have well seen: for I watch over my word to perform it. [1:13] And the word of THE GOD came unto me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, I see a boiling caldron; and the face thereof is from the north. [1:14] Then THE GOD said unto me, Out of the north evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land. [1:15] For, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, saith THE GOD; and they shall come, and they shall set every one his throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls thereof round about, and against all the cities of Judah. [1:16] And I will utter my judgments against them touching all their wickedness, in that they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands. [1:17] you therefore gird up your loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at them, lest I dismay you before them. [1:18] For, behold, I have made you this day a fortified city, and an iron pillar, and brazen walls, against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against the princes thereof, against the priests thereof, and against the people of the land. [1:19] And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee: for I am with thee, saith THE GOD, to deliver thee.

[2:1] And the word of THE GOD came to me, saying, [2:2] Go, and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith THE GOD, I remember for you the kindness of your youth, the love of your espousals; how you wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown. [2:3] Israel was holiness unto THE GOD, the first-fruits of his increase: all that devour him shall be held guilty; evil shall come upon them, saith THE GOD. [2:4] Hear you the word of THE GOD, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel: [2:5] thus saith THE GOD, What unrighteousness have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain? [2:6] Neither said they, Where is THE GOD that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, that led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and of pits, through a land of drought and of the shadow of death, through a land that none passed through, and where no man dwelt? [2:7] And I brought you into a plentiful land, to eat the fruit thereof and the goodness thereof; but when you entered, you defiled my land, and made my heritage an abomination. [2:8] The priests said not, Where is THE GOD? and they that handle the law knew me not: the rulers also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not profit. [2:9] Wherefore I will yet contend with you, saith THE GOD, and with your children’s children will I contend. [2:10] For pass over to the isles of Kittim, and see; and send unto Kedar, and consider diligently; and see if there hath been such a thing. [2:11] Hath a nation changed its gods, which yet are no gods? but my people have changed their glory for that which doth not profit. [2:12] Be astonished, O you heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be you very desolate, saith THE GOD. [2:13] For my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water. [2:14] Is Israel a servant? is he a home-born slave? why is he become a prey? [2:15] The young lions have roared upon him, and yelled; and they have made his land waste: his cities are burned up, without inhabitant. [2:16] The children also of Memphis and Tahpanhes have broken the crown of your head. [2:17] Have you not procured this unto thyself, in that you have forsaken THE GOD your God, when he led you by the way? [2:18] And now what have you to do in the way to Egypt, to drink the waters of the Shihor? or what have you to do in the way to Assyria, to drink the waters of the River? [2:19] your own wickedness shall correct thee, and your backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and a bitter, that you have forsaken THE GOD your God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord, THE GOD of hosts. [2:20] For of old time I have broken your yoke, and burst your bonds; and you saidst, I will not serve; for upon every high hill and under every green tree you didst bow thyself, playing the harlot. [2:21] Yet I had planted you a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then art you turned into the degenerate branches of a foreign vine unto me? [2:22] For though you wash you with lye, and take you much soap, yet your iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord THE GOD. [2:23] How canst you say, I am not defiled, I have not gone after the Baalim? see your way in the valley, know what you have done: you art a swift dromedary traversing her ways; [2:24] a wild ass used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind in her desire; in her occasion who can turn her away? all they that seek her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her. [2:25] Withhold your foot from being unshod, and your throat from thirst: but you saidst, It is in vain; no, for I have loved strangers, and after them will I go. [2:26] As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed; they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their prophets; [2:27] who say to a stock, you art my father; and to a stone, you have brought me forth: for they have turned their back unto me, and not their face; but in the time of their trouble they will say, Arise, and save us. [2:28] But where are your gods that you have made thee? let them arise, if they can save you in the time of your trouble: for according to the number of your cities are your gods, O Judah. [2:29] Wherefore will you contend with me? you all have transgressed against me, saith THE GOD. [2:30] In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion. [2:31] O generation, see you the word of THE GOD. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? or a land of thick darkness? wherefore say my people, We are broken loose; we will come no more unto thee? [2:32] Can a virgin forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number. [2:33] How trimmest you your way to seek love! therefore even the wicked women have you taught your ways. [2:34] Also in your skirts is found the blood of the souls of the innocent poor: you didst not find them breaking in; but it is because of all these things. [2:35] Yet you saidst, I am innocent; surely his anger is turned away from me. Behold, I will enter into judgment with thee, because you sayest, I have not sinned. [2:36] Why gaddest you about so much to change your way? you shalt be ashamed of Egypt also, as you wast ashamed of Assyria. [2:37] From thence also shalt you go forth, with your hands upon your head: for THE GOD hath rejected those in whom you trustest, and you shalt not prosper with them.

[3:1] They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man’s, will he return unto her again? will not that land be greatly polluted? But you have played the harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, saith THE GOD. [3:2] Lift up your eyes unto the bare heights, and see; where have you not been lain with? By the ways have you sat for them, as an Arabian in the wilderness; and you have polluted the land with your whoredoms and with your wickedness. [3:3] Therefore the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; yet you have a harlot’s forehead, you refusedst to be ashamed. [3:4] Wilt you not from this time cry unto me, My Father, you art the guide of my youth? [3:5] Will he retain his anger for ever? will he keep it to the end? Behold, you have spoken and have done evil things, and have had your way. [3:6] Moreover THE GOD said unto me in the days of Josiah the king, Have you seen that which backsliding Israel hath done? she is gone up upon every high mountain and under every green tree, and there hath played the harlot. [3:7] And I said after she had done all these things, She will return unto me; but she returned not: and her treacherous sister Judah saw it. [3:8] And I saw, when, for this very cause that backsliding Israel had committed adultery, I had put her away and given her a bill of divorcement, yet treacherous Judah her sister feared not; but she also went and played the harlot. [3:9] And it came to pass through the lightness of her whoredom, that the land was polluted, and she committed adultery with stones and with stocks. [3:10] And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not returned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith THE GOD. [3:11] And THE GOD said unto me, Backsliding Israel hath showed herself more righteous than treacherous Judah. [3:12] Go, and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, you backsliding Israel, saith THE GOD; I will not look in anger upon you; for I am merciful, saith THE GOD, I will not keep anger for ever. [3:13] Only acknowledge your iniquity, that you have transgressed against THE GOD your God, and have scattered your ways to the strangers under every green tree, and you have not obeyed my voice, saith THE GOD. [3:14] Return, O backsliding children, saith THE GOD; for I am a husband unto you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion: [3:15] and I will give you shepherds according to my heart, who shall feed you with knowledge and understanding. [3:16] And it shall come to pass, when you are multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, saith THE GOD, they shall say no more, The ark of the covenant of THE GOD; neither shall it come to mind; neither shall they remember it; neither shall they miss it; neither shall it be made any more. [3:17] At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of THE GOD; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of THE GOD, to Jerusalem: neither shall they walk any more after the stubbornness of their evil heart. [3:18] In those days the house of Judah shall walk with the house of Israel, and they shall come together out of the land of the north to the land that I gave for an inheritance unto your fathers. [3:19] But I said, How I will put you among the children, and give you a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of the nations! and I said, You shall call me My Father, and shall not turn away from following me. [3:20] Surely as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband, so have you dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith THE GOD. [3:21] A voice is heard upon the bare heights, the weeping and the supplications of the children of Israel; because they have perverted their way, they have forgotten THE GOD their God. [3:22] Return, you backsliding children, I will heal your backslidings. Behold, we are come unto thee; for you art THE GOD our God. [3:23] Truly in vain is the help that is looked for from the hills, the tumult on the mountains: truly in THE GOD our God is the salvation of Israel. [3:24] But the shameful thing hath devoured the labor of our fathers from our youth, their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters. [3:25] Let us lie down in our shame, and let our confusion cover us; for we have sinned against THE GOD our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even unto this day; and we have not obeyed the voice of THE GOD our God.

[4:1] If you wilt return, O Israel, saith THE GOD, if you wilt return unto me, and if you wilt put away your abominations out of my sight; then shalt you not be removed; [4:2] and you shalt swear, As THE GOD liveth, in truth, in justice, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory. [4:3] For thus saith THE GOD to the men of Judah and to Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns. [4:4] Circumcise yourselves to THE GOD, and take away the foreskins of your heart, you men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem; lest my wrath go forth like fire, and burn so that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings. [4:5] Declare you in Judah, and publish in Jerusalem; and say, Blow you the trumpet in the land: cry aloud and say, Assemble yourselves, and let us go into the fortified cities. [4:6] Set up a standard toward Zion: flee for safety, stay not; for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction. [4:7] A lion is gone up from his thicket, and a destroyer of nations; he is on his way, he is gone forth from his place, to make your land desolate, that your cities be laid waste, without inhabitant. [4:8] For this gird you with sackcloth, lament and wail; for the fierce anger of THE GOD is not turned back from us. [4:9] And it shall come to pass at that day, saith THE GOD, that the heart of the king shall perish, and the heart of the princes; and the priests shall be astonished, and the prophets shall wonder. [4:10] Then said I, Ah, Lord THE GOD! surely you have greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, You shall have peace; whereas the sword reacheth unto the life. [4:11] At that time shall it be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A hot wind from the bare heights in the wilderness toward the daughter of my people, not to winnow, nor to cleanse; [4:12] a full wind from these shall come for me: now will I also utter judgments against them. [4:13] Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots shall be as the whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are ruined. [4:14] O Jerusalem, wash your heart from wickedness, that you mayest be saved. How long shall your evil thoughts lodge within thee? [4:15] For a voice declareth from Dan, and publisheth evil from the hills of Ephraim: [4:16] make you mention to the nations; behold, publish against Jerusalem, that watchers come from a far country, and give out their voice against the cities of Judah. [4:17] As keepers of a field are they against her round about, because she hath been rebellious against me, saith THE GOD. [4:18] your way and your doings have procured these things unto thee; this is your wickedness; for it is bitter, for it reacheth unto your heart. [4:19] My anguish, my anguish! I am pained at my very heart; my heart is disquieted in me; I cannot hold my peace; because you have heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war. [4:20] Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is laid waste: suddenly are my tents destroyed, and my curtains in a moment. [4:21] How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet? [4:22] For my people are foolish, they know me not; they are sottish children, and they have no understanding; they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge. [4:23] I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was waste and void; and the heavens, and they had no light. [4:24] I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved to and fro. [4:25] I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled. [4:26] I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful field was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of THE GOD, and before his fierce anger. [4:27] For thus saith THE GOD, The whole land shall be a desolation; yet will I not make a full end. [4:28] For this shall the earth mourn, and 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. [4:29] Every city fleeth for the noise of the horsemen and bowmen; they go into the thickets, and climb up upon the rocks: every city is forsaken, and not a man dwelleth therein. [4:30] And thou, when you art made desolate, what wilt you do? Though you clothest yourself with scarlet, though you deckest you with ornaments of gold, though you enlargest your eyes with paint, in vain dost you make yourself fair; your lovers despise thee, they seek your life. [4:31] For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, the anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, that gaspeth for breath, that spreadeth her hands, saying, Woe is me now! for my soul fainteth before the murderers.

[5:1] Run you to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if you can find a man, if there be any that doeth justly, that seeketh truth; and I will pardon her. [5:2] And though they say, As THE GOD liveth; surely they swear falsely. [5:3] O THE GOD, do not your eyes look upon truth? you have stricken them, but they were not grieved; you have consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return. [5:4] Then I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish; for they know not the way of THE GOD, nor the law of their God: [5:5] I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they know the way of THE GOD, and the law of their God. But these with one accord have broken the yoke, and burst the bonds. [5:6] Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, a wolf of the evenings shall destroy them, a leopard shall watch against their cities; every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces; because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased. [5:7] How can I pardon thee? your children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they committed adultery, and assembled themselves in troops at the harlots’ houses. [5:8] They were as fed horses roaming at large; every one neighed after his neighbor’s wife. [5:9] Shall I not visit for these things? saith THE GOD; and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this? [5:10] Go you up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her branches; for they are not THE GOD’s. [5:11] For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me, saith THE GOD. [5:12] They have denied THE GOD, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine: [5:13] and the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done unto them. [5:14] Wherefore thus saith THE GOD, the God of hosts, Because you speak this word, behold, I will make my words in your mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them. [5:15] Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith THE GOD: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language you knowest not, neither understandest what they say. [5:16] Their quiver is an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men. [5:17] And they shall eat up your harvest, and your bread, which your sons and your daughters should eat; they shall eat up your flocks and your herds; they shall eat up your vines and your fig-trees; they shall beat down your fortified cities, wherein you trustest, with the sword. [5:18] But even in those days, saith THE GOD, I will not make a full end with you. [5:19] And it shall come to pass, when you shall say, Wherefore hath THE GOD our God done all these things unto us? then shalt you say unto them, Like as you have forsaken me, and served foreign gods in your land, so shall you serve strangers in a land that is not yours. [5:20] Declare you this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying, [5:21] Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; that have eyes, and see not; that have ears, and hear not: [5:22] Fear you not me? saith THE GOD: will you not tremble at my presence, who have placed the sand for the bound of the sea, by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it? and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it. [5:23] But this people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart; they are revolted and gone. [5:24] Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear THE GOD our God, that giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in its season; that preserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest. [5:25] Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withholden good from you. [5:26] For among my people are found wicked men: they watch, as fowlers lie in wait; they set a trap, they catch men. [5:27] As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxed rich. [5:28] They are waxed fat, they shine: yea, they overpass in deeds of wickedness; they plead not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that they may prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge. [5:29] Shall I not visit for these things? saith THE GOD; shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this? [5:30] A wonderful and horrible thing is come to pass in the land: [5:31] the prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will you do in the end thereof?

[6:1] Flee for safety, you children of Benjamin, out of the midst of Jerusalem, and blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and raise up a signal on Beth-haccherem; for evil looketh forth from the north, and a great destruction. [6:2] The comely and delicate one, the daughter of Zion, will I cut off. [6:3] Shepherds with their flocks shall come unto her; they shall pitch their tents against her round about; they shall feed every one in his place. [6:4] Prepare you 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. [6:5] Arise, and let us go up by night, and let us destroy her palaces. [6:6] For thus hath THE GOD of hosts said, Hew you down trees, and cast up a mound against Jerusalem: this is the city to be visited; she is wholly oppression in the midst of her. [6:7] As a well casteth forth its waters, so she casteth forth her wickedness: violence and destruction is heard in her; before me continually is sickness and wounds. [6:8] Be you instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul be alienated from thee; lest I make you a desolation, a land not inhabited. [6:9] Thus saith THE GOD of hosts, They shall thoroughly glean the remnant of Israel as a vine: turn again your hand as a grape-gatherer into the baskets. [6:10] To whom shall I speak and testify, that they may hear? behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold, the word of THE GOD is become unto them a reproach; they have no delight in it. [6:11] Therefore I am full of the wrath of THE GOD; I am weary with holding in: pour it out upon the children in the street, and upon the assembly of young men together; for even the husband with the wife shall be taken, the aged with him that is full of days. [6:12] And their houses shall be turned unto others, their fields and their wives together; for I will stretch out my hand upon the inhabitants of the land, saith THE GOD. [6:13] For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely. [6:14] They have healed also the hurt of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace. [6:15] Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore they shall fall among them that fall; at the time that I visit them they shall be cast down, saith THE GOD. [6:16] Thus saith THE GOD, Stand you in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way; and walk therein, and you shall find rest for your souls: but they said, We will not walk therein. [6:17] And I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet; but they said, We will not hearken. [6:18] Therefore hear, you nations, and know, O congregation, what is among them. [6:19] Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened unto my words; and as for my law, they have rejected it. [6:20] To what purpose cometh there to me frankincense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt-offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices pleasing unto me. [6:21] Therefore thus saith THE GOD, Behold, I will lay stumbling-blocks before this people; and the fathers and the sons together shall stumble against them; the neighbor and his friend shall perish. [6:22] Thus saith THE GOD, Behold, a people cometh from the north country; and a great nation shall be stirred up from the uttermost parts of the earth. [6:23] They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea, and they ride upon horses, every one set in array, as a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Zion. [6:24] We have heard the report thereof; our hands wax feeble: anguish hath taken hold of us, and pangs as of a woman in travail. [6:25] Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy, and terror, are on every side. [6:26] O daughter of my people, gird you with sackcloth, and wallow yourself in ashes: make you mourning, as for an only son, most bitter lamentation; for the destroyer shall suddenly come upon us. [6:27] I have made you a trier and a fortress among my people; that you mayest know and try their way. [6:28] They are all grievous revolters, going about with slanders; they are brass and iron: they all of them deal corruptly. [6:29] The bellows blow fiercely; the lead is consumed of the fire: in vain do they go on refining; for the wicked are not plucked away. [6:30] Refuse silver shall men call them, because THE GOD hath rejected them.

[7:1] The word that came to Jeremiah from THE GOD, saying, [7:2] Stand in the gate of THE GOD’s house, and proclaim there this word, and say, Hear the word of THE GOD, all you of Judah, that enter in at these gates to worship THE GOD. [7:3] Thus saith THE GOD of hosts, the God of Israel, Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place. [7:4] Trust you not in lying words, saying, The temple of THE GOD, the temple of THE GOD, the temple of THE GOD, are these. [7:5] For if you thoroughly amend your ways and your doings; if you thoroughly execute justice between a man and his neighbor; [7:6] if you oppress not the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your own hurt: [7:7] then will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers, from of old even for evermore. [7:8] Behold, you trust in lying words, that cannot profit. [7:9] Will you steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods that you have not known, [7:10] and come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered; that you may do all these abominations? [7:11] Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, I, even I, have seen it, saith THE GOD. [7:12] But go you now unto my place which was in Shiloh, where I caused my name to dwell at the first, and see what I did to it for the wickedness of my people Israel. [7:13] And now, because you have done all these works, saith THE GOD, and I spake unto you, rising up early and speaking, but you heard not; and I called you, but you answered not: [7:14] therefore will I do unto the house which is called by my name, wherein you trust, and unto the place which I gave to you and to your fathers, as I did to Shiloh. [7:15] And I will cast you out of my sight, as I have cast out all your brethren, even the whole seed of Ephraim. [7:16] Therefore pray not you for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them, neither make intercession to me; for I will not hear thee. [7:17] Seest you not what they do in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem? [7:18] The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead the dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink-offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger. [7:19] Do they provoke me to anger? saith THE GOD; do they not provoke themselves, to the confusion of their own faces? [7:20] Therefore thus saith the Lord THE GOD: Behold, mine anger and my wrath shall be poured out upon this place, upon man, and upon beast, and upon the trees of the field, and upon the fruit of the ground; and it shall burn, and shall not be quenched. [7:21] Thus saith THE GOD of hosts, the God of Israel: Add your burnt-offerings unto your sacrifices, and eat you flesh. [7:22] For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt-offerings or sacrifices: [7:23] but this thing I commanded them, saying, Hearken unto my voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be my people; and walk you in all the way that I command you, that it may be well with you. [7:24] But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in their own counsels and in the stubbornness of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward. [7:25] Since the day that your fathers came forth out of the land of Egypt unto this day, I have sent unto you all my servants the prophets, daily rising up early and sending them: [7:26] yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff: they did worse than their fathers. [7:27] And you shalt speak all these words unto them; but they will not hearken to thee: you shalt also call unto them; but they will not answer thee. [7:28] And you shalt say unto them, This is the nation that hath not hearkened to the voice of THE GOD their God, nor received instruction: truth is perished, and is cut off from their mouth. [7:29] Cut off your hair, O Jerusalem, and cast it away, and take up a lamentation on the bare heights; for THE GOD hath rejected and forsaken the generation of his wrath. [7:30] For the children of Judah have done that which is evil in my sight, saith THE GOD: they have set their abominations in the house which is called by my name, to defile it. [7:31] And they have built the high places of Topheth, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire; which I commanded not, neither came it into my mind. [7:32] Therefore, behold, the days come, saith THE GOD, that it shall no more be called Topheth, nor The valley of the son of Hinnom, but The valley of Slaughter: for they shall bury in Topheth, till there be no place to bury. [7:33] And the dead bodies of this people shall be food for the birds of the heavens, and for the beasts of the earth; and none shall frighten them away. [7:34] Then will I cause to cease from the cities of Judah, and from the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride; for the land shall become a waste.

[8:1] At that time, saith THE GOD, they shall bring out the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of his princes, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, out of their graves; [8:2] and they shall spread them before the sun, and the moon, and all the host of heaven, which they have loved, and which they have served, and after which they have walked, and which they have sought, and which they have worshipped: they shall not be gathered, nor be buried, they shall be for dung upon the face of the earth. [8:3] And death shall be chosen rather than life by all the residue that remain of this evil family, that remain in all the places whither I have driven them, saith THE GOD of hosts. [8:4] Moreover you shalt say unto them, Thus saith THE GOD: Shall men fall, and not rise up again? Shall one turn away, and not return? [8:5] Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return. [8:6] I hearkened and heard, but they spake not aright: no man repenteth him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? every one turneth to his course, as a horse that rusheth headlong in the battle. [8:7] Yea, the stork in the heavens knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle-dove and the swallow and the crane observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the law of THE GOD. [8:8] How do you say, We are wise, and the law of THE GOD is with us? But, behold, the false pen of the scribes hath wrought falsely. [8:9] The wise men are put to shame, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of THE GOD; and what manner of wisdom is in them? [8:10] Therefore will I give their wives unto others, and their fields to them that shall possess them: for every one from the least even unto the greatest is given to covetousness; from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely. [8:11] And they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace. [8:12] Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore shall they fall among them that fall; in the time of their visitation they shall be cast down, saith THE GOD. [8:13] I will utterly consume them, saith THE GOD: there shall be no grapes on the vine, nor figs on the fig-tree, and the leaf shall fade; and the things that I have given them shall pass away from them. [8:14] Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the fortified cities, and let us be silent there; for THE GOD our God hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against THE GOD. [8:15] We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of healing, and, behold, dismay! [8:16] The snorting of his horses is heard from Dan: at the sound of the neighing of his strong ones the whole land trembleth; for they are come, and have devoured the land and all that is in it; the city and those that dwell therein. [8:17] For, behold, I will send serpents, adders, among you, which will not be charmed; and they shall bite you, saith THE GOD. [8:18] Oh that I could comfort myself against sorrow! my heart is faint within me. [8:19] Behold, the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people from a land that is very far off: is not THE GOD in Zion? is not her King in her? Why have they provoked me to anger with their graven images, and with foreign vanities? [8:20] The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved. [8:21] For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt: I mourn; dismay hath taken hold on me. [8:22] Is there no balm in Gilead? is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?

[9:1] Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people! [9:2] Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging-place of wayfaring men; that I might leave my people, and go from them! for they are all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men. [9:3] And they bend their tongue, as it were their bow, for falsehood; and they are grown strong in the land, but not for truth: for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith THE GOD. [9:4] Take you heed every one of his neighbor, and trust you not in any brother; for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbor will go about with slanders. [9:5] And they will deceive every one his neighbor, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies; they weary themselves to commit iniquity. [9:6] your habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith THE GOD. [9:7] Therefore thus saith THE GOD of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how else should I do, because of the daughter of my people? [9:8] Their tongue is a deadly arrow; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth, but in his heart he layeth wait for him. [9:9] Shall I not visit them for these things? saith THE GOD; shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this? [9:10] For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing, and for the pastures of the wilderness a lamentation, because they are burned up, so that none passeth through; neither can men hear the voice of the cattle; both the birds of the heavens and the beasts are fled, they are gone. [9:11] And I will make Jerusalem heaps, a dwelling-place of jackals; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant. [9:12] Who is the wise man, that may understand this? and who is he to whom the mouth of THE GOD hath spoken, that he may declare it? wherefore is the land perished and burned up like a wilderness, so that none passeth through? [9:13] And THE GOD saith, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked therein, [9:14] but have walked after the stubbornness of their own heart, and after the Baalim, which their fathers taught them; [9:15] therefore thus saith THE GOD of hosts, the God of Israel, Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink. [9:16] I will scatter them also among the nations, whom neither they nor their fathers have known; and I will send the sword after them, till I have consumed them. [9:17] Thus saith THE GOD of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for the skilful women, that they may come: [9:18] and let them make haste, and take up a wailing for us, that our eyes may run down with tears, and our eyelids gush out with waters. [9:19] For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion, How are we ruined! we are greatly confounded, because we have forsaken the land, because they have cast down our dwellings. [9:20] Yet hear the word of THE GOD, O you women, and let your ear receive the word of his mouth; and teach your daughters wailing, and every one her neighbor lamentation. [9:21] For death is come up into our windows, it is entered into our palaces; to cut off the children from without, and the young men from the streets. [9:22] Speak, Thus saith THE GOD, The dead bodies of men shall fall as dung upon the open field, and as the handful after the harvestman; and none shall gather them. [9:23] Thus saith THE GOD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches; [9:24] but let him that glorieth glory in this, that he hath understanding, and knoweth me, that I am THE GOD who exerciseth lovingkindness, justice, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith THE GOD. [9:25] Behold, the days come, saith THE GOD, that I will punish all them that are circumcised in their uncircumcision: [9:26] Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, and the children of Ammon, and Moab, and all that have the corners of their hair cut off, that dwell in the wilderness; for all the nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in heart.

[10:1] Hear you the word which THE GOD speaketh unto you, O house of Israel: [10:2] thus saith THE GOD, Learn not the way of the nations, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the nations are dismayed at them. [10:3] For the customs of the peoples are vanity; for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman with the axe. [10:4] They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not. [10:5] They are like a palm-tree, of turned work, and speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither is it in them to do good. [10:6] There is none like unto thee, O THE GOD; you art great, and your name is great in might. [10:7] Who should not fear thee, O King of the nations? for to you doth it appertain; forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their royal estate, there is none like unto thee. [10:8] But they are together brutish and foolish: the instruction of idols! it is but a stock. [10:9] There is silver beaten into plates, which is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the artificer and of the hands of the goldsmith; blue and purple for their clothing; they are all the work of skilful men. [10:10] But THE GOD is the true God; he is the living God, and an everlasting King: at his wrath the earth trembleth, and the nations are not able to abide his indignation. [10:11] Thus shall you say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, these shall perish from the earth, and from under the heavens. [10:12] He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding hath he stretched out the heavens: [10:13] when he uttereth his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasuries. [10:14] Every man is become brutish and is without knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his graven image; for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them. [10:15] They are vanity, a work of delusion: in the time of their visitation they shall perish. [10:16] The portion of Jacob is not like these; for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the tribe of his inheritance: THE GOD of hosts is his name. [10:17] Gather up your wares out of the land, O you that abidest in the siege. [10:18] For thus saith THE GOD, Behold, I will sling out the inhabitants of the land at this time, and will distress them, that they may feel it. [10:19] Woe is me because of my hurt! my wound is grievous: but I said, Truly this is my grief, and I must bear it. [10:20] My tent is destroyed, and all my cords are broken: my children are gone forth from me, and they are not: there is none to spread my tent any more, and to set up my curtains. [10:21] For the shepherds are become brutish, and have not inquired of THE GOD: therefore they have not prospered, and all their flocks are scattered. [10:22] The voice of tidings, behold, it cometh, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah a desolation, a dwelling-place of jackals. [10:23] O THE GOD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps. [10:24] O THE GOD, correct me, but in measure: not in your anger, lest you bring me to nothing. [10:25] Pour out your wrath upon the nations that know you not, and upon the families that call not on your name: for they have devoured Jacob, yea, they have devoured him and consumed him, and have laid waste his habitation.

[11:1] The word that came to Jeremiah from THE GOD, saying, [11:2] Hear you the words of this covenant, and speak unto the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem; [11:3] and say you unto them, Thus saith THE GOD, the God of Israel: Cursed be the man that heareth not the words of this covenant, [11:4] which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do them, according to all which I command you: so shall you be my people, and I will be your God; [11:5] that I may establish the oath which I sware unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as at this day. Then answered I, and said, Amen, O THE GOD. [11:6] And THE GOD said unto me, Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying, Hear you the words of this covenant, and do them. [11:7] For I earnestly protested unto your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even unto this day, rising early and protesting, saying, Obey my voice. [11:8] Yet they obeyed not, nor inclined their ear, but walked every one in the stubbornness of their evil heart: therefore I brought upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do, but they did them not. [11:9] And THE GOD said unto me, A conspiracy is found among the men of Judah, and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem. [11:10] They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, who refused to hear my words; and they are gone after other gods to serve them: the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant which I made with their fathers. [11:11] Therefore thus saith THE GOD, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and they shall cry unto me, but I will not hearken unto them. [11:12] Then shall the cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem go and cry unto the gods unto which they offer incense: but they will not save them at all in the time of their trouble. [11:13] For according to the number of your cities are your gods, O Judah; and according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem have you set up altars to the shameful thing, even altars to burn incense unto Baal. [11:14] Therefore pray not you for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them; for I will not hear them in the time that they cry unto me because of their trouble. [11:15] What hath my beloved to do in my house, seeing she hath wrought lewdness with many, and the holy flesh is passed from thee? when you doest evil, then you rejoicest. [11:16] THE GOD called your name, A green olive-tree, fair with goodly fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he hath kindled fire upon it, and the branches of it are broken. [11:17] For THE GOD of hosts, who planted thee, hath pronounced evil against thee, because of the evil of the house of Israel and of the house of Judah, which they have wrought for themselves in provoking me to anger by offering incense unto Baal. [11:18] And THE GOD gave me knowledge of it, and I knew it: then you showedst me their doings. [11:19] But I was like a gentle lamb that is led to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered. [11:20] But, O THE GOD of hosts, who judgest righteously, who triest the heart and the mind, I shall see your vengeance on them; for unto you have I revealed my cause. [11:21] Therefore thus saith THE GOD concerning the men of Anathoth, that seek your life, saying, you shalt not prophesy in the name of THE GOD, that you die not by our hand; [11:22] therefore thus saith THE GOD of hosts, Behold, I will punish them: the young men shall die by the sword; their sons and their daughters shall die by famine; [11:23] and there shall be no remnant unto them: for I will bring evil upon the men of Anathoth, even the year of their visitation.

[12:1] Righteous art thou, O THE GOD, when I contend with thee; yet would I reason the cause with thee: wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they at ease that deal very treacherously? [12:2] you have planted them, yea, they have taken root; they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit: you art near in their mouth, and far from their heart. [12:3] But thou, O THE GOD, knowest me; you seest me, and triest my heart toward thee: pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter. [12:4] How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of the whole country wither? for the wickedness of them that dwell therein, the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our latter end. [12:5] If you have run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst you contend with horses? and though in a land of peace you art secure, yet how wilt you do in the pride of the Jordan? [12:6] For even your brethren, and the house of your father, even they have dealt treacherously with thee; even they have cried aloud after thee: believe them not, though they speak fair words unto thee. [12:7] I have forsaken my house, I have cast off my heritage; I have given the dearly beloved of my soul into the hand of her enemies. [12:8] My heritage is become unto me as a lion in the forest: she hath uttered her voice against me; therefore I have hated her. [12:9] Is my heritage unto me as a speckled bird of prey? are the birds of prey against her round about? go ye, assemble all the beasts of the field, bring them to devour. [12:10] Many shepherds have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness. [12:11] They have made it a desolation; it mourneth unto me, being desolate; the whole land is made desolate, because no man layeth it to heart. [12:12] Destroyers are come upon all the bare heights in the wilderness; for the sword of THE GOD devoureth from the one end of the land even to the other end of the land: no flesh hath peace. [12:13] They have sown wheat, and have reaped thorns; they have put themselves to pain, and profit nothing: and you shall be ashamed of your fruits, because of the fierce anger of THE GOD. [12:14] Thus saith THE GOD against all mine evil neighbors, that touch the inheritance which I have caused my people Israel to inherit: behold, I will pluck them up from off their land, and will pluck up the house of Judah from among them. [12:15] And it shall come to pass, after that I have plucked them up, I will return and have compassion on them; and I will bring them again, every man to his heritage, and every man to his land. [12:16] And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, As THE GOD liveth; even as they taught my people to swear by Baal; then shall they be built up in the midst of my people. [12:17] But if they will not hear, then will I pluck up that nation, plucking up and destroying it, saith THE GOD.

[13:1] Thus saith THE GOD unto me, Go, and buy you a linen girdle, and put it upon your loins, and put it not in water. [13:2] So I bought a girdle according to the word of THE GOD, and put it upon my loins. [13:3] And the word of THE GOD came unto me the second time, saying, [13:4] Take the girdle that you have bought, which is upon your loins, and arise, go to the Euphrates, and hide it there in a cleft of the rock. [13:5] So I went, and hid it by the Euphrates, as THE GOD commanded me. [13:6] And it came to pass after many days, that THE GOD said unto me, Arise, go to the Euphrates, and take the girdle from thence, which I commanded you to hide there. [13:7] Then I went to the Euphrates, and digged, and took the girdle from the place where I had hid it; and, behold, the girdle was marred, it was profitable for nothing. [13:8] Then the word of THE GOD came unto me, saying, [13:9] Thus saith THE GOD, After this manner will I mar the pride of Judah, and the great pride of Jerusalem. [13:10] This evil people, that refuse to hear my words, that walk in the stubbornness of their heart, and are gone after other gods to serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this girdle, which is profitable for nothing. [13:11] For as the girdle cleaveth to the loins of a man, so have I caused to cleave unto me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah, saith THE GOD; that they may be unto me for a people, and for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory: but they would not hear. [13:12] Therefore you shalt speak unto them this word: Thus saith THE GOD, the God of Israel, Every bottle shall be filled with wine: and they shall say unto thee, Do we not certainly know that every bottle shall be filled with wine? [13:13] Then shalt you say unto them, Thus saith THE GOD, Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, even the kings that sit upon David’s throne, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, with drunkenness. [13:14] And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith THE GOD: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have compassion, that I should not destroy them. [13:15] Hear ye, and give ear; be not proud; for THE GOD hath spoken. [13:16] Give glory to THE GOD your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while you look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness. [13:17] But if you will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret for your pride; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because THE GOD’s flock is taken captive. [13:18] Say you unto the king and to the queen-mother, Humble yourselves, sit down; for your headtires are come down, even the crown of your glory. [13:19] The cities of the South are shut up, and there is none to open them: Judah is carried away captive, all of it; it is wholly carried away captive. [13:20] Lift up your eyes, and behold them that come from the north: where is the flock that was given thee, your beautiful flock? [13:21] What wilt you say, when he shall set over you as head those whom you have yourself taught to be friends to thee? shall not sorrows take hold of thee, as of a woman in travail? [13:22] And if you say in your heart, Wherefore are these things come upon me? for the greatness of your iniquity are your skirts uncovered, and your heels suffer violence. [13:23] Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may you also do good, that are accustomed to do evil. [13:24] Therefore will I scatter them, as the stubble that passeth away, by the wind of the wilderness. [13:25] This is your lot, the portion measured unto you from me, saith THE GOD; because you have forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood. [13:26] Therefore will I also uncover your skirts upon your face, and your shame shall appear. [13:27] I have seen your abominations, even your adulteries, and your neighings, the lewdness of your whoredom, on the hills in the field. Woe unto thee, O Jerusalem! you wilt not be made clean; how long shall it yet be?

[14:1] The word of THE GOD that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought. [14:2] Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish, they sit in black upon the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up. [14:3] And their nobles send their little ones to the waters: they come to the cisterns, and find no water; they return with their vessels empty; they are put to shame and confounded, and cover their heads. [14:4] Because of the ground which is cracked, for that no rain hath been in the land, the plowmen are put to shame, they cover their heads. [14:5] Yea, the hind also in the field calveth, and forsaketh her young, because there is no grass. [14:6] And the wild asses stand on the bare heights, they pant for air like jackals; their eyes fail, because there is no herbage. [14:7] Though our iniquities testify against us, work you for your name’s sake, O THE GOD; for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee. [14:8] O you hope of Israel, the Saviour thereof in the time of trouble, why shouldest you be as a sojourner in the land, and as a wayfaring man that turneth aside to tarry for a night? [14:9] Why shouldest you be as a man affrighted, as a mighty man that cannot save? yet thou, O THE GOD, art in the midst of us, and we are called by your name; leave us not. [14:10] Thus saith THE GOD unto this people, Even so have they loved to wander; they have not refrained their feet: therefore THE GOD doth not accept them; now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins. [14:11] And THE GOD said unto me, Pray not for this people for their good. [14:12] When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt-offering and meal-offering, I will not accept them; but I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence. [14:13] Then said I, Ah, Lord THE GOD! behold, the prophets say unto them, You shall not see the sword, neither shall you have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place. [14:14] Then THE GOD said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name; I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake I unto them: they prophesy unto you a lying vision, and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their own heart. [14:15] Therefore thus saith THE GOD concerning the prophets that prophesy in my name, and I sent them not, yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land: By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed. [14:16] And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword; and they shall have none to bury them-them, their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters: for I will pour their wickedness upon them. [14:17] And you shalt say this word unto them, Let mine eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease; for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous wound. [14:18] If I go forth into the field, then, behold, the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city, then, behold, they that are sick with famine! for both the prophet and the priest go about in the land, and have no knowledge. [14:19] Have you utterly rejected Judah? hath your soul loathed Zion? why have you smitten us, and there is no healing for us? We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of healing, and, behold, dismay! [14:20] We acknowledge, O THE GOD, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers; for we have sinned against thee. [14:21] Do not abhor us, for your name’s sake; do not disgrace the throne of your glory: remember, break not your covenant with us. [14:22] Are there any among the vanities of the nations that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? art not you he, O THE GOD our God? therefore we will wait for thee; for you have made all these things.

[15:1] Then said THE GOD unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind would not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go forth. [15:2] And it shall come to pass, when they say unto thee, Whither shall we go forth? then you shalt tell them, Thus saith THE GOD: 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. [15:3] And I will appoint over them four kinds, saith THE GOD: the sword to slay, and the dogs to tear, and the birds of the heavens, and the beasts of the earth, to devour and to destroy. [15:4] And I will cause them to be tossed to and fro among all the kingdoms of the earth, because of Manasseh, the son of Hezekiah, king of Judah, for that which he did in Jerusalem. [15:5] For who will have pity upon thee, O Jerusalem? or who will bemoan thee? or who will turn aside to ask of your welfare? [15:6] you have rejected me, saith THE GOD, you art gone backward: therefore have I stretched out my hand against thee, and destroyed thee; I am weary with repenting. [15:7] And I have winnowed them with a fan in the gates of the land; I have bereaved them of children, I have destroyed my people; they returned not from their ways. [15:8] Their widows are increased to me above the sand of the seas; I have brought upon them against the mother of the young men a destroyer at noonday: I have caused anguish and terrors to fall upon her suddenly. [15:9] She that hath borne seven languisheth; she hath given up the ghost; her sun is gone down while it was yet day; she hath been put to shame and confounded: and the residue of them will I deliver to the sword before their enemies, saith THE GOD. [15:10] Woe is me, my mother, that you have borne me 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 me. [15:11] THE GOD said, Verily I will strengthen you for good; verily I will cause the enemy to make supplication unto you in the time of evil and in the time of affliction. [15:12] Can one break iron, even iron from the north, and brass? [15:13] your substance and your treasures will I give for a spoil without price, and that for all your sins, even in all your borders. [15:14] And I will make them to pass with your enemies into a land which you knowest not; for a fire is kindled in mine anger, which shall burn upon you. [15:15] O THE GOD, you knowest; remember me, and visit me, and avenge me of my persecutors; take me not away in your longsuffering: know that for your sake I have suffered reproach. [15:16] your words were found, and I did eat them; and your words were unto me a joy and the rejoicing of my heart: for I am called by your name, O THE GOD, God of hosts. [15:17] I sat not in the assembly of them that make merry, nor rejoiced; I sat alone because of your hand; for you have filled me with indignation. [15:18] Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, which refuseth to be healed? wilt you indeed be unto me as a deceitful brook, as waters that fail? [15:19] Therefore thus saith THE GOD, If you return, then will I bring you again, that you mayest stand before me; and if you take forth the precious from the vile, you shalt be as my mouth: they shall return unto thee, but you shalt not return unto them. [15:20] And I will make you unto this people a fortified brazen wall; and they shall fight against thee, but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with you to save you and to deliver thee, saith THE GOD. [15:21] And I will deliver you out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem you out of the hand of the terrible.

[16:1] The word of THE GOD came also unto me, saying, [16:2] you shalt not take you a wife, neither shalt you have sons or daughters, in this place. [16:3] For thus saith THE GOD concerning the sons and concerning the daughters that are born in this place, and concerning their mothers that bare them, and concerning their fathers that begat them in this land: [16:4] They shall die grievous deaths: they shall not be lamented, neither shall they be buried; they shall be as dung upon the face of the ground; and they shall be consumed by the sword, and by famine; and their dead bodies shall be food for the birds of the heavens, and for the beasts of the earth. [16:5] For thus saith THE GOD, Enter not into the house of mourning, neither go to lament, neither bemoan them; for I have taken away my peace from this people, saith THE GOD, even lovingkindness and tender mercies. [16:6] Both great and small shall die in this land; they shall not be buried, neither shall men lament for them, nor cut themselves, nor make themselves bald for them; [16:7] neither shall men break bread for them in mourning, to comfort them for the dead; neither shall men give them the cup of consolation to drink for their father or for their mother. [16:8] And you shalt not go into the house of feasting to sit with them, to eat and to drink. [16:9] For thus saith THE GOD of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will cause to cease out of this place, before your eyes and in your days, the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride. [16:10] And it shall come to pass, when you shalt show this people all these words, and they shall say unto thee, Wherefore hath THE GOD pronounced all this great evil against us? or what is our iniquity? or what is our sin that we have committed against THE GOD our God? [16:11] Then shalt you say unto them, Because your fathers have forsaken me, saith THE GOD, and have walked after other gods, and have served them, and have worshipped them, and have forsaken me, and have not kept my law; [16:12] and you have done evil more than your fathers; for, behold, you walk every one after the stubbornness of his evil heart, so that you hearken not unto me: [16:13] therefore will I cast you forth out of this land into the land that you have not known, neither you nor your fathers; and there shall you serve other gods day and night; for I will show you no favor. [16:14] Therefore, behold, the days come, saith THE GOD, that it shall no more be said, As THE GOD liveth, that brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt; [16:15] but, As THE GOD liveth, that brought up the children of Israel from the land of the north, and from all the countries whither he had driven them. And I will bring them again into their land that I gave unto their fathers. [16:16] Behold, I will send for many fishers, saith THE GOD, and they shall fish them up; and afterward I will send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of the clefts of the rocks. [16:17] For mine eyes are upon all their ways; they are not hid from my face, neither is their iniquity concealed from mine eyes. [16:18] And first I will recompense their iniquity and their sin double, because they have polluted my land with the carcasses of their detestable things, and have filled mine inheritance with their abominations. [16:19] O THE GOD, my strength, and my stronghold, and my refuge in the day of affliction, unto you shall the nations come from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Our fathers have inherited nought but lies, even vanity and things wherein there is no profit. [16:20] Shall a man make unto himself gods, which yet are no gods? [16:21] Therefore, behold, I will cause them to know, this once will I cause them to know my hand and my might; and they shall know that my name is THE GOD.

[17:1] The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a diamond: it is graven upon the tablet of their heart, and upon the horns of your altars; [17:2] whilst their children remember their altars and their Asherim by the green trees upon the high hills. [17:3] O my mountain in the field, I will give your substance and all your treasures for a spoil, and your high places, because of sin, throughout all your borders. [17:4] And thou, even of thyself, shalt discontinue from your heritage that I gave thee; and I will cause you to serve your enemies in the land which you knowest not: for you have kindled a fire in mine anger which shall burn for ever. [17:5] Thus saith THE GOD: Cursed is the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from THE GOD. [17:6] For he shall be like the heath 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. [17:7] Blessed is the man that trusteth in THE GOD, and whose trust THE GOD is. [17:8] For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, that spreadeth out its roots by the river, and shall not fear when heat cometh, but its leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit. [17:9] The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt: who can know it? [17:10] I, THE GOD, search the mind, I try the heart, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings. [17:11] As the partridge that sitteth on eggs which she hath not laid, so is he that getteth riches, and not by right; in the midst of his days they shall leave him, and at his end he shall be a fool. [17:12] A glorious throne, set on high from the beginning, is the place of our sanctuary. [17:13] O THE GOD, the hope of Israel, all that forsake you shall be put to shame. They that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken THE GOD, the fountain of living waters. [17:14] Heal me, O THE GOD, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for you art my praise. [17:15] Behold, they say unto me, Where is the word of THE GOD? let it come now. [17:16] As for me, I have not hastened from being a shepherd after thee; neither have I desired the woeful day; you knowest: that which came out of my lips was before your face. [17:17] Be not a terror unto me: you art my refuge in the day of evil. [17:18] Let them be put to shame that persecute me, but let not me be put to shame; let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed; bring upon them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction. [17:19] Thus said THE GOD 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; [17:20] and say unto them, Hear you the word of THE GOD, you kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, that enter in by these gates: [17:21] Thus saith THE GOD, Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem; [17:22] neither carry forth a burden out of your houses on the sabbath day, neither do you any work: but hallow you the sabbath day, as I commanded your fathers. [17:23] But they hearkened not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, and might not receive instruction. [17:24] And it shall come to pass, if you diligently hearken unto me, saith THE GOD, to bring in no burden through the gates of this city on the sabbath day, but to hallow the sabbath day, to do no work therein; [17:25] then shall there enter in by the gates of this city kings and princes sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they, and their princes, the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and this city shall remain for ever. [17:26] And they shall come from the cities of Judah, and from the places round about Jerusalem, and from the land of Benjamin, and from the lowland, and from the hill-country, and from the South, bringing burnt-offerings, and sacrifices, and meal-offerings, and frankincense, and bringing sacrifices of thanksgiving, unto the house of THE GOD. [17:27] But if you will not hearken unto me to hallow the sabbath day, and not to bear a burden and enter in at the gates of 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.

[18:1] The word which came to Jeremiah from THE GOD, saying, [18:2] Arise, and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will cause you to hear my words. [18:3] Then I went down to the potter’s house, and, behold, he was making a work on the wheels. [18:4] And when the vessel that he 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. [18:5] Then the word of THE GOD came to me, saying, [18:6] O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith THE GOD. Behold, as the clay in the potter’s hand, so are you in my hand, O house of Israel. [18:7] At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy it; [18:8] if that nation, concerning which I have spoken, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them. [18:9] And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it; [18:10] if they do that which is evil in my sight, that they obey not my voice, then I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them. [18:11] Now therefore, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith THE GOD: Behold, I frame evil against you, and devise a device against you: return you now every one from his evil way, and amend your ways and your doings. [18:12] But they say, It is in vain; for we will walk after our own devices, and we will do every one after the stubbornness of his evil heart. [18:13] Therefore thus saith THE GOD: Ask you now among the nations, who hath heard such things; the virgin of Israel hath done a very horrible thing. [18:14] Shall the snow of Lebanon fail from the rock of the field? or shall the cold waters that flow down from afar be dried up? [18:15] For my people have forgotten me, they have burned incense to false gods; and they have been made to stumble in their ways, in the ancient paths, to walk in bypaths, in a way not cast up; [18:16] to make their land an astonishment, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and shake his head. [18:17] I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will show them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity. [18:18] Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words. [18:19] Give heed to me, O THE GOD, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me. [18:20] Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember how I stood before you to speak good for them, to turn away your wrath from them. [18:21] Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and give them over to the power of the sword; and let their wives become childless, and widows; and let their men be slain of death, and their young men smitten of the sword in battle. [18:22] Let a cry be heard from their houses, when you shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them; for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet. [18:23] Yet, THE GOD, you knowest all their counsel against me to slay me; forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from your sight; but let them be overthrown before thee; deal you with them in the time of your anger.

[19:1] Thus said THE GOD, Go, and buy a potter’s earthen bottle, and take of the elders of the people, and of the elders of the priests; [19:2] and 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; [19:3] and say, Hear you the word of THE GOD, O kings of Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem: thus saith THE GOD of hosts, the God of Israel, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, which whosoever heareth, his ears shall tingle. [19:4] Because they have forsaken me, and have estranged this place, and have burned incense in it unto other gods, that they knew not, they and their fathers and the kings of Judah; and have filled this place with the blood of innocents, [19:5] and have built the high places of Baal, to burn their sons in the fire for burnt-offerings unto Baal; which I commanded not, nor spake it, neither came it into my mind: [19:6] therefore, behold, the days come, saith THE GOD, that this place shall no more be called Topheth, nor The valley of the son of Hinnom, but The valley of Slaughter. [19:7] And I will make void the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this place; and I will cause them to fall by the sword before their enemies, and by the hand of them that seek their life: and their dead bodies will I give to be food for the birds of the heavens, and for the beasts of the earth. [19:8] And I will make this city an astonishment, and a hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished and hiss because of all the plagues thereof. [19:9] And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters; and they shall eat every one the flesh of his friend, in the siege and in the distress, wherewith their enemies, and they that seek their life, shall distress them. [19:10] Then shalt you break the bottle in the sight of the men that go with thee, [19:11] and shalt say unto them, Thus saith THE GOD of hosts: Even so will I break this people and this city, as one breaketh a potter’s vessel, that cannot be made whole again; and they shall bury in Topheth, till there be no place to bury. [19:12] Thus will I do unto this place, saith THE GOD, and to the inhabitants thereof, even making this city as Topheth: [19:13] and the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah, which are defiled, shall be as the place of Topheth, even all the houses upon whose roofs they have burned incense unto all the host of heaven, and have poured out drink-offerings unto other gods. [19:14] Then came Jeremiah from Topheth, whither THE GOD had sent him to prophesy; and he stood in the court of THE GOD’s house, and said to all the people: [19:15] Thus saith THE GOD of hosts, the God of Israel, Behold, I will bring upon this city and upon all its towns all the evil that I have pronounced against it; because they have made their neck stiff, that they may not hear my words.

[20:1] Now Pashhur, the son of Immer the priest, who was chief officer in the house of THE GOD, heard Jeremiah prophesying these things. [20:2] Then Pashhur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the upper gate of Benjamin, which was in the house of THE GOD. [20:3] And it came to pass on the morrow, that Pashhur brought forth Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then said Jeremiah unto him, THE GOD hath not called your name Pashhur, but Magor-missabib. [20:4] For thus saith THE GOD, Behold, I will make you a terror to thyself, and to all your friends; and they shall fall by the sword of their enemies, and your eyes shall behold it; and I will give all Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall carry them captive to Babylon, and shall slay them with the sword. [20:5] Moreover I will give all the riches of this city, and all the gains thereof, and all the precious things thereof, yea, all the treasures of the kings of Judah will I give into the hand of their enemies; and they shall make them a prey, and take them, and carry them to Babylon. [20:6] And thou, Pashhur, and all that dwell in your house shall go into captivity; and you shalt come to Babylon, and there you shalt die, and there shalt you be buried, thou, and all your friends, to whom you have prophesied falsely. [20:7] O THE GOD, you have persuaded me, and I was persuaded; you art stronger than I, and have prevailed: I am become a laughing-stock all the day, every one mocketh me. [20:8] For as often as I speak, I cry out; I cry, Violence and destruction! because the word of THE GOD is made a reproach unto me, and a derision, all the day. [20:9] And if I say, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name, then there is in my heart as it were a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I am weary with forbearing, and I cannot contain. [20:10] For I have heard the defaming of many, terror on every side. Denounce, and we will denounce him, say all my familiar friends, they that watch for my fall; peradventure he will be persuaded, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him. [20:11] But THE GOD is with me as a mighty one and a terrible: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail; they shall be utterly put to shame, because they have not dealt wisely, even with an everlasting dishonor which shall never be forgotten. [20:12] But, O THE GOD of hosts, that triest the righteous, that seest the heart and the mind, let me see your vengeance on them; for unto you have I revealed my cause. [20:13] Sing unto THE GOD, praise you THE GOD; for he hath delivered the soul of the needy from the hand of evil-doers. [20:14] Cursed be the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed. [20:15] Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A man-child is born unto thee; making him very glad. [20:16] And let that man be as the cities which THE GOD overthrew, and repented not: and let him hear a cry in the morning, and shouting at noontime; [20:17] because he slew me not from the womb; and so my mother would have been my grave, and her womb always great. [20:18] Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labor and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?

[21:1] The word which came unto Jeremiah from THE GOD, when king Zedekiah sent unto him Pashhur the son of Malchijah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, saying, [21:2] Inquire, I pray thee, of THE GOD for us; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon maketh war against us: peradventure THE GOD will deal with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may go up from us. [21:3] Then said Jeremiah unto them, Thus shall you say to Zedekiah: [21:4] Thus saith THE GOD, the God of Israel, Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, wherewith you fight against the king of Babylon, and against the Chaldeans that besiege you, without the walls; and I will gather them into the midst of this city. [21:5] And I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, and in wrath, and in great indignation. [21:6] And I will smite the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast: they shall die of a great pestilence. [21:7] And afterward, saith THE GOD, I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, even such as are left in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those that seek their life: and he shall smite them with the edge of the sword; he shall not spare them, neither have pity, nor have mercy. [21:8] And unto this people you shalt say, Thus saith THE GOD: Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death. [21:9] He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence; but he that goeth out, and passeth over to the Chaldeans that besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be unto him for a prey. [21:10] For I have set my face upon this city for evil, and not for good, saith THE GOD: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire. [21:11] And touching the house of the king of Judah, hear you the word of THE GOD: [21:12] O house of David, thus saith THE GOD, Execute justice in the morning, and deliver him that is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my wrath go forth like fire, and burn so that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings. [21:13] Behold, I am against thee, O inhabitant of the valley, and of the rock of the plain, saith THE GOD; you that say, Who shall come down against us? or who shall enter into our habitations? [21:14] And I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings, saith THE GOD; and I will kindle a fire in her forest, and it shall devour all that is round about her.

[22:1] Thus said THE GOD: Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word, [22:2] And say, Hear the word of THE GOD, O king of Judah, that sittest upon the throne of David, thou, and your servants, and your people that enter in by these gates. [22:3] Thus saith THE GOD: Execute you justice and righteousness, and deliver him that is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence, to the sojourner, the fatherless, nor the widow; neither shed innocent blood in this place. [22:4] For if you do this thing indeed, then shall there enter in by the gates of this house kings sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, he, and his servants, and his people. [22:5] But if you will not hear these words, I swear by myself, saith THE GOD, that this house shall become a desolation. [22:6] For thus saith THE GOD concerning the house of the king of Judah: you art Gilead unto me, and the head of Lebanon; yet surely I will make you a wilderness, and cities which are not inhabited. [22:7] And I will prepare destroyers against thee, every one with his weapons; and they shall cut down your choice cedars, and cast them into the fire. [22:8] And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbor, Wherefore hath THE GOD done thus unto this great city? [22:9] Then they shall answer, Because they forsook the covenant of THE GOD their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them. [22:10] Weep you not for the dead, neither bemoan him; but weep sore for him that goeth away; for he shall return no more, nor see his native country. [22:11] For thus saith THE GOD touching Shallum the son of Josiah, king of Judah, who reigned instead of Josiah his father, and who went forth out of this place: He shall not return thither any more. [22:12] But in the place whither they have led him captive, there shall he die, and he shall see this land no more. [22:13] Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by injustice; that useth his neighbor’s service without wages, and giveth him not his hire; [22:14] that saith, I will build me a wide house and spacious chambers, and cutteth him out windows; and it is ceiled with cedar, and painted with vermilion. [22:15] Shalt you reign, because you strivest to excel in cedar? Did not your father eat and drink, and do justice and righteousness? then it was well with him. [22:16] He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Was not this to know me? saith THE GOD. [22:17] But your eyes and your heart are not but for your covetousness, and for shedding innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it. [22:18] Therefore thus saith THE GOD concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah: they shall not lament for him, saying, Ah my brother! or, Ah sister! They shall not lament for him, saying Ah lord! or, Ah his glory! [22:19] He shall be buried with the burial of an ass, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem. [22:20] Go up to Lebanon, and cry; and lift up your voice in Bashan, and cry from Abarim; for all your lovers are destroyed. [22:21] I spake unto you in your prosperity; but you saidst, I will not hear. This hath been your manner from your youth, that you obeyedst not my voice. [22:22] The wind shall feed all your shepherds, and your lovers shall go into captivity: surely then shalt you be ashamed and confounded for all your wickedness. [22:23] O inhabitant of Lebanon, that makest your nest in the cedars, how greatly to be pitied shalt you be when pangs come upon thee, the pain as of a woman in travail! [22:24] As I live, saith THE GOD, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet upon my right hand, yet would I pluck you thence; [22:25] and I will give you into the hand of them that seek your life, and into the hand of them of whom you art afraid, even into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of the Chaldeans. [22:26] And I will cast you out, and your mother that bare thee, into another country, where you were not born; and there shall you die. [22:27] But to the land whereunto their soul longeth to return, thither shall they not return. [22:28] Is this man Coniah a despised broken vessel? is he a vessel wherein none delighteth? wherefore are they cast out, he and his seed, and are cast into the land which they know not? [22:29] O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of THE GOD. [22:30] Thus saith THE GOD, Write you this man childless, a man that shall not prosper in his days; for no more shall a man of his seed prosper, sitting upon the throne of David, and ruling in Judah.

[23:1] Woe unto the shepherds that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith THE GOD. [23:2] Therefore thus saith THE GOD, the God of Israel, against the shepherds that feed my people: You have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them; behold, I will visit upon you the evil of your doings, saith THE GOD. [23:3] And I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all the countries whither I have driven them, and will bring them again to their folds; and they shall be fruitful and multiply. [23:4] And I will set up shepherds over them, who shall feed them; and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall any be lacking, saith THE GOD. [23:5] Behold, the days come, saith THE GOD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. [23:6] In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely; and this is his name whereby he shall be called: THE GOD our righteousness. [23:7] Therefore, behold, the days come, saith THE GOD, that they shall no more say, As THE GOD liveth, who brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt; [23:8] but, As THE GOD liveth, who brought up and who led the seed of the house of Israel out of the north country, and from all the countries whither I had driven them. And they shall dwell in their own land. [23:9] Concerning the prophets. My heart within me is broken, all my bones shake; I am like a drunken man, and like a man whom wine hath overcome, because of THE GOD, and because of his holy words. [23:10] For the land is full of adulterers; for because of swearing the land mourneth; the pastures of the wilderness are dried up. And their course is evil, and their might is not right; [23:11] for both prophet and priest are profane; yea, in my house have I found their wickedness, saith THE GOD. [23:12] Wherefore their way shall be unto them as slippery places in the darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall therein; for I will bring evil upon them, even the year of their visitation, saith THE GOD. [23:13] And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied by Baal, and caused my people Israel to err. [23:14] In the prophets of Jerusalem also I have seen a horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies; and they strengthen the hands of evil-doers, so that none doth return from his wickedness: they are all of them become unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah. [23:15] Therefore thus saith THE GOD of hosts concerning the prophets: Behold, I will feed them with wormwood, and make them drink the water of gall; for from the prophets of Jerusalem is ungodliness gone forth into all the land. [23:16] Thus saith THE GOD of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you: they teach you vanity; they speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of THE GOD. [23:17] They say continually unto them that despise me, THE GOD hath said, You shall have peace; and unto every one that walketh in the stubbornness of his own heart they say, No evil shall come upon you. [23:18] For who hath stood in the council of THE GOD, that he should perceive and hear his word? who hath marked my word, and heard it? [23:19] Behold, the tempest of THE GOD, even his wrath, is gone forth, yea, a whirling tempest: it shall burst upon the head of the wicked. [23:20] The anger of THE GOD shall not return, until he have executed, and till he have performed the intents of his heart: in the latter days you shall understand it perfectly. [23:21] I sent not these prophets, yet they ran: I spake not unto them, yet they prophesied. [23:22] But if they had stood in my council, then had they caused my people to hear my words, and had turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings. [23:23] Am I a God at hand, saith THE GOD, and not a God afar off? [23:24] Can any hide himself in secret places so that I shall not see him? saith THE GOD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith THE GOD. [23:25] I have heard what the prophets have said, that prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed. [23:26] How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies, even the prophets of the deceit of their own heart? [23:27] that think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbor, as their fathers forgat my name for Baal. [23:28] The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the straw to the wheat? saith THE GOD. [23:29] Is not my word like fire? saith THE GOD; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces? [23:30] Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, saith THE GOD, that steal my words every one from his neighbor. [23:31] Behold, I am against the prophets, saith THE GOD, that use their tongues, and say, He saith. [23:32] Behold, I am against them that prophesy lying dreams, saith THE GOD, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their vain boasting: yet I sent them not, nor commanded them; neither do they profit this people at all, saith THE GOD. [23:33] And when this people, or the prophet, or a priest, shall ask thee, saying, What is the burden of THE GOD? then shalt you say unto them, What burden! I will cast you off, saith THE GOD. [23:34] And as for the prophet, and the priest, and the people, that shall say, The burden of THE GOD, I will even punish that man and his house. [23:35] Thus shall you say every one to his neighbor, and every one to his brother, What hath THE GOD answered? and, What hath THE GOD spoken? [23:36] And the burden of THE GOD shall you mention no more: for every man’s own word shall be his burden; for you have perverted the words of the living God, of THE GOD of hosts our God. [23:37] Thus shalt you say to the prophet, What hath THE GOD answered thee? and, What hath THE GOD spoken? [23:38] But if you say, The burden of THE GOD; therefore thus saith THE GOD: Because you say this word, The burden of THE GOD, and I have sent unto you, saying, You shall not say, The burden of THE GOD; [23:39] therefore, behold, I will utterly forget you, and I will cast you off, and the city that I gave unto you and to your fathers, away from my presence: [23:40] and I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten.

[24:1] THE GOD showed me, and, behold, two baskets of figs set before the temple of THE GOD, after that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and the princes of Judah, with the craftsmen and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon. [24:2] One basket had very good figs, like the figs that are first-ripe; and the other basket had very bad figs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad. [24:3] Then said THE GOD unto me, What seest thou, Jeremiah? And I said, Figs; the good figs, very good; and the bad, very bad, that cannot be eaten, they are so bad. [24:4] And the word of THE GOD came unto me, saying, [24:5] Thus saith THE GOD, the God of Israel: Like these good figs, so will I regard the captives of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans, for good. [24:6] For I will set mine eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again to this land: and I will build them, and not pull them down; and I will plant them, and not pluck them up. [24:7] And I will give them a heart to know me, that I am THE GOD: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God; for they shall return unto me with their whole heart. [24:8] And as the bad figs, which cannot be eaten, they are so bad, surely thus saith THE GOD, So will I give up Zedekiah the king of Judah, and his princes, and the residue of Jerusalem, that remain in this land, and them that dwell in the land of Egypt, [24:9] I will even give them up to be tossed to and fro among all the kingdoms of the earth for evil; to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places whither I shall drive them. [24:10] And I will send the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, among them, till they be consumed from off the land that I gave unto them and to their fathers.

[25:1] The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah (the same was the first year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon,) [25:2] which Jeremiah the prophet spake unto all the people of Judah, and to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying: [25:3] From 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 GOD hath come unto me, and I have spoken unto you, rising up early and speaking; but you have not hearkened. [25:4] And THE GOD hath sent unto you all his servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, (but you have not hearkened, nor inclined your ear to hear,) [25:5] saying, Return you now every one from his evil way, and from the evil of your doings, and dwell in the land that THE GOD hath given unto you and to your fathers, from of old and even for evermore; [25:6] and go not after other gods to serve them, and to worship them, and provoke me not to anger with the work of your hands; and I will do you no hurt. [25:7] Yet you have not hearkened unto me, saith THE GOD; that you may provoke me to anger with the work of your hands to your own hurt. [25:8] Therefore thus saith THE GOD of hosts: Because you have not heard my words, [25:9] behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith THE GOD, and I will send unto Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about; and I will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and a hissing, and perpetual desolations. [25:10] Moreover I will take from them the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the lamp. [25:11] And this whole land shall be a desolation, and an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years. [25:12] And it shall come to pass, when seventy years are accomplished, that I will punish the king of Babylon, and that nation, saith THE GOD, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans; and I will make it desolate for ever. [25:13] And I will bring upon that land all my words which I have pronounced against it, even all that is written in this book, which Jeremiah hath prophesied against all the nations. [25:14] For many nations and great kings shall make bondmen of them, even of them; and I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according to the work of their hands. [25:15] For thus saith THE GOD, the God of Israel, unto me: take this cup of the wine of wrath at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send thee, to drink it. [25:16] And they shall drink, and reel to and fro, and be mad, because of the sword that I will send among them. [25:17] Then took I the cup at THE GOD’s hand, and made all the nations to drink, unto whom THE GOD had sent me: [25:18] to wit, Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, and the kings thereof, and the princes thereof, to make them a desolation, an astonishment, a hissing, and a curse, as it is this day; [25:19] Pharaoh king of Egypt, and his servants, and his princes, and all his people; [25:20] and all the mingled people, and all the kings of the land of the Uz, and all the kings of the Philistines, and Ashkelon, and Gaza, and Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod; [25:21] Edom, and Moab, and the children of Ammon; [25:22] and all the kings of Tyre, and all the kings of Sidon, and the kings of the isle which is beyond the sea; [25:23] Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all that have the corners of their hair cut off; [25:24] and all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings of the mingled people that dwell in the wilderness; [25:25] and all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes; [25:26] and all the kings of the north, far and near, one with another; and all the kingdoms of the world, which are upon the face of the earth: and the king of Sheshach shall drink after them. [25:27] And you shalt say unto them, Thus saith THE GOD of hosts, the God of Israel: Drink ye, and be drunken, and spew, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you. [25:28] And it shall be, if they refuse to take the cup at your hand to drink, then shalt you say unto them, Thus saith THE GOD of hosts: You shall surely drink. [25:29] For, lo, I begin to work evil at the city which is called by my name; and should you be utterly unpunished? You shall not be unpunished; for I will call for a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, saith THE GOD of hosts. [25:30] Therefore prophesy you against them all these words, and say unto them, THE GOD will roar from on high, and utter his voice from his holy habitation; he will mightily roar against his fold; he will give a shout, as they that tread the grapes, against all the inhabitants of the earth. [25:31] A noise shall come even to the end of the earth; for THE GOD hath a controversy with the nations; he will enter into judgment with all flesh: as for the wicked, he will give them to the sword, saith THE GOD. [25:32] Thus saith THE GOD of hosts, Behold, evil shall go forth from nation to nation, and a great tempest shall be raised up from the uttermost parts of the earth. [25:33] And the slain of THE GOD shall be at that day from one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth: they shall not be lamented, neither gathered, nor buried; they shall be dung upon the face of the ground. [25:34] Wail, you shepherds, and cry; and wallow in ashes, you principal of the flock; for the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions are fully come, and you shall fall like a goodly vessel. [25:35] And the shepherds shall have no way to flee, nor the principal of the flock to escape. [25:36] A voice of the cry of the shepherds, and the wailing of the principal of the flock! for THE GOD layeth waste their pasture. [25:37] And the peaceable folds are brought to silence because of the fierce anger of THE GOD. [25:38] He hath left his covert, as the lion; for their land is become an astonishment because of the fierceness of the oppressing sword, and because of his fierce anger.

[26:1] In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, came this word from THE GOD, saying, [26:2] Thus saith THE GOD: Stand in the court of THE GOD’s house, and speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in THE GOD’s house, all the words that I command you to speak unto them; diminish not a word. [26:3] It may be they will hearken, and turn every man from his evil way; that I may repent me of the evil which I purpose to do unto them because of the evil of their doings. [26:4] And you shalt say unto them, Thus saith THE GOD: If you will not hearken to me, to walk in my law, which I have set before you, [26:5] to hearken to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I send unto you, even rising up early and sending them, but you have not hearkened; [26:6] then will I make this house like Shiloh, and will make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth. [26:7] And the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of THE GOD. [26:8] And it came to pass, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that THE GOD had commanded him to speak unto all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people laid hold on him, saying, you shalt surely die. [26:9] Why have you prophesied in the name of THE GOD, saying, This house shall be like Shiloh, and this city shall be desolate, without inhabitant? And all the people were gathered unto Jeremiah in the house of THE GOD. [26:10] And when the princes of Judah heard these things, they came up from the king’s house unto the house of THE GOD; and they sat in the entry of the new gate of THE GOD’s house. [26:11] Then spake the priests and the prophets unto the princes and to all the people, saying, This man is worthy of death; for he hath prophesied against this city, as you have heard with your ears. [26:12] Then spake Jeremiah unto all the princes and to all the people, saying, THE GOD sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words that you have heard. [26:13] Now therefore amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of THE GOD your God; and THE GOD will repent him of the evil that he hath pronounced against you. [26:14] But as for me, behold, I am in your hand: do with me as is good and right in your eyes. [26:15] Only know you for certain that, if you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood upon yourselves, and upon this city, and upon the inhabitants thereof; for of a truth THE GOD hath sent me unto you to speak all these words in your ears. [26:16] Then said the princes and all the people unto the priests and to the prophets: This man is not worthy of death; for he hath spoken to us in the name of THE GOD our God. [26:17] Then rose up certain of the elders of the land, and spake to all the assembly of the people, saying, [26:18] Micah the Morashtite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah; and he spake to all the people of Judah, saying, Thus saith THE GOD of hosts: Zion shall be plowed as a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest. [26:19] Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him to death? did he not fear THE GOD, and entreat the favor of THE GOD, and THE GOD repented him of the evil which he had pronounced against them? Thus should we commit great evil against our own souls. [26:20] And there was also a man that prophesied in the name of THE GOD, Uriah the son of Shemaiah of Kiriath-jearim; and he prophesied against this city and against this land according to all the words of Jeremiah: [26:21] and when Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty-men, and all the princes, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death; but when Uriah heard it, he was afraid, and fled, and went into Egypt: [26:22] and Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, namely, Elnathan the son of Achbor, and certain men with him, into Egypt; [26:23] and they fetched forth Uriah out of Egypt, and brought him unto Jehoiakim the king, who slew him with the sword, and cast his dead body into the graves of the common people. [26:24] But the hand of Ahikam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, that they should not give him into the hand of the people to put him to death.

[27:1] In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, came this word unto Jeremiah from THE GOD, saying, [27:2] Thus saith THE GOD to me: Make you bonds and bars, and put them upon your neck; [27:3] and send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to the king of the children of Ammon, and to the king of Tyre, and to the king of Sidon, by the hand of the messengers that come to Jerusalem unto Zedekiah king of Judah; [27:4] and give them a charge unto their masters, saying, Thus saith THE GOD of hosts, the God of Israel, Thus shall you say unto your masters: [27:5] I have made the earth, the men and the beasts that are upon the face of the earth, by my great power and by my outstretched arm; and I give it unto whom it seemeth right unto me. [27:6] And now have I given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field also have I given him to serve him. [27:7] And 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 and great kings shall make him their bondman. [27:8] And it shall come to pass, that the nation and the kingdom which will not serve the same Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and that will not put their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, that nation will I punish, saith THE GOD, with the sword, and with the famine, and with the pestilence, until I have consumed them by his hand. [27:9] But as for you, hearken you not to your prophets, nor to your diviners, nor to your dreams, nor to your soothsayers, nor to your sorcerers, that speak unto you, saying, You shall not serve the king of Babylon: [27:10] for they prophesy a lie unto you, to remove you far from your land, and that I should drive you out, and you should perish. [27:11] But the nation that shall bring their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him, that nation will I let remain in their own land, saith THE GOD; and they shall till it, and dwell therein. [27:12] And I spake to Zedekiah king of Judah according to all these words, saying, Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and live. [27:13] Why will you die, you and your people, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, as THE GOD hath spoken concerning the nation that will not serve the king of Babylon? [27:14] And hearken not unto the words of the prophets that speak unto you, saying, You shall not serve the king of Babylon; for they prophesy a lie unto you. [27:15] For I have not sent them, saith THE GOD, but they prophesy falsely in my name; that I may drive you out, and that you may perish, ye, and the prophets that prophesy unto you. [27:16] Also I spake to the priests and to all this people, saying, Thus saith THE GOD: Hearken not to the words of your prophets that prophesy unto you, saying, Behold, the vessels of THE GOD’s house shall now shortly be brought again from Babylon; for they prophesy a lie unto you. [27:17] Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: wherefore should this city become a desolation? [27:18] But if they be prophets, and if the word of THE GOD be with them, let them now make intercession to THE GOD of hosts, that the vessels which are left in the house of THE GOD, and in the house of the king of Judah, and at Jerusalem, go not to Babylon. [27:19] For thus saith THE GOD of hosts concerning the pillars, and concerning the sea, and concerning the bases, and concerning the residue of the vessels that are left in this city, [27:20] which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took not, when he carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, from Jerusalem to Babylon, and all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem; [27:21] yea, thus saith THE GOD of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning the vessels that are left in the house of THE GOD, and in the house of the king of Judah, and at Jerusalem: [27:22] They shall be carried to Babylon, and there shall they be, until the day that I visit them, saith THE GOD; then will I bring them up, and restore them to this place.

[28:1] And it came to pass the same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year, in the fifth month, that Hananiah the son of Azzur, the prophet, who was of Gibeon, spake unto me in the house of THE GOD, in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying, [28:2] Thus speaketh THE GOD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon. [28:3] Within two full years will I bring again into this place all the vessels of THE GOD’s house, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took away from this place, and carried to Babylon: [28:4] and I will bring again to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, with all the captives of Judah, that went to Babylon, saith THE GOD; for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon. [28:5] Then the prophet Jeremiah said unto the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests, and in the presence of all the people that stood in the house of THE GOD, [28:6] even the prophet Jeremiah said, Amen: THE GOD do so; THE GOD perform your words which you have prophesied, to bring again the vessels of THE GOD’s house, and all them of the captivity, from Babylon unto this place. [28:7] Nevertheless hear you now this word that I speak in your ears, and in the ears of all the people: [28:8] The prophets that have been before me and before you of old prophesied against many countries, and against great kingdoms, of war, and of evil, and of pestilence. [28:9] The prophet that prophesieth of peace, when the word of the prophet shall come to pass, then shall the prophet be known, that THE GOD hath truly sent him. [28:10] Then Hananiah the prophet took the bar from off the prophet Jeremiah’s neck, and brake it. [28:11] And Hananiah spake in the presence of all the people, saying, Thus saith THE GOD: Even so will I break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon within two full years from off the neck of all the nations. And the prophet Jeremiah went his way. [28:12] Then the word of THE GOD came unto Jeremiah, after that Hananiah the prophet had broken the bar from off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, saying, [28:13] Go, and tell Hananiah, saying, Thus saith THE GOD: you have broken the bars of wood; but you have made in their stead bars of iron. [28:14] For thus saith THE GOD of hosts, the God of Israel: I have put a yoke of iron upon the neck of all these nations, that they may served Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and they shall serve him: and I have given him the beasts of the field also. [28:15] Then said the prophet Jeremiah unto Hananiah the prophet, Hear now, Hananiah: THE GOD hath not sent thee; but you makest this people to trust in a lie. [28:16] Therefore thus saith THE GOD, Behold, I will send you away from off the face of the earth: this year you shalt die, because you have spoken rebellion against THE GOD. [28:17] So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month.

[29:1] Now these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem unto the residue of the elders of the captivity, and to the priests, and to the prophets, and to all the people, whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon, [29:2] (after that Jeconiah the king, and the queen-mother, and the eunuchs, and the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and the craftsmen, and the smiths, were departed from Jerusalem,) [29:3] by the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent unto Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon,) saying, [29:4] Thus saith THE GOD of hosts, the God of Israel, unto all the captivity, whom I have caused to be carried away captive from Jerusalem unto Babylon: [29:5] Build you houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them. [29:6] Take you 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 you there, and be not diminished. [29:7] And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray unto THE GOD for it; for in the peace thereof shall you have peace. [29:8] For thus saith THE GOD of hosts, the God of Israel: Let not your prophets that are in the midst of you, and your diviners, deceive you; neither hearken you to your dreams which you cause to be dreamed. [29:9] For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith THE GOD. [29:10] For thus saith THE GOD, After seventy years are accomplished for Babylon, I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place. [29:11] For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith THE GOD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end. [29:12] And you shall call upon me, and you shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. [29:13] And you shall seek me, and find me, when you shall search for me with all your heart. [29:14] And I will be found of you, saith THE GOD, and I will turn again your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places wither I have driven you, saith THE GOD; and I will bring you again unto the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive. [29:15] Because you have said, THE GOD hath raised us up prophets in Babylon; [29:16] thus saith THE GOD 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 captivity; [29:17] thus saith THE GOD of hosts; Behold, I will send upon them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and will make them like vile figs, that cannot be eaten, they are so bad. [29:18] And I will pursue after them with the sword, with the famine, and with the pestilence, and will deliver them to be tossed to and fro among all the kingdoms of the earth, to be an execration, and an astonishment, and a hissing, and a reproach, among all the nations whither I have driven them; [29:19] because they have not hearkened to my words, saith THE GOD, wherewith I sent unto them my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them; but you would not hear, saith THE GOD. [29:20] Hear you therefore the word of THE GOD, all you of the captivity, whom I have sent away from Jerusalem to Babylon. [29:21] Thus saith THE GOD of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning Ahab the son of Kolaiah, and concerning Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, who prophesy a lie unto you in my name: Behold, I will deliver them into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall slay them before your eyes; [29:22] and of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captives of Judah that are in Babylon, saying, THE GOD make you like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire; [29:23] because they have wrought folly in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbors’ wives, and have spoken words in my name falsely, which I commanded them not; and I am he that knoweth, and am witness, saith THE GOD. [29:24] And concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite you shalt speak, saying, [29:25] Thus speaketh THE GOD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, Because you have sent letters in your own name unto all the people that are at Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, and to all the priests, saying, [29:26] THE GOD hath made you priest in the stead of Jehoiada the priest, that there may be officers in the house of THE GOD, for every man that is mad, and maketh himself a prophet, that you shouldest put him in the stocks and in shackles. [29:27] Now therefore, why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth, who maketh himself a prophet to you, [29:28] forasmuch as he hath sent unto us in Babylon, saying, The captivity is long: build you houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them? [29:29] And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet. [29:30] Then came the word of THE GOD unto Jeremiah, saying, [29:31] Send to all them of the captivity, saying, Thus saith THE GOD 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; [29:32] therefore thus saith THE GOD, Behold, I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite, and 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 GOD, because he hath spoken rebellion against THE GOD.

[30:1] The word that came to Jeremiah from THE GOD, saying, [30:2] Thus speaketh THE GOD, the God of Israel, saying, Write you all the words that I have spoken unto you in a book. [30:3] For, lo, the days come, saith THE GOD, that I will turn again the captivity of my people Israel and Judah, saith THE GOD; and I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it. [30:4] And these are the words that THE GOD spake concerning Israel and concerning Judah. [30:5] For thus saith THE GOD: We have heard a voice of trembling, of fear, and not of peace. [30:6] Ask you now, and see whether a man doth travail with 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? [30:7] Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble; but he shall be saved out of it. [30:8] And it shall come to pass in that day, saith THE GOD of hosts, that I will break his yoke from off your neck, and will burst your bonds; and strangers shall no more make him their bondman; [30:9] but they shall serve THE GOD their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up unto them. [30:10] Therefore fear you not, O Jacob my servant, saith THE GOD; neither be dismayed, O Israel: for, lo, I will save you from afar, and your seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be quiet and at ease, and none shall make him afraid. [30:11] For I am with thee, saith THE GOD, to save thee: for I will make a full end of all the nations whither I have scattered thee, but I will not make a full end of thee; but I will correct you in measure, and will in no wise leave you unpunished. [30:12] For thus saith THE GOD, your hurt is incurable, and your wound grievous. [30:13] There is none to plead your cause, that you mayest be bound up: you have no healing medicines. [30:14] All your lovers have forgotten thee; they seek you not: for I have wounded you with the wound of an enemy, with the chastisement of a cruel one, for the greatness of your iniquity, because your sins were increased. [30:15] Why criest you for your hurt? your pain is incurable: for the greatness of your iniquity, because your sins were increased, I have done these things unto thee. [30:16] Therefore all they that devour you shall be devoured; and all your adversaries, every one of them, shall go into captivity; and they that despoil you shall be a spoil, and all that prey upon you will I give for a prey. [30:17] For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal you of your wounds, saith THE GOD; because they have called you an outcast, saying, It is Zion, whom no man seeketh after. [30:18] Thus saith THE GOD: Behold, I will turn again the captivity of Jacob’s tents, and have compassion on his dwelling-places; and the city shall be builded upon its own hill, and the palace shall be inhabited after its own manner. [30:19] And out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and the voice of them that make merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small. [30:20] Their children also shall be as aforetime, and their congregation shall be established before me; and I will punish all that oppress them. [30:21] And their prince shall be of themselves, and their ruler shall proceed from the midst of them; and I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach unto me: for who is he that hath had boldness to approach unto me? saith THE GOD. [30:22] And you shall be my people, and I will be your God. [30:23] Behold, the tempest of THE GOD, even his wrath, is gone forth, a sweeping tempest: it shall burst upon the head of the wicked. [30:24] The fierce anger of THE GOD shall not return, until he have executed, and till he have performed the intents of his heart: in the latter days you shall understand it.

[31:1] At that time, saith THE GOD, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people. [31:2] Thus saith THE GOD, The people that were left of the sword found favor in the wilderness; even Israel, when I went to cause him to rest. [31:3] THE GOD appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved you with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee. [31:4] Again will I build thee, and you shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: again shalt you be adorned with your tabrets, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry. [31:5] Again shalt you plant vineyards upon the mountains of Samaria; the planters shall plant, and shall enjoy the fruit thereof. [31:6] For there shall be a day, that the watchmen upon the hills of Ephraim shall cry, Arise ye, and let us go up to Zion unto THE GOD our God. [31:7] For thus saith THE GOD, Sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout for the chief of the nations: publish ye, praise ye, and say, O THE GOD, save your people, the remnant of Israel. [31:8] Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the uttermost parts of the earth, and with them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her that travaileth with child together: a great company shall they return hither. [31:9] They shall come with weeping; and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by rivers of waters, in a straight way wherein they shall not stumble; for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my first-born. [31:10] Hear the word of THE GOD, O you nations, and declare it in the isles afar off; and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as shepherd doth his flock. [31:11] For THE GOD hath ransomed Jacob, and redeemed him from the hand of him that was stronger than he. [31:12] And they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow unto the goodness of THE GOD, to the grain, and to the new wine, and to the oil, and to the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all. [31:13] Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, and the young men and the old together; for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow. [31:14] And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith THE GOD. [31:15] Thus saith THE GOD: A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping, Rachel weeping for her children; she refuseth to be comforted for her children, because they are not. [31:16] Thus saith THE GOD: Refrain your voice from weeping, and your eyes from tears; for your work shall be rewarded, saith THE GOD; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy. [31:17] And there is hope for your latter end, saith THE GOD; and your children shall come again to their own border. [31:18] I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus, you have chastised me, and I was chastised, as a calf unaccustomed to the yoke: turn you me, and I shall be turned; for you art THE GOD my God. [31:19] Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, I smote upon my thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth. [31:20] Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a darling child? for as often as I speak against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my heart yearneth for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith THE GOD. [31:21] Set you up waymarks, make you guide-posts; set your heart toward the highway, even the way by which you wentest: turn again, O virgin of Israel, turn again to these your cities. [31:22] How long wilt you go hither and thither, O you backsliding daughter? for THE GOD hath created a new thing in the earth: a woman shall encompass a man. [31:23] Thus saith THE GOD of hosts, the God of Israel, Yet again shall they use this speech in the land of Judah and in the cities thereof, when I shall bring again their captivity: THE GOD bless thee, O habitation of righteousness, O mountain of holiness. [31:24] And Judah and all the cities thereof shall dwell therein together, the husbandmen, and they that go about with flocks. [31:25] For I have satiated the weary soul, and every sorrowful soul have I replenished. [31:26] Upon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me. [31:27] Behold, the days come, saith THE GOD, that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man, and with the seed of beast. [31:28] And it shall come to pass that, like as I have watched over them to pluck up and to break down and to overthrow and to destroy and to afflict, so will I watch over them to build and to plant, saith THE GOD. [31:29] In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge. [31:30] But every one shall die for his own iniquity: every man that eateth the sour grapes, his teeth shall be set on edge. [31:31] Behold, the days come, saith THE GOD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: [31:32] not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was a husband unto them, saith THE GOD. [31:33] But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith THE GOD: I will put my law in their inward parts, and in their heart will I write it; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people: [31:34] and they shall teach no more every man his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, Know THE GOD; for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith THE GOD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin will I remember no more. [31:35] Thus saith THE GOD, who giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, who stirreth up the sea, so that the waves thereof roar; THE GOD of hosts is his name: [31:36] If these ordinances depart from before me, saith THE GOD, then the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me for ever. [31:37] Thus saith THE GOD: If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, then will I also cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have done, saith THE GOD. [31:38] Behold, the days come, saith THE GOD, that the city shall be built to THE GOD from the tower of Hananel unto the gate of the corner. [31:39] And the measuring line shall go out further straight onward unto the hill Gareb, and shall turn about unto Goah. [31:40] And the whole valley of the dead bodies and of the ashes, and all the fields unto the brook Kidron, unto the corner of the horse gate toward the east, shall be holy unto THE GOD; it shall not be plucked up, nor thrown down any more for ever.

[32:1] The word that came to Jeremiah from THE GOD in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar. [32:2] Now at that time the king of Babylon’s army was besieging Jerusalem; and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the guard, which was in the king of Judah’s house. [32:3] For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying, Wherefore dost you prophesy, and say, Thus saith THE GOD, Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it; [32:4] and Zedekiah king of Judah shall not escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans, but shall surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and shall speak with him mouth to mouth, and his eyes shall behold his eyes; [32:5] and he shall bring Zedekiah to Babylon, and there shall he be until I visit him, saith THE GOD: though you fight with the Chaldeans, you shall not prosper? [32:6] And Jeremiah said, The word of THE GOD came unto me, saying, [32:7] Behold, Hanamel the son of Shallum your uncle shall come unto thee, saying, Buy you my field that is in Anathoth; for the right of redemption is your to buy it. [32:8] So Hanamel mine uncle’s son came to me in the court of the guard according to the word of THE GOD, and said unto me, Buy my field, I pray thee, that is in Anathoth, which is in the land of Benjamin; for the right of inheritance is thine, and the redemption is thine; buy it for thyself. Then I knew that this was the word of THE GOD. [32:9] And I bought the field that was in Anathoth of Hanamel mine uncle’s son, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver. [32:10] And I subscribed the deed, and sealed it, and called witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances. [32:11] So I took the deed of the purchase, both that which was sealed, according to the law and custom, and that which was open: [32:12] and I delivered the deed of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, in the presence of Hanamel mine uncle’s son, and in the presence of the witnesses that subscribed the deed of the purchase, before all the Jews that sat in the court of the guard. [32:13] And I charged Baruch before them, saying, [32:14] Thus saith THE GOD of hosts, the God of Israel: Take these deeds, this deed of the purchase which is sealed, and this deed which is open, and put them in an earthen vessel; that they may continue many days. [32:15] For thus saith THE GOD of hosts, the God of Israel: Houses and fields and vineyards shall yet again be bought in this land. [32:16] Now after I had delivered the deed of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed unto THE GOD, saying, [32:17] Ah Lord THE GOD! behold, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm; there is nothing too hard for thee, [32:18] who showest lovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them; the great, the mighty God, THE GOD of hosts is his name; [32:19] great in counsel, and mighty in work; whose eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men, to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings: [32:20] who didst set signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, even unto this day, both in Israel and among other men; and madest you a name, as at this day; [32:21] and didst bring forth your people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs, and with wonders, and with a strong hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great terror; [32:22] and gavest them this land, which you didst swear to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey; [32:23] and they came in, and possessed it, but they obeyed not your voice, neither walked in your law; they have done nothing of all that you commandedst them to do: therefore you have caused all this evil to come upon them. [32:24] Behold, the mounds, they are come unto the city to take it; and the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans that fight against it, because of the sword, and of the famine, and of the pestilence; and what you have spoken is come to pass; and, behold, you seest it. [32:25] And you have said unto me, O Lord THE GOD, Buy you the field for money, and call witnesses; whereas the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans. [32:26] Then came the word of THE GOD unto Jeremiah, saying, [32:27] Behold, I am THE GOD, the God of all flesh: is there anything too hard for me? [32:28] Therefore thus saith THE GOD: Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the Chaldeans, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and he shall take it: [32:29] and the Chaldeans, that fight against this city, shall come and set this city on fire, and burn it, with the houses, upon whose roofs they have offered incense unto Baal, and poured out drink-offerings unto other gods, to provoke me to anger. [32:30] For the children of Israel and the children of Judah have done only that which was evil in my sight from their youth; for the children of Israel have only provoked me to anger with the work of their hands, saith THE GOD. [32:31] For this city hath been to me a provocation of mine anger and of my wrath from the day that they built it even unto this day; that I should remove it from before my face, [32:32] because of all the evil of the children of Israel and of the children of Judah, which they have done to provoke me to anger, they, their kings, their princes, their priests, and their prophets, and the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. [32:33] And they have turned unto me the back, and not the face: and though I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not hearkened to receive instruction. [32:34] But they set their abominations in the house which is called by my name, to defile it. [32:35] And they built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire unto Molech; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin. [32:36] And now therefore thus saith THE GOD, the God of Israel, concerning this city, whereof you say, It is given into the hand of the king of Babylon by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence: [32:37] Behold, I will gather them out of all the countries, whither I have driven them in mine anger, and in my wrath, and in great indignation; and I will bring them again unto this place, and I will cause them to dwell safely: [32:38] and they shall be my people, and I will be their God: [32:39] and I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them: [32:40] and I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from following them, to do them good; and I will put my fear in their hearts, that they may not depart from me. [32:41] Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul. [32:42] For thus saith THE GOD: Like as I have brought all this great evil upon this people, so will I bring upon them all the good that I have promised them. [32:43] And fields shall be bought in this land, whereof you say, It is desolate, without man or beast; it is given into the hand of the Chaldeans. [32:44] Men shall buy fields for money, and subscribe the deeds, and seal them, and call witnesses, in the land of Benjamin, and in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, and in the cities of the hill-country, and in the cities of the lowland, and in the cities of the South: for I will cause their captivity to return, saith THE GOD.

[33:1] Moreover the word of THE GOD came unto Jeremiah the second time, while he was yet shut up in the court of the guard, saying, [33:2] Thus saith THE GOD that doeth it, THE GOD that formeth it to establish it; THE GOD is his name: [33:3] Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and will show you great things, and difficult, which you knowest not. [33:4] For thus saith THE GOD, the God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city, and concerning the houses of the kings of Judah, which are broken down to make a defence against the mounds and against the sword; [33:5] while men come to fight with the Chaldeans, and to fill them with the dead bodies of men, whom I have slain in mine anger and in my wrath, and for all whose wickedness I have hid my face from this city: [33:6] Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them; and I will reveal unto them abundance of peace and truth. [33:7] And I will cause the captivity of Judah and the captivity of Israel to return, and will build them, as at the first. [33:8] And I will cleanse them from all their iniquity, whereby they have sinned against me; and I will pardon all their iniquities, whereby they have sinned against me, and whereby they have transgressed against me. [33:9] And this city shall be to me for a name of joy, for a praise and for a glory, before all the nations of the earth, which shall hear all the good that I do unto them, and shall fear and tremble for all the good and for all the peace that I procure unto it. [33:10] Thus saith THE GOD: Yet again there shall be heard in this place, whereof you say, It is waste, without man and without beast, even in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, that are desolate, without man and without inhabitant and without beast, [33:11] the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that say, Give thanks to THE GOD of hosts, for THE GOD is good, for his lovingkindness endureth for ever; and of them that bring sacrifices of thanksgiving into the house of THE GOD. For I will cause the captivity of the land to return as at the first, saith THE GOD. [33:12] Thus saith THE GOD of hosts: Yet again shall there be in this place, which is waste, without man and without beast, and in all the cities thereof, a habitation of shepherds causing their flocks to lie down. [33:13] In the cities of the hill-country, in the cities of the lowland, and in the cities of the South, and in the land of Benjamin, and in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, shall the flocks again pass under the hands of him that numbereth them, saith THE GOD. [33:14] Behold, the days come, saith THE GOD, that I will perform that good word which I have spoken concerning the house of Israel and concerning the house of Judah. [33:15] In those days, and at that time, will I cause a Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. [33:16] In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely; and this is the name whereby she shall be called: THE GOD our righteousness. [33:17] For thus saith THE GOD: David shall never want a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel; [33:18] neither shall the priests the Levites want a man before me to offer burnt-offerings, and to burn meal-offerings, and to do sacrifice continually. [33:19] And the word of THE GOD came unto Jeremiah, saying, [33:20] Thus saith THE GOD: If you can break my covenant of the day, and my covenant of the night, so that there shall not be day and night in their season; [33:21] then may also my covenant be broken with David my servant, that he shall not have a son to reign upon his throne; and with the Levites the priests, my ministers. [33:22] As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, neither the sand of the sea measured; so will I multiply the seed of David my servant, and the Levites that minister unto me. [33:23] And the word of THE GOD came to Jeremiah, saying, [33:24] Considerest you not what this people have spoken, saying, The two families which THE GOD did choose, he hath cast them off? thus do they despise my people, that they should be no more a nation before them. [33:25] Thus saith THE GOD: If my covenant of day and night stand not, if I have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth; [33:26] then will I also cast away the seed of Jacob, and of David my servant, so that I will not take of his seed to be rulers over the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: for I will cause their captivity to return, and will have mercy on them.

[34:1] The word which came unto Jeremiah from THE GOD, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and all his army, and all the kingdoms of the earth that were under his dominion, and all the peoples, were fighting against Jerusalem, and against all the cities thereof, saying: [34:2] Thus saith THE GOD, the God of Israel, Go, and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah, and tell him, Thus saith THE GOD, Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire: [34:3] and you shalt not escape out of his hand, but shalt surely be taken, and delivered into his hand; and your eyes shall behold the eyes of the king of Babylon, and he shall speak with you mouth to mouth, and you shalt go to Babylon. [34:4] Yet hear the word of THE GOD, O Zedekiah king of Judah: thus saith THE GOD concerning thee, you shalt not die by the sword; [34:5] you shalt die in peace; and with the burnings of your fathers, the former kings that were before thee, so shall they make a burning for thee; and they shall lament thee, saying, Ah Lord! for I have spoken the word, saith THE GOD. [34:6] Then Jeremiah the prophet spake all these words unto Zedekiah king of Judah in Jerusalem, [34:7] when the king of Babylon’s army was fighting against Jerusalem, and against all the cities of Judah that were left, against Lachish and against Azekah; for these alone remained of the cities of Judah as fortified cities. [34:8] The word that came unto Jeremiah from THE GOD, after that the king Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people that were at Jerusalem, to proclaim liberty unto them; [34:9] that every man should let his man-servant, and every man his maid-servant, that is a Hebrew or a Hebrewess, go free; that none should make bondmen of them, to wit, of a Jew his brother. [34:10] And all the princes and all the people obeyed, that had entered into the covenant, that every one should let his man-servant, and every one his maid-servant, go free, that none should make bondmen of them any more; they obeyed, and let them go: [34:11] but afterwards they turned, and caused the servants and the handmaids, whom they had let go free, to return, and brought them into subjection for servants and for handmaids. [34:12] Therefore the word of THE GOD came to Jeremiah from THE GOD, saying, [34:13] Thus saith THE GOD, the God of Israel: I made a covenant with your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage, saying, [34:14] At the end of seven years you shall let go every man his brother that is a Hebrew, that hath been sold unto thee, and hath served you six years, you shalt let him go free from thee: but your fathers hearkened not unto me, neither inclined their ear. [34:15] And you were now turned, and had done that which is right in mine eyes, in proclaiming liberty every man to his neighbor; and you had made a covenant before me in the house which is called by my name: [34:16] but you turned and profaned my name, and caused every man his servant, and every man his handmaid, whom you had let go free at their pleasure, to return; and you brought them into subjection, to be unto you for servants and for handmaids. [34:17] Therefore thus saith THE GOD: you have not hearkened unto me, to proclaim liberty, every man to his brother, and every man to his neighbor: behold, I proclaim unto you a liberty, saith THE GOD, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will make you to be tossed to and fro among all the kingdoms of the earth. [34:18] And I will give the men that have transgressed my covenant, that have not performed the words of the covenant which they made before me, when they cut the calf in twain and passed between the parts thereof; [34:19] the princes of Judah, and the princes of Jerusalem, the eunuchs, and the priests, and all the people of the land, that passed between the parts of the calf; [34:20] I will even give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life; and their dead bodies shall be for food unto the birds of the heavens, and to the beasts of the earth. [34:21] And Zedekiah king of Judah and his princes will I give into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life, and into the hand of the king of Babylon’s army, that are gone away from you. [34:22] Behold, I will command, saith THE GOD, and cause them to return to this city; and they shall fight against it, and take it, and burn it with fire: and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.

[35:1] The word which came unto Jeremiah from THE GOD in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying, [35:2] Go unto the house of the Rechabites, and speak unto them, and bring them into the house of THE GOD, into one of the chambers, and give them wine to drink. [35:3] Then I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, the son of Habazziniah, and his brethren, and all his sons, and the whole house of the Rechabites; [35:4] and I brought them into the house of THE GOD, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan the son of Igdaliah, the man of God, which was by the chamber of the princes, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the threshold. [35:5] And I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites bowls full of wine, and cups; and I said unto them, Drink you wine. [35:6] But they said, We will drink no wine; for Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, commanded us, saying, You shall drink no wine, neither ye, nor your sons, for ever: [35:7] neither shall you build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have any; but all your days you shall dwell in tents; that you may live many days in the land wherein you sojourn. [35:8] And we have obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, in all that he charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, or our daughters; [35:9] nor to build houses for us to dwell in; neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed: [35:10] but we have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us. [35:11] But it came to pass, when Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came up into the land, that we said, Come, and let us go to Jerusalem for fear of the army of the Chaldeans, and for fear of the army of the Syrians; so we dwell at Jerusalem. [35:12] Then came the word of THE GOD unto Jeremiah, saying, [35:13] Thus saith THE GOD of hosts, the God of Israel: Go, and say to the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Will you not receive instruction to hearken to my words? saith THE GOD. [35:14] The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, that he commanded his sons, not to drink wine, are performed; and unto this day they drink none, for they obey their father’s commandment: but I have spoken unto you, rising up early and speaking; and you have not hearkened unto me. [35:15] I have sent also unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, Return you now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them, and you shall dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but you have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened unto me. [35:16] Forasmuch as the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have performed the commandment of their father which he commanded them, but this people hath not hearkened unto me; [35:17] therefore thus saith THE GOD, the God of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will bring upon Judah and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the evil that I have pronounced against them; because I have spoken unto them, but they have not heard; and I have called unto them, but they have not answered. [35:18] And Jeremiah said unto the house of the Rechabites, Thus saith THE GOD of hosts, the God of Israel: Because you have obeyed the commandment of Jonadab your father, and kept all his precepts, and done according unto all that he commanded you; [35:19] therefore thus saith THE GOD of hosts, the God of Israel: Jonadab the son of Rechab shall not want a man to stand before me for ever.

[36:1] And it came to pass in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, that this word came unto Jeremiah from THE GOD, saying, [36:2] Take you a roll of a book, and write therein all the words that I have spoken unto you against Israel, and against Judah, and against all the nations, from the day I spake unto thee, from the days of Josiah, even unto this day. [36:3] It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the evil which I purpose to do unto them; that they may return every man from his evil way; that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin. [36:4] Then Jeremiah called Baruch the son of Neriah; and Baruch wrote from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of THE GOD, which he had spoken unto him, upon a roll of a book. [36:5] And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, I am shut up; I cannot go into the house of THE GOD: [36:6] therefore go thou, and read in the roll, which you have written from my mouth, the words of THE GOD in the ears of the people in THE GOD’s house upon the fast-day; and also you shalt read them in the ears of all Judah that come out of their cities. [36:7] It may be they will present their supplication before THE GOD, and will return every one from his evil way; for great is the anger and the wrath that THE GOD hath pronounced against this people. [36:8] And Baruch the son of Neriah did according to all that Jeremiah the prophet commanded him, reading in the book the words of THE GOD in THE GOD’s house. [36:9] Now it came to pass in the fifth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, in the ninth month, that all the people in Jerusalem, and all the people that came from the cities of Judah unto Jerusalem, proclaimed a fast before THE GOD. [36:10] Then read Baruch in the book the words of Jeremiah in the house of THE GOD, in the chamber of Gemariah the son of Shaphan, the scribe, in the upper court, at the entry of the new gate of THE GOD’s house, in the ears of all the people. [36:11] And when Micaiah the son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, had heard out of the book all the words of THE GOD, [36:12] he went down into the king’s house, into the scribe’s chamber: and, lo, all the princes were sitting there, to wit, Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan the son of Achbor, and Gemariah the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, and all the princes. [36:13] Then Micaiah declared unto them all the words that he had heard, when Baruch read the book in the ears of the people. [36:14] Therefore all the princes sent Jehudi the son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, unto Baruch, saying, Take in your hand the roll wherein you have read in the ears of the people, and come. So Baruch the son of Neriah took the roll in his hand, and came unto them. [36:15] And they said unto him, Sit down now, and read it in our ears. So Baruch read it in their ears. [36:16] Now it came to pass, when they had heard all the words, they turned in fear one toward another, and said unto Baruch, We will surely tell the king of all these words. [36:17] And they asked Baruch, saying, Tell us now, How didst you write all these words at his mouth? [36:18] Then Baruch answered them, He pronounced all these words unto me with his mouth, and I wrote them with ink in the book. [36:19] Then said the princes unto Baruch, Go, hide thee, you and Jeremiah; and let no man know where you are. [36:20] And they went in to the king into the court; but they had laid up the roll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe; and they told all the words in the ears of the king. [36:21] So the king sent Jehudi to fetch the roll; and he took it out of the chamber of Elishama the scribe. And Jehudi read it in the ears of the king, and in the ears of all the princes that stood beside the king. [36:22] Now the king was sitting in the winter-house in the ninth month: and there was a fire in the brazier burning before him. [36:23] And it came to pass, when Jehudi had read three or four leaves, that the king cut it with the penknife, and cast it into the fire that was in the brazier, until all the roll was consumed in the fire that was in the brazier. [36:24] And they were not afraid, nor rent their garments, neither the king, nor any of his servants that heard all these words. [36:25] Moreover Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had made intercession to the king that he would not burn the roll; but he would not hear them. [36:26] And the king commanded Jerahmeel the king’s son, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet; but THE GOD hid them. [36:27] Then the word of THE GOD came to Jeremiah, after that the king had burned the roll, and the words which Baruch wrote at the mouth of Jeremiah, saying, [36:28] Take you again another roll, and write in it all the former words that were in the first roll, which Jehoiakim the king of Judah hath burned. [36:29] And concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah you shalt say, Thus saith THE GOD: you have burned this roll, saying, Why have you written therein, saying, The king of Babylon shall certainly come and destroy this land, and shall cause to cease from thence man and beast? [36:30] Therefore thus saith THE GOD concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah: He shall have none to sit upon the throne of David; and his dead body shall be cast out in the day to the heat, and in the night to the frost. [36:31] And I will punish him and his seed and his servants for their iniquity; and I will bring upon them, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and upon the men of Judah, all the evil that I have pronounced against them, but they hearkened not. [36:32] Then took Jeremiah another roll, and gave it to Baruch the scribe, the son of Neriah, who wrote therein from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the book which Jehoiakim king of Judah had burned in the fire; and there were added besides unto them many like words.

[37:1] And Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned as king, instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah. [37:2] But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did hearken unto the words of THE GOD, which he spake by the prophet Jeremiah. [37:3] And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now unto THE GOD our God for us. [37:4] Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people; for they had not put him into prison. [37:5] And Pharaoh’s army was come forth out of Egypt; and when the Chaldeans that were besieging Jerusalem heard tidings of them, they brake up from Jerusalem. [37:6] Then came the word of THE GOD unto the prophet Jeremiah, saying, [37:7] Thus saith THE GOD, the God of Israel, Thus shall you say to the king of Judah, that sent you unto me to inquire of me: Behold, Pharaoh’s army, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land. [37:8] And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city; and they shall take it, and burn it with fire. [37:9] Thus saith THE GOD, Deceive not yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans shall surely depart from us; for they shall not depart. [37:10] For though you had smitten the whole army of the Chaldeans that fight against you, and there remained but wounded men among them, yea would they rise up every man in his tent, and burn this city with fire. [37:11] And it came to pass that, when the army of the Chaldeans was broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh’s army, [37:12] then Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, to receive his portion there, in the midst of the people. [37:13] And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the ward was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he laid hold on Jeremiah the prophet, saying, you art falling away to the Chaldeans. [37:14] Then said Jeremiah, It is false; I am not falling away to the Chaldeans. But he hearkened not to him; so Irijah laid hold on Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes. [37:15] And the princes were wroth with Jeremiah, and smote him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe; for they had made that the prison. [37:16] When Jeremiah was come into the dungeon-house, and into the cells, and Jeremiah had remained there many days; [37:17] Then Zedekiah the king sent, and fetched him: and the king asked him secretly in his house, and said, Is there any word from THE GOD? And Jeremiah said, There is. He said also, you shalt be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon. [37:18] Moreover Jeremiah said unto king Zedekiah, Wherein have I sinned against thee, or against your servants, or against this people, that you have put me in prison? [37:19] Where now are your prophets that prophesied unto you, saying, The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this land? [37:20] And now hear, I pray thee, O my lord the king: let my supplication, I pray thee, be presented before thee, that you cause me not to return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there. [37:21] Then Zedekiah the king commanded, and they committed Jeremiah into the court of the guard; and they gave him daily a loaf of bread out of the bakers’ street, until all the bread in the city was spent. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard.

[38:1] And Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashhur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur the son of Malchijah, heard the words that Jeremiah spake unto all the people, saying, [38:2] Thus saith THE GOD, He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence; but he that goeth forth to the Chaldeans shall live, and his life shall be unto him for a prey, and he shall live. [38:3] Thus saith THE GOD, This city shall surely be given into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it. [38:4] Then the princes said unto the king, Let this man, we pray thee, be put to death; forasmuch as he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words unto them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt. [38:5] And Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand; for the king is not he that can do anything against you. [38:6] Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchijah the king’s son, that was in the court of the guard: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire; and Jeremiah sank in the mire. [38:7] Now when Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, a eunuch, who was in the king’s house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon (the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin,) [38:8] Ebed-melech went forth out of the king’s house, and spake to the king, saying, [38:9] My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon; and he is like to die in the place where he is, because of the famine; for there is no more bread in the city. [38:10] Then the king commanded Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die. [38:11] So Ebed-melech took the men with him, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took thence rags and worn-out garments, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah. [38:12] And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah, Put now these rags and worn-out garments under your armholes under the cords. And Jeremiah did so. [38:13] So they drew up Jeremiah with the cords, and took him up out of the dungeon: and Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard. [38:14] Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took Jeremiah the prophet unto him into the third entry that is in the house of THE GOD: and the king said unto Jeremiah, I will ask you a thing; hide nothing from me. [38:15] Then Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah, If I declare it unto thee, wilt you not surely put me to death? and if I give you counsel, you wilt not hearken unto me. [38:16] So Zedekiah the king sware secretly unto Jeremiah, saying, As THE GOD liveth, that made us this soul, I will not put you to death, neither will I give you into the hand of these men that seek your life. [38:17] Then said Jeremiah unto Zedekiah, Thus saith THE GOD, the God of hosts, the God of Israel: If you wilt go forth unto the king of Babylon’s princes, then your soul shall live, and this city shall not be burned with fire; and you shalt live, and your house. [38:18] But if you wilt not go forth to the king of Babylon’s princes, then shall this city be given into the hand of the Chaldeans, and they shall burn it with fire, and you shalt not escape out of their hand. [38:19] And Zedekiah the king said unto Jeremiah, I am afraid of the Jews that are fallen away to the Chaldeans, lest they deliver me into their hand, and they mock me. [38:20] But Jeremiah said, They shall not deliver thee. Obey, I beseech thee, the voice of THE GOD, in that which I speak unto thee: so it shall be well with thee, and your soul shall live. [38:21] But if you refuse to go forth, this is the word that THE GOD hath showed me: [38:22] behold, all the women that are left in the king of Judah’s house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylon’s princes, and those women shall say, your familiar friends have set you on, and have prevailed over thee: now that your feet are sunk in the mire, they are turned away back. [38:23] And they shall bring out all your wives and your children to the Chaldeans; and you shalt not escape out of their hand, but shalt be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon: and you shalt cause this city to be burned with fire. [38:24] Then said Zedekiah unto Jeremiah, Let no man know of these words, and you shalt not die. [38:25] But if the princes hear that I have talked with thee, and they come unto thee, and say unto thee, Declare unto us now what you have said unto the king; hide it not from us, and we will not put you to death; also what the king said unto thee: [38:26] then you shalt say unto them, I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not cause me to return to Jonathan’s house, to die there. [38:27] Then came all the princes unto Jeremiah, and asked him; and he told them according to all these words that the king had commanded. So they left off speaking with him; for the matter was not perceived. [38:28] So Jeremiah abode in the court of the guard until the day that Jerusalem was taken.

[39:1] And it came to pass when Jerusalem was taken, (in the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, came Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and all his army against Jerusalem, and besieged it; [39:2] in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, a breach was made in the city,) [39:3] that all the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, to wit, Nergal-sharezer, Samgar-nebo, Sarsechim, Rab-saris, Nergal-sharezer, Rab-mag, with all the rest of the princes of the king of Babylon. [39:4] And it came to pass that, when Zedekiah the king of Judah and all the men of war saw them, then they fled, and went forth out of the city by night, by the way of the king’s garden, through the gate betwixt the two walls; and he went out toward the Arabah. [39:5] But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; and he gave judgment upon him. [39:6] Then the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes: also the king of Babylon slew all the nobles of Judah. [39:7] Moreover he put out Zedekiah’s eyes, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon. [39:8] And the Chaldeans burned the king’s house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem. [39:9] Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive into Babylon the residue of the people that remained in the city, the deserters also that fell away to him, and the residue of the people that remained. [39:10] But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poor of the people, that had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time. [39:11] Now Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon gave charge concerning Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, saying, [39:12] Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee. [39:13] So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard sent, and Nebushazban, Rab-saris, and Nergal-sharezer, Rab-mag, and all the chief officers of the king of Babylon; [39:14] they sent, and took Jeremiah out of the court of the guard, and committed him unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, that he should carry him home: so he dwelt among the people. [39:15] Now the word of THE GOD came unto Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the court of the guard, saying, [39:16] Go, and speak to Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Thus saith THE GOD of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will bring my words upon this city for evil, and not for good; and they shall be accomplished before you in that day. [39:17] But I will deliver you in that day, saith THE GOD; and you shalt not be given into the hand of the men of whom you art afraid. [39:18] For I will surely save thee, and you shalt not fall by the sword, but your life shall be for a prey unto thee; because you have put your trust in me, saith THE GOD.

[40:1] The word which came to Jeremiah from THE GOD, after that Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him being bound in chains among all the captives of Jerusalem and Judah, that were carried away captive unto Babylon. [40:2] And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, THE GOD your God pronounced this evil upon this place; [40:3] and THE GOD hath brought it, and done according as he spake: because you have sinned against THE GOD, and have not obeyed his voice, therefore this thing is come upon you. [40:4] And now, behold, I loose you this day from the chains which are upon your hand. If it seem good unto you to come with me into Babylon, come, and I will look well unto thee; but if it seem ill unto you to come with me into Babylon, forbear: behold, all the land is before thee; whither it seemeth good and right unto you to go, thither go. [40:5] Now while he was not yet gone back, Go back then, said he, to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon hath made governor over the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people; or go wheresoever it seemeth right unto you to go. So the captain of the guard gave him victuals and a present, and let him go. [40:6] Then went Jeremiah unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah, and dwelt with him among the people that were left in the land. [40:7] Now when all the captains of the forces that were in the fields, even they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed unto him men, and women, and children, and of the poorest of the land, of them that were not carried away captive to Babylon; [40:8] then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, to wit, Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of the Maacathite, they and their men. [40:9] And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan sware unto them and to their men, saying, Fear not to serve the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you. [40:10] As for me, behold, I will dwell at Mizpah, to stand before the Chaldeans that shall come unto us: but ye, gather you wine and summer fruits and oil, and put them in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that you have taken. [40:11] Likewise when all the Jews that were in Moab, and among the children of Ammon, and in Edom, and that were in all the countries, heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant of Judah, and that he had set over them Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan; [40:12] then all the Jews returned out of all places whither they were driven, and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah, unto Mizpah, and gathered wine and summer fruits very much. [40:13] Moreover Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were in the fields, came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, [40:14] and said unto him, Dost you know that Baalis the king of the children of Ammon hath sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to take your life? But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam believed them not. [40:15] Then Johanan the son of Kareah spake to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, saying, Let me go, I pray thee, and I will slay Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no man shall know it: wherefore should he take your life, that all the Jews that are gathered unto you should be scattered, and the remnant of Judah perish? [40:16] But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said unto Johanan the son of Kareah, you shalt not do this thing; for you speakest falsely of Ishmael.

[41:1] Now it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal and one of the chief officers of the king, and ten men with him, came unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and there they did eat bread together in Mizpah. [41:2] Then arose Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and the ten men that were with him, and smote Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan with the sword, and slew him, whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land. [41:3] Ishmael also slew all the Jews that were with him, to wit, with Gedaliah, at Mizpah, and the Chaldeans that were found there, the men of war. [41:4] And it came to pass the second day after he had slain Gedaliah, and no man knew it, [41:5] that there came men from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, even fourscore men, having their beards shaven and their clothes rent, and having cut themselves, with meal-offerings and frankincense in their hand, to bring them to the house of THE GOD. [41:6] And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah went forth from Mizpah to meet them, weeping all along as he went: and it came to pass, as he met them, he said unto them, Come to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam. [41:7] And it was so, when they came into the midst of the city, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah slew them, and cast them into the midst of the pit, he, and the men that were with him. [41:8] But ten men were found among them that said unto Ishmael, Slay us not; for we have stores hidden in the field, of wheat, and of barley, and of oil, and of honey. So he forbare, and slew them not among their brethren. [41:9] Now the pit wherein Ishmael cast all the dead bodies of the men whom he had slain, by the side of Gedaliah (the same was that which Asa the king had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel,) Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with them that were slain. [41:10] Then Ishmael carried away captive all the residue of the people that were in Mizpah, even the king’s daughters, and all the people that remained in Mizpah, whom Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had committed to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam; Ishmael the son of Nethaniah carried them away captive, and departed to go over to the children of Ammon. [41:11] But when Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, heard of all the evil that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had done, [41:12] then they took all the men, and went to fight with Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and found him by the great waters that are in Gibeon. [41:13] Now it came to pass that, when all the people that were with Ishmael saw Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, then they were glad. [41:14] So all the people that Ishmael had carried away captive from Mizpah turned about and came back, and went unto Johanan the son of Kareah. [41:15] But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men, and went to the children of Ammon. [41:16] Then took Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, all the remnant of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after that he had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, to wit, the men of war, and the women, and the children, and the eunuchs, whom he had brought back from Gibeon: [41:17] and they departed, and dwelt in Geruth Chimham, which is by Beth-lehem, to go to enter into Egypt, [41:18] because of the Chaldeans; for they were afraid of them, because Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon made governor over the land.

[42:1] Then all the captains of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least even unto the greatest, came near, [42:2] and said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we pray thee, our supplication be presented before thee, and pray for us unto THE GOD your God, even for all this remnant; for we are left but a few of many, as your eyes do behold us: [42:3] that THE GOD your God may show us the way wherein we should walk, and the thing that we should do. [42:4] Then Jeremiah the prophet said unto them, I have heard you; behold, I will pray unto THE GOD your God according to your words; and it shall come to pass that whatsoever thing THE GOD shall answer you, I will declare it unto you; I will keep nothing back from you. [42:5] Then they said to Jeremiah, THE GOD be a true and faithful witness amongst us, if we do not according to all the word wherewith THE GOD your God shall send you to us. [42:6] Whether it be good, or whether it be evil, we will obey the voice of THE GOD our God, to whom we send thee; that it may be well with us, when we obey the voice of THE GOD our God. [42:7] And it came to pass after ten days, that the word of THE GOD came unto Jeremiah. [42:8] Then called he Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, and all the people from the least even to the greatest, [42:9] and said unto them, Thus saith THE GOD, the God of Israel, unto whom you sent me to present your supplication before him: [42:10] If you will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not pull you down, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up; for I repent me of the evil that I have done unto you. [42:11] Be not afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom you are afraid; be not afraid of him, saith THE GOD: for I am with you to save you, and to deliver you from his hand. [42:12] And I will grant you mercy, that he may have mercy upon you, and cause you to return to your own land. [42:13] But if you say, We will not dwell in this land; so that you obey not the voice of THE GOD your God, [42:14] saying, No; but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor have hunger of bread; and there will we dwell: [42:15] now therefore hear you the word of THE GOD, O remnant of Judah: Thus saith THE GOD of hosts, the God of Israel, If you indeed set your faces to enter into Egypt, and go to sojourn there; [42:16] then it shall come to pass, that the sword, which you fear, shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt; and the famine, whereof you are afraid, shall follow hard after you there in Egypt; and there you shall die. [42:17] So shall it be with all the men that set their faces to go into Egypt to sojourn there: they shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence; and none of them shall remain or escape from the evil that I will bring upon them. [42:18] For thus saith THE GOD of hosts, the God of Israel: As mine anger and my wrath hath been poured forth upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so shall my wrath be poured forth upon you, when you shall enter into Egypt; and you shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach; and you shall see this place no more. [42:19] THE GOD hath spoken concerning you, O remnant of Judah, Go you not into Egypt: know certainly that I have testified unto you this day. [42:20] For you have dealt deceitfully against your own souls; for you sent me unto THE GOD your God, saying, Pray for us unto THE GOD our God; and according unto all that THE GOD our God shall say, so declare unto us, and we will do it: [42:21] and I have this day declared it to you; but you have not obeyed the voice of THE GOD your God in anything for which he hath sent me unto you. [42:22] Now therefore know certainly that you shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, in the place whither you desire to go to sojourn there.

[43:1] And it came to pass that, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking unto all the people all the words of THE GOD their God, wherewith THE GOD their God had sent him to them, even all these words, [43:2] then spake Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men, saying unto Jeremiah, you speakest falsely: THE GOD our God hath not sent you to say, You shall not go into Egypt to sojourn there; [43:3] but Baruch the son of Neriah setteth you on against us, to deliver us into the hand of the Chaldeans, that they may put us to death, and carry us away captive to Babylon. [43:4] So Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces, and all the people, obeyed not the voice of THE GOD, to dwell in the land of Judah. [43:5] But Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces, took all the remnant of Judah, that were returned from all the nations whither they had been driven, to sojourn in the land of Judah; [43:6] the men, and the women, and the children, and the king’s daughters, and every person that Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had left with Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan; and Jeremiah the prophet, and Baruch the son of Neriah; [43:7] and they came into the land of Egypt; for they obeyed not the voice of THE GOD: and they came unto Tahpanhes. [43:8] Then came the word of THE GOD unto Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying, [43:9] Take great stones in your hand, and hide them in mortar in the brickwork, which is at the entry of Pharaoh’s house in Tahpanhes, in the sight of the men of Judah; [43:10] and say unto them, Thus saith THE GOD of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will send and take Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will set his throne upon these stones that I have hid; and he shall spread his royal pavilion over them. [43:11] And he shall come, and shall smite the land of Egypt; such as are for death shall be given to death, and such as are for captivity to captivity, and such as are for the sword to the sword. [43:12] And I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt; and he shall burn them, and carry them away captive: and he shall array himself with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd putteth on his garment; and he shall go forth from thence in peace. [43:13] He shall also break the pillars of Beth-shemesh, that is in the land of Egypt; and the houses of the gods of Egypt shall he burn with fire.

[44:1] The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews that dwelt in the land of Egypt, that dwelt at Migdol, and at Tahpanhes, and at Memphis, and in the country of Pathros, saying, [44:2] Thus saith THE GOD of hosts, the God of Israel: You have seen all the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, and upon all the cities of Judah; and, behold, this day they are a desolation, and no man dwelleth therein, [44:3] because of their wickedness which they have committed to provoke me to anger, in that they went to burn incense, and to serve other gods, that they knew not, neither they, nor ye, nor your fathers. [44:4] Howbeit I sent unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, Oh, do not this abominable thing that I hate. [44:5] But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods. [44:6] Wherefore my wrath and mine anger was poured forth, and was kindled in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; and they are wasted and desolate, as it is this day. [44:7] Therefore now thus saith THE GOD, the God of hosts, the God of Israel: Wherefore commit you this great evil against your own souls, to cut off from you man and woman, infant and suckling, out of the midst of Judah, to leave you none remaining; [44:8] in that you provoke me unto anger with the works of your hands, burning incense unto other gods in the land of Egypt, whither you are gone to sojourn; that you may be cut off, and that you may be a curse and a reproach among all the nations of the earth? [44:9] Have you forgotten the wickedness of your fathers, and the wickedness of the kings of Judah, and the wickedness of their wives, and your own wickedness, and the wickedness of your wives which they committed in the land of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem? [44:10] They are not humbled even unto this day, neither have they feared, nor walked in my law, nor in my statutes, that I set before you and before your fathers. [44:11] Therefore thus saith THE GOD of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will set my face against you for evil, even to cut off all Judah. [44:12] And I will take the remnant of Judah, that have set their faces to go into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, and they shall all be consumed; in the land of Egypt shall they fall; they shall be consumed by the sword and by the famine; they shall die, from the least even unto the greatest, by the sword and by the famine; and they shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach. [44:13] For I will punish them that dwell in the land of Egypt, as I have punished Jerusalem, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence; [44:14] so that none of the remnant of Judah, that are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall escape or be left, to return into the land of Judah, to which they have a desire to return to dwell there: for none shall return save such as shall escape. [44:15] Then all the men who knew that their wives burned incense unto other gods, and all the women that stood by, a great assembly, even all the people that dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying, [44:16] As for the word that you have spoken unto us in the name of THE GOD, we will not hearken unto thee. [44:17] But we will certainly perform every word that is gone forth out of our mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink-offerings unto her, as we have done, we and our fathers, our kings and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem; for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil. [44:18] But since we left off burning incense to the queen of heaven, and pouring out drink-offerings unto her, we have wanted all things, and have been consumed by the sword and by the famine. [44:19] And when we burned incense to the queen of heaven, and poured out drink-offerings unto her, did we make her cakes to worship her, and pour out drink-offerings unto her, without our husbands? [44:20] Then Jeremiah said unto all the people, to the men, and to the women, even to all the people that had given him that answer, saying, [44:21] The incense that you burned in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, you and your fathers, your kings and your princes, and the people of the land, did not THE GOD remember them, and came it not into his mind? [44:22] so that THE GOD could not longer bear, because of the evil of your doings, and because of the abominations which you have committed; therefore is your land become a desolation, and an astonishment, and a curse, without inhabitant, as it is this day. [44:23] Because you have burned incense, and because you have sinned against THE GOD, and have not obeyed the voice of THE GOD, nor walked in his law, nor in his statutes, nor in his testimonies; therefore this evil is happened unto you, as it is this day. [44:24] Moreover Jeremiah said unto all the people, and to all the women, Hear the word of THE GOD, all Judah that are in the land of Egypt: [44:25] Thus saith THE GOD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, You and your wives have both spoken with your mouths, and with your hands have fulfilled it, saying, We will surely perform our vows that we have vowed, to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink-offerings unto her: establish then your vows, and perform your vows. [44:26] Therefore hear you the word of THE GOD, all Judah that dwell in the land of Egypt: Behold, I have sworn by my great name, saith THE GOD, that my name shall no more be named in the mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, As the Lord THE GOD liveth. [44:27] Behold, I watch over them for evil, and not for good; and all the men of Judah that are in the land of Egypt shall be consumed by the sword and by the famine, until there be an end of them. [44:28] And they that escape the sword shall return out of the land of Egypt into the land of Judah, few in number; and all the remnant of Judah, that are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall know whose word shall stand, mine, or theirs. [44:29] And this shall be the sign unto you, saith THE GOD, that I will punish you in this place, that you may know that my words shall surely stand against you for evil: [44:30] Thus saith THE GOD, Behold, I will give Pharaoh Hophra king of Egypt into the hand of his enemies, and into the hand of them that seek his life; as I gave Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, who was his enemy, and sought his life.

[45:1] The word that Jeremiah the prophet spake unto Baruch the son of Neriah, when he wrote these word in a book at the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying, [45:2] Thus saith THE GOD, the God of Israel, unto thee, O Baruch: [45:3] you didst say, Woe is me now! for THE GOD hath added sorrow to my pain; I am weary with my groaning, and I find no rest. [45:4] Thus shalt you say unto him, Thus saith THE GOD: Behold, that which I have built will I break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up; and this in the whole land. [45:5] And seekest you great things for thyself? seek them not; for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith THE GOD; but your life will I give unto you for a prey in all places whither you goest.

[46:1] The word of THE GOD which came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations. [46:2] Of Egypt: concerning the army of Pharaoh-neco king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates in Carchemish, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon smote in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah. [46:3] Prepare you the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle. [46:4] Harness the horses, and get up, you horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, put on the coats of mail. [46:5] Wherefore have I seen it? they are dismayed and are turned backward; and their mighty ones are beaten down, and are fled apace, and look not back: terror is on every side, saith THE GOD. [46:6] Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; in the north by the river Euphrates have they stumbled and fallen. [46:7] Who is this that riseth up like the Nile, whose waters toss themselves like the rivers? [46:8] Egypt riseth up like the Nile, and his waters toss themselves like the rivers: and he saith, I will rise up, I will cover the earth; I will destroy cities and the inhabitants thereof. [46:9] Go up, you horses; and rage, you chariots; and let the mighty men go forth: Cush and Put, that handle the shield; and the Ludim, that handle and bend the bow. [46:10] For that day is a day of the Lord, THE GOD of hosts, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge him of his adversaries: and the sword shall devour and be satiate, and shall drink its fill of their blood; for the Lord, THE GOD of hosts, hath a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates. [46:11] Go up into Gilead, and take balm, O virgin daughter of Egypt: in vain dost you use many medicines; there is no healing for thee. [46:12] The nations have heard of your shame, and the earth is full of your cry; for the mighty man hath stumbled against the mighty, they are fallen both of them together. [46:13] The word that THE GOD spake to Jeremiah the prophet, how that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon should come and smite the land of Egypt. [46:14] Declare you in Egypt, and publish in Migdol, and publish in Memphis and in Tahpanhes: say ye, Stand forth, and prepare thee; for the sword hath devoured round about thee. [46:15] Why are your strong ones swept away? they stood not, because THE GOD did drive them. [46:16] He made many to stumble, yea, they fell one upon another: and they said, Arise, and let us go again to our own people, and to the land of our nativity, from the oppressing sword. [46:17] They cried there, Pharaoh king of Egypt is but a noise; he hath let the appointed time pass by. [46:18] As I live, saith the King, whose name is THE GOD of hosts, surely like Tabor among the mountains, and like Carmel by the sea, so shall he come. [46:19] O you daughter that dwellest in Egypt, furnish yourself to go into captivity; for Memphis shall become a desolation, and shall be burnt up, without inhabitant. [46:20] Egypt is a very fair heifer; but destruction out of the north is come, it is come. [46:21] Also her hired men in the midst of her are like calves of the stall; for they also are turned back, they are fled away together, they did not stand: for the day of their calamity is come upon them, the time of their visitation. [46:22] The sound thereof shall go like the serpent; for they shall march with an army, and come against her with axes, as hewers of wood. [46:23] They shall cut down her forest, saith THE GOD, though it cannot be searched; because they are more than the locusts, and are innumerable. [46:24] The daughter of Egypt shall be put to shame; she shall be delivered into the hand of the people of the north. [46:25] THE GOD of hosts, the God of Israel, saith: Behold, I will punish Amon of No, and Pharaoh, and Egypt, with her gods, and her kings; even Pharaoh, and them that trust in him: [46:26] and I will deliver them into the hand of those that seek their lives, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of his servants; and afterwards it shall be inhabited, as in the days of old, saith THE GOD. [46:27] But fear not thou, O Jacob my servant, neither be dismayed, O Israel: for, lo, I will save you from afar, and your seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be quiet and at ease, and none shall make him afraid. [46:28] Fear not thou, O Jacob my servant, saith THE GOD; for I am with thee: for I will make a full end of all the nations whither I have driven thee; but I will not make a full end of thee, but I will correct you in measure, and will in no wise leave you unpunished.

[47:1] The word of THE GOD that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the Philistines, before that Pharaoh smote Gaza. [47:2] Thus saith THE GOD: Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall become an overflowing stream, and shall overflow the land and all that is therein, the city and them that dwell therein; and the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall wail. [47:3] At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his strong ones, at the rushing of his chariots, at the rumbling of his wheels, the fathers look not back to their children for feebleness of hands; [47:4] because of the day that cometh to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every helper that remaineth: for THE GOD will destroy the Philistines, the remnant of the isle of Caphtor. [47:5] Baldness is come upon Gaza; Ashkelon is brought to nought, the remnant of their valley: how long wilt you cut thyself? [47:6] O you sword of THE GOD, how long will it be ere you be quiet? put up yourself into your scabbard; rest, and be still. [47:7] How canst you be quiet, seeing THE GOD hath given you a charge? Against Ashkelon, and against the sea-shore, there hath he appointed it.

[48:1] Of Moab. Thus saith THE GOD of hosts, the God of Israel: Woe unto Nebo! for it is laid waste; Kiriathaim is put to shame, it is taken; Misgab is put to shame and broken down. [48:2] The praise of Moab is no more; in Heshbon they have devised evil against her: Come, and let us cut her off from being a nation. you also, O Madmen, shalt be brought to silence: the sword shall pursue thee. [48:3] The sound of a cry from Horonaim, desolation and great destruction! [48:4] Moab is destroyed; her little ones have caused a cry to be heard. [48:5] For by the ascent of Luhith with continual weeping shall they go up; for at the descent of Horonaim they have heard the distress of the cry of destruction. [48:6] Flee, save your lives, and be like the heath in the wilderness. [48:7] For, because you have trusted in your works and in your treasures, you also shalt be taken: and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity, his priests and his princes together. [48:8] And the destroyer shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape; the valley also shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed; as THE GOD hath spoken. [48:9] Give wings unto Moab, that she may fly and get her away: and her cities shall become a desolation, without any to dwell therein. [48:10] Cursed be he that doeth the work of THE GOD negligently; and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood. [48:11] Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and he hath settled on his lees, and hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither hath he gone into captivity: therefore his taste remaineth in him, and his scent is not changed. [48:12] Therefore, behold, the days come, saith THE GOD, that I will send unto him them that pour off, and they shall pour him off; and they shall empty his vessels, and break their bottles in pieces. [48:13] And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Beth-el their confidence. [48:14] How say ye, We are mighty men, and valiant men for the war? [48:15] Moab is laid waste, and they are gone up into his cities, and his chosen young men are gone down to the slaughter, saith the King, whose name is THE GOD of hosts. [48:16] The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hasteth fast. [48:17] All you that are round about him, bemoan him, and all you that know his name; say, How is the strong staff broken, the beautiful rod! [48:18] O you daughter that dwellest in Dibon, come down from your glory, and sit in thirst; for the destroyer of Moab is come up against thee, he hath destroyed your strongholds. [48:19] O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and watch: ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth; say, What hath been done? [48:20] Moab is put to shame; for it is broken down: wail and cry; tell you it by the Arnon, that Moab is laid waste. [48:21] And judgment is come upon the plain country, upon Holon, and upon Jahzah, and upon Mephaath, [48:22] and upon Dibon, and upon Nebo, and upon Beth-diblathaim, [48:23] and upon Kiriathaim, and upon Beth-gamul, and upon Beth-meon, [48:24] and upon Kerioth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near. [48:25] The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, saith THE GOD. [48:26] Make you him drunken; for he magnified himself against THE GOD: and Moab shall wallow in his vomit, and he also shall be in derision. [48:27] For was not Israel a derision unto thee? was he found among thieves? for as often as you speakest of him, you waggest the head. [48:28] O you inhabitants of Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock; and be like the dove that maketh her nest over the mouth of the abyss. [48:29] We have heard of the pride of Moab, that he is very proud; his loftiness, and his pride, and his arrogancy, and the haughtiness of his heart. [48:30] I know his wrath, saith THE GOD, that it is nought; his boastings have wrought nothing. [48:31] Therefore will I wail for Moab; yea, I will cry out for all Moab: for the men of Kir-heres shall they mourn. [48:32] With more than the weeping of Jazer will I weep for thee, O vine of Sibmah: your branches passed over the sea, they reached even to the sea of Jazer: upon your summer fruits and upon your vintage the destroyer is fallen. [48:33] And gladness and joy is taken away from the fruitful field and from the land of Moab; and I have caused wine to cease from the winepresses: none shall tread with shouting; the shouting shall be no shouting. [48:34] From the cry of Heshbon even unto Elealeh, even unto Jahaz have they uttered their voice, from Zoar even unto Horonaim, to Eglath-shelishiyah: for the waters of Nimrim also shall become desolate. [48:35] Moreover I will cause to cease in Moab, saith THE GOD, him that offereth in the high place, and him that burneth incense to his gods. [48:36] Therefore my heart soundeth for Moab like pipes, and my heart soundeth like pipes for the men of Kir-heres: therefore the abundance that he hath gotten is perished. [48:37] For every head is bald, and every beard clipped: upon all the hands are cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth. [48:38] On all the housetops of Moab and in the streets thereof there is lamentation every where; for I have broken Moab like a vessel wherein none delighteth, saith THE GOD. [48:39] How is it broken down! how do they wail! how hath Moab turned the back with shame! so shall Moab become a derision and a terror to all that are round about him. [48:40] For thus saith THE GOD: Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread out his wings against Moab. [48:41] Kerioth is taken, and the strongholds are seized, and the heart of the mighty men of Moab at that day shall be as the heart of a woman in her pangs. [48:42] And Moab shall be destroyed from being a people, because he hath magnified himself against THE GOD. [48:43] Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith THE GOD. [48:44] He that fleeth from the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that getteth up out of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for I will bring upon him, even upon Moab, the year of their visitation, saith THE GOD. [48:45] They that fled stand without strength under the shadow of Heshbon; for a fire is gone forth out of Heshbon, and a flame from the midst of Sihon, and hath devoured the corner of Moab, and the crown of the head of the tumultuous ones. [48:46] Woe unto thee, O Moab! the people of Chemosh is undone; for your sons are taken away captive, and your daughters into captivity. [48:47] Yet will I bring back the captivity of Moab in the latter days, saith THE GOD. Thus far is the judgment of Moab.

[49:1] Of the children of Ammon. Thus saith THE GOD: Hath Israel no sons? hath he no heir? why then doth Malcam possess Gad, and his people well in the cities thereof? [49:2] Therefore, behold, the days come, saith THE GOD, that I will cause an alarm of war to be heard against Rabbah of the children of Ammon; and it shall become a desolate heap, and her daughters shall be burned with fire: then shall Israel possess them that did possess him, saith THE GOD. [49:3] Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai is laid waste; cry, you daughters of Rabbah, gird you with sackcloth: lament, and run to and fro among the fences; for Malcam shall go into captivity, his priests and his princes together. [49:4] Wherefore gloriest you in the valleys, your flowing valley, O backsliding daughter? that trusted in her treasures, saying, Who shall come unto me? [49:5] Behold, I will bring a fear upon thee, saith the Lord, THE GOD of hosts, from all that are round about thee; and you shall be driven out every man right forth, and there shall be none to gather together the fugitives. [49:6] But afterward I will bring back the captivity of the children of Ammon, saith THE GOD. [49:7] Of Edom. Thus saith THE GOD of hosts: Is wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished? [49:8] Flee ye, turn back, dwell in the depths, O inhabitants of Dedan; for I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him, the time that I shall visit him. [49:9] If grape-gatherers came to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes? if thieves by night, would they not destroy till they had enough? [49:10] But I have made Esau bare, I have uncovered his secret places, and he shall not be able to hide himself: his seed is destroyed, and his brethren, and his neighbors; and he is not. [49:11] Leave your fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; and let your widows trust in me. [49:12] For thus saith THE GOD: Behold, they to whom it pertained not to drink of the cup shall assuredly drink; and art you he that shall altogether go unpunished? you shalt not go unpunished, but you shalt surely drink. [49:13] For I have sworn by myself, saith THE GOD, that Bozrah shall become an astonishment, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all the cities thereof shall be perpetual wastes. [49:14] I have heard tidings from THE GOD, and an ambassador is sent among the nations, saying, Gather yourselves together, and come against her, and rise up to the battle. [49:15] For, behold, I have made you small among the nations, and despised among men. [49:16] As for your terribleness, the pride of your heart hath deceived thee, O you that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though you shouldest make your nest as high as the eagle, I will bring you down from thence, saith THE GOD. [49:17] And Edom shall become an astonishment: every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss at all the plagues thereof. [49:18] As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbor cities thereof, saith THE GOD, no man shall dwell there, neither shall any son of man sojourn therein. [49:19] Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the pride of the Jordan against the strong habitation: for I will suddenly make them run away from it; and whoso is chosen, him will I appoint over it: for who is like me? and who will appoint me a time? and who is the shepherd that will stand before me? [49:20] Therefore hear you the counsel of THE GOD, that he hath taken against Edom; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: Surely they shall drag them away, even the little ones of the flock; surely he shall make their habitation desolate over them. [49:21] The earth trembleth at the noise of their fall; there is a cry, the noise whereof is heard in the Red Sea. [49:22] Behold, he shall come up and fly as the eagle, and spread out his wings against Bozrah: and the heart of the mighty men of Edom at that day shall be as the heart of a woman in her pangs. [49:23] Of Damascus. Hamath is confounded, and Arpad; for they have heard evil tidings, they are melted away: there is sorrow on the sea; it cannot be quiet. [49:24] Damascus is waxed feeble, she turneth herself to flee, and trembling hath seized on her: anguish and sorrows have taken hold of her, as of a woman in travail. [49:25] How is the city of praise not forsaken, the city of my joy? [49:26] Therefore her young men shall fall in her streets, and all the men of war shall be brought to silence in that day, saith THE GOD of hosts. [49:27] And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall devour the palaces of Ben-hadad. [49:28] Of Kedar, and of the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon smote. Thus saith THE GOD: Arise ye, go up to Kedar, and destroy the children of the east. [49:29] Their tents and their flocks shall they take; they shall carry away for themselves their curtains, and all their vessels, and their camels; and they shall cry unto them, Terror on every side! [49:30] Flee ye, wander far off, dwell in the depths, O you inhabitants of Hazor, saith THE GOD; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath taken counsel against you, and hath conceived a purpose against you. [49:31] Arise, get you up unto a nation that is at ease, that dwelleth without care, saith THE GOD; that have neither gates nor bars, that dwell alone. [49:32] And their camels shall be a booty, and the multitude of their cattle a spoil: and I will scatter unto all winds them that have the corners of their hair cut off; and I will bring their calamity from every side of them, saith THE GOD. [49:33] And Hazor shall be a dwelling-place of jackals, a desolation for ever: no man shall dwell there, neither shall any son of man sojourn therein. [49:34] The word of THE GOD that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying, [49:35] Thus saith THE GOD of hosts: Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might. [49:36] And upon Elam will I bring the four winds from the four quarters of heaven, and will scatter them toward all those winds; and there shall be no nation whither the outcasts of Elam shall not come. [49:37] And I will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies, and before them that seek their life; and I will bring evil upon them, even my fierce anger, saith THE GOD; and I will send the sword after them, till I have consumed them; [49:38] and I will set my throne in Elam, and will destroy from thence king and princes, saith THE GOD. [49:39] But it shall come to pass in the latter days, that I will bring back the captivity of Elam, saith THE GOD.

[50:1] The word that THE GOD spake concerning Babylon, concerning the land of the Chaldeans, by Jeremiah the prophet. [50:2] Declare you among the nations and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is put to shame, Merodach is dismayed; her images are put to shame, her idols are dismayed. [50:3] For out of the north there cometh up a nation against her, which shall make her land desolate, and none shall dwell therein: they are fled, they are gone, both man and beast. [50:4] In those days, and in that time, saith THE GOD, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together; they shall go on their way weeping, and shall seek THE GOD their God. [50:5] They shall inquire concerning Zion with their faces thitherward, saying, Come ye, and join yourselves to THE GOD in an everlasting covenant that shall not be forgotten. [50:6] My people have been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray; they have turned them away on the mountains; they have gone from mountain to hill; they have forgotten their resting-place. [50:7] All that found them have devoured them; and their adversaries said, We are not guilty, because they have sinned against THE GOD, the habitation of righteousness, even THE GOD, the hope of their fathers. [50:8] Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and go forth out of the land of the Chaldeans, and be as the he-goats before the flocks. [50:9] For, lo, I will stir up and cause to come up against Babylon a company of great nations from the north country; and they shall set themselves in array against her; from thence she shall be taken: their arrows shall be as of an expert mighty man; none shall return in vain. [50:10] And Chaldea shall be a prey: all that prey upon her shall be satisfied, saith THE GOD. [50:11] Because you are glad, because you rejoice, O you that plunder my heritage, because you are wanton as a heifer that treadeth out the grain, and neigh as strong horses; [50:12] your mother shall be utterly put to shame; she that bare you shall be confounded: behold, she shall be the hindermost of the nations, a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert. [50:13] Because of the wrath of THE GOD she shall not be inhabited, but she shall be wholly desolate: every one that goeth by Babylon shall be astonished, and hiss at all her plagues. [50:14] Set yourselves in array against Babylon round about, all you that bend the bow; shoot at her, spare no arrows: for she hath sinned against THE GOD. [50:15] Shout against her round about: she hath submitted herself; her bulwarks are fallen, her walls are thrown down; for it is the vengeance of THE GOD: take vengeance upon her; as she hath done, do unto her. [50:16] Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him that handleth the sickle in the time of harvest: for fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn every one to his people, and they shall flee every one to his own land. [50:17] Israel is a hunted sheep; the lions have driven him away: first, the king of Assyria devoured him; and now at last Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath broken his bones. [50:18] Therefore thus saith THE GOD of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will punish the king of Babylon and his land, as I have punished the king of Assyria. [50:19] And I will bring Israel again to his pasture, and he shall feed on Carmel and Bashan, and his soul shall be satisfied upon the hills of Ephraim and in Gilead. [50:20] In those days, and in that time, saith THE GOD, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I leave as a remnant. [50:21] Go up against the land of Merathaim, even against it, and against the inhabitants of Pekod: slay and utterly destroy after them, saith THE GOD, and do according to all that I have commanded thee. [50:22] A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction. [50:23] How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations! [50:24] I have laid a snare for thee, and you art also taken, O Babylon, and you wast not aware: you art found, and also caught, because you have striven against THE GOD. [50:25] THE GOD hath opened his armory, and hath brought forth the weapons of his indignation; for the Lord, THE GOD of hosts, hath a work to do in the land of the Chaldeans. [50:26] Come against her from the utmost border; open her store-houses; cast her up as heaps, and destroy her utterly; let nothing of her be left. [50:27] Slay all her bullocks; let them go down to the slaughter: woe unto them! for their day is come, the time of their visitation. [50:28] The voice of them that flee and escape out of the land of Babylon, to declare in Zion the vengeance of THE GOD our God, the vengeance of his temple. [50:29] Call together the archers against Babylon, all them that bend the bow; encamp against her round about; let none thereof escape: recompense her according to her work; according to all that she hath done, do unto her; for she hath been proud against THE GOD, against the Holy One of Israel. [50:30] Therefore shall her young men fall in her streets, and all her men of war shall be brought to silence in that day, saith THE GOD. [50:31] Behold, I am against thee, O you proud one, saith the Lord, THE GOD of hosts; for your day is come, the time that I will visit thee. [50:32] And the proud one shall stumble and fall, and none shall raise him up; and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it shall devour all that are round about him. [50:33] Thus saith THE GOD of hosts: The children of Israel and the children of Judah are oppressed together; and all that took them captive hold them fast; they refuse to let them go. [50:34] Their Redeemer is strong; THE GOD of hosts is his name: he will thoroughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the earth, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon. [50:35] A sword is upon the Chaldeans, saith THE GOD, and upon the inhabitants of Babylon, and upon her princes, and upon her wise men. [50:36] A sword is upon the boasters, and they shall become fools; a sword is upon her mighty men, and they shall be dismayed. [50:37] A sword is upon their horses, and upon their chariots, and upon all the mingled people that are in the midst of her; and they shall become as women: a sword is upon her treasures, and they shall be robbed. [50:38] A drought is upon her waters, and they shall be dried up; for it is a land of graven images, and they are mad over idols. [50:39] Therefore the wild beasts of the desert with the wolves shall dwell there, and the ostriches shall dwell therein: and it shall be no more inhabited for ever; neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation. [50:40] As when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbor cities thereof, saith THE GOD, so shall no man dwell there, neither shall any son of man sojourn therein. [50:41] Behold, a people cometh from the north; and a great nation and many kings shall be stirred up from the uttermost parts of the earth. [50:42] They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea; and they ride upon horses, every one set in array, as a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Babylon. [50:43] The king of Babylon hath heard the tidings of them, and his hands wax feeble: anguish hath taken hold of him, and pangs as of a woman in travail. [50:44] Behold, the enemy shall come up like a lion from the pride of the Jordan against the strong habitation: for I will suddenly make them run away from it; and whoso is chosen, him will I appoint over it: for who is like me? and who will appoint me a time? and who is the shepherd that can stand before me? [50:45] Therefore hear you the counsel of THE GOD, that he hath taken against Babylon; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely they shall drag them away, even the little ones of the flock; surely he shall make their habitation desolate over them. [50:46] At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth trembleth, and the cry is heard among the nations.

[51:1] Thus saith THE GOD: Behold, I will raise up against Babylon, and against them that dwell in Leb-kamai, a destroying wind. [51:2] And I will send unto Babylon strangers, that shall winnow her; and they shall empty her land: for in the day of trouble they shall be against her round about. [51:3] Against him that bendeth let the archer bend his bow, and against him that lifteth himself up in his coat of mail: and spare you not her young men; destroy you utterly all her host. [51:4] And they shall fall down slain in the land of the Chaldeans, and thrust through in her streets. [51:5] For Israel is not forsaken, nor Judah, of his God, of THE GOD of hosts; though their land is full of guilt against the Holy One of Israel. [51:6] Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and save every man his life; be not cut off in her iniquity: for it is the time of THE GOD’s vengeance; he will render unto her a recompense. [51:7] Babylon hath been a golden cup in THE GOD’s hand, that made all the earth drunken: the nations have drunk of her wine; therefore the nations are mad. [51:8] Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: wail for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed. [51:9] We would have healed Babylon, but she is not healed: forsake her, and let us go every one into his own country; for her judgment reacheth unto heaven, and is lifted up even to the skies. [51:10] THE GOD hath brought forth our righteousness: come, and let us declare in Zion the work of THE GOD our God. [51:11] Make sharp the arrows; hold firm the shields: THE GOD hath stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes; because his purpose is against Babylon, to destroy it: for it is the vengeance of THE GOD, the vengeance of his temple. [51:12] Set up a standard against the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, set the watchmen, prepare the ambushes; for THE GOD hath both purposed and done that which he spake concerning the inhabitants of Babylon. [51:13] O you that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, your end is come, the measure of your covetousness. [51:14] THE GOD of hosts hath sworn by himself, saying, Surely I will fill you with men, as with the canker-worm; and they shall lift up a shout against thee. [51:15] He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding hath he stretched out the heavens: [51:16] when he uttereth his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasuries. [51:17] Every man is become brutish and is without knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his image; for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them. [51:18] They are vanity, a work of delusion: in the time of their visitation they shall perish. [51:19] The portion of Jacob is not like these; for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the tribe of his inheritance: THE GOD of hosts is his name. [51:20] you art my battle-axe and weapons of war: and with you will I break in pieces the nations; and with you will I destroy kingdoms; [51:21] and with you will I break in pieces the horse and his rider; [51:22] and with you will I break in pieces the chariot and him that rideth therein; and with you will I break in pieces man and woman; and with you will I break in pieces the old man and the youth; and with you will I break in pieces the young man and the virgin; [51:23] and with you will I break in pieces the shepherd and his flock; and with you will I break in pieces the husbandman and his yoke of oxen; and with you will I break in pieces governors and deputies. [51:24] And I will render unto Babylon and to all the inhabitants of Chaldea all their evil that they have done in Zion in your sight, saith THE GOD. [51:25] Behold, I am against thee, O destroying mountain, saith THE GOD, which destroyest all the earth; and I will stretch out my hand upon thee, and roll you down from the rocks, and will make you a burnt mountain. [51:26] And they shall not take of you a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations; but you shalt be desolate for ever, saith THE GOD. [51:27] Set you up a standard in the land, blow the trumpet among the nations, prepare the nations against her, call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz: appoint a marshal against her; cause the horses to come up as the rough canker-worm. [51:28] Prepare against her the nations, the kings of the Medes, the governors thereof, and all the deputies thereof, and all the land of their dominion. [51:29] And the land trembleth and is in pain; for the purposes of THE GOD against Babylon do stand, to make the land of Babylon a desolation, without inhabitant. [51:30] The mighty men of Babylon have forborne to fight, they remain in their strongholds; their might hath failed; they are become as women: her dwelling-places are set on fire; her bars are broken. [51:31] One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to met another, to show the king of Babylon that his city is taken on every quarter: [51:32] and the passages are seized, and the reeds they have burned with fire, and the men of war are affrighted. [51:33] For thus saith THE GOD of hosts, the God of Israel: The daughter of Babylon is like a threshing-floor at the time when it is trodden; yet a little while, and the time of harvest shall come for her. [51:34] Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me, he hath made me an empty vessel, he hath, like a monster, swallowed me up, he hath filled his maw with my delicacies; he hath cast me out. [51:35] The violence done to me and to my flesh be upon Babylon, shall the inhabitant of Zion say; and, My blood be upon the inhabitants of Chaldea, shall Jerusalem say. [51:36] Therefore thus saith THE GOD: Behold, I will plead your cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make her fountain dry. [51:37] And Babylon shall become heaps, a dwelling-place for jackals, an astonishment, and a hissing, without inhabitant. [51:38] They shall roar together like young lions; they shall growl as lions’ whelps. [51:39] When they are heated, I will make their feast, and I will make them drunken, that they may rejoice, and sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith THE GOD. [51:40] I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter, like rams with he-goats. [51:41] How is Sheshach taken! and the praise of the whole earth seized! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations! [51:42] The sea is come up upon Babylon; she is covered with the multitude of the waves thereof. [51:43] Her cities are become a desolation, a dry land, and a desert, a land wherein no man dwelleth, neither doth any son of man pass thereby. [51:44] And I will execute judgment upon Bel in Babylon, and I will bring forth out of his mouth that which he hath swallowed up; and the nations shall not flow any more unto him: yea, the wall of Babylon shall fall. [51:45] My people, go you out of the midst of her, and save yourselves every man from the fierce anger of THE GOD. [51:46] And let not your heart faint, neither fear you for the tidings that shall be heard in the land; for tidings shall come one year, and after that in another year shall come tidings, and violence in the land, ruler against ruler. [51:47] Therefore, behold, the days come, that I will execute judgment upon the graven images of Babylon; and her whole land shall be confounded; and all her slain shall fall in the midst of her. [51:48] Then the heavens and the earth, and all that is therein, shall sing for joy over Babylon; for the destroyers shall come unto her from the north, saith THE GOD. [51:49] As Babylon hath caused the slain of Israel to fall, so at Babylon shall fall the slain of all the land. [51:50] You that have escaped the sword, go ye, stand not still; remember THE GOD from afar, and let Jerusalem come into your mind. [51:51] We are confounded, because we have heard reproach; confusion hath covered our faces: for strangers are come into the sanctuaries of THE GOD’s house. [51:52] Wherefore, behold, the days come, saith THE GOD, that I will execute judgment upon her graven images; and through all her land the wounded shall groan. [51:53] Though Babylon should mount up to heaven, and though she should fortify the height of her strength, yet from me shall destroyers come unto her, saith THE GOD. [51:54] The sound of a cry from Babylon, and of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans! [51:55] For THE GOD layeth Babylon waste, and destroyeth out of her the great voice; and their waves roar like many waters; the noise of their voice is uttered: [51:56] for the destroyer is come upon her, even upon Babylon, and her mighty men are taken, their bows are broken in pieces; for THE GOD is a God of recompenses, he will surely requite. [51:57] And I will make drunk her princes and her wise men, her governors and her deputies, and her mighty men; and they shall sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the King, whose name is THE GOD of hosts. [51:58] Thus saith THE GOD of hosts: The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly overthrown, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the peoples shall labor for vanity, and the nations for the fire; and they shall be weary. [51:59] The word which Jeremiah the prophet commanded Seraiah the son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, when he went with Zedekiah the king of Judah to Babylon in the fourth year of his reign. Now Seraiah was chief chamberlain. [51:60] And Jeremiah wrote in a book all the evil that should come upon Babylon, even all these words that are written concerning Babylon. [51:61] And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, When you comest to Babylon, then see that you read all these words, [51:62] and say, O THE GOD, you have spoken concerning this place, to cut it off, that none shall dwell therein, neither man nor beast, but that it shall be desolate for ever. [51:63] And it shall be, when you have made an end of reading this book, that you shalt bind a stone to it, and cast it into the midst of the Euphrates: [51:64] and you shalt say, Thus shall Babylon sink, and shall not rise again because of the evil that I will bring upon her; and they shall be weary. Thus far are the words of Jeremiah.

[52:1] Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. [52:2] And he did that which was evil in the sight of THE GOD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done. [52:3] For through the anger of THE GOD did it come to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence. And Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon. [52:4] And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and encamped against it; and they built forts against it round about. [52:5] So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah. [52:6] In the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land. [52:7] Then a breach was made in the city, and all the men of war fled, and went forth out of the city 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 they went toward the Arabah. [52:8] But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after the king, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered from him. [52:9] Then they took the king, and carried him up unto the king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; and he gave judgment upon him. [52:10] And the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes: he slew also all the princes of Judah in Riblah. [52:11] And he put out the eyes of Zedekiah; and the king of Babylon bound him in fetters, and carried him to Babylon, and put him in prison till the day of his death. [52:12] Now in the fifth month, in the tenth day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, who stood before the king of Babylon, into Jerusalem: [52:13] and he burned the house of THE GOD, and the king’s house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, even every great house, burned he with fire. [52:14] And all the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down all the walls of Jerusalem round about. [52:15] Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the poorest of the people, and the residue of the people that were left in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to the king of Babylon, and the residue of the multitude. [52:16] But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen. [52:17] And the pillars of brass that were in the house of THE GOD, and the bases and the brazen sea that were in the house of THE GOD, did the Chaldeans break in pieces, and carried all the brass of them to Babylon. [52:18] The pots also, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the basins, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away. [52:19] And the cups, and the firepans, and the basins, and the pots, and the candlesticks, and the spoons, and the bowls-that which was of gold, in gold, and that which was of silver, in silver,- the captain of the guard took away. [52:20] The two pillars, the one sea, and the twelve brazen bulls that were under the bases, which king Solomon had made for the house of THE GOD-the brass of all these vessels was without weight. [52:21] And as for the pillars, the height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits; and a line of twelve cubits did compass it; and the thickness thereof was four fingers: it was hollow. [52:22] And a capital of brass was upon it; and the height of the one capital was five cubits, with network and pomegranates upon the capital round about, all of brass: and the second pillar also had like unto these, and pomegranates. [52:23] And there were ninety and six pomegranates on the sides; all the pomegranates were a hundred upon the network round about. [52:24] And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold: [52:25] and out of the city he took an officer that was set over the men of war; and seven men of them that saw the king’s face, that were found in the city; and the scribe of the captain of the host, who mustered the people of the land; and threescore men of the people of the land, that were found in the midst of the city. [52:26] And Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah. [52:27] And the king of Babylon smote them, and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away captive out of his land. [52:28] This is the people whom Nebuchadrezzar carried away captive: in the seventh year three thousand Jews and three and twenty; [52:29] in the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar he carried away captive from Jerusalem eight hundred thirty and two persons; [52:30] in the three and twentieth year of Nebuchadrezzar Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred forty and five persons: all the persons were four thousand and six hundred. [52:31] And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the five and twentieth day of the month, that Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in the first year of his reign, lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and brought him forth out of prison; [52:32] and he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon, [52:33] and changed his prison garments. And Jehoiachin did eat bread before him continually all the days of his life: [52:34] and for his allowance, there was a continual allowance given him by the king of Babylon, every day a portion until the day of his death, all the days of his life.

 

The Book of the Prophet Ezekiel

[1:1] Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God. [1:2] In the fifth day of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin’s captivity, [1:3] the word of THE GOD came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of THE GOD was there upon him. [1:4] And I looked, and, behold, a stormy wind came out of the north, a great cloud, with a fire infolding itself, and a brightness round about it, and out of the midst thereof as it were glowing metal, out of the midst of the fire. [1:5] And out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: they had the likeness of a man. [1:6] And every one had four faces, and every one of them had four wings. [1:7] And their feet were straight feet; and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf’s foot; and they sparkled like burnished brass. [1:8] And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings thus: [1:9] their wings were joined one to another; they turned not when they went; they went every one straight forward. [1:10] As for the likeness of their faces, they had the face of a man; and they four had the face of a lion on the right side; and they four had the face of an ox on the left side; they four had also the face of an eagle. [1:11] And their faces and their wings were separate above; two wings of every one were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies. [1:12] And they went every one straight forward: whither the spirit was to go, they went; they turned not when they went. [1:13] As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, like the appearance of torches: the fire went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning. [1:14] And the living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning. [1:15] Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold, one wheel upon the earth beside the living creatures, for each of the four faces thereof. [1:16] The appearance of the wheels and their work was like unto a beryl: and they four had one likeness; and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel within a wheel. [1:17] When they went, they went in their four directions: they turned not when they went. [1:18] As for their rims, they were high and dreadful; and they four had their rims full of eyes round about. [1:19] And when the living creatures went, the wheels went beside them; and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up. [1:20] Whithersoever the spirit was to go, they went; thither was the spirit to go: and the wheels were lifted up beside them; for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels. [1:21] When those went, these went; and when those stood, these stood; and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up beside them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels. [1:22] And over the head of the living creature there was the likeness of a firmament, like the terrible crystal to look upon, stretched forth over their heads above. [1:23] And under the firmament were their wings straight, the one toward the other: every one had two which covered on this side, and every one had two which covered on that side, their bodies. [1:24] And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings like the noise of great waters, like the voice of the Almighty, a noise of tumult like the noise of a host: when they stood, they let down their wings. [1:25] And there was a voice above the firmament that was over their heads: when they stood, they let down their wings. [1:26] And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone; and upon the likeness of the throne was a likeness as the appearance of a man upon it above. [1:27] And I saw as it were glowing metal, as the appearance of fire within it round about, from the appearance of his loins and upward; and from the appearance of his loins and downward I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and there was brightness round about him. [1:28] As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of THE GOD. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake.

[2:1] And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon your feet, and I will speak with thee. [2:2] And the Spirit entered into me when he spake unto me, and set me upon my feet; and I heard him that spake unto me. [2:3] And he said unto me, Son of man, I send you to the children of Israel, to nations that are rebellious, which have rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me even unto this very day. [2:4] And the children are impudent and stiffhearted: I do sent you unto them; and you shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord THE GOD. [2:5] And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they are a rebellious house,) yet shall know that there hath been a prophet among them. [2:6] And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with thee, and you dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house. [2:7] And you shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear; for they are most rebellious. [2:8] But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; be not you rebellious like that rebellious house: open your mouth, and eat that which I give thee. [2:9] And when I looked, behold, a hand was put forth unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein; [2:10] And he spread it before me: and it was written within and without; and there were written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe.

[3:1] And he said unto me, Son of man, eat that which you findest; eat this roll, and go, speak unto the house of Israel. [3:2] So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat the roll. [3:3] And he said unto me, Son of man, cause your belly to eat, and fill your bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness. [3:4] And he said unto me, Son of man, go, get you unto the house of Israel, and speak with my words unto them. [3:5] For you art not sent to a people of a strange speech and of a hard language, but to the house of Israel; [3:6] not to many peoples of a strange speech and of a hard language, whose words you canst not understand. Surely, if I sent you to them, they would hearken unto thee. [3:7] But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for they will not hearken unto me: for all the house of Israel are of hard forehead and of a stiff heart. [3:8] Behold, I have made your face hard against their faces, and your forehead hard against their foreheads. [3:9] As an adamant harder than flint have I made your forehead: fear them not, neither be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house. [3:10] Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, all my words that I shall speak unto you receive in your heart, and hear with your ears. [3:11] And go, get you to them of the captivity, unto the children of your people, and speak unto them, and tell them, Thus saith the Lord THE GOD; whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear. [3:12] Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me the voice of a great rushing, saying, Blessed be the glory of THE GOD from his place. [3:13] And I heard the noise of the wings of the living creatures as they touched one another, and the noise of the wheels beside them, even the noise of a great rushing. [3:14] So the Spirit lifted me up, and took me away; and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; and the hand of THE GOD was strong upon me. [3:15] Then I came to them of the captivity at Tel-abib, that dwelt by the river Chebar, and to where they dwelt; and I sat there overwhelmed among them seven days. [3:16] And it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of THE GOD came unto me, saying, [3:17] Son of man, I have made you a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me. [3:18] When I say unto the wicked, you shalt surely die; and you givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at your hand. [3:19] Yet if you warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but you have delivered your soul. [3:20] Again, when a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumblingblock before him, he shall die: because you have not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteous deeds which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at your hand. [3:21] Nevertheless if you warn the righteous man, that the righteous sin not, and he doth not sin, he shall surely live, because he took warning; and you have delivered your soul. [3:22] And the hand of THE GOD was there upon me; and he said unto me, Arise, go forth into the plain, and I will there talk with thee. [3:23] Then I arose, and went forth into the plain: and, behold, the glory of THE GOD stood there, as the glory which I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell on my face. [3:24] Then the Spirit entered into me, and set me upon my feet; and he spake with me, and said unto me, Go, shut yourself within your house. [3:25] But thou, son of man, behold, they shall lay bands upon thee, and shall bind you with them, and you shalt not go out among them: [3:26] and I will make your tongue cleave to the roof of your mouth, that you shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover; for they are a rebellious house. [3:27] But when I speak with thee, I will open your mouth, and you shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord THE GOD: He that heareth, let him hear; and he that forbeareth, let him forbear: for they are a rebellious house.

[4:1] you also, son of man, take you a tile, and lay it before thee, and portray upon it a city, even Jerusalem: [4:2] and lay siege against it, and build forts against it, and cast up a mound against it; set camps also against it, and plant battering rams against it round about. [4:3] And take you unto you an iron pan, and set it for a wall of iron between you and the city: and set your face toward it, and it shall be besieged, and you shalt lay siege against it. This shall be a sign to the house of Israel. [4:4] Moreover lie you upon your left side, and lay the iniquity of the house of Israel upon it; according to the number of the days that you shalt lie upon it, you shalt bear their iniquity. [4:5] For I have appointed the years of their iniquity to be unto you a number of days, even three hundred and ninety days: so shalt you bear the iniquity of the house of Israel. [4:6] And again, when you have accomplished these, you shalt lie on your right side, and shalt bear the iniquity of the house of Judah: forty days, each day for a year, have I appointed it unto thee. [4:7] And you shalt set your face toward the siege of Jerusalem, with your arm uncovered; and you shalt prophesy against it. [4:8] And, behold, I lay bands upon thee, and you shalt not turn you from one side to the other, till you have accomplished the days of your siege. [4:9] Take you also unto you wheat, and barley, and beans, and lentils, and millet, and spelt, and put them in one vessel, and make you bread thereof; according to the number of the days that you shalt lie upon your side, even three hundred and ninety days, shalt you eat thereof. [4:10] And your food which you shalt eat shall be by weight, twenty shekels a day: from time to time shalt you eat it. [4:11] And you shalt drink water by measure, the sixth part of a hin: from time to time shalt you drink. [4:12] And you shalt eat it as barley cakes, and you shalt bake it in their sight with dung that cometh out of man. [4:13] And THE GOD said, Even thus shall the children of Israel eat their bread unclean, among the nations whither I will drive them. [4:14] Then said I, Ah Lord THE GOD! behold, my soul hath not been polluted; for from my youth up even till now have I not eaten of that which dieth of itself, or is torn of beasts; neither came there abominable flesh into my mouth. [4:15] Then he said unto me, See, I have given you cow’s dung for man’s dung, and you shalt prepare your bread thereon. [4:16] Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread by weight, and with fearfulness; and they shall drink water by measure, and in dismay: [4:17] that they may want bread and water, and be dismayed one with another, and pine away in their iniquity.

[5:1] And thou, son of man, take you a sharp sword; as a barber’s razor shalt you take it unto thee, and shalt cause it to pass upon your head and upon your beard: then take you balances to weigh, and divide the hair. [5:2] A third part shalt you burn in the fire in the midst of the city, when the days of the siege are fulfilled; and you shalt take a third part, and smite with the sword round about it; and a third part you shalt scatter to the wind, and I will draw out a sword after them. [5:3] And you shalt take thereof a few in number, and bind them in your skirts. [5:4] And of these again shalt you take, and cast them into the midst of the fire, and burn them in the fire; therefrom shall a fire come forth into all the house of Israel. [5:5] Thus saith the Lord THE GOD: This is Jerusalem; I have set her in the midst of the nations, and countries are round about her. [5:6] And she hath rebelled against mine ordinances in doing wickedness more than the nations, and against my statutes more than the countries that are round about her; for they have rejected mine ordinances, and as for my statutes, they have not walked in them. [5:7] Therefore thus saith the Lord THE GOD: Because you are turbulent more than the nations that are round about you, and have not walked in my statutes, neither have kept mine ordinances, neither have done after the ordinances of the nations that are round about you; [5:8] therefore thus saith the Lord THE GOD: Behold, I, even I, am against thee; and I will execute judgments in the midst of you in the sight of the nations. [5:9] And I will do in you that which I have not done, and whereunto I will not do any more the like, because of all your abominations. [5:10] Therefore the fathers shall eat the sons in the midst of thee, and the sons shall eat their fathers; and I will execute judgments on thee; and the whole remnant of you will I scatter unto all the winds. [5:11] Wherefore, as I live, saith the Lord THE GOD, surely, because you have defiled my sanctuary with all your detestable things, and with all your abominations, therefore will I also diminish thee; neither shall mine eye spare, and I also will have no pity. [5:12] A third part of you shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of thee; and a third part shall fall by the sword round about thee; and a third part I will scatter unto all the winds, and will draw out a sword after them. [5:13] Thus shall mine anger be accomplished, and I will cause my wrath toward them to rest, and I shall be comforted; and they shall know that I, THE GOD, have spoken in my zeal, when I have accomplished my wrath upon them. [5:14] Moreover I will make you a desolation and a reproach among the nations that are round about thee, in the sight of all that pass by. [5:15] So it shall be a reproach and a taunt, an instruction and an astonishment, unto the nations that are round about thee, when I shall execute judgments on you in anger and in wrath, and in wrathful rebukes; (I, THE GOD, have spoken it;) [5:16] when I shall send upon them the evil arrows of famine, that are for destruction, which I will send to destroy you: and I will increase the famine upon you, and will break your staff of bread; [5:17] and I will send upon you famine and evil beasts, and they shall bereave thee; and pestilence and blood shall pass through thee; and I will bring the sword upon thee: I, THE GOD, have spoken it.

[6:1] And the word of THE GOD came unto me, saying, [6:2] Son of man, set your face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy unto them, [6:3] and say, You mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord THE GOD: Thus saith the Lord THE GOD to the mountains and to the hills, to the watercourses and to the valleys: Behold, I, even I, will bring a sword upon you, and I will destroy your high places. [6:4] And your altars shall become desolate, and your sun-images shall be broken; and I will cast down your slain men before your idols. [6:5] And I will lay the dead bodies of the children of Israel before their idols; and I will scatter your bones round about your altars. [6:6] In all your dwelling-places the cities shall be laid waste, and the high places shall be desolate; that your altars may be laid waste and made desolate, and your idols may be broken and cease, and your sun-images may be hewn down, and your works may be abolished. [6:7] And the slain shall fall in the midst of you, and you shall know that I am THE GOD. [6:8] Yet will I leave a remnant, in that you shall have some that escape the sword among the nations, when you shall be scattered through the countries. [6:9] And those of you that escape shall remember me among the nations whither they shall be carried captive, how that I have been broken with their lewd heart, which hath departed from me, and with their eyes, which play the harlot after their idols: and they shall loathe themselves in their own sight for the evils which they have committed in all their abominations. [6:10] And they shall know that I am THE GOD: I have not said in vain that I would do this evil unto them. [6:11] Thus saith the Lord THE GOD: Smite with your hand, and stamp with your foot, and say, Alas! because of all the evil abominations of the house of Israel; for they shall fall by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence. [6:12] He that is far off shall die of the pestilence; and he that is near shall fall by the sword; and he that remaineth and is besieged shall die by the famine: thus will I accomplish my wrath upon them. [6:13] And you shall know that I am THE GOD, when their slain men shall be among their idols round about their altars, upon every high hill, on all the tops of the mountains, and under every green tree, and under every thick oak, the places where they offered sweet savor to all their idols. [6:14] And I will stretch out my hand upon them, and make the land desolate and waste, from the wilderness toward Diblah, throughout all their habitations: and they shall know that I am THE GOD.

[7:1] Moreover the word of THE GOD came unto me, saying, [7:2] And thou, son of man, thus saith the Lord THE GOD unto the land of Israel, An end: the end is come upon the four corners of the land. [7:3] Now is the end upon thee, and I will send mine anger upon thee, and will judge you according to your ways; and I will bring upon you all your abominations. [7:4] And mine eye shall not spare thee, neither will I have pity; but I will bring your ways upon thee, and your abominations shall be in the midst of thee: and you shall know that I am THE GOD. [7:5] Thus saith the Lord THE GOD: An evil, an only evil; behold, it cometh. [7:6] An end is come, the end is come; it awaketh against thee; behold, it cometh. [7:7] your doom is come unto thee, O inhabitant of the land: the time is come, the day is near, a day of tumult, and not of joyful shouting, upon the mountains. [7:8] Now will I shortly pour out my wrath upon thee, and accomplish mine anger against thee, and will judge you according to your ways; and I will bring upon you all your abominations. [7:9] And mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: I will bring upon you according to your ways; and your abominations shall be in the midst of thee; and you shall know that I, THE GOD, do smite. [7:10] Behold, the day, behold, it cometh: your doom is gone forth; the rod hath blossomed, pride hath budded. [7:11] Violence is risen up into a rod of wickedness; none of them shall remain, nor of their multitude, nor of their wealth: neither shall there be eminency among them. [7:12] The time is come, the day draweth near: let not the buyer rejoice, nor the seller mourn; for wrath is upon all the multitude thereof. [7:13] For the seller shall not return to that which is sold, although they be yet alive: for the vision is touching the whole multitude thereof, none shall return; neither shall any strengthen himself in the iniquity of his life. [7:14] They have blown the trumpet, and have made all ready; but none goeth to the battle; for my wrath is upon all the multitude thereof. [7:15] The sword is without, and the pestilence and the famine within: he that is in the field shall die with the sword: and he that is in the city, famine and pestilence shall devour him. [7:16] But those of them that escape shall escape, and shall be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them moaning, every one in his iniquity. [7:17] All hands shall be feeble, and all knees shall be weak as water. [7:18] They shall also gird themselves with sackcloth, and horror shall cover them; and shame shall be upon all faces, and baldness upon all their heads. [7:19] They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be as an unclean thing; their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of THE GOD: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels; because it hath been the stumblingblock of their iniquity. [7:20] As for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty; but they made the images of their abominations and their detestable things therein: therefore have I made it unto them as an unclean thing. [7:21] And I will give it into the hands of the strangers for a prey, and to the wicked of the earth for a spoil; and they shall profane it. [7:22] My face will I turn also from them, and they shall profane my secret place; and robbers shall enter into it, and profane it. [7:23] Make the chain; for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence. [7:24] Wherefore I will bring the worst of the nations, and they shall possess their houses: I will also make the pride of the strong to cease; and their holy places shall be profaned. [7:25] Destruction cometh; and they shall seek peace, and there shall be none. [7:26] Mischief shall come upon mischief, and rumor shall be upon rumor; and they shall seek a vision of the prophet; but the law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the elders. [7:27] The king shall mourn, and the prince shall be clothed with desolation, and the hands of the people of the land shall be troubled: I will do unto them after their way, and according to their deserts will I judge them; and they shall know that I am THE GOD.

[8:1] And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I sat in my house, and the elders of Judah sat before me, that the hand of the Lord THE GOD fell there upon me. [8:2] Then I beheld, and, lo, a likeness as the appearance of fire; from the appearance of his loins and downward, fire; and from his loins and upward, as the appearance of brightness, as it were glowing metal. [8:3] And he put forth the form of a hand, and took me by a lock of my head; and the Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the gate of the inner court that looketh toward the north; where was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provoketh to jealousy. [8:4] And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there, according to the appearance that I saw in the plain. [8:5] Then said he unto me, Son of man, lift up your eyes now the way toward the north. So I lifted up mine eyes the way toward the north, and behold, northward of the gate of the altar this image of jealousy in the entry. [8:6] And he said unto me, Son of man, seest you what they do? even the great abominations that the house of Israel do commit here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary? but you shalt again see yet other great abominations. [8:7] And he brought me to the door of the court; and when I looked, behold, a hole in the wall. [8:8] Then said he unto me, Son of man, dig now in the wall: and when I had digged in the wall, behold, a door. [8:9] And he said unto me, Go in, and see the wicked abominations that they do here. [8:10] So I went in and saw; and behold, every form of creeping things, and abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel, portrayed upon the wall round about. [8:11] And there stood before them seventy men of the elders of the house of Israel; and in the midst of them stood Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan, every man with his censer in his hand; and the odor of the cloud of incense went up. [8:12] Then said he unto me, Son of man, have you seen what the elders of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in his chambers of imagery? for they say, THE GOD seeth us not; THE GOD hath forsaken the land. [8:13] He said also unto me, you shalt again see yet other great abominations which they do. [8:14] Then he brought me to the door of the gate of THE GOD’s house which was toward the north; and behold, there sat the women weeping for Tammuz. [8:15] Then said he unto me, Have you seen this, O son of man? you shalt again see yet greater abominations than these. [8:16] And he brought me into the inner court of THE GOD’s house; and behold, at the door of the temple of THE GOD, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of THE GOD, and their faces toward the east; and they were worshipping the sun toward the east. [8:17] Then he said unto me, Have you seen this, O son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here? for they have filled the land with violence, and have turned again to provoke me to anger: and, lo, they put the branch to their nose. [8:18] Therefore will I also deal in wrath; mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity; and though they cry in mine ears with a loud voice, yet will I not hear them.

[9:1] Then he cried in mine ears with a loud voice, saying, Cause you them that have charge over the city to draw near, every man with his destroying weapon in his hand. [9:2] And behold, six men came from the way of the upper gate, which lieth toward the north, every man with his slaughter weapon in his hand; and one man in the midst of them clothed in linen, with a writer’s inkhorn by his side. And they went in, and stood beside the brazen altar. [9:3] And the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub, whereupon it was, to the threshold of the house: and he called to the man clothed in linen, who had the writer’s inkhorn by his side. [9:4] And THE GOD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry over all the abominations that are done in the midst thereof. [9:5] And to the others he said in my hearing, Go you through the city after him, and smite: let not your eye spare, neither have you pity; [9:6] slay utterly the old man, the young man and the virgin, and little children and women; but come not near any man upon whom is the mark: and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the old men that were before the house. [9:7] And he said unto them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go you forth. And they went forth, and smote in the city. [9:8] And it came to pass, while they were smiting, and I was left, that I fell upon my face, and cried, and said, Ah Lord THE GOD! wilt you destroy all the residue of Israel in your pouring out of your wrath upon Jerusalem? [9:9] Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of wrestling of judgment: for they say, THE GOD hath forsaken the land, and THE GOD seeth not. [9:10] And as for me also, mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity, but I will bring their way upon their head. [9:11] And behold, the man clothed in linen, who had the inkhorn by his side, reported the matter, saying, I have done as you have commanded me.

[10:1] Then I looked, and behold, in the firmament that was over the head of the cherubim there appeared above them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne. [10:2] And he spake unto the man clothed in linen, and said, Go in between the whirling wheels, even under the cherub, and fill both your hands with coals of fire from between the cherubim, and scatter them over the city. And he went in in my sight. [10:3] Now the cherubim stood on the right side of the house, when the man went in; and the cloud filled the inner court. [10:4] And the glory of THE GOD mounted up from the cherub, and stood over the threshold of the house; and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of THE GOD’s glory. [10:5] And the sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard even to the outer court, as the voice of God Almighty when he speaketh. [10:6] And it came to pass, when he commanded the man clothed in linen, saying, Take fire from between the whirling wheels, from between the cherubim, that he went in, and stood beside a wheel. [10:7] And the cherub stretched forth his hand from between the cherubim unto the fire that was between the cherubim, and took thereof, and put it into the hands of him that was clothed in linen, who took it and went out. [10:8] And there appeared in the cherubim the form of a man’s hand under their wings. [10:9] And I looked, and behold, four wheels beside the cherubim, one wheel beside one cherub, and another wheel beside another cherub; and the appearance of the wheels was like unto a beryl stone. [10:10] And as for their appearance, they four had one likeness, as if a wheel have been within a wheel. [10:11] When they went, they went in their four directions: they turned not as they went, but to the place whither the head looked they followed it; they turned not as they went. [10:12] And their whole body, and their backs, and their hands, and their wings, and the wheels, were full of eyes round about, even the wheels that they four had. [10:13] As for the wheels, they were called in my hearing, the whirling wheels. [10:14] And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of the cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and the third face the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle. [10:15] And the cherubim mounted up: this is the living creature that I saw by the river Chebar. [10:16] And when the cherubim went, the wheels went beside them; and when the cherubim lifted up their wings to mount up from the earth, the wheels also turned not from beside them. [10:17] When they stood, these stood; and when they mounted up, these mounted up with them: for the spirit of the living creature was in them. [10:18] And the glory of THE GOD went forth from over the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubim. [10:19] And the cherubim lifted up their wings, and mounted up from the earth in my sight when they went forth, and the wheels beside them: and they stood at the door of the east gate of THE GOD’s house; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above. [10:20] This is the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel by the river Chebar; and I knew that they were cherubim. [10:21] Every one had four faces, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings. [10:22] And as for the likeness of their faces, they were the faces which I saw by the river Chebar, their appearances and themselves; they went every one straight forward.

[11:1] Moreover the Spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto the east gate of THE GOD’s house, which looketh eastward: and behold, at the door of the gate five and twenty men; and I saw in the midst of them Jaazaniah the son of Azzur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people. [11:2] And he said unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise iniquity, and that give wicked counsel in this city; [11:3] that say, The time is not near to build houses: this city is the caldron, and we are the flesh. [11:4] Therefore prophesy against them, prophesy, O son of man. [11:5] And the Spirit of THE GOD fell upon me, and he said unto me, Speak, Thus saith THE GOD: Thus have you said, O house of Israel; for I know the things that come into your mind. [11:6] You have multiplied your slain in this city, and you have filled the streets thereof with the slain. [11:7] Therefore thus saith the Lord THE GOD: Your slain whom you have laid in the midst of it, they are the flesh, and this city is the caldron; but you shall be brought forth out of the midst of it. [11:8] You have feared the sword; and I will bring the sword upon you, saith the Lord THE GOD. [11:9] And I will bring you forth out of the midst thereof, and deliver you into the hands of strangers, and will execute judgments among you. [11:10] You shall fall by the sword; I will judge you in the border of Israel; and you shall know that I am THE GOD. [11:11] This city shall not be your caldron, neither shall you be the flesh in the midst thereof; I will judge you in the border of Israel; [11:12] and you shall know that I am THE GOD: for you have not walked in my statutes, neither have you executed mine ordinances, but have done after the ordinances of the nations that are round about you. [11:13] And it came to pass, when I prophesied, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then fell I down upon my face, and cried with a loud voice, and said, Ah Lord THE GOD! wilt you make a full end of the remnant of Israel? [11:14] And the word of THE GOD came unto me, saying, [11:15] Son of man, your brethren, even your brethren, the men of your kindred, and all the house of Israel, all of them, are they unto whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, Get you far from THE GOD; unto us is this land given for a possession. [11:16] Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord THE GOD: Whereas I have removed them far off among the nations, and whereas I have scattered them among the countries, yet will I be to them a sanctuary for a little while in the countries where they are come. [11:17] Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord THE GOD: I will gather you from the peoples, and assemble you out of the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel. [11:18] And they shall come thither, and they shall take away all the detestable things thereof and all the abominations thereof from thence. [11:19] And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them a heart of flesh; [11:20] that they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God. [11:21] But as for them whose heart walketh after the heart of their detestable things and their abominations, I will bring their way upon their own heads, saith the Lord THE GOD. [11:22] Then did the cherubim lift up their wings, and the wheels were beside them; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above. [11:23] And the glory of THE GOD went up from the midst of the city, and stood upon the mountain which is on the east side of the city. [11:24] And the Spirit lifted me up, and brought me in the vision by the Spirit of God into Chaldea, to them of the captivity. So the vision that I had seen went up from me. [11:25] Then I spake unto them of the captivity all the things that THE GOD had showed me.

[12:1] The word of THE GOD also came unto me, saying, [12:2] Son of man, you dwellest in the midst of the rebellious house, that have eyes to see, and see not, that have ears to hear, and hear not; for they are a rebellious house. [12:3] Therefore, you son of man, prepare you stuff for removing, and remove by day in their sight; and you shalt remove from your place to another place in their sight: it may be they will consider, though they are a rebellious house. [12:4] And you shalt bring forth your stuff by day in their sight, as stuff for removing; and you shalt go forth yourself at even in their sight, as when men go forth into exile. [12:5] Dig you through the wall in their sight, and carry out thereby. [12:6] In their sight shalt you bear it upon your shoulder, and carry it forth in the dark; you shalt cover your face, that you see not the land: for I have set you for a sign unto the house of Israel. [12:7] And I did so as I was commanded: I brought forth my stuff by day, as stuff for removing, and in the even I digged through the wall with my hand; I brought it forth in the dark, and bare it upon my shoulder in their sight. [12:8] And in the morning came the word of THE GOD unto me, saying, [12:9] Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said unto thee, What doest thou? [12:10] Say you unto them, Thus saith the Lord THE GOD: This burden concerneth the prince in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel among whom they are. [12:11] Say, I am your sign: like as I have done, so shall it be done unto them; they shall go into exile, into captivity. [12:12] And the prince that is among them shall bear upon his shoulder in the dark, and shall go forth: they shall dig through the wall to carry out thereby: he shall cover his face, because he shall not see the land with his eyes. [12:13] My net also will I spread upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare; and I will bring him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans; yet shall he not see it, though he shall die there. [12:14] And I will scatter toward every wind all that are round about him to help him, and all his bands; and I will draw out the sword after them. [12:15] And they shall know that I am THE GOD, when I shall disperse them among the nations, and scatter them through the countries. [12:16] But I will leave a few men of them from the sword, from the famine, and from the pestilence; that they may declare all their abominations among the nations whither they come; and they shall know that I am THE GOD. [12:17] Moreover the word of THE GOD came to me, saying, [12:18] Son of man, eat your bread with quaking, and drink your water with trembling and with fearfulness; [12:19] and say unto the people of the land, Thus saith the Lord THE GOD concerning the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the land of Israel: They shall eat their bread with fearfulness, and drink their water in dismay, that her land may be desolate, and despoiled of all that is therein, because of the violence of all them that dwell therein. [12:20] And the cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall be a desolation; and you shall know that I am THE GOD. [12:21] And the word of THE GOD came unto me, saying, [12:22] Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth? [12:23] Tell them therefore, Thus saith the Lord THE GOD: I will make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel; but say unto them, The days are at hand, and the fulfilment of every vision. [12:24] For there shall be no more any false vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel. [12:25] For I am THE GOD; I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall be performed; it shall be no more deferred: for in your days, O rebellious house, will I speak the word, and will perform it, saith the Lord THE GOD. [12:26] Again the word of THE GOD came to me, saying, [12:27] Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, The vision that he seeth is for many day to come, and he prophesieth of times that are far off. [12:28] Therefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord THE GOD: There shall none of my words be deferred any more, but the word which I shall speak shall be performed, saith the Lord THE GOD.

[13:1] And the word of THE GOD came unto me, saying, [13:2] Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel that prophesy, and say you unto them that prophesy out of their own heart, Hear you the word of THE GOD: [13:3] Thus saith the Lord THE GOD, Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing! [13:4] O Israel, your prophets have been like foxes in the waste places. [13:5] You have not gone up into the gaps, neither built up the wall for the house of Israel, to stand in the battle in the day of THE GOD. [13:6] They have seen falsehood and lying divination, that say, THE GOD saith; but THE GOD hath not sent them: and they have made men to hope that the word would be confirmed. [13:7] Have you not seen a false vision, and have you not spoken a lying divination, in that you say, THE GOD saith; albeit I have not spoken? [13:8] Therefore thus saith the Lord THE GOD: Because you have spoken falsehood, and seen lies, therefore, behold, I am against you, saith the Lord THE GOD. [13:9] And my hand shall be against the prophets that see false visions, and that divine lies: they shall not be in the council of my people, neither shall they be written in the writing of the house of Israel, neither shall they enter into the land of Israel; and you shall know that I am the Lord THE GOD. [13:10] Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and there is no peace; and when one buildeth up a wall, behold, they daub it with untempered mortar: [13:11] say unto them that daub it with untempered mortar, that it shall fall: there shall be an overflowing shower; and ye, O great hailstones, shall fall; and a stormy wind shall rend it. [13:12] Lo, when the wall is fallen, shall it not be said unto you, Where is the daubing wherewith you have daubed it? [13:13] Therefore thus saith the Lord THE GOD: I will even rend it with a stormy wind in my wrath; and there shall be an overflowing shower in mine anger, and great hailstones in wrath to consume it. [13:14] So will I break down the wall that you have daubed with untempered mortar, and bring it down to the ground, so that the foundation thereof shall be uncovered; and it shall fall, and you shall be consumed in the midst thereof: and you shall know that I am THE GOD. [13:15] Thus will I accomplish my wrath upon the wall, and upon them that have daubed it with untempered mortar; and I will say unto you, The wall is no more, neither they that daubed it; [13:16] to wit, the prophets of Israel that prophesy concerning Jerusalem, and that see visions of peace for her, and there is no peace, saith the Lord THE GOD. [13:17] And thou, son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people, that prophesy out of their own heart; and prophesy you against them, [13:18] and say, Thus saith the Lord THE GOD: Woe to the women that sew pillows upon all elbows, and make kerchiefs for the head of persons of every stature to hunt souls! Will you hunt the souls of my people, and save souls alive for yourselves? [13:19] And you have profaned me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hearken unto lies. [13:20] Wherefore thus saith the Lord THE GOD: Behold, I am against your pillows, wherewith you there hunt the souls to make them fly, and I will tear them from your arms; and I will let the souls go, even the souls that you hunt to make them fly. [13:21] Your kerchiefs also will I tear, and deliver my people out of your hand, and they shall be no more in your hand to be hunted; and you shall know that I am THE GOD. [13:22] Because with lies you have grieved the heart of the righteous, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, and be saved alive: [13:23] Therefore you shall no more see false visions, nor divine divinations: and I will deliver my people out of your hand; and you shall know that I am THE GOD.

[14:1] Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me. [14:2] And the word of THE GOD came unto me, saying, [14:3] Son of man, these men have taken their idols into their heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face: should I be inquired of at all by them? [14:4] Therefore speak unto them, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord THE GOD: Every man of the house of Israel that taketh his idols into his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to the prophet; I THE GOD will answer him therein according to the multitude of his idols; [14:5] that I may take the house of Israel in their own heart, because they are all estranged from me through their idols. [14:6] Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord THE GOD: Return ye, and turn yourselves from your idols; and turn away your faces from all your abominations. [14:7] For every one of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that separateth himself from me, and taketh his idols into his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to the prophet to inquire for himself of me; I THE GOD will answer him by myself: [14:8] and I will set my face against that man, and will make him an astonishment, for a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the midst of my people; and you shall know that I am THE GOD. [14:9] And if the prophet be deceived and speak a word, I, THE GOD, have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand upon him, and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel. [14:10] And they shall bear their iniquity: the iniquity of the prophet shall be even as the iniquity of him that seeketh unto him; [14:11] that the house of Israel may go no more astray from me, neither defile themselves any more with all their transgressions; but that they may be my people, and I may be their God, saith the Lord THE GOD. [14:12] And the word of THE GOD came unto me, saying, [14:13] Son of man, when a land sinneth against me by committing a trespass, and I stretch out my hand upon it, and break the staff of the bread thereof, and send famine upon it, and cut off from it man and beast; [14:14] though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness, saith the Lord THE GOD. [14:15] If I cause evil beasts to pass through the land, and they ravage it, and it be made desolate, so that no man may pass through because of the beasts; [14:16] though these three men were in it, as I live, saith the Lord THE GOD, they should deliver neither sons nor daughters; they only should be delivered, but the land should be desolate. [14:17] Or if I bring a sword upon that land, and say, Sword, go through the land; so that I cut off from it man and beast; [14:18] though these three men were in it, as I live, saith the Lord THE GOD, they should deliver neither sons nor daughters, but they only should be delivered themselves. [14:19] Or if I send a pestilence into that land, and pour out my wrath upon it in blood, to cut off from it man and beast; [14:20] though Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, as I live, saith the Lord THE GOD, they should deliver neither son nor daughter; they should but deliver their own souls by their righteousness. [14:21] For thus saith the Lord THE GOD: How much more when I send my four sore judgments upon Jerusalem, the sword, and the famine, and the evil beasts, and the pestilence, to cut off from it man and beast! [14:22] Yet, behold, therein shall be left a remnant that shall be carried forth, both sons and daughters: behold, they shall come forth unto you, and you shall see their way and their doings; and you shall be comforted concerning the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, even concerning all that I have brought upon it. [14:23] And they shall comfort you, when you see their way and their doings; and you shall know that I have not done without cause all that I have done in it, saith the Lord THE GOD.

[15:1] And the word of THE GOD came unto me, saying, [15:2] Son of man, what is the vine-tree more than any tree, the vine-branch which is among the trees of the forest? [15:3] Shall wood be taken thereof to make any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon? [15:4] Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire hath devoured both the ends of it, and the midst of it is burned: is it profitable for any work? [15:5] Behold, when it was whole, it was meet for no work: how much less, when the fire hath devoured it, and it is burned, shall it yet be meet for any work! [15:6] Therefore thus saith the Lord THE GOD: As the vine-tree among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so will I give the inhabitants of Jerusalem. [15:7] And I will set my face against them; they shall go forth from the fire, but the fire shall devour them; and you shall know that I am THE GOD, when I set my face against them. [15:8] And I will make the land desolate, because they have committed a trespass, saith the Lord THE GOD.

[16:1] Again the word of THE GOD came unto me, saying, [16:2] Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations; [16:3] and say, Thus saith the Lord THE GOD unto Jerusalem: your birth and your nativity is of the land of the Canaanite; the Amorite was your father, and your mother was a Hittite. [16:4] And as for your nativity, in the day you wast born your navel was not cut, neither wast you washed in water to cleanse thee; you wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all. [16:5] No eye pitied thee, to do any of these things unto thee, to have compassion upon thee; but you wast cast out in the open field, for that your person was abhorred, in the day that you wast born. [16:6] And when I passed by thee, and saw you weltering in your blood, I said unto thee, Though you art in your blood, live; yea, I said unto thee, Though you art in your blood, live. [16:7] I caused you to multiply as that which groweth in the field, and you didst increase and wax great, and you attainedst to excellent ornament; your breasts were fashioned, and your hair was grown; yet you wast naked and bare. [16:8] Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, your time was the time of love; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered your nakedness: yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord THE GOD, and you becamest mine. [16:9] Then washed I you with water; yea, I thoroughly washed away your blood from thee, and I anointed you with oil. [16:10] I clothed you also with broidered work, and shod you with sealskin, and I girded you about with fine linen, and covered you with silk. [16:11] And I decked you with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon your hands, and a chain on your neck. [16:12] And I put a ring upon your nose, and ear-rings in your ears, and a beautiful crown upon your head. [16:13] Thus wast you decked with gold and silver; and your raiment was of fine linen, and silk, and broidered work; you didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil; and you wast exceeding beautiful, and you didst prosper unto royal estate. [16:14] And your renown went forth among the nations for your beauty; for it was perfect, through my majesty which I had put upon thee, saith the Lord THE GOD. [16:15] But you didst trust in your beauty, and playedst the harlot because of your renown, and pouredst out your whoredoms on every one that passed by; his it was. [16:16] And you didst take of your garments, and madest for you high places decked with divers colors, and playedst the harlot upon them: the like things shall not come, neither shall it be so. [16:17] you didst also take your fair jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given thee, and madest for you images of men, and didst play the harlot with them; [16:18] and you tookest your broidered garments, and coveredst them, and didst set mine oil and mine incense before them. [16:19] My bread also which I gave thee, fine flour, and oil, and honey, wherewith I fed thee, you didst even set it before them for a sweet savor; and thus it was, saith the Lord THE GOD. [16:20] Moreover you have taken your sons and your daughters, whom you have borne unto me, and these have you sacrificed unto them to be devoured. Were your whoredoms a small matter, [16:21] that you have slain my children, and delivered them up, in causing them to pass through the fire unto them? [16:22] And in all your abominations and your whoredoms you have not remembered the days of your youth, when you wast naked and bare, and wast weltering in your blood. [16:23] And it is come to pass after all your wickedness, (woe, woe unto thee! saith the Lord THE GOD,) [16:24] that you have built unto you a vaulted place, and have made you a lofty place in every street. [16:25] you have built your lofty place at the head of every way, and have made your beauty an abomination, and have opened your feet to every one that passed by, and multiplied your whoredom. [16:26] you have also committed fornication with the Egyptians, your neighbors, great of flesh; and have multiplied your whoredom, to provoke me to anger. [16:27] Behold therefore, I have stretched out my hand over thee, and have diminished your ordinary food, and delivered you unto the will of them that hate thee, the daughters of the Philistines, that are ashamed of your lewd way. [16:28] you have played the harlot also with the Assyrians, because you wast insatiable; yea, you have played the harlot with them, and yet you wast not satisfied. [16:29] you have moreover multiplied your whoredom unto the land of traffic, unto Chaldea; and yet you wast not satisfied herewith. [16:30] How weak is your heart, saith the Lord THE GOD, seeing you doest all these things, the work of an impudent harlot; [16:31] in that you buildest your vaulted place at the head of every way, and makest your lofty place in every street, and have not been as a harlot, in that you scornest hire. [16:32] A wife that committeth adultery! that taketh strangers instead of her husband! [16:33] They give gifts to all harlots; but you givest your gifts to all your lovers, and bribest them, that they may come unto you on every side for your whoredoms. [16:34] And you art different from other women in your whoredoms, in that none followeth you to play the harlot; and whereas you givest hire, and no hire is given unto thee, therefore you art different. [16:35] Wherefore, O harlot, hear the word of THE GOD: [16:36] Thus saith the Lord THE GOD, Because your filthiness was poured out, and your nakedness uncovered through your whoredoms with your lovers; and because of all the idols of your abominations, and for the blood of your children, that you didst give unto them; [16:37] therefore behold, I will gather all your lovers, with whom you have taken pleasure, and all them that you have loved, with all them that you have hated; I will even gather them against you on every side, and will uncover your nakedness unto them, that they may see all your nakedness. [16:38] And I will judge thee, as women that break wedlock and shed blood are judged; and I will bring upon you the blood of wrath and jealousy. [16:39] I will also give you into their hand, and they shall throw down your vaulted place, and break down your lofty places; and they shall strip you of your clothes, and take your fair jewels; and they shall leave you naked and bare. [16:40] They shall also bring up a company against thee, and they shall stone you with stones, and thrust you through with their swords. [16:41] And they shall burn your houses with fire, and execute judgments upon you in the sight of many women; and I will cause you to cease from playing the harlot, and you shalt also give no hire any more. [16:42] So will I cause my wrath toward you to rest, and my jealousy shall depart from thee, and I will be quiet, and will be no more angry. [16:43] Because you have not remembered the days of your youth, but have raged against me in all these things; therefore, behold, I also will bring your way upon your head, saith the Lord THE GOD: and you shalt not commit this lewdness with all your abominations. [16:44] Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use this proverb against thee, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter. [16:45] you art the daughter of your mother, that loatheth her husband and her children; and you art the sister of your sisters, who loathed their husbands and their children: your mother was a Hittite, and your father an Amorite. [16:46] And your elder sister is Samaria, that dwelleth at your left hand, she and her daughters; and your younger sister, that dwelleth at your right hand, is Sodom and her daughters. [16:47] Yet have you not walked in their ways, nor done after their abominations; but, as if that were a very little thing, you wast more corrupt than they in all your ways. [16:48] As I live, saith the Lord THE GOD, Sodom your sister hath not done, she nor her daughters, as you have done, you and your daughters. [16:49] Behold, this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: pride, fulness of bread, and prosperous ease was in her and in her daughters; neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy. [16:50] And they were haughty, and committed abomination before me: therefore I took them away as I saw good. [16:51] Neither hath Samaria committed half of your sins; but you have multiplied your abominations more than they, and have justified your sisters by all your abominations which you have done. [16:52] you also, bear you your own shame, in that you have given judgment for your sisters; through your sins that you have committed more abominable than they, they are more righteous that thou: yea, be you also confounded, and bear your shame, in that you have justified your sisters. [16:53] And I will turn again their captivity, the captivity of Sodom and her daughters, and the captivity of Samaria and her daughters, and the captivity of your captives in the midst of them; [16:54] that you mayest bear your own shame, and mayest be ashamed because of all that you have done, in that you art a comfort unto them. [16:55] And your sisters, Sodom and her daughters, shall return to their former estate; and Samaria and her daughters shall return to their former estate; and you and your daughters shall return to your former estate. [16:56] For your sister Sodom was not mentioned by your mouth in the day of your pride, [16:57] before your wickedness was uncovered, as at the time of the reproach of the daughters of Syria, and of all that are round about her, the daughters of the Philistines, that do despite unto you round about. [16:58] you have borne your lewdness and your abominations, saith THE GOD. [16:59] For thus saith the Lord THE GOD: I will also deal with you as you have done, who have despised the oath in breaking the covenant. [16:60] Nevertheless I will remember my covenant with you in the days of your youth, and I will establish unto you an everlasting covenant. [16:61] Then shalt you remember your ways, and be ashamed, when you shalt receive your sisters, your elder sisters and your younger; and I will give them unto you for daughters, but not by your covenant. [16:62] And I will establish my covenant with thee; and you shalt know that I am THE GOD; [16:63] that you mayest remember, and be confounded, and never open your mouth any more, because of your shame, when I have forgiven you all that you have done, saith the Lord THE GOD.

[17:1] And the word of THE GOD came unto me, saying, [17:2] Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel; [17:3] and say, Thus saith the Lord THE GOD: A great eagle with great wings and long pinions, full of feathers, which had divers colors, came unto Lebanon, and took the top of the cedar: [17:4] he cropped off the topmost of the young twigs thereof, and carried it unto a land of traffic; he set it in a city of merchants. [17:5] He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful soil; he placed it beside many waters; he set it as a willow-tree. [17:6] And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and the roots thereof were under him: so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs. [17:7] There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers: and, behold, this vine did bend its roots toward him, and shot forth its branches toward him, from the beds of its plantation, that he might water it. [17:8] It was planted in a good soil by many waters, that it might bring forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a goodly vine. [17:9] Say thou, Thus saith the Lord THE GOD: Shall it prosper? shall he not pull up the roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it may wither; that all its fresh springing leaves may wither? and not by a strong arm or much people can it be raised from the roots thereof. [17:10] Yea, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind toucheth it? it shall wither in the beds where it grew. [17:11] Moreover the word of THE GOD came unto me, saying, [17:12] Say now to the rebellious house, Know you not what these things mean? tell them, Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and took the king thereof, and the princes thereof, and brought them to him to Babylon: [17:13] and he took of the seed royal, and made a covenant with him; he also brought him under an oath, and took away the mighty of the land; [17:14] that the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping his covenant it might stand. [17:15] But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and much people. Shall he prosper? shall he escape that doeth such things? shall he break the covenant, and yet escape? [17:16] As I live, saith the Lord THE GOD, surely in the place where the king dwelleth that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he brake, even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die. [17:17] Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company help him in the war, when they cast up mounds and build forts, to cut off many persons. [17:18] For he hath despised the oath by breaking the covenant; and behold, he had given his hand, and yet hath done all these things; he shall not escape. [17:19] Therefore thus saith the Lord THE GOD: As I live, surely mine oath that he hath despised, and my covenant that he hath broken, I will even bring it upon his own head. [17:20] And I will spread my net upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare, and I will bring him to Babylon, and will enter into judgment with him there for his trespass that he hath trespassed against me. [17:21] And all his fugitives in all his bands shall fall by the sword, and they that remain shall be scattered toward every wind: and you shall know that I, THE GOD, have spoken it. [17:22] Thus saith the Lord THE GOD: I will also take of the lofty top of the cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from the topmost of its young twigs a tender one, and I will plant it upon a high and lofty mountain: [17:23] in the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it; and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under it shall dwell all birds of every wing; in the shade of the branches thereof shall they dwell. [17:24] And all the trees of the field shall know that I, THE GOD, have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish; I, THE GOD, have spoken and have done it.

[18:1] The word of THE GOD came unto me again, saying, [18:2] What mean ye, that you use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge? [18:3] As I live, saith the Lord THE GOD, you shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel. [18:4] Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die. [18:5] But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right, [18:6] and hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbor’s wife, neither hath come near to a woman in her impurity, [18:7] and hath not wronged any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath taken nought by robbery, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment; [18:8] he that hath not given forth upon interest, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true justice between man and man, [18:9] hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept mine ordinances, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord THE GOD. [18:10] If he beget a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and that doeth any one of these things, [18:11] and that doeth not any of those duties, but even hath eaten upon the mountains, and defiled his neighbor’s wife, [18:12] hath wronged the poor and needy, hath taken by robbery, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath committed abomination, [18:13] hath given forth upon interest, and hath taken increase; shall he then live? he shall not live: he hath done all these abominations; he shall surely die; his blood shall be upon him. [18:14] Now, lo, if he beget a son, that seeth all his father’s sins, which he hath done, and feareth, and doeth not such like; [18:15] that hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, hath not defiled his neighbor’s wife, [18:16] neither hath wronged any, hath not taken aught to pledge, neither hath taken by robbery, but hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment; [18:17] that hath withdrawn his hand from the poor, that hath not received interest nor increase, hath executed mine ordinances, hath walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall surely live. [18:18] As for his father, because he cruelly oppressed, robbed his brother, and did that which is not good among his people, behold, he shall die in his iniquity. [18:19] Yet say ye, Wherefore doth not the son bear the iniquity of the father? when the son hath done that which is lawful and right, and hath kept all my statutes, and hath done them, he shall surely live. [18:20] The soul that sinneth, it shall die: the son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son; the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him. [18:21] But if the wicked turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die. [18:22] None of his transgressions that he hath committed shall be remembered against him: in his righteousness that he hath done he shall live. [18:23] Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked? saith the Lord THE GOD; and not rather that he should return from his way, and live? [18:24] But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked man doeth, shall he live? None of his righteous deeds that he hath done shall be remembered: in his trespass that he hath trespassed, and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them shall he die. [18:25] Yet you say, The way of the Lord is not equal. Hear now, O house of Israel: Is not my way equal? are not your ways unequal? [18:26] When the righteous man turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth therein; in his iniquity that he hath done shall he die. [18:27] Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive. [18:28] Because he considereth, and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die. [18:29] Yet saith the house of Israel, The way of the Lord is not equal. O house of Israel, are not my ways equal? are not your ways unequal? [18:30] Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord THE GOD. Return ye, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin. [18:31] Cast away from you all your transgressions, wherein you have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will you die, O house of Israel? [18:32] For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord THE GOD: wherefore turn yourselves, and live.

[19:1] Moreover, take you up a lamentation for the princes of Israel, [19:2] and say, What was your mother? A lioness: she couched among lions, in the midst of the young lions she nourished her whelps. [19:3] And she brought up one of her whelps: he became a young lion, and he learned to catch the prey; he devoured men. [19:4] The nations also heard of him; he was taken in their pit; and they brought him with hooks unto the land of Egypt. [19:5] Now when she saw that she had waited, and her hope was lost, then she took another of her whelps, and made him a young lion. [19:6] And he went up and down among the lions; he became a young lion, and he learned to catch the prey; he devoured men. [19:7] And he knew their palaces, and laid waste their cities; and the land was desolate, and the fulness thereof, because of the noise of his roaring. [19:8] Then the nations set against him on every side from the provinces; and they spread their net over him; he was taken in their pit. [19:9] And they put him in a cage with hooks, and brought him to the king of Babylon; they brought him into strongholds, that his voice should no more be heard upon the mountains of Israel. [19:10] your mother was like a vine, in your blood, planted by the waters: it was fruitful and full of branches by reason of many waters. [19:11] And it had strong rods for the sceptres of them that bare rule, and their stature was exalted among the thick boughs, and they were seen in their height with the multitude of their branches. [19:12] But it was plucked up in fury, it was cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up its fruit: its strong rods were broken off and withered; the fire consumed them. [19:13] And now it is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty land. [19:14] And fire is gone out of the rods of its branches, it hath devoured its fruit, so that there is in it no strong rod to be a sceptre to rule. This is a lamentation, and shall be for a lamentation.

[20:1] And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of THE GOD, and sat before me. [20:2] And the word of THE GOD came unto me, saying, [20:3] Son of man, speak unto the elders of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord THE GOD: Is it to inquire of me that you are come? As I live, saith the Lord THE GOD, I will not be inquired of by you. [20:4] Wilt you judge them, son of man, wilt you judge them? Cause them to know the abominations of their fathers; [20:5] and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord THE GOD: In the day when I chose Israel, and sware unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known unto them in the land of Egypt, when I sware unto them, saying, I am THE GOD your God; [20:6] in that day I sware unto them, to bring them forth out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands. [20:7] And I said unto them, Cast you away every man the abominations of his eyes, and defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt; I am THE GOD your God. [20:8] But they rebelled against me, and would not hearken unto me; they did not every man cast away the abominations of their eyes, neither did they forsake the idols of Egypt. Then I said I would pour out my wrath upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt. [20:9] But I wrought for my name’s sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, among which they were, in whose sight I made myself known unto them, in bringing them forth out of the land of Egypt. [20:10] So I caused them to go forth out of the land of Egypt, and brought them into the wilderness. [20:11] And I gave them my statutes, and showed them mine ordinances, which if a man do, he shall live in them. [20:12] Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am THE GOD that sanctifieth them. [20:13] But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness: they walked not in my statutes, and they rejected mine ordinances, which if a man keep, he shall live in them; and my sabbaths they greatly profaned. Then I said I would pour out my wrath upon them in the wilderness, to consume them. [20:14] But I wrought for my name’s sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I brought them out. [20:15] Moreover also I sware unto them in the wilderness, that I would not bring them into the land which I had given them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands; [20:16] because they rejected mine ordinances, and walked not in my statutes, and profaned my sabbaths: for their heart went after their idols. [20:17] Nevertheless mine eye spared them, and I destroyed them not, neither did I make a full end of them in the wilderness. [20:18] And I said unto their children in the wilderness, Walk you not in the statutes of your fathers, neither observe their ordinances, nor defile yourselves with their idols. [20:19] I am THE GOD your God: walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them; [20:20] and hallow my sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between me and you, that you may know that I am THE GOD your God. [20:21] But the children rebelled against me; they walked not in my statutes, neither kept mine ordinances to do them, which if a man do, he shall live in them; they profaned my sabbaths. Then I said I would pour out my wrath upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the wilderness. [20:22] Nevertheless I withdrew my hand, and wrought for my name’s sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I brought them forth. [20:23] Moreover I sware unto them in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the nations, and disperse them through the countries; [20:24] because they had not executed mine ordinances, but had rejected my statutes, and had profaned my sabbaths, and their eyes were after their fathers’ idols. [20:25] Moreover also I gave them statutes that were not good, and ordinances wherein they should not live; [20:26] and I polluted them in their own gifts, in that they caused to pass through the fire all that openeth the womb, that I might make them desolate, to the end that they might know that I am THE GOD. [20:27] Therefore, son of man, speak unto the house of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord THE GOD: In this moreover have your fathers blasphemed me, in that they have committed a trespass against me. [20:28] For when I had brought them into the land, which I sware to give unto them, then they saw every high hill, and every thick tree, and they offered there their sacrifices, and there they presented the provocation of their offering; there also they made their sweet savor, and they poured out there their drink-offerings. [20:29] Then I said unto them, What meaneth the high place whereunto you go? So the name thereof is called Bamah unto this day. [20:30] Wherefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord THE GOD: Do you pollute yourselves after the manner of your fathers? and play you the harlot after their abominations? [20:31] and when you offer your gifts, when you make your sons to pass through the fire, do you pollute yourselves with all your idols unto this day? and shall I be inquired of by you, O house of Israel? As I live, saith the Lord THE GOD, I will not be inquired of by you; [20:32] and that which cometh into your mind shall not be at all, in that you say, We will be as the nations, as the families of the countries, to serve wood and stone. [20:33] As I live, saith the Lord THE GOD, surely with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with wrath poured out, will I be king over you: [20:34] and I will bring you out from the peoples, and will gather you out of the countries wherein you are scattered, with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with wrath poured out; [20:35] and I will bring you into the wilderness of the peoples, and there will I enter into judgment with you face to face. [20:36] Like as I entered into judgment with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so will I enter into judgment with you, saith the Lord THE GOD. [20:37] And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant; [20:38] and I will purge out from among you the rebels, and them that transgress against me; I will bring them forth out of the land where they sojourn, but they shall not enter into the land of Israel: and you shall know that I am THE GOD. [20:39] As for you, O house of Israel, thus saith the Lord THE GOD: Go ye, serve every one his idols, and hereafter also, if you will not hearken unto me; but my holy name shall you no more profane with your gifts, and with your idols. [20:40] For in my holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Israel, saith the Lord THE GOD, there shall all the house of Israel, all of them, serve me in the land: there will I accept them, and there will I require your offerings, and the first-fruits of your oblations, with all your holy things. [20:41] As a sweet savor will I accept you, when I bring you out from the peoples, and gather you out of the countries wherein you have been scattered; and I will be sanctified in you in the sight of the nations. [20:42] And you shall know that I am THE GOD, when I shall bring you into the land of Israel, into the country which I sware to give unto your fathers. [20:43] And there shall you remember your ways, and all your doings, wherein you have polluted yourselves; and you shall loathe yourselves in your own sight for all your evils that you have committed. [20:44] And you shall know that I am THE GOD, when I have dealt with you for my name’s sake, not according to your evil ways, nor according to your corrupt doings, O you house of Israel, saith the Lord THE GOD. [20:45] And the word of THE GOD came unto me, saying, [20:46] Son of man, set your face toward the south, and drop your word toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the field in the South; [20:47] and say to the forest of the South, Hear the word of THE GOD: Thus saith the Lord THE GOD, Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burnt thereby. [20:48] And all flesh shall see that I, THE GOD, have kindled it; it shall not be quenched. [20:49] Then said I, Ah Lord THE GOD! they say of me, Is he not a speaker of parables?

[21:1] And the word of THE GOD came unto me, saying, [21:2] Son of man, set your face toward Jerusalem, and drop your word toward the sanctuaries, and prophesy against the land of Israel; [21:3] and say to the land of Israel, Thus saith THE GOD: Behold, I am against thee, and will draw forth my sword out of its sheath, and will cut off from you the righteous and the wicked. [21:4] Seeing then that I will cut off from you the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth out of its sheath against all flesh from the south to the north: [21:5] and all flesh shall know that I, THE GOD, have drawn forth my sword out of its sheath; it shall not return any more. [21:6] Sigh therefore, you son of man; with the breaking of your loins and with bitterness shalt you sigh before their eyes. [21:7] And it shall be, when they say unto thee, Wherefore sighest thou? that you shalt say, Because of the tidings, for it cometh; and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and all knees shall be weak as water: behold, it cometh, and it shall be done, saith the Lord THE GOD. [21:8] And the word of THE GOD came unto me, saying, [21:9] Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith THE GOD: Say, A sword, a sword, it is sharpened, and also furbished; [21:10] it is sharpened that it may make a slaughter; it is furbished that it may be as lightning: shall we then make mirth? the rod of my son, it contemneth every tree. [21:11] And it is given to be furbished, that it may be handled: the sword, it is sharpened, yea, it is furbished, to give it into the hand of the slayer. [21:12] Cry and wail, son of man; for it is upon my people, it is upon all the princes of Israel: they are delivered over to the sword with my people; smite therefore upon your thigh. [21:13] For there is a trial; and what if even the rod that contemneth shall be no more? saith the Lord THE GOD. [21:14] you therefore, son of man, prophesy, and smite your hands together; and let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword of the deadly wounded: it is the sword of the great one that is deadly wounded, which entereth into their chambers. [21:15] I have set the threatening sword against all their gates, that their heart may melt, and their stumblings be multiplied: ah! it is made as lightning, it is pointed for slaughter. [21:16] Gather you together, go to the right, set yourself in array, go to the left, whithersoever your face is set. [21:17] I will also smite my hands together, and I will cause my wrath to rest: I, THE GOD, have spoken it. [21:18] The word of THE GOD came unto me again, saying, [21:19] Also, you son of man, appoint you two ways, that the sword of the king of Babylon may come; they twain shall come forth out of one land: and mark out a place, mark it out at the head of the way to the city. [21:20] you shalt appoint a way for the sword to come to Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and to Judah in Jerusalem the fortified. [21:21] For the king of Babylon stood at the parting of the way, at the head of the two ways, to use divination: he shook the arrows to and fro, he consulted the teraphim, he looked in the liver. [21:22] In his right hand was the divination for Jerusalem, to set battering rams, to open the mouth in the slaughter, to lift up the voice with shouting, to set battering rams against the gates, to cast up mounds, to build forts. [21:23] And it shall be unto them as a false divination in their sight, who have sworn oaths unto them; but he bringeth iniquity to remembrance, that they may be taken. [21:24] Therefore thus saith the Lord THE GOD: Because you have made your iniquity to be remembered, in that your transgressions are uncovered, so that in all your doings your sins do appear; because that you are come to remembrance, you shall be taken with the hand. [21:25] And thou, O deadly wounded wicked one, the prince of Israel, whose day is come, in the time of the iniquity of the end, [21:26] thus saith the Lord THE GOD: Remove the mitre, and take off the crown; this shall be no more the same; exalt that which is low, and abase that which is high. [21:27] I will overturn, overturn, overturn it: this also shall be no more, until he come whose right it is; and I will give it him. [21:28] And thou, son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the Lord THE GOD concerning the children of Ammon, and concerning their reproach; and say thou, A sword, a sword is drawn, for the slaughter it is furbished, to cause it to devour, that it may be as lightning; [21:29] while they see for you false visions, while they divine lies unto thee, to lay you upon the necks of the wicked that are deadly wounded, whose day is come in the time of the iniquity of the end. [21:30] Cause it to return into its sheath. In the place where you wast created, in the land of your birth, will I judge thee. [21:31] And I will pour out mine indignation upon thee; I will blow upon you with the fire of my wrath; and I will deliver you into the hand of brutish men, skilful to destroy. [21:32] you shalt be for fuel to the fire; your blood shall be in the midst of the land; you shalt be no more remembered: for I, THE GOD, have spoken it.

[22:1] Moreover the word of THE GOD came unto me, saying, [22:2] And thou, son of man, wilt you judge, wilt you judge the bloody city? then cause her to know all her abominations. [22:3] And you shalt say, Thus saith the Lord THE GOD: A city that sheddeth blood in the midst of her, that her time may come, and that maketh idols against herself to defile her! [22:4] you art become guilty in your blood that you have shed, and art defiled in your idols which you have made; and you have caused your days to draw near, and art come even unto your years: therefore have I made you a reproach unto the nations, and a mocking to all the countries. [22:5] Those that are near, and those that are far from thee, shall mock thee, you infamous one and full of tumult. [22:6] Behold, the princes of Israel, every one according to his power, have been in you to shed blood. [22:7] In you have they set light by father and mother; in the midst of you have they dealt by oppression with the sojourner; in you have they wronged the fatherless and the widow. [22:8] you have despised my holy things, and have profaned my sabbaths. [22:9] Slanderous men have been in you to shed blood; and in you they have eaten upon the mountains: in the midst of you they have committed lewdness. [22:10] In you have they uncovered their fathers’ nakedness; in you have they humbled her that was unclean in her impurity. [22:11] And one hath committed abomination with his neighbor’s wife; and another hath lewdly defiled his daughter-in-law; and another in you hath humbled his sister, his father’s daughter. [22:12] In you have they taken bribes to shed blood; you have taken interest and increase, and you have greedily gained of your neighbors by oppression, and have forgotten me, saith the Lord THE GOD. [22:13] Behold, therefore, I have smitten my hand at your dishonest gain which you have made, and at your blood which hath been in the midst of thee. [22:14] Can your heart endure, or can your hands be strong, in the days that I shall deal with thee? I, THE GOD, have spoken it, and will do it. [22:15] And I will scatter you among the nations, and disperse you through the countries; and I will consume your filthiness out of thee. [22:16] And you shalt be profaned in thyself, in the sight of the nations; and you shalt know that I am THE GOD. [22:17] And the word of THE GOD came unto me, saying, [22:18] Son of man, the house of Israel is become dross unto me: all of them are brass and tin and iron and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are the dross of silver. [22:19] Therefore thus saith the Lord THE GOD: Because you are all become dross, therefore, behold, I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem. [22:20] As they gather silver and brass and iron and lead and tin into the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire upon it, to melt it; so will I gather you in mine anger and in my wrath, and I will lay you there, and melt you. [22:21] Yea, I will gather you, and blow upon you with the fire of my wrath, and you shall be melted in the midst thereof. [22:22] As silver is melted in the midst of the furnace, so shall you be melted in the midst thereof; and you shall know that I, THE GOD, have poured out my wrath upon you. [22:23] And the word of THE GOD came unto me, saying, [22:24] Son of man, say unto her, you art a land that is not cleansed, nor rained upon in the day of indignation. [22:25] There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey: they have devoured souls; they take treasure and precious things; they have made her widows many in the midst thereof. [22:26] Her priests have done violence to my law, and have profaned my holy things: they have made no distinction between the holy and the common, neither have they caused men to discern between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them. [22:27] Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, that they may get dishonest gain. [22:28] And her prophets have daubed for them with untempered mortar, seeing false visions, and divining lies unto them, saying, Thus saith the Lord THE GOD, when THE GOD hath not spoken. [22:29] The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery; yea, they have vexed the poor and needy, and have oppressed the sojourner wrongfully. [22:30] And I sought for a man among them, that should build up the wall, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found none. [22:31] Therefore have I poured out mine indignation upon them; I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath: their own way have I brought upon their heads, saith the Lord THE GOD.

[23:1] The word of THE GOD came again unto me, saying, [23:2] Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother: [23:3] and they played the harlot in Egypt; they played the harlot in their youth; there were their breasts pressed, and there was handled the bosom of their virginity. [23:4] And the names of them were Oholah the elder, and Oholibah her sister: and they became mine, and they bare sons and daughters. And as for their names, Samaria is Oholah, and Jerusalem Oholibah. [23:5] And Oholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbors, [23:6] who were clothed with blue, governors and rulers, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding upon horses. [23:7] And she bestowed her whoredoms upon them, the choicest men of Assyria all of them; and on whomsoever she doted, with all their idols she defiled herself. [23:8] Neither hath she left her whoredoms since the days of Egypt; for in her youth they lay with her, and they handled the bosom of her virginity; and they poured out their whoredom upon her. [23:9] Wherefore I delivered her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the Assyrians, upon whom she doted. [23:10] These uncovered her nakedness; they took her sons and her daughters; and her they slew with the sword: and she became a byword among women; for they executed judgments upon her. [23:11] And her sister Oholibah saw this, yet was she more corrupt in her doting than she, and in her whoredoms which were more than the whoredoms of her sister. [23:12] She doted upon the Assyrians, governors and rulers, her neighbors, clothed most gorgeously, horsemen riding upon horses, all of them desirable young men. [23:13] And I saw that she was defiled; they both took one way. [23:14] And she increased her whoredoms; for she saw men portrayed upon the wall, the images of the Chaldeans portrayed with vermilion, [23:15] girded with girdles upon their loins, with flowing turbans upon their heads, all of them princes to look upon, after the likeness of the Babylonians in Chaldea, the land of their nativity. [23:16] And as soon as she saw them she doted upon them, and sent messengers unto them into Chaldea. [23:17] And the Babylonians came to her into the bed of love, and they defiled her with their whoredom, and she was polluted with them, and her soul was alienated from them. [23:18] So she uncovered her whoredoms, and uncovered her nakedness: then my soul was alienated from her, like as my soul was alienated from her sister. [23:19] Yet she multiplied her whoredoms, remembering the days of her youth, wherein she had played the harlot in the land of Egypt. [23:20] And she doted upon their paramours, whose flesh is as the flesh of asses, and whose issue is like the issue of horses. [23:21] Thus you calledst to remembrance the lewdness of your youth, in the handling of your bosom by the Egyptians for the breasts of your youth. [23:22] Therefore, O Oholibah, thus saith the Lord THE GOD: Behold, I will raise up your lovers against thee, from whom your soul is alienated, and I will bring them against you on every side: [23:23] the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, Pekod and Shoa and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them; desirable young men, governors and rulers all of them, princes and men of renown, all of them riding upon horses. [23:24] And they shall come against you with weapons, chariots, and wagons, and with a company of peoples; they shall set themselves against you with buckler and shield and helmet round about; and I will commit the judgment unto them, and they shall judge you according to their judgments. [23:25] And I will set my jealousy against thee, and they shall deal with you in fury; they shall take away your nose and your ears; and your residue shall fall by the sword: they shall take your sons and your daughters; and your residue shall be devoured by the fire. [23:26] They shall also strip you of your clothes, and take away your fair jewels. [23:27] Thus will I make your lewdness to cease from thee, and your whoredom brought from the land of Egypt; so that you shalt not lift up your eyes unto them, nor remember Egypt any more. [23:28] For thus saith the Lord THE GOD: Behold, I will deliver you into the hand of them whom you hatest, into the hand of them from whom your soul is alienated; [23:29] and they shall deal with you in hatred, and shall take away all your labor, and shall leave you naked and bare; and the nakedness of your whoredoms shall be uncovered, both your lewdness and your whoredoms. [23:30] These things shall be done unto thee, for that you have played the harlot after the nations, and because you art polluted with their idols. [23:31] you have walked in the way of your sister; therefore will I give her cup into your hand. [23:32] Thus saith the Lord THE GOD: you shalt drink of your sister’s cup, which is deep and large; you shalt be laughed to scorn and had in derision; it containeth much. [23:33] you shalt be filled with drunkenness and sorrow, with the cup of astonishment and desolation, with the cup of your sister Samaria. [23:34] you shalt even drink it and drain it out, and you shalt gnaw the sherds thereof, and shalt tear your breasts; for I have spoken it, saith the Lord THE GOD. [23:35] Therefore thus saith the Lord THE GOD: Because you have forgotten me, and cast me behind your back, therefore bear you also your lewdness and your whoredoms. [23:36] THE GOD said moreover unto me: Son of man, wilt you judge Oholah and Oholibah? then declare unto them their abominations. [23:37] For they have committed adultery, and blood is in their hands; and with their idols have they committed adultery; and they have also caused their sons, whom they bare unto me, to pass through the fire unto them to be devoured. [23:38] Moreover this they have done unto me: they have defiled my sanctuary in the same day, and have profaned my sabbaths. [23:39] For when they had slain their children to their idols, then they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; and, lo, thus have they done in the midst of my house. [23:40] And furthermore you have sent for men that come from far, unto whom a messenger was sent, and, lo, they came; for whom you didst wash thyself, paint your eyes, and deck yourself with ornaments, [23:41] and sit upon a stately bed, with a table prepared before it, whereupon you didst set mine incense and mine oil. [23:42] And the voice of a multitude being at ease was with her: and with men of the common sort were brought drunkards from the wilderness; and they put bracelets upon the hands of them twain, and beautiful crowns upon their heads. [23:43] Then said I of her that was old in adulteries, Now will they play the harlot with her, and she with them. [23:44] And they went in unto her, as they go in unto a harlot: so went they in unto Oholah and unto Oholibah, the lewd women. [23:45] And righteous men, they shall judge them with the judgment of adulteresses, and with the judgment of women that shed blood; because they are adulteresses, and blood is in their hands. [23:46] For thus saith the Lord THE GOD: I will bring up a company against them, and will give them to be tossed to and fro and robbed. [23:47] And the company shall stone them with stones, and despatch them with their swords; they shall slay their sons and their daughters, and burn up their houses with fire. [23:48] Thus will I cause lewdness to cease out of the land, that all women may be taught not to do after your lewdness. [23:49] And they shall recompense your lewdness upon you, and you shall bear the sins of your idols; and you shall know that I am the Lord THE GOD.

[24:1] Again, in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, the word of THE GOD came unto me, saying, [24:2] Son of man, write you the name of the day, even of this selfsame day: the king of Babylon drew close unto Jerusalem this selfsame day. [24:3] And utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord THE GOD, Set on the caldron, set it on, and also pour water into it: [24:4] gather the pieces thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones. [24:5] Take the choice of the flock, and also a pile of wood for the bones under the caldron; make it boil well; yea, let the bones thereof be boiled in the midst of it. [24:6] Wherefore thus saith the Lord THE GOD: Woe to the bloody city, to the caldron whose rust is therein, and whose rust is not gone out of it! take out of it piece after piece; No lot is fallen upon it. [24:7] For her blood is in the midst of her; she set it upon the bare rock; she poured it not upon the ground, to cover it with dust. [24:8] That it may cause wrath to come up to take vengeance, I have set her blood upon the bare rock, that it should not be covered. [24:9] Therefore thus saith the Lord THE GOD: Woe to the bloody city! I also will make the pile great. [24:10] Heap on the wood, make the fire hot, boil well the flesh, and make thick the broth, and let the bones be burned. [24:11] Then set it empty upon the coals thereof, that it may be hot, and the brass thereof may burn, and that the filthiness of it may be molten in it, that the rust of it may be consumed. [24:12] She hath wearied herself with toil; yet her great rust goeth not forth out of her; her rust goeth not forth by fire. [24:13] In your filthiness is lewdness: because I have cleansed you and you wast not cleansed, you shalt not be cleansed from your filthiness any more, till I have caused my wrath toward you to rest. [24:14] I, THE GOD, have spoken it: it shall come to pass, and I will do it: I will not go back, neither will I spare, neither will I repent; according to your ways, and according to your doings, shall they judge thee, saith the Lord THE GOD. [24:15] Also the word of THE GOD came unto me, saying, [24:16] Son of man, behold, I take away from you the desire of your eyes with a stroke: yet you shalt neither mourn nor weep, neither shall your tears run down. [24:17] Sigh, but not aloud, make no mourning for the dead; bind your headtire upon thee, and put your shoes upon your feet, and cover not your lips, and eat not the bread of men. [24:18] So I spake unto the people in the morning; and at even my wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded. [24:19] And the people said unto me, Wilt you not tell us what these things are to us, that you doest so? [24:20] Then I said unto them, The word of THE GOD came unto me, saying, [24:21] Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord THE GOD: Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the pride of your power, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; and your sons and your daughters whom you have left behind shall fall by the sword. [24:22] And you shall do as I have done: you shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men. [24:23] And your tires shall be upon your heads, and your shoes upon your feet: you shall not mourn nor weep; but you shall pine away in your iniquities, and moan one toward another. [24:24] Thus shall Ezekiel be unto you a sign; according to all that he hath done shall you do: when this cometh, then shall you know that I am the Lord THE GOD. [24:25] And thou, son of man, shall it not be in the day when I take from them their strength, the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that whereupon they set their heart, their sons and their daughters, [24:26] that in that day he that escapeth shall come unto thee, to cause you to hear it with your ears? [24:27] In that day shall your mouth be opened to him that is escaped, and you shalt speak, and be no more dumb: so shalt you be a sign unto them; and they shall know that I am THE GOD.

[25:1] And the word of THE GOD came unto me, saying, [25:2] Son of man, set your face toward the children of Ammon, and prophesy against them: [25:3] and say unto the children of Ammon, Hear the word of the Lord THE GOD: Thus saith the Lord THE GOD, Because you saidst, Aha, against my sanctuary, when it was profaned; and against the land of Israel, when it was made desolate; and against the house of Judah, when they went into captivity: [25:4] therefore, behold, I will deliver you to the children of the east for a possession, and they shall set their encampments in thee, and make their dwellings in thee; they shall eat your fruit, and they shall drink your milk. [25:5] And I will make Rabbah a stable for camels, and the children of Ammon a couching-place for flocks: and you shall know that I am THE GOD. [25:6] For thus saith the Lord THE GOD: Because you have clapped your hands, and stamped with the feet, and rejoiced with all the despite of your soul against the land of Israel; [25:7] therefore, behold, I have stretched out my hand upon thee, and will deliver you for a spoil to the nations; and I will cut you off from the peoples, and I will cause you to perish out of the countries: I will destroy thee; and you shalt know that I am THE GOD. [25:8] Thus saith the Lord THE GOD: Because that Moab and Seir do say, Behold, the house of Judah is like unto all the nations; [25:9] therefore, behold, I will open the side of Moab from the cities, from his cities which are on his frontiers, the glory of the country, Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim, [25:10] unto the children of the east, to go against the children of Ammon; and I will give them for a possession, that the children of Ammon may not be remembered among the nations. [25:11] and I will execute judgments upon Moab; and they shall know that I am THE GOD. [25:12] Thus saith the Lord THE GOD: Because that Edom hath dealt against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and hath greatly offended, and revenged himself upon them; [25:13] therefore thus saith the Lord THE GOD, I will stretch out my hand upon Edom, and will cut off man and beast from it; and I will make it desolate from Teman; even unto Dedan shall they fall by the sword. [25:14] And I will lay my vengeance upon Edom by the hand of my people Israel; and they shall do in Edom according to mine anger and according to my wrath; and they shall know my vengeance, saith the Lord THE GOD. [25:15] Thus saith the Lord THE GOD: Because the Philistines have dealt by revenge, and have taken vengeance with despite of soul to destroy with perpetual enmity; [25:16] therefore thus saith the Lord THE GOD, Behold, I will stretch out my hand upon the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethites, and destroy the remnant of the sea coast. [25:17] And I will execute great vengeance upon them with wrathful rebukes; and they shall know that I am THE GOD, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them.

[26:1] And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first day of the month, that the word of THE GOD came unto me, saying, [26:2] Son of man, because that Tyre hath said against Jerusalem, Aha, she is broken that was the gate of the peoples; she is turned unto me; I shall be replenished, now that she is laid waste: [26:3] therefore thus saith the Lord THE GOD, Behold, I am against thee, O Tyre, and will cause many nations to come up against thee, as the sea causeth its waves to come up. [26:4] And they shall destroy the walls of Tyre, and break down her towers: I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her a bare rock. [26:5] She shall be a place for the spreading of nets in the midst of the sea; for I have spoken it, saith the Lord THE GOD; and she shall become a spoil to the nations. [26:6] And her daughters that are in the field shall be slain with the sword: and they shall know that I am THE GOD. [26:7] For thus saith the Lord THE GOD: Behold, I will bring upon Tyre Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, king of kings, from the north, with horses, and with chariots, and with horsemen, and a company, and much people. [26:8] He shall slay with the sword your daughters in the field; and he shall make forts against thee, and cast up a mound against thee, and raise up the buckler against thee. [26:9] And he shall set his battering engines against your walls, and with his axes he shall break down your towers. [26:10] By reason of the abundance of his horses their dust shall cover thee: your walls shall shake at the noise of the horsemen, and of the wagons, and of the chariots, when he shall enter into your gates, as men enter into a city wherein is made a breach. [26:11] With the hoofs of his horses shall he tread down all your streets; he shall slay your people with the sword; and the pillars of your strength shall go down to the ground. [26:12] And they shall make a spoil of your riches, and make a prey of your merchandise; and they shall break down your walls, and destroy your pleasant houses; and they shall lay your stones and your timber and your dust in the midst of the waters. [26:13] And I will cause the noise of your songs to cease; and the sound of your harps shall be no more heard. [26:14] And I will make you a bare rock; you shalt be a place for the spreading of nets; you shalt be built no more: for I THE GOD have spoken it, saith the Lord THE GOD. [26:15] Thus saith the Lord THE GOD to Tyre: shall not the isles shake at the sound of your fall, when the wounded groan, when the slaughter is made in the midst of thee? [26:16] Then all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and lay aside their robes, and strip off their broidered garments: they shall clothe themselves with trembling; they shall sit upon the ground, and shall tremble every moment, and be astonished at thee. [26:17] And they shall take up a lamentation over thee, and say to thee, How art you destroyed, that wast inhabited by seafaring men, the renowned city, that was strong in the sea, she and her inhabitants, that caused their terror to be on all that dwelt there! [26:18] Now shall the isles tremble in the day of your fall; yea, the isles that are in the sea shall be dismayed at your departure. [26:19] For thus saith the Lord THE GOD: When I shall make you a desolate city, like the cities that are not inhabited; when I shall bring up the deep upon thee, and the great waters shall cover thee; [26:20] then will I bring you down with them that descend into the pit, to the people of old time, and will make you to dwell in the nether parts of the earth, in the places that are desolate of old, with them that go down to the pit, that you be not inhabited; and I will set glory in the land of the living: [26:21] I will make you a terror, and you shalt no more have any being; though you be sought for, yet shalt you never be found again, saith the Lord THE GOD.

[27:1] The word of THE GOD came again unto me, saying, [27:2] And thou, son of man, take up a lamentation over Tyre; [27:3] and say unto Tyre, O you that dwellest at the entry of the sea, that art the merchant of the peoples unto many isles, thus saith the Lord THE GOD: Thou, O Tyre, have said, I am perfect in beauty. [27:4] your borders are in the heart of the seas; your builders have perfected your beauty. [27:5] They have made all your planks of fir-trees from Senir; they have taken a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for thee. [27:6] Of the oaks of Bashan have they made your oars; they have made your benches of ivory inlaid in boxwood, from the isles of Kittim. [27:7] Of fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was your sail, that it might be to you for an ensign; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was your awning. [27:8] The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were your rowers: your wise men, O Tyre, were in thee, they were your pilots. [27:9] The old men of Gebal and the wise men thereof were in you your calkers: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in you to deal in your merchandise. [27:10] Persia and Lud and Put were in your army, your men of war: they hanged the shield and helmet in thee; they set forth your comeliness. [27:11] The men of Arvad with your army were upon your walls round about, and valorous men were in your towers; they hanged their shields upon your walls round about; they have perfected your beauty. [27:12] Tarshish was your merchant by reason of the multitude of all kinds of riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded for your wares. [27:13] Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were your traffickers; they traded the persons of men and vessels of brass for your merchandise. [27:14] They of the house of Togarmah traded for your wares with horses and war-horses and mules. [27:15] The men of Dedan were your traffickers; many isles were the mart of your hand: they brought you in exchange horns of ivory and ebony. [27:16] Syria was your merchant by reason of the multitude of your handiworks: they traded for your wares with emeralds, purple, and broidered work, and fine linen, and coral, and rubies. [27:17] Judah, and the land of Israel, they were your traffickers: they traded for your merchandise wheat of Minnith, and pannag, and honey, and oil, and balm. [27:18] Damascus was your merchant for the multitude of your handiworks, by reason of the multitude of all kinds of riches, with the wine of Helbon, and white wool. [27:19] Vedan and Javan traded with yarn for your wares: bright iron, cassia, and calamus, were among your merchandise. [27:20] Dedan was your trafficker in precious cloths for riding. [27:21] Arabia, and all the princes of Kedar, they were the merchants of your hand; in lambs, and rams, and goats, in these were they your merchants. [27:22] The traffickers of Sheba and Raamah, they were your traffickers; they traded for your wares with the chief of all spices, and with all precious stones, and gold. [27:23] Haran and Canneh and Eden, the traffickers of Sheba, Asshur and Chilmad, were your traffickers. [27:24] These were your traffickers in choice wares, in wrappings of blue and broidered work, and in chests of rich apparel, bound with cords and made of cedar, among your merchandise. [27:25] The ships of Tarshish were your caravans for your merchandise: and you wast replenished, and made very glorious in the heart of the seas. [27:26] your rowers have brought you into great waters: the east wind hath broken you in the heart of the seas. [27:27] your riches, and your wares, your merchandise, your mariners, and your pilots, your calkers, and the dealers in your merchandise, and all your men of war, that are in thee, with all your company which is in the midst of thee, shall fall into the heart of the seas in the day of your ruin. [27:28] At the sound of the cry of your pilots the suburbs shall shake. [27:29] And all that handled the oar, the mariners, and all the pilots of the sea, shall come down from their ships; they shall stand upon the land, [27:30] and shall cause their voice to be heard over thee, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust upon their heads, they shall wallow themselves in the ashes: [27:31] and they shall make themselves bald for thee, and gird them with sackcloth, and they shall weep for you in bitterness of soul with bitter mourning. [27:32] And in their wailing they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and lament over thee, saying, Who is there like Tyre, like her that is brought to silence in the midst of the sea? [27:33] When your wares went forth out of the seas, you filledst many peoples; you didst enrich the kings of the earth with the multitude of your riches and of your merchandise. [27:34] In the time that you wast broken by the seas in the depths of the waters, your merchandise and all your company did fall in the midst of thee. [27:35] All the inhabitants of the isles are astonished at thee, and their kings are horribly afraid; they are troubled in their countenance. [27:36] The merchants among the peoples hiss at thee; you art become a terror, and you shalt nevermore have any being.

[28:1] The word of THE GOD came again unto me, saying, [28:2] Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyre, Thus saith the Lord THE GOD: Because your heart is lifted up, and you have said, I am a god, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet you art man, and not God, though you didst set your heart as the heart of God;- [28:3] behold, you art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that is hidden from thee; [28:4] by your wisdom and by your understanding you have gotten you riches, and have gotten gold and silver into your treasures; [28:5] by your great wisdom and by your traffic have you increased your riches, and your heart is lifted up because of your riches;- [28:6] therefore thus saith the Lord THE GOD: Because you have set your heart as the heart of God, [28:7] therefore, behold, I will bring strangers upon thee, the terrible of the nations; and they shall draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom, and they shall defile your brightness. [28:8] They shall bring you down to the pit; and you shalt die the death of them that are slain, in the heart of the seas. [28:9] Wilt you yet say before him that slayeth thee, I am God? but you art man, and not God, in the hand of him that woundeth thee. [28:10] you shalt die the death of the uncircumcised by the hand of strangers: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord THE GOD. [28:11] Moreover the word of THE GOD came unto me, saying, [28:12] Son of man, take up a lamentation over the king of Tyre, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord THE GOD: you sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty. [28:13] you wast in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone was your covering, the sardius, the topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of your tabrets and of your pipes was in thee; in the day that you wast created they were prepared. [28:14] you wast the anointed cherub that covereth: and I set thee, so that you wast upon the holy mountain of God; you have walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire. [28:15] you wast perfect in your ways from the day that you wast created, till unrighteousness was found in thee. [28:16] By the abundance of your traffic they filled the midst of you with violence, and you have sinned: therefore have I cast you as profane out of the mountain of God; and I have destroyed thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire. [28:17] your heart was lifted up because of your beauty; you have corrupted your wisdom by reason of your brightness: I have cast you to the ground; I have laid you before kings, that they may behold thee. [28:18] By the multitude of your iniquities, in the unrighteousness of your traffic, you have profaned your sanctuaries; therefore have I brought forth a fire from the midst of thee; it hath devoured thee, and I have turned you to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee. [28:19] All they that know you among the peoples shall be astonished at thee: you art become a terror, and you shalt nevermore have any being. [28:20] And the word of THE GOD came unto me, saying, [28:21] Son of man, set your face toward Sidon, and prophesy against it, [28:22] and say, Thus saith the Lord THE GOD: Behold, I am against thee, O Sidon; and I will be glorified in the midst of thee; and they shall know that I am THE GOD, when I shall have executed judgments in her, and shall be sanctified in her. [28:23] For I will send pestilence into her, and blood into her streets; and the wounded shall fall in the midst of her, with the sword upon her on every side; and they shall know that I am THE GOD. [28:24] And there shall be no more a pricking brier unto the house of Israel, nor a hurting thorn of any that are round about them, that did despite unto them; and they shall know that I am the Lord THE GOD. [28:25] Thus saith the Lord THE GOD: When I shall have gathered the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they are scattered, and shall be sanctified in them in the sight of the nations, then shall they dwell in their own land which I gave to my servant Jacob. [28:26] And they shall dwell securely therein; yea, they shall build houses, and plant vineyards, and shall dwell securely, when I have executed judgments upon all those that do them despite round about them; and they shall know that I am THE GOD their God.

[29:1] In the tenth year, in the tenth month, in the twelfth day of the month, the word of THE GOD came unto me, saying, [29:2] Son of man, set your face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him, and against all Egypt; [29:3] speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord THE GOD: Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great monster that lieth in the midst of his rivers, that hath said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself. [29:4] And I will put hooks in your jaws, and I will cause the fish of your rivers to stick unto your scales; and I will bring you up out of the midst of your rivers, with all the fish of your rivers which stick unto your scales. [29:5] And I will cast you forth into the wilderness, you and all the fish of your rivers: you shalt fall upon the open field; you shalt not be brought together, nor gathered; I have given you for food to the beasts of the earth and to the birds of the heavens. [29:6] And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am THE GOD, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel. [29:7] When they took hold of you by your hand, you didst break, and didst rend all their shoulders; and when they leaned upon thee, you brakest, and madest all their loins to be at a stand. [29:8] Therefore thus saith the Lord THE GOD: Behold, I will bring a sword upon thee, and will cut off from you man and beast. [29:9] And the land of Egypt shall be a desolation and a waste; and they shall know that I am THE GOD. Because he hath said, The river is mine, and I have made it; [29:10] therefore, behold, I am against thee, and against your rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt an utter waste and desolation, from the tower of Seveneh even unto the border of Ethiopia. [29:11] No foot of man shall pass through it, nor foot of beast shall pass through it, neither shall it be inhabited forty years. [29:12] And I will make the land of Egypt a desolation in the midst of the countries that are desolate; and her cities among the cities that are laid waste shall be a desolation forty years; and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries. [29:13] For thus saith the Lord THE GOD: At the end of forty years will I gather the Egyptians from the peoples whither they were scattered; [29:14] and I will bring back the captivity of Egypt, and will cause them to return into the land of Pathros, into the land of their birth; and they shall be there a base kingdom. [29:15] It shall be the basest of the kingdoms; neither shall it any more lift itself up above the nations: and I will diminish them, that they shall no more rule over the nations. [29:16] And it shall be no more the confidence of the house of Israel, bringing iniquity to remembrance, when they turn to look after them: and they shall know that I am the Lord THE GOD. [29:17] And it came to pass in the seven and twentieth year, in the first month, in the first day of the month, the word of THE GOD came unto me, saying, [29:18] Son of man, Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon caused his army to serve a great service against Tyre: every head was made bald, and every shoulder was worn; yet had he no wages, nor his army, from Tyre, for the service that he had served against it. [29:19] Therefore thus saith the Lord THE GOD: Behold, I will give the land of Egypt unto Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall carry off her multitude, and take her spoil, and take her prey; and it shall be the wages for his army. [29:20] I have given him the land of Egypt as his recompense for which he served, because they wrought for me, saith the Lord THE GOD. [29:21] In that day will I cause a horn to bud forth unto the house of Israel, and I will give you the opening of the mouth in the midst of them; and they shall know that I am THE GOD.

[30:1] The word of THE GOD came again unto me, saying, [30:2] Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the Lord THE GOD: Wail ye, Alas for the day! [30:3] For the day is near, even the day of THE GOD is near; it shall be a day of clouds, a time of the nations. [30:4] And a sword shall come upon Egypt, and anguish shall be in Ethiopia, when the slain shall fall in Egypt; and they shall take away her multitude, and her foundations shall be broken down. [30:5] Ethiopia, and Put, and Lud, and all the mingled people, and Cub, and the children of the land that is in league, shall fall with them by the sword. [30:6] Thus saith THE GOD: They also that uphold Egypt shall fall; and the pride of her power shall come down: from the tower of Seveneh shall they fall in it by the sword, saith the Lord THE GOD. [30:7] And they shall be desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate; and her cities shall be in the midst of the cities that are wasted. [30:8] And they shall know at I am THE GOD, when I have set a fire in Egypt, and all her helpers are destroyed. [30:9] In that day shall messengers go forth from before me in ships to make the careless Ethiopians afraid; and there shall be anguish upon them, as in the day of Egypt; for, lo, it cometh. [30:10] Thus saith the Lord THE GOD: I will also make the multitude of Egypt to cease, by the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon. [30:11] He and his people with him, the terrible of the nations, shall be brought in to destroy the land; and they shall draw their swords against Egypt, and fill the land with the slain. [30:12] And I will make the rivers dry, and will sell the land into the hand of evil men; and I will make the land desolate, and all that is therein, by the hand of strangers: I, THE GOD, have spoken it. [30:13] Thus saith the Lord THE GOD: I will also destroy the idols, and I will cause the images to cease from Memphis; and there shall be no more a prince from the land of Egypt: and I will put a fear in the land of Egypt. [30:14] And I will make Pathros desolate, and will set a fire in Zoan, and will execute judgments upon No. [30:15] And I will pour my wrath upon Sin, the stronghold of Egypt; and I will cut off the multitude of No. [30:16] And I will set a fire in Egypt: Sin shall be in great anguish, and No shall be broken up; and Memphis shall have adversaries in the day-time. [30:17] The young men of Aven and of Pibeseth shall fall by the sword; and these cities shall go into captivity. [30:18] At Tehaphnehes also the day shall withdraw itself, when I shall break there the yokes of Egypt, and the pride of her power shall cease in her: as for her, a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall go into captivity. [30:19] Thus will I execute judgments upon Egypt; and they shall know that I am THE GOD. [30:20] And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first month, in the seventh day of the month, that the word of THE GOD came unto me, saying, [30:21] Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and, lo, it hath not been bound up, to apply healing medicines, to put a bandage to bind it, that it be strong to hold the sword. [30:22] Therefore thus saith the Lord THE GOD: Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and will break his arms, the strong arm, and that which was broken; and I will cause the sword to fall out of his hand. [30:23] And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries. [30:24] And I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and put my sword in his hand: but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, and he shall groan before him with the groanings of a deadly wounded man. [30:25] And I will hold up the arms of the king of Babylon; and the arms of Pharaoh shall fall down; and they shall know that I am THE GOD, when I shall put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall stretch it out upon the land of Egypt. [30:26] And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and disperse them through the countries; and they shall know that I am THE GOD.

[31:1] And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the third month, in the first day of the month, that the word of THE GOD came unto me, saying, [31:2] Son of man, say unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude: Whom art you like in your greatness? [31:3] Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and with a forest-like shade, and of high stature; and its top was among the thick boughs. [31:4] The waters nourished it, the deep made it to grow: the rivers thereof ran round about its plantation; and it sent out its channels unto all the trees of the field. [31:5] Therefore its stature was exalted above all the trees of the field; and its boughs were multiplied, and its branches became long by reason of many waters, when it shot them forth. [31:6] All the birds of the heavens made their nests in its boughs; and under its branches did all the beasts of the field bring forth their young; and under its shadow dwelt all great nations. [31:7] Thus was it fair in its greatness, in the length of its branches; for its root was by many waters. [31:8] The cedars in the garden of God could not hide it; the fir-trees were not like its boughs, and the plane-trees were not as its branches; nor was any tree in the garden of God like unto it in its beauty. [31:9] I made it fair by the multitude of its branches, so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied it. [31:10] Therefore thus said the Lord THE GOD: Because you art exalted in stature, and he hath set his top among the thick boughs, and his heart is lifted up in his height; [31:11] I will even deliver him into the hand of the mighty one of the nations; he shall surely deal with him; I have driven him out for his wickedness. [31:12] And strangers, the terrible of the nations, have cut him off, and have left him: upon the mountains and in all the valleys his branches are fallen, and his boughs are broken by all the watercourses of the land; and all the peoples of the earth are gone down from his shadow, and have left him. [31:13] Upon his ruin all the birds of the heavens shall dwell, and all the beasts of the field shall be upon his branches; [31:14] to the end that none of all the trees by the waters exalt themselves in their stature, neither set their top among the thick boughs, nor that their mighty ones stand up on their height, even all that drink water: for they are all delivered unto death, to the nether parts of the earth, in the midst of the children of men, with them that go down to the pit. [31:15] Thus saith the Lord THE GOD: In the day when he went down to Sheol I caused a mourning: I covered the deep for him, and I restrained the rivers thereof; and the great waters were stayed; and I caused Lebanon to mourn for him, and all the trees of the field fainted for him. [31:16] I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him down to Sheol with them that descend into the pit; and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, were comforted in the nether parts of the earth. [31:17] They also went down into Sheol with him unto them that are slain by the sword; yea, they that were his arm, that dwelt under his shadow in the midst of the nations. [31:18] To whom art you thus like in glory and in greatness among the trees of Eden? yet shalt you be brought down with the trees of Eden unto the nether parts of the earth: you shalt lie in the midst of the uncircumcised, with them that are slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his multitude, saith the Lord THE GOD.

[32:1] And it came to pass in the twelfth year, in the twelfth month, in the first day of the month, that the word of THE GOD came unto me, saying, [32:2] Son of man, take up a lamentation over Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say unto him, you wast likened unto a young lion of the nations: yet art you as a monster in the seas; and you didst break forth with your rivers, and troubledst the waters with your feet, and fouledst their rivers. [32:3] Thus saith the Lord THE GOD: I will spread out my net upon you with a company of many peoples; and they shall bring you up in my net. [32:4] And I will leave you upon the land, I will cast you forth upon the open field, and will cause all the birds of the heavens to settle upon thee, and I will satisfy the beasts of the whole earth with thee. [32:5] And I will lay your flesh upon the mountains, and fill the valleys with your height. [32:6] I will also water with your blood the land wherein you swimmest, even to the mountains; and the watercourses shall be full of thee. [32:7] And when I shall extinguish thee, I will cover the heavens, and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give its light. [32:8] All the bright lights of heaven will I make dark over thee, and set darkness upon your land, saith the Lord THE GOD. [32:9] I will also vex the hearts of many peoples, when I shall bring your destruction among the nations, into the countries which you have not known. [32:10] Yea, I will make many peoples amazed at thee, and their kings shall be horribly afraid for thee, when I shall brandish my sword before them; and they shall tremble at every moment, every man for his own life, in the day of your fall. [32:11] For thus saith the Lord THE GOD: The sword of the king of Babylon shall come upon thee. [32:12] By the swords of the mighty will I cause your multitude to fall; the terrible of the nations are they all: and they shall bring to nought the pride of Egypt, and all the multitude thereof shall be destroyed. [32:13] I will destroy also all the beasts thereof from beside many waters; neither shall the foot of man trouble them any more, nor the hoofs of beasts trouble them. [32:14] Then will I make their waters clear, and cause their rivers to run like oil, saith the Lord THE GOD. [32:15] When I shall make the land of Egypt desolate and waste, a land destitute of that whereof it was full, when I shall smite all them that dwell therein, then shall they know that I am THE GOD. [32:16] This is the lamentation wherewith they shall lament; the daughters of the nations shall lament therewith; over Egypt, and over all her multitude, shall they lament therewith, saith the Lord THE GOD. [32:17] It came to pass also in the twelfth year, in the fifteenth day of the month, that the word of THE GOD came unto me, saying, [32:18] Son of man, wail for the multitude of Egypt, and cast them down, even her, and the daughters of the famous nations, unto the nether parts of the earth, with them that go down into the pit. [32:19] Whom dost you pass in beauty? go down, and be you laid with the uncircumcised. [32:20] They shall fall in the midst of them that are slain by the sword: she is delivered to the sword; draw her away and all her multitudes. [32:21] The strong among the mighty shall speak to him out of the midst of Sheol with them that help him: they are gone down, they lie still, even the uncircumcised, slain by the sword. [32:22] Asshur is there and all her company; her graves are round about her; all of them slain, fallen by the sword; [32:23] whose graves are set in the uttermost parts of the pit, and her company is round about her grave; all of them slain, fallen by the sword, who caused terror in the land of the living. [32:24] There is Elam and all her multitude round about her grave; all of them slain, fallen by the sword, who are gone down uncircumcised into the nether parts of the earth, who caused their terror in the land of the living, and have borne their shame with them that go down to the pit. [32:25] They have set her a bed in the midst of the slain with all her multitude; her graves are round about her; all of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword; for their terror was caused in the land of the living, and they have borne their shame with them that go down to the pit: he is put in the midst of them that are slain. [32:26] There is Meshech, Tubal, and all their multitude; their graves are round about them; all of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword; for they caused their terror in the land of the living. [32:27] And they shall not lie with the mighty that are fallen of the uncircumcised, that are gone down to Sheol with their weapons of war, and have laid their swords under their heads, and their iniquities are upon their bones; for they were the terror of the mighty in the land of the living. [32:28] But you shalt be broken in the midst of the uncircumcised, and shalt lie with them that are slain by the sword. [32:29] There is Edom, her kings and all her princes, who in their might are laid with them that are slain by the sword: they shall lie with the uncircumcised, and with them that go down to the pit. [32:30] There are the princes of the north, all of them, and all the Sidonians, who are gone down with the slain; in the terror which they caused by their might they are put to shame; and they lie uncircumcised with them that are slain by the sword, and bear their shame with them that go down to the pit. [32:31] Pharaoh shall see them, and shall be comforted over all his multitude, even Pharaoh and all his army, slain by the sword, saith the Lord THE GOD. [32:32] For I have put his terror in the land of the living; and he shall be laid in the midst of the uncircumcised, with them that are slain by the sword, even Pharaoh and all his multitude, saith the Lord THE GOD.

[33:1] And the word of THE GOD came unto me, saying, [33:2] Son of man, speak to the children of your people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, and the people of the land take a man from among them, and set him for their watchman; [33:3] if, when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the people; [33:4] then whosoever heareth the sound of the trumpet, and taketh not warning, if the sword come, and take him away, his blood shall be upon his own head. [33:5] He heard the sound of the trumpet, and took not warning; his blood shall be upon him; whereas if he had taken warning, he would have delivered his soul. [33:6] But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned, and the sword come, and take any person from among them; he is taken away in his iniquity, but his blood will I require at the watchman’s hand. [33:7] So thou, son of man, I have set you a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me. [33:8] When I say unto the wicked, O wicked man, you shalt surely die, and you dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way; that wicked man shall die in his iniquity, but his blood will I require at your hand. [33:9] Nevertheless, if you warn the wicked of his way to turn from it, and he turn not from his way; he shall die in his iniquity, but you have delivered your soul. [33:10] And thou, son of man, say unto the house of Israel: Thus you speak, saying, Our transgressions and our sins are upon us, and we pine away in them; how then can we live? [33:11] Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord THE GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn you from your evil ways; for why will you die, O house of Israel? [33:12] And thou, son of man, say unto the children of your people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression; and as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turneth from his wickedness; neither shall he that is righteous be able to live thereby in the day that he sinneth. [33:13] When I say to the righteous, that he shall surely live; if he trust to his righteousness, and commit iniquity, none of his righteous deeds shall be remembered; but in his iniquity that he hath committed, therein shall he die. [33:14] Again, when I say unto the wicked, you shalt surely die; if he turn from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right; [33:15] if the wicked restore the pledge, give again that which he had taken by robbery, walk in the statutes of life, committing no iniquity; he shall surely live, he shall not die. [33:16] None of his sins that he hath committed shall be remembered against him: he hath done that which is lawful and right; he shall surely live. [33:17] Yet the children of your people say, The way of the Lord is not equal: but as for them, their way is not equal. [33:18] When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die therein. [33:19] And when the wicked turneth from his wickedness, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby. [33:20] Yet you say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O house of Israel, I will judge you every one after his ways. [33:21] And it came to pass in the twelfth year of our captivity, in the tenth month, in the fifth day of the month, that one that had escaped out of Jerusalem came unto me, saying, The city is smitten. [33:22] Now the hand of THE GOD had been upon me in the evening, before he that was escaped came; and he had opened my mouth, until he came to me in the morning; and my mouth was opened, and I was no more dumb. [33:23] And the word of THE GOD came unto me, saying, [33:24] Son of man, they that inhabit those waste places in the land of Israel speak, saying, Abraham was one, and he inherited the land: but we are many; the land is given us for inheritance. [33:25] Wherefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord THE GOD: You eat with the blood, and lift up your eyes unto your idols, and shed blood: and shall you possess the land? [33:26] You stand upon your sword, you work abomination, and you defile every one his neighbor’s wife: and shall you possess the land? [33:27] Thus shalt you say unto them, Thus saith the Lord THE GOD: As I live, surely they that are in the waste places shall fall by the sword; and him that is in the open field will I give to the beasts to be devoured; and they that are in the strongholds and in the caves shall die of the pestilence. [33:28] And I will make the land a desolation and an astonishment; and the pride of her power shall cease; and the mountains of Israel shall be desolate, so that none shall pass through. [33:29] Then shall they know that I am THE GOD, when I have made the land a desolation and an astonishment, because of all their abominations which they have committed. [33:30] And as for thee, son of man, the children of your people talk of you by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to another, every one to his brother, saying, Come, I pray you, and hear what is the word that cometh forth from THE GOD. [33:31] And they come unto you as the people cometh, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear your words, but do them not; for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goeth after their gain. [33:32] And, lo, you art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument; for they hear your words, but they do them not. [33:33] And when this cometh to pass, (behold, it cometh,) then shall they know that a prophet hath been among them.

[34:1] And the word of THE GOD came unto me, saying, [34:2] Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, even to the shepherds, Thus saith the Lord THE GOD: Woe unto the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the sheep? [34:3] You eat the fat, and you clothe you with the wool, you kill the fatlings; but you feed not the sheep. [34:4] The diseased have you not strengthened, neither have you healed that which was sick, neither have you bound up that which was broken, neither have you brought back that which was driven away, neither have you sought that which was lost; but with force and with rigor have you ruled over them. [34:5] And they were scattered, because there was no shepherd; and they became food to all the beasts of the field, and were scattered. [34:6] My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yea, my sheep were scattered upon all the face of the earth; and there was none that did search or seek after them. [34:7] Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of THE GOD: [34:8] As I live, saith the Lord THE GOD, surely forasmuch as my sheep became a prey, and my sheep became food to all the beasts of the field, because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my sheep, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my sheep; [34:9] therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of THE GOD: [34:10] Thus saith the Lord THE GOD: Behold, I am against the shepherds; and I will require my sheep at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the sheep; neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more; and I will deliver my sheep from their mouth, that they may not be food for them. [34:11] For thus saith the Lord THE GOD: Behold, I myself, even I, will search for my sheep, and will seek them out. [34:12] As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered abroad, so will I seek out my sheep; and I will deliver them out of all places whither they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day. [34:13] And I will bring them out from the peoples, and gather them from the countries, and will bring them into their own land; and I will feed them upon the mountains of Israel, by the watercourses, and in all the inhabited places of the country. [34:14] I will feed them with good pasture; and upon the mountains of the height of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie down in a good fold; and on fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel. [34:15] I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord THE GOD. [34:16] I will seek that which was lost, and will bring back that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but the fat and the strong I will destroy; I will feed them in justice. [34:17] And as for you, O my flock, thus saith the Lord THE GOD: Behold, I judge between sheep and sheep, the rams and the he-goats. [34:18] Seemeth it a small thing unto you to have fed upon the good pasture, but you must tread down with your feet the residue of your pasture? and to have drunk of the clear waters, but you must foul the residue with your feet? [34:19] And as for my sheep, they eat that which you have trodden with your feet, and they drink that which you have fouled with your feet. [34:20] Therefore thus saith the Lord THE GOD unto them: Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep. [34:21] Because you thrust with side and with shoulder, and push all the diseased with your horns, till you have scattered them abroad; [34:22] therefore will I save my flock, and they shall no more be a prey; and I will judge between sheep and sheep. [34:23] And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd. [34:24] And I, THE GOD, will be their God, and my servant David prince among them; I, THE GOD, have spoken it. [34:25] And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause evil beasts to cease out of the land; and they shall dwell securely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods. [34:26] And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in its season; there shall be showers of blessing. [34:27] And the tree of the field shall yield its fruit, and the earth shall yield its increase, and they shall be secure in their land; and they shall know that I am THE GOD, when I have broken the bars of their yoke, and have delivered them out of the hand of those that made bondmen of them. [34:28] And they shall no more be a prey to the nations, neither shall the beasts of the earth devour them; but they shall dwell securely, and none shall make them afraid. [34:29] And I will raise up unto them a plantation for renown, and they shall be no more consumed with famine in the land, neither bear the shame of the nations any more. [34:30] And they shall know that I, THE GOD, their God am with them, and that they, the house of Israel, are my people, saith the Lord THE GOD. [34:31] And you my sheep, the sheep of my pasture, are men, and I am your God, saith the Lord THE GOD.

[35:1] Moreover the word of THE GOD came unto me, saying, [35:2] Son of man, set your face against mount Seir, and prophesy against it, [35:3] and say unto it, Thus saith the Lord THE GOD: Behold, I am against thee, O mount Seir, and I will stretch out my hand against thee, and I will make you a desolation and an astonishment. [35:4] I will lay your cities waste, and you shalt be desolate; and you shalt know that I am THE GOD. [35:5] Because you have had a perpetual enmity, and have given over the children of Israel to the power of the sword in the time of their calamity, in the time of the iniquity of the end; [35:6] therefore, as I live, saith the Lord THE GOD, I will prepare you unto blood, and blood shall pursue thee: since you have not hated blood, therefore blood shall pursue thee. [35:7] Thus will I make mount Seir an astonishment and a desolation; and I will cut off from it him that passeth through and him that returneth. [35:8] And I will fill its mountains with its slain: in your hills and in your valleys and in all your watercourses shall they fall that are slain with the sword. [35:9] I will make you a perpetual desolation, and your cities shall not be inhabited; and you shall know that I am THE GOD. [35:10] Because you have said, These two nations and these two countries shall be mine, and we will possess it; whereas THE GOD was there: [35:11] therefore, as I live, saith the Lord THE GOD, I will do according to your anger, and according to your envy which you have showed out of your hatred against them; and I will make myself known among them, when I shall judge thee. [35:12] And you shalt know that I, THE GOD, have heard all your revilings which you have spoken against the mountains of Israel, saying, They are laid desolate, they are given us to devour. [35:13] And you have magnified yourselves against me with your mouth, and have multiplied your words against me: I have heard it. [35:14] Thus saith the Lord THE GOD: When the whole earth rejoiceth, I will make you desolate. [35:15] As you didst rejoice over the inheritance of the house of Israel, because it was desolate, so will I do unto thee: you shalt be desolate, O mount Seir, and all Edom, even all of it; and they shall know that I am THE GOD.

[36:1] And thou, son of man, prophesy unto the mountains of Israel, and say, You mountains of Israel, hear the word of THE GOD. [36:2] Thus saith the Lord THE GOD: Because the enemy hath said against you, Aha! and, The ancient high places are ours in possession; [36:3] therefore prophesy, and say, Thus saith the Lord THE GOD: Because, even because they have made you desolate, and swallowed you up on every side, that you might be a possession unto the residue of the nations, and you are taken up in the lips of talkers, and the evil report of the people; [36:4] therefore, you mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord THE GOD: Thus saith the Lord THE GOD to the mountains and to the hills, to the watercourses and to the valleys, to the desolate wastes and to the cities that are forsaken, which are become a prey and derision to the residue of the nations that are round about; [36:5] therefore thus saith the Lord THE GOD: Surely in the fire of my jealousy have I spoken against the residue of the nations, and against all Edom, that have appointed my land unto themselves for a possession with the joy of all their heart, with despite of soul, to cast it out for a prey. [36:6] Therefore prophesy concerning the land of Israel, and say unto the mountains and to the hills, to the watercourses and to the valleys, Thus saith the Lord THE GOD: Behold, I have spoken in my jealousy and in my wrath, because you have borne the shame of the nations: [36:7] therefore thus saith the Lord THE GOD: I have sworn, saying, Surely the nations that are round about you, they shall bear their shame. [36:8] But ye, O mountains of Israel, you shall shoot forth your branches, and yield your fruit to my people Israel; for they are at hand to come. [36:9] For, behold, I am for you, and I will turn into you, and you shall be tilled and sown; [36:10] and I will multiply men upon you, all the house of Israel, even all of it; and the cities shall be inhabited, and the waste places shall be builded; [36:11] and I will multiply upon you man and beast; and they shall increase and be fruitful; and I will cause you to be inhabited after your former estate, and will do better unto you than at your beginnings: and you shall know that I am THE GOD. [36:12] Yea, I will cause men to walk upon you, even my people Israel; and they shall possess thee, and you shalt be their inheritance, and you shalt no more henceforth bereave them of children. [36:13] Thus saith the Lord THE GOD: Because they say unto you, you land art a devourer of men, and have been a bereaver of your nation; [36:14] therefore you shalt devour men no more, neither bereave your nation any more, saith the Lord THE GOD; [36:15] neither will I let you hear any more the shame of the nations, neither shalt you bear the reproach of the peoples any more, neither shalt you cause your nation to stumble any more, saith the Lord THE GOD. [36:16] Moreover the word of THE GOD came unto me, saying, [36:17] Son of man, when the house of Israel dwelt in their own land, they defiled it by their way and by their doings: their way before me was as the uncleanness of a woman in her impurity. [36:18] Wherefore I poured out my wrath upon them for the blood which they had poured out upon the land, and because they had defiled it with their idols; [36:19] and I scattered them among the nations, and they were dispersed through the countries: according to their way and according to their doings I judged them. [36:20] And when they came unto the nations, whither they went, they profaned my holy name; in that men said of them, These are the people of THE GOD, and are gone forth out of his land. [36:21] But I had regard for my holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the nations, whither they went. [36:22] Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord THE GOD: I do not this for your sake, O house of Israel, but for my holy name, which you have profaned among the nations, whither you went. [36:23] And I will sanctify my great name, which hath been profaned among the nations, which you have profaned in the midst of them; and the nations shall know that I am THE GOD, saith the Lord THE GOD, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes. [36:24] For I will take you from among the nations, and gather you out of all the countries, and will bring you into your own land. [36:25] And I will sprinkle clean water upon you, and you shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you. [36:26] A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you; and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh. [36:27] And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and you shall keep mine ordinances, and do them. [36:28] And you shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and you shall be my people, and I will be your God. [36:29] And I will save you from all your uncleannesses: and I will call for the grain, and will multiply it, and lay no famine upon you. [36:30] And I will multiply the fruit of the tree, and the increase of the field, that you may receive no more the reproach of famine among the nations. [36:31] Then shall you remember your evil ways, and your doings that were not good; and you shall loathe yourselves in your own sight for your iniquities and for your abominations. [36:32] Nor for your sake do I this, saith the Lord THE GOD, be it known unto you: be ashamed and confounded for your ways, O house of Israel. [36:33] Thus saith the Lord THE GOD: In the day that I cleanse you from all your iniquities, I will cause the cities to be inhabited, and the waste places shall be builded. [36:34] And the land that was desolate shall be tilled, whereas it was a desolation in the sight of all that passed by. [36:35] And they shall say, This land that was desolate is become like the garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are fortified and inhabited. [36:36] Then the nations that are left round about you shall know that I, THE GOD, have builded the ruined places, and planted that which was desolate: I, THE GOD, have spoken it, and I will do it. [36:37] Thus saith the Lord THE GOD: For this, moreover, will I be inquired of by the house of Israel, to do it for them: I will increase them with men like a flock. [36:38] As the flock for sacrifice, as the flock of Jerusalem in her appointed feasts, so shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of men; and they shall know that I am THE GOD.

[37:1] The hand of THE GOD was upon me, and he brought me out in the Spirit of THE GOD, and set me down in the midst of the valley; and it was full of bones. [37:2] And he caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry. [37:3] And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord THE GOD, you knowest. [37:4] Again he said unto me, Prophesy over these bones, and say unto them, O you dry bones, hear the word of THE GOD. [37:5] Thus saith the Lord THE GOD unto these bones: Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and you shall live. [37:6] And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and you shall live; and you shall know that I am THE GOD. [37:7] So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and, behold, an earthquake; and the bones came together, bone to its bone. [37:8] And I beheld, and, lo, there were sinews upon them, and flesh came up, and skin covered them above; but there was no breath in them. [37:9] Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord THE GOD: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live. [37:10] So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army. [37:11] Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost; we are clean cut off. [37:12] Therefore prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord THE GOD: Behold, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, O my people; and I will bring you into the land of Israel. [37:13] And you shall know that I am THE GOD, when I have opened your graves, and caused you to come up out of your graves, O my people. [37:14] And I will put my Spirit in you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land: and you shall know that I, THE GOD, have spoken it and performed it, saith THE GOD. [37:15] The word of THE GOD came again unto me, saying, [37:16] And thou, son of man, take you one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel his companions: [37:17] and join them for you one to another into one stick, that they may become one in your hand. [37:18] And when the children of your people shall speak unto thee, saying, Wilt you not show us what you meanest by these? [37:19] say unto them, Thus saith the Lord THE GOD: Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his companions; and I will put them with it, even with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they shall be one in my hand. [37:20] And the sticks whereon you writest shall be in your hand before their eyes. [37:21] And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord THE GOD: Behold, I will take the children of Israel from among the nations, whither they are gone, and will gather them on every side, and bring them into their own land: [37:22] and I will make them one nation in the land, upon the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king to them all; and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all; [37:23] neither shall they defile themselves any more with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions; but I will save them out of all their dwelling-places, wherein they have sinned, and will cleanse them: so shall they be my people, and I will be their God. [37:24] And my servant David shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in mine ordinances, and observe my statutes, and do them. [37:25] And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, they, and their children, and their children’s children, for ever: and David my servant shall be their prince for ever. [37:26] Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them; and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore. [37:27] My tabernacle also shall be with them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. [37:28] And the nations shall know that I am THE GOD that sanctifieth Israel, when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for evermore.

[38:1] And the word of THE GOD came unto me, saying, [38:2] Son of man, set your face toward Gog, of the land of Magog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal, and prophesy against him, [38:3] and say, Thus saith the Lord THE GOD: Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal: [38:4] and I will turn you about, and put hooks into your jaws, and I will bring you forth, and all your army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed in full armor, a great company with buckler and shield, all of them handling swords; [38:5] Persia, Cush, and Put with them, all of them with shield and helmet; [38:6] Gomer, and all his hordes; the house of Togarmah in the uttermost parts of the north, and all his hordes; even many peoples with thee. [38:7] Be you prepared, yea, prepare thyself, thou, and all your companies that are assembled unto thee, and be you a guard unto them. [38:8] After many days you shalt be visited: in the latter years you shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword, that is gathered out of many peoples, upon the mountains of Israel, which have been a continual waste; but it is brought forth out of the peoples, and they shall dwell securely, all of them. [38:9] And you shalt ascend, you shalt come like a storm, you shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all your hordes, and many peoples with thee. [38:10] Thus saith the Lord THE GOD: It shall come to pass in that day, that things shall come into your mind, and you shalt devise an evil device: [38:11] and you shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell securely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates; [38:12] to take the spoil and to take the prey; to turn your hand against the waste places that are now inhabited, and against the people that are gathered out of the nations, that have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the middle of the earth. [38:13] Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions thereof, shall say unto thee, Art you come to take the spoil? have you assembled your company to take the prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take great spoil? [38:14] Therefore, son of man, prophesy, and say unto Gog, Thus saith the Lord THE GOD: In that day when my people Israel dwelleth securely, shalt you not know it? [38:15] And you shalt come from your place out of the uttermost parts of the north, thou, and many peoples with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great company and a mighty army; [38:16] and you shalt come up against my people Israel, as a cloud to cover the land: it shall come to pass in the latter days, that I will bring you against my land, that the nations may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes. [38:17] Thus saith the Lord THE GOD: Art you he of whom I spake in old time by my servants the prophets of Israel, that prophesied in those days for many years that I would bring you against them? [38:18] And it shall come to pass in that day, when Gog shall come against the land of Israel, saith the Lord THE GOD, that my wrath shall come up into my nostrils. [38:19] For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel; [38:20] so that the fishes of the sea, and the birds of the heavens, and the beasts of the field, and all creeping things that creep upon the earth, and all the men that are upon the face of the earth, shall shake at my presence, and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground. [38:21] And I will call for a sword against him unto all my mountains, saith the Lord THE GOD: every man’s sword shall be against his brother. [38:22] And with pestilence and with blood will I enter into judgment with him; and I will rain upon him, and upon his hordes, and upon the many peoples that are with him, an overflowing shower, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone. [38:23] And I will magnify myself, and sanctify myself, and I will make myself known in the eyes of many nations; and they shall know that I am THE GOD.

[39:1] And thou, son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, Thus saith the Lord THE GOD: Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal: [39:2] and I will turn you about, and will lead you on, and will cause you to come up from the uttermost parts of the north; and I will bring you upon the mountains of Israel; [39:3] and I will smite your bow out of your left hand, and will cause your arrows to fall out of your right hand. [39:4] you shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all your hordes, and the peoples that are with thee: I will give you unto the ravenous birds of every sort, and to the beasts of the field to be devoured. [39:5] you shalt fall upon the open field; for I have spoken it, saith the Lord THE GOD. [39:6] And I will send a fire on Magog, and on them that dwell securely in the isles; and they shall know that I am THE GOD. [39:7] And my holy name will I make known in the midst of my people Israel; neither will I suffer my holy name to be profaned any more: and the nations shall know that I am THE GOD, the Holy One in Israel. [39:8] Behold, it cometh, and it shall be done, saith the Lord THE GOD; this is the day whereof I have spoken. [39:9] And they that dwell in the cities of Israel shall go forth, and shall make fires of the weapons and burn them, both the shields and the bucklers, the bows and the arrows, and the handstaves, and the spears, and they shall make fires of them seven years; [39:10] so that they shall take no wood out of the field, neither cut down any out of the forests; for they shall make fires of the weapons; and they shall plunder those that plundered them, and rob those that robbed them, saith the Lord THE GOD. [39:11] And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will give unto Gog a place for burial in Israel, the valley of them that pass through on the east of the sea; and it shall stop them that pass through: and there shall they bury Gog and all his multitude; and they shall call it The valley of Hamon-gog. [39:12] And seven months shall the house of Israel be burying them, that they may cleanse the land. [39:13] Yea, all the people of the land shall bury them; and it shall be to them a renown in the day that I shall be glorified, saith the Lord THE GOD. [39:14] And they shall set apart men of continual employment, that shall pass through the land, and, with them that pass through, those that bury them that remain upon the face of the land, to cleanse it: after the end of seven months shall they search. [39:15] And they that pass through the land shall pass through; and when any seeth a man’s bone, then shall he set up a sign by it, till the buriers have buried it in the valley of Hamon-gog. [39:16] And Hamonah shall also be the name of a city. Thus shall they cleanse the land. [39:17] And thou, son of man, thus saith the Lord THE GOD: Speak unto the birds of every sort, and to every beast of the field, Assemble yourselves, and come; gather yourselves on every side to my sacrifice that I do sacrifice for you, even a great sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel, that you may eat flesh and drink blood. [39:18] You shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the princes of the earth, of rams, of lambs, and of goats, of bullocks, all of them fatlings of Bashan. [39:19] And you shall eat fat till you be full, and drink blood till you be drunken, of my sacrifice which I have sacrificed for you. [39:20] And you shall be filled at my table with horses and chariots, with mighty men, and with all men of war, saith the Lord THE GOD. [39:21] And I will set my glory among the nations; and all the nations shall see my judgment that I have executed, and my hand that I have laid upon them. [39:22] So the house of Israel shall know that I am THE GOD their God, from that day and forward. [39:23] And the nations shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity; because they trespassed against me, and I hid my face from them: so I gave them into the hand of their adversaries, and they fell all of them by the sword. [39:24] According to their uncleanness and according to their transgressions did I unto them; and I hid my face from them. [39:25] Therefore thus saith the Lord THE GOD: Now will I bring back the captivity of Jacob, and have mercy upon the whole house of Israel; and I will be jealous for my holy name. [39:26] And they shall bear their shame, and all their trespasses whereby they have trespassed against me, when they shall dwell securely in their land, and none shall make them afraid; [39:27] when I have brought them back from the peoples, and gathered them out of their enemies’ lands, and am sanctified in them in the sight of many nations. [39:28] And they shall know that I am THE GOD their God, in that I caused them to go into captivity among the nations, and have gathered them unto their own land; and I will leave none of them any more there; [39:29] neither will I hide my face any more from them; for I have poured out my Spirit upon the house of Israel, saith the Lord THE GOD.

[40:1] In the five and twentieth year of our captivity, in the beginning of the year, in the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after that the city was smitten, in the selfsame day, the hand of THE GOD was upon me, and he brought me thither. [40:2] In the visions of God brought he me into the land of Israel, and set me down upon a very high mountain, whereon was as it were the frame of a city on the south. [40:3] And he brought me thither; and, behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate. [40:4] And the man said unto me, Son of man, behold with your eyes, and hear with your ears, and set your heart upon all that I shall show thee; for, to the intent that I may show them unto thee, art you brought hither: declare all that you seest to the house of Israel. [40:5] And, behold, a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man’s hand a measuring reed six cubits long, of a cubit and a handbreadth each: so he measured the thickness of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed. [40:6] Then came he unto the gate which looketh toward the east, and went up the steps thereof: and he measured the threshold of the gate, one reed broad; and the other threshold, one reed broad. [40:7] And every lodge was one reed long, and one reed broad; and the space between the lodges was five cubits; and the threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate toward the house was one reed. [40:8] He measured also the porch of the gate toward the house, one reed. [40:9] Then measured he the porch of the gate, eight cubits; and the posts thereof, two cubits; and the porch of the gate was toward the house. [40:10] And the lodges of the gate eastward were three on this side, and three on that side; they three were of one measure: and the posts had one measure on this side and on that side. [40:11] And he measured the breadth of the opening of the gate, ten cubits; and the length of the gate, thirteen cubits; [40:12] and a border before the lodges, one cubit on this side, and a border, one cubit on that side; and the lodges, six cubits on this side, and six cubits on that side. [40:13] And he measured the gate from the roof of the one lodge to the roof of the other, a breadth of five and twenty cubits; door against door. [40:14] He made also posts, threescore cubits; and the court reached unto the posts, round about the gate. [40:15] And from the forefront of the gate at the entrance unto the forefront of the inner porch of the gate were fifty cubits. [40:16] And there were closed windows to the lodges, and to their posts within the gate round about, and likewise to the arches; and windows were round about inward; and upon each post were palm-trees. [40:17] Then brought he me into the outer court; and, lo, there were chambers and a pavement, made for the court round about: thirty chambers were upon the pavement. [40:18] And the pavement was by the side of the gates, answerable unto the length of the gates, even the lower pavement. [40:19] Then he measured the breadth from the forefront of the lower gate unto the forefront of the inner court without, a hundred cubits, both on the east and on the north. [40:20] And the gate of the outer court whose prospect is toward the north, he measured the length thereof and the breadth thereof. [40:21] And the lodges thereof were three on this side and three on that side; and the posts thereof and the arches thereof were after the measure of the first gate: the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits. [40:22] And the windows thereof, and the arches thereof, and the palm-trees thereof, were after the measure of the gate whose prospect is toward the east; and they went up unto it by seven steps; and the arches thereof were before them. [40:23] And there was a gate to the inner court over against the other gate, both on the north and on the east; and he measured from gate to gate a hundred cubits. [40:24] And he led me toward the south; and, behold, a gate toward the south: and he measured the posts thereof and the arches thereof according to these measures. [40:25] And there were windows in it and in the arches thereof round about, like those windows: the length was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits. [40:26] And there were seven steps to go up to it, and the arches thereof were before them; and it had palm-trees, one on this side, and another on that side, upon the posts thereof. [40:27] And there was a gate to the inner court toward the south: and he measured from gate to gate toward the south a hundred cubits. [40:28] Then he brought me to the inner court by the south gate: and he measured the south gate according to these measures; [40:29] and the lodges thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, according to these measures: and there were windows in it and in the arches thereof round about; it was fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad. [40:30] And there were arches round about, five and twenty cubits long, and five cubits broad. [40:31] And the arches thereof were toward the outer court; and palm-trees were upon the posts thereof: and the ascent to it had eight steps. [40:32] And he brought me into the inner court toward the east: and he measured the gate according to these measures; [40:33] and the lodges thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, according to these measures: and there were windows therein and in the arches thereof round about; it was fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad. [40:34] And the arches thereof were toward the outer court; and palm-trees were upon the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the ascent to it had eight steps. [40:35] And he brought me to the north gate: and he measured it according to these measures; [40:36] the lodges thereof, the posts thereof, and the arches thereof: and there were windows therein round about; the length was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits. [40:37] And the posts thereof were toward the outer court; and palm-trees were upon the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the ascent to it had eight steps. [40:38] And a chamber with the door thereof was by the posts at the gates; there they washed the burnt-offering. [40:39] And in the porch of the gate were two tables on this side, and two tables on that side, to slay thereon the burnt-offering and the sin-offering and the trespass-offering. [40:40] And on the one side without, as one goeth up to the entry of the gate toward the north, were two tables; and on the other side, which belonged to the porch of the gate, were two tables. [40:41] Four tables were on this side, and four tables on that side, by the side of the gate; eight tables, whereupon they slew the sacrifices. [40:42] And there were four tables for the burnt-offering, of hewn stone, a cubit and a half long, and a cubit and a half broad, and one cubit high; whereupon they laid the instruments wherewith they slew the burnt-offering and the sacrifice. [40:43] And the hooks, a handbreadth long, were fastened within round about: and upon the tables was the flesh of the oblation. [40:44] And without the inner gate were chambers for the singers in the inner court, which was at the side of the north gate; and their prospect was toward the south; one at the side of the east gate having the prospect toward the north. [40:45] And he said unto me, This chamber, whose prospect is toward the south, is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house; [40:46] and the chamber whose prospect is toward the north is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the altar: these are the sons of Zadok, who from among the sons of Levi come near to THE GOD to minister unto him. [40:47] And he measured the court, a hundred cubits long, and a hundred cubits broad, foursquare; and the altar was before the house. [40:48] Then he brought me to the porch of the house, and measured each post of the porch, five cubits on this side, and five cubits on that side: and the breadth of the gate was three cubits on this side, and three cubits on that side. [40:49] The length of the porch was twenty cubits, and the breadth eleven cubits; even by the steps whereby they went up to it: and there were pillars by the posts, one on this side, and another on that side.

[41:1] And he brought me to the temple, and measured the posts, six cubits broad on the one side, and six cubits broad on the other side, which was the breadth of the tabernacle. [41:2] And the breadth of the entrance was ten cubits; and the sides of the entrance were five cubits on the one side, and five cubits on the other side: and he measured the length thereof, forty cubits, and the breadth, twenty cubits. [41:3] Then went he inward, and measured each post of the entrance, two cubits; and the entrance, six cubits; and the breadth of the entrance, seven cubits. [41:4] And he measured the length thereof, twenty cubits, and the breadth, twenty cubits, before the temple: and he said unto me, This is the most holy place. [41:5] Then he measured the wall of the house, six cubits; and the breadth of every side-chamber, four cubits, round about the house on every side. [41:6] And the side-chambers were in three stories, one over another, and thirty in order; and they entered into the wall which belonged to the house for the side-chambers round about, that they might have hold therein, and not have hold in the wall of the house. [41:7] And the side-chambers were broader as they encompassed the house higher and higher; for the encompassing of the house went higher and higher round about the house: therefore the breadth of the house continued upward; and so one went up from the lowest chamber to the highest by the middle chamber. [41:8] I saw also that the house had a raised basement round about: the foundations of the side-chambers were a full reed of six great cubits. [41:9] The thickness of the wall, which was for the side-chambers, on the outside, was five cubits: and that which was left was the place of the side-chambers that belonged to the house. [41:10] And between the chambers was a breadth of twenty cubits round about the house on every side. [41:11] And the doors of the side-chambers were toward the place that was left, one door toward the north, and another door toward the south: and the breadth of the place that was left was five cubits round about. [41:12] And the building that was before the separate place at the side toward the west was seventy cubits broad; and the wall of the building was five cubits thick round about, and the length thereof ninety cubits. [41:13] So he measured the house, a hundred cubits long; and the separate place, and the building, with the walls thereof, a hundred cubits long; [41:14] also the breadth of the face of the house, and of the separate place toward the east, a hundred cubits. [41:15] And he measured the length of the building before the separate place which was at the back thereof, and the galleries thereof on the one side and on the other side, a hundred cubits; and the inner temple, and the porches of the court; [41:16] the thresholds, and the closed windows, and the galleries round about on their three stories, over against the threshold, ceiled with wood round about, and from the ground up to the windows, (now the windows were covered), [41:17] to the space above the door, even unto the inner house, and without, and by all the wall round about within and without, by measure. [41:18] And it was made with cherubim and palm-trees; and a palm-tree was between cherub and cherub, and every cherub had two faces; [41:19] so that there was the face of a man toward the palm-tree on the one side, and the face of a young lion toward the palm-tree on the other side. thus was it made through all the house round about: [41:20] from the ground unto above the door were cherubim and palm-trees made: thus was the wall of the temple. [41:21] As for the temple, the door-posts were squared; and as for the face of the sanctuary, the appearance thereof was as the appearance of the temple. [41:22] The altar was of wood, three cubits high, and the length thereof two cubits; and the corners thereof, and the length thereof, and the walls thereof, were of wood: and he said unto me, This is the table that is before THE GOD. [41:23] And the temple and the sanctuary had two doors. [41:24] And the doors had two leaves apiece, two turning leaves: two leaves for the one door, and two leaves for the other. [41:25] And there were made on them, on the doors of the temple, cherubim and palm-trees, like as were made upon the walls; and there was a threshold of wood upon the face of the porch without. [41:26] And there were closed windows and palm-trees on the one side and on the other side, on the sides of the porch: thus were the side-chambers of the house, and the thresholds.

[42:1] Then he brought me forth into the outer court, the way toward the north: and he brought me into the chamber that was over against the separate place, and which was over against the building toward the north. [42:2] Before the length of a hundred cubits was the north door, and the breadth was fifty cubits. [42:3] Over against the twenty cubits which belonged to the inner court, and over against the pavement which belonged to the outer court, was gallery against gallery in the third story. [42:4] And before the chambers was a walk of ten cubits’ breadth inward, a way of one cubit; and their doors were toward the north. [42:5] Now the upper chambers were shorter; for the galleries took away from these, more than from the lower and the middlemost, in the building. [42:6] For they were in three stories, and they had not pillars as the pillars of the courts: therefore the uppermost was straitened more than the lowest and the middlemost from the ground. [42:7] And the wall that was without by the side of the chambers, toward the outer court before the chambers, the length thereof was fifty cubits. [42:8] For the length of the chambers that were in the outer court was fifty cubits: and, lo, before the temple were a hundred cubits. [42:9] And from under these chambers was the entry on the east side, as one goeth into them from the outer court. [42:10] In the thickness of the wall of the court toward the east, before the separate place, and before the building, there were chambers. [42:11] And the way before them was like the appearance of the way of the chambers which were toward the north; according to their length so was their breadth: and all their egresses were both according to their fashions, and according to their doors. [42:12] And according to the doors of the chambers that were toward the south was a door at the head of the way, even the way directly before the wall toward the east, as one entereth into them. [42:13] Then said he unto me, The north chambers and the south chambers, which are before the separate place, they are the holy chambers, where the priests that are near unto THE GOD shall eat the most holy things: there shall they lay the most holy things, and the meal-offering, and the sin-offering, and the trespass-offering; for the place is holy. [42:14] When the priests enter in, then shall they not go out of the holy place into the outer court, but there they shall lay their garments wherein they minister; for they are holy: and they shall put on other garments, and shall approach to that which pertaineth to the people. [42:15] Now when he had made an end of measuring the inner house, he brought me forth by the way of the gate whose prospect is toward the east, and measured it round about. [42:16] He measured on the east side with the measuring reed five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about. [42:17] He measured on the north side five hundred reeds with the measuring reed round about. [42:18] He measured on the south side five hundred reeds with the measuring reed. [42:19] He turned about to the west side, and measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed. [42:20] He measured it on the four sides: it had a wall round about, the length five hundred, and the breadth five hundred, to make a separation between that which was holy and that which was common.

[43:1] Afterward he brought me to the gate, even the gate that looketh toward the east. [43:2] And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east: and his voice was like the sound of many waters; and the earth shined with his glory. [43:3] And it was according to the appearance of the vision which I saw, even according to the vision that I saw when I came to destroy the city; and the visions were like the vision that I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell upon my face. [43:4] And the glory of THE GOD came into the house by the way of the gate whose prospect is toward the east. [43:5] And the Spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court; and, behold, the glory of THE GOD filled the house. [43:6] And I heard one speaking unto me out of the house; and a man stood by me. [43:7] And he said unto me, Son of man, this is the place of my throne, and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel for ever. And the house of Israel shall no more defile my holy name, neither they, nor their kings, by their whoredom, and by the dead bodies of their kings in their high places; [43:8] in their setting of their threshold by my threshold, and their door-post beside my door-post, and there was but the wall between me and them; and they have defiled my holy name by their abominations which they have committed: wherefore I have consumed them in mine anger. [43:9] Now let them put away their whoredom, and the dead bodies of their kings, far from me; and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever. [43:10] Thou, son of man, show the house to the house of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities; and let them measure the pattern. [43:11] And if they be ashamed of all that they have done, make known unto them the form of the house, and the fashion thereof, and the egresses thereof, and the entrances thereof, and all the forms thereof, and all the ordinances thereof, and all the forms thereof, and all the laws thereof; and write it in their sight; that they may keep the whole form thereof, and all the ordinances thereof, and do them. [43:12] This is the law of the house: upon the top of the mountain the whole limit thereof round about shall be most holy. Behold, this is the law of the house. [43:13] And these are the measures of the altar by cubits (the cubit is a cubit and a handbreadth): the bottom shall be a cubit, and the breadth a cubit, and the border thereof by the edge thereof round about a span; and this shall be the base of the altar. [43:14] And from the bottom upon the ground to the lower ledge shall be two cubits, and the breadth one cubit; and from the lesser ledge to the greater ledge shall be four cubits, and the breadth a cubit. [43:15] And the upper altar shall be four cubits; and from the altar hearth and upward there shall be four horns. [43:16] And the altar hearth shall be twelve cubits long by twelve broad, square in the four sides thereof. [43:17] And the ledge shall be fourteen cubits long by fourteen broad in the four sides thereof; and the border about it shall be half a cubit; and the bottom thereof shall be a cubit round about; and the steps thereof shall look toward the east. [43:18] And he said unto me, Son of man, thus saith the Lord THE GOD: These are the ordinances of the altar in the day when they shall make it, to offer burnt-offerings thereon, and to sprinkle blood thereon. [43:19] you shalt give to the priests the Levites that are of the seed of Zadok, who are near unto me, to minister unto me, saith the Lord THE GOD, a young bullock for a sin-offering. [43:20] And you shalt take of the blood thereof, and put it on the four horns of it, and on the four corners of the ledge, and upon the border round about: thus shalt you cleanse it and make atonement for it. [43:21] you shalt also take the bullock of the sin-offering, and it shall be burnt in the appointed place of the house, without the sanctuary. [43:22] And on the second day you shalt offer a he-goat without blemish for a sin-offering; and they shall cleanse the altar, as they did cleanse it with the bullock. [43:23] When you have made an end of cleansing it, you shalt offer a young bullock without blemish, and a ram out of the flock without blemish. [43:24] And you shalt bring them near before THE GOD, and the priests shall cast salt upon them, and they shall offer them up for a burnt-offering unto THE GOD. [43:25] Seven days shalt you prepare every day a goat for a sin-offering: they shall also prepare a young bullock, and a ram out of the flock, without blemish. [43:26] Seven days shall they make atonement for the altar and purify it; so shall they consecrate it. [43:27] And when they have accomplished the days, it shall be that upon the eighth day, and forward, the priests shall make your burnt-offerings upon the altar, and your peace-offerings; and I will accept you, saith the Lord THE GOD.

[44:1] Then he brought me back by the way of the outer gate of the sanctuary, which looketh toward the east; and it was shut. [44:2] And THE GOD said unto me, This gate shall be shut; it shall not be opened, neither shall any man enter in by it; for THE GOD, the God of Israel, hath entered in by it; therefore it shall be shut. [44:3] As for the prince, he shall sit therein as prince to eat bread before THE GOD; he shall enter by the way of the porch of the gate, and shall go out by the way of the same. [44:4] Then he brought me by the way of the north gate before the house; and I looked, and, behold, the glory of THE GOD filled the house of THE GOD: and I fell upon my face. [44:5] And THE GOD said unto me, Son of man, mark well, and behold with your eyes, and hear with your ears all that I say unto you concerning all the ordinances of the house of THE GOD, and all the laws thereof; and mark well the entrance of the house, with every egress of the sanctuary. [44:6] And you shalt say to the rebellious, even to the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord THE GOD: O you house of Israel, let it suffice you of all your abominations, [44:7] in that you have brought in foreigners, uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, to profane it, even my house, when you offer my bread, the fat and the blood, and they have broken my covenant, to add unto all your abominations. [44:8] And you have not kept the charge of my holy things; but you have set keepers of my charge in my sanctuary for yourselves. [44:9] Thus saith the Lord THE GOD, No foreigner, uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter into my sanctuary, of any foreigners that are among the children of Israel. [44:10] But the Levites that went far from me, when Israel went astray, that went astray from me after their idols, they shall bear their iniquity. [44:11] Yet they shall be ministers in my sanctuary, having oversight at the gates of the house, and ministering in the house: they shall slay the burnt-offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall stand before them to minister unto them. [44:12] Because they ministered unto them before their idols, and became a stumblingblock of iniquity unto the house of Israel; therefore have I lifted up my hand against them, saith the Lord THE GOD, and they shall bear their iniquity. [44:13] And they shall not come near unto me, to execute the office of priest unto me, nor to come near to any of my holy things, unto the things that are most holy; but they shall bear their shame, and their abominations which they have committed. [44:14] Yet will I make them keepers of the charge of the house, for all the service thereof, and for all that shall be done therein. [44:15] But the priests the Levites, the sons of Zadok, that kept the charge of my sanctuary when the children of Israel went astray from me, they shall come near to me to minister unto me; and they shall stand before me to offer unto me the fat and the blood, saith the Lord THE GOD: [44:16] they shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall come near to my table, to minister unto me, and they shall keep my charge. [44:17] And it shall be that, when they enter in at the gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments; and no wool shall come upon them, while they minister in the gates of the inner court, and within. [44:18] They shall have linen tires upon their heads, and shall have linen breeches upon their loins; they shall not gird themselves with anything that causeth sweat. [44:19] And when they go forth into the outer court, even into the outer court to the people, they shall put off their garments wherein they minister, and lay them in the holy chambers; and they shall put on other garments, that they sanctify not the people with their garments. [44:20] Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall only cut off the hair of their heads. [44:21] Neither shall any of the priests drink wine, when they enter into the inner court. [44:22] Neither shall they take for their wives a widow, nor her that is put away; but they shall take virgins of the seed of the house of Israel, or a widow that is the widow of a priest. [44:23] And they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and the common, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean. [44:24] And in a controversy they shall stand to judge; according to mine ordinances shall they judge it: and they shall keep my laws and my statutes in all my appointed feasts; and they shall hallow my sabbaths. [44:25] And they shall go in to no dead person to defile themselves; but for father, or for mother, or for son, or for daughter, for brother, or for sister that hath had no husband, they may defile themselves. [44:26] And after he is cleansed, they shall reckon unto him seven days. [44:27] And in the day that he goeth into the sanctuary, into the inner court, to minister in the sanctuary, he shall offer his sin-offering, saith the Lord THE GOD. [44:28] And they shall have an inheritance: I am their inheritance; and you shall give them no possession in Israel; I am their possession. [44:29] They shall eat the meal-offering, and the sin-offering, and the trespass-offering; and every devoted thing in Israel shall be theirs. [44:30] And the first of all the first-fruits of every thing, and every oblation of everything, of all your oblations, shall be for the priest: you shall also give unto the priests the first of your dough, to cause a blessing to rest on your house. [44:31] The priests shall not eat of anything that dieth of itself, or is torn, whether it be bird or beast.

[45:1] Moreover, when you shall divide by lot the land for inheritance, you shall offer an oblation unto THE GOD, a holy portion of the land; the length shall be the length of five and twenty thousand reeds, and the breadth shall be ten thousand: it shall be holy in all the border thereof round about. [45:2] Of this there shall be for the holy place five hundred in length by five hundred in breadth, square round about; and fifty cubits for the suburbs thereof round about. [45:3] And of this measure shalt you measure a length of five and twenty thousand, and a breadth of ten thousand: and in it shall be the sanctuary, which is most holy. [45:4] It is a holy portion of the land; it shall be for the priests, the ministers of the sanctuary, that come near to minister unto THE GOD; and it shall be a place for their houses, and a holy place for the sanctuary. [45:5] And five and twenty thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth, shall be unto the Levites, the ministers of the house, for a possession unto themselves, for twenty chambers. [45:6] And you shall appoint the possession of the city five thousand broad, and five and twenty thousand long, side by side with the oblation of the holy portion: it shall be for the whole house of Israel. [45:7] And whatsoever is for the prince shall be on the one side and on the other side of the holy oblation and of the possession of the city, in front of the holy oblation and in front of the possession of the city, on the west side westward, and on the east side eastward; and in length answerable unto one of the portions, from the west border unto the east border. [45:8] In the land it shall be to him for a possession in Israel: and my princes shall no more oppress my people; but they shall give the land to the house of Israel according to their tribes. [45:9] Thus saith the Lord THE GOD: Let it suffice you, O princes of Israel: remove violence and spoil, and execute justice and righteousness; take away your exactions from my people, saith the Lord THE GOD. [45:10] You shall have just balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath. [45:11] The ephah and the bath shall be of one measure, that the bath may contain the tenth part of a homer, and the ephah the tenth part of a homer: the measure thereof shall be after the homer. [45:12] And the shekel shall be twenty gerahs; twenty shekels, five and twenty shekels, fifteen shekels, shall be your maneh. [45:13] This is the oblation that you shall offer: the sixth part of an ephah from a homer of wheat; and you shall give the sixth part of an ephah from a homer of barley; [45:14] and the set portion of oil, of the bath of oil, the tenth part of a bath out of the cor, which is ten baths, even a homer; (for ten baths are a homer;) [45:15] and one lamb of the flock, out of two hundred, from the well-watered pastures of Israel; -for a meal-offering, and for a burnt-offering, and for peace-offerings, to make atonement for them, saith the Lord THE GOD. [45:16] All the people of the land shall give unto this oblation for the prince in Israel. [45:17] And it shall be the prince’s part to give the burnt-offerings, and the meal-offerings, and the drink-offerings, in the feasts, and on the new moons, and on the sabbaths, in all the appointed feasts of the house of Israel: he shall prepare the sin-offering, and the meal-offering, and the burnt-offering, and the peace-offerings, to make atonement for the house of Israel. [45:18] Thus saith the Lord THE GOD: In the first month, in the first day of the month, you shalt take a young bullock without blemish; and you shalt cleanse the sanctuary. [45:19] And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin-offering, and put it upon the door-posts of the house, and upon the four corners of the ledge of the altar, and upon the posts of the gate of the inner court. [45:20] And so you shalt do on the seventh day of the month for every one that erreth, and for him that is simple: so shall you make atonement for the house. [45:21] In the first month, in the fourteenth day of the month, you shall have the passover, a feast of seven days; unleavened bread shall be eaten. [45:22] And upon that day shall the prince prepare for himself and for all the people of the land a bullock for a sin-offering. [45:23] And the seven days of the feast he shall prepare a burnt-offering to THE GOD, seven bullocks and seven rams without blemish daily the seven days; and a he-goat daily for a sin-offering. [45:24] And he shall prepare a meal-offering, an ephah for a bullock, and an ephah for a ram, and a hin of oil to an ephah. [45:25] In the seventh month, in the fifteenth day of the month, in the feast, shall he do the like the seven days; according to the sin-offering, according to the burnt-offering, and according to the meal-offering, and according to the oil.

[46:1] Thus saith the Lord THE GOD: The gate of the inner court that looketh toward the east shall be shut the six working days; but on the sabbath day it shall be opened, and on the day of the new moon it shall be opened. [46:2] And the prince shall enter by the way of the porch of the gate without, and shall stand by the post of the gate; and the priests shall prepare his burnt-offering and his peace-offerings, and he shall worship at the threshold of the gate: then he shall go forth; but the gate shall not be shut until the evening. [46:3] And the people of the land shall worship at the door of that gate before THE GOD on the sabbaths and on the new moons. [46:4] And the burnt-offering that the prince shall offer unto THE GOD shall be on the sabbath day six lambs without blemish and a ram without blemish; [46:5] and the meal-offering shall be an ephah for the ram, and the meal-offering for the lambs as he is able to give, and a hin of oil to an ephah. [46:6] And on the day of the new moon it shall be a young bullock without blemish, and six lambs, and a ram; they shall be without blemish: [46:7] and he shall prepare a meal-offering, an ephah for the bullock, and an ephah for the ram, and for the lambs according as he is able, and a hin of oil to an ephah. [46:8] And when the prince shall enter, he shall go in by the way of the porch of the gate, and he shall go forth by the way thereof. [46:9] But when the people of the land shall come before THE GOD in the appointed feasts, he that entereth by the way of the north gate to worship shall go forth by the way of the south gate; and he that entereth by the way of the south gate shall go forth by the way of the north gate: he shall not return by the way of the gate whereby he came in, but shall go forth straight before him. [46:10] And the prince, when they go in, shall go in in the midst of them; and when they go forth, they shall go forth together. [46:11] And in the feasts and in the solemnities the meal-offering shall be an ephah for a bullock, and an ephah for a ram, and for the lambs as he is able to give, and a hin of oil to an ephah. [46:12] And when the prince shall prepare a freewill-offering, a burnt-offering or peace-offerings as a freewill-offering unto THE GOD, one shall open for him the gate that looketh toward the east; and he shall prepare his burnt-offering and his peace-offerings, as he doth on the sabbath day: then he shall go forth; and after his going forth one shall shut the gate. [46:13] And you shalt prepare a lamb a year old without blemish for a burnt-offering unto THE GOD daily: morning by morning shalt you prepare it. [46:14] And you shalt prepare a meal-offering with it morning by morning, the sixth part of an ephah, and the third part of a hin of oil, to moisten the fine flour; a meal-offering unto THE GOD continually by a perpetual ordinance. [46:15] Thus shall they prepare the lamb, and the meal-offering, and the oil, morning by morning, for a continual burnt-offering. [46:16] Thus saith the Lord THE GOD: If the prince give a gift unto any of his sons, it is his inheritance, it shall belong to his sons; it is their possession by inheritance. [46:17] But if he give of his inheritance a gift to one of his servants, it shall be his to the year of liberty; then it shall return to the prince; but as for his inheritance, it shall be for his sons. [46:18] Moreover the prince shall not take of the people’s inheritance, to thrust them out of their possession; he shall give inheritance to his sons out of his own possession, that my people be not scattered every man from his possession. [46:19] Then he brought me through the entry, which was at the side of the gate, into the holy chambers for the priests, which looked toward the north: and, behold, there was a place on the hinder part westward. [46:20] And he said unto me, This is the place where the priests shall boil the trespass-offering and the sin-offering, and where they shall bake the meal-offering; that they bring them not forth into the outer court, to sanctify the people. [46:21] 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 court there was a court. [46:22] In the four corners of the court there were courts inclosed, forty cubits long and thirty broad: these four in the corners were of one measure. [46:23] And there was a wall round about in them, round about the four, and boiling-places were made under the walls round about. [46:24] Then said he unto me, These are the boiling-houses, where the ministers of the house shall boil the sacrifice of the people.

[47:1] And he brought me back unto the door of the house; and, behold, waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward; (for the forefront of the house was toward the east;) and the waters came down from under, from the right side of the house, on the south of the altar. [47:2] Then he brought me out by the way of the gate northward, and led me round by the way without unto the outer gate, by the way of the gate that looketh toward the east; and, behold, there ran out waters on the right side. [47:3] When the man went forth eastward with the line in his hand, he measured a thousand cubits, and he caused me to pass through the waters, waters that were to the ankles. [47:4] 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 the waters, waters that were to the loins. [47:5] 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 through. [47:6] And he said unto me, Son of man, have you seen this? Then he brought me, and caused me to return to the bank of the river. [47:7] Now when I had returned, behold, upon the bank of the river were very many trees on the one side and on the other. [47:8] Then said he unto me, These waters issue forth toward the eastern region, and shall go down into the Arabah; and they shall go toward the sea; into the sea shall the waters go which were made to issue forth; and the waters shall be healed. [47:9] And it shall come to pass, that every living creature which swarmeth, in every place whither the rivers come, shall live; and there shall be a very great multitude of fish; for these waters are come thither, and the waters of the sea shall be healed, and everything shall live whithersoever the river cometh. [47:10] And it shall come to pass, that fishers shall stand by it: from En-gedi even unto En-eglaim shall be a place for the spreading of nets; their fish shall be after their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceeding many. [47:11] But the miry places thereof, and the marshes thereof, shall not be healed; they shall be given up to salt. [47:12] And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow every tree for food, whose leaf shall not whither, neither shall the fruit thereof fail: 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. [47:13] Thus saith the Lord THE GOD: This shall be the border, whereby you shall divide the land for inheritance according to the twelve tribes of Israel: Joseph shall have two portions. [47:14] And you shall inherit it, one as well as another; for I sware to give it unto your fathers: and this land shall fall unto you for inheritance. [47:15] And 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; [47:16] Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim, which is between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath; Hazer-hatticon, which is by the border of Hauran. [47:17] And the border from the sea, shall be Hazar-enon at the border of Damascus; and on the north northward is the border of Hamath. This is the north side. [47:18] And the east side, between Hauran and Damascus and Gilead, and the land of Israel, shall be the Jordan; from the north border unto the east sea shall you measure. This is the east side. [47:19] And the south side southward shall be from Tamar as far as the waters of Meriboth-kadesh, to the brook of Egypt, unto the great sea. This is the south side southward. [47:20] And the west side shall be the great sea, from the south border as far as over against the entrance of Hamath. This is the west side. [47:21] So shall you divide this land unto you according to the tribes of Israel. [47:22] And it shall come to pass, that you shall divide it by lot for an inheritance unto you and to the strangers that sojourn among you, who shall beget children among you; and they shall be unto you as the home-born among the children of Israel; they shall have inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel. [47:23] And it shall come to pass, that in what tribe the stranger sojourneth, there shall you give him his inheritance, saith the Lord THE GOD.

[48:1] Now these are the names of the tribes: From the north end, beside the way of Hethlon to the entrance of Hamath, Hazar-enan at the border of Damascus, northward beside Hamath, (and they shall have their sides east and west,) Dan, one portion. [48:2] And by the border of Dan, from the east side unto the west side, Asher, one portion. [48:3] And by the border of Asher, from the east side even unto the west side, Naphtali, one portion. [48:4] And by the border of Naphtali, from the east side unto the west side, Manasseh, one portion. [48:5] And by the border of Manasseh, from the east side unto the west side, Ephraim, one portion. [48:6] And by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even unto the west side, Reuben, one portion. [48:7] And by the border of Reuben, from the east side unto the west side, Judah, one portion. [48:8] And by the border of Judah, from the east side unto the west side, shall be the oblation which you shall offer, five and twenty thousand reeds in breadth, and in length as one of the portions, from the east side unto the west side: and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it. [48:9] The oblation that you shall offer unto THE GOD shall be five and twenty thousand reeds in length, and ten thousand in breadth. [48:10] And for these, even for the priests, shall be the holy oblation: 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 GOD shall be in the midst thereof. [48:11] It shall be for the priests that are sanctified of the sons of Zadok, that have kept my charge, that went not astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray. [48:12] And it shall be unto them an oblation from the oblation of the land, a thing most holy, by the border of the Levites. [48:13] And answerable unto the border of the priests, the Levites shall have five and twenty thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth: all the length shall be five and twenty thousand, and the breadth ten thousand. [48:14] And they shall sell none of it, nor exchange it, nor shall the first-fruits of the land be alienated; for it is holy unto THE GOD. [48:15] And the five thousand that are left in the breadth, in front of the five and twenty thousand, shall be for common use, for the city, for dwelling and for suburbs; and the city shall be in the midst thereof. [48:16] And these shall be the measures thereof: the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred. [48:17] And the city shall have suburbs: toward the north two hundred and fifty, and toward the south two hundred and fifty, and toward the east two hundred and fifty, and toward the west two hundred and fifty. [48:18] And the residue in the length, answerable unto the holy oblation, shall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward; and it shall be answerable unto the holy oblation; and the increase thereof shall be for food unto them that labor in the city. [48:19] And they that labor in the city, out of all the tribes of Israel, shall till it. [48:20] All the oblation shall be five and twenty thousand by five and twenty thousand: you shall offer the holy oblation four-square, with the possession of the city. [48:21] And the residue shall be for the prince, on the one side and on the other of the holy oblation and of the possession of the city; in front of the five and twenty thousand of the oblation toward the east border, and westward in front of the five and twenty thousand toward the west border, answerable unto the portions, it shall be for the prince: and the holy oblation and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the midst thereof. [48:22] Moreover from the possession of the Levites, and from the possession of the city, being in the midst of that which is the prince’s, between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin, it shall be for the prince. [48:23] And as for the rest of the tribes: from the east side unto the west side, Benjamin, one portion. [48:24] And by the border of Benjamin, from the east side unto the west side, Simeon, one portion. [48:25] And by the border of Simeon, from the east side unto the west side, Issachar, one portion. [48:26] And by the border of Issachar, from the east side unto the west side, Zebulun, one portion. [48:27] And by the border of Zebulun, from the east side unto the west side, Gad, one portion. [48:28] 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 of Egypt, unto the great sea. [48:29] This is the land which you shall divide by lot unto the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and these are their several portions, saith the Lord THE GOD. [48:30] And these are the egresses of the city: On the north side four thousand and five hundred reeds by measure; [48:31] and the gates of the city shall be after the names of the tribes of Israel, three gates northward: the gate of Reuben, one; the gate of Judah, one; the gate of Levi, one. [48:32] And at the east side four thousand and five hundred reeds, and three gates: even the gate of Joseph, one; the gate of Benjamin, one; the gate of Dan, one. [48:33] And at the south side four thousand and five hundred reeds by measure, and three gates: the gate of Simeon, one; the gate of Issachar, one; the gate of Zebulun, one. [48:34] 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 Naphtali, one. [48:35] It shall be eighteen thousand reeds round about: and the name of the city from that day shall be, THE GOD is there.

 

The Book of Daniel

[1:1] In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it. [1:2] And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God; and he carried them into the land of Shinar to the house of his god: and he brought the vessels into the treasure-house of his god. [1:3] And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring in certain of the children of Israel, even of the seed royal and of the nobles; [1:4] youths in whom was no blemish, but well-favored, and skilful in all wisdom, and endued with knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability to stand in the king’s palace; and that he should teach them the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans. [1:5] And the king appointed for them a daily portion of the king’s dainties, and of the wine which he drank, and that they should be nourished three years; that at the end thereof they should stand before the king. [1:6] Now among these were, of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. [1:7] And the prince of the eunuchs gave names unto them: unto Daniel he gave the name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abed-nego. [1:8] But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the king’s dainties, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself. [1:9] Now God made Daniel to find kindness and compassion in the sight of the prince of the eunuchs. [1:10] And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your food and your drink: for why should he see your faces worse looking than the youths that are of your own age? so would you endanger my head with the king. [1:11] Then said Daniel to the steward whom the prince of the eunuchs had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: [1:12] Prove your servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink. [1:13] Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the youths that eat of the king’s dainties; and as you seest, deal with your servants. [1:14] So he hearkened unto them in this matter, and proved them ten days. [1:15] And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer, and they were fatter in flesh, than all the youths that did eat of the king’s dainties. [1:16] So the steward took away their dainties, and the wine that they should drink, and gave them pulse. [1:17] Now as for these four youths, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams. [1:18] And at the end of the days which the king had appointed for bringing them in, the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar. [1:19] And the king communed with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the king. [1:20] And in every matter of wisdom and understanding, concerning which the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters that were in all his realm. [1:21] And Daniel continued even unto the first year of king Cyrus.

[2:1] And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams; and his spirit was troubled, and his sleep went from him. [2:2] Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the enchanters, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, to tell the king his dreams. So they came in and stood before the king. [2:3] And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit is troubled to know the dream. [2:4] Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in the Syrian language, O king, live for ever: tell your servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation. [2:5] The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me: if you make not known unto me the dream and the interpretation thereof, you shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill. [2:6] But if you show the dream and the interpretation thereof, you shall receive of me gifts and rewards and great honor: therefore show me the dream and the interpretation thereof. [2:7] They answered the second time and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation. [2:8] The king answered and said, I know of a certainty that you would gain time, because you see the thing is gone from me. [2:9] But if you make not known unto me the dream, there is but one law for you; for you have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, till the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that you can show me the interpretation thereof. [2:10] The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can show the king’s matter, forasmuch as no king, lord, or ruler, hath asked such a thing of any magician, or enchanter, or Chaldean. [2:11] And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is no other that can show it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh. [2:12] For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon. [2:13] So the decree went forth, and the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to be slain. [2:14] Then Daniel returned answer with counsel and prudence to Arioch the captain of the king’s guard, who was gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon; [2:15] he answered and said to Arioch the king’s captain, Wherefore is the decree so urgent from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel. [2:16] And Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would appoint him a time, and he would show the king the interpretation. [2:17] Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions: [2:18] that they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his companions should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. [2:19] Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a vision of the night. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven. [2:20] Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever; for wisdom and might are his. [2:21] And he changeth the times and the seasons; he removeth kings, and setteth up kings; he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that have understanding; [2:22] he revealeth the deep and secret things; he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him. [2:23] I thank thee, and praise thee, O you God of my fathers, who have given me wisdom and might, and have now made known unto me what we desired of thee; for you have made known unto us the king’s matter. [2:24] Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon; he went and said thus unto him: Destroy not the wise men of Babylon; bring me in before the king, and I will show unto the king the interpretation. [2:25] Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus unto him, I have found a man of the children of the captivity of Judah, that will make known unto the king the interpretation. [2:26] The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, Art you able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen, and the interpretation thereof? [2:27] Daniel answered before the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded can neither wise men, enchanters, magicians, nor soothsayers, show unto the king; [2:28] but there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and he hath made known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. your dream, and the visions of your head upon your bed, are these: [2:29] as for thee, O king, your thoughts came into your mind upon your bed, what should come to pass hereafter; and he that revealeth secrets hath made known to you what shall come to pass. [2:30] But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but to the intent that the interpretation may be made known to the king, and that you mayest know the thoughts of your heart. [2:31] Thou, O king, sawest, and, behold, a great image. This image, which was mighty, and whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the aspect thereof was terrible. [2:32] As for this image, its head was of fine gold, its breast and its arms of silver, its belly and its thighs of brass, [2:33] its legs of iron, its feet part of iron, and part of clay. [2:34] you sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon its feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them in pieces. [2:35] Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken in pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshing-floors; and the wind carried them away, so that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth. [2:36] This is the dream; and we will tell the interpretation thereof before the king. [2:37] Thou, O king, art king of kings, unto whom the God of heaven hath given the kingdom, the power, and the strength, and the glory; [2:38] and wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the birds of the heavens hath he given into your hand, and hath made you to rule over them all: you art the head of gold. [2:39] And after you shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee; and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth. [2:40] And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron, forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things; and as iron that crusheth all these, shall it break in pieces and crush. [2:41] And whereas you sawest the feet and toes, part of potters’ clay, and part of iron, it shall be a divided kingdom; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as you sawest the iron mixed with miry clay. [2:42] And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken. [2:43] And whereas you sawest the iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men; but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron doth not mingle with clay. [2:44] And in the days of those kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed, nor shall the sovereignty thereof be left to another people; but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever. [2:45] Forasmuch as you sawest that a stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure. [2:46] Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odors unto him. [2:47] The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth your God is the God of gods, and the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing you have been able to reveal this secret. [2:48] Then the king made Daniel great, and gave him many great gifts, and made him to rule over the whole province of Babylon, and to be chief governor over all the wise men of Babylon. [2:49] And Daniel requested of the king, and he appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon: but Daniel was in the gate of the king.

[3:1] Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon. [3:2] Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the satraps, the deputies, and the governors, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. [3:3] Then the satraps, the deputies, and the governors, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, were gathered together unto the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up. [3:4] Then the herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, O peoples, nations, and languages, [3:5] that at what time you hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of music, you fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up; [3:6] and whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. [3:7] Therefore at that time, when all the peoples heard the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of music, all the peoples, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. [3:8] Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and brought accusation against the Jews. [3:9] They answered and said to Nebuchadnezzar the king, O king, live for ever. [3:10] Thou, O king, have made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of music, shall fall down and worship the golden image; [3:11] and whoso falleth not down and worshippeth, shall be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. [3:12] There are certain Jews whom you have appointed over the affairs of the province of Babylon: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not your gods, nor worship the golden image which you have set up. [3:13] Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. Then they brought these men before the king. [3:14] Nebuchadnezzar answered and said unto them, Is it of purpose, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, that you serve not my god, nor worship the golden image which I have set up? [3:15] Now if you be ready that at what time you hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of music, you fall down and worship the image which I have made, well: but if you worship not, you shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that god that shall deliver you out of my hands? [3:16] Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter. [3:17] If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace; and he will deliver us out of your hand, O king. [3:18] But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve your gods, nor worship the golden image which you have set up. [3:19] Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace seven times more than it was wont to be heated. [3:20] And he commanded certain mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace. [3:21] Then these men were bound in their hosen, their tunics, and their mantles, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace. [3:22] Therefore because the king’s commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. [3:23] And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace. [3:24] Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonished, and rose up in haste: he spake and said unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king. [3:25] He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the aspect of the fourth is like a son of the gods. [3:26] Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace: he spake and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, you servants of the Most High God, come forth, and come hither. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego came forth out of the midst of the fire. [3:27] And the satraps, the deputies, and the governors, and the king’s counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, that the fire had no power upon their bodies, nor was the hair of their head singed, neither were their hosen changed, nor had the smell of fire passed on them. [3:28] Nebuchadnezzar spake and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king’s word, and have yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God. [3:29] Therefore I make a decree, that every people, nation, and language, which speak anything amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill; because there is no other god that is able to deliver after this sort. [3:30] Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego in the province of Babylon.

[4:1] Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all the peoples, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied unto you. [4:2] It hath seemed good unto me to show the signs and wonders that the Most High God hath wrought toward me. [4:3] How great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation. [4:4] I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at rest in my house, and flourishing in my palace. [4:5] I saw a dream which made me afraid; and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me. [4:6] Therefore made I a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known unto me the interpretation of the dream. [4:7] Then came in the magicians, the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers; and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known unto me the interpretation thereof. [4:8] But at the last Daniel came in before me, whose name was Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods: and I told the dream before him, saying, [4:9] O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and no secret troubleth thee, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation thereof. [4:10] Thus were the visions of my head upon my bed: I saw, and, behold, a tree in the midst of the earth; and the height thereof was great. [4:11] The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth. [4:12] The leaves thereof were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was food for all: the beasts of the field had shadow under it, and the birds of the heavens dwelt in the branches thereof, and all flesh was fed from it. [4:13] I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher and a holy one came down from heaven. [4:14] He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off its branches, shake off its leaves, and scatter its fruit: let the beasts get away from under it, and the fowls from its branches. [4:15] Nevertheless leave the stump of its roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven: and let his portion be with the beasts in the grass of the earth: [4:16] let his heart be changed from man’s, and let a beast’s heart be given unto him; and let seven times pass over him. [4:17] The sentence is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones; to the intent that the living may know that the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the lowest of men. [4:18] This dream I, king Nebuchadnezzar, have seen; and thou, O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation, forasmuch as all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known unto me the interpretation; but you art able; for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee. [4:19] Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was stricken dumb for a while, and his thoughts troubled him. The king answered and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation, trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, the dream be to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to your adversaries. [4:20] The tree that you sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth; [4:21] whose leaves were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was food for all; under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and upon whose branches the birds of the heavens had their habitation: [4:22] it is thou, O king, that art grown and become strong; for your greatness is grown, and reacheth unto heaven, and your dominion to the end of the earth. [4:23] And whereas the king saw a watcher and a holy one coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew down the tree, and destroy it; nevertheless leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field, and let it be wet with the dew of heaven: and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him; [4:24] this is the interpretation, O king, and it is the decree of the Most High, which is come upon my lord the king: [4:25] that you shalt be driven from men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and you shalt be made to eat grass as oxen, and shalt be wet with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over thee; till you know that the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will. [4:26] And whereas they commanded to leave the stump of the roots of the tree; your kingdom shall be sure unto thee, after that you shalt have known that the heavens do rule. [4:27] Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off your sins by righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor; if there may be a lengthening of your tranquillity. [4:28] All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar. [4:29] At the end of twelve months he was walking in the royal palace of Babylon. [4:30] The king spake and said, Is not this great Babylon, which I have built for the royal dwelling-place, by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty? [4:31] While the word was in the king’s mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, saying, O king Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is spoken: The kingdom is departed from thee: [4:32] and you shalt be driven from men; and they dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field; you shalt be made to eat grass as oxen; and seven times shall pass over thee; until you know that the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will. [4:33] The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hair was grown like eagles’ feathers, and his nails like birds’ claws. [4:34] And at the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the Most High, and I praised and honored him that liveth for ever; for his dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom from generation to generation. [4:35] And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou? [4:36] At the same time mine understanding returned unto me; and for the glory of my kingdom, my majesty and brightness returned unto me; and my counsellors and my lords sought unto me; and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent greatness was added unto me. [4:37] Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven; for all his works are truth, and his ways justice; and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.

[5:1] Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand. [5:2] Belshazzar, while he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem; that the king and his lords, his wives and his concubines, might drink therefrom. [5:3] Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which was at Jerusalem; and the king and his lords, his wives and his concubines, drank from them. [5:4] They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone. [5:5] In the same hour came forth the fingers of a man’s hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaster of the wall of the king’s palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote. [5:6] Then the king’s countenance was changed in him, and his thoughts troubled him; and the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another. [5:7] The king cried aloud to bring in the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. The king spake and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whosoever shall read this writing, and show me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with purple, and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom. [5:8] Then came in all the king’s wise men; but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation. [5:9] Then was king Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his countenance was changed in him, and his lords were perplexed. [5:10] Now the queen by reason of the words of the king and his lords came into the banquet house: the queen spake and said, O king, live forever; let not your thoughts trouble thee, nor let your countenance be changed. [5:11] There is a man in your kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of your father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, were found in him; and the king Nebuchadnezzar your father, the king, I say, your father, made him master of the magicians, enchanters, Chaldeans, and soothsayers; [5:12] forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and showing of dark sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar. Now let Daniel be called, and he will show the interpretation. [5:13] Then was Daniel brought in before the king. The king spake and said unto Daniel, Art you that Daniel, who art of the children of the captivity of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of Judah? [5:14] I have heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom are found in thee. [5:15] And now the wise men, the enchanters, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known unto me the interpretation thereof; but they could not show the interpretation of the thing. [5:16] But I have heard of thee, that you canst give interpretations, and dissolve doubts; now if you canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, you shalt be clothed with purple, and have a chain of gold about your neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom. [5:17] Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let your gifts be to thyself, and give your rewards to another; nevertheless I will read the writing unto the king, and make known to him the interpretation. [5:18] O you king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father the kingdom, and greatness, and glory, and majesty: [5:19] and because of the greatness that he gave him, all the peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him: whom he would he slew, and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he would he raised up, and whom he would he put down. [5:20] But when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit was hardened so that he dealt proudly, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him: [5:21] and he was driven from the sons of men, and his heart was made like the beasts’, and his dwelling was with the wild asses; he was fed with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven; until he knew that the Most High God ruleth in the kingdom of men, and that he setteth up over it whomsoever he will. [5:22] And you his son, O Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, though you knewest all this, [5:23] but have lifted up yourself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and you and your lords, your wives and your concubines, have drunk wine from them; and you have praised the gods of silver and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know; and the God in whose hand your breath is, and whose are all your ways, have you not glorified. [5:24] Then was the part of the hand sent from before him, and this writing was inscribed. [5:25] And this is the writing that was inscribed: MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN. [5:26] This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered your kingdom, and brought it to an end; [5:27] TEKEL; you art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting. [5:28] PERES; your kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians. [5:29] Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with purple, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom. [5:30] In that night Belshazzar the Chaldean King was slain. [5:31] And Darius the Mede received the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old.

[6:1] It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom a hundred and twenty satraps, who should be throughout the whole kingdom; [6:2] and over them three presidents, of whom Daniel was one; that these satraps might give account unto them, and that the king should have no damage. [6:3] Then this Daniel was distinguished above the presidents and the satraps, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm. [6:4] Then the presidents and the satraps sought to find occasion against Daniel as touching the kingdom; but they could find no occasion nor fault, forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him. [6:5] Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God. [6:6] Then these presidents and satraps assembled together to the king, and said thus unto him, King Darius, live for ever. [6:7] All the presidents of the kingdom, the deputies and the satraps, the counsellors and the governors, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a strong interdict, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any god or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions. [6:8] Now, O king, establish the interdict, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not. [6:9] Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the interdict. [6:10] And when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house (now his windows were open in his chamber toward Jerusalem) and he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime. [6:11] Then these men assembled together, and found Daniel making petition and supplication before his God. [6:12] Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king’s interdict: Have you not signed an interdict, that every man that shall make petition unto any god or man within thirty days, save unto thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not. [6:13] Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, who is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the interdict that you have signed, but maketh his petition three times a day. [6:14] Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore displeased, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him; and he labored till the going down of the sun to rescue him. [6:15] Then these men assembled together unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that it is a law of the Medes and Persians, that no interdict nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed. [6:16] Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spake and said unto Daniel, your God whom you servest continually, he will deliver thee. [6:17] And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that nothing might be changed concerning Daniel. [6:18] Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting; neither were instruments of music brought before him: and his sleep fled from him. [6:19] Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions. [6:20] And when he came near unto the den to Daniel, he cried with a lamentable voice; the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is your God, whom you servest continually, able to deliver you from the lions? [6:21] Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever. [6:22] My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions’ mouths, and they have not hurt me; forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt. [6:23] Then was the king exceeding glad, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he had trusted in his God. [6:24] And the king commanded, and they brought those men that had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces, before they came to the bottom of the den. [6:25] Then king Darius wrote unto all the peoples, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied unto you. [6:26] I make a decree, that in all the dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel; for he is the living God, and stedfast for ever, And his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed; and his dominion shall be even unto the end. [6:27] He delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions. [6:28] So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.

[7:1] In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream and told the sum of the matters. [7:2] Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of heaven brake forth upon the great sea. [7:3] And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another. [7:4] The first was like a lion, and had eagle’s wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made to stand upon two feet as a man; and a man’s heart was given to it. [7:5] And, behold, another beast, a second, like to a bear; and it was raised up on one side, and three ribs were in its mouth between its teeth: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh. [7:6] After this I beheld, and, lo, another, like a leopard, which had upon its back four wings of a bird; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it. [7:7] After this I saw in the night-visions, and, behold, a fourth beast, terrible and powerful, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth; it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with its feet: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns. [7:8] I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another horn, a little one, before which three of the first horns were plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking great things. [7:9] I beheld till thrones were placed, and one that was ancient of days did sit: his raiment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was fiery flames, and the wheels thereof burning fire. [7:10] A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousands of thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened. [7:11] I beheld at that time because of the voice of the great words which the horn spake; I beheld even till the beast was slain, and its body destroyed, and it was given to be burned with fire. [7:12] And as for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and a time. [7:13] I saw in the night-visions, and, behold, there came with the clouds of heaven one like unto a son of man, and he came even to the ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. [7:14] And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all the peoples, nations, and languages should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed. [7:15] As for me, Daniel, my spirit was grieved in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me. [7:16] I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth concerning all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things. [7:17] These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, that shall arise out of the earth. [7:18] But the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever. [7:19] Then I desired to know the truth concerning the fourth beast, which was diverse from all of them, exceeding terrible, whose teeth were of iron, and its nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with its feet; [7:20] and concerning the ten horns that were on its head, and the other horn which came up, and before which three fell, even that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake great things, whose look was more stout than its fellows. [7:21] I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them; [7:22] until the ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the Most High, and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom. [7:23] Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be a fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all the kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces. [7:24] And as for the ten horns, out of this kingdom shall ten kings arise: and another shall arise after them; and he shall be diverse from the former, and he shall put down three kings. [7:25] And he shall speak words against the Most High, and shall wear out the saints of the Most High; and he shall think to change the times and the law; and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and half a time. [7:26] But the judgment shall be set, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end. [7:27] And the kingdom and the dominion, and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High: his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him. [7:28] Here is the end of the matter. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts much troubled me, and my countenance was changed in me: but I kept the matter in my heart.

[8:1] In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, even unto me, Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the first. [8:2] And I saw in the vision; now it was so, that when I saw, I was in Shushan the palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in the vision, and I was by the river Ulai. [8:3] Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last. [8:4] I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; and no beasts could stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and magnified himself. [8:5] And as I was considering, behold, a he-goat came from the west over the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes. [8:6] And he came to the ram that had the two horns, which I saw standing before the river, and ran upon him in the fury of his power. [8:7] And I saw him come close unto the ram, and he was moved with anger against him, and smote the ram, and brake his two horns; and there was no power in the ram to stand before him; but he cast him down to the ground, and trampled upon him; and there was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand. [8:8] And the he-goat magnified himself exceedingly: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and instead of it there came up four notable horns toward the four winds of heaven. [8:9] And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the glorious land. [8:10] And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and some of the host and of the stars it cast down to the ground, and trampled upon them. [8:11] Yea, it magnified itself, even to the prince of the host; and it took away from him the continual burnt-offering, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down. [8:12] And the host was given over to it together with the continual burnt-offering through transgression; and it cast down truth to the ground, and it did its pleasure and prospered. [8:13] Then I heard a holy one speaking; and another holy one said unto that certain one who spake, How long shall be the vision concerning the continual burnt-offering, and the transgression that maketh desolate, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot? [8:14] And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred evenings and mornings; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed. [8:15] And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, that I sought to understand it; and, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man. [8:16] And I heard a man’s voice between the banks of the Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision. [8:17] So he came near where I stood; and when he came, I was affrighted, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man; for the vision belongeth to the time of the end. [8:18] Now as he was speaking with me, I fell into a deep sleep with my face toward the ground; but he touched me, and set me upright. [8:19] And he said, Behold, I will make you know what shall be in the latter time of the indignation; for it belongeth to the appointed time of the end. [8:20] The ram which you sawest, that had the two horns, they are the kings of Media and Persia. [8:21] And the rough he-goat is the king of Greece: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king. [8:22] And as for that which was broken, in the place whereof four stood up, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not with his power. [8:23] And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up. [8:24] And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power; and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper and do his pleasure; and he shall destroy the mighty ones and the holy people. [8:25] And through his policy he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and in their security shall he destroy many: he shall also stand up against the prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand. [8:26] And the vision of the evenings and mornings which hath been told is true: but shut you up the vision; for it belongeth to many days to come. [8:27] And I, Daniel, fainted, and was sick certain days; then I rose up, and did the king’s business: and I wondered at the vision, but none understood it.

[9:1] In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans, [9:2] in the first year of his reign I, Daniel, understood by the books the number of the years whereof the word of THE GOD came to Jeremiah the prophet, for the accomplishing of the desolations of Jerusalem, even seventy years. [9:3] And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting and sackcloth and ashes. [9:4] And I prayed unto THE GOD my God, and made confession, and said, Oh, Lord, the great and dreadful God, who keepeth covenant and lovingkindness with them that love him and keep his commandments, [9:5] we have sinned, and have dealt perversely, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even turning aside from your precepts and from your ordinances; [9:6] neither have we hearkened unto your servants the prophets, that spake in your name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land. [9:7] O Lord, righteousness belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion of face, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto all Israel, that are near, and that are far off, through all the countries whither you have driven them, because of their trespass that they have trespassed against thee. [9:8] O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee. [9:9] To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgiveness; for we have rebelled against him; [9:10] neither have we obeyed the voice of THE GOD our God, to walk in his laws, which he set before us by his servants the prophets. [9:11] Yea, all Israel have transgressed your law, even turning aside, that they should not obey your voice: therefore hath the curse been poured out upon us, and the oath that is written in the law of Moses the servant of God; for we have sinned against him. [9:12] And he hath confirmed his words, which he spake against us, and against our judges that judged us, by bringing upon us a great evil; for under the whole heaven hath not been done as hath been done upon Jerusalem. [9:13] As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come upon us: yet have we not entreated the favor of THE GOD our God, that we should turn from our iniquities, and have discernment in your truth. [9:14] Therefore hath THE GOD watched over the evil, and brought it upon us; for THE GOD our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth, and we have not obeyed his voice. [9:15] And now, O Lord our God, that have brought your people forth out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and have gotten you renown, as at this day; we have sinned, we have done wickedly. [9:16] O Lord, according to all your righteousness, let your anger and your wrath, I pray thee, be turned away from your city Jerusalem, your holy mountain; because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and your people are become a reproach to all that are round about us. [9:17] Now therefore, O our God, hearken unto the prayer of your servant, and to his supplications, and cause your face to shine upon your sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord’s sake. [9:18] O my God, incline your ear, and hear; open your eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by your name: for we do not present our supplications before you for our righteousness, but for your great mercies’ sake. [9:19] O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for your own sake, O my God, because your city and your people are called by your name. [9:20] And while I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before THE GOD my God for the holy mountain of my God; [9:21] yea, while I was speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation. [9:22] And he instructed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give you wisdom and understanding. [9:23] At the beginning of your supplications the commandment went forth, and I am come to tell thee; for you art greatly beloved: therefore consider the matter, and understand the vision. [9:24] Seventy weeks are decreed upon your people and upon your holy city, to finish transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most holy. [9:25] Know therefore and discern, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the anointed one, the prince, shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: it shall be built again, with street and moat, even in troublous times. [9:26] And after the threescore and two weeks shall the anointed one be cut off, and shall have nothing: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and even unto the end shall be war; desolations are determined. [9:27] And he shall make a firm covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease; and upon the wing of abominations shall come one that maketh desolate; and even unto the full end, and that determined, shall wrath be poured out upon the desolate.

[10:1] In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, even a great warfare: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision. [10:2] In those days I, Daniel, was mourning three whole weeks. [10:3] I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine into my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled. [10:4] And in the four and twentieth day of the first month, as I was by the side of the great river, which is Hiddekel, [10:5] I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, a man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with pure gold of Uphaz: [10:6] his body also was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as flaming torches, and his arms and his feet like unto burnished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude. [10:7] And I, Daniel, alone saw the vision; for the men that were with me saw not the vision; but a great quaking fell upon them, and they fled to hide themselves. [10:8] So I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me; for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength. [10:9] Yet heard I the voice of his words; and when I heard the voice of his words, then was I fallen into a deep sleep on my face, with my face toward the ground. [10:10] And, behold, a hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands. [10:11] And he said unto me, O Daniel, you man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright; for unto you am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling. [10:12] Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel; for from the first day that you didst set your heart to understand, and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard: and I am come for your words’ sake. [10:13] But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days; but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me: and I remained there with the kings of Persia. [10:14] Now I am come to make you understand what shall befall your people in the latter days; for the vision is yet for many days: [10:15] and when he had spoken unto me according to these words, I set my face toward the ground, and was dumb. [10:16] And, behold, one in the likeness of the sons of men touched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and spake and said unto him that stood before me, O my lord, by reason of the vision my sorrows are turned upon me, and I retain no strength. [10:17] For how can the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord? for as for me, straightway there remained no strength in me, neither was there breath left in me. [10:18] Then there touched me again one like the appearance of a man, and he strengthened me. [10:19] And he said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he spake unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for you have strengthened me. [10:20] Then said he, Knowest you wherefore I am come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I go forth, lo, the prince of Greece shall come. [10:21] But I will tell you that which is inscribed in the writing of truth: and there is none that holdeth with me against these, but Michael your prince.

[11:1] And as for me, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood up to confirm and strengthen him. [11:2] And now will I show you the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: and when he is waxed strong through his riches, he shall stir up all against the realm of Greece. [11:3] And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will. [11:4] And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven, but not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion wherewith he ruled; for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others besides these. [11:5] And the king of the south shall be strong, and one of his princes; and he shall be strong above him, and have dominion; his dominion shall be a great dominion. [11:6] And at the end of years they shall join themselves together; and the daughter of the king of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the strength of her arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm; but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in those times. [11:7] But out of a shoot from her roots shall one stand up in his place, who shall come unto the army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall prevail. [11:8] And also their gods, with their molten images, and with their goodly vessels of silver and of gold, shall he carry captive into Egypt; and he shall refrain some years from the king of the north. [11:9] And he shall come into the realm of the king of the south, but he shall return into his own land. [11:10] And his sons shall war, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces, which shall come on, and overflow, and pass through; and they shall return and war, even to his fortress. [11:11] And the king of the south shall be moved with anger, and shall come forth and fight with him, even with the king of the north; and he shall set forth a great multitude, and the multitude shall be given into his hand. [11:12] And the multitude shall be lifted up, and his heart shall be exalted; and he shall cast down tens of thousands, but he shall not prevail. [11:13] And the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former; and he shall come on at the end of the times, even of years, with a great army and with much substance. [11:14] And in those times there shall many stand up against the king of the south: also the children of the violent among your people shall lift themselves up to establish the vision; but they shall fall. [11:15] So the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mound, and take a well-fortified city: and the forces of the south shall not stand, neither his chosen people, neither shall there be any strength to stand. [11:16] But he that cometh against him shall do according to his own will, and none shall stand before him; and he shall stand in the glorious land, and in his hand shall be destruction. [11:17] And he shall set his face to come with the strength of his whole kingdom, and with him equitable conditions; and he shall perform them: and he shall give him the daughter of women, to corrupt her; but she shall not stand, neither be for him. [11:18] After this shall he turn his face unto the isles, and shall take many: but a prince shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease; yea, moreover, he shall cause his reproach to turn upon him. [11:19] Then he shall turn his face toward the fortresses of his own land; but he shall stumble and fall, and shall not be found. [11:20] Then shall stand up in his place one that shall cause an exactor to pass through the glory of the kingdom; but within few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle. [11:21] And in his place shall stand up a contemptible person, to whom they had not given the honor of the kingdom: but he shall come in time of security, and shall obtain the kingdom by flatteries. [11:22] And the overwhelming forces shall be overwhelmed from before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant. [11:23] And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully; for he shall come up, and shall become strong, with a small people. [11:24] In time of security shall he come even upon the fattest places of the province; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers’ fathers; he shall scatter among them prey, and spoil, and substance: yea, he shall devise his devices against the strongholds, even for a time. [11:25] And he shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army; and the king of the south shall war in battle with an exceeding great and mighty army; but he shall not stand; for they shall devise devices against him. [11:26] Yea, they that eat of his dainties shall destroy him, and his army shall overflow; and many shall fall down slain. [11:27] And as for both these kings, their hearts shall be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table: but it shall not prosper; for yet the end shall be at the time appointed. [11:28] Then shall he return into his land with great substance; and his heart shall be against the holy covenant; and he shall do his pleasure, and return to his own land. [11:29] At the time appointed he shall return, and come into the south; but it shall not be in the latter time as it was in the former. [11:30] For ships of Kittim shall come against him; therefore he shall be grieved, and shall return, and have indignation against the holy covenant, and shall do his pleasure: he shall even return, and have regard unto them that forsake the holy covenant. [11:31] And forces shall stand on his part, and they shall profane the sanctuary, even the fortress, and shall take away the continual burnt-offering, and they shall set up the abomination that maketh desolate. [11:32] And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he pervert by flatteries; but the people that know their God shall be strong, and do exploits. [11:33] And they that are wise among the people shall instruct many; yet they shall fall by the sword and by flame, by captivity and by spoil, many days. [11:34] Now when they shall fall, they shall be helped with a little help; but many shall join themselves unto them with flatteries. [11:35] And some of them that are wise shall fall, to refine them, and to purify, and to make them white, even to the time of the end; because it is yet for the time appointed. [11:36] And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods; and he shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished; for that which is determined shall be done. [11:37] Neither shall he regard the gods of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god; for he shall magnify himself above all. [11:38] But in his place shall he honor the god of fortresses; and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honor with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things. [11:39] And he shall deal with the strongest fortresses by the help of a foreign god: whosoever acknowledgeth him he will increase with glory; and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for a price. [11:40] And at the time of the end shall the king of the south contend with him; and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass through. [11:41] He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown; but these shall be delivered out of his hand: Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon. [11:42] He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries; and the land of Egypt shall not escape. [11:43] But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt; and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps. [11:44] But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him; and he shall go forth with great fury to destroy and utterly to sweep away many. [11:45] And he shall plant the tents of his palace between the sea and the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.

[12:1] And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince who standeth for the children of your people; and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time your people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book. [12:2] And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. [12:3] And they that are wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever. [12:4] But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased. [12:5] Then I, Daniel, looked, and, behold, there stood other two, the one on the brink of the river on this side, and the other on the brink of the river on that side. [12:6] And one said to the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, How long shall it be to the end of these wonders? [12:7] And I heard the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and a half; and when they have made an end of breaking in pieces the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished. [12:8] And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my lord, what shall be the issue of these things? [12:9] And he said, Go your way, Daniel; for the words are shut up and sealed till the time of the end. [12:10] Many shall purify themselves, and make themselves white, and be refined; but the wicked shall do wickedly; and none of the wicked shall understand; but they that are wise shall understand. [12:11] And from the time that the continual burnt-offering shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand and two hundred and ninety days. [12:12] Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days. [12:13] But go you your way till the end be; for you shalt rest, and shalt stand in your lot, at the end of the days.

 

Hosea

[1:1] The word of THE GOD that came unto Hosea the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel. [1:2] When THE GOD spake at the first by Hosea, THE GOD said unto Hosea, Go, take unto you a wife of whoredom and children of whoredom; for the land doth commit great whoredom, departing from THE GOD. [1:3] So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; and she conceived, and bare him a son. [1:4] And THE GOD said unto him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and will cause the kingdom of the house of Israel to cease. [1:5] And it shall come to pass at that day, that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel. [1:6] And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And THE GOD said unto him, Call her name Lo-ruhamah; for I will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel, that I should in any wise pardon them. [1:7] But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them by THE GOD their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen. [1:8] Now when she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she conceived, and bare a son. [1:9] And THE GOD said, Call his name Lo-ammi; for you are not my people, and I will not be your God. [1:10] Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass that, in the place where it was said unto them, You are not my people, it shall be said unto them, You are the sons of the living God. [1:11] And the children of Judah and the children of Israel shall be gathered together, and they shall appoint themselves one head, and shall go up from the land; for great shall be the day of Jezreel.

[2:1] Say you unto your brethren, Ammi; and to your sisters, Ruhamah. [2:2] Contend with your mother, contend; for she is not my wife, neither am I her husband; and let her put away her whoredoms from her face, and her adulteries from between her breasts; [2:3] lest I strip her naked, and 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. [2:4] Yea, upon her children will I have no mercy; for they are children of whoredom; [2:5] for their mother hath played the harlot; she that conceived them hath done shamefully; for she said, I will go after my lovers, that give me my bread and my water, my wool and my flax, mine oil and my drink. [2:6] Therefore, behold, I will hedge up your way with thorns, and I will build a wall against her, that she shall not find her paths. [2:7] And she shall follow after her lovers, but she shall not overtake them; and she shall seek them, but shall not find them: then shall she say, I will go and return to my first husband; for then was it better with me than now. [2:8] For she did not know that I gave her the grain, and the new wine, and the oil, and multiplied unto her silver and gold, which they used for Baal. [2:9] Therefore will I take back my grain in the time thereof, and my new wine in the season thereof, and will pluck away my wool and my flax which should have covered her nakedness. [2:10] And now will I uncover her lewdness in the sight of her lovers, and none shall deliver her out of my hand. [2:11] I will also cause all her mirth to cease, her feasts, her new moons, and her sabbaths, and all her solemn assemblies. [2:12] 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. [2:13] And I will visit upon her the days of the Baalim, unto which she burned incense, when she decked herself with her earrings and her jewels, and went after her lovers, and forgat me, saith THE GOD. [2:14] Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably unto her. [2:15] And I will give her her vineyards from thence, and the valley of Achor for a door of hope; and she shall make answer there, as in the days of her youth, and as in the day when she came up out of the land of Egypt. [2:16] And it shall be at that day, saith THE GOD, that you shalt call me Ishi, and shalt call me no more Baali. [2:17] For I will take away the names of the Baalim out of her mouth, and they shall no more be mentioned by their name. [2:18] And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the birds of the heavens, and with the creeping things of the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the land, and will make them to lie down safely. [2:19] And I will betroth you unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth you unto me in righteousness, and in justice, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies. [2:20] I will even betroth you unto me in faithfulness; and you shalt know THE GOD. [2:21] And it shall come to pass in that day, I will answer, saith THE GOD, I will answer the heavens, and they shall answer the earth; [2:22] and the earth shall answer the grain, and the new wine, and the oil; and they shall answer Jezreel. [2:23] And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them that were not my people, you art my people; and they shall say, you art my God.

[3:1] And THE GOD said unto me, Go again, love a woman beloved of her friend, and an adulteress, even as THE GOD loveth the children of Israel, though they turn unto other gods, and love cakes of raisins. [3:2] So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and a homer of barley, and a half-homer of barley; [3:3] and I said unto her, you shalt abide for me many days; you shalt not play the harlot, and you shalt not be any man’s wife: so will I also be toward thee. [3:4] For the children of Israel shall abide many days without king, and without prince, and without sacrifice, and without pillar, and without ephod or teraphim: [3:5] afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek THE GOD their God, and David their king, and shall come with fear unto THE GOD and to his goodness in the latter days.

[4:1] Hear the word of THE GOD, you children of Israel; for THE GOD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor goodness, nor knowledge of God in the land. [4:2] There is nought but swearing and breaking faith, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery; they break out, and blood toucheth blood. [4:3] Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field and the birds of the heavens; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away. [4:4] Yet let no man strive, neither let any man reprove; for your people are as they that strive with the priest. [4:5] And you shalt stumble in the day, and the prophet also shall stumble with you in the night; and I will destroy your mother. [4:6] My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that you shalt be no priest to me: seeing you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children. [4:7] As they were multiplied, so they sinned against me: I will change their glory into shame. [4:8] They feed on the sin of my people, and set their heart on their iniquity. [4:9] And it shall be, like people, like priest; and I will punish them for their ways, and will requite them their doings. [4:10] And they shall eat, and not have enough; they shall play the harlot, and shall not increase; because they have left off taking heed to THE GOD. [4:11] Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the understanding. [4:12] My people ask counsel at their stock, and their staff declareth unto them; for the spirit of whoredom hath caused them to err, and they have played the harlot, departing from under their God. [4:13] They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and terebinths, because the shadow thereof is good: therefore your daughters play the harlot, and your brides commit adultery. [4:14] I will not punish your daughters when they play the harlot, nor your brides when they commit adultery; for the men themselves go apart with harlots, and they sacrifice with the prostitutes; and the people that doth not understand shall be overthrown. [4:15] Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come not you unto Gilgal, neither go you up to Beth-aven, nor swear, As THE GOD liveth. [4:16] For Israel hath behaved himself stubbornly, like a stubborn heifer: now will THE GOD feed them as a lamb in a large place. [4:17] Ephraim is joined to idols; let him alone. [4:18] Their drink is become sour; they play the harlot continually; her rulers dearly love shame. [4:19] The wind hath wrapped her up in its wings; and they shall be put to shame because of their sacrifices.

[5:1] Hear this, O you priests, and hearken, O house of Israel, and give ear, O house of the king; for unto you pertaineth the judgment; for you have been a snare at Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor. [5:2] And the revolters are gone deep in making slaughter; but I am a rebuker of them all. [5:3] I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me; for now, O Ephraim, you have played the harlot, Israel is defiled. [5:4] Their doings will not suffer them to turn unto their God; for the spirit of whoredom is within them, and they know not THE GOD. [5:5] And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore Israel and Ephraim shall stumble in their iniquity; Judah also shall stumble with them. [5:6] They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek THE GOD; but they shall not find him: he hath withdrawn himself from them. [5:7] They have dealt treacherously against THE GOD; for they have borne strange children: now shall the new moon devour them with their fields. [5:8] Blow you the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: sound an alarm at Beth-aven; behind thee, O Benjamin. [5:9] Ephraim shall become a desolation in the day of rebuke: among the tribes of Israel have I made known that which shall surely be. [5:10] The princes of Judah are like them that remove the landmark: I will pour out my wrath upon them like water. [5:11] Ephraim is oppressed, he is crushed in judgment; because he was content to walk after man’s command. [5:12] Therefore am I unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness. [5:13] When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then went Ephraim to Assyria, and sent to king Jareb: but he is not able to heal you, neither will he cure you of your wound. [5:14] For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will carry off, and there shall be none to deliver. [5:15] I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me earnestly.

[6:1] Come, and let us return unto THE GOD; for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up. [6:2] After two days will he revive us: on the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live before him. [6:3] And let us know, let us follow on to know THE GOD: his going forth is sure as the morning; and he will come unto us as the rain, as the latter rain that watereth the earth. [6:4] O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the dew that goeth early away. [6:5] Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and your judgments are as the light that goeth forth. [6:6] For I desire goodness, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt-offerings. [6:7] But they like Adam have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me. [6:8] Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity; it is stained with blood. [6:9] And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way toward Shechem; yea, they have committed lewdness. [6:10] In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing: there whoredom is found in Ephraim, Israel is defiled. [6:11] Also, O Judah, there is a harvest appointed for thee, when I bring back the captivity of my people.

[7:1] When I would heal Israel, then is the iniquity of Ephraim uncovered, and the wickedness of Samaria; for they commit falsehood, and the thief entereth in, and the troop of robbers ravageth without. [7:2] And they consider not in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness: now have their own doings beset them about; they are before my face. [7:3] They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies. [7:4] They are all adulterers; they are as an oven heated by the baker; he ceaseth to stir the fire, from the kneading of the dough, until it be leavened. [7:5] On the day of our king the princes made themselves sick with the heat of wine; he stretched out his hand with scoffers. [7:6] For they have made ready their heart like an oven, while they lie in wait: their baker sleepeth all the night; in the morning it burneth as a flaming fire. [7:7] They are all hot as an oven, and devour their judges; all their kings are fallen: there is none among them that calleth unto me. [7:8] Ephraim, he mixeth himself among the peoples; Ephraim is a cake not turned. [7:9] Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not: yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, and he knoweth it not. [7:10] And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: yet they have not returned unto THE GOD their God, nor sought him, for all this. [7:11] And Ephraim is like a silly dove, without understanding: they call unto Egypt, they go to Assyria. [7:12] When they shall go, I will spread my net upon them; I will bring them down as the birds of the heavens; I will chastise them, as their congregation hath heard. [7:13] Woe unto them! for they have wandered from me; destruction unto them! for they have trespassed against me: though I would redeem them, yet they have spoken lies against me. [7:14] And they have not cried unto me with their heart, but they howl upon their beds: they assemble themselves for grain and new wine; they rebel against me. [7:15] Though I have taught and strengthened their arms, yet do they devise mischief against me. [7:16] They return, but not to him that is on high; they are like a deceitful bow; their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.

[8:1] Set the trumpet to your mouth. As an eagle he cometh against the house of THE GOD, because they have transgressed my covenant, and trespassed against my law. [8:2] They shall cry unto me, My God, we Israel know thee. [8:3] Israel hath cast off that which is good: the enemy shall pursue him. [8:4] They have set up kings, but not by me; they have made princes, and I knew it not: of their silver and their gold have they made them idols, that they may be cut off. [8:5] He hath cast off your calf, O Samaria; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency? [8:6] For from Israel is even this; the workman made it, and it is no God; yea, the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces. [8:7] For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: he hath no standing grain; the blade shall yield no meal; if so be it yield, strangers shall swallow it up. [8:8] Israel is swallowed up: now are they among the nations as a vessel wherein none delighteth. [8:9] For they are gone up to Assyria, like a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers. [8:10] Yea, though they hire among the nations, now will I gather them; and they begin to be diminished by reason of the burden of the king of princes. [8:11] Because Ephraim hath multiplied altars for sinning, altars have been unto him for sinning. [8:12] I wrote for him the ten thousand things of my law; but they are counted as a strange thing. [8:13] As for the sacrifices of mine offerings, they sacrifice flesh and eat it; but THE GOD accepteth them not: now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins; they shall return to Egypt. [8:14] For Israel hath forgotten his Maker, and builded palaces; and Judah hath multiplied fortified cities: but I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour the castles thereof.

[9:1] Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, like the peoples; for you have played the harlot, departing from your God; you have loved hire upon every grain-floor. [9:2] The threshing-floor and the winepress shall not feed them, and the new wine shall fail her. [9:3] They shall not dwell in THE GOD’s land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean food in Assyria. [9:4] They shall not pour out wine-offerings to THE GOD, neither shall they be pleasing unto him: 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 come into the house of THE GOD. [9:5] What will you do in the day of solemn assembly, and in the day of the feast of THE GOD? [9:6] For, lo, they are gone away from destruction; yet Egypt shall gather them up, Memphis shall bury them; their pleasant things of silver, nettles shall possess them; thorns shall be in their tents. [9:7] The days of visitation are come, the days of recompense are come; Israel shall know it: the prophet is a fool, the man that hath the spirit is mad, for the abundance of your iniquity, and because the enmity is great. [9:8] Ephraim was a watchman with my God: as for the prophet, a fowler’s snare is in all his ways, and enmity in the house of his God. [9:9] They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah: he will remember their iniquity, he will visit their sins. [9:10] I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the first-ripe in the fig-tree at its first season: but they came to Baal-peor, and consecrated themselves unto the shameful thing, and became abominable like that which they loved. [9:11] As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird: there shall be no birth, and none with child, and no conception. [9:12] Though they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, so that not a man shall be left: yea, woe also to them when I depart from them! [9:13] Ephraim, like as I have seen Tyre, is planted in a pleasant place: but Ephraim shall bring out his children to the slayer. [9:14] Give them, O THE GOD-what wilt you give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts. [9:15] All their wickedness is in Gilgal; for there I hated them: because of the wickedness of their doings I will drive them out of my house; I will love them no more; all their princes are revolters. [9:16] Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit: yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay the beloved fruit of their womb. [9:17] My God will cast them away, because they did not hearken unto him; and they shall be wanderers among the nations.

[10:1] Israel is a luxuriant vine, that putteth forth his fruit: according to the abundance of his fruit he hath multiplied his altars; according to the goodness of their land they have made goodly pillars. [10:2] Their heart is divided; now shall they be found guilty: he will smite their altars, he will destroy their pillars. [10:3] Surely now shall they say, We have no king; for we fear not THE GOD; and the king, what can he do for us? [10:4] They speak vain words, swearing falsely in making covenants: therefore judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field. [10:5] The inhabitants of Samaria shall be in terror for the calves of Beth-aven; for the people thereof shall mourn over it, and the priests thereof that rejoiced over it, for the glory thereof, because it is departed from it. [10:6] It also shall be carried unto Assyria for a present to king Jareb: Ephraim shall receive shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel. [10:7] As for Samaria, her king is cut off, as foam upon the water. [10:8] The high places also of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed: the thorn and the thistle shall come up on their altars; and they shall say to the mountains, Cover us; and to the hills, Fall on us. [10:9] O Israel, you have sinned from the days of Gibeah: there they stood; the battle against the children of iniquity doth not overtake them in Gibeah. [10:10] When it is my desire, I will chastise them; and the peoples shall be gathered against them, when they are bound to their two transgressions. [10:11] And Ephraim is a heifer that is taught, that loveth to tread out the grain; but I have passed over upon her fair neck: I will set a rider on Ephraim; Judah shall plow, Jacob shall break his clods. [10:12] Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to kindness; break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek THE GOD, till he come and rain righteousness upon you. [10:13] You have plowed wickedness, you have reaped iniquity; you have eaten the fruit of lies; for you didst trust in your way, in the multitude of your mighty men. [10:14] Therefore shall a tumult arise among your people, and all your fortresses shall be destroyed, as Shalman destroyed Beth-arbel in the day of battle: the mother was dashed in pieces with her children. [10:15] So shall Beth-el do unto you because of your great wickedness: at daybreak shall the king of Israel be utterly cut off.

[11:1] When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt. [11:2] The more the prophets called them, the more they went from them: they sacrificed unto the Baalim, and burned incense to graven images. [11:3] Yet I taught Ephraim to walk; I took them on my arms; but they knew not that I healed them. [11:4] I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love; and I was to them as they that lift up the yoke on their jaws; and I laid food before them. [11:5] They shall not return into the land of Egypt; but the Assyrian shall be their king, because they refused to return to me. [11:6] And the sword shall fall upon their cities, and shall consume their bars, and devour them, because of their own counsels. [11:7] And my people are bent on backsliding from me: though they call them to him that is on high, none at all will exalt him. [11:8] How shall I give you up, Ephraim? how shall I cast you off, Israel? how shall I make you as Admah? how shall I set you as Zeboiim? my heart is turned within me, my compassions are kindled together. [11:9] I will not execute the fierceness of mine anger, I will not return to destroy Ephraim: for I am God, and not man; the Holy One in the midst of thee; and I will not come in wrath. [11:10] They shall walk after THE GOD, who will roar like a lion; for he will roar, and the children shall come trembling from the west. [11:11] They shall come trembling as a bird out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the land of Assyria; and I will make them to dwell in their houses, saith THE GOD. [11:12] Ephraim compasseth me about with falsehood, and the house of Israel with deceit; but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the Holy One.

[12:1] Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he continually multiplieth lies and desolation; and they make a covenant with Assyria, and oil is carried into Egypt. [12:2] THE GOD hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him. [12:3] In the womb he took his brother by the heel; and in his manhood he had power with God: [12:4] yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed; he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him at Beth-el, and there he spake with us, [12:5] even THE GOD, the God of hosts; THE GOD is his memorial name. [12:6] Therefore turn you to your God: keep kindness and justice, and wait for your God continually. [12:7] He is a trafficker, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress. [12:8] And Ephraim said, Surely I am become rich, I have found me wealth: in all my labors they shall find in me no iniquity that were sin. [12:9] But I am THE GOD your God from the land of Egypt; I will yet again make you to dwell in tents, as in the days of the solemn feast. [12:10] I have also spoken unto the prophets, and I have multiplied visions; and by the ministry of the prophets have I used similitudes. [12:11] Is Gilead iniquity? they are altogether false; in Gilgal they sacrifice bullocks; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the field. [12:12] And Jacob fled into the field of Aram, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep. [12:13] And by a prophet THE GOD brought Israel up out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved. [12:14] Ephraim hath provoked to anger most bitterly: therefore shall his blood be left upon him, and his reproach shall his Lord return unto him.

[13:1] When Ephraim spake, there was trembling; he exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died. [13:2] And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, even idols according to their own understanding, all of them the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves. [13:3] Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the dew that passeth early away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the threshing-floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney. [13:4] Yet I am THE GOD your God from the land of Egypt; and you shalt know no god but me, and besides me there is no saviour. [13:5] I did know you in the wilderness, in the land of great drought. [13:6] According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted: therefore have they forgotten me. [13:7] Therefore am I unto them as a lion; as a leopard will I watch by the way; [13:8] I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the caul of their heart; and there will I devour them like a lioness; the wild beast shall tear them. [13:9] It is your destruction, O Israel, that you art against me, against your help. [13:10] Where now is your king, that he may save you in all your cities? and your judges, of whom you saidst, Give me a king and princes? [13:11] I have given you a king in mine anger, and have taken him away in my wrath. [13:12] The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; his sin is laid up in store. [13:13] The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him: he is an unwise son; for it is time he should not tarry in the place of the breaking forth of children. [13:14] I will ransom them from the power of Sheol; I will redeem them from death: O death, where are your plagues? O Sheol, where is your destruction? repentance shall be hid from mine eyes. [13:15] Though he be fruitful among his brethren, an east wind shall come, the breath of THE GOD coming up from the wilderness; and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall make spoil of the treasure of all goodly vessels. [13:16] Samaria shall bear her guilt; for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword; their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up.

[14:1] O Israel, return unto THE GOD your God; for you have fallen by your iniquity. [14:2] Take with you words, and return unto THE GOD: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and accept that which is good: so will we render as bullocks the offering of our lips. [14:3] Assyria shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses; neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, You are our gods; for in you the fatherless findeth mercy. [14:4] I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely; for mine anger is turned away from him. [14:5] I will be as the dew unto Israel; he shall blossom as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon. [14:6] His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive-tree, and his smell as Lebanon. [14:7] They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the grain, and blossom as the vine: the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon. [14:8] Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have answered, and will regard him: I am like a green fir-tree; from me is your fruit found. [14:9] Who is wise, that he may understand these things? prudent, that he may know them? for the ways of THE GOD are right, and the just shall walk in them; but transgressors shall fall therein.

 

Joel

[1:1] The word of THE GOD that came to Joel the son of Pethuel. [1:2] Hear this, you old men, and give ear, all you inhabitants of the land. Hath this been in your days, or in the days of your fathers? [1:3] Tell you your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation. [1:4] That which the palmer-worm hath left hath the locust eaten; and that which the locust hath left hath the canker-worm eaten; and that which the canker-worm hath left hath the caterpillar eaten. [1:5] Awake, you drunkards, and weep; and wail, all you drinkers of wine, because of the sweet wine; for it is cut off from your mouth. [1:6] For a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number; his teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the jaw-teeth of a lioness. [1:7] He hath laid my vine waste, and barked my fig-tree: he hath made it clean bare, and cast it away; the branches thereof are made white. [1:8] Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth. [1:9] The meal-offering and the drink-offering are cut off from the house of THE GOD; the priests, THE GOD’s ministers, mourn. [1:10] The field is laid waste, the land mourneth; for the grain is destroyed, the new wine is dried up, the oil languisheth. [1:11] Be confounded, O you husbandmen, wail, O you vinedressers, for the wheat and for the barley; for the harvest of the field is perished. [1:12] The vine is withered, and the fig-tree languisheth; the pomegranate-tree, the palm-tree also, and the apple-tree, even all the trees of the field are withered: for joy is withered away from the sons of men. [1:13] Gird yourselves with sackcloth, and lament, you priests; wail, you ministers of the altar; come, lie all night in sackcloth, you ministers of my God: for the meal-offering and the drink-offering are withholden from the house of your God. [1:14] Sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the old men and all the inhabitants of the land unto the house of THE GOD your God, and cry unto THE GOD. [1:15] Alas for the day! for the day of THE GOD is at hand, and as destruction from the Almighty shall it come. [1:16] Is not the food cut off before our eyes, yea, joy and gladness from the house of our God? [1:17] The seeds rot under their clods; the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the grain is withered. [1:18] How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate. [1:19] O THE GOD, to you do I cry; for the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame hath burned all the trees of the field. [1:20] Yea, the beasts of the field pant unto thee; for the water brooks are dried up, and the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness.

[2:1] Blow you the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain; let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of THE GOD cometh, for it is nigh at hand; [2:2] a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, as the dawn spread upon the mountains; a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after them, even to the years of many generations. [2:3] A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and none hath escaped them. [2:4] The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so do they run. [2:5] Like the noise of chariots on the tops of the mountains do they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array. [2:6] At their presence the peoples are in anguish; all faces are waxed pale. [2:7] They run like mighty men; they climb the wall like men of war; and they march every one on his ways, and they break not their ranks. [2:8] Neither doth one thrust another; they march every one in his path; and they burst through the weapons, and break not off their course. [2:9] They leap upon the city; they run upon the wall; they climb up into the houses; they enter in at the windows like a thief. [2:10] The earth quaketh before them; the heavens tremble; the sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining. [2:11] And THE GOD uttereth his voice before his army; for his camp is very great; for he is strong that executeth his word; for the day of THE GOD is great and very terrible; and who can abide it? [2:12] Yet even now, saith THE GOD, turn you unto me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning: [2:13] and rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto THE GOD your God; for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness, and repenteth him of the evil. [2:14] Who knoweth whether he will not turn and repent, and leave a blessing behind him, even a meal-offering and a drink-offering unto THE GOD your God? [2:15] Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly; [2:16] gather the people, sanctify the assembly, assemble the old men, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts; let the bridegroom go forth from his chamber, and the bride out of her closet. [2:17] Let the priests, the ministers of THE GOD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare your people, O THE GOD, and give not your heritage to reproach, that the nations should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the peoples, Where is their God? [2:18] Then was THE GOD jealous for his land, and had pity on his people. [2:19] And THE GOD answered and said unto his people, Behold, I will send you grain, and new wine, and oil, and you shall be satisfied therewith; and I will no more make you a reproach among the nations; [2:20] but I will remove far off from you the northern army, and will drive it into a land barren and desolate, its forepart into the eastern sea, and its hinder part into the western sea; and its stench shall come up, and its ill savor shall come up, because it hath done great things. [2:21] Fear not, O land, be glad and rejoice; for THE GOD hath done great things. [2:22] Be not afraid, you beasts of the field; for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth its fruit, the fig-tree and the vine do yield their strength. [2:23] Be glad then, you children of Zion, and rejoice in THE GOD your God; for he giveth you the former rain in just measure, and he causeth to come down for you the rain, the former rain and the latter rain, in the first month. [2:24] And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the vats shall overflow with new wine and oil. [2:25] And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the canker-worm, and the caterpillar, and the palmer-worm, my great army which I sent among you. [2:26] And you shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and shall praise the name of THE GOD your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you; and my people shall never be put to shame. [2:27] And you shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am THE GOD your God, and there is none else; and my people shall never be put to shame. [2:28] And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: [2:29] and also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my Spirit. [2:30] And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth: blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. [2:31] The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of THE GOD cometh. [2:32] And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of THE GOD shall be delivered; for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be those that escape, as THE GOD hath said, and among the remnant those whom THE GOD doth call.

[3:1] For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring back the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem, [3:2] I will gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat; and I will execute judgment upon them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations: and they have parted my land, [3:3] and have cast lots for my people, and have given a boy for a harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that they may drink. [3:4] Yea, and what are you to me, O Tyre, and Sidon, and all the regions of Philistia? will you render me a recompense? and if you recompense me, swiftly and speedily will I return your recompense upon your own head. [3:5] Forasmuch as you have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried into your temples my goodly precious things, [3:6] and have sold the children of Judah and the children of Jerusalem unto the sons of the Grecians, that you may remove them far from their border; [3:7] behold, I will stir them up out of the place whither you have sold them, and will return your recompense upon your own head; [3:8] and I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the children of Judah, and they shall sell them to the men of Sheba, to a nation far off: for THE GOD hath spoken it. [3:9] Proclaim you this among the nations; prepare war; stir up the mighty men; let all the men of war draw near, let them come up. [3:10] Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning-hooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong. [3:11] Haste ye, and come, all you nations round about, and gather yourselves together: thither cause your mighty ones to come down, O THE GOD. [3:12] Let the nations bestir themselves, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat; for there will I sit to judge all the nations round about. [3:13] Put you in the sickle; for the harvest is ripe: come, tread ye; for the winepress is full, the vats overflow; for their wickedness is great. [3:14] Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! for the day of THE GOD is near in the valley of decision. [3:15] The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining. [3:16] And THE GOD will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but THE GOD will be a refuge unto his people, and a stronghold to the children of Israel. [3:17] So shall you know that I am THE GOD your God, dwelling in Zion my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more. [3:18] And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down sweet wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the brooks of Judah shall flow with waters; and a fountain shall come forth from the house of THE GOD, and shall water the valley of Shittim. [3:19] Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom shall be a desolate wilderness, for the violence done to the children of Judah, because they have shed innocent blood in their land. [3:20] But Judah shall abide for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation. [3:21] And I will cleanse their blood, that I have not cleansed: for THE GOD dwelleth in Zion.

 

Amos

[1:1] The words of Amos, who was among the herdsmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake. [1:2] And he said, THE GOD will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the pastures of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither. [1:3] Thus saith THE GOD: For three transgressions of Damascus, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron: [1:4] but I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, and it shall devour the palaces of Ben-hadad. [1:5] And I will break the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the valley of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of Eden; and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith THE GOD. [1:6] Thus saith THE GOD: For three transgressions of Gaza, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive the whole people, to deliver them up to Edom: [1:7] but I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, and it shall devour the palaces thereof. [1:8] And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon; and I will turn my hand against Ekron; and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord THE GOD. [1:9] Thus saith THE GOD: For three transgressions of Tyre, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they delivered up the whole people to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant: [1:10] but I will send a fire on the wall of Tyre, and it shall devour the palaces thereof. [1:11] Thus saith THE GOD: For three transgressions of Edom, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever: [1:12] but I will send a fire upon Teman, and it shall devour the palaces of Bozrah. [1:13] Thus saith THE GOD: For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have ripped up the women with child of Gilead, that they may enlarge their border. [1:14] But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind; [1:15] and their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together, saith THE GOD.

[2:1] Thus saith THE GOD: For three transgressions of Moab, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime: [2:2] but I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kerioth; and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet; [2:3] and I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith THE GOD. [2:4] Thus saith THE GOD: For three transgressions of Judah, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have rejected the law of THE GOD, and have not kept his statutes, and their lies have caused them to err, after which their fathers did walk: [2:5] but I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem. [2:6] Thus saith THE GOD: For three transgressions of Israel, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have sold the righteous for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes- [2:7] they that pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father go unto the same maiden, to profane my holy name: [2:8] and they lay themselves down beside every altar upon clothes taken in pledge; and in the house of their God they drink the wine of such as have been fined. [2:9] Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath. [2:10] Also I brought you up out of the land of Egypt, and led you forty years in the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite. [2:11] And I raised up of your sons for prophets, and of your young men for Nazirites. Is it not even thus, O you children of Israel? saith THE GOD. [2:12] But you gave the Nazirites wine to drink, and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not. [2:13] Behold, I will press you in your place, as a cart presseth that is full of sheaves. [2:14] And flight shall perish from the swift; and the strong shall not strengthen his force; neither shall the mighty deliver himself; [2:15] neither shall he stand that handleth the bow; and he that is swift of foot shall not deliver himself; neither shall he that rideth the horse deliver himself; [2:16] and he that is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith THE GOD.

[3:1] Hear this word that THE GOD hath spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up out of the land of Egypt, saying, [3:2] You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will visit upon you all your iniquities. [3:3] Shall two walk together, except they have agreed? [3:4] Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing? [3:5] Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is set for him? shall a snare spring up from the ground, and have taken nothing at all? [3:6] Shall the trumpet be blown in a city, and the people not be afraid? shall evil befall a city, and THE GOD hath not done it? [3:7] Surely the Lord THE GOD will do nothing, except he reveal his secret unto his servants the prophets. [3:8] The lion hath roared; who will not fear? The Lord THE GOD hath spoken; who can but prophesy? [3:9] Publish you in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say, Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Samaria, and behold what great tumults are therein, and what oppressions in the midst thereof. [3:10] For they know not to do right, saith THE GOD, who store up violence and robbery in their palaces. [3:11] Therefore thus saith the Lord THE GOD: An adversary there shall be, even round about the land; and he shall bring down your strength from thee, and your palaces shall be plundered. [3:12] Thus saith THE GOD: As the shepherd rescueth out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear, so shall the children of Israel be rescued that sit in Samaria in the corner of a couch, and on the silken cushions of a bed. [3:13] Hear ye, and testify against the house of Jacob, saith the Lord THE GOD, the God of hosts. [3:14] For in the day that I shall visit the transgressions of Israel upon him, I will also visit the altars of Beth-el; and the horns of the altar shall be cut off, and fall to the ground. [3:15] And I will smite the winter-house with the summer-house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, saith THE GOD.

[4:1] Hear this word, you kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, that oppress the poor, that crush the needy, that say unto their lords, Bring, and let us drink. [4:2] The Lord THE GOD hath sworn by his holiness, that, lo, the days shall come upon you, that they shall take you away with hooks, and your residue with fish-hooks. [4:3] And you shall go out at the breaches, every one straight before her; and you shall cast yourselves into Harmon, saith THE GOD. [4:4] Come to Beth-el, and transgress; to Gilgal, and multiply transgression; and bring your sacrifices every morning, and your tithes every three days; [4:5] and offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving of that which is leavened, and proclaim freewill-offerings and publish them: for this pleaseth you, O you children of Israel, saith the Lord THE GOD. [4:6] And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places; yet have you not returned unto me, saith THE GOD. [4:7] And I also have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest; and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered. [4:8] So two or three cities wandered unto one city to drink water, and were not satisfied: yet have you not returned unto me, saith THE GOD. [4:9] I have smitten you with blasting and mildew: the multitude of your gardens and your vineyards and your fig-trees and your olive-trees hath the palmer-worm devoured: yet have you not returned unto me, saith THE GOD. [4:10] I have sent among you the pestilence after the manner of Egypt: your young men have I slain with the sword, and have carried away your horses; and I have made the stench of your camp to come up even into your nostrils: yet have you not returned unto me, saith THE GOD. [4:11] I have overthrown cities among you, as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and you were as a brand plucked out of the burning: yet have you not returned unto me, saith THE GOD. [4:12] Therefore thus will I do unto thee, O Israel; and because I will do this unto thee, prepare to meet your God, O Israel. [4:13] For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what is his thought; that maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the Earth-jehovah, the God of hosts, is his name.

[5:1] Hear you this word which I take up for a lamentation over you, O house of Israel. [5:2] The virgin of Israel is fallen; she shall no more rise: she is cast down upon her land; there is none to raise her up. [5:3] For thus saith the Lord THE GOD: The city that went forth a thousand shall have a hundred left, and that which went forth a hundred shall have ten left, to the house of Israel. [5:4] For thus saith THE GOD unto the house of Israel, Seek you me, and you shall live; [5:5] but seek not Beth-el, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beer-sheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Beth-el shall come to nought. [5:6] Seek THE GOD, and you shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and it devour, and there be none to quench it in Beth-el. [5:7] You who turn justice to wormwood, and cast down righteousness to the earth, [5:8] seek him that maketh the Pleiades and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night; that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth (THE GOD is his name); [5:9] that bringeth sudden destruction upon the strong, so that destruction cometh upon the fortress. [5:10] They hate him that reproveth in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly. [5:11] Forasmuch therefore as you trample upon the poor, and take exactions from him of wheat: you have built houses of hewn stone, but you shall not dwell in them; you have planted pleasant vineyards, but you shall not drink the wine thereof. [5:12] For I know how manifold are your transgressions, and how mighty are your sins-ye that afflict the just, that take a bribe, and that turn aside the needy in the gate from their right. [5:13] Therefore he that is prudent shall keep silence in such a time; for it is an evil time. [5:14] Seek good, and not evil, that you may live; and so THE GOD, the God of hosts, will be with you, as you say. [5:15] Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish justice in the gate: it may be that THE GOD, the God of hosts, will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph. [5:16] Therefore thus saith THE GOD, the God of hosts, the Lord: Wailing shall be in all the broad ways; and they shall say in all the streets, Alas! Alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful in lamentation to wailing. [5:17] And in all vineyards shall be wailing; for I will pass through the midst of thee, saith THE GOD. [5:18] Woe unto you that desire the day of THE GOD! Wherefore would you have the day of THE GOD? It is darkness, and not light. [5:19] As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him. [5:20] Shall not the day of THE GOD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it? [5:21] I hate, I despise your feasts, and I will take no delight in your solemn assemblies. [5:22] Yea, though you offer me your burnt-offerings and meal-offerings, I will not accept them; neither will I regard the peace-offerings of your fat beasts. [5:23] Take you away from me the noise of your songs; for I will not hear the melody of your viols. [5:24] But let justice roll down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream. [5:25] Did you bring unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel? [5:26] Yea, you have borne the tabernacle of your king and the shrine of your images, the star of your god, which you made to yourselves. [5:27] Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith THE GOD, whose name is the God of hosts.

[6:1] Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and to them that are secure in the mountain of Samaria, the notable men of the chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel come! [6:2] Pass you unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go you to Hamath the great; then go down to Gath of the Philistines: are they better than these kingdoms? or is their border greater than your border? [6:3] -ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near; [6:4] that lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall; [6:5] that sing idle songs to the sound of the viol; that invent for themselves instruments of music, like David; [6:6] that drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief oils; but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph. [6:7] Therefore shall they now go captive with the first that go captive; and the revelry of them that stretched themselves shall pass away. [6:8] The Lord THE GOD hath sworn by himself, saith THE GOD, the God of hosts: I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces; therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein. [6:9] And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die. [6:10] And when a man’s uncle shall take him up, even he that burneth him, to bring out the bones out of the house, and shall say unto him that is in the innermost parts of the house, Is there yet any with thee? and he shall say, No; then shall he say, Hold your peace; for we may not make mention of the name of THE GOD. [6:11] For, behold, THE GOD commandeth, and the great house shall be smitten with breaches, and the little house with clefts. [6:12] Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? that you have turned justice into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood; [6:13] you that rejoice in a thing of nought, that say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength? [6:14] For, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, saith THE GOD, the God of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the entrance of Hamath unto the brook of the Arabah.

[7:1] Thus the Lord THE GOD showed me: and, behold, he formed locusts in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and, lo, it was the latter growth after the king’s mowings. [7:2] And it came to pass that, when they made an end of eating the grass of the land, then I said, O Lord THE GOD, forgive, I beseech thee: how shall Jacob stand? for he is small. [7:3] THE GOD repented concerning this: It shall not be, saith THE GOD. [7:4] Thus the Lord THE GOD showed me: and, behold, the Lord THE GOD called to content by fire; and it devoured the great deep, and would have eaten up the land. [7:5] Then said I, O Lord THE GOD, cease, I beseech thee: how shall Jacob stand? for he is small. [7:6] THE GOD repented concerning this: this also shall not be, saith the Lord THE GOD. [7:7] Thus he showed me: and, behold, the Lord stood beside a wall made by a plumb-line, with a plumb-line in his hand. [7:8] And THE GOD said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A plumb-line. Then said the Lord, Behold, I will set a plumb-line in the midst of my people Israel; I will not again pass by them any more; [7:9] and the high places of Isaac shall be desolate, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste; and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword. [7:10] Then Amaziah the priest of Beth-el sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words. [7:11] For thus Amos saith, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of his land. [7:12] Also Amaziah said unto Amos, O you seer, go, flee you away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there: [7:13] but prophesy not again any more at Beth-el; for it is the king’s sanctuary, and it is a royal house. [7:14] Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet’s son; but I was a herdsman, and a dresser of sycomore-trees: [7:15] and THE GOD took me from following the flock, and THE GOD said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel. [7:16] Now therefore hear you the word of THE GOD: you sayest, Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not your word against the house of Isaac; [7:17] therefore thus saith THE GOD: your wife shall be a harlot in the city, and your sons and your daughters shall fall by the sword, and your land shall be divided by line; and you yourself shalt die in a land that is unclean, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of his land.

[8:1] Thus the Lord THE GOD showed me: and, behold, a basket of summer fruit. [8:2] And he said, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A basket of summer fruit. Then said THE GOD unto me, The end is come upon my people Israel; I will not again pass by them any more. [8:3] And the songs of the temple shall be wailings in that day, saith the Lord THE GOD: the dead bodies shall be many: in every place shall they cast them forth with silence. [8:4] Hear this, O you that would swallow up the needy, and cause the poor of the land to fail, [8:5] saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell grain? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and dealing falsely with balances of deceit; [8:6] that we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes, and sell the refuse of the wheat? [8:7] THE GOD hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works. [8:8] Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein? yea, it shall rise up wholly like the River; and it shall be troubled and sink again, like the River of Egypt. [8:9] And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord THE GOD, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day. [8:10] And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will bring sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every head; and I will make it as the mourning for an only son, and the end thereof as a bitter day. [8:11] Behold, the days come, saith the Lord THE GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of THE GOD. [8:12] And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east; they shall run to and fro to seek the word of THE GOD, and shall not find it. [8:13] In that day shall the fair virgins and the young men faint for thirst. [8:14] They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, As your god, O Dan, liveth; and, As the way of Beer-sheba liveth; they shall fall, and never rise up again.

[9:1] I saw the Lord standing beside the altar: and he said, Smite the capitals, that the thresholds may shake; and break them in pieces on the head of all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: there shall not one of them flee away, and there shall not one of them escape. [9:2] Though they dig into Sheol, thence shall my hand take them; and though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down. [9:3] And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and it shall bite them. [9:4] And though they go into captivity before their enemies, thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will set mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good. [9:5] For the Lord, THE GOD of hosts, is he that toucheth the land and it melteth, and all that dwell therein shall mourn; and it shall rise up wholly like the River, and shall sink again, like the River of Egypt; [9:6] it is he that buildeth his chambers in the heavens, and hath founded his vault upon the earth; he that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth; THE GOD is his name. [9:7] Are you not as the children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith THE GOD. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt, and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir? [9:8] Behold, the eyes of the Lord THE GOD are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; save that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith THE GOD. [9:9] For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all the nations, like as grain is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least kernel fall upon the earth. [9:10] All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, who say, The evil shall not overtake nor meet us. [9:11] In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up its ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old; [9:12] that they may possess the remnant of Edom, and all the nations that are called by my name, saith THE GOD that doeth this. [9:13] Behold, the days come, saith THE GOD, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt. [9:14] And I will bring back the captivity of my people Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them. [9:15] And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be plucked up out of their land which I have given them, saith THE GOD your God.

 

Obadiah

[1:1] The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord THE GOD concerning Edom: We have heard tidings from THE GOD, and an ambassador is sent among the nations, saying, Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle. [1:2] Behold, I have made you small among the nations: you art greatly despised. [1:3] The pride of your heart hath deceived thee, O you that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground? [1:4] Though you mount on high as the eagle, and though your nest be set among the stars, I will bring you down from thence, saith THE GOD. [1:5] If thieves came to thee, if robbers by night (how art you cut off!), would they not steal only till they had enough? if grape-gatherers came to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes? [1:6] How are the things of Esau searched! how are his hidden treasures sought out! [1:7] All the men of your confederacy have brought you on your way, even to the border: the men that were at peace with you have deceived thee, and prevailed against thee; they that eat your bread lay a snare under thee: there is no understanding in him. [1:8] Shall I not in that day, saith THE GOD, destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau? [1:9] And your mighty men, O Teman, shall be dismayed, to the end that every one may be cut off from the mount of Esau by slaughter. [1:10] For the violence done to your brother Jacob, shame shall cover thee, and you shalt be cut off for ever. [1:11] In the day that you stoodest on the other side, in the day that strangers carried away his substance, and foreigners entered into his gates, and cast lots upon Jerusalem, even you wast as one of them. [1:12] But look not you on the day of your brother in the day of his disaster, and rejoice not over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction; neither speak proudly in the day of distress. [1:13] Enter not into the gate of my people in the day of their calamity; yea, look not you on their affliction in the day of their calamity, neither lay you hands on their substance in the day of their calamity. [1:14] And stand you not in the crossway, to cut off those of his that escape; and deliver not up those of his that remain in the day of distress. [1:15] For the day of THE GOD is near upon all the nations: as you have done, it shall be done unto thee; your dealing shall return upon your own head. [1:16] For as you have drunk upon my holy mountain, so shall all the nations drink continually; yea, they shall drink, and swallow down, and shall be as though they had not been. [1:17] But in mount Zion there shall be those that escape, and it shall be holy; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions. [1:18] And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble, and they shall burn among them, and devour them; and there shall not be any remaining to the house of Esau; for THE GOD hath spoken it. [1:19] And they of the South shall possess the mount of Esau, and they of the lowland the Philistines; and they shall possess the field of Ephraim, and the field of Samaria; and Benjamin shall possess Gilead. [1:20] And the captives of this host of the children of Israel, that are among the Canaanites, shall possess even unto Zarephath; and the captives of Jerusalem, that are in Sepharad, shall possess the cities of the South. [1:21] And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be THE GOD’s.

 

Jonah

[1:1] Now the word of THE GOD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, [1:2] Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me. [1:3] But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of THE GOD; and he went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of THE GOD. [1:4] But THE GOD sent out a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken. [1:5] Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god; and they cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it unto them. But Jonah was gone down into the innermost parts of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep. [1:6] So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon your God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not. [1:7] And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah. [1:8] Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; what is your occupation? and whence comest thou? what is your country? and of what people art thou? [1:9] And he said unto them, I am a Hebrew; and I fear THE GOD, the God of heaven, who hath made the sea and the dry land. [1:10] Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, What is this that you have done? For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of THE GOD, because he had told them. [1:11] Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea grew more and more tempestuous. [1:12] And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you. [1:13] Nevertheless the men rowed hard to get them back to the land; but they could not: for the sea grew more and more tempestuous against them. [1:14] Wherefore they cried unto THE GOD, and said, We beseech thee, O THE GOD, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man’s life, and lay not upon us innocent blood; for thou, O THE GOD, have done as it pleased thee. [1:15] So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea; and the sea ceased from its raging. [1:16] Then the men feared THE GOD exceedingly; and they offered a sacrifice unto THE GOD, and made vows. [1:17] And THE GOD prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah; and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

[2:1] Then Jonah prayed unto THE GOD his God out of the fish’s belly. [2:2] And he said, I called by reason of mine affliction unto THE GOD, And he answered me; Out of the belly of Sheol cried I, And you heardest my voice. [2:3] For you didst cast me into the depth, in the heart of the seas, And the flood was round about me; All your waves and your billows passed over me. [2:4] And I said, I am cast out from before your eyes; Yet I will look again toward your holy temple. [2:5] The waters compassed me about, even to the soul; The deep was round about me; The weeds were wrapped about my head. [2:6] I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; The earth with its bars closed upon me for ever: Yet have you brought up my life from the pit, O THE GOD my God. [2:7] When my soul fainted within me, I remembered THE GOD; And my prayer came in unto thee, into your holy temple. [2:8] They that regard lying vanities Forsake their own mercy. [2:9] But I will sacrifice unto you with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation is of THE GOD. [2:10] And THE GOD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.

[3:1] And the word of THE GOD came unto Jonah the second time, saying, [3:2] Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee. [3:3] So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of THE GOD. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city, of three days’ journey. [3:4] And Jonah began to enter into the city a day’s journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown. [3:5] And the people of Nineveh believed God; and they proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them. [3:6] And the tidings reached the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. [3:7] And he made proclamation and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste anything; let them not feed, nor drink water; [3:8] but let them be covered with sackcloth, both man and beast, and let them cry mightily unto God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in his hands. [3:9] Who knoweth whether God will not turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not? [3:10] And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil which he said he would do unto them; and he did it not.

[4:1] But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was angry. [4:2] And he prayed unto THE GOD, and said, I pray thee, O THE GOD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I hasted to flee unto Tarshish; for I knew that you art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness, and repentest you of the evil. [4:3] Therefore now, O THE GOD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live. [4:4] And THE GOD said, Doest you well to be angry? [4:5] Then Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and there made him a booth, and sat under it in the shade, till he might see what would become of the city. [4:6] And THE GOD prepared a gourd, and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shade over his head, to deliver him from his evil case. So Jonah was exceeding glad because of the gourd. [4:7] But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd, that it withered. [4:8] And it came to pass, when the sun arose, that God prepared a sultry east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and requested for himself that he might die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live. [4:9] And God said to Jonah, Doest you well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, even unto death. [4:10] And THE GOD said, you have had regard for the gourd, for which you have not labored, neither madest it grow; which came up in a night, and perished in a night: [4:11] and should not I have regard for Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?

 

Micah

[1:1] The word of THE GOD that came to Micah the Morashtite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem. [1:2] Hear, you peoples, all of you: hearken, O earth, and all that therein is: and let the Lord THE GOD be witness against you, the Lord from his holy temple. [1:3] For, behold, THE GOD cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth. [1:4] And the mountains shall be melted under him, and the valleys shall be cleft, as wax before the fire, as waters that are poured down a steep place. [1:5] For the transgression of Jacob is all this, and for the sins of the house of Israel. What is the transgression of Jacob? is it not Samaria? and what are the high places of Judah? are they not Jerusalem? [1:6] Therefore I will make Samaria as a heap of the field, and as places for planting vineyards; and I will pour down the stones thereof into the valley, and I will uncover the foundations thereof. [1:7] And all her graven images shall be beaten to pieces, and all her hires shall be burned with fire, and all her idols will I lay desolate; for of the hire of a harlot hath she gathered them, and unto the hire of a harlot shall they return. [1:8] For this will I lament and wail; I will go stripped and naked; I will make a wailing like the jackals, and a lamentation like the ostriches. [1:9] For her wounds are incurable; for it is come even unto Judah; it reacheth unto the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem. [1:10] Tell it not in Gath, weep not at all: at Beth-le-aphrah have I rolled myself in the dust. [1:11] Pass away, O inhabitant of Shaphir, in nakedness and shame: the inhabitant of Zaanan is not come forth; the wailing of Beth-ezel shall take from you the stay thereof. [1:12] For the inhabitant of Maroth waiteth anxiously for good, because evil is come down from THE GOD unto the gate of Jerusalem. [1:13] Bind the chariot to the swift steed, O inhabitant of Lachish: she was the beginning of sin to the daughter of Zion; for the transgressions of Israel were found in thee. [1:14] Therefore shalt you give a parting gift to Moresheth-gath: the houses of Achzib shall be a deceitful thing unto the kings of Israel. [1:15] I will yet bring unto thee, O inhabitant of Mareshah, him that shall possess thee: the glory of Israel shall come even unto Adullam. [1:16] Make you bald, and cut off your hair for the children of your delight: enlarge your baldness as the eagle; for they are gone into captivity from thee.

[2:1] Woe to them that devise iniquity and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand. [2:2] And they covet fields, and seize them; and houses, and take them away: and they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage. [2:3] Therefore thus saith THE GOD: Behold, against this family do I devise an evil, from which you shall not remove your necks, neither shall you walk haughtily; for it is an evil time. [2:4] In that day shall they take up a parable against you, and lament with a doleful lamentation, and say, We are utterly ruined: he changeth the portion of my people: how doth he remove it from me! to the rebellious he divideth our fields. [2:5] Therefore you shalt have none that shall cast the line by lot in the assembly of THE GOD. [2:6] Prophesy you not, thus they prophesy. They shall not prophesy to these: reproaches shall not depart. [2:7] Shall it be said, O house of Jacob, Is the Spirit of THE GOD straitened? are these his doings? Do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly? [2:8] But of late my people is risen up as an enemy: you strip the robe from off the garment from them that pass by securely as men averse from war. [2:9] The women of my people you cast out from their pleasant houses; from their young children you take away my glory for ever. [2:10] Arise ye, and depart; for this is not your resting-place; because of uncleanness that destroyeth, even with a grievous destruction. [2:11] If a man walking in a spirit of falsehood do lie, saying, I will prophesy unto you of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people. [2:12] I will surely assemble, O Jacob, all of thee; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah, as a flock in the midst of their pasture; they shall make great noise by reason of the multitude of men. [2:13] The breaker is gone up before them: they have broken forth and passed on to the gate, and are gone out thereat; and their king is passed on before them, and THE GOD at the head of them.

[3:1] And I said, Hear, I pray you, you heads of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel: is it not for you to know justice? [3:2] you who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones; [3:3] who also eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them, and break their bones, and chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and as flesh within the caldron. [3:4] Then shall they cry unto THE GOD, but he will not answer them; yea, he will hide his face from them at that time, according as they have wrought evil in their doings. [3:5] Thus saith THE GOD concerning the prophets that make my people to err; that bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace; and whoso putteth not into their mouths, they even prepare war against him: [3:6] Therefore it shall be night unto you, that you shall have no vision; and it shall be dark unto you, that you shall not divine; and the sun shall go down upon the prophets, and the day shall be black over them. [3:7] And the seers shall be put to shame, and the diviners confounded; yea, they shall all cover their lips; for there is no answer of God. [3:8] But as for me, I am full of power by the Spirit of THE GOD, and of judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin. [3:9] Hear this, I pray you, you heads of the house of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel, that abhor justice, and pervert all equity. [3:10] They build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity. [3:11] The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet they lean upon THE GOD, and say, Is not THE GOD in the midst of us? no evil shall come upon us. [3:12] Therefore shall Zion for your sake be plowed as a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest.

[4:1] But in the latter days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of THE GOD’s house shall be established on the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and peoples shall flow unto it. [4:2] And many nations shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of THE GOD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths. For out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of THE GOD from Jerusalem; [4:3] and he will judge between many peoples, and will decide concerning strong nations afar off: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning-hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. [4:4] But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig-tree; and none shall make them afraid: for the mouth of THE GOD of hosts hath spoken it. [4:5] For all the peoples walk every one in the name of his god; and we will walk in the name of THE GOD our God for ever and ever. [4:6] In that day, saith THE GOD, will I assemble that which is lame, and I will gather that which is driven away, and that which I have afflicted; [4:7] and I will make that which was lame a remnant, and that which was cast far off a strong nation: and THE GOD will reign over them in mount Zion from henceforth even for ever. [4:8] And thou, O tower of the flock, the hill of the daughter of Zion, unto you shall it come, yea, the former dominion shall come, the kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem. [4:9] Now why dost you cry out aloud? Is there no king in thee, is your counsellor perished, that pangs have taken hold of you as of a woman in travail? [4:10] Be in pain, and labor to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail; for now shalt you go forth out of the city, and shalt dwell in the field, and shalt come even unto Babylon: there shalt you be rescued; there will THE GOD redeem you from the hand of your enemies. [4:11] And now many nations are assembled against thee, that say, Let her be defiled, and let our eye see our desire upon Zion. [4:12] But they know not the thoughts of THE GOD, neither understand they his counsel; for he hath gathered them as the sheaves to the threshing-floor. [4:13] Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion; for I will make your horn iron, and I will make your hoofs brass; and you shalt beat in pieces many peoples: and I will devote their gain unto THE GOD, and their substance unto the Lord of the whole earth.

[5:1] Now shalt you gather yourself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us; they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek. [5:2] But thou, Beth-lehem Ephrathah, which art little to be among the thousands of Judah, out of you shall one come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth are from of old, from everlasting. [5:3] Therefore will he give them up, until the time that she who travaileth hath brought forth: then the residue of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel. [5:4] And he shall stand, and shall feed his flock in the strength of THE GOD, in the majesty of the name of THE GOD his God: and they shall abide; for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth. [5:5] And this man shall be our peace. When the Assyrian shall come into our land, and when he shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seven shepherds, and eight principal men. [5:6] And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: and he shall deliver us from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our border. [5:7] And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many peoples as dew from THE GOD, as showers upon the grass, that tarry not for man, nor wait for the sons of men. [5:8] And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep; who, if he go through, treadeth down and teareth in pieces, and there is none to deliver. [5:9] Let your hand be lifted up above your adversaries, and let all your enemies be cut off. [5:10] And it shall come to pass in that day, saith THE GOD, that I will cut off your horses out of the midst of thee, and will destroy your chariots: [5:11] and I will cut off the cities of your land, and will throw down all your strongholds. [5:12] And I will cut off witchcrafts out of your hand; and you shalt have no more soothsayers: [5:13] and I will cut off your graven images and your pillars out of the midst of thee; and you shalt no more worship the work of your hands; [5:14] and I will pluck up your Asherim out of the midst of thee; and I will destroy your cities. [5:15] And I will execute vengeance in anger and wrath upon the nations which hearkened not.

[6:1] Hear you now what THE GOD saith: Arise, contend you before the mountains, and let the hills hear your voice. [6:2] Hear, O you mountains, THE GOD’s controversy, and you enduring foundations of the earth; for THE GOD hath a controversy with his people, and he will contend with Israel. [6:3] O my people, what have I done unto thee? and wherein have I wearied thee? testify against me. [6:4] For I brought you up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage; and I sent before you Moses, Aaron, and Miriam. [6:5] O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab devised, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him; remember from Shittim unto Gilgal, that you may know the righteous acts of THE GOD. [6:6] Wherewith shall I come before THE GOD, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt-offerings, with calves a year old? [6:7] will THE GOD be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my first-born for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? [6:8] He hath showed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth THE GOD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? [6:9] The voice of THE GOD crieth unto the city, and the man of wisdom will see your name: hear you the rod, and who hath appointed it. [6:10] Are there yet treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and a scant measure that is abominable? [6:11] Shall I be pure with wicked balances, and with a bag of deceitful weights? [6:12] For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth. [6:13] Therefore I also have smitten you with a grievous wound; I have made you desolate because of your sins. [6:14] you shalt eat, but not be satisfied; and your humiliation shall be in the midst of thee: and you shalt put away, but shalt not save; and that which you savest will I give up to the sword. [6:15] you shalt sow, but shalt not reap; you shalt tread the olives, but shalt not anoint you with oil; and the vintage, but shalt not drink the wine. [6:16] For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab, and you walk in their counsels; that I may make you a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof a hissing: and you shall bear the reproach of my people.

[7:1] Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grape gleanings of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat; my soul desireth the first-ripe fig. [7:2] The godly man is perished out of the earth, and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net. [7:3] Their hands are upon that which is evil to do it diligently; the prince asketh, and the judge is ready for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth the evil desire of his soul: thus they weave it together. [7:4] The best of them is as a brier; the most upright is worse than a thorn hedge: the day of your watchmen, even your visitation, is come; now shall be their perplexity. [7:5] Trust you not in a neighbor; put you not confidence in a friend; keep the doors of your mouth from her that lieth in your bosom. [7:6] For the son dishonoreth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; a man’s enemies are the men of his own house. [7:7] But as for me, I will look unto THE GOD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me. [7:8] Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, THE GOD will be a light unto me. [7:9] I will bear the indignation of THE GOD, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness. [7:10] Then mine enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her who said unto me, Where is THE GOD your God? Mine eyes shall see my desire upon her; now shall she be trodden down as the mire of the streets. [7:11] A day for building your walls! in that day shall the decree be far removed. [7:12] In that day shall they come unto you from Assyria and the cities of Egypt, and from Egypt even to the River, and from sea to sea, and from mountain to mountain. [7:13] Yet shall the land be desolate because of them that dwell therein, for the fruit of their doings. [7:14] Feed your people with your rod, the flock of your heritage, which dwell solitarily, in the forest in the midst of Carmel: let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old. [7:15] As in the days of your coming forth out of the land of Egypt will I show unto them marvellous things. [7:16] The nations shall see and be ashamed of all their might; they shall lay their hand upon their mouth; their ears shall be deaf. [7:17] They shall lick the dust like a serpent; like crawling things of the earth they shall come trembling out of their close places; they shall come with fear unto THE GOD our God, and shall be afraid because of thee. [7:18] Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth over the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in lovingkindness. [7:19] He will again have compassion upon us; he will tread our iniquities under foot; and you wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea. [7:20] you wilt perform the truth to Jacob, and the lovingkindness to Abraham, which you have sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.

 

Nahum

[1:1] The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite. [1:2] THE GOD is a jealous God and avengeth; THE GOD avengeth and is full of wrath; THE GOD taketh vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies. [1:3] THE GOD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will by no means clear the guilty: THE GOD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet. [1:4] He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel; and the flower of Lebanon languisheth. [1:5] The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt; and the earth is upheaved at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein. [1:6] Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his wrath is poured out like fire, and the rocks are broken asunder by him. [1:7] THE GOD is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that take refuge in him. [1:8] But with an over-running flood he will make a full end of her place, and will pursue his enemies into darkness. [1:9] What do you devise against THE GOD? he will make a full end; affliction shall not rise up the second time. [1:10] For entangled like thorns, and drunken as with their drink, they are consumed utterly as dry stubble. [1:11] There is one gone forth out of thee, that deviseth evil against THE GOD, that counselleth wickedness. [1:12] Thus saith THE GOD: Though they be in full strength, and likewise many, even so shall they be cut down, and he shall pass away. Though I have afflicted thee, I will afflict you no more. [1:13] And now will I break his yoke from off thee, and will burst your bonds in sunder. [1:14] And THE GOD hath given commandment concerning thee, that no more of your name be sown: out of the house of your gods will I cut off the graven image and the molten image; I will make your grave; for you art vile. [1:15] Behold, upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace! Keep your feasts, O Judah, perform your vows; for the wicked one shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off.

[2:1] He that dasheth in pieces is come up against thee: keep the fortress, watch the way, make your loins strong, fortify your power mightily. [2:2] For THE GOD restoreth the excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel; for the emptiers have emptied them out, and destroyed their vine-branches. [2:3] The shield of his mighty men is made red, the valiant men are in scarlet: the chariots flash with steel in the day of his preparation, and the cypress spears are brandished. [2:4] The chariots rage in the streets; they rush to and fro in the broad ways: the appearance of them is like torches; they run like the lightnings. [2:5] He remembereth his nobles: they stumble in their march; they make haste to the wall thereof, and the mantelet is prepared. [2:6] The gates of the rivers are opened, and the palace is dissolved. [2:7] And it is decreed: she is uncovered, she is carried away; and her handmaids moan as with the voice of doves, beating upon their breasts. [2:8] But Nineveh hath been from of old like a pool of water: yet they flee away. Stand, stand, they cry; but none looketh back. [2:9] Take you the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold; for there is no end of the store, the glory of all goodly furniture. [2:10] She is empty, and void, and waste; and the heart melteth, and the knees smite together, and anguish is in all loins, and the faces of them all are waxed pale. [2:11] Where is the den of the lions, and the feeding-place of the young lions, where the lion and the lioness walked, the lion’s whelp, and none made them afraid? [2:12] The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his caves with prey, and his dens with ravin. [2:13] Behold, I am against thee, saith THE GOD of hosts, and I will burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall devour your young lions; and I will cut off your prey from the earth, and the voice of your messengers shall no more be heard.

[3:1] Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and rapine; the prey departeth not. [3:2] The noise of the whip, and the noise of the rattling of wheels, and prancing horses, and bounding chariots, [3:3] the horseman mounting, and the flashing sword, and the glittering spear, and a multitude of slain, and a great heap of corpses, and there is no end of the bodies; they stumble upon their bodies;- [3:4] because of the multitude of the whoredoms of the well-favored harlot, the mistress of witchcrafts, that selleth nations through her whoredoms, and families through her witchcrafts. [3:5] Behold, I am against thee, saith THE GOD of hosts, and I will uncover your skirts upon your face; and I will show the nations your nakedness, and the kingdoms your shame. [3:6] And I will cast abominable filth upon thee, and make you vile, and will set you as a gazing-stock. [3:7] And it shall come to pass, that all they that look upon you shall flee from thee, and say, Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her? whence shall I seek comforters for thee? [3:8] Art you better than No-amon, that was situate among the rivers, that had the waters round about her; whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was of the sea? [3:9] Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim were your helpers. [3:10] Yet was she carried away, she went into captivity; her young children also were dashed in pieces at the head of all the streets; and they cast lots for her honorable men, and all her great men were bound in chains. [3:11] you also shalt be drunken; you shalt be hid; you also shalt seek a stronghold because of the enemy. [3:12] All your fortresses shall be like fig-trees with the first-ripe figs: if they be shaken, they fall into the mouth of the eater. [3:13] Behold, your people in the midst of you are women; the gates of your land are set wide open unto your enemies: the fire hath devoured your bars. [3:14] Draw you water for the siege; strengthen your fortresses; go into the clay, and tread the mortar; make strong the brickkiln. [3:15] There shall the fire devour thee; the sword shall cut you off; it shall devour you like the canker-worm: make yourself many as the canker-worm; make yourself many as the locust. [3:16] you have multiplied your merchants above the stars of heaven: the canker-worm ravageth, and fleeth away. [3:17] your princes are as the locusts, and your marshals as the swarms of grasshoppers, which encamp in the hedges in the cold day, but when the sun ariseth they flee away, and their place is not known where they are. [3:18] your shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria; your nobles are at rest; your people are scattered upon the mountains, and there is none to gather them. [3:19] There is no assuaging of your hurt: your wound is grievous: all that hear the report of you clap their hands over thee; for upon whom hath not your wickedness passed continually?

 

Habakkuk

[1:1] The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see. [1:2] O THE GOD, how long shall I cry, and you wilt not hear? I cry out unto you of violence, and you wilt not save. [1:3] Why dost you show me iniquity, and look upon perverseness? for destruction and violence are before me; and there is strife, and contention riseth up. [1:4] Therefore the law is slacked, and justice doth never go forth; for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore justice goeth forth perverted. [1:5] Behold you among the nations, and look, and wonder marvellously; for I am working a work in your days, which you will not believe though it be told you. [1:6] For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, that march through the breadth of the earth, to possess dwelling-places that are not theirs. [1:7] They are terrible and dreadful; their judgment and their dignity proceed from themselves. [1:8] Their horses also are swifter than leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves; and their horsemen press proudly on: yea, their horsemen come from far; they fly as an eagle that hasteth to devour. [1:9] They come all of them for violence; the set of their faces is forwards; and they gather captives as the sand. [1:10] Yea, he scoffeth at kings, and princes are a derision unto him; he derideth every stronghold; for he heapeth up dust, and taketh it. [1:11] Then shall he sweep by as a wind, and shall pass over, and be guilty, even he whose might is his god. [1:12] Art not you from everlasting, O THE GOD my God, my Holy One? we shall not die. O THE GOD, you have ordained him for judgment; and thou, O Rock, have established him for correction. [1:13] you that art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and that canst not look on perverseness, wherefore lookest you upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest your peace when the wicked swalloweth up the man that is more righteous than he; [1:14] and makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them? [1:15] He taketh up all of them with the angle, he catcheth them in his net, and gathereth them in his drag: therefore he rejoiceth and is glad. [1:16] Therefore he sacrificeth unto his net, and burneth incense unto his drag; because by them his portion is fat, and his food plenteous. [1:17] Shall he therefore empty his net, and spare not to slay the nations continually?

[2:1] I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will look forth to see what he will speak with me, and what I shall answer concerning my complaint. [2:2] And THE GOD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tablets, that he may run that readeth it. [2:3] For the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it hasteth toward the end, and shall not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not delay. [2:4] Behold, his soul is puffed up, it is not upright in him; but the righteous shall live by his faith. [2:5] Yea, moreover, wine is treacherous, a haughty man, that keepeth not at home; who enlargeth his desire as Sheol, and he is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all peoples. [2:6] Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and that ladeth himself with pledges! [2:7] Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and you shalt be for booty unto them? [2:8] Because you have plundered many nations, all the remnant of the peoples shall plunder thee, because of men’s blood, and for the violence done to the land, to the city and to all that dwell therein. [2:9] Woe to him that getteth an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the hand of evil! [2:10] you have devised shame to your house, by cutting off many peoples, and have sinned against your soul. [2:11] For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it. [2:12] Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and establisheth a city by iniquity! [2:13] Behold, is it not of THE GOD of hosts that the peoples labor for the fire, and the nations weary themselves for vanity? [2:14] For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of THE GOD, as the waters cover the sea. [2:15] Woe unto him that giveth his neighbor drink, to you that addest your venom, and makest him drunken also, that you mayest look on their nakedness! [2:16] you art filled with shame, and not glory: drink you also, and be as one uncircumcised; the cup of THE GOD’s right hand shall come round unto thee, and foul shame shall be upon your glory. [2:17] For the violence done to Lebanon shall cover thee, and the destruction of the beasts, which made them afraid; because of men’s blood, and for the violence done to the land, to the city and to all that dwell therein. [2:18] What profiteth the graven image, that the maker thereof hath graven it; the molten image, even the teacher of lies, that he that fashioneth its form trusteth therein, to make dumb idols? [2:19] Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise! Shall this teach? Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it. [2:20] But THE GOD is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.

[3:1] A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, set to Shigionoth.

[3:2] O THE GOD, I have heard the report of thee, and am afraid:

O THE GOD, revive your work in the midst of the years;

In the midst of the years make it known;

In wrath remember mercy.

[3:3] God came from Teman,

And the Holy One from mount Paran.

Selah.

His glory covered the heavens,

And the earth was full of his praise.

[3:4] And his brightness was as the light;

He had rays coming forth from his hand;

And there was the hiding of his power.

[3:5] Before him went the pestilence,

And fiery bolts went forth at his feet.

[3:6] He stood, and measured the earth;

He beheld, and drove asunder the nations;

And the eternal mountains were scattered;

The everlasting hills did bow;

His goings were as of old.

[3:7] I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction;

The curtains of the land of Midian did tremble.

[3:8] Was THE GOD displeased with the rivers?

Was your anger against the rivers,

Or your wrath against the sea,

That you didst ride upon your horses,

Upon your chariots of salvation?

[3:9] your bow was made quite bare;

The oaths to the tribes were a sure word.

Selah.

Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.

[3:10] The mountains saw thee, and were afraid;

The tempest of waters passed by;

The deep uttered its voice,

And lifted up its hands on high.

[3:11] The sun and moon stood still in their habitation,

At the light of your arrows as they went,

At the shining of your glittering spear.

[3:12] you didst march though the land in indignation;

Thou didst thresh the nations in anger.

[3:13] you wentest forth for the salvation of your people,

For the salvation of your anointed;

Thou woundest the head out of the house of the wicked man,

Laying bare the foundation even unto the neck.

Selah.

[3:14] you didst pierce with his own staves the head of his warriors:

They came as a whirlwind to scatter me;

Their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly.

[3:15] you didst tread the sea with your horses,

The heap of mighty waters.

[3:16] I heard, and my body trembled,

My lips quivered at the voice;

Rottenness entereth into my bones, and I tremble in my place;

Because I must wait quietly for the day of trouble,

For the coming up of the people that invadeth us.

[3:17] For though the fig-tree shall not flourish,

Neither shall fruit be in the vines;

The labor of the olive shall fail,

And the fields shall yield no food;

The flock shall be cut off from the fold,

And there shall be no herd in the stalls:

[3:18] Yet I will rejoice in THE GOD,

I will joy in the God of my salvation.

[3:19] THE GOD, the Lord, is my strength;

And he maketh my feet like hinds’ feet,

And will make me to walk upon my high places.

 

Zephaniah

[1:1] The word of THE GOD which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah. [1:2] I will utterly consume all things from off the face of the ground, saith THE GOD. [1:3] I will consume man and beast; I will consume the birds of the heavens, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked; and I will cut off man from off the face of the ground, saith THE GOD. [1:4] And I will stretch out my hand upon Judah, and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place, and the name of the Chemarim with the priests; [1:5] and them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship, that swear to THE GOD and swear by Malcam; [1:6] and them that are turned back from following THE GOD; and those that have not sought THE GOD, nor inquired after him. [1:7] Hold your peace at the presence of the Lord THE GOD; for the day of THE GOD is at hand: for THE GOD hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath consecrated his guests. [1:8] And it shall come to pass in the day of THE GOD’s sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, and the king’s sons, and all such as are clothed with foreign apparel. [1:9] And in that day I will punish all those that leap over the threshold, that fill their master’s house with violence and deceit. [1:10] And in that day, saith THE GOD, there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and a wailing from the second quarter, and a great crashing from the hills. [1:11] Wail, you inhabitants of Maktesh; for all the people of Canaan are undone; all they that were laden with silver are cut off. [1:12] And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with lamps; and I will punish the men that are settled on their lees, that say in their heart, THE GOD will not do good, neither will he do evil. [1:13] And their wealth shall become a spoil, and their houses a desolation: yea, they shall build houses, but shall not inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, but shall not drink the wine thereof. [1:14] The great day of THE GOD is near, it is near and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of THE GOD; the mighty man crieth there bitterly. [1:15] That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, [1:16] a day of the trumpet and alarm, against the fortified cities, and against the high battlements. [1:17] And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against THE GOD; and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as dung. [1:18] Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of THE GOD’s wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he will make an end, yea, a terrible end, of all them that dwell in the land.

[2:1] Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation that hath no shame; [2:2] before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of THE GOD come upon you, before the day of THE GOD’s anger come upon you. [2:3] Seek you THE GOD, all you meek of the earth, that have kept his ordinances; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be you will be hid in the day of THE GOD’s anger. [2:4] For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation; they shall drive out Ashdod at noonday, and Ekron shall be rooted up. [2:5] Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea-coast, the nation of the Cherethites! The word of THE GOD is against you, O Canaan, the land of the Philistines; I will destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant. [2:6] And the sea-coast shall be pastures, with cottages for shepherds and folds for flocks. [2:7] And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed their flocks thereupon; in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening; for THE GOD their God will visit them, and bring back their captivity. [2:8] I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of Ammon, wherewith they have reproached my people, and magnified themselves against their border. [2:9] Therefore as I live, saith THE GOD of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, a possession of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall make a prey of them, and the remnant of my nation shall inherit them. [2:10] This shall they have for their pride, because they have reproached and magnified themselves against the people of THE GOD of hosts. [2:11] THE GOD will be terrible unto them; for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the isles of the nations. [2:12] You Ethiopians also, you shall be slain by my sword. [2:13] And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Assyria, and will make Nineveh a desolation, and dry like the wilderness. [2:14] And herds shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the pelican and the porcupine shall lodge in the capitals thereof; their voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be in the thresholds: for he hath laid bare the cedar-work. [2:15] This is the joyous city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, I am, and there is none besides me: how is she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall hiss, and wag his hand.

[3:1] Woe to her that is rebellious and polluted! to the oppressing city! [3:2] She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in THE GOD; she drew not near to her God. [3:3] Her princes in the midst of her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they leave nothing till the morrow. [3:4] Her prophets are light and treacherous persons; her priests have profaned the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law. [3:5] THE GOD in the midst of her is righteous; he will not do iniquity; every morning doth he bring his justice to light, he faileth not; but the unjust knoweth no shame. [3:6] I have cut off nations; their battlements are desolate; I have made their streets waste, so that none passeth by; their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, so that there is no inhabitant. [3:7] I said, Only fear you me; receive correction; so her dwelling shall not be cut off, according to all that I have appointed concerning her: but they rose early and corrupted all their doings. [3:8] Therefore wait you for me, saith THE GOD, until the day that I rise up to the prey; for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger; for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy. [3:9] For then will I turn to the peoples of a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of THE GOD, to serve him with one consent. [3:10] From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants, even the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring mine offering. [3:11] In that day shalt you not be put to shame for all your doings, wherein you have transgressed against me; for then I will take away out of the midst of you your proudly exulting ones, and you shalt no more be haughty in my holy mountain. [3:12] But I will leave in the midst of you an afflicted and poor people, and they shall take refuge in the name of THE GOD. [3:13] The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth; for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid. [3:14] Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem. [3:15] THE GOD hath taken away your judgments, he hath cast out your enemy: the King of Israel, even THE GOD, is in the midst of thee; you shalt not fear evil any more. [3:16] In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear you not; O Zion, let not your hands be slack. [3:17] THE GOD your God is in the midst of thee, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with joy; he will rest in his love; he will joy over you with singing. [3:18] I will gather them that sorrow for the solemn assembly, who were of thee; to whom the burden upon her was a reproach. [3:19] Behold, at that time I will deal with all them that afflict thee; and I will save that which is lame, and gather that which was driven away; and I will make them a praise and a name, whose shame hath been in all the earth. [3:20] At that time will I bring you in, and at that time will I gather you; for I will make you a name and a praise among all the peoples of the earth, when I bring back your captivity before your eyes, saith THE GOD.

 

Haggai

[1:1] In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of THE GOD by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, saying, [1:2] Thus speaketh THE GOD of hosts, saying, This people say, It is not the time for us to come, the time for THE GOD’s house to be built. [1:3] Then came the word of THE GOD by Haggai the prophet, saying, [1:4] Is it a time for you yourselves to dwell in your ceiled houses, while this house lieth waste? [1:5] Now therefore thus saith THE GOD of hosts: Consider your ways. [1:6] You have sown much, and bring in little; you eat, but you have not enough; you drink, but you are not filled with drink; you clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes. [1:7] Thus saith THE GOD of hosts: Consider your ways. [1:8] Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith THE GOD. [1:9] You looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when you brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith THE GOD of hosts. Because of my house that lieth waste, while you run every man to his own house. [1:10] Therefore for your sake the heavens withhold the dew, and the earth withholdeth its fruit. [1:11] And I called for a drought upon the land, and upon the mountains, and upon the grain, and upon the new wine, and upon the oil, and upon that which the ground bringeth forth, and upon men, and upon cattle, and upon all the labor of the hands. [1:12] Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of THE GOD their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as THE GOD their God had sent him; and the people did fear before THE GOD. [1:13] Then spake Haggai THE GOD’s messenger in THE GOD’s message unto the people, saying, I am with you, saith THE GOD. [1:14] And THE GOD stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and did work on the house of THE GOD of hosts, their God, [1:15] in the four and twentieth day of the month, in the sixth month, in the second year of Darius the king.

[2:1] In the seventh month, in the one and twentieth day of the month, came the word of THE GOD by Haggai the prophet, saying, [2:2] Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to the remnant of the people, saying, [2:3] Who is left among you that saw this house in its former glory? and how do you see it now? is it not in your eyes as nothing? [2:4] Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith THE GOD; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the high priest; and be strong, all you people of the land, saith THE GOD, and work: for I am with you, saith THE GOD of hosts, [2:5] according to the word that I covenanted with you when you came out of Egypt, and my Spirit abode among you: fear you not. [2:6] For thus saith THE GOD of hosts: Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land; [2:7] and I will shake all nations; and the precious things of all nations shall come; and I will fill this house with glory, saith THE GOD of hosts. [2:8] The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith THE GOD of hosts. [2:9] The latter glory of this house shall be greater than the former, saith THE GOD of hosts; and in this place will I give peace, saith THE GOD of hosts. [2:10] In the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of THE GOD by Haggai the prophet, saying, [2:11] Thus saith THE GOD of hosts: Ask now the priests concerning the law, saying, [2:12] If one bear holy flesh in the skirt of his garment, and with his skirt do touch bread, or pottage, or wine, or oil, or any food, shall it become holy? And the priests answered and said, No. [2:13] Then said Haggai, If one that is unclean by reason of a dead body touch any of these, shall it be unclean? And the priests answered and said, It shall be unclean. [2:14] Then answered Haggai and said, So is this people, and so is this nation before me, saith THE GOD; and so is every work of their hands; and that which they offer there is unclean. [2:15] And now, I pray you, consider from this day and backward, before a stone was laid upon a stone in the temple of THE GOD. [2:16] Through all that time, when one came to a heap of twenty measures, there were but ten; when one came to the winevat to draw out fifty vessels, there were but twenty. [2:17] I smote you with blasting and with mildew and with hail in all the work of your hands; yet you turned not to me, saith THE GOD. [2:18] Consider, I pray you, from this day and backward, from the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, since the day that the foundation of THE GOD’s temple was laid, consider it. [2:19] Is the seed yet in the barn? yea, the vine, and the fig-tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive-tree have not brought forth; from this day will I bless you. [2:20] And the word of THE GOD came the second time unto Haggai in the four and twentieth day of the month, saying, [2:21] Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying, I will shake the heavens and the earth; [2:22] and I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms; and I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the nations; and I will overthrow the chariots, and those that ride in them; and the horses and their riders shall come down, every one by the sword of his brother. [2:23] In that day, saith THE GOD of hosts, will I take thee, O Zerubbabel, my servant, the son of Shealtiel, saith THE GOD, and will make you as a signet; for I have chosen thee, saith THE GOD of hosts.

 

Zechariah

[1:1] In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of THE GOD unto Zechariah the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, the prophet, saying, [1:2] THE GOD was sore displeased with your fathers. [1:3] Therefore say you unto them, Thus saith THE GOD of hosts: Return unto me, saith THE GOD of hosts, and I will return unto you, saith THE GOD of hosts. [1:4] Be you not as your fathers, unto whom the former prophets cried, saying, Thus saith THE GOD of hosts, Return you now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings: but they did not hear, nor hearken unto me, saith THE GOD. [1:5] Your fathers, where are they? and the prophets, do they live for ever? [1:6] But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not overtake your fathers? and they turned and said, Like as THE GOD of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us. [1:7] Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Shebat, in the second year of Darius, came the word of THE GOD unto Zechariah the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, the prophet, saying, [1:8] I saw in the night, and, behold, a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle-trees that were in the bottom; and behind him there were horses, red, sorrel, and white. [1:9] Then said I, O my lord, what are these? And the angel that talked with me said unto me, I will show you what these are. [1:10] And the man that stood among the myrtle-trees answered and said, These are they whom THE GOD hath sent to walk to and fro through the earth. [1:11] And they answered the angel of THE GOD that stood among the myrtle-trees, and said, We have walked to and fro through the earth, and, behold, all the earth sitteth still, and is at rest. [1:12] Then the angel of THE GOD answered and said, O THE GOD of hosts, how long wilt you not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which you have had indignation these threescore and ten years? [1:13] And THE GOD answered the angel that talked with me with good words, even comfortable words. [1:14] So the angel that talked with me said unto me, Cry thou, saying, Thus saith THE GOD of hosts: I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy. [1:15] And I am very sore displeased with the nations that are at ease; for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction. [1:16] Therefore thus saith THE GOD: I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies; my house shall be built in it, saith THE GOD of hosts, and a line shall be stretched forth over Jerusalem. [1:17] Cry yet again, saying, Thus saith THE GOD of hosts: My cities shall yet overflow with prosperity; and THE GOD shall yet comfort Zion, and shall yet choose Jerusalem. [1:18] And I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, four horns. [1:19] And I said unto the angel that talked with me, What are these? And he answered me, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem. [1:20] And THE GOD showed me four smiths. [1:21] Then said I, What come these to do? And he spake, saying, These are the horns which scattered Judah, so that no man did lift up his head; but these are come to terrify them, to cast down the horns of the nations, which lifted up their horn against the land of Judah to scatter it.

[2:1] And I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, a man with a measuring line in his hand. [2:2] Then said I, Whither goest thou? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof. [2:3] And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him, [2:4] and said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as villages without walls, by reason of the multitude of men and cattle therein. [2:5] For I, saith THE GOD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and I will be the glory in the midst of her. [2:6] Ho, ho, flee from the land of the north, saith THE GOD; for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heavens, saith THE GOD. [2:7] Ho Zion, escape, you that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon. [2:8] For thus saith THE GOD of hosts: After glory hath he sent me unto the nations which plundered you; for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye. [2:9] For, behold, I will shake my hand over them, and they shall be a spoil to those that served them; and you shall know that THE GOD of hosts hath sent me. [2:10] Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion; for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith THE GOD. [2:11] And many nations shall join themselves to THE GOD in that day, and shall be my people; and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and you shalt know that THE GOD of hosts has sent me unto thee. [2:12] And THE GOD shall inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land, and shall yet choose Jerusalem. [2:13] Be silent, all flesh, before THE GOD; for he is waked up out of his holy habitation.

[3:1] And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of THE GOD, and Satan standing at his right hand to be his adversary. [3:2] And THE GOD said unto Satan, THE GOD rebuke thee, O Satan; yea, THE GOD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire? [3:3] Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and was standing before the angel. [3:4] And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take the filthy garments from off him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused your iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe you with rich apparel. [3:5] And I said, Let them set a clean mitre upon his head. So they set a clean mitre upon his head, and clothed him with garments; and the angel of THE GOD was standing by. [3:6] And the angel of THE GOD protested unto Joshua, saying, [3:7] Thus saith THE GOD of hosts: If you wilt walk in my ways, and if you wilt keep my charge, then you also shalt judge my house, and shalt also keep my courts, and I will give you a place of access among these that stand by. [3:8] Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, you and your fellows that sit before thee; for they are men that are a sign: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the Branch. [3:9] For, behold, the stone that I have set before Joshua; upon one stone are seven eyes: behold, I will engrave the graving thereof, saith THE GOD of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day. [3:10] In that day, saith THE GOD of hosts, shall you invite every man his neighbor under the vine and under the fig-tree.

[4:1] And the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep. [4:2] And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have seen, and, behold, a candlestick all of gold, with its bowl upon the top of it, and its seven lamps thereon; there are seven pipes to each of the lamps, which are upon the top thereof; [4:3] and two olive-trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof. [4:4] And I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me, saying, What are these, my lord? [4:5] Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest you not what these are? And I said, No, my lord. [4:6] Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of THE GOD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, saith THE GOD of hosts. [4:7] Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel you shalt become a plain; and he shall bring forth the top stone with shoutings of Grace, grace, unto it. [4:8] Moreover the word of THE GOD came unto me, saying, [4:9] The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and you shalt know that THE GOD of hosts hath sent me unto you. [4:10] For who hath despised the day of small things? for these seven shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel; these are the eyes of THE GOD, which run to and fro through the whole earth. [4:11] Then answered I, and said unto him, What are these two olive-trees upon the right side of the candlestick and upon the left side thereof? [4:12] And I answered the second time, and said unto him, What are these two olive-branches, which are beside the two golden spouts, that empty the golden oil out of themselves? [4:13] And he answered me and said, Knowest you not what these are? And I said, No, my lord. [4:14] Then said he, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.

[5:1] Then again I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, a flying roll. [5:2] And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I answered, I see a flying roll; the length thereof is twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof ten cubits. [5:3] Then said he unto me, This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole land: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off on the one side according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off on the other side according to it. [5:4] I will cause it to go forth, saith THE GOD of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him that sweareth falsely by my name; and it shall abide in the midst of his house, and shall consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof. [5:5] Then the angel that talked with me went forth, and said unto me, Lift up now your eyes, and see what is this that goeth forth. [5:6] And I said, What is it? And he said, This is the ephah that goeth forth. He said moreover, This is their appearance in all the land [5:7] (and, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead); and this is a woman sitting in the midst of the ephah. [5:8] And he said, This is Wickedness: and he cast her down into the midst of the ephah; and he cast the weight of lead upon the mouth thereof. [5:9] Then lifted I up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there came forth two women, and the wind was in their wings; now they had wings like the wings of a stork; and they lifted up the ephah between earth and heaven. [5:10] Then said I to the angel that talked with me, Whither do these bear the ephah? [5:11] And he said unto me, To build her a house in the land of Shinar: and when it is prepared, she shall be set there in her own place.

[6:1] And again I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of brass. [6:2] In the first chariot were red horses; and in the second chariot black horses; [6:3] and in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot grizzled strong horses. [6:4] Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me, What are these, my lord? [6:5] And the angel answered and said unto me, These are the four winds of heaven, which go forth from standing before the Lord of all the earth. [6:6] The chariot wherein are the black horses goeth forth toward the north country; and the white went forth after them; and the grizzled went forth toward the south country. [6:7] And the strong went forth, and sought to go that they might walk to and fro through the earth: and he said, Get you hence, walk to and fro through the earth. So they walked to and fro through the earth. [6:8] Then cried he to me, and spake unto me, saying, Behold, they that go toward the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country. [6:9] And the word of THE GOD came unto me, saying, [6:10] Take of them of the captivity, even of Heldai, of Tobijah, and of Jedaiah; and come you the same day, and go into the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah, whither they are come from Babylon; [6:11] yea, take of them silver and gold, and make crowns, and set them upon the head of Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest; [6:12] and speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh THE GOD of hosts, saying, Behold, the man whose name is the Branch: and he shall grow up out of his place; and he shall build the temple of THE GOD; [6:13] even he shall build the temple of THE GOD; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne; and the counsel of peace shall be between them both. [6:14] And the crowns shall be to Helem, and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of Zephaniah, for a memorial in the temple of THE GOD. [6:15] And they that are far off shall come and build in the temple of THE GOD; and you shall know that THE GOD of hosts hath sent me unto you. And this shall come to pass, if you will diligently obey the voice of THE GOD your God.

[7:1] And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of THE GOD came unto Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, even in Chislev. [7:2] Now they of Beth-el had sent Sharezer and Regem-melech, and their men, to entreat the favor of THE GOD, [7:3] and to speak unto the priests of the house of THE GOD of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these so many years? [7:4] Then came the word of THE GOD of hosts unto me, saying, [7:5] Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and in the seventh month, even these seventy years, did you at all fast unto me, even to me? [7:6] And when you eat, and when you drink, do not you eat for yourselves, and drink for yourselves? [7:7] Should you not hear the words which THE GOD cried by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity, and the cities thereof round about her, and the South and the lowland were inhabited? [7:8] And the word of THE GOD came unto Zechariah, saying, [7:9] Thus hath THE GOD of hosts spoken, saying, Execute true judgment, and show kindness and compassion every man to his brother; [7:10] and oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the sojourner, nor the poor; and let none of you devise evil against his brother in your heart. [7:11] But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear. [7:12] Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which THE GOD of hosts had sent by his Spirit by the former prophets: therefore there came great wrath from THE GOD of hosts. [7:13] And it is come to pass that, as he cried, and they would not hear, so they shall cry, and I will not hear, said THE GOD of hosts; [7:14] but I will scatter them with a whirlwind among all the nations which they have not known. Thus the land was desolate after them, so that no man passed through nor returned: for they laid the pleasant land desolate.

[8:1] And the word of THE GOD of hosts came to me, saying, [8:2] Thus saith THE GOD of hosts: I am jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I am jealous for her with great wrath. [8:3] Thus saith THE GOD: I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called The city of truth; and the mountain of THE GOD of hosts, The holy mountain. [8:4] Thus saith THE GOD of hosts: There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, every man with his staff in his hand for very age. [8:5] And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof. [8:6] Thus saith THE GOD of hosts: If it be marvellous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in those days, should it also be marvellous in mine eyes? saith THE GOD of hosts. [8:7] Thus saith THE GOD of hosts: Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country; [8:8] and I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem; and they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness. [8:9] Thus saith THE GOD of hosts: Let your hands be strong, you that hear in these days these words from the mouth of the prophets that were in the day that the foundation of the house of THE GOD of hosts was laid, even the temple, that it might be built. [8:10] For before those days there was no hire for man, nor any hire for beast; neither was there any peace to him that went out or came in, because of the adversary: for I set all men every one against his neighbor. [8:11] But now I will not be unto the remnant of this people as in the former days, saith THE GOD of hosts. [8:12] For there shall be the seed of peace; the vine shall give its fruit, and the ground shall give its increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to inherit all these things. [8:13] And it shall come to pass that, as you were a curse among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so will I save you, and you shall be a blessing. Fear not, but let your hands be strong. [8:14] For thus saith THE GOD of hosts: As I thought to do evil unto you, when your fathers provoked me to wrath, saith THE GOD of hosts, and I repented not; [8:15] so again have I thought in these days to do good unto Jerusalem and to the house of Judah: fear you not. [8:16] These are the things that you shall do: speak you every man the truth with his neighbor; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates; [8:17] and let none of you devise evil in your hearts against his neighbor; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith THE GOD. [8:18] And the word of THE GOD of hosts came unto me, saying, [8:19] Thus saith THE GOD of hosts: The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love truth and peace. [8:20] Thus saith THE GOD of hosts: It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come peoples, and the inhabitants of many cities; [8:21] and the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to entreat the favor of THE GOD, and to seek THE GOD of hosts: I will go also. [8:22] Yea, many peoples and strong nations shall come to seek THE GOD of hosts in Jerusalem, and to entreat the favor of THE GOD. [8:23] Thus saith THE GOD of hosts: In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold, out of all the languages of the nations, they shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.

[9:1] The burden of the word of THE GOD upon the land of Hadrach, and Damascus shall be its resting-place (for the eye of man and of all the tribes of Israel is toward THE GOD); [9:2] and Hamath, also, which bordereth thereon; Tyre and Sidon, because they are very wise. [9:3] And Tyre did build herself a stronghold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets. [9:4] Behold, the Lord will dispossess her, and he will smite her power in the sea; and she shall be devoured with fire. [9:5] Ashkelon shall see it, and fear; Gaza also, and shall be sore pained; and Ekron, for her expectation shall be put to shame; and the king shall perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited. [9:6] And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines. [9:7] And I will take away his blood out of his mouth, and his abominations from between his teeth; and he also shall be a remnant for our God; and he shall be as a chieftain in Judah, and Ekron as a Jebusite. [9:8] And I will encamp about my house against the army, that none pass through or return; and no oppressor shall pass through them any more: for now have I seen with mine eyes. [9:9] Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, your king cometh unto thee; he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, even upon a colt the foal of an ass. [9:10] And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem; and the battle bow shall be cut off; and he shall speak peace unto the nations: and his dominion shall be from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth. [9:11] As for you also, because of the blood of your covenant I have set free your prisoners from the pit wherein is no water. [9:12] Turn you to the stronghold, you prisoners of hope: even to-day do I declare that I will render double unto thee. [9:13] For I have bent Judah for me, I have filled the bow with Ephraim; and I will stir up your sons, O Zion, against your sons, O Greece, and will make you as the sword of a mighty man. [9:14] And THE GOD shall be seen over them; and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning; and the Lord THE GOD will blow the trumpet, and will go with whirlwinds of the south. [9:15] THE GOD of hosts will defend them; and they shall devour, and shall tread down the sling-stones; and they shall drink, and make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, like the corners of the altar. [9:16] And THE GOD their God will save them in that day as the flock of his people; for they shall be as the stones of a crown, lifted on high over his land. [9:17] For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! grain shall make the young men flourish, and new wine the virgins.

[10:1] Ask you of THE GOD rain in the time of the latter rain, even of THE GOD that maketh lightnings; and he will give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field. [10:2] For the teraphim have spoken vanity, and the diviners have seen a lie; and they have told false dreams, they comfort in vain: therefore they go their way like sheep, they are afflicted, because there is no shepherd. [10:3] Mine anger is kindled against the shepherds, and I will punish the he-goats; for THE GOD of hosts hath visited his flock, the house of Judah, and will make them as his goodly horse in the battle. [10:4] From him shall come forth the corner-stone, from him the nail, from him the battle bow, from him every ruler together. [10:5] And they shall be as mighty men, treading down their enemies in the mire of the streets in the battle; and they shall fight, because THE GOD is with them; and the riders on horses shall be confounded. [10:6] And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph, and I will bring them back; for I have mercy upon them; and they shall be as though I had not cast them off: for I am THE GOD their God, and I will hear them. [10:7] And they of Ephraim shall be like a mighty man, and their heart shall rejoice as through wine; yea, their children shall see it, and rejoice; their heart shall be glad in THE GOD. [10:8] I will hiss for them, and gather them; for I have redeemed them; and they shall increase as they have increased. [10:9] And I will sow them among the peoples; and they shall remember me in far countries; and they shall live with their children, and shall return. [10:10] I will bring them again also out of the land of Egypt, and gather them out of Assyria; and I will bring them into the land of Gilead and Lebanon; and place shall not be found for them. [10:11] And he will pass through the sea of affliction, and will smite the waves in the sea, and all the depths of the Nile shall dry up; and the pride of Assyria shall be brought down, and the sceptre of Egypt shall depart. [10:12] And I will strengthen them in THE GOD; and they shall walk up and down in his name, saith THE GOD.

[11:1] Open your doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour your cedars. [11:2] Wail, O fir-tree, for the cedar is fallen, because the goodly ones are destroyed: wail, O you oaks of Bashan, for the strong forest is come down. [11:3] A voice of the wailing of the shepherds! for their glory is destroyed: a voice of the roaring of young lions! for the pride of the Jordan is laid waste. [11:4] Thus said THE GOD my God: Feed the flock of slaughter; [11:5] whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty; and they that sell them say, Blessed be THE GOD, for I am rich; and their own shepherds pity them not. [11:6] For I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land, saith THE GOD; but, lo, I will deliver the men every one into his neighbor’s hand, and into the hand of his king; and they shall smite the land, and out of their hand I will not deliver them. [11:7] So I fed the flock of slaughter, verily the poor of the flock. And I took unto me two staves; the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Bands; and I fed the flock. [11:8] And I cut off the three shepherds in one month; for my soul was weary of them, and their soul also loathed me. [11:9] Then said I, I will not feed you: that which dieth, let it die; and that which is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let them that are left eat every one the flesh of another. [11:10] And I took my staff Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the peoples. [11:11] And it was broken in that day; and thus the poor of the flock that gave heed unto me knew that it was the word of THE GOD. [11:12] And I said unto them, If you think good, give me my hire; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my hire thirty pieces of silver. [11:13] And THE GOD said unto me, Cast it unto the potter, the goodly price that I was prized at by them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them unto the potter, in the house of THE GOD. [11:14] Then I cut asunder mine other staff, even Bands, that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel. [11:15] And THE GOD said unto me, Take unto you yet again the instruments of a foolish shepherd. [11:16] For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, who will not visit those that are cut off, neither will seek those that are scattered, nor heal that which is broken, nor feed that which is sound; but he will eat the flesh of the fat sheep, and will tear their hoofs in pieces. [11:17] Woe to the worthless shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.

[12:1] The burden of the word of THE GOD concerning Israel. Thus saith THE GOD, who stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him: [12:2] behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of reeling unto all the peoples round about, and upon Judah also shall it be in the siege against Jerusalem. [12:3] And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all the peoples; all that burden themselves with it shall be sore wounded; and all the nations of the earth shall be gathered together against it. [12:4] In that day, saith THE GOD, I will smite every horse with terror, and his rider with madness; and I will open mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the peoples with blindness. [12:5] And the chieftains of Judah shall say in their heart, The inhabitants of Jerusalem are my strength in THE GOD of hosts their God. [12:6] In that day will I make the chieftains of Judah like a pan of fire among wood, and like a flaming torch among sheaves; and they shall devour all the peoples round about, on the right hand and on the left; and they of Jerusalem shall yet again dwell in their own place, even in Jerusalem. [12:7] THE GOD also shall save the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem be not magnified above Judah. [12:8] In that day shall THE GOD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem: and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of THE GOD before them. [12:9] And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem. [12:10] And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplication; and they shall look unto me whom they have pierced; and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his first-born. [12:11] In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon. [12:12] And the land shall mourn, every family apart; the family of the house of David apart, and their wives apart; the family of the house of Nathan apart, and their wives apart; [12:13] the family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the family of the Shimeites apart, and their wives apart; [12:14] all the families that remain, every family apart, and their wives apart.

[13:1] In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for uncleanness. [13:2] And it shall come to pass in that day, saith THE GOD of hosts, that I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no more be remembered; and also I will cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to pass out of the land. [13:3] And it shall come to pass that, when any shall yet prophesy, then his father and his mother that begat him shall say unto him, you shalt not live; for you speakest lies in the name of THE GOD; and his father and his mother that begat him shall thrust him through when he prophesieth. [13:4] And it shall come to pass in that day, that the prophets shall be ashamed every one of his vision, when he prophesieth; neither shall they wear a hairy mantle to deceive: [13:5] but he shall say, I am no prophet, I am a tiller of the ground; for I have been made a bondman from my youth. [13:6] And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds between your arms? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends. [13:7] Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith THE GOD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered; and I will turn my hand upon the little ones. [13:8] And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith THE GOD, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein. [13:9] And I will bring the third part into the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried. They shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people; and they shall say, THE GOD is my God.

[14:1] Behold, a day of THE GOD cometh, when your spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee. [14:2] For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city. [14:3] Then shall THE GOD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle. [14:4] And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east; and the mount of Olives shall be cleft in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south. [14:5] And you shall flee by the valley of my mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azel; yea, you shall flee, like as you fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah; and THE GOD my God shall come, and all the holy ones with thee. [14:6] And it shall come to pass in that day, that there shall not be light; the bright ones shall withdraw themselves: [14:7] but it shall be one day which is known unto THE GOD; not day, and not night; but it shall come to pass, that at evening time there shall be light. [14:8] And it shall come to pass in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the eastern sea, and half of them toward the western sea: in summer and in winter shall it be. [14:9] And THE GOD shall be King over all the earth: in that day shall THE GOD be one, and his name one. [14:10] All the land shall be made like the Arabah, from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem; and she shall be lifted up, and shall dwell in her place, from Benjamin’s gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananel unto the king’s wine-presses. [14:11] And men shall dwell therein, and there shall be no more curse; but Jerusalem shall dwell safely. [14:12] And this shall be the plague wherewith THE GOD will smite all the peoples that have warred against Jerusalem: their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their sockets, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth. [14:13] And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from THE GOD shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbor, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbor. [14:14] And Judah also shall fight at Jerusalem; and the wealth of all the nations round about shall be gathered together, gold, and silver, and apparel, in great abundance. [14:15] And so shall be the plague of the horse, of the mule, of the camel, and of the ass, and of all the beasts that shall be in those camps, as that plague. [14:16] And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations that came against Jerusalem shall go up from year to year to worship the King, THE GOD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles. [14:17] And it shall be, that whoso of all the families of the earth goeth not up unto Jerusalem to worship the King, THE GOD of hosts, upon them there shall be no rain. [14:18] And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, neither shall it be upon them; there shall be the plague wherewith THE GOD will smite the nations that go not up to keep the feast of tabernacles. [14:19] This shall be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all the nations that go not up to keep the feast of tabernacles. [14:20] In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, HOLY UNTO JEHOVAH; and the pots in THE GOD’s house shall be like the bowls before the altar. [14:21] Yea, every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah shall be holy unto THE GOD of hosts; and all they that sacrifice shall come and take of them, and boil therein: and in that day there shall be no more a Canaanite in the house of THE GOD of hosts.

 

Malachi

[1:1] The burden of the word of THE GOD to Israel by Malachi. [1:2] I have loved you, saith THE GOD. Yet you say, Wherein have you loved us? Was not Esau Jacob’s brother, saith THE GOD: yet I loved Jacob; [1:3] but Esau I hated, and made his mountains a desolation, and gave his heritage to the jackals of the wilderness. [1:4] Whereas Edom saith, We are beaten down, but we will return and build the waste places; thus saith THE GOD of hosts, They shall build, but I will throw down; and men shall call them The border of wickedness, and The people against whom THE GOD hath indignation for ever. [1:5] And your eyes shall see, and you shall say, THE GOD be magnified beyond the border of Israel. [1:6] A son honoreth his father, and a servant his master: if then I am a father, where is mine honor? and if I am a master, where is my fear? saith THE GOD of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And you say, Wherein have we despised your name? [1:7] You offer polluted bread upon mine altar. And you say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that you say, The table of THE GOD is contemptible. [1:8] And when you offer the blind for sacrifice, it is no evil! and when you offer the lame and sick, it is no evil! Present it now unto your governor; will he be pleased with thee? or will he accept your person? saith THE GOD of hosts. [1:9] And now, I pray you, entreat the favor of God, that he may be gracious unto us: this hath been by your means: will he accept any of your persons? saith THE GOD of hosts. [1:10] Oh that there were one among you that would shut the doors, that you might not kindle fire on mine altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you, saith THE GOD of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand. [1:11] For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the Gentiles, saith THE GOD of hosts. [1:12] But you profane it, in that you say, The table of THE GOD is polluted, and the fruit thereof, even its food, is contemptible. [1:13] You say also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and you have snuffed at it, saith THE GOD of hosts; and you have brought that which was taken by violence, and the lame, and the sick; thus you bring the offering: should I accept this at your hand? saith THE GOD. [1:14] But cursed be the deceiver, who hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a blemished thing; for I am a great King, saith THE GOD of hosts, and my name is terrible among the Gentiles.

[2:1] And now, O you priests, this commandment is for you. [2:2] If you will not hear, and if you will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith THE GOD of hosts, then will I send the curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings; yea, I have cursed them already, because you do not lay it to heart. [2:3] Behold, I will rebuke your seed, and will spread dung upon your faces, even the dung of your feasts; and you shall be taken away with it. [2:4] And you shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant may be with Levi, saith THE GOD of hosts. [2:5] My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him that he might fear; and he feared me, and stood in awe of my name. [2:6] The law of truth was in his mouth, and unrighteousness was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and uprightness, and turned many away from iniquity. [2:7] For the priest’s lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth; for he is the messenger of THE GOD of hosts. [2:8] But you are turned aside out of the way; you have caused many to stumble in the law; you have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith THE GOD of hosts. [2:9] Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according as you have not kept my ways, but have had respect of persons in the law. [2:10] Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, profaning the covenant of our fathers? [2:11] Judah hath dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned the holiness of THE GOD which he loveth, and hath married the daughter of a foreign god. [2:12] THE GOD will cut off, to the man that doeth this, him that waketh and him that answereth, out of the tents of Jacob, and him that offereth an offering unto THE GOD of hosts. [2:13] And this again you do: you cover the altar of THE GOD with tears, with weeping, and with sighing, insomuch that he regardeth not the offering any more, neither receiveth it with good will at your hand. [2:14] Yet you say, Wherefore? Because THE GOD hath been witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have dealt treacherously, though she is your companion, and the wife of your covenant. [2:15] And did he not make one, although he had the residue of the Spirit? And wherefore one? He sought a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth. [2:16] For I hate putting away, saith THE GOD, the God of Israel, and him that covereth his garment with violence, saith THE GOD of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that you deal not treacherously. [2:17] You have wearied THE GOD with your words. Yet you say, Wherein have we wearied him? In that you say, Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of THE GOD, and he delighteth in them; or where is the God of justice?

[3:1] Behold, I send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, behold, he cometh, saith THE GOD of hosts. [3:2] But who can abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fuller’s soap: [3:3] and he will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the sons of Levi, and refine them as gold and silver; and they shall offer unto THE GOD offerings in righteousness. [3:4] Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto THE GOD, as in the days of old, and as in ancient years. [3:5] And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against the false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the sojourner from his right, and fear not me, saith THE GOD of hosts. [3:6] For I, THE GOD, change not; therefore ye, O sons of Jacob, are not consumed. [3:7] From the days of your fathers you have turned aside from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith THE GOD of hosts. But you say, Wherein shall we return? [3:8] Will a man rob God? yet you rob me. But you say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. [3:9] You are cursed with the curse; for you rob me, even this whole nation. [3:10] Bring you the whole tithe into the store-house, that there may be food in my house, and prove me now herewith, saith THE GOD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it. [3:11] And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast its fruit before the time in the field, saith THE GOD of hosts. [3:12] And all nations shall call you happy; for you shall be a delightsome land, saith THE GOD of hosts. [3:13] Your words have been stout against me, saith THE GOD. Yet you say, What have we spoken against thee? [3:14] You have said, It is vain to serve God; and what profit is it that we have kept his charge, and that we have walked mournfully before THE GOD of hosts? [3:15] And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are built up; yea, they tempt God, and escape. [3:16] Then they that feared THE GOD spake one with another; and THE GOD hearkened, and heard, and a book of remembrance was written before him, for them that feared THE GOD, and that thought upon his name. [3:17] And they shall be mine, saith THE GOD of hosts, even mine own possession, in the day that I make; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him. [3:18] Then shall you return and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.

[4:1] For, behold, the day cometh, it burneth as a furnace; and all the proud, and all that work wickedness, shall be stubble; and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith THE GOD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch. [4:2] But unto you that fear my name shall the sun of righteousness arise with healing in its wings; and you shall go forth, and gambol as calves of the stall. [4:3] And you shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I make, saith THE GOD of hosts. [4:4] Remember you the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, even statutes and ordinances. [4:5] Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of THE GOD come. [4:6] And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers; lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.

 

The Gospel According to St. Matthew

[1:1] The book of the generation of Jesus, the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

[1:2] Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judah and his brethren; [1:3] and Judah begat Perez and Zerah of Tamar; and Perez begat Hezron; and Hezron begat Ram; [1:4] and Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon; and Nahshon begat Salmon; [1:5] and Salmon begat Boaz of Rahab; and Boaz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse; [1:6] and Jesse begat David the king.

And David begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Uriah; [1:7] and Solomon begat Rehoboam; and Rehoboam begat Abijah; and Abijah begat Asa; [1:8] and Asa begat Jehoshaphat; and Jehoshaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Uzziah; [1:9] and Uzziah begat Jotham; and Jotham begat Ahaz; and Ahaz begat Hezekiah; [1:10] and Hezekiah begat Manasseh; and Manasseh begat Amon; and Amon begat Josiah; [1:11] and Josiah begat Jechoniah and his brethren, at the time of the carrying away to Babylon.

[1:12] And after the carrying away to Babylon, Jechoniah begat Shealtiel; and Shealtiel begat Zerubbabel; [1:13] and Zerubbabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor; [1:14] and Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud; [1:15] and Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob; [1:16] and Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Messiah.

[1:17] So all the generations from Abraham unto David are fourteen generations; and from David unto the carrying away to Babylon fourteen generations; and from the carrying away to Babylon unto the Messiah fourteen generations.

[1:18] Now the birth of Jesus, the Messiah, was on this wise: When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found with child of the Holy Spirit. [1:19] And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily. [1:20] But when he thought on these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, you son of David, fear not to take unto you Mary your wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. [1:21] And she shall bring forth a son; and you shalt call his name JESUS; for it is he that shall save his people from their sins. [1:22] Now all this is come to pass, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,

[1:23] Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son,

And they shall call his name Immanuel;

which is, being interpreted, God with us. [1:24] And Joseph arose from his sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took unto him his wife; [1:25] and knew her not till she had brought forth a son: and he called his name JESUS.

[2:1] Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, Wise-men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, [2:2] Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we saw his star in the east, and are come to worship him. [2:3] And when Herod the king heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. [2:4] And gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Messiah should be born. [2:5] And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written through the prophet,

[2:6] And you Bethlehem, land of Judah,

Art in no wise least among the princes of Judah:

For out of you shall come forth a governor,

Who shall be shepherd of my people Israel.

[2:7] Then Herod privily called the Wise-men, and learned of them exactly what time the star appeared. [2:8] And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search out exactly concerning the young child; and when you have found him, bring me word, that I also may come and worship him. [2:9] And they, having heard the king, went their way; and lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was. [2:10] And when they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. [2:11] And they came into the house and saw the young child with Mary his mother; and they fell down and worshipped him; and opening their treasures they offered unto him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh. [2:12] And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.

[2:13] Now when they were departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be you there until I tell thee: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him. [2:14] And he arose and took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt; [2:15] and was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt did I call my son.

[2:16] Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the Wise-men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the borders thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had exactly learned of the Wise-men. [2:17] Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying,

[2:18] A voice was heard in Ramah,

Weeping and great mourning,

Rachel weeping for her children;

And she would not be comforted, because they are not.

[2:19] But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying, [2:20] Arise and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead that sought the young child’s life. [2:21] And he arose and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel. [2:22] But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither; and being warned of God in a dream, he withdrew into the parts of Galilee, [2:23] and came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets, that he should be called a Nazarene.

[3:1] And in those days cometh John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, saying, [3:2] Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. [3:3] For this is he that was spoken of through Isaiah the prophet, saying,

The voice of one crying in the wilderness,

Make you ready the way of the Lord,

Make his paths straight.

[3:4] Now John himself had his raiment of camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey. [3:5] Then went out unto him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about the Jordan; [3:6] and they were baptized of him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. [3:7] But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said unto them, You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? [3:8] Bring forth therefore fruit worthy of repentance: [3:9] and think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham. [3:10] And even now the axe lieth at the root of the trees: every tree therefore that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. [3:11] I indeed baptize you in water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire: [3:12] whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing-floor; and he will gather his wheat into the garner, but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire.

[3:13] Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him. [3:14] But John would have hindered him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest you to me? [3:15] But Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffereth him. [3:16] And Jesus when he was baptized, went up straightway from the water: and lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him; [3:17] and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

[4:1] Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. [4:2] And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he afterward hungered. [4:3] And the tempter came and said unto him, If you art the son of God, command that these stones become bread. [4:4] But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. [4:5] Then the devil taketh him into the holy city; and he set him on the pinnacle of the temple, [4:6] and saith unto him, If you art the son of God, cast yourself down: for it is written,

He shall give his angels charge concerning thee:

and,

On their hands they shall bear you up,

Lest haply you dash your foot against a stone.

[4:7] Jesus said unto him, Again it is written, you shalt not make trial of the Lord your God. [4:8] Again, the devil taketh him unto an exceeding high mountain, and showeth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; [4:9] and he said unto him, All these things will I give thee, if you wilt fall down and worship me. [4:10] Then saith Jesus unto him, Get you hence, Satan: for it is written, you shalt worship the Lord your God, and him only shalt you serve. [4:11] Then the devil leaveth him; and behold, angels came and ministered unto him.

[4:12] Now when he heard that John was delivered up, he withdrew into Galilee; [4:13] and leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the borders of Zebulun and Naphtali: [4:14] that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,

[4:15] The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali,

Toward the sea, beyond the Jordan,

Galilee of the Gentiles,

[4:16] The people that sat in darkness

Saw a great light,

And to them that sat in the region and shadow of death,

To them did light spring up.

[4:17] From that time began Jesus to preach, and to say, Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

[4:18] And walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brethren, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishers. [4:19] And he saith unto them, Come you after me, and I will make you fishers of men. [4:20] And they straightway left the nets, and followed him. [4:21] And going on from thence he saw two other brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them. [4:22] And they straightway left the boat and their father, and followed him.

[4:23] And Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of disease and all manner of sickness among the people. [4:24] And the report of him went forth into all Syria: and they brought unto him all that were sick, holden with divers diseases and torments, possessed with demons, and epileptic, and palsied; and he healed them. [4:25] And there followed him great multitudes from Galilee and Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judaea and from beyond the Jordan.

[5:1] And seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain: and when he had sat down, his disciples came unto him: [5:2] and he opened his mouth and taught them, saying,

[5:3] Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

[5:4] Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

[5:5] Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

[5:6] Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

[5:7] Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

[5:8] Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

[5:9] Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called sons of God.

[5:10] Blessed are they that have been persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. [5:11] Blessed are you when men shall reproach you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. [5:12] Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets that were before you.

[5:13] You are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost its savor, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under foot of men. [5:14] You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. [5:15] Neither do men light a lamp, and put it under the bushel, but on the stand; and it shineth unto all that are in the house. [5:16] Even so let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

[5:17] Think not that I came to destroy the law or the prophets: I came not to destroy, but to fulfil. [5:18] For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass away from the law, till all things be accomplished. [5:19] Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. [5:20] For I say unto you, that except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven.

[5:21] You have heard that it was said to them of old time, you shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: [5:22] but I say unto you, that every one who is angry with his brother shall be in danger of the judgment; and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council; and whosoever shall say, you fool, shall be in danger of the hell of fire. [5:23] If therefore you art offering your gift at the altar, and there rememberest that your brother hath aught against thee, [5:24] leave there your gift before the altar, and go your way, first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift. [5:25] Agree with your adversary quickly, while you art with him in the way; lest haply the adversary deliver you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and you be cast into prison. [5:26] Verily I say unto thee, you shalt by no means come out thence, till you have paid the last farthing.

[5:27] You have heard that it was said, you shalt not commit adultery: [5:28] but I say unto you, that every one that looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. [5:29] And if your right eye causeth you to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for you that one of your members should perish, and not your whole body be cast into hell. [5:30] And if your right hand causeth you to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for you that one of your members should perish, and not your whole body go into hell. [5:31] It was said also, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement: [5:32] but I say unto you, that every one that putteth away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, maketh her an adulteress: and whosoever shall marry her when she is put away committeth adultery.

[5:33] Again, you have heard that it was said to them of old time, you shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord your oaths: [5:34] but I say unto you, swear not at all; neither by the heaven, for it is the throne of God; [5:35] nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. [5:36] Neither shalt you swear by your head, for you canst not make one hair white or black. [5:37] But let your speech be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: and whatsoever is more than these is of the evil one.

[5:38] You have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: [5:39] but I say unto you, resist not him that is evil: but whosoever smiteth you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also. [5:40] And if any man would go to law with thee, and take away your coat, let him have your cloak also. [5:41] And whosoever shall compel you to go one mile, go with him two. [5:42] Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of you turn not you away.

[5:43] You have heard that it was said, you shalt love your neighbor, and hate your enemy: [5:44] but I say unto you, love your enemies, and pray for them that persecute you; [5:45] that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sendeth rain on the just and the unjust. [5:46] For if you love them that love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same? [5:47] And if you salute your brethren only, what do you more than others? do not even the Gentiles the same? [5:48] You therefore shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

[6:1] Take heed that you do not your righteousness before men, to be seen of them: else you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven. [6:2] When therefore you doest alms, sound not a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward. [6:3] But when you doest alms, let not your left hand know what your right hand doeth: [6:4] that your alms may be in secret: and your Father who seeth in secret shall recompense thee.

[6:5] And when you pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites: for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward. [6:6] But thou, when you prayest, enter into your inner chamber, and having shut your door, pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who seeth in secret shall recompense thee. [6:7] And in praying use not vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. [6:8] Be not therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things you have need of, before you ask him. [6:9] After this manner therefore pray ye. Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be your name. [6:10] your kingdom come. your will be done, as in heaven, so on earth. [6:11] Give us this day our daily bread. [6:12] And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. [6:13] And bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. [6:14] For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. [6:15] But if you forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

[6:16] Moreover when you fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may be seen of men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward. [6:17] But thou, when you fastest, anoint your head, and wash your face; [6:18] that you be not seen of men to fast, but of your Father who is in secret: and your Father, who seeth in secret, shall recompense thee.

[6:19] Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal: [6:20] but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth consume, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: [6:21] for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. [6:22] The lamp of the body is the eye: if therefore your eye be single, your whole body shall be full of light. [6:23] But if your eye be evil, your whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you be darkness, how great is the darkness! [6:24] No man can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. [6:25] Therefore I say unto you, be not anxious for your life, what you shall eat, or what you shall drink; nor yet for your body, what you shall put on. Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the raiment? [6:26] Behold the birds of the heaven, that they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; and your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not you of much more value then they? [6:27] And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit unto the measure of his life? [6:28] And why are you anxious concerning raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: [6:29] yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. [6:30] But if God doth so clothe the grass of the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? [6:31] Be not therefore anxious, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? [6:32] For after all these things do the Gentiles seek; for your heavenly Father knoweth that you have need of all these things. [6:33] But seek you first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. [6:34] Be not therefore anxious for the morrow: for the morrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

[7:1] Judge not, that you be not judged. [7:2] For with what judgment you judge, you shall be judged: and with what measure you mete, it shall be measured unto you. [7:3] And why beholdest you the mote that is in your brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in your own eye? [7:4] Or how wilt you say to your brother, Let me cast out the mote out of your eye; and lo, the beam is in your own eye? [7:5] you hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of your own eye; and then shalt you see clearly to cast out the mote out of your brother’s eye.

[7:6] Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast your pearls before the swine, lest haply they trample them under their feet, and turn and rend you.

[7:7] Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: [7:8] for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. [7:9] Or what man is there of you, who, if his son shall ask him for a loaf, will give him a stone; [7:10] or if he shall ask for a fish, will give him a serpent? [7:11] If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father who is in heaven give good things to them that ask him? [7:12] All things therefore whatsoever you would that men should do unto you, even so do you also unto them: for this is the law and the prophets.

[7:13] Enter you in by the narrow gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many are they that enter in thereby. [7:14] For narrow is the gate, and straitened the way, that leadeth unto life, and few are they that find it.

[7:15] Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves. [7:16] By their fruits you shall know them. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? [7:17] Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but the corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. [7:18] A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. [7:19] Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. [7:20] Therefore by their fruits you shall know them. [7:21] Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven. [7:22] Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy by your name, and by your name cast out demons, and by your name do many mighty works? [7:23] And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, you that work iniquity.

[7:24] Every one therefore that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them, shall be likened unto a wise man, who built his house upon the rock: [7:25] and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and if fell not: for it was founded upon the rock. [7:26] And every one that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand: [7:27] and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and smote upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall thereof.

[7:28] And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these words, the multitudes were astonished at his teaching: [7:29] for he taught them as one having authority, and not as their scribes.

[8:1] And when he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him. [8:2] And behold, there came to him a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if you wilt, you canst make me clean. [8:3] And he stretched forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be you made clean. And straightway his leprosy was cleansed. [8:4] And Jesus saith unto him, See you tell no man; but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

[8:5] And when he was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, [8:6] and saying, Lord, my servant lieth in the house sick of the palsy, grievously tormented. [8:7] And he saith unto him, I will come and heal him. [8:8] And the centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that you shouldest come under my roof; but only say the word, and my servant shall be healed. [8:9] For I also am a man under authority, having under myself soldiers: and I say to this one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. [8:10] And when Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. [8:11] And I say unto you, that many shall come from the east and the west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven: [8:12] but the sons of the kingdom shall be cast forth into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth. [8:13] And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go your way; as you have believed, so be it done unto thee. And the servant was healed in that hour.

[8:14] And when Jesus was come into Peter’s house, he saw his wife’s mother lying sick of a fever. [8:15] And he touched her hand, and the fever left her; and she arose, and ministered unto him. [8:16] And when even was come, they brought unto him many possessed with demons: and he cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all that were sick: [8:17] that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying: Himself took our infirmities, and bare our diseases.

[8:18] Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandments to depart unto the other side. [8:19] And there came a scribe, and said unto him, Teacher, I will follow you whithersoever you goest. [8:20] And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. [8:21] And another of the disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. [8:22] But Jesus saith unto him, Follow me; and leave the dead to bury their own dead.

[8:23] And when he was entered into a boat, his disciples followed him. [8:24] And behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the boat was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. [8:25] And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Save, Lord; we perish. [8:26] And he saith unto them, Why are you fearful, O you of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. [8:27] And the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?

[8:28] And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gadarenes, there met him two possessed with demons, coming forth out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man could pass by that way. [8:29] And behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, you son of God? art you come hither to torment us before the time? [8:30] Now there was afar off from them a herd of many swine feeding. [8:31] And the demons besought him, saying, If you cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine. [8:32] And he said unto them, Go. And they came out, and went into the swine: and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep into the sea, and perished in the waters. [8:33] And they that fed them fled, and went away into the city, and told everything, and what was befallen to them that were possessed with demons. [8:34] And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart from their borders.

[9:1] And he entered into a boat, and crossed over, and came into his own city. [9:2] And behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, be of good cheer; your sins are forgiven. [9:3] And behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth. [9:4] And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think you evil in your hearts? [9:5] For which is easier, to say, your sins are forgiven; or to say, Arise, and walk? [9:6] But that you may know that the Son of man hath authority on earth to forgive sins (then saith he to the sick of the palsy), Arise, and take up your bed, and go up unto your house. [9:7] And he arose, and departed to his house. [9:8] But when the multitudes saw it, they were afraid, and glorified God, who had given such authority unto men.

[9:9] And as Jesus passed by from thence, he saw a man, called Matthew, sitting at the place of toll: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.

[9:10] And it came to pass, as he sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his disciples. [9:11] And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Teacher with the publicans and sinners? [9:12] But when he heard it, he said, They that are whole have no need of a physician, but they that are sick. [9:13] But go you and learn what this meaneth, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.

[9:14] Then come to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but your disciples fast not? [9:15] And Jesus said unto them, Can the sons of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then will they fast. [9:16] And no man putteth a piece of undressed cloth upon an old garment; for that which should fill it up taketh from the garment, and a worse rent is made. [9:17] Neither do men put new wine into old wine-skins: else the skins burst, and the wine is spilled, and the skins perish: but they put new wine into fresh wine-skins, and both are preserved.

[9:18] While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay your hand upon her, and she shall live. [9:19] And Jesus arose, and followed him, and so did his disciples. [9:20] And behold, a woman, who had an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: [9:21] for she said within herself, If I do but touch his garment, I shall be made whole. [9:22] But Jesus turning and seeing her said, Daughter, be of good cheer; your faith hath made you whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour. [9:23] And when Jesus came into the ruler’s house, and saw the flute-players, and the crowd making a tumult, [9:24] he said, Give place: for the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn. [9:25] But when the crowd was put forth, he entered in, and took her by the hand; and the damsel arose. [9:26] And the fame hereof went forth into all that land.

[9:27] And as Jesus passed by from thence, two blind men followed him, crying out, and saying, Have mercy on us, you son of David. [9:28] And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe you that I am able to do this? They say unto him, Yea, Lord. [9:29] Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it done unto you. [9:30] And their eyes were opened. And Jesus strictly charged them, saying, See that no man know it. [9:31] But they went forth, and spread abroad his fame in all that land.

[9:32] And as they went forth, behold, there was brought to him a dumb man possessed with a demon. [9:33] And when the demon was cast out, the dumb man spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel. [9:34] But the Pharisees said, By the prince of the demons casteth he out demons.

[9:35] And Jesus went about all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of disease and all manner of sickness. [9:36] But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were distressed and scattered, as sheep not having a shepherd. [9:37] Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest indeed is plenteous, but the laborers are few. [9:38] Pray you therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth laborers into his harvest.

[10:1] And he called unto him his twelve disciples, and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of disease and all manner of sickness.

[10:2] Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; [10:3] Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; [10:4] Simon the Cananaean, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.

[10:5] These twelve Jesus sent forth, and charged them, saying, Go not into any way of the Gentiles, and enter not into any city of the Samaritans: [10:6] but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. [10:7] And as you go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. [10:8] Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons: freely you received, freely give. [10:9] Get you no gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses; [10:10] no wallet for your journey, neither two coats, nor shoes, nor staff: for the laborer is worthy of his food. [10:11] And into whatsoever city or village you shall enter, search out who in it is worthy; and there abide till you go forth. [10:12] And as you enter into the house, salute it. [10:13] And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you. [10:14] And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, as you go forth out of that house or that city, shake off the dust of your feet. [10:15] Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city.

[10:16] Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be you therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. [10:17] But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to councils, and in theirs synagogues they will scourge you; [10:18] yea and before governors and kings shall you be brought for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the Gentiles. [10:19] But when they deliver you up, be not anxious how or what you shall speak: for it shall be given you in that hour what you shall speak. [10:20] For it is not you that speak, but the Spirit of your Father that speaketh in you. [10:21] And brother shall deliver up brother to death, and the father his child: and children shall rise up against parents, and cause them to be put to death. [10:22] And you shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved. [10:23] But when they persecute you in this city, flee into the next: for verily I say unto you, You shall not have gone through the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.

[10:24] A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his lord. [10:25] It is enough for the disciple that he be as his teacher, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more them of his household! [10:26] Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known. [10:27] What I tell you in the darkness, speak you in the light; and what you hear in the ear, proclaim upon the house-tops. [10:28] And be not afraid of them that kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. [10:29] Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? and not one of them shall fall on the ground without your Father: [10:30] but the very hairs of your head are all numbered. [10:31] Fear not therefore: you are of more value than many sparrows. [10:32] Every one therefore who shall confess me before men, him will I also confess before my Father who is in heaven. [10:33] But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father who is in heaven.

[10:34] Think not that I came to send peace on the earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. [10:35] For I came to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law: [10:36] and a man’s foes shall be they of his own household. [10:37] He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. [10:38] And he that doth not take his cross and follow after me, is not worthy of me. [10:39] He that findeth his life shall lose it; and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.

[10:40] He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me. [10:41] He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward: and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward. [10:42] And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you he shall in no wise lose his reward.

[11:1] And it came to pass when Jesus had finished commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and preach in their cities. [11:2] Now when John heard in the prison the works of the Messiah, he sent by his disciples [11:3] and said unto him, Art you he that cometh, or look we for another? [11:4] And Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and tell John the things which you hear and see: [11:5] the blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good tidings preached to them. [11:6] And blessed is he, whosoever shall find no occasion of stumbling in me.

[11:7] And as these went their way, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went you out into the wilderness to behold? a reed shaken with the wind? [11:8] But what went you out to see? a man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they that wear soft raiment are in king’s houses. [11:9] But wherefore went you out? to see a prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet. [11:10] This is he, of whom it is written,

Behold, I send my messenger before your face,

Who shall prepare your way before thee.

[11:11] Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not arisen a greater than John the Baptist: yet he that is but little in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. [11:12] And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and men of violence take it by force. [11:13] For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John. [11:14] And if you are willing to receive it, this is Elijah, that is to come. [11:15] He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. [11:16] But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the marketplaces, who call unto their fellows [11:17] and say, We piped unto you, and you did not dance; we wailed, and you did not mourn. [11:18] For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a demon. [11:19] The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold, a gluttonous man and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners! And wisdom is justified by her works.

[11:20] Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not. [11:21] Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon which were done in you, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. [11:22] But I say unto you, it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment than for you. [11:23] And thou, Capernaum, shalt you be exalted unto heaven? you shalt go down unto Hades: for if the mighty works had been done in Sodom which were done in thee, it would have remained until this day. [11:24] But I say unto you that it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.

[11:25] At that season Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you didst hide these things from the wise and understanding, and didst reveal them unto babes: [11:26] yea, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in your sight. [11:27] All things have been delivered unto me of my Father: and no one knoweth the Son, save the Father; neither doth any know the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son willeth to reveal him. [11:28] Come unto me, all you that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. [11:29] Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and you shall find rest unto your souls. [11:30] For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

[12:1] At that season Jesus went on the sabbath day through the grainfields; and his disciples were hungry and began to pluck ears and to eat. [12:2] But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said unto him, Behold, your disciples do that which it is not lawful to do upon the sabbath. [12:3] But he said unto them, Have you not read what David did, when he was hungry, and they that were with him; [12:4] how he entered into the house of God, and ate the showbread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them that were with him, but only for the priests? [12:5] Or have you not read in the law, that on the sabbath day the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are guiltless? [12:6] But I say unto you, that one greater than the temple is here. [12:7] But if you had known what this meaneth, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, you would not have condemned the guiltless. [12:8] For the Son of man is lord of the sabbath.

[12:9] And he departed thence, and went into their synagogue: [12:10] and behold, a man having a withered hand. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day? that they might accuse him. [12:11] And he said unto them, What man shall there be of you, that shall have one sheep, and if this fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out? [12:12] How much then is a man of more value than a sheep! Wherefore it is lawful to do good on the sabbath day. [12:13] Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth your hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, as the other. [12:14] But the Pharisees went out, and took counsel against him, how they might destroy him.

[12:15] And Jesus perceiving it withdrew from thence: and many followed him; and he healed them all, [12:16] and charged them that they should not make him known: [12:17] that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,

[12:18] Behold, my servant whom I have chosen;

My beloved in whom my soul is well pleased:

I will put my Spirit upon him,

And he shall declare judgment to the Gentiles.

[12:19] He shall not strive, nor cry aloud;

Neither shall any one hear his voice in the streets.

[12:20] A bruised reed shall he not break,

And smoking flax shall he not quench,

Till he send forth judgment unto victory.

[12:21] And in his name shall the Gentiles hope.

[12:22] Then was brought unto him one possessed with a demon, blind and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the dumb man spake and saw. [12:23] And all the multitudes were amazed, and said, Can this be the son of David? [12:24] But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This man doth not cast out demons, but by Beelzebub the prince of the demons. [12:25] And knowing their thoughts he said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand: [12:26] and if Satan casteth out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then shall his kingdom stand? [12:27] And if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges. [12:28] But if I by the Spirit of God cast out demons, then is the kingdom of God come upon you. [12:29] Or how can one enter into the house of the strong man, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house. [12:30] He that is not with me is against me, and he that gathereth not with me scattereth. [12:31] Therefore I say unto you, Every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men; but the blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven. [12:32] And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him; but whosoever shall speak against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, nor in that which is to come. [12:33] Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by its fruit. [12:34] You offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. [12:35] The good man out of his good treasure bringeth forth good things: and the evil man out of his evil treasure bringeth forth evil things. [12:36] And I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. [12:37] For by your words you shalt be justified, and by your words you shalt be condemned.

[12:38] Then certain of the scribes and Pharisees answered him, saying, Teacher, we would see a sign from thee. [12:39] But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given it but the sign of Jonah the prophet: [12:40] for as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the whale; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. [12:41] The men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, a greater than Jonah is here. [12:42] The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, a greater than Solomon is here. [12:43] But the unclean spirit, when he is gone out of the man, passeth through waterless places, seeking rest, and findeth it not. [12:44] Then he saith, I will return into my house whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished. [12:45] Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more evil than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man becometh worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this evil generation.

[12:46] While he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, seeking to speak to him. [12:47] And one said unto him, Behold, your mother and your brethren stand without, seeking to speak to thee. [12:48] But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren? [12:49] And he stretched forth his hand towards his disciples, and said, Behold, my mother and my brethren! [12:50] For whosoever shall do the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.

[13:1] On that day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side. [13:2] And there were gathered unto him great multitudes, so that he entered into a boat, and sat; and all the multitude stood on the beach. [13:3] And he spake to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went forth to sow; [13:4] and as he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured them: [13:5] and others fell upon the rocky places, where they had not much earth: and straightway they sprang up, because they had no deepness of earth: [13:6] and when the sun was risen, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. [13:7] And others fell upon the thorns; and the thorns grew up and choked them: [13:8] and others fell upon the good ground, and yielded fruit, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. [13:9] He that hath ears, let him hear.

[13:10] And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest you unto them in parables? [13:11] And he answered and said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. [13:12] For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he hath. [13:13] Therefore speak I to them in parables; because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. [13:14] And unto them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith,

By hearing you shall hear, and shall in no wise understand;

And seeing you shall see, and shall in no wise perceive:

[13:15] For this people’s heart is waxed gross,

And their ears are dull of hearing,

And their eyes they have closed;

Lest haply they should perceive with their eyes,

And hear with their ears,

And understand with their heart,

And should turn again,

And I should heal them.

[13:16] But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear. [13:17] For verily I say unto you, that many prophets and righteous men desired to see the things which you see, and saw them not; and to hear the things which you hear, and heard them not. [13:18] Hear then you the parable of the sower. [13:19] When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the evil one, and snatcheth away that which hath been sown in his heart. This is he that was sown by the way side. [13:20] And he that was sown upon the rocky places, this is he that heareth the word, and straightway with joy receiveth it; [13:21] yet hath he not root in himself, but endureth for a while; and when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, straightway he stumbleth. [13:22] And he that was sown among the thorns, this is he that heareth the word; and the care of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful. [13:23] And he that was sown upon the good ground, this is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; who verily beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

[13:24] Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man that sowed good seed in his field: [13:25] but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares also among the wheat, and went away. [13:26] But when the blade sprang up and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. [13:27] And the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst you not sow good seed in your field? whence then hath it tares? [13:28] And he said unto them, An enemy hath done this. And the servants say unto him, Wilt you then that we go and gather them up? [13:29] But he saith, Nay; lest haply while you gather up the tares, you root up the wheat with them. [13:30] Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather up first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them; but gather the wheat into my barn.

[13:31] Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like unto a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field: [13:32] which indeed is less than all seeds; but when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the heaven come and lodge in the branches thereof.

[13:33] Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till it was all leavened.

[13:34] All these things spake Jesus in parables unto the multitudes; and without a parable spake he nothing unto them: [13:35] that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying,

I will open my mouth in parables;

I will utter things hidden from the foundation of the world.

[13:36] Then he left the multitudes, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Explain unto us the parable of the tares of the field. [13:37] And he answered and said, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; [13:38] and the field is the world; and the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the tares are the sons of the evil one; [13:39] and the enemy that sowed them is the devil: and the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are angels. [13:40] As therefore the tares are gathered up and burned with fire; so shall it be in the end of the world. [13:41] The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that cause stumbling, and them that do iniquity, [13:42] and shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth. [13:43] Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears, let him hear.

[13:44] The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in the field; which a man found, and hid; and in his joy he goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.

[13:45] Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a merchant seeking goodly pearls: [13:46] and having found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it.

[13:47] Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind: [13:48] which, when it was filled, they drew up on the beach; and they sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but the bad they cast away. [13:49] So shall it be in the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the righteous, [13:50] and shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

[13:51] Have you understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea. [13:52] And he said unto them, Therefore every scribe who hath been made a disciple to the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a householder, who bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.

[13:53] And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence.

[13:54] And coming into his own country he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works? [13:55] Is not this the carpenter’s son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas? [13:56] And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things? [13:57] And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country, and in his own house. [13:58] And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.

[14:1] At that season Herod the tetrarch heard the report concerning Jesus, [14:2] and said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore do these powers work in him. [14:3] For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife. [14:4] For John said unto him, It is not lawful for you to have her. [14:5] And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet. [14:6] But when Herod’s birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst, and pleased Herod. [14:7] Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she should ask. [14:8] And she, being put forward by her mother, saith, Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist. [14:9] And the king was grieved; but for the sake of his oaths, and of them that sat at meat with him, he commanded it to be given; [14:10] and he sent and beheaded John in the prison. [14:11] And his head was brought on a platter, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother. [14:12] And his disciples came, and took up the corpse, and buried him; and they went and told Jesus.

[14:13] Now when Jesus heard it, he withdrew from thence in a boat, to a desert place apart: and when the multitudes heard thereof, they followed him on foot from the cities. [14:14] And he came forth, and saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them, and healed their sick. [14:15] And when even was come, the disciples came to him, saying, The place is desert, and the time is already past; send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food. [14:16] But Jesus said unto them, They have no need to go away; give you them to eat. [14:17] And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes. [14:18] And he said, Bring them hither to me. [14:19] And he commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass; and he took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake and gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes. [14:20] And they all ate, and were filled: and they took up that which remained over of the broken pieces, twelve baskets full. [14:21] And they that did eat were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

[14:22] And straightway he constrained the disciples to enter into the boat, and to go before him unto the other side, till he should send the multitudes away. [14:23] And after he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into the mountain apart to pray: and when even was come, he was there alone. [14:24] But the boat was now in the midst of the sea, distressed by the waves; for the wind was contrary. [14:25] And in the fourth watch of the night he came unto them, walking upon the sea. [14:26] And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a ghost; and they cried out for fear. [14:27] But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid. [14:28] And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto you upon the waters. [14:29] And he said, Come. And Peter went down from the boat, and walked upon the waters to come to Jesus. [14:30] But when he saw the wind, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried out, saying, Lord, save me. [14:31] And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and took hold of him, and saith unto him, O you of little faith, wherefore didst you doubt? [14:32] And when they were gone up into the boat, the wind ceased. [14:33] And they that were in the boat worshipped him, saying, Of a truth you art the son of God.

[14:34] And when they had crossed over, they came to the land, unto Gennesaret. [14:35] And when the men of that place knew him, they sent into all that region round about, and brought unto him all that were sick, [14:36] and they besought him that they might only touch the border of his garment: and as many as touched were made whole.

[15:1] Then there come to Jesus from Jerusalem Pharisees and scribes, saying, [15:2] Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread. [15:3] And he answered and said unto them, Why do you also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition? [15:4] For God said, Honor your father and your mother: and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the death. [15:5] But you say, whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, That wherewith you mightest have been profited by me is given to God; [15:6] he shall not honor his father. And you have made void the word of God because of your tradition. [15:7] You hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,

[15:8] This people honoreth me with their lips;

But their heart is far from me.

[15:9] But in vain do they worship me,

Teaching as their doctrines the precepts of men.

[15:10] And he called to him the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand: [15:11] Not that which entereth into the mouth defileth the man; but that which proceedeth out of the mouth, this defileth the man. [15:12] Then came the disciples, and said unto him, Knowest you that the Pharisees were offended, when they heard this saying? [15:13] But he answered and said, Every plant which my heavenly Father planted not, shall be rooted up. [15:14] Let them alone: they are blind guides. And if the blind guide the blind, both shall fall into a pit. [15:15] And Peter answered and said unto him, Declare unto us the parable. [15:16] And he said, Are you also even yet without understanding? [15:17] Perceive you not, that whatsoever goeth into the mouth passeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught? [15:18] But the things which proceed out of the mouth come forth out of the heart; and they defile the man. [15:19] For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, railings: [15:20] these are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not the man.

[15:21] And Jesus went out thence, and withdrew into the parts of Tyre and Sidon. [15:22] And behold, a Canaanitish woman came out from those borders, and cried, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, you son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a demon. [15:23] But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us. [15:24] But he answered and said, I was not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. [15:25] But she came and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me. [15:26] And he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread and cast it to the dogs. [15:27] But she said, Yea, Lord: for even the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table. [15:28] Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is your faith: be it done unto you even as you wilt. And her daughter was healed from that hour.

[15:29] And Jesus departed thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and he went up into the mountain, and sat there. [15:30] And there came unto him great multitudes, having with them the lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and they cast them down at this feet; and he healed them: [15:31] insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb speaking, the maimed whole, and lame walking, and the blind seeing: and they glorified the God of Israel.

[15:32] And Jesus called unto him his disciples, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days and have nothing to eat: and I would not send them away fasting, lest haply they faint on the way. [15:33] And the disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so many loaves in a desert place as to fill so great a multitude? [15:34] And Jesus said unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few small fishes. [15:35] And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground; [15:36] and he took the seven loaves and the fishes; and he gave thanks and brake, and gave to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes. [15:37] And they all ate, and were filled: and they took up that which remained over of the broken pieces, seven baskets full. [15:38] And they that did eat were four thousand men, besides women and children. [15:39] And he sent away the multitudes, and entered into the boat, and came into the borders of Magadan.

[16:1] And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and trying him asked him to show them a sign from heaven. [16:2] But he answered and said unto them, When it is evening, you say, It will be fair weather: for the heaven is red. [16:3] And in the morning, It will be foul weather to-day: for the heaven is red and lowering. You know how to discern the face of the heaven; but you cannot discern the signs of the times. [16:4] An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of Jonah. And he left them, and departed.

[16:5] And the disciples came to the other side and forgot to take bread. [16:6] And Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees. [16:7] And they reasoned among themselves, saying, We took no bread. [16:8] And Jesus perceiving it said, O you of little faith, why reason you among yourselves, because you have no bread? [16:9] Do you not yet perceive, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets you took up? [16:10] Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets you took up? [16:11] How is it that you do not perceive that I spake not to you concerning bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees. [16:12] Then understood they that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

[16:13] Now when Jesus came into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Who do men say that the Son of man is? [16:14] And they said, Some say John the Baptist; some, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets. [16:15] He saith unto them, But who say you that I am? [16:16] And Simon Peter answered and said, you art the Messiah, the Son of the living God. [16:17] And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jonah: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father who is in heaven. [16:18] And I also say unto thee, that you art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. [16:19] I will give unto you the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever you shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatsoever you shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. [16:20] Then charged he the disciples that they should tell no man that he was the Messiah.

[16:21] From that time began Jesus to show unto his disciples, that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up. [16:22] And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall never be unto thee. [16:23] But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get you behind me, Satan: you art a stumbling-block unto me: for you mindest not the things of God, but the things of men. [16:24] Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. [16:25] For whosoever would save his life shall lose it: and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake shall find it. [16:26] For what shall a man be profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and forfeit his life? or what shall a man give in exchange for his life? [16:27] For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then shall he render unto every man according to his deeds. [16:28] Verily I say unto you, there are some of them that stand here, who shall in no wise taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

[17:1] And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart: [17:2] and he was transfigured before them; and his face did shine as the sun, and his garments became white as the light. [17:3] And behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elijah talking with him. [17:4] And Peter answered, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if you wilt, I will make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah. [17:5] While he was yet speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold, a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear you him. [17:6] And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid. [17:7] And Jesus came and touched them and said, Arise, and be not afraid. [17:8] And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one, save Jesus only.

[17:9] And as they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen from the dead. [17:10] And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elijah must first come? [17:11] And he answered and said, Elijah indeed cometh, and shall restore all things: [17:12] but I say unto you, that Elijah is come already, and they knew him not, but did unto him whatsoever they would. Even so shall the Son of man also suffer of them. [17:13] Then understood the disciples that he spake unto them of John the Baptist.

[17:14] And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a man, kneeling to him, saying, [17:15] Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is epileptic, and suffereth grievously; for oft-times he falleth into the fire, and off-times into the water. [17:16] And I brought him to your disciples, and they could not cure him. [17:17] And Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I bear with you? bring him hither to me. [17:18] And Jesus rebuked him; and the demon went out of him: and the boy was cured from that hour.

[17:19] Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast it out? [17:20] And he saith unto them, Because of your little faith: for verily I say unto you, If you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. [17:21] But this kind goeth not out save by prayer and fasting.

[17:22] And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be delivered up into the hands of men; [17:23] and they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised up. And they were exceeding sorry.

[17:24] And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received the half-shekel came to Peter, and said, Doth not your teacher pay the half-shekel? [17:25] He saith, Yea. And when he came into the house, Jesus spake first to him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? the kings of the earth, from whom do they receive toll or tribute? from their sons, or from strangers? [17:26] And when he said, From strangers, Jesus said unto him, Therefore the sons are free. [17:27] But, lest we cause them to stumble, go you to the sea, and cast a hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when you have opened his mouth, you shalt find a shekel: that take, and give unto them for me and thee.

[18:1] In that hour came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven? [18:2] And he called to him a little child, and set him in the midst of them, [18:3] and said, Verily I say unto you, Except you turn, and become as little children, you shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven. [18:4] Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. [18:5] And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me: [18:6] But whoso shall cause one of these little ones that believe on me to stumble, it is profitable for him that a great millstone should be hanged about his neck, and that he should be sunk in the depth of the sea.

[18:7] Woe unto the world because of occasions of stumbling! for it must needs be that the occasions come; but woe to that man through whom the occasion cometh! [18:8] And if your hand or your foot causeth you to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from thee: it is good for you to enter into life maimed or halt, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the eternal fire. [18:9] And if your eye causeth you to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is good for you to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the hell of fire. [18:10] See that you despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, that in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father who is in heaven. [18:11] For the Son of man came to save that which was lost. [18:12] How think ye? if any man have a hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and go unto the mountains, and seek that which goeth astray? [18:13] And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth over it more than over the ninety and nine which have not gone astray. [18:14] Even so it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.

[18:15] And if your brother sin against thee, go, show him his fault between you and him alone: if he hear thee, you have gained your brother. [18:16] But if he hear you not, take with you one or two more, that at the mouth of two witnesses or three every word may be established. [18:17] And if he refuse to hear them, tell it unto the church: and if he refuse to hear the church also, let him be unto you as the Gentile and the publican. [18:18] Verily I say unto you, what things soever you shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and what things soever you shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. [18:19] Again I say unto you, that if two of you shall agree on earth as touching anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father who is in heaven. [18:20] For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

[18:21] Then came Peter and said to him, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? until seven times? [18:22] Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times; but, Until seventy times seven. [18:23] Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, who would make a reckoning with his servants. [18:24] And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, that owed him ten thousand talents. [18:25] But forasmuch as he had not wherewith to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made. [18:26] The servant therefore fell down and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay you all. [18:27] And the lord of that servant, being moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt. [18:28] But that servant went out, and found one of his fellow-servants, who owed him a hundred shillings: and he laid hold on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay what you owest. [18:29] So his fellow-servant fell down and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee. [18:30] And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay that which was due. [18:31] So when his fellow-servants saw what was done, they were exceeding sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done. [18:32] Then his lord called him unto him, and saith to him, you wicked servant, I forgave you all that debt, because you besoughtest me: [18:33] shouldest not you also have had mercy on your fellow-servant, even as I had mercy on thee? [18:34] And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due. [18:35] So shall also my heavenly Father do unto you, if you forgive not every one his brother from your hearts.

[19:1] And it came to pass when Jesus had finished these words, he departed from Galilee, and came into the borders of Judaea beyond the Jordan; [19:2] and great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there.

[19:3] And there came unto him Pharisees, trying him, and saying, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause? [19:4] And he answered and said, Have you not read, that he who made them from the beginning made them male and female, [19:5] and said, For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh? [19:6] So that they are no more two, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. [19:7] They say unto him, Why then did Moses command to give a bill of divorcement, and to put her away? [19:8] He saith unto them, Moses for your hardness of heart suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it hath not been so. [19:9] And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and he that marrieth her when she is put away committeth adultery. [19:10] The disciples say unto him, If the case of the man is so with his wife, it is not expedient to marry. [19:11] But he said unto them, Not all men can receive this saying, but they to whom it is given. [19:12] For there are eunuchs, that were so born from their mother’s womb: and there are eunuchs, that were made eunuchs by men: and there are eunuchs, that made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven’s sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.

[19:13] Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should lay his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them. [19:14] But Jesus said, Suffer the little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for to such belongeth the kingdom of heaven. [19:15] And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence.

[19:16] And behold, one came to him and said, Teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? [19:17] And he said unto him, Why askest you me concerning that which is good? One there is who is good: but if you wouldest enter into life, keep the commandments. [19:18] He saith unto him, Which? And Jesus said, you shalt not kill, you shalt not commit adultery, you shalt not steal, you shalt not bear false witness, [19:19] Honor your father and mother; and, you shalt love your neighbor as thyself. [19:20] The young man saith unto him, All these things have I observed: what lack I yet? [19:21] Jesus said unto him, If you wouldest be perfect, go, sell that which you hast, and give to the poor, and you shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me. [19:22] But when the young man heard the saying, he went away sorrowful; for he was one that had great possessions.

[19:23] And Jesus said unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, It is hard for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven. [19:24] And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through a needle’s eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. [19:25] And when the disciples heard it, they were astonished exceedingly, saying, Who then can be saved? [19:26] And Jesus looking upon them said to them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible. [19:27] Then answered Peter and said unto him, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee; what then shall we have? [19:28] And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, that you who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit on the throne of his glory, you also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. [19:29] And every one that hath left houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and shall inherit eternal life. [19:30] But many shall be last that are first; and first that are last.

[20:1] For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that was a householder, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard. [20:2] And when he had agreed with the laborers for a shilling a day, he sent them into his vineyard. [20:3] And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing in the marketplace idle; [20:4] and to them he said, Go you also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way. [20:5] Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did likewise. [20:6] And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing; and he saith unto them, Why stand you here all the day idle? [20:7] They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go you also into the vineyard. [20:8] And when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the laborers, and pay them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first. [20:9] And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a shilling. [20:10] And when the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise received every man a shilling. [20:11] And when they received it, they murmured against the householder, [20:12] saying, These last have spent but one hour, and you have made them equal unto us, who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat. [20:13] But he answered and said to one of them, Friend, I do you no wrong: didst not you agree with me for a shilling? [20:14] Take up that which is thine, and go your way; it is my will to give unto this last, even as unto thee. [20:15] Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? or is your eye evil, because I am good? [20:16] So the last shall be first, and the first last.

[20:17] And as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples apart, and on the way he said unto them, [20:18] Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests and scribes; and they shall condemn him to death, [20:19] and shall deliver him unto the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify: and the third day he shall be raised up.

[20:20] Then came to him the mother of the sons of Zebedee with her sons, worshipping him, and asking a certain thing of him. [20:21] And he said unto her, What wouldest thou? She saith unto him, Command that these my two sons may sit, one on your right hand, and one on your left hand, in your kingdom. [20:22] But Jesus answered and said, You know not what you ask. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink? They say unto him, We are able. [20:23] He saith unto them, My cup indeed you shall drink: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left hand, is not mine to give; but it is for them for whom it hath been prepared of my Father. [20:24] And when the ten heard it, they were moved with indignation concerning the two brethren. [20:25] But Jesus called them unto him, and said, You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. [20:26] Not so shall it be among you: but whosoever would become great among you shall be your minister; [20:27] and whosoever would be first among you shall be your servant: [20:28] even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

[20:29] And as they went out from Jericho, a great multitude followed him. [20:30] And behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, saying, Lord, have mercy on us, you son of David. [20:31] And the multitude rebuked them, that they should hold their peace: but they cried out the more, saying, Lord, have mercy on us, you son of David. [20:32] And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will you that I should do unto you? [20:33] They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened. [20:34] And Jesus, being moved with compassion, touched their eyes; and straightway they received their sight, and followed him.

[21:1] And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and came unto Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, [21:2] saying unto them, Go into the village that is over against you, and straightway you shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me. [21:3] And if any one say aught unto you, you shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them. [21:4] Now this is come to pass, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying,

[21:5] Tell you the daughter of Zion,

Behold, your King cometh unto thee,

Meek, and riding upon an ass,

And upon a colt the foal of an ass.

[21:6] And the disciples went, and did even as Jesus appointed them, [21:7] and brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their garments; and he sat thereon. [21:8] And the most part of the multitude spread their garments in the way; and others cut branches from the trees, and spread them in the way. [21:9] And the multitudes that went before him, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest. [21:10] And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was stirred, saying, Who is this? [21:11] And the multitudes said, This is the prophet, Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee.

[21:12] And Jesus entered into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of them that sold the doves; [21:13] and he saith unto them, It is written, My house shall be called a house of prayer: but you make it a den of robbers. [21:14] And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them. [21:15] But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children that were crying in the temple and saying, Hosanna to the son of David; they were moved with indignation, [21:16] and said unto him, Hearest you what these are saying? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea: did you never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings you has perfected praise? [21:17] And he left them, and went forth out of the city to Bethany, and lodged there.

[21:18] Now in the morning as he returned to the city, he hungered. [21:19] And seeing a fig tree by the way side, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only; and he saith unto it, Let there be no fruit from you henceforward for ever. And immediately the fig tree withered away. [21:20] And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How did the fig tree immediately wither away? [21:21] And Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If you have faith, and doubt not, you shall not only do what is done to the fig tree, but even if you shall say unto this mountain, Be you taken up and cast into the sea, it shall be done. [21:22] And all things, whatsoever you shall ask in prayer, believing, you shall receive.

[21:23] And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest you these things? and who gave you this authority? [21:24] And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one question, which if you tell me, I likewise will tell you by what authority I do these things. [21:25] The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven or from men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why then did you not believe him? [21:26] But if we shall say, From men; we fear the multitude; for all hold John as a prophet. [21:27] And they answered Jesus, and said, We know not. He also said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things. [21:28] But what think ye? A man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to-day in the vineyard. [21:29] And he answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented himself, and went. [21:30] And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not. [21:31] Which of the two did the will of his father? They say, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, that the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you. [21:32] For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and you believed him not; but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when you saw it, did not even repent yourselves afterward, that you might believe him.

[21:33] Hear another parable: There was a man that was a householder, who planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country. [21:34] And when the season of the fruits drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, to receive his fruits. [21:35] And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another. [21:36] Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them in like manner. [21:37] But afterward he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son. [21:38] But the husbandmen, when they saw the son, said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and take his inheritance. [21:39] And they took him, and cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed him. [21:40] When therefore the lord of the vineyard shall come, what will he do unto those husbandmen? [21:41] They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those miserable men, and will let out the vineyard unto other husbandmen, who shall render him the fruits in their seasons. [21:42] Jesus saith unto them, Did you never read in the scriptures,

The stone which the builders rejected,

The same was made the head of the corner;

This was from the Lord,

And it is marvelous in our eyes?

[21:43] Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken away from you, and shall be given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof. [21:44] And he that falleth on this stone shall be broken to pieces: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will scatter him as dust. [21:45] And when the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them. [21:46] And when they sought to lay hold on him, they feared the multitudes, because they took him for a prophet.

[22:1] And Jesus answered and spake again in parables unto them, saying, [22:2] The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a certain king, who made a marriage feast for his son, [22:3] and sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the marriage feast: and they would not come. [22:4] Again he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them that are bidden, Behold, I have made ready my dinner; my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come to the marriage feast. [22:5] But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his merchandise; [22:6] and the rest laid hold on his servants, and treated them shamefully, and killed them. [22:7] But the king was wroth; and he sent his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned their city. [22:8] Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they that were bidden were not worthy. [22:9] Go you therefore unto the partings of the highways, and as many as you shall find, bid to the marriage feast. [22:10] And those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was filled with guests. [22:11] But when the king came in to behold the guests, he saw there a man who had not on a wedding-garment: [22:12] and he saith unto him, Friend, how camest you in hither not having a wedding-garment? And he was speechless. [22:13] Then the king said to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and cast him out into the outer darkness; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth. [22:14] For many are called, but few chosen.

[22:15] Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might ensnare him in his talk. [22:16] And they send to him their disciples, with the Herodians, saying, Teacher, we know that you art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, and carest not for any one: for you regardest not the person of men. [22:17] Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not? [22:18] But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why make you trial of me, you hypocrites? [22:19] Show me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a denarius. [22:20] And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? [22:21] They say unto him, Caesar’s. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s. [22:22] And when they heard it, they marvelled, and left him, and went away.

[22:23] On that day there came to him Sadducees, they that say that there is no resurrection: and they asked him, [22:24] saying, Teacher, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. [22:25] Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first married and deceased, and having no seed left his wife unto his brother; [22:26] in like manner the second also, and the third, unto the seventh. [22:27] And after them all, the woman died. [22:28] In the resurrection therefore whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her. [22:29] But Jesus answered and said unto them, You do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God. [22:30] For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as angels in heaven. [22:31] But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have you not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying, [22:32] I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living. [22:33] And when the multitudes heard it, they were astonished at his teaching.

[22:34] But the Pharisees, when they heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, gathered themselves together. [22:35] And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, trying him: [22:36] Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law? [22:37] And he said unto him, you shalt love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. [22:38] This is the great and first commandment. [22:39] And a second like unto it is this, you shalt love your neighbor as thyself. [22:40] On these two commandments the whole law hangeth, and the prophets.

[22:41] Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question, [22:42] saying, What think you of the Messiah? whose son is he? They say unto him, The son of David. [22:43] He saith unto them, How then doth David in the Spirit call him Lord, saying,

[22:44] The Lord said unto my Lord,

Sit you on my right hand,

Till I put your enemies underneath your feet?

[22:45] If David then calleth him Lord, how is he his son? [22:46] And no one was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.

[23:1] Then spake Jesus to the multitudes and to his disciples, [23:2] saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses seat: [23:3] all things therefore whatsoever they bid you, these do and observe: but do not you after their works; for they say, and do not. [23:4] Yea, they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with their finger. [23:5] But all their works they do to be seen of men: for they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments, [23:6] and love the chief place at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues, [23:7] and the salutations in the marketplaces, and to be called of men, Rabbi. [23:8] But be not you called Rabbi: for one is your teacher, and all you are brethren. [23:9] And call no man your father on the earth: for one is your Father, even he who is in heaven. [23:10] Neither be you called masters: for one is your master, even the Messiah. [23:11] But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant. [23:12] And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled; and whosoever shall humble himself shall be exalted.

[23:13] But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because you shut the kingdom of heaven against men: for you enter not in yourselves, neither suffer you them that are entering in to enter. [23:14] Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you devour widows’ houses, even while for a pretence you make long prayers: therefore you shall receive greater condemnation.

[23:15] Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you compass sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he is become so, you make him twofold more a son of hell than yourselves.

[23:16] Woe unto you, you blind guides, that say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor. [23:17] You fools and blind: for which is greater, the gold, or the temple that hath sanctified the gold? [23:18] And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gift that is upon it, he is a debtor. [23:19] You blind: for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift? [23:20] He therefore that sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon. [23:21] And he that sweareth by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein. [23:22] And he that sweareth by the heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.

[23:23] Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you tithe mint and anise and cummin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the law, justice, and mercy, and faith: but these you ought to have done, and not to have left the other undone. [23:24] You blind guides, that strain out the gnat, and swallow the camel!

[23:25] Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full from extortion and excess. [23:26] you blind Pharisee, cleanse first the inside of the cup and of the platter, that the outside thereof may become clean also.

[23:27] Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you are like unto whited sepulchres, which outwardly appear beautiful, but inwardly are full of dead men’s bones, and of all uncleanness. [23:28] Even so you also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

[23:29] Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you build the sepulchres of the prophets, and garnish the tombs of the righteous, [23:30] and say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we should not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets. [23:31] Wherefore you witness to yourselves, that you are sons of them that slew the prophets. [23:32] Fill you up then the measure of your fathers. [23:33] You serpents, you offspring of vipers, how shall you escape the judgment of hell? [23:34] Therefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: some of them shall you kill and crucify; and some of them shall you scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city: [23:35] that upon you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of Abel the righteous unto the blood of Zachariah son of Barachiah, whom you slew between the sanctuary and the altar. [23:36] Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.

[23:37] O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killeth the prophets, and stoneth them that are sent unto her! how often would I have gathered your children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and you would not! [23:38] Behold, your house is left unto you desolate. [23:39] For I say unto you, You shall not see me henceforth, till you shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

[24:1] And Jesus went out from the temple, and was going on his way; and his disciples came to him to show him the buildings of the temple. [24:2] But he answered and said unto them, See you not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

[24:3] And as he sat on the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of your coming, and of the end of the world? [24:4] And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man lead you astray. [24:5] For many shall come in my name, saying, I am the Messiah; and shall lead many astray. [24:6] And you shall hear of wars and rumors of wars; see that you be not troubled: for these things must needs come to pass; but the end is not yet. [24:7] For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there shall be famines and earthquakes in divers places. [24:8] But all these things are the beginning of travail. [24:9] Then shall they deliver you up unto tribulation, and shall kill you: and you shall be hated of all the nations for my name’s sake. [24:10] And then shall many stumble, and shall deliver up one another, and shall hate one another. [24:11] And many false prophets shall arise, and shall lead many astray. [24:12] And because iniquity shall be multiplied, the love of the many shall wax cold. [24:13] But he that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved. [24:14] And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world for a testimony unto all the nations; and then shall the end come.

[24:15] When therefore you see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let him that readeth understand), [24:16] then let them that are in Judaea flee unto the mountains: [24:17] let him that is on the housetop not go down to take out things that are in his house: [24:18] and let him that is in the field not return back to take his cloak. [24:19] But woe unto them that are with child and to them that give suck in those days! [24:20] And pray you that your flight be not in the winter, neither on a sabbath: [24:21] for then shall be great tribulation, such as hath not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor ever shall be. [24:22] And except those days had been shortened, no flesh would have been saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened. [24:23] Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is the Messiah, or, Here; believe it not. [24:24] For there shall arise false Messiahs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect. [24:25] Behold, I have told you beforehand. [24:26] If therefore they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the wilderness; go not forth: Behold, he is in the inner chambers; believe it not. [24:27] For as the lightning cometh forth from the east, and is seen even unto the west; so shall be the coming of the Son of man. [24:28] Wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.

[24:29] But immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: [24:30] and then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. [24:31] And he shall send forth his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

[24:32] Now from the fig tree learn her parable: when her branch is now become tender, and putteth forth its leaves, you know that the summer is nigh; [24:33] even so you also, when you see all these things, know you that he is nigh, even at the doors. [24:34] Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all these things be accomplished. [24:35] Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. [24:36] But of that day and hour knoweth no one, not even the angels of heaven, neither the Son, but the Father only. [24:37] And as were the days of Noah, so shall be the coming of the Son of man. [24:38] For as in those days which were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, [24:39] and they knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall be the coming of the Son of man. [24:40] Then shall two man be in the field; one is taken, and one is left: [24:41] two women shall be grinding at the mill; one is taken, and one is left. [24:42] Watch therefore: for you know not on what day your Lord cometh. [24:43] But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch the thief was coming, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken through. [24:44] Therefore be you also ready; for in an hour that you think not the Son of man cometh.

[24:45] Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath set over his household, to give them their food in due season? [24:46] Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. [24:47] Verily I say unto you, that he will set him over all that he hath. [24:48] But if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord tarrieth; [24:49] and shall begin to beat his fellow-servants, and shall eat and drink with the drunken; [24:50] the lord of that servant shall come in a day when he expecteth not, and in an hour when he knoweth not, [24:51] and shall cut him asunder, and appoint his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

[25:1] Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. [25:2] And five of them were foolish, and five were wise. [25:3] For the foolish, when they took their lamps, took no oil with them: [25:4] but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. [25:5] Now while the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. [25:6] But at midnight there is a cry, Behold, the bridegroom! Come you forth to meet him. [25:7] Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. [25:8] And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are going out. [25:9] But the wise answered, saying, Peradventure there will not be enough for us and you: go you rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. [25:10] And while they went away to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage feast: and the door was shut. [25:11] Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. [25:12] But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not. [25:13] Watch therefore, for you know not the day nor the hour.

[25:14] For it is as when a man, going into another country, called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. [25:15] And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one; to each according to his several ability; and he went on his journey. [25:16] Straightway he that received the five talents went and traded with them, and made other five talents. [25:17] In like manner he also that received the two gained other two. [25:18] But he that received the one went away and digged in the earth, and hid his lord’s money. [25:19] Now after a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and maketh a reckoning with them. [25:20] And he that received the five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, you deliveredst unto me five talents: lo, I have gained other five talents. [25:21] His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant: you have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things; enter you into the joy of your lord. [25:22] And he also that received the two talents came and said, Lord, you deliveredst unto me two talents: lo, I have gained other two talents. [25:23] His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant: you have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things; enter you into the joy of your lord. [25:24] And he also that had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew you that you art a hard man, reaping where you didst not sow, and gathering where you didst not scatter; [25:25] and I was afraid, and went away and hid your talent in the earth: lo, you have your own. [25:26] But his lord answered and said unto him, you wicked and slothful servant, you knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I did not scatter; [25:27] you oughtest therefore to have put my money to the bankers, and at my coming I should have received back mine own with interest. [25:28] Take you away therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him that hath the ten talents. [25:29] For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken away. [25:30] And cast you out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

[25:31] But when the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the angels with him, then shall he sit on the throne of his glory: [25:32] and before him shall be gathered all the nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as the shepherd separateth the sheep from the goats; [25:33] and he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. [25:34] Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, you blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: [25:35] for I was hungry, and you gave me to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me drink; I was a stranger, and you took me in; [25:36] naked, and you clothed me; I was sick, and you visited me; I was in prison, and you came unto me. [25:37] Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we you hungry, and fed thee? or athirst, and gave you drink? [25:38] And when saw we you a stranger, and took you in? or naked, and clothed thee? [25:39] And when saw we you sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? [25:40] And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as you did it unto one of these my brethren, even these least, you did it unto me. [25:41] Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels: [25:42] for I was hungry, and you did not give me to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me no drink; [25:43] I was a stranger, and you took me not in; naked, and you clothed me not; sick, and in prison, and you visited me not. [25:44] Then shall they also answer, saying, Lord, when saw we you hungry, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? [25:45] Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as you did it not unto one of these least, you did it not unto me. [25:46] And these shall go away into eternal punishment: but the righteous into eternal life.

[26:1] And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these words, he said unto his disciples, [26:2] You know that after two days the passover cometh, and the Son of man is delivered up to be crucified. [26:3] Then were gathered together the chief priests, and the elders of the people, unto the court of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas; [26:4] and they took counsel together that they might take Jesus by subtlety, and kill him. [26:5] But they said, Not during the feast, lest a tumult arise among the people.

[26:6] Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, [26:7] there came unto him a woman having an alabaster cruse of exceeding precious ointment, and she poured it upon his head, as he sat at meat. [26:8] But when the disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste? [26:9] For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor. [26:10] But Jesus perceiving it said unto them, Why trouble you the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me. [26:11] For you have the poor always with you; but me you have not always. [26:12] For in that she poured this ointment upon my body, she did it to prepare me for burial. [26:13] Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, that also which this woman hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.

[26:14] Then one of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests, [26:15] and said, What are you willing to give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they weighed unto him thirty pieces of silver. [26:16] And from that time he sought opportunity to deliver him unto them.

[26:17] Now on the first day of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Where wilt you that we make ready for you to eat the passover? [26:18] And he said, Go into the city to such a man, and say unto him, The Teacher saith, My time is at hand; I keep the passover at your house with my disciples. [26:19] And the disciples did as Jesus appointed them; and they made ready the passover.

[26:20] Now when even was come, he was sitting at meat with the twelve disciples; [26:21] and as they were eating, he said, Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me. [26:22] And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began to say unto him every one, Is it I, Lord? [26:23] And he answered and said, He that dipped his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me. [26:24] The Son of man goeth, even as it is written of him: but woe unto that man through whom the Son of man is betrayed! good were it for that man if he had not been born. [26:25] And Judas, who betrayed him, answered and said, Is it I, Rabbi? He saith unto him, you have said.

[26:26] And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it; and he gave to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. [26:27] And he took a cup, and gave thanks, and gave to them, saying, Drink you all of it; [26:28] for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many unto remission of sins. [26:29] But I say unto you, I shall not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.

[26:30] And when they had sung a hymn, they went out unto the mount of Olives.

[26:31] Then saith Jesus unto them, All you shall be offended in me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad. [26:32] But after I am raised up, I will go before you into Galilee. [26:33] But Peter answered and said unto him, If all shall be offended in thee, I will never be offended. [26:34] Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, that this night, before the cock crow, you shalt deny me thrice. [26:35] Peter saith unto him, Even if I must die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples.

[26:36] Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto his disciples, Sit you here, while I go yonder and pray. [26:37] And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and sore troubled. [26:38] Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: abide you here, and watch with me. [26:39] And he went forward a little, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass away from me: nevertheless, not as I will, but as you wilt. [26:40] And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, What, could you not watch with me one hour? [26:41] Watch and pray, that you enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. [26:42] Again a second time he went away, and prayed, saying, My Father, if this cannot pass away, except I drink it, your will be done. [26:43] And he came again and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. [26:44] And he left them again, and went away, and prayed a third time, saying again the same words. [26:45] Then cometh he to the disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. [26:46] Arise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that betrayeth me.

[26:47] And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priest and elders of the people. [26:48] Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that is he: take him. [26:49] And straightway he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, Rabbi; and kissed him. [26:50] And Jesus said unto him, Friend, do that for which you art come. Then they came and laid hands on Jesus, and took him. [26:51] And behold, one of them that were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and smote the servant of the high priest, and struck off his ear. [26:52] Then saith Jesus unto him, Put up again your sword into its place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword. [26:53] Or thinkest you that I cannot beseech my Father, and he shall even now send me more than twelve legions of angels? [26:54] How then should the scriptures be fulfilled that thus it must be? [26:55] In that hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are you come out as against a robber with swords and staves to seize me? I sat daily in the temple teaching, and you took me not. [26:56] But all this is come to pass, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples left him, and fled.

[26:57] And they that had taken Jesus led him away to the house of Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were gathered together. [26:58] But Peter followed him afar off, unto the court of the high priest, and entered in, and sat with the officers, to see the end. [26:59] Now the chief priests and the whole council sought false witness against Jesus, that they might put him to death; [26:60] and they found it not, though many false witnesses came. But afterward came two, [26:61] and said, This man said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days. [26:62] And the high priest stood up, and said unto him, Answerest you nothing? what is it which these witness against thee? [26:63] But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest said unto him, I adjure you by the living God, that you tell us whether you art the Messiah, the son of God. [26:64] Jesus said unto him, you have said: nevertheless I say unto you, Henceforth you shall see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven. [26:65] Then the high priest rent his garments, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy: what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now you have heard the blasphemy: [26:66] what think ye? They answered and said, He is worthy of death. [26:67] Then did they spit in his face and buffet him: and some smote him with the palms of their hands, [26:68] saying, Prophesy unto us, you Messiah: who is he that struck thee?

[26:69] Now Peter was sitting without in the court: and a maid came unto him, saying, you also wast with Jesus the Galilaean. [26:70] But he denied before them all, saying, I know not what you sayest. [26:71] And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and saith unto them that were there, This man also was with Jesus of Nazareth. [26:72] And again he denied with an oath, I know not the man. [26:73] And after a little while they that stood by came and said to Peter, Of a truth you also art one of them; for your speech maketh you known. [26:74] Then began he to curse and to swear, I know not the man. And straightway the cock crew. [26:75] And Peter remembered the word which Jesus had said, Before the cock crow, you shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly.

[27:1] Now when morning was come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death: [27:2] and they bound him, and led him away, and delivered him up to Pilate the governor.

[27:3] Then Judas, who betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, [27:4] saying, I have sinned in that I betrayed innocent blood. But they said, What is that to us? see you to it. [27:5] And he cast down the pieces of silver into the sanctuary, and departed; and he went away and hanged himself. [27:6] And the chief priests took the pieces of silver, and said, It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, since it is the price of blood. [27:7] And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter’s field, to bury strangers in. [27:8] Wherefore that field was called, the field of blood, unto this day. [27:9] Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was priced, whom certain of the children of Israel did price; [27:10] and they gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord appointed me.

[27:11] Now Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art you the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, you sayest. [27:12] And when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing. [27:13] Then saith Pilate unto him, Hearest you not how many things they witness against thee? [27:14] And he gave him no answer, not even to one word: insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly. [27:15] Now at the feast the governor was wont to release unto the multitude one prisoner, whom they would. [27:16] And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas. [27:17] When therefore they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will you that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Messiah? [27:18] For he knew that for envy they had delivered him up. [27:19] And while he was sitting on the judgment-seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have you nothing to do with that righteous man; for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him. [27:20] Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the multitudes that they should ask for Barabbas, and destroy Jesus. [27:21] But the governor answered and said unto them, Which of the two will you that I release unto you? And they said, Barabbas. [27:22] Pilate saith unto them, What then shall I do unto Jesus who is called Messiah? They all say, Let him be crucified. [27:23] And he said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out exceedingly, saying, Let him be crucified. [27:24] So when Pilate saw that he prevailed nothing, but rather that a tumult was arising, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this righteous man; see you to it. [27:25] And all the people answered and said, His blood be on us, and on our children. [27:26] Then released he unto them Barabbas; but Jesus he scourged and delivered to be crucified.

[27:27] Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the Praetorium, and gathered unto him the whole band. [27:28] And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe. [27:29] And they platted a crown of thorns and put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand; and they kneeled down before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews! [27:30] And they spat upon him, and took the reed and smote him on the head. [27:31] And when they had mocked him, they took off from him the robe, and put on him his garments, and led him away to crucify him.

[27:32] And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to go with them, that he might bear his cross.

[27:33] And they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, The place of a skull, [27:34] they gave him wine to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted it, he would not drink. [27:35] And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments among them, casting lots; [27:36] and they sat and watched him there. [27:37] And they set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS. [27:38] Then are there crucified with him two robbers, one on the right hand and one on the left. [27:39] And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, [27:40] and saying, you that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself: if you art the son of God, come down from the cross. [27:41] In like manner also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said, [27:42] He saved others; himself he cannot save. He is the King of Israel; let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe on him. [27:43] He trusteth on God; let him deliver him now, if he desireth him: for he said, I am the son of God. [27:44] And the robbers also that were crucified with him cast upon him the same reproach.

[27:45] Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour. [27:46] And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is, My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? [27:47] And some of them stood there, when they heard it, said, This man calleth Elijah. [27:48] And straightway one of them ran, and took a sponge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink. [27:49] And the rest said, Let be; let us see whether Elijah cometh to save him. [27:50] And Jesus cried again with a loud voice, and yielded up his spirit. [27:51] And behold, the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake; and the rocks were rent; [27:52] and the tombs were opened; and many bodies of the saints that had fallen asleep were raised; [27:53] and coming forth out of the tombs after his resurrection they entered into the holy city and appeared unto many. [27:54] Now the centurion, and they that were with him watching Jesus, when they saw the earthquake, and the things that were done, feared exceedingly, saying, Truly this was the son of God. [27:55] And many women were there beholding from afar, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him: [27:56] among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

[27:57] And when even was come, there came a rich man from Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus’ disciple: [27:58] this man went to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded it to be given up. [27:59] And Joseph took the body, and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, [27:60] and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb, and departed. [27:61] And Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre.

[27:62] Now on the morrow, which is the day after the Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees were gathered together unto Pilate, [27:63] saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said while he was yet alive, After three days I rise again. [27:64] Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest haply his disciples come and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: and the last error will be worse than the first. [27:65] Pilate said unto them, You have a guard: go, make it as sure as you can. [27:66] So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, the guard being with them.

[28:1] Now late on the sabbath day, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre. [28:2] And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled away the stone, and sat upon it. [28:3] His appearance was as lightning, and his raiment white as snow: [28:4] and for fear of him the watchers did quake, and became as dead men. [28:5] And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye; for I know that you seek Jesus, who hath been crucified. [28:6] He is not here; for he is risen, even as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. [28:7] And go quickly, and tell his disciples, He is risen from the dead; and lo, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall you see him: lo, I have told you. [28:8] And they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to bring his disciples word. [28:9] And behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and took hold of his feet, and worshipped him. [28:10] Then saith Jesus unto them, Fear not: go tell my brethren that they depart into Galilee, and there shall they see me.

[28:11] Now while they were going, behold, some of the guard came into the city, and told unto the chief priests all the things that were come to pass. [28:12] And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave much money unto the soldiers, [28:13] saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept. [28:14] And if this come to the governor’s ears, we will persuade him, and rid you of care. [28:15] So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying was spread abroad among the Jews, and continueth until this day.

[28:16] But the eleven disciples went into Galilee, unto the mountain where Jesus had appointed them. [28:17] And when they saw him, they worshipped him; but some doubted. [28:18] And Jesus came to them and spake unto them, saying, All authority hath been given unto me in heaven and on earth. [28:19] Go you therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit: [28:20] teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I commanded you: and lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.

 

The Gospel According to Saint Mark

[1:1] The beginning of the gospel of Jesus, the Messiah, the son of God. [1:2] Even as it is written in Isaiah the prophet, Behold, I send my messenger before your face, Who shall prepare your way. [1:3] The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make you ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight; [1:4] John came, who baptized in the wilderness and preached the baptism of repentance unto remission of sins. [1:5] And there went out unto him all the country of Judaea, and all they of Jerusalem; And they were baptized of him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. [1:6] And John was clothed with camel’s hair, and had a leathern girdle about his loins, and did eat locusts and wild honey. [1:7] And he preached, saying, There cometh after me he that is mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose. [1:8] I baptized you in water; But he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit. [1:9] And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in the Jordan. [1:10] And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens rent asunder, and the Spirit as a dove descending upon him: [1:11] And a voice came out of the heavens, you art my beloved Son, in you I am well pleased. [1:12] And straightway the Spirit driveth him forth into the wilderness. [1:13] And he was in the wilderness forty days tempted of Satan; And he was with the wild beasts; And the angels ministered unto him. [1:14] Now after John was delivered up, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, [1:15] and saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe in the gospel. [1:16] And passing along by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net in the sea; for they were fishers. [1:17] And Jesus said unto them, Come you after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men. [1:18] And straightway they left the nets, and followed him. [1:19] And going on a little further, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the boat mending the nets. [1:20] And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and went after him. [1:21] And they go into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue and taught. [1:22] And they were astonished at his teaching: For he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes. [1:23] And straightway there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out, [1:24] saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus you Nazarene? art you come to destroy us? I know you who you art, the Holy One of God. [1:25] And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold your peace, and come out of him. [1:26] And the unclean spirit, tearing him and crying with a loud voice, came out of him. [1:27] And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What is this? a new teaching! with authority he commandeth even the unclean spirits, and they obey him. [1:28] And the report of him went out straightway everywhere into all the region of Galilee round about. [1:29] And straightway, when they were come out of the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. [1:30] Now Simon’s wife’s mother lay sick of a fever; and straightway they tell him of her: [1:31] and he came and took her by the hand, and raised her up; and the fever left her, and she ministered unto them. [1:32] And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that were sick, and them that were possessed with demons. [1:33] And all the city was gathered together at the door. [1:34] And he healed many that were sick with divers diseases, and cast out many demons; and he suffered not the demons to speak, because they knew him. [1:35] And in the morning, a great while before day, he rose up and went out, and departed into a desert place, and there prayed. [1:36] And Simon and they that were with him followed after him; [1:37] and they found him, and say unto him, All are seeking thee. [1:38] And he saith unto them, Let us go elsewhere into the next towns, that I may preach there also; for to this end came I forth. [1:39] And he went into their synagogues throughout all Galilee, preaching and casting out demons. [1:40] And there cometh to him a leper, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If you wilt, you canst make me clean. [1:41] And being moved with compassion, he stretched forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be you made clean. [1:42] And straightway the leprosy departed from him, and he was made clean. [1:43] And he strictly charged him, and straightway sent him out, [1:44] and saith unto him, See you say nothing to any man: but go show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing the things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. [1:45] But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to spread abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into a city, but was without in desert places: and they came to him from every quarter.

[2:1] And when he entered again into Capernaum after some days, it was noised that he was in the house. [2:2] And many were gathered together, so that there was no longer room for them, no, not even about the door: and he spake the word unto them. [2:3] And they come, bringing unto him a man sick of the palsy, borne of four. [2:4] And when they could not come nigh unto him for the crowd, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed whereon the sick of the palsy lay. [2:5] And Jesus seeing their faith saith unto the sick of the palsy, Son, your sins are forgiven. [2:6] But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts, [2:7] Why doth this man thus speak? he blasphemeth: who can forgive sins but one, even God? [2:8] And straightway Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, saith unto them, Why reason you these things in your hearts? [2:9] Which is easier, to say to the sick of the palsy, your sins are forgiven; or to say, Arise, and take up your bed, and walk? [2:10] But that you may know that the Son of man hath authority on earth to forgive sins (he saith to the sick of the palsy), [2:11] I say unto thee, Arise, take up your bed, and go unto your house. [2:12] And he arose, and straightway took up the bed, and went forth before them all; insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion. [2:13] And he went forth again by the sea side; and all the multitude resorted unto him, and he taught them. [2:14] And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the place of toll, and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him. [2:15] And it came to pass, that he was sitting at meat in his house, and many publicans and sinners sat down with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many, and they followed him. [2:16] And the scribes of the Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating with the sinners and publicans, said unto his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners? [2:17] And when Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of a physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners. [2:18] And John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting: and they come and say unto him, Why do John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples fast not? [2:19] And Jesus said unto them, Can the sons of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast. [2:20] But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then will they fast in that day. [2:21] No man seweth a piece of undressed cloth on an old garment: else that which should fill it up taketh from it, the new from the old, and a worse rent is made. [2:22] And no man putteth new wine into old wineskins; else the wine will burst the skins, and the wine perisheth, and the skins: but they put new wine into fresh wine-skins. [2:23] And it came to pass, that he was going on the sabbath day through the grainfields; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears. [2:24] And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful? [2:25] And he said unto them, Did you never read what David did, when he had need, and was hungry, he, and they that were with him? [2:26] How he entered into the house of God when Abiathar was high priest, and ate the showbread, which it is not lawful to eat save for the priests, and gave also to them that were with him? [2:27] And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath: [2:28] so that the Son of man is lord even of the sabbath.

[3:1] And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there who had his hand withered. [3:2] And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him. [3:3] And he saith unto the man that had his hand withered, Stand forth. [3:4] And he saith unto them, Is it lawful on the sabbath day to do good, or to do harm? to save a life, or to kill? But they held their peace. [3:5] And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved at the hardening of their heart, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth your hand. And he stretched it forth; and his hand was restored. [3:6] And the Pharisees went out, and straightway with the Herodians took counsel against him, how they might destroy him. [3:7] And Jesus with his disciples withdrew to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed; and from Judaea, [3:8] and from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and beyond the Jordan, and about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, hearing what great things he did, came unto him. [3:9] And he spake to his disciples, that a little boat should wait on him because of the crowd, lest they should throng him: [3:10] for he had healed many; insomuch that as many as had plagues pressed upon him that they might touch him. [3:11] And the unclean spirits, whensoever they beheld him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, you art the son of God. [3:12] And he charged them much that they should not make him known. [3:13] And he goeth up into the mountain, and calleth unto him whom he himself would; and they went unto him. [3:14] And he appointed twelve, that they might be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach, [3:15] and to have authority to cast out demons: [3:16] and Simon he surnamed Peter; [3:17] and James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and them he surnamed Boanerges, which is, Sons of thunder: [3:18] and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Cananaean, [3:19] and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him. And he cometh into a house. [3:20] And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread. [3:21] And when his friends heard it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself. [3:22] And the scribes that came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and, By the prince of the demons casteth he out the demons. [3:23] And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan? [3:24] And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. [3:25] And if a house be divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand. [3:26] And if Satan hath risen up against himself, and is divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end. [3:27] But no one can enter into the house of the strong man, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house. [3:28] Verily I say unto you, All their sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and their blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme: [3:29] but whosoever shall blaspheme against the Holy Spirit hath never forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin: [3:30] because they said, He hath an unclean spirit. [3:31] And there come his mother and his brethren; and, standing without, they sent unto him, calling him. [3:32] And a multitude was sitting about him; and they say unto him, Behold, your mother and your brethren without seek for thee. [3:33] And he answereth them, and saith, Who is my mother and my brethren? [3:34] And looking round on them that sat round about him, he saith, Behold, my mother and my brethren! [3:35] For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.

[4:1] And again he began to teach by the sea side. And there is gathered unto him a very great multitude, so that he entered into a boat, and sat in the sea; and all the multitude were by the sea on the land. [4:2] And he taught them many things in parables, and said unto them in his teaching, [4:3] Hearken: Behold, the sower went forth to sow: [4:4] and it came to pass, as he sowed, some seed fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured it. [4:5] And other fell on the rocky ground, where it had not much earth; and straightway it sprang up, because it had no deepness of earth: [4:6] and when the sun was risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away. [4:7] And other fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit. [4:8] And others fell into the good ground, and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing; and brought forth, thirtyfold, and sixtyfold, and a hundredfold. [4:9] And he said, Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. [4:10] And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parables. [4:11] And he said unto them, Unto you is given the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all things are done in parables: [4:12] that seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest haply they should turn again, and it should be forgiven them. [4:13] And he saith unto them, Know you not this parable? and how shall you know all the parables? [4:14] The sower soweth the word. [4:15] And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; and when they have heard, straightway cometh Satan, and taketh away the word which hath been sown in them. [4:16] And these in like manner are they that are sown upon the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, straightway receive it with joy; [4:17] and they have no root in themselves, but endure for a while; then, when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, straightway they stumble. [4:18] And others are they that are sown among the thorns; these are they that have heard the word, [4:19] and the cares of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful. [4:20] And those are they that were sown upon the good ground; such as hear the word, and accept it, and bear fruit, thirtyfold, and sixtyfold, and a hundredfold. [4:21] And he said unto them, Is the lamp brought to be put under the bushel, or under the bed, and not to be put on the stand? [4:22] For there is nothing hid, save that it should be manifested; neither was anything made secret, but that it should come to light. [4:23] If any man hath ears to hear, let him hear. [4:24] And he said unto them, Take heed what you hear: with what measure you mete it shall be measured unto you; and more shall be given unto you. [4:25] For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he hath. [4:26] And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed upon the earth; [4:27] and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, he knoweth not how. [4:28] The earth beareth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear. [4:29] But when the fruit is ripe, straightway he putteth forth the sickle, because the harvest is come. [4:30] And he said, How shall we liken the kingdom of God? or in what parable shall we set it forth? [4:31] It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown upon the earth, though it be less than all the seeds that are upon the earth, [4:32] yet when it is sown, groweth up, and becometh greater than all the herbs, and putteth out great branches; so that the birds of the heaven can lodge under the shadow thereof. [4:33] And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it; [4:34] and without a parable spake he not unto them: but privately to his own disciples he expounded all things. [4:35] And on that day, when even was come, he saith unto them, Let us go over unto the other side. [4:36] And leaving the multitude, they take him with them, even as he was, in the boat. And other boats were with him. [4:37] And there ariseth a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the boat, insomuch that the boat was now filling. [4:38] And he himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion: and they awake him, and say unto him, Teacher, carest you not that we perish? [4:39] And he awoke, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. [4:40] And he said unto them, Why are you fearful? have you not yet faith? [4:41] And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?

[5:1] And they came to the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gerasenes. [5:2] And when he was come out of the boat, straightway there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, [5:3] who had his dwelling in the tombs: and no man could any more bind him, no, not with a chain; [5:4] because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been rent asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: and no man had strength to tame him. [5:5] And always, night and day, in the tombs and in the mountains, he was crying out, and cutting himself with stones. [5:6] And when he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and worshipped him; [5:7] and crying out with a loud voice, he saith, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, you Son of the Most High God? I adjure you by God, torment me not. [5:8] For he said unto him, Come forth, you unclean spirit, out of the man. [5:9] And he asked him, What is your name? And he saith unto him, My name is Legion; for we are many. [5:10] And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country. [5:11] Now there was there on the mountain side a great herd of swine feeding. [5:12] And they besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them. [5:13] And he gave them leave. And the unclean spirits came out, and entered into the swine: and the herd rushed down the steep into the sea, in number about two thousand; and they were drowned in the sea. [5:14] And they that fed them fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they came to see what it was that had come to pass. [5:15] And they come to Jesus, and behold him that was possessed with demons sitting, clothed and in his right mind, even him that had the legion: and they were afraid. [5:16] And they that saw it declared unto them how it befell him that was possessed with demons, and concerning the swine. [5:17] And they began to beseech him to depart from their borders. [5:18] And as he was entering into the boat, he that had been possessed with demons besought him that he might be with him. [5:19] And he suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go to your house unto your friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and how he had mercy on thee. [5:20] And he went his way, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men marvelled. [5:21] And when Jesus had crossed over again in the boat unto the other side, a great multitude was gathered unto him; and he was by the sea. [5:22] And there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and seeing him, he falleth at his feet, [5:23] and beseecheth him much, saying, My little daughter is at the point of death: I pray thee, that you come and lay your hands on her, that she may be made whole, and live. [5:24] And he went with him; and a great multitude followed him, and they thronged him. [5:25] And a woman, who had an issue of blood twelve years, [5:26] and had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse, [5:27] having heard the things concerning Jesus, came in the crowd behind, and touched his garment. [5:28] For she said, If I touch but his garments, I shall be made whole. [5:29] And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her plague. [5:30] And straightway Jesus, perceiving in himself that the power proceeding from him had gone forth, turned him about in the crowd, and said, Who touched my garments? [5:31] And his disciples said unto him, you seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me? [5:32] And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing. [5:33] But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what had been done to her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth. [5:34] And he said unto her, Daughter, your faith hath made you whole; go in peace, and be whole of your plague. [5:35] While he yet spake, they come from the ruler of the synagogue’s house saying, your daughter is dead: why troublest you the Teacher any further? [5:36] But Jesus, not heeding the word spoken, saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Fear not, only believe. [5:37] And he suffered no man to follow with him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James. [5:38] And they come to the house of the ruler of the synagogue; and he beholdeth a tumult, and many weeping and wailing greatly. [5:39] And when he was entered in, he saith unto them, Why make you a tumult, and weep? the child is not dead, but sleepeth. [5:40] And they laughed him to scorn. But he, having put them all forth, taketh the father of the child and her mother and them that were with him, and goeth in where the child was. [5:41] And taking the child by the hand, he saith unto her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, Arise. [5:42] And straightway the damsel rose up, and walked; for she was twelve years old. And they were amazed straightway with a great amazement. [5:43] And he charged them much that no man should know this: and he commanded that something should be given her to eat.

[6:1] And he went out from thence; and he cometh into his own country; and his disciples follow him. [6:2] And when the sabbath was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, Whence hath this man these things? and, What is the wisdom that is given unto this man, and what mean such mighty works wrought by his hands? [6:3] Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James, and Joses, and Judas, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended in him. [6:4] And Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house. [6:5] And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them. [6:6] And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages teaching. [6:7] And he calleth unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and he gave them authority over the unclean spirits; [6:8] and he charged them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no bread, no wallet, no money in their purse; [6:9] but to go shod with sandals: and, said he, put not on two coats. [6:10] And he said unto them, Wheresoever you enter into a house, there abide till you depart thence. [6:11] And whatsoever place shall not receive you, and they hear you not, as you go forth thence, shake off the dust that is under your feet for a testimony unto them. [6:12] And they went out, and preached that men should repent. [6:13] And they cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them. [6:14] And king Herod heard thereof; for his name had become known: and he said, John the Baptizer is risen from the dead, and therefore do these powers work in him. [6:15] But others said, It is Elijah. And others said, It is a prophet, even as one of the prophets. [6:16] But Herod, when he heard thereof, said, John, whom I beheaded, he is risen. [6:17] For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife; for he had married her. [6:18] For John said unto Herod, It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife. [6:19] And Herodias set herself against him, and desired to kill him; and she could not; [6:20] for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and kept him safe. And when he heard him, he was much perplexed; and he heard him gladly. [6:21] And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, and the high captains, and the chief men of Galilee; [6:22] and when the daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced, she pleased Herod and them that sat at meat with him; and the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever you wilt, and I will give it thee. [6:23] And he sware unto her, Whatsoever you shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom. [6:24] And she went out, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptizer. [6:25] And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that you forthwith give me on a platter the head of John the Baptist. [6:26] And the king was exceeding sorry; but for the sake of his oaths, and of them that sat at meat, he would not reject her. [6:27] And straightway the king sent forth a soldier of his guard, and commanded to bring his head: and he went and beheaded him in the prison, [6:28] and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the damsel; and the damsel gave it to her mother. [6:29] And when his disciples heard thereof, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb. [6:30] And the apostles gather themselves together unto Jesus; and they told him all things, whatsoever they had done, and whatsoever they had taught. [6:31] And he saith unto them, Come you yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while. For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat. [6:32] And they went away in the boat to a desert place apart. [6:33] And the people saw them going, and many knew them, and they ran together there on foot from all the cities, and outwent them. [6:34] And he came forth and saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things. [6:35] And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, The place is desert, and the day is now far spent; [6:36] send them away, that they may go into the country and villages round about, and buy themselves somewhat to eat. [6:37] But he answered and said unto them, Give you them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred shillings’ worth of bread, and give them to eat? [6:38] And he saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes. [6:39] And he commanded them that all should sit down by companies upon the green grass. [6:40] And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties. [6:41] And he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake the loaves; and he gave to the disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all. [6:42] And they all ate, and were filled. [6:43] And they took up broken pieces, twelve basketfuls, and also of the fishes. [6:44] And they that ate the loaves were five thousand men. [6:45] And straightway he constrained his disciples to enter into the boat, and to go before him unto the other side to Bethsaida, while he himself sendeth the multitude away. [6:46] And after he had taken leave of them, he departed into the mountain to pray. [6:47] And when even was come, the boat was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land. [6:48] And seeing them distressed in rowing, for the wind was contrary unto them, about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them, walking on the sea; and he would have passed by them: [6:49] but they, when they saw him walking on the sea, supposed that it was a ghost, and cried out; [6:50] for they all saw him, and were troubled. But he straightway spake with them, and saith unto them, Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid. [6:51] And he went up unto them into the boat; and the wind ceased: and they were sore amazed in themselves; [6:52] for they understood not concerning the loaves, but their heart was hardened. [6:53] And when they had crossed over, they came to the land unto Gennesaret, and moored to the shore. [6:54] And when they were come out of the boat, straightway the people knew him, [6:55] and ran round about that whole region, and began to carry about on their beds those that were sick, where they heard he was. [6:56] And wheresoever he entered, into villages, or into cities, or into the country, they laid the sick in the marketplaces, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as touched him were made whole.

[7:1] And there are gathered together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, who had come from Jerusalem, [7:2] and had seen that some of his disciples ate their bread with defiled, that is, unwashen, hands. [7:3] (For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands diligently, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders; [7:4] and when they come from the market-place, except they bathe themselves, they eat not; and many other things there are, which they have received to hold, washings of cups, and pots, and brasen vessels.) [7:5] And the Pharisees and the scribes ask him, Why walk not your disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with defiled hands? [7:6] And he said unto them, Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written,

This people honoreth me with their lips,

But their heart is far from me.

[7:7] But in vain do they worship me,

Teaching as their doctrines the precepts of men.

[7:8] You leave the commandment of God, and hold fast the tradition of men. [7:9] And he said unto them, Full well do you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your tradition. [7:10] For Moses said, Honor your father and your mother; and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the death: [7:11] but you say, If a man shall say to his father or his mother, That wherewith you mightest have been profited by me is Corban, that is to say, Given to God; [7:12] you no longer suffer him to do aught for his father or his mother; [7:13] making void the word of God by your tradition, which you have delivered: and many such like things you do. [7:14] And he called to him the multitude again, and said unto them, Hear me all of you, and understand: [7:15] there is nothing from without the man, that going into him can defile him; but the things which proceed out of the man are those that defile the man. [7:16] If any man hath ears to hear, let him hear. [7:17] And when he was entered into the house from the multitude, his disciples asked of him the parable. [7:18] And he saith unto them, Are you so without understanding also? Perceive you not, that whatsoever from without goeth into the man, it cannot defile him; [7:19] because it goeth not into his heart, but into his belly, and goeth out into the draught? This he said, making all meats clean. [7:20] And he said, That which proceedeth out of the man, that defileth the man. [7:21] For from within, out of the heart of men, evil thoughts proceed, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries, [7:22] covetings, wickednesses, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, railing, pride, foolishness: [7:23] all these evil things proceed from within, and defile the man. [7:24] And from thence he arose, and went away into the borders of Tyre and Sidon. And he entered into a house, and would have no man know it; and he could not be hid. [7:25] But straightway a woman, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having heard of him, came and fell down at his feet. [7:26] Now the woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by race. And she besought him that he would cast forth the demon out of her daughter. [7:27] And he said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children’s bread and cast it to the dogs. [7:28] But she answered and saith unto him, Yea, Lord; even the dogs under the table eat of the children’s crumbs. [7:29] And he said unto her, For this saying go your way; the demon is gone out of your daughter. [7:30] And she went away unto her house, and found the child laid upon the bed, and the demon gone out. [7:31] And again he went out from the borders of Tyre, and came through Sidon unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the borders of Decapolis. [7:32] And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to lay his hand upon him. [7:33] And he took him aside from the multitude privately, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spat, and touched his tongue; [7:34] and looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened. [7:35] And his ears were opened, and the bond of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain. [7:36] And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it. [7:37] And they were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well; he maketh even the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.

[8:1] In those days, when there was again a great multitude, and they had nothing to eat, he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, [8:2] I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: [8:3] and if I send them away fasting to their home, they will faint on the way; and some of them are come from far. [8:4] And his disciples answered him, Whence shall one be able to fill these men with bread here in a desert place? [8:5] And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven. [8:6] And he commandeth the multitude to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and having given thanks, he brake, and gave to his disciples, to set before them; and they set them before the multitude. [8:7] And they had a few small fishes: and having blessed them, he commanded to set these also before them. [8:8] And they ate, and were filled: and they took up, of broken pieces that remained over, seven baskets. [8:9] And they were about four thousand: and he sent them away. [8:10] And straightway he entered into the boat with his disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha. [8:11] And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, trying him. [8:12] And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation. [8:13] And he left them, and again entering into the boat departed to the other side. [8:14] And they forgot to take bread; and they had not in the boat with them more than one loaf. [8:15] And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod. [8:16] And they reasoned one with another, saying, We have no bread. [8:17] And Jesus perceiving it saith unto them, Why reason ye, because you have no bread? do you not yet perceive, neither understand? have you your heart hardened? [8:18] Having eyes, see you not? and having ears, hear you not? and do you not remember? [8:19] When I brake the five loaves among the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces took you up? They say unto him, Twelve. [8:20] And when the seven among the four thousand, how many basketfuls of broken pieces took you up? And they say unto him, Seven. [8:21] And he said unto them, Do you not yet understand? [8:22] And they come unto Bethsaida. And they bring to him a blind man, and beseech him to touch him. [8:23] And he took hold of the blind man by the hand, and brought him out of the village; and when he had spit on his eyes, and laid his hands upon him, he asked him, Seest you aught? [8:24] And he looked up, and said, I see men; for I behold them as trees, walking. [8:25] Then again he laid his hands upon his eyes; and he looked stedfastly, and was restored, and saw all things clearly. [8:26] And he sent him away to his home, saying, Do not even enter into the village. [8:27] And Jesus went forth, and his disciples, into the villages of Caesarea Philippi: and on the way he asked his disciples, saying unto them, Who do men say that I am? [8:28] And they told him, saying, John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; but others, One of the prophets. [8:29] And he asked them, But who say you that I am? Peter answereth and saith unto him, you art the Messiah. [8:30] And he charged them that they should tell no man of him. [8:31] And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, and the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. [8:32] And he spake the saying openly. And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him. [8:33] But he turning about, and seeing his disciples, rebuked Peter, and saith, Get you behind me, Satan; for you mindest not the things of God, but the things of men. [8:34] And he called unto him the multitude with his disciples, and said unto them, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. [8:35] For whosoever would save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel’s shall save it. [8:36] For what doth it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life? [8:37] For what should a man give in exchange for his life? [8:38] For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of man also shall be ashamed of him, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.

[9:1] And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There are some here of them that stand by, who shall in no wise taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God come with power. [9:2] And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them; [9:3] and his garments became glistering, exceeding white, so as no fuller on earth can whiten them. [9:4] And there appeared unto them Elijah with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus. [9:5] And Peter answereth and saith to Jesus, Rabbi, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah. [9:6] For he knew not what to answer; for they became sore afraid. [9:7] And there came a cloud overshadowing them: and there came a voice out of the cloud, This is my beloved Son: hear you him. [9:8] And suddenly looking round about, they saw no one any more, save Jesus only with themselves. [9:9] And as they were coming down from the mountain, he charged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen, save when the Son of man should have risen again from the dead. [9:10] And they kept the saying, questioning among themselves what the rising again from the dead should mean. [9:11] And they asked him, saying, How is it that the scribes say that Elijah must first come? [9:12] And he said unto them, Elijah indeed cometh first, and restoreth all things: and how is it written of the Son of man, that he should suffer many things and be set at nought? [9:13] But I say unto you, that Elijah is come, and they have also done unto him whatsoever they would, even as it is written of him. [9:14] And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great multitude about them, and scribes questioning with them. [9:15] And straightway all the multitude, when they saw him, were greatly amazed, and running to him saluted him. [9:16] And he asked them, What question you with them? [9:17] And one of the multitude answered him, Teacher, I brought unto you my son, who hath a dumb spirit; [9:18] and wheresoever it taketh him, it dasheth him down: and he foameth, and grindeth his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to your disciples that they should cast it out; and they were not able. [9:19] And he answereth them and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I bear with you? bring him unto me. [9:20] And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him grievously; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming. [9:21] And he asked his father, How long time is it since this hath come unto him? And he said, From a child. [9:22] And oft-times it hath cast him both into the fire and into the waters, to destroy him: but if you canst do anything, have compassion on us, and help us. [9:23] And Jesus said unto him, If you canst! All things are possible to him that believeth. [9:24] Straightway the father of the child cried out, and said, I believe; help you mine unbelief. [9:25] And when Jesus saw that a multitude came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying unto him, you dumb and deaf spirit, I command thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him. [9:26] And having cried out, and torn him much, he came out: and the boy became as one dead; insomuch that the more part said, He is dead. [9:27] But Jesus took him by the hand, and raised him up; and he arose. [9:28] And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, How is it that we could not cast it out? [9:29] And he said unto them, This kind can come out by nothing, save by prayer. [9:30] And they went forth from thence, and passed through Galilee; and he would not that any man should know it. [9:31] For he taught his disciples, and said unto them, The Son of man is delivered up into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and when he is killed, after three days he shall rise again. [9:32] But they understood not the saying, and were afraid to ask him. [9:33] And they came to Capernaum: and when he was in the house he asked them, What were you reasoning on the way? [9:34] But they held their peace: for they had disputed one with another on the way, who was the greatest. [9:35] And he sat down, and called the twelve; and he saith unto them, If any man would be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all. [9:36] And he took a little child, and set him in the midst of them: and taking him in his arms, he said unto them, [9:37] Whosoever shall receive one of such little children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever receiveth me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me. [9:38] John said unto him, Teacher, we saw one casting out demons in your name; and we forbade him, because he followed not us. [9:39] But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man who shall do a mighty work in my name, and be able quickly to speak evil of me. [9:40] For he that is not against us is for us. [9:41] For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink, because you are Messiah’s, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward. [9:42] And whosoever shall cause one of these little ones that believe on me to stumble, it were better for him if a great millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea. [9:43] And if your hand cause you to stumble, cut it off: it is good for you to enter into life maimed, rather than having your two hands to go into hell, into the unquenchable fire. [9:44] where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. [9:45] And if your foot cause you to stumble, cut it off: it is good for you to enter into life halt, rather than having your two feet to be cast into hell. [9:46] where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. [9:47] And if your eye cause you to stumble, cast it out: it is good for you to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell; [9:48] where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. [9:49] For every one shall be salted with fire. [9:50] Salt is good: but if the salt have lost its saltness, wherewith will you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace one with another.

[10:1] And he arose from thence and cometh into the borders of Judaea and beyond the Jordan: and multitudes come together unto him again; and, as he was wont, he taught them again. [10:2] And there came unto him Pharisees, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? trying him. [10:3] And he answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you? [10:4] And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away. [10:5] But Jesus said unto them, For your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment. [10:6] But from the beginning of the creation, Male and female made he them. [10:7] For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; [10:8] and the two shall become one flesh: so that they are no more two, but one flesh. [10:9] What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. [10:10] And in the house the disciples asked him again of this matter. [10:11] And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her: [10:12] and if she herself shall put away her husband, and marry another, she committeth adultery. [10:13] And they were bringing unto him little children, that he should touch them: and the disciples rebuked them. [10:14] But when Jesus saw it, he was moved with indignation, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me; forbid them not: for to such belongeth the kingdom of God. [10:15] Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall in no wise enter therein. [10:16] And he took them in his arms, and blessed them, laying his hands upon them. [10:17] And as he was going forth into the way, there ran one to him, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life? [10:18] And Jesus said unto him, Why callest you me good? none is good save one, even God. [10:19] you knowest the commandments, Do not kill, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother. [10:20] And he said unto him, Teacher, all these things have I observed from my youth. [10:21] And Jesus looking upon him loved him, and said unto him, One thing you lackest: go, sell whatsoever you hast, and give to the poor, and you shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me. [10:22] But his countenance fell at the saying, and he went away sorrowful: for he was one that had great possessions. [10:23] And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God! [10:24] And the disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God! [10:25] It is easier for a camel to go through a needle’s eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. [10:26] And they were astonished exceedingly, saying unto him, Then who can be saved? [10:27] Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for all things are possible with God. [10:28] Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee. [10:29] Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or mother, or father, or children, or lands, for my sake, and for the gospel’s sake, [10:30] but he shall receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life. [10:31] But many that are first shall be last; and the last first. [10:32] And they were on the way, going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus was going before them: and they were amazed; and they that followed were afraid. And he took again the twelve, and began to tell them the things that were to happen unto him, [10:33] saying, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests and the scribes; and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him unto the Gentiles: [10:34] and they shall mock him, and shall spit upon him, and shall scourge him, and shall kill him; and after three days he shall rise again. [10:35] And there come near unto him James and John, the sons of Zebedee, saying unto him, Teacher, we would that you shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall ask of thee. [10:36] And he said unto them, What would you that I should do for you? [10:37] And they said unto him, Grant unto us that we may sit, one on your right hand, and one on your left hand, in your glory. [10:38] But Jesus said unto them, You know not what you ask. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink? or to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? [10:39] And they said unto him, We are able. And Jesus said unto them, The cup that I drink you shall drink; and with the baptism that I am baptized withal shall you be baptized: [10:40] but to sit on my right hand or on my left hand is not mine to give; but it is for them for whom it hath been prepared. [10:41] And when the ten heard it, they began to be moved with indignation concerning James and John. [10:42] And Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, You know that they who are accounted to rule over the Gentiles lord it over them; and their great ones exercise authority over them. [10:43] But it is not so among you: but whosoever would become great among you, shall be your minister; [10:44] and whosoever would be first among you, shall be servant of all. [10:45] For the Son of man also came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. [10:46] And they come to Jericho: and as he went out from Jericho, with his disciples and a great multitude, the son of Timaeus, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the way side. [10:47] And when he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, you son of David, have mercy on me. [10:48] And many rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried out the more a great deal, you son of David, have mercy on me. [10:49] And Jesus stood still, and said, Call you him. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good cheer: rise, he calleth thee. [10:50] And he, casting away his garment, sprang up, and came to Jesus. [10:51] And Jesus answered him, and said, What wilt you that I should do unto thee? And the blind man said unto him, Rabboni, that I may receive my sight. [10:52] And Jesus said unto him, Go your way; your faith hath made you whole. And straightway he received his sight, and followed him in the way.

[11:1] And when they draw nigh unto Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth two of his disciples, [11:2] and saith unto them, Go your way into the village that is over against you: and straightway as you enter into it, you shall find a colt tied, whereon no man ever yet sat; loose him, and bring him. [11:3] And if any one say unto you, Why do you this? say ye, The Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him back hither. [11:4] And they went away, and found a colt tied at the door without in the open street; and they loose him. [11:5] And certain of them that stood there said unto them, What do ye, loosing the colt? [11:6] And they said unto them even as Jesus had said: and they let them go. [11:7] And they bring the colt unto Jesus, and cast on him their garments; and he sat upon him. [11:8] And many spread their garments upon the way; and others branches, which they had cut from the fields. [11:9] And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, Hosanna; Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord: [11:10] Blessed is the kingdom that cometh, the kingdom of our father David: Hosanna in the highest. [11:11] And he entered into Jerusalem, into the temple; and when he had looked round about upon all things, it being now eventide, he went out unto Bethany with the twelve. [11:12] And on the morrow, when they were come out from Bethany, he hungered. [11:13] And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find anything thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for it was not the season of figs. [11:14] And he answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit from you henceforward for ever. And his disciples heard it. [11:15] And they come to Jerusalem: and he entered into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and them that bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of them that sold the doves; [11:16] and he would not suffer that any man should carry a vessel through the temple. [11:17] And he taught, and said unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations? but you have made it a den of robbers. [11:18] And the chief priests and the scribes heard it, and sought how they might destroy him: for they feared him, for all the multitude was astonished at his teaching. [11:19] And every evening he went forth out of the city. [11:20] And as they passed by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered away from the roots. [11:21] And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Rabbi, behold, the fig tree which you cursedst is withered away. [11:22] And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. [11:23] Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be you taken up and cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that what he saith cometh to pass; he shall have it. [11:24] Therefore I say unto you, All things whatsoever you pray and ask for, believe that you receive them, and you shall have them. [11:25] And whensoever you stand praying, forgive, if you have aught against any one; that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. [11:26] But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father who is in heaven forgive your trespasses. [11:27] And they come again to Jerusalem: and as he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders; [11:28] and they said unto him, By what authority doest you these things? or who gave you this authority to do these things? [11:29] And Jesus said unto them, I will ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things. [11:30] The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men? answer me. [11:31] And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; He will say, Why then did you not believe him? [11:32] But should we say, From men–they feared the people: for all verily held John to be a prophet. [11:33] And they answered Jesus and say, We know not. And Jesus saith unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.

[12:1] And he began to speak unto them in parables. A man planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and digged a pit for the winepress, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country. [12:2] And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruits of the vineyard. [12:3] And they took him, and beat him, and sent him away empty. [12:4] And again he sent unto them another servant; and him they wounded in the head, and handled shamefully. [12:5] And he sent another; and him they killed: and many others; beating some, and killing some. [12:6] He had yet one, a beloved son: he sent him last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son. [12:7] But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours. [12:8] And they took him, and killed him, and cast him forth out of the vineyard. [12:9] What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others. [12:10] Have you not read even this scripture:

The stone which the builders rejected,

The same was made the head of the corner;

[12:11] This was from the Lord,

And it is marvellous in our eyes?

[12:12] And they sought to lay hold on him; and they feared the multitude; for they perceived that he spake the parable against them: and they left him, and went away. [12:13] And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, that they might catch him in talk. [12:14] And when they were come, they say unto him, Teacher, we know that you art true, and carest not for any one; for you regardest not the person of men, but of a truth teachest the way of God: Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not? [12:15] Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why make you trial of me? bring me a denarius, that I may see it. [12:16] And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar’s. [12:17] And Jesus said unto them, Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and unto God the things that are God’s. And they marvelled greatly at him. [12:18] And there come unto him Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying, [12:19] Teacher, Moses wrote unto us, If a man’s brother die, and leave a wife behind him, and leave no child, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. [12:20] There were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed; [12:21] and the second took her, and died, leaving no seed behind him; and the third likewise: [12:22] and the seven left no seed. Last of all the woman also died. [12:23] In the resurrection whose wife shall she be of them? for the seven had her to wife. [12:24] Jesus said unto them, Is it not for this cause that you err, that you know not the scriptures, nor the power of God? [12:25] For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as angels in heaven. [12:26] But as touching the dead, that they are raised; have you not read in the book of Moses, in the place concerning the Bush, how God spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? [12:27] He is not the God of the dead, but of the living: you do greatly err. [12:28] And one of the scribes came, and heard them questioning together, and knowing that he had answered them well, asked him, What commandment is the first of all? [12:29] Jesus answered, The first is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God, the Lord is one: [12:30] and you shalt love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength. [12:31] The second is this, you shalt love your neighbor as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these. [12:32] And the scribe said unto him, Of a truth, Teacher, you have well said that he is one; and there is none other but he: [12:33] and to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbor as himself, is much more than all whole burnt-offerings and sacrifices. [12:34] And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, you art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question. [12:35] And Jesus answered and said, as he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that the Messiah is the son of David? [12:36] David himself said in the Holy Spirit,

The Lord said unto my Lord,

Sit you on my right hand,

Till I make your enemies the footstool of your feet.

[12:37] David himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he his son? And the common people heard him gladly. [12:38] And in his teaching he said, Beware of the scribes, who desire to walk in long robes, and to have salutations in the marketplaces, [12:39] and chief seats in the synagogues, and chief places at feasts: [12:40] they that devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayers; these shall receive greater condemnation. [12:41] And he sat down over against the treasury, and beheld how the multitude cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much. [12:42] And there came a poor widow, and she cast in two mites, which make a farthing. [12:43] And he called unto him his disciples, and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, This poor widow cast in more than all they that are casting into the treasury: [12:44] for they all did cast in of their superfluity; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.

[13:1] And as he went forth out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him, Teacher, behold, what manner of stones and what manner of buildings! [13:2] And Jesus said unto him, Seest you these great buildings? there shall not be left here one stone upon another, which shall not be thrown down. [13:3] And as he sat on the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately, [13:4] Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when these things are all about to be accomplished? [13:5] And Jesus began to say unto them, Take heed that no man lead you astray. [13:6] Many shall come in my name, saying, I am he; and shall lead many astray. [13:7] And when you shall hear of wars and rumors of wars, be not troubled: these things must needs come to pass; but the end is not yet. [13:8] For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there shall be earthquakes in divers places; there shall be famines: these things are the beginning of travail. [13:9] But take you heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in synagogues shall you be beaten; and before governors and kings shall you stand for my sake, for a testimony unto them. [13:10] And the gospel must first be preached unto all the nations. [13:11] And when they lead you to judgment, and deliver you up, be not anxious beforehand what you shall speak: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye; for it is not you that speak, but the Holy Spirit. [13:12] And brother shall deliver up brother to death, and the father his child; and children shall rise up against parents, and cause them to be put to death. [13:13] And you shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved. [13:14] But when you see the abomination of desolation standing where he ought not (let him that readeth understand), then let them that are in Judaea flee unto the mountains: [13:15] and let him that is on the housetop not go down, nor enter in, to take anything out his house: [13:16] and let him that is in the field not return back to take his cloak. [13:17] But woe unto them that are with child and to them that give suck in those days! [13:18] And pray you that it be not in the winter. [13:19] For those days shall be tribulation, such as there hath not been the like from the beginning of the creation which God created until now, and never shall be. [13:20] And except the Lord had shortened the days, no flesh would have been saved; but for the elect’s sake, whom he chose, he shortened the days. [13:21] And then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is the Messiah; or, Lo, there; believe it not: [13:22] for there shall arise false Messiahs and false prophets, and shall show signs and wonders, that they may lead astray, if possible, the elect. [13:23] But take you heed: behold, I have told you all things beforehand. [13:24] But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, [13:25] and the stars shall be falling from heaven, and the powers that are in the heavens shall be shaken. [13:26] And then shall they see the Son of man coming in clouds with great power and glory. [13:27] And then shall he send forth the angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven. [13:28] Now from the fig tree learn her parable: when her branch is now become tender, and putteth forth its leaves, you know that the summer is nigh; [13:29] even so you also, when you see these things coming to pass, know you that he is nigh, even at the doors. [13:30] Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, until all these things be accomplished. [13:31] Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away. [13:32] But of that day or that hour knoweth no one, not even the angels in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father. [13:33] Take you heed, watch and pray: for you know not when the time is. [13:34] It is as when a man, sojourning in another country, having left his house, and given authority to his servants, to each one his work, commanded also the porter to watch. [13:35] Watch therefore: for you know not when the lord of the house cometh, whether at even, or at midnight, or at cockcrowing, or in the morning; [13:36] lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. [13:37] And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.

[14:1] Now after two days was the feast of the passover and the unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him with subtlety, and kill him: [14:2] for they said, Not during the feast, lest haply there shall be a tumult of the people. [14:3] And while he was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster cruse of ointment of pure nard very costly; and she brake the cruse, and poured it over his head. [14:4] But there were some that had indignation among themselves, saying, To what purpose hath this waste of the ointment been made? [14:5] For this ointment might have been sold for above three hundred shillings, and given to the poor. And they murmured against her. [14:6] But Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble you her? she hath wrought a good work on me. [14:7] For you have the poor always with you, and whensoever you will you can do them good: but me you have not always. [14:8] She hath done what she could; she hath anointed my body beforehand for the burying. [14:9] And verily I say unto you, Wheresoever the gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, that also which this woman hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her. [14:10] And Judas Iscariot, he that was one of the twelve, went away unto the chief priests, that he might deliver him unto them. [14:11] And they, when they heard it, were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently deliver him unto them. [14:12] And on the first day of unleavened bread, when they sacrificed the passover, his disciples say unto him, Where wilt you that we go and make ready that you mayest eat the passover? [14:13] And he sendeth two of his disciples, and saith unto them, Go into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water: follow him; [14:14] and wheresoever he shall enter in, say to the master of the house, The Teacher saith, Where is my guest-chamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples? [14:15] And he will himself show you a large upper room furnished and ready: and there make ready for us. [14:16] And the disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover. [14:17] And when it was evening he cometh with the twelve. [14:18] And as they sat and were eating, Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, One of you shall betray me, even he that eateth with me. [14:19] They began to be sorrowful, and to say unto him one by one, Is it I? [14:20] And he said unto them, It is one of the twelve, he that dippeth with me in the dish. [14:21] For the Son of man goeth, even as it is written of him: but woe unto that man through whom the Son of man is betrayed! good were it for that man if he had not been born. [14:22] And as they were eating, he took bread, and when he had blessed, he brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take ye: this is my body. [14:23] And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave to them: and they all drank of it. [14:24] And he said unto them, This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many. [14:25] Verily I say unto you, I shall no more drink of the fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God. [14:26] And when they had sung a hymn, they went out unto the mount of Olives. [14:27] And Jesus saith unto them, All you shall be offended: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered abroad. [14:28] Howbeit, after I am raised up, I will go before you into Galilee. [14:29] But Peter said unto him, Although all shall be offended, yet will not I. [14:30] And Jesus saith unto him, Verily I say unto thee, that you to-day, even this night, before the cock crow twice, shalt deny me thrice. [14:31] But he spake exceedingly vehemently, If I must die with thee, I will not deny thee. And in like manner also said they all. [14:32] And they come unto a place which was named Gethsemane: and he saith unto his disciples, Sit you here, while I pray. [14:33] And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be greatly amazed, and sore troubled. [14:34] And he saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful even unto death: abide you here, and watch. [14:35] And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass away from him. [14:36] And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; remove this cup from me: howbeit not what I will, but what you wilt. [14:37] And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest you not watch one hour? [14:38] Watch and pray, that you enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. [14:39] And again he went away, and prayed, saying the same words. [14:40] And again he came, and found them sleeping, for their eyes were very heavy; and they knew not what to answer him. [14:41] And he cometh the third time, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: it is enough; the hour is come; behold, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. [14:42] Arise, let us be going: behold, he that betrayeth me is at hand. [14:43] And straightway, while he yet spake, cometh Judas, one of the twelve, and with him a multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders. [14:44] Now he that betrayed him had given them a token, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that is he; take him, and lead him away safely. [14:45] And when he was come, straightway he came to him, and saith, Rabbi; and kissed him. [14:46] And they laid hands on him, and took him. [14:47] But a certain one of them that stood by drew his sword, and smote the servant of the high priest, and struck off his ear. [14:48] And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are you come out, as against a robber, with swords and staves to seize me? [14:49] I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and you took me not: but this is done that the scriptures might be fulfilled. [14:50] And they all left him, and fled. [14:51] And a certain young man followed with him, having a linen cloth cast about him, over his naked body: and they lay hold on him; [14:52] but he left the linen cloth, and fled naked. [14:53] And they led Jesus away to the high priest: and there come together with him all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes. [14:54] And Peter had followed him afar off, even within, into the court of the high priest; and he was sitting with the officers, and warming himself in the light of the fire. [14:55] Now the chief priests and the whole council sought witness against Jesus to put him to death; and found it not. [14:56] For many bare false witness against him, and their witness agreed not together. [14:57] And there stood up certain, and bare false witness against him, saying, [14:58] We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands. [14:59] And not even so did their witness agree together. [14:60] And the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, Answerest you nothing? what is it which these witness against thee? [14:61] But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and saith unto him, Art you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed? [14:62] And Jesus said, I am: and you shall see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming with the clouds of heaven. [14:63] And the high priest rent his clothes, and saith, What further need have we of witnesses? [14:64] You have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to be worthy of death. [14:65] And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say unto him, Prophesy: and the officers received him with blows of their hands. [14:66] And as Peter was beneath in the court, there cometh one of the maids of the high priest; [14:67] and seeing Peter warming himself, she looked upon him, and saith, you also wast with the Nazarene, even Jesus. [14:68] But he denied, saying, I neither know, nor understand what you sayest: and he went out into the porch; and the cock crew. [14:69] And the maid saw him, and began again to say to them that stood by, This is one of them. [14:70] But he again denied it. And after a little while again they that stood by said to Peter, of a truth you art one of them; for you art a Galilaean. [14:71] But he began to curse, and to swear, I know not this man of whom you speak. [14:72] And straightway the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word, how that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, you shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept.

[15:1] And straightway in the morning the chief priests with the elders and scribes, and the whole council, held a consultation, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him up to Pilate. [15:2] And Pilate asked him, Art you the King of the Jews? And he answering saith unto him, you sayest. [15:3] And the chief priests accused him of many things. [15:4] And Pilate again asked him, saying, Answerest you nothing? behold how many things they accuse you of. [15:5] But Jesus no more answered anything; insomuch that Pilate marvelled. [15:6] Now at the feast he used to release unto them one prisoner, whom they asked of him. [15:7] And there was one called Barabbas, lying bound with them that had made insurrection, men who in the insurrection had committed murder. [15:8] And the multitude went up and began to ask him to do as he was wont to do unto them. [15:9] And Pilate answered them, saying, Will you that I release unto you the King of the Jews? [15:10] For he perceived that for envy the chief priests had delivered him up. [15:11] But the chief priests stirred up the multitude, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them. [15:12] And Pilate again answered and said unto them, What then shall I do unto him whom you call the King of the Jews? [15:13] And they cried out again, Crucify him. [15:14] And Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out exceedingly, Crucify him. [15:15] And Pilate, wishing to content the multitude, released unto them Barabbas, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified. [15:16] And the soldiers led him away within the court, which is the Praetorium; and they call together the whole band. [15:17] And they clothe him with purple, and platting a crown of thorns, they put it on him; [15:18] and they began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews! [15:19] And they smote his head with a reed, and spat upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him. [15:20] And when they had mocked him, they took off from him the purple, and put on him his garments. And they lead him out to crucify him. [15:21] And they compel one passing by, Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to go with them, that he might bear his cross. [15:22] And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull. [15:23] And they offered him wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not. [15:24] And they crucify him, and part his garments among them, casting lots upon them, what each should take. [15:25] And it was the third hour, and they crucified him. [15:26] And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS. [15:27] And with him they crucify two robbers; one on his right hand, and one on his left. [15:28] And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was reckoned with transgressors. [15:29] And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ha! you that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, [15:30] save thyself, and come down from the cross. [15:31] In like manner also the chief priests mocking him among themselves with the scribes said, He saved others; himself he cannot save. [15:32] Let the Messiah, the King of Israel, now come down from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reproached him. [15:33] And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. [15:34] And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? [15:35] And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elijah. [15:36] And one ran, and filling a sponge full of vinegar, put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let be; let us see whether Elijah cometh to take him down. [15:37] And Jesus uttered a loud voice, and gave up the ghost. [15:38] And the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom. [15:39] And when the centurion, who stood by over against him, saw that he so gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the son of God. [15:40] And there were also women beholding from afar: among whom were both Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome; [15:41] who, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered unto him; and many other women that came up with him unto Jerusalem. [15:42] And when even was now come, because it was the Preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath, [15:43] there came Joseph of Arimathaea, a councillor of honorable estate, who also himself was looking for the kingdom of God; and he boldly went in unto Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. [15:44] And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead. [15:45] And when he learned it of the centurion, he granted the corpse to Joseph. [15:46] And he bought a linen cloth, and taking him down, wound him in the linen cloth, and laid him in a tomb which had been hewn out of a rock; and he rolled a stone against the door of the tomb. [15:47] And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid.

[16:1] And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices, that they might come and anoint him. [16:2] And very early on the first day of the week, they come to the tomb when the sun was risen. [16:3] And they were saying among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the tomb? [16:4] and looking up, they see that the stone is rolled back: for it was exceeding great. [16:5] And entering into the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, arrayed in a white robe; and they were amazed. [16:6] And he saith unto them, Be not amazed: you seek Jesus, the Nazarene, who hath been crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold, the place where they laid him! [16:7] But go, tell his disciples and Peter, He goeth before you into Galilee: there shall you see him, as he said unto you. [16:8] And they went out, and fled from the tomb; for trembling and astonishment had come upon them: and they said nothing to any one; for they were afraid. [16:9] Now when he was risen early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons. [16:10] She went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned and wept. [16:11] And they, when they heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, disbelieved. [16:12] And after these things he was manifested in another form unto two of them, as they walked, on their way into the country. [16:13] And they went away and told it unto the rest: neither believed they them. [16:14] And afterward he was manifested unto the eleven themselves as they sat at meat; and he upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them that had seen him after he was risen. [16:15] And he said unto them, Go you into all the world, and preach the gospel to the whole creation. [16:16] He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that disbelieveth shall be condemned. [16:17] And these signs shall accompany them that believe: in my name shall they cast out demons; they shall speak with new tongues; [16:18] they shall take up serpents, and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall in no wise hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. [16:19] So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken unto them, was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God. [16:20] And they went forth, and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word by the signs that followed. Amen.

 

The Gospel According to St. Luke

[1:1] Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to draw up a narrative concerning those matters which have been fulfilled among us, [1:2] even as they delivered them unto us, who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word, [1:3] it seemed good to me also, having traced the course of all things accurately from the first, to write unto you in order, most excellent Theophilus; [1:4] that you mightest know the certainty concerning the things wherein you wast instructed. [1:5] There was in the days of Herod, king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abijah: and he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. [1:6] And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. [1:7] And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years. [1:8] Now it came to pass, while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his course, [1:9] according to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to enter into the temple of the Lord and burn incense. [1:10] And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the hour of incense. [1:11] And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of altar of incense. [1:12] And Zacharias was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him. [1:13] But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: because your supplication is heard, and your wife Elisabeth shall bear you a son, and you shalt call his name John. [1:14] And you shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth. [1:15] For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb. [1:16] And many of the children of Israel shall he turn unto the Lord their God. [1:17] And he shall go before his face in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to walk in the wisdom of the just; to make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him. [1:18] And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years. [1:19] And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and I was sent to speak unto thee, and to bring you these good tidings. [1:20] And behold, you shalt be silent and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall come to pass, because you believedst not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season. [1:21] And the people were waiting for Zacharias, and they marvelled while he tarried in the temple. [1:22] And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: and he continued making signs unto them, and remained dumb. [1:23] And it came to pass, when the days of his ministration were fulfilled, he departed unto his house. [1:24] And after these days Elisabeth his wife conceived; and she hid herself five months, saying, [1:25] Thus hath the Lord done unto me in the days wherein he looked upon me, to take away my reproach among men. [1:26] Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, [1:27] to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary. [1:28] And he came in unto her, and said, Hail, you that art highly favored, the Lord is with thee. [1:29] But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this might be. [1:30] And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for you have found favor with God. [1:31] And behold, you shalt conceive in your womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. [1:32] He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: [1:33] and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end. [1:34] And Mary said unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? [1:35] And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee: wherefore also the holy thing which is begotten shall be called the son of God. [1:36] And behold, Elisabeth your kinswoman, she also hath conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her that was called barren. [1:37] For no word from God shall be void of power. [1:38] And Mary said, Behold, the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to your word. And the angel departed from her. [1:39] And Mary arose in these days and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judah; [1:40] and entered into the house of Zacharias and saluted Elisabeth. [1:41] And it came to pass, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit; [1:42] and she lifted up her voice with a loud cry, and said, Blessed art you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. [1:43] And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come unto me? [1:44] For behold, when the voice of your salutation came into mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy. [1:45] And blessed is she that believed; for there shall be a fulfilment of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord. [1:46] And Mary said,

My soul doth magnify the Lord,

[1:47] And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

[1:48] For he hath looked upon the low estate of his handmaid:

For behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.

[1:49] For he that is mighty hath done to me great things;

And holy is his name.

[1:50] And his mercy is unto generations and generations

On them that fear him.

[1:51] He hath showed strength with his arm;

He hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their heart.

[1:52] He hath put down princes from their thrones,

And hath exalted them of low degree.

[1:53] The hungry he hath filled with good things;

And the rich he hath sent empty away.

[1:54] He hath given help to Israel his servant,

That he might remember mercy

[1:55] (As he spake unto our fathers)

Toward Abraham and his seed for ever.

[1:56] And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned unto her house. [1:57] Now Elisabeth’s time was fulfilled that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son. [1:58] And her neighbors and her kinsfolk heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy towards her; and they rejoiced with her. [1:59] And it came to pass on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him Zacharias, after the name of the father. [1:60] And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John. [1:61] And they said unto her, There is none of your kindred that is called by this name. [1:62] And they made signs to his father, what he would have him called. [1:63] And he asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all. [1:64] And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, blessing God. [1:65] And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea. [1:66] And all that heard them laid them up in their heart, saying, What then shall this child be? For the hand of the Lord was with him. [1:67] And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,

[1:68] Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel;

For he hath visited and wrought redemption for his people,

[1:69] And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us

In the house of his servant David

[1:70] (As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets that have been from of old),

[1:71] Salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;

[1:72] To show mercy towards, our fathers,

And to remember his holy covenant;

[1:73] The oath which he spake unto Abraham our father,

[1:74] To grant unto us that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies

Should serve him without fear,

[1:75] In holiness and righteousness before him all our days.

[1:76] Yea and thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Most High:

For you shalt go before the face of the Lord to make ready his ways;

[1:77] To give knowledge of salvation unto his people

In the remission of their sins,

[1:78] Because of the tender mercy of our God,

Whereby the dayspring from on high shall visit us,

[1:79] To shine upon them that sit in darkness and the shadow of death;

To guide our feet into the way of peace.

[1:80] And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his showing unto Israel.

[2:1] Now it came to pass in those days, there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be enrolled. [2:2] This was the first enrolment made when Quirinius was governor of Syria. [2:3] And all went to enrol themselves, every one to his own city. [2:4] And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David; [2:5] to enrol himself with Mary, who was betrothed to him, being great with child. [2:6] And it came to pass, while they were there, the days were fulfilled that she should be delivered. [2:7] And she brought forth her firstborn son; and she wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. [2:8] And there were shepherds in the same country abiding in the field, and keeping watch by night over their flock. [2:9] And an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. [2:10] And the angel said unto them, Be not afraid; for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all the people: [2:11] for there is born to you this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is Messiah the Lord. [2:12] And this is the sign unto you: You shall find a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, and lying in a manger. [2:13] And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,

[2:14] Glory to God in the highest,

And on earth peace among men in whom he is well pleased.

[2:15] And it came to pass, when the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing that is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us. [2:16] And they came with haste, and found both Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in the manger. [2:17] And when they saw it, they made known concerning the saying which was spoken to them about this child. [2:18] And all that heard it wondered at the things which were spoken unto them by the shepherds. [2:19] But Mary kept all these sayings, pondering them in her heart. [2:20] And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, even as it was spoken unto them. [2:21] And when eight days were fulfilled for circumcising him, his name was called JESUS, which was so called by the angel before he was conceived in the womb. [2:22] And when the days of their purification according to the law of Moses were fulfilled, they brought him up to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord [2:23] (as it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord), [2:24] and to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons. [2:25] And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; and this man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Spirit was upon him. [2:26] And it had been revealed unto him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord’s Messiah. [2:27] And he came in the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, that they might do concerning him after the custom of the law, [2:28] then he received him into his arms, and blessed God, and said,

[2:29] Now lettest you your servant depart, Lord,

According to your word, in peace;

[2:30] For mine eyes have seen your salvation,

[2:31] Which you have prepared before the face of all peoples;

[2:32] A light for revelation to the Gentiles,

And the glory of your people Israel.

[2:33] And his father and his mother were marvelling at the things which were spoken concerning him; [2:34] and Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the falling and the rising of many in Israel; and for a sign which is spoken against; [2:35] yea and a sword shall pierce through your own soul; that thoughts out of many hearts may be revealed. [2:36] And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher (she was of a great age, having lived with a husband seven years from her virginity, [2:37] and she had been a widow even unto fourscore and four years), who departed not from the temple, worshipping with fastings and supplications night and day. [2:38] And coming up at that very hour she gave thanks unto God, and spake of him to all them that were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem. [2:39] And when they had accomplished all things that were according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth. [2:40] And the child grew, and waxed strong, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him. [2:41] And his parents went every year to Jerusalem at the feast of the passover. [2:42] And when he was twelve years old, they went up after the custom of the feast; [2:43] and when they had fulfilled the days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and his parents knew it not; [2:44] but supposing him to be in the company, they went a day’s journey; and they sought for him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance: [2:45] and when they found him not, they returned to Jerusalem, seeking for him. [2:46] And it came to pass, after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both hearing them, and asking them questions: [2:47] and all that heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers. [2:48] And when they saw him, they were astonished; and his mother said unto him, Son, why have you thus dealt with us? behold, your father and I sought you sorrowing. [2:49] And he said unto them, How is it that you sought me? knew you not that I must be in my Father’s house? [2:50] And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them. [2:51] And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth; and he was subject unto them: and his mother kept all these sayings in her heart. [2:52] And Jesus advanced in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.

[3:1] Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene, [3:2] in the highpriesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness. [3:3] And he came into all the region round about the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance unto remission of sins; [3:4] as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make you ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight. [3:5] Every valley shall be filled, And every mountain and hill shall be brought low; And the crooked shall become straight, And the rough ways smooth; [3:6] And all flesh shall see the salvation of God. [3:7] He said therefore to the multitudes that went out to be baptized of him, You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? [3:8] Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham. [3:9] And even now the axe also lieth at the root of the trees: every tree therefore that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. [3:10] And the multitudes asked him, saying, What then must we do? [3:11] And he answered and said unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath food, let him do likewise. [3:12] And there came also publicans to be baptized, and they said unto him, Teacher, what must we do? [3:13] And he said unto them, Extort no more than that which is appointed you. [3:14] And soldiers also asked him, saying, And we, what must we do? And he said unto them, Extort from no man by violence, neither accuse any one wrongfully; and be content with your wages. [3:15] And as the people were in expectation, and all men reasoned in their hearts concerning John, whether haply he were the Messiah; [3:16] John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but there cometh he that is mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire: [3:17] whose fan is in his hand, thoroughly to cleanse his threshing-floor, and to gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire. [3:18] With many other exhortations therefore preached he good tidings unto the people; [3:19] but Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother’s wife, and for all the evil things which Herod had done, [3:20] added this also to them all, that he shut up John in prison. [3:21] Now it came to pass, when all the people were baptized, that, Jesus also having been baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened, [3:22] and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form, as a dove, upon him, and a voice came out of heaven, you art my beloved Son; in you I am well pleased. [3:23] And Jesus himself, when he began to teach, was about thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli, [3:24] the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, [3:25] the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, [3:26] the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda, [3:27] the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri, [3:28] the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er, [3:29] the son of Jesus, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, [3:30] the son of Symeon, the son of Judas, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim, [3:31] the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David, [3:32] the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon, [3:33] the son of Amminadab, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah, [3:34] the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, [3:35] the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah [3:36] the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech, [3:37] the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan, [3:38] the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.

[4:1] And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led in the Spirit in the wilderness [4:2] during forty days, being tempted of the devil. And he did eat nothing in those days: and when they were completed, he hungered. [4:3] And the devil said unto him, if you art the son of God, command this stone that it become bread. [4:4] And Jesus answered unto him, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone. [4:5] And he led him up, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. [4:6] And the devil said unto him, To you will I give all this authority, and the glory of them: for it hath been delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it. [4:7] If you therefore wilt worship before me, it shall all be thine. [4:8] And Jesus answered and said unto him, It is written, you shalt worship the Lord your God, and him only shalt you serve. [4:9] And he led him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If you art the son of God, cast yourself down from hence: [4:10] for it is written,

He shall give his angels charge concerning thee, to guard thee:

[4:11] and,

On their hands they shall bear you up,

Lest haply you dash your foot against a stone.

[4:12] And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, you shalt not make trial of the Lord your God.

[4:13] And when the devil had completed every temptation, he departed from him for a season.

[4:14] And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and a fame went out concerning him through all the region round about. [4:15] And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all.

[4:16] And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and he entered, as his custom was, into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up to read. [4:17] And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Isaiah. And he opened the book, and found the place where it was written,

[4:18] The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,

Because he anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor:

He hath sent me to proclaim release to the captives,

And recovering of sight to the blind,

To set at liberty them that are bruised,

[4:19] To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.

[4:20] And he closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant, and sat down: and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him. [4:21] And he began to say unto them, To-day hath this scripture been fulfilled in your ears. [4:22] And all bare him witness, and wondered at the words of grace which proceeded out of his mouth: and they said, Is not this Joseph’s son? [4:23] And he said unto them, Doubtless you will say unto me this parable, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done at Capernaum, do also here in your own country. [4:24] And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is acceptable in his own country. [4:25] But of a truth I say unto you, There were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when there came a great famine over all the land; [4:26] and unto none of them was Elijah sent, but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow. [4:27] And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian. [4:28] And they were all filled with wrath in the synagogue, as they heard these things; [4:29] and they rose up, and cast him forth out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might throw him down headlong. [4:30] But he passing through the midst of them went his way. [4:31] And he came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. And he was teaching them on the sabbath day: [4:32] and they were astonished at his teaching; for his word was with authority. [4:33] And in the synagogue there was a man, that had a spirit of an unclean demon; and he cried out with a loud voice, [4:34] Ah! what have we to do with thee, Jesus you Nazarene? art you come to destroy us? I know you who you art, the Holy One of God. [4:35] And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold your peace, and come out of him. And when the demon had thrown him down in the midst, he came out of him, having done him no hurt. [4:36] And amazement came upon all, and they spake together, one with another, saying, What is this word? for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out. [4:37] And there went forth a rumor concerning him into every place of the region round about. [4:38] And he rose up from the synagogue, and entered into the house of Simon. And Simon’s wife’s mother was holden with a great fever; and they besought him for her. [4:39] And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her: and immediately she rose up and ministered unto them. [4:40] And when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them. [4:41] And demons also came out from many, crying out, and saying, you art the son of God. And rebuking them, he suffered them not to speak, because they knew that he was the Messiah. [4:42] And when it was day, he came out and went into a desert place: and the multitudes sought after him, and came unto him, and would have stayed him, that he should not go from them. [4:43] But he said unto them, I must preach the good tidings of the kingdom of God to the other cities also: for therefore was I sent. [4:44] And he was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.

[5:1] Now it came to pass, while the multitude pressed upon him and heard the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret; [5:2] and he saw two boats standing by the lake: but the fishermen had gone out of them, and were washing their nets. [5:3] And he entered into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the multitudes out of the boat. [5:4] And when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Put out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. [5:5] And Simon answered and said, Master, we toiled all night, and took nothing: but at your word I will let down the nets. [5:6] And when they had done this, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes; and their nets were breaking; [5:7] and they beckoned unto their partners in the other boat, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink. [5:8] But Simon Peter, when he saw it, fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord. [5:9] For he was amazed, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken; [5:10] and so were also James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth you shalt catch men. [5:11] And when they had brought their boats to land, they left all, and followed him. [5:12] And it came to pass, while he was in one of the cities, behold, a man full of leprosy: and when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if you wilt, you canst make me clean. [5:13] And he stretched forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be you made clean. And straightway the leprosy departed from him. [5:14] And he charged him to tell no man: but go your way, and show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. [5:15] But so much the more went abroad the report concerning him: and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed of their infirmities. [5:16] But he withdrew himself in the deserts, and prayed. [5:17] And it came to pass on one of those days, that he was teaching; and there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, who were come out of every village of Galilee and Judaea and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was with him to heal. [5:18] And behold, men bring on a bed a man that was palsied: and they sought to bring him in, and to lay him before him. [5:19] And not finding by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went up to the housetop, and let him down through the tiles with his couch into the midst before Jesus. [5:20] And seeing their faith, he said, Man, your sins are forgiven thee. [5:21] And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this that speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone? [5:22] But Jesus perceiving their reasonings, answered and said unto them, Why reason you in your hearts? [5:23] Which is easier, to say, your sins are forgiven thee; or to say, Arise and walk? [5:24] But that you may know that the Son of man hath authority on earth to forgive sins (he said unto him that was palsied), I say unto thee, Arise, and take up your couch, and go unto your house. [5:25] And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his house, glorifying God. [5:26] And amazement took hold on all, and they glorified God; and they were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to-day. [5:27] And after these things he went forth, and beheld a publican, named Levi, sitting at the place of toll, and said unto him, Follow me. [5:28] And he forsook all, and rose up and followed him. [5:29] And Levi made him a great feast in his house: and there was a great multitude of publicans and of others that were sitting at meat with them. [5:30] And the Pharisees and their scribes murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do you eat and drink with the publicans and sinners? [5:31] And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are in health have no need of a physician; but they that are sick. [5:32] I am not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance. [5:33] And they said unto him, The disciples of John fast often, and make supplications; likewise also the disciples of the Pharisees; but your eat and drink. [5:34] And Jesus said unto them, Can you make the sons of the bride-chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? [5:35] But the days will come; and when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, then will they fast in those days. [5:36] And he spake also a parable unto them: No man rendeth a piece from a new garment and putteth it upon an old garment; else he will rend the new, and also the piece from the new will not agree with the old. [5:37] And no man putteth new wine into old wine-skins; else the new wine will burst the skins, and itself will be spilled, and the skins will perish. [5:38] But new wine must be put into fresh wine-skins. [5:39] And no man having drunk old wine desireth new; for he saith, The old is good.

[6:1] Now it came to pass on a sabbath, that he was going through the grainfields; and his disciples plucked the ears, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands. [6:2] But certain of the Pharisees said, Why do you that which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath day? [6:3] And Jesus answering them said, Have you not read even this, what David did, when he was hungry, he, and they that were with him; [6:4] how he entered into the house of God, and took and ate the showbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat save for the priests alone? [6:5] And he said unto them, The Son of man is lord of the sabbath. [6:6] And it came to pass on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man there, and his right hand was withered. [6:7] And the scribes and the Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath; that they might find how to accuse him. [6:8] But he knew their thoughts; and he said to the man that had his hand withered, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose and stood forth. [6:9] And Jesus said unto them, I ask you, Is it lawful on the sabbath to do good, or to do harm? to save a life, or to destroy it? [6:10] And he looked round about on them all, and said unto him, Stretch forth your hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored. [6:11] But they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus. [6:12] And it came to pass in these days, that he went out into the mountain to pray; and he continued all night in prayer to God. [6:13] And when it was day, he called his disciples; and he chose from them twelve, whom also he named apostles: [6:14] Simon, whom he also named Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John, and Philip and Bartholomew, [6:15] and Matthew and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot, [6:16] and Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor; [6:17] and he came down with them, and stood on a level place, and a great multitude of his disciples, and a great number of the people from all Judaea and Jerusalem, and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases; [6:18] and they that were troubled with unclean spirits were healed. [6:19] And all the multitude sought to touch him; for power came forth from him, and healed them all. [6:20] And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed are you poor: for yours is the kingdom of God. [6:21] Blessed are you that hunger now: for you shall be filled. Blessed are you that weep now: for you shall laugh. [6:22] Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man’s sake. [6:23] Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy: for behold, your reward is great in heaven; for in the same manner did their fathers unto the prophets. [6:24] But woe unto you that are rich! for you have received your consolation. [6:25] Woe unto you, you that are full now! for you shall hunger. Woe unto you, you that laugh now! for you shall mourn and weep. [6:26] Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for in the same manner did their fathers to the false prophets. [6:27] But I say unto you that hear, Love your enemies, do good to them that hate you, [6:28] bless them that curse you, pray for them that despitefully use you. [6:29] To him that smiteth you on the one cheek offer also the other; and from him that taketh away your cloak withhold not your coat also. [6:30] Give to every one that asketh thee; and of him that taketh away your goods ask them not again. [6:31] And as you would that men should do to you, do you also to them likewise. [6:32] And if you love them that love you, what thank have ye? for even sinners love those that love them. [6:33] And if you do good to them that do good to you, what thank have ye? for even sinners do the same. [6:34] And if you lend to them of whom you hope to receive, what thank have ye? even sinners lend to sinners, to receive again as much. [6:35] But love your enemies, and do them good, and lend, never despairing; and your reward shall be great, and you shall be sons of the Most High: for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil. [6:36] Be you merciful, even as your Father is merciful. [6:37] And judge not, and you shall not be judged: and condemn not, and you shall not be condemned: release, and you shall be released: [6:38] give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, shall they give into your bosom. For with what measure you mete it shall be measured to you again. [6:39] And he spake also a parable unto them, Can the blind guide the blind? shall they not both fall into a pit? [6:40] The disciple is not above his teacher: but every one when he is perfected shall be as his teacher. [6:41] And why beholdest you the mote that is in your brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in your own eye? [6:42] Or how canst you say to your brother, Brother, let me cast out the mote that is in your eye, when you yourself beholdest not the beam that is in your own eye? you hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of your own eye, and then shalt you see clearly to cast out the mote that is in your brother’s eye. [6:43] For there is no good tree that bringeth forth corrupt fruit; nor again a corrupt tree that bringeth forth good fruit. [6:44] For each tree is known by its own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes. [6:45] The good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth that which is evil: for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh. [6:46] And why call you me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say? [6:47] Every one that cometh unto me, and heareth my words, and doeth them, I will show you to whom he is like: [6:48] he is like a man building a house, who digged and went deep, and laid a foundation upon the rock: and when a flood arose, the stream brake against that house, and could not shake it: because it had been well builded. [6:49] But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that built a house upon the earth without a foundation; against which the stream brake, and straightway it fell in; and the ruin of that house was great.

[7:1] After he had ended all his sayings in the ears of the people, he entered into Capernaum. [7:2] And a certain centurion’s servant, who was dear unto him, was sick and at the point of death. [7:3] And when he heard concerning Jesus, he sent unto him elders of the Jews, asking him that he would come and save his servant. [7:4] And they, when they came to Jesus, besought him earnestly, saying, He is worthy that you shouldest do this for him; [7:5] for he loveth our nation, and himself built us our synagogue. [7:6] And Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself; for I am not worthy that you shouldest come under my roof: [7:7] wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come unto thee: but say the word, and my servant shall be healed. [7:8] For I also am a man set under authority, having under myself soldiers: and I say to this one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. [7:9] And when Jesus heard these things, he marvelled at him, and turned and said unto the multitude that followed him, I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. [7:10] And they that were sent, returning to the house, found the servant whole. [7:11] And it came to pass soon afterwards, that he went to a city called Nain; and his disciples went with him, and a great multitude. [7:12] Now when he drew near to the gate of the city, behold, there was carried out one that was dead, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her. [7:13] And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not. [7:14] And he came nigh and touched the bier: and the bearers stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise. [7:15] And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he gave him to his mother. [7:16] And fear took hold on all: and they glorified God, saying, A great prophet is arisen among us: and, God hath visited his people. [7:17] And this report went forth concerning him in the whole of Judaea, and all the region round about. [7:18] And the disciples of John told him of all these things. [7:19] And John calling unto him two of his disciples sent them to the Lord, saying, Art you he that cometh, or look we for another? [7:20] And when the men were come unto him, they said, John the Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art you he that cometh, or look we for another? [7:21] In that hour he cured many of diseases and plagues and evil spirits; and on many that were blind he bestowed sight. [7:22] And he answered and said unto them, Go and tell John the things which you have seen and heard; the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, the poor have good tidings preached to them. [7:23] And blessed is he, whosoever shall find no occasion of stumbling in me. [7:24] And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went you out into the wilderness to behold? a reed shaken with the wind? [7:25] But what went you out to see? a man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they that are gorgeously apparelled, and live delicately, are in kings’ courts. [7:26] But what went you out to see? a prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet. [7:27] This is he of whom it is written,

Behold, I send my messenger before your face,

Who shall prepare your way before thee.

[7:28] I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there is none greater than John: yet he that is but little in the kingdom of God is greater than he. [7:29] And all the people when they heard, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John. [7:30] But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected for themselves the counsel of God, being not baptized of him. [7:31] Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation, and to what are they like? [7:32] They are like unto children that sit in the marketplace, and call one to another; who say, We piped unto you, and you did not dance; we wailed, and you did not weep. [7:33] For John the Baptist is come eating no bread nor drinking wine; and you say, He hath a demon. [7:34] The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and you say, Behold, a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners! [7:35] And wisdom is justified of all her children. [7:36] And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he entered into the Pharisee’s house, and sat down to meat. [7:37] And behold, a woman who was in the city, a sinner; and when she knew that he was sitting at meat in the Pharisee’s house, she brought an alabaster cruse of ointment, [7:38] and standing behind at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment. [7:39] Now when the Pharisee that had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have perceived who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him, that she is a sinner. [7:40] And Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And he saith, Teacher, say on. [7:41] A certain lender had two debtors: the one owed five hundred shillings, and the other fifty. [7:42] When they had not wherewith to pay, he forgave them both. Which of them therefore will love him most? [7:43] Simon answered and said, He, I suppose, to whom he forgave the most. And he said unto him, you have rightly judged. [7:44] And turning to the woman, he said unto Simon, Seest you this woman? I entered into your house, you gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath wetted my feet with her tears, and wiped them with her hair. [7:45] you gavest me no kiss: but she, since the time I came in, hath not ceased to kiss my feet. [7:46] My head with oil you didst not anoint: but she hath anointed my feet with ointment. [7:47] Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little. [7:48] And he said unto her, your sins are forgiven. [7:49] And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that even forgiveth sins? [7:50] And he said unto the woman, your faith hath saved thee; go in peace.

[8:1] And it came to pass soon afterwards, that he went about through cities and villages, preaching and bringing the good tidings of the kingdom of God, and with him the twelve, [8:2] and certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary that was called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, [8:3] and Joanna the wife of Chuzas Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others, who ministered unto them of their substance. [8:4] And when a great multitude came together, and they of every city resorted unto him, he spake by a parable: [8:5] The sower went forth to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden under foot, and the birds of the heaven devoured it. [8:6] And other fell on the rock; and as soon as it grew, it withered away, because it had no moisture. [8:7] And other fell amidst the thorns; and the thorns grew with it, and choked it. [8:8] And other fell into the good ground, and grew, and brought forth fruit a hundredfold. As he said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. [8:9] And his disciples asked him what this parable might be. [8:10] And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to the rest in parables; that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand. [8:11] Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. [8:12] And those by the way side are they that have heard; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved. [8:13] And those on the rock are they who, when they have heard, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away. [8:14] And that which fell among the thorns, these are they that have heard, and as they go on their way they are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection. [8:15] And that in the good ground, these are such as in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, hold it fast, and bring forth fruit with patience. [8:16] And no man, when he hath lighted a lamp, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but putteth it on a stand, that they that enter in may see the light. [8:17] For nothing is hid, that shall not be made manifest; nor anything secret, that shall not be known and come to light. [8:18] Take heed therefore how you hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he thinketh he hath. [8:19] And there came to him his mother and brethren, and they could not come at him for the crowd. [8:20] And it was told him, your mother and your brethren stand without, desiring to see thee. [8:21] But he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these that hear the word of God, and do it. [8:22] Now it came to pass on one of those days, that he entered into a boat, himself and his disciples; and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake: and they launched forth. [8:23] But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filling with water, and were in jeopardy. [8:24] And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. And he awoke, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm. [8:25] And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And being afraid they marvelled, saying one to another, Who then is this, that he commandeth even the winds and the water, and they obey him? [8:26] And they arrived at the country of the Gerasenes, which is over against Galilee. [8:27] And when he was come forth upon the land, there met him a certain man out of the city, who had demons; and for a long time he had worn no clothes, and abode not in any house, but in the tombs. [8:28] And when he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, you Son of the Most High God? I beseech thee, torment me not. [8:29] For he was commanding the unclean spirit to come out from the man. For oftentimes it had seized him: and he was kept under guard, and bound with chains and fetters; and breaking the bands asunder, he was driven of the demon into the deserts. [8:30] And Jesus asked him, What is your name? And he said, Legion; for many demons were entered into him. [8:31] And they entreated him that he would not command them to depart into the abyss. [8:32] Now there was there a herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they entreated him that he would give them leave to enter into them. And he gave them leave. [8:33] And the demons came out from the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd rushed down the steep into the lake, and were drowned. [8:34] And when they that fed them saw what had come to pass, they fled, and told it in the city and in the country. [8:35] And they went out to see what had come to pass; and they came to Jesus, and found the man, from whom the demons were gone out, sitting, clothed and in his right mind, at the feet of Jesus: and they were afraid. [8:36] And they that saw it told them how he that was possessed with demons was made whole. [8:37] And all the people of the country of the Gerasenes round about asked him to depart from them, for they were holden with great fear: and he entered into a boat, and returned. [8:38] But the man from whom the demons were gone out prayed him that he might be with him: but he sent him away, saying, [8:39] Return to your house, and declare how great things God hath done for thee. And he went his way, publishing throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done for him. [8:40] And as Jesus returned, the multitude welcomed him; for they were all waiting for him. [8:41] And behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus’ feet, and besought him to come into his house; [8:42] for he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she was dying. But as he went the multitudes thronged him. [8:43] And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, who had spent all her living upon physicians, and could not be healed of any, [8:44] came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and immediately the issue of her blood stanched. [8:45] And Jesus said, Who is it that touched me? And when all denied, Peter said, and they that were with him, Master, the multitudes press you and crush thee. [8:46] But Jesus said, Some one did touch me; for I perceived that power had gone forth from me. [8:47] And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and falling down before him declared in the presence of all the people for what cause she touched him, and how she was healed immediately. [8:48] And he said unto her, Daughter, your faith hath made you whole; go in peace. [8:49] While he yet spake, there cometh one from the ruler of the synagogue’s house, saying, your daughter is dead; trouble not the Teacher. [8:50] But Jesus hearing it, answered him, Fear not: only believe, and she shall be made whole. [8:51] And when he came to the house, he suffered not any man to enter in with him, save Peter, and John, and James, and the father of the maiden and her mother. [8:52] And all were weeping, and bewailing her: but he said, Weep not; for she is not dead, but sleepeth. [8:53] And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead. [8:54] But he, taking her by the hand, called, saying, Maiden, arise. [8:55] And her spirit returned, and she rose up immediately: and he commanded that something be given her to eat. [8:56] And her parents were amazed: but he charged them to tell no man what had been done.

[9:1] And he called the twelve together, and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases. [9:2] And he sent them forth to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick. [9:3] And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staff, nor wallet, nor bread, nor money; neither have two coats. [9:4] And into whatsoever house you enter, there abide, and thence depart. [9:5] And as many as receive you not, when you depart from that city, shake off the dust from your feet for a testimony against them. [9:6] And they departed, and went throughout the villages, preaching the gospel, and healing everywhere. [9:7] Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done: and he was much perplexed, because that it was said by some, that John was risen from the dead; [9:8] and by some, that Elijah had appeared; and by others, that one of the old prophets was risen again. [9:9] And Herod said, John I beheaded: but who is this, about whom I hear such things? And he sought to see him. [9:10] And the apostles, when they were returned, declared unto him what things they had done. And he took them, and withdrew apart to a city called Bethsaida. [9:11] But the multitudes perceiving it followed him: and he welcomed them, and spake to them of the kingdom of God, and them that had need of healing he cured. [9:12] And the day began to wear away; and the twelve came, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages and country round about, and lodge, and get provisions: for we are here in a desert place. [9:13] But he said unto them, Give you them to eat. And they said, We have no more than five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy food for all this people. [9:14] For they were about five thousand men. And he said unto his disciples, Make them sit down in companies, about fifty each. [9:15] And they did so, and made them all sit down. [9:16] And he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake; and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude. [9:17] And they ate, and were all filled: and there was taken up that which remained over to them of broken pieces, twelve baskets. [9:18] And it came to pass, as he was praying apart, the disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Who do the multitudes say that I am? [9:19] And they answering said, John the Baptist; but others say, Elijah; and others, that one of the old prophets is risen again. [9:20] And he said unto them, But who say you that I am? And Peter answering said, the Messiah of God. [9:21] But he charged them, and commanded them to tell this to no man; [9:22] saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up. [9:23] And he said unto all, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. [9:24] For whosoever would save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it. [9:25] For what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lose or forfeit his own self? [9:26] For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in his own glory, and the glory of the Father, and of the holy angels. [9:27] But I tell you of a truth, There are some of them that stand here, who shall in no wise taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God. [9:28] And it came to pass about eight days after these sayings, that he took with him Peter and John and James, and went up into the mountain to pray. [9:29] And as he was praying, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment became white and dazzling. [9:30] And behold, there talked with him two men, who were Moses and Elijah; [9:31] who appeared in glory, and spake of his decease which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem. [9:32] Now Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep: but when they were fully awake, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him. [9:33] And it came to pass, as they were parting from him, Peter said unto Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah: not knowing what he said. [9:34] And while he said these things, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them: and they feared as they entered into the cloud. [9:35] And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my Son, my chosen: hear you him. [9:36] And when the voice came, Jesus was found alone. And they held their peace, and told no man in those days any of the things which they had seen. [9:37] And it came to pass, on the next day, when they were come down from the mountain, a great multitude met him. [9:38] And behold, a man from the multitude cried, saying, Teacher, I beseech you to look upon my son; for he is mine only child: [9:39] and behold, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him that he foameth, and it hardly departeth from him, bruising him sorely. [9:40] And I besought your disciples to cast it out; and they could not. [9:41] And Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and bear with you? bring hither your son. [9:42] And as he was yet a coming, the demon dashed him down, and tare him grievously. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the boy, and gave him back to his father. [9:43] And they were all astonished at the majesty of God. But while all were marvelling at all the things which he did, he said unto his disciples, [9:44] Let these words sink into your ears: for the Son of man shall be delivered up into the hands of men. [9:45] But they understood not this saying, and it was concealed from them, that they should not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask him about this saying. [9:46] And there arose a reasoning among them, which of them was the greatest. [9:47] But when Jesus saw the reasoning of their heart, he took a little child, and set him by his side, [9:48] and said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this little child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same is great. [9:49] And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out demons in your name; and we forbade him, because he followeth not with us. [9:50] But Jesus said unto him, Forbid him not: for he that is not against you is for you. [9:51] And it came to pass, when the days were well-nigh come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem, [9:52] and sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him. [9:53] And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he were going to Jerusalem. [9:54] And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt you that we bid fire to come down from heaven, and consume them? [9:55] But he turned, and rebuked them. [9:56] And they went to another village. [9:57] And as they went on the way, a certain man said unto him, I will follow you whithersoever you goest. [9:58] And Jesus said unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. [9:59] And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. [9:60] But he said unto him, Leave the dead to bury their own dead; but go you and publish abroad the kingdom of God. [9:61] And another also said, I will follow thee, Lord; but first suffer me to bid farewell to them that are at my house. [9:62] But Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.

[10:1] Now after these things the Lord appointed seventy others, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself was about to come. [10:2] And he said unto them, The harvest indeed is plenteous, but the laborers are few: pray you therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth laborers into his harvest. [10:3] Go your ways; behold, I send you forth as lambs in the midst of wolves. [10:4] Carry no purse, no wallet, no shoes; and salute no man on the way. [10:5] And into whatsoever house you shall enter, first say, Peace be to this house. [10:6] And if a son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon him: but if not, it shall turn to you again. [10:7] And in that same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the laborer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house. [10:8] And into whatsoever city you enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you: [10:9] and heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you. [10:10] But into whatsoever city you shall enter, and they receive you not, go out into the streets thereof and say, [10:11] Even the dust from your city, that cleaveth to our feet, we wipe off against you: nevertheless know this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh. [10:12] I say unto you, it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city. [10:13] Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which were done in you, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. [10:14] But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment, than for you. [10:15] And thou, Capernaum, shalt you be exalted unto heaven? you shalt be brought down unto Hades. [10:16] He that heareth you heareth me; and he that rejecteth you rejecteth me; and he that rejecteth me rejecteth him that sent me. [10:17] And the seventy returned with joy, saying, Lord, even the demons are subject unto us in your name. [10:18] And he said unto them, I beheld Satan fallen as lightning from heaven. [10:19] Behold, I have given you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall in any wise hurt you. [10:20] Nevertheless in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rejoice that your names are written in heaven. [10:21] In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you didst hide these things from the wise and understanding, and didst reveal them unto babes: yea, Father; for so it was well-pleasing in your sight. [10:22] All things have been delivered unto me of my Father: and no one knoweth who the Son is, save the Father; and who the Father is, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son willeth to reveal him. [10:23] And turning to the disciples, he said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that you see: [10:24] for I say unto you, that many prophets and kings desired to see the things which you see, and saw them not; and to hear the things which you hear, and heard them not. [10:25] And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and made trial of him, saying, Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? [10:26] And he said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou? [10:27] And he answering said, you shalt love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as thyself. [10:28] And he said unto him, you have answered right: this do, and you shalt live. [10:29] But he, desiring to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbor? [10:30] Jesus made answer and said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho; and he fell among robbers, who both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead. [10:31] And by chance a certain priest was going down that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. [10:32] And in like manner a Levite also, when he came to the place, and saw him, passed by on the other side. [10:33] But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he was moved with compassion, [10:34] and came to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring on them oil and wine; and he set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. [10:35] And on the morrow he took out two shillings, and gave them to the host, and said, Take care of him; and whatsoever you spendest more, I, when I come back again, will repay thee. [10:36] Which of these three, thinkest thou, proved neighbor unto him that fell among the robbers? [10:37] And he said, He that showed mercy on him. And Jesus said unto him, Go, and do you likewise. [10:38] Now as they went on their way, he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. [10:39] And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at the Lord’s feet, and heard his word. [10:40] But Martha was cumbered about much serving; and she came up to him, and said, Lord, dost you not care that my sister did leave me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me. [10:41] But the Lord answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, you art anxious and troubled about many things: [10:42] but one thing is needful: for Mary hath chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

[11:1] And it came to pass, as he was praying in a certain place, that when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, even as John also taught his disciples. [11:2] And he said unto them, When you pray, say, Father, Hallowed be your name. your kingdom come. [11:3] Give us day by day our daily bread. [11:4] And forgive us our sins; for we ourselves also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And bring us not into temptation. [11:5] And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say to him, Friend, lend me three loaves; [11:6] for a friend of mine is come to me from a journey, and I have nothing to set before him; [11:7] and he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee? [11:8] I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will arise and give him as many as he needeth. [11:9] And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. [11:10] For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. [11:11] And of which of you that is a father shall his son ask a loaf, and he give him a stone? or a fish, and he for a fish give him a serpent? [11:12] Or if he shall ask an egg, will he give him a scorpion? [11:13] If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him? [11:14] And he was casting out a demon that was dumb. And it came to pass, when the demon was gone out, the dumb man spake; and the multitudes marvelled. [11:15] But some of them said, By Beelzebub the prince of the demons casteth he out demons. [11:16] And others, trying him, sought of him a sign from heaven. [11:17] But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth. [11:18] And if Satan also is divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because you say that I cast out demons by Beelzebub. [11:19] And if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges. [11:20] But if I by the finger of God cast out demons, then is the kingdom of God come upon you. [11:21] When the strong man fully armed guardeth his own court, his goods are in peace: [11:22] but when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him his whole armor wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils. [11:23] He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth. [11:24] The unclean spirit when he is gone out of the man, passeth through waterless places, seeking rest, and finding none, he saith, I will turn back unto my house whence I came out. [11:25] And when he is come, he findeth it swept and garnished. [11:26] Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more evil than himself; and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man becometh worse than the first. [11:27] And it came to pass, as he said these things, a certain woman out of the multitude lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the breasts which you didst suck. [11:28] But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it. [11:29] And when the multitudes were gathering together unto him, he began to say, This generation is an evil generation: it seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it but the sign of Jonah. [11:30] For even as Jonah became a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation. [11:31] The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and shall condemn them: for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, a greater than Solomon is here. [11:32] The men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, a greater than Jonah is here. [11:33] No man, when he hath lighted a lamp, putteth it in a cellar, neither under the bushel, but on the stand, that they which enter in may see the light. [11:34] The lamp of your body is your eye: when your eye is single, your whole body also is full of light; but when it is evil, your body also is full of darkness. [11:35] Look therefore whether the light that is in you be not darkness. [11:36] If therefore your whole body be full of light, having no part dark, it shall be wholly full of light, as when the lamp with its bright shining doth give you light. [11:37] Now as he spake, a Pharisee asketh him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat. [11:38] And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first bathed himself before dinner. [11:39] And the Lord said unto him, Now you the Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter; but your inward part is full of extortion and wickedness. [11:40] You foolish ones, did not he that made the outside make the inside also? [11:41] But give for alms those things which are within; and behold, all things are clean unto you. [11:42] But woe unto you Pharisees! for you tithe mint and rue and every herb, and pass over justice and the love of God: but these ought you to have done, and not to leave the other undone. [11:43] Woe unto you Pharisees! for you love the chief seats in the synagogues, and the salutations in the marketplaces. [11:44] Woe unto you! for you are as the tombs which appear not, and the men that walk over them know it not. [11:45] And one of the lawyers answering saith unto him, Teacher, in saying this you reproachest us also. [11:46] And he said, Woe unto you lawyers also! for you load men with burdens grievous to be borne, and you yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers. [11:47] Woe unto you! for you build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them. [11:48] So you are witnesses and consent unto the works of your fathers: for they killed them, and you build their tombs. [11:49] Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send unto them prophets and apostles; and some of them they shall kill and persecute; [11:50] that the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation; [11:51] from the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zachariah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary: yea, I say unto you, it shall be required of this generation. [11:52] Woe unto you lawyers! for you took away the key of knowledge: you entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in you hindered. [11:53] And when he was come out from thence, the scribes and the Pharisees began to press upon him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things; [11:54] laying wait for him, to catch something out of his mouth.

[12:1] In the mean time, when the many thousands of the multitude were gathered together, insomuch that they trod one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware you of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. [12:2] But there is nothing covered up, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known. [12:3] Wherefore whatsoever you have said in the darkness shall be heard in the light; and what you have spoken in the ear in the inner chambers shall be proclaimed upon the housetops. [12:4] And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. [12:5] But I will warn you whom you shall fear: Fear him, who after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him. [12:6] Are not five sparrows sold for two pence? and not one of them is forgotten in the sight of God. [12:7] But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not: you are of more value than many sparrows. [12:8] And I say unto you, Every one who shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God: [12:9] but he that denieth me in the presence of men shall be denied in the presence of the angels of God. [12:10] And every one who shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Spirit it shall not be forgiven. [12:11] And when they bring you before the synagogues, and the rulers, and the authorities, be not anxious how or what you shall answer, or what you shall say: [12:12] for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in that very hour what you ought to say. [12:13] And one out of the multitude said unto him, Teacher, bid my brother divide the inheritance with me. [12:14] But he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you? [12:15] And he said unto them, Take heed, and keep yourselves from all covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. [12:16] And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: [12:17] and he reasoned within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have not where to bestow my fruits? [12:18] And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my grain and my goods. [12:19] And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have much goods laid up for many years; take your ease, eat, drink, be merry. [12:20] But God said unto him, you foolish one, this night is your soul required of thee; and the things which you have prepared, whose shall they be? [12:21] So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God. [12:22] And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious for your life, what you shall eat; nor yet for your body, what you shall put on. [12:23] For the life is more than the food, and the body than the raiment. [12:24] Consider the ravens, that they sow not, neither reap; which have no store-chamber nor barn; and God feedeth them: of how much more value are you than the birds! [12:25] And which of you by being anxious can add a cubit unto the measure of his life? [12:26] If then you are not able to do even that which is least, why are you anxious concerning the rest? [12:27] Consider the lilies, how they grow: they toil not, neither do they spin; yet I say unto you, Even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. [12:28] But if God doth so clothe the grass in the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven; how much more shall he clothe you, O you of little faith? [12:29] And seek not you what you shall eat, and what you shall drink, neither be you of doubtful mind. [12:30] For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: but your Father knoweth that you have need of these things. [12:31] Yet seek you his kingdom, and these things shall be added unto you. [12:32] Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. [12:33] Sell that which you have, and give alms; make for yourselves purses which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief draweth near, neither moth destroyeth. [12:34] For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. [12:35] Let your loins be girded about, and your lamps burning; [12:36] and be you yourselves like unto men looking for their lord, when he shall return from the marriage feast; that, when he cometh and knocketh, they may straightway open unto him. [12:37] Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them sit down to meat, and shall come and serve them. [12:38] And if he shall come in the second watch, and if in the third, and find them so blessed are those servants. [12:39] But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched, and not have left his house to be broken through. [12:40] Be you also ready: for in an hour that you think not the Son of man cometh. [12:41] And Peter said, Lord, speakest you this parable unto us, or even unto all? [12:42] And the Lord said, Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall set over his household, to give them their portion of food in due season? [12:43] Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. [12:44] Of a truth I say unto you, that he will set him over all that he hath. [12:45] But if that servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken; [12:46] the lord of that servant shall come in a day when he expecteth not, and in an hour when he knoweth not, and shall cut him asunder, and appoint his portion with the unfaithful. [12:47] And that servant, who knew his lord’s will, and made not ready, nor did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes; [12:48] but he that knew not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. And to whomsoever much is given, of him shall much be required: and to whom they commit much, of him will they ask the more. [12:49] I came to cast fire upon the earth; and what do I desire, if it is already kindled? [12:50] But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished! [12:51] Think you that I am come to give peace in the earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division: [12:52] for there shall be from henceforth five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three. [12:53] They shall be divided, father against son, and son against father; mother against daughter, and daughter against her mother; mother in law against her daughter in law, and daughter in law against her mother in law. [12:54] And he said to the multitudes also, When you see a cloud rising in the west, straightway you say, There cometh a shower; and so it cometh to pass. [12:55] And when you see a south wind blowing, you say, There will be a scorching heat; and it cometh to pass. [12:56] You hypocrites, you know how to interpret the face of the earth and the heaven; but how is it that you know not how to interpret this time? [12:57] And why even of yourselves judge you not what is right? [12:58] For as you art going with your adversary before the magistrate, on the way give diligence to be quit of him; lest haply he drag you unto the judge, and the judge shall deliver you to the officer, and the officer shall cast you into prison. [12:59] I say unto thee, you shalt by no means come out thence, till you have paid the very last mite.

[13:1] Now there were some present at that very season who told him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. [13:2] And he answered and said unto them, Think you that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they have suffered these things? [13:3] I tell you, Nay: but, except you repent, you shall all in like manner perish. [13:4] Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and killed them, think you that they were offenders above all the men that dwell in Jerusalem? [13:5] I tell you, Nay: but, except you repent, you shall all likewise perish. [13:6] And he spake this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came seeking fruit thereon, and found none. [13:7] And he said unto the vinedresser, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why doth it also cumber the ground? [13:8] And he answering saith unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it: [13:9] and if it bear fruit thenceforth, well; but if not, you shalt cut it down. [13:10] And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath day. [13:11] And behold, a woman that had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years; and she was bowed together, and could in no wise lift herself up. [13:12] And when Jesus saw her, he called her, and said to her, Woman, you art loosed from your infirmity. [13:13] And he laid his hands upon her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God. [13:14] And the ruler of the synagogue, being moved with indignation because Jesus had healed on the sabbath, answered and said to the multitude, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the day of the sabbath. [13:15] But the Lord answered him, and said, You hypocrites, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering? [13:16] And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan had bound, lo, these eighteen years, to have been loosed from this bond on the day of the sabbath? [13:17] And as he said these things, all his adversaries were put to shame: and all the multitude rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him. [13:18] He said therefore, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I liken it? [13:19] It is like unto a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his own garden; and it grew, and became a tree; and the birds of the heaven lodged in the branches thereof. [13:20] And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God? [13:21] It is like unto leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till it was all leavened. [13:22] And he went on his way through cities and villages, teaching, and journeying on unto Jerusalem. [13:23] And one said unto him, Lord, are they few that are saved? And he said unto them, [13:24] Strive to enter in by the narrow door: for many, I say unto you, shall seek to enter in, and shall not be able. [13:25] When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and you begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, open to us; and he shall answer and say to you, I know you not whence you are; [13:26] then shall you begin to say, We did eat and drink in your presence, and you didst teach in our streets; [13:27] and he shall say, I tell you, I know not whence you are; depart from me, all you workers of iniquity. [13:28] There shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth, when you shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and yourselves cast forth without. [13:29] And they shall come from the east and west, and from the north and south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God. [13:30] And behold, there are last who shall be first, and there are first who shall be last. [13:31] In that very hour there came certain Pharisees, saying to him, Get you out, and go hence: for Herod would fain kill thee. [13:32] And he said unto them, Go and say to that fox, Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures to-day and to-morrow, and the third day I am perfected. [13:33] Nevertheless I must go on my way to-day and to-morrow and the day following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem. [13:34] O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killeth the prophets, and stoneth them that are sent unto her! how often would I have gathered your children together, even as a hen gathereth her own brood under her wings, and you would not! [13:35] Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and I say unto you, You shall not see me, until you shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

[14:1] And it came to pass, when he went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees on a sabbath to eat bread, that they were watching him. [14:2] And behold, there was before him a certain man that had the dropsy. [14:3] And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath, or not? [14:4] But they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go. [14:5] And he said unto them, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a well, and will not straightway draw him up on a sabbath day? [14:6] And they could not answer again unto these things. [14:7] And he spake a parable unto those that were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief seats; saying unto them, [14:8] When you art bidden of any man to a marriage feast, sit not down in the chief seat; lest haply a more honorable man than you be bidden of him, [14:9] and he that bade you and him shall come and say to thee, Give this man place; and then you shalt begin with shame to take the lowest place. [14:10] But when you art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest place; that when he that hath bidden you cometh, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt you have glory in the presence of all that sit at meat with thee. [14:11] For everyone that exalteth himself shall be humbled; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. [14:12] And he said to him also that had bidden him, When you makest a dinner or a supper, call not your friends, nor your brethren, nor your kinsmen, nor rich neighbors; lest haply they also bid you again, and a recompense be made thee. [14:13] But when you makest a feast, bid the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind: [14:14] and you shalt be blessed; because they have not wherewith to recompense thee: for you shalt be recompensed in the resurrection of the just. [14:15] And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God. [14:16] But he said unto him, A certain man made a great supper; and he bade many: [14:17] and he sent forth his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready. [14:18] And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a field, and I must needs go out and see it; I pray you have me excused. [14:19] And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them; I pray you have me excused. [14:20] And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come. [14:21] And the servant came, and told his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor and maimed and blind and lame. [14:22] And the servant said, Lord, what you didst command is done, and yet there is room. [14:23] And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and constrain them to come in, that my house may be filled. [14:24] For I say unto you, that none of those men that were bidden shall taste of my supper. [14:25] Now there went with him great multitudes: and he turned, and said unto them, [14:26] If any man cometh unto me, and hateth not his own father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. [14:27] Whosoever doth not bear his own cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple. [14:28] For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doth not first sit down and count the cost, whether he have wherewith to complete it? [14:29] Lest haply, when he hath laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, all that behold begin to mock him, [14:30] saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish. [14:31] Or what king, as he goeth to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and take counsel whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand? [14:32] Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and asketh conditions of peace. [14:33] So therefore whosoever he be of you that renounceth not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple. [14:34] Salt therefore is good: but if even the salt have lost its savor, wherewith shall it be seasoned? [14:35] It is fit neither for the land nor for the dunghill: men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

[15:1] Now all the publicans and sinners were drawing near unto him to hear him. [15:2] And both the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them. [15:3] And he spake unto them this parable, saying, [15:4] What man of you, having a hundred sheep, and having lost one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it? [15:5] And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing. [15:6] And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and his neighbors, saying unto them, Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost. [15:7] I say unto you, that even so there shall be joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine righteous persons, who need no repentance. [15:8] Or what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a lamp, and sweep the house, and seek diligently until she find it? [15:9] And when she hath found it, she calleth together her friends and neighbors, saying, Rejoice with me, for I have found the piece which I had lost. [15:10] Even so, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth. [15:11] And he said, A certain man had two sons: [15:12] and the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of your substance that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living. [15:13] And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together and took his journey into a far country; and there he wasted his substance with riotous living. [15:14] And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that country; and he began to be in want. [15:15] And he went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. [15:16] And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him. [15:17] But when he came to himself he said, How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough and to spare, and I perish here with hunger! [15:18] I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your sight: [15:19] I am no more worthy to be called your son: make me as one of your hired servants. [15:20] And he arose, and came to his father. But while he was yet afar off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him. [15:21] And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your sight: I am no more worthy to be called your son. [15:22] But the father said to his servants, Bring forth quickly the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet: [15:23] and bring the fatted calf, and kill it, and let us eat, and make merry: [15:24] for this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry. [15:25] Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing. [15:26] And he called to him one of the servants, and inquired what these things might be. [15:27] And he said unto him, your brother is come; and your father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound. [15:28] But he was angry, and would not go in: and his father came out, and entreated him. [15:29] But he answered and said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, and I never transgressed a commandment of thine; and yet you never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends: [15:30] but when this your son came, who hath devoured your living with harlots, you killedst for him the fatted calf. [15:31] And he said unto him, Son, you art ever with me, and all that is mine is thine. [15:32] But it was meet to make merry and be glad: for this your brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.

[16:1] And he said also unto the disciples, There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he was wasting his goods. [16:2] And he called him, and said unto him, What is this that I hear of thee? render the account of your stewardship; for you canst be no longer steward. [16:3] And the steward said within himself, What shall I do, seeing that my lord taketh away the stewardship from me? I have not strength to dig; to beg I am ashamed. [16:4] I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses. [16:5] And calling to him each one of his lord’s debtors, he said to the first, How much owest you unto my lord? [16:6] And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take your bond, and sit down quickly and write fifty. [16:7] Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, A hundred measures of wheat. He saith unto him, Take your bond, and write fourscore. [16:8] And his lord commended the unrighteous steward because he had done wisely: for the sons of this world are for their own generation wiser than the sons of the light. [16:9] And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends by means of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when it shall fail, they may receive you into the eternal tabernacles. [16:10] He that is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much: and he that is unrighteous in a very little is unrighteous also in much. [16:11] If therefore you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches? [16:12] And if you have not been faithful in that which is another’s, who will give you that which is your own? [16:13] No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. [16:14] And the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all these things; and they scoffed at him. [16:15] And he said unto them, You are they that justify yourselves in the sight of men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God. [16:16] The law and the prophets were until John: from that time the gospel of the kingdom of God is preached, and every man entereth violently into it. [16:17] But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one tittle of the law to fall. [16:18] Every one that putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and he that marrieth one that is put away from a husband committeth adultery. [16:19] Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, faring sumptuously every day: [16:20] and a certain beggar named Lazarus was laid at his gate, full of sores, [16:21] and desiring to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table; yea, even the dogs come and licked his sores. [16:22] And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and that he was carried away by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: and the rich man also died, and was buried. [16:23] And in Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. [16:24] And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am in anguish in this flame. [16:25] But Abraham said, Son, remember that you in your lifetime receivedst your good things, and Lazarus in like manner evil things: but now here he is comforted and you art in anguish. [16:26] And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, that they that would pass from hence to you may not be able, and that none may cross over from thence to us. [16:27] And he said, I pray you therefore, father, that you wouldest send him to my father’s house; [16:28] for I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment. [16:29] But Abraham saith, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. [16:30] And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one go to them from the dead, they will repent. [16:31] And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, if one rise from the dead.

[17:1] And he said unto his disciples, It is impossible but that occasions of stumbling should come; but woe unto him, through whom they come! [17:2] It were well for him if a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, rather than that he should cause one of these little ones to stumble. [17:3] Take heed to yourselves: if your brother sin, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. [17:4] And if he sin against you seven times in the day, and seven times turn again to thee, saying, I repent; you shalt forgive him. [17:5] And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith. [17:6] And the Lord said, If you had faith as a grain of mustard seed, you would say unto this sycamine tree, Be you rooted up, and be you planted in the sea; and it would obey you. [17:7] But who is there of you, having a servant plowing or keeping sheep, that will say unto him, when he is come in from the field, Come straightway and sit down to meat; [17:8] and will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward you shalt eat and drink? [17:9] Doth he thank the servant because he did the things that were commanded? [17:10] Even so you also, when you shall have done all the things that are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants; we have done that which it was our duty to do. [17:11] And it came to pass, as they were on their way to Jerusalem, that he was passing along the borders of Samaria and Galilee. [17:12] And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, who stood afar off: [17:13] and they lifted up their voices, saying, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. [17:14] And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go and show yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, as they went, they were cleansed. [17:15] And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, with a loud voice glorifying God; [17:16] and he fell upon his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan. [17:17] And Jesus answering said, Were not the ten cleansed? but where are the nine? [17:18] Were there none found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger? [17:19] And he said unto him, Arise, and go your way: your faith hath made you whole. [17:20] And being asked by the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God cometh, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: [17:21] neither shall they say, Lo, here! or, There! for lo, the kingdom of God is within you. [17:22] And he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when you shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and you shall not see it. [17:23] And they shall say to you, Lo, there! Lo, here! go not away, nor follow after them: [17:24] for as the lightning, when it lighteneth out of the one part under the heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall the Son of man be in his day. [17:25] But first must he suffer many things and be rejected of this generation. [17:26] And as it came to pass in the days of Noah, even so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. [17:27] They ate, they drank, they married, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all. [17:28] Likewise even as it came to pass in the days of Lot; they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; [17:29] but in the day that Lot went out from Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all: [17:30] after the same manner shall it be in the day that the Son of man is revealed. [17:31] In that day, he that shall be on the housetop, and his goods in the house, let him not go down to take them away: and let him that is in the field likewise not return back. [17:32] Remember Lot’s wife. [17:33] Whosoever shall seek to gain his life shall lose it: but whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it. [17:34] I say unto you, In that night there shall be two men on one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left. [17:35] There shall be two women grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left. [17:36] There shall be two men in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left. [17:37] And they answering say unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Where the body is, thither will the eagles also be gathered together.

[18:1] And he spake a parable unto them to the end that they ought always to pray, and not to faint; [18:2] saying, There was in a city a judge, who feared not God, and regarded not man: [18:3] and there was a widow in that city; and she came oft unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary. [18:4] And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man; [18:5] yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest she wear me out by her continual coming. [18:6] And the Lord said, Hear what the unrighteous judge saith. [18:7] And shall not God avenge his elect, that cry to him day and night, and yet he is longsuffering over them? [18:8] I say unto you, that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth? [18:9] And he spake also this parable unto certain who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and set all others at nought: [18:10] Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. [18:11] The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as the rest of men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. [18:12] I fast twice in the week; I give tithes of all that I get. [18:13] But the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote his breast, saying, God, be you merciful to me a sinner. [18:14] I say unto you, This man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled; but he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. [18:15] And they were bringing unto him also their babes, that he should touch them: but when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them. [18:16] But Jesus called them unto him, saying, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for to such belongeth the kingdom of God. [18:17] Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall in no wise enter therein. [18:18] And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? [18:19] And Jesus said unto him, Why callest you me good? none is good, save one, even God. [18:20] you knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother. [18:21] And he said, All these things have I observed from my youth up. [18:22] And when Jesus heard it, he said unto him, One thing you lackest yet: sell all that you hast, and distribute unto the poor, and you shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me. [18:23] But when he heard these things, he became exceeding sorrowful; for he was very rich. [18:24] And Jesus seeing him said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God! [18:25] For it is easier for a camel to enter in through a needle’s eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. [18:26] And they that heard it said, Then who can be saved? [18:27] But he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God. [18:28] And Peter said, Lo, we have left our own, and followed thee. [18:29] And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or wife, or brethren, or parents, or children, for the kingdom of God’s sake, [18:30] who shall not receive manifold more in this time, and in the world to come eternal life. [18:31] And he took unto him the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all the things that are written through the prophets shall be accomplished unto the Son of man. [18:32] For he shall be delivered up unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and shamefully treated, and spit upon: [18:33] and they shall scourge and kill him: and the third day he shall rise again. [18:34] And they understood none of these things; and this saying was hid from them, and they perceived not the things that were said. [18:35] And it came to pass, as he drew nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging: [18:36] and hearing a multitude going by, he inquired what this meant. [18:37] And they told him that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by. [18:38] And he cried, saying, Jesus, you son of David, have mercy on me. [18:39] And they that went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried out the more a great deal, you son of David, have mercy on me. [18:40] And Jesus stood, and commanded him to be brought unto him: and when he was come near, he asked him, [18:41] What wilt you that I should do unto thee? And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight. [18:42] And Jesus said unto him, Receive your sight; your faith hath made you whole. [18:43] And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God: and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God.

[19:1] And he entered and was passing through Jericho. [19:2] And behold, a man called by name Zacchaeus; and he was a chief publican, and he was rich. [19:3] And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the crowd, because he was little of stature. [19:4] And he ran on before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way. [19:5] And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to-day I must abide at your house. [19:6] And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully. [19:7] And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, He is gone in to lodge with a man that is a sinner. [19:8] And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord, Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have wrongfully exacted aught of any man, I restore fourfold. [19:9] And Jesus said unto him, To-day is salvation come to this house, forasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham. [19:10] For the Son of man came to seek and to save that which was lost. [19:11] And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they supposed that the kingdom of God was immediately to appear. [19:12] He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country, to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. [19:13] And he called ten servants of his, and gave them ten pounds, and said unto them, Trade you herewith till I come. [19:14] But his citizens hated him, and sent an ambassage after him, saying, We will not that this man reign over us. [19:15] And it came to pass, when he was come back again, having received the kingdom, that he commanded these servants, unto whom he had given the money, to be called to him, that he might know what they had gained by trading. [19:16] And the first came before him, saying, Lord, your pound hath made ten pounds more. [19:17] And he said unto him, Well done, you good servant: because you wast found faithful in a very little, have you authority over ten cities. [19:18] And the second came, saying, your pound, Lord, hath made five pounds. [19:19] And he said unto him also, Be you also over five cities. [19:20] And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is your pound, which I kept laid up in a napkin: [19:21] for I feared thee, because you art an austere man: you takest up that which you layedst not down, and reapest that which you didst not sow. [19:22] He saith unto him, Out of your own mouth will I judge thee, you wicked servant. you knewest that I am an austere man, taking up that which I laid not down, and reaping that which I did not sow; [19:23] then wherefore gavest you not my money into the bank, and I at my coming should have required it with interest? [19:24] And he said unto them that stood by, Take away from him the pound, and give it unto him that hath the ten pounds. [19:25] And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds. [19:26] I say unto you, that unto every one that hath shall be given; but from him that hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken away from him. [19:27] But these mine enemies, that would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me. [19:28] And when he had thus spoken, he went on before, going up to Jerusalem. [19:29] And it came to pass, when he drew nigh unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount that is called Olivet, he sent two of the disciples, [19:30] saying, Go your way into the village over against you; in which as you enter you shall find a colt tied, whereon no man ever yet sat: loose him, and bring him. [19:31] And if any one ask you, Why do you loose him? thus shall you say, The Lord hath need of him. [19:32] And they that were sent went away, and found even as he had said unto them. [19:33] And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them, Why loose you the colt? [19:34] And they said, The Lord hath need of him. [19:35] And they brought him to Jesus: and they threw their garments upon the colt, and set Jesus thereon. [19:36] And as he went, they spread their garments in the way. [19:37] And as he was now drawing nigh, even at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works which they had seen; [19:38] saying, Blessed is the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest. [19:39] And some of the Pharisees from the multitude said unto him, Teacher, rebuke your disciples. [19:40] And he answered and said, I tell you that, if these shall hold their peace, the stones will cry out. [19:41] And when he drew nigh, he saw the city and wept over it, [19:42] saying, If you hadst known in this day, even thou, the things which belong unto peace! but now they are hid from your eyes. [19:43] For the days shall come upon thee, when your enemies shall cast up a bank about thee, and compass you round, and keep you in on every side, [19:44] and shall dash you to the ground, and your children within thee; and they shall not leave in you one stone upon another; because you knewest not the time of your visitation. [19:45] And he entered into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold, [19:46] saying unto them, It is written, And my house shall be a house of prayer: but you have made it a den of robbers. [19:47] And he was teaching daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the principal men of the people sought to destroy him: [19:48] and they could not find what they might do; for the people all hung upon him, listening.

[20:1] And it came to pass, on one of the days, as he was teaching the people in the temple, and preaching the gospel, there came upon him the chief priests and the scribes with the elders; [20:2] and they spake, saying unto him, Tell us: By what authority doest you these things? or who is he that gave you this authority? [20:3] And he answered and said unto them, I also will ask you a question; and tell me: [20:4] The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men? [20:5] And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why did you not believe him? [20:6] But if we shall say, From men; all the people will stone us: for they are persuaded that John was a prophet. [20:7] And they answered, that they knew not whence it was. [20:8] And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things. [20:9] And he began to speak unto the people this parable: A man planted a vineyard, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country for a long time. [20:10] And at the season he sent unto the husbandmen a servant, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty. [20:11] And he sent yet another servant: and him also they beat, and handled him shamefully, and sent him away empty. [20:12] And he sent yet a third: and him also they wounded, and cast him forth. [20:13] And the lord of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; it may be they will reverence him. [20:14] But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned one with another, saying, This is the heir; let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours. [20:15] And they cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do unto them? [20:16] He will come and destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid. [20:17] But he looked upon them, and said, What then is this that is written,

The stone which the builders rejected,

The same was made the head of the corner?

[20:18] Every one that falleth on that stone shall be broken to pieces; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will scatter him as dust. [20:19] And the scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him in that very hour; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he spake this parable against them. [20:20] And they watched him, and sent forth spies, who feigned themselves to be righteous, that they might take hold of his speech, so as to deliver him up to the rule and to the authority of the governor. [20:21] And they asked him, saying, Teacher, we know that you sayest and teachest rightly, and acceptest not the person of any, but of a truth teachest the way of God: [20:22] Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Caesar, or not? [20:23] But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, [20:24] Show me a denarius. Whose image and superscription hath it? And they said, Caesar’s. [20:25] And he said unto them, Then render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and unto God the things that are God’s. [20:26] And they were not able to take hold of the saying before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace. [20:27] And there came to him certain of the Sadducees, they that say that there is no resurrection; [20:28] and they asked him, saying, Teacher, Moses wrote unto us, that if a man’s brother die, having a wife, and he be childless, his brother should take the wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. [20:29] There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died childless; [20:30] and the second: [20:31] and the third took her; and likewise the seven also left no children, and died. [20:32] Afterward the woman also died. [20:33] In the resurrection therefore whose wife of them shall she be? for the seven had her to wife. [20:34] And Jesus said unto them, The sons of this world marry, and are given in marriage: [20:35] but they that are accounted worthy to attain to that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage: [20:36] for neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection. [20:37] But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed, in the place concerning the Bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. [20:38] Now he is not the God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him. [20:39] And certain of the scribes answering said, Teacher, you have well said. [20:40] For they durst not any more ask him any question. [20:41] And he said unto them, How say they that the Messiah is David’s son? [20:42] For David himself saith in the book of Psalms,

The Lord said unto my Lord,

Sit you on my right hand,

[20:43] Till I make your enemies the footstool of your feet.

[20:44] David therefore calleth him Lord, and how is he his son? [20:45] And in the hearing of all the people he said unto his disciples, [20:46] Beware of the scribes, who desire to walk in long robes, and love salutations in the marketplaces, and chief seats in the synagogues, and chief places at feasts; [20:47] who devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater condemnation.

[21:1] And he looked up, and saw the rich men that were casting their gifts into the treasury. [21:2] And he saw a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites. [21:3] And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, This poor widow cast in more than they all: [21:4] for all these did of their superfluity cast in unto the gifts; but she of her want did cast in all the living that she had. [21:5] And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and offerings, he said, [21:6] As for these things which you behold, the days will come, in which there shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. [21:7] And they asked him, saying, Teacher, when therefore shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when these things are about to come to pass? [21:8] And he said, Take heed that you be not led astray: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am he; and, The time is at hand: go you not after them. [21:9] And when you shall hear of wars and tumults, be not terrified: for these things must needs come to pass first; but the end is not immediately. [21:10] Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; [21:11] and there shall be great earthquakes, and in divers places famines and pestilences; and there shall be terrors and great signs from heaven. [21:12] But before all these things, they shall lay their hands on you, and shall persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors for my name’s sake. [21:13] It shall turn out unto you for a testimony. [21:14] Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate beforehand how to answer: [21:15] for I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to withstand or to gainsay. [21:16] But you shall be delivered up even by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolk, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death. [21:17] And you shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake. [21:18] And not a hair of your head shall perish. [21:19] In your patience you shall win your souls. [21:20] But when you see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that her desolation is at hand. [21:21] Then let them that are in Judaea flee unto the mountains; and let them that are in the midst of her depart out; and let not them that are in the country enter therein. [21:22] For these are days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled. [21:23] Woe unto them that are with child and to them that give suck in those days! for there shall be great distress upon the land, and wrath unto this people. [21:24] And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led captive into all the nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled. [21:25] And there shall be signs in sun and moon and stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, in perplexity for the roaring of the sea and the billows; [21:26] men fainting for fear, and for expectation of the things which are coming on the world: for the powers of the heavens shall be shaken. [21:27] And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. [21:28] But when these things begin to come to pass, look up, and lift up your heads; because your redemption draweth nigh. [21:29] And he spake to them a parable: Behold the fig tree, and all the trees: [21:30] when they now shoot forth, you see it and know of your own selves that the summer is now nigh. [21:31] Even so you also, when you see these things coming to pass, know you that the kingdom of God is nigh. [21:32] Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all things be accomplished. [21:33] Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away. [21:34] But take heed to yourselves, lest haply your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day come on you suddenly as a snare: [21:35] for so shall it come upon all them that dwell on the face of all the earth. [21:36] But watch you at every season, making supplication, that you may prevail to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. [21:37] And every day he was teaching in the temple; and every night he went out, and lodged in the mount that is called Olivet. [21:38] And all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple, to hear him.

[22:1] Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover. [22:2] And the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might put him to death; for they feared the people. [22:3] And Satan entered into Judas who was called Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve. [22:4] And he went away, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might deliver him unto them. [22:5] And they were glad, and covenanted to give him money. [22:6] And he consented, and sought opportunity to deliver him unto them in the absence of the multitude. [22:7] And the day of unleavened bread came, on which the passover must be sacrificed. [22:8] And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and make ready for us the passover, that we may eat. [22:9] And they said unto him, Where wilt you that we make ready? [22:10] And he said unto them, Behold, when you are entered into the city, there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house whereinto he goeth. [22:11] And you shall say unto the master of the house, The Teacher saith unto thee, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples? [22:12] And he will show you a large upper room furnished: there make ready. [22:13] And they went, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover. [22:14] And when the hour was come, he sat down, and the apostles with him. [22:15] And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer: [22:16] for I say unto you, I shall not eat it, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God. [22:17] And he received a cup, and when he had given thanks, he said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves: [22:18] for I say unto you, I shall not drink from henceforth of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come. [22:19] And he took bread, and when he had given thanks, he brake it, and gave to them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me. [22:20] And the cup in like manner after supper, saying, This cup is the new covenant in my blood, even that which is poured out for you. [22:21] But behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the table. [22:22] For the Son of man indeed goeth, as it hath been determined: but woe unto that man through whom he is betrayed! [22:23] And they began to question among themselves, which of them it was that should do this thing. [22:24] And there arose also a contention among them, which of them was accounted to be greatest. [22:25] And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles have lordship over them; and they that have authority over them are called Benefactors. [22:26] But you shall not be so: but he that is the greater among you, let him become as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve. [22:27] For which is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am in the midst of you as he that serveth. [22:28] But you are they that have continued with me in my temptations; [22:29] and I appoint unto you a kingdom, even as my Father appointed unto me, [22:30] that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom; and you shall sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel. [22:31] Simon, Simon, behold, Satan asked to have you, that he might sift you as wheat: [22:32] but I made supplication for thee, that your faith fail not; and do thou, when once you have turned again, establish your brethren. [22:33] And he said unto him, Lord, with you I am ready to go both to prison and to death. [22:34] And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, until you shalt thrice deny that you knowest me. [22:35] And he said unto them, When I sent you forth without purse, and wallet, and shoes, lacked you anything? And they said, Nothing. [22:36] And he said unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise a wallet; and he that hath none, let him sell his cloak, and buy a sword. [22:37] For I say unto you, that this which is written must be fulfilled in me, And he was reckoned with transgressors: for that which concerneth me hath fulfilment. [22:38] And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said unto them, It is enough. [22:39] And he came out, and went, as his custom was, unto the mount of Olives; and the disciples also followed him. [22:40] And when he was at the place, he said unto them, Pray that you enter not into temptation. [22:41] And he was parted from them about a stone’s cast; and he kneeled down and prayed, [22:42] saying, Father, if you be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done. [22:43] And there appeared unto him an angel from heaven, strengthening him. [22:44] And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly; and his sweat became as it were great drops of blood falling down upon the ground. [22:45] And when he rose up from his prayer, he came unto the disciples, and found them sleeping for sorrow, [22:46] and said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, that you enter not into temptation. [22:47] While he yet spake, behold, a multitude, and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them; and he drew near unto Jesus to kiss him. [22:48] But Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest you the Son of man with a kiss? [22:49] And when they that were about him saw what would follow, they said, Lord, shall we smite with the sword? [22:50] And a certain one of them smote the servant of the high priest, and struck off his right ear. [22:51] But Jesus answered and said, Suffer you them thus far. And he touched his ear, and healed him. [22:52] And Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and elders, that were come against him, Are you come out, as against a robber, with swords and staves? [22:53] When I was daily with you in the temple, you stretched not forth your hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness. [22:54] And they seized him, and led him away, and brought him into the high priest’s house. But Peter followed afar off. [22:55] And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the court, and had sat down together, Peter sat in the midst of them. [22:56] And a certain maid seeing him as he sat in the light of the fire, and looking stedfastly upon him, said, This man also was with him. [22:57] But he denied, saying, Woman, I know him not. [22:58] And after a little while another saw him, and said, you also art one of them. But Peter said, Man, I am not. [22:59] And after the space of about one hour another confidently affirmed, saying, Of a truth this man also was with him; for he is a Galilaean. [22:60] But Peter said, Man, I know not what you sayest. And immediately, while he yet spake, the cock crew. [22:61] And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how that he said unto him, Before the cock crow this day you shalt deny me thrice. [22:62] And he went out, and wept bitterly. [22:63] And the men that held Jesus mocked him, and beat him. [22:64] And they blindfolded him, and asked him, saying, Prophesy: who is he that struck thee? [22:65] And many other things spake they against him, reviling him. [22:66] And as soon as it was day, the assembly of the elders of the people was gathered together, both chief priests and scribes; and they led him away into their council, saying, [22:67] If you art the Messiah, tell us. But he said unto them, If I tell you, you will not believe: [22:68] and if I ask you, you will not answer. [22:69] But from henceforth shall the Son of man be seated at the right hand of the power of God. [22:70] And they all said, Art you then the son of God? And he said unto them, You say that I am. [22:71] And they said, What further need have we of witness? for we ourselves have heard from his own mouth.

[23:1] And the whole company of them rose up, and brought him before Pilate. [23:2] And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this man perverting our nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Messiah a king. [23:3] And Pilate asked him, saying, Art you the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, you sayest. [23:4] And Pilate said unto the chief priests and the multitudes, I find no fault in this man. [23:5] But they were the more urgent, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Judaea, and beginning from Galilee even unto this place. [23:6] But when Pilate heard it, he asked whether the man were a Galilaean. [23:7] And when he knew that he was of Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him unto Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem in these days. [23:8] Now when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was of a long time desirous to see him, because he had heard concerning him; and he hoped to see some miracle done by him. [23:9] And he questioned him in many words; but he answered him nothing. [23:10] And the chief priests and the scribes stood, vehemently accusing him. [23:11] And Herod with his soldiers set him at nought, and mocked him, and arraying him in gorgeous apparel sent him back to Pilate. [23:12] And Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day: for before they were at enmity between themselves. [23:13] And Pilate called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people, [23:14] and said unto them, You brought unto me this man, as one that perverteth the people: and behold, I having examined him before you, found no fault in this man touching those things whereof you accuse him: [23:15] no, nor yet Herod: for he sent him back unto us; and behold, nothing worthy of death hath been done by him. [23:16] I will therefore chastise him, and release him. [23:17] Now he must needs release unto them at the feast one prisoner. [23:18] But they cried out all together, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas: — [23:19] one who for a certain insurrection made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison. [23:20] And Pilate spake unto them again, desiring to release Jesus; [23:21] but they shouted, saying, Crucify, crucify him. [23:22] And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath this man done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him and release him. [23:23] But they were urgent with loud voices, asking that he might be crucified. And their voices prevailed. [23:24] And Pilate gave sentence that what they asked for should be done. [23:25] And he released him that for insurrection and murder had been cast into prison, whom they asked for; but Jesus he delivered up to their will. [23:26] And when they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country, and laid on him the cross, to bear it after Jesus. [23:27] And there followed him a great multitude of the people, and of women who bewailed and lamented him. [23:28] But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children. [23:29] For behold, the days are coming, in which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the breasts that never gave suck. [23:30] Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us. [23:31] For if they do these things in the green tree, what shall be done in the dry? [23:32] And there were also two others, malefactors, led with him to be put to death. [23:33] And when they came unto the place which is called The skull, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand and the other on the left. [23:34] And Jesus said, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And parting his garments among them, they cast lots. [23:35] And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also scoffed at him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if this is the Messiah of God, his chosen. [23:36] And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, offering him vinegar, [23:37] and saying, If you art the King of the Jews, save thyself. [23:38] And there was also a superscription over him, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS. [23:39] And one of the malefactors that were hanged railed on him, saying, Art not you the Messiah? save yourself and us. [23:40] But the other answered, and rebuking him said, Dost you not even fear God, seeing you art in the same condemnation? [23:41] And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss. [23:42] And he said, Jesus, remember me when you comest in your kingdom. [23:43] And he said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To-day shalt you be with me in Paradise. [23:44] And it was now about the sixth hour, and a darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour, [23:45] the sun’s light failing: and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst. [23:46] And Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said, Father, into your hands I commend my spirit: and having said this, he gave up the ghost. [23:47] And when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man. [23:48] And all the multitudes that came together to this sight, when they beheld the things that were done, returned smiting their breasts. [23:49] And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed with him from Galilee, stood afar off, seeing these things. [23:50] And behold, a man named Joseph, who was a councillor, a good and righteous man [23:51] (he had not consented to their counsel and deed), a man of Arimathaea, a city of the Jews, who was looking for the kingdom of God: [23:52] this man went to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. [23:53] And he took it down, and wrapped it in a linen cloth, and laid him in a tomb that was hewn in stone, where never man had yet lain. [23:54] And it was the day of the Preparation, and the sabbath drew on. [23:55] And the women, who had come with him out of Galilee, followed after, and beheld the tomb, and how his body was laid. [23:56] And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments. And on the sabbath they rested according to the commandment.

[24:1] But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came unto the tomb, bringing the spices which they had prepared. [24:2] And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb. [24:3] And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus. [24:4] And it came to pass, while they were perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel: [24:5] and as they were affrighted and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek you the living among the dead? [24:6] He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee, [24:7] saying that the Son of man must be delivered up into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again. [24:8] And they remembered his words, [24:9] and returned from the tomb, and told all these things to the eleven, and to all the rest. [24:10] Now they were Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James: and the other women with them told these things unto the apostles. [24:11] And these words appeared in their sight as idle talk; and they disbelieved them. [24:12] But Peter arose, and ran unto the tomb; and stooping and looking in, he seeth the linen cloths by themselves; and he departed to his home, wondering at that which was come to pass. [24:13] And behold, two of them were going that very day to a village named Emmaus, which was threescore furlongs from Jerusalem. [24:14] And they communed with each other of all these things which had happened. [24:15] And it came to pass, while they communed and questioned together, that Jesus himself drew near, and went with them. [24:16] But their eyes were holden that they should not know him. [24:17] And he said unto them, What communications are these that you have one with another, as you walk? And they stood still, looking sad. [24:18] And one of them, named Cleopas, answering said unto him, Dost you alone sojourn in Jerusalem and not know the things which are come to pass there in these days? [24:19] And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, The things concerning Jesus the Nazarene, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people: [24:20] and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him. [24:21] But we hoped that it was he who should redeem Israel. Yea and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things came to pass. [24:22] Moreover certain women of our company amazed us, having been early at the tomb; [24:23] and when they found not his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive. [24:24] And certain of them that were with us went to the tomb, and found it even so as the women had said: but him they saw not. [24:25] And he said unto them, O foolish men, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken! [24:26] Behooved it not the Messiah to suffer these things, and to enter into his glory? [24:27] And beginning from Moses and from all the prophets, he interpreted to them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself. [24:28] And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they were going: and he made as though he would go further. [24:29] And they constrained him, saying, Abide with us; for it is toward evening, and the day is now far spent. And he went in to abide with them. [24:30] And it came to pass, when he had sat down with them to meat, he took the bread and blessed; and breaking it he gave to them. [24:31] And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight. [24:32] And they said one to another, Was not our heart burning within us, while he spake to us in the way, while he opened to us the scriptures? [24:33] And they rose up that very hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them, [24:34] saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon. [24:35] And they rehearsed the things that happened in the way, and how he was known of them in the breaking of the bread. [24:36] And as they spake these things, he himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. [24:37] But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they beheld a spirit. [24:38] And he said unto them, Why are you troubled? and wherefore do questionings arise in your heart? [24:39] See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as you behold me having. [24:40] And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet. [24:41] And while they still disbelieved for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have you here anything to eat? [24:42] And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish. [24:43] And he took it, and ate before them. [24:44] And he said unto them, These are my words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must needs be fulfilled, which are written in the law of Moses, and the prophets, and the psalms, concerning me. [24:45] Then opened he their mind, that they might understand the scriptures; [24:46] and he said unto them, Thus it is written, that the Messiah should suffer, and rise again from the dead the third day; [24:47] and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name unto all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. [24:48] You are witnesses of these things. [24:49] And behold, I send forth the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry you in the city, until you be clothed with power from on high. [24:50] And he led them out until they were over against Bethany: and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them. [24:51] And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he parted from them, and was carried up into heaven. [24:52] And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy: [24:53] and were continually in the temple, blessing God.

 

The Gospel According to Saint John

[1:1] In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. [1:2] The same was in the beginning with God. [1:3] All things were made through him; and without him was not anything made that hath been made. [1:4] In him was life; and the life was the light of men. [1:5] And the light shineth in the darkness; and the darkness apprehended it not. [1:6] There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John. [1:7] The same came for witness, that he might bear witness of the light, that all might believe through him. [1:8] He was not the light, but came that he might bear witness of the light. [1:9] There was the true light, even the light which lighteth every man, coming into the world. [1:10] He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world knew him not. [1:11] He came unto his own, and they that were his own received him not. [1:12] But as many as received him, to them gave he the right to become children of God, even to them that believe on his name: [1:13] who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. [1:14] And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father), full of grace and truth. [1:15] John beareth witness of him, and crieth, saying, This was he of whom I said, He that cometh after me is become before me: for he was before me. [1:16] For of his fulness we all received, and grace for grace. [1:17] For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus, the Messiah, . [1:18] No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him. [1:19] And this is the witness of John, when the Jews sent unto him from Jerusalem priests and Levites to ask him, Who art thou? [1:20] And he confessed, and denied not; and he confessed, I am not the Messiah. [1:21] And they asked him, What then? Art you Elijah? And he saith, I am not. Art you the prophet? And he answered, No. [1:22] They said therefore unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest you of thyself? [1:23] He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said Isaiah the prophet. [1:24] And they had been sent from the Pharisees. [1:25] And they asked him, and said unto him, Why then baptizest thou, if you art not the Messiah, neither Elijah, neither the prophet? [1:26] John answered them, saying, I baptize in water: in the midst of you standeth one whom you know not, [1:27] even he that cometh after me, the latchet of whose shoe I am not worthy to unloose. [1:28] These things were done in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing. [1:29] On the morrow he seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold, the Lamb of God, that taketh away the sin of the world! [1:30] This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man who is become before me: for he was before me. [1:31] And I knew him not; but that he should be made manifest to Israel, for this cause came I baptizing in water. [1:32] And John bare witness, saying, I have beheld the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven; and it abode upon him. [1:33] And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize in water, he said unto me, Upon whomsoever you shalt see the Spirit descending, and abiding upon him, the same is he that baptizeth in the Holy Spirit. [1:34] And I have seen, and have borne witness that this is the son of God. [1:35] Again on the morrow John was standing, and two of his disciples; [1:36] and he looked upon Jesus as he walked, and saith, Behold, the Lamb of God! [1:37] And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus. [1:38] And Jesus turned, and beheld them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? And they said unto him, Rabbi (which is to say, being interpreted, Teacher), where abideth thou? [1:39] He saith unto them, Come, and you shall see. They came therefore and saw where he abode; and they abode with him that day: it was about the tenth hour. [1:40] One of the two that heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. [1:41] He findeth first his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messiah (which is, being interpreted, Messiah). [1:42] He brought him unto Jesus. Jesus looked upon him, and said, you art Simon the son of John: you shalt be called Cephas (which is by interpretation, Peter). [1:43] On the morrow he was minded to go forth into Galilee, and he findeth Philip: and Jesus saith unto him, Follow me. [1:44] Now Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter. [1:45] Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph. [1:46] And Nathanael said unto him, Can any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see. [1:47] Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile! [1:48] Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest you me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before Philip called thee, when you wast under the fig tree, I saw thee. [1:49] Nathanael answered him, Rabbi, you art the son of God; you art King of Israel. [1:50] Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw you underneath the fig tree, believest thou? you shalt see greater things than these. [1:51] And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, You shall see the heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.

[2:1] And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there: [2:2] and Jesus also was bidden, and his disciples, to the marriage. [2:3] And when the wine failed, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine. [2:4] And Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come. [2:5] His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it. [2:6] Now there were six waterpots of stone set there after the Jews’ manner of purifying, containing two or three firkins apiece. [2:7] Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim. [2:8] And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the ruler of the feast. And they bare it. [2:9] And when the ruler of the feast tasted the water now become wine, and knew not whence it was (but the servants that had drawn the water knew), the ruler of the feast calleth the bridegroom, [2:10] and saith unto him, Every man setteth on first the good wine; and when men have drunk freely, then that which is worse: you have kept the good wine until now. [2:11] This beginning of his signs did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested his glory; and his disciples believed on him. [2:12] After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples; and there they abode not many days. [2:13] And the passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. [2:14] And he found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting: [2:15] and he made a scourge of cords, and cast all out of the temple, both the sheep and the oxen; and he poured out the changers’ money, and overthrew their tables; [2:16] and to them that sold the doves he said, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house a house of merchandise. [2:17] His disciples remembered that it was written, Zeal for your house shall eat me up. [2:18] The Jews therefore answered and said unto him, What sign showest you unto us, seeing that you doest these things? [2:19] Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. [2:20] The Jews therefore said, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt you raise it up in three days? [2:21] But he spake of the temple of his body. [2:22] When therefore he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he spake this; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said. [2:23] Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, during the feast, many believed on his name, beholding his signs which he did. [2:24] But Jesus did not trust himself unto them, for that he knew all men, [2:25] and because he needed not that any one should bear witness concerning man; for he himself knew what was in man.

[3:1] Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: [3:2] the same came unto him by night, and said to him, Rabbi, we know that you art a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that you doest, except God be with him. [3:3] Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God. [3:4] Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb, and be born? [3:5] Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God! [3:6] That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. [3:7] Marvel not that I said unto thee, You must be born anew. [3:8] The wind bloweth where it will, and you hearest the voice thereof, but knowest not whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. [3:9] Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be? [3:10] Jesus answered and said unto him, Art you the teacher of Israel, and understandest not these things? [3:11] Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that which we know, and bear witness of that which we have seen; and you receive not our witness. [3:12] If I told you earthly things and you believe not, how shall you believe if I tell you heavenly things? [3:13] And no one hath ascended into heaven, but he that descended out of heaven, even the Son of man, who is in heaven. [3:14] And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up; [3:15] that whosoever believeth may in him have eternal life. [3:16] For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. [3:17] For God sent not the Son into the world to judge the world; but that the world should be saved through him. [3:18] He that believeth on him is not judged: he that believeth not hath been judged already, because he hath not believed on the name of the only begotten son of God. [3:19] And this is the judgment, that the light is come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil. [3:20] For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, lest his works should be reproved. [3:21] But he that doeth the truth cometh to the light, that his works may be made manifest, that they have been wrought in God. [3:22] After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized. [3:23] And John also was baptizing in Enon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized. [3:24] For John was not yet cast into prison. [3:25] There arose therefore a questioning on the part of John’s disciples with a Jew about purifying. [3:26] And they came unto John, and said to him, Rabbi, he that was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you have borne witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him. [3:27] John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it have been given him from heaven. [3:28] You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Messiah, but, that I am sent before him. [3:29] He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, that standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is made full. [3:30] He must increase, but I must decrease. [3:31] He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is of the earth, and of the earth he speaketh: he that cometh from heaven is above all. [3:32] What he hath seen and heard, of that he beareth witness; and no man receiveth his witness. [3:33] He that hath received his witness hath set his seal to this, that God is true. [3:34] For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for he giveth not the Spirit by measure. [3:35] The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand. [3:36] He that believeth on the Son hath eternal life; but he that obeyeth not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him.

[4:1] When therefore the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John [4:2] (although Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples), [4:3] he left Judea, and departed again into Galilee. [4:4] And he must needs pass through Samaria. [4:5] So he cometh to a city of Samaria, called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph: [4:6] and Jacob’s well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus by the well. It was about the sixth hour. [4:7] There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink. [4:8] For his disciples were gone away into the city to buy food. [4:9] The Samaritan woman therefore saith unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, who am a Samaritan woman? (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.) [4:10] Jesus answered and said unto unto her, If you knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; you wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given you living water. [4:11] The woman saith unto him, Sir, you have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: whence then have you that living water? [4:12] Art you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his sons, and his cattle? [4:13] Jesus answered and said unto her, Every one that drinketh of this water shall thirst again: [4:14] but whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall become in him a well of water springing up unto eternal life. [4:15] The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come all the way hither to draw. [4:16] Jesus saith unto her, Go, call your husband, and come hither. [4:17] The woman answered and said unto him, I have no husband. Jesus saith unto her, you saidst well, I have no husband: [4:18] for you have had five husbands; and he whom you now have is not your husband: this have you said truly. [4:19] The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that you art a prophet. [4:20] Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and you say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship. [4:21] Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when neither in this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, shall you worship the Father. [4:22] You worship that which you know not: we worship that which we know; for salvation is from the Jews. [4:23] But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and truth: for such doth the Father seek to be his worshippers. [4:24] God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship in spirit and truth. [4:25] The woman saith unto him, I know that Messiah cometh (he that is called Messiah): when he is come, he will declare unto us all things. [4:26] Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto you am he. [4:27] And upon this came his disciples; and they marvelled that he was speaking with a woman; yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why speakest you with her? [4:28] So the woman left her waterpot, and went away into the city, and saith to the people, [4:29] Come, see a man, who told me all things that ever I did: can this be the Messiah? [4:30] They went out of the city, and were coming to him. [4:31] In the mean while the disciples prayed him, saying, Rabbi, eat. [4:32] But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that you know not. [4:33] The disciples therefore said one to another, Hath any man brought him aught to eat? [4:34] Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to accomplish his work. [4:35] Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh the harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields, that they are white already unto harvest. [4:36] He that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal; that he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together. [4:37] For herein is the saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth. [4:38] I sent you to reap that whereon you have not labored: others have labored, and you are entered into their labor. [4:39] And from that city many of the Samaritans believed on him because of the word of the woman, who testified, He told me all things that ever I did. [4:40] So when the Samaritans came unto him, they besought him to abide with them: and he abode there two days. [4:41] And many more believed because of his word; [4:42] and they said to the woman, Now we believe, not because of your speaking: for we have heard for ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Saviour of the world. [4:43] And after the two days he went forth from thence into Galilee. [4:44] For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honor in his own country. [4:45] So when he came into Galilee, the Galilaeans received him, having seen all the things that he did in Jerusalem at the feast: for they also went unto the feast. [4:46] He came therefore again unto Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum. [4:47] When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judaea into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son; for he was at the point of death. [4:48] Jesus therefore said unto him, Except you see signs and wonders, you will in no wise believe. [4:49] The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die. [4:50] Jesus saith unto him, Go your way; your son liveth. The man believed the word that Jesus spake unto him, and he went his way. [4:51] And as he was now going down, his servants met him, saying, that his son lived. [4:52] So he inquired of them the hour when he began to amend. They said therefore unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him. [4:53] So the father knew that it was at that hour in which Jesus said unto him, your son liveth: and himself believed, and his whole house. [4:54] This is again the second sign that Jesus did, having come out of Judaea into Galilee.

[5:1] After these things there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. [5:2] Now there is in Jerusalem by the sheep gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew Bethesda, having five porches. [5:3] In these lay a multitude of them that were sick, blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water. [5:4] for an angel of the Lord went down at certain seasons into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the waters stepped in was made whole, with whatsoever disease he was holden. [5:5] And a certain man was there, who had been thirty and eight years in his infirmity. [5:6] When Jesus saw him lying, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wouldest you be made whole? [5:7] The sick man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me. [5:8] Jesus saith unto him, Arise, take up your bed, and walk. [5:9] And straightway the man was made whole, and took up his bed and walked. Now it was the sabbath on that day. [5:10] So the Jews said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath, and it is not lawful for you to take up your bed. [5:11] But he answered them, He that made me whole, the same said unto me, Take up your bed, and walk. [5:12] They asked him, Who is the man that said unto thee, Take up your bed, and walk? [5:13] But he that was healed knew not who it was; for Jesus had conveyed himself away, a multitude being in the place. [5:14] Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, you art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing befall thee. [5:15] The man went away, and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him whole. [5:16] And for this cause the Jews persecuted Jesus, because he did these things on the sabbath. [5:17] But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh even until now, and I work. [5:18] For this cause therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only brake the sabbath, but also called God his own Father, making himself equal with God. [5:19] Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father doing: for what things soever he doeth, these the Son also doeth in like manner. [5:20] For the Father loveth the Son, and showeth him all things that himself doeth: and greater works than these will he show him, that you may marvel. [5:21] For as the Father raiseth the dead and giveth them life, even so the Son also giveth life to whom he will. [5:22] For neither doth the Father judge any man, but he hath given all judgment unto the Son; [5:23] that all may honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He that honoreth not the Son honoreth not the Father that sent him. [5:24] Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth him that sent me, hath eternal life, and cometh not into judgment, but hath passed out of death into life. [5:25] Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour cometh, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the son of God; and they that hear shall live. [5:26] For as the Father hath life in himself, even so gave he to the Son also to have life in himself: [5:27] and he gave him authority to execute judgment, because he is a son of man. [5:28] Marvel not at this: for the hour cometh, in which all that are in the tombs shall hear his voice, [5:29] and shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of judgment. [5:30] I can of myself do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is righteous; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of him that sent me. [5:31] If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true. [5:32] It is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true. [5:33] You have sent unto John, and he hath borne witness unto the truth. [5:34] But the witness which I receive is not from man: howbeit I say these things, that you may be saved. [5:35] He was the lamp that burneth and shineth; and you were willing to rejoice for a season in his light. [5:36] But the witness which I have is greater than that of John; for the works which the Father hath given me to accomplish, the very works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me. [5:37] And the Father that sent me, he hath borne witness of me. You have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his form. [5:38] And you have not his word abiding in you: for whom he sent, him you believe not. [5:39] You search the scriptures, because you think that in them you have eternal life; and these are they which bear witness of me; [5:40] and you will not come to me, that you may have life. [5:41] I receive not glory from men. [5:42] But I know you, that you have not the love of God in yourselves. [5:43] I am come in my Father’s name, and you receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him you will receive. [5:44] How can you believe, who receive glory one of another, and the glory that cometh from the only God you seek not? [5:45] Think not that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, on whom you have set your hope. [5:46] For if you believed Moses, you would believe me; for he wrote of me. [5:47] But if you believe not his writings, how shall you believe my words?

[6:1] After these things Jesus went away to the other side of the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias. [6:2] And a great multitude followed him, because they beheld the signs which he did on them that were sick. [6:3] And Jesus went up into the mountain, and there he sat with his disciples. [6:4] Now the passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand. [6:5] Jesus therefore lifting up his eyes, and seeing that a great multitude cometh unto him, saith unto Philip, Whence are we to buy bread, that these may eat? [6:6] And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do. [6:7] Philip answered him, Two hundred shillings’ worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one may take a little. [6:8] One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, saith unto him, [6:9] There is a lad here, who hath five barley loaves, and two fishes: but what are these among so many? [6:10] Jesus said, Make the people sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand. [6:11] Jesus therefore took the loaves; and having given thanks, he distributed to them that were set down; likewise also of the fishes as much as they would. [6:12] And when they were filled, he saith unto his disciples, Gather up the broken pieces which remain over, that nothing be lost. [6:13] So they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with broken pieces from the five barley loaves, which remained over unto them that had eaten. [6:14] When therefore the people saw the sign which he did, they said, This is of a truth the prophet that cometh into the world. [6:15] Jesus therefore perceiving that they were about to come and take him by force, to make him king, withdrew again into the mountain himself alone. [6:16] And when evening came, his disciples went down unto the sea; [6:17] and they entered into a boat, and were going over the sea unto Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them. [6:18] And the sea was rising by reason of a great wind that blew. [6:19] When therefore they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they behold Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the boat: and they were afraid. [6:20] But he saith unto them, It is I; be not afraid. [6:21] They were willing therefore to receive him into the boat: and straightway the boat was at the land whither they were going. [6:22] On the morrow the multitude that stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was no other boat there, save one, and that Jesus entered not with his disciples into the boat, but that his disciples went away alone [6:23] (howbeit there came boats from Tiberias nigh unto the place where they ate the bread after the Lord had given thanks): [6:24] when the multitude therefore saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they themselves got into the boats, and came to Capernaum, seeking Jesus. [6:25] And when they found him on the other side of the sea, they said unto him, Rabbi, when camest you hither? [6:26] Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, You seek me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate of the loaves, and were filled. [6:27] Work not for the food which perisheth, but for the food which abideth unto eternal life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him the Father, even God, hath sealed. [6:28] They said therefore unto him, What must we do, that we may work the works of God? [6:29] Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that you believe on him whom he hath sent. [6:30] They said therefore unto him, What then doest you for a sign, that we may see, and believe thee? what workest thou? [6:31] Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, He gave them bread out of heaven to eat. [6:32] Jesus therefore said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, It was not Moses that gave you the bread out of heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread out of heaven. [6:33] For the bread of God is that which cometh down out of heaven, and giveth life unto the world. [6:34] They said therefore unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread. [6:35] Jesus said unto them. I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall not hunger, and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. [6:36] But I said unto you, that you have seen me, and yet believe not. [6:37] All that which the Father giveth me shall come unto me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. [6:38] For I am come down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me. [6:39] And this is the will of him that sent me, that of all that which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day. [6:40] For this is the will of my Father, that every one that beholdeth the Son, and believeth on him, should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. [6:41] The Jews therefore murmured concerning him, because he said, I am the bread which came down out of heaven. [6:42] And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how doth he now say, I am come down out of heaven? [6:43] Jesus answered and said unto them, Murmur not among yourselves. [6:44] No man can come to me, except the Father that sent me draw him: and I will raise him up in the last day. [6:45] It is written in the prophets, And they shall all be taught of God. Every one that hath heard from the Father, and hath learned, cometh unto me. [6:46] Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he that is from God, he hath seen the Father. [6:47] Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth hath eternal life. [6:48] I am the bread of life. [6:49] Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. [6:50] This is the bread which cometh down out of heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die. [6:51] I am the living bread which came down out of heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: yea and the bread which I will give is my flesh, for the life of the world. [6:52] The Jews therefore strove one with another, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat? [6:53] Jesus therefore said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except you eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, you have not life in yourselves. [6:54] He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood hath eternal life: and I will raise him up at the last day. [6:55] For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. [6:56] He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood abideth in me, and I in him. [6:57] As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father; so he that eateth me, he also shall live because of me. [6:58] This is the bread which came down out of heaven: not as the fathers ate, and died; he that eateth this bread shall live for ever. [6:59] These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum. [6:60] Many therefore of his disciples, when they heard this, said, This is a hard saying; who can hear it? [6:61] But Jesus knowing in himself that his disciples murmured at this, said unto them, Doth this cause you to stumble? [6:62] What then if you should behold the Son of man ascending where he was before? [6:63] It is the spirit that giveth life; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I have spoken unto you are spirit, and are life. [6:64] But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who it was that should betray him. [6:65] And he said, For this cause have I said unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it be given unto him of the Father. [6:66] Upon this many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him. [6:67] Jesus said therefore unto the twelve, Would you also go away? [6:68] Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? you have the words of eternal life. [6:69] And we have believed and know that you art the Holy One of God. [6:70] Jesus answered them, Did not I choose you the twelve, and one of you is a devil? [6:71] Now he spake of Judas the son of Simon Iscariot, for he it was that should betray him, being one of the twelve.

[7:1] And after these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Judaea, because the Jews sought to kill him. [7:2] Now the feast of the Jews, the feast of tabernacles, was at hand. [7:3] His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judaea, that your disciples also may behold your works which you doest. [7:4] For no man doeth anything in secret, and himself seeketh to be known openly. If you doest these things, manifest yourself to the world. [7:5] For even his brethren did not believe on him. [7:6] Jesus therefore saith unto them, My time is not yet come; but your time is always ready. [7:7] The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that its works are evil. [7:8] Go you up unto the feast: I go not up unto this feast; because my time is not yet fulfilled. [7:9] And having said these things unto them, he abode still in Galilee. [7:10] But when his brethren were gone up unto the feast, then went he also up, not publicly, but as it were in secret. [7:11] The Jews therefore sought him at the feast, and said, Where is he? [7:12] And there was much murmuring among the multitudes concerning him: some said, He is a good man; others said, Not so, but he leadeth the multitude astray. [7:13] Yet no man spake openly of him for fear of the Jews. [7:14] But when it was now the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught. [7:15] The Jews therefore marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned? [7:16] Jesus therefore answered them and said, My teaching is not mine, but his that sent me. [7:17] If any man willeth to do his will, he shall know of the teaching, whether it is of God, or whether I speak from myself. [7:18] He that speaketh from himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh the glory of him that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him. [7:19] Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you doeth the law? Why seek you to kill me? [7:20] The multitude answered, you have a demon: who seeketh to kill thee? [7:21] Jesus answered and said unto them, I did one work, and you all marvel because thereof. [7:22] Moses hath given you circumcision (not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers); and on the sabbath you circumcise a man. [7:23] If a man receiveth circumcision on the sabbath, that the law of Moses may not be broken; are you wroth with me, because I made a man every whit whole on the sabbath? [7:24] Judge not according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment. [7:25] Some therefore of them of Jerusalem said, Is not this he whom they seek to kill? [7:26] And lo, he speaketh openly, and they say nothing unto him. Can it be that the rulers indeed know that this is the Messiah? [7:27] Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when the Messiah cometh, no one knoweth whence he is. [7:28] Jesus therefore cried in the temple, teaching and saying, You both know me, and know whence I am; and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom you know not. [7:29] I know him; because I am from him, and he sent me. [7:30] They sought therefore to take him: and no man laid his hand on him, because his hour was not yet come. [7:31] But of the multitude many believed on him; and they said, When the Messiah shall come, will he do more signs than those which this man hath done? [7:32] The Pharisees heard the multitude murmuring these things concerning him; and the chief priests and the Pharisees sent officers to take him. [7:33] Jesus therefore said, Yet a little while am I with you, and I go unto him that sent me. [7:34] You shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, you cannot come. [7:35] The Jews therefore said among themselves, Whither will this man go that we shall not find him? will he go unto the Dispersion among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks? [7:36] What is this word that he said, You shall seek me, and shall not find me; and where I am, you cannot come? [7:37] Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me and drink. [7:38] He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, from within him shall flow rivers of living water. [7:39] But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believed on him were to receive: for the Spirit was not yet given; because Jesus was not yet glorified. [7:40] Some of the multitude therefore, when they heard these words, said, This is of a truth the prophet. [7:41] Others said, This is the Messiah. But some said, What, doth the Messiah come out of Galilee? [7:42] Hath not the scripture said that the Messiah cometh of the seed of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was? [7:43] So there arose a division in the multitude because of him. [7:44] And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him. [7:45] The officers therefore came to the chief priests and Pharisees; and they said unto them, Why did you not bring him? [7:46] The officers answered, Never a man so spake. [7:47] The Pharisees therefore answered them, Are you also led astray? [7:48] Hath any of the rulers believed on him, or of the Pharisees? [7:49] But this multitude that knoweth not the law are accursed. [7:50] Nicodemus saith unto them (he that came to him before, being one of them), [7:51] Doth our law judge a man, except it first hear from himself and know what he doeth? [7:52] They answered and said unto him, Art you also of Galilee? Search, and see that out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.

[7:53] And they went every man unto his own house:

[8:1] but Jesus went unto the mount of Olives. [8:2] And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them. [8:3] And the scribes and the Pharisees bring a woman taken in adultery; and having set her in the midst, [8:4] they say unto him, Teacher, this woman hath been taken in adultery, in the very act. [8:5] Now in the law Moses commanded us to stone such: what then sayest you of her? [8:6] And this they said, trying him, that they might have whereof to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground. [8:7] But when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. [8:8] And again he stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground. [8:9] And they, when they heard it, went out one by one, beginning from the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman, where she was, in the midst. [8:10] And Jesus lifted up himself, and said unto her, Woman, where are they? did no man condemn thee? [8:11] And she said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said, Neither do I condemn thee: go your way; from henceforth sin no more. [8:12] Again therefore Jesus spake unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in the darkness, but shall have the light of life. [8:13] The Pharisees therefore said unto him, you bearest witness of thyself; your witness is not true. [8:14] Jesus answered and said unto them, Even if I bear witness of myself, my witness is true; for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but you know not whence I come, or whither I go. [8:15] You judge after the flesh; I judge no man. [8:16] Yea and if I judge, my judgment is true; for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me. [8:17] Yea and in your law it is written, that the witness of two men is true. [8:18] I am he that beareth witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me. [8:19] They said therefore unto him, Where is your Father? Jesus answered, You know neither me, nor my Father: if you knew me, you would know my Father also. [8:20] These words spake he in the treasury, as he taught in the temple: and no man took him; because his hour was not yet come. [8:21] He said therefore again unto them, I go away, and you shall seek me, and shall die in your sin: whither I go, you cannot come. [8:22] The Jews therefore said, Will he kill himself, that he saith, Whither I go, you cannot come? [8:23] And he said unto them, You are from beneath; I am from above: you are of this world; I am not of this world. [8:24] I said therefore unto you, that you shall die in your sins: for except you believe that I am he, you shall die in your sins. [8:25] They said therefore unto him, Who art thou? Jesus said unto them, Even that which I have also spoken unto you from the beginning. [8:26] I have many things to speak and to judge concerning you: howbeit he that sent me is true; and the things which I heard from him, these speak I unto the world. [8:27] They perceived not that he spake to them of the Father. [8:28] Jesus therefore said, When you have lifted up the Son of man, then shall you know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself, but as the Father taught me, I speak these things. [8:29] And he that sent me is with me; he hath not left me alone; for I do always the things that are pleasing to him. [8:30] As he spake these things, many believed on him. [8:31] Jesus therefore said to those Jews that had believed him, If you abide in my word, then are you truly my disciples; [8:32] and you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. [8:33] They answered unto him, We are Abraham’s seed, and have never yet been in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, You shall be made free? [8:34] Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Every one that committeth sin is the bondservant of sin. [8:35] And the bondservant abideth not in the house for ever: the son abideth for ever. [8:36] If therefore the Son shall make you free, you shall be free indeed. [8:37] I know that you are Abraham’s seed: yet you seek to kill me, because my word hath not free course in you. [8:38] I speak the things which I have seen with my Father: and you also do the things which you heard from your father. [8:39] They answered and said unto him, Our father is Abraham. Jesus saith unto them, If you were Abraham’s children, you would do the works of Abraham. [8:40] But now you seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I heard from God: this did not Abraham. [8:41] You do the works of your father. They said unto him, We were not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God. [8:42] Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, you would love me: for I came forth and am come from God; for neither have I come of myself, but he sent me. [8:43] Why do you not understand my speech? Even because you cannot hear my word. [8:44] You are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father it is your will to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and standeth not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father thereof. [8:45] But because I say the truth, you believe me not. [8:46] Which of you convicteth me of sin? If I say truth, why do you not believe me? [8:47] He that is of God heareth the words of God: for this cause you hear them not, because you are not of God. [8:48] The Jews answered and said unto him, Say we not well that you art a Samaritan, and have a demon? [8:49] Jesus answered, I have not a demon; but I honor my Father, and you dishonor me. [8:50] But I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth. [8:51] Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my word, he shall never see death. [8:52] The Jews said unto him, Now we know that you have a demon. Abraham died, and the prophets; and you sayest, If a man keep my word, he shall never taste of death. [8:53] Art you greater than our father Abraham, who died? and the prophets died: whom makest you thyself? [8:54] Jesus answered, If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing: it is my Father that glorifieth me; of whom you say, that he is your God; [8:55] and you have not known him: but I know him; and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be like unto you, a liar: but I know him, and keep his word. [8:56] Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day; and he saw it, and was glad. [8:57] The Jews therefore said unto him, you art not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham? [8:58] Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was born, I am. [8:59] They took up stones therefore to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple.

[9:1] And as he passed by, he saw a man blind from his birth. [9:2] And his disciples asked him, saying, Rabbi, who sinned, this man, or his parents, that he should be born blind? [9:3] Jesus answered, Neither did this man sin, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him. [9:4] We must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work. [9:5] When I am in the world, I am the light of the world. [9:6] When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and anointed his eyes with the clay, [9:7] and said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam (which is by interpretation, Sent). He went away therefore, and washed, and came seeing. [9:8] The neighbors therefore, and they that saw him aforetime, that he was a beggar, said, Is not this he that sat and begged? [9:9] Others said, It is he: others said, No, but he is like him. He said, I am he. [9:10] They said therefore unto him, How then were your eyes opened? [9:11] He answered, The man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to Siloam, and wash: so I went away and washed, and I received sight. [9:12] And they said unto him, Where is he? He saith, I know not. [9:13] They bring to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind. [9:14] Now it was the sabbath on the day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes. [9:15] Again therefore the Pharisees also asked him how he received his sight. And he said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and I see. [9:16] Some therefore of the Pharisees said, This man is not from God, because he keepeth not the sabbath. But others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such signs? And there was division among them. [9:17] They say therefore unto the blind man again, What sayest you of him, in that he opened your eyes? And he said, He is a prophet. [9:18] The Jews therefore did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and had received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight, [9:19] and asked them, saying, Is this your son, who you say was born blind? How then doth he now see? [9:20] His parents answered and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind: [9:21] but how he now seeth, we know not; or who opened his eyes, we know not: ask him; he is of age; he shall speak for himself. [9:22] These things said his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man should confess him to be Messiah, he should be put out of the synagogue. [9:23] Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him. [9:24] So they called a second time the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give glory to God: we know that this man is a sinner. [9:25] He therefore answered, Whether he is a sinner, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see. [9:26] They said therefore unto him, What did he to thee? How opened he your eyes? [9:27] He answered them, I told you even now, and you did not hear; wherefore would you hear it again? would you also become his disciples? [9:28] And they reviled him, and said, you art his disciple; but we are disciples of Moses. [9:29] We know that God hath spoken unto Moses: but as for this man, we know not whence he is. [9:30] The man answered and said unto them, Why, herein is the marvel, that you know not whence he is, and yet he opened mine eyes. [9:31] We know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and do his will, him he heareth. [9:32] Since the world began it was never heard that any one opened the eyes of a man born blind. [9:33] If this man were not from God, he could do nothing. [9:34] They answered and said unto him, you wast altogether born in sins, and dost you teach us? And they cast him out. [9:35] Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and finding him, he said, Dost you believe on the son of God? [9:36] He answered and said, And who is he, Lord, that I may believe on him? [9:37] Jesus said unto him, you have both seen him, and he it is that speaketh with thee. [9:38] And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him. [9:39] And Jesus said, For judgment came I into this world, that they that see not may see; and that they that see may become blind. [9:40] Those of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things, and said unto him, Are we also blind? [9:41] Jesus said unto them, If you were blind, you would have no sin: but now you say, We see: your sin remaineth.

[10:1] Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. [10:2] But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. [10:3] To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. [10:4] When he hath put forth all his own, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice. [10:5] And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers. [10:6] This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them. [10:7] Jesus therefore said unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep. [10:8] All that came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them. [10:9] I am the door; by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and go out, and shall find pasture. [10:10] The thief cometh not, but that he may steal, and kill, and destroy: I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly. [10:11] I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd layeth down his life for the sheep. [10:12] He that is a hireling, and not a shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, beholdeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth, and the wolf snatcheth them, and scattereth them: [10:13] he fleeth because he is a hireling, and careth not for the sheep. [10:14] I am the good shepherd; and I know mine own, and mine own know me, [10:15] even as the Father knoweth me, and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep. [10:16] And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice: and they shall become one flock, one shepherd. [10:17] Therefore doth the Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again. [10:18] No one taketh it away from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment received I from my Father. [10:19] There arose a division again among the Jews because of these words. [10:20] And many of them said, He hath a demon, and is mad; why hear you him? [10:21] Others said, These are not the sayings of one possessed with a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind? [10:22] And it was the feast of the dedication at Jerusalem: [10:23] it was winter; and Jesus was walking in the temple in Solomon’s porch. [10:24] The Jews therefore came round about him, and said unto him, How long dost you hold us in suspense? If you art the Messiah, tell us plainly. [10:25] Jesus answered them, I told you, and you believe not: the works that I do in my Father’s name, these bear witness of me. [10:26] But you believe not, because you are not of my sheep. [10:27] My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: [10:28] and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, and no one shall snatch them out of my hand. [10:29] My Father, who hath given them unto me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand. [10:30] I and the Father are one. [10:31] The Jews took up stones again to stone him. [10:32] Jesus answered them, Many good works have I showed you from the Father; for which of those works do you stone me? [10:33] The Jews answered him, For a good work we stone you not, but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest yourself God. [10:34] Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, you are gods? [10:35] If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came (and the scripture cannot be broken), [10:36] say you of him, whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, you blasphemest; because I said, I am the son of God? [10:37] If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not. [10:38] But if I do them, though you believe not me, believe the works: that you may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father. [10:39] They sought again to take him: and he went forth out of their hand. [10:40] And he went away again beyond the Jordan into the place where John was at the first baptizing; and there be abode. [10:41] And many came unto him; and they said, John indeed did no sign: but all things whatsoever John spake of this man were true. [10:42] And many believed on him there.

[11:1] Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, of the village of Mary and her sister Martha. [11:2] And it was that Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick. [11:3] The sisters therefore sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom you lovest is sick. [11:4] But when Jesus heard it, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the son of God may be glorified thereby. [11:5] Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus. [11:6] When therefore he heard that he was sick, he abode at that time two days in the place where he was. [11:7] Then after this he saith to the disciples, Let us go into Judaea again. [11:8] The disciples say unto him, Rabbi, the Jews were but now seeking to stone thee; and goest you thither again? [11:9] Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If a man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world. [11:10] But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because the light is not in him. [11:11] These things spake he: and after this he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus is fallen asleep; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep. [11:12] The disciples therefore said unto him, Lord, if he is fallen asleep, he will recover. [11:13] Now Jesus had spoken of his death: but they thought that he spake of taking rest in sleep. [11:14] Then Jesus therefore said unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead. [11:15] And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent you may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him. [11:16] Thomas therefore, who is called Didymus, said unto his fellow-disciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him. [11:17] So when Jesus came, he found that he had been in the tomb four days already. [11:18] Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off; [11:19] and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary, to console them concerning their brother. [11:20] Martha therefore, when she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary still sat in the house. [11:21] Martha therefore said unto Jesus, Lord, if you hadst been here, my brother had not died. [11:22] And even now I know that, whatsoever you shalt ask of God, God will give thee. [11:23] Jesus saith unto her, your brother shall rise again. [11:24] Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day. [11:25] Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth on me, though he die, yet shall he live; [11:26] and whosoever liveth and believeth on me shall never die. Believest you this? [11:27] She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I have believed that you art the Messiah, the son of God, even he that cometh into the world. [11:28] And when she had said this, she went away, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Teacher is here, and calleth thee. [11:29] And she, when she heard it, arose quickly, and went unto him. [11:30] (Now Jesus was not yet come into the village, but was still in the place where Martha met him.) [11:31] The Jews then who were with her in the house, and were consoling her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up quickly and went out, followed her, supposing that she was going unto the tomb to weep there. [11:32] Mary therefore, when she came where Jesus was, and saw him, fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if you hadst been here, my brother had not died. [11:33] When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping who came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled, [11:34] and said, Where have you laid him? They say unto him, Lord, come and see. [11:35] Jesus wept. [11:36] The Jews therefore said, Behold how he loved him! [11:37] But some of them said, Could not this man, who opened the eyes of him that was blind, have caused that this man also should not die? [11:38] Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the tomb. Now it was a cave, and a stone lay against it. [11:39] Jesus saith, Take you away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time the body decayeth; for he hath been dead four days. [11:40] Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if you believedst, you shouldest see the glory of God? [11:41] So they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank you that you heardest me. [11:42] And I knew that you hearest me always: but because of the multitude that standeth around I said it, that they may believe that you didst send me. [11:43] And when he had thus spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. [11:44] He that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with grave-clothes; and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go. [11:45] Many therefore of the Jews, who came to Mary and beheld that which he did, believed on him. [11:46] But some of them went away to the Pharisees, and told them the things which Jesus had done. [11:47] The chief priests therefore and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many signs. [11:48] If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation. [11:49] But a certain one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said unto them, You know nothing at all, [11:50] nor do you take account that it is expedient for you that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not. [11:51] Now this he said not of himself: but, being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for the nation; [11:52] and not for the nation only, but that he might also gather together into one the children of God that are scattered abroad. [11:53] So from that day forth they took counsel that they might put him to death. [11:54] Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews, but departed thence into the country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim; and there he tarried with the disciples. [11:55] Now the passover of the Jews was at hand: and many went up to Jerusalem out of the country before the passover, to purify themselves. [11:56] They sought therefore for Jesus, and spake one with another, as they stood in the temple, What think ye? That he will not come to the feast? [11:57] Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given commandment, that, if any man knew where he was, he should show it, that they might take him.

[12:1] Jesus therefore six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus raised from the dead. [12:2] So they made him a supper there: and Martha served; but Lazarus was one of them that sat at meat with him. [12:3] Mary therefore took a pound of ointment of pure nard, very precious, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odor of the ointment. [12:4] But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples, that should betray him, saith, [12:5] Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred shillings, and given to the poor? [12:6] Now this he said, not because he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and having the bag took away what was put therein. [12:7] Jesus therefore said, Suffer her to keep it against the day of my burying. [12:8] For the poor you have always with you; but me you have not always. [12:9] The common people therefore of the Jews learned that he was there: and they came, not for Jesus’ sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead. [12:10] But the chief priests took counsel that they might put Lazarus also to death; [12:11] because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus. [12:12] On the morrow a great multitude that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, [12:13] took the branches of the palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried out, Hosanna: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel. [12:14] And Jesus, having found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is written, [12:15] Fear not, daughter of Zion: behold, your King cometh, sitting on an ass’s colt. [12:16] These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things unto him. [12:17] The multitude therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb, and raised him from the dead, bare witness. [12:18] For this cause also the multitude went and met him, for that they heard that he had done this sign. [12:19] The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Behold how you prevail nothing: lo, the world is gone after him. [12:20] Now there were certain Greeks among those that went up to worship at the feast: [12:21] these therefore came to Philip, who was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus. [12:22] Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: Andrew cometh, and Philip, and they tell Jesus. [12:23] And Jesus answereth them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified. [12:24] Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a grain of wheat fall into the earth and die, it abideth by itself alone; but if it die, it beareth much fruit. [12:25] He that loveth his life loseth it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal. [12:26] If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will the Father honor. [12:27] Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour. But for this cause came I unto this hour. [12:28] Father, glorify your name. There came therefore a voice out of heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again. [12:29] The multitude therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it had thundered: others said, An angel hath spoken to him. [12:30] Jesus answered and said, This voice hath not come for my sake, but for your sakes. [12:31] Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out. [12:32] And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto myself. [12:33] But this he said, signifying by what manner of death he should die. [12:34] The multitude therefore answered him, We have heard out of the law that the Messiah abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man? [12:35] Jesus therefore said unto them, Yet a little while is the light among you. Walk while you have the light, that darkness overtake you not: and he that walketh in the darkness knoweth not whither he goeth. [12:36] While you have the light, believe on the light, that you may become sons of light. These things spake Jesus, and he departed and hid himself from them. [12:37] But though he had done so many signs before them, yet they believed not on him: [12:38] that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake,

Lord, who hath believed our report?

And to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?

[12:39] For this cause they could not believe, for that Isaiah said again,

[12:40] He hath blinded their eyes, and he hardened their heart;

Lest they should see with their eyes, and perceive with their heart,

And should turn,

And I should heal them.

[12:41] These things said Isaiah, because he saw his glory; and he spake of him. [12:42] Nevertheless even of the rulers many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess it, lest they should be put out of the synagogue: [12:43] for they loved the glory that is of men more than the glory that is of God. [12:44] And Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me. [12:45] And he that beholdeth me beholdeth him that sent me. [12:46] I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me may not abide in the darkness. [12:47] And if any man hear my sayings, and keep them not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world. [12:48] He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my sayings, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I spake, the same shall judge him in the last day. [12:49] For I spake not from myself; but the Father that sent me, he hath given me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak. [12:50] And I know that his commandment is life eternal: the things therefore which I speak, even as the Father hath said unto me, so I speak.

[13:1] Now before the feast of the passover, Jesus knowing that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto his Father, having loved his own that were in the world, he loved them unto the end. [13:2] And during supper, the devil having already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him, [13:3] Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all the things into his hands, and that he came forth from God, and goeth unto God, [13:4] riseth from supper, and layeth aside his garments; and he took a towel, and girded himself. [13:5] Then he poureth water into the basin, and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded. [13:6] So he cometh to Simon Peter. He saith unto him, Lord, dost you wash my feet? [13:7] Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do you knowest not now; but you shalt understand hereafter. [13:8] Peter saith unto him, you shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash you not, you have no part with me. [13:9] Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head. [13:10] Jesus saith to him, He that is bathed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit: and you are clean, but not all. [13:11] For he knew him that should betray him; therefore said he, You are not all clean. [13:12] So when he had washed their feet, and taken his garments, and sat down again, he said unto them, Know you what I have done to you? [13:13] You call me, Teacher, and, Lord: and you say well; for so I am. [13:14] If I then, the Lord and the Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. [13:15] For I have given you an example, that you also should do as I have done to you. [13:16] Verily, verily, I say unto you, a servant is not greater than his lord; neither one that is sent greater than he that sent him. [13:17] If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them. [13:18] I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled: He that eateth my bread lifted up his heel against me. [13:19] From henceforth I tell you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, you may believe that I am he. [13:20] Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me. [13:21] When Jesus had thus said, he was troubled in the spirit, and testified, and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me. [13:22] The disciples looked one on another, doubting of whom he spake. [13:23] There was at the table reclining in Jesus’ bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved. [13:24] Simon Peter therefore beckoneth to him, and saith unto him, Tell us who it is of whom he speaketh. [13:25] He leaning back, as he was, on Jesus’ breast saith unto him, Lord, who is it? [13:26] Jesus therefore answereth, He it is, for whom I shall dip the sop, and give it him. So when he had dipped the sop, he taketh and giveth it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. [13:27] And after the sop, then entered Satan into him. Jesus therefore saith unto him, What you doest, do quickly. [13:28] Now no man at the table knew for what intent he spake this unto him. [13:29] For some thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus said unto him, Buy what things we have need of for the feast; or, that he should give something to the poor. [13:30] He then having received the sop went out straightway: and it was night. [13:31] When therefore he was gone out, Jesus saith, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him; [13:32] and God shall glorify him in himself, and straightway shall he glorify him. [13:33] Little children, yet a little while I am with you. You shall seek me: and as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, you cannot come; so now I say unto you. [13:34] A new commandment I give unto you, that you love one another; even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. [13:35] By this shall all men know that you are my disciples, if you have love one to another. [13:36] Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered, Whither I go, you canst not follow now; but you shalt follow afterwards. [13:37] Peter saith unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow you even now? I will lay down my life for thee. [13:38] Jesus answereth, Wilt you lay down your life for me? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow, till you have denied me thrice.

[14:1] Let not your heart be troubled: believe in God, believe also in me. [14:2] In my Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you. [14:3] And if I go and prepare a place for you, I come again, and will receive you unto myself; that where I am, there you may be also. [14:4] And whither I go, you know the way. [14:5] Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither you goest; how know we the way? [14:6] Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me. [14:7] If you had known me, you would have known my Father also: from henceforth you know him, and have seen him. [14:8] Philip saith unto him, Lord, show us the Father, and it sufficeth us. [14:9] Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and dost you not know me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; how sayest thou, Show us the Father? [14:10] Believest you not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I say unto you I speak not from myself: but the Father abiding in me doeth his works. [14:11] Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works’ sake. [14:12] Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto the Father. [14:13] And whatsoever you shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. [14:14] If you shall ask anything in my name, that will I do. [14:15] If you love me, you will keep my commandments. [14:16] And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may be with you for ever, [14:17] even the Spirit of truth: whom the world cannot receive; for it beholdeth him not, neither knoweth him: you know him; for he abideth with you, and shall be in you. [14:18] I will not leave you desolate: I come unto you. [14:19] Yet a little while, and the world beholdeth me no more; but you behold me: because I live, you shall live also. [14:20] In that day you shall know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you. [14:21] He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself unto him. [14:22] Judas (not Iscariot) saith unto him, Lord, what is come to pass that you wilt manifest yourself unto us, and not unto the world? [14:23] Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my word: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. [14:24] He that loveth me not keepeth not my words: and the word which you hear is not mine, but the Father’s who sent me. [14:25] These things have I spoken unto you, while yet abiding with you. [14:26] But the Comforter, even the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said unto you. [14:27] Peace I leave with you; my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful. [14:28] You heard how I said to you, I go away, and I come unto you. If you loved me, you would have rejoiced, because I go unto the Father: for the Father is greater than I. [14:29] And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, you may believe. [14:30] I will no more speak much with you, for the prince of the world cometh: and he hath nothing in me; [14:31] but that the world may know that I love the Father, and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.

[15:1] I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. [15:2] Every branch in me that beareth not fruit, he taketh it away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he cleanseth it, that it may bear more fruit. [15:3] Already you are clean because of the word which I have spoken unto you. [15:4] Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; so neither can ye, except you abide in me. [15:5] I am the vine, you are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same beareth much fruit: for apart from me you can do nothing. [15:6] If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and they gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. [15:7] If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatsoever you will, and it shall be done unto you. [15:8] Herein is my Father glorified, that you bear much fruit; and so shall you be my disciples. [15:9] Even as the Father hath loved me, I also have loved you: abide you in my love. [15:10] If you keep my commandments, you shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love. [15:11] These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be made full. [15:12] This is my commandment, that you love one another, even as I have loved you. [15:13] Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. [15:14] You are my friends, if you do the things which I command you. [15:15] No longer do I call you servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I heard from my Father, I have made known unto you. [15:16] You did not choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should abide: that whatsoever you shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you. [15:17] These things I command you, that you may love one another. [15:18] If the world hateth you, you know that it hath hated me before it hated you. [15:19] If you were of the world, the world would love its own: but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you. [15:20] Remember the word that I said unto you, A servant is not greater than his lord. If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they kept my word, they will keep yours also. [15:21] But all these things will they do unto you for my name’s sake, because they know not him that sent me. [15:22] If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no excuse for their sin. [15:23] He that hateth me hateth my Father also. [15:24] If I had not done among them the works which none other did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father. [15:25] But this cometh to pass, that the word may be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause. [15:26] But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall bear witness of me: [15:27] and you also bear witness, because you have been with me from the beginning.

[16:1] These things have I spoken unto you, that you should not be caused to stumble. [16:2] They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the hour cometh, that whosoever killeth you shall think that he offereth service unto God. [16:3] And these things will they do, because they have not known the Father, nor me. [16:4] But these things have I spoken unto you, that when their hour is come, you may remember them, how that I told you. And these things I said not unto you from the beginning, because I was with you. [16:5] But now I go unto him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou? [16:6] But because I have spoken these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart. [16:7] Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It is expedient for you that I go away; for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I go, I will send him unto you. [16:8] And he, when he is come, will convict the world in respect of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: [16:9] of sin, because they believe not on me; [16:10] of righteousness, because I go to the Father, and you behold me no more; [16:11] of judgment, because the prince of this world hath been judged. [16:12] I have yet many things to say unto you, but you cannot bear them now. [16:13] Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he shall guide you into all the truth: for he shall not speak from himself; but what things soever he shall hear, these shall he speak: and he shall declare unto you the things that are to come. [16:14] He shall glorify me: for he shall take of mine, and shall declare it unto you. [16:15] All things whatsoever the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he taketh of mine, and shall declare it unto you. [16:16] A little while, and you behold me no more; and again a little while, and you shall see me. [16:17] Some of his disciples therefore said one to another, What is this that he saith unto us, A little while, and you behold me not; and again a little while, and you shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father? [16:18] They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? We know not what he saith. [16:19] Jesus perceived that they were desirous to ask him, and he said unto them, Do you inquire among yourselves concerning this, that I said, A little while, and you behold me not, and again a little while, and you shall see me? [16:20] Verily, verily, I say unto you, that you shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: you shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy. [16:21] A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but when she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for the joy that a man is born into the world. [16:22] And you therefore now have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no one taketh away from you. [16:23] And in that day you shall ask me no question. Verily, verily, I say unto you, if you shall ask anything of the Father, he will give it you in my name. [16:24] Hitherto have you asked nothing in my name: ask, and you shall receive, that your joy may be made full. [16:25] These things have I spoken unto you in dark sayings: the hour cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in dark sayings, but shall tell you plainly of the Father. [16:26] In that day you shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you; [16:27] for the Father himself loveth you, because you have loved me, and have believed that I came forth from the Father. [16:28] I came out from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go unto the Father. [16:29] His disciples say, Lo, now speakest you plainly, and speakest no dark saying. [16:30] Now know we that you knowest all things, and needest not that any man should ask thee: by this we believe that you camest forth from God. [16:31] Jesus answered them, Do you now believe? [16:32] Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is come, that you shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me. [16:33] These things have I spoken unto you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

[17:1] These things spake Jesus; and lifting up his eyes to heaven, he said, Father, the hour is come; glorify your Son, that the son may glorify thee: [17:2] even as you gavest him authority over all flesh, that to all whom you have given him, he should give eternal life. [17:3] And this is life eternal, that they should know you the only true God, and him whom you didst send, even Jesus, the Messiah, . [17:4] I glorified you on the earth, having accomplished the work which you have given me to do. [17:5] And now, Father, glorify you me with your own self with the glory which I had with you before the world was. [17:6] I manifested your name unto the men whom you gavest me out of the world: your they were, and you gavest them to me; and they have kept your word. [17:7] Now they know that all things whatsoever you have given me are from thee: [17:8] for the words which you gavest me I have given unto them; and they received them, and knew of a truth that I came forth from thee, and they believed that you didst send me. [17:9] I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for those whom you have given me; for they are thine: [17:10] and all things that are mine are thine, and your are mine: and I am glorified in them. [17:11] And I am no more in the world, and these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep them in your name which you have given me, that they may be one, even as we are. [17:12] While I was with them, I kept them in your name which you have given me: and I guarded them, and not one of them perished, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled. [17:13] But now I come to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy made full in themselves. [17:14] I have given them your word; and the world hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. [17:15] I pray not that you shouldest take them from the world, but that you shouldest keep them from the evil one. [17:16] They are not of the world even as I am not of the world. [17:17] Sanctify them in the truth: your word is truth. [17:18] As you didst send me into the world, even so sent I them into the world. [17:19] And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they themselves also may be sanctified in truth. [17:20] Neither for these only do I pray, but for them also that believe on me through their word; [17:21] that they may all be one; even as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be in us: that the world may believe that you didst send me. [17:22] And the glory which you have given me I have given unto them; that they may be one, even as we are one; [17:23] I in them, and you in me, that they may be perfected into one; that the world may know that you didst send me, and lovedst them, even as you lovedst me. [17:24] Father, I desire that they also whom you have given me be with me where I am, that they may behold my glory, which you have given me: for you lovedst me before the foundation of the world. [17:25] O righteous Father, the world knew you not, but I knew thee; and these knew that you didst send me; [17:26] and I made known unto them your name, and will make it known; that the love wherewith you lovedst me may be in them, and I in them.

[18:1] When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his disciples over the brook Kidron, where was a garden, into which he entered, himself and his disciples. [18:2] Now Judas also, who betrayed him, knew the place: for Jesus oft-times resorted thither with his disciples. [18:3] Judas then, having received the band of soldiers, and officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns and torches and weapons. [18:4] Jesus therefore, knowing all the things that were coming upon him, went forth, and saith unto them, Whom seek ye? [18:5] They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am he. And Judas also, who betrayed him, was standing with them. [18:6] When therefore he said unto them, I am he, they went backward, and fell to the ground. [18:7] Again therefore he asked them, Whom seek ye? And they said, Jesus of Nazareth. [18:8] Jesus answered, I told you that I am he; if therefore you seek me, let these go their way: [18:9] that the word might be fulfilled which he spake, Of those whom you have given me I lost not one. [18:10] Simon Peter therefore having a sword drew it, and struck the high priest’s servant, and cut off his right ear. Now the servant’s name was Malchus. [18:11] Jesus therefore said unto Peter, Put up the sword into the sheath: the cup which the Father hath given me, shall I not drink it? [18:12] So the band and the chief captain, and the officers of the Jews, seized Jesus and bound him, [18:13] and led him to Annas first; for he was father in law to Caiaphas, who was high priest that year. [18:14] Now Caiaphas was he that gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people. [18:15] And Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple. Now that disciple was known unto the high priest, and entered in with Jesus into the court of the high priest; [18:16] but Peter was standing at the door without. So the other disciple, who was known unto the high priest, went out and spake unto her that kept the door, and brought in Peter. [18:17] The maid therefore that kept the door saith unto Peter, Art you also one of this man’s disciples? He saith, I am not. [18:18] Now the servants and the officers were standing there, having made a fire of coals; for it was cold; and they were warming themselves: and Peter also was with them, standing and warming himself. [18:19] The high priest therefore asked Jesus of his disciples, and of his teaching. [18:20] Jesus answered him, I have spoken openly to the world; I ever taught in synagogues, and in the temple, where all the Jews come together; and in secret spake I nothing. [18:21] Why askest you me? Ask them that have heard me, what I spake unto them: behold, these know the things which I said. [18:22] And when he had said this, one of the officers standing by struck Jesus with his hand, saying, Answerest you the high priest so? [18:23] Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why smitest you me? [18:24] Annas therefore sent him bound unto Caiaphas the high priest. [18:25] Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. They said therefore unto him, Art you also one of his disciples? He denied, and said, I am not. [18:26] One of the servants of the high priest, being a kinsman of him whose ear Peter cut off, saith, Did not I see you in the garden with him? [18:27] Peter therefore denied again: and straightway the cock crew. [18:28] They lead Jesus therefore from Caiaphas into the Praetorium: and it was early; and they themselves entered not into the Praetorium, that they might not be defiled, but might eat the passover. [18:29] Pilate therefore went out unto them, and saith, What accusation bring you against this man? [18:30] They answered and said unto him, If this man were not an evildoer, we should not have delivered him up unto thee. [18:31] Pilate therefore said unto them, Take him yourselves, and judge him according to your law. The Jews said unto him, It is not lawful for us to put any man to death: [18:32] that the word of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spake, signifying by what manner of death he should die. [18:33] Pilate therefore entered again into the Praetorium, and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art you the King of the Jews? [18:34] Jesus answered, Sayest you this of thyself, or did others tell it you concerning me? [18:35] Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? your own nation and the chief priests delivered you unto me: what have you done? [18:36] Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence. [18:37] Pilate therefore said unto him, Art you a king then? Jesus answered, you sayest that I am a king. To this end have I been born, and to this end am I come into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice. [18:38] Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find no crime in him. [18:39] But you have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the passover: will you therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews? [18:40] They cried out therefore again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.)

[19:1] Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him. [19:2] And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and arrayed him in a purple garment; [19:3] and they came unto him, and said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they struck him with their hands. [19:4] And Pilate went out again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him out to you, that you may know that I find no crime in him. [19:5] Jesus therefore came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple garment. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold, the man! [19:6] When therefore the chief priests and the officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him! Pilate saith unto them, Take him yourselves, and crucify him: for I find no crime in him. [19:7] The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by that law he ought to die, because he made himself the son of God. [19:8] When Pilate therefore heard this saying, he was the more afraid; [19:9] and he entered into the Praetorium again, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer. [19:10] Pilate therefore saith unto him, Speakest you not unto me? Knowest you not that I have power to release thee, and have power to crucify thee? [19:11] Jesus answered him, you wouldest have no power against me, except it were given you from above: therefore he that delivered me unto you hath greater sin. [19:12] Upon this Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If you release this man, you art not Caesar’s friend: every one that maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar. [19:13] When Pilate therefore heard these words, he brought Jesus out, and sat down on the judgment-seat at a place called The Pavement, but in Hebrew, Gabbatha. [19:14] Now it was the Preparation of the passover: it was about the sixth hour. And he saith unto the Jews, Behold, your King! [19:15] They therefore cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him! Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar. [19:16] Then therefore he delivered him unto them to be crucified. [19:17] They took Jesus therefore: and he went out, bearing the cross for himself, unto the place called The place of a skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha: [19:18] where they crucified him, and with him two others, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst. [19:19] And Pilate wrote a title also, and put it on the cross. And there was written, JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS. [19:20] This title therefore read many of the Jews, for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city; and it was written in Hebrew, and in Latin, and in Greek. [19:21] The chief priests of the Jews therefore said to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews. [19:22] Pilate answered, What I have written I have written. [19:23] The soldiers therefore, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also the coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout. [19:24] They said therefore one to another, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith,

They parted my garments among them,

And upon my vesture did they cast lots.

[19:25] These things therefore the soldiers did. But there were standing by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. [19:26] When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold your son! [19:27] Then saith he to the disciple, Behold, your mother! And from that hour the disciple took her unto his own home. [19:28] After this Jesus, knowing that all things are now finished, that the scripture might be accomplished, saith, I thirst. [19:29] There was set there a vessel full of vinegar: so they put a sponge full of the vinegar upon hyssop, and brought it to his mouth. [19:30] When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up his spirit. [19:31] The Jews therefore, because it was the Preparation, that the bodies should not remain on the cross upon the sabbath (for the day of that sabbath was a high day), asked of Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away. [19:32] The soldiers therefore came, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other that was crucified with him: [19:33] but when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs: [19:34] howbeit one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and straightway there came out blood and water. [19:35] And he that hath seen hath borne witness, and his witness is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that you also may believe. [19:36] For these things came to pass, that the scripture might be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken. [19:37] And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced. [19:38] And after these things Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked of Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took away his body. [19:39] And there came also Nicodemus, he who at the first came to him by night, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds. [19:40] So they took the body of Jesus, and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury. [19:41] Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new tomb wherein was never man yet laid. [19:42] There then because of the Jews’ Preparation (for the tomb was nigh at hand) they laid Jesus.

[20:1] Now on the first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, while it was yet dark, unto the tomb, and seeth the stone taken away from the tomb. [20:2] She runneth therefore, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we know not where they have laid him. [20:3] Peter therefore went forth, and the other disciple, and they went toward the tomb. [20:4] And they ran both together: and the other disciple outran Peter, and came first to the tomb; [20:5] and stooping and looking in, he seeth the linen cloths lying; yet entered he not in. [20:6] Simon Peter therefore also cometh, following him, and entered into the tomb; and he beholdeth the linen cloths lying, [20:7] and the napkin, that was upon his head, not lying with the linen cloths, but rolled up in a place by itself. [20:8] Then entered in therefore the other disciple also, who came first to the tomb, and he saw, and believed. [20:9] For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise from the dead. [20:10] So the disciples went away again unto their own home. [20:11] But Mary was standing without at the tomb weeping: so, as she wept, she stooped and looked into the tomb; [20:12] and she beholdeth two angels in white sitting, one at the head, and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. [20:13] And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him. [20:14] When she had thus said, she turned herself back, and beholdeth Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus. [20:15] Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if you have borne him hence, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away. [20:16] Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turneth herself, and saith unto him in Hebrew, Rabboni; which is to say, Teacher. [20:17] Jesus saith to her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended unto the Father: but go unto my brethren, and say to them, I ascend unto my Father and your Father, and my God and your God. [20:18] Mary Magdalene cometh and telleth the disciples, I have seen the Lord; and that he had said these things unto her. [20:19] When therefore it was evening, on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. [20:20] And when he had said this, he showed unto them his hands and his side. The disciples therefore were glad, when they saw the Lord. [20:21] Jesus therefore said to them again, Peace be unto you: as the Father hath sent me, even so send I you. [20:22] And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive you the Holy Spirit: [20:23] whose soever sins you forgive, they are forgiven unto them; whose soever sins you retain, they are retained. [20:24] But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. [20:25] The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe. [20:26] And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them. Jesus cometh, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you. [20:27] Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither your finger, and see my hands; and reach hither your hand, and put it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing. [20:28] Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God. [20:29] Jesus saith unto him, Because you have seen me, you have believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed. [20:30] Many other signs therefore did Jesus in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book: [20:31] but these are written, that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the son of God; and that believing you may have life in his name.

[21:1] After these things Jesus manifested himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and he manifested himself on this wise. [21:2] There was together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples. [21:3] Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also come with thee. They went forth, and entered into the boat; and that night they took nothing. [21:4] But when day was now breaking, Jesus stood on the beach: yet the disciples knew not that it was Jesus. [21:5] Jesus therefore saith unto them, Children, have you aught to eat? They answered him, No. [21:6] And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes. [21:7] That disciple therefore whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. So when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his coat about him (for he was naked), and cast himself into the sea. [21:8] But the other disciples came in the little boat (for they were not far from the land, but about two hundred cubits off), dragging the net full of fishes. [21:9] So when they got out upon the land, they see a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread. [21:10] Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish which you have now taken. [21:11] Simon Peter therefore went up, and drew the net to land, full of great fishes, a hundred and fifty and three: and for all there were so many, the net was not rent. [21:12] Jesus saith unto them, Come and break your fast. And none of the disciples durst inquire of him, Who art thou? knowing that it was the Lord. [21:13] Jesus cometh, and taketh the bread, and giveth them, and the fish likewise. [21:14] This is now the third time that Jesus was manifested to the disciples, after that he was risen from the dead. [21:15] So when they had broken their fast, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of John, lovest you me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; you knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs. [21:16] He saith to him again a second time, Simon, son of John, lovest you me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; you knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Tend my sheep. [21:17] He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of John, lovest you me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest you me? And he said unto him, Lord, you knowest all things; you knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep. [21:18] Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When you wast young, you girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither you wouldest: but when you shalt be old, you shalt stretch forth your hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry you whither you wouldest not. [21:19] Now this he spake, signifying by what manner of death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me. [21:20] Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; who also leaned back on his breast at the supper, and said, Lord, who is he that betrayeth thee? [21:21] Peter therefore seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this man do? [21:22] Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? Follow you me. [21:23] This saying therefore went forth among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, that he should not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? [21:24] This is the disciple that beareth witness of these things, and wrote these things: and we know that his witness is true. [21:25] And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself would not contain the books that should be written.

 

The Acts of the Apostles

[1:1] The former treatise I made, O Theophilus, concerning all that Jesus began both to do and to teach, [1:2] until the day in which he was received up, after that he had given commandment through the Holy Spirit unto the apostles whom he had chosen: [1:3] To whom he also showed himself alive after his passion by many proofs, appearing unto them by the space of forty days, and speaking the things concerning the kingdom of God: [1:4] and, being assembled together with them, he charged them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, said he, you heard from me: [1:5] For John indeed baptized with water; but you shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days hence. [1:6] They therefore, when they were come together, asked him, saying, Lord, dost you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel? [1:7] And he said unto them, It is not for you to know times or seasons, which the Father hath set within His own authority. [1:8] But you shall receive power, when the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and you shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. [1:9] And when he had said these things, as they were looking, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. [1:10] And while they were looking stedfastly into heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; [1:11] who also said, You men of Galilee, why stand you looking into heaven? this Jesus, who was received up from you into heaven shall so come in like manner as you beheld him going into heaven. [1:12] Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is nigh unto Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey off. [1:13] And when they were come in, they went up into the upper chamber, where they were abiding; both Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James. [1:14] These all with one accord continued stedfastly in prayer, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren. [1:15] And in these days Peter stood up in the midst of the brethren, and said (and there was a multitude of persons gathered together, about a hundred and twenty), [1:16] Brethren, it was needful that the Scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spake before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who was guide to them that took Jesus. [1:17] For he was numbered among us, and received his portion in this ministry. [1:18] (Now this man obtained a field with the reward of his iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out. [1:19] And it became known to all the dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch that in their language that field was called Akeldama, that is, The field of blood.) [1:20] For it is written in the book of Psalms,

Let his habitation be made desolate,

And let no man dwell therein:

and,

His office let another take.

[1:21] Of the men therefore that have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and went out among us, [1:22] beginning from the baptism of John, unto the day that he was received up from us, of these must one become a witness with us of his resurrection. [1:23] And they put forward two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias. [1:24] And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all men, show of these two the one whom you have chosen, [1:25] to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas fell away, that he might go to his own place. [1:26] And they gave lots for them; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

[2:1] And when the day of Pentecost was now come, they were all together in one place. [2:2] And suddenly there came from heaven a sound as of the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. [2:3] And there appeared unto them tongues parting asunder, like as of fire; and it sat upon each one of them. [2:4] And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. [2:5] Now there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under heaven. [2:6] And when this sound was heard, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speaking in his own language. [2:7] And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying, Behold, are not all these that speak Galilaeans? [2:8] And how hear we, every man in our own language wherein we were born? [2:9] Parthians and Medes and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, in Judaea and Cappadocia, in Pontus and Asia, [2:10] in Phrygia and Pamphylia, in Egypt and the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and sojourners from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, [2:11] Cretans and Arabians, we hear them speaking in our tongues the mighty works of God. [2:12] And they were all amazed, and were perplexed, saying one to another, What meaneth this? [2:13] But others mocking said, They are filled with new wine. [2:14] But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and spake forth unto them, saying, You men of Judaea, and all you that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and give ear unto my words. [2:15] For these are not drunken, as you suppose; seeing it is but the third hour of the day. [2:16] but this is that which hath been spoken through the prophet Joel:

[2:17] And it shall be in the last days, saith God,

I will pour forth of my Spirit upon all flesh:

And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

And your young men shall see visions,

And your old men shall dream dreams:

[2:18] Yea and on my servants and on my handmaidens in those days

Will I pour forth of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy.

[2:19] And I will show wonders in the heaven above,

And signs on the earth beneath;

Blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke:

[2:20] The sun shall be turned into darkness,

And the moon into blood,

Before the day of the Lord come,

That great and notable day.

[2:21] And it shall be, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

[2:22] You men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God unto you by mighty works and wonders and signs which God did by him in the midst of you, even as you yourselves know; [2:23] him, being delivered up by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, you by the hand of lawless men did crucify and slay: [2:24] whom God raised up, having loosed the pangs of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it. [2:25] For David saith concerning him,

I beheld the Lord always before my face;

For he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved:

[2:26] Therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced;

Moreover my flesh also shall dwell in hope:

[2:27] Because you wilt not leave my soul unto Hades,

Neither wilt you give your Holy One to see corruption.

[2:28] you madest known unto me the ways of life;

Thou shalt make me full of gladness with your countenance.

[2:29] Brethren, I may say unto you freely of the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us unto this day. [2:30] Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins he would set one upon his throne; [2:31] he foreseeing this spake of the resurrection of the Messiah, that neither was he left unto Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption. [2:32] This Jesus did God raise up, whereof we all are witnesses. [2:33] Being therefore by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he hath poured forth this, which you see and hear. [2:34] For David ascended not into the heavens: but he saith himself,

The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit you on my right hand,

[2:35] Till I make your enemies the footstool of your feet.

[2:36] Let all the house of Israel therefore know assuredly, that God hath made him both Lord and Messiah, this Jesus whom you crucified. [2:37] Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and the rest of the apostles, Brethren, what shall we do? [2:38] And Peter said unto them, Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus, the Messiah, unto the remission of your sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. [2:39] For to you is the promise, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call unto him. [2:40] And with many other words he testified, and exhorted them, saying, Save yourselves from this crooked generation. [2:41] They then that received his word were baptized: and there were added unto them in that day about three thousand souls. [2:42] And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread and the prayers. [2:43] And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles. [2:44] And all that believed were together, and had all things common; [2:45] and they sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all, according as any man had need. [2:46] And day by day, continuing stedfastly with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread at home, they took their food with gladness and singleness of heart, [2:47] praising God, and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to them day by day those that were saved.

[3:1] Now Peter and John were going up into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour. [3:2] And a certain man that was lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the door of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple; [3:3] who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked to receive an alms. [3:4] And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him, with John, said, Look on us. [3:5] And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something from them. [3:6] But Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but what I have, that give I thee. In the name of Jesus, the Messiah, of Nazareth, walk. [3:7] And he took him by the right hand, and raised him up: and immediately his feet and his ankle-bones received strength. [3:8] And leaping up, he stood, and began to walk; and he entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God. [3:9] And all the people saw him walking and praising God: [3:10] and they took knowledge of him, that it was he that sat for alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple; and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him. [3:11] And as he held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon’s, greatly wondering. [3:12] And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, You men of Israel, why marvel you at this man? or why fasten you your eyes on us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made him to walk? [3:13] The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Servant Jesus; whom you delivered up, and denied before the face of Pilate, when he had determined to release him. [3:14] But you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted unto you, [3:15] and killed the Prince of life; whom God raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses. [3:16] And by faith in his name hath his name made this man strong, whom you behold and know: yea, the faith which is through him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all. [3:17] And now, brethren, I know that in ignorance you did it, as did also your rulers. [3:18] But the things which God foreshowed by the mouth of all the prophets, that his Messiah should suffer, he thus fulfilled. [3:19] Repent you therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, that so there may come seasons of refreshing from the presence of the Lord; [3:20] and that he may send the Messiah who hath been appointed for you, even Jesus: [3:21] whom the heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, whereof God spake by the mouth of His holy prophets that have been from of old. [3:22] Moses indeed said, A prophet shall the Lord God raise up unto you from among your brethren, like unto me. To him shall you hearken in all things whatsoever he shall speak unto you. [3:23] And it shall be, that every soul that shall not hearken to that prophet, shall be utterly destroyed from among the people. [3:24] Yea and all the prophets from Samuel and them that followed after, as many as have spoken, they also told of these days. [3:25] You are the sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with your fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in your seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed. [3:26] Unto you first God, having raised up his Servant, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from your iniquities.

[4:1] And as they spake unto the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them, [4:2] being sore troubled because they taught the people, and proclaimed in Jesus the resurrection from the dead. [4:3] And they laid hands on them, and put them in ward unto the morrow: for it was now eventide. [4:4] But many of them that heard the word believed; and the number of the men came to be about five thousand. [4:5] And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers and elders and scribes were gathered together in Jerusalem; [4:6] and Annas the high priest was there, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest. [4:7] And when they had set them in the midst, they inquired, By what power, or in what name, have you done this? [4:8] Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said unto them, You rulers of the people, and elders, [4:9] if we this day are examined concerning a good deed done to an impotent man, by what means this man is made whole; [4:10] be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus, the Messiah, of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even in him doth this man stand here before you whole. [4:11] He is the stone which was set at nought of you the builders, which was made the head of the corner. [4:12] And in none other is there salvation: for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, wherein we must be saved. [4:13] Now when they beheld the boldness of Peter and John, and had perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus. [4:14] And seeing the man that was healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it. [4:15] But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves, [4:16] saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been wrought through them, is manifest to all that dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it. [4:17] But that it spread no further among the people, let us threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name. [4:18] And they called them, and charged them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus. [4:19] But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it is right in the sight of God to hearken unto you rather than unto God, judge ye: [4:20] for we cannot but speak the things which we saw and heard. [4:21] And they, when they had further threatened them, let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people; for all men glorified God for that which was done. [4:22] For the man was more than forty years old, on whom this miracle of healing was wrought. [4:23] And being let go, they came to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said unto them. [4:24] And they, when they heard it, lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, O Lord, you that didst make the heaven and the earth and the sea, and all that in them is: [4:25] who by the Holy Spirit, by the mouth of our father David your servant, didst say,

Why did the Gentiles rage,

And the peoples imagine vain things?

[4:26] The kings of the earth set themselves in array,

And the rulers were gathered together,

Against the Lord, and against his Anointed:

[4:27] for of a truth in this city against your holy Servant Jesus, whom you didst anoint, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, were gathered together, [4:28] to do whatsoever your hand and your council foreordained to come to pass. [4:29] And now, Lord, look upon their threatenings: and grant unto your servants to speak your word with all boldness, [4:30] while your stretchest forth your hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done through the name of your holy Servant Jesus. [4:31] And when they had prayed, the place was shaken wherein they were gathered together; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spake the word of God with boldness. [4:32] And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and soul: and not one of them said that aught of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common. [4:33] And with great power gave the apostles their witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all. [4:34] For neither was there among them any that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold, [4:35] and laid them at the apostles’ feet: and distribution was made unto each, according as any one had need. [4:36] And Joseph, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas (which is, being interpreted, Son of exhortation), a Levite, a man of Cyprus by race, [4:37] having a field, sold it, and brought the money and laid it at the apostles’ feet.

[5:1] But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession, [5:2] and kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles’ feet. [5:3] But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back part of the price of the land? [5:4] While it remained, did it not remain your own? and after it was sold, was it not in your power? How is it that you have conceived this thing in your heart? you has not lied unto men, but unto God. [5:5] And Ananias hearing these words fell down and gave up the ghost: and great fear came upon all that heard it. [5:6] And the young men arose and wrapped him round, and they carried him out and buried him. [5:7] And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in. [5:8] And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether you sold the land for so much. And she said, Yea, for so much. [5:9] But Peter said unto her, How is it that you have agreed together to try the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them that have buried your husband are at the door, and they shall carry you out. [5:10] And she fell down immediately at his feet, and gave up the ghost: and the young men came in and found her dead, and they carried her out and buried her by her husband. [5:11] And great fear came upon the whole church, and upon all that heard these things. [5:12] And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people; and they were all with one accord in Solomon’s porch. [5:13] But of the rest durst no man join himself to them: howbeit the people magnified them; [5:14] and believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women; [5:15] insomuch that they even carried out the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that, as Peter came by, at the least his shadow might overshadow some one of them. [5:16] And there also came together the multitudes from the cities round about Jerusalem, bring sick folk, and them that were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one. [5:17] But the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him (which is the sect of the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy, [5:18] and laid hands on the apostles, and put them in public ward. [5:19] But an angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them out, and said, [5:20] Go ye, and stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this Life. [5:21] And when they heard this, they entered into the temple about daybreak, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison-house to have them brought. [5:22] But the officers that came found them not in the prison; and they returned, and told, [5:23] saying, The prison-house we found shut in all safety, and the keepers standing at the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within. [5:24] Now when the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these words, they were much perplexed concerning them whereunto this would grow. [5:25] And there came one and told them, Behold, the men whom you put in the prison are in the temple standing and teaching the people. [5:26] Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them, but without violence; for they feared the people, lest they should be stoned. [5:27] And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest asked them, [5:28] saying, We strictly charged you not to teach in this name: and behold, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and intend to bring this man’s blood upon us. [5:29] But Peter and the apostles answered and said, We must obey God rather than men. [5:30] The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you slew, hanging him on a tree. [5:31] Him did God exalt with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, to give repentance to Israel, and remission of sins. [5:32] And we are witnesses of these things; and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God hath given to them that obey him. [5:33] But they, when they heard this, were cut to the heart, and minded to slay them. [5:34] But there stood up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in honor of all the people, and commanded to put the men forth a little while. [5:35] And he said unto them, You men of Israel, take heed to yourselves as touching these men, what you are about to do. [5:36] For before these days rose up Theudas, giving himself out to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were dispersed, and came to nought. [5:37] After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the enrolment, and drew away some of the people after him: he also perished; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered abroad. [5:38] And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will be overthrown: [5:39] but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them; lest haply you be found even to be fighting against God. [5:40] And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles unto them, they beat them and charged them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go. [5:41] They therefore departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the Name. [5:42] And every day, in the temple and at home, they ceased not to teach and to preach Jesus as the Messiah.

[6:1] Now in these days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, there arose a murmuring of the Grecian Jews against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration. [6:2] And the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not fit that we should forsake the word of God, and serve tables. [6:3] Look you out therefore, brethren, from among you seven men of good report, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business. [6:4] But we will continue stedfastly in prayer, and in the ministry of the word. [6:5] And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus a proselyte of Antioch; [6:6] whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands upon them. [6:7] And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem exceedingly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith. [6:8] And Stephen, full of grace and power, wrought great wonders and signs among the people. [6:9] But there arose certain of them that were of the synagogue called the synagogue of the Libertines, and of the Cyrenians, and of the Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and Asia, disputing with Stephen. [6:10] And they were not able to withstand the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spake. [6:11] Then they suborned men, who said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God. [6:12] And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and seized him, and brought him into the council, [6:13] and set up false witnesses, who said, This man ceaseth not to speak words against this holy place, and the law: [6:14] for we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered unto us. [6:15] And all that sat in the council, fastening their eyes on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.

[7:1] And the high priest said, Are these things so? [7:2] And he said, Brethren and fathers, hearken: The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Haran, [7:3] and said unto him, Get you out of your land, and from your kindred, and come into the land which I shall show thee. [7:4] Then came he out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and dwelt in Haran: and from thence, when his father was dead, God removed him into this land, wherein you now dwell: [7:5] and he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on: and he promised that he would give it to him in possession, and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child. [7:6] And God spake on this wise, that his seed should sojourn in a strange land, and that they should bring them into bondage, and treat them ill, four hundred years. [7:7] And the nation to which they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God: and after that shall they come forth, and serve me in this place. [7:8] And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob the twelve patriarchs. [7:9] And the patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into Egypt: and God was with him, [7:10] and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house. [7:11] Now there came a famine over all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance. [7:12] But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent forth our fathers the first time. [7:13] And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph’s race became manifest unto Pharaoh. [7:14] And Joseph sent, and called to him Jacob his father, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls. [7:15] And Jacob went down into Egypt; and he died, himself and our fathers; [7:16] and they were carried over unto Shechem, and laid in the tomb that Abraham bought for a price in silver of the sons of Hamor in Shechem. [7:17] But as the time of the promise drew nigh which God vouchsafed unto Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt, [7:18] till there arose another king over Egypt, who knew not Joseph. [7:19] The same dealt craftily with our race, and ill-treated our fathers, that they should cast out their babes to the end they might not live. [7:20] At which season Moses was born, and was exceeding fair; and he was nourished three months in his father’s house. [7:21] and when he was cast out, Pharaoh’s daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son. [7:22] And Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians; and he was mighty in his words and works. [7:23] But when he was well-nigh forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel. [7:24] And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed, smiting the Egyptian: [7:25] and he supposed that his brethren understood that God by his hand was giving them deliverance; but they understood not. [7:26] And the day following he appeared unto them as they strove, and would have set them at one again, saying, Sirs, you are brethren; why do you wrong one to another? [7:27] But he that did his neighbor wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made you a ruler and a judge over us? [7:28] Wouldest you kill me, as you killedst the Egyptian yesterday? [7:29] And Moses fled at this saying, and became a sojourner in the land of Midian, where he begat two sons. [7:30] And when forty years were fulfilled, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in a flame of fire in a bush. [7:31] And when Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to behold, there came a voice of the Lord, [7:32] I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob. And Moses trembled, and durst not behold. [7:33] And the Lord said unto him, Loose the shoes from your feet: for the place whereon you standest is holy ground. [7:34] I have surely seen the affliction of my people that is in Egypt, and have heard their groaning, and I am come down to deliver them: and now come, I will send you into Egypt. [7:35] This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made you a ruler and a judge? him hath God sent to be both a ruler and a deliverer with the hand of the angel that appeared to him in the bush. [7:36] This man led them forth, having wrought wonders and signs in Egypt, and in the Red Sea, and in the wilderness forty years. [7:37] This is that Moses, who said unto the children of Israel, A prophet shall God raise up unto you from among your brethren, like unto me. [7:38] This is he that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel that spake to him in the Mount Sinai, and with our fathers: who received living oracles to give unto us: [7:39] to whom our fathers would not be obedient, but thrust him from them, and turned back in their hearts unto Egypt, [7:40] saying unto Aaron, Make us gods that shall go before us: for as for this Moses, who led us forth out of the land of Egypt, we know not what is become of him. [7:41] And they made a calf in those days, and brought a sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their hands. [7:42] But God turned, and gave them up to serve the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets,

Did you offer unto me slain beasts and sacrifices

Forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?

[7:43] And you took up the tabernacle of Moloch,

And the star of the god Rephan,

The figures which you made to worship them:

And I will carry you away beyond Babylon.

[7:44] Our fathers had the tabernacle of the testimony in the wilderness, even as he appointed who spake unto Moses, that he should make it according to the figure that he had seen. [7:45] Which also our fathers, in their turn, brought in with Joshua when they entered on the possession of the nations, that God thrust out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David; [7:46] who found favor in the sight of God, and asked to find a habitation for the God of Jacob. [7:47] But Solomon built him a house. [7:48] Howbeit the Most High dwelleth not in houses made with hands; as saith the prophet,

[7:49] The heaven is my throne,

And the earth the footstool of my feet:

What manner of house will you build me? saith the Lord:

Or what is the place of my rest?

[7:50] Did not my hand make all these things?

[7:51] You stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you do always resist the Holy Spirit: as your fathers did, so do ye. [7:52] Which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute? and they killed them that showed before of the coming of the Righteous One; of whom you have now become betrayers and murderers; [7:53] you who received the law as it was ordained by angels, and kept it not. [7:54] Now when they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth. [7:55] But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God, [7:56] and said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing on the right hand of God. [7:57] But they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and rushed upon him with one accord; [7:58] and they cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul. [7:59] And they stoned Stephen, calling upon the Lord, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. [7:60] And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.

[8:1] And Saul was consenting unto his death. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church which was in Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles. [8:2] And devout men buried Stephen, and made great lamentation over him. [8:3] But Saul laid waste the church, entering into every house, and dragging men and women committed them to prison. [8:4] They therefore that were scattered abroad, went about preaching the word. [8:5] And Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and proclaimed unto them the Messiah. [8:6] And the multitudes gave heed with one accord unto the things that were spoken by Philip, when they heard, and saw the signs which he did. [8:7] For from many of those that had unclean spirits, they came out, crying with a loud voice: and many that were palsied, and that were lame, were healed. [8:8] And there was much joy in that city. [8:9] But there was a certain man, Simon by name, who beforetime in the city used sorcery, and amazed the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one: [8:10] to whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is that power of God which is called Great. [8:11] And they gave heed to him, because that of long time he had amazed them with his sorceries. [8:12] But when they believed Philip preaching good tidings concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus, the Messiah, they were baptized, both men and women. [8:13] And Simon also himself believed: and being baptized, he continued with Philip; and beholding signs and great miracles wrought, he was amazed. [8:14] Now when the apostles that were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John: [8:15] who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit: [8:16] for as yet it was fallen upon none of them: only they had been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus. [8:17] Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit. [8:18] Now when Simon saw that through the laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money, [8:19] saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay my hands, he may receive the Holy Spirit. [8:20] But Peter said unto him, your silver perish with thee, because you have thought to obtain the gift of God with money. [8:21] you have neither part nor lot in this matter: for your heart is not right before God. [8:22] Repent therefore of this your wickedness, and pray the Lord, if perhaps the thought of your heart shall be forgiven thee. [8:23] For I see that you art in the gall of bitterness and in the bond of iniquity. [8:24] And Simon answered and said, Pray you for me to the Lord, that none of the things which you have spoken come upon me. [8:25] They therefore, when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel to many villages of the Samaritans. [8:26] But an angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza: the same is desert. [8:27] And he arose and went: and behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem to worship; [8:28] and he was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah. [8:29] And the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join yourself to this chariot. [8:30] And Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, Understandest you what you readest? [8:31] And he said, How can I, except some one shall guide me? And he besought Philip to come up and sit with him. [8:32] Now the passage of the Scripture which he was reading was this,

He was led as a sheep to the slaughter;

And as a lamb before his shearer is dumb,

So he openeth not his mouth:

[8:33] In his humiliation his judgment was taken away:

His generation who shall declare?

For his life is taken from the earth.

[8:34] And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other? [8:35] And Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, preached unto him Jesus. [8:36] And as they went on the way, they came unto a certain water; and the eunuch saith, Behold, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized? [8:37] And Philip said, If you believest with all your heart, you mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus, the Messiah, is the son of God. [8:38] And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him. [8:39] And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip; and the eunuch saw him no more, for he went on his way rejoicing. [8:40] But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached the gospel to all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.

[9:1] But Saul, yet breathing threatening and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest, [9:2] and asked of him letters to Damascus unto the synagogues, that if he found any that were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. [9:3] And as he journeyed, it came to pass that he drew nigh unto Damascus: and suddenly there shone round about him a light out of heaven: [9:4] and he fell upon the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest you me? [9:5] And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom you persecutest: [9:6] but rise, and enter into the city, and it shall be told you what you must do. [9:7] And the men that journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing the voice, but beholding no man. [9:8] And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw nothing; and they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus. [9:9] And he was three days without sight, and did neither eat nor drink. [9:10] Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and the Lord said unto him in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord. [9:11] And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go to the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for one named Saul, a man of Tarsus: for behold, he prayeth; [9:12] and he hath seen a man named Ananias coming in, and laying his hands on him, that he might receive his sight. [9:13] But Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard from many of this man, how much evil he did to your saints at Jerusalem: [9:14] and here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call upon your name. [9:15] But the Lord said unto him, Go your way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles and kings, and the children of Israel: [9:16] for I will show him how many things he must suffer for my name’s sake. [9:17] And Ananias departed, and entered into the house; and laying his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, who appeared unto you in the way which you camest, hath sent me, that you mayest receive your sight, and be filled with the Holy Spirit. [9:18] And straightway there fell from his eyes as it were scales, and he received his sight; and he arose and was baptized; [9:19] and he took food and was strengthened. And he was certain days with the disciples that were at Damascus. [9:20] And straightway in the synagogues he proclaimed Jesus, that he is the son of God. [9:21] And all that heard him were amazed, and said, Is not this he that in Jerusalem made havoc of them that called on this name? and he had come hither for this intent, that he might bring them bound before the chief priests. [9:22] But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews that dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is the Messiah. [9:23] And when many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel together to kill him: [9:24] but their plot became known to Saul. And they watched the gates also day and night that they might kill him: [9:25] but his disciples took him by night, and let him down through the wall, lowering him in a basket. [9:26] And when he was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join himself to the disciples: and they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple. [9:27] But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared unto them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how at Damascus he had preached boldly in the name of Jesus. [9:28] And he was with them going in and going out at Jerusalem, [9:29] preaching boldly in the name of the Lord: and he spake and disputed against the Grecian Jews; but they were seeking to kill him. [9:30] And when the brethren knew it, they brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus. [9:31] So the church throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria had peace, being edified; and, walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, was multiplied. [9:32] And it came to pass, as Peter went throughout all parts, he came down also to the saints that dwelt at Lydda. [9:33] And there he found a certain man named Aeneas, who had kept his bed eight years; for he was palsied. [9:34] And Peter said unto him, Aeneas, Jesus, the Messiah, healeth thee: arise and make your bed. And straightway he arose. [9:35] And all that dwelt at Lydda and in Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord. [9:36] Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did. [9:37] And it came to pass in those days, that she fell sick, and died: and when they had washed her, they laid her in an upper chamber. [9:38] And as Lydda was nigh unto Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men unto him, entreating him, Delay not to come on unto us. [9:39] And Peter arose and went with them. And when he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them. [9:40] But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down and prayed; and turning to the body, he said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes; and when she saw Peter, she sat up. [9:41] And he gave her his hand, and raised her up; and calling the saints and widows, he presented her alive. [9:42] And it became known throughout all Joppa: and many believed on the Lord. [9:43] And it came to pass, that he abode many days in Joppa with one Simon a tanner.

[10:1] Now there was a certain man in Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of the band called the Italian band, [10:2] a devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, who gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God always. [10:3] He saw in a vision openly, as it were about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of God coming in unto him, and saying to him, Cornelius. [10:4] And he, fastening his eyes upon him, and being affrighted, said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, your prayers and your alms are gone up for a memorial before God. [10:5] And now send men to Joppa, and fetch one Simon, who is surnamed Peter: [10:6] he lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side. [10:7] And when the angel that spake unto him was departed, he called two of his household-servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually; [10:8] and having rehearsed all things unto them, he sent them to Joppa. [10:9] Now on the morrow, as they were on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray, about the sixth hour: [10:10] and he became hungry, and desired to eat: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance; [10:11] and he beholdeth the heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending, as it were a great sheet, let down by four corners upon the earth: [10:12] wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts and creeping things of the earth and birds of the heaven. [10:13] And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill and eat. [10:14] But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is common and unclean. [10:15] And a voice came unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, make not you common. [10:16] And this was done thrice: and straightway the vessel was received up into heaven. [10:17] Now while Peter was much perplexed in himself what the vision which he had seen might mean, behold, the men that were sent by Cornelius, having made inquiry for Simon’s house, stood before the gate, [10:18] and called and asked whether Simon, who was surnamed Peter, were lodging there. [10:19] And while Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee. [10:20] But arise, and get you down, and go with them, nothing doubting: for I have sent them. [10:21] And Peter went down to the men, and said, Behold, I am he whom you seek: what is the cause wherefore you are come? [10:22] And they said, Cornelius a centurion, a righteous man and one that feareth God, and well reported of by all the nation of the Jews, was warned of God by a holy angel to send for you into his house, and to hear words from thee. [10:23] So he called them in and lodged them. And on the morrow he arose and went forth with them, and certain of the brethren from Joppa accompanied him. [10:24] And on the morrow they entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius was waiting for them, having called together his kinsmen and his near friends. [10:25] And when it came to pass that Peter entered, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him. [10:26] But Peter raised him up, saying, Stand up; I myself also am a man. [10:27] And as he talked with him, he went in, and findeth many come together: [10:28] and he said unto them, You yourselves know how it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to join himself or come unto one of another nation; and yet unto me hath God showed that I should not call any man common or unclean: [10:29] wherefore also I came without gainsaying, when I was sent for. I ask therefore with what intent you sent for me. [10:30] And Cornelius said, Four days ago, until this hour, I was keeping the ninth hour of prayer in my house; and behold, a man stood before me in bright apparel, [10:31] and saith, Cornelius, your prayer is heard, and your alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God. [10:32] Send therefore to Joppa, and call unto you Simon, who is surnamed Peter; he lodgeth in the house of Simon a tanner, by the sea side. [10:33] Forthwith therefore I sent to thee; and you have well done that you art come. Now therefore we are all here present in the sight of God, to hear all things that have been commanded you of the Lord. [10:34] And Peter opened his mouth and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons: [10:35] but in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is acceptable to him. [10:36] The word which he sent unto the children of Israel, preaching good tidings of peace by Jesus, the Messiah, (He is Lord of all.) — [10:37] that saying you yourselves know, which was published throughout all Judaea, beginning from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached; [10:38] even Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him. [10:39] And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the country of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom also they slew, hanging him on a tree. [10:40] Him God raised up the third day, and gave him to be made manifest, [10:41] not to all the people, but unto witnesses that were chosen before of God, even to us, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. [10:42] And he charged us to preach unto the people, and to testify that this is he who is ordained of God to be the Judge of the living and the dead. [10:43] To him bear all the prophets witness, that through his name every one that believeth on him shall receive remission of sins. [10:44] While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all them that heard the word. [10:45] And they of the circumcision that believed were amazed, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Spirit. [10:46] For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter, [10:47] Can any man forbid the water, that these should not be baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit as well as we? [10:48] And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus, the Messiah, . Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.

[11:1] Now the apostles and the brethren that were in Judaea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God. [11:2] And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him, [11:3] saying, you wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them. [11:4] But Peter began, and expounded the matter unto them in order, saying, [11:5] I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, a certain vessel descending, as it were a great sheet let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even unto me: [11:6] upon which when I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, and saw the fourfooted beasts of the earth and wild beasts and creeping things and birds of the heaven. [11:7] And I heard also a voice saying unto me, Rise, Peter; kill and eat. [11:8] But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath ever entered into my mouth. [11:9] But a voice answered the second time out of heaven, What God hath cleansed, make not you common. [11:10] And this was done thrice: and all were drawn up again into heaven. [11:11] And behold, forthwith three men stood before the house in which we were, having been sent from Caesarea unto me. [11:12] And the Spirit bade me go with them, making no distinction. And these six brethren also accompanied me; and we entered into the man’s house: [11:13] and he told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house, and saying, Send to Joppa, and fetch Simon, whose surname is Peter; [11:14] who shall speak unto you words, whereby you shalt be saved, you and all your house. [11:15] And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, even as on us at the beginning. [11:16] And I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, John indeed baptized with water; but you shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit. [11:17] If then God gave unto them the like gift as he did also unto us, when we believed on the Lord Jesus, the Messiah, who was I, that I could withstand God? [11:18] And when they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then to the Gentiles also hath God granted repentance unto life. [11:19] They therefore that were scattered abroad upon the tribulation that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phoenicia, and Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to none save only to Jews. [11:20] But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they were come to Antioch, spake unto the Greeks also, preaching the Lord Jesus. [11:21] And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number that believed turned unto the Lord. [11:22] And the report concerning them came to the ears of the church which was in Jerusalem: and they sent forth Barnabas as far as Antioch: [11:23] who, when he was come, and had seen the grace of God, was glad; and he exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord: [11:24] for he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith: and much people was added unto the Lord. [11:25] And he went forth to Tarsus to seek for Saul; [11:26] and when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that even for a whole year they were gathered together with the church, and taught much people, and that the disciples were called Messianics (Christians) first in Antioch. [11:27] Now in these days there came down prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch. [11:28] And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be a great famine over all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius. [11:29] And the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren that dwelt in Judea: [11:30] which also they did, sending it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.

[12:1] Now about that time Herod the king put forth his hands to afflict certain of the church. [12:2] And he killed James the brother of John with the sword. [12:3] And when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. And those were the days of unleavened bread. [12:4] And when he had taken him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to guard him; intending after the Passover to bring him forth to the people. [12:5] Peter therefore was kept in the prison: but prayer was made earnestly of the church unto God for him. [12:6] And when Herod was about to bring him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and guards before the door kept the prison. [12:7] And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shined in the cell: and he smote Peter on the side, and awoke him, saying, Rise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands. [12:8] And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on your sandals. And he did so. And he saith unto him, Cast your garment about thee, and follow me. [12:9] And he went out, and followed; and he knew not that it was true which was done by the angel, but thought he saw a vision. [12:10] And when they were past the first and the second guard, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth into the city; which opened to them of its own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and straightway the angel departed from him. [12:11] And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a truth, that the Lord hath sent forth his angel and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews. [12:12] And when he had considered the thing, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John whose surname was Mark; where many were gathered together and were praying. [12:13] And when he knocked at the door of the gate, a maid came to answer, named Rhoda. [12:14] And when she knew Peter’s voice, she opened not the gate for joy, but ran in, and told that Peter stood before the gate. [12:15] And they said unto her, you art mad. But she confidently affirmed that it was even so. And they said, It is his angel. [12:16] But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened, they saw him, and were amazed. [12:17] But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him forth out of the prison. And he said, Tell these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went to another place. [12:18] Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers, what was become of Peter. [12:19] And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the guards, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea, and tarried there. [12:20] Now he was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: and they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king’s chamberlain their friend, they asked for peace, because their country was fed from the king’s country. [12:21] And upon a set day Herod arrayed himself in royal apparel, and sat on the throne, and made an oration unto them. [12:22] And the people shouted, saying, The voice of a god, and not of a man. [12:23] And immediately an angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost. [12:24] But the word of God grew and multiplied. [12:25] And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their ministration, taking with them John whose surname was Mark.

[13:1] Now there were at Antioch, in the church that was there, prophets and teachers, Barnabas, and Symeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen the foster-brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. [13:2] And as they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them. [13:3] Then, when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they sent them away. [13:4] So they, being sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus. [13:5] And when they were at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John as their attendant. [13:6] And when they had gone through the whole island unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar-jesus; [13:7] who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of understanding. The same called unto him Barnabas and Saul, and sought to hear the word of God. [13:8] But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn aside the proconsul from the faith. [13:9] But Saul, who is also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, fastened his eyes on him, [13:10] and said, O full of all guile and all villany, you son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, wilt you not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord? [13:11] And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and you shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand. [13:12] Then the proconsul, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the teaching of the Lord. [13:13] Now Paul and his company set sail from Paphos, and came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departed from them and returned to Jerusalem. [13:14] But they, passing through from Perga, came to Antioch of Pisidia; and they went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down. [13:15] And after the reading of the law and the prophets the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, Brethren, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, say on. [13:16] And Paul stood up, and beckoning with the hand said, Men of Israel, and you that fear God, hearken: [13:17] The God of this people Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they sojourned in the land of Egypt, and with a high arm led he them forth out of it. [13:18] And for about the time of forty years as a nursing-father bare he them in the wilderness. [13:19] And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them their land for an inheritance, for about four hundred and fifty years: [13:20] and after these things he gave them judges until Samuel the prophet. [13:21] And afterward they asked for a king: and God gave unto them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for the space of forty years. [13:22] And when he had removed him, he raised up David to be their king; to whom also he bare witness and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My heart, who shall do all My will. [13:23] Of this man’s seed hath God according to promise brought unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus; [13:24] when John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. [13:25] And as John was fulfilling his course, he said, What suppose you that I am? I am not he. But behold, there cometh one after me the shoes of whose feet I am not worthy to unloose. [13:26] Brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and those among you that fear God, to us is the word of this salvation sent forth. [13:27] For they that dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning him. [13:28] And though they found no cause of death in him, yet asked they of Pilate that he should be slain. [13:29] And when they had fulfilled all things that were written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a tomb. [13:30] But God raised him from the dead: [13:31] and he was seen for many days of them that came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now his witnesses unto the people. [13:32] And we bring you good tidings of the promise made unto the fathers, [13:33] that God hath fulfilled the same unto our children, in that he raised up Jesus; as also it is written in the second psalm, you art my Son, this day have I begotten thee. [13:34] And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he hath spoken on this wise, I will give you the holy and sure blessings of David. [13:35] Because he saith also in another psalm, you wilt not give your Holy One to see corruption. [13:36] For David, after he had in his own generation served the counsel of God, fell asleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption: [13:37] but he whom God raised up saw no corruption. [13:38] Be it known unto you therefore, brethren, that through this man is proclaimed unto you remission of sins: [13:39] and by him every one that believeth is justified from all things, from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses. [13:40] Beware therefore, lest that come upon you which is spoken in the prophets:

[13:41] Behold, you despisers, and wonder, and perish;

For I work a work in your days,

A work which you shall in no wise believe, if one declare it unto you.

[13:42] And as they went out, they besought that these words might be spoken to them the next sabbath. [13:43] Now when the synagogue broke up, many of the Jews and of the devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas; who, speaking to them, urged them to continue in the grace of God. [13:44] And the next sabbath almost the whole city was gathered together to hear the word of God. [13:45] But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with jealousy, and contradicted the things which were spoken by Paul, and blasphemed. [13:46] And Paul and Barnabas spake out boldly, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first be spoken to you. Seeing you thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles. [13:47] For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying,

I have set you for a light of the Gentiles,

That you shouldest be for salvation unto the uttermost part of the earth.

[13:48] And as the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of God: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed. [13:49] And the word of the Lord was spread abroad throughout all the region. [13:50] But the Jews urged on the devout women of honorable estate, and the chief men of the city, and stirred up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and cast them out of their borders. [13:51] But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto Iconium. [13:52] And the disciples were filled with joy with the Holy Spirit.

[14:1] And it came to pass in Iconium that they entered together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake that a great multitude both of Jews and of Greeks believed. [14:2] But the Jews that were disobedient stirred up the souls of the Gentiles, and made them evil affected against the brethren. [14:3] Long time therefore they tarried there speaking boldly in the Lord, who bare witness unto the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands. [14:4] But the multitude of the city was divided; and part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles. [14:5] And when there was made an onset both of the Gentiles and of the Jews with their rulers, to treat them shamefully and to stone them, [14:6] they became aware of it, and fled unto the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra and Derbe, and the region round about: [14:7] and there they preached the gospel. [14:8] And at Lystra there sat a certain man, impotent in his feet, a cripple from his mother’s womb, who never had walked. [14:9] The same heard Paul speaking, who, fastening eyes upon him, and seeing that he had faith to be made whole, [14:10] said with a loud voice, Stand upright on your feet. And he leaped up and walked. [14:11] And when the multitude saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voice, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men. [14:12] And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercury, because he was the chief speaker. [14:13] And the priest of Jupiter whose temple was before the city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the multitudes. [14:14] But when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of it, they rent their garments, and sprang forth among the multitude, crying out [14:15] and saying, Sirs, why do you these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and bring you good tidings, that you should turn from these vain things unto a living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and all that in them is: [14:16] who in the generations gone by suffered all the nations to walk in their own ways. [14:17] And yet He left not himself without witness, in that he did good and gave you from heaven rains and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness. [14:18] And with these sayings scarce restrained they the multitudes from doing sacrifice unto them. [14:19] But there came Jews thither from Antioch and Iconium: and having persuaded the multitudes, they stoned Paul, and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead. [14:20] But as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up, and entered into the city: and on the morrow he went forth with Barnabas to Derbe. [14:21] And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, and to Iconium, and to Antioch, [14:22] confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that through many tribulations we must enter into the kingdom of God. [14:23] And when they had appointed for them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they had believed. [14:24] And they passed through Pisidia, and came to Pamphylia. [14:25] And when they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia; [14:26] and thence they sailed to Antioch, from whence they had been committed to the grace of God for the work which they had fulfilled. [14:27] And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all things that God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith unto the Gentiles. [14:28] And they tarried no little time with the disciples.

[15:1] And certain men came down from Judaea and taught the brethren, saying, Except you be circumcised after the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved. [15:2] And when Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and questioning with them, the brethren appointed that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question. [15:3] They therefore, being brought on their way by the church, passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren. [15:4] And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church and the apostles and the elders, and they rehearsed all things that God had done with them. [15:5] But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees who believed, saying, It is needful to circumcise them, and to charge them to keep the law of Moses. [15:6] And the apostles and the elders were gathered together to consider of this matter. [15:7] And when there had been much questioning, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Brethren, you know that a good while ago God made choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel, and believe. [15:8] And God, who knoweth the heart, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Spirit, even as he did unto us; [15:9] and he made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith. [15:10] Now therefore why make you trial of God, that you should put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear? [15:11] But we believe that we shall be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, in like manner as they. [15:12] And all the multitude kept silence; and they hearkened unto Barnabas and Paul rehearsing what signs and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles through them. [15:13] And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Brethren, hearken unto me: [15:14] Symeon hath rehearsed how first God visited the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name. [15:15] And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,

[15:16] After these things I will return,

And I will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen;

And I will build again the ruins thereof,

And I will set it up:

[15:17] That the residue of men may seek after the Lord,

And all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called,

[15:18] Saith the Lord, who maketh these things known from of old.

[15:19] Wherefore my judgment is, that we trouble not them that from among the Gentiles turn to God; [15:20] but that we write unto them, that they abstain from the pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from what is strangled, and from blood. [15:21] For Moses from generations of old hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath. [15:22] Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men out of their company, and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren: [15:23] and they wrote thus by them, The apostles and the elders, brethren, unto the brethren who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, greeting: [15:24] Forasmuch as we have heard that certain who went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls; to whom we gave no commandment; [15:25] it seemed good unto us, having come to one accord, to choose out men and send them unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, [15:26] men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah, . [15:27] We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who themselves also shall tell you the same things by word of mouth. [15:28] For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things: [15:29] that you abstain from things sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication; from which if you keep yourselves, it shall be well with you. Fare you well. [15:30] So they, when they were dismissed, came down to Antioch; and having gathered the multitude together, they delivered the epistle. [15:31] And when they had read it, they rejoiced for the consolation. [15:32] And Judas and Silas, being themselves also prophets, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them. [15:33] And after they had spent some time there, they were dismissed in peace from the brethren unto those that had sent them forth. [15:34] But it seemed good unto Silas to abide there. [15:35] But Paul and Barnabas tarried in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also. [15:36] And after some days Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us return now and visit the brethren in every city wherein we proclaimed the word of the Lord, and see how they fare. [15:37] And Barnabas was minded to take with them John also, who was called Mark. [15:38] But Paul thought not good to take with them him who withdrew from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work. [15:39] And there arose a sharp contention, so that they parted asunder one from the other, and Barnabas took Mark with him, and sailed away unto Cyprus; [15:40] but Paul choose Silas, and went forth, being commended by the brethren to the grace of the Lord. [15:41] And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches.

[16:1] And he came also to Derbe and to Lystra: and behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewess that believed; but his father was a Greek. [16:2] The same was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium. [16:3] Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and he took and circumcised him because of the Jews that were in those parts: for they all knew that his father was a Greek. [16:4] And as they went on their way through the cities, they delivered them the decrees to keep which had been ordained of the apostles and elders that were at Jerusalem. [16:5] So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily. [16:6] And they went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden of the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia; [16:7] and when they were come over against Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia; and the Spirit of Jesus suffered them not; [16:8] and passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas. [16:9] And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: There was a man of Macedonia standing, beseeching him, and saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us. [16:10] And when he had seen the vision, straightway we sought to go forth into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them. [16:11] Setting sail therefore from Troas, we made a straight course to Samothrace, and the day following to Neapolis; [16:12] and from thence to Philippi, which is a city of Macedonia, the first of the district, a Roman colony: and we were in this city tarrying certain days. [16:13] And on the sabbath day we went forth without the gate by a river side, where we supposed there was a place of prayer; and we sat down, and spake unto the women that were come together. [16:14] And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple of the city of Thyatira, one that worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened to give heed unto the things which were spoken by Paul. [16:15] And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us. [16:16] And it came to pass, as we were going to the place of prayer, that a certain maid having a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much gain by soothsaying. [16:17] The same following after Paul and us cried out, saying, These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim unto you the way of salvation. [16:18] And this she did for many days. But Paul, being sore troubled, turned and said to the spirit, I charge you in the name of Jesus, the Messiah, to come out of her. And it came out that very hour. [16:19] But when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone, they laid hold on Paul and Silas, and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers, [16:20] and when they had brought them unto the magistrates, they said, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city, [16:21] and set forth customs which it is not lawful for us to receive, or to observe, being Romans. [16:22] And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent their garments off them, and commanded to beat them with rods. [16:23] And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely: [16:24] who, having received such a charge, cast them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks. [16:25] But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns unto God, and the prisoners were listening to them; [16:26] and suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison-house were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s bands were loosed. [16:27] And the jailor, being roused out of sleep and seeing the prison doors open, drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped. [16:28] But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do yourself no harm: for we are all here. [16:29] And he called for lights and sprang in, and, trembling for fear, fell down before Paul and Silas, [16:30] and brought them out and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? [16:31] And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus, and you shalt be saved, you and your house. [16:32] And they spake the word of the Lord unto him, with all that were in his house. [16:33] And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, immediately. [16:34] And he brought them up into his house, and set food before them, and rejoiced greatly, with all his house, having believed in God. [16:35] But when it was day, the magistrates sent the sergeants, saying, Let those men go. [16:36] And the jailor reported the words to Paul, saying, The magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore come forth, and go in peace. [16:37] But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us publicly, uncondemned, men that are Romans, and have cast us into prison; and do they now cast us out privily? Nay verily; but let them come themselves and bring us out. [16:38] And the sergeants reported these words unto the magistrates: and they feared when they heard that they were Romans; [16:39] and they came and besought them; and when they had brought them out, they asked them to go away from the city. [16:40] And they went out of the prison, and entered into the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.

[17:1] Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews: [17:2] and Paul, as his custom was, went in unto them, and for three sabbath days reasoned with them from the Scriptures, [17:3] opening and alleging that it behooved the Messiah to suffer, and to rise again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom, said he, I proclaim unto you, is the Messiah. [17:4] And some of them were persuaded, and consorted with Paul and Silas, and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few. [17:5] But the Jews, being moved with jealousy, took unto them certain vile fellows of the rabble, and gathering a crowd, set the city on an uproar; and assaulting the house of Jason, they sought to bring them forth to the people. [17:6] And when they found them not, they dragged Jason and certain brethren before the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also; [17:7] whom Jason hath received: and these all act contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus. [17:8] And they troubled the multitude and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things. [17:9] And when they had taken security from Jason and the rest, they let them go. [17:10] And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Beroea: who when they were come thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. [17:11] Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of the mind, examining the Scriptures daily, whether these things were so. [17:12] Many of them therefore believed; also of the Greek women of honorable estate, and of men, not a few. [17:13] But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was proclaimed of Paul at Beroea also, they came thither likewise, stirring up and troubling the multitudes. [17:14] And then immediately the brethren sent forth Paul to go as far as to the sea: and Silas and Timothy abode there still. [17:15] But they that conducted Paul brought him as far as Athens: and receiving a commandment unto Silas and Timothy that they should come to him with all speed, they departed. [17:16] Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he beheld the city full of idols. [17:17] So he reasoned in the synagogue with Jews and the devout persons, and in the marketplace every day with them that met him. [17:18] And certain also of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers encountered him. And some said, What would this babbler say? others, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached Jesus and the resurrection. [17:19] And they took hold of him, and brought him unto the Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new teaching is, which is spoken by thee? [17:20] For you bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean. [17:21] (Now all the Athenians and the strangers sojourning there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell or to hear some new thing.) [17:22] And Paul stood in the midst of the Areopagus, and said, You men of Athens, in all things, I perceive that you are very religious. [17:23] For as I passed along, and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription, TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. What therefore you worship in ignorance, this I set forth unto you. [17:24] The God that made the world and all things therein, he, being Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands; [17:25] neither is he served by men’s hands, as though he needed anything, seeing he himself giveth to all life, and breath, and all things; [17:26] and he made of one every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, having determined their appointed seasons, and the bounds of their habitation; [17:27] that they should seek God, if haply they might feel after him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us: [17:28] for in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain even of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring. [17:29] Being then the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and device of man. [17:30] The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked; but now he commandeth men that they should all everywhere repent: [17:31] inasmuch as he hath appointed a day in which he will judge the world in righteousness by the man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead. [17:32] Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked; but others said, We will hear you concerning this yet again. [17:33] Thus Paul went out from among them. [17:34] But certain men clave unto him, and believed: among whom also was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.

[18:1] After these things he departed from Athens, and came to Corinth. [18:2] And he found a certain Jew named Aquila, a man of Pontus by race, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome: and he came unto them; [18:3] and because he was of the same trade, he abode with them, and they wrought, for by their trade they were tentmakers. [18:4] And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded Jews and Greeks. [18:5] But when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was constrained by the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Messiah. [18:6] And when they opposed themselves and blasphemed, he shook out his raiment and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles. [18:7] And he departed thence, and went into the house of a certain man named Titus Justus, one that worshipped God, whose house joined hard to the synagogue. [18:8] And Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized. [18:9] And the Lord said unto Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak and hold not your peace: [18:10] for I am with thee, and no man shall set on you to harm thee: for I have much people in this city. [18:11] And he dwelt there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them. [18:12] But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord rose up against Paul and brought him before the judgment-seat, [18:13] saying, This man persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law. [18:14] But when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If indeed it were a matter of wrong or of wicked villany, O you Jews, reason would that I should bear with you: [18:15] but if they are questions about words and names and your own law, look to it yourselves; I am not minded to be a judge of these matters. [18:16] And he drove them from the judgment-seat. [18:17] And they all laid hold on Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment-seat. And Gallio cared for none of these things. [18:18] And Paul, having tarried after this yet many days, took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence for Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila: having shorn his head in Cenchreae; for he had a vow. [18:19] And they came to Ephesus, and he left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews. [18:20] And when they asked him to abide a longer time, he consented not; [18:21] but taking his leave of them, and saying, I will return again unto you if God will, he set sail from Ephesus. [18:22] And when he had landed at Caesarea, he went up and saluted the church, and went down to Antioch. [18:23] And having spent some time there, he departed, and went through the region of Galatia, and Phrygia, in order, establishing all the disciples. [18:24] Now a certain Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by race, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus; and he was mighty in the scriptures. [18:25] This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he spake and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, knowing only the baptism of John: [18:26] and he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God more accurately. [18:27] And when he was minded to pass over into Achaia, the brethren encouraged him, and wrote to the disciples to receive him: and when he was come, he helped them much that had believed through grace; [18:28] for he powerfully confuted the Jews, and that publicly, showing by the scriptures that Jesus was the Messiah.

[19:1] And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper country came to Ephesus, and found certain disciples: [19:2] and he said unto them, Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed? And they said unto him, Nay, we did not so much as hear whether the Holy Spirit was given. [19:3] And he said, Into what then were you baptized? And they said, Into John’s baptism. [19:4] And Paul said, John baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people that they should believe on him that should come after him, that is, on Jesus. [19:5] And when they heard this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus. [19:6] And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied. [19:7] And they were in all about twelve men. [19:8] And he entered into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, reasoning and persuading as to the things concerning the kingdom of God. [19:9] But when some were hardened and disobedient, speaking evil of the Way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus. [19:10] And this continued for the space of two years; so that all they that dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks. [19:11] And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul: [19:12] insomuch that unto the sick were carried away from his body handkerchiefs or aprons, and the evil spirits went out. [19:13] But certain also of the strolling Jews, exorcists, took upon them to name over them that had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, I adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth. [19:14] And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, a chief priest, who did this. [19:15] And the evil spirit answered and said unto them, Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are ye? [19:16] And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and mastered both of them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. [19:17] And this became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, that dwelt at Ephesus; and fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified. [19:18] Many also of them that had believed came, confessing, and declaring their deeds. [19:19] And not a few of them that practised magical arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all; and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver. [19:20] So mightily grew the word of the Lord and prevailed. [19:21] Now after these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome. [19:22] And having sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while. [19:23] And about that time there arose no small stir concerning the Way. [19:24] For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Diana, brought no little business unto the craftsmen; [19:25] whom he gathered together, with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, you know that by this business we have our wealth. [19:26] And you see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they are no gods, that are made with hands: [19:27] and not only is there danger that this our trade come into disrepute; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana be made of no account, and that she should even be deposed from her magnificence whom all Asia and the world worshippeth. [19:28] And when they heard this they were filled with wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesus. [19:29] And the city was filled with the confusion: and they rushed with one accord into the theatre, having seized Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul’s companions in travel. [19:30] And when Paul was minded to enter in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not. [19:31] And certain also of the Asiarchs, being his friends, sent unto him and besought him not to adventure himself into the theatre. [19:32] Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assembly was in confusion; and the more part knew not wherefore they were come together. [19:33] And they brought Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander beckoned with the hand, and would have made a defense unto the people. [19:34] But when they perceived that he was a Jew, all with one voice about the space of two hours cried out, Great is Diana of the Ephesians. [19:35] And when the townclerk had quieted the multitude, he saith, You men of Ephesus, what man is there who knoweth not that the city of the Ephesians is temple-keeper of the great Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter? [19:36] Seeing then that these things cannot be gainsaid, you ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rash. [19:37] For you have brought hither these men, who are neither robbers of temples nor blasphemers of our goddess. [19:38] If therefore Demetrius, and the craftsmen that are with him, have a matter against any man, the courts are open, and there are proconsuls: let them accuse one another. [19:39] But if you seek anything about other matters, it shall be settled in the regular assembly. [19:40] For indeed we are in danger to be accused concerning this day’s riot, there being no cause for it: and as touching it we shall not be able to give account of this concourse. [19:41] And when he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly.

[20:1] And after the uproar ceased, Paul having sent for the disciples and exhorted them, took leave of them, and departed to go into Macedonia. [20:2] And when he had gone through those parts, and had given them much exhortation, he came into Greece. [20:3] And when he had spent three months there, and a plot was laid against him by Jews as he was about to set sail for Syria, he determined to return through Macedonia. [20:4] And there accompanied him as far as Asia, Sopater of Beroea, the son of Pyrrhus; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy; and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus. [20:5] But these had gone before, and were waiting for us at Troas. [20:6] And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and came unto them to Troas in five days, where we tarried seven days. [20:7] And upon the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul discoursed with them, intending to depart on the morrow; and prolonged his speech until midnight. [20:8] And there were many lights in the upper chamber where we were gathered together. [20:9] And there sat in the window a certain young man named Eutychus, borne down with deep sleep; and as Paul discoursed yet longer, being borne down by his sleep he fell down from the third story, and was taken up dead. [20:10] And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him said, Make you no ado; for his life is in him. [20:11] And when he was gone up, and had broken the bread, and eaten, and had talked with them a long while, even till break of day, so he departed. [20:12] And they brought the lad alive, and were not a little comforted. [20:13] But we going before to the ship set sail for Assos, there intending to take in Paul: for so had he appointed, intending himself to go by land. [20:14] And when he met us at Assos, we took him in, and came to Mitylene. [20:15] And sailing from thence, we came the following day over against Chios; and the next day we touched at Samos; and the day after we came to Miletus. [20:16] For Paul had determined to sail past Ephesus, that he might not have to spend time in Asia; for he was hastening, if it were possible for him, to be at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost. [20:17] And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called to him the elders of the church. [20:18] And when they were come to him, he said unto them, You yourselves know, from the first day that I set foot in Asia, after what manner I was with you all the time, [20:19] serving the Lord with all lowliness of mind, and with tears, and with trials which befell me by the plots of the Jews; [20:20] how I shrank not from declaring unto you anything that was profitable, and teaching you publicly, and from house to house, [20:21] testifying both to Jews and to Greeks repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus, the Messiah, . [20:22] And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there: [20:23] save that the Holy Spirit testifieth unto me in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me. [20:24] But I hold not my life of any account as dear unto myself, so that I may accomplish my course, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God. [20:25] And now, behold, I know that you all, among whom I went about preaching the kingdom, shall see my face no more. [20:26] Wherefore I testify unto you this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men. [20:27] For I shrank not from declaring unto you the whole counsel of God. [20:28] Take heed unto yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit hath made you bishops, to feed the church of the Lord which he purchased with his own blood. [20:29] I know that after my departing grievous wolves shall enter in among you, not sparing the flock; [20:30] and from among your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them. [20:31] Wherefore watch ye, remembering that by the space of three years I ceased not to admonish every one night and day with tears. [20:32] And now I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you the inheritance among all them that are sanctified. [20:33] I coveted no man’s silver, or gold, or apparel. [20:34] You yourselves know that these hands ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me. [20:35] In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring you ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive. [20:36] And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down and prayed with them all. [20:37] And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul’s neck and kissed him, [20:38] sorrowing most of all for the word which he had spoken, that they should behold his face no more. And they brought him on his way unto the ship.

[21:1] And when it came to pass that were parted from them and had set sail, we came with a straight course unto Cos, and the next day unto Rhodes, and from thence unto Patara: [21:2] and having found a ship crossing over unto Phoenicia, we went aboard, and set sail. [21:3] And when we had come in sight of Cyprus, leaving it on the left hand, we sailed unto Syria, and landed at Tyre; for there the ship was to unlade her burden. [21:4] And having found the disciples, we tarried there seven days: and these said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not set foot in Jerusalem. [21:5] And when it came to pass that we had accomplished the days, we departed and went on our journey; and they all, with wives and children, brought us on our way till we were out of the city: and kneeling down on the beach, we prayed, and bade each other farewell; [21:6] and we went on board the ship, but they returned home again. [21:7] And when we had finished the voyage from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais; and we saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day. [21:8] And on the morrow we departed, and came unto Caesarea: and entering into the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, we abode with him. [21:9] Now this man had four virgin daughters, who prophesied. [21:10] And as we tarried there some days, there came down from Judaea a certain prophet, named Agabus. [21:11] And coming to us, and taking Paul’s girdle, he bound his own feet and hands, and said, Thus saith the Holy Spirit, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles. [21:12] And when we heard these things, both we and they of that place besought him not to go up to Jerusalem. [21:13] Then Paul answered, What do ye, weeping and breaking my heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus. [21:14] And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done. [21:15] And after these days we took up our baggage and went up to Jerusalem. [21:16] And there went with us also certain of the disciples from Caesarea, bringing with them one Mnason of Cyprus, an early disciple, with whom we should lodge. [21:17] And when we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly. [21:18] And the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present. [21:19] And when he had saluted them, he rehearsed one by one the things which God had wrought among the Gentiles through his ministry. [21:20] And they, when they heard it, glorified God; and they said unto him, you seest, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews of them that have believed; and they are all zealous for the law: [21:21] and they have been informed concerning thee, that you teachest all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children neither to walk after the customs. [21:22] What is it therefore? They will certainly hear that you art come. [21:23] Do therefore this that we say to thee: We have four men that have a vow on them; [21:24] these take, and purify yourself with them, and be at charges for them, that they may shave their heads: and all shall know that there is no truth in the things whereof they have been informed concerning thee; but that you yourself also walkest orderly, keeping the law. [21:25] But as touching the Gentiles that have believed, we wrote, giving judgment that they should keep themselves from things sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what is strangled, and from fornication. [21:26] Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them went into the temple, declaring the fulfilment of the days of purification, until the offering was offered for every one of them. [21:27] And when the seven days were almost completed, the Jews from Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the multitude and laid hands on him, [21:28] crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man that teacheth all men everywhere against the people, and the law, and this place; and moreover he brought Greeks also into the temple, and hath defiled this holy place. [21:29] For they had before seen with him in the city Trophimus the Ephesian, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple. [21:30] And all the city was moved, and the people ran together; and they laid hold on Paul, and dragged him out of the temple: and straightway the doors were shut. [21:31] And as they were seeking to kill him, tidings came up to the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in confusion. [21:32] And forthwith he took soldiers and centurions, and ran down upon them: and they, when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, left off beating Paul. [21:33] Then the chief captain came near, and laid hold on him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and inquired who he was, and what he had done. [21:34] And some shouted one thing, some another, among the crowd: and when he could not know the certainty for the uproar, he commanded him to be brought into the castle. [21:35] And when he came upon the stairs, so it was that he was borne of the soldiers for the violence of the crowd; [21:36] for the multitude of the people followed after, crying out, Away with him. [21:37] And as Paul was about to be brought into the castle, he saith unto the chief captain, May I say something unto thee? And he said, Dost you know Greek? [21:38] Art you not then the Egyptian, who before these days stirred up to sedition and led out into the wilderness the four thousand men of the Assassins? [21:39] But Paul said, I am a Jew, of Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and I beseech thee, give me leave to speak unto the people. [21:40] And when he had given him leave, Paul, standing on the stairs, beckoned with the hand unto the people; and when there was made a great silence, he spake unto them in the Hebrew language, saying,

[22:1] Brethren and fathers, hear you the defence which I now make unto you. [22:2] And when they heard that he spake unto them in the Hebrew language, they were the more quiet: and he saith, [22:3] I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city, at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict manner of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, even as you all are this day: [22:4] and I persecuted this Way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women. [22:5] As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and journeyed to Damascus to bring them also that were there unto Jerusalem in bonds to be punished. [22:6] And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and drew nigh unto Damascus, about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me. [22:7] And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest you me? [22:8] And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you persecutest. [22:9] And they that were with me beheld indeed the light, but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me. [22:10] And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told you of all things which are appointed for you to do. [22:11] And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me I came into Damascus. [22:12] And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well reported of by all the Jews that dwelt there, [22:13] came unto me, and standing by me said unto me, Brother Saul, receive your sight. And in that very hour I looked up on him. [22:14] And he said, The God of our fathers hath appointed you to know his will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice from his mouth. [22:15] For you shalt be a witness for him unto all men of what you have seen and heard. [22:16] And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on his name. [22:17] And it came to pass, that, when I had returned to Jerusalem, and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance, [22:18] and saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get you quickly out of Jerusalem; because they will not receive of you testimony concerning me. [22:19] And I said, Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee: [22:20] and when the blood of Stephen your witness was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting, and keeping the garments of them that slew him. [22:21] And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send you forth far hence unto the Gentiles. [22:22] And they gave him audience unto this word; and they lifted up their voice, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live. [22:23] And as they cried out, and threw off their garments, and cast dust into the air, [22:24] the chief captain commanded him be brought into the castle, bidding that he should be examined by scourging, that he might know for what cause they so shouted against him. [22:25] And when they had tied him up with the thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned? [22:26] And when the centurion heard it, he went to the chief captain and told him, saying, What art you about to do? for this man is a Roman. [22:27] And the chief captain came and said unto him, Tell me, art you a Roman? And he said, Yea. [22:28] And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this citizenship. And Paul said, But I am a Roman born. [22:29] They then that were about to examine him straightway departed from him: and the chief captain also was afraid when he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him. [22:30] But on the morrow, desiring to know the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him, and commanded the chief priests and all the council to come together, and brought Paul down and set him before them.

[23:1] And Paul, looking stedfastly on the council, said, Brethren, I have lived before God in all good conscience until this day. [23:2] And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth. [23:3] Then said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee, you whited wall: and sittest you to judge me according to the law, and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law? [23:4] And they that stood by said, Revilest you God’s high priest? [23:5] And Paul said, I knew not, brethren, that he was high priest: for it is written, you shalt not speak evil of a ruler of your people. [23:6] But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Brethren, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees: touching the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question. [23:7] And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and Sadducees; and the assembly was divided. [23:8] For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit; but the Pharisees confess both. [23:9] And there arose a great clamor: and some of the scribes of the Pharisees part stood up, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: and what if a spirit hath spoken to him, or an angel? [23:10] And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should be torn in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them, and bring him into the castle. [23:11] And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer: for as you have testified concerning me at Jerusalem, so must you bear witness also at Rome. [23:12] And when it was day, the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul. [23:13] And they were more than forty that made this conspiracy. [23:14] And they came to the chief priests and the elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, to taste nothing until we have killed Paul. [23:15] Now therefore do you with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you, as though you would judge of his case more exactly: and we, before he comes near, are ready to slay him. [23:16] But Paul’s sister’s son heard of their lying in wait, and he came and entered into the castle and told Paul. [23:17] And Paul called unto him one of the centurions, and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain; for he hath something to tell him. [23:18] So he took him, and brought him to the chief captain, and saith, Paul the prisoner called me unto him, and asked me to bring this young man unto thee, who hath something to say to thee. [23:19] And the chief captain took him by the hand, and going aside asked him privately, What is it that you have to tell me? [23:20] And he said, The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring down Paul tomorrow unto the council, as though you wouldest inquire somewhat more exactly concerning him. [23:21] Do not you therefore yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, who have bound themselves under a curse, neither to eat nor to drink till they have slain him: and now are they ready, looking for the promise from thee. [23:22] So the chief captain let the young man go, charging him, Tell no man that you have signified these things to me. [23:23] And he called unto him two of the centurions, and said, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go as far as Caesarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night: [23:24] and he bade them provide beasts, that they might set Paul thereon, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor. [23:25] And he wrote a letter after this form: [23:26] Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix, greeting. [23:27] This man was seized by the Jews, and was about to be slain of them, when I came upon them with the soldiers and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman. [23:28] And desiring to know the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him down unto their council: [23:29] whom I found to be accused about questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds. [23:30] And when it was shown to me that there would be a plot against the man, I sent him to you forthwith, charging his accusers also to speak against him before thee. [23:31] So the soldiers, as it was commanded them, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris. [23:32] But on the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the castle: [23:33] and they, when they came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, presented Paul also before him. [23:34] And when he had read it, he asked of what province he was; and when he understood that he was of Cilicia, [23:35] I will hear you fully, said he, when your accusers also are come: and he commanded him to be kept in Herod’s palace.

[24:1] And after five days the high priest Ananias came down with certain elders, and with an orator, one Tertullus; and they informed the governor against Paul. [24:2] And when he was called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing that by you we enjoy much peace, and that by the providence evils are corrected for this nation, [24:3] we accept it in all ways and in all places, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness. [24:4] But, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I entreat you to hear us of your clemency a few words. [24:5] For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of insurrections among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes: [24:6] who moreover assayed to profane the temple: on whom also we laid hold: and we would have judged him according to our law. [24:7] But the chief captain Lysias came, and with great violence took him away out of our hands, [24:8] commanding his accusers to come before thee. from whom you wilt be able, by examining him thyself, to take knowledge of all these things whereof we accuse him. [24:9] And the Jews also joined in the charge, affirming that these things were so. [24:10] And when the governor had beckoned unto him to speak, Paul answered, Forasmuch as I know that you have been of many years a judge unto this nation, I cheerfully make my defense: [24:11] Seeing that you canst take knowledge that it is not more than twelve days since I went up to worship at Jerusalem: [24:12] and neither in the temple did they find me disputing with any man or stirring up a crowd, nor in the synagogues, nor in the city. [24:13] Neither can they prove to you the things whereof they now accuse me. [24:14] But this I confess unto thee, that after the Way which they call a sect, so serve I the God of our fathers, believing all things which are according to the law, and which are written in the prophets; [24:15] having hope toward God, which these also themselves look for, that there shall be a resurrection both of the just and unjust. [24:16] Herein I also exercise myself to have a conscience void of offence toward God and men always. [24:17] Now after some years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings: [24:18] amidst which they found me purified in the temple, with no crowd, nor yet with tumult: but there were certain Jews from Asia– [24:19] who ought to have been here before thee, and to make accusation, if they had aught against me. [24:20] Or else let these men themselves say what wrong-doing they found when I stood before the council, [24:21] except it be for this one voice, that I cried standing among them, Touching the resurrection of the dead I am called in question before you this day. [24:22] But Felix, having more exact knowledge concerning the Way, deferred them, saying, When Lysias the chief captain shall come down, I will determine your matter. [24:23] And he gave order to the centurion that he should be kept in charge, and should have indulgence; and not to forbid any of his friends to minister unto him. [24:24] But after certain days, Felix came with Drusilla, his wife, who was a Jewess, and sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Messiah Jesus. [24:25] And as he reasoned of righteousness, and self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix was terrified, and answered, Go your way for this time; and when I have a convenient season, I will call you unto me. [24:26] He hoped withal that money would be given him of Paul: wherefore also he sent for him the oftener, and communed with him. [24:27] But when two years were fulfilled, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus; and desiring to gain favor with the Jews, Felix left Paul in bonds.

[25:1] Festus therefore, having come into the province, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea. [25:2] And the chief priests and the principal men of the Jews informed him against Paul; and they besought him, [25:3] asking a favor against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem; laying a plot to kill him on the way. [25:4] Howbeit Festus answered, that Paul was kept in charge at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to depart thither shortly. [25:5] Let them therefore, saith he, that are of power among you go down with me, and if there is anything amiss in the man, let them accuse him. [25:6] And when he had tarried among them not more than eight or ten days, he went down unto Caesarea; and on the morrow he sat on the judgment-seat, and commanded Paul to be brought. [25:7] And when he was come, the Jews that had come down from Jerusalem stood round about him, bringing against him many and grievous charges which they could not prove; [25:8] while Paul said in his defense, Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I sinned at all. [25:9] But Festus, desiring to gain favor with the Jews, answered Paul and said, Wilt you go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me? [25:10] But Paul said, I am standing before Caesar’s judgment-seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as you also very well knowest. [25:11] If then I am a wrong-doer, and have committed anything worthy of death, I refuse not to die; but if none of those things is true whereof these accuse me, no man can give me up unto them. I appeal unto Caesar. [25:12] Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, you have appealed unto Caesar: unto Caesar shalt you go. [25:13] Now when certain days were passed, Agrippa the King and Bernice arrived at Caesarea, and saluted Festus. [25:14] And as they tarried there many days, Festus laid Paul’s case before the King, saying, There is a certain man left a prisoner by Felix; [25:15] about whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, asking for sentence against him. [25:16] To whom I answered, that it is not the custom of the Romans to give up any man, before that the accused have the accusers face to face, and have had opportunity to make his defense concerning the matter laid against him. [25:17] When therefore they were come together here, I made no delay, but on the next day sat on the judgment-seat, and commanded the man to be brought. [25:18] Concerning whom, when the accusers stood up, they brought no charge of such evil things as I supposed; [25:19] but had certain questions against him of their own religion, and of one Jesus, who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive. [25:20] And I, being perplexed how to inquire concerning these things, asked whether he would go to Jerusalem and there be judged of these matters. [25:21] But when Paul had appealed to be kept for the decision of the emperor, I commanded him to be kept till I should send him to Caesar. [25:22] And Agrippa said unto Festus, I also could wish to hear the man myself. To-morrow, saith he, you shalt hear him. [25:23] So on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and they were entered into the place of hearing with the chief captains and principal men of the city, at the command of Festus Paul was brought in. [25:24] And Festus saith, King Agrippa, and all men who are here present with us, you behold this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews made suit to me, both at Jerusalem and here, crying that he ought not to live any longer. [25:25] But I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death: and as he himself appealed to the emperor I determined to send him. [25:26] Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my lord. Wherefore I have brought him forth before you, and specially before thee, king Agrippa, that, after examination had, I may have somewhat to write. [25:27] For it seemeth to me unreasonable, in sending a prisoner, not withal to signify the charges against him.

[26:1] And Agrippa said unto Paul, you art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth his hand, and made his defence: [26:2] I think myself happy, king Agrippa, that I am to make my defense before you this day touching all the things whereof I am accused by the Jews: [26:3] especially because you art expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews: wherefore I beseech you to hear me patiently. [26:4] My manner of life then from my youth up, which was from the beginning among mine own nation and at Jerusalem, know all the Jews; [26:5] having knowledge of me from the first, if they be willing to testify, that after the straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee. [26:6] And now I stand here to be judged for the hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers; [26:7] unto which promise our twelve tribes, earnestly serving God night and day, hope to attain. And concerning this hope I am accused by the Jews, O king! [26:8] Why is it judged incredible with you, if God doth raise the dead? [26:9] I verily thought with myself that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth. [26:10] And this I also did in Jerusalem: and I both shut up many of the saints in prisons, having received authority from the chief priests, and when they were put to death I gave my vote against them. [26:11] And punishing them oftentimes in all the synagogues, I strove to make them blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto foreign cities. [26:12] Whereupon as I journeyed to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests, [26:13] at midday, O king, I saw on the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them that journeyed with me. [26:14] And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying unto me in the Hebrew language, Saul, Saul, why persecutest you me? it is hard for you to kick against the goad. [26:15] And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom you persecutest. [26:16] But arise, and stand upon your feet: for to this end have I appeared unto thee, to appoint you a minister and a witness both of the things wherein you have seen me, and of the things wherein I will appear unto thee; [26:17] delivering you from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom I send thee, [26:18] to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive remission of sins and an inheritance among them that are sanctified by faith in me. [26:19] Wherefore, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision: [26:20] but declared both to them of Damascus first and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the country of Judaea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, doing works worthy of repentance. [26:21] For this cause the Jews seized me in the temple, and assayed to kill me. [26:22] Having therefore obtained the help that is from God, I stand unto this day testifying both to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses did say should come; [26:23] how that the Messiah must suffer, and how that he first by the resurrection of the dead should proclaim light both to the people and to the Gentiles. [26:24] And as he thus made his defense, Festus saith with a loud voice, Paul, you art mad; your much learning is turning you mad. [26:25] But Paul saith, I am not mad, most excellent Festus; but speak forth words of truth and soberness. [26:26] For the king knoweth of these things, unto whom also I speak freely: for I am persuaded that none of these things is hidden from him; for this hath not been done in a corner. [26:27] King Agrippa, believest you the prophets? I know that you believest. [26:28] And Agrippa said unto Paul, With but little persuasion you wouldest fain make me a Messianic (Christian). [26:29] And Paul said, I would to God, that whether with little or with much, not you only, but also all that hear me this day, might become such as I am, except these bonds. [26:30] And the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them: [26:31] and when they had withdrawn, they spake one to another, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds. [26:32] And Agrippa said unto Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed unto Caesar.

[27:1] And when it was determined that we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners to a centurion named Julius, of the Augustan band. [27:2] And embarking in a ship of Adramyttium, which was about to sail unto the places on the coast of Asia, we put to sea, Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us. [27:3] And the next day we touched at Sidon: and Julius treated Paul kindly, and gave him leave to go unto his friends and refresh himself. [27:4] And putting to sea from thence, we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary. [27:5] And when we had sailed across the sea which is off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia. [27:6] And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing for Italy; and he put us therein. [27:7] And when we had sailed slowly many days, and were come with difficulty over against Cnidus, the wind not further suffering us, we sailed under the lee of Crete, over against Salmone; [27:8] and with difficulty coasting along it we came unto a certain place called Fair Havens; nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea. [27:9] And when much time was spent, and the voyage was now dangerous, because the Fast was now already gone by, Paul admonished them, [27:10] and said unto them, Sirs, I perceive that the voyage will be with injury and much loss, not only of the lading and the ship, but also of our lives. [27:11] But the centurion gave more heed to the master and to the owner of the ship, than to those things which were spoken by Paul. [27:12] And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to put to sea from thence, if by any means they could reach Phoenix, and winter there; which is a haven of Crete, looking north-east and south-east. [27:13] And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close in shore. [27:14] But after no long time there beat down from it a tempestuous wind, which is called Euraquilo: [27:15] and when the ship was caught, and could not face the wind, we gave way to it, and were driven. [27:16] And running under the lee of a small island called Cauda, we were able, with difficulty, to secure the boat: [27:17] and when they had hoisted it up, they used helps, under-girding the ship; and, fearing lest they should be cast upon the Syrtis, they lowered the gear, and so were driven. [27:18] And as we labored exceedingly with the storm, the next day they began to throw the the freight overboard; [27:19] and the third day they cast out with their own hands the tackling of the ship. [27:20] And when neither sun nor stars shone upon us for many days, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was now taken away. [27:21] And when they had been long without food, then Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, you should have hearkened unto me, and not have set sail from Crete, and have gotten this injury and loss. [27:22] And now I exhort you to be of good cheer; for there shall be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship. [27:23] For there stood by me this night an angel of the God whose I am, whom also I serve, [27:24] saying, Fear not, Paul; you must stand before Caesar: and lo, God hath granted you all them that sail with thee. [27:25] Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even so as it hath been spoken unto me. [27:26] But we must be cast upon a certain island. [27:27] But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven to and fro in the sea of Adria, about midnight the sailors surmised that they were drawing near to some country: [27:28] and they sounded, and found twenty fathoms; and after a little space, they sounded again, and found fifteen fathoms. [27:29] And fearing lest haply we should be cast ashore on rocky ground, they let go four anchors from the stern, and wished for the day. [27:30] And as the sailors were seeking to flee out of the ship, and had lowered the boat into the sea, under color as though they would lay out anchors from the foreship, [27:31] Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, you cannot be saved. [27:32] Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off. [27:33] And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take some food, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that you wait and continue fasting, having taken nothing. [27:34] Wherefore I beseech you to take some food: for this is for your safety: for there shall not a hair perish from the head of any of you. [27:35] And when he had said this, and had taken bread, he gave thanks to God in the presence of all; and he brake it, and began to eat. [27:36] Then were they all of good cheer, and themselves also took food. [27:37] And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls. [27:38] And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea. [27:39] And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they perceived a certain bay with a beach, and they took counsel whether they could drive the ship upon it. [27:40] And casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea, at the same time loosing the bands of the rudders; and hoisting up the foresail to the wind, they made for the beach. [27:41] But lighting upon a place where two seas met, they ran the vessel aground; and the foreship struck and remained unmoveable, but the stern began to break up by the violence of the waves. [27:42] And the soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape. [27:43] But the centurion, desiring to save Paul, stayed them from their purpose; and commanded that they who could swim should cast themselves overboard, and get first to the land; [27:44] and the rest, some on planks, and some on other things from the ship. And so it came to pass, that they all escaped safe to the land.

[28:1] And when we were escaped, then we knew that the island was called Melita. [28:2] And the barbarians showed us no common kindness; for they kindled a fire, and received us all, because of the present rain, and because of the cold. [28:3] But when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire, a viper came out by reason of the heat, and fastened on his hand. [28:4] And when the barbarians saw the venomous creature hanging from his hand, they said one to another, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped from the sea, yet Justice hath not suffered to live. [28:5] Howbeit he shook off the creature into the fire, and took no harm. [28:6] But they expected that he would have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but when they were long in expectation and beheld nothing amiss came to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god. [28:7] Now in the neighborhood of that place were lands belonging to the chief man of the island, named Publius, who received us, and entertained us three days courteously. [28:8] And it was so, that the father of Publius lay sick of fever and dysentery: unto whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laying his hands on him healed him. [28:9] And when this was done, the rest also that had diseases in the island came, and were cured: [28:10] who also honored us with many honors; and when we sailed, they put on board such things as we needed. [28:11] And after three months we set sail in a ship of Alexandria which had wintered in the island, whose sign was The Twin Brothers. [28:12] And touching at Syracuse, we tarried there three days. [28:13] And from thence we made a circuit, and arrived at Rhegium: and after one day a south wind sprang up, and on the second day we came to Puteoli; [28:14] where we found brethren, and were entreated to tarry with them seven days: and so we came to Rome. [28:15] And from thence the brethren, when they heard of us, came to meet us as far as The Market of Appius and The Three Taverns; whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage. [28:16] And when we entered into Rome, Paul was suffered to abide by himself with the soldier that guarded him. [28:17] And it came to pass, that after three days he called together those that were the chief of the Jews: and when they were come together, he said unto them, I, brethren, though I had done nothing against the people, or the customs of our fathers, yet was delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans: [28:18] who, when they had examined me, desired to set me at liberty, because there was no cause of death in me. [28:19] But when the Jews spake against it, I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar; not that I had aught whereof to accuse my nation. [28:20] For this cause therefore did I entreat you to see and to speak with me: for because of the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain. [28:21] And they said unto him, We neither received letters from Judaea concerning thee, nor did any of the brethren come hither and report or speak any harm of thee. [28:22] But we desire to hear of you what you thinkest: for as concerning this sect, it is known to us that everywhere it is spoken against. [28:23] And when they had appointed him a day, they came to him into his lodging in great number; to whom he expounded the matter, testifying the kingdom of God, and persuading them concerning Jesus, both from the law of Moses and from the prophets, from morning till evening. [28:24] And some believed the things which were spoken, and some disbelieved. [28:25] And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Spirit through Isaiah the prophet unto your fathers, [28:26] saying,

Go you unto this people, and say,

By hearing you shall hear, and shall in no wise understand;

And seeing you shall see, and shall in no wise perceive:

[28:27] For this people’s heart is waxed gross,

And their ears are dull of hearing,

And their eyes they have closed;

Lest, haply they should perceive with their eyes,

And hear with their ears,

And understand with their heart,

And should turn again,

And I should heal them.

[28:28] Be it known therefore unto you, that this salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles: they will also hear. [28:29] And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, having much disputing among themselves. [28:30] And he abode two whole years in his own hired dwelling, and received all that went in unto him, [28:31] preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus, the Messiah, with all boldness, none forbidding him.

 

The Revelation to Saint John

[1:1] The Revelation of Jesus, the Messiah, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John; [1:2] who bare witness of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus, the Messiah, even of all things that he saw. [1:3] Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of the prophecy, and keep the things that are written therein: for the time is at hand. [1:4] John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace, from him who is and who was and who is to come; and from the seven Spirits that are before his throne; [1:5] and from Jesus, the Messiah, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loveth us, and loosed us from our sins by his blood; [1:6] and he made us to be a kingdom, to be priests unto his God and Father; to him be the glory and the dominion for ever and ever. Amen. [1:7] Behold, he cometh with the clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they that pierced him; and all the tribes of the earth shall mourn over him. Even so, Amen. [1:8] I am the Alpha and the Omega, saith the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty. [1:9] I John, your brother and partaker with you in tribulation and kingdom and patience which are in Jesus, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. [1:10] I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet [1:11] saying, What you seest, write in a book and send it to the seven churches: unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamum, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea. [1:12] And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And having turned I saw seven golden candlesticks; [1:13] and in the midst of the candlesticks one like unto a son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about at the breasts with a golden girdle. [1:14] And his head and his hair were white as white wool, white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; [1:15] and his feet like unto burnished brass, as if it had been refined in a furnace; and his voice as the voice of many waters. [1:16] And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth proceeded a sharp two-edged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength. [1:17] And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as one dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying, Fear not; I am the first and the last, [1:18] and the Living one; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive for evermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades. [1:19] Write therefore the things which you sawest, and the things which are, and the things which shall come to pass hereafter; [1:20] the mystery of the seven stars which you sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks are seven churches.

[2:1] To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, he that walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks: [2:2] I know your works, and your toil and patience, and that you canst not bear evil men, and didst try them that call themselves apostles, and they are not, and didst find them false; [2:3] and you have patience and didst bear for my name’s sake, and have not grown weary. [2:4] But I have this against thee, that you didst leave your first love. [2:5] Remember therefore whence you art fallen, and repent and do the first works; or else I come to thee, and will move your candlestick out of its place, except you repent. [2:6] But this you hast, that you hatest the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. [2:7] He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. To him that overcometh, to him will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the Paradise of God. [2:8] And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These things saith the first and the last, who was dead, and lived again: [2:9] I know your tribulation, and your poverty (but you art rich), and the blasphemy of them that say they are Jews, and they art not, but are a synagogue of Satan. [2:10] Fear not the things which you art about to suffer: behold, the devil is about to cast some of you into prison, that you may be tried; and you shall have tribulation ten days. Be you faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life. [2:11] He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death. [2:12] and to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These things saith he that hath the sharp two-edged sword: [2:13] I know where you dwellest, even where Satan’s throne is; and you holdest fast my name, and didst not deny my faith, even in the days of Antipas my witness, my faithful one, who was killed among you, where Satan dwelleth. [2:14] But I have a few things against thee, because you have there some that hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit fornication. [2:15] So have you also some that hold the teaching of the Nicolaitans in like manner. [2:16] Repent therefore; or else I come to you quickly, and I will make war against them with the sword of my mouth. [2:17] He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. To him that overcometh, to him will I give of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and upon the stone a new name written, which no one knoweth but he that receiveth it. [2:18] And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write: These things saith the son of God, who hath his eyes like a flame of fire, and his feet are like unto burnished brass: [2:19] I know your works, and your love and faith and ministry and patience, and that your last works are more than the first. [2:20] But I have this against thee, that you sufferest the woman Jezebel, who calleth herself a prophetess; and she teacheth and seduceth my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed to idols. [2:21] And I gave her time that she should repent; and she willeth not to repent of her fornication. [2:22] Behold, I cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of her works. [2:23] And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he that searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto each one of you according to your works. [2:24] But to you I say, to the rest that are in Thyatira, as many as have not this teaching, who know not the deep things of Satan, as they are wont to say; I cast upon you none other burden. [2:25] Nevertheless that which you have, hold fast till I come. [2:26] And he that overcometh, and he that keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give authority over the nations: [2:27] and he shall rule them with a rod of iron, as the vessels of the potter are broken to shivers; as I also have received of my Father: [2:28] and I will give him the morning star. [2:29] He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.

[3:1] And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars: I know your works, that you have a name that you livest, and you art dead. [3:2] Be you watchful, and establish the things that remain, which were ready to die: for I have found no works of your perfected before my God. [3:3] Remember therefore how you have received and didst hear; and keep it, and repent. If therefore you shalt not watch, I will come as a thief, and you shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee. [3:4] But you have a few names in Sardis that did not defile their garments: and they shall walk with me in white; for they are worthy. [3:5] He that overcometh shall thus be arrayed in white garments; and I will in no wise blot his name out of the book of life, and I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels. [3:6] He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. [3:7] And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth and none shall shut, and that shutteth and none openeth: [3:8] I know your works (behold, I have set before you a door opened, which none can shut), that you have a little power, and didst keep my word, and didst not deny my name. [3:9] Behold, I give of the synagogue of Satan, of them that say they are Jews, and they are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before your feet, and to know that I have loved thee. [3:10] Because you didst keep the word of my patience, I also will keep you from the hour of trial, that hour which is to come upon the whole world, to try them that dwell upon the earth. [3:11] I come quickly: hold fast that which you hast, that no one take your crown. [3:12] He that overcometh, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go out thence no more: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God, and mine own new name. [3:13] He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. [3:14] And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God: [3:15] I know your works, that you art neither cold nor hot: I would you wert cold or hot. [3:16] So because you art lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spew you out of my mouth. [3:17] Because you sayest, I am rich, and have gotten riches, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that you art the wretched one and miserable and poor and blind and naked: [3:18] I counsel you to buy of me gold refined by fire, that you mayest become rich; and white garments, that you mayest clothe thyself, and that the shame of your nakedness be not made manifest; and eyesalve to anoint your eyes, that you mayest see. [3:19] As many as I love, I reprove and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. [3:20] Behold, I stand at the door and knock: if any man hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. [3:21] He that overcometh, I will give to him to sit down with me in my throne, as I also overcame, and sat down with my Father in his throne. [3:22] He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.

[4:1] After these things I saw, and behold, a door opened in heaven, and the first voice that I heard, a voice as of a trumpet speaking with me, one saying, Come up hither, and I will show you the things which must come to pass hereafter. [4:2] Straightway I was in the Spirit: and behold, there was a throne set in heaven, and one sitting upon the throne; [4:3] and he that sat was to look upon like a jasper stone and a sardius: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, like an emerald to look upon. [4:4] And round about the throne were four and twenty thrones: and upon the thrones I saw four and twenty elders sitting, arrayed in white garments; and on their heads crowns of gold. [4:5] And out of the throne proceed lightnings and voices and thunders. And there was seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God; [4:6] and before the throne, as it were a sea of glass like a crystal; and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, four living creatures full of eyes before and behind. [4:7] And the first creature was like a lion, and the second creature like a calf, and the third creature had a face as of a man, and the fourth creature was like a flying eagle. [4:8] and the four living creatures, having each one of them six wings, are full of eyes round about and within: and they have no rest day and night, saying,

Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God, the Almighty, who was and who is and who is to come.

[4:9] And when the living creatures shall give glory and honor and thanks to him that sitteth on the throne, to him that liveth for ever and ever, [4:10] the four and twenty elders shall fall down before him that sitteth on the throne, and shall worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and shall cast their crowns before the throne, saying,

[4:11] Worthy art thou, our Lord and our God, to receive the glory and the honor and the power: for you didst create all things, and because of your will they were, and were created.

[5:1] And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the back, close sealed with seven seals. [5:2] And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a great voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof? [5:3] And no one in the heaven, or on the earth, or under the earth, was able to open the book, or to look thereon. [5:4] And I wept much, because no one was found worthy to open the book, or to look thereon: [5:5] and one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not; behold, the Lion that is of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath overcome to open the book and the seven seals thereof. [5:6] And I saw in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, having seven horns, and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God, sent forth into all the earth. [5:7] And he came, and he taketh it out of the right hand of him that sat on the throne. [5:8] And when he had taken the book, the four living creatures and the four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having each one a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. [5:9] And they sing a new song, saying,

Worthy art you to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for you was slain, and didst purchase unto God with your blood men of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation, [5:10] and madest them to be unto our God a kingdom and priests; and they reign upon earth.

[5:11] And I saw, and I heard a voice of many angels round about the throne and the living creatures and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; [5:12] saying with a great voice,

Worthy is the Lamb that hath been slain to receive the power, and riches, and wisdom, and might and honor, and glory, and blessing.

[5:13] And every created thing which is in the heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and on the sea, and all things are in them, heard I saying,

Unto him that sitteth on the throne, and unto the Lamb, be the blessing, and the honor, and the glory, and the dominion, for ever and ever.

[5:14] And the four living creatures said, Amen. And the elders fell down and worshipped.

[6:1] And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying as with a voice of thunder, Come. [6:2] And I saw, and behold, a white horse, and he that sat thereon had a bow; and there was given unto him a crown: and he came forth conquering, and to conquer. [6:3] And when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, Come. [6:4] And another horse came forth, a red horse: and to him that sat thereon it was given to take peace from the earth, and that they should slay one another: and there was given unto him a great sword. [6:5] And when he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, Come. And I saw, and behold, a black horse; and he that sat thereon had a balance in his hand. [6:6] And I heard as it were a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, A measure of wheat for a shilling, and three measures of barley for a shilling; and the oil and the wine hurt you not. [6:7] And when he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, Come. [6:8] And I saw, and behold, a pale horse: and he that sat upon him, his name was Death; and Hades followed with him. And there was given unto them authority over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with famine, and with death, and by the wild beasts of the earth. [6:9] And when he opened the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of them that had been slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: [6:10] and they cried with a great voice, saying, How long, O Master, the holy and true, dost you not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? [6:11] And there was given them to each one a white robe; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little time, until their fellow-servants also and their brethren, who should be killed even as they were, should have fulfilled their course. [6:12] And I saw when he opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the whole moon became as blood; [6:13] and the stars of the heaven fell unto the earth, as a fig tree casteth her unripe figs when she is shaken of a great wind. [6:14] And the heaven was removed as a scroll when it is rolled up; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. [6:15] And the kings of the earth, and the princes, and the chief captains, and the rich, and the strong, and every bondman and freeman, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains; [6:16] and they say to the mountains and to the rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: [6:17] for the great day of their wrath is come; and who is able to stand?

[7:1] After his I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that no wind should blow on the earth, or on the sea, or upon any tree. [7:2] And I saw another angel ascend from the sunrising, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a great voice to the four angels to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, [7:3] saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we shall have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads. [7:4] And I heard the number of them that were sealed, a hundred and forty and four thousand, sealed out of every tribe of the children of Israel:

[7:5] Of the tribe of Judah were sealed twelve thousand:

Of the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand;

Of the tribe of Gad twelve thousand;

[7:6] Of the tribe of Asher twelve thousand;

Of the tribe of Naphtali twelve thousand;

Of the tribe of Manasseh twelve thousand;

[7:7] Of the tribe of Simeon twelve thousand;

Of the tribe of Levi twelve thousand;

Of the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand;

[7:8] Of the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand;

Of the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand;

Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand.

[7:9] After these things I saw, and behold, a great multitude, which no man could number, out of every nation and of all tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, arrayed in white robes, and palms in their hands; [7:10] and they cry with a great voice, saying,

Salvation unto our God who sitteth on the throne, and unto the Lamb.

[7:11] And all the angels were standing round about the throne, and about the elders and the four living creatures; and they fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God, [7:12] saying,

Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honor, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.

[7:13] And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, These that are arrayed in white robes, who are they, and whence came they? [7:14] And I say unto him, My lord, you knowest. And he said to me, These are they that come of the great tribulation, and they washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. [7:15] Therefore are they before the throne of God; and they serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall spread his tabernacle over them. [7:16] They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun strike upon them, nor any heat: [7:17] for the Lamb that is in the midst of the throne shall be their shepherd, and shall guide them unto fountains of waters of life: and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes.

[8:1] And when he opened the seventh seal, there followed a silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. [8:2] And I saw the seven angels that stand before God; and there were given unto them seven trumpets. [8:3] And another angel came and stood over the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should add it unto the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. [8:4] And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, went up before God out of the angel’s hand. [8:5] And the angel taketh the censer; and he filled it with the fire of the altar, and cast it upon the earth: and there followed thunders, and voices, and lightnings, and an earthquake. [8:6] And the seven angels that had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound. [8:7] And the first sounded, and there followed hail and fire, mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of the earth was burnt up, and the third part of the trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up. [8:8] And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood; [8:9] and there died the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, even they that had life; and the third part of the ships was destroyed. [8:10] And the third angel sounded, and there fell from heaven a great star, burning as a torch, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of the waters; [8:11] and the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter. [8:12] And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; that the third part of them should be darkened, and the day should not shine for the third part of it, and the night in like manner. [8:13] And I saw, and I heard an eagle, flying in mid heaven, saying with a great voice, Woe, woe, woe, for them that dwell on the earth, by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, who are yet to sound.

[9:1] And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star from heaven fallen unto the earth: and there was given to him the key of the pit of the abyss. [9:2] And he opened the pit of the abyss; and there went up a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit. [9:3] And out of the smoke came forth locusts upon the earth; and power was given them, as the scorpions of the earth have power. [9:4] And it was said unto them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree, but only such men as have not the seal of God on their foreheads. [9:5] And it was given them that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when it striketh a man. [9:6] And in those days men shall seek death, and shall in no wise find it; and they shall desire to die, and death fleeth from them. [9:7] And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared for war; and upon their heads as it were crowns like unto gold, and their faces were as men’s faces. [9:8] And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as teeth of lions. [9:9] And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots, of many horses rushing to war. [9:10] And they have tails like unto scorpions, and stings; and in their tails is their power to hurt men five months. [9:11] They have over them as king the angel of the abyss: his name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in the Greek tongue he hath the name Apollyon. [9:12] The first Woe is past: behold, there come yet two Woes hereafter. [9:13] And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the horns of the golden altar which is before God, [9:14] one saying to the sixth angel that had one trumpet, Loose the four angels that are bound at the great river Euphrates. [9:15] And the four angels were loosed, that had been prepared for the hour and day and month and year, that they should kill the third part of men. [9:16] And the number of the armies of the horsemen was twice ten thousand times ten thousand: I heard the number of them. [9:17] And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates as of fire and of hyacinth and of brimstone: and the heads of lions; and out of their mouths proceedeth fire and smoke and brimstone. [9:18] By these three plagues was the third part of men killed, by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone, which proceeded out of their mouths. [9:19] For the power of the horses is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails are like unto serpents, and have heads; and with them they hurt. [9:20] And the rest of mankind, who were not killed with these plagues, repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship demons, and the idols of gold, and of silver, and of brass, and of stone, and of wood; which can neither see, nor hear, nor walk: [9:21] and they repented not of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.

[10:1] And I saw another strong angel coming down out of heaven, arrayed with a cloud; and the rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire; [10:2] and he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left upon the earth; [10:3] and he cried with a great voice, as a lion roareth: and when he cried, the seven thunders uttered their voices. [10:4] And when the seven thunders uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying, Seal up the things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not. [10:5] And the angel that I saw standing upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his right hand to heaven, [10:6] and sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created the heaven and the things that are therein, and the earth and the things that are therein, and the sea and the things that are therein, that there shall be delay no longer: [10:7] but in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he is about to sound, then is finished the mystery of God, according to the good tidings which he declared to his servants the prophets. [10:8] And the voice which I heard from heaven, I heard it again speaking with me, and saying, Go, take the book which is open in the hand of the angel that standeth upon the sea and upon the earth. [10:9] And I went unto the angel, saying unto him that he should give me the little book. And he saith unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make your belly bitter, but in your mouth it shall be sweet as honey. [10:10] And I took the little book out of the angel’s hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and when I had eaten it, my belly was made bitter. [10:11] And they say unto me, you must prophesy again over many peoples and nations and tongues and kings.

[11:1] And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and one said, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. [11:2] And the court which is without the temple leave without, and measure it not; for it hath been given unto the nations: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months. [11:3] And I will give unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. [11:4] These are the two olive trees and the two candlesticks, standing before the Lord of the earth. [11:5] And if any man desireth to hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth and devoureth their enemies; and if any man shall desire to hurt them, in this manner must he be killed. [11:6] These have the power to shut the heaven, that it rain not during the days of their prophecy: and they have power over the waters to turn them into blood, and to smite the earth with every plague, as often as they shall desire. [11:7] And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that cometh up out of the abyss shall make war with them, and overcome them, and kill them. [11:8] And their dead bodies lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also their Lord was crucified. [11:9] And from among the peoples and tribes and tongues and nations do men look upon their dead bodies three days and a half, and suffer not their dead bodies to be laid in a tomb. [11:10] And they that dwell on the earth rejoice over them, and make merry; and they shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwell on the earth. [11:11] And after the three days and a half the breath of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them that beheld them. [11:12] And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they went up into heaven in the cloud; and their enemies beheld them. [11:13] And in that hour there was a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell; and there were killed in the earthquake seven thousand persons: and the rest were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven. [11:14] The second Woe is past: behold, the third Woe cometh quickly. [11:15] And the seventh angel sounded; and there followed great voices in heaven, and they said,

The kingdom of the world is become the kingdom of our Lord, and of his Messiah: and he shall reign for ever and ever.

[11:16] And the four and twenty elders, who sit before God on their thrones, fell upon their faces and worshipped God, [11:17] saying,

We give you thanks, O Lord God, the Almighty, who art and who wast; because you have taken your great power, and didst reign. [11:18] And the nations were wroth, and your wrath came, and the time of the dead to be judged, and the time to give their reward to your servants the prophets, and to the saints, and to them that fear your name, the small and the great; and to destroy them that destroy the earth.

[11:19] And there was opened the temple of God that is in heaven; and there was seen in his temple the ark of his covenant; and there followed lightnings, and voices, and thunders, and an earthquake, and great hail.

[12:1] And a great sign was seen in heaven: a woman arrayed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars; [12:2] and she was the child; and she crieth out, travailing in birth, and in pain to be delivered. [12:3] And there was seen another sign in heaven: and behold, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his heads seven diadems. [12:4] And his tail draweth the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon standeth before the woman that is about to be delivered, that when she is delivered he may devour her child. [12:5] And she was delivered of a son, a man child, who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and unto his throne. [12:6] And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that there they may nourish her a thousand two hundred and threescore days. [12:7] And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels going forth to war with the dragon; and the dragon warred and his angels; [12:8] And they prevailed not, neither was their place found any more in heaven. [12:9] And the great dragon was cast down, the old serpent, he that is called the Devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world; he was cast down to the earth, and his angels were cast down with him. [12:10] And I heard a great voice in heaven, saying,

Now is come the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Messiah: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, who accuseth them before our God day and night. [12:11] And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb, and because of the word of their testimony; and they loved not their life even unto death. [12:12] Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and you that dwell in them. Woe for the earth and for the sea: because the devil is gone down unto you, having great wrath, knowing that he hath but a short time.

[12:13] And when the dragon saw that he was cast down to the earth, he persecuted the woman that brought forth the man child. [12:14] And there were given to the woman the two wings of the great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness unto her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent. [12:15] And the serpent cast out of his mouth after the woman water as a river, that he might cause her to be carried away by the stream. [12:16] And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth and swallowed up the river which the dragon cast out of his mouth. [12:17] And the dragon waxed wroth with the woman, and went away to make war with the rest of her seed, that keep the commandments of God, and hold the testimony of Jesus:

[13:1] and he stood upon the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns, and seven heads, and on his horns ten diadems, and upon his heads names of blasphemy. [13:2] And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his throne, and great authority. [13:3] And I saw one of his heads as though it had been smitten unto death; and his death-stroke was healed: and the whole earth wondered after the beast; [13:4] and they worshipped the dragon, because he gave his authority unto the beast; and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? And who is able to war with him? [13:5] and there was given to him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and there was given to him authority to continue forty and two months. [13:6] And he opened his mouth for blasphemies against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, even them that dwell in the heaven. [13:7] And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and there was given to him authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation. [13:8] And all that dwell on the earth shall worship him, every one whose name hath not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb that hath been slain. [13:9] If any man hath an ear, let him hear. [13:10] If any man is for captivity, into captivity he goeth: if any man shall kill with the sword, with the sword must he be killed. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints. [13:11] And I saw another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like unto lamb, and he spake as a dragon. [13:12] And he exerciseth all the authority of the first beast in his sight. And he maketh the earth and them dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose death-stroke was healed. [13:13] And he doeth great signs, that he should even make fire to come down out of heaven upon the earth in the sight of men. [13:14] And he deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by reason of the signs which it was given him to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast who hath the stroke of the sword and lived. [13:15] And it was given unto him to give breath to it, even to the image to the breast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as should not worship the image of the beast should be killed. [13:16] And he causeth all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free and the bond, that there be given them a mark on their right hand, or upon their forehead; [13:17] and that no man should be able to buy or to sell, save he that hath the mark, even the name of the beast or the number of his name. [13:18] Here is wisdom. He that hath understanding, let him count the number of the beast; for it is the number of a man: and his number is Six hundred and sixty and six.

[14:1] And I saw, and behold, the Lamb standing on the mount Zion, and with him a hundred and forty and four thousand, having his name, and the name of his Father, written on their foreheads. [14:2] And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and the voice which I heard was as the voice of harpers harping with their harps: [14:3] and they sing as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four living creatures and the elders: and no man could learn the song save the hundred and forty and four thousand, even they that had been purchased out of the earth. [14:4] These are they that were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they that follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were purchased from among men, to be the firstfruits unto God and unto the Lamb. [14:5] And in their mouth was found no lie: they are without blemish. [14:6] And I saw another angel flying in mid heaven, having eternal good tidings to proclaim unto them that dwell on the earth, and unto every nation and tribe and tongue and people; [14:7] and he saith with a great voice, Fear God, and give him glory; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made the heaven and the earth and sea and fountains of waters. [14:8] And another, a second angel, followed, saying, Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, that hath made all the nations to drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication. [14:9] And another angel, a third, followed them, saying with a great voice, If any man worshippeth the beast and his image, and receiveth a mark on his forehead, or upon his hand, [14:10] he also shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is prepared unmixed in the cup of his anger; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: [14:11] and the smoke of their torment goeth up for ever and ever; and they have no rest day and night, they that worship the beast and his image, and whoso receiveth the mark of his name. [14:12] Here is the patience of the saints, they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. [14:13] And I heard the voice from heaven saying, Write, Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from henceforth: yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; for their works follow with them. [14:14] And I saw, and behold, a white cloud; and on the cloud I saw one sitting like unto a son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand sharp sickle. [14:15] And another angel came out from the temple, crying with a great voice to him that sat on the cloud, Send forth your sickle, and reap: for the hour to reap is come; for the harvest of the earth is ripe. [14:16] And he that sat on the cloud cast his sickle upon the earth; and the earth was reaped. [14:17] Another angel came out from the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle. [14:18] And another angel came out from the altar, he that hath power over fire; and he called with a great voice to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Send forth your sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe. [14:19] And the angel cast his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vintage of the earth, and cast it into the winepress, the great winepress, of the wrath of God. [14:20] And the winepress are trodden without the city, and there came out blood from the winepress, even unto the bridles of the horses, as far as a thousand and six hundred furlongs.

[15:1] And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having seven plagues, which are the last, for in them is finished the wrath of God. [15:2] And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire; and them that come off victorious from the beast, and from his image, and from the number of his name, standing by the sea of glass, having harps of God. [15:3] And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying,

Great and marvellous are your works, O Lord God, the Almighty; righteous and true are your ways, you King of the ages. [15:4] Who shall not fear, O Lord, and glorify your name? for you only art holy; for all the nations shall come and worship before thee; for your righteous acts have been made manifest.

[15:5] And after these things I saw, and the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened: [15:6] and there came out from the temple the seven angels that had the seven plagues, arrayed with precious stone, pure and bright, and girt about their breasts with golden girdles. [15:7] And one of the four living creatures gave unto the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever. [15:8] And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power; and none was able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels should be finished.

[16:1] And I heard a great voice out of the temple, saying to the seven angels, Go ye, and pour out the seven bowls of the wrath of God into the earth. [16:2] And the first went, and poured out his bowl into the earth; and it became a noisome and grievous sore upon the men that had the mark of the beast, and that worshipped his image. [16:3] And the second poured out his bowl into the sea; and it became blood as of a dead man; and every living soul died, even the things that were in the sea. [16:4] And the third poured out his bowl into the rivers and the fountains of the waters; and it became blood. [16:5] And I heard the angel of the waters saying, Righteous art thou, who art and who wast, you Holy One, because you didst thus judge: [16:6] for they poured out the blood of the saints and the prophets, and blood have you given them to drink: they are worthy. [16:7] And I heard the altar saying, Yea, O Lord God, the Almighty, true and righteous are your judgments. [16:8] And the fourth poured out his bowl upon the sun; and it was given unto it to scorch men with fire. [16:9] And men were scorched men with great heat: and they blasphemed the name of God who hath the power over these plagues; and they repented not to give him glory. [16:10] And the fifth poured out his bowl upon the throne of the beast; and his kingdom was darkened; and they gnawed their tongues for pain, [16:11] and they blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores; and they repented not of their works. [16:12] And the sixth poured out his bowl upon the great river, the river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way might by made ready for the kings that come from the sunrising. [16:13] And I saw coming out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits, as it were frogs: [16:14] for they are spirits of demons, working signs; which go forth unto the kings of the whole world, to gather them together unto the war of the great day of God, the Almighty. [16:15] (Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walked naked, and they see his shame.) [16:16] And they gathered them together into the place which is called in Hebrew Har-magedon. [16:17] And the seventh poured out his bowl upon the air; and there came forth a great voice out of the temple, from the throne, saying, It is done: [16:18] and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunders; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since there were men upon the earth, so great an earthquake, so mighty. [16:19] And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and Babylon the great was remembered in the sight of God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath. [16:20] And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. [16:21] And great hail, every stone about the weight of a talent, cometh down out of heaven upon men: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof is exceeding great.

[17:1] And there came one of the seven angels that had the seven bowls, and spake with me, saying, Come hither, I will show you the judgment of the great harlot that sitteth upon many waters; [17:2] with whom the kings of the earth committed fornication, and they that dwell in the earth were made drunken with the wine of her fornication. [17:3] And he carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness: and I saw a woman sitting upon a scarlet-colored beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. [17:4] And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and decked with gold and precious stone and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations, even the unclean things of her fornication, [17:5] and upon her forehead a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF THE HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. [17:6] And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. And when I saw her, I wondered with a great wonder. [17:7] And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst you wonder? I will tell you the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and the ten horns. [17:8] The beast that you sawest was, and is not; and is about to come up out of the abyss, and to go into perdition. And they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, they whose name hath not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast, how that he was, and is not, and shall come. [17:9] Here is the mind that hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth: [17:10] and they are seven kings; the five are fallen, the one is, the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a little while. [17:11] And the beast that was, and is not, is himself also an eighth, and is of the seven; and he goeth into perdition. [17:12] And the ten horns that you sawest are ten kings, who have received no kingdom as yet; but they receive authority as kings, with the beast, for one hour. [17:13] These have one mind, and they give their power and authority unto the beast. [17:14] These shall war against the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them, for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings; and they also shall overcome that are with him, called and chosen and faithful. [17:15] And he saith unto me, The waters which you sawest, where the harlot sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues. [17:16] And the ten horns which you sawest, and the beast, these shall hate the harlot, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and shall burn her utterly with fire. [17:17] For God did put in their hearts to do his mind, and to come to one mind, and to give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God should be accomplished. [17:18] And the woman whom you sawest is the great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.

[18:1] After these things I saw another angel coming down out of heaven, having great authority; and the earth was lightened with his glory. [18:2] And he cried with a mighty voice, saying, Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, and is become a habitation of demons, and a hold of every unclean spirit, and a hold of every unclean and hateful bird. [18:3] For by the wine of the wrath of her fornication all the nations are fallen; and the kings of the earth committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth waxed rich by the power of her wantonness. [18:4] And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come forth, my people, out of her, that you have no fellowship with her sins, and that you receive not of her plagues: [18:5] for her sins have reached even unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities. [18:6] Render unto her even as she rendered, and double unto her the double according to her works: in the cup which she mingled, mingle unto her double. [18:7] How much soever she glorified herself, and waxed wanton, so much give her of torment and mourning: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall in no wise see mourning. [18:8] Therefore in one day shall her plagues come, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire; for strong is the Lord God who judged her. [18:9] And the kings of the earth, who committed fornication and lived wantonly with her, shall weep and wail over her, when they look upon the smoke of her burning, [18:10] standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon, the strong city! for in one hour is your judgment come. [18:11] And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn over her, for no man buyeth their merchandise any more; [18:12] merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stone, and pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet; and all thyine wood, and every vessel of ivory, and every vessel made of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble; [18:13] and cinnamon, and spice, and incense, and ointment, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and cattle, and sheep; and merchandise of horses and chariots and slaves; and souls of men. [18:14] And the fruits which your soul lusted after are gone from thee, and all things that were dainty and sumptuous are perished from thee, and men shall find them no more at all. [18:15] The merchants of these things, who were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning; [18:16] saying, Woe, woe, the great city, she that was arrayed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and decked with gold and precious stone and pearl! [18:17] for in an hour so great riches is made desolate. And every shipmaster, and every one that saileth any wither, and mariners, and as many as gain their living by sea, stood afar off, [18:18] and cried out as they looked upon the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like the great city? [18:19] And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and mourning, saying, Woe, woe, the great city, wherein all that had their ships in the sea were made rich by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate. [18:20] Rejoice over her, you heaven, and you saints, and you apostles, and you prophets; for God hath judged your judgment on her. [18:21] And a strong angel took up a stone as it were a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with a mighty fall shall Babylon, the great city, be cast down, and shall be found no more at all. [18:22] And the voice of harpers and minstrels and flute-players and trumpeters shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft, shall be found any more at all in thee; and the voice of a mill shall be heard no more at all in thee; [18:23] and the light of a lamp shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for your merchants were the princes of the earth; for with your sorcery were all the nations deceived. [18:24] And in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints, and of all that have been slain upon the earth.

[19:1] After these things I heard as it were a great voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying,

Hallelujah; Salvation, and glory, and power, belong to our God: [19:2] for true and righteous are his judgments; for he hath judged the great harlot, her that corrupted the earth with her fornication, and he hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.

[19:3] And a second time they say, Hallelujah. And her smoke goeth up for ever and ever. [19:4] And the four and twenty elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshipped God that sitteth on the throne, saying, Amen; Hallelujah. [19:5] And a voice came forth from the throne, saying,

Give praise to our God, all you his servants, you that fear him, the small and the great.

[19:6] And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunders, saying,

Hallelujah: for the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigneth. [19:7] Let us rejoice and be exceeding glad, and let us give the glory unto him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. [19:8] And it was given unto her that she should array herself in fine linen, bright and pure: for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.

[19:9] And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they that are bidden to the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are true words of God. [19:10] And I fell down before his feet to worship him. And he saith unto me, See you do it not: I am a fellow-servant with you and with your brethren that hold the testimony of Jesus: worship God; for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. [19:11] And I saw the heaven opened; and behold, a white horse, and he that sat thereon called Faithful and True; and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. [19:12] And his eyes are a flame of fire, and upon his head are many diadems; and he hath a name written which no one knoweth but he himself. [19:13] And he is arrayed in a garment sprinkled with blood: and his name is called The Word of God. [19:14] And the armies which are in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and pure. [19:15] And out of his mouth proceedeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness of the wrath of God, the Almighty. [19:16] And he hath on his garment and on his thigh a name written, KINGS OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. [19:17] And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in mid heaven, Come and be gathered together unto the great supper of God; [19:18] that you may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses and of them that sit thereon, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, and small and great. [19:19] And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat upon the horse, and against his army. [19:20] And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought the signs in his sight, wherewith he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast and them that worshipped his image: they two were cast alive into the lake of fire that burneth with brimstone: [19:21] and the rest were killed with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, even the sword which came forth out of his mouth: and all the birds were filled with their flesh.

[20:1] And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand. [20:2] And he laid hold on the dragon, the old serpent, which is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years, [20:3] and cast him into the abyss, and shut it, and sealed it over him, that he should deceive the nations no more, until the thousand years should be finished: after this he must be loosed for a little time. [20:4] And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus, and for the word of God, and such as worshipped not the beast, neither his image, and received not the mark upon their forehead and upon their hand; and they lived, and reigned with Messiah a thousand years. [20:5] The rest of the dead lived not until the thousand years should be finished. This is the first resurrection. [20:6] Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: over these the second death hath no power; but they shall be priests of God and of Messiah, and shall reign with him a thousand years. [20:7] And when the thousand years are finished, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, [20:8] and shall come forth to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to the war: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea. [20:9] And they went up over the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down out of heaven, and devoured them. [20:10] And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where are also the beast and the false prophet; and they shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever. [20:11] And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat upon it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. [20:12] And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne; and books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of the things which were written in the books, according to their works. [20:13] And the sea gave up the dead that were in it; and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. [20:14] And death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death, even the lake of fire. [20:15] And if any was not found written in the book of life, he was cast into the lake of fire.

[21:1] And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth are passed away; and the sea is no more. [21:2] And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband. [21:3] And I heard a great voice out of the throne saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he shall dwell with them, and they shall be his peoples, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God: [21:4] and he shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more; neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more: the first things are passed away. [21:5] And he that sitteth on the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he saith, Write: for these words are faithful and true. [21:6] And he said unto me, They are come to pass. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. [21:7] He that overcometh shall inherit these things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. [21:8] But for the fearful, and unbelieving, and abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part shall be in the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone; which is the second death. [21:9] And there came one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls, who were laden with the seven last plagues; and he spake with me, saying, Come hither, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb. [21:10] And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, [21:11] having the glory of God: her light was like unto a stone most precious, as it were a jasper stone, clear as crystal: [21:12] having a wall great and high; having twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels; and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel: [21:13] on the east were three gates; and on the north three gates; and on the south three gates; and on the west three gates. [21:14] And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. [21:15] And he that spake with me had for a measure a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof. [21:16] And the city lieth foursquare, and the length thereof is as great as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs: the length and the breadth and the height thereof are equal. [21:17] And he measured the wall thereof, a hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of an angel. [21:18] And the building of the wall thereof was jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto pure glass. [21:19] The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald; [21:20] the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprase; the eleventh, jacinth; the twelfth, amethyst. [21:21] And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; each one of the several gates was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass. [21:22] And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God the Almighty, and the Lamb, are the temple thereof. [21:23] And the city hath no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine upon it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the lamp thereof is the Lamb. [21:24] And the nations shall walk amidst the light thereof: and the kings of the earth bring their glory into it. [21:25] And the gates thereof shall in no wise be shut by day (for there shall be no night there): [21:26] and they shall bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it: [21:27] and there shall in no wise enter into it anything unclean, or he that maketh an abomination and a lie: but only they that are written in the Lamb’s book of life.

[22:1] And he showed me a river of water of life, bright as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb, [22:2] in the midst of the street thereof. And on this side of the river and on that was the tree of life, bearing twelve manner of fruits, yielding its fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. [22:3] And there shall be no curse any more: and the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be therein: and his servants shall serve him; [22:4] and they shall see his face; and his name shall be on their foreheads. [22:5] And there shall be night no more; and they need no light of lamp, neither light of sun; for the Lord God shall give them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever. [22:6] And he said unto me, These words are faithful and true: and the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent his angels to show unto his servants the things which must shortly come to pass. [22:7] And behold, I come quickly. Blessed is he that keepeth the words of the prophecy of this book. [22:8] And I John am he that heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel that showed me these things. [22:9] And he saith unto me, See you do it not: I am a fellow-servant with you and with your brethren the prophets, and with them that keep the words of this book: worship God. [22:10] And he saith unto me, Seal not up the words of the prophecy of this book; for the time is at hand. [22:11] He that is unrighteous, let him do unrighteousness still: and he that is filthy, let him be made filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him do righteousness still: and he that is holy, let him be made holy still. [22:12] Behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to render to each man according as his work is. [22:13] I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end. [22:14] Blessed are they that wash their robes, that they may have the right to come to the tree of life, and may enter in by the gates into the city. [22:15] Without are the dogs, and the sorcerers, and the fornicators, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and every one that loveth and maketh a lie. [22:16] I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things for the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright, the morning star. [22:17] And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And he that heareth, let him say, Come. And he that is athirst, let him come: he that will, let him take the water of life freely. [22:18] I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, if any man shall add unto them, God shall add unto him the plagues which are written in this book: [22:19] and if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the tree of life, and out of the holy city, which are written in this book. [22:20] He who testifieth these things saith, Yea: I come quickly. Amen: come, Lord Jesus. [22:21] The grace of the Lord Jesus be with the saints. Amen.